# Games like The Darkness

> The closest matches to The Darkness: ANIMAL WELL, CARRION, Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice, Outlast, and Deadlight. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [ANIMAL WELL](https://imho.run/games/813230/animal-well) — A frequent pick in The Darkness players' libraries, and another Action. 12,616 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/813230/)
2. [CARRION](https://imho.run/games/953490/carrion) — A frequent pick in The Darkness players' libraries, and another Action. 15,824 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/953490/)
3. [Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice](https://imho.run/games/414340/hellblade-senua-s-sacrifice) — A frequent pick in The Darkness players' libraries, and another Action. 28,398 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/414340/)
4. [Outlast](https://imho.run/games/238320/outlast) — A frequent pick in The Darkness players' libraries, and another Action. 28,158 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/238320/)
5. [Deadlight](https://imho.run/games/211400/deadlight) — A frequent pick in The Darkness players' libraries, and another Action. 4,035 Steam reviews, 69% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/211400/)
6. [The Beast Inside](https://imho.run/games/792300/the-beast-inside) — A frequent pick in The Darkness players' libraries, and another Action. 2,333 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/792300/)
7. [The Coma 2: Vicious Sisters](https://imho.run/games/1045720/the-coma-2-vicious-sisters) — A frequent pick in The Darkness players' libraries, and another Action. 404 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1045720/)
8. [The Final Station](https://imho.run/games/435530/the-final-station) — A frequent pick in The Darkness players' libraries, and another Action. 2,189 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/435530/)
9. [Candleman: The Complete Journey](https://imho.run/games/591630/candleman-the-complete-journey) — A frequent pick in The Darkness players' libraries, and another RPG. 144 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/591630/)
10. [The Forest](https://imho.run/games/242760/the-forest) — A frequent pick in The Darkness players' libraries, and another Action. 175,474 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/242760/)
11. [Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition](https://imho.run/games/22120/penumbra-black-plague-gold-edition) — A frequent pick in The Darkness players' libraries, and another Action. 1,480 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/22120/)
12. [Remothered: Tormented Fathers](https://imho.run/games/633360/remothered-tormented-fathers) — A frequent pick in The Darkness players' libraries, and another Action. 658 Steam reviews, 70% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/633360/)
13. [The Fall](https://imho.run/games/290770/the-fall) — A frequent pick in The Darkness players' libraries, and another Action. 2,177 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/290770/)
14. [Lone Survivor: The Director's Cut](https://imho.run/games/209830/lone-survivor-the-director-s-cut) — A frequent pick in The Darkness players' libraries, and another Action. 581 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/209830/)
15. [Black Mesa](https://imho.run/games/362890/black-mesa) — A frequent pick in The Darkness players' libraries, and another Action. 69,272 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/362890/)
16. [Eldritch](https://imho.run/games/252630/eldritch) — A frequent pick in The Darkness players' libraries, and another RPG. 1,204 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/252630/)
17. [Penumbra Overture](https://imho.run/games/22180/penumbra-overture) — A frequent pick in The Darkness players' libraries, and another Action. 1,939 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/22180/)
18. [Lovecraft's Untold Stories](https://imho.run/games/871420/lovecraft-s-untold-stories) — A frequent pick in The Darkness players' libraries, and another RPG. 310 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/871420/)
19. [Miasmata](https://imho.run/games/223510/miasmata) — A frequent pick in The Darkness players' libraries, and another Action. 801 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/223510/)
20. [ECHO](https://imho.run/games/551770/echo) — A frequent pick in The Darkness players' libraries, and another Action. 1,066 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/551770/)
21. [Slender: The Arrival](https://imho.run/games/252330/slender-the-arrival) — A frequent pick in The Darkness players' libraries, and another Action. 3,482 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/252330/)
22. [Among the Sleep - Enhanced Edition](https://imho.run/games/250620/among-the-sleep-enhanced-edition) — A frequent pick in The Darkness players' libraries, and another Action. 2,994 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/250620/)
23. [Maid of Sker](https://imho.run/games/826940/maid-of-sker) — A frequent pick in The Darkness players' libraries, and another Action. 642 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/826940/)
24. [Neverending Nightmares](https://imho.run/games/253330/neverending-nightmares) — A frequent pick in The Darkness players' libraries, and another Action. 834 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/253330/)

## Machine-readable

The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page):

- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=765390&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=765390&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=765390&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=765390
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/765390
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About The Darkness

The Darkness is the Game that will keep you in constant tension. You have to play for Wilson Walker who decided to return to his old country house, away from the big city. But then our hero discovers that in his house there are some oddities.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 765390
- **Developer:** Ruaz.404
- **Publisher:** Ruaz.404
- **Genres:** Action, Indie, Adventure
- **Categories:** Single-player, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Dec 29, 2017
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/765390/the-darkness)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=765390&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/765390/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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