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Alone in the Dark/Similar games
Games like Alone in the Dark
24 matches, ranked by how much their player tags overlap
What “like Alone in the Dark” means here
LovecraftianDetectivePsychological HorrorHorrorSupernaturalThriller
Matches come from the tags Steam players vote on each game, weighted so a rare tag counts for far more than one that sits on half the store. A game's popularity never moves it up this list.
1
Call of Cthulhu®
Lovecraftian · Detective · Psychological Horror · Horror
79% of 13,895 reviews positive
86%
match
3
Demonologist
Lovecraftian · Cinematic · Detective · Psychological Horror
85% of 24,192 reviews positive
84%
match
4
Sherlock Holmes The Awakened
Lovecraftian · Detective · Supernatural · Psychological Horror
82% of 2,976 reviews positive
84%
match
5
Phantom Project
Supernatural · Psychological · Psychological Horror · Horror
83% of 235 reviews positive
83%
match
6
No one lives under the lighthouse Director's cut
Lovecraftian · Psychological Horror · Horror · Dark
87% of 2,480 reviews positive
81%
match
7
SONG OF HORROR COMPLETE EDITION
Lovecraftian · Psychological Horror · Supernatural · Dark
78% of 3,085 reviews positive
81%
match
8
Darkness Within 1: In Pursuit of Loath Nolder
Lovecraftian · Detective · Psychological Horror · Horror
73% of 633 reviews positive
81%
match
9
The Land of Pain
Lovecraftian · Supernatural · Psychological Horror · Surreal
74% of 773 reviews positive
79%
match
10
Lost in Vivo
Lovecraftian · Psychological · Psychological Horror · Survival Horror
91% of 3,986 reviews positive
79%
match
11
Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2008)
Lovecraftian · Detective · Mystery · Horror
74% of 905 reviews positive
79%
match
12
79%
match
13
Summer of '58
Psychological · Cinematic · Thriller · Psychological Horror
90% of 4,938 reviews positive
78%
match
14
78%
match
15
The Sinking City Remastered
Lovecraftian · Detective · Psychological Horror · Thriller
76% of 5,624 reviews positive
78%
match
16
SIGNALIS
Lovecraftian · Psychological Horror · Survival Horror · Cinematic
97% of 34,339 reviews positive
78%
match
17
Alan Wake
Thriller · Horror · Psychological Horror · Supernatural
90% of 59,433 reviews positive · 482 playing now
78%
match
18
Anemoiapolis: Chapter 1
Lovecraftian · Cinematic · Psychological Horror · Surreal
81% of 1,203 reviews positive
77%
match
20
Alan Wake's American Nightmare
Horror · Thriller · Cinematic · Third Person
74% of 10,810 reviews positive
77%
match
21
Dark Fracture: Prologue
Psychological · Supernatural · Psychological Horror · Dark
84% of 1,380 reviews positive
77%
match
22
77%
match
23
Martha Is Dead
Psychological · Cinematic · Psychological Horror · Thriller
79% of 3,936 reviews positive
77%
match
Frequently asked
What games are similar to Alone in the Dark?
The closest matches to Alone in the Dark on Steam are Call of Cthulhu®, COLINA: Legacy, Demonologist, Sherlock Holmes The Awakened, Phantom Project. They rank highest because their Steam community tags overlap most with Alone in the Dark's, and shared tags include Lovecraftian, Detective, Psychological Horror.
How are games like Alone in the Dark chosen?
Every game is described by the tags Steam players vote on it. Rare, specific tags such as Lovecraftian, Detective, Psychological Horror count far more than catch-all ones like "Indie" or "Singleplayer", and each game is scored on how closely its whole tag profile matches Alone in the Dark's. Popularity never affects the ranking.