Darkwood/Similar games
Games like Darkwood
24 matches, ranked by how much their player tags overlap
What “like Darkwood” means here
HorrorSurvival HorrorLovecraftianDarkPsychological HorrorTop-Down
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.
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Penumbra Overture
Horror · Survival Horror · Lovecraftian · Dark
91% of 4,139 reviews positive · 3 playing now
90%
match
2
Silent Hill Homecoming
Survival Horror · Horror · Psychological Horror · Dark
48% of 3,935 reviews positive · 7 playing now
89%
match
3
Boris and the Dark Survival
Survival Horror · Horror · Top-Down · Survival
89% of 3,731 reviews positive
88%
match
4
Amnesia: The Dark Descent
Horror · Survival Horror · Lovecraftian · Dark
95% of 35,534 reviews positive · 64 playing now
87%
match
5
87%
match
6
87%
match
7
86%
match
8
86%
match
9
Lone Survivor: The Director's Cut
Survival Horror · Horror · Dark · Atmospheric
85% of 1,304 reviews positive
86%
match
10
Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition
Horror · Survival Horror · Lovecraftian · Dark
94% of 2,954 reviews positive · 3 playing now
85%
match
11
84%
match
12
The Evil Within 2
Survival Horror · Horror · Psychological Horror · Dark
92% of 30,758 reviews positive
84%
match
14
The Designer's Curse
Survival Horror · Lovecraftian · Horror · Psychological Horror
88% of 811 reviews positive
84%
match
17
83%
match
18
The Beast Inside
Horror · Survival Horror · Survival · Psychological Horror
82% of 12,073 reviews positive
83%
match
19
83%
match
20
SONG OF HORROR COMPLETE EDITION
Survival Horror · Lovecraftian · Dark · Horror
78% of 3,066 reviews positive
83%
match
21
Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth
Lovecraftian · Survival Horror · Horror · Dark
68% of 3,344 reviews positive · 6 playing now
82%
match
22
Sons Of The Forest
Survival Horror · Survival · Horror · Crafting
88% of 315,344 reviews positive · 11,583 playing now
82%
match
23
82%
match
24
Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location
Survival Horror · Horror · Dark · Survival
90% of 12,556 reviews positive
81%
match
Frequently asked
What games are similar to Darkwood?
The closest matches to Darkwood on Steam are Penumbra Overture, Silent Hill Homecoming, Boris and the Dark Survival, Amnesia: The Dark Descent, Outlast. They rank highest because their Steam community tags overlap most with Darkwood's — shared tags include Horror, Survival Horror, Lovecraftian.
How are games like Darkwood chosen?
Every game is described by the tags Steam players vote on it. Rare, specific tags such as Horror, Survival Horror, Lovecraftian count far more than catch-all ones like "Indie" or "Singleplayer", and each game is scored on how closely its whole tag profile matches Darkwood's. Popularity never affects the ranking.