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Games like When the Darkness comes

30 games alike in Walking Simulator, Psychological Horror and Surreal, with The Stanley Parable, The Beginner's Guide and Before Your Eyes closest.

ClosestThe Stanley Parable

When the Darkness comes, but funny, and with several endings

3.5 hoursLoved · 92%Its page

Psychological HorrorWalking Simulator

20 games that share both with When the Darkness comes

  1. 5

    The Convenience Store | 夜勤事件

    Much the same as When the Darkness comes

    Liked · 82%

  2. 6

    What Remains of Edith Finch

    When the Darkness comes, but a mystery, and even better loved

    Loved · 96%

  3. 7

    God's Basement

    When the Darkness comes, but twice the hours, and more divisive

    Mixed · 74%

  4. 8

    Mouthwashing

    When the Darkness comes, but retro, and gorier

    Loved · 95%

  5. 9

    Layers of Fear (2016)

    When the Darkness comes, but psychedelic, and twice the hours

    Liked · 88%

  6. 10

    The Medium

    When the Darkness comes, but third-person, and five times the hours

    Liked · 89%

  7. 11

    Layers of Fear 2

    When the Darkness comes, but three times the hours, and more divisive

    Mixed · 72%

  8. 12

    [Chilla's Art] Missing Children | 行方不明

    Much the same as When the Darkness comes

    Liked · 84%

  9. 14

    SOMA

    When the Darkness comes, but sci-fi, and six times the hours

    Loved · 96%

  10. 16

    Mists of Aiden

    When the Darkness comes, but gorier, and a mystery

    Loved · 91%

  11. 17

    Fingerbones

    When the Darkness comes, but pixel art, and a third of the hours

    Mixed · 79%

  12. 18

    DISTRAINT 2

    When the Darkness comes, but side-scrolling, and 2D

    Loved · 95%

  13. 19

    The Death | Thần Trùng

    When the Darkness comes, but realistic, and funny

    Loved · 91%

  14. 20

    Yume Nikki

    When the Darkness comes, but pixel art

    Loved · 94%

  15. 21

    Visage

    When the Darkness comes, but realistic, and four times the hours

    Liked · 84%

  16. 24Hidden gem

    Fatum Betula

    When the Darkness comes, but open world, and retro

    Loved · 96%

  17. 25

    Pathologic Classic HD

    When the Darkness comes, but a survival game, and an immersive sim

    Liked · 87%

  18. 26

    Scorn

    When the Darkness comes, but Lovecraftian, and three times the hours

    Mixed · 77%

  19. 29

    The Next Door

    When the Darkness comes, but more divisive

    Divisive · 49%

  20. 30

    The Exit 8

    When the Darkness comes, but 3D

    Loved · 93%

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  1. 1Closest

    The Stanley Parable

    When the Darkness comes, but funny, and with several endings

    Loved · 92%Dynamic Narration · Walking Simulator

  2. 2

    The Beginner's Guide

    Much the same as When the Darkness comes

    Liked · 88%Walking Simulator · Emotional

  3. 3Best loved

    Before Your Eyes

    When the Darkness comes, but cartoony, and even better loved

    Loved · 98%Walking Simulator · Emotional

  4. 4

    Keep in Mind: Remastered

    When the Darkness comes, but a third of the hours, and more divisive

    Mixed · 76%Dynamic Narration · Psychological Horror

  5. 13

    The Town of Light

    When the Darkness comes, but a mystery, and twice the hours

    Mixed · 79%Psychological Horror · Dynamic Narration

  6. 15

    Awkward Dimensions Redux

    When the Darkness comes, but half the hours

    Liked · 81%Walking Simulator · Horror

  7. 22Shortest

    Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    When the Darkness comes, but told in text, and a third of the hours

    Loved · 96%Psychological Horror · Horror

  8. 23

    OneShot

    When the Darkness comes, but cute, and four times the hours

    Loved · 98%Psychological Horror · Choices Matter

  9. 27

    Beyond: Two Souls

    When the Darkness comes, but co-op, and six times the hours

    Liked · 88%Dynamic Narration · Emotional

  10. 28

    RATSHAKER

    When the Darkness comes, but linear, and darkly funny

    Loved · 92%Dynamic Narration · Walking Simulator

How this list is made

A game is here when it shares the strongest of When the Darkness comes's Steam community tags, Steam genres and IGDB themes, each shared tag counting for more the fewer games carry it: two metroidvanias are alike, two action games barely. Games of When the Darkness comes's own series that play like it stand apart, above the list, and take no place on it. A similar typical length breaks near-ties, and a game sold twice is shown once. Games that share the same kinds with When the Darkness comes stand together, under those kinds. Up to 30 games are shown, and the list stops where they grow much less alike. Where to start: the closest; the best loved of the closest fifteen with 10,000 reviews or more; the shortest of the ones 80% or more recommend; and a hidden gem, 90% or more but under 10,000 reviews.

Under each name, how it differs from When the Darkness comes: a kind of game it is that When the Darkness comes is not, a feature its strongest Steam tags carry that When the Darkness comes's barely do, how many hours people play it beside When the Darkness comes, and how its reviewers feel beside When the Darkness comes's.

The sticker on a case is the hours its own page leads with: half of the game's Steam reviewers had played that long or less when they gave their verdict. It is not a time to beat. Under a name, the share of its Steam reviewers who recommend it: loved at 90% or more, liked at 80%, mixed at 65%.