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The darkest games

Sometimes games can truly immerse you in darkness — whether it's horror, apocalyptic worlds, or dramas filled with complex moral choices. Such projects often evoke strong emotions and stay in memory.

In this selection, you will find the darkest games that test the psyche, create a heavy atmosphere, and make you think. These are not light entertainments, but real challenges for those who are ready to face the darkness.

Silent Hill 2
Silent Hill 2
Action, Adventure, Horror, Third-person view, Exploration
October 8, 2024
VGTimes: 9.0/10
Players: 9/10
Metacritic: 86/100
Third-person horror with survival and adventure elements Silent Hill 2 is a remake of the cult classic from 2001. The new game largely follows the canon...
Resident Evil 7 Biohazard
Resident Evil 7 Biohazard
Action, Shooter, First-person view, Virtual Reality (VR), Survival horror, Adventure, Zombies
January 23, 2017
Players: 8.4/10
Metacritic: 85/100
The main character Ethan receives a message from his girlfriend, who disappeared without a trace three years ago. She invites him to meet in the vicinity of the...
Alan Wake 2
Alan Wake 2
Action, Adventure, Horror, Third-person view, Mysticism / Supernatural, Shooter
October 27, 2023
Players: 8.5/10
Metacritic: 89/100
Saga Anderson, an experienced FBI agent, is sent to the city of Bright Falls on the Pacific Northwest coast. In this town, hidden among mountains and forests, a...
Darkest Dungeon
Darkest Dungeon
Role-playing game, Action, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Roguelike
February 3, 2015
Players: 7.9/10
Metacritic: 84/100
Darkest Dungeon is a unique party RPG, where the skills of your heroes are tied not to abstract indicators of strength, dexterity, intelligence, but to a very real...
Alan Wake
Alan Wake
Action, Horror, Third-person view
May 14, 2010
VGTimes: 6.2/10
Players: 8.1/10
Metacritic: 83/100
Alan Wake is a horror action game with a third-person view. Strange events are happening everywhere, and our hero, writer Alan Wake, who is looking for his missing...
The Evil Within 2
The Evil Within 2
Action, Shooter, Horror, Third-person view
October 12, 2017
Players: 8.3/10
Metacritic: 79/100
Continuation of the action-horror with a third-person view. You are Detective Sebastian Castellanos, and you are at rock bottom. But when you get the chance to save...
Scorn
Scorn
Action, Horror, First-person view, Exploration, Walking Simulator
October 14, 2022
Players: 7.3/10
Metacritic: 68/100
Scorn is a first-person horror adventure with survival elements inspired by the works of Hans Rüdi Giger and Alien. The game takes place in a terrible world...
Darkest Dungeon 2
Darkest Dungeon 2
Role-playing game, Turn-based, Roguelike, Side view, Fantasy, Medieval era, Dungeons, Gothic, Indie
October 26, 2021
Players: 8.6/10
Metacritic: 79/100
A continuation of a unique party RPG, where the heroes’ skills are tied not to abstract indicators of strength, dexterity, intelligence, but to a very real mental...
Dead Space
Dead Space
Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Survival horror
January 27, 2023
Players: 8.8/10
Metacritic: 89/100
Third-person shooter with elements of horror and survival Dead Space — a completely revamped version of Dead Space (2008), featuring a new engine, modern...
The Evil Within
The Evil Within
Action, Adventure, Horror, Stealth, Third-person view
October 13, 2014
Players: 8.2/10
Metacritic: 74/100
A terrifying action-horror with a third-person view and stealth elements from Resident Evil creator Shinji Mikami. You have to try on the role of detective...
Outlast
Outlast
Action, Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Indie
September 4, 2013
Players: 8.5/10
Metacritic: 79/100
Outlast is an adventure horror game with a first-person view. The events of the game take place in the Mount Massive Asylum, which for a long time served as a home...
Darkwood
Darkwood
Action, Adventure, Horror, Top-down view, Survival, Simulation
August 17, 2017
Players: 9.5/10
Metacritic: 79/100
Top-down survival action-horror adventure. Events take place in a mysterious forest, where every night threatens to be the last. Players control a nameless hero who...
Outlast 2
Outlast 2
Action, Adventure, Horror, Stealth, Indie
April 24, 2017
Players: 8.1/10
Metacritic: 75/100
Outlast 2 is a continuation of the popular horror adventure with stealth elements from the developers from the Red Barrels studio. The events of the game are...
Amnesia: The Dark Descent
Amnesia: The Dark Descent
Adventure, Horror, First-person view
September 8, 2010
Players: 8.5/10
Metacritic: 85/100
Amnesia: The Dark Descent is an adventure horror game with a first-person view. The events of the game will tell the story of Daniel, who wakes up in a deserted...
Little Nightmares 2
Little Nightmares 2
Arcade, Adventure, Horror, Platformer, Side view, Cooperative (co-op)
February 11, 2021
Players: 7.2/10
Metacritic: 82/100
Little Nightmares 2 is a continuation of the horror platformer with quest elements. This time a co-op has appeared in the game and the two of you will have to...
Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
Action, Adventure, Slasher, Third-person view, Indie, Fantasy, Medieval era
August 7, 2017
Players: 8.4/10
Metacritic: 83/100
The game takes you on a dark and ruthless journey into the depths of the mind, where the lines between reality and madness blur. The story follows a warrior named...
Little Nightmares
Little Nightmares
Adventure, Horror, Side view, Platformer, Puzzle
April 27, 2017
Players: 8.4/10
Metacritic: 81/100
A dark tale in which the main character Six must find a way out of an underwater vessel filled with creepy creatures. The inhabitants of the in-game world also...
SOMA
SOMA
Action, Horror, First-person view, Futurism (Future)
September 21, 2015
Players: 8.7/10
Metacritic: 82/100
SOMA is a new project from Frictional Games, the creators of Penumbra and Amnesia. The plot revolves around the underwater research facility PATHOS-2, where...
Inside
Inside
Arcade, Platformer, Logic, Side view
June 29, 2016
Players: 8.9/10
Metacritic: 91/100
Inside is an arcade side-scrolling indie platformer with survival elements from the creators of Limbo. The plot centers on a lonely boy who is hiding from...
Мор
Мор
Action, Shooter, Adventure, Horror, In real time, First-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Open world, Survival
May 23, 2019
Players: 8.7/10
Metacritic: 70/100
Pestilence is a remake of the 2005 open-world thriller. Three very different doctors are trying to save an unusual steppe city from an epidemic of a deadly disease...
Limbo
Limbo
Action, Horror, Platformer, Puzzle, Side view
July 21, 2010
Players: 8.7/10
Metacritic: 88/100
A dark adventure platformer built on the atmosphere of silence, loneliness, and constant danger. The story tells about a boy who sets out to find his missing...
Visage
Visage
Action, Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Indie
October 2, 2018
Players: 9.3/10
Metacritic: 80/100
Visage is a first-person horror adventure inspired by the work of Hideo Kojima — P.T. The main actions of the game take place in the 80s of the last century...
Call of Cthulhu
Call of Cthulhu
Action, Adventure, Horror, First-person view
October 29, 2018
Players: 9/10
Metacritic: 66/100
Call of Cthulhu is an action-adventure game with a first-person view and horror elements. The game is filled with a dark and oppressive atmosphere of the Lovecraft...
Amnesia: Rebirth
Amnesia: Rebirth
Action, Adventure, Horror, Stealth, First-person view, Puzzle, Walking Simulator
October 20, 2020
Players: 9.2/10
Metacritic: 78/100
A psychological horror game from the first-person perspective, continuing the traditions of the Amnesia series through a personal and unsettling story. The plot...
Silent Hill 4: The Room
Silent Hill 4: The Room
Action, Horror, First-person view, Third-person view, Logic, Puzzle, Mysticism / Supernatural
June 17, 2004
Players: 9/10
Metacritic: 73/100
Silent Hill 4: The Room is a mystical action-horror game with a third-person view and puzzle elements. The goal of the game is to help the character Henry Townsend...
Cry of Fear
Cry of Fear
Action, Shooter, Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Indie
April 24, 2013
Players: 8.5/10
Downfall
Downfall
Adventure, Horror, Third-person view, Puzzle
January 27, 2010
Players: 7.8/10
Layers of Fear
Layers of Fear
Adventure, Horror, First-person view
June 15, 2023
Players: 8.1/10
Metacritic: 73/100
Reimagining the Layers of Fear game series, offering a new perspective on the original stories. The game includes updated versions of the horror Layers of Fear...
Martha is Dead
Martha is Dead
Adventure, First-person view, Horror, Adult game
February 24, 2022
Players: 8.2/10
Metacritic: 69/100
Martha is Dead is an atmospheric horror adventure with a first-person view. The action takes place in Tuscany (Italy) in 1944, during the Second World War. However...
Mad Father
Mad Father
Adventure, Horror, Top-down view, Anime / Manga, Indie
September 23, 2016
Players: 9.1/10
Mad Father is a Japanese-style top-down horror adventure game. One night, Aya hears her father screaming. When she leaves the room, she sees two ugly creatures. She...
Cat Lady
Cat Lady
Adventure, Horror, Third-person view, Interactive movie, Indie
December 1, 2012
Players: 8.8/10
Cat Lady is a third-person adventure with a dash of horror, interactive cinema and indie action from the developers at Harvester Games. The game is published by...
Detention
Detention
Adventure, Horror, Puzzle, Indie, Side view, Mysticism / Supernatural
January 12, 2017
Players: 9.9/10
Metacritic: 82/100
Detention is an indie puzzle game with horror elements and a side view. At Greenwood High School, located in a remote mountainous area, two students are trapped...
Black Mirror
Black Mirror
Adventure, Horror, Puzzle, Point & Click
November 28, 2017
Players: 6.7/10
Metacritic: 57/100
Black Mirror (2017) — point and click horror adventure with puzzle elements. Since childhood, our hero, David, has been tormented by nightmares and visions...
Corpse Party
Corpse Party
Adventure, Horror, Top-down view, Anime / Manga, Visual novel
August 12, 2010
Players: 9.8/10
Metacritic: 73/100
Corpse Party is a top-down adventure with horror, anime/manga and visual novel elements from the masters at Team GrisGris. The game is published by Marvelous USA...
Fatal Frame 2: Crimson Butterfly
Fatal Frame 2: Crimson Butterfly
Action, Horror, First-person view, Third-person view, Puzzle
November 27, 2003
Players: 9.4/10

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