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We filtered the 45 games similar to A Way Out down to the 26 that fit the “Dark” category. Beyond: Two Souls, Batman: The Enemy Within and Life is Strange: True Colors top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to A Way Out.

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GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

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NarrativeDarkCo-opOnline

Year 2018Dev Hazelight Studios

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Within the “Dark” category, the closest game to A Way Out is Beyond: Two Souls — scoring 88/100 on our similarity scale. Batman: The Enemy Within and Life is Strange: True Colors follow close behind.

#1Beyond: Two Souls88 #2Batman: The Enemy Within56 #3Life is Strange: True Colors56 #4Batman: The Enemy Within - The Telltale Series56 #5Somerville56

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The best dark games like A Way Out

26 similar games foundUpdated July 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to A Way Out. Each one has been evaluated across 9 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.

#1Beyond: Two Souls

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Beyond: Two Souls

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

Co-opMultiplayerNarrativeDarkThird Person

Steam👍 88%· 40KIGDB66· 15OC71· 36

Year 2013Dev Quantic Dream · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

✓ Both are narrative adventures — sharing adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Its own twist: horror tension, setting scifi and horror setting, while skipping melee combat

#2Batman: The Enemy Within

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Batman: The Enemy Within

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

MeleeNarrativeDarkThird PersonSolo

Steam👍 92%· 10KIGDB76· 2

Year 2017Dev Telltale GamesOn PS4 · Android · PC

✓ Same family of narrative adventures: adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, visual novel storytelling and single-player focus, while skipping co op

Steam Xbox Nintendo

#3Life is Strange: True Colors

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Life is Strange: True Colors

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

MeleeNarrativeDarkThird PersonSolo

Steam👍 89%· 17KIGDB84· 11OC81· 167

Year 2021Dev Deck Nine · Square EnixOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Fits the narrative adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Stands apart with fantasy world, single-player focus and exploration and discovery, while skipping co op

#4Batman: The Enemy Within - The Telltale Series

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Batman: The Enemy Within - The Telltale Series

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

MeleeNarrativeDarkThird PersonSolo

Steam👍 88%· 18KRAWG👍 72%· 432MC79IGDB75· 13

Year 2016Dev Telltale GamesPlaytime ~9hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Fits the narrative adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, visual novel storytelling and single-player focus, while skipping co op

56

Somerville

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

MeleeNarrativeDarkThird PersonSolo

Steam👍 70%· 1.8KIGDB68· 6OC69· 76

Year 2022Dev JumpshipOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Same family of narrative adventures: adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, horror tension and setting scifi, while skipping co op

#6Detroit: Become Human

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Detroit: Become Human

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

NarrativeDarkThird PersonSoloSci-Fi

Steam👍 96%· 243KRAWG👍 90%· 3.3KMC79IGDB78· 13OC79· 152

Year 2018Dev Quantic Dream · Sony Computer EntertainmentPlaytime ~10hOn PC · PS

✓ Both are narrative adventures — sharing adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Its own twist: setting scifi, setting cyberpunk and single-player focus, while skipping melee combat

#7Indigo Prophecy

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Indigo Prophecy

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

NarrativeDarkThird PersonSolo

IGDB85· 5

Year 2005Dev Quantic Dream · Atari, Inc.On PS4 · PC

✓ Same family of narrative adventures: adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Its own twist: single-player focus, while skipping melee combat

55

Judgment

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

NarrativeDarkThird PersonSolo

IGDB83· 14OC83· 166

Year 2018Dev Ryu Ga Gotoku Studios · Sega GamesOn PS4

✓ Same family of narrative adventures: adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Where it differs: brings deep RPG systems and single-player focus, while skipping melee combat

55

The Council

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

NarrativeDarkThird PersonSoloHistorical

Steam👍 84%· 5.6KIGDB70· 5

Year 2018Dev Big Bad Wolf · Focus EntertainmentOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Fits the narrative adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Stands apart with deep RPG systems, puzzle design and horror tension, while skipping melee combat

55

Until Dawn

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

NarrativeDarkThird PersonSoloHorror

IGDB80· 16OC79· 93

Year 2015Dev Supermassive Games · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PS4

✓ Same family of narrative adventures: adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Its own twist: horror setting and single-player focus, while skipping melee combat

55

Still Life

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

NarrativeDarkThird PersonSoloHorror

Steam👍 82%· 1.1KIGDB68· 3

Year 2005Dev Microids · Meridian4On PC

✓ Both are narrative adventures — sharing adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, horror tension and horror setting, while skipping melee combat

#12Blacksad: Under the Skin

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Blacksad: Under the Skin

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

NarrativeDarkThird PersonSoloFantasy

Steam👍 83%· 6.8KIGDB66· 4OC62· 43

Year 2019Dev Ys Interactive · MicroidsOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Same family of narrative adventures: adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, fantasy world and single-player focus, while skipping melee combat

55

Late Shift

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

NarrativeDarkThird PersonSolo

Steam👍 86%· 9.2KIGDB52· 3OC65· 37

Year 2016Dev CtrlMovie · Wales InteractiveOn PS4 · PC · iOS

✓ Fits the narrative adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Stands apart with single-player focus, while skipping melee combat

#14Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers

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Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

NarrativeDarkThird PersonSoloHorror

Steam👍 89%· 192

Year 1993Dev Sierra On-LineOn PC · Mac

✓ Both are narrative adventures — sharing adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, horror tension and horror setting, while skipping melee combat

55

Heavy Rain

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

NarrativeDarkThird PersonSoloExploration

Steam👍 86%· 28KIGDB80· 10OC73· 34

Year 2010Dev Quantic DreamOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

✓ Both are narrative adventures — sharing adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Where it differs: brings roguelike runs, single-player focus and exploration and discovery, while skipping melee combat

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