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Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentUpdated May 19, 2026How this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

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We filtered the 50 games similar to Against the Storm down to the 8 that fit the “Dark” category. Sunless Sea, Frostpunk and Banished top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Against the Storm.

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The best dark games like Against the Storm

8 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Against the Storm. Each one has been evaluated across 15 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.

#1Sunless SeaClosest overall match

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SoloDarkProceduralOpen WorldFantasyExplorationIsometric

Steam👍 83%· 9.5KIGDB85· 4OC81· 28

Year 2015Dev Failbetter GamesOn Linux · PC · iOS

✓ Same family of real-time strategy games: real-time strategy, survival mechanics and roguelike runs

≠ Stands apart with deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and horror tension, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from Against the Storm: progression and setting.

It predates Against the Storm by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

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Steam GOG Epic

#2FrostpunkClosest on visuals

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SoloDarkBase BuildingManagementIsometric

Steam👍 93%· 134KRAWG👍 88%· 1.1KMC85IGDB86· 9OC86· 103

Year 2018Dev 11 Bit Studios · 11 bit studiosPlaytime ~6hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Fits the real-time strategy games cluster, with real-time strategy, deep simulation and survival mechanics

≠ Where it differs: brings strong narrative focus, punishing difficulty and post-apocalyptic world, while skipping roguelike runs

In an ultimately frozen world, people develop steam-powered technology to oppose the overwhelming cold. The city ruler has to manage both the inhabitants and the infrastracture the citizens live in.

Where it drifts furthest from Against the Storm: setting.

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Steam GOG Epic

#3BanishedClosest on tone

iRank74

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SoloDarkIsometricStealthHorror

OC74· 19

Year 2021Dev Twilight LAB GamesOn Web

✓ Fits the real-time strategy games cluster, with real-time strategy, deep simulation and survival mechanics

≠ Its own twist: stealth mechanics, horror setting and historical setting, while skipping roguelike runs

A city builder where you manage survival by harvesting resources and maintaining a community.

Where it drifts furthest from Against the Storm: setting.

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SoloDarkFantasyBase BuildingIsometric

IGDB10

Year 1997Dev Bullfrog Productions · Electronic ArtsOn PC · Mac

✓ Both are real-time strategy games — sharing real-time strategy, deep simulation and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Its own twist: combat magic, ranged combat and horror setting, while skipping roguelike runs

It predates Against the Storm by 26 years, with what that implies technically.

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#5Plague Inc.

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SoloDarkIsometricTacticalHorror

IGDB80· 1

Year 2012Dev Ndemic CreationsOn PC · Android · iOS

✓ Same family of real-time strategy games: real-time strategy, deep simulation and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Where it differs: brings combat tactical, horror setting and setting scifi, while skipping roguelike runs

Where it drifts furthest from Against the Storm: setting.

It predates Against the Storm by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

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#6Warcraft III: Reign of ChaosClosest on setting

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SoloDarkFantasyIsometricMultiplayer

IGDB93· 4

Year 2002Dev Blizzard Entertainment · Sierra EntertainmentOn PC · Mac

✓ Same family of real-time strategy games: real-time strategy, dark, oppressive atmosphere and fantasy world

≠ Where it differs: brings combat tactical, multiplayer gameplay and loot and gear systems, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from Against the Storm: progression.

It predates Against the Storm by 21 years, with what that implies technically.

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#7Total War: WARHAMMER II

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SoloDarkFantasyIsometricMultiplayer

Steam👍 93%· 121KRAWG👍 90%· 251MC86IGDB88· 8OC86· 64

Year 2017Dev Creative Assembly · SEGAPlaytime ~14hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Same family of real-time strategy games: real-time strategy, dark, oppressive atmosphere and fantasy world

≠ Stands apart with turn-based strategy, combat tactical and melee combat, while skipping deep simulation

Millennia ago, besieged by a Chaos invasion, a conclave of High Elf mages forged a vast, arcane vortex. Its purpose was to draw the Winds of Magic from the world as a sinkhole drains an ocean, and blast the Daemonic hordes back to the Realm of Chaos.

Where it drifts furthest from Against the Storm: game mode.

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Steam Epic

#8Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Dark Crusade

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SoloDarkBase BuildingIsometricMultiplayer

Steam👍 96%· 9.4KRAWG👍 88%· 319MC87IGDB84· 3

Year 2006Dev Relic Entertainment · SEGAPlaytime ~2hOn PC

✓ Both are real-time strategy games — sharing real-time strategy, dark, oppressive atmosphere and single-player focus

≠ Stands apart with combat tactical, melee combat and setting scifi, while skipping deep simulation

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Dark Crusade is a second expansion pack to Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War developed by Relic Entertainment. The plot of the game revolves around the battle for the planet Kronus. Seven races fight for the colony. This Crusade can only result in the victory of one of the armies and total devastation of all others.

Where it drifts furthest from Against the Storm: setting.

It predates Against the Storm by 17 years, with what that implies technically.

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