38 Dark games like BrokenLore: Don't Watch that you should try

Games like BrokenLore: Don't Watch · Find similar →

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

Filter by:Dark×← Back to home

We filtered the 46 games similar to BrokenLore: Don't Watch down to the 38 that fit the “Dark” category. Escape Dead Island, Penumbra Overture and Amnesia: Rebirth top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to BrokenLore: Don't Watch.

iRank78/ 100

Did you find what you were looking for?

GenreHorrorSubgenreAction Horror

The best dark games like BrokenLore: Don't Watch

38 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to BrokenLore: Don't Watch. Each one has been evaluated across 13 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.

#1Escape Dead IslandClosest overall match

iRank45

GenreHorrorSubgenreAction Horror

SoloStealthMeleeDarkNarrativeHorror

Steam👍 62%· 1.7KRAWG👍 24%· 58MC52IGDB35· 5OC44· 20

Year 2014Dev Deep SilverPlaytime ~4hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of action horror games: horror tension, adventure storytelling and deep simulation

≠ Its own twist: survival mechanics, action RPG combat and deep RPG systems, while skipping setting anime

Escape Dead Island is a Survival-Mystery game set on the enigmatic island of Narapela after the events of the zombie outbreak of the original Dead Island. The story lets players unravel the origins of the zombie virus through the eyes of the would-be documentary journalist Cliff Calo.

Where it drifts furthest from BrokenLore: Don't Watch: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for BrokenLore: Don't Watch.

It predates BrokenLore: Don't Watch by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Tone100Game mode78Setting64Visuals0

Details →

Steam Xbox PS

#2Penumbra OvertureClosest on game mode

iRank80

GenreHorrorSubgenreAction Horror

SoloStealthMeleeDarkNarrativeHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 91%· 4.1KRAWG👍 74%· 237MC73IGDB74· 4

Year 2007Dev Frictional GamesPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Same family of action horror games: horror tension, adventure storytelling and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design and survival mechanics, while skipping deep simulation

Penumbra Overture is a survival horror game developed by Frictional Games. In the year 2001, after his mother's death, Phillip receives a message from his father who left the family and was supposedly dead. The letter leads Phillip to Greenland where he finds a mine his father wrote about.

It predates BrokenLore: Don't Watch by 18 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone100Setting64Visuals54

GenreHorrorSubgenreAction Horror

SoloMeleeStealthNarrativeDarkHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 77%· 9.2KIGDB82· 9OC78· 92

Year 2020Dev Frictional GamesOn Xbox · PS4 · Linux

✓ Both are action horror games — sharing horror tension, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, survival mechanics and fantasy world, while skipping deep simulation

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for BrokenLore: Don't Watch.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone100Visuals56Setting55

Details →

Steam GOG Epic

#4Soma

iRank89

GenreHorrorSubgenreAction Horror

SoloMeleeStealthNarrativeDarkHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 96%· 51KIGDB81· 15OC83· 94

Year 2015Dev Frictional GamesOn PS4 · Linux · PC

✓ Both are action horror games — sharing horror tension, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, survival mechanics and setting scifi, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from BrokenLore: Don't Watch: setting.

It predates BrokenLore: Don't Watch by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone100Visuals54Setting45

Details →

Steam GOG Epic

#5Still Wakes the Deep

iRank84

GenreHorrorSubgenreAction Horror

SoloStealthMeleeNarrativeDarkHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 88%· 12KIGDB82· 3OC76· 83

Year 2024Dev The Chinese Room · Secret ModeOn Xbox · PC · PS5

✓ Both are action horror games — sharing horror tension, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with survival mechanics, fantasy world and setting scifi, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from BrokenLore: Don't Watch: setting.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone100Visuals54Setting47

GenreHorrorSubgenreAction Horror

SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkHorror3D

Steam👍 48%· 234

Year 2016Dev GDNomadPlaytime ~3hOn PC

✓ Fits the action horror games cluster, with horror tension, adventure storytelling and deep simulation

≠ Stands apart with battle royale tension, shooter and multiplayer gameplay, while skipping stealth mechanics

You've inherited a small house. The documents say that you will only have a right to own it once you manage to live there for at least few days. But you must not go outside at night and shouldn't open the cellar door. Is there a chance to meet the conditions? Only time will show!

Where it drifts furthest from BrokenLore: Don't Watch: combat.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for BrokenLore: Don't Watch.

It predates BrokenLore: Don't Watch by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Tone100Setting64Game mode62Visuals59Combat43

Details →

Steam

#7Lucius

iRank69

GenreHorrorSubgenreAction Horror

SoloStealthMeleeNarrativeDarkHorror

Steam👍 81%· 11KIGDB45· 1

Year 2012Dev Shiver Games · Lace Mamba GlobalOn PC

✓ Both are action horror games — sharing horror tension, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, combat magic and visual third person, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from BrokenLore: Don't Watch: visuals.

It predates BrokenLore: Don't Watch by 13 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Combat85Setting64Visuals0

Details →

Steam GOG

#8Erica

iRank75

GenreHorrorSubgenreAction Horror

SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 78%· 1.7KIGDB72· 4OC71· 47

Year 2019Dev FlavourWorks · Sony Interactive EntertainmentOn PS4 · PC · iOS

✓ Both are action horror games — sharing horror tension, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, vibe casual and visual third person, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from BrokenLore: Don't Watch: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for BrokenLore: Don't Watch.

Genre100Game mode100Tone82Setting61Combat50Visuals44

Details →

Steam PS

#9Spooky's Jump Scare Mansion: HD Renovation

iRank96

GenreHorrorSubgenreAction Horror

SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 96%· 3.9K

Year 2017Dev Albino Moose Games · Screenwave MediaPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS

✓ Fits the action horror games cluster, with horror tension, adventure storytelling and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Its own twist: survival mechanics and cozy, relaxing feel, while skipping deep simulation

Spooky and her mansion of creepy cuties are back in Spooky’s Jump Scare Mansion: HD Renovation! Can you survive 1000 rooms of adorable terror?

Where it drifts furthest from BrokenLore: Don't Watch: combat.

It predates BrokenLore: Don't Watch by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Tone79Setting64Visuals54Combat47

Details →

Steam PS

#10Half-Life: Alyx - Final Hours

iRank94

GenreHorrorSubgenreAction Horror

SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 98%· 104KRAWG👍 87%· 507MC93

Year 2020Dev Valve Software · ValvePlaytime ~5hOn PC

✓ Both are action horror games — sharing horror tension, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: ranged combat and setting scifi, while skipping deep simulation

Half-Life: Alyx is Valve’s VR return to the Half-Life series. It’s the story of an impossible fight against a vicious alien race known as the Combine, set between the events of Half-Life and Half-Life 2. Playing as Alyx Vance, you are humanity’s only chance for survival.

Where it drifts furthest from BrokenLore: Don't Watch: combat.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Visuals54Setting50Combat35

GenreHorrorSubgenreAction Horror

SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 98%· 104KRAWG👍 87%· 507MC93OC93· 78

Year 2020Dev Valve Software · ValvePlaytime ~5hOn PC

✓ Fits the action horror games cluster, with horror tension, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings ranged combat and setting scifi, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from BrokenLore: Don't Watch: combat.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Visuals54Setting50Combat35

Details →

Steam

#12Bendy and the Ink Machine

iRank83

GenreHorrorSubgenreAction Horror

SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 89%· 35KIGDB87· 2OC69· 25

Year 2017Dev TheMeatly Games, Ltd. · Rooster Teeth GamesOn Xbox · PS4 · Linux

✓ Same family of action horror games: horror tension, adventure storytelling and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, survival mechanics and cozy, relaxing feel, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from BrokenLore: Don't Watch: combat and setting.

It predates BrokenLore: Don't Watch by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Tone92Visuals54Combat44Setting44

GenreHorrorSubgenreAction Horror

SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkHorror

Steam👍 79%· 4.6KIGDB75· 4

Year 2024Dev Pieces Interactive · THQ NordicOn Xbox · PC · PS5

✓ Fits the action horror games cluster, with horror tension, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, survival mechanics and visual third person, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from BrokenLore: Don't Watch: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for BrokenLore: Don't Watch.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting64Combat52Visuals0

Details →

Steam GOG PS

#14Outlast II

iRank84

GenreHorrorSubgenreAction Horror

SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 91%· 63KIGDB78· 17OC75· 117

Year 2017Dev Red BarrelsOn PS4 · PC · Mac

✓ Same family of action horror games: horror tension, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: survival mechanics and multiplayer gameplay, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from BrokenLore: Don't Watch: combat.

It predates BrokenLore: Don't Watch by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Tone100Game mode79Setting64Visuals54Combat42

Details →

Steam GOG Epic

#15Vital Shell

iRank94

GenreHorrorSubgenreAction Horror

SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkHorror

Steam👍 94%· 1.4K

Year 2023Dev CC Arts · CC ARTSPlaytime ~1hOn PC

✓ Same family of action horror games: horror tension, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: roguelike runs, survival mechanics and procedural generation, while skipping deep simulation

EMPTY SHELL: PROLOGUE will throw you in a dark industrial environment, a secret facility on a japanese island in the middle of nowhere. Each volunteer has signed a contract for a "recovery operation" without being privy to too many details. They said the facility had been abandoned for decades, but once in place it was immediately apparent that something was wrong.

Where it drifts furthest from BrokenLore: Don't Watch: visuals.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting53Combat52Visuals0

Details →

Steam

Complete list of dark games like BrokenLore: Don't Watch

The full catalog of games sharing gameplay DNA with BrokenLore: Don't Watch, ordered from highest to lowest similarity score. Use the filters above to narrow down by genre, setting or game mode and find the alternative that best fits your playstyle.