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Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentHow this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

We filtered the 41 games similar to Dark and Deep down to the 8 that fit the “Mobile” category. Inmost, Limbo and INSIDE top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Dark and Deep.

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Year 2024Dev Walter Woods
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Within the “Mobile” category, the closest game to Dark and Deep is Inmost — scoring 89/100 on our similarity scale. Limbo and INSIDE follow close behind.

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The best games like Dark and Deep on Mobile

8 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Dark and Deep. 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.

#1Inmost
Inmost
PlatformerPuzzle-Platformer
SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkHorrorExploration
Steam👍 91%· 7.2KIGDB80· 1OC80· 25
Year 2019Dev Hidden Layer Games · Chucklefish GamesOn Android · PC · iOS

✓ Same family of puzzle-platformers: precision platforming, adventure storytelling and puzzle design

≠ Stands apart with visual pixel and visual 2d, while skipping linear, story-driven structure

Where it drifts furthest from Dark and Deep: visuals.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone100Setting100Progression100
Limbo
PlatformerPuzzle-Platformer
SoloDarkNarrativeHorror2D
Steam👍 92%· 61KIGDB84· 10
Year 2010Dev Playdead · Microsoft Game StudiosOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · Linux

✓ Both are puzzle-platformers — sharing precision platforming, puzzle design and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: visual 2d, while skipping linear, story-driven structure

Where it drifts furthest from Dark and Deep: visuals.

It predates Dark and Deep by 14 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting100Visuals0
INSIDE
PlatformerPuzzle-Platformer
SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkHorror
Steam👍 97%· 74KRAWG👍 90%· 2.6KMC87IGDB93· 39OC91· 169
Year 2016Dev PlaydeadPlaytime ~4hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of puzzle-platformers: precision platforming, puzzle design and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with stealth mechanics, setting scifi and visual 2d, while skipping linear, story-driven structure

INSIDE is a platform adventure game that transfers the atmosphere of a dystopic world. Players assume the role of a lonely boy, who walks through the monochromatic 2.5D environment and solves various puzzles. By the time main antagonists of the character pursue him throughout the whole world.

Where it drifts furthest from Dark and Deep: visuals.

It predates Dark and Deep by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting78Combat60Visuals0
Little Nightmares
PlatformerPuzzle-Platformer
SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkHorror
Steam👍 95%· 116KIGDB78· 18OC79· 137
Year 2017Dev Tarsier Studios · Bandai Namco EntertainmentOn PS4 · Android · PC

✓ Fits the puzzle-platformers cluster, with precision platforming, horror tension and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with survival mechanics, stealth mechanics and fantasy world, while skipping linear, story-driven structure

Where it drifts furthest from Dark and Deep: visuals.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting81Combat58Visuals0
Psychonauts
PlatformerPuzzle-Platformer
SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkExploration
Steam👍 95%· 19KRAWG👍 79%· 985MC87IGDB85· 6OC89· 8
Year 2005Dev Double Fine Productions · Microsoft StudiosPlaytime ~4hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of puzzle-platformers: precision platforming, adventure storytelling and puzzle design

≠ Stands apart with visual third person, while skipping horror tension

Double Fine Productions and Tim Shafer are known for making very curious games out of amazing ideas. Psychonauts is exactly about some idea. You have to get inside people's mind and help them fight with their fears or memories from the past.

Where it drifts furthest from Dark and Deep: visuals.

It predates Dark and Deep by 19 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone100Progression100Visuals0
Shadow Bug
PlatformerPuzzle-Platformer
SoloMeleeNarrative2D
Steam👍 95%· 111IGDB60· 1OC78· 15
Year 2016Dev Muro Studios · Muro Studios OyPlaytime ~1hOn PC · iOS · Apple Macintosh

✓ Same family of puzzle-platformers: precision platforming, adventure storytelling and puzzle design

≠ Where it differs: brings visual 2d, while skipping horror tension

Read our open letter to find out how Shadow Bug came to be: http://steamcommunity.com/games/shadowbug/announcements/detail/1420174864656857505 You are the overpowered ninja hero Shadow Bug! Save your home forest from the evil factory by slicing monsters to pieces.

Where it drifts furthest from Dark and Deep: visuals and tone.

It predates Dark and Deep by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone46Visuals0
GRIS
PlatformerPuzzle-Platformer
SoloNarrativeRelaxingCasual2D
Steam👍 96%· 94KRAWG👍 84%· 1.1KMC83OC86· 125
Year 2018Dev Nomada Studio · Devolver DigitalPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Fits the puzzle-platformers cluster, with precision platforming, adventure storytelling and puzzle design

≠ Stands apart with vibe relaxing, vibe casual and visual 2d, while skipping horror tension

Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.

Where it drifts furthest from Dark and Deep: visuals and tone.

Genre100Game mode100Tone44Visuals0
Jet Set Radio
PlatformerPuzzle-Platformer
SoloMeleeNarrativeThird Person
Steam👍 87%· 8.3KIGDB75· 2
Year 2012Dev BlitWorks · SegaOn PlayStation 3 · Android · PC

✓ Fits the puzzle-platformers cluster, with precision platforming, puzzle design and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: sports simulation and visual third person, while skipping horror tension

Where it drifts furthest from Dark and Deep: visuals.

It predates Dark and Deep by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone53Visuals0

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