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We filtered the 48 games similar to Late Shift down to the 30 that fit the “Dark” category. A Plague Tale: Innocence, Batman: The Enemy Within and Detroit: Become Human top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Late Shift.

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Within the “Dark” category, the closest game to Late Shift is A Plague Tale: Innocence — scoring 97/100 on our similarity scale. Batman: The Enemy Within and Detroit: Become Human follow close behind.

#1A Plague Tale: Innocence97 #2Batman: The Enemy Within97 #3Detroit: Become Human97 #4Life is Strange: True Colors97 #5Indigo Prophecy97

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The best dark games like Late Shift

30 similar games foundUpdated July 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Late Shift. Each one has been evaluated across 5 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.

#1A Plague Tale: Innocence

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A Plague Tale: Innocence

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeDarkThird PersonStealth

Steam👍 93%· 67KIGDB81· 15OC82· 171

Year 2019Dev Asobo Studio · Focus EntertainmentOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

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

≠ Stands apart with horror tension, survival mechanics and puzzle design

#2Batman: The Enemy Within

97

Batman: The Enemy Within

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeDarkThird PersonMelee

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 melee combat

Steam Xbox Nintendo

#3Detroit: Become Human

97

Detroit: Become Human

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeDarkThird PersonSci-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 and setting cyberpunk

#4Life is Strange: True Colors

97

Life is Strange: True Colors

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeDarkThird PersonMelee

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 melee combat, fantasy world and exploration and discovery

#5Indigo Prophecy

97

Indigo Prophecy

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeDarkThird Person

IGDB85· 5

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

✓ Nearly identical: adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere.

97

Judgment

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeDarkThird Person

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

#7Batman: The Enemy Within - The Telltale Series

97

Batman: The Enemy Within - The Telltale Series

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeDarkThird PersonMelee

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 melee combat

97

The Council

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeDarkThird PersonHistorical

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

97

Until Dawn

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeDarkThird PersonHorror

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

97

Still Life

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeDarkThird PersonHorror

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

#11Game of Thrones: A Telltale Games Series

97

Game of Thrones: A Telltale Games Series

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeDarkThird PersonRanged

Steam👍 76%· 11KIGDB75· 52

Year 2014Dev Telltale Games · HBOOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · Android

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

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, ranged combat and fantasy world

#12Blacksad: Under the Skin

97

Blacksad: Under the Skin

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeDarkThird PersonFantasy

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 exploration and discovery

#13Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers

97

Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeDarkThird PersonHorror

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

97

Heavy Rain

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeDarkThird PersonExploration

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, exploration and discovery and visual first person

97

Twin Mirror

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeDarkThird Person3D

Steam👍 77%· 1.6KIGDB57· 7OC61· 77

Year 2020Dev DON'T NOD · Bandai Namco EntertainmentOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

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

≠ Its own twist: visual 3d

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