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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 48 games similar to Mortal Sin down to the 40 that fit the “Dark” category. Larva Mortus, Vital Shell and Bendy and the Ink Machine top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Mortal Sin.

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The best dark games like Mortal Sin

40 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Mortal Sin. Each one has been evaluated across 16 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.

#1Larva MortusClosest overall match

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GenreHorrorSubgenreAction Horror

SoloMeleeDarkProceduralHorrorFantasy

Steam👍 76%· 750RAWG👍 0%· 21MC64IGDB70· 1

Year 2008Dev Meridian4Playtime ~1hOn PC

✓ Fits the action horror games cluster, with horror tension, action RPG combat and deep RPG systems

≠ Stands apart with punishing difficulty, ranged combat and combat magic, while skipping survival mechanics

At the end of 19th Century, dark forces shade the world once again. A brave agent, experienced in exorcism and combat, comes to face the oncoming evil, and fight loathsome supernatural monsters and horrific spawns of black magic.

Where it drifts furthest from Mortal Sin: progression and visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Mortal Sin.

It predates Mortal Sin by 17 years, with what that implies technically.

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#2Vital ShellClosest on combat

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GenreHorrorSubgenreAction Horror

SoloMeleeDarkProceduralHorror

Steam👍 94%· 1.4K

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

✓ Same family of action horror games: horror tension, roguelike runs and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: strong narrative focus, setting scifi and visual topdown, while skipping deep RPG systems

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 Mortal Sin: visuals.

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#3Bendy and the Ink MachineClosest on visuals

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GenreHorrorSubgenreAction Horror

SoloMeleeDarkHorrorFantasyFirst 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 survival mechanics

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, strong narrative focus and cozy, relaxing feel, while skipping deep RPG systems

It predates Mortal Sin by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenreHorrorSubgenreAction Horror

SoloMeleeDarkHorrorFantasyExplorationFirst 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 survival mechanics

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, strong narrative focus and stealth mechanics, while skipping deep RPG systems

Where it drifts furthest from Mortal Sin: combat.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Mortal Sin.

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#5Alone in the DarkClosest on tone

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SoloMeleeDarkHorrorFantasy

Steam👍 92%· 439IGDB60· 1

Year 1992Dev Infogrames · ImotionOn PC · Mac

✓ Both are action horror games — sharing horror tension, adventure storytelling and survival mechanics

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, ranged combat and historical setting, while skipping deep RPG systems

Where it drifts furthest from Mortal Sin: visuals.

It predates Mortal Sin by 33 years, with what that implies technically.

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#6Spooky's Jump Scare Mansion: HD Renovation

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GenreHorrorSubgenreAction Horror

SoloMeleeDarkHorrorFirst 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 survival mechanics

≠ Its own twist: cozy, relaxing feel and strong narrative focus, while skipping deep RPG systems

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?

It predates Mortal Sin by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

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#7Still Wakes the Deep

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GenreHorrorSubgenreAction Horror

SoloMeleeDarkHorrorFantasyFirst 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 survival mechanics

≠ Stands apart with strong narrative focus, stealth mechanics and setting scifi, while skipping deep RPG systems

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GenreHorrorSubgenreAction Horror

SoloMeleeDarkHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 91%· 63KIGDB78· 17OC75· 117

Year 2017Dev Red BarrelsOn PS4 · PC · Mac

✓ Same family of action horror games: horror tension, adventure storytelling and survival mechanics

≠ Its own twist: strong narrative focus and multiplayer gameplay, while skipping deep RPG systems

It predates Mortal Sin by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

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#9Soma

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GenreHorrorSubgenreAction Horror

SoloMeleeDarkHorrorExplorationFirst Person

Steam👍 96%· 51KIGDB81· 15OC83· 94

Year 2015Dev Frictional GamesOn PS4 · Linux · PC

✓ Both are action horror games — sharing horror tension, adventure storytelling and survival mechanics

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, strong narrative focus and stealth mechanics, while skipping deep RPG systems

Where it drifts furthest from Mortal Sin: setting.

It predates Mortal Sin by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenreHorrorSubgenreAction Horror

SoloMeleeDarkHorrorFirst 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 survival mechanics

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, strong narrative focus and stealth mechanics, while skipping deep RPG systems

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.

Where it drifts furthest from Mortal Sin: combat.

It predates Mortal Sin by 18 years, with what that implies technically.

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#11The Walking Dead: Michonne

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GenreHorrorSubgenreAction Horror

SoloMeleeDarkHorrorNarrative

Steam👍 81%· 8.1KIGDB68· 4

Year 2016Dev Telltale GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · Android

✓ Both are action horror games — sharing horror tension, adventure storytelling and survival mechanics

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, strong narrative focus and post-apocalyptic world, while skipping deep RPG systems

Where it drifts furthest from Mortal Sin: visuals.

It predates Mortal Sin by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

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#12The Walking Dead: The Final Season

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GenreHorrorSubgenreAction Horror

SoloMeleeDarkHorrorNarrative

Steam👍 95%· 21KIGDB71· 5OC78· 30

Year 2018Dev Telltale GamesOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Fits the action horror games cluster, with horror tension, adventure storytelling and survival mechanics

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, strong narrative focus and post-apocalyptic world, while skipping deep RPG systems

Where it drifts furthest from Mortal Sin: visuals.

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#13The Walking Dead: A New Frontier

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GenreHorrorSubgenreAction Horror

SoloMeleeDarkHorrorNarrative

Steam👍 83%· 18KIGDB75· 13

Year 2016Dev Telltale Games · Skybound GamesOn PS4 · Android · PC

✓ Same family of action horror games: horror tension, adventure storytelling and survival mechanics

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, strong narrative focus and post-apocalyptic world, while skipping deep RPG systems

Where it drifts furthest from Mortal Sin: visuals.

It predates Mortal Sin by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

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#14Alan Wake

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GenreHorrorSubgenreAction Horror

SoloMeleeDarkHorrorRanged

Steam👍 90%· 57KRAWG👍 84%· 2.3KMC83IGDB83· 7

Year 2010Dev Remedy Entertainment · Microsoft StudiosPlaytime ~5hOn PC · Xbox

✓ Fits the action horror games cluster, with horror tension, adventure storytelling and survival mechanics

≠ Stands apart with third-person shooting, shooter and strong narrative focus, while skipping deep RPG systems

Titular best-selling psychological thriller author was going through a writer’s block, but when he tries to take a small vacation, it seems that he is attacked and has to fight off the “darkness” that possess people and animals alike.

Where it drifts furthest from Mortal Sin: visuals.

It predates Mortal Sin by 15 years, with what that implies technically.

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#15R.E.P.O.

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GenreHorrorSubgenreAction Horror

SoloMeleeDarkProceduralHorrorExplorationFirst PersonEarly Access

Steam👍 96%· 389KRAWG👍 90%· 40

Dev semiworkPlaytime ~4hOn PC

✓ Both are action horror games — sharing horror tension, survival mechanics and roguelike runs

≠ Its own twist: stealth mechanics, setting scifi and post-apocalyptic world, while skipping deep RPG systems

R.E.P.O. is an online co-op horror game featuring physics, proximity voice chat and scary monsters. You and up to 5 friends can venture into terrifying environments to extract valuable objects using your physics-based grabbing tool. Even the monsters are affected by Newton's law of gravity!

Where it drifts furthest from Mortal Sin: game mode and progression.

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