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We filtered the 43 games similar to Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition down to the 4 that fit the “Melee” category. Amnesia: The Dark Descent, Among the Sleep and Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition.

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GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

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NarrativeDarkSolo

Year 2009Dev Frictional Games

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Within the “Melee” category, the closest game to Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition is Amnesia: The Dark Descent — scoring 96/100 on our similarity scale. Among the Sleep and Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs follow close behind.

#1Amnesia: The Dark Descent96 #2Among the Sleep96 #3Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs96 #4Outlast94

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The best melee games like Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition

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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition. Each one has been evaluated across 12 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.

#1Amnesia: The Dark Descent

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Amnesia: The Dark Descent

GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

SoloMeleeStealthDarkNarrativeHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 95%· 35KRAWG👍 70%· 1.2KMC85IGDB89· 2

Year 2010Dev Frictional GamesPlaytime ~2hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Same family of psychological horror: horror tension, adventure storytelling and puzzle design

≠ Stands apart with exploration and discovery, while skipping setting scifi

#2Among the Sleep

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Among the Sleep

GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

SoloStealthMeleeDarkNarrativeHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 89%· 8.2KIGDB66· 11OC66· 42

Year 2014Dev Krillbite StudioOn PS4 · Linux · PC

✓ Nearly identical: horror tension, adventure storytelling and puzzle design.

≠ Missing: setting scifi.

#3Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs

96

Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs

GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

SoloStealthMeleeNarrativeDarkHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 70%· 12KIGDB73· 8

Year 2013Dev The Chinese Room · Frictional GamesOn PS4 · Linux · PC

✓ Both are psychological horror — sharing horror tension, adventure storytelling and puzzle design

≠ Where it differs: brings exploration and discovery, while skipping setting scifi

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Outlast

GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

SoloStealthMeleeNarrativeDarkHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 96%· 135KRAWG👍 73%· 1.9KMC80IGDB77· 11OC77· 30

Year 2013Dev Red BarrelsPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Stands apart with multiplayer gameplay, while skipping puzzle design

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