11 Games like Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition on Mobile that you should try

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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 42 games similar to Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition down to the 11 that fit the “Mobile” category. Sanitarium, Detention and I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition.

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GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

The best games like Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition on Mobile

11 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

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.

#1SanitariumClosest overall match

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SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorIsometric

Steam👍 93%· 1.3KIGDB92· 1

Year 1998Dev DreamForge Intertainment · ASC GamesOn Android · PC · iOS

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

≠ Where it differs: brings visual isometric, while skipping stealth mechanics

Where it drifts furthest from Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition: visuals.

It predates Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

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SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorExploration

Steam👍 96%· 12KIGDB76· 3OC81· 33

Year 2017Dev Red Candle Games · Coconut Island GamesOn PS4 · Linux · Android

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

≠ Stands apart with deep RPG systems, visual novel storytelling and exploration and discovery, while skipping stealth mechanics

Where it drifts furthest from Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition: visuals.

Released 8 years after Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition.

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#3I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream

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SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorSci-Fi

Steam👍 89%· 3.7K

Year 1995Dev The Dreamers Guild · Acclaim EntertainmentOn Xbox · PS4 · Linux

✓ Fits the psychological horror cluster, with horror tension, puzzle design and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: post-apocalyptic world, visual third person and visual 2d, while skipping survival mechanics

Where it drifts furthest from Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition: visuals.

It predates Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition by 14 years, with what that implies technically.

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#4Layers of FearClosest on visuals

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SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 88%· 27KIGDB76· 17OC75· 80

Year 2016Dev Bloober TeamOn PS4 · Linux · PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings exploration and discovery, while skipping survival mechanics

Released 7 years after Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition.

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GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 96%· 10K

Year 2015Dev Rusty LakeOn Android · PC · iOS

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

≠ Stands apart with vibe casual and visual 2d, while skipping survival mechanics

Released 6 years after Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition.

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GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorSci-Fi

Steam👍 93%· 7.2KIGDB70· 1

Year 2013Dev House on FireOn Android · PC · iOS

✓ Fits the psychological horror cluster, with horror tension, puzzle design and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings deep RPG systems, vibe casual and linear, story-driven structure, while skipping survival mechanics

Where it drifts furthest from Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition: visuals.

Released 4 years after Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition.

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Steam GOG Epic

#7The Last Door - Collector's Edition

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GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorPixel Art

Steam👍 95%· 2.4KRAWG👍 77%· 66MC79

Year 2014Dev The Game Kitchen · Phoenix Online PublishingPlaytime ~4hOn PC · iOS · Android

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

≠ Its own twist: visual pixel and visual 2d, while skipping survival mechanics

Feel what it's truly like to be alone in the dark with this low-res, high-suspense point-and-click horror adventure, winner of multiple Best Games of the Year awards.

Where it drifts furthest from Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition: visuals.

Released 5 years after Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition.

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GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

SoloNarrativeDarkHorror2D

Steam👍 97%· 8.7K

Year 2016Dev Rusty LakeOn Android · PC · iOS

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

≠ Stands apart with visual 2d, while skipping survival mechanics

Where it drifts furthest from Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition: visuals.

Released 7 years after Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition.

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Steam GOG itch.io

#9Dredge

iRank90

GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorOpen World

Steam👍 96%· 54KIGDB86· 5OC82· 102

Year 2023Dev Black Salt Games · Team17On Xbox · PS4 · Android

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

≠ Its own twist: deep RPG systems, deep simulation and open world exploration, while skipping puzzle design

Where it drifts furthest from Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition: visuals.

Released 14 years after Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition.

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Steam GOG Epic

#10Fran Bow

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GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorFantasy

Steam👍 97%· 22KIGDB75· 1

Year 2015Dev Killmonday Games HBOn PS4 · Linux · Android

✓ Fits the psychological horror cluster, with horror tension, adventure storytelling and puzzle design

≠ Its own twist: fantasy world and visual 2d, while skipping survival mechanics

Where it drifts furthest from Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition: visuals.

Released 6 years after Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition.

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Steam GOG Xbox

#11OxenfreeClosest on setting

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GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

SoloNarrativeDarkSci-FiHorror

Steam👍 91%· 12KIGDB79· 16OC81· 83

Year 2016Dev Night School StudioOn PS4 · Linux · Android

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

≠ Its own twist: deep RPG systems, fantasy world and visual 2d, while skipping puzzle design

Where it drifts furthest from Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition: visuals.

Released 7 years after Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition.

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Steam GOG Epic

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