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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 50 games similar to Phoenix Springs down to the 24 that fit the “Dark” category. Somerville, Batman: The Enemy Within and Batman: The Enemy Within - The Telltale Series top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Phoenix Springs.

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GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

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Year 2024Dev Calligram Studio

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Within the “Dark” category, the closest game to Phoenix Springs is Somerville — scoring 77/100 on our similarity scale. Batman: The Enemy Within and Batman: The Enemy Within - The Telltale Series follow close behind.

#1Somerville77 #2Batman: The Enemy Within75 #3Batman: The Enemy Within - The Telltale Series75 #4Twelve Minutes75 #5Maniac Mansion73

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The best dark games like Phoenix Springs

24 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Phoenix Springs. Each one has been evaluated across 9 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.

#1SomervilleClosest overall match

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Somerville

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeDarkSci-FiThird Person

Steam👍 70%· 1.8KIGDB68· 6OC69· 76

Year 2022Dev JumpshipOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Same family of narrative adventures: adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with horror tension, melee combat and horror setting, while skipping setting modern

Where it drifts furthest from Phoenix Springs: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Phoenix Springs.

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#2Batman: The Enemy Within

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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, puzzle design and strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings visual novel storytelling and melee combat, while skipping setting scifi

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#3Batman: The Enemy Within - The Telltale Series

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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, puzzle design and strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings visual novel storytelling and melee combat, while skipping setting scifi

Batman: The Enemy Within, 2017, is an episodic point-and-click graphic adventure video game, a sequel to 2016's Batman: The Telltale Series.

It predates Phoenix Springs by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

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#4Twelve Minutes

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Twelve Minutes

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeDarkIsometricExploration

Steam👍 73%· 7.9KIGDB79· 8

Year 2021Dev Luis Antonio · Annapurna InteractiveOn Xbox · PS4 · Android

✓ Fits the narrative adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: exploration and discovery, visual topdown and visual 3d, while skipping setting scifi

Where it drifts furthest from Phoenix Springs: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Phoenix Springs.

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#5Maniac Mansion

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Maniac Mansion

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeDarkSci-FiHorror

Steam👍 88%· 221IGDB90· 1

Year 1987Dev Lucasfilm GamesOn PC · Mac

✓ Same family of narrative adventures: adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with horror setting, fantasy world and exploration and discovery, while skipping setting modern

Where it drifts furthest from Phoenix Springs: visuals and setting.

It predates Phoenix Springs by 37 years, with what that implies technically.

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#6The Stanley Parable

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The Stanley Parable

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeDarkExplorationFirst Person

Steam👍 92%· 45KRAWG👍 89%· 2.0KMC88

Year 2013Dev Galactic CafePlaytime ~3hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Both are narrative adventures — sharing adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: exploration and discovery and visual first person, while skipping setting scifi

The Stanley Parable is a first-person interactive story game. Being initially released in 2011 as a modification for Half-Live 2, it was entirely remade in 2013, featuring updated graphics and more content.

Where it drifts furthest from Phoenix Springs: visuals.

It predates Phoenix Springs by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

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#7A 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, puzzle design and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with horror tension, survival mechanics and stealth mechanics, while skipping setting scifi

Where it drifts furthest from Phoenix Springs: setting.

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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, puzzle design and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with deep RPG systems, horror tension and historical setting, while skipping setting scifi

Where it drifts furthest from Phoenix Springs: setting.

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Still Life

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeDarkThird PersonHorror

Steam👍 82%· 1.1KIGDB68· 3

Year 2005Dev Microids · Meridian4On PC

✓ Both are narrative adventures — sharing adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with horror tension and horror setting, while skipping setting scifi

Where it drifts furthest from Phoenix Springs: setting.

It predates Phoenix Springs by 19 years, with what that implies technically.

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#10Game of Thrones: A Telltale Games Series

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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, puzzle design and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: ranged combat, fantasy world and historical setting, while skipping setting scifi

Where it drifts furthest from Phoenix Springs: setting.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Phoenix Springs.

It predates Phoenix Springs by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

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#11Blacksad: Under the Skin

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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, puzzle design and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: fantasy world and exploration and discovery, while skipping setting scifi

Where it drifts furthest from Phoenix Springs: setting.

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#12Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers

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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, puzzle design and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with horror tension, horror setting and fantasy world, while skipping setting scifi

Where it drifts furthest from Phoenix Springs: setting and visuals.

It predates Phoenix Springs by 31 years, with what that implies technically.

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#13Detroit: Become Human

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Detroit: Become Human

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeDarkSci-FiThird Person

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 cyberpunk, while skipping puzzle design

In the future world, androids do almost everything that people do - they even start to think and feel. Although no one taught them this. The plot of "Become Human" is built around three characters, each with a separate storyline, but they eventually merge into a single picture.

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#14Disco Elysium - The Final CutClosest on visuals

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Disco Elysium - The Final Cut

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeDarkIsometric

OC89· 75

Year 2019Dev um · ZAOn PC · Apple Macintosh

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

≠ Where it differs: brings deep RPG systems, while skipping puzzle design

Disco Elysium - The Final Cut Bundle is the ultimate edition of the groundbreaking role playing game. You’re a detective with a unique skill system at your disposal and a whole city block to carve your path across. Interrogate unforgettable characters, crack murders, or take bribes.

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#15Indigo Prophecy

60

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.

≠ Missing: puzzle design.

It predates Phoenix Springs by 19 years, with what that implies technically.

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