24 Dark games like Prim 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 50 games similar to Prim down to the 24 that fit the “Dark” category. Before Your Eyes, Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers and A Plague Tale: Innocence top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Prim.

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The best dark games like Prim

24 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Prim. Each one has been evaluated across 11 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.

#1Before Your EyesClosest on genre

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SoloNarrativeDarkCozyFirst Person

Steam👍 98%· 23KRAWG👍 87%· 106IGDB86· 6OC83· 41

Year 2021Dev Skybound GamesPlaytime ~2hOn PC · Apple Macintosh

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

≠ Stands apart with visual first person, while skipping puzzle design

Embark on an emotional first-person narrative adventure where you control the story—and affect its outcomes—with your real-life blinks. With this innovative technique you will fully immerse yourself in a world of memories, both joyous and heartbreaking, as your whole life flashes before your eyes.

Where it drifts furthest from Prim: visuals.

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#2Gabriel Knight: Sins of the FathersClosest overall match

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GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorFantasy

Steam👍 89%· 192

Year 1993Dev Sierra On-LineOn PC · Mac

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

≠ Stands apart with visual third person and visual pixel, while skipping cozy, relaxing feel

Where it drifts furthest from Prim: visuals.

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

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#3A Plague Tale: Innocence

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GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeDarkFantasyHorror

Steam👍 93%· 67KIGDB81· 15OC82· 171

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

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

≠ Stands apart with survival mechanics, stealth mechanics and melee combat, while skipping cozy, relaxing feel

Where it drifts furthest from Prim: visuals and setting.

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Steam GOG Epic

#4Return of the Obra Dinn

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GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeDarkFantasyHorror

Steam👍 97%· 34KRAWG👍 85%· 759MC88IGDB95· 7OC89· 56

Year 2018Dev Lucas Pope · 3909Playtime ~5hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Stands apart with punishing difficulty, historical setting and visual first person, while skipping cozy, relaxing feel

In 1802, the merchant ship "Obra Dinn" set out from London for the Orient with over 200 tons of trade goods. Six months later it hadn't met its rendezvous point at the Cape of Good Hope and was declared lost at sea.

Where it drifts furthest from Prim: visuals.

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SoloNarrativeDarkHorror2D

Steam👍 70%· 1.8KIGDB68· 6OC69· 76

Year 2022Dev JumpshipOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

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

≠ Stands apart with melee combat, setting scifi and visual third person, while skipping cozy, relaxing feel

Where it drifts furthest from Prim: setting.

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

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#6What Remains of Edith Finch

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GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorRanged

Steam👍 96%· 51KIGDB87· 21OC88· 121

Year 2017Dev Giant Sparrow · Annapurna InteractiveOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings visual novel storytelling, ranged combat and exploration and discovery, while skipping cozy, relaxing feel

Where it drifts furthest from Prim: visuals and setting.

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GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorThird Person

Steam👍 82%· 1.1KIGDB68· 3

Year 2005Dev Microids · Meridian4On PC

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

≠ Stands apart with visual third person, while skipping cozy, relaxing feel

Where it drifts furthest from Prim: visuals and setting.

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

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Steam GOG

#8Tales From Off-Peak City Vol. 1

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GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorExploration

Steam👍 99%· 599

Dev Cosmo D · Cosmo D StudiosPlaytime ~2hOn PC

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

≠ Its own twist: exploration and discovery and visual first person, while skipping cozy, relaxing feel

Tales From Off-Peak City Vol. 1 is set in the same universe as both The Norwood Suite and Off-Peak, Cosmo D’s previous games. It’s a hazy Sunday morning on the corner of July Avenue and Yam Street.

Where it drifts furthest from Prim: visuals and setting.

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SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorFantasy2D

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 setting scifi, exploration and discovery and visual pixel, while skipping horror tension

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

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Steam GOG

#10Nancy Drew: The Haunted CarouselClosest on visuals

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GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeDarkHorror2D

Steam👍 93%· 246RAWG👍 84%· 32MC85

Year 2003Dev HeR InteractivePlaytime ~5hOn PC

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

≠ Stands apart with vibe casual and exploration and discovery, while skipping horror tension

Nancy Drew®: The Haunted Carousel is a first-person perspective, point-and-click adventure game. The player is Nancy Drew and has to solve a mystery. Explore rich environments for clues, interrogate suspects, and solve puzzles and mini-games.

Where it drifts furthest from Prim: setting.

It predates Prim by 21 years, with what that implies technically.

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#11Blacksad: Under the Skin

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GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeDarkFantasyExploration

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: exploration and discovery and visual third person, while skipping horror tension

Where it drifts furthest from Prim: visuals and setting.

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GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeDarkExplorationIsometric

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 isometric and visual topdown, while skipping horror tension

Where it drifts furthest from Prim: visuals.

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

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#13The Stanley Parable

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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 horror tension

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 Prim: visuals.

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

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Steam Epic

#14Batman: The Enemy Within

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GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeDarkMeleeThird Person

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, melee combat and visual third person, while skipping horror tension

Where it drifts furthest from Prim: visuals.

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#15Batman: The Enemy Within - The Telltale Series

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GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeDarkMeleeThird Person

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, melee combat and visual third person, while skipping horror tension

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

Where it drifts furthest from Prim: visuals.

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

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