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Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentHow this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

We filtered the 47 games similar to The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan down to the 12 that fit the “Mobile” category. Slender: The Arrival, The Walking Dead: Season Two and Sanitarium top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan.

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GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror
Tags
NarrativeDarkSoloMultiplayer
Year 2019Dev Supermassive Games

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Within the “Mobile” category, the closest game to The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan is Slender: The Arrival — scoring 76/100 on our similarity scale. The Walking Dead: Season Two and Sanitarium follow close behind.

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The best games like The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan on Mobile

12 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan. Each one has been evaluated across 10 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.

#1Slender: The Arrival
Slender: The Arrival
HorrorPsychological Horror
SoloMultiplayerDarkNarrativeHorror
Steam👍 88%· 9.3KIGDB61· 7OC57· 30
Year 2013Dev Blue Isle Studios · Midnight CityOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · Android

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

≠ Where it differs: brings melee combat and visual first person, while skipping co op

Where it drifts furthest from The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan: visuals.

Genre100Tone100Setting100Game mode66Visuals0
The Walking Dead: Season Two
HorrorPsychological Horror
SoloDarkNarrativeHorrorThird Person
Steam👍 97%· 34KIGDB81· 5
Year 2013Dev Telltale Games · Skybound GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · Android

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

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, ranged combat and melee combat, while skipping multiplayer gameplay

Where it drifts furthest from The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan: game mode.

Genre100Tone100Visuals100Setting73Game mode34
Sanitarium
HorrorPsychological Horror
SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorIsometric
Steam👍 93%· 1.3KIGDB92· 1
Year 1998Dev DreamForge Intertainment · ASC GamesOn Android · PC · iOS

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

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design and visual isometric, while skipping multiplayer gameplay

Where it drifts furthest from The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan: visuals and game mode.

It predates The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan by 21 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Tone100Setting100Game mode34Visuals0
Dredge
HorrorPsychological 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 multiplayer gameplay

Where it drifts furthest from The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan: visuals and game mode.

Released 4 years after The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan.

Genre100Tone100Setting100Game mode34Visuals0
Poppy Playtime
HorrorPsychological Horror
SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorMelee
Steam👍 88%· 138K
Year 2021Dev Mob EntertainmentOn Xbox · PS4 · Android

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

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, melee combat and visual first person, while skipping multiplayer gameplay

Where it drifts furthest from The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan: visuals and game mode.

Genre100Tone100Setting100Game mode34Visuals0
Detention
HorrorPsychological Horror
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 survival mechanics

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, deep RPG systems and visual novel storytelling, while skipping multiplayer gameplay

Where it drifts furthest from The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan: visuals and game mode.

Genre100Tone100Setting100Game mode33Visuals0
I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream
HorrorPsychological Horror
SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorThird Person
Steam👍 89%· 3.7K
Year 1995Dev The Dreamers Guild · Acclaim EntertainmentOn Xbox · PS4 · Linux

✓ Fits the psychological horror cluster, with horror tension, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, setting scifi and post-apocalyptic world, while skipping survival mechanics

Where it drifts furthest from The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan: game mode.

It predates The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan by 24 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Tone100Visuals87Setting54Game mode34
Rusty Lake: Roots
HorrorPsychological Horror
SoloNarrativeDarkHorror2D
Steam👍 97%· 8.7K
Year 2016Dev Rusty LakeOn Android · PC · iOS

✓ Same family of psychological horror: horror tension, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

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

Where it drifts furthest from The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan: visuals and game mode.

Genre100Tone100Setting100Game mode34Visuals0
The Last Door - Collector's Edition
HorrorPsychological 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, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, 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 The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan: visuals and game mode.

Genre100Tone100Setting100Game mode34Visuals0
Layers of Fear
HorrorPsychological Horror
SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorExploration
Steam👍 88%· 27KIGDB76· 17OC75· 80
Year 2016Dev Bloober TeamOn PS4 · Linux · PC

✓ Same family of psychological horror: horror tension, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, exploration and discovery and visual first person, while skipping survival mechanics

Where it drifts furthest from The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan: visuals and game mode.

Genre100Tone100Setting100Game mode33Visuals0
Rusty Lake Hotel
HorrorPsychological Horror
SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorCasual
Steam👍 96%· 10K
Year 2015Dev Rusty LakeOn Android · PC · iOS

✓ Same family of psychological horror: horror tension, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, vibe casual and visual first person, while skipping survival mechanics

Where it drifts furthest from The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan: visuals and game mode.

Genre100Setting100Tone92Game mode34Visuals0
Fran Bow
HorrorPsychological 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 strong narrative focus

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

Where it drifts furthest from The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan: visuals and game mode.

Genre100Tone100Setting77Game mode34Visuals0

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