AdventureOpen World Action-Adventure
SoloNarrativeDarkOpen WorldExplorationFirst Person
Steam👍 63%· 1.3KIGDB85· 7OC79· 50
Year 2019Dev Furious Bee Limited · Annapurna InteractiveOn PS4 · PC · iOS
11 Dark games like The Exit 8 that you should try
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More about this game →We filtered the 50 games similar to The Exit 8 down to the 11 that fit the “Dark” category. Telling Lies, Firewatch and The Vanishing of Ethan Carter top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to The Exit 8.
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GenreAdventureSubgenreOpen World Action-Adventure
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NarrativeDarkSolo
Year 2023Dev KOTAKE CREATE
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Within the “Dark” category, the closest game to The Exit 8 is Telling Lies — scoring 95/100 on our similarity scale. Firewatch and The Vanishing of Ethan Carter follow close behind.
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The best dark games like The Exit 8
11 similar games foundUpdated July 2026
Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to The Exit 8. Each one has been evaluated across 14 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.
AdventureOpen World Action-Adventure
SoloNarrativeDarkOpen WorldHorrorExplorationFirst Person
Steam👍 91%· 97KIGDB79· 18OC80· 134
Year 2016Dev Campo Santo · PanicOn PS4 · Linux · PC
AdventureOpen World Action-Adventure
SoloNarrativeDarkOpen WorldHorrorExplorationFirst Person
Steam👍 88%· 9.0KIGDB82· 16OC79· 90
Year 2014Dev The AstronautsOn PS4 · PC · Xbox
AdventureOpen World Action-Adventure
SoloDarkNarrativeOpen WorldHorrorExplorationFirst Person
Steam👍 92%· 4.1KIGDB90· 1
Year 1999Dev Looking Glass Studios · Eidos InteractiveOn PC
AdventureOpen World Action-Adventure
SoloNarrativeDarkOpen WorldHorrorExplorationFirst Person
Steam👍 68%· 6.8KIGDB65· 4OC68· 61
Year 2020Dev ONE-O-ONE GAMES · Daedalic EntertainmentOn PS4 · Linux · PC
AdventureOpen World Action-Adventure
SoloDarkNarrativeOpen WorldHorrorExplorationFirst Person
Steam👍 96%· 1.1KIGDB80· 1
Year 2020Dev Bryce BucherPlaytime ~1hOn PC
AdventureOpen World Action-Adventure
SoloNarrativeDarkOpen WorldExploration
Steam👍 86%· 36KIGDB89· 7
Year 2011Dev Team Bondi · Take-Two InteractiveOn PlayStation 3 · PC
AdventureOpen World Action-Adventure
SoloDarkNarrativeOpen WorldExploration
Steam👍 25%· 304
Year 2013Dev Actalogic · United Independent EntertainmentPlaytime ~1hOn PC
AdventureOpen World Action-Adventure
SoloDarkOpen WorldHorrorExploration
IGDB90
Year 2000Dev Nintendo EAD Software Development Group No.3 · Nintendo
AdventureOpen World Action-Adventure
SoloDarkOpen WorldExplorationRanged
IGDB96· 1
Year 2006Dev Nintendo EAD Software Development Group No.3 · Nintendo
✓ Both are open-world adventures — sharing adventure storytelling, puzzle design and dark, oppressive atmosphere
≠ Stands apart with ranged combat, fantasy world and setting medieval, while skipping horror tension
AdventureOpen World Action-Adventure
SoloDarkOpen WorldExplorationRanged
Year 1998Dev Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development · Nintendo
✓ Fits the open-world adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, puzzle design and dark, oppressive atmosphere
≠ Where it differs: brings sandbox freedom, sandbox world and ranged combat, while skipping horror tension