39 Dark games like The Walking Dead: Michonne that you should try

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We filtered the 47 games similar to The Walking Dead: Michonne down to the 39 that fit the “Dark” category. The Walking Dead: The Final Season, The Walking Dead: A New Frontier and Alone in the Dark top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to The Walking Dead: Michonne.

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The best dark games like The Walking Dead: Michonne

39 similar games foundUpdated July 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to The Walking Dead: Michonne. 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.

#1The Walking Dead: The Final Season

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GenreHorrorSubgenreAction Horror

SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkHorrorPost-ApocalypticThird Person

Steam👍 95%· 21KIGDB71· 5OC78· 30

Year 2018Dev Telltale GamesOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Nearly identical: horror tension, adventure storytelling and puzzle design.

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#2The Walking Dead: A New Frontier

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GenreHorrorSubgenreAction Horror

SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkHorrorPost-ApocalypticThird Person

Steam👍 83%· 18KIGDB75· 13

Year 2016Dev Telltale Games · Skybound GamesOn PS4 · Android · PC

✓ Nearly identical: horror tension, adventure storytelling and puzzle design.

GenreHorrorSubgenreAction Horror

SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkHorrorThird Person

Steam👍 79%· 4.6KIGDB75· 4

Year 2024Dev Pieces Interactive · THQ NordicOn Xbox · PC · PS5

✓ Nearly identical: horror tension, adventure storytelling and puzzle design.

≠ Missing: post-apocalyptic world.

GenreHorrorSubgenreAction Horror

SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkHorror

Steam👍 94%· 1.4K

Year 2023Dev CC Arts · CC ARTSPlaytime ~1hOn PC

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

≠ Its own twist: roguelike runs, procedural generation and setting scifi, while skipping puzzle design

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#5Senua's Saga: Hellblade II

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GenreHorrorSubgenreAction Horror

SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeHorrorThird Person

Steam👍 87%· 9.2KIGDB73· 7OC81· 165

Year 2024Dev Ninja Theory · Xbox Game StudiosOn Xbox · PC · PS5

✓ Fits the action horror games cluster, with horror tension, adventure storytelling and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Where it differs: brings fantasy world and setting mythology, while skipping puzzle design

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#6Erica

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GenreHorrorSubgenreAction Horror

SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkHorrorThird Person

Steam👍 78%· 1.7KIGDB72· 4OC71· 47

Year 2019Dev FlavourWorks · Sony Interactive EntertainmentOn PS4 · PC · iOS

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

≠ Its own twist: vibe casual and visual first person, while skipping survival mechanics

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#7Spooky's Jump Scare Mansion: HD Renovation

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GenreHorrorSubgenreAction Horror

SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeHorror

Steam👍 96%· 3.9K

Year 2017Dev Albino Moose Games · Screenwave MediaPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS

✓ Fits the action horror games cluster, with horror tension, adventure storytelling and survival mechanics

≠ Its own twist: cozy, relaxing feel and visual first person, while skipping puzzle design

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#8Bendy and the Ink Machine

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GenreHorrorSubgenreAction Horror

SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeHorror

Steam👍 89%· 35KIGDB87· 2OC69· 25

Year 2017Dev TheMeatly Games, Ltd. · Rooster Teeth GamesOn Xbox · PS4 · Linux

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

≠ Stands apart with cozy, relaxing feel, fantasy world and setting cartoon, while skipping post-apocalyptic world

GenreHorrorSubgenreAction Horror

SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkHorrorThird Person

Steam👍 90%· 57KRAWG👍 84%· 2.3KMC83IGDB83· 7

Year 2010Dev Remedy Entertainment · Microsoft StudiosPlaytime ~5hOn PC · Xbox

✓ Fits the action horror games cluster, with horror tension, adventure storytelling and survival mechanics

≠ Stands apart with third-person shooting, shooter and ranged combat, while skipping puzzle design

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#10Outlast II

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GenreHorrorSubgenreAction Horror

SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkHorror

Steam👍 91%· 63KIGDB78· 17OC75· 117

Year 2017Dev Red BarrelsOn PS4 · PC · Mac

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

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

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#11Alan Wake's American Nightmare

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GenreHorrorSubgenreAction Horror

SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkHorrorThird Person

Steam👍 74%· 10KRAWG👍 58%· 828MC73IGDB79· 7

Year 2012Dev Remedy Entertainment · Microsoft StudiosPlaytime ~3hOn PC · Xbox

✓ Fits the action horror games cluster, with horror tension, adventure storytelling and survival mechanics

≠ Its own twist: third-person shooting, shooter and ranged combat, while skipping puzzle design

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#12Soma

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GenreHorrorSubgenreAction Horror

SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkHorrorPost-Apocalyptic

Steam👍 96%· 51KIGDB81· 15OC83· 94

Year 2015Dev Frictional GamesOn PS4 · Linux · PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings stealth mechanics, setting scifi and exploration and discovery, while skipping visual third person

GenreHorrorSubgenreAction Horror

SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkHorror

Steam👍 48%· 234

Year 2016Dev GDNomadPlaytime ~3hOn PC

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

≠ Stands apart with deep simulation, battle royale tension and shooter, while skipping puzzle design

GenreHorrorSubgenreAction Horror

SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeHorror

Steam👍 91%· 4.1KRAWG👍 74%· 237MC73IGDB74· 4

Year 2007Dev Frictional GamesPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

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

≠ Where it differs: brings stealth mechanics and visual first person, while skipping post-apocalyptic world

GenreHorrorSubgenreAction Horror

SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkHorror

Steam👍 77%· 9.2KIGDB82· 9OC78· 92

Year 2020Dev Frictional GamesOn Xbox · PS4 · Linux

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

≠ Where it differs: brings stealth mechanics, fantasy world and exploration and discovery, while skipping post-apocalyptic world

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Steam GOG Epic

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