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GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

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Year 2015Dev Supermassive Games

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Within the “Dark” category, the closest game to Until Dawn is Batman: The Enemy Within — scoring 97/100 on our similarity scale. Indigo Prophecy and Judgment follow close behind.

#1Batman: The Enemy Within97 #2Indigo Prophecy97 #3Judgment97 #4Batman: The Enemy Within - The Telltale Series97 #5Still Life97

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The best dark games like Until Dawn

23 similar games foundUpdated July 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Until Dawn. Each one has been evaluated across 6 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.

#1Batman: The Enemy Within

97

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, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere

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

Steam Xbox Nintendo

#2Indigo Prophecy

97

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: horror setting.

97

Judgment

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeDarkThird Person

IGDB83· 14OC83· 166

Year 2018Dev Ryu Ga Gotoku Studios · Sega GamesOn PS4

✓ Same family of narrative adventures: adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Where it differs: brings deep RPG systems, while skipping horror setting

#4Batman: The Enemy Within - The Telltale Series

97

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, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere

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

97

Still Life

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorThird Person

Steam👍 82%· 1.1KIGDB68· 3

Year 2005Dev Microids · Meridian4On PC

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

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design and horror tension

97

Late Shift

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeDarkThird Person

Steam👍 86%· 9.2KIGDB52· 3OC65· 37

Year 2016Dev CtrlMovie · Wales InteractiveOn PS4 · PC · iOS

✓ Nearly identical: adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere.

≠ Missing: horror setting.

97

Heavy Rain

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeDarkThird PersonExploration

Steam👍 86%· 28KIGDB80· 10OC73· 34

Year 2010Dev Quantic DreamOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings roguelike runs, exploration and discovery and visual first person, while skipping horror setting

97

Twin Mirror

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeDarkThird Person3D

Steam👍 77%· 1.6KIGDB57· 7OC61· 77

Year 2020Dev DON'T NOD · Bandai Namco EntertainmentOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

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

≠ Its own twist: visual 3d, while skipping horror setting

#9Tales From Off-Peak City Vol. 1

96

Tales From Off-Peak City Vol. 1

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorExploration

Steam👍 99%· 599

Dev Cosmo D · Cosmo D StudiosPlaytime ~2hOn PC

✓ Same family of narrative adventures: adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, horror tension and exploration and discovery, while skipping visual third person

#10What Remains of Edith Finch

96

What Remains of Edith Finch

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, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, horror tension and visual novel storytelling, while skipping visual third person

#11The Stanley Parable

96

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, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, exploration and discovery and visual first person, while skipping horror setting

#12Disco Elysium - The Final Cut

96

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 and visual isometric, while skipping horror setting

#13The Beginner's Guide

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The Beginner's Guide

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeDarkFirst Person

Steam👍 88%· 23KIGDB75· 6OC73· 27

Year 2015Dev Everything Unlimited Ltd.On Linux · PC · Mac

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

≠ Stands apart with visual first person, while skipping horror setting

#14Twelve Minutes

96

Twelve Minutes

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, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, exploration and discovery and visual isometric, while skipping horror setting

#15Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers

95

Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorThird Person

Steam👍 89%· 192

Year 1993Dev Sierra On-LineOn PC · Mac

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

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, horror tension and fantasy world

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