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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 47 games similar to Vasilisa and Baba Yaga down to the 39 that fit the “Dark” category. Erica, We Were Here Too and We Were Here Together top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Vasilisa and Baba Yaga.

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The best dark games like Vasilisa and Baba Yaga

39 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Vasilisa and Baba Yaga. Each one has been evaluated across 13 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.

#1EricaClosest overall match

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SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkCasualHorror

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: visual first person and visual third person, while skipping linear, story-driven structure

Where it drifts furthest from Vasilisa and Baba Yaga: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Vasilisa and Baba Yaga.

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#2We Were Here TooClosest on world

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GenreHorrorSubgenreAction Horror

SoloMeleeCasualNarrativeDarkLinearHorror

Steam👍 79%· 11KIGDB90· 1

Year 2018Dev Total Mayhem GamesOn PS4 · Linux · PC

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

≠ Its own twist: co op, online features and multiplayer gameplay, while skipping setting mythology

Where it drifts furthest from Vasilisa and Baba Yaga: visuals and game mode.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Vasilisa and Baba Yaga.

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#3We Were Here Together

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SoloMeleeNarrativeCasualDarkLinearHorror

Steam👍 82%· 17KIGDB70· 1OC67· 10

Year 2019Dev Total Mayhem GamesOn PS4 · PC · PS5

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

≠ Where it differs: brings co op, online features and multiplayer gameplay, while skipping setting mythology

Where it drifts furthest from Vasilisa and Baba Yaga: visuals and game mode.

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#4The Silent AgeClosest on visuals

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GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

SoloNarrativeCasualDarkLinearHorrorFantasy2D

Steam👍 93%· 7.2KIGDB70· 1

Year 2013Dev House on FireOn Android · PC · iOS

✓ If you enjoyed Vasilisa and Baba Yaga, expect horror tension, puzzle design and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings deep RPG systems, setting scifi and post-apocalyptic world, while skipping melee combat

Where it drifts furthest from Vasilisa and Baba Yaga: setting.

It predates Vasilisa and Baba Yaga by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

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SoloNarrativeCasualDarkLinearHorror2D

Steam👍 96%· 3.0KRAWG👍 80%· 25IGDB80· 1OC73· 8

Year 2019Dev Gabe Lane · LimboLanePlaytime ~4hOn PC · Apple Macintosh

✓ Shared with Vasilisa and Baba Yaga: horror tension, puzzle design and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: deep RPG systems, cozy, relaxing feel and visual first person, while skipping melee combat

Smile For Me is an unconventional Point-and-Click Adventure Game that puts you at the center of an abstract world! Nod and shake your head to chat with new friends, and solve their mysteries to cheer them up. The People are bizarre, the Puzzles are Wack, and the World hides a sinister secret...

Where it drifts furthest from Vasilisa and Baba Yaga: visuals.

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GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

SoloNarrativeDarkCasualHorror2D

Steam👍 97%· 27K

Year 2016Dev Portable MooseOn Xbox · PS4 · Linux

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

≠ Missing: linear, story-driven structure.

It predates Vasilisa and Baba Yaga by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

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#7Bendy and the Ink Machine

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GenreHorrorSubgenreAction Horror

SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeHorrorFantasy

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 survival mechanics, cozy, relaxing feel and setting cartoon, while skipping vibe casual

Where it drifts furthest from Vasilisa and Baba Yaga: visuals.

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SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkHorror

Steam👍 79%· 4.6KIGDB75· 4

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

✓ Fits the action horror games cluster, with horror tension, adventure storytelling and puzzle design

≠ Stands apart with survival mechanics and visual third person, while skipping vibe casual

Where it drifts furthest from Vasilisa and Baba Yaga: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Vasilisa and Baba Yaga.

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#9The Walking Dead: Michonne

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GenreHorrorSubgenreAction Horror

SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeHorror

Steam👍 81%· 8.1KIGDB68· 4

Year 2016Dev Telltale GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · Android

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

≠ Stands apart with survival mechanics, post-apocalyptic world and visual third person, while skipping vibe casual

Where it drifts furthest from Vasilisa and Baba Yaga: visuals and setting.

It predates Vasilisa and Baba Yaga by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

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#10The Walking Dead: The Final Season

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GenreHorrorSubgenreAction Horror

SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkHorror

Steam👍 95%· 21KIGDB71· 5OC78· 30

Year 2018Dev Telltale GamesOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Fits the action horror games cluster, with horror tension, adventure storytelling and puzzle design

≠ Where it differs: brings survival mechanics, post-apocalyptic world and visual third person, while skipping vibe casual

Where it drifts furthest from Vasilisa and Baba Yaga: visuals and setting.

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#11The Walking Dead: A New Frontier

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GenreHorrorSubgenreAction Horror

SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkHorror

Steam👍 83%· 18KIGDB75· 13

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

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

≠ Stands apart with survival mechanics, post-apocalyptic world and visual third person, while skipping vibe casual

Where it drifts furthest from Vasilisa and Baba Yaga: visuals and setting.

It predates Vasilisa and Baba Yaga by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenreHorrorSubgenreAction Horror

SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkHorrorFantasy

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 survival mechanics, stealth mechanics and exploration and discovery, while skipping vibe casual

Where it drifts furthest from Vasilisa and Baba Yaga: visuals and combat.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Vasilisa and Baba Yaga.

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#13Senua's Saga: Hellblade IIClosest on setting

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SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeHorrorFantasyMythology

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 visual third person, while skipping puzzle design

Where it drifts furthest from Vasilisa and Baba Yaga: visuals.

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#14Soma

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GenreHorrorSubgenreAction Horror

SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkHorror

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 survival mechanics, stealth mechanics and setting scifi, while skipping vibe casual

Where it drifts furthest from Vasilisa and Baba Yaga: visuals and setting.

It predates Vasilisa and Baba Yaga by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

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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 survival mechanics, stealth mechanics and visual first person, while skipping vibe casual

Penumbra Overture is a survival horror game developed by Frictional Games. In the year 2001, after his mother's death, Phillip receives a message from his father who left the family and was supposedly dead. The letter leads Phillip to Greenland where he finds a mine his father wrote about.

Where it drifts furthest from Vasilisa and Baba Yaga: visuals and combat.

It predates Vasilisa and Baba Yaga by 17 years, with what that implies technically.

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