The Best Dark Games - Page 5

Update : Bloodlust added at rank #1.
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Antioch: Scarlet Bay (2022)

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Linux Mac OS PC Windows IOS iPhone Android

Antioch: Scarlet Bay is an online cooperative narrative adventure. Play as two detectives working together to solve a murder in the shadowy city of Antioch. Wander in a city filled with characters with their own agendas and attitudes, all your decisions change the story and lead to multi endings.


  • choices
  • dark
  • multiple-endings
  • noir
  • cooperative
  • asynchronous
  • comic
  • 1990s
  • fiction
  • thriller
  • detective
  • comedy
  • interactive
  • visual-novel
  • book

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Super Dark Deception (2022)

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79
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Xbox Series X Xbox One Playstation 5 Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch IOS iPhone Android PC Windows

Death awaits you once again in Super Dark Deception, a fun 2D reimagining of the hit horror maze game, Dark Deception!


  • horror
  • runner
  • humor
  • action-adventure
  • dark
  • cartoony
  • lore
  • anime
  • pixel
  • top-down
  • retro
  • demons
  • rpg
  • arcade
  • cute

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Thread (2022)

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PC Windows Android

A puppet themed platformer metroidvania with a focus on platforming rather than combat. Throw your crystal scissors into walls to create your own platforms, explore a twisting and mysterious land, and solve puzzles on a worldwide scale.


  • metroidvania
  • platform
  • precision
  • dark
  • souls
  • underground
  • 2d
  • collectathon
  • post-apocalyptic
  • exploration
  • mystery
  • atmospheric
  • open-world
  • fantasy
  • pixel

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Terror of Hemasaurus (2022)

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PC Windows Xbox Series X Xbox One Playstation 5 Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch

A retro city smash 'em up with satisfying destruction physics. Play as a Giant Monster unleashing terror upon mankind in this modern arcade experience with the action turned up to eleven.


  • local
  • dark
  • destruction
  • humor
  • dinosaurs
  • pixel
  • arcade
  • 4-player
  • cooperative
  • comedy
  • scroller
  • physics
  • retro
  • funny
  • sci-fi

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The Darkest Tales (2022)

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PC Windows Xbox One Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch

When a nightmare creeps into reality, the only ones that can help are those whose magical powers we’ve believed in since childhood. A brave teddy bear heads to the far side of “happily ever after” to rescue his owner, Alicia.


  • dark
  • platform
  • horror
  • metroidvania
  • emotional
  • action-adventure
  • character
  • magic
  • surreal
  • first-person
  • hack-and-slash
  • supernatural
  • story
  • fantasy
  • cute

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Dark Light (2022)

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Xbox One Xbox Series X Playstation 5 Playstation 4 PC Windows Mac OS

Mio is a young girl surrounded by death, and after an unexpected accident, she finds out where people go after they die. Maybe Heaven, or Hell...or an Underworld full of demons and mysteries.


  • souls
  • metroidvania
  • platform
  • cyberpunk
  • dark
  • gore
  • post-apocalyptic
  • horror
  • sci-fi
  • atmospheric
  • 3d
  • violent
  • zombies
  • puzzle
  • adventure

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NeverAwake (2022)

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PC Windows Playstation 4 Playstation 5 Nintendo Switch Xbox Series X

Never Awake is a twin-stick shooter that puts you in the shoes of a girl, Rem, as she goes ham on all the things she dislikes from her childhood. Fight through over 80 levels and battle various bosses to prove that you're un-beet-able! Plus, collect souls and purchase accessories and weapons with unique traits to suit your playstyle.


What we like:
  • Intuitive controls with smooth combat
  • Satisfying gameplay
  • Great soundtrack
  • Beautiful hand-drawn graphics and stunning animations
  • Auto-aim feature for those who need it
  • Rewarding challenge
What could be improved:
  • Story takes a backseat to the fun gameplay at times

  • twin-stick
  • shooter
  • dark
  • hand-drawn
  • shoot-em-up
  • abstract
  • scroller
  • emotional
  • boss-fight
  • humor
  • boss

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There Is No Light (2022)

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70
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Nintendo Switch l Xbox One PC Windows Playstation 4

Battle your way through the grim Underground world in this brutal action-adventure RPG. Exterminate hordes of enemies, fight dangerous bosses and explore the world the way you want!


  • dark
  • souls
  • fantasy
  • 2d
  • rpg
  • multiple-endings
  • atmospheric
  • action-adventure
  • pixel
  • platform
  • action

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Whateverland (2022)

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Playstation 4 Xbox Series X m PC Windows Nintendo Switch Xbox One

Find your way out of a magical prison in this non-linear point'n'click adventure full of mini games and challenges. Get to meet the charismatic Whateverlanders, steal and deceive or be a good boy to discover all the different endings of Vincent's story.


  • dark
  • humor
  • hand-drawn
  • music
  • point-and-click
  • nonlinear
  • multiple-endings
  • turn-based
  • team
  • puzzle
  • narration
  • magic
  • supernatural
  • choices
  • non-linear

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Justice Sucks (2022)

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80
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PC Windows Xbox One Xbox Series X Playstation 4 Playstation 5 Nintendo Switch

JUSTICE SUCKS is a stealth/action game about a killer robot vacuum cleaner on a quest for vengeance through a 90s TV universe. Stalk your prey, hack smart devices, turn them into deadly traps and consume the blood of your enemies to unleash devastating powers.

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  • stealth
  • dark
  • hacking
  • cats
  • satire
  • 1990s
  • humor
  • tactical
  • shoot-em-up
  • character
  • robots
  • top-down
  • squad
  • colourful
  • gore

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