The Best Dark Games for Playstation 4 - Page 5

Update : Achilles: Survivor added at rank #8.
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Attack of the Earthlings (2018)

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Playstation 4 Xbox One Linux Mac OS PC Windows

Take on Galactoil, a comically dysfunctional intergalactic energy corporation, and its larger-than-life employees in a tactical-stealth game that fuses satisfying strategic gameplay and dark comedy in a quirky single-player story.


  • dark
  • humor
  • comedy
  • strategy
  • turn-based

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Gnomes and Knights (2024)

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Gnome hunting reaches a new level! Become a mighty knight and plunge into the world of dark fantasy without leaving your home.


  • dark
  • rogue-like
  • medieval
  • walking-simulator
  • minimalist
  • fantasy
  • 2.5d
  • rpg
  • action-adventure
  • multiple-endings
  • atmospheric
  • conspiracy
  • first-person
  • 3d
  • action

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Beholder 3 (2022)

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

When a high-ranking security officer saves you from prison, you end up a pawn in her schemes. Now you must eliminate anyone standing in the way of her secret plans and try to get your life back while working two jobs. No tenant, employee or superior is safe from your spying.


  • dystopian
  • political
  • choices
  • dark
  • point-and-click
  • simulation
  • lgbtq
  • multiple-endings
  • humor
  • management
  • isometric
  • nonlinear
  • atmospheric

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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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FIGHT KNIGHT (2021)

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PC Windows Playstation 4

The mysterious Tower has risen again, shrouding the land in darkness. Do you have what it takes to climb through its twisted halls and reach the top, where great treasure awaits? FIGHT KNIGHT is a unique mix of first-person dungeon crawler and high-speed action game, with thrilling real-time combat and challenging puzzles to solve. Equip your character with powerful moves and gauntlets, and fight your way past clever enemies that work together to defeat you. Conquer the Tower and be the hero who saves the land!


What we like:
  • Unique and engaging combat system
  • Charm and style in visuals, music, and dialogue
  • Linear gameplay with light puzzles and boss battles
  • Plenty of replayability with potential new game+ run
  • Non-roguelite dungeon crawler
What could be improved:
  • Some puzzles can be a pain to get through
  • Frantic combat can get too difficult
  • Restocking on potions is monotonous
  • Linear gameplay

  • movement
  • beat-em-up
  • dungeon-crawler
  • fantasy
  • grid
  • dark
  • souls
  • comedy
  • rpg
  • pixel
  • first-person
  • hack-and-slash
  • rhythm
  • retro
  • cartoony

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The Devil Within: Satgat (2024)

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Join Kim Rip, a Royal Guard whose humanity is gradually slipping away, on a thrilling 2.5D action-adventure platforming journey in 'The Devil Within: Satgat'. Uncover the mysteries of a desolate realm as you engage in stylish battles against formidable foes.


  • souls
  • dark
  • metroidvania
  • scroller
  • arts
  • post-apocalyptic
  • demons
  • martial
  • platform
  • action-adventure
  • horror
  • fantasy
  • exploration
  • controller-support
  • 2d

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Nocturnal Visitors (2024)

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

Investigate morally grey crimes in this fantasy thriller in where magic and science, chaos and order, are two sides of the same coin.


  • horror
  • magic
  • 2d
  • casual
  • colourful
  • crime
  • adventure
  • rpgmaker
  • alternate
  • fantasy
  • dark
  • mystery
  • puzzle
  • single-player
  • story

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Scheming Through The Zombie Apocalypse: The Beginning (2018)

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PC Windows Xbox One Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch Mac OS

Join retired salesman rabbit, Hank, and his canine pal, Larry, in part one of this story-driven game series as they use their knowledge of influence and persuasion to make their way through the apocalypse—without having to risk their own skin. With a mixture of dark comedy and the use of real-life influence tactics, this story-driven game puts you behind the wheel of the characters’ choices. Can you convince a timid animal to enter dangerous looting locations? Will you risk your scavenger’s life for more resources? Now with full voice acting!


  • comedy
  • dark
  • loot
  • choices
  • point-and-click
  • fiction
  • zombies
  • post-apocalyptic
  • visual-novel
  • lore
  • satire
  • trading
  • interactive
  • story
  • humor

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Prison Simulator (2021)

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Nintendo Switch Xbox One PC Windows Playstation 4

Get a taste of prison life! Become a prison guard and deal with dangerous convicts. Prison management, lots of daily activities. Will you become the best guard in history? Or maybe you'll turn into the worst scumbag this Prison has ever seen?


  • conversation
  • first-person
  • crime
  • dark
  • trading
  • sandbox
  • comedy
  • management
  • stealth
  • inventory
  • atmospheric
  • fps
  • open-world
  • simulation
  • realistic

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Creepy Tale: Ingrid Penance (2023)

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

As punishment for her transgressions, Ingrid is sent to hell. As she struggles through the darkness that hungers to consume her heart, she makes her way toward redemption. Her fate is in your hands.


  • escape
  • room
  • horror
  • dark
  • narration
  • supernatural
  • puzzle
  • point-and-click
  • drama
  • psychological
  • hand-drawn
  • scroller
  • atmospheric
  • mystery
  • story

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