Alone in the Dark (Series) Alternatives

Alone in the Dark is described as 'Narrative-driven psychological horror game set in a 1930s mansion with single-player exploration, choice of two protagonists, resource management, and Southern Gothic themes' and is a Horror Game in the games category. There are more than 25 games similar to Alone in the Dark for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Steam, Mac, Linux and Playstation apps. The best Alone in the Dark alternative is Outlast. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Cry of Fear or SCP: Containment Breach. Other Alone in the Dark like games are Left 4 Dead, The Suicide of Rachel Foster, Amnesia: The Dark Descent and HANGAR 8.

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  1. Slender: The Eight Pages is a free indie-developed psychological horror/survival horror video game for Microsoft Windows and OS X. The game is based on the Something Awful forums' creation, Slender Man.

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  2. Alan Wake icon
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    A Psychological Action Thriller

    When the wife of the best-selling writer Alan Wake disappears on their vacation, his search turns up pages from a thriller he doesn’t even remember writing. A dark presence stalks the small town of Bright Falls, pushing Wake to the brink of sanity.

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    • Paid
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    Penumbra: Overture is the first in a series of episodic survival horror games developed by Swedish developer Frictional Games. It was originally intended as the first episode of a trilogy. With the announcement of the second episode, Penumbra: Black Plague, it was stated that...

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  4. The Last of Us is a critically acclaimed post-apocalyptic survival game following the emotional journey of Joel and Ellie in a world overrun by a deadly infection.

    29 The Last of Us alternatives

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  5. Discover the true meaning of fear in Alien: Isolation, a survival horror set in an atmosphere of constant dread and mortal danger.

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    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
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    • Steam
    • Nintendo Switch
     
  6. Silent Hill icon
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    Silent Hill is a survival horror video game series consisting of eight installments published by Konami and its subsidiary Konami Digital Entertainment. The first four games in the series, Silent Hill, Silent Hill 2, 3 and 4, have been developed by an internal factor, Team...

    31 Silent Hill alternatives

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    • Windows
     
  7. SOMA icon
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    SOMA is an unsettling story about identity, consciousness, and what it means to be human. Seek out the last remaining inhabitants amidst a world of horrors beneath the Atlantic ocean.

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  8. The game begins in 1923, after World War I veteran Patrick Galloway receives an urgent letter from his friend Jeremiah Covenant. Covenant, well aware of Galloway's reputation for dealing with occult matters, is in failing health and raves about a curse that has destroyed his...

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    • Mac
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  9. Dead Island icon
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    Dead Island features an apparent open world roaming, divided by relatively large areas, and played from a first-person perspective. Most of the gameplay is built around combat and completing quests. Dead Island is an action role-playing game and uses experience-based gameplay...

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  10. SCP: Containment Breach is an indie survival horror video game based on the stories of the SCP Foundation website.

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Windows
     
  11. Layers of Fear is an foray into madness, a first-person horror game that sets a tone of fear and dread through provocative story telling as you explore a Victorian setting complete with mood-setting art pieces.

    31 Layers of Fear alternatives

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  12. After a secretive agency in New York is invaded by an otherworldly threat, you become the new Director struggling to regain Control in this supernatural 3rd person action-adventure from Remedy Entertainment.

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    • Epic Games Store
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