Into The Dark AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Horror Games

The best Horror Game alternative to Into The Dark is Outlast. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Cry of Fear. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Into The Dark and many of them are Horror Games so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Horror Game alternatives to Into The Dark are Resident Evil, Amnesia: The Dark Descent, Slender: The Eight Pages and Alien: Isolation.

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Into The Dark alternatives page was last updated May 19, 2023
  1. Outlast icon
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    Outlast is a series of first-person survival horror video games developed by Red Barrels. The plot centers around each game's protagonist trying to survive from a pursuing enemy whilst exploring poorly-lit environments with their camcorder and attempting to uncover the...

    29 Outlast alternatives
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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Epic Games Store
    • Steam
    • Playstation
    • Nintendo Switch
    • Xbox

    Outlast Features

    1.   Game Series
    2.  Single player
    3.  First person view
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    • Outlast is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Into The Dark.

    • Outlast is the most popular commercial alternative to Into The Dark.

    • Outlast is Paid and ProprietaryInto The Dark is also Paid and Proprietary
  2. Resident Evil icon
     11 likes

    Resident Evil, known as Biohazard in Japan, is a survival horror video game-based media franchise created by Shinji Mikami and Tokuro Fujiwara and owned by the video game company Capcom.

    29 Resident Evil alternatives
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    • Windows

    Resident Evil Features

    1.   Game Series
    2.  Single player
    3.  Coop storymode
    4.  Zombie Game
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  3. Amnesia: The Dark Descent icon
     14 likes

    Amnesia: The Dark Descent is a first person survival horror game for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux.

    37 Amnesia: The Dark Descent alternatives
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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Amnesia: The Dark Descent Features

    1.  Single player
    2.  Controller Support
    3.  Moddable
    4.  First person view
    5.  Walking simulator
    6.  Psychological horror
    7.  Lovecraftian
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  4. Cry of Fear icon
     4 likes

    Cry of Fear is a psychological single-player and co-op horror game set in a deserted town filled with horrific creatures and nightmarish delusions.

    29 Cry of Fear alternatives
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    • FreeProprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Steam

    Cry of Fear Features

    1.  Single player
    2.  Multiplayer
    3.  Free to play
    4.  First person view
    5.  Psychological horror
    Cry of Fear iconInto The Dark Icon

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    • Cry of Fear is the most popular free alternative to Into The Dark.

    • Cry of Fear is Free and ProprietaryInto The Dark is Paid and Proprietary
    • Cry of Fear is MultiplayerInto The Dark is not according to our users
  5. Slender: The Eight Pages icon
     12 likes

    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.

    32 Slender: The Eight Pages alternatives
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    • Mac
    • Windows

    Slender: The Eight Pages Features

    1.  Single player
    2.  Free to play
    3.  Psychological horror
    4.  First person view
    Slender: The Eight Pages iconInto The Dark Icon

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  6. Alien: Isolation icon
     3 likes

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

    39 Alien: Isolation alternatives
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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Steam
    • Nintendo Switch

    Alien: Isolation Features

    1.  Controller Support
    2.  Single player
    3.  Achievements Supported
    4.  Sci-fi
    5.  Stealth
    6.  First person view
    7.  Steam cloud
    8.  Psychological horror
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    • Alien: Isolation is the most popular Android, iPhone, iPad & Android Tablet alternative to Into The Dark.

    • Alien: Isolation is Paid and ProprietaryInto The Dark is also Paid and Proprietary
  7. SOMA icon
     4 likes

    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.

    19 SOMA alternatives
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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Steam
    • Playstation

    SOMA Features

    1.  Single player
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  8. Alan Wake icon
     6 likes

    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.

    25 Alan Wake alternatives
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    Platforms

    • Windows

    Alan Wake Features

    1.  Single player
    2.  Psychological horror
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  9. Penumbra icon
     7 likes

    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...

    29 Penumbra alternatives
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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Penumbra Features

    1.   Game Series
    2.  Single player
    3.  First person view
    4.  Exploration
    Penumbra iconInto The Dark Icon

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  10. Silent Hill icon
     10 likes

    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

    Silent Hill Features

    1.   Game Series
    2.  Single player
    3.  Psychological horror
    Silent Hill iconInto The Dark Icon

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  11. Clive Barker's Undying icon
     9 likes

    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...

    42 Clive Barker's Undying alternatives
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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows

    Clive Barker's Undying Features

    1.  Single player
    2.  Gore
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  12. Layers of Fear icon
     3 likes

    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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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Steam
    • Playstation
    • Xbox

    Layers of Fear Features

    1.  Single player
    2.  Exploration
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