Games like A Plunge into Darkness
by Aldorlea
What happens when a group of friends decides to visit a mysterious, haunted castle? What started as a bit of fun is about to become a life-changing event for them. But the real question is: can they make it out of the castle alive?
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$19.99Lucius III
Dec 13 · Shiver Games
Both: Gore · Violent · Demons
Lucius is back. In a whole new narrative experience, he now returns to his old neighborhood of Winter Hill. The path will be a difficult one, with trials and tribulations waiting ahead. Has he made the right choices? Is it finally time to end it all?
AdventureGoreVillain ProtagonistViolentIndieHorrorDemonsDarkPuzzleSingleplayer👍 1,014
$14.99MetaPhysical
Dec 9 · Paper Promises Programming
Both: Demons · Dark · Character Customization
Supernatural phenomena are on the rise. In MetaPhysical you and up to 5 other friends can go on the hunt for eerie creatures to put an end to their sinister activities! Whether it's an ordinary ghost or a demon, your task is to identify the rumbling creature and then finish it off.
SupernaturalDetectiveHorrorDemonsOnline Co-OpFirst-PersonDarkAtmosphericPsychological HorrorCharacter Customization👍 288
-80%$3.99Quest Hunter
Mar 8 · 2 Zombie Games
Both: Character Customization
Quest Hunter is an isometric action-RPG where your choice drives the story. Find tons of treasures and secrets, solve puzzles, equip your character, level up your skills and finish off enemy bosses. Play on the couch, alone or with friends, or make it an online party for up to four players!
Character CustomizationIsometricCartoonExplorationParty-Based RPGRelaxingFantasyFamily FriendlyRPGAction👍 2,026
-80%$0.99Eyes: The Horror Game
May 20 · Fearless Games
Both: Dark · Demons
You break into the mansion at night. It’s huge and built like a maze. You're trying to escape, but the monster is after you! The chase begins. RUN!!
AdventureHorrorSurvival HorrorExplorationDarkPuzzleSimulationDemonsInteractive FictionFirst-Person👍 932
-75%$11.24Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition
Sep 14 · Larian Studios
Both: Character Customization
The critically acclaimed RPG that raised the bar, from the creators of Baldur's Gate 3. Gather your party. Master deep, tactical combat. Venture as a party of up to four - but know that only one of you will have the chance to become a God.
RPGTactical RPGTurn-Based StrategyStory RichFantasyCharacter CustomizationCRPGExplorationParty-Based RPGStrategy RPG👍 180,840
-80%$2.59Vampire's Fall: Origins
Jan 31 · Early Morning Studio
Both: Character Customization
For countless years the villagers of Vamp’Ire have enjoyed a life of peace and happiness. But now, rumors are spreading about a wielder of dark magic - a Witchmaster. Fearing the rumors to be true, the village musters a militia to prepare for the worst.
RPGVampiresIndieCharacter CustomizationOpen WorldAdventureOld SchoolFantasySingleplayerCRPG👍 1,048
$11.99Dream Sketcher
Aug 25 · RisingPunch Studio
Both: Character Customization
Dream Sketcher is a 1-4 player investigative adventure game. As an investigator of the special agency Dreamland Security, you will form a team and enter the weirdest dreams to conduct brain-diving investigation. Danger is imminent, investigate, make choices, roll the dice, and fight!
RPGChoices MatterCharacter CustomizationDark FantasyAdventureStory RichMultiplayerStrategySingleplayerTurn-Based👍 390
$59.99CODE VEIN
Sep 26 · Bandai Namco Studios
Both: Character Customization
In the face of certain death, we rise. Team up and embark on a journey to the ends of hell to unlock your past and escape your living nightmare in CODE VEIN.
VampiresSouls-likeAnimeCharacter CustomizationAction RPGCo-opJRPGThird PersonSingleplayerAction👍 46,323
-50%$4.49False Skies
Nov 30 · Feenicks
Both: Character Customization
Create a party, layer on new classes, and uncover the mystery behind the seeming reappearance of a long-gone city in this classicly-styled RPG.
JRPGCharacter CustomizationOld SchoolParty-Based RPGRPGTurn-Based CombatSci-fiDungeon CrawlerExplorationPixel Graphics👍 105
-80%$1.99Party Hard
Aug 25 · Pinokl Games, Kverta
Both: Violent · Gore
It's 3:00 a.m. Your neighbours are having a loud party. Stop them. Party Hard is tinyBuild's award-winning stealth strategy game about ruining parties by any means.
Pixel GraphicsStealthStrategyViolentIndieVillain ProtagonistActionGoreGreat SoundtrackSingleplayer👍 9,789
$19.99Infernax
Feb 14 · Berzerk Studio
Both: Violent
Infernax is the adventures of a great knight who returns to his homeland only to find it plagued with unholy magic. Uncover the mysteries of the curse and face the consequences of your actions.
MetroidvaniaActionPixel GraphicsRPGIndieAdventureRetro2DViolentDark Fantasy👍 2,129
$14.99Corpse Party: Book of Shadows
Oct 29 · MAGES. Inc., 5pb.
Both: Gore · Violent · Dark
An anthology series that serves as a Corpse Party sequel, prequel, midquel, and alternate universe tale all in one. Rejoin old friends for a deeper dive into the haunted halls of Heavenly Host Elementary...
HorrorGoreViolentVisual NovelAnimeAdventurePixel GraphicsPoint & ClickDarkPsychological Horror👍 480
$9.99iBLiS
Apr 16 · Bulut ULU
Both: Demons
Demon is a first-person psychological horror game. How much can a game affect your real life? Enjoy a realistic home environment and terrifying moments of being immersed in a real-life story.
Psychological HorrorHorrorPsychologicalThrillerSupernaturalDemonsMysteryRealisticExplorationInvestigation👍 687
-85%$1.49Dungeons of Sundaria
Dec 12 · Industry Games
Both: Character Customization
Adventure through epic dungeons facing fearsome creatures either solo or with a group of friends. Master your class, loot everything, and destroy the foul creatures of the deep! Will you become a hero of legend?
Dungeon CrawlerRPGHack and SlashPvEActionAction RPGAdventureCharacter CustomizationThird PersonClass-Based👍 3,069
$14.99SKALD: Against the Black Priory
May 30 · High North Studios AS
Both: Character Customization
SKALD:Against the Black Priory is a retro-style party-based RPG set in a grim-dark fantasy world of tragic heroes, violent deaths and Lovecraftian horror. Take a chance and roll the dice as you embark on a compelling story filled with deadly creatures, branching story and tactical, turn-based combat
StrategySingleplayerAtmosphericMinimalistExplorationHorrorTurn-Based StrategyStory RichCharacter CustomizationChoices Matter👍 3,328
$8.99The Yellow King
Feb 5 · Spellbook
Both: Gore · Violent
A dark horror MMO inspired by the writings of H. P. Lovecraft. Infinite dungeon exploration, boss raids, guilds, PvP, leaderboards, and the destruction of your soul by an uncaring immortal e̵̺̙̺̥̅͆̾̽̈̇̇̂̑̊͊̽̕͜͝lde̸̮͔̞̮͖͖̙̍̒̽̓r̶̨̹̠̪̫͓̻͍̥͇̄͌͂̋̊̚ g̶̩̮̙̾̎̌̋̎͌͘͠oḓ̸̛̮̦̮͎͖̖͖͕͊͋̉̂́͛ slowly devouring the universe.
ActionMassively MultiplayerIndieAdventureRPGCasualEarly AccessGoreViolentLovecraftian👍 195
$69.99Echoes of Aincrad
Jul 9 · Game Studio Inc.
Both: Character Customization
Step into Aincrad, a world of beauty and danger where every battle could be your last. Create your hero, choose your gear, and master combat by building synergy with your partner, leveling up, and unlocking special abilities to expand your horizons.
AnimeSingleplayerJRPGAction RPGSouls-likeFantasyHack and Slash3DRPGCharacter Customization👍 4,115
$19.99Darkwood
Aug 17 · Acid Wizard Studio
Both: Dark
Darkwood - a new perspective on survival horror. Scavenge and explore a rich, ever-changing free-roam world by day, then hunker down in your hideout and pray for the morning light.
HorrorSurvival HorrorAdventurePsychological HorrorActionRPGDarkAtmosphericSurvivalExploration👍 22,253
$1.99REC: Beyond The Lens
Jul 3 · Samuka Gomes
Both: Demons · Dark
REC: Beyond The Lens is a first-person horror game that tells the story of an unresolved past, with realistic graphics. Explore an unknown location, investigating dark secrets while using a body camera to document every step
AdventureHorrorSingleplayerDemons3DDarkAtmosphericPsychological HorrorFirst-PersonDetective
$4.99Swordbreaker The Game
Nov 6 · DuCats Games Studio
Both: Gore
The Swordbreaker game is interactive fiction with lots of illustrations where you and you alone get to choose the storyline and the ending!
AdventureIndieGoreInteractive FictionVisual NovelChoices MatterDark FantasyExplorationMedieval2D👍 274
$9.99Choose Wisely
Jan 12 · ID Card
Both: Violent
This interactive adventure features no specific hero. YOU are the one who decides who makes it out alive - or not. Your actions determine the outcome of the story. In total there are 9 playable heroes and more than 50 different paths all featuring intense dialogues and thrilling events.
Choose Your Own AdventureFemale ProtagonistStory RichMultiple EndingsAdventureRPGStrategyMystery DungeonSimulationViolent👍 117
-70%$4.49Monsters' Den: Godfall
Jul 6 · Monstrum
Both: Character Customization
The popular dungeon-crawling RPG series returns! Take your party into procedurally-generated dungeons, fight in turn-based battles, loot and level up! Explore the land and uncover the mysteries of the Godfall!
Dungeon CrawlerTurn-BasedParty-Based RPGStrategy RPGCharacter CustomizationRPG2DIsometricProcedural GenerationTurn-Based Combat👍 482
$19.99Amnesia: The Dark Descent
Sep 8 · Frictional Games
Both: Gore · Dark
Amnesia: The Dark Descent, a first person survival horror. A game about immersion, discovery and living through a nightmare. An experience that will chill you to the core.
HorrorGorePsychological HorrorSurvival HorrorAtmosphericPuzzleFirst-PersonNudityDarkLovecraftian👍 20,429
-80%$0.99Monsters' Den: Book of Dread
Jul 19 · Monstrum
Both: Character Customization
Enter the Monsters' Den, a place of endless adventure, battle and reward! Lead your party of four heroes through each level of the ever-changing dungeon, fighting in turn-based battles and hunting for that elusive rare loot. The web-game classic comes to Steam!
Dungeon CrawlerPerma DeathTurn-BasedParty-Based RPGRoguelikeCharacter CustomizationRPG2DProcedural GenerationTurn-Based Combat👍 257
FreeHorror Night
Feb 4 · DeadlyCrow Games
Both: Character Customization
A new multiplayer, third-person, horror experience: Escape from an appaling environment by solving different puzzles with the help of your friends, and hiding from a hideous monster... or maybe becoming one ;) Unlock new maps, cosmetics and skins with the new Horror Night DLCs
Early AccessMultiplayerSurvival HorrorOnline Co-Op1990'sCharacter CustomizationHorrorStealthAdventurePuzzle
-40%$23.99Wizardry: The Five Ordeals
Oct 26 · 59 Studio
Both: Character Customization
Welcome to the world of dungeon crawling! The classic dungeon crawler released back in 2006, returns to Steam with improved UI and more.
Dungeon CrawlerRPGTurn-BasedHack and SlashParty-Based RPGCRPGCharacter CustomizationFirst-PersonJRPGGrid-Based Movement👍 520
$19.99Infliction
Oct 17 · Caustic Reality
Both: Gore · Violent
Wander through an interactive nightmare set within the confines of a once-happy household. Piece together the mystery behind a harrowing series of events while struggling to survive encounters with an entity that relentlessly stands in the way of finding absolution.
HorrorPsychological HorrorGoreAdventureIndieViolentAtmosphericSingleplayerWalking SimulatorStory Rich👍 826
-30%$12.59The Nameless: Slay Dragon
Sep 26 · The Nameless Epic
The Nameless: Slay Dragon is like a mix of CRPG and JRPG. In short - how to slay the immensely powerful and cunning evil dragon? You will play as a young man having a bloody feud with a dragon, and face powerful, sinister and tricky enemies with friends....
RPGAdventureTurn-Based CombatStory RichDark FantasyStrategyCRPGClass-BasedChoices MatterJRPG👍 2,054
$12.99UnEpic
Jul 25 · @unepic_fran
Daniel was just an average guy. He was a great videogame player, a big fan of sci-fi movies, and a novice RPG player. In the midst of an RPG, he was teleported to a castle. At first, Daniel believed that he was having a massive hallucination.
RPGIndieMetroidvaniaPlatformerActionComedy2DExplorationFantasyAdventure👍 5,385
FreeCastle of no Escape 2
Dec 21 · D. E. X. Team
Both: Dark
Explore 6 x 6 x 6 = 216 rooms of randomly generated hazards and enemies while collecting the necessary artefacts. Hundreds of monsters are roaming inside, guarding the sword shards — the last known thing to be capable of defeating the demonic castle owner.
Action RoguelikeIndieActionPixel GraphicsProcedural GenerationRoguelike2DDarkDark FantasyRetro👍 343
$1.99Oh My Gore!
Oct 20 · bumblebee.
Both: Gore · Violent
Control the Powers of Evil to crush the Good Guys! Take control of the revived God of War Raelius, recruit evil minions, build bastions of doom and command your groveling servants.
GoreIndieStrategyViolentTower DefenseVillain ProtagonistFantasyStory RichDark HumorComedy👍 442
-60%$7.99Kingsvein
Jan 16 · Rad Codex
Both: Character Customization
Explore and reclaim the infested castle-city of Kingsvein! Ride into its depths on your trusty wyvern, and lead your customizable party of Knights and Mystics in deep tactical combat.
RPGTactical RPGParty-Based RPGDark FantasyStrategy RPGAdventureExplorationTurn-Based TacticsTurn-Based StrategyCharacter Customization👍 304
-75%$9.99Death end re;Quest 2
Aug 18 · Idea Factory, Compile Heart
Both: Gore · Violent
In collaboration with Corpse Party scenario writer Makoto Kedouin, this horror RPG follows Mai Toyama’s search for her sister in a quiet lakeside town. She’ll unravel clues to the town’s past by day, and battle Shadow Matter by night. Can you uncover the truth before reality is consumed by darkness?
RPGAnimeJRPGFemale ProtagonistGoreHorrorPsychological HorrorTurn-Based CombatViolentTurn-Based👍 338
-90%$3.99Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition
Oct 27 · Larian Studios
Gather your party and get ready for the kick-ass new version of GameSpot's PC Game of the Year 2014. With hours of new content, new game modes, full voiceovers, split-screen multiplayer, and thousands of improvements, there's never been a better time to explore the epic world of Rivellon!
RPGTurn-BasedCo-opFantasyAdventureParty-Based RPGStrategyTurn-Based CombatStory RichCRPG👍 27,504
$3.99告死天使的审判 Death Angel Trial
Aug 2 · 我妻寒十
Both: Gore · Dark · Violent
This is a game about online violence, all of which are based on the personal experience of the producer and shared with netizens. As far as possible to reduce the reality of one after another bloody cruel phenomenon. Today's victims may only be a little-known person, and the next It could be you.
JRPGGoreFemale ProtagonistHand-drawnAdventurePsychological HorrorDarkExplorationViolentPuzzle
