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19 Dark games like A Plague Tale: Innocence that you should try

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We filtered the 43 games similar to A Plague Tale: Innocence down to the 19 that fit the “Dark” category. The Council, Return of the Obra Dinn and Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to A Plague Tale: Innocence.

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GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure
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NarrativeDarkSolo
Year 2019Dev Asobo Studio

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Within the “Dark” category, the closest game to A Plague Tale: Innocence is The Council — scoring 74/100 on our similarity scale. Return of the Obra Dinn and Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers follow close behind.

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The best dark games like A Plague Tale: Innocence

19 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to A Plague Tale: Innocence. Each one has been evaluated across 14 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.

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The Council

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The Council
Closest overall match
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeDarkHistoricalHorrorThird Person
Year 2018Dev Big Bad Wolf · Focus EntertainmentOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

If A Plague Tale: Innocence worked for you because of strong narrative focus, historical setting and single-player focus, the same is here. Both also lean on a third-person camera. The distance is in setting — its own ground is deep RPG systems.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Visuals100Setting59
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Return of the Obra Dinn

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Return of the Obra Dinn
Closest on setting
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeDarkHistoricalFantasyHorror
Year 2018Dev Lucas Pope · 3909Playtime ~5hOn PC · PS · Xbox

The thread back to A Plague Tale: Innocence runs through strong narrative focus, historical setting and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is visuals: a first-person view.

Genre100Game mode100Tone86Setting76Visuals0
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Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers

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Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorFantasyThird Person
Year 1993Dev Sierra On-LineOn PC · Mac

It comes from the same genre as A Plague Tale: Innocence and shares strong narrative focus, horror setting and single-player focus. To that it adds a third-person camera. They part company on setting and visuals: this one brings pixel art.

It predates A Plague Tale: Innocence by 26 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Visuals67Setting54
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Still Life

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Still Life
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorThird Person
Year 2005Dev Microids · Meridian4On PC

It shares the essentials of what A Plague Tale: Innocence does: strong narrative focus, horror setting and single-player focus. Both also lean on a third-person camera. The distance is in setting.

It predates A Plague Tale: Innocence by 14 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Visuals100Setting31
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Tales From Off-Peak City Vol. 1

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Tales From Off-Peak City Vol. 1
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorExploration
Dev Cosmo D · Cosmo D StudiosPlaytime ~2hOn PC

Same family as A Plague Tale: Innocence: strong narrative focus, horror setting and single-player focus. They part company on visuals and setting: this one brings a first-person view.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting26Visuals0
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Maniac Mansion

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Maniac Mansion
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorFantasy
Year 1987Dev Lucasfilm GamesOn PC · Mac

The genre is the same as A Plague Tale: Innocence’s, and with it strong narrative focus, horror setting and single-player focus. They part company on visuals and setting: this one brings a sci-fi setting and 2D presentation.

It predates A Plague Tale: Innocence by 32 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting46Visuals0
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Blacksad: Under the Skin

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Blacksad: Under the Skin
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeDarkFantasyThird Person
Year 2019Dev Ys Interactive · MicroidsOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

What brings it close to A Plague Tale: Innocence is strong narrative focus, fantasy world and single-player focus, and the two track each other on genre, game mode and tone. Both also lean on a third-person camera. The distance is in setting — its own ground is exploration and discovery.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Visuals100Setting33
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The Case of the Golden Idol

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The Case of the Golden Idol
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeDarkHistoricalExploration
Year 2022Dev Color Gray Games · PlayStackPlaytime ~6hOn PC

The genre is the same as A Plague Tale: Innocence’s, and with it strong narrative focus, historical setting and single-player focus. The distance is in visuals and setting — its own ground is 2D presentation.

Released 3 years after A Plague Tale: Innocence.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting46Visuals0
9

The Stanley Parable

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The Stanley Parable
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeDarkExplorationFirst Person
Year 2013Dev Galactic CafePlaytime ~3hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

With A Plague Tale: Innocence it shares strong narrative focus and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is visuals: a first-person view.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Visuals0
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Twelve Minutes

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Twelve Minutes
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeDarkExplorationIsometric
Year 2021Dev Luis Antonio · Annapurna InteractiveOn Xbox · PS4 · Android

The thread back to A Plague Tale: Innocence runs through strong narrative focus and single-player focus. The distance is in visuals — its own ground is an isometric view.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Visuals0
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Until Dawn

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Until Dawn
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorThird Person
Year 2015Dev Supermassive Games · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PS4

If A Plague Tale: Innocence worked for you because of strong narrative focus, horror setting and single-player focus, the same is here. The common ground extends to a third-person camera. Where they diverge is setting.

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Indigo Prophecy

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Indigo Prophecy
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeDarkThird Person
Year 2005Dev Quantic Dream · Atari, Inc.On PS4 · PC

It shares the essentials of what A Plague Tale: Innocence does: strong narrative focus, single-player focus and a third-person camera.

It predates A Plague Tale: Innocence by 14 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Visuals100
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Judgment

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Judgment
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeDarkThird Person
Year 2018Dev Ryu Ga Gotoku Studios · Sega GamesOn PS4

What brings it close to A Plague Tale: Innocence is strong narrative focus, single-player focus and a third-person camera, and the two track each other on genre, game mode and tone. Its own ground is deep RPG systems.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Visuals100
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Late Shift

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Late Shift
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeDarkThird Person
Year 2016Dev CtrlMovie · Wales InteractiveOn PS4 · PC · iOS

If A Plague Tale: Innocence worked for you because of strong narrative focus, single-player focus and a third-person camera, the same is here.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Visuals100
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Heavy Rain

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Heavy Rain
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeDarkThird PersonExploration
Year 2010Dev Quantic DreamOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

Held in common with A Plague Tale: Innocence: strong narrative focus, single-player focus and a third-person camera. The distance is in visuals — its own ground is a first-person view.

It predates A Plague Tale: Innocence by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

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