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Amnesia: The Dark Descent is hard to replace: few games combine horror tension, dark, oppressive atmosphere and melee combat in quite the same way. The NextGameLike team compared Amnesia: The Dark Descent against over 6,700 titles across 12 gameplay attributes and found 43 genuine alternatives — not generic genre suggestions. Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition, Among the Sleep and Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs lead the list, with Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition reaching a 93/100 similarity score. Every game here is ranked by how closely it replicates what makes Amnesia: The Dark Descent special.

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DarkNarrativeSolo
Year 2010Dev Frictional Games

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The closest game to Amnesia: The Dark Descent is Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition — scoring 93/100 on our similarity scale. Among the Sleep and Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs follow close behind.

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Top games similar to Amnesia: The Dark Descent

43 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Amnesia: The Dark Descent. Each one has been evaluated across 12 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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Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition

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Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition
Closest on genre
HorrorPsychological Horror
SoloStealthMeleeNarrativeDarkHorrorFirst Person
Year 2009Dev Frictional GamesPlaytime ~2hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

What brings it close to Amnesia: The Dark Descent is strong narrative focus, stealth mechanics and horror setting, and the two track each other on genre, combat and game mode. Both also lean on a first-person view and single-player focus. What it adds of its own: a sci-fi setting.

Same studio: Frictional Games.

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Among the Sleep

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Among the Sleep
Closest on setting
HorrorPsychological Horror
SoloStealthMeleeDarkNarrativeHorrorFirst Person
Year 2014Dev Krillbite StudioOn PS4 · Linux · PC

Matches like this one are rare: it meets Amnesia: The Dark Descent on genre, combat and game mode. The common ground extends to single-player focus and a first-person view.

Released 4 years after Amnesia: The Dark Descent.

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Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs

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Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs
Closest overall match
HorrorPsychological Horror
SoloStealthMeleeNarrativeDarkHorrorExplorationFirst Person
Year 2013Dev The Chinese Room · Frictional GamesOn PS4 · Linux · PC

The resemblance to Amnesia: The Dark Descent is about as close as this list gets: they line up on genre, combat and game mode. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery, and single-player focus.

Released 3 years after Amnesia: The Dark Descent.

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Poppy Playtime

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Poppy Playtime
HorrorPsychological Horror
SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkHorrorFirst Person
Year 2021Dev Mob EntertainmentOn Xbox · PS4 · Android

What brings it close to Amnesia: The Dark Descent is strong narrative focus, melee combat and horror setting, and the two track each other on genre, game mode and tone. To that it adds single-player focus and a first-person view. They part company on combat: this one brings free-to-play access.

Released 11 years after Amnesia: The Dark Descent.

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Detention

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Detention
HorrorPsychological Horror
SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorExploration
Year 2017Dev Red Candle Games · Coconut Island GamesOn PS4 · Linux · Android

What brings it close to Amnesia: The Dark Descent is strong narrative focus, horror setting and single-player focus, and the two track each other on genre, game mode and tone. To that it adds exploration and discovery. They part company on visuals: this one brings 2D presentation.

Released 7 years after Amnesia: The Dark Descent.

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Mad Father

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Mad Father
HorrorPsychological Horror
SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorExploration
Year 2012Dev Sen · PLAYISMOn PC · Mac · Switch

On paper it is what Amnesia: The Dark Descent is — strong narrative focus, horror setting and single-player focus — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. To that it adds exploration and discovery. They part company on visuals and setting: this one brings an anime aesthetic and an isometric view.

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Visage

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Visage
HorrorPsychological Horror
SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorExplorationFirst Person
Year 2020Dev SadSquare StudioOn PS4 · PC · PS5

If Amnesia: The Dark Descent worked for you because of strong narrative focus, horror setting and single-player focus, the same is here. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and a first-person view. Its own ground is deep simulation and multiplayer gameplay.

Released 10 years after Amnesia: The Dark Descent.

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Five Nights at Freddy's 2

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Five Nights at Freddy's 2
HorrorPsychological Horror
SoloDarkNarrativeHorrorFirst Person
Year 2014Dev ScottgamesOn PC

What brings it close to Amnesia: The Dark Descent is dark, oppressive atmosphere, horror setting and single-player focus, and the two track each other on genre, game mode and setting. The common ground extends to a first-person view. It sets itself apart with deep simulation and punishing difficulty.

Released 4 years after Amnesia: The Dark Descent.

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Sanitarium

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Sanitarium
HorrorPsychological Horror
SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorIsometric
Year 1998Dev DreamForge Intertainment · ASC GamesOn Android · PC · iOS

If Amnesia: The Dark Descent worked for you because of strong narrative focus, horror setting and single-player focus, the same is here. They part company on visuals: this one brings an isometric view.

It predates Amnesia: The Dark Descent by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

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Five Nights at Freddy's

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Five Nights at Freddy's
HorrorPsychological Horror
SoloDarkNarrativeHorrorFirst Person
Year 2014Dev ScottgamesOn PC

What brings it close to Amnesia: The Dark Descent is dark, oppressive atmosphere, horror setting and single-player focus, and the two track each other on genre, game mode and setting. The common ground extends to a first-person view. Where the two diverge is progression: resource management.

Released 4 years after Amnesia: The Dark Descent.

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Outlast

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Outlast
HorrorPsychological Horror
SoloStealthMeleeNarrativeDarkHorrorFirst Person
Year 2013Dev Red BarrelsPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

It shares the essentials of what Amnesia: The Dark Descent does: strong narrative focus, stealth mechanics and horror setting. To that it adds single-player focus and a first-person view. Its own ground is multiplayer gameplay.

Released 3 years after Amnesia: The Dark Descent.

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The Witch's House MV

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The Witch's House MV
HorrorPsychological Horror
SoloDarkNarrativeHorrorCasual
Year 2018Dev Fummy · DANGEN EntertainmentPlaytime ~3hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Nintendo

It comes from the same genre as Amnesia: The Dark Descent and shares dark, oppressive atmosphere, horror setting and single-player focus. The distance is in visuals and tone — its own ground is a casual, approachable feel and 2D presentation.

Released 8 years after Amnesia: The Dark Descent.

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Iron Lung

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Iron Lung
HorrorPsychological Horror
SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorExplorationFirst Person
Year 2022Dev David SzymanskiOn PC · PS5 · Switch

What brings it close to Amnesia: The Dark Descent is strong narrative focus, horror setting and single-player focus, and the two track each other on genre, game mode and tone. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and a first-person view. The distance is in visuals — its own ground is pixel art.

Released 12 years after Amnesia: The Dark Descent.

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Indika

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Indika
HorrorPsychological Horror
SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorExplorationFirst Person
Year 2024Dev Odd Meter · 11 bit studiosOn Xbox · PC · PS5

If Amnesia: The Dark Descent worked for you because of strong narrative focus, horror setting and single-player focus, the same is here. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and a first-person view. The distance is in visuals — its own ground is a third-person camera.

Released 14 years after Amnesia: The Dark Descent.

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Layers of Fear

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Layers of Fear
HorrorPsychological Horror
SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorExplorationFirst Person
Year 2016Dev Bloober TeamOn PS4 · Linux · PC

Of everything here, this is the nearest thing to Amnesia: The Dark Descent — the two agree on genre, game mode and tone. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and a first-person view.

Released 6 years after Amnesia: The Dark Descent.

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