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If Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition left you wanting more, this list of 42 similar games is for you. Each one shares part of its essence — horror tension, strong narrative focus and stealth mechanics — and the NextGameLike editorial team ranks them by a similarity score computed across 12 attributes. Amnesia: The Dark Descent comes closest (92/100).

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The closest game to Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition is Amnesia: The Dark Descent — scoring 92/100 on our similarity scale. Among the Sleep and Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs follow close behind.

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Top games similar to Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition

42 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition. 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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Amnesia: The Dark Descent

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Amnesia: The Dark Descent
Closest overall match
HorrorPsychological Horror
SoloMeleeStealthDarkNarrativeHorrorFirst Person
Year 2010Dev Frictional GamesPlaytime ~2hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

It shares the essentials of what Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition does: dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and horror setting. The common ground extends to single-player focus and a first-person view. It sets itself apart with exploration and discovery.

Same studio: Frictional Games.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone100Visuals100Setting79
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Among the Sleep

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NGL78
Among the Sleep
HorrorPsychological Horror
SoloStealthMeleeDarkNarrativeHorrorFirst Person
Year 2014Dev Krillbite StudioOn PS4 · Linux · PC

If Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition worked for you because of dark, oppressive atmosphere, stealth mechanics and horror setting, the same is here. Both also lean on single-player focus and a first-person view.

Released 5 years after Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone100Visuals100Setting79
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Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs

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NGL71
Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs
HorrorPsychological Horror
SoloStealthMeleeNarrativeDarkHorrorFirst Person
Year 2013Dev The Chinese Room · Frictional GamesOn PS4 · Linux · PC

If Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition worked for you because of strong narrative focus, stealth mechanics and horror setting, the same is here. The common ground extends to single-player focus and a first-person view. It sets itself apart with exploration and discovery.

Released 4 years after Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone100Visuals100Setting79
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Five Nights at Freddy's

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NGL87
Five Nights at Freddy's
HorrorPsychological Horror
SoloDarkNarrativeHorrorFirst Person
Year 2014Dev ScottgamesOn PC

What carries over from Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition is dark, oppressive atmosphere, horror setting and single-player focus. Both also lean on a first-person view. What it adds of its own: deep simulation and punishing difficulty.

Released 5 years after Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Setting79Tone78
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Five Nights at Freddy's 2

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NGL86
Five Nights at Freddy's 2
HorrorPsychological Horror
SoloDarkNarrativeHorrorFirst Person
Year 2014Dev ScottgamesOn PC

It meets Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition on dark, oppressive atmosphere, horror setting and single-player focus. The common ground extends to a first-person view. It sets itself apart with deep simulation and punishing difficulty.

Released 5 years after Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Setting79Tone74
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Sanitarium

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NGL93
Sanitarium
HorrorPsychological Horror
SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorIsometric
Year 1998Dev DreamForge Intertainment · ASC GamesOn Android · PC · iOS

It meets Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition on strong narrative focus, horror setting and single-player focus. The distance is in visuals — its own ground is an isometric view.

It predates Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting79Visuals0
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Mad Father

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

It comes from the same genre as Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition and shares strong narrative focus, horror setting and single-player focus. They part company on visuals and setting: this one brings an anime aesthetic and an isometric view.

Released 3 years after Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition.

Genre100Game mode100Tone89Setting55Visuals0
8

Detention

79
NGL87
Detention
HorrorPsychological Horror
SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorExploration
Year 2017Dev Red Candle Games · Coconut Island GamesOn PS4 · Linux · Android

What carries over from Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition is strong narrative focus, horror setting and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is visuals: 2D presentation.

Released 8 years after Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting79Visuals0
9

Outlast

79
NGL83
Outlast
HorrorPsychological Horror
SoloStealthMeleeNarrativeDarkHorrorFirst Person
Year 2013Dev Red BarrelsPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

It shares the essentials of what Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition does: strong narrative focus, stealth mechanics and horror setting. The common ground extends to a first-person view and single-player focus. It sets itself apart with multiplayer gameplay.

Released 4 years after Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition.

Genre100Combat100Tone100Visuals100Game mode84Setting79
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Iron Lung

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NGL92
Iron Lung
Closest on setting
HorrorPsychological Horror
SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorSci-FiFirst Person
Year 2022Dev David SzymanskiOn PC · PS5 · Switch

It shares the essentials of what Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition does: strong narrative focus, horror setting and single-player focus. The common ground extends to a first-person view. Where the two diverge is visuals: pixel art.

Released 13 years after Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting100Visuals50
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The Witch's House MV

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NGL90
The Witch's House MV
HorrorPsychological Horror
SoloDarkNarrativeHorrorCasual
Year 2018Dev Fummy · DANGEN EntertainmentPlaytime ~3hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Nintendo

Its point of contact with Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition is dark, oppressive atmosphere, horror setting and single-player focus. The distance is in visuals — its own ground is 2D presentation.

Released 9 years after Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition.

Genre100Game mode100Tone70Setting70Visuals0
12

Rusty Lake Hotel

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NGL96
Rusty Lake Hotel
HorrorPsychological Horror
SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorFirst Person
Year 2015Dev Rusty LakeOn Android · PC · iOS

Its point of contact with Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition is strong narrative focus, horror setting and single-player focus. To that it adds a first-person view. Its own ground is a casual, approachable feel and 2D presentation.

Released 6 years after Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition.

Genre100Game mode100Tone92Visuals84Setting76
13

I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream

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NGL89
I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream
HorrorPsychological Horror
SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorSci-Fi
Year 1995Dev The Dreamers Guild · Acclaim EntertainmentOn Xbox · PS4 · Linux

What carries over from Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition is strong narrative focus, horror setting and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is visuals: a third-person camera.

It predates Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition by 14 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting81Visuals0
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Stories Untold

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NGL83
Stories Untold
HorrorPsychological Horror
SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorSci-Fi
Year 2017Dev No Code · Devolver DigitalOn PS4 · PC · Mac

What brings it close to Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition is strong narrative focus, horror setting and single-player focus, and the two track each other on genre, game mode and tone.

Released 8 years after Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting100
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Indika

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NGL86
Indika
HorrorPsychological Horror
SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorFirst Person
Year 2024Dev Odd Meter · 11 bit studiosOn Xbox · PC · PS5

The thread back to Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition runs through strong narrative focus, horror setting and single-player focus. To that it adds a first-person view. They part company on visuals: this one brings a third-person camera.

Released 15 years after Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting78Visuals66

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