Best Free to Play Dark Games on Steam
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1. Killer Chat! - Original Edition
Killer Chat! is a satirical serial killer dating chatsim. Play as a (customisable!) writer as you pretend to be a serial killer, get inspiration for your book, fall in love and try not to call the cops through a whirlwind six months with your murderous beau of choice. What could possibly go wrong? Killer Chat! - Original Edition is a dating sim, lgbtq+ and dark game. Released on November 28th 2025 has received 882 reviews of which 841 were positive and 41 were negative resulting in a rating of 9.0 out of 10. The game has hit the top spot as the #1 most played dark game, thanks to its 106 peak concurrent players over the last day.
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2. Pleh!
Pleh! is a short psychological horror walking simulator that tells the story of a depressed game developer, his intrusive thoughts and his dark mysterious secrets. Pleh! is a psychological horror, walking simulator and narration game. Released on March 17th 2023 has received 1,335 reviews of which 1,271 were positive and 64 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9 out of 10. The game currently holds the #2 spot among the most played dark games.
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3. If On A Winter's Night, Four Travelers
If On A Winter's Night, Four Travelers is a narrative-driven point-and-click adventure with horror elements that explores the stories of four characters in a masked ball taking place aboard a train in the late 1920s. If On A Winter's Night, Four Travelers is a point & click, story rich and pixel graphics game. Released on September 21st 2021 has received 2,654 reviews of which 2,553 were positive and 101 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.2 out of 10. The game currently holds the #3 spot among the most played dark games.
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4. One's Own Exile
Follow Sybil in her pursuit for survival, having to sacrifice everything - her culture, her identity, her values - to achieve a single objective: escape from a place that is constantly trying to kill her. A short game about persecution and identity. One's Own Exile is a adventure, story rich and multiple endings game. Released on May 15th 2025 has received 394 reviews of which 393 were positive and 1 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.2 out of 10. The game currently holds the #4 spot among the most played dark games.
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5. Shadow Burglar
Play as Jean, a thief with the mystical power of morphing with the shadows. Creating yourself an improbable path in the dark and carefully dealing with guards in the light, you will try to steal back your deceased brother’s paintings. Do you have what it takes to avenge his legacy? Shadow Burglar is a action, stealth and dark game. Released on March 01st 2022 has received 860 reviews of which 836 were positive and 24 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.1 out of 10. The game currently holds the #5 spot among the most played dark games.
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6. Momotype
An experimental, horror visual novel about raising a virtual pet. Help a tamagotchi-like creature navigate his angst. We love Momo! Momotype is a visual novel, cute and dark game. Released on December 03rd 2021 has received 776 reviews of which 754 were positive and 22 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.1 out of 10. The game currently holds the #6 spot among the most played dark games.
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7. Perfect Vermin
Your task is simple, exterminate all vermin. The sledge hammer you have been provided is capable of destroying almost all office appliances and furniture that may be uncooperative. Your time is running out. Perfect Vermin is a indie, surreal and horror game. Released on November 06th 2020 has received 3,665 reviews of which 3,419 were positive and 246 were negative resulting in a rating of 9.0 out of 10. The game currently holds the #7 spot among the most played dark games.
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8. Flicker of Hope
Flicker of Hope is a suspense thriller where you play as a small candle in the ruins of a dark cathedral. Though the halls are littered with victims of a mysterious plague, you are not the only soul left. Use the properties of a candle, and a trusty douter to prevent yourself from being discovered. Flicker of Hope is a horror, stealth and indie game. Released on August 02nd 2020 has received 943 reviews of which 881 were positive and 62 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.8 out of 10. The game currently holds the #8 spot among the most played dark games.
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9. The Windows Are Gone
Haunted by grief and guilt after a tragic accident, you start seeing a house in your dreams. No matter what you do, you can't get its image out of your mind. You feel it calling for you, so you answer it. The Windows Are Gone is a psychological horror, atmospheric and immersive sim game. Released on October 02nd 2023 has received 555 reviews of which 519 were positive and 36 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.7 out of 10. The game currently holds the #9 spot among the most played dark games.
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10. Psycholonials
While in communication with supernatural forces, two influencers launch a daring new social media brand. Psycholonials is a visual novel, dark and dark humor game. Released on February 03rd 2021 has received 961 reviews of which 859 were positive and 102 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.4 out of 10. The game currently holds the #10 spot among the most played dark games.
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