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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 1,221 reviews of which 1,163 were positive and 58 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 112 peak concurrent players over the last day.
9.0
1,163
58
112
players
2. Skull Hotel
Skull Hotel is a horror game where you clean hotel rooms while creatures hide, waiting to kill you. Skull Hotel is a walking simulator, dark and horror game. Released on July 15th 2025 has received 867 reviews of which 701 were positive and 166 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.7 out of 10. The game currently holds the #2 spot among the most played dark games.
7.7
701
166
83
players
3. Pinball FX Midnight
Get ready to tilt into terror. The new horror-inspired pinball platform for fearless players. Prove your skills on the most sinister, gory, and badass tables ever brought to life. Pinball FX Midnight is a pinball, horror and simulation game. Released on November 30th 2023 has received 934 reviews of which 744 were positive and 190 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.6 out of 10. The game currently holds the #3 spot among the most played dark games.
7.6
744
190
9
players
4. 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 #4 spot among the most played dark games.
8.4
859
102
2
players
5. Siren Head: Awakening
Siren Head: Awakening is a first-person horror game based on Trevor Henderson's artwork. You're stuck with your car in the middle of a dark forest with nothing but your flashlight. Seek escape by finding items necessary to survive while a terrifying monster lurks the shadows. Siren Head: Awakening is a horror, dark and exploration game. Released on October 30th 2020 has received 871 reviews of which 633 were positive and 238 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.0 out of 10. The game currently holds the #5 spot among the most played dark games.
7.0
633
238
2
players
6. 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 2,738 reviews of which 2,633 were positive and 105 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.2 out of 10. The game currently holds the #6 spot among the most played dark games.
9.2
2,633
105
1
players
7. 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 447 reviews of which 445 were positive and 2 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.2 out of 10. The game currently holds the #7 spot among the most played dark games.
9.2
445
2
1
players
8. 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 story rich game. Released on March 17th 2023 has received 1,345 reviews of which 1,277 were positive and 68 were negative resulting in a rating of 9.0 out of 10. The game currently holds the #8 spot among the most played dark games.
9.0
1,277
68
1
players
9. 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 #9 spot among the most played dark games.
8.8
881
62
1
players
10. 52 / 0 = ∞
This is a story with illustrations. You have to choose your destiny. You are obsessed with the idea of creating an ideal society. One day you come up with a genius idea, and you create a society that could live forever, BUT HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE!!? 52 / 0 = ∞ is a story rich, philosophical and atmospheric game. Released on July 03rd 2025 has received 486 reviews of which 427 were positive and 59 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.2 out of 10. The game currently holds the #10 spot among the most played dark games.
8.2
427
59
1
players
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