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Check out this fantastic list of free-to-play dark games you can enjoy on Steam right now, updated on September 21st 2026. Looking for even more free titles? Explore the complete list of the 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 visual novel game. Released on November 28th 2025 has received 1,625 reviews of which 1,533 were positive and 92 were negative resulting in a rating of 9.0 out of 10. The game currently holds the #1 spot among the most played dark games.
9.0
1,533
92
68
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 horror, walking simulator and dark game. Released on July 15th 2025 has received 1,421 reviews of which 1,120 were positive and 301 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.6 out of 10. The game currently holds the #2 spot among the most played dark games.
7.6
1,120
301
23
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 969 reviews of which 770 were positive and 199 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
770
199
7
players
4. 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 2,842 reviews of which 2,735 were positive and 107 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.
9.2
2,735
107
4
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
3
players
6. 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 #6 spot among the most played dark games.
9.0
3,419
246
2
players
7. 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 #7 spot among the most played dark games.
8.8
881
62
2
players
8. LISA: The First
A memory of madness. LISA: The First is a rpg, exploration and dark game. Released on March 20th 2024 has received 484 reviews of which 398 were positive and 86 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.7 out of 10. The game currently holds the #8 spot among the most played dark games.
7.7
398
86
2
players
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 599 reviews of which 556 were positive and 43 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.
8.7
556
43
1
players
10. Bear With Me - Episode One
Bear With Me is an episodic noir adventure game. Amber is trying to find her missing brother while being aided by her trusty teddy, Ted E. Bear. Bear With Me - Episode One is a noir, dark and atmospheric game. Released on August 08th 2016 has received 985 reviews of which 863 were positive and 122 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.3 out of 10. The game currently holds the #10 spot among the most played dark games.
8.3
863
122
1
players
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