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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 1,126 reviews of which 1,076 were positive and 50 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.0 out of 10. The game currently holds the #1 spot among the most played dark games.
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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 810 reviews of which 660 were positive and 150 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.
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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 2,712 reviews of which 2,609 were positive and 103 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. 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 #4 spot among the most played dark games.
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3,419
246
3
players
5. LISA: The First
A memory of madness. LISA: The First is a rpg, exploration and action rpg game. Released on March 20th 2024 has received 433 reviews of which 357 were positive and 76 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.7 out of 10. The game currently holds the #5 spot among the most played dark games.
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76
3
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6. 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 #6 spot among the most played dark games.
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881
62
2
players
7. 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 1,339 reviews of which 1,272 were positive and 67 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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1,272
67
1
players
8. the static speaks my name
A dark/sad/weird/funny first person exploration game. You play a man on his last night alive as he obsesses over a mysterious painting. More of a story game in that it emphasizes mood and character over gameplay. Takes ten minutes to play and has "next-gen" features like a shrimp tank. the static speaks my name is a psychological horror, indie and horror game. Released on August 10th 2015 has received 5,633 reviews of which 4,594 were positive and 1,039 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.9 out of 10. The game currently holds the #8 spot among the most played dark games.
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1,039
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9. 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 428 reviews of which 426 were positive and 2 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.2 out of 10. The game currently holds the #9 spot among the most played dark games.
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426
2
10. 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 868 reviews of which 843 were positive and 25 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.1 out of 10. The game currently holds the #10 spot among the most played dark games.
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