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2010PCSteam Deck playable69 % positive9.75 €

You return as police detective Howard Loreid, who discovers that his own horrible past is tied to the madness closing in around him. The game blends Lovecraftian atmosphere with puzzle-driven point-and-click adventuring and story-driven choices.

  • Dread and tension
  • Dark, serious atmosphere
  • Strong, story-driven narrative
  • Puzzles and brain teasers

The closest matches for Darkness Within 2: The Dark Lineage are The Witch's House, Ib and Mad Father. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Darkness Within 2: The Dark Lineage special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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The Witch's House

93 %Match

2012PC

  • Dread and tension
  • Dark, serious atmosphere
  • Puzzles and brain teasers

A short pixel-art horror game in the RPG Maker style: a girl explores a witch's house full of puzzles, deadly traps and sudden scares. Behind the cute look hides a dark, disturbing story with multiple endings.

Ib

Dread and tension

A short, atmospheric psychological horror adventure in which a girl solves puzzles and evades living artworks inside an eerie museum. Your choices lead to multiple endings, making this freeware RPG Maker classic memorable.

Mad Father

Dread and tension

A short RPG Maker horror adventure in which you play Aya, uncovering the dark secrets of her mad doctor father inside a mansion. Puzzles, chase sequences and multiple endings deliver a macabre yet emotional story.

Adam Wolfe

Puzzles and brain teasers

A classic point-and-click style adventure where you play paranormal investigator Adam Wolfe uncovering ghosts, curses and secret orders beneath modern San Francisco. Puzzles and a dark mystery story take center stage.

Phantasmagoria 2: A Puzzle of Flesh

Dread and tension

An interactive full-motion-video horror story in which you play Curtis Craig, a man with a fragile mind who doubts reality as gruesome murders unfold around him. It blends paranoia, provocative sexual themes and point-and-click puzzles in a distinctly 90s way.

Layers of Fear

Dread and tension

A psychological horror walking sim set in a mad painter's Victorian mansion that rearranges itself whenever you look away. Its shifting rooms and unsettling art slowly piece together a tragic tale of obsession and ruin.

Isolomus

Puzzles and brain teasers

Isolomus is a short, handcrafted horror adventure played point-and-click style. You solve puzzles and make choices that shape your path through its madness.

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