What games are like Darkwood?

The best games like Darkwood on Steam right now include The Forest, Escape From Duckov, DREDGE. They share Darkwood's genre and gameplay (Horror, Survival Horror, Top-Down) and are ranked using live Steam similarity and current follower momentum, updated daily.

How are these similar games chosen?

Each game is scored by how many Steam genres and gameplay modes it shares with Darkwood, plus a bonus for the same developer, then tie-broken by how fast it is gaining Steam followers right now.

Games Like Darkwood (2026)

The best similar games on Steam — matched by shared genre and gameplay, with a reason for every pick.

Updated daily · July 17, 2026

Looking for games like Darkwood? The closest matches on Steam right now are The Forest, Escape From Duckov, DREDGE — chosen by shared genre and gameplay (Horror, Survival Horror, Top-Down) and ranked by how fast each is currently gaining followers. Full ranked list of 12 below, each with why it's a match.

Best games similar to Darkwood

#	Game	Genre	Shared with Darkwood
1	The Forest	Action	Gore, Atmospheric, Open World, Crafting
2	Escape From Duckov	Action	Action, Adventure, RPG, single-player
3	DREDGE	Adventure	Atmospheric, Inventory Management, Open World, Horror
4	SOMA	Action	Gore, Atmospheric, Exploration, Horror
5	Peregrino	Indie	RPG, Strategy, single-player
6	Terraria ▲	Action	Atmospheric, Open World, Crafting, Exploration
7	Don't Starve Together ▲	Action	Atmospheric, Open World, Crafting, Horror
8	Sons Of The Forest	Action	Atmospheric, Open World, Crafting, Horror
9	Outlast	Action	Gore, Atmospheric, Horror, Survival
10	The Spotter: Dig or Die	Action	Action, Adventure, single-player
11	Subnautica	Adventure	Atmospheric, Open World, Crafting, Horror
12	Metro Exodus	Action	Gore, Atmospheric, Open World, Horror

Why these are like Darkwood

1. The Forest

Both are tagged gore, atmospheric, open world; both offer single-player. As the lone survivor of a passenger jet crash, you find yourself in a mysterious forest battling to stay alive against a society of cannibalistic mutants.

2. Escape From Duckov

Both are action / adventure games; both offer single-player. Escape from Duckov is a PVE indie survival RPG — in a duck's world!.

3. DREDGE

Both are tagged atmospheric, inventory management, open world; both offer single-player. DREDGE is a single-player fishing adventure with a sinister undercurrent.

4. SOMA

Both are tagged gore, atmospheric, exploration; both offer single-player. From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent comes SOMA, a sci-fi horror game set below the waves of the Atlantic ocean.

5. Peregrino

Both are rpg / strategy games; both offer single-player. Peregrino is a dark isometric survival adventure where you explore a cursed forest by day and manage your caravan by night.

6. Terraria

Both are tagged atmospheric, open world, crafting; both offer single-player. Dig, fight, explore, build!

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