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2019PC, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, Steam Deck verified94 % positive16.79 €

Darq is a dark puzzle-horror game in which a boy escapes a nightmare by twisting gravity and the rules of space. Striking atmosphere and clever puzzles define this short, linear experience.

  • Dread and tension
  • Dark, serious atmosphere
  • Puzzles and brain teasers
  • Distinctive, stylised art style
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Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Darq special. The reasons are listed right on each game.

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Little Nightmares

94 %Match

2017USK 12PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, Steam Deck verified94 % positive19.99 €

Brings what grabs you about Darq: dread and tension, a dark atmosphere as well as a distinctive art style.

As tiny Six you sneak through the Maw, a nightmarish vessel full of grotesque giants, solving environmental puzzles while evading capture. Its dollhouse-like, unsettling art style and wordless storytelling make this short adventure unforgettable.

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Inside

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A wordless, oppressive puzzle-platformer in which a boy slips through a bleak dystopia, controlling bodies with his mind along the way. Masterful atmosphere and a disturbing finale make it unforgettable.

Little Nightmares: Enhanced Edition

Distinctive, stylised art style

As Six, a small girl, you sneak and climb through the nightmarish vessel the Maw, evading grotesque giants. The Enhanced Edition sharpens the visuals while keeping the same dense, wordless, oppressive atmosphere.

Closure

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A dark puzzle-platformer where only what is lit exists: you move light sources to phase objects in and out of reality and navigate eerie worlds like a factory, forest and carnival.

Happy Game

Dread and tension

A surreal point-and-click puzzle adventure from Amanita Design in which you wander through a little boy's nightmare. Its disturbing hand-drawn imagery sharply contrasts with the cheerful title.

Little Nightmares II

Dread and tension

A creepy puzzle-platformer where little Mono and his companion Six sneak through a grotesque, dollhouse-like nightmare world. It tells its story without words and builds tension through tense chase sequences and environmental puzzles.

Poppy Playtime

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A horror puzzle adventure set in an abandoned toy factory, where you use the GrabPack to manipulate circuits and flee from creepy toy monsters. Environmental puzzles mixed with chase sequences deliver short, intense scares.

Silt

Distinctive, stylised art style

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Path to Mnemosyne

Dread and tension

A surreal puzzle game set in a grayscale, nightmarish cavern where you rotate the environment to open a path for a young woman. Its unsettling atmosphere and unusual perspective mechanic define the experience.

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