What games are like The Darkside Detective?

indielist matches 12 indie games to The Darkside Detective by shared genre and Steam tags, led by Subnautica (338,617 reviews). The list is ranked by review count.

How are "games like The Darkside Detective" chosen?

By overlap of Steam tags and primary genre with The Darkside Detective, weighted by review count as a popularity signal. It is computed from tracked data, not hand-picked, and updates as the catalog grows.

Games like The Darkside Detective

Looking for games like The Darkside Detective? indielist surfaces 12 similar indie games by shared genre and Steam tags, ranked by review count. The Darkside Detective is a adventure game from 2017; the closest matches share its tags and audience. The top match by reviews is Subnautica with 338,617 Steam reviews. Each game links to a white-box sales estimate you can audit. Matches are computed from tracked Steam data, not editorial opinion.

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Subnautica

2018 · Adventure

338,617 reviews · 97% positive

Same: same adventure focus. Different: leans more into open world survival craft.
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Raft

2022 · Adventure

321,118 reviews · 93% positive

Same: same adventure focus. Different: leans more into survival.
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Satisfactory

2024 · Adventure

232,215 reviews · 97% positive

Same: same adventure focus. Different: leans more into base-building.
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Human Fall Flat

2016 · Adventure

173,860 reviews · 95% positive

Same: same adventure focus. Different: leans more into co-op.
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Stray

2022 · Adventure

155,602 reviews · 97% positive

Same: same adventure focus. Different: leans more into cats.
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DAVE THE DIVER

2023 · Adventure

139,867 reviews · 97% positive

Same: same adventure focus. Different: leans more into pixel graphics.
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Inscryption

2021 · Adventure

133,769 reviews · 97% positive

Same: same adventure focus. Different: leans more into card battler.
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MiSide

2024 · Adventure

120,369 reviews · 98% positive

Same: same adventure focus. Different: leans more into psychological horror.
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ASTRONEER

2019 · Adventure

118,359 reviews · 92% positive

Same: same adventure focus. Different: leans more into multiplayer.
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Don't Starve

2013 · Adventure

113,208 reviews · 97% positive

Same: same adventure focus. Different: leans more into survival.
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The Long Dark

2017 · Adventure

110,972 reviews · 89% positive

Same: same adventure focus. Different: leans more into survival.
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Subnautica: Below Zero

2021 · Adventure

98,838 reviews · 90% positive

Same: same adventure focus. Different: leans more into open world survival craft.

Frequently asked questions

What games are like The Darkside Detective?: indielist matches 12 indie games to The Darkside Detective by shared genre and Steam tags, led by Subnautica (338,617 reviews). The list is ranked by review count.
How are "games like The Darkside Detective" chosen?: By overlap of Steam tags and primary genre with The Darkside Detective, weighted by review count as a popularity signal. It is computed from tracked data, not hand-picked, and updates as the catalog grows.