--- title: "Best Dark / Grim Games, Ranked by Belly Score | Belly Score" url: https://bellyscore.com/best/theme/dark-grim description: "Every Dark / Grim game The Belly has scored, ranked from the highest verdict down. Browse games with a Dark / Grim setting or subject and see where each one landed." lang: en --- The Community Score - _NOW LIVE_ _!_ Participate In The Community Score! Add Your Game Requests! # Best Dark / Grim Games Every Dark / Grim game The Belly has scored, ranked from the highest verdict down. Browse games with a Dark / Grim setting or subject and see where each one landed. Games with a Dark / Grim theme, ranked by Belly Score. Theme tags capture the subject matter and setting of a game — distinct from genre — so this list pulls together titles that share a Dark / Grim world or aesthetic regardless of how they play. See which Dark / Grim-themed games earned The Belly's top marks and which fell short. ## Best Dark / Grim Games rankings 215 games 9.9 ### Xenogears RPG PlayStation · PlayStation 3 · PlayStation Portable Sci-Fi Robots / Mechs Psychological +1 Epic Mysterious Thought-Provoking +3 https://bellyscore.com/game/xenogears 9.9 Community 3.6 1 rating ### ELDEN RING: SHADOW OF THE ERDTREE Action · RPG · Adventure PC · PlayStation 4 · PlayStation 5 · Xbox One · Xbox Series X/S Dark Fantasy Mythology Monsters +1 Adventurous Discovery-Driven Atmospheric +3 https://bellyscore.com/game/elden-ring-shadow-of-the-erdtree 9.9 ### FINAL FANTASY VI RPG Super Nintendo Entertainment System · PlayStation · Game Boy Advance · iOS · Android · Microsoft Windows · PlayStation 4 Fantasy Dark / Grim Steampunk Epic Emotional Melancholic +3 https://bellyscore.com/game/final-fantasy-6 9.8 ### Dishonored 2 Action-Adventure PlayStation 4 · Windows · Xbox One Steampunk Supernatural Dark / Grim Atmospheric Immersive Strategic +2 https://bellyscore.com/game/dishonored-2 9.8 ### SEKIRO: SHADOWS DIE TWICE Action · Adventure PlayStation 4 · Xbox One · PC · Stadia Ninja / Samurai Martial Arts Ancient / Historical +1 Intense Challenging Brutal +3 https://bellyscore.com/game/sekiro-shadows-die-twice 9.8 ### Shadow of the Colossus Action-Adventure · Puzzle PlayStation 2 · PlayStation 3 · PlayStation 4 Fantasy Mythology Nature / Wilderness +1 Atmospheric Emotional Melancholic +3 https://bellyscore.com/game/shadow-of-the-colossus 9.8 Community 2.9 1 rating ### Elden Ring Action · RPG · Adventure PlayStation 4 · PlayStation 5 · Xbox One · Xbox Series X/S · PC · Nintendo Switch 2 Dark Fantasy Mythology Monsters +1 Adventurous Discovery-Driven Epic +3 https://bellyscore.com/game/elden-ring 9.8 Community 10.0 1 rating ### Umineko When They Cry Visual Novel · Horror Windows · Mac · Linux Detective / Mystery Supernatural Psychological +1 Mysterious Suspenseful Thought-Provoking +2 https://bellyscore.com/game/umineko-when-they-cry 9.8 ### Resident Evil 2 Horror · Survival · Action PlayStation 4 · PlayStation 5 · Xbox One · Xbox Series X/S · Windows · Nintendo Switch · Amazon Luna · iPhone · iPad · Mac Zombies Monsters Psychological +1 Creepy Tense Intense +3 https://bellyscore.com/game/resident-evil-2-2019-remake 9.8 ### Doom FPS · Shooter · Horror MS-DOS · 32X · Atari Jaguar · PC-98 · Super NES · PlayStation · Mac OS · 3DO · Windows · Sega Saturn · RISC OS · Game Boy Advance · Xbox · Xbox 360 · iOS · PlayStation 3 · Android · Nintendo Switch · PlayStation 4 · Xbox One · PlayStation 5 · Xbox Series X/S Sci-Fi Space Monsters +1 Intense Fast-Paced Adrenaline-Fueled +3 https://bellyscore.com/game/doom 9.8 Community 10.0 1 rating ### The House in Fata Morgana Visual Novel · Horror · Adventure Microsoft Windows · iOS · Nintendo 3DS · PlayStation Vita · PlayStation 4 · Nintendo Switch Gothic Supernatural Psychological +1 Mysterious Emotional Melancholic +2 https://bellyscore.com/game/the-house-in-fata-morgana 9.8 Community 8.6 1 rating ### Dark Souls Action RPG · Adventure PlayStation 3 · Xbox 360 · Microsoft Windows · PlayStation 4 · Xbox One · Nintendo Switch Dark Fantasy Post-Apocalyptic Monsters +1 Mysterious Dark Challenging +3 https://bellyscore.com/game/dark-souls 9.8 ### Hotline Miami Action · Shooter Windows · macOS · Linux · PlayStation 3 · PlayStation 4 · PlayStation Vita · Nintendo Switch · Xbox One · Xbox Series X/S · PlayStation 5 · Android Crime Psychological Surreal +1 Intense Fast-Paced Brutal +3 https://bellyscore.com/game/hotline-miami 9.7 ### Resident Evil 2 (1998) Action · Adventure · Horror PlayStation · PC · Nintendo 64 · Dreamcast · GameCube · PSP · PlayStation 3 · PS Vita Zombies Post-Apocalyptic Psychological +1 Creepy Tense Atmospheric +3 https://bellyscore.com/game/resident-evil-2-1998-original 9.7 ### RimWorld Simulation · Strategy Windows · macOS · Linux · PlayStation 4 · Xbox One Sci-Fi Space Nature / Wilderness +1 Open-Ended Chaotic Challenging +3 https://bellyscore.com/game/rimworld 9.7 ### Inscryption Strategy · Puzzle · Adventure PC · Linux · Mac · PlayStation 4 · PlayStation 5 · Nintendo Switch · Xbox One · Xbox Series X|S Psychological Surreal Dark / Grim Mysterious Creepy Unsettling +3 https://bellyscore.com/game/inscryption 9.7 ### Library Of Ruina RPG · Strategy · Simulation PC · Nintendo Switch · PlayStation 4 · Xbox One Dystopian Dark / Grim Psychological +1 Dark Challenging Strategic +3 https://bellyscore.com/game/library-of-ruina 9.7 ### Dead Space Action · Survival PlayStation 5 · Xbox Series X|S · PC Sci-Fi Space Monsters +1 Creepy Tense Intense +3 https://bellyscore.com/game/dead-space 9.7 ### The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth Action · RPG · Action-Adventure Windows · macOS · Linux · PlayStation 4 · PlayStation Vita · New Nintendo 3DS · Wii U · Xbox One · iOS · Nintendo Switch Dark / Grim Surreal Psychological +1 Creepy Dark Challenging +3 https://bellyscore.com/game/the-binding-of-isaac-rebirth 9.7 Community 10.0 1 rating ### Slay the Princess - The Pristine Cut Visual Novel · Horror · Adventure PC · macOS · Linux · Nintendo Switch · PlayStation 4 · PlayStation 5 · Xbox Psychological Surreal Dark / Grim +1 Mysterious Creepy Unsettling +3 https://bellyscore.com/game/slay-the-princess-the-pristine-cut 9.7 ### SILENT HILL 2 Horror · Action-Adventure PlayStation 5 · PC Psychological Supernatural Dark / Grim +1 Creepy Eerie Unsettling +3 https://bellyscore.com/game/silent-hill-2 9.7 ### LISA: The Painful RPG · Adventure PC · Mac · Linux · Nintendo Switch · PlayStation 4 · PlayStation 5 · Xbox One · Xbox Series X/S · Android Post-Apocalyptic Dark / Grim Psychological +1 Dark Bleak Unsettling +3 https://bellyscore.com/game/lisa-the-painful 9.7 Community 9.7 1 rating ### Full Metal Daemon Muramasa Visual Novel · Adventure PC Dark Fantasy Robots / Mechs Psychological +1 Dark Intense Thought-Provoking +3 https://bellyscore.com/game/full-metal-daemon-muramasa 9.7 ### Dishonored Action · Adventure PC · PlayStation 3 · Xbox 360 Steampunk Dystopian Supernatural +1 Immersive Dark Strategic +3 https://bellyscore.com/game/dishonored 1 / 9 **Cookies.** We use essential cookies to keep you logged in and the platform secure — no advertising trackers. 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