Best Dark Games

Every game with a Dark vibe, ranked by Belly Score. These are the titles The Belly felt hit that Dark note, sorted from the highest verdict down.

Games tagged with a Dark vibe, ranked by Belly Score. Vibe tags describe how a game feels to play — the mood and texture of the experience — so this list groups titles that share that Dark energy even across different genres. Browse to find games that hit the Dark note you're after, scored and verdict-ready.

Best Dark Games rankings

9.9

BALDUR'S GATE 3

RPG · Adventure · Strategy

PC · PlayStation · Xbox

AdventurousExploratoryDiscovery-Driven+18

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 FantasyPost-ApocalypticMonsters+1

MysteriousDarkChallenging+3

9.8

TSUKIHIME -A piece of blue glass moon-

Adventure · Visual Novel

PlayStation 4 · Nintendo Switch

Urban FantasySupernaturalDetective / Mystery+1

MysteriousAtmosphericCinematic+2

9.8

Community

8.9

1 rating

DARK SOULS III

Action · RPG · Adventure

PlayStation 4 · Xbox One · PC

Dark FantasyPost-ApocalypticMonsters

DarkBleakChallenging+3

9.8

ALAN WAKE 2

Action · Horror · Adventure

PC · PlayStation · Xbox

MysteriousExploratoryDiscovery-Driven+14

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 / GrimSurrealPsychological+1

CreepyDarkChallenging+3

9.7

LISA: The Painful

RPG · Adventure

PC · Mac · Linux · Nintendo Switch · PlayStation 4 · PlayStation 5 · Xbox One · Xbox Series X/S · Android

Post-ApocalypticDark / GrimPsychological+1

DarkBleakUnsettling+3

9.7

CALL OF DUTY: WORLD AT WAR

Action · FPS

PC · PlayStation · Xbox

AdventurousImmersiveDark+11

9.7

Community

9.7

1 rating

Full Metal Daemon Muramasa

Visual Novel · Adventure

PC

Dark FantasyRobots / MechsPsychological+1

DarkIntenseThought-Provoking+3

9.7

CASTLEVANIA: ARIA OF SORROW

Action · Action RPG · Adventure · Platformer

Game Boy Advance · Game Boy Advance SP · Game Boy Micro · Nintendo Wii U · Nintendo

FantasyDark FantasySupernatural+7

AdventurousExploratoryDiscovery-Driven+26

9.7

Dishonored

Action · Adventure

PC · PlayStation 3 · Xbox 360

SteampunkDystopianSupernatural+1

ImmersiveDarkStrategic+3

9.7

Library Of Ruina

RPG · Strategy · Simulation

PC · Nintendo Switch · PlayStation 4 · Xbox One

DystopianDark / GrimPsychological+1

DarkChallengingStrategic+3

9.6

Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines

RPG · Action

PC

Urban FantasyVampiresNoir+1

AtmosphericDarkGritty+2

9.6

Lies of P

Action RPG · Adventure

PC · PlayStation 4 · PlayStation 5 · Xbox One · Xbox Series X|S · macOS

Dark FantasyGothicRobots / Mechs+1

DarkChallengingBrutal+3

9.6

NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139...

Action · RPG · Adventure

PlayStation 4 · Xbox One · PC

Post-ApocalypticDark FantasyPsychological

EmotionalMelancholicThought-Provoking+3

9.6

Community

9.9

1 rating

BLOODBORNE

Action · RPG · Horror

PlayStation 4 · PlayStation 5

AdventurousExploratoryDiscovery-Driven+44

9.6

Persona 3

RPG · Adventure

PlayStation 2 · PlayStation Portable · Nintendo Switch · PlayStation 4 · Windows · Xbox One · Xbox Series X/S

School / AcademySupernaturalPsychological+1

MysteriousDarkEmotional+3

9.5

STEINS;GATE 0

Adventure · Visual Novel

PlayStation 3 · PlayStation 4 · PlayStation Vita · Microsoft Windows · Xbox One · Nintendo Switch

Sci-FiDystopianPsychological+1

MysteriousDarkEmotional+3

9.5

DELTARUNE: Snowgrave Route

RPG · Adventure · Horror

PC · Mac · Nintendo Switch · Nintendo Switch 2 · PlayStation 4 · PlayStation 5

Dark FantasyPsychologicalDark / Grim

MysteriousDisturbingDark+3

9.5

Fear & Hunger

RPG · Adventure · Survival

Windows · MacOS · Linux

Dark FantasyDark / GrimPsychological+1

CreepyDarkBleak+3

9.4

BioShock 2

FPS · Horror · Survival

PC · PlayStation 3 · Xbox 360

DystopianUnderwaterPsychological+1

AtmosphericDarkIntense+3

9.4

Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne

RPG

PlayStation 2 · PlayStation 4 · Nintendo Switch · Microsoft Windows

Post-ApocalypticMythologySupernatural+1

DarkBleakAtmospheric+3

9.4

Shin Megami Tensei IV

RPG

Nintendo 3DS

Post-ApocalypticDark FantasyMythology+1

DarkBleakChallenging+3

9.4

FORSAKEN

Horror · Survival · Action

Roblox

Dark / GrimPsychological

AtmosphericTenseIntense+3