The Best Dark Games for Playstation 4 - Page 2

Update : Bloodshed added at rank #23.
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60 Seconds! Reatomized (2019)

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PC Windows Android IOS iPhone Nintendo Switch Playstation 4 Xbox One Mac OS

60 Seconds! Reatomized is a remastered version of the original game that released back in 2015, set in the 1950s and following the McDoodle family as they try to survive a nuclear apocalypse. The game is split into two parts - scavenging for supplies where you have 60 seconds on the clock and survival mode, making decisions inside a bunker to keep the family alive. Challenge modes give an additional layer of strategic gameplay.


What we like:
  • Replayability
  • Wacky moments
  • Strategic challenge mode
  • Hand-drawn style visuals
What could be improved:
  • Clunky controls when scavenging

  • survival
  • comedy
  • choices
  • post-apocalyptic
  • dark
  • simulation
  • hand-drawn
  • text
  • adventure
  • point-and-click
  • difficult
  • outbreak
  • interactive
  • horror
  • funny

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Blade of Darkness (2021)

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Playstation 5 Nintendo Switch Playstation 4 PC Windows Xbox Series X Xbox One

Unleash your inner warrior in Blade of Darkness! You'll explore a dark fantasy world, wield a variety of powerful weapons, and face off against gruesome foes. With four unique characters to choose from, each with their own strengths and weaknesses, you'll need to strategize to conquer your enemies. Despite its flaws, this game delivers a satisfying and immersive hack 'n slash experience.

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What we like:
  • Engaging combat with a variety of weapons
  • Immersive and detailed world
  • Four unique characters to choose from
  • Satisfying dismemberment system
  • Atmospheric music and narration
What could be improved:
  • Steep learning curve and difficult controls
  • Weak storyline and character development
  • Some weapons are practically useless
  • Repetitive gameplay

  • dark
  • fantasy
  • souls
  • rpg
  • gore
  • action-adventure
  • hack-and-slash
  • combat
  • violent
  • third-person
  • action
  • atmospheric
  • medieval
  • difficult
  • lore

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NanoApostle (2024)

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PC Windows Nintendo Switch Xbox Series X Playstation 4 Playstation 5 j Xbox One

NanoApostle is a dark sci-fi boss rush action game featuring intense reaction-based combat and the unique "Destruction Point" system. Play as Anita, a child augmented with lethal nanomachines, as she battles against twisted cybernetic experiments to escape a top-secret facility.


  • rush
  • dark
  • spectacle
  • souls
  • bullet-hell
  • hack-and-slash
  • boss
  • futuristic
  • action

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Labyrinth of Galleria: The Moon Society (2020)

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Nintendo Switch PC Windows Playstation 5 Playstation 4 vita

Explore a mysterious underground labyrinth and discover its secrets in Labyrinth of Galleria: The Moon Society. With stunning visuals and an engaging storyline, this dungeon-exploring adventure game filled with mystery and charm boasts over 50 hours of exploration and the ability to customize up to 40 fighters. Join the adventure and discover the secrets of the Labyrinth of Galleria if you dare!


What we like:
  • Engaging storyline
  • Stunning visuals
  • Improved puppet creation and formation adjustments
  • Weapon synthesis allows for added buffs and status ailments
  • Robust cast of colorful characters
What could be improved:
  • Gameplay can feel like a full-time job in order to beat the final boss
  • Some mechanics can feel like they are designed to torture players
  • Map and confirm button bugs
  • Lack of guidance on crucial story beats may lead to missed features
  • Not beginner friendly

  • dungeon-crawler
  • dark
  • rpg
  • japanese
  • turn-based
  • comedy
  • jrpg
  • dungeon
  • fantasy
  • humor
  • anime
  • strategy

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Little Misfortune (2019)

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PC Windows Xbox One Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch Mac OS Linux Android IOS iPhone

Led by her new friend, Mr. Voice, Misfortune ventures into the woods, where mysteries are unraveled and a little bad luck unfolds.


  • dark
  • horror
  • psychological
  • interactive
  • cult
  • cute
  • point-and-click
  • choices
  • humor
  • fantasy
  • exploration
  • story
  • horrors
  • adventure
  • eight-year-old

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Gnomes and Knights (2024)

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PC Windows IOS iPhone Mac OS Xbox Series X Xbox One Nintendo Switch Playstation 5 Playstation 4

Gnome hunting reaches a new level! Become a mighty knight and plunge into the world of dark fantasy without leaving your home.


  • dark
  • rogue-like
  • medieval
  • walking-simulator
  • minimalist
  • fantasy
  • 2.5d
  • rpg
  • action-adventure
  • multiple-endings
  • atmospheric
  • conspiracy
  • field
  • first-person
  • action

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Skelethrone: The Chronicles of Ericona (2024)

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Playstation 4 Xbox Series X Linux Xbox One Nintendo Switch PC Windows

Skelethrone is a challenging 2D action platformer with RPG elements inspired by games like Castlevania and Dark Souls.


  • metroidvania
  • souls
  • scroller
  • gothic
  • dark
  • blood
  • lore
  • pixel
  • fantasy
  • 2d
  • boss-fight
  • horror
  • difficult
  • rpg
  • single-player

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Tails of Iron 2: Whiskers of Winter (2025)

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Xbox Series X/s PC Windows Linux Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch Xbox One Mac OS Playstation 5 Xbox Series X

Embark upon a vast, snow-ravaged kingdom in Tails of Iron 2, sequel to the critically acclaimed action-RPG. As Arlo, heir to the Warden of the Wastes, adventure through harsh northern lands, home to giant beasts and ragtag bandits, in an epic quest to overcome an ancient, blood-starved evil.


  • souls
  • rpg
  • fantasy
  • dark
  • narration
  • action-adventure
  • action
  • combat
  • story
  • 2d
  • difficult
  • single-player
  • medieval
  • adventure
  • atmospheric

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My Name is Mayo 3 (2022)

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PC Windows Playstation 4 vita

Get ready to have your intellect enriched, your emotions manipulated and your mayonnaise expanded; as you unveil the stories and learn from mistakes. Our lives are too short not to be enhanced with meaningful stories like this one!


  • dark
  • clicker
  • life
  • comic
  • humor
  • simulation
  • action-adventure
  • comedy
  • book
  • narration
  • psychedelic
  • emotional
  • cartoony
  • drama
  • story

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Evil God Korone (2021)

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Nintendo Switch j Playstation 4 PC Windows

An unexpected collaboration from Tsugunohi, the game where horror invades daily life, and VTuber Inugami Korone, from VTuber group hololive. Inugami Korone, who has been live streaming many horror game, has become an evil goddess and taken over Tsugunohi. Now, chop your finger and give it to her.


  • horror
  • dark
  • cinematic
  • scroller
  • horror-comedy
  • action-adventure
  • story
  • thriller
  • adventure
  • realistic
  • walking-simulator

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