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Games like Spark in the Dark

What to play if you like Spark in the Dark

Start with Outer Wilds, Lies of P, Assassin's Creed® Origins. These games share the strongest Game DNA signals with Spark in the Dark, then show where the experience changes.

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These are anonymous game-to-game comparisons, not personal recommendations or player-behaviour claims.

Outer Wilds cover80% shared experience

Outer Wilds

Preserves: Mystery and Exploration

Changes: Progression and Atmosphere

Lies of P cover79% shared experience

Lies of P

Preserves: Progression and Narrative density

Changes: Atmosphere and Mystery

Assassin's Creed® Origins cover79% shared experience

Assassin's Creed® Origins

Preserves: Progression and Narrative density

Changes: Atmosphere

The Binding of Isaac cover78% shared experience

The Binding of Isaac

Preserves: Progression and Exploration

Changes: Atmosphere and Mystery

Assassin's Creed® Odyssey cover78% shared experience

Assassin's Creed® Odyssey

Preserves: Progression and Narrative density

Changes: Atmosphere

God of War cover77% shared experience

God of War

Preserves: Progression and Narrative density

WUCHANG: Fallen Feathers cover76% shared experience

WUCHANG: Fallen Feathers

Preserves: Progression and Narrative density

Changes: Atmosphere and Mystery

Celeste cover74% shared experience

Celeste

Preserves: Narrative density and Exploration

Changes: Progression and Atmosphere

NieR:Automata™ cover74% shared experience

NieR:Automata™

Preserves: Progression and Narrative density

Changes: Atmosphere

Black Myth: Wukong cover74% shared experience

Black Myth: Wukong

Preserves: Progression and Narrative density

Hogwarts Legacy cover74% shared experience

Hogwarts Legacy

Preserves: Progression and Exploration

Changes: Mystery

Wuthering Waves cover73% shared experience

Wuthering Waves

Preserves: Progression and Narrative density

Days Gone cover73% shared experience

Days Gone

Preserves: Exploration and Narrative density

Changes: Progression and Isolation

The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Enhanced Edition cover73% shared experience

The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Enhanced Edition

Preserves: Narrative density and Exploration

Changes: Mystery and Session length

Escape From Duckov cover72% shared experience

Escape From Duckov

Preserves: Progression and Exploration

Changes: Build crafting depth and Mystery

Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem cover72% shared experience

Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem

Preserves: Progression and Narrative density

Changes: Build crafting depth and Mystery

Crimson Desert Enhanced cover72% shared experience

Crimson Desert Enhanced

Preserves: Narrative density and Exploration

Changes: Progression and Atmosphere

DREDGE cover71% shared experience

DREDGE

Preserves: Progression and Narrative density

Changes: Atmosphere

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