Games like Dark Years

Did Dark Years leave you in a mysterious and dark frame of mind? These games could fill that gap nicely.

Devil In The Capital
With the death of the second police detective in one of the northern Iranian cities, the total number of victims adds up to 5. It’s as if no one, whether the general public or high-ranking political figures and even detectives from the police office are safe from the murderer(s).
Also in Detective · Mysterious, Dark, Tense
50% of 16 Steam reviews are positive$0.79
1979 Revolution: Black Friday
A choice-driven story set in Tehran during the 1979 Iranian Revolution. You play Reza, a photojournalist caught between family and friends as the city boils over, deciding who to trust while the streets burn. Built on real testimonies, with photography, exploration and endings that change with what you stand for.
Mysterious, Dark, Tense
76% of 1,026 Steam reviews are positive$9.99
The Cat and the Coup
You are the cat of Dr. Mohammed Mossadegh, Iran's first democratically elected Prime Minister. Knock things off shelves, scatter his papers and scratch him to coax him backwards through the events of his life, all the way to the coup of 1953. A short, striking piece of playable history drawn in the style of Persian miniatures.
Story-driven, Atmospheric
93% of 1,111 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 7Free
XIII - Classic
The President is dead and everyone thinks you pulled the trigger. With amnesia, a strange tattoo and a safe deposit key as your only clues, you fight, sneak and improvise your way through a conspiracy full of twists, all wrapped in a striking comic book style that still looks sharp today.
Mysterious, Dark, Tense
89% of 2,187 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 5$12.99
Deus Ex: Game of the Year Edition
The year is 2052, the world is falling apart, and a very old conspiracy is stepping out of the shadows. You are JC Denton, an agent with augmentation canisters, a lockpick and a choice: talk, sneak or shoot your way through a cyberpunk world where every problem has more than one answer.
Mysterious, Dark, Tense
94% of 13,864 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 80$6.99
Persian Nights: Sands of Wonders
Save Persia from mysterious plague!
Mysterious, Tense, Story-driven
90% of 182 Steam reviews are positive$14.99
The Operator
You are the new Operator at the FDI, and the field agents call you when a case needs cracking. Dig through photos, databases and call transcripts on your console, feed agents what they need, and follow a conspiracy that starts pulling you in. A short, sharp detective story told entirely through a desktop.
Also in Detective · Mysterious, Dark, Tense
91% of 8,716 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 23$13.99
A Hand With Many Fingers
Unravel a real conspiracy from deep within the CIA’s archives. Search classified documents and follow new leads in this non-linear investigative thriller.
Also in Detective · Mysterious, Dark, Tense
83% of 521 Steam reviews are positive$4.99
Republique
Help a woman named Hope escape in a thrilling and topical stealth-action game that explores the perils of government surveillance in the Internet Age.
Mysterious, Dark, Tense
77% of 898 Steam reviews are positiveFree
15 Days
A three-man activist group has set out to make the world a better place by stealing famous art pieces in the world's most renowned museums, selling them to private collectors, and donating the money to charity.
Mysterious, Cinematic, Story-driven
33% of 136 Steam reviews are positive$9.99
The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes
Iraq, 2003. American soldiers hunting for weapons of mass destruction fall through the desert into a buried Sumerian temple, and so do their enemies. What waits below kills both sides without asking whose uniform they wear. A cinematic horror story where your choices decide who makes it back to the surface, best shared with a friend.
Mysterious, Dark, Tense
89% of 7,487 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 125$29.99
Qasir al-Wasat: International Edition
Qasir al-Wasat is a stealth action-adventure set in a mysterious 12th Century Syrian palace. Play as an invisible and fragile creature summoned from another world to complete an assassination mission inside an enigmatic palace.
Mysterious, Dark, Tense
70% of 33 Steam reviews are positive$4.99

Cheaper than Dark Years

Devil In The Capital

With the death of the second police detective in one of the northern Iranian cities, the total number of victims adds up to 5.

$0.79

1979 Revolution: Black Friday

You are a young photojournalist in revolutionary Tehran, choosing who to trust as the city collapses around you.

$9.99

Murder In Tehran's Alleys 1933

This is a series about brutal murders and innocent children killed by cruel and vicious devils riddled with terrifying violence and a mystery for…

$1.99

XIII - Classic

Sneak, shoot and improvise through a spy thriller where every headshot pops up as a comic panel.

$12.99

Deus Ex: Game of the Year Edition

An augmented agent works through a crumbling 2052, choosing for each mission whether to talk, sneak or shoot.

$6.99

The Operator

Search files, calls and photos on a console, guide field agents through their cases, and watch a conspiracy close in on you.

$13.99

A Hand With Many Fingers

Unravel a real conspiracy from deep within the CIA’s archives.

$4.99

Qasir al-Wasat: International Edition

Qasir al-Wasat is a stealth action-adventure set in a mysterious 12th Century Syrian palace.

$4.99

15 Days

A three-man activist group has set out to make the world a better place by stealing famous art pieces in the world's most renowned museums, selling…

$9.99

Mata Hari

TRUST NO ONE BUT YOURSELF as you adventure into the dark world of espionage amidst the volatile atmosphere of impending war.

$9.99

Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You

Dig through citizens' private lives to hunt a terrorist, and decide which truths security gets to see.

$9.99

Black Mirror I

Investigate a suspicious death in a gothic castle and follow a family curse back through the centuries.

$9.99

Hidden gems like Dark Years

Fursan al-Aqsa: The Knights of the Al-Aqsa Mosque

FPS/TPS Game which addresses the Israel x Palestine conflict from a Palestinian perspective. The Palestinian Max Payne on Steroids.

$14.99

The Operator

Search files, calls and photos on a console, guide field agents through their cases, and watch a conspiracy close in on you.

$13.99

Crowns and Pawns: Kingdom of Deceit

Legends of the past come back to life in this charming point-and-click adventure.

$19.99

XIII - Classic

Sneak, shoot and improvise through a spy thriller where every headshot pops up as a comic panel.

$12.99

The Raven - Legacy of a Master Thief

'The Raven - Legacy of a Master Thief' is a thrilling crime adventure in three chapters from the creators of 'The Book of Unwritten Tales'.

The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes

A cinematic horror descent where soldiers and enemies alike face what waits in the dark, and every decision shapes who gets out alive.

$29.99

Nobodies: Murder Cleaner

Nobodies is a puzzle-filled point-and-click adventure in which you must cover up government-sanctioned assassinations.

$6.99

A Hand With Many Fingers

Unravel a real conspiracy from deep within the CIA’s archives.

$4.99

LIBERATED

Lock, load, and get ready for a new kind of action adventure! Immerse yourself in a noir rain-soaked city inside a paperback comic.

$19.99

Persian Nights: Sands of Wonders

Save Persia from mysterious plague!

$14.99

Orwell: Ignorance is Strength

Dig through citizens' data as a government agent, then decide how much of the truth your country actually needs.

$9.99

Whiskey.Mafia. Leo's Family

1920 year. New York. City of high hopes and broken dreams, friends and traitors.

$5.99

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