Best Dark Fantasy games on PC
These are games set in bleak fantasy worlds marked by monsters, death, corruption, or supernatural threats. Gameplay ranges from action combat and exploration to role-playing and strategy, often with dangerous enemies and a grim atmosphere.
- Bleak supernatural fantasy settings
- Combat against monsters and other threats
- Often challenging battles
Related: Fantasy, RPG, Souls-like, Atmospheric
526 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.
GemCraft - Chasing Shadows
Deep single-player tower defense built around crafting and combining gems
95% positive
4,412 reviews
Torment: Tides of Numenera
Isometric science-fantasy RPG shaped by dialogue and player choices
70% positive
4,377 reviews
Seraph's Last Stand
2D bullet-hell roguelike with wave-by-wave upgrades and item combinations
94% positive
4,347 reviews
Spellcaster University
Magic school management sim with card-based building and student outcomes
83% positive
4,304 reviews
BERSERK and the Band of the Hawk
Dark fantasy hack-and-slash as Guts cuts through enemy hordes
82% positive
4,204 reviews
Thief Gold (1999)
First-person stealth game where shadows and sound shape every theft
92% positive
4,196 reviews
Prince of Persia: Warrior Within™
Third-person sword-fighting adventure across a cursed, time-shifting island
83% positive
4,154 reviews
The Age of Decadence
Isometric RPG where faction choices reshape a crumbling society
82% positive
4,059 reviews
Bound By Flame
Third-person action RPG where demonic power threatens your humanity
68% positive
4,050 reviews
Void War
Space roguelite about managing a ship, crew, and boarding parties
94% positive
4,023 reviews
Wizard with a Gun
Top-down survival shooter with crafted ammunition and changing wilderness runs
80% positive
4,002 reviews
Disciples: Liberation
Dark fantasy strategy RPG with turn-based battles and faction politics
73% positive
3,993 reviews
Hyper Light Breaker
Third-person action roguelike with shifting worlds and lasting upgrades
53% positive
3,983 reviews
Alina of the Arena
Roguelike deckbuilding tactics with hex-grid fights in a gladiator arena
92% positive
3,967 reviews
Hellsplit: Arena
Room-scale VR melee combat against undead in dark fantasy
84% positive
3,958 reviews
Blackguards
Turn-based tactical RPG with hex-grid battles and criminal companions
62% positive
3,920 reviews
The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing: Final Cut
Isometric action RPG about hunting monsters alongside a ghost companion
77% positive
3,903 reviews
Kynseed
2D open-world life RPG where families age across generations
83% positive
3,897 reviews
Ashen
Open-world action RPG with tough combat and optional co-op
67% positive
3,861 reviews
Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree
Side-scrolling dark fantasy action RPG with interconnected exploration and demanding combat
76% positive
3,825 reviews
The Banner Saga 2
Turn-based strategy RPG about keeping a Viking caravan alive
90% positive
3,806 reviews
Legacy of Kain™ Soul Reaver 1&2 Remastered
Third-person action adventures with realm-shifting puzzles and vampire combat
89% positive
3,804 reviews
Thea: The Awakening
Turn-based survival strategy with Slavic myths and card battles
88% positive
3,779 reviews
VOIN
First-person dark fantasy action RPG with melee-focused loot runs
94% positive
3,768 reviews