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Dark Humor hidden gems on Steam
Every game here is tagged Dark Humor on Steam, sits between 1,000 and 5,000 reviews, is rated at least 80% positive, and carries a catch drawn from its own negative reviews. All 18 of them. How these pages are made.
The Supper99% positive from 4,398 reviews2020Deck Playable
Short adventure game. Explore, solve puzzles, and cook special meals with a mysterious voice guiding you.
What players likedPlayers praise this short point-and-click adventure for its stunning art, chill music, balanced puzzles, and a great story with a surprising twist.
The catchIt ends in under thirty minutes and the puzzles are too simple to challenge.
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Interactive sitcom with branching narratives and dark humor. Features a socially realistic protagonist and a late 2000s aesthetic.
What players likedPlayers say it's a well-made, tighter continuation of the first game, praised for its humor and characterization.
The catchIt plays as a step down from the first game with fewer choices and endings.
Games like Class of 09: The Re-Up →
60 Parsecs!89% positive from 4,066 reviews2018Deck Verified
This is a dark comedy sci-fi adventure game where players scavenge for supplies and crew in 60 seconds before evacuating a doomed space station. Survival involves making difficult choices and crafting items to endure the harshness of space.
What players likedPlayers find it a fun, fast-paced game with rewarding progression, better than 60 Seconds, and a standout among other purchases.
The catchRuns repeat the same events quickly, so replaying gets tedious well before the end.
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RATSHAKER™93% positive from 3,710 reviews202486% finish itDeck Verified
RATSHAKER™ is a simulation game where players shake virtual rats to reduce a meter. It offers a satisfying, albeit unusual, core loop of pest removal.
What players likedPlayers compare it to GMOD/Amnesia fan maps and praise its unique, unsettling atmosphere and blend of humor and psychological horror.
The catchShaking the rat is the entire, shallow gameplay
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NUKITASHI95% positive from 3,634 reviews2023Deck Unsupported
This is a Japanese visual novel with a story-driven narrative and character interactions. It focuses on a brother and sister uncovering secrets on an island.
What players likedPlayers praise "NUKITASHI" as an extremely good visual novel with amazing characters, hilarious jokes, and an absurd story, despite its eroge name.
The catchThe Steam release cuts most of the game and needs a third-party patch to be whole.
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This is a hand-drawn 2D adventure game where players manually control all bodily functions. It offers a challenging and humorous experience of keeping a character alive through mundane and absurd tasks.
What players likedPlayers praise the humorous story and engaging characters, comparing the manual controls to driving a car while managing bodily functions.
The catchThe manual body controls stop being funny fast and turn into a tedious chore.
Games like Manual Samuel - Last Tuesday Edition →
This is a 2D point-and-click adventure game with a unique hand-drawn art style. Players solve puzzles and interact with bizarre characters in a darkly humorous story about a troubled girl.
What players likedPlayers praise its charming story, clever puzzles, and goofy humor, often comparing it to "Deponia."
The catchA long standing shaman bug can softlock progress, and it has never been patched.
Games like Edna & Harvey: Harvey's New Eyes →
A VR comedy adventure with combat, platforming, and puzzles where you control a character's movement while they comment on the action. It features a bizarre story and morally questionable choices.
What players likedPlayers praise its Rick and Morty-esque humor and immersive VR platforming, with just the right amount of hidden items.
The catchThe crude Rick and Morty humour carries the whole game, and the gameplay is thin.
Games like Trover Saves the Universe →
This is a life simulation game where players start poor and scavenge to improve their social standing through street fights or crime. It offers moral choices and multiple endings in a gritty urban setting.
What players likedPlayers praise its short, fun, and affordable experience, similar to other achievement-focused games.
The catchBugs and frame drops are constant, and loading a save can soft lock progress.
Games like Chushpan Simulator →
TYRONE vs COPS94% positive from 2,701 reviews20223% finish itDeck Playable
This is a roguelike shooter where players loot weapons from cops to progress. It features a power-up mechanic based on past kills and a gritty, confrontational tone.
What players likedPlayers praise "TYRONE vs COPS" as a life-changing game with deep storytelling, superior to titles like GTA and Red Dead Redemption.
The catchBuggy and janky throughout, with clunky controls and braindead enemy AI.
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This is a restaurant management simulation game where players cook and serve food. It features a core loop of order fulfillment with a dark, narrative-driven feel.
What players likedPlayers praise its unique blend of fast-food simulation and unsettling horror, akin to a dystopian "MTV's Oddities" or "1984."
The catchMechanics and objectives go unexplained, so progress often means looking up a guide.
Games like Happy's Humble Burger Farm →
VR comedy adventure game with surreal humor and interactive puzzles. Players solve bizarre accounting problems in a bizarre world.
The catchThere is no stick movement, so a small play space leaves objects out of reach.
Games like Accounting (Legacy) →
Anna's Quest88% positive from 2,521 reviews201516% finish itDeck Verified
This is a hand-drawn point-and-click adventure game featuring telekinesis and dark humor. Players solve puzzles and interact with a grim fantasy world.
The catchThe voice acting grates, especially the lead, and every line is delivered slowly.
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This is a morbidly comical platformer where players use knight deaths to solve physics-based puzzles. The core loop involves sacrificing knights to overcome obstacles and progress through trap-filled levels.
What players likedPlayers praise its unique, dark humor-filled puzzles, comparing it to a twisted platformer.
The catchThe clever premise wears thin fast as later levels turn fiddly and frustrating.
Games like Life Goes On: Done to Death →
This is a roguelike action-adventure game with a core loop of dying, restarting, and learning. It features slapstick humor and a hand-drawn aesthetic.
What players likedPlayers praise this addictive, funny roguelike for its depth, unique humor, and creative gameplay, reminiscent of Spelunky or a Matt Groening skit.
The catchRuns give no lasting progression, so every death restarts you from scratch.
Games like Lucky Tower Ultimate →
Majotori96% positive from 1,877 reviews201788% finish itDeck Verified
Majotori is a narratrivia game where players answer trivia questions to advance an interactive story. Failing questions leads to character deaths, creating a dark, consequence-driven experience.
What players likedPlayers praise Majotori as a charming, quick trivia game with engaging, cute, and clever branching stories, reminiscent of visual novels.
The catchTrivia leans heavily on obscure anime questions the settings barely filter out.
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This is a short, absurdist horror hunting simulator where you staple squirrels to a corpse. It features stealth hunting, a nonlinear map, and a sinister presence.
What players likedPlayers praise its surreal psychological horror and effective scares, comparing it to a unique hunting game with a low-poly style.
The catchIt runs about an hour with no replay value, which makes the price hard to justify.
Games like Squirrel Stapler →
G.O.P.O.T.A81% positive from 1,721 reviews202314% finish itDeck Playable
Open-world sandbox simulation with a focus on petty crime and absurd interactions. Players engage in a core loop of causing mischief and exploring a satirical urban environment.
What players likedIt's an interesting, amusing, and relatable meme-game, especially for Moldovans.
The catchThere is barely any game here, and most of it is over in about half an hour.
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