- #1 Haunted by Evil
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BKE Games Studio
Windows
Creepy nightmares becoming a reality and making Patrick’s life (a usual IT-developer) full of trials. What’s that: creepy horror or usual schizophrenia? You have to solve the mystery and make a move to unravel the mysterious events and issues surrounding Patrick’s life.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 28.5%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, Dark 9.2%, Emotional 9%, Story Rich 8.5%
- #2 The Devilry Reservation 2
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: GentFish
Windows · Mac · Linux
Immerse yourself in the mystical atmosphere of Slavic folklore and post-Soviet aesthetics. Escape the system, seek the truth among half-forgotten myths and urban legends. In this madness, every clue is part of someone else’s game, and your past is the greatest mystery.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 26.8%, Detective 14.1%, Text-Based 10.3%, Dark Humor 10.1%, Demons 6.7%
- #3 The Tragedy of Ezekiel Asmerom
78% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: Jawhar Tazi
Windows
A first-person psychological horror adventure where you explore a cursed mansion, solve puzzles, and uncover dark family secrets to escape eternal damnation.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 14.3%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Dark 12.5%, Drama 11.6%, Demons 11.6%
- #4 Ignis Dei
75% matchPositive96% of 46 reviews2025
Dev: Jam Bell Games
Windows
Heralded by a comet, seen as a harbinger of doom, the Black Death arrived in Florence in 1348. Wander through the woods to escape the plague, face various riddles and encounter mysterious creatures.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 27.6%, Dark 12.8%, Psychological Horror 10.6%, Demons 9%, Story Rich 8.7%
- #5 Nightmare Tale
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Insanity Notes Studio
Windows
Nightmare Tale is an interactive horror novel with dark secrets and intricate puzzles. Take control of the fate of the main character named Tom, who inherited an old hotel. You will have to keep your sanity while discovering the horrifying secrets of the hotel.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 35.7%, Pixel Graphics 10.2%, Text-Based 10.1%, Dark 8.1%, Atmospheric 8%
- #6 Snaip of Doomsday
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ScaryLulus
Windows
Snaip of Doomsday is a puzzle game that starts with the Demon Lord’s wicked idea to “destroy the world.” Step into the role of Demon Lord Snaip, unravel ancient magic amidst an apocalyptic farce, and lay waste to the everyday joys that humans hold most dear.
Why similar: Dark Humor 19.6%, Pixel Graphics 12.6%, Puzzle 12.1%, Drama 11.5%, Demons 9.1%
- #7 Insight
73% matchVery Positive86% of 65 reviews2024
Dev: GravelRoadPub: PaperPixel Games
Windows
Insight is a single-player horror story game shrouded in mystery. You'll take control of different characters to solve crimes and unveil the dark secrets behind them.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 31.2%, Detective 14.6%, Dark 10.4%, Drama 10.4%, Psychological Horror 9%
- #8 Call of Cthulhu®
73% matchMostly Positive79% of 13,279 reviews2018
Dev: Cyanide StudioPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
1924. Private Investigator Pierce is sent to look into the tragic death of the Hawkins family. Plunge into a world of creeping madness and cosmic horror. Cryptic clues, shadowy figures, and pure terror bar your way as you fight to retain your sanity and solve an otherworldly mystery.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 52.8%, Detective 14.6%, Psychological Horror 11%, Story Rich 7.3%, Atmospheric 6%
- #9 The Shadows Over Lighthouse
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BB Interactive
Windows
Investigate your grandfather’s mysterious disappearance in Shadows Over Lighthouse, a Lovecraftian survival horror adventure. Explore eerie 1912 America, solve puzzles, and face horrors as reality twists around you. Can you uncover the truth, or will you lose yourself to madness?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 39.9%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Pixel Graphics 10%, Detective 7.7%, Puzzle 6.9%
- #10 Decarnation
70% matchVery Positive88% of 1,037 reviews2023
Dev: Atelier QDBPub: Shiro Unlimited
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Where do you run to when your demons reside within you? Decarnation is a pixel art adventure/action puzzle game with a horrific story inspired by some of the most influential films and novels in the genre. Dive into a breathtaking thriller where nightmares and dreams intertwine…
Why similar: Lovecraftian 27.8%, Emotional 10.6%, Dark 10.1%, Psychological Horror 9.3%, Puzzle 9.2%
- #11 Threshold of Awakening
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Astrolabe Stories
Windows
In 1960s USA, Jane Ferguson, a New York restaurant owner, receives an information on her CIA agent husband Mark, who had vanished mysteriously during a Tibet mission. To uncover his hidden secrets, she follows his trail, delving into the enigma of his disappearance.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 36.1%, Psychological Horror 11%, Demons 10.4%, Dark 9.3%, Drama 8.6%
- #12 LoYuno - Horror Escape
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Maxim Soloha
Windows
You were kidnapped by a crazy girl. And your phone started predicting her future for a short time. It's up to you to find out who she is, why this day doesn't end, and how to get out of this house.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 35.5%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Drama 12.5%, Dark 11.4%, Puzzle 8.2%
- #13 Classified Stories: The Tome of Myrkah
70% matchMostly Positive76% of 54 reviews2021
Dev: RVL Games
Windows
Classified Stories: The Tome of Myrkah is a first-person, micro-adventure game that tells the story of P.I. Jim Morrison's encounters with the occult and the extraordinary. Explore your surroundings and solve puzzles in order to uncover the harrowing story of your friend's descent into insanity.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 31.2%, Detective 15.1%, Dark 11.6%, Psychological Horror 9.6%, Story Rich 7.8%
- #14 Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Big Bad WolfPub: Nacon
Windows
A mining station in the Pacific abyss is no longer responding. As an investigator of the occult, unravel the mysteries of the deep. Test your wits and sanity in this lovecraftian thriller.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 38.4%, Detective 12%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Dark 10.9%, Story Rich 10%
- #15 Stones of Flesh
68% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2024
Dev: Joe Renwick
Windows
You are flesh, blood and bones. A fragile mortal, in a land of something far bigger than yourself.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 43.9%, Text-Based 22.4%, Story Rich 9.8%, Puzzle 7.5%, Adventure 4.7%
- #16 49 Keys
67% matchVery Positive86% of 106 reviews2024
Dev: Michele BuonannoPub: 2P Games
Windows
It all began when you opened that letter. Penned by your late master, it details how you are now heir to his mysterious legacy. You set off for the island on which he'd spent his final years... and so a truly unsettling journey begins, a journey into the deepest secrets of magic and the occult.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 22.5%, Magic 17.7%, Dark 13.3%, Text-Based 11.4%, Demons 10.3%
- #17 FoldLoop
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Keyhole Studio
Windows
FoldLoop is a detective game that emphasizes logical reasoning. To escape the curse of endless cycles, you'll observe the sandbox from a higher dimension, analyze the rulebook, and deduce the secrets of the real world.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 31.4%, Detective 18%, Logic 12%, Story Rich 9.2%, Puzzle 8.3%
- #18 Lighthouse of Madness
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Flying Jack StudiosPub: Flying Jack Productions
Windows
Embark on this Lovecraft-inspired tale and discover the mysteries that await you in this island. Explore the enigmatic lighthouse, solve challenging puzzles and most importantly: try not to lose your sanity when facing the darkness of your mind.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 42.5%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Story Rich 9.8%, Puzzle 9.7%, Dark 7.9%
- #19 Hello, Vic
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: JUST Has Games
Windows
Ellie, your new girlfriend, doesn't seem to get along well with your circle of friends. Find out what is going wrong after one of your best friends suddenly doesn't answer his phone anymore in this pixel-art, story-driven adventure.
Why similar: Text-Based 20.6%, Psychological Horror 16%, Drama 14.8%, Pixel Graphics 12.9%, Dark 11.4%
- #20 Chronicle of Innsmouth: Curse of Chaos
66% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: AtomicHorde
Windows · Mac · Linux
Chronicle of Innsmouth: Curse of Chaos is a Lovecraftian point-and-click adventure set in 500 AD Oman. Inspired by H.P. Lovecraft’s most enigmatic stories, including The Nameless City and Nyarlathotep, it pulls you into a chilling investigation of cosmic horror and creeping madness.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 56.5%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Pixel Graphics 12.5%, Story Rich 6.9%, Adventure 6.2%
- #21 Innsmouth Nightmare
65% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: JiabisuArts
Windows
Professor Daniel Castane grapples with the terrifying mysteries of a cult-dominated island. Accompany him on a journey where he encounters strange characters and faces unsettling visions. Uncover the truth and survive the island's dark secrets, all while battling to retain sanity.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 34.7%, Dark 17.9%, Detective 10.9%, Drama 8.6%, Pixel Graphics 8.4%
- #22 Habilis
64% matchPositive87% of 47 reviews2024
Dev: ODale Studios
Windows
A first person / body cam, Lovecraft style horror experience not for the weak of heart. Descend into the T.R.P Facility while evading monsters by hide in lockers, and discover over 30 minutes of professionally recorded audio logs.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 41.8%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Dark Humor 11.9%, Story Rich 9.3%, Dark 7.4%
- #23 The Dark Rites of Arkham
62% matchVery Positive98% of 412 reviews2026
Dev: Postmodern AdventuresPub: enComplot
Windows
A macabre ritual murder puts Arkham PD detectives Jack Foster and Harvey Whitman to the test. As the investigation progresses, they will unveil a disturbing connection between the Salem witch trials of the 17th century and the end of humankind.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 39.4%, Detective 16.2%, Pixel Graphics 12%, Dark 8.6%, Adventure 8.4%
- #24 The Children of Clay
62% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 3,564 reviews2025
Dev: Balazs Ronyai
Windows · Linux
The Children of Clay is a short stop motion archeology horror game, where you have to study an ancient artefact and discover its dark secret.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 39.4%, Detective 18.6%, Atmospheric 8.3%, Puzzle 8.3%, Dark 8.3%
- #25 EMOTIONLESS : The Last Ticket
62% matchVery Positive82% of 135 reviews2025
Dev: X1 Games
Windows
Step into a liminal, cosmic horror experience set in an abandoned amusement park. Uncover the haunting narrative behind its twisted rides and empty tunnels to discover what lurks within a reality that shouldn't exist…
Why similar: Lovecraftian 43.5%, Dark 14.8%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Story Rich 7.9%, Atmospheric 7.5%
- #26 A Call From Under the House
62% matchPositive92% of 13 reviews2025
Dev: Party Crasher Studios
Windows · Mac
A short point-and-click Lovecraftian adventure game where the player must investigate a house suspected of cultish activity.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 48.7%, Detective 17.7%, Pixel Graphics 12.9%, Puzzle 9.7%, Adventure 6.2%
- #27 Inquisitor Shepherd
64% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Narrowdeep
Windows
Become Shepherd, an inquisitor sent to a suspicious village. Unveil the secrets of a world filled with fear, and make an inevitable choice. In this visual novel mystery, your decisions change the world. Can you survive the desperate horror?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 36.3%, Detective 15.8%, Text-Based 15.3%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Story Rich 8%
- #28 The Nameless City
63% matchVery Positive87% of 55 reviews2024
Dev: Paradnight Studio
Windows · Mac
Narrative-driven first person horror adventure inspired by Lovecraft's short novel "The Nameless City". Explore the ruins of a city that some say they are older than humanity itself. While you delve deeper into the ancient buildings, reality and visions blend into an indistinct haze.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 45.7%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Dark 12.1%, Atmospheric 8.4%, Puzzle 8.2%
- #29 黑石
64% matchPositive82% of 11 reviews2024
Dev: 非稳态物质-Unstable Matter
Windows
The game will center around two investigators who uncover a profound terror while delving into consecutive disappearances. A man with a dual-layered memory, a fragmented reality, an endless rainy night... What in the world is the Black Stone? Could it possibly mark the genesis of everything?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 52.3%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Text-Based 12.3%, Puzzle 9.9%, Story Rich 6.8%
- #30 Awaken
61% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: Uku Tonsiver
Windows
Awaken brings Lovecraftian horror to the beloved 2D side scroller genre. Make your way through the strange forest while encountering inexcplicable forces and try to keep your sanity as you piece together the mystery of your sister's disappearance.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 39.5%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Pixel Graphics 12.6%, Story Rich 7.6%, Platformer 7.6%
- #31 3 O'clock Horror
64% matchMostly Positive71% of 48 reviews2021
Dev: 3 O'clock grymlins TeamPub: Gabe Simao
Windows
This is a Lovecraftian-inspired tale of a man writing the horrors of the one night he visited his great uncle's mansion to remember what actually happened at 3 am during the visit.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 44.6%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, Dark 9.8%, Pixel Graphics 9.3%, Atmospheric 7.9%
- #32 Family curse
63% matchVery Positive91% of 235 reviews2023
Dev: Stork Game
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Family curse is a mystical horror from the first person with a frightening atmosphere. Immerse yourself in the intricate history of the Crouse family and find out the terrible secret of the people who died in the cursed house.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 21.1%, Detective 12.3%, Demons 11.1%, Psychological Horror 10.6%, Logic 10.2%
- #33 MY FATHER LIED
61% matchPositive94% of 16 reviews2025
Dev: LUNAR GAMES LTD
Windows
“My Father Lied” is a Story-rich Mystery Lovecraftian game that tells the story of Huda, who finds herself following an unfathomable secret regarding her father’s 20 years disappearance.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 37.5%, Detective 12.3%, Drama 9.9%, Story Rich 9.8%, Logic 9.5%
- #34 Plura Ingenia: Patient 16
62% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Oblique Interactive
Windows
A first-person psychological horror game where your personality shapes the experience. Answer unsettling questions, endure disturbing trials, and survive an evaluation that adapts to how you think and behave.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 32.9%, Dark 13%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Demons 10.1%, Story Rich 9.4%
- #35 Dagon: by H. P. Lovecraft
62% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 12,099 reviews2021
Dev: Bit Golem
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 29%
Face unspeakable horrors. Succumb to madness. Welcome to a free daemonic narrative experience inspired by H. P. Lovecraft.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 47.4%, Text-Based 10.8%, Psychological Horror 9.7%, Dark 9%, Story Rich 7.5%
- #36 HINGE
62% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Spheroom
Windows
HINGE is a psychological horror game that draws inspiration from Lovecraft and Bioshock. Delve into atmospheric environments, uncover clues, navigate the chilling nightmare, and find a way out of the time loop.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 32.4%, Dark 14.1%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Detective 11.1%, Story Rich 8.8%
- #37 Please Duology
63% matchPositive95% of 20 reviews2021
Dev: Somewhat Software
Windows
A compilation of two slow-paced, cosmic horror walking simulators, to be completed in under an hour. Please makes you maintain a power station and ignore the noises from the main engine, while Please Follow has you explore the trenches of a losing war, exposing your mind to visions of another world.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 43.7%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Dark 11.5%, Atmospheric 8.3%, Exploration 6.1%
- #38 栖云异梦3:溯源 Oriental Dreams 3:Origin
62% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 炭焱网络 Tantrum NetworkPub: 山灰猫 ShanHuiMao
Windows
继《栖云异梦》系列前两作的好评之后,第三作《栖云异梦3:溯源》将以解谜加轻度文字RPG的形式,带来更深刻的情感体验与更精妙的叙事设计。这一次,玩家将只身进入赤乌神的游戏场,调查十几年前的考古队员失踪大案,揭开方哲父母死亡的缘由。隐藏在真相之下的究竟是饱含恨意的贪婪?还是跨越生死的羁绊?
Why similar: Detective 20.8%, Text-Based 16%, Puzzle 10.6%, Story Rich 9.7%, Drama 9.4%
- #39 Miskatonic
62% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Scary Dinner Games
Windows
Miskatonic is a text-based strategy game where players take the role of an ancient god, determined to harvest fear for power. Incept your victims through dialogues with their psyche, study the limits of their mind by unlocking their stories, and manipulate the maze with powerful abilities.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 51.4%, Text-Based 21.2%, Story Rich 11.4%, Psychological Horror 9.3%, Dark 6.8%
- #40 Lunacy: Saint Rhodes
62% matchMixed59% of 172 reviews2023
Dev: Stormling StudiosPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Lunacy: Saint Rhodes is a first-person psychological horror adventure game. Explore your dark family history, solve puzzles and experience a gut-wrenching feeling of terror. You are being watched; never alone, never safe.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 43.5%, Magic 12.9%, Demons 10.9%, Psychological Horror 9.8%, Story Rich 7.3%
- #41 The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker
64% matchVery Positive83% of 596 reviews2017
Dev: D'Avekki Studios Ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
YOU are a psychiatrist, trying to solve a murder whilst treating the unusual patients of the recently deceased Doctor Dekker. Type a question - patients reply in full screen video and have questions for you too but be careful what you say. Your words determine their eventual fates, and your own!
Why similar: Lovecraftian 35.2%, Detective 14.8%, Dark 12%, Psychological Horror 9.8%, Drama 8.6%
- #42 Paradise Falls
60% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2026
Dev: L Goat
Windows
The water runs red. The knife runs clean. You cannot run from your sins.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 29.5%, Dark 12.8%, Demons 12.7%, Pixel Graphics 12.1%, Adventure 9.5%
- #43 Psycho-Sleuth
61% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: PHOSEPO
Windows
Psycho-Sleuth is a mystery game where cognitive disorders distort the rules of murder. 13 players, each with a strange condition — like “no lying,” “no left side,” or “no faces” — are trapped in a deadly game. These disorders are contagious, and the killer hides behind abnormal logic.
Why similar: Detective 16.8%, Dark Humor 13.9%, Dark 11.8%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Story Rich 9.1%
- #44 Arkham Mysteries: Chapter One
61% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Squidbit Works
Windows
Uncover the secrets of Arkham in a dark cosmic horror adventure. Solve puzzles, cross hidden dimensions, and use the Eye of Kadath to reveal the impossible. Knowledge comes at a price... are you willing to pay it?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 36.3%, Detective 12.9%, Logic 12.3%, Magic 11.5%, Puzzle 8.5%
- #45 Abaddon
61% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nice to meet studios LTD
Windows
Abaddon is a first-person psychological horror game steeped in Lovecraftian elements. Descend into a haunting story as you take on the role of Jimmy, searching for his missing brother Georgie while confronting his past in a nightmarish world.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 37.1%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Dark 12.5%, Story Rich 9.7%, Drama 7.9%
- #46 Terror At Oakheart
60% matchVery Positive82% of 427 reviews2024
Dev: Tainted PactPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 70%
The renowned slasher horror films of the 1980s and 1990s serve as a source of inspiration for Terror at Oakheart. The community of Oakheart has been terrorized by Teddy, a masked serial killer. As the body count rises, you discover there is more going on here than just a man in a mask.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 30.1%, Dark Humor 12.7%, Demons 10.7%, Psychological Horror 10.5%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%
- #47 The Lovecraft Pages
61% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Flobelle Games
Windows
A first-person cosmic horror mystery about owning a book of Eldritch magic; with the instructions you need to save your father, unlock reality and master the true powers of the universe. Will it give you the ability to bring him back? Is the knowledge of gods, older than time, yours for the taking?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 40.1%, Magic 14.7%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Demons 12.7%, Dark 12.7%
- #48 孙美琪疑案:雨儿胡同
61% matchMostly Positive77% of 62 reviews2022
Dev: QZQ Studio
Windows
1992年7月16日,后海湖边槐树下,发现一名女尸,衣着整齐坐在槐树下,颈部缠绕着一根吉他弦,为主要致死原因,双手有被吉他弦勒伤的痕迹,初步判定为自杀。死亡时间约凌晨2点左右,死者叫关雨珑。林警官,请你在错综复杂的线索中,寻找凶案的真相。
Why similar: Detective 14.7%, Drama 13.4%, Logic 11.4%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, Dark 10.9%
- #49 The Chrono Jotter
61% matchVery Positive94% of 2,199 reviews2021
Dev: Orca LayoutPub: 2P Games
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Rewind time to save your girlfriend in a twisted high school death game. A gripping yuri visual novel: Investigate brutal murders, unravel psychological horrors, and fight for a forbidden love that defies death itself.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 33.1%, Detective 14.7%, Drama 11.6%, Story Rich 8.4%, Emotional 7.5%
- #50 Pneumata
60% matchMixed53% of 85 reviews2024
Dev: Deadbolt InteractivePub: Perp Games
Windows
Prepare to question what is reality, and what is insanity in one of the scariest psychological horrors in years. The tenants are going missing, screams echo and blood seeps through the walls of Clover Hill.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 34.3%, Detective 13.9%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Demons 8.8%, Atmospheric 7.1%
- #51 The Whisperer | Le murmureur
62% matchMixed68% of 121 reviews2021
Dev: Studio Chien d'Or
Windows · Mac
Investigate an abandoned trading post, explore its surroundings and solve the terrible mystery it holds. The Whisperer is a short story-driven point & click game set in Lower Canada at the beginning of the 19th century.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 41.5%, Dark 12.6%, Story Rich 11.4%, Psychological Horror 9.1%, Atmospheric 9%
- #52 Darkness Within 1: In Pursuit of Loath Nolder
63% matchMostly Positive73% of 623 reviews2014
Dev: Stormling StudiosPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Explore disturbing corners of the human psyche. Delve into a dimension of nightmares, the occult and a tense psychological world created in classic Lovecraftian style. As police detective Howard E. Loreid, you are tasked to solve the murder of Clark Field, a wealthy man involved in the occult.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 52.5%, Detective 13.7%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Puzzle 7.9%, Adventure 7.1%
- #53 Broken soul
60% matchNo user reviews
Dev: KatrunaPub: Dragon tales
Windows · Mac
Broken soul is a personal hell of a lost person, which makes Alex meet his own demons. Should he lose to his fears or he must struggle and fight off the things his own mind hides?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 27.9%, Dark Humor 13.5%, Dark 11.9%, Pixel Graphics 11%, Story Rich 8.5%
- #54 Faint Echo
59% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Agard Games
Windows
Faint Echo is a psychological horror visual novel with point-and-click elements. A young man named Denys moves into a cheap apartment, but soon faces disturbing paranormal events. Explore the dark building, uncover its secrets, and try to survive.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 29.9%, Text-Based 18.4%, Drama 12.5%, Dark 10.1%, Demons 9.7%
- #55 The Sleep Experiment
60% matchMostly Negative26% of 19 reviews2023
Dev: ClawsDev
Windows · Mac
Experience the horrors of one of the most infamous experiments that ever took place. As a test subject in a top-secret Soviet research facility, you must endure days without sleep while facing unimaginable terrors that lurk in the shadow.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 34.8%, Dark 16%, Psychological Horror 16%, Story Rich 10.2%, Atmospheric 7.5%
- #56 Túatha Echoes: The Village
59% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: Freki GamesPub: Heathen
Windows
Immerse yourself in the psychological horror of The Village, where whispers bend reality and ordinary life spirals into madness. Unravel the dark rise of one of Túatha's most infamous figures in this short story visual novel.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 31.7%, Text-Based 18.2%, Psychological Horror 13%, Magic 12.1%, Dark 11.7%
- #57 Roots Devour
57% matchMostly Positive75% of 508 reviews2026
Dev: Rewinding GamesPub: GCORES PUBLISHING
Windows
Extend your roots, imbibe fresh blood, and expand without end. Roots Devour is a strategic exploration game centered around a card-connecting mechanism. Drive your frenzied roots through swamps and over frozen mountains, invading human cities until the darkness... descends.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 40.6%, Dark 13.5%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Atmospheric 8.4%, Story Rich 6.6%
- #58 OS:Memories
61% matchMixed65% of 20 reviews2022
Dev: BASI Studios
Windows
You were just the owner of an office, but something piqued your curiosity. Understand what happened to Andy by browsing through his most personal archives and memories. OS: Memories is a short and engaging storyline about the everyday life of a game developer.
Why similar: Detective 15.8%, Drama 12.3%, Story Rich 11.1%, Pixel Graphics 11%, Emotional 10.5%
- #59 SOMA
60% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 50,405 reviews2015
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent comes SOMA, a sci-fi horror game set below the waves of the Atlantic ocean. Struggle to survive a hostile world that will make you question your very existence.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 33.6%, Psychological Horror 13%, Dark 12.7%, Story Rich 9.1%, Drama 8.4%
- #60 Haunting of Mageburrow
58% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Solohack3r Studios
Windows
A cozy lovecraftian horror retro RPG. Become a paranormal investigator & explore an open world. Solve a criminal conspiracy of the occult. Investigate & battle monsters.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 40%, Detective 16.1%, Demons 14%, Psychological Horror 10.1%, Story Rich 6.9%