60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Dark, Horror, Singleplayer, Exploration.
The Broken Ceiling is a hand-drawn, 2D, top-down eldritch horror adventure where the player must use a fragile light, which constantly needs to be recharged, to hold back the darkness, explore alien caverns, and uncover why fate has summoned a little rabbit into a pit of incomprehensible beings.
The Coma 2B: Catacomb
The Coma 2B: Catacomb is a Korean survival horror adventure. It is the back story to the previous game, The Coma 2: Vicious Sisters, and a story bridge for the full series. You return as Youngho, the hero from The Coma 1, as you once again venture forth into the terrifying mirror dimension…
The Mariner
Enter into a Horror Adventure Lovecraftian-inspired story. As your sanity begins to erode, and armed with only a oil-lit lantern, work to unlock and uncover the secrets of the ship. Yet be aware, for something ancient and unknowable stirs within the suffocating darkness of the ship's maw...
The Coma 2B: Catacomb is a Korean survival horror adventure. It is the back story to the previous game, The Coma 2: Vicious Sisters, and a story bridge for the full series. You return as Youngho, the hero from The Coma 1, as you once again venture forth into the terrifying mirror dimension…
Why similar: Lovecraftian 25.8%, Mystery Dungeon 21.2% ★, Hand-drawn 11.3%, Dark 11%, Horror 10.2%
Enter into a Horror Adventure Lovecraftian-inspired story. As your sanity begins to erode, and armed with only a oil-lit lantern, work to unlock and uncover the secrets of the ship. Yet be aware, for something ancient and unknowable stirs within the suffocating darkness of the ship's maw...
Why similar: Lovecraftian 45.3%, Horror 18.2%, Hand-drawn 7.5%, Dark 6.5%, Puzzle 6.4%
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 37.1%, Horror 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%, Dark 8.3%, Atmospheric 7%
Explore your new Vert-X 64 in this four-part horror puzzle adventure. Play games, connect to a local BBS, and solve your cutting-edge computer's technical problems with the help of strangers. And maybe help some folks along the way. Just don't get lost in this strange new world of technology.
Why similar: CRPG 17.3%, Hand-drawn 14.4%, Horror 11.7%, Dark 10.7%, Interactive Fiction 8.5%
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 40.8%, Horror 13.4%, Interactive Fiction 11%, Psychological Horror 8.1%, Dark 6.9%
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 39.8%, Horror 11.5%, Dark 10.2%, Exploration 8.7%, Interactive Fiction 7.9%
Welcome to the horrific altered memories of my childhood home.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 29.1%, Mystery Dungeon 22.7% ★, Horror 11.5%, Dark 8.8%, Exploration 6.2%
Hello Anxiety is a pixel art narrative puzzle RPG set in a surreal world shaped by mental health struggles. Navigate eerie bookstores, silent streets, and haunting memories as you explore the layers of anxiety and self-doubt in this emotional, story-driven experience.
Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 23.3% ★, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Isometric 10.4%, Investigation 8.6%, Top-Down 8.5%
Cthulhu style AVG. Main gameplay is exploration and selection.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 54.7%, Hand-drawn 20.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, RPG 10.6%
An indie horror game in which you find yourself in a mysterious abandoned sewer where people disappear. At first there is nothing unusual, but gradually you realize that something terrible lives in the sewer.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 42%, Mystery Dungeon 29.4% ★, Horror 16.2%, Dark 12.4%
Explore a cursed residential area in this retro-inspired horror game. As a Hunter, track the entities that dwell within and cleanse the area.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 46.2%, Horror 17.5%, Psychological Horror 9.1%, Dark 8.7%, Exploration 6.5%
A short narrative-driven horror game made in RPGmaker featuring hand-drawn graphics and animated cutscenes. Players navigate the house and its backyard, interacting with the environment and collecting key items to progress the story.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 39.4%, Hand-drawn 17.9%, Interactive Fiction 14.3%, RPG 11.2%, Horror 10.3%
Descend down the arctic depths in Crathos Deep, a cosmic horror narrative adventure. Explore the vast abyss with your submarine and utilize your expeditionary drone to reach the dark corners of the ocean. Investigate a lost research institute to unravel the unsettling mystery of its downfall.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 38.7%, Horror 16.7%, Dark 12.5%, Exploration 9.3%, Atmospheric 7.1%
Dead of Darkness is a 2D survival-horror action-adventure. Investigate a mysterious island and unravel its disturbing secret. You’ll have to face grotesque creatures, hurdle deadly traps, solve puzzles, and most importantly, survive.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 31.5%, Horror 12.3%, Isometric 10.3%, Top-Down 9.5%, Dark 7.9%
Containment has failed. As an amnesiac agent of the Bureau, face uncontained anomalies in a turn-based mystery RPG. Every tactical move and moral judgment creates a lasting echo. Record, research, and survive the consequences. Your judgment is the only shield.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 32.6%, Mystery Dungeon 19% ★, Horror 13.7%, Hand-drawn 10%, Dark 9.1%
Delve into the enthralling world of Pocket Mirror ~ GoldenerTraum, the acclaimed RPG Maker gothic horror game that'll take you on a moving journey of self-discovery.
Why similar: CRPG 20.1%, Horror 19%, Interactive Fiction 10.4%, Dark 10%, Top-Down 9.9%
Nightmares of awful creatures and twisted worlds have haunted you since you received a letter from a prospective client. Delving into the mystery behind this cursed page may be the only chance you have of ever sleeping again. Nobody ever said being a paranormal investigator was easy...
Why similar: Lovecraftian 45.1%, Horror 18.9%, Investigation 14.4%, Dark 9.9%, Atmospheric 6.9%
Three Doors. One Safe Path. Observe the signs, learn the patterns, and uncover the fate of the explorer who ventured before you.
Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 17.1% ★, Investigation 13.5%, Top-Down 9.8%, Emotional 9.6%, Horror 8.7%
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 39%, Hand-drawn 14.2%, Horror 12.7%, Dark 9.9%, Psychological Horror 7.6%
You've made a mistake trying to summon a beast from the depths. Explore a huge manor to solve your mess. Can you find the sacred grimoires before being consumed by the darkness?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 34.9%, Mystery Dungeon 14.1% ★, Exploration 11%, Atmospheric 8.2%, Dark 6.9%
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 43.1%, Horror 15.9%, Dark 14.4%, Psychological Horror 9.3%, Atmospheric 6.3%
Delve into a role-playing game of horror, loss and madness set in the strange worlds of HP Lovecraft. Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones offers a mix of rich role-playing and turn-based tactical combat, represented in an illustrative visual style. Can you find salvation in a dead world?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 52.4%, Horror 13.8%, RPG 11.4%, CRPG 9.5%, Atmospheric 4.4%
Face unspeakable horrors. Succumb to madness. Welcome to a free daemonic narrative experience inspired by H. P. Lovecraft.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 46.8%, Horror 16.6%, Dark 8.7%, Interactive Fiction 7.7%, Psychological Horror 6.1%
Dark Plague is a top-down, horror, stealth, roguelite. Navigate the pitch black forest with only your lantern. Don't get detected, forage for ingredients, craft decoctions to keep the plague under control, and aid you in the darkness. Navigate deep into the woods to find a cure, or perish forever.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 25.7%, Hand-drawn 12.5%, Horror 12.5%, Top-Down 10.5%, Dark 9.3%
Alex wakes up at his grandmother’s, left alone in a silent house. Unsure where his family is, he begins to uncover a dark mystery in an attempt to escape. Facing his fear in an endless nightmare, Alex must survive the dead of night, a cursed forest, and paranormal activities before daylight arrives.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 32.5%, Horror 14%, Dark 12.8%, Investigation 9.5%, Psychological Horror 7.4%
Welcome to the world of The Coma 3: Bloodlines. In this realm of shadows rumors and urban legends become reality, and danger lurks around every corner. If a living intruder dies here, their body will be severed from their spirit and never wake again ...
Why similar: Lovecraftian 42.7%, Horror 19.5%, Dark 7.8%, Psychological Horror 7%, Adventure 6.9%
LOSE YOUR MIND. EAT YOUR CREW. DIE. Take the helm of your steamship and set sail for the unknown! Sunless Sea is a game of discovery, loneliness and frequent death, set in the award-winning Victorian Gothic universe of Fallen London.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 47.2%, Dark 12.2%, Exploration 12%, Horror 8.3%, Atmospheric 5.6%
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 30.8%, Emotional 12%, Horror 11.2%, Dark 11%, Psychological Horror 6.6%
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 59.4%, Horror 14.8%, Psychological Horror 7.9%, Atmospheric 5.7%, Dark 4.6%
A Place, Forbidden is a first-person, lo-fi horror-puzzle game set in the Library of Ouroboros, a seemingly innocuous library that, rumor has it, contains knowledge not meant for the eyes of mortal man. We hope you enjoy your visit.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 45.8%, Horror 18.1%, Dark 12.5%, Atmospheric 7.5%, Psychological Horror 6.7%
Materialization of Memories is a Survival Horror game where you can never be sure you are in control of the situation. The materialisation zone has many surprises in store for you.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 24.8%, CRPG 23.7%, Hand-drawn 13.7%, Top-Down 7.9%, Psychological Horror 7.5%
A Low res horror game 14 years in the making, Soul Catcher has the player take the role of one of six characters who find themselves in a nightmarish remote mountainside trying to save a loved one from a demon worshiping cult. Navigate the mansion, solve the puzzles and evade the horrors that lurk.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 27.6%, Hand-drawn 14.2%, Horror 11.4%, Top-Down 11%, Dark 10.5%
THIS GAME IS CANCELED.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 28.4%, Investigation 12.2%, Interactive Fiction 11.6%, Dark 11.1%, Horror 10.7%
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 44.7%, Horror 14.5%, Dark 9.6%, Psychological Horror 9.5%, Atmospheric 6.7%
Pharos Light is a survival horror game inspired by “The Lighthouse” and Lovecraft. Upgrade the Lighthouse with unique equipment, develop the island, and survive the night.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 38.2%, Horror 14.5%, Dark 13.6%, Exploration 7.5%, Atmospheric 6.9%
Tormentum II is a dark, surreal Point & Click adventure where nightmare worlds, grotesque creatures, and uneasy choices await. Inspired by H.R. Giger and Zdzisław Beksiński, it’s the long-awaited return to Tormentum.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 28.2%, Dark 14.6%, Horror 14%, Hand-drawn 13.1%, Exploration 6.8%
A slow burn retro horror game, in which you arrive at the old lighthouse on a small island near the coast of the United States. After the previous keeper has gone missing, you need to take over his duties and watch after the light.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 41.7%, Horror 19.3%, Dark 11%, Psychological Horror 8%, Atmospheric 6.9%
A first-person horror adventure. Uncover your past and survive the Algerian desert. Fear is your enemy; stay calm to not succumb to an illness threatening you and your loved one. Avoid darkness, hide from monsters and solve puzzles. Adventure Mode available for a less scary experience.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 37.3%, Horror 13.1%, Dark 8.3%, Exploration 8%, Emotional 6.5%
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 46.8%, Dark 12.1%, Horror 10.7%, Psychological Horror 9.4%, Atmospheric 7.3%
Stranded alone in an unfamiliar place, with only a lugubrious coffin at your side. Dive deep into this melancholic and macabre tale of death, grief and despair as you try to piece together the intricate lore while facing entities far beyond human comprehension. A love letter to games of yore.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 37.5%, Hand-drawn 14.5%, Horror 10.4%, Dark 9.3%, Exploration 7.8%
A horror adventure on a distant world. Explore Luminary Corporation’s most cutting-edge research facility, piece together what went wrong, and survive the horrors that lurk in the dark.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 39.5%, Horror 18.5%, Dark 11.2%, Psychological Horror 10%, Atmospheric 8.4%
Conarium is a chilling Lovecraftian game, which follows a gripping story involving four scientists and their endeavor to challenge what we normally consider to be the ‘absolute’ limits of nature. Inspired by H.P. Lovecraft’s novella "At the Mountains of Madness", but largely set after the original story.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 63.3%, Horror 16.4%, Psychological Horror 6.9%, Adventure 6.4%, Atmospheric 4.6%
The Echo Paradox is a first-person psychological horror game. Humanity stands on the brink of an unsettling revelation – alternate dimensions are real, but eerily without signs of life.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 33.8%, Horror 14.5%, Investigation 12.7%, Dark 9.7%, Psychological Horror 9.7%
Lantern of Worlds : Layla's Quest is a short adventure about the assassin Layla. Layla is banished by her order to a remote island, there to live out her days in exile. But strange events are happening on the island. Events which will steer Layla unto a new path, and towards a great destiny.
Why similar: CRPG 33%, Top-Down 14.3%, Exploration 10%, RPG 9.5%, Magic 9.2%
Did you really believe a wardrobe is just a piece of furniture? Not in Forgotten Hill! Uncover the evil within the 5 twisted chapters of this new point-and-click adventure. Will you survive?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 40.1%, Horror 12.8%, Hand-drawn 11.4%, Interactive Fiction 10.2%, Puzzle 6.2%
Ritual Tides is a single-player, narrative-driven first-person psychological horror game set on the isolated British island of Hortus. Explore the island, uncover its dark past, loot food, ammunition and supplies, evade the cult of the Fallow Parish, and survive Lovecraftian horrors.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 38%, Horror 17.9%, Investigation 12.2%, Psychological Horror 9.9%, Dark 7%
A 3rd person, fixed-camera survival horror adventure. Fear the Presence, a mysterious entity you cannot fight: stay alert, hide, breathe slowly... Explore cursed places where unseen spirits and lost souls linger in a true horror story for the ages.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 29.5%, Investigation 15.7%, Dark 14.2%, Horror 14%, Psychological Horror 8.6%
The Last Cargo is a dark survival horror - where your road to independence leads through the hell of imprisonment.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 31.3%, Horror 12.7%, Top-Down 11.7%, Dark 10.9%, Psychological Horror 7.3%
Escape the shady brackwater swamp together with the Professor and the Captn in a small Cutter, in a short, text-heavy, linear Horror-Adventure (without Jumpscares).
Why similar: Lovecraftian 27.2%, Interactive Fiction 17.5%, Top-Down 15.2%, Horror 13%, Exploration 12.7%
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%, Horror 13.4%, Dark 13%, Exploration 8.8%, Psychological Horror 7.5%
Care is an atmospheric first person horror game with puzzle elements, where your choices have consequences. Be observant with your surroundings and unravel the horrific secrets that hide within these walls.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 30.5%, Horror 13.6%, Investigation 12.5%, Interactive Fiction 12%, Dark 11.9%
Part travel journal, part visual novel with a hint of psychological horror, Melbourne: Route 96 is an experimental game about catching a tram in the wrong direction - and a polaroid camera.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 35.5%, Hand-drawn 16.7%, Interactive Fiction 13%, Dark 11.2%, Horror 10.4%
A Black Pyramid materializes across the globe. Dr. Mehdi Algun must decipher why, before its hunger for death and suffering consumes everything. An ancient cycle of cleansing has begun. As madness spreads and humanity tears itself apart, choose: become the destroyer, or join the cleansed.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 44.3%, Dark 14.6%, Horror 11.5%, Psychological Horror 8.6%, Investigation 7%
A first person horror exploration game set in the frozen wastes of Antarctica. Use your tools to navigate the frozen galleries untouched by millennia and unearth evidence of a dreadful truth while you search for a madman whose ill fate lies somewhere beneath these Mountains of Madness
Why similar: Lovecraftian 42.4%, Horror 14.8%, Dark 11.6%, Exploration 8.8%, Atmospheric 6.9%
A mysterious adventure focused on exploration, puzzle-solving, and choice-driven progression as two young nobles navigate a mansion that warps into a mysterious and dangerous world after a sudden disaster. Will you uncover the truth hidden within its shifting halls before the darkness consumes you?
Why similar: Horror 20.5%, Investigation 11.9%, Top-Down 11.6%, RPG 11.5%, Interactive Fiction 10.2%
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 34.2%, Dark 15.5%, Horror 15.5%, Psychological Horror 8.4%, Exploration 8.3%
In GrimWhimsy, you and your friends are convicted criminals thrown into the dark corridors of a forgotten laboratory. Survive, trick the monsters, and laugh together when things go wrong. Can you escape this hell? Find out for yourself!
Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 28.8% ★, Investigation 11.4%, Dark 11.4%, Horror 10.1%, Emotional 9.4%
The Night Is Long is a short first-person horror game where a grieving man follows a ghostly vision into an abandoned mansion. Uncover dark secrets, survive atmospheric horrors, and face your past through exploration, puzzles, and subtle scares.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 49.1%, Horror 16.3%, Exploration 10.9%, Psychological Horror 9.3%, Puzzle 5.8%
