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60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Mystery, Horror, Psychological Horror, Adventure.

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"Ambitious" is a third person puzzle solving game based on the myth system written by Lovecraft. It tells the story of the demise of a fictional border town in Britain in the last century, as well as a deeper mystery.

Reviews: Mostly Negative — 20% — of 10 reviews
Released: 2022-07-14
Developer: Puhu
Genres: Adventure, Indie, RPG
Platforms: Windows

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    Dev: EstarFish
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  2. #2 Call of Cthulhu®
    96% matchMostly Positive79% of 13,295 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.

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  3. #3 No one lives under the lighthouse Director's cut
    96% matchVery Positive87% of 2,402 reviews2020
    Dev: Marevo Collective
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 75%

    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.

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  4. #4 Arkham Detective
    95% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Skellyboy Studios AS
    Windows

    Arkham Detective is an immersive and captivating psychological thriller that unfolds within the eerie and otherworldly universe crafted by the master of cosmic horror, H.P. Lovecraft.

    Why similar: Lovecraftian 33.6%, Thriller 21.4%, Detective 10.8%, Narration 9.2%, Puzzle 5.9%

  5. #5 Apothecurse
    94% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Lesser Key Studios
    Windows

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    94% 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.

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    93% matchMixed63% of 38 reviews2021
    Dev: Huochairen Interactive Entertainment
    Windows

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  8. #8 Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss
    92% 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.

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  9. #9 DESOLATIUM
    91% matchMostly Negative28% of 29 reviews2024
    Dev: SUPERLUMENPub: SOEDESCO
    Windows · Linux

    DESOLATIUM is a first-person point & click Graphic Adventure based on Lovecraft Mythos. Live this horror story where you will have to visit mysterious locations, face lovecraftian creatures, find clues and combine objects to solve puzzles.

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  10. #10 The Tartarus Key
    91% matchVery Positive93% of 291 reviews2023
    Dev: Vertical ReachPub: Armor Games Studios
    Windows
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%

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  11. #11 DESOLATIUM: Prologue
    90% matchMostly Positive78% of 118 reviews2021
    Dev: SUPERLUMEN
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 48 minMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 42%

    DESOLATIUM: PROLOGUE is a first-person point & click Graphic Adventure based on Lovecraft Mythos. Live this horror story where you will have to visit mysterious locations, face lovecraftian creatures, find clues and combine objects to solve puzzles.

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  12. #12 Silent Love
    89% matchMostly Positive78% of 249 reviews2023
    Dev: Weird Bunny
    Windows

    This is a terrorist decryption adventure game that took place in 1913.

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  13. #13 Lunacy: Saint Rhodes
    88% 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.

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    89% matchVery Positive81% of 208 reviews2018
    Dev: Chance6 Studios, LLC
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 68%

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  15. #15 Inquisitor Shepherd
    87% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Narrowdeep
    Windows

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    86% matchMostly Positive70% of 202 reviews2020
    Dev: Arcadia
    Windows

    HINGE is a psychological horror VR adventure. You suddenly find yourself in an abandoned skyscraper, devoid of all your senses and memories. The laws of physics are distorted, and time has collapsed. The only way out is to step into the terrifying unknown and piece together the fragmented clues

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    Dev: 纤指游戏Pub: Delicate Fingers
    Windows

    A subway train plagued by strange occurrences. A part-time exorcist girl arrives to confront the supernatural chaos, with the unknown ahead.

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    Windows
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%

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    Dev: 这么好玩工作室
    Windows

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    84% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
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    Windows

    Embrace the human condition in this creepy RPG game. Sink in an abyss of loneliness, pain and anguish: will you forge your path out?

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    Dev: TheGamerUrso
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    83% matchMixed53% of 784 reviews2022
    Dev: 完蛋了的国王Pub: Gamirror Games
    Windows

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    82% matchNo user reviews
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    Windows

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    81% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Apocrifa Labs Interactive
    Windows

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    80% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Nice to meet studios LTD
    Windows

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    79% matchVery Positive82% of 428 reviews2024
    Dev: Tainted PactPub: Assemble Entertainment
    Windows
    Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 71%

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    79% match9 user reviews78% of 9 reviews2023
    Dev: Jonathon Baroi
    Windows

    "Embrace of the Downpour" is a psychological horror experience set in a lonely apartment, where you face an unexpected series of events. Can you handle the unfolding madness?

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    Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 54%

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    78% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Flantastic Games
    Windows

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    Windows · Mac

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    77% matchNo user reviews
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    78% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2022
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    Windows · Linux

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    76% matchMostly Positive74% of 91 reviews2024
    Dev: Universe Studio
    Windows

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    75% matchVery Positive88% of 453 reviews2023
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    Windows

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    73% matchPositive90% of 48 reviews2024
    Dev: Quarantine InteractivePub: Plug In Digital
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    75% matchPositive95% of 20 reviews2021
    Dev: Somewhat Software
    Windows

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    73% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2025
    Dev: Demigrz
    Windows

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  39. #39 DEEP FOG
    74% matchMostly Positive76% of 142 reviews2022
    Dev: Devil Beetle Games
    Windows

    Deep Fog is a single-player, 2D horizontal pixel horror/adventure game. Explore the strange events that occurred in Fog City. The game's 5 chapters will be released in phases.

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    73% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Blue Moss Games
    Windows

    The Academy of the Cosmic Realm is a short first-person horror game where you explore an old abandoned academy to discover what terrible event led to it's closure.

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    72% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Michael Rfdshir
    Windows

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    72% matchNo user reviews
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    Windows

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    71% matchPositive92% of 13 reviews2025
    Dev: Meka Games
    Windows

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    71% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: JG STD
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    74% matchMostly Positive74% of 879 reviews2009
    Dev: Frogwares
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    70% matchNo user reviews
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    Windows

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    70% matchNo user reviews2026
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    69% matchNo user reviews
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    69% matchNo user reviews
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    69% matchVery Positive89% of 661 reviews2019
    Dev: Cloak and Dagger Games
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    Experience a bite-sized slice of Lovecraftian horror in this updated version of our cult freeware point and click adaptation of H.P. Lovecraft's classic short story.

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    67% matchNo user reviews
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    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 34.6%, Detective 12.1%, Mystery 11%, Horror 9.5%, Adventure 9%

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    67% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Evona Games
    Windows

    You'll witness unprecedentedly chilling events as you try to uncover the dark secrets lurking within a cursed mansion alongside Alexia. This village has never returned any of its visitors. Will you be able to escape the clutches of this cursed village?

    Why similar: Thriller 28.1%, Detective 13%, Horror 11.4%, Psychological Horror 8.9%, Exploration 8.6%

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