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Inspired by the award-winning board game franchise, Arkham Horror: Mother’s Embrace is an investigation game served with turn-based combat, set in the cult universe of H.P. Lovecraft.

Reviews: Mixed — 63% — of 687 reviews
Released: 2021-03-23
Developer: Twin Sails Interactive
Genres: Adventure, RPG
Platforms: Windows
Median playtime: 1.4 hrs
Mean playtime: 5.7 hrs
Players ≥ 1 hr: 59%

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    97% 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.

    Why similar: Lovecraftian 76.7%, Adventure 9.2%, Horror 8.9%, RPG 5.1%

  2. #2 Mansions of Madness
    96% matchVery Positive93% of 1,277 reviews2016
    Dev: Fantasy Flight Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 70%

    A companion app for the Mansions of Madness Second Edition board game from Fantasy Flight Games. Mansions of Madness is a cooperative game of mystery and investigation inspired by the writings of H. P. Lovecraft. During each game, one to five players explore a location to unravel a mystery.

    Why similar: Lovecraftian 49.8%, Board Game 28.6%, Adventure 17%, Horror 4.5%

  3. #3 Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones
    96% matchMixed66% of 2,493 reviews2019
    Dev: Cultic GamesPub: Fulqrum Publishing
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 11.5 hrsMean: 12.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    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 63.3%, RPG 14.9%, Turn-Based Combat 8.8%, Horror 7.8%, Adventure 5.2%

  4. #4 Chronicle of Innsmouth
    95% matchMostly Positive78% of 248 reviews2017
    Dev: PsychoDevPub: AtomicHorde
    Windows
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    Chronicle of Innsmouth is a point'n'click adventure inspired by Lucas' retro classics from the 90s and H.P. Lovecraft's works. Investigate, gather info and solve enigmas to unveil the secrets of the cursed town of Innsmouth, a forsaken place surrounded by horrifying rumors.

    Why similar: Lovecraftian 81.4%, Adventure 18.6%

  5. #5 Conarium
    94% matchMostly Positive77% of 2,240 reviews2017
    Dev: Stormling StudiosPub: Iceberg Interactive
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    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 75.6%, Adventure 15.3%, Horror 9.1%

  6. #6 Elder Sign: Omens
    94% matchMostly Positive77% of 456 reviews2013
    Dev: Fantasy Flight Publishing, Inc.
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    Elder Sign: Omens is a digital version of the popular board game by Fantasy Flight Games. Build a team of unique investigators and fight to keep an all-powerful Ancient One from invading our world! Explore museums, oceans, deserts and more for the arcane Elder Signs that will help seal the Ancient One away.

    Why similar: Lovecraftian 62.3%, Board Game 34.7%, Horror 3%

  7. #7 Westmark Manor
    92% matchMixed69% of 78 reviews2020
    Dev: Nodbrim InteractivePub: Toadman Interactive
    Windows
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    What lurks in the darkest corners of the mansion? Westmark Manor is a journey into the occult, a mind-bending survival horror game, with a heavy focus on solving puzzles and exploration, inspired by the formidable H.P. Lovecraft.

    Why similar: Lovecraftian 53.5%, Adventure 41.6%, Horror 4.9%

  8. #8 Stirring Abyss
    91% matchVery Positive88% of 431 reviews2020
    Dev: Sleepy SentryPub: Slitherine Ltd.
    Windows
    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 70%

    Stirring Abyss is an indie tactical squad-based game with strong RPG elements in which you uncover the ancient mysteries of the depths depicted in the classic vein of Lovecraftian horror.

    Why similar: Lovecraftian 70%, RPG 10.5%, Adventure 9.4%, Turn-Based Combat 6%, Horror 4.1%

  9. #9 The Innsmouth Case
    91% matchMixed66% of 197 reviews2020
    Dev: RobotPumpkin GamesPub: Assemble Entertainment
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 93%

    The Innsmouth Case is a text adventure game inspired by H.P. Lovecraft and the very first text-based adventure to combine horror and comedy in a fit and proper way.

    Why similar: Lovecraftian 82.2%, Adventure 8.9%, Horror 8.8%

  10. #10 Heretic Operative
    90% matchVery Positive82% of 89 reviews2019
    Dev: C Prompt Games
    Windows

    A unique digital boardgame with strategy and narrative elements, inspired by games like Pandemic, Arkham Horror, and Talisman. As a Heretic Operative, a secret mage sworn to oppose the Cult, you must harness the arcane without becoming lost in its power.

    Why similar: Lovecraftian 50.5%, Board Game 26.8%, RPG 9.5%, Turn-Based Combat 8.1%, Horror 5.1%

  11. #11 Moons of Madness
    89% matchMostly Positive77% of 2,891 reviews2019
    Dev: Rock Pocket GamesPub: Funcom
    Windows
    Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    Moons of Madness is a first-person, story-driven cosmic horror game where the scientific exploration of Mars meets the supernatural dread of Lovecraft.

    Why similar: Lovecraftian 63%, Adventure 20.4%, Horror 11.3%, Exploration 5.4%

  12. #12 Curse of the Old Gods
    89% matchVery Positive84% of 63 reviews2017
    Dev: Tim Rachor
    Windows
    Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 69%

    A mystery adventure game set in a present-day Lovecraftian universe.

    Why similar: Lovecraftian 56%, Adventure 36.7%, Horror 7.3%

  13. #13 Darkness Within 1: In Pursuit of Loath Nolder
    88% 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 70.9%, Adventure 17.2%, Horror 11.9%

  14. #14 Achtung! Cthulhu Tactics
    87% matchMixed67% of 255 reviews2018
    Dev: Auroch DigitalPub: Ripstone
    Windows
    Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 62%

    Challenge the horrifying reign of Nazi terror and battle an immortal evil in Achtung! Cthulhu Tactics; a turn-based tactical strategy game set in the award-winning Achtung! Cthulhu universe.

    Why similar: Lovecraftian 54.5%, RPG 17.5%, Turn-Based Combat 17.2%, Horror 10.8%

  15. #15 Omen Exitio: Plague
    86% matchVery Positive85% of 621 reviews2018
    Dev: Tiny Bull Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    Investigate a paranormal disease that threatens to eradicate humanity in this unsettling Lovecraftian adventure, inspired by the choose-your-own-adventure gamebooks of the 80s and 90s. Your choices will determine the story, your character’s destiny… and the future of humanity.

    Why similar: Lovecraftian 88.6%, Adventure 11.4%

  16. #16 Lovecraft Quest - A Comix Game
    86% matchMixed65% of 81 reviews2018
    Dev: OGUREC APPS
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    🐙Original сomics style game inspired by the works of Howard Phillips Lovecraft - a recognized master of the horror genre. You have to avoid traps, solve puzzles and react very fast fleeing from Lovecraftian horrors which fill the labyrinth of the Temple of Nameless Cults.

    Why similar: Lovecraftian 82.2%, Adventure 17.8%

  17. #17 Dreams in the Witch House
    84% matchVery Positive93% of 421 reviews2023
    Dev: Atom Brain GamesPub: Bonus Stage Publishing
    Windows
    Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 50%

    Navigate the eerie world of Dreams in the Witch House, a unique blend of point-and-click and RPG-adventure. Unravel occult mysteries in Arkham, maintain your sanity, and survive the May-Eve in this Lovecraftian horror game.

    Why similar: Lovecraftian 66.8%, Adventure 13.2%, RPG 10.4%, Horror 9.5%

  18. #18 Cultist Simulator
    84% matchMostly Positive80% of 13,737 reviews2018
    Dev: Weather Factory
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 80%

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    Why similar: Lovecraftian 60.2%, Board Game 29.7%, RPG 10.1%

  19. #19 Chronicle of Innsmouth: Mountains of Madness
    85% matchMostly Positive72% of 111 reviews2021
    Dev: PsychoDevPub: AtomicHorde
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    After an encounter with a dreadful horror, detective Lone Carter’s investigation leads him to fateful places as Innsmouth, Arkham and the Antarctic, investigating a series of deaths and mysteries. Play also as Abdul Alhazred and H.P. Lovecraft himself in this Lovecraftian point’n’click adventure.

    Why similar: Lovecraftian 78.9%, Adventure 21.1%

  20. #20 The Dark Rites of Arkham
    80% matchVery Positive98% of 429 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 61.8%, Adventure 23.5%, Exploration 8.6%, Horror 6.1%

  21. #21 Wait - Extended
    82% matchVery Positive89% of 57 reviews2015
    Dev: rest.less Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 97%

    "Wait" is a mystery horror game, inspired by the works of H.P Lovecraft and the Silent Hill series. The gameplay is put together by elements of exploration and riddle solving. Experience horror without jump scares or fighting monsters, but with the fear of the unknown and unimaginable.

    Why similar: Lovecraftian 68.3%, Adventure 19.7%, Horror 12%

  22. #22 Mythos: The Beginning - Director's Cut
    83% matchMixed68% of 74 reviews2014
    Dev: Dark Gaia StudiosPub: KOMODO
    Windows
    Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 97%

    Mythos: The Beginning is a survival horror/adventure rpg based on the pulp-horror and monster movies of the 1930s. Set in London in 1934, Mythos tasks you with creating your own paranormal investigator from scratch and guiding them through an exploration of the infamous Harborough Asylum.

    Why similar: Lovecraftian 54.7%, Adventure 21.3%, RPG 17.3%, Horror 6.7%

  23. #23 October Night Games
    82% matchMostly Positive71% of 89 reviews2020
    Dev: Octobear Knight GamesPub: WhisperGames
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Will you try to keep the world the way it is or fight for the changes? October Night Games is a digital board game where everyone is a cultist working for one of two different sides. Scour the town for cursed ingredients and make deals with inscrutable entities as something eldrich this way comes.

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  24. #24 The Horror at Highrook
    77% matchVery Positive91% of 451 reviews2025
    Dev: Nullpointer Games
    Windows

    The Horror at Highrook is an occult card crafting narrative RPG. Explore a haunted mansion with your team of investigators, summon dark entities, craft powerful protections, uncover the fate of the missing family, and choose your own path through the darkness.

    Why similar: Lovecraftian 56.8%, Board Game 26%, Horror 9.5%, RPG 7.7%

  25. #25 Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2008)
    81% matchMostly Positive74% of 879 reviews2009
    Dev: Frogwares
    Windows
    Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 73%

    The Sherlock Holmes series returns with this updated version of The Awakened, which brings a whole new dimension to the original title developed by Frogwares. The game puts the player into an investigation of the Cthulhu Mythos - as imagined by Father of modern horror, H.P. Lovecraft.

    Why similar: Lovecraftian 70.4%, Adventure 26%, Horror 3.6%

  26. #26 Sherlock Holmes The Awakened
    77% matchVery Positive83% of 2,656 reviews2023
    Dev: Frogwares
    Windows
    Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 81%

    Experience a nerve-racking Lovecraftian adventure, rebuilt from the ground up with modern graphics and gameplay. Become Sherlock Holmes, and find yourself at the heart of the terrifying Cthulhu Mythos as you investigate a series of mysterious disappearances in Europe and the US.

    Why similar: Lovecraftian 72.6%, Horror 10.5%, Adventure 9.4%, Exploration 7.6%

  27. #27 Alpha Polaris : A Horror Adventure Game
    79% matchVery Positive81% of 597 reviews2015
    Dev: Turmoil Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    Alpha Polaris is an oldschool adventure game focusing on slow-burning character driven horror and environmental themes. It draws inspiration from such sources as Inuit legends and Cthulhu mythos.

    Why similar: Lovecraftian 46.6%, Adventure 38.3%, Horror 15%

  28. #28 WORLD OF HORROR
    76% matchVery Positive90% of 9,731 reviews2023
    Dev: panstaszPub: Ysbryd Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 71%

    Experience the quiet terror of this 1-bit love letter to Junji Ito and H.P. Lovecraft. Navigate a hellish roguelite reality with turn-based combat and unforgiving choices. Experiment with your deck of event cards to discover new forms of cosmic horror in every playthrough. The inevitable awaits...

    Why similar: Lovecraftian 62.4%, Horror 13.1%, Turn-Based Combat 9%, RPG 8.6%, Adventure 7%

  29. #29 The Foretold: Westmark Legacy
    78% matchMixed58% of 79 reviews2024
    Dev: Nodbrim Interactive
    Windows

    Fight to investigate another day in this gothic horror adventure card game. Equip items and relics. Acquire cards and use them wisely to survive what lurks in the darkest corners of town. Take a short and mind-bending dive into the unknown with a cosy horror atmosphere.

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  30. #30 Necronomicon: The Dawning of Darkness
    81% matchMixed44% of 205 reviews2014
    Dev: Cryo InteractivePub: Microids
    Windows
    Median: 36 minMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 43%

    In this thrilling point-and-click adventure based on the works of H.P Lovecraft, you’ll traverse the haunting world of Gothic New England, solving puzzles and acquiring information to help Stanton solve the mystery of the Necronomicon.

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    78% matchMostly Positive78% of 3,017 reviews2019
    Dev: Protocol GamesPub: 🚀 Raiser Games
    Windows
    Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 22.4 hrs≥1hr: 66%

    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 63.2%, Adventure 16.4%, Horror 13.9%, Exploration 6.5%

  32. #32 克苏鲁异闻录
    79% matchMixed66% of 249 reviews2019
    Dev: LLC Blini GamesPub: Surefire.Games
    Windows · Mac

    基于“克苏鲁神话”世界观下的Roguelike动作冒险游戏作品。玩家将在游戏中身临其境地接触洛夫克拉夫特笔下那些不可名状之物。通过不同的选择调查世界的谜团,合理控制自己的san值让自己在残酷的走位-射击战斗中生存下去!获取装备,磨练技巧,挫败古神与外神们的邪恶计划!

    Why similar: Lovecraftian 75.6%, Adventure 13.4%, RPG 11%

  33. #33 Abscission
    75% matchVery Positive94% of 109 reviews2023
    Dev: Beyond Booleans
    Windows

    Abscission is a Lovecraftian, story-driven horror point-and-click investigation game. It involves searching crime scenes for evidence, combining clues and questioning suspects. Puzzles can have multiple solutions as you guide the protagonist - Detective Will Stanhope - through the story.

    Why similar: Adventure 53.2%, Horror 46.8%

  34. #34 ASYLUM
    73% matchVery Positive85% of 468 reviews2025
    Dev: Senscape
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 77%

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    Why similar: Lovecraftian 52.3%, Adventure 25.2%, Horror 17.6%, Exploration 4.9%

  35. #35 Lovecraft's Untold Stories
    76% matchMostly Positive74% of 948 reviews2019
    Dev: LLC Blini GamesPub: Fulqrum Publishing
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    Lovecraft’s Untold Stories is an action roguelite with RPG elements. Explore randomly generated levels based in Lovecraft's stories, fight cultists and all kinds of monsters from the Mythos, improve your gear, solve puzzles, and find clues and knowledge to defeat the Great Old Ones.

    Why similar: Lovecraftian 75.3%, Adventure 11.2%, RPG 8.8%, Horror 4.8%

  36. #36 Alone in the Dark
    73% matchMostly Positive79% of 4,498 reviews2024
    Dev: Pieces InteractivePub: THQ Nordic
    Windows
    Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 13.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    Return to Derceto Manor in this reimagination of Alone in the Dark, a love letter to the 90’s cult classic horror game.

    Why similar: Lovecraftian 74.6%, Adventure 13.8%, Horror 11.6%

  37. #37 Cthulhu Mythos ADV Lunatic Whispers
    75% matchMostly Positive73% of 99 reviews2022
    Dev: Gotcha Gotcha Games
    Windows

    Immerse yourself in the captivating world of the Cthulhu Mythos with this 2D visual novel game featuring a thrilling TRPG-based experience! Roll the dice and use your skills and luck to escape the abandoned hospital, while experiencing the cosmic terror.

    Why similar: Lovecraftian 65.4%, Adventure 12.6%, Horror 9%, Exploration 7.5%, RPG 5.4%

  38. #38 Armello
    74% matchVery Positive82% of 15,967 reviews2015
    Dev: League of Geeks
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 30.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    Armello is a grim fairy-tale board game come to life, with every match combining deep, tactical card play, rich tabletop strategy and RPG elements. Leverage subterfuge, spells and careful strategy to wrangle control of the game's chaotic odds as you quest for the throne.

    Why similar: Board Game 65.8%, RPG 19.2%, Adventure 15%

  39. #39 Menace from the Deep
    71% matchVery Positive84% of 2,275 reviews2024
    Dev: Flat Lab
    Windows
    Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 15.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    Menace from the Deep is an enthralling Roguelike Deckbuilding card game that unfolds in a dark world, drawing inspiration from Howard Lovecraft and the Cthulhu Mythos.Set against the backdrop of 1920s USA, the narrative revolves around a clandestine occult society.

    Why similar: Lovecraftian 81.5%, Adventure 11%, Horror 7.5%

  40. #40 Inkshade
    71% matchVery Positive88% of 590 reviews2025
    Dev: Studio Vezelle
    Windows

    Inkshade is a turn-based tactics game carved out of strange wooden miniatures, wrapped in a web of locked rooms, and orchestrated by an otherworldly game master. Victory is not guaranteed, and the only constant is the cruel black ink that flows within the pieces.

    Why similar: Board Game 34.5%, Lovecraftian 33.7%, RPG 11.1%, Turn-Based Combat 8.5%, Horror 7.4%

  41. #41 Curious Expedition 2
    72% matchVery Positive89% of 4,080 reviews2021
    Dev: Maschinen-Mensch
    Windows
    Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 18.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    Curious Expedition 2 is a turn-based narrative roguelike set in a reimagined version of the late 19th century that uses procedural gameplay and story elements to create completely unique and epic adventures every time you play.

    Why similar: Lovecraftian 42.8%, Board Game 22%, Adventure 14.2%, Turn-Based Combat 8.2%, RPG 7.4%

  42. #42 Lust from Beyond
    73% matchVery Positive81% of 4,349 reviews2021
    Dev: Movie Games LunariumPub: Movie Games S.A.
    Windows
    Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 14.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    A Victorian mansion. A cult worshipping an otherworldly erotic deity. Among all that - you. Explore a world inspired by the works of Lovecraft, Giger, and Beksiński. See for yourself that there are no limits to dark ecstasy.

    Why similar: Lovecraftian 66.8%, Horror 22.7%, Adventure 7.9%, Exploration 2.6%

  43. #43 A House of Many Doors
    74% matchVery Positive84% of 431 reviews2017
    Dev: Pixel Trickery
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    Explore the House, a parasite dimension that steals from other worlds, in a train that scuttles on mechanical legs.

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  44. #44 Hunter's Moon: A Sovereign Syndicate Adventure
    69% matchVery Positive86% of 205 reviews2025
    Dev: Crimson Herring StudiosPub: Zugalu Entertainment
    Windows

    A Victorian Steampunk Roguelite Deckbuilder. Choose from four characters with unique cards and abilities. Customize your deck and character as you investigate a mysterious plague. Battle corrupted beasts and bosses in turn-based combat to unlock powerful relics and enchanted tarot cards.

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  45. #45 Dagon: by H. P. Lovecraft
    69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 12,107 reviews2021
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    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.

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  46. #46 Eldritch
    72% matchVery Positive88% of 2,216 reviews2013
    Dev: Minor Key Games
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    Eldritch is the original imsim roguelike: a first-person action game inspired by roguelikes, immersive sims, and H. P. Lovecraft.

    Why similar: Lovecraftian 76.4%, Adventure 8.1%, Horror 7.6%, RPG 5.5%, Exploration 2.4%

  47. #47 The Tower on the Borderland
    69% matchVery Positive87% of 67 reviews2024
    Dev: DascuMaru
    Windows

    A horror game inspired by Super Metroid and The House on the Borderland. Explore, survive and escape from a mysterious tower, inhabited by ghouls and monsters.

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  48. #48 Transient: Extended Edition
    71% matchMostly Positive70% of 333 reviews2020
    Dev: Stormling StudiosPub: Iceberg Interactive
    Windows
    Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    H.P. Lovecraft meets Cyberpunk. Delve deep into a dystopian world and investigate what is happening to you and your friends in a domed city. Solve puzzles, hack systems and plug in to explore other dimensions. Discover a truth that might tear apart your sanity and question your very existence.

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  49. #49 SKALD: Against the Black Priory
    66% matchVery Positive94% of 3,442 reviews2024
    Dev: High North Studios ASPub: Raw Fury
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 75%

    SKALD:Against the Black Priory is a retro-style party-based RPG set in a grim-dark fantasy world of tragic heroes, violent deaths and Lovecraftian horror. Take a chance and roll the dice as you embark on a compelling story filled with deadly creatures, branching story and tactical, turn-based combat

    Why similar: Lovecraftian 54.9%, Horror 13.5%, Exploration 10.8%, Adventure 10.8%, RPG 10%

  50. #50 Edge of Sanity
    68% matchMostly Positive74% of 239 reviews2024
    Dev: Vixa GamesPub: Daedalic Entertainment
    Windows

    Set in the unforgiving lands of Alaska, Edge of Sanity is a Cthulhu-inspired, 2D survival horror game. Uncover a disturbing story while madness claws at your mind. Lead a group of survivors and explore, scavenge and survive together - against untold eldritch horrors.

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  51. #51 Kowloon's Curse: Lost Report
    67% matchVery Positive94% of 248 reviews2023
    Dev: Studio [notes.]
    Windows

    Explore a surreal world inspired by Kowloon Walled city in this turn-based RPG inspired by Japanese dungeon crawlers from the late 1990s.

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  52. #52 Roots Devour
    66% matchMostly Positive75% of 515 reviews2026
    Dev: Rewinding GamesPub: GCORES PUBLISHING
    Windows
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    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.

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  53. #53 Curious Expedition
    68% matchVery Positive91% of 4,456 reviews2016
    Dev: Maschinen-Mensch
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    Curious Expedition is a roguelike expedition simulation set in the late 19th century. Together with famous personalities you will venture on unprecedented expeditions to regions never explored before for fame, science and treasures.

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  54. #54 The Sinking City Remastered
    67% matchMostly Positive76% of 5,182 reviews2021
    Dev: Frogwares
    Windows
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 81%

    Powered by Unreal Engine 5, The Sinking City Remastered brings the eerie, atmospheric world of Oakmont back to life with enhanced gameplay and fully relit environments, perfect for both newcomers and returning players.

    Why similar: Lovecraftian 64.8%, RPG 9.6%, Horror 9.4%, Adventure 8.9%, Exploration 7.4%

  55. #55 Classified Stories: Color Out of Space
    68% matchMixed67% of 132 reviews2022
    Dev: RVL Games
    Windows

    A short, free, horror adventure game set in our days, inspired by Lovecraft novel: The Colour Out of Space.

    Why similar: Lovecraftian 58.8%, Adventure 27.2%, Horror 14%

  56. #56 The Nameless City
    66% 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 76.2%, Adventure 10.7%, Horror 8%, Exploration 5%

  57. #57 Call of Cthulhu®: Dark Corners of the Earth
    70% matchMixed68% of 3,295 reviews2009
    Dev: Headfirst ProductionsPub: Bethesda Softworks
    Windows
    Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 57%

    Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth is a first-person horror game that combines intense action and adventure elements.

    Why similar: Lovecraftian 82.7%, Horror 12.6%, Adventure 4.7%

  58. #58 The Council
    67% matchVery Positive84% of 5,581 reviews2018
    Dev: Big Bad WolfPub: Focus Entertainment
    Windows
    Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 17.4 hrs≥1hr: 77%

    Experience a Narrative Adventure where your choices and character growth truly matter. As a member of a 1793 secret society, live a tale of intrigue and manipulation on the hunt for your missing mother.

    Why similar: Adventure 50.7%, RPG 39.4%, Horror 9.9%

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