Games Like Athanasy

Dread whispers echo across the Information Superhighway. Y2K is coming, heralding the rise of the Old Ones. With your meatspace mind unraveling, time is running out -- barter with gods, embrace the deathless aeons, or go offline permanently in this modempunk horror story.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 18.5%, Cyberpunk 12.8%, Visual Novel 10.7%, Text-Based 10.2%, Horror 7.7%

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.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 23%, Cyberpunk 18.9%, Dialogue Heavy 12.3%, Detective 11.6%, Psychological Horror 10.9%

You must stay in your apartment as the city around you falls to an Eldritch horror.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 23.8%, Dynamic Narration 21.8% ★, Post-apocalyptic 15.1%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Psychological Horror 11%

MINDS BENEATH US is an emotional sci-fi narrative game. Through the eyes of a humble individual, experience a mad world where humans are exploited as computing devices for AI. Listen to the concerns of those you meet and offer guidance. Together, face challenges and confront an uncertain destiny.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 23.6%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Choices Matter 12%, Multiple Endings 10.9%

Conversation is a dangerous game. Manipulate a fractured band of renegade divers to reach the depths of this short narrative puzzle. Uncover alliances and expose betrayals — before something horrific from the dark abyss silences you all. Don’t let the conversation get too deep.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 28.7%, Dialogue Heavy 14.2%, Sci-fi 12%, Choices Matter 10.9%, Visual Novel 8.8%

In an AI-powered age where original authors have become largely redundant, play as a dejected writer on the brink of losing their creative drive forever.

Why similar: Text-Based 26.2%, Visual Novel 20.1%, Psychological Horror 17.4%, Horror 13.8%, Choices Matter 6.8%

Scarlet Scarf is a visual novel inspired by the legend of Plague Maiden. Dive into the dark mysteries of a dying city with the fate of Sanator Richard Murdock in your hands. Perhaps it's not too late to stop the on-going calamity...

Why similar: Visual Novel 17.8%, Lore-Rich 17.7%, Text-Based 13.9%, Horror 12.4%, Hand-drawn 12.1%

A giant cathedral of flesh has appeared in the middle of the ocean on a dying world. A small group of scientists are secretly investigating it when a mysterious woman appears, facing an impossible task.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 26.4%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Sci-fi 12.8%, Multiple Endings 12.1%, Choices Matter 9.7%

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 38.3%, Surreal 21.8%, Psychological Horror 19.3%, Horror 11.3%, Atmospheric 6.2%

Moscow: somewhere in the near future. The city and perhaps the Earth's surface has turned into a radioactive ash. Those who decided that they could not exist in such conditions began to live under the ground.

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 54%, Story Rich 19.9%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Atmospheric 8.9%, 2D 5.8%

When the truth is buried, go underground. Step into this new take on text-based adventure from the award-winning team behind Thomas Was Alone and Volume. A short story that hands you the fate of the world above, as a detective looking for answers on the Subsurface Circular.

Why similar: Text-Based 18.1%, Detective 18.1%, Dialogue Heavy 14.5%, Visual Novel 13%, Cyberpunk 12%

Lovecraft meets Papers, Please. Play as a lighthouse keeper and guide ships safely into the harbor using your radio. Survive the presence of something impossible, and don’t let the shadows consume you!

Why similar: Lovecraftian 22.4%, Lore-Rich 16.5%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Visual Novel 10.3%, Horror 10.1%

RECORD_DrowsyVortex is a post-apocalyptic exploration-focused RPG set in the future era of Space Immigration. It is one piece of recorded data transmitted from Planet Drowsy Vortex centuries later, offering an immersive experience of a local post-disaster survivor's weird and memorable story.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 21.6%, Post-apocalyptic 21.3%, Lore-Rich 15.3%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Visual Novel 12.4%

In this psychological horror game, you are a doctor with only 12 days to save a town from a mysterious plague. Make ruthless decisions and diagnose with precision. Shape the town's future and rewrite the past. Hold yourself together while it all falls apart.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.5%, Detective 16%, Lovecraftian 15.8%, Surreal 14.9%, Horror 14.5%

Pathologic 2 is a groundbreaking open-world horror RPG. Resist the plague. Make medicine. Heal people. Perform an autopsy. Trade to get what you need. Fight and kill if necessary. Survive. Struggle with an outbreak in a secluded rural town that is rapidly turning into hell.

Why similar: Detective 26.5%, Surreal 22.1%, Choices Matter 16.9%, Psychological Horror 16.7%, Story Rich 10.7%

An existential horror game in which you are tasked with keeping a sleeper colony ship intact. No enemies or NPCs share the ship with you - only creaking metal echoes and endless dark. Overcome random events, system failures, and the downward spiral of your sanity to see your mission through.

Why similar: Dynamic Narration 31.5% ★, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Dialogue Heavy 12.6%, Choices Matter 10.9%, Multiple Endings 7.9%

399 days ago, the world ended. Epimutation is a horror visual novel that follows seven survivors as they attempt to navigate life in the apocalypse. Make life or death decisions, form bonds with your fellow survivors, and attempt to unravel the mystery behind the outbreak.

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 19.6%, Visual Novel 17.7%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Horror 13.5%, Choices Matter 13.3%

Ascension is a visual novel following three lost souls as they venture into The Zone - a dangerous and alien world. Follow the abrasive Doctor, the shy Scholar and sardonic Escort on their journey - though none of them will come out unscathed.

Why similar: Lore-Rich 15.9%, Post-apocalyptic 15%, Dialogue Heavy 11.6%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Psychological Horror 9.4%

Alone in the dead of night, you find yourself sent on a simple errand to check on a quiet gas station on the outskirts of town. But nothing here feels right. You can’t outrun this place. It wants you. And it will keep you.

Why similar: Text-Based 16.4%, Surreal 14.5%, Dialogue Heavy 13.9%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Psychological Horror 11%

A literary machination about corporations, conspiracies, and the unspeakable horrors you’ll commit for minimum wage.

Why similar: Text-Based 20.6%, Surreal 15.8%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Choices Matter 9.7%

A first‑person cyberpunk horror detective story set in a decaying, neon‑scarred future. As an Observer who invades minds to hunt for clues, you will sift through corrupted memories to track down a mysterious killer and confront your own dark past.

Why similar: Dynamic Narration 18.4% ★, Cyberpunk 15.5%, Detective 12.8%, Surreal 9.7%, Dialogue Heavy 8.8%

WARNING. Stay inside. Lock your doors. Close the blinds. Only let humans in. Eliminate all Visitors. An anxiety horror about paranoia in the End of Times.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.7%, Horror 21.7%, Choices Matter 19.1%, Multiple Endings 16.3%, Story Rich 9.9%

The first entry of the Abime Series. Eight captives must cooperate or compete to escape an underground subway under the manipulation of a dangerous psychopath. Can you really trust anyone? What about yourself? And what is the meaning of a good ending? Is reaching one even possible?

Why similar: Visual Novel 18.6%, Multiple Endings 14.8%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Horror 13.6%, Choices Matter 12.5%

Earth, 1976. You have been tasked with managing a deep-sea science facility working to perfect cloning. Explore the darkness and keep your crew alive in this hardcore survival colony builder. And beware. The darkness hides untold horrors.

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 58.3%, Choices Matter 30.1%, Atmospheric 11.6%

In a concrete slab beneath the earth, a lone technician is sent for routine maintenance on a network of supercomputers. Each terminal operates on its own hidden rules, and the only way to escape is to learn how to speak their language. Crack the code, unlock the truth.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 40.6%, Horror 37.2%, Sci-fi 14.8%, Atmospheric 7.3%

In THE DESCENDANT, the end of the world is only the start. With what remains of humanity protected in underground Ark facilities, your mission is to keep survivors alive, while discovering a far greater conspiracy buried within Ark-01.

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 50.2%, Story Rich 16.2%, Choices Matter 13%, Sci-fi 12.6%, Casual 8%

A dark fantasy tale where death is not the end but the path to the truth. Two magi trapped in a collapsing tower must unravel a deadly mystery. Each death reveals another piece of the puzzle that is their shared past and forbidden love. For fans of House in Fata Morgana and literary dark fantasy.

Why similar: Text-Based 21%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Multiple Endings 11.9%, Choices Matter 11.1%

Early 90s. You stayed in a quiet hotel for just one night and the next morning you’ve found out that the old world was destroyed. Alien dreams, secrets of your past and other guests that are turning into monsters. This hotel will not let you to check out.

Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 19.1%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Post-apocalyptic 14.9%, Horror 13.4%, Multiple Endings 11.3%

You are Arc, a city management AI. Designed to manage a city-wide AR metaverse known as the NeuroNet. Meet its many users, build relationships and help or hinder their lives while trying to balance the wider needs of the city. Find your humanity in a world losing theirs to technology.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 18.9%, Dialogue Heavy 18.6%, Text-Based 16.5%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Choices Matter 9.1%

The depressing pictures of a dying village and its inhabitants to the dark ambient music of the underground performers make those who are still trying to survive in places where everything has long died, to plunge even deeper into the world of mystical horror and deep despair

Why similar: Text-Based 21%, Detective 19.4%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Horror 10%

Working at a data entry job in the big city, you type up and transcribe the lost mail and letters that have nowhere else to go. But as the days carry on oddities in the mail start to emerge, and cracks begin to appear.

Why similar: Text-Based 26.5%, Surreal 21.1%, Psychological Horror 17.7%, Horror 17.5%, Multiple Endings 11.1%

"Leviathan: The Last Day of the Decade" is a detective story told by a dweller of a cruel dark fantasy world affected by the pandemic. The world ruled by a five noble-born kins under the suzerainty of the undead Plague King.

Why similar: Visual Novel 50.2%, Story Rich 17.5%, Choices Matter 16.7%, Detective 7.9%, Atmospheric 7.7%

You are the liquidator survived the samosbor in block G-326 of the endless Gigakhrushchyovka. You have to find out what happened in this block, evacuate the residents and find a way out for yourself. But is everything as simple as it seems at first glance?

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 45%, Horror 22.6%, Story Rich 12.3%, Atmospheric 9.4%, 2D 6%

You are a monster under someone's house.

Why similar: Visual Novel 24.7%, Horror 21.1%, Psychological Horror 16%, Multiple Endings 12.2%, Choices Matter 10.3%

You awaken in a cold unfamiliar building crawling with grotesque creatures. Stave off terror using your wits and anything you can find, then try to make it out alive in this highly atmospheric environmental horror game.

Why similar: Surreal 36.5%, Psychological Horror 29.3%, Horror 25.2%, Atmospheric 9%

🚨 Emergency Alert 🚨 New security protocols have been activated. Remain indoors. Do not open your doors under any circumstance. Isolation is safety. Isolation is truth. Or is it?

Why similar: Text-Based 27%, Visual Novel 18.6%, Horror 14.5%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Sci-fi 12.4%

Apocalipsis is a point-and-click adventure game, in the vain of Samorost and Machinarium, where all puzzles have a hidden meaning. With a unique artstyle inspired by 15th century engravings it tells a story about heartbreak, redemption and, quite literally, the end of the world.

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 25.9%, Hand-drawn 18%, Horror 17.5%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Choices Matter 11.3%

Travel across landscapes devastated by a catastrophic climate meltdown, following a small family in search of somewhere habitable. With limited supplies and facing potential death at every turn, your choices will decide their fate. Will they manage to settle down?

Why similar: Visual Novel 20.3%, Choices Matter 15.1%, Hand-drawn 14.9%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Multiple Endings 11.9%

The Test: Reality Check is one of multiple installments in an ongoing social experiment that can be classified as an atmospheric, psychological-simulation with horror elements. Dive deep into your own psyche to find answers to questions you've kept locked away, hidden from yourself for far too long.

Why similar: Text-Based 17%, Surreal 14.3%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Choices Matter 10.6%

Do you often think of what is there, beneath the towns and the cities we live in? Sewer systems, bombshelters, scientific objects... Are you ready to find yourself in a place on the edge of the reality plane you are used to?

Why similar: Visual Novel 24.5%, Surreal 17.4%, Horror 16.1%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, Multiple Endings 11.1%

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 29.6%, Detective 17%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Choices Matter 9%, Story Rich 7.7%

A tech-noir survival horror short story, set in the urban decay of a long abandoned British city. Solve environmental puzzles, manage limited resources and fight for a way to escape beyond the wall.

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 31.5%, Cyberpunk 28.6%, Psychological Horror 22.3%, Horror 8.8%, Multiple Endings 4.4%

Over or Under? A simple game of gambling with your life.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 25.9%, Lore-Rich 20.3%, Surreal 17.8%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Horror 9.2%

Dry Drowning is a psychological investigative visual novel set in a futuristic dystopian city. Follow the story of Mordred Foley, unscrupulous private detective haunted by his dark past, and look into a series of macabre serial killings inspired by Greek mythology.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 22.6%, Detective 20.9%, Visual Novel 17.2%, Sci-fi 13.2%, Horror 12.6%

Sanctuaries. Secrets. Serious consequences. A solo-developed psychological horror/drama visual novel.

Why similar: Visual Novel 21.5%, Psychological Horror 18.8%, Text-Based 18.4%, Horror 16%, Story Rich 8.4%

A claustrophobic anomaly-horror game where you can only turn, blink, and decide: is it real or not? Survive five endings and uncover Mike’s story.

Why similar: Dynamic Narration 21.6% ★, Lore-Rich 19.4%, Surreal 14.6%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Horror 10.1%

Hell Dive is a first-person horror game where you are a Maritime Operative alone aboard a submarine. Sent on a mission to revive an abandoned deep-sea colony, you uncover dark secrets as terrifying and deadly horrors await in its depths

Why similar: Lovecraftian 34.1%, Psychological Horror 18.5%, Horror 14.4%, Sci-fi 10.8%, Multiple Endings 10%

IXION is an unrelenting, city-building odyssey across the stars. As Administrator of the Tiqqun, DOLOS’ prototype space station, you are tasked with balancing preservation and exploration as you manage infrastructure, resources and crew. Can you keep the flame of humanity alight in the cold dark?

Why similar: Choices Matter 44%, Post-apocalyptic 38.7%, Atmospheric 17.3%

A gritty dice-driven RPG, in a steampunk city. You escaped the War, but how to survive? Explore the city. Build up your skills. Decide who to trust. Choose carefully: you might just spark a revolution!

Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 27.2%, Text-Based 19.2%, Lore-Rich 18.6%, Choices Matter 8.6%, Multiple Endings 8%

Fears are not always just rustles in the dark. And death is not always a bad ending.

Why similar: Visual Novel 21.5%, Text-Based 20.5%, Detective 13.2%, Hand-drawn 12.8%, Horror 8%

Five girls meet in an isolated underground city. As they slay and betray each other, what fate awaits them at the end of their journey? Hope? Or despair? Enjoy an immersive story, fully voiced and boasting multiple endings!

Why similar: Visual Novel 44.5%, Post-apocalyptic 24.2%, Story Rich 16.2%, Multiple Endings 11%, 2D 4.1%

Sci-Fi Mystery Visual Novel. Nine people are trapped in an underground research facility, forced to play a game of life and death. Check your log to find the truth that connects those apparent strangers - if you even want to, that is.

Why similar: Visual Novel 40.9%, Sci-fi 30%, Story Rich 16.2%, 2D 7.9%, Psychological Horror 5%

The most relaxing horror game you'll ever play. Anemoiapolis exists in the uncanny valley of American architecture -- endless carpeted floors and lonely malls. Escape for your life, and enjoy the scenery.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 24.6%, Surreal 22.4%, Psychological Horror 21.6%, Horror 18.3%, Story Rich 7.5%

A story-driven psychological experience where memory fades, silence deepens, and something waits in the dark.

Why similar: Surreal 28.6%, Visual Novel 25.6%, Lovecraftian 22.2%, Psychological Horror 7.5%, 2D 6.7%

Sitting on the brink of extinction, you keep doing what you do best: take and survive. But deep down, you know. Something horrible is about to happen.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 42.6%, Surreal 42.1%, Atmospheric 7.8%, Story Rich 7.5%

Set over the course of roughly a week, you play as a young girl who has been living in a shelter all her life. The outside world is infected with a deadly disease. Society is in chaos. Fortunately, your papa is protecting you.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 31.1%, Horror 20.8%, Choices Matter 15.2%, Dialogue Heavy 10.9%, Atmospheric 9.5%

You were hired to extract a bioengineer. Now your team is cut off, your comms are dead, and you're surrounded by something wearing human skin. Hold the line, make the calls, and survive the night in this choice-driven visual novel with turn-based combat.

Why similar: Visual Novel 29.5%, Psychological Horror 19%, Multiple Endings 14.4%, Choices Matter 13.2%, Hand-drawn 9.6%

Unravel a string of gruesome murders terrorizing Tokyo in this mystery-thriller visual novel. The secrets of a case from six years prior may just be the key to the current unending cycle of tragedy—and the thing that cracks this woeful world’s shell may be one girl’s smile.

Why similar: Detective 25%, Visual Novel 19.3%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Choices Matter 11.8%, Text-Based 11.7%

You only have 21 days until this living city dies. The clock is ticking. You can’t be everywhere at once. Decide what to explore, who to meet and see every decision shape the curious stories and terrible secrets of this branching narrative game.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 43%, Text-Based 22.3%, Choices Matter 19.7%, Story Rich 9.8%, Atmospheric 5.2%