- #1 Backrooms: Exit from Supermarket
97% matchMixed70% of 56 reviews2025
Dev: CGI LAB GAMES
Windows
In the Backrooms: Exit from Supermarket, you find yourself trapped in a labyrinth of endless, flickering aisles. Unearth dark secrets behind every shelf while evading lurking apparitions and supernatural terrors. Can you survive the haunted corridors and escape before the nightmare consumes?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 22.3%, Survival Horror 9.5%, Psychological Horror 9.3%, Narration 8.7%, Walking Simulator 8.3%
- #2 EMOTIONLESS : The Last Ticket
96% matchVery Positive82% of 136 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 31.1%, Walking Simulator 12.5%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Horror 10.3%, Mystery 9.4%
- #3 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.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 42.4%, Horror 9.5%, Psychological Horror 9.4%, Mystery 7%, Narration 6.2%
- #4 Horror of Minos
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dgen Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Explore the mythical ancient ruins beneath the island of Minos. Piece together what happened to you and your team. Beware the spirits and beasts that lurk below! A single-player, first-person, horror game inspired by Penumbra and Amnesia.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 25.7%, Mystery 9.9%, Survival Horror 9.4%, Walking Simulator 8.8%, Horror 8%
- #5 Plura Ingenia: Patient 16
94% 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 23.8%, Survival Horror 10.1%, Psychological Horror 9.9%, Walking Simulator 9.2%, Horror 9.1%
- #6 Dwelling on the Hill
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Apocrifa Labs Interactive
Windows
Sealed inside by a cosmic anomaly. In this house that defies the laws of physics, evade the Entity that manipulates your mind. Your only aid is an experimental device that reveals illusions. A 90-minute, intense, and Lovecraftian psychological horror experience.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 28%, Survival Horror 10.1%, Psychological Horror 9.1%, Horror 9%, Linear 8.6%
- #7 Mountains of Madness
93% matchMixed57% of 28 reviews2024
Dev: Deep Dive Project
Windows
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 30.2%, Mystery 10.4%, Walking Simulator 9.9%, Horror 9.4%, Survival Horror 8.3%
- #8 Lost Sanity: Cthulhu
92% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Manin StudiosPub: ZNT Productions
Windows
On Halloween night, a group of teens tells horror stories, and each one comes to life in Lost Sanity. In the first chapter, Call of the Sea, you play as Megan Claire, trapped in an underground prison while cultists awaken a marine entity; slip through shadows, follow clues, and guard your sanity.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 39%, Mystery 11.3%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Survival Horror 11%, Horror 10.4%
- #9 Lighthouse of Madness
91% 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 33%, Walking Simulator 11.3%, Psychological Horror 11%, Mystery 9.6%, Linear 8%
- #10 Underwater
91% matchMixed68% of 75 reviews2021
Dev: Andreev WorldsPub: Gamesforgames
Windows
Dive into a world of despair in the world of Underwater. Take the role of an unknown inmate entering the a deep sea prison where mutants roam and barely any traces of human life remain. You will have to use all your ingenuity to escape and avoid becoming the meal of the hideous denizens.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 22.5%, Survival Horror 12.8%, Mystery 11.9%, Walking Simulator 11.6%, Psychological Horror 10.5%
- #11 Lola Maria
89% matchMostly Positive79% of 14 reviews2025
Dev: Kallim Studio
Windows
Lola Maria is a first-person psychological horror game where everyday tasks take a disturbing turn. Living with your grandmother, you uncover unsettling secrets as the line between family, memory, and the supernatural begins to blur.
Why similar: Survival Horror 13.8%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Walking Simulator 11.2%, Horror 10.2%, Mystery 7.9%
- #12 The Sleep Experiment
90% 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 25%, Survival Horror 13.6%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Horror 11.1%, Mystery 10.7%
- #13 Into The Light
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 2L Games
Windows
Stay in the light, beware of the dark. Survive as Damien in a strange world with new rules and horrific residents. Each new step might lead you to madness but your path to salvation has a cost.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 24.1%, Narration 11.5%, Walking Simulator 10.9%, Psychological Horror 9.2%, Mystery 8.7%
- #14 The Whisperer | Le murmureur
88% 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 31%, Horror 10%, Mystery 9.7%, Historical 9%, Story Rich 8%
- #15 UnSeen
86% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: Tenebos
Windows
UnSeen : you won't see death coming. A first person horror game about immersion, where truth and madness are never far away. Be careful... fear is on your feet.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 35.4%, Narration 13.6%, Horror 12.9%, Mystery 12.5%, Walking Simulator 8.3%
- #16 Dark Lessons
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Tall Tide Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Can you survive your teacher in this psychological horror game? With only candles for light and trapped in her home, you have to uncover her family's dark secrets. Solve puzzles, connect the dots and escape. But beware: There is someone else playing games with you, and someone who needs your help.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 30.9%, Walking Simulator 12.5%, Psychological Horror 11%, Horror 10.2%, Linear 7%
- #17 Inner Voices
87% matchMixed53% of 93 reviews2017
Dev: Sigma GamesPub: No Gravity Games
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Inner Voices is a dark, non-linear adventure game with a pinch of horror, inspired by works of H. P. Lovecraft and E. A. Poe. Find your way through a procedurally generated maze of rooms and solve the mystery of your past.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 30%, Psychological Horror 10.7%, Horror 8.1%, Walking Simulator 7.9%, Dark 7%
- #18 HINGE
84% 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 25.2%, Psychological Horror 11%, Walking Simulator 10.3%, Horror 10%, Survival Horror 8.9%
- #19 HOLFACE
84% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Jonny's Games
Windows
Upon visiting his decrepit and dying grandfather, Isaac discovers an ancient evil that has parasitically dwelled within his ancestry for generations. Isaac must stop the parasite's symbiotic cycle from reoccurring or else become its new host.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.9%, Lovecraftian 16.6%, Horror 14.3%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Linear 9.3%
- #20 Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs
85% matchMixed70% of 11,878 reviews2013
Dev: The Chinese RoomPub: Frictional Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 16.5 hrs≥1hr: 51%
From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent and Dear Esther comes a new first-person horrorgame that will drag you to the depths of greed, power and madness. It will bury its snout into your ribs and it will eat your heart.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.3%, Horror 18.6%, Lovecraftian 10.4%, Mystery 7%, Narration 6.7%
- #21 Dagon: by H. P. Lovecraft
83% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 12,107 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 36.8%, Horror 11.7%, Narration 10.5%, Psychological Horror 8%, Walking Simulator 7.4%
- #22 Souls Alive: Origins
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Souls Alive Development
Windows
Souls Alive: Origins is a Lovecraftian survival horror game set in a dark sci-fi future. Explore a world where reality bends, ancient cults return, and Cthulhu stirs once more. With a strong focus on story, atmosphere, and visual detail.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 42.7%, Survival Horror 14.8%, Horror 10.6%, Story Rich 7.6%, Psychological Horror 7.4%
- #23 Myth of Valderit
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Loom Studios
Windows · Linux
Nil is trapped in a cursed village that appears only under the full moon. To escape, he must solve twisted puzzles and uncover hidden secrets. Myth of Valderit is a first-person psychological horror experience. The village is alive. It remembers. And it knows your deepest fears.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 23.1%, Psychological Horror 13%, Horror 10.8%, Narration 9.6%, Survival Horror 7.7%
- #24 Nevermind This
81% matchMixed67% of 30 reviews2023
Dev: Flat Surface Studio
Windows
Step into the world of "Nevermind this", a heart-pumping horror where confusion, chaos, fear, distraction and even fun come together for an unique game experience, in a cursed hut from old Lumberjack. Don't let them mess with your mind.
Why similar: Survival Horror 13.2%, Psychological Horror 12%, Horror 11.4%, Narration 10.5%, Walking Simulator 9.6%
- #25 Abject Abyss
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Anton Bezett
Windows
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 30.6%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Horror 12.8%, Linear 11.7%, Atmospheric 7.4%
- #26 Backrooms: Levels of Fear
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: The M.E.G.
Windows
A first-person psychological and survival-horror experience. You are lost in the Backrooms and you have to find a way to survive in this dangerous universe. Explore the different levels, meet the Entities and other Explorers, and find clues to reveal the Backrooms’ secrets.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 19.1%, Walking Simulator 14.9%, Psychological Horror 10.5%, Mystery 9.9%, Horror 9.7%
- #27 SOMA
80% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 50,500 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 25.7%, Walking Simulator 10.7%, Survival Horror 10.7%, Horror 10.6%, Psychological Horror 10.5%
- #28 Awaken
77% 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 31.2%, Narration 11.6%, Mystery 11.3%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Horror 11.1%
- #29 Broken Spectre
78% matchMostly Positive70% of 10 reviews2023
Dev: Games by StitchPub: Canada Media Fund
Windows
25 years ago your father climbed the mountain and never came back. Now he’s calling for you. Experience the award winning, narrative eldritch horror game like you haven’t before in the Director’s Cut. Can you unravel the mystery of your father who disappeared in the remote wilderness years ago?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 28.3%, Horror 8.7%, Narration 8.6%, Mystery 8.5%, Walking Simulator 8.3%
- #30 INANIMA
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Obscure Tales
Windows · Linux
A survival horror game set in the isolated facilities of a strange corporation. Search for limited supplies, and fight terrifying creatures to reveal the truth behind the Lazarus project. Be part of something that will change the future of humanity.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 29.2%, Survival Horror 12.9%, Psychological Horror 9.5%, Mystery 9.2%, Horror 7.8%
- #31 The Land of Pain
79% matchMostly Positive75% of 737 reviews2017
Dev: Alessandro Guzzo
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
The Land of Pain is a Lovecraftian horror adventure. After something strange appears in the woods, you'll have to learn how to survive as you fend off a dark and disturbing evil. Flee from an unrelenting enemy, solve puzzles, and unravel the ancient mystery that's befallen this land.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 28.5%, Walking Simulator 12%, Survival Horror 10.5%, Mystery 10%, Psychological Horror 9%
- #32 Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss
76% 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 33.3%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, Mystery 9.3%, Narration 8.3%, Story Rich 8.1%
- #33 Conarium
78% 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 51%, Walking Simulator 13.7%, Horror 11.8%, Psychological Horror 9.2%, Atmospheric 4.2%
- #34 Don't Be Afraid 2
75% matchMostly Positive72% of 249 reviews2024
Dev: Eneida Games
Windows
Descend deep into the nightmare that seamlessly blends with reality in this uncanny horror escape room game. Can you find your way out of the horrid mansion or will you succumb to your fears? Can you face and overcome your past, or will it break you?
Why similar: Narration 13.6%, Walking Simulator 12%, Psychological Horror 10.6%, Survival Horror 10.5%, Mystery 10.4%
- #35 Outfield
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mathis Debaussart
Windows
Outfield is a horror/puzzle game in which you get trapped in a mysterious field of tall grass. Solve the puzzles, discover the secrets of the tall grass and survive the danger around you to hope to survive.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 23.5%, Survival Horror 14.4%, Horror 12%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Walking Simulator 10.7%
- #36 LoYuno - Horror Escape
74% 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 31.7%, Psychological Horror 12%, Mystery 11.2%, Horror 11.2%, Walking Simulator 8.5%
- #37 Stars Die
75% matchVery Positive90% of 158 reviews2020
Dev: Eric Juvi
Windows
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 31.1%, Walking Simulator 13.8%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Mystery 9.5%, Multiple Endings 7.9%
- #38 Dr. Emmerson's Nocturnes
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Bit Golem
Windows
Dive into the worlds of the best classic weird fiction and cosmic horror writers. Try out our original approach to bringing literature into the interactive medium. Relax and let Dr. Emmerson guide you through all the colors of dread.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 30.7%, Narration 12.8%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Walking Simulator 9.9%, Mystery 9.6%
- #39 Helltown
76% matchMostly Positive80% of 108 reviews2017
Dev: WildArts Games
Windows
Deliver packages to the weirdly happy folk of Little Vale and discover the terrifying secrets they hide. Are you brave enough to face the many monsters and sinister locations of this first-person horror adventure game? There's only one way to find out...
Why similar: Lovecraftian 27.2%, Psychological Horror 10.2%, Survival Horror 9.9%, Mystery 9.3%, Horror 9.3%
- #40 Last Chance Market
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dark Premonition Games
Windows
When a grocery list becomes a struggle to survive against cosmic horrors, will you make it through the door? Stay alive, solve the mystery and make your offerings - or end up on a missing person poster in this first-person, non-linear nightmare. But you'd better hurry, the store's closing soon.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 34.1%, Survival Horror 14%, Mystery 12.1%, Horror 8.8%, Psychological Horror 8.4%
- #41 Ritual Tides
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Vertpaint
Windows
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 30.6%, Survival Horror 14.2%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Horror 12.9%, Mystery 9.9%
- #42 Rooten
73% matchVery Positive81% of 111 reviews2021
Dev: Amortiz Games
Windows
There is only you and the Forest. In "Rooten" there are no compulsory tasks, time just goes by, and days pass by independently of you. You can explore the Forest, try to get out, or even do nothing at all. The forest has always been here, and always will be. You won't change it no matter what.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 26.8%, Walking Simulator 13.4%, Narration 13.1%, Survival Horror 10.3%, Horror 9.7%
- #43 S.W.A.N.: Chernobyl Unexplored
73% matchMixed68% of 72 reviews2021
Dev: VolframePub: Art Games Studio S.A.
Windows
S.W.A.N.: Chernobyl Unexplored is a science fiction FPS puzzle horror game, which takes place a few months after the Chernobyl Nuclear Plant disaster. Experience a tale about an unexplored area within the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone - The S.W.A.N. Institute.
Why similar: Survival Horror 12.8%, Psychological Horror 12%, Walking Simulator 11.9%, Narration 10.9%, Mystery 10.9%
- #44 The Alien Cube
72% matchVery Positive81% of 550 reviews2021
Dev: Alessandro Guzzo
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Worlds collide as your cursed inheritance throws you into the middle of a series of mysterious events. Discover terrifying secrets as you follow your uncle’s disappearance, and confront a terrible truth that will change your life forever in this cosmic horror first-person adventure.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 33.7%, Walking Simulator 10.7%, Horror 9.8%, Mystery 9.7%, Psychological Horror 9.2%
- #45 Abandoned Souls
71% matchMostly Positive73% of 379 reviews2023
Dev: JustTomcuk
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 53%
Abandoned Souls is a horror game, shown through a GoPro lens. You play as a vlogger who specializes in urban exploration.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.5%, Survival Horror 12.5%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Horror 11.2%, Mystery 9.3%
- #46 Dyer Expedition
69% matchPositive88% of 34 reviews2025
Dev: Monkeys With Jobs
Windows
Dyer Expedition is a puzzle adventure game with light Lovecraftian horror elements and a story inspired by Lovecraft's 1931 novella At the Mountains of Madness.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 35.3%, Walking Simulator 12.5%, Narration 12.3%, Linear 10.8%, Horror 9.1%
- #47 NineHells
71% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: caffeineline
Windows
Ninehells is a psychological horror first person single player, with an unraveling mystery, enriched with voice acting, and has virtual haunted attraction feeling. You play as Davie a man trying to remember his past while traveling though Hell. Play and find out what in the ninehells is going on!
Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.4%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Narration 13%, Survival Horror 11%, Linear 9.9%
- #48 The Coma 3: Bloodlines
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Dvora Studio Co., Ltd.Pub: Headup
Windows
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 35.7%, Survival Horror 15.4%, Horror 14.6%, Psychological Horror 9.8%, Mystery 9.1%
- #49 Necrophosis
68% matchVery Positive90% of 752 reviews2025
Dev: Dragonis AresPub: Dragonis Games
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Necrophosis is a first-person horror adventure, plunging you into a nightmarish realm teeming with grotesque forms and ominous visuals. Delve into eerie landscapes and uncover secrets in this atmospheric journey through the macabre.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 32.5%, Walking Simulator 13.4%, Mystery 10.9%, Psychological Horror 10.6%, Narration 9.4%
- #50 Circadial
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: undercoverworm
Windows · Linux
You've been invited to participate in a study for the newly developed Circadial pills, a medicine designed to remedy your life-long insomnia. Explore the empty halls of the facility and the landscapes of your dreams to uncover the source of your night terrors. You will never be the same.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 25.3%, Abstract 19.1%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Walking Simulator 10.3%, Horror 9.9%
- #51 Streamer's Revenge
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: RailToad
Windows
Feel like a famous streamer determined to put an end to the insults. You set out to take down the main offender and then go into hiding in a sketchy place...
Why similar: Lovecraftian 29%, Walking Simulator 11.4%, Horror 11.2%, Linear 8.9%, Psychological Horror 8.1%
- #52 Lust from Beyond: M Edition
70% matchMixed66% of 352 reviews2022
Dev: Movie Games LunariumPub: Movie Games S.A.
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Descend into madness in a first-person survival horror inspired by Lovecraft and Giger. Solve the mystery of esoteric cults. Cross the gate to the blasphemous land of Lusst’ghaa. Play the new M-rated cut of the fan-favorite Lust from Beyond.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 28%, Survival Horror 10.6%, Walking Simulator 10.6%, Linear 9%, Psychological Horror 8.7%
- #53 Hotdog Butcher
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Crystal Shark Games
Windows
The colorful lights of the carnival, laughter, and the sound of music. Everything seems ordinary as you serve your customers from your hotdog truck. But as the night grows deeper… the crowd fades, the lights go out and something starts watching you.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 14.7%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Narration 11.3%, Mystery 11.2%, Horror 11%
- #54 Mines Of Moritania
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Jofer's Games
Windows
Experimental, None Linear, Cosmic Horror Game.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 29.2%, Walking Simulator 12.7%, Psychological Horror 10.5%, Mystery 9.8%, Horror 7.3%
- #55 The Echo Paradox
67% matchMostly Positive78% of 60 reviews2025
Dev: Virtuzilla
Windows
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 27.7%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Horror 10.6%, Survival Horror 9.6%, Mystery 9.5%
- #56 Good Human
66% matchPositive86% of 22 reviews2025
Dev: Ramanaraz
Windows
A psychological horror experience about a lonely mind haunted by guilt it can’t escape.
Why similar: Mystery 14.6%, Horror 14.6%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Walking Simulator 12.9%, Abstract 11.7%
- #57 No one lives under the lighthouse Director's cut
69% 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.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 34.9%, Horror 14.5%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Walking Simulator 10.3%, Mystery 9.4%
- #58 Persecution - The Elevator
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: The Climbing Cats
Windows
Persecution - The Elevator is a first-person psychological thriller. Explore an ordinary apartment in a new building, where one night strange things begin to happen.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 21%, Narration 20.1%, Abstract 16.2%, Psychological Horror 10.7%, Story Rich 9.7%
- #59 The Night Is Long
66% matchPositive83% of 41 reviews2025
Dev: TheGamerUrso
Windows
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 39.5%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Horror 11.7%, Linear 9%, Mystery 8.4%
- #60 Insider Threat
67% matchPositive83% of 18 reviews2024
Dev: 99 Grados Games
Windows
Insider Threat is a first-person survival horror game that focuses on creating fear and tension for the player.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 15.5%, Psychological Horror 15%, Horror 13.4%, Survival Horror 12.5%, Dark 11.1%