- #1 Backrooms: Exit from Supermarket
97% matchMixed65% of 60 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 24.6%, Survival Horror 10.4%, Psychological Horror 10.1%, Walking Simulator 9.1%, Horror 9.1%
- #2 EMOTIONLESS : The Last Ticket
96% matchVery Positive83% of 137 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 31.3%, Walking Simulator 12.6%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Horror 10.3%, Mystery 9.3%
- #3 Lost Sanity: Cthulhu
95% 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 39.2%, Mystery 11.3%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Survival Horror 11%, Horror 10.4%
- #4 Lighthouse of Madness
95% 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 33.2%, Walking Simulator 11.3%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, Mystery 9.6%, Linear 8%
- #5 Underwater
94% matchMixed68% of 75 reviews2021
Dev: Andreev WorldsPub: Gamesforfarm
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 22.6%, Survival Horror 12.9%, Mystery 11.8%, Walking Simulator 11.6%, Psychological Horror 10.5%
- #6 The Sleep Experiment
93% 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 25.2%, Survival Horror 13.7%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Horror 11.1%, Mystery 10.7%
- #7 Call of Cthulhu®
93% matchMostly Positive79% of 13,561 reviews2018
Dev: Cyanide StudioPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.2 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 45.5%, Horror 10.3%, Psychological Horror 9.9%, Mystery 7.4%, Story Rich 5.9%
- #8 Horror of Minos
91% 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 27.8%, Mystery 10.6%, Survival Horror 10.1%, Walking Simulator 9.5%, Horror 8.6%
- #9 Inner Voices
92% 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 30.1%, Psychological Horror 10.6%, Horror 8.1%, Walking Simulator 7.9%, Dark 7%
- #10 Plura Ingenia: Patient 16
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Oblique Interactive
Windows
The system watches you, studies you, and adapts to who you are. Trapped in a hospital, you undergo a mysterious psychological evaluation. Answer unsettling questions, survive disturbing trials, and uncover the purpose behind the experiment in a psychological horror experience shaped by your choices.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 25.4%, Survival Horror 10.7%, Psychological Horror 10.4%, Walking Simulator 9.7%, Horror 9.7%
- #11 Dwelling on the Hill
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Apocrifa Labs Interactive
Windows
A devout man built his house on top of something older than scripture. He tried to seal the passage. He failed. Now you are inside, and the door is locked.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 28.2%, Walking Simulator 12.4%, Linear 9.3%, Mystery 9.1%, Horror 9%
- #12 Tisis
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Dimitris Risis
Windows
Tisis is a first-person psychological horror game focused on exploration, environmental storytelling, and sanity management as you navigate the thin boundary between light, darkness, and madness.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 23.2%, Psychological Horror 17.2%, Walking Simulator 15.1%, Mystery 9.4%, Atmospheric 8.4%
- #13 Dark Lessons
88% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Tall Tide Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Trapped in your teacher's home, your only defense against the dark is a flickering candle. Unearth a family’s twisted history and solve puzzles in this Lovecraftian nightmare to find a way out. But be warned: Something else is lurking in the shadows ... and a voice is pleading for your help.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 31%, Walking Simulator 12.5%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, Horror 10.2%, Linear 7%
- #14 HOLFACE
87% matchPositive100% of 28 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 17%, Lovecraftian 16.7%, Horror 14.3%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Linear 9.3%
- #15 HINGE
88% 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 25.3%, Psychological Horror 11%, Walking Simulator 10.3%, Horror 10%, Survival Horror 9%
- #16 Abject Abyss
86% matchPositive93% of 15 reviews2026
Dev: Anton Bezett
Windows
A short, atmospheric sci-fi horror experience. Explore an isolated research facility on the edge of charted space, and survive the horrors that lurk there.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 30.7%, Horror 13.1%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Linear 11.6%, Atmospheric 7.3%
- #17 Souls Alive: Origins
86% 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 42.9%, Survival Horror 14.9%, Horror 10.6%, Story Rich 7.5%, Psychological Horror 7.3%
- #18 Backrooms: Levels of Fear
85% 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 19.2%, Walking Simulator 15%, Psychological Horror 10.5%, Mystery 9.9%, Horror 9.7%
- #19 The Whisperer | Le murmureur
84% matchMixed67% 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 32.9%, Horror 10.5%, Mystery 10.2%, Historical 9.5%, Story Rich 8.4%
- #20 The Land of Pain
84% matchMostly Positive75% of 754 reviews2017
Dev: Alessandro Guzzo
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Something strange appears in the woods. Lost in a dark and unknown place, survive an unrelenting enemy, solve puzzles, and uncover the ancient mystery that’s befallen this land in this Lovecraftian Cosmic Horror adventure.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 28.6%, Walking Simulator 12%, Survival Horror 10.5%, Mystery 9.9%, Horror 9%
- #21 INANIMA
82% 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 29.4%, Survival Horror 12.9%, Psychological Horror 9.4%, Mystery 9.2%, Horror 7.8%
- #22 Lola Maria
81% matchPositive80% of 15 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 15%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Walking Simulator 12.2%, Horror 11.1%, Mystery 8.6%
- #23 Helltown
83% matchMostly Positive80% of 109 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 27.3%, Psychological Horror 10.2%, Survival Horror 9.9%, Horror 9.3%, Mystery 9.3%
- #24 Conarium
82% matchMostly Positive77% of 2,252 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 51.1%, Walking Simulator 13.7%, Horror 11.8%, Psychological Horror 9.1%, Atmospheric 4.2%
- #25 SOMA
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 51,186 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 25.8%, Walking Simulator 10.7%, Survival Horror 10.7%, Horror 10.6%, Psychological Horror 10.5%
- #26 Last Chance Market
79% 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 34.3%, Survival Horror 14.1%, Mystery 12%, Horror 8.8%, Psychological Horror 8.3%
- #27 Into The Light
79% 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 27.2%, Walking Simulator 12.2%, Psychological Horror 10.3%, Mystery 9.7%, Survival Horror 9.2%
- #28 Stars Die
80% matchVery Positive90% of 159 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 31.3%, Walking Simulator 13.8%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, Mystery 9.5%, Multiple Endings 7.8%
- #29 Ritual Tides
78% 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 30.9%, Survival Horror 14.2%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Horror 12.9%, Mystery 9.6%
- #30 The Alien Cube
78% matchVery Positive80% of 569 reviews2021
Dev: Alessandro Guzzo
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
A cursed legacy awakens something ancient, revealing a terrifying reality never meant for human eyes. Follow your missing uncle’s trail, uncover forbidden secrets, and face a Lovecraftian cosmic horror in this first‑person adventure.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 33.8%, Walking Simulator 10.7%, Horror 9.9%, Mystery 9.7%, Survival Horror 9.2%
- #31 Abandoned Souls
77% matchMostly Positive73% of 388 reviews2023
Dev: JustTomcuk
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 54%
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 16.6%, Survival Horror 12.6%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Horror 11.3%, Mystery 9.3%
- #32 The Coma 3: Bloodlines
74% matchVery Positive88% of 307 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%, Survival Horror 15.6%, Horror 14.8%, Psychological Horror 9.6%, Mystery 9%
- #33 Whispers of Mexico: La noche de la casada
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Revolcat Studios
Windows
Whispers of Mexico is a psychological narrative horror game with puzzle elements set in post-revolutionary Mexico in 1930. Follow Manuel as he navigates his mind, where he must recover his memory, unravel the mystery surrounding the town, and redeem his sins.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 14.8%, Mystery 12.3%, Abstract 11.2%, Horror 11.1%, Walking Simulator 11.1%
- #34 Circadial
75% 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 25.4%, Abstract 19.2%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Walking Simulator 10.3%, Horror 9.9%
- #35 Lust from Beyond: M Edition
76% matchMixed66% of 353 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 28.2%, Survival Horror 10.7%, Walking Simulator 10.6%, Linear 9%, Psychological Horror 8.7%
- #36 LoYuno - Horror Escape
75% 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 31.8%, Psychological Horror 12%, Horror 11.2%, Mystery 11.1%, Walking Simulator 8.6%
- #37 Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs
77% matchMixed70% of 11,982 reviews2013
Dev: The Chinese RoomPub: Frictional Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 16.8 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 28.2%, Horror 20%, Lovecraftian 11.3%, Mystery 7.5%, Psychological Horror 7%
- #38 Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss
73% matchMixed60% of 272 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 36%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, Mystery 9.7%, Story Rich 8.5%, Dark 7.4%
- #39 Streamer's Revenge
74% 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 29.1%, Walking Simulator 11.5%, Horror 11.3%, Linear 8.9%, Psychological Horror 8.1%
- #40 Mines Of Moritania
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Jofer's Games
Windows
Experimental, None Linear, Cosmic Horror Game.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 29.4%, Walking Simulator 12.8%, Psychological Horror 10.4%, Mystery 9.8%, Horror 7.4%
- #41 Good Human
71% matchPositive88% of 25 reviews2025
Dev: Ramanaraz
Windows
A psychological horror experience about a lonely mind haunted by guilt it can’t escape.
Why similar: Horror 14.6%, Mystery 14.6%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Walking Simulator 12.9%, Abstract 11.8%
- #42 No one lives under the lighthouse Director's cut
73% matchVery Positive87% of 2,429 reviews2020
Dev: Marevo Collective
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 74%
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 35.1%, Horror 14.4%, Psychological Horror 11%, Walking Simulator 10.3%, Mystery 9.4%
- #43 Abaddon
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nice to meet studios LTD
Windows
Abaddon is a story driven first person psychological horror game. Descend into a suffocating, nightmarish world as Jimmy searches for his missing brother, Georgie. With only a flickering flashlight, solve chilling puzzles, face your past, and struggle to survive.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 31.1%, Survival Horror 13.2%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Horror 10.6%, Dark 7.8%
- #44 The Echo Paradox
71% matchMostly Positive79% of 61 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 27.8%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Horror 10.6%, Survival Horror 9.7%, Mystery 9.5%
- #45 Insider Threat
72% 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 14.9%, Horror 13.4%, Survival Horror 12.6%, Dark 11%
- #46 The Night Is Long
70% 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 39.7%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Horror 11.7%, Linear 9%, Mystery 8.3%
- #47 The Guest
71% matchMostly Positive76% of 208 reviews2023
Dev: 99 Grados Games
Windows
The Guest is a first-person psychological horror game that focuses on creating fear and tension for the player.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.1%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, Horror 14.3%, Survival Horror 12.3%, Dark 11.2%
- #48 Inherited
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dark Palace Interactive
Windows
Inherited is a atmosphere-driven psychological horror where you wake up trapped in an isolated house that watches your every step. Explore, solve puzzles, and uncover the truth behind the cycle you were chosen to inherit.
Why similar: Survival Horror 16.2%, Walking Simulator 15.5%, Horror 13.9%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Mystery 10.2%
- #49 Night Shift Dissonance
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Delightful Victory
Windows
Identify Clients, find out what they want, and deliver items in a timely manner. If you make it to the end of the week you won't live to see another day of work!
Why similar: Lovecraftian 29%, Survival Horror 12.9%, Mystery 12.1%, Linear 10.6%, Psychological Horror 10.5%
- #50 The 9th Charnel
68% matchMixed58% of 43 reviews2026
Dev: Saikat DebPub: SOEDESCO
Windows
A first-person psychological survival horror game, The 9th Charnel is filled with a rich and frightening atmosphere. While exploring the many mysteries of this world, you must survive- whether you do it through stealth or by using weapons.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 23.3%, Survival Horror 12.9%, Linear 11.1%, Psychological Horror 9.9%, Walking Simulator 9.8%
- #51 Seals of Madness
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Evil Unicorn Games
Windows
After a car accident, you find yourself trapped in a dark, decaying basement, haunted by visions of a mysterious little girl and ancient entities. As you delve deeper into the twisted surroundings, you uncover terrifying secrets that threaten your sanity.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 32.8%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Survival Horror 11.1%, Horror 10.2%, Mystery 9.1%
- #52 Flat 207
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Double R Digital
Windows · Mac
A surrealist exploration of the mind of a man trapped in a room. Part game, part short film, part disaster, Flat 207 is a cursed video game with no traditional game mechanics that takes roughly 40 minutes to finish.
Why similar: Mystery 15.9%, Abstract 15.9%, Linear 13.5%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Walking Simulator 11.8%
- #53 Dagon: by H. P. Lovecraft
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 12,215 reviews2021
Dev: Bit Golem
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 29%
Face unspeakable horrors. Succumb to madness. Welcome to a free daemonic narrative experience inspired by H. P. Lovecraft.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 41.3%, Horror 13%, Psychological Horror 8.9%, Walking Simulator 8.3%, Mystery 7.4%
- #54 The Nameless City
68% matchVery Positive88% of 56 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 39.5%, Walking Simulator 15.9%, Psychological Horror 13%, Horror 8.1%, Dark 7.8%
- #55 Barcha
67% matchMostly Positive79% of 28 reviews2025
Dev: AMINE OULED SAADPub: PURPLE PANZER
Windows
A psychological horror game where you play as Hannibal, a father trapped between two terrifying worlds. After stealing a mysterious compass, he’s pulled into a distorted mansion inhabited by supernatural entities from the jinn realm. Can you survive and save your daughter before it’s too late?
Why similar: Survival Horror 13.2%, Mystery 13.1%, Walking Simulator 12.4%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Horror 11.1%
- #56 GORE
66% matchMostly Positive74% of 118 reviews2025
Dev: CosmicArcade
Windows
GORE is a Lovecraft-inspired horror experience set deep in the Rocky Mountains. Explore the wilderness and uncover the origins of the fleshy entity.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 34.7%, Walking Simulator 14.4%, Linear 10.6%, Psychological Horror 9.5%, Survival Horror 9.3%
- #57 The Island of Doctor Morose
65% matchPositive95% of 42 reviews2026
Dev: Square Butterfly InteractivePub: Caden Rogers
Windows · Linux
A horror adventure game inspired by the art of Theodor Geisel and the works of HP Lovecraft, featuring a mixture of point and click and survival horror elements.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 30.2%, Survival Horror 12.9%, Abstract 12.7%, Mystery 10.1%, Horror 8.3%
- #58 THRESHOLD
66% matchVery Positive85% of 1,261 reviews2024
Dev: Julien EveilléPub: CRITICAL REFLEX
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 78%
In a lonely station atop a mountain, a train rumbles its precious cargo to places unknown. Now is your shift. Keep the pace. Uncover a mystery. Fight for your last breath. The air is thin up here.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 14.9%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Horror 11.5%, Mystery 9.8%, Dark 9.2%
- #59 ENTWINE
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 196 Studio
Windows · Mac
ENTWINE is a first-person narrative psychological horror game: a slow, suffocating descent into the tortured mind. Explore disturbingly real environments in a hand-crafted story with no weapons, no guidance. Pure isolation. You were expected, Lucas.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 14.9%, Walking Simulator 14.1%, Survival Horror 13.3%, Horror 12.3%, Linear 11.8%
- #60 Nevermind This
67% 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 14.9%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Horror 12.7%, Walking Simulator 10.7%, Mystery 10.4%