- #1 Chronicle of Innsmouth
97% matchMostly Positive78% of 255 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 70%, Point & Click 16.3%, Adventure 9%, Pixel Graphics 4.7%
- #2 Call of Cthulhu: Prisoner of Ice
96% matchMostly Positive72% of 138 reviews2015
Dev: InfogramesPub: Atari
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 47%
As you journey to the seemingly placid surroundings of a Greek courtyard or the secret gardens of Tihuanica, beware - things are not as they seem. This supernatural action adventure is sure to pique your obsession with horror and espionage.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 47.5%, Point & Click 19.8%, Gore 12.6%, Violent 11.7%, Adventure 5.4%
- #3 The Last Door: Season 2 - Collector's Edition
96% matchVery Positive94% of 974 reviews2016
Dev: The Game KitchenPub: Phoenix Online Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%
In Season 2 of The Last Door, the search for his missing client will bring psychiatrist John Wakefield deeper into a conspiracy of darkness and closer to the heart of madness than ever before.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 53.8%, Point & Click 25.1%, Pixel Graphics 10.6%, Adventure 7.2%, Story Rich 2.9%
- #4 Forgotten Hill Disillusion
95% matchVery Positive88% of 217 reviews2019
Dev: FM Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Welcome to Forgotten Hill Museum, a place where the past, the present, nature, art and the unknown are exhibited!
Why similar: Lovecraftian 57.4%, Point & Click 18%, Gore 14.5%, Adventure 10%
- #5 Necronomicon: The Dawning of Darkness
94% matchMixed44% of 207 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.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 69.6%, Point & Click 21.7%, Adventure 8.6%
- #6 Black Mirror
94% matchMixed49% of 705 reviews2017
Dev: KING ArtPub: THQ Nordic
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Scotland, 1926. Following the death of his father, David Gordon visits his ancestral home for the first time in his life. A life that is soon threatened by the dark secrets that claimed the sanity of many Gordons before him. Black Mirror Castle demands an offering.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 39.6%, Point & Click 21.2%, Adventure 13.7%, Violent 12.5%, Psychological Horror 9.1%
- #7 The Last Door - Collector's Edition
93% matchVery Positive95% of 2,436 reviews2014
Dev: The Game KitchenPub: Phoenix Online Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Something ancient and evil is stirring in Victorian England. Only you can stop it. Journey to the brink of madness and beyond as you set forth alone into the dark.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 47%, Point & Click 23.9%, Pixel Graphics 12.5%, Story Rich 6%, Adventure 4.1%
- #8 Darkness Within 1: In Pursuit of Loath Nolder
92% matchMostly Positive73% of 624 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 57.1%, Point & Click 22.2%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Adventure 7.9%
- #9 Paradise Falls
91% matchPositive100% of 18 reviews2026
Dev: L Goat
Windows
Manage escalating anxiety and play as multiple characters in Paradise Falls, a classic verb-coin adventure. Listen to the voices, commit acts of violence, and wash the blood from your knife to return to normal in a shifting reality. Can you uncover the town's dark secrets?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 31.4%, Point & Click 22.9%, Adventure 10.3%, Pixel Graphics 9.1%, Psychological Horror 7.2%
- #10 Call of Cthulhu: Shadow of the Comet
91% matchMostly Positive78% of 109 reviews2015
Dev: InfogramesPub: Atari
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 44%
You'll take on the role of John T. Carter, a brilliant young astronomer, piecing together the puzzling history of the village and its cryptic inhabitants. Incredibly realistic action and supernatural chaos intertwine to draw players deep into the puzzling mysteries within the Shadow of the Comet.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 50.1%, Gore 18.1%, Violent 17.6%, Point & Click 14.2%
- #11 The Dark Rites of Arkham
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 531 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 45.9%, Point & Click 22.8%, Pixel Graphics 9.4%, Adventure 9.3%, Gore 5.7%
- #12 Lovecraft Quest - A Comix Game
90% matchMixed65% of 82 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 74.8%, Violent 16.1%, Adventure 9.2%
- #13 Hunt of Dusha
89% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: Demigrz
Windows
A Hunter arrives in a small Polish city expecting a routine investigation. What she finds is anything but. Explore, make choices and confront the entities that have claimed this place before the curse spreads further.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 55.2%, Point & Click 17.6%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Pixel Graphics 6.4%, 2D 3.1%
- #14 A Call From Under the House
88% matchPositive93% of 14 reviews2025
Dev: Party Crasher Studios
Windows · Mac
A short point-and-click Lovecraftian adventure game where the player must investigate a house suspected of cultish activity.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 55.8%, Point & Click 23.6%, Pixel Graphics 10.5%, Adventure 7.3%, 2D 1.6%
- #15 The Flayed Man
87% matchVery Positive92% of 369 reviews2025
Dev: Snoring Dog Games
Windows
The Flayed Man is a short narrative-driven point and click horror game. Awaking without memories (or skin), you must uncover the sins of the past, pass judgement, and decide your fate in this macabre adventure.
Why similar: Point & Click 23.4%, Lovecraftian 19%, Psychological Horror 16.9%, Gore 11.1%, Pixel Graphics 10.8%
- #16 The Consuming Shadow
86% matchVery Positive95% of 421 reviews2015
Dev: Ben 'Yahtzee' Croshaw
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
The Consuming Shadow is a procedural survival horror adventure in which you must explore the land, fight your way through randomly-generated dungeons and try to stay sane in your quest to save the world from the invading Ancients.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 73.3%, Violent 9.5%, Adventure 7.4%, Psychological Horror 6.4%, 2D 3.5%
- #17 At the Mountains of Madness
86% matchMostly Negative34% of 65 reviews2016
Dev: Team Clockworks
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Play the role of Professor Dyer, a geologist at Miskatonic University who travelled to Antarctica in 1930 as the leader of a research expedition, in this 3D first-person horror survival adventure game.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 89.8%, Adventure 10.2%
- #18 Dunwich Horror
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Atom Brain Games
Windows
Explore the dreaded town of Dunwich, uncover the dark legacy of the Whateley family, and stop the Dunwich Horror if you can. A Lovecraftian monster hunt adventure with point-and-click gameplay and light RPG elements.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 48.8%, Point & Click 21.2%, Pixel Graphics 9%, Psychological Horror 7%, Adventure 6.9%
- #19 Forgotten Hill First Steps
84% matchVery Positive94% of 170 reviews2021
Dev: FM Studio
Windows · Mac
The first three games of the Forgotten Hill series joined together with new contents, new locations, new puzzles and secrets revealed: let's follow Larson's First Steps in Forgotten Hill!
Why similar: Lovecraftian 40.4%, Point & Click 23.7%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Gore 10.2%, Adventure 7.5%
- #20 Content
84% matchPositive94% of 47 reviews2022
Dev: UKZ ArtsPub: PsychoFlux Entertainment
Windows
Content is a point-and-click horror adventure game. Become Anthony, an influencer looking for content that will make his videos viral. Investigate the cases, combine and use tools to overcome the given challenges. The fate of the protagonist, Anthony, is in your hands.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 41.3%, Point & Click 23%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Pixel Graphics 9%, Adventure 7%
- #21 Conarium
83% 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 76.1%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Adventure 8.7%, Story Rich 3%, Singleplayer 0.4%
- #22 Haunted by Evil
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BKE Games Studio
Windows
Creepy nightmares becoming a reality and making Patrick’s life (a usual IT-developer) full of trials. What’s that: creepy horror or usual schizophrenia? You have to solve the mystery and make a move to unravel the mysterious events and issues surrounding Patrick’s life.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 44.8%, Psychological Horror 15.8%, Gore 11.6%, Pixel Graphics 6.3%, Story Rich 6.2%
- #23 Call of Cthulhu®
82% 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 73.4%, Psychological Horror 14%, Adventure 5%, Story Rich 4.7%, Gore 1.8%
- #24 Alpha Polaris : A Horror Adventure Game
81% matchVery Positive81% of 606 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: Point & Click 35.6%, Lovecraftian 31%, Psychological Horror 18.1%, Adventure 14.4%, Singleplayer 0.8%
- #25 Mars: The New Eden
81% match6 user reviews50% of 6 reviews2022
Dev: CGGAMES
Windows
End of the 21st century. New technologies allowed the realization of a great dream of humanity: the colonization of the red planet. However, something went wrong, which could compromise the viability of this project. Embark on this adventure guiding our hero Rick and unravel the mysteries of Mars.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 37.5%, Point & Click 31.7%, Pixel Graphics 12.7%, Adventure 11.8%, 2D 5.4%
- #26 Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2008)
80% matchMostly Positive74% of 888 reviews2009
Dev: Frogwares
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 8.0 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 67.8%, Point & Click 18.3%, Adventure 13.9%
- #27 Carnival
77% matchVery Positive100% of 69 reviews2025
Dev: Beyond Booleans
Windows
Carnival is an atmospheric folk horror point-&-click featuring low-resolution pixel art graphics, locations drawn from Venice itself, and developing relationships with NPCs, allowing the player to influence events in the game and achieve multiple different endings.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 42%, Point & Click 24.2%, Pixel Graphics 11%, Adventure 10.7%, Psychological Horror 9.5%
- #28 Darkness Within 2: The Dark Lineage
79% matchMixed67% of 268 reviews2014
Dev: Stormling StudiosPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 53%
In "The Dark Lineage" you re-take the role of police detective Howard Loreid, a man tormented by the paranormal happenings around him. Howard discovers that his own terrible past has some connection to the madness that is about to swallow him, yet again.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 66.6%, Psychological Horror 19.2%, Adventure 14.2%
- #29 克苏鲁异闻录
79% matchMixed66% of 250 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 90.9%, Adventure 9.1%
- #30 Chronicle of Innsmouth: Mountains of Madness
78% matchMostly Positive73% of 117 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 50.8%, Point & Click 21.2%, Pixel Graphics 9.7%, Violent 9.1%, Adventure 4.6%
- #31 Forgotten Hill Mementoes
78% matchVery Positive90% of 267 reviews2018
Dev: FM Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Get ready for a puzzling journey through the memory of Forgotten Hill, can you survive?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 54%, Point & Click 36%, Adventure 10%
- #32 ASYLUM
75% matchVery Positive85% of 479 reviews2025
Dev: Senscape
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 77%
An epic supernatural horror adventure and the spiritual successor to cult classic Scratches set in a massive, decaying mental institute. Inspired by H. P. Lovecraft, Hammer Films and twisted Euro Horror from the 80s.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 31.7%, Point & Click 25.1%, Psychological Horror 16.2%, Gore 12.7%, Adventure 8.7%
- #33 Miskatonic
76% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Scary Dinner Games
Windows
Miskatonic is a text-based strategy game where players take the role of an ancient god, determined to harvest fear for power. Incept your victims through dialogues with their psyche, study the limits of their mind by unlocking their stories, and manipulate the maze with powerful abilities.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 63.7%, Point & Click 18%, Psychological Horror 10.6%, Story Rich 6.5%, Singleplayer 1.1%
- #34 The Mound: Omen of Cthulhu
76% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: ACE TeamPub: Nacon
Windows
In up to four player co-op, form a group of explorers searching for treasure. In this cursed jungle, danger is everywhere and monstrous creatures alter reality. Stay clear-headed and tame the jungle before it devours you…
Why similar: Lovecraftian 53.3%, Psychological Horror 18.1%, Violent 13.5%, Gore 7.6%, Adventure 7.5%
- #35 Hidden: On the trail of the Ancients
77% matchMixed65% of 85 reviews2015
Dev: Lost Spell
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Immersed into dark and unexplored ancient woods in a search of the almost forgotten "Legend of the Ancients". But not everything goes as planned as the place keeps a never revealed horrifying secret. Hidden is a first person horror point n' click adventure game, with focus on story, puzzles and exploration.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 34%, Point & Click 32.3%, Psychological Horror 16.3%, Adventure 16.2%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #36 Gray Dawn
75% matchVery Positive84% of 1,179 reviews2018
Dev: Interactive Stone
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Embark on a terrifying adventure of a priest accused of murdering an altar boy. Gray Dawn is a psychological thriller infused with religious elements and combines story-driven quests with an artistic experience.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 47.9%, Psychological Horror 17.1%, Gore 10.4%, Violent 9.5%, Adventure 8%
- #37 October Nightmares | Cauchemars d'octobre
74% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Studio Chien d'Or
Windows
Explore a Montréal neighborhood in the 70s, investigate a supernatural phenomenon that inflicts nightmares on its residents, and delve into the depths of the world of dreams to save their lives. October Nightmares is a point & click cosmic horror game where exploration mixes with puzzle solving.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 55.7%, Point & Click 24.8%, Psychological Horror 8.8%, Adventure 7.7%, Story Rich 2.4%
- #38 Souls Alive: Origins
74% 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 69.6%, Psychological Horror 10.4%, Adventure 6.8%, Violent 6.5%, Story Rich 6.1%
- #39 Ophelia
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nico
Windows
Ophelia is a detective game with survival elements. After a long period of silence, your sister Ophelia unexpectedly contacts you from her remote island. Discover the riddles of the island and your past to unravel the mysteries of your sister and her island.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 46.2%, Point & Click 30.8%, Pixel Graphics 12%, Adventure 9.8%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #40 Remains of Yith
73% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: Blackmoth Entertainment
Windows
Remains of Yith is a point and click adventure puzzle game inspired by The Shadow Out of Time by H.P Lovecraft, play as Sarah as she explores a mysterious island trying to recover a lost alien artifact
Why similar: Lovecraftian 61.4%, Point & Click 30.6%, Adventure 7.3%, Singleplayer 0.7%
- #41 The Whisperer | Le murmureur
73% 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 52.9%, Point & Click 12.8%, Psychological Horror 10.6%, Gore 8%, Adventure 6.9%
- #42 Cafe DReAMLAND
71% matchVery Positive94% of 96 reviews2025
Dev: めとこPub: Gotcha Gotcha Games
Windows
This is Cafe "DReAMLAND". Grant your "customers'" wishes by serving them drinks mixed with a hint of blasphemy! Cafe simulation x Exploration x Multiple endings Let your choices decide the final outcome.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 62.7%, Adventure 9.6%, Story Rich 7.7%, 2D 6.7%, Psychological Horror 6%
- #43 Lovecraft's Untold Stories
72% matchMostly Positive74% of 956 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 79.6%, Pixel Graphics 7.1%, Adventure 6.7%, Violent 4.3%, 2D 1.7%
- #44 PERDITION VILLAGE
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: QUIET TOWN STUDIO™
Windows · Mac
Survival horror adventure with 2D pixel graphics and scary story in an dark abandoned village.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 39%, Point & Click 21.2%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Pixel Graphics 10%, Adventure 6.3%
- #45 Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss
70% 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 57.2%, Psychological Horror 15.8%, Adventure 6.9%, Story Rich 6.7%, Gore 6.5%
- #46 The Coma 3: Bloodlines
69% 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 56.7%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Adventure 10.6%, Gore 6.4%, Story Rich 4.4%
- #47 Skautfold: Into the Fray
71% matchVery Positive86% of 88 reviews2018
Dev: Steve GalPub: Pugware
Windows
Into the Fray is a fast action-shooter in the vein of Doom and Dark Messiah; using fast combat, reactive environments, and traps. Blast, kick, and dash your way through Rebels and Eldritch creatures to liberate the Isle of Portland; as it becomes consumed by Fog and the horrors therein.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 46.1%, Gore 14.3%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Violent 12.9%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%
- #48 The Miskatonic
71% matchMostly Positive77% of 419 reviews2018
Dev: Rapscallion
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Explore the most prestigious occult school in North America, The Miskatonic University, in a hilarious dark comedy set after the Lovecraft canon, in which the greatest threat to mankind is its own ambitions.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 74.4%, Point & Click 11%, Gore 10.3%, Adventure 4.3%
- #49 Venatrix
69% matchPositive81% of 43 reviews2024
Dev: Playstige Interactive
Windows
Venatrix is a unique hybrid of action-packed and stealth-based horror game. We choose to play as either Matthew or Della, resulting in two different play styles, either third-person action/horror or first-person stealth/horror.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 63%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Gore 7.6%, Violent 7%, Adventure 6%
- #50 Lost Sanity: Cthulhu
70% 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 71%, Psychological Horror 17.6%, Adventure 6%, Story Rich 4.6%, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #51 Dagon: by H. P. Lovecraft
68% 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 65.7%, Point & Click 13.3%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Story Rich 4.8%, Adventure 3.8%
- #52 Desert of Vice
70% matchPositive83% of 24 reviews2018
Dev: Karolis Dikcius
Windows · Mac
Solve your own murder in this horror text adventure with choice dependent endings. Explore an isolated desert town to figure out who murdered you - and why.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 84.5%, Adventure 15.5%
- #53 3 O'clock Horror
69% matchMostly Positive72% of 50 reviews2021
Dev: 3 O'clock grymlins TeamPub: Gabe Simao
Windows
This is a Lovecraftian-inspired tale of a man writing the horrors of the one night he visited his great uncle's mansion to remember what actually happened at 3 am during the visit.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 61.8%, Psychological Horror 19%, Pixel Graphics 9.1%, 2D 4.4%, Adventure 2.7%
- #54 THE COPE
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: DoubleZero Studio
Windows
The Cope is a 2D, point and click game that presents the fear of the unknown. Your night shift client service job as a janitor will start with you getting entangled in a series of strange stories in The Cope mansion. Work cleaning and serving your client and find the truth of this mansion of fear.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 59%, Point & Click 24.5%, Story Rich 5.5%, 2D 5.2%, Adventure 5.1%
- #55 Awaken
67% 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 55.4%, Psychological Horror 17.2%, Pixel Graphics 12.5%, Adventure 7.5%, Story Rich 4.9%
- #56 WORLD OF HORROR
66% matchVery Positive90% of 9,764 reviews2023
Dev: panstaszPub: Ysbryd Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 7.8 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 49.7%, Point & Click 18.5%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Pixel Graphics 9.7%, 2D 3.6%
- #57 Corpo Connections
67% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: Polias Games
Windows
Corpo Connections is a stylistic, narrative-driven, horror adventure game where you match anomalies and their descriptions. Uncover hidden secrets, solve scrambled messages, and piece together the mysterious workings of your new employer.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 46.1%, Point & Click 21%, Psychological Horror 17.9%, Story Rich 4.6%, Adventure 4.2%
- #58 Sea Salt
67% matchMostly Positive78% of 722 reviews2019
Dev: YCJY Games
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Sea Salt is a dark fantasy reverse horror action-strategy game where you play as the nightmarish force of Dagon by controlling and growing a horde of minions.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 66%, Pixel Graphics 10.7%, Gore 8.7%, Adventure 7.3%, Violent 6.5%
- #59 Curse of the Old Gods
68% matchVery Positive85% of 66 reviews2017
Dev: Tim Rachor
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 69%
A mystery adventure game set in a present-day Lovecraftian universe.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 72.9%, Adventure 27.1%
- #60 Arkham Horror: Mother's Embrace
67% matchMixed63% of 698 reviews2021
Dev: Twin Sails Interactive
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 59%
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.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 83.6%, Adventure 16.4%