- #1 Sunless Skies: Sovereign Edition
97% matchVery Positive84% of 3,416 reviews2019
Dev: Failbetter Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 17.4 hrs≥1hr: 66%
SAIL THE STARS. BETRAY YOUR QUEEN. MURDER A SUN. Sunless Skies is a Gothic Horror roleplay game with a focus on exploration and exquisite storytelling.
Why similar: Steampunk 49.1% ★, Lovecraftian 33%, Exploration 7.7%, Top-Down 3.6%, Adventure 2.5%
- #2 EDEN.schemata();
96% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: WSS playgroundPub: Alliance Arts
Windows
EDEN.schemata(); is a sci-fi mystery adventure game featuring hand-drawn animations and narrative devices only possible in a video game format. Investigate a locked laboratory cut off from the rest of the world. Depending on what you find out, you may change the very nature of the game itself.
Why similar: Steampunk 51.3% ★, Multiple Endings 14.7%, Mystery 11%, Hidden Object 7.8%, Adventure 7.7%
- #3 31st prototype
96% matchPositive100% of 16 reviews2021
Dev: STEAM STREET
Windows
This is a steampunk puzzle game. player use ↑↓←→to control the robot,press Z/ENTER/SPACE to explore the map, and press X/ESC to save game The frame is sketch style, let you immerse the retro atomospher.
Why similar: Steampunk 43.9% ★, Robots 24%, Mystery 7.5%, Exploration 6.2%, Drama 5.2%
- #4 The Automaton of Second London
95% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: Drone Garden Studios
Windows
A Victorian Fantasy Halloween Robo-Otome
Why similar: Steampunk 52.1% ★, Robots 21%, Multiple Endings 9.9%, Fantasy 6.6%, Adventure 4.7%
- #5 Ava Loveless
94% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Empty Exposure
Windows
Fictional short story set in the United Kingdom under a Gothic/Steampunk aesthetic, where a young woman contemplates a discovery that could potentially change the world.
Why similar: Steampunk 47.2% ★, Lovecraftian 31.3%, Supernatural 10.6%, Multiple Endings 6.1%, Casual 2.7%
- #6 Mechanism
94% matchMixed67% of 166 reviews2018
Dev: Alexander Goodwin
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Mechanism - - an adventure game about a lonely robot. Dive into a depressive steampunk world which has been infected with a strange disease called "Phlegm".
Why similar: Steampunk 46.5% ★, Robots 29.1%, Adventure 6.7%, Mystery 5.8%, Puzzle 4%
- #7 Legacy - Reawakening
93% matchPositive85% of 26 reviews2025
Dev: No Signal Productions
Windows
Point-and-click adventure game filled with unique puzzles and atmospheric exploration. Journey deep underground into a mysterious forgotten place and uncover the secrets hidden within.
Why similar: Steampunk 32.9% ★, Narration 16.5%, Hidden Object 15.1%, Mystery 11.9%, Exploration 7.4%
- #8 Robots, Death & Venice
92% matchMixed67% of 30 reviews2020
Dev: FX Barcelona Games School
Windows
Defeat the Robot Mafia in a dystopian Venice in this thrilling shooting game. Join Fio Bucceri, a former secret agent now turned into a bounty hunter seeking revenge of the Robot Mafia.
Why similar: Steampunk 56.7% ★, Robots 38%, Singleplayer 2.9%, Adventure 2.2%, Indie 0.3%
- #9 Clockwork Tales: Of Glass and Ink
91% matchVery Positive92% of 1,143 reviews2014
Dev: Artifex Mundi
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Unburied secrets burn like wild steam – nothing is what it appears!
Why similar: Steampunk 54.7% ★, Hidden Object 23.3%, Mystery 6%, Adventure 5.8%, Casual 4.9%
- #10 SUNLESS SEA
91% matchVery Positive83% of 9,470 reviews2015
Dev: Failbetter Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%
LOSE YOUR MIND. EAT YOUR CREW. DIE. Take the helm of your steamship and set sail for the unknown! Sunless Sea is a game of discovery, loneliness and frequent death, set in the award-winning Victorian Gothic universe of Fallen London.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 44%, Steampunk 31.4% ★, Exploration 13.3%, Adventure 4%, Story Rich 2.4%
- #11 Call of the Elder Gods
90% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Out of the Blue GamesPub: Kwalee
Windows
Journey to the far corners of the Earth and unearth ancient horrors in this Lovecraftian narrative puzzle adventure and sequel to 2020’s critically acclaimed Call of the Sea.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 37.4%, Narration 19.2%, Mystery 10.5%, Multiple Endings 8.9%, Exploration 7.2%
- #12 Devorian: Left Behind
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dark Sheep
Windows
Episodic adventure set in a post apocalyptic steampunk world. Explore shattered mechanical islands as Amber, a young engineer, with Monty, her animal companion - struggling to survive in the harsh air filled with soot and smoke, while their village is the only place where life lives on. For now.
Why similar: Steampunk 53.8% ★, Hidden Object 10.5%, Mystery 10.4%, Exploration 9.3%, Top-Down 5.7%
- #13 UnSeen
89% 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 42%, Narration 18.3%, Mystery 12.3%, Exploration 11.2%, Hidden Object 8.6%
- #14 Guns of Icarus Online
88% matchVery Positive90% of 14,674 reviews2012
Dev: Muse Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Assemble your crew, take to the skies in the premier PvP airship combat game. Guns of Icarus Online is all about flying massive airships, shooting big turret weapons, and working as a team for supremacy of the skies. Everyone as one, victory or death, together.
Why similar: Steampunk 99.2% ★, Adventure 0.6%, Indie 0.1%
- #15 Firmament
87% matchMostly Positive72% of 1,594 reviews2023
Dev: Cyan Worlds, Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 12.2 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Firmament is a new puzzle-adventure game by the legendary game studio behind the best-selling games Myst and Riven. Featuring deep storytelling and world-building, discover the story of this seemingly abandoned world as you explore and unlock the mysteries of 3 unique Realms… and beyond!
Why similar: Steampunk 38.2% ★, Narration 15.7%, Mystery 14%, Exploration 11.5%, Puzzle 6.4%
- #16 Tesla Legacy
86% match5 user reviews60% of 5 reviews2022
Dev: JeraVR
Windows
Explore a secret facility and use the power of electricity to defeat all machines, a new VR combat experience waiting to challenge your skills.
Why similar: Steampunk 50.6% ★, Robots 39%, Adventure 8.4%, Singleplayer 2%
- #17 Ramshackle.EXE
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Arkwright.EXE
Windows
Ramshackle.EXE is a 3D platformer about a broken repair robot trying to save his mechanical home from a destructive virus. Find and repair viruses to fix the world. Just be careful, the more you repair the world, the harder it gets to save it.
Why similar: Steampunk 57.1% ★, Robots 36.2%, Fantasy 2.9%, Singleplayer 2.8%, 3D 0.6%
- #18 Hermitage: Strange Case Files
85% matchPositive81% of 42 reviews2021
Dev: ArrowizPub: Giiku Games
Windows
This gripping paranormal horror adventure revolves around Hermitage, the sinister bookstore that attracts most unusual customers – all of whom seem to be involved in mysterious cases bordering on the paranormal.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 37.6%, Supernatural 15.3%, Narration 12.3%, Mystery 11.5%, Multiple Endings 9.2%
- #19 P.I.S.
84% matchPositive93% of 14 reviews2025
Dev: STEAM STREET
Windows
This is a steampunk puzzle game where you click or drag with your left mouse button to solve puzzles and free the protagonist from difficult situations. There's no text in the game.
Why similar: Steampunk 44.8% ★, Robots 19.7%, Multiple Endings 9.5%, Mystery 6.8%, Exploration 5.1%
- #20 Tentacle Typer
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Josh Leap
Windows
Tentacle Typer is a Lovecraftian text editor RPG experience. You're a giant tentacle monster with a magic mechanical typewriter, and you're trapped in a steampunk mansion. Psychically rouse elaborate mechanisms by typing almost whatever you want.
Why similar: Steampunk 49.5% ★, Lovecraftian 41.9%, Exploration 8.6%
- #21 Mechatronika
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Egor Rezenov
Windows
Mechatronika is an adventure genre game with puzzle elements. The action in the game circles around steampunk and tells a tale of a time after a biological war, the consequences of which proved fatal for the biosphere of the planet.
Why similar: Steampunk 33.6% ★, Robots 27.7%, Narration 12.1%, Exploration 8.6%, Mystery 6.8%
- #22 Stormhill Mystery: Family Shadows
82% matchMostly Positive80% of 164 reviews2019
Dev: Specialbit Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Stormhill Mystery: Family Shadows is a fantastic casual puzzle adventure game. This is an excellent family story with a paranormal twist! Your family’s past is more interesting than any story. And it's not over yet...
Why similar: Lovecraftian 37.8%, Hidden Object 15%, Mystery 13%, Narration 9.2%, Drama 6.5%
- #23 The Bolt Age
82% match8 user reviews50% of 8 reviews2021
Dev: Cut-out studio
Windows
William Bolt is a former pupil of Nikola Tesla, trained militarily to deal with hordes of various evil beings. In order to stop the world invasion, Bolt must use all his combat and intelligence capabilities. In a world with steam-based technology, Tesla’s electric weapons will make a difference.
Why similar: Steampunk 49.2% ★, Lovecraftian 34.5%, Exploration 8.5%, Puzzle 4.4%, Story Rich 1.1%
- #24 Steam Panic
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: NOD Group
Windows
Award-winning steampunk puzzle game in which you spin the playfield to match the blocks in the box and solve Schrödinger's cat riddle.
Why similar: Steampunk 53.7% ★, Lovecraftian 22.4%, Mystery 10.8%, Puzzle 4.8%, Adventure 4%
- #25 Wallkill
81% matchPositive100% of 15 reviews2024
Dev: 2ev1l
Windows
Need ammo, weapons, or modifiers? Only in this world, come to room 74! But there’s a small problem - we are in a maze... By the way, did the rooms have numbers?
Why similar: Steampunk 51.6% ★, Robots 22.4%, Hidden Object 6.6%, Exploration 5.3%, Top-Down 5.1%
- #26 The Wickie : Journey of a Lighthouse Keeper
79% match5 user reviews60% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: Crispian RobsonPub: Cheese Tax Productions
Windows
The Wickie is a first-person thriller set in the 1930s Outer Hebrides. Explore handcrafted islands, uncover cosmic horrors, and survive deadly dangers. With no weapons or maps, rely on wit and courage to solve mysteries. Rich in story,art, and Lovecraftian dread, Will you uncover the truth?
Why similar: Steampunk 35.8% ★, Lovecraftian 22.7%, Narration 14.4%, Multiple Endings 9.8%, Exploration 8.8%
- #27 Gahkthun of the Golden Lightning Steam Edition
80% matchVery Positive90% of 102 reviews2016
Dev: Liar-softPub: MangaGamer
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Lightning crackles in the sky. A lone man hovers, overlooking The Academia. His name is Nikola Tesla, the one who will set this land right. With one assistant at his side, he shall face the council, overthrow the shadows in control, and rescue the unwitting students.
Why similar: Steampunk 60.6% ★, Lovecraftian 26.9%, Adventure 8.1%, Singleplayer 2.5%, Story Rich 1.9%
- #28 Machineers - Episode 1: Tivoli Town
79% matchPositive96% of 28 reviews2015
Dev: Lohika Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Equipped with a tool box full of gears, belts, and electric wires, you build and repair crazy contraptions. Each machine you fix brings you closer to becoming a true Machineer, and prepares you for your next challenge: the Vehicle Workshop, where you can design, drive, and refine your own car!
Why similar: Steampunk 80.7% ★, Puzzle 9%, Adventure 7.2%, Singleplayer 2.2%, Indie 0.9%
- #29 A House of Many Doors
78% matchVery Positive84% of 431 reviews2017
Dev: Pixel Trickery
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Explore the House, a parasite dimension that steals from other worlds, in a train that scuttles on mechanical legs.
Why similar: Steampunk 46.3% ★, Lovecraftian 37.4%, Exploration 9.1%, Story Rich 2.4%, Adventure 2.2%
- #30 Hazel Sky
77% matchMostly Positive71% of 301 reviews2022
Dev: Coffee Addict StudioPub: Neon Doctrine
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Hazel Sky is a heartfelt adventure about a young engineer facing his destiny and his desires. Fix ramshackle flying machines and jump, climb, swing, and slide through a beautiful, mysterious world.
Why similar: Steampunk 39.2% ★, Narration 16.1%, Multiple Endings 11.6%, Mystery 10%, Exploration 7.3%
- #31 Hermes Library
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: SoaringHeart
Windows
Hermes Library is a puzzle game in which you play the new librarian Rainn Echo. Help students, faculty members, and alumni to borrow and return books, discover hidden messages in the books, meet new friends and unravel the mysteries behind strange incidents happening at the Hephaestus University.
Why similar: Steampunk 57.3% ★, Multiple Endings 13.4%, Narration 8.6%, Puzzle 6.1%, Casual 5.4%
- #32 Nevrosa: Rescape
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: GexagonVR
Windows
Nevrosa 2025 is a meticulously crafted VR puzzle/escape room game where players must solve numerous puzzles, battle mysterious creatures, and uncover a new Misty World.
Why similar: Steampunk 42.4% ★, Lovecraftian 33.7%, Mystery 9.2%, Puzzle 4.7%, Adventure 4.3%
- #33 Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss
75% 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 42%, Narration 11.9%, Multiple Endings 10%, Mystery 9.8%, Exploration 8.8%
- #34 Detective Hank and the Golden Sneeze
76% matchMostly Positive79% of 14 reviews2016
Dev: Obsessive Science Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%
When the Golden Sneeze is stolen from the Museum of Ancient History, it’s up to you, Detective Hank, to catch the thief. That will not be easy, as the culprit changes every new game. Puzzle your way through this steampunk themed, interactive whodunnit visual novel and bring the thief to justice!
Why similar: Steampunk 60.4% ★, Multiple Endings 16.8%, Mystery 7%, Adventure 6.6%, Puzzle 2.9%
- #35 GYLT
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,197 reviews2023
Dev: Haven MediaPub: Parallel Circles
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Shape your fears… Fear the shapes. Embark on a journey where you face your worst fears and are confronted with the emotional impact of your actions in this narrative adventure game with puzzles, stealth and action.
Why similar: Narration 24.9%, Supernatural 16.5%, Hidden Object 11.8%, Multiple Endings 11.3%, Mystery 10.5%
- #36 Machinarium
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 19,289 reviews2009
Dev: Amanita Design
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 18.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Machinarium is the award-winning independent adventure game developed by the makers of Samorost series, Botanicula and CHUCHEL. Help Josef the robot save his girlfriend Berta kidnapped by the Black Cap Brotherhood gang!
Why similar: Steampunk 50.8% ★, Robots 30.1%, Puzzle 5.5%, Adventure 4%, Casual 3.5%
- #37 Mysteries of the Undead
74% matchMixed62% of 115 reviews2019
Dev: GO! GamesPub: 8floor
Windows · Mac
Demystify the zombie island and break the ancient curse!
Why similar: Lovecraftian 34.1%, Hidden Object 17.2%, Supernatural 15.2%, Mystery 10.2%, Adventure 8.2%
- #38 Syberia: The World Before
72% matchVery Positive90% of 4,837 reviews2022
Dev: Microids Studio ParisPub: Microids
Windows
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Embark on a quest for identity through time, as you piece together the puzzle of two lives.
Why similar: Steampunk 45.6% ★, Narration 17.1%, Mystery 10.4%, Exploration 8.4%, Drama 4.8%
- #39 The Howler
74% matchMostly Positive78% of 2,099 reviews2014
Dev: Antanas Marcelionis
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Use gravity, tension, and wind currents to get your hot air balloon to its destination, dropping off cargo on your way, in this ultra-challenging physics-based game. All art used in the Howler was meticulously created by classically-trained experienced painters.
Why similar: Steampunk 80.7% ★, Casual 9%, Puzzle 6.5%, Singleplayer 2.1%, Indie 1.7%
- #40 They Will Come
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Game Pop LLC
Windows
Experience the bittersweet story of a boy and his steampunk robots, facing down impossible odds. They Will Come is a Steampunk adventure puzzle game focusing on exploration, avoiding deadly enemies large and small and working together with your mechanical companions to save your captured family.
Why similar: Steampunk 50.9% ★, Robots 24.1%, Multiple Endings 11.1%, Adventure 4.6%, Puzzle 4.1%
- #41 Sona-Nyl of the Violet Shadows Refrain
72% matchVery Positive100% of 62 reviews2023
Dev: Liar-softPub: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Explore the meaning of memories in this mysterious fairytale where fantasy and reality intertwine. The story unfolds from the perspectives of two women: one who travels in the ruins of Engine City New York, and one who finds herself in an underground world with an eldritch, violet sky.
Why similar: Steampunk 42.6% ★, Lovecraftian 23.8%, Multiple Endings 10.5%, Mystery 10.2%, Drama 5.5%
- #42 Awaken
71% 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 40.1%, Narration 17%, Multiple Endings 14%, Mystery 12.2%, Exploration 8.8%
- #43 Call of the Sea
71% matchVery Positive88% of 5,866 reviews2020
Dev: Out of the Blue GamesPub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Join Norah, a woman plagued by a mysterious illness, in her search for her missing husband in this adventure puzzle game set on a lush island paradise. Immerse yourself in stunning visuals and unlock forbidden secrets in a moving tale of mystery and love.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 43.1%, Narration 15.8%, Mystery 10.6%, Exploration 7.9%, Puzzle 6.7%
- #44 Dark Train
73% matchMostly Positive74% of 195 reviews2016
Dev: Paperash Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Dark Train is an award-winning steampunk train adventure made of paper. Assume the role of mechanical squid Ann 2.35f that is tied to the railroad machine and deliver the mysterious order for deceased D. W. Tagrezbung, the famous inventor from the Border City.
Why similar: Steampunk 80.3% ★, Adventure 13%, Puzzle 5.3%, Indie 1.4%
- #45 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 48.3%, Exploration 12.8%, Supernatural 12.1%, Mystery 8.6%, Puzzle 5.6%
- #46 The Conundrum: Helix
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nogam Studio
Windows
Amid the echoing clatter of gears and forgotten machines, explore a mysterious temple filled with intricate puzzles A short yet immersive first-person puzzle-platformer where every mechanism reveals a deeper mystery.
Why similar: Steampunk 39.3% ★, Narration 18.9%, Multiple Endings 13.5%, Mystery 10.6%, Exploration 4.9%
- #47 Lighthouse of Madness
70% 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 46.2%, Mystery 11.3%, Supernatural 10.5%, Exploration 9.9%, Puzzle 6.4%
- #48 Ink Escape: Coven Conundrum
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Unlucky Planet Games
Windows · Mac
Ink Escape: Coven Conundrum is a puzzle-based escape room. Solve puzzles and discover the stories of your ancestors in the books you have inherited.
Why similar: Steampunk 39.4% ★, Narration 15.6%, Hidden Object 12.1%, Exploration 10.3%, Puzzle 5.6%
- #49 Girl Genius: Adventures In Castle Heterodyne
69% matchVery Positive90% of 105 reviews2023
Dev: Rain Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A fabulous Action Adventure game based on the wonderful graphic novel series, Girl Genius™, by authors Phil & Kaja Foglio.
Why similar: Steampunk 65.5% ★, Exploration 13%, Fantasy 5.2%, Adventure 5.2%, Drama 4.2%
- #50 Whisper of Y'Ryando
68% matchMixed68% of 90 reviews2025
Dev: IndieCain
Windows
Whisper of Y'Ryando is a Lovecraftian puzzle-solving game that showcases a layered papercraft aesthetic. In this game, players will uncover the ongoing stories of the town through a unique perspective, acquiring hundreds of clue fragments by rolling dice.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 49.8%, Mystery 13.7%, Exploration 9.1%, Drama 8.5%, Puzzle 6.3%
- #51 Elvarn
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nukearts Studio
Windows
Command elemental avatars to solve handcrafted room-based puzzles and restore the fractured temples of fire, water, earth, and wind—reactivating the Sacred Pillar that holds chaos at bay in the world of Elvarn.
Why similar: Steampunk 47.5% ★, Exploration 9.8%, Mystery 8.3%, Fantasy 6.8%, Top-Down 6.7%
- #52 Stones of Flesh
68% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2024
Dev: Joe Renwick
Windows
You are flesh, blood and bones. A fragile mortal, in a land of something far bigger than yourself.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 49.1%, Mystery 14.6%, Exploration 7.7%, Supernatural 6.7%, Adventure 5.9%
- #53 Void Sails
67% matchMostly Positive75% of 59 reviews2025
Dev: Ticking Clock Games
Windows
VOID SAILS is a single-player adventure where you captain a flying ship across uncharted space. Sail through mysterious worlds, battle powerful foes, and make story-defining choices. Uncover dark secrets in a game where every discovery could bring you closer to the truth—or to madness.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 37.5%, Steampunk 24.3% ★, Multiple Endings 10.8%, Exploration 10.3%, Mystery 9.1%
- #54 Pnevmo-Capsula: Domiki
69% matchVery Positive81% of 180 reviews2021
Dev: Pomeshkin Valentin Igorevich
Windows · Mac · Linux
«Pnevmo-Capsula: Domiki». Atompunk world gone the way of the cumbersome automation of the USSR. In the form of a mechanical capsule, you will have to find a way out of the level, moving along the rails, solving quests and puzzles, overcoming houses, towers and platforms.
Why similar: Steampunk 64.2% ★, Mystery 13.4%, Exploration 8.6%, Puzzle 5.8%, Singleplayer 3.4%
- #55 HYPNOS
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Redlock Studio
Windows
HYPNOS is a first-person adventure and exploration game, set in a lovecraftian megastructure fever dream. Enter the Nameless City at the edge of Dreams. Follow the trail into the shadow of the Holy Mountain. Embrace your destiny.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 44%, Narration 15.4%, Multiple Endings 12%, Exploration 11.3%, Adventure 7.7%
- #56 Vespera_Hotel
66% matchPositive88% of 49 reviews2024
Dev: dolphinorz
Windows
Welcome to Vespera Hotel! Please orbserve the precautions on manager's letter and greet our dear guests with your smile.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 38.8%, Exploration 15.6%, Multiple Endings 15.1%, Mystery 13.1%, Adventure 12.3%
- #57 Cthulhu: Death Escape / 克苏鲁:死亡逃脱 Prototype
67% matchMostly Positive72% of 148 reviews2022
Dev: Darktree Game Studio
Windows
Trapped in an eerie dungeon, you must solve puzzles and evade lurking horrors to find the only chance of survival. Every step could lead you to freedom...or to your demise...
Why similar: Lovecraftian 39.1%, Steampunk 37.1% ★, Hidden Object 11.2%, Exploration 7%, Puzzle 4.4%
- #58 Portal of Evil: Stolen Runes Collector's Edition
67% matchVery Positive91% of 496 reviews2015
Dev: 8Floor
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
The gates to another world will open soon! You can stop the impending disaster, but to do so at all costs to return the stolen stamps! Vanessa is the only heiress of Abraham Van Helsinga, a member of the secret order of light guarding the peace of our world.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 23.9%, Supernatural 18.4%, Hidden Object 16.3%, Mystery 11.9%, Fantasy 7.3%
- #59 Quern - Undying Thoughts
66% matchVery Positive91% of 3,924 reviews2016
Dev: Zadbox EntertainmentPub: Blue Brain Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Discover the truth about Quern’s past, unfold the mysteries of its present, and be the explorer who shapes its future. Quern introduces reusable puzzle mechanics to the classic genre, making the player think about the game as a whole, and not just as a series of individual challenges.
Why similar: Steampunk 38.3% ★, Narration 19.4%, Mystery 12%, Exploration 8.7%, Puzzle 5.6%