Games Like Crathos Deep

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 21.9%, Horror 12.4%, Underwater 10.1% ★, Dark 8.5%, Psychological Horror 6.5%

1975. Disaster strikes the Beira D oil rig off the coast of Scotland. Navigate the collapsing rig to save your crew from an otherworldly horror on the edge of all logic and reality in this 3x BAFTA Games Award-winning narrative horror experience.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 25.8%, Underwater 13.3% ★, Horror 11.9%, Dark 8.3%, Psychological Horror 6.8%

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 27.8%, Horror 16%, Sci-fi 8.3%, Psychological Horror 8.3%, Dark 8.3%

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 30.2%, Horror 13.1%, Dark 9.4%, Mystery 7.9%, Atmospheric 7.3%

The mother vessel is adrift in space, out of fuel and doomed. Your mission is the colony’s only hope for survival. Will you be able to navigate the claustrophobic canyons when your ship begins to fail?

Why similar: Lovecraftian 32.4%, Horror 15.6%, Underwater 8.5% ★, Exploration 7.7%, Atmospheric 7.6%

A compilation of two slow-paced, cosmic horror walking simulators, to be completed in under an hour. Please makes you maintain a power station and ignore the noises from the main engine, while Please Follow has you explore the trenches of a losing war, exposing your mind to visions of another world.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 33.7%, Horror 11.8%, Dark 9.1%, Exploration 8.9%, Mystery 8.5%

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 22.2%, Horror 14%, Psychological Horror 8.9%, Narrative 8.7% ★, Exploration 8.5%

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 33.4%, Horror 14.9%, Dark 11.7%, Psychological Horror 8.5%, Mystery 8.4%

Classified Stories: The Tome of Myrkah is a first-person, micro-adventure game that tells the story of P.I. Jim Morrison's encounters with the occult and the extraordinary. Explore your surroundings and solve puzzles in order to uncover the harrowing story of your friend's descent into insanity.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 26.5%, Horror 11.4%, Dark 10.1%, Mystery 8.8%, Adventure 7.6%

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 26.3%, Horror 15.6%, Dark 12.4%, Mystery 9.4%, Psychological Horror 9.1%

In the far future, explore an abandoned planet aboard three distinct vehicles. Drive deep beneath the sea, glide high amongst the clouds, and fly even higher in orbit. Immerse in the atmosphere, avoid eldritch dangers and figure out what happened in this two hours long cosmic horror adventure.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 36.4%, Horror 19.8%, Immersive 10.5% ★, Exploration 9.8%, Atmospheric 9.4%

Embark on this Lovecraft-inspired tale and discover the mysteries that await you on this island. Explore the island, solve challenging puzzles, and most importantly: try not to lose your sanity.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 38.8%, Horror 11.5%, Psychological Horror 8.4%, Mystery 8.3%, Puzzle 6.7%

Enter into a Horror Adventure Lovecraftian-inspired story. As your sanity begins to erode, and armed with only a oil-lit lantern, work to unlock and uncover the secrets of the ship. Yet be aware, for something ancient and unknowable stirs within the suffocating darkness of the ship's maw...

Why similar: Lovecraftian 40.4%, Horror 19.5%, Puzzle 6.9%, Dark 6%, Exploration 5.5%

Descend into the abyss, following the trail of a vanished expedition. Piece together their story through the recordings they left behind and uncover why none of them ever returned to the surface.

Why similar: Underwater 23.8% ★, Lovecraftian 21.8%, Horror 15.3%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, Atmospheric 9%

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 31.5%, Horror 14%, Dark 8.8%, Psychological Horror 8%, Exploration 7%

A psychological horror game inspired by SCP-1128. As a young woman trapped in a surreal loop, explore your bathroom and submerge yourself in the bathtub to enter a terrifying ocean dimension inhabited by a colossal entity lurking in the depths.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 38.1%, Horror 18.8%, Dark 12.7%, Exploration 10.4%, Atmospheric 7.3%

Open Waters is a first-person ocean survival horror game. Stranded in a small boat, you must navigate treacherous waters, evade creatures of the deep, and find your way back to safety before the ocean drags you into its depths.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 29.5%, Underwater 26% ★, Horror 15.8%, Open World 7%, Adventure 5.4%

A lovecraftian roguelike. Dive into procedurally generated undersea caves. Collect gold, upgrade your equipment, and Feed the Deep.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 31.1%, Underwater 19.4% ★, Horror 10.2%, Dark 9.4%, Exploration 7.3%

Descend into Lovecraftian horror aboard a claustrophobic military submarine. Assign tasks as a captain’s right hand, analyze sonar signals, make hard decisions, and keep the crew from madness. Dark horrors lurk both within… and beyond the hull.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 27.7%, Underwater 13.9% ★, Horror 12.7%, Dark 9.4%, Psychological Horror 8%

Restore a lighthouse to prevent a disaster that already happened.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 25.2%, Horror 14.2%, Dark 10.7%, Psychological Horror 8.1%, Mystery 7.5%

COLD ABYSS is a relaxing and atmospheric exploration game where you repair internet cables on the bottom of the ocean. There are no enemies or other forms of danger down there. Just you.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 22.6%, Underwater 21.3% ★, Horror 10.8%, Dark 7.4%, Exploration 7.3%

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 30.2%, Horror 15.1%, Dark 12.5%, Psychological Horror 8.9%, Atmospheric 7.9%

A first-person horror adventure. Uncover your past and survive the Algerian desert. Fear is your enemy; stay calm to not succumb to an illness threatening you and your loved one. Avoid darkness, hide from monsters and solve puzzles. Adventure Mode available for a less scary experience.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 29.7%, Horror 12.7%, Exploration 7.7%, Dark 6.9%, Atmospheric 6.5%

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 33.6%, Horror 19.5%, Adventure 7.3%, Mystery 7.3%, Dark 7%

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 33.2%, Horror 18.8%, Dark 9.2%, Mystery 7.6%, Psychological Horror 7.5%

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 34.4%, Dark 9.7%, Mystery 7.9%, Psychological Horror 7.8%, Atmospheric 7.5%

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 37.7%, Horror 15.2%, Exploration 10.1%, Psychological Horror 8.5%, Mystery 6.7%

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 48.7%, Horror 14.9%, Psychological Horror 7.6%, Mystery 6.6%, Atmospheric 6.2%

Heralded by a comet, seen as a harbinger of doom, the Black Death arrived in Florence in 1348. Wander through the woods to escape the plague, face various riddles and encounter mysterious creatures.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 26.3%, Horror 14.4%, Dark 12.5%, Exploration 7.7%, Psychological Horror 7.7%

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 20.5%, Horror 17.9%, Dark 9.1%, Mystery 8.7%, Psychological Horror 8.6%

In 3 AM Delivery, you play as a sailor tasked with delivering a cursed shipment across a decaying maritime world, navigating shifting environments and uncovering multiple endings shaped by your choices.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 22.4%, Horror 15%, Exploration 12.8%, Psychological Horror 11%, Mystery 9.9%

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 32.2%, Horror 11.8%, Dark 10.3%, Psychological Horror 8.1%, Mystery 6%

Underwater, you're alone. Or almost alone. You're a diver doing routine work: cleaning the seabed, collecting waste, fixing pipes. But deep down there's always something wrong. Explore, repair, survive — and try not to lose your mind.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 28%, Underwater 21.3% ★, Horror 11.9%, Dark 8.8%, Mystery 7.9%

THE SHORE is a first person story driven game with an atmospheric environment and narrations, You will encounter mysterious creatures and unravel the secrets behind them. Strong elements of horror, struggle to survive an unknown world that will make you question your own sanity.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 37.9%, Underwater 15.5% ★, Horror 13.8%, Exploration 7.8%, Psychological Horror 6.2%

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 30.8%, Horror 14.2%, Dark 10.6%, Psychological Horror 8.3%, Exploration 7.9%

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 35.3%, Horror 12.2%, Mystery 10.4%, Atmospheric 7.1%, Psychological Horror 6.2%

Amnesia: The Dark Descent, a first person survival horror. A game about immersion, discovery and living through a nightmare. An experience that will chill you to the core.

Why similar: Horror 30.7%, Lovecraftian 21.7%, Dark 7.9%, Psychological Horror 7.5%, Gore 7.2%

A Place, Forbidden is a first-person, lo-fi horror-puzzle game set in the Library of Ouroboros, a seemingly innocuous library that, rumor has it, contains knowledge not meant for the eyes of mortal man. We hope you enjoy your visit.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 39.1%, Horror 18.6%, Dark 11.1%, Atmospheric 8.4%, Psychological Horror 6.7%

The light is your only lifeline. Descend into a crushing, thalassophobic abyss where every photograph could be your last. Investigate unpredictable deep-sea horrors and explore the vast, dark unknown - all while being 'assisted' by a darkly sarcastic AI.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 21.9%, Underwater 19.1% ★, Horror 11%, Immersive 7.7% ★, Dark 7.3%

You’ve discovered evidence of a cosmic presence influencing humanity since its origins. Now something born in the depths of the cosmos is calling again. Investigate, uncover forbidden knowledge and survive a disturbing first person Lovecraftian horror adventure.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 33.8%, Horror 14.6%, Mystery 8.6%, Psychological Horror 8.1%, Exploration 7.7%

Lovecraftian horror game with elements of psychological and survival horror genres. Where Allen is lost in a cave and is forced to face horrors beyond his imagination. Survive the cave, solve mysteries, reveal the lore lost in time.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 27.5%, Horror 12.1%, Dark 11.4%, Adventure 9.1%, Atmospheric 8.5%

Trapped in a frozen cabin during a relentless storm, you begin to realize the silence around you isn’t empty… something is watching, waiting, and getting closer.

Why similar: Horror 15.9%, Dark 14.7%, Exploration 12.3%, Immersive 12% ★, Mystery 11.1%

Explore, Fish and discover the mysteries hidden within Lake Facade. A short narrative puzzle/adventure game with multiple endings and secrets to find.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 28.6%, Underwater 18.1% ★, Horror 11.9%, Exploration 7.8%, Mystery 7%

Immerse yourself in the bone-chilling world of Clausum. With no means to defend yourself, solve puzzles, explore and uncover the true horrors that lurk within the house. Will you survive, or succumb to the malevolent forces that await you? Face your fears in this immersive psychological horror game.

Why similar: Horror 22.3%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Dark 11.5%, Exploration 10.6%, Atmospheric 10%

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 25.4%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Horror 12.1%, Atmospheric 10.8%, Exploration 10.7%

Delusion Out of Space is a Lovecraftian sci-fi horror adventure where you find yourself trapped after audacious experiments conducted by an alien race. As you explore a spaceship, you make choices at critical moments, decisions that will determine your fate and the lives of those around you.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 27.2%, Horror 13.1%, Dark 10.3%, Sci-fi 8.2%, Exploration 7.6%

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 53.4%, Horror 16.7%, Adventure 7.2%, Psychological Horror 6.8%, Atmospheric 5.1%

Your daughter vanished. You did nothing. In Ajgal, descend into a world shaped by guilt, memory, and flesh—where redemption costs more than blood, and silence always comes back.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 25%, Horror 12.1%, Dark 11.4%, Mystery 9.5%, Psychological Horror 8.3%

In this concise first person horror experience, you are trapped in an infinite corridor with nothing but a flashlight. Explore this liminal space, survive the entities that lurk in the dark and complete the ritual to break the cycle.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 19%, Horror 18.5%, Dark 14.3%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Atmospheric 9.5%

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 27.9%, Horror 14.4%, Psychological Horror 9.4%, Dark 8.4%, Mystery 8%

Experience a nerve-racking Lovecraftian adventure, rebuilt from the ground up with modern graphics and gameplay. Become Sherlock Holmes, and find yourself at the heart of the terrifying Cthulhu Mythos as you investigate a series of mysterious disappearances in Europe and the US.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 32.7%, Horror 12.3%, Mystery 9.8%, Dark 7.3%, Exploration 7%

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 31.1%, Horror 11.2%, Sci-fi 8.3%, Mystery 8.2%, Dark 7.2%

A titanic complex. An insignificant man. In this grim horror, you are a prisoner classified as a DEAD UNIT. Explore your prison, bypass security systems, evade escaped Entities, and piece together material traces for a single chance to make it out alive.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 27%, Horror 16.6%, Dark 13.3%, Exploration 9%, Mystery 8.8%

A knowledge-based progression game. Explore and solve the strange misteries of the interconnected fantasy worlds trapped inside an esoteric book and discover the roots of a terrible evil. No stats, no log, no savefiles. Only pure knowledge is your progress.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 18.5%, Mystery 16.3%, Exploration 14.1%, Horror 10.6%, Adventure 7.9%

A first-person psychological horror game where you play as a female protagonist, traversing creepy & atmospheric liminal spaces, solving mind-bending puzzles and ever shifting maze environments to uncover the truth about who you are and how you came to be here

Why similar: Horror 24.9%, Lovecraftian 22.6%, Psychological Horror 13%, Dark 11.9%, Puzzle 7.4%

All your coworkers are gone and the halls are quiet, except for the pitter-patter of rain on the window. Explore a desolate laboratory as a creature stalks you, always watching. Run and hide as you solve puzzles and learn more about what happened to the facility and its secrets.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 35.4%, Horror 15.3%, Mystery 10.8%, Dark 10.7%, Atmospheric 8.5%

The world knows the Divine Comedy as a poem. For your family, it is a prison. As Gabriele Alighieri, you inherit a duty: reseal the gates of Hell. Burdened by fate, you descend into a psychological nightmare where the only escape is to uncover the dark secrets of your ancestors.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 32.3%, Horror 10.9%, Atmospheric 8.3%, Dark 8%, Psychological Horror 6.9%