- #1 SOMA
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 52,486 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 21.9%, Horror 12.3%, Underwater 10.1% ★, Dark 8.6%, Psychological Horror 6.5%
- #2 Still Wakes the Deep
96% matchVery Positive88% of 12,881 reviews2024
Dev: The Chinese RoomPub: Secret Mode
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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 25.7%, Underwater 13.3% ★, Horror 11.9%, Dark 8.3%, Psychological Horror 6.8%
- #3 Abject Abyss
96% matchPositive95% of 22 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 27.7%, Horror 16%, Sci-fi 8.3%, Psychological Horror 8.3%, Dark 8.3%
- #4 The Whisperer | Le murmureur
95% matchMixed68% of 124 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 30.2%, Horror 13.1%, Dark 9.4%, Mystery 7.9%, Atmospheric 7.3%
- #5 Venus in Transit
94% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: Gear Flower Games
Windows
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 32.3%, Horror 15.6%, Underwater 8.5% ★, Exploration 7.8%, Atmospheric 7.7%
- #6 Please Duology
94% matchPositive95% of 21 reviews2021
Dev: Somewhat Software
Windows
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 33.6%, Horror 11.8%, Dark 9.1%, Exploration 9%, Mystery 8.5%
- #7 Myth of Valderit
93% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Loom Studios
Windows · Linux
Nil is trapped in a cursed village that appears only under the full moon. To escape, he must solve twisted puzzles and uncover hidden secrets. Myth of Valderit is a first-person psychological horror experience. The village is alive. It remembers. And it knows your deepest fears.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 22.2%, Horror 14%, Psychological Horror 8.9%, Narrative 8.8% ★, Exploration 8.5%
- #8 EMOTIONLESS : The Last Ticket
91% matchVery Positive81% of 138 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 33.3%, Horror 14.9%, Dark 11.7%, Psychological Horror 8.5%, Mystery 8.4%
- #9 Classified Stories: The Tome of Myrkah
92% matchMostly Positive76% of 55 reviews2021
Dev: RVL Games
Windows
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 26.4%, Horror 11.4%, Dark 10.1%, Mystery 8.9%, Adventure 7.6%
- #10 The Sleep Experiment
91% 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 26.2%, Horror 15.6%, Dark 12.5%, Mystery 9.4%, Psychological Horror 9.1%
- #11 Lighthouse of Madness
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Flying Jack StudiosPub: Flying Jack Productions
Windows
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 38.7%, Horror 11.5%, Psychological Horror 8.4%, Mystery 8.3%, Puzzle 6.7%
- #12 The Mariner
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Flantastic Games
Windows
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 40.3%, Horror 19.5%, Puzzle 6.9%, Dark 6%, Exploration 5.5%
- #13 Deepophobia
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hassan Saeed KarimPub: Said Karim (my dad lol)
Windows
Swim deeper and deeper into this underwater horror game. Explore open worlds, save your friends, escape monstrous creatures....What are you waiting for? the depths are beckoning you to go deeper!
Why similar: Underwater 25% ★, Lovecraftian 24.9%, Horror 10.4%, Exploration 7.3%, Dark 6.7%
- #14 Dark Lessons
87% 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 31.4%, Horror 14%, Dark 8.8%, Psychological Horror 8%, Exploration 7%
- #15 Static Dread: The Submarine
86% matchVery Positive84% of 275 reviews2026
Dev: solarsuit.gamesPub: Polden Publishing
Windows
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 27.6%, Underwater 13.8% ★, Horror 12.7%, Dark 9.4%, Psychological Horror 8%
- #16 SCP: Darkwater
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Neuroticfly Games
Windows
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%, Horror 18.8%, Dark 12.8%, Exploration 10.4%, Atmospheric 7.3%
- #17 Open Waters
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: FluffyGameDev
Windows
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 29.4%, Underwater 26.1% ★, Horror 15.8%, Open World 6.9%, Adventure 5.4%
- #18 Feed the Deep
84% matchVery Positive89% of 481 reviews2024
Dev: Luke Muscat
Windows · Mac
Median: 48 minMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 42%
A lovecraftian roguelike. Dive into procedurally generated undersea caves. Collect gold, upgrade your equipment, and Feed the Deep.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 31%, Underwater 19.5% ★, Horror 10.2%, Dark 9.5%, Exploration 7.3%
- #19 Cold Abyss
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Studio [notes.]Pub: Neon Doctrine
Windows
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 22.5%, Underwater 21.3% ★, Horror 10.8%, Dark 7.4%, Exploration 7.3%
- #20 Amnesia: Rebirth
83% matchMostly Positive77% of 9,319 reviews2020
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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 6.6%
- #21 Backrooms: Exit from Supermarket
82% 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 30.1%, Horror 15.1%, Dark 12.6%, Psychological Horror 8.9%, Atmospheric 8%
- #22 The Coma 3: Bloodlines
81% matchVery Positive87% of 406 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 33.6%, Horror 19.5%, Mystery 7.3%, Adventure 7.3%, Dark 7%
- #23 No one lives under the lighthouse Director's cut
82% matchVery Positive87% of 2,470 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 33.2%, Horror 18.7%, Dark 9.2%, Mystery 7.7%, Psychological Horror 7.5%
- #24 Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss
80% matchMixed58% of 355 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 34.5%, Dark 9.6%, Mystery 7.9%, Psychological Horror 7.8%, Atmospheric 7.6%
- #25 Call of Cthulhu®
81% matchMostly Positive79% of 13,859 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 48.6%, Horror 14.9%, Psychological Horror 7.6%, Mystery 6.6%, Atmospheric 6.2%
- #26 The Night Is Long
79% matchPositive85% of 47 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 37.6%, Horror 15.1%, Exploration 10.2%, Psychological Horror 8.5%, Mystery 6.7%
- #27 Ignis Dei
78% matchPositive96% of 49 reviews2025
Dev: Jam Bell Games
Windows
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%
- #28 Forsaken Fleet
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Zakym s. r. o.
Windows
A first-person pirate horror where a haunted fisherman is drawn into the legend of the Forsaken Fleet. Follow a mysterious compass. Sail through the fog. Explore forgotten places and survive the horrors that should have stayed buried at sea.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 31.5%, Horror 17.4%, Dark 12.5%, Psychological Horror 9.8%, Exploration 9.4%
- #29 ASYLUM
76% matchVery Positive84% of 496 reviews2025
Dev: Senscape
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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 18%, Dark 9.1%, Mystery 8.8%, Psychological Horror 8.6%
- #30 Inner Voices
79% 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 32.1%, Horror 11.8%, Dark 10.3%, Psychological Horror 8.1%, Mystery 6%
- #31 Anatolian Leopard
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Count Von Claw Games
Windows
Arrive in a desolate Anatolian village as a zoologist searching for the elusive Anatolian Leopard. What begins as a routine expedition soon descends into a nightmare haunted by local folklore, dark secrets, and cosmic horror
Why similar: Lovecraftian 41.6%, Horror 18.4%, Atmospheric 8.6%, Dark 8.5%, Action-Adventure 7.7%
- #32 RebreatheR
74% matchMixed68% of 19 reviews2026
Dev: mc_try
Windows
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 27.9%, Underwater 21.4% ★, Horror 11.9%, Dark 8.9%, Mystery 7.9%
- #33 The Shore
76% matchMostly Positive72% of 1,989 reviews2021
Dev: Ares DragonisPub: Dragonis Games
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 68%
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 37.8%, Underwater 15.6% ★, Horror 13.8%, Exploration 7.8%, Psychological Horror 6.2%
- #34 Abaddon
74% 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 30.7%, Horror 14.2%, Dark 10.7%, Psychological Horror 8.3%, Exploration 7.9%
- #35 Amnesia: The Dark Descent
75% matchVery Positive95% of 35,628 reviews2010
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 55%
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 30.6%, Lovecraftian 21.6%, Dark 7.9%, Psychological Horror 7.5%, Gore 7.2%
- #36 A Place, Forbidden
75% matchVery Positive85% of 456 reviews2020
Dev: Poison The Inkwell
Windows
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%, Horror 18.6%, Dark 11.2%, Atmospheric 8.5%, Psychological Horror 6.7%
- #37 Why's It Getting DARKER?!
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Kenan'sGames
Windows
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 21.8%, Underwater 19.2% ★, Horror 11%, Immersive 7.7% ★, Dark 7.3%
- #38 Last Chance Market
73% 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 35.2%, Horror 12.2%, Mystery 10.4%, Atmospheric 7.1%, Psychological Horror 6.2%
- #39 The Cave of Doubt
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: STT GamesPub: Navras Arena
Windows
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 27.4%, Horror 12.1%, Dark 11.4%, Adventure 9%, Atmospheric 8.5%
- #40 The Frozen Cabin
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Echo Of Fears
Windows
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%
- #41 Cosmic Fear
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Alessandro Guzzo
Windows
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 33.9%, Horror 14.6%, Mystery 8.6%, Psychological Horror 8%, Exploration 7.8%
- #42 Clausum
72% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2023
Dev: Marius Popa
Windows
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 22.2%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Dark 11.6%, Exploration 10.6%, Atmospheric 10.1%
- #43 Lake Facade: Director's Cut
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Rexoto Games
Windows
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 28.5%, Underwater 18.2% ★, Horror 11.9%, Exploration 7.8%, Mystery 7.1%
- #44 Tisis
70% matchNo user reviews
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 25.3%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Horror 12.1%, Atmospheric 10.8%, Exploration 10.7%
- #45 Conarium
72% matchMostly Positive77% of 2,272 reviews2017
Dev: Stormling StudiosPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.6 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 53.3%, Horror 16.7%, Adventure 7.1%, Psychological Horror 6.8%, Atmospheric 5.1%
- #46 Delusion Out of Space
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Have a DreamPub: Two Cakes Studio
Windows
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 27.1%, Horror 13.1%, Dark 10.4%, Sci-fi 8.2%, Exploration 7.6%
- #47 Ajgal
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Studio Echo
Windows
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 24.9%, Horror 12.1%, Dark 11.4%, Mystery 9.5%, Psychological Horror 8.3%
- #48 The Rite Holds
69% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: PV Development
Windows
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 18.4%, Dark 14.3%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Atmospheric 9.5%
- #49 The Echo Paradox
69% matchMostly Positive79% of 67 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%, Horror 14.4%, Psychological Horror 9.4%, Dark 8.4%, Mystery 8%
- #50 Sherlock Holmes The Awakened
68% matchVery Positive82% of 2,952 reviews2023
Dev: Frogwares
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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 32.6%, Horror 12.3%, Mystery 9.8%, Dark 7.4%, Exploration 7%
- #51 INANIMA
68% 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 31.1%, Horror 11.2%, Sci-fi 8.3%, Mystery 8.2%, Dark 7.2%
- #52 DEAD UNIT
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Insane Grain
Windows
A titanic complex. An insignificant man. A grim horror thriller where you aren't the savior of the world — you are a prisoner, classified as a DEAD UNIT. Hide. Unearth the truth. Find a way out. Fight for every minute of life while you still breathe.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 36%, Horror 15.6%, Dark 12.2%, Exploration 8.1%, Mystery 6.5%
- #53 Amatsuko
66% matchVery Positive91% of 155 reviews2025
Dev: ArnauPub: Companyia Catalana d'Orient
Windows
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 18.4%, Mystery 16.4%, Exploration 14.2%, Horror 10.6%, Adventure 7.8%
- #54 Ritual Tides
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Vertpaint
Windows
Ritual Tides is a story rich, psychological horror game set on the dark, atmospheric, isolated British island of Hortus. Explore the island, uncover its dark past, loot food, ammunition and supplies, evade the cult of the Fallow Parish, as you fight for survival against Lovecraftian horrors.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 32.1%, Horror 18.1%, Psychological Horror 9.8%, Mystery 8.5%, Atmospheric 7.7%
- #55 Quiet is the Eyes
67% matchVery Positive96% of 224 reviews2023
Dev: Rachel PerryPub: USC Games
Windows
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 35.3%, Horror 15.3%, Mystery 10.8%, Dark 10.7%, Atmospheric 8.5%
- #56 Expired Meds
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sinister Cinema Studios
Windows
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 22.5%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Dark 12%, Puzzle 7.3%
- #57 Engraving
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Raffaele Picca
Windows · Linux
In this horror adventure, your only weapons are ink, paper, and will. Explore shifting paths, chart them by hand, and uncover ancient secrets buried beneath root and stone. Every step takes its toll.
Why similar: Horror 31.1%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, Dark 10.4%, Exploration 10.1%, Adventure 9.2%