- #1 BALSEO: The Sea Beyond
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Quitral Games
Windows
BALSEO: The Sea Beyond is a stealth adventure shrouded in a dark, mythological atmosphere. Master stealth, learn powerful spells, and flee when necessary. Explore a mysterious archipelago and discover what hides behind the fog.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 20.6%, Real Time Tactics 18.1%, Stealth 17%, Dark Fantasy 13.3%, Isometric 9.6%
- #2 Umbral Coterie
96% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Deep Ledger Games
Windows
A dark medieval city simulation with procedural generation and emergent storytelling. Play as a vampire and observe, befriend, manipulate, and betray hundreds of fully simulated citizens as they live, work, scheme, and die around you. Shape bloodlines and uncover the forces moving beneath the city.
Why similar: Colony Sim 24.6%, Real Time Tactics 21.9%, Isometric 14.8%, Dark Fantasy 12.7%, Strategy 9.6%
- #3 Worshippers of Cthulhu
96% matchVery Positive81% of 1,511 reviews2025
Dev: Crazy Goat GamesPub: Crytivo
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 80%
LEAD the CULT OF CTHULHU. Decide the fate of your followers, perform eldritch rituals, and master the art of city-building in a world where the line between sanity and madness blurs. Can you endure the horrors you unleash?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 23.1%, Colony Sim 18.9%, Base Building 11.4%, Dark Fantasy 10.8%, Isometric 8.2%
- #4 Miskatonic University
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SuperScience
Windows
Manage the world's leading university for delving into the occult and dark mysteries of the world. Retrieve and study eldritch artifacts of ruinous bygone races, probe the limits of acceptable science, & explore occult sites around the world. But to what end? Will you save humanity, or doom us all?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 32.6%, Base Building 18.5%, RTS 13.2%, Building 13%, Dark 9.7%
- #5 Infectra
94% matchPositive86% of 14 reviews2020
Dev: Boar-in-gamesPub: Ordinary Pine Studio
Windows
Ifectra is a strategy game set in 2124 on the distant planet Emevera III, ruled by the Maxploit Corporation, where an epidemic of a yet unknown virus broke out. Your goal as the corporation security commander is to evacuate as many healthy people as possible and to eliminate infected individuals.
Why similar: Colony Sim 21.1%, RTS 20%, Real Time Tactics 18.8%, Tactical RPG 15.9%, Base Building 8.2%
- #6 Oasis RTS
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Spackogames
Windows
Regain control of planet oasis and defeat your opponent! Build your base, monitor the economy, manage your resources, explore the Map, and plan attack and defense. Build 9 different buildings and 19 different units with various abilities and win the chaotic Robot Battles.
Why similar: Colony Sim 23.8%, RTS 22.5%, Real Time Tactics 21.2%, Strategy 9%, Building 8.5%
- #7 Quiet is the Eyes
93% matchVery Positive96% of 221 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 32.7%, Stealth 19.2%, Horror 14%, Dark 10.2%, Female Protagonist 8.1%
- #8 THE WELL IS NOT EMPTY
92% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: tweakEra
Windows
The well has gone dry. It's up to you to find out why. Traverse through abandoned tunnels. Discover remnants of a ritual never meant to be seen. Power dying machinery to bring light into darkness. Dig into broken earth and crawl your way out. Down here you’re not exploring... you're trespassing.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 20.7%, Stealth 16.6%, Horror 13.9%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Stylized 9.5%
- #9 First Blood : Persian Legends
91% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Wiseman Studio
Windows
First Blood : Persian Legends is a linear story-driven real-time-tactic strategy game based on ancient Persia, Sassanid Empire. Our story is heavily inspired by true events. Can you help saving the Sassanid Empire from within?
Why similar: Real Time Tactics 25.4%, Stealth 20.8%, RTS 19%, Isometric 14.1%, Female Protagonist 7%
- #10 Exodus
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: DamageLine Studios
Windows
Exodus, a realtime strategy PC game featuring stunning photorealistic graphics, oldschool RTS gameplay mechanics mixed with our own fresh ideas and a thrilling horror infused story about a dystopian alternative timeline of human history.
Why similar: RTS 28.1%, Real Time Tactics 26.3%, Building 13.3%, Strategy 11.7%, Base Building 10.5%
- #11 Keeper - UnCorruptDead
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Gaming With Rawr
Windows
Dungeon Keeper-like with electropunk elements. Dig out space for buildings to attract AI-controlled creatures and watch them do your bidding. Cast spells from the god-hand above, and protect your heart while sending minions to defeat theirs.
Why similar: Colony Sim 20%, Dark Fantasy 15%, Real Time Tactics 14.9%, RTS 14.8%, Building 10%
- #12 Containcorp
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Plasmarc Studios
Windows
An absurd Corporate Horror & Logistical Management Sim where you contain & milk anomalies for tremendous profit. Construct your facility across multiple floors, design containment areas, employ brilliant minds to study anomalies. Contain, Research, and build a machine of Profit.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 25.7%, Colony Sim 19.1%, Base Building 15.5%, Tactical RPG 15.5%, Horror 10.8%
- #13 O.B.O.L
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: MrEliptik
Windows · Linux
Play a high stake game of head or tails against a mysterious opponent, trapped under the ocean in a claustrophobic, eldritch, Lovecraftian horror atmosphere, all while slowly losing your sanity.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 37.6%, Horror 13.9%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, Dark Fantasy 10.7%, Dark 10.1%
- #14 Dyer Expedition
88% matchPositive88% of 34 reviews2025
Dev: Monkeys With Jobs
Windows
Dyer Expedition is a puzzle adventure game with light Lovecraftian horror elements and a story inspired by Lovecraft's 1931 novella At the Mountains of Madness.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 36.3%, Dark Fantasy 15.7%, Horror 12.5%, Retro 10.6%, Stylized 7.6%
- #15 Slay The King
87% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Escape Nine Games
Windows
Lead a tribe of warriors to defeat a corrupt king and reclaim your land
Why similar: RTS 29.3%, Real Time Tactics 26.1%, Building 14.4%, Base Building 14%, Isometric 9.3%
- #16 SacriFrogos
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Uóki Games
Windows
A roguelike strategy and survival game where ever-growing sacrifices are required to keep the mysterious Eternal Flame alive. Build a colony of Frogos and create unique builds every run.
Why similar: Colony Sim 20.3%, Creature Collector 17.8%, RTS 16.5%, Real Time Tactics 16.1%, Base Building 14.6%
- #17 The Tribe Must Survive
86% matchMixed68% of 206 reviews2024
Dev: Walking Tree Games GmbH
Windows · Mac
The Tribe Must Survive is a survival base builder strategy game set in a harsh Lovecraftian Stone Age. Build your camp, overcome disasters and uncover new areas. Manage fears and diminish internal conflicts, as your Tribe grows. Every decision matters. Will your Tribe survive?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 24.2%, Colony Sim 18.8%, Dark Fantasy 14.4%, Base Building 14.1%, Building 11%
- #18 Merc Commander
85% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: iDeever
Windows
Merc Commander is a real-time tactical game where you lead a company of mercenary mech pilots. Command your forces in battle, customize and upgrade your mechs, salvage enemy machines, and manage your growing outfit. Inspired by the classic era of mech command games.
Why similar: Real Time Tactics 24.1%, RTS 23.9%, Tactical RPG 19.9%, Isometric 15.3%, Strategy 10.1%
- #19 Pharos Light
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Alice Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Pharos Light is a survival horror game inspired by “The Lighthouse” and Lovecraft. Upgrade the Lighthouse with unique equipment, develop the island, and survive the night.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 32.1%, Horror 14.5%, Dark Fantasy 14.1%, Dark 12.3%, Psychological Horror 9.2%
- #20 Golden Gear
84% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Lajong
Windows
First-person atmospheric horror mystery with retro-inspired visuals. Spend several days on a small isolated island in the North Atlantic, settle in an old cabin, explore an abandoned observatory, and operate rustic equipment to do one final reading and uncover what lurks in the dark... and beyond.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 28.7%, Retro 15.9%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Stealth 8.8%, Stylized 8.7%
- #21 Hunt of Dusha
82% 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 40.9%, Horror 18.5%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Dark 8.3%, Retro 6.1%
- #22 Ninja
83% match2 user reviews0% of 2 reviews2023
Dev: Yaremchuk
Windows
Prepare for an intense clash of strategy in Ninja Empires, an online real-time strategy game that combines the essence of Clash with the stealthy world of ninjas!
Why similar: Colony Sim 20.5%, Real Time Tactics 17.5%, RTS 17.4%, Lovecraftian 17.3%, Building 7.7%
- #23 Heroes of Orn: Darkness
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BM Studios LLC
Windows
Inspired by Majesty, Heroes of Orn: Darkness is a fantasy base building RTS with a twist - you cannot directly control your units. Build and upgrade your kingdom to gain power and resources. Influence your heroes' decisions and empower them by issuing quests, casting spells, and creating shops.
Why similar: RTS 30%, Base Building 22.6%, Real Time Tactics 14.8%, Building 14.6%, Strategy 10%
- #24 Orc Warchief: Prologue
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Iron Wolf StudioPub: Iron Wolf Studio
Windows
Prologue version of Orc Warchief. Become an Orc warchief and fight for survival of your race. Rebuild your village and train your warriors. Gather resources and craft your weapons. Raise your warbanner and gather The Horde.
Why similar: Real Time Tactics 21.6%, Colony Sim 21.3%, RTS 18%, Base Building 12.6%, Dark Fantasy 11.2%
- #25 L'Avancée du désert
81% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2022
Dev: Ian Corbeil
Windows
L'Avancée du désert est un jeu de gestion où vous devez développer votre colonie spatiale pour récolter de la nourriture et trouver de nouvelles technologies tout en combattant la désertification.
Why similar: Real Time Tactics 31%, Base Building 21.1%, Colony Sim 20.6%, Building 14.4%, Strategy 12.9%
- #26 Outbreak Overlord
79% matchPositive95% of 20 reviews2024
Dev: Minicactus Games
Windows
Outbreak Overlord is a real-time tactics game set in a post-apocalyptic world that puts you in command of a zombie who must infect other humans to increase his horde. Send them on a series of hazardous missions and devastate any remaining communities.
Why similar: Stealth 21.2%, RTS 20.7%, Real Time Tactics 20.5%, Isometric 14.6%, Dark 8.5%
- #27 MIDNIGHT SNACK
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ZRKPub: ZRK Games
Windows
Wake up, feel the rumbling void in your stomach, just another boy bound by satiation. The vending machine is just downstairs...
Why similar: Lovecraftian 39.5%, Horror 21%, Retro 19%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Atmospheric 5.2%
- #28 Stronghold HD (2012)
80% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 10,345 reviews2013
Dev: Firefly Studios
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 18.5 hrs≥1hr: 81%
The original castle sim, Stronghold HD allows you to design, build and destroy historical castles. Engage in medieval warfare against the AI in one of two single player campaigns or online with up to 8 players.
Why similar: Colony Sim 20.8%, Real Time Tactics 20.7%, RTS 17.3%, Base Building 15%, Building 11.6%
- #29 Stronghold: Definitive Edition
77% matchVery Positive86% of 10,135 reviews2023
Dev: Firefly Studios
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Greetings sire! Your stronghold awaits you. Build a castle economy, besiege unforgettable villains and return to the 'castle sim' that started it all. Experience this classic RTS with upgraded visuals, modernised gameplay, Steam multiplayer and a new campaign.
Why similar: Real Time Tactics 21.5%, Colony Sim 18.1%, RTS 16.3%, Base Building 13.4%, Isometric 11.3%
- #30 Lost Sanity: Cthulhu
78% 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 45.8%, Horror 16.4%, Stealth 13.9%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Female Protagonist 8.4%
- #31 The Cure
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Once Upon a Time Studio
Windows
An open world strategy game set in a dark medieval fantasy environment. You can buy and place buildings and you must manage your resources to upgrade them. Every night, you are attacked by creatures.
Why similar: RTS 20.4%, Real Time Tactics 18.6%, Dark Fantasy 17.7%, Base Building 16.7%, Building 11.5%
- #32 Abject Abyss
75% matchPositive95% of 19 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 33.9%, Horror 19.4%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Dark 10.4%, Stealth 9.8%
- #33 Kingdom Of Force
78% match7 user reviews57% of 7 reviews2020
Dev: Razer TeamPub: Hydra Game Studio
Windows
KOF is a magic background real-time strategy game, which is based on the method of dispatching troops to occupy the city, and combines the elements of resource collection, construction, upgrading, tower defense and so on.
Why similar: Real Time Tactics 20.3%, RTS 20.2%, Colony Sim 18.1%, Base Building 17%, Tactical RPG 16%
- #34 The Old War
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Warchest Studios
Windows
The Old War is a co-op dark fantasy strategy game where you train and upgrade a shared persistent army in a hostile world. Every victory makes your army stronger, and every defeat is a devastating blow.
Why similar: RTS 21.1%, Real Time Tactics 20.1%, Dark Fantasy 17.2%, Base Building 17.2%, Building 7.9%
- #35 NecroCity
76% matchMixed51% of 78 reviews2023
Dev: Shift GamesPub: Gameparic
Windows
Your main task in NecroCity is to push back the hordes of monsters and build your fortress! Defend your undead outposts from the persistent forces of the so-called “good”! Take on the role of the young Prince of Undead, trying to prove himself in the world of the Undead Kingdom. 👹
Why similar: Colony Sim 26.4%, Base Building 19.2%, Building 14.4%, Isometric 14.1%, Horror 12.2%
- #36 TFM: The First Men
75% matchMixed61% of 410 reviews2022
Dev: Gathering Tree
Windows
An open-world colony sim based on stories of the first men. Infinite possibilities await your very own Adam and Eve as they embark on a generation-spanning adventure. How will you shape their future?
Why similar: Colony Sim 33.5%, Base Building 24.6%, Tactical RPG 12.6%, Real Time Tactics 11.3%, Building 10.5%
- #37 Stargate: Timekeepers
74% matchMixed62% of 278 reviews2024
Dev: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Stargate: Timekeepers is a real-time tactics game where you lead a team of specialists through a story-driven campaign set in the SG-1 universe. Sneak your characters behind enemy lines, use their unique skills, craft the perfect plan to unravel a timeloop mystery, and defeat the Goa’uld threat.
Why similar: Real Time Tactics 34.1%, Stealth 22.2%, RTS 17.1%, Strategy 9.7%, Female Protagonist 7.5%
- #38 DarkSwitch
71% matchMostly Positive77% of 587 reviews2026
Dev: Cyber TemplePub: Cyber Temple Games LLC
Windows
DarkSwitch is a vertical survival city builder. Build a city on a great tree and defend it against the Fog. Face the challenges of limited real estate, scarce resources, and tough moral choices as you seek to uncover the mystery of the Shroud. The Tree Provides! The Tree Protects! The Tree Prevails!
Why similar: Colony Sim 22.5%, Dark Fantasy 17.7%, Base Building 15.4%, RTS 12.9%, Building 10.9%
- #39 Dark Matters
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: NexTech Games
Windows
An isometric stealth-action adventure blending cosmic horror and mystery. Explore a dark city, face sound-sensitive monsters, solve puzzles, collect crystals to unlock abilities, and manage sanity in a fight to stop the Void God.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 27%, Isometric 19.1%, Dark Fantasy 17.4%, Stealth 16.1%, Horror 12.9%
- #40 Vultures - Scavengers of Death
71% matchVery Positive83% of 464 reviews2026
Dev: Team VulturesPub: Firesquid
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 67%
VULTURES is a tactical turn-based survival horror, inspired by 90's survival horror classics. As an operative, scavenge the infested metropolis for materials and information that could cure the infection plaguing the world.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 17.6%, Isometric 14.6%, Stealth 13.7%, Horror 11.4%, Dark 8.9%
- #41 Against The Tide
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Two Times Pi
Windows
Against The Tide is a simulation strategy game about restoring a dying coral reef. Build your conservation facility, grow your marine gardens, thwart invasive species, and discover new technologies to save the reef.
Why similar: Colony Sim 29.2%, Creature Collector 28.4%, Building 11.8%, Strategy 8.2%, Base Building 8.2%
- #42 Stronghold Crusader: Definitive Edition
70% matchVery Positive92% of 10,965 reviews2025
Dev: Firefly Studios
Windows
Median: 12.8 hrsMean: 33.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Gird your loins and sharpen your steel! Besiege 20 unique enemy lords and battle friends online, in this expanded remaster of the classic 'castle sim'. Relive history with new units, opponents, visuals, audio, campaigns, skirmish trails, co-op and larger maps.
Why similar: Real Time Tactics 21.2%, Colony Sim 19.9%, RTS 15.4%, Base Building 13.5%, Building 11%
- #43 Dead Night Highway
72% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Mr. Pink
Windows
Dead Night Highway is a compact colony simulator where a group of survivors on their journey west sets up camps to replenish resources, but zombie horde only grows larger...
Why similar: Real Time Tactics 19.5%, Colony Sim 18.8%, Tactical RPG 18.1%, RTS 14.8%, Base Building 12.4%
- #44 Helltown
74% matchMostly Positive80% of 109 reviews2017
Dev: WildArts Games
Windows
Deliver packages to the weirdly happy folk of Little Vale and discover the terrifying secrets they hide. Are you brave enough to face the many monsters and sinister locations of this first-person horror adventure game? There's only one way to find out...
Why similar: Lovecraftian 29.6%, Stealth 16.7%, Horror 13.5%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Retro 10%
- #45 Amnesia: Rebirth
72% matchMostly Positive77% of 9,257 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 32.9%, Stealth 21.1%, Horror 13.9%, Dark 7.9%, Psychological Horror 7.2%
- #46 QuilomboZ: Palmares
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: AlpaK' games
Windows
Lead elite warriors like Zumbi and Dandara in a real-time tactics game to defend the legendary "Quilombo dos Palmares". Use stealth, terrain, and coordinated abilities to outsmart Portuguese forces and mercenaries. Channel Orisha powers through the Axé system to overcome overwhelming challenges.
Why similar: Real Time Tactics 29.1%, Stealth 20.4%, RTS 19.1%, Isometric 12.5%, Strategy 11.2%
- #47 Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition
73% matchVery Positive94% of 2,938 reviews2009
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Surrounded by enemies and assaulted by terror from all sides, Philip must collect clues and solve vexing puzzles while combating the gnawing psychological terrors that assail his mind and threaten to strip him of his sanity.
Why similar: Horror 27.5%, Stealth 22.7%, Lovecraftian 22.2%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Dark 7.4%
- #48 VENOY
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mathis WischeroppPub: LaboratoryGames
Windows
VENOY is a relaxing roguelite real-time strategy game with deep settler logistics, true sandbox freedom and exciting meta progression. Build your medieval colony, optimize production chains and defend it against enemies!
Why similar: Colony Sim 27.3%, RTS 25.8%, Base Building 15.4%, Strategy 10.8%, Building 9.5%
- #49 No one lives under the lighthouse Director's cut
70% matchVery Positive87% of 2,445 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 37.1%, Horror 20.6%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Dark 10.6%, Retro 9.8%
- #50 Red Recon: 1944
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Varangs LLC
Windows
Red Recon is an isometric real-time tactics game with stealth elements, where you command a squad of Soviet scouts deployed into East Prussia in the autumn of 1944, on the eve of the Red Army’s strategic offensive. Be the first in the enemy’s lair!
Why similar: Real Time Tactics 23.5%, RTS 20.1%, Tactical RPG 20%, Stealth 19%, Isometric 10.6%
- #51 Boogie Fungi
68% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Wobbly Lines
Windows · Linux
Build and maintain a colony of Mushrooms, keep them happy with constant parties and make sure to deploy some defenses to deal with foragers
Why similar: Creature Collector 28.2%, Colony Sim 24.4%, Base Building 19.9%, Isometric 14.4%, Building 9.4%
- #52 Venatrix
69% matchPositive82% 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 42%, Stealth 22.9%, Horror 15.8%, Female Protagonist 10.3%, Psychological Horror 9%
- #53 Greed & Darkness
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Rescue Party
Windows
Venture into a foreboding fortress to gather riches with only a torch to guide you. Sneak past or fight monsters in intense melee combat and search for the Gorged One's treasure chamber. Leaving empty-handed is not an option.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 26%, Dark Fantasy 19.1%, Stealth 18%, Horror 11.9%, Dark 10.4%
- #54 Expired Meds
68% 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 26%, Lovecraftian 23.7%, Psychological Horror 19.5%, Female Protagonist 13.3%, Dark 12.9%
- #55 The Nameless City
67% matchVery Positive88% of 56 reviews2024
Dev: Paradnight Studio
Windows · Mac
Narrative-driven first person horror adventure inspired by Lovecraft's short novel "The Nameless City". Explore the ruins of a city that some say they are older than humanity itself. While you delve deeper into the ancient buildings, reality and visions blend into an indistinct haze.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 41.6%, Psychological Horror 14%, Dark 11.6%, Horror 11.4%, Retro 9.4%
- #56 Ignis Dei
66% matchPositive96% of 47 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 29.5%, Horror 16%, Dark Fantasy 15.9%, Dark 14.4%, Psychological Horror 12.3%
- #57 War Wind II: Human Onslaught
69% matchMixed63% of 19 reviews2021
Dev: DreamForge IntertainmentPub: SNEG
Windows
War Wind II: Human Onslaught is a compelling must-play for any real-time strategy fan. The game offers a great variety of vehicular, mechanised and special units, intense and exciting maps, along with a combat model that offers a dynamic balance of play.
Why similar: Real Time Tactics 23.3%, RTS 23%, Isometric 16.5%, Base Building 15.7%, Retro 8.8%
- #58 Anthill Village
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lychee Game Labs
Windows
Now that ants have evolved thumbs, they're unstoppable! Help them build villages, scour the land for resources and fend off creatures 100 times their own size.
Why similar: Colony Sim 23.9%, RTS 21.3%, Real Time Tactics 17%, Base Building 16.1%, Building 12.3%
- #59 Stronghold 4
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Firefly Studios
Windows
Wood needed! Return to the green roots of Stronghold in this narrative prequel to the original 'castle sim'. Immerse yourself in a cinematic campaign, hone your siegecraft with new mechanics in skirmish mode and customise your castles with a wide selection of castle pieces and cosmetics.
Why similar: Colony Sim 22.4%, RTS 19.7%, Real Time Tactics 19.3%, Isometric 12.5%, Building 8.8%
- #60 Bergfried
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Quid Pro Games
Windows
Build realistic medieval castles and defend them against rival knights. Bergfried is a strategy game featuring organic castle building and tactical siege battles. Manage your lands, plan your defenses and lead your troops to victory!
Why similar: Colony Sim 23.7%, RTS 19.5%, Real Time Tactics 19.2%, Isometric 12.7%, Building 9.1%