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  1. #1 Worshippers of Cthulhu
    97% matchVery Positive82% of 1,460 reviews2025
    Dev: Crazy Goat GamesPub: Crytivo
    Windows
    Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 79%

    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 22.9%, Colony Sim 18.9%, Base Building 11.4%, Dark Fantasy 10.9%, Isometric 8.2%

  2. #2 Miskatonic University
    96% 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 32.4%, Base Building 18.5%, RTS 13.1%, Building 13%, Dark 9.8%

  3. #3 Infectra
    96% 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 21.2%, RTS 19.9%, Real Time Tactics 18.7%, Tactical RPG 15.8%, Base Building 8.2%

  4. #4 Oasis RTS
    95% 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 23.9%, RTS 22.3%, Real Time Tactics 21.2%, Strategy 9.1%, Building 8.5%

  5. #5 Quiet is the Eyes
    94% matchVery Positive96% of 217 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 32.6%, Stealth 19.1%, Horror 14%, Dark 10.3%, Female Protagonist 8%

  6. #6 BALSEO: The Sea Beyond
    94% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Quitral Games
    Windows

    BALSEO: The Sea Beyond is a tactical stealth roguelite wrapped in an eerie folkloric atmosphere. After death, your journey to the afterlife begins: navigate a shifting archipelago, defy the dangers, and discover your fate veiled by the mystical mists of the south.

    Why similar: Real Time Tactics 23.2%, Stealth 20.8%, Lovecraftian 20.2%, Dark Fantasy 16.4%, Isometric 8.6%

  7. #7 First Blood : Persian Legends
    93% matchNo user reviews
    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 18.9%, Isometric 14.2%, Female Protagonist 7%

  8. #8 Keeper - UnCorruptDead
    92% 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 15.1%, Real Time Tactics 14.8%, RTS 14.6%, Building 9.9%

  9. #9 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 27.9%, Real Time Tactics 26.3%, Building 13.3%, Strategy 11.8%, Base Building 10.5%

  10. #10 Containcorp
    91% 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 25.6%, Colony Sim 19.2%, Base Building 15.5%, Tactical RPG 15.4%, Horror 10.8%

  11. #11 Slay The King
    90% 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 29.1%, Real Time Tactics 26%, Building 14.4%, Base Building 14.1%, Isometric 9.3%

  12. #12 Pharos Light
    89% 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 31.8%, Horror 14.5%, Dark Fantasy 14.2%, Dark 12.3%, Psychological Horror 9.2%

  13. #13 The Tribe Must Survive
    89% 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%, Colony Sim 18.8%, Dark Fantasy 14.5%, Base Building 14.1%, Building 11%

  14. #14 SacriFrogos
    88% 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 20.4%, Creature Collector 17.8%, RTS 16.3%, Real Time Tactics 16%, Base Building 14.6%

  15. #15 DarkSwitch
    87% matchNo user 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 Veil. The Tree Provides! The Tree Protects! The Tree Prevails!

    Why similar: Colony Sim 22.4%, Dark Fantasy 17%, Base Building 15.6%, Building 11.4%, Isometric 10.2%

  16. #16 Hunt of Dusha
    86% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2025
    Dev: Demigrz
    Windows

    Explore a cursed residential area in this retro-inspired horror game. As a Hunter, track the entities that dwell within and cleanse the area.

    Why similar: Lovecraftian 40.8%, Horror 18.5%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Dark 8.4%, Retro 6.1%

  17. #17 Orc Warchief: Prologue
    86% 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 21.5%, Colony Sim 21.4%, RTS 17.9%, Base Building 12.6%, Dark Fantasy 11.3%

  18. #18 Heroes of Orn: Darkness
    85% 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 29.7%, Base Building 22.7%, Real Time Tactics 14.8%, Building 14.6%, Strategy 10.1%

  19. #19 Outbreak Overlord
    83% 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 20.6%, Real Time Tactics 20.5%, Isometric 14.6%, Dark 8.5%

  20. #20 L'Avancée du désert
    84% 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 30.9%, Base Building 21.1%, Colony Sim 20.6%, Building 14.4%, Strategy 13%

  21. #21 Dyer Expedition
    82% 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%, Dark Fantasy 15.8%, Horror 12.4%, Retro 10.5%, Stylized 7.8%

  22. #22 Stronghold HD (2012)
    84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 10,246 reviews2013
    Dev: Firefly Studios
    Windows
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 18.4 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 20.9%, Real Time Tactics 20.7%, RTS 17.2%, Base Building 15%, Building 11.6%

  23. #23 MIDNIGHT SNACK
    82% 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 39.4%, Horror 20.9%, Retro 19%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, Atmospheric 5.3%

  24. #24 The Cure
    81% 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 20.2%, Real Time Tactics 18.5%, Dark Fantasy 17.8%, Base Building 16.7%, Building 11.4%

  25. #25 Stronghold: Definitive Edition
    80% matchVery Positive86% of 9,888 reviews2023
    Dev: Firefly Studios
    Windows
    Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 10.2 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 18.2%, RTS 16.1%, Base Building 13.5%, Isometric 11.3%

  26. #26 Lost Sanity: Cthulhu
    81% 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 45.7%, Horror 16.4%, Stealth 13.9%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Female Protagonist 8.4%

  27. #27 The Old War
    79% 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 20.9%, Real Time Tactics 20%, Dark Fantasy 17.4%, Base Building 17.2%, Building 7.9%

  28. #28 Abject Abyss
    79% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Anton Bezett
    Windows

    A horror adventure on a distant world. Explore Luminary Corporation’s most cutting-edge research facility, piece together what went wrong, and survive the horrors that lurk in the dark.

    Why similar: Lovecraftian 33.8%, Horror 19%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Dark 10.5%, Stealth 9.8%

  29. #29 TFM: The First Men
    78% matchMixed62% of 406 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 10.4%

  30. #30 Dark Matters
    78% 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 26.8%, Isometric 19.1%, Dark Fantasy 17.6%, Stealth 16.1%, Horror 12.9%

  31. #31 Stargate: Timekeepers
    77% matchMixed62% of 275 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 22.1%, RTS 17%, Strategy 9.8%, Female Protagonist 7.5%

  32. #32 Stronghold Crusader: Definitive Edition
    74% matchVery Positive92% of 10,053 reviews2025
    Dev: Firefly Studios
    Windows
    Median: 12.6 hrsMean: 30.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    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 21.1%, Colony Sim 20.1%, RTS 15.4%, Base Building 13.6%, Building 11%

  33. #33 Against The Tide
    76% 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 28.3%, Building 11.7%, Stylized 8.3%, Strategy 8.3%

  34. #34 Amnesia: Rebirth
    75% matchMostly Positive77% of 9,173 reviews2020
    Dev: Frictional Games
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 75%

    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 32.7%, Stealth 21.1%, Horror 13.8%, Dark 7.9%, Psychological Horror 7.3%

  35. #35 Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition
    77% matchVery Positive94% of 2,897 reviews2009
    Dev: Frictional Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.9 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 22.1%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Dark 7.5%

  36. #36 Shadowstalk
    74% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Jana Games
    Windows · Linux

    Shadowstalk is a top-down multiplayer stealth tactics game. Play as a mythological legend summoned into a high-stakes Death Game. Harness the power of shadows, outsmart your rivals with unique abilities, and fight to be the last survivor in intense real-time tactical battles.

    Why similar: Real Time Tactics 22.1%, Stealth 18.3%, RTS 17.3%, Tactical RPG 17.3%, Female Protagonist 7%

  37. #37 Helltown
    76% matchMostly Positive80% of 108 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 29.5%, Stealth 16.6%, Horror 13.5%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, Retro 10%

  38. #38 VENOY
    73% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Mathis WischeroppPub: LaboratoryGames
    Windows

    VENOY is a relaxing real-time strategy game with deep settler logistics and true sandbox freedom. Build your medieval colony, optimize production chains and defend it against enemies!

    Why similar: Colony Sim 27.4%, RTS 25.6%, Base Building 15.4%, Strategy 10.9%, Building 9.4%

  39. #39 Kingdom Of Force
    75% match7 user reviews57% of 7 reviews2020
    Dev: Beijing Hydra Technology Co., Ltd.
    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 20.8%, RTS 20.5%, Colony Sim 18.6%, Base Building 17.5%, Tactical RPG 16.3%

  40. #40 No one lives under the lighthouse Director's cut
    73% matchVery Positive87% of 2,402 reviews2020
    Dev: Marevo Collective
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 75%

    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%, Horror 20.5%, Psychological Horror 12%, Dark 10.6%, Retro 9.8%

  41. #41 Red Recon: 1944
    72% matchNo user reviews
    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%, Tactical RPG 20%, Stealth 19%, Isometric 10.6%

  42. #42 Venatrix
    72% matchPositive81% of 43 reviews2024
    Dev: Playstige Interactive
    Windows

    Venatrix is a unique hybrid of action-packed and stealth-based horror game. We choose to play as either Matthew or Della, resulting in two different play styles, either third-person action/horror or first-person stealth/horror.

    Why similar: Lovecraftian 41.9%, Stealth 22.8%, Horror 15.9%, Female Protagonist 10.3%, Psychological Horror 9.1%

  43. #43 Greed & Darkness
    71% 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 25.8%, Dark Fantasy 19.2%, Stealth 18%, Horror 11.9%, Dark 10.5%

  44. #44 Expired Meds
    71% 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 25.9%, Lovecraftian 23.6%, Psychological Horror 19.7%, Female Protagonist 13.3%, Dark 13%

  45. #45 War Wind II: Human Onslaught
    73% matchMixed53% of 15 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 23.2%, RTS 22.9%, Isometric 16.5%, Base Building 15.8%, Retro 8.8%

  46. #46 Ignis Dei
    69% matchPositive96% of 46 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 29.3%, Dark Fantasy 16%, Horror 16%, Dark 14.5%, Psychological Horror 12.3%

  47. #47 Darklight Breach
    71% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Main Sequence Games
    Windows

    Darklight Breach is a sci-fi roguelite where you direct a small band of adventurers though a dangerous time loop while unraveling a dark mystery.

    Why similar: Real Time Tactics 24.7%, RTS 20.7%, Isometric 12%, Building 11%, Base Building 10.6%

  48. #48 The Nameless City
    70% matchVery Positive87% of 55 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 41.5%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Dark 11.7%, Horror 11.3%, Retro 9.4%

  49. #49 Boogie Fungi
    70% matchNo user reviews
    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 28.1%, Colony Sim 24.5%, Base Building 19.9%, Isometric 14.4%, Building 9.4%

  50. #50 Anthill Village
    70% 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 24%, RTS 21.1%, Real Time Tactics 17%, Base Building 16.2%, Building 12.3%

  51. #51 Folklands
    68% matchMostly Positive75% of 52 reviews2025
    Dev: Bromantic GamesPub: Light Up Games
    Windows · Linux

    Folklands is a relaxing settlement builder with a retro look and feel set in a fantasy Nordic-inspired world. Harvest, produce and trade resources from multiple production chains as you grow your settlement. Keep your folks happy and safe and tend to their needs in a living and changing world.

    Why similar: Colony Sim 26%, RTS 17.9%, Base Building 16.5%, Building 14.2%, Isometric 10%

  52. #52 LouLan Kingdom
    68% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: MockingCrown Games
    Windows

    Loulan Kingdom is a city-building survival and real-time strategy game. As the ruler of Loulan, you must build your city amid a perilous desert oasis, grow your power through the Silk Road, and fight to protect your kingdom—until the very end.

    Why similar: Colony Sim 25.5%, Real Time Tactics 22.5%, RTS 17.5%, Base Building 15.9%, Building 8.5%

  53. #53 Age of Respair
    68% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Respair Games
    Windows

    Age of Respair is a medieval strategy castle-builder. Build massive castles with fortifications while managing resources and production chains. Assemble a large army and lay siege to enemy castles. Lead your people and bring respair to your kingdom🏰⚔️

    Why similar: Real Time Tactics 23.2%, Colony Sim 22.5%, Base Building 19.2%, RTS 16%, Building 12.1%

  54. #54 Roots Devour
    66% matchMostly Positive75% of 515 reviews2026
    Dev: Rewinding GamesPub: GCORES PUBLISHING
    Windows
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    Extend your roots, imbibe fresh blood, and expand without end. Roots Devour is a strategic exploration game centered around a card-connecting mechanism. Drive your frenzied roots through swamps and over frozen mountains, invading human cities until the darkness... descends.

    Why similar: Lovecraftian 35%, Horror 14%, Dark 12.4%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Stylized 7.9%

  55. #55 A Place, Forbidden
    69% matchVery Positive85% of 442 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 42.4%, Horror 20.1%, Dark 12.6%, Psychological Horror 10.5%, Stylized 7.5%

  56. #56 Nuclear Crawler
    67% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Alex Sk Game Studio
    Windows

    Build a massive Ice Crawler powered by a nuclear power plant on a distant planet where you need to generate energy to survive and rescue other survivors. Your crawler base can accommodate dozens of survivors and have dozens of floors. Learn how to build a nuclear power plant to survive.

    Why similar: Colony Sim 31.7%, Base Building 27.4%, Building 16.7%, Isometric 10.5%, Strategy 7.9%

  57. #57 We Are The Wall
    67% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: NorthWall Studio
    Windows · Mac

    We Are The Wall is a city-builder / RTS where you lead a hardy dwarf settlement fighting to protect their mountain home. Train armies, gather vital resources, explore the surrounding lands, and defend the Heart of the Mountain at all costs. We Are The Wall!

    Why similar: Base Building 26.3%, RTS 23.6%, Real Time Tactics 16.7%, Dark Fantasy 12%, Strategy 10.1%

  58. #58 Penumbra Overture
    69% matchVery Positive91% of 4,061 reviews2009
    Dev: Frictional Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 58%

    Penumbra: Overture is a first person survival horror game, emphasizing on survival and problem solving instead of mindless violence and gore.

    Why similar: Horror 33%, Lovecraftian 21.8%, Stealth 16.8%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Dark 9.9%

  59. #59 Aliens: Dark Descent
    65% matchVery Positive88% of 17,771 reviews2023
    Dev: Tindalos InteractivePub: Focus Entertainment
    Windows
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 14.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    Drop into the gripping journey of Aliens: Dark Descent, a squad-based, single-player action game in the iconic Alien franchise. Lead your soldiers in real-time to stop a new and terrifying kind of Xenomorph outbreak on Planet Lethe.

    Why similar: Real Time Tactics 25.9%, RTS 25.9%, Stealth 10.5%, Strategy 10.1%, Horror 9.5%

  60. #60 The Designer's Curse
    67% matchVery Positive88% of 808 reviews2019
    Dev: CBGames
    Windows · Mac

    Chapter 2 is OUT NOW! The first chapter of an unforgettable survival horror experience. Solve puzzles and work your way through this terrifying place. You may be more familiar with it than you initially think.

    Why similar: Lovecraftian 32.6%, Stealth 21.9%, Horror 18.6%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Atmospheric 6.7%

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