Games Like DESOLATIUM

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 23.7%, Mystery 10.4%, Horror 9.6%, Point & Click 8.9%, First-Person 7.1%

Explore a remote village and solve complex puzzles in The Whispering Valley, a folk horror point & click game. Delve into guilt and depression to investigate the village's deepest secret.

Why similar: Point & Click 15.8%, Horror 11.5%, Mystery 11.5%, First-Person 8.5%, Lovecraftian 8.2%

A cursed legacy awakens something ancient, revealing a terrifying reality never meant for human eyes. Follow your missing uncle’s trail, uncover forbidden secrets, and face a Lovecraftian cosmic horror in this first‑person adventure.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 23.5%, Investigation 11.4%, Mystery 9.5%, Horror 8.8%, Psychological Horror 8.2%

DESOLATIUM: PROLOGUE is a first-person point & click Graphic Adventure based on Lovecraft Mythos. Live this horror story where you will have to visit mysterious locations, face lovecraftian creatures, find clues and combine objects to solve puzzles.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 13.2%, Detective 10.3%, Point & Click 9.5%, Mystery 8.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 7.1%

There are 6 depths to descend; the further you go, the more terror you will experience. Uncover mysteries, solve puzzles, and immerse yourself in a dark storyline that Inside Depth 6 has to offer. Journey through all 6 depths to uncover the secrets buried within.

Why similar: Thriller 17.9%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Horror 12.1%, Multiple Endings 11.4%, Realistic 8.2%

A bad incident is like a tangled knot, It sits there, waiting for someone or something to untie it, but until then… scars may be left behind … are you ready for a First person Psychological Horror game based on a true story?!

Why similar: Thriller 12.5%, Mystery 11.3%, Psychological Horror 10.4%, Multiple Endings 9.2%, Horror 9.2%

Alex wakes up at his grandmother’s, left alone in a silent house. Unsure where his family is, he begins to uncover a dark mystery in an attempt to escape. Facing his fear in an endless nightmare, Alex must survive the dead of night, a cursed forest, and paranormal activities before daylight arrives.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 20.7%, Thriller 14.6%, Mystery 11.2%, Horror 10%, Psychological Horror 10%

The Accumulation of Evil is an ancient book stating that if enough evil energy is concentrated in a single area, a dark force may be born.Humans can sometimes be very horrible creatures - but sometimes, it is taken a bit too far.

Why similar: Mystery 13.3%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Horror 11.8%, Realistic 10.1%, Thriller 8.2%

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: Point & Click 18.7%, Lovecraftian 15%, Horror 12.3%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Mystery 10.7%

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 21.6%, Detective 12.1%, Psychological Horror 8.8%, Mystery 8.4%, Investigation 7.3%

The Occultist is a first-person narrative thriller. You play as Alan Rebels, a paranormal investigator who travels to an abandoned British island after his father's disappearance. Explore Godstone island, face supernatural entities, and uncover long-buried occult rituals.

Why similar: Detective 22%, Investigation 15.1%, Lovecraftian 14.8%, Mystery 8.8%, Psychological Horror 8.2%

Saint Kotar is a psychological horror detective game set in a cursed valley in rural Croatia. Investigate the disappearance of your relative in the occult-ridden town of Sveti Kotar as you switch between conflicting realities through the eyes of two godly men.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 16.4%, Detective 14.5%, Point & Click 10.9%, Mystery 7.8%, Psychological Horror 7.5%

What if the choices you make during your investigation awaken ancient beings older than existence itself. Explore the official Choose Cthulhu gamebook adaptation, every decision you take seals the fate of mankind. Will the creeping madness consume you as you uncover the darkest secrets?

Why similar: Lovecraftian 18.3%, Point & Click 10.4%, Detective 10.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.3%, Thriller 9.1%

Become Shepherd, an inquisitor sent to a suspicious village. Unveil the secrets of a world filled with fear, and make an inevitable choice. In this visual novel mystery, your decisions change the world. Can you survive the desperate horror?

Why similar: Lovecraftian 19.7%, Detective 15%, Mystery 10.1%, Visual Novel 9.1%, Investigation 9%

A twisted psychological thriller and an original story set in the SCP universe. As an employee of the SCP Foundation, test artificially created paranormal events, solve puzzles, interact with anomalies, and uncover the secrets of the Replication Division.

Why similar: Detective 16.5%, Investigation 11.3%, Mystery 10.7%, Psychological Horror 8.9%, Horror 7.9%

Play as a detective tasked with catching a serial killer in this visual novel set in post-war Japan. Investigate key locations, question many complex characters, piece together clues, and try to stop the culprit before they end yet another young girl's smile.

Why similar: Detective 14.9%, Mystery 9.6%, Investigation 9.5%, Point & Click 8.8%, Visual Novel 8.5%

Void’s Ballad is a dark investigative adventure through the biggest human fear: Death.

Why similar: Point & Click 13.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.8%, Visual Novel 9.8%, Investigation 9.1%, Mystery 7.8%

Borneo: A Jungle Nightmare is a 3D horror adventure game, with the direction and the original script by Ruggero Deodato. Take control of different characters in a desperate expedition to the virgin jungles of Borneo.

Why similar: Detective 15.2%, Thriller 10.5%, Mystery 9.2%, Investigation 9%, Psychological Horror 8.7%

Immerse yourself in the Psychological horror adventure of James Charouz on his way to find his missing wife and uncover the dark secret of his hometown.

Why similar: Point & Click 13.9%, Detective 11%, Mystery 10.8%, Investigation 10.2%, Psychological Horror 9.6%

Lunacy: Saint Rhodes is a first-person psychological horror adventure game. Explore your dark family history, solve puzzles and experience a gut-wrenching feeling of terror. You are being watched; never alone, never safe.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 28.4%, Thriller 11.1%, Psychological Horror 8.7%, Multiple Endings 8.1%, Mystery 8.1%

This is a terrorist decryption adventure game that took place in 1913.

Why similar: Detective 18.1%, Thriller 14.3%, Mystery 13.9%, Psychological Horror 12%, Horror 10.9%

A distracted student arrives for his internship at a girls' boarding school in the small town of Chudnogorsk. After a series of failures, Andrey finds out about a series of disappearances in this mysterious place. And that he himself is bound to disappear.

Why similar: Mystery 15.4%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Detective 14%, Visual Novel 11.5%, Thriller 11.1%

Enter a mysterious machine built to explore the human subconscious and complete your brother’s final experiment. Descend into a world where memories become places, solve sound-driven puzzles, and uncover a hidden truth in this first-person narrative adventure.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 18.7%, Detective 17%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Mystery 10.4%, Horror 6.5%

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 21.5%, Detective 17.9%, Mystery 10.8%, Investigation 8.7%, Psychological Horror 7.7%

Earth's Center of Gravity is a mystic horror visual novel with multiple endings. The story revolves around Tower Antiques. "No one remembers how long Tower Antiques was there. But it remembers everyone. Even the ones who did not visit it yet." Tower Antiques is waiting for you to write your story.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 12.5%, Thriller 12%, Mystery 11.1%, Point & Click 9%, Visual Novel 8.6%

Explore a misty 90's small town where every choice you make unravels a dark, haunting mystery. Investigate clues, manage tense relationships, and face the consequences of your actions in this psychological horror visual novel that may leave you questioning your own sanity.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 17.8%, Detective 13.8%, Visual Novel 8.4%, Psychological Horror 8.3%, Thriller 7%

Face unspeakable horrors. Succumb to madness. Welcome to a free daemonic narrative experience inspired by H. P. Lovecraft.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 27.1%, Horror 10.8%, Point & Click 8.5%, Visual Novel 8.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 7.9%

A Master murdered. A dying wish: "Kill La." Nine suspects. One killer. All named 「La」. Valhalla hunts the truth by diving into their memories — in a world beautiful and cruel as a doll. Which 「La」 pulled the strings?

Why similar: Detective 13.8%, Point & Click 11.3%, Mystery 10.2%, Investigation 10.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.4%

A realistic first-person horror deduction game. Identify NON-HUMAN entities and navigate critical decisions within the Zone. Earn your survival, upgrade your booth, and-above all-don't let the NON-HUMANS in.

Why similar: Detective 13.1%, Psychological Horror 10.4%, Horror 9.4%, Investigation 9.3%, Multiple Endings 8.9%

Investigate a cold case by living it. Step into the final delivery of a night-shift rider, experience his report firsthand, then return to your desk and decide: close the case, or leave it open?

Why similar: Detective 14.2%, Mystery 11.5%, Thriller 11.4%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Investigation 10.1%

“Intervene in Tsumimi’s stream” through comments and Mega Chats, then use your deductions to change their fate in this 14-day psychological horror adventure.

Why similar: Detective 15%, Mystery 13.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.9%, Investigation 12.5%, Visual Novel 11.4%

Locked inside a facility that erases memory, seven people must recover what they've forgotten to earn their freedom. Explore escape-room puzzles, piece together broken relationships, and uncover the truth behind the sins none of them remember committing in this branching path visual novel.

Why similar: Point & Click 13.9%, Detective 13.8%, Mystery 13%, Psychological Horror 10.3%, Multiple Endings 8.2%

Welcome to the mysterious village of "Folk Show"! This is a domestic plot-oriented micro-horror game that will take you into a rural story full of suspense and thriller.

Why similar: Detective 16.9%, Mystery 13.9%, Thriller 13.7%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Investigation 10.8%

You and a group of friends decide to go on a camping trip in the Darkwood Forest, It starts off smoothly, but unforeseen events occur. and it’s only a matter of time before the true horror reveals itself.

Why similar: Detective 15%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Horror 10.1%, Investigation 10.1%, Multiple Endings 9.9%

You are the winter caretaker of a seaside hotel nobody visits between October and March. The owner's rules are pinned above the desk: no guests, no exceptions. Then somebody knocks — off the last bus, in the rain, with cash and no booking. You decide who gets a key, and which room.

Why similar: Detective 16.2%, Mystery 11.5%, Investigation 10.5%, Psychological Horror 10.3%, Horror 8.5%

You'll witness unprecedentedly chilling events as you try to uncover the dark secrets lurking within a cursed mansion alongside Alexia. This village has never returned any of its visitors. Will you be able to escape the clutches of this cursed village?

Why similar: Detective 17.9%, Thriller 14.3%, Horror 9.5%, Psychological Horror 8.6%, Mystery 8.5%

There’s no way out for Alex Young who wakes up to find herself locked in a strange mansion filled with puzzles, traps, and cameras following her every move. Whether she and her companions live or die, and find the truth behind their abduction, is up to you in this first-person mystery thriller.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 14.7%, Detective 12.4%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, Thriller 9.3%, Mystery 8.6%

You've been hired by an outfit known as SMS Group to retrieve an artifact lost somewhere inside the abandoned Folcroft Monastery. Locals say the place is haunted by restless spirits, but the pay was too good to pass up. You asked little questions. Find the artifact requested and get out alive.

Why similar: Detective 12.1%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Horror 11.1%, Mystery 10%, First-Person 8.7%

Investigate a second-hand laptop in this first-person psychological horror experience, uncovering files, messages, and anomalies that don’t match reality.

Why similar: Thriller 13.3%, Investigation 10.5%, Psychological Horror 9.6%, Horror 9.4%, Mystery 9%

"Embrace of the Downpour" is a psychological horror experience set in a lonely apartment, where you face an unexpected series of events. Can you handle the unfolding madness?

Why similar: Lovecraftian 18.5%, Thriller 14.5%, Investigation 13.7%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Mystery 11.7%

A Game Where You're Killed for Becoming a Couple.

Why similar: Mystery 15.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.9%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Thriller 9.5%, Detective 8%

The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?

Why similar: Detective 15.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.7%, Investigation 10.7%, Mystery 10.5%, Visual Novel 9.1%

Investigate an abandoned island and its haunted estate in this first-person psychological horror game. Recover paranormal equipment, unlock new areas, follow environmental clues, and uncover the history behind an escalating supernatural presence.

Why similar: Detective 15.2%, Investigation 12%, Thriller 10.6%, Psychological Horror 10.3%, Mystery 10.2%

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 15.8%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Mystery 11.7%, Exploration 11.3%, Horror 9.9%

The Sherlock Holmes series returns with this updated version of The Awakened, which brings a whole new dimension to the original title developed by Frogwares. The game puts the player into an investigation of the Cthulhu Mythos - as imagined by Father of modern horror, H.P. Lovecraft.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 32%, Detective 23.4%, Point & Click 13.4%, Adventure 9.1%, Mystery 8.3%

A first-person point-and-click psychological horror game. Only the areas illuminated by your flashlight change in appearance. The game progresses through quiet unease and puzzle-solving, without relying on jump scares. A demo is now available (approx. 20 minutes).

Why similar: Point & Click 15%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Mystery 11%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.5%, Horror 9.6%

A macabre ritual murder puts Arkham PD detectives Jack Foster and Harvey Whitman to the test. As the investigation progresses, they will unveil a disturbing connection between the Salem witch trials of the 17th century and the end of humankind.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 23.1%, Detective 16.2%, Point & Click 14.6%, Investigation 10.4%, Mystery 9.9%

Dive into the worlds of the best classic weird fiction and cosmic horror writers. Try out our original approach to bringing literature into the interactive medium. Relax and let Dr. Emmerson guide you through all the colors of dread.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 22.3%, Point & Click 10.9%, Psychological Horror 10.5%, Mystery 9.8%, Visual Novel 9%

As a weird detective, you solve mysteries with your colorful sidekick. Everyone you meet in this bizarre world has a peculiar disease. A unique talent, or a mere curse? You must get to the bottom of it all. Investigate murders, search for clues and complete the puzzle.

Why similar: Detective 17%, Point & Click 11.5%, Mystery 10.5%, Investigation 10.5%, Visual Novel 10.4%

Uncover the secrets of Arkham in a dark cosmic horror adventure. Solve puzzles, cross hidden dimensions, and use the Eye of Kadath to reveal the impossible. Knowledge comes at a price... are you willing to pay it?

Why similar: Lovecraftian 21.1%, Detective 13.1%, Point & Click 12.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.7%, Investigation 8.7%

Arkham Detective is an immersive and captivating psychological thriller that unfolds within the eerie and otherworldly universe crafted by the master of cosmic horror, H.P. Lovecraft.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 25%, Detective 19.5%, Thriller 14.2%, Exploration 5.9%, Investigation 5.5%

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 21.5%, Thriller 11.9%, Psychological Horror 10.4%, Horror 9.3%, First-Person 7.4%

A high school detective story where an unlikely duo tackles mysterious incidents on campus. Solve strange cases with logic and courage in this suspenseful visual novel.

Why similar: Detective 22.3%, Mystery 16.8%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Thriller 11.3%, Horror 8%

The narrative is the puzzle itself. You have no power, no resources, but a cryptic force sends you to face the impossible, where you have to see through your opponents lies before they see through yours, be they human or not.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 18.1%, Investigation 12%, Psychological Horror 10.4%, Thriller 9.9%, Point & Click 8.8%

Your daughter is sick. Hoping to alleviate her condition, you go to a distant temple. But your daughter disappears, your mind too, and the inhabitants of the church are not in the best mood for you. Will you be able to learn all the secrets of the Temple and get out of there alive?

Why similar: Thriller 12.5%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Horror 10.4%, Mystery 9.5%, Exploration 6.9%

In this first-person horror mystery game, you set out to bury the horrible past of a tyrannical government. Retrieve and destroy the documents that unravel the secrets that lie beneath Oack Grove. Will you discover the terrifying truth and find your way out?

Why similar: Detective 27.8%, Mystery 13.8%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Exploration 11.8%, Horror 9.3%

Do you believe in ghosts? As a skeptical video blogger, you will travel to France to one of the most cursed places - the abandoned Lagarde psychiatric hospital. Will you be able to capture something. or someone.

Why similar: Detective 17.3%, Thriller 11.8%, Mystery 11.4%, Psychological Horror 10%, Investigation 8.4%

A late-night call sends you to the Millers Residence. What begins as a routine investigation turns into a descent through buried records, missing evidence, and a house arranged to hide something far worse.

Why similar: Detective 14.9%, Investigation 12.8%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Mystery 11.4%, Horror 10.9%

Necropolis Suite, is an immersive narrative-driven cosmic horror game about discovery, knowledge, and the meaning of transcendence. Can you escape the terror that lurks in the suite?

Why similar: Lovecraftian 24.1%, Detective 20.3%, Horror 9.4%, Investigation 8.4%, Exploration 6.8%