- #1 Last Chance Market
97% 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 22.7%, Lore-Rich 13.5%, Nonlinear 12%, Psychological Horror 8.7%, Horror 7.4%
- #2 Necropolis Suite
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Freesphere
Windows
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 22.3%, Detective 20.1%, Lore-Rich 9.9%, Horror 8.8%, Investigation 7.9%
- #3 Inquisitor Shepherd
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Narrowdeep
Windows
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 20.7%, Detective 16.8%, Psychological Horror 11%, Post-apocalyptic 10.5%, Investigation 9.5%
- #4 Memories Loaming
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Snowy Plover Games
Windows
Survive the night along a cursed stretch of highway in the remote Labrador wilderness as you investigate the whereabouts of a missing person. If you survive, you'll return again and again until you understand what happened here.
Why similar: Detective 18.2%, Investigation 15.7%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Nonlinear 13.6%, Lovecraftian 12.8%
- #5 Athanasy
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 521 reviews2022
Dev: WirionPub: 7DOTS
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Deep beneath the surface of the dead Earth, the City, the last refuge of humanity, hides. Engineering genius and efforts of all mankind; a giant structure of steel, concrete, and biopolymers. It keeps the remnants of civilization one step away from total extinction.
Why similar: Dynamic Narration 19.6% ★, Post-apocalyptic 14%, Lore-Rich 13.7%, Detective 13.2%, Lovecraftian 13.1%
- #6 Choose Cthulhu Files: The Call of Cthulhu
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Wildspell Games
Windows · Linux
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 24%, Detective 19.3%, Lore-Rich 13.5%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Choices Matter 10.8%
- #7 THE FATUM
93% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: DreamLift Studios
Windows
The Fatum — a test of your deduction in a world of total control. Interrogate, inspect, pass a verdict. Compare visual details, analyze dossiers, and converse with residents. Your decisions write the finale — be prepared for the consequences.
Why similar: Detective 17.5%, Lore-Rich 15.3%, Post-apocalyptic 13.6%, Investigation 11.1%, Choices Matter 8.5%
- #8 Amatsuko
92% matchVery Positive100% of 77 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: Nonlinear 18%, Lovecraftian 12.7%, Mystery 11.2%, Exploration 11.1%, Puzzle 9.1%
- #9 Red Night
91% match9 user reviews33% of 9 reviews2025
Dev: ITBUNNIES
Windows
A 2.5D game immersing you in the atmosphere of Soviet perestroika. A grim mystery awaits in the city of M, where a terrifying incident has occurred. You’ll explore locations, solve puzzles, and uncover secrets hidden in the shadows of events that shook this world.
Why similar: Dynamic Narration 27.6% ★, Detective 16.1%, Investigation 10.5%, Lore-Rich 10.2%, Horror 8.5%
- #10 VOID PRIEST
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: KIB Games
Windows · Linux
You are the Void Priest, bound to an Elder God against your will. Guided only by relics, symbols and light, you must solve eldritch mysteries, perform forbidden rituals, and survive long enough to choose: remain faithful or betray.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 21.4%, Detective 17%, Nonlinear 11.5%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Investigation 10%
- #11 Call of Cthulhu®
91% matchMostly Positive79% of 13,295 reviews2018
Dev: Cyanide StudioPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.3 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 35.9%, Detective 18.5%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Horror 10.2%, Story Rich 5.2%
- #12 Arkham Mysteries: Chapter One
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Squidbit Works
Windows
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 21.7%, Detective 14.4%, Lore-Rich 12.6%, Investigation 9.1%, Choices Matter 7.9%
- #13 Soul of Savarog
89% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: Twisted Universe
Windows
Soul of Savarog includes four of Twisted Universe's mobile horror thriller games. All of these plays tell the story of Savarog. Play Savarog, Savarog 2, Rule and Savarog 3 respectively.
Why similar: Dynamic Narration 23.5% ★, Detective 16.1%, Lore-Rich 14%, Psychological Horror 9.7%, Choices Matter 7.5%
- #14 Sherlock Holmes The Awakened
88% matchVery Positive83% of 2,656 reviews2023
Dev: Frogwares
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 9.1 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 22.8%, Detective 19.9%, Psychological Horror 10.1%, Investigation 9.3%, Choices Matter 8.2%
- #15 Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss
87% matchNo user 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 25.5%, Detective 14.9%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Investigation 8.7%, Choices Matter 7.8%
- #16 Tache Noire
86% matchPositive100% of 14 reviews2026
Dev: StitchedCliffs
Windows
An exploration Survival Horror game set in the idyllic town of Lucenille. Explore every single crevice and find what happened to your friends. BRING THEM BACK. MAKE THEM UNDERSTAND
Why similar: Detective 16.5%, Post-apocalyptic 14.5%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Nonlinear 13.3%, Exploration 8.6%
- #17 ASTHENIA
86% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Matthaios Lappas
Windows
Trapped in a decaying world ruled by cosmic entities, wield the primordial gauntlet to fight distorted foes. Explore, uncover secrets, and use tainted artifacts. Survive or be consumed by Asthenia.
Why similar: Dynamic Narration 20.5% ★, Lore-Rich 13.8%, Post-apocalyptic 13.5%, Nonlinear 12.3%, Psychological Horror 8.8%
- #18 GANGSTALK
85% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Jam2goPub: Lithodelphis
Windows
GANGSTALK is a psychological horror game from the POV of your stalkers.
Why similar: Nonlinear 16.6%, Lore-Rich 16%, Lovecraftian 13.4%, Abstract 12.7%, Psychological Horror 11.5%
- #19 Dunwich Horror
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Atom Brain Games
Windows
Explore the dreaded town of Dunwich, uncover the dark legacy of the Whateley family, and stop the Dunwich Horror if you can. A Lovecraftian monster hunt adventure with point-and-click gameplay and light RPG elements.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 26%, Investigation 12.1%, Lore-Rich 11.2%, Nonlinear 10.7%, Horror 9.7%
- #20 Aim to Capture
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mystery Jam Games
Windows
A horror visual novel where you take on the role of a spy delving into the memories of others to find dirt on a sinister biocorporation. Not for children or the easily disturbed.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 15%, Detective 14.9%, Nonlinear 12.2%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Investigation 10.1%
- #21 Inspector Schmidt - The Ebbing
82% matchVery Positive90% of 90 reviews2025
Dev: Active Fungus Studios
Windows · Linux
In this detective RPG, you untangle a thick web of intrigues, lies, and secrets that surround a mysterious death. Find the origin of eerie telegraph signals, question the villagers, decipher the strange symbols that are suddenly appearing all over town - and hide from the danger lurking in the moor.
Why similar: Dynamic Narration 24.7% ★, Detective 18%, Nonlinear 14.3%, Investigation 10.9%, Choices Matter 8.4%
- #22 The Northern Lighthouse
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Eduardo Scarpato
Windows
You have been appointed to take care of a lighthouse in the Arctic Circle. Clean out the snow, take out the trash, and do your happy job on this happy and lovely island. Everything is so peaceful and delightful... except there is someone in the basement :D
Why similar: Lovecraftian 16.6%, Lore-Rich 15%, Horror 14%, Choices Matter 12.4%, Psychological Horror 12.4%
- #23 Infinitum: The Backrooms Story
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sabito
Windows
INFINITUM is a horror open-world survival co-op story game for up to 4 players. Explore endless procedurally generated levels and uncover multiple endings, with every playthrough offering a unique experience.
Why similar: Dynamic Narration 26% ★, Nonlinear 15.8%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Choices Matter 8.8%, Horror 8.5%
- #24 Obsidian Moon
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lost Cabinet Games
Windows
Investigate your way in a branching noir horror detective game inspired by Lovecraftian horror and ancient Minoan myth. Analyze evidence, connect clues, and uncover dark secrets through genre-bending deduction mechanics. Face a sinister plot—and an ultimate choice.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 15.2%, Lovecraftian 15.1%, Detective 14.6%, Card Game 12.6%, Investigation 9.1%
- #25 SCP-479: Shadows of the Mind
81% matchMixed61% of 38 reviews2023
Dev: Netherlate Games
Windows
You are a Class D personnel on an experimental mission for the Foundation to investigate SCP-479. The facility is linked to anomalies affecting the human psyche, gradually driving them insane. Please remember to take your pills.
Why similar: Dynamic Narration 23.3% ★, Lore-Rich 14.7%, Nonlinear 14.1%, Psychological Horror 9.9%, Horror 9.8%
- #26 The Tartarus Key
79% matchVery Positive93% of 291 reviews2023
Dev: Vertical ReachPub: Armor Games Studios
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 16.3%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Detective 14.7%, Choices Matter 8.5%, Exploration 7.6%
- #27 Hundred Acre Wood
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Gregg RahubaPub: Jared R. Bair
Windows
Explore and survive a twisted Hundred Acre Wood while being hunted by an old childhood friend, Winnie-the-Pooh. Rescue Christopher Robin with the help of Eldritch Beasts that were once familiar faces. Discover what took place and has changed a once beautiful land into something dark and dangerous.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 29.3%, Nonlinear 18.8%, Horror 10.9%, Lore-Rich 9.4%, Exploration 7.1%
- #28 Circadial
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: undercoverworm
Windows · Linux
You've been invited to participate in a study for the newly developed Circadial pills, a medicine designed to remedy your life-long insomnia. Explore the empty halls of the facility and the landscapes of your dreams to uncover the source of your night terrors. You will never be the same.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 19.6%, Abstract 18.3%, Lore-Rich 16.2%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Horror 9.7%
- #29 MeiQi 2023
78% matchPositive82% of 38 reviews2023
Dev: QZQ Studio
Windows
This collection is the latest collection of the MeiQi Series, which will include the S09E06 and the 10thSeason.
Why similar: Detective 17.2%, Nonlinear 15.2%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Investigation 10.8%, Puzzle 8.6%
- #30 HEAVY AS STONE
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: jøyPub: CRITICAL REFLEX
Windows
You’re sick. So is the city. Explore a crumbling Terminal that loops when you die. Solve cursed investigations. Weaponize your symptoms. Find the truth, or spiral with it.
Why similar: Detective 19.3%, Nonlinear 16.3%, Investigation 12%, Choices Matter 8.8%, Horror 8.5%
- #31 Another Nightmare
76% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: The Hemohscin Project
Windows · Mac · Linux
In this puzzle-adventure horror game you must find an exit in a dreamscape-like maze. An all seeing creature watches over this environment, stay quiet and out of its sight. Solve puzzles, stay alive, and wake up.
Why similar: Nonlinear 20.6%, Lore-Rich 19.1%, Abstract 15.5%, Horror 10.4%, Puzzle 7.7%
- #32 Deep Copy
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BOON/BANE
Windows · Linux
Deep Copy is a top down point-and-click literary adventure set in a hand-painted science fiction world. Awakened with no memory, you must solve puzzles and navigate a branching story to piece together the dense, interconnected mystery at the heart of the lab.
Why similar: Nonlinear 18.1%, Detective 14.9%, Lore-Rich 14%, Choices Matter 10.9%, Horror 10.5%
- #33 Who's Lila?
76% matchVery Positive95% of 3,515 reviews2022
Dev: Garage Heathen
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%
A reverse-detective adventure, where you control your character's face
Why similar: Detective 18.8%, Lore-Rich 14.6%, Nonlinear 14.5%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Horror 9%
- #34 Classified Stories: The Tome of Myrkah
77% 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 22.1%, Detective 20%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Horror 9%, Mystery 7.4%
- #35 Dark Memories: Prologue
73% matchMixed64% of 45 reviews2025
Dev: visioxr_studio
Windows
Dark Memories is an episodic psychological horror game based on road thriller, slasher, and survival thriller genres. You are currently viewing the prologue episode of the Dark Memories anthology.
Why similar: Detective 17.8%, Nonlinear 13.1%, Investigation 11.8%, Psychological Horror 10.5%, Puzzle 7.8%
- #36 Heaven Does Not Respond
72% matchVery Positive93% of 348 reviews2026
Dev: Rise Studios
Windows
Heaven Does Not Respond is a psychological and analog horror game set in an alternate 2005 timeline. Play as an intelligence agent, exploring a retro computer interface to decipher secret files, watch mysterious videos, and uncover the dark secrets behind a young man's death.
Why similar: Dynamic Narration 22.1% ★, Detective 17.2%, Investigation 11.9%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Choices Matter 8.6%
- #37 Geamana Village
73% matchMostly Positive75% of 28 reviews2025
Dev: Chainwolf Studio
Windows · Linux
A first-person investigative game set in a drowned village. Explore abandoned homes, speak with the last remaining locals, and capture through your lens the destruction left behind by the toxic sludge. Gather evidence, follow every clue, and uncover the truth hidden beneath silence and decay.
Why similar: Detective 22.5%, Investigation 15.3%, Lore-Rich 13.8%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Horror 9.8%
- #38 Nowhere
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Midnight Forge LTD
Windows
Nowhere is a Nordic inspired Narrative Mystery/Horror game. Telling the tale of what happened to the Norse Gods after Ragnarok when their worship ended. Nowhere features a unique blend of realistic detective gameplay and survival horror in Nordic aesthetics.
Why similar: Detective 23%, Nonlinear 15.3%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Horror 9.8%, Investigation 9.4%
- #39 Murderous Muses
75% matchMixed68% of 78 reviews2023
Dev: D'Avekki Studios Ltd
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Solve a sinister murder by spending three reality-shifting nights in a haunted art gallery. An infinitely re-playable murder mystery blending deduction, exploration, puzzles, collectibles and FMV.
Why similar: Detective 17.9%, Lovecraftian 16.6%, Lore-Rich 14.1%, Nonlinear 13.8%, Investigation 10.2%
- #40 Hillthorn
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Finnegan MotorsPub: ManaVoid Entertainment
Windows
A disappearance in a secluded mountain. A village hiding its secrets. A detective running out of time. Hillthorn's investigation system encourages you to use logic and imagination. Combine actions, clues and characters to uncover the mystery.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 22.6%, Detective 19.6%, Card Game 13.2%, Investigation 13.2%, Horror 8.1%
- #41 Cthulhu: Death Escape / 克苏鲁:死亡逃脱 Prototype
74% matchMostly Positive72% of 148 reviews2022
Dev: Darktree Game Studio
Windows
Trapped in an eerie dungeon, you must solve puzzles and evade lurking horrors to find the only chance of survival. Every step could lead you to freedom...or to your demise...
Why similar: Lovecraftian 24%, Post-apocalyptic 17.6%, Detective 14.2%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Horror 8.8%
- #42 Lake Facade: Director's Cut
72% 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 22%, Lore-Rich 16.9%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, Horror 8.7%, Choices Matter 7.7%
- #43 The Promethean Project
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Alastair ForsythPub: Matt Desinics Designs
Windows
This is an multi-perspective detective story and you are the centerpiece. With a narrator watching everything you do, bending his story to what you've uncovered, and failed experimental creatures hunting for new meat, will you survive to find the truth of what happened to your brother?
Why similar: Dynamic Narration 24.5% ★, Nonlinear 16.3%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Horror 8.3%, Investigation 7.4%
- #44 Escapism: The doll house
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Motazin
Windows · Linux
First-person psychological horror escape-room: You're a caregiver in a house where reality fractures and memories melt into the architecture. Read the environment, solve puzzles, and confront the blurred line between truth and illusion.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.9%, Horror 13.4%, Detective 13%, Puzzle 8.7%, Lore-Rich 8%
- #45 Necrophosis
69% matchVery Positive90% of 752 reviews2025
Dev: Dragonis AresPub: Dragonis Games
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Necrophosis is a first-person horror adventure, plunging you into a nightmarish realm teeming with grotesque forms and ominous visuals. Delve into eerie landscapes and uncover secrets in this atmospheric journey through the macabre.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 25.9%, Post-apocalyptic 19.3%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Horror 8.7%, Mystery 7.3%
- #46 Scrutator Tenebris
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Empty Die Studio
Windows
Become a pathologist in a sinister mansion filled with unsolved mysteries. Examine bodies and make decisions that alter the course of the investigation. Your choices shape multiple story endings in this narrative-driven psychological horror — where every secret could cost your sanity.
Why similar: Detective 22.5%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Lovecraftian 13.1%, Investigation 12.9%, Horror 10.5%
- #47 Epsylon - The Guardians of Xendron
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: DragonDreams GmbH
Windows · Linux
A private eye mystery game where you decide how to solve the case. Use your detective skills to solve the case or rely on the abilities of your little dragon partner to see things from a new angle.
Why similar: Dynamic Narration 27.9% ★, Detective 19.6%, Nonlinear 13.7%, Investigation 12.1%, Choices Matter 7.9%
- #48 Strange Antiquities
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,842 reviews2025
Dev: Bad VikingPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Become the custodian of a store dealing in occult antiquities. Explore the quaint and gloomy town of Undermere, where strange goings-on and dark mysteries abound. Find and identify arcane artefacts, use your collection to aid the townsfolk with their unusual problems — and remember to pet your cat!
Why similar: Lovecraftian 19.7%, Detective 17.4%, Lore-Rich 15.5%, Investigation 11%, Choices Matter 8.6%
- #49 The Occultist
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: DALOARPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
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 22.7%, Investigation 15.2%, Lovecraftian 14.3%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Horror 7.4%
- #50 The Horror at Highrook
68% matchVery Positive91% of 451 reviews2025
Dev: Nullpointer Games
Windows
The Horror at Highrook is an occult card crafting narrative RPG. Explore a haunted mansion with your team of investigators, summon dark entities, craft powerful protections, uncover the fate of the missing family, and choose your own path through the darkness.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 23.9%, Card Game 17.2%, Nonlinear 16.7%, Investigation 12.9%, Horror 9.8%
- #51 Dread: The Cold Case
69% match9 user reviews33% of 9 reviews2025
Dev: WeSummonDemons!
Windows
Dread: The Cold Case: First-person psychological horror blending investigation and intense melee combat. Scavenge, improvise, and survive using everything at your disposal against unimaginable horrors.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 18.4%, Detective 16.1%, Lore-Rich 14.5%, Investigation 10.3%, Psychological Horror 9.1%
- #52 UnSeen
69% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: Tenebos
Windows
UnSeen : you won't see death coming. A first person horror game about immersion, where truth and madness are never far away. Be careful... fear is on your feet.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 30.4%, Nonlinear 15.9%, Horror 14.1%, Exploration 9.5%, Mystery 9%
- #53 CATAFALQUE™
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: STUDIO ANNOLUCE™
Windows
Stranded alone in an unfamiliar place, with only a lugubrious coffin at your side. Dive deep into this melancholic and macabre tale of death, grief and despair as you try to piece together the intricate lore while facing entities far beyond human comprehension. A love letter to games of yore.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 24.9%, Nonlinear 17.8%, Psychological Horror 13%, First-Person 7.9%, Horror 7.8%
- #54 Hoton
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: AvvAG
Windows
Hoton is a horror game with various mechanics that will make you feel fear. Run, hide, survive.
Why similar: Detective 19.7%, Lovecraftian 19.2%, Psychological Horror 12%, Investigation 9.2%, Horror 8.2%
- #55 Mystery of the Malign
66% matchVery Positive93% of 76 reviews2025
Dev: Gameplay Supremacy
Windows
Investigate. Interrogate. Descend into a world of intrigue to untangle the Mystery of the Malign.
Why similar: Investigation 17.3%, Mystery 12.8%, Puzzle 11.3%, Lore-Rich 10.9%, Nonlinear 10.6%
- #56 Case 32
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: stork game
Windows
A series of mysterious murders takes place in a small provincial town. Detective Cooper must unravel a tangle of mystical, chilling events to get to the bottom of the mystery.
Why similar: Detective 18.3%, Lovecraftian 17.8%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Horror 11.2%, Investigation 9.1%
- #57 KaraDedeler 1989
70% matchMostly Negative36% of 36 reviews2021
Dev: Helraiser
Windows
Journalist Mustafa, who heard the news of the "jinn" raid in one of the remote villages of Turkey in 1988, immediately got in his car to investigate the incident and set off.
Why similar: Detective 21.2%, Nonlinear 16.4%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Horror 9.3%, Exploration 8.3%
- #58 Schrodinger's Catgirl
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Spider Lily Studios LLC
Windows · Linux
[IS THE GIRL IN THE MANOR ALIVE OR DEAD?] Investigate an abandoned manor, gather evidence, and make choices that affect both the past and future in this mystery point-and-click adventure.
Why similar: Detective 22.6%, Investigation 16.9%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Horror 12.1%, Choices Matter 9.8%
- #59 Dreams in the Witch House
67% matchVery Positive93% of 421 reviews2023
Dev: Atom Brain GamesPub: Bonus Stage Publishing
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Navigate the eerie world of Dreams in the Witch House, a unique blend of point-and-click and RPG-adventure. Unravel occult mysteries in Arkham, maintain your sanity, and survive the May-Eve in this Lovecraftian horror game.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 22.6%, Lore-Rich 22.1%, Nonlinear 13.1%, Psychological Horror 8.5%, Horror 7.9%