
Learn the language of an eldritch behemoth in the Lovecraftian rogue-lite Eldritch Empathy. Study cosmic horrors to uncover their mysteries or eliminate them and face the repercussions. Your decisions will shape the fate of humanity.
60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Lovecraftian, Adventure, Horror, Dark.

Learn the language of an eldritch behemoth in the Lovecraftian rogue-lite Eldritch Empathy. Study cosmic horrors to uncover their mysteries or eliminate them and face the repercussions. Your decisions will shape the fate of humanity.

Inner Voices
Inner Voices is a dark, non-linear adventure game with a pinch of horror, inspired by works of H. P. Lovecraft and E. A. Poe. Find your way through a procedurally generated maze of rooms and solve the mystery of your past.

The Consuming Shadow
The Consuming Shadow is a procedural survival horror adventure in which you must explore the land, fight your way through randomly-generated dungeons and try to stay sane in your quest to save the world from the invading Ancients.
Inner Voices is a dark, non-linear adventure game with a pinch of horror, inspired by works of H. P. Lovecraft and E. A. Poe. Find your way through a procedurally generated maze of rooms and solve the mystery of your past.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 33.9%, Dark 11.3%, Procedural Generation 10.7%, Horror 9.6%, Multiple Endings 8.1%
The Consuming Shadow is a procedural survival horror adventure in which you must explore the land, fight your way through randomly-generated dungeons and try to stay sane in your quest to save the world from the invading Ancients.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 54.9%, Roguelite 12.5%, Procedural Generation 9.1%, Horror 8.7%, Dark 6.5%
A psychological horror about a man who, by the will of fate — or a joke of chance — had to face the unthinkable. Sometimes a person looks into the abyss. Sometimes the abyss looks at you. And sometimes... She turns out to be Hungry.
Why similar: Alternate History 23.3%, Dark 16.8%, Horror 14.7%, Multiple Endings 10.2%, Side Scroller 9.4%
Lovecraft’s Untold Stories is an action roguelite with RPG elements. Explore randomly generated levels based in Lovecraft's stories, fight cultists and all kinds of monsters from the Mythos, improve your gear, solve puzzles, and find clues and knowledge to defeat the Great Old Ones.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 55.9%, Roguelite 16.8%, Horror 7.1%, Pixel Graphics 5.9%, RPG 5.9%
Nightmares of awful creatures and twisted worlds have haunted you since you received a letter from a prospective client. Delving into the mystery behind this cursed page may be the only chance you have of ever sleeping again. Nobody ever said being a paranormal investigator was easy...
Why similar: Lovecraftian 42.6%, Horror 16.7%, Multiple Endings 12.5%, Dark 10.2%, Pixel Graphics 7.5%
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 56.1%, Horror 13.2%, Mystery 8.1%, Dark 4.8%, Story Rich 4.7%
Awaken brings Lovecraftian horror to the beloved 2D side scroller genre. Make your way through the strange forest while encountering inexcplicable forces and try to keep your sanity as you piece together the mystery of your sister's disappearance.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 36.4%, Horror 13.5%, Mystery 11.5%, Pixel Graphics 9.7%, Side Scroller 9.4%
A survival horror game set in the isolated facilities of a strange corporation. Search for limited supplies, and fight terrifying creatures to reveal the truth behind the Lazarus project. Be part of something that will change the future of humanity.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 34.3%, Horror 9.6%, Mystery 9.4%, Pixel Graphics 8.6%, Multiple Endings 8.5%
Nightmare Tale is an interactive horror novel with dark secrets and intricate puzzles. Take control of the fate of the main character named Tom, who inherited an old hotel. You will have to keep your sanity while discovering the horrifying secrets of the hotel.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 39.6%, Horror 13.5%, Dark 9.6%, Pixel Graphics 9.5%, Multiple Endings 8.8%
This is a Lovecraftian-inspired tale of a man writing the horrors of the one night he visited his great uncle's mansion to remember what actually happened at 3 am during the visit.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 43.4%, Horror 13.2%, Dark 10.2%, Mystery 8.8%, Pixel Graphics 7.6%
The Fractured Shimmer is a 2.5D pixel-art survival horror adventure where you follow Eddy, a journalist investigating a string of unsettling murder cases.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 32.3%, Side Scroller 13.4%, Mystery 11.2%, Horror 11.1%, Dark 10.7%
A lovecraftian roguelike. Dive into procedurally generated undersea caves. Collect gold, upgrade your equipment, and Feed the Deep.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 37.2%, Roguelite 17.6%, Procedural Generation 12.1%, Dark 11.9%, Horror 9.5%
Eyes Over Us is a surreal procedurally generated narrative strategy game were you will play as a Lovecraftian entity watching over two humans being experimented with. The power to change everything it's on your hands..wait? do you even have hands?...tentacles?
Why similar: Dynamic Narration 30% ★, Lovecraftian 24.6%, Dark 10.8%, Procedural Generation 10.3%, Horror 8.9%
Into Samomor is a psychological horror RPG where your choices shape everything: storylines, quests, and intense boss battles. With a branching narrative and multiple endings, each playthrough offers a fresh experience.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 23.4%, Dark 14.1%, Horror 13.9%, Choices Matter 10.3%, Multiple Endings 10%
Njuma is a 2D narrative driven pixel game with multiple endings. Be the difference your family needs as they draw their final breath.
Why similar: Dark 21.5%, Side Scroller 16.7%, Pixel Graphics 16.1%, Choices Matter 12.2%, Multiple Endings 11.9%
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 39.9%, Horror 13.3%, Mystery 12.7%, Dark 12.6%, Pixel Graphics 5.4%
You’re the sole employee at the Kharnym Isle post office, stamping, sorting, and delivering mail. But the job hides secrets, and the office itself holds mysteries you must uncover. This will be the only job you’ll ever need to work… unless you can escape.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 33.4%, Mystery 14.9%, Dark 14.7%, Horror 13.4%, Choices Matter 8.6%
An interactive Lovecraftian horror story about surviving a family you never knew and their servitude to a dark patron. True to the genre, you retain all knowledge from every play-through. Shape your fate and that of the family. Will you embrace this gift or rid humanity of their taint?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 34.4%, Dynamic Narration 34.1% ★, Horror 9.4%, Choices Matter 7.9%, Story Rich 5.3%
Curious Expedition 2 is a turn-based narrative roguelike set in a reimagined version of the late 19th century that uses procedural gameplay and story elements to create completely unique and epic adventures every time you play.
Why similar: Dynamic Narration 31.5% ★, Lovecraftian 22.9%, Alternate History 15.7%, Roguelite 10.6%, Procedural Generation 9%
Afflicted by severe amnesia, you drift deep into the Common Dream. You scour for the lost pages of the Necronomicon, while clinging on to any little purpose you have left. Faced with mad dreamers, horrible abominations and eldritch deities, you feel drawn to the dark Abyss deep within.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 43.9%, Roguelite 13.6%, Side Scroller 10.8%, Procedural Generation 7.3%, Pixel Graphics 6.5%
Step into a liminal, cosmic horror experience set in an abandoned amusement park. Uncover the haunting narrative behind its twisted rides and empty tunnels to discover what lurks within a reality that shouldn't exist…
Why similar: Lovecraftian 43.3%, Dark 15.8%, Horror 14.9%, Mystery 11.3%, Story Rich 4.8%
LOSE YOUR MIND. EAT YOUR CREW. DIE. Take the helm of your steamship and set sail for the unknown! Sunless Sea is a game of discovery, loneliness and frequent death, set in the award-winning Victorian Gothic universe of Fallen London.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 47.7%, Dark 13.6%, Roguelite 7.9%, Horror 7.9%, Story Rich 6.3%
Curious Expedition is a roguelike expedition simulation set in the late 19th century. Together with famous personalities you will venture on unprecedented expeditions to regions never explored before for fame, science and treasures.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 28.2%, Dynamic Narration 26.5% ★, Roguelite 11.1%, Procedural Generation 9.2%, Pixel Graphics 6.9%
A short interactive story for room-scale VR: Become Caliban, the scion of a broken lineage struggling to understand your dark inheritance. Explore the ruins of the family estate, and the incredible realm below seeking clues to your past, and to the events that severed you from your family long ago.
Why similar: Dynamic Narration 27.6% ★, Lovecraftian 26.6%, Horror 21%, Mystery 9.8%, Story Rich 3.8%
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 48.8%, Horror 17.2%, Dark 10.1%, Pixel Graphics 6.7%, RPG 5.4%
A nightmarish 2D roguelite that will leave you questioning your sanity.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 38.4%, Roguelite 18%, Procedural Generation 12.9%, Horror 12.8%, Dark 9.4%
Explore the randomly segmented structures of your nightmares in this roguelike psychological horror game. Be strategic and efficient while completing randomized objectives with very limited oxygen, all while being hunted by whatever is down there with you. Many mysteries await your presence.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 26.6%, Roguelite 16.8%, Procedural Generation 12.6%, Horror 12%, Mystery 10.2%
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 42.3%, Horror 18.3%, Dark 12.2%, Mystery 9.9%, Pixel Graphics 4.8%
Professor Daniel Castane grapples with the terrifying mysteries of a cult-dominated island. Accompany him on a journey where he encounters strange characters and faces unsettling visions. Uncover the truth and survive the island's dark secrets, all while battling to retain sanity.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 36.7%, Dark 20.3%, Side Scroller 20.2%, Pixel Graphics 7.5%, 2D 3.7%
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 42.2%, Horror 12.9%, Multiple Endings 9.2%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%, Mystery 7.2%
The Innsmouth Case is a text adventure game inspired by H.P. Lovecraft and the very first text-based adventure to combine horror and comedy in a fit and proper way.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 50.9%, Multiple Endings 12.7%, Mystery 11.6%, Horror 11%, Story Rich 5.9%
The Academy of the Cosmic Realm is a short first-person horror game where you explore an old abandoned academy to discover what terrible event led to it's closure.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 47.8%, Horror 17%, Mystery 13.7%, Dark 6.9%, Atmospheric 5.1%
Experience the horrors of one of the most infamous experiments that ever took place. As a test subject in a top-secret Soviet research facility, you must endure days without sleep while facing unimaginable terrors that lurk in the shadow.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 34.8%, Dark 17.2%, Horror 16%, Mystery 12.9%, Story Rich 6.2%
Delve into a role-playing game of horror, loss and madness set in the strange worlds of HP Lovecraft. Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones offers a mix of rich role-playing and turn-based tactical combat, represented in an illustrative visual style. Can you find salvation in a dead world?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 56.1%, Horror 13.8%, RPG 12%, Choices Matter 4.4%, Indie 3.7%
Sound is your only hope for survival in this first-person psychological horror game. Investigate the mysteries of an apartment block in 1960s America terrorized by a cosmic horror, as you try to save your lost mentor… and yourself.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 36.7%, Alternate History 14.6%, Dark 12.8%, Horror 11%, Mystery 10.9%
A first-person survival horror with a cosmic twist, where you must blindly navigate a decayed historic manor swarming with warped children with only your vague memories and peripheral senses to guide you. Will your sanity hold? Or will blind hope turn to blind despair?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 40.3%, Mystery 12.7%, Horror 11.9%, Dark 10.2%, Multiple Endings 7.1%
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 39.7%, Dark 14.1%, Horror 12.4%, Roguelite 10.8%, Multiple Endings 8%
You have been part of something terrible, something so unspeakable that caused you to blackout and forget all the events from the past few days. Now you are faced with the choice of going after the truth, facing the shadows that hide within our world, or trying to forget and leave all this behind.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 35.1%, RPG 11.7%, Mystery 10%, Horror 8.9%, Multiple Endings 8.8%
Drive a storm-ridden night train, manage your speed and your passengers — one of them is a mimic. Build powerful upgrades between stations, reach dangerous quotas, expose the monster, or profit from chaos in this roguelite paranoia simulator.
Why similar: Roguelite 19.8%, Lovecraftian 13.6%, Dark 11.1%, Mystery 10.4%, Horror 10.4%
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 44.6%, Alternate History 15.4%, Horror 11.9%, Pixel Graphics 9.7%, Dark 6.8%
The mother vessel is adrift in space, out of fuel and doomed. Your mission is the colony’s only hope for survival. Will you be able to navigate the claustrophobic canyons when your ship begins to fail?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 44.8%, Horror 16.7%, Multiple Endings 11.3%, Dark 10%, Mystery 6.9%
Preform a series of scary rituals to win over an eldritch cutie and win a smooch!
Why similar: Lovecraftian 53.9%, Horror 16%, Side Scroller 11.7%, Multiple Endings 10.9%, RPG 3.6%
Solve your own murder in this horror text adventure with choice dependent endings. Explore an isolated desert town to figure out who murdered you - and why.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 66.3%, Horror 22.5%, Indie 7.1%, Adventure 4.1%
An arm wrestling game with mechanics based on precision and endurance. Manage your sanity, face escalating challenges, and uncover the limits of reality in a routine that never seems to end.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 25.6%, Dark 13.8%, Horror 12.2%, Mystery 10.9%, Multiple Endings 10.7%
Eldritch is the original imsim roguelike: a first-person action game inspired by roguelikes, immersive sims, and H. P. Lovecraft.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 51.8%, Roguelite 14%, Horror 10.4%, Procedural Generation 7.8%, Roguelike 4.2%
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 27.7%, Horror 19.2%, Multiple Endings 14.7%, Mystery 11.2%, Choices Matter 11%
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 41.1% ★, Horror 12.4%, Dark 12.1%, Multiple Endings 11.6%, Choices Matter 8%
Descend down the arctic depths in Crathos Deep, a cosmic horror narrative adventure. Explore the vast abyss with your submarine and utilize your expeditionary drone to reach the dark corners of the ocean. Investigate a lost research institute to unravel the unsettling mystery of its downfall.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 43.3%, Horror 17.4%, Dark 15.3%, Mystery 11.7%, Atmospheric 5.3%
Immerse yourself in a first-person psychological horror experience where every choice matters. Confront the echoes of a forgotten past and uncover the truth behind your lost identity.
Why similar: Dynamic Narration 40.6% ★, Dark 14%, Horror 12.3%, Multiple Endings 9.6%, Choices Matter 7.9%
In Season 2 of The Last Door, the search for his missing client will bring psychiatrist John Wakefield deeper into a conspiracy of darkness and closer to the heart of madness than ever before.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 58.1%, Horror 15.6%, Pixel Graphics 13.5%, Story Rich 4.1%, Atmospheric 3.3%
TAMU Open your eyes to a dark world and confront your deepest fears. TAMU drags you into a terrifying adventure where nightmares reign and reality blurs with dreams. In this mansion filled with horror and uncertainty at every corner, are you ready to fight for survival?
Why similar: Horror 26.9%, Dark 25.5%, Multiple Endings 21.2%, Mystery 18.4%, Singleplayer 3.9%
A first person horror exploration game set in the frozen wastes of Antarctica. Use your tools to navigate the frozen galleries untouched by millennia and unearth evidence of a dreadful truth while you search for a madman whose ill fate lies somewhere beneath these Mountains of Madness
Why similar: Lovecraftian 43.6%, Horror 14.2%, Dark 13.1%, Mystery 13.1%, Story Rich 6%
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 43.5%, Horror 14.6%, Dark 14.1%, Mystery 11.8%, Story Rich 7.3%
Uncover ancient cults, battle horrific monsters and thwart the rise of unfathomable Ancient Ones in a 1920s-themed adventure. In this faithful adaptation of the classic board game, you must race against time to save humanity from ancient powers and dark secrets before all is lost.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 49.9%, Horror 13.3%, Roguelite 11.5%, RPG 5.1%, Story Rich 4.9%
Sealed inside by a cosmic anomaly. In this house that defies the laws of physics, evade the Entity that manipulates your mind. Your only aid is an experimental device that reveals illusions. A 90-minute, intense, and Lovecraftian psychological horror experience.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 41%, Horror 13.7%, Dark 11.4%, Mystery 10.8%, Multiple Endings 9.9%
In this single-player narrative roguelite, govern a cursed island as you investigate your niece’s mysterious disappearance. Interrogate, trade, upgrade, and embark upon card-based expeditions to uncover dark secrets – before the next cataclysm strikes.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 34.2%, Roguelite 20.4%, Mystery 16.7%, Horror 9.6%, RPG 6.6%
This is a relaxing atmospheric game where you simply watch a robot catch creatures. Place it at the edge of your screen like a vertical desktop accessory and observe the ecosystem. It’s neither an idle game with mountains of stats nor an exciting fishing game.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 47.6%, Dark 16.4%, Horror 14.5%, Pixel Graphics 8.7%, Story Rich 5.4%
"The Elder Gods" is a dark card-based adventure inspired by the works of H.P. Lovecraft. It's a roguelike deckbuilder with an unique sanity-mechanic.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 46.7%, Roguelite 19.8%, Procedural Generation 9.6%, Horror 8.4%, Dark 8.4%
Certain things are better left alone, they don't willingly submit to the games of man, but develop a grudge, that sleeps under the soil for decades— An interactive visual novel with psychological and lovecraftian undertones.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 45.3%, Dynamic Narration 29.1% ★, Mystery 12.2%, Choices Matter 4.8%, Indie 3%
The Land of Pain is a Lovecraftian horror adventure. After something strange appears in the woods, you'll have to learn how to survive as you fend off a dark and disturbing evil. Flee from an unrelenting enemy, solve puzzles, and unravel the ancient mystery that's befallen this land.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 38.1%, Alternate History 15.8%, Horror 12.5%, Mystery 11.6%, Dark 10.8%