- #1 Elder Sign: Omens
97% matchMostly Positive77% of 456 reviews2013
Dev: Fantasy Flight Publishing, Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Elder Sign: Omens is a digital version of the popular board game by Fantasy Flight Games. Build a team of unique investigators and fight to keep an all-powerful Ancient One from invading our world! Explore museums, oceans, deserts and more for the arcane Elder Signs that will help seal the Ancient One away.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 49%, Board Game 37.1%, Tabletop 8.9%, Horror 4.1%, Indie 0.8%
- #2 Arkham Horror: Mother's Embrace
96% matchMixed63% of 687 reviews2021
Dev: Twin Sails Interactive
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Inspired by the award-winning board game franchise, Arkham Horror: Mother’s Embrace is an investigation game served with turn-based combat, set in the cult universe of H.P. Lovecraft.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 56.3%, Board Game 26.4%, Horror 7.4%, RPG 6.3%, Adventure 3.6%
- #3 Inkshade
96% matchVery Positive88% of 590 reviews2025
Dev: Studio Vezelle
Windows
Inkshade is a turn-based tactics game carved out of strange wooden miniatures, wrapped in a web of locked rooms, and orchestrated by an otherworldly game master. Victory is not guaranteed, and the only constant is the cruel black ink that flows within the pieces.
Why similar: Board Game 24.3%, Lovecraftian 17.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.4%, Tabletop 10.4%, Roguelike 10.4%
- #4 FLATHEAD
95% matchVery Positive94% of 398 reviews2024
Dev: Tim OxtonPub: DreadXP
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 2.2 hrs≥1hr: 53%
Over or Under? A simple game of gambling with your life.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 35.1%, Board Game 21.1%, Lore-Rich 11.3%, Tabletop 9.4%, Horror 7.8%
- #5 Copper Corrosion
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Quantum Ritual Games Studio
Windows
Copper Corrosion is a turn-based strategic RPG game inspired by Cthulhu mythology and set in a Victorian-era steampunk world infused with H.P. Lovecraft-inspired stories and a unique combat system.
Why similar: Board Game 27.7%, Lovecraftian 25.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.9%, Roguelike 13.1%, Tabletop 8.1%
- #6 Mansions of Madness
94% matchVery Positive93% of 1,277 reviews2016
Dev: Fantasy Flight Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 70%
A companion app for the Mansions of Madness Second Edition board game from Fantasy Flight Games. Mansions of Madness is a cooperative game of mystery and investigation inspired by the writings of H. P. Lovecraft. During each game, one to five players explore a location to unravel a mystery.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 47.7%, Board Game 37.4%, Horror 7.5%, Co-op 4.4%, Adventure 3%
- #7 Cultist Simulator
93% matchMostly Positive80% of 13,737 reviews2018
Dev: Weather Factory
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Seize forbidden treasures. Summon alien gods. Feed on your disciples. Cultist Simulator is a game of apocalypse and yearning. Play as a seeker after unholy mysteries, in a 1920s-themed setting of hidden gods and secret histories.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 29%, Board Game 19.5%, Lore-Rich 10.5%, Roguelike 9.7%, Tabletop 9%
- #8 The Academy of the Cosmic Realm
92% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Blue Moss Games
Windows
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 50.6%, Horror 15.5%, Lore-Rich 14.7%, Atmospheric 5.8%, Story Rich 5.3%
- #9 The Horror at Highrook
91% 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 38.7%, Board Game 24.1%, Horror 11.2%, Investigation 6.4%, Story Rich 4.8%
- #10 Lovecraft's Untold Stories
91% matchMostly Positive74% of 948 reviews2019
Dev: LLC Blini GamesPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 66.5%, Roguelite 9.8%, Horror 7.2%, RPG 6.4%, Roguelike 3.4%
- #11 Curious Expedition
90% matchVery Positive91% of 4,456 reviews2016
Dev: Maschinen-Mensch
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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 30.9%, Board Game 20.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.4%, Roguelike 11.2%, Tabletop 9%
- #12 Evil Cult
89% matchMostly Positive74% of 31 reviews2020
Dev: StarInfidel
Windows · Linux
This is a strategy board game of Lovecraftian macabre. Gain resources, grow your cult, stay hidden from the world, and when the stars are finally right summon the Elder God you worship. Alternatively, just eliminate the competition in an invisible war.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 30.3%, Board Game 25.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.5%, Tabletop 11.3%, Horror 7.8%
- #13 Call of Cthulhu®
89% 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 66.7%, Horror 13.4%, Story Rich 5.7%, Atmospheric 4.6%, RPG 3.7%
- #14 Desert of Vice
87% matchPositive87% of 23 reviews2018
Dev: Karolis Dikcius
Windows · Mac
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 71.6%, Horror 20.9%, Adventure 4.3%, Indie 3.2%
- #15 Eldritch
86% matchVery Positive88% of 2,216 reviews2013
Dev: Minor Key Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Eldritch is the original imsim roguelike: a first-person action game inspired by roguelikes, immersive sims, and H. P. Lovecraft.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 56.3%, Roguelike 19.7%, Horror 9.7%, Roguelite 7.4%, RPG 3.4%
- #16 克苏鲁异闻录
86% matchMixed66% of 249 reviews2019
Dev: LLC Blini GamesPub: Surefire.Games
Windows · Mac
基于“克苏鲁神话”世界观下的Roguelike动作冒险游戏作品。玩家将在游戏中身临其境地接触洛夫克拉夫特笔下那些不可名状之物。通过不同的选择调查世界的谜团,合理控制自己的san值让自己在残酷的走位-射击战斗中生存下去!获取装备,磨练技巧,挫败古神与外神们的邪恶计划!
Why similar: Lovecraftian 85%, RPG 10.3%, Adventure 2.8%, Indie 2%
- #17 Conarium
85% matchMostly Positive77% of 2,240 reviews2017
Dev: Stormling StudiosPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Conarium is a chilling Lovecraftian game, which follows a gripping story involving four scientists and their endeavor to challenge what we normally consider to be the ‘absolute’ limits of nature. Inspired by H.P. Lovecraft’s novella "At the Mountains of Madness", but largely set after the original story.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 72.8%, Horror 15.1%, Atmospheric 3.8%, Story Rich 3.8%, Adventure 2.7%
- #18 Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones
84% matchMixed66% of 2,493 reviews2019
Dev: Cultic GamesPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 11.5 hrsMean: 12.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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 62.5%, Horror 13.2%, RPG 12.2%, Atmospheric 3.7%, Story Rich 3.7%
- #19 SUNLESS SEA
84% matchVery Positive83% of 9,470 reviews2015
Dev: Failbetter Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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 55.6%, Roguelike 10.2%, Horror 7.9%, Story Rich 7.5%, RPG 5.2%
- #20 October Night Games
83% matchMostly Positive71% of 89 reviews2020
Dev: Octobear Knight GamesPub: WhisperGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Will you try to keep the world the way it is or fight for the changes? October Night Games is a digital board game where everyone is a cultist working for one of two different sides. Scour the town for cursed ingredients and make deals with inscrutable entities as something eldrich this way comes.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 36.8%, Board Game 25%, Tabletop 12.1%, Horror 8.6%, Roguelite 6.9%
- #21 Remnants of the Old Ones
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Handmade Dreams Studio
Windows
In the 1920s, build a clandestine network to push back against a cult devoted to awakening a Great Old One. Manage your resources, recruit agents, explore and uncover dark secrets to fight nightmarish horrors. Will you dare to cross the boundaries of the unspeakable?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 53.1%, Board Game 22.5%, Horror 11.2%, Resource Management 4.7%, Story Rich 4.3%
- #22 The Consuming Shadow
82% matchVery Positive95% of 419 reviews2015
Dev: Ben 'Yahtzee' Croshaw
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 72.7%, Horror 9.9%, Roguelite 8.1%, Atmospheric 4.2%, Adventure 2.4%
- #23 Arcana Noir
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Bret Kittle
Windows · Mac
Arcana Noir is an illustrated text-based Rogue-lite RPG using a D100 system, resource management, and decision trees inspired by adventure games and interactive fiction.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 41.4%, Tabletop 12.4%, Horror 9.5%, Roguelite 9.4%, Roguelike 9.1%
- #24 Necropolis Suite
81% 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 48.8%, Horror 13.5%, Lore-Rich 10%, Roguelite 9.2%, Story Rich 7.3%
- #25 Depersonalization
79% matchVery Positive93% of 6,682 reviews2024
Dev: MeowNaturePub: Gamirror Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 14.2 hrs≥1hr: 74%
"May all stories find their best endings." "Depersonalization" is an anthology-style game featuring standalone chapters and diverse story genres. We continuously collect and create a wide variety of stories, ultimately housing them in a library that transcends the flow of time.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 48.9%, Board Game 23.3%, Investigation 7.7%, RPG 6.2%, Story Rich 5.6%
- #26 Call of Cthulhu®: Dark Corners of the Earth
80% matchMixed68% of 3,295 reviews2009
Dev: Headfirst ProductionsPub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth is a first-person horror game that combines intense action and adventure elements.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 73.1%, Horror 19.3%, Atmospheric 3.4%, Story Rich 2.7%, Adventure 0.8%
- #27 Soul Wargame
78% matchVery Positive84% of 134 reviews2023
Dev: 趣品堂(Hardcore Studio)
Windows
This is a dark style strategy game that combines Wargame and Rogulike. Everyone received a mysterious invitation after destroying the conspiracy of the cult. You will lead a group of undead warriors on an adventure journey to defeat invincible enemies one by one.
Why similar: Board Game 29.7%, Roguelike 18.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.5%, Tabletop 13%, Roguelite 8%
- #28 Necronomicon: The Dawning of Darkness
79% matchMixed44% of 205 reviews2014
Dev: Cryo InteractivePub: Microids
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 43%
In this thrilling point-and-click adventure based on the works of H.P Lovecraft, you’ll traverse the haunting world of Gothic New England, solving puzzles and acquiring information to help Stanton solve the mystery of the Necronomicon.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 81.9%, Horror 14.8%, Adventure 3.3%
- #29 Dice Dice Dice
77% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: WuYiWoYi
Windows
This is a casual deck-building game based on dice rolling. Players will rely on their choices and some luck to achieve victory.
Why similar: Board Game 32.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 23.7%, Roguelike 18.2%, Roguelite 9.3%, Tabletop 8.2%
- #30 At the Mountains of Madness
78% matchMostly Negative34% of 65 reviews2016
Dev: Team Clockworks
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Play the role of Professor Dyer, a geologist at Miskatonic University who travelled to Antarctica in 1930 as the leader of a research expedition, in this 3D first-person horror survival adventure game.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 94.1%, Adventure 3.5%, Indie 2.5%
- #31 Souls Alive: Origins
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Souls Alive Development
Windows
Souls Alive: Origins is a Lovecraftian survival horror game set in a dark sci-fi future. Explore a world where reality bends, ancient cults return, and Cthulhu stirs once more. With a strong focus on story, atmosphere, and visual detail.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 67.8%, Horror 15.1%, Story Rich 7.9%, Atmospheric 5.8%, Adventure 2.1%
- #32 Heretic Operative
77% matchVery Positive82% of 89 reviews2019
Dev: C Prompt Games
Windows
A unique digital boardgame with strategy and narrative elements, inspired by games like Pandemic, Arkham Horror, and Talisman. As a Heretic Operative, a secret mage sworn to oppose the Cult, you must harness the arcane without becoming lost in its power.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 37.6%, Board Game 27.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.4%, Horror 6.5%, RPG 5.8%
- #33 Dunwich Horror
76% 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 51.4%, Horror 13.5%, Lore-Rich 10.2%, Investigation 7.3%, Story Rich 6.6%
- #34 UnSeen
75% 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 57%, Horror 18.6%, Story Rich 6%, Atmospheric 6%, Mystery 6%
- #35 Steampunk Jigsaw Puzzles
75% matchVery Positive82% of 71 reviews2023
Dev: Dr. Cyril Splutterworth
Windows
Dive into a world of Victorian elegance and mechanical marvels. Discover steam-powered wonders while testing the limits of your puzzle-solving skills.
Why similar: Board Game 38.9%, Lovecraftian 26.6%, Tabletop 20.6%, Simulation 5.2%, Atmospheric 4.6%
- #36 Mind Lure
73% matchVery Positive87% of 53 reviews2025
Dev: Little Tiger Game
Windows
A Lovecraftian deck-building roguelike. Collect eerie cards and twisted creatures. Strengthen your deck while battling sanity loss in waters haunted by unspeakable entities.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 49.1%, Roguelike 16.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 12%, Roguelite 8.7%, Horror 6.3%
- #37 Last Chance Market
74% 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 52.4%, Lore-Rich 14.4%, Horror 12.1%, Story Rich 7.9%, Atmospheric 5.7%
- #38 Blade and Madness
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Crimson Birds Studio
Windows
Blade and Madness, a roguelite deckbuilder where turns play out simultaneously and every choice matters. As madness creeps in, your cards change, the battlefield twists, and enemies grow more unpredictable. Adaptation isn’t optional, it’s the only way to survive… or give in to the dark.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 37.8%, Board Game 23.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.3%, Roguelike 11%, Roguelite 8.5%
- #39 Descent: Road to Legend
74% matchVery Positive89% of 387 reviews2016
Dev: Fantasy Flight Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 43.3 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Road to Legend is a companion app for the Descent: Journeys in the Dark 2nd edition board game. When you play with Road to Legend, the app assumes the role of the overlord player, controlling monsters and inviting you to explore the dungeon in entirely new and unexpected ways.
Why similar: Board Game 52.8%, RPG 16.8%, Tabletop 14.9%, Co-op 11.3%, Adventure 4.2%
- #40 PawnKingChess
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: xisongGame
Windows · Mac
'Pawn King Chess' is a roguelike game themed around Chinese chess. The core mechanic of transforming soldier pieces into king pieces, combined with various weapons and 'unique per game' strategy combinations, ensures that each match is a completely new battle!
Why similar: Board Game 46.1%, Roguelike 24.2%, Tabletop 20.2%, Roguelite 6.1%, Indie 1.5%
- #41 That Abysmal Place
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Black Void Media
Windows
A nightmarish 2D roguelite that will leave you questioning your sanity.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 48.6%, Roguelike 15.1%, Horror 13.9%, Roguelite 11.1%, Atmospheric 4.9%
- #42 The Coma 3: Bloodlines
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Dvora Studio Co., Ltd.Pub: Headup
Windows
Welcome to the world of The Coma 3: Bloodlines. In this realm of shadows rumors and urban legends become reality, and danger lurks around every corner. If a living intruder dies here, their body will be severed from their spirit and never wake again ...
Why similar: Lovecraftian 55.2%, Horror 20.2%, Lore-Rich 7.9%, Story Rich 5.4%, Mystery 4.2%
- #43 The Last Door: Season 2 - Collector's Edition
72% matchVery Positive94% of 968 reviews2016
Dev: The Game KitchenPub: Phoenix Online Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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 69.9%, Horror 16.2%, Story Rich 5.1%, Atmospheric 4.3%, Adventure 3%
- #44 Chronicle of Innsmouth
72% matchMostly Positive78% of 248 reviews2017
Dev: PsychoDevPub: AtomicHorde
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Chronicle of Innsmouth is a point'n'click adventure inspired by Lucas' retro classics from the 90s and H.P. Lovecraft's works. Investigate, gather info and solve enigmas to unveil the secrets of the cursed town of Innsmouth, a forsaken place surrounded by horrifying rumors.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 96%, Adventure 4%
- #45 CHRONOPHOBIA
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: The Crew
Windows
You play as a father who has recently lost his son. Driven by grief, you embark on a time-bending journey in order to revive him back from the dead. But by the end of your journey, the horrors that you witness will make you question the credibility of your actions.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 54.7%, Lore-Rich 16.2%, Horror 14%, Story Rich 7.4%, Mystery 3.9%
- #46 Yorvik's Game
70% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Firewake///Trails
Windows
Play a game of luck and strategy against an entity claiming to be a tribal god. Toss tokens, use voodoo magic, ask questions and try to keep your life away from getting snuffed out...
Why similar: Board Game 36.7%, Horror 16.5%, Roguelike 15.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.4%, Tabletop 8.1%
- #47 Lost Sanity: Cthulhu
70% 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 68.3%, Horror 16.4%, Mystery 5.9%, Story Rich 5.9%, Adventure 1.9%
- #48 Subway Exorcist Girl
69% matchVery Positive83% of 304 reviews2025
Dev: 纤指游戏Pub: Delicate Fingers
Windows
A subway train plagued by strange occurrences. A part-time exorcist girl arrives to confront the supernatural chaos, with the unknown ahead.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 46.2%, Horror 14%, Roguelike 12.2%, Roguelite 10.6%, Story Rich 5.1%
- #49 Eldritch Archives
68% matchPositive90% of 21 reviews2025
Dev: Ol' Chums Gaming
Windows
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 60%, Horror 20.2%, Investigation 8.1%, Atmospheric 6.6%, Adventure 2.4%
- #50 破镜恐惧
70% matchMostly Positive73% of 62 reviews2020
Dev: 幻想理戈游戏开发工作室
Windows
In this game, you will play a policeman who is transferred to Nabos from out of town. The crime rate here remains high all the year round, and ancient gangs and cults are entrenched here. you will be close to the city's innermost and darkest secret. What choice should you make then?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 81.4%, RPG 11.9%, Adventure 2.6%, Singleplayer 2.4%, Indie 1.7%
- #51 Feed the Deep
67% matchVery Positive89% of 471 reviews2024
Dev: Luke Muscat
Windows · Mac
Median: 48 minMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 41%
A lovecraftian roguelike. Dive into procedurally generated undersea caves. Collect gold, upgrade your equipment, and Feed the Deep.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 51.1%, Roguelike 16.8%, Roguelite 11.8%, Horror 11.2%, Atmospheric 4.1%
- #52 Brian's Redemption
68% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Biney
Windows
Brian’s Redemption is a survival roguelite where you play as a cute magical feline to fight off hordes of cosmic monstrosities. Choose from a vast array of items to craft game-breaking builds and survive until all foes perish.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 55.8%, Roguelike 22.1%, Horror 9.1%, Roguelite 5.5%, RPG 5.3%
- #53 Sclera
68% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2023
Dev: Ryan Boc
Windows
Sclera is a Lovecraftian turn-based strategy roguelike set in a dying, near-futuristic world. Through menu-style combat, text exploration and skill-check events, maintain your sanity and manage resources as you gather a dark essence needed to survive the inescapable eldritch horror now hunting you.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 43.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.2%, Roguelike 14.1%, Resource Management 7.3%, Roguelite 6.5%
- #54 Tesserarii: The Dice Rolling Roguelike
67% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: Dylan Van Beek
Windows
The dice rolling rogue-like. Tesserarii is an enchanting indie strategy game where you increase the power of your dice rolls and combos to deliver satisfyingly powerful blows to the enemy.
Why similar: Board Game 40.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 21.6%, Roguelike 18.9%, Roguelite 10.9%, Tabletop 5.7%
- #55 A House of Many Doors
69% matchVery Positive84% of 431 reviews2017
Dev: Pixel Trickery
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Explore the House, a parasite dimension that steals from other worlds, in a train that scuttles on mechanical legs.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 48.9%, Lore-Rich 16.3%, Horror 11.2%, Story Rich 7.8%, RPG 6.6%
- #56 Euclidean
69% matchMixed66% of 253 reviews2015
Dev: Alpha Wave EntertainmentPub: AAD Productions
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Euclidean; a game of geometric horror; a slow descent into the dark, into madness, futility, and despair, where Things greater than you watch and wait and dream. Struggle for every second of life you have left… Even knowing you’re better off dead.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 71.4%, Horror 17.6%, Atmospheric 8.2%, Indie 2.8%
- #57 高温计划 Heat Plan
67% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: 自在鸟
Windows
Heat Plan is a strategy roguelike game about unit placement. Make good use of randomly appearing units and buffs, and strategically place your units within the limited grid spaces on the board to earn more coins and achieve the set goal.
Why similar: Board Game 41.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 25.7%, Roguelike 18.6%, Roguelite 10.1%, 2D 2%
- #58 BIRDHOUSE
65% matchVery Positive95% of 178 reviews2025
Dev: HELLLST4R
Windows
A short narrative-driven horror game made in RPGmaker featuring hand-drawn graphics and animated cutscenes. Players navigate the house and its backyard, interacting with the environment and collecting key items to progress the story.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 54.6%, RPG 13.9%, Horror 11.5%, Lore-Rich 11.3%, Story Rich 6.1%
- #59 The Mariner
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Flantastic Games
Windows
Enter into a Horror Adventure Lovecraftian-inspired story. As your sanity begins to erode, and armed with only a oil-lit lantern, work to unlock and uncover the secrets of the ship. Yet be aware, for something ancient and unknowable stirs within the suffocating darkness of the ship's maw...
Why similar: Lovecraftian 68.2%, Horror 21.9%, Atmospheric 4.2%, Mystery 2.5%, Adventure 2.2%