60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Horror, Lovecraftian, Gothic, Atmospheric.
Manage a hotel straddling the border between worlds. Use deduction to identify Eldritch guests, solve abstract puzzles, and manage staff to survive the weekly Chaos invasion. A dark humor management sim where you must keep the hotel running... and your sanity intact.
The Season of the Warlock
The Season of the Warlock is a weird adventure game inspired by the gothic tale tradition, with two storylines to choose from. The soul of a warlock of yore, trapped in a portrait, will present Lord Alistair Ainsworth with an offer he will not be able to resist. Or will he? It’s your call...
Iter Noctis
Dishonored in death, a pathless soul not worth of an afterlife seeks escape from the eternal commute.
The Season of the Warlock is a weird adventure game inspired by the gothic tale tradition, with two storylines to choose from. The soul of a warlock of yore, trapped in a portrait, will present Lord Alistair Ainsworth with an offer he will not be able to resist. Or will he? It’s your call...
Why similar: Gothic 28.6% ★, Lovecraftian 25.5%, Dark Fantasy 12.6%, Horror 11.9%, Hand-drawn 7.7%
Dishonored in death, a pathless soul not worth of an afterlife seeks escape from the eternal commute.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 41.8%, Gothic 41.2% ★, Horror 15.1%, Indie 1.9%
Alder's Blood is a tactical strategy game with stealth-based combat, RPG elements, crafting, resources gathering, and management, exploration, and a rich storyline. Set in a grim world, where mankind killed their God and is facing extinction.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 28.8%, Gothic 26.4% ★, Dark Fantasy 15.6%, Horror 9.8%, Hand-drawn 8.2%
Lead a cursed party through a ruined world in this grimdark side-scrolling RPG. Build your team, master tactical combat, and unleash forbidden powers to survive an endless parade of nightmares. Decide what, if anything, is worth salvaging from a world that has been reduced to ashes.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 24.6%, Gothic 23.6% ★, Dark Fantasy 20.3%, Horror 12.1%, Hand-drawn 7.8%
Two worlds, one nightmare. Step inside a brutal orphanage and uncover the dark secrets of Québec’s Great Darkness. Solve puzzles related to an inexplicable phenomenon and dive into the depths of dreams to uncover otherworldly horrors. An Abyss of Dreams is a cosmic horror point-and-click game.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 33.6%, Gothic 24.5% ★, Dark Fantasy 17.3%, Horror 12%, Puzzle 6.1%
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 50.8%, Horror 21.8%, Puzzle 9.6%, Stylized 8.9%, Hand-drawn 6.1%
Fictional short story set in the United Kingdom under a Gothic/Steampunk aesthetic, where a young woman contemplates a discovery that could potentially change the world.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 37.9%, Gothic 34.7% ★, Horror 11.7%, Hand-drawn 7.2%, Supernatural 5.2%
Follow the fear of Benedek Dohnany and Nikolay Kalyakin and play the onset of a dark and chilling narrative adventure. Make decisions and affect the events that precede a macabre series of murders, allegedly related to devil worship and witchcraft.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 33.5%, Gothic 32.5% ★, Horror 13%, Hand-drawn 7.4%, Puzzle 5.7%
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 37.7%, Gothic 19.6% ★, Horror 14.4%, Dark Fantasy 11%, Hand-drawn 6.5%
Sea Salt is a dark fantasy reverse horror action-strategy game where you play as the nightmarish force of Dagon by controlling and growing a horde of minions.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 50.2%, Gothic 20.2% ★, Dark Fantasy 15.1%, Horror 12%, Indie 1.2%
Hallow maze is a soulslike metroidvania set in a gothic world in 2D. Use transformations into different creatures to open your way, as well as incredible tools of energy. Discover the origin of the scourge that is infecting the lands of the Evernight Valley and venture into The Hallow Maze...
Why similar: Lovecraftian 34.1%, Gothic 22.1% ★, Dark Fantasy 17.4%, Horror 12%, Hand-drawn 9.2%
Deeper is a short horror management game focusing on stress and being stuck in a submarine
Why similar: Lovecraftian 59.5%, Horror 25.3%, Simulation 13.2%, Singleplayer 1.2%, Indie 0.8%
Shadows of Eldemir is a retro-inspired, Victorian cosmic-horror, point-and-click adventure RPG, where a London schoolmaster travels to a remote Eastern European village searching for his missing fiancée, only to discover the archaeological expedition she joined may have disturbed something ancient.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 42.3%, Gothic 23.5% ★, Horror 16.2%, Dark Fantasy 8.8%, Supernatural 6.2%
A Gothic horror faerie tale.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 36.4%, Gothic 22.7% ★, Dark Fantasy 20.5%, Horror 13.5%, Choices Matter 4.5%
Assist clients in matters of Ritomancy. Devise powerful esoteric rituals by scouring forgotten tomes and unearthing forgotten grimoires in this uniquely text-based and lore-driven lovecraftian mystery game.
Why similar: Gothic 41.9% ★, Lovecraftian 39.2%, Simulation 6.5%, Puzzle 5.5%, Stylized 4.7%
Crazy cultists. Cthulhu. A talking cat. Gibbous takes you on an expansive, traditionally animated, hand-painted adventure. Play as three protagonists and explore a lushly rendered Lovecraft-inspired world, unraveling ancient conspiracies. A comedy cosmic horror adventure made in Transylvania!
Why similar: Lovecraftian 43.1%, Dark Fantasy 22.6%, Horror 15.1%, Puzzle 9%, Hand-drawn 5%
A horror lurks beneath the earth. Terror rises from the past.
Why similar: Gothic 32.1% ★, Lovecraftian 28.6%, Dark Fantasy 18%, Horror 11.4%, Supernatural 4.9%
Explore a sealed crypt to reveal its sacred secrets as an archivist priest. Use your faith against the looming horrors. Banish them and make your path before your lantern goes out, or you will lose your way... and your mind.
Why similar: Gothic 57.7% ★, Horror 18.7%, Dark Fantasy 18.5%, Atmospheric 4.1%, Indie 0.5%
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 48.2%, Dark Fantasy 18.2%, Horror 14.8%, Puzzle 7.6%, Stylized 6.6%
What is this cat doing here? And where are his friends? Explore strange and beautiful islands to find all the little kittens hidden there.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 28.1%, Gothic 27% ★, Dark Fantasy 15.7%, Horror 13.6%, Puzzle 7.3%
Dark Spawn: Infestation is a horror adventure game set in a Victorian-era inspired research facility. The protagonist got abducted by evil scientists, and has to solve puzzles and avoid strange creatures to escape.
Why similar: Gothic 31.2% ★, Lovecraftian 26.3%, Dark Fantasy 18.4%, Horror 10.5%, Puzzle 10.2%
DISCOVER, DIAGNOSE, EXORCISE. You are a plague doctor paranormal investigator living in a rotten, gothic city at the end of an apocalypse. Banish ghosts, cure plagues, treat with monsters... all in co-op and proximity chat!
Why similar: Gothic 30.2% ★, Lovecraftian 29.4%, Dark Fantasy 17.2%, Horror 10.4%, Supernatural 6.9%
A witch soars into the night to save her beloved cat… but dark magic always comes with a price.
Why similar: Gothic 46.9% ★, Dark Fantasy 26.5%, Horror 19.2%, Simulation 4.7%, 2D 1.9%
Satan's Puzzle 666 is a puzzle game where you have to match the pieces to obtain the seal of evil spirits and behold their divine image
Why similar: Gothic 37.9% ★, Lovecraftian 30.8%, Dark Fantasy 10.5%, Horror 10.1%, Puzzle 6.7%
Piece together your memories and reveal the truth in this minimalistic Lovecraftian tale of symbols and sentences.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 40.6%, Gothic 28.9% ★, Horror 13.6%, Stylized 5.7%, Puzzle 4.6%
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 70.1%, Horror 27.4%, Indie 2.5%
Wake up inside the nightmare world you created in this standalone, hand-drawn dark fantasy point-and-click adventure with psychological horror elements. Explore islands, solve puzzles, and make morally ambiguous choices that lead to multiple endings. Inspired by H.R. Giger and Zdzisław Beksiński.
Why similar: Gothic 33.8% ★, Dark Fantasy 23.8%, Horror 16.5%, Hand-drawn 8.5%, Puzzle 7.2%
Rescue corrupted books from your library, harness their power and rally their forces to fight for you in this hexgrid tactics deckbuilder! Combine cards to create uniquely powerful spells. With thousands of permutations to explore every turn, no two battles will ever be the same.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 36.3%, Gothic 33.6% ★, Dark Fantasy 20.1%, Hand-drawn 6.6%, Atmospheric 1.9%
Comfort and madness — each gives the other meaning. Run a cozy inn for otherworldly guests by day; descend into an abyss where one wrong step costs everything. A dark fantasy JRPG from Yoichi Miyaji, creator of Grandia and Lunar, steeped in the Cthulhu Mythos.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 42.3%, Dark Fantasy 26.5%, Horror 13.9%, Simulation 7.6%, Stylized 6.1%
From killer dolls to lethal furniture, nothing wooden can be trusted!
Why similar: Gothic 33% ★, Lovecraftian 28.7%, Dark Fantasy 18.7%, Horror 11.6%, Supernatural 4.6%
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 51.3%, Horror 17.9%, Time Management 16.9%, Puzzle 6.3%, Atmospheric 3.9%
Strange Tales of Tieshan is a text adventure inspired by Chinese records of anomalies. As a traveler in a dark land of monsters, you make elixirs, choose paths, and negotiate with supernatural beings to survive and collect bizarre stories to appease a possessed book and escape.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 34.1%, Gothic 30.3% ★, Dark Fantasy 18.2%, Hand-drawn 9.7%, Stylized 6%
Revisit the case which made you a legend among your peers.
Why similar: Gothic 32.1% ★, Lovecraftian 30.8%, Dark Fantasy 18.4%, Horror 14.3%, Atmospheric 2.2%
The Crawling Horror is dead, but its legacy of madness lives on!
Why similar: Gothic 34% ★, Lovecraftian 27.6%, Dark Fantasy 19.5%, Horror 11.8%, Supernatural 3.6%
Zjawa: Bloodstained Soul is a 2D Survival Horror RPG mixing turn-based combat with real-time elements and hand-drawn art, set in 13th century France during a crusade against heresy. Slash, parry, and collect items to survive to see the end, whatever it may be. Find absolution or damnation.
Why similar: Gothic 28.2% ★, Lovecraftian 21.6%, Dark Fantasy 20.4%, Horror 15.7%, Hand-drawn 10.5%
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 72.2%, Horror 20.1%, Puzzle 3.7%, Atmospheric 2.6%, Indie 1.1%
A continuation of Satan's Puzzle 666 game, this is a puzzle game where you have to match magic circles pieces and get an evil spirit
Why similar: Gothic 38.9% ★, Lovecraftian 29.5%, Dark Fantasy 18.4%, Puzzle 7.3%, Supernatural 3.2%
An ancient castle with human-making technology.A human, a dummy...Unrelated brothers, imprisoned by time in a castle...When you unlock the secrets of time, can you escape from your predicament?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 39.6%, Gothic 33% ★, Hand-drawn 9.9%, Puzzle 6.4%, Stylized 6%
Gravepact is a survival roguelite where the goal is to destroy as many incoming enemies as possible, while collecting experience to spend on attacks, passive items and skills to build your character into a powerful conduit of destruction that lays waste to everything in your way.
Why similar: Gothic 32.1% ★, Lovecraftian 28.9%, Dark Fantasy 18.9%, Horror 11.6%, Atmospheric 3.4%
F&H 2: Termina is oppressive, relentless and hopeless. A mix of jRPG and Survival Horror. Turn-based combat meets resource management. 3 days to explore the wicked town of Prehevil and find out about its dark secrets. 3 days until the pale and sickly green moon rises at its apex. Termina is upon us!
Why similar: Lovecraftian 29.4%, Gothic 27.2% ★, Dark Fantasy 23.8%, Horror 16%, Atmospheric 2.1%
The Collection is a gothic interactive narrative game.Play as a taxidermist mouse who collects loneliness, entering a long abandoned house. Scroll, click, and drag to advance the story.Charcoal art style, original soundtrack, full voice acting. Best with headphones in the dark.
Why similar: Gothic 55.2% ★, Dark Fantasy 26.3%, Hand-drawn 13.1%, Simulation 4.6%, Singleplayer 0.7%
The Cope is a 2D, point and click game that presents the fear of the unknown. Your night shift client service job as a janitor will start with you getting entangled in a series of strange stories in The Cope mansion. Work cleaning and serving your client and find the truth of this mansion of fear.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 50%, Dark Fantasy 20.9%, Hand-drawn 18.7%, Puzzle 7.4%, 2D 2.5%
Harness the Orbs of Chaos! Choose 3 orbs each run to create 10 overpowered spells in real time in this noisy action roguelite. Slay Lovecraftian horrors and face deadly bosses every 3 minutes. Embrace the Chaos and uncover the unholy secrets of a grotesque world, all set to a haunting soundtrack.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 43.4%, Gothic 25.3% ★, Dark Fantasy 13.4%, Horror 10.8%, Stylized 4.8%
You voluntarily keep a monster in your basement. For some reason, you keep feeding her. Cook gruesome meals, keep her distracted by scrolling her phone, calm her down when things go wrong, and uncover the truth behind your unsettling circumstances.
Why similar: Gothic 24.6% ★, Lovecraftian 21%, Horror 17.5%, Dark Fantasy 15.4%, Simulation 8.4%
Dive into a world of eldritch horrors, in this 2D side-scrolling shooting action platformer. Platform your way across surreal & mysterious terrains while blasting through a multitude of strange foes. Amazing background soundtracks to assist you in your journey.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 44.5%, Gothic 36.6% ★, Dark Fantasy 13.9%, Atmospheric 2.3%, 2D 1.6%
Take the role of a painter struggling to finish his masterpiece in this short Gothic horror visual novel about art, pain and love.
Why similar: Gothic 44.7% ★, Dark Fantasy 15.9%, Horror 15.7%, Hand-drawn 11.2%, Supernatural 6.9%
Learn each room of the theatre, spot anomalies, and photograph them to restore the room. Keep your eyes open for anything unusual, from living statues to possessed paintings.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 35.3%, Horror 21%, Gothic 16.5% ★, Supernatural 10.9%, Puzzle 7%
Roguelite turn-based RPG with pencil drawn graphics. Fight the big waves of Lovecraftian monsters and experience a journey of the unholy hero through the horrors of underworld.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 30.2%, Gothic 25.8% ★, Dark Fantasy 15.6%, Hand-drawn 10.4%, Horror 8.8%
Brittle Mind is a first-person psychological horror job simulator where you serve a secretive cult deep underground. Maintain rituals, manage prisoners, and preserve forbidden knowledge while your sanity fractures. Obey, survive, and don’t look too closely at what you’re becoming.
Why similar: Gothic 28.7% ★, Lovecraftian 28%, Dark Fantasy 14.1%, Horror 11.7%, Simulation 5.7%
Push deeper into an endless dark-fantasy roguelite of random battles, shops, events, and cursed regions. Build with arcane stones and record 500+ monsters and 20+ regions in a persistent archive.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 59.2%, Dark Fantasy 24.6%, Resource Management 12.2%, 2D 2.2%, Singleplayer 1%
Peregrino is a dark isometric survival adventure where you explore a cursed forest by day and manage your caravan by night. Gather resources, hunt deadly creatures, upgrade your caravan, care for your companions, and lead them through the vast wilderness in search of New Eden.
Why similar: Gothic 33.5% ★, Lovecraftian 31.9%, Dark Fantasy 26.4%, Stylized 4%, Atmospheric 3.2%
A fast-paced gothic arena FPS focusing on stellar game feel. Survive as a gunslinger against waves of monsters, utilising smooth and expressive movement, sliding, rocket jumping, and formidable duel handguns.
Why similar: Gothic 36.9% ★, Lovecraftian 24.7%, Dark Fantasy 20.6%, Horror 10.6%, Stylized 5.5%
Darkest Dungeon II is a roguelike road trip of the damned. Form a party, equip your stagecoach, and set off across the decaying landscape on a last gasp quest to avert the apocalypse. The greatest dangers you face, however, may come from within...
Why similar: Lovecraftian 39%, Gothic 25.3% ★, Dark Fantasy 22.5%, Hand-drawn 7.7%, Stylized 3.5%
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 55.4%, Horror 23.4%, Puzzle 8.9%, Stylized 6.3%, Atmospheric 4.6%
Torchless is a dark and gothic dungeon crawler RPG played through a text-based retro console. Forge your party and take up arms against the horrors lurking within the dungeon halls in strategic, turn-based combat, clinging on to survival using everything at your disposal.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 30.7%, Gothic 29.9% ★, Dark Fantasy 18.3%, Horror 11.6%, Stylized 5%
Manage an inn for travelers seeking refuge before nightfall. Interact with diverse guests, each harboring their own secrets. Your choices can forge or fracture relationships, uncovering hidden truths along the way. But beware – the real threat may be hiding among your guests.
Why similar: Gothic 42.2% ★, Horror 15.3%, Hand-drawn 13.4%, Dark Fantasy 12.7%, Puzzle 7%
A gothic short story set in the most Blighted city of the North Kingdom.
Why similar: Gothic 34.2% ★, Lovecraftian 25.6%, Dark Fantasy 14.5%, Horror 10.5%, Hand-drawn 9.7%
Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth is a first-person horror game that combines intense action and adventure elements.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 71.8%, Horror 25.3%, Atmospheric 2.3%, Singleplayer 0.5%
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 44.6%, Gothic 24.7% ★, Horror 16.9%, Puzzle 8.8%, Atmospheric 3.8%
Craft uncanny totems. Aid troubled townsfolk. Uncover the darkness below. The Totemist is a narrative-driven occult shop sim set in a quietly strange town, where you craft charms inspired by real witchcraft, aid troubled townspeople, and uncover the ancient force festering beneath them.
Why similar: Gothic 30.2% ★, Lovecraftian 27.4%, Dark Fantasy 15.8%, Puzzle 8.4%, Simulation 6.2%
