- #1 MAREGROSSO
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Flotsam Interactive
Windows · Linux
An asymmetric co-op horror fishing game about tradition, procedure, and what lies beneath.
Why similar: Fishing 50.7% ★, Lovecraftian 29.5%, Co-op 8.6%, First-Person 6.7%, Online Co-Op 3.6%
- #2 Le Fishe
96% matchPositive100% of 16 reviews2026
Dev: Non_Fish
Windows
Le Fishe is a cozy fishing adventure where every cast of your line leads to something new. Catch a wide variety of fish, upgrade your fishing gear, and unlock new locations as you progress. Talk to an interesting cast of characters and try your best to catch the biggest fish of them all!
Why similar: Fishing 41% ★, Lovecraftian 40%, Exploration 5.1%, Atmospheric 3.8%, Casual 3.5%
- #3 Mourning Tide
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Liquid SquidPub: Black Lantern Collective
Windows
A guilt-ridden fisherman sails into forbidden waters. With every catch, the echoes of his life rise to the surface. Unravel the past, seek redemption’s light, or be consumed by the Mourning Tide. A fishing horror game.
Why similar: Fishing 43.7% ★, Lovecraftian 41.5%, Adventure 5.6%, First-Person 3.9%, Atmospheric 3%
- #4 DREDGE
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 57,198 reviews2023
Dev: Black Salt GamesPub: Team17
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
DREDGE is a single-player fishing adventure with a sinister undercurrent. Sell your catch, upgrade your boat, and dredge the depths for long-buried secrets. Explore a mysterious archipelago and discover why some things are best left forgotten.
Why similar: Fishing 41.6% ★, Lovecraftian 39.3%, Exploration 10.3%, Adventure 5%, Atmospheric 2.7%
- #5 AbsurDock
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Phased Array Studios
Windows
Yank an enormous line into an anomalous ocean in online co-op. Reel in physics-based props and risk the odds for rare loot. Use literally anything caught as bait, then decide how to break down your catch to build a dock and reach other islands.
Why similar: Fishing 40.5% ★, Lovecraftian 27.2%, Co-op 8.3%, Online Co-Op 6.5%, Exploration 5.8%
- #6 Baitcore
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Little Duck Studio
Windows
BAITCORE is a survival fishing adventure game. Trapped inside a container after a shipwreck, you are lost somewhere in the open ocean. By day, scavenge for supplies among the wreckage and fish to survive. When night falls, stay hidden—because something is lurking beneath the waves.
Why similar: Fishing 42.8% ★, Lovecraftian 40.6%, Adventure 6%, Exploration 4.9%, First-Person 2.6%
- #7 IORETIN
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hex Frog Games
Windows
IORETIN is a survival horror game inspired by PS2 classics. You are a young fisherman who must save your brother trapped at sea while facing abyssal monsters. Explore a city inspired by a real one and fight for survival using melee weapons.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 42.3%, Fishing 42% ★, Third Person 5.5%, Exploration 5.2%, Atmospheric 2.3%
- #8 Drowned Lake
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Monumental CollabPub: CRITICAL REFLEX
Windows
When Bento, an amateur documentarian vanishes, three strangers are drawn to the Drowned Lake to find him. As the lake’s dark past comes to light, so do the secrets buried deep within them. Explore, survive, and investigate the dark waters in this fishing survival horror game.
Why similar: Fishing 53.8% ★, Lovecraftian 29.4%, Exploration 8.6%, Adventure 5.3%, Atmospheric 2.2%
- #9 DREADMOOR
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Dream DockPub: Digital Vortex Entertainment
Windows
DREADMOOR is a dark first-person fishing adventure game set in a submerged world, rotting from a past catastrophe. Fish in murky waters, upgrade your boat, craft survival gear, and fight monstrous creatures that lurk under the water and on the land.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 40.2%, Fishing 35.7% ★, Exploration 8.2%, Adventure 5.8%, First-Person 5.6%
- #10 At the Mountains of Madness
91% matchMostly Negative33% of 66 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 85.6%, Adventure 11.7%, Indie 2.6%
- #11 VASTWAKE
89% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: ryantunezz
Windows · Mac
Explore a quiet island in the Vast Sea, where every region is home to a variety of rare catches and hidden secrets. Enjoy a relaxing classic fishing experience as you upgrade gear, complete your logbook, discover new fish, and uncover the mysteries of the island.
Why similar: Fishing 57% ★, Exploration 11.9%, Co-op 10.1%, Adventure 9.2%, Atmospheric 5.2%
- #12 Lost Remnant: The End Tides
90% matchPositive96% of 47 reviews2020
Dev: Jeff Sproul
Windows
A Mysterious Point & Click Adventure of Discovery, set in the world of Lost Remnant. Inspired by SCP and the 'Hero of The Kingdom' series.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 42.8%, Fishing 32.3% ★, Exploration 8.8%, Adventure 5.2%, Resource Management 4.3%
- #13 Chronicle of Innsmouth
89% matchMostly Positive77% of 262 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 86.5%, Adventure 13.5%
- #14 A Long Dark Night
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Chris MonteferrantePub: Scarlet Tanager Games
Windows · Mac
A Long Dark Night is a Lovecraftian narrative-driven game. Navigate the stormy Gulf of Maine, unraveling the truth behind your family's past. Explore a beautiful seaside, shape the narrative with your choices, and confront shocking revelations in this gripping story, taking place at sea.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 48.3%, Fishing 32.7% ★, Exploration 8.2%, First-Person 4.7%, Adventure 3.6%
- #15 Necronomicon: The Dawning of Darkness
88% matchMixed44% of 209 reviews2014
Dev: Cryo InteractivePub: Microids
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 6.4 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 78.6%, Adventure 11.7%, Casual 6.3%, First-Person 3.3%
- #16 克苏鲁异闻录
87% matchMixed66% of 250 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 87.1%, Adventure 10.5%, Indie 2.4%
- #17 SkyTied
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CloudDustGames
Windows
Skytied is a fishing rpg with a horror twist. Catch fish, update gear, cook meals and uncover the worlds secrets. Explore a cloud ocean with floating islands and cities, encounter huge monsters and cute creatures.
Why similar: Fishing 56.4% ★, Lovecraftian 18.7%, Exploration 10.2%, Adventure 8.3%, Casual 4.1%
- #18 Mystic Fishing: A Fantasy Fishing RPG 🎣
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: XinitiiPub: XBIO Design Studios
Windows · Linux
Become a Master Angler! Travel through various marine biomes, catching over 100 different kinds of fish! Collect different rods, level up, and try to fill your Fish Encyclopedia! Experience a story-rich narrative filled with a fun and unique cast while exploring a Lovecraftian-ridden sea!
Why similar: Fishing 45.5% ★, Lovecraftian 44.9%, Adventure 6.4%, Casual 3.2%
- #19 Haunted Lakes of Austin
84% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Blue Voltage Games
Windows · Mac
Explore the real Haunted Lakes of Austin, boat and fish for hidden treasures, and survive the darkness in this eerie adventure where every cast could awaken something beneath the surface. BOAT, FISH, SURVIVE
Why similar: Fishing 63% ★, Exploration 15.7%, Third Person 9.7%, Adventure 9.7%, 3D 2%
- #20 Professional Fishing 2
82% matchMostly Positive78% of 494 reviews2025
Dev: MasterCodePub: Ultimate Games S.A.
Windows
Professional Fishing 2 is a realistic open-world simulator, for playing solo or with friends, that will take you through different regions where you can fish a wide variety of species while being enveloped by its calmness and natural surroundings.
Why similar: Fishing 64.2% ★, Co-op 12.3%, Exploration 8.4%, Adventure 7.8%, Online Co-Op 5.6%
- #21 Arkham Horror: Mother's Embrace
84% matchMixed63% of 718 reviews2021
Dev: Twin Sails Interactive
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 5.5 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 74.4%, Adventure 17.6%, Exploration 8%
- #22 Conarium
83% matchMostly Positive77% of 2,282 reviews2017
Dev: Stormling StudiosPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.6 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 78.3%, Adventure 10.9%, First-Person 6.1%, Atmospheric 3.1%, Indie 1.7%
- #23 Desert of Vice
82% matchPositive83% of 24 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 78.6%, Adventure 17.4%, Indie 4.1%
- #24 Reel Goblin: A Fishers Freedom
80% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Seader Werx Studios
Windows
A short fishing game about Gobbi the Goblin. Explore the island of Sea-Crest and venture into the many fisheries the island has to offer. Earn enough money to buy a boat and get home!
Why similar: Fishing 76.9% ★, Adventure 11.2%, Casual 10.6%, Indie 1.3%
- #25 The Whisperer in Darkness
81% matchPositive82% of 45 reviews2016
Dev: NQNStudios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Rumors resurface. Legends are resurrected. In this Lovecraftian visual novel, play as Alex N. Wilmarth, skeptic and professor at Miskatonic University, to unravel the hideous secrets centered at a secluded farm in the hills of Vermont, coming ever closer to mortal peril.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 70.6%, Adventure 14.5%, Casual 11.3%, Indie 3.6%
- #26 The Wake: A Lovecraftian Fishing Tale
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Playground PigeonPub: Ultimate Publishing
Windows
Set sail on the dark waters of a forgotten archipelago. Catch mutated monsters with customizable gear, master eldritch magic, and fight for survival. Take up arms to fend off sea beasts in an unforgiving Lovecraftian world.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 43.2%, Fishing 41.8% ★, Exploration 7.2%, PvE 3.9%, Adventure 2.8%
- #27 GONE Fishing
78% matchVery Positive91% of 3,657 reviews2025
Dev: GONE Studios
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
GONE Fishing is a 1-8 player survival horror game where you and your friends must work together to stay alive, by fishing. The only way to survive is to keep feeding the lake’s insatiable hunger before it feeds on you. Can you satisfy the hunger... or will you become the next offering?
Why similar: Fishing 54.2% ★, Co-op 15.1%, Adventure 9.3%, Online Co-Op 8.3%, First-Person 6.8%
- #28 Lovecraft Quest - A Comix Game
81% matchMixed65% of 83 reviews2018
Dev: OGUREC APPS
Windows · Mac · Linux
🐙Original сomics style game inspired by the works of Howard Phillips Lovecraft - a recognized master of the horror genre. You have to avoid traps, solve puzzles and react very fast fleeing from Lovecraftian horrors which fill the labyrinth of the Temple of Nameless Cults.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 84.4%, Adventure 12.5%, Indie 3.2%
- #29 Reefland Odyssey
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: UnSweet
Windows
Reefland Odyssey is an exciting adventure game where you sail through the ocean and clean up pollution. Your mission is to collect garbage and make the ocean a cleaner, healthier place. Get ready to set sail on an epic journey to preserve and protect the ocean!
Why similar: Fishing 53.7% ★, Lovecraftian 24.2%, Exploration 11%, Adventure 8.6%, Resource Management 2.5%
- #30 The Mound: Omen of Cthulhu
77% matchMixed69% of 4,142 reviews2026
Dev: ACE TeamPub: Nacon
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
In up to four player co-op, form a group of explorers searching for treasure. In this cursed jungle, danger is everywhere and monstrous creatures alter reality. Stay clear-headed and tame the jungle before it devours you…
Why similar: Lovecraftian 54.7%, Co-op 20.9%, Exploration 8.3%, First-Person 6.5%, Adventure 6.3%
- #31 DEATH FROM BELOW
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Quantum Cult
Windows
DEATH FROM BELOW is a 1-4 player co-op horror game where you and your crew hunt for sunken relics on a steam-powered trawler: navigate cursed waters, operate your ship's steam-driven machinery, and sharpen your harpoon. Beware of the eldritch creatures guarding their treasures beneath the surface.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 31.5%, Co-op 18%, Fishing 16.7% ★, Online Co-Op 10%, Exploration 7.5%
- #32 Curse of the Old Gods
78% matchVery Positive86% of 68 reviews2017
Dev: Tim Rachor
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 70%
A mystery adventure game set in a present-day Lovecraftian universe.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 67.9%, Adventure 30.5%, Indie 1.6%
- #33 Tales of Metal
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: The Amber Crew
Windows
Tales of Metal is an adventure game focused on exploration and set in a world entirely made of METAL. Explore the frozen plains, discover unique ecosystems, and bring back treasures to the leaders of the city. How far will you go to satisfy your hunger for glory?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 54.4%, Fishing 24.1% ★, Exploration 10.1%, Adventure 6.4%, Atmospheric 3.6%
- #34 Whispers from Below
75% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Furnarius Games
Windows
Trapped in a mysterious mansion, two detectives investigate their mentor's disappearance. With different visions of their surroundings and a shell as their only tool and bond between them, they must cooperate to solve the puzzles, unravel the cult's story, and make it out alive.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 58.3%, Exploration 10.2%, Online Co-Op 10.1%, Adventure 8.6%, First-Person 7.7%
- #35 Fishathon: The North Pole
74% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Daddiu
Windows · Linux
A short fishing & exploration game where you are stranded in the North Pole as part of the yearly "Fishathon", a fierce 7-day tournament where only the best fisherman will come out on top and win a mysterious yet alluring prize.
Why similar: Fishing 51.4% ★, Exploration 18.2%, Adventure 13.6%, Casual 12.2%, 3D 2.9%
- #36 ハード・デポ/HARDDEPOT
75% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 専心性/sen-shin-seiPub: 台風性遊亭/tai-fu-sei-yu-tei
Windows
Walk around the strangely lit hallways, and pick up after your customers messes. Try not to be suprised when you stumble across a particularily scary resident.
Why similar: Fishing 63.2% ★, Casual 17.3%, Exploration 16.8%, 3D 2.6%
- #37 No Light at Sea
74% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Bluehood Games
Windows
Turn an abandoned lighthouse into your last refuge. Salvage, fish and craft alone or in online co-op for up to 4 players. Brave the storms, rebuild floor by floor and uncover what lurks behind the legends of Brittany. Bring back the light. Before you lose your bearings.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 34.8%, Fishing 26.1% ★, Co-op 11.7%, Online Co-Op 8.2%, Exploration 6.1%
- #38 Darkness Within 2: The Dark Lineage
76% matchMixed67% of 272 reviews2014
Dev: Stormling StudiosPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 54%
In "The Dark Lineage" you re-take the role of police detective Howard Loreid, a man tormented by the paranormal happenings around him. Howard discovers that his own terrible past has some connection to the madness that is about to swallow him, yet again.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 71.8%, Adventure 18.5%, First-Person 6.2%, Indie 3.5%
- #39 Fishing Planet
73% matchVery Positive87% of 77,695 reviews2017
Dev: Fishing Planet LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 23.4 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Fishing Planet® is a highly realistic first-person online multiplayer fishing simulator. Developed by avid fishing enthusiasts to bring you the full thrill of actual angling on your PC. Free-to-Play and just a download away!
Why similar: Fishing 81.4% ★, Co-op 8.6%, First-Person 3.4%, Online Co-Op 3.3%, Adventure 1.9%
- #40 Ultimate Fishing® Online
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pancake GamesPub: Ultimate Games S.A.
Windows
Ultimate Fishing® Online is a free-to-play multiplayer fishing game set in ecosystems with various fish, reactive shoals, dynamic weather & day-night cycles. Explore diverse fishing spots, customize gear & use various techniques! Cast, Catch & Compete!
Why similar: Fishing 61.3% ★, Adventure 9.6%, Online Co-Op 7.6%, Exploration 7.5%, Casual 7.3%
- #41 The Mariner
73% 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 69.8%, First-Person 10.6%, Adventure 8.2%, Exploration 7.4%, Atmospheric 3.2%
- #42 Fishing The Abyss
71% matchVery Positive95% of 432 reviews2024
Dev: umaaaaaa studio
Windows
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 61.2%, Fishing 26.1% ★, Casual 6.8%, Exploration 3.8%, Indie 2.2%
- #43 The Time Before Time
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: John Cowen
Windows
Imagine this, you are on an island all alone, when a 40 foot stork comes out of the sky. It was no bird it was the dreaded Hatzegopteryx and it will stop at nothing to hunt you down. Work hard to survive, and maybe, just maybe you will be able to escape.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 46.7%, Adventure 16.9%, Exploration 13.7%, Co-op 11.2%, Online Co-Op 5.2%
- #44 The Consuming Shadow
72% matchVery Positive95% of 430 reviews2015
Dev: Ben 'Yahtzee' Croshaw
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 84.7%, Adventure 10.4%, Atmospheric 3.7%, Indie 1.3%
- #45 Mysteries Under Lake Ophelia
71% matchVery Positive90% of 285 reviews2021
Dev: Bryce Bucher
Windows
Relax, and fish in a very strange lake.
Why similar: Fishing 76.2% ★, Adventure 11.4%, Casual 10.8%, 3D 1.6%
- #46 Klorbiest Catch
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Bryan RacicPub: Scuttlefish Studio
Windows · Linux
Captain a klorb fishing boat on the Klorbing Sea, a modern-day gold rush over the world's most unpredictable waters. Bait & drop catch pots, manage a crew with minds of their own, and out-klorb your rival captains before the quota runs out.
Why similar: Fishing 54.9% ★, Lovecraftian 26.8%, Adventure 8.1%, Atmospheric 4.6%, Resource Management 2.6%
- #47 How to Fish
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 72,328 reviews2026
Dev: Dazed Games
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 95%
A 1-4 player physics based fishing simulator. While drinking and boating you suddenly crash into a small island. To work your way back home you have to learn How to Fish.
Why similar: Fishing 52.4% ★, Co-op 18.4%, Online Co-Op 11%, First-Person 6.6%, Adventure 5.6%
- #48 Call of Cthulhu®
70% matchMostly Positive79% of 13,959 reviews2018
Dev: Cyanide StudioPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 84%, Adventure 6.8%, First-Person 4.8%, Atmospheric 4.4%
- #49 Euclidean
72% matchMixed65% of 254 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 74.7%, First-Person 9.5%, Atmospheric 6.4%, Casual 6%, Indie 3.4%
- #50 Sheep Move Together
68% matchPositive84% of 25 reviews2026
Dev: ShepherdPub: Cheesecake Dev
Windows
Gather animals, craft equipment from collected resources, and face the strange creatures lurking beyond the fog together in this 1-4 player co-op exploration and adventure game.
Why similar: Fishing 37% ★, Co-op 14.5%, Third Person 12.8%, Online Co-Op 10.9%, Casual 8.3%
- #51 Lettuce Fish
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Marcipu
Windows
Fish for vegetables by controlling the hook itself, while trying to get as deep as possible for greater rewards.
Why similar: Fishing 80% ★, Casual 11.5%, Exploration 7.4%, Indie 1.2%
- #52 Maré
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Yuri Farion
Windows
In a relaxing open world, fish and explore at your own pace. Sell the fish you catch, invest in upgrades for your boat, and discover new areas with more valuable species. The farther you go, the more surprises the ocean reveals.
Why similar: Fishing 63.5% ★, Exploration 13.1%, Adventure 10.3%, Casual 6.4%, Atmospheric 3.4%
- #53 Legend of the Wonderfish
68% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Sybe
Windows
Legend of the Wonderfish is a pixel art exploration fishing game across multiple fishing environments. Search for and reel in the three King fish - the River King, the Lake King, and the Ocean King - to earn the right to challenge the mightiest of all fish, the Wonderfish!
Why similar: Fishing 69.4% ★, Adventure 12.1%, Casual 8.9%, Exploration 8.6%, Indie 1%
- #54 Magrunner: Dark Pulse
70% matchMostly Positive73% of 1,136 reviews2013
Dev: Frogwares
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Magrunner: Dark Pulse is an action-puzzle game in which technology confronts the Cthulhu Mythos, penned by H.P. Lovecraft. Equipped with your Magtech glove, you must harness the ability to magnetically polarize and manipulate objects in the environment to survive and surpass challenging puzzles.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 81.5%, Adventure 10.5%, First-Person 6.3%, Indie 1.7%
- #55 Clawfish
67% matchVery Positive92% of 639 reviews2021
Dev: David CzarnowskiPub: davidczar
Windows · Mac
Median: 36 minMean: 1.1 hrs≥1hr: 29%
Clawfish is a fishing claw machine game. Visit an isolated train station with a fishing arcade. Explore the dock, play the machines, and take some time to relax by the water.
Why similar: Fishing 73% ★, Casual 13.4%, Atmospheric 6.1%, Adventure 4.6%, 3D 1.5%
- #56 Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2008)
69% matchMostly Positive74% of 907 reviews2009
Dev: Frogwares
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 74%
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 77.2%, Adventure 19.1%, First-Person 3.7%
- #57 The Night Is Long
66% matchPositive85% of 48 reviews2025
Dev: TheGamerUrso
Windows
The Night Is Long is a short first-person horror game where a grieving man follows a ghostly vision into an abandoned mansion. Uncover dark secrets, survive atmospheric horrors, and face your past through exploration, puzzles, and subtle scares.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 65.9%, Exploration 13.8%, Adventure 7.6%, First-Person 6.9%, Atmospheric 3.2%
- #58 破镜恐惧
68% 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 87.5%, Adventure 10.4%, Indie 2.2%
- #59 Vespera_Hotel
66% matchVery Positive89% of 53 reviews2024
Dev: dolphinorz
Windows
Welcome to Vespera Hotel! Please orbserve the precautions on manager's letter and greet our dear guests with your smile.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 51.4%, Adventure 17.8%, Exploration 16.4%, First-Person 9.2%, 3D 2.6%
- #60 Dream Fishing
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: StaplerCat
Windows
Explore atmospheric dream worlds and catch strange fish. Uncover secrets that have been submerged.
Why similar: Fishing 66.4% ★, Exploration 13.1%, Adventure 9%, Casual 7.3%, Atmospheric 3%