- #1 Veil of Madness
97% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Stormling StudiosPub: Wandering Wizard
Windows
In Veil of Madness, the mind is the battlefield and your deck is your only weapon. Plunged into a first-person nightmare, you'll battle horrors without and madness within through strategic card combat and harrowing psychological mystery.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 34.3%, Deckbuilding 21%, Card Battler 21%, Card Game 14%, Story Rich 6.4%
- #2 Mind Lure
96% 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 35.7%, Deckbuilding 22.4%, Card Battler 19.8%, Card Game 10.5%, Psychological Horror 6.5%
- #3 Morimens
96% matchVery Positive82% of 3,749 reviews2024
Dev: B.I.A.V. Studio
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 27.6 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Morimens is a roguelite card-building game inspired by the Cthulhu mythos, where you craft a versatile and intricate deck tailored to your playstyle. The choice is yours to embark on a climb up treacherous towers or engage in tactical battles. Explore misty maps and uncover the truth of the world.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 32.6%, Card Battler 17.3%, Deckbuilding 16.7%, Card Game 13.6%, Mystery 7.6%
- #4 Roots Devour
94% matchMostly Positive75% of 515 reviews2026
Dev: Rewinding GamesPub: GCORES PUBLISHING
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 36.9%, Deckbuilding 16.9%, Card Game 13.9%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Story Rich 4.9%
- #5 Cthulhu Mythos ADV Lunatic Whispers
95% matchMostly Positive73% of 99 reviews2022
Dev: Gotcha Gotcha Games
Windows
Immerse yourself in the captivating world of the Cthulhu Mythos with this 2D visual novel game featuring a thrilling TRPG-based experience! Roll the dice and use your skills and luck to escape the abandoned hospital, while experiencing the cosmic terror.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 35.4%, Mystery 12.6%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.6%, Modern 10.2%
- #6 忘却前夜
94% matchNo user reviews70% of 10 reviews
Dev: B.I.A.V. StudioPub: AltPlus Inc.
Windows
コズミック・ホラー系カードRPG『忘却前夜』 融蝕——それは世界から存在が無くなる病。 「守秘者」となったあなたは、「融蝕」と呼ばれる世界崩壊の危機に立ち向かい、失われた記憶と運命の真実に迫る旅へと踏み出す。
Why similar: Lovecraftian 33.5%, Deckbuilding 18.2%, Card Game 15.5%, Card Battler 14.8%, Mystery 7.3%
- #7 Section Six Requiem
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Booom Gingerbread StudioPub: Eternal Dream
Windows
You are assigned by the organization to hunt down the escaped test subjects. Every action unfolds through turn-based card battles— persuasion or reconciliation, conflict or closure, the power of choice is in your hands!
Why similar: Lovecraftian 22.4%, Card Battler 17.4%, Deckbuilding 16.9%, Card Game 12.4%, Mystery 10.3%
- #8 Choose Cthulhu Files: The Call of Cthulhu
91% 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 41.2%, Mystery 13.8%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.7%, Story Rich 7.1%
- #9 Eternal Destiny
92% matchMostly Positive79% of 239 reviews2016
Dev: Office 5656Pub: KOMODO
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Eternal Destiny is an epic card game inspired by myths, legends, and H.P. Lovecraft, featuring 500+ cards with delightful animation and voice acting! Build your own deck with various cards, and beat enemies with high-level strategy combining skills, abilities and attributes.
Why similar: Card Battler 37.1%, Deckbuilding 33.8%, Card Game 17.9%, Anime 7.3%, Strategy 3.9%
- #10 Sainthood: Confession
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Bisong Taiwo
Windows
A European priest serving in West Africa ventures deep into the jungle to aid a dying brother. Build poker hands, bend the rules with saints and relics, and unleash holy combos to save your travel companions from their sins, lest their souls be damned.
Why similar: Card Battler 26.9%, Deckbuilding 24.6%, Card Game 20.3%, Psychological Horror 9.6%, Strategy 4.7%
- #11 The Innsmouth Case
91% matchMixed66% of 197 reviews2020
Dev: RobotPumpkin GamesPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 93%
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%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.5%, Mystery 12.9%, Story Rich 8%, Multiple Endings 6.6%
- #12 The Elder Gods
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: VectorScape
Windows · Mac · Linux
"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 45.3%, Deckbuilding 22.9%, Card Game 21.6%, Strategy 3.5%, Adventure 2.6%
- #13 Card City Nights 2
89% matchVery Positive84% of 202 reviews2017
Dev: Ludosity
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Adventure and Cards now back together! And remember, it's always night in space.
Why similar: Card Battler 41.3%, Deckbuilding 34.2%, Card Game 14.5%, Adventure 3.9%, Indie 3.1%
- #14 The Foretold: Westmark Legacy
88% matchMixed58% of 79 reviews2024
Dev: Nodbrim Interactive
Windows
Fight to investigate another day in this gothic horror adventure card game. Equip items and relics. Acquire cards and use them wisely to survive what lurks in the darkest corners of town. Take a short and mind-bending dive into the unknown with a cosy horror atmosphere.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 23.6%, Deckbuilding 21.2%, Card Game 15.7%, Card Battler 15.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.2%
- #15 Call of Cthulhu®
87% 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 62.4%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, Mystery 10%, Story Rich 7.1%, Adventure 2.6%
- #16 Sinistrous
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Rice Games
Windows · Mac
Discover an ancient dungeon and battle eldritch horrors in this Lovecraftian deck-builder. With each new adventure, face a unique and randomized assortment of mystifying events, phantasmal environments, and perplexing creatures.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 33.9%, Card Battler 19.7%, Deckbuilding 19.6%, Card Game 12.7%, Story Rich 5.7%
- #17 Hunt the Pale Gods
85% matchPositive98% of 41 reviews2025
Dev: Nick Papageorgiou
Windows
A cosmic horror roguelike tactical deck builder. Fight nightmarish creatures, add cards to your deck, discover powerful curios and combine all their unique effects in game breaking synergies. Awaken and Hunt the Pale Gods.
Why similar: Deckbuilding 26.6%, Card Battler 26%, Lovecraftian 24.4%, Card Game 17.2%, 2D 2.9%
- #18 Spellstone
86% matchMixed63% of 462 reviews2016
Dev: Synapse GamesPub: Kongregate
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 52.4 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Spellstone is a fantasy card game with beautiful hand-drawn art and rich lore! Collect hundreds of striking cards to battle through a compelling story and unravel the mystery of the Void.
Why similar: Card Battler 39.1%, Deckbuilding 37.8%, Card Game 18.4%, Strategy 2.5%, Adventure 2.2%
- #19 Cafe DReAMLAND
84% matchVery Positive93% of 85 reviews2025
Dev: めとこPub: Gotcha Gotcha Games
Windows
This is Cafe "DReAMLAND". Grant your "customers'" wishes by serving them drinks mixed with a hint of blasphemy! Cafe simulation x Exploration x Multiple endings Let your choices decide the final outcome.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 50.1%, Story Rich 11%, Cute 8.3%, Anime 6.1%, Psychological Horror 5.7%
- #20 Nine Realms: Revolt
84% matchMostly Positive72% of 25 reviews2023
Dev: One Up PlusPub: SapStaR Games
Windows
A story driven deckbuilding adventure set in a nordic world with an epic soundtrack. Roll your dice, then alter your dice and reinvent the fate of the realms! Build to suit your playstyle and discover an intricate plot from the eyes of a fledgling elven warrior.
Why similar: Deckbuilding 34.8%, Card Battler 32.7%, Card Game 23.7%, Strategy 3.2%, 2D 3.1%
- #21 Depersonalization
82% 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 42.4%, Card Battler 18.2%, Investigation 8.7%, Anime 7.4%, Mystery 7%
- #22 Deluge: Raintime
82% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: leavesPub: socah
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 44.4%, Mystery 13.3%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Anime 10.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 7.2%
- #23 Omen Exitio: Plague
83% matchVery Positive85% of 621 reviews2018
Dev: Tiny Bull Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Investigate a paranormal disease that threatens to eradicate humanity in this unsettling Lovecraftian adventure, inspired by the choose-your-own-adventure gamebooks of the 80s and 90s. Your choices will determine the story, your character’s destiny… and the future of humanity.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 63.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.4%, Story Rich 8.7%, Choices Matter 5.8%, Indie 3.7%
- #24 Evil's Veil
81% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Glasscup
Windows
This is a story-driven game about defeating demons. Uncover the hidden stories behind each demon, and enjoy strategic card battles against unique and charismatic monsters. Collect skills and equipment to grow stronger as an exorcist, and challenge powerful demons in this card-battle adventure.
Why similar: Card Battler 38.5%, Deckbuilding 29.7%, Anime 12.4%, Card Game 10.5%, 2D 5%
- #25 Lost Sanity: Cthulhu
81% 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 55.9%, Psychological Horror 17.1%, Mystery 15.7%, Story Rich 6.4%, Adventure 2.9%
- #26 Lighthouse of Madness
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Flying Jack StudiosPub: Flying Jack Productions
Windows
Embark on this Lovecraft-inspired tale and discover the mysteries that await you in this island. Explore the enigmatic lighthouse, solve challenging puzzles and most importantly: try not to lose your sanity when facing the darkness of your mind.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 47.4%, Psychological Horror 16.9%, Mystery 13.4%, Story Rich 9%, Puzzle 3.7%
- #27 Call of Myth
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Kadath studio
Windows
Call of Myth is a CCG that will take you to the dark universe of horrors created by H. P. Lovecraft. Find your own strategy, crush your foes with brute force or turn them insane. Take the side of the Unspeakable horrors or Defenders of humanity. Choose your own path!
Why similar: Lovecraftian 32.8%, Card Battler 23.9%, Card Game 19.1%, Deckbuilding 13.9%, Story Rich 4.5%
- #28 Cthulhu Mythos ADV The Isle Of Ubohoth
77% matchPositive88% of 34 reviews2024
Dev: Gotcha Gotcha Games
Windows · Mac
A horror dice roll adventure inspired by the Cthulhu Mythos. Much like in a tabletop RPG, "abilities," "luck," and "dice rolls" influence the story's progression. The protagonist is cursed on an island in the Seto Inland Sea. Investigate the island, uncover the mysteries, and break the curse!
Why similar: Lovecraftian 56%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16%, Mystery 11.6%, Psychological Horror 8.9%, Adventure 3%
- #29 Runespell: Overture
79% matchMostly Positive74% of 387 reviews2011
Dev: Mystic Box
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
This role-playing game, set in an alternate medieval Europe, combines poker mechanics with power ups and collectible cards.
Why similar: Card Battler 36.7%, Deckbuilding 33.2%, Card Game 24.3%, Indie 3.2%, Adventure 2.1%
- #30 Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss
77% 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 44.5%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Mystery 12%, Story Rich 9.4%, Investigation 6.1%
- #31 Blackout: The Darkest Night
78% matchPositive88% of 25 reviews2021
Dev: MiniChimera Game Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 36.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14%, Mystery 11.5%, Psychological Horror 9.9%, Story Rich 6%
- #32 Card City Nights
78% matchVery Positive88% of 999 reviews2014
Dev: Ludosity
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Card City Nights is not a traditional card-trading game. It's an adventure game with zany characters to meet and weird locations to explore. In the center is our new card battle system that breaks away from the fantasy TCG mold with connecting cards to form combos.
Why similar: Card Battler 38.5%, Deckbuilding 27.4%, Card Game 26.6%, Indie 2.7%, Cute 2%
- #33 Whispers Of Yashan
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nightales Studio
Windows
Whispers of Yashan is a card-based RPG that weaves ancient Chinese folklore with chilling urban legends. In an era where superstitious tales have faded, journey through Yashan City's oldest structure and reawaken long-forgotten myths. Investigate, uncover mysteries, and challenge fate.
Why similar: Card Battler 20.9%, Deckbuilding 20.4%, Card Game 14.9%, Mystery 9.6%, Investigation 7.5%
- #34 Die to Play
76% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Kvinter games
Windows
Die to Play — a deckbuilder with dice, set on a cozy retro computer inside a medieval English mansion filled with horrors and mysteries.
Why similar: Card Battler 28.2%, Deckbuilding 22.3%, Mystery 15.9%, Card Game 15.1%, Choices Matter 5.9%
- #35 春待ちトロイダル
75% matchVery Positive94% of 71 reviews2023
Dev: さめさめサメーション
Windows
「春待ちトロイダル」は高校生活を再体験する、ループ型選択形式アドベンチャーゲームです。 クラスメイト達と対話を行い関係性を深めることでストーリーを進め、謎を解き明かします。 なぜ主人公はここに呼ばれたのか、この島で何が起きているのか。 あなたの手で、全てを解き明かしてください。
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19.6%, Deckbuilding 17.8%, Mystery 13.8%, Anime 8.8%, Cute 8%
- #36 Menace from the Deep
73% matchVery Positive84% of 2,275 reviews2024
Dev: Flat Lab
Windows
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 15.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Menace from the Deep is an enthralling Roguelike Deckbuilding card game that unfolds in a dark world, drawing inspiration from Howard Lovecraft and the Cthulhu Mythos.Set against the backdrop of 1920s USA, the narrative revolves around a clandestine occult society.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 40.1%, Deckbuilding 21.1%, Card Battler 20.8%, Card Game 12.2%, Adventure 1.9%
- #37 Watch Me Stream My Mental Breakdown
75% matchPositive83% of 48 reviews2021
Dev: Ultaan Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Deckbuilder in a Visual Novel form. Embark on an epically misguided quest to streamer stardom! Play games all day, keep your mental health above zero, and prove your father wrong by grinding your way up to a minimum wage... also pay rent. Mental breakdown guaranteed!
Why similar: Card Battler 30.2%, Deckbuilding 28.9%, Card Game 22.9%, Multiple Endings 6.3%, Choices Matter 5.6%
- #38 CARGO:HUMAN
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ENDROLL
Windows
A dark delivery adventure through the slums as a state-licensed carrier. Load. Haul. Sell. ——Decide whether to look inside the unknown cargo.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 28.5%, Mystery 28.1%, Psychological Horror 26.6%, Adventure 5.8%, Story Rich 4.2%
- #39 寄居隅怪奇事件簿 Hermitage Strange Case Files
74% matchVery Positive81% of 1,992 reviews2018
Dev: Arrowiz
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
都市的夜晚并不安宁。浮华背后,暗潮在阴影中涌动。旧书店『Hermitage』的店主不幸被卷入了种种神秘事件。越是接近答案,他见到的真相却愈发诡异。疑云之下,一切都指向了“那些”超越常理的——危机渐渐逼近,在谣言与谎言间劈开道路,追寻自己的“结局”吧!
Why similar: Lovecraftian 73.3%, Mystery 16.8%, Anime 5.3%, Indie 4.7%
- #40 Dark ill 暗黑蛊国
74% matchMixed42% of 19 reviews2022
Dev: Liuxian
Windows
This card adventure game combines elements of darkness, card and roguelike. Upgrading the cards will bring random attributes, creating various and unique adventure experiences. Design your custom card sets to defeat the decaying monsters, face the darkness and break the curse!
Why similar: Lovecraftian 29.2%, Card Battler 25.1%, Deckbuilding 23.2%, Card Game 17.2%, Strategy 2.7%
- #41 Letter Lost
72% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: FlatNine Games
Windows · Linux
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 37.6%, Mystery 18.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.7%, Story Rich 9.4%, Psychological Horror 6.2%
- #42 Placid Plastic Deck - A Quiet Quest
69% matchVery Positive85% of 189 reviews2026
Dev: turbolento gamesPub: turbolento publishing
Windows
A story-driven adventure featuring card battles, multiple-choice dialogue, and funny characters! A friendship to mend, and a cast of opponents to beat, each with a uniquely built deck. But you're in luck… yours is all ducks!
Why similar: Card Battler 30.1%, Deckbuilding 25.3%, Card Game 21.8%, Story Rich 10.1%, Choices Matter 5.5%
- #43 Anomalous City
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 蒼木いつろ
Windows
Narrative-adventure game where you contain "anomalies" secretly and prevent the world’s end. Influenced by the "SCP Foundation" and "Cthulhu Mythos," the game offers a blend of unease and curiosity as you delve into a bizarre and disturbing world, eventually uncovering hidden truths.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 27.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.3%, Psychological Horror 10.2%, Mystery 7.6%, Cute 7.1%
- #44 ジャリネスハートPro
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: savedtekty a.k.a てく
Windows
ジャリネスハートPro カード種類300以上のカードバトルアドベンチャー
Why similar: Card Battler 32.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.7%, Card Game 16.7%, Deckbuilding 16.2%, Anime 5.4%
- #45 Cthulhu 1920
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: TopiusPub: Supersonic Snail
Windows
Step into the eerie world of Cthulhu 1920, a strategic card game where sanity is your lifeline. Players navigate a grid-based playfield, battling enemies, collecting items, and using weapons and long forgotten artifacts to survive.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 43.4%, Card Battler 20.6%, Card Game 16.8%, Deckbuilding 10.4%, Adventure 3.4%
- #46 SCP: CARDTAINMENT BREACH
69% matchPositive90% of 49 reviews2025
Dev: BrewByte
Windows
SCP: CARDTAINMENT BREACH is a single-player turn based deck building card game based on the universe of the SCP foundation. You play as D-9341 who has been trapped in a room by 079 but has promised that on finishing of the game will unlock the gates and allow you to escape
Why similar: Lovecraftian 27.4%, Card Battler 27%, Card Game 20.5%, Deckbuilding 14.7%, Strategy 4.7%
- #47 Shards of Infinity
72% matchVery Positive85% of 170 reviews2019
Dev: Temple Gates Games
Windows
Shards of Infinity is the follow-up to the award winning deckbuilding game, Ascension. Build your armies by recruiting allies and champions from four unique factions. Launch surprise attacks on your foes by instantly deploying mercenaries. Unlock limitless power by mastering the Shard of Infinity.
Why similar: Deckbuilding 46.2%, Card Battler 41.4%, Card Game 8.7%, Strategy 3.7%
- #48 Kamifuda
70% matchVery Positive88% of 138 reviews2022
Dev: Realm Archive
Windows
Master the eldritch art of Kamifuda—channeling long dead powers within arcane cards—in this visual novel and deck builder game.
Why similar: Deckbuilding 22.7%, Card Battler 21.1%, Card Game 18%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.9%, Story Rich 8.5%
- #49 WolfWars
73% matchMixed56% of 16 reviews2015
Dev: Peter Hrdy
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 70%
WolfWars is a fantasy tactical strategy card game that you will be able to build or edit your decks with available cards and heroes.
Why similar: Card Battler 43.3%, Deckbuilding 38.3%, Card Game 11.4%, Indie 3.5%, Strategy 3.4%
- #50 Deluge: Sermon for the Dead
68% matchMostly Positive77% of 102 reviews2024
Dev: leavesPub: socah
Windows · Mac · Linux
High school girls have been disappearing from Abbotsford. Unravel the mystery before all things wash away in a tidal wave of deep despair. An interactive visual novel with psychological and lovecraftian undertones.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 44.2%, Mystery 15.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.2%, Anime 9.1%, Story Rich 6.7%
- #51 Q Dungeon
68% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Looook.me
Windows
It’s a simple dungeon exploration card game featuring a first-person perspective as players venture through caves, charming chibi-style monsters, and a large collection of cards. Players need to form sets of three cards totaling a multiple of 10 to launch an attack.
Why similar: Card Battler 38.7%, Deckbuilding 30.7%, Card Game 23.8%, 2D 4.3%, Indie 1.8%
- #52 Chronicle of Innsmouth: Curse of Chaos
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: AtomicHorde
Windows · Mac · Linux
Chronicle of Innsmouth: Curse of Chaos is a Lovecraftian point-and-click adventure set in 500 AD Oman. Inspired by H.P. Lovecraft’s most enigmatic stories, including The Nameless City and Nyarlathotep, it pulls you into a chilling investigation of cosmic horror and creeping madness.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 66.2%, Psychological Horror 18%, Story Rich 6.6%, Adventure 4.5%, 2D 3.9%
- #53 One Nation Under the Old Gods
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tree Face Studios
Windows
A Rogue-lite Deckbuilder set in early 1800s United States. Play as members of a secret organization that investigates occult activity in an effort to stop various cults from summoning Eldritch Gods. Acquire cards to create combos and synergies to defeat your enemies in turn-based combat!
Why similar: Lovecraftian 31.9%, Card Battler 31.9%, Deckbuilding 25.9%, Investigation 3.9%, Strategy 2.8%
- #54 Monster Monpiece
69% matchMostly Positive73% of 388 reviews2017
Dev: COMPILE HEARTPub: Idea Factory International
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Collect and train over 100 "monster girls" that come to life in strategic, card-based battles! Strengthen your cards with the First Crush ❤ Rub mode, taking on a hands-on role to warm them up and gain more artwork!
Why similar: Card Battler 32.6%, Deckbuilding 31%, Card Game 18.9%, Anime 10%, Story Rich 3.8%
- #55 House Of Chavez
66% matchPositive93% of 15 reviews2024
Dev: Winter Wolves
Windows · Linux
Play as Adriana and travel to Europe with her brother Bruno. Meet Silke, who attended to Adriana's grandmother Maria during her final moments, and Dolores, a stunning and secretive woman on a trip. Explore House Chavez's shadowy hallways and navigate the mysteries within.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 32.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.3%, Psychological Horror 16.2%, Mystery 11.3%, Anime 9%
- #56 Conarium
67% 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 71.5%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Adventure 5%, Story Rich 4.9%, Indie 3%
- #57 Card Crafter Genesis
67% matchNo user reviews2024
Dev: Chicago Centered Gaming LLC
Windows
Card Crafter Genesis- Create your own card games with custom cards and rulesets! Then play them against other players online! Each card can be given custom art, backgrounds, descriptions, and effects!
Why similar: Card Battler 34.9%, Deckbuilding 28.8%, Card Game 28.6%, Strategy 4.6%, 2D 3.1%
- #58 Flesh Blossom
65% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Crimson Pearl Games
Windows
You are Doctor Parsnip Green, the first and last line of defense against a grotesquely beautiful epidemic. Make difficult choices as you investigate the disease’s origin, operate on patients, and fight to save those you love - all while managing your own dwindling sanity.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 29.7%, Psychological Horror 21.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.1%, Story Rich 10.7%, Mystery 7.1%