Games Like EVIL

Put on your headphones, close your eyes and watch the story in your imagination. What seems like a game may be something more. Is it a story waiting to be told or... felt? Enter the universe of Edgar A. Poe, where reason, like the devil, says "Goodnight".

Why similar: Philosophical 22.3%, Lovecraftian 20.6%, Gothic 18.3% ★, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Psychological 9.1%

Prediction Error is a first-person psychological meta-game. Wander a void maze of geometry and synapses under a cynical narrator's gaze. Endure the dread of high free energy, break the fourth wall, and face cognitive choices. No dopamine rewards here—only an existential stress test.

Why similar: Philosophical 31.8%, Psychological 18.3%, Psychological Horror 17%, Walking Simulator 9.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 6.1%

Step into a liminal, cosmic horror experience set in an abandoned amusement park. Uncover the haunting narrative behind its twisted rides and empty tunnels to discover what lurks within a reality that shouldn't exist…

Why similar: Lovecraftian 34%, Psychological Horror 15.9%, Dark 13.5%, Walking Simulator 9.7%, Psychological 9.1%

Narrative-driven first person horror adventure inspired by Lovecraft's short novel "The Nameless City". Explore the ruins of a city that some say they are older than humanity itself. While you delve deeper into the ancient buildings, reality and visions blend into an indistinct haze.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 36.4%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, Dark 11.2%, Walking Simulator 10.5%, Psychological 9.8%

A psychological horror game inspired by SCP-1128. As a young woman trapped in a surreal loop, explore your bathroom and submerge yourself in the bathtub to enter a terrifying ocean dimension inhabited by a colossal entity lurking in the depths.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 38.1%, Dark 14.4%, Exploration 7.7%, Walking Simulator 7.3%, Hidden Object 7.2%

In this concise first person horror experience, you are trapped in an infinite corridor with nothing but a flashlight. Explore this liminal space, survive the entities that lurk in the dark and complete the ritual to break the cycle.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.7%, Lovecraftian 18.1%, Dark 15.4%, Walking Simulator 9.2%, Atmospheric 8.7%

Effigy : The Descent is a first-person survival-horror game in which you will face statues, with your lantern as your only tool to stop them. Gather all artefacts from the cave and freedom will be yours !

Why similar: Lovecraftian 27.7%, Psychological 13.8%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Dark 9.5%, Hidden Object 8.5%

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 34.4%, Philosophical 28.5%, Psychological 18.7%, Psychological Horror 10.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 4.2%

You must attempt a life-or-death escape from the SENARA — a 6,000-ton vessel meticulously recreated from a real-world ship. This first-person survival horror prologue tells the story of a different survivor, set before the events of "SENARA: The Sacrament".

Why similar: Lovecraftian 25.5%, Psychological 13%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Dark 10.6%, Walking Simulator 7.4%

A first person / body cam, Lovecraft style horror experience not for the weak of heart. Descend into the T.R.P Facility while evading monsters by hide in lockers, and discover over 30 minutes of professionally recorded audio logs.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 35.2%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, Dark Humor 14.9%, Psychological 10.7%, Immersive Sim 7.8%

A surreal adventure game with elements of puzzles about a girl with delusional ideas of messianic greatness.

Why similar: Philosophical 26.4%, CRPG 22.6%, Psychological 12.3%, Psychological Horror 11%, Walking Simulator 9.7%

Imagined Leviathans is a narrative survival game set in a frozen British village. Explore the countryside and unite the survivors to face down your Leviathans together.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 26.7%, Philosophical 21.8%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Dark 9.6%, Walking Simulator 8.1%

Dreaded Wunder is a psychological horror game set in a twisted version of Norwich, Featuring local myths and legends with a hint of Eldritch horror. Navigate the contorted world that lies before you and find a way to escape fate by relying on a mobile phone to survive!

Why similar: Lovecraftian 34.7%, Psychological Horror 16.1%, Gothic 12.9% ★, Hidden Object 10.8%, Walking Simulator 9.8%

You are wetware, working a mysterious job.

Why similar: Philosophical 21.8%, Dark Humor 15.5%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Psychological 14.2%, Walking Simulator 9.5%

Hell Dive is a first-person horror game where you are a Maritime Operative alone aboard a submarine. Sent on a mission to revive an abandoned deep-sea colony, you uncover dark secrets as terrifying and deadly horrors await in its depths

Why similar: Lovecraftian 29.7%, Philosophical 25.7%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Walking Simulator 9.8%, Dark 7.5%

Pharos Light is a survival horror game inspired by “The Lighthouse” and Lovecraft. Upgrade the Lighthouse with unique equipment, develop the island, and survive the night.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 32.7%, Dark 13.8%, Psychological Horror 12%, Survival 10.3%, Hidden Object 7.5%

Descend into madness in a first-person survival horror inspired by Lovecraft and Giger. Solve the mystery of esoteric cults. Cross the gate to the blasphemous land of Lusst’ghaa. Play the new M-rated cut of the fan-favorite Lust from Beyond.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 28.9%, Psychological 13.9%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Dark 10.5%, Walking Simulator 7.7%

Trapped in a loop in a high-security prison. Inspect cells and surroundings for anomalies, avoid monsters, and press the correct button at the end of the corridor to submit your report and make it to Block A10.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 22.3%, Psychological 19.1%, Psychological Horror 16.7%, Walking Simulator 10.5%, Dark 10.4%

After the events of Lost Alone EP.1 - Little Sister, George continues his nightmare, awakening in a house unknown to him. The horrors he experienced and tried to drown in alcohol are coming back to the surface.

Why similar: Philosophical 23.1%, Dark 11.2%, Hidden Object 10.8%, Walking Simulator 10.8%, Psychological 10.5%

A reclusive man falls asleep and wakes up in a nightmarish internet café haunted by twisted horrors — mutated moe characters, creatures crawling with hands. Explore, hide, and flee your way to freedom in this first-person horror where reality and nightmare blur. Playtime: ~3 hours.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 21.5%, Psychological 12.1%, Hidden Object 9.7%, Dark 9.5%, Walking Simulator 9.4%

From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent comes SOMA, a sci-fi horror game set below the waves of the Atlantic ocean. Struggle to survive a hostile world that will make you question your very existence.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 27.3%, Philosophical 18.5%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Dark 12%, Walking Simulator 8.1%

A first-person psychological horror with walking simulator elements, where every decision has consequences. Ascend a staircase of memories, reliving key moments of a life shaped by guilt, fear, and inner judgment in a dark, surreal world with multiple endings.

Why similar: Philosophical 29.8%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, Psychological 13.7%, Dark 11.5%, Walking Simulator 9.2%

A short, atmospheric narrative walking simulator about choosing to keep going when you have no proof that it matters. Write letters to The Evaluators, endure their trials, and search for a way forward through a crumbling world.

Why similar: Philosophical 32.7%, Psychological 16%, Walking Simulator 13.4%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Dark 9.4%

They say you’re a monster who destroyed five star systems. Now you’re trapped in a futuristic prison, facing warped puzzles, absurd therapy, and ethical trials — all to prove you’re still human. Good luck surviving your psychological evaluation!

Why similar: Philosophical 26.6%, Dark Humor 18.4%, Psychological 16.7%, Psychological Horror 16.3%, Walking Simulator 8.1%

An AI dares to dream she is human. You've been hired to put her in her place.

Why similar: Philosophical 24.6%, Psychological Horror 18.5%, Dark Humor 16.1%, Psychological 11%, Walking Simulator 10.4%

Play as Yvonne in this first-person, single life horror adventure. There are no second chances. Complete the tasks her mother started and be careful--stay alive! Find the Book of Good and what it means. Get out of the house as soon as possible!

Why similar: Gothic 18.6% ★, Psychological 17.1%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Dark 12.8%, Hidden Object 10%

Explore surreal, fractured spaces, collect symbolic objects, and piece together a story of disappearance in a first-person psychological horror game. Episode 1 of a planned trilogy, solo-developed in Unreal Engine 5.

Why similar: Philosophical 24.9%, Psychological Horror 19.3%, Psychological 14.7%, Dark 11.6%, Walking Simulator 9.3%

The year is 2170. An anomaly has ripped through the AIO Station, leaving a lone technician fighting to survive. As the silence of deep space closes in, biblical angels descend, beginning trials of morality, judgment, and the price of human ambition.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 26.1%, Philosophical 24.1%, Psychological 16.6%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Dark 11%

Viktoria Kopernik, an occult influencer, solves the puzzles and uncovers the story of the Thirst cafe.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 19%, Gothic 17.6% ★, Dark Humor 13.6%, Dark 9.6%, Immersive Sim 9.6%

Explore shifting places, uncover lost memories, and escape the creatures that look after you. A psychological horror game about guilt, loss, and the haunting silence of unspoken truths.

Why similar: Philosophical 36%, Psychological 20.9%, Psychological Horror 19%, Survival 7.7%, Hidden Object 5.9%

Fight, sneak and scavenge through lands left altered after an unknown catastrophe from the Soviet Union. Light fires to stay warm. Drink vodka to stay sane.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 27%, Gothic 20% ★, Philosophical 19.5%, Immersive Sim 9.1%, Atmospheric 7.3%

A psychological puzzle where reality breaks down and madness is the only compass. In this dark world, you are chained to your bed, but the only way out is to go deep into your own mind. There are no answers. There is only you.

Why similar: Philosophical 34.1%, Psychological Horror 17.9%, Psychological 14.6%, Dark 11.8%, Atmospheric 9.6%

You’re a grade-schooler at a religious institution where something feels off in this surreal, first-person adventure game. Do your genes make a difference in the outcome of your suffering? Will your faith be enough to shroud your fears? Perhaps you already know the answer.

Why similar: Philosophical 36.9%, Psychological 26.1%, Atmospheric 11%, Dark 10.6%, Adventure 5.9%

A Black Pyramid materializes across the globe. Dr. Mehdi Algun must decipher why, before its hunger for death and suffering consumes everything. An ancient cycle of cleansing has begun. As madness spreads and humanity tears itself apart, choose: become the destroyer, or join the cleansed.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 38.6%, Psychological Horror 16.1%, Dark 15%, Psychological 14.1%, Exploration 4.1%

A 3rd person, fixed-camera survival horror adventure. Fear the Presence, a mysterious entity you cannot fight: stay alert, hide, breathe slowly... Explore cursed places where unseen spirits and lost souls linger in a true horror story for the ages.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 29.5%, Psychological 17.4%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Dark 12.3%, Atmospheric 5.4%

In the Backrooms: Exit from Supermarket, you find yourself trapped in a labyrinth of endless, flickering aisles. Unearth dark secrets behind every shelf while evading lurking apparitions and supernatural terrors. Can you survive the haunted corridors and escape before the nightmare consumes?

Why similar: Lovecraftian 34%, Psychological Horror 18.3%, Dark 16%, Walking Simulator 9%, Atmospheric 8.7%

When everything seems to be lost, you return at last, Ego. You were gone for too long, but now that you're back you're the only one who holds the key to defeat the evil ruling this world so peace and hope can finally start to find their way back Home.

Why similar: Philosophical 24.7%, Gothic 20.9% ★, Psychological 15.4%, Dark 11.6%, Psychological Horror 9.7%

Jung's Labyrinth is a psychological exploration game that uses Jungian psychology, mythology, alchemical and dream symbolism in a series of active imaginations to map the process of individuation. Confront your inner archetypes, collect messages that other travelers left behind and reach your Self.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 26.1%, Philosophical 22.4%, Psychological 13.2%, Walking Simulator 11%, Dark 8.5%

Remorse is a first-person psychological horror game. Where you have to get out of an unusual prison, where your jailers are your fears and awakened conscience. But is there a way out of it ...?!

Why similar: Philosophical 37.1%, Dark 16.8%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Atmospheric 9%, Psychological 6.5%

You are a detective who wants to investigate how all the inhabitants of a city died due to a virus. It all started in a hotel that was abandoned along with the city, and it was rumored to be haunted. You are on a quest for answers.

Why similar: Philosophical 24.9%, Psychological Horror 16.4%, Psychological 13.5%, Hidden Object 10.4%, Walking Simulator 10.3%

A first-person psychological and survival-horror experience. You are lost in the Backrooms and you have to find a way to survive in this dangerous universe. Explore the different levels, meet the Entities and other Explorers, and find clues to reveal the Backrooms’ secrets.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 22%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, Psychological 14.3%, Walking Simulator 12.2%, Dark 8.4%

Morta has summoned you to judge five souls trapped between salvation and oblivion. Enter their final memories, uncover what they hide, and decide their fate. In this gothic psychological trial, every verdict leaves a mark.

Why similar: Philosophical 26%, Gothic 23.8% ★, Psychological 16.3%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 7.9%

Nazralath: The Fallen World is a story-driven, dark fantasy game inspired by the works of Zdzisław Beksiński; focusing on a compelling narrative and exploration through a rich, strong sense of atmosphere.

Why similar: Philosophical 25.3%, Gothic 20.2% ★, Lovecraftian 20%, CRPG 9.7%, Walking Simulator 6.9%

You're driving away on a forest road, late at night, under a heavy storm. Your car breaks down. Luckily, there might be a gas station nearby. But a misfortune never comes alone. The storm has brought something else, something otherworldly that oddly smells of spilled diesel oil.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 23.3%, Psychological Horror 17.7%, Dark 15.7%, Psychological 12%, Walking Simulator 9.9%

Arrive in a desolate Anatolian village as a zoologist searching for the elusive Anatolian Leopard. What begins as a routine expedition soon descends into a nightmare haunted by local folklore, dark secrets, and cosmic horror

Why similar: Lovecraftian 36.2%, Psychological Horror 16.7%, Psychological 16.7%, Dark 13.2%, Atmospheric 7.4%

The Memphis Chronicles is a first-person tragicomedy set in a world between worlds. Explore a mysterious city layered with stories and connections, in which memories creep up on you. No one there to hold your hand. The only way is forward. This is the trip of a lifetime.

Why similar: Philosophical 28.3%, Dark Humor 21.3%, Psychological Horror 17.1%, Walking Simulator 13.3%, Exploration 9.1%

Tisis is a first-person psychological horror game focused on exploration, environmental storytelling, and sanity management as you navigate the thin boundary between light, darkness, and madness.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 27.6%, Psychological Horror 27%, Walking Simulator 12.8%, Atmospheric 11.4%, Exploration 8.6%

Investigate your grandfather’s mysterious disappearance in Shadows Over Lighthouse, a Lovecraftian survival horror adventure. Explore eerie 1912 America, solve puzzles, and face horrors as reality twists around you. Can you uncover the truth, or will you lose yourself to madness?

Why similar: Lovecraftian 41.5%, Psychological Horror 17.8%, Hidden Object 9.2%, Dark 8.3%, Atmospheric 6.8%

You are trapped in an endless lovecraftian hotel. Observe your surroundings and avoid eldritch anomalies in order to reach the exit.

Why similar: Psychological 22.6%, Psychological Horror 20.2%, Immersive Sim 13.2%, Walking Simulator 12.8%, Hidden Object 8.6%

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 36.9%, Philosophical 30.4%, Psychological 19.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.4%, Adventure 3.6%

Embark on this Lovecraft-inspired tale and discover the mysteries that await you on this island. Explore the island, solve challenging puzzles, and most importantly: try not to lose your sanity.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 46.2%, Psychological Horror 18.3%, Walking Simulator 8.8%, Atmospheric 7.6%, Dark 6.2%

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 44.3%, Dark 13.6%, Survival 11.4%, Exploration 10.1%, Gothic 8.8% ★

A cursed legacy awakens something ancient, revealing a terrifying reality never meant for human eyes. Follow your missing uncle’s trail, uncover forbidden secrets, and face a Lovecraftian cosmic horror in this first‑person adventure.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 38.2%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Psychological 11%, Survival 9.5%, Walking Simulator 8.7%

All the women in Levy have disappeared. Why did they leave in bare feet? Discover their story along with 680 CGs and 11 unique endings in this apocalyptic visual novel.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 37%, Psychological 17.7%, Dark 15.9%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 7.3%

A short, slow psychological horror game. You wake up somewhere and a voice tells you what to do. You can listen or not. Nothing jumps out at you. If you want something to shoot, this isn't it. If you've ever felt like your computer knows a little too much about you, it might be.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 20.6%, Psychological Horror 17.2%, Philosophical 15.7%, Dark 10%, Psychological 8.5%

The rehearsal must be flawless. Every sound, every light timed perfectly. You are one of the best stage manager's after all. Failure is not an option. The play is cursed... and it demands perfection.

Why similar: Philosophical 26.4%, Lovecraftian 25.6%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Walking Simulator 9.4%, Dark 8.6%

A Hunter arrives in a small Polish city expecting a routine investigation. What she finds is anything but. Explore, make choices and confront the entities that have claimed this place before the curse spreads further.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 45.6%, Psychological Horror 19.3%, Psychological 13.4%, Dark 10.2%, Exploration 5.7%

Explore a city shaped by fragmented memories—relying solely on an old experimental radio to bend reality, repel entities, and fulfill an impossible promise. A psychological first-person survival horror with multiple endings.

Why similar: Psychological 28.3%, Psychological Horror 24.9%, Dark 16.9%, Atmospheric 11.3%, Exploration 8.1%