- #1 Awareness
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: LazyStone
Windows
Horror adventure game with an emphasis on the story, in which, by interacting with the environment and characters, you have to help the doll-boy stop the terrible events that he himself is to blame.
Why similar: Emotional 13.4%, Psychological Horror 10.5%, Gore 10.4%, Story Rich 10%, Horror 9.6%
- #2 Classified Stories: The Tome of Myrkah
96% matchMostly Positive76% of 55 reviews2021
Dev: RVL Games
Windows
Classified Stories: The Tome of Myrkah is a first-person, micro-adventure game that tells the story of P.I. Jim Morrison's encounters with the occult and the extraordinary. Explore your surroundings and solve puzzles in order to uncover the harrowing story of your friend's descent into insanity.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 23.9%, Gore 12.7%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, Dark 9.2%, Mystery 8.7%
- #3 Ajgal
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Studio Echo
Windows
Your daughter vanished. You did nothing. In Ajgal, descend into a world shaped by guilt, memory, and flesh—where redemption costs more than blood, and silence always comes back.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 20.6%, Gore 16.4%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Dark 9.4%, Mystery 8.5%
- #4 Mountains of Madness
95% matchMixed57% of 28 reviews2024
Dev: Deep Dive Project
Windows
A first person horror exploration game set in the frozen wastes of Antarctica. Use your tools to navigate the frozen galleries untouched by millennia and unearth evidence of a dreadful truth while you search for a madman whose ill fate lies somewhere beneath these Mountains of Madness
Why similar: Lovecraftian 29%, Gore 13.8%, Psychological Horror 10.4%, Mystery 9.2%, Dark 8.4%
- #5 The Sleep Experiment
94% matchMostly Negative26% of 19 reviews2023
Dev: ClawsDev
Windows · Mac
Experience the horrors of one of the most infamous experiments that ever took place. As a test subject in a top-secret Soviet research facility, you must endure days without sleep while facing unimaginable terrors that lurk in the shadow.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 23.9%, Psychological Horror 16.3%, Dark 11.4%, Mystery 9.3%, Horror 8.9%
- #6 The Coma 3: Bloodlines
94% 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 30.7%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Horror 10.6%, Gore 7.3%, Mystery 7.1%
- #7 The Cave of Doubt
93% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: STT GamesPub: Navras Arena
Windows
Lovecraftian horror game with elements of psychological and survival horror genres. Where Allen is lost in a cave and is forced to face horrors beyond his imagination. Survive the cave, solve mysteries, reveal the lore lost in time.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 23.6%, Psychological Horror 10.6%, Dark 9.8%, Action 9%, Violent 8.1%
- #8 SOMA
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 50,500 reviews2015
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 23.4%, Gore 13.7%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Dark 9.1%, Horror 8.2%
- #9 Under the bed
91% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2023
Dev: Vegetable Cereals
Windows
Under the Bed is a spine-chilling horror game that will take you on a nightmarish journey into the depths of fear.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.3%, Emotional 17.3%, Demons 17.2%, Gore 15%, Horror 11%
- #10 The Whisperer | Le murmureur
91% matchMixed68% of 121 reviews2021
Dev: Studio Chien d'Or
Windows · Mac
Investigate an abandoned trading post, explore its surroundings and solve the terrible mystery it holds. The Whisperer is a short story-driven point & click game set in Lower Canada at the beginning of the 19th century.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 30.2%, Gore 10.3%, Psychological Horror 9.8%, Story Rich 9.5%, Dark 9.5%
- #11 LoYuno - Horror Escape
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Maxim Soloha
Windows
You were kidnapped by a crazy girl. And your phone started predicting her future for a short time. It's up to you to find out who she is, why this day doesn't end, and how to get out of this house.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 28.6%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Dark 9.5%, Mystery 9.2%, Drama 9%
- #12 ASYLUM
89% matchVery Positive85% of 468 reviews2025
Dev: Senscape
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 77%
An epic supernatural horror adventure and the spiritual successor to cult classic Scratches set in a massive, decaying mental institute. Inspired by H. P. Lovecraft, Hammer Films and twisted Euro Horror from the 80s.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 18.5%, Gore 16.4%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Horror 10.2%, Mystery 8.6%
- #13 Abject Abyss
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Anton Bezett
Windows
A horror adventure on a distant world. Explore Luminary Corporation’s most cutting-edge research facility, piece together what went wrong, and survive the horrors that lurk in the dark.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 28.7%, Psychological Horror 16.9%, Horror 10.2%, Atmospheric 8.8%, Dark 8.6%
- #14 Shrouded Depths
88% matchMostly Positive80% of 20 reviews2025
Dev: Last VoyagePub: Placebo Entertainment LLC
Windows
Stranded in the fog of the murky waters on an isolated ferry with nothing but your harpoon gun, you feel the overwhelming presence of something within the misty mangrove. Your vessel is stopped dead and it is up to you with the assistance of the Captain to get the boat back up and running again.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.7%, Dark 9.7%, Horror 9.6%, Atmospheric 9.4%, Emotional 8.4%
- #15 Claustrophobia
87% matchMixed67% of 24 reviews2022
Dev: Sentinel Studios
Windows
Claustrophobia offers a scary and dark horror experience filled with blood boiling moments, first you will have to silently move your way through the darkness, until you can pick up arms and discover the truth. Can you figure out what is hiding in this grueling subterranean facility?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 24.5%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Dark 10.5%, Gore 10.5%, Story Rich 8.8%
- #16 The Devilry Reservation
86% matchVery Positive93% of 82 reviews2023
Dev: GentFish
Windows · Mac · Linux
Step into the role of a faceless detective investigating creatures from Slavic folklore. Explore dialogue-driven mysteries, solve puzzles, and uncover post-Soviet occult secrets in a pixel art housing block full of bizarre residents and hidden truths
Why similar: Lovecraftian 28.6%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, Dark 9.2%, Emotional 9%, Story Rich 8.5%
- #17 Ignis Dei
84% matchPositive96% of 46 reviews2025
Dev: Jam Bell Games
Windows
Heralded by a comet, seen as a harbinger of doom, the Black Death arrived in Florence in 1348. Wander through the woods to escape the plague, face various riddles and encounter mysterious creatures.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 24.4%, Psychological Horror 14%, Dark 11.7%, Demons 10.5%, Story Rich 8.8%
- #18 They That Feast
86% matchMixed42% of 43 reviews2018
Dev: Blackwood Specter
Windows
They That Feast is a cosmic / Lovecraftian horror game in which your enemies can't simply be observed by the naked eye. Can you walk the line between sanity and survival?
Why similar: Gore 27%, Lovecraftian 19.3%, Violent 9.1%, Psychological Horror 7.9%, Action 6.6%
- #19 Inner Voices
85% matchMixed53% of 93 reviews2017
Dev: Sigma GamesPub: No Gravity Games
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Inner Voices is a dark, non-linear adventure game with a pinch of horror, inspired by works of H. P. Lovecraft and E. A. Poe. Find your way through a procedurally generated maze of rooms and solve the mystery of your past.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 29.7%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Gore 11.3%, Dark 9.6%, Story Rich 8.2%
- #20 Chronicle of Innsmouth: Curse of Chaos
84% 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 44.5%, Psychological Horror 15.8%, Gore 11.8%, Pixel Graphics 6.3%, Story Rich 6.2%
- #21 Ritual Tides
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Vertpaint
Windows
Ritual Tides is a single-player, narrative-driven first-person psychological horror game set on the isolated British island of Hortus. Explore the island, uncover its dark past, loot food, ammunition and supplies, evade the cult of the Fallow Parish, and survive Lovecraftian horrors.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 28.4%, Psychological Horror 17.1%, Horror 10.1%, Mystery 8.3%, Gore 7.8%
- #22 Plura Ingenia: Patient 16
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Oblique Interactive
Windows
A first-person psychological horror game where your personality shapes the experience. Answer unsettling questions, endure disturbing trials, and survive an evaluation that adapts to how you think and behave.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 25%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Dark 10.2%, Demons 10.1%, Story Rich 8.2%
- #23 Still Wakes the Deep
80% matchVery Positive88% of 10,965 reviews2024
Dev: The Chinese RoomPub: Secret Mode
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
1975. Disaster strikes the Beira D oil rig off the coast of Scotland. Navigate the collapsing rig to save your crew from an otherworldly horror on the edge of all logic and reality in this 3x BAFTA Games Award-winning narrative horror experience.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 27.1%, Gore 15.9%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Dark 9%, Drama 8.2%
- #24 Gray Dawn
82% matchVery Positive84% of 1,173 reviews2018
Dev: Interactive Stone
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Embark on a terrifying adventure of a priest accused of murdering an altar boy. Gray Dawn is a psychological thriller infused with religious elements and combines story-driven quests with an artistic experience.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 29.1%, Psychological Horror 16.8%, Gore 13.9%, Story Rich 8.9%, Horror 7%
- #25 Decarnation
81% matchVery Positive88% of 1,039 reviews2023
Dev: Atelier QDBPub: Shiro Unlimited
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Where do you run to when your demons reside within you? Decarnation is a pixel art adventure/action puzzle game with a horrific story inspired by some of the most influential films and novels in the genre. Dive into a breathtaking thriller where nightmares and dreams intertwine…
Why similar: Lovecraftian 23.6%, Emotional 18.2%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Dark 8.9%, Story Rich 7%
- #26 Call of Cthulhu®
81% 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 46%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Horror 8.8%, Story Rich 7.3%, Mystery 7%
- #27 YAMIKKO TROUBLEMAKER
79% matchVery Positive97% of 79 reviews2025
Dev: お湯めのPub: 半角全角感嘆符
Windows
A long-form, choice-driven psychological horror and depression game in which the protagonist’s ending changes based on the choices made by “you,” the voice he hears in his head.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.7%, Dark 13.6%, Gore 13.1%, Horror 10.6%, Story Rich 10.1%
- #28 The Flayed Man
79% matchVery Positive92% of 363 reviews2025
Dev: Snoring Dog Games
Windows
The Flayed Man is a short narrative-driven point and click horror game. Awaking without memories (or skin), you must uncover the sins of the past, pass judgement, and decide your fate in this macabre adventure.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.1%, Gore 16.5%, Dark 13%, Lovecraftian 12.6%, Story Rich 8.3%
- #29 Son Of The Exorcist
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: TRA-J-D STUDIO
Windows
You play as a son looking for his missing father, after he does not return from a job, you visit a mysterious mansion in his neighborhood to uncover what happened. Explore rooms, solve puzzles and face tense moments as you try to uncover the secrets inside relating to his disappearance.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.5%, Dark 14.3%, Emotional 13.3%, Mystery 12.7%, Horror 12.3%
- #30 Crathos Deep
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hitbox Games
Windows
Descend down the arctic depths in Crathos Deep, a cosmic horror narrative adventure. Explore the vast abyss with your submarine and utilize your expeditionary drone to reach the dark corners of the ocean. Investigate a lost research institute to unravel the unsettling mystery of its downfall.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 32%, Dark 10.9%, Horror 10.5%, Psychological Horror 9.4%, Mystery 9.1%
- #31 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 32.5%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, Story Rich 9.6%, Dark 9.5%, Gore 8.4%
- #32 Backrooms: Exit from Supermarket
76% matchMixed70% of 56 reviews2025
Dev: CGI LAB GAMES
Windows
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 29%, Psychological Horror 16.9%, Dark 12.1%, Story Rich 9.3%, Horror 9.1%
- #33 Shadow Warren
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Juk Games StudioPub: Juk Games
Windows
You are a stranger, cast into the darkness of ancient mysteries. As a rabbit, you wander a world where nightmares lurk and rituals are part of an unfathomable game. Survive and follow the voice’s call—but remember: the true will of these powers is forever beyond your understanding.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 23.5%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Gore 10.4%, Dark 9.1%, Horror 8.8%
- #34 Ice Eyes
76% match6 user reviews67% of 6 reviews2024
Dev: Luna Apps
Windows
Build a snowman to keep the monster at bay and throw snowballs to defend yourself in this Christmas horror game!
Why similar: Lovecraftian 28.1%, Psychological Horror 19%, Story Rich 10.4%, Horror 9.6%, Mythology 7.6%
- #35 Awaken
75% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: Uku Tonsiver
Windows
Awaken brings Lovecraftian horror to the beloved 2D side scroller genre. Make your way through the strange forest while encountering inexcplicable forces and try to keep your sanity as you piece together the mystery of your sister's disappearance.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 30.8%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, Mystery 10.2%, Horror 9.3%, Atmospheric 6.9%
- #36 EMOTIONLESS : The Last Ticket
74% matchVery Positive82% of 136 reviews2025
Dev: X1 Games
Windows
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 34.4%, Psychological Horror 17.3%, Dark 12.1%, Horror 9.6%, Mystery 9.4%
- #37 3 O'clock Horror
75% matchMostly Positive71% of 48 reviews2021
Dev: 3 O'clock grymlins TeamPub: Gabe Simao
Windows
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 36%, Psychological Horror 17.9%, Horror 8.9%, Dark 8.1%, Atmospheric 7.8%
- #38 Threshold of Awakening
74% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Astrolabe Stories
Windows
In 1960s USA, Jane Ferguson, a New York restaurant owner, receives an information on her CIA agent husband Mark, who had vanished mysteriously during a Tibet mission. To uncover his hidden secrets, she follows his trail, delving into the enigma of his disappearance.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 31.8%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Demons 12.1%, Dark 8.5%, Horror 7.8%
- #39 Cursed Feed
73% matchMostly Positive80% of 83 reviews2025
Dev: Playstige Interactive
Windows
In first-person horror game "Cursed Feed," players embark on a chilling journey with the Thornvale family as they confront a malevolent force unleashed by their own patriarch's archaeological discoveries.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.1%, Gore 16.6%, Horror 15.4%, Dark 14.1%, Mystery 10.6%
- #40 Whispers Of The Shadow
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: SPIRIT SQUAD STUDIO
Windows
Detective Grace Lawson sets out immediately upon receiving a tip about her missing stepsister Amy, and when she gets there, she suddenly finds herself trapped inside the house. Now, Grace has only one goal: to find her missing sister and escape this nightmare.
Why similar: Emotional 19.9%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, Horror 11.7%, Story Rich 10.5%, Gore 9.8%
- #41 Paradise Falls
71% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2026
Dev: L Goat
Windows
The water runs red. The knife runs clean. You cannot run from your sins.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 22.9%, Demons 13%, Gore 10.4%, Dark 10.3%, Psychological Horror 8.5%
- #42 Clausum
72% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2023
Dev: Marius Popa
Windows
Immerse yourself in the bone-chilling world of Clausum. With no means to defend yourself, solve puzzles, explore and uncover the true horrors that lurk within the house. Will you survive, or succumb to the malevolent forces that await you? Face your fears in this immersive psychological horror game.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.3%, Horror 13.3%, Gore 12.1%, Dark 11.1%, Atmospheric 10.4%
- #43 Dagon: by H. P. Lovecraft
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 12,107 reviews2021
Dev: Bit Golem
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 29%
Face unspeakable horrors. Succumb to madness. Welcome to a free daemonic narrative experience inspired by H. P. Lovecraft.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 38%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Horror 10.2%, Emotional 9.7%, Dark 7.5%
- #44 Infliction
72% matchVery Positive81% of 936 reviews2018
Dev: Caustic Reality
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Wander through an interactive nightmare set within the confines of a once-happy household. Piece together the mystery behind a harrowing series of events while struggling to survive encounters with an entity that relentlessly stands in the way of finding absolution.
Why similar: Gore 21%, Psychological Horror 19.8%, Horror 11.5%, Dark 9%, Demons 8.9%
- #45 Doorways: Holy Mountains of Flesh
73% matchMostly Positive79% of 460 reviews2016
Dev: Saibot Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Doorways: Holy Mountains of Flesh is an Immersive Horror Adventure, featuring a Complex Story and Deep Atmosphere.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 27.6%, Gore 15.1%, Demons 12.8%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Dark 8.6%
- #46 No Son Of Mine
71% matchPositive97% of 30 reviews2023
Dev: Pleasantly Friendly Games
Windows
No Son Of Mine is a survival horror game focused on combat, stealth, exploration, puzzle solving and uncovering a gruesome mystery.
Why similar: Gore 21.9%, Dark 11.5%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, Violent 10.3%, Mystery 9.2%
- #47 The Green Light
69% matchVery Positive83% of 83 reviews2026
Dev: waleedzo
Windows
A first person horror game. Fred is stuck in a dead-end job, haunted by hallucinations. A voice on the radio speaks of a green light. It promises peace and freedom. A tale of self-discovery where Fred is willing to find freedom, even at the cost of his life.
Why similar: Emotional 17.1%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Drama 10.8%, Mystery 10.8%, Demons 10%
- #48 Wake Up: Liminal
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: TheVladORPub: TheVladOR GDS
Windows
How far are you willing to go?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.4%, Dark 15.5%, Horror 13.6%, Gore 12.8%, Demons 11%
- #49 Dark Fracture
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Twisted II Studio
Windows
Dark Fracture is a psychological horror experience in which you explore an ever-changing world where reality and nightmares collide. Walk on the edge of madness in the shoes of a tormented soul as you descend into the darkest depths of the human psyche, and question everything you see.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.9%, Lovecraftian 21.2%, Horror 13.6%, Dark 6.9%, Gore 6.8%
- #50 Dead of Darkness
68% matchVery Positive87% of 209 reviews2025
Dev: Retrofiction Games
Windows
Dead of Darkness is a 2D survival-horror action-adventure. Investigate a mysterious island and unravel its disturbing secret. You’ll have to face grotesque creatures, hurdle deadly traps, solve puzzles, and most importantly, survive.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 26.7%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Gore 11.6%, Story Rich 8.6%, Horror 7.9%
- #51 Embrace of the Downpour
70% match9 user reviews78% of 9 reviews2023
Dev: Jonathon Baroi
Windows
"Embrace of the Downpour" is a psychological horror experience set in a lonely apartment, where you face an unexpected series of events. Can you handle the unfolding madness?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 25.8%, Psychological Horror 18.1%, Dark 11.9%, Demons 11.7%, Mystery 10.6%
- #52 Shadows in the Silence
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ZoOgame
Windows
Shadows in the Silence is a short first-person psychological horror game with jumpscare mechanics. You will have to explore an abandoned mansion and investigate the horrors committed by a cult devoted to Astaroth,there are scenes of violence and explicit images, the use of headphones is recommended.
Why similar: Gore 35.7%, Psychological Horror 24.6%, Story Rich 9.7%, Horror 9.6%, Violent 6.5%
- #53 The Hungry Fly
68% matchVery Positive91% of 115 reviews2024
Dev: Erupting AvocadoPub: indie.io
Windows
Once upon a time, there was a fly. A hungry fly. A fly with razor-sharp teeth, with a taste for dead things. This is the tale of its adventure to find something dead to devour, in a swamp where nothing dies, everything is grotesque, and every choice matters, no matter how surreal.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.9%, Gore 16%, Emotional 14.2%, Story Rich 10.2%, Horror 9.9%
- #54 Amnesia: Rebirth
69% matchMostly Positive77% of 9,173 reviews2020
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 75%
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 30.5%, Emotional 10.4%, Story Rich 9.4%, Psychological Horror 9.3%, Horror 8.1%
- #55 Please Duology
68% matchPositive95% of 20 reviews2021
Dev: Somewhat Software
Windows
A compilation of two slow-paced, cosmic horror walking simulators, to be completed in under an hour. Please makes you maintain a power station and ignore the noises from the main engine, while Please Follow has you explore the trenches of a losing war, exposing your mind to visions of another world.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 36.3%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Mystery 10%, Dark 9.8%, Atmospheric 8.4%
- #56 What Happened At Sugar Hill?
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: ADirtyDan Games
Windows
A First Person Horror Walking Simulator set in a fictional town called Sugar Hill. Play as various characters trying to unravel the mystery of What Happened At Sugar Hill.
Why similar: Gore 29.6%, Psychological Horror 17.7%, Horror 12.2%, Atmospheric 9.6%, Dark 9.5%
- #57 Souls Alive: Origins
67% 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 44.8%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, Story Rich 9.7%, Horror 9.4%, Atmospheric 7.6%
- #58 Lens of Darkness
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: VRT Imagination
Windows
It was supposed to be a simple trip. A return to your grandparents' abandoned home to retrieve old childhood photos.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.7%, Drama 13.7%, Horror 11.2%, Emotional 9.9%, Dark 6.8%
- #59 Mind's Edge
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Heixon Game Studios
Windows
Leia's 12th birthday turned into a nightmare when masked, unidentified individuals kidnapped her. Following the traces, Vincent and his childhood friend Antonio arrive at an abandoned mansion, where they run across something they never expected.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.2%, Emotional 14.4%, Story Rich 11.8%, Gore 10.5%, Mystery 7.3%
- #60 Lost Sanity: Cthulhu
66% 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 43.7%, Psychological Horror 17.5%, Mystery 11.6%, Horror 9.9%, Story Rich 6.9%