- #1 Last Chance Market
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dark Premonition Games
Windows
When a grocery list becomes a struggle to survive against cosmic horrors, will you make it through the door? Stay alive, solve the mystery and make your offerings - or end up on a missing person poster in this first-person, non-linear nightmare. But you'd better hurry, the store's closing soon.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 33.8%, Survival Horror 17.7%, Nonlinear 12.3%, Horror 8.9%, Lore-Rich 6.9%
- #2 The Coma 3: Bloodlines
96% matchVery Positive88% of 307 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 34.1%, Survival Horror 19.4%, Horror 14.8%, Dark 7.2%, Story Rich 4.7%
- #3 CATAFALQUE™
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: STUDIO ANNOLUCE™
Windows
Stranded alone in an unfamiliar place, with only a lugubrious coffin at your side. Dive deep into this melancholic and macabre tale of death, grief and despair as you try to piece together the intricate lore while facing entities far beyond human comprehension. A love letter to games of yore.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 31%, Nonlinear 15.2%, Survival Horror 14.9%, Dark 8.2%, Horror 7.9%
- #4 Backrooms: Exit from Supermarket
95% matchMixed65% of 60 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 32.5%, Survival Horror 17.6%, Dark 13.8%, Horror 12.4%, Story Rich 7.6%
- #5 The Mariner
94% 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 44.4%, Horror 16.3%, Stylized 9.2%, First-Person 9.1%, Dark 6.7%
- #6 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 29.3%, Survival Horror 20.2%, Dark 14.1%, Horror 13.2%, Story Rich 7.2%
- #7 Souls Alive: Origins
93% 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 47.4%, Survival Horror 20.9%, Horror 12%, Story Rich 7.5%, First-Person 4.8%
- #8 Abaddon
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nice to meet studios LTD
Windows
Abaddon is a story driven first person psychological horror game. Descend into a suffocating, nightmarish world as Jimmy searches for his missing brother, Georgie. With only a flickering flashlight, solve chilling puzzles, face your past, and struggle to survive.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 32.7%, Survival Horror 17.7%, Dark 11.5%, Horror 11.5%, Story Rich 7.1%
- #9 Lovelace Case
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BOK Studio
Windows
Lovelace Case is a Retro Lovecraftian Survival Horror set in the 1900s. Explore the nightmarish Mansion, manage scarce resources and face eldritch terrors where survival means choosing what parts of reality you are willing to lose.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 39.5%, Survival Horror 21.4%, Horror 14.4%, Stylized 5.9%, Story Rich 4.6%
- #10 Call of Cthulhu®: Dark Corners of the Earth
91% matchMixed68% of 3,322 reviews2009
Dev: Headfirst ProductionsPub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth is a first-person horror game that combines intense action and adventure elements.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 55.5%, Horror 16.8%, Survival Horror 13.8%, First-Person 5.4%, Story Rich 2.8%
- #11 Claustrophobia
90% 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 30.9%, Survival Horror 18.8%, Dark 13.4%, Horror 12.9%, Story Rich 8.1%
- #12 Effigy : The Descent
89% matchPositive92% of 12 reviews2022
Dev: EfficiencyPub: Rubika Supinfogame
Windows
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 31.5%, Nonlinear 17.3%, Survival Horror 15.5%, Dark 9.8%, Horror 8.9%
- #13 Lost Sanity: Cthulhu
88% 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 49.2%, Survival Horror 17.5%, Horror 13.5%, Story Rich 5.7%, First-Person 4.8%
- #14 Penumbra Overture
89% matchVery Positive91% of 4,100 reviews2009
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Penumbra: Overture is a first person survival horror game, emphasizing on survival and problem solving instead of mindless violence and gore.
Why similar: Horror 25.7%, Lovecraftian 22.2%, Survival Horror 18.7%, Dark 9.9%, First-Person 8.4%
- #15 Plura Ingenia: Patient 16
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Oblique Interactive
Windows
The system watches you, studies you, and adapts to who you are. Trapped in a hospital, you undergo a mysterious psychological evaluation. Answer unsettling questions, survive disturbing trials, and uncover the purpose behind the experiment in a psychological horror experience shaped by your choices.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 30.6%, Survival Horror 16.4%, Dark 12.6%, Horror 12%, Story Rich 7.3%
- #16 Amnesia: Rebirth
86% matchMostly Positive77% of 9,236 reviews2020
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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 35.1%, Survival Horror 11.8%, Horror 11.4%, Dark 8.3%, Story Rich 7.9%
- #17 Pharos Light
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Alice Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 36%, Survival Horror 19.8%, Dark 13.7%, Horror 12.5%, Exploration 6.3%
- #18 SOMA
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 51,186 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 30.1%, Survival Horror 15.9%, Horror 12.7%, Dark 11.8%, Story Rich 6.9%
- #19 Delusion Out of Space
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Have a DreamPub: Two Cakes Studio
Windows
Delusion Out of Space is a Lovecraftian sci-fi horror shooter where you find yourself trapped after audacious experiments conducted by an alien race. As you explore a spaceship, you make choices at critical moments, decisions that will determine your fate and the lives of those around you.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 30.6%, Survival Horror 15%, Dark 11.8%, Horror 11.2%, Exploration 6.3%
- #20 Astray
84% matchMixed69% of 230 reviews2015
Dev: Aegon Games Ltd
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Astray is a first-person horror/puzzle game set in an abandoned museum based on unusual cultures, legends, and supernatural themes. But something more sinister lurks beneath the surface..
Why similar: Lovecraftian 26.7%, Horror 18.9%, Survival Horror 17.2%, Dark 13.3%, First-Person 9.3%
- #21 The Consuming Shadow
84% matchVery Positive95% of 421 reviews2015
Dev: Ben 'Yahtzee' Croshaw
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 59.2%, Survival Horror 20.3%, Horror 9.2%, Dark 6.8%, Adventure 4.3%
- #22 Amnesia: The Dark Descent
83% matchVery Positive95% of 35,384 reviews2010
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Amnesia: The Dark Descent, a first person survival horror. A game about immersion, discovery and living through a nightmare. An experience that will chill you to the core.
Why similar: Horror 26.7%, Lovecraftian 24.8%, Survival Horror 17.3%, Dark 9.2%, First-Person 6.3%
- #23 Ritual Tides
82% 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 36.1%, Survival Horror 21.1%, Horror 15.4%, Dark 7.2%, First-Person 5.2%
- #24 Roots Devour
79% matchMostly Positive74% of 544 reviews2026
Dev: Rewinding GamesPub: GCORES PUBLISHING
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 7.9 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 37.1%, Survival Horror 14%, Dark 12.8%, Horror 11.4%, Exploration 7.3%
- #25 Endoparasitic 2
80% matchVery Positive87% of 631 reviews2024
Dev: MizizizizPub: Deep Root Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Three limbs ripped off, infected with a deadly parasite, you must survive. Drag yourself through the hallways of an infested arcship, fight off twisted eldritch creatures, craft vaccines and ammunition, and escape to civilization.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 32.8%, Survival Horror 20.6%, Nonlinear 15%, Horror 11.7%, Exploration 6.6%
- #26 Deepophobia
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hassan Saeed KarimPub: Said Karim (my dad lol)
Windows
Swim deeper and deeper into this underwater horror game. Explore open worlds, save your friends, escape monstrous creatures....What are you waiting for? the depths are beckoning you to go deeper!
Why similar: Lovecraftian 30.8%, Survival Horror 18.9%, Nonlinear 12%, Horror 9.8%, Dark 8.4%
- #27 Westmark Manor
81% matchMixed69% of 78 reviews2020
Dev: Nodbrim Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
What lurks in the darkest corners of the mansion? Westmark Manor is a journey into the occult, a mind-bending survival horror game, with a heavy focus on solving puzzles and exploration, inspired by the formidable H.P. Lovecraft.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 38.4%, Survival Horror 19.3%, Dark 14.6%, Adventure 12%, Horror 6.9%
- #28 Nightmare Tale
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Insanity Notes Studio
Windows
Nightmare Tale is an interactive horror novel with dark secrets and intricate puzzles. Take control of the fate of the main character named Tom, who inherited an old hotel. You will have to keep your sanity while discovering the horrifying secrets of the hotel.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 41%, Nonlinear 19%, Horror 13.7%, Dark 9.7%, Exploration 6.7%
- #29 The Victor Initiative
77% matchPositive100% of 15 reviews2025
Dev: Spacepiano Games
Windows
The Initiative was a Welsh government facility that was mysteriously abandoned in the 60s, with rumours of terrifying supernatural threats lurking inside. Will you take the plunge?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 34.4%, Survival Horror 20.4%, Horror 13.9%, Dark 10.6%, First-Person 7.9%
- #30 False God
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Xiaofanchuan Games Inc.
Windows
Delve into the depths of a supernatural temple, unearth forbidden lore, and outwit cosmic horrors in a narrative-rich journey where each level blends classic Lovecraftian themes with the secrets of Chinese mythology.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 34.4%, Horror 13.9%, Exploration 9.7%, Survival Horror 8.9%, First-Person 8.8%
- #31 Harvest Hunt
77% matchVery Positive97% of 71 reviews2024
Dev: Villainous Games StudioPub: CULT Games
Windows
You are the Warden. Enter the dense cornfields and gather the resources your village desperately needs. But beware: you are not alone. Build a deck of abilities and choose your weapons to face the growing dangers of the night. With a relentless monster after you, will you make it out alive?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 33.3%, Survival Horror 17%, Dark 10.7%, Horror 10.4%, First-Person 8.9%
- #32 Bring to Light
79% matchMixed65% of 43 reviews2018
Dev: Red Meat Games
Windows
Trapped in the city subway system due to a sudden disaster, you explore the depths of the tunnels to find your way out. The further you explore, the more you realize there is more to this disaster...and the lurking shadows are following your every move.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 27.6%, Survival Horror 19.6%, Horror 11.5%, Dark 11.4%, First-Person 6.5%
- #33 Call of Cthulhu®
76% matchMostly Positive79% of 13,561 reviews2018
Dev: Cyanide StudioPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.2 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 60.9%, Horror 14.2%, Story Rich 7.1%, Dark 5%, First-Person 4.7%
- #34 The Specters Show
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Spect Games
Windows
You're filming an exploration video at Key Studios, an abandoned mascot studio. The mascots that used to entertain kids are still here, but something's very wrong with them. Sneak through the dark, find out what happened, and don't get caught.
Why similar: Survival Horror 36.8%, First-Person 15.1%, Story Rich 14.5%, Dark 11.1%, Horror 10.8%
- #35 The Coma 2B: Catacomb
74% matchMostly Positive74% of 599 reviews2024
Dev: Dvora Studio Co., Ltd.Pub: Headup
Windows
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 19.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
The Coma 2B: Catacomb is a Korean survival horror adventure. It is the back story to the previous game, The Coma 2: Vicious Sisters, and a story bridge for the full series. You return as Youngho, the hero from The Coma 1, as you once again venture forth into the terrifying mirror dimension…
Why similar: Lovecraftian 29.5%, Survival Horror 16.6%, Dark 13.3%, Horror 10.7%, Lore-Rich 8%
- #36 The Designer's Curse
76% matchVery Positive88% of 810 reviews2019
Dev: CBGames
Windows · Mac
Chapter 2 is OUT NOW! The first chapter of an unforgettable survival horror experience. Solve puzzles and work your way through this terrifying place. You may be more familiar with it than you initially think.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 35.7%, Survival Horror 23.7%, Horror 15.5%, First-Person 7.5%, Exploration 6.9%
- #37 UnSeen
74% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: Tenebos
Windows
UnSeen : you won't see death coming. A first person horror game about immersion, where truth and madness are never far away. Be careful... fear is on your feet.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 44.7%, Horror 16.7%, Nonlinear 16%, Exploration 8.9%, Story Rich 6.3%
- #38 The Whisperer | Le murmureur
75% matchMixed67% 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 41%, Horror 13.5%, Dark 13%, Story Rich 9.4%, First-Person 7.3%
- #39 Selenetrope
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Verrysoft
Windows
Selenetrope is a survival horror game where you play as a lab grown homunculus struggling to survive in a base below the surface of an exoplanetary moon. Battle your insane and misbegotten brothers and stave off a raging fever that threatens to destroy you from within.
Why similar: Nonlinear 27.4%, Survival Horror 20.8%, Horror 18.4%, Exploration 9.8%, First-Person 8.5%
- #40 NEDRA
72% matchMixed66% of 100 reviews2025
Dev: Davit AndreasyanPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
NEDRA is a story-driven, atmospheric action-adventure blending survival horror with cosmic terror. Set in a Soviet-era Antarctic station, all the explorers have vanished without a trace, leaving you to uncover the chilling truth.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 35.2%, Survival Horror 16.4%, Horror 11.2%, Dark 9.4%, Story Rich 7.2%
- #41 DIAPAUSE
71% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: StarStreak
Windows
DIAPAUSE is a haunting sit-and-survive style indie horror game. Stuck within a cabin with only your wits and a spotty flashlight, defend your life against vicious monsters during the night, and solve mysterious puzzles while wandering the halls of your deteriorating mind during the day.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 33.8%, Survival Horror 20%, Dark 13.4%, Horror 11.9%, Lore-Rich 9.4%
- #42 Dead of Darkness
71% matchVery Positive87% of 211 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 35.4%, Survival Horror 21.2%, Horror 12.6%, Dark 9.4%, Story Rich 8.3%
- #43 A Place, Forbidden
73% matchVery Positive85% of 444 reviews2020
Dev: Poison The Inkwell
Windows
A Place, Forbidden is a first-person, lo-fi horror-puzzle game set in the Library of Ouroboros, a seemingly innocuous library that, rumor has it, contains knowledge not meant for the eyes of mortal man. We hope you enjoy your visit.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 46.8%, Horror 16.9%, Dark 13.6%, First-Person 7.5%, Stylized 6.3%
- #44 Look Outside
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 12,602 reviews2025
Dev: Francis CoulombePub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Look Outside is a survival horror RPG set in a single apartment building. A mysterious event turns anyone who looks out the window into grotesque monsters, leaving the world in absolute chaos. Scavenge the building to seek food, supplies, and weapons while encountering strange characters.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 41.8%, Survival Horror 26%, Horror 15.3%, Dark 7.8%, Exploration 4.5%
- #45 Streamer's Revenge
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: RailToad
Windows
Feel like a famous streamer determined to put an end to the insults. You set out to take down the main offender and then go into hiding in a sketchy place...
Why similar: Lovecraftian 35.2%, Horror 14%, Survival Horror 12.4%, Dark 8.7%, Exploration 7.9%
- #46 Abject Abyss
69% matchPositive93% of 15 reviews2026
Dev: Anton Bezett
Windows
A short, atmospheric sci-fi horror experience. Explore an isolated research facility on the edge of charted space, and survive the horrors that lurk there.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 39.7%, Horror 17.4%, Dark 12%, First-Person 7.9%, Story Rich 7.7%
- #47 Lust from Beyond: M Edition
72% matchMixed66% of 353 reviews2022
Dev: Movie Games LunariumPub: Movie Games S.A.
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 64%
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 34.2%, Survival Horror 16.5%, Dark 11.3%, Horror 10.9%, Lore-Rich 7.7%
- #48 Blasfemia
69% matchVery Positive91% of 272 reviews2025
Dev: Nakashima Studios
Windows
Blasfemia is a first-person horror game. You are trapped in a seemingly normal apartment but realize early on that you're not alone. Explore a handcrafted, detail rich environment in a tense and terrifying atmosphere and try to find a way out before an ominous entity gets to you.
Why similar: Survival Horror 28.8%, Dark 21.5%, Horror 19.3%, Exploration 7.2%, First-Person 6.4%
- #49 MEATHOOK
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Alex Rassloff
Windows
Survival horror FPS with a physics-driven weapon system. You are bound to a sinister conveyor mechanism. Reach for weapons and items, navigate labyrinthine tunnels, and blast your path to worthiness!
Why similar: Survival Horror 25.2%, Lovecraftian 21%, Horror 14.7%, Dark 11.8%, First-Person 8.6%
- #50 Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition
73% matchVery Positive94% of 2,923 reviews2009
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Surrounded by enemies and assaulted by terror from all sides, Philip must collect clues and solve vexing puzzles while combating the gnawing psychological terrors that assail his mind and threaten to strip him of his sanity.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 25.5%, Horror 24.2%, Survival Horror 14.5%, First-Person 9.2%, Dark 8.4%
- #51 Venatrix
70% matchPositive81% of 43 reviews2024
Dev: Playstige Interactive
Windows
Venatrix is a unique hybrid of action-packed and stealth-based horror game. We choose to play as either Matthew or Della, resulting in two different play styles, either third-person action/horror or first-person stealth/horror.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 47.8%, Survival Horror 15.8%, Horror 13.8%, Lore-Rich 6.1%, Story Rich 5.6%
- #52 Crathos Deep
68% 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 42%, Horror 16.6%, Dark 14.5%, Exploration 8.9%, Story Rich 4.9%
- #53 Survive
70% match2 user reviews0% of 2 reviews2022
Dev: Semitar Game
Windows
SURVIVE is a 6 player multiplayer horror game. Survive a killer in different environments, accomplish objectives and call the police to escape.
Why similar: Survival Horror 28.4%, Horror 20.7%, Nonlinear 13.5%, Dark 12.4%, First-Person 9.2%
- #54 Myth of Valderit
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Loom Studios
Windows · Linux
Nil is trapped in a cursed village that appears only under the full moon. To escape, he must solve twisted puzzles and uncover hidden secrets. Myth of Valderit is a first-person psychological horror experience. The village is alive. It remembers. And it knows your deepest fears.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 29.9%, Horror 14.4%, Survival Horror 12.7%, Dark 9.7%, Exploration 8.4%
- #55 Ice Eyes
67% 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 36.7%, Survival Horror 17.1%, Horror 15.2%, Story Rich 9.9%, Dark 6.5%
- #56 Rooten
68% matchVery Positive81% of 111 reviews2021
Dev: Amortiz Games
Windows
There is only you and the Forest. In "Rooten" there are no compulsory tasks, time just goes by, and days pass by independently of you. You can explore the Forest, try to get out, or even do nothing at all. The forest has always been here, and always will be. You won't change it no matter what.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 35%, Survival Horror 17.2%, Dark 14.6%, Horror 13%, Story Rich 6.9%
- #57 HINGE
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Spheroom
Windows
HINGE is a psychological horror game that draws inspiration from Lovecraft and Bioshock. Delve into atmospheric environments, uncover clues, navigate the chilling nightmare, and find a way out of the time loop.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 33.3%, Dark 15.1%, Survival Horror 15%, Horror 13.5%, First-Person 7.6%
- #58 Conarium
68% matchMostly Positive77% of 2,252 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 65.1%, Horror 15.5%, First-Person 6.8%, Adventure 5.3%, Story Rich 4.6%
- #59 Permanent: Hope & Vacuum
66% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: DOgames
Windows
Psychological horror, puzzles, platforming, adventure, dungeons, action, intrigue and a terrifying story are all terms that should be used to try to define the essence of «Permanent: Hope & Vacuum».
Why similar: Lovecraftian 30.7%, Survival Horror 17.8%, Dark 12.2%, Horror 10.6%, Story Rich 6.6%
- #60 Pneumata
66% matchMixed51% of 97 reviews2024
Dev: Deadbolt InteractivePub: Perp Games
Windows
Prepare to question what is reality, and what is insanity in one of the scariest psychological horrors in years. The tenants are going missing, screams echo and blood seeps through the walls of Clover Hill.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 34.4%, Survival Horror 20.6%, Horror 13.2%, Exploration 7.4%, Dark 6.4%