Games Like Iter Noctis

Assist clients in matters of Ritomancy. Devise powerful esoteric rituals by scouring forgotten tomes and unearthing forgotten grimoires in this uniquely text-based and lore-driven lovecraftian mystery game.

Why similar: Gothic 38.4% ★, Lovecraftian 32.9%, Lore-Rich 22.4%, First-Person 5.6%, Indie 0.6%

Explore the House, a parasite dimension that steals from other worlds, in a train that scuttles on mechanical legs.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 35.4%, Gothic 28.6% ★, Lore-Rich 21.3%, Horror 9.6%, Indie 5.2%

Solve your own murder in this horror text adventure with choice dependent endings. Explore an isolated desert town to figure out who murdered you - and why.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 61.6%, Horror 21.3%, Indie 17%

The Academy of the Cosmic Realm is a short first-person horror game where you explore an old abandoned academy to discover what terrible event led to it's closure.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 47.4%, Lore-Rich 24.8%, Horror 17.2%, First-Person 7.2%, Indie 3.4%

Euclidean; a game of geometric horror; a slow descent into the dark, into madness, futility, and despair, where Things greater than you watch and wait and dream. Struggle for every second of life you have left… Even knowing you’re better off dead.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 56.6%, Horror 16.5%, Indie 13.8%, First-Person 13.1%

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 66.5%, Horror 16.4%, First-Person 9.5%, Indie 7.7%

You've got a new babysitting job, and things are taking a turn for the weird. Feed him, read him a bedtime story, and try not to fall into his dreams. How long can you stay in control?

Why similar: Lovecraftian 32.3%, Gothic 30.5% ★, Lore-Rich 18.9%, Horror 10.6%, First-Person 7.8%

In "The Dark Lineage" you re-take the role of police detective Howard Loreid, a man tormented by the paranormal happenings around him. Howard discovers that his own terrible past has some connection to the madness that is about to swallow him, yet again.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 58.1%, Horror 17.9%, Indie 14.9%, First-Person 9.1%

A fierce, action-packed narrative RPG; Play as Quentin Ashborne, the archaeologist whose duty has brought him to fight tooth and nail against the damned souls. If you are to survive, you must learn to manage & manipulate blood. Ride the downward spiral.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 38.5%, Gothic 24.4% ★, Lore-Rich 21.2%, First-Person 9.5%, Horror 6.5%

Shadows of Eldemir is a retro-inspired, Victorian cosmic-horror, point-and-click adventure RPG, where a London schoolmaster travels to a remote Eastern European village searching for his missing fiancée, only to discover the archaeological expedition she joined may have disturbed something ancient.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 43.1%, Gothic 26% ★, Horror 14.6%, Lore-Rich 13.7%, Indie 2.6%

Play the role of Professor Dyer, a geologist at Miskatonic University who travelled to Antarctica in 1930 as the leader of a research expedition, in this 3D first-person horror survival adventure game.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 85.9%, Indie 14.1%

Sea Salt is a dark fantasy reverse horror action-strategy game where you play as the nightmarish force of Dagon by controlling and growing a horde of minions.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 54.4%, Gothic 24.1% ★, Horror 11.7%, Indie 9.9%

Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth is a first-person horror game that combines intense action and adventure elements.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 69.2%, Horror 21.6%, First-Person 9.2%

"The Land of Crows" is a side-scroller gothic story adventure game, inspired by the literary works of the Masters of pre-romantic, romantic and gothic literature (E.A. Poe, J.W. Goethe, A. Mickiewicz, J. Slowacki) and lovecraftian mythos.

Why similar: Gothic 44.2% ★, Lovecraftian 37.1%, Indie 18.7%

Play as the survivors of a Lovecraftian apocalypse, where resources are scarce and horrors abundant.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 34.2%, Gothic 33.7% ★, Indie 32.1%

Fictional short story set in the United Kingdom under a Gothic/Steampunk aesthetic, where a young woman contemplates a discovery that could potentially change the world.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 42.4%, Gothic 42.4% ★, Horror 11.6%, Indie 3.5%

In this thrilling point-and-click adventure based on the works of H.P Lovecraft, you’ll traverse the haunting world of Gothic New England, solving puzzles and acquiring information to help Stanton solve the mystery of the Necronomicon.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 77.4%, Horror 16.6%, First-Person 6%

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 60.3%, Horror 23%, First-Person 16.8%

Rumors resurface. Legends are resurrected. In this Lovecraftian visual novel, play as Alex N. Wilmarth, skeptic and professor at Miskatonic University, to unravel the hideous secrets centered at a secluded farm in the hills of Vermont, coming ever closer to mortal peril.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 65.7%, Indie 17.7%, Horror 16.6%

Originally released as The Dark Eye, this 1995 cult classic adapts Edgar Allan Poe's most macabre tales. Navigate a nightmarish world of uncanny stop-motion puppetry narrated by William S. Burroughs. Solve twisted puzzles and experience madness through the eyes of both murderer and victim.

Why similar: Gothic 34.8% ★, Lovecraftian 30.4%, Lore-Rich 16.9%, Horror 10.8%, First-Person 7%

基于“克苏鲁神话”世界观下的Roguelike动作冒险游戏作品。玩家将在游戏中身临其境地接触洛夫克拉夫特笔下那些不可名状之物。通过不同的选择调查世界的谜团，合理控制自己的san值让自己在残酷的走位-射击战斗中生存下去！获取装备，磨练技巧，挫败古神与外神们的邪恶计划！

Why similar: Lovecraftian 87.4%, Indie 12.6%

Follow the fear of Benedek Dohnany and Nikolay Kalyakin and play the onset of a dark and chilling narrative adventure. Make decisions and affect the events that precede a macabre series of murders, allegedly related to devil worship and witchcraft.

Why similar: Gothic 41.8% ★, Lovecraftian 39.4%, Horror 13.5%, Indie 5.3%

Underworld Dreams: The False King is the first game in the Underworld Dreams Anthology - the first-person horror series based in the Lovecraftian mythos. Inspired by the works of Lovecraft and Robert W Chambers and set in the 1980s, it sets the stage for the Underworld Dreams experience.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 57.7%, Horror 23.8%, First-Person 13.2%, Indie 5.3%

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 45%, Gothic 27.2% ★, Horror 15.1%, First-Person 12.7%

You've been sent to the 13th floor of a long abandoned hotel. Abandoned, that is, except for the Occupant

Why similar: Horror 40.4%, Indie 32.2%, First-Person 27.4%

Explore a sealed crypt to reveal its sacred secrets as an archivist priest. Use your faith against the looming horrors. Banish them and make your path before your lantern goes out, or you will lose your way... and your mind.

Why similar: Gothic 69.6% ★, Horror 18.3%, First-Person 7.7%, Indie 4.3%

Cursed the womb that bears emptiness beneath its heart. For the child enters the world with the veil upon its face, yet its soul wanders lone in the heavens where God is not. Why then does she not hasten to the place that was prepared for her? Seek the truth in our visual novel.

Why similar: Gothic 55.4% ★, Lore-Rich 29.2%, Horror 11.7%, Indie 3.7%

Mythos: The Beginning is a survival horror/adventure rpg based on the pulp-horror and monster movies of the 1930s. Set in London in 1934, Mythos tasks you with creating your own paranormal investigator from scratch and guiding them through an exploration of the infamous Harborough Asylum.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 50.8%, Gothic 36.5% ★, Horror 12.7%

Explore disturbing corners of the human psyche. Delve into a dimension of nightmares, the occult and a tense psychological world created in classic Lovecraftian style. As police detective Howard E. Loreid, you are tasked to solve the murder of Clark Field, a wealthy man involved in the occult.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 63.7%, Horror 21.9%, Indie 8.6%, First-Person 5.8%

The Witches Pond is a horror-adventure game based on the real-life place with the same name. Enter a world of mystery and strange places where you will experience events that may or may not seem real.

Why similar: Gothic 61.9% ★, Indie 19.6%, Horror 18.5%

Deeper is a short horror management game focusing on stress and being stuck in a submarine

Why similar: Lovecraftian 67.8%, Horror 25.5%, Indie 6.6%

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 74.2%, Horror 18%, First-Person 7.8%

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 50.6%, Gothic 25% ★, Horror 13.1%, First-Person 11.3%

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 40.9%, Lore-Rich 23.8%, First-Person 14.8%, Horror 13.2%, Indie 7.3%

Explore and survive a twisted Hundred Acre Wood while being hunted by an old childhood friend, Winnie-the-Pooh. Rescue Christopher Robin with the help of Eldritch Beasts that were once familiar faces. Discover what took place and has changed a once beautiful land into something dark and dangerous.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 56%, Horror 17.4%, Lore-Rich 14.9%, First-Person 10.5%, Indie 1.1%

What does it feel like to find yourself in hell? You don't feel the wind, you don't see the sun. No more hearing child's laughter. No memory of those who once were your friends and family.

Why similar: Gothic 57.7% ★, Horror 18.2%, First-Person 14%, Indie 10.1%

Wake up, feel the rumbling void in your stomach, just another boy bound by satiation. The vending machine is just downstairs...

Why similar: Lovecraftian 57.3%, Horror 24.1%, Indie 18.6%

A Black and White Choose Your Own Adventure game in the Open World of the Umbra Fields. Customize who you are among 15 distinct classes, choose what nation you wish to be in, and explore to your heart's content. Do quests, explore dungeons, fight, and discover your fate; the fate of the world.

Why similar: Gothic 45.2% ★, Lovecraftian 39.8%, Horror 9.7%, First-Person 5.2%

A Gothic horror faerie tale.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 42%, Gothic 28.6% ★, Lore-Rich 15.6%, Horror 13.8%

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 52.6%, Lore-Rich 26%, Horror 14.4%, First-Person 7%

🐙Original сomics style game inspired by the works of Howard Phillips Lovecraft - a recognized master of the horror genre. You have to avoid traps, solve puzzles and react very fast fleeing from Lovecraftian horrors which fill the labyrinth of the Temple of Nameless Cults.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 83.5%, Indie 16.5%

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 68%, Horror 17.9%, First-Person 9.4%, Indie 4.7%

Silent Planet is an exploration-focused, gothic sci-fi metroidvania rooted in Cosmic Horror. Explore the claustrophobic corridors of a massive underground complex filled with the remnants of technological and biological horrors created by a dead civilization.

Why similar: Gothic 43.2% ★, Lore-Rich 26.2%, Lovecraftian 24%, Indie 6.5%

This is the story of a family living in a haunted house in New Hampshire. And you're the one haunting them.

Why similar: Gothic 75.1% ★, Horror 19.1%, Indie 5.8%

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 85%, Indie 15%

Nightmares of awful creatures and twisted worlds have haunted you since you received a letter from a prospective client. Delving into the mystery behind this cursed page may be the only chance you have of ever sleeping again. Nobody ever said being a paranormal investigator was easy...

Why similar: Lovecraftian 58.1%, Horror 23.1%, Indie 11.1%, First-Person 7.7%

A story-driven horror game.

Why similar: Gothic 44.4% ★, Lovecraftian 37.5%, Horror 12.8%, Indie 5.3%

You’ve discovered evidence of a cosmic presence influencing humanity since its origins. Now something born in the depths of the cosmos is calling again. Investigate, uncover forbidden knowledge and survive a disturbing first person Lovecraftian horror adventure.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 50.2%, Lore-Rich 23.7%, Horror 17%, First-Person 9.1%

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 54.3%, Horror 18.3%, Lore-Rich 15.8%, First-Person 11.5%

Born from an Alternate Reality Game experience created by Alice & Smith in 2019, Cyrano Story is a complex puzzle game designed to ascend to intergalactic forces and give insight into the backstory of Funcom’s cosmic horror game Moons of Madness.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 54.3%, Indie 28.2%, Horror 17.5%

Uncover ancient cults, battle horrific monsters and thwart the rise of unfathomable Ancient Ones in a 1920s-themed adventure. In this faithful adaptation of the classic board game, you must race against time to save humanity from ancient powers and dark secrets before all is lost.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 59.9%, Lore-Rich 20.6%, Horror 16.3%, Indie 3.2%

A slow burn retro horror game, in which you arrive at the old lighthouse on a small island near the coast of the United States. After the previous keeper has gone missing, you need to take over his duties and watch after the light.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 53%, Horror 23.3%, Indie 13.9%, First-Person 9.7%

You play as a father who has recently lost his son. Driven by grief, you embark on a time-bending journey in order to revive him back from the dead. But by the end of your journey, the horrors that you witness will make you question the credibility of your actions.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 53.8%, Lore-Rich 28.8%, Horror 16.3%, Indie 1.1%

Investigate the murder of Evie Roots. Save the town from disaster. Learn the history of the Great Houses. Immerse yourself in the centuries-old history of Pineford.

Why similar: Gothic 37.4% ★, Lovecraftian 32.8%, Lore-Rich 29.8%

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 67.5%, Horror 19.2%, First-Person 8.9%, Indie 4.4%

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 32.5%, Horror 22.4%, Gothic 21.6% ★, Indie 12.6%, First-Person 10.9%

Delve into the depths of hell and slay hordes of enemies on your way down through a dark well in this retro inspired rogue-lite FPS.

Why similar: Gothic 37.1% ★, Lovecraftian 25.3%, Horror 15.1%, Indie 12.3%, First-Person 10.2%

From H.P. Lovecraft's work, this walking simulator sends you to the frozen wastes of Antarctica. Use your tools to navigate the frozen galleries untouched by millennia. 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 48.2%, Lore-Rich 26.9%, Horror 13.6%, First-Person 11.2%

Eldritch is the original imsim roguelike: a first-person action game inspired by roguelikes, immersive sims, and H. P. Lovecraft.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 63.7%, First-Person 13.8%, Horror 13%, Indie 9.5%

Welcome to Forgotten Hill Museum, a place where the past, the present, nature, art and the unknown are exhibited!

Why similar: Lovecraftian 72.3%, Indie 17%, Horror 10.7%