Games Like Look Outside

Experience the quiet terror of this 1-bit love letter to Junji Ito and H.P. Lovecraft. Navigate a hellish roguelite reality with turn-based combat and unforgiving choices. Experiment with your deck of event cards to discover new forms of cosmic horror in every playthrough. The inevitable awaits...

Why similar: Lovecraftian 30.2%, Survival Horror 18.5%, Horror 14.7%, Turn-Based Combat 11%, RPG 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: It perfectly mirrors the Lovecraftian, turn-based, and pixel-art survival horror experience found in Look Outside.

F&H 2: Termina is oppressive, relentless and hopeless. A mix of jRPG and Survival Horror. Turn-based combat meets resource management. 3 days to explore the wicked town of Prehevil and find out about its dark secrets. 3 days until the pale and sickly green moon rises at its apex. Termina is upon us!

Why similar: Survival Horror 26.9%, Lovecraftian 25.5%, Horror 13.9%, RPG 13.1%, Turn-Based Combat 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: This game shares the brutal, unforgiving turn-based combat and dark, oppressive atmosphere of the seed game.

Fear & Hunger is a horror dungeon crawler set in the dark and hopeless dungeons of fear and hunger. The game is a hybrid of survival horror and dungeon crawler genres with its influences ranging from Silent Hill to Nethack. There are roguelike elements to the game as well as a heavy foundation of a j-RPG.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 23.1%, RPG 16%, Horror 15.7%, Turn-Based Combat 12.8%, Gore 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a similarly punishing RPG experience where survival depends on careful resource management and navigating grotesque horrors.

Darkwood - a new perspective on survival horror. Scavenge and explore a rich, ever-changing free-roam world by day, then hunker down in your hideout and pray for the morning light.

Why similar: Survival Horror 32.9%, Horror 21%, RPG 18.7%, Dark 8.9%, Exploration 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: It excels at creating a claustrophobic, top-down survival horror experience where the environment itself feels hostile and mysterious.

What you are about to do has not been approved by the Vatican. As a young priest, struggle against demons, cultists, and your own weakening faith in this pixel horror game inspired by the era of classic 8-bit gaming and the "Satanic Panic" of the 1980s.

Why similar: Horror 19.6%, Lovecraftian 19.5%, Survival Horror 14.2%, Pixel Graphics 13.7%, Gore 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: The retro, pixel-art style and intense psychological horror elements align closely with the aesthetic and tone of Look Outside.

A branching-path narrative horror RPG set in Vienna, Austria. Guide the Unnamed through the worst night of their life: Harass your neighbours. Debate with birds. Smoke to survive.

Why similar: RPG 26.9%, Pixel Graphics 19.3%, Turn-Based Combat 16.2%, Horror 12.7%, Dark 10.9%

Why You'll Like It: This title captures the specific feeling of being trapped in an apartment building while facing inexplicable, terrifying events.

Delve into a role-playing game of horror, loss and madness set in the strange worlds of HP Lovecraft. Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones offers a mix of rich role-playing and turn-based tactical combat, represented in an illustrative visual style. Can you find salvation in a dead world?

Why similar: Lovecraftian 40.7%, RPG 19.7%, Turn-Based Combat 14%, Horror 11.5%, Violent 3.3%

Why You'll Like It: It is a turn-based RPG that leans heavily into Lovecraftian themes and cosmic dread, much like the seed game.

The five crew members of the Tulpar are stranded in the empty reaches of space, shrouded in perpetual sunset. God is not watching.

Why similar: Horror 35.9%, Gore 21.6%, Dark 11.9%, Atmospheric 10.4%, Mystery 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a deeply atmospheric and psychological narrative experience that echoes the unsettling tone of the seed game.

Pathologic 2 is a groundbreaking open-world horror RPG. Resist the plague. Make medicine. Heal people. Perform an autopsy. Trade to get what you need. Fight and kill if necessary. Survive. Struggle with an outbreak in a secluded rural town that is rapidly turning into hell.

Why similar: Survival Horror 39.3%, RPG 26.4%, Atmospheric 10.2%, Dark 9.4%, Isometric 6%

Why You'll Like It: It is a masterclass in survival-based horror where managing resources in a dying, isolated environment is the core gameplay loop.

In this original and adult psychological survival horror, the masked protagonist must escape from a city ravaged by disease, by any means necessary.

Why similar: Survival Horror 31.6%, Horror 23.6%, Pixel Graphics 13.5%, RPG 8.8%, Great Soundtrack 5.1%

Why You'll Like It: A classic 2D survival horror game that emphasizes isolation, scavenging, and psychological instability.

A horror game about claustrophobia. During a storm your service dog is forced down a broken sewer drain. You find the nearest sewer entrance and run in after it. Along the way you will meet others that are also stricken by abnormal or psychological fear.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 31.9%, Survival Horror 27.2%, Horror 18%, Great Soundtrack 7.6%, Atmospheric 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: This game masterfully captures the feeling of being trapped in confined, claustrophobic spaces while dealing with psychological horror.

A classic survival horror experience set in a dystopian future where humanity has uncovered a dark secret. Unravel a cosmic mystery, escape terrifying creatures, and scavenge an off-world government facility as Elster, a technician Replika searching for her lost dreams.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 38.4%, Survival Horror 36.8%, Dark 6.3%, Atmospheric 5.6%, Violent 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: While more action-oriented, its aesthetic and focus on survival horror in a confined, mysterious setting are highly relevant.

Join Brian Pasternack on his first working day at Sintracorp. Uncertain, unprepared, and massively unqualified, will Pasternack have what it takes to shine in Sintracorp’s hierarchy? It all depends on how he performs on his first assignment… and whether he survives it.

Why similar: Survival Horror 29.1%, Horror 21.1%, Pixel Graphics 17%, Gore 15.3%, Exploration 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: This game features a similar premise of being trapped in a building filled with supernatural threats, utilizing a distinct pixel-art style.

Explore a strange world full of colorful friends and foes. When the time comes, the path you’ve chosen will determine your fate... and perhaps the fate of others as well.

Why similar: RPG 23.3%, Pixel Graphics 22.5%, Great Soundtrack 20.1%, Horror 18.8%, Atmospheric 4.7%

Why You'll Like It: It uses a deceptive, cute pixel-art style to deliver a deeply unsettling and psychological horror RPG experience.

The miserable journey of a broken man...

Why similar: RPG 22.4%, Horror 19.5%, Pixel Graphics 15.7%, Great Soundtrack 13.3%, Dark 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, story-rich RPG that balances bleak, post-apocalyptic themes with turn-based combat and difficult choices.

Lamentum is a pixel art survival horror game, set in New England in the mid-nineteenth century.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 27.9%, Survival Horror 23.1%, Horror 10.8%, Gore 10.1%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: A survival horror game that focuses on exploration and resource management within a dark, mansion-like setting.

Navigate the eerie world of Dreams in the Witch House, a unique blend of point-and-click and RPG-adventure. Unravel occult mysteries in Arkham, maintain your sanity, and survive the May-Eve in this Lovecraftian horror game.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 37.3%, Survival Horror 17.8%, Horror 12.3%, RPG 12.2%, Pixel Graphics 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: A direct adaptation of Lovecraftian horror that blends adventure and survival elements in a way that feels very familiar.

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 31.2%, Survival Horror 23.4%, Horror 13.2%, Pixel Graphics 8.5%, Atmospheric 4.2%

Why You'll Like It: A 2D survival horror game that emphasizes story-rich exploration and atmospheric tension.

Trench Face is a horror turn based war RPG featuring exploration-based dungeons, with hanging monsters lurking around each corner. Every enemy varying in strengths and weaknesses. Escape the trench with your life.

Why similar: Survival Horror 29.7%, RPG 19.9%, Horror 15.7%, Turn-Based Combat 15.1%, Pixel Graphics 4.6%

Why You'll Like It: It combines turn-based RPG mechanics with survival horror in a gritty, historical setting.

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 51.2%, Survival Horror 21.9%, Horror 9.3%, Violent 4.8%, Adventure 4%

Why You'll Like It: This game is a procedural Lovecraftian survival horror experience that emphasizes exploration and managing sanity.

A turn-based horror RPG with retro 32-bit 3D graphics. Survive the horrors of the mansion that changes every time you enter.

Why similar: Survival Horror 29.2%, Turn-Based Combat 21.7%, RPG 20%, Horror 19.1%, Dark 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: This game offers a retro-styled, mystery-dungeon horror experience that aligns with the seed game's RPG roots.

A surreal RPG with a unique graphical style and droll scenario.

Why similar: RPG 38.4%, Turn-Based Combat 33.1%, Great Soundtrack 14.1%, Pixel Graphics 7.3%, Adventure 4.9%

Why You'll Like It: Its surreal, dreamlike world and turn-based combat offer a unique, artistic take on the RPG genre similar to the seed game's oddity.

Cast into the Great Well, unwanted by the world above. You delve the dark in search of the Old One, your last salvation. Lunacid is a dark fantasy dungeon crawler inspired by Shadow Tower and King’s Field.

Why similar: RPG 42.6%, Horror 24.8%, Atmospheric 11.4%, Gore 7.7%, Violent 4.7%

Why You'll Like It: A dungeon-crawler that captures a dark, atmospheric, and retro-inspired world perfect for fans of exploration-heavy horror.

The year is 1990. It’s been two years since the mysterious disappearance of Edward Crow and the abrupt closure of his theme park, Crow Country. But your arrival has broken the silence, Mara Forest. If you want answers, you’ll have to venture deep into the darkness of Crow Country to find them…

Why similar: Survival Horror 40.6%, Horror 18.2%, RPG 10.7%, Gore 9.7%, Exploration 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on atmospheric exploration and survival horror in a confined, eerie location, mirroring the seed game's core loop.

You awaken in a cold unfamiliar building crawling with grotesque creatures. Stave off terror using your wits and anything you can find, then try to make it out alive in this highly atmospheric environmental horror game.

Why similar: Survival Horror 40.4%, Horror 24.2%, Dark 10.8%, Atmospheric 7%, Demons 5.1%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a dark, survival-horror experience with a strong focus on psychological elements and anime-inspired aesthetics.

Lured to a rural property in Massachusetts, college students Jessica King and Nathan Romero are thrust into a terrifying battle for survival against an otherworldly evil. Test your instincts and your will to survive in this retro-style survival horror adventure, inspired by the classics of the '90s.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 26.3%, Survival Horror 16.9%, Horror 11.2%, RPG 9.4%, Gore 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: A pixel-art horror game that focuses on gore and survival, fitting well with the seed game's aesthetic.

The Cat Lady follows Susan Ashworth, a lonely 40-year old on the verge of suicide. She has no family, no friends and no hope for a better future. One day she discovers that five strangers will come along and change everything...

Why similar: Horror 48.7%, Dark 13.8%, Adventure 10%, Atmospheric 8.9%, Exploration 8%

Why You'll Like It: This 2D psychological horror game features a dark, mature narrative and a unique art style that complements the seed game's vibe.

Welcome to Elderfield, a cozy horror RPG with hand-drawn art and dark lofi music. Manage your farm, befriend or romance the locals, investigate mysteries, decorate your home, fight terrifying creatures, fish, cook, seek the Old Gods, die in your sleep, and more... There's lots to do in Elderfield!

Why similar: Lovecraftian 39.2%, Horror 15.8%, RPG 15.6%, Pixel Graphics 11.3%, Mystery 4.1%

A craft-based, isometric survival horror game with twisted monsters and warped reality. Scavenge and build to survive terrifying days and nights while using stealth and noise to fight enemies that stalk by sound. All styled with bold comic art and an '80s horror vibe.

Why similar: Survival Horror 43%, Horror 22%, Isometric 9.8%, Exploration 7.3%, Mystery 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: This game features isometric survival horror mechanics and crafting, emphasizing the struggle to stay alive in a hostile environment.

WARNING. Stay inside. Lock your doors. Close the blinds. Only let humans in. Eliminate all Visitors. An anxiety horror about paranoia in the End of Times.

Why similar: Horror 41.3%, Gore 20.7%, Dark 13.2%, Atmospheric 10.3%, Mystery 7.9%

Horror Roguelike characterized by an experimental artstyle and storytelling, strategic gameplay and deep mysteries

Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 25.3%, Horror 21.6%, RPG 21.1%, Pixel Graphics 15.8%, Mystery 6.6%

Deliver packages to the weirdly happy folk of Little Vale and discover the terrifying secrets they hide. Are you brave enough to face the many monsters and sinister locations of this first-person horror adventure game? There's only one way to find out...

Why similar: Lovecraftian 32.9%, Survival Horror 19%, Horror 13.5%, Pixel Graphics 8.6%, Violent 4.9%

Why You'll Like It: An indie psychological horror title that focuses on atmosphere and a sense of dread in a confined environment.

You must stay in your apartment as the city around you falls to an Eldritch horror.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 48.4%, RPG 15.1%, Pixel Graphics 15.1%, Horror 13.1%, Exploration 4.8%

Longing for light, a sunless world begins devouring itself. Every step shifts the landscape beneath you as you search for what remains of her.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 41.8%, Horror 17.1%, Pixel Graphics 13.4%, Dark 6.7%, Exploration 5.7%

There is nothing Joe wouldn't do for his wife. But as they try to save their marriage with a romantic getaway, things go from bad to worse, and from worse... to insanity...

Why similar: Horror 35.1%, Great Soundtrack 16.8%, Adventure 11.7%, Gore 10.2%, Dark 9%

Why You'll Like It: A grim, psychological horror adventure that shares the dark, oppressive atmosphere and 2D perspective of Look Outside.

M.E.A.T. is a pixel art RPG game in a horror sci-fi setting, with renowned fight, movement and character development systems. Unravel the mystery of a sinister substance and become the hero of a small Canadian city during the Gold Rush era.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 30.4%, RPG 16.8%, Horror 13.1%, Pixel Graphics 12.4%, Gore 8.9%

Venture through the Labyrinth Of The Demon King, solving puzzles and fighting fearsome monsters in an epic quest to track down the demon who betrayed your lord and end its life.

Why similar: Survival Horror 39.2%, Horror 21%, RPG 15.5%, Atmospheric 7.1%, Demons 6.4%

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 41.8%, Horror 26.3%, Dark 11.8%, Adventure 6.5%, Exploration 5.5%

Hylics is a recreational program with light JRPG elements.

Why similar: RPG 37.4%, Great Soundtrack 19.2%, Turn-Based Combat 13%, Pixel Graphics 11.4%, Atmospheric 6.9%

You're here to slay the princess. Don't believe her lies.

Why similar: Horror 54.3%, RPG 33.6%, Adventure 8.5%, Singleplayer 3.5%

Rose must escape the Cursed Mansion - a demonic space that preys and feeds on fear and despair. In this horror RPG you'll solve puzzles and learn the mansion’s history. Mystery, malignant spirits, and misery everywhere. Cursed Mansion brings an eerie atmosphere which leaves one with goosebumps.

Why similar: Horror 23.7%, RPG 17.2%, Pixel Graphics 16%, Dark 9.9%, Atmospheric 7.1%

Dive into a hostile world that challenges your very existence, in this survival horror game with RPG elements. Unravel a thousand-year-old mystery, risk your sanity and face the Outer Gods with your skills. Every bullet and every decision counts now, are you up to the task?

Why similar: Lovecraftian 37.6%, Survival Horror 23.5%, Horror 13.3%, RPG 12.1%, Dark 6%

Lovecraft’s Untold Stories is an action roguelite with RPG elements. Explore randomly generated levels based in Lovecraft's stories, fight cultists and all kinds of monsters from the Mythos, improve your gear, solve puzzles, and find clues and knowledge to defeat the Great Old Ones.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 57.5%, RPG 13.9%, Horror 8.3%, Pixel Graphics 7.2%, Adventure 3.7%

Endacopia is a Point-and-Click Puzzle Adventure that is visually reminiscent of early computer edutainment games... with underlying horrors.

Why similar: Horror 29.9%, Pixel Graphics 22.3%, Dark 12%, Exploration 9.1%, Atmospheric 7.8%

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 44.9%, Horror 22.6%, Pixel Graphics 6.1%, Dark 6%, Atmospheric 5.4%

Shadows over Loathing — a slapstick-figure comedy adventure-RPG full of mobsters, monsters, and mysteries.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 55.2%, RPG 26.9%, Adventure 6.7%, Turn-Based Combat 6.5%, 2D 4.3%

Care is an atmospheric first person horror game with puzzle elements, where your choices have consequences. Be observant with your surroundings and unravel the horrific secrets that hide within these walls.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 39.8%, Horror 19%, Pixel Graphics 12.2%, Dark 7.8%, Atmospheric 5.9%

Chorus of Carcosa is a first-person psychological horror game about an anxious sculptor who is trapped in a dark and ever-changing building. Stay silent, survive its twisted labyrinths and escape the monsters. Just don’t lose your way in the shadows or within your own mind.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 28.7%, Survival Horror 18.9%, Horror 14.7%, Gore 10.4%, Dark 6.8%

This game is a venture into an alternative timeline in which graphics and sensible game design were never invented.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 39.3%, Survival Horror 18%, RPG 15.5%, Horror 9.9%, Dark 6.7%

Build the ultimate cat army through tactical breeding and send them into deep, challenging turn-based adventures. Draft abilities, collect items, and manipulate genetics across generations in this roguelike tactics game from the creators of The Binding of Isaac and The End is Nigh.

Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 39.6%, RPG 27.3%, Horror 17.3%, Great Soundtrack 11%, 2D 4.8%

In Felvidek, a JRPG set in 15th century Slovakia, you embrace the role of an alcoholic knight Pavol. Meet diverse and interesting characters to help you drive out the Hussites and Ottomans who blight this land.

Why similar: RPG 33%, Turn-Based Combat 29.6%, Pixel Graphics 19.2%, Atmospheric 7.2%, 2D 5.2%

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 57.3%, Horror 15.6%, RPG 8%, Survival Horror 4.6%, Atmospheric 3.9%

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 34.3%, Survival Horror 19.8%, Horror 13.5%, Pixel Graphics 9.9%, Dark 6.1%

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 35.1%, Survival Horror 27.5%, Horror 14.6%, Pixel Graphics 7.3%, Exploration 4.7%

Explore, build, and survive in a cryptic expanse oozing with dreamlike oddities and esoteric critters.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 46.5%, Horror 21.7%, Pixel Graphics 14.1%, Atmospheric 8.4%, Exploration 6%

Frail Hearts: Versicorae Domlion is an old-school JRPG with a deep and mysterious storyline placed in a fictional dark city of Gris. Explore the story of four troubled souls and kill the abominations that threaten the existence of reality itself.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 30.7%, Turn-Based Combat 16.3%, Horror 11.3%, RPG 9.7%, Pixel Graphics 8%

One day, Jimmy looked inside.

Why similar: RPG 38.7%, Horror 21.4%, Pixel Graphics 12.8%, Great Soundtrack 12.4%, Gore 7.7%

Dark Fear is a pixel horror game with RPG and adventure game elements. Explore a diverse landscape filled with forests, mountains, lakes and deserts. Make allies in the local village, upgrade your weapon and armor, go hunting/fishing and fight your way to the truth by slaying your foes, solving puzzles and helping people with their...

Why similar: RPG 45.5%, Horror 25.4%, Pixel Graphics 12.8%, Adventure 11.7%, Indie 4.5%

A uniquely stylised survival-horror adventure game. Explore a dying world, averting enemies, managing your resources, and solving puzzles.

Why similar: Survival Horror 34.6%, Horror 18.4%, RPG 13.6%, Pixel Graphics 10.1%, Dark 7.4%

Withering Rooms is a challenging 2.5D horror RPG set in a procedurally generated Victorian mansion that changes each night. Explore Mostyn House to collect the perfect items for your build and face a huge cast of overgrown undead, invisible ghosts, devious witches, and more.

Why similar: Horror 44.2%, Survival Horror 16.9%, RPG 14.7%, Mystery 9.2%, Adventure 6.2%