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 28.9%, Survival Horror 19.5%, Horror 14.7%, Turn-Based Combat 11.1%, RPG 8.5%

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

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: RPGMaker 27.4% ★, Lovecraftian 17.5%, Horror 12.2%, RPG 11.9%, Turn-Based Combat 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: It is the definitive brutal turn-based survival horror RPG that shares the unforgiving nature of the seed game.

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 28%, Lovecraftian 24.4%, Horror 13.9%, RPG 12.7%, Turn-Based Combat 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: This sequel expands on the survival mechanics and dark, oppressive atmosphere of the original.

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 33.5%, Horror 20.2%, RPG 17.9%, Dark 9.5%, Exploration 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: Offers an intense, top-down survival horror experience that captures the same feeling of isolation and dread.

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 25.9%, Pixel Graphics 18.9%, Turn-Based Combat 16.3%, Horror 12.6%, Dark 11.9%

Why You'll Like It: A strong match for the RPGMaker-style psychological horror and narrative-driven exploration.

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 34.7%, Gore 20.5%, Dark 13.1%, Atmospheric 10.8%, Mystery 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that excels at creating a claustrophobic, retro-inspired atmosphere.

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 40.2%, RPG 20.1%, Turn-Based Combat 14.9%, Horror 12%, Violent 3.5%

Why You'll Like It: A turn-based RPG that leans heavily into Lovecraftian themes and sanity-draining combat.

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 21.2%, Lovecraftian 19.9%, Survival Horror 15.9%, Pixel Graphics 14.7%, Gore 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: Uses a distinct retro aesthetic to deliver a terrifying and atmospheric horror experience.

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: Survival Horror 37.8%, Lovecraftian 36.2%, Dark 6.9%, Atmospheric 5.8%, Violent 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: A survival horror title that focuses on resource management and a deeply unsettling, atmospheric narrative.

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 24.5%, Atmospheric 10.3%, Dark 9.8%, Isometric 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in survival RPG design where resource management and moral choices are central to the horror.

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: RPGMaker 37.5% ★, RPG 17.7%, Pixel Graphics 17.5%, Horror 14.8%, Atmospheric 3.9%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror RPG that uses a unique visual style to explore themes of trauma and isolation.

The miserable journey of a broken man...

Why similar: RPGMaker 35.7% ★, RPG 16.1%, Horror 14.3%, Pixel Graphics 11.3%, Dark 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, turn-based RPG that explores survival and psychological trauma in a post-apocalyptic setting.

“I’m the Batter. I’ve been entrusted with a sacred mission.” -- One of the most influential RPGs of the last 20 years is finally coming to Steam. Take control of the Batter as he seeks to purify an uncanny and hopeless world haunted by specters, guided by a cryptic, grinning cat called The Judge.

Why similar: RPGMaker 42.3% ★, RPG 27.4%, Pixel Graphics 15.1%, 2D 4.1%, Horror 3.5%

Why You'll Like It: A classic surreal RPGMaker horror game that shares the unsettling, otherworldly tone of the seed.

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 28.1%, Survival Horror 22.9%, Horror 12.3%, Pixel Graphics 7.8%, Gore 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: A survival horror game that shares the atmospheric, story-rich focus of the seed.

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 33.2%, Survival Horror 30.9%, Horror 19.5%, Atmospheric 6.1%, Gore 4.3%

Why You'll Like It: Captures the claustrophobic feeling of being trapped in a confined, surreal space with psychological horror elements.

A 2D exploration adventure game set in a creepy, mysterious art gallery.

Why similar: RPGMaker 34.7% ★, Horror 20%, RPG 17.4%, Pixel Graphics 15.2%, Exploration 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: A quintessential RPGMaker horror experience that focuses on exploration and atmospheric storytelling.

A young girl, Viola, is drawn inexorably to a mysterious manor that seems to change behind her back. It is a place of pain, turmoil and death. Plumb its detestable depths and abominable history. Untangle riddles that bar your perilous path. And flee the hellish halls of The Witch’s House.

Why similar: RPGMaker 43.5% ★, Horror 23.8%, Pixel Graphics 8.3%, RPG 8.1%, Survival Horror 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: An essential RPGMaker horror game that features exploration and a tense, atmospheric environment.

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 41.2%, Horror 17.7%, RPG 10.6%, Gore 9.4%, Exploration 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: A retro-styled survival horror game that focuses on exploration and environmental storytelling.

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: RPGMaker 34% ★, Horror 15.4%, RPG 10.8%, Pixel Graphics 10.2%, Dark 7%

Why You'll Like It: An RPGMaker horror game that features multiple endings and a heavy focus on exploration.

Witness the tale of a most foolish family. A remake of the classic horror exploration game makes its way to Steam.

Why similar: RPGMaker 39.7% ★, Horror 16.6%, Survival Horror 15.8%, Pixel Graphics 8.7%, Dark 3.9%

Why You'll Like It: A classic RPGMaker horror title that emphasizes puzzle-solving and narrative-driven dread.

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 40%, Horror 20.4%, RPG 14.8%, Demons 7.6%, Atmospheric 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: A dark-fantasy dungeon crawler that captures a similar atmospheric, retro-horror vibe.

Darkest Dungeon is a challenging gothic roguelike turn-based RPG about the psychological stresses of adventuring. Recruit, train, and lead a team of flawed heroes against unimaginable horrors, stress, disease, and the ever-encroaching dark. Can you keep your heroes together when all hope is lost?

Why similar: Lovecraftian 39.9%, Turn-Based Combat 30.1%, RPG 15.4%, Horror 5.2%, Dark 3.9%

Why You'll Like It: Features turn-based combat with heavy Lovecraftian themes and a focus on managing the mental state of your characters.

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 43.6%, Horror 25.9%, Atmospheric 12.4%, Gore 7.9%, Violent 5.1%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person dungeon crawler that emphasizes exploration and a moody, retro atmosphere.

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 27.1%, Survival Horror 19.1%, Horror 12.2%, RPG 9.8%, Gore 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: A pixel-art survival horror game that leans into gore and atmospheric tension.

Barotrauma is a 2D co-op submarine simulator – in space, with survival horror and RPG elements. Steer your submarine, complete missions, fight monsters, fix leaks, operate machinery, man the guns and craft items, and stay alert: danger in Barotrauma doesn’t announce itself!

Why similar: Survival Horror 49.3%, Horror 26.8%, Gore 10.9%, 2D 6%, Violent 6%

Why You'll Like It: A survival horror game set in a confined, hostile environment that requires intense resource management.

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 49.2%, Survival Horror 23.1%, Horror 9.4%, Violent 4.8%, Adventure 4.3%

Why You'll Like It: A Lovecraftian survival horror game with procedural elements that keep the gameplay fresh.

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: Turn-Based Combat 31.1%, RPG 27.2%, Horror 26.9%, Dark 8.2%, Atmospheric 5.4%

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 43.4%, Horror 22.6%, Dark 6.6%, Pixel Graphics 6%, Atmospheric 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: A short, atmospheric, and Lovecraftian horror experience that focuses on isolation.

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 31.3%, RPG 18%, Horror 15.4%, Turn-Based Combat 13.9%, Pixel Graphics 4.9%

Project Zomboid is the ultimate in zombie survival. Alone or in MP: you loot, build, craft, fight, farm and fish in a struggle to survive. A hardcore RPG skillset, a vast map, massively customisable sandbox and a cute tutorial raccoon await the unwary. So how will you die? All it takes is a bite..

Why similar: Survival Horror 48.3%, RPG 26.9%, Isometric 11.7%, Adventure 4.2%, 2D 4.1%

Why You'll Like It: The definitive scavenging survival game that captures the tension of surviving in a world gone wrong.

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 40.2%, Gore 19.8%, Dark 14.3%, Atmospheric 10.7%, Mystery 8.6%

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 40.2%, Horror 22.9%, Dark 11.3%, Atmospheric 7.1%, Demons 6%

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 35.7%, Survival Horror 18.7%, Horror 12.4%, RPG 11.9%, Pixel Graphics 9.4%

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 50.3%, RPG 12.2%, Horror 10%, Exploration 8.3%, Dark 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: Combines Lovecraftian atmosphere with survival and exploration in a dark, mysterious world.

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 40.1%, Horror 17.1%, Pixel Graphics 13.2%, Dark 7.4%, Exploration 6%

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

Why similar: Lovecraftian 47.4%, Pixel Graphics 15.2%, RPG 15%, Horror 13.4%, Exploration 5.1%

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

Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 24.6%, Horror 22.5%, RPG 21.2%, Pixel Graphics 16%, Mystery 7.4%

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 42.2%, Horror 20.6%, Isometric 11.7%, Exploration 7.1%, Mystery 5.8%

A horror exploration game that takes place in an underground labyrinth. Avoid malicious creations that are hungry for your soul. Depart from the nightmares that constantly haunt you.

Why similar: RPGMaker 26.8% ★, Survival Horror 17.5%, RPG 13.5%, Horror 10.6%, Dark 8.1%

A group of friends unknowingly perform an occult ritual that traps them in an otherworldly elementary school. Here, the vengeful spirits of young children threaten their lives and their sanity, and the only hope of survival is to uncover the chilling details behind the murders of those trapped before them...

Why similar: RPGMaker 31.1% ★, Horror 24.4%, RPG 10.6%, Survival Horror 9.8%, Gore 9.5%

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 27.6%, RPGMaker 21.5% ★, Survival Horror 18.9%, RPG 18.6%, Horror 8.2%

Immerse yourself in retro top-down visuals as you face the horrors of Breckenridge Hall through intense first-person combat. Scavenge, solve puzzles, and upgrade your gear. Do whatever it takes to survive—but remember: You Will Die Here Tonight.

Why similar: Survival Horror 33.7%, Horror 18.6%, RPG 17.2%, Dark 15.2%, Exploration 6.6%

Last Report is a dark horror game where you play as a night shift park ranger. While monitoring the camera footage, you start noticing strange events. Uncover the terrifying secret of the National Park. Something moved in the window, but don’t worry it’s probably just another deer, right?

Why similar: Horror 34.8%, Pixel Graphics 22.8%, Dark 12.6%, Atmospheric 9%, Mystery 6.4%

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

Why similar: Horror 53.3%, RPG 34%, Adventure 9.3%, Singleplayer 3.4%

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 43.3%, RPG 30.6%, Horror 20.6%, 2D 5.5%

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

Why similar: Lovecraftian 27%, Survival Horror 24.5%, Horror 11%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%, Gore 7.6%

One day, Jimmy looked inside.

Why similar: RPGMaker 37.8% ★, RPG 27.2%, Horror 15.5%, Pixel Graphics 9.1%, Gore 5.4%

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

Why similar: RPG 43.3%, Turn-Based Combat 39.4%, Pixel Graphics 8.6%, Adventure 6.2%, Indie 1.4%

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 42.1%, Horror 25.3%, Dark 12.4%, Adventure 6.6%, Exploration 5.5%

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 31.2%, Survival Horror 19.8%, Horror 13.4%, Pixel Graphics 8.4%, Violent 4.8%

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

Why similar: Lovecraftian 53.6%, RPG 27.2%, Adventure 7.4%, Turn-Based Combat 6.8%, 2D 4.6%

Can you escape the home of a cannibal serial killer? It's only a matter of time until you're dinner!

Why similar: Survival Horror 44.7%, Horror 23.3%, Gore 16.2%, Old School 6.1%, Atmospheric 5.8%

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 29.1%, RPG 16.3%, Horror 13.2%, Pixel Graphics 12.2%, Gore 8.6%

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: RPGMaker 35.8% ★, RPG 20.3%, Turn-Based Combat 18.8%, Pixel Graphics 12.6%, Atmospheric 5.1%

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

Why similar: Lovecraftian 37.7%, Survival Horror 18.9%, RPG 15.1%, Horror 10%, Dark 7.4%

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 35.7%, Survival Horror 24.6%, Horror 13.2%, RPG 11.8%, Dark 6.6%

HorrorVale: A grand Spooktacular adventure about a girl, her dog, and her long journey to save him in a strange and horrifying Underworld.

Why similar: RPGMaker 36.9% ★, RPG 31%, Horror 21.4%, Adventure 7.6%, Indie 3.2%

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 34.2%, Horror 24.4%, Pixel Graphics 13.6%, RPG 8.8%, Atmospheric 4.8%

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 25.9%, RPGMaker 16.8% ★, Turn-Based Combat 14.6%, Horror 10%, RPG 8.3%

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 44.6%, Survival Horror 15.1%, RPG 14.5%, Mystery 9.9%, Adventure 6.8%