- #1 Venatrix
97% 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 40.1%, Stealth 10.9%, Horror 10.6%, Survival Horror 10.3%, Psychological Horror 8.3%
- #2 Souls Alive: Origins
96% 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 46.5%, Survival Horror 16%, Horror 10.8%, Psychological Horror 7.9%, Story Rich 4.6%
- #3 Backrooms: Exit from Supermarket
96% 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 32.4%, Survival Horror 13.6%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Horror 11.3%, Mystery 7.2%
- #4 The Coma 3: Bloodlines
95% 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 36.2%, Survival Horror 16%, Horror 14.4%, Psychological Horror 9.8%, Mystery 7.5%
- #5 Ritual Tides
94% 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 33.1%, Survival Horror 15.1%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Horror 13%, Mystery 8.2%
- #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 29.8%, Survival Horror 16%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Horror 12.3%, Mystery 10.1%
- #7 Call of Cthulhu®
93% 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 54.2%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Horror 11.6%, Mystery 7%, Story Rich 4%
- #8 Amnesia: Rebirth
92% 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 33.5%, Stealth 10.8%, Horror 9.9%, Survival Horror 8.8%, Psychological Horror 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 39.9%, Survival Horror 16.8%, Horror 13.4%, Psychological Horror 8.6%, Female Protagonist 7.6%
- #10 Abject Abyss
90% 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 36%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Horror 14.5%, Linear 5.9%, Stealth 5.2%
- #11 The Designer's Curse
91% 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 33%, Survival Horror 17.1%, Psychological Horror 14%, Horror 13.2%, Stealth 11.1%
- #12 Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition
89% 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 23.7%, Horror 20.6%, Psychological Horror 15%, Stealth 12.1%, Survival Horror 10.5%
- #13 Call of Cthulhu®: Dark Corners of the Earth
89% 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 57%, Horror 15.8%, Survival Horror 11%, Stealth 5.6%, First-Person 3.9%
- #14 Abaddon
87% 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 34.8%, Survival Horror 14.6%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Horror 11.2%, First-Person 5.1%
- #15 The Night Is Long
86% matchPositive83% of 41 reviews2025
Dev: TheGamerUrso
Windows
The Night Is Long is a short first-person horror game where a grieving man follows a ghostly vision into an abandoned mansion. Uncover dark secrets, survive atmospheric horrors, and face your past through exploration, puzzles, and subtle scares.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 44.2%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Horror 12.3%, Mystery 7.4%, First-Person 4.4%
- #16 Penumbra Overture
88% 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 23.9%, Lovecraftian 22.6%, Survival Horror 14.8%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Stealth 8.7%
- #17 Claustrophobia
86% 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 32.3%, Survival Horror 15.3%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Horror 12.4%, Stealth 7.2%
- #18 Last Chance Market
85% 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 40.4%, Survival Horror 16.4%, Mystery 11.3%, Horror 9.7%, Psychological Horror 9.7%
- #19 Underwater
84% matchMixed68% of 75 reviews2021
Dev: Andreev WorldsPub: Gamesforfarm
Windows
Dive into a world of despair in the world of Underwater. Take the role of an unknown inmate entering the a deep sea prison where mutants roam and barely any traces of human life remain. You will have to use all your ingenuity to escape and avoid becoming the meal of the hideous denizens.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 29.1%, Survival Horror 16.4%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Mystery 12.1%, Stealth 6.5%
- #20 Blind Hope
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: FalseHope Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A first-person survival horror with a cosmic twist, where you must blindly navigate a decayed historic manor swarming with warped children with only your vague memories and peripheral senses to guide you. Will your sanity hold? Or will blind hope turn to blind despair?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 39.2%, Mystery 11.3%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Survival Horror 11%, Horror 10.4%
- #21 Conarium
84% 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 61.5%, Horror 13.4%, Psychological Horror 10.8%, Adventure 5.4%, First-Person 4.5%
- #22 Horror of Minos
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dgen Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Explore the mythical ancient ruins beneath the island of Minos. Piece together what happened to you and your team. Beware the spirits and beasts that lurk below! A single-player, first-person, horror game inspired by Penumbra and Amnesia.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 34.9%, Survival Horror 12.6%, Mystery 10.6%, Horror 10.2%, Psychological Horror 9.9%
- #23 Underworld Dreams: The False King
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Drop of PixelPub: Drop Of Pixel
Windows
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 46.9%, Psychological Horror 17.9%, Horror 17.1%, First-Person 5.6%, Action 3.4%
- #24 Darkness Within 2: The Dark Lineage
82% matchMixed67% of 268 reviews2014
Dev: Stormling StudiosPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 53%
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 52.8%, Psychological Horror 17.2%, Horror 14.4%, Adventure 8.7%, First-Person 4.3%
- #25 Dreaded Wunder
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hunters Moon Games
Windows
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 40.6%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Survival Horror 12%, Horror 9.3%, Stealth 9.2%
- #26 Victoria Kopernik: Monastery
80% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: cosmonomicon
Windows
Occult influencer Victoria Kopernik explores a cursed monastery in this short survival horror experience.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 36%, Survival Horror 18.6%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Horror 12.2%, Female Protagonist 8.4%
- #27 Seals of Madness
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Evil Unicorn Games
Windows
After a car accident, you find yourself trapped in a dark, decaying basement, haunted by visions of a mysterious little girl and ancient entities. As you delve deeper into the twisted surroundings, you uncover terrifying secrets that threaten your sanity.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 38%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Survival Horror 12.7%, Horror 11.2%, Mystery 8.4%
- #28 Their Navy Is Their Doom
78% matchPositive100% of 12 reviews2024
Dev: Press F
Windows
Command an advanced submarine in a heart-pounding horror experience as you hunt the last remnants of a defeated enemy beneath the Mariana Trench. Can be completed in under 50 minutes.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 34.7%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Horror 13.3%, Linear 7%, Mystery 6.8%
- #29 Helltown
79% matchMostly Positive80% of 109 reviews2017
Dev: WildArts Games
Windows
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 33.5%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Survival Horror 12.1%, Horror 10.7%, Stealth 9.4%
- #30 Plura Ingenia: Patient 16
78% 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 32.7%, Survival Horror 13.7%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Horror 11.7%, Mystery 7.9%
- #31 Ice Eyes
77% 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 35.5%, Psychological Horror 16.7%, Horror 13.5%, Survival Horror 12.9%, Story Rich 6.1%
- #32 Into The Light
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 2L Games
Windows
Stay in the light, beware of the dark. Survive as Damien in a strange world with new rules and horrific residents. Each new step might lead you to madness but your path to salvation has a cost.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 33.6%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Survival Horror 11.3%, Stealth 9.8%, Mystery 9.6%
- #33 My Father's House
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BadTaste Studio
Windows
My Father's House is a first-person indie survival horror game. The father’s old mansion becomes a maze of nightmares when the secrets of the past are released. Survive, save resources, solve puzzles and stay in the shadows. Ingenuity and tactics are your only way to escape.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 32.5%, Survival Horror 17%, Horror 11.7%, Stealth 11.2%, Psychological Horror 10.5%
- #34 The Consuming Shadow
77% 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 62.5%, Survival Horror 16.7%, Horror 8.9%, Psychological Horror 6.1%, Adventure 4.9%
- #35 Lighthouse of Madness
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Flying Jack StudiosPub: Flying Jack Productions
Windows
Embark on this Lovecraft-inspired tale and discover the mysteries that await you in this island. Explore the enigmatic lighthouse, solve challenging puzzles and most importantly: try not to lose your sanity when facing the darkness of your mind.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 45.4%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Mystery 10.5%, Story Rich 5.5%, First-Person 5.5%
- #36 The Alien Cube
75% matchVery Positive80% of 569 reviews2021
Dev: Alessandro Guzzo
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
A cursed legacy awakens something ancient, revealing a terrifying reality never meant for human eyes. Follow your missing uncle’s trail, uncover forbidden secrets, and face a Lovecraftian cosmic horror in this first‑person adventure.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 41.9%, Horror 11.6%, Survival Horror 11.3%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Mystery 9.6%
- #37 Shadow Warren
74% 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 30.5%, Survival Horror 15.6%, Psychological Horror 14%, Horror 12.6%, Stealth 10.5%
- #38 Hunt of Dusha
73% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: Demigrz
Windows
A Hunter arrives in a small Polish city expecting a routine investigation. What she finds is anything but. Explore, make choices and confront the entities that have claimed this place before the curse spreads further.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 49.5%, Psychological Horror 15.8%, Horror 15.7%, Survival Horror 5.3%, Female Protagonist 4.7%
- #39 Bound Beyond
74% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Ananta Studio
Windows
A dark, mystical first-person adventure. Investigate the disappearance of a renowned archaeologist. Explore locations where shadows may hide a threat, and every sound can be your final mistake. Solve immersive puzzles and use sound, physics, and tools to survive before an ancient secret consumes you
Why similar: Survival Horror 16.6%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Horror 13.6%, Stealth 12.4%, Mystery 11.2%
- #40 The Echo Paradox
72% matchMostly Positive79% of 61 reviews2025
Dev: Virtuzilla
Windows
The Echo Paradox is a first-person psychological horror game. Humanity stands on the brink of an unsettling revelation – alternate dimensions are real, but eerily without signs of life.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 33.8%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, Horror 12.2%, Survival Horror 11.6%, Mystery 9.2%
- #41 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 36.1%, Survival Horror 13.1%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Horror 10.5%, Stealth 9.8%
- #42 Noctem
73% matchMostly Positive71% of 48 reviews2022
Dev: Dreamtale Studio
Windows
Noctem is a first-person psychological horror game with an element of some real life experiences. Dive in an immersive experience, with atmospheric, realistic environments and unravel the horrifying long-covered secrets and the mystery that spreads all over the Alaska Triangle.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 28.6%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, Survival Horror 11.2%, Horror 9.6%, Mystery 8.6%
- #43 Night Shift Dissonance
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Delightful Victory
Windows
Identify Clients, find out what they want, and deliver items in a timely manner. If you make it to the end of the week you won't live to see another day of work!
Why similar: Lovecraftian 35%, Survival Horror 15.4%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Horror 11.8%, Mystery 11.7%
- #44 Awaken
71% 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 41.6%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Horror 13.9%, Mystery 12%, Adventure 4.3%
- #45 Stygian: Outer Gods
71% matchVery Positive84% of 662 reviews2025
Dev: Misterial GamesPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 58%
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%, Survival Horror 13.6%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Horror 9.6%, Stealth 9.4%
- #46 EMOTIONLESS : The Last Ticket
69% matchVery Positive83% of 137 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 45.2%, Psychological Horror 15.9%, Horror 14%, Mystery 10.8%, Story Rich 4.3%
- #47 Please Duology
71% 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 45.8%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Horror 11.2%, Mystery 10.9%, First-Person 6.2%
- #48 The Sinking City 2
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Frogwares
Windows
The Sinking City 2 is a terrifying Lovecraftian journey, powered by Unreal Engine 5. Experience a heart-pounding survival horror as you explore the flooded city of Arkham and fight eldritch monsters beyond human comprehension.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 50.8%, Horror 13.4%, Mystery 13.1%, Survival Horror 8.5%, Story Rich 5.1%
- #49 Amnesia: The Dark Descent
70% 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: Lovecraftian 27.2%, Horror 26.8%, Survival Horror 14.8%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Stealth 5.4%
- #50 Habilis
68% matchPositive88% of 48 reviews2024
Dev: ODale Studios
Windows
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 45.1%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, Horror 13.5%, Stealth 8.5%, Story Rich 5.3%
- #51 Mr. Grin's Final Act
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: LARAKI Interactive
Windows
Thirty years ago, a tragedy silenced the studio. Now you're back... and so is Mr. Grin. In this first-person survival horror, scavenge badges, rewire circuits, crack safes. Stay out of sight. One sound and you die. He's not hunting you. He's directing you. His script. Your survival.
Why similar: Survival Horror 23.7%, Psychological Horror 19%, Stealth 17%, Horror 14.7%, Mystery 6.6%
- #52 The Land of Pain
70% matchMostly Positive75% of 754 reviews2017
Dev: Alessandro Guzzo
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Something strange appears in the woods. Lost in a dark and unknown place, survive an unrelenting enemy, solve puzzles, and uncover the ancient mystery that’s befallen this land in this Lovecraftian Cosmic Horror adventure.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 37.3%, Survival Horror 13.6%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Horror 11.1%, Mystery 10.3%
- #53 Workplace Malice
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Astrum Studio
Windows
A survival horror in striking HD-2D, Workplace Malice blends exploration, puzzles, and tense combat with scarce resources and grotesque threats, where every choice shapes Theo’s descent into a workplace nightmare.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 38.4%, Survival Horror 15.4%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Stealth 11.2%, Horror 10.8%
- #54 Expired Meds
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sinister Cinema Studios
Windows
A first-person psychological horror game where you play as a female protagonist, traversing creepy & atmospheric liminal spaces, solving mind-bending puzzles and ever shifting maze environments to uncover the truth about who you are and how you came to be here
Why similar: Lovecraftian 27.7%, Psychological Horror 22.1%, Horror 21.3%, Female Protagonist 11%, First-Person 8%
- #55 The 9th Charnel
66% matchMixed58% of 43 reviews2026
Dev: Saikat DebPub: SOEDESCO
Windows
A first-person psychological survival horror game, The 9th Charnel is filled with a rich and frightening atmosphere. While exploring the many mysteries of this world, you must survive- whether you do it through stealth or by using weapons.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 28.9%, Survival Horror 15.8%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Stealth 11.4%, Horror 11.2%
- #56 Lust of God
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Madmind Studio
Windows
Experience a fascinating journey through a world saturated with eroticism, where wild nature and the human kind are intertwined with the remnants of the giant God of Pleasure – lauv'abrarc.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 43.4%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Horror 12.1%, Female Protagonist 8.8%, First-Person 5%
- #57 Bring to Light
69% 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 29.4%, Survival Horror 16.3%, Horror 11.3%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, Mystery 8.2%
- #58 IORETIN
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hex Frog Games
Windows
IORETIN is a survival horror game inspired by PS2 classics. You are a young fisherman who must save your brother trapped at sea while facing abyssal monsters. Explore a city inspired by a real one and fight for survival using melee weapons.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 40%, Survival Horror 16.3%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Horror 10.3%, Mystery 8%
- #59 Quiet is the Eyes
66% matchVery Positive96% of 220 reviews2023
Dev: Rachel PerryPub: USC Games
Windows
All your coworkers are gone and the halls are quiet, except for the pitter-patter of rain on the window. Explore a desolate laboratory as a creature stalks you, always watching. Run and hide as you solve puzzles and learn more about what happened to the facility and its secrets.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 43.9%, Horror 13.2%, Stealth 12.9%, Mystery 12.7%, Female Protagonist 7.7%
- #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 35.2%, Survival Horror 16.4%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Horror 12.4%, Stealth 8.1%