Games Like MIDNIGHT SNACK

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 34.6%, Horror 20%, Retro 15.5%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Indie 8.7%

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 47.8%, Psychological Horror 21%, Horror 19.4%, Indie 11.8%

Unfound Footage is a short, atmospheric psychological horror game where you must survive inside a mysterious mansion after a strange disappearance.

Why similar: Horror 26.1%, Psychological Horror 24.8%, Retro 23.2%, Indie 11.8%, Multiple Endings 8.1%

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 57.1%, Horror 18.5%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Indie 6.3%, Atmospheric 4.1%

Explore a cursed residential area in this retro-inspired horror game. As a Hunter, track the entities that dwell within and cleanse the area.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 43.5%, Horror 20.5%, Psychological Horror 18.7%, Retro 11%, Indie 2.9%

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 30.9%, Retro 17.5%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, Horror 14.7%, Multiple Endings 9.1%

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 58.1%, Horror 26.4%, Indie 15.5%

Narrative-driven first person horror adventure inspired by Lovecraft's short novel "The Nameless City". Explore the ruins of a city that some say they are older than humanity itself. While you delve deeper into the ancient buildings, reality and visions blend into an indistinct haze.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 43.1%, Psychological Horror 18.9%, Retro 16.6%, Horror 12.3%, Atmospheric 6.7%

Kibreet | كبريت is a psychological Arab folklore horror game where a single matchbox reveals visions warped by shame and violence.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.2%, Retro 25.7%, Horror 21.7%, Indie 12.9%, Atmospheric 7.5%

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 49.5%, Horror 22.4%, Psychological Horror 16.9%, Indie 6.4%, Atmospheric 4.8%

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 45.6%, Horror 24.7%, Psychological Horror 23.5%, Indie 4%, Singleplayer 2.2%

The dead linger in the CRT glow, their wails rippling through the screen like disembodied echoes. And now… you’re drifting with them...

Why similar: Horror 34.3%, Psychological Horror 31.8%, Retro 22.3%, Atmospheric 9.9%, Singleplayer 1.7%

「心霊旅館」は廃旅館から脱出する3Dホラーゲーム。 謎を解き、恐怖を乗り越え脱出を目指しましょう！

Why similar: Retro 36.1%, Horror 33.1%, Psychological Horror 23%, Indie 6.1%, Singleplayer 1.8%

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 57.9%, Horror 18.2%, Psychological Horror 17%, Atmospheric 5.6%, Singleplayer 1.3%

You work as a delivery driver/package handler for "Fed-ups". You're loading the packages into your truck as usual when someone next to tells you, they're being stalked.

Why similar: Retro 33.5%, Psychological Horror 32%, Horror 17.6%, Indie 14.6%, Singleplayer 2.3%

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 28.2%, Psychological Horror 20.7%, Horror 18.4%, Retro 16.3%, Atmospheric 6.6%

Hide and Sink is a VHS horror game that tells a story about a group of elementary kids whose after-school hide-and-seek becomes uncanny terror.

Why similar: Horror 31.1%, Psychological Horror 25%, Retro 20.2%, Multiple Endings 9%, Atmospheric 8.5%

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 42.3%, Indie 21.2%, Psychological Horror 18.6%, Horror 17.9%

A 10 minute horror experience of a girl walking home alone at night.

Why similar: Horror 31.7%, Psychological Horror 31.2%, Retro 23.4%, Atmospheric 7.7%, Indie 4.7%

Descend into Lovecraftian horror aboard a claustrophobic military submarine. Assign tasks as a captain’s right hand, analyze sonar signals, make hard decisions, and keep the crew from madness. Dark horrors lurk both within… and beyond the hull.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 31.8%, Retro 19.5%, Psychological Horror 18.6%, Horror 16.7%, Atmospheric 6.3%

Something goes wrong during your subway journey home, leaving you in quiet darkness. Can you find your way back to reality? And are you sure you're alone? An atmospheric horror game, that will get you consumed…

Why similar: Lovecraftian 36.3%, Psychological Horror 17.1%, Horror 16.3%, Retro 12.5%, Multiple Endings 9.2%

A PSX Inspired horror game where you must work and cook at a shop late at night and the horrors that comes with it.

Why similar: Horror 29.3%, Retro 24.8%, Psychological Horror 24.6%, Multiple Endings 14.4%, Indie 5.3%

This is a Lovecraftian-inspired tale of a man writing the horrors of the one night he visited his great uncle's mansion to remember what actually happened at 3 am during the visit.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 45.1%, Psychological Horror 21.1%, Horror 18.3%, Multiple Endings 6.8%, Atmospheric 6.7%

In this GeoGuessr-like game, work at Mili Co. using GeoFinder to track missing persons. Stay safe inside the office, cooperate with coworkers, and survive in a world where only the workplace offers security.

Why similar: Retro 25.6%, Horror 23.4%, Psychological Horror 22.6%, Multiple Endings 12%, Indie 8.5%

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 46%, Horror 24.1%, Multiple Endings 13.5%, Indie 8.5%, Atmospheric 7%

Wake up alone in the grand Colorado Hotel, a place where memories fade and reality distorts. Explore oppressive hallways, solve puzzles, and try to understand why you are here. Will you find the exit before the hotel forgets you?

Why similar: Retro 29.9%, Horror 28.9%, Psychological Horror 27.3%, Atmospheric 7.9%, Indie 4.7%

Brave the terrors of a contaminated research facility, where every step could be your last. PSX style survival horror game.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 26%, Retro 20.5%, Horror 17.2%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Multiple Endings 9.3%

The Vanishing Train | ワンマン列車 is a psychological horror game where you work as a train driver on a rural Japanese railway line.

Why similar: Horror 30%, Psychological Horror 29.6%, Retro 17.2%, Indie 10.1%, Multiple Endings 7.7%

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 44.6%, Psychological Horror 18.1%, Horror 16.2%, Retro 12.8%, Atmospheric 7.2%

The mother vessel is adrift in space, out of fuel and doomed. Your mission is the colony’s only hope for survival. Will you be able to navigate the claustrophobic canyons when your ship begins to fail?

Why similar: Lovecraftian 43.7%, Horror 21.9%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Multiple Endings 11%, Atmospheric 7.8%

Haunted by loss and guilt, Arya is lost between reality and delusion as he tries to uncover the truth behind the disappearance of Valeria, the daughter of his late friend that worked at his shop

Why similar: Horror 26.9%, Retro 26.9%, Psychological Horror 24.9%, Indie 10.2%, Multiple Endings 9.6%

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 56.3%, Horror 21.6%, Indie 13.2%, Atmospheric 8.9%

A mystery adventure game set in a present-day Lovecraftian universe.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 54.7%, Retro 19.6%, Horror 19.2%, Indie 6.5%

You don't know who or where you are. The papers are there and the computers are asking you to insert paper. Your job here is simple: find the documents considering the information required by the reader machines.

Why similar: Retro 36.2%, Indie 35.4%, Horror 28.4%

A horror adventure on a distant world. Explore Luminary Corporation’s most cutting-edge research facility, piece together what went wrong, and survive the horrors that lurk in the dark.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 40%, Horror 23.4%, Psychological Horror 22.1%, Atmospheric 8.5%, Indie 5.1%

As an employee of a mysterious organization your job is to monitor live surveillance camera footage and spot anomalies using your sharp eyes and good memory. Can you survive the entire night shift or will you succumb into paranoia?

Why similar: Horror 37.3%, Psychological Horror 34.7%, Indie 16%, Atmospheric 9.4%, Singleplayer 2.6%

Fading father is a man consumed by addiction and memories

Why similar: Horror 30%, Psychological Horror 28.5%, Retro 28.3%, Atmospheric 6.7%, Indie 5.2%

Experience the unknown world of utility rooms through a VHS camera, you will have to feel all the fear and anxiety of loneliness, plunging deeper and deeper into the world of utility rooms behind the scenes In search of that very, cherished, last room

Why similar: Psychological Horror 49.6%, Indie 26.4%, Horror 24%

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 54.6%, Psychological Horror 20.6%, Horror 20.4%, Indie 3.5%, Singleplayer 1%

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 22.9%, Psychological Horror 22.8%, Retro 22%, Lovecraftian 19.4%, Indie 7.5%

Dark Fracture is a psychological horror experience in which you explore an ever-changing world where reality and nightmares collide. Walk on the edge of madness in the shoes of a tormented soul as you descend into the darkest depths of the human psyche, and question everything you see.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 29.9%, Horror 28.6%, Lovecraftian 27.1%, Indie 10.6%, Atmospheric 3.9%

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 48.9%, Psychological Horror 20.4%, Horror 20.3%, Atmospheric 4.4%, Indie 3.6%

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 56.5%, Horror 19.6%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Atmospheric 6.7%, Indie 3.7%

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 48.9%, Horror 24.1%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Atmospheric 8%, Singleplayer 2.1%

An arm wrestling game with mechanics based on precision and endurance. Manage your sanity, face escalating challenges, and uncover the limits of reality in a routine that never seems to end.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 25.7%, Retro 21.3%, Psychological Horror 18.5%, Horror 16.5%, Multiple Endings 10.8%

Pharmacy 24 is a horror simulator game where you take on the role of a pharmacist, serving customers and taking care of the Pharmacy... Who knows, maybe one day it will accept you.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 29%, Horror 24.9%, Multiple Endings 15.6%, Retro 15.5%, Atmospheric 8.4%

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 45.9%, Psychological Horror 21.7%, Horror 21.2%, Atmospheric 6.7%, Multiple Endings 4%

Silent. Foggy. The murmur of an anxious crowd. Only a cheerful voice on the radio keeps you from giving up. Who is to blame? There is no answer. Guess.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.4%, Horror 24.2%, Retro 19.4%, Indie 18.1%, Atmospheric 8.9%

Cleaning up in your attic you find strange VHS tapes on which are recorded some experiments. Understand the secrets surrounding these tapes and understand the purpose of the dimension machine.

Why similar: Retro 34.9%, Indie 27.6%, Horror 27.4%, Atmospheric 10.1%

Penumbra: Overture is a first person survival horror game, emphasizing on survival and problem solving instead of mindless violence and gore.

Why similar: Horror 40.1%, Lovecraftian 25.5%, Psychological Horror 18.9%, Atmospheric 7.1%, Indie 7%

A giant cathedral of flesh has appeared in the middle of the ocean on a dying world. A small group of scientists are secretly investigating it when a mysterious woman appears, facing an impossible task.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 41%, Psychological Horror 19.9%, Multiple Endings 12.2%, Horror 11.2%, Retro 11%

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 40.1%, Retro 20.6%, Horror 15.3%, Psychological Horror 15%, Atmospheric 4%

Inner Voices is a dark, non-linear adventure game with a pinch of horror, inspired by works of H. P. Lovecraft and E. A. Poe. Find your way through a procedurally generated maze of rooms and solve the mystery of your past.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 42.1%, Psychological Horror 19.8%, Horror 15.9%, Multiple Endings 10.1%, Atmospheric 5.8%

Before you realize it, dreams have become a curse. Wander through a darkened room and descend into the depths of her mind. A story-driven first-person horror game that leads you into an abyss of anguish and despair. Dedicated to those who once pursued their dreams—and to those who still do.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 30.5%, Retro 29.7%, Horror 25.5%, Indie 10.4%, Atmospheric 2.8%

Experimental, None Linear, Cosmic Horror Game.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 37.4%, Psychological Horror 17.7%, Retro 14.7%, Horror 13.1%, Multiple Endings 11%

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 66.6%, Horror 14.1%, Psychological Horror 8.8%, Atmospheric 5.3%, Indie 5.2%

Experience the arrival of The Last Tape's protagonist in this short horror adventure that reveals what happened before the main events. Explore Lurmont’s abandoned facilities, avoid the mysterious creature, and descend step by step into a hell you might not escape from

Why similar: Horror 41.6%, Psychological Horror 41.4%, Indie 13.2%, Singleplayer 3.9%

Short atmospheric Body Horror game in which you clean people's Ears as you uncover a grotesque and unnatural mystery

Why similar: Retro 21.8%, Lovecraftian 20.8%, Psychological Horror 20.4%, Horror 18.3%, Multiple Endings 9.1%

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

Why similar: Lovecraftian 64.9%, Horror 26.7%, Atmospheric 4.2%, Psychological Horror 3.4%, Singleplayer 0.9%