Games Like Moons of Madness

The Moon has gone dark, cutting off Earth’s last source of energy. As a lone astronaut, you’ll explore abandoned lunar bases, solve intricate puzzles, and navigate stunning zero-gravity environments. Operate advanced vehicles, uncover hidden truths, and survive in this gripping sci-fi thriller.

Why similar: Space 31.1%, Adventure 19.7%, Sci-fi 17.1%, Mystery 5.2%, Atmospheric 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: It shares the core premise of space-based scientific exploration and the desperate need to save humanity from a desolate lunar setting.

From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent comes SOMA, a sci-fi horror game set below the waves of the Atlantic ocean. Struggle to survive a hostile world that will make you question your very existence.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 28.7%, Horror 14.3%, Sci-fi 10.3%, Psychological Horror 9.1%, Walking Simulator 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: This game is the gold standard for sci-fi cosmic horror, exploring deep philosophical questions about consciousness in an isolated, decaying underwater facility.

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 53%, Horror 14.5%, Psychological Horror 9%, Adventure 5.9%, Mystery 4.6%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a deep, narrative-driven Lovecraftian experience that focuses on investigation and the slow erosion of the protagonist's sanity.

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 48.3%, Horror 13.5%, Adventure 9.2%, Walking Simulator 8.6%, Psychological Horror 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: A direct homage to Lovecraftian themes, this game excels at atmospheric puzzle-solving and unsettling environmental storytelling.

Observation is a sci-fi thriller uncovering what happened to Dr. Emma Fisher, and the crew of her mission, through the lens of the station’s artificial intelligence S.A.M.

Why similar: Space 19.3%, Adventure 18.2%, Sci-fi 13.4%, Horror 12.9%, Lovecraftian 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: You play as the station's AI, offering a unique perspective on a space-based horror mystery that mirrors the technical isolation found in Moons of Madness.

Rethink human’s dominion in The Invincible: a story-driven adventure set in a hard sci-fi world by Stanisław Lem. Discover planet Regis III as scientist Yasna, use atompunk tools looking for a missing crew and face unforeseen threats. Make choices in a philosophical story that’s driven by science.

Why similar: Space 16.8%, Science 16%, Sci-fi 14.3%, Walking Simulator 13.7%, Thriller 11%

Why You'll Like It: This hard sci-fi title captures the feeling of exploring a mysterious, alien planet where scientific curiosity leads to profound existential dread.

The Solus Project is a single player exploration adventure with survival elements. The adventure is set on a mysterious planet and is the spiritual successor to The Ball - 2010 PC Gamer Action/Adventure Game Of The Year...

Why similar: Survival 16.6%, Sci-fi 15.5%, Space 14%, Adventure 9.8%, Horror 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: It combines survival mechanics with the exploration of a hostile alien planet, capturing the feeling of being truly alone in the cosmos.

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 31.3%, Horror 11.2%, Sci-fi 6.8%, Walking Simulator 6.6%, Psychological Horror 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: A deeply atmospheric Lovecraftian experience that focuses on exploration and the discovery of otherworldly, terrifying secrets.

The Station is a first-person sci-fi mystery set on a space station sent to study a sentient alien civilization. Assuming the role of a recon specialist, players must unravel a mystery which will decide the fate of two civilizations.

Why similar: Space 24%, Sci-fi 19.2%, Adventure 15.2%, Walking Simulator 14.6%, First-Person 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the exploration of an abandoned space station, using environmental clues to piece together a gripping sci-fi mystery.

1975. Disaster strikes the Beira D oil rig off the coast of Scotland. Navigate the collapsing rig to save your crew from an otherworldly horror on the edge of all logic and reality in this 3x BAFTA Games Award-winning narrative horror experience.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 34.8%, Horror 14.3%, Psychological Horror 9.8%, Walking Simulator 8.8%, Sci-fi 8%

Why You'll Like It: This game delivers intense atmospheric isolation and psychological horror in a remote, claustrophobic setting.

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 39.1%, Horror 15%, First-Person 7.9%, Adventure 7.5%, Psychological Horror 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: It features the same first-person puzzle-horror DNA, blending a strong narrative with a journey into a dark, supernatural landscape.

Discover the true meaning of fear in Alien: Isolation, a survival horror set in an atmosphere of constant dread and mortal danger.

Why similar: Horror 28.6%, Space 20.5%, Sci-fi 18.6%, Survival 8.3%, First-Person 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: It is the definitive space horror experience, emphasizing stealth, resource management, and the constant threat of an unstoppable entity.

ROUTINE is a First Person Sci-Fi Horror set on an abandoned lunar base designed around an 80s vision of the future. Explore and investigate your surroundings as you survive against unknown threats.

Why similar: Space 14.9%, Sci-fi 13.2%, Horror 12.2%, Psychological Horror 10.6%, Thriller 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: Set in a retro-futuristic lunar base, it focuses on atmospheric exploration and the terror of being hunted in a high-tech environment.

Scorn is an atmospheric first-person horror adventure game set in a nightmarish universe of odd forms and somber tapestry.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 29.2%, Horror 20%, Sci-fi 8.2%, Psychological Horror 8.2%, First-Person 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: Its surreal, biomechanical aesthetic and puzzle-heavy gameplay create a deeply unsettling atmosphere that feels truly alien.

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 31.6%, Horror 12.1%, Walking Simulator 8.8%, Psychological Horror 7.8%, Alternate History 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: This game captures the feeling of being trapped in a secluded, Lovecraftian environment where the landscape itself is a threat.

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

Why similar: Horror 32.1%, Lovecraftian 23.5%, Psychological Horror 10.2%, Adventure 10.1%, First-Person 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: As a precursor to modern first-person horror, it excels at physics-based puzzles and a sense of encroaching, unknown danger.

The era-defining first-person psychological horror in all its terrifying glory. All of the game’s chapters collected into one convenient package that allows you to plumb the depths of madness in pursuit of artistic revelation.

Why similar: Horror 22.3%, Psychological Horror 16.7%, Adventure 10.2%, First-Person 10.2%, Walking Simulator 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: It masterfully uses shifting environments and psychological tension to mirror the protagonist's descent into madness.

Deep in international waters, Tesla’s Helios stands still. An unbound utopia for scientific research, Rose Archer steps aboard in search of her sister, quickly to discover not all is as it seems. A single word covers the entrance… QUARANTINE!

Why similar: Horror 27.4%, Adventure 26%, Walking Simulator 25%, First-Person 12.6%, Indie 4.3%

Why You'll Like It: Set on a massive, mysterious ship, it features first-person narrative horror driven by scientific hubris and surreal encounters.

A first-person fight to the death in the depths of space!

Why similar: Sci-fi 23.4%, Horror 22.3%, Space 19%, Adventure 13%, First-Person 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: This remake offers a perfect blend of sci-fi horror, environmental exploration, and the struggle against a malevolent artificial intelligence.

Embark on a terrifying adventure of a priest accused of murdering an altar boy. Gray Dawn is a psychological thriller infused with religious elements and combines story-driven quests with an artistic experience.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 33.8%, Horror 11.6%, Thriller 11.4%, Psychological Horror 10.7%, Adventure 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a blend of psychological horror and surreal, religious-themed storytelling that feels tonally similar to the more occult aspects of Moons of Madness.

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 47.9%, Horror 18.8%, Adventure 10.9%, Psychological Horror 9.6%, Puzzle 5%

Why You'll Like It: A classic investigative horror game that leans heavily into the detective and Lovecraftian mystery elements.

In Rise of Insanity, as a doctor of psychology you will explore the darkest recesses of the human mind. Overcome your fear to find the truth behind the tragedy that has befallen your family.

Why similar: Horror 25.9%, Psychological Horror 16.2%, Walking Simulator 15.2%, Adventure 13.5%, Puzzle 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on a narrative-driven psychological horror experience set in a dark, atmospheric environment.

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 41.1%, Sci-fi 17.2%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, Mystery 7.6%, Atmospheric 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: While top-down, it perfectly captures the cosmic horror and sci-fi dread of being trapped in a facility where reality is breaking down.

Descend into madness in a first-person survival horror inspired by Lovecraft and Giger. Solve the mystery of esoteric cults. Cross the gate to the blasphemous land of Lusst’ghaa. Play the new M-rated cut of the fan-favorite Lust from Beyond.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 33.8%, Horror 12.7%, Walking Simulator 8.5%, Psychological Horror 8.2%, Psychological 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a visceral, first-person Lovecraftian horror experience with a focus on psychological tension and dark, occult themes.

A slow burn walking sim with an interactive soundtrack and horror vibes. You explore abstract locations and create your own unique sound for each of them by moving around and using Monoliths.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 14.5%, Sci-fi 14.2%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Lovecraftian 12.2%, Thriller 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: This game provides a surreal, atmospheric exploration experience that touches on sci-fi and cosmic themes.

Silver Chains is a first-person horror game with a strong emphasis on story and exploration. Search for clues within an old abandoned manor to unravel the truth about the terrible events which have happened.

Why similar: Horror 33.2%, Psychological Horror 16.3%, Adventure 13.3%, First-Person 7%, Survival 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person horror game that emphasizes exploration and the slow uncovering of a dark, supernatural mystery.

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: Horror 33.6%, Lovecraftian 26.4%, Psychological Horror 9.9%, First-Person 6.6%, Puzzle 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: The foundational first-person horror game that established the mechanics of hiding and puzzle-solving in a terrifying, dark setting.

Event[0] is a sci-fi narrative exploration game where you build a relationship with a lonely spaceship computer to get home to Earth.

Why similar: Space 23.8%, Sci-fi 18.4%, Adventure 11.1%, Mystery 8.9%, First-Person 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: A unique narrative-driven game that requires you to communicate with an AI to survive on a lonely, drifting space station.

Tacoma is a sci-fi narrative adventure from the creators of Gone Home. Set aboard a high-tech space station in the year 2088, explore every detail of how the station’s crew lived and worked, finding the clues that add up to a gripping story of trust, fear, and resolve in the face of disaster.

Why similar: Space 22.7%, Sci-fi 19.2%, Walking Simulator 18.8%, Adventure 11%, First-Person 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the narrative-driven exploration of an abandoned space station, using recorded data to uncover the truth of what happened.

The Moon's haunted - and when an astronaut loses contact with Earth, the adventure begins in full. Fill up your oxygen, load up the guns, and set out on an interstellar FPS adventure across the stars, filled with puzzles, fights, exploration, and strange secrets of the universe.

Why similar: Space 22.3%, Sci-fi 16.3%, Adventure 12.9%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, Mystery 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi adventure set on the moon that focuses on exploration, puzzles, and uncovering the secrets of a lunar base.

Necrophosis is a first-person horror adventure, plunging you into a nightmarish realm teeming with grotesque forms and ominous visuals. Delve into eerie landscapes and uncover secrets in this atmospheric journey through the macabre.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 40.4%, Horror 12.9%, Walking Simulator 11%, Psychological Horror 10.2%, Mystery 7.1%

Lunar Nightmare is a retro-inspired sci-fi thriller, set on an abandoned Moon base, where you have to solve the mystery behind missing crew members, ancient discoveries around deep down the Lunar surface, rouge-AI trying to control your fate and ghastly androids to revolting against your command.

Why similar: Horror 24.5%, Space 21.1%, Sci-fi 19.4%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Adventure 11.7%

Lunacy: Saint Rhodes is a first-person psychological horror adventure game. Explore your dark family history, solve puzzles and experience a gut-wrenching feeling of terror. You are being watched; never alone, never safe.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 41.2%, Horror 10.9%, Thriller 8.8%, Walking Simulator 8.3%, Psychological Horror 7.7%

A mining station in the Pacific abyss is no longer responding. As an investigator of the occult, unravel the mysteries of the deep. Test your wits and sanity in this lovecraftian thriller.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 40.7%, Psychological Horror 10.1%, Adventure 8.1%, Sci-fi 7.1%, Thriller 7%

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 36.1%, Horror 14.4%, Psychological Horror 10%, Walking Simulator 9.6%, Mystery 5.7%

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 36.3%, Adventure 20.9%, Horror 13.3%, Sci-fi 10.8%, Psychological Horror 9.4%

Satellite Odyssey: Prologue is a short first-person story-driven adventure with horror elements. Immerse yourself in the atmosphere of classic science fiction and retro-futurism inspired by Soviet sci-fi films. Your partner is Zarya, the artificial intelligence.

Why similar: Space 17.3%, Sci-fi 13.3%, Thriller 13.3%, Horror 12.1%, Walking Simulator 11.2%

Experience an immersive sci-fi adventure. Walk in the footsteps of the ill-fated crew members of the Miranda station. Explore a world cloaked in mystery and danger, solve clever puzzles to help discover the questions that...

Why similar: Space 25.3%, Sci-fi 14.3%, Adventure 14.3%, Horror 10.5%, Survival 8.6%

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 40.5%, Walking Simulator 10.8%, Psychological Horror 10.4%, Horror 10.1%, Adventure 5.3%

Set in a creepy amusement park hiding a dark and sinister secret, The Park is a first-person psychological horror experience focused on exploration and storytelling.

Why similar: Horror 24.1%, Walking Simulator 15.1%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, First-Person 9.1%, Psychological 7.1%

Survival, horror at the sunless depths of the Pacific Ocean: Stranded on the seafloor with low light and few tools, an industrial diver takes desperate steps to surface before his oxygen — and sanity — give out.

Why similar: Horror 30.6%, Psychological Horror 17.1%, Adventure 14%, First-Person 12.2%, Mystery 10.1%

Astray is a first-person horror/puzzle game set in an abandoned museum based on unusual cultures, legends, and supernatural themes. But something more sinister lurks beneath the surface..

Why similar: Lovecraftian 25.5%, Horror 21.3%, Adventure 14.3%, First-Person 8.7%, Puzzle 8.2%

A short horror game where you control a decaying spacecraft exploring distant star systems.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 24.8%, Space 22.8%, Horror 18.7%, Sci-fi 16%, Exploration 6.1%

Explore a cold, abandoned, and dreary facility to piece together its mysteries and find a means for escape from the horror that lurks within.

Why similar: Horror 22.5%, Walking Simulator 16.6%, Space 16.2%, Psychological Horror 10.5%, Atmospheric 8.8%

Wander through an interactive nightmare set within the confines of a once-happy household. Piece together the mystery behind a harrowing series of events while struggling to survive encounters with an entity that relentlessly stands in the way of finding absolution.

Why similar: Horror 29.8%, Psychological Horror 19.8%, Walking Simulator 14%, Adventure 11.8%, First-Person 8.9%

God's Basement is a first-person, narrative-driven, single player horror game. Uncover the secrets of an afterlife shrouded in mystery, as an entity known as "The Operator" leads you deeper into the fringes of a seemingly eternal purgatory.

Why similar: Horror 20.1%, Psychological Horror 14%, Walking Simulator 13.9%, Psychological 10.8%, First-Person 8.2%

ColdSide is a psychological horror first-person game. It takes place in an abandoned underground laboratory that studied anomalous phenomena.

Why similar: Horror 27.6%, Adventure 26.1%, Psychological Horror 19.1%, First-Person 12.4%, Atmospheric 7.4%

Junji Ito Maniac: An Infinite Gaol is a first-person survival horror game inspired by Junji Ito's psychological horror and eerie aesthetics. This work centers on the twisted potential of human nature and fear of the unknown, taking you on a journey of survival where memory and mystery intertwine.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 22.4%, Horror 22%, Exploration 9.7%, First-Person 9.4%, Thriller 9.1%

When reality is a nightmare, nightmares become real. In this psychological horror game, you fight the terrifying creatures invading your mind. Can you save your sanity?

Why similar: Horror 25.8%, Psychological Horror 16.7%, Survival 11.9%, First-Person 11.2%, Adventure 8.4%

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 29.2%, Horror 15.1%, Walking Simulator 12.1%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Adventure 6.8%

Uncover the chilling secrets beneath the Antarctic ice in this survival horror FPS. Shoot unimaginable creatures, solve cryptic puzzles, and fight for your life in the frozen wastelands.​

Why similar: Lovecraftian 28.1%, Horror 16%, Sci-fi 8.6%, Psychological Horror 8.3%, First-Person 7%

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 82%, Adventure 15.4%, Indie 2.6%

H.P. Lovecraft meets Cyberpunk. Delve deep into a dystopian world and investigate what is happening to you and your friends in a domed city. Solve puzzles, hack systems and plug in to explore other dimensions. Discover a truth that might tear apart your sanity and question your very existence.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 37.7%, Sci-fi 10.2%, Psychological Horror 9.1%, Horror 8.9%, Walking Simulator 8.7%

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 35.6%, Horror 16.5%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Mystery 6.5%, First-Person 6.3%

Investigator is a first-person exploration game with horror elements, where the events take place in a world of extreme weather cataclysms.

Why similar: Horror 35.9%, Walking Simulator 22%, Adventure 21.9%, Atmospheric 9.9%, First-Person 5.1%

MADiSON is a first person psychological horror game that delivers an immersive and terrifying experience. With the help of an instant camera, connect the human world with the beyond, take pictures and develop them by yourself. Solve puzzles, explore your surroundings and most importantly, survive.

Why similar: Horror 31.5%, Psychological Horror 20.1%, Survival 10.2%, First-Person 9.7%, Adventure 8.2%

We Went Back is a time-looping horror game in which you wake up in an abandoned space station utterly alone. The exit door is locked and you must find a way to escape what lurks within. Find clues, experience dynamically changing environments and confront terror in order to find a way out.

Why similar: Horror 34.7%, Space 13.1%, Adventure 8.3%, Sci-fi 6.4%, Psychological Horror 5.9%

Deliver Us Mars is an atmospheric sci-fi adventure taking you on a suspense-fuelled, high-stakes mission to recover the ARK colony ships stolen by the mysterious Outward.

Why similar: Mars 45.1% ★, Space 18%, Sci-fi 13.6%, Thriller 10.8%, First-Person 6.4%

Doorways: Holy Mountains of Flesh is an Immersive Horror Adventure, featuring a Complex Story and Deep Atmosphere.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 36.2%, Horror 14.8%, Psychological Horror 9.1%, Walking Simulator 9.1%, Survival 7.5%

Inmates is a story-driven, atmospheric psychological horror game. Featuring interactive exploration in a suffocating location, mind-bending puzzles and disturbing imagery. You wake up in a run-down prison cell and have no clue how you got there. You’ve convinced yourself this is all just a nightmare...

Why similar: Horror 28.9%, Walking Simulator 22.5%, Adventure 20.7%, Psychological 12.2%, First-Person 8.1%