- #1 SOMA
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 50,500 reviews2015
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 19.8%, Gore 9.5%, Horror 8.9%, Walking Simulator 8.3%, Survival Horror 7.9%
- #2 Backrooms: Exit from Supermarket
96% matchMixed70% of 56 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 23.2%, Survival Horror 9.5%, Horror 9.5%, Walking Simulator 8.7%, Psychological Horror 8.5%
- #3 The Alien Cube
96% matchVery Positive81% of 550 reviews2021
Dev: Alessandro Guzzo
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Worlds collide as your cursed inheritance throws you into the middle of a series of mysterious events. Discover terrifying secrets as you follow your uncle’s disappearance, and confront a terrible truth that will change your life forever in this cosmic horror first-person adventure.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 26.1%, Horror 8.4%, Walking Simulator 8.3%, Mystery 7.2%, Survival Horror 6.8%
- #4 Ritual Tides
95% 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 24.9%, Horror 11.5%, Survival Horror 11.1%, Psychological Horror 9.5%, Mystery 7.6%
- #5 Underwater
94% matchMixed68% of 75 reviews2021
Dev: Andreev WorldsPub: Gamesforgames
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 20.2%, Survival Horror 11.1%, Walking Simulator 10.5%, Mystery 10.1%, Psychological Horror 8.4%
- #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 22.7%, Survival Horror 11.9%, Horror 11%, Psychological Horror 9.8%, Dark 9.3%
- #7 EMOTIONLESS : The Last Ticket
93% matchVery Positive82% of 136 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 29.1%, Walking Simulator 11.7%, Horror 10.6%, Psychological Horror 9.2%, Dark 8.9%
- #8 Plura Ingenia: Patient 16
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Oblique Interactive
Windows
A first-person psychological horror game where your personality shapes the experience. Answer unsettling questions, endure disturbing trials, and survive an evaluation that adapts to how you think and behave.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 22.3%, Horror 9.4%, Survival Horror 9.1%, Walking Simulator 8.6%, Psychological Horror 8.2%
- #9 Chorus of Carcosa
91% matchMostly Positive79% of 188 reviews2025
Dev: Chameleon 42
Windows
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 18%, Walking Simulator 11.3%, Gore 10.6%, Horror 8.5%, Psychological Horror 8.3%
- #10 The Land of Pain
91% matchMostly Positive75% of 737 reviews2017
Dev: Alessandro Guzzo
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
The Land of Pain is a Lovecraftian horror adventure. After something strange appears in the woods, you'll have to learn how to survive as you fend off a dark and disturbing evil. Flee from an unrelenting enemy, solve puzzles, and unravel the ancient mystery that's befallen this land.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 24.4%, Walking Simulator 10.3%, Survival Horror 8.7%, Horror 8.5%, Mystery 8.1%
- #11 Abject Abyss
90% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Anton Bezett
Windows
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 26.9%, Horror 12.4%, Psychological Horror 10%, Atmospheric 7%, Dark 7%
- #12 The Whisperer | Le murmureur
89% matchMixed68% of 121 reviews2021
Dev: Studio Chien d'Or
Windows · Mac
Investigate an abandoned trading post, explore its surroundings and solve the terrible mystery it holds. The Whisperer is a short story-driven point & click game set in Lower Canada at the beginning of the 19th century.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 28.4%, Horror 10%, Mystery 8.4%, Gore 7.9%, Dark 7.7%
- #13 The Coma 3: Bloodlines
89% matchNo user 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 30%, Horror 13.5%, Survival Horror 12.5%, Mystery 7.3%, Psychological Horror 7.3%
- #14 Lighthouse of Madness
86% 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 31.4%, Walking Simulator 10.8%, Psychological Horror 9.3%, Mystery 8.7%, First-Person 7%
- #15 Inner Voices
88% matchMixed53% of 93 reviews2017
Dev: Sigma GamesPub: No Gravity Games
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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 27.7%, Psychological Horror 8.7%, Gore 8.7%, Horror 8.3%, Dark 7.7%
- #16 Bring to Light
87% 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 20.8%, Survival Horror 10.7%, Horror 9%, Dark 7.4%, Psychological Horror 7%
- #17 LoYuno - Horror Escape
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Maxim Soloha
Windows
You were kidnapped by a crazy girl. And your phone started predicting her future for a short time. It's up to you to find out who she is, why this day doesn't end, and how to get out of this house.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 27.6%, Horror 10.7%, Psychological Horror 9.3%, Mystery 9.3%, Dark 7.9%
- #18 Amnesia: The Dark Descent
86% matchVery Positive95% of 35,239 reviews2010
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 54%
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 21.3%, Lovecraftian 18.4%, Gore 12%, Survival Horror 9.7%, Psychological Horror 7.9%
- #19 Noctem
84% 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 20.2%, Walking Simulator 8.7%, Horror 7.9%, Survival Horror 7.7%, Psychological Horror 7.3%
- #20 Lust from Beyond: M Edition
84% matchMixed66% of 352 reviews2022
Dev: Movie Games LunariumPub: Movie Games S.A.
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 64%
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 24.3%, Gore 10.6%, Walking Simulator 9.2%, Survival Horror 8.9%, Horror 8.3%
- #21 AUTO-CRISIS
82% matchVery Positive88% of 84 reviews2025
Dev: The Otherworldly Studios
Windows
You're driving away on a forest road, late at night, under a heavy storm. Your car breaks down. Luckily, there might be a gas station nearby. But a misfortune never comes alone. The storm has brought something else, something otherworldly that oddly smells of spilled diesel oil.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 18.2%, Walking Simulator 10.9%, Horror 10.7%, Dark 9.4%, Psychological Horror 9.4%
- #22 Ajgal
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Studio Echo
Windows
Your daughter vanished. You did nothing. In Ajgal, descend into a world shaped by guilt, memory, and flesh—where redemption costs more than blood, and silence always comes back.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 21.1%, Gore 13.8%, Mystery 9.1%, Psychological Horror 8.7%, Walking Simulator 8.6%
- #23 Classified Stories: The Tome of Myrkah
83% matchMostly Positive76% of 55 reviews2021
Dev: RVL Games
Windows
Classified Stories: The Tome of Myrkah is a first-person, micro-adventure game that tells the story of P.I. Jim Morrison's encounters with the occult and the extraordinary. Explore your surroundings and solve puzzles in order to uncover the harrowing story of your friend's descent into insanity.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 24.6%, Gore 10.8%, Mystery 9.4%, Horror 8.7%, Dark 8.2%
- #24 Operation Stutter
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Kevir Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
In this psychological horror set deep within a top‑secret Cold War research bunker, fear takes form in shadows. Aim your film‑camera and watch reality shift. Solve mind‑bending puzzles, and confront both the specter of global conflict and the creatures lurking in your psyche.
Why similar: Gore 15.3%, Horror 11.6%, Survival Horror 11.5%, Walking Simulator 10.2%, Psychological Horror 9.7%
- #25 No one lives under the lighthouse Director's cut
80% matchVery Positive87% of 2,402 reviews2020
Dev: Marevo Collective
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 75%
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 30.5%, Horror 13.9%, Walking Simulator 9%, Psychological Horror 8.5%, Mystery 7.8%
- #26 Doorways: Holy Mountains of Flesh
81% matchMostly Positive79% of 460 reviews2016
Dev: Saibot Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Doorways: Holy Mountains of Flesh is an Immersive Horror Adventure, featuring a Complex Story and Deep Atmosphere.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 25%, Gore 11.3%, Walking Simulator 9.5%, Horror 9.3%, Survival Horror 8.8%
- #27 Call of Cthulhu®
79% matchMostly Positive79% of 13,295 reviews2018
Dev: Cyanide StudioPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.3 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 43.8%, Horror 10.8%, Psychological Horror 8.6%, Mystery 6.9%, Story Rich 5.2%
- #28 Yellowstone
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pedro Hertz
Windows
Yellowstone is a first-person survival horror game set in Yellowstone National Park. Explore a hidden cave system where ancient creatures lurk in the shadows. Navigate the ever-changing labyrinth, evading these creatures as you uncover the cave’s dark secrets and struggle to survive.
Why similar: Survival Horror 12.4%, Horror 12.1%, Walking Simulator 10.6%, Mystery 10.5%, Psychological Horror 9.4%
- #29 Still Wakes the Deep
76% matchVery Positive88% of 10,965 reviews2024
Dev: The Chinese RoomPub: Secret Mode
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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 25.9%, Gore 12.5%, Walking Simulator 10.1%, Horror 9.7%, Psychological Horror 8.4%
- #30 Conarium
79% matchMostly Positive77% of 2,240 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 46.5%, Walking Simulator 12.5%, Horror 11.8%, Psychological Horror 7.4%, First-Person 6.3%
- #31 Claustrophobia
78% 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 24.2%, Survival Horror 11.2%, Horror 10.8%, Psychological Horror 9.5%, Dark 9%
- #32 Crathos Deep
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hitbox Games
Windows
Descend down the arctic depths in Crathos Deep, a cosmic horror narrative adventure. Explore the vast abyss with your submarine and utilize your expeditionary drone to reach the dark corners of the ocean. Investigate a lost research institute to unravel the unsettling mystery of its downfall.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 30%, Horror 12.7%, Mystery 8.9%, Dark 8.8%, Exploration 7.7%
- #33 HINGE
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Spheroom
Windows
HINGE is a psychological horror game that draws inspiration from Lovecraft and Bioshock. Delve into atmospheric environments, uncover clues, navigate the chilling nightmare, and find a way out of the time loop.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 23.7%, Horror 10.3%, Walking Simulator 9.7%, Dark 9.2%, Psychological Horror 9.2%
- #34 The Echo Paradox
76% matchMostly Positive78% of 60 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 24.1%, Horror 10.2%, Psychological Horror 10.1%, Survival Horror 8.1%, Mystery 7.9%
- #35 ASYLUM
75% matchVery Positive85% of 468 reviews2025
Dev: Senscape
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 77%
An epic supernatural horror adventure and the spiritual successor to cult classic Scratches set in a massive, decaying mental institute. Inspired by H. P. Lovecraft, Hammer Films and twisted Euro Horror from the 80s.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 18.6%, Gore 13.5%, Horror 13.3%, Psychological Horror 9.7%, Mystery 9%
- #36 Lost Sanity: Cthulhu
75% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Manin StudiosPub: ZNT Productions
Windows
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 39%, Horror 11.5%, Mystery 10.8%, Survival Horror 10.6%, Psychological Horror 9.9%
- #37 Homecoming
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Edgar Rubio
Windows
It is an indie psychological horror game in which you must solve the mystery behind the Dewey family while various entities try to hunt you down and torment you. Will you be able to survive and escape this infinite loop?
Why similar: Horror 12.6%, Gore 11.4%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Dark 10.7%, Survival Horror 10.6%
- #38 Dwelling on the Hill
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Apocrifa Labs Interactive
Windows
Sealed inside by a cosmic anomaly. In this house that defies the laws of physics, evade the Entity that manipulates your mind. Your only aid is an experimental device that reveals illusions. A 90-minute, intense, and Lovecraftian psychological horror experience.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 28.9%, Horror 10.2%, Survival Horror 10.1%, Psychological Horror 8.3%, Mystery 8.3%
- #39 Outfield
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mathis Debaussart
Windows
Outfield is a horror/puzzle game in which you get trapped in a mysterious field of tall grass. Solve the puzzles, discover the secrets of the tall grass and survive the danger around you to hope to survive.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 21.7%, Survival Horror 12.8%, Horror 12.1%, Walking Simulator 9.9%, Psychological Horror 9.6%
- #40 Souls Alive: Origins
73% 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 40.8%, Survival Horror 13.7%, Horror 11.1%, Story Rich 6.7%, Psychological Horror 6.2%
- #41 GORE
71% matchMostly Positive73% of 100 reviews2025
Dev: CosmicArcade
Windows
GORE is a Lovecraft-inspired horror experience set deep in the Rocky Mountains. Explore the wilderness and uncover the origins of the fleshy entity.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 29.7%, Walking Simulator 12.4%, Gore 12.3%, Horror 8.2%, Survival Horror 7.7%
- #42 Dark Lessons
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Tall Tide Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Can you survive your teacher in this psychological horror game? With only candles for light and trapped in her home, you have to uncover her family's dark secrets. Solve puzzles, connect the dots and escape. But beware: There is someone else playing games with you, and someone who needs your help.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 29.8%, Walking Simulator 12.1%, Horror 10.8%, Psychological Horror 9.4%, Dark 7.3%
- #43 Basement
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: RealStorm
Windows
You’ve just moved into your new home. The neighbors are quiet. But the basement... isn’t empty. Uncover the tragic truth behind the house’s previous owners in this story-driven psychological horror experience. Explore, and survive the lingering presence of a soul trapped in darkness.
Why similar: Horror 15.2%, Survival Horror 15%, Dark 13.3%, Walking Simulator 12.9%, Mystery 7.6%
- #44 Into The Light
72% 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 24.3%, Walking Simulator 11%, Mystery 8.3%, Psychological Horror 8.2%, Horror 8%
- #45 The Maid
71% matchVery Positive82% of 165 reviews2025
Dev: 99 Grados Games
Windows
The Maid is a first-person psychological horror and mystery game that focuses on creating fear and tension in the player.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.7%, Horror 10.8%, Survival Horror 9.1%, Psychological Horror 9%, First-Person 8.9%
- #46 Last Chance Market
71% 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 31.5%, Survival Horror 12.5%, Mystery 10.6%, Horror 8.9%, Psychological Horror 6.9%
- #47 Myth of Valderit
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Loom Studios
Windows · Linux
Nil is trapped in a cursed village that appears only under the full moon. To escape, he must solve twisted puzzles and uncover hidden secrets. Myth of Valderit is a first-person psychological horror experience. The village is alive. It remembers. And it knows your deepest fears.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 22.2%, Horror 11.4%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, First-Person 7.6%, Exploration 7.5%
- #48 UnSeen
70% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: Tenebos
Windows
UnSeen : you won't see death coming. A first person horror game about immersion, where truth and madness are never far away. Be careful... fear is on your feet.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 34.5%, Horror 13.8%, Mystery 11.5%, Exploration 8.3%, Walking Simulator 8.1%
- #49 WEB STORIES: Graveyard Protocol
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Andes Interactive
Windows
The abandoned cemetery always intrigued you. Today you finally entered. While exploring, time distorted. It's midnight now. A chapel appears before you. Inside there's a manual: "Survival Protocol. Follow the rules until dawn or something worse than death awaits you."
Why similar: Horror 15.4%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Walking Simulator 11.3%, First-Person 8.7%, Gore 8.1%
- #50 The Rite Holds
69% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: PV Development
Windows
In this concise first person horror experience, you are trapped in an infinite corridor with nothing but a flashlight. Explore this liminal space, survive the entities that lurk in the dark and complete the ritual to break the cycle.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 17%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Horror 13.4%, Walking Simulator 12.2%, Dark 11.1%
- #51 Abaddon
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nice to meet studios LTD
Windows
Abaddon is a first-person psychological horror game steeped in Lovecraftian elements. Descend into a haunting story as you take on the role of Jimmy, searching for his missing brother Georgie while confronting his past in a nightmarish world.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 27.7%, Survival Horror 11.4%, Horror 10.5%, Psychological Horror 9.3%, Dark 8.3%
- #52 Tiny Chills - Not From Ear
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ducktopus Games
Windows
Short atmospheric Body Horror game in which you clean people's Ears as you uncover a grotesque and unnatural mystery
Why similar: Lovecraftian 14.8%, Gore 12.7%, Horror 10.2%, Psychological Horror 9.7%, Mystery 9.3%
- #53 Mansion of the Dead
67% matchVery Positive95% of 106 reviews2025
Dev: Caicai Studio
Windows
Step into the shoes of Agent Kim, drawn into a chilling mystery deep in the wilderness. Find hidden clues, solve intricate puzzles, and outsmart the relentless zombies that roam the estate. Will you make it out alive, or will you too vanish without a trace?
Why similar: Gore 15.4%, Survival Horror 13.3%, Horror 12.6%, Walking Simulator 11.6%, Mystery 9.4%
- #54 Jorogumo's Cradle
68% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2024
Dev: KiriThrills
Windows
Jorogumo’s Cradle is a short first person horror game. You are stuck in the woods with a monster that attacks you during the night. Explore the area, build tools to fend off incoming attacks, and most importantly, survive until the very end.
Why similar: Horror 17.1%, First-Person 11%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, Gore 9.8%, Dark 9.2%
- #55 Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Big Bad WolfPub: Nacon
Windows
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 31.6%, Psychological Horror 9.1%, Mystery 8.4%, Dark 8%, Story Rich 7.1%
- #56 Dark Fracture
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Twisted II Studio
Windows
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: Lovecraftian 20%, Horror 16.6%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Survival Horror 7.4%, Walking Simulator 6.9%
- #57 After the Flood
67% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2024
Dev: AlexXIIs
Windows
Embark on a chilling journey into the heart of a desolate town trapped in the clutches of an ancient curse. "After the Flood" is a single-player horror game that combines atmospheric exploration, immersive storytelling, and heart-pounding survival elements.
Why similar: Survival Horror 14.3%, Horror 14%, Walking Simulator 12.8%, Dark 10.8%, Mystery 10.3%
- #58 Penumbra Overture
69% matchVery Positive91% of 4,061 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 22.6%, Lovecraftian 18.2%, Survival Horror 11.6%, Psychological Horror 9.1%, First-Person 8.9%
- #59 Seals of Madness
67% 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 29.4%, Horror 10.1%, Psychological Horror 10%, Survival Horror 9.6%, Mystery 7.8%
- #60 The Last Visit: 98th
65% matchMostly Positive79% of 177 reviews2025
Dev: Union State GamesPub: Union State Games
Windows
"The Last Visit: 98th" is a psychological indie horror from the first person, in the genre of a walking simulator, in the setting of the post-Soviet winter space. The main focus is on the atmosphere of horror, which is emphasized by realistic 3D graphics.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 14.1%, Horror 13.5%, Gore 11.5%, Psychological Horror 11%, Dark 9.5%