- #1 Sherlock Holmes The Awakened
96% matchVery Positive83% of 2,770 reviews2023
Dev: Frogwares
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Experience a nerve-racking Lovecraftian adventure, rebuilt from the ground up with modern graphics and gameplay. Become Sherlock Holmes, and find yourself at the heart of the terrifying Cthulhu Mythos as you investigate a series of mysterious disappearances in Europe and the US.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 47.1%, Adventure 25.7%, Mystery 13.8%, Exploration 7.8%, Atmospheric 5.6%
- #2 Darkness Within 1: In Pursuit of Loath Nolder
97% matchMostly Positive73% of 624 reviews2014
Dev: Stormling StudiosPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 54%
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: Adventure 38.5%, Lovecraftian 37.3%, Indie 17.7%, Atmospheric 3.3%, First-Person 3.2%
- #3 The Alien Cube
96% 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 37.3%, Adventure 26.9%, Indie 9.9%, Mystery 8.9%, Exploration 6.8%
- #4 Curse of the Old Gods
95% matchVery Positive85% of 66 reviews2017
Dev: Tim Rachor
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 69%
A mystery adventure game set in a present-day Lovecraftian universe.
Why similar: Adventure 66%, Lovecraftian 23.7%, Indie 10.3%
- #5 Call of Cthulhu®
94% 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 54.7%, Adventure 27.8%, Mystery 7.4%, First-Person 5.4%, Atmospheric 4.9%
- #6 At the Mountains of Madness
94% matchMostly Negative34% of 65 reviews2016
Dev: Team Clockworks
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 96%
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 41.2%, Adventure 35%, Indie 23.8%
- #7 Westmark Manor
93% matchMixed69% of 78 reviews2020
Dev: Nodbrim Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
What lurks in the darkest corners of the mansion? Westmark Manor is a journey into the occult, a mind-bending survival horror game, with a heavy focus on solving puzzles and exploration, inspired by the formidable H.P. Lovecraft.
Why similar: Adventure 70.7%, Lovecraftian 21.5%, Mystery 6.1%, Atmospheric 1.7%
- #8 Moons of Madness
92% matchMostly Positive77% of 2,907 reviews2019
Dev: Rock Pocket GamesPub: Funcom
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Moons of Madness is a first-person, story-driven cosmic horror game where the scientific exploration of Mars meets the supernatural dread of Lovecraft.
Why similar: Adventure 43.4%, Lovecraftian 31.6%, Indie 7.5%, First-Person 5.4%, Mystery 5%
- #9 INFRA
91% matchVery Positive88% of 3,606 reviews2016
Dev: Loiste Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
INFRA puts you into the boots of a structural analyst on a routine mission. Quickly though, your task turns into a fight for survival, all caused by deep-rooted schemes of the past. Your tools are simple: your camera and the wits to navigate a labyrinth of debris.
Why similar: Adventure 37.5%, Indie 21.2%, Mystery 11.6%, Exploration 10.8%, First-Person 10.7%
- #10 From Beyond Prologue
91% matchVery Positive94% of 106 reviews2018
Dev: SuckerFree Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
In the winter of 1910, professor Crawford Tillinghast mounted an expedition into the mountains of Europe. He went searching for a lost village shrouded in the myths and rumors of a bygone era. This is his story...
Why similar: Adventure 62.5%, Indie 37.5%
- #11 The Room 4: Old Sins
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 17,944 reviews2021
Dev: Fireproof Games
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 93%
The disappearance of an ambitious engineer and his high-society wife provokes a hunt for a precious artefact. The trail leads you to the attic of their home, and the discovery of an old, peculiar dollhouse. What secrets lie within these walls?
Why similar: Adventure 33.3%, Lovecraftian 32%, Mystery 16.4%, Indie 6.7%, First-Person 5%
- #12 Rise of Insanity
90% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,274 reviews2018
Dev: Red Limb Studio
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 94%
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: Adventure 47%, Indie 36.1%, Exploration 6.3%, Atmospheric 5.6%, First-Person 5%
- #13 Gray Dawn
89% matchVery Positive84% of 1,179 reviews2018
Dev: Interactive Stone
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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: Adventure 35.3%, Lovecraftian 28.3%, Indie 22.7%, Mystery 4.7%, First-Person 3.9%
- #14 The Room Two
87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 21,377 reviews2016
Dev: Fireproof Games
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Unique events transport you to the halls of a long-forgotten crypt. The only means of escape lies locked within a stone pedestal, along with a note from your mysterious ally. His words promise assistance, but only serve to entice you into a compelling world of mystery and exploration.
Why similar: Adventure 30.9%, Indie 21.5%, Mystery 19.5%, Lovecraftian 17.7%, Atmospheric 7.3%
- #15 Mystery of the Malign
86% matchVery Positive94% of 80 reviews2025
Dev: Gameplay Supremacy
Windows
Investigate. Interrogate. Descend into a world of intrigue to untangle the Mystery of the Malign.
Why similar: Indie 28.9%, Adventure 22.8%, Mystery 21.1%, Exploration 10.7%, Atmospheric 9.1%
- #16 The Guest
88% matchMostly Positive73% of 953 reviews2016
Dev: Team GothamPub: 505 Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
'The Guest' is a gloomy adventure full of enigmas where the exploration of your surroundings comes to prominence; puzzles, secrets and riddles will help you discover who has locked you in this somber hotel room and most importantly, why.
Why similar: Adventure 42.8%, Indie 33.7%, Mystery 11.9%, First-Person 6.8%, Atmospheric 4.9%
- #17 Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss
85% matchMixed60% of 272 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 38.2%, Adventure 34.7%, Mystery 8.5%, First-Person 6.7%, Exploration 6.1%
- #18 The Old City: Leviathan
86% matchMostly Positive72% of 744 reviews2014
Dev: PostMod Softworks
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 61%
The Old City: Leviathan is an experiment in first person exploration that focuses entirely on story. All that exists is you and the world. Set in a decaying city from a civilization long past, The Old City: Leviathan puts the player in the shoes of a sewer dwelling isolationist.
Why similar: Adventure 48.1%, Indie 24.8%, Exploration 10%, First-Person 8.8%, Atmospheric 8.3%
- #19 Temple of Shadows
84% matchMostly Positive75% of 68 reviews2024
Dev: DRB Studios
Windows
Join Sebastian Harrington, an archeology student, on a quest to find his missing professor. Explore ancient temple ruins, solve puzzles, and uncover hidden secrets in the Temple of Shadows.
Why similar: Adventure 62.5%, Mystery 15.5%, Atmospheric 10.2%, Exploration 8.3%, First-Person 3.6%
- #20 Overtime Anomaly
83% matchVery Positive84% of 77 reviews2025
Dev: BiteMe Games
Windows
You're working overtime again in your dead-end job, whilst your boss is on vacation. However, strange things are happening throughout the office. Complete your daily work tasks, explore your office, report any anomalies you may find, and you may just find yourself getting a promotion...
Why similar: Adventure 51.9%, Mystery 18.6%, Exploration 10.2%, First-Person 10.1%, Atmospheric 9.1%
- #21 Classified Stories: The Tome of Myrkah
84% 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: Adventure 36.3%, Indie 25.8%, Lovecraftian 19.6%, Mystery 6.5%, First-Person 4.9%
- #22 An English Haunting
82% matchVery Positive96% of 413 reviews2024
Dev: Postmodern Adventures
Windows
While looking for the existence of the Great Beyond, Professor Patrick Moore, aided by a fake medium, will build a device to see the other side, embark on a search for a millenary artifact, and investigate the most haunted manor of 1907 England.
Why similar: Adventure 58.9%, Lovecraftian 19.1%, Mystery 16.9%, Atmospheric 5.1%
- #23 Chronicle of Innsmouth: Mountains of Madness
82% matchMostly Positive73% of 117 reviews2021
Dev: PsychoDevPub: AtomicHorde
Windows · Mac · Linux
After an encounter with a dreadful horror, detective Lone Carter’s investigation leads him to fateful places as Innsmouth, Arkham and the Antarctic, investigating a series of deaths and mysteries. Play also as Abdul Alhazred and H.P. Lovecraft himself in this Lovecraftian point’n’click adventure.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 49.3%, Adventure 33.5%, Atmospheric 7.2%, Mystery 5.7%, Exploration 4.3%
- #24 Conarium
81% 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 40.5%, Adventure 34.9%, Indie 16.5%, First-Person 5.4%, Atmospheric 2.7%
- #25 The Occultist
79% matchMostly Positive76% of 286 reviews2026
Dev: DALOARPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
The Occultist is a first-person narrative thriller. You play as Alan Rebels, a paranormal investigator who travels to an abandoned British island after his father's disappearance. Explore Godstone island, face supernatural entities, and uncover long-buried occult rituals.
Why similar: Adventure 46.8%, Lovecraftian 29.4%, Mystery 10.1%, First-Person 8%, Atmospheric 5.7%
- #26 No one lives under the lighthouse Director's cut
79% matchVery Positive87% of 2,429 reviews2020
Dev: Marevo Collective
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 74%
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 28.4%, Adventure 26.5%, Indie 26.2%, Mystery 6.3%, First-Person 4.8%
- #27 Shadow of the School
80% matchMixed67% of 54 reviews2024
Dev: STuNT
Windows
The player finds himself in an abandoned school, which was once a place of study for local schoolchildren. The protagonist is a paranormal researcher who came here to solve the mystery that shrouds this gloomy location.
Why similar: Adventure 36.1%, Exploration 18.7%, First-Person 17.9%, Mystery 12.4%, Indie 7.5%
- #28 Echoes Of The House
78% matchVery Positive80% of 184 reviews2024
Dev: Sordar Studios
Windows
Christopher arrives at his grandmother's countryside home late at night for a seemingly ordinary visit. But soon after reuniting, he begins to notice something isn't right. The familiar setting warps into a place of unease, and the mystery that unravels is far more complex than anyone could expect.
Why similar: Adventure 47.2%, Mystery 18%, First-Person 13.7%, Exploration 12.8%, Atmospheric 8.3%
- #29 The Land of Pain
77% 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 37.5%, Adventure 31.5%, Mystery 10.8%, First-Person 8%, Exploration 7.4%
- #30 Through The Fragmentation
76% matchVery Positive97% of 229 reviews2021
Dev: Máté PribelszkyPub: Crow Bar
Windows
Atmospheric first person adventure game focusing on immersion and exploration. Meet strange characters, discover secrets and try to unfold the mystery of the Fragmentation.
Why similar: Adventure 47.3%, Mystery 14%, First-Person 12%, Exploration 10.4%, Indie 8.9%
- #31 Curse of Anabelle
78% matchMixed64% of 135 reviews2020
Dev: Rocwise Entertainment
Windows
Curse of Anabelle is a story driven adventure-horror/puzzle game which players can experience in the first person perspective. The storyline is based on real world myths and legends.
Why similar: Adventure 54.2%, Indie 38.5%, Mystery 2.6%, First-Person 1.9%, Exploration 1.6%
- #32 Transient: Extended Edition
76% matchMostly Positive70% of 340 reviews2020
Dev: Stormling StudiosPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 43.3%, Adventure 34.7%, Mystery 9.4%, First-Person 7%, Atmospheric 5.5%
- #33 The Dire
74% matchVery Positive82% of 92 reviews2023
Dev: Grumpi
Windows
Dean Holt, popular Urbex vlogger, sets off on another exploration of an abandoned home but this time things aren't going as planned. Something dark is lurking inside and Dean quickly finds himself in over his head
Why similar: Indie 39.2%, Adventure 22.9%, Exploration 14.6%, Atmospheric 14%, First-Person 9.3%
- #34 Astray
77% matchMixed69% of 230 reviews2015
Dev: Aegon Games Ltd
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 56%
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: Adventure 42.6%, Indie 29.6%, Lovecraftian 16.7%, First-Person 7.4%, Atmospheric 3.7%
- #35 The Last Case of John Morley
72% matchVery Positive84% of 289 reviews2025
Dev: Indigo Studios - Interactive StoriesPub: JanduSoft
Windows
Step into the mind of John Morley, a 1940s detective on his final case. Explore shadowed places long forgotten by time, and piece together crime scenes in a narrative adventure steeped in mystery, unexpected twists, and a truth buried for decades.
Why similar: Adventure 49.8%, Mystery 14.3%, First-Person 11.6%, Exploration 10.4%, Indie 7%
- #36 Marginalia
75% matchVery Positive82% of 61 reviews2019
Dev: Connor Sherlock
Windows
Marginalia is a first-person horror game that transports you to Kestlebrook, a secluded valley where history becomes enmeshed with a strange present. Weeks ago Eric left. Days ago you got a letter telling you to come to him. Now you're here, but precisely where is here? And better yet, when?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 37.2%, Adventure 25%, Indie 12.8%, First-Person 10.7%, Exploration 9.1%
- #37 Coincidences?
71% matchVery Positive90% of 208 reviews2026
Dev: FogTime
Windows
After a sudden rent hike, you move into a suspiciously cheap house deep in the woods. The price is absurdly low and there’s work nearby-it seems like a stroke of luck. But you soon realize something is seriously wrong with the place...
Why similar: Adventure 65.2%, Indie 16.2%, Atmospheric 8.7%, First-Person 6.7%, Exploration 3.3%
- #38 The Room VR: A Dark Matter
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 3,961 reviews2020
Dev: Fireproof Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%
The British Institute of Archaeology, London, 1908: The disappearance of an esteemed Egyptologist prompts a Police investigation into the unknown. Explore cryptic locations, examine fantastic gadgets and uncover an otherworldly discovery which blurs the line between reality and illusion.
Why similar: Adventure 59.8%, Lovecraftian 20.4%, Indie 8.5%, Mystery 8.1%, Atmospheric 3.2%
- #39 Shadows Peak
75% matchMostly Positive72% of 342 reviews2017
Dev: Gua
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Shadows Peak is an atmospheric, open-world horror game focused on exploration that doesn't hold your hand. You play as a writer who has decided to visit a mysterious place called Shadows Peak to gather materials for a new book about legends.
Why similar: Adventure 36.3%, Indie 28.8%, Mystery 16.5%, Atmospheric 7%, First-Person 6.7%
- #40 Dead Secret
73% matchVery Positive82% of 591 reviews2016
Dev: Robot Invader
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Dead Secret is a first-person horror mystery set in rural Kansas in 1965. A reclusive professor is dead and it’s up to you to crack the case before you become the next victim. Investigate the murder and explore the story Time Magazine called “captivating” and “deeply creepy” .
Why similar: Adventure 43.9%, Indie 28.5%, Mystery 12.2%, First-Person 6.5%, Exploration 4.9%
- #41 Shadows on the Vatican - Act I: Greed
74% matchMostly Positive74% of 739 reviews2014
Dev: 10th Art StudioPub: Adventure Productions
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 70%
The ex-priest James Murphy answers a mysterious call for help from his friend Cristoforo. The disappearance of a briefcase containing compromising documents convinces James that his friend is a victim of something sinister. The Vatican's involvement inspires James to get to the bottom of this mystery.
Why similar: Adventure 59.5%, Indie 29%, Mystery 8.4%, Atmospheric 3.1%
- #42 Scholar Adventure: Mystery of Silence
69% matchVery Positive96% of 92 reviews2025
Dev: Ayose Trujillo & Making EnemiesPub: DevilishGames
Windows · Mac
Mystery of Silence is a point-and-click adventure where William, a young writer in search of inspiration, enters an abbey shrouded in silence. What William finds within those walls is not just a story to tell, but a secret that should never be discovered.
Why similar: Adventure 81.3%, Indie 18.7%
- #43 The Nameless City
71% matchVery Positive88% of 56 reviews2024
Dev: Paradnight Studio
Windows · Mac
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 49.9%, Adventure 29.9%, Atmospheric 7.1%, Exploration 5.2%, First-Person 4.7%
- #44 COLINA: Legacy
73% matchVery Positive81% of 209 reviews2018
Dev: Chance6 Studios, LLC
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Alex wakes up at his grandmother’s, left alone in a silent house. Unsure where his family is, he begins to uncover a dark mystery in an attempt to escape. Facing his fear in an endless nightmare, Alex must survive the dead of night, a cursed forest, and paranormal activities before daylight arrives.
Why similar: Adventure 34.9%, Lovecraftian 33.6%, Mystery 10.7%, Indie 9.7%, Exploration 6.3%
- #45 Hidden: On the trail of the Ancients
73% matchMixed65% of 85 reviews2015
Dev: Lost Spell
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Immersed into dark and unexplored ancient woods in a search of the almost forgotten "Legend of the Ancients". But not everything goes as planned as the place keeps a never revealed horrifying secret. Hidden is a first person horror point n' click adventure game, with focus on story, puzzles and exploration.
Why similar: Adventure 53.9%, Indie 31%, Lovecraftian 15.1%
- #46 The Inheritance of Crimson Manor
69% matchVery Positive88% of 904 reviews2022
Dev: MediaCity Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Explore a beautiful and Enigmatic Victorian Manor with a dark secret, In this gothic horror story first person exploration puzzle game filled with fine art, secret passages and mysterious mechanical puzzles playing as the executor of the last will from the enigmatic Railroad Magnate Hadley Strange.
Why similar: Adventure 30.3%, Mystery 24.6%, First-Person 19%, Exploration 18%, Atmospheric 8.2%
- #47 The Station
70% matchVery Positive86% of 1,109 reviews2018
Dev: The Station Game ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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: Adventure 47.1%, Indie 35.2%, First-Person 6.6%, Atmospheric 5.6%, Mystery 5.4%
- #48 DESOLATIUM: Prologue
70% matchMostly Positive78% of 119 reviews2021
Dev: SUPERLUMEN
Windows · Mac
Median: 48 minMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 41%
DESOLATIUM: PROLOGUE is a first-person point & click Graphic Adventure based on Lovecraft Mythos. Live this horror story where you will have to visit mysterious locations, face lovecraftian creatures, find clues and combine objects to solve puzzles.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 35%, Adventure 33.8%, Mystery 13.2%, First-Person 9.2%, Exploration 8.7%
- #49 In My Head
69% matchMostly Positive70% of 141 reviews2024
Dev: JustTomcuk
Windows
You have been sent photographs of a place where, according to rumors, an artifact of an ancient civilization is hidden... Do you dare to go there?!
Why similar: Adventure 61.8%, First-Person 14.1%, Mystery 10.4%, Atmospheric 8.6%, Indie 5.1%
- #50 Call of the Elder Gods
66% matchVery Positive95% of 197 reviews2026
Dev: Out of the Blue GamesPub: Kwalee
Windows
Journey to the far corners of the Earth and unearth ancient horrors in this Lovecraftian narrative puzzle adventure and sequel to 2020’s critically acclaimed Call of the Sea.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 33.2%, Adventure 27.2%, Indie 13.3%, Mystery 9.2%, First-Person 7.5%
- #51 Saturnalia
68% matchVery Positive90% of 111 reviews2023
Dev: Santa Ragione
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 74%
A Single-Player Survival Horror Adventure: play as a cast of characters exploring an isolated village haunted by an ancient ritual—but beware, its labyrinthine roads will change each time you lose all your characters.
Why similar: Adventure 40.3%, Lovecraftian 34.5%, Mystery 10.3%, Exploration 8.6%, Atmospheric 6.3%
- #52 Subject 13
71% matchMixed58% of 320 reviews2015
Dev: Paul CuissetPub: Microids
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Play as Franklin Fargo, a quiet physics professor who has led a bitter existence ever since his fiancée died in a holdup in which he was supposed to be the victim. One morning, he wakes up in the middle of an abandoned scientific facility. His only link with the outside world is a voice that calls him "Subject 13".
Why similar: Adventure 60.1%, Indie 33.4%, Exploration 6.5%
- #53 Kona II: Brume
67% matchVery Positive83% of 500 reviews2023
Dev: ParabolePub: Ravenscourt
Windows · Linux
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Northern Québec, 1970. A bizarre mist —the Brume— is disconnecting a rural mining village from its quiet reality. Step into the shoes of Detective Carl Faubert as he unfolds the mysteries haunting the region while battling for his own survival.
Why similar: Adventure 46.4%, Indie 18%, Mystery 15.4%, Exploration 10.2%, First-Person 10%
- #54 Within the Backrooms
67% matchVery Positive95% of 198 reviews2023
Dev: Shattered Display
Windows
You don't know how you got here, and you don't know how you'll leave. Wander the depths of the Backrooms in hopes of finding something more.
Why similar: Adventure 52.2%, Indie 22.9%, Exploration 11.5%, Atmospheric 8.8%, First-Person 4.6%
- #55 The Shore
67% matchMostly Positive72% of 1,967 reviews2021
Dev: Ares DragonisPub: Dragonis Games
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 67%
THE SHORE is a first person story driven game with an atmospheric environment and narrations, You will encounter mysterious creatures and unravel the secrets behind them. Strong elements of horror, struggle to survive an unknown world that will make you question your own sanity.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 68.7%, First-Person 11.5%, Exploration 11%, Atmospheric 4.9%, Mystery 3.9%
- #56 THE MUTE HOUSE
65% matchVery Positive82% of 287 reviews2025
Dev: December Blues Games
Windows
Inspired by old and classic survival horror games, THE MUTE HOUSE combines exploration, management, puzzles and a touch of action. As Emily investigates about her sister's vanishing, she finds herself trapped in a mysterious mansion.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 29.9%, Adventure 29.5%, Indie 23.7%, Mystery 6.6%, Exploration 6%
- #57 Obscuritas
70% matchMixed62% of 216 reviews2016
Dev: VIS-GamesPub: Ravenscourt
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 62%
When Sarah inherits her great-uncle's old country home, she has no idea about the dark secret she has stumbled upon, and the obscure world it will take her to.
Why similar: Adventure 100%
- #58 Cursed Enigma - Priest and Prayers
67% matchMixed69% of 112 reviews2023
Dev: TheLaba
Windows
Father Giovanni, a devout priest, becomes entangled in mysteries and secrets while overseeing his local church. Explore the dark truths and menacing events behind the serene facade of the parish in the first episode of CURSED ENIGMA: Priest and Prayers
Why similar: Adventure 69.7%, First-Person 17.5%, Exploration 12.8%
- #59 The Painscreek Killings
65% matchVery Positive91% of 6,095 reviews2017
Dev: EQ Studios
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Investigate an infamous cold case in the eerie, abandoned town of Painscreek. Search for evidence, connect the dots and uncover who killed Vivian Roberts. Can you expose the truth behind this town’s dark secrets?
Why similar: Adventure 41.2%, Mystery 24.8%, Exploration 13.8%, First-Person 11.1%, Atmospheric 9.2%