Games Like One Long Night with the Circleheads

A horror adventure game inspired by the art of Theodor Geisel and the works of HP Lovecraft, featuring a mixture of point and click and survival horror elements.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 22.1%, Survival Horror 15.7%, Point & Click 12.4%, Cartoon 12.2%, Horror 7.6%

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 21.9%, Aliens 20.5%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Survival Horror 12.7%, Surreal 11.7%

Survive in Area93 where unidentified life forms exist.

Why similar: Thriller 28.5%, Survival Horror 26.4%, Aliens 19.7%, Horror 16.7%, Simulation 8.6%

Void Crawler is a horror game set in a dystopian future, where you pilot a vehicle nicknamed 'The Mole' into a mysterious void deep within the Earth to collect an extremely valuable material for a company dedicated to solving the world's energy crisis.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 19.1%, Survival Horror 14.3%, Thriller 14%, Aliens 12.6%, Surreal 11.7%

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 25.3%, Survival Horror 15.6%, Aliens 13%, Surreal 11.5%, Survival 10.7%

Explore the mystery behind a once-loved and hugely popular children's toy, also known as MUZY, in this terrifying horror adventure game. Several reports detail frightening incidents connected to accidents. Your job is to solve the puzzles and find the cause of these unsettling occurrences.

Why similar: Survival Horror 16.3%, Thriller 14.8%, Surreal 13.2%, Horror 12.6%, Survival 11.2%

Earth's Center of Gravity is a mystic horror visual novel with multiple endings. The story revolves around Tower Antiques. "No one remembers how long Tower Antiques was there. But it remembers everyone. Even the ones who did not visit it yet." Tower Antiques is waiting for you to write your story.

Why similar: Thriller 19.7%, Surreal 17.1%, Lovecraftian 16.2%, Survival Horror 13.6%, Psychological Horror 10.7%

In a nutshell: Choose Your Own Adventure, Choices Matter, Text-based, Point & Click, Exploration, Multiple Endings and Interactive Fiction. Dark and surreal psychological horror. Strongly inspired by Lovecraft, H.R. Giger and Zdzisław Beksiński.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 20.1%, Thriller 14.9%, Survival Horror 13.1%, Surreal 12.7%, Lore-Rich 10.2%

Run from the Demon Bride, where you must outwit and escape from the clutch of the Demon Bride to save your niece, Nina. Solve challenging puzzles while hiding from the relentless Demon Bride in the world of Indonesian cult horror experience.

Why similar: Thriller 18.9%, Survival Horror 17.5%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Survival 11.7%, Point & Click 11.5%

A retro slasher horror game, with a focus on home defense. In the dead of night, you hear someone lurking outside - but you are not defenseless. Watch the cameras, barricade your doors, and have your gun at the ready - anything to keep the Sundown Rippers from claiming their next victim.

Why similar: Survival Horror 21.6%, Thriller 19.6%, Point & Click 16%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Horror 10.8%

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 21.1%, Lovecraftian 19.4%, Horror 18.5%, Thriller 14.9%, Survival Horror 12.5%

Frosty Nights is a First Person hybrid horror game that focuses on atmosphere and suspense.

Why similar: Survival Horror 25.9%, Survival 20%, Horror 18.1%, Psychological Horror 16.7%, Strategy 13%

Survival horror adventure with 2D pixel graphics and scary story in an dark abandoned village.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 22%, Point & Click 16%, Thriller 15.6%, Lore-Rich 13.4%, Psychological Horror 11.9%

Awoken in the night by your doll. Speaking as if it possesses a mind of its own. The doll warns you of a monster that has come to take you away.

Why similar: Survival Horror 23.5%, Psychological Horror 21%, Horror 21%, Survival 14.6%, Strategy 13.9%

Explore an infinite procedurally-generated abandoned juvie as you try to survive a monstrous egg with legs named Egghead Gumpty that’s hiding in the building. He can watch you from anywhere, so catch him stalking you before it’s too late in this unique horror experience.

Why similar: Survival Horror 18.8%, Thriller 16.3%, Surreal 14%, Lore-Rich 12.4%, Psychological Horror 12.3%

"Gray" is a first person, survival horror set around a Lunar prison colony, with a focus on story telling. Your oxygen is depleting as your mind is breaking. Can you smell the burning?

Why similar: Lovecraftian 26.8%, Aliens 18.4%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Thriller 10.4%, Surreal 10.3%

Sirenhead: Southpoint, a Survival Horror game that takes place in the 1980's as you, Freddy Anderson try to go camping with your friends when all of a sudden, things go south. Your friends are no where to be seen, you are all alone. Except there is one creature waiting for you in the woods.

Why similar: Survival Horror 22.3%, Horror 16.8%, Survival 14.5%, Thriller 12.9%, Psychological Horror 11.3%

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 21.9%, Survival Horror 19.7%, Psychological Horror 15.9%, Horror 12.9%, Surreal 12.3%

Survive deadly creatures across tense, level-based challenges. Use unique mechanics, manage limited resources, and don’t get caught.

Why similar: Thriller 23.6%, Survival Horror 22.9%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Horror 14.5%, Survival 11.2%

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Why similar: Lovecraftian 31.1%, Surreal 23.4%, Horror 17.2%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Minimalist 8.6%

What began as a fun dream has turned into a waking nightmare. Now trapped in your room, you are stalked by a relentless demon. You must keep it at bay. Your only way through this nightmare? Close your eyes... and go to sleep.

Why similar: Point & Click 16.6%, Surreal 15.6%, Survival Horror 14.1%, Thriller 13%, Psychological Horror 12.6%

The comfort of a child within his own home; spoilt when an unknown person starts lurking around. Use whatever you can to survive.

Why similar: Thriller 18.4%, Survival Horror 18.2%, Point & Click 16%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Horror 12.6%

You’ve discovered evidence of a cosmic presence influencing humanity since its origins. Now something born in the depths of the cosmos is calling again. Investigate, uncover forbidden knowledge and survive a disturbing first person Lovecraftian horror adventure.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 28.2%, Aliens 20.4%, Survival Horror 10.9%, Lore-Rich 10.8%, Psychological Horror 10.2%

Feel like a famous streamer determined to put an end to the insults. You set out to take down the main offender and then go into hiding in a sketchy place...

Why similar: Lovecraftian 26.2%, Thriller 14.9%, Surreal 13.9%, Horror 12.8%, Survival Horror 12.2%

The Suits Have Gone Mad! is a brand new episodic horror brought to you by Blank Dream Studios. Unravel the mysteries behind the monopoly of Blake & Whitley Innovations and bring color into a dull world.

Why similar: Thriller 18.3%, Survival Horror 16.7%, Lore-Rich 12.5%, Horror 10.8%, Psychological Horror 9.4%

Welcome to the world of Charlie and Friends! Currently looking for a new caretaker for our beloved characters: Charlie the Cat, Hilda the Hyena, Sammy the Snake, and Rosy the Rabbit.

Why similar: Survival Horror 19.5%, Cartoon 17.4%, Horror 14.1%, Hand-drawn 13%, Point & Click 10.5%

Survive the night at the Hopkins' Cliffside, a tense first-person anomaly-detection horror game. Investigate anomalies, wield an ancient artifact, and uncover the secrets of the cliffside. Will you survive until dawn, or will the anomalies consume you?

Why similar: Survival Horror 23%, Surreal 22.6%, Thriller 15.4%, Horror 10.7%, Psychological Horror 8.7%

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Why similar: Lovecraftian 21.6%, Aliens 19.4%, Point & Click 14.5%, Lore-Rich 11%, Surreal 10.8%

Step into the enigmatic world of Gummy Nightmares as a little boy who wakes up in a mysterious amusement park with no memory. Explore, solve puzzles, and uncover lost memories while evading sinister plushie robots. Use weapons, set traps, and find hideouts to survive and reveal the truth.

Why similar: Thriller 25.6%, Horror 17.7%, Survival Horror 16.4%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Survival 12.9%

Pharos Light is a survival horror game inspired by “The Lighthouse” and Lovecraft. Upgrade the Lighthouse with unique equipment, develop the island, and survive the night.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 29.3%, Survival Horror 21.2%, Survival 15.3%, Horror 12.5%, Psychological Horror 10.7%

Descend into the forgotten depths of Banban’s Kindergarten. Survive sinister horrors and unravel dark secrets hidden in every corner. Uncover the truth behind the facility and find the whereabouts of your missing child…

Why similar: Survival Horror 18%, Horror 17.7%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Lore-Rich 10.9%, Cartoony 10.3%

A routine expedition into the Backrooms goes silent. You are the last call. Now trapped in endless corridors that loop into themselves, you’ll soon realize you are not alone. Something moves heremany things—and none of them can be fought. Your only hope is to stay unseen. Never trust what you see.

Why similar: Thriller 18%, Surreal 16.4%, Horror 15.5%, Survival Horror 15%, Psychological Horror 14.7%

Don't Look is a horror game where you are being hunted by things that can only move when you see them. With no explanation or recollection of where you came from your only objective is to survive and make it out of that hell and hopefully uncover some secrets on the way.

Why similar: Survival Horror 29.6%, Horror 20%, Survival 19.6%, Thriller 18%, Psychological Horror 12.8%

A child lays awake in the light of the moon, unaware the Halloween curse will be starting soon. The radio crackles to life, a mysterious girl...

Why similar: Horror 21.2%, Psychological Horror 19.8%, Survival Horror 19.1%, Strategy 18.2%, Simulation 15.6%

Continue the story of The Roach Hotel, descending deep below, where the air grows heavy and the shadows feels alive. Down here, the cockroaches are the least of your concerns… something far worse is waiting to play.

Why similar: Survival Horror 26.9%, Thriller 24.4%, Horror 17.7%, Lore-Rich 12.5%, Psychological Horror 10.6%

Once a family home, now stands silent. The past still whispers through every room. You are looking for inspiration for a film, but you will find much more than just a story. Whether the lights are on or off... it doesn't matter. Olivia will find you.

Why similar: Surreal 21.4%, Thriller 18.3%, Cartoon 16%, Horror 14.2%, Psychological Horror 12.1%

Embrace the horrors of Banban’s Kindergarten. Delve even deeper into the depths of the establishment that was left suspiciously empty. Try to survive the unexpected residents and continue the search for your child…

Why similar: Survival Horror 19.5%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Horror 14.5%, Lore-Rich 11.9%, Cartoony 11.7%

The Cope is a 2D, point and click game that presents the fear of the unknown. Your night shift client service job as a janitor will start with you getting entangled in a series of strange stories in The Cope mansion. Work cleaning and serving your client and find the truth of this mansion of fear.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 33.7%, Survival Horror 24.3%, Point & Click 18.8%, Hand-drawn 16%, Cartoon 7.2%

Explore 12 horror games made in 10 days connected by a meta narrative experience you didn't expect. Step into a world of darkness and discover the secrets you didn't know were right beneath the surface. Find the tapes and unlock the mystery inside the Dread X Collection 2.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 27.2%, Thriller 18%, Survival Horror 17.3%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Survival 10.9%

You don’t remember exactly what you did, just that it had to have been real bad, if this was your punishment. Five days of community service in this greasy, rotting excuse for a burger joint. Just five days, and you’re free. That’s all you have to endure.

Why similar: Survival Horror 25.7%, Psychological Horror 18.1%, Horror 15.9%, Point & Click 13.1%, Stylized 7.1%

Experience the quiet terror of this 1-bit love letter to Junji Ito and H.P. Lovecraft. Navigate a hellish roguelite reality with turn-based combat and unforgiving choices. Experiment with your deck of event cards to discover new forms of cosmic horror in every playthrough. The inevitable awaits...

Why similar: Lovecraftian 28.3%, Survival Horror 18.2%, Horror 14.4%, Point & Click 14.1%, Psychological Horror 12.4%

Welcome to Alpha 2 of Hello Neighbor. Play against an advanced, self-learning AI in what eventually became Act 1 of Hello Neighbor - the stealth horror home invasion sim.

Why similar: Survival Horror 17.6%, Thriller 15.3%, Surreal 13.5%, Survival 12%, Horror 10.6%

Vlad Circus: Descend into Madness puts your sanity to the test, challenging you to escape a labyrinth of nightmares and torment. Test your mind against a slow burn of puzzles, light survival mechanics, and methodical action.

Why similar: Thriller 21.6%, Point & Click 16.7%, Survival 15.7%, Surreal 15.1%, Psychological Horror 15%

After a tragic event, moving to a new city leads you to work in a dark warehouse. Unravel the mysteries surrounding the protagonist's past and survive through 5 shifts, avoiding ruthless enemies, where a convoluted story unfolds in the style of retro-stylized graphics.

Why similar: Survival Horror 26.1%, Thriller 18.2%, Psychological Horror 17%, Horror 13.1%, Surreal 12.4%

Will you be able to escape the horrors that unfold under your neighbor's home? This atmospheric point-and-click survival horror game with elements of mystery and story-rich scares will leave you DYING to uncover the truth. Beware the wax figures that lurk in the basement....

Why similar: Survival 21.7%, Point & Click 18.7%, Thriller 17.5%, Horror 15.7%, Psychological Horror 11.3%

Humble Holiday Horrors is a fast-paced point-and-click survival game where you're not only being hunted by colorful caricatures, but you also need to manage your own quickly weakening body in the harsh mountains' snowy climate!

Why similar: Survival Horror 22.9%, Point & Click 21.2%, Horror 19.1%, Strategy 11.1%, Hand-drawn 10.5%

Trapped alone in a mansion with relentless holiday monsters, you must scavenge for presents to find weapons and traps. Outsmart the AI, manage your inventory, and turn the holiday hunter into the hunted. Free to play!

Why similar: Survival Horror 23.5%, Horror 13.1%, Thriller 11.7%, Funny 10.9%, Cartoony 10.5%

A psychological horror “spot the difference” game where you monitor security cameras, detect anomalies, and try to survive the night. Your attention is your only defense.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 26.9%, Point & Click 17.4%, Horror 14.4%, Psychological Horror 13%, Aliens 11.6%

Step into a haunted hotel that will test your resolve. Run, hide, and use your resources to survive the dangers that lurk. Every attempt brings you closer to uncovering the way out, but beware as the monsters that hunt you grow more bold. Do you have what it takes to escape this nightmare?

Why similar: Survival Horror 28.5%, Horror 18.7%, Thriller 18.7%, Psychological Horror 16.8%, Surreal 10.6%

Continue the story of Banban’s Kindergarten. Delve deeper into the bizarre establishment where the place was left suspiciously empty. Try to survive the unexpected residents, all while uncovering the truth behind the place…

Why similar: Survival Horror 19.4%, Horror 16.6%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Cartoony 12.3%, Lore-Rich 11.5%

In this psychological horror game, you are a doctor with only 12 days to save a town from a mysterious plague. Make ruthless decisions and diagnose with precision. Shape the town's future and rewrite the past. Hold yourself together while it all falls apart.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 17.7%, Psychological Horror 17.6%, Survival Horror 16.8%, Surreal 14.3%, Horror 14.2%

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 33.4%, Survival Horror 24.9%, Horror 17.8%, Psychological Horror 12%, Lore-Rich 6.9%

Navigate the eerie world of Dreams in the Witch House, a unique blend of point-and-click and RPG-adventure. Unravel occult mysteries in Arkham, maintain your sanity, and survive the May-Eve in this Lovecraftian horror game.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 26.6%, Lore-Rich 16.4%, Point & Click 14.1%, Survival Horror 13.4%, Survival 11.9%

While trying to find a payphone during a powerful storm, Mitch instead finds himself in a library filled with horrors and traps all laid out to end his life. Guide him to sanctuary or his demise in this horror adventure game found on a strange cartridge.

Why similar: Point & Click 16.6%, Survival Horror 15%, Surreal 14.6%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Lore-Rich 14%

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 32.5%, Survival Horror 14.7%, Survival 13.4%, Horror 12.1%, Psychological Horror 11.5%

Enter Banban's Kindergarten, and you're sure to make some friends. Explore the mysterious establishment and don't lose your life and sanity. Uncover the horrifying truth behind the place, but be careful, as you are far from alone…

Why similar: Survival Horror 17.5%, Thriller 17.1%, Surreal 14.5%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Lore-Rich 11.9%

The Hatchling is a short experimental horror where time and resource management decide your fate. Locked in a dystopian lab, a strange egg stirs. Control its environment before the system deems you unfit. Every second ⏳ counts. The Overseer 👁 is watching…

Why similar: Thriller 20%, Lovecraftian 18.6%, Survival Horror 18%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Horror 10.3%

Abaddon is a story driven first person psychological horror game. Descend into a suffocating, nightmarish world as Jimmy searches for his missing brother, Georgie. With only a flickering flashlight, solve chilling puzzles, face your past, and struggle to survive.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 29.2%, Survival Horror 20.7%, Thriller 20.3%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Horror 12.6%

Psychological horror puzzle. Control 16 unique camera feeds to spot escapees, open doors, and trigger sounds, guiding a person through a lab breach where a mistake is not permitted.

Why similar: Lore-Rich 21.8%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, Horror 15.2%, Point & Click 13.6%, Surreal 12.2%

Decide Your Fate is a tense psychological horror game about escaping a nightmarish house. You must navigate silently and secure your escape by evading a blind killer.

Why similar: Thriller 28.9%, Survival Horror 28%, Psychological Horror 21.7%, Horror 17%, Atmospheric 4.4%