- #1 Heavy Metal Death Can
97% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Krufs Productions
Windows
Heavy Metal Death Can is an old-school survival horror game set on a Swedish Cold War–era submarine. Trapped beneath the ocean, you must fight against the terrifying Sludge which has turned your crew into Zombies. Look for survivors and uncover the truth behind the madness.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 18.7%, Survival Horror 15.3%, Zombies 14.1%, 1990's 12.6%, Retro 10.8%
- #2 This Way Madness Lies
96% matchVery Positive87% of 188 reviews2022
Dev: Zeboyd Digital Entertainment LLC
Windows
Shakespeare and Magical Girls, what could be better? Save the worlds of Shakespeare from the forces of Nightmare in this fast-paced turn-based JRPG comedy.
Why similar: JRPG 25.6%, Lovecraftian 20.7%, Turn-Based Combat 17.8%, Female Protagonist 11.7%, Anime 9.4%
- #3 TOLD GOD - The legacy of cthulhu
96% matchPositive80% of 25 reviews2024
Dev: Obsession studio
Windows
This is a Cthulhu theme survival adventure game. You can play Vincent, the descendant of the survivors in "The call of Cthulhu", and a mysterious woman of unknown identity, in a island in the South Pacific Ocean, experiencing the thrilling adventure that makes human beings become "originer".
Why similar: Lovecraftian 32.5%, Zombies 17.6%, Survival Horror 16%, Horror 10.9%, Female Protagonist 8.6%
- #4 Lunar Chrysalis
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CherryPink
Windows
A box garden escape game. Su Li wakes up to find herself in an unfamiliar room, with monsters lurking around and strange symbols...she explores and solves puzzles in this eerie space, confronting the ever-approaching monsters... all to seize a glimmer of hope and escape this place!
Why similar: Survival Horror 22.3%, Female Protagonist 17.3%, Action RPG 15.2%, Anime 14%, Zombies 12.6%
- #5 NetSpace Saga Ep.1
94% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2022
Dev: Hollow Games
Windows
A Space Noir Turn-based Battle JRPG homage of old-classics. In this irreverent story, you follow a crew of Space Truckers as they try to survive in a world of aliens, zombies, robots, androids, the Space Cartels, and terrible secrets, in and out of a virtual Internet that holds its own mysteries.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 20.2%, JRPG 17.2%, Turn-Based Combat 15.2%, Cyberpunk 13%, 1990's 11.1%
- #6 Odyssey to the Frozen Legion
94% matchPositive100% of 23 reviews2025
Dev: Metal Grapes
Windows
A survival horror game, in which you search for your last living family member. What begins as an exploration of a mysterious island, becomes a hellish abomination. Descending into this terror is the only way to find what you seek.
Why similar: Survival Horror 22.5%, 1990's 17.1%, Zombies 13.7%, Surreal 12.4%, Horror 10.7%
- #7 PATHS OF VALOUR
93% matchMostly Positive72% of 18 reviews2024
Dev: zweipipiPub: GameStudioNoogic
Windows
It is a 2D pixel role-playing game, players will play a hero, gather friends on the adventure journey to defeat the Demon King. Game content includes classic RPG elements such as turn based gameplay, random enemies, side quests, etc.
Why similar: JRPG 22.9%, Turn-Based Combat 19.3%, 1990's 12.3%, Female Protagonist 10.1%, Anime 9%
- #8 Mercurius Blue: ReCollection
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: FaSPel
Windows
A cyberpunk RPG from the 00s returns in HD. In future Gaiapolis, an orphan girl named Juno hears a “call” from the past amid discarded networks. A story of encountering the mysterious AI “Prae” and choosing the future. Features a Story Mode for smooth, battle-light play.
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 25.3%, JRPG 25%, Cyberpunk 22.8%, Female Protagonist 13.1%, RPG 8.5%
- #9 Leyla In Veil
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: cloud_li
Windows
This is an HD-2D pixel-style side-scrolling action shooter survival horror game. Players will take on the role of Laila, a senior agent from a mysterious organization, partnering with her companion Flora to investigate a bizarre art gallery
Why similar: Lovecraftian 25.7%, Survival Horror 19.5%, Action RPG 14.3%, Female Protagonist 11.7%, Anime 10.5%
- #10 Case 02: Paranormal Evil
91% matchPositive96% of 47 reviews2021
Dev: Sounding Stone / 老奉毊
Windows
A survival horror puzzle RPG. Roll your dice to perform checks for elements such as Willpower or Firepower, and save a girl in a hospital full of evil spirits and zombies.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 24.6%, JRPG 14.9%, Survival Horror 13.2%, Zombies 12.5%, Turn-Based Combat 12.4%
- #11 Crimson Hell
90% matchMixed63% of 38 reviews2024
Dev: The Vanished Moths
Windows
Crimson Hell is a survival-horror game in which you play as Sae, a journalism student determined to find her missing sister. Traverse through three nightmarish realms, collecting limited resources, fighting monsters, and solving puzzles in order to escape and uncover the truth.
Why similar: JRPG 21.5%, Survival Horror 19.5%, 1990's 17.9%, Horror 11.7%, Anime 10.3%
- #12 Penny Arcade's On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness 4
89% matchVery Positive80% of 367 reviews
Dev: Zeboyd GamesPub: Penny Arcade, Inc.
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Penny Arcade’s “On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness 4” concludes the saga of Tycho Brahe, Scion of The Long Project, and his almost certainly human partner Jonathan Gabriel. The world has been destroyed, but existence extends beyond this mortal plane in the gruesome Underhell!
Why similar: JRPG 40.1%, Lovecraftian 36.9%, RPG 10.1%, Turn-Based Combat 9.8%, Retro 3.1%
- #13 Hope is Gone
88% matchPositive92% of 48 reviews2024
Dev: Helemon
Windows
A retro-style first-person horror game set in a dark, decaying parallel dimension where people from our world are not welcome.
Why similar: Zombies 21.1%, 1990's 18.8%, Survival Horror 15.8%, Horror 14.1%, Female Protagonist 14%
- #14 Black Knight - Milena
89% matchMixed62% of 21 reviews2020
Dev: Capsule Core
Windows
A gifted rookie Black Knight Milena is making her great debut!! …Or at least that was her goal before she messed up on her mission because of her inexperience. And so began her training to become a better Black Knight with Master Celia! If only her behavior could also be improved…
Why similar: JRPG 24.6%, Action RPG 19.3%, Female Protagonist 14.4%, Third Person 11.6%, Anime 11.5%
- #15 THE MUTE HOUSE
86% matchVery Positive82% of 278 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 26.3%, Survival Horror 18.9%, Zombies 16%, 1990's 11.5%, Horror 10.8%
- #16 Cthulhu Saves Christmas
87% matchVery Positive91% of 337 reviews2019
Dev: Zeboyd Digital Entertainment LLC
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Eldritch horror saves Christmas for fun & profit in this fast-paced turn-based JRPG comedy.
Why similar: JRPG 35.1%, Lovecraftian 32.8%, Turn-Based Combat 18.2%, RPG 6%, Retro 5.7%
- #17 Apprentice Knight-Iona
86% matchMostly Positive79% of 19 reviews2020
Dev: Capsule Core
Windows
Take up the mantle of an Apprentice Knight Iona in this Action-RPG game on her quest to be part of the Brave Hero’s Party. Failing the knighthood examination, you must now train with your master to prove yourself worthy.
Why similar: JRPG 30.8%, Action RPG 23.5%, Female Protagonist 16.1%, Third Person 9%, RPG 8.1%
- #18 Cosmic Star Heroine
85% matchVery Positive89% of 1,021 reviews2017
Dev: Zeboyd Digital Entertainment LLC
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 92%
3 exotic planets to explore. Aliens. Robots. Magic. Forbidden technology. Ruined Worlds. Ghosts. Long-lost secrets. Conspiracies. A galactic threat. And one brave heroine to make things right. Cosmic Star Heroine is an exciting new RPG from the creators of Cthulhu Saves the World.
Why similar: JRPG 41%, Turn-Based Combat 14.6%, Female Protagonist 9.9%, Retro 9%, RPG 9%
- #19 Iris Dissolution
84% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: MechaniKoi
Windows
Iris Dissolution is a classic survival horror game where you explore increasingly surreal places, manage scarce resources, and fight for your life against horrid creatures as you struggle to come to terms with loss.
Why similar: Survival Horror 24.8%, 1990's 16.9%, Female Protagonist 13.9%, Horror 12.1%, Third Person 9.9%
- #20 Soul Hackers 2
84% matchMixed65% of 3,213 reviews2022
Dev: ATLUSPub: SEGA
Windows
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 21.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Explore a supernatural RPG with stylish summoners and dark dangers lurking under the neon lights of a cyberpunk Japan. It is up to Ringo, an agent of Aion, to save the world from apocalypse.
Why similar: JRPG 27%, Cyberpunk 22.4%, Turn-Based Combat 19.5%, Female Protagonist 12%, RPG 10.2%
- #21 Kumori Village
83% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: SazaeGameStudio
Windows
Shine your flashlight into the darkness and navigate a survival horror experience where you must evade monsters. Use, equip, and combine randomly spawned items to uncover the village's mysteries and survive.
Why similar: JRPG 23.4%, Survival Horror 17.7%, 1990's 13.1%, Horror 10.9%, Retro 10.1%
- #22 Look Outside
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 11,497 reviews2025
Dev: Francis CoulombePub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 14.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Look Outside is a survival horror RPG set in a single apartment building. A mysterious event turns anyone who looks out the window into grotesque monsters, leaving the world in absolute chaos. Scavenge the building to seek food, supplies, and weapons while encountering strange characters.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 32.5%, Survival Horror 22.7%, Turn-Based Combat 17.6%, Horror 12.2%, RPG 11.8%
- #23 Departure of Darkness
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Red Vault Interactive
Windows
Pure determination to save her brother keeps Emma in this parasite-infected airport. Scavenge, unravel, and slaughter your way through Departure of Darkness, a 90s survival-horror throwback. Tread lightly when rescuing the survivors or you’ll succumb to the hive mind…
Why similar: Survival Horror 21.6%, Zombies 18.7%, 1990's 18.4%, Female Protagonist 12.2%, Horror 10.1%
- #24 Skautfold: Knight's End
82% matchMostly Positive75% of 24 reviews2021
Dev: Steve GalPub: Pugware
Windows
Skautfold: Knight's End is the final chapter in the Skautfold series. Explore the Waltham Industries factory and uncover its dark secrets; with a unique timeline-based RPG battle system, you'll come face-to-face with Eldritch horrors as humanity reaches its final days on Earth...
Why similar: JRPG 29%, Lovecraftian 23.7%, Turn-Based Combat 16.8%, RPG 15.9%, Horror 11.2%
- #25 Edge of Memories
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Midgar StudioPub: Nacon
Windows
The population of Avaris is ravaged by the Corrosion, a terrible affliction that mutates all it infects into grotesque abominations. Play as Eline, a young nomad, and lead fierce battles alongside your allies to save the world from extinction.
Why similar: JRPG 29.5%, Action RPG 17%, RPG 13.7%, Anime 12.4%, Third Person 8.9%
- #26 Desolate City: Last Show
80% matchPositive100% of 22 reviews2024
Dev: Netherware Ent.
Windows
It's the last concert of his tour, and Don Aitor will have to survive the horror. Discover the consequences of the strange virus threatening the pixelated city of Gray Bay in this survival horror/action RPG.
Why similar: Survival Horror 21.7%, Zombies 21.2%, Retro 14%, Action RPG 11.3%, Horror 10.5%
- #27 Gensei Suikoden Plus
79% matchVery Positive91% of 125 reviews2024
Dev: WAYCODER CO., LTD.Pub: DAEWON MEDIA CO., LTD.
Windows
The refreshing and brisk-paced turn-based combat remains unchanged! The visuals are scaled up, and the movements are made even more delightful! Let's enjoy the nostalgic BGM and witty lines with puns! Packed with exclusive original content not found in the original work!
Why similar: JRPG 32.6%, 1990's 24.4%, Retro 14.6%, RPG 14.3%, Turn-Based Combat 12.9%
- #28 Magrunner: Dark Pulse
79% matchMostly Positive73% of 1,123 reviews2013
Dev: Frogwares
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Magrunner: Dark Pulse is an action-puzzle game in which technology confronts the Cthulhu Mythos, penned by H.P. Lovecraft. Equipped with your Magtech glove, you must harness the ability to magnetically polarize and manipulate objects in the environment to survive and surpass challenging puzzles.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 50.8%, Cyberpunk 26.6%, Puzzle 9.7%, Adventure 4.5%, Action 4.5%
- #29 Kisetsu no Shima (Island of Seasons)
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BarginBin GamersPub: Gopher Cake Media
Windows · Linux
Explore Kisetsu no Shima with Mika, a High School student, in this top-down RPG as you discover challenges unique to each "season" or part of the island. Battle enemies with unconventional upgradeable weapons, solve puzzles, and fulfill quests to unlock the mystery of the "Island of Seasons".
Why similar: JRPG 27.4%, Female Protagonist 17.9%, Action RPG 13.4%, RPG 12.7%, 1990's 12.3%
- #30 H.A.D.E.S Zero
77% matchPositive100% of 18 reviews2025
Dev: BloodHound StudioPub: Bloodhound Studio
Windows
Survival horror where you explore collapsed facilities, face biotechnological horrors, and survive with limited resources.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 30%, Survival Horror 18.7%, Zombies 17.6%, Retro 14.6%, Horror 10.3%
- #31 Dragon Star Varnir
78% matchMostly Positive79% of 602 reviews2019
Dev: Idea Factory, Compile HeartPub: Idea Factory International
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 17.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Fight in 3-tiered battles, devour your enemies, and customize your characters in this epic RPG to end the dragon's curse!
Why similar: JRPG 32.5%, Turn-Based Combat 24.3%, RPG 16.5%, Anime 13.7%, Adventure 6.9%
- #32 Alone in the Dark 1
77% matchVery Positive92% of 432 reviews2016
Dev: InfogramesPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Alone in the Dark: Classic Collection brings the seminal survival horror masterpieces of the 90's to your PC today.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 33.6%, Survival Horror 18.8%, 1990's 18.1%, Horror 10.1%, Retro 8.3%
- #33 Lovelace Case
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BOK Studio
Windows
Lovelace Case is a Retro Lovecraftian Survival Horror set in the 1900s. Explore the nightmarish Mansion, manage scarce resources and face eldritch terrors where survival means choosing what parts of reality you are willing to lose.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 38.3%, Survival Horror 23.2%, Horror 14.3%, Female Protagonist 11.8%, Puzzle 4.8%
- #34 Super Neptunia RPG
76% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,058 reviews2019
Dev: Artisan StudiosPub: Idea Factory International
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 39.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Neptune, stricken with amnesia, awakes in a mysterious world where 2D reigns supreme. With a little help from her friends, Neptune embark on a journey to regain her memory, save the world, and 3D games as we know it.
Why similar: JRPG 32.1%, Anime 17.3%, Female Protagonist 16.4%, RPG 13.3%, Turn-Based Combat 10.6%
- #35 RAVENSBURG
74% matchPositive95% of 43 reviews2025
Dev: Lilian Duleroux
Windows
RAVENSBURG is a haunting RPG where you play as a vampire. Here Lovecraftian Horror meets Anime. Liberate a cult-ridden city, uncover mysteries, and fight horrors beyond imagination while befriending attractive companions. Unravel a gothic mansion, and explore the city’s darkest depths.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 33.6%, Turn-Based Combat 18.2%, JRPG 16.9%, Horror 11%, Anime 9.6%
- #36 Zeriliah Chronicles
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Myoubouh CorpPub: Myoubouh Corp
Windows
Experience an epic adventure alongside Vairon the young intrepid warrior. The terrible Floubyhs decided to invite themselves to the village of Yatapah and kidnap someone. What is Vairon's goal in this whole story ? Save the kidnaped villager and return to enjoy his birthday in peace.
Why similar: JRPG 24%, Action RPG 18.9%, 1990's 18.6%, RPG 10.8%, Anime 10.8%
- #37 Cult of Dawn
73% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: stoneghost
Windows
Attempt to survive as a mysterious event strips away the bounds of reality itself in Cult of Dawn, an "RE4-Like" inspired by classic survival horror titles of the 90s and early 2000s. Features tank controls, sanity FX, free, fixed, & over the shoulder camera angles, inventory management & more.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 29.3%, Survival Horror 20.3%, 1990's 15.4%, Horror 10.9%, Surreal 9.3%
- #38 Anomalous Zone ███
75% matchMixed60% of 15 reviews2022
Dev: STF1619Pub: Anasta
Windows
Containing breakthrough? Supernatural invasion? Space-time chaos? A serious supernatural event has occurred in ██████. You will play the role of an investigator involved in the incident, facing the unknown environment and defeating the terrifying enemy.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 23.3%, Surreal 19.7%, Zombies 15.6%, Horror 12%, Third Person 10.7%
- #39 Celeste Blue Wizard Luna
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: GyuPub: Shiravune
Windows
Help Luna form a resistance to take down Princess Lucia the Black Witch and free the skyborne land of Jupiterno from her tyranny!
Why similar: JRPG 34%, Turn-Based Combat 23.3%, Female Protagonist 16.3%, RPG 9.9%, Anime 9.5%
- #40 Hunt of Dusha
72% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: Demigrz
Windows
Explore a cursed residential area in this retro-inspired horror game. As a Hunter, track the entities that dwell within and cleanse the area.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 43.2%, Horror 15.3%, Anime 12.2%, Retro 7.7%, Survival Horror 6.6%
- #41 Bio Goddess : Doomsday Begins
71% matchVery Positive86% of 244 reviews2025
Dev: Z School Studio
Windows
Bio Goddess: Doomsday Begins is a third-person shooter survival game where players assume the role of a female high school student surviving in a school struck by a biochemical crisis. They investigate the events, uncover their connection to their father, and explore their own identity.
Why similar: Zombies 22.4%, Female Protagonist 14.2%, Action RPG 14.2%, 1990's 11.9%, Horror 11.9%
- #42 Cult Trials: Incarnation
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: VODOD GAMES
Windows
As Amelia, you awaken inside a sci-fi cult world poisoned by secrets. With no ammo and nothing but holy water, you face horrors shaped by a divine power gone corrupt. Survive the growing darkness, escape the faithful who hunt you, and uncover a truth that twists everything you thought was real.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 30%, Survival Horror 18%, Surreal 15.7%, Female Protagonist 11.1%, Horror 10.7%
- #43 Cthulhu Saves the World
73% matchVery Positive92% of 3,467 reviews2011
Dev: Zeboyd Digital Entertainment LLC
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 17.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
The lord of insanity, Cthulhu was all set to plunge the world into insanity and destruction when his powers were sealed by a mysterious sorcerer. The only way for him to break the curse is to become a true hero. Save the world to destroy it in an epic parody RPG journey of redemption, romance, and insanity!
Why similar: Lovecraftian 45.9%, JRPG 40.3%, RPG 6.8%, Retro 5.9%, Adventure 0.5%
- #44 星珀庄园的花语
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 糖兜灬
Windows
《星珀庄园的花语》是一款横版2D的解谜游戏,少女意外发现了父亲留下的笔记本,踏入了荒废已久的星珀庄园,通过父亲笔记本上留下的线索,在机关密布的庄园里破解层层谜题,探寻父亲当年死亡的真相,以及揭开缠绕庄园百年的诅咒。
Why similar: JRPG 27.4%, Action RPG 14%, Female Protagonist 12.5%, Surreal 11.7%, RPG 9.8%
- #45 Lisa and the Grimoire
72% matchMixed67% of 113 reviews2021
Dev: YumenamakonPub: Kagura Games
Windows
Hoping to hit a big payday and pull herself from a life of poverty, Lisa heads to a town with a rumored demonic artifact. But upon arriving, she quickly realizes she has gotten herself into a dangerous situation.
Why similar: JRPG 26.4%, Turn-Based Combat 20.6%, Anime 14.8%, Female Protagonist 14.6%, RPG 13.1%
- #46 Plastomorphosis
70% matchMostly Positive79% of 80 reviews2024
Dev: VidyGames
Windows
Evacuated from their hometown due to dangerous bursts of dark energy, the ordinary citizen is trying to overcome and survive a series of events in a new reality where living as a human is no longer possible as it once was. 3rd-person horror with fixed camera angles and retro-styled graphics.
Why similar: Survival Horror 18.2%, 1990's 16.8%, Third Person 14%, Surreal 13.9%, Retro 13.6%
- #47 Cloudsea Frontier
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: New RPG Project
Windows
This is a classic long-form RPG inspired by the masterpieces of the 1990s JRPG era. It unfolds a story of adventure through the Cloud Sea world and saving the world.
Why similar: JRPG 36.2%, Turn-Based Combat 24.3%, RPG 15.9%, 1990's 14.4%, Retro 8.2%
- #48 Half Left
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Planck Constant Games
Windows
Trapped inside a quarantined research complex, a wheelchair-bound nurse must survive a curse beyond human understanding.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 34.8%, Survival Horror 21.8%, Female Protagonist 11.7%, Zombies 9.5%, Anime 8.2%
- #49 Deep Sheol
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Acid Arrow Studio
Windows · Linux
In a dystopian future, Agent Seth investigates a corporate geological facility where a biological gas turned people into bloodthirsty monsters. Fight through enemy hordes, uncover a dark corporate conspiracy, and face Lovecraftian nightmares in this tense retro FPS with survival horror!
Why similar: Lovecraftian 25.7%, Cyberpunk 19.4%, Survival Horror 17%, Zombies 15%, Retro 11%
- #50 Chantelise - A Tale of Two Sisters
71% matchMostly Positive76% of 751 reviews2011
Dev: EasyGameStationPub: Carpe Fulgur LLC
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 39%
A whimsical Action-RPG brought to you from the creators of the renowned Recettear ~ An Item Shop's Tale. Purchase before August 5th and save!
Why similar: JRPG 26.1%, Anime 25.3%, Female Protagonist 14.7%, RPG 13.4%, Action RPG 13%
- #51 TOYCAMP
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SnailOK
Windows
One weekend, the little girl Brickey and her cousin Hockie are left to look after the house while the grown-ups are away doing casual works. Suddenly, a bunch of socks burst in and whisk them away to "Dadom Island," where the girls are about to have a crazy adventure with their new pals.
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 23.8%, JRPG 19.3%, 1990's 15.9%, Retro 14%, Female Protagonist 11.2%
- #52 Beneath
67% matchMostly Positive72% of 237 reviews2025
Dev: Camel 101Pub: Wired Productions
Windows
Beneath is a Lovecraft-inspired survival FPS. Scarce ammo, merciless enemies and a sense of the unknown combine in a 10+ hour, story-driven single player campaign, built for both veteran gamers and those seeking a challenging old school experience.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 27.4%, 1990's 16.5%, Zombies 15.3%, Survival Horror 15.3%, Retro 10.2%
- #53 Hospital Hell
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sacrosanct Studios
Windows
Hospital Hell is a first-person survival horror game where you will fight zombies and other abominable nightmares. Explore the halls of St. Olga's Hospital and try to solve the mystery of why this place that was once considered a refuge, has now turned into Hell.
Why similar: Survival Horror 26.9%, 1990's 25.2%, Zombies 22%, Retro 12.6%, Horror 8.7%
- #54 Eye of D'akess
68% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2022
Dev: White Cat
Windows
A short, story-centric rpg with turnbased combat, about a journey into the unknown in search of adventure and treasure - pulled ever along, by what awaits them in the dark...
Why similar: Lovecraftian 26.9%, JRPG 24.3%, Anime 11.5%, RPG 9.1%, Horror 9.1%
- #55 Showa American Story
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: NEKCOM EntertainmentPub: 4Divinity
Windows
SHOWA AMERICAN STORY is a brand new RPG and an enthusiastic love letter to the 80s' pop culture that features a strong taste of B-Movies. Follow Chouko's journey of truth and revenge across North America as she grows stronger.
Why similar: JRPG 20.7%, Zombies 16.2%, Action RPG 15.2%, Female Protagonist 11.1%, Third Person 10.6%
- #56 Penny Arcade's On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness 3
69% matchVery Positive86% of 595 reviews2012
Dev: Zeboyd GamesPub: Penny Arcade, Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 24 minMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 36%
The Startling Developments Detective Agency springs into action as On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness 3 begins, set in motion by a call from a mysterious source. The ever escalating perils on the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness will season our tender heroes to their very core!
Why similar: Lovecraftian 34.8%, JRPG 25.5%, Turn-Based Combat 19.4%, Retro 11.8%, RPG 6.2%
- #57 Tales of Berseria™
68% matchVery Positive91% of 18,811 reviews2017
Dev: BANDAI NAMCO Studios Inc.Pub: BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 27.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Players embark on a journey of self-discovery as they assume the role of Velvet, a young woman whose once kind demeanor has been replaced and overcome with a festering anger and hatred after a traumatic experience three years prior to the events within Tales of Berseria.
Why similar: JRPG 37.1%, Anime 21.2%, Female Protagonist 14.4%, Action RPG 11.1%, RPG 10%
- #58 Crow Country
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 7,186 reviews2024
Dev: SFB Games
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 81%
The year is 1990. It’s been two years since the mysterious disappearance of Edward Crow and the abrupt closure of his theme park, Crow Country. But your arrival has broken the silence, Mara Forest. If you want answers, you’ll have to venture deep into the darkness of Crow Country to find them…
Why similar: Survival Horror 23.7%, 1990's 20.8%, Female Protagonist 11.7%, Retro 11.3%, Horror 10.4%
- #59 LUNAR Remastered Collection
65% matchVery Positive92% of 567 reviews2025
Dev: ASHIBI Co., Ltd.Pub: GungHo Online Entertainment America, Inc.
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 19.6 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Dive into the enchanting worlds of LUNAR: Silver Star Story Complete and LUNAR 2: Eternal Blue Complete! Tag along on Alex and Hiro's quests and challenge enemies like the Magic Emperor and God of Destruction to save the world from dire peril in two adventures set 1000 years apart from each other!
Why similar: JRPG 30.9%, Turn-Based Combat 22%, Anime 14.6%, 1990's 14.5%, RPG 9.7%
- #60 Srok Godnosti
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Two Polygons
Windows
Srok Godnosti is an atmospheric adventure game set in the post-USSR setting. In the role of a district police officer, you will have to serve in a small town lost in time. The fate and lives of city residents will depend on your actions.
Why similar: 1990's 32.8%, Survival Horror 25.6%, Retro 18.2%, Third Person 9.6%, Horror 7.2%