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A short narrative-driven horror game made in RPGmaker featuring hand-drawn graphics and animated cutscenes. Players navigate the house and its backyard, interacting with the environment and collecting key items to progress the story.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 42%, RPG 20.2%, Interactive Fiction 18.8%, Hand-drawn 17.4%, Indie 1%

基于“克苏鲁神话”世界观下的Roguelike动作冒险游戏作品。玩家将在游戏中身临其境地接触洛夫克拉夫特笔下那些不可名状之物。通过不同的选择调查世界的谜团，合理控制自己的san值让自己在残酷的走位-射击战斗中生存下去！获取装备，磨练技巧，挫败古神与外神们的邪恶计划！

Why similar: Lovecraftian 79.2%, RPG 18%, Indie 2.8%

A narrative-driven game where Deduction meets the Dark Arts. Invest crime scenes for evidence and navigate the razor's edge between "Rationality" and "Inspiration." Unlock branching paths through your choices, forge fragile alliances, and decide who survives the encroaching shadows.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 45.4%, Interactive Fiction 23.5%, RPG 10.6%, Hand-drawn 10.3%, Multiple Endings 8.5%

Your eldritch existence is threatened when another abomination tries to feast on you. You flee, trapping yourself in human flesh, but will that be enough?

Why similar: Lovecraftian 52.9%, Interactive Fiction 24.3%, RPG 15.1%, Multiple Endings 5.9%, Indie 1.1%

In this game, you will play a policeman who is transferred to Nabos from out of town. The crime rate here remains high all the year round, and ancient gangs and cults are entrenched here. you will be close to the city's innermost and darkest secret. What choice should you make then?

Why similar: Lovecraftian 74.9%, RPG 20.4%, Indie 2.4%, Singleplayer 2.4%

DATACORE: HAYWIRE Is a gritty dystopian top-down Puzzle/Adventure game within the confines of an indestructible fifty thousand square mile cube. With no knowledge of why or how.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 54.5%, RPG 22.4%, Interactive Fiction 15.4%, Multiple Endings 6.2%, Indie 1.1%

Investigate a paranormal disease that threatens to eradicate humanity in this unsettling Lovecraftian adventure, inspired by the choose-your-own-adventure gamebooks of the 80s and 90s. Your choices will determine the story, your character’s destiny… and the future of humanity.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 75.2%, Interactive Fiction 21.9%, Indie 3%

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 96.1%, Indie 3.9%

Milan, 1963. Inherit your uncle's mysterious studio and discover a color that shouldn't exist. In this cosmic horror gamebook, you must balance your Sanity and Lucidity as you uncover the secret of the 12th canvas. Will you finish the work, or let the pigment consume your mind?

Why similar: Lovecraftian 51.2%, Interactive Fiction 21.6%, RPG 17.5%, Multiple Endings 7.5%, Indie 1.7%

Delve into a role-playing game of horror, loss and madness set in the strange worlds of HP Lovecraft. Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones offers a mix of rich role-playing and turn-based tactical combat, represented in an illustrative visual style. Can you find salvation in a dead world?

Why similar: Lovecraftian 70.7%, RPG 25.4%, Indie 2.9%, Singleplayer 1%

Dark Scavenger is a bizarre point-and-click RPG adventure with a focus on exploration, gaining loot, and meaningful choices. Filling the role of a powerful space traveler, you find yourself stranded on a mysterious alien planet. Will you save the world or just yourself?

Why similar: RPG 31.3%, Lovecraftian 30.2%, Interactive Fiction 13.6%, Hand-drawn 12.9%, Multiple Endings 8.4%

A gothic management sim set in a Victorian-inspired underground metropolis. Appraise raw ores, cut exquisite gems, and craft unique jewelry for strange clients. Some stones are worth a fortune. Others stare back.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 67.7%, RPG 29.9%, Indie 1.4%, Singleplayer 1%

You have been part of something terrible, something so unspeakable that caused you to blackout and forget all the events from the past few days. Now you are faced with the choice of going after the truth, facing the shadows that hide within our world, or trying to forget and leave all this behind.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 44.9%, RPG 25.7%, Hand-drawn 14.2%, Multiple Endings 10%, Indie 3.9%

Lovecraft’s Untold Stories is an action roguelite with RPG elements. Explore randomly generated levels based in Lovecraft's stories, fight cultists and all kinds of monsters from the Mythos, improve your gear, solve puzzles, and find clues and knowledge to defeat the Great Old Ones.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 82.1%, RPG 14.7%, Indie 2.4%, Singleplayer 0.8%

Chronicle of Innsmouth is a point'n'click adventure inspired by Lucas' retro classics from the 90s and H.P. Lovecraft's works. Investigate, gather info and solve enigmas to unveil the secrets of the cursed town of Innsmouth, a forsaken place surrounded by horrifying rumors.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 100%

A psychological horror interactive novel, Boston 1926. Explore, investigate, lose your footing. Your choices shape a branching story where your mental state governs what you see and which paths open to you. 4 intersecting routes, 12 possible endings, 15 to 20 hours of play.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 55%, Interactive Fiction 25.5%, RPG 9.6%, Multiple Endings 7.7%, Singleplayer 1.2%

Inspired by the award-winning board game franchise, Arkham Horror: Mother’s Embrace is an investigation game served with turn-based combat, set in the cult universe of H.P. Lovecraft.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 82.2%, RPG 17.8%

A text-based Lovecraftian adventure game combining role playing and survival horror dynamics, set in a Victorian Gothic environment. Explore the mysteries of the Travelyan home and unravel

Why similar: Lovecraftian 56.8%, RPG 37.4%, Indie 5.9%

You take a deep breath of salty air as the first raindrops begin to spatter the pavement, and the swollen, slate-colored clouds that blanket the sky mutter ominous portents amongst themselves over the little coastal town of Anchorhead.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 68.8%, Interactive Fiction 27.4%, Indie 3.8%

Gadgets, conspiracy and conquest await you in this steampunk text adventure. An interactive romp through Victorian England and the British Empire.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 44.1%, Interactive Fiction 28.7%, RPG 26%, Singleplayer 1.3%

Experience a bite-sized slice of Lovecraftian horror in this updated version of our cult freeware point and click adaptation of H.P. Lovecraft's classic short story.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 59.1%, Interactive Fiction 21%, Hand-drawn 18.1%, Singleplayer 0.9%, Indie 0.8%

This Cthulhu Mythos RPG is a retro styled horror RPG containing modern elements. What terrors await you in the abandoned mansion...? Create the protagonist "YOU" to your liking. Select your companions and unravel the mystery of the mansion.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 49.7%, RPG 43.9%, Indie 6.4%

Part travel journal, part visual novel with a hint of psychological horror, Melbourne: Route 96 is an experimental game about catching a tram in the wrong direction - and a polaroid camera.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 47.7%, Interactive Fiction 21.6%, Hand-drawn 20.4%, Multiple Endings 10%, Singleplayer 0.2%

Conversation is a dangerous game. Manipulate a fractured band of renegade divers to reach the depths of this short narrative puzzle. Uncover alliances and expose betrayals — before something horrific from the dark abyss silences you all. Don’t let the conversation get too deep.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 53.3%, Interactive Fiction 16.9%, RPG 13%, Multiple Endings 9.3%, Hand-drawn 6.3%

Nightmare Tale is an interactive horror novel with dark secrets and intricate puzzles. Take control of the fate of the main character named Tom, who inherited an old hotel. You will have to keep your sanity while discovering the horrifying secrets of the hotel.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 58.9%, Interactive Fiction 21.4%, Multiple Endings 11.7%, RPG 6.5%, Singleplayer 1.5%

都市的夜晚并不安宁。浮华背后，暗潮在阴影中涌动。旧书店『Hermitage』的店主不幸被卷入了种种神秘事件。越是接近答案，他见到的真相却愈发诡异。疑云之下，一切都指向了“那些”超越常理的——危机渐渐逼近，在谣言与谎言间劈开道路，追寻自己的“结局”吧！

Why similar: Lovecraftian 95.9%, Indie 4.1%

AshCreek is a female-oriented interactive visual novel centered on Lovecraftian cosmic horror. Players take on the role of an outsider who is unwillingly drawn into AshCreek, uncovering the truth behind its anomalies step by step by taking part in stories set across different worlds.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 40.4%, Interactive Fiction 29.3%, RPG 21.4%, Multiple Endings 7.7%, Singleplayer 1.2%

🐙Original сomics style game inspired by the works of Howard Phillips Lovecraft - a recognized master of the horror genre. You have to avoid traps, solve puzzles and react very fast fleeing from Lovecraftian horrors which fill the labyrinth of the Temple of Nameless Cults.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 95.4%, Indie 4.6%

The Broken Ceiling is a hand-drawn, 2D, top-down eldritch horror adventure where the player must use a fragile light, which constantly needs to be recharged, to hold back the darkness, explore alien caverns, and uncover why fate has summoned a little rabbit into a pit of incomprehensible beings.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 55.1%, Hand-drawn 20.6%, Interactive Fiction 13.6%, RPG 10.7%

Miskatonic is a text-based strategy game where players take the role of an ancient god, determined to harvest fear for power. Incept your victims through dialogues with their psyche, study the limits of their mind by unlocking their stories, and manipulate the maze with powerful abilities.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 74.2%, Interactive Fiction 23.2%, Singleplayer 1.5%, Indie 1.1%

Preform a series of scary rituals to win over an eldritch cutie and win a smooch!

Why similar: Lovecraftian 74.4%, Multiple Endings 13.9%, RPG 8.6%, Indie 1.6%, Singleplayer 1.5%

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 89.2%, RPG 9.3%, Singleplayer 1.5%

Put the ‘love’ in 'Lovecraftian horror!' Avoid the fanatical cultists and survive dangerous rituals to escape the Black Woods with your life in this 90’s anime inspired visual novel!

Why similar: Lovecraftian 60.7%, Hand-drawn 22.2%, RPG 12.9%, Multiple Endings 4.3%

Try on the role of a Supernatural Newspaper Agency boss and editor. The world it takes place in is a dark and haunted one, with ghosts, zombies, monsters and even shapeshifting murderers, pretending to be human after they have stolen their victims' bodies or infiltrated the humanity.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 71.8%, RPG 24%, Indie 4.2%

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 96.7%, Indie 2.7%, Singleplayer 0.5%

Solve your own murder in this horror text adventure with choice dependent endings. Explore an isolated desert town to figure out who murdered you - and why.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 93.7%, Indie 6.3%

In this thrilling point-and-click adventure based on the works of H.P Lovecraft, you’ll traverse the haunting world of Gothic New England, solving puzzles and acquiring information to help Stanton solve the mystery of the Necronomicon.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 100%

Push deeper into an endless dark-fantasy roguelite of random battles, shops, events, and cursed regions. Build with arcane stones and record 500+ monsters and 20+ regions in a persistent archive.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 76.8%, RPG 19.1%, Indie 2.1%, Singleplayer 2%

A single-player, first person horror/adventure game with platforming elements set in a devastated city with a focus on exploring atmospheric and alien environments. Escape from a bizarre monster, find collectables to improve your character and defend yourself against the flower creatures.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 63.3%, Multiple Endings 18.4%, Interactive Fiction 17.2%, Indie 1.1%

"Ambitious" is a third person puzzle solving game based on the myth system written by Lovecraft. It tells the story of the demise of a fictional border town in Britain in the last century, as well as a deeper mystery.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 60.1%, Hand-drawn 15.9%, RPG 11.7%, Multiple Endings 10.8%, Singleplayer 1.4%

《浊令》 是一款第一人称文字冒险游戏，融合视觉小说元素。玩家将沉浸于探索“宙与埃”世界观的互动故事，通过选择驱动叙事发展，解锁多样的剧情分支。体验引人入胜的对话、收集精美CG与成就，感受独特的情感旅程。

Why similar: RPG 41.4%, Interactive Fiction 35.4%, Multiple Endings 18.9%, Singleplayer 2.3%, Indie 2.1%

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 67.2%, Hand-drawn 31.9%, Singleplayer 0.9%

"Destiny Isle" is a visual novel that combines survival horror, multiplayer combat, and puzzle-solving elements. Set in a mysterious isolated academy, players take on the role of newcomer Xu Fan, uncovering the academy's chilling secrets while navigating between darkness and hope.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 57.4%, Interactive Fiction 23.8%, Multiple Endings 12.3%, RPG 5.5%, Singleplayer 1%

Purge a horrific lovecraftian cult from your city and save the Pope as a lone inquisitor with a crossbow.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 68.4%, Hand-drawn 25.3%, Indie 4.3%, Singleplayer 2.1%

Put the ‘love’ in 'Lovecraftian horror!' When a captivating comet named Hheily crashes into your apartment, you are drawn into an interplanetary conflict between light and dark. Feed Hheily's fire to save the world in this horror-comedy visual novel… and maybe even win a smooch!

Why similar: Lovecraftian 57%, Hand-drawn 17%, RPG 13.4%, Multiple Endings 10.7%, Indie 1.2%

Take the role of an otherworldly tentacle entity lurking within a high-rise skyscraper! Infect office lockers, stalk the corridors, and ambush unsuspecting workers from the lockers.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 77.5%, Interactive Fiction 20.2%, Indie 1.3%, Singleplayer 1%

The Consuming Shadow is a procedural survival horror adventure in which you must explore the land, fight your way through randomly-generated dungeons and try to stay sane in your quest to save the world from the invading Ancients.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 98.1%, Indie 1.9%

A boy who claimed to be your lover, with meticulous care, has woven a cage for you. You must make a choice: Is it to accept this calculated love; or to break the cage and confront the undefined freedom? When "being loved" becomes the sole proof of existence, how should you choose?

Why similar: RPG 44.4%, Interactive Fiction 38.9%, Multiple Endings 14.9%, Singleplayer 1.8%

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 67.8%, RPG 29.8%, Indie 1.3%, Singleplayer 1.1%

A final dance with you — the unnamable waltz. Magician Norman confronts the last case of his life.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 76.7%, RPG 22.1%, Singleplayer 1.2%

Dive deep into the twisted HP Lovecraft universe with this oversized narrative RPG. Slip into the intertwined souls of Mark, Anna, and Victor, surrounded by cult worshippers, as Nyarlathotep, the cosmic horror, strives to enslave humanity in 1929.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 53.7%, Interactive Fiction 19.6%, RPG 12.9%, Multiple Endings 12.1%, Singleplayer 1.6%

Legend of the 9 Swords: Side Story is a 2-Dimensional illustrated narrative role-playing game that is hand animated to give every hero and enemy there own style and feel.

Why similar: RPG 68.5%, Hand-drawn 31.5%

Usurper is a Metroidvania Action-RPG. With Eldritch horrors having been unleashed by the outer-worldly Citadel, your job is to rid London of its terrors. Use the new "Guard" system that rewards skillful play and accuracy, to uncover the massive structure and defeat the nightmares lurking within.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 67.5%, RPG 27.9%, Indie 4.6%

What does it take to be SAFE? Maybe it's all about a person who will come to your rescue no matter what. Or maybe it has to do with a place that you know inside and out. OR, perhaps, (just maybe) a room full of strangers with no entrance might just do the trick.

Why similar: RPG 35%, Interactive Fiction 34%, Hand-drawn 20.7%, Multiple Endings 7.9%, Indie 1.6%

The Innsmouth Case is a text adventure game inspired by H.P. Lovecraft and the very first text-based adventure to combine horror and comedy in a fit and proper way.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 79.7%, Multiple Endings 17.7%, Indie 1.9%, Singleplayer 0.7%

Your bestie seems to be hiding something. There's something about your world that seems odd as well, like it has...secrets. Dive into the Cthulhu Mythos universe of this horror game and witness a "friendship" that rewrites the world.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 60.2%, Multiple Endings 15.5%, Interactive Fiction 15.5%, RPG 7.1%, Singleplayer 1%

Dive into the world based on the Lovecraft universe and its successors. In immersive visual novel discover the secret of the temple and learn the truth about your companions and your father’s past!

Why similar: Lovecraftian 57.2%, Hand-drawn 21.8%, RPG 10.9%, Multiple Endings 10%

First Time Mom is a female-oriented simulation game that includes career development and raising a daughter. Players will progress from being an online writer to a director, accompany their daughter until she turns 18, and enjoy sweet interactions with her husband.

Why similar: RPG 35.5%, Interactive Fiction 28.4%, Multiple Endings 16.8%, Hand-drawn 16.7%, Indie 1.6%

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 82.6%, RPG 15.1%, Indie 1.7%, Singleplayer 0.6%