- #1 No one lives under the lighthouse Director's cut
97% matchVery Positive87% of 2,470 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 30.6%, Horror 11.6%, Psychological Horror 10.1%, Mystery 6.8%, Dark 6.8%
- #2 The Night Is Long
96% matchPositive85% of 47 reviews2025
Dev: TheGamerUrso
Windows
The Night Is Long is a short first-person horror game where a grieving man follows a ghostly vision into an abandoned mansion. Uncover dark secrets, survive atmospheric horrors, and face your past through exploration, puzzles, and subtle scares.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 34.9%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Horror 9.4%, Exploration 8.7%, First-Person 6.8%
- #3 EMOTIONLESS : The Last Ticket
96% matchVery Positive81% of 138 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 33.2%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Horror 10%, Dark 9.3%, Mystery 8.1%
- #4 Lighthouse of Madness
95% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Flying Jack StudiosPub: Flying Jack Productions
Windows
Embark on this Lovecraft-inspired tale and discover the mysteries that await you on this island. Explore the island, solve challenging puzzles, and most importantly: try not to lose your sanity.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 38.2%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, First-Person 9.2%, Mystery 8%, Horror 7.7%
- #5 Tisis
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dimitris Risis
Windows
Tisis is a first-person psychological horror game focused on exploration, environmental storytelling, and sanity management as you navigate the thin boundary between light, darkness, and madness.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 23.2%, Psychological Horror 18.2%, First-Person 10.7%, Exploration 9%, Atmospheric 8.8%
- #6 The Nameless City
94% matchVery Positive88% of 57 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 36.2%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Dark 7.9%, Surreal 7.5%, Horror 6.8%
- #7 Ignis Dei
93% matchPositive96% of 49 reviews2025
Dev: Jam Bell Games
Windows
Heralded by a comet, seen as a harbinger of doom, the Black Death arrived in Florence in 1348. Wander through the woods to escape the plague, face various riddles and encounter mysterious creatures.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 25.6%, Psychological Horror 11%, Dark 9.7%, Horror 9.5%, Exploration 6.9%
- #8 Abject Abyss
92% matchPositive95% of 22 reviews2026
Dev: Anton Bezett
Windows
A short, atmospheric sci-fi horror experience. Explore an isolated research facility on the edge of charted space, and survive the horrors that lurk there.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 30.7%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Horror 12%, First-Person 8.4%, Atmospheric 7.6%
- #9 Waking Tides
91% matchMixed56% of 27 reviews2024
Dev: AirshipFx
Windows
Welcome to "Waking Tides," a small but captivating atmospheric adventure game that thrives on experimentation. Delve into a world where augmented reality extends your gameplay, seamlessly blurring the lines between reality and fantasy.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 30.5%, Dystopian 10.8%, Dark 8.5%, Mystery 8.4%, Horror 8%
- #10 Backrooms: Exit from Supermarket
90% matchMixed65% of 60 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 30.7%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Horror 10.4%, Dark 10.2%, First-Person 8.3%
- #11 The Whisperer | Le murmureur
91% matchMixed68% of 124 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 33.1%, Horror 9.7%, Mystery 8.4%, Dark 8.2%, First-Person 8.2%
- #12 Crathos Deep
89% 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 33.6%, Horror 11.8%, Dark 9.1%, Exploration 9%, Mystery 8.5%
- #13 A Place, Forbidden
89% matchVery Positive85% of 456 reviews2020
Dev: Poison The Inkwell
Windows
A Place, Forbidden is a first-person, lo-fi horror-puzzle game set in the Library of Ouroboros, a seemingly innocuous library that, rumor has it, contains knowledge not meant for the eyes of mortal man. We hope you enjoy your visit.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 38.3%, Horror 12.3%, Psychological Horror 9.7%, Dark 8.7%, First-Person 8.4%
- #14 The Mariner
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Flantastic Games
Windows
Enter into a Horror Adventure Lovecraftian-inspired story. As your sanity begins to erode, and armed with only a oil-lit lantern, work to unlock and uncover the secrets of the ship. Yet be aware, for something ancient and unknowable stirs within the suffocating darkness of the ship's maw...
Why similar: Lovecraftian 42.2%, Horror 13.8%, First-Person 11.9%, Puzzle 6.4%, Exploration 5.3%
- #15 The Sleep Experiment
86% 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 27.9%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Horror 11.2%, Dark 10.5%, Mystery 9.7%
- #16 Inner Voices
87% 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 32.8%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Dark 8.4%, Horror 8.1%, First-Person 7.3%
- #17 Dark Lessons
85% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Tall Tide Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Trapped in your teacher's home, your only defense against the dark is a flickering candle. Unearth a family’s twisted history and solve puzzles in this Lovecraftian nightmare to find a way out. But be warned: Something else is lurking in the shadows ... and a voice is pleading for your help.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 33.3%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Horror 10%, Dark 7.4%, First-Person 7.2%
- #18 Call of Cthulhu®
86% matchMostly Positive79% of 13,859 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 50.7%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Horror 10.5%, Mystery 6.7%, Atmospheric 5.7%
- #19 NOITABIL
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Airgames
Windows · Mac
A first-person psychological horror game about identity and what you give up to keep going. Something has been watching people long enough to build a copy of ordinary life. There is no combat and nothing chasing you. The horror is that it is paying attention.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 18.5%, Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, First-Person 10.3%, Adventure 10%
- #20 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: Lovecraftian 28.7%, Psychological Horror 9.8%, Mystery 9.3%, Adventure 8.8%, Dark 8.7%
- #21 Expired Meds
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sinister Cinema Studios
Windows
A first-person psychological horror game where you play as a female protagonist, traversing creepy & atmospheric liminal spaces, solving mind-bending puzzles and ever shifting maze environments to uncover the truth about who you are and how you came to be here
Why similar: Lovecraftian 22.2%, Psychological Horror 18.9%, Horror 16.6%, First-Person 12.5%, Dark 9.4%
- #22 Forsaken Fleet
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Zakym s. r. o.
Windows
A first-person pirate horror where a haunted fisherman is drawn into the legend of the Forsaken Fleet. Follow a mysterious compass. Sail through the fog. Explore forgotten places and survive the horrors that should have stayed buried at sea.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 32.9%, Psychological Horror 15%, Horror 12.2%, Dark 10.4%, Exploration 9%
- #23 6 Floors
81% matchMostly Positive73% of 52 reviews2026
Dev: Ghoul World
Windows
You find yourself in a strange place and the only way out is within. Navigate liminal corridors and rooms filled with psychological terrors as you traverse all six floors of this mysterious place in order to save your soul.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 34%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, First-Person 13.5%, Horror 12.8%, Surreal 10%
- #24 Dwelling on the Hill
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Apocrifa Labs Interactive
Windows
A devout man built his house on top of something older than scripture. He tried to seal the passage. He failed. Now you are inside, and the door is locked.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 31.4%, Psychological Horror 12%, Mystery 9.3%, Dark 7.6%, Horror 7.4%
- #25 AUTO-CRISIS
78% matchVery Positive88% of 94 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 21.7%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Horror 10.5%, Dark 10.3%, Surreal 8.9%
- #26 Helltown
81% matchMostly Positive79% of 112 reviews2017
Dev: WildArts Games
Windows
Deliver packages to the weirdly happy folk of Little Vale and discover the terrifying secrets they hide. Are you brave enough to face the many monsters and sinister locations of this first-person horror adventure game? There's only one way to find out...
Why similar: Lovecraftian 28.9%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, Horror 9%, Mystery 8%, First-Person 7.7%
- #27 The Shadows Over Lighthouse
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BB Interactive
Windows
Investigate your grandfather’s mysterious disappearance in Shadows Over Lighthouse, a Lovecraftian survival horror adventure. Explore eerie 1912 America, solve puzzles, and face horrors as reality twists around you. Can you uncover the truth, or will you lose yourself to madness?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 38.5%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Horror 10.3%, Interactive Fiction 10.1%, Exploration 6.5%
- #28 The Echo Paradox
78% matchMostly Positive79% of 67 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 28.1%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Horror 9.8%, Mystery 7.9%, Atmospheric 7.1%
- #29 Conarium
79% matchMostly Positive77% of 2,272 reviews2017
Dev: Stormling StudiosPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.6 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 54.5%, Horror 11.5%, Psychological Horror 10.2%, First-Person 7.9%, Adventure 7.8%
- #30 SCP: Darkwater
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Neuroticfly Games
Windows
A psychological horror game inspired by SCP-1128. As a young woman trapped in a surreal loop, explore your bathroom and submerge yourself in the bathtub to enter a terrifying ocean dimension inhabited by a colossal entity lurking in the depths.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 41.6%, Horror 13.9%, Dark 11.1%, Exploration 10.4%, Atmospheric 7.1%
- #31 Dagon: by H. P. Lovecraft
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 12,342 reviews2021
Dev: Bit Golem
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 29%
Face unspeakable horrors. Succumb to madness. Welcome to a free daemonic narrative experience inspired by H. P. Lovecraft.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 41.9%, Horror 12.1%, Psychological Horror 9.5%, First-Person 6.9%, Interactive Fiction 6.8%
- #32 Seals of Madness
76% 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 33.5%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Horror 9.6%, Mystery 7.6%, Interactive Fiction 7.3%
- #33 Venus in Transit
75% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: Gear Flower Games
Windows
The mother vessel is adrift in space, out of fuel and doomed. Your mission is the colony’s only hope for survival. Will you be able to navigate the claustrophobic canyons when your ship begins to fail?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 37.4%, Horror 12.2%, Dystopian 11%, Psychological Horror 8.5%, Exploration 8.2%
- #34 Lost Sanity: Cthulhu
76% 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 45.9%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Horror 11.2%, Mystery 10.9%, First-Person 6.2%
- #35 In Vino Veritas
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lesson Not Learned Games
Windows
Explore a desecrated cathedral to find your missing wife in this psychological horror adventure. Uncover the dark truth behind the Elohim, solve ancient puzzles, and survive a chilling journey where faith and reality collide. The Bible was mistranslated; the truth is much darker
Why similar: Lovecraftian 23.4%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Horror 10.5%, Mystery 9.7%, First-Person 8.7%
- #36 Golden Gear
74% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Lajong
Windows · Mac · Linux
First-person atmospheric horror mystery with retro-inspired visuals. Spend several days on a small isolated island in the North Atlantic, settle in an old cabin, explore an abandoned observatory, and operate rustic equipment to do one final reading and uncover what lurks in the dark... and beyond.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 32.6%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, First-Person 8.6%, Exploration 8.4%, Horror 7.7%
- #37 Static Dread: The Submarine
72% matchVery Positive84% of 275 reviews2026
Dev: solarsuit.gamesPub: Polden Publishing
Windows
Descend into Lovecraftian horror aboard a claustrophobic military submarine. Assign tasks as a captain’s right hand, analyze sonar signals, make hard decisions, and keep the crew from madness. Dark horrors lurk both within… and beyond the hull.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 31%, Psychological Horror 13%, Horror 9.6%, Dark 8.4%, Atmospheric 6.6%
- #38 CATAFALQUE™
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: STUDIO ANNOLUCE™
Windows
Stranded alone in an unfamiliar place, with only a lugubrious coffin at your side. Dive deep into this melancholic and macabre tale of death, grief and despair as you try to piece together the intricate lore while facing entities far beyond human comprehension. A love letter to games of yore.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 32.8%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, First-Person 8.6%, Exploration 7.6%, Mystery 7.6%
- #39 Arctic Grave
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Palerite
Windows · Linux
Uncover the mystery of an arctic cargo outpost's lost crew in this horror game. Take in the frozen sea and delve into the depths of the facility, finding items and uncovering new paths with each one to learn what really happened here. But be careful, because something else might be here with you.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.4%, Horror 14.9%, First-Person 10.3%, Atmospheric 8.4%, Dark 8.2%
- #40 Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss
72% matchMixed58% of 355 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 38.1%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Dark 8.5%, Mystery 8.4%, Atmospheric 7.4%
- #41 Last Round at the End of the World
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Ex Ignorantia
Windows
Dream the riddle. Question the village. Choose who drowns. A poetic folk-horror game about divine messages, guilty villagers, ritual games, and the terrible cost of keeping a place safe.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 29%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Horror 11.1%, Mystery 9.7%, Surreal 8.6%
- #42 Streamer's Revenge
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: RailToad
Windows
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 30.8%, Horror 10.9%, First-Person 9.3%, Psychological Horror 9%, Exploration 8.7%
- #43 Abaddon
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nice to meet studios LTD
Windows
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 32.8%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Horror 10.2%, First-Person 9.3%, Dark 9%
- #44 A Service Call
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Mike Engler
Windows · Mac · Linux
Your first assignment alone. An island where no one has lived for thirty years. A lighthouse that stopped shining. The job was only supposed to take a few hours.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18%, Horror 15.6%, First-Person 10.3%, Exploration 10.1%, Dark 9.4%
- #45 Myth of Valderit
71% matchNo user reviews2026
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 25.9%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Horror 11.1%, First-Person 9.4%, Exploration 9.1%
- #46 THE WELL IS NOT EMPTY
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: tweakEra
Windows
The well has gone dry. It's up to you to find out why. Traverse through abandoned tunnels. Discover remnants of a ritual never meant to be seen. Power dying machinery to bring light into darkness. Dig into broken earth and crawl your way out. Down here you’re not exploring... you're trespassing.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 22.9%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Horror 10.5%, Dark 8%, Atmospheric 6.3%
- #47 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 20%, Psychological Horror 19.3%, Horror 13.1%, Dark 12%, First-Person 10.1%
- #48 Necrophosis
68% matchVery Positive90% of 875 reviews2025
Dev: Dragonis AresPub: Dragonis Games
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Necrophosis is a first-person horror adventure, plunging you into a nightmarish realm teeming with grotesque forms and ominous visuals. Delve into eerie landscapes and uncover secrets in this atmospheric journey through the macabre.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 35.6%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Mystery 9.6%, Surreal 9%, Horror 8.5%
- #49 HYPNOS
67% matchVery Positive95% of 101 reviews2026
Dev: Redlock Studio
Windows
HYPNOS is a first-person adventure and exploration game, set in a lovecraftian megastructure fever dream. Enter the Nameless City at the edge of Dreams. Follow the trail into the shadow of the Holy Mountain. Embrace your destiny.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 36.7%, Horror 10.4%, Exploration 9.1%, Surreal 8.5%, Mystery 8%
- #50 Dark Fracture: Prologue
70% matchVery Positive84% of 1,377 reviews2020
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 24.7%, Psychological Horror 10.7%, Horror 10.4%, First-Person 8.5%, Dark 8.3%
- #51 Marmorea
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Burning Farmhouse Studios
Windows
Venture into the Tuscan village of Pietralba to solve the mystery of your brother’s disappearance. Uncover the dark secrets buried within the marble quarries and your own family's past.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 21.7%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Horror 9.4%, Mystery 9.2%, Dark 7.8%
- #52 Corpo Connections
67% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: Polias Games
Windows
Corpo Connections is a stylistic, narrative-driven, horror adventure game where you match anomalies and their descriptions. Uncover hidden secrets, solve scrambled messages, and piece together the mysterious workings of your new employer.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 30.3%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Interactive Fiction 11.8%, Dark 8.6%, Horror 8%
- #53 Cosmic Fear
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Alessandro Guzzo
Windows
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 36.1%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Horror 10.5%, Mystery 8.9%, Exploration 7.6%
- #54 Lobotrypo
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Skaar Game Productions
Windows
Rumors of a serial killer stalking your local town are all over the news, and you have a meeting with your counselor in an hour. The problem is, the walk there is long and dark.
Why similar: Horror 16%, Psychological Horror 15.8%, Mystery 14.4%, Atmospheric 10%, Dark 9.1%
- #55 The Cave of Doubt
66% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: STT GamesPub: Navras Arena
Windows
Lovecraftian horror game with elements of psychological and survival horror genres. Where Allen is lost in a cave and is forced to face horrors beyond his imagination. Survive the cave, solve mysteries, reveal the lore lost in time.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 29.6%, First-Person 11.5%, Adventure 10.5%, Psychological Horror 9.8%, Dark 9.8%
- #56 HINGE
66% 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 29.2%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Horror 10.6%, Dark 10.4%, First-Person 9.2%
- #57 Darkness Within 2: The Dark Lineage
69% matchMixed67% of 271 reviews2014
Dev: Stormling StudiosPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 54%
In "The Dark Lineage" you re-take the role of police detective Howard Loreid, a man tormented by the paranormal happenings around him. Howard discovers that his own terrible past has some connection to the madness that is about to swallow him, yet again.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 48.7%, Psychological Horror 16.9%, Adventure 13%, Horror 12.9%, First-Person 7.8%
- #58 The Alighieri Circle: Dante's Bloodline
66% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: ONE-O-ONE GAMESPub: Entalto Publishing
Windows
The world knows the Divine Comedy as a poem. For your family, it is a prison. As Gabriele Alighieri, you inherit a duty: reseal the gates of Hell. Burdened by fate, you descend into a psychological nightmare where the only escape is to uncover the dark secrets of your ancestors.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 33.4%, Psychological Horror 10.7%, Horror 7.8%, Atmospheric 7.4%, Adventure 7.3%