Games Like Primordial Genesis

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: Aliens 19.9%, Lovecraftian 18.5%, Investigation 12.3%, Psychological Horror 9.9%, Horror 8.4%

A story-rich, psychological-horror adventure game. Play as an urban witch with psychic abilities and delve into the mysteries of a world inspired by the work of Neil Gaiman and Stephen King.

Why similar: Lore-Rich 15%, Point & Click 13.1%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Lovecraftian 11.6%, Dark 9.5%

End of the 21st century. New technologies allowed the realization of a great dream of humanity: the colonization of the red planet. However, something went wrong, which could compromise the viability of this project. Embark on this adventure guiding our hero Rick and unravel the mysteries of Mars.

Why similar: Point & Click 23.3%, Aliens 19.5%, Lovecraftian 19%, Space 12.4%, Adventure 7.9%

From H.P. Lovecraft's work, this walking simulator sends you to the frozen wastes of Antarctica. Use your tools to navigate the frozen galleries untouched by millennia. Unearth evidence of a dreadful truth while you search for a madman whose ill fate lies somewhere beneath these Mountains of Madness

Why similar: Lovecraftian 23.3%, Lore-Rich 13.7%, Aliens 11%, Investigation 10.1%, Psychological Horror 7.8%

A psychological horror game, where you answer a survey for a chance to win a cash prize

Why similar: Investigation 17.4%, Interactive Fiction 14.4%, Lore-Rich 13.9%, Dark 12.7%, Psychological Horror 12%

Delusion Out of Space is a Lovecraftian sci-fi horror shooter where you find yourself trapped after audacious experiments conducted by an alien race. As you explore a spaceship, you make choices at critical moments, decisions that will determine your fate and the lives of those around you.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 20.2%, Aliens 18.3%, Dark 9.4%, Space 9.3%, Horror 8.5%

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

Why similar: Lovecraftian 18.8%, Lore-Rich 15.9%, Point & Click 14.8%, Investigation 11.7%, Dark 9.1%

Psychological Body Horror visual novel in a space setting with different endings depending on your actions.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.3%, Point & Click 13.2%, Space 12.4%, Horror 10.6%, Psychological Horror 9.5%

Your peaceful holiday is interrupted when the small village you’re visiting in becomes terrorized by strange lights on the sky and enigmatic men in black. Some villagers have gone missing, everyone is afraid. Dive into a thrilling adventure with branching narrative and a unique visual style.

Why similar: Aliens 19.6%, Point & Click 16.4%, Lovecraftian 15%, Investigation 12.2%, Dark 8.6%

A compilation of two slow-paced, cosmic horror walking simulators, to be completed in under an hour. Please makes you maintain a power station and ignore the noises from the main engine, while Please Follow has you explore the trenches of a losing war, exposing your mind to visions of another world.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 28.6%, Interactive Fiction 11.6%, Psychological Horror 10%, Dark 9.5%, Horror 8.8%

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 21.8%, Interactive Fiction 17.7%, Point & Click 14.4%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Dark 9.5%

Face unspeakable horrors. Succumb to madness. Welcome to a free daemonic narrative experience inspired by H. P. Lovecraft.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 31.5%, Horror 11.8%, Interactive Fiction 10.6%, Point & Click 9.3%, Psychological Horror 7.8%

Sinisomnia is a psychological point-and-click horror game that traps you in a looping nightmare of uncertainty and dread. Scattered fragments, unsettling oddities, and the constant sense that something isn’t right await at every turn.

Why similar: Lore-Rich 13.8%, Investigation 13.3%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Point & Click 11.6%, Surreal 9.4%

In this first-person horror-lite game, investigate your way through different locales such as the theatre, forests, and urban areas. Solve puzzles and unravel the story behind what happened at the community theatre.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.2%, Lore-Rich 18.9%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, Investigation 14.2%, Atmospheric 7.4%

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 24.7%, Aliens 20.7%, Lore-Rich 13.2%, Psychological Horror 7.8%, Exploration 7.5%

Explore the dreaded town of Dunwich, uncover the dark legacy of the Whateley family, and stop the Dunwich Horror if you can. A Lovecraftian monster hunt adventure with point-and-click gameplay and light RPG elements.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 27.4%, Point & Click 17.3%, Investigation 16.4%, Lore-Rich 10.3%, Horror 9.5%

The Gray Man is a surreal first-person point-and-click adventure about a serial killer who confronts the player, as the murderer's conscience, with interpretations of his internal conflict.

Why similar: Point & Click 16%, Interactive Fiction 12.9%, Abstract 12.2%, Surreal 11.4%, Psychological Horror 10.6%

You've mysteriously awoken on an isolated island on an unknown world. A corrupting force spreads through the island, leaving only a short amount of time to learn about the islands mysteries... Who will you meet? What will you learn? Are you ready to see the world die?

Why similar: Lovecraftian 17.9%, Interactive Fiction 16.6%, Point & Click 13.6%, Space 7.7%, Exploration 7.6%

As a paranormal investigator, your job is to discover the magical properties of anomalous items and find creative ways to use them against supernatural creatures. Without accidentally being abducted by a dark entity or suffering a bizarre anomalous effect, of course!

Why similar: Investigation 17.3%, Lovecraftian 17.3%, Point & Click 13.6%, Lore-Rich 12.3%, Interactive Fiction 9.5%

You are a terrifying monster living beneath someone’s house. This is a dark, cruel, twisted interactive novel where you are the main abomination.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15.6%, Point & Click 13.3%, Dark 12.3%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, Horror 10.7%

The first three games of the Forgotten Hill series joined together with new contents, new locations, new puzzles and secrets revealed: let's follow Larson's First Steps in Forgotten Hill!

Why similar: Lovecraftian 22.9%, Investigation 21.5%, Point & Click 19.5%, Horror 11.6%, Psychological Horror 9.9%

It's a winter night. You are coming home by train. You have to change trains at a small train station in the middle of the forest.It's not the first time you've traveled this route. But now you feel like something is different.As if something was watching you.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 17%, Interactive Fiction 16.4%, Point & Click 14%, Psychological Horror 9.1%, Visual Novel 7.6%

Cosmic Awakening VR is a first person VR survival exploration horror game. A game about immersion, exploration, and terror. It is a collection of horror scenarios set on a sci-fi stage. Explore the mysteries in a short linear experience, or try to survive as long as you can against unknown horrors.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 17.4%, Aliens 17%, Investigation 12.7%, Dark 8.5%, Space 8.5%

DESOLATIUM 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 19.5%, Point & Click 15.2%, Investigation 11.7%, Psychological Horror 8.4%, Horror 8.3%

Eliza Trewithian haunts the old Wychwood Hollow, the largest ancient oak woodland in Cornwall. A place of myth and legend. You are dispatched alone to investigate the case, with help from some local Ghost-Hunters. Gather evidence, decipher the clues in old documents and explore the Hollow.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.9%, Point & Click 18.2%, Investigation 14.4%, Dark 11.2%, Horror 7.3%

90's Horror inspired Point & Click — a Dark and Emotional journey of a man looking for his missing son while facing his hidden demons. Enjoy an Atmospheric & stylized world, haunting and memorable audio, and piece together a story that will stay with you long after it ends.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17%, Point & Click 15.5%, Abstract 12.2%, Surreal 11.2%, Psychological Horror 11%

Vasilis is a hand-drawn adventure game. The main character – Vasilis, lost her husband – Peter, in the rebellious city center. The city is in riots for a long time and almost everyday something burns or someone dies.

Why similar: Investigation 18.2%, Point & Click 13.7%, Abstract 10.4%, Horror 9.6%, Surreal 9.5%

You've been invited to participate in a study for the newly developed Circadial pills, a medicine designed to remedy your life-long insomnia. Explore the empty halls of the facility and the landscapes of your dreams to uncover the source of your night terrors. You will never be the same.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 20.9%, Lore-Rich 15%, Abstract 13.6%, Surreal 11.4%, Psychological Horror 11.1%

"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 24.6%, Aliens 19.5%, Psychological Horror 9.5%, Dark 9.3%, Space 7.5%

The Gulch is a horror, puzzle, adventure! By day you’ll mine, and by night try to survive! Through a unique five senses system, you’ll explore the Gulch in ways most games never attempt. Look, touch, listen, smell, and even taste your way through a landscape of puzzles, secrets, and growing dread.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.9%, Point & Click 19.2%, Exploration 12.3%, Psychological Horror 9.5%, Horror 9.2%

Missing Pieces is a story-driven adventure in a vibrant alien world, full of hidden secrets, a plethora of languages and a sparkling cast of characters: lovable rogues, heartbroken families, and questionable allies. Find friendship and love, learn about yourself and discover who you really are!

Why similar: Aliens 24.9%, Interactive Fiction 19.7%, Space 11.4%, Point & Click 11.3%, Visual Novel 9.1%

The narrative is the puzzle itself. You have no power, no resources, but a cryptic force sends you to face the impossible, where you have to see through your opponents lies before they see through yours, be they human or not.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 23.2%, Investigation 19.4%, Psychological Horror 12%, Interactive Fiction 10.4%, Point & Click 7.9%

The Academy of the Cosmic Realm is a short first-person horror game where you explore an old abandoned academy to discover what terrible event led to it's closure.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 32.4%, Lore-Rich 17.8%, Horror 13.1%, Aliens 12%, Atmospheric 7.5%

14000000000000000 years in the future our sun is re-discovered by the last remains of humanity looking for any resources left in a dying universe.

Why similar: Aliens 28.4%, Horror 12%, Dark 11.7%, Sci-fi 9.9%, Point & Click 9.6%

Within the Unknown is a first-person, psychological indie horror game where you regain your memory and relive the trauma from your dark past in a sci-fi simulation.

Why similar: Aliens 19.8%, Investigation 13%, Interactive Fiction 11.6%, Psychological Horror 9.5%, Dark 7%

A first-person alien horror that magnifies the intensity of 2000s psychological sci-fi thrillers. In this cinematic, story-driven experience, play as local journalist Taylor Fox, sent to investigate reports of terrifying events unfolding at a remote family farm.

Why similar: Aliens 26.4%, Investigation 12.2%, Horror 11.7%, Dark 10.7%, Psychological Horror 9.2%

The old Kilminorth Manor Farm is said to be haunted! A mysterious sealed box was discovered - Inside were old letters and a few glass photographic plates. A terrible crime happened nearly 200 years ago. Using deduction and paranormal investigation, do you have the skill to solve the case?

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.7%, Point & Click 19.9%, Investigation 13.9%, Dark 9.4%, Adventure 8.7%

How does one confront the unfathomable horror of knowing too much, of peering into the abyss and finding a reflection of their own insignificance? Story-driven point-and-click adventure game with tons of lore and intriguing concepts about the universe, bio-experiments, and life itself.

Why similar: Aliens 21.1%, Interactive Fiction 17.7%, Dark 9.8%, Surreal 8%, Space 7.9%

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 27.4%, Horror 13.9%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Dark 10%, Sci-fi 9.9%

On Your Hands is a game which seeks to merge complex puzzle mechanics with a creepy atmosphere and terrifying enemies. Can you use the seven unique magic types to make your way off a strange alien planet?

Why similar: Lovecraftian 27.6%, Aliens 24.6%, Abstract 11.9%, Dark 11.4%, Horror 10.4%

Saint Kotar is a psychological horror detective game set in a cursed valley in rural Croatia. Investigate the disappearance of your relative in the occult-ridden town of Sveti Kotar as you switch between conflicting realities through the eyes of two godly men.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 22.5%, Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Point & Click 14%, Psychological Horror 9.2%, Dark 8.8%

Stuck in an outpost deep in a sea of toxic fog, your crew has been decimated, you're cut off from the outside world, and oxygen is running out. Use limited bandwidth to coordinate unstable crewmates, conduct esoteric research that could change the world, and interpret strange signals from the deep.

Why similar: Investigation 18%, Point & Click 13.1%, Interactive Fiction 13.1%, Horror 10%, Psychological Horror 9.4%

Discover the true meaning of isolation in Underwater, a survival horror game set in an atmosphere of constant dread, darkness, and crushing pressure.

Why similar: Aliens 18.7%, Lovecraftian 16.6%, Interactive Fiction 15.9%, Investigation 12.4%, Lore-Rich 11.7%

Explore your new Vert-X 64 in this four-part horror puzzle adventure. Play games, connect to a local BBS, and solve your cutting-edge computer's technical problems with the help of strangers. And maybe help some folks along the way. Just don't get lost in this strange new world of technology.

Why similar: Lore-Rich 14.7%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Point & Click 12.6%, Dark 10.9%, Horror 9.8%

Sound is your only hope for survival in this first-person psychological horror game. Investigate the mysteries of an apartment block in 1960s America terrorized by a cosmic horror, as you try to save your lost mentor… and yourself.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 25.4%, Investigation 17.7%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%, Psychological Horror 10.4%, Dark 10.4%

What if the choices you make during your investigation awaken ancient beings older than existence itself. Explore the official Choose Cthulhu gamebook adaptation, every decision you take seals the fate of mankind. Will the creeping madness consume you as you uncover the darkest secrets?

Why similar: Lovecraftian 25.7%, Lore-Rich 14.4%, Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Point & Click 13.7%, Horror 8.9%

An epic supernatural horror adventure and the spiritual successor to cult classic Scratches set in a massive, decaying mental institute. Inspired by H. P. Lovecraft, Hammer Films and twisted Euro Horror from the 80s.

Why similar: Point & Click 20.6%, Lovecraftian 17.9%, Horror 13.7%, Psychological Horror 12%, Dark 9.8%

A narrative supernatural horror set in the enigmatic Meridian Hotel. Players investigate through exploration, puzzles, and encounters with human and supernatural threats.

Why similar: Lore-Rich 17.3%, Investigation 16.6%, Interactive Fiction 11.9%, Dark 10.8%, Psychological Horror 10.5%

Dive into the worlds of the best classic weird fiction and cosmic horror writers. Try out our original approach to bringing literature into the interactive medium. Relax and let Dr. Emmerson guide you through all the colors of dread.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 27.3%, Interactive Fiction 15.3%, Point & Click 12.5%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, Horror 9.4%

A Hunter arrives in a small Polish city expecting a routine investigation. What she finds is anything but. Explore, make choices and confront the entities that have claimed this place before the curse spreads further.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 34.6%, Point & Click 16%, Horror 13.8%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Dark 8.4%

The Void Calls, and you will answer. Explore the mysteries and secrets of Reprieve, a town stitched together from the dark past of its bizarre inhabitants in this horror-filled point-and-click adventure.

Why similar: Point & Click 19.9%, Lore-Rich 17.5%, Dark 13.1%, Horror 12.1%, Surreal 9.5%

A macabre ritual murder puts Arkham PD detectives Jack Foster and Harvey Whitman to the test. As the investigation progresses, they will unveil a disturbing connection between the Salem witch trials of the 17th century and the end of humankind.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 29.5%, Point & Click 21.3%, Investigation 14.1%, Exploration 8.7%, Adventure 7.9%

"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 26.2%, Lore-Rich 18.2%, Interactive Fiction 17.8%, Visual Novel 8.6%, Horror 7%

Point-and-click mystery adventure on the virtual SNS! Find secrets hidden by family, friends, companies, and idols.

Why similar: Investigation 19.7%, Interactive Fiction 16.9%, Point & Click 12.5%, Psychological Horror 10.5%, Horror 9.4%

The Lullaby Weaver is a 1 bit psychological point & click horror game inspired by games like World of Horror, Silent Hill, Junji Ito, & FAITH.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17%, Lore-Rich 15%, Point & Click 14%, Surreal 9.7%, Abstract 8.7%

Horror puzzle game with spot-the-difference elements for survival. Complete interesting puzzles throughout your home to gain access to more areas and unlock more of the story all while using your modified camera to survive the threat that is lurking.

Why similar: Aliens 23.6%, Dark 11.1%, Psychological Horror 10.4%, Horror 10.4%, Interactive Fiction 9.5%

A first-person psychological horror game of hiding, solving, and surviving inside a haunted moon base

Why similar: Lore-Rich 13.8%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Investigation 11.4%, Space 10.9%, Surreal 10.8%

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 29.3%, Dark 11.2%, Horror 11.1%, Point & Click 10.3%, Atmospheric 7.8%

You work in the cinema as an usher and accidentally fell into the Backrooms, now being trapped, needing to unravel the mysteries of the yellow rooms in order to get out of this place, but be careful, there are entities that will be in your way.

Why similar: Investigation 15.9%, Lore-Rich 15.8%, Dark 11.3%, Psychological Horror 10.3%, Horror 10.3%