- #1 Elder Sign: Omens
97% matchMostly Positive77% of 456 reviews2013
Dev: Fantasy Flight Publishing, Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Elder Sign: Omens is a digital version of the popular board game by Fantasy Flight Games. Build a team of unique investigators and fight to keep an all-powerful Ancient One from invading our world! Explore museums, oceans, deserts and more for the arcane Elder Signs that will help seal the Ancient One away.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 52.5%, Board Game 26.4%, Dice 11.5% ★, Strategy 4.4%, Horror 4.1%
- #2 Arkham Horror: Mother's Embrace
96% matchMixed63% of 687 reviews2021
Dev: Twin Sails Interactive
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 59%
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 63.6%, Board Game 19.8%, Turn-Based Combat 8.9%, Horror 7.8%
- #3 Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones
96% matchMixed66% of 2,493 reviews2019
Dev: Cultic GamesPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 11.5 hrsMean: 12.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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 58.3%, Turn-Based Combat 16.7%, Horror 11.4%, Choices Matter 3.7%, Story Rich 2.8%
- #4 Call of Cthulhu®
95% matchMostly Positive79% of 13,295 reviews2018
Dev: Cyanide StudioPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.3 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 66.4%, Horror 12.4%, Narration 9.9%, Story Rich 4.5%, Atmospheric 3.1%
- #5 Eldritch Horror: Digital Edition
94% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Cornerstone Software Development, Inc.
Windows
Uncover ancient cults, battle horrific monsters and thwart the rise of unfathomable Ancient Ones in a 1920s-themed adventure. In this faithful adaptation of the classic board game, you must race against time to save humanity from ancient powers and dark secrets before all is lost.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 53.1%, Board Game 22.5%, Horror 11.2%, Resource Management 4.7%, Story Rich 4.3%
- #6 Mansions of Madness
94% matchVery Positive93% of 1,277 reviews2016
Dev: Fantasy Flight Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 70%
A companion app for the Mansions of Madness Second Edition board game from Fantasy Flight Games. Mansions of Madness is a cooperative game of mystery and investigation inspired by the writings of H. P. Lovecraft. During each game, one to five players explore a location to unravel a mystery.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 54.9%, Board Game 28.6%, Strategy 8.5%, Horror 8%
- #7 UnSeen
93% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: Tenebos
Windows
UnSeen : you won't see death coming. A first person horror game about immersion, where truth and madness are never far away. Be careful... fear is on your feet.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 53.4%, Narration 20.9%, Horror 16.1%, Story Rich 4.5%, Atmospheric 3.8%
- #8 Desert of Vice
92% matchPositive87% of 23 reviews2018
Dev: Karolis Dikcius
Windows · Mac
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 75.5%, Horror 20.4%, Indie 4.1%
- #9 Conarium
91% matchMostly Positive77% of 2,240 reviews2017
Dev: Stormling StudiosPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.7 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 77.2%, Horror 14.8%, Story Rich 3.2%, Atmospheric 2.7%, Indie 1.8%
- #10 Dagon: by H. P. Lovecraft
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 12,107 reviews2021
Dev: Bit Golem
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 29%
Face unspeakable horrors. Succumb to madness. Welcome to a free daemonic narrative experience inspired by H. P. Lovecraft.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 58.6%, Narration 17%, Horror 15.4%, Story Rich 4.6%, Atmospheric 3.4%
- #11 Call of Cthulhu®: Dark Corners of the Earth
91% matchMixed68% of 3,295 reviews2009
Dev: Headfirst ProductionsPub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth is a first-person horror game that combines intense action and adventure elements.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 75.5%, Horror 18.4%, Atmospheric 2.4%, Story Rich 2.2%, Difficult 0.9%
- #12 It's Breaking Out
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BrewWhale
Windows
Get ready to unravel the secrets of an ancient, mysterious box in this card-based roguelike game that is inspired by the work of H. P. Lovecraft. Collect unique decks as you dive deep into the cosmic horror, with each roll of the dice bringing you closer to the truth and madness.
Why similar: Dice 36.5% ★, Lovecraftian 31.3%, Turn-Based Combat 13%, Horror 9.4%, Story Rich 3.9%
- #13 Necronomicon: The Dawning of Darkness
89% matchMixed44% of 205 reviews2014
Dev: Cryo InteractivePub: Microids
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 43%
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 85.7%, Horror 14.3%
- #14 Blind Hope
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: FalseHope Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A first-person survival horror with a cosmic twist, where you must blindly navigate a decayed historic manor swarming with warped children with only your vague memories and peripheral senses to guide you. Will your sanity hold? Or will blind hope turn to blind despair?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 50.3%, Narration 21.7%, Horror 11.8%, Story Rich 6.1%, Choices Matter 5.8%
- #15 At the Mountains of Madness
88% matchMostly Negative34% of 65 reviews2016
Dev: Team Clockworks
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 96%
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 96.9%, Indie 3.1%
- #16 克苏鲁异闻录
86% matchMixed66% of 249 reviews2019
Dev: LLC Blini GamesPub: Surefire.Games
Windows · Mac
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 97.2%, Indie 2.8%
- #17 Scorched Sun
84% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Skeleton Coffee Games
Windows
Scorched Sun is a short experience that combines top down survival horror with turn based combat. As a new initiate, delve into the depths of a monastery of The Scorched Sun Order and discover the secrets within.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 54.2%, Turn-Based Combat 28.7%, Horror 15.8%, 2D 0.7%, Singleplayer 0.5%
- #18 Chronicle of Innsmouth
85% matchMostly Positive78% of 248 reviews2017
Dev: PsychoDevPub: AtomicHorde
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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%
- #19 Risky Mining
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: PlayDotEgg
Windows
Risky Mining is a solo Roll & Move board game blending luck and strategy. Roll the dice to move and build up your stats. When you feel you're ready, start mining to challenge the target score! Your judgment determines your score.
Why similar: Dice 46.7% ★, Board Game 26.9%, Resource Management 10.6%, Choices Matter 7.7%, Strategy 5.4%
- #20 Omen Exitio: Plague
84% matchVery Positive85% of 621 reviews2018
Dev: Tiny Bull Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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 80.5%, Choices Matter 10.4%, Story Rich 6.6%, Indie 2.5%
- #21 Souls Alive: Origins
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Souls Alive Development
Windows
Souls Alive: Origins is a Lovecraftian survival horror game set in a dark sci-fi future. Explore a world where reality bends, ancient cults return, and Cthulhu stirs once more. With a strong focus on story, atmosphere, and visual detail.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 72.6%, Horror 14.9%, Story Rich 6.8%, Atmospheric 4.2%, Indie 1%
- #22 Edge of Madness
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: The Yellow Sign
Windows
A Lovecraftian RPG with tactical card-based combat. Uncover dark secrets, face cult and eldritch horrors. Every choice shapes the battle—outplay your enemies or lose yourself to madness.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 52.1%, Turn-Based Combat 20.1%, Horror 12.3%, Choices Matter 7.7%, Story Rich 5.2%
- #23 Sherlock Holmes The Awakened
80% matchVery Positive83% of 2,656 reviews2023
Dev: Frogwares
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Experience a nerve-racking Lovecraftian adventure, rebuilt from the ground up with modern graphics and gameplay. Become Sherlock Holmes, and find yourself at the heart of the terrifying Cthulhu Mythos as you investigate a series of mysterious disappearances in Europe and the US.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 49.8%, Narration 21.1%, Horror 11.5%, Choices Matter 7.7%, Story Rich 6.1%
- #24 Euclidean
81% matchMixed66% of 253 reviews2015
Dev: Alpha Wave EntertainmentPub: AAD Productions
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Euclidean; a game of geometric horror; a slow descent into the dark, into madness, futility, and despair, where Things greater than you watch and wait and dream. Struggle for every second of life you have left… Even knowing you’re better off dead.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 73.9%, Horror 16.8%, Atmospheric 5.7%, Indie 3.6%
- #25 The Consuming Shadow
81% matchVery Positive95% of 419 reviews2015
Dev: Ben 'Yahtzee' Croshaw
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 83.7%, Horror 10.5%, Atmospheric 3.3%, Indie 1.3%, 2D 1.2%
- #26 Rooked
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Hack The PublisherPub: TBA
Windows · Mac
Rooked lets you see through eyes of smartest people in the world and feel the intense emotions behind wood-pushing.
Why similar: Board Game 35.6%, Management 30%, Story Rich 11.5%, Strategy 8.4%, Choices Matter 6.2%
- #27 Dyer Expedition
78% matchPositive88% of 34 reviews2025
Dev: Monkeys With Jobs
Windows
Dyer Expedition is a puzzle adventure game with light Lovecraftian horror elements and a story inspired by Lovecraft's 1931 novella At the Mountains of Madness.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 57.6%, Narration 20.4%, Horror 12.3%, Atmospheric 4.7%, Story Rich 4.3%
- #28 Cho Noi
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Xerialbole
Windows
A Monopoly-like RPG where you fight inanimate objects and sell its remains to unsuspecting shoppers – on boats.
Why similar: Dice 49.1% ★, Board Game 22%, Turn-Based Combat 15.1%, Management 8.7%, Strategy 4.5%
- #29 The Eldritch Zookeeper
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cranktrain
Windows · Mac
Manage a zoo of otherworldly eldritch monsters! Zoo visitors are invited to gaze into the abyss, it's fun for all the family! And all the family might end up devoured, this cursed zookeeper isn't entirely reliable. Add to your Wishlist, today!
Why similar: Lovecraftian 50.5%, Management 20.8%, Horror 10.9%, Resource Management 9.5%, Strategy 4.9%
- #30 Light Fingers
76% matchMostly Positive74% of 19 reviews2024
Dev: Numizmatic
Windows
Light Fingers is a magical mechanical board game where thieves compete in a test of skills to prove who among them is the most deft!
Why similar: Dice 66.2% ★, Board Game 29.2%, Strategy 2.3%, Indie 2%, Singleplayer 0.4%
- #31 Heretic Operative
77% matchVery Positive82% of 89 reviews2019
Dev: C Prompt Games
Windows
A unique digital boardgame with strategy and narrative elements, inspired by games like Pandemic, Arkham Horror, and Talisman. As a Heretic Operative, a secret mage sworn to oppose the Cult, you must harness the arcane without becoming lost in its power.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 41.2%, Board Game 19.7%, Turn-Based Combat 13.6%, Choices Matter 7.2%, Horror 6.6%
- #32 The Last Door: Season 2 - Collector's Edition
77% matchVery Positive94% of 968 reviews2016
Dev: The Game KitchenPub: Phoenix Online Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%
In Season 2 of The Last Door, the search for his missing client will bring psychiatrist John Wakefield deeper into a conspiracy of darkness and closer to the heart of madness than ever before.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 74.9%, Horror 16%, Story Rich 4.3%, Atmospheric 3.1%, Indie 1.1%
- #33 Rooten
76% matchVery Positive81% of 111 reviews2021
Dev: Amortiz Games
Windows
There is only you and the Forest. In "Rooten" there are no compulsory tasks, time just goes by, and days pass by independently of you. You can explore the Forest, try to get out, or even do nothing at all. The forest has always been here, and always will be. You won't change it no matter what.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 44.8%, Narration 22.3%, Horror 13.5%, Choices Matter 6.1%, Story Rich 5.3%
- #34 Cultist Simulator
75% matchMostly Positive80% of 13,737 reviews2018
Dev: Weather Factory
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Seize forbidden treasures. Summon alien gods. Feed on your disciples. Cultist Simulator is a game of apocalypse and yearning. Play as a seeker after unholy mysteries, in a 1920s-themed setting of hidden gods and secret histories.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 39%, Board Game 17.4%, Management 15.8%, Resource Management 8.3%, Choices Matter 6.4%
- #35 Quantum Derelict
75% matchMixed64% of 14 reviews2023
Dev: Ravenwood InteractivePub: Max Gaming Technologies, LLC.
Windows · Mac · Linux
"Quantum Derelict" is a rogue-lite survival horror game set in a chilling Lovecraftian inspired narrative. In the uncharted vastness of space, outwit the sinister cult of VUGSHERYOG and the lurking horrors as you strive to retain your sanity, find rescue, and survive against all odds.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 43.1%, Narration 33.1%, Horror 10.3%, Story Rich 7.5%, Strategy 6.1%
- #36 Awaken
73% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: Uku Tonsiver
Windows
Awaken brings Lovecraftian horror to the beloved 2D side scroller genre. Make your way through the strange forest while encountering inexcplicable forces and try to keep your sanity as you piece together the mystery of your sister's disappearance.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 53.8%, Narration 20.4%, Horror 15.9%, Story Rich 5.1%, Atmospheric 4.1%
- #37 Backrooms: Exit from Supermarket
73% matchMixed70% of 56 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 50.9%, Narration 20.2%, Horror 15.7%, Story Rich 7%, Atmospheric 5%
- #38 The Shore
74% matchMostly Positive72% of 1,945 reviews2021
Dev: Ares DragonisPub: Dragonis Games
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 67%
THE SHORE is a first person story driven game with an atmospheric environment and narrations, You will encounter mysterious creatures and unravel the secrets behind them. Strong elements of horror, struggle to survive an unknown world that will make you question your own sanity.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 61.8%, Narration 17.8%, Horror 13.8%, Story Rich 4.2%, Atmospheric 2.4%
- #39 Darkest Dungeon®
73% matchVery Positive92% of 158,223 reviews2016
Dev: Red Hook Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 44.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Darkest Dungeon is a challenging gothic roguelike turn-based RPG about the psychological stresses of adventuring. Recruit, train, and lead a team of flawed heroes against unimaginable horrors, stress, disease, and the ever-encroaching dark. Can you keep your heroes together when all hope is lost?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 49.1%, Turn-Based Combat 28.6%, Difficult 6.6%, Perma Death 4.7%, Horror 4.2%
- #40 Lovecraft's Untold Stories
74% matchMostly Positive74% of 948 reviews2019
Dev: LLC Blini GamesPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 83.8%, Horror 8.4%, Difficult 2.7%, Indie 2%, Atmospheric 1.9%
- #41 Lobotomy Corporation | Monster Management Simulation
72% matchVery Positive94% of 52,523 reviews2018
Dev: ProjectMoon
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 30.0 hrs≥1hr: 74%
A roguelite monster-management simulation inspired by the likes of the SCP Foundation, Cabin in the Woods, and Warehouse 13. Order your employees to perform work with the creatures and watch as it unfolds; harness greater energy, and expand the facility
Why similar: Management 35.5%, Lovecraftian 25.5%, Horror 12.1%, Difficult 10.6%, Story Rich 7.3%
- #42 Edge of Sanity
71% matchMostly Positive74% of 239 reviews2024
Dev: Vixa GamesPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
Set in the unforgiving lands of Alaska, Edge of Sanity is a Cthulhu-inspired, 2D survival horror game. Uncover a disturbing story while madness claws at your mind. Lead a group of survivors and explore, scavenge and survive together - against untold eldritch horrors.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 44.5%, Narration 19.5%, Horror 13%, Resource Management 8.6%, Choices Matter 7%
- #43 3 O'clock Horror
72% matchMostly Positive71% of 48 reviews2021
Dev: 3 O'clock grymlins TeamPub: Gabe Simao
Windows
This is a Lovecraftian-inspired tale of a man writing the horrors of the one night he visited his great uncle's mansion to remember what actually happened at 3 am during the visit.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 63.9%, Horror 15.4%, Time Management 11.5%, Atmospheric 4.7%, Choices Matter 2%
- #44 White Week
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: UTOPIA
Windows
“Dear listeners, welcome! Thank you for joining us for the eighth celebration of the White Week!” White Week is a 2D RPG where every action, every fight, every decision is a minigame. Follow Roland and Yuna and try to uncover the mysteries of the past in hopes of saving the present from… something.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 45.9%, Narration 22.2%, Turn-Based Combat 16.6%, Choices Matter 7.5%, Story Rich 5.5%
- #45 Threshold of Awakening
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Astrolabe Stories
Windows
In 1960s USA, Jane Ferguson, a New York restaurant owner, receives an information on her CIA agent husband Mark, who had vanished mysteriously during a Tibet mission. To uncover his hidden secrets, she follows his trail, delving into the enigma of his disappearance.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 56.8%, Narration 18.2%, Horror 13.7%, Story Rich 4.6%, Atmospheric 3.3%
- #46 The Whisperer in Darkness
71% matchPositive82% of 45 reviews2016
Dev: NQNStudios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Rumors resurface. Legends are resurrected. In this Lovecraftian visual novel, play as Alex N. Wilmarth, skeptic and professor at Miskatonic University, to unravel the hideous secrets centered at a secluded farm in the hills of Vermont, coming ever closer to mortal peril.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 80%, Horror 15.8%, Indie 4.2%
- #47 Alder's Blood: Definitive Edition
70% matchMixed62% of 257 reviews2020
Dev: Shockwork GamesPub: No Gravity Games
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Alder's Blood is a tactical strategy game with stealth-based combat, RPG elements, crafting, resources gathering, and management, exploration, and a rich storyline. Set in a grim world, where mankind killed their God and is facing extinction.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 44.5%, Turn-Based Combat 15.5%, Horror 10.5%, Resource Management 7.9%, Difficult 5.7%
- #48 Dr. Emmerson's Nocturnes
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Bit Golem
Windows
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 53.5%, Narration 22.7%, Horror 12.9%, Story Rich 6.5%, Atmospheric 3.8%
- #49 Thalassic Dice
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: TidalDog
Windows
Sail the seas in this tactical roguelike dice-rolling game. Assemble your crew, battle sea monsters, sail through hazardous waters and escape ship wrecking storms. Manage and upgrade your ship and recruit and train new crewmates at your own port. What secrets are hiding beneath the waves?
Why similar: Dice 42.8% ★, Lovecraftian 40.5%, Management 11.9%, Strategy 3.7%, 2D 0.9%
- #50 Miskatonic University
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SuperScience
Windows
Manage the world's leading university for delving into the occult and dark mysteries of the world. Retrieve and study eldritch artifacts of ruinous bygone races, probe the limits of acceptable science, & explore occult sites around the world. But to what end? Will you save humanity, or doom us all?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 61.7%, Management 22%, Resource Management 9.8%, Strategy 5.4%, Singleplayer 0.8%
- #51 The Stamp
67% matchPositive100% of 10 reviews2025
Dev: Nimavoha Interactive
Windows
Piece together your memories. Reveal the truth. A minimalistic Lovecraftian tale of symbols, sentences, and quiet discovery.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 50.6%, Narration 21.7%, Horror 11.8%, Choices Matter 8.2%, Story Rich 4.8%
- #52 Dice Goblins Clicker
66% matchPositive82% of 33 reviews2026
Dev: CrytimePub: NintaiStudios
Windows
Upgrade, automate, and embrace chaos as numbers grow, luck bends, and dice never stop rolling. An idle clicker where goblins roll dice nonstop.
Why similar: Dice 55.9% ★, Management 24.2%, Resource Management 12.2%, Strategy 4.8%, 2D 1.3%
- #53 Darkness Within 2: The Dark Lineage
70% matchMixed67% of 265 reviews2014
Dev: Stormling StudiosPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 53%
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 77.4%, Horror 18.7%, Indie 3.9%
- #54 Darkness Within 1: In Pursuit of Loath Nolder
70% matchMostly Positive73% of 623 reviews2014
Dev: Stormling StudiosPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Explore disturbing corners of the human psyche. Delve into a dimension of nightmares, the occult and a tense psychological world created in classic Lovecraftian style. As police detective Howard E. Loreid, you are tasked to solve the murder of Clark Field, a wealthy man involved in the occult.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 74.5%, Horror 20%, Atmospheric 3.5%, Indie 2%
- #55 寄居隅怪奇事件簿 Hermitage Strange Case Files
68% matchVery Positive81% of 1,992 reviews2018
Dev: Arrowiz
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 96.6%, Indie 3.4%
- #56 Lost Sanity: Cthulhu
67% 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 76.2%, Horror 16.9%, Story Rich 5.2%, Indie 1%, Singleplayer 0.7%
- #57 A Place, Forbidden
67% matchVery Positive85% of 442 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 66.9%, Horror 19.5%, Narration 6.4%, Atmospheric 5.4%, Singleplayer 1.5%
- #58 Lovecraft Quest - A Comix Game
68% matchMixed65% of 81 reviews2018
Dev: OGUREC APPS
Windows · Mac · Linux
🐙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 96.2%, Indie 3.8%
- #59 Hermitage: Strange Case Files
67% matchPositive81% of 42 reviews2021
Dev: ArrowizPub: Giiku Games
Windows
This gripping paranormal horror adventure revolves around Hermitage, the sinister bookstore that attracts most unusual customers – all of whom seem to be involved in mysterious cases bordering on the paranormal.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 56.6%, Narration 16.7%, Horror 13.3%, Choices Matter 6.2%, Story Rich 3.9%