60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Indie, Singleplayer, Horror, Action.
Sea Salt is a dark fantasy reverse horror action-strategy game where you play as the nightmarish force of Dagon by controlling and growing a horde of minions.
CARRION
CARRION is a reverse horror game in which you assume the role of an amorphous creature of unknown origins, stalking and consuming those that imprisoned you.
Iratus: Lord of the Dead
Iratus: Lord of the Dead is a turn-based tactical roguelike RPG set in a dark fantasy universe. Lead an army of undead to help an angry necromancer in his quest to reach the surface world and bring death to the mortal realms!
CARRION is a reverse horror game in which you assume the role of an amorphous creature of unknown origins, stalking and consuming those that imprisoned you.
Why similar: Villain Protagonist 41.9% ★, Lovecraftian 15%, Gore 12.8%, Pixel Graphics 7.8%, Horror 6.2%
Iratus: Lord of the Dead is a turn-based tactical roguelike RPG set in a dark fantasy universe. Lead an army of undead to help an angry necromancer in his quest to reach the surface world and bring death to the mortal realms!
Why similar: Villain Protagonist 39% ★, Lovecraftian 18.8%, Strategy 12.3%, Dark Fantasy 11%, Gothic 6.5% ★
Morbid: The Seven Acolytes is a Horrorpunk Action RPG filled with Lovecraftian horrors and Cronenbergian gore, making it the most gruesome take on the isometric Souls-like genre yet!
Why similar: Lovecraftian 50.6%, Dark Fantasy 8.7%, Pixel Graphics 7.6%, Gore 7.2%, Action 7%
Become a necromancer and raise the dead - Undead Horde is a necromantic action game with elements from RPG, strategy and hack'n'slash. Maraud through the lands of the living, raze their villages and steal their treasures. Ultimately you'll take over the whole kingdom of the living!
Why similar: Villain Protagonist 72.5% ★, Action 8%, Adventure 7.1%, Indie 5.5%, Dark 3.7%
Control the Powers of Evil to crush the Good Guys! Take control of the revived God of War Raelius, recruit evil minions, build bastions of doom and command your groveling servants.
Why similar: Villain Protagonist 38.6% ★, Gore 27.1%, Strategy 16.2%, Violent 10.4%, Indie 7.8%
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 66.1%, Action 6.8%, Pixel Graphics 5.9%, Adventure 5.6%, Horror 5.6%
LOSE YOUR MIND. EAT YOUR CREW. DIE. Take the helm of your steamship and set sail for the unknown! Sunless Sea is a game of discovery, loneliness and frequent death, set in the award-winning Victorian Gothic universe of Fallen London.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 65.4%, Horror 7.2%, Gothic 6.9% ★, Adventure 5.4%, Dark 4.8%
Hellslave is a dark fantasy dungeon crawler where you make a pact with the Devil to fight back a demon invasion. Customize your character with powerful demonic abilities, explore a cursed world, and battle nightmarish enemies to save humanity if you can resist the darkness.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 25.9%, Gore 19.4%, Horror 12.4%, Demons 11.7%, Adventure 8.1%
Hatred is a violent twin-stick shooter, in which you take the role of The Antagonist fighting against all of humanity.
Why similar: Villain Protagonist 37.6% ★, Gore 24.3%, Violent 17.1%, Action 6.9%, Dark 4.8%
Corpse Keeper is a very challenging action-strategy roguelite. You'll need to lead a squad of three corpses to explore the grim and dark medieval world within limited time, build a powerful army of the living dead, and finally kill the demon lurking in the deep end of the cathedral.
Why similar: Gothic 35.4% ★, Dark Fantasy 23.1%, Strategy 16.8%, Action 10.2%, Dark 8.9%
Become the villain and raise an army of undead in this real-time reverse tower defense strategy game. Send waves of monsters to battle and aid them with your evil magic until they break your enemies’ defenses. It’s time for you to rule over the continent with an iron fist as its Dark Lord!
Why similar: Strategy 35.6%, Action 18.6%, Adventure 16.1%, Pixel Graphics 13.1%, Indie 12.2%
A dark fantasy RPG dungeon crawler, with challenging real-time tactical combat, a wide variety of spells, and a dark and brooding dungeon full of lethal enemies, sadistic traps, and mind-bending puzzles.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 35.1%, Dark Fantasy 17.8%, Horror 12.7%, Action 7.2%, Violent 6.8%
Become a cult leader and unleash divine power in this dark fantasy strategy RPG. You are the villain - you command disciples, outwit enemies in combat, and shape the fate of the fallen city as you awaken the Dead Gods — Wrath, Desire, and Madness.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 60.2%, Dark Fantasy 18.3%, Strategy 8.3%, Adventure 7.1%, Indie 3.5%
Explore a haunting, punishing island in this stylized 2D action RPG. Salt and Sanctuary combines fast and brutal 2D combat with richly developed RPG mechanics in a cursed realm of forgotten cities, blood-soaked dungeons, and desecrated monuments.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 42.8%, Gore 14.7%, Action 13.6%, Horror 8%, Indie 6.5%
Blasphemous is a brutal action-platformer with skilled hack’n slash combat set in the nightmare world of Cvstodia. Explore, upgrade your abilities, and perform savage executions on the hordes of enemies that stand between you and your quest to break eternal damnation.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 19.2%, Gore 18%, Pixel Graphics 15.8%, Gothic 12.9% ★, Violent 10.6%
LEAD the CULT OF CTHULHU. Decide the fate of your followers, perform eldritch rituals, and master the art of city-building in a world where the line between sanity and madness blurs. Can you endure the horrors you unleash?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 56.4%, Dark Fantasy 12.2%, Strategy 9.6%, Horror 9.3%, Demons 6.1%
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 65.6%, Horror 10.8%, Violent 6.6%, Indie 5.8%, Strategy 3.8%
Challenge the horrifying reign of Nazi terror and battle an immortal evil in Achtung! Cthulhu Tactics; a turn-based tactical strategy game set in the award-winning Achtung! Cthulhu universe.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 40.9%, Strategy 16.5%, Violent 14.1%, Horror 11%, Action 10%
Use necromancy to smash villages, scare townsfolk, and generally cause a ruckus.
Why similar: Villain Protagonist 45.1% ★, Gothic 16.9% ★, Dark Fantasy 9.2%, Violent 8.6%, Pixel Graphics 7.2%
Kill. Eat. Evolve. METAL! \m/
Why similar: Villain Protagonist 34.3% ★, Lovecraftian 19.6%, Gore 9.4%, Dark Fantasy 9.3%, Violent 6.5%
Take on the role of a Dark Elder God and lead your agents to bring about an apocalypse in a fantasy world. Work in the shadows, avoiding the heroes who will try to stop you, as you bring about plague and famine, ice age and volcanic destruction, madness and never ending night.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 38%, Gothic 18.6% ★, Dark Fantasy 15.5%, Strategy 14.2%, Horror 8.4%
SAIL THE STARS. BETRAY YOUR QUEEN. MURDER A SUN. Sunless Skies is a Gothic Horror roleplay game with a focus on exploration and exquisite storytelling.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 78%, Adventure 5.4%, Indie 4.6%, Great Soundtrack 4.5%, Dark 3.9%
A dungeon crawl where YOU are the dungeon! Lead your minions in tactical turn-based combat against the pesky heroes, and unlock a variety of evil Powers. With a dynamic campaign system and a branching storyline, "Reverse Crawl" lets you experience an RPG from a whole new angle!
Why similar: Villain Protagonist 68.8% ★, Strategy 13.7%, Action 8.4%, Adventure 5.9%, Indie 2.1%
Stirring Abyss is an indie tactical squad-based game with strong RPG elements in which you uncover the ancient mysteries of the depths depicted in the classic vein of Lovecraftian horror.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 73.9%, Strategy 9.8%, Horror 5.9%, Adventure 5.6%, Indie 4%
Prepare yourself for the most thrilling night of your life! Something strange has happened and people everywhere are turning into blood thirsty walking corpses. But guess who’s the brains behind this hungry undead army? YOU! So spread this pandemic and wipe humanity off the planet.
Why similar: Villain Protagonist 30% ★, Strategy 16.9%, Pixel Graphics 14.2%, Gore 11.3%, Horror 11%
SKALD:Against the Black Priory is a retro-style party-based RPG set in a grim-dark fantasy world of tragic heroes, violent deaths and Lovecraftian horror. Take a chance and roll the dice as you embark on a compelling story filled with deadly creatures, branching story and tactical, turn-based combat
Why similar: Lovecraftian 46.1%, Horror 15.2%, Strategy 15%, Dark Fantasy 13.5%, Adventure 5.1%
Dive into a surreal ocean abyss in an atmospheric puzzle-adventure. Explore dangerous waters, possess sea creatures and solve environmental puzzles to discover what lies deep below the surface…
Why similar: Horror 27.6%, Dark Fantasy 26.9%, Adventure 15.5%, Dark 12.6%, Indie 10.2%
BUTCHER is a fast-paced, blood-soaked 2D shooter where carnage is the only way forward. Become a ruthless cyborg tasked with eradicating humanity, leaving nothing but blood, guts, and destruction in your wake. There's no such thing as too much violence in this grim, retro-styled gorefest.
Why similar: Villain Protagonist 26.6% ★, Gore 22.7%, Pixel Graphics 12%, Action 11.1%, Violent 10.6%
Harness the elements in fierce real-time battles while gathering and upgrading a crew of fantasy creatures in this rogue-lite adventure across a world torn apart by war.
Why similar: RTS 25.4%, Dark Fantasy 19.4%, Strategy 17.3%, Action 10.6%, Demons 9.6%
As a powerful necromancer you have the ability to raise the dead and command them in battle. With each victory, your army will grow stronger and your city will become more powerful. Undead Horde 2 is an action game with elements from RPG, strategy and hack'n'slash. Rise from the crypt and rebuild!
Why similar: Villain Protagonist 53.5% ★, Dark Fantasy 16%, Strategy 11.2%, Action 8.3%, Adventure 7.2%
Extend your roots, imbibe fresh blood, and expand without end. Roots Devour is a strategic exploration game centered around a card-connecting mechanism. Drive your frenzied roots through swamps and over frozen mountains, invading human cities until the darkness... descends.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 57.6%, Strategy 12.4%, Horror 12%, Adventure 6.1%, Dark 5.3%
Enter the real time tactical nightmare of Nordic Warriors and use your handful of brave souls to stem an endless horde of undead horrors. You'll need to take advantage of the terrain and your Hero abilities to heal and lead your units as you blast, smash or slash your way through the unfolding apocalypse.
Why similar: RTS 23.1%, Gore 14.6%, Strategy 14%, Mythology 11%, Dark Fantasy 10.4%
Become a Ghost Keeper and lead your fearsome minions against the living. Use diverse scare tactics, manage demonic creatures and harness dozens of skills. Oh, and don’t let the Brotherhood catch you! The ultimate scaring experience begins…
Why similar: Villain Protagonist 51.1% ★, RTS 17.5%, Strategy 11.2%, Horror 10.5%, Demons 8.4%
Deep in the underworld of Ardania, a threat of the most evil nature grows and multiplies with an appetite for destruction that is unsurpassed. Summoned from the depths of the Bottomless Pit, the (once) mighty Báal-Abaddon has been torn from his throne of skulls and imprisoned in an earthly body of less-than-imposing stature (he's an Imp,...
Why similar: Strategy 53.1%, Villain Protagonist 46.9% ★
A dark fantasy action adventure where you unbury a tale of intimacy and violence in order to cleanse a demonic infestation from a once-beautiful land.
Why similar: Gore 21%, Violent 16.6%, Dark Fantasy 16.1%, Action 11.1%, Adventure 9.8%
You are a lowly egg cell on a journey through a swollen sea of strange and humanoid fish. Prey on smaller life and growing larger and stronger to perhaps someday be born.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 47.7%, Pixel Graphics 12.7%, Action 9.9%, Adventure 8.2%, Horror 6.7%
See No Evil is a dark, isometric puzzle game about sound manipulation. A harsh fantasy where the willingly blind are hostile to the nonconformist. Sometimes, the world seems darker with your eyes open.
Why similar: Indie 31.9%, Strategy 27.6%, Adventure 25%, Great Soundtrack 10.1%, Atmospheric 2.8%
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 68.6%, Horror 13%, Dark Fantasy 8.2%, Mythology 4.7%, Action 4.2%
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 45%, Gothic 18.2% ★, Dark Fantasy 13.1%, Horror 8.9%, Strategy 8.6%
A campy, crazy pixelart zombie apocalypse arcade sim where you're the bad guy. Drop your virus and spread it across the globe while you unlock a whole horde of bizarre undead to do your bidding.
Why similar: Villain Protagonist 53.2% ★, Strategy 17.7%, Pixel Graphics 13.7%, Indie 8.6%, Action 5%
Gather your minions, conquer the lands and become the Darklord! Grim Horde is a fast arcade game with rogue-lite elements, where you lead your armies through the lands of the mortals, raze villages and claim souls. Die and rise again from your ashes and learn new summoning spells.
Why similar: Villain Protagonist 67.7% ★, Dark Fantasy 13.9%, Action 10.7%, Pixel Graphics 5.6%, Singleplayer 1.2%
Praise Dead is a roguelike auto-battler where you create zombies from the parts of dead villagers and monsters. Use your zombies to defeat waves of demons, and to harvest resources to improve and upgrade your village.
Why similar: Villain Protagonist 44.9% ★, Dark Fantasy 18.6%, Strategy 14.9%, Pixel Graphics 11.9%, Indie 6.4%
Ritual: Crown of Horns is a violent, horde mode, top-down fast-paced action game set in an alternate Wild West, an absurd, acid-fueled vision of hellish frontier.
Why similar: Horror 20.1%, Dark Fantasy 18.2%, Violent 17.5%, Demons 14%, Action 9.5%
20 Minutes Till Dawn is a survival roguelite where endless hordes of creatures lurk from the dark. Craft an array of overpowering builds and eradicate waves of Lovecraftian nightmares. Will you be able to survive the night?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 49.2%, Dark Fantasy 13.3%, Horror 10.8%, Pixel Graphics 9.8%, Strategy 9.6%
Slay hordes of terrifying monsters in this horde survival roguelite. Descend into the Halls of Torment where the Lords of the underworld await you. Treasures, magical trinkets, and a growing cast of heroes will grant you the power to vanquish these horrors from beyond. How long can you survive?
Why similar: Gothic 27.7% ★, Dark Fantasy 24.6%, Pixel Graphics 17.1%, Action 10.3%, Demons 9.7%
Raise the dead as a fearsome Necromancer in the dark world of The Unliving! Lead your undead armies into the endless fight in this rogue-lite action RPG game. Burn cities to ash with devastating magic spells, slay epic bosses and turn your enemies into morbid servants.
Why similar: Villain Protagonist 58.6% ★, Horror 11.3%, Action 10.6%, Pixel Graphics 10.3%, Adventure 7.4%
Afflicted by severe amnesia, you drift deep into the Common Dream. You scour for the lost pages of the Necronomicon, while clinging on to any little purpose you have left. Faced with mad dreamers, horrible abominations and eldritch deities, you feel drawn to the dark Abyss deep within.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 63.1%, Action 8.3%, Pixel Graphics 8%, Indie 6.1%, Adventure 6%
Dive deep into this Lovecraft-inspired RTS survival. Assemble your team using different classes, skills, and weaponry. It's up to your squad to survive the onslaught of nightmares that are surely coming your way. Will you find the source of the darkness?
Why similar: RTS 36.7%, Strategy 25.5%, Pixel Graphics 21.5%, Dark 7.6%, Atmospheric 5.4%
Halt is a pixelated top-down horror where players explore a nightmare world while investigating mysterious disappearances. Limited visibility and intense atmosphere make every moment of the game thrilling.
Why similar: Horror 17.5%, Pixel Graphics 16.7%, Strategy 16.3%, Demons 12.6%, Action 10.8%
DEADBOLT is an extremely challenging stealth-action hybrid that allows you to take control of the reaper to quell the recent undead uprising.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 22%, Gore 20.8%, Great Soundtrack 16%, Action 10.5%, Indie 8.9%
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 55.4%, Dark Fantasy 19.1%, Gothic 7.8% ★, Strategy 6.2%, Horror 4.1%
"Undead Onslaught" is a Bullet Heaven RPG where you ascend as the villain. Master unique mechanics and strategic combat to dominate a dark, evolving world.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 31.7%, Pixel Graphics 24.6%, Demons 17.5%, Action 14.7%, Dark 11.4%
Something ancient and evil is stirring in Victorian England. Only you can stop it. Journey to the brink of madness and beyond as you set forth alone into the dark.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 57.3%, Pixel Graphics 15.2%, Horror 12.4%, Great Soundtrack 7.2%, Adventure 5%
Doorways: Holy Mountains of Flesh is an Immersive Horror Adventure, featuring a Complex Story and Deep Atmosphere.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 46.8%, Gore 12.8%, Horror 11%, Demons 6.7%, Action 6.4%
Control your Hero to aid your Turrets and Traps in battle in this grim, dark Tower Defense & Action RPG with a scifi-grindhouse aesthetic. Create deadly weapon barrages and fuse together Bleed, Burn, Shock, Freeze, Stun and many more elements to annihilate your enemies.
Why similar: Strategy 27.3%, Pixel Graphics 17.6%, Horror 15.6%, Indie 10.7%, Adventure 9.9%
Defeat your enemies , take their body parts to replace yours and become another strong boss yourself.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 34.6%, Gore 16.9%, Dark Fantasy 10.5%, Action 9.6%, Violent 8.1%
Step into a world of shadow and obscurity as a lone survivor fighting to keep the darkness and the horrors that lurk within at bay. Seek out precious supplies, reinforce your arsenal, and uncover forbidden knowledge to unleash the terrifying powers of the ‘Old Ones’.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 43.8%, Gothic 17.7% ★, Dark Fantasy 10.4%, Horror 9.1%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%
Lamentum is a pixel art survival horror game, set in New England in the mid-nineteenth century.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 46.2%, Gore 16.3%, Horror 10.4%, Pixel Graphics 9.8%, Action 6%
Disfigure is a grim-dark action rogue-like where you battle relentless hordes of monsters lurking in the shadows. Unlock powerful weapons, craft god-like builds with hundreds of upgrades, slay colossal bosses, and push your limits in intense 20–30 minute survival runs!
Why similar: Lovecraftian 65.4%, Pixel Graphics 17.3%, Horror 11.5%, Action 5.8%
