Games Like Shadows Over Loathing

West of Loathing — a slapstick comedy stick-figure wild west adventure role-playing game.

Why similar: Comedy 17.9%, RPG 13.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.6%, Funny 11.5%, Point & Click 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: Created by the same developers, this is the direct predecessor that established the iconic stick-figure comedy RPG formula.

Grab your trench coat, tune your sixth sense and join the Darkside Division as they investigate the outright bizarre, the downright dangerous and the confusing cases of Twin Lakes. Flesh-hungry tentacles, mafian zombies, and the occasional missing sock are no match for The Darkside Detective.

Why similar: Point & Click 27.3%, Lovecraftian 22%, Comedy 16.3%, Funny 11.6%, Puzzle 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: It shares the same witty, supernatural-themed point-and-click investigation style with a focus on humorous dialogue.

From the perilous battlefields of the fourth-grade playground, a young hero will rise, destined to be South Park’s savior. From the creators of South Park, Trey Parker and Matt Stone, comes an epic quest to become… cool. Introducing South Park™: The Stick of Truth™.For a thousand years, the battle has been waged.

Why similar: Comedy 33.9%, RPG 27.8%, Funny 16.1%, Adventure 9%, Turn-Based Strategy 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: This game perfectly mirrors the blend of turn-based RPG combat and biting, satirical humor found in the Loathing series.

The Startling Developments Detective Agency springs into action as On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness 3 begins, set in motion by a call from a mysterious source. The ever escalating perils on the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness will season our tender heroes to their very core!

Why similar: Lovecraftian 46.9%, Comedy 19.3%, RPG 11.8%, Funny 10.5%, Turn-Based Combat 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: This title combines 16-bit RPG mechanics with a Lovecraftian setting and the same brand of meta-humor found in Shadows Over Loathing.

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 58.1%, Comedy 24.3%, RPG 12.1%, Funny 3.7%, Adventure 1.1%

Why You'll Like It: A classic parody RPG that treats Lovecraftian horror with the same comedic, lighthearted approach as the seed game.

A comedy point-and-click adventure game about a dead uncle, a hidden treasure, a reluctant ghost sidekick, old people and pizza.

Why similar: Point & Click 32.4%, Comedy 22.2%, Funny 12.9%, Puzzle 12.3%, Adventure 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: A charming point-and-click adventure that emphasizes puzzle-solving and dry, character-driven comedy.

Knuckle Sandwich is a turn-based RPG by Andy Brophy. Get a job, beat up some monsters, and solve a mystery that's plaguing Bright City.

Why similar: Comedy 29.7%, RPG 24.2%, Funny 24.1%, 2D 7.3%, Story Rich 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: This quirky RPG features bizarre minigames and a surreal, humorous tone that feels right at home with the Loathing aesthetic.

A surreal RPG with a unique graphical style and droll scenario.

Why similar: RPG 61.6%, Adventure 18.1%, Turn-Based Combat 17.9%, Story Rich 1.4%, Singleplayer 1%

Why You'll Like It: Its surreal, claymation-inspired art style and unique turn-based combat offer a similarly offbeat and memorable RPG experience.

A choose-your-own-path where failing is more fun than succeeding.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 24%, Point & Click 18.8%, Comedy 16.3%, Funny 14.6%, Choices Matter 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: This collection excels at the same choose-your-own-adventure style of slapstick comedy and branching narrative paths.

Wealth. Women. Wildly offbeat jokes. Lie, cheat, steal, and embrace your inner rogue. Being bad has never felt so good.

Why similar: Point & Click 38.9%, RPG 30.4%, Adventure 17.7%, Comedy 13.1%

Why You'll Like It: A classic-style point-and-click RPG that embraces a villainous, comedic tone and traditional adventure mechanics.

Play through loads of hand-crafted fast-paced microgames based on horror tropes, explore the world of the afterlife and help the skelebros live their death to the fullest.

Why similar: Point & Click 25.4%, RPG 23.3%, Comedy 20.9%, Funny 14.6%, Puzzle 12.2%

Why You'll Like It: An episodic RPG that leans into dark humor and rapid-fire minigames, capturing the chaotic energy of the seed game.

NIGHT IN THE WOODS is an adventure game focused on exploration, story, and character, featuring dozens of characters to meet and lots to do across a lush, vibrant world.

Why similar: Funny 29.1%, Choices Matter 25.9%, Adventure 19.5%, 2D 13.5%, Story Rich 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: While more grounded, it shares the strong focus on character-driven dialogue, exploration, and a distinct, stylized visual identity.

Crazy cultists. Cthulhu. A talking cat. Gibbous takes you on an expansive, traditionally animated, hand-painted adventure. Play as three protagonists and explore a lushly rendered Lovecraft-inspired world, unraveling ancient conspiracies. A comedy cosmic horror adventure made in Transylvania!

Why similar: Lovecraftian 37.6%, Point & Click 25.9%, Puzzle 12%, Comedy 7.4%, Adventure 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: A beautifully animated point-and-click game that treats Lovecraftian themes with a humorous, lighthearted touch.

In Tactical Breach Wizards, you lead a team of renegade wizards in kevlar through turn-based battles to unravel a modern conspiracy plot. Combine their unique spells in clever ways, or rewind time to try every crazy plan you can think of to punch a Traffic Warlock through a 4th story window.

Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 32.2%, Funny 16%, Puzzle 15.2%, Comedy 14.1%, RPG 11.5%

Why You'll Like It: It blends turn-based tactical combat with a sharp, witty script that fans of the seed game's writing will appreciate.

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 50.1%, RPG 20.7%, CRPG 11.9%, Turn-Based Combat 4.9%, Choices Matter 4.4%

Why You'll Like It: For those who enjoy the Lovecraftian setting, this RPG offers a more serious but deeply immersive exploration of cosmic horror.

With this long-expected sequel to the critically highly acclaimed and lavishly praised Deponia, the player enters round two. Chaos on Deponia turns out to be even wackier than its predecessor and instantly puts the player under its spell.

Why similar: Point & Click 40.6%, Comedy 25.4%, Adventure 13.2%, Puzzle 9.4%, Funny 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: A quintessential comedy point-and-click adventure known for its absurd puzzles and memorable, eccentric characters.

McPixel 3 is a mind-blowing save-the-day adventure that sees the titular wanna-be hero avert one disaster after another at every turn using unconventional yet entertaining methods of mayhem.

Why similar: Point & Click 30.2%, Funny 16.2%, Comedy 13.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.3%, Puzzle 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: This game captures the frantic, hilarious, and unpredictable nature of point-and-click puzzle solving.

Eldritch horror saves Christmas for fun & profit in this fast-paced turn-based JRPG comedy.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 46.9%, Comedy 21.4%, RPG 12.1%, Funny 6.8%, Turn-Based Combat 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: A festive, comedic spin-off that continues the tradition of turning eldritch horror into a lighthearted, turn-based RPG.

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 53%, Choose Your Own Adventure 26.4%, Multiple Endings 9.4%, Adventure 4.8%, Story Rich 3.3%

Why You'll Like It: A Lovecraftian detective game that relies on player choices and multiple endings, mirroring the choose-your-own-adventure elements.

Test your luck and cunning in this exciting RPG as you craft, cast, and pillage your way through Lord Dredmor's Dungeons.

Why similar: Comedy 42%, RPG 38.1%, Funny 15%, 2D 2.2%, Adventure 1.7%

Why You'll Like It: A traditional roguelike that doesn't take itself too seriously, featuring deep RPG systems wrapped in a layer of humor.

Disco Elysium - The Final Cut is a groundbreaking role playing game. You’re a detective with a unique skill system at your disposal and a whole city to carve your path across. Interrogate unforgettable characters, crack murders or take bribes. Become a hero or an absolute disaster of a human being.

Why similar: CRPG 24.7%, RPG 18.7%, Point & Click 16.9%, Choices Matter 14.1%, Funny 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: While more complex, it offers a deep, dialogue-heavy RPG experience that rewards creative thinking and dark humor.

Paradigm is a surreal adventure game set in the strange and post apocalyptic Eastern European country of Krusz. Play as the handsome mutant, Paradigm, whose past comes back to haunt him in the form of a genetically engineered sloth that vomits candy.

Why similar: Point & Click 42.9%, Comedy 23.9%, Funny 15.2%, Adventure 14.2%, 2D 2.1%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal point-and-click adventure that thrives on bizarre humor and a unique, hand-drawn aesthetic.

Jazzpunk is a comedy adventure set in an alternate reality Cold War World, plagued with corporate espionage, CyberCrime, and sentient martinis. Gameplay is inspired by spoof comedy films and cartoons of yesteryear, with a focus on weird gadgets, exotic locales, and open-world style exploration.

Why similar: Comedy 58.8%, Funny 26.3%, Adventure 13.9%, Story Rich 0.6%, Singleplayer 0.4%

Why You'll Like It: An absurdist comedy game that focuses on exploration and weird, non-sequitur humor in a stylized world.

Pat the alligator, a (mostly) harmless and (probably) innocent reptile is at the center of a conspiracy that could bring down the biggest, scariest family in Alligator New York City: his own! Explore the city, meet the Family, and try to save Pat before the clock runs out.

Why similar: Point & Click 37.8%, Comedy 20.5%, Funny 20.1%, Puzzle 10.9%, 2D 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: A charming, hand-drawn point-and-click adventure filled with funny dialogue and quirky characters.

The only pirate adventure that asks the question: What's sharper, your sword or your wit?

Why similar: Point & Click 61.6%, Comedy 11.7%, Adventure 11.1%, Puzzle 7.6%, Funny 4.4%

Why You'll Like It: A legendary point-and-click adventure that set the standard for comedic writing and puzzle design in the genre.

UNDERTALE! The RPG game where you don't have to destroy anyone.

Why similar: Funny 19.3%, Comedy 18.7%, RPG 17.9%, Choices Matter 17.7%, Multiple Endings 13.4%

Why You'll Like It: A genre-defining RPG that uses meta-humor and unique combat mechanics to subvert player expectations.

One of the most acclaimed adventure games of all time is now back, better than ever. Grim Fandango Remastered has the all the beautiful art and engaging story fans remember, but has also been remastered to look, sound, and control even better than the award-winning original release.

Why similar: Point & Click 41.9%, Comedy 23.9%, Adventure 13.5%, Puzzle 8.6%, Funny 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: This classic adventure game balances a dark, supernatural setting with incredible wit and memorable character interactions.

The miserable journey of a broken man...

Why similar: Comedy 24.2%, RPG 19.6%, Funny 18%, Choices Matter 15.3%, Adventure 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, post-apocalyptic RPG that balances intense emotional moments with bizarre, often disturbing humor.

A reverse-detective adventure, where you control your character's face

Why similar: Point & Click 31.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 30.6%, Puzzle 13.9%, Choices Matter 11.6%, Multiple Endings 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: An experimental mystery game that uses a unique facial-expression mechanic to navigate its Lovecraftian, puzzle-filled world.

Esoteric Ebb is a single-player CRPG inspired by the freedom of tabletop adventures. Unravel a political conspiracy with your goblin sidekick. Roll dice in tense encounters. Become a cleric of legends or completely ruin the campaign.

Why similar: CRPG 32.5%, Point & Click 16.9%, RPG 13.4%, Choices Matter 11.4%, Funny 8.9%

Are you ready to serve the guests in the Rusty Lake Hotel? Solve all mysteries in this dark and eerie puzzle game. Rusty Lake Hotel is a point-and-click adventure by the creators of the Rusty Lake & Cube Escape series.

Why similar: Point & Click 53.1%, Puzzle 28.6%, Adventure 10.7%, 2D 4.5%, Story Rich 2.5%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, point-and-click puzzle game that leans heavily into the strange and unsettling atmosphere of the occult.

The Thaumaturge is a character-driven RPG with a rich story, morally ambiguous choices, and turn-based combat. In a city on the brink of change, use your mystical powers to read emotions, uncover motives, and command folklore-inspired demons — while resisting the temptation of your own pride.

Why similar: CRPG 30.9%, Point & Click 16.4%, Investigation 15.6%, RPG 11.7%, Choices Matter 8.3%

Become the custodian of a store dealing in occult antiquities. Explore the quaint and gloomy town of Undermere, where strange goings-on and dark mysteries abound. Find and identify arcane artefacts, use your collection to aid the townsfolk with their unusual problems — and remember to pet your cat!

Why similar: Lovecraftian 30.1%, Point & Click 18%, Investigation 16.9%, Puzzle 8.8%, Choices Matter 7.9%

Embark on a hilarious, choice-driven adventure in MultiEnding Heroes! Guide The Priest and The Hero through multiple universes, making decisions that lead to over 75 unique endings. Every choice matters, will you lead them to glory or disaster?

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19%, RPG 18.6%, Puzzle 14.2%, Comedy 13.5%, Multiple Endings 9.7%

Hylics is a recreational program with light JRPG elements.

Why similar: RPG 74.3%, Adventure 12.1%, Turn-Based Combat 7.6%, 2D 4%, Singleplayer 2%

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 21.6%, Lovecraftian 18.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.5%, Point & Click 14.9%, Comedy 9.8%

Prepare to inhabit a world of chivalry, class warfare and off-beat pop references. Knights of Pen & Paper 2 is a turn-based, retro style, pixel-art adventure full of danger, intrigue, death, and saving throws!

Why similar: RPG 53.6%, Adventure 15.8%, Comedy 15.1%, Funny 9.6%, 2D 3.2%

On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness, Episode One is the first installment in the RPG-Adventure game series based on the web comic Penny Arcade. Create your character in the classic comic style, and join Gabe and Tycho in the alternate 1920s universe of New Arcadia, where you'll combat savage enemies, solve mysteries, meet bizarre new...

Why similar: RPG 38.8%, Comedy 30.4%, Adventure 17.4%, Funny 12.8%, Singleplayer 0.5%

Chook & Sosig: Walk the Plank is a charming point-and-click adventure about tabletop gaming, mischievous friends, and spectral poultry.

Why similar: Point & Click 28.9%, Comedy 19.1%, Funny 13.9%, Adventure 12.2%, Choices Matter 9.4%

There is no game. So don't go messing things up by clicking everywhere. You don’t want to be kicked out of your video game world, do you? Of course not!

Why similar: Point & Click 29.8%, Comedy 20.3%, Funny 15.2%, Puzzle 14%, Adventure 8.3%

Inhabit a deeply-simulated science fantasy world and chisel through layers of thousand-year-old civilizations. Build a character from over a hundred mutations and cybernetics. The award-winning sandbox roguelike & RPG full of robots, deep lore, and sentient plants.

Why similar: CRPG 36.8%, Character Customization 14.6%, RPG 13.3%, Open World 11.3%, Choices Matter 10.3%

Live the life of a Monster, from birth to elderhood and beyond, making decisions that affect the world of Monsters and Humans. Solve problems. Meet animals and interesting people. Get to know them. Eat them. Make your own story!

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 28%, RPG 15.1%, Comedy 12.2%, Multiple Endings 11.4%, Choices Matter 10.6%

An absurd comedy turn-based RPG about wizards in a blood world

Why similar: RPG 35.7%, Funny 20.5%, Comedy 15.9%, Adventure 10.9%, 2D 10.2%

In Thimbleweed Park, a dead body is the least of your problems. Switch between five playable characters to uncover the surreal secrets of this strange town in a modern mystery adventure game from the creators of Monkey Island and Maniac Mansion. The deeper you go, the weirder it gets.

Why similar: Point & Click 48.7%, Adventure 15.2%, Comedy 12.8%, Puzzle 9.8%, Funny 7.7%

Enjoy a thrilling and hilarious point-and-click adventure in the fantasy world of Aventasia

Why similar: Point & Click 59%, Comedy 22.5%, Adventure 18.2%, Singleplayer 0.3%

A dark comedy RPG set in streets and psyches.

Why similar: Investigation 44.5%, RPG 28.1%, Adventure 14.2%, 2D 6.6%, Story Rich 5.6%

Dropsy is a non-traditional take on the classic point and click adventure formula starring the game’s perpetually carefree namesake clown as he explores a richly detailed world full of colorful characters and sinister secrets, doling out hugs along the way.

Why similar: Point & Click 69%, Adventure 17.5%, 2D 7.3%, Puzzle 4.2%, Story Rich 1.8%

In the Raven Shadow is in the best sense an old-fashioned adventure game for all sense-seeking people.

Why similar: Point & Click 44%, Comedy 28.9%, Adventure 27.2%

OUTTA GAS is a post-apocalyptic RPG featuring a turn-based SHOOTING GALLERY combat mechanic where blasting away body tiles damages monster health and decreases their combat stats. Explore four unique acts to find gas and get back on the road to the Party at the End of the World!

Why similar: RPG 50%, CRPG 19.3%, Comedy 11.4%, Funny 7.7%, Turn-Based Combat 4.6%

Navigate the eerie world of Dreams in the Witch House, a unique blend of point-and-click and RPG-adventure. Unravel occult mysteries in Arkham, maintain your sanity, and survive the May-Eve in this Lovecraftian horror game.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 33.2%, Point & Click 19.2%, Investigation 11.5%, RPG 9.1%, Choices Matter 6.4%

Fhtagn! - Tales of the Creeping Madness is a text based adventure game, where choices matter. There's couch co-op and just a hint of betrayal. Play as one of four cultists intent on releasing the Ancient One!

Why similar: Lovecraftian 39.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.4%, Comedy 11.4%, Adventure 10.5%, Funny 9%

OPEN MIC is the free prologue to the upcoming Clam Man 2: Headliner - a narrative adventure RPG where you escape your boring desk job to become a comedian!

Why similar: CRPG 29.5%, Point & Click 16.6%, Funny 10.3%, RPG 10.2%, Comedy 10%

tERRORbane is a comedic adventure where bugs are your FRIENDS! Enjoy exploring a crazy and outlandish world, full of unique, quirky characters and homages to the history of videogaming, challenge the Developer with your creativity and be the Bane of Errors!

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 32.2%, Comedy 24.3%, RPG 18.8%, Choices Matter 13.8%, Adventure 10.9%

Hire a band of almost-heroic goblins to fight and die for you in tactical turn-based battles, accomplish silly quests for the weird inhabitants of this fantastic world, and truly become a god - at least by goblin standards.

Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 33.1%, Character Customization 17.7%, RPG 15.4%, Funny 13.1%, Open World 6.4%

Laugh in the face of death in this hauntingly humorous comedy adventure about a wayward soul trying to make it back to the land of the living. Engage in bullet-hell lite battles, solve puzzles, and communicate with the dead as you navigate this “colorful” world. Death is just the beginning.

Why similar: Comedy 36.2%, RPG 20%, Funny 16.2%, Adventure 14.1%, 2D 8.9%

Are you a quadrober?

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 38.1%, RPG 27.2%, Adventure 15%, Funny 14.6%, Multiple Endings 4.6%

I Am Overburdened is a silly turn-based roguelike full of crazy artifacts and a "hero" who has 20 inventory slots.

Why similar: RPG 25.7%, Comedy 21.2%, Funny 19.3%, Puzzle 15.1%, 2D 10.1%

Do you like adventure, comedy, and dime store detective novels? Then boy have we got the game for you! Join Voodoo Detective in a hand-drawn, point-and-click noir where you’ll pit your wits and hoodoo know-how against a sinister evil that’s taken root on beautiful Zo Wanga Isle.

Why similar: Point & Click 26.9%, Investigation 22.1%, Comedy 17.1%, Funny 12%, Puzzle 8.8%

A Bleaker Predicklement is a hilarious AND mysterious point and click adventure game. Explore smoggy alleys, meet suspicious characters and help Bertram as he finds himself framed for a murdering he did not commit!

Why similar: Point & Click 35.7%, Comedy 21.9%, Adventure 17.4%, Funny 15.9%, 2D 6.1%