- #1 Assassin at Crimson Keep
97% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2022
Dev: Shadow Glass Studios LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Assassin at Crimson Keep is a short, point and click visual novel set in a dark, quasi-fantasy world. After a botched assassination attempt, you pursue the King into his lair known as the Crimson Keep. Your small choices can have great consequences, either for good or for evil.
Why similar: Assassins 33.2% ★, Lovecraftian 25.9%, Visual Novel 9.2%, Hand-drawn 9.1%, Text-Based 7.2%
- #2 Grisaia Phantom Trigger Vol.4
96% matchVery Positive97% of 134 reviews2018
Dev: FrontwingPub: Frontwing USA
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 83.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Taiga is an elementary student applying to join Class A, the combat unit. Her transfer is approved, but there's one catch: Chris must supervise her. All is well until a terrorist attack breaks out, and Chris rushes off alone. SORD is powerless - what will they do?
Why similar: Assassins 40.8% ★, Visual Novel 18.9%, Anime 16.7%, Violent 9.3%, Adventure 6.2%
- #3 寄居隅怪奇事件簿 Hermitage Strange Case Files
96% matchVery Positive81% of 1,997 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 70.3%, Visual Novel 20.5%, Anime 6.7%, Indie 2.6%
- #4 Disaster Detective Saiga: An Indescribable Mystery
95% matchPositive92% of 13 reviews2023
Dev: 株式会社雄プロダクションPub: D.H Inc.
Windows
This is an adventure game with a comical and mysterious story. Become the unluckiest detective in the universe and travel around Town with your buddy, a fortune teller, to solve crimes.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 51.6%, Visual Novel 17.5%, Comedy 11.5%, Adventure 11.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 7.4%
- #5 破镜恐惧
94% matchMostly Positive73% of 62 reviews2020
Dev: 幻想理戈游戏开发工作室
Windows
In this game, you will play a policeman who is transferred to Nabos from out of town. The crime rate here remains high all the year round, and ancient gangs and cults are entrenched here. you will be close to the city's innermost and darkest secret. What choice should you make then?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 67.4%, Visual Novel 22.6%, Adventure 6.7%, Indie 1.9%, Singleplayer 1.4%
- #6 Grisaia Chronos Rebellion
94% matchPositive88% of 49 reviews2023
Dev: FrontwingPub: Frontwing USA
Windows
The newest installment in the Grisaia visual novel series. All of the girls from Mihama, past and present, must face off against a new evil terrorist organization in an all-out war.
Why similar: Assassins 48.2% ★, Visual Novel 14.2%, Anime 12.9%, Story Rich 5.8%, Violent 5.2%
- #7 Grisaia Phantom Trigger Vol.5.5
93% matchVery Positive92% of 86 reviews2019
Dev: FrontwingPub: Frontwing USA
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 203.4 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Three months have passed since Arisaka Shiori started her somewhat special position as a teacher at Mihama Academy, the "school of assassins", when she is forced to take an objective look at herself. Does she want to continue in this job? Which world will she choose to live in?
Why similar: Assassins 45.7% ★, Visual Novel 17.8%, Anime 15.8%, Violent 8.8%, Adventure 6.1%
- #8 Lovecraft Quest - A Comix Game
92% matchMixed65% of 82 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 73.5%, Violent 14.3%, Adventure 9.1%, Indie 3.1%
- #9 Omen Exitio: Plague
91% matchVery Positive85% of 631 reviews2018
Dev: Tiny Bull Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 93%
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 66%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 6.5%, Story Rich 5.6%, Adventure 4.8%
- #10 Grisaia Phantom Trigger Vol.6
91% matchVery Positive96% of 114 reviews2019
Dev: FrontwingPub: Frontwing USA
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Haruto, along with Sengoku, Ukawa, and the other members of the first Phantom Triggers go to visit the grave of their old friend, and the memories of the life of Aoi - a young woman so vicious, and yet so pure - return once more. What events led to Aoi's final moments?
Why similar: Assassins 46.8% ★, Visual Novel 21.5%, Anime 19.1%, Adventure 7%, Story Rich 4.8%
- #11 Sucker for Love: Crush Landing
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: AkabakaPub: Black Lantern Collective
Windows
Put the ‘love’ in 'Lovecraftian horror!' When a captivating comet named Hheily crashes into your apartment, you are drawn into an interplanetary conflict between light and dark. Feed Hheily's fire to save the world in this horror-comedy visual novel… and maybe even win a smooch!
Why similar: Lovecraftian 37.4%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Romance 12.3%, Anime 12.2%, Comedy 11%
- #12 Sucker for Love: Date to Die For
88% matchVery Positive95% of 1,307 reviews2024
Dev: AkabakaPub: DreadXP
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Put the ‘love’ in 'Lovecraftian horror!' Avoid the fanatical cultists and survive dangerous rituals to escape the Black Woods with your life in this 90’s anime inspired visual novel!
Why similar: Lovecraftian 45.2%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Hand-drawn 13.3%, Anime 12.9%, Comedy 5.4%
- #13 The Innsmouth Case
89% matchMixed65% of 201 reviews2020
Dev: RobotPumpkin GamesPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 93%
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 56.8%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Text-Based 9.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 7.9%, Story Rich 5.6%
- #14 At the Mountains of Madness
89% 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 87%, Adventure 10%, Indie 3%
- #15 Microdistrict
86% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2024
Dev: UrbanWandererPub: UrbanWandererGames
Windows
A short visual novel about mysticism in a post-soviet town with several endings and interactive elements.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 41.7%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Hand-drawn 14.6%, Anime 14.4%, Text-Based 8%
- #16 The Whisperer in Darkness
87% 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 64.9%, Visual Novel 20.3%, Adventure 11.2%, Indie 3.7%
- #17 Cthulhu Mythos ADV The Isle Of Ubohoth
86% matchPositive89% of 35 reviews2024
Dev: Gotcha Gotcha Games
Windows · Mac
A horror dice roll adventure inspired by the Cthulhu Mythos. Much like in a tabletop RPG, "abilities," "luck," and "dice rolls" influence the story's progression. The protagonist is cursed on an island in the Seto Inland Sea. Investigate the island, uncover the mysteries, and break the curse!
Why similar: Lovecraftian 60.1%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 7%, Gore 5.7%, Text-Based 5.6%
- #18 Sucker for Love: First Date
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 2,984 reviews2022
Dev: AkabakaPub: DreadXP
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Put the 'love' in 'Lovecraftian horror'! Perform terrifying rituals to win the affections of eldritch horrors and smooch 'em... at any cost!
Why similar: Lovecraftian 43.8%, Anime 12.7%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Romance 11%, Comedy 8.5%
- #19 The Miskatonic
85% matchMostly Positive77% of 420 reviews2018
Dev: Rapscallion
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Explore the most prestigious occult school in North America, The Miskatonic University, in a hilarious dark comedy set after the Lovecraft canon, in which the greatest threat to mankind is its own ambitions.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 65.5%, Visual Novel 15%, Gore 8.2%, Comedy 5.6%, Adventure 3.8%
- #20 Grisaia Phantom Trigger Vol.7
84% matchVery Positive89% of 122 reviews2020
Dev: FrontwingPub: Frontwing USA
Windows
As daily life goes on unchanged, the girls - and Haruto - continue to sharpen their fangs. They are summoned for a mission of unprecedented scale, against the religious organization "TFA", where Enishi and Kuroe await. What kind of hellish scenes will Arisaka have to face on the battlefield?
Why similar: Assassins 52.4% ★, Visual Novel 14.9%, Anime 13.8%, Story Rich 5.7%, Adventure 5.5%
- #21 The Rose of Cravenmor
82% matchPositive80% of 10 reviews2024
Dev: Erik Salin
Windows
A gothic short story set in the most Blighted city of the North Kingdom.
Why similar: Assassins 34.2% ★, Lovecraftian 25.4%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Text-Based 10.2%, Hand-drawn 9.7%
- #22 Chronicle of Innsmouth
83% matchMostly Positive78% of 255 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 88.5%, Adventure 11.5%
- #23 Memory Rewind
81% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Lion CorePub: Soft Source
Windows
Embark on a thrilling detective visual novel adventure, accompanied by your quirky assistant, Olivina. Navigate through a bizarre case with unique investigation gameplay, and meet a diverse cast of characters as you unravel the story.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 31.8%, Visual Novel 10.6%, Hand-drawn 10.4%, Anime 10.1%, Romance 7.9%
- #24 克苏鲁异闻录
82% matchMixed66% of 250 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 88.4%, Adventure 9%, Indie 2.7%
- #25 Forgotten Hill Disillusion
80% matchVery Positive88% of 219 reviews2019
Dev: FM Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Welcome to Forgotten Hill Museum, a place where the past, the present, nature, art and the unknown are exhibited!
Why similar: Lovecraftian 68.8%, Gore 15.7%, Adventure 12.1%, Indie 3.4%
- #26 At the Mount Leng of madness
79% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: 井頭。
Windows
Four female college students visit a mountain where spirits live. There had been a number of disappearances there in the past, and it was known as a dangerous place. This work is a visual novel that depicts the secrets of Mount Leng and the adventures of college students.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 39.6%, Visual Novel 20.1%, Anime 12.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.3%, Adventure 8.1%
- #27 Replica Club √D-レプリカクラブ ルートD
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mnts
Windows
Welcome to the REPLICA CLUB. Glittering days. Midnight terrors. Immersive storytelling meets the grit of TRPG exploration, battle, and persuasion. Transcend the screen. Experience 'interactive cinema.' This is a cosmic horror adventure that rewrites the rules of visual novels.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 56.4%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Anime 10.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 6.5%, Story Rich 6.5%
- #28 My Oppai Mommy Makes Me Want To Spill All Of My Company Secrets
78% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: Peach Punch
Windows
Your busty personal assistant Elizabeth Fields is taking you out to diner tonight. Will you be able to resist her motherly charms and keep your precious company secrets to yourself? Find out in this femdom-centric adult visual novel.
Why similar: Assassins 58.4% ★, Hand-drawn 14.2%, Anime 13.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 4.8%, Adventure 4.8%
- #29 Chronicle of Innsmouth: Curse of Chaos
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: AtomicHorde
Windows · Mac · Linux
Chronicle of Innsmouth: Curse of Chaos is a Lovecraftian point-and-click adventure set in 500 AD Oman. Inspired by H.P. Lovecraft’s most enigmatic stories, including The Nameless City and Nyarlathotep, it pulls you into a chilling investigation of cosmic horror and creeping madness.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 72%, Adventure 8.1%, Gore 7.7%, Violent 7.1%, Story Rich 4.5%
- #30 Finding Cinderella
77% matchVery Positive90% of 58 reviews2024
Dev: 2humanstudiowo
Windows
A lighthearted game about love and murder.
Why similar: Assassins 41.4% ★, Visual Novel 12.2%, Anime 11.2%, Hand-drawn 10%, Romance 9.5%
- #31 Puff Love Story
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 622 reviews2025
Dev: 橘子班Pub: NVLMaker
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 20.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%
轻松愉快的短篇恋爱AVG!男主角阿逅是个烘焙师傅,他刚经历事业爱情的双重打击一蹶不振。就在此时,一位爱吃泡芙的女孩出现在他的面前,这段吃泡芙、做泡芙的恋爱故事就此开始!
Why similar: Anime 26.3%, Visual Novel 23.8%, Romance 18.5%, Adventure 12.8%, Funny 8.2%
- #32 Call of Cthulhu: Prisoner of Ice
78% matchMostly Positive72% of 141 reviews2015
Dev: InfogramesPub: Atari
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 47%
As you journey to the seemingly placid surroundings of a Greek courtyard or the secret gardens of Tihuanica, beware - things are not as they seem. This supernatural action adventure is sure to pique your obsession with horror and espionage.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 60.8%, Gore 14.6%, Violent 13.6%, Adventure 7%, Story Rich 4.1%
- #33 Unraveling Angel
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ego Dismantler
Windows · Mac · Linux
Unraveling Angel is an adult horror visual novel about a man losing himself in a world that's rotting before his eyes. Bury yourself in the warmth of others and remember to forget how much they've always loved you.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 36.3%, Visual Novel 14%, Romance 11.1%, Violent 9.3%, Gore 8.7%
- #34 Desert of Vice
76% matchPositive83% of 24 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 80.4%, Adventure 14.9%, Indie 4.7%
- #35 Blackout: The Darkest Night
75% matchPositive88% of 25 reviews2021
Dev: MiniChimera Game Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
You have been part of something terrible, something so unspeakable that caused you to blackout and forget all the events from the past few days. Now you are faced with the choice of going after the truth, facing the shadows that hide within our world, or trying to forget and leave all this behind.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 44.4%, Hand-drawn 11.2%, Adventure 10.5%, Text-Based 9.8%, Visual Novel 8.6%
- #36 Stuck at Home with My Sister: Prologue
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Golden Wave Games
Windows
What happens if you're stuck at home with your pretty sister? Crazy talk, conspiracy theories, random encounters. The playful mood never leaves our heroes. A visual novel about the adventure of two young people locked at home!
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.5%, Anime 20%, Romance 16.4%, Comedy 12.8%, Hand-drawn 10.1%
- #37 The Song of Saya
73% matchVery Positive89% of 9,826 reviews2019
Dev: NitroplusPub: JAST
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 61.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Bear witness to a love that will change the world, in this classic horror romance visual novel from acclaimed writer Urobuchi Gen.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 41.9%, Visual Novel 21.9%, Gore 14.1%, Anime 8.5%, Romance 8.1%
- #38 The Consuming Shadow
73% matchVery Positive95% of 425 reviews2015
Dev: Ben 'Yahtzee' Croshaw
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 80.9%, Violent 9.5%, Adventure 8.3%, Indie 1.4%
- #39 Cafe DReAMLAND
71% matchVery Positive94% of 100 reviews2025
Dev: めとこPub: Gotcha Gotcha Games
Windows
This is Cafe "DReAMLAND". Grant your "customers'" wishes by serving them drinks mixed with a hint of blasphemy! Cafe simulation x Exploration x Multiple endings Let your choices decide the final outcome.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 62.1%, Anime 10%, Adventure 9.6%, Visual Novel 8.6%, Story Rich 8.5%
- #40 Welcome To... Chichester 2 - Part III : NightFall
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Triority Interactive Novels
Windows · Mac · Linux
Spanning five years, this episode concludes the prequel arc, and focuses more on Grendel Jinx and her dysfunctional family, whilst 'The Council Of The Unseen' slowly unravels
Why similar: Assassins 53.2% ★, Visual Novel 15.6%, Anime 13.8%, Violent 6.5%, Story Rich 4.9%
- #41 珍珠梦Pearl Dream
72% matchPositive93% of 29 reviews2023
Dev: IndieCain
Windows
Cthulhu style AVG. Main gameplay is exploration and selection.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 76.5%, Hand-drawn 21.3%, Indie 1.4%, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #42 Alchemy Academy
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hokkori Games
Windows
Danger looms over Calder and its citizens. Is it linked to the Alchemy Academy, the workings of a secretive cult, or an ancient god rising to erase the city? In this narrative game with multiple endings, each choice you make unfolds its own story.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 42.3%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Anime 10.7%, Hand-drawn 9.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.3%
- #43 Deluge: Sermon for the Dead
71% matchMostly Positive78% of 110 reviews2024
Dev: leavesPub: socah
Windows · Mac · Linux
High school girls have been disappearing from Abbotsford. Unravel the mystery before all things wash away in a tidal wave of deep despair. An interactive visual novel with psychological and lovecraftian undertones.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 52.2%, Visual Novel 15%, Anime 14.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 6.3%, Adventure 5.5%
- #44 Gahkthun of the Golden Lightning Steam Edition
73% matchVery Positive89% of 104 reviews2016
Dev: Liar-softPub: MangaGamer
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Lightning crackles in the sky. A lone man hovers, overlooking The Academia. His name is Nikola Tesla, the one who will set this land right. With one assistant at his side, he shall face the council, overthrow the shadows in control, and rescue the unwitting students.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 35.5%, Visual Novel 23.4%, Anime 17.7%, Adventure 9.8%, Romance 7.5%
- #45 Dagon: by H. P. Lovecraft
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 12,275 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 64.5%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Text-Based 7%, Story Rich 5.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 5.2%
- #46 The Quintessential Quintuplets - Five Memories Spent With You
68% matchVery Positive97% of 435 reviews2024
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
I want to confess my feelings for you...
Why similar: Visual Novel 31.5%, Anime 27%, Adventure 15.3%, Comedy 14.7%, Romance 10%
- #47 我家恋天使太废柴鸟真~可怕。
67% matchVery Positive100% of 81 reviews2026
Dev: HulottePub: Kagami Games
Windows
HULOTTE’s classic visual novel is now on Steam! After an injury ends his track dream, Sakuma Tsumugi meets a clumsy Love Angel and begins a sweet search for his destined special someone.
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.2%, Anime 18.5%, Adventure 15.1%, Text-Based 11.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11%
- #48 NEKO-MIMI SWEET HOUSEMATES Vol. 2
67% matchPositive97% of 30 reviews2026
Dev: Animal HerbPub: Sekai Project
Windows
Mint and her friends return in NEKO-MIMI SWEET HOUSEMATES 2! In order to save her family, a girl will defy fate itself and become the personification of miracles...
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.5%, Anime 24.3%, Romance 16.9%, Comedy 15.2%, Adventure 11.4%
- #49 Quiet Classroom
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MothLight Games
Windows
Interactive anime adventure in visual novel format!
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.1%, Hand-drawn 17.4%, Anime 16.5%, Romance 10.7%, Text-Based 9.7%
- #50 Conarium
70% matchMostly Positive77% of 2,263 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 84.3%, Adventure 9.8%, Story Rich 3.6%, Indie 2%, Singleplayer 0.3%
- #51 片腕のザリガニ - one-armed crayfish
66% matchVery Positive100% of 178 reviews2025
Dev: 斜塔ソンブレロ
Windows
“Going against the grain is just another form of rebellion.” That's what high school student Yuta Nozaki believes, living by the principle of following the trend. Through his classmate Misaki Miyoshi, who constantly goes against the grain, Yuta begins to confront his true feelings.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.8%, Hand-drawn 17.6%, Comedy 13.4%, Anime 13%, Romance 10%
- #52 Love Craft | Deep Sea Groom
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Peach Bomb
Windows
Deep within the sea resides the Fish man race. Once in their lifetime, they can invoke the power of the almighty Cthulhu. Any woman exposed to this power is destined to fall in love and become a Fish man's bride. The grand adventure of a Fish man looking for his bride!
Why similar: Lovecraftian 49.6%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Text-Based 9%, Anime 7.8%, Adventure 6.7%
- #53 Necronomicon: The Dawning of Darkness
72% matchMixed44% of 209 reviews2014
Dev: Cryo InteractivePub: Microids
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 6.4 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 88.9%, Adventure 11.1%
- #54 Shadow Island: Part I 🔞
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Redikal
Windows · Mac · Linux
Shipwrecked on a strange island, you search for your dear friend. Yet temptations from irresistible women and lurking dangers make every step uncertain. Will you find her, or lose yourself to the island’s grasp?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 42.5%, Hand-drawn 12.3%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Anime 11.1%, Romance 11%
- #55 Anchorhead
69% matchPositive88% of 48 reviews2018
Dev: Michael Gentry
Windows · Mac
You take a deep breath of salty air as the first raindrops begin to spatter the pavement, and the swollen, slate-colored clouds that blanket the sky mutter ominous portents amongst themselves over the little coastal town of Anchorhead.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 64.4%, Text-Based 15.2%, Adventure 10.9%, Story Rich 6.3%, Indie 3.3%
- #56 Valenza Family
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Arcane Ink Productions
Windows · Mac · Linux
Step into the mind of Michael Valenza—a ruthless made man scarred by his past, haunted by guilt, and shaped by violence. In this dark, story-first Mafia visual novel, trust is currency, betrayal cuts deep, and every scene drags you deeper into a world ruled by blood and silence.
Why similar: Assassins 58.4% ★, Visual Novel 15.1%, Romance 9.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 7.8%, Story Rich 5.9%
- #57 Immortal Mantis
67% matchVery Positive95% of 240 reviews2022
Dev: BitlifePub: Bitlife
Windows
Discover secrets, solve puzzles and survive the serial-killer in this pixelated topdown. You are Akin, an exterminator, who bought a house in a rural area, but the past of this house will affect your present.
Why similar: Assassins 78.4% ★, Gore 11.7%, Violent 5.6%, Story Rich 2.9%, Indie 1%
- #58 Call of Cthulhu: Shadow of the Comet
69% matchMostly Positive77% of 111 reviews2015
Dev: InfogramesPub: Atari
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 44%
You'll take on the role of John T. Carter, a brilliant young astronomer, piecing together the puzzling history of the village and its cryptic inhabitants. Incredibly realistic action and supernatural chaos intertwine to draw players deep into the puzzling mysteries within the Shadow of the Comet.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 60.8%, Gore 19.9%, Violent 19.3%
- #59 House Of Chavez
66% matchPositive93% of 15 reviews2024
Dev: Winter Wolves
Windows · Linux
Play as Adriana and travel to Europe with her brother Bruno. Meet Silke, who attended to Adriana's grandmother Maria during her final moments, and Dolores, a stunning and secretive woman on a trip. Explore House Chavez's shadowy hallways and navigate the mysteries within.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 39.1%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Anime 14.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.4%, Romance 8.4%
- #60 Curse of the Old Gods
68% matchVery Positive85% of 67 reviews2017
Dev: Tim Rachor
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 69%
A mystery adventure game set in a present-day Lovecraftian universe.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 71.4%, Adventure 26.8%, Indie 1.9%