
Sunken Engine Lovecraftian Ship Repair Simulation. Restore your father’s old shipyard. Each arriving ship carries a dark mystery to be solved. Keep your customers satisfied while dealing with the strange and eerie happenings on the island.
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Sunken Engine Lovecraftian Ship Repair Simulation. Restore your father’s old shipyard. Each arriving ship carries a dark mystery to be solved. Keep your customers satisfied while dealing with the strange and eerie happenings on the island.

Static Dread: The Lighthouse
Lovecraft meets Papers, Please. Play as a lighthouse keeper and guide ships safely into the harbor using your radio. Survive the presence of something impossible, and don’t let the shadows consume you!

Ship Graveyard Simulator
Visit the largest ship graveyard in the world. A dozen kilometers of beach filled with wrecks. Hundreds of ships wrecked on the coast. Thousands of tons of steel. Choose the most valuable ship for you and start the adventure. Play as one of the workers during the most dangerous work in the world!
Lovecraft meets Papers, Please. Play as a lighthouse keeper and guide ships safely into the harbor using your radio. Survive the presence of something impossible, and don’t let the shadows consume you!
Why similar: Lovecraftian 35%, Life Sim 15.2%, Choices Matter 8.8%, Dark 7.7%, Story Rich 6.4%
Visit the largest ship graveyard in the world. A dozen kilometers of beach filled with wrecks. Hundreds of ships wrecked on the coast. Thousands of tons of steel. Choose the most valuable ship for you and start the adventure. Play as one of the workers during the most dangerous work in the world!
Why similar: Naval 59.3% ★, Life Sim 19.8%, Simulation 10%, Atmospheric 6.2%, First-Person 2.7%
Descend into Lovecraftian horror aboard a claustrophobic military submarine. Assign tasks as a captain’s right hand, analyze sonar signals, make hard decisions, and keep the crew from madness. Dark horrors lurk both within… and beyond the hull.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 41.2%, Dark 9.1%, Choices Matter 8.9%, Story Rich 8.6%, Horror 8.4%
DREDGE is a single-player fishing adventure with a sinister undercurrent. Sell your catch, upgrade your boat, and dredge the depths for long-buried secrets. Explore a mysterious archipelago and discover why some things are best left forgotten.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 53.4%, Mystery 13.9%, Horror 6.9%, Simulation 6.7%, Atmospheric 6.3%
Explore a drowned Earth, restore lost systems, and raise the last human seeds in this first-person survival-crafting adventure. Build, scavenge, defend, and launch humanity back to the stars.
Why similar: Immersive Sim 44.1%, Simulation 23.7%, Atmospheric 18.2%, First-Person 8.6%, Singleplayer 5.5%
Lovecraftian Doctor Simulator. Diagnose patients by analyzing unsettling symptoms and treat them using your Book of Medicine. Make moral choices — decide who to save or kill, discover whom to trust, and unlock multiple endings! Can you endure 30 days of perilous decisions?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 39.7%, Time Management 19.5%, Mystery 8.9%, Choices Matter 8.7%, Story Rich 6.8%
Take a night shift job in a place that runs on habit, not purpose. Restock shelves, take deliveries, clean the mess, and try to make it till morning. Not everything feels right and you’re never quite alone. Something waits in the dark.
Why similar: Time Management 19.4%, Life Sim 17.6%, Immersive Sim 13.7%, Choices Matter 8%, Thriller 6.7%
You are the lifeline supporting an expedition into the unknown. Keep both yourself and your squad alive by interpreting instrument readings, explore the facilities, and uncover something ancient and eager to be born.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 46.3%, Choices Matter 11.3%, Thriller 10.1%, Simulation 9%, Horror 8.4%
Restore your fantasy tavern to its full glory. Repair, improve and expand the establishment. Cook delicious food and keep an eye on the mood of the visitors. Create a unique atmosphere for unforgettable adventures!
Why similar: Life Sim 40.1%, Immersive Sim 32.2%, Simulation 18.1%, First-Person 5.8%, Singleplayer 3.8%
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 40.8%, Mystery 13.5%, Choices Matter 10.5%, Dark 10.2%, Simulation 8.6%
Investigate a dark mystery aboard the RMS Titanic before the final night becomes a fight for survival. Explore, solve puzzles, uncover secrets, and make impossible choices as history’s most famous ship sinks beneath the Atlantic.
Why similar: Simulation 23.1%, Story Rich 16.9%, Atmospheric 14.7%, Mystery 13.7%, Thriller 9.3%
Workshop Simulator allows you to repair and refurbish items using a range of restoration mechanics such as disassembling, cleaning, sanding and painting. The accompanying story will immerse you in the nostalgia of tinkering with your grandfather.
Why similar: Life Sim 35.5%, Immersive Sim 29.1%, Simulation 15.1%, Atmospheric 9%, First-Person 4.4%
Renovate & build II World War tanks. Experience highly detailed & realistic simulation game. Take tanks fully apart by using different tools. Transform them from rusty and ruined to fully working. Check them on the training ground, sell or put into your own museum.
Why similar: Simulation 58.8%, First-Person 18.5%, Singleplayer 12.1%, Atmospheric 10.7%
You’re the sole employee at the Kharnym Isle post office, stamping, sorting, and delivering mail. But the job hides secrets, and the office itself holds mysteries you must uncover. This will be the only job you’ll ever need to work… unless you can escape.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 37.4%, Mystery 15.5%, Choices Matter 10.6%, Dark 10.1%, Story Rich 8.5%
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 56.3%, Naval 11.5% ★, Dark 9.9%, Story Rich 9.3%, Atmospheric 6.1%
Care is an atmospheric first person horror game with puzzle elements, where your choices have consequences. Be observant with your surroundings and unravel the horrific secrets that hide within these walls.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 34.5%, Mystery 12.4%, Immersive Sim 12.4%, Dark 9.1%, Choices Matter 9.1%
Operate an oil-drilling submarine while taking instructions from a mysterious voice. Fail your quota, and they’ll cut your oxygen. This is deep-sea horror. Obey or drown.
Why similar: Mystery 24.8%, Dark 20.9%, Horror 15.7%, Atmospheric 14.6%, Simulation 12%
1975. Disaster strikes the Beira D oil rig off the coast of Scotland. Navigate the collapsing rig to save your crew from an otherworldly horror on the edge of all logic and reality in this 3x BAFTA Games Award-winning narrative horror experience.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 52.4%, Dark 10.9%, Horror 10.7%, Story Rich 8.9%, Atmospheric 7.2%
Visit the largest ship graveyard in the world. A dozen kilometers of beach filled with wrecks. Hundreds of ships wrecked on the coast. Thousands of tons of steel. Choose the most valuable ship for you and start the adventure. Play as one of the workers during the most dangerous work in the world!
Why similar: Naval 65.8% ★, Simulation 19.7%, Atmospheric 8.4%, First-Person 5.3%, Singleplayer 0.7%
A mining station in the Pacific abyss is no longer responding. As an investigator of the occult, unravel the mysteries of the deep. Test your wits and sanity in this lovecraftian thriller.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 46%, Mystery 10%, Story Rich 8.9%, Dark 8.3%, Choices Matter 8%
Dive into a hostile world that challenges your very existence, in this survival horror game with RPG elements. Unravel a thousand-year-old mystery, risk your sanity and face the Outer Gods with your skills. Every bullet and every decision counts now, are you up to the task?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 37.9%, Immersive Sim 12.4%, Choices Matter 11.1%, Mystery 9.3%, Dark 8.1%
England, 1940. The Luftwaffe is preparing for the invasion of Britain and the RAF need every man to stop it. They need you. Join the ground crews as they struggle to keep the aircraft flying. Repair engine, patch bullet holes, rearm machine guns and more.
Why similar: Simulation 71.9%, Atmospheric 14%, First-Person 8%, Singleplayer 6%
Run a quaint electronics repair shop in mid-2000s Tokyo. Grow your business by carefully restoring iconic video game consoles, cell phones, music players, and other nostalgic devices. Talk to customers, hear their stories, and see how your decisions impact both their lives and your shop.
Why similar: Simulation 29.5%, Choices Matter 23.1%, Story Rich 13.7%, Atmospheric 12.2%, Singleplayer 7.9%
As captain of the Pandora sub, you must explore the Trench and retrieve data from the Neptune wreckage. But beware - the trench is home to unimaginable horrors that will test your courage. Can you survive the terrors of the deep and complete your mission, or will you become the next victim?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 49.8%, Mystery 12.5%, Immersive Sim 12.4%, Horror 9.8%, Atmospheric 7.3%
Strange Horticulture is an occult puzzle game in which you play as the proprietor of a local plant store. Find and identify new plants, pet your cat, speak to a coven, or join a cult. Use your collection of powerful plants to influence the story and unravel Undermere’s dark mysteries.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 37.6%, Mystery 15%, Dark 11.1%, Choices Matter 10%, Simulation 9.1%
This game is a simulation of self-isolation. You need to support your family, not to lose your job and finally not to go crazy.
Why similar: Life Sim 21%, Time Management 18.9%, Dark 13.2%, Simulation 9.9%, Horror 8.9%
Become a Space Mechanic! Get your hands dirty, explore the depths of space and repair broken machinery. Diagnose problems using diagrams and tools, perform repairs, manage your resources and watch the simulated machinery come alive. Or just gaze upon the beauty of the Solar System.
Why similar: Immersive Sim 33.7%, Time Management 27.2%, Simulation 20.1%, Atmospheric 10.7%, First-Person 5%
Build your own yacht empire! Renovate old yachts, patch their hulls, fix their engines, and add new parts. Design and install beautiful interiors of your vessels. Pilot your ships and check how they handle the water. A completely new installment in the famous ‘Mechanic Simulator’ universe!
Why similar: Naval 66.9% ★, Immersive Sim 17.8%, Simulation 10.4%, 3D 2.9%, Singleplayer 1.8%
Dust off your torch and hammer - it's time to get back to work, you have a new job to do. Visit the new beach coast with the largest, biggest ship graveyard in the world, dismantle huge ship parts and collect tons of precious steel. Roll up your sleeves, it's time to get back to the business.
Why similar: Simulation 61.6%, Atmospheric 23.1%, First-Person 15.3%
Lost at sea 1803 ~ The good ship Obra Dinn.
Why similar: Naval 37.5% ★, Mystery 30.3%, Story Rich 13.3%, Atmospheric 10.2%, Horror 3.3%
Hell Dive is a first-person horror game where you are a Maritime Operative alone aboard a submarine. Sent on a mission to revive an abandoned deep-sea colony, you uncover dark secrets as terrifying and deadly horrors await in its depths
Why similar: Lovecraftian 59.3%, Horror 10.3%, Atmospheric 8.9%, Dark 8.5%, Story Rich 8.2%
The depths of the Atlantic hide more than 12,000 sunken ships out of which at least half haven’t been located yet. As a depth explorer you will earn money from extracting valuable cargo from wrecks, grow your company, buy exploration vessels and real estate.
Why similar: Mystery 37%, Story Rich 24.4%, Simulation 23.9%, First-Person 9.3%, Singleplayer 5.4%
What are the most important moments in your life? Lost At Sea is a game about life and death, about coming to terms with your past and about family. Set on a beautiful island, this game will force you to face your fears and take stock of your life through imaginative puzzles and a relatable story.
Why similar: Mystery 29.9%, Atmospheric 19.4%, Story Rich 18.8%, Horror 17.8%, First-Person 9.5%
Become a Gunsmith and unveil the great pleasure of working in your own workshop! Repair, restore and personalize guns to make unique pieces that every firearm lover will appreciate.
Why similar: Simulation 68.2%, First-Person 18.6%, Singleplayer 13.2%
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 62.5%, Simulation 10.1%, Dark 10.1%, Horror 8.7%, Atmospheric 6.7%
A short first-person horror game. An accident cripples your submarine while trying to find the wreck of the Titanic. In the darkness, you must restore life-support systems through tense puzzles, only to discover that you are not alone.
Why similar: Horror 31.3%, Atmospheric 23.4%, Story Rich 17%, Dark 16.4%, Singleplayer 4.3%
The year is 1997. Pilot a small submersible into the depths of the Pacific to investigate a massive sonar anomaly. Navigate by instruments, scan targets, and uncover something far older than it should be.
Why similar: Mystery 23.8%, Simulation 22.6%, Horror 16.7%, Atmospheric 11.2%, Dark 9.1%
Become a Mech Mechanic to deconstruct, rebuild, paint and fix gigantic iron machines. You live in an age of enormous machines and you better get ready to get your hands dirty!
Why similar: Life Sim 42.3%, Immersive Sim 38.3%, Simulation 15.1%, First-Person 4.2%
You’re the captain of a cursed ship in this crew management roguelite! Command your crew, keep the ship afloat, defeat pirates and deep-sea beasts, and sail as far as it takes to lift the curse.
Why similar: Naval 88.5% ★, Simulation 11.5%
You're hired to dig up graves at a local church, looting valuables while demonic activity escalates. You must find and return all the burnt bones to stop the demonic activity. Each night you will dig for valuables to find bones, fend off growing corruption, and survive to solve the mystery.
Why similar: Immersive Sim 29.2%, Mystery 20.9%, Dark 15.2%, Horror 13.8%, Simulation 6.9%
You only have 21 days until this living city dies. The clock is ticking. You can’t be everywhere at once. Decide what to explore, who to meet and see every decision shape the curious stories and terrible secrets of this branching narrative game.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 53%, Choices Matter 14%, Mystery 10.5%, Story Rich 9.3%, Simulation 5.9%
Discover what connects a lost ship’s disappearance with Devil’s Island and a local family’s unsolved murder.
Why similar: Mystery 55.6%, Horror 17.4%, Story Rich 12.2%, Atmospheric 10.6%, Singleplayer 4.2%
CRUSH DEPTH is first-person sci-fi horror game set at the bottom of the ocean. A salvage operation that would set you up for life goes sideways when you realize you're not alone down there. You'll solve puzzles and run from danger as you uncover the mysterious fate of Eclipse Station.
Why similar: Horror 25.6%, Story Rich 21.6%, Simulation 20.8%, Atmospheric 12.7%, First-Person 8.5%
Obenseuer is an urban survival RPG game, where you become a property manager of a rundown unfinished tenement building, in an isolated quarantine district of Obenseuer. Maintain and upgrade your tenement for rent, uncover the secrets of this infamous district and grow your wealth with your craft.
Why similar: Life Sim 49.5%, Mystery 19%, Immersive Sim 17.2%, Horror 8.9%, 3D 2.9%
Handyman needed - ASAP! The investor’s coming in the morning, and the house still isn’t ready! Take on an extra shift where horror meets simulation. Tackle the chaos, uncover dark secrets, and finish everything before dawn.
Why similar: Immersive Sim 25.9%, Simulation 17.4%, Horror 14.3%, Mystery 14.1%, Dark 9.5%
A grisly mystery in a small town unfolds across centuries through the stories of its residents. Orchestrate their work, grow resources, upgrade skills, and create automated production loops between past and future eras. All to uncover a sprawling secret embedded in the flow of time.
Why similar: Immersive Sim 26%, Mystery 20.1%, Thriller 14.2%, Dark 13.7%, Story Rich 12.6%
You're a ferryman in Birchwood, a remote village isolated beyond a lake veiled in thick fog. Mysteries and folklore haunt your dreams in this narrative-driven psychological horror game.
Why similar: Mystery 25.2%, Thriller 17%, Story Rich 16.1%, Horror 13.5%, Dark 13.5%
Earth, 1976. You have been tasked with managing a deep-sea science facility working to perfect cloning. Explore the darkness and keep your crew alive in this hardcore survival colony builder. And beware. The darkness hides untold horrors.
Why similar: Mystery 28.5%, Choices Matter 26.9%, Simulation 21%, Atmospheric 15.7%, 3D 8%
Run your own hot dog shop in the foggy town of Grimshore. Cook and serve by day, solve your meat shortage by night, and try not to ask too many questions. How far will you go to keep the grill running?
Why similar: Simulation 21.8%, Mystery 18.8%, Life Sim 15.2%, Dark 13.2%, Atmospheric 10.4%
Discover your sinister purpose in this horror farming game. Your idyllic farm life can't be trusted. Keep up with the façade as you give your crops to the gods. Explore the ominous island and question everything. You must fake your blissful farming days. Your life depends on it.
Why similar: Mystery 26.5%, Dark 21.8%, Story Rich 18.5%, Horror 17.1%, Thriller 7%
Pilot the MOLE, a monstrous post-war drilling machine built to descend deep below the Slavic soil. Fix failing systems, follow voices of the dead, and pray you can survive whatever is sharing your coffin. Will the vessel or your mind break first?
Why similar: Simulation 24.8%, Horror 20.6%, Dark 16.5%, Atmospheric 14.1%, Stylized 13.8%
Investigate an abandoned island and its haunted estate in this first-person psychological horror game. Recover paranormal equipment, unlock new areas, follow environmental clues, and uncover the history behind an escalating supernatural presence.
Why similar: Horror 19.2%, Thriller 17.3%, Story Rich 15.9%, Mystery 15.7%, Atmospheric 10.6%
Barotrauma is a 2D co-op submarine simulator – in space, with survival horror and RPG elements. Steer your submarine, complete missions, fight monsters, fix leaks, operate machinery, man the guns and craft items, and stay alert: danger in Barotrauma doesn’t announce itself!
Why similar: Naval 59.1% ★, Horror 20.4%, Simulation 18.3%, Singleplayer 2.2%
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 45.9%, Mystery 13.1%, Choices Matter 9.6%, Story Rich 8.8%, Horror 7.6%
Dive into a world of despair in the world of Underwater. Take the role of an unknown inmate entering the a deep sea prison where mutants roam and barely any traces of human life remain. You will have to use all your ingenuity to escape and avoid becoming the meal of the hideous denizens.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 42.9%, Mystery 18.1%, Story Rich 12.8%, Atmospheric 10%, Dark 9.9%
Pirate Cove Simulator will have you run a shop and tavern on the Island of the Damned, to get rich and buy your way out of the pirate afterlife. Trade with restless undead pirates, run your own distillery and turn local plants into potent drinks, search for hidden treasures, or just go fishing.
Why similar: Simulation 48.3%, Life Sim 37.2%, Singleplayer 7.9%, First-Person 6.7%
Following Seas is a game about ships and the sea. Transport cargo, fish, and fight the weather in an unforgiving open world. Featuring elements of realistic ship management, you can use the stars to navigate, batten the hatches, and get lost beyond the edges of the map.
Why similar: Naval 63.7% ★, Immersive Sim 14.5%, Simulation 10.5%, Atmospheric 4.9%, First-Person 2.6%
BROKEN LIFE is an atmospheric, fully voiced Point-and-Click Adventure set in a war-torn world. Follow Leo, a former soldier, as he returns to his hometown to uncover the fate of his family, restore his home, and confront the dark secrets hidden within.
Why similar: Dark 20.5%, Story Rich 19.8%, Horror 18.3%, Choices Matter 17.4%, Atmospheric 14.1%
A pixel art psychological horror game inspired by the Flannan Isles mystery. Manage a remote lighthouse, handle limited resources, and confront eerie occurrences as isolation erodes your sanity. Multiple endings await based on your choices and actions. How long can you last?
Why similar: Life Sim 24.2%, World War I 19.8% ★, Mystery 19.1%, Story Rich 13.3%, Horror 13.1%
Cheap Car Repair - go back in time to Poland of the 90's. Run your own Cheap Car Repair shop. Look for savings wherever you can. Make lots of money and avoid angry customers!
Why similar: Life Sim 37.1%, Immersive Sim 35%, Simulation 18.4%, First-Person 5.9%, Singleplayer 3.6%