- #1 Call of Cthulhu®
97% matchMostly Positive79% of 13,844 reviews2018
Dev: Cyanide StudioPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.2 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 53.2%, Detective 16.5%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, First-Person 5%, RPG 4.5%
- #2 Conarium
96% matchMostly Positive77% of 2,271 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 59.4%, Psychological Horror 10.6%, Walking Simulator 9.9%, First-Person 7.5%, Adventure 6.7%
- #3 Lighthouse of Madness
96% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Flying Jack StudiosPub: Flying Jack Productions
Windows
Embark on this Lovecraft-inspired tale and discover the mysteries that await you on this island. Explore the island, solve challenging puzzles, and most importantly: try not to lose your sanity.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 48%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, First-Person 10.1%, Puzzle 9.5%, Walking Simulator 8%
- #4 Darkness Within 1: In Pursuit of Loath Nolder
95% matchMostly Positive73% of 633 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 51.2%, Detective 15%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Adventure 6.9%, Puzzle 6.7%
- #5 The Alighieri Circle: Dante's Bloodline
94% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: ONE-O-ONE GAMESPub: Entalto Publishing
Windows
The world knows the Divine Comedy as a poem. For your family, it is a prison. As Gabriele Alighieri, you inherit a duty: reseal the gates of Hell. Burdened by fate, you descend into a psychological nightmare where the only escape is to uncover the dark secrets of your ancestors.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 37.4%, Cult 25.6% ★, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Puzzle 7.4%, Adventure 6.4%
- #6 Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2008)
94% matchMostly Positive74% of 902 reviews2009
Dev: Frogwares
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 74%
The Sherlock Holmes series returns with this updated version of The Awakened, which brings a whole new dimension to the original title developed by Frogwares. The game puts the player into an investigation of the Cthulhu Mythos - as imagined by Father of modern horror, H.P. Lovecraft.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 55.1%, Detective 26%, Adventure 11.1%, First-Person 4.3%, Puzzle 3.5%
- #7 Subway Exorcist Girl
93% matchVery Positive83% of 322 reviews2025
Dev: 纤指游戏Pub: Delicate Fingers
Windows
A subway train plagued by strange occurrences. A part-time exorcist girl arrives to confront the supernatural chaos, with the unknown ahead.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 36.5%, Detective 17%, CRPG 12.9%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, Walking Simulator 8.3%
- #8 克苏鲁异闻录
92% 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 76.5%, RPG 14%, Adventure 7.5%, Indie 1.9%
- #9 Sublustrum
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Brickworks Games
Windows
Enter a mysterious machine built to explore the human subconscious and complete your brother’s final experiment. Descend into a world where memories become places, solve sound-driven puzzles, and uncover a hidden truth in this first-person narrative adventure.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 35.4%, Detective 20.8%, Psychological Horror 16.4%, Puzzle 9.6%, First-Person 7.7%
- #10 Arkham Detective
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Skellyboy Studios AS
Windows
Arkham Detective is an immersive and captivating psychological thriller that unfolds within the eerie and otherworldly universe crafted by the master of cosmic horror, H.P. Lovecraft.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 46%, Detective 23.1%, First-Person 6.9%, Puzzle 6.7%, Stylized 4.5%
- #11 Darkness Within 2: The Dark Lineage
91% matchMixed67% of 271 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 58%, Psychological Horror 19.1%, Adventure 12.2%, First-Person 8.1%, Indie 2.6%
- #12 The Nameless City
89% matchVery Positive88% of 56 reviews2024
Dev: Paradnight Studio
Windows · Mac
Narrative-driven first person horror adventure inspired by Lovecraft's short novel "The Nameless City". Explore the ruins of a city that some say they are older than humanity itself. While you delve deeper into the ancient buildings, reality and visions blend into an indistinct haze.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 49.7%, Psychological Horror 16.3%, Walking Simulator 12.5%, Puzzle 7.8%, First-Person 4.5%
- #13 A Place, Forbidden
89% matchVery Positive85% of 455 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 51.1%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, First-Person 9.8%, Puzzle 8.5%, Walking Simulator 5.2%
- #14 In Tenebris
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sleepless_Team
Windows
In Tenebris is a dark, first-person sci-fi horror game where echolocation is the only way to find your way out. You see while you make sound, but you can also be heard by those you don't want to be around. Explore the corridors of a research facility, avoid enemies, and try to survive.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 36.2%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, First-Person 11.7%, Walking Simulator 8.9%, Alternate History 8.6%
- #15 Classified Stories: The Tome of Myrkah
88% matchMostly Positive76% of 55 reviews2021
Dev: RVL Games
Windows
Classified Stories: The Tome of Myrkah is a first-person, micro-adventure game that tells the story of P.I. Jim Morrison's encounters with the occult and the extraordinary. Explore your surroundings and solve puzzles in order to uncover the harrowing story of your friend's descent into insanity.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 37.6%, Detective 20.5%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Adventure 9.1%, First-Person 9%
- #16 The Mariner
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Flantastic Games
Windows
Enter into a Horror Adventure Lovecraftian-inspired story. As your sanity begins to erode, and armed with only a oil-lit lantern, work to unlock and uncover the secrets of the ship. Yet be aware, for something ancient and unknowable stirs within the suffocating darkness of the ship's maw...
Why similar: Lovecraftian 57.1%, First-Person 14.1%, Puzzle 11.2%, Stylized 8.9%, Adventure 5.5%
- #17 The Old Flesh of Nuraga
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Studio Ortica
Windows
First person psychological horror game about treasure hunting with your grandpa. Search among the sands of Nuraga to unearth what's driving him mad. The Ancient Times are seeping out. Will you succumb to them?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 44.5%, Underground 14.9% ★, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Mythology 7.5%, First-Person 6%
- #18 HINGE
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Spheroom
Windows
HINGE is a psychological horror game that draws inspiration from Lovecraft and Bioshock. Delve into atmospheric environments, uncover clues, navigate the chilling nightmare, and find a way out of the time loop.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 36.2%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, Detective 14.1%, First-Person 9.9%, Walking Simulator 9.2%
- #19 Dark Lessons
84% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Tall Tide Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Trapped in your teacher's home, your only defense against the dark is a flickering candle. Unearth a family’s twisted history and solve puzzles in this Lovecraftian nightmare to find a way out. But be warned: Something else is lurking in the shadows ... and a voice is pleading for your help.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 44.7%, Psychological Horror 15.8%, Walking Simulator 11.2%, First-Person 8.5%, Puzzle 8%
- #20 Underworld Dreams: The False King
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Drop of PixelPub: Drop Of Pixel
Windows
Underworld Dreams: The False King is the first game in the Underworld Dreams Anthology - the first-person horror series based in the Lovecraftian mythos. Inspired by the works of Lovecraft and Robert W Chambers and set in the 1980s, it sets the stage for the Underworld Dreams experience.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 54.4%, Psychological Horror 21%, First-Person 11%, Puzzle 6.5%, Adventure 3.3%
- #21 The Wickie : Journey of a Lighthouse Keeper
83% match5 user reviews60% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: Crispian RobsonPub: Cheese Tax Productions
Windows
The Wickie is a first-person thriller set in the 1930s Outer Hebrides. Explore handcrafted islands, uncover cosmic horrors, and survive deadly dangers. With no weapons or maps, rely on wit and courage to solve mysteries. Rich in story,art, and Lovecraftian dread, Will you uncover the truth?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 26.5%, Detective 17.8%, Psychological Horror 9.8%, Alternate History 9.3%, First-Person 8.9%
- #22 EMOTIONLESS : The Last Ticket
82% matchVery Positive81% of 138 reviews2025
Dev: X1 Games
Windows
Step into a liminal, cosmic horror experience set in an abandoned amusement park. Uncover the haunting narrative behind its twisted rides and empty tunnels to discover what lurks within a reality that shouldn't exist…
Why similar: Lovecraftian 49.2%, Psychological Horror 17.5%, Walking Simulator 12.3%, First-Person 8%, Puzzle 5.2%
- #23 Golden Gear
82% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Lajong
Windows · Mac · Linux
First-person atmospheric horror mystery with retro-inspired visuals. Spend several days on a small isolated island in the North Atlantic, settle in an old cabin, explore an abandoned observatory, and operate rustic equipment to do one final reading and uncover what lurks in the dark... and beyond.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 42.1%, Psychological Horror 17.2%, Walking Simulator 12.1%, First-Person 9.7%, Puzzle 5.6%
- #24 Vespera_Hotel
81% matchVery Positive89% of 53 reviews2024
Dev: dolphinorz
Windows
Welcome to Vespera Hotel! Please orbserve the precautions on manager's letter and greet our dear guests with your smile.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 41.8%, RPG 12.3%, First-Person 12.2%, Adventure 11.8%, Psychological Horror 8.7%
- #25 Lammana: The Looe Island Mystery
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Darkling Room
Windows
Journey to Lammana, through the historic 'found footage' of William H Boston. Explore the cursed island off Cornwall's coast. Retrace the steps of a young man who disappeared in 1924. 'Play through' surviving footage to discover a dark mystery involving treasure, exploration and sea monsters.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 47.8%, Detective 17.4%, First-Person 8.4%, Adventure 7.1%, Stylized 6.8%
- #26 The Night Is Long
78% matchPositive85% of 46 reviews2025
Dev: TheGamerUrso
Windows
The Night Is Long is a short first-person horror game where a grieving man follows a ghostly vision into an abandoned mansion. Uncover dark secrets, survive atmospheric horrors, and face your past through exploration, puzzles, and subtle scares.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 54%, Psychological Horror 16.9%, First-Person 9.2%, Puzzle 8.9%, Adventure 5.1%
- #27 Necropolis Suite
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Freesphere
Windows
Necropolis Suite, is an immersive narrative-driven cosmic horror game about discovery, knowledge, and the meaning of transcendence. Can you escape the terror that lurks in the suite?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 47.3%, Detective 25.7%, First-Person 8.1%, Psychological Horror 8%, Adventure 5.5%
- #28 Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss
77% matchMixed58% of 351 reviews2026
Dev: Big Bad WolfPub: Nacon
Windows
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 49.5%, Detective 17.8%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, First-Person 8.3%, Adventure 5.9%
- #29 At the Mountains of Madness
81% matchMostly Negative33% of 66 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 87.7%, Adventure 9.8%, Indie 2.5%
- #30 The Shadows Over Lighthouse
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BB Interactive
Windows
Investigate your grandfather’s mysterious disappearance in Shadows Over Lighthouse, a Lovecraftian survival horror adventure. Explore eerie 1912 America, solve puzzles, and face horrors as reality twists around you. Can you uncover the truth, or will you lose yourself to madness?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 52.5%, Psychological Horror 17.2%, Detective 11.5%, Puzzle 7.9%, Adventure 5.6%
- #31 Cthulhu: Death Escape / 克苏鲁:死亡逃脱 Prototype
77% matchMostly Positive72% of 150 reviews2022
Dev: Darktree Game Studio
Windows
Trapped in an eerie dungeon, you must solve puzzles and evade lurking horrors to find the only chance of survival. Every step could lead you to freedom...or to your demise...
Why similar: Lovecraftian 43.1%, Detective 15.4%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Walking Simulator 9.4%, First-Person 7.3%
- #32 Tisis
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dimitris Risis
Windows
Tisis is a first-person psychological horror game focused on exploration, environmental storytelling, and sanity management as you navigate the thin boundary between light, darkness, and madness.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 34.9%, Psychological Horror 26%, Walking Simulator 14.2%, First-Person 14.1%, Atmospheric 3.9%
- #33 Magrunner: Dark Pulse
78% matchMostly Positive73% of 1,135 reviews2013
Dev: Frogwares
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Magrunner: Dark Pulse is an action-puzzle game in which technology confronts the Cthulhu Mythos, penned by H.P. Lovecraft. Equipped with your Magtech glove, you must harness the ability to magnetically polarize and manipulate objects in the environment to survive and surpass challenging puzzles.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 68.3%, Puzzle 14.7%, First-Person 8.6%, Adventure 7.1%, Indie 1.3%
- #34 Dreaded Wunder
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hunters Moon Games
Windows
Dreaded Wunder is a psychological horror game set in a twisted version of Norwich, Featuring local myths and legends with a hint of Eldritch horror. Navigate the contorted world that lies before you and find a way to escape fate by relying on a mobile phone to survive!
Why similar: Lovecraftian 48.6%, Psychological Horror 17.1%, Walking Simulator 12.1%, First-Person 9.7%, Puzzle 5.5%
- #35 A Call From Under the House
74% matchPositive94% of 16 reviews2025
Dev: Party Crasher Studios
Windows · Mac
A short point-and-click Lovecraftian adventure game where the player must investigate a house suspected of cultish activity.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 57.7%, Detective 23.7%, Puzzle 9.9%, Adventure 7.4%, Indie 1.3%
- #36 ECHO OF FEAR: Vol.1 Night Visit
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: DEVA
Windows
ECHO OF FEAR is a psychological horror game where you play as a detective who receives a box containing 6 mysterious videotapes. Each tape represents a separate story connected by a common plot. The plot is based on the Cthulhu myths by H.P. Lovecraft.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 44.1%, Detective 23.1%, First-Person 8.1%, Psychological Horror 8%, Mythology 5.5%
- #37 Dreadline Express
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: David KonecnyPub: Shoreline Games
Windows
Dreadline Express is a 1st-person, psychological horror metroidbrainia set aboard the last human train. Unravel mysteries of the enigmatic train, face strange passengers, and shape your path using a unique card-based mechanic that gives you full narrative control. This is no longer our world.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 28.4%, Cult 22.3% ★, Detective 16.2%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, First-Person 7.2%
- #38 Chronicle of Innsmouth
74% matchMostly Positive77% of 260 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 88.8%, Adventure 11.2%
- #39 The old house
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Exent
Windows
Repetitive work in the metropolis pushed you to the limit. Vacation and grandfather's inheritance — a house in Gravewood. But the closer you get, the clearer: something is wrong. The road will be your first test. Meet strangers, explore locations, and be ready: silence is only a cover.
Why similar: Detective 30.4%, Psychological Horror 24.3%, Walking Simulator 10.2%, Puzzle 9.6%, Adventure 9.1%
- #40 破镜恐惧
73% 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 74.7%, RPG 16.4%, Adventure 7.2%, Indie 1.7%
- #41 Cyrano Story
73% matchMixed67% of 1,061 reviews2020
Dev: Alice & Smith
Windows · Mac
Median: 36 minMean: 1.7 hrs≥1hr: 32%
Born from an Alternate Reality Game experience created by Alice & Smith in 2019, Cyrano Story is a complex puzzle game designed to ascend to intergalactic forces and give insight into the backstory of Funcom’s cosmic horror game Moons of Madness.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 51.1%, Adventure 17.5%, Psychological Horror 16.9%, Puzzle 9.9%, Indie 4.6%
- #42 Dyer Expedition
70% matchPositive87% of 38 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 53.2%, Walking Simulator 11.7%, Puzzle 8.7%, Alternate History 8.7%, Stylized 6.4%
- #43 Arkham Horror: Mother's Embrace
72% matchMixed63% of 715 reviews2021
Dev: Twin Sails Interactive
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 5.5 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 73.1%, Adventure 14.1%, RPG 12.8%
- #44 No one lives under the lighthouse Director's cut
71% matchVery Positive87% of 2,465 reviews2020
Dev: Marevo Collective
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 74%
A slow burn retro horror game, in which you arrive at the old lighthouse on a small island near the coast of the United States. After the previous keeper has gone missing, you need to take over his duties and watch after the light.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 50.3%, Psychological Horror 15.8%, Walking Simulator 9.2%, First-Person 8.2%, Adventure 6.1%
- #45 Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones
71% matchMixed66% of 2,520 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 66.1%, RPG 19.2%, CRPG 7.9%, Adventure 3%, Indie 2%
- #46 Anomalous Object
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: AIXLAB
Windows
Trapped in a sealed security office, you must search every corner to find and identify hidden 'anomalous object'. Use limited clues and equipment to uncover their nature. Be careful—while you observe them, they are also watching you.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 43.3%, Detective 22%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, First-Person 9.3%, Adventure 5.5%
- #47 Our Elusive Suffering
70% matchMixed64% of 90 reviews2022
Dev: 👁️Pub: ⚰️
Windows
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Why similar: Lovecraftian 50.2%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Walking Simulator 9.1%, Stylized 8.8%, First-Person 7.7%
- #48 Leviathan: Rhino
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Amortiz GamesPub: solarsuit.games
Windows
Live through the final days of an old man in a small village threatened by an approaching giant Leviathan. An existential horror game about inevitability, loneliness, and a man with nowhere to go and no reason to leave.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 48.6%, Psychological Horror 20.2%, Walking Simulator 13.8%, First-Person 7%, Stylized 6%
- #49 October Nightmares | Cauchemars d'octobre
69% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Studio Chien d'Or
Windows
Explore a Montréal neighborhood in the 70s, investigate a supernatural phenomenon that inflicts nightmares on its residents, and delve into the depths of the world of dreams to save their lives. October Nightmares is a point & click cosmic horror game where exploration mixes with puzzle solving.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 53.5%, First-Person 15.8%, Puzzle 10.5%, Psychological Horror 9.6%, Adventure 7.3%
- #50 Unfree Freesia
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Spiral Stair Studio
Windows · Mac
A narrative-driven game where Deduction meets the Dark Arts. Invest crime scenes for evidence and navigate the razor's edge between "Rationality" and "Inspiration." Unlock branching paths through your choices, forge fragile alliances, and decide who survives the encroaching shadows.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 48.6%, Detective 23.1%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, RPG 9.2%, Adventure 5.5%
- #51 The Vanishing of Ethan Carter
70% matchVery Positive88% of 8,976 reviews2014
Dev: The Astronauts
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
The Vanishing of Ethan Carter is a first-person story-driven mystery. Purchase this game to get both the original and the Unreal Engine 4 remaster called The Vanishing of Ethan Carter Redux.
Why similar: Detective 31.9%, Lovecraftian 23.2%, Walking Simulator 16.2%, First-Person 10.1%, Psychological Horror 5.1%
- #52 Underworld Dreams
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Drop Of Pixel
Windows
Underworld Dreams is a first-person horror experience blending adventure, combat, and investigative puzzle elements to piece together a unique psychological thriller.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 50.5%, RPG 10.9%, Puzzle 9.9%, Detective 9.9%, Adventure 9%
- #53 Abyssal Lapidary
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Light WormPub: XD
Windows
A gothic management sim set in a Victorian-inspired underground metropolis. Appraise raw ores, cut exquisite gems, and craft unique jewelry for strange clients. Some stones are worth a fortune. Others stare back.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 63.9%, RPG 22.8%, First-Person 8.7%, 3D 3.7%, Indie 1%
- #54 May No One Be Left Behind
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: nesobaka
Windows
Welcome to the Sanatorium! Here we train the next generation of space pioneers! We're proud to welcome such an outstanding specialist to our ranks! A first-person psychological horror focused on atmosphere and storytelling. Solve puzzles and uncover the conspiracy behind The Global Government.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.7%, Detective 16.2%, First-Person 12.4%, Walking Simulator 12%, Puzzle 10.9%
- #55 Mountains of Madness
67% matchMixed59% of 29 reviews2024
Dev: Deep Dive Project
Windows
From H.P. Lovecraft's work, this walking simulator sends you to the frozen wastes of Antarctica. Use your tools to navigate the frozen galleries untouched by millennia. Unearth evidence of a dreadful truth while you search for a madman whose ill fate lies somewhere beneath these Mountains of Madness
Why similar: Lovecraftian 46.4%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Walking Simulator 13.1%, First-Person 9.6%, Puzzle 7.8%
- #56 Below, Rusted Gods
64% matchVery Positive88% of 276 reviews2026
Dev: FromSouthGames
Windows
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 39.6%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Alternate History 10.5%, Walking Simulator 10.2%, First-Person 8.8%
- #57 Hoton
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: AvvAG
Windows
Hoton is a horror game with various mechanics that will make you feel fear. Run, hide, survive.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 35.5%, Detective 22%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, First-Person 10%, Puzzle 9.2%
- #58 Please Duology
67% matchPositive95% of 21 reviews2021
Dev: Somewhat Software
Windows
A compilation of two slow-paced, cosmic horror walking simulators, to be completed in under an hour. Please makes you maintain a power station and ignore the noises from the main engine, while Please Follow has you explore the trenches of a losing war, exposing your mind to visions of another world.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 54.2%, Psychological Horror 16.5%, First-Person 12.6%, Adventure 7.3%, Puzzle 6.2%