Games Like The Horror at Highrook

Seize forbidden treasures. Summon alien gods. Feed on your disciples. Cultist Simulator is a game of apocalypse and yearning. Play as a seeker after unholy mysteries, in a 1920s-themed setting of hidden gods and secret histories.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 33.1%, Board Game 21.7%, Card Game 19.5%, Crafting 10.5%, Story Rich 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in occult card-based narrative where you manage resources and lore to survive a dark, cosmic mystery.

Restore a crumbling occult library by a winter sea. Build the world’s foremost collection of grimoires and arcana. Master the invisible arts. BOOK OF HOURS is a narrative crafting RPG set in a 1930s world of hidden gods and secret histories. What sort of Librarian will you choose to be?

Why similar: Card Game 44.3%, Crafting 23.5%, RPG 13.3%, Story Rich 10.8%, Simulation 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: From the same creators as Cultist Simulator, this game focuses on deep occult research and library management within a haunted estate.

Experience the quiet terror of this 1-bit love letter to Junji Ito and H.P. Lovecraft. Navigate a hellish roguelite reality with turn-based combat and unforgiving choices. Experiment with your deck of event cards to discover new forms of cosmic horror in every playthrough. The inevitable awaits...

Why similar: Lovecraftian 41.7%, Horror 19.1%, Card Game 15.5%, Mystery 11.1%, RPG 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: This roguelite RPG captures the essence of Lovecraftian cosmic horror through a unique, retro-styled investigative lens.

Fight to investigate another day in this gothic horror adventure card game. Equip items and relics. Acquire cards and use them wisely to survive what lurks in the darkest corners of town. Take a short and mind-bending dive into the unknown with a cosy horror atmosphere.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 29%, Card Game 26.6%, Board Game 25.6%, Horror 9.9%, 2D 4.3%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven card game that mirrors the investigative and choose-your-own-adventure style of Highrook.

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: Investigation 30.8%, Lovecraftian 27.1%, Mystery 21.5%, Story Rich 5.9%, Simulation 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: A mystery game centered on collecting and identifying occult plants, perfect for those who enjoy the investigative side of Highrook.

A new kind of detective game that allows you to think and investigate freely. Discover clues surrounding 12 strange and gruesome deaths and build your own theory. Pick your suspect, deduce the motive, unmask the awful truth.

Why similar: Investigation 45.9%, Mystery 30.3%, Story Rich 11.3%, Atmospheric 5.4%, 2D 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: An exceptional detective game that requires careful investigation and piecing together dark, supernatural mysteries.

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 59.5%, Horror 16%, RPG 14%, Story Rich 4.4%, Atmospheric 3.2%

Why You'll Like It: A turn-based RPG that fully embraces the bleak, sanity-draining atmosphere of Lovecraftian lore.

Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...

Why similar: Card Game 51.8%, Horror 28.4%, Story Rich 16.5%, 2D 3.3%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, atmospheric card game that weaves a meta-narrative horror story through its unique deckbuilding mechanics.

Will you try to keep the world the way it is or fight for the changes? October Night Games is a digital board game where everyone is a cultist working for one of two different sides. Scour the town for cursed ingredients and make deals with inscrutable entities as something eldrich this way comes.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 31.5%, Board Game 20.8%, Card Game 14.4%, Horror 9.3%, Hand-drawn 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: A board-game-inspired tactical RPG that captures the feeling of a tabletop session set in a Lovecraftian world.

A Victorian steampunk RPG with tarot cards instead of dice. Investigate the disappearance of society’s most vulnerable to uncover a mysterious cult. Play as three characters, each with their own skills and motivations. Customize your characters with narrative choices to unlock new tarot cards.

Why similar: Card Game 30.3%, RPG 17.6%, Story Rich 17.1%, Mystery 13.6%, Dark Fantasy 10.9%

Why You'll Like It: A story-rich, isometric RPG that offers deep character-driven investigation in a dark, supernatural setting.

Explore the House, a parasite dimension that steals from other worlds, in a train that scuttles on mechanical legs.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 44.4%, Gothic 19.5% ★, Horror 12.8%, Story Rich 8.8%, RPG 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-heavy exploration game that features rich, Lovecraftian writing and branching paths similar to Highrook.

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 37.4%, Nonlinear 16.3%, Investigation 15.3%, Mystery 13.5%, Horror 11.7%

Why You'll Like It: A faithful point-and-click adaptation of Lovecraftian horror that emphasizes survival and investigation.

Darkest Dungeon is a challenging gothic roguelike turn-based RPG about the psychological stresses of adventuring. Recruit, train, and lead a team of flawed heroes against unimaginable horrors, stress, disease, and the ever-encroaching dark. Can you keep your heroes together when all hope is lost?

Why similar: Lovecraftian 51.2%, Dark Fantasy 17.9%, Gothic 9.7% ★, RPG 9.3%, Horror 6%

Why You'll Like It: A squad-based RPG that emphasizes the psychological toll of exploring Lovecraftian horrors and managing your team's sanity.

What lurks in the darkest corners of the mansion? Westmark Manor is a journey into the occult, a mind-bending survival horror game, with a heavy focus on solving puzzles and exploration, inspired by the formidable H.P. Lovecraft.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 49.3%, Mystery 18.2%, Gothic 14.4% ★, Horror 9.9%, Story Rich 4.7%

Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-heavy survival horror game set in a sprawling, dark mansion that echoes the setting of Highrook.

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 55.7%, Horror 10%, Story Rich 9.3%, Gothic 7.9% ★, RPG 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric, story-rich exploration game where the mystery of the world is as dangerous as the monsters within it.

The Fabulous Fear Machine is a narrative-driven strategy game with a pulp horror style. As the Machine's new Master, you must sow fear and expand your influence by creating Legends, harvesting resources, manipulating events, and spying on your enemies.

Why similar: Horror 25.7%, Card Game 18.5%, Top-Down 13.2%, Story Rich 12.4%, Stylized 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: A simulation strategy game that explores the spread of fear and occult influence through a unique card-based interface.

In this papercraft roguelite, explore a mysterious mansion floor by floor. Solve puzzles, battle enemies and complete quests as you unlock new abilities to aid you on each run as you solve the mystery behind the Paper Cut Mansion.

Why similar: Dark Fantasy 32.2%, Mystery 23.1%, Hand-drawn 14.7%, Stylized 12.2%, Story Rich 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: A roguelite horror game with a distinct aesthetic that focuses on exploration and uncovering the secrets of a haunted house.

Menace from the Deep is an enthralling Roguelike Deckbuilding card game that unfolds in a dark world, drawing inspiration from Howard Lovecraft and the Cthulhu Mythos.Set against the backdrop of 1920s USA, the narrative revolves around a clandestine occult society.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 49.2%, Card Game 20.6%, Comic Book 14.7%, Horror 10%, Atmospheric 2.4%

Why You'll Like It: A Lovecraftian deckbuilder that emphasizes the struggle against eldritch entities through tactical card play.

A new hero rises to challenge the Dealer in Hand of Fate 2! Master a living boardgame of infinitely replayable quests - unlock new cards, build your adventure, then defeat your foes in brutal real-time combat! Draw your cards, play your hand and discover your fate!

Why similar: Card Game 52.1%, Board Game 27.8%, RPG 16.8%, Singleplayer 2%, Atmospheric 1.3%

Why You'll Like It: Utilizes a card-based board game mechanic to drive its RPG narrative, closely mirroring the structural feel of Highrook.

Explore a beautiful and Enigmatic Victorian Manor with a dark secret, In this gothic horror story first person exploration puzzle game filled with fine art, secret passages and mysterious mechanical puzzles playing as the executor of the last will from the enigmatic Railroad Magnate Hadley Strange.

Why similar: Nonlinear 28.1%, Mystery 21.4%, Investigation 18.5%, Horror 18.2%, Story Rich 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: A classic mansion exploration game that focuses on solving intricate puzzles to uncover the history of a dark family.

Draft of Darkness is a survival horror RPG with deck building and roguelike dungeon exploration. Recruit allies, synergize their decks to create powerful card combos. Manage your limited resources and explore procedurally generated maps to determine the story's outcome.

Why similar: Card Game 40.6%, Nonlinear 33.6%, Horror 24%, Singleplayer 1.7%

Why You'll Like It: A survival horror deckbuilder that combines resource management with tactical combat against supernatural threats.

A unique digital boardgame with strategy and narrative elements, inspired by games like Pandemic, Arkham Horror, and Talisman. As a Heretic Operative, a secret mage sworn to oppose the Cult, you must harness the arcane without becoming lost in its power.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 26.4%, Board Game 18.6%, Card Game 15.5%, Nonlinear 14.9%, Dark Fantasy 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: A strategy-focused board game adaptation that tasks you with investigating and stopping occult threats.

Occlude is a ritual disguised as Solitaire; a cosmic-horror card game where the rules are obscured and reality is at stake. Play through cryptic challenges to reveal forbidden lore in this singleplayer narrative puzzle game for the terminally curious. Don’t worry; you can always start over.

Why similar: Card Game 45.1%, Horror 22.6%, Investigation 11.3%, Hand-drawn 7.1%, Story Rich 4.9%

Why You'll Like It: A solitaire-style strategy game that uses card mechanics to simulate the tension of a horror investigation.

Extend your roots, imbibe fresh blood, and expand without end. Roots Devour is a strategic exploration game centered around a card-connecting mechanism. Drive your frenzied roots through swamps and over frozen mountains, invading human cities until the darkness... descends.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 42.9%, Card Game 22.1%, Horror 14.5%, Stylized 6.1%, Story Rich 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric strategy game that focuses on exploring dark, Lovecraftian environments with a focus on survival.

A mysterious letter calls you back to your abandoned family mansion. Explore its dark rooms, uncover the bloody rituals buried in your family’s past, and escape the presence lurking in the shadows. Shadow Mansion is a story-driven horror game of atmosphere, exploration, and survival.

Why similar: Gothic 33.3% ★, Mystery 26.1%, Horror 25.7%, Story Rich 8.4%, Atmospheric 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: A detective-focused horror game that centers on exploring a haunted environment to solve a mystery.

A classic survival horror experience set in a dystopian future where humanity has uncovered a dark secret. Unravel a cosmic mystery, escape terrifying creatures, and scavenge an off-world government facility as Elster, a technician Replika searching for her lost dreams.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 64.9%, Mystery 24.4%, Atmospheric 8.6%, Singleplayer 2.1%

Why You'll Like It: A survival horror game that masterfully weaves cosmic horror themes into its puzzle-solving and exploration gameplay.

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 48.1%, Mystery 16.9%, Horror 11.8%, RPG 5.4%, Stylized 4.6%

Why You'll Like It: An exploration-focused game that slowly reveals a deep, Lovecraftian mystery as you manage your vessel and sanity.

The Séance of Blake Manor is a supernatural detective mystery, set in 1897 Ireland, where you investigate the disappearance of Evelyn Deane in a remote hotel full of secrets and other-worldly occurrences.

Why similar: Investigation 37.3%, Mystery 24.9%, Horror 17.7%, Story Rich 11.2%, Atmospheric 6.7%

Lost at sea 1803 ~ The good ship Obra Dinn.

Why similar: Mystery 57.9%, Story Rich 19.3%, Atmospheric 10.4%, Horror 9.3%, Singleplayer 3.2%

Why You'll Like It: A brilliant deductive investigation game that rewards players for piecing together a dark, supernatural tragedy.

You control a combat robot. Your task is to go through the maze, destroy all the enemy robots and get to the finish line. The passages to the other rooms of the maze are littered with stones. You need to use bombs to free the passages.

Why similar: Atmospheric 100%

Why You'll Like It: A point-and-click adventure that excels at building Lovecraftian tension through its atmospheric, minimalist design.

A short narrative-driven horror game made in RPGmaker featuring hand-drawn graphics and animated cutscenes. Players navigate the house and its backyard, interacting with the environment and collecting key items to progress the story.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 49%, RPG 15%, Hand-drawn 13.2%, Horror 13.1%, Story Rich 6.8%

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 36.6%, Investigation 24.3%, Mystery 17.6%, Horror 16.6%, Atmospheric 5%

Deck of Haunts invites you to become a malevolent Haunted House. Lure humans into your cursed halls, manipulate their fears, and drain their essence to grow your power. Use strategy to build your mansion and expand your dark influence, turning your home into a terrifying, inescapable nightmare.

Why similar: Card Game 36%, Gothic 27.7% ★, Horror 21%, Stylized 8.5%, Simulation 6.9%

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: Investigation 32.7%, Mystery 19.4%, Dark Fantasy 16%, Story Rich 11.9%, RPG 11.9%

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 72.5%, Horror 19.1%, Story Rich 4.7%, Atmospheric 3.4%, Singleplayer 0.4%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven exploration game that focuses on the psychological and Lovecraftian elements of its mysterious setting.

A Victorian Steampunk Roguelite Deckbuilder. Choose from four characters with unique cards and abilities. Customize your deck and character as you investigate a mysterious plague. Battle corrupted beasts and bosses in turn-based combat to unlock powerful relics and enchanted tarot cards.

Why similar: Card Game 47.1%, Lovecraftian 18.4%, RPG 13%, Story Rich 10.3%, Horror 6.3%

A retro horror deckbuilder roguelike set in a haunted hotel in the 1990s. Choose your teens, explore and fight! If you die rewind the night!

Why similar: Card Game 42.5%, Horror 23.8%, Mystery 19.6%, Story Rich 6.3%, 2D 5.8%

Dead Town Tales is a game that focuses on strategy card building and core Roguelike gameplay. You can learn about this romantic and mysterious world by fighting and exploring, meeting people, ghosts and monsters in Dead Town and experiencing the unknown and making choices together with them.

Why similar: Card Game 40.6%, Mystery 16.8%, Hand-drawn 14.8%, Investigation 14.5%, Story Rich 6.8%

Morimens is a roguelite card-building game inspired by the Cthulhu mythos, where you craft a versatile and intricate deck tailored to your playstyle. The choice is yours to embark on a climb up treacherous towers or engage in tactical battles. Explore misty maps and uncover the truth of the world.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 39%, Card Game 22.2%, Mystery 10.1%, Horror 9.2%, Story Rich 7.1%

Investigate your own death, find ways to break free from a time loop, choose a hero who will ascend to the throne and rule the Northern gate! The fates of whole nations of the land of Midian depend on your choices.

Why similar: Card Game 42.1%, Dark Fantasy 25.9%, Story Rich 12.3%, RPG 11.2%, 2D 6.1%

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 59.4%, Horror 15.2%, Mystery 10.5%, Story Rich 6.3%, RPG 4%

Step into the shoes of Agent Kim, drawn into a chilling mystery deep in the wilderness. Find hidden clues, solve intricate puzzles, and outsmart the relentless zombies that roam the estate. Will you make it out alive, or will you too vanish without a trace?

Why similar: Horror 33.5%, Mystery 27.1%, Story Rich 17.4%, RPG 13.2%, Atmospheric 7.4%

This is Interesting is a psychological horror mystery based game with roguelite elements. You are being watched, and you aren't really sure why. Delve through the depths of memory to uncover the mystery behind the gray purgatory you find yourself in.

Why similar: Mystery 27.9%, Horror 19.2%, Top-Down 14%, RPG 13.8%, Story Rich 9.7%

Survive a mad Sultan's reign in this brutal resource management RPG. Draw a card every seven days and complete its challenge. Make dreadful choices to stay alive: will you die a loyal servant, become a kingslayer, or call down the gods' judgement?

Why similar: Card Game 40.7%, Dark Fantasy 20.5%, Story Rich 13.7%, RPG 12.2%, Simulation 8.3%

Museum Mystery is a deck-building, story-driven roguelite adventure where museum exhibits come to life, wreaking chaos. Explore halls from different eras, battle works of art, collect your own deck of artifacts, and solve the mystery!

Why similar: Card Game 55.5%, Story Rich 14.3%, RPG 14.2%, 2D 7.5%, Atmospheric 6.6%

The Children of Clay is a short stop motion archeology horror game, where you have to study an ancient artefact and discover its dark secret.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 52%, Horror 21.1%, Mystery 9.4%, Atmospheric 5.9%, Simulation 5.8%

SKALD:Against the Black Priory is a retro-style party-based RPG set in a grim-dark fantasy world of tragic heroes, violent deaths and Lovecraftian horror. Take a chance and roll the dice as you embark on a compelling story filled with deadly creatures, branching story and tactical, turn-based combat

Why similar: Lovecraftian 39.6%, Horror 21.3%, Dark Fantasy 11.9%, Story Rich 10.8%, RPG 7.2%

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 40.4%, Investigation 19.4%, Mystery 15.4%, Horror 12.8%, Story Rich 7.7%

A narrative detective game blended with supernatural elements. Play as a rookie investigator, discover vital clues in every case, dive into unscripted interrogations and uncover truths that break minds. But with each revelation, the world feels... less human.

Why similar: Mystery 40.7%, Story Rich 29.2%, RPG 18.4%, 2D 8.1%, Singleplayer 3.6%

Rose must escape the Cursed Mansion - a demonic space that preys and feeds on fear and despair. In this horror RPG you'll solve puzzles and learn the mansion’s history. Mystery, malignant spirits, and misery everywhere. Cursed Mansion brings an eerie atmosphere which leaves one with goosebumps.

Why similar: Mystery 29.8%, Horror 29%, Story Rich 13.5%, RPG 10.6%, Atmospheric 8.3%

Out of Hands is a bizarre card-based adventure game that blends video-collage graphics with gripping psychological horror. Will you seek the truth lurking in this wicked, warped world—and can you bear its weight? Misty memories threaten to tear you apart, contorting you into a being... Out of Hands.

Why similar: Card Game 40%, Hand-drawn 20%, Stylized 15.4%, RPG 13.6%, Atmospheric 8.9%

A mute little thing with borrowed magic. A house that murmurs back. Ask wrong, and you might wake something that remembers your name.

Why similar: Card Game 32.8%, Mystery 25.6%, Horror 21%, Story Rich 12.3%, Atmospheric 6.5%

Eyes of Hellfire is a co-op gothic horror game inspired by tabletop games, but with a twist - the insidious Host can manipulate your sense of reality

Why similar: Investigation 25.8%, Card Game 25.1%, Horror 15.2%, Dark Fantasy 11.9%, Story Rich 10.1%

UNFORGOTTEN – a story-driven, non-linear visual novel, where you can immerse in the ethnic ambience of Northern myths and horrors. Can you solve the riddles of the past - without ever losing yourself in the present? Your fate is in your hands!

Why similar: Card Game 27.5%, Mystery 23%, Horror 22.4%, Story Rich 12.6%, Atmospheric 7.2%

A turn-based horror RPG with retro 32-bit 3D graphics. Survive the horrors of the mansion that changes every time you enter.

Why similar: Horror 45.2%, RPG 23.7%, Top-Down 20.5%, Atmospheric 8.3%, Singleplayer 2.3%

Follow the fear of Benedek Dohnany and Nikolay Kalyakin and play the onset of a dark and chilling narrative adventure. Make decisions and affect the events that precede a macabre series of murders, allegedly related to devil worship and witchcraft.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 34.5%, Gothic 19.9% ★, Mystery 15.2%, Horror 12.7%, Story Rich 6.5%

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 37.7%, Investigation 25%, Mystery 16.3%, Story Rich 7.4%, Simulation 4.5%

You hear quiet whispers from deep inside the house, but no one sees. You begin to feel that you are not alone in this house. Curse of Elmwood is an atmospheric horror where you find yourself trapped in a gloomy 18th century mansion, steeped in mystery and horror.

Why similar: Horror 39.4%, Mystery 27.2%, Story Rich 20.3%, Atmospheric 10.1%, Simulation 2.2%

A Single-Player Survival Horror Adventure: play as a cast of characters exploring an isolated village haunted by an ancient ritual—but beware, its labyrinthine roads will change each time you lose all your characters.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 30.9%, Investigation 20.9%, Comic Book 13.3%, Mystery 11.9%, Horror 11.8%

Nadir is a roguelike deck-builder with a twist: the cost to play a card is an enemy reaction you can predict. Craft your own cards to slay powerful demons. Gather resources, expand your city, grow in power and conquer the underworld.

Why similar: Card Game 35.3%, Horror 16.3%, Dark Fantasy 13.4%, Hand-drawn 12%, RPG 9.5%