60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Adventure, Lovecraftian, Story Rich, Horror.
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.
Omen Exitio: Plague
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.
Conarium
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.
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 55.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.5%, Visual Novel 11%, Story Rich 6.8%, Text-Based 5%
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 71.6%, Horror 12.1%, Atmospheric 4.6%, Adventure 4.6%, Story Rich 4.4%
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 93.3%, Adventure 6.7%
Face unspeakable horrors. Succumb to madness. Welcome to a free daemonic narrative experience inspired by H. P. Lovecraft.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 43.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.5%, Horror 10%, Visual Novel 10%, Text-Based 8.6%
🐙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 88.8%, Adventure 6%, Indie 5.1%
Immerse yourself in the captivating world of the Cthulhu Mythos with this 2D visual novel game featuring a thrilling TRPG-based experience! Roll the dice and use your skills and luck to escape the abandoned hospital, while experiencing the cosmic terror.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 39.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.9%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Mystery 10.6%, Horror 7.7%
Crazy cultists. Cthulhu. A talking cat. Gibbous takes you on an expansive, traditionally animated, hand-painted adventure. Play as three protagonists and explore a lushly rendered Lovecraft-inspired world, unraveling ancient conspiracies. A comedy cosmic horror adventure made in Transylvania!
Why similar: Lovecraftian 54.7%, Story Rich 12.3%, Horror 11.8%, Atmospheric 7.4%, Fantasy 4.7%
Fhtagn! - Tales of the Creeping Madness is a text based adventure game, where choices matter. There's couch co-op and just a hint of betrayal. Play as one of four cultists intent on releasing the Ancient One!
Why similar: Lovecraftian 46.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.4%, Multiple Endings 11.6%, Horror 7.4%, Story Rich 5.9%
Delouse your room with sage and pack up your travel-sized ouija board, it’s time to re-enter Twin Lakes - America’s 34th most haunted city. Join Detective McQueen as he puzzles his way through 9 chilling cases, risking life and pixelated limb to solve the macabre mysteries that plague the poor town.
Why similar: Text-Based 27.9%, Mystery 20.5%, Visual Novel 18.8%, Story Rich 14.7%, Atmospheric 10.3%
An adult tale of lust and horror in the vein of HP Lovecraft. Take on the part of a former detective who could never let go of the last terrible case he worked. One day his old partner comes knocking, begging for help.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 35.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.6%, Text-Based 15.2%, Multiple Endings 11.8%, Horror 8.2%
YOU are a psychiatrist, trying to solve a murder whilst treating the unusual patients of the recently deceased Doctor Dekker. Type a question - patients reply in full screen video and have questions for you too but be careful what you say. Your words determine their eventual fates, and your own!
Why similar: Lovecraftian 44.9%, Mystery 10.9%, Multiple Endings 10.5%, Story Rich 7.6%, Horror 7.5%
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 82.2%, Adventure 8.9%, Horror 8.8%
Grab your trench coat, tune your sixth sense and join the Darkside Division as they investigate the outright bizarre, the downright dangerous and the confusing cases of Twin Lakes. Flesh-hungry tentacles, mafian zombies, and the occasional missing sock are no match for The Darkside Detective.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 46.5%, Mystery 22.6%, Story Rich 16.4%, Adventure 5.7%, Comedy 4.1%
Inner Voices is a dark, non-linear adventure game with a pinch of horror, inspired by works of H. P. Lovecraft and E. A. Poe. Find your way through a procedurally generated maze of rooms and solve the mystery of your past.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 48.7%, Multiple Endings 13.9%, Horror 9.6%, Story Rich 8.7%, Mystery 7.8%
A mystery adventure game set in a present-day Lovecraftian universe.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 70.1%, Adventure 14.5%, Horror 12.9%, Indie 2.5%
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 71.4%, Horror 12.3%, Atmospheric 5.3%, Story Rich 5%, Indie 3.6%
Guide local radio hosts Poe and Munro through six TV-like episodes of supernatural strangeness and sizzling on-screen chemistry. From the creators of The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker and The Shapeshifting Detective.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 40.2%, Multiple Endings 26.9%, Horror 15.4%, Story Rich 10.4%, Atmospheric 7.1%
Roadwarden is an illustrated text-based RPG that uses isometric pixel art and combines mechanics borrowed from RPGs, Visual Novels, adventure games and interactive fiction.
Why similar: Text-Based 33.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.6%, Multiple Endings 9.6%, Visual Novel 8.8%, Story Rich 8.1%
Inspired by JCS videos and similar Interrogation analysis. Match evidence with statements. Play good cop/bad cop. Make choices. Learn what makes people tick. Unravel the mystery.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 38.4%, Text-Based 25.4%, Visual Novel 24.9%, Story Rich 11.3%
DESOLATIUM: PROLOGUE is a first-person point & click Graphic Adventure based on Lovecraft Mythos. Live this horror story where you will have to visit mysterious locations, face lovecraftian creatures, find clues and combine objects to solve puzzles.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 36.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.1%, Mystery 12%, Visual Novel 9.7%, Multiple Endings 9.4%
Shadows over Loathing — a slapstick-figure comedy adventure-RPG full of mobsters, monsters, and mysteries.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 53%, Choose Your Own Adventure 26.4%, Multiple Endings 9.4%, Adventure 4.8%, Story Rich 3.3%
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 35.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13%, Mystery 11.4%, Multiple Endings 11.2%, Visual Novel 11.1%
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 82.2%, Horror 12.1%, Adventure 5.6%
Explore the House, a parasite dimension that steals from other worlds, in a train that scuttles on mechanical legs.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 57.2%, Story Rich 10.8%, Horror 10.6%, Text-Based 9.8%, Atmospheric 6.8%
Eldritch horror saves Christmas for fun & profit in this fast-paced turn-based JRPG comedy.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 82.9%, Fantasy 6.3%, Comedy 4.5%, Indie 3.3%, Adventure 2.3%
Mothmen 1966 is a 'Pixel Pulp' - a visual novel fusing exceptional writing and stunning illustration, inspired by mid-20th century pulp fiction and 80s home computer graphics - set amongst the strange occurrences of the Leonid meteor shower of 1966.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 30.1%, Visual Novel 19.8%, Mystery 13.1%, Horror 12.5%, Story Rich 10.7%
Join forces with the psychic Director of the Urban Myth Dissolution Center and solve a variety of cases involving cursed relics, rental properties with shady histories, and dimensional anomalies. Monstrous oddities and otherworldly planes abound in this occult mystery adventure game!
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.8%, Text-Based 20%, Mystery 16.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.5%, Story Rich 10.5%
Death Drive is a road trip visual novel inspired by classic American Gothic fiction.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 28%, Lovecraftian 22.4%, Visual Novel 18.9%, Multiple Endings 12.2%, Horror 10.4%
"Wait" is a mystery horror game, inspired by the works of H.P Lovecraft and the Silent Hill series. The gameplay is put together by elements of exploration and riddle solving. Experience horror without jump scares or fighting monsters, but with the fear of the unknown and unimaginable.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 54.9%, Horror 13.6%, Mystery 13.1%, Story Rich 7.5%, Indie 5.8%
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 55.7%, Mystery 13.9%, Adventure 13.6%, Horror 7.2%, Story Rich 5.1%
Text based quest, mix of Sci-Fi and horror in the veins of Alien and Dead Space.
Why similar: Text-Based 35.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 30.1%, Horror 14.2%, Adventure 11.3%, Indie 8.6%
Navigate the eerie world of Dreams in the Witch House, a unique blend of point-and-click and RPG-adventure. Unravel occult mysteries in Arkham, maintain your sanity, and survive the May-Eve in this Lovecraftian horror game.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 57.5%, Mystery 14%, Multiple Endings 13.4%, Horror 11.5%, Adventure 3.6%
After an encounter with a dreadful horror, detective Lone Carter’s investigation leads him to fateful places as Innsmouth, Arkham and the Antarctic, investigating a series of deaths and mysteries. Play also as Abdul Alhazred and H.P. Lovecraft himself in this Lovecraftian point’n’click adventure.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 92.3%, Adventure 7.7%
An original puzzle/adventure game inspired by the writings of Franz Kafka.
Why similar: Atmospheric 48.7%, Adventure 24.8%, Indie 17.7%, Comedy 6.3%, Singleplayer 2.4%
A short, free, horror adventure game set in our days, inspired by Lovecraft novel: The Colour Out of Space.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 59.2%, Horror 19.8%, Atmospheric 9.2%, Adventure 8.6%, Indie 2.3%
At long last, the works of H.P. Lovecraft meet the medium of RPG in a spectacle of light and sound befitting an old western. Only this is set in New England. Meet interesting people! See astounding wonders! Enslave humanity! Go on one date side quest in a game subtitled a dating simulator!
Why similar: Lovecraftian 46.3%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.2%, Horror 10.7%, Fantasy 6.4%
Abscission is a Lovecraftian, story-driven horror point-and-click investigation game. It involves searching crime scenes for evidence, combining clues and questioning suspects. Puzzles can have multiple solutions as you guide the protagonist - Detective Will Stanhope - through the story.
Why similar: Multiple Endings 34.1%, Horror 26.7%, Mystery 16.1%, Story Rich 15.7%, Adventure 6.8%
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 65.9%, Horror 10.8%, Mystery 7.9%, Story Rich 6.7%, Atmospheric 5.7%
Steam-powered mechs meet forbidden sorcery in this interactive steampunk novel, inspired by Sherlock Holmes, Dracula, Jekyll & Hyde, and Jack the Ripper!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 57.3%, Text-Based 35.6%, Indie 7.1%
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 74%, Horror 11%, Atmospheric 10.3%, Adventure 3.3%, Singleplayer 1.1%
Cleansuit is a retro-style graphical text adventure game where you must find creative ways to survive a mysterious serial killer's assault on your home. Use text commands to manipulate the detailed environment and discover all the unique ways to win and die.
Why similar: Text-Based 39.7%, Mystery 20.7%, Horror 20.4%, Indie 10%, Adventure 5.1%
Thaumistry: In Charm's Way is an all-new comedy text adventure from award-winning Infocom and Legend Entertainment author Bob Bates.
Why similar: Text-Based 57.4%, Adventure 20.1%, Indie 16%, Comedy 5.1%, Singleplayer 1.5%
This is a text-based adventure puzzle game, where you must struggle to survive in a world filled with ghosts and urban legends. While collecting clues, you'll uncover the truth behind the world and find the way out. The game features a wealth of levels, unconventional rules, and a touch of horror.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 23.6%, Text-Based 21.3%, Story Rich 20.8%, Horror 19%, Multiple Endings 7.5%
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 68.7%, Visual Novel 17.6%, Horror 7.1%, Indie 2.9%, Adventure 2.2%
Shut your teeth is an absurdist mystery visual novel inspired by Thai culture, folklore and traditions. The complex plot full of dark atmosphere, vivid characters and psychological tension will keep you guessing until the very end.
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.8%, Text-Based 20.3%, Mystery 16.7%, Story Rich 13.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.1%
The Test: Reality Check is one of multiple installments in an ongoing social experiment that can be classified as an atmospheric, psychological-simulation with horror elements. Dive deep into your own psyche to find answers to questions you've kept locked away, hidden from yourself for far too long.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 24.6%, Text-Based 19.3%, Multiple Endings 18.7%, Visual Novel 18%, Horror 11.4%
Growing My Grandpa! is a Cronenberg-inspired point-and-click adventure game with virtual pet elements that puts a heavy emphasis on exploration and lore.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 42.7%, Multiple Endings 17.2%, Story Rich 14.4%, Horror 10.5%, Atmospheric 10.2%
A literary machination about corporations, conspiracies, and the unspeakable horrors you’ll commit for minimum wage.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 23.1%, Text-Based 21.6%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Multiple Endings 12.7%, Horror 10.3%
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 69.5%, Horror 16.4%, Atmospheric 6%, Adventure 5.3%, Indie 2.7%
At its heart The Long Reach is an adventure game. Closer inspection also reveals it’s a thrilling horror story, flavoured with sci-fi ideology, psychological context and a skeptical view on the human psyche.
Stories Untold is a compilation tape of four experimental adventures, including a remaster of the original hit episode “The House Abandon”.
Why similar: Text-Based 40.3%, Horror 21.4%, Atmospheric 13.8%, Story Rich 9%, Adventure 6%
Unforeseen Incidents is a classical style interactive mystery set in a beautifully hand-painted world. Join Harper Pendrell and experience a challenging investigation, smart dialog and a rich cast of characters in this thrilling new adventure game.
Why similar: Mystery 35%, Story Rich 26.9%, Atmospheric 21.5%, Adventure 9.7%, Comedy 5%
A Game Boy styled fishing horror adventure
Why similar: Horror 37.7%, Multiple Endings 35.1%, Adventure 18%, Indie 7.7%, Singleplayer 1.6%
Step into the mind of John Morley, a 1940s detective on his final case. Explore shadowed places long forgotten by time, and piece together crime scenes in a narrative adventure steeped in mystery, unexpected twists, and a truth buried for decades.
Why similar: Mystery 37.9%, Story Rich 26.4%, Atmospheric 20.6%, Adventure 11.2%, Singleplayer 2.1%
Alpha Polaris is an oldschool adventure game focusing on slow-burning character driven horror and environmental themes. It draws inspiration from such sources as Inuit legends and Cthulhu mythos.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 44.4%, Horror 20.1%, Adventure 11.5%, Indie 8.5%, Atmospheric 8.5%
Inspired by the great ‘90s classics such as 'Monkey Island', 'Day of the Tentacle', 'Tony Tough' and 'Sam & Max: Hit the Road', "The Wardrobe" has a strong sense of humour, but isn't shy about dealing with mature and non-politically correct themes.
Why similar: Horror 23.8%, Adventure 14%, Story Rich 13.7%, Indie 13.5%, Fantasy 11.8%
Carnival is an atmospheric folk horror point-&-click featuring low-resolution pixel art graphics, locations drawn from Venice itself, and developing relationships with NPCs, allowing the player to influence events in the game and achieve multiple different endings.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 48.4%, Mystery 11.9%, Horror 10.7%, Atmospheric 9.4%, Multiple Endings 8.3%
Insight is a single-player horror story game shrouded in mystery. You'll take control of different characters to solve crimes and unveil the dark secrets behind them.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 56.7%, Multiple Endings 13.5%, Horror 13.2%, Story Rich 11.4%, Fantasy 4.6%
Delve into a devilishly delightful world of mysticism and mystery as Harold Ludicael, the disgraced demonologist. After the untimely demise of a famous illustrator, you’re tasked with solving their murder in this point-and-click visual novel.
Why similar: Text-Based 25.6%, Visual Novel 25.4%, Multiple Endings 23.4%, Mystery 20.1%, Adventure 2.9%
Classic Zork meets Existential Crisis. A modern text adventure that explores themes of control, isolation and mental health while levelling up the genre with beautiful pixel art.
Why similar: Text-Based 33.2%, Story Rich 25.4%, Atmospheric 20.1%, Multiple Endings 10.4%, Adventure 7.8%
