- #1 The Sinking City Remastered
97% matchMostly Positive76% of 5,586 reviews2021
Dev: Frogwares
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Powered by Unreal Engine 5, The Sinking City Remastered brings the eerie, atmospheric world of Oakmont back to life with enhanced gameplay and fully relit environments, perfect for both newcomers and returning players.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 29.9%, Third-Person Shooter 18.9%, Detective 8.9%, Horror 8.2%, Third Person 6%
Why You'll Like It: As the direct predecessor, it offers the most authentic experience of the investigative, Lovecraftian, and open-world gameplay found in the sequel.
- #2 Sherlock Holmes The Awakened
96% matchVery Positive82% of 2,952 reviews2023
Dev: Frogwares
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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 34.1%, Detective 11.1%, Mystery 10.4%, Horror 9.3%, Investigation 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: Developed by the same studio, this title masterfully blends classic detective investigation with Lovecraftian cosmic horror.
- #3 Alone in the Dark
96% matchMostly Positive78% of 4,872 reviews2024
Dev: Pieces InteractivePub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 13.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Return to Derceto Manor in this reimagination of Alone in the Dark, a love letter to the 90’s cult classic horror game.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 37%, Horror 10.8%, Detective 8.3%, Mystery 7.8%, Third Person 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: A direct spiritual successor to the genre, it captures the 1920s Lovecraftian aesthetic with modern third-person mechanics.
- #4 The Evil Within 2
95% matchVery Positive92% of 30,934 reviews2017
Dev: Tango GameworksPub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 10.8 hrsMean: 22.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Detective Sebastian Castellanos has lost everything, including his daughter, Lily. To save her, he must descend into the nightmarish world of STEM. Horrifying threats emerge from every corner, and he must rely on his wits to survive. For his one chance at redemption, the only way out is in.
Why similar: Horror 19.3%, Survival Horror 18%, Third-Person Shooter 17.8%, Gore 8.7%, Psychological Horror 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a gritty, third-person survival horror experience with a focus on psychological dread and open-ended exploration.
- #5 Tormented Souls 2
94% matchVery Positive88% of 2,153 reviews2025
Dev: Dual EffectPub: PQube
Windows
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Caroline Walker returns in the sequel to the award-winning survival horror classic. Explore the decaying remains of the secluded Villa Hess, use improvised weapons to confront terrifying creatures, and bend the fabric of reality to save your sister from a twisted cult.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 26.5%, Survival Horror 14.7%, Horror 10.6%, Mystery 9.1%, Third Person 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: This title emphasizes exploration, puzzles, and survival horror mechanics in a way that feels very similar to classic genre staples.
- #6 Call of Cthulhu®
94% matchMostly Positive79% of 13,859 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 52.9%, Horror 11.7%, Detective 9.9%, Mystery 7.3%, Psychological Horror 6%
Why You'll Like It: A strong focus on investigative mechanics and psychological horror makes this a must-play for fans of the Cthulhu mythos.
- #7 Resident Evil 4
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 274,077 reviews2023
Dev: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 26.8 hrsMean: 50.6 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Survival is just the beginning. Six years have passed since the biological disaster in Raccoon City. Leon S. Kennedy, one of the survivors, tracks the president's kidnapped daughter to a secluded European village, where there is something terribly wrong with the locals.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 29.2%, Horror 14.8%, Survival Horror 14.4%, Story Rich 6.3%, Gore 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: It provides the gold standard for third-person survival horror combat and tense, atmospheric exploration.
- #8 CONTROL Ultimate Edition
92% matchVery Positive86% of 62,941 reviews2020
Dev: Remedy Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 17.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Winner of over 80 awards, CONTROL is a visually stunning third-person action-adventure that will keep you on the edge of your seat.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 32.3%, Horror 14.7%, Third Person 13.1%, Story Rich 11.1%, Action 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: This title excels at delivering a mysterious, supernatural narrative through a polished third-person action lens.
- #9 Dead Space
90% matchVery Positive91% of 70,332 reviews2023
Dev: MotivePub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 8.7 hrsMean: 16.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
The sci-fi survival-horror classic returns, completely rebuilt to offer an even more immersive experience — including visual, audio, and gameplay improvements — while staying faithful to the original game’s thrilling vision.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 27.3%, Horror 15.9%, Survival Horror 13.6%, Gore 7.5%, Third Person 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a claustrophobic, high-stakes third-person survival horror experience that mirrors the dread found in the Sinking City series.
- #10 SILENT HILL 2
89% matchVery Positive95% of 64,150 reviews2024
Dev: Bloober Team SAPub: KONAMI
Windows
Median: 18.6 hrsMean: 27.1 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Investigating a letter from his late wife, James returns to where they made so many memories - Silent Hill. What he finds is a ghost town, prowled by disturbing monsters and cloaked in deep fog. Confront the monsters, solve puzzles, and search for traces of your wife in this remake of SILENT HILL 2.
Why similar: Survival Horror 21.3%, Horror 19.9%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Story Rich 11.7%, Third Person 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: The definitive psychological horror experience that excels in atmosphere, mystery, and third-person exploration.
- #11 SONG OF HORROR COMPLETE EDITION
91% matchMostly Positive78% of 3,080 reviews2019
Dev: Protocol GamesPub: 🚀 Raiser Games
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 22.1 hrs≥1hr: 66%
A 3rd person, fixed-camera survival horror adventure. Fear the Presence, a mysterious entity you cannot fight: stay alert, hide, breathe slowly... Explore cursed places where unseen spirits and lost souls linger in a true horror story for the ages.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 35.2%, Horror 11%, Survival Horror 10.6%, Third Person 9.3%, Investigation 9%
Why You'll Like It: It captures the feeling of being hunted by an unknowable entity while solving mysteries in a third-person perspective.
- #12 Call of Cthulhu®: Dark Corners of the Earth
91% matchMixed68% of 3,357 reviews2009
Dev: Headfirst ProductionsPub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth is a first-person horror game that combines intense action and adventure elements.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 60.5%, Horror 17.3%, Survival Horror 9.7%, Gore 2.9%, Story Rich 2.6%
Why You'll Like It: Despite its age, it remains one of the most immersive and faithful adaptations of Lovecraftian horror in gaming.
- #13 SIGNALIS
88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 34,140 reviews2022
Dev: rose-enginePub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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 33.8%, Survival Horror 16.8%, Third-Person Shooter 12.5%, Mystery 10.1%, Psychological Horror 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: A masterfully crafted survival horror game that uses atmospheric storytelling and mystery to build a sense of cosmic dread.
- #14 The Chant
89% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,248 reviews2022
Dev: Brass TokenPub: Prime Matter
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 72%
A single-player, third person horror action-adventure game set on a remote spiritual island retreat. To survive you must craft, fight, and escape the psychedelic horrors set loose when a spiritual ritual goes wrong and awakens a dimension of cosmic terror.
Why similar: Survival Horror 15.8%, Horror 13.9%, Mystery 13.9%, Third Person 11.1%, Realistic 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: A supernatural survival horror game that focuses on action-adventure elements and a cult-like, eerie setting.
- #15 Stygian: Outer Gods
87% matchVery Positive82% of 687 reviews2025
Dev: Misterial GamesPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 57%
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 40.3%, Survival Horror 13%, Horror 11.5%, Mystery 10.5%, Action-Adventure 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: This title leans heavily into the Lovecraftian survival horror genre with a focus on choices and atmosphere.
- #16 Still Wakes the Deep
86% matchVery Positive88% of 12,881 reviews2024
Dev: The Chinese RoomPub: Secret Mode
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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 47.5%, Horror 15.8%, Gore 12.7%, Psychological Horror 9.1%, Story Rich 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric horror game that excels at building tension and isolation in a way that feels distinctly Lovecraftian.
- #17 The Shore
86% matchMostly Positive72% of 1,989 reviews2021
Dev: Ares DragonisPub: Dragonis Games
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 68%
THE SHORE is a first person story driven game with an atmospheric environment and narrations, You will encounter mysterious creatures and unravel the secrets behind them. Strong elements of horror, struggle to survive an unknown world that will make you question your own sanity.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 54.4%, Horror 14.3%, Action-Adventure 7.4%, Psychological Horror 6.5%, Realistic 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: A dedicated Lovecraftian exploration game that captures the visual scale and cosmic terror of the mythos.
- #18 Mortal Shell II
84% matchMostly Positive75% of 11,028 reviews2026
Dev: Cold SymmetryPub: Playstack
Windows
Median: 10.4 hrsMean: 14.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Their Flesh Is Your Weapon. Mortal Shell II is a standalone sequel action-RPG with adrenaline-charged, high-stakes combat. Possess warrior Shells, dethrone false gods, redeem a ravaged world.
Why similar: Violent 27.7%, Horror 25.1%, Third Person 16.6%, Action 10.6%, Gore 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: This dark fantasy action-RPG captures the grim, oppressive atmosphere often associated with Lovecraftian settings.
- #19 Amnesia: Rebirth
85% matchMostly Positive77% of 9,319 reviews2020
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 76%
A first-person horror adventure. Uncover your past and survive the Algerian desert. Fear is your enemy; stay calm to not succumb to an illness threatening you and your loved one. Avoid darkness, hide from monsters and solve puzzles. Adventure Mode available for a less scary experience.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 41%, Horror 12.6%, Action-Adventure 9.6%, Survival Horror 8.8%, Mystery 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a deep, story-rich experience that explores the fragility of the human mind when faced with cosmic horrors.
- #20 The Occultist
83% matchMostly Positive76% of 357 reviews2026
Dev: DALOARPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
The Occultist is a first-person narrative thriller. You play as Alan Rebels, a paranormal investigator who travels to an abandoned British island after his father's disappearance. Explore Godstone island, face supernatural entities, and uncover long-buried occult rituals.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 22.5%, Detective 12.9%, Investigation 11.3%, Horror 8.4%, Mystery 8%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven horror game that focuses on investigation and detective work within a supernatural setting.
- #21 Necrophosis
82% matchVery Positive90% of 875 reviews2025
Dev: Dragonis AresPub: Dragonis Games
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Necrophosis is a first-person horror adventure, plunging you into a nightmarish realm teeming with grotesque forms and ominous visuals. Delve into eerie landscapes and uncover secrets in this atmospheric journey through the macabre.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 51%, Mystery 14.4%, Horror 13.1%, Psychological Horror 8.6%, Third Person 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal, atmospheric horror game that leans into the grotesque and cosmic themes of the Lovecraftian genre.
- #22 Lunacy: Saint Rhodes
84% matchMixed60% of 182 reviews2023
Dev: Stormling StudiosPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Lunacy: Saint Rhodes is a first-person psychological horror adventure game. Explore your dark family history, solve puzzles and experience a gut-wrenching feeling of terror. You are being watched; never alone, never safe.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 48.8%, Horror 10.4%, Mystery 8.4%, Realistic 7.9%, Action-Adventure 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person horror game that features a heavy emphasis on exploration and uncovering the dark secrets of a cursed town.
- #23 Saturnalia
82% matchVery Positive91% of 130 reviews2023
Dev: Santa Ragione
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 73%
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 30.7%, Detective 10.7%, Horror 10.2%, Mystery 9.5%, Third Person 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: A third-person horror adventure that focuses on exploration and mystery in a uniquely stylized, shifting environment.
- #24 Forgive Me Father 2
81% matchVery Positive82% of 2,445 reviews2024
Dev: Byte BarrelPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Embark on a journey into the darkest nightmares to restore your sanity. Blast your way through hordes of possessed enemies, unlock an arsenal of deadly weapons and unearthly abilities, and get ready to face even more Lovecraftian madness in this action-packed FPS sequel.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 55%, Horror 11.7%, Violent 7.7%, Story Rich 5.6%, Shooter 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: It delivers a high-octane, Lovecraftian-themed action experience that captures the chaotic side of the mythos.
- #25 Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
81% matchVery Positive90% of 76,493 reviews2017
Dev: Ninja Theory
Windows
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
From the makers of Heavenly Sword, Enslaved: Odyssey to the West, and DmC: Devil May Cry, comes a warrior’s brutal journey into myth and madness. Set in the Viking age, a broken Celtic warrior embarks on a haunting vision quest into Viking Hell to fight for the soul of her dead lover.
Why similar: Horror 19.5%, Story Rich 18.5%, Third Person 15.4%, Violent 10.1%, Gore 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: Its focus on psychological trauma and atmospheric, third-person exploration aligns well with the tone of the Sinking City.
- #26 DREDGE
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 56,479 reviews2023
Dev: Black Salt GamesPub: Team17
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 50.8%, Mystery 14%, Horror 10.7%, Survival Horror 8.3%, Psychological Horror 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: While stylized, it perfectly captures the feeling of exploring a mysterious, Lovecraftian-inspired coastal environment.
- #27 Dead of Darkness
80% matchVery Positive88% of 224 reviews2025
Dev: Retrofiction Games
Windows
Dead of Darkness is a 2D survival-horror action-adventure. Investigate a mysterious island and unravel its disturbing secret. You’ll have to face grotesque creatures, hurdle deadly traps, solve puzzles, and most importantly, survive.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 37.7%, Survival Horror 14.6%, Horror 12.9%, Action-Adventure 8.5%, Story Rich 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: A survival horror game that balances atmospheric storytelling with third-person action-adventure mechanics.
- #28 The Coma 3: Bloodlines
78% matchVery Positive87% of 406 reviews2026
Dev: Dvora Studio Co., Ltd.Pub: Headup
Windows
Welcome to the world of The Coma 3: Bloodlines. In this realm of shadows rumors and urban legends become reality, and danger lurks around every corner. If a living intruder dies here, their body will be severed from their spirit and never wake again ...
Why similar: Lovecraftian 34.1%, Horror 14.3%, Survival Horror 12.5%, Mystery 7.6%, Action-Adventure 6.6%
- #29 Crisol: Theater of Idols
77% matchVery Positive86% of 4,204 reviews2026
Dev: Vermila StudiosPub: Blumhouse Games
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Crisol is a survival horror adventure set in a twisted version of Spain. As a soldier captured by religious dogmatism, you must use your own blood as ammunition, without draining to the point of death. Explore the cursed island of Tormentosa, uncover dark secrets, and battle horrifying enemies.
Why similar: Horror 17.8%, Mystery 16.1%, Survival Horror 15.2%, Realistic 12.5%, Action-Adventure 11.9%
- #30 Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss
79% matchMixed58% of 355 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 42.4%, Mystery 9.8%, Detective 9.1%, Story Rich 7.6%, Investigation 7%
- #31 Edge of Sanity
78% matchMostly Positive74% of 246 reviews2024
Dev: Vixa GamesPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
Set in the unforgiving lands of Alaska, Edge of Sanity is a Cthulhu-inspired, 2D survival horror game. Uncover a disturbing story while madness claws at your mind. Lead a group of survivors and explore, scavenge and survive together - against untold eldritch horrors.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 35.1%, Survival Horror 13%, Horror 12%, Detective 9.3%, Investigation 8.3%
- #32 Call of the Elder Gods
76% matchVery Positive91% of 361 reviews2026
Dev: Out of the Blue GamesPub: Kwalee
Windows
Journey to the far corners of the Earth and unearth ancient horrors in this Lovecraftian narrative puzzle adventure and sequel to 2020’s critically acclaimed Call of the Sea.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 55.2%, Mystery 16%, Investigation 13.4%, Story Rich 9.7%, Adventure 4.5%
- #33 The Dark Rites of Arkham
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 655 reviews2026
Dev: Postmodern AdventuresPub: enComplot
Windows
A macabre ritual murder puts Arkham PD detectives Jack Foster and Harvey Whitman to the test. As the investigation progresses, they will unveil a disturbing connection between the Salem witch trials of the 17th century and the end of humankind.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 42.3%, Detective 11.6%, Mystery 11%, Horror 9.6%, Investigation 9.5%
- #34 NEDRA
77% matchMixed67% of 103 reviews2025
Dev: Davit AndreasyanPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
NEDRA is a story-driven, atmospheric action-adventure blending survival horror with cosmic terror. Set in a Soviet-era Antarctic station, all the explorers have vanished without a trace, leaving you to uncover the chilling truth.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 38.2%, Horror 11.5%, Survival Horror 11.5%, Action-Adventure 7.5%, Realistic 6.7%
- #35 Hellblade II: Senua’s Saga
73% matchVery Positive87% of 9,936 reviews2024
Dev: Ninja TheoryPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
The sequel to the award winning Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice, Senua returns in a brutal journey of survival through the myth and torment of Viking Iceland. Intent on saving those who have fallen victim to the horrors of tyranny, Senua faces a battle of overcoming the darkness within and without.
Why similar: Action-Adventure 28.1%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Story Rich 12.7%, Horror 12.1%, Third Person 10.4%
- #36 DEATH STRANDING 2: ON THE BEACH
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 26,749 reviews2026
Dev: KOJIMA PRODUCTIONSPub: PlayStation Publishing LLC
Windows
Median: 44.0 hrsMean: 58.7 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Sam – with companions by his side – sets out on a new journey to save humanity from extinction. Join them as they traverse a world beset by otherworldly enemies, obstacles and a haunting question: should we have connected?
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 39.3%, Third Person 14%, Action-Adventure 12%, Realistic 9.2%, Horror 8.5%
- #37 Static Dread: The Submarine
73% matchVery Positive84% of 275 reviews2026
Dev: solarsuit.gamesPub: Polden Publishing
Windows
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 50%, Horror 16.6%, Psychological Horror 10.5%, Mystery 9.6%, Story Rich 9.6%
- #38 Martha Is Dead
75% matchMostly Positive79% of 3,915 reviews2022
Dev: LKAPub: Wired Productions
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Set in 1944 Italy, Martha Is Dead is an award-winning dark psychological thriller where the lines between truth, superstition, and tragedy blur. Explore a haunting countryside, uncover disturbing memories, and peel back layers of mystery. Every choice shapes the nightmare…are you ready to face it?
Why similar: Horror 26%, Mystery 23.2%, Psychological Horror 17.6%, Story Rich 16.3%, Action-Adventure 8.4%
- #39 SOMA
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 52,486 reviews2015
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent comes SOMA, a sci-fi horror game set below the waves of the Atlantic ocean. Struggle to survive a hostile world that will make you question your very existence.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 35%, Horror 14.1%, Survival Horror 12%, Gore 9.6%, Mystery 7.7%
- #40 DIVE or DIE - Children of Rain
71% matchVery Positive91% of 1,251 reviews2026
Dev: Drop Rate StudioPub: Dear Villagers
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Every descent is a deadly gamble. DIVE or DIE in the cursed abyss, face Eldritch horrors to uncover the mystery of the black rain. Scavenge and upgrade, recruit and sacrifice. Save your camp... The Flood is coming.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 49%, Survival Horror 14.6%, Horror 13.7%, Action-Adventure 9.4%, Psychological Horror 7.6%
- #41 Underwater
76% matchMixed68% of 75 reviews2021
Dev: Andreev WorldsPub: Gamesforfarm
Windows
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 34.7%, Survival Horror 16.2%, Mystery 15.6%, Story Rich 9.6%, Psychological Horror 8.4%
- #42 Dread X Collection 2
74% matchVery Positive94% of 688 reviews2020
Dev: DreadXP
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Explore 12 horror games made in 10 days connected by a meta narrative experience you didn't expect. Step into a world of darkness and discover the secrets you didn't know were right beneath the surface. Find the tapes and unlock the mystery inside the Dread X Collection 2.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 38.6%, Survival Horror 12%, Horror 11.4%, Action-Adventure 6.9%, Psychological Horror 6.7%
- #43 INDUSTRIA 2
73% matchMixed52% of 481 reviews2026
Dev: BleakmillPub: Headup
Windows
INDUSTRIA 2 is a narrative FPS adventure about a woman stranded in a parallel dimension. Explore, scavenge and fight your way through a mysterious boreal landscape consumed by an ever-hungry artificial intelligence to find a way home.
Why similar: Survival Horror 23.8%, Mystery 16%, Action-Adventure 13.5%, Story Rich 12.3%, Horror 10.6%
- #44 Lust from Beyond
72% matchVery Positive81% of 4,443 reviews2021
Dev: Movie Games LunariumPub: Movie Games S.A.
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 14.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
A Victorian mansion. A cult worshipping an otherworldly erotic deity. Among all that - you. Explore a world inspired by the works of Lovecraft, Giger, and Beksiński. See for yourself that there are no limits to dark ecstasy.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 27.1%, Sexual Content 22.6%, Horror 17.6%, Gore 10.4%, Survival Horror 5.1%
- #45 Silence Channel 2
72% matchVery Positive83% of 101 reviews2023
Dev: Lexip Games
Windows
Experience the terror in Silence Channel 2, a first person horror game based on a true story. Navigate through eerie environments, solve puzzles, evade lurking horrors, and even wield firepower in a desperate bid for survival. Can you escape the relentless darkness in this terrifying sequel?
Why similar: Survival Horror 18.4%, Horror 17.9%, Mystery 17.7%, Realistic 10.7%, Psychological Horror 10.5%
- #46 The Bridge Curse 2: The Extrication
70% matchVery Positive94% of 3,251 reviews2024
Dev: SOFTSTAR ENTERTAINMENTPub: PQube
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Try to escape with your life in a first-person survival horror adventure. Play through the eyes of four distinct characters as you evade and confront terrifying ghosts, unravel mind-bending puzzles, and unearth a sinister conspiracy…
Why similar: Mystery 24.8%, Survival Horror 17.7%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Story Rich 11.7%, Horror 11.7%
- #47 A Plague Tale: Requiem
70% matchVery Positive91% of 26,638 reviews2022
Dev: Asobo StudioPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 11.1 hrsMean: 27.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Embark on a heartrending journey into a brutal, breathtaking world, and discover the cost of saving those you love in a desperate struggle for survival. Strike from the shadows or unleash hell with a variety of weapons, tools and unearthly powers.
Why similar: Third Person 19.4%, Action-Adventure 18.2%, Realistic 18.1%, Mystery 17.7%, Action 9.5%
- #48 Kathy Rain 2: Soothsayer
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,354 reviews2025
Dev: Clifftop GamesPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.9 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
In this point-and-click urban thriller, down-and-out private eye Kathy Rain will embark on her most dangerous case yet — the pursuit of the notorious serial killer known as the Soothsayer. Find clues, gather evidence, connect the dots, and confront the murderer before the hunter becomes the hunted…
Why similar: Mystery 22.8%, Detective 21.4%, Investigation 19.4%, Horror 18.6%, Story Rich 10.8%
- #49 Cronos: The New Dawn
67% matchVery Positive88% of 11,578 reviews2025
Dev: Bloober TeamPub: Bloober Team SA
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 14.0 hrsMean: 24.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
A whole new breed of survival horror emerges with Cronos: The New Dawn. Survive the brutal wastelands of the future, fight nightmarish merging creatures and jump back in time to harvest souls as you seek to uncover the origins of the apocalypse that wiped out humanity.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 28.1%, Survival Horror 14.6%, Horror 13%, Gore 9.6%, Third Person 8.4%
- #50 Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden
68% matchVery Positive84% of 9,137 reviews2024
Dev: DON'T NODPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 18.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Hunt ghosts as two memorable characters in a story-driven Action-RPG where your decisions carry dramatic consequences. Torn between honoring your oath to the living and saving your departed partner, how far will you go for love?
Why similar: Third Person 24%, Horror 22.1%, Action-Adventure 16.6%, Story Rich 13.7%, Combat 8.2%
- #51 Scorn
69% matchMostly Positive77% of 19,649 reviews2022
Dev: Ebb SoftwarePub: Kepler Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Scorn is an atmospheric first-person horror adventure game set in a nightmarish universe of odd forms and somber tapestry.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 32.3%, Horror 17.6%, Gore 16.9%, Sexual Content 8.1%, Violent 6.9%
- #52 The Outer Worlds 2
68% matchMostly Positive74% of 8,802 reviews2025
Dev: Obsidian EntertainmentPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 18.6 hrsMean: 28.2 hrs≥1hr: 95%
The Outer Worlds 2 is the sequel to the award-winning first-person sci-fi RPG from Obsidian Entertainment.
Why similar: Violent 19.6%, Gore 17%, Third Person 16.2%, Story Rich 14.5%, Action 11.6%
- #53 Transient: Extended Edition
71% matchMostly Positive71% of 348 reviews2020
Dev: Stormling StudiosPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
H.P. Lovecraft meets Cyberpunk. Delve deep into a dystopian world and investigate what is happening to you and your friends in a domed city. Solve puzzles, hack systems and plug in to explore other dimensions. Discover a truth that might tear apart your sanity and question your very existence.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 46.1%, Mystery 10.4%, Horror 8.8%, Detective 8.7%, Investigation 7.6%
- #54 Chronicle of Innsmouth: Mountains of Madness
70% matchMostly Positive74% of 122 reviews2021
Dev: PsychoDevPub: AtomicHorde
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 50.6%, Detective 13.1%, Horror 11%, Violent 8.9%, Mystery 6.1%
- #55 Flesh Made Fear
66% matchVery Positive93% of 405 reviews2025
Dev: Tainted PactPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Tank controls. Fixed cameras. Pure Terror. Set in a haunting world of twisted experiments and occult nightmares, this game brings back the survival horror mechanics you know and love while pushing the genre into terrifying new depths.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 26.7%, Survival Horror 16.6%, Horror 14.1%, Mystery 12.3%, Action-Adventure 9.2%
- #56 Total Chaos
66% matchVery Positive87% of 1,598 reviews2025
Dev: Trigger Happy InteractivePub: Apogee Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Fort Oasis is no paradise—it's a decaying nightmare where reality crumbles. The creator of Turbo Overkill unleashes survival-horror stacked with mysteries and monstrosities. Scavenge to craft weapons, while a voice on your walkie-talkie guides you into the island's depths.
Why similar: Horror 22.3%, Mystery 18.8%, Realistic 15.7%, Action-Adventure 14.6%, Psychological Horror 13.8%
- #57 Moons of Madness
69% matchMostly Positive77% of 2,931 reviews2019
Dev: Rock Pocket GamesPub: Funcom
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Moons of Madness is a first-person, story-driven cosmic horror game where the scientific exploration of Mars meets the supernatural dread of Lovecraft.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 56.3%, Horror 18.9%, Mystery 9.3%, Adventure 7.6%, Psychological Horror 6.7%
- #58 Daymare: 1998
69% matchMixed69% of 4,272 reviews2019
Dev: Invader Studios
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
DAYMARE: 1998 is a third-person survival horror game that recreates the mood of iconic titles from the '90s, with a fresh storyline. An incident that turns a small town into a deadly zone, three characters to play with and little time to find the truth, before its mutated citizens abruptly end your mission.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 22%, Survival Horror 19.3%, Horror 16.8%, Gore 9.8%, Third Person 9%
- #59 Hell is Us
64% matchVery Positive85% of 6,616 reviews2025
Dev: Rogue FactorPub: Nacon
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 14.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
If war is the closest we get to hell on earth, it's because Earth harbours the worst of demons: humankind. In an isolated country ravaged by infighting, discover the secrets of your past and deal with the repercussions of a mysterious calamity.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 22.4%, Third Person 18.9%, Story Rich 13.1%, Action-Adventure 11.5%, Violent 11%
- #60 Kona II: Brume
67% matchVery Positive82% of 521 reviews2023
Dev: ParabolePub: Ravenscourt
Windows · Linux
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Northern Québec, 1970. A bizarre mist —the Brume— is disconnecting a rural mining village from its quiet reality. Step into the shoes of Detective Carl Faubert as he unfolds the mysteries haunting the region while battling for his own survival.
Why similar: Mystery 20.9%, Detective 18.3%, Investigation 17.9%, Horror 14.2%, Action-Adventure 10.8%
