60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Horror, Lovecraftian, Adventure, Psychological Horror.
Two federal agents investigate a strange homicide case in this Lovecraftian visual novel.
It Could Happen to You
Your peaceful holiday is interrupted when the small village you’re visiting in becomes terrorized by strange lights on the sky and enigmatic men in black. Some villagers have gone missing, everyone is afraid. Dive into a thrilling adventure with branching narrative and a unique visual style.
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Visit a surreal world and help a blue girl navigate the perils of paranoia and the intrusion of mysterious beings in her life...
Your peaceful holiday is interrupted when the small village you’re visiting in becomes terrorized by strange lights on the sky and enigmatic men in black. Some villagers have gone missing, everyone is afraid. Dive into a thrilling adventure with branching narrative and a unique visual style.
Why similar: Conspiracy 16.7% ★, Lovecraftian 15.4%, Aliens 15.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.7%, Visual Novel 11.4%
Visit a surreal world and help a blue girl navigate the perils of paranoia and the intrusion of mysterious beings in her life...
Why similar: Lovecraftian 21%, Conspiracy 16.6% ★, Aliens 13.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10%, Psychological Horror 9.6%
A horror dice roll adventure inspired by the Cthulhu Mythos. Much like in a tabletop RPG, "abilities," "luck," and "dice rolls" influence the story's progression. The protagonist is cursed on an island in the Seto Inland Sea. Investigate the island, uncover the mysteries, and break the curse!
Why similar: Lovecraftian 43.4%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.7%, Horror 9.7%, Psychological Horror 7.4%
The Academy of the Cosmic Realm is a short first-person horror game where you explore an old abandoned academy to discover what terrible event led to it's closure.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 40.6%, Conspiracy 20% ★, Horror 14.5%, Aliens 11.5%, Mystery 5.9%
This is an adventure game with a comical and mysterious story. Become the unluckiest detective in the universe and travel around Town with your buddy, a fortune teller, to solve crimes.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 41.8%, Visual Novel 19.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.3%, Adventure 8%, Horror 7%
An interactive Lovecraftian horror story about surviving a family you never knew and their servitude to a dark patron. True to the genre, you retain all knowledge from every play-through. Shape your fate and that of the family. Will you embrace this gift or rid humanity of their taint?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 31.2%, Conspiracy 14.5% ★, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.3%
Four female college students visit a mountain where spirits live. There had been a number of disappearances there in the past, and it was known as a dangerous place. This work is a visual novel that depicts the secrets of Mount Leng and the adventures of college students.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 29.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 24.7%, Visual Novel 20.2%, Horror 14.8%, Choices Matter 5.4%
Face unspeakable horrors. Succumb to madness. Welcome to a free daemonic narrative experience inspired by H. P. Lovecraft.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 43%, Horror 14.3%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Psychological Horror 10.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.4%
All the women in Levy have disappeared. Why did they leave in bare feet? Discover their story along with 680 CGs and 11 unique endings in this apocalyptic visual novel.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 37%, Visual Novel 16%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Horror 12.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.5%
The Echo Paradox is a first-person psychological horror game. Humanity stands on the brink of an unsettling revelation – alternate dimensions are real, but eerily without signs of life.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 30.5%, Aliens 25.1%, Psychological Horror 16.5%, Horror 12.3%, Dark 5.1%
Explore a cursed residential area in this retro-inspired horror game. As a Hunter, track the entities that dwell within and cleanse the area.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 45.4%, Psychological Horror 16.8%, Horror 16.1%, Pixel Graphics 5.6%, Dark 5%
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.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 47.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18%, Visual Novel 16%, Horror 10.2%, Mystery 5.5%
On Halloween night, a group of teens tells horror stories, and each one comes to life in Lost Sanity. In the first chapter, Call of the Sea, you play as Megan Claire, trapped in an underground prison while cultists awaken a marine entity; slip through shadows, follow clues, and guard your sanity.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 50.9%, Psychological Horror 16.6%, Horror 14.2%, Female Protagonist 7.3%, Mystery 6.6%
Rumors resurface. Legends are resurrected. In this Lovecraftian visual novel, play as Alex N. Wilmarth, skeptic and professor at Miskatonic University, to unravel the hideous secrets centered at a secluded farm in the hills of Vermont, coming ever closer to mortal peril.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 54.2%, Visual Novel 23.1%, Horror 13.5%, Adventure 8.3%, Indie 0.9%
Step into a scientist's shoes in a story driven game which leads you to discover a mysterious and unknown world by torturing characters. In order to find out all the hidden secrets, try to keep the guinea pigs alive for as long as possible by using the scientist's machinery.
Why similar: Conspiracy 23.2% ★, Lovecraftian 22.6%, Psychological Horror 10.4%, Horror 10.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.9%
What if the choices you make during your investigation awaken ancient beings older than existence itself. Explore the official Choose Cthulhu gamebook adaptation, every decision you take seals the fate of mankind. Will the creeping madness consume you as you uncover the darkest secrets?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 39.2%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.3%, Horror 12%, Visual Novel 8.9%
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 52.9%, Psychological Horror 20%, Horror 16.1%, Adventure 10.1%, Indie 0.8%
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 58.4%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Horror 13.7%, Mystery 4.3%, Adventure 3.6%
A long-form, choice-driven psychological horror and depression game in which the protagonist’s ending changes based on the choices made by “you,” the voice he hears in his head.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.5%, Horror 16.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.6%, Pixel Graphics 11.9%, Visual Novel 11.7%
都市的夜晚并不安宁。浮华背后，暗潮在阴影中涌动。旧书店『Hermitage』的店主不幸被卷入了种种神秘事件。越是接近答案，他见到的真相却愈发诡异。疑云之下，一切都指向了“那些”超越常理的——危机渐渐逼近，在谣言与谎言间劈开道路，追寻自己的“结局”吧！
Why similar: Lovecraftian 66%, Visual Novel 26.3%, Mystery 7%, Indie 0.7%
A short-form psychological thriller. Confront the mysterious Finn through a monitor. No strategy or puzzles—just choices and their consequences. Simply answer his questions and witness the end.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.8%, Visual Novel 22%, Horror 11.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.8%, Dark 8.7%
Into Samomor is a psychological horror RPG where your choices shape everything: storylines, quests, and intense boss battles. With a branching narrative and multiple endings, each playthrough offers a fresh experience.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 23.8%, Psychological Horror 18.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.7%, Horror 14.2%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%
Embark on a nocturnal road movie full of mysteries, paranormal phenomena, and an unexpected destination. Choose your answers carefully... and you might just find a happy ending.
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.4%, Psychological Horror 19.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.2%, Aliens 13.9%, Mystery 9%
This is a Lovecraftian-inspired tale of a man writing the horrors of the one night he visited his great uncle's mansion to remember what actually happened at 3 am during the visit.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 44.7%, Psychological Horror 18%, Horror 13.6%, Pixel Graphics 7.1%, Dark 5.6%
A novel adventure where two high school girls encounter the supernatural on their pixelated way home.
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.3%, Psychological Horror 21.1%, Horror 18.5%, Female Protagonist 15.4%, Pixel Graphics 8.1%
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 36.9%, Visual Novel 14%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.3%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Horror 10.2%
You are Doctor Parsnip Green, the first and last line of defense against a grotesquely beautiful epidemic. Make difficult choices as you investigate the disease’s origin, operate on patients, and fight to save those you love - all while managing your own dwindling sanity.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 25.8%, Psychological Horror 19.6%, Visual Novel 17%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.5%, Horror 10.2%
A place where warmth is but a memory. The night echoes with strange sounds, and uncanny neighbors stir a lingering unease, all steeped in a stale, suffocating air. Yet one question remains—where does this chilling cold truly come from?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 41.8%, Visual Novel 20.1%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Horror 14.9%, Mystery 7.3%
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 59.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Choices Matter 5.2%, Adventure 3.9%
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 43%, Horror 18.4%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Adventure 7.1%, Mystery 4.9%
Play as Adriana and travel to Europe with her brother Bruno. Meet Silke, who attended to Adriana's grandmother Maria during her final moments, and Dolores, a stunning and secretive woman on a trip. Explore House Chavez's shadowy hallways and navigate the mysteries within.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 28.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Dark 6.8%
A first-person psychological horror game where you play as a female protagonist, traversing creepy & atmospheric liminal spaces, solving mind-bending puzzles and ever shifting maze environments to uncover the truth about who you are and how you came to be here
Why similar: Lovecraftian 26.3%, Psychological Horror 24.4%, Horror 22.6%, Female Protagonist 11.6%, Dark 7.7%
High school girls have been disappearing from Abbotsford. Unravel the mystery before all things wash away in a tidal wave of deep despair. An interactive visual novel with psychological and lovecraftian undertones.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 39.9%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.2%, Conspiracy 12.6% ★, Mystery 6.3%
Noctem is a first-person psychological horror game with an element of some real life experiences. Dive in an immersive experience, with atmospheric, realistic environments and unravel the horrifying long-covered secrets and the mystery that spreads all over the Alaska Triangle.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 28.5%, Aliens 20.7%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Horror 10.7%, Adventure 8.2%
Echoes is a 2D narrative game where you play as Ricky Fox, a detective haunted by the death of his best friend, Arthur. Step into Greenhearth, a small town full of secrets, and make choices that will shape your investigation. Will you crack the case with your sanity intact?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 22.2%, Conspiracy 21.2% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.7%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Horror 8.2%
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 64.1%, Horror 15.6%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Adventure 6.6%, Indie 0.5%
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 63.7%, Visual Novel 29.2%, Adventure 5.6%, Singleplayer 1%, Indie 0.5%
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: Conspiracy 19.6% ★, America 16.2% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.9%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Horror 9.8%
Guide Trask, a young seedling born into a cave-dwelling family that fears the outside world. Uncover the secrets of a mysterious tree and fight to save everyone trapped in their isolated home. Explore strange environments, absorb animal traits, and overcome dangers in this adventure.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 26.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.5%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Horror 10.7%
Chronicle of Innsmouth: Curse of Chaos is a Lovecraftian point-and-click adventure set in 500 AD Oman. Inspired by H.P. Lovecraft’s most enigmatic stories, including The Nameless City and Nyarlathotep, it pulls you into a chilling investigation of cosmic horror and creeping madness.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 60.6%, Psychological Horror 17.5%, Pixel Graphics 10.2%, Adventure 6%, 2D 3.3%
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Why similar: Lovecraftian 29.4%, Aliens 23.2%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Horror 10.3%, Visual Novel 9.5%
Cosmic Awakening VR is a first person VR survival exploration horror game. A game about immersion, exploration, and terror. It is a collection of horror scenarios set on a sci-fi stage. Explore the mysteries in a short linear experience, or try to survive as long as you can against unknown horrors.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 26.4%, Aliens 19.6%, Conspiracy 18.6% ★, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Horror 10.6%
You have just woken up from a coma and need to reach the Jersey Shore immediately. You have no car, no cash, and no pants. Take an ordinary hitchhike across New Jersey on an extraordinary night, all so you can tell your crush that you like her
Why similar: America 18.8% ★, Psychological Horror 18.4%, Visual Novel 17.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15%, Female Protagonist 8.9%
Dive into the worlds of the best classic weird fiction and cosmic horror writers. Try out our original approach to bringing literature into the interactive medium. Relax and let Dr. Emmerson guide you through all the colors of dread.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 38.8%, Psychological Horror 16.2%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Horror 11.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.3%
A haunted convent. Statues that move on their own. A buried past. Welcome to Saint Idelora’s convent, where becoming a saint comes with a price.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.3%, Psychological Horror 20.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.9%, Horror 15.8%, Female Protagonist 11.6%
In a world of ice, the last human city is tearing itself apart. Explore the underbelly of a monstrous metropolis in a surreal adventure about everything and nothing.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 28.6%, Conspiracy 24.9% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.5%, Horror 9.8%, Dark 6.3%
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 43.3%, Horror 18.8%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Dark 6.6%, Mystery 5.2%
It's a winter night. You are coming home by train. You have to change trains at a small train station in the middle of the forest.It's not the first time you've traveled this route. But now you feel like something is different.As if something was watching you.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 26%, Visual Novel 15%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.6%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Horror 9.1%
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 46.7%, Psychological Horror 17.6%, Horror 14.4%, Pixel Graphics 9%, Dark 4.6%
Blending fairy tale fright with psychological horror, this narrative game challenges you to survive a weird journey through the woods while being hunted by the witch you were tasked with imprisoning. Sometimes charming, sometimes frightening, she’ll force you to make hard choices.
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.3%, Psychological Horror 20.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.9%, Horror 15.1%, Choices Matter 6.9%
Solve your own murder in this horror text adventure with choice dependent endings. Explore an isolated desert town to figure out who murdered you - and why.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 65.7%, Horror 22.4%, Adventure 10.8%, Indie 1.1%
A Gothic horror faerie tale.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 35.6%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.6%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Horror 11.5%
Return as Alice and embark on her adventure to find the truth...
Why similar: Visual Novel 31.1%, Psychological Horror 22.7%, Horror 20.4%, Adventure 10.2%, Female Protagonist 8.6%
All your coworkers are gone and the halls are quiet, except for the pitter-patter of rain on the window. Explore a desolate laboratory as a creature stalks you, always watching. Run and hide as you solve puzzles and learn more about what happened to the facility and its secrets.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 43.6%, Horror 14.6%, Psychological Horror 8.6%, Female Protagonist 8.4%, Dark 7.3%
In a world plagued by conflict, greed, and division, hope arrives from beyond the stars. The aliens have come to Earth, and they're listening to everything you say and make it a reality. What will you do with all this sudden power? Will you be able to save the world?
Why similar: Aliens 25.9%, Conspiracy 19.8% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.1%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Female Protagonist 7.4%
Something goes wrong during your subway journey home, leaving you in quiet darkness. Can you find your way back to reality? And are you sure you're alone? An atmospheric horror game, that will get you consumed…
Why similar: Lovecraftian 38.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.2%, Psychological Horror 15.8%, Horror 13.1%, Pixel Graphics 5.4%
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 58.6%, Visual Novel 18.3%, Horror 8.7%, Female Protagonist 8.6%, Adventure 3%
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 46.5%, Psychological Horror 19%, Horror 16.1%, Dark 9%, Mystery 6.2%
In New Meaning you play as Luke Wilson, or do you? Luke is a struggling teenager trying to shed some light upon a dark lonely world, will you help him or will you aid his departure into depression? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 29.7%, Visual Novel 25.1%, Psychological Horror 21.5%, Horror 12.4%, Dark 5.9%
Horror thriller visual novel written by cult director Ruggero Deodato. A cannibal story in three episodes. Embark on a challenging journey, where every choice has a price and consequences. Will you be able to reach the end without getting your soul devoured? Dare to decide!
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.5%, Psychological Horror 17%, Horror 15.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.6%, Female Protagonist 9.4%
