- #1 Conarium
97% matchMostly Positive77% of 2,282 reviews2017
Dev: Stormling StudiosPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Conarium is a chilling Lovecraftian game, which follows a gripping story involving four scientists and their endeavor to challenge what we normally consider to be the ‘absolute’ limits of nature. Inspired by H.P. Lovecraft’s novella "At the Mountains of Madness", but largely set after the original story.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 51.9%, Horror 17%, Walking Simulator 13.2%, Atmospheric 5.3%, First-Person 5%
- #2 Abject Abyss
96% matchPositive95% of 22 reviews2026
Dev: Anton Bezett
Windows
A short, atmospheric sci-fi horror experience. Explore an isolated research facility on the edge of charted space, and survive the horrors that lurk there.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 33.6%, Horror 20.3%, Sci-fi 11.7%, Atmospheric 10.2%, Exploration 6.9%
- #3 Crathos Deep
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hitbox Games
Windows
Descend down the arctic depths in Crathos Deep, a cosmic horror narrative adventure. Explore the vast abyss with your submarine and utilize your expeditionary drone to reach the dark corners of the ocean. Investigate a lost research institute to unravel the unsettling mystery of its downfall.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 36.4%, Horror 19.8%, Immersive 10.5% ★, Exploration 9.8%, Atmospheric 9.4%
- #4 Scanner Sombre
95% matchVery Positive89% of 4,576 reviews2017
Dev: Introversion Software
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Scanner Sombre is a 3d horror cave exploration game where darkness is your greatest foe. Illuminate the unseen with your LIDAR scanner, revealing the eerie beauty and peril of the abyss. From the creators of Prison Architect, this immersive adventure uses light and shadow for a haunting experience.
Why similar: Horror 20.5%, Walking Simulator 19.5%, Lovecraftian 18.6%, Exploration 11.9%, Atmospheric 10.7%
- #5 SCP: Darkwater
94% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Neuroticfly Games
Windows
A psychological horror game inspired by SCP-1128. As a young woman trapped in a surreal loop, explore your bathroom and submerge yourself in the bathtub to enter a terrifying ocean dimension inhabited by a colossal entity lurking in the depths.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 43.5%, Horror 22.4%, Walking Simulator 11.1%, Exploration 11%, Atmospheric 9%
- #6 Cosmic Fear
94% matchVery Positive86% of 132 reviews2026
Dev: Alessandro Guzzo
Windows
You’ve discovered evidence of a cosmic presence influencing humanity since its origins. Now something born in the depths of the cosmos is calling again. Investigate, uncover forbidden knowledge and survive a disturbing first person Lovecraftian horror adventure.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 36.7%, Horror 16.6%, Walking Simulator 10.8%, Atmospheric 8.4%, Sci-fi 8.1%
- #7 Dyer Expedition
93% matchPositive87% of 38 reviews2025
Dev: Monkeys With Jobs
Windows
Dyer Expedition is a puzzle adventure game with light Lovecraftian horror elements and a story inspired by Lovecraft's 1931 novella At the Mountains of Madness.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 41.1%, Horror 14.9%, Walking Simulator 13.7%, Atmospheric 9.7%, Exploration 9.3%
- #8 Lighthouse of Madness
92% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Flying Jack StudiosPub: Flying Jack Productions
Windows
Embark on this Lovecraft-inspired tale and discover the mysteries that await you on this island. Explore the island, solve challenging puzzles, and most importantly: try not to lose your sanity.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 46.3%, Horror 14.4%, Walking Simulator 11.7%, Atmospheric 8.5%, First-Person 7.5%
- #9 The Mariner
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Flantastic Games
Windows
Enter into a Horror Adventure Lovecraftian-inspired story. As your sanity begins to erode, and armed with only a oil-lit lantern, work to unlock and uncover the secrets of the ship. Yet be aware, for something ancient and unknowable stirs within the suffocating darkness of the ship's maw...
Why similar: Lovecraftian 48.4%, Horror 24.5%, First-Person 9.2%, Exploration 6.2%, Atmospheric 5.9%
- #10 No one lives under the lighthouse Director's cut
91% matchVery Positive87% of 2,488 reviews2020
Dev: Marevo Collective
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 74%
A slow burn retro horror game, in which you arrive at the old lighthouse on a small island near the coast of the United States. After the previous keeper has gone missing, you need to take over his duties and watch after the light.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 39.4%, Horror 23.3%, Walking Simulator 11%, Atmospheric 9.5%, Exploration 5.6%
- #11 Shadow of Pharos
90% matchMixed68% of 93 reviews2024
Dev: Team Gaivot
Windows
Shadow of Pharos is a short first-person horror game.
Why similar: Immersive 37.3% ★, Horror 24.7%, Walking Simulator 13.1%, Atmospheric 11.8%, Exploration 5.5%
- #12 Souls Alive: Origins
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Souls Alive Development
Windows
Souls Alive: Origins is a Lovecraftian survival horror game set in a dark sci-fi future. Explore a world where reality bends, ancient cults return, and Cthulhu stirs once more. With a strong focus on story, atmosphere, and visual detail.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 51.4%, Horror 18%, Sci-fi 9%, Atmospheric 8.7%, First-Person 4.8%
- #13 My Day Challenge
89% matchMostly Positive74% of 31 reviews2024
Dev: MindlessFinn
Windows
A short, atmospheric horror experience about daily life.
Why similar: Horror 30.3%, Walking Simulator 21.1%, Exploration 14.4%, Atmospheric 13.5%, First-Person 8.2%
- #14 180°
87% matchPositive98% of 41 reviews2026
Dev: ABKB。
Windows
Trapped in a mysterious space shrouded in an unsettling atmosphere, a unknown presence creeps up from behind— "it" doesn't move while you're watching. But the moment you look away, it closes in without a sound. Can you escape "it" and find your way out of this enigmatic space?
Why similar: Immersive 32.2% ★, Horror 25.8%, Walking Simulator 18.2%, Atmospheric 6.9%, Exploration 6.5%
- #15 Pharos
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Team Gaivot
Windows
Pharos is a short first-person horror game.
Why similar: Immersive 37.5% ★, Horror 23.8%, Walking Simulator 13.2%, Atmospheric 11.8%, Exploration 6.1%
- #16 UnSeen
86% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: Tenebos
Windows
UnSeen : you won't see death coming. A first person horror game about immersion, where truth and madness are never far away. Be careful... fear is on your feet.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 42.4%, Horror 21.8%, Exploration 10.7%, Walking Simulator 9.4%, Atmospheric 8.8%
- #17 GORE
85% matchMostly Positive74% of 146 reviews2025
Dev: CosmicArcade
Windows
GORE is a Lovecraft-inspired horror experience set deep in the Rocky Mountains. Explore the wilderness and uncover the origins of the fleshy entity.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 38.3%, Walking Simulator 14.9%, Horror 14%, Exploration 9.3%, Atmospheric 8.5%
- #18 The Alien Cube
86% matchVery Positive81% of 595 reviews2021
Dev: Alessandro Guzzo
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
A cursed legacy awakens something ancient, revealing a terrifying reality never meant for human eyes. Follow your missing uncle’s trail, uncover forbidden secrets, and face a Lovecraftian cosmic horror in this first‑person adventure.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 39.4%, Horror 16.4%, Walking Simulator 11.9%, Exploration 8.7%, Atmospheric 8.7%
- #19 Dark Lessons
84% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Tall Tide Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Trapped in your teacher's home, your only defense against the dark is a flickering candle. Unearth a family’s twisted history and solve puzzles in this Lovecraftian nightmare to find a way out. But be warned: Something else is lurking in the shadows ... and a voice is pleading for your help.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 38.4%, Horror 17.9%, Walking Simulator 14.7%, Exploration 7.9%, Atmospheric 7.5%
- #20 DEAD UNIT
84% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Insane Grain
Windows
A titanic complex. An insignificant man. In this grim horror, you are a prisoner classified as a DEAD UNIT. Explore your prison, bypass security systems, evade escaped Entities, and piece together material traces for a single chance to make it out alive.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 30.4%, Horror 19.5%, Walking Simulator 14%, Sci-fi 11.3%, Exploration 9.4%
- #21 Backrooms: Exit from Supermarket
82% matchMixed65% of 60 reviews2025
Dev: CGI LAB GAMES
Windows
In the Backrooms: Exit from Supermarket, you find yourself trapped in a labyrinth of endless, flickering aisles. Unearth dark secrets behind every shelf while evading lurking apparitions and supernatural terrors. Can you survive the haunted corridors and escape before the nightmare consumes?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 37.1%, Horror 19.4%, Walking Simulator 13%, Atmospheric 10.5%, First-Person 6.7%
- #22 EMOTIONLESS : The Last Ticket
81% matchVery Positive81% of 138 reviews2025
Dev: X1 Games
Windows
Step into a liminal, cosmic horror experience set in an abandoned amusement park. Uncover the haunting narrative behind its twisted rides and empty tunnels to discover what lurks within a reality that shouldn't exist…
Why similar: Lovecraftian 42.5%, Horror 19.8%, Walking Simulator 16.2%, Atmospheric 8.8%, Exploration 5.5%
- #23 Call of Cthulhu®
82% matchMostly Positive79% of 13,959 reviews2018
Dev: Cyanide StudioPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 59.7%, Horror 19.1%, Atmospheric 8.2%, Walking Simulator 5.7%, First-Person 4.3%
- #24 Desert of Vice
83% matchPositive83% of 24 reviews2018
Dev: Karolis Dikcius
Windows · Mac
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 61.3%, Horror 28.2%, Adventure 5.9%, Indie 4.6%
- #25 The Nameless City
81% matchVery Positive88% of 57 reviews2024
Dev: Paradnight Studio
Windows · Mac
Narrative-driven first person horror adventure inspired by Lovecraft's short novel "The Nameless City". Explore the ruins of a city that some say they are older than humanity itself. While you delve deeper into the ancient buildings, reality and visions blend into an indistinct haze.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 45.3%, Walking Simulator 17.3%, Horror 13.1%, Atmospheric 10%, Exploration 5.7%
- #26 Tisis
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dimitris Risis
Windows
Tisis is a first-person psychological horror game focused on exploration, environmental storytelling, and sanity management as you navigate the thin boundary between light, darkness, and madness.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 29.5%, Walking Simulator 18.2%, Horror 14.8%, Atmospheric 13.6%, Exploration 11.5%
- #27 The Night Is Long
78% matchPositive85% of 48 reviews2025
Dev: TheGamerUrso
Windows
The Night Is Long is a short first-person horror game where a grieving man follows a ghostly vision into an abandoned mansion. Uncover dark secrets, survive atmospheric horrors, and face your past through exploration, puzzles, and subtle scares.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 46.3%, Horror 19.6%, Exploration 11.6%, First-Person 6.1%, Atmospheric 5.9%
- #28 Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs
80% matchMixed70% of 12,174 reviews2013
Dev: The Chinese RoomPub: Frictional Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 16.7 hrs≥1hr: 51%
From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent and Dear Esther comes a new first-person horrorgame that will drag you to the depths of greed, power and madness. It will bury its snout into your ribs and it will eat your heart.
Why similar: Horror 33.5%, Walking Simulator 31.8%, Lovecraftian 13.4%, Atmospheric 6%, Exploration 5.6%
- #29 Moons of Madness
79% matchMostly Positive78% of 2,944 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 39.2%, Horror 19.1%, Sci-fi 11.6%, Walking Simulator 8.1%, Exploration 6.4%
- #30 Mountains of Madness
77% matchMixed60% of 30 reviews2024
Dev: Deep Dive Project
Windows
From H.P. Lovecraft's work, this walking simulator sends you to the frozen wastes of Antarctica. Use your tools to navigate the frozen galleries untouched by millennia. Unearth evidence of a dreadful truth while you search for a madman whose ill fate lies somewhere beneath these Mountains of Madness
Why similar: Lovecraftian 37.3%, Walking Simulator 16%, Horror 14%, Exploration 9%, Atmospheric 8.8%
- #31 Astrophobia
75% matchVery Positive80% of 70 reviews2026
Dev: CosmicArcade
Windows
A PSX-style cosmic horror game where a classified mission to study alien architecture on the Moon leads two astronauts into the ruins of an ancient civilization that predates humanity.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 38.8%, Horror 18.1%, Immersive 12.3% ★, Walking Simulator 10.4%, Atmospheric 9.2%
- #32 Euclidean
78% matchMixed65% of 254 reviews2015
Dev: Alpha Wave EntertainmentPub: AAD Productions
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Euclidean; a game of geometric horror; a slow descent into the dark, into madness, futility, and despair, where Things greater than you watch and wait and dream. Struggle for every second of life you have left… Even knowing you’re better off dead.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 54.4%, Horror 21.1%, Atmospheric 12.3%, First-Person 8.6%, Indie 3.6%
- #33 SOMA
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 53,096 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 31.7%, Horror 18.7%, Walking Simulator 12.6%, Sci-fi 10.3%, Atmospheric 8.9%
- #34 Streamer's Revenge
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: RailToad
Windows
Feel like a famous streamer determined to put an end to the insults. You set out to take down the main offender and then go into hiding in a sketchy place...
Why similar: Lovecraftian 35%, Horror 19.1%, Walking Simulator 13.1%, Exploration 9.9%, First-Person 7.1%
- #35 Lapso: NIMBO
76% matchVery Positive89% of 154 reviews2020
Dev: islaOliva Games
Windows
When a flash of light catches Kali Müller, she will have no choice but to advance through the depths of Rockrose to find out if the legends are true.
Why similar: Immersive 36.6% ★, Sci-fi 17.2%, Exploration 15%, Atmospheric 12.4%, Horror 9.5%
- #36 A Place, Forbidden
75% matchVery Positive85% of 458 reviews2020
Dev: Poison The Inkwell
Windows
A Place, Forbidden is a first-person, lo-fi horror-puzzle game set in the Library of Ouroboros, a seemingly innocuous library that, rumor has it, contains knowledge not meant for the eyes of mortal man. We hope you enjoy your visit.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 47.2%, Horror 23.4%, Atmospheric 11%, Walking Simulator 7.3%, First-Person 7%
- #37 Epsilon Eridana
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Asperatus Games
Windows
Epsilon Eridana is a story-driven sci-fi survival horror with a heavy focus on exploration. Your goal is to investigate what happened to the crew of abandoned space base and unravel the terryfying secrets of the first extraterrestrial contact.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 36.6%, Horror 15.9%, Walking Simulator 11%, Sci-fi 10.8%, Atmospheric 8.1%
- #38 ISO/2004
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Koniipinka GamesPub: Neuroticfly Games
Windows
ISO/2004 is a grounded psychological horror game about guilt, trauma, and disturbing memories rotting inside a decaying provincial home. Step into a suffocating, atmospheric nightmare where raw emotional tension slowly warps reality. Face what you left behind before the shadows consume you.
Why similar: Immersive 39.3% ★, Horror 27.1%, Atmospheric 13.4%, Exploration 10.4%, First-Person 5.9%
- #39 The Shrouded
73% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: Pulsar One
Windows
A short PSX-style horror game. Explore a dark cellar, collect 8 books, and survive a few tense encounters with a lurking presence.
Why similar: Horror 29.7%, Walking Simulator 26.1%, Exploration 13.2%, First-Person 10.7%, Linear 10.3%
- #40 Dwelling on the Hill
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Apocrifa Labs Interactive
Windows
A devout man built his house on top of something older than scripture. He tried to seal the passage. He failed. Now you are inside, and the door is locked.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 37.7%, Walking Simulator 15.6%, Horror 13.8%, Atmospheric 9.9%, Linear 7.5%
- #41 Still Wakes the Deep
71% matchVery Positive87% of 13,247 reviews2024
Dev: The Chinese RoomPub: Secret Mode
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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 37.5%, Horror 18.1%, Walking Simulator 13.7%, Atmospheric 8.1%, Sci-fi 7.8%
- #42 Call of Cthulhu®: Dark Corners of the Earth
74% matchMixed68% of 3,372 reviews2009
Dev: Headfirst ProductionsPub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 6.7 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 61.6%, Horror 25.6%, Atmospheric 5.7%, First-Person 5.6%, Adventure 1%
- #43 Golden Gear
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lajong
Windows · Mac · Linux
First-person atmospheric horror mystery with retro-inspired visuals. Spend several days on a small isolated island in the North Atlantic, settle in an old cabin, explore an abandoned observatory, and operate rustic equipment to do one final reading and uncover what lurks in the dark... and beyond.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 38.4%, Walking Simulator 16.8%, Horror 14.1%, Atmospheric 10.6%, Exploration 10%
- #44 Effugium
72% matchMixed60% of 67 reviews2023
Dev: Souporno GhoshPub: Team Glasses
Windows
Explore a cold, abandoned, and dreary facility to piece together its mysteries and find a means for escape from the horror that lurks within.
Why similar: Horror 28.5%, Walking Simulator 25.8%, Atmospheric 18.5%, Exploration 13.4%, First-Person 8.9%
- #45 Our Elusive Suffering
72% matchMixed64% of 90 reviews2022
Dev: 👁️Pub: ⚰️
Windows
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Why similar: Lovecraftian 43%, Horror 26.6%, Walking Simulator 11.8%, Exploration 11.7%, First-Person 5%
- #46 HOLFACE
69% matchPositive87% of 39 reviews2026
Dev: Jonny's Games
Windows
Upon visiting his decrepit and dying grandfather, Isaac discovers an ancient evil that has parasitically dwelled within his ancestry for generations. Isaac must stop the parasite's symbiotic cycle from reoccurring or else become its new host.
Why similar: Horror 27.1%, Lovecraftian 22.4%, Walking Simulator 21.6%, First-Person 9.8%, Atmospheric 9.3%
- #47 Void Path
70% matchMostly Positive73% of 26 reviews2024
Dev: kuma-hacker
Windows
"Void Path" is a first-person horror game set in a residential area of Japan. There are no grotesque monsters. You explore a town depicted with retro-style graphics.
Why similar: Immersive 28.5% ★, Horror 19.3%, Walking Simulator 16.6%, Atmospheric 9.5%, Exploration 9.1%
- #48 In Tenebris
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sleepless_Team
Windows
In Tenebris is a dark, first-person sci-fi horror game where echolocation is the only way to find your way out. You see while you make sound, but you can also be heard by those you don't want to be around. Explore the corridors of a research facility, avoid enemies, and try to survive.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 34.3%, Horror 18.1%, Walking Simulator 12.9%, Sci-fi 11%, Exploration 10.4%
- #49 HYPNOS
67% matchVery Positive95% of 106 reviews2026
Dev: Redlock Studio
Windows
HYPNOS is a first-person adventure and exploration game, set in a lovecraftian megastructure fever dream. Enter the Nameless City at the edge of Dreams. Follow the trail into the shadow of the Holy Mountain. Embrace your destiny.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 43.2%, Horror 19%, Exploration 10.8%, Atmospheric 9.6%, Walking Simulator 9.3%
- #50 Clairvoyage: The Lighthouse
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Volpe Software
Windows
Restore a lighthouse to prevent a disaster that already happened.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 33.2%, Horror 19.6%, Walking Simulator 10.3%, Atmospheric 10.1%, Exploration 8.5%
- #51 Marginalia
71% matchVery Positive82% of 61 reviews2019
Dev: Connor Sherlock
Windows
Marginalia is a first-person horror game that transports you to Kestlebrook, a secluded valley where history becomes enmeshed with a strange present. Weeks ago Eric left. Days ago you got a letter telling you to come to him. Now you're here, but precisely where is here? And better yet, when?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 35.2%, Walking Simulator 19%, Horror 17%, Exploration 10.5%, Atmospheric 7.7%
- #52 Please Duology
70% matchPositive95% of 22 reviews2021
Dev: Somewhat Software
Windows
A compilation of two slow-paced, cosmic horror walking simulators, to be completed in under an hour. Please makes you maintain a power station and ignore the noises from the main engine, while Please Follow has you explore the trenches of a losing war, exposing your mind to visions of another world.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 45.9%, Horror 16.8%, Exploration 11.3%, Atmospheric 10.5%, First-Person 8.2%
- #53 Dagon: by H. P. Lovecraft
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 12,383 reviews2021
Dev: Bit Golem
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 29%
Face unspeakable horrors. Succumb to madness. Welcome to a free daemonic narrative experience inspired by H. P. Lovecraft.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 50.8%, Horror 22.7%, Walking Simulator 9.6%, Atmospheric 8.6%, First-Person 5.6%
- #54 Hell Dive
68% matchVery Positive93% of 81 reviews2025
Dev: Teacup Games
Windows
Hell Dive is a first-person horror game where you are a Maritime Operative alone aboard a submarine. Sent on a mission to revive an abandoned deep-sea colony, you uncover dark secrets as terrifying and deadly horrors await in its depths
Why similar: Lovecraftian 37.3%, Walking Simulator 16.3%, Horror 15.3%, Atmospheric 8.8%, Sci-fi 8%
- #55 Walk Home
66% matchPositive86% of 42 reviews2026
Dev: PauraGames
Windows
Walk Home is a short psychological horror game that puts you in the shoes of a young teenage girl, experiencing deeply unsettling circumstances as she navigates an eerie dirt trail back to her rural home late at night.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.6%, Horror 22.6%, Exploration 17.4%, First-Person 10.4%, Atmospheric 9.4%
- #56 Remains of Yith
67% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: Blackmoth Entertainment
Windows
Remains of Yith is a point and click adventure puzzle game inspired by The Shadow Out of Time by H.P Lovecraft, play as Sarah as she explores a mysterious island trying to recover a lost alien artifact
Why similar: Lovecraftian 50.4%, Horror 13.8%, Exploration 13.5%, Linear 9.5%, Atmospheric 9%
- #57 In Vino Veritas
67% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Lesson Not Learned Games
Windows
Explore a desecrated cathedral to find your missing wife in this psychological horror adventure. Uncover the dark truth behind the Elohim, solve ancient puzzles, and survive a chilling journey where faith and reality collide. The Bible was mistranslated; the truth is much darker
Why similar: Lovecraftian 28.4%, Horror 19.8%, Walking Simulator 17.1%, Atmospheric 10.4%, Exploration 8.8%
- #58 Stars Die
68% matchVery Positive89% of 161 reviews2020
Dev: Eric Juvi
Windows
A giant cathedral of flesh has appeared in the middle of the ocean on a dying world. A small group of scientists are secretly investigating it when a mysterious woman appears, facing an impossible task.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 40.8%, Walking Simulator 17.1%, Sci-fi 13.5%, Horror 11.3%, Exploration 7.3%
- #59 Nyctophobia
67% match4 user reviews0% of 4 reviews2024
Dev: Archmagnificent
Windows
A short Horror game about navigating a pitch-black urban environment, using limited sources of light.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.4%, Horror 21.7%, Exploration 13.2%, Atmospheric 11.3%, Sci-fi 10.3%