- #1 Last Threshold
97% matchMostly Positive78% of 23 reviews2022
Dev: Astrolabe Stories
Windows
Dive into the world based on the Lovecraft universe and its successors. In immersive visual novel discover the secret of the temple and learn the truth about your companions and your father’s past!
Why similar: Lovecraftian 26.6%, Psychedelic 16.9%, Hand-drawn 9.8%, Demons 8.9%, Horror 8.5%
- #2 Faint Echo
96% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: Agard Games
Windows
Faint Echo is a psychological horror visual novel with point-and-click elements. A young man named Denys moves into a cheap apartment, but soon faces disturbing paranormal events. Explore the dark building, uncover its secrets, and try to survive.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 24.2%, Psychedelic 14.6%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Demons 11.8%, Horror 9.7%
- #3 Nightmare Tale
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Insanity Notes Studio
Windows
Nightmare Tale is an interactive horror novel with dark secrets and intricate puzzles. Take control of the fate of the main character named Tom, who inherited an old hotel. You will have to keep your sanity while discovering the horrifying secrets of the hotel.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 35%, Horror 11.6%, Nonlinear 11.1%, Psychological Horror 8.8%, Puzzle 6.9%
- #4 The Lovecraft Pages
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Flobelle Games
Windows
A first-person cosmic horror mystery about owning a book of Eldritch magic; with the instructions you need to save your father, unlock reality and master the true powers of the universe. Will it give you the ability to bring him back? Is the knowledge of gods, older than time, yours for the taking?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 33.1%, Demons 15.8%, Psychedelic 14.9%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Horror 9.5%
- #5 Kami: Parade of Senses
94% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2026
Dev: Kostrum Games
Windows · Linux
Parade of Senses has begun, and you’ve become an unwilling participant. Make the most of it! Explore the Conscious Space, help the other poor souls trapped here, seek answers, betray, kill... or show mercy and protect.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 21.5%, Psychedelic 13.6%, Nonlinear 11.6%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Visual Novel 10.7%
- #6 HINGE
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Spheroom
Windows
HINGE is a psychological horror game that draws inspiration from Lovecraft and Bioshock. Delve into atmospheric environments, uncover clues, navigate the chilling nightmare, and find a way out of the time loop.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 28%, Psychedelic 15.1%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Horror 11.3%, Dark 10%
- #7 Ignis Dei
93% matchPositive96% of 46 reviews2025
Dev: Jam Bell Games
Windows
Heralded by a comet, seen as a harbinger of doom, the Black Death arrived in Florence in 1348. Wander through the woods to escape the plague, face various riddles and encounter mysterious creatures.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 28.5%, Demons 14%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Horror 11.8%, Dark 10.8%
- #8 Welcome to Levy
92% matchMostly Positive76% of 33 reviews2023
Dev: Sleepy Squids
Windows · Linux
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 35.2%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Horror 11.2%, Dark 10.7%
- #9 Undesirable Me
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Kaya
Windows
Undesirable Me is a psychological horror game in the genre of visual novel and adventure game. Overcome your inner demon: solve challenges, make tough decisions and face the consequences of your choices. Who will win this inner confrontation and take possession of the body? It depends on you.
Why similar: Psychedelic 24.8%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Visual Novel 13%, Horror 12.5%, Nonlinear 9.4%
- #10 The 9th Charnel
91% matchMixed58% of 43 reviews2026
Dev: Saikat DebPub: SOEDESCO
Windows
A first-person psychological survival horror game, The 9th Charnel is filled with a rich and frightening atmosphere. While exploring the many mysteries of this world, you must survive- whether you do it through stealth or by using weapons.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 24.4%, Psychedelic 16%, Demons 12.8%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Horror 10.3%
- #11 Before The End
90% match5 user reviews20% of 5 reviews2024
Dev: Studio Max-X
Windows
In this game you play as an experienced paranormal investigator. On the way you will need to look for keys from the doors, notes from the staff and those who studied here.
Why similar: Psychedelic 20.8%, Demons 16.9%, Psychological Horror 16.2%, Horror 13.5%, Dark 11.5%
- #12 SKULL CHAINZ
89% matchPositive95% of 37 reviews2022
Dev: Chaoclypse
Windows
Smash your way through Hell in this unique physics-based combat game! Face down the 7 Deadly Circles of Sin and their all-powerful Lords!
Why similar: Lovecraftian 32.4%, Demons 18.6%, Psychedelic 16.8%, Hand-drawn 10.9%, Dark 9%
- #13 Claustrophobia
89% matchMixed67% of 24 reviews2022
Dev: Sentinel Studios
Windows
Claustrophobia offers a scary and dark horror experience filled with blood boiling moments, first you will have to silently move your way through the darkness, until you can pick up arms and discover the truth. Can you figure out what is hiding in this grueling subterranean facility?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 30.7%, Psychedelic 16.7%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Horror 12.8%, Dark 10.4%
- #14 CATAFALQUE™
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: STUDIO ANNOLUCE™
Windows
Stranded alone in an unfamiliar place, with only a lugubrious coffin at your side. Dive deep into this melancholic and macabre tale of death, grief and despair as you try to piece together the intricate lore while facing entities far beyond human comprehension. A love letter to games of yore.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 33.9%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Hand-drawn 11.6%, Nonlinear 11.4%, Horror 8.6%
- #15 Haunted by Evil
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BKE Games Studio
Windows
Creepy nightmares becoming a reality and making Patrick’s life (a usual IT-developer) full of trials. What’s that: creepy horror or usual schizophrenia? You have to solve the mystery and make a move to unravel the mysterious events and issues surrounding Patrick’s life.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 34.2%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, Demons 13%, Dark 9.1%, Horror 8.4%
- #16 Plura Ingenia: Patient 16
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Oblique Interactive
Windows
The system watches you, studies you, and adapts to who you are. Trapped in a hospital, you undergo a mysterious psychological evaluation. Answer unsettling questions, survive disturbing trials, and uncover the purpose behind the experiment in a psychological horror experience shaped by your choices.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 30.2%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Demons 13.9%, Horror 11.8%, Dark 9.7%
- #17 Melbourne: Route 96
86% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: Lindsay Mansfield
Windows
Part travel journal, part visual novel with a hint of psychological horror, Melbourne: Route 96 is an experimental game about catching a tram in the wrong direction - and a polaroid camera.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 31.6%, Hand-drawn 13.1%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Horror 8.4%
- #18 The Darkest Emptiness
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: bathos.games
Windows
The Darkest Emptiness will fill the lungs with leaden weight.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.2%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Psychedelic 15.2%, Horror 12.1%, Story Rich 7%
- #19 3 O'clock Horror
84% matchMostly Positive72% of 50 reviews2021
Dev: 3 O'clock grymlins TeamPub: Gabe Simao
Windows
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 42.2%, Psychological Horror 16.6%, Horror 12.5%, Dark 7.5%, Puzzle 6%
- #20 EMOTIONLESS : The Last Ticket
82% matchVery Positive83% of 137 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 40.3%, Psychological Horror 16%, Horror 13.6%, Dark 11.2%, Atmospheric 5.1%
- #21 Insomnia
84% match6 user reviews71% of 7 reviews2022
Dev: Firebug Games
Windows
Experience one night as a man diagnosed with a strange and incurable form of insomnia. Your only goal is to sleep until dawn, but after the lines between your nightmares and your waking life are blurred… you might not want to sleep afterall.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 32.1%, Demons 16.1%, Psychedelic 13.5%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Horror 8.6%
- #22 Glassy Stare
81% matchVery Positive91% of 85 reviews2026
Dev: ghost funeralPub: Nikita Kryukov
Windows
A story-driven psychological experience where memory fades, silence deepens, and something waits in the dark.
Why similar: Psychedelic 26.6%, Lovecraftian 26.5%, Visual Novel 18.9%, Dark 10.9%, Psychological Horror 6.5%
- #23 Call of Cthulhu®
83% matchMostly Positive79% of 13,561 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 56.7%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Horror 13.1%, Story Rich 4.9%, Atmospheric 4.8%
- #24 Decarnation
82% matchVery Positive88% of 1,071 reviews2023
Dev: Atelier QDBPub: Shiro Unlimited
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Where do you run to when your demons reside within you? Decarnation is a pixel art adventure/action puzzle game with a horrific story inspired by some of the most influential films and novels in the genre. Dive into a breathtaking thriller where nightmares and dreams intertwine…
Why similar: Lovecraftian 28.5%, Psychedelic 16.5%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Horror 9.5%, Puzzle 9.1%
- #25 Static Dread: The Lighthouse
81% matchVery Positive91% of 1,355 reviews2025
Dev: solarsuit.gamesPub: Polden Publishing
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Lovecraft meets Papers, Please. Play as a lighthouse keeper and guide ships safely into the harbor using your radio. Survive the presence of something impossible, and don’t let the shadows consume you!
Why similar: Lovecraftian 29.8%, Psychedelic 16.2%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Horror 9.5%, Visual Novel 8.5%
- #26 EBBIL: Alternative Bible
79% matchVery Positive88% of 66 reviews2024
Dev: First Choir
Windows
In Heaven, mistakes have been made. In this story inspired by TMC, follow Archangel Gabriel through a trial of corruption and feigned purity as he explores celestial realms and the rekindling of lost friendships. Will you save the Heavens, or will you see them fall?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 14.7%, Nonlinear 13%, Visual Novel 13%, Psychedelic 11.9%, Horror 11.6%
- #27 The Demons Told Me to Make This Game
78% matchVery Positive99% of 107 reviews2025
Dev: Haunted Dude
Windows · Mac
Welcome to Red Hives, a lovely Midwestern town infested with demons. You're a little spirit stuck in a time loop, your only way to interact with the world is by possessing people and whispering into their ears. Explore timelines, solve mysteries, and please, try to keep your hosts alive...
Why similar: Lovecraftian 32%, Demons 16.8%, Visual Novel 10.4%, Nonlinear 9.4%, Hand-drawn 8.2%
- #28 Please Duology
80% matchPositive95% of 20 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 41.5%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Horror 11%, Dark 8.9%, Demons 6%
- #29 Broken soul
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: KatrunaPub: Dragon tales
Windows · Mac
Broken soul is a personal hell of a lost person, which makes Alex meet his own demons. Should he lose to his fears or he must struggle and fight off the things his own mind hides?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 25.5%, Psychedelic 17%, Horror 10.8%, Dark 8.9%, Puzzle 7.1%
- #30 M City
77% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2024
Dev: SMEK
Windows
Crazy and strange town. Mysterious events. A hero with multiple personality disorder. Laughter, tears and madness!
Why similar: Demons 16.3%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Horror 11.4%, Hand-drawn 9.9%
- #31 Inner Voices
79% matchMixed53% of 93 reviews2017
Dev: Sigma GamesPub: No Gravity Games
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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 37.3%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Horror 10.3%, Dark 9.5%, Puzzle 6%
- #32 Drawn Tale
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sour Kingdom
Windows
After taking a life, a boy is killed and awakens in a twisted, nightmarish Purgatory. Explore a world of horror, solve eerie puzzles, evade lurking monsters, and fight to keep your soul intact before it’s devoured by the Void.
Why similar: Psychedelic 17.7%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Hand-drawn 14%, Demons 13.2%, Horror 11.6%
- #33 Dagon: by H. P. Lovecraft
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 12,215 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 45.7%, Horror 14.8%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Psychological Horror 11%, Dark 7.1%
- #34 The Sleep Experiment
76% matchMostly Negative26% of 19 reviews2023
Dev: ClawsDev
Windows · Mac
Experience the horrors of one of the most infamous experiments that ever took place. As a test subject in a top-secret Soviet research facility, you must endure days without sleep while facing unimaginable terrors that lurk in the shadow.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 31.9%, Psychological Horror 17.2%, Horror 14.3%, Dark 12%, Demons 7.5%
- #35 The Lanterne of Light
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: skekpen
Windows · Linux
A Gothic horror faerie tale.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 32.3%, Demons 13.3%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Horror 10.2%
- #36 Dwelling on the Hill
74% 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 34.6%, Psychedelic 15.6%, Psychological Horror 12%, Horror 11.3%, Dark 8%
- #37 The Coma 2B: Catacomb
73% matchMostly Positive74% of 599 reviews2024
Dev: Dvora Studio Co., Ltd.Pub: Headup
Windows
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 19.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
The Coma 2B: Catacomb is a Korean survival horror adventure. It is the back story to the previous game, The Coma 2: Vicious Sisters, and a story bridge for the full series. You return as Youngho, the hero from The Coma 1, as you once again venture forth into the terrifying mirror dimension…
Why similar: Lovecraftian 28.2%, Hand-drawn 10.9%, Psychological Horror 10.7%, Visual Novel 10.5%, Horror 10.1%
- #38 Haunting of Mageburrow
73% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Solohack3r Studios
Windows
A cozy lovecraftian horror retro RPG. Become a paranormal investigator & explore an open world. Solve a criminal conspiracy of the occult. Investigate & battle monsters.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 36%, Demons 18.9%, Horror 11.7%, Psychological Horror 10.7%, Nonlinear 9.2%
- #39 Conarium
75% matchMostly Positive77% of 2,252 reviews2017
Dev: Stormling StudiosPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.7 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 60.6%, Horror 14.3%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Atmospheric 3.8%, Puzzle 3.6%
- #40 Lamentum
74% matchVery Positive88% of 819 reviews2021
Dev: Obscure TalesPub: Neon Doctrine
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Lamentum is a pixel art survival horror game, set in New England in the mid-nineteenth century.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 28.8%, Psychedelic 19.3%, Psychological Horror 10.8%, Horror 9.5%, Dark 8.1%
- #41 The Coma 3: Bloodlines
71% matchVery Positive88% of 307 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 41.1%, Horror 17.8%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Dark 6.8%, Story Rich 4.2%
- #42 Lunacy: Saint Rhodes
73% matchMixed59% of 176 reviews2023
Dev: Stormling StudiosPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 4.9 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 41.5%, Demons 15.6%, Psychological Horror 11%, Horror 9.3%, Puzzle 6.1%
- #43 Abject Abyss
70% matchPositive93% of 15 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 38.2%, Psychological Horror 17.8%, Horror 16.7%, Dark 9.1%, Atmospheric 7.1%
- #44 Sucker for Love: Date to Die For
70% matchVery Positive95% of 1,287 reviews2024
Dev: AkabakaPub: DreadXP
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Put the ‘love’ in 'Lovecraftian horror!' Avoid the fanatical cultists and survive dangerous rituals to escape the Black Woods with your life in this 90’s anime inspired visual novel!
Why similar: Lovecraftian 38.9%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Hand-drawn 13.9%, Horror 12.1%, Psychological Horror 8.2%
- #45 The Mariner
71% 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 50.2%, Horror 18.3%, Puzzle 10.9%, Hand-drawn 7.4%, Dark 6%
- #46 HYPNOS
69% matchVery Positive98% of 83 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 40.3%, Psychedelic 16.3%, Horror 12.8%, Nonlinear 10.1%, Atmospheric 5.5%
- #47 A Place, Forbidden
72% matchVery Positive85% of 444 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 45%, Horror 16.2%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Dark 10.2%, Puzzle 8.3%
- #48 Underworld Dreams: The False King
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Drop of PixelPub: Drop Of Pixel
Windows
Underworld Dreams: The False King is the first game in the Underworld Dreams Anthology - the first-person horror series based in the Lovecraftian mythos. Inspired by the works of Lovecraft and Robert W Chambers and set in the 1980s, it sets the stage for the Underworld Dreams experience.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 47.2%, Psychological Horror 20.4%, Horror 18.7%, Puzzle 6.3%, Story Rich 3.9%
- #49 Hundred Acre Wood
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Gregg RahubaPub: Jared R. Bair
Windows
Explore and survive a twisted Hundred Acre Wood while being hunted by an old childhood friend, Winnie-the-Pooh. Rescue Christopher Robin with the help of Eldritch Beasts that were once familiar faces. Discover what took place and has changed a once beautiful land into something dark and dangerous.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 45.1%, Nonlinear 13.6%, Horror 13.4%, Dark 12.2%, Story Rich 6.1%
- #50 Doorways: Holy Mountains of Flesh
72% matchMostly Positive79% of 460 reviews2016
Dev: Saibot Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Doorways: Holy Mountains of Flesh is an Immersive Horror Adventure, featuring a Complex Story and Deep Atmosphere.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 33.9%, Demons 18%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Horror 11.6%, Dark 8.4%
- #51 The Shadows Over Lighthouse
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BB Interactive
Windows
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 44.4%, Psychological Horror 16.3%, Horror 13.3%, Puzzle 7.4%, Dark 6.3%
- #52 Roots Devour
67% matchMostly Positive74% of 544 reviews2026
Dev: Rewinding GamesPub: GCORES PUBLISHING
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Extend your roots, imbibe fresh blood, and expand without end. Roots Devour is a strategic exploration game centered around a card-connecting mechanism. Drive your frenzied roots through swamps and over frozen mountains, invading human cities until the darkness... descends.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 37.9%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Horror 11.6%, Dark 10.3%, Atmospheric 5.8%
- #53 LoYuno - Horror Escape
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Maxim Soloha
Windows
You were kidnapped by a crazy girl. And your phone started predicting her future for a short time. It's up to you to find out who she is, why this day doesn't end, and how to get out of this house.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 38%, Psychological Horror 16%, Horror 13.7%, Dark 9.9%, Puzzle 8.4%
- #54 Hunt of Dusha
67% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: Demigrz
Windows
A Hunter arrives in a small Polish city expecting a routine investigation. What she finds is anything but. Explore, make choices and confront the entities that have claimed this place before the curse spreads further.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 48.4%, Psychological Horror 17.5%, Horror 16.7%, Dark 7.6%, 2D 4%
- #55 Backrooms: Exit from Supermarket
66% 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 37.8%, Psychological Horror 17.4%, Horror 14.3%, Dark 12.5%, Atmospheric 6.6%
- #56 Expired Meds
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sinister Cinema Studios
Windows
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 26.2%, Psychological Horror 23.6%, Horror 21.9%, Dark 11.1%, Puzzle 10.9%
- #57 The Doll's Window
68% matchMostly Positive74% of 58 reviews2022
Dev: ujumiru
Windows
A horror exploration game that takes place in an underground labyrinth. Avoid malicious creations that are hungry for your soul. Depart from the nightmares that constantly haunt you.
Why similar: Demons 25.2%, Psychological Horror 18.8%, Dark 12.1%, Hand-drawn 11.6%, Horror 8.8%
- #58 Almost My Floor: Prologue
69% matchVery Positive91% of 164 reviews2020
Dev: Potata Company
Windows · Linux
A Prologue to Almost My Floor, an upcoming horror-themed point'n'click adventure. Alex is a real fan of creepy stuff and horror movies, but he never expected to experience it himself just by taking the elevator back home! Can he avoid the madness and deal with the evil he's up against?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.3%, Horror 14.9%, Psychedelic 13.4%, Dark 11.1%, Hand-drawn 9.8%
- #59 The Dark Plague : Trials Of Galwefeld
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Unpopular Opinion
Windows · Linux
Dark Plague is a top-down, horror, stealth, roguelite. Navigate the pitch black forest with only your lantern. Don't get detected, forage for ingredients, craft decoctions to keep the plague under control, and aid you in the darkness. Navigate deep into the woods to find a cure, or perish forever.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 26.2%, Demons 15.1%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Horror 11.6%, Hand-drawn 11.2%
- #60 At Eve’s Wake Definitive Edition
68% matchPositive84% of 44 reviews2021
Dev: Sugar Rush Studios
Windows
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 34.9%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Horror 9.3%, Hand-drawn 9%