- #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 24.7%, Psychedelic 15.7%, Hand-drawn 9.2%, Demons 8.3%, Horror 7.9%
- #2 Undesirable Me
96% 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 22.4%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Horror 11.3%, Narration 9.6%
- #3 Faint Echo
96% match2 user reviews100% of 2 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 22.4%, Psychedelic 13.5%, Visual Novel 11%, Demons 10.9%, Horror 9%
- #4 Nightmare Tale
95% 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 34.8%, Horror 11.6%, Nonlinear 11.1%, Psychological Horror 8.9%, Puzzle 6.8%
- #5 The Lovecraft Pages
94% 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%, Demons 15.7%, Psychedelic 14.9%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Horror 9.5%
- #6 Tormentum II
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: OhNoo Studio
Windows · Mac
Tormentum II is a dark, surreal Point & Click adventure where nightmare worlds, grotesque creatures, and uneasy choices await. Inspired by H.R. Giger and Zdzisław Beksiński, it’s the long-awaited return to Tormentum.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 23.9%, Psychedelic 13.8%, Horror 10.8%, Dark 10.5%, Hand-drawn 9.9%
- #7 Fear Of Mine 001 (Novel)
93% matchPositive82% of 17 reviews2026
Dev: NVG Games
Windows · Mac
Fear of Mine - a visual novel in the genre of adventure and horror. An alien mushroom creature has brought you under his influence, and now it seems to take over the whole world. Can you escape its grasp? Can you survive? Can you at least save others from falling prey to the same fate as yours?
Why similar: Psychedelic 23.7%, Narration 16.8%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Dark 10.9%
- #8 M City
92% 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 14%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Narration 13.3%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Horror 9.9%
- #9 HINGE
91% 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 13.7%, Horror 11.4%, Dark 10%
- #10 Haunted by Evil
91% 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 31.8%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Demons 12.1%, Dark 8.5%, Horror 7.8%
- #11 Ignis Dei
90% 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 28.4%, Demons 13.9%, Psychological Horror 13%, Horror 11.8%, Dark 10.8%
- #12 Welcome to Levy
89% 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 35.1%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Horror 11.2%, Dark 10.7%
- #13 LoYuno - Horror Escape
89% 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 34.4%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Horror 12.4%, Drama 9.4%, Dark 9.1%
- #14 Dagon: by H. P. Lovecraft
88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 12,107 reviews2021
Dev: Bit Golem
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 29%
Face unspeakable horrors. Succumb to madness. Welcome to a free daemonic narrative experience inspired by H. P. Lovecraft.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 41.5%, Horror 13.5%, Visual Novel 10.3%, Psychological Horror 10.1%, Narration 8.8%
- #15 The 9th Charnel
86% matchMixed59% of 41 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 11.7%, Horror 10.3%
- #16 Call of Cthulhu®
87% matchMostly Positive79% of 13,295 reviews2018
Dev: Cyanide StudioPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.3 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 53.3%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Horror 12.3%, Narration 5.8%, Story Rich 4.6%
- #17 Before The End
86% 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 16.3%, Horror 13.5%, Dark 11.5%
- #18 SKULL CHAINZ
85% matchPositive94% of 36 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 18.5%, Psychedelic 16.8%, Hand-drawn 10.9%, Dark 9%
- #19 Plura Ingenia: Patient 16
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Oblique Interactive
Windows
A first-person psychological horror game where your personality shapes the experience. Answer unsettling questions, endure disturbing trials, and survive an evaluation that adapts to how you think and behave.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 29.5%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Demons 13.6%, Horror 11.6%, Dark 9.6%
- #20 CATAFALQUE™
84% 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 33.7%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Hand-drawn 11.6%, Nonlinear 11.4%, Horror 8.5%
- #21 Dwelling on the Hill
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Apocrifa Labs Interactive
Windows
Sealed inside by a cosmic anomaly. In this house that defies the laws of physics, evade the Entity that manipulates your mind. Your only aid is an experimental device that reveals illusions. A 90-minute, intense, and Lovecraftian psychological horror experience.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 35.3%, Psychedelic 13.9%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Horror 11.5%, Dark 7.6%
- #22 The Darkest Emptiness
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: bathos.games
Windows
The Darkest Emptiness will fill the lungs with leaden weight.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.3%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Psychedelic 15.1%, Horror 12.1%, Story Rich 7%
- #23 Melbourne: Route 96
81% match5 user reviews100% of 5 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 13.2%, Visual Novel 13%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Horror 8.5%
- #24 Backrooms: Exit from Supermarket
80% matchMixed70% of 56 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 34%, Psychological Horror 15.8%, Horror 12.9%, Dark 11.4%, Narration 9.9%
- #25 3 O'clock Horror
82% matchMostly Positive71% of 48 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%, Psychological Horror 16.7%, Horror 12.5%, Dark 7.6%, Puzzle 5.9%
- #26 Claustrophobia
81% 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 30.6%, Psychedelic 16.7%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Horror 12.8%, Dark 10.5%
- #27 EMOTIONLESS : The Last Ticket
78% matchVery Positive82% of 136 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 40.1%, Psychological Horror 16.1%, Horror 13.6%, Dark 11.3%, Atmospheric 5.1%
- #28 The Dark Plague : Trials Of Galwefeld
79% 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 24.1%, Demons 13.9%, Psychological Horror 11%, Horror 10.7%, Hand-drawn 10.4%
- #29 Glassy Stare
77% matchVery Positive90% of 70 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 26.4%, Visual Novel 18.9%, Dark 11%, Psychological Horror 6.5%
- #30 Insomnia
79% match7 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%, Demons 16%, Psychedelic 13.5%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Horror 8.6%
- #31 Myth of Valderit
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Loom Studios
Windows · Linux
Nil is trapped in a cursed village that appears only under the full moon. To escape, he must solve twisted puzzles and uncover hidden secrets. Myth of Valderit is a first-person psychological horror experience. The village is alive. It remembers. And it knows your deepest fears.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 27.3%, Psychological Horror 17.3%, Horror 13.1%, Narration 8.5%, Puzzle 8.2%
- #32 Static Dread: The Lighthouse
75% matchVery Positive91% of 1,290 reviews2025
Dev: solarsuit.gamesPub: Polden Publishing
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 6.7 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 29.6%, Psychedelic 16.2%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Horror 9.5%, Visual Novel 8.5%
- #33 Saint Kotar: The Crawling Man
77% matchPositive94% of 33 reviews2022
Dev: The-Mark Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
This is a story about the fall of a man. Told in the form of an interactive comic book with sounds and animations, Saint Kotar: The Crawling Man follows the appalling life of Mojse, his fall from a beloved teacher to a bitter and vengeful leader of a sinister cult.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 23.1%, Demons 15.1%, Hand-drawn 11.1%, Visual Novel 10.6%, Psychological Horror 8.1%
- #34 A Place, Forbidden
76% matchVery Positive85% of 442 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 43.6%, Horror 15.7%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Dark 10%, Puzzle 8%
- #35 EBBIL: Alternative Bible
75% matchVery Positive88% of 65 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 14.8%, Nonlinear 13.1%, Visual Novel 13%, Psychedelic 11.9%, Horror 11.6%
- #36 Please Duology
76% 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 41.4%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Horror 11%, Dark 9%, Demons 5.9%
- #37 Family curse
74% matchVery Positive91% of 235 reviews2023
Dev: Stork Game
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Family curse is a mystical horror from the first person with a frightening atmosphere. Immerse yourself in the intricate history of the Crouse family and find out the terrible secret of the people who died in the cursed house.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 19.7%, Demons 15.6%, Psychedelic 11.9%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Horror 9.9%
- #38 The Tragedy of Ezekiel Asmerom
73% match2 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: Jawhar Tazi
Windows
A first-person psychological horror adventure where you explore a cursed mansion, solve puzzles, and uncover dark family secrets to escape eternal damnation.
Why similar: Demons 20%, Psychological Horror 17.5%, Lovecraftian 16.5%, Dark 11.8%, Drama 10.4%
- #39 Broken soul
73% 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 25.2%, Psychedelic 16.8%, Horror 10.8%, Dark 8.9%, Puzzle 7%
- #40 Drawn Tale
73% 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 17.6%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, Hand-drawn 14%, Demons 13.1%, Horror 11.6%
- #41 The Devilry Reservation
72% matchVery Positive93% of 82 reviews2023
Dev: GentFish
Windows · Mac · Linux
Step into the role of a faceless detective investigating creatures from Slavic folklore. Explore dialogue-driven mysteries, solve puzzles, and uncover post-Soviet occult secrets in a pixel art housing block full of bizarre residents and hidden truths
Why similar: Lovecraftian 36.1%, Psychological Horror 11%, Demons 10.4%, Dark 9.3%, Drama 8.6%
- #42 The Sleep Experiment
72% 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 31.8%, Psychological Horror 17.4%, Horror 14.3%, Dark 12.1%, Demons 7.5%
- #43 The Demons Told Me to Make This Game
70% matchVery Positive99% of 106 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 32.2%, Demons 16.9%, Visual Novel 10.5%, Nonlinear 9.6%, Hand-drawn 8.3%
- #44 Smeesa Street
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: GhostFuneralPub: Saikono
Windows
Smeesa Street is a branching visual novel and an interesting way to spend time for those who enjoy atmospheric horror stories. Message us and you'll forget about your troubles. You'll be drowning in happiness. This is your path to endless joy.
Why similar: Psychedelic 18%, Psychological Horror 16.8%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Nonlinear 12%, Narration 11.4%
- #45 Inner Voices
74% 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 37.2%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Horror 10.3%, Dark 9.6%, Puzzle 6%
- #46 The Hungry One
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: munchkin_iii
Windows
A mysterious story about the consequences of loneliness and unfulfilled dreams. Help artificial intelligence in the form of a little girl and avoid facing a ruthless monster.
Why similar: Psychedelic 19.7%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Horror 12.4%, Drama 11.7%, Nonlinear 9.2%
- #47 The Devil's Face
71% matchVery Positive89% of 66 reviews2023
Dev: Tzavis StudioPub: Tzavis Bros Games
Windows
The Devil's Face is an impressive first-person horror game with a gripping storyline. You play as Jonathan, who embarks on a journey to the afterlife. There, he will face judgment for his actions and endure the hell he has created for himself.
Why similar: Demons 16.5%, Psychedelic 15.2%, Psychological Horror 10.2%, Dark 10.1%, Visual Novel 10%
- #48 Antioma
68% matchVery Positive92% of 59 reviews2025
Dev: West East StudioPub: WELOVEPLAYERS
Windows
The little boy Kiddo has spent most of his life in the hospital. Little does he know what a complicated and fascinating world lies concealed beyond the hospital walls. Today, on Kiddo's birthday, his mom wasn't around. Instead of her, the boy met Shadow, who inspired him to escape from a hospital.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 14.4%, Hand-drawn 11.8%, Horror 10.5%, Nonlinear 10.3%, Narration 9.9%
- #49 Spooltape
69% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: RocRac
Windows
While filming a documentary on analog horror, something goes horribly wrong. A cursed VHS tape. Lost cultists. Salvation. Are you brave enough to follow the tape’s sinister commands? Face analog nightmares and decide your fate in this horror visual novel with multiple endings.
Why similar: Psychedelic 19.8%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Horror 14.5%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Dark 10.5%
- #50 The Lanterne of Light
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: skekpen
Windows · Linux
A Gothic horror faerie tale.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 32.2%, Demons 13.2%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, Horror 10.2%
- #51 The Coma 2B: Catacomb
68% matchMostly Positive76% of 556 reviews2024
Dev: Dvora Studio Co., Ltd.Pub: Headup
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 21.5 hrs≥1hr: 93%
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 28.1%, Hand-drawn 11%, Psychological Horror 10.8%, Visual Novel 10.5%, Horror 10.2%
- #52 Awaken
67% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: Uku Tonsiver
Windows
Awaken brings Lovecraftian horror to the beloved 2D side scroller genre. Make your way through the strange forest while encountering inexcplicable forces and try to keep your sanity as you piece together the mystery of your sister's disappearance.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 37.4%, Psychological Horror 15%, Horror 13.6%, Narration 10.4%, Multiple Endings 5.8%
- #53 Conarium
70% matchMostly Positive77% of 2,240 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 60.5%, Horror 14.3%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Atmospheric 3.9%, Puzzle 3.6%
- #54 Haunting of Mageburrow
67% 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 36.2%, Demons 19%, Horror 11.9%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, Nonlinear 9.3%
- #55 Monsters of Little Haven
69% matchVery Positive88% of 436 reviews2019
Dev: Nikita Igorevich Studio
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 65%
At the heart of the action are a twelve-year-old Kenneth and his younger sister Esme, children of the Murphy family, who hit the trail of a mysterious monster following series of entangled events.
Why similar: Visual Novel 12.6%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Nonlinear 12%, Horror 11.9%, Narration 11.6%
- #56 Soul Catcher
69% matchPositive81% of 16 reviews2020
Dev: TenGu Games ProductionsPub: Rockhopper Labs Ltd
Windows
A Low res horror game 14 years in the making, Soul Catcher has the player take the role of one of six characters who find themselves in a nightmarish remote mountainside trying to save a loved one from a demon worshiping cult. Navigate the mansion, solve the puzzles and evade the horrors that lurk.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 26.9%, Demons 16.3%, Hand-drawn 12.3%, Horror 10.2%, Dark 8.7%
- #57 Lunacy: Saint Rhodes
67% matchMixed59% of 172 reviews2023
Dev: Stormling StudiosPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.1 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 11.1%, Horror 9.3%, Puzzle 6.1%
- #58 The Whisperer | Le murmureur
68% matchMixed68% of 121 reviews2021
Dev: Studio Chien d'Or
Windows · Mac
Investigate an abandoned trading post, explore its surroundings and solve the terrible mystery it holds. The Whisperer is a short story-driven point & click game set in Lower Canada at the beginning of the 19th century.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 39.4%, Horror 13%, Psychological Horror 10.3%, Dark 9.9%, Story Rich 6.8%
- #59 The Rite
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Agustin RuscioPub: Smoke machine
Windows
The Rite is a first-person psychological horror experience where you must navigate a corrupted house, solving puzzles and shifting between reality and memories to uncover the truth behind a tragic death.
Why similar: Demons 20.6%, Psychedelic 17.3%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Narration 13.7%, Horror 11.9%
- #60 Sucker for Love: Date to Die For
65% matchVery Positive95% of 1,247 reviews2024
Dev: AkabakaPub: DreadXP
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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 38.8%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Hand-drawn 14%, Horror 12.1%, Psychological Horror 8.3%