- #1 Fear & Hunger 2: Termina
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 15,356 reviews2022
Dev: Miro Haverinen
Windows
Median: 8.4 hrsMean: 25.4 hrs≥1hr: 81%
F&H 2: Termina is oppressive, relentless and hopeless. A mix of jRPG and Survival Horror. Turn-based combat meets resource management. 3 days to explore the wicked town of Prehevil and find out about its dark secrets. 3 days until the pale and sickly green moon rises at its apex. Termina is upon us!
Why similar: Gothic 20.6% ★, Lovecraftian 19.5%, Survival Horror 16.1%, Dungeon Crawler 11.6%, Souls-like 11.5%
- #2 The Legend of Azarias Rebirth
96% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: Michael Richard Lannon
Windows
Embark on a thrilling journey as the Angel Raphael in this action packed 3D first-person dungeon crawler. Conquer 24 unique floors, battle menacing demons, and undertake challenging side quests to amass power to save the girl Sarah.
Why similar: Gothic 20.7% ★, Souls-like 19.9%, Dungeon Crawler 16.4%, Lovecraftian 16.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.4%
- #3 Strange Tales of Tei-Shan
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Thumb Parrot Games
Windows · Mac
Strange Tales of Tieshan is a text adventure inspired by Chinese records of anomalies. As a traveler in a dark land of monsters, you make elixirs, choose paths, and negotiate with supernatural beings to survive and collect bizarre stories to appease a possessed book and escape.
Why similar: Gothic 24.8% ★, Lovecraftian 24.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13%, Dungeon Crawler 11%, Survival Horror 9.4%
- #4 Iter Noctis
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ENTHECA studiosPub: Foundate Inc.
Windows
Dishonored in death, a pathless soul not worth of an afterlife seeks escape from the eternal commute.
Why similar: Gothic 45% ★, Lovecraftian 40.1%, Horror 9.7%, First-Person 5.2%
- #5 Darkest Dungeon® II
94% matchMostly Positive75% of 26,731 reviews2023
Dev: Red Hook Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 13.0 hrsMean: 34.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Darkest Dungeon II is a roguelike road trip of the damned. Form a party, equip your stagecoach, and set off across the decaying landscape on a last gasp quest to avert the apocalypse. The greatest dangers you face, however, may come from within...
Why similar: Lovecraftian 28.8%, Gothic 21.3% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 16.6%, Dungeon Crawler 16.2%, Party-Based RPG 10.2%
- #6 Spyrit Walker
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Rexoto Games
Windows
A Weird Western world trapped in a perpetual night. You must fight to survive, rescue strange characters, unlock powerful weapons and abilities in hopes of ridding this land of EVIL. Explore the open world and complete objectives in any order you like alone or in CO-OP as a SPYRIT WALKER!
Why similar: Gothic 28.4% ★, Lovecraftian 24%, Survival Horror 13.6%, Immersive Sim 10.2%, Horror 6.3%
- #7 Aswang Detective: The Case of New York
93% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2022
Dev: Michael Richard Lannon
Windows
You are a detective being hunted by others. Gather allies. Survive against your foes to get stronger and to gather more clues. Explore and do the plentiful side quests to find the puzzle pieces you need to get a full picture. Solve the case if you want to survive.
Why similar: Souls-like 20.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.9%, Dungeon Crawler 15.6%, Party-Based RPG 14.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.1%
- #8 BERENICE: Videogame
92% matchMixed45% of 11 reviews2025
Dev: SATORI Ent.
Windows
Trapped in an ever-shifting palace, a man searches for his lost beloved - but the deeper he goes, the more the world, and his mind, collapse into something else.
Why similar: Gothic 38.7% ★, Souls-like 25.6%, Survival Horror 16.4%, Lovecraftian 11.3%, Horror 7.4%
- #9 Ex Libris
91% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2026
Dev: Inpatient InteractivePub: Inpatient Interactive
Windows · Mac
Ex Libris is a library-crawling RPG adventure set in a 16th century monastery, inspired by the writings of Umberto Eco, Francois Rabelais, and Clark Ashton Smith.
Why similar: Souls-like 29.9%, Dungeon Crawler 21.9%, Character Customization 13.6%, Lovecraftian 13%, Exploration 8.8%
- #10 ClassWarfare
91% match4 user reviews25% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: LivingDew
Windows · Mac
Choose a class, choose who to trust, and survive seven strange days at an academy where every label becomes a weapon. A free story RPG prologue with turn-based combat, classmates to recruit, and choices that follow you.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 17.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 17.3%, Dungeon Crawler 17.2%, Party-Based RPG 15.3%, Character Customization 11.7%
- #11 Grim Axiom
89% matchMixed68% of 34 reviews2026
Dev: Rare Soup
Windows
Enter a dark underground world in this soulslike adventure-horror game where undead monsters lurk around every corner, and uncover the mystery behind the ancient machines operating in its depths.
Why similar: Souls-like 31%, Gothic 28.4% ★, Dungeon Crawler 14.8%, Open World 11.9%, Horror 9.8%
- #12 The Golden Eyed Ghosts
90% matchMixed56% of 43 reviews2023
Dev: Syphono4Pub: indie.io
Windows
The Golden Eyed Ghosts is a dark fantasy soulslike heavily influenced by the legacy of Zelda adventures, set in the crumbling kingdom of Andromeda. As exiled warrior Orion, search for a way to restore his memories and unravel a terrifying conspiracy.
Why similar: Gothic 30.5% ★, Lovecraftian 29.2%, Souls-like 22.6%, Choices Matter 6.9%, Exploration 5.4%
- #13 Grim Quest - Old School RPG
89% matchVery Positive92% of 156 reviews2022
Dev: Monomyth
Windows
A dark fantasy RPG blending dungeon crawling, turn-based combat and roguelike mechanics with hand-drawn art and written storytelling. Part solo tabletop campaign, part choose-your-own-adventure, it offers an immersive experience designed for both quick ventures and night-long sessions.
Why similar: Gothic 23.9% ★, Souls-like 21.7%, Lovecraftian 20.9%, Dungeon Crawler 18.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.4%
- #14 Hallow Maze
87% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Solcom Games
Windows
Hallow maze is a soulslike metroidvania set in a gothic world in 2D. Use transformations into different creatures to open your way, as well as incredible tools of energy. Discover the origin of the scourge that is infecting the lands of the Evernight Valley and venture into The Hallow Maze...
Why similar: Lovecraftian 31.1%, Souls-like 23.9%, Gothic 22.9% ★, Dungeon Crawler 14%, Horror 7.4%
- #15 Skautfold: Shrouded in Sanity
88% matchVery Positive81% of 535 reviews2016
Dev: Steve GalPub: Pugware
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Discover the secrets of the estate, as you look for answers among the violent inhabitants. A strange and repelling madness took hold of the servants roaming the halls, and they will attack on sight, for their madness is one rooted in a deeper understanding of cosmic insignificance.
Why similar: Souls-like 42.5%, Lovecraftian 32.3%, Gothic 18.7% ★, Horror 5.4%, Action 1%
- #16 The Prophecy of Horn
86% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: ELITENKO
Windows
Lead your heroes through a psychedelic grimdark world in a fast-paced hybrid turn-based mode, where heroes take turns while hordes of enemies attack simultaneously. Execute devastating combos and gain extra turns through Rampage to annihilate the legions of the Demon Horn!
Why similar: Gothic 27.6% ★, Lovecraftian 22.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.5%, Dungeon Crawler 15.6%, Party-Based RPG 13.3%
- #17 Woe Reigns Unending
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Joshua SarverPub: n/a
Windows
Lead a cursed party through a ruined world in this grimdark side-scrolling RPG. Build your team, master tactical combat, and unleash forbidden powers to survive an endless parade of nightmares. Decide what, if anything, is worth salvaging from a world that has been reduced to ashes.
Why similar: Gothic 26.9% ★, Lovecraftian 24.7%, Dungeon Crawler 16.6%, Party-Based RPG 15.1%, Horror 8.2%
- #18 Deadpact
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Low Health Games
Windows
Sentenced to death, you're sent into the dark for one last chance at freedom. The things hunting you are not mindless monsters. Each one hunts you, learns your every move, and never forgets. Outsmart them, or die. Every choice you make changes how your story ends.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 37.9%, Survival Horror 24.5%, Dungeon Crawler 19.9%, Horror 5.7%, Exploration 4.9%
- #19 Naudrion: Fall of The Empire
85% matchMixed66% of 110 reviews2020
Dev: Aleksey Skvortsov
Windows
Dark fantasy RPG with open world. Together with Markus, you can experience an unforgettable journey, any of your actions may have consequences.
Why similar: Gothic 43.6% ★, Open World 17.8%, Character Customization 14%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10%, Choices Matter 6.5%
- #20 A House of Many Doors
84% matchVery Positive83% of 436 reviews2017
Dev: Pixel Trickery
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Explore the House, a parasite dimension that steals from other worlds, in a train that scuttles on mechanical legs.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 36.3%, Gothic 30.6% ★, Open World 9.7%, Horror 7.4%, Party-Based RPG 6.8%
- #21 Void Martyrs
82% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Mac n Cheese Games
Windows
A grimdark survival horror about a nun in space. Scavenge amongst the drifting space-Basilica, balance your faith with survival, and craft the tools of your salvation.
Why similar: Gothic 29.7% ★, Lovecraftian 28.9%, Survival Horror 18.8%, Choices Matter 8.3%, Horror 7.5%
- #22 Acquiescence
82% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2021
Dev: Agaricus Games
Windows
Dive into a world of eldritch horrors, in this 2D side-scrolling shooting action platformer. Platform your way across surreal & mysterious terrains while blasting through a multitude of strange foes. Amazing background soundtracks to assist you in your journey.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 38.3%, Gothic 35.8% ★, Souls-like 25.2%, Action 0.8%
- #23 Cthulhu Mythos ADV The Isle Of Ubohoth
81% matchPositive89% of 36 reviews2024
Dev: Gotcha Gotcha Games
Windows · Mac
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 52.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.3%, Character Customization 18.7%, Horror 8.9%
- #24 Mythos: The Beginning - Director's Cut
83% matchMixed69% of 77 reviews2014
Dev: Dark Gaia StudiosPub: KOMODO
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Mythos: The Beginning is a survival horror/adventure rpg based on the pulp-horror and monster movies of the 1930s. Set in London in 1934, Mythos tasks you with creating your own paranormal investigator from scratch and guiding them through an exploration of the infamous Harborough Asylum.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 41.1%, Gothic 30.8% ★, Survival Horror 20.3%, Horror 7.8%
- #25 Last Chance Market
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dark Premonition Games
Windows
When a grocery list becomes a struggle to survive against cosmic horrors, will you make it through the door? Stay alive, solve the mystery and make your offerings - or end up on a missing person poster in this first-person, non-linear nightmare. But you'd better hurry, the store's closing soon.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 42.2%, Survival Horror 21.7%, Open World 10%, Horror 8.7%, Choices Matter 6.3%
- #26 The Hunter's Journals - Tattered Sails
81% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2021
Dev: Grindwheel Games
Windows
A horror lurks beneath the earth. Terror rises from the past.
Why similar: Gothic 33.2% ★, Lovecraftian 26%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.9%, Survival Horror 9.6%, Horror 6.9%
- #27 Torchless
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ink Eclipse Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Torchless is a dark and gothic dungeon crawler RPG played through a text-based retro console. Forge your party and take up arms against the horrors lurking within the dungeon halls in strategic, turn-based combat, clinging on to survival using everything at your disposal.
Why similar: Gothic 28.6% ★, Lovecraftian 25.8%, Party-Based RPG 15.5%, Dungeon Crawler 14.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.8%
- #28 Sonar Shock
79% matchVery Positive80% of 238 reviews2024
Dev: Raphael Bossniak
Windows · Linux
Submarine’s haunted! Hunt and be hunted in this horror dungeon crawler inspired by the decay of the Soviet Union (and immersive RPGs from the 90s).
Why similar: Lovecraftian 29.2%, Dungeon Crawler 17.6%, Survival Horror 15.5%, Immersive Sim 12.8%, Character Customization 7%
- #29 RAVENSBURG
78% matchPositive96% of 45 reviews2025
Dev: Lilian Duleroux
Windows
RAVENSBURG is a haunting RPG where you play as a vampire. Here Lovecraftian Horror meets Anime. Liberate a cult-ridden city, uncover mysteries, and fight horrors beyond imagination while befriending attractive companions. Unravel a gothic mansion, and explore the city’s darkest depths.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 38.3%, Souls-like 20.3%, Party-Based RPG 12.9%, Gothic 12.2% ★, Horror 9.6%
- #30 Sisters Of Sweetwater 🧕
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Jofer's GamesPub: Jofer's Games
Windows
Surreal, Experimental,Non-Linear, Horror, RPG
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 20.4%, Survival Horror 20.1%, Souls-like 19.3%, Immersive Sim 12.5%, Choices Matter 9.6%
- #31 Guns & Gargoyles
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Team Ruphi
Windows
A gothic dark fantasy action RPG in a torchlit forest where you see only what your light touches. Throw knives and pull them back out of the corpse, burn wolf packs with molotovs, and swing steel when they close. No guns, just what you can carry, and a beast at the end.
Why similar: Gothic 46.9% ★, Souls-like 26.8%, Dungeon Crawler 21.7%, Exploration 4.1%, Action 0.6%
- #32 Dry Meadow
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Crawdeloch
Windows
Fight, sneak and scavenge through lands left altered after an unknown catastrophe from the Soviet Union. Light fires to stay warm. Drink vodka to stay sane.
Why similar: Gothic 31.6% ★, Lovecraftian 30.8%, Survival Horror 13%, Immersive Sim 12.6%, Horror 8.7%
- #33 Uncanny Valley: Le Petit Morte
75% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Chris King
Windows · Mac
Step into the shadows of NYC in an open world vampire JRPG where each choice matters. Play as a fledgling vampire navigating a sprawling city—where alliances oft turn to betrayals as 12 bloodlines vie for power! Dive into darkness, battle your hunger, forge your legend in the city that never sleeps!
Why similar: Lovecraftian 18.9%, Party-Based RPG 18.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 18.2%, Character Customization 14.6%, Open World 10%
- #34 Amnesia: Rebirth
76% matchMostly Positive77% of 9,319 reviews2020
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 76%
A first-person horror adventure. Uncover your past and survive the Algerian desert. Fear is your enemy; stay calm to not succumb to an illness threatening you and your loved one. Avoid darkness, hide from monsters and solve puzzles. Adventure Mode available for a less scary experience.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 37.9%, Gothic 23.9% ★, Survival Horror 12.5%, Horror 9.6%, Exploration 7.4%
- #35 The Lanterne of Light
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: skekpen
Windows · Linux
A Gothic horror faerie tale.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 34.7%, Gothic 24.6% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.5%, Choices Matter 9%, Horror 8.6%
- #36 Snails Have Skeletons
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: AesirAesthetics
Windows
"The dark adventure game, Snails Have Skeletons, is a dark spin on the classic 16-bit adventure genre. Explore an interconnected world and battle lingering undead to uncover the mystery of the doom that befell the marsh." Genres: Exploration, Action, Adventure, Mystery, Dark Fantasy
Why similar: Lovecraftian 34.3%, Souls-like 28.5%, Open World 12.7%, Horror 8.1%, Choices Matter 8%
- #37 Gloomwood
73% matchVery Positive95% of 8,374 reviews2022
Dev: Dillon RogersPub: New Blood Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Trapped in a dark, Victorian city consumed by an ancient curse, you must plan your survival and daring escape using nothing but stealth, an arsenal of eccentric weapons, and your wit in this haunting adventure inspired by the immersive sims and survival horror greats of the late 90s and early 2000s.
Why similar: Gothic 28% ★, Lovecraftian 22.1%, Survival Horror 20.9%, Immersive Sim 18.4%, Exploration 5.9%
- #38 The Eldritch Ascent
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BlisSpectre
Windows
"The Eldritch Ascent" Is a new grimdark fantasy narrative driven turn based game. Explore and battle your way up the twisted spire as the Eldritch, a wretched lost soul brought back from the depths by a mysterious demon.
Why similar: Gothic 27.6% ★, Dungeon Crawler 19.6%, Lovecraftian 19.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.2%
- #39 Souls Alive: Origins
72% 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 56.4%, Survival Horror 24.5%, Horror 11.2%, First-Person 4%, Story Rich 2.9%
- #40 Death Penalty Hero 死刑勇者
73% matchNo user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: smallerORPub: NOARON
Windows
A fantasy role-playing game where you become an adventurer and move freely around the world, fulfilling the "righteousness" of each person's heart.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 26.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 25%, Dungeon Crawler 24.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.7%, Open World 10.8%
- #41 Pinku Kult Hex Mortis
72% matchPositive95% of 39 reviews2022
Dev: Dream OniPub: Valorware
Windows
Welcome to RAZORE CITY – a desolate, grim metropolis with one big problem: DEMONS. Control your own Razore City denizen as you investigate bizarre happenings around the city and track down the mastermind behind it all in this narrative-based RPG!
Why similar: Gothic 40.6% ★, Party-Based RPG 19.3%, Character Customization 14.6%, Dungeon Crawler 9.7%, Exploration 7.1%
- #42 Echoes of Fear
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: UDG
Windows
Containment has failed. As an amnesiac agent of the Bureau, face uncontained anomalies in a turn-based mystery RPG. Every tactical move and moral judgment creates a lasting echo. Record, research, and survive the consequences. Your judgment is the only shield.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 35.7%, Survival Horror 19.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.3%, Horror 10.8%
- #43 Sanctua
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Choose Red
Windows
Trapped in a cursed tomb, cooperate to survive and escape the forsaken ruins in which the shadows creep closer… or succumb to corruption and hunt down those who were once your allies. An asymmetrical co-op experience for up to 6 players
Why similar: Lovecraftian 38.4%, Dungeon Crawler 27%, Survival Horror 23.3%, Character Customization 7.5%, Horror 2.8%
- #44 Gothic Blood
68% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: Ryan CowanPub: UAHRF
Windows
A top-down action adventure game. Play as a reaper exploring the world of Vernov, fight your way through enemies and find cool weapons to make it to the end.
Why similar: Gothic 55.2% ★, Souls-like 27.4%, Dungeon Crawler 16.4%, Action 1%
- #45 Kalaban
73% matchMixed56% of 97 reviews2016
Dev: Rayhouse ProductionsPub: GameRealmMadness
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Horror-themed action-adventure set in alternate history Finland.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 31%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.3%, Survival Horror 16.6%, Open World 11.3%, Immersive Sim 8.8%
- #46 Dark Island: Faded Memories
69% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Harpia Games StudioPub: Venn Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Ride dragons across forgotten islands. Explore the ruins of a world that fell long ago. Battle monsters and fallen soldiers lurking in the dark. Play solo, or team up with friends in co-op. Nostalgic graphics and style that bring back the magic of childhood.
Why similar: Souls-like 32.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.5%, Character Customization 17.9%, Open World 12.4%, Exploration 8.4%
- #47 E.X.P.L.O.R.™: A New World
71% matchPositive90% of 10 reviews2021
Dev: Beem Media
Windows
Quests, exploration, and strategic turn-based combat await a party of adventurers in this modernized "Love Letter" to the classic dungeon crawler RPGs of the 80s and 90s.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 29.3%, Party-Based RPG 24.5%, Open World 12.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.5%, Character Customization 12.4%
- #48 Hatred and Blood
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lia CallanPub: Amos Shade SRL
Windows · Mac
Hatred and Blood is a psychological horror RPG set in a dystopian 1980s. Nations have turned to isolation and walls to prevent another war. But a curse, or sickness, spreads... consuming people from within and erasing their humanity. Will you endure… or be Baptized in Dismay?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 31.7%, Party-Based RPG 16.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.6%, Survival Horror 15.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.1%
- #49 At the Mount Leng of madness
68% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: 井頭。
Windows
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: Choose Your Own Adventure 36.1%, Lovecraftian 34.5%, Horror 13.5%, Choices Matter 12.8%, Story Rich 3.1%
- #50 The Hunter's Journals - Wyrmwood
70% matchNo user reviews2024
Dev: Grindwheel Games
Windows
From killer dolls to lethal furniture, nothing wooden can be trusted!
Why similar: Gothic 35.4% ★, Lovecraftian 27%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.5%, Survival Horror 8.9%, Horror 7.3%
- #51 Bauble
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Good Animal
Windows
A single-player roguelite about a planet of newly-sentient creatures. You play as small denizens with unique perspectives, trying to figure out what's happening to their planet (complicated by the fact they just became aware of it at all). In challenge mode, compete for score on a local leaderboard.
Why similar: Gothic 32.7% ★, Lovecraftian 28.5%, Dungeon Crawler 16.6%, Character Customization 14.4%, Choices Matter 6.9%
- #52 Call of Cthulhu®: Dark Corners of the Earth
71% matchMixed68% of 3,357 reviews2009
Dev: Headfirst ProductionsPub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth is a first-person horror game that combines intense action and adventure elements.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 63.7%, Survival Horror 15.6%, Horror 15.1%, First-Person 4.3%, Story Rich 1.1%
- #53 Lawless Lands
70% matchVery Positive88% of 119 reviews2020
Dev: Corrosive Studios LLC
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Lawless Lands is a dark medieval role-playing game featuring a grim setting and innovative mechanics that allow players to delve into a low-fantasy, apocalyptic world of epic proportions. Defy and destroy the darkness that has taken hold over these Lawless Lands.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 20.4%, Character Customization 17.1%, Open World 14.6%, Party-Based RPG 13.7%, Dungeon Crawler 13.7%
- #54 Penknife
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: The Goblin Workshop
Windows
Alex Penton, a 16 year old troublemaker from a small town in the UK sets off an eldritch invasion and must fight to survive while teaming up with unlikely allies to uncover the mysteries of the Necronomicon in this Survival Horror Action RPG.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 40.5%, Survival Horror 23.4%, Party-Based RPG 18.9%, Souls-like 13.6%, Story Rich 2.6%
- #55 The Tower on the Borderland
67% matchVery Positive86% of 72 reviews2024
Dev: DascuMaru
Windows
A horror game inspired by Super Metroid and The House on the Borderland. Explore, survive and escape from a mysterious tower, inhabited by ghouls and monsters.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 37.9%, Souls-like 26.4%, Survival Horror 18.3%, Gothic 10.7% ★, Horror 6.3%
- #56 Corvos Dynasty
67% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2024
Dev: Dylan Blake
Windows · Mac
Build your heroes, loot the kingdom, and discover rare treasures. Corvos Dynasty is an RPG inspired by old-school classics. Will you be the legendary hero who saves the princess or the conquerer who burns the monarchy to the ground?
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 21.3%, Character Customization 19.6%, Party-Based RPG 19.4%, Open World 18.1%, Choices Matter 7.8%
- #57 Cantarella: Dominion of Qualia
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: sound sepherPub: Mediascape
Windows
A dark turn-based RPG where you kill, devour, and command aberrations. In a mad tower where life itself is consumed as a resource, rewrite fate through choice and sacrifice in endless looping battles.
Why similar: Gothic 24.8% ★, Party-Based RPG 19.4%, Dungeon Crawler 17.6%, Character Customization 12.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.6%
- #58 Death Trash
66% matchVery Positive92% of 3,720 reviews2021
Dev: Crafting Legends
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Death Trash features a post-apocalyptic world where cosmic horrors long for humanity but meet punks with shotguns. It combines old-school role-playing, modern action gameplay and player freedom. Create your own character and explore a handcrafted world.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 27.8%, Souls-like 20.4%, Character Customization 13.4%, Open World 12.5%, Cyberpunk 9.3%
- #59 Dark Stress
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Two Parks
Windows
[Dark Stress] is an action adventure game that combines the essence of soul-like combat and dungeon crawling. The moment you step into the dungeon, you will inevitably be swallowed by darkness and stress.
Why similar: Gothic 36.7% ★, Souls-like 31.5%, Dungeon Crawler 23.2%, Exploration 7.7%, Action 0.9%