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60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Adventure, Cinematic, Atmospheric, Dark.

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Explore the murky corners and abandoned ruins of an isolated enclave in 15th century Europe. Prevail in chivalrous battle and unveil the mysteries of a dark world. Embark on a non-linear psychological journey through the underbrush of this sinister setting as well as your own soul.

Reviews: Mixed — 70% — of 23 reviews
Released: 2024-11-10
Developer: The Last Pilot
Genres: Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Windows

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    97% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Indigo Studios - Interactive Stories
    Windows

    In the 1930's, Samuel, a man with occult beliefs is contacted by S. Stenfield, an elderly man desperate for the suicide of Alice, his daughter. Through a voodoo ritual, Samuel enters a world that only the dead can access. There he will try to recover Alice's soul... But nothing is what it seems.

    Why similar: Lovecraftian 18.3%, Cinematic 17.1%, Interactive Fiction 12.8%, Realistic 10.1%, Psychological 10%

  2. #2 A Plague Tale: Requiem
    96% matchVery Positive91% of 24,285 reviews2022
    Dev: Asobo StudioPub: Focus Entertainment
    Windows
    Median: 10.4 hrsMean: 27.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    Embark on a heartrending journey into a brutal, breathtaking world, and discover the cost of saving those you love in a desperate struggle for survival. Strike from the shadows or unleash hell with a variety of weapons, tools and unearthly powers.

    Why similar: Cinematic 15%, Alternate History 14.3%, Medieval 11.2%, Interactive Fiction 10.1%, Realistic 8.7%

  3. #3 The Black Pyramid
    96% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: AlphaRedux
    Windows

    A Black Pyramid materializes across the globe. Dr. Mehdi Algun must decipher why, before its hunger for death and suffering consumes everything. An ancient cycle of cleansing has begun. As madness spreads and humanity tears itself apart, choose: become the destroyer, or join the cleansed.

    Why similar: Lovecraftian 28.4%, Cinematic 15.8%, Psychological 12.3%, Dark 12.1%, Realistic 10%

  4. #4 Eternal
    95% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
    Dev: Eternal Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Make History. One man fights for himself. One man fights for all. Be one of the first to experience Eternal, an intoxicating journey into the nature of humanity. Eternal is a ground-breaking fully-animated cinematic masterpiece. 100% Compatible with Steam Deck Gamepad.

    Why similar: Alternate History 16.3%, Cinematic 15.8%, Psychological 14.3%, Philosophical 13.8%, Interactive Fiction 11.1%

  5. #5 Siyah: Initiation
    94% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Gallic Entertainment
    Windows

    Follow Avni's search for her father during the Deccan famine of 1630, caused by swarms destroying crops and spreading the plague, while in the 21st century, Smriti investigates similar events, confronting her flaws and seeking answers.

    Why similar: Alternate History 20.4%, Cinematic 14.2%, Medieval 12%, Dark 10.3%, Action-Adventure 8.3%

  6. #6 Tribute
    94% matchMostly Positive75% of 55 reviews2025
    Dev: Titanzzz
    Windows

    A narrative-driven exploration game where your choices shape the outcome as you traverse an ancient temple and confront the fate of an Old God's eternal slumber.

    Why similar: Lovecraftian 23.9%, Cinematic 19.2%, Dark Fantasy 14.1%, Action-Adventure 9.2%, Horror 7.7%

  7. #7 LoYuno - Horror Escape
    92% 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 26.9%, Dark 10.9%, Psychological 10.8%, Horror 10.7%, Realistic 10.4%

  8. #8 Effigy : The Descent
    93% matchPositive92% of 12 reviews2022
    Dev: EfficiencyPub: Rubika Supinfogame
    Windows

    Effigy : The Descent is a first-person survival-horror game in which you will face statues, with your lantern as your only tool to stop them. Gather all artefacts from the cave and freedom will be yours !

    Why similar: Lovecraftian 23.7%, Psychological 14%, Nonlinear 10.7%, Realistic 9.8%, Dark 8.9%

  9. #9 Paranormal Records
    91% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: BLACKBALANCE GAMES
    Windows

    Paranormal Records is a story-driven psychological horror game. A unique storytelling experience from the perspective of a video camera. Feel like the host of a TV show about the paranormal and go to an abandoned psychiatric hospital.

    Why similar: Alternate History 19.6%, Cinematic 19.4%, Psychological 14.4%, Realistic 11.7%, Dark 10.1%

  10. #10 Macabre Museum
    91% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Different Monster
    Windows

    Macabre Museum is a 1-4 player co-op adventure horror game. Explore the mysteries of a museum like no other; alone or with friends. Wield historical weapons, defeat different monsters, avoid brutal traps, and solve strange puzzles as the exhibits come alive at night…

    Why similar: Cinematic 18.3%, Realistic 11.1%, Medieval 10.4%, Dark 10.1%, Dark Fantasy 9.7%

  11. #11 Buried Spirits
    90% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Jordan Jenkins
    Windows

    Buried Spirits is a short historical horror story, set in the old Toronto Lunatic Asylum. Can you find the secrets it holds, or will you become its next victim?

    Why similar: Cinematic 17.5%, Alternate History 16.9%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Realistic 10.4%, Dark 8.6%

  12. #12 Mercyful Flames: The Witches
    89% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Asmodev
    Windows

    Experience a dark documentary based on the classic movie Häxan. The narrator will guide you through the spellbinding history of witchcraft. Focus, you are delving into the deepest abyss of black magic that spread panic in the Dark Ages.

    Why similar: Lovecraftian 19%, Cinematic 13.3%, Philosophical 13%, Medieval 12.3%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%

  13. #13 The Incident Room
    89% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Ludotronics
    Windows

    A 2–4 player cooperative supernatural horror investigation about intervening in recorded tragedies. The opening chapter unfolds in a fog-shrouded 1700s coastal town, where players inhabit different townsfolk and act within a relentless final hour before the outcome becomes irreversible.

    Why similar: Lovecraftian 16.6%, Cinematic 16.2%, Interactive Fiction 13.1%, Realistic 10.2%, Dark 9.5%

  14. #14 The Fold: Ingression
    88% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Audvyr StudioPub: Fulqrum Publishing
    Windows

    The Fold: Ingression is a thriller adventure with Lovecraftian horror elements set on the Telemark coast of Norway. You are a young temp exterminator at the ancient Eikherad stave church; tread carefully and stay vigilant as you unearth the dark secrets of this place and face unexpected horrors.

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  15. #15 Hell Dive
    87% matchVery Positive94% of 67 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

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  16. #16 Waking Tides
    86% matchMixed58% of 26 reviews2024
    Dev: AirshipFx
    Windows

    Welcome to "Waking Tides," a small but captivating atmospheric adventure game that thrives on experimentation. Delve into a world where augmented reality extends your gameplay, seamlessly blurring the lines between reality and fantasy.

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  17. #17 Lucid Falls
    86% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Eldamar Studio
    Windows

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    85% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
    Dev: GulfPearl
    Windows

    Trapped on a forgotten island after a shipwreck, you must explore a decaying castle and uncover the island’s dark secrets. In this first-person psychological horror, there are no weapons — only fear, stealth, and the will to survive.

    Why similar: Cinematic 14.9%, Psychological 12.4%, Dark 11.2%, Dark Fantasy 11.1%, Horror 10.8%

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    83% matchVery Positive88% of 84 reviews2025
    Dev: The Otherworldly Studios
    Windows

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    Dev: Pieces InteractivePub: THQ Nordic
    Windows
    Median: 12 minMean: 36 min≥1hr: 6%

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    84% matchMixed68% of 121 reviews2021
    Dev: Studio Chien d'Or
    Windows · Mac

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    Why similar: Lovecraftian 30.1%, Dark 11.6%, Historical 11.1%, Horror 11%, Realistic 9.8%

  22. #22 Seals of Madness
    82% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Evil Unicorn Games
    Windows

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  23. #23 ECHO OF FEAR: Vol.1 Night Visit
    82% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: DEVA
    Windows

    ECHO OF FEAR is a psychological horror game where you play as a detective who receives a box containing 6 mysterious videotapes. Each tape represents a separate story connected by a common plot. The plot is based on the Cthulhu myths by H.P. Lovecraft.

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    81% matchVery Positive82% of 136 reviews2025
    Dev: X1 Games
    Windows

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  25. #25 The Dame
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    Windows

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  26. #26 Nietzsche's Shadow
    78% matchMixed60% of 15 reviews2025
    Dev: Philosophica Games
    Windows

    A philosophical horror experience in the Alps: As Friedrich Nietzsche confronts his own shadow, he becomes lost between layers of reality.

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  27. #27 Nightmare Tale
    79% 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.

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  28. #28 Welcome to Levy
    80% matchMostly Positive76% of 33 reviews2023
    Dev: Sleepy Squids
    Windows · Linux

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  29. #29 Alkurai
    79% matchVery Positive85% of 74 reviews2023
    Dev: RedHouse Studios LLC.
    Windows

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  30. #30 Whispers Of Fear
    78% matchPositive82% of 33 reviews2024
    Dev: Tibet Games
    Windows

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    Why similar: Alternate History 20.4%, Psychological 18.7%, Dark 11%, Interactive Fiction 10.8%, Horror 9.5%

  31. #31 Sanguis Luna
    77% match6 user reviews17% of 6 reviews2025
    Dev: Domynyo SRL
    Windows

    Sanguis Luna is a first person Horror video game that catapults you into a frightening Mansion. Your main objective is to escape the infested Mansion, finding objects and challenging riddles while exploring incredible scenarios.

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    77% matchNo user reviews
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  33. #33 Silent Anomalies
    76% matchPositive94% of 36 reviews2025
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    Windows

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    Windows

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  36. #36 Seclusion
    75% matchMostly Positive74% of 23 reviews2025
    Dev: Forgeworks Studio
    Windows

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    74% matchNo user reviews
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    Windows

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  38. #38 The Third
    73% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Manas Games
    Windows

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  39. #39 SANITY
    73% matchNo user reviews2026
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    Windows

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  40. #40 IN THE FACADE WE TRUST™
    72% matchMostly Positive73% of 166 reviews2025
    Dev: svklmrtPub: Patchwork Interactive
    Windows

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  41. #41 evidence01
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    Windows

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    71% matchPositive96% of 46 reviews2025
    Dev: Jam Bell Games
    Windows

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  43. #43 Deadly Rehearsal
    72% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Kaigan Games
    Windows

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    74% matchMixed69% of 13 reviews2022
    Dev: ArtStrong GamesPub: ArtStrongGames
    Windows

    When a mysterious package appears in his living room, Detective Walter Miles is suddenly transported to a World War II Era newspaper building. Can you solve the mystery and escape?

    Why similar: Alternate History 18.1%, Interactive Fiction 13.5%, Realistic 11%, Medieval 10%, Dark Fantasy 9.6%

  45. #45 Ovation
    71% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: C.K. Games
    Windows

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    69% matchVery Positive89% of 475 reviews2026
    Dev: svklmrtPub: Patchwork Interactive
    Windows

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    70% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Vladislav LukyantsevPub: MonkeyFactory Media
    Windows

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    70% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: TheBossa Works
    Windows

    Reality Breach is a first-person psychological horror where your own creation turns against you. Step into the mind of a game developer on the edge of exhaustion, blurring the line between reality and nightmare.

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    71% matchPositive90% of 21 reviews2023
    Dev: Daniel George
    Windows

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  50. #50 Echoes of Sin: Confusion
    69% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: REDcoris
    Windows

    Echoes of Sin: Confusion is a first-person psychological horror game built around looping structure, where each player experiences a different cycle. Surviving unpredictable anomalies opens new possibilities while closing others.

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    69% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Flantastic Games
    Windows

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    68% matchPositive100% of 34 reviews2024
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    Windows

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    68% matchMostly Positive74% of 66 reviews2024
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    Windows

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  54. #54 Amenti
    67% matchVery Positive80% of 2,105 reviews2025
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    Windows
    Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 1.6 hrs≥1hr: 70%

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  55. #55 NEDRA
    67% matchMixed68% of 97 reviews2025
    Dev: Davit AndreasyanPub: indie.io
    Windows

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  56. #56 Yellowcreek Stories - The Cabin Watcher
    67% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Carlos Azuaga
    Windows

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    67% matchNo user reviews2027
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    Windows

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  58. #58 Alone in the Dark
    66% matchMostly Positive79% of 4,498 reviews2024
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    70% matchMixed64% of 39 reviews2022
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  60. #60 The Castle Mystery
    68% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2023
    Dev: BTD Enterprises Incorporated
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