- #1 BIRDHOUSE
97% matchVery Positive95% of 193 reviews2025
Dev: HELLLST4R
Windows
A short narrative-driven horror game made in RPGmaker featuring hand-drawn graphics and animated cutscenes. Players navigate the house and its backyard, interacting with the environment and collecting key items to progress the story.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 33.1%, Supernatural 16.1%, RPG 15.7%, Hand-drawn 12.1%, Lore-Rich 10.8%
- #2 When All Things End - 月下の万象
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Numina Lucy
Windows · Mac
Play as a bunny on Kagome-jima, a hand-drawn island where nothing is what it seems and your choices quietly profile who you are. Farm, forage, explore coastal shrines and fishing villages, and uncover a mystery that turns stranger the deeper you go. Based on real bunnies.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 22.6%, Lore-Rich 13%, Supernatural 12.3%, Emotional 10.1%, Psychological Horror 8.8%
- #3 Growing My Grandpa!
96% matchVery Positive99% of 478 reviews2022
Dev: Yames' Games
Windows
Growing My Grandpa! is a Cronenberg-inspired point-and-click adventure game with virtual pet elements that puts a heavy emphasis on exploration and lore.
Why similar: Philosophical 16.9%, Lovecraftian 16.9%, Lore-Rich 15.8%, Supernatural 12.7%, Psychological Horror 11.8%
- #4 RECORD_DrowsyVortex
94% matchVery Positive100% of 58 reviews2024
Dev: LunarHillz
Windows
RECORD_DrowsyVortex is a post-apocalyptic exploration-focused RPG set in the future era of Space Immigration. It is one piece of recorded data transmitted from Planet Drowsy Vortex centuries later, offering an immersive experience of a local post-disaster survivor's weird and memorable story.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 23.9%, Philosophical 15.1%, Supernatural 11.2%, Psychological Horror 11%, Lore-Rich 11%
- #5 Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones
95% matchMixed66% of 2,511 reviews2019
Dev: Cultic GamesPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 11.4 hrsMean: 12.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Delve into a role-playing game of horror, loss and madness set in the strange worlds of HP Lovecraft. Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones offers a mix of rich role-playing and turn-based tactical combat, represented in an illustrative visual style. Can you find salvation in a dead world?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 45.8%, RPG 16.3%, Turn-Based Combat 16.3%, Philosophical 9%, Choices Matter 5%
- #6 Surrogate
94% matchPositive89% of 28 reviews2023
Dev: Brandon McQuayPub: Dreamwraith Arts
Windows
Visit a surreal world and help a blue girl navigate the perils of paranoia and the intrusion of mysterious beings in her life...
Why similar: Lovecraftian 23.1%, Conspiracy 20.5% ★, Philosophical 11.6%, Emotional 10.8%, Psychological Horror 10.3%
- #7 Scorched Sun
93% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Skeleton Coffee Games
Windows
Scorched Sun is a short experience that combines top down survival horror with turn based combat. As a new initiate, delve into the depths of a monastery of The Scorched Sun Order and discover the secrets within.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 35.2%, Turn-Based Combat 23.4%, RPG 15.2%, Supernatural 12.8%, Top-Down 5.1%
- #8 Finest Fable
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: NunnyDevPub: Toasty
Windows · Mac
Finest Fable is a comedic RPG where you're a drunk ex-Royal Guard hunting the Legendary Hero of Light after he steals your drink. Meet bizarre characters, fight ridiculous foes, and solve puzzles in a quest for petty revenge. The fate of the world may rest in his hands… but you don’t care, do you?
Why similar: Lore-Rich 17.2%, Turn-Based Combat 16%, Hand-drawn 10%, Psychological Horror 9.6%, Top-Down 8.8%
- #9 Foodomina
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lumelli Studios
Windows
Play as two personified food girls- Takoyaki & Tempura- in their cosmic battle against MOLD people! Explore a food-themed galaxy, rich in flavour, make friends, & engage in absurd pun-fueled combat to save the galaxy from infection! But Mold People used to be Food People- Maybe there's another way?
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 18.5%, Lore-Rich 16.6%, RPG 10.1%, Choices Matter 10%, Emotional 9.9%
- #10 CaveDive
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: LimLemonz
Windows
CaveDive is a game about exploring an unknown cave and descending toward its end with a group of unruly companions.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 23.8%, RPG 16%, Turn-Based Combat 13.7%, Choices Matter 9.8%, Emotional 8.3%
- #11 VERISMO
90% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Star Anise Games
Windows
A ghost and a carnival clown plot revenge on the man who ruined their lives. An operatic tragedy set in 1920s Sicily.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 16.6%, Supernatural 16.1%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Hand-drawn 11%, Emotional 9.3%
- #12 Despair Beneath the Sunless Sky
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Kyomotions
Windows
A psychological horror RPG blending dark fantasy and mystery. Explore a relentless open world, confront grotesque horrors in turnbased combat, and make irreversible choices. Uncover deep lore and mysteries visible only to those with discerning eyes.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 25.8%, Lore-Rich 13.9%, Turn-Based Combat 13.8%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, RPG 11%
- #13 YOBI
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: chizugo
Windows
Return to that summer of dreams and regrets. Explore between your childhood neighborhood and a dreamlike world, encountering diverse souls while unraveling the mysteries and emotions buried by time. Find your way to the heart of the story and recover forgotten memories... and much more.
Why similar: Emotional 18.2%, RPG 16.9%, Lore-Rich 13.3%, Story Rich 11.7%, Hand-drawn 10.8%
- #14 In Stars And Time
88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 8,335 reviews2023
Dev: insertdisc5Pub: Armor Games Studios
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Live with the ever-present burden of being trapped in a time loop only you can know about in this turn-based RPG. Create a better future for you and your friends. Find hope where there is none left. Pray to the stars and free yourself from time.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 15.3%, Emotional 14.7%, Turn-Based Combat 14.3%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, RPG 10.7%
- #15 Birthday Boy and Benny
87% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Happy Crab
Windows
A turn-based RPG about eating lots of cakes, hanging out with your friends, writing haikus, hearing tons of dad jokes, and exploring a world full of unique characters. It's also about surviving child abuse, dealing with your crazy, mentally-ill mother, and dealing with the fact that nothing lasts.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 24.7%, Psychological Horror 17.5%, Emotional 12.4%, RPG 10.7%, Turn-Based Combat 9.5%
- #16 Gamebook Edgar A. Poe: The Oval Portrait
86% matchMostly Positive76% of 59 reviews2022
Dev: The Midworld
Windows
Put on your headphones, close your eyes and watch the story in your imagination. What seems like a game may be something more. Is it a story waiting to be told or... felt? Enter the universe of Edgar A. Poe, where reason, like the devil, says "Goodnight".
Why similar: Lovecraftian 25.2%, Philosophical 19.1%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Hand-drawn 10.6%, Emotional 9.1%
- #17 Stones of Flesh
85% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2024
Dev: Joe Renwick
Windows
You are flesh, blood and bones. A fragile mortal, in a land of something far bigger than yourself.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 43.3%, RPG 12.6%, Story Rich 9%, Top-Down 8.4%, Stylized 6.6%
- #18 LIFELIKE
86% matchPositive92% of 13 reviews2023
Dev: mntsstudio LLC
Windows
Lifelikes aren’t real! At least, nobody thought living appliances as smart as humans could be, until all hell broke loose in rural Ohio. Fight back in radio-inspired combat against toasters, lamps, and other living objects as you get to the bottom of a magical mystery in this electromagnetic RPG.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 22%, Conspiracy 19.6% ★, Turn-Based Combat 14.4%, Emotional 11.7%, Sci-fi 11.4%
- #19 Outergleam
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nevoski Studios
Windows
Explore liminal environments, redeem powerful shadow beings, and restore the astral realms as you become a guardian of the afterlife gates. Dive into the unknown and uncover the secrets of the Outergleam.
Why similar: Supernatural 21.9%, Lore-Rich 18.6%, Philosophical 15.7%, Emotional 15.1%, Story Rich 11.2%
- #20 DATACORE: HAYWIRE
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Rainbow Dye GamesPub: Rainbow Dye Games
Windows · Linux
DATACORE: HAYWIRE Is a gritty dystopian top-down Puzzle/Adventure game within the confines of an indestructible fifty thousand square mile cube. With no knowledge of why or how.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 40.7%, RPG 16.5%, Lore-Rich 14.4%, Top-Down 7.5%, 2D 7%
- #21 Geon
83% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Zorrid
Windows
Geon is a turn-based JRPG set in a not so distant future where the past is seemingly forgotten; ruled by the supreme overlord only known as "George". Discover ancient history and uncover mysteries as you are forced to face George and fight to save the world from strange things from beyond the stars.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 16.1%, Turn-Based Combat 13.8%, Emotional 13.3%, RPG 10%, Psychological Horror 9.6%
- #22 Feline Realms - The Ancients' Legacy
82% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Eric Desjardins
Windows
Feline Realms: The Ancients' Legacy is a quirky turn-based RPG where ancient feline heroes rediscover their forgotten heritage to defend Earth from an invading force. Unlock your Guardian powers, and navigate a modern world filled with danger. Can you reclaim your legacy and save Earth?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 24.1%, Turn-Based Combat 16.9%, Philosophical 14.4%, Sci-fi 11.3%, Choices Matter 8.9%
- #23 Monkey Valley
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Johannes Hornik
Windows
Explore the deep jungle in search of your grandpa, engage with the locals, discover dark secrets about the valley and choose its and subsequently your own fate...
Why similar: Lovecraftian 40.3%, Lore-Rich 20.8%, Choices Matter 11.3%, Story Rich 9%, Exploration 8.3%
- #24 Misdecayed
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hajimeli
Windows
An adventure RPG about life, death, rebirth, and robots, from the team that brought you vivid/stasis.
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 25.1%, RPG 20.2%, Emotional 19.7%, Lore-Rich 12.3%, Story Rich 8.4%
- #25 Dissociated Worth
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Felis Cassius
Windows
The narrative is the puzzle itself. You have no power, no resources, but a cryptic force sends you to face the impossible, where you have to see through your opponents lies before they see through yours, be they human or not.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 32.5%, Supernatural 16.5%, Psychological Horror 16.5%, Choices Matter 11.4%, Story Rich 9.2%
- #26 Ounus: Chapter One
79% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: Scribblehaus
Windows
Ounus is a unique sci-fi adventure, taking an immortal hero on a journey to discover who he is and why he is of great importance to a planet plagued with religious war and an invasion from a hostile alien force.
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 22.9%, RPG 21.4%, Sci-fi 17.3%, Hand-drawn 14.6%, Lore-Rich 14.6%
- #27 The Academy of the Cosmic Realm
80% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Blue Moss Games
Windows
The Academy of the Cosmic Realm is a short first-person horror game where you explore an old abandoned academy to discover what terrible event led to it's closure.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 45.4%, Conspiracy 25.1% ★, Lore-Rich 20.8%, Story Rich 7.1%, Singleplayer 1.4%
- #28 Deepfried in Deepspace
78% matchPositive100% of 16 reviews2025
Dev: Medium Well Games
Windows · Linux
Take orders from alien customers & make some food! First you gotta get the ingredients, & they seem to be a bit more sentient than they are on earth. Once you have your order, go to the back & find the ingredients stored in coolers and beat the crap out of them! Be careful, the food fights back.
Why similar: Cooking 21.9%, Turn-Based Combat 14.8%, Sci-fi 11.4%, RPG 9.4%, Hand-drawn 9.2%
- #29 L.L.L.Liar
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 雏形游戏
Windows
Shi, a photographer and unforgivable sinner. After her train breaks down, she steps onto the platform and meets someone she'll never forget. This narrative-driven RPG takes you down a thorny path to save your loved one and face the real world together.
Why similar: RPG 20%, Lore-Rich 19.5%, Psychological Horror 16.7%, Choices Matter 8.4%, Hand-drawn 7.7%
- #30 Hell Dive
78% matchVery Positive91% of 69 reviews2025
Dev: Teacup Games
Windows
Hell Dive is a first-person horror game where you are a Maritime Operative alone aboard a submarine. Sent on a mission to revive an abandoned deep-sea colony, you uncover dark secrets as terrifying and deadly horrors await in its depths
Why similar: Lovecraftian 34.3%, Philosophical 20.9%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Supernatural 10.7%, Sci-fi 8.5%
- #31 Critical Chaos
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Red Canopy Games
Windows
Critical Chaos gives you a broken squad, bad odds, and a world that doesn't care about your backstory. Turn-based. Story-driven. No easy endings.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 19.5%, Turn-Based Combat 14.5%, Choices Matter 10.9%, RPG 10.2%, Top-Down 10.1%
- #32 Deadly Rehearsal
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Kaigan Games
Windows
The rehearsal must be flawless. Every sound, every light timed perfectly. You are one of the best stage manager's after all. Failure is not an option. The play is cursed... and it demands perfection.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 26.8%, Philosophical 19.4%, Lore-Rich 17.9%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Supernatural 13.4%
- #33 Qelochia
75% matchPositive100% of 15 reviews2026
Dev: Super Brain Hemorrhage
Windows · Linux
On a secret arctic research base, a scientist, soldier, AI, and eldritch beast struggle for happiness. A short visual novel about love and pain set in an alternate history where humanity is ruled by eldritch gods.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 33.1%, Philosophical 20%, Lore-Rich 13.6%, Emotional 10.7%, Sci-fi 9.8%
- #34 Edge of Madness
76% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: The Yellow Sign
Windows
A Lovecraftian RPG with tactical card-based combat. Uncover dark secrets, face cult and eldritch horrors. Every choice shapes the battle—outplay your enemies or lose yourself to madness.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 38.7%, Turn-Based Combat 18.8%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Choices Matter 9.9%, Story Rich 7.3%
- #35 Spaceship Down
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Raguthra Studios
Windows · Mac
In Spaceship Down, you’re Noah, a stranded tech patching up a crashed spaceship with whatever you can find. With only a sarcastic narrator and a perky AI for company, survival means thinking fast and jury-rigging your way out of a bad situation. Think you’re up for it?
Why similar: Lore-Rich 26.6%, RPG 20.5%, Choices Matter 14%, Exploration 11.6%, Sci-fi 11%
- #36 Signal Creek
75% matchPositive100% of 12 reviews2025
Dev: snacktime games
Windows · Mac
Explore the abandoned Signal Creek Shopping Mall in this dialogue-rich pixel art RPG. Playing as college student Nour, you must guide your companions through encounters with the past.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 28.5%, Supernatural 14.6%, Emotional 12.2%, Choices Matter 9.5%, RPG 8.6%
- #37 The Remainer
74% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: 20100
Windows
The Remainer is a survival horror game in which you must travel through a colossal abandoned spaceship. Traverse and adapt to this hostile environment, gather mementos of the past, survive the horrors of this universe and keep yourself together as you plunge deeper and deeper into the unknown.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 34.5%, Lore-Rich 16.1%, Supernatural 12.8%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Sci-fi 10.9%
- #38 Habilis
74% matchPositive88% of 48 reviews2024
Dev: ODale Studios
Windows
A first person / body cam, Lovecraft style horror experience not for the weak of heart. Descend into the T.R.P Facility while evading monsters by hide in lockers, and discover over 30 minutes of professionally recorded audio logs.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 42.6%, Psychological Horror 16%, Lore-Rich 10.9%, Emotional 10.6%, Sci-fi 9.1%
- #39 KRAI LESA: Edge of the Forest
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Weissbird Studio
Windows · Linux
Brave the wilderness, interrogate your family folklore, and submit yourself to a higher power in this eldritch survival-adventure game. The tundra is rotting — won't you join its decay?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 35.6%, Cooking 17.2%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Top-Down 9.1%, Hand-drawn 8.4%
- #40 Apollo Sonata
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: PlasmaFallPub: Eternal Dream
Windows
At night, the campus is full of urban legends—bloody toilets, garbled blackboards, a path to the underworld, and a piano playing on the rooftop. Play as Miu, Juniper, and MOMO across three playthroughs to uncover the supernatural mysteries. Can their friendship hold the key to solving the mystery?
Why similar: Lore-Rich 23.6%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Emotional 13.1%, RPG 11.7%, Story Rich 8.7%
- #41 Into Samomor
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sang Hendrix
Windows
Into Samomor is a psychological horror RPG where your choices shape everything: storylines, quests, and intense boss battles. With a branching narrative and multiple endings, each playthrough offers a fresh experience.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 24.3%, Psychological Horror 18.6%, Choices Matter 15%, Story Rich 11.6%, RPG 11.5%
- #42 镜之心 Heart of the Mirror
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Anzer‘s memory
Windows
这是一款剧情向魔幻悬疑风格的半开放世界rpg游戏。 故事围绕着失去记忆的主人公“威廉”坠入“食人大洞”而展开,游戏以灵魂,记忆,悔过以及救赎为主题,玩家将参与其中与同伴来逐渐揭开失落国度以及神秘结晶的神秘面纱....
Why similar: Lore-Rich 24.1%, Turn-Based Combat 19.2%, RPG 13.1%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Story Rich 10.9%
- #43 TRUSTFALL
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: innerlightdev
Windows · Mac
TRUSTFALL into the mysterious and quirky inner world of Cherry to 'battle' her inner parts. Master Emotional Alchemy in unique turn-based encounters: choose LOVE to integrate, FEAR to resist, or AWARENESS to transmute. Every choice will uncover a different path back home.
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 18.2%, Emotional 18%, Choices Matter 14.9%, Story Rich 11.2%, Funny 10.4%
- #44 The Shame of a Daydreamer
70% matchPositive83% of 12 reviews2026
Dev: Micki
Windows
Shame & choices = possible apocalypse. You need to figure out what’s causing the apocalypse to happen, so that you can prevent it. 2 playable characters with different relations to shame → 2 unique perspectives of the same story. Complicated families, branching choices and unforgiving consequences.
Why similar: Supernatural 16.3%, Lore-Rich 15%, Emotional 14.1%, Choices Matter 12.9%, RPG 9.3%
- #45 Hermit and Pig
69% matchVery Positive100% of 148 reviews2026
Dev: Heavy Lunch Studio LLC
Windows · Mac
Battle a sinister corporation in this story-rich RPG! Survive fast-paced, turn-based battles and conversations where cringe damage can be deadly. Fight the evils of capitalism with your trusty pig sidekick and join the revolution, old man!
Why similar: Conspiracy 31.5% ★, Turn-Based Combat 20.1%, RPG 11.2%, Story Rich 9%, Funny 8.2%
- #46 The Demons Told Me to Make This Game
70% 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 34.3%, Lore-Rich 15.6%, Supernatural 12.4%, Choices Matter 11.4%, Hand-drawn 8%
- #47 Impostor Factory
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 12,622 reviews2021
Dev: Freebird Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A bonkers time-loop tragicomedy murder mystery thriller featuring multiple casualties and a suspicious cat, from the creator of To the Moon & Finding Paradise.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 29.6%, Emotional 16.8%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Story Rich 9.3%, RPG 9.3%
- #48 CHRONOPHOBIA
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: The Crew
Windows
You play as a father who has recently lost his son. Driven by grief, you embark on a time-bending journey in order to revive him back from the dead. But by the end of your journey, the horrors that you witness will make you question the credibility of your actions.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 42.8%, Lore-Rich 20%, Sci-fi 13.6%, Top-Down 9.2%, Story Rich 8.7%
- #49 Let's BUG Dumplings
67% matchVery Positive89% of 63 reviews2026
Dev: 鲜美Press
Windows
"Let’s make dumplings" carries that same unsettling vibe as Spring Festival Gala skits with intentionally happy endings?— it's about how family norms discipline the individual. It uses dumplings to explore love and pressure in families. In this scripted, collective narrative... what will you choose?
Why similar: Emotional 16.2%, Psychological Horror 15.9%, Lore-Rich 14.7%, Cooking 13.8%, RPG 11.7%
- #50 Cucina Stellata
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Filthy EdenPub: CRITICAL REFLEX
Windows
Cook traditional 19th-century Italian recipes in a kitchen haunted by hunger. A short psychological horror where gastronomy, ritual and cosmic appetite share the same table.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 27.1%, Cooking 26.3%, Philosophical 14.3%, Psychological Horror 14%, Lore-Rich 9.1%
- #51 Eye of D'akess
71% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2022
Dev: White Cat
Windows
A short, story-centric rpg with turnbased combat, about a journey into the unknown in search of adventure and treasure - pulled ever along, by what awaits them in the dark...
Why similar: Lovecraftian 30.5%, Lore-Rich 19.4%, Hand-drawn 13.5%, Supernatural 13.2%, RPG 12.6%
- #52 ENDLING
67% matchVery Positive88% of 64 reviews2025
Dev: Team HumansPub: TelePresent Games
Windows · Mac
Live the perfect day, break the cycle, and discover the truth about yourself in this short, quirky sci-fi mystery about freedom, choice, and loneliness.
Why similar: Philosophical 28%, Lore-Rich 23%, Emotional 15.9%, Choices Matter 12.7%, Sci-fi 12.3%
- #53 VoltAge:Genesis
70% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2023
Dev: Golden Fish Entertainment
Windows
Freely explore a deadly wasteland as you uncover a plot to awaken an ancient evil.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 23%, Turn-Based Combat 15.1%, RPG 12.3%, Choices Matter 12%, Exploration 8.5%
- #54 SCP: Infohazard
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: GIB Games
Windows
SCP: Infohazard is a survival horror game that immerses you in the inner workings of The SCP Foundation like never before. When an experiment is sabotaged, you must navigate through the facility and to find a way to stop what might just be a K-Class end-of-the-world scenario.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 27.9%, Conspiracy 25.3% ★, Lore-Rich 18.3%, Psychological Horror 9.3%, Sci-fi 7.5%
- #55 Dziedzic: Księga pytań bez odpowiedzi
67% matchPositive83% of 12 reviews2024
Dev: MegoBari
Windows · Linux
Zlot rodzinny to dla Miłosza Dajskiego okazja, aby spotkać się z dawno niewidzianymi członkami rodziny. Przechadzając się po pałacu, w którym nie było go od lat napotyka człowieka, który zdaje się twierdzić, że jest jego kuzynem, ten jednak za nic nie potrafi go sobie przypomnieć.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 18.8%, Conspiracy 17.5% ★, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Emotional 11.5%, Hand-drawn 9.6%
- #56 FREERIDE
65% matchVery Positive88% of 233 reviews2025
Dev: Flightyfelon Games Inc.
Windows · Mac
Your Personality plays the game! Help strange spirits solve their Unfinished Business... or leave them to Despair. In this highly-branching narrative adventure you'll only see about 1/3 of the full story in each playthrough, but the end is whenever you want it to be.
Why similar: Emotional 17.2%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, Choices Matter 13.8%, Supernatural 13.5%, RPG 11.6%
- #57 GEN-ABYSS
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BEELIEV Studio
Windows
The thriller horror mystery RPG.Influencer Feng Cimu itness her crew vanish one by one. As sinister phenomena relentlessly emerge, her descent into the mountain's secrets unravels a shocking conspiracy—while buried truths about her own past and identity begin clawing their way to the surface...
Why similar: Hand-drawn 15.5%, Emotional 12.9%, RPG 11.9%, Stylized 11.4%, Supernatural 11.2%
- #58 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 35.7%, Conspiracy 18.6% ★, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Choices Matter 11.5%, Story Rich 8.5%
- #59 Dreamed Away
64% matchVery Positive93% of 94 reviews2025
Dev: WAKE UP GAMESPub: Pineapple Works
Windows · Mac · Linux
Dreamed Away is an emotional action-adventure RPG with psychological horror elements. Play as Théo, a boy lost in a dark, mysterious world. Explore a unique reality, duel against darkness in a unique, fast paced combat system and mind your choices.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 15.9%, Turn-Based Combat 15.8%, Choices Matter 13.4%, Emotional 11.3%, RPG 11.2%
- #60 Iwaihime
68% matchMostly Positive79% of 887 reviews2020
Dev: DMM GAMESPub: Shiravune
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 17.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
From hit writer Ryukishi07, the creator of When They Cry, comes a story on the theme of “curses.” Strike down the dark riddle of dolls and soot in this supernatural horror visual novel.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 24.7%, Supernatural 22.2%, Psychological Horror 16.8%, Emotional 13.1%, Hand-drawn 11.6%