- #1 BIRDHOUSE
97% matchVery Positive95% of 178 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%, Supernatural 16.2%, RPG 15.5%, Hand-drawn 12.1%, Lore-Rich 10.9%
- #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 22.4%, Lore-Rich 13.1%, Supernatural 12.3%, Emotional 10.2%, Psychological Horror 8.9%
- #3 Deepfried in Deepspace
96% 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 18.5%, Narration 15.6%, Turn-Based Combat 12.5%, Sci-fi 9.5%, RPG 7.9%
- #4 Cucina Stellata ✦ Starred Cuisine
95% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Filthy Eden
Windows
Gastronomy meets horror in 19th-century Italy. Prepare traditional recipes through interactive sequences, taste forbidden visions, and sink into the psychological horror of an unsettling short tale.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 29.3%, Cooking 25.6%, Narration 18.5%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Lore-Rich 10.9%
- #5 Scorched Sun
94% 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%, Turn-Based Combat 23.4%, RPG 15.2%, Supernatural 12.9%, Top-Down 5.2%
- #6 Foodomina
94% 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 18.4%, Lore-Rich 16.7%, RPG 10.1%, Choices Matter 10.1%, Emotional 10%
- #7 CaveDive
93% 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 23.9%, RPG 15.8%, Turn-Based Combat 13.6%, Choices Matter 9.9%, Emotional 8.4%
- #8 Despair Beneath the Sunless Sky
92% 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 25.6%, Lore-Rich 14%, Turn-Based Combat 13.8%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, RPG 11%
- #9 Birthday Boy and Benny
91% 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 24.8%, Psychological Horror 17.5%, Emotional 12.4%, RPG 10.6%, Turn-Based Combat 9.4%
- #10 The Shame of a Daydreamer
91% match9 user reviews78% of 9 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 14.2%, Narration 13.3%, Lore-Rich 13.1%, Emotional 12.3%, Choices Matter 11.3%
- #11 RECORD_DrowsyVortex
90% matchVery Positive100% of 51 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 24.6%, Narration 12.2%, Supernatural 11.7%, Lore-Rich 11.5%, Psychological Horror 11.5%
- #12 Dreamed Away
89% matchVery Positive92% of 93 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: Narration 16%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Turn-Based Combat 13.2%, Choices Matter 11.3%, Emotional 9.5%
- #13 Finest Fable
89% 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 17.3%, Turn-Based Combat 16%, Hand-drawn 9.9%, Psychological Horror 9.6%, Top-Down 8.8%
- #14 In Stars And Time
88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 8,095 reviews2023
Dev: insertdisc5Pub: Armor Games Studios
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 11.3 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 15.5%, Emotional 14.8%, Turn-Based Combat 14.2%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, RPG 10.5%
- #15 Off to Sleep
87% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2022
Dev: Luca Chioni
Windows · Mac · Linux
A turn-based RPG that guides you through an adventure to discover reality and its mechanisms.
Why similar: Narration 19.1%, Lore-Rich 17.1%, Turn-Based Combat 13.9%, Emotional 13.6%, RPG 8.7%
- #16 Eye of D'akess
86% 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 27.3%, Lore-Rich 17.7%, Hand-drawn 12.2%, Supernatural 11.9%, RPG 11.3%
- #17 Stones of Flesh
85% match7 user reviews100% of 7 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 43.1%, RPG 12.6%, Story Rich 9.1%, Top-Down 8.4%, Stylized 6.7%
- #18 Geon
84% 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 16.2%, Turn-Based Combat 13.8%, Emotional 13.4%, RPG 9.9%, Psychological Horror 9.6%
- #19 Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones
86% matchMixed66% of 2,493 reviews2019
Dev: Cultic GamesPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 11.5 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 49.9%, Turn-Based Combat 18%, RPG 18%, Choices Matter 5.6%, Story Rich 4.5%
- #20 Threads of Karma
84% matchMixed54% of 59 reviews2025
Dev: 萝卜不长毛线公司Pub: Hawthorn Games
Windows
Lin Yue'an embarks on a journey home, but unsettling events soon disrupt her ordinary life. Strange dreams, lost memories, and eerie occurrences lead her to uncover hidden truths. Can she trace everything back to its true origin and escape the net of fate that has already been woven around her?
Why similar: Supernatural 20.1%, Narration 16.4%, Emotional 12.6%, Psychological Horror 10.4%, Hand-drawn 8.4%
- #21 LIFELIKE
83% 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 22.3%, Conspiracy 19.7% ★, Turn-Based Combat 14.3%, Emotional 11.8%, Sci-fi 11.4%
- #22 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 39.9%, Lore-Rich 21%, Choices Matter 11.4%, Story Rich 9%, Exploration 8.3%
- #23 Ambitious
82% matchMostly Negative20% of 10 reviews2022
Dev: Puhu
Windows
"Ambitious" is a third person puzzle solving game based on the myth system written by Lovecraft. It tells the story of the demise of a fictional border town in Britain in the last century, as well as a deeper mystery.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 37%, Conspiracy 15.8% ★, Narration 9.9%, Psychological Horror 9.1%, Hand-drawn 8.7%
- #24 Sherlock Holmes The Awakened
81% matchVery Positive83% of 2,656 reviews2023
Dev: Frogwares
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Experience a nerve-racking Lovecraftian adventure, rebuilt from the ground up with modern graphics and gameplay. Become Sherlock Holmes, and find yourself at the heart of the terrifying Cthulhu Mythos as you investigate a series of mysterious disappearances in Europe and the US.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 35.4%, Narration 16.6%, Supernatural 11.7%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, Choices Matter 9.7%
- #25 Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss
80% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Big Bad WolfPub: Nacon
Windows
A mining station in the Pacific abyss is no longer responding. As an investigator of the occult, unravel the mysteries of the deep. Test your wits and sanity in this lovecraftian thriller.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 39.7%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Narration 11.1%, Story Rich 9.6%, Choices Matter 9.2%
- #26 Call of Cthulhu®
81% 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 57.1%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Narration 9.4%, Story Rich 7.4%, RPG 5.8%
- #27 Misdecayed
79% 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%, RPG 20%, Emotional 19.9%, Lore-Rich 12.4%, Story Rich 8.4%
- #28 YOBI
78% 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 20.5%, RPG 18.7%, Lore-Rich 15%, Story Rich 13%, Hand-drawn 12%
- #29 Surrogate
79% 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 25.9%, Conspiracy 23.3% ★, Emotional 12.3%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Supernatural 9.8%
- #30 Ounus: Chapter One
77% match1 user reviews100% of 1 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 21.3%, Sci-fi 17.2%, Lore-Rich 14.7%, Hand-drawn 14.6%
- #31 John's Tombstone
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Bigboot Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Drive inside a dream, explore one of Saturn's moons, and discover the afterlife. John's Tombstone is a walking simulator; a story split in three chapters, each chapter very different from the other. It's a sci-fi story with some emotional overtones.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 20.8%, Narration 16.1%, Emotional 15.2%, Sci-fi 15%, Psychological Horror 14.5%
- #32 The Academy of the Cosmic Realm
77% 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 45.1%, Conspiracy 25.2% ★, Lore-Rich 21.1%, Story Rich 7.1%, Singleplayer 1.5%
- #33 Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden
76% matchVery Positive85% of 8,486 reviews2024
Dev: DON'T NODPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 19.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Hunt ghosts as two memorable characters in a story-driven Action-RPG where your decisions carry dramatic consequences. Torn between honoring your oath to the living and saving your departed partner, how far will you go for love?
Why similar: Narration 21.8%, Lore-Rich 20.8%, Emotional 15.1%, Supernatural 11.5%, Choices Matter 9.5%
- #34 Cosmic Fear
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Alessandro Guzzo
Windows
Since the dawn of mankind, mysterious phenomena beyond human comprehension have occurred. Your studies suggest that everything is part of one big picture. What lies hidden in the depths of the cosmos? Explore, solve puzzles and survive in this disturbing Lovecraftian horror adventure.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 35.2%, Lore-Rich 16.1%, Narration 15.7%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Sci-fi 7.4%
- #35 Lost Soul
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SkulldoggeryGamesDev
Windows
Lost Soul is a short atmospheric third person puzzle game. Play as Lost Soul, a soul corrupted by demon magic who suddenly had the last bits of its thoughts and memory sealed outside of its body and now is compelled to chase down the mysterious fae who did it.
Why similar: Emotional 15.9%, Supernatural 15.1%, RPG 15%, Lore-Rich 14.9%, Narration 13.8%
- #36 Spaceship Down
74% 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 26.8%, RPG 20.3%, Choices Matter 14%, Exploration 11.6%, Sci-fi 10.9%
- #37 Edge of Sanity
74% matchMostly Positive74% of 239 reviews2024
Dev: Vixa GamesPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
Set in the unforgiving lands of Alaska, Edge of Sanity is a Cthulhu-inspired, 2D survival horror game. Uncover a disturbing story while madness claws at your mind. Lead a group of survivors and explore, scavenge and survive together - against untold eldritch horrors.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 31.2%, Narration 15%, Supernatural 13.8%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Choices Matter 8.6%
- #38 Athanasy
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 521 reviews2022
Dev: WirionPub: 7DOTS
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Deep beneath the surface of the dead Earth, the City, the last refuge of humanity, hides. Engineering genius and efforts of all mankind; a giant structure of steel, concrete, and biopolymers. It keeps the remnants of civilization one step away from total extinction.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 22%, Lore-Rich 16.9%, Narration 14%, Psychological Horror 11%, Sci-fi 9.9%
- #39 Signal Creek
73% 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 28.3%, Supernatural 14.6%, Emotional 12.3%, Choices Matter 9.6%, RPG 8.5%
- #40 The Remainer
72% 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 34.2%, Lore-Rich 16.3%, Supernatural 12.8%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Sci-fi 10.9%
- #41 Dissociated Worth
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Felis Cassius
Windows
You have no power. No allies. No certainty. 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 32.3%, Supernatural 16.6%, Psychological Horror 16.6%, Choices Matter 11.5%, Story Rich 9.2%
- #42 Edge of Madness
72% matchNo user reviews
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 38.5%, Turn-Based Combat 18.8%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Choices Matter 10%, Story Rich 7.3%
- #43 Habilis
71% matchPositive87% of 47 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 42.3%, Psychological Horror 16.1%, Lore-Rich 11%, Emotional 10.7%, Sci-fi 9.1%
- #44 Hermit and Pig
69% matchVery Positive100% of 130 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 31.6% ★, Turn-Based Combat 20%, RPG 11.1%, Story Rich 9%, Funny 8.2%
- #45 Dying Flame
73% matchPositive100% of 14 reviews2021
Dev: RoundTable Games Studio
Windows
James is trapped in an unknown mansion. As he desperately searches for a way out, he finds that his wife, Mary is trapped there as well. Lurking in the darkness is a monster that’s hunting you. Untangle the riddles that bar your path, and uncover the truth behind this deathly nightmare.
Why similar: Narration 19.9%, Emotional 14.2%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Choices Matter 11.1%, Top-Down 10.2%
- #46 Into Samomor
71% 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 24.1%, Psychological Horror 18.6%, Choices Matter 15.2%, Story Rich 11.6%, RPG 11.4%
- #47 Growing My Grandpa!
71% matchVery Positive99% of 450 reviews2022
Dev: Yames
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: Lovecraftian 19.9%, Lore-Rich 19.2%, Supernatural 15.4%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Emotional 11.6%
- #48 TRUSTFALL
70% 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: Emotional 18.2%, Turn-Based Combat 18.1%, Choices Matter 15%, Story Rich 11.2%, Funny 10.4%
- #49 The Demons Told Me to Make This Game
69% 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 34%, Lore-Rich 15.7%, Supernatural 12.5%, Choices Matter 11.5%, Hand-drawn 8%
- #50 CHRONOPHOBIA
70% 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 42.5%, Lore-Rich 20.2%, Sci-fi 13.5%, Top-Down 9.3%, Story Rich 8.7%
- #51 Impostor Factory
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 12,494 reviews2021
Dev: Freebird Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 8.8 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 29.3%, Emotional 17%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Story Rich 9.3%, Top-Down 9.3%
- #52 Remnants of the Old Ones
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Handmade Dreams Studio
Windows
In the 1920s, build a clandestine network to push back against a cult devoted to awakening a Great Old One. Manage your resources, recruit agents, explore and uncover dark secrets to fight nightmarish horrors. Will you dare to cross the boundaries of the unspeakable?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 45.9%, Narration 22.2%, Turn-Based Combat 16.6%, Choices Matter 7.5%, Story Rich 5.5%
- #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 23.2%, Turn-Based Combat 15.1%, RPG 12.2%, Choices Matter 12.1%, Exploration 8.5%
- #54 SeaRing
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SeaRing Team
Windows · Mac · Linux
2D, top-down, action/puzzle game with absolutely no ghosts.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 23%, Narration 22.6%, Emotional 13.3%, Top-Down 11.5%, Story Rich 9.1%
- #55 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 27.7%, Conspiracy 25.4% ★, Lore-Rich 18.5%, Psychological Horror 9.4%, Sci-fi 7.5%
- #56 Detective of the Dead
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Actrio Studio
Windows
Find your killers as the dead Detective in the Mexican afterworld. Cook tacos for suspects by day. The better you cook the more they tell you. Then investigate at night and solve puzzles. Switch to be your companion dog Xolo & do magic things. Save the Día de los Muertos.
Why similar: Conspiracy 24.6% ★, Cooking 21.6%, Narration 17.4%, Hand-drawn 9.5%, Top-Down 8.7%
- #57 FREERIDE
66% matchVery Positive88% of 226 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 17.4%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, Choices Matter 13.9%, Supernatural 13.5%, RPG 11.5%
- #58 H·P超自然事件档案
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Bangke StudioPub: JoyPi Games
Windows
This is a text-based interactive adventure game with a suspenseful horror theme. Through different plot choices, you can collect various items, survive the attacks of indescribable creatures, and finally find the truth.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 36.8%, Turn-Based Combat 17.6%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, RPG 13.5%, Stylized 10%
- #59 镜之心 Heart of the Mirror
66% 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 24.3%, Turn-Based Combat 19.2%, RPG 13%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Story Rich 10.9%
- #60 Corpse Party II: Darkness Distortion
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MAGES.Pub: XSEED Games
Windows
Meet high schooler Haruka and her classmates as they find themselves trapped in an eerie, abandoned hospital connected to an urban legend called “Ayame’s Mercy.” Try to escape, or face a multitude of gruesome ends that will leave you begging for mercy in this all new Corpse Party story.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 22.5%, Supernatural 19.2%, Emotional 15%, Choices Matter 10.7%, Psychological Horror 10.5%