Games Like WORLD OF HORROR

Fear & Hunger is a horror dungeon crawler set in the dark and hopeless dungeons of fear and hunger. The game is a hybrid of survival horror and dungeon crawler genres with its influences ranging from Silent Hill to Nethack. There are roguelike elements to the game as well as a heavy foundation of a j-RPG.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 22.8%, Horror 18.3%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Difficult 12.3%, Turn-Based Combat 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: This game shares the unforgiving, brutal turn-based combat and dark, oppressive cosmic horror themes that define the experience of World of Horror.

Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...

Why similar: Horror 24.4%, Card Game 23.9%, Roguelite 16.6%, Roguelike 14.7%, Point & Click 11.2%

Why You'll Like It: It masterfully blends card-based roguelite mechanics with a meta-narrative and unsettling psychological horror that feels spiritually aligned with World of Horror.

Seize forbidden treasures. Summon alien gods. Feed on your disciples. Cultist Simulator is a game of apocalypse and yearning. Play as a seeker after unholy mysteries, in a 1920s-themed setting of hidden gods and secret histories.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 28.6%, Moddable 15.6% ★, Card Game 11.3%, Psychological Horror 10.6%, Roguelite 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the occult and Lovecraftian lore through a card-based interface, mirroring the investigative and ritualistic nature of the seed game.

What you are about to do has not been approved by the Vatican. As a young priest, struggle against demons, cultists, and your own weakening faith in this pixel horror game inspired by the era of classic 8-bit gaming and the "Satanic Panic" of the 1980s.

Why similar: Horror 24.9%, Psychological Horror 21.3%, Lovecraftian 21.2%, Pixel Graphics 13.1%, Survival Horror 13.1%

Why You'll Like It: The retro, low-fidelity aesthetic combined with intense occult horror and pixelated dread makes this a perfect companion to the 1-bit style of World of Horror.

Darkwood - a new perspective on survival horror. Scavenge and explore a rich, ever-changing free-roam world by day, then hunker down in your hideout and pray for the morning light.

Why similar: Survival Horror 25.8%, Horror 22.6%, Psychological Horror 19%, Survival 13.2%, RPG 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: It captures an incredibly oppressive, top-down survival atmosphere that forces players to manage limited resources against cosmic threats.

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%, Horror 16.6%, Turn-Based Combat 14.4%, RPG 11.7%, Atmospheric 3.3%

Why You'll Like It: A turn-based RPG that leans heavily into the Lovecraftian mythos, offering the same sense of inevitable doom and investigative gameplay.

A classic survival horror experience set in a dystopian future where humanity has uncovered a dark secret. Unravel a cosmic mystery, escape terrifying creatures, and scavenge an off-world government facility as Elster, a technician Replika searching for her lost dreams.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 34.9%, Survival Horror 28.7%, Psychological Horror 19.6%, Mystery 8.2%, Atmospheric 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: This game excels at retro-inspired survival horror, utilizing a distinct aesthetic and psychological depth to create a haunting, surreal experience.

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: Lovecraftian 23.7%, Survival Horror 21.3%, Horror 15.2%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Turn-Based Combat 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: It expands on the brutal, unforgiving turn-based survival mechanics of its predecessor with a more modern, yet equally disturbing, setting.

Navigate the eerie world of Dreams in the Witch House, a unique blend of point-and-click and RPG-adventure. Unravel occult mysteries in Arkham, maintain your sanity, and survive the May-Eve in this Lovecraftian horror game.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 29.1%, Point & Click 12.3%, Survival Horror 11.9%, Horror 11.3%, Psychological Horror 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: A direct adaptation of Lovecraftian fiction that uses point-and-click mechanics and survival elements to immerse the player in a cursed environment.

Explore a strange world full of colorful friends and foes. When the time comes, the path you’ve chosen will determine your fate... and perhaps the fate of others as well.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 40.1%, Horror 19.3%, Pixel Graphics 17.2%, RPG 9.7%, Anime 4.9%

Why You'll Like It: While visually distinct, it uses psychological horror and pixel-art to explore deep, traumatic themes that resonate with the surreal nature of World of Horror.

Pathologic 2 is a groundbreaking open-world horror RPG. Resist the plague. Make medicine. Heal people. Perform an autopsy. Trade to get what you need. Fight and kill if necessary. Survive. Struggle with an outbreak in a secluded rural town that is rapidly turning into hell.

Why similar: Survival Horror 23.9%, Difficult 21.6%, Psychological Horror 18.9%, Survival 14%, RPG 9%

Why You'll Like It: An intensely difficult survival game that forces players to make impossible choices in a decaying, surreal world filled with psychological horror.

Mundaun is a lovingly hand-penciled horror tale set in a dark, secluded valley of The Alps. Explore various areas full of secrets to discover, survive hostile encounters, drive vehicles, fill your inventory, and solve a variety of handcrafted puzzles.

Why similar: Horror 33.4%, Psychological Horror 32.1%, Mystery 17.9%, Atmospheric 9.4%, Adventure 4.8%

Why You'll Like It: The hand-penciled art style and folk-horror setting evoke a similar sense of uncanny, surreal dread found in the works of Junji Ito.

You control a combat robot. Your task is to go through the maze, destroy all the enemy robots and get to the finish line. The passages to the other rooms of the maze are littered with stones. You need to use bombs to free the passages.

Why similar: Survival 65.3%, Adventure 19.3%, Atmospheric 15.4%

Why You'll Like It: A point-and-click adventure that focuses on Lovecraftian mystery and retro-pixel aesthetics, emphasizing atmosphere over action.

A roguelite monster-management simulation inspired by the likes of the SCP Foundation, Cabin in the Woods, and Warehouse 13. Order your employees to perform work with the creatures and watch as it unfolds; harness greater energy, and expand the facility

Why similar: Difficult 22.6%, Lovecraftian 20.2%, Psychological Horror 19.3%, Horror 16.5%, Roguelite 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: This management sim features high-stakes decisions and psychological horror, requiring the player to understand and contain eldritch entities.

Strange Horticulture is an occult puzzle game in which you play as the proprietor of a local plant store. Find and identify new plants, pet your cat, speak to a coven, or join a cult. Use your collection of powerful plants to influence the story and unravel Undermere’s dark mysteries.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 44.5%, Point & Click 23.1%, Mystery 15%, Atmospheric 7.6%, 2D 4.8%

Why You'll Like It: This occult-themed management game focuses on investigation and dark lore, capturing the investigative side of World of Horror's gameplay.

DREDGE is a single-player fishing adventure with a sinister undercurrent. Sell your catch, upgrade your boat, and dredge the depths for long-buried secrets. Explore a mysterious archipelago and discover why some things are best left forgotten.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 41.6%, Horror 12.8%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Survival Horror 11.3%, Mystery 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: A fishing-based survival game that slowly introduces Lovecraftian cosmic horror, mirroring the creeping dread of investigating mysteries.

The Consuming Shadow is a procedural survival horror adventure in which you must explore the land, fight your way through randomly-generated dungeons and try to stay sane in your quest to save the world from the invading Ancients.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 48.3%, Survival Horror 17.7%, Horror 10.4%, Roguelite 9.3%, Psychological Horror 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: A 2D survival-horror game that uses procedural generation and Lovecraftian themes to create a tense, investigative experience.

A new kind of detective game that allows you to think and investigate freely. Discover clues surrounding 12 strange and gruesome deaths and build your own theory. Pick your suspect, deduce the motive, unmask the awful truth.

Why similar: Point & Click 34.3%, Mystery 25.8%, Pixel Graphics 16.5%, Atmospheric 9.3%, 2D 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: This mystery game requires careful investigation and piecing together dark, surreal events, which appeals to the detective-like gameplay of the seed game.

Where do you run to when your demons reside within you? Decarnation is a pixel art adventure/action puzzle game with a horrific story inspired by some of the most influential films and novels in the genre. Dive into a breathtaking thriller where nightmares and dreams intertwine…

Why similar: Lovecraftian 33.7%, Survival Horror 16.7%, Horror 15.6%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Pixel Graphics 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: This game blends surreal puzzle-solving with psychological horror, focusing on emotional impact and disturbing imagery.

LOSE YOUR MIND. EAT YOUR CREW. DIE. Take the helm of your steamship and set sail for the unknown! Sunless Sea is a game of discovery, loneliness and frequent death, set in the award-winning Victorian Gothic universe of Fallen London.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 47.6%, Survival 11.9%, Horror 10.7%, Roguelike 8.1%, Roguelite 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-heavy exploration game set in a dark, Lovecraftian version of London where survival is difficult and knowledge is dangerous.

Draft of Darkness is a survival horror RPG with deck building and roguelike dungeon exploration. Recruit allies, synergize their decks to create powerful card combos. Manage your limited resources and explore procedurally generated maps to determine the story's outcome.

Why similar: Survival Horror 36.7%, Horror 23.8%, Card Game 21.6%, Roguelike 16.4%, Singleplayer 1.4%

Why You'll Like It: A roguelike deckbuilder that incorporates survival-horror elements, requiring careful management of resources and cards to survive.

Put the 'love' in 'Lovecraftian horror'! Perform terrifying rituals to win the affections of eldritch horrors and smooch 'em... at any cost!

Why similar: Lovecraftian 38.8%, Horror 16.6%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Point & Click 11.8%, Anime 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: A satirical take on Lovecraftian horror that uses the visual novel format to explore the absurdity of dating eldritch gods.

Immerse yourself in the captivating world of the Cthulhu Mythos with this 2D visual novel game featuring a thrilling TRPG-based experience! Roll the dice and use your skills and luck to escape the abandoned hospital, while experiencing the cosmic terror.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 35.7%, Horror 13.3%, Point & Click 13%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Mystery 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: A visual novel that focuses on the mystery and exploration aspects of the Lovecraftian mythos.

Amnesia: The Bunker is a first-person horror game set in a WW1 bunker. A relentless, AI-driven monster stalks you. Survival depends on finding tools, crafting items, and keeping the lights on.

Why similar: Survival Horror 24.9%, Horror 20.4%, Difficult 17%, Psychological Horror 16.2%, Survival 11.9%

Why You'll Like It: It emphasizes resource management and survival in a confined space, forcing players to adapt to an ever-present, terrifying threat.

A short horror game where you pilot a tiny submarine through an ocean of blood on an alien moon.

Why similar: Horror 36.8%, Psychological Horror 28.2%, Pixel Graphics 14.4%, Atmospheric 10%, Mystery 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: A short, claustrophobic experience that relies on cosmic horror and a limited interface to create immense dread.

Look Outside is a survival horror RPG set in a single apartment building. A mysterious event turns anyone who looks out the window into grotesque monsters, leaving the world in absolute chaos. Scavenge the building to seek food, supplies, and weapons while encountering strange characters.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 30%, Survival Horror 18.7%, Horror 14.5%, Turn-Based Combat 11.1%, RPG 8.6%

Lovecraft’s Untold Stories is an action roguelite with RPG elements. Explore randomly generated levels based in Lovecraft's stories, fight cultists and all kinds of monsters from the Mythos, improve your gear, solve puzzles, and find clues and knowledge to defeat the Great Old Ones.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 52.5%, Roguelite 13.3%, Horror 9%, RPG 6.1%, Pixel Graphics 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: An action-roguelike that directly adapts the mythos, offering a faster-paced take on the investigative themes of the seed game.

A 3rd person, fixed-camera survival horror adventure. Fear the Presence, a mysterious entity you cannot fight: stay alert, hide, breathe slowly... Explore cursed places where unseen spirits and lost souls linger in a true horror story for the ages.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 36.6%, Survival Horror 18.3%, Horror 16.6%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Survival 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: A survival-horror game that emphasizes investigation and the threat of an unseen, malevolent entity that learns from the player's actions.

Horror Roguelike characterized by an experimental artstyle and storytelling, strategic gameplay and deep mysteries

Why similar: Horror 16.2%, Roguelite 14.1%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Turn-Based Combat 13.5%, Roguelike 10.5%

Out of Hands is a bizarre card-based adventure game that blends video-collage graphics with gripping psychological horror. Will you seek the truth lurking in this wicked, warped world—and can you bear its weight? Misty memories threaten to tear you apart, contorting you into a being... Out of Hands.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.6%, Card Game 22.3%, Turn-Based Combat 22.1%, RPG 11.4%, Atmospheric 9.5%

A Victorian mansion. A cult worshipping an otherworldly erotic deity. Among all that - you. Explore a world inspired by the works of Lovecraft, Giger, and Beksiński. See for yourself that there are no limits to dark ecstasy.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 35.5%, Horror 33.5%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Survival Horror 11.2%, Mystery 3.3%

Why You'll Like It: A horror adventure that leans heavily into the erotic and cosmic themes often associated with Lovecraftian cults.

KILL YOUR GOD. BECOME WORTHY. Horripilant is a chilling idle incremental dungeon crawl through the horrors of a forgotten underworld.

Why similar: Horror 27.3%, Psychological Horror 21%, Point & Click 19.6%, Pixel Graphics 15.7%, RPG 7.8%

A turn-based horror RPG with retro 32-bit 3D graphics. Survive the horrors of the mansion that changes every time you enter.

Why similar: Survival Horror 26.7%, Horror 24%, Turn-Based Combat 19.5%, Roguelike 14.9%, RPG 10.3%

A Lovecraftian deck-building roguelike. Collect eerie cards and twisted creatures. Strengthen your deck while battling sanity loss in waters haunted by unspeakable entities.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 39.8%, Roguelike 12.6%, Roguelite 12.3%, Card Game 10.8%, Horror 8%

Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth is a first-person horror game that combines intense action and adventure elements.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 53.1%, Horror 22.2%, Survival Horror 14.1%, Atmospheric 2.8%, Psychological Horror 2.4%

Why You'll Like It: A classic first-person survival-horror game that remains one of the most faithful representations of the Cthulhu Mythos in gaming.

This is a text-based adventure puzzle game, where you must struggle to survive in a world filled with ghosts and urban legends. While collecting clues, you'll uncover the truth behind the world and find the way out. The game features a wealth of levels, unconventional rules, and a touch of horror.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 41.4%, Horror 27.1%, Lovecraftian 17.3%, 2D 5.5%, Adventure 3.9%

A subway train plagued by strange occurrences. A part-time exorcist girl arrives to confront the supernatural chaos, with the unknown ahead.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 32.6%, Horror 15.8%, Roguelite 13%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Roguelike 8%

Darkest Dungeon is a challenging gothic roguelike turn-based RPG about the psychological stresses of adventuring. Recruit, train, and lead a team of flawed heroes against unimaginable horrors, stress, disease, and the ever-encroaching dark. Can you keep your heroes together when all hope is lost?

Why similar: Lovecraftian 34.3%, Turn-Based Combat 20.6%, Difficult 12.1%, Roguelike 11.8%, RPG 6.3%

You're here to slay the princess. Don't believe her lies.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 34.7%, Horror 29.2%, Point & Click 23.9%, RPG 7.5%, Adventure 3%

Dead of Darkness is a 2D survival-horror action-adventure. Investigate a mysterious island and unravel its disturbing secret. You’ll have to face grotesque creatures, hurdle deadly traps, solve puzzles, and most importantly, survive.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 32.2%, Survival Horror 20.7%, Horror 16%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Pixel Graphics 7.7%

Junji Ito Maniac: An Infinite Gaol is a first-person survival horror game inspired by Junji Ito's psychological horror and eerie aesthetics. This work centers on the twisted potential of human nature and fear of the unknown, taking you on a journey of survival where memory and mystery intertwine.

Why similar: Survival Horror 30%, Horror 25.5%, Lovecraftian 22.1%, Psychological Horror 10.2%, Anime 6.6%

Fight to investigate another day in this gothic horror adventure card game. Equip items and relics. Acquire cards and use them wisely to survive what lurks in the darkest corners of town. Take a short and mind-bending dive into the unknown with a cosy horror atmosphere.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 28.5%, Card Game 17.5%, Turn-Based Combat 16.8%, Point & Click 12.5%, Horror 12.2%

The Horror at Highrook is an occult card crafting narrative RPG. Explore a haunted mansion with your team of investigators, summon dark entities, craft powerful protections, uncover the fate of the missing family, and choose your own path through the darkness.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 42.5%, Horror 19.3%, Card Game 14.9%, Mystery 10.9%, RPG 5.7%

Experience Terror that is Never the Same Twice with Phantasmal, a Lovecraftian survival horror that evolves every time you play!

Why similar: Horror 29.7%, Lovecraftian 29.2%, Survival Horror 18.5%, Roguelite 7.2%, Difficult 7%

Extend your roots, imbibe fresh blood, and expand without end. Roots Devour is a strategic exploration game centered around a card-connecting mechanism. Drive your frenzied roots through swamps and over frozen mountains, invading human cities until the darkness... descends.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 32.5%, Horror 13.8%, Survival Horror 13.1%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Card Game 11.3%

Pixel adventure inspired by classics like Zelda and Silent Hill.

Why similar: Survival Horror 25.3%, Horror 20.4%, Psychological Horror 17.2%, Pixel Graphics 11.5%, Anime 8.4%

"May you find your book in this place." Combat between the guests and the librarians breaks out as if it were on a stage. Defeated guests turn into books, and the Library grows onward. And eventually, get your hands on… The one singular, perfect book.

Why similar: Difficult 19.7%, Card Game 18.9%, Turn-Based Combat 18.7%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Horror 11.7%

Explore 12 horror games made in 10 days connected by a meta narrative experience you didn't expect. Step into a world of darkness and discover the secrets you didn't know were right beneath the surface. Find the tapes and unlock the mystery inside the Dread X Collection 2.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 35.8%, Survival Horror 18.5%, Horror 15.4%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Survival 8.4%

You must stay in your apartment as the city around you falls to an Eldritch horror.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 39.1%, Point & Click 14.8%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Horror 12.5%, Pixel Graphics 10.7%

Step into a world of shadow and obscurity as a lone survivor fighting to keep the darkness and the horrors that lurk within at bay. Seek out precious supplies, reinforce your arsenal, and uncover forbidden knowledge to unleash the terrifying powers of the ‘Old Ones’.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 29.9%, Survival Horror 15.4%, Horror 12.6%, Roguelite 10.5%, Roguelike 8.5%

VA-11 HALL-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action is a booze em' up about waifus, technology, and post-dystopia life.

Why similar: Point & Click 37.7%, Pixel Graphics 28.4%, Anime 20.2%, 2D 8.6%, Adventure 5.1%

A 2D exploration adventure game set in a creepy, mysterious art gallery.

Why similar: Horror 25.1%, Psychological Horror 20.4%, Pixel Graphics 14.3%, Survival 10.8%, Anime 9.8%

Dive into a hostile world that challenges your very existence, in this survival horror game with RPG elements. Unravel a thousand-year-old mystery, risk your sanity and face the Outer Gods with your skills. Every bullet and every decision counts now, are you up to the task?

Why similar: Lovecraftian 32.6%, Survival Horror 17.5%, Horror 13.6%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Survival 8%

This is Interesting is a psychological horror mystery based game with roguelite elements. You are being watched, and you aren't really sure why. Delve through the depths of memory to uncover the mystery behind the gray purgatory you find yourself in.

Why similar: Roguelite 20.9%, Psychological Horror 20.5%, Horror 15.9%, Mystery 11.7%, RPG 9.3%

Step into a liminal, cosmic horror experience set in an abandoned amusement park. Uncover the haunting narrative behind its twisted rides and empty tunnels to discover what lurks within a reality that shouldn't exist…

Why similar: Lovecraftian 44.3%, Horror 20.8%, Psychological Horror 18.4%, Mystery 9%, Atmospheric 5.3%

Psychopomp is BACK. The catacombs stretch down farther than ever before. Your entire life has been a lie. Delve into the depths, and discover the horrors that lie below. More realms, more modes, more secrets. An ancient voice calls to you from the center of the earth. Will you answer it?

Why similar: Psychological Horror 33.4%, Survival Horror 21.8%, Horror 17.6%, Anime 12.2%, Atmospheric 10.3%

Lured to a rural property in Massachusetts, college students Jessica King and Nathan Romero are thrust into a terrifying battle for survival against an otherworldly evil. Test your instincts and your will to survive in this retro-style survival horror adventure, inspired by the classics of the '90s.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 27.7%, Survival Horror 15.3%, Horror 14%, Point & Click 11.3%, Roguelite 10.4%

You are about to get on a journey around small planet-like worlds as if you were in the Little Prince's world. However, these ones are filled with monsters that are striving to kill you, deadly traps and riddles, which require you to be quick-witted and attentive.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 40.5%, Horror 20.1%, Difficult 17.7%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Atmospheric 6.1%

Cast into the Great Well, unwanted by the world above. You delve the dark in search of the Old One, your last salvation. Lunacid is a dark fantasy dungeon crawler inspired by Shadow Tower and King’s Field.

Why similar: Horror 44.6%, RPG 31.4%, Atmospheric 20.2%, Singleplayer 3.8%