- #1 Hundred Acre Wood
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Gregg RahubaPub: Jared R. Bair
Windows
Explore and survive a twisted Hundred Acre Wood while being hunted by an old childhood friend, Winnie-the-Pooh. Rescue Christopher Robin with the help of Eldritch Beasts that were once familiar faces. Discover what took place and has changed a once beautiful land into something dark and dangerous.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 36.1%, Survival Horror 20.3%, Dark 11.4%, Horror 10.5%, Story Rich 4.8%
- #2 Souls Alive: Origins
96% 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 43.5%, Survival Horror 23.6%, Horror 10.7%, Atmospheric 5.1%, Story Rich 5%
- #3 The Coma 3: Bloodlines
96% matchVery Positive87% of 421 reviews2026
Dev: Dvora Studio Co., Ltd.Pub: Headup
Windows
Welcome to the world of The Coma 3: Bloodlines. In this realm of shadows rumors and urban legends become reality, and danger lurks around every corner. If a living intruder dies here, their body will be severed from their spirit and never wake again ...
Why similar: Lovecraftian 33.8%, Survival Horror 23.6%, Horror 14.4%, Dark 6.5%, Adventure 6.4%
- #4 The Sleep Experiment
95% matchMostly Negative26% of 19 reviews2023
Dev: ClawsDev
Windows · Mac
Experience the horrors of one of the most infamous experiments that ever took place. As a test subject in a top-secret Soviet research facility, you must endure days without sleep while facing unimaginable terrors that lurk in the shadow.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 27.4%, Survival Horror 23.2%, Dark 12%, Horror 12%, Story Rich 4.9%
- #5 Backrooms: Exit from Supermarket
94% matchMixed65% of 60 reviews2025
Dev: CGI LAB GAMES
Windows
In the Backrooms: Exit from Supermarket, you find yourself trapped in a labyrinth of endless, flickering aisles. Unearth dark secrets behind every shelf while evading lurking apparitions and supernatural terrors. Can you survive the haunted corridors and escape before the nightmare consumes?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 31.1%, Survival Horror 20.6%, Dark 12%, Horror 11.4%, Atmospheric 6.1%
- #6 Pharos Light
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Alice Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Pharos Light is a survival horror game inspired by “The Lighthouse” and Lovecraft. Upgrade the Lighthouse with unique equipment, develop the island, and survive the night.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 32.5%, Survival Horror 22%, Dark 11.2%, Horror 10.9%, Atmospheric 5.8%
- #7 The Consuming Shadow
93% matchVery Positive95% of 430 reviews2015
Dev: Ben 'Yahtzee' Croshaw
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 53.3%, Survival Horror 22.5%, Horror 8%, Dark 5.6%, Adventure 5.5%
- #8 Claustrophobia
92% matchMixed67% of 24 reviews2022
Dev: Sentinel Studios
Windows
Claustrophobia offers a scary and dark horror experience filled with blood boiling moments, first you will have to silently move your way through the darkness, until you can pick up arms and discover the truth. Can you figure out what is hiding in this grueling subterranean facility?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 29.2%, Survival Horror 21.9%, Horror 11.8%, Dark 11.6%, Story Rich 5.6%
- #9 Lovelace Case
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BOK Studio
Windows
Lovelace Case is a Retro Lovecraftian Survival Horror set in the 1900s. Explore the nightmarish Mansion, manage scarce resources and face eldritch terrors where survival means choosing what parts of reality you are willing to lose.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 38.2%, Survival Horror 25.4%, Horror 13.5%, Action-Adventure 4.1%, Stylized 4.1%
- #10 Abaddon
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nice to meet studios LTD
Windows
Abaddon is a story driven first person psychological horror game. Descend into a suffocating, nightmarish world as Jimmy searches for his missing brother, Georgie. With only a flickering flashlight, solve chilling puzzles, face your past, and struggle to survive.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 32.8%, Survival Horror 21.8%, Horror 11.1%, Dark 10.5%, Story Rich 5.2%
- #11 Deadpact
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Low Health Games
Windows
Sentenced to death, you're sent into the dark for one last chance at freedom. Solve interconnected puzzles, uncover secrets, face unique enemies with different behaviors, and make choices through dialogue. What you discover and decide will shape your story and determine how it ends.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 35.2%, Survival Horror 27.6%, Dungeon Crawler 11.5%, Horror 6.5%, Story Rich 5.9%
- #12 Lost Sanity: Cthulhu
88% matchPositive92% of 24 reviews2026
Dev: Manin StudiosPub: ZNT Productions
Windows
On Halloween night, a group of teens tells horror stories, and each one comes to life in Lost Sanity. In the first chapter, Call of the Sea, you play as Megan Claire, trapped in an underground prison while cultists awaken a marine entity; slip through shadows, follow clues, and guard your sanity.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 48%, Survival Horror 21%, Horror 12.7%, Adventure 4.2%, Story Rich 4%
- #13 Call of Cthulhu®: Dark Corners of the Earth
89% matchMixed68% of 3,372 reviews2009
Dev: Headfirst ProductionsPub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 6.7 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 54.6%, Survival Horror 16.7%, Horror 15.9%, Atmospheric 3.5%, Story Rich 2%
- #14 Penumbra Overture
89% matchVery Positive90% of 4,186 reviews2009
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Penumbra: Overture is a first person survival horror game, emphasizing on survival and problem solving instead of mindless violence and gore.
Why similar: Horror 24.2%, Survival Horror 22.5%, Lovecraftian 21.6%, Dark 8.9%, Atmospheric 6%
- #15 Ritual Tides
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Vertpaint
Windows
Ritual Tides is a story rich, psychological horror game set on the dark, atmospheric, isolated British island of Hortus. Explore the island, uncover its dark past, loot food, ammunition and supplies, evade the cult of the Fallow Parish, as you fight for survival against Lovecraftian horrors.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 34.6%, Survival Horror 22.1%, Horror 11.7%, Dark 7.3%, Atmospheric 5.9%
- #16 Dead of Darkness
86% matchVery Positive87% of 225 reviews2025
Dev: Retrofiction Games
Windows
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 32.5%, Survival Horror 24%, Horror 11.3%, Dark 7.9%, Atmospheric 6.1%
- #17 Westmark Manor
87% matchMixed69% of 78 reviews2020
Dev: Nodbrim Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
What lurks in the darkest corners of the mansion? Westmark Manor is a journey into the occult, a mind-bending survival horror game, with a heavy focus on solving puzzles and exploration, inspired by the formidable H.P. Lovecraft.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 36.2%, Survival Horror 22.3%, Adventure 16.3%, Dark 12.6%, Horror 6.3%
- #18 Roots Devour
84% matchMostly Positive73% of 584 reviews2026
Dev: Rewinding GamesPub: GCORES PUBLISHING
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 36%, Survival Horror 16.6%, Dark 11.3%, Horror 10.7%, Atmospheric 6.2%
- #19 The Mariner
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Flantastic Games
Windows
Enter into a Horror Adventure Lovecraftian-inspired story. As your sanity begins to erode, and armed with only a oil-lit lantern, work to unlock and uncover the secrets of the ship. Yet be aware, for something ancient and unknowable stirs within the suffocating darkness of the ship's maw...
Why similar: Lovecraftian 48.3%, Horror 17.2%, Stylized 7.2%, Dark 6.7%, Adventure 4.8%
- #20 Astray
85% matchMixed69% of 230 reviews2015
Dev: Aegon Games Ltd
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Astray is a first-person horror/puzzle game set in an abandoned museum based on unusual cultures, legends, and supernatural themes. But something more sinister lurks beneath the surface..
Why similar: Lovecraftian 26.4%, Survival Horror 20.9%, Horror 18.1%, Dark 12%, Adventure 9.2%
- #21 Amnesia: Rebirth
83% matchMostly Positive77% of 9,356 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 35.1%, Survival Horror 14.4%, Horror 11%, Dark 7.6%, Atmospheric 5.8%
- #22 Permanent: Hope & Vacuum
82% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: DOgames
Windows
Psychological horror, puzzles, platforming, adventure, dungeons, action, intrigue and a terrifying story are all terms that should be used to try to define the essence of «Permanent: Hope & Vacuum».
Why similar: Lovecraftian 28.1%, Survival Horror 20.1%, Dungeon Crawler 11.1%, Dark 10.2%, Horror 9.4%
- #23 Look Outside
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 14,918 reviews2025
Dev: Francis CoulombePub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 15.4 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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 40.1%, Survival Horror 28.2%, Horror 13.7%, Dark 6%, Atmospheric 3.9%
- #24 Delusion Out of Space
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Have a DreamPub: Two Cakes Studio
Windows
Delusion Out of Space is a Lovecraftian sci-fi horror adventure where you find yourself trapped after audacious experiments conducted by an alien race. As you explore a spaceship, you make choices at critical moments, decisions that will determine your fate and the lives of those around you.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 30.4%, Survival Horror 18.3%, Horror 10.8%, Dark 10.7%, Atmospheric 5.7%
- #25 Sanctua
81% 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 34.6%, Survival Horror 26.1%, Dungeon Crawler 15.4%, Atmospheric 5.6%, Action-Adventure 4.7%
- #26 Exogenesis: The Erebus Cycle
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nostalgic Brains
Windows
A sci-fi survival horror with cosmic dread. A civilization on the verge of synthesizing human life is drawn to a planet that responds… and traps them like prey. Exploration, environmental puzzles, and heavy, clunky combat where every bullet counts.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 33.1%, Survival Horror 29.3%, Adventure 9%, Horror 8.7%, Exploration 6.8%
- #27 Penknife
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: The Goblin Workshop
Windows
The closer to death you are the stronger you become, Penknife is a Survival Horror where a British chav accidentally unleashes an eldritch invasion. Fight to survive with limited resources within an open, interconnected world, infested with horrifying monsters.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 31.2%, Survival Horror 22.6%, Horror 10.7%, Dark 8.2%, Atmospheric 5.7%
- #28 SOMA
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 53,096 reviews2015
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent comes SOMA, a sci-fi horror game set below the waves of the Atlantic ocean. Struggle to survive a hostile world that will make you question your very existence.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 30.4%, Survival Horror 19.9%, Horror 12.6%, Dark 11%, Atmospheric 5.9%
- #29 NEDRA
77% matchMixed67% of 103 reviews2025
Dev: Davit AndreasyanPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%
NEDRA is a story-driven, atmospheric action-adventure blending survival horror with cosmic terror. Set in a Soviet-era Antarctic station, all the explorers have vanished without a trace, leaving you to uncover the chilling truth.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 33.7%, Survival Horror 19.3%, Horror 10.4%, Dark 8.2%, Exploration 5.3%
- #30 Rooten
78% matchVery Positive80% of 111 reviews2021
Dev: Amortiz Games
Windows
There is only you and the Forest. In "Rooten" there are no compulsory tasks, time just goes by, and days pass by independently of you. You can explore the Forest, try to get out, or even do nothing at all. The forest has always been here, and always will be. You won't change it no matter what.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 33%, Survival Horror 19.8%, Dark 12.5%, Horror 11.8%, Atmospheric 6.1%
- #31 INANIMA
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Obscure Tales
Windows · Linux
A survival horror game set in the isolated facilities of a strange corporation. Search for limited supplies, and fight terrifying creatures to reveal the truth behind the Lazarus project. Be part of something that will change the future of humanity.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 35.3%, Survival Horror 24.3%, Horror 9.4%, Dark 7.6%, Atmospheric 6.1%
- #32 TAURONOS
78% matchVery Positive89% of 63 reviews2017
Dev: cavalie_roPub: S.C. 16 BIT NIGHTS S.R.L.
Windows
Trapped inside an ancient labyrinth, chased by the mythical Minotaur. Will you reach the center? And if so, what will you discover about yourself there, in the dark?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 30.7%, Survival Horror 24.2%, Horror 12.7%, Dark 11.5%, Atmospheric 6%
- #33 Amnesia: The Dark Descent
77% matchVery Positive95% of 35,783 reviews2010
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Amnesia: The Dark Descent, a first person survival horror. A game about immersion, discovery and living through a nightmare. An experience that will chill you to the core.
Why similar: Horror 26.2%, Lovecraftian 25.1%, Survival Horror 21.6%, Dark 8.5%, Atmospheric 5.8%
- #34 Ice Eyes
75% match6 user reviews67% of 6 reviews2024
Dev: Luna Apps
Windows
Build a snowman to keep the monster at bay and throw snowballs to defend yourself in this Christmas horror game!
Why similar: Lovecraftian 34.8%, Survival Horror 19.9%, Horror 14%, Story Rich 6.9%, Adventure 5.8%
- #35 Last Chance Market
75% 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 41.3%, Survival Horror 26.6%, Horror 10.5%, Atmospheric 6.2%, Story Rich 6.1%
- #36 Seals of Madness
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Evil Unicorn Games
Windows
After a car accident, you find yourself trapped in a dark, decaying basement, haunted by visions of a mysterious little girl and ancient entities. As you delve deeper into the twisted surroundings, you uncover terrifying secrets that threaten your sanity.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 37.9%, Survival Horror 20%, Horror 11.8%, Dark 7.3%, Atmospheric 6.1%
- #37 Call of Cthulhu®
74% matchMostly Positive79% of 13,959 reviews2018
Dev: Cyanide StudioPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 59.8%, Horror 13.4%, Atmospheric 5.7%, Story Rich 5.1%, Survival Horror 4.7%
- #38 The Specters Show
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Spect Games
Windows
You're Exploring an abandoned mascot studio called KeyFrame Entertainment. The mascots that used to entertain kids are still here, but something's very wrong with them. Sneak through the dark, find out what happened, and don't get caught.
Why similar: Survival Horror 44.5%, Story Rich 10.4%, Horror 10.3%, Dark 9.9%, Atmospheric 5.4%
- #39 Shadow Warren
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Juk Games StudioPub: Juk Games
Windows
You are a stranger, cast into the darkness of ancient mysteries. As a rabbit, you wander a world where nightmares lurk and rituals are part of an unfathomable game. Survive and follow the voice’s call—but remember: the true will of these powers is forever beyond your understanding.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 29.5%, Survival Horror 23.9%, Horror 12.9%, Dark 10.5%, Atmospheric 6.3%
- #40 The Designer's Curse
73% matchVery Positive88% of 817 reviews2019
Dev: CBGames
Windows · Mac
Chapter 2 is OUT NOW! The first chapter of an unforgettable survival horror experience. Solve puzzles and work your way through this terrifying place. You may be more familiar with it than you initially think.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 35.2%, Survival Horror 28.5%, Horror 14.9%, Atmospheric 7.1%, Exploration 5.6%
- #41 SCP: Darkwater
72% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Neuroticfly Games
Windows
A psychological horror game inspired by SCP-1128. As a young woman trapped in a surreal loop, explore your bathroom and submerge yourself in the bathtub to enter a terrifying ocean dimension inhabited by a colossal entity lurking in the depths.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 47.4%, Horror 17.2%, Dark 14.7%, Exploration 7.8%, Atmospheric 6.8%
- #42 CATAFALQUE™
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: STUDIO ANNOLUCE™
Windows
Stranded alone in an unfamiliar place, with only a lugubrious coffin at your side. Dive deep into this melancholic and macabre tale of death, grief and despair as you try to piece together the intricate lore while facing entities far beyond human comprehension. A love letter to games of yore.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 36.8%, Survival Horror 21.8%, Horror 9%, Dark 8.8%, Atmospheric 5.8%
- #43 MEATHOOK
69% matchPositive81% of 21 reviews2026
Dev: Alex Rassloff
Windows
Survival horror FPS with a physics-driven weapon system. You are bound to a sinister conveyor mechanism. Reach for weapons and items, navigate labyrinthine tunnels, and blast your path to worthiness!
Why similar: Survival Horror 30.5%, Lovecraftian 20.7%, Horror 14%, Dark 10.6%, Atmospheric 5.7%
- #44 RebreatheR
69% matchMixed68% of 19 reviews2026
Dev: mc_try
Windows
Underwater, you're alone. Or almost alone. You're a diver doing routine work: cleaning the seabed, collecting waste, fixing pipes. But deep down there's always something wrong. Explore, repair, survive — and try not to lose your mind.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 33.6%, Survival Horror 20.3%, Horror 10.5%, Dark 9.8%, Dungeon Crawler 5.8%
- #45 Basement
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: RealStorm
Windows
You’ve just moved into your new home. The neighbors are quiet. But the basement... isn’t empty. Uncover the tragic truth behind the house’s previous owners in this story-driven psychological horror experience. Explore, and survive the lingering presence of a soul trapped in darkness.
Why similar: Survival Horror 32.1%, Dark 18.8%, Horror 18.2%, Adventure 11.1%, Atmospheric 5.7%
- #46 The Last Cargo
73% matchMixed59% of 32 reviews2017
Dev: Ehnenu
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 84%
The Last Cargo is a dark survival horror - where your road to independence leads through the hell of imprisonment.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 31.3%, Survival Horror 22.7%, Horror 11.3%, Dark 10.6%, Atmospheric 5.7%
- #47 The Cave of Doubt
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: STT GamesPub: Navras Arena
Windows
Lovecraftian horror game with elements of psychological and survival horror genres. Where Allen is lost in a cave and is forced to face horrors beyond his imagination. Survive the cave, solve mysteries, reveal the lore lost in time.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 32.7%, Dark 12.6%, Horror 10.5%, Adventure 9.5%, Action 8.8%
- #48 The Cure
68% matchMostly Positive69% of 13 reviews2026
Dev: Static Dream
Windows
The Cure is a 3D, action, survival horror game, in which the player must evade a monster that is continually chasing them. The player can evade by running or shutting doors, blocking off pathways to not be followed. The player must collect three cure vials in order to mix the final cure.
Why similar: Survival Horror 41%, Horror 23.1%, Dungeon Crawler 12.9%, Action 9.5%, Exploration 5.1%
- #49 SONG OF HORROR COMPLETE EDITION
71% matchMostly Positive78% of 3,092 reviews2019
Dev: Protocol Games
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 22.2 hrs≥1hr: 66%
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 33.1%, Survival Horror 19%, Dark 11.3%, Horror 10.5%, Story Rich 5.3%
- #50 Backstage: Murdered Sleep
70% match4 user reviews50% of 4 reviews2024
Dev: invisible inc games
Windows
Backstage: murdered sleep is a terrifying 2D survival horror/psychological horror adventure game. Anna's nightmares are all coming true. What is her connection to Backstage, the blood-rusted 'World Behind the World'? How do you survive the darkness when it emanates from your own soul?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 28.4%, Survival Horror 26.1%, Dark 10.5%, Horror 9%, Action RPG 6.8%
- #51 The Land of Pain
71% matchMostly Positive75% of 795 reviews2017
Dev: Alessandro Guzzo
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Something strange appears in the woods. Lost in a dark and unknown place, survive an unrelenting enemy, solve puzzles, and uncover the ancient mystery that’s befallen this land in this Lovecraftian Cosmic Horror adventure.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 35.4%, Survival Horror 20.4%, Horror 11.1%, Dark 8.9%, Exploration 5.5%
- #52 Abject Abyss
67% matchPositive95% of 22 reviews2026
Dev: Anton Bezett
Windows
A short, atmospheric sci-fi horror experience. Explore an isolated research facility on the edge of charted space, and survive the horrors that lurk there.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 39%, Horror 16.5%, Dark 10.8%, Atmospheric 8.2%, Adventure 5.9%
- #53 Lamentum
69% matchVery Positive88% of 842 reviews2021
Dev: Obscure TalesPub: Neon Doctrine
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Lamentum is a pixel art survival horror game, set in New England in the mid-nineteenth century.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 30.2%, Survival Horror 24.6%, Dark 9.9%, Horror 9.7%, Exploration 5.7%
- #54 Stomach
66% matchVery Positive81% of 98 reviews2025
Dev: Vertical Fish Studios
Windows · Mac
STOMACH is a first-person survival horror cooking game located in a cruise ship with PS1 inspired graphics to capture that retro horror feeling. Your task is to read a food order, search for food ingredients, and make it back safely to the kitchen to cook your ingredients before time runs out.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 43.1%, Survival Horror 17.7%, Horror 16.1%, Adventure 6.8%, Atmospheric 5.7%
- #55 Pneumata
67% matchMixed48% of 115 reviews2024
Dev: Deadbolt InteractivePub: Perp Games
Windows
Prepare to question what is reality, and what is insanity in one of the scariest psychological horrors in years. The tenants are going missing, screams echo and blood seeps through the walls of Clover Hill.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 33.4%, Survival Horror 24.6%, Horror 12.4%, Exploration 5.9%, Atmospheric 5.8%
- #56 Blasfemia
66% matchVery Positive91% of 286 reviews2025
Dev: Nakashima Studios
Windows
Blasfemia is a first-person horror game. You are trapped in a seemingly normal apartment but realize early on that you're not alone. Explore a handcrafted, detail rich environment in a tense and terrifying atmosphere and try to find a way out before an ominous entity gets to you.
Why similar: Survival Horror 34.9%, Dark 19.4%, Horror 18.4%, Adventure 7.4%, Exploration 5.8%
- #57 Venatrix
67% matchPositive82% of 43 reviews2024
Dev: Playstige Interactive
Windows
Venatrix is a unique hybrid of action-packed and stealth-based horror game. We choose to play as either Matthew or Della, resulting in two different play styles, either third-person action/horror or first-person stealth/horror.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 47.1%, Survival Horror 19.1%, Horror 13.2%, Action-Adventure 6.2%, Adventure 4.6%
- #58 Underwater
68% matchMixed67% of 75 reviews2021
Dev: Andreev WorldsPub: Gamesforfarm
Windows
Dive into a world of despair in the world of Underwater. Take the role of an unknown inmate entering the a deep sea prison where mutants roam and barely any traces of human life remain. You will have to use all your ingenuity to escape and avoid becoming the meal of the hideous denizens.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 30.4%, Survival Horror 27.2%, Dark 10.1%, Atmospheric 7.7%, Story Rich 7.2%
- #59 The Asodium
65% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: BlackNoise Games
Windows
The Asodium is a bite-sized atmospheric horror experience focused on exploration, tension, and survival. Navigate a decaying asylum, avoid unseen threats, and uncover fragmented truths hidden within its walls while struggling to escape an unsettling reality
Why similar: Dark 21.3%, Horror 17.8%, Survival Horror 15.5%, Adventure 11%, Action 10.2%