Games Like You Will (Not) Remain

Experience the quiet terror of this 1-bit love letter to Junji Ito and H.P. Lovecraft. Navigate a hellish roguelite reality with turn-based combat and unforgiving choices. Experiment with your deck of event cards to discover new forms of cosmic horror in every playthrough. The inevitable awaits...

Why similar: Lovecraftian 39%, Point & Click 14.8%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Horror 12.4%, Pixel Graphics 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: This game perfectly captures the Lovecraftian cosmic dread and pixel-art aesthetic found in the seed game through its roguelite, menu-driven horror experience.

If On A Winter's Night, Four Travelers is a narrative-driven point-and-click adventure with horror elements that explores the stories of four characters in a masked ball taking place aboard a train in the late 1920s.

Why similar: Narrative 26% ★, Point & Click 15.5%, Gothic 13.9% ★, Psychological Horror 9.4%, Pixel Graphics 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: A hauntingly atmospheric, story-rich point-and-click adventure that mirrors the surreal, dark narrative style of the seed game.

Something ancient and evil is stirring in Victorian England. Only you can stop it. Journey to the brink of madness and beyond as you set forth alone into the dark.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 40.5%, Point & Click 21%, Pixel Graphics 15.2%, Horror 9.9%, Story Rich 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: This title is a quintessential Lovecraftian point-and-click adventure that uses pixel art to create a deep sense of dread and mystery.

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 43.5%, Point & Click 17.5%, Pixel Graphics 11.2%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, Horror 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: A direct adaptation of Lovecraftian lore that combines point-and-click exploration with survival mechanics in a way that feels very similar to the seed game.

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 46.8%, Psychological Horror 23.4%, Dystopian 22.3%, Atmospheric 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological survival horror game that masterfully blends cosmic horror themes with a retro-aesthetic and intense, claustrophobic exploration.

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 59.1%, RPG 15.1%, Horror 11%, 2.5D 6.2%, Story Rich 4.7%

Why You'll Like It: An RPG that fully embraces the Lovecraftian mythos, focusing on the inevitable psychological decay of its characters in a dark, hopeless world.

DISTRAINT is a 2D psychological horror adventure game for PC. In order to secure a partnership in a famous company, Price seizes the property of an elderly woman. In that very moment, he finds out the price of his humanity.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 31.6%, Pixel Graphics 21.1%, Horror 20.7%, Story Rich 10.4%, Atmospheric 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that relies on a dark, narrative-driven experience and pixel-art visuals to convey a sense of personal and existential dread.

Face unspeakable horrors. Succumb to madness. Welcome to a free daemonic narrative experience inspired by H. P. Lovecraft.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 39.2%, Visual Novel 9.9%, Interactive Fiction 9.9%, Horror 9.8%, Psychological Horror 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: A direct, atmospheric narrative adaptation of Lovecraft's work that focuses on the descent into madness.

The Cat Lady follows Susan Ashworth, a lonely 40-year old on the verge of suicide. She has no family, no friends and no hope for a better future. One day she discovers that five strangers will come along and change everything...

Why similar: Point & Click 21%, Psychological Horror 19.7%, Horror 17%, Story Rich 13.4%, Emotional 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: This game offers a deeply unsettling, narrative-heavy psychological horror experience that explores dark themes through a unique artistic lens.

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 23.8%, Dynamic Narration 21.8% ★, Post-apocalyptic 15.1%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Psychological Horror 11%

Why You'll Like It: A visual novel that explores dark, lore-rich themes and psychological horror in a dystopian setting.

A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.

Why similar: Visual Novel 26.3%, Psychological Horror 23.6%, Interactive Fiction 19.8%, Horror 12.6%, Emotional 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: A short, surreal, and deeply psychological narrative experience that captures the feeling of internal mental collapse.

Investigate a paranormal disease that threatens to eradicate humanity in this unsettling Lovecraftian adventure, inspired by the choose-your-own-adventure gamebooks of the 80s and 90s. Your choices will determine the story, your character’s destiny… and the future of humanity.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 58.3%, Interactive Fiction 20.9%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Story Rich 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: An interactive fiction game that leans heavily into Lovecraftian themes and the weight of player choices in a dark, historical setting.

Set over the course of roughly a week, you play as a young girl who has been living in a shelter all her life. The outside world is infected with a deadly disease. Society is in chaos. Fortunately, your papa is protecting you.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.2%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Pixel Graphics 12.3%, Emotional 11.3%, RPG 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological RPG that uses interactive fiction elements to explore themes of isolation and distorted reality.

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

Why similar: Psychological Horror 27.5%, Horror 22.3%, Pixel Graphics 18.2%, Dystopian 14.6%, Atmospheric 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in claustrophobic, cosmic horror that forces the player to face the unknown from within a confined, isolated space.

You return to your old apartment one last time, in search of a sickened raven. You must speak to him, and discover the cause behind the calamity that has spread across the world.

Why similar: Horror 21.4%, Psychological Horror 19.1%, Point & Click 18.1%, 2.5D 16.5%, RPG 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: A short, indie psychological horror adventure that uses a unique art style to tell a somber and mysterious story.

Your eldritch existence is threatened when another abomination tries to feast on you. You flee, trapping yourself in human flesh, but will that be enough?

Why similar: Lovecraftian 48.7%, Interactive Fiction 27.6%, Horror 13.9%, RPG 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: A horror-focused interactive fiction game that incorporates Lovecraftian elements and RPG mechanics.

Fran Bow is a creepy adventure game that tells the story of Fran, a young girl struggling with a mental disorder and an unfair destiny.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 34.6%, Point & Click 30%, Story Rich 15.3%, Horror 14.9%, Atmospheric 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal point-and-click adventure that delves into psychological horror and dark, disturbing imagery through a child's perspective.

Are you ready to serve the guests in the Rusty Lake Hotel? Solve all mysteries in this dark and eerie puzzle game. Rusty Lake Hotel is a point-and-click adventure by the creators of the Rusty Lake & Cube Escape series.

Why similar: Point & Click 44.7%, Psychological Horror 23.1%, Horror 18.5%, Story Rich 7.8%, Atmospheric 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: This game provides a bizarre, surreal, and dark point-and-click experience that shares the unsettling atmosphere found in the seed game.

As the lights go out, the embers of darkness are stoked in the sleepy town of Dormont. Confront uncomfortable horrors, keep your sanity in check and survive the night in this story-driven first-person psychological-thriller.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 27.9%, Horror 19.3%, Emotional 16.6%, Story Rich 14.7%, Exploration 13.5%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that emphasizes exploration and the consequences of player choices in a dark, supernatural world.

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: Psychological Horror 27.1%, Horror 19.9%, Story Rich 15.4%, RPG 14.4%, Exploration 13.3%

Why You'll Like It: A top-down survival horror game that excels at building intense psychological dread and atmosphere without relying on cheap jump scares.

Narrative-driven first person horror adventure inspired by Lovecraft's short novel "The Nameless City". Explore the ruins of a city that some say they are older than humanity itself. While you delve deeper into the ancient buildings, reality and visions blend into an indistinct haze.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 55.9%, Psychological Horror 19.2%, Horror 9%, Atmospheric 6.7%, Exploration 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: A walking simulator that captures the essence of Lovecraftian exploration and psychological dread in a desolate environment.

399 days ago, the world ended. Epimutation is a horror visual novel that follows seven survivors as they attempt to navigate life in the apocalypse. Make life or death decisions, form bonds with your fellow survivors, and attempt to unravel the mystery behind the outbreak.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.3%, Point & Click 16.5%, Post-apocalyptic 16%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Psychological Horror 12.7%

Why You'll Like It: An interactive fiction game that blends horror and point-and-click mechanics to create a branching, choice-heavy narrative.

In an AI-powered age where original authors have become largely redundant, play as a dejected writer on the brink of losing their creative drive forever.

Why similar: Visual Novel 18.9%, Interactive Fiction 18.8%, Psychological Horror 17.4%, Narrative 12.2% ★, Horror 11.2%

Why You'll Like It: A visual novel that focuses on psychological horror and the breakdown of the protagonist's reality.

Immerse yourself in retro top-down visuals as you face the horrors of Breckenridge Hall through intense first-person combat. Scavenge, solve puzzles, and upgrade your gear. Do whatever it takes to survive—but remember: You Will Die Here Tonight.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 47.1%, Horror 21.1%, RPG 16.1%, Exploration 15.7%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, psychological horror game that forces players to make difficult choices while managing limited resources.

Smuggle contraband VHS tapes across the border. Discover the remnants of illicit industry. Prepare for an assassination. This is Paratopic, an atmospheric retro-3D horror adventure through a cursed fever dream.

Why similar: Horror 36.1%, Psychological Horror 30.3%, Stylized 18.4%, Atmospheric 15.1%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, low-poly horror game that uses fragmented storytelling to create a sense of unease and psychological confusion.

ONLY FACES REMAIN is a short psychological horror game focused on exploration and atmosphere. You play as Marlene, a backpacker traveling alone who rents a cheap room to spend the night. What starts as a cheap place to sleep soon turns into a dangerous situation.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 42%, Horror 25.7%, Interactive Fiction 24.7%, Exploration 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror adventure that focuses on the protagonist's internal struggle and the unsettling nature of their environment.

Set in the '90s, Kathy Rain tells the story of a strong-willed journalism major who has to come to terms with her troubled past as she investigates the mysterious death of her recently deceased grandfather.

Why similar: Point & Click 98.3%, Pixel Graphics 0.8%, Psychological Horror 0.4%, Story Rich 0.2%, RPG 0.1%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven point-and-click mystery that features a dark, atmospheric tone and compelling character-focused storytelling.

Led by her new friend, Mr. Voice, Misfortune ventures into the woods, where mysteries are unraveled and a little bad luck unfolds.

Why similar: Point & Click 28.6%, Psychological Horror 26%, Story Rich 14.3%, Horror 13.5%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal and dark narrative adventure that explores themes of fate and misfortune through a whimsical yet disturbing lens.

A story-driven psychological experience where memory fades, silence deepens, and something waits in the dark.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 38.9%, Visual Novel 28.6%, Story Rich 9.4%, Psychological Horror 8.9%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%

WARNING. Stay inside. Lock your doors. Close the blinds. Only let humans in. Eliminate all Visitors. An anxiety horror about paranoia in the End of Times.

Why similar: Narrative 35.5% ★, Psychological Horror 25.3%, Horror 18.6%, Story Rich 12.8%, Atmospheric 7.9%

Delve into the diverse world of horror movies in this 2D action puzzler. Nothing can prepare you for the R-rated challenges you will face!

Why similar: Dynamic Narration 44.1% ★, Psychological Horror 19.6%, Pixel Graphics 13.5%, Horror 13.5%, Exploration 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: An interactive horror experience that uses a pixelated aesthetic to pay homage to classic horror tropes in a sandbox format.

There is a monster living in your apartment.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.7%, Point & Click 19.3%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Psychological Horror 10.7%, RPG 9.8%

Alone in the dead of night, you find yourself sent on a simple errand to check on a quiet gas station on the outskirts of town. But nothing here feels right. You can’t outrun this place. It wants you. And it will keep you.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.3%, Visual Novel 17.1%, Interactive Fiction 17%, Point & Click 12.8%, Horror 11.7%

This short psychedelic visual novel takes place in a strange world inhabited by harrowing creatures shunned by the light. You’ll meet someone who has made this world their own, and in doing so, learn the reason why you shouldn't be there.

Why similar: Visual Novel 25.8%, Psychological Horror 23.8%, Emotional 15.7%, Pixel Graphics 14%, Horror 13.4%

All your coworkers are gone and the halls are quiet, except for the pitter-patter of rain on the window. Explore a desolate laboratory as a creature stalks you, always watching. Run and hide as you solve puzzles and learn more about what happened to the facility and its secrets.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 43.7%, Narrative 24.2% ★, Horror 11%, Psychological Horror 7.8%, Pixel Graphics 7%

🚨 Emergency Alert 🚨 New security protocols have been activated. Remain indoors. Do not open your doors under any circumstance. Isolation is safety. Isolation is truth. Or is it?

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.6%, Visual Novel 19%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Emotional 13.1%, Horror 12.8%

Free Will is a 2D psychological puzzle RPG where the puzzles happen outside of the game. Dig deep into the system code to fix the corruption, and uncover information that might be better off hidden.

Why similar: RPG 25.9%, Story Rich 23.8%, Horror 14.4%, Pixel Graphics 12.5%, Emotional 12.2%

You are a monster under someone's house.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.2%, Point & Click 18%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Horror 11.9%, Psychological Horror 11.2%

Winion Virus is a pixel-art visual novel horror game. It features adorable and charming graphics paired with a dark fairy-tale story full of unexpected twists. As a point-and-click adventure, your task is to fix the errors occurring within the computer.

Why similar: Visual Novel 19.1%, Point & Click 18.6%, Psychological Horror 17.2%, Pixel Graphics 14.2%, Horror 14%

You are a body snatching creature. Capture the body, explore the environment, reproduce.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.8%, Point & Click 17.4%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Horror 10.7%, Psychological Horror 10.4%

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 47.8%, Pixel Graphics 15.3%, RPG 14.7%, Horror 13.4%, Exploration 4.9%

1975. Disaster strikes the Beira D oil rig off the coast of Scotland. Navigate the collapsing rig to save your crew from an otherworldly horror on the edge of all logic and reality in this 3x BAFTA Games Award-winning narrative horror experience.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 39.7%, Narrative 17.6% ★, Psychological Horror 15%, Horror 10.6%, Story Rich 7.2%

Care is an atmospheric first person horror game with puzzle elements, where your choices have consequences. Be observant with your surroundings and unravel the horrific secrets that hide within these walls.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 34.4%, Interactive Fiction 20.6%, Visual Novel 12%, Horror 10.8%, Pixel Graphics 10.7%

A pixel art psychological horror game inspired by the Flannan Isles mystery. Manage a remote lighthouse, handle limited resources, and confront eerie occurrences as isolation erodes your sanity. Multiple endings await based on your choices and actions. How long can you last?

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 29.5%, Horror 26.8%, Story Rich 22.6%, Emotional 16.9%, Psychological Horror 4.2%

Your end is my beginning. A short psychological visual novel with exploration and puzzle elements... it already lays shattered.

Why similar: Point & Click 22.5%, Visual Novel 21.2%, Psychological Horror 20.6%, RPG 12.7%, Exploration 9.7%

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 42.5%, Interactive Fiction 23.6%, RPG 14.5%, Horror 8.4%, Story Rich 6.4%

A branching-path narrative horror RPG set in Vienna, Austria. Guide the Unnamed through the worst night of their life: Harass your neighbours. Debate with birds. Smoke to survive.

Why similar: Narrative 27.2% ★, Psychological Horror 20.5%, Pixel Graphics 15.7%, Story Rich 12.3%, RPG 11.4%

The roads are comfortably quiet at night. The only sound to keep you company is the medical equipment rattling behind you. You turn on the radio, but instead of music you hear a growl behind you. A strange being has appeared in the back, eyes pleading for help. It reminds you of someone.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 30.4%, Horror 25.2%, Stylized 24.2%, Atmospheric 10.4%, Story Rich 9.8%

Explore the House, a parasite dimension that steals from other worlds, in a train that scuttles on mechanical legs.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 37.3%, Gothic 17% ★, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Story Rich 8%, Horror 7.5%

PETSITTER WANTED. A horror point-and-click adventure game. Water the plants, feed the pets, and DON'T turn off the lights.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.5%, Point & Click 21.7%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Horror 13.1%

Lovecraft meets Papers, Please. Play as a lighthouse keeper and guide ships safely into the harbor using your radio. Survive the presence of something impossible, and don’t let the shadows consume you!

Why similar: Lovecraftian 37.8%, Dystopian 15.6%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Horror 9.3%

Dread whispers echo across the Information Superhighway. Y2K is coming, heralding the rise of the Old Ones. With your meatspace mind unraveling, time is running out -- barter with gods, embrace the deathless aeons, or go offline permanently in this modempunk horror story.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 46.3%, Visual Novel 17.1%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Horror 10.6%, Story Rich 9.4%

Crush someone's skull, Suffer from Hypothermia, Transcend your Mortal Frame, Find all 10 Endings. GET YOUR HOUSE BACK.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.6%, Visual Novel 18.1%, Psychological Horror 17.6%, Horror 12.3%, Pixel Graphics 11.6%

You’re on duty at crossing #13. Keep an eye on the tracks, repair the sleepers, open the barriers for trains, cars, and people. Something in the woods is barking… and it’s calling you.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 29%, Horror 21.1%, Story Rich 16.2%, Pixel Graphics 13.5%, Stylized 10.3%

A claustrophobic anomaly-horror game where you can only turn, blink, and decide: is it real or not? Survive five endings and uncover Mike’s story.

Why similar: Dynamic Narration 37.1% ★, Psychological Horror 23.5%, Horror 15.2%, Story Rich 13%, Exploration 11.3%

When the Darkness comes is a walking simulator whose glitchy and dark tale tries to illustrate the hardships of depression and anxiety through a variety of imaginary digital landscapes.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 35.5%, Dynamic Narration 34% ★, Horror 12.8%, Emotional 6.7%, Story Rich 5.7%

It's 1955, and for unknown reasons, doppelgangers are more common than usual. Therefore, the Department of Doppelganger Detection (D.D.D.) has taken action. You are the doorman of an apartment complex, and you must decide whether to let in those who claim to be your neighbors.

Why similar: Point & Click 57.7%, Horror 29.2%, Psychological Horror 13.1%

Without a Dawn is a dark, psychological, and philosophical visual horror novel featuring hauntingly beautiful pseudo-ASCII art.

Why similar: Visual Novel 21.8%, Psychological Horror 20.7%, Emotional 14.9%, Story Rich 11.4%, Horror 10.6%

You've only precious moments before time collapses onto itself to save your family. Warp, jump and rewind through time and space - and pray that whatever lives between it doesn't notice you.

Why similar: Dystopian 21.8%, Psychological Horror 18.9%, Post-apocalyptic 17.2%, Interactive Fiction 16.6%, Horror 15.3%