Best Lovecraftian games on PC
Games tagged Lovecraftian draw on cosmic horror, with unknowable beings, forbidden knowledge, and people facing forces beyond their understanding. Gameplay ranges from horror adventures and RPGs to strategy games, shooters, and simulations.
- Cosmic horror themes
- Unknowable otherworldly threats
- Dark, unsettling atmosphere
Related: Horror, Psychological Horror, Atmospheric, Dark Fantasy
577 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.
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Demo Death Trash
Isometric action RPG with shotguns and grotesque cosmic horrors
92% positive
3,724 reviews
Eclipsium
A horror walking simulator where your hand changes form
91% positive
3,587 reviews
Alone in the Dark
Third-person survival horror investigating a disappearance at a Louisiana asylum
77% positive
3,513 reviews
Cthulhu Saves the World
Retro turn-based RPG where Cthulhu must become a hero
92% positive
3,479 reviews
SKALD: Against the Black Priory
Retro-style dark fantasy RPG with party tactics and cosmic horror
94% positive
3,425 reviews
Demo Strange Antiquities
Point-and-click puzzles about identifying occult artifacts and running a shop
95% positive
3,425 reviews
QUICKERFLAK
Top-down arcade shooter with brutal, minute-long time-attack runs
88% positive
3,403 reviews
Eldest Souls
Isometric action RPG centered on demanding boss fights
76% positive
3,390 reviews
HYPER DEMON
First-person arena shooter where faster kills raise difficulty and score
94% positive
3,324 reviews
The Mound: Omen of Cthulhu
First-person co-op horror with treasure hunts and unreliable senses
67% positive
3,318 reviews
Shadows Over Loathing
Prohibition-era comedy RPG about a missing uncle and strange artifacts
96% positive
3,263 reviews
Demo Gamblers Table
Minimalist incremental game about growing a fortune by flipping coins
74% positive
3,203 reviews
Endoparasitic
Top-down survival horror where every action uses one hand
93% positive
3,168 reviews
Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition
First-person horror adventure about a missing father and underground puzzles
93% positive
3,083 reviews
Call of Cthulhu®: Dark Corners of the Earth
First-person Lovecraftian horror with puzzles, combat, and sanity effects
66% positive
3,080 reviews
Sucker for Love: First Date
Lovecraftian dating sim where occult rituals lead to kisses
98% positive
3,022 reviews
Silent Hill Homecoming
Third-person survival horror about a missing brother and nightmares
48% positive
2,917 reviews
Home Safety Hotline
Analog horror hotline simulator about identifying strange household hazards
90% positive
2,889 reviews
You Will (Not) Remain
A narrative horror game about isolation during an eldritch invasion
92% positive
Free
Sunless Skies: Sovereign Edition
Top-down exploration RPG about surviving aboard a spacefaring steam locomotive
83% positive
2,772 reviews
Sherlock Holmes The Awakened
Detective adventure tracing disappearances to a Lovecraftian cult
81% positive
2,746 reviews
Demo Vertigo 2
VR sci-fi shooter battling aliens and robots inside a reactor
95% positive
2,729 reviews
Demo Hellpoint
Sci-fi Souls-like action RPG where a black hole changes encounters
75% positive
2,726 reviews
Swallow the Sea
A short 2D survival game where eating makes you grow
97% positive
Free