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
156 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.
Call of the Sea
First-person puzzle adventure tracing a missing expedition across a tropical island
88% positive
6,415 reviews
Forgive Me Father
Retro horror shooter with comic-book art and madness-powered combat
84% positive
6,100 reviews
We Need To Go Deeper
Co-op submarine roguelite about sharing duties in randomized depths
86% positive
6,048 reviews
The Casting of Frank Stone™
Choice-driven horror adventure about a killer's legacy and branching fates
62% positive
6,006 reviews
The Sinking City Remastered
Lovecraftian open-world detective adventure in a flooded, supernatural city
75% positive
5,722 reviews
Selene ~Apoptosis~
Free horror visual novel with dark romance and branching endings
88% positive
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Legend of Keepers: Career of a Dungeon Manager
Roguelite dungeon management with traps and turn-based monster fights
79% positive
5,503 reviews
Scarlet Hollow
Branching horror visual novel about a supernatural mountain-town mystery
98% positive
5,305 reviews
The Darkside Detective
Point-and-click comedy about a detective handling supernatural cases
94% positive
5,257 reviews
Observation
Sci-fi puzzle adventure viewed through a space station's AI
78% positive
5,218 reviews
Reverse Collapse: Code Name Bakery
Top-down tactical RPG with demanding squad battles and stealth
80% positive
5,206 reviews
Sundered®: Eldritch Edition
Hand-drawn metroidvania with changing paths and waves of enemies
82% positive
5,178 reviews
Alone in the Dark
Third-person survival horror investigating a disappearance at a Louisiana asylum
78% positive
4,922 reviews
Lust for Darkness
First-person horror adventure through occult rituals and an erotic alien world
68% positive
4,863 reviews
Hellpoint
Sci-fi Souls-like action RPG where a black hole changes encounters
73% positive
4,522 reviews
Curious Expedition
Turn-based expedition roguelike about treasure hunting and managing sanity
91% positive
4,512 reviews
Eldest Souls
Isometric action RPG centered on demanding boss fights
73% positive
4,432 reviews
Thumper
Rhythm action as a space beetle races through obstacles
92% positive
4,418 reviews
Penumbra Overture
First-person survival horror with mouse-driven object interaction and puzzles
90% positive
4,182 reviews
Curious Expedition 2
Turn-based exploration roguelike about managing expeditions to vanishing islands
89% positive
4,150 reviews
Silent Hill Homecoming
Third-person survival horror about a missing brother and nightmares
48% positive
4,013 reviews
Lost in Vivo
First-person survival horror in sewers while searching for your dog
91% positive
3,998 reviews
Death Trash
Isometric action RPG with shotguns and grotesque cosmic horrors
92% positive
3,724 reviews
SKALD: Against the Black Priory
Retro-style dark fantasy RPG with party tactics and cosmic horror
94% positive
3,649 reviews