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.
Abyss: The Wraiths of Eden
Hidden-object adventure investigating supernatural secrets in an underwater city
90% positive
1,538 reviews
The Shrouded Isle
Turn-based cult management with hidden sins and seasonal sacrifices
70% positive
1,528 reviews
Morbid: The Seven Acolytes
Pixel-art action RPG with Souls-like combat and seven possessed bosses
73% positive
1,517 reviews
Disney•Pixar Cars 2: The Video Game
Arcade racing with spy gadgets and familiar talking cars
78% positive
1,388 reviews
Dark Fracture: Prologue
First-person psychological horror during a night shift at a body farm
84% positive
Free
Abandon Ship
Fantasy naval strategy where captains can survive shipwrecks
73% positive
1,355 reviews
Sucker for Love: Date to Die For
Lovecraftian horror visual novel with spellbook rituals and branching endings
95% positive
1,353 reviews
Mansions of Madness
Board game companion app guiding cooperative mysteries around Arkham
92% positive
Free
Shadows of Forbidden Gods
Turn-based fantasy strategy about covert agents engineering an apocalypse
92% positive
1,071 reviews
Myths of Rules
Horror puzzles about surviving urban legends by reading their rules
88% positive
1,047 reviews
Voidwrought
Dark 2D Metroidvania with relics, boss fights, and shrine building
78% positive
1,032 reviews
Do No Harm
First-person doctor simulation with medical decisions and reality-warping horror
75% positive
949 reviews
X-COM: Terror From the Deep
Turn-based squad tactics against aliens beneath Earth's oceans
91% positive
943 reviews
Iwaihime
Supernatural horror visual novel about curses and their consequences
78% positive
916 reviews
Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2008)
Detective adventure investigating disappearances tied to Lovecraftian horror
74% positive
907 reviews
I'm on Observation Duty 4
Surveillance horror where you spot and report changes before dawn
97% positive
853 reviews
Elderand
Gothic side-scrolling action RPG with exploration and weapon crafting
75% positive
822 reviews
I'm on Observation Duty 5
Surveillance horror puzzle about spotting changes before they pile up
96% positive
816 reviews
Shardpunk
Turn-based squad tactics and scavenging ahead of a rat horde
93% positive
783 reviews
I'm on Observation Duty 6
Surveillance horror puzzle where missed anomalies can end your night
94% positive
695 reviews
Dread X Collection 2
Horror anthology of short games connected by mansion puzzles
94% positive
690 reviews
Stygian: Outer Gods
First-person survival horror with Lovecraftian mysteries and RPG choices
82% positive
689 reviews
Endoparasitic 2
Top-down survival horror with one-handed controls and manual reloading
87% positive
663 reviews
The Coma 2B: Catacomb
2D survival horror with puzzles and a pursuing killer
75% positive
640 reviews