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
603 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.
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Abyss: The Wraiths of Eden
Hidden-object adventure investigating supernatural secrets in an underwater city
90% positive
890 reviews
Demo Gray Dawn
Psychological horror adventure following a priest accused of murder
83% positive
887 reviews
Demo The House of Tesla: Definitive Edition
A point-and-click puzzle adventure through Tesla’s abandoned wireless electricity facility
72% positive
881 reviews
Buriedbornes2 - Dungeon RPG -
Turn-based dungeon crawling with characters built from possessed corpses
83% positive
Free
The Last Door: Season 2 - Collector's Edition
Pixel-art point-and-click horror about forbidden knowledge and a missing patient
94% positive
857 reviews
I'm on Observation Duty 4
Surveillance horror where you spot and report changes before dawn
97% positive
851 reviews
OneBit Adventure
Turn-based dungeon crawler with rising difficulty and optional permadeath
87% positive
Free
Elderand
Gothic side-scrolling action RPG with exploration and weapon crafting
75% positive
822 reviews
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I'm on Observation Duty 5
Surveillance horror puzzle about spotting changes before they pile up
96% positive
816 reviews
The Last Case of Benedict Fox Definitive Edition
A detective metroidvania set inside the memories of the dead
71% positive
811 reviews
Demo Necrophosis
A surreal walking simulator with puzzles beyond the universe's end
88% positive
808 reviews
X-COM: Terror From the Deep
Turn-based squad tactics against aliens beneath Earth's oceans
91% positive
803 reviews
The Piper of Dawn
Story-focused management sim where you grow your own workers
85% positive
774 reviews
Doorways: Old Prototype
A free horror prototype built around first-person running and jumping
86% positive
Free
Demo Shardpunk
Turn-based squad tactics and scavenging ahead of a rat horde
92% positive
755 reviews
The Terrible Old Man
A point-and-click horror adaptation of a Lovecraft short story
89% positive
Free
Lovecraft's Untold Stories
Action roguelite with five distinct characters confronting Lovecraftian monsters
78% positive
726 reviews
Demo Perennial Order
A plant-horror boss rush built around one-hit deaths
93% positive
722 reviews
Demo Lamentum
Pixel-art survival horror about seeking a cure in a mansion
86% positive
716 reviews
Demo The Dark Rites of Arkham
A point-and-click detective mystery about ritual murder in Arkham
97% positive
688 reviews
The Black Watchmen
An alternate reality puzzle adventure built around real-world web research
88% positive
679 reviews
I'm on Observation Duty 6
Surveillance horror puzzle where missed anomalies can end your night
94% positive
677 reviews
Endoparasitic 2
Top-down survival horror with one-handed controls and manual reloading
86% positive
673 reviews
Alpha Polaris : A Horror Adventure Game
Point-and-click horror at an isolated research station in Greenland
81% positive
Free