Games like Call of Cthulhu
Looking for games like Call of Cthulhu? Here are top role playing recommendations with a horror and thriller focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Moons of Madness, Conarium or Tokyo Dark.
1 75%Game Brain Scorestory, gameplayoptimization, grinding77% User Score 2,164 reviewsCritic Score 69%2 reviewsMoons of Madness throws the player into a unique, first person, psychological horror game, combining Lovecraft influence with hard sci-fi.
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71%Game Brain Scorestory, atmospheregrinding, stability75% User Score 1,720 reviewsCritic Score 68%16 reviewsConarium is a chilling Lovecraftian game, which follows a gripping story involving four scientists and their endeavor to challenge what we normally consider to be the ‘absolute’ limits of nature. Inspired by H.P. Lovecraft’s novella "At the Mountains of Madness", but largely set after the original story. You, as Frank Gilman, open your eyes inside a room filled with strange, pulsating noises. Pat…
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78%Game Brain Scorestory, musicstability, grinding84% User Score 791 reviewsCritic Score 72%10 reviewsTokyo Dark is an anime-style horror adventure game combining point and click and visual novel genres. The story follows Detective Itou across Tokyo, searching for the truth behind her partner's strange disappearance. Featuring puzzles, stat management, and difficult decisions, Tokyo Dark puts the narrative in the hands of the player. Players' decisions change their character, opening or locking op…
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77%Game Brain Scorestory, gameplayoptimization, grinding80% User Score 3,984 reviewsCritic Score 70%4 reviewsThe Council is an episodic game that delivers a fresh new take on the narrative adventure genre. Make hard-hitting decisions, develop an array of skills, and directly impact how the story unfolds. With permanent, long-lasting consequences, there is no going back. Plunge into a tale of intrigue and manipulation in the style of a classic murder mystery, interacting with a cast of alluring characters…
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66%Game Brain Scorestory, graphicsgameplay, stability71% User Score 1,798 reviewsCritic Score 53%3 reviewsThe Shore is a first person story driven game with an atmospheric environment and narrations, You will encounter mysterious creatures and unravel the secrets behind them. Strong elements of horror, struggle to survive an unknown world that will make you question your own sanity.
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75%Game Brain Scorestory, graphicsgameplay, stability76% User Score 887 reviewsCritic Score 70%1 reviewsState of Mind is a futuristic thriller game delving into transhumanism. The game explores themes of separation, disjuncture and reunification, in a world that is torn between a dystopian material reality and a utopian virtual future.
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71%Game Brain Scorestory, gameplaystability, optimization81% User Score 2,946 reviewsCritic Score 63%16 reviewsBLACKSAD: Under the Skin - A dark corruption scandal in the heart of the New York City's underworld for charismatic detective John Blacksad! Based on the noir comic series by the same name. The game features a noir detective story about a PI by the name of Blacksad that gets dragged into the case of a murdered boxing club. The game feature an interactive system much reminiscent of Grim Fandango w…
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77%Game Brain Scorestory, gameplayoptimization, stability77% User Score 4,232 reviewsThe Beast Inside is a gripping new twist on thriller and survival horror genres, telling a multi-layered story about cryptanalyst discovering a hundred-year-old murder-mystery that not only remains unresolved, but also puts his very life at risk.
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71%Game Brain Scorestory, gameplaystability, replayability81% User Score 6,653 reviewsCritic Score 61%26 reviewsMURDERED: SOUL SUSPECT takes players into a whole new realm of mystery where the case is personal and the clues just out of reach, challenging gamers to solve the hardest case of all… their own murder.
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81%Game Brain Scorestory, gameplayoptimization, stability89% User Score 3,310 reviewsCritic Score 75%65 reviewsDiscover a dark mystery only a medium can solve. Explore the real world and the spirit world at the same time. Use your psychic abilities to solve puzzles spanning both worlds, uncover deeply disturbing secrets, and survive encounters with The Maw - a monster born from an unspeakable tragedy. The Medium is a third-person psychological horror game that features patented dual-reality gameplay and an…
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