Games like Innsmouth

60%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

58% User Score Based on 122 reviews

Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

The Innsmouth Case is a Horror Text Adventure inspired by H.P. Lovecraft. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Innsmouth Case.

In this visual novel the main character, Lorenzo Righi, an Italian Professor, is invited to a meeting of History Scholars held in Boston. Excited and flattered by the invitation, he discovers that something else, hidden and mysterious, awaits for him.This novel is inspired by the work of H.P. Lovecraft. The plot is original, but Lovecraft's fans will find references and settings as described by th… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Innsmouth 22.

EL GRAN CTHULHU (Spectrum Next)  Welcome to a new concept of text adventure. With El Gran (The Great) Cthulhu you can experience the evolution of an engine previously used in titles such as Donum or Innsmouth, which is now available for the Spectrum Next. Live the concept of a text "mini-adventure" with a short game (lasting between 45 and 90 minutes) of great intensity and technical details ne… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to El Gran Cthulhu|Spectrum Next.

89%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

89% User Score Based on 96 reviews

Dread whispers echo across the Information Superhighway. Y2K is coming, heralding the rise of the Old Ones. With your meatspace mind unraveling, time is running out -- barter with gods, embrace the deathless aeons, or go offline permanently in this modempunk horror story. From Fiction Factory GamesCreators of Arcade Spirits, Arcade Spirits: The New Challengers, and Penny Larceny: Gig Economy Supe… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Shadow Over Cyberspace.

41%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, story

54% User Score Based on 28 reviews

... WHAT AM I DOING IN THIS GAME? You role-play as a sociopathic cult leader, using emotional manipulation on NPCs to achieve your goals. Through actions like 'compliment', 'flirt', 'insult', 'threaten', 'preach' and 'persuade' you influence the villagers' emotions (love, lust, trust, fear, envy, anger). Gain their love and trust (or fear), persuade them to marry a Deep One, preach to raise th… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Marry a Deep One: Innsmouth Simulator.

54%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay

54% User Score Based on 63 reviews

At long last, the works of H.P. Lovecraft meet the medium of RPG in a spectacle of light and sound befitting an old western. Only this is set in New England. Meet interesting people! See astounding wonders! Enslave humanity! Go on one date side quest in a game subtitled a dating simulator!- Quirky 2D art with photography backdrops. Like the theme of sanity in all of Lovecraft's works, the art … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Army of Tentacles: (Not) A Cthulhu Dating Sim.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, humor

96% User Score Based on 4,925 reviews

Face unspeakable horrors. Succumb to madness. Welcome to a truly daemonic narrative experience inspired by H. P. Lovecraft. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dagon.

84%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

86% User Score Based on 370 reviews

Critic Score 72%Based on 1 reviews

A narrative-based RPG game which draws from the old gamebook genre, set in the world of H.P. Lovecraft's Cthulhu mythology. Drawing from the dark realms of H.P. Lovecraft's imagination, Omen... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Omen Exitio: Plague.

68%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

100% User Score Based on 19 reviews

Come play the new-and-improved version of Dust to Dusk on Steam! Game Overview: Set in a modern Japanese office, this horror-inspired adventure title employs the unique Zapping system, which allows you to play the story from the point of view of multiple characters. Although zapping isn't required to reach the game's true ending, it does fill in plenty of gaps and will help you better under each … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dust to Dusk.

69%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, atmosphere

71% User Score Based on 48 reviews

This gripping paranormal horror adventure revolves around Hermitage, the sinister bookstore that attracts most unusual customers – all of whom seem to be involved in mysterious cases bordering on the paranormal. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hermitage Strange Case Files.

About This Game This game was created as an attempt to gamify the 'Public Key Cryptography Algorithm.' You wake up in a room filled with cauldrons of colorful paint. By mixing and matching the right colors, you'll solve a series of puzzles — and with each one you complete, a new clue surfaces, slowly pulling back the curtain on a mysterious story. Who is the girl that appears alongside the bu… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Butterfly Girl.

You’ve fallen to the other side of the puddle… Who’s waiting for you there? In this short but intense story, you’ll face the most unexpected betrayal—your own shoes turning against you. You’re surrounded by shadows of the past, the mysteries of this strange world, and perhaps your own repressed memories. — Hey, I'm Righty, and I mean no harm. What happened here? Who are you, really? To uncover … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Smell like a puddle.

INNSMOUTH (ZX Spectrum 48k/128k)  Delve into the dark tale of a coastal town plagued by hidden secrets and indescribable horrors, based by Lovecraft's disturbing story. STORY Welcome to Innsmouth, the ancient town of decay and desolation that many don't want to hear about. You are not quite sure what has driven you to come here, but it's clear that this town holds a dark and sinister past, a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Innsmouth|ZX Spectrum 48k/128k.

Finish your last training run, if you can. Luis, a procrastination prone runner, has been training for his first marathon. Today is the day of his last training run. He knows he has 20 miles ahead of him, but unfortunately he's having a hard time starting. When he does though, strange things start to happen, pushing him ahead and forcing his hand. The world, shifting and bending to some unseen for… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Start Running.

65%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music

100% User Score Based on 16 reviews

Mycorrhiza is a love letter to horror manga in the form of a visual novel. Some of our biggest inspirations include the works of Junji Ito and Masaaki Nakayama. While Scott is trying to find a way back home, reality distorts and people’s morals start shifting in cruel and unexpected ways. A peculiar plant transforming animals, a horrifying comedy trend and a strange building trapping people. Each… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mycorrhiza.

63%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, character development

63% User Score Based on 51 reviews

What do you play? I play nothing! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nothing!.

“Lovecraft would surely be pleased seeing that his writings have inspired even text-based games to such an elaborate extent. Travelyan Home proves that eye candy is not required for a good scare.” - I DO BEST Follow the path of a lost soul pacing the grounds of an old and mysterious mansion as he seeks the answers of what brought him there. Introducing a unique investigation system to discover c… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Travelyan Home.

You take a deep breath of salty air as the first raindrops begin to spatter the pavement, and the swollen, slate-colored clouds that blanket the sky mutter ominous portents amongst themselves over the little coastal town of Anchorhead. Anchorhead is a text adventure game in the style of classic Infocom games from the 1980s. No graphics, no menus, no point-and-click — you navigate a written story … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Anchorhead.

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

95% User Score Based on 221 reviews

"Life sometimes feels like it’s going in circles. The little girl on Earth tells herself this, forever."Little Girl On Earth Asking Why She Asking Why is a very short pixel art Visual Novel, about a girl who has a lot of questions to ask you. Answer her questions and make her feel more alive. (don't be too rude with her please) This game is a constant questioning of existence itself.… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Little Girl On Earth Asking Why She Asking Why.

78%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, monetization

78% User Score Based on 193 reviews

A dark visual novel created by acclaimed creator nyalra Story “Onii-chan, you really are a lonely person.” “Did you lose faith in me?” “No. I love you, onii-chan.” Unable to bear the ugliness of the world and terrified of other people, the protagonist develops the ability to read minds. He shuts himself away and submits a light novel he wrote, which unexpectedly wins a newcomer’s award. But the je… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sister Other Paranoia.

98%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

98% User Score Based on 6,183 reviews

STORYUSSR, 1986. When Ira Grachevskaya goes missing in the closed city of Vorkuta-5, not a soul seems to be concerned – except for the quiet outcast Asya Shubina, that is. Uncover the mystery behind Ira’s disappearance, transmit your radio signal to the universe and learn why a bird flies past the window. CHARACTERSMeet the cast. A problem child and a truant, Ira doesn't have the best reputati… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Z.A.T.O. // I Love the World and Everything In It.

99%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, atmosphere

99% User Score Based on 89 reviews

Welcome to Red Hives, a lovely Midwestern town infested with demons. You're a little spirit stuck in a time loop, your only way to interact with the world is by possessing people and whispering into their ears. Explore timelines, solve mysteries, and please, try to keep your hosts alive... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Demons Told Me to Make This Game.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

90% User Score Based on 412 reviews

Critic Score 84%Based on 5 reviews

Explore an atmospheric setting on the edge of nightmare Guide a team of occult investigators to investigate the disappearance of a noble family. Keep your team well equipped and safe from hunger, injury, madness and disease. Each member of this motley crew offers their own unique skills to aid with your quest. But they also harbour their own secret ambitions... Master the dark arts Combine charact… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Horror at Highrook.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability

96% User Score Based on 364 reviews

A macabre ritual murder puts Arkham PD detectives Jack Foster and Harvey Whitman to the test. As the investigation progresses, they will unveil a disturbing connection between the Salem witch trials of the 17th century and the end of humankind. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Dark Rites of Arkham.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding

94% User Score Based on 53 reviews

There they stood all steeped in shame, another victim claimed in my name. The Murder Hotel is an interactive Murder Mystery Adventure with a huge twist: A scissors wielding demon is the murderer and you have to blame one of the human guests, forging a plausible theory how they could have done it. Feel free to call me Gastfenger. I'm the demonic hotelier, at your service. Oh, you w… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Murder Hotel.

THE HOUSE THAT WEPT The Haunting of Gale's Rest The house had a tragic history. Many decades in the past, Gale fell in love with Thomas, the young servant of  her stepfather, the Major, who twisted by jealousy and desire, refused to let her belong to anyone but him. Determined to tear them apart, the Major took a cruel action, setting a chain of tragic events into motion that sent echoes across … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The House That Wept.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

100% User Score Based on 45 reviews

Immerse yourself in Backspace Backspace Backspace, a narrative-driven game that explores the inner turmoil of a struggling writer in an age where AI has made the written word wholly automated. Game Features: Narrative-focused visual novella putting the player in the shoes of a tortured creative soul. Homemade pixel art direction reminiscent of the GBA era. Full soundtrack of chip… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Backspace Backspace Backspace.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability

88% User Score Based on 50 reviews

Narrative-driven first person horror adventure inspired by Lovecraft's short novel "The Nameless City" (1921). Explore the ruins of a city that some say they are older than humanity itself. While you delve deeper into the ancient buildings, reality and visions blend into an indistinct haze. “There were myriads of good reasons for shunning the nameless city, one for each strange tale passed from g… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Nameless City.

84%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, monetization

84% User Score Based on 93 reviews

Dive into Darkness! Immerse yourself in the gripping world of Werewolf: The Apocalypse — Purgatory, a narrative-driven RPG thriller set in the acclaimed World of Darkness universe. Step into the shoes of Samira, a young werewolf navigating the shadows of Poland and beyond. Unleash Your Inner Beast Explore the chilling landscapes of a wintry Białowieża forest, the historic streets of Warsaw, an… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Werewolf: The Apocalypse — Purgatory.

97%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, atmosphere

97% User Score Based on 58 reviews

Third Eye Open is a coming of age story about a young girl with the ability to see spirits. Will this burgeoning power be a blessing or a curse? Will you be able to save your family and unravel the mystery at the heart of the adventure?Her PowerYou are Ting, a young girl who is able to see the spirits around her. You form a remarkable friendship with a young ghost, Xiu, who is seeking peace. Toget… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Paper Ghost Stories: Third Eye Open.

68%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, grinding

100% User Score Based on 19 reviews

February 11, 1927. Brooklyn. A boy named Billy Gaffney disappears from his apartment building. The case is real. The killer is real. The man who took him was real. But his purpose was from another plane of existence. Omen Exitio: Hunger is a Lovecraftian investigative gamebook set in the darkest corners of 1927 New York. You are a journalist. The city needs you to find the truth. The truth needs y… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Omen Exitio: Hunger.

Welcome to "A Terrific Weekend Adventure," where I invite you to enter a world of nostalgia created for the ZX Spectrum. As you embark on this retro journey, you'll find yourself immersed in a universe inspired by the timeless Enid Blyton-style novels of days gone by. With "A Terrific Weekend Adventure," my idea was to pay homage to those old types of stories. And so, naturally, you'll find this … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Terrific Weekend Adventure.

Follow the story of Justin Case and Dakota Kerlin, two unlikely detectives turned friends as they join the world renown Super-human Investigations Team (S.I.T.) to solve mysteries that stump the ordinary authorities. Using their unique abilities to resolve cases, meet interesting allies, clueless bystanders, as well as nefarious rivals, and ultimately become the great mystery solving duo in this f… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mysterious Mystery, EP 1: The Duo Dilemma.

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding

95% User Score Based on 65 reviews

Can you find the truth? Nine people wake up trapped in an abandoned research facility. Split into three teams, separated into different halls, the members of the two Answer Teams need to compete in a game of life and death. The goal: to figure out the "truth" behind the secret member of the Question Team: Emilia. Do you really want to? Each part of Anamnesia will cover the same timefram… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Anamnesia - part 1: am i my body?.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

94% User Score Based on 52 reviews

EARLY ACCESS: Made Marion has been released in Early Access! Currently Robin Hood, Little John, and Will, the Scarlet Blade's routes are available. Our next route will be Meissa, scheduled for 2026. What do you do when your best isn't good enough? Lady Marion of Glastonbury is going to have to figure that out, and fast. Removed from her position of power and thrust into an unwanted arrang… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Made Marion.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability

97% User Score Based on 78 reviews

Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

Featuring a blend of 2D adventure and visual novel, The Mildew Children is a grim tale about a village inhabited only by children who follow savage pagan traditions. A young witch named Kyrphel, along with her sisters, are bound to perform a macabre Ritual in order to save their village. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Mildew Children.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, story

94% User Score Based on 66 reviews

The Ultimate Death ClockHave you ever wondered just how long you might live? Do you remember trying out those old web-based death clock calculators that were boring, had few options and spit out an arbitrary answer? Have you ever wondered what a much more comprehensive one might be capable of? Well now you can play what is truly The Ultimate Death Clock, a debut from single-developer studio, Apo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Ultimate Death Clock.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere

94% User Score Based on 113 reviews

Step into a dark world where cyberdemons haunt humankind. When mutilated bodies start appearing all over this sleepy town in the Mississippi inaka, Sawyer, ex-Agency operative; now unemployed shut-in, must exorcise the demon perpetrator in this story-rich, PC-98 style adventure game. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to DIGITAL EXORCIST case_(0);.

53%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music

90% User Score Based on 10 reviews

On your way to writing the perfect supernatural novel, be prepared to face danger. Are you ready for such desperate measures? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to City Legends: Trapped In Mirror Collector's Edition.

A semi-linear visual novel featuring an autistic teenage girl. Written by a Quebecer autistic woman and voiced entirely in French by the very talented Chloé Guerin! "My name is Alice Lorange. Yes, like an orange." As the title suggests, this story contains magical girls. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 4 Alice Magical Autistic Girls.

70%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, atmosphere

81% User Score Based on 37 reviews

Rumors resurface. Legends are resurrected. In this Lovecraftian visual novel, play as Alex N. Wilmarth, skeptic and professor at Miskatonic University, to unravel the hideous secrets centered at a secluded farm in the hills of Vermont, coming ever closer to mortal peril. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Whisperer in Darkness.

79%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding

100% User Score Based on 30 reviews

Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

Tell a Demon is a visual novel set in a 1920s style fantasy world, centering around themes of love, loss, and vengeance. Your choices affect the character development of each of the three protagonists, leading to sixteen different endings. Many endings will vary based on your decisions throughout the story-some choices affect a viewpoint character's personality, while others alter the plot. The… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tell a Demon.

70%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization

70% User Score Based on 80 reviews

You'll take on the role of John T. Carter, a brilliant young astronomer, piecing together the puzzling history of the village and its cryptic inhabitants. Incredibly realistic action and supernatural chaos intertwine to draw players deep into the puzzling mysteries within the Shadow of the Comet. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Call of Cthulhu: Shadow of the Comet.

77%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

77% User Score Based on 361 reviews

Explore the writhing depths of Miskatonic University as new faculty member, Charlotte LeStrange and meet the otherwordly yet charmingly hilarious residents of this place while investigating the innate strangeness and oddities of this mysterious university. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Miskatonic.

76%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music

79% User Score Based on 47 reviews

The Outpost Nine - Episode 1 is a visual novel/point and click hybrid game following the small skeleton crew of "The Outpost", a lonely mining facility set on the small moon "Cobalt Paradise". If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Outpost Nine.

78%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, character development

78% User Score Based on 515 reviews

This visual novel game tells the tale of a cute little Santa Clause appearing to someone who has lost their hopes and dreams. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Adolescent Santa Claus.

40%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere

57% User Score Based on 21 reviews

L'a L'a Cofflhu Fhtagnyaa is a Galgame with Cthulhu mythology, with three female (xie) masters (shen) who can be attacked, 8-10 hours of game time. Working in a coffee shop, I accidentally discovered the indescribable secret of this shop... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to I'a I'a Cofflhu Fhtagnyaa.

81%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability

77% User Score Based on 97 reviews

Critic Score 100%Based on 1 reviews

Quantum Suicide is a game of betrayal, deception and romance in the cold depths of space. This science fiction thriller tells the tale of an intergenerational mission and its diverse crew, fighting against a deadly AI (and each other) for the chance to survive. Strategy, love interests and quantum mechanics await you. Your choices change the fate of everyone in Quantum Suicide. You play as a resea… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Quantum Suicide.

60%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay

89% User Score Based on 18 reviews

Solve your own murder in this horror text adventure with choice dependent endings. Explore an isolated desert town to figure out who murdered you - and why. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Desert of Vice.

A detective noir, choose-your-own-adventure game with hand-drawn art, over 250k words, and an immersive soundtrack. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Black Lazar.