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Experience a nerve-racking Lovecraftian adventure, rebuilt from the ground up with modern graphics and gameplay. Become Sherlock Holmes, and find yourself at the heart of the terrifying Cthulhu Mythos as you investigate a series of mysterious disappearances in Europe and the US.
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$29.99Master Detective Archives: RAIN CODE Plus
Jul 17 · Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Both: Detective · Exploration · Action-Adventure
Yuma, an amnesiac detective-in-training, and Shinigami, the spirit haunting him, tackle unsolved mysteries.
AdventureDetectiveExplorationAnimeStory RichAction-Adventure3DMysteryColorfulAtmospheric👍 2,156
-85%$2.69Puppet House
Oct 24 · Vecube Studio, Spirit Games Studio
Both: Horror · Mystery · Detective
Puppet House is a puzzle-adventure horror with escape room elements. A freak ritual creates a killer puppet, murdering anyone who enters the ventriloquist’s mansion. Detective Rick, seeking missing locals, will soon face his greatest horror.
PsychedelicThrillerHorrorMysteryDetectiveStory RichCinematicExplorationSingleplayerPsychological Horror👍 190
$19.99WORLD OF HORROR
Oct 19 · panstasz
Both: Horror · Lovecraftian · Psychological Horror
Experience the quiet terror of this 1-bit love letter to Junji Ito and H.P. Lovecraft. Navigate a hellish roguelite reality with turn-based combat and unforgiving choices. Experiment with your deck of event cards to discover new forms of cosmic horror in every playthrough. The inevitable awaits...
HorrorLovecraftianPixel GraphicsPsychological HorrorSurvival HorrorPoint & ClickRogueliteDifficultRPG2D👍 8,992
$29.99Saturnalia
Nov 8 · Santa Ragione
Both: Action-Adventure · Exploration · Detective
A Single-Player Survival Horror Adventure: play as a cast of characters exploring an isolated village haunted by an ancient ritual—but beware, its labyrinthine roads will change each time you lose all your characters.
AdventureAction-AdventureExplorationStylizedThird Person1980sAtmosphericConspiracyDetectiveHorror👍 116
$24.99Stygian: Outer Gods
Apr 14 · Misterial Games
Both: Choices Matter · Lovecraftian · Horror
Dive into a hostile world that challenges your very existence, in this survival horror game with RPG elements. Unravel a thousand-year-old mystery, risk your sanity and face the Outer Gods with your skills. Every bullet and every decision counts now, are you up to the task?
Early AccessChoices MatterLovecraftianSurvival HorrorStory RichHorrorPsychological HorrorAction RPGDarkFPS👍 516
$14.99MetaPhysical
Dec 9 · Paper Promises Programming
Both: Detective · Horror · Psychological Horror
Supernatural phenomena are on the rise. In MetaPhysical you and up to 5 other friends can go on the hunt for eerie creatures to put an end to their sinister activities! Whether it's an ordinary ghost or a demon, your task is to identify the rumbling creature and then finish it off.
SupernaturalDetectiveHorrorDemonsOnline Co-OpFirst-PersonDarkAtmosphericPsychological HorrorCharacter Customization👍 288
$59.99Until Dawn™
Oct 4 · Ballistic Moon
Both: Choices Matter · Horror · Exploration
Rebuilt and enhanced for PC – Until Dawn invites you to relive the nightmare, and immerse yourself in a gripping slasher horror where every decision can make the difference between life and death.
Choices MatterHorrorMultiple EndingsAdventureChoose Your Own AdventureSingleplayerInteractive FictionExplorationStory RichAtmospheric👍 3,566
$24.99Lorelei and the Laser Eyes
May 16 · Simogo
Both: Exploration · Horror · Mystery
The stage is set. Imagine an old baroque manor, perhaps a hotel or a museum, somewhere in central Europe. A woman wanders in search of answers.
PuzzleAdventureExplorationHorrorActionMysteryStylizedAction-AdventureIndiePsychological👍 3,110
-35%$7.79CaseCracker2
May 16 · BlackRobe
Both: Detective · Mystery
Officer Jia has vanished, leaving a classified message pointing to the CaseCracker 2.0 system. Tear through suspects' alibis, look beyond the text, and extract hidden threads from seemingly unrelated intel. Will you find the ultimate truth, or a trap?
DetectiveMysteryImmersive SimWord GameStory RichLogicText-BasedTypingSingleplayerSimulation👍 760
$24.99Scene Investigators
Oct 24 · EQ Studios
Both: Detective · Mystery · Exploration
A hardcore deductive reasoning game for fans of the “true crime” genre. Only by unraveling the logic and grasping at the motivations behind each case can the crimes be completely solved. Perfect as a social-style mystery fiction.
InvestigationDetectiveMysteryPuzzleLogicCrimeRealisticExplorationImmersive SimAtmospheric👍 961
$19.99Depersonalization
Aug 8 · MeowNature
Both: Lovecraftian
"May all stories find their best endings." "Depersonalization" is an anthology-style game featuring standalone chapters and diverse story genres. We continuously collect and create a wide variety of stories, ultimately housing them in a library that transcends the flow of time.
LovecraftianPixel GraphicsInvestigationRPGStrategy RPGAnimeStory RichCard BattlerBoard GameThird Person👍 6,041
$4.99Tower of Madness
Oct 26 · J6 Games
Both: Psychological Horror · Horror · Choices Matter
A cowboy named John is compelled by an insidious voice in his head to ascend an inverted floating tower. Encounter atmospheric horror, defy gravity, and make impossible choices in this third-person psychological horror game inspired by Stephen King's The Dark Tower.
Psychological HorrorStory RichHorrorMultiple EndingsChoices MatterGothicLovecraftianWesternQuick-Time EventsExploration
$24.99Worshippers of Cthulhu
May 22 · Crazy Goat Games
Both: Lovecraftian · Horror
LEAD the CULT OF CTHULHU. Decide the fate of your followers, perform eldritch rituals, and master the art of city-building in a world where the line between sanity and madness blurs. Can you endure the horrors you unleash?
Colony SimSandboxLovecraftianManagementCity BuilderStrategyBase BuildingSimulationBuildingHorror👍 1,305
-30%$20.99Enigma of Fear
Nov 28 · Dumativa, Cellbit
Both: Mystery · Detective
Become Mia, a paranormal detective searching for her missing father inside the Perimeter - a place that doesn't exist. Investigate clues like a real detective and unravel the mysteries behind the Enigma of Fear, defeating the terrible monsters who'll try to stop you.
DogsMysteryInvestigationSupernaturalDetectiveSurvival HorrorPixel GraphicsPuzzleFemale Protagonist2D👍 3,057
$14.99The Complex: Expedition
Jul 18 · pgWave
Both: Horror · Exploration · Psychological Horror
When a routine expedition into The Complex goes horribly wrong, you're left alone and lost, wandering the seemingly infinite maze of hallways, otherwise known as the Backrooms. Might there be something following you?
HorrorExplorationRealisticSingleplayerPsychological HorrorStory RichActionMysteryAdventureCinematic👍 2,621
$7.99Supernormal
Jan 8 · Hitori de Productions
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · Detective
Inspired by Allison Road. SUPERNORMAL is a psychological horror game set in a seemingly ordinary apartment harboring dark secrets. Play as Detective Wyatt, tasked with unravelling the disappearance of Masato Sakamoto's daughter. Search for clues and unravel the sinister truth.
HorrorFirst-PersonPsychological HorrorSupernaturalSurvival HorrorRealisticDetectiveMysteryDarkAtmospheric👍 1,119
$4.99Writer. Chapter 1
Jan 6 · Beshbarmak games
Both: Exploration · Detective · Psychological Horror
You, the legendary writer, the “King of Horror,” find yourself at the center of a nightmare. A mysterious place, frighteningly familiar, hides sinister secrets. Explore locations, solve riddles, escape from the monster, collect a story that will become a new masterpiece... if you survive.
ExplorationPuzzleDetectiveWalking SimulatorFirst-PersonPsychological HorrorHorrorSimulationControllerLinear
$9.99Dark Dice: Cthulhu Investigation Log
13 days ago · Selig Interactive
Both: Psychological Horror · Mystery · Exploration
A dice-driven Cthulhu Mythos investigation log where every roll can cost you your sanity, your team, or your life — and there is no undo.
Early AccessPsychological HorrorMysteryInteractive FictionChoose Your Own AdventureInvestigationAdventureDarkSupernaturalExploration