Games like The Land of Pain
by Alessandro Guzzo
Something strange appears in the woods. Lost in a dark and unknown place, survive an unrelenting enemy, solve puzzles, and uncover the ancient mystery that’s befallen this land in this Lovecraftian Cosmic Horror adventure.
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-80%$3.99The Alien Cube
Oct 14 · Alessandro Guzzo
Both: Lovecraftian · Horror · Exploration
A cursed legacy awakens something ancient, revealing a terrifying reality never meant for human eyes. Follow your missing uncle’s trail, uncover forbidden secrets, and face a Lovecraftian cosmic horror in this first‑person adventure.
LovecraftianHorrorExplorationAtmosphericInvestigationControllerSurvivalAdventureStory RichPsychological Horror👍 555
-80%$3.99Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs
Sep 10 · The Chinese Room
Both: Horror · Walking Simulator · First-Person
From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent and Dear Esther comes a new first-person horrorgame that will drag you to the depths of greed, power and madness. It will bury its snout into your ribs and it will eat your heart.
HorrorWalking SimulatorStory RichAtmosphericFirst-PersonPsychological HorrorExplorationMysteryInteractive FictionSingleplayer👍 7,240
$11.99The Shore
Feb 19 · Ares Dragonis
Both: Lovecraftian · Horror · Exploration
THE 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.
LovecraftianHorrorExplorationFPSFirst-PersonPsychological HorrorAction-AdventureFightingStory RichUnderwater👍 1,763
$8.99Anemoiapolis: Chapter 1
Mar 3 · Andrew Quist
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · Exploration
The most relaxing horror game you'll ever play. Anemoiapolis exists in the uncanny valley of American architecture -- endless carpeted floors and lonely malls. Escape for your life, and enjoy the scenery.
HorrorPsychological HorrorExplorationFirst-PersonSingleplayerMysteryRealisticWalking SimulatorProcedural GenerationAtmospheric👍 1,153
$19.99Darkwood
Aug 17 · Acid Wizard Studio
Both: Horror · Survival Horror · Psychological Horror
Darkwood - a new perspective on survival horror. Scavenge and explore a rich, ever-changing free-roam world by day, then hunker down in your hideout and pray for the morning light.
HorrorSurvival HorrorAdventurePsychological HorrorActionRPGDarkAtmosphericSurvivalExploration👍 22,253
-70%$2.09Scanner Sombre
Apr 26 · Introversion Software
Both: Exploration · Horror · Walking Simulator
Scanner Sombre is a 3d horror cave exploration game where darkness is your greatest foe. Illuminate the unseen with your LIDAR scanner, revealing the eerie beauty and peril of the abyss. From the creators of Prison Architect, this immersive adventure uses light and shadow for a haunting experience.
ExplorationHorrorWalking SimulatorAtmosphericIndieAdventureFirst-PersonVRSingleplayerShort👍 3,174
$4.99Writer. Chapter 1
Jan 6 · Beshbarmak games
Both: Exploration · Walking Simulator · First-Person
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
$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
$14.99Homesick
May 28 · Lucky Pause
Both: Exploration · First-Person · Walking Simulator
Explore an abandoned building, encountering puzzles and clues to discover what happened, as you try to escape in both your nightmares and the waking world. Be immersed in the hauntingly beautiful 3D atmosphere in this puzzle exploration mystery game.
AtmosphericPuzzleExplorationFirst-PersonIndieWalking SimulatorAdventureHorrorMysteryGreat Soundtrack👍 1,282
$29.99SOMA
Sep 21 · Frictional Games
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · Survival Horror
From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent comes SOMA, a sci-fi horror game set below the waves of the Atlantic ocean. Struggle to survive a hostile world that will make you question your very existence.
HorrorPsychological HorrorAtmosphericStory RichDarkSci-fiSurvival HorrorExplorationGoreFirst-Person👍 46,801
$4.99Call of Cthulhu®: Dark Corners of the Earth
Jun 16 · Headfirst Productions
Both: Lovecraftian · Horror · First-Person
Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth is a first-person horror game that combines intense action and adventure elements.
LovecraftianHorrorFirst-PersonSurvival HorrorAtmosphericFPSBased On A NovelStealthSingleplayerAdventure👍 2,861
$1.99MY DAUGHTER IS A CULTIST! SE
Oct 26 · VIRTUA WORLDS, LLC
Both: Horror · Exploration · Walking Simulator
YOU'RE JUST A NORMAL GUY TRYING TO GET SOME SLEEP. YOU HEAR A BUMP IN THE NIGHT. WHAT WAS THAT? WHY IS YOUR DAUGHTER ACTING SO WEIRD? IS IT PARENTHOOD OR A HORRIBLE CURIOSITY THAT COMPELS YOU TO FIND OUT? A Short horror experience.
HorrorExplorationInteractive FictionWalking SimulatorComic BookFirst-PersonPsychological HorrorLovecraftianShortSurreal
$19.99Amnesia: The Dark Descent
Sep 8 · Frictional Games
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · Survival Horror
Amnesia: The Dark Descent, a first person survival horror. A game about immersion, discovery and living through a nightmare. An experience that will chill you to the core.
HorrorGorePsychological HorrorSurvival HorrorAtmosphericPuzzleFirst-PersonNudityDarkLovecraftian👍 20,429
-20%$7.99Escape the Backrooms
Oct 23 · Fancy Games, Blackbird Interactive
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · Survival Horror
Escape the Backrooms is a 1-4 player co-op horror exploration game. Traverse 30+ eerie backrooms levels while avoiding entities and other dangers. Try to escape but be warned: survival isn't guaranteed.
HorrorMultiplayerOnline Co-OpPsychological HorrorCo-opSurvival HorrorFirst-PersonEscape RoomExplorationAdventure👍 137,469
$9.99Dread X Collection 2
Aug 21 · DreadXP, David Szymanski, Torple Dook, Lovely Hellplace, Scythe Dev Team, Secret Cow Level, panstasz, Mahelyk, Daniel Mullins Games, Wither Studios, Akabaka, Vidas Salavejus, Wayward Preacher, John Szymanski, Bathysfear Labs, Abbey 'Scruncho' Smith
Both: Horror · Lovecraftian · Psychological Horror
Explore 12 horror games made in 10 days connected by a meta narrative experience you didn't expect. Step into a world of darkness and discover the secrets you didn't know were right beneath the surface. Find the tapes and unlock the mystery inside the Dread X Collection 2.
HorrorLovecraftianPsychological HorrorSurvival HorrorAtmosphericSingleplayerPuzzleFirst-PersonStory RichAction👍 573
$19.99The Solus Project
Jun 7 · Hourences, Grip Games
Both: Survival · Exploration · Survival Horror
The Solus Project is a single player exploration adventure with survival elements. The adventure is set on a mysterious planet and is the spiritual successor to The Ball - 2010 PC Gamer Action/Adventure Game Of The Year...
SurvivalAdventureExplorationSci-fiVRSurvival HorrorSingleplayerFirst-PersonAtmosphericSpace👍 2,471
$3.99SCP-087
Jul 18 · EerieAdv
Both: Exploration · Horror · Psychological Horror
SCP-087 is a first-person horror game centered on paranormal events. In a seemingly quiet laboratory, players take on the role of truth-seekers, compelled to delve ever deeper into the building. However, escape is not an option, forcing them to endure a personal descent into hell!
AdventureExplorationHorrorPsychological HorrorWalking SimulatorPuzzle3DFirst-PersonActionThriller
$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
$14.99Narcosis
Mar 28 · Honor Code, Inc.
Both: Horror · First-Person · Psychological Horror
Survival, horror at the sunless depths of the Pacific Ocean: Stranded on the seafloor with low light and few tools, an industrial diver takes desperate steps to surface before his oxygen — and sanity — give out.
HorrorAdventureUnderwaterIndieFirst-PersonPsychological HorrorSurvival HorrorAtmosphericMysteryVR👍 1,205
$9.99Backrooms: Escape Together
Oct 18 · Triiodide Studios
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · Survival Horror
A visually lifelike co-op horror game for 1-6 people. Journey through 11 procedurally generated levels, using what's available to survive and progress deeper into the Backrooms.
MultiplayerHorrorOnline Co-OpPsychological HorrorSurvival HorrorCo-opAtmosphericFirst-PersonRealisticEarly Access👍 42,321
$4.99Corridors
Jan 31 · Latent Malice
Both: Psychological Horror · Walking Simulator · Survival Horror
A first person horror survival game. You control four drones in separate locations to diffuse a cataclysmic situation. Armageddon is in your hands.
Psychological HorrorWalking SimulatorSurvival HorrorMultiple EndingsHorrorFirst-PersonExplorationPost-apocalypticMythologyMystery Dungeon
$39.99Sherlock Holmes The Awakened
Apr 11 · Frogwares
Both: Lovecraftian · Mystery · Horror
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.
DetectiveStory RichLovecraftianMysteryOpen WorldHorrorAction-AdventureExplorationChoices MatterPsychological Horror👍 2,615
-80%$5.99Amnesia: Rebirth
Oct 20 · Frictional Games
Both: First-Person · Horror · Exploration
A first-person horror adventure. Uncover your past and survive the Algerian desert. Fear is your enemy; stay calm to not succumb to an illness threatening you and your loved one. Avoid darkness, hide from monsters and solve puzzles. Adventure Mode available for a less scary experience.
Action-AdventureFirst-PersonPuzzleStory RichSingleplayerHorrorAdventureExplorationStealthLovecraftian👍 7,898
$24.99Silver Chains
Aug 6 · Cracked Heads Games
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · First-Person
Silver Chains is a first-person horror game with a strong emphasis on story and exploration. Search for clues within an old abandoned manor to unravel the truth about the terrible events which have happened.
HorrorAdventureIndiePsychological HorrorMultiplayerFirst-PersonGoreSurvivalExplorationPuzzle👍 931
$29.99Sons Of The Forest
Feb 22 · Endnight Games Ltd
Both: Survival · Survival Horror · Horror
Sent to find a missing billionaire on a remote island, you find yourself in a cannibal-infested hellscape. Craft, build, and struggle to survive, alone or with friends, in this terrifying new open-world survival horror simulator.
SurvivalOpen WorldMultiplayerCo-opSurvival HorrorBase BuildingHorrorCraftingBuildingFirst-Person👍 284,737
-70%$3.59The Shore VR
Feb 14 · Ares Dragonis
Both: Lovecraftian · Exploration · Psychological Horror
The Shore VR is a first-person story-driven game with an atmospheric environment and narrations. You will play the role of a man who ends up on a mysterious island. Strong elements of Lovecraftian horror, struggle to survive in an unknown world.
VRLovecraftianExplorationPsychological HorrorMythologyOpen WorldFPSAction-AdventureHorrorFirst-Person
$14.99Agony
May 29 · Madmind Studio
Both: Horror · First-Person · Survival Horror
Agony is a first-person, survival horror set in hell. You will begin your journey as a tormented soul within the depths of hell without any memories about your past. The special ability to control people on your path, and possess demons, gives you the measures to survive.
Sexual ContentNudityHorrorGoreDemonsFirst-PersonViolentSurvival HorrorPsychological HorrorAdventure👍 2,295
FreeDESOLATIUM: Prologue
Jun 22 · SUPERLUMEN
Both: Exploration · Mystery · First-Person
DESOLATIUM: PROLOGUE is a first-person point & click Graphic Adventure based on Lovecraft Mythos. Live this horror story where you will have to visit mysterious locations, face lovecraftian creatures, find clues and combine objects to solve puzzles.
ExplorationMysteryPoint & ClickAdventureFirst-PersonVRHorrorLovecraftianDetectiveChoose Your Own Adventure
$19.99Dead by Daylight
Jun 14 · Behaviour Interactive Inc.
Both: Horror · Survival Horror · Survival
10 years of horror. 10 years of jump scares and close calls. 10 years of brutal sacrifices and thrilling escapes. Trapped forever in a realm of eldritch evil where even death is not an escape, four determined Survivors face a bloodthirsty Killer in a vicious game of nerve and wits.
HorrorMultiplayerSurvival HorrorGoreOnline Co-OpCo-opSurvivalTeam-BasedThird PersonViolent👍 685,627
$15.99Backrooms: Lost Tape
Dec 23 · Cortez Productions
Both: Horror · Survival Horror · Psychological Horror
You work in the cinema as an usher and accidentally fell into the Backrooms, now being trapped, needing to unravel the mysteries of the yellow rooms in order to get out of this place, but be careful, there are entities that will be in your way.
HorrorSurvival HorrorPsychological HorrorDarkExplorationSingleplayerAtmosphericLore-RichMysteryInvestigation👍 1,334
$0.99The Lost Souls
Apr 11 · GDNomaD
Both: Horror · First-Person · Walking Simulator
What does it feel like to find yourself in hell? You don't feel the wind, you don't see the sun. No more hearing child's laughter. No memory of those who once were your friends and family.
IndieHorrorFirst-PersonGothicStory RichPuzzleShortWalking SimulatorExploration3D👍 203
$24.99Stygian: Outer Gods
Apr 14 · Misterial Games
Both: Lovecraftian · Survival Horror · 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
$9.99HOST
Jul 1 · Garrett Fuselier
Both: Exploration · Walking Simulator · First-Person
When your spacecraft crashes on an unknown planet, you navigate your way through its dark and puzzling corridors. Using only your hands and your wits, will you discover your parasitic power before it's too late?
Early AccessExplorationPuzzleWalking Simulator3DFirst-PersonVRSurrealUndergroundLinear
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$4.99Sorrow Asylum 2
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Both: Exploration · Walking Simulator · First-Person
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ExplorationPuzzleWalking Simulator3DFirst-PersonHorrorPsychological HorrorSurrealLinearStory Rich
-85%$1.19Darkness Within 1: In Pursuit of Loath Nolder
Nov 13 · Stormling Studios
Both: Horror · Lovecraftian · Psychological Horror
Explore disturbing corners of the human psyche. Delve into a dimension of nightmares, the occult and a tense psychological world created in classic Lovecraftian style. As police detective Howard E. Loreid, you are tasked to solve the murder of Clark Field, a wealthy man involved in the occult.
AdventureHorrorPoint & ClickLovecraftianIndiePsychological HorrorPuzzleAtmosphericDetectiveFirst-Person👍 559
