20 Best LOVECRAFTIAN Games!

One title I am dearly missing is "Moons of madness". In my opinion also one of the top lovecraftian games. Its slow build-up and increasing level of mind bending madness is real worth a try. Also this games does a very good job in giving you a deep feeling of dread, loneliness and beeing caught in a maddening reality.

A few Lovecraftian games that I would add to this list for people who are interested for more:
- Anchorhead
- Conarium
- Dagon
- Darkness Within - In Pursuit of Loath Nolder
- Darkness Within 2 - The Dark Lineage
- Dreams in the Witch House
- Eternal Darkness - Sanity's Requiem
- The Last Door 1 and 2
- The Room series
- The Suffering 1 and 2

You also forgot Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth.

Add Stygian Reign of the old ones to the list.
It was abandoned by the devs while in development, so the story ends on a cliffhanger and some quests are bugged and can't actually be completed, BUT it's still the most atmospheric lovecraftian game I've ever played (beats all of the games in this list + others not listed).
The game WILL leave you wanting more, so play at your own risk.

What in the world is " Lovecraftian?? That might help some people...

Path of Exile also have some Lovecraftian influences

Sherlock holmes: the Awakened 2002, check that one, guys

“Lovecraft’s Untold Stories”~ ❤
The best game imo :p

The Land of Pain 😍❤🦑🌊

The only thing i got from this video is that im lacking potato salad

Add a newer game, Dredge.

Add Dredge to that list, amazing game, the cosmic horror is more subtle but it's there

what about call of cthulhu 2005? are you for real?

how about Lovecraft vs Tesla!

The most scaring Lovecraftian game i have seen is Fortnite.

Hey guys I am not sure if you might be interested in this news or not, but there is an MMORPG based on Cthulhu myth. It is named Eresys, where you and your followers can even summon/fight the great old ones. Unfortunately it is for pc only though.😖👋🏻

A great miss in my opinion is Alder's Blood. Amazing stealth turn based RPG. Thanks for the list!

Don't forget the original Quake! The environments are dark and surreal, the combat is chunky, and the soundtrack fills you with a sense of dread!

I played Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth long ago. It's a fantastic game.

What an amazing list. May pick up some of these

I'm a longtime Lovecraft fan, I paid full price for Sinking City when it first released and loved it. Bought the Series X version in the sale and played through it again and enjoyed it then also. Probably the only game I've ever completed twice. Excellent soundtrack and great atmosphere which goes a long way for me (particularly in a Lovecraft game).

Each to their own but I find it generally underrated.

Cool, as usual added a whole bunch of games to my wishlist :)

You should’ve added the game Edge of Nowhere, that was another great one

This is the kind of videos my soul needs. Saludos.

I am going to need the recipe of this legendary Potato Salad, i can't take it anymore.

You missed a lot more games, some are mentioned in the comments. Also:
Prisoner of Ice
Arkham Horror: mother's embrace

For me is the best lovecraftian game Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem. I finished it three times and it is amazing. It hasn't Lovecraft lore, but it is heavily inspired by it. You play as twelve characters in span of two thousand years and you fight against darkness and it is awesome. Also it has fantastic insanity effects and gameplay, atmosphere, soundtrack and writing is also top.

Barotrauma can be good one too

Dark Corners of the earth?

+ Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones

Sunless sea - my favorite from roster

That's what she said LOL.

awesome list. I would love to see another theme based lists. dark / grim games or best rpgs of all time etc.

You missed Stygian Reign of the old ones :)

you should also check out "The Last Door", amazing 2d pixel artstyle horror game

This list is fantastic, you introduced some games which looks very promising and I've never heard about, so thank you! However, I do miss Cthulhu - Dark Corners of Earth, which is indeed full of bugs but has great story and gameplay is fun

I've never heard of Stirring Abyss, it looks pretty interesting.

First amnesia!!!!

😀Wow you managed to fish yourselves 😀😀

Great list, but you missed Gibbous – A Cthulhu Adventure. probably the best point-and-click adventure I've ever played

A hidden gem and one that not a lot of people know about because it’s so hard to define would be Weird West a gothic horror with clunky combat, but reminiscent of Lovecraft’s classic stories. You have a nightmare that you are in a room with five portraits and are branded only to awake at home with the fresh brand on your neck, your husband is missing, so you strap on your old irons and head out into the weird west to find him, but as you travel random encounters are rife and filled with monsters and that bandit you killed may have a friend with a vendetta or have been in a cult.

Perfect list, thank you1!

Good list of Lovecraftian games, bravo 👏

Some more games that could easily fit in this list if I could work on one video for unlimited time:

Source of Madness
Returnal
Soma
Conarium
Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones
Scorn
The Last Door
Dagon
Lamentum
Strange Horticulture
Iratus: Lord of the Dead
Gibbous – A Cthulhu Adventure
Return of the Obra Dinn (not exactly lovecraftian, but has all the vibes)
Cthulhu - Dark Corners of the Earth
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