Call of Cthulhu/Similar games
Games like Call of Cthulhu
24 matches, ranked by how much their player tags overlap
What “like Call of Cthulhu” means here
LovecraftianDetectivePsychological HorrorHorrorMysterySurvival Horror
Matches come from the tags Steam players vote on each game, weighted so a rare tag counts for far more than one that sits on half the store. A game's popularity never moves it up this list.
1
Darkness Within 1: In Pursuit of Loath Nolder
Lovecraftian · Detective · Psychological Horror · Horror
73% of 628 reviews positive
97%
match
2
Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2008)
Lovecraftian · Detective · Mystery · Horror
74% of 898 reviews positive
95%
match
3
Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth
Lovecraftian · Horror · Survival Horror · First-Person
68% of 3,344 reviews positive
92%
match
4
Still Wakes the Deep
Lovecraftian · Psychological Horror · Horror · Walking Simulator
88% of 12,633 reviews positive
89%
match
5
The Sinking City Remastered
Lovecraftian · Detective · Narration · Psychological Horror
76% of 5,449 reviews positive
87%
match
6
The Vanishing of Ethan Carter
Detective · Lovecraftian · Mystery · Walking Simulator
88% of 8,968 reviews positive
87%
match
7
SOMA
Lovecraftian · Psychological Horror · Horror · Walking Simulator
96% of 52,058 reviews positive · 207 playing now
87%
match
8
Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones
Lovecraftian · Horror · RPG · Choices Matter
66% of 2,516 reviews positive
86%
match
9
Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition
Lovecraftian · Horror · Psychological Horror · First-Person
94% of 2,954 reviews positive
86%
match
10
Penumbra Overture
Lovecraftian · Horror · Psychological Horror · First-Person
91% of 4,139 reviews positive
85%
match
11
The Designer's Curse
Lovecraftian · Psychological Horror · Horror · Survival Horror
88% of 811 reviews positive
85%
match
12
Amnesia: The Dark Descent
Lovecraftian · Horror · Psychological Horror · Dark
95% of 35,534 reviews positive · 52 playing now
85%
match
13
84%
match
14
84%
match
16
Doorways: Holy Mountains of Flesh
Lovecraftian · Psychological Horror · Horror · Walking Simulator
79% of 461 reviews positive
82%
match
18
The Last Door - Collector's Edition
Lovecraftian · Horror · Story Rich · Psychological Horror
95% of 2,454 reviews positive
82%
match
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81%
match
20
81%
match
22
Penny Arcade's On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness 3
Lovecraftian · Detective · Mystery · RPG
86% of 601 reviews positive
81%
match
23
80%
match
24
Alpha Polaris : A Horror Adventure Game
Lovecraftian · Psychological Horror · Horror · Mystery
81% of 613 reviews positive
80%
match
Frequently asked
What games are similar to Call of Cthulhu?
The closest matches to Call of Cthulhu on Steam are Darkness Within 1: In Pursuit of Loath Nolder, Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2008), Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth, Still Wakes the Deep, The Sinking City Remastered. They rank highest because their Steam community tags overlap most with Call of Cthulhu's — shared tags include Lovecraftian, Detective, Psychological Horror.
How are games like Call of Cthulhu chosen?
Every game is described by the tags Steam players vote on it. Rare, specific tags such as Lovecraftian, Detective, Psychological Horror count far more than catch-all ones like "Indie" or "Singleplayer", and each game is scored on how closely its whole tag profile matches Call of Cthulhu's. Popularity never affects the ranking.