Best Lovecraftian Games ?

[Retro Doomer]

What are some of your Lovecraftian Game Recommendations they don't have to be strictly in following the Books of H.P lovecraft but they also can be Inspired by them or just have a Strong Lovecraftian Vibe.So wich one do you think is the Best ones you know ?

I for Example Liked Call of Cthulhu dark Corners of the Earth

 

[PSVitaForever]

I only know and I've played "Darkest Dungeon 2" and then, after reading about its Lovecraftian inspiration in various reviews and posts, I got curious and I've decided to (try to) read a book by this author, I found it randomly in a book-crossing but still I found it a bit disturbing so I've just scrolled through the pages without really reading it from beginning to end.
On the opposite, weird as it may sounds, though I'm not really into this genre I had no problem in playing the game apart a couple of monsters and one of the areas.

Though I don't plan playing other horror games I would like to play the first "Darkest Dungeon" as well, but for now I'm in no mood for a "stressful" game

 

[Waffles's iconWaffles]

Alone In The Dark.

Call Of Cthulhu: Dark Corners Of The Earth.

Shadow Of The Comet.

Those are the ones I can directly recommend.

 

[Bonkers225]

Planescape Torment, Disco Elysium, and I have No Mouth, and I must Scream.

 

[VGumby]

SKALD: Against the Black Priory, its a bit short and sweet but very lovecrafty

 

[dropsmegamega]

...I am the only one that didn't liked Dark Corners of the Earth?

Anyway I think Hellnight for PS1 could fit if it doesn't have to be strictly Lovecraft.

 

[Glimbo]

Bloodborne and Dredge.

 

[Coon]

I'm not sure but Baldur's Gate and the second part?

 

[LiberoVulpesLiberoVulpes's icon]

Eternal Darkness Sanity's Requiem.

Depersonalization.

Chronicle of Innsmouth.

Call of Cthulhu (2018).

Cultist Simulator.

 

[miles]

Would Quake count?

 

[Retro Doomer]

I don't know the Youtuber but the Title sounded Interesting and suiting

How are the Videos sorry I am to tired to watch them fully tonight.

 

[KaiserRitter]

Call of Cthulhu Prisoner of Ice is the only one I can think that is not mentioned here

 

[Spyrone]

Quake, Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem, Alone In The Dark, Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth, Bloodborne (don't know if it and rest of the Souls games are actually set in the Cthulhu Mythos, but the Baby Cthulhu's and many other creatures certainly fit so I'm listing it) and Lost In Vivo (Bayagothoth, the evil deity that is awakened in the Nightmare Ending, is apparently Azathoth's kid, which probably makes it more powerful than Cthulhu).

 

[RustySK]

It's not necessarily in line with what people think of when they think of Lovecraft, but Amnesia: The Bunker (the whole Amnesia series, really) is actually pretty similiar to a lot of his short stories.

The Excavation of Hob's Barrow is about as close to Lovecraft as you're gonna find in the modern Point & Click sphere and the same goes for No One Lives Under the Lighthouse as first-person puzzle adventure games go.

 

[Graves Ruinwalker]

Laplace Demon on the Snes is one . Nice Jrpg that is very close to the Call of Cthulhu TTRPG .

Even Clock Tower 1 on the Snes is very much Lovecraft drenched . Not very obvious at first glance but its in the details and the elements when dwelve deeper in this game .

ObsCure too . More a different approach but even there it has Lovecraft DNA all over it . Hell , i mean it plays almost like a Cthulhu Now-game but much less like an RPG but more as an classic Resident Evil with extra steps .

Iru...
That japanese ps1 game that is a Lovecraft-letter ( see what i did there ... yeah , very unoriginal ... kill me...) is a nice horror game with no combat whatsoever. More like Amnesia: TDA before Amnesia: TDA .

 

[Necrodyte95]

Stygian: Outer Gods is still in early access, but it's shaping to be a great game. I've played through most of what's out, and I'm looking forward to the release. It's sort of a combination of Dishonored and Resident Evil.

 

[WolfOfPersia]

not sure if you can count "Fear & Hunger" games as lovecraftian, but they are pretty maddening and out right terrifying.
Sherlock Holmes the awakened and its remake also have light lovecraftian vibes.

 

[qw90700]

I'm really very away from Lovecraft stuff. I appreciate the style and art and all but IDK it doesn't interest me. However I really liked this one and it's just because I'm a sucker for detective games lol: https://store.steampowered.com/app/750130/The_Sinking_City_Remastered/

 

[SliperyHippo]

I think the argument could be made that Max Payne is Lovecraftian in that it's about someone unearthing a conspiracy that drives them insane- actually, come to think of it, pretty much anything Remedy has made is lovecraftian: Control, Alan Wake, and Max Payne all have serious "Main character goes nuts trying to understand their world" vibes.

 

[Cardboardtubeknight Cardboardtubeknight]

World of horror

 

[Spyrone]

Another one I can't believe I forgot- Divine Frequency. Technically, it's just a demo on Steam ATM and I'm unsure if it explicitly ties into the Mythos but one of your player characters (the Wits one) bears a distinct resemblance to ol' Squidface himself. Also, Cthulhu Saves The World is a pretty good retro RPG and a very lighthearted take on the mythos.

 

[CheesyExplosive]

fear effect had no mercy to me.

 

[job32]

I think the argument could be made that Max Payne is Lovecraftian in that it's about someone unearthing a conspiracy that drives them insane- actually, come to think of it, pretty much anything Remedy has made is lovecraftian: Control, Alan Wake, and Max Payne all have serious "Main character goes nuts trying to understand their world" vibes.

Lol, I like that " Main character goes nuts trying to understand their world". I think the reality is more, many characters going nuts within, slowly dealing with the understanding that the world is insane. The many characters are quietly dealing with it and not coming out all guns blazing.
Also, "Alone in the Dark" was terribly made. The mechanics are awful. I tried to like it but no..

 

[werewolfx]

*scrolls through list*
*No board games listed*

I offer the following board games:
Arkham horror can be played with friends or solo
House on haunted hill is a good one for friends
Call of cthulhu is a horror themed pen and paper
CthulhuTech is Eva/Gundam meets cthulhu

 

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