The Best Gothic Games

Update, : StafferCase: a psychic mystery adventure added at rank #10.
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Wytchwood (2021)

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PC Windows Playstation 4 Playstation 5 Nintendo Switch Xbox Series X Xbox One Mac OS

Wytchwood is a crafting adventure game set in a land of gothic fables and fairytales. As the old witch of the woods, explore a strange countryside, collect magic ingredients, brew sorcerous spells, and pass judgement upon a capricious cast of characters.


  • crafting
  • gothic
  • conversation
  • investigation
  • fantasy
  • 2.5d
  • magic
  • dark
  • stylized
  • colourful
  • exploration
  • story
  • atmospheric
  • rpg
  • adventure

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Deathsmiles IaII (2022)

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PC Windows Xbox 360

Angels swooping across a disastrous sky! The shoot 'em up of gothic horrors is back


  • gothic
  • bullet-hell
  • shooter
  • shoot-em-up
  • arcade
  • 2d
  • anime
  • side-scrolling
  • horror
  • scroller
  • scrolling
  • cooperative
  • boss
  • alternate
  • cute

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Hunt the Night (2023)

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Nintendo Switch PC Windows

Plunge into a retro-style action-adventure game that combines a fast, skilled gameplay with dark fantasy and lore. Play as Vesper, a virtuous member of 'The Stalkers,' and explore the vast world of Medhram, filled with ruins and horrors.


  • gothic
  • dark
  • souls
  • boss
  • fantasy
  • top-down
  • pixel
  • hack-and-slash
  • action-adventure
  • 2d
  • character
  • action
  • rpg
  • boss-fight
  • challenging

4

Elderand (2023)

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PC Windows Nintendo Switch

Only the strong will conquer this gruesome action platformer with RPG elements. Dismember demonic creatures and terrifying bosses by wielding brutal weapons in intense skill-based combat. Slay or be slain as you collect glory and treasure in this nightmarish 2D world.

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  • lovecraftian
  • metroidvania
  • gothic
  • 2d
  • scroller
  • rpg
  • gore
  • character
  • platform
  • hack-and-slash
  • dark
  • action-adventure
  • customization
  • violent
  • boss

5

Fury of Dracula (2020)

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IOS iPhone Xbox One Playstation 4 PC Windows

Dracula is ready to take over Europe and only four iconic vampire hunters can stop him, in this digital adaptation of the classic board game of deduction and gothic horror. Play locally with friends or with up to five players online. Will you be the hunter or the hunted?


  • vampire
  • board-game
  • gothic
  • card
  • battler
  • horror
  • grand-strategy
  • tabletop
  • supernatural
  • combat
  • hand-drawn
  • old-school
  • pvp
  • historical
  • atmospheric

6

My Lovely Wife (2022)

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PC Windows Nintendo Switch

My Lovely Wife delves into the depths of a man’s grief after the sudden death of his beloved wife. Explore the notions of one’s willingness to do anything for love and the importance of letting go in this mix of dating, management, and alchemy simulators.


  • collector
  • creature
  • gothic
  • horror
  • dating-sim
  • management
  • psychological
  • fiction
  • choices
  • fantasy
  • point-and-click
  • visual-novel
  • narration
  • multiple-endings
  • atmospheric

7

Lost in Random (2021)

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PC Windows Playstation 4 Xbox One Nintendo Switch Playstation 5 Xbox Series X

In the Kingdom of Random, the fate of all individuals is decided by a cursed black die when they reach the age of 12. Even's sister, Odd, is abducted by the wicked Queen of Random. As Even journeys across the six realms of Random to rescue her sister, she meets Dicey, a sentient die who has lost nearly all of its pips. In a world which is governed by game rules, Even will slowly understand the randomness of life with the help of Dicey.[1]


  • dice
  • card
  • gothic
  • action-adventure
  • burton
  • board-game
  • battle
  • combat
  • arena
  • robots
  • fairytale
  • narrative

8

MetaPhysical (2021)

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early access PC Windows

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.

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  • horror
  • gothic
  • mythology
  • first-person
  • supernatural
  • character
  • demons
  • detective
  • psychological
  • dark
  • survival-horror
  • action-adventure
  • customization
  • atmospheric
  • mystery

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BloodRayne Betrayal: Fresh Bites (2021)

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Xbox Series X Playstation 4 Playstation 5 Nintendo Switch Xbox One PC Windows

Original developer WayForward upgrades its 2011 classic with new voice acting by Laura Bailey and Troy Baker, sharpened visuals, and rebalanced gameplay. Run, jump, cut, and feed your way through a massive underground castle to confront Rayne’s father at the behest of the Brimstone Society.


  • platform
  • vampire
  • gothic
  • blood
  • hack-and-slash
  • beat-em-up
  • 2d
  • dark
  • scroller
  • horror
  • fantasy
  • action
  • fight

10

StafferCase: a psychic mystery adventure (2023)

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PC Windows

[Staffer Case] is a new kind of reasoning game that deals with documents related to murder and finds a contradiction between them. The stage was in the 1960s, when 10 percent of the city's population was in a virtual London with superpowers.

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  • cartoony
  • crowdfunded
  • detective
  • gothic
  • text
  • thriller
  • visual-novel
  • multiple-endings
  • crime
  • mystery
  • atmospheric
  • anime
  • drama
  • story
  • exploration

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