The Best Gothic Games

Update : No Rest for the Wicked added at rank #21.
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The House in Fata Morgana: Dreams of the Revenants Edition (2021)

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Nintendo Switch PC Windows

A gothic suspense tale set in a cursed mansion. 'The House in Fata Morgana' is a full-length visual novel spanning nearly a millennium that deals in tragedy, human nature, and insanity. This version includes three games and more: 1: The House in Fata Morgana: the main storyline. 2: A Requiem for Innocence: a prequel shedding light on the origins of Fata Morgana’s terrible curse. 3: Reincarnation: a sequel featuring the central cast members reincarnated in the present day. *The part including voices* 4: Other additional short stories.

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  • visual-novel
  • gothic
  • horror
  • psychological
  • story
  • full-length

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Noch (2023)

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Android PC Windows

Go alone (or with a friend) to find the girl who destroyed the world. An ominous surreal first-person adventure full of dangerous monsters and secrets of the deceased world


  • gothic
  • hunting
  • off-road
  • investigation
  • post-apocalyptic
  • survival-horror
  • thriller
  • demons
  • dark
  • sandbox
  • atmospheric
  • 3d
  • survival
  • story
  • exploration

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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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The House in Fata Morgana (2012)

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PC Windows Nintendo 3DS Playstation 4 vita

A gothic suspense tale set in a cursed mansion. "The House in Fata Morgana" is a full-length visual novel spanning nearly a millennium that deals in tragedy, human nature, and insanity.


  • visual-novel
  • gothic
  • puzzle
  • horror
  • adventure
  • mystery
  • 3d
  • story

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Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon (2018)

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Nintendo 3DS Xbox One vita Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch PC Windows

Battle with swords and whips in this retro-style action game brought to you by game creator Koji Igarashi and Inti Creates! Play as Zangetsu, a demon slayer bearing a deep grudge, who must travel through perilous lands to defeat a powerful demon lurking in a dark castle.


  • metroidvania
  • fantasy
  • scroller
  • pixel
  • retro
  • gothic
  • 2d
  • vampire
  • dark
  • anime
  • platform
  • single-player

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QUICKERFLAK (2022)

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PC Windows

QUICKERFLAK is an experimental fast-paced time-attack top-down combat retro-hardcore minigame, that can be finished in a minute.

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  • psychedelic
  • lovecraftian
  • top-down
  • bullet-hell
  • isometric
  • stylized
  • minimalist
  • music
  • gothic
  • procedural
  • surreal
  • rogue-like
  • retro
  • dystopian
  • old-school

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At Dead Of Night (2020)

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PC Windows

At Dead Of Night is part horror film, part horror game and part ghost hunt. It blends live-action and graphics to create a unique immersive horror experience like no other. Steam Deck version now available (yet to be Steam reviewed - current review is for the non-optimised game).

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  • investigation
  • survival-horror
  • supernatural
  • gothic
  • tactical
  • fmv
  • horror
  • cinematic
  • point-and-click
  • strategy
  • atmospheric
  • first-person
  • rpg
  • mystery
  • real-time

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CROSSBOW: Bloodnight (2020)

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PC Windows Nintendo Switch

CROSSBOW: Bloodnight is a frantic score-attack arena shooter set in a world of camp horror and gore. Master the occult powers of your automatic crossbow and fight for every second of survival against a relentless demonic horde! Hunt. Die. Hunt again.


  • shooter
  • arena
  • horror
  • gothic
  • bullet
  • fps
  • time
  • first-person
  • score-attack
  • gore
  • skill-rewarding
  • attack
  • score
  • arcade
  • 3d

9

Wytchwood (2021)

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

In Wytchwood, you play as an aging witch and explore a magical countryside. Create your own enchantments, trick wicked characters, and solve puzzles in this crafting adventure game. The unique art style and fairy tale-inspired storybook world will capture your imagination.


What we like:
  • Wonderful art style and entertaining dialogue
  • Fun adventure crafting game with engaging questlines
  • Unique and unexpected gameplay as an elderly witch
  • Relaxing gameplay with charming design
  • Multiple maps with engaging challenges
What could be improved:
  • Repetitive and tedious fetch quests
  • Grinding materials becomes very frustrating and obfuscates the story
  • Limited combat and focus on crafting
  • Backtracking and running between areas can be tedious
  • Graphic depictions of animal death

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

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MetaPhysical (2023)

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

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