The Best Lovecraftian Games for Xbox One

Update 26 October 2023: Desolatium added at rank #7.

Here are our 10 Best Lovecraftian Games for Xbox One:

Sunless Skies: Sovereign Edition
Tesla Force
Elderand
Source of Madness
Morbid: The Seven Acolytes
Gray Dawn
Desolatium
The Innsmouth Case
Call of CthulhuA
The Song Out of Space

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Sunless Skies: Sovereign Edition (2021)

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SAIL THE STARS. BETRAY YOUR QUEEN. MURDER A SUN. Sunless Skies is a Gothic Horror roleplay game with a focus on exploration and exquisite storytelling.

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steampunk
sequel
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story
exploration
top-down
survival
dark
atmospheric
rogue-like
pirates

Tesla Force (2020)

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With science as your super power, charge up your coils and zap into action! Tesla Force is a rogue-lite top-down shooter featuring endless procedural gameplay with tentacle splitting action. Play as Tesla, Curie, Lovecraft and Shelley and blast the cosmic horror back into the galactic abyss!

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lovecraftian
mech
procedural
rogue-like
science
destruction
shooter
local
twin-stick
replay-value
cooperative
horror
gauntlet
sci-fi

Elderand (2023)

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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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gothic
boss
lovecraftian
rpg
2d
scroller
platform
gore
combat
action-adventure
character
action
cult
hack-and-slash

Source of Madness (2022)

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Source of Madness is a side-scrolling dark action roguelite set in a twisted Lovecraftian inspired world powered by procedural generation and AI machine learning. Take on the role of a new Acolyte as they embark on a nightmarish odyssey.

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rogue-like
dark
roguevania
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fantasy
metroidvania
magic
procedural
action-adventure
atmospheric
action
mystery
2d
physics

Morbid: The Seven Acolytes (2020)

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Morbid: The Seven Acolytes is a Horrorpunk Action RPG filled with Lovecraftian horrors and Cronenbergian gore, making it the most gruesome take on the isometric Souls-like genre yet!

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rpg
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gore
stamina
dark
action
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top-down
pixel
cyberpunk
management

Gray Dawn (2018)

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Embark on a terrifying adventure of a priest accused of murdering an altar boy. Gray Dawn is a psychological thriller infused with religious elements and combines story-driven quests with an artistic experience.

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thriller
gore
psychological
religiously
violent
walking-simulator
story
adventure
psychedelic
atmospheric
exploration

Desolatium (2023)

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DESOLATIUM is a first-person point & click Graphic Adventure based on Lovecraft Mythos. Live this horror story where you will have to visit mysterious locations, face lovecraftian creatures, find clues and combine objects to solve puzzles.

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point-and-click
psychological
lovecraftian
mystery
narration
multiple-endings
detective
choices
investigation
visual-novel
thriller
adventure
first-person
exploration

The Innsmouth Case (2020)

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The Innsmouth Case is a choose-your-own-adventure game inspired by H.P. Lovecraft and the very first text-based adventure to combine horror and comedy in a fit and proper way.

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detective
text
horror
multiple-endings
visual-novel
adventure
mystery
comedy
atmospheric
story
combine
speculative
novel

Call of CthulhuA (2018)

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1924. Private Investigator Pierce is sent to look into the tragic death of the Hawkins family. Plunge into a world of creeping madness and cosmic horror. Cryptic clues, shadowy figures, and pure terror bar your way as you fight to retain your sanity and solve an otherworldly mystery.