The Best Lovecraftian Games for Xbox Series X

Update : Worshippers of Cthulhu added at rank #13.
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Stygian: Outer Gods (2025)

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PC Windows Xbox Series X Playstation 5

Dive into a hostile world that challenges your very existence, in this survival horror game with RPG elements. Unravel a thousand-year-old mystery, risk your sanity and face the Outer Gods with your skills. Every bullet and every decision counts now, are you up to the task?


  • horror
  • lovecraftian
  • survival-horror
  • choices
  • first-person
  • rpg
  • immersive
  • psychological
  • dark
  • supernatural
  • stealth
  • mystery
  • atmospheric
  • action-adventure
  • survival

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Dagon (2021)

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Face unspeakable horrors. Succumb to madness. Welcome to a free daemonic narrative experience inspired by H. P. Lovecraft.


  • horror
  • lovecraftian
  • fiction
  • visual-novel
  • interactive
  • atmospheric
  • psychological
  • narration
  • emotional
  • vr
  • text
  • walking-simulator
  • choices
  • point-and-click
  • dark

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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.


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

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Source of Madness (2022)

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

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.


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

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Pneumata (2024)

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Xbox Series X Playstation 5 PC Windows

Prepare to question what is reality, and what is insanity in one of the scariest psychological horrors in years. The tenants are going missing, screams echo and blood seeps through the walls of Clover Hill.


  • horror
  • survival-horror
  • lovecraftian
  • psychological
  • first-person
  • detective
  • atmospheric
  • fps
  • action-adventure
  • realistic
  • inventory
  • exploration
  • demons
  • management

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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.


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

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Edge of Sanity (2024)

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Set in the unforgiving lands of Alaska, Edge of Sanity is a Cthulhu-inspired, 2D survival horror game. Uncover a disturbing story while madness claws at your mind. Lead a group of survivors and explore, scavenge and survive together - against untold eldritch horrors.


  • horror
  • survival-horror
  • lovecraftian
  • resource-management
  • psychological
  • survival
  • investigation
  • crafting
  • narration
  • scroller
  • multiple-endings
  • supernatural
  • detective
  • surreal
  • choices

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The Coma 2B: Catacomb (2024)

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The Coma 2B: Catacomb is a Korean survival horror adventure. It is the back story to the previous game, The Coma 2: Vicious Sisters, and a story bridge for the full series. You return as Youngho, the hero from The Coma 1, as you once again venture forth into the terrifying mirror dimension…


  • mystery
  • survival-horror
  • lovecraftian
  • horror
  • lore
  • survival
  • dark
  • exploration
  • hand-drawn
  • psychological
  • visual-novel
  • violent
  • adventure
  • dungeon
  • anime

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It Could Happen to You (2024)

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Your peaceful holiday is interrupted when the small village you’re visiting in becomes terrorized by strange lights on the sky and enigmatic men in black. Some villagers have gone missing, everyone is afraid. Dive into a thrilling adventure with branching narrative and a unique visual style.


  • choices
  • point-and-click
  • conspiracy
  • visual-novel
  • lovecraftian
  • investigation
  • aliens
  • adventure
  • pixel
  • horror
  • dark
  • casual
  • 2d
  • mystery
  • psychological

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Venatrix (2024)

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

Venatrix is a unique hybrid of action-packed and stealth-based horror game. We choose to play as either Matthew or Della, resulting in two different play styles, either third-person action/horror or first-person stealth/horror.


  • lovecraftian
  • horror
  • stealth
  • action-adventure
  • lore
  • survival-horror
  • psychological
  • gore
  • violent
  • dream

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