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A dark single-player action-adventure through Lovecraft's Dreamlands, mixing occult combat, exploration, and survival against a psychological-horror backdrop.

Gloom
A dark Lovecraftian action-adventure with quick runs, eldritch horrors, and roughly 25 hours of reviewer playtime.
2017-04-13
- Action
- Adventure

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Games like Dream Cycle

A dark single-player action-adventure through Lovecraft's Dreamlands, mixing occult combat, exploration, and survival against a psychological-horror backdrop.

Gloom
A dark Lovecraftian action-adventure with quick runs, eldritch horrors, and roughly 25 hours of reviewer playtime.
2017-04-13
- Action
- Adventure

Indie

Decarnation

A compact pixel-art horror adventure blending action puzzles and surreal dream sequences, with a female-led narrative and generally praised for its striking visuals.

2023-05-31

Action
Puzzle
Adventure
Horror
Bird view / Isometric
Indie
Role-playing (RPG)
Drama

Eldritchvania

A free-to-play horror action-adventure of ruin exploration, puzzle-solving, and sword combat against eldritch horrors, with a very short sampled playtime.

2024-02-09

Action
Adventure
Indie

Dreams in the Witch House

A challenging Lovecraftian point-and-click RPG-adventure set in Arkham, focused on occult mystery, sanity management, and surviving the May-Eve.

2023-02-16

Adventure
Horror
Survival
Bird view / Isometric
Indie
Role-playing (RPG)
Open world
Mystery
Point-and-click

Svarog's Dream

A mythology-themed action RPG in a shifting underworld open world, featuring dual-classing, rebirth, and god/beast alliances, with punishing combat and a median ~11-hour run.

2023-12-04

Action
Adventure
Third person
Role-playing (RPG)
Open world

Dreamed Away

An emotional action-adventure RPG set in a dark, mysterious world, featuring fast-paced combat and meaningful choices, with highly praised atmosphere and writing.

2025-10-23

Action
Puzzle
Thriller
Adventure
Horror
Fantasy
Bird view / Isometric
Indie
Role-playing (RPG)
Mystery

The Last Case of Benedict Fox Definitive Edition

A gothic Lovecraftian Metroidvania combining memory exploration, detective investigation, and demon combat in a roughly 10–12 hour adventure.

2023-04-27

Action
Platform
Thriller
Adventure
Third person
Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
Indie
Side view
Mystery

Bygone Dreams: Prophecy

A free, roughly hour-long high fantasy action-adventure prologue in a surreal dream world, blending puzzles and boss fights, though some find the gameplay frustrating.

2025-05-06

The Doors That Led to Nowhere

A tense, compact first-person metroidvania RPG in a dark void, featuring dimensional-door traversal, a mysterious blade, and creative boss fights.

2024-11-08

Action
First person
Platform
Adventure
Fantasy
Indie
Role-playing (RPG)

L.S.D.: Prologue to Lasting Spiritual Derangement

A brief, surreal first-person action-adventure where players explore hallucinatory open worlds, fight enemies, and try to break a loop.

2021-04-07

When the Light Dies

A dark Lovecraftian action roguelike about scavenging supplies and unlocking forbidden powers to fend off shadow horrors, with limited replayability.

2024-10-28

Action
Adventure
Bird view / Isometric
Historical

Stygian: Outer Gods

A Lovecraftian survival horror RPG with exploration, puzzles, sanity mechanics, and clunky combat, set in a hostile world — roughly a 13-hour experience for reviewers.

2025-04-14

Action
First person
Horror
Survival
Indie
Role-playing (RPG)
Stealth
Mystery

Gloom