Horror games featuring a lovecraftian theme
H. P. Lovecraft was perhaps the most influential writer of horror novels. Its peculiar taste for cosmic horrors, ancient gods and similar amenities is recognizable to every horror fan. Video game designers in the last decades took inspiration from Lovecraft to create some of the best horror games ever published for DOS and Windows.
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Alone in the Dark
DOS1992protected Infogrames
Step into the polygonal shoes of Edward Carnby (or Emily Hartwood, if you're feeling bold) in Alone in the Dark, the grandfather of survival horror games. Released in 1992 for DOS, it throws you into a haunted mansion filled with ...
Alone in the Dark 2
DOS1993protected Infogrames
The sequel no one expected takes our trench-coated hero from gothic horror to gangster ghost story. Yes, Alone in the Dark 2 (1993, DOS) swaps Lovecraftian horror for Tommy guns and pirates - because why not? The combat’s a ...
Alone in the Dark 3
DOS1994protected Infogrames
By the time Alone in the Dark 3 (1994, DOS) rolls around, Edward Carnby has seen it all - so now it’s off to the Wild West, because of course it is. Zombies? Check. Cowboys? Check. Zombie cowboys? You bet. The gameplay is st...
Daughter of Serpents
DOS1992 Eldritch Games
Dylan Dog: Through the Looking Glass
DOS1992 Simulmondo
Jack in the Dark
DOS1993 Infogrames
Prisoner of Ice
DOS1995protected Chaosium Inc.
Quake
DOSWindows XP/98/951996protecteddemo id software
Quake is a first-person shooter (FPS) video game developed by id Software and released in 1996. It is the successor to id Software's immensely popular "Doom" series and is known for its groundbreaking 3D graphics, fast-paced gamep...
Shadow of the Comet
Windows XP/98/95DOSLinux1993protected Infogrames
The Hound of Shadow
DOS1989 Eldritch Games
The Lurking Horror
DOS1987 Infocom
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