Abandonware DOS title

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.

Most popular lovecraftian games

Quake
shooterDOS, Windows XP/98/95
Alone in the Dark 2
action-adventureDOS
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Alone in the Dark

DOS1992protected Infogrames
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Alone in the Dark 2

DOS1993protected Infogrames
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Alone in the Dark 3

DOS1994protected Infogrames
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Daughter of Serpents

DOS1992 Eldritch Games
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Jack in the Dark

DOS1993 Infogrames
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Prisoner of Ice

DOS1995protected Chaosium Inc.
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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 gameplay, and multiplayer capabilities. The game was created by a team led by John Carmack and John Romero, two of the co-fou...
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Shadow of the Comet

Windows XP/98/95DOSLinux1993protected Infogrames
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The Hound of Shadow

DOS1989 Eldritch Games
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The Lurking Horror

DOS1987 Infocom
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