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Horror games featuring a lovecraftian theme sorted by release date

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
action-adventureDOS
Prisoner of Ice
adventureDOS
lurkinghorror-1

The Lurking Horror

DOS19874.1/5 Infocom
houndshadow-1

The Hound of Shadow

DOS19893.8/5 Eldritch Games
aloneinthedark-2

Alone in the Dark

DOS1992protected4.1/5 Infogrames
daughter-of-serpents-01

Daughter of Serpents

DOS19924/5 Eldritch Games
dylandogthroughlooking-1

Dylan Dog: Through the Looking Glass

DOS19923.6/5 Simulmondo
alone-in-the-dark-2-5

Alone in the Dark 2

DOS1993protected4/5 Infogrames
jack-in-the-dark-03

Jack in the Dark

DOS19933.8/5 Infogrames
shadow-of-the-comet-04

Shadow of the Comet

Windows XP/98/95DOSLinux1993protected3.9/5 Infogrames
alone-in-the-dark-3-05

Alone in the Dark 3

DOS1994protected4/5 Infogrames
prisonerofice-1

Prisoner of Ice

DOS1995protected4.1/5 Chaosium Inc.
quake_002

Quake

DOSWindows XP/98/951996protected4.2/5 id software
Quake is a real-time 3D FPS developed by idSoftware and a spiritual successor to the popular Doom series. Quake became very popular and spawned many sequels and fan made mods such as Team Fortress.
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