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

Prisoner of Ice
adventureDOS
Quake
shooterDOS, Windows XP/98/95
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Alone in the Dark

DOS1992protected4.1/5 Infogrames
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Alone in the Dark 2

DOS1993protected4/5 Infogrames
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Alone in the Dark 3

DOS1994protected4.1/5 Infogrames
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Daughter of Serpents

DOS19924/5 Eldritch Games
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Dylan Dog: Through the Looking Glass

DOS19923.6/5 Simulmondo
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Jack in the Dark

DOS19933.8/5 Infogrames
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Prisoner of Ice

DOS1995protected4.1/5 Chaosium Inc.
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Quake

DOSWindows XP/98/951996protecteddemo4.2/5 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/98/95DOSLinux1993protected3.9/5 Infogrames
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The Hound of Shadow

DOS19893.8/5 Eldritch Games
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The Lurking Horror

DOS19874.1/5 Infocom
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