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2018PCPlayStationXboxNintendo SwitchSteam Deck verified79 % positive19.99 €

As shell-shocked private eye Edward Pierce you investigate a mysterious death on a grim whaling island and slide steadily into Lovecraftian madness. Investigation, dialogue skills and your fraying sanity shape how the story ends.

Dread and tension
Dark, serious atmosphere
Strong, story-driven narrative

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The closest matches for Call of Cthulhu are Spirit Hunter: Death Mark, Silent Hill: Shattered Memories and BrokenLore: Don't Lie. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Call of Cthulhu special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Best alternative overall: Spirit Hunter: Death Mark 93% match – Dread and tension
Newest alternative: BrokenLore: Don't Lie 92% match – released 2026

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Spirit Hunter: Death Mark

93 %Match

2017PCPlayStationXboxNintendo SwitchSteam Deck verified86 % positive−60 % ~~41.99 €~~ 16.79 €

A Japanese horror visual novel where you play a marked amnesiac investigating vengeful spirits, uncovering their tragic backstories and making choices and solving puzzles to escape a deadly curse.

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Silent Hill: Shattered Memories

Dread and tension

A reimagining of the first Silent Hill in which Harry searches for his daughter while an in-game psychological profile reshapes the story, characters and monsters based on how you play. There is no combat, only chases through an ice-bound nightmare, puzzles and heavy atmosphere.