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Games like Gloom

2017PC83 % positive9.99 €

A dark Lovecraft-inspired adventure in which an amnesiac wanders a nightmarish dream realm, hunting for the lost pages of the Necronomicon.

  • Dread and tension
  • Dark, serious atmosphere
  • Lots to discover
  • Strong, story-driven narrative

The closest matches for Gloom are Shadow Man, Fatal Frame III: The Tormented and DreadOut 2. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Gloom special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Shadow Man

93 %Match

1999PCPlayStation87 % positive

  • Dread and tension
  • Dark, serious atmosphere
  • Lots to discover

As voodoo warrior Mike LeRoi you travel between the living world and Deadside to hunt serial killers and avert an apocalypse. A grim, interconnected 3D adventure with Metroidvania-style exploration and a genuinely disturbing atmosphere.

Fatal Frame III: The Tormented

Dread and tension

A Japanese ghost horror game where you fight spirits by photographing them with a supernatural camera instead of using guns. Nightly returns to a haunted mansion through Rei's dreams create a tense, oppressive atmosphere with close-range ghost duels.

DreadOut 2

Dread and tension

A survival horror adventure steeped in Indonesian ghost folklore. You hunt spirits with a smartphone camera, explore urban areas and fight in a supernatural parallel world.

Fatal Frame

Dread and tension

Instead of guns, you wield an antique camera to exorcise ghosts through the viewfinder. A haunted-mansion Japanese horror classic with thick atmosphere and tense, well-timed shots.

Tormented Souls

Dread and tension

A survival horror throwback to early Resident Evil with fixed camera angles, intricate puzzles and scarce ammo. You guide Caroline through a decaying mansion full of secrets and grotesque creatures.

The Chant

Strong, story-driven narrative

An action horror game set on a remote island where a New Age cult's ritual goes horribly wrong. You fight surreal, hallucinatory horrors using spiritual abilities and improvised weapons in a dark, unsettling world.

Song of Horror

Dread and tension

A classic fixed-camera survival horror told in episodes, where an unpredictable entity stalks you. Characters can die permanently, and puzzles plus dread behind every door drive the experience.

Silent Hill: Origins

Dread and tension

A prequel to the first Silent Hill, in which trucker Travis Grady shifts between the real town and its nightmare twin, solving puzzles and scraping through clunky melee fights. Oppressive atmosphere and disturbing monsters are the main draw.

Wick

Dread and tension

You explore a dark forest alone at night with only a candle, hunting for the ghosts of lost children. Your candlelight is both protection and a limited resource, creating constant tension.

Hypnos

Dread and tension

A first-person adventure that drops you into a Lovecraftian megastructure dreamscape centered on the Nameless City. It focuses on eerie atmosphere, exploration and mystery.

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