10 Video Games Inspired By H.P. Lovecraft

Released on Steam in early access late last year, Blini Games’ indie rogue-lite Lovecraft’s Untold Stories is for fans of the writer who happen to have hundreds of hours logged into games like Enter the Gungeon or The Binding of Isaac. With a retro pixel art style and overwhelmingly eerie theme, it nails the creepy atmosphere of most of his works.

Players chose one of five characters and begin a quest to discover and prevent the invasion of an ancient, otherworldly deity. The major draw here is that, unlike most Lovecraftian games, Lovecraft’s Untold Stories doesn’t shy away from combat. Instead, it plops a shotgun in the player's hands from the get-go and asks them to use it liberally as they explore the halls of an occult mansion.

The game also heavily emphasises exploration and requires its detectives to learn and discover quite a bit of the lore concerning the elder god they’re attempting to hunt down. In that way, it’s reminiscent of the Arkham Horror or Call of Cthulhu tabletop RPGs. It’s still slightly rough around the edges, but it remains an overall great example of the mythos.