9 Horror games like Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth that you should try

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We filtered the 40 games similar to Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth down to the 9 that fit the “Horror” category. Prey, Scorn and BioShock top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth.

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The best horror games like Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth

9 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth. Each one has been evaluated across 17 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.

#1PreyClosest overall match

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SoloStealthMeleeNarrativeDarkSci-FiHorrorExplorationFirst Person

Steam👍 91%· 54KIGDB76· 16OC81· 166

Year 2017Dev Arkane Studios · Bethesda SoftworksOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Fits the first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: deep RPG systems, open world exploration and setting space, while skipping combat magic

Where it drifts furthest from Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth: progression.

Released 12 years after Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth.

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#2ScornClosest on setting

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SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeHorrorSci-FiFirst Person

Steam👍 77%· 18KIGDB63· 3OC68· 96

Year 2022Dev Ebb Software · Kepler InteractiveOn Xbox · PC · PS5

✓ Nearly identical: shooter, first-person shooting and horror tension.

≠ Missing: stealth mechanics.

Where it drifts furthest from Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth: combat.

Released 17 years after Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth.

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#3BioShockClosest on combat

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SoloRangedMeleeStealthNarrativeDarkHorrorSci-FiExplorationFirst Person

Steam👍 94%· 32KRAWG👍 89%· 3.4KMC96IGDB93· 8

Year 2007Dev Digital Extremes · 2K GamesPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Fits the first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: deep RPG systems, open world exploration and loot and gear systems, while skipping survival mechanics

FPS with RPG elements, Bioshock invites players to experience horrors of underwater isolation in the city of Rapture, the failed project of the better future. After surviving the plane crash, the protagonist has only one way to go – to the giant lighthouse that opens a way to the underwater utopia.

Where it drifts furthest from Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth: progression.

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#4Half-Life 2: Episode Two

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SoloRangedMeleeDarkNarrativeSci-FiHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 97%· 41KRAWG👍 93%· 2.0KMC90IGDB70· 1

Year 2007Dev Valve Software · ValvePlaytime ~5hOn PC · Xbox · Android

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and puzzle design

≠ Where it differs: brings post-apocalyptic world, while skipping survival mechanics

The strongest of the Half-Life 2 releases: open forest driving, the best encounter design in the series, and a Hunter fight that remains a high point of enemy AI. Roughly six hours. It ends on the cliffhanger that was never resolved, which for many is harder to sit with now than it was in 2007.

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloStealthMeleeDarkNarrativeHorrorExplorationFirst Person

Steam👍 92%· 31KIGDB81· 15OC80· 156

Year 2017Dev Tango Gameworks · Bethesda SoftworksOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and horror tension

≠ Where it differs: brings deep RPG systems, third-person shooting and open world exploration, while skipping puzzle design

Released 12 years after Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth.

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#6Half-Life 2: VR Mod

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SoloRangedMeleeDarkNarrativeSci-FiHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 98%· 272KRAWG👍 91%· 4.1KMC96IGDB79· 7

Year 2004Dev Valve Software · ValvePlaytime ~7hOn PC · Xbox · Android

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: multiplayer gameplay, while skipping survival mechanics

Gordon Freeman became the most popular nameless and voiceless protagonist in gaming history. He is painted as the most famous scientist and a hero within the world of Half-Life, and for a good reason.

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#7The Last of Us Part I

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMeleeStealthNarrativeDarkHorror

Steam👍 84%· 103KIGDB77· 12OC82· 180

Year 2022Dev Naughty Dog · Sony Interactive EntertainmentOn PC · PS5

✓ Fits the first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings third-person shooting, post-apocalyptic world and visual third person, while skipping puzzle design

Where it drifts furthest from Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth: visuals.

Released 17 years after Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth.

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkSci-FiHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 91%· 12KIGDB80· 6

Year 2023Dev Nightdive Studios · Prime MatterOn Xbox · PS4 · Linux

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: deep RPG systems, deep simulation and open world exploration, while skipping puzzle design

Where it drifts furthest from Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth: combat.

Released 18 years after Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth.

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Steam GOG Epic

#9Thief

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloStealthMeleeRangedDarkNarrativeSci-FiHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 75%· 24KIGDB64· 14OC64· 75

Year 2014Dev Eidos Montréal · Square EnixOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: sandbox freedom and sandbox world, while skipping puzzle design

Released 9 years after Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth.

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