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Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentHow this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

We filtered the 40 games similar to Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth down to the 8 that fit the “Mobile” category. Half-Life 2: Episode Two, Half-Life 2: VR Mod and Half-Life 2: Episode One top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth.

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DarkNarrativeSolo
Year 2005Dev Headfirst Productions

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Within the “Mobile” category, the closest game to Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth is Half-Life 2: Episode Two — scoring 85/100 on our similarity scale. Half-Life 2: VR Mod and Half-Life 2: Episode One follow close behind.

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

8 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.

#1Half-Life 2: Episode Two
Half-Life 2: Episode Two
ShooterFPS
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.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Visuals100Setting89Combat64
#2Half-Life 2: VR Mod
Half-Life 2: VR Mod
ShooterFPS
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.

Genre100Tone100Setting100Visuals100Game mode82Combat63
Half-Life 2: Episode One
ShooterFPS
SoloRangedMeleeDarkNarrativeSci-FiHorrorFirst Person
Steam👍 96%· 31KRAWG👍 91%· 2.1KMC87IGDB87· 2
Year 2006Dev Valve Software · ValvePlaytime ~4hOn PC · Xbox · Android

✓ Nearly identical: shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling.

≠ Missing: horror tension.

A short follow-up focused almost entirely on Alyx as a companion — the AI and dialogue work is what it was really testing, and it holds up. Roughly four hours. It is the slightest of the three: much of it is dark corridors and elevator sequences, and it functions more as a bridge than as a game in its own right.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting100Visuals100Combat63
Firework
ShooterFPS
SoloMelee
Steam👍 93%· 43
Year 2015Dev Ivan Zanotti's MyMadnessWorks · Gamera GamePlaytime ~4hOn PC · iOS

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings precision platforming, while skipping horror tension

Follow usWant to know how the game is progressing? Follow us here: DiscordWeibo About the GameFirework is an oriental horror puzzle game. The story takes place in a remote mountain village. An accidental fire at a funeral forces the police to re-investigate a closed case of massacre.

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

Released 10 years after Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth.

Genre100Game mode100Combat36
Shadow Warrior Classic Redux
ShooterFPS
SoloRangedMeleeDarkFirst Person
Steam👍 90%· 3.6KRAWG👍 58%· 35
Year 2013Dev Devolver DigitalPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Android · Apple Macintosh

✓ Nearly identical: shooter, first-person shooting and dark, oppressive atmosphere.

≠ Missing: horror tension.

Build-engine shooting from 1997 with the sprite work and level secrets that implies: dense, maze-like maps built for exploration rather than corridors. The weapon set is inventive. Its humour is dated and often crude in ways that land badly now, and the level design assumes patience for hunting switches most modern players lack.

Released 8 years after Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Tone79Combat63
PAKO 2
ShooterFPS
SoloMeleeRangedNarrativeDark
Steam👍 95%· 414
Year 2017Dev Tree Men GamesPlaytime ~2hOn PC · iOS · Android

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings racing gameplay, deep simulation and roguelike runs, while skipping horror tension

"Get in, get out, get paid." PAKO 2 is an arcade driving game where you explore vast cities as a getaway driver, perform robberies with your crew and shoot twin-stick style while escaping the law.

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

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

Genre100Game mode100Tone68Combat61Visuals0
ODDCORE
ShooterFPS
SoloRangedMeleeFirst Person
RAWG👍 89%· 27
Year 2018Dev Mobge · MOBGE YAZILIM GELISTIRME VE BILISIM TEKNOLOJILERI SANAYI VE TICARET LIMITED SIRKETIOn iOS · Android · Nintendo

✓ Fits the first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and ranged combat

≠ Its own twist: precision platforming, while skipping horror tension

Oddmar struggles with life in his village and is not worthy of a place in Valhalla. He is shunned by his fellow Vikings and must redeem himself of his squandered potential. One day he is offered an opportunity to prove himself, but at a price...

Released 13 years after Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Combat58
Max Payne
ShooterFPS
SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkLinear
Steam👍 89%· 16KIGDB74· 2
Year 2001Dev Remedy Entertainment · Gathering of DevelopersOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · Android

✓ Fits the first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with third-person shooting, linear, story-driven structure and visual third person, while skipping horror tension

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

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Combat36Visuals0

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