11 Puzzle games like Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth that you should try

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Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentUpdated May 19, 2026How this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

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We filtered the 40 games similar to Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth down to the 11 that fit the “Puzzle” 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 puzzle games like Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth

11 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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#5Half-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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#6Half-Life 2: Episode One

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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.

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#7Deus Ex: Human RevolutionClosest on progression

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloStealthMeleeNarrativeSci-FiExplorationFirst Person

Steam👍 92%· 29KIGDB92· 8

Year 2011Dev Eidos Montréal · Feral InteractiveOn PlayStation 3 · PC · Mac

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

≠ Its own twist: deep RPG systems, open world exploration and setting cyberpunk, while skipping horror tension

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

Released 6 years after Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth.

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#8Thirty Flights of Loving

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SoloRangedNarrativeDarkExplorationFirst Person

Steam👍 64%· 1.9KRAWG👍 62%· 89MC88IGDB90· 1

Year 2012Dev Blendo GamesPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Apple Macintosh

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

≠ Stands apart with vibe casual, while skipping horror tension

Explore the world of Thirty Flights of Loving through a first-person short story. In this sequel to Gravity Bone, take a deep dive with high-flying schemers, lovelorn criminals, and more stray kittens than you can shake a stick at. Saddle up, gunslinger.

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

Released 7 years after Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth.

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloRangedMeleeExplorationFirst Person

Steam👍 95%· 15KRAWG👍 78%· 182MC84IGDB80· 3OC77· 17

Year 2019Dev Supra GamesPlaytime ~5hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Its own twist: precision platforming, Metroidvania exploration and open world exploration, while skipping horror tension

A first-person puzzle game structured like a metroidvania: a small sandbox where new tools retroactively open earlier areas, and almost every corner hides something. Puzzle design is genuinely clever. Combat is the weak part — enemies are simple damage sponges that interrupt the puzzling — and the art style is plain enough to look cheap.

Released 14 years after Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth.

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Steam GOG Epic

#10The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay

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