14 Games with a horror setting 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 14 that fit the “Horror” category. Prey, BioShock and Scorn top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth.

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

14 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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GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

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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#2BioShockClosest on setting

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

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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#3Scorn

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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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Steam GOG Epic

#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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#5Thief

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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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#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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#7Half-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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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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GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMeleeRangedNarrativeDarkSci-FiHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 93%· 144KIGDB93· 14

Year 2013Dev Irrational Games · 2K GamesOn PlayStation 3 · Linux · PC

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

≠ Stands apart with fantasy world, historical setting and loot and gear systems, while skipping horror tension

Columbia is the achievement — one of the most striking settings of its generation, with skyline traversal that gives fights genuine verticality. Elizabeth is well handled as a companion. Combat is narrower than the first BioShock: two weapons at a time, fewer environmental options, and the plasmid experimentation is largely gone.

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

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

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Steam GOG Epic

#10Clive Barker's Jericho

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SoloMagicMeleeDarkHorrorSci-FiFirst Person

IGDB66· 2

Year 2007Dev MercurySteam · CodemastersOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Fits the first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and survival mechanics

≠ Stands apart with fantasy world, while skipping horror tension

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#11Shadow Warrior 3

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeHorrorSci-FiFirst Person

Steam👍 69%· 5.5KIGDB56· 5OC72· 112

Year 2022Dev Flying Wild Hog · Devolver DigitalOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings deep RPG systems, fantasy world and setting mythology, while skipping horror tension

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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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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Steam GOG Epic

#13The 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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Steam Epic PS

#14Resident Evil Survivor

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloDarkHorrorFirst Person

Year 2000Dev Tose · Eidos InteractiveOn PC

✓ Nearly identical: shooter, first-person shooting and puzzle design.

≠ Missing: horror tension.

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