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Within the “PlayStation” category, the closest game to Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss is Somerville — scoring 77/100 on our similarity scale. What Remains of Edith Finch and Nobody Wants to Die follow close behind.
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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss. Each one has been evaluated across 7 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.
✓ Same family of narrative adventures: adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere
≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, horror tension and melee combat, while skipping visual first person
Where it drifts furthest from Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss: visuals.
✓ Fits the narrative adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere
≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, horror tension and visual novel storytelling, while skipping setting scifi
It predates Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss by 9 years, with what that implies technically.
✓ Both are narrative adventures — sharing adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere
≠ Its own twist: deep RPG systems, setting cyberpunk and visual 3d, while skipping horror setting
Where it drifts furthest from Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss: setting.
✓ Both are narrative adventures — sharing adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere
≠ Where it differs: brings roguelike runs, exploration and discovery and visual third person, while skipping horror setting
It predates Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss by 16 years, with what that implies technically.
✓ Same family of narrative adventures: adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere
≠ Its own twist: visual third person, while skipping setting scifi
Where it drifts furthest from Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss: visuals.
It predates Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss by 11 years, with what that implies technically.
✓ Both are narrative adventures — sharing adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere
≠ Its own twist: setting cyberpunk and visual third person, while skipping horror setting
In the future world, androids do almost everything that people do - they even start to think and feel. Although no one taught them this. The plot of "Become Human" is built around three characters, each with a separate storyline, but they eventually merge into a single picture.
Where it drifts furthest from Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss: visuals.
It predates Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss by 8 years, with what that implies technically.
✓ Fits the narrative adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere
≠ Stands apart with deep RPG systems, puzzle design and horror tension, while skipping setting scifi
Where it drifts furthest from Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss: visuals and setting.
Same studio: Big Bad Wolf.
✓ Same family of narrative adventures: adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere
≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, visual novel storytelling and melee combat, while skipping horror setting
Where it drifts furthest from Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss: visuals.
It predates Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss by 9 years, with what that implies technically.
✓ Same family of narrative adventures: adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere
≠ Its own twist: visual third person, while skipping horror setting
Where it drifts furthest from Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss: visuals.
It predates Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss by 21 years, with what that implies technically.
✓ Same family of narrative adventures: adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere
≠ Where it differs: brings deep RPG systems and visual third person, while skipping horror setting
Where it drifts furthest from Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss: visuals.
It predates Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss by 8 years, with what that implies technically.
✓ Fits the narrative adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere
≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, visual novel storytelling and melee combat, while skipping horror setting
Batman: The Enemy Within, 2017, is an episodic point-and-click graphic adventure video game, a sequel to 2016's Batman: The Telltale Series.
Where it drifts furthest from Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss: visuals.
It predates Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss by 10 years, with what that implies technically.
✓ Fits the narrative adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere
≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, exploration and discovery and visual isometric, while skipping horror setting
Where it drifts furthest from Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss: visuals.
✓ Fits the narrative adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere
≠ Stands apart with visual third person, while skipping horror setting
Where it drifts furthest from Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss: visuals.
It predates Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss by 10 years, with what that implies technically.
✓ Fits the narrative adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere
≠ Its own twist: visual third person and visual 3d, while skipping horror setting
Where it drifts furthest from Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss: visuals.
✓ Fits the narrative adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and single-player focus
≠ Stands apart with puzzle design and exploration and discovery, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere
Portland. It's June 7, 1995. After a year of living abroad, the game's main character, 21-year-old girl Katie Greenbriar, finally returns home, waiting for a warm welcome from her family. But somehow, she finds that there is no one in the house! Where is everyone? What happened here?
It predates Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss by 13 years, with what that implies technically.
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