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Within the “Xbox” 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.
✓ 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.
✓ 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.
✓ Same family of narrative adventures: adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and single-player focus
≠ Where it differs: brings free to play, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere
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 single-player focus
≠ Where it differs: brings melee combat, exploration and discovery and visual third person, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere
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
≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design and visual third person, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere
The award winning Life is Strange series continues with a long-awaited sequel from DONTNOD Entertainment. Two brothers Sean and Daniel Diaz, 16 and 9, are forced to run away from home after a tragic incident in Seattle.
Where it drifts furthest from Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss: visuals.
It predates Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss by 8 years, with what that implies technically.
✓ Both are narrative adventures — sharing adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and single-player focus
≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, visual 2d and visual pixel, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere
Where it drifts furthest from Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss: visuals.
It predates Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss by 9 years, with what that implies technically.