H.P Lovecraft games

[Jmill]

Does anyone know of any good games based off Lovecraft's stories? I just got done with Shadow of the Comet and i'm looking for some more like that to play.

[norkusa]

There's Call Of Cthulu - Dark Corners of the Earth for Xbox and PC. Pretty good game too.

[Sniderman]

Let's see:

Typing "Lovecraft games" into Google (http://www.mobygames.com/game-group/h-p-lovecraft-games)



Game Title Year Platform Publisher MobyScore
Beyond the Threshold 2006 Windows 3.25
Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth 2005 Windows, Xbox 2K Games 3.75
Necronomicon: The Dawning of Darkness 2001 PlayStation, Windows DreamCatcher Interactive Inc. 1.33
Fiend 2001 Windows FiendTeam 3.67
Anchorhead 1998 Amiga, DOS, Windows 4.75
Prisoner of Ice 1995 DOS, PlayStation, Saturn, Windows Infogrames, Inc. 3.56
Call of Cthulhu: Shadow of the Comet 1993 DOS Infogrames 3.92
Daughter of Serpents 1992 DOS Electronic Arts, Inc. 3.04
Dylan Dog: Through the Looking Glass 1992 Amiga, DOS Simulmondo ...
Alone in the Dark 1992 3DO, DOS, Macintosh Interplay Productions, Inc. 3.90
The Hound of Shadow 1989 Amiga, Atari ST, DOS Electronic Arts, Inc. 2.72

That was easy.

[CMA Death Adder]

Four words: Alone in the Dark

Not only is it my most favorite videogame of all-time, it just happens to have a deep connection to the works of H.P. Lovecraft: it uses them as a major plot drive! It's a wonderful game that thankfully isn't linear, and there's so very much you can do in this game! Very exceptional and impressive back when I first experienced it in 1992, and still very nice by today's standards (though modern gamers would scoff at the early 3d-rendered graphics).

I can very highly recommend the original PC (DOS) version. However the 3do version, which I have also played through, is based off the same code but has a cd-quality soundtrack which you may enjoy more if you're not a fan of the PC's AdLib soundcard.

[Daria]

There's Call Of Cthulu - Dark Corners of the Earth for Xbox and PC. Pretty good game too.

It's a really good game, almost word for word the "Shadow over Innsmouth" story. Another good choice would be Eternal Darkness. Not Cthulhu licensed obviously, but the setting of the main story, and the whole "going insane" bit is very Lovecraft. Shin Megami Tensei also has ties to Lovecrafts work, and Devil Summoner fittingly takes place in the 1920s.

[James8BitStar]

There used to be a website that listed Lovecraft-based games.

In any case, one I haven't seen mentioned yet: Infocom's Lurking Horror.

[Poofta!]

Shadow of hte Comet, as a game, is very different than pretty much all other games based on HP. if you liked it, i recommend you try Prisoner of Ice and MAYBE Dylan Dog.

also, Anchorhead i enjoyed a lot, but it is text MUD.

[Frica89]

I'm pretty sure that Eternal Darkness makes a few references to Lovecraft stories.

[exit]

Four words: Alone in the Dark

Ah yes the original Alone in the Dark, one of my favorite DOS games and is still pretty damn creepy to this day. Sadly the sequels were less than stellar and New Nightmare was just frustratingly bad. Hopefully the upcoming AitD game will be better, otherwise it's the final nail in the coffin.

[InsaneDavid]

That was easy.

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