The Best Gothic Games

Update : Desvelado added at rank #36.
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The House in Fata Morgana: Dreams of the Revenants Edition (2021)

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Nintendo Switch PC Windows

A gothic suspense tale set in a cursed mansion. 'The House in Fata Morgana' is a full-length visual novel spanning nearly a millennium that deals in tragedy, human nature, and insanity. This version includes three games and more: 1: The House in Fata Morgana: the main storyline. 2: A Requiem for Innocence: a prequel shedding light on the origins of Fata Morgana’s terrible curse. 3: Reincarnation: a sequel featuring the central cast members reincarnated in the present day. *The part including voices* 4: Other additional short stories.

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  • visual-novel
  • gothic
  • horror
  • psychological
  • story
  • full-length

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Noch (2023)

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Android PC Windows

Go alone (or with a friend) to find the girl who destroyed the world. An ominous surreal first-person adventure full of dangerous monsters and secrets of the deceased world


  • gothic
  • hunting
  • off-road
  • investigation
  • post-apocalyptic
  • survival-horror
  • thriller
  • demons
  • dark
  • sandbox
  • atmospheric
  • 3d
  • survival
  • story
  • exploration

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StafferCase: a psychic mystery adventure (2023)

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PC Windows

[Staffer Case] is a new kind of reasoning game that deals with documents related to murder and finds a contradiction between them. The stage was in the 1960s, when 10 percent of the city's population was in a virtual London with superpowers.

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  • cartoony
  • crowdfunded
  • detective
  • gothic
  • text
  • thriller
  • visual-novel
  • multiple-endings
  • crime
  • mystery
  • atmospheric
  • anime
  • drama
  • story
  • exploration

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QUICKERFLAK (2022)

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92
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PC Windows

QUICKERFLAK is an experimental fast-paced time-attack top-down combat retro-hardcore minigame, that can be finished in a minute.

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  • psychedelic
  • lovecraftian
  • top-down
  • bullet-hell
  • isometric
  • stylized
  • minimalist
  • music
  • gothic
  • procedural
  • surreal
  • rogue-like
  • retro
  • dystopian
  • old-school

5

At Dead Of Night (2020)

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PC Windows

At Dead Of Night is part horror film, part horror game and part ghost hunt. It blends live-action and graphics to create a unique immersive horror experience like no other. Steam Deck version now available (yet to be Steam reviewed - current review is for the non-optimised game).

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  • investigation
  • survival-horror
  • supernatural
  • gothic
  • tactical
  • fmv
  • horror
  • cinematic
  • point-and-click
  • strategy
  • atmospheric
  • first-person
  • rpg
  • mystery
  • real-time

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Wytchwood (2021)

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PC Windows IOS iPhone Mac OS Xbox One Xbox Series X Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch Playstation 5 Android

In Wytchwood, you play as an aging witch and explore a magical countryside. Create your own enchantments, trick wicked characters, and solve puzzles in this crafting adventure game. The unique art style and fairy tale-inspired storybook world will capture your imagination.


What we like:
  • Wonderful art style and entertaining dialogue
  • Fun adventure crafting game with engaging questlines
  • Unique and unexpected gameplay as an elderly witch
  • Relaxing gameplay with charming design
  • Multiple maps with engaging challenges
What could be improved:
  • Repetitive and tedious fetch quests
  • Grinding materials becomes very frustrating and obfuscates the story
  • Limited combat and focus on crafting
  • Backtracking and running between areas can be tedious
  • Graphic depictions of animal death

  • crafting
  • gothic
  • conversation
  • investigation
  • fantasy
  • 2.5d
  • magic
  • adventure
  • stylized
  • dark
  • story
  • colourful
  • exploration

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MetaPhysical (2023)

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PC Windows

Supernatural phenomena are on the rise. In MetaPhysical you and up to 5 other friends can go on the hunt for eerie creatures to put an end to their sinister activities! Whether it's an ordinary ghost or a demon, your task is to identify the rumbling creature and then finish it off.

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  • dark
  • horror
  • supernatural
  • gothic
  • first-person
  • mythology
  • character
  • fantasy
  • detective
  • demons
  • psychological
  • survival-horror
  • action-adventure
  • shooter
  • customization

8

Alisa (2021)

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Playstation 5 Mac OS PC Windows Linux Xbox Series X j Nintendo Switch Playstation 4

Alisa is a classic late-90s style horror-themed action adventure game set in a fantasy universe inspired on the 1920s. You play as an Elite Royal Agent called Alisa, who wakes up in a strange Victorian mansion and must find her way out while being haunted by materialized / mechanized doll-like humanoids. Explore classic survival horror gameplay with real pre-rendered backgrounds, eccentric currency and item shop, unique player stats boosts, weapon load-outs, a large variety of enemies and locations and surprises around every corner.


What we like:
  • Nostalgic survival horror experience
  • Sound and graphical design inspired by classic titles
  • Interesting story and characters
  • Optional side missions and collectibles
  • Varied enemy designs and difficulty levels
What could be improved:
  • Unintuitive currency system reliant on killing enemies

  • 1990s
  • survival-horror
  • retro
  • gothic
  • historical
  • alternate
  • old-school
  • military
  • horror
  • mystery
  • action-adventure
  • 3d
  • pixel
  • pve
  • atmospheric

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Hunt the Night (2023)

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Nintendo Switch PC Windows

Plunge into a retro-style action-adventure game that combines a fast, skilled gameplay with dark fantasy and lore. Play as Vesper, a virtuous member of 'The Stalkers,' and explore the vast world of Medhram, filled with ruins and horrors.


  • gothic
  • dark
  • souls
  • boss
  • fantasy
  • top-down
  • pixel
  • hack-and-slash
  • action-adventure
  • 2d
  • character
  • action
  • rpg
  • boss-fight
  • challenging

10

Lost in Random (2021)

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PC Windows Playstation 4 Xbox One Nintendo Switch Playstation 5 Xbox Series X

In the Kingdom of Random, the fate of all individuals is decided by a cursed black die when they reach the age of 12. Even's sister, Odd, is abducted by the wicked Queen of Random. As Even journeys across the six realms of Random to rescue her sister, she meets Dicey, a sentient die who has lost nearly all of its pips. In a world which is governed by game rules, Even will slowly understand the randomness of life with the help of Dicey.[1]


  • dice
  • card
  • gothic
  • action-adventure
  • burton
  • board-game
  • battle
  • combat
  • arena
  • robots
  • fairytale
  • narrative

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