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Also Drama and Interactive Fiction, like The Terrible Old Man.
- $5.24 (Price checked Nov 5)
- Deck Verified
- 2022
Games like The Terrible Old Man
- 16 games
- Updated May 5, 2026
Players who liked The Terrible Old Man also play
The closest matches to The Terrible Old Man: The Excavation of Hob's Barrow, Loretta, Telling Lies, Detention, and The Night is Grey. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Rank 03Why this
Also Crime and Thriller, like The Terrible Old Man.
- $19.99 (Price checked Oct 30)
- 2019
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Detention
Why this: Also Drama and Thriller, like The Terrible Old Man.
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The full ranked list: top 24 games like The Terrible Old Man
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- 1The Excavation of Hob's Barrow
Also Drama and Interactive Fiction, like The Terrible Old Man.
- 93% of 1,857 reviews
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- 96% of 4,968 reviews
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- Released: 2019
- Developer: Cloak and Dagger Games
- Price: Free to play
- 88% of 464 reviews
- Genres: Adventure, Free To Play
- Platforms: Windows
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The Excavation of Hob's Barrow
Why this: Also Drama and Interactive Fiction, like The Terrible Old Man.
Loretta
Why this: Also Crime and Drama, like The Terrible Old Man.
Detention
Why this: Also Drama and Thriller, like The Terrible Old Man.
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About The Terrible Old Man
The closest matches to The Terrible Old Man: The Excavation of Hob's Barrow, Loretta, Telling Lies, Detention, and The Night is Grey. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If The Terrible Old Man is your kind of game, the closest matches are The Excavation of Hob's Barrow, Loretta and Telling Lies — picked from the ranked list below. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
About The Terrible Old Man: Experience a bite-sized slice of Lovecraftian horror in this updated version of our cult freeware point and click adaptation of H.P. Lovecraft's classic short story.
Is The Terrible Old Man worth buying?
Players recommend it
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 88% of 464 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Free to play.
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“Do you know that feeling when you can't decide if a song is good or no cause you didn't listen enough yet? Well, this game has a lot of potencial, but it ends before it starts. It's a 10 minute game (max). The art is pretty nice, actually…”
People who play it also play: The Excavation of Hob's Barrow, Loretta, Telling Lies
Frequently asked about The Terrible Old Man
Can I run it?
Is The Terrible Old Man free to play?
Yes — The Terrible Old Man is a free-to-play title on Steam. You can install and play it without buying anything, though some games include optional in-app purchases.
What games are most similar to The Terrible Old Man?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Terrible Old Man are The Excavation of Hob's Barrow, Loretta, Telling Lies.
Who developed The Terrible Old Man?
The Terrible Old Man was developed by Cloak and Dagger Games.