IMHO.

Games like The Innsmouth Case

If The Innsmouth Case is your kind of game, the closest matches are Omen Exitio: Plague, The Pigment and Last Threshold — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its comedic, funny and mysterious. 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.

Get personalized picks →

About The Innsmouth Case: The Innsmouth Case is a text adventure game inspired by H.P. Lovecraft and the very first text-based adventure to combine horror and comedy in a fit and proper way.

2020IndieAdventure12.49 USDMetacritic 73Windows · macOSby RobotPumpkin Games
The Innsmouth Case — Steam game cover
Players highlight
Absurdist satire of lovecraftian tropesDark humor subverts cosmic horrorOver two dozen endings to uncoverComedicFunnyMysterious

Players who liked The Innsmouth Case also play

Steam players who put hours into The Innsmouth Case also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. Omen Exitio: Plague

    WHY THIS

    Shares choice driven storytelling and multiple endings with The Innsmouth Case.

    Top pick for The Innsmouth Case fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Innsmouth Case.

    Investigate a paranormal disease that threatens to eradicate humanity in this unsettling Lovecraftian adventure, inspired by the choose-your-own-adventure gamebooks of the 80s and 90s. Your choices will determine the story, your character’s destiny… and the future of humanity.

    2018IndieAdventureCasual9.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. The Pigment

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for The Innsmouth Case fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Innsmouth Case.

    Milan, 1963. Inherit your uncle's mysterious studio and discover a color that shouldn't exist. In this cosmic horror gamebook, you must balance your Sanity and Lucidity as you uncover the secret of the 12th canvas. Will you finish the work, or let the pigment consume your mind?

    IndieAdventureRPGSteam ↗
  3. Last Threshold

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for The Innsmouth Case fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Innsmouth Case.

    Dive into the world based on the Lovecraft universe and its successors. In immersive visual novel discover the secret of the temple and learn the truth about your companions and your father’s past!

    2022IndieAdventureRPG4.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Blackout: The Darkest Night

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for The Innsmouth Case fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Innsmouth Case.

    You have been part of something terrible, something so unspeakable that caused you to blackout and forget all the events from the past few days. Now you are faced with the choice of going after the truth, facing the shadows that hide within our world, or trying to forget and leave all this behind.

    2021IndieAdventureRPG5.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Roadwarden

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for The Innsmouth Case fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Innsmouth Case.

    Roadwarden is an illustrated text-based RPG that uses isometric pixel art and combines mechanics borrowed from RPGs, Visual Novels, adventure games and interactive fiction.

    2022IndieAdventureRPG10.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Seul (Alone): The entrée

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for The Innsmouth Case fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Innsmouth Case.

    Seul. (Alone) is a text based choose your own adventure and philosophical thriller with horror elements. A subsistence where characters dwell. There are mysteries to solve and connections to unfold. Journey through here but remember you may not stay. Can you save Peggy?

    2018IndieAdventureRPG2.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. C.V. 私と私の中の人 The Fourth Insider

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for The Innsmouth Case fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Innsmouth Case.

    「私には『中の人』がいるらしい」 「声優×メタフィクション」新感覚ビジュアルノベル、開幕!ゲームの世界を認識している高校1年生・五月山さつきと、その親友・真野ユイ。そして二人の声を演じるのは声優・宮白桃子。キャラクターと「中の人」が交わるとき、物語はどこへ向かうのか。

    2024IndieAdventure9.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Mysteries of the House

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for The Innsmouth Case fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Innsmouth Case.

    You wake up with no memories inside the House, a place where reality bends... lies linger... and someone watching your every move.

    IndieAdventureSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below The Innsmouth Case at current Steam store prices.

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under The Innsmouth Case on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Innsmouth Case.

    Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under The Innsmouth Case on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Innsmouth Case.

    Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Slay the Spire

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under The Innsmouth Case on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Innsmouth Case.

    We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!

    2019StrategyIndie6.24 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under The Innsmouth Case on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Innsmouth Case.

    An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under The Innsmouth Case on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Innsmouth Case.

    WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~92% under The Innsmouth Case on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Innsmouth Case.

    Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~76% under The Innsmouth Case on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Innsmouth Case.

    Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. OneShot

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~52% under The Innsmouth Case on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Innsmouth Case.

    OneShot is a surreal top down Puzzle/Adventure game with unique gameplay capabilities. You are to guide a child through a mysterious world on a mission to restore its long-dead sun. The world knows you exist.

    2016IndieAdventureCasual5.99 USDSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Innsmouth Case.

    The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with The Innsmouth Case.

    Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Innsmouth Case.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Innsmouth Case.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Innsmouth Case.

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Innsmouth Case.

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Innsmouth Case.

    Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. The Looker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Innsmouth Case.

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about The Innsmouth Case

How much does The Innsmouth Case cost?
The Innsmouth Case is listed on Steam at 12.49 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to The Innsmouth Case?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Innsmouth Case are Omen Exitio: Plague, The Pigment, Last Threshold.
Who developed The Innsmouth Case?
The Innsmouth Case was developed by RobotPumpkin Games and published by Assemble Entertainment.

imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on The Innsmouth Case.

For library-aware picks tuned to your specific taste, sign in with Steam on the home page.

24 Games Like The Innsmouth Case — Ranked for 2026 · imho.run