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Games like HPL: Nyarlathotep Rising

If HPL: Nyarlathotep Rising is your kind of game, the closest matches are Innsmouth 22, Flesh Blossom and Before They Catch Us — 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.

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About HPL: Nyarlathotep Rising: Dive deep into the twisted HP Lovecraft universe with this oversized narrative RPG. Slip into the intertwined souls of Mark, Anna, and Victor, surrounded by cult worshippers, as Nyarlathotep, the cosmic horror, strives to enslave humanity in 1929.

2025IndieAdventureRPG24.99 USDWindows · macOSby Touched by Grace, Why Not AI
HPL: Nyarlathotep Rising — Steam game cover

Players who liked HPL: Nyarlathotep Rising also play

Steam players who put hours into HPL: Nyarlathotep Rising 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. Innsmouth 22

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for HPL: Nyarlathotep Rising fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with HPL: Nyarlathotep Rising.

    In this visual novel the main character, Lorenzo Righi, an Italian Professor, is invited to a meeting of History Scholars held in Boston. Excited and flattered by the invitation, he discovers that something else, hidden and mysterious, awaits for him.

    2024IndieAdventureRPG9.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Flesh Blossom

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for HPL: Nyarlathotep Rising fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with HPL: Nyarlathotep Rising.

    Experience the horror of this Victorian-inspired medical RPG. As Doctor Parsnip Green, you’ll point-and-click your way through difficult choices as you investigate the disease’s origin, operate on patients, and fight to save those you love - all while managing your own dwindling sanity.

    IndieAdventureRPGSteam ↗
  3. Before They Catch Us

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for HPL: Nyarlathotep Rising fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with HPL: Nyarlathotep Rising.

    A dark text-based RPG set in a world gripped by a restless race for survival against a merciless mushroom Forest. As a prophet’s apprentice, guide your clan along the knife-edge between life and oblivion. Decipher misty visions, make critical decisions, and do whatever it takes to survive.

    2025IndieAdventureRPG7.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. The Pigment

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for HPL: Nyarlathotep Rising fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with HPL: Nyarlathotep Rising.

    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 ↗
  5. The Casting of Frank Stone™

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for HPL: Nyarlathotep Rising fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with HPL: Nyarlathotep Rising.

    The shadow of Frank Stone looms over Cedar Hills, a town forever altered by his violent past. As a group of young friends are about to discover, Stone’s blood-soaked legacy cuts deep, leaving scars across families, generations, and the very fabric of reality itself.

    2024Adventure29.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Arcadie II: Cold Lands

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for HPL: Nyarlathotep Rising fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with HPL: Nyarlathotep Rising.

    You are the Monarch. Choose between diplomacy and tyranny. Romance allies or enemies. Your decisions define your rule and the fate of those closest to you in this character-driven interactive tale.

    2026IndieAdventureRPG10.39 USDSteam ↗
  7. Basements n' Basilisks: Storms of Sorcery

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for HPL: Nyarlathotep Rising fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and RPG with HPL: Nyarlathotep Rising.

    A visual novel paying satirical homage to the world’s greatest TTRPG. Make important choices, roll countless dice, build lasting relationships, explore magical lands and experience all the rest of the crap you expect from a fantasy game without the hassle of finding actual friends to play with!

    2023AdventureSimulationRPG2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Roadwarden

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for HPL: Nyarlathotep Rising fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with HPL: Nyarlathotep Rising.

    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 ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below HPL: Nyarlathotep Rising at current Steam store prices.

  1. Terraria

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under HPL: Nyarlathotep Rising on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with HPL: Nyarlathotep Rising.

    Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!

    2011ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under HPL: Nyarlathotep Rising on Steam right now. Shares Indie with HPL: Nyarlathotep Rising.

    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 ↗
  3. Lethal Company

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under HPL: Nyarlathotep Rising on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with HPL: Nyarlathotep Rising.

    A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. People Playground

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under HPL: Nyarlathotep Rising on Steam right now. Shares Indie with HPL: Nyarlathotep Rising.

    Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.

    2019ActionIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Portal 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under HPL: Nyarlathotep Rising on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with HPL: Nyarlathotep Rising.

    The "Perpetual Testing Initiative" has been expanded to allow you to design co-op puzzles for you and your friends!

    2011ActionAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Fallout: New Vegas

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under HPL: Nyarlathotep Rising on Steam right now. Shares RPG with HPL: Nyarlathotep Rising.

    Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!

    2010ActionRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Undertale

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under HPL: Nyarlathotep Rising on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with HPL: Nyarlathotep Rising.

    UNDERTALE! The RPG game where you don't have to destroy anyone.

    2015IndieRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under HPL: Nyarlathotep Rising on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with HPL: Nyarlathotep Rising.

    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 ↗

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 HPL: Nyarlathotep Rising.

    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 HPL: Nyarlathotep Rising.

    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 HPL: Nyarlathotep Rising.

    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 HPL: Nyarlathotep Rising.

    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 HPL: Nyarlathotep Rising.

    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 HPL: Nyarlathotep Rising.

    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 HPL: Nyarlathotep Rising.

    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 HPL: Nyarlathotep Rising.

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

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about HPL: Nyarlathotep Rising

How much does HPL: Nyarlathotep Rising cost?
HPL: Nyarlathotep Rising is listed on Steam at 24.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to HPL: Nyarlathotep Rising?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside HPL: Nyarlathotep Rising are Innsmouth 22, Flesh Blossom, Before They Catch Us.
Who developed HPL: Nyarlathotep Rising?
HPL: Nyarlathotep Rising was developed by Touched by Grace, Why Not AI and published by Plug In Digital, Touched by Grace.

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 HPL: Nyarlathotep Rising.

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