# Games like 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.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [The Excavation of Hob's Barrow](https://imho.run/games/1182310/the-excavation-of-hob-s-barrow) — Also Drama and Interactive Fiction, like The Terrible Old Man. 1,857 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1182310/)
2. [Loretta](https://imho.run/games/1592540/loretta) — Also Crime and Drama, like The Terrible Old Man. 64 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1592540/)
3. [Telling Lies](https://imho.run/games/762830/telling-lies) — Also Crime and Thriller, like The Terrible Old Man. 681 Steam reviews, 61% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/762830/)
4. [Detention](https://imho.run/games/555220/detention) — Also Drama and Thriller, like The Terrible Old Man. 2,780 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/555220/)
5. [The Night is Grey](https://imho.run/games/1281490/the-night-is-grey) — Also Thriller, like The Terrible Old Man. 183 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1281490/)
6. [Sherlock Holmes versus Jack the Ripper](https://imho.run/games/11190/sherlock-holmes-versus-jack-the-ripper) — A frequent pick in The Terrible Old Man players' libraries, and another RPG. 556 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/11190/)
7. [Old Man's Journey](https://imho.run/games/581270/old-man-s-journey) — Also Drama, like The Terrible Old Man. 999 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/581270/)
8. [Last Stop](https://imho.run/games/1122690/last-stop) — A frequent pick in The Terrible Old Man players' libraries, and another Indie. 128 Steam reviews, 73% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1122690/)
9. [Dead of Darkness](https://imho.run/games/2157210/dead-of-darkness) — Also Lovecraftian and Thriller, like The Terrible Old Man. 103 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2157210/)
10. [Dagon: by H. P. Lovecraft](https://imho.run/games/1481400/dagon-by-h-p-lovecraft) — Also Lovecraftian and Interactive Fiction, like The Terrible Old Man. 4,968 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1481400/)
11. [The Chrono Jotter](https://imho.run/games/1398740/the-chrono-jotter) — Also Lovecraftian and Drama, like The Terrible Old Man. 137 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1398740/)
12. [Stories Untold](https://imho.run/games/558420/stories-untold) — Also Thriller, like The Terrible Old Man. 3,201 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/558420/)
13. [Scarlet Hollow](https://imho.run/games/1609230/scarlet-hollow) — Also Lovecraftian and Interactive Fiction, like The Terrible Old Man. 3,657 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1609230/)
14. [Late Shift](https://imho.run/games/584980/late-shift) — Also Crime and Thriller, like The Terrible Old Man. 1,748 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/584980/)
15. [Mundaun](https://imho.run/games/720350/mundaun) — A frequent pick in The Terrible Old Man players' libraries, and another Action. 894 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/720350/)
16. [Lacuna – A Sci-Fi Noir Adventure](https://imho.run/games/1364100/lacuna-a-sci-fi-noir-adventure) — Also Crime and Thriller, like The Terrible Old Man. 690 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1364100/)
17. [Slender Threads](https://imho.run/games/1116480/slender-threads) — A frequent pick in The Terrible Old Man players' libraries, and another Indie. 292 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1116480/)
18. [Unforeseen Incidents](https://imho.run/games/501790/unforeseen-incidents) — Also Interactive Fiction, like The Terrible Old Man. 631 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/501790/)
19. [Expelled!](https://imho.run/games/2963890/expelled) — Also Drama and Interactive Fiction, like The Terrible Old Man. 177 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2963890/)
20. [Gibbous -  A Cthulhu Adventure](https://imho.run/games/914020/gibbous-a-cthulhu-adventure) — Also Lovecraftian, like The Terrible Old Man. 1,048 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/914020/)
21. [Foolish Mortals](https://imho.run/games/1848440/foolish-mortals) — A frequent pick in The Terrible Old Man players' libraries, and another Adventure. 368 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1848440/)
22. [Still Life](https://imho.run/games/46480/still-life) — Also Crime and Thriller, like The Terrible Old Man. 437 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/46480/)
23. [ASYLUM](https://imho.run/games/230210/asylum) — Also Lovecraftian, like The Terrible Old Man. 254 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/230210/)
24. [The Drifter](https://imho.run/games/1170570/the-drifter) — Also Thriller, like The Terrible Old Man. 3,185 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1170570/)

## Machine-readable

The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page):

- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1147030&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1147030&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1147030&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=1147030
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/1147030
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## 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.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 1147030
- **Developer:** Cloak and Dagger Games
- **Publisher:** Cloak and Dagger Games
- **Genres:** Adventure, Free To Play
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements
- **Released:** Oct 10, 2019
- **Free to play:** yes
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/1147030/the-terrible-old-man)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1147030&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1147030/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

---

*Markdown version of https://imho.run/games/1147030/the-terrible-old-man for AI assistants (also served for `Accept: text/markdown`). Every game has one at https://imho.run/md/game/<appid>. Cite imho.run and link the game pages.*