Lovecraftian theme
Every paid Steam game tagged Lovecraftian, ranked by our estimated lifetime revenue. 1,873 games in the catalog, 1,023 with a sales estimate.
Games
1,873
Active paid titles tagged
Total Gross
$855.4M
Sum of estimated lifetime revenue
Median
$7.5K
Half earn less, half more
Hit Rate
26.3%
269 games earned $100K+
Revenue share - top 5 vs rest
- Darkest Dungeon® 11.5%
- Amnesia: The Dark Descent 6.0%
- Remnant: From the Ashes 6.0%
- SOMA 4.6%
- Lobotomy Corporation | Monster Management Simulation 4.1%
- Other (1018 games) 67.9%
Top 25 earners
The highest-earning Lovecraftian games by our estimator.
| # | Game | Released | Reviews | Peak CCU | Est. Units | Est. Gross |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Darkest Dungeon® Red Hook Studios | 2016-01-19 | 163,678 | 19,737 | 3,928,272 | $98,167,517 |
| 2 |  Amnesia: The Dark Descent Frictional Games | 2010-09-08 | 35,922 | 5,566 | 2,557,159 | $51,117,608 |
| 3 |  Remnant: From the Ashes Gunfire Games | 2019-08-19 | 57,928 | 48,194 | 1,274,416 | $50,963,896 |
| 4 |  SOMA Frictional Games | 2015-09-21 | 53,638 | 4,015 | 1,319,353 | $39,567,396 |
| 5 | 2018-04-09 | 58,441 | 7,920 | 1,402,584 | $35,050,574 | |
| 6 |  DREDGE Black Salt Games | 2023-03-30 | 57,929 | 12,686 | 1,390,296 | $34,743,497 |
| 7 |  What Remains of Edith Finch Giant Sparrow | 2017-04-24 | 53,607 | 550 | 1,539,483 | $30,774,265 |
| 8 |  Scorn Ebb Software | 2022-10-14 | 20,242 | 933 | 604,122 | $24,158,839 |
| 9 |  Darkest Dungeon® II Red Hook Studios | 2023-05-08 | 27,327 | 23,679 | 601,194 | $24,041,748 |
| 10 |  CARRION Phobia Game Studio | 2020-07-23 | 36,512 | 3,730 | 876,288 | $17,516,997 |
| 11 |  SIGNALIS rose-engine | 2022-10-27 | 35,469 | 691 | 851,256 | $17,016,607 |
| 12 |  Layers of Fear (2016) Bloober Team SA | 2016-02-15 | 27,847 | 438 | 824,700 | $16,485,753 |
| 13 |  Returnal™ Housemarque, Climax Studios | 2023-02-15 | 11,228 | 6,643 | 247,016 | $14,818,490 |
| 14 |  Fear & Hunger Miro Haverinen | 2019-01-21 | 23,164 | 1,031 | 1,667,808 | $13,325,786 |
| 15 |  Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs The Chinese Room | 2013-09-10 | 12,264 | 45 | 644,592 | $12,885,394 |
| 16 |  Hell is Us Rogue Factor | 2025-09-04 | 7,346 | 4,427 | 235,072 | $11,751,249 |
| 17 |  Still Wakes the Deep The Chinese Room | 2024-06-18 | 13,676 | 927 | 300,872 | $10,527,511 |
| 18 |  The Vanishing of Ethan Carter The Astronauts | 2014-09-25 | 8,986 | 18 | 480,397 | $9,603,136 |
| 19 |  The Sinking City Remastered Frogwares | 2021-02-26 | 5,849 | 329 | 221,314 | $8,837,806 |
| 20 |  DUSK David Szymanski | 2018-12-10 | 25,648 | 942 | 441,482 | $8,825,225 |
| 21 |  Iratus: Lord of the Dead Unfrozen | 2020-04-23 | 8,298 | 4,238 | 265,536 | $7,939,526 |
| 22 |  ICEY FantaBlade Network | 2016-11-17 | 29,041 | 1,902 | 696,984 | $7,659,854 |
| 23 |  SUNLESS SEA Failbetter Games | 2015-02-06 | 9,592 | 4,030 | 403,000 | $7,652,970 |
| 24 |  Cultist Simulator Weather Factory | 2018-05-31 | 14,350 | 3,086 | 373,294 | $7,462,147 |
| 25 |  Hellpoint Cradle Games | 2020-07-30 | 4,539 | 40 | 208,348 | $7,290,097 |
Releases per year
Is Lovecraftian trending up or fading? Bars show new paid Steam releases with this tag each year. Green flecks are hits (≥$100K est. lifetime).
2
2010
2
2011
1
2012
7
2013
14
2014
22
2015
31
2016
35
2017
36
2018
37
2019
58
2020
72
2021
114
2022
113
2023
179
2024
182
2025
214
2026
Top upcoming
Highest-wishlist unreleased Lovecraftian games.
| # | Game | WL Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  DREADMOOR Dream Dock | 57 |
| 2 |  VOID DIVER: Escape from the Abyss STUDIO NEMO | 212 |
| 3 |  Crop Carbonara Games | 220 |
| 4 |  Drownlight Fathomlight | 267 |
| 5 |  Abyssal Lapidary Light Worm | 285 |
| 6 |  Parasite Mutant IceSitruuna | 288 |
| 7 |  The Path Into The Abyss MXR Productions | 316 |
| 8 |  TOUCHSTARVED Red Spring Studio | 390 |
| 9 |  Full Fathom DÆMON House | 401 |
| 10 |  20MTD: Emberpath flanne | 412 |
Top recent (12 months)
Highest-earning Lovecraftian games released in the past year.
| # | Game | Est. Gross |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | $4,855,276 |
| 2 |  | $3,213,857 |
| 3 |  | $3,014,738 |
| 4 |  | $2,962,872 |
| 5 |  | $1,948,079 |
| 6 |  | $1,807,341 |
| 7 |  | $1,498,343 |
| 8 |  | $934,091 |
| 9 |  | $888,829 |
| 10 |  | $755,843 |