Lovecraftian theme
Every paid Steam game tagged Lovecraftian, ranked by our estimated lifetime revenue. 1,705 games in the catalog, 864 with a sales estimate.
Games
1,705
Active paid titles tagged
Total Gross
$835.0M
Sum of estimated lifetime revenue
Median
$10.0K
Half earn less, half more
Hit Rate
29.0%
251 games earned $100K+
Revenue share - top 5 vs rest
- Darkest Dungeon® 11.7%
- Amnesia: The Dark Descent 6.1%
- Remnant: From the Ashes 6.0%
- SOMA 4.7%
- Lobotomy Corporation | Monster Management Simulation 4.1%
- Other (859 games) 67.4%
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 | 162,524 | 19,737 | 3,900,576 | $97,475,394 |
| 2 |  Amnesia: The Dark Descent Frictional Games | 2010-09-08 | 35,749 | 5,566 | 2,555,673 | $51,087,903 |
| 3 |  Remnant: From the Ashes Gunfire Games | 2019-08-19 | 57,405 | 48,194 | 1,262,910 | $50,503,771 |
| 4 |  SOMA Frictional Games | 2015-09-21 | 52,965 | 4,015 | 1,304,710 | $39,128,253 |
| 5 | 2018-04-09 | 57,129 | 7,920 | 1,371,096 | $34,263,689 | |
| 6 |  DREDGE Black Salt Games | 2023-03-30 | 56,996 | 12,686 | 1,367,904 | $34,183,921 |
| 7 |  What Remains of Edith Finch Giant Sparrow | 2017-04-24 | 52,911 | 550 | 1,519,495 | $30,374,705 |
| 8 |  Darkest Dungeon® II Red Hook Studios | 2023-05-08 | 26,980 | 23,679 | 593,560 | $23,736,464 |
| 9 |  Scorn Ebb Software | 2022-10-14 | 19,784 | 933 | 585,911 | $23,430,581 |
| 10 |  CARRION Phobia Game Studio | 2020-07-23 | 35,899 | 3,730 | 861,576 | $17,222,904 |
| 11 |  SIGNALIS rose-engine | 2022-10-27 | 34,492 | 691 | 827,808 | $16,547,882 |
| 12 |  Layers of Fear (2016) Bloober Team SA | 2016-02-15 | 27,733 | 438 | 822,906 | $16,449,891 |
| 13 |  Returnal™ Housemarque, Climax Studios | 2023-02-15 | 11,100 | 6,643 | 244,200 | $14,649,558 |
| 14 |  Fear & Hunger Miro Haverinen | 2019-01-21 | 22,808 | 1,031 | 1,642,176 | $13,120,986 |
| 15 |  Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs The Chinese Room | 2013-09-10 | 12,112 | 32 | 638,784 | $12,769,292 |
| 16 |  Hell is Us Rogue Factor | 2025-09-04 | 6,808 | 4,427 | 217,856 | $10,890,621 |
| 17 |  Still Wakes the Deep The Chinese Room | 2024-06-18 | 13,179 | 927 | 289,938 | $10,144,931 |
| 18 |  Cultist Simulator Weather Factory | 2018-05-31 | 14,208 | 3,086 | 500,122 | $9,997,439 |
| 19 |  The Vanishing of Ethan Carter The Astronauts | 2014-09-25 | 8,975 | 18 | 479,809 | $9,591,382 |
| 20 |  DUSK David Szymanski | 2018-12-10 | 25,511 | 942 | 437,332 | $8,742,267 |
| 21 |  The Sinking City Remastered Frogwares | 2021-02-26 | 5,708 | 329 | 215,978 | $8,624,721 |
| 22 |  Iratus: Lord of the Dead Unfrozen | 2020-04-23 | 8,265 | 4,238 | 264,480 | $7,907,952 |
| 23 |  Sunless Sea Failbetter Games | 2015-02-06 | 9,566 | 4,030 | 403,000 | $7,652,970 |
| 24 |  Hellpoint Cradle Games | 2020-07-30 | 4,517 | 40 | 207,338 | $7,254,757 |
| 25 |  Magicraft Wave Games | 2024-11-01 | 16,846 | 18,834 | 431,258 | $6,895,815 |
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
30
2016
36
2017
36
2018
37
2019
55
2020
55
2021
91
2022
99
2023
133
2024
155
2025
166
2026
Top upcoming
Highest-wishlist unreleased Lovecraftian games.
| # | Game | WL Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  DREADMOOR Dream Dock | 119 |
| 2 |  VOID DIVER: Escape from the Abyss STUDIO NEMO | 223 |
| 3 |  Drownlight Fathomlight | 281 |
| 4 |  Parasite Mutant IceSitruuna | 308 |
| 5 |  Crop Carbonara Games | 313 |
| 6 |  The Path Into The Abyss MXR Productions | 331 |
| 7 |  TOUCHSTARVED Red Spring Studio | 410 |
| 8 |  Full Fathom DÆMON House | 413 |
| 9 |  20MTD: Emberpath flanne | 426 |
| 10 |  Silent Planet Vertex Zero | 482 |
Top recent (12 months)
Highest-earning Lovecraftian games released in the past year.
| # | Game | Est. Gross |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | $4,855,276 |
| 2 |  | $3,995,581 |
| 3 |  | $2,937,061 |
| 4 |  | $2,858,428 |
| 5 |  | $2,713,640 |
| 6 |  | $1,948,079 |
| 7 |  | $1,720,278 |
| 8 |  | $1,154,158 |
| 9 |  | $934,091 |
| 10 |  | $755,843 |