10 Spooky Games Like Cult of the Lamb That Still Feel Cozy
As the evenings get darker and the temperature drops, I always find myself reaching for games that feel a little eerie, but still comforting. Not full on horror, not jump scare heavy, just a spooky atmosphere that pairs perfectly with a blanket, a warm drink, and a quiet night in.
These are games that lean into mystery, melancholy, folklore, and the slightly unsettling, while still offering the familiar comforts of cozy gameplay. Whether it’s running a cult of cute woodland creatures, fishing in haunted waters, or pottering around an occult plant shop, these games prove that spooky doesn’t have to mean stressful.
If you love autumn vibes, gentle scares, and games that feel dark without being overwhelming, this list is for you.
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What Are Spooky Cozy Games?
Spooky cozy games strike a careful balance between atmosphere and comfort. They often explore darker themes, death, mystery, the unknown, folklore, or the supernatural, but present them in ways that feel approachable rather than frightening.
Instead of relying on jump scares or constant danger, these games focus on:
Mood and ambience over fear
Stylised or charming art styles
Slow, deliberate pacing
Familiar cozy mechanics like farming, crafting, fishing, or management
Games like Cult of the Lamb or DREDGE show how unsettling ideas can coexist with satisfying routines and comforting gameplay loops. The result is an experience that feels perfect for chilly nights, a little unsettling, a little magical, but always safe to sink into.
Developer Image: Night School Studio
Available on: PC, Mac, Nintendo Switch, Xbox
Cost: €9.75
A supernatural thriller about a group of friends who unknowingly open up a ghost rift. With a synth pop soundtrack and fully voiced characters, choose your own outcome depending on the dialogue you choose.
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Developer Image: Massive Monster
Available on: PC, Mac, Nintendo Switch, Xbox, Playstation
Amazon* Physical Copies: Nintendo Switch, PS5
Cost: €22.99
Play as a possessed lamb that must repay their debts by building their own cult following. Start your own cult and build a flock of followers to control, perform dark rituals and use in battle to destroy non-believers.
Don’t Starve
Developer Image: Klei Entertainment
Available on: PC, Mac, Nintendo Switch, Playstation
Cost: €8.19
Enter a strange world full of creatures, dangers and surprises as you gather resources to craft items and structures to survive in this magical world. Start with nothing and craft, hunt, research, farm and fight to survive.
Night in the Woods
Developer Image: Infinite Fall
Available on: PC, Mac, Nintendo Switch, Xbox, Playstation
Amazon* Physical Copies: Nintendo Switch
Cost: €19.99
Play as college drop out Mae, returning home to a former mining town to reconnect with your old life and friends. But once you’re home, you realise things aren’t the same, people have changed, and there’s something in the woods…
INSIDE
Developer Image: Playdead
Available on: PC, Mac, Nintendo Switch, Xbox, Playstation
Cost: €19.99
With an atmospheric soundtrack and moody art style, INSIDE is a dark, narrative driven puzzle platformer where ou play as a young boy that is being hunted, and finds himself in the centre of a dark project.
Developer Image: Black Salt Games
Available on: PC, Nintendo Switch, Xbox, Playstation
Amazon* Physical Copies: Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X, PS5
Cost: €24.99
A lovecraftian inspired fishing game where you explore remote islands in your fishing boat. Sell your catches to buy upgrades for your boat, and discover mysteries. But be aware, strange things can happen at night!
Echoes of the Plum Grove
Strange Horticulture
Developer Image: Bad Viking
Available on: PC, Mac, Nintendo Switch, Xbox, Playstation
Cost: €15.99
Play as an owner of a plant shop who must find and identify new plants to sell to colourful customers as you solve an occult mystery within the town in this investigation puzzle game.
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Graveyard Keeper
Developer Image: Lazy Bear Games
Available on: PC, Mac, Nintendo Switch, Xbox, Playstation
Amazon* Physical Copies: Nintendo Switch
Cost: €15.99
Build and manage a medieval graveyard in this cemetary management game where the spirit of capitalism is high. Use all the resources you can find, cut costs where you need to, and build a thriving buisness.
Little Misfortune
Developer Image: Kilmonday Games AB
Available on: PC, Mac, Nintendo Switch
Cost: €16.99
An interactive story focussed on exploration and characters where your choices have consequences. With your new friend, Mr Voice, venture into the woods to solve mysteries as a little bad luck unfolds.
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