Tesla vs Lovecraft similar games & best alternatives

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Tesla vs Lovecraft

PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch • 2018

Should you play it?

Tesla vs Lovecraft is an intense top-down twin stick arena shooter from the creators of Crimsonland and Neon Chrome. Play as the enigmatic inventor Nikola Tesla harnessing the static energy to power up Tesla-Mech and give the lovecraftian nightmares a lesson in horror!

What works

  • Addictive and fast-paced gameplay
  • Diverse weapons and perks
  • Local co-op support
  • Polished graphics and sound
  • Strong fantasy theme

Things to keep in mind

  • Repetitive level design
  • High rng influence on success
  • Short campaign length
  • Slow meta-progression grind
  • Minimal story content

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Solstice Chronicles: MIA

  • Mana Spark

  • Neon Chrome

  • Bosorka

  • Star Saviors

  • SAS: Zombie Assault 4

Less social

Games that feels like Tesla vs Lovecraft but with less teamwork and cooperation

  • Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood

  • Keeper's Toll

  • Scarlet Tower

  • Soulstone Survivors

  • Ketz: Galactic Overlords

  • Ocean Keeper: Dome Survival

More exploratory

Games that feels like Tesla vs Lovecraft but with more exploration of areas and secrets

  • Sands of Aura

  • Full Mojo Rampage

  • Heroes of Hammerwatch II

  • UnderMine 2

  • Splatter - Zombiecalypse Now

  • SWORN

Choose your own criteria ->

From the same developer

From the same developer, ranked by motivational fit.

  • Neon Chrome

  • Crimsonland

  • Skeletal Avenger

  • DYSPLACED

  • Undead Horde

Similarity map

How to use the graph

Similarity map

Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
  • Hover a dot to preview that game in the panel on the right; click to keep that comparison.
  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Tesla vs Lovecraft: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Cooperation, Fellowship, Intimacy, Leadership. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Exploration, Intimacy, Relaxation.

Last update: 03/08/2026