You wouldn’t know it from the description, but Compound Fracture, a mod for the original DOOM II videogame is claimed to be…
my 10-map episode based on Nyarlathotep and Yog-Sothoth. The final boss is supposed to be Yog-Sothoth.
I learned this from finding a new forum thread, which jogged my memory about the game. Greatly enjoyed by me at the time, along with the fantasy variant Hexen. The forum thread also suggested the mod Rylayeh for DOOM II.
Via search, I found five more mods (aka wads) that are substantial and have good reviews…
Shrine 1.2 for DOOM II. A “Lovecraftian Total Conversion mod!”
Void for DOOM II. “Lovecraft meets Lewis Carroll”. Uses ZDoom.
Strange Aeons v5.7 for DOOM II. Huge Lovecraftian total conversion. Uses ZDoom.
Beyond Kadath for DOOM II. “A story-driven WAD roughly in the vein of H.P. Lovecraft’s Cthulhu Mythos.”
Maskim Xul for DOOM II. “One of the winners of the 2018 Cacowards.”
The game itself can be had on CD via eBay for around £15. It’s obviously become collectable, despite the vast quantities it sold, and the days of getting a jewel-case for £1.99 inc. shipping seem over. More affordable is the download at GOG.com for £4 including “the enhanced re-release” of 2019. Then you download ZDoom / GZDoom and run it through that, giving the old game enhanced powers. You may also need a Flashlight++ mod.
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Stumbled upon this while searching for Lovecraftian Wads. Great recommendations but I wanted to inform you of a few more that I consider to be Lovecraftian wads. Note some of these are inspired by Lovecraft but I find that makes them even more effective for a variety of reasons.
Shadows of the Nightmare Realm (Doomworld) is horror-Doom Wad that is inspired by Lovecraft. Though it’s not directly Lovecraft, it’s brilliantly well made so check it out.
Umbra of Fate – Made by the same dev as Shadows above. It’s a prequel to Shadows of the Nightmare Realm. This dev is preposterously good at map making so definitely take a look. Fantastic atmosphere in both wads.
MyHouse.wad is probably one of the greatest Wads ever made. It’s pure horror and I’d say it’s inspired by Lovecraft because it’s probably the greatest depiction of being a Lovecraftian protagonist going through something beyond your understanding. Just 10/10 amazing.
Unloved is the final wad I’d recommend you to try. It’s a bit more aggressive (more gory) but it’s a great Lovecraftian inspired horror wad.
Just to be clear is the MyHouse.wad the one by Noah Haskell from 1995 in Doomworld or something by someone else?
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