# Lovecraft's Untold Stories — 2D Action RPG roguelike

> Action roguelike RPG exploring Lovecraftian horror with randomized levels and distinct characters. (iPhone/iPad app by Blini Games.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/lovecrafts-untold-stories/id1404294932 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Blini Games](https://appshunter.io/developer/795829390)
- Category: Games, Entertainment, Action, Role Playing
- Price: $3.99
- Rating: 4.60/5 from 210 App Store ratings · 90 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 12+
- Requires: iOS 10.0 · 1.5 GB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2019-06-03
- Data updated: 2026-08-27
- Monetization: paid
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/lovecrafts-untold-stories/id1404294932/reviews.md

## What is Lovecraft's Untold Stories?

Lovecraft’s Untold Stories is an action rogue-lite with RPG elements. You explore randomly generated levels based on the H.P. Lovecraft stories, fighting cultists and all kinds of monsters from the Mythos, improving your weapons and gear, solving puzzles and challenges, and looking for clues and knowledge to defeat the Great Old Ones and the Outer Gods.

LIVE H.P. LOVECRAFT’S STORIES

Lovecraft’s Untold Stories is based on H.P. Lovecraft’s stories. You will experience first-hand the cosmic horror created by the genius of Providence. Every character will go through an investigation that will take them through different locations, from the creepy old Victorian mansion to the abandoned hospital where forbidden experiments take place or the jungle where lost tribes celebrate forgotten rituals, just to name a few. Levels are randomly generated: it will be a different experience every time you play. Also, they vary depending on the character you’re playing with. Look for items and clues to unlock secrets and new stories.

5 CHARACTERS, 5 WAYS OF FIGHTING THE MYTHOS

You can play as 5 different characters, each with a different playstyle and storyline. A private detective, a witch, a thief, a professor, and even a ghoul—each with different stats, weapons, and combat moves, creating five entirely different gameplay experiences. The Detective offers a balanced playstyle, with average Health and Stamina. The Professor is a specialist in ranged combat, with less Health and a special shield granted by his weapon, the Tillinghast. The Witch does a lot of damage, has teleport abilities and elemental shields of fire and ice, but also a very low Health. The Thief is a specialist in melée combat that takes advantage of its stealth to maximize her damage. The ghoul does a lot of melée damage, has a high Health and regenerates itself, but can’t use medkits at all.

KEY FEATURES
* Fight hundreds of different monsters from the Cthulhu Mythos in this intense action roguelite 
Explore Lovecraft’s stories: every character has a storyline that crosses randomly generated levels set in different locations from Lovecraft’s stories, such as the hospital, the jungle, or the port city just to name a few

* Face the Great Old Ones: Great Cthulhu, Nyarlathotep, Dagon, Shub-Niggurath, and Azathoth await you in special levels

* Investigate thoroughly: explore every corner to find secret levels and knowledge about the Great Old Ones

* Learn about the Mythos to fight them: to have a chance at fighting the Great Old Ones you need to acquire knowledge about them or their mere presence will drive you insane

* Madness awaits: in the course of your adventures you will have to make some decisions, and taking the wrong ones will shake your sanity. If it gets too low, you will start losing your mind – and if you go mad you will take your own life to escape the horror 

* Pick your hero: Choose between 5 different characters, the detective, the thief, the professor, the witch, and the ghoul

* Different playstyles: every investigator has a different combat style and skills, but levels also vary depending on who you’re playing them with – so the gameplay experience is totally different

* Collect and improve weapons, items, and artefacts. Each character has a set of weapons and items, and there are hundreds of other items you can find and use!

* Look for clues and special items to unlock secrets and new stories

## Key features

- Action roguelike RPG gameplay
- Randomly generated Lovecraftian levels
- Fight monsters from the Cthulhu Mythos
- Play as 5 unique characters
- Investigate and uncover secrets
- Face Great Old Ones
- Sanity mechanics

## What do users think of Lovecraft's Untold Stories?

Overall sentiment: mostly positive

**Pros**

- 🌌 Lovecraftian atmosphere and lore
- 🎨 Beautiful pixel art style
- 🎮 Engaging roguelike gameplay
- 💡 Creative and unique game mechanics
- 💰 Good value for money
- 📚 Deep and intriguing story
- 🕹️ Controller support available
- 🇷🇺 Russian language support
- ✨ Polished and well-made game
- 💯 High replayability
- 🎁 No IAPs (in-app purchases)

**Cons**

- 🕹️ Clunky and inconvenient touch controls
- ⬆️ Steep difficulty curve
- 😵 Frustrating gameplay loops
- 🔦 Overly dark environments
- 🔄 Repetitive gameplay for some
- 🖱️ Awkward aiming/throwing mechanics

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Frequent crashes, especially in Chapter 3
- Game freezes or fails to load
- App crashes on specific devices (e.g., iPhone 6)
- Explosives not thrown correctly
- Control issues with keyboard on iPad
- Save system issues (progress lost)
- Gameplay doesn't pause when opening inventory

**Most requested features**

- More descriptive item descriptions
- Equipment sets for bonuses
- Better inventory management
- More recent version of the game on iOS
- Japanese language support

## Recent user reviews (10 of 90)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/lovecrafts-untold-stories/id1404294932/reviews.md

### 4/5 — Best lovecraft lore game

*2026-05-28, version 1.321*

This game is AMAZINGLY challenging but still playable. There are some games where you can’t even get past the first level. This game is not that hard but still extremely challenging. Also unlike other lovecraftian games this includes lore from the original Cthulhu mythos making it one of the best rougelikes I’ve seen in a long time

### 5/5 — Очень хорошо

*2026-04-29, version 1.321*

Сабж. Единственное - довольно неудобно управлять с сенсора, лучше подключить джой для более комфортной игры

### 1/5 — Schwierigkeitsgrad ist eine Frechheit auf einem handy mit touch screen

*2025-10-18*

^

### 5/5 — Ништяк!

*2025-08-09*

Завалил Ктулху, полет нормальный.

### 5/5 — Best Game Ever!

*2025-03-08, version 1.321*

If you love Lovecraft and Roguelite games, this is a must have! The pixel art style also a really nice touch, honestly if it was a different style I don’t think it would hit as hard, something about it just feels right, overall awesome game and worth the money ;3

(Also for anyone stuck at the beginning with the tree, you have to be back a bit when you roll not right in front of it)

### 5/5 — Worth the $$$

*2025-03-05, version 1.321*

Love love love this game , best game I have ever played on AppStore

### 5/5 — Classic

*2025-02-17, version 1.321*

Love this game as a devotee of all things Lovecraft this game is fantastic. It’s old school and beautifully references many of Lovecraft stories.

### 5/5 — Cooles Spiel mit schöner Pixelgrafik!

*2024-09-03*

Sehr kreatives Spiel, basiert auf den populären Lovecraft Horrorerzählungen. Läuft super flüssig auf meinem iPhone 13 Pro Max. Es ist mal was anderes, ein exotisches Spiel das riesigen Spaß macht. Es verdient deutlich mehr und sehr gute Bewertungen!

### 5/5 — Отлично

*2024-08-31*

Игра понравилась, советую. Но не могу не упомянуть управление - придётся привыкать, слишком уж своеобразно. Тяжеловато на первых порах. Графика отличная, боёвка интересная. Русский язык присутствует. Брал по скидке за 99 рублей.

### 5/5 — Can’t n’enleviez I waited this long to play this game

*2024-07-18, version 1.321*

Went way back into my library to find this. Never really had the time for it. Holly Molly!!! Exilent dose of culty/spooky

## Frequently asked questions about Lovecraft's Untold Stories

### What kind of game is Lovecraft's Untold Stories?

Lovecraft's Untold Stories is an action roguelike with RPG elements. It features randomly generated levels inspired by H.P. Lovecraft's stories, where players battle monsters, improve their gear, and solve puzzles.

### How many characters can I play as?

You can play as 5 different characters: a private detective, a witch, a thief, a professor, and a ghoul. Each character has a unique playstyle, stats, weapons, and combat moves, offering distinct gameplay experiences.

### Is Lovecraft's Untold Stories free to play?

Based on the provided information, Lovecraft's Untold Stories is a paid application. It does not feature in-app purchases or advertisements, indicating a one-time purchase model.

### What platforms is Lovecraft's Untold Stories available on?

The provided data does not specify the platforms for Lovecraft's Untold Stories. However, it is described as a mobile application, suggesting availability on iOS and/or Android devices.

### What are the main challenges in the game?

Players will face hundreds of monsters from the Cthulhu Mythos, including Great Old Ones like Cthulhu and Nyarlathotep. Additionally, managing sanity is crucial, as poor decisions can lead to madness and a game over.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.321 — 2019-08-11

Dear investigators,
We have uploaded the new version 1.321. In it, we have fixed several bugs, and we have improved the balance of the Professor, as he seemed to be the most problematic character of all five:

Fixes:
We have fixed an issue with a text in German appearing on the description of the first level, for players playing in English.

We have fixed the issue on which the weapons didn´t work when you dragged them from the inventory of the Storage to the player's inventory.

We have fixed the issue that slowed down the inventory of the Strange place when it contained a lot of items.

We have fixed a problem with the minimap.

We have fixed an issue with several mini-events which didn´t count for the achievements.

We have fixed the issue that didn´t let you access to the Secret level when you restarted the Strange place location.

Professor: We have increased the damage of the weapons (not the basic one). 

Professor: We have increased the damage of the mines.

As always, thanks a lot for your support! Please, send us your comments, opinions, ideas... We will be happy to read them!

The Devs

### 1.32 — 2019-06-25

* Fixed translation in the iCloud synchronization mechanism
* Fixed the work of the MENU button on the MFI controllers
* Fixed quick movement mechanism on MFI controllers
* Fixed a bug with the wrong place of the spawn of the player if he dies in the Prologue of the Detective
* Minor bug fixes

### 1.31 — 2019-06-20

The version 1.31 includes the following new features and fixes:

1) Full support with MFI Controllers
2) Added an iCloud button in the Options of the game that checks the iCloud storage. If there are no saving files of the game, a warning window will popup. If there are files already, it will prompt the user to save the game.
3) Fixed a problem with the saving points that created several other issues reported by the users.
4) Fixed a bug with the melee attack that would stop working if you died on the first level and restarted.
5) Other minor fixes and improvements.

### 1.3 — 2019-06-09

Dear investigators, the 1.3 version of our game includes the following fixes and improvements:

- The German language included.

- New saving system exclusive for mobile versions: We received many claims about the saving system of the game. We heard you and we have improved it, while keeping the hardcore nature of the game that many other players didn't want to lose.
          * On Easy difficulty: The game progress will be automatically saved every 2 clean rooms without enemies. You can close or minimize the game, and when you open it again, the action will continue where you left it.
          * On Normal difficulty: The game progress will be automatically saved every 5 clean rooms without enemies.
          * On Hard difficulty: We have kept the original system for those hardcore players in search of the original experience.

- The game now pauses when you open the inventory: We were asked for this function as well in mobiles and felt that it is necessary. This solves also the problem with the change of weapon. Now if you want to change your weapon in the middle of a fight, you can open de inventory and change it without fear to die.

- Fixed an issue with the game interface on the iPhone X models.

In future updates:

- We will fix an issue with the Controls configuration that won´t let adjust the buttons on certain models.

- More fixes and improvements.

### 1.217 — 2019-06-03

No release notes.

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