Mountains of Madness — Free Lovecraft Arcade Shooter

A Lovecraft-themed retro arcade shooter. Play free — no download required.

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Based on At the Mountains of Madness by H.P. Lovecraft.
Listen to the story narrated by Ian Gordon for HorrorBabble!
A game by Andrew Doss.
Part of the Lovecraft Arcade collection.
© 2026 Andrew Doss. All Rights Reserved.

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About Mountains of Madness

Antarctica, 1931. The Miskatonic expedition has gone horribly wrong. Elder Things patrol the frozen ruins of their ancient city, and deep within the ice caves, a Shoggoth waits. Armed with your expedition rifle, you'll fight through waves of alien horrors across the barren Antarctic landscape before descending into the caves for a final confrontation.

Inspired by Lovecraft's novella "At the Mountains of Madness" and the classic arcade game Satan's Hollow, this is a stage-based shooter with escalating difficulty and a boss encounter. The pixel art captures the desolation of the Antarctic and the alien geometry of the Elder Thing ruins.

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