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Games Like A Date in the Park

60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Horror, Singleplayer, Adventure, Psychological Horror.

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A short and mysterious free point and click adventure game, inspired by the feeling of oddness in an everyday situation.

Reviews: Very Positive — 88% — of 1,998 reviews
Released: 2016-07-19
Developer: Cloak and Dagger Games
Genres: Adventure
Platforms: Windows
Median playtime: 48 min
Mean playtime: 3.1 hrs
Players ≥ 1 hr: 36%

Overview

A Date in the Park is a masterclass in building psychological unease through mundane, everyday settings and surreal point-and-click exploration. These recommendations focus on short, atmospheric narrative experiences that prioritize psychological tension, surreal storytelling, and the unsettling feeling that something is fundamentally wrong with the world around you.

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    97% matchVery Positive93% of 6,612 reviews2018
    Dev: Kenny Guillaume
    Windows
    Median: 54 minMean: 14.9 hrs≥1hr: 42%

    Marie's Room is a short story exploration game about an unconventional friendship between two classmates. You play as Kelsey, remembering Marie's room as it was twenty years ago. But something’s off. What happened to Marie?

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 30%, Story Rich 16.4%, Exploration 10.4%, Atmospheric 10.1%, Point & Click 9.5%

    Why You'll Like It: A short, narrative-focused walking simulator that excels at telling a poignant, mysterious story within a contained, everyday environment.

  2. #2 If On A Winter's Night, Four Travelers
    96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,656 reviews2021
    Dev: Dead Idle Games
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 76%

    If On A Winter's Night, Four Travelers is a narrative-driven point-and-click adventure with horror elements that explores the stories of four characters in a masked ball taking place aboard a train in the late 1920s.

    Why similar: Point & Click 19.8%, Psychological 12.8%, Emotional 12.2%, Psychological Horror 11%, Horror 9.9%

    Why You'll Like It: A masterful point-and-click narrative that shares the same dark, atmospheric, and surreal storytelling style as the seed game.

  3. #3 Who's Lila?
    96% matchVery Positive95% of 3,515 reviews2022
    Dev: Garage Heathen
    Windows
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%

    A reverse-detective adventure, where you control your character's face

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22%, Point & Click 20.4%, Psychological Horror 17.2%, Horror 14.8%, Exploration 9.9%

    Why You'll Like It: A surreal psychological horror game that uses unique point-and-click mechanics to explore identity and unsettling, mundane situations.

  4. #4 Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
    94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 32,921 reviews2020
    Dev: Nikita KryukovPub: Nikita Igorevich Studio
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 24 minMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 11%

    A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.4%, Psychological 19.2%, Interactive Fiction 18.6%, Horror 15.4%, Emotional 9%

    Why You'll Like It: A brief, highly atmospheric psychological experience that captures the same sense of internal dread and oddness found in A Date in the Park.

  5. #5 Football Game
    95% matchVery Positive91% of 316 reviews2018
    Dev: Cloak and Dagger Games
    Windows
    Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 75%

    You are Tommy, a local high school football hero in the town of East Bend. It’s game night for the Purchase County Turbines and your sweetheart is waiting in the bleachers. Join Tommy for a night you won’t forget...

    Why similar: Thriller 15.3%, Point & Click 12.9%, Psychological 12.3%, Psychological Horror 8.9%, Emotional 8.6%

    Why You'll Like It: A short, psychological point-and-click thriller that captures the same feeling of unease in a seemingly normal small-town setting.

  6. #6 Fingerbones
    94% matchMostly Positive80% of 3,583 reviews2015
    Dev: David Szymanski
    Windows
    Median: 24 minMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 10%

    Explore a mysterious abandoned bunker and find notes that paint a disturbing picture.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 23%, Psychological Horror 18.4%, Horror 15.8%, Point & Click 15.3%, Exploration 8.6%

    Why You'll Like It: A short, free psychological horror game that uses environmental storytelling to build a sense of dread similar to the seed game.

  7. #7 Cube Escape: Paradox
    92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 11,572 reviews2018
    Dev: Rusty Lake
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%

    The tenth Cube Escape follows the story of detective Dale Vandermeer who finds himself trapped in two different universes and needs to escape. Cube Escape: Paradox will be released together with the accompanying Paradox: A Rusty Lake Film.

    Why similar: Point & Click 22.3%, Puzzle 22.1%, Psychological Horror 18.4%, Mystery 12.3%, Horror 10.3%

    Why You'll Like It: Part of a surreal series that excels at blending point-and-click puzzles with a constant, lingering sense of psychological horror.

  8. #8 Serena
    93% matchMostly Positive77% of 6,550 reviews2014
    Dev: Senscape
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 6 minMean: 13.3 hrs≥1hr: 21%

    How long has it been? A man sits in a distant getaway cabin waiting for his wife Serena. Where is she? Things in the cabin evoke memories, and the husband comes to a disturbing realization... This short point-and-click adventure is the result of a massive collaborative effort between dozens of fans and designers of adventure games.

    Why similar: Horror 86.7%, Point & Click 4.7%, Psychological Horror 3%, Mystery 1.5%, Story Rich 1.5%

    Why You'll Like It: A free, short, and intimate point-and-click psychological horror game that focuses on narrative and atmospheric discovery.

  9. #9 The Cat Lady
    91% matchVery Positive94% of 6,079 reviews2013
    Dev: Harvester GamesPub: Screen 7
    Windows
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    The Cat Lady follows Susan Ashworth, a lonely 40-year old on the verge of suicide. She has no family, no friends and no hope for a better future. One day she discovers that five strangers will come along and change everything...

    Why similar: Point & Click 15.5%, Horror 14.5%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Psychological 11%, Emotional 9.3%

    Why You'll Like It: A dark, mature point-and-click adventure that masterfully handles psychological themes and unsettling, dreamlike imagery.

  10. #10 The Park®
    91% matchMixed70% of 3,168 reviews2015
    Dev: Funcom
    Windows
    Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    Set in a creepy amusement park hiding a dark and sinister secret, The Park is a first-person psychological horror experience focused on exploration and storytelling.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.7%, Horror 16.8%, Psychological Horror 16.4%, Psychological 9.8%, Thriller 9.4%

    Why You'll Like It: A short, atmospheric walking simulator that uses a familiar location to build intense psychological horror.

  11. #11 Sally Face - Episode One
    90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 26,081 reviews2016
    Dev: Portable Moose
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    Delve into a dark adventure following the boy with a prosthetic face and a tragic past. Unravel the sinister mysteries of Sally's world to find the truth that lies hidden beneath the shadows.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 15.9%, Point & Click 13.2%, Interactive Fiction 11.7%, Horror 11.2%, Emotional 10.4%

    Why You'll Like It: A dark, story-rich adventure that uses a unique art style to explore disturbing, surreal mysteries in an everyday setting.

  12. #12 Sisyphus Reborn
    89% matchVery Positive93% of 1,085 reviews2016
    Dev: Edwin MontgomeryPub: Myshkin Entertainment
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 36 minMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 18%

    A short atmospheric adventure game about finding meaning in a meaningless world.

    Why similar: Point & Click 41.7%, Atmospheric 26.7%, Adventure 18.9%, 2D 8.6%, Singleplayer 4.1%

    Why You'll Like It: A short, philosophical, and atmospheric indie game that explores themes of isolation and psychological struggle.

  13. #13 When the Darkness comes
    89% matchVery Positive92% of 8,408 reviews2019
    Dev: Sirhaian
    Windows
    Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 65%

    When the Darkness comes is a walking simulator whose glitchy and dark tale tries to illustrate the hardships of depression and anxiety through a variety of imaginary digital landscapes.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.4%, Walking Simulator 27.5%, Horror 13.1%, Psychological 9.4%, Emotional 6.9%

    Why You'll Like It: A first-person psychological horror walking simulator that focuses on surreal environments and internal emotional states.

  14. #14 The Excavation of Hob's Barrow
    88% matchVery Positive92% of 3,008 reviews2022
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    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    The Excavation of Hob's Barrow is a folk horror narrative-driven adventure. Explore the isolated moors of rural Victorian England as you uncover the mysteries of Hob's Barrow. The answers lie in the soil...

    Why similar: Point & Click 20.5%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Horror 11.7%, Thriller 9.8%, Emotional 9.4%

    Why You'll Like It: A folk-horror point-and-click adventure that excels at building tension through atmospheric exploration and mystery.

  15. #15 Fran Bow
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    Dev: Killmonday Games AB
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    Fran Bow is a creepy adventure game that tells the story of Fran, a young girl struggling with a mental disorder and an unfair destiny.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.5%, Point & Click 22.4%, Horror 13%, Psychological 11.6%, Story Rich 10%

    Why You'll Like It: A surreal point-and-click adventure that masterfully blends childhood innocence with dark, psychological horror elements.

  16. #16 Little Misfortune
    85% matchVery Positive92% of 13,542 reviews2019
    Dev: Killmonday Games AB
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    Led by her new friend, Mr. Voice, Misfortune ventures into the woods, where mysteries are unraveled and a little bad luck unfolds.

    Why similar: Point & Click 26%, Psychological Horror 21.6%, Horror 14.2%, Story Rich 11.4%, Interactive Fiction 10.6%

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  17. #17 Garden of Oblivion
    86% matchVery Positive87% of 200 reviews2018
    Dev: Träumendes Mädchen
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 24 minMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 21%

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    Why similar: Horror 100%

    Why You'll Like It: A short, free visual novel that leans into surreal, psychological horror themes within a casual interface.

  18. #18 Something Strange
    86% matchPositive91% of 66 reviews2022
    Dev: Ethan ZimmerlePub: Mr. Hand
    Windows

    Go about your normal every day life and meet new friends in this short visual novel!

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 43.1%, Horror 33.6%, 2D 15.6%, Adventure 5.2%, Singleplayer 2.5%

    Why You'll Like It: A 2D visual novel that uses psychological horror elements to create an unsettling and mysterious atmosphere.

  19. #19 Doki Doki Literature Club!
    83% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 219,150 reviews2017
    Dev: Team Salvato
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 38.2 hrs≥1hr: 74%

    The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 41.6%, Romance 22.9%, Horror 22%, Story Rich 10.7%, Singleplayer 1.8%

    Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror experience that subverts the expectations of a mundane setting to create a deeply unsettling narrative.

  20. #20 Silent Love
    84% matchMostly Positive78% of 249 reviews2023
    Dev: Weird Bunny
    Windows

    This is a terrorist decryption adventure game that took place in 1913.

    Why similar: Thriller 17.7%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Horror 11.8%, Drama 11.6%, Mystery 10.4%

    Why You'll Like It: A short, mystery-driven adventure that focuses on psychological horror and emotional storytelling.

  21. #21 DREAM LOGIC
    84% matchVery Positive90% of 382 reviews2022
    Dev: Teleopsia Games
    Windows

    DREAM LOGIC is a story driven first-person atmospheric horror game which takes place in liminal spaces. Explore various nostalgic, dreamlike, uncanny environments. But don't feel too safe, there's a sneaky creature watching your every move.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.7%, Psychological Horror 16.2%, Horror 12.9%, Mystery 11.4%, Exploration 9.7%

    Why You'll Like It: A surreal psychological horror game that emphasizes exploration and atmospheric dread in a dreamlike world.

  22. #22 Midnight Snack
    82% matchVery Positive86% of 251 reviews2025
    Dev: Desborde Games
    Windows

    A short first-person horror game where you wander through an eerie forest using the dials of a microwave.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 21%, Horror 19.7%, Walking Simulator 18.5%, Psychological 17.2%, Exploration 12.1%

    Why You'll Like It: A short, surreal horror game that focuses on the unsettling nature of everyday, late-night exploration.

  23. #23 WORLD OF HORROR
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    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 71%

    Experience the quiet terror of this 1-bit love letter to Junji Ito and H.P. Lovecraft. Navigate a hellish roguelite reality with turn-based combat and unforgiving choices. Experiment with your deck of event cards to discover new forms of cosmic horror in every playthrough. The inevitable awaits...

    Why similar: Point & Click 25.7%, Horror 24.8%, Psychological Horror 21.4%, Mystery 11.8%, Atmospheric 6.8%

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  24. #24 Rental
    79% matchVery Positive93% of 5,309 reviews2024
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    Windows

    Rental is a short and spooky adventure game about the dangers of renting a house in an unknown place.

    Why similar: Horror 30.2%, Exploration 16.8%, Mystery 16.6%, Atmospheric 12.9%, Psychological Horror 12.2%

    Why You'll Like It: A short, free horror game that uses atmospheric exploration to build tension in a mundane, everyday location.

  25. #25 7th Chance
    82% matchMostly Positive78% of 64 reviews2021
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    Windows · Mac · Linux

    7th Chance is a short (20-30 minute) story-based exploration adventure game. Waking up from a night of heavy drinking ... something isn't right.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20%, Walking Simulator 19.6%, Exploration 9.9%, Emotional 9.1%, Point & Click 7.8%

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  26. #26 Disturbed
    81% matchVery Positive93% of 1,856 reviews2016
    Dev: iBlackpen
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 48 minMean: 32.3 hrs≥1hr: 44%

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    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.8%, Horror 18.5%, Point & Click 16.9%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Puzzle 9.2%

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  27. #27 Mimic Search
    79% matchVery Positive88% of 966 reviews2024
    Dev: Gemezl
    Windows

    Mimic Search is a short indie horror game, in which you take the role of a police officer investigating a recent mimic attack.

    Why similar: Thriller 23.4%, Psychological Horror 17.8%, Horror 16.8%, Walking Simulator 13.2%, Atmospheric 7.9%

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    80% matchVery Positive88% of 1,273 reviews2015
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    Windows · Mac
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    Why similar: Horror 33.1%, Walking Simulator 32.1%, Atmospheric 17%, Adventure 16.6%, Singleplayer 1.2%

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  29. #29 The Man in the Park
    77% matchVery Positive84% of 83 reviews2025
    Dev: Elliott Dahle
    Windows

    You see a man in the park on your walk home. Will you help him?

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 44.6%, Horror 41.9%, Adventure 9.3%, Singleplayer 4.2%

  30. #30 Fragments of Dread - False Haven
    76% matchVery Positive92% of 207 reviews2025
    Dev: Domnaier
    Windows

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    Why similar: Walking Simulator 17%, Thriller 15.4%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Horror 10.5%

  31. #31 Four Rendezvous
    78% matchVery Positive88% of 69 reviews2020
    Dev: Diada Novels
    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    77% matchVery Positive86% of 59 reviews2025
    Dev: Nezumirra
    Windows

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  33. #33 It Happened At Night
    78% matchMixed69% of 54 reviews2024
    Dev: Davidcrosdev
    Windows

    It Happened At Night is a short horror game where the player must complete basic objectives to advance the story and immerse themselves through the eyes of the protagonist.

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  34. #34 The Man in the Park 2: The Second Man in the Park
    74% matchVery Positive90% of 87 reviews2025
    Dev: Elliott Dahle
    Windows

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    Why similar: Walking Simulator 45.6%, Horror 31.2%, Story Rich 13.5%, Adventure 8.3%, Singleplayer 1.4%

  35. #35 Inversed
    75% matchVery Positive93% of 70 reviews2024
    Dev: Tymedust Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    Why similar: Psychological 13.8%, Emotional 12.9%, Interactive Fiction 11.9%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Point & Click 11.5%

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    75% matchVery Positive92% of 467 reviews2017
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    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 42 minMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 34%

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    73% matchVery Positive94% of 113 reviews2025
    Dev: NoSepoGames
    Windows

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    Windows

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    74% matchVery Positive90% of 3,312 reviews2015
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    73% matchVery Positive95% of 853 reviews2021
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    Windows

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    Dev: Lokator Studio
    Windows · Mac · Linux
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    Windows
    Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 2.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%

    Last Report is a dark horror game where you play as a night shift park ranger. While monitoring the camera footage, you start noticing strange events. Uncover the terrifying secret of the National Park. Something moved in the window, but don’t worry it’s probably just another deer, right?

    Why similar: Horror 15.4%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Point & Click 14.3%, Psychological 12.7%, Interactive Fiction 11.5%

  56. #56 Only Faces Remain
    66% matchVery Positive90% of 59 reviews2026
    Dev: Santiago Garcia
    Windows

    ONLY FACES REMAIN is a short psychological horror game focused on exploration and atmosphere. You play as Marlene, a backpacker traveling alone who rents a cheap room to spend the night. What starts as a cheap place to sleep soon turns into a dangerous situation.

    Why similar: Psychological 17.8%, Psychological Horror 17.6%, Thriller 14%, Horror 13.7%, Interactive Fiction 10.2%

  57. #57 Silent Nights
    67% matchMostly Positive74% of 210 reviews2023
    Dev: JustTomcuk
    Windows

    Silent Nights - A short horror game with realistic graphics, touching storyline and scary moments.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.7%, Thriller 17.6%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Psychological 13.6%, Horror 12.2%

  58. #58 EMOTIONLESS : The Last Ticket
    65% matchVery Positive82% of 136 reviews2025
    Dev: X1 Games
    Windows

    Step into a liminal, cosmic horror experience set in an abandoned amusement park. Uncover the haunting narrative behind its twisted rides and empty tunnels to discover what lurks within a reality that shouldn't exist…

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.7%, Psychological Horror 16.9%, Horror 15.1%, Mystery 10.6%, Psychological 9.4%

  59. #59 The Flayed Man
    64% matchVery Positive92% of 363 reviews2025
    Dev: Snoring Dog Games
    Windows

    The Flayed Man is a short narrative-driven point and click horror game. Awaking without memories (or skin), you must uncover the sins of the past, pass judgement, and decide your fate in this macabre adventure.

    Why similar: Point & Click 32.9%, Psychological Horror 25.2%, Horror 15.8%, Story Rich 11.1%, Atmospheric 9%

  60. #60 Death Park
    68% matchVery Positive81% of 187 reviews2019
    Dev: Euphoria Games
    Windows

    Survive a deadly clown in a haunted amusement park. Solve puzzles, search for items, and make choices that shape your escape. Death Park is a first-person horror game with multiple endings, tense stealth, and terrifying moments.

    Why similar: Horror 22.2%, Walking Simulator 18.9%, Psychological Horror 17.8%, Exploration 11.7%, Puzzle 11.2%

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