- #1 The Dark Rites of Arkham
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 640 reviews2026
Dev: Postmodern AdventuresPub: enComplot
Windows
A macabre ritual murder puts Arkham PD detectives Jack Foster and Harvey Whitman to the test. As the investigation progresses, they will unveil a disturbing connection between the Salem witch trials of the 17th century and the end of humankind.
Why similar: Detective 24.1%, Point & Click 22.2%, Investigation 12.1%, Horror 10.4%, Mystery 6.4%
- #2 Chronicle of Innsmouth: Mountains of Madness
97% matchMostly Positive73% of 120 reviews2021
Dev: PsychoDevPub: AtomicHorde
Windows · Mac · Linux
After an encounter with a dreadful horror, detective Lone Carter’s investigation leads him to fateful places as Innsmouth, Arkham and the Antarctic, investigating a series of deaths and mysteries. Play also as Abdul Alhazred and H.P. Lovecraft himself in this Lovecraftian point’n’click adventure.
Why similar: Point & Click 26.6%, Detective 26.4%, Horror 11.5%, Old School 7.8%, Pixel Graphics 7.4%
- #3 For Your Tranquility
96% matchMixed68% of 193 reviews2023
Dev: Gamesung Games
Windows · Mac
It's a mystery game that reveals the truth through an autopsy. Be a forensic doctor and find out why the dead died.
Why similar: Detective 25.1%, Point & Click 18.7%, Crime 16.7%, Choices Matter 11.4%, Mystery 7.1%
- #4 Casebook 1899 - The Leipzig Murders
95% matchVery Positive85% of 108 reviews2025
Dev: Homo Narrans Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Play as a sharp-witted detective in late 19th-century Leipzig, Germany, in this retro pixel-art point & click adventure. Search for clues, question suspects, and piece together evidence on your deduction board to solve four gripping murder cases.
Why similar: Detective 21.6%, Point & Click 20%, Crime 14.5%, Investigation 10.6%, Choices Matter 8.7%
- #5 The Corruption Within
94% matchVery Positive94% of 168 reviews2021
Dev: Cosmic Void
Windows
The Corruption Within is a psychological thriller first-person point & click adventure game set in the Victorian era, with an emphasis on strong narrative, intriguing characters and puzzle-solving.
Why similar: Point & Click 32.9%, Investigation 16.5%, Horror 11.2%, Mystery 10.3%, Story Rich 9.4%
- #6 DESOLATIUM: Prologue
94% matchMostly Positive78% of 121 reviews2021
Dev: SUPERLUMEN
Windows · Mac
Median: 48 minMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 41%
DESOLATIUM: PROLOGUE is a first-person point & click Graphic Adventure based on Lovecraft Mythos. Live this horror story where you will have to visit mysterious locations, face lovecraftian creatures, find clues and combine objects to solve puzzles.
Why similar: Detective 24.7%, Point & Click 23.4%, Horror 12.7%, Multiple Endings 9.2%, Mystery 8.8%
- #7 The Case of the Golden Idol
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 10,883 reviews2022
Dev: Color Gray GamesPub: Playstack
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
A new kind of detective game that allows you to think and investigate freely. Discover clues surrounding 12 strange and gruesome deaths and build your own theory. Pick your suspect, deduce the motive, unmask the awful truth.
Why similar: Detective 25.6%, Point & Click 16.7%, Investigation 13.3%, Crime 11.8%, Choices Matter 8.1%
- #8 Insight
92% matchVery Positive88% of 72 reviews2024
Dev: GravelRoadPub: PaperPixel Games
Windows
Insight is a single-player horror story game shrouded in mystery. You'll take control of different characters to solve crimes and unveil the dark secrets behind them.
Why similar: Detective 38.8%, Horror 19.5%, Multiple Endings 12.8%, Story Rich 10.6%, Dark 8.5%
- #9 Chronicle of Innsmouth
93% matchMostly Positive78% of 258 reviews2017
Dev: PsychoDevPub: AtomicHorde
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Chronicle of Innsmouth is a point'n'click adventure inspired by Lucas' retro classics from the 90s and H.P. Lovecraft's works. Investigate, gather info and solve enigmas to unveil the secrets of the cursed town of Innsmouth, a forsaken place surrounded by horrifying rumors.
Why similar: Point & Click 64.9%, Adventure 24.1%, Pixel Graphics 11%
- #10 Follow the meaning
90% matchVery Positive94% of 1,028 reviews2024
Dev: HiKing Mind StudioPub: Second Maze
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Follow the meaning is a surreal point-and-click puzzle adventure. Join detective Paul Trilby as he works to unravel the mysteries of a peculiar town, seemingly ruled by the local Hospital. Over the wall and behind tightly shut gates, a dark secret lies in wait…
Why similar: Point & Click 26.1%, Detective 22.8%, Multiple Endings 12.1%, Investigation 9.3%, Mystery 7.5%
- #11 SIMULACRA
91% matchVery Positive90% of 4,673 reviews2017
Dev: Kaigan Games OÜ
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 71%
An interactive horror experience of exploring a missing woman’s phone.
Why similar: Detective 26.1%, Point & Click 20%, Horror 13.8%, Choices Matter 11.7%, Multiple Endings 11%
- #12 Whispers of Prague: The Executioner's Last Cut
89% matchVery Positive93% of 59 reviews2024
Dev: Shader Mess
Windows
Classic first-person point-and-click adventure game set in contemporary Prague. As a programmer and treasure hunter, you embark on a long journey to uncover the secrets of the infamous Executioner. Your task will be complicated by a sect of fanatic cultists and your own unexplained heritage.
Why similar: Point & Click 29.3%, Choices Matter 18%, Horror 11.2%, Investigation 10.5%, Mystery 9.6%
- #13 Saint Kotar
89% matchMostly Positive74% of 286 reviews2021
Dev: The-Mark EntertainmentPub: SOEDESCO
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Saint Kotar is a psychological horror detective game set in a cursed valley in rural Croatia. Investigate the disappearance of your relative in the occult-ridden town of Sveti Kotar as you switch between conflicting realities through the eyes of two godly men.
Why similar: Detective 25.1%, Point & Click 19.5%, Choices Matter 12.7%, Horror 11.4%, Multiple Endings 10.3%
- #14 The Silver Crow
87% matchVery Positive99% of 69 reviews2026
Dev: Dreamagination
Windows · Mac
Play as Conrad, the town's executioner. Investigate a mysterious death, gather clues, question suspects and solve puzzles in this classic point-and-click mystery where witchcraft and superstition conceal a far darker truth.
Why similar: Detective 25.3%, Point & Click 22.4%, Crime 13.3%, Investigation 11.5%, Mystery 5.5%
- #15 Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss
88% matchMixed57% of 346 reviews2026
Dev: Big Bad WolfPub: Nacon
Windows
A mining station in the Pacific abyss is no longer responding. As an investigator of the occult, unravel the mysteries of the deep. Test your wits and sanity in this lovecraftian thriller.
Why similar: Detective 26.4%, Choices Matter 13.3%, Investigation 12.5%, Multiple Endings 10.1%, Story Rich 9.9%
- #16 Strange Horticulture
86% matchVery Positive94% of 15,928 reviews2022
Dev: Bad VikingPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Strange Horticulture is an occult puzzle game in which you play as the proprietor of a local plant store. Find and identify new plants, pet your cat, speak to a coven, or join a cult. Use your collection of powerful plants to influence the story and unravel Undermere’s dark mysteries.
Why similar: Detective 24.3%, Point & Click 18.9%, Investigation 12.5%, Choices Matter 10.4%, Multiple Endings 10.3%
- #17 Urban Myth Dissolution Center
84% matchVery Positive88% of 6,194 reviews2025
Dev: HakababunkoPub: SHUEISHA GAMES
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Join forces with the psychic Director of the Urban Myth Dissolution Center and solve a variety of cases involving cursed relics, rental properties with shady histories, and dimensional anomalies. Monstrous oddities and otherworldly planes abound in this occult mystery adventure game!
Why similar: Detective 26.2%, Point & Click 17.3%, Horror 14.2%, Mystery 11%, Pixel Graphics 9.4%
- #18 Don't Escape Trilogy
85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 766 reviews2019
Dev: scriptwelderPub: Armor Games Studios
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 75%
In this classic point-and-click adventure anthology by award-winning indie developer Scriptwelder, you'll protect an unsuspecting hamlet from yourself, try to prepare for an incoming undead horde, and search a seemingly empty spaceship for answers to a gruesome mystery.
Why similar: Point & Click 33.4%, Horror 20.8%, Choices Matter 15.1%, Mystery 7.9%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%
- #19 Darkness Within 1: In Pursuit of Loath Nolder
86% matchMostly Positive73% of 631 reviews2014
Dev: Stormling StudiosPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Explore disturbing corners of the human psyche. Delve into a dimension of nightmares, the occult and a tense psychological world created in classic Lovecraftian style. As police detective Howard E. Loreid, you are tasked to solve the murder of Clark Field, a wealthy man involved in the occult.
Why similar: Point & Click 37.5%, Detective 27.6%, Horror 25.5%, Adventure 9.4%
- #20 Sinheritance
83% matchVery Positive96% of 54 reviews2026
Dev: STIM GAMES
Windows
Sinheritance is a terrifying and mind-bending puzzle game. Explore every corner in an intensely oppressive atmosphere to piece together a chilling story. Every step must be taken with caution, for the deepest fears often stem from your own choices and your gradually crumbling sanity.
Why similar: Detective 31.8%, Point & Click 23%, Investigation 16.4%, Multiple Endings 11.4%, Mystery 9.5%
- #21 Dreams in the Witch House
84% matchVery Positive92% of 454 reviews2023
Dev: Atom Brain GamesPub: Bonus Stage Publishing
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Navigate the eerie world of Dreams in the Witch House, a unique blend of point-and-click and RPG-adventure. Unravel occult mysteries in Arkham, maintain your sanity, and survive the May-Eve in this Lovecraftian horror game.
Why similar: Point & Click 25.7%, Horror 14.6%, Choices Matter 12.2%, Investigation 11%, Multiple Endings 10.9%
- #22 Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments
82% matchVery Positive89% of 7,960 reviews2014
Dev: Frogwares
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Become the most celebrated detective of all time: Sherlock Holmes! Use your impressive talents as a detective to solve six thrilling and varied cases: murders, missing persons, spectacular thefts and numerous investigations that sometimes lead you into the realms of the fantastic.
Why similar: Detective 39.6%, Crime 15.4%, Investigation 11.1%, Point & Click 9.8%, Mystery 7.3%
- #23 Decarnation
81% matchVery Positive87% of 1,106 reviews2023
Dev: Atelier QDBPub: Shiro Unlimited
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Where do you run to when your demons reside within you? Decarnation is a pixel art adventure/action puzzle game with a horrific story inspired by some of the most influential films and novels in the genre. Dive into a breathtaking thriller where nightmares and dreams intertwine…
Why similar: Horror 35.6%, Story Rich 17.8%, Pixel Graphics 16.9%, Dark 16.4%, Adventure 11.2%
- #24 Lamplight City
82% matchVery Positive90% of 865 reviews2018
Dev: Grundislav GamesPub: Application Systems Heidelberg
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%
A steampunk-ish detective adventure from the creator of A Golden Wake and Shardlight! Can you help private investigator Miles Fordham find justice for his clients and track down his partner's killer before his entire world comes apart?
Why similar: Detective 34.3%, Point & Click 28.7%, Mystery 9.7%, Dark 7.8%, Story Rich 6.9%
- #25 The Inheritance of Crimson Manor
81% matchVery Positive88% of 935 reviews2022
Dev: MediaCity Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Explore a beautiful and Enigmatic Victorian Manor with a dark secret, In this gothic horror story first person exploration puzzle game filled with fine art, secret passages and mysterious mechanical puzzles playing as the executor of the last will from the enigmatic Railroad Magnate Hadley Strange.
Why similar: Horror 22.3%, Crime 20.8%, Mystery 13.3%, Investigation 13.2%, Multiple Endings 11%
- #26 The Excavation of Hob's Barrow
79% matchVery Positive92% of 3,229 reviews2022
Dev: Cloak and Dagger GamesPub: Wadjet Eye Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 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 36.8%, Horror 18.9%, Pixel Graphics 9.1%, Investigation 8.7%, Mystery 7.2%
- #27 The Flayed Man
79% matchVery Positive92% of 379 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 30.1%, Multiple Endings 16.1%, Horror 13.2%, Choices Matter 11%, Pixel Graphics 8.5%
- #28 Whispers of a Machine
80% matchVery Positive93% of 2,004 reviews2019
Dev: Clifftop GamesPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Whispers of a Machine is a Sci-Fi Nordic Noir that tells the story of Vera, a cybernetically augmented detective in a post-AI world, who investigates a string of murders and unravels a dark conflict over forbidden technology.
Why similar: Detective 31.4%, Point & Click 31.1%, Choices Matter 11%, Adventure 8.4%, Mystery 6.4%
- #29 Care
78% matchVery Positive95% of 74 reviews2024
Dev: The Pocket Dimension
Windows
Care is an atmospheric first person horror game with puzzle elements, where your choices have consequences. Be observant with your surroundings and unravel the horrific secrets that hide within these walls.
Why similar: Horror 19.6%, Investigation 16.4%, Choices Matter 15.9%, Multiple Endings 13.8%, Mystery 10.5%
- #30 Mystery of the Malign
78% matchVery Positive94% of 82 reviews2025
Dev: Gameplay Supremacy
Windows
Investigate. Interrogate. Descend into a world of intrigue to untangle the Mystery of the Malign.
Why similar: Investigation 28.4%, Mystery 19.9%, Story Rich 15.6%, Crime 13.1%, Detective 11.9%
- #31 Cult Vacui
77% matchVery Positive98% of 54 reviews2026
Dev: LBRTY gamesPub: Dionous Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Cult Vacui is a horror point-and-click adventure with survival and time management elements where your choices could keep you alive... or not.
Why similar: Point & Click 26.3%, Choices Matter 15.2%, Investigation 14.5%, Horror 13.3%, Mystery 8.1%
- #32 The Devilry Reservation
76% matchVery Positive93% of 89 reviews2023
Dev: GentFish
Windows · Mac · Linux
Step into the role of a faceless detective investigating creatures from Slavic folklore. Explore dialogue-driven mysteries, solve puzzles, and uncover post-Soviet occult secrets in a pixel art housing block full of bizarre residents and hidden truths
Why similar: Detective 41.8%, Pixel Graphics 17.4%, Story Rich 17.3%, Dark 13.6%, Adventure 10%
- #33 Mothmen 1966
75% matchVery Positive91% of 322 reviews2022
Dev: LCB Game StudioPub: Chorus Worldwide Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Mothmen 1966 is a 'Pixel Pulp' - a visual novel fusing exceptional writing and stunning illustration, inspired by mid-20th century pulp fiction and 80s home computer graphics - set amongst the strange occurrences of the Leonid meteor shower of 1966.
Why similar: Choices Matter 20%, Horror 19.8%, Multiple Endings 14.8%, Story Rich 10.6%, Mystery 9.9%
- #34 Desktop Explorer
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,509 reviews2026
Dev: Recurring Dream
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Rummage through the abandoned profiles of an old PC to unravel an inherited mystery. What secrets hide in this eerie adventure of cryptic games and outdated software? Who was using this computer? And what happened to them?
Why similar: Detective 33.1%, Point & Click 27.7%, Investigation 18.1%, Mystery 9%, Pixel Graphics 7.1%
- #35 Strange Antiquities
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,440 reviews2025
Dev: Bad VikingPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Become the custodian of a store dealing in occult antiquities. Explore the quaint and gloomy town of Undermere, where strange goings-on and dark mysteries abound. Find and identify arcane artefacts, use your collection to aid the townsfolk with their unusual problems — and remember to pet your cat!
Why similar: Detective 23.7%, Point & Click 18.5%, Investigation 12.3%, Choices Matter 11.4%, Multiple Endings 11.1%
- #36 Halt
76% matchMixed70% of 78 reviews2022
Dev: Nightmare Ink Publishing
Windows
Halt is a pixelated top-down horror where players explore a nightmare world while investigating mysterious disappearances. Limited visibility and intense atmosphere make every moment of the game thrilling.
Why similar: Detective 35.1%, Horror 16.8%, Choices Matter 16.6%, Story Rich 9%, Pixel Graphics 8.4%
- #37 Nightmare Frames
73% matchVery Positive98% of 425 reviews2022
Dev: Postmodern Adventures
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Nightmare Frames is a supernatural thriller where you'll step into the shoes of Alan Goldberg, in the search for the scariest horror film of all time. An enthralling journey through the streets of the Hollywood of the 80s, a small haunted town, and even Hell itself.
Why similar: Point & Click 31.8%, Horror 18.1%, Investigation 15.1%, Story Rich 8.5%, Mystery 7.8%
- #38 Disease -Hidden Object-
77% matchMixed61% of 55 reviews2020
Dev: OperaHouse CorporationPub: D3PUBLISHER
Windows
This is a horror adventure game where the player go back and forth in between the real world and the hallucination world. The purpose of this game is to search items and collect scattered documents while solving mysteries and finding out the truth of the abolished hospital.
Why similar: Point & Click 33.5%, Horror 24%, Adventure 11.9%, Multiple Endings 9.8%, Mystery 8.6%
- #39 KRAMPEN
73% matchVery Positive91% of 443 reviews2023
Dev: GMD13
Windows
Immerse yourself in the winter forest and help a lost soul to find a piece of itself. What is awaiting you there.. or who?
Why similar: Detective 24.1%, Point & Click 18.1%, Horror 13.3%, Multiple Endings 12.6%, Choices Matter 10.7%
- #40 Sherlock Holmes The Awakened
72% matchVery Positive82% of 2,927 reviews2023
Dev: Frogwares
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Experience a nerve-racking Lovecraftian adventure, rebuilt from the ground up with modern graphics and gameplay. Become Sherlock Holmes, and find yourself at the heart of the terrifying Cthulhu Mythos as you investigate a series of mysterious disappearances in Europe and the US.
Why similar: Detective 33.5%, Horror 14.6%, Choices Matter 13.4%, Investigation 12.7%, Mystery 8.8%
- #41 Heaven Does Not Respond
70% matchVery Positive91% of 522 reviews2026
Dev: Rise Studios
Windows
Heaven Does Not Respond is a psychological and analog horror game set in an alternate 2005 timeline. Play as an intelligence agent, exploring a retro computer interface to decipher secret files, watch mysterious videos, and uncover the dark secrets behind a young man's death.
Why similar: Detective 22.7%, Point & Click 18.5%, Crime 16.8%, Investigation 12.9%, Horror 12.2%
- #42 Dead Dreams
75% matchMostly Positive75% of 67 reviews2020
Dev: Aiaz Marx
Windows
"DEAD DREAMS" is a 2D psychological horror game focused on puzzle-solving and atmosphere with a complex non-linear story in which every element has a meaning...
Why similar: Detective 26.1%, Horror 15.3%, Choices Matter 13.4%, Multiple Endings 12.5%, Story Rich 7.6%
- #43 Black Mirror II
74% matchVery Positive91% of 717 reviews2014
Dev: Cranberry ProductionPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 11.3 hrsMean: 12.9 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Enter a dark, captivating world as the massive evil of Black Mirror Castle is reincarnated with over 100 atmospheric locations to explore and 40 different characters to interact with. Will Darren's search lead him to redemption or the hell of insanity?
Why similar: Point & Click 54.2%, Horror 18.6%, Adventure 15.7%, Mystery 6.5%, Story Rich 4.3%
- #44 Transient: Extended Edition
74% matchMostly Positive71% of 347 reviews2020
Dev: Stormling StudiosPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
H.P. Lovecraft meets Cyberpunk. Delve deep into a dystopian world and investigate what is happening to you and your friends in a domed city. Solve puzzles, hack systems and plug in to explore other dimensions. Discover a truth that might tear apart your sanity and question your very existence.
Why similar: Detective 24.4%, Crime 19.5%, Investigation 13%, Horror 12.8%, Story Rich 9.2%
- #45 The Third Shift
69% matchVery Positive98% of 60 reviews2026
Dev: Teebowah Games
Windows
In this Game Boy styled horror game, uncover the mystery of the Roanoke Museum of History and Wonder. Get lost in its maze-like exhibits, solve peculiar puzzles, and survive being hunted by grotesque creatures from the controversial Human Body Exhibit. Can you leave the museum alive?
Why similar: Point & Click 21.6%, Horror 18.6%, Multiple Endings 14.9%, Investigation 12.2%, Mystery 7.4%
- #46 DETECTIVE - Rainy night
70% matchMostly Positive74% of 96 reviews2025
Dev: k148 Game StudioPub: JanduSoft
Windows
Detective Rainy Night is a narrative adventure with elements of deduction. Violent crimes, mature stories, and a touch of psychological horror await you at the Motel Holiday. Grab a pencil and paper because solving this case won’t be easy.
Why similar: Detective 31.1%, Crime 21.9%, Point & Click 17.3%, Horror 15.2%, Mystery 9.2%
- #47 The Signifier Director's Cut
72% matchMostly Positive79% of 348 reviews2020
Dev: PlaymestudioPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
This story-driven adventure follows a mystery of death and despair from reality into the surreal realms of objective memories and subjective experiences. Search the mind, solve puzzles, and unravel the dark truth in this psychological thriller.
Why similar: Investigation 23.6%, Multiple Endings 21.2%, Choices Matter 20.1%, Mystery 10%, Dark 9.9%
- #48 The Occult Detective
70% matchMostly Positive71% of 332 reviews2025
Dev: Battlecry Studio
Windows
A narrative detective game blended with supernatural elements. Play as a rookie investigator, discover vital clues in every case, dive into unscripted interrogations and uncover truths that break minds. But with each revelation, the world feels... less human.
Why similar: Detective 56.4%, Story Rich 17.7%, Mystery 13.2%, Adventure 7.8%, Pixel Graphics 3.4%
- #49 Carnival
68% matchVery Positive100% of 74 reviews2025
Dev: Beyond Booleans
Windows
Carnival is an atmospheric folk horror point-&-click featuring low-resolution pixel art graphics, locations drawn from Venice itself, and developing relationships with NPCs, allowing the player to influence events in the game and achieve multiple different endings.
Why similar: Point & Click 35.5%, Horror 14.9%, Adventure 11%, Pixel Graphics 9.9%, Choices Matter 9.7%
- #50 The Séance of Blake Manor
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,757 reviews2025
Dev: Spooky DoorwayPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Linux
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 80%
The Séance of Blake Manor is a supernatural detective mystery, set in 1897 Ireland, where you investigate the disappearance of Evelyn Deane in a remote hotel full of secrets and other-worldly occurrences.
Why similar: Detective 33.4%, Investigation 14.7%, Choices Matter 12.6%, Horror 11.9%, Mystery 8.6%
- #51 Au Revoir
68% matchVery Positive95% of 124 reviews2025
Dev: Invisible StudioPub: Nuntius Games
Windows
Play as Tristan and solve puzzles to recover human consciousnesses in the year 2071. Investigate environments, uncover secrets, and make choices that affect the ending. Explore a neon-noir world with a low poly aesthetic inspired by the 90s.
Why similar: Point & Click 34%, Detective 23.4%, Investigation 12.7%, Multiple Endings 12.1%, Story Rich 10.5%
- #52 The Darkside Detective
69% matchVery Positive94% of 5,215 reviews2017
Dev: Spooky DoorwayPub: Akupara Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Grab your trench coat, tune your sixth sense and join the Darkside Division as they investigate the outright bizarre, the downright dangerous and the confusing cases of Twin Lakes. Flesh-hungry tentacles, mafian zombies, and the occasional missing sock are no match for The Darkside Detective.
Why similar: Detective 36.9%, Point & Click 30.1%, Mystery 9.2%, Story Rich 8.7%, Pixel Graphics 8.7%
- #53 Penelope Pendrick and the Art of Deceit
65% matchVery Positive97% of 564 reviews2025
Dev: Default Cube Games
Windows · Mac
Pick up your magnifying glass as writer-turned-detective Penelope Pendrick in this first-person point and click mystery adventure! Three people have suddenly vanished from the sleepy town of Carlisle. Follow the clues, interrogate suspects, and solve puzzles to end this case - before it ends you.
Why similar: Point & Click 29.2%, Detective 22.4%, Mystery 11.9%, Investigation 10%, Story Rich 8.3%
- #54 Tangle Tower
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 6,575 reviews2019
Dev: SFB Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Unravel a thrilling mystery by exploring a strange and twisted mansion, discovering curious clues, interrogating peculiar suspects and solving unique puzzles. Will you be able to uncover the secrets of Tangle Tower?
Why similar: Detective 35.5%, Point & Click 25.4%, Crime 15.8%, Investigation 6.8%, Mystery 6.6%
- #55 An English Haunting
66% matchVery Positive96% of 442 reviews2024
Dev: Postmodern Adventures
Windows
While looking for the existence of the Great Beyond, Professor Patrick Moore, aided by a fake medium, will build a device to see the other side, embark on a search for a millenary artifact, and investigate the most haunted manor of 1907 England.
Why similar: Point & Click 39.1%, Horror 17.9%, Pixel Graphics 12.4%, Mystery 11.4%, Adventure 9.7%
- #56 The Last Door - Collector's Edition
68% matchVery Positive95% of 2,462 reviews2014
Dev: The Game KitchenPub: Phoenix Online Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Something ancient and evil is stirring in Victorian England. Only you can stop it. Journey to the brink of madness and beyond as you set forth alone into the dark.
Why similar: Point & Click 44.6%, Horror 22.1%, Pixel Graphics 14.3%, Story Rich 12.5%, Adventure 5.4%
- #57 Necronomicon: The Dawning of Darkness
73% matchMixed44% of 209 reviews2014
Dev: Cryo InteractivePub: Microids
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 43%
In this thrilling point-and-click adventure based on the works of H.P Lovecraft, you’ll traverse the haunting world of Gothic New England, solving puzzles and acquiring information to help Stanton solve the mystery of the Necronomicon.
Why similar: Point & Click 55.3%, Horror 29.2%, Adventure 15.5%
- #58 If On A Winter's Night, Four Travelers
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,809 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 38.1%, Horror 17.2%, Story Rich 10.8%, Pixel Graphics 10.2%, Dark 9.4%
- #59 The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker
69% matchVery Positive82% of 615 reviews2017
Dev: D'Avekki Studios Ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
YOU are a psychiatrist, trying to solve a murder whilst treating the unusual patients of the recently deceased Doctor Dekker. Type a question - patients reply in full screen video and have questions for you too but be careful what you say. Your words determine their eventual fates, and your own!
Why similar: Detective 33.1%, Horror 13.4%, Multiple Endings 12%, Choices Matter 9.9%, Mystery 9.3%
- #60 Confidential Killings - A Detective Game
65% matchMostly Positive79% of 748 reviews2026
Dev: BRANEPub: Surefire.Games
Windows · Mac
A series of murders is shocking Hollywood! Use your detective skills: search the crime scene, find clues, solve the mystery. Who is pulling the strings behind these Confidential Killings?
Why similar: Detective 34.7%, Point & Click 25.7%, Investigation 17.6%, Mystery 9.4%, Adventure 7.2%