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Alpha Polaris is an oldschool adventure game focusing on slow-burning character driven horror and environmental themes. It draws inspiration from such sources as Inuit legends and Cthulhu mythos.

Reviews: Very Positive — 81% — of 597 reviews
Released: 2015-10-21
Developer: Turmoil Games
Genres: Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Windows
Median playtime: 3.5 hrs
Mean playtime: 6.5 hrs
Players ≥ 1 hr: 84%

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    Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 69%

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    Why similar: Adventure 46.5%, Lovecraftian 29.8%, Horror 16.5%, Indie 7.2%

  2. #2 Conarium
    96% matchMostly Positive77% of 2,240 reviews2017
    Dev: Stormling StudiosPub: Iceberg Interactive
    Windows · Mac · Linux
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    Why similar: Lovecraftian 36.3%, Horror 18.4%, Adventure 17.5%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Indie 8.2%

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    96% matchMostly Positive73% of 623 reviews2014
    Dev: Stormling StudiosPub: Iceberg Interactive
    Windows
    Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 54%

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    Why similar: Point & Click 28.3%, Lovecraftian 21.7%, Horror 15.4%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Adventure 12.5%

  4. #4 ASYLUM
    94% matchVery Positive85% of 468 reviews2025
    Dev: Senscape
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 77%

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    Why similar: Point & Click 28.8%, Horror 15.6%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Adventure 12.6%, Lovecraftian 11%

  5. #5 Moons of Madness
    94% matchMostly Positive77% of 2,891 reviews2019
    Dev: Rock Pocket GamesPub: Funcom
    Windows
    Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    Moons of Madness is a first-person, story-driven cosmic horror game where the scientific exploration of Mars meets the supernatural dread of Lovecraft.

    Why similar: Lovecraftian 28.7%, Adventure 22.1%, Horror 21.7%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Atmospheric 4.5%

  6. #6 Hidden: On the trail of the Ancients
    95% matchMixed65% of 85 reviews2015
    Dev: Lost Spell
    Windows
    Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 96%

    Immersed into dark and unexplored ancient woods in a search of the almost forgotten "Legend of the Ancients". But not everything goes as planned as the place keeps a never revealed horrifying secret. Hidden is a first person horror point n' click adventure game, with focus on story, puzzles and exploration.

    Why similar: Point & Click 31.1%, Adventure 19.4%, Horror 15.5%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Indie 11%

  7. #7 Unforgiving - A Northern Hymn
    93% matchVery Positive83% of 1,565 reviews2017
    Dev: Angry Demon Studio
    Windows
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    Unforgiving - A Northern Hymn is a first person horror game heavily inspired by Swedish folklore and the Nordic mythology to create the nightmares that's been haunting Swedish children for many generations.

    Why similar: Horror 49.1%, Adventure 21.2%, Indie 16.4%, Atmospheric 7.5%, Multiplayer 4.2%

  8. #8 The Lost Crown
    92% matchVery Positive83% of 514 reviews2014
    Dev: Darkling Room
    Windows
    Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    Embark on an eerie ghost-hunting adventure, featuring real evidence of paranormal activity, to solve the mystery of the Lost Crown. Be warned, to seek advice from the dead can have bitter consequences.

    Why similar: Point & Click 30.3%, Adventure 23%, Psychological Horror 16.1%, Horror 14.2%, Indie 12.2%

  9. #9 If On A Winter's Night, Four Travelers
    91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,656 reviews2021
    Dev: Dead Idle Games
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 76%

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  10. #10 Chronicle of Innsmouth
    91% matchMostly Positive78% of 248 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: Lovecraftian 43.1%, Point & Click 33.6%, Adventure 23.3%

  11. #11 Dagon: by H. P. Lovecraft
    89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 12,107 reviews2021
    Dev: Bit Golem
    Windows
    Median: 42 minMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 29%

    Face unspeakable horrors. Succumb to madness. Welcome to a free daemonic narrative experience inspired by H. P. Lovecraft.

    Why similar: Lovecraftian 28%, Horror 19.4%, Point & Click 19.1%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Adventure 6.8%

  12. #12 Apocalipsis
    90% matchMostly Positive72% of 513 reviews2018
    Dev: Punch Punk GamesPub: Wildlands Interactive
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 65%

    Apocalipsis is a point-and-click adventure game, in the vain of Samorost and Machinarium, where all puzzles have a hidden meaning. With a unique artstyle inspired by 15th century engravings it tells a story about heartbreak, redemption and, quite literally, the end of the world.

    Why similar: Point & Click 43.5%, Horror 22.2%, Adventure 14.8%, Indie 9.8%, Atmospheric 7.9%

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    89% matchMostly Positive71% of 63 reviews2021
    Dev: Solitary GamesPub: Lamina Studios
    Windows

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    Why similar: Point & Click 33.7%, Psychological Horror 19.2%, Horror 18.6%, Indie 15.9%, Adventure 5.7%

  14. #14 A Date in the Park
    88% matchVery Positive88% of 1,998 reviews2016
    Dev: Cloak and Dagger Games
    Windows
    Median: 48 minMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 36%

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    Why similar: Point & Click 38.9%, Psychological Horror 21%, Horror 18.9%, Adventure 9.2%, Atmospheric 6.3%

  15. #15 The Nameless City
    86% matchVery Positive87% of 55 reviews2024
    Dev: Paradnight Studio
    Windows · Mac

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    Why similar: Lovecraftian 34.6%, Psychological Horror 26.7%, Horror 15.4%, Adventure 11.6%, Atmospheric 8.6%

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    87% matchVery Positive83% of 436 reviews2011
    Dev: Nucleosys
    Windows
    Median: 36 minMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 41%

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    Windows · Mac
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    Windows
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    Windows

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    Dev: Olivier Leclair
    Windows

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    Dev: RVL Games
    Windows

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    82% matchMostly Positive79% of 519 reviews2020
    Dev: AdroVGames
    Windows
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%

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    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 58%

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  24. #24 Blameless
    81% matchVery Positive84% of 5,079 reviews2016
    Dev: Vaclav HudecPub: Blameless Games
    Windows · Mac
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    Windows
    Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 56%

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    79% matchVery Positive84% of 1,173 reviews2018
    Dev: Interactive Stone
    Windows
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%

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    Dev: Yames
    Windows

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    80% matchVery Positive89% of 57 reviews2015
    Dev: rest.less Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 97%

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    Dev: SUPERLUMEN
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 48 minMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 42%

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    78% matchMixed68% of 121 reviews2021
    Dev: Studio Chien d'Or
    Windows · Mac

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  31. #31 Tormentum - Dark Sorrow
    77% matchVery Positive94% of 2,658 reviews2015
    Dev: OhNoo Studio
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%

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    76% matchVery Positive88% of 519 reviews2020
    Dev: Ars Goetia
    Windows
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 66%

    A point'n'Click adventure game. Resolve mysteries and fight the Great Evil.

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    75% matchMixed69% of 90 reviews2024
    Dev: Team Gaivot
    Windows

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  34. #34 The NADI Project
    77% matchMixed67% of 468 reviews2016
    Dev: Monkeys Tales Studio
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 54 minMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 43%

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  35. #35 NEDRA
    73% matchMixed68% of 97 reviews2025
    Dev: Davit AndreasyanPub: indie.io
    Windows

    NEDRA is a story-driven, atmospheric action-adventure blending survival horror with cosmic terror. Set in a Soviet-era Antarctic station, all the explorers have vanished without a trace, leaving you to uncover the chilling truth.

    Why similar: Lovecraftian 31.5%, Psychological Horror 23.8%, Horror 21.4%, Adventure 14.6%, Atmospheric 7.2%

  36. #36 GORE
    72% matchMostly Positive73% of 100 reviews2025
    Dev: CosmicArcade
    Windows

    GORE is a Lovecraft-inspired horror experience set deep in the Rocky Mountains. Explore the wilderness and uncover the origins of the fleshy entity.

    Why similar: Lovecraftian 32.7%, Psychological Horror 21.1%, Horror 18%, Adventure 11.2%, Atmospheric 8.2%

  37. #37 Chronicle of Innsmouth: Mountains of Madness
    75% matchMostly Positive72% of 111 reviews2021
    Dev: PsychoDevPub: AtomicHorde
    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    Why similar: Lovecraftian 39.7%, Point & Click 35.2%, Adventure 25.1%

  38. #38 The Picture in The House
    76% matchMixed51% of 136 reviews2020
    Dev: Dystopia Game Studio
    Windows

    A journey through ancient mysteries and forces described by the original short story "The Picture in the House" written by H.P Lovecraft.

    Why similar: Horror 38.7%, Adventure 23.9%, Lovecraftian 20.9%, Indie 7.9%, Multiplayer 4%

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    73% matchVery Positive87% of 2,402 reviews2020
    Dev: Marevo Collective
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 75%

    A slow burn retro horror game, in which you arrive at the old lighthouse on a small island near the coast of the United States. After the previous keeper has gone missing, you need to take over his duties and watch after the light.

    Why similar: Lovecraftian 24.2%, Horror 22%, Psychological Horror 17.9%, Adventure 12.6%, Indie 12.3%

  40. #40 Abscission
    72% matchVery Positive94% of 109 reviews2023
    Dev: Beyond Booleans
    Windows

    Abscission is a Lovecraftian, story-driven horror point-and-click investigation game. It involves searching crime scenes for evidence, combining clues and questioning suspects. Puzzles can have multiple solutions as you guide the protagonist - Detective Will Stanhope - through the story.

    Why similar: Point & Click 55.6%, Horror 24.4%, Adventure 15.6%, Mystery 3.7%, Singleplayer 0.8%

  41. #41 Saint Kotar: The Yellow Mask
    74% matchMostly Positive74% of 340 reviews2020
    Dev: The-Mark Entertainment
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Follow the fear of Benedek Dohnany and Nikolay Kalyakin and play the onset of a dark and chilling narrative adventure. Make decisions and affect the events that precede a macabre series of murders, allegedly related to devil worship and witchcraft.

    Why similar: Point & Click 29.2%, Lovecraftian 19.6%, Horror 13.8%, Adventure 10.9%, Psychological Horror 10.3%

  42. #42 Arkhangel: The House of the Seven Stars
    74% matchVery Positive83% of 84 reviews2018
    Dev: Winter Night GamesPub: ZQ SFX LLC
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Michael struggles with dreams of dark waters and an unknown ancient evil resting beneath the cold waves. Are these simply dreams or are they a premonition of things to come?

    Why similar: Point & Click 36.6%, Lovecraftian 24.8%, Horror 17.6%, Adventure 9%, Mystery 5.6%

  43. #43 The Excavation of Hob's Barrow
    68% matchVery Positive92% of 3,008 reviews2022
    Dev: Cloak and Dagger GamesPub: Wadjet Eye Games
    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 42.6%, Horror 17.7%, Adventure 13.2%, Lovecraftian 11.9%, Atmospheric 5.9%

  44. #44 STASIS
    71% matchVery Positive82% of 2,332 reviews2015
    Dev: THE BROTHERHOOD
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    STASIS The isometric, point-and-click, sci-fi horror adventure game! In the distant future aboard a seemingly abandoned spacecraft, John Maracheck awakes from stasis. He must push himself to new physical and emotional limits and unravel the mysteries around him.

    Why similar: Point & Click 40.9%, Horror 19.3%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Adventure 12.6%, Indie 6.1%

  45. #45 Carnival
    67% matchVery Positive100% of 63 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 33.6%, Adventure 18.5%, Lovecraftian 16.8%, Horror 11.1%, Psychological Horror 10.6%

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    68% matchMostly Positive74% of 239 reviews2024
    Dev: Vixa GamesPub: Daedalic Entertainment
    Windows

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    Why similar: Lovecraftian 38.8%, Horror 29.8%, Psychological Horror 28.6%, Singleplayer 2.9%

  47. #47 The Corruption Within
    69% matchVery Positive94% of 166 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 46.2%, Adventure 17%, Horror 12.6%, Indie 10.6%, Mystery 6.2%

  48. #48 The Innsmouth Case
    71% matchMixed66% of 197 reviews2020
    Dev: RobotPumpkin GamesPub: Assemble Entertainment
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 93%

    The Innsmouth Case is a text adventure game inspired by H.P. Lovecraft and the very first text-based adventure to combine horror and comedy in a fit and proper way.

    Why similar: Lovecraftian 44.4%, Horror 20.1%, Adventure 11.5%, Indie 8.5%, Atmospheric 8.5%

  49. #49 Distrust: Polar Survival
    70% matchMostly Positive72% of 2,521 reviews2017
    Dev: CheerdealersPub: Alawar
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    DISTRUST is an isometric survival adventure with procedural generation on an Arctic research station lost in the endless dark of a polar night. A story-rich fiction with multiple endings that suits both singleplayer fans and co-op enthusiasts.

    Why similar: Point & Click 34%, Psychological Horror 20.4%, Horror 18.1%, Adventure 13.2%, Atmospheric 7.1%

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    71% matchMixed62% of 77 reviews2016
    Dev: Stormlord GamesPub: Stormlord Games LLC
    Windows
    Median: 42 minMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 47%

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    Why similar: Point & Click 30.9%, Lovecraftian 18.9%, Horror 18.4%, Adventure 13.4%, Indie 9.7%

  51. #51 Lempo
    67% matchVery Positive84% of 140 reviews2023
    Dev: One Trick EntertainmentPub: PID Games
    Windows

    Find your way back home before Metsänpeitto, an otherworldly plane of existence, consumes you. Lempo is a psychological horror game inspired by Finnish mythology with an emphasis on exploration.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 36.1%, Horror 33.4%, Adventure 13.7%, Mystery 9%, Indie 4.1%

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    67% matchMostly Positive78% of 3,017 reviews2019
    Dev: Protocol GamesPub: 🚀 Raiser Games
    Windows
    Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 22.4 hrs≥1hr: 66%

    A 3rd person, fixed-camera survival horror adventure. Fear the Presence, a mysterious entity you cannot fight: stay alert, hide, breathe slowly... Explore cursed places where unseen spirits and lost souls linger in a true horror story for the ages.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 27.8%, Lovecraftian 24.6%, Horror 22.8%, Adventure 15.1%, Atmospheric 8.7%

  53. #53 DEMON COMPASS
    66% matchVery Positive88% of 80 reviews2024
    Dev: xena-spectralePub: Provoker
    Windows · Mac

    This occult item will guide you through a bizarre in-between world and help you to confront past demons as well as piece together former memories that may lead to closure. Seek a better understanding of who you were, who you’ve loved and how much you’ve lost in this 3rd person horror adventure game.

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    69% matchMixed69% of 1,025 reviews2016
    Dev: AdroVGames
    Windows
    Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 94%

    Investigator is a first-person exploration game with horror elements, where the events take place in a world of extreme weather cataclysms.

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  55. #55 CONCLUSE
    69% matchMostly Positive75% of 532 reviews2018
    Dev: concluse_dev
    Windows · Mac

    Concluse is an atmospheric horror game which features puzzles, outstanding cutscenes, and something a little twisted..

    Why similar: Horror 31.8%, Psychological Horror 25.8%, Adventure 15.3%, Atmospheric 9.6%, Indie 9.6%

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    67% matchMostly Positive73% of 379 reviews2023
    Dev: JustTomcuk
    Windows
    Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 53%

    Abandoned Souls is a horror game, shown through a GoPro lens. You play as a vlogger who specializes in urban exploration.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 33.6%, Horror 28.4%, Adventure 14%, Atmospheric 11%, Mystery 5.9%

  57. #57 Inner Voices
    70% matchMixed53% of 93 reviews2017
    Dev: Sigma GamesPub: No Gravity Games
    Windows
    Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 77%

    Inner Voices is a dark, non-linear adventure game with a pinch of horror, inspired by works of H. P. Lovecraft and E. A. Poe. Find your way through a procedurally generated maze of rooms and solve the mystery of your past.

    Why similar: Lovecraftian 28.6%, Psychological Horror 23.7%, Horror 17%, Adventure 12.7%, Indie 7%

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    64% matchVery Positive90% of 70 reviews2026
    Dev: ghost funeralPub: Nikita Kryukov
    Windows

    A story-driven psychological experience where memory fades, silence deepens, and something waits in the dark.

    Why similar: Lovecraftian 53.6%, Psychological Horror 27.6%, Indie 15.7%, Singleplayer 3%

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