- #1 Bad Dream: Coma
97% matchVery Positive91% of 2,222 reviews2017
Dev: Desert Fox
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Welcome in Bad Dream: Coma. A point & click game where unique minimalistic art style creates an unforgettable and atmospheric experience. Travel through the surreal and disturbing dreamland where everything depends on your actions. You can't die but you can suffer greatly...
Why similar: Point & Click 13.6%, Psychological 10.4%, Psychological Horror 9.9%, Hand-drawn 9.1%, Choices Matter 8.7%
- #2 Creepy Tale: Snow Child
96% matchVery Positive92% of 277 reviews2026
Dev: Creepy Brothers
Windows · Mac · Linux
An explosive mix of action and mystery, seasoned with black humor and a sinister atmosphere. Journey into Hell alongside a brave boy named Blizzy and defeat Evil itself. Save the world and become a hero. But at what cost?
Why similar: Point & Click 18.1%, Hand-drawn 15.5%, Dark 13.4%, Horror 11.3%, Side Scroller 8.6%
- #3 BROKEN LIFE
96% matchVery Positive98% of 58 reviews2025
Dev: IKKOSAMAPub: False Memory Dept.
Windows
BROKEN LIFE is an atmospheric, fully voiced Point-and-Click Adventure set in a war-torn world. Follow Leo, a former soldier, as he returns to his hometown to uncover the fate of his family, restore his home, and confront the dark secrets hidden within.
Why similar: Point & Click 16.2%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Horror 10.2%, Dark 9.3%, Story Rich 8.7%
- #4 Rakuen
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 5,930 reviews2017
Dev: Laura Shigihara
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
A hospitalized Boy comes to terms with his own story by traveling with his Mom to a beautiful fantasy world; ultimately helping his fellow patients find closure by walking a mile in their shoes.
Why similar: Emotional 19.7%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Point & Click 15.4%, Story Rich 12.8%, Puzzle 10.7%
- #5 7 Days
94% matchVery Positive99% of 101 reviews2025
Dev: Daver The DavePub: IC Industries
Windows
Step into a world where dreams and reality mix. You find yourself in a dream-like world, and explore a different traumatic experience each day. Your choice determines if the boy accepts these moments and moves on, or stays in the past.
Why similar: Surreal 13%, Hand-drawn 11.2%, Emotional 10.5%, Dark 9.8%, Psychological Horror 9.6%
- #6 Little Misfortune
94% matchVery Positive92% of 14,094 reviews2019
Dev: Killmonday Games AB
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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 20%, Psychological Horror 19%, Choices Matter 13.1%, Story Rich 10.8%, Horror 10.7%
- #7 Sally Face - Episode One
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 28,581 reviews2016
Dev: Portable Moose
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
An unsettling adventure following a boy with a prosthetic face. After a string of mysterious murders, Sal and his three friends discover something truly sinister casting shadows over their small town.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.7%, Point & Click 12.7%, Story Rich 11%, Dark 10.5%, Horror 10.5%
- #8 Happy Game
92% matchVery Positive90% of 3,592 reviews2021
Dev: Amanita Design
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 84%
A little boy falls asleep to a horrible nightmare. Can you make him happy again?
Why similar: Horror 21.9%, Dark 16%, Surreal 15%, Point & Click 14.2%, Cute 11.4%
- #9 Blackout Hospital
91% matchVery Positive97% of 184 reviews2023
Dev: arcadekitten
Windows
When the power goes out while working night shift in the hospital, the emergency lights come on with an eerie glow...
Why similar: Puzzle 20.4%, Horror 17.1%, Cute 14.2%, Choices Matter 12%, Adventure 10.3%
- #10 OneShot
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 64,754 reviews2016
Dev: Future Cat LLCPub: KOMODO
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 28.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
OneShot is a surreal top down Puzzle/Adventure game with unique gameplay capabilities. You are to guide a child through a mysterious world on a mission to restore its long-dead sun. The world knows you exist.
Why similar: Story Rich 18.1%, Choices Matter 14%, Cute 10.9%, Puzzle 10.8%, Multiple Endings 10.4%
- #11 My Hidden Things
91% matchMostly Positive76% of 87 reviews2020
Dev: SIXDOTS
Windows
In the beginning there was nothing, only a chaos of dreams, out of which came Xary. He tried to understand people's nature and help them. Yet he is too young. And here you are. Together, you need to figure this all out…
Why similar: Point & Click 13.7%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Psychological 12%, Hand-drawn 10.1%, Story Rich 8%
- #12 SOULS
89% matchVery Positive90% of 148 reviews2017
Dev: Team Fork
Windows
One day, the boy meets a monster, with whom he builds a strange relationship that is neither friend, nor family, nor owner and pet. How will the boy's future change?
Why similar: Psychological 51.1%, Story Rich 30.7%, Adventure 9.6%, Horror 6%, Atmospheric 2.6%
- #13 Bulb Boy
89% matchVery Positive86% of 2,247 reviews2015
Dev: Bulbware
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
One gloomy night, Bulb Boy wakes suddenly from a frightening nightmare to discover that evil has overshadowed the Bulbhouse. His family has disappeared and there are horrid monsters lurking in the shadows. Gather the courage and use his glass head to save everything he loves.
Why similar: Point & Click 29.7%, Horror 18.8%, Dark 13.9%, Adventure 8.1%, Puzzle 8.1%
- #14 Creepy Tale: Some Other Place
86% matchVery Positive94% of 657 reviews2024
Dev: Creepy Brothers
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Creepy Tale is a mysterious adventure rich in riddles and eerie atmosphere. An autumn morning promised a quiet fishing trip, but events took Martin to "some other place." Find the way home, uncover loads of secrets, and save everyone that you can.
Why similar: Point & Click 19%, Hand-drawn 17.4%, Dark 11.9%, Puzzle 11.3%, Side Scroller 8.8%
- #15 Daydream: Forgotten Sorrow
88% matchMostly Positive70% of 284 reviews2023
Dev: Frozen LinePub: Ravenage Games
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Experience the altered memories of a dying man, reliving his entire life as a little boy while lying on his deathbed. Explore the profound depths of his subconscious as you assist Griffin to shed the remains of his miserable life before his impending demise.
Why similar: Emotional 17.8%, Psychological Horror 13%, Story Rich 11.5%, Surreal 10.7%, Horror 9.7%
- #16 HOMESICKNESS
86% matchVery Positive95% of 81 reviews2025
Dev: jnity
Windows
HOMESICKNESS is a point-&-click psychological horror indie game exploring the nuances of nostalgia. Play as Theo, trapped in CHILDREEF’s daycare, descending floor by floor; surviving the remnants of time. Use the Kids' multi-tool, listen to obscure tapes, and make your way to the lot. She's waiting.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 23%, Point & Click 20.8%, Nonlinear 18%, Story Rich 13%, Horror 11.4%
- #17 Lucid Dream Adventure
87% matchVery Positive82% of 234 reviews2018
Dev: Dali Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Lucid Dream is the story of little Lucy, who goes on an adventure into the world of dreams with the mission to save her mother.
Why similar: Psychological 14.7%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Point & Click 12.9%, Surreal 11.9%, Dark 9.8%
- #18 Ordinary Day
84% matchVery Positive90% of 87 reviews2023
Dev: Late Night Studios
Windows · Linux
In this not so ordinary psychological horror your soul is bound from birth to fufil a singular purpose. Suffering a loss that has kicked in motion the bindings of your destiny, enter Ordinary Day.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.8%, Hand-drawn 15.9%, Horror 15.7%, Thriller 12.6%, Emotional 11.7%
- #19 白昼梦 · 心象病院
83% matchVery Positive84% of 251 reviews2024
Dev: 林檎树Pub: Eternal Dream
Windows
This is a pixel style puzzle game, including a certain micro-horror elements. Truth is blind love. Retrieve your memory and escape from this horrible hospital.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.2%, Emotional 14.9%, Psychological 14%, Surreal 12%, Story Rich 8.9%
- #20 Monochroma
85% matchMostly Positive74% of 725 reviews2014
Dev: Nowhere Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Monochroma is a cinematic puzzle platformer. It’s a game about being a kid, growing up with a little brother that needs your help, facing obstacles and solving unique puzzles in a dystopian 1950's setting.
Why similar: Puzzle 33.3%, Adventure 18.3%, Atmospheric 14.3%, Horror 11.9%, Side Scroller 11.8%
- #21 Sinking Inn
84% matchVery Positive91% of 55 reviews2021
Dev: Open Alpha
Windows · Mac
A small, lonely boy on a hopeful quest navigates through a dark and dreary motel. Dive into its mysterious, eerie atmosphere and find your way through the motel's strange puzzles, as it becomes increasingly clear that reality is not as it seems.
Why similar: Point & Click 43.2%, Puzzle 21.3%, Dark 15.4%, Surreal 7.7%, Casual 7.2%
- #22 LIMBO
82% matchVery Positive92% of 61,975 reviews2011
Dev: Playdead
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Uncertain of his sister's fate, a boy enters LIMBO
Why similar: Dark 25.2%, Puzzle 19.9%, Horror 16%, Atmospheric 12.5%, Surreal 10.5%
- #23 Darkness Under My Bed
82% matchVery Positive91% of 96 reviews2021
Dev: Desert Fox
Windows
Wander through intricate maze under the bed, and discover the secrets hidden in the long, dark tunnels. Document the existence of monsters. Retrieve the stolen treasures and memories.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 17%, Psychological 15.3%, Surreal 14.2%, Horror 12.9%, Point & Click 12.5%
- #24 Follow the meaning
79% matchVery Positive94% of 1,035 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 21%, Hand-drawn 14.1%, Surreal 12.2%, Puzzle 11.1%, Multiple Endings 9.7%
- #25 Imaginary Friend Asylum
80% matchVery Positive100% of 68 reviews2024
Dev: Nightmare Emporium
Windows
A psychological horror game about being a child in an insane asylum. You're in a cruel world but your imaginary friends have your back. Here, you will uncover a dark conspiracy where you are to receive a terrible fate.
Why similar: Emotional 21.1%, Psychological Horror 19.1%, Dark 17.9%, Horror 15.3%, Atmospheric 10.4%
- #26 INSIDE
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 75,704 reviews2016
Dev: Playdead
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Hunted and alone, a boy finds himself drawn into the center of a dark project. INSIDE is a dark, narrative-driven platformer combining intense action with challenging puzzles. It has been critically acclaimed for its moody art style, ambient soundtrack and unsettling atmosphere.
Why similar: Dark 19.7%, Horror 18.6%, Multiple Endings 16.1%, Story Rich 15.5%, Puzzle 13.3%
- #27 Just Ignore Them
81% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,611 reviews2017
Dev: Stranga GamesPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 67%
One night can feel like a lifetime of pain, suffering and horror to a child...do you have what it takes to survive the night? Play as an 8 year old child who is tormented by monsters in his house. Your choices make his future which lives can be saved or ended.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.2%, Horror 16.5%, Point & Click 15%, Dark 11.3%, Story Rich 10.7%
- #28 Keep in Mind: Remastered
81% matchMostly Positive76% of 613 reviews2018
Dev: Little Moth GamesPub: Akupara Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Keep in Mind follows Jonas, a man haunted by alcoholism, depression, and grief. One night, he awakens to a shadowy mirror world where beasts lurk and stars don't shine. Lost and scared, Jonas must face the twisted beasts if he ever wishes to return home and learn the truth about his darkness.
Why similar: Psychological 19%, Psychological Horror 16.8%, Emotional 15%, Horror 13.9%, Dark 13.7%
- #29 Fran Bow
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 22,901 reviews2015
Dev: Killmonday Games AB
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 11.0 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 20.8%, Point & Click 17.2%, Horror 9.7%, Story Rich 9.5%, Psychological 9.4%
- #30 Uncanny Tales: 1992
76% matchVery Positive85% of 343 reviews2025
Dev: VYASTUDIO
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 1.7 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Autumn, 1992. Anton, a 14-year-old boy, moves with his parents to a small town and is left alone in his grandmother's apartment. Meanwhile, children are disappearing across the town — the police are powerless, and no one knows who's behind it…
Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.2%, Thriller 20.8%, Horror 20.6%, Story Rich 11%, Dark 8.3%
- #31 In Nightmare
78% matchVery Positive82% of 96 reviews2022
Dev: Magic Fish Games
Windows
In Nightmare is a narrative-driven horror adventure game combining sneak action with diverse puzzles. It follows a young boy in search for the last hope of love who is working out his own salvation by navigating through his fear.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 34%, Atmospheric 15.6%, Story Rich 14.1%, Adventure 13.7%, Puzzle 8.9%
- #32 The Paradixion: Son's Room
77% matchVery Positive85% of 54 reviews2023
Dev: GomPangGames
Windows
[The Paradixion: Son's Room] is a point-and-click adventure game with a mysterious atmosphere.Solve various puzzles with a unique atmosphere and find the hidden elements in the game to gather clues about the story.
Why similar: Point & Click 19.1%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, Horror 11.8%, Hand-drawn 10.7%, Puzzle 10%
- #33 Creepy Tale 2
75% matchVery Positive86% of 1,568 reviews2021
Dev: Creepy Brothers
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Experience the creepy tension of a brothers Grimm fairy tale in this puzzle adventure game. Follow the young and brave Lars as he embarks on a dangerous journey to save his sisters mind from the clutches of a mysterious evil.
Why similar: Point & Click 18%, Hand-drawn 13.1%, Dark 11.7%, Multiple Endings 9.5%, Story Rich 8.8%
- #34 Children of Silentown
74% matchVery Positive87% of 1,564 reviews2023
Dev: Elf GamesPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Children of Silentown is a dark adventure game that tells the story of Lucy, a girl growing up in a village deep in a forest inhabited by monsters. People disappearing is nothing uncommon here, but this time, Lucy is old enough to investigate on her own. Or so she thinks.
Why similar: Point & Click 15.5%, Hand-drawn 11.1%, Surreal 10.3%, Horror 9.8%, Dark 9.6%
- #35 Heartbound
77% matchMixed54% of 3,684 reviews2018
Dev: Pirate Software
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Heartbound is a non-traditional role-playing game about a boy, his dog, secrets, and sanity.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.7%, Choices Matter 17.3%, Horror 15.4%, Story Rich 15%, Puzzle 11.8%
- #36 OMORI
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 88,316 reviews2020
Dev: OMOCAT, LLC
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.4 hrsMean: 25.6 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Explore a strange world full of colorful friends and foes. When the time comes, the path you’ve chosen will determine your fate... and perhaps the fate of others as well.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 34.4%, Story Rich 17.6%, Hand-drawn 14.1%, Multiple Endings 12.4%, Horror 11.1%
- #37 Heal
75% matchVery Positive84% of 822 reviews2020
Dev: Jesse Makkonen
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Guide an old man through the dark and atmospheric world of Heal in this abstract 2D puzzle-adventure point-and-click game.
Why similar: Point & Click 19.9%, Psychological 16.1%, Emotional 13.1%, Surreal 13.1%, Puzzle 11.4%
- #38 BRXKEN INSIDE
73% matchVery Positive82% of 97 reviews2025
Dev: SHAWAVERSEPub: BRXKENVN
Windows · Linux
Shion's calm and measured life comes to an end when she meets Akiko. This encounter has the chance to change her life or plunge it further into the abyss of depression and hopelessness.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.6%, Psychological 16.6%, Dark 11%, Horror 9.3%, Thriller 9%
- #39 The Family Trip
72% matchVery Positive88% of 56 reviews2026
Dev: Fear Scape
Windows
An 13-year-old boy travels with his parents to a cabin in a remote area for a short trip. During their stay, they explore the surroundings, visit a nearby abandoned house, and spend their evenings at the cabin. The trip does not continue as planned.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.8%, Horror 17.5%, Thriller 15.1%, Story Rich 12.1%, Psychological 11.5%
- #40 My Light In The Dark
74% matchVery Positive93% of 90 reviews2019
Dev: TaleHammer
Windows
My Light In The Dark is a short story about a girl who lives with her abusive mother. The girl finds out some dark secrets about her mother, and she has to find a way to escape the house.
Why similar: Point & Click 17.2%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Dark 12.6%, Emotional 10.9%, Horror 10.6%
- #41 Five Stages of Pink
73% matchVery Positive98% of 94 reviews2022
Dev: Kaffein
Windows · Mac · Linux
Psychological horror and mystery game about a boy who desperately wants a Normal life in the most abnormal city in the world. Help Timor understand his cruel life in this supernatural city and investigate murders while trying to escape Death. This is a visual novel and point and click game.
Why similar: Point & Click 19%, Psychological Horror 18.8%, Emotional 14.7%, Story Rich 11.7%, Horror 11.6%
- #42 Fear in Hospital
76% matchMixed48% of 521 reviews2019
Dev: IO Games
Windows
Fear in Hospital is a short survivor horror in hospital where you should find a occult path to escape alive!
Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.7%, Horror 16.3%, Thriller 15.7%, Dark 14%, Puzzle 10.5%
- #43 Poco
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 9,721 reviews2025
Dev: WhalefallPub: Micah Boursier
Windows · Mac
Poco is the story of the world's smallest clown, who is banished from the circus and finds themself in a mysterious undergrowth full of lost and broken things. Explore, meet strange creatures, solve puzzles, and help Poco return to the circus in this charming 2D/3D hybrid point-and-click adventure.
Why similar: Point & Click 20.8%, Nonlinear 14.7%, Hand-drawn 14.3%, Story Rich 11.1%, Puzzle 10.1%
- #44 Endacopia
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 4,841 reviews2026
Dev: Andyland
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Endacopia is a Point-and-Click Puzzle Adventure that is visually reminiscent of early computer edutainment games... with underlying horrors.
Why similar: Point & Click 14.2%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Surreal 11.9%, Nonlinear 11.7%, Horror 9.2%
- #45 Antivine
71% matchVery Positive93% of 95 reviews2022
Dev: Regeneration studioPub: USERJOY Technology Co.,Ltd.
Windows
Do plants feel? A unique boy from the village and a girl lost her memory stay together for the adventure in the Chengying plain, a breathtaking place but fulfilled with bushy vines. Through changing viewpoints and the way of thinking, solve puzzles and move towards the source of the Treeman.
Why similar: Emotional 27.2%, Point & Click 18%, Story Rich 15.7%, Cute 12.5%, Hand-drawn 11.2%
- #46 Boyhood's End
70% matchMostly Positive77% of 755 reviews2024
Dev: WSS playground
Windows
Boyhood's End is an adventure horror game following Giovanni, the boy with the lowest human score in the universe, and Campenella, the delinquent genius, and their journey on the galactic railroad regarding the "human" and "inhuman".
Why similar: Story Rich 29.8%, Emotional 25.2%, Adventure 16.2%, Cute 14.5%, Horror 9.9%
- #47 A Day Without Me
73% matchMixed67% of 82 reviews2020
Dev: Gamecom Team
Windows
You wake up in an unknown city. A city without people, a city completely deserted. But you’re not alone. There's something out there, something strange, something terrifying. Somehow, you know your only way out is to figure out why you're the only one left when everyone else is gone.
Why similar: Nonlinear 16.7%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Surreal 13.2%, Horror 12.2%, Psychological 12.1%
- #48 Alex's Hope & Alex's Solitude
70% matchVery Positive92% of 69 reviews2024
Dev: Violet Horizons Productions
Windows · Mac · Linux
A boy regains his hope and a girl finds herself in solitude. A kinetic novel that will take you through their darkest days and immerse you in their deepest emotions.
Why similar: Psychological 18.5%, Psychological Horror 17.9%, Hand-drawn 15.6%, Emotional 15%, Story Rich 9.1%
- #49 Dad's Monster House
69% matchVery Positive94% of 289 reviews2021
Dev: Cotton Game
Windows · Mac
Dad's Monster House is a hand-drawn puzzle game featuring horror and fantasy. It tells the story of Carlos' journey after he receives a distress call from his father, pleading for him to return to his old home and rescue his dad.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 15.2%, Point & Click 15.1%, Surreal 14.8%, Horror 11.1%, Dark 11%
- #50 The Heilwald Loophole
68% matchVery Positive97% of 368 reviews2022
Dev: Jan Malitschek
Windows
The Heilwald Klinikum used to be one of the most renowned medical facilities in Germany. That all changed when that curious loophole appeared...
Why similar: Nonlinear 23.7%, Psychological Horror 22.1%, Horror 16.7%, Dark 13.9%, Puzzle 6.8%
- #51 Seen
68% matchVery Positive91% of 9,983 reviews2019
Dev: Seen Games
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 18.7 hrs≥1hr: 74%
A lonely kid desperately tries to escape his dark world.
Why similar: Dark 24.7%, Puzzle 16.4%, Atmospheric 11.9%, Story Rich 11.2%, Emotional 11.2%
- #52 Masochisia
71% matchVery Positive84% of 435 reviews2015
Dev: Oldblood
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A young man discovers through a series of hallucinations that he will grow up to become a violent psychopath. How will he respond to these revelations? Can he change his fate? Can you even... change fate...
Why similar: Psychological 24.2%, Point & Click 23.7%, Psychological Horror 20.7%, Horror 17.5%, Story Rich 13.9%
- #53 Silence of the Sleep
71% matchMostly Positive75% of 709 reviews2014
Dev: Jesse Makkonen
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
You play as a man called Jacob Reeves. A man who has lost his reason to live. He throws himself into a blackness to end his misery, but instead of it being the end he wakes up without a memory of his life before.
Why similar: Horror 22.9%, Psychological Horror 20.7%, Dark 9%, Puzzle 8%, Side Scroller 7.3%
- #54 Psychroma
67% matchVery Positive89% of 210 reviews2024
Dev: Rocket AdriftPub: Gamma Space Collaborative Studio
Windows · Linux
Psychroma is a psychological horror side-scroller set in a haunted cyberpunk house. Collect cards and explore the memories stored on them to piece together your past. But the deeper you go, the more you expose yourself to the brightest heat, the warmest color...
Why similar: Nonlinear 18.1%, Psychological Horror 16.9%, Emotional 12%, Surreal 11.4%, Side Scroller 11.1%
- #55 Luto
65% matchVery Positive85% of 1,351 reviews2025
Dev: Broken Bird Games
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Luto is a psychological horror experience where you take on the role of someone unable to leave their home. Every attempt to escape will lead you deeper into the unknown, where nothing is as it seems and everything will test your senses.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.2%, Psychological 16.4%, Dark 12.7%, Emotional 11%, Story Rich 10.3%
- #56 Reversion - The Escape (1st Chapter)
70% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,560 reviews2014
Dev: 3f Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
It’s 2035 in Buenos Aires, or where Buenos Aires used to be. You’ve just woken up in a hospital, and you can’t remember anything. All you know is you have to escape and find out what happened to the city. And how to save it.
Why similar: Adventure 77.5%, Point & Click 14.6%, Puzzle 3.9%, Hand-drawn 2%, Casual 1.4%
- #57 Children of Silentown: Prologue
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,048 reviews2020
Dev: Elf GamesPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 30 minMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 22%
Prologue to Children of Silentown, a dark adventure game that tells the story of Lucy, a young girl growing up in a village deep into a forest inhabited by monsters. People disappearing is nothing uncommon in the village, but this time, Lucy is old enough to investigate on her own. Or so she thinks.
Why similar: Point & Click 15.9%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Surreal 11.3%, Horror 11.2%, Hand-drawn 8.6%
- #58 Birth
64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 4,194 reviews2023
Dev: Madison Karrh
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
You are alone. You will build a creature, a partner, a wet warm heart, a collection of bones.
Why similar: Point & Click 21.2%, Surreal 17.9%, Hand-drawn 13.3%, Puzzle 10.4%, Psychological Horror 7.1%
- #59 Whateverland
67% matchVery Positive88% of 180 reviews2022
Dev: Caligari Games
Windows
Find your way out of a magical prison in this non-linear point'n'click adventure full of mini games and challenges. Get to meet the charismatic Whateverlanders, steal and deceive or be a good boy to discover all the different endings of Vincent's story.
Why similar: Nonlinear 18.5%, Point & Click 17.3%, Hand-drawn 12.2%, Choices Matter 11.5%, Story Rich 10.4%
- #60 Home
63% matchVery Positive100% of 152 reviews2025
Dev: Mr.Spoon
Windows
A game about the short journey of a boy who left home. Experience a dense story in around 2 hours, along with rhythm gameplay and music puzzles. Enjoy live acoustic sounds and a story that feels like a musical film!
Why similar: Emotional 27.4%, Dark 20.7%, Story Rich 20.4%, Puzzle 13%, Hand-drawn 11.2%