- #1 Fran Bow
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 21,826 reviews2015
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: Point & Click 52.6%, Female Protagonist 19.2%, Horror 11.1%, Adventure 9.4%, Indie 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: This game perfectly captures the surreal, dark, and psychological horror elements found in Belladonna.
- #2 The Excavation of Hob's Barrow
96% 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 47.7%, Female Protagonist 28.2%, Horror 10%, Adventure 9.9%, Indie 3.5%
Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in gothic atmosphere and point-and-click mystery that feels like a spiritual successor to Belladonna's aesthetic.
- #3 Goetia
96% matchMostly Positive77% of 776 reviews2016
Dev: SusheePub: Forever Entertainment S. A.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Goetia is a point & click adventure where you play the ghost of a young lady. You are Abigail. Abigail Blackwood.
Why similar: Point & Click 37.4%, Gothic 25.2% ★, Female Protagonist 15%, Adventure 10.1%, Indie 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: You play as a ghost exploring a decaying mansion, which aligns perfectly with the supernatural and gothic themes of the seed game.
- #4 The Cat Lady
95% 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 38.2%, Female Protagonist 29.6%, Horror 13.1%, Adventure 11%, Indie 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: It features a strong female protagonist navigating a grim, psychological world that mirrors the dark tone of Belladonna.
- #5 The House in Fata Morgana
94% matchVery Positive95% of 6,041 reviews2016
Dev: NOVECTPub: MangaGamer
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 27.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
A gothic suspense tale set in a cursed mansion. "The House in Fata Morgana" is a full-length visual novel spanning nearly a millennium that deals in tragedy, human nature, and insanity.
Why similar: Gothic 44.7% ★, Female Protagonist 19.2%, LGBTQ+ 15.1%, Horror 7.8%, Adventure 7%
Why You'll Like It: This gothic visual novel offers a deeply emotional and dark narrative that fans of Belladonna's story-rich style will appreciate.
- #6 Unavowed
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,539 reviews2018
Dev: Wadjet Eye Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
A demon has possessed you and used your body to tear a swath of bloodshed through New York. You are now free, but life as you knew it is over. Your only path forward is joining the Unavowed - an ancient society dedicated to stopping evil. No matter what the cost.
Why similar: Point & Click 50%, Gothic 15.5% ★, Female Protagonist 13.7%, Adventure 12.6%, Indie 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: A high-quality supernatural point-and-click adventure with a strong focus on narrative and character choices.
- #7 The Blackwell Legacy
93% matchVery Positive90% of 1,616 reviews2012
Dev: Wadjet Eye Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 70%
When 3 NYU students kill themselves, nobody thinks that a sinister force is at work. Nobody but fledgling medium Rosa Blackwell & her new spirit guide Joey Mallone.
Why similar: Point & Click 56.7%, Female Protagonist 24.1%, Adventure 12.4%, Indie 6.2%, Singleplayer 0.6%
Why You'll Like It: A supernatural mystery series featuring a female protagonist that excels in atmospheric storytelling.
- #8 Kathy Rain
92% matchVery Positive92% of 3,928 reviews2016
Dev: Clifftop GamesPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Set in the '90s, Kathy Rain tells the story of a strong-willed journalism major who has to come to terms with her troubled past as she investigates the mysterious death of her recently deceased grandfather.
Why similar: Point & Click 98.6%, Female Protagonist 0.8%, Adventure 0.4%, Indie 0.1%, Singleplayer 0%
Why You'll Like It: Features a compelling female protagonist investigating a dark mystery in a classic point-and-click format.
- #9 Little Misfortune
91% 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 46.4%, Female Protagonist 25.1%, Adventure 9.8%, Horror 9.3%, Indie 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: Shares the dark, whimsical, and tragic storytelling style that makes Belladonna so memorable.
- #10 Downfall
90% matchVery Positive94% of 1,627 reviews2016
Dev: Harvester GamesPub: Screen 7
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
There is nothing Joe wouldn't do for his wife. But as they try to save their marriage with a romantic getaway, things go from bad to worse, and from worse... to insanity...
Why similar: Point & Click 51.3%, Adventure 19.5%, Horror 14.5%, Indie 13.6%, Singleplayer 1%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror point-and-click game that dives deep into themes of death and madness.
- #11 the white chamber
89% matchVery Positive99% of 99 reviews2023
Dev: Locked Door PuzzlePub: Lupus Studios Limited
Windows
Sci-fi horror anime point and click adventure game. Guide a young woman through a nightmarish space station as she tries to uncover why she's there and how she can escape.
Why similar: Point & Click 61.1%, Adventure 24.2%, Horror 13.4%, Singleplayer 1.4%
Why You'll Like It: A classic indie horror point-and-click game that focuses on mystery and survival in a confined space.
- #12 Enola
91% matchMixed65% of 171 reviews2014
Dev: The DomaginariumPub: Plug In Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Survive a macabre world conjured up by the tortured memories of Angelica.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 52.3%, Adventure 20.5%, Indie 15.4%, Horror 11.8%
Why You'll Like It: A short, horror-themed point-and-click adventure that features a female protagonist in a dangerous situation.
- #13 A Mortician's Tale
89% matchMostly Positive72% of 1,410 reviews2017
Dev: Laundry Bear Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
A Mortician's Tale is a short, story-driven game about a mortician tasked with running a funeral home.
Why similar: Point & Click 36%, Female Protagonist 35.1%, LGBTQ+ 16.2%, Indie 11.3%, Singleplayer 1.4%
Why You'll Like It: A short, narrative-focused game that deals directly with death and the afterlife in a respectful yet somber way.
- #14 Whispering Willows
88% matchVery Positive82% of 1,862 reviews2014
Dev: Night Light InteractivePub: Akupara Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Interact with the spirits of the dead, solve the puzzles of the mysterious mansion and help Elena find her missing father in the horror/adventure puzzle game: Whispering Willows.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 35.9%, Point & Click 30.6%, Adventure 12.3%, Horror 10.9%, Indie 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: A ghost-themed adventure with a female protagonist that emphasizes exploration and narrative over complex puzzles.
- #15 Anna's Quest
86% matchVery Positive88% of 2,480 reviews2015
Dev: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 93%
With her telekinesis, unorthodox use of torture instruments, a knack for improvisation and the help of a shady fox she makes her way from the peaks of Glass Mountain to the deepest dungeon.
Why similar: Point & Click 51.9%, Female Protagonist 25.6%, Adventure 14.3%, Indie 7.5%, Singleplayer 0.7%
Why You'll Like It: Features a female protagonist in a dark fantasy setting that balances charm with sinister undertones.
- #16 Morph Girl
87% matchMostly Positive71% of 93 reviews2017
Dev: Autumn Knight
Windows
Morph Girl is a Japanese horror inspired FMV game about loss, depression and the supernatural.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 33.5%, Adventure 19.9%, LGBTQ+ 16.5%, Indie 16.3%, Horror 12.6%
Why You'll Like It: An FMV-based horror game that explores themes of grief and the supernatural with a female lead.
- #17 Blackwell Convergence
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 640 reviews2012
Dev: Wadjet Eye Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 74%
The third game in the Blackwell series
Why similar: Point & Click 68.2%, Female Protagonist 14.8%, Adventure 12.9%, Indie 4.1%
Why You'll Like It: Continues the supernatural investigation theme with a focus on character-driven storytelling.
- #18 Rusty Lake Hotel
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 10,008 reviews2016
Dev: Rusty Lake
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Are you ready to serve the guests in the Rusty Lake Hotel? Solve all mysteries in this dark and eerie puzzle game. Rusty Lake Hotel is a point-and-click adventure by the creators of the Rusty Lake & Cube Escape series.
Why similar: Point & Click 66.3%, Horror 11.6%, Adventure 11.3%, Indie 9.8%, Singleplayer 1%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal and dark point-and-click experience that shares the twisted, macabre tone of Belladonna.
- #19 Lorelei and the Laser Eyes
82% matchVery Positive94% of 2,911 reviews2024
Dev: SimogoPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
The stage is set. Imagine an old baroque manor, perhaps a hotel or a museum, somewhere in central Europe. A woman wanders in search of answers.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 37.4%, Adventure 30.8%, Horror 18.8%, Indie 11.3%, Singleplayer 1.7%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal and atmospheric puzzle-adventure that captures the sense of dread and mystery found in gothic horror.
- #20 The Death of Erin Myers
85% matchVery Positive81% of 151 reviews2019
Dev: Viperante
Windows
Erin Myers is dead. But how did she die? And why did she die? Find out as you step back into her life and uncover her darkest secrets.
Why similar: Point & Click 40.1%, Female Protagonist 26.2%, Adventure 19.2%, Indie 14.4%
Why You'll Like It: A short, mystery-driven point-and-click game that focuses on uncovering the truth behind a tragic event.
- #21 Sanitarium
84% matchVery Positive93% of 1,302 reviews2014
Dev: DotemuPub: Ziggurat
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Originally released in 1998 on PC, and awarded as the Adventure Game of the Year, The timeless horror point-and-click, Sanitarium, is returning to frighten the bravest adventure game fans.
Why similar: Point & Click 68.4%, Horror 15.7%, Adventure 15.2%, Singleplayer 0.8%
Why You'll Like It: A classic psychological horror point-and-click game that remains a gold standard for dark, surreal narratives.
- #22 Children of Silentown
83% matchVery Positive87% of 1,485 reviews2023
Dev: Elf GamesPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 43%, Female Protagonist 30%, Adventure 10.3%, Horror 10.1%, Indie 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric point-and-click game that uses a dark, hand-drawn art style to tell a mysterious story.
- #23 Agatha Knife
82% matchVery Positive93% of 639 reviews2017
Dev: Mango Protocol
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Embark on a whimsically twisted adventure with Agatha, a child torn between her love for eating meat and her friendships with animals. Join her as she discovers religion and creates her own, Carnivorism, to convince animals that the sacrifice of their flesh is the secret to their eternal happiness.
Why similar: Point & Click 38.1%, Female Protagonist 23.9%, Adventure 20.1%, Indie 17.1%, Singleplayer 0.8%
Why You'll Like It: Combines a dark, twisted sense of humor with a female protagonist in a unique point-and-click adventure.
- #24 Detective From The Crypt
81% matchVery Positive94% of 146 reviews2021
Dev: BOV
Windows · Linux
Jane wakes up in a crypt as a ghost. You are investigating the death of her family together. Seeking and researching evidences. Building an accusation based on them. You have a laboratory to research evidences. Play and get the feeling of being a true Victorian detective.
Why similar: Point & Click 52%, Female Protagonist 27.5%, Adventure 12.9%, Indie 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-heavy point-and-click game that leans into the macabre and supernatural themes.
- #25 Corinne Cross's Dead & Breakfast
81% matchVery Positive99% of 142 reviews2016
Dev: bad chalk
Windows · Mac
A story-driven adventure game about a haunted bed & breakfast. A dead & breakfast!
Why similar: Female Protagonist 52.1%, Adventure 26%, Indie 21.9%
Why You'll Like It: An indie adventure featuring a female protagonist and a story-rich narrative set in a spooky location.
- #26 Blackwell Deception
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 636 reviews2012
Dev: Wadjet Eye Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Street psychics. Their blinking neon signs are everywhere, promising love and wealth and happiness. They make a fortune preying on the gullible and milking them dry. So when these victims begin dying and leaving confused spirits behind, it can only take a genuine psychic (and her wayward spirit guide) to clean up the mess.
Why similar: Point & Click 58.1%, Female Protagonist 22.9%, Adventure 12.3%, Indie 6.4%, Singleplayer 0.4%
Why You'll Like It: Another strong entry in the series that maintains the focus on supernatural mystery and point-and-click gameplay.
- #27 The Method of Hiding a Body
78% matchVery Positive92% of 83 reviews2024
Dev: Sea of Ghosts
Windows
A story-driven horror puzzle game where the player takes on the role of a resentful ghost, possessing others in order to search for her own corpse.
Why similar: Adventure 35.7%, Female Protagonist 35.5%, Indie 26.8%, Singleplayer 2%
- #28 Decollate Decoration
76% matchVery Positive95% of 224 reviews2026
Dev: KANEKODOPub: KEMCO
Windows
This is a point-and-click, command-selection style adventure game where the protagonist is a girl who has become a ghost. The objective is to fulfill her desires by speaking to her beloved "him" causing poltergeists, visiting in dreams, or even cursing.
Why similar: Point & Click 54.7%, Adventure 20.1%, Horror 18.2%, Indie 5.9%, Singleplayer 1%
- #29 Love Alone Death
75% matchVery Positive99% of 402 reviews2023
Dev: vivid selfish
Windows · Mac
Build relationship with the characters. Your choices might earn you favor from one character, but disdain from another. Use items to solve problems. Confront various endings. Choose one person and face the end with them.
Why similar: Point & Click 41.7%, Female Protagonist 28.4%, LGBTQ+ 13.5%, Adventure 8.7%, Horror 6.8%
- #30 Postmortem: One Must Die (Extended Cut)
80% matchMostly Negative40% of 187 reviews2013
Dev: Unbound Creations
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 20%
Narrative-adventure playing an Agent of Death who must take ONE life that could change the fate of a conflict-torn Nation
Why similar: Point & Click 34.1%, Adventure 25.7%, Female Protagonist 21.9%, Indie 16.8%, Singleplayer 1.5%
Why You'll Like It: A short, choice-driven adventure that forces the player to make difficult decisions regarding life and death.
- #31 Oknytt
77% matchVery Positive91% of 599 reviews2014
Dev: Nemoria Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Oknytt is an old school point-and-click adventure game where the player takes the role of a small, seemingly insignificant creature, leading it through a dark world filled with beings and areas inspired by Swedish folklore, in search of a place to belong.
Why similar: Point & Click 69.1%, Adventure 15.5%, Indie 7%, Horror 5.8%, Singleplayer 2.5%
- #32 Memento Mori
79% matchMixed66% of 205 reviews2012
Dev: Bohemia Interactive
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 54%
The enhanced version of Memento Mori which includes the full soundtrack.
Why similar: Point & Click 62.7%, Adventure 21.6%, Female Protagonist 15%, Singleplayer 0.7%
Why You'll Like It: A mystery-focused point-and-click adventure that features a female protagonist and a somber, artistic tone.
- #33 Corrosion: Cold Winter Waiting [Enhanced Edition]
78% matchMixed68% of 266 reviews2015
Dev: Viperante
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Horror adventure awaits as you step into a place nobody knew existed and hunt for clues around every dark corner and in every scribbled notebook. With a twisted past, and a terrible secret just waiting to be revealed, Cold Winter Farm will leave you questioning whether what you know, is really what you know.
Why similar: Point & Click 53.5%, Adventure 19.5%, Indie 14.2%, Horror 12.8%
- #34 Blood Lily Ghoststories
74% matchVery Positive95% of 107 reviews2025
Dev: Sounding Stone / 老奉毊
Windows
A horror game about a needy female ghost. A trio of close-knit occult club girls gather late at night to enjoy telling ghost stories. Little do they know that Miss Choker, a ghost that targets girls, is just dying to appear...
Why similar: Female Protagonist 44.5%, LGBTQ+ 29.5%, Horror 12.2%, Adventure 8.1%, Indie 5.7%
- #35 The Music Machine
77% matchVery Positive89% of 593 reviews2015
Dev: David Szymanski
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
A teenage girl and the vengeful ghost possessing her stumble onto horrors of cosmic proportions as the latter searches for a way to murder the former.
Why similar: Point & Click 38.9%, Female Protagonist 29.2%, Horror 11.3%, Adventure 10.9%, Indie 8.2%
- #36 1954 Alcatraz
76% matchMostly Positive73% of 1,836 reviews2014
Dev: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 18.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
1954: Alcatraz – The cash is out there. But who will get it?Joe's doing 40 years on Alcatraz for a heist on an armored truck. The loot is still hidden out there, but only Joe knows where it is. In the streets of San Francisco, Joe's ex-accomplices and his wife are eager to find the stolen money. Who will get their hands on the dough?
Why similar: Point & Click 61.7%, Adventure 18.2%, Indie 9.6%, Female Protagonist 9.5%, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #37 PRIM
73% matchVery Positive95% of 562 reviews2024
Dev: Common ColorsPub: Application Systems Heidelberg
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%
PRIM is a creepy-but-cute point’n’click adventure game full of dark humor. When her mother dies, Prim finds out she’s Death’s daughter and now has to live with her father. But the Grim Reaper has strict rules and when Prim breaks them, things take a fatal turn. Can you breathe life into her misery?
Why similar: Point & Click 69.2%, Adventure 22.8%, Horror 6.7%, Singleplayer 1.3%
- #38 Utter a Name
72% matchVery Positive93% of 200 reviews2025
Dev: evilalbert
Windows · Mac · Linux
Disembodied souls linger in this old estate. To each one, utter their name.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 61.2%, Adventure 15.9%, Horror 12.3%, Indie 8.7%, Singleplayer 1.9%
- #39 Blood Lily Loop
73% matchVery Positive84% of 67 reviews2024
Dev: Sounding Stone / 老奉毊
Windows
Your bestie seems to be hiding something. There's something about your world that seems odd as well, like it has...secrets. Dive into the Cthulhu Mythos universe of this horror game and witness a "friendship" that rewrites the world.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 46.5%, LGBTQ+ 31.7%, Horror 13.4%, Adventure 7.3%, Singleplayer 1%
- #40 The Charnel House Trilogy
75% matchVery Positive80% of 681 reviews2015
Dev: Owl Cave
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Witness The Charnel House Trilogy, the chronicle of one fateful night aboard a train bound for Augur Peak. Three thrilling, horrifying adventure games in one, from the depths of the Sepulchre, starring Madeleine Roux, Peter Willington, Jonathan Grier, Jim Sterling, and Ben Chandler as Grub.
Why similar: Point & Click 49.8%, Adventure 15%, Horror 13.5%, Female Protagonist 12.5%, Indie 8.6%
- #41 Ms.Director
73% matchVery Positive97% of 67 reviews2021
Dev: SketchyNonsense
Windows
Cameras and heads are rolling in this noir inspired RPGmaker horror game. Save the spectral starlets trapped in the deadly director's mansion, and escape without joining them in their fate.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 31.8%, Horror 25.6%, Female Protagonist 23.9%, Adventure 9.9%, Indie 7.7%
- #42 Black Sails - The Ghost Ship
74% matchMixed68% of 311 reviews2015
Dev: Deck13
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Best played with the lights turned off and the volume turned up, Black Sails is a creepy and mysterious point-and-click adventure game.Two survivors of a shipwreck try to survive in the raging sea. Until another ship appears. Hoping for rescue, they are calling, but nobody answers. They manage to go on board. Will this be their rescue?
Why similar: Point & Click 47.1%, Female Protagonist 25.3%, Adventure 17.4%, Horror 10.2%
- #43 Reaplaced
71% matchVery Positive91% of 55 reviews2023
Dev: Mystery Gamedev
Windows · Mac · Linux
A supernatural Halloween whodunnit. Solve a chilling locked-room mystery before the grim reaper reveals the answer!
Why similar: Female Protagonist 62.3%, Horror 21.9%, Adventure 14.7%, Singleplayer 1.1%
- #44 Cabernet
68% matchVery Positive95% of 1,924 reviews2025
Dev: Party for IntrovertsPub: Akupara Games
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Cabernet is a 2D narrative RPG set in a 19th century Eastern European inspired world, with a modern twist. Guide Liza, a young vampire in her new unlife among the unsuspecting townsfolk. Will you retain your humanity or descend further into the horror you have become?
Why similar: Female Protagonist 44.8%, Point & Click 40.4%, Horror 12.5%, Singleplayer 2.3%
- #45 Devil's Hideout
70% matchVery Positive85% of 95 reviews2024
Dev: Cosmic Void
Windows · Mac · Linux
Devil's Hideout is a horror point and click adventure. Lauren learns from a mystic that her young sister is still alive, with cultists staging her death. Traveling to the hospital where her sister received care, Lauren plunges headfirst into a nightmare.
Why similar: Point & Click 44.6%, Female Protagonist 31%, Adventure 11.5%, Horror 11.5%, Singleplayer 1.4%
- #46 ALTER EGO
70% matchVery Positive92% of 190 reviews2023
Dev: Fruit Salad Torture
Windows
ALTER EGO is a 2D point-and-click narrative-based adventure game featuring psychological elements. Explore two levels with atmospheric environments, solve puzzles, and use your inventory items to uncover the mystery behind Reese and Winona’s relationship, and find the real culprit—if there is one.
Why similar: Point & Click 41.7%, Female Protagonist 30.1%, LGBTQ+ 18.7%, Horror 9.5%
- #47 Hollowbody
68% matchVery Positive86% of 1,556 reviews2024
Dev: Headware Games
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%
A tech-noir survival horror short story, set in the urban decay of a long abandoned British city. Solve environmental puzzles, manage limited resources and fight for a way to escape beyond the wall.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 68.6%, Adventure 18.3%, Horror 13.1%
- #48 Remothered: Tormented Fathers
71% matchMostly Positive74% of 2,314 reviews2018
Dev: Stormind Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Remothered: Tormented Fathers is the pure and realistic survival horror videogame
Why similar: Female Protagonist 52.3%, Horror 20.3%, Adventure 16.3%, Indie 11.1%
- #49 Shardlight
71% matchVery Positive90% of 786 reviews2016
Dev: Wadjet Eye Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
A post-apocalyptic adventure game from the publisher that brought you Primordia, Gemini Rue and Technobabylon! A young woman stricken with a deadly plague searches for a cure in a hostile world.
Why similar: Point & Click 49%, Female Protagonist 30.8%, Adventure 12.4%, Indie 6.9%, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #50 Perceptions of the Dead
70% matchVery Positive92% of 335 reviews2017
Dev: Ithaqua Labs
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Follow three stories set in a world where the dead linger, and things far worse wait beyond the veil.
Why similar: Adventure 42.5%, Indie 33%, Horror 24.5%
- #51 CLeM
67% matchVery Positive92% of 276 reviews2024
Dev: Mango ProtocolPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
CLeM is a narrative-driven puzzle adventure game with a dark twist. Wake up in a world where puzzles intertwine with exploration, weaving a unique narrative rooted in alchemy. A voice awakens you. It gives you purpose. To guide you, you find a notebook with mysterious entries and a house to explore.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 64.1%, Adventure 18.4%, Horror 17.5%
- #52 Brightstone Mysteries: Paranormal Hotel (Hotel Collector's Edition)
72% matchMixed54% of 56 reviews2014
Dev: Cateia Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 31.8 hrs≥1hr: 41%
Unravel secrets of Templars and ancient Egyptian cult in this dark adventure game!
Why similar: Point & Click 44.6%, Female Protagonist 22%, Adventure 21.4%, Indie 12%
- #53 Saint Maker - Horror Visual Novel
68% matchVery Positive86% of 252 reviews2023
Dev: Yangyang MobilePub: Neon Doctrine
Windows · Mac
A haunted convent. Statues that move on their own. A buried past. Welcome to Saint Idelora’s convent, where becoming a saint comes with a price.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 69.3%, Horror 24.4%, Adventure 3.1%, Indie 2.6%, Singleplayer 0.6%
- #54 Castle of Secrets
67% matchMixed63% of 56 reviews2025
Dev: Serene Questworks StudiosPub: Wandering Wizard
Windows
Castle of Secrets is a dark psychological adventure with horror elements. Uncover the mystery behind your family's murder as you journey through the world of the dead, meet strange beings, solve puzzles, and make choices that shape the story.
Why similar: Point & Click 44.9%, Female Protagonist 31.7%, Horror 9.9%, Adventure 8%, Indie 4.7%
- #55 My Sleeping Girlfriend
65% matchVery Positive95% of 105 reviews2025
Dev: Fancy Dog Games
Windows
Your girlfriend’s sleepwalking is getting worse each night. Find her and bring her back to bed safely.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 42.1%, Horror 31.9%, Adventure 23.5%, Singleplayer 2.5%
- #56 Lachesis or Atropos
67% matchVery Positive87% of 68 reviews2023
Dev: 4nokiPub: Quill Yuri
Windows · Mac · Linux
This world is woven of strings, of fate and of hate. What do you see, detective? A horror-mystery yuri visual novel peering into the maddening darkness of love and death.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 42%, LGBTQ+ 27.3%, Horror 13.4%, Adventure 11.3%, Indie 4.4%
- #57 Hellkind
65% matchVery Positive94% of 176 reviews2025
Dev: Motamot
Windows · Mac
You awaken to whispers of an ancient cult and their unholy rite. As the veil to the dead unravels, explore, solve puzzles, and escape - before you become part of the ritual.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 49.6%, Horror 22.2%, Adventure 15.7%, Indie 10.9%, Singleplayer 1.6%
- #58 Graveyard Girls
66% matchVery Positive98% of 158 reviews2022
Dev: Delphinium Interactive
Windows
Graveyard Girls is a halloween-themed yuri visual novel about complicated grief and overcoming hardships. Collect Elle’s “scribbles” to learn about her struggles, befriend a mysterious girl, and have a conversation about death.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 53.1%, LGBTQ+ 36%, Indie 9%, Singleplayer 1.9%
- #59 Deep Sleep: Labyrinth of the Forsaken
63% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 528 reviews2025
Dev: scriptwelderPub: Armor Games Studios
Windows
What dreams are made of is the stuff of nightmares in this new point-and-click adventure. Delve deep into realms both fantastical and terrifying, and use the power of lucid dreaming to solve puzzles, explore, and contend with eerie adversaries in your search for the brother you thought had died.
Why similar: Point & Click 46.7%, Female Protagonist 31.6%, Adventure 11.5%, Horror 10.3%
- #60 The Chrono Jotter
65% matchVery Positive94% of 2,205 reviews2021
Dev: Orca LayoutPub: 2P Games
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Rewind time to save your girlfriend in a twisted high school death game. A gripping yuri visual novel: Investigate brutal murders, unravel psychological horrors, and fight for a forbidden love that defies death itself.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 39.7%, LGBTQ+ 26.8%, Horror 12%, Adventure 11.9%, Indie 9.6%