- #1 Night Reverie
97% matchVery Positive97% of 325 reviews2021
Dev: Somber Pixel
Windows
Night Reverie is a Puzzle/Adventure game in which a child must solve the mystery behind the distortion of his house. Explore puzzle-filled environments and discover strange creatures living in the house as you reach the truth behind of what looks like a bizarre nightmare.
Why similar: Adventure 100%
Why You'll Like It: It captures the surreal, puzzle-heavy exploration of a child's imagination within a mysterious, shifting environment.
- #2 The Last Door - Collector's Edition
96% matchVery Positive95% of 2,436 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: Cult Classic 42.9% ★, Point & Click 36.5%, Adventure 13.2%, Retro 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: This game shares the dark, atmospheric, and retro-inspired aesthetic that defines the mysterious house exploration in the seed game.
- #3 Fran Bow
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 22,182 reviews2015
Dev: Killmonday Games AB
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 10.5 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 68.9%, Adventure 31.1%
Why You'll Like It: Like the seed game, it masterfully balances a surreal, unsettling atmosphere with psychological themes and point-and-click exploration.
- #4 OneShot
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 62,700 reviews2016
Dev: Future Cat LLCPub: KOMODO
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 27.5 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: Adventure 100%
Why You'll Like It: This title offers a meta-narrative and surreal, dreamlike quality that mirrors the psychological depth of the seed game.
- #5 I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream
94% matchVery Positive89% of 3,744 reviews2013
Dev: The Dreamers GuildPub: Nightdive Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%
The adventure plunges you into the tortured and hidden past of five humans. Delve into their darkest fears. Outwit the Master Computer AM in a game of psychological warfare. Disturbing, compelling. An adventure you won't easily forget !!
Why similar: Point & Click 41.4%, Retro 20.1%, 1990's 19.4%, Adventure 19%
Why You'll Like It: A classic psychological horror adventure that shares the intense, surreal, and often disturbing tone of the seed game.
- #6 The Cat Lady
94% matchVery Positive94% of 6,142 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 57.8%, Adventure 42.2%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, psychological adventure that explores themes of madness and reality, similar to the thin line walked in the seed game.
- #7 Sally Face - Episode One
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 26,584 reviews2016
Dev: Portable Moose
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Delve into a dark adventure following the boy with a prosthetic face and a tragic past. Unravel the sinister mysteries of Sally's world to find the truth that lies hidden beneath the shadows.
Why similar: Point & Click 59.7%, Adventure 40.3%
Why You'll Like It: It features a dark, surreal narrative and point-and-click mechanics that delve into unsettling psychological mysteries.
- #8 Who's Lila?
91% matchVery Positive95% of 3,610 reviews2022
Dev: Garage Heathen
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%
A reverse-detective adventure, where you control your character's face
Why similar: Point & Click 100%
Why You'll Like It: This game provides a unique, surreal psychological experience that challenges the player's perception of reality.
- #9 Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Father®
93% matchVery Positive89% of 192 reviews2016
Dev: Sierra On-LinePub: Activision
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 39%
Gabriel Knight is the last in a long line of Shadow Hunters, those fated to fight the dark forces of the supernatural.
Why similar: Point & Click 38.6%, Adventure 37.6%, 1990's 23.8%
Why You'll Like It: A classic adventure that provides the deep, atmospheric mystery and puzzle-solving roots found in the seed game.
- #10 WORLD OF HORROR
89% matchVery Positive90% of 9,764 reviews2023
Dev: panstaszPub: Ysbryd Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Experience the quiet terror of this 1-bit love letter to Junji Ito and H.P. Lovecraft. Navigate a hellish roguelite reality with turn-based combat and unforgiving choices. Experiment with your deck of event cards to discover new forms of cosmic horror in every playthrough. The inevitable awaits...
Why similar: Point & Click 73.4%, Adventure 26.6%
Why You'll Like It: Its retro aesthetic and surreal, cosmic-horror puzzles align perfectly with the cult-classic feel of the seed game.
- #11 Shadowgate
91% matchVery Positive87% of 710 reviews2014
Dev: Zojoi
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Thrust into the role of "The Seed of Prophecy," players travel deep into the living castle, in hopes of defeating the evil that dwells within – the dreaded Warlock Lord.
Why similar: Cult Classic 53.8% ★, Point & Click 22.3%, Adventure 13.6%, Retro 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: This remake provides a challenging, atmospheric, and puzzle-heavy experience within a mysterious, dangerous structure.
- #12 Detention
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 11,710 reviews2017
Dev: RedCandleGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Detention is an atmospheric horror game set in 1960s Taiwan under martial law. Incorporated religious elements based in Taiwanese/Chinese culture and mythology, the game provided players with unique graphics and gaming experience.
Why similar: Point & Click 44.3%, Adventure 31.5%, Retro 24.3%
Why You'll Like It: It excels at building a heavy, atmospheric, and psychological horror experience within a confined, mysterious setting.
- #13 The Night of the Rabbit
90% matchVery Positive90% of 3,403 reviews2013
Dev: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Lose yourself in a tale of magic and wonder, where anything is possible and where nothing is quite as it seems: join young Jerry and follow a peculiar white rabbit to the wondrous realm of Mousewood, a land where critters can speak and where mystery abounds.
Why similar: Point & Click 41.7%, Adventure 33.9%, Retro 12.3%, 1990's 12.1%
Why You'll Like It: It features a whimsical yet mysterious world that rewards exploration and puzzle-solving in a similar fashion.
- #14 My Brother Rabbit
88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,045 reviews2018
Dev: Artifex Mundi
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 94%
My Brother Rabbit is a beautifully drawn exploration adventure and puzzle game set in a surreal world that mixes reality with a child’s imagination.
Why similar: Point & Click 49.6%, Adventure 37.5%, Retro 12.8%
Why You'll Like It: This game features surreal, hand-drawn environments that focus on puzzle-solving and a dreamlike narrative.
- #15 Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 33,269 reviews2020
Dev: Nikita KryukovPub: Nikita Igorevich Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 11%
A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.
Why similar: Retro 50.9%, Adventure 49.1%
Why You'll Like It: A short but potent psychological experience that captures the feeling of navigating a fragile mental state.
- #16 Anodyne
87% matchVery Positive85% of 1,586 reviews2013
Dev: Melos Han-TaniPub: Analgesic Productions
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
A 2D action-adventure through a surreal, subconscious world. Explore moody dungeons, buildings, and atmospheric lands, evoked by dreamy music and visuals. Help the human Young awaken from their dream!
Why similar: Retro 64.5%, Adventure 35.5%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal, retro-styled adventure that explores the subconscious mind through dreamlike environments.
- #17 Silence
86% matchVery Positive84% of 2,722 reviews2016
Dev: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Can you save Silence, the grim, but also serene world between life and death? Can you help Noah find his little sister Renie in this suffering world? Can you bring her home? Explore Silence and join the siblings on their adventurous journey.
Why similar: Point & Click 52.3%, Adventure 47.7%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a beautifully rendered, surreal world that focuses on narrative-driven adventure and emotional depth.
- #18 Little Misfortune
84% matchVery Positive92% of 13,710 reviews2019
Dev: Killmonday Games AB
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 10.3 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 65.2%, Adventure 34.8%
Why You'll Like It: This game blends dark, surreal humor with a child's perspective on a mysterious and dangerous world.
- #19 Kentucky Route Zero: PC Edition
85% matchVery Positive80% of 4,401 reviews2013
Dev: Cardboard Computer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 56%
KENTUCKY ROUTE ZERO is a magical realist adventure game about a secret highway running through the caves beneath Kentucky, and the mysterious folks who travel it.
Why similar: Point & Click 56.2%, Adventure 43.8%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a deeply surreal, narrative-driven journey that feels like a waking dream, much like the seed game's house exploration.
- #20 Inscryption
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 144,872 reviews2021
Dev: Daniel Mullins GamesPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 10.2 hrsMean: 16.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...
Why similar: Point & Click 71.4%, Adventure 28.6%
Why You'll Like It: While a card game, its meta-narrative and surreal, claustrophobic atmosphere evoke a similar sense of unease and mystery.
- #21 The Inner World
84% matchVery Positive89% of 1,499 reviews2013
Dev: Studio FizbinPub: Headup
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
The Inner World – A 2D-Point’n’Click Adventure Together with the help of the mysterious thief Laura, his best intentions and no clue whatsoever, Robert sets off on his adventure to discover the secret of the wind's disappearance. Will the young adventurer be able to save his world?
Why similar: Point & Click 44.4%, Adventure 34.7%, 1990's 11.2%, Retro 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: A charming yet mysterious adventure that relies on clever puzzle-solving and a rich, atmospheric world.
- #22 Lumino City
83% matchVery Positive87% of 1,382 reviews2014
Dev: State of Play
Windows · Mac
Median: 42 minMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 45%
The BAFTA award winning handmade puzzle adventure game made entirely by hand. Explore the city and use your ingenuity to piece together puzzling mechanisms and bring back power to this unique world. Three years in the making, it's handmade entirely out of paper, card, miniature lights and motors.
Why similar: Cult Classic 42.8% ★, Point & Click 23.9%, Adventure 15.3%, 1990's 9.4%, Retro 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: Its unique, handcrafted aesthetic and puzzle-centric gameplay offer a distinct, atmospheric adventure experience.
- #23 The Next BIG Thing
82% matchVery Positive84% of 708 reviews2011
Dev: Pendulo StudiosPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 55%
The Next Big Thing is a great adventure game in high definition, loaded with laughs, tributes, mysteries and wacky puzzles!
Why similar: Point & Click 40.2%, Cult Classic 32.6% ★, Adventure 27.2%
Why You'll Like It: A classic point-and-click adventure that shares the retro charm and puzzle-solving focus of the seed game.
- #24 The Initiate
82% matchMostly Positive77% of 204 reviews2017
Dev: Deceptive Games Ltd.
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 66%
The Initiate is a mystery puzzle game. You awake in a house full of traps and puzzles - This is your trial; complete it, or die!
Why similar: Adventure 100%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a tense, puzzle-heavy experience that focuses on navigating a mysterious and hostile environment.
- #25 House of Caravan
81% matchMixed67% of 808 reviews2015
Dev: Rosebud GamesPub: Senpai Industrial Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Taking place in a single mansion in Candlewood, northeast USA, in the early 20th Century, House of Caravan is a sinister adventure filled with dark secrets and vexing puzzles.
Why similar: Adventure 100%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person adventure that centers on exploring a mysterious house, mirroring the core setting of the seed game.
- #26 Yume Nikki
78% matchVery Positive94% of 10,100 reviews2018
Dev: kikiyamaPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 71.6 hrs≥1hr: 47%
This is a game in which you traverse the extremely dark world inside a dream.
Why similar: Adventure 100%
Why You'll Like It: A definitive surreal exploration game that focuses on navigating abstract, dream-based environments.
- #27 Spider: Rite of the Shrouded Moon
80% matchVery Positive87% of 121 reviews2015
Dev: Tiger Style
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 36 minMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 42%
You are a spider. Craft webs of your own design to trap insects and leave the mysterious Blackbird Estate covered in cobwebs. This unique blend of action-puzzle gameplay takes you on a dark adventure through an abandoned mansion built by a secret society.
Why similar: Adventure 100%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on atmospheric exploration and environmental storytelling within a mysterious, decaying setting.
- #28 Maniac Mansion
79% matchVery Positive88% of 223 reviews2017
Dev: Lucasfilm GamesPub: Lucasfilm
Windows · Mac
Median: 24 minMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 32%
Quick, Dr. Fred's Kidnapped Sandy and he's about to start the experiment...
Why similar: Point & Click 33.4%, Adventure 27.4%, 1990's 21.9%, Retro 17.3%
Why You'll Like It: This classic title is the quintessential house-exploration adventure that influenced the genre's puzzle design.
- #29 A New Beginning - Final Cut
79% matchMostly Positive75% of 2,122 reviews2012
Dev: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 57%
A New Beginning is a cinematic adventure-thriller done graphic novel-style.
Why similar: Point & Click 35.5%, Cult Classic 26.4% ★, Adventure 24.9%, 1990's 7.2%, Retro 6%
Why You'll Like It: An adventure game that balances narrative-driven puzzle solving with a distinct, retro-inspired art style.
- #30 Beyond the Wall
76% matchVery Positive90% of 112 reviews2023
Dev: Rocking Toy
Windows · Mac · Linux
Classic point-and-click adventure with a magical atmosphere. Discover what happens one night Beyond the Wall of the garden. Immerse yourself into a mysterious world where fantasy meets reality with a pinch of humor. Solve puzzles, collect items, and overcome obstacles that await you on your journey.
Why similar: Point & Click 58.9%, Adventure 41.1%
- #31 HOMESICKNESS
73% matchVery Positive96% of 76 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: Point & Click 60.7%, Retro 20%, Adventure 19.3%
- #32 Follow the meaning
72% matchVery Positive94% of 998 reviews2024
Dev: HiKing Mind StudioPub: Second Maze
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 56.1%, Adventure 43.9%
- #33 Mr. Shadow
77% matchVery Positive82% of 50 reviews2016
Dev: bycomb
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 99%
Mr. Shadow is a 2D graphic adventure game. The player uses a simple point and click interface to solve diverse puzzles. Enter a surreal and dark world inhabited by shadows.
Why similar: Adventure 100%
- #34 Tormenture
71% matchVery Positive88% of 210 reviews2024
Dev: Croxel StudiosPub: Billete Cohete
Windows
Tormenture is a psychological horror game where you play as a child trapped in a cursed 8-bit game with a dark secret. To survive, you must find four relics and solve reality-blurring puzzles. But beware—some creatures may escape the game and haunt you in the real world. A game within a game.
Why similar: Retro 65%, Adventure 35%
- #35 Narrow Woods Hotel
71% matchVery Positive97% of 63 reviews2024
Dev: Hyper Freeze Games
Windows
A retro point-and-click horror adventure game that tests the boundries of the genre! In this "found-footage" horror game you have to navigate the rooms and hallways of the mysterious Narrow Woods Hotel. Collect keys and items and use them to find your way out.
Why similar: Point & Click 34.2%, Retro 33.9%, Adventure 21.6%, 1990's 10.3%
- #36 Normality
76% matchMostly Positive72% of 422 reviews2015
Dev: Gremlin InteractivePub: Funbox Media Ltd
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 96%
A sinister force now controls the city of Neutropolis. A once-thriving city full of beauty and light, Neutropolis has been reduced to a a stagnant pit of apathy.
Why similar: Adventure 67%, Point & Click 33%
- #37 The House of Toys
70% matchVery Positive91% of 57 reviews2025
Dev: Old School Bros
Windows
The House of Toys is a horror game in which the player ventures into an old mansion filled with seemingly harmless toys. His mission is to explore each room, searching for clues to discover which of the toys is cursed. To free the soul trapped in this toy, the player must solve intricate puzzles.
Why similar: 1990's 70.2%, Adventure 29.8%
- #38 Interactivity: The Interactive Experience
75% matchVery Positive80% of 51 reviews2019
Dev: Aetheric GamesPub: Pixeljam
Windows
A short and surreal meta-narrative experience. Explore the gallery and find a way to push The Button...
Why similar: Adventure 100%
- #39 The Way
75% matchVery Positive83% of 1,302 reviews2016
Dev: Puzzling DreamPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Journey to another planet and discover its secrets in order to bring your loved one back to life. Experience an adventure, inspired by old school classics like Another World, Heart of Darkness and Flashback.
Why similar: Adventure 59.5%, Retro 40.5%
- #40 Bayou Island - Point and Click Adventure
77% matchMixed49% of 75 reviews2017
Dev: Andy Howard Games
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Make your way through this thrilling old school style point and click adventure game and try to solve the mysterious circumstances plaguing Bayou Island.
Why similar: Point & Click 65.4%, Adventure 34.6%
- #41 Midnight Special
68% matchVery Positive80% of 156 reviews2026
Dev: Scared Stupid IncPub: Yahaha Games
Windows
Welcome to Midnight Special, a point-and-click survival horror game drenched in 16-bit pixel art and 1980s retro dread. On a thunderous night in 1987 in Maine, you awaken in a labyrinthine manor. You must click, explore, and solve puzzles to escape. Will you go gentle into that good night?
Why similar: Retro 39.3%, Point & Click 38.1%, Adventure 22.6%
- #42 In Nightmare
72% matchVery Positive82% of 94 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: Adventure 100%
- #43 In Between
74% matchVery Positive85% of 476 reviews2015
Dev: GentlymadPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 95%
In Between is set inside the mind of a man hit by a cruel twist of fate. Together you are on a journey through the protagonist's head, a world that doesn’t obey the laws of physics.
Why similar: Adventure 100%
- #44 Call of Cthulhu: Prisoner of Ice
74% matchMostly Positive72% of 138 reviews2015
Dev: InfogramesPub: Atari
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 47%
As you journey to the seemingly placid surroundings of a Greek courtyard or the secret gardens of Tihuanica, beware - things are not as they seem. This supernatural action adventure is sure to pique your obsession with horror and espionage.
Why similar: Point & Click 63.4%, Adventure 36.6%
- #45 it's always monday
73% matchMostly Positive79% of 291 reviews2016
Dev: Alon Zubina
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 13.9 hrs≥1hr: 32%
it's always monday - is a first person exploration game
Why similar: Adventure 100%
- #46 Upstairs
66% matchVery Positive94% of 53 reviews2026
Dev: Karellen Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short classic point-and-click adventure with a verb-based interface and dialogue choices, where you explore a strange building, meet unsettling characters, and slowly uncover a dark, ancient secret.
Why similar: Point & Click 28%, 1990's 26.8%, Retro 24.9%, Adventure 20.3%
- #47 Between
71% matchMostly Positive71% of 55 reviews2023
Dev: Artesign
Windows
An Interactive first-person puzzle game. Help Elures navigate through the labyrinth of dreams and uncover the secret of extraneous memories.
Why similar: Adventure 100%
- #48 The 111th Soul
73% matchMostly Positive70% of 205 reviews2017
Dev: Ricardo Pratas
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 17.9 hrs≥1hr: 40%
Embark on a touching and creepy journey about sacrifice and how sometimes a person pays for the sins of another
Why similar: Adventure 100%
- #49 Nightmare Frames
68% matchVery Positive98% of 395 reviews2022
Dev: Postmodern Adventures
Windows
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 50.2%, Retro 29.9%, Adventure 19.9%
- #50 Homesick
70% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,438 reviews2015
Dev: Lucky Pause
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Explore an abandoned building, encountering puzzles and clues to discover what happened, as you try to escape in both your nightmares and the waking world. Be immersed in the hauntingly beautiful 3D atmosphere in this puzzle exploration mystery game.
Why similar: Adventure 100%
- #51 Slender Threads
63% matchVery Positive91% of 607 reviews2025
Dev: Blyts
Windows · Mac · Linux
In this paranormal point-and-click adventure, a traveling salesman races to stop a string of horrific deaths in a quiet seaside town—before he’s next.
Why similar: Point & Click 50.5%, Adventure 49.5%
- #52 Nordlicht
69% matchVery Positive82% of 150 reviews2019
Dev: illiusPub: Sedoc LLC
Windows
Nordlicht is an adventure-game where you accompany an unusual family on its fascinating journey to the cold north. During the journey, they encounter mysterious star-signs of the polar night, and have to overcome nature's dangers to confront their fears.
Why similar: Adventure 68.4%, Point & Click 31.6%
- #53 Candle
69% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,176 reviews2016
Dev: Teku StudiosPub: Silver Lining Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Candle is an adventure with challenging puzzles. Play as Teku, a young novice on a dangerous journey to rescue his tribe's shaman from the evil tribe of the Wakcha. But the way is littered with sinister traps and difficult obstacles.
Why similar: Adventure 80.3%, Point & Click 19.7%
- #54 Sumatra: Fate of Yandi
67% matchVery Positive96% of 178 reviews2019
Dev: Cloak and Dagger Games
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Lost and alone after a terrible landslide, Yandi must find his way home in this old-school point and click adventure set deep in the Sumatran jungle! Will he make it out alive?
Why similar: Point & Click 64.5%, Retro 17.8%, Adventure 17.6%
- #55 Whispering Willows
68% matchVery Positive82% of 1,867 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: Adventure 50.6%, Point & Click 49.4%
- #56 TAIKU MANSION
70% matchMostly Negative37% of 435 reviews2017
Dev: KITATUS STUDIOSPub: My Way Games
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Trapped. Isolated. Alone. Use your cunning wit and intelligence to survive the puzzles lay in front of you by a mysterious figure. Escape from the mansion before dawn or face your demise. Do you have what it takes?
Why similar: Adventure 67.5%, Point & Click 32.5%
- #57 Darkness Within 1: In Pursuit of Loath Nolder
69% matchMostly Positive73% of 624 reviews2014
Dev: Stormling StudiosPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 5.2 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 57.1%, Adventure 42.9%
- #58 The Blind Prophet
66% matchVery Positive88% of 522 reviews2020
Dev: Ars Goetia
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 67%
A point'n'Click adventure game. Resolve mysteries and fight the Great Evil.
Why similar: Adventure 62.1%, Point & Click 37.9%
- #59 Alone in the Dark 1
67% matchVery Positive92% of 441 reviews2016
Dev: InfogramesPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Alone in the Dark: Classic Collection brings the seminal survival horror masterpieces of the 90's to your PC today.
Why similar: Cult Classic 49.1% ★, 1990's 20.5%, Adventure 18.7%, Retro 11.7%
