- #1 If On A Winter's Night, Four Travelers
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,781 reviews2021
Dev: Dead Idle Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 76%
If On A Winter's Night, Four Travelers is a narrative-driven point-and-click adventure with horror elements that explores the stories of four characters in a masked ball taking place aboard a train in the late 1920s.
Why similar: Point & Click 27.8%, Supernatural 13.5%, Pixel Graphics 12%, Horror 9.6%, Atmospheric 9%
- #2 The Excavation of Hob's Barrow
96% matchVery Positive92% of 3,146 reviews2022
Dev: Cloak and Dagger GamesPub: Wadjet Eye Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%
The Excavation of Hob's Barrow is a folk horror narrative-driven adventure. Explore the isolated moors of rural Victorian England as you uncover the mysteries of Hob's Barrow. The answers lie in the soil...
Why similar: Point & Click 30%, Lovecraftian 17.3%, Pixel Graphics 12.1%, Horror 11.9%, Adventure 10.1%
- #3 Chronicle of Innsmouth
96% matchMostly Positive78% of 255 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 55.1%, Point & Click 22.5%, Adventure 16.2%, Pixel Graphics 6.2%
- #4 Strangeland
95% matchVery Positive93% of 971 reviews2021
Dev: Wormwood StudiosPub: Wadjet Eye Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 81%
You wake in a surreal carnival, where a woman cries out to you before leaping to her death. Can either of you be saved? The denizens and devices of Strangeland answer with riddles, puzzles, and warnings of a Dark Thing lurking at the park’s peak. A new adventure from the creators of Primordia.
Why similar: Point & Click 33%, Adventure 15.9%, Pixel Graphics 13.6%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Horror 10.7%
- #5 Dreams in the Witch House
94% matchVery Positive92% of 442 reviews2023
Dev: Atom Brain GamesPub: Bonus Stage Publishing
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Navigate the eerie world of Dreams in the Witch House, a unique blend of point-and-click and RPG-adventure. Unravel occult mysteries in Arkham, maintain your sanity, and survive the May-Eve in this Lovecraftian horror game.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 27.8%, Point & Click 18.2%, Pixel Graphics 8.3%, Supernatural 8.3%, Mystery 8.2%
- #6 Chronicle of Innsmouth: Mountains of Madness
94% matchMostly Positive73% of 118 reviews2021
Dev: PsychoDevPub: AtomicHorde
Windows · Mac · Linux
After an encounter with a dreadful horror, detective Lone Carter’s investigation leads him to fateful places as Innsmouth, Arkham and the Antarctic, investigating a series of deaths and mysteries. Play also as Abdul Alhazred and H.P. Lovecraft himself in this Lovecraftian point’n’click adventure.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 35.3%, Point & Click 24.4%, Pixel Graphics 11.1%, Atmospheric 8.6%, Horror 8.1%
- #7 Care
93% matchVery Positive96% of 72 reviews2024
Dev: The Pocket Dimension
Windows
Care is an atmospheric first person horror game with puzzle elements, where your choices have consequences. Be observant with your surroundings and unravel the horrific secrets that hide within these walls.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 28.8%, Dialogue Heavy 12%, Horror 11.8%, Mystery 11.4%, Pixel Graphics 10.4%
- #8 NORCO
92% matchVery Positive92% of 3,163 reviews2022
Dev: Geography of RobotsPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 65%
NORCO is a dialogue-focused point & click adventure that immerses the player in the sinking suburbs and industrial swamplands of an increasingly surreal and distorted South Louisiana.
Why similar: Point & Click 35.5%, Mystery 17.3%, Pixel Graphics 17%, Atmospheric 13.7%, Adventure 10.4%
- #9 Abscission
91% matchVery Positive94% of 117 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 35.5%, Horror 14.9%, Adventure 10.9%, Pixel Graphics 10%, Choices Matter 9.7%
- #10 The Corruption Within
91% matchVery Positive94% of 167 reviews2021
Dev: Cosmic Void
Windows
The Corruption Within is a psychological thriller first-person point & click adventure game set in the Victorian era, with an emphasis on strong narrative, intriguing characters and puzzle-solving.
Why similar: Point & Click 32.1%, Mystery 13.8%, Adventure 12.9%, Pixel Graphics 11.9%, Horror 8.3%
- #11 Mothmen 1966
90% matchVery Positive91% of 321 reviews2022
Dev: LCB Game StudioPub: Chorus Worldwide Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Mothmen 1966 is a 'Pixel Pulp' - a visual novel fusing exceptional writing and stunning illustration, inspired by mid-20th century pulp fiction and 80s home computer graphics - set amongst the strange occurrences of the Leonid meteor shower of 1966.
Why similar: Supernatural 17.6%, Dialogue Heavy 14.2%, Horror 11.4%, Pixel Graphics 11.4%, Mystery 10.3%
- #12 Cult Vacui
88% matchVery Positive98% of 52 reviews2026
Dev: LBRTY gamesPub: Dionous Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Cult Vacui is a horror point-and-click adventure with survival and time management elements where your choices could keep you alive... or not.
Why similar: Point & Click 24%, Supernatural 15.4%, Pixel Graphics 11.7%, Mystery 10.1%, Adventure 9.6%
- #13 Saint Kotar
89% matchMostly Positive75% of 284 reviews2021
Dev: The-Mark EntertainmentPub: SOEDESCO
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Saint Kotar is a psychological horror detective game set in a cursed valley in rural Croatia. Investigate the disappearance of your relative in the occult-ridden town of Sveti Kotar as you switch between conflicting realities through the eyes of two godly men.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 27%, Point & Click 19.3%, Horror 8.6%, Psychological Horror 8.5%, Mystery 8%
- #14 Home
89% matchMixed67% of 1,774 reviews2012
Dev: BancyCo
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Home is a unique horror adventure set in a beautifully-realized pixel world. It’s a murder mystery with a twist—because you decide what ultimately happens.
Why similar: Horror 18.5%, Pixel Graphics 17.6%, Adventure 16.2%, Point & Click 16.1%, Mystery 11.9%
- #15 Saint Kotar: The Yellow Mask
87% matchMostly Positive73% of 344 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: Lovecraftian 28%, Point & Click 20.7%, Mystery 10.1%, Horror 9.3%, Adventure 8.4%
- #16 The Flayed Man
84% matchVery Positive92% of 375 reviews2025
Dev: Snoring Dog Games
Windows
The Flayed Man is a short narrative-driven point and click horror game. Awaking without memories (or skin), you must uncover the sins of the past, pass judgement, and decide your fate in this macabre adventure.
Why similar: Point & Click 25.6%, Lovecraftian 12.5%, Pixel Graphics 11.8%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Horror 8.5%
- #17 The Devilry Reservation
85% matchVery Positive93% of 87 reviews2023
Dev: GentFish
Windows · Mac · Linux
Step into the role of a faceless detective investigating creatures from Slavic folklore. Explore dialogue-driven mysteries, solve puzzles, and uncover post-Soviet occult secrets in a pixel art housing block full of bizarre residents and hidden truths
Why similar: Lovecraftian 45.6%, Pixel Graphics 16.5%, Adventure 11.3%, Atmospheric 11.2%, Psychological Horror 10.8%
- #18 DESOLATIUM: Prologue
86% matchMostly Positive78% of 120 reviews2021
Dev: SUPERLUMEN
Windows · Mac
Median: 48 minMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 40%
DESOLATIUM: PROLOGUE is a first-person point & click Graphic Adventure based on Lovecraft Mythos. Live this horror story where you will have to visit mysterious locations, face lovecraftian creatures, find clues and combine objects to solve puzzles.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 30.3%, Point & Click 23.4%, Mystery 12.2%, Horror 9.6%, Adventure 8.9%
- #19 Vlad Circus: Curse of Asmodeus
84% matchVery Positive94% of 54 reviews2025
Dev: IndiesruptionPub: Blowfish Studios
Windows
Vlad Circus: Curse of Asmodeus drags you into a sordid world of mirrors and shadows where the demon lurks. Dare to take on this macabre pixel-art graphic adventure of horror and madness. Solve puzzles and explore two parallel timelines.
Why similar: Point & Click 36.8%, Pixel Graphics 21.1%, Horror 17%, Adventure 13.1%, Atmospheric 7.1%
- #20 Growing My Grandpa!
82% matchVery Positive99% of 496 reviews2022
Dev: Yames' Games
Windows
Growing My Grandpa! is a Cronenberg-inspired point-and-click adventure game with virtual pet elements that puts a heavy emphasis on exploration and lore.
Why similar: Point & Click 21.2%, Lovecraftian 18.7%, Supernatural 13.3%, Psychological Horror 10.2%, Adventure 8.8%
- #21 Necronomicon: The Dawning of Darkness
86% matchMixed44% of 209 reviews2014
Dev: Cryo InteractivePub: Microids
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 43%
In this thrilling point-and-click adventure based on the works of H.P Lovecraft, you’ll traverse the haunting world of Gothic New England, solving puzzles and acquiring information to help Stanton solve the mystery of the Necronomicon.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 49.8%, Point & Click 25.8%, Adventure 14%, Horror 10.4%
- #22 Black Mirror II
83% matchVery Positive90% of 713 reviews2014
Dev: Cranberry ProductionPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 11.4 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Enter a dark, captivating world as the massive evil of Black Mirror Castle is reincarnated with over 100 atmospheric locations to explore and 40 different characters to interact with. Will Darren's search lead him to redemption or the hell of insanity?
Why similar: Point & Click 47.1%, Adventure 26.4%, Horror 12.3%, Mystery 7.7%, Atmospheric 4.2%
- #23 UNIVERSAL WEIRDNESS
81% matchVery Positive90% of 50 reviews2026
Dev: Cotton Game
Windows
A 2D hand-drawn puzzle adventure that spans multiple dimensions and universes. Encounter a diverse cast of characters and unravel mind-bending mysteries as you embark on unique adventures across different worlds.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 25%, Point & Click 23.5%, Supernatural 17.1%, Psychological Horror 9.9%, Mystery 8%
- #24 The Whispering Valley | La vallée qui murmure
81% matchVery Positive89% of 170 reviews2022
Dev: Studio Chien d'Or
Windows · Mac
Explore a remote village and solve complex puzzles in The Whispering Valley, a folk horror point & click game. Delve into guilt and depression to investigate the village's deepest secret.
Why similar: Point & Click 19.8%, Historical 19.2%, Horror 11%, Lovecraftian 9.5%, Atmospheric 9.3%
- #25 Dark Arcana: The Carnival
82% matchVery Positive89% of 761 reviews2014
Dev: Artifex Mundi
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Find the missing woman lost in a mysterious Carnival of Horrors.
Why similar: Point & Click 38.4%, Adventure 20.8%, Mystery 15.8%, Horror 13.6%, Atmospheric 8.6%
- #26 Daemonologie
79% matchVery Positive89% of 703 reviews2024
Dev: KatanalevyPub: Oro Interactive
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 1.6 hrs≥1hr: 21%
A short folk horror story about the Scottish witch trials. You play the role of a witch finder. Speak to the locals and sort their truths from their lies. On the last morning a witch must hang, best you know who by then.
Why similar: Historical 22.2%, Point & Click 21.8%, Supernatural 13.7%, Mystery 11.7%, Horror 11.6%
- #27 Urban Myth Dissolution Center
78% matchVery Positive88% of 6,076 reviews2025
Dev: HakababunkoPub: SHUEISHA GAMES
Windows
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Join forces with the psychic Director of the Urban Myth Dissolution Center and solve a variety of cases involving cursed relics, rental properties with shady histories, and dimensional anomalies. Monstrous oddities and otherworldly planes abound in this occult mystery adventure game!
Why similar: Point & Click 16%, Pixel Graphics 14.2%, Mystery 14%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Supernatural 13.2%
- #28 Pamali: Indonesian Folklore Horror
80% matchVery Positive84% of 672 reviews2018
Dev: Storytale
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 114.6 hrs≥1hr: 76%
A narrative horror game set in the daily lives of Indonesian society. Interact with various mystical objects as you explore haunted places, unravel their lingering mysteries, and experience how Indonesian myth, taboo and culture, combined with your choices, shape the course of your nights.
Why similar: Adventure 38.3%, Horror 27.4%, Point & Click 14.1%, Choices Matter 7.5%, Multiple Endings 6.5%
- #29 The Horror Of Salazar House
79% matchVery Positive94% of 388 reviews2020
Dev: Maldo19Pub: Torture Star Video
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Will you solve the mystery of the Salazar manor or will you become another permanent inhabitant? An Italian horror inspired adventure game!
Why similar: Point & Click 22.7%, Supernatural 14.5%, Horror 11.3%, Pixel Graphics 11%, Mystery 9.9%
- #30 East Wood Carnival
78% matchVery Positive80% of 71 reviews2024
Dev: Elam Isaacs
Windows
A PSX retro horror game made by a sixth grader. Your car runs out of gas on your way to an abandoned carnival now infested with danger at every corner.
Why similar: Horror 33%, Pixel Graphics 31.4%, Adventure 21.1%, Atmospheric 11.2%, Singleplayer 3.2%
- #31 Tales from Candleforth
77% matchVery Positive85% of 172 reviews2024
Dev: Under the Bed GamesPub: Feardemic
Windows
Tales from Candleforth is a folk horror 2D point and click game with puzzles and escape room mechanics, that narrates the fairy tales from the village. The text contained in this ancient and evil book is now bleeding out, mixing the world of nightmares with the real one through handmade 2D graphics.
Why similar: Point & Click 26.5%, Horror 17.4%, Dialogue Heavy 17%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Mystery 11.2%
- #32 An English Haunting
75% matchVery Positive96% of 430 reviews2024
Dev: Postmodern Adventures
Windows
While looking for the existence of the Great Beyond, Professor Patrick Moore, aided by a fake medium, will build a device to see the other side, embark on a search for a millenary artifact, and investigate the most haunted manor of 1907 England.
Why similar: Point & Click 18.8%, Lovecraftian 13.8%, Historical 11.4%, Supernatural 10.8%, Pixel Graphics 9.7%
- #33 Lamentum
76% matchVery Positive88% of 825 reviews2021
Dev: Obscure TalesPub: Neon Doctrine
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Lamentum is a pixel art survival horror game, set in New England in the mid-nineteenth century.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 30.5%, Pixel Graphics 10.6%, Horror 10.2%, Mystery 9.5%, Psychological Horror 9%
- #34 Carnival Massacre
74% matchVery Positive91% of 188 reviews2025
Dev: Norbert BaranyiPub: BEDTIMESTORIES
Windows
Drawing heavily from classic survival horror tropes, Carnival Massacre takes players on a haunting quest in a cursed theme park. Explore your surroundings, manage your messy inventory, solve puzzles and kill the four ringleaders of the park!
Why similar: Horror 36.5%, Adventure 23.3%, Atmospheric 21.1%, Psychological Horror 17.4%, Singleplayer 1.7%
- #35 The Case of the Golden Idol
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 10,678 reviews2022
Dev: Color Gray GamesPub: Playstack
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
A new kind of detective game that allows you to think and investigate freely. Discover clues surrounding 12 strange and gruesome deaths and build your own theory. Pick your suspect, deduce the motive, unmask the awful truth.
Why similar: Point & Click 24.7%, Historical 22.9%, Mystery 15.7%, Pixel Graphics 10.3%, Atmospheric 8.2%
- #36 Saturnalia
75% matchVery Positive91% of 119 reviews2023
Dev: Santa Ragione
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 74%
A Single-Player Survival Horror Adventure: play as a cast of characters exploring an isolated village haunted by an ancient ritual—but beware, its labyrinthine roads will change each time you lose all your characters.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 40.9%, Adventure 14.5%, Horror 14.2%, Mystery 13%, Atmospheric 12.6%
- #37 Demons Never Lie
76% matchVery Positive92% of 462 reviews2019
Dev: IndieBugPub: RecordMedia
Windows · Mac · Linux
Demons Never Lie is a creepy graphic adventure made with voxel and low-poly where even your soul is at stake! An incredible and dark story with elements of the classic point&click and visual novels. An exciting interactive experience with a unique atmosphere.
Why similar: Adventure 30.3%, Point & Click 30%, Horror 15%, Atmospheric 10%, Psychological Horror 9.4%
- #38 Horns of Fear
77% matchVery Positive92% of 86 reviews2018
Dev: Pixoala
Windows
Horns of Fear is a third-person psychological horror game set in a mysterious mansion...
Why similar: Point & Click 21.4%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, Horror 15.7%, Adventure 12.7%, Mystery 11.4%
- #39 Insight
74% matchVery Positive87% of 69 reviews2024
Dev: GravelRoadPub: PaperPixel Games
Windows
Insight is a single-player horror story game shrouded in mystery. You'll take control of different characters to solve crimes and unveil the dark secrets behind them.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 45.7%, Horror 15%, Pixel Graphics 13.6%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Multiple Endings 6.2%
- #40 ASYLUM
73% matchVery Positive84% of 489 reviews2025
Dev: Senscape
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 77%
An epic supernatural horror adventure and the spiritual successor to cult classic Scratches set in a massive, decaying mental institute. Inspired by H. P. Lovecraft, Hammer Films and twisted Euro Horror from the 80s.
Why similar: Point & Click 24.2%, Lovecraftian 18.4%, Horror 12.3%, Adventure 11.4%, Psychological Horror 9.4%
- #41 Upstairs
72% matchVery Positive94% of 62 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 35.2%, Pixel Graphics 17%, Adventure 16.4%, Horror 14.2%, Mystery 12.2%
- #42 The Rewinder
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 7,328 reviews2021
Dev: MistyMountainStudioPub: Gamirror Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%
The Rewinder is an adventure puzzle game based on Chinese mythology. You play as Yun, the last known Rewinder, who can communicate with spirits and explore other people's memories to alter the past.
Why similar: Point & Click 19.7%, Historical 15.8%, Mystery 12.5%, Pixel Graphics 12%, Supernatural 10.8%
- #43 Whispers of Prague: The Executioner's Last Cut
72% matchVery Positive93% of 55 reviews2024
Dev: Shader Mess
Windows
Classic first-person point-and-click adventure game set in contemporary Prague. As a programmer and treasure hunter, you embark on a long journey to uncover the secrets of the infamous Executioner. Your task will be complicated by a sect of fanatic cultists and your own unexplained heritage.
Why similar: Point & Click 35.4%, Adventure 16.1%, Mystery 16%, Choices Matter 11.7%, Horror 10.3%
- #44 Slender Threads
70% matchVery Positive91% of 618 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 36.9%, Adventure 23.1%, Horror 12.4%, Psychological Horror 10.1%, Atmospheric 7.5%
- #45 Unforgotten
73% matchMostly Positive78% of 51 reviews2020
Dev: ScoreboardGames
Windows · Mac
UNFORGOTTEN – a story-driven, non-linear visual novel, where you can immerse in the ethnic ambience of Northern myths and horrors. Can you solve the riddles of the past - without ever losing yourself in the present? Your fate is in your hands!
Why similar: Horror 14.4%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Mystery 13.4%, Dialogue Heavy 12.8%, Adventure 12.3%
- #46 Winion Virus
68% matchVery Positive95% of 1,036 reviews2024
Dev: Dawntown Studio
Windows · Mac
Winion Virus is a pixel-art visual novel horror game. It features adorable and charming graphics paired with a dark fairy-tale story full of unexpected twists. As a point-and-click adventure, your task is to fix the errors occurring within the computer.
Why similar: Point & Click 28.2%, Horror 17.4%, Pixel Graphics 15.4%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Dialogue Heavy 12.3%
- #47 The Count Lucanor
71% matchVery Positive93% of 2,929 reviews2016
Dev: Baroque DecayPub: Neon Doctrine
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Pixel adventure inspired by classics like Zelda and Silent Hill.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 21.1%, Horror 20.5%, Psychological Horror 17.9%, Atmospheric 15.3%, Multiple Endings 9.9%
- #48 Bad Dream: Coma
71% matchVery Positive91% of 2,216 reviews2017
Dev: Desert Fox
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 66%
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 31.6%, Horror 14.2%, Adventure 11.8%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Choices Matter 9.7%
- #49 The Dark Rites of Arkham
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 580 reviews2026
Dev: Postmodern AdventuresPub: enComplot
Windows
A macabre ritual murder puts Arkham PD detectives Jack Foster and Harvey Whitman to the test. As the investigation progresses, they will unveil a disturbing connection between the Salem witch trials of the 17th century and the end of humankind.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 35.1%, Point & Click 23.8%, Pixel Graphics 10.8%, Adventure 9.8%, Mystery 9.5%
- #50 Illusion Carnival
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 7,011 reviews2024
Dev: KiZ
Windows · Mac
A lost soul wanders through a whimsical, eerie pop-up book like amusement park. Dive into fun-filled stages, encounter unique characters, fend off spirit erosion, and uncover the park's hidden secrets. The enchanting yet dark Illusion Carnival begins now.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 57.7%, Adventure 28.9%, Story Rich 13.4%
- #51 Casebook 1899 - The Leipzig Murders
69% matchVery Positive85% of 108 reviews2025
Dev: Homo Narrans Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Play as a sharp-witted detective in late 19th-century Leipzig, Germany, in this retro pixel-art point & click adventure. Search for clues, question suspects, and piece together evidence on your deduction board to solve four gripping murder cases.
Why similar: Point & Click 30.3%, Historical 28%, Pixel Graphics 13.5%, Adventure 12.1%, Choices Matter 7.1%
- #52 I doesn't exist - a modern text adventure
70% matchMixed68% of 79 reviews2023
Dev: LUAL Games KIGPub: DreadXP
Windows · Mac · Linux
Classic Zork meets Existential Crisis. A modern text adventure that explores themes of control, isolation and mental health while levelling up the genre with beautiful pixel art.
Why similar: Atmospheric 21.1%, Dialogue Heavy 20.1%, Pixel Graphics 19.6%, Adventure 19.5%, Story Rich 8.2%
- #53 Little Lighthouse of Horror
68% matchVery Positive88% of 68 reviews2025
Dev: Codiwans
Windows
A pixel art psychological horror game inspired by the Flannan Isles mystery. Manage a remote lighthouse, handle limited resources, and confront eerie occurrences as isolation erodes your sanity. Multiple endings await based on your choices and actions. How long can you last?
Why similar: Horror 25.6%, Pixel Graphics 25.1%, Mystery 23.6%, Multiple Endings 11.5%, Story Rich 7.7%
- #54 Fishing Vacation
68% matchVery Positive96% of 285 reviews2022
Dev: Teebowah Games
Windows
A Game Boy styled fishing horror adventure
Why similar: Adventure 38.6%, Horror 27.9%, Pixel Graphics 21.8%, Multiple Endings 10.5%, Singleplayer 1.3%
- #55 Cartomante – Fortune Teller
69% matchVery Positive92% of 138 reviews2020
Dev: Garoa Studios
Windows
A branching visual novel with multiple endings about fortune telling for eccentric clients with tarot cards.
Why similar: Point & Click 43.2%, Dialogue Heavy 17.7%, Multiple Endings 16.1%, Choices Matter 9.9%, Atmospheric 7.4%
- #56 Alpha Polaris : A Horror Adventure Game
70% matchVery Positive81% of 611 reviews2015
Dev: Turmoil Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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.
Why similar: Point & Click 33.3%, Adventure 18.5%, Lovecraftian 17.5%, Horror 11.2%, Psychological Horror 10.2%
- #57 Pink Noise
66% matchVery Positive87% of 127 reviews2026
Dev: Somber GamesPub: Caspianborn Publishing
Windows
Pink Noise is a nonlinear visual novel in the psychological horror genre, immersing you in the retro atmosphere of the '90s. It tells the tale of a group of teenagers who unknowingly set off a chain of terrifying events. What secrets lie within the mysterious VHS tape they should’ve never played?
Why similar: Point & Click 23.5%, Horror 13.5%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Mystery 12.1%, Choices Matter 10.4%
- #58 WORLD OF HORROR
65% matchVery Positive90% of 9,794 reviews2023
Dev: panstaszPub: Ysbryd Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 72%
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: Lovecraftian 31.3%, Point & Click 19.3%, Horror 13%, Pixel Graphics 10.1%, Psychological Horror 9.2%
- #59 Nightmare Zapping
67% matchVery Positive99% of 76 reviews2023
Dev: Maldo19
Windows
A horror channel browsing game where each channel holds a different nightmare to experience, explore them and find out the truth about what has happened in a small town where the inhabitants have disappeared.
Why similar: Point & Click 21.6%, Pixel Graphics 16.8%, Horror 15.6%, Mystery 11.9%, Psychological Horror 11.8%
- #60 The Third Shift
65% matchVery Positive98% of 54 reviews2026
Dev: Teebowah Games
Windows
In this Game Boy styled horror game, uncover the mystery of the Roanoke Museum of History and Wonder. Get lost in its maze-like exhibits, solve peculiar puzzles, and survive being hunted by grotesque creatures from the controversial Human Body Exhibit. Can you leave the museum alive?
Why similar: Point & Click 25%, Horror 16.3%, Adventure 14.5%, Pixel Graphics 13.1%, Mystery 11.7%