- #1 If On A Winter's Night, Four Travelers
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,742 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 27.7%, Supernatural 13.3%, Pixel Graphics 12%, Horror 9.5%, Atmospheric 9%
- #2 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 55.6%, Point & Click 21.7%, Adventure 16.4%, Pixel Graphics 6.3%
- #3 Chronicle of Innsmouth: Mountains of Madness
96% matchMostly Positive73% of 117 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 35.1%, Point & Click 24.5%, Pixel Graphics 11.2%, Atmospheric 8.6%, Horror 8.1%
- #4 Dreams in the Witch House
95% matchVery Positive92% of 436 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 27.7%, Point & Click 18.2%, Mystery 8.5%, Pixel Graphics 8.4%, Supernatural 8.2%
- #5 Strangeland
94% matchVery Positive93% of 962 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 12.3%, Horror 10.6%
- #6 Care
94% matchVery Positive96% of 69 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 28.7%, Dialogue Heavy 11.8%, Horror 11.8%, Mystery 11.7%, Pixel Graphics 10.5%
- #7 The Corruption Within
93% matchVery Positive94% of 166 reviews2021
Dev: Cosmic Void
Windows
The Corruption Within is a psychological thriller first-person point & click adventure game set in the Victorian era, with an emphasis on strong narrative, intriguing characters and puzzle-solving.
Why similar: Point & Click 32.1%, Mystery 14.1%, Adventure 12.9%, Pixel Graphics 11.9%, Atmospheric 8.2%
- #8 NORCO
92% matchVery Positive93% of 3,080 reviews2022
Dev: Geography of RobotsPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 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 35.4%, Mystery 17.6%, Pixel Graphics 17%, Atmospheric 13.6%, Adventure 10.3%
- #9 Abscission
91% matchVery Positive94% of 113 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 35.7%, Horror 14.7%, Adventure 10.9%, Pixel Graphics 10%, Choices Matter 9.6%
- #10 The Excavation of Hob's Barrow
91% matchVery Positive92% of 3,087 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 30.1%, Lovecraftian 17%, Pixel Graphics 12.1%, Horror 11.8%, Adventure 10.2%
- #11 Mothmen 1966
90% matchVery Positive91% of 320 reviews2022
Dev: LCB Game StudioPub: Chorus Worldwide Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 63%
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 17.4%, Dialogue Heavy 13.9%, Pixel Graphics 11.5%, Horror 11.4%, Mystery 10.6%
- #12 Saint Kotar
89% matchMostly Positive75% of 280 reviews2021
Dev: The-Mark EntertainmentPub: SOEDESCO
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 26.8%, Point & Click 19.4%, Psychological Horror 8.7%, Horror 8.5%, Mystery 8.2%
- #13 Home
89% matchMixed67% of 1,774 reviews2012
Dev: BancyCo
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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 18.3%, Pixel Graphics 17.7%, Adventure 16.3%, Point & Click 16.2%, Mystery 12.2%
- #14 Saint Kotar: The Yellow Mask
88% matchMostly Positive73% of 341 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 27.7%, Point & Click 20.7%, Mystery 10.3%, Horror 9.2%, Adventure 8.4%
- #15 The Flayed Man
85% matchVery Positive92% of 369 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 25.7%, Lovecraftian 12.4%, Pixel Graphics 11.8%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, Horror 8.5%
- #16 The Devilry Reservation
86% matchVery Positive93% of 85 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 45.2%, Pixel Graphics 16.5%, Adventure 11.3%, Atmospheric 11.2%, Psychological Horror 11%
- #17 DESOLATIUM: Prologue
86% matchMostly Positive78% of 119 reviews2021
Dev: SUPERLUMEN
Windows · Mac
Median: 48 minMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 41%
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%, Point & Click 23.5%, Mystery 12.5%, Horror 9.5%, Adventure 8.9%
- #18 Vlad Circus: Curse of Asmodeus
84% matchVery Positive94% of 52 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 36.9%, Pixel Graphics 21.1%, Horror 16.9%, Adventure 13.1%, Atmospheric 7.1%
- #19 An English Haunting
84% matchVery Positive96% of 413 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 20.8%, Supernatural 12.3%, Pixel Graphics 10.3%, Lovecraftian 9.2%, Mystery 9%
- #20 Necronomicon: The Dawning of Darkness
87% matchMixed44% of 207 reviews2014
Dev: Cryo InteractivePub: Microids
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 6.3 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 49.6%, Point & Click 26%, Adventure 14.1%, Horror 10.3%
- #21 Growing My Grandpa!
83% matchVery Positive99% of 478 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 21.3%, Lovecraftian 18.6%, Supernatural 13.1%, Psychological Horror 10.5%, Adventure 8.8%
- #22 The Whispering Valley | La vallée qui murmure
82% matchVery Positive89% of 168 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%, Horror 10.8%, Lovecraftian 9.5%, Atmospheric 9.3%
- #23 Dark Arcana: The Carnival
82% matchVery Positive89% of 761 reviews2014
Dev: Artifex Mundi
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Find the missing woman lost in a mysterious Carnival of Horrors.
Why similar: Point & Click 38.3%, Adventure 20.8%, Mystery 16.1%, Horror 13.5%, Atmospheric 8.6%
- #24 Daemonologie
80% matchVery Positive90% of 669 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 22.1%, Point & Click 21.9%, Supernatural 13.5%, Mystery 12%, Horror 11.5%
- #25 The Horror Of Salazar House
81% matchVery Positive94% of 387 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 14.2%, Horror 11.1%, Pixel Graphics 11%, Mystery 10.2%
- #26 Pamali: Indonesian Folklore Horror
81% matchVery Positive84% of 668 reviews2018
Dev: Storytale
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 117.0 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 38.5%, Horror 27.3%, Point & Click 14.3%, Choices Matter 7.3%, Multiple Endings 6.3%
- #27 Urban Myth Dissolution Center
77% matchVery Positive88% of 5,930 reviews2025
Dev: HakababunkoPub: SHUEISHA GAMES
Windows
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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%, Mystery 14.2%, Pixel Graphics 14.1%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Supernatural 13%
- #28 East Wood Carnival
79% 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 32.8%, Pixel Graphics 31.6%, Adventure 21.2%, Atmospheric 11.3%, Singleplayer 3%
- #29 Tales from Candleforth
79% matchVery Positive86% of 170 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 26.6%, Horror 17.2%, Dialogue Heavy 16.6%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Mystery 11.4%
- #30 Lamentum
78% matchVery Positive88% of 819 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 30.3%, Pixel Graphics 10.6%, Horror 10.1%, Mystery 9.7%, Psychological Horror 9.2%
- #31 Carnival Massacre
76% matchVery Positive92% of 178 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 36.1%, Adventure 23.3%, Atmospheric 21.1%, Psychological Horror 17.8%, Singleplayer 1.6%
- #32 Horns of Fear
78% 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 16%, Horror 15.5%, Adventure 12.7%, Mystery 11.7%
- #33 Saturnalia
76% matchVery Positive90% of 111 reviews2023
Dev: Santa Ragione
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.3 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 40.8%, Adventure 14.6%, Horror 14.1%, Mystery 13.3%, Atmospheric 12.6%
- #34 Demons Never Lie
77% 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 14.8%, Atmospheric 10%, Psychological Horror 9.6%
- #35 ASYLUM
74% matchVery Positive85% of 479 reviews2025
Dev: Senscape
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 6.4 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 18.2%, Horror 12.2%, Adventure 11.4%, Psychological Horror 9.6%
- #36 Insight
75% matchVery Positive87% of 68 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 45.4%, Horror 14.9%, Pixel Graphics 13.7%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Multiple Endings 6%
- #37 Slender Threads
73% 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 37%, Adventure 23.3%, Horror 12.2%, Psychological Horror 10.2%, Atmospheric 7.3%
- #38 Upstairs
73% 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 35.2%, Pixel Graphics 16.9%, Adventure 16.4%, Horror 14%, Mystery 12.5%
- #39 The Case of the Golden Idol
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 10,351 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 24.5%, Historical 22.8%, Mystery 16%, Pixel Graphics 10.4%, Atmospheric 8.2%
- #40 The Dark Rites of Arkham
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 531 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 32.2%, Point & Click 26.9%, Adventure 15%, Pixel Graphics 11%, Mystery 7.4%
- #41 Black Mirror II
75% matchVery Positive90% of 706 reviews2014
Dev: Cranberry ProductionPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 11.3 hrsMean: 12.6 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 47.2%, Adventure 26.3%, Horror 12.2%, Mystery 7.9%, Atmospheric 4.2%
- #42 Whispers of Prague: The Executioner's Last Cut
73% matchVery Positive94% of 50 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%, Mystery 16.3%, Adventure 16.1%, Choices Matter 11.4%, Horror 10.2%
- #43 The Rewinder
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 7,300 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 15.7%, Mystery 12.8%, Pixel Graphics 12%, Supernatural 10.6%
- #44 Winion Virus
70% matchVery Positive95% of 1,002 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 28.5%, Horror 17%, Pixel Graphics 15.5%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Dialogue Heavy 11.9%
- #45 Unforgotten
74% 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 14.3%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Mystery 13.8%, Dialogue Heavy 12.5%, Adventure 12.3%
- #46 The Count Lucanor
72% matchVery Positive93% of 2,890 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 20.3%, Psychological Horror 18.4%, Atmospheric 15.3%, Multiple Endings 9.6%
- #47 Illusion Carnival
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 6,810 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 57.8%, Adventure 28.9%, Story Rich 13.3%
- #48 I doesn't exist - a modern text adventure
71% matchMixed69% of 78 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 21.2%, Pixel Graphics 19.8%, Dialogue Heavy 19.8%, Adventure 19.6%, Story Rich 8.4%
- #49 Casebook 1899 - The Leipzig Murders
69% matchVery Positive87% of 104 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 30.5%, Historical 27.9%, Pixel Graphics 13.6%, Adventure 12.1%, Choices Matter 7%
- #50 Little Lighthouse of Horror
69% 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 25.3%, Pixel Graphics 25.1%, Mystery 24.1%, Multiple Endings 11.1%, Story Rich 7.8%
- #51 WORLD OF HORROR
67% 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: Lovecraftian 31%, Point & Click 19.3%, Horror 12.9%, Pixel Graphics 10.1%, Psychological Horror 9.4%
- #52 Fishing Vacation
68% matchVery Positive96% of 282 reviews2022
Dev: Teebowah Games
Windows
A Game Boy styled fishing horror adventure
Why similar: Adventure 38.9%, Horror 27.8%, Pixel Graphics 21.9%, Multiple Endings 10.2%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #53 Nightmare Zapping
68% 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 16.7%, Horror 15.3%, Mystery 12.1%, Psychological Horror 12%
- #54 Cartomante – Fortune Teller
69% matchVery Positive92% of 137 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 43.8%, Dialogue Heavy 17.4%, Multiple Endings 15.7%, Choices Matter 9.8%, Atmospheric 7.5%
- #55 Pink Noise
66% matchVery Positive90% of 117 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%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Horror 13.3%, Mystery 12.3%, Choices Matter 10.2%
- #56 Alpha Polaris : A Horror Adventure Game
70% matchVery Positive81% of 606 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 33.4%, Adventure 18.5%, Lovecraftian 17.3%, Horror 11.1%, Psychological Horror 10.5%
- #57 The Third Shift
66% matchVery Positive98% of 50 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 25.1%, Horror 16.2%, Adventure 14.5%, Pixel Graphics 13.1%, Mystery 12%
- #58 Dead Dreams
70% matchMostly Positive75% of 67 reviews2020
Dev: Aiaz Marx
Windows
"DEAD DREAMS" is a 2D psychological horror game focused on puzzle-solving and atmosphere with a complex non-linear story in which every element has a meaning...
Why similar: Supernatural 16%, Horror 12.8%, Pixel Graphics 12.5%, Mystery 11.8%, Psychological Horror 10.5%
- #59 Cafe DReAMLAND
66% matchVery Positive94% of 96 reviews2025
Dev: めとこPub: Gotcha Gotcha Games
Windows
This is Cafe "DReAMLAND". Grant your "customers'" wishes by serving them drinks mixed with a hint of blasphemy! Cafe simulation x Exploration x Multiple endings Let your choices decide the final outcome.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 48.4%, Adventure 16.9%, Choices Matter 8.9%, Pixel Graphics 7.2%, Story Rich 5.2%
- #60 Bad Dream: Coma
67% matchVery Positive91% of 2,208 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 31.8%, Horror 14.1%, Adventure 11.8%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Choices Matter 9.6%