Games Like Children of Silentown

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 18.4%, Psychological Horror 14%, Horror 10.2%, Dark 9.1%, Story Rich 9%

Why You'll Like It: This game is the definitive experience for fans of dark, hand-drawn, child-protagonist horror adventures.

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 22.5%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Female Protagonist 12.4%, Horror 11.8%, Story Rich 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: Created by the same developers as Fran Bow, it captures a similar blend of childhood innocence and unsettling, dark themes.

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 23.4%, Female Protagonist 14%, Horror 12.9%, Dark 11.2%, Mystery 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in folk horror that mirrors the mysterious, village-based atmosphere of the seed game.

TSIOQUE (pronounced: "chiock") is a dark but playful Point & Click adventure, hand-animated in meticulous, frame-by-frame 2D. Escape the clutches of an Evil Wizard and discover the secrets hidden within the spellbound castle of your ancestors.

Why similar: Point & Click 16%, Hand-drawn 11.4%, Female Protagonist 10.8%, Dark 9.5%, Mystery 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: A beautifully hand-drawn adventure that captures the feeling of a dark, interactive fairy tale.

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: Mystery 14%, Female Protagonist 12%, Hand-drawn 11%, Multiple Endings 10%, Dark 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: This puzzle-heavy adventure features a dark, hand-drawn aesthetic and a compelling mystery centered on a young protagonist.

Featuring a blend of 2D adventure and visual novel, The Mildew Children is a grim tale about a village inhabited only by children who follow savage pagan traditions. A young witch named Kyrphel, along with her sisters, are bound to perform a macabre Ritual in order to save their village.

Why similar: Surreal 16.1%, Female Protagonist 11.8%, Point & Click 11.7%, Mystery 10%, Story Rich 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: This game features a unique hand-drawn style and a dark, folk-horror narrative about children living in a dangerous forest.

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 12.8%, Dark 11.6%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Mystery 10.8%, Horror 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a deeply psychological and dark narrative experience that resonates with the tone of Silentown.

The little she had was taken away, but Lorelai refuses to give up, she will fight. And not even death will stop her from getting it all back...

Why similar: Point & Click 14.1%, Female Protagonist 12.8%, Dark 11.5%, Horror 11.2%, Psychological Horror 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: A mature, psychological horror adventure that focuses on a female protagonist navigating a bleak and surreal world.

Lucid Dream is the story of little Lucy, who goes on an adventure into the world of dreams with the mission to save her mother.

Why similar: Surreal 12.2%, Point & Click 11.9%, Female Protagonist 11.7%, Dark 9.8%, Hand-drawn 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal and dark point-and-click adventure that focuses on exploring strange, dreamlike worlds.

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 96.8%, Female Protagonist 0.8%, Mystery 0.8%, Adventure 0.4%, Hand-drawn 0.3%

Why You'll Like It: A classic point-and-click mystery that excels at building atmosphere and delivering a gripping, story-rich investigation.

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 15.4%, Horror 13.9%, Female Protagonist 12.1%, Surreal 9.8%, Psychological Horror 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, psychological horror game that explores heavy themes through a unique, stylized point-and-click interface.

Experience the creepy tension of a brothers Grimm fairy tale in this puzzle adventure game. Follow the young and brave Lars as he embarks on a dangerous journey to save his sisters mind from the clutches of a mysterious evil.

Why similar: Point & Click 18.1%, Hand-drawn 13.6%, Multiple Endings 11.5%, Puzzle 9.5%, Story Rich 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, puzzle-oriented adventure that leans heavily into the fairy-tale horror aesthetic.

Solve puzzles, riddles, and embark on an exciting journey of discovery! Join Toto and Gal as they explore dreamscapes and befriend magical creatures. Lost in their imagination, the brother and sister must stick together and solve puzzles to find their way home.

Why similar: Point & Click 18.4%, Hand-drawn 13.3%, Mystery 13%, Surreal 11.3%, Female Protagonist 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: While more whimsical, its focus on clever point-and-click puzzles and imaginative world-building is highly engaging.

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 15.8%, Mystery 14.2%, Point & Click 13.3%, Horror 12.4%, Story Rich 11.7%

Why You'll Like It: This atmospheric ghost story features a young female protagonist exploring a mysterious, dark environment.

Award winning emotional visual novel about a little girl in a world of adults. How can you find a monster you can’t see?

Why similar: Point & Click 19%, Female Protagonist 14%, Horror 10.4%, Hand-drawn 9.8%, Dark 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: A short but impactful psychological adventure that explores childhood trauma through a dark, artistic lens.

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: Horror 19.6%, Point & Click 12.3%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Dark 9.1%, Atmospheric 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: A deeply atmospheric, story-rich horror game that uses its setting to tell a haunting, mystery-filled tale.

As punishment for her transgressions, Ingrid is sent to hell. As she struggles through the darkness that hungers to consume her heart, she makes her way toward redemption. Her fate is in your hands.

Why similar: Point & Click 13.9%, Hand-drawn 11.6%, Female Protagonist 10.8%, Dark 9.7%, Multiple Endings 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: This entry in the series features a female protagonist and continues the dark, puzzle-filled tradition of its predecessors.

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 20.9%, Horror 9.7%, Hand-drawn 8.8%, Adventure 8.5%, Story Rich 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: A point-and-click mystery that focuses on a small, strange town with dark secrets, mirroring the seed game's premise.

Goetia is a point & click adventure where you play the ghost of a young lady. You are Abigail. Abigail Blackwood.

Why similar: Point & Click 30.8%, Puzzle 13.4%, Female Protagonist 12.6%, Mystery 9.3%, Adventure 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: A gothic, puzzle-heavy adventure that excels at creating a sense of isolation and mystery in a decaying setting.

Among the Sleep: Enhanced Edition is a new and improved version of the award winning first person horror adventure. In the game you play as a small child trapped in a weird nightmare where you go looking for your mom.

Why similar: Horror 46.3%, Atmospheric 13.4%, Dark 9.9%, Adventure 7.2%, Psychological Horror 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the vulnerability of childhood in a horror setting, emphasizing atmosphere over combat.

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: Surreal 15.4%, Hand-drawn 15.1%, Point & Click 12.4%, Horror 11.3%, Dark 9%

Why You'll Like It: A hand-drawn, surreal horror game that emphasizes puzzle-solving and mysterious lore.

A short psychological adventure about a stressed girl who wants to explore her ceiling.

Why similar: Point & Click 17.6%, Mystery 11.5%, Multiple Endings 11.2%, Female Protagonist 10.8%, Psychological Horror 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological, story-rich point-and-click game that explores themes of isolation and mystery.

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 30.6%, Mystery 12.8%, Story Rich 11%, Dark 8.5%, Female Protagonist 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: A high-quality, story-rich point-and-click adventure that features supernatural mystery and strong character writing.

Midnight Swamp is a dark point-and-click adventure where you will dive into a world of eerie fairy tales. Play as a tourist who must find a way out of a mysterious swamp, where every corner hides a riddle.

Why similar: Point & Click 14%, Surreal 13.9%, Hand-drawn 12.4%, Dark 11.3%, Mystery 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, hand-drawn adventure that leans into surreal horror and atmospheric exploration.

Experience true psychological horror as you explore nightmares inspired by the creator's struggles with depression and OCD. The defenseless protagonist must avoid monstrous manifestations of what haunts his subconscious in his quest to wake up into reality.

Why similar: Horror 31.4%, Psychological Horror 23.7%, Atmospheric 12.7%, Hand-drawn 7.9%, Dark 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: The distinct, hand-drawn art style and focus on psychological dread make it a strong thematic match.

Oxenfree is a supernatural thriller about a group of friends who unwittingly open a ghostly rift. You are Alex, and you’ve just brought your new stepbrother Jonas to an overnight island party gone horribly wrong.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 16.8%, Story Rich 16.8%, Mystery 16.2%, Horror 12%, Atmospheric 11.7%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven mystery game that excels at building tension and atmosphere through its dialogue and setting.

A heartbroken clown, wayward souls, and juicy mechanical lips. As “The Big Event" draws near, help the troubled residents of the Habitat and de-mask the mysterious Doctor Habit... before it's too late.

Why similar: Point & Click 17%, Surreal 15%, Hand-drawn 11.9%, Horror 10.4%, Psychological Horror 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, unsettling point-and-click adventure that challenges the player with its strange characters and dark undertones.

A one-armed young girl finds herself locked in a shed in the middle of an idyllic autumn forest, with threats both physical and immaterial drawing closer.

Why similar: Surreal 13.6%, Point & Click 13.3%, Female Protagonist 11.5%, Dark 11.3%, Horror 10.9%

Why You'll Like It: A short, psychological horror adventure that focuses on building an oppressive, dark atmosphere.

Join Amanda and her pal Wooly on a series of adventures as they explore and learn about our wonderful world! With several NEW play-along, laugh-along, learn-along episodes there's always fun to be had! Just make sure to do everything Amanda says or she might get angry.

Why similar: Horror 18.1%, Mystery 14.1%, Point & Click 13.8%, Puzzle 9.9%, Dark 8.7%

Humor-filled indie adventure game created by the makers of Machinarium and Samorost.

Why similar: Point & Click 17.8%, Surreal 15.4%, Hand-drawn 12.4%, Cartoony 9%, Story Rich 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: While lighter in tone, its hand-drawn art and focus on environmental puzzles are a delight for point-and-click fans.

Prologue to Children of Silentown, a dark adventure game that tells the story of Lucy, a young girl growing up in a village deep into a forest inhabited by monsters. People disappearing is nothing uncommon in the village, but this time, Lucy is old enough to investigate on her own. Or so she thinks.

Why similar: Point & Click 13.5%, Surreal 10.6%, Female Protagonist 9.8%, Horror 9.3%, Hand-drawn 7.3%

Machinarium is the award-winning independent adventure game developed by the makers of Samorost series, Botanicula and CHUCHEL. Help Josef the robot save his girlfriend Berta kidnapped by the Black Cap Brotherhood gang!

Why similar: Point & Click 21.7%, Hand-drawn 16.3%, Surreal 15.5%, Puzzle 10.5%, Story Rich 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: A classic puzzle-focused point-and-click game that relies entirely on visual storytelling and atmosphere.

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 15.5%, Surreal 13.5%, Female Protagonist 10.6%, Horror 9%, Psychological Horror 8.6%

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 17.3%, Hand-drawn 11.7%, Surreal 11.2%, Mystery 10.6%, Puzzle 8.8%

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 15.7%, Surreal 12.6%, Female Protagonist 11.3%, Hand-drawn 10.4%, Horror 9.1%

You wake up in an old watermill in the middle of the night ... and can't remember anything. Examine the surroundings in this thrilling point&click adventure and find out what happened.

Why similar: Point & Click 18%, Female Protagonist 13.3%, Hand-drawn 13.2%, Dark 13%, Horror 8.6%

Featuring a blend of 2D adventure and visual novel. Chapter 1 is the very beginning of the grim tale about a village inhabited only by children who follow savage pagan traditions. A young witch Kyrphel, along with her sisters, are bound to perform a macabre Ritual in order to save their village.

Why similar: Surreal 18.2%, Female Protagonist 13.6%, Story Rich 10.7%, Point & Click 10.3%, Mystery 10.1%

Charlotte is missing. Decode an ancient language, investigate a mystery, and stay away from ancient monsters in this compact puzzle thriller.

Why similar: Point & Click 16.4%, Horror 12.5%, Mystery 12.2%, Dark 11%, Multiple Endings 8.7%

In this game, you’ll encounter puzzles which require you to use your environment in order to solve them. Take note of every detail, they can help you in uncovering Sofia’s story.

Why similar: Horror 17.2%, Psychological Horror 16.8%, Story Rich 11.8%, Female Protagonist 11%, Puzzle 11%

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 18.5%, Horror 11.3%, Dark 10.7%, Psychological Horror 10.4%, Story Rich 8.7%

A wandering soul mistakenly enters a world of strange tales and odd rules. Beware! This place is fraught with danger. To complete reincarnation, you must toe the line. Any soul that dares to go against the system will face correction. Will you comply—or defy?

Why similar: Female Protagonist 14.9%, Horror 14.1%, Mystery 14%, Surreal 12.7%, Multiple Endings 10.3%

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 16.8%, Surreal 11.5%, Hand-drawn 11.2%, Horror 10.5%, Multiple Endings 9.9%

Creepy quest with the atmosphere of the Brothers Grimm fairy tales. Go through a dangerous adventure filled with puzzles and challenges! Perhaps it is you who will be able to solve all the secrets of forest and save the peaceful creatures?

Why similar: Hand-drawn 20.1%, Dark 17.6%, Puzzle 13.1%, Cartoony 12.4%, Atmospheric 10.4%

Creepy Tale is a mysterious adventure rich in riddles and eerie atmosphere. An autumn morning promised a quiet fishing trip, but events took Martin to "some other place." Find the way home, uncover loads of secrets, and save everyone that you can.

Why similar: Point & Click 17.6%, Hand-drawn 15.3%, Dark 13.3%, Mystery 12.1%, Puzzle 10.1%

Experience the beginning and end of characters' lives and build your own family tree! Rusty Lake: Roots is the second premium point-and-click adventure by the creators of the Cube Escape series and Rusty Lake Hotel.

Why similar: Point & Click 21.6%, Puzzle 15%, Psychological Horror 9.8%, Horror 9.1%, Mystery 7.7%

It is a rainy night in the Spring of 2005. Lily is left home alone after her Papa put her to bed. She is awoken by a cry for help outside her window. It is coming from the well. Help Lily gather rope to go down the well and save the poor soul trapped down there.

Why similar: Point & Click 15.9%, Horror 12.6%, Surreal 12.5%, Multiple Endings 11.7%, Psychological Horror 9.5%

PETSITTER WANTED. A horror point-and-click adventure game. Water the plants, feed the pets, and DON'T turn off the lights.

Why similar: Point & Click 17.2%, Dark 12.1%, Horror 11.5%, Female Protagonist 10.5%, Puzzle 8%

Rental is a short and spooky adventure game about the dangers of renting a house in an unknown place.

Why similar: Horror 23.8%, Mystery 15.9%, Atmospheric 13.3%, Dark 12.3%, Female Protagonist 12.3%

Ling Tong "is a new Chinese style horror suspense puzzle game that combines click to solve puzzles and storyline adventure.

Why similar: Point & Click 19.1%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Mystery 12.3%, Horror 11.8%, Puzzle 10.2%

Witching Hour is a horror story that takes you out of your family home and across the quiet town of Hollow Hills. Your fate depends on making difficult choices, your relationship with your family, and confrontations with the matriarch of the town’s affliction with witchcraft, Lucilia.

Why similar: Surreal 14.7%, Mystery 11.5%, Horror 11.4%, Female Protagonist 10.6%, Dark 10.3%

Journey through the psyche… Welcome to the Seaside Hotel, where the final hour of your night shift awaits. Tend to guests, explore their dreams, and lose your sense of Self – time and again. In this dark, labyrinthine adventure, unravel the path to the truth below.

Why similar: Hand-drawn 13.5%, Female Protagonist 12%, Dark 11.9%, Horror 10.7%, Multiple Endings 10.5%

Venture out into the dark woods where strange creatures roam, on a vision quest set in 19th century Sweden. Solve and decipher cryptic puzzles, listen for clues, and learn about mysterious folklore creatures in the built-in encyclopedia as you seek to foresee your future.

Why similar: Surreal 13%, Dark 11.6%, Hand-drawn 9.5%, Horror 9.4%, Mystery 7.7%

Audrey is a young woman returning to her childhood home. Upon arriving, however, she begins to notice strange happenings around the house. Is this a dream or reality? Whatever it is, it seems so oddly… familiar. Explore with Audrey as she tries to work out the mysteries of her missing memories.

Why similar: Horror 22.4%, Dark 17.2%, Female Protagonist 13.5%, Adventure 8.4%, Psychological Horror 8.3%

[The Paradixion: Son's Room] is a point-and-click adventure game with a mysterious atmosphere.Solve various puzzles with a unique atmosphere and find the hidden elements in the game to gather clues about the story.

Why similar: Point & Click 17.2%, Mystery 10.7%, Horror 10.5%, Hand-drawn 9.7%, Psychological Horror 8.8%

Rose must escape the Cursed Mansion - a demonic space that preys and feeds on fear and despair. In this horror RPG you'll solve puzzles and learn the mansion’s history. Mystery, malignant spirits, and misery everywhere. Cursed Mansion brings an eerie atmosphere which leaves one with goosebumps.

Why similar: Mystery 11.9%, Dark 11.7%, Horror 11.6%, Multiple Endings 11.6%, Female Protagonist 11.5%

The ground starts shaking, light bulbs are breaking - and something rather unusual is happening right behind the walls of your very room. Equipped with nothing but wit and courage, you slowly descend into a world inhabited by avian folk and seemingly deadly furniture monsters.

Why similar: Surreal 19.6%, Hand-drawn 18.1%, Mystery 13.2%, Puzzle 11.1%, Atmospheric 9.9%

Bye Sweet Carole is a narrative-horror adventure game completely hand-drawn in the style of classic animated films. Follow the trail of missing Carole Simmons and uncover the dark secrets hidden behind her disappearance from Bunny Hall orphanage.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 17.3%, Horror 16.5%, Cartoony 14.1%, Dark 13.9%, Atmospheric 10.7%

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 19.5%, Horror 14.8%, Dark 13%, Mystery 12.6%, Atmospheric 10.8%

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 21.4%, Female Protagonist 15.1%, Horror 14.5%, Dark 10.3%, Stylized 8.2%

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 23.5%, Surreal 17.3%, Psychological Horror 11%, Horror 10.6%, Story Rich 9.6%