Games Like Children of Silentown: Prologue

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

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

Why You'll Like It: This is the complete version of the seed game, offering the full narrative experience and expanded puzzle mechanics.

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: Psychological Horror 20.2%, Point & Click 19.8%, Horror 12.3%, Story Rich 8.6%, Surreal 8%

Why You'll Like It: It is the definitive dark, surreal point-and-click adventure featuring a young girl navigating a disturbing, psychological world.

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 22.7%, Psychological Horror 18.4%, Horror 13.3%, Female Protagonist 12.8%, Story Rich 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: Created by the same developers as Fran Bow, it shares the same dark-yet-cute aesthetic and a child protagonist facing grim realities.

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: Psychological Horror 19%, Point & Click 16.2%, Horror 14.9%, Story Rich 11.1%, Hand-drawn 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: A deeply atmospheric, story-rich game that explores dark, surreal themes through a unique 2D art style and point-and-click gameplay.

Paper Lily is an RPG horror game in which you can solve puzzles in different ways. Explore a hidden world, meet strange characters, and guide Lacie as she attempts to find answers about her unusual condition.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.8%, Horror 13.2%, Multiple Endings 12.6%, Female Protagonist 11.6%, Story Rich 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: It features a similar dark, pixel-art style with a heavy emphasis on exploration, psychological horror, and puzzle-solving.

Project Kat is a short, unconventional RPG horror game in which there is always another way. Solve puzzles, make friends (or not), and guide Kat as she attempts to uncover the mystery behind a strange golden letter.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.8%, Horror 13.2%, Multiple Endings 12.9%, Female Protagonist 11.4%, Story Rich 10%

Why You'll Like It: A short, atmospheric introduction to the Paper Lily world that perfectly captures the mystery and tension of the seed game.

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: Horror 17.1%, Point & Click 17%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Female Protagonist 13.7%, Surreal 11.5%

Why You'll Like It: A mature, psychological horror game that masterfully uses point-and-click mechanics to tell a haunting and emotional story.

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: Psychological Horror 14.1%, Female Protagonist 14%, Multiple Endings 11.4%, Horror 10.8%, Hand-drawn 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-heavy adventure game with a dark, mysterious tone and a strong focus on exploration and narrative discovery.

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 19.1%, Female Protagonist 13.4%, Point & Click 13%, Psychological Horror 12%, Story Rich 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, folklore-inspired adventure that mirrors the seed game's focus on a village setting and surreal, unsettling mysteries.

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 19%, Female Protagonist 13.2%, Horror 11.4%, Dark Fantasy 10.9%, Hand-drawn 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: Features beautiful hand-drawn animation and classic point-and-click puzzles that feel both whimsical and slightly ominous.

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 17.6%, Horror 15.6%, Surreal 14.9%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Multiple Endings 12.9%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that uses a simple aesthetic to deliver a deeply unsettling experience with multiple branching endings.

Join Brian Pasternack on his first working day at Sintracorp. Uncertain, unprepared, and massively unqualified, will Pasternack have what it takes to shine in Sintracorp’s hierarchy? It all depends on how he performs on his first assignment… and whether he survives it.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.4%, Horror 18.6%, Multiple Endings 16%, Puzzle 13.4%, Cute 11.6%

Why You'll Like It: This game blends surreal horror with classic point-and-click exploration, creating an unsettling and memorable atmosphere.

A 2D exploration adventure game set in a creepy, mysterious art gallery.

Why similar: Surreal 15.3%, Horror 13.4%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Female Protagonist 12.1%, Multiple Endings 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: A classic horror-puzzle game featuring a young protagonist trapped in a surreal, dangerous environment.

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 15%, Female Protagonist 13.8%, Point & Click 13.6%, Psychological Horror 12%, Dark Fantasy 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, point-and-click journey through dreamscapes that emphasizes psychological themes and creative puzzle-solving.

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 23.2%, Multiple Endings 14.7%, Hand-drawn 13.1%, Story Rich 10.5%, Puzzle 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-adventure game that draws heavily from dark fairy tales, matching the forest-horror vibe of the seed game.

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 16.8%, Horror 12.9%, Point & Click 12.6%, Hand-drawn 11.6%, Psychological Horror 10%

Why You'll Like It: A hand-drawn, puzzle-heavy horror game that shares the surreal, folk-horror atmosphere of the seed game.

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 25.6%, Psychological Horror 18.2%, Point & Click 14.4%, Female Protagonist 10%, Surreal 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric, story-rich horror game that excels at building tension through psychological themes and environmental storytelling.

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 22.3%, Female Protagonist 16.8%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Horror 13.6%, Story Rich 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: A short, poignant, and dark story-driven game that explores childhood trauma through a unique, stylized lens.

Are you ready to serve the guests in the Rusty Lake Hotel? Solve all mysteries in this dark and eerie puzzle game. Rusty Lake Hotel is a point-and-click adventure by the creators of the Rusty Lake & Cube Escape series.

Why similar: Point & Click 26.7%, Surreal 14.6%, Horror 13.7%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Puzzle 11.9%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, point-and-click puzzle game that leans heavily into the strange and unsettling, much like the forest in Silentown.

Tiny Bunny: Prologue is a non-linear horror visual novel. Those, who have heard the voice of the forest, are beyond help.

Why similar: Horror 45.9%, Point & Click 20.6%, Psychological Horror 13%, 2D 6.8%, Story Rich 5.5%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, atmospheric visual novel that captures the feeling of a small, isolated village filled with hidden, monstrous secrets.

Witness the tale of a most foolish family. A remake of the classic horror exploration game makes its way to Steam.

Why similar: Horror 26.9%, Psychological Horror 25.4%, Female Protagonist 13.5%, Story Rich 8.4%, Multiple Endings 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: This game combines horror and puzzle-solving with a dark, narrative-driven journey centered on a young girl.

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: Psychological Horror 42.4%, Horror 32%, Emotional 9.3%, Story Rich 7.2%, Surreal 6%

Why You'll Like It: A short, experimental, and deeply psychological experience that captures the surreal and unsettling tone of the seed game.

Explore a school plagued by unnatural phenomena in this horror-adventure game revolving around the missing girl Misao. Improving upon 2017's "Definitive Edition" with refreshed graphics and support for HD resolutions, you can now experience the terror in a new form.

Why similar: Surreal 21.2%, Female Protagonist 16.8%, Psychological Horror 16.4%, Horror 16.4%, Story Rich 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: A story-rich horror game that requires careful puzzle-solving and exploration to uncover the truth behind a school mystery.

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 24.9%, Horror 12.9%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Surreal 8.2%, Hand-drawn 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: A point-and-click thriller that focuses on psychological horror and the unsettling nature of a strange, isolated town.

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 15.7%, Surreal 14.8%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Horror 10.7%, Hand-drawn 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, point-and-click adventure that uses an unsettling aesthetic to mask a deeper, darker mystery.

"I can't sleep." A cute and possibly just a little bit scary puzzle platformer game. Move stickers to the right positions in order to get rid of the monsters and complete the sticker book.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.1%, Female Protagonist 19.8%, Cute 13.4%, Puzzle 11%, Cartoony 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: A deceptively cute game that hides a dark, psychological horror story within its puzzle-based gameplay.

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 63.1%, Psychological Horror 10.8%, Atmospheric 7.9%, Puzzle 5.5%, Story Rich 4.8%

Why You'll Like It: A horror game that puts you in the perspective of a child, emphasizing vulnerability and the distortion of reality.

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 22%, Female Protagonist 15.8%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Point & Click 11.6%, Story Rich 10.7%

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: Point & Click 41%, Horror 23.5%, Story Rich 15.6%, Puzzle 7.6%, Psychological Horror 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: A low-fidelity, high-atmosphere point-and-click horror game that excels at building dread through its narrative.

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 23.5%, Psychological Horror 17.8%, Horror 16%, Story Rich 9.8%, Puzzle 7.8%

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 39.7%, Psychological Horror 36%, Atmospheric 6.9%, Hand-drawn 6.8%, 2D 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: A game that focuses entirely on psychological horror and surreal imagery, mirroring the dreamlike dread of the seed game.

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: Psychological Horror 22.8%, Horror 19.5%, Female Protagonist 11.4%, Story Rich 10.7%, Puzzle 8.9%

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 16.4%, Surreal 14%, Female Protagonist 12.1%, Psychological Horror 10.8%, Horror 10.6%

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: Horror 15.5%, Female Protagonist 15%, Surreal 13.3%, Multiple Endings 10.1%, Psychological Horror 8.8%

URLate is a short and free point & click adventure that immerses you in a hand-drawn world filled with puzzles and mysteries to solve.

Why similar: Point & Click 31.1%, Dark Fantasy 16.5%, Horror 9.3%, Hand-drawn 9.1%, Story Rich 7.7%

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 21.6%, Female Protagonist 16.3%, Hand-drawn 11.9%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Horror 11.5%

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 16.7%, Surreal 15.5%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Female Protagonist 11.7%, Horror 10.8%

Wood and Flesh: A Candleforth Short Story is a point & click puzzle adventure with hand-drawn 2D graphics and a cozy horror setting that tells a short story set in the Tales from Candleforth universe.

Why similar: Point & Click 22%, Horror 18%, Hand-drawn 16.3%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Puzzle 9.3%

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

Why similar: Point & Click 20.1%, Multiple Endings 12.7%, Female Protagonist 12.6%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Horror 10.4%

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: Point & Click 29.4%, Horror 18.8%, Psychological Horror 17.9%, Multiple Endings 12.5%, Mystery 9.5%

Immersed in her nightmares, in a chaotic reality, confused and all alone. The only safe place is her room, but not forever... She wanders through an empty city and strange places while fleeing from creatures lurking in the darkness to find out what's going on. You are in the skin of Ana Lúcia.

Why similar: Point & Click 19%, Psychological Horror 16%, Female Protagonist 15.5%, Horror 14.7%, Emotional 8.5%

A dimly lit room, her first time stay home.... Do you gently watch over little Anna? Or....

Why similar: Point & Click 21%, Psychological Horror 15.9%, Surreal 15.6%, Multiple Endings 13.3%, Horror 11.3%

Before The Night is a horror action adventure game based on a macabre twist to a fable. Survive in the tiny, cute animal village! Your animal friends will literally turn rabid at night! Uncover the secrets of the world where animals keep human pets. Join the cute pet human "Lisa" on her adventure!

Why similar: Horror 15.8%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Cartoony 12.8%, Dark Fantasy 12.4%, Cute 10.7%

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 19.1%, Horror 14.3%, Female Protagonist 12%, Psychological Horror 11%, Multiple Endings 8%

The story is about Ash. An ordinary girl who takes a journey through a mysterious spirit world filled with strange creatures. Ash must find her way back home...before something else finds her.

Why similar: Surreal 38%, Multiple Endings 34.2%, Story Rich 21.6%, Adventure 6.3%

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

Why similar: Horror 34.9%, Female Protagonist 16.5%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Cute 11.5%, Mystery 8.4%

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 29.6%, Horror 18.3%, Female Protagonist 18.2%, Puzzle 8.8%, Emotional 7.3%

Prologue chapter of A Space For The Unbound, an upcoming slice-of-life adventure game with beautiful pixelart set in the late 90s rural Indonesia that tells a story about overcoming anxiety, depression, and the relationship between a boy and a girl with supernatural powers

Why similar: Surreal 25.9%, Point & Click 22%, Story Rich 13.7%, Emotional 12.6%, Mystery 8.1%

If you were given another chance, would you take it? Or leave it in the hands of a little girl? Play as Roh, a young girl stuck in a bizarre nightmare of dark and eerie creatures.

Why similar: Horror 23.7%, Psychological Horror 20.9%, Female Protagonist 12.3%, Story Rich 10%, Multiple Endings 9.3%

A Prologue to Almost My Floor, an upcoming horror-themed point'n'click adventure. Alex is a real fan of creepy stuff and horror movies, but he never expected to experience it himself just by taking the elevator back home! Can he avoid the madness and deal with the evil he's up against?

Why similar: Point & Click 21.5%, Horror 17.4%, Psychological Horror 16.3%, Story Rich 9.8%, Hand-drawn 8%

Night Reverie: Prologue is the first act of 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 as you reach the truth behind of what looks like a bizarre nightmare.

Why similar: Surreal 28.3%, Cute 15.1%, Puzzle 12.4%, Story Rich 10.3%, 2D 8.7%

The Castle of Secrets — a game with a deep and mysterious storyline, beautiful 3D graphics, unique gameplay and mechanics, will immerse you in a fairy tale of reality and mystery. How will this fairy tale end? It's your call.

Why similar: Point & Click 26.1%, Surreal 12.2%, Hand-drawn 12%, Psychological Horror 10.5%, Puzzle 9.9%

This stand-alone prologue puts you in the tiny shoes of Grace Saunders – an 11-year-old girl delivering a letter, when things go horribly wrong… Experience the unique 1920s horror atmosphere of Alone in the Dark and prepare for the terror that awaits in Derceto Manor

Why similar: Horror 28.4%, Psychological Horror 24.8%, Female Protagonist 17.2%, Mystery 9.8%, Atmospheric 8.7%

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: Surreal 18.5%, Point & Click 17.3%, Horror 13%, Hand-drawn 11.6%, Dark Fantasy 9.5%

Oknytt is an old school point-and-click adventure game where the player takes the role of a small, seemingly insignificant creature, leading it through a dark world filled with beings and areas inspired by Swedish folklore, in search of a place to belong.

Why similar: Point & Click 24.5%, Dark Fantasy 12.3%, Emotional 10.2%, Cute 9.9%, Puzzle 8.8%

It is a strange high-rise elevator. The objects that appear and the people you board are all strange. Depending on your actions, you will face a variety of consequences.

Why similar: Point & Click 20.9%, Psychological Horror 17.5%, Female Protagonist 15%, Multiple Endings 13.3%, Surreal 10.6%

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 20.2%, Surreal 14.8%, Horror 14.1%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Multiple Endings 11.9%

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 16.7%, Female Protagonist 13.3%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Horror 11.4%, Multiple Endings 11.3%