- #1 Chronicle of Innsmouth
97% matchMostly Positive77% of 261 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 67.2%, Point & Click 20.1%, Adventure 7.2%, Pixel Graphics 5.5%
- #2 Sherlock Holmes The Awakened
96% matchVery Positive82% of 2,952 reviews2023
Dev: Frogwares
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Experience a nerve-racking Lovecraftian adventure, rebuilt from the ground up with modern graphics and gameplay. Become Sherlock Holmes, and find yourself at the heart of the terrifying Cthulhu Mythos as you investigate a series of mysterious disappearances in Europe and the US.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 37.7%, Detective 22.9%, Horror 8.2%, Investigation 7.3%, Dark 6.2%
- #3 Darkness Within 1: In Pursuit of Loath Nolder
96% matchMostly Positive73% of 633 reviews2014
Dev: Stormling StudiosPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Explore disturbing corners of the human psyche. Delve into a dimension of nightmares, the occult and a tense psychological world created in classic Lovecraftian style. As police detective Howard E. Loreid, you are tasked to solve the murder of Clark Field, a wealthy man involved in the occult.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 41.1%, Point & Click 19.8%, Detective 13.7%, Horror 10.6%, Adventure 4.7%
- #4 Call of Cthulhu®
95% matchMostly Positive79% of 13,859 reviews2018
Dev: Cyanide StudioPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
1924. Private Investigator Pierce is sent to look into the tragic death of the Hawkins family. Plunge into a world of creeping madness and cosmic horror. Cryptic clues, shadowy figures, and pure terror bar your way as you fight to retain your sanity and solve an otherworldly mystery.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 51.7%, Detective 18.1%, Horror 9.2%, Atmospheric 5.8%, Walking Simulator 4.2%
- #5 The Excavation of Hob's Barrow
94% matchVery Positive92% of 3,259 reviews2022
Dev: Cloak and Dagger GamesPub: Wadjet Eye Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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 23.8%, Lovecraftian 19%, Horror 9.6%, Pixel Graphics 9.5%, Dark 8.2%
- #6 The Dark Rites of Arkham
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 655 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 27.7%, Detective 14.2%, Point & Click 13.8%, Old School 7.6%, Pixel Graphics 6.2%
- #7 Nightmare Frames
94% matchVery Positive98% of 431 reviews2022
Dev: Postmodern Adventures
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Nightmare Frames is a supernatural thriller where you'll step into the shoes of Alan Goldberg, in the search for the scariest horror film of all time. An enthralling journey through the streets of the Hollywood of the 80s, a small haunted town, and even Hell itself.
Why similar: Point & Click 22.8%, Horror 10.3%, Pixel Graphics 9%, Lovecraftian 8.7%, Investigation 8.6%
- #8 The Darkside Detective
92% matchVery Positive94% of 5,226 reviews2017
Dev: Spooky DoorwayPub: Akupara Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Grab your trench coat, tune your sixth sense and join the Darkside Division as they investigate the outright bizarre, the downright dangerous and the confusing cases of Twin Lakes. Flesh-hungry tentacles, mafian zombies, and the occasional missing sock are no match for The Darkside Detective.
Why similar: Detective 25%, Point & Click 21.4%, Lovecraftian 20.7%, Pixel Graphics 9.9%, Retro 6.1%
- #9 Saint Kotar
91% matchMostly Positive74% of 289 reviews2021
Dev: The-Mark EntertainmentPub: SOEDESCO
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.8 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 32.4%, Detective 20.8%, Point & Click 17%, Horror 7.8%, Dark 7.6%
- #10 The Last Door: Season 2 - Collector's Edition
91% matchVery Positive94% of 989 reviews2016
Dev: The Game KitchenPub: Phoenix Online Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%
In Season 2 of The Last Door, the search for his missing client will bring psychiatrist John Wakefield deeper into a conspiracy of darkness and closer to the heart of madness than ever before.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 44.8%, Point & Click 25.4%, Pixel Graphics 10.6%, Horror 9.1%, Adventure 5%
- #11 Abscission
90% matchVery Positive94% of 122 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 26.6%, Detective 26.4%, Horror 11.5%, Old School 7.8%, Pixel Graphics 7.4%
- #12 The Last Door - Collector's Edition
89% matchVery Positive95% of 2,465 reviews2014
Dev: The Game KitchenPub: Phoenix Online Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Something ancient and evil is stirring in Victorian England. Only you can stop it. Journey to the brink of madness and beyond as you set forth alone into the dark.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 40.6%, Point & Click 25.1%, Pixel Graphics 12.9%, Horror 9.8%, Puzzle 3.1%
- #13 Lamplight City
89% matchVery Positive90% of 868 reviews2018
Dev: Grundislav GamesPub: Application Systems Heidelberg
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%
A steampunk-ish detective adventure from the creator of A Golden Wake and Shardlight! Can you help private investigator Miles Fordham find justice for his clients and track down his partner's killer before his entire world comes apart?
Why similar: Detective 26%, Point & Click 22.7%, Dark 11.3%, Retro 8.5%, Pixel Graphics 7.7%
- #14 The Case of the Golden Idol
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 10,922 reviews2022
Dev: Color Gray GamesPub: Playstack
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.9 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: Detective 26.6%, Point & Click 18.2%, Investigation 11.5%, Dark 8.4%, Pixel Graphics 7.5%
- #15 Transient: Extended Edition
88% matchMostly Positive71% of 348 reviews2020
Dev: Stormling StudiosPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
H.P. Lovecraft meets Cyberpunk. Delve deep into a dystopian world and investigate what is happening to you and your friends in a domed city. Solve puzzles, hack systems and plug in to explore other dimensions. Discover a truth that might tear apart your sanity and question your very existence.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 38.5%, Detective 13.6%, Walking Simulator 10.8%, Dark 7.5%, Atmospheric 6.2%
- #16 Alpha Polaris : A Horror Adventure Game
87% matchVery Positive81% of 616 reviews2015
Dev: Turmoil Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.6 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 38.3%, Lovecraftian 27.4%, Horror 13.3%, Adventure 10.6%, Atmospheric 6.8%
- #17 Dreams in the Witch House
85% matchVery Positive91% of 457 reviews2023
Dev: Atom Brain GamesPub: Bonus Stage Publishing
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 50%
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 39.4%, Point & Click 18.9%, Pixel Graphics 8.6%, Horror 8.5%, Investigation 6.4%
- #18 DESOLATIUM: Prologue
86% matchMostly Positive78% of 121 reviews2021
Dev: SUPERLUMEN
Windows · Mac
Median: 48 minMean: 10.3 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 32.2%, Detective 18.4%, Point & Click 18.3%, Horror 7.8%, Mystery 5.6%
- #19 Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss
84% matchMixed58% of 355 reviews2026
Dev: Big Bad WolfPub: Nacon
Windows
A mining station in the Pacific abyss is no longer responding. As an investigator of the occult, unravel the mysteries of the deep. Test your wits and sanity in this lovecraftian thriller.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 38.4%, Detective 15.5%, Dark 7.8%, Atmospheric 7.3%, Investigation 6.1%
- #20 Insight
82% matchVery Positive88% of 72 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 40.8%, Detective 24.5%, Dark 10.3%, Horror 10.2%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%
- #21 Black Mirror
84% matchMixed49% of 720 reviews2017
Dev: KING ArtPub: THQ Nordic
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Scotland, 1926. Following the death of his father, David Gordon visits his ancestral home for the first time in his life. A life that is soon threatened by the dark secrets that claimed the sanity of many Gordons before him. Black Mirror Castle demands an offering.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 30.3%, Point & Click 19.7%, Violent 15.8%, Detective 10.4%, Adventure 8.7%
- #22 The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,008 reviews2021
Dev: Spooky DoorwayPub: Akupara Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Delouse your room with sage and pack up your travel-sized ouija board, it’s time to re-enter Twin Lakes - America’s 34th most haunted city. Join Detective McQueen as he puzzles his way through 9 chilling cases, risking life and pixelated limb to solve the macabre mysteries that plague the poor town.
Why similar: Detective 25.9%, Point & Click 21.5%, Pixel Graphics 10.5%, Investigation 8.2%, Atmospheric 7.4%
- #23 Conarium
81% matchMostly Positive77% of 2,272 reviews2017
Dev: Stormling StudiosPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Conarium is a chilling Lovecraftian game, which follows a gripping story involving four scientists and their endeavor to challenge what we normally consider to be the ‘absolute’ limits of nature. Inspired by H.P. Lovecraft’s novella "At the Mountains of Madness", but largely set after the original story.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 61.7%, Walking Simulator 13.2%, Horror 11.2%, Adventure 5.9%, Atmospheric 5.2%
- #24 Call of Cthulhu: Shadow of the Comet
82% matchMostly Positive77% of 113 reviews2015
Dev: InfogramesPub: Atari
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 43%
You'll take on the role of John T. Carter, a brilliant young astronomer, piecing together the puzzling history of the village and its cryptic inhabitants. Incredibly realistic action and supernatural chaos intertwine to draw players deep into the puzzling mysteries within the Shadow of the Comet.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 47.7%, Violent 27.7%, Point & Click 16.5%, Horror 8.1%
- #25 Necronomicon: The Dawning of Darkness
83% 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 60.9%, Point & Click 23.2%, Horror 9.6%, Adventure 6.3%
- #26 Moons of Madness
80% matchMostly Positive77% of 2,931 reviews2019
Dev: Rock Pocket GamesPub: Funcom
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Moons of Madness is a first-person, story-driven cosmic horror game where the scientific exploration of Mars meets the supernatural dread of Lovecraft.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 50.7%, Horror 13.7%, Walking Simulator 8.8%, Adventure 7.7%, Atmospheric 5.8%
- #27 Care
78% matchVery Positive95% of 74 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 28.5%, Walking Simulator 11.2%, Horror 8.9%, Dark 8.5%, Investigation 7.5%
- #28 The Corruption Within
79% matchVery Positive94% of 168 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 25.9%, Investigation 10.4%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%, Retro 8.8%, Horror 7%
- #29 Curse of the Old Gods
79% matchVery Positive86% of 68 reviews2017
Dev: Tim Rachor
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 70%
A mystery adventure game set in a present-day Lovecraftian universe.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 60.4%, Adventure 18.7%, Horror 11.9%, Retro 9%
- #30 ASYLUM
76% matchVery Positive84% of 496 reviews2025
Dev: Senscape
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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: Lovecraftian 26%, Point & Click 25.5%, Horror 13.2%, Dark 8.5%, Atmospheric 8.4%
- #31 The Silver Crow
75% matchVery Positive98% of 85 reviews2026
Dev: Dreamagination
Windows · Mac
Play as Conrad, the town's executioner. Investigate a mysterious death, gather clues, question suspects and solve puzzles in this classic point-and-click mystery where witchcraft and superstition conceal a far darker truth.
Why similar: Detective 23.7%, Point & Click 22%, Investigation 9%, Pixel Graphics 8.6%, Dark 7.8%
- #32 The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker
78% matchVery Positive82% of 616 reviews2017
Dev: D'Avekki Studios Ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
YOU are a psychiatrist, trying to solve a murder whilst treating the unusual patients of the recently deceased Doctor Dekker. Type a question - patients reply in full screen video and have questions for you too but be careful what you say. Your words determine their eventual fates, and your own!
Why similar: Lovecraftian 41.4%, Detective 22.2%, Dark 10.6%, Atmospheric 8%, Horror 7.4%
- #33 The Nameless City
76% matchVery Positive88% of 57 reviews2024
Dev: Paradnight Studio
Windows · Mac
Narrative-driven first person horror adventure inspired by Lovecraft's short novel "The Nameless City". Explore the ruins of a city that some say they are older than humanity itself. While you delve deeper into the ancient buildings, reality and visions blend into an indistinct haze.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 42.9%, Walking Simulator 13.8%, Dark 8.5%, Atmospheric 7.7%, Horror 6.9%
- #34 If On A Winter's Night, Four Travelers
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,822 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 34.1%, Dark 15.3%, Pixel Graphics 14.6%, Horror 12.1%, Atmospheric 11.3%
- #35 Kathy Rain 2: Soothsayer
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,354 reviews2025
Dev: Clifftop GamesPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.9 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
In this point-and-click urban thriller, down-and-out private eye Kathy Rain will embark on her most dangerous case yet — the pursuit of the notorious serial killer known as the Soothsayer. Find clues, gather evidence, connect the dots, and confront the murderer before the hunter becomes the hunted…
Why similar: Detective 21.2%, Point & Click 18%, Investigation 9.9%, Horror 7.9%, Atmospheric 7.6%
- #36 Classified Stories: The Tome of Myrkah
77% matchMostly Positive76% of 55 reviews2021
Dev: RVL Games
Windows
Classified Stories: The Tome of Myrkah is a first-person, micro-adventure game that tells the story of P.I. Jim Morrison's encounters with the occult and the extraordinary. Explore your surroundings and solve puzzles in order to uncover the harrowing story of your friend's descent into insanity.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 30.4%, Detective 18.8%, Violent 11.1%, Dark 8.5%, Horror 7.6%
- #37 Darkness Within 2: The Dark Lineage
77% matchMixed67% of 271 reviews2014
Dev: Stormling StudiosPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 54%
In "The Dark Lineage" you re-take the role of police detective Howard Loreid, a man tormented by the paranormal happenings around him. Howard discovers that his own terrible past has some connection to the madness that is about to swallow him, yet again.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 71.2%, Horror 16.2%, Adventure 12.6%
- #38 Facility 47
75% matchVery Positive91% of 107 reviews2020
Dev: Inertia Game Studios
Windows
Begin a journey through an isolated research facility in the freezing depths of the Antarctic, solving exciting puzzles as you go and unlocking new locations around the Facility.
Why similar: Point & Click 30.4%, Detective 15.3%, Hidden Object 11.2%, Horror 10.7%, Dark 8.6%
- #39 The Children of Clay
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 3,945 reviews2025
Dev: Balazs Ronyai
Windows · Linux
The Children of Clay is a short stop motion archeology horror game, where you have to study an ancient artefact and discover its dark secret.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 32.7%, Detective 19.8%, Point & Click 14.1%, Horror 9.4%, Atmospheric 6.9%
- #40 Carnival
72% matchVery Positive100% of 74 reviews2025
Dev: Beyond Booleans
Windows
Carnival is an atmospheric folk horror point-&-click featuring low-resolution pixel art graphics, locations drawn from Venice itself, and developing relationships with NPCs, allowing the player to influence events in the game and achieve multiple different endings.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 35.3%, Point & Click 24.5%, Pixel Graphics 11.1%, Atmospheric 8.5%, Horror 8.1%
- #41 Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments
73% matchVery Positive89% of 7,986 reviews2014
Dev: Frogwares
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Become the most celebrated detective of all time: Sherlock Holmes! Use your impressive talents as a detective to solve six thrilling and varied cases: murders, missing persons, spectacular thefts and numerous investigations that sometimes lead you into the realms of the fantastic.
Why similar: Detective 48.4%, Point & Click 12.5%, Investigation 11.3%, Mystery 7.6%, Adventure 6.2%
- #42 No one lives under the lighthouse Director's cut
73% matchVery Positive87% of 2,470 reviews2020
Dev: Marevo Collective
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 74%
A slow burn retro horror game, in which you arrive at the old lighthouse on a small island near the coast of the United States. After the previous keeper has gone missing, you need to take over his duties and watch after the light.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 37.9%, Horror 12.4%, Walking Simulator 8.9%, Dark 7.7%, Atmospheric 7.3%
- #43 An English Haunting
71% matchVery Positive96% of 446 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: Lovecraftian 26.1%, Point & Click 26%, Pixel Graphics 13.3%, Horror 9.4%, Adventure 6.2%
- #44 The Inheritance of Crimson Manor
72% matchVery Positive88% of 940 reviews2022
Dev: MediaCity Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Explore a beautiful and Enigmatic Victorian Manor with a dark secret, In this gothic horror story first person exploration puzzle game filled with fine art, secret passages and mysterious mechanical puzzles playing as the executor of the last will from the enigmatic Railroad Magnate Hadley Strange.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.9%, Horror 16.3%, Mystery 10%, Puzzle 9.8%, Investigation 9.8%
- #45 The Whisperer | Le murmureur
74% matchMixed68% of 124 reviews2021
Dev: Studio Chien d'Or
Windows · Mac
Investigate an abandoned trading post, explore its surroundings and solve the terrible mystery it holds. The Whisperer is a short story-driven point & click game set in Lower Canada at the beginning of the 19th century.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 40.8%, Point & Click 12%, Horror 10.3%, Dark 9.3%, Atmospheric 8.6%
- #46 Casebook 1899 - The Leipzig Murders
71% matchVery Positive85% of 109 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: Detective 23.6%, Point & Click 22.8%, Old School 18.5%, Pixel Graphics 10.1%, Investigation 9.7%
- #47 Follow the meaning
69% matchVery Positive94% of 1,035 reviews2024
Dev: HiKing Mind StudioPub: Second Maze
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 24.9%, Detective 20.8%, Investigation 7.1%, Puzzle 6.6%, Hidden Object 6.5%
- #48 Call of the Elder Gods
68% matchVery Positive91% of 361 reviews2026
Dev: Out of the Blue GamesPub: Kwalee
Windows
Journey to the far corners of the Earth and unearth ancient horrors in this Lovecraftian narrative puzzle adventure and sequel to 2020’s critically acclaimed Call of the Sea.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 43.3%, Walking Simulator 11.5%, Investigation 10.1%, Dark 7.3%, Atmospheric 7.1%
- #49 NORCO
70% matchVery Positive92% of 3,226 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 23.6%, Old School 11.3%, Pixel Graphics 11.2%, Investigation 10.7%, Dark 10.4%
- #50 Mothmen 1966
69% matchVery Positive91% of 323 reviews2022
Dev: LCB Game StudioPub: Chorus Worldwide Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 61%
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: Dark 19.4%, Horror 19.3%, Pixel Graphics 18.5%, Atmospheric 14%, Mystery 9.9%
- #51 Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2008)
71% matchMostly Positive74% of 903 reviews2009
Dev: Frogwares
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 74%
The Sherlock Holmes series returns with this updated version of The Awakened, which brings a whole new dimension to the original title developed by Frogwares. The game puts the player into an investigation of the Cthulhu Mythos - as imagined by Father of modern horror, H.P. Lovecraft.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 43.1%, Detective 23%, Point & Click 14.2%, Adventure 7.3%, Investigation 4%
- #52 3 O'clock Horror
70% matchMostly Positive72% of 50 reviews2021
Dev: 3 O'clock grymlins TeamPub: Gabe Simao
Windows
This is a Lovecraftian-inspired tale of a man writing the horrors of the one night he visited his great uncle's mansion to remember what actually happened at 3 am during the visit.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 48.7%, Horror 11.1%, Pixel Graphics 8.7%, Atmospheric 8.4%, Dark 8%
- #53 The Incident at Galley House
63% matchVery Positive94% of 3,745 reviews2026
Dev: William RousPub: Evil Trout Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.4 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
In 1936, something terrible happened at Galley House. Decades later, with a strange contraption that reveals echoes of the past, you must uncover the truth behind this grisly mystery.
Why similar: Detective 43.1%, Mystery 14%, Puzzle 10.5%, Horror 9.4%, Atmospheric 9.2%
- #54 Black Mirror I
69% matchVery Positive84% of 1,488 reviews2014
Dev: Future GamesPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Black Mirror is a dark adventure game that details the aftermath of the tragic death of William Gordon. Playing as his grandson Samuel players must unveil the truth behind the events of that fateful, stormy night.
Why similar: Point & Click 44.4%, Horror 11.1%, Mystery 10.6%, Dark 10.5%, Atmospheric 8.7%
- #55 Whispers of a Machine
67% matchVery Positive93% of 2,011 reviews2019
Dev: Clifftop GamesPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Whispers of a Machine is a Sci-Fi Nordic Noir that tells the story of Vera, a cybernetically augmented detective in a post-AI world, who investigates a string of murders and unravels a dark conflict over forbidden technology.
Why similar: Point & Click 28.7%, Detective 27.7%, Pixel Graphics 9.5%, Adventure 7.5%, Retro 6.1%
- #56 The Devilry Reservation
68% matchVery Positive93% of 89 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 41.6%, Detective 15.7%, Pixel Graphics 11%, Dark 9.8%, Atmospheric 7.7%
- #57 The Drifter
63% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 4,811 reviews2025
Dev: Powerhoof
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 82%
A Pulp Adventure Thriller - A murdered drifter awakens. Alive again, seconds before his death. Hunted and haunted, help him untangle a mad web of conspiracy in this fast-paced point 'n click thrill-ride.
Why similar: Point & Click 28.2%, Investigation 14.2%, Pixel Graphics 13.6%, Horror 11.2%, Dark 8.2%
- #58 Detective Grimoire
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,547 reviews2014
Dev: SFB Games
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Detective Grimoire has been called to investigate a murder. The owner of a small tourist attraction, seemingly killed by the mythical creature his attraction is based around... Explore the area, inspect the crime scene, grill suspects, solve puzzles, hunt for clues & uncover the secret of the swamp!
Why similar: Detective 33%, Point & Click 28.4%, Investigation 10.3%, Puzzle 7.1%, Mystery 5.9%
- #59 Black Mirror II
68% matchVery Positive90% of 720 reviews2014
Dev: Cranberry ProductionPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 11.3 hrsMean: 13.3 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 54.1%, Adventure 15.1%, Horror 14.6%, Mystery 5.3%, Atmospheric 4.9%
- #60 Slender Threads
64% matchVery Positive91% of 627 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 37.3%, Horror 13%, Adventure 11.7%, Dark 9.5%, Atmospheric 7.7%