- #1 Chronicle of Innsmouth
97% 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 68%, Point & Click 19.2%, Adventure 7.2%, Pixel Graphics 5.6%
- #2 The Excavation of Hob's Barrow
96% 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 23.7%, Lovecraftian 18.5%, Horror 9.8%, Pixel Graphics 9.7%, Dark 8.3%
- #3 Darkness Within 1: In Pursuit of Loath Nolder
96% matchMostly Positive73% of 624 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 42.1%, Point & Click 19.9%, Detective 14.1%, Horror 10.7%, Atmospheric 4.8%
- #4 Call of Cthulhu®
95% matchMostly Positive79% of 13,561 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 51.5%, Detective 18.1%, Horror 9.2%, Atmospheric 5.9%, Walking Simulator 4.2%
- #5 The Dark Rites of Arkham
94% 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 28.6%, Point & Click 17.3%, Detective 13.6%, Pixel Graphics 7.2%, Old School 6%
- #6 Nightmare Frames
94% matchVery Positive98% of 395 reviews2022
Dev: Postmodern Adventures
Windows
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 22.7%, Horror 10.2%, Pixel Graphics 9.1%, Investigation 8.7%, Lovecraftian 8.6%
- #7 Sherlock Holmes The Awakened
93% matchVery Positive83% of 2,770 reviews2023
Dev: Frogwares
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 8.9 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 37.6%, Detective 22.7%, Horror 8.2%, Investigation 7.3%, Dark 6.3%
- #8 The Darkside Detective
92% matchVery Positive94% of 5,121 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 25.1%, Point & Click 21.3%, Lovecraftian 20.6%, Pixel Graphics 10%, Retro 6.2%
- #9 Saint Kotar
91% 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 32.3%, Detective 20.9%, Point & Click 16.9%, Horror 7.8%, Dark 7.7%
- #10 The Last Door - Collector's Edition
91% matchVery Positive95% of 2,436 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 40.5%, Point & Click 25%, Pixel Graphics 13.1%, Horror 9.8%, Puzzle 3%
- #11 Abscission
90% 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: Detective 26.5%, Point & Click 26.4%, Horror 11.5%, Old School 7.7%, Pixel Graphics 7.5%
- #12 The Last Door: Season 2 - Collector's Edition
89% matchVery Positive94% of 974 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 25.3%, Pixel Graphics 10.7%, Horror 9.1%, Adventure 4.9%
- #13 Transient: Extended Edition
89% matchMostly Positive70% of 340 reviews2020
Dev: Stormling StudiosPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 38.4%, Detective 13.7%, Walking Simulator 10.7%, Dark 7.6%, Atmospheric 6.2%
- #14 Alpha Polaris : A Horror Adventure Game
88% 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 38.2%, Lovecraftian 27.5%, Horror 13.4%, Adventure 10.5%, Atmospheric 6.9%
- #15 Lamplight City
87% matchVery Positive90% of 844 reviews2018
Dev: Grundislav GamesPub: Application Systems Heidelberg
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 7.4 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 22.6%, Dark 11.4%, Retro 8.5%, Pixel Graphics 7.7%
- #16 Moons of Madness
86% matchMostly Positive77% of 2,907 reviews2019
Dev: Rock Pocket GamesPub: Funcom
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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 7.6%, Atmospheric 5.9%
- #17 The Case of the Golden Idol
84% 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: Detective 26.5%, Point & Click 17.8%, Investigation 11.6%, Dark 8.5%, Pixel Graphics 7.6%
- #18 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 32.2%, Detective 18.5%, Point & Click 18.2%, Horror 7.8%, Mystery 5.7%
- #19 Dreams in the Witch House
83% 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 39.3%, Point & Click 18.8%, Pixel Graphics 8.7%, Horror 8.5%, Investigation 6.5%
- #20 Conarium
84% matchMostly Positive77% of 2,252 reviews2017
Dev: Stormling StudiosPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.7 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 5.8%, Atmospheric 5.2%
- #21 Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss
82% matchMixed60% of 272 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 38.2%, Detective 15.6%, Dark 7.9%, Atmospheric 7.4%, Investigation 6.2%
- #22 Black Mirror
85% matchMixed49% of 705 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 15.7%, Detective 10.4%, Adventure 8.6%
- #23 The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,947 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 21.3%, Pixel Graphics 10.6%, Investigation 8.3%, Atmospheric 7.4%
- #24 Insight
81% 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 40.7%, Detective 24.5%, Dark 10.3%, Horror 10.2%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%
- #25 Care
78% 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 28.4%, Walking Simulator 11.2%, Horror 8.9%, Dark 8.6%, Investigation 7.6%
- #26 The Corruption Within
79% 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 25.8%, Investigation 10.5%, Pixel Graphics 9.7%, Retro 8.8%, Horror 6.9%
- #27 ASYLUM
77% 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: Lovecraftian 26%, Point & Click 25.1%, Horror 13.3%, Dark 8.6%, Atmospheric 8.5%
- #28 Call of Cthulhu: Shadow of the Comet
80% matchMostly Positive78% of 109 reviews2015
Dev: InfogramesPub: Atari
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 44%
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 47.9%, Violent 27.6%, Point & Click 16.5%, Horror 8.1%
- #29 Curse of the Old Gods
79% matchVery Positive85% of 66 reviews2017
Dev: Tim Rachor
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 69%
A mystery adventure game set in a present-day Lovecraftian universe.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 60.6%, Adventure 18.4%, Horror 12%, Retro 9%
- #30 Necronomicon: The Dawning of Darkness
81% 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 61%, Point & Click 23.1%, Horror 9.7%, Adventure 6.2%
- #31 The Inheritance of Crimson Manor
76% matchVery Positive88% of 904 reviews2022
Dev: MediaCity Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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 16.2%, Mystery 10.1%, Investigation 9.8%, Puzzle 9.7%
- #32 The Nameless City
76% matchVery Positive88% of 56 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 42.8%, Walking Simulator 13.8%, Dark 8.6%, Atmospheric 7.8%, Horror 6.9%
- #33 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%, Dark 8.6%, Horror 7.6%
- #34 No one lives under the lighthouse Director's cut
75% matchVery Positive87% of 2,429 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 12.2%, Walking Simulator 8.9%, Dark 7.8%, Atmospheric 7.4%
- #35 The Children of Clay
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 3,738 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 32.8%, Detective 19.9%, Point & Click 14%, Horror 9.3%, Atmospheric 6.9%
- #36 Darkness Within 2: The Dark Lineage
78% matchMixed67% of 268 reviews2014
Dev: Stormling StudiosPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 53%
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 71.3%, Horror 16.3%, Adventure 12.5%
- #37 Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments
75% matchVery Positive89% of 7,813 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 12.4%, Investigation 11.4%, Mystery 7.7%, Adventure 6%
- #38 Carnival
73% matchVery Positive100% of 69 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 35.1%, Point & Click 24.5%, Pixel Graphics 11.2%, Atmospheric 8.6%, Horror 8.1%
- #39 If On A Winter's Night, Four Travelers
73% 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 33.7%, Dark 15.4%, Pixel Graphics 14.7%, Horror 12.1%, Atmospheric 11.5%
- #40 An English Haunting
72% 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 29.1%, Lovecraftian 17.8%, Pixel Graphics 14.6%, Horror 11.2%, Mystery 7.4%
- #41 Kathy Rain 2: Soothsayer
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,243 reviews2025
Dev: Clifftop GamesPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 9.1 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 17.7%, Investigation 10%, Horror 7.9%, Atmospheric 7.6%
- #42 The Whisperer | Le murmureur
74% matchMixed67% of 121 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 40.7%, Point & Click 11.9%, Horror 10.3%, Dark 9.4%, Atmospheric 8.7%
- #43 Casebook 1899 - The Leipzig Murders
71% 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: Detective 23.6%, Point & Click 22.7%, Old School 18.4%, Pixel Graphics 10.2%, Investigation 9.8%
- #44 The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker
73% matchVery Positive83% of 601 reviews2017
Dev: D'Avekki Studios Ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 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 41.3%, Detective 22.2%, Dark 10.7%, Atmospheric 8.1%, Horror 7.4%
- #45 Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2008)
74% matchMostly Positive74% of 888 reviews2009
Dev: Frogwares
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 73%
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 23.1%, Point & Click 14.1%, Adventure 7.2%, Investigation 4.1%
- #46 Call of the Elder Gods
68% matchVery Positive95% of 197 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 43.1%, Walking Simulator 11.5%, Investigation 10.2%, Dark 7.4%, Atmospheric 7.3%
- #47 Follow the meaning
69% matchVery Positive94% of 998 reviews2024
Dev: HiKing Mind StudioPub: Second Maze
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 24.7%, Detective 20.8%, Investigation 7.2%, Puzzle 6.6%, Hidden Object 6.4%
- #48 Forgotten Hill Mementoes
72% matchVery Positive90% of 267 reviews2018
Dev: FM Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Get ready for a puzzling journey through the memory of Forgotten Hill, can you survive?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 39.6%, Point & Click 32%, Horror 10.7%, Puzzle 6.2%, Adventure 6%
- #49 NORCO
69% 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 23.4%, Pixel Graphics 11.3%, Old School 11.2%, Investigation 10.8%, Dark 10.4%
- #50 Facility 47
71% matchVery Positive90% of 104 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 30.3%, Detective 15.3%, Hidden Object 11.1%, Horror 10.7%, Dark 8.7%
- #51 Forgotten Hill First Steps
70% matchVery Positive94% of 170 reviews2021
Dev: FM Studio
Windows · Mac
The first three games of the Forgotten Hill series joined together with new contents, new locations, new puzzles and secrets revealed: let's follow Larson's First Steps in Forgotten Hill!
Why similar: Lovecraftian 33.8%, Point & Click 24.1%, Investigation 11.7%, Horror 11.4%, Puzzle 6.3%
- #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 48.5%, Horror 11.1%, Pixel Graphics 8.7%, Atmospheric 8.5%, Dark 8.1%
- #53 The Devilry Reservation
67% 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 41.4%, Detective 15.7%, Pixel Graphics 11.1%, Dark 9.9%, Atmospheric 7.7%
- #54 Investigator
70% matchMixed69% of 1,029 reviews2016
Dev: AdroVGames
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Investigator is a first-person exploration game with horror elements, where the events take place in a world of extreme weather cataclysms.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.5%, Horror 24.1%, Violent 18.6%, Atmospheric 16.3%, Adventure 11.2%
- #55 Slender Threads
65% 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 37.4%, Horror 13%, Adventure 11.6%, Dark 9.4%, Atmospheric 7.7%
- #56 Detective Grimoire
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,355 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 33.2%, Point & Click 28%, Investigation 10.4%, Puzzle 7%, Mystery 5.9%
- #57 Whispers of a Machine
66% matchVery Positive93% of 1,977 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 28.6%, Detective 27.8%, Pixel Graphics 9.4%, Adventure 7.3%, Retro 6.2%
- #58 Black Mirror I
68% matchVery Positive84% of 1,458 reviews2014
Dev: Future GamesPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 1.3 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 44.3%, Horror 11.1%, Mystery 10.7%, Dark 10.6%, Atmospheric 8.8%
- #59 Horns of Fear
68% matchVery Positive92% of 86 reviews2018
Dev: Pixoala
Windows
Horns of Fear is a third-person psychological horror game set in a mysterious mansion...
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- #60 Dead of Darkness
64% matchVery Positive87% of 211 reviews2025
Dev: Retrofiction Games
Windows
Dead of Darkness is a 2D survival-horror action-adventure. Investigate a mysterious island and unravel its disturbing secret. You’ll have to face grotesque creatures, hurdle deadly traps, solve puzzles, and most importantly, survive.
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