- #1 Contact
97% matchMixed59% of 34 reviews2022
Dev: UKZ ArtsPub: PsychoFlux Entertainment
Windows
Contact is a horror point and click adventure game. In a bizarre world where you are trapped in an accident, you must investigate and find the whereabouts of your family. You have to run away from the creatures that attack you and collect items to overcome obstacles.
Why similar: Point & Click 15.5%, Psychological Horror 10%, Horror 9.4%, Investigation 9%, Linear 8.9%
- #2 Gigant
96% matchMostly Positive79% of 38 reviews2022
Dev: UKZ ArtsPub: PsychoFlux Entertainment
Windows
Gigant is a horror point and click adventure game. Escape from the terror of the unknown creature 'Gigant' and the conflict that revolves around it.
Why similar: Point & Click 17.4%, Investigation 10%, Horror 9.8%, Linear 9.5%, Psychological Horror 9.4%
- #3 Dunwich Horror
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Atom Brain Games
Windows
Explore the dreaded town of Dunwich, uncover the dark legacy of the Whateley family, and stop the Dunwich Horror if you can. A Lovecraftian monster hunt adventure with point-and-click gameplay and light RPG elements.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 25.4%, Point & Click 17.8%, Investigation 11.8%, Horror 10.2%, Pixel Graphics 6.5%
- #4 Forgotten Hill First Steps
95% 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 20.8%, Point & Click 19.8%, Investigation 15.3%, Horror 12.3%, Psychological Horror 10.9%
- #5 PERDITION VILLAGE
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: QUIET TOWN STUDIO™
Windows · Mac
Survival horror adventure with 2D pixel graphics and scary story in an dark abandoned village.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 18.5%, Point & Click 16.2%, Psychological Horror 10.6%, Linear 10.2%, Horror 9.9%
- #6 Remains of Yith
94% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: Blackmoth Entertainment
Windows
Remains of Yith is a point and click adventure puzzle game inspired by The Shadow Out of Time by H.P Lovecraft, play as Sarah as she explores a mysterious island trying to recover a lost alien artifact
Why similar: Lovecraftian 29.9%, Point & Click 24.1%, Linear 12.6%, Horror 8%, Mystery 7.5%
- #7 Shelter from the Storm
93% matchVery Positive93% of 92 reviews2025
Dev: Home Groan Games
Windows
Rain lashes down soaking you to the bone, you take shelter in a seemingly abandoned house. Navigate through the rooms solving puzzles and trying to escape in this short point & click adventure game.
Why similar: Point & Click 27%, Investigation 17.4%, Pixel Graphics 10%, Mystery 8.9%, Adventure 8.2%
- #8 Darkness Within 1: In Pursuit of Loath Nolder
92% 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 34.5%, Point & Click 21.8%, Horror 15.4%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Adventure 7.3%
- #9 Alpha Polaris : A Horror Adventure Game
91% 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 31.5%, Lovecraftian 17%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, Horror 14.5%, Adventure 12.1%
- #10 Hunt of Dusha
90% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: Demigrz
Windows
A Hunter arrives in a small Polish city expecting a routine investigation. What she finds is anything but. Explore, make choices and confront the entities that have claimed this place before the curse spreads further.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 32.5%, Point & Click 16.8%, Horror 15.1%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Pixel Graphics 5.2%
- #11 Forgotten Hill Mementoes
91% 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: Point & Click 31.2%, Lovecraftian 28.9%, Horror 13.7%, Mystery 10%, Adventure 8.2%
- #12 The Dark Rites of Arkham
89% 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 27.7%, Point & Click 22.4%, Investigation 10.3%, Adventure 8.7%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%
- #13 A Call From Under the House
89% matchPositive93% of 14 reviews2025
Dev: Party Crasher Studios
Windows · Mac
A short point-and-click Lovecraftian adventure game where the player must investigate a house suspected of cultish activity.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 32.8%, Point & Click 22.5%, Pixel Graphics 8.6%, Investigation 8.3%, Adventure 6.6%
- #14 The Last Door: Season 2 - Collector's Edition
88% 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 37.1%, Point & Click 28%, Horror 13.2%, Pixel Graphics 10.1%, Adventure 7.6%
- #15 Chronicle of Innsmouth: Mountains of Madness
87% matchMostly Positive73% of 117 reviews2021
Dev: PsychoDevPub: AtomicHorde
Windows · Mac · Linux
After an encounter with a dreadful horror, detective Lone Carter’s investigation leads him to fateful places as Innsmouth, Arkham and the Antarctic, investigating a series of deaths and mysteries. Play also as Abdul Alhazred and H.P. Lovecraft himself in this Lovecraftian point’n’click adventure.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 28.1%, Point & Click 19%, Horror 8.6%, Old School 8.2%, Pixel Graphics 7.5%
- #16 Green Inferno
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Fantastico Studio
Windows
A new kind of horror deduction game that allows you to investigate freely. Examine detailed scenes, collect evidence in the form of clips, and use them to reconstruct events. Connect the clues, build your own theory, and unmask the macabre truth behind a doomed expedition.
Why similar: Point & Click 28.1%, Investigation 14.5%, Adventure 12.8%, Horror 11.8%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%
- #17 The Tragic Loss of M. Slazak
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Beyond Booleans
Windows
The Tragic Loss of M. Slazak is a Lovecraftian point & click mystery centred around a man's search for his missing grandfather, as he finds out that nothing in the man's curious life is as it seemed...
Why similar: Point & Click 26.1%, Investigation 13.6%, Lovecraftian 13.2%, Adventure 11.3%, Horror 11%
- #18 ASYLUM
84% matchVery Positive85% of 479 reviews2025
Dev: Senscape
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 77%
An epic supernatural horror adventure and the spiritual successor to cult classic Scratches set in a massive, decaying mental institute. Inspired by H. P. Lovecraft, Hammer Films and twisted Euro Horror from the 80s.
Why similar: Point & Click 23.1%, Lovecraftian 18%, Horror 16.1%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Mystery 8.8%
- #19 Chronicle of Innsmouth: Curse of Chaos
84% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: AtomicHorde
Windows · Mac · Linux
Chronicle of Innsmouth: Curse of Chaos is a Lovecraftian point-and-click adventure set in 500 AD Oman. Inspired by H.P. Lovecraft’s most enigmatic stories, including The Nameless City and Nyarlathotep, it pulls you into a chilling investigation of cosmic horror and creeping madness.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 41.3%, Point & Click 23%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Pixel Graphics 9%, Adventure 7%
- #20 Quest room: Hanon
85% matchMixed65% of 144 reviews2018
Dev: BURRIK
Windows
After 20 years in search of the mysterious Egyptian artifact of Hanon, you managed to find the entrance, but to get inside you need to solve more than one puzzle. You do not have much time, you are locked in 4 walls and oxygen is running out.
Why similar: Point & Click 20.3%, Lovecraftian 19.8%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Adventure 11.7%, Mystery 10.8%
- #21 Last Report
82% matchVery Positive89% of 2,212 reviews2025
Dev: Monopixel Games
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Last Report is a dark horror game where you play as a night shift park ranger. While monitoring the camera footage, you start noticing strange events. Uncover the terrifying secret of the National Park. Something moved in the window, but don’t worry it’s probably just another deer, right?
Why similar: Horror 18.3%, Point & Click 17.6%, Psychological Horror 16.9%, Linear 10.8%, Pixel Graphics 10.7%
- #22 Hidden: On the trail of the Ancients
83% matchMixed65% of 85 reviews2015
Dev: Lost Spell
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Immersed into dark and unexplored ancient woods in a search of the almost forgotten "Legend of the Ancients". But not everything goes as planned as the place keeps a never revealed horrifying secret. Hidden is a first person horror point n' click adventure game, with focus on story, puzzles and exploration.
Why similar: Point & Click 30%, Lovecraftian 19.4%, Horror 19.4%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Adventure 14.2%
- #23 Scratches - Director's Cut
82% matchVery Positive83% of 436 reviews2011
Dev: Nucleosys
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 40%
Dark Legends surround the old abandoned Blackwood house, secluded far away in the northern wastelands. For writer Michael Arthate, this cold, solitary atmosphere is fodder for his restless imagination. But Michael soon becomes distracted by the mysteries offered up, as he follows a trail exploring and delving into the secrets of the past.
Why similar: Point & Click 35.6%, Horror 22.9%, Adventure 10.2%, Mystery 9.4%, Investigation 8.2%
- #24 Insights - Maniac Vortex
81% matchPositive90% of 10 reviews2021
Dev: Weizengaming
Windows · Mac · Linux
An old school point and click adventure game in a nostalgic pixelart look. Young journalist Thomas wants to write a newspaper article about the psychatric asylum in the small town Fuchsberg. Not knowing yet that he will be going on a great adventure leading to the greatest article of his life.
Why similar: Point & Click 25.8%, Investigation 15.3%, Adventure 11.8%, Pixel Graphics 9.1%, Old School 8.8%
- #25 The Last Door - Collector's Edition
81% 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 32%, Point & Click 26.4%, Horror 13.6%, Pixel Graphics 11.8%, Psychological Horror 4.3%
- #26 The Horror Of Salazar House
80% matchVery Positive94% of 387 reviews2020
Dev: Maldo19Pub: Torture Star Video
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Will you solve the mystery of the Salazar manor or will you become another permanent inhabitant? An Italian horror inspired adventure game!
Why similar: Point & Click 18%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Horror 12.2%, Investigation 11%, Mystery 8.9%
- #27 Nightmare Frames
79% 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 21.2%, Psychological Horror 14%, Investigation 12.9%, Horror 12.6%, Mystery 8%
- #28 TRANSMIT
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: zolduck
Windows · Linux
A 1-bit, point & click and puzzle short story about horror, mystery and deception. TRANSMIT, translate and search for coded messages as part of your telegraph operator job and figure out what's behind the new SS PURGO.
Why similar: Point & Click 22.1%, Horror 17.3%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Investigation 13.1%, Pixel Graphics 10.2%
- #29 Luna's Room
77% matchVery Positive100% of 63 reviews2026
Dev: DonutDroidPub: Save Games Studio
Windows
An unfamiliar room. Vague memories. Explore Luna's room through the objects inside it in this intimate narrative experience about loss, told as a classic-style graphic adventure.
Why similar: Point & Click 24.1%, Investigation 17.7%, Mystery 10.3%, Pixel Graphics 9.8%, Fantasy 9.2%
- #30 Bloom!
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Aftertaste Production
Windows
Bloom is a short point-and-click narrative puzzle game. Step into the role of a housewife haunted by the terrifying Root-Man. Search for keys, unlock doors, and fight to escape. Will you wake from the nightmare, or remain trapped forever?
Why similar: Point & Click 31.1%, Horror 17.8%, Linear 15.3%, Mystery 14.9%, Puzzle 7.9%
- #31 The Excavation of Hob's Barrow
76% 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 25.7%, Lovecraftian 15.1%, Horror 14%, Pixel Graphics 9%, Investigation 7.8%
- #32 You've Changed
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Burkus
Windows
You've Changed is like scary "spot the difference". Observe changes in the environment and catch enemies before they attack in this retro-inspired, anomaly horror game! You've Changed features hand-animated rotoscoped enemy graphics and finely-tuned gameplay balance.
Why similar: Point & Click 16.4%, Investigation 13.3%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Horror 10.9%, Linear 8.8%
- #33 Carnival
75% 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 25%, Point & Click 23.3%, Horror 10.1%, Adventure 9.8%, Pixel Graphics 9.1%
- #34 Black Mirror
78% 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 28.1%, Point & Click 24.4%, Adventure 15%, Psychological Horror 10.2%, Horror 9%
- #35 Twin Study
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Kinbote
Windows
A point-and-click puzzle game about twins, genetics, and something else—something hidden in how the story's told. A suspected murder recounted by the suspected murderer. Delve into the mind of an unreliable narrator. Pay attention to what each puzzle reveals.
Why similar: Point & Click 24.1%, Horror 18.6%, Psychological Horror 13%, Adventure 9.7%, Mystery 9.2%
- #36 The Third Shift
73% matchVery Positive98% of 50 reviews2026
Dev: Teebowah Games
Windows
In this Game Boy styled horror game, uncover the mystery of the Roanoke Museum of History and Wonder. Get lost in its maze-like exhibits, solve peculiar puzzles, and survive being hunted by grotesque creatures from the controversial Human Body Exhibit. Can you leave the museum alive?
Why similar: Point & Click 18.4%, Horror 16.4%, Investigation 13.3%, Mystery 9.7%, Pixel Graphics 8.3%
- #37 WORLD OF HORROR
72% matchVery Positive90% of 9,764 reviews2023
Dev: panstaszPub: Ysbryd Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Experience the quiet terror of this 1-bit love letter to Junji Ito and H.P. Lovecraft. Navigate a hellish roguelite reality with turn-based combat and unforgiving choices. Experiment with your deck of event cards to discover new forms of cosmic horror in every playthrough. The inevitable awaits...
Why similar: Lovecraftian 27.3%, Point & Click 16.4%, Horror 15.2%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Pixel Graphics 7.4%
- #38 No one lives under the lighthouse Director's cut
73% 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 32.5%, Horror 18.4%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Mystery 8.5%, Adventure 6.2%
- #39 Paradise Falls
72% matchPositive100% of 18 reviews2026
Dev: L Goat
Windows
Manage escalating anxiety and play as multiple characters in Paradise Falls, a classic verb-coin adventure. Listen to the voices, commit acts of violence, and wash the blood from your knife to return to normal in a shifting reality. Can you uncover the town's dark secrets?
Why similar: Point & Click 25.5%, Lovecraftian 21.6%, Adventure 10.8%, Horror 9.7%, Pixel Graphics 8.7%
- #40 The Occultist
71% matchMostly Positive76% of 286 reviews2026
Dev: DALOARPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
The Occultist is a first-person narrative thriller. You play as Alan Rebels, a paranormal investigator who travels to an abandoned British island after his father's disappearance. Explore Godstone island, face supernatural entities, and uncover long-buried occult rituals.
Why similar: Investigation 18.7%, Lovecraftian 18.2%, Psychological Horror 10.6%, Horror 9.6%, Quick-Time Events 8.8% ★
- #41 I dream of you and ice cream
74% matchVery Positive93% of 57 reviews2020
Dev: Emilios Manolidis
Windows
A sinister creature has enslaved mankind. Solve puzzles, gather components for a machine you are building, find comfort in your dreams.
Why similar: Point & Click 29.4%, Adventure 13.8%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Horror 12.4%, Pixel Graphics 10.3%
- #42 Lost Sanity: Cthulhu
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Manin StudiosPub: ZNT Productions
Windows
On Halloween night, a group of teens tells horror stories, and each one comes to life in Lost Sanity. In the first chapter, Call of the Sea, you play as Megan Claire, trapped in an underground prison while cultists awaken a marine entity; slip through shadows, follow clues, and guard your sanity.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 39.8%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Horror 14.7%, Mystery 11.1%, Linear 8.3%
- #43 The Charnel House Trilogy
74% matchMostly Positive80% of 684 reviews2015
Dev: Owl Cave
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Witness The Charnel House Trilogy, the chronicle of one fateful night aboard a train bound for Augur Peak. Three thrilling, horrifying adventure games in one, from the depths of the Sepulchre, starring Madeleine Roux, Peter Willington, Jonathan Grier, Jim Sterling, and Ben Chandler as Grub.
Why similar: Point & Click 31.7%, Horror 22.3%, Psychological Horror 19.5%, Adventure 10.8%, Mystery 8%
- #44 Necronomicon: The Dawning of Darkness
75% 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 50.3%, Point & Click 25.5%, Horror 14%, Adventure 9.6%, Casual 0.7%
- #45 An Abyss of Dreams
70% matchPositive93% of 27 reviews2026
Dev: Studio Chien d'Or
Windows
Two worlds, one nightmare. Step inside a brutal orphanage and uncover the dark secrets of Québec’s Great Darkness. Solve puzzles related to an inexplicable phenomenon and dive into the depths of dreams to uncover otherworldly horrors. An Abyss of Dreams is a cosmic horror point-and-click game.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 26.7%, Point & Click 17.5%, Horror 10.9%, Psychological Horror 10.6%, Mystery 9.1%
- #46 Two Realms: Whispers from the Rift
71% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: MOD42 Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Fantasy Point & Click Horror Drama: A burst of light - a crystal devours your little brother's life force. Desperate to save him, you seek the truth of magic’s birth, while a dread mage closes in to tear the crystal from your hands - and with it, all hope.
Why similar: Point & Click 25.3%, Mystery 12.1%, Horror 11.5%, Pixel Graphics 9.7%, Fantasy 8.3%
- #47 Seclusion: Islesbury
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Silent Game House
Windows
Seclusion: Islesbury is a mystery/horror adventure game with a focus on creating an absorbing journey. In this journey, you will explore various locations with countless mysteries to solve while trying to stay out of the madness that surrounds the town.
Why similar: Point & Click 18.4%, Investigation 15.9%, Adventure 15%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Horror 11.9%
- #48 The Fractured Shimmer
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pendopo CreationsPub: Soft Source
Windows
The Fractured Shimmer is a 2.5D pixel-art survival horror adventure where you follow Eddy, a journalist investigating a string of unsettling murder cases.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 25.9%, Point & Click 16.9%, Horror 11.7%, Linear 10.2%, Mystery 10%
- #49 The Season of the Warlock
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: enComplot
Windows · Mac · Linux
The Season of the Warlock is a weird adventure game inspired by the gothic tale tradition, with two storylines to choose from. The soul of a warlock of yore, trapped in a portrait, will present Lord Alistair Ainsworth with an offer he will not be able to resist. Or will he? It’s your call...
Why similar: Lovecraftian 22%, Point & Click 21.3%, Investigation 12.5%, Horror 11.8%, Mystery 8.4%
- #50 Night Shift Dissonance
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Delightful Victory
Windows
Identify Clients, find out what they want, and deliver items in a timely manner. If you make it to the end of the week you won't live to see another day of work!
Why similar: Lovecraftian 26.2%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Horror 13%, Linear 11.5%, Mystery 10.6%
- #51 Awaken
68% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: Uku Tonsiver
Windows
Awaken brings Lovecraftian horror to the beloved 2D side scroller genre. Make your way through the strange forest while encountering inexcplicable forces and try to keep your sanity as you piece together the mystery of your sister's disappearance.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 31.2%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Horror 15.3%, Mystery 10.9%, Pixel Graphics 9.8%
- #52 Victoria Kopernik: Mother
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: cosmonomicon
Windows
Victoria Kopernik, an occult influencer, uncovers the dark history of a haunted mansion in a short horror point-and-click adventure video game.
Why similar: Point & Click 23%, Lovecraftian 16.2%, Investigation 9.7%, Adventure 9.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.1%
- #53 HOUSE CALL
67% matchVery Positive89% of 75 reviews2026
Dev: helloitscrash
Windows
HOUSE CALL is a short 20 to 30-minute experience heavily inspired by Adobe Flash point-and-click games of the late 2000s, including THE HOUSE by Sinthai. Use your mouse to explore the environment, solve puzzles, and proceed through the house to find what lies within.
Why similar: Point & Click 22.2%, Horror 15.6%, Psychological Horror 12%, Linear 11.3%, Investigation 9.9%
- #54 Vlad Circus: Curse of Asmodeus
67% matchVery Positive94% of 52 reviews2025
Dev: IndiesruptionPub: Blowfish Studios
Windows
Vlad Circus: Curse of Asmodeus drags you into a sordid world of mirrors and shadows where the demon lurks. Dare to take on this macabre pixel-art graphic adventure of horror and madness. Solve puzzles and explore two parallel timelines.
Why similar: Point & Click 29.4%, Horror 18.6%, Pixel Graphics 14.6%, Linear 12.5%, Adventure 7.2%
- #55 Awareness
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: LazyStone
Windows
Horror adventure game with an emphasis on the story, in which, by interacting with the environment and characters, you have to help the doll-boy stop the terrible events that he himself is to blame.
Why similar: Point & Click 20.7%, Horror 18%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Pixel Graphics 10.7%, Linear 10.4%
- #56 Wallflower
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Wurm Fud
Windows
It's moving day! Wallflower is a retro, cozy horror game with a strong narrative focus and point and click elements. Made with a deep affection for handheld games and overflowing with pixelated charm, it is a love letter to retro adventure games and 90's horror media.
Why similar: Point & Click 20.3%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Horror 13.9%, Investigation 10.5%, Pixel Graphics 6.6%
- #57 Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2008)
70% 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 42.9%, Point & Click 18.7%, Adventure 13.5%, Investigation 8.6%, Mystery 7.6%
- #58 The Night Is Long
66% matchPositive83% of 41 reviews2025
Dev: TheGamerUrso
Windows
The Night Is Long is a short first-person horror game where a grieving man follows a ghostly vision into an abandoned mansion. Uncover dark secrets, survive atmospheric horrors, and face your past through exploration, puzzles, and subtle scares.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 36.4%, Psychological Horror 15.8%, Horror 14.9%, Linear 9.9%, Mystery 7.4%
- #59 Primordial Fate
66% match3 user reviews0% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: David BlommePub: Sopheli Games
Windows
A narrative-driven 2D point-and-click horror/adventure game with a classic two-click LOOK/INTERACT system. Control multiple characters throughout a fast-paced story filled with multiple endings and deadly choices — like stepping into an ‘80s horror movie.
Why similar: Point & Click 28.4%, Horror 20.9%, Linear 16.6%, Adventure 7.5%, Pixel Graphics 7%
- #60 3 O'clock Horror
67% 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 35.4%, Psychological Horror 17.3%, Horror 14.2%, Mystery 8%, Pixel Graphics 7.3%