- #1 Bad Dream: Fever
97% matchVery Positive82% of 1,306 reviews2018
Dev: Desert Fox
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 63%
The world is covered in strange ink, an unknown plague has gathered its cruel harvest. The city seems to be completely empty and dead, but in its every corner there are manifestations of fear, sorrow, loneliness and suffering.
Why similar: Point & Click 42.3%, Adventure 16.7%, Horror 12.6%, Hand-drawn 10.1%, Demons 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: It shares the same surreal, hand-drawn aesthetic and point-and-click horror sensibilities found in Cursed 2.
- #2 Fran Bow
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 21,826 reviews2015
Dev: Killmonday Games AB
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Fran Bow is a creepy adventure game that tells the story of Fran, a young girl struggling with a mental disorder and an unfair destiny.
Why similar: Point & Click 42.6%, Puzzle 18.8%, Horror 14.3%, Adventure 12.5%, Hand-drawn 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: This game features a deeply unsettling narrative and stylized art that perfectly complements the dark, adventurous tone of the seed game.
- #3 Rusty Lake Hotel
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 10,008 reviews2016
Dev: Rusty Lake
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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 41.5%, Puzzle 22.1%, Adventure 11.7%, Horror 11.6%, Hand-drawn 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: This title excels at the surreal, puzzle-driven point-and-click horror that defines the core experience of the seed game.
- #4 The Cat Lady
95% matchVery Positive94% of 6,079 reviews2013
Dev: Harvester GamesPub: Screen 7
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
The Cat Lady follows Susan Ashworth, a lonely 40-year old on the verge of suicide. She has no family, no friends and no hope for a better future. One day she discovers that five strangers will come along and change everything...
Why similar: Point & Click 37.4%, Horror 20.4%, Adventure 17.7%, Puzzle 10.9%, Exploration 9%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, atmospheric adventure that mirrors the grim, narrative-focused horror found in Cursed 2.
- #5 Who's Lila?
94% matchVery Positive95% of 3,515 reviews2022
Dev: Garage Heathen
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%
A reverse-detective adventure, where you control your character's face
Why similar: Point & Click 26.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 26%, Puzzle 11.6%, Horror 11.1%, Exploration 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: This game utilizes a unique, stylized aesthetic and psychological horror elements that align well with the experimental nature of the seed.
- #6 Detention
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 11,663 reviews2017
Dev: RedCandleGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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: Point & Click 27.1%, Horror 26%, Puzzle 17%, Adventure 12.7%, Survival Horror 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a haunting, atmospheric puzzle-horror experience set in a desolate environment, similar to the search for a lost friend in Cursed 2.
- #7 SIGNALIS
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 31,986 reviews2022
Dev: rose-enginePub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%
A classic survival horror experience set in a dystopian future where humanity has uncovered a dark secret. Unravel a cosmic mystery, escape terrifying creatures, and scavenge an off-world government facility as Elster, a technician Replika searching for her lost dreams.
Why similar: Survival Horror 46.5%, Puzzle 21.4%, Action 15.6%, Adventure 14.2%, Singleplayer 2.3%
Why You'll Like It: While top-down, its stylized retro-horror aesthetic and intricate puzzle-solving make it a perfect match for fans of Cursed 2.
- #8 Penumbra Overture
93% matchVery Positive91% of 4,061 reviews2009
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Penumbra: Overture is a first person survival horror game, emphasizing on survival and problem solving instead of mindless violence and gore.
Why similar: Horror 28.4%, Survival Horror 19.2%, Adventure 17.3%, First-Person 14.5%, Puzzle 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: It combines first-person horror with physics-based puzzles and combat, echoing the gameplay loop of the seed game.
- #9 Mr. Hopp's Playhouse 2
92% matchVery Positive94% of 641 reviews2021
Dev: Moonbit
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
A young girl needs to find her friends, unravel a dark mystery and escape the clutches of her cursed toys.
Why similar: Survival Horror 37%, Adventure 25.6%, Horror 23.1%, Multiple Endings 9.4%, Indie 3.1%
Why You'll Like It: This game uses a distinct visual style to deliver a tense, puzzle-heavy horror experience.
- #10 Garten of Banban 2
91% matchMixed67% of 4,368 reviews2023
Dev: Euphoric Brothers
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Continue the story of Banban’s Kindergarten. Delve deeper into the bizarre establishment where the place was left suspiciously empty. Try to survive the unexpected residents, all while uncovering the truth behind the place…
Why similar: Survival Horror 21.2%, Horror 20.9%, Puzzle 19.8%, First-Person 16.9%, Action 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: It features first-person exploration and puzzle-solving in a horror-themed environment, similar to the seed game.
- #11 Amanda the Adventurer 2
90% matchVery Positive83% of 1,459 reviews2024
Dev: MANGLEDmaw GamesPub: DreadXP
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
In Amanda the Adventurer 2, the story continues as Riley encounters a mysterious masked figure after destroying the TV in the attic. Travel to the Kensdale Public Library and dig deeper into the mystery of Amanda the Adventurer.
Why similar: Point & Click 25.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.1%, Puzzle 12%, Adventure 11.5%, Horror 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: It blends puzzle-solving with a stylized, unsettling narrative that feels right at home with the seed game's mechanics.
- #12 Little Misfortune
89% matchVery Positive92% of 13,542 reviews2019
Dev: Killmonday Games AB
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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 51.9%, Adventure 18%, Horror 16.5%, Puzzle 7.2%, Indie 4.7%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a dark, whimsical, and stylized point-and-click adventure that captures a similar indie horror charm.
- #13 Cry of Fear
89% matchVery Positive89% of 82,586 reviews2013
Dev: Team Psykskallar
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Cry of Fear is a psychological single-player and co-op horror game set in a deserted town filled with horrific creatures and nightmarish delusions. You play as a young man desperately searching for answers in the cold Scandinavian night, finding his way through the city as he slowly descends into madness.
Why similar: Horror 39.6%, Survival Horror 28.3%, Action 10.9%, First-Person 10.1%, Adventure 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: This title offers a more intense, combat-focused first-person horror experience that shares the desolate town setting of the seed.
- #14 Downfall
88% matchVery Positive94% of 1,627 reviews2016
Dev: Harvester GamesPub: Screen 7
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
There is nothing Joe wouldn't do for his wife. But as they try to save their marriage with a romantic getaway, things go from bad to worse, and from worse... to insanity...
Why similar: Point & Click 42.4%, Adventure 26.6%, Horror 19.1%, Indie 5.6%, Puzzle 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: A gritty, point-and-click horror game that explores dark themes through a unique, hand-drawn visual style.
- #15 Discolored 2
87% matchMostly Positive76% of 58 reviews2025
Dev: Godbey Games
Windows
All the colors have gone missing from the world. While on a mission to bring them back you discover you are being hunted by those who would see the colors banished. Your only hope is a woman in red who may be holding the key to preventing the world from becoming discolored.
Why similar: Puzzle 21.5%, Exploration 17.2%, Horror 16.3%, First-Person 16.1%, Survival Horror 15.9%
Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-heavy, first-person exploration game that captures the eerie, isolated atmosphere of the seed.
- #16 Noch
86% matchMostly Positive79% of 320 reviews2023
Dev: Fair Games StudioPub: Sad Horse studio
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Go alone (or with a friend) to find the girl who destroyed the world. An ominous surreal first-person adventure full of dangerous monsters and secrets of the deceased world
Why similar: Demons 19.9%, Survival Horror 16.8%, Puzzle 12.1%, Action 11.1%, Adventure 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: This atmospheric survival-horror game focuses on exploration and story-rich gameplay in a desolate world.
- #17 Layers of Fear
86% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,582 reviews2023
Dev: Anshar StudiosPub: Bloober Team SA
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%
The era-defining first-person psychological horror in all its terrifying glory. All of the game’s chapters collected into one convenient package that allows you to plumb the depths of madness in pursuit of artistic revelation.
Why similar: Horror 20.1%, Adventure 17.8%, First-Person 17.5%, Exploration 15%, Puzzle 14.5%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on first-person exploration and environmental storytelling, providing a similar sense of dread and discovery.
- #18 Eldritchvania
84% matchVery Positive85% of 133 reviews2024
Dev: DeathCount Games
Windows
Explore unearthly ruins, solve arcane riddles and pick up your sword against the indescribable horrors that lurk amidst the forgotten depths of our world. Beware the creeping grip of madness as you uncover secrets not meant for the eyes of men!
Why similar: Puzzle 24.3%, Adventure 21.6%, Exploration 20.9%, Action 19.9%, Horror 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: This game combines exploration and puzzle-platforming with a dark, atmospheric horror aesthetic.
- #19 Dirty Room
85% matchMixed63% of 51 reviews2023
Dev: Tactic Forge
Windows
First person shooter horror adventure game. As detective C, you arrived at an old friend's home and try to find out what's going on.
Why similar: Horror 32.6%, Adventure 29.7%, First-Person 18.2%, Action 14.8%, Indie 3.2%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person horror adventure that focuses on exploration and survival in a dark, confined setting.
- #20 The Cursed Amulet
84% matchVery Positive84% of 150 reviews2023
Dev: CrystalCreativeGames
Windows
Enter a mysterious cave and put your puzzle-solving skills to the test. Explore the depths of the cave, search for clues, and solve challenging puzzles that will keep you on the edge of your seat.
Why similar: Puzzle 24.4%, Adventure 19.1%, First-Person 18.9%, Exploration 18.4%, Action 17.9%
Why You'll Like It: An escape-room style puzzle game that mirrors the first-person exploration and mystery-solving of the seed.
- #21 100 Pumpkins 2
83% matchVery Positive97% of 60 reviews2023
Dev: Jeremiah Stilts
Windows · Linux
Explore, solve puzzles, and fight your way through over 100 screens and return your pumpkin pals!
Why similar: Action 29.4%, Adventure 27.4%, Open World 18.6%, Multiple Endings 17.8%, Horror 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: It offers action-adventure gameplay with a stylized aesthetic that fits the indie horror genre.
- #22 The Pulse of Evil
82% matchVery Positive95% of 219 reviews2023
Dev: MadnukinPub: Mads Games
Windows
Find yourself on a mission exploring the depth of an ominous forgotten mine. You arrive barehanded but quickly find the tools needed to go deeper. Destroy the infected living parts of the mine and face the final threat and complete your mission.
Why similar: Action 41.3%, Adventure 38.2%, Horror 18.6%, Indie 1.2%, Singleplayer 0.7%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a straightforward action-adventure experience with horror elements similar to the combat in the seed game.
- #23 MUZY
81% matchMostly Positive77% of 215 reviews2024
Dev: Andrew RybisPub: Galactic Crows
Windows
Explore the mystery behind a once-loved and hugely popular children's toy, also known as MUZY, in this terrifying horror adventure game. Several reports detail frightening incidents connected to accidents. Your job is to solve the puzzles and find the cause of these unsettling occurrences.
Why similar: Action 23.2%, Adventure 22.2%, Survival Horror 15.2%, Horror 13.6%, Puzzle 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: An indie horror adventure that emphasizes exploration and a unique, stylized atmosphere.
- #24 Freaky Clown : Town Mystery
82% matchMixed64% of 72 reviews2020
Dev: Z & K Games
Windows · Mac
Can you solve the evil mystery of this town and face the freaky clown and his horrors alone? Take on this horror adventure and play and discover the evil plans of the clown.
Why similar: Adventure 44.8%, Action 28.7%, Horror 25%, Singleplayer 1.5%
Why You'll Like It: This game centers on adventure and mystery in a town setting, echoing the exploration themes of Cursed 2.
- #25 The Cursed Hour
81% matchMostly Negative29% of 124 reviews2024
Dev: FIFTYFIVE GAMING STUDIO PRIVATE LIMITED
Windows
"The Cursed Hour" is a cooperative survival horror game where players explore a haunted mansion to find cursed relics and exorcise the supernatural. With every wrong move, the ghost gets more aggressive, forcing players to work together before fear and darkness consume them.
Why similar: Demons 23.1%, Action 19.3%, Puzzle 18.9%, Exploration 14.2%, First-Person 13.4%
Why You'll Like It: This title combines action and puzzle elements in a way that mirrors the gameplay variety of the seed game.
- #26 Cursed
79% matchVery Positive89% of 175 reviews2022
Dev: Disaster Squad Productions
Windows
A horrific retro point and click adventure with combat
Why similar: Point & Click 30.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.7%, Adventure 12.9%, Horror 12.3%, Exploration 10.1%
- #27 Cursed 3
78% matchVery Positive99% of 233 reviews2022
Dev: Disaster Squad Productions
Windows
The epic conclusion of the CURSED trilogy.
Why similar: Point & Click 28.2%, Demons 16.8%, Action 13.7%, Adventure 12.9%, Exploration 9.3%
- #28 Curse of the Old Gods
80% matchVery Positive84% of 63 reviews2017
Dev: Tim Rachor
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 69%
A mystery adventure game set in a present-day Lovecraftian universe.
Why similar: Adventure 76.5%, Horror 19.6%, Indie 3.8%
Why You'll Like It: It features adventure-based horror with a focus on exploration and atmospheric storytelling.
- #29 Surrounded
79% matchMixed44% of 566 reviews2023
Dev: Nightmare Studios
Windows
A 6-player open world horror game. Explore a abandoned town, filled with mysteries, be chased around with your friends and survive creatures capable of ending your life. Uncover what really happened.
Why similar: Survival Horror 27.6%, Horror 22.2%, Open World 13.8%, First-Person 10.3%, Multiple Endings 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a tense, atmospheric horror experience that emphasizes survival and exploration.
- #30 DEMON COMPASS
77% matchVery Positive88% of 80 reviews2024
Dev: xena-spectralePub: Provoker
Windows · Mac
This occult item will guide you through a bizarre in-between world and help you to confront past demons as well as piece together former memories that may lead to closure. Seek a better understanding of who you were, who you’ve loved and how much you’ve lost in this 3rd person horror adventure game.
Why similar: Action 21.4%, Adventure 19.3%, Exploration 16.3%, First-Person 15.4%, Horror 14.3%
- #31 Project Liminal 2
74% matchVery Positive96% of 56 reviews2026
Dev: AquaHeaven StudiosPub: TXC
Windows
Explore terrifying liminal spaces. Horror walking simulator with reality-bending platforming and supernatural threats. Get lost between dimensions.
Why similar: Adventure 25.2%, Action 24.4%, Puzzle 19.1%, Exploration 11.4%, First-Person 9.6%
- #32 Cursed
77% matchVery Positive83% of 765 reviews2016
Dev: Jetdogs Studios
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Her future, as well as of the whole world depends on her ingenuity and bravery. The path to her fiancé is blocked by ghosts, dragons, demons and other creatures from beyond. Will she overcome her fears? Will she find her beloved? Play "Cursed" and find out!
Why similar: Point & Click 45.2%, Adventure 22.8%, Horror 14.5%, Puzzle 12.9%, Indie 4.6%
- #33 My Friend is a Raven
75% matchVery Positive91% of 1,316 reviews2020
Dev: Two Star Games
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 18%
You return to your old apartment one last time, in search of a sickened raven. You must speak to him, and discover the cause behind the calamity that has spread across the world.
Why similar: Point & Click 28.3%, Horror 22.5%, Adventure 15.1%, Hand-drawn 13.3%, Puzzle 11.1%
- #34 Joyville 2
75% matchMostly Positive74% of 200 reviews2024
Dev: KudPlay Games
Windows
Joyville 2 is a first-person horror puzzle-adventure game set in an abandoned children's camp. Explore two parallel worlds where the joy of the past meets present horrors. Uncover the camp's dark secrets, face magical yet dangerous creatures, and discover the truth behind events from decades ago.
Why similar: Survival Horror 18.1%, Puzzle 17.5%, Horror 16.5%, Adventure 15.2%, First-Person 12.2%
- #35 027
76% matchMixed49% of 79 reviews2023
Dev: Lebbi
Windows · Mac · Linux
A childhood friend has been missing for as long as you can remember. You decide to investigate the abandoned town in which he used to live only to find something truly unexpected and even more so unexplainable. Have you got what it takes to find out what happened to Chris Williams?
Why similar: Survival Horror 26.5%, Adventure 21.2%, Horror 16.4%, First-Person 13.1%, Exploration 10%
- #36 Venture to the Vile
73% matchMostly Positive76% of 179 reviews2024
Dev: Studio Cut to BitsPub: Aniplex Inc.
Windows
Dive into the strange town of Rainybrook, taken over by the “Vile” in this 2.5D metroidvania! Fight your way through treacherous terrains and defeat formidable bosses to absorb their powers! Will you save the town and find your missing friend Ella — or will you give in to the monster you've become?
Why similar: Action 17.5%, Horror 17.2%, Exploration 16.1%, Open World 16.1%, Adventure 16%
- #37 Curse
76% matchMixed62% of 77 reviews2016
Dev: Stormlord GamesPub: Stormlord Games LLC
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 47%
CURSE is a point-and-click horror game that throws the player into the world of paranormal investigations.
Why similar: Point & Click 27.2%, Survival Horror 17.7%, Adventure 13.1%, Horror 13%, Puzzle 12.4%
- #38 Survival & Horror: Hangman's Rope
73% matchMixed57% of 54 reviews2023
Dev: Honor Games
Windows
Are you ready to uncover the secret of the cursed town? Immerse yourself in the ambiance of the Wild West and its mysterious events, and discover the truth about what lurks on the grim streets of this town.
Why similar: Survival Horror 28.8%, Horror 19%, First-Person 17.2%, Action 17.1%, Exploration 15.7%
- #39 Cursed Bet
73% matchMixed59% of 94 reviews2024
Dev: LIGHTWORKER GAMES
Windows
Cursed Bet is a horror game where you play from a body camera perspective. Enter the abandoned preschool, the subject of terrible rumors, in the midnight. Struggle the cursed doll Ebeleen as you investigate the school's dark past. Will you be able to destroy him and his curse?
Why similar: Horror 19.7%, Survival Horror 19.3%, Adventure 16.7%, First-Person 16.3%, Puzzle 14.1%
- #40 Soer Dolls
74% matchMixed66% of 50 reviews2021
Dev: SoerGamePub: KuKo
Windows
Soer Dolls is a horror adventure game in which you need to find enchanted dolls in order to save the small town of Lazyiville from the terrible curse that caused ghosts and monsters to appear in the city!
Why similar: Survival Horror 23.4%, Action 21.4%, Horror 19.4%, First-Person 15.3%, Adventure 14.7%
- #41 Garten of Banban 0
69% matchMostly Positive71% of 3,977 reviews2025
Dev: Euphoric Brothers
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Explore the origins of the mysterious Banban’s Kindergarten. Survive the dark past of the establishment. Try to make some friends. Uncover the truth behind the place, and who you are…
Why similar: Horror 18.4%, Survival Horror 18.3%, Puzzle 18.2%, First-Person 15.4%, Action 15.3%
- #42 Disturbed
71% matchVery Positive93% of 1,856 reviews2016
Dev: iBlackpen
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 32.3 hrs≥1hr: 44%
Play as a farmer who struggles to manage a failing farm. You come to a point where there is no more hope, and you must do something.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 27.5%, Point & Click 20%, Horror 12.7%, Adventure 12.2%, Puzzle 11.8%
- #43 Porcelain Tales
71% matchVery Positive83% of 518 reviews2022
Dev: Oohoo Studio
Windows
Collect, run and be a pain in the porcelain
Why similar: Adventure 22.5%, Action 20.6%, Exploration 17.6%, Puzzle 17.2%, Multiple Endings 11.3%
- #44 Unnatural: Benighted
72% matchMixed59% of 136 reviews2024
Dev: VD Games
Windows
Two friends investigate the disappearance of people and encounter unexplained phenomena.
Why similar: Horror 47.4%, Action 39.2%, Indie 9%, Singleplayer 4.3%
- #45 Narrow Woods Hotel
70% matchVery Positive97% of 63 reviews2024
Dev: Hyper Freeze Games
Windows
A retro point-and-click horror adventure game that tests the boundries of the genre! In this "found-footage" horror game you have to navigate the rooms and hallways of the mysterious Narrow Woods Hotel. Collect keys and items and use them to find your way out.
Why similar: Point & Click 30.2%, Adventure 12.4%, Horror 12.3%, Action 12.3%, Survival Horror 11.3%
- #46 Silence Channel 2
71% matchVery Positive82% of 95 reviews2023
Dev: Lexip Games
Windows
Experience the terror in Silence Channel 2, a first person horror game based on a true story. Navigate through eerie environments, solve puzzles, evade lurking horrors, and even wield firepower in a desperate bid for survival. Can you escape the relentless darkness in this terrifying sequel?
Why similar: Survival Horror 20.1%, Puzzle 15%, Horror 14.8%, Adventure 13.4%, First-Person 12.4%
- #47 Kach
70% matchVery Positive81% of 292 reviews2022
Dev: Bhargav ModhaPub: BYGames
Windows · Mac
On a task to find your sister, you find yourself exploring an old abandoned house. But you soon find out that things are not as they seem.
Why similar: Adventure 25.4%, Horror 20.8%, Stylized 15.7%, Puzzle 13.7%, Exploration 11.6%
- #48 Uh Oh!
68% matchVery Positive86% of 90 reviews2025
Dev: Wumbo Workshop LLC
Windows · Mac
Play through three VHS tapes, uncovering the mystery of a decrepit facility, eluding tormented beasts, and discovering the truth of the chosen one.
Why similar: Survival Horror 21.7%, Horror 16.2%, Puzzle 15.8%, Adventure 14.1%, First-Person 12.4%
- #49 Please, Touch The Artwork 2
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 5,752 reviews2024
Dev: Thomas Waterzooi
Windows · Mac · Linux
A handpainted cozy hidden object adventure. Explore a surreal world. Collect items for its quirky inhabitants. Fix damaged paintings and solve casual puzzles. Help a lost skeleton painter find his way home. This game is short but 100% FREE (no ads, no IAP).
Why similar: Point & Click 41.6%, Adventure 17.9%, Puzzle 17.3%, Hand-drawn 12.6%, Exploration 7.7%
- #50 The Cursed Tower
72% matchMixed64% of 97 reviews2018
Dev: Mohsin Rizvi
Windows · Mac · Linux
"The Cursed Tower" is a story-driven platformer game where you are a dutiful postal worker. Armed with only a letter opener and graceful jumping skills, you must embark on a quest and fulfill your duty. Along the way, you will encounter many dangers and uncover a dark secret. Do you have what it takes?
Why similar: Action 44.6%, Adventure 44.5%, Indie 11%
- #51 Restless Grounds
68% matchVery Positive87% of 151 reviews2024
Dev: Zirael
Windows
Forgotten Polish town, Incident at a soviet military base and hellish monsters... This is a horror investigation story... Will you stop the relentless fight, or give into it?
Why similar: Horror 30.8%, Exploration 27.1%, First-Person 23.6%, Action 18.5%
- #52 The Children of Clay
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 3,581 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: Point & Click 30.7%, Horror 16.3%, Puzzle 15.7%, Demons 14.5%, Adventure 13.7%
- #53 Slender Threads: Prologue
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 516 reviews2021
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 40.4%, Puzzle 16%, Horror 14.9%, Adventure 13%, Hand-drawn 11.6%
- #54 The Rewinder 2
67% matchMixed64% of 422 reviews2025
Dev: MistyMountainStudioPub: Gamirror Games
Windows · Mac
The Rewinder 2 is an action adventure game inspired by eastern mythology. Explore cursed villages, dungeons. Unlock new skills and meet all sorts of ghosts and monsters.
Why similar: Adventure 51.8%, Puzzle 22.5%, Action 19.9%, Indie 3.8%, Singleplayer 1.9%
- #55 Bureau of Contacts: Mansion
66% matchVery Positive94% of 89 reviews2024
Dev: MIROWIN
Windows
Explore an old mansion full of paranormal dangers alone. Find clues, identify ghosts, collect their dossiers and exorcise them.
Why similar: Action 26.5%, Adventure 23.2%, Exploration 12.4%, Horror 12.2%, First-Person 12%
- #56 Walking In The Abyss - Definitive Edition
67% matchVery Positive94% of 64 reviews2022
Dev: Studio Guirdy
Windows
Explore a mysterious castle in the middle of the forest and discover its secrets in this 2D horror game.
Why similar: Survival Horror 40.4%, Action 31.4%, Puzzle 15%, Horror 7.4%, Indie 3.4%
- #57 Indigo Park: Chapter 1
62% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 22,765 reviews2024
Dev: UniqueGeese
Windows
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
Why similar: Horror 28.1%, First-Person 18.9%, Adventure 12.9%, Survival Horror 12.5%, Action 11.8%
- #58 Ghost Stories 2
69% matchMixed69% of 55 reviews2020
Dev: AK StudioPub: AK Studio
Windows · Linux
This is an exciting adventure in an abandoned house in which you are left alone with ghosts and their heavy stories.
Why similar: Action 20.1%, Survival Horror 20%, Adventure 19.9%, Exploration 14.9%, Horror 14.4%