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Dad's Monster House is a hand-drawn puzzle game featuring horror and fantasy. It tells the story of Carlos' journey after he receives a distress call from his father, pleading for him to return to his old home and rescue his dad.

Reviews: Very Positive — 94% — of 263 reviews
Released: 2021-09-23
Developer: Cotton Game
Genres: Adventure, Casual, Indie, RPG
Platforms: Windows, Mac

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    97% matchVery Positive87% of 90 reviews2025
    Dev: Cotton Game
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    Remember the dad's monster house that haunted your dreams? You're back, in a way you'd never expect! A mysterious ■■ leaves you trapped in a creepy, run-down house...

    Why similar: Point & Click 24%, Horror 16.2%, Puzzle 13.4%, Hand-drawn 13.4%, Story Rich 10.2%

  2. #2 Rusty Lake: Roots
    96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 8,536 reviews2016
    Dev: Rusty Lake
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    Experience the beginning and end of characters' lives and build your own family tree! Rusty Lake: Roots is the second premium point-and-click adventure by the creators of the Cube Escape series and Rusty Lake Hotel.

    Why similar: Point & Click 19.1%, Puzzle 14.7%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Hidden Object 12.3%, Horror 9.5%

  3. #3 Tales from Candleforth
    96% matchVery Positive86% of 164 reviews2024
    Dev: Under the Bed GamesPub: Feardemic
    Windows

    Tales from Candleforth is a folk horror 2D point and click game with puzzles and escape room mechanics, that narrates the fairy tales from the village. The text contained in this ancient and evil book is now bleeding out, mixing the world of nightmares with the real one through handmade 2D graphics.

    Why similar: Surreal 17.6%, Hidden Object 15.4%, Hand-drawn 10.7%, Horror 10.4%, Point & Click 9.6%

  4. #4 Rusty Lake Hotel
    95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 10,008 reviews2016
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    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 20.2%, Surreal 15.2%, Puzzle 12.6%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Horror 11%

  5. #5 Mr. Pumpkin Adventure
    94% matchVery Positive82% of 385 reviews2016
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    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 75%

    Mr. Pumpkin's Adventure is a point-and-click puzzle game. The main character of this game is Mr. Pumpkin who lost his memories. During the adventure, you will help him solve all the puzzles, which will eventually unveil an evil plot.

    Why similar: Hidden Object 25.4%, Surreal 21.3%, Point & Click 18.5%, Puzzle 10.4%, Story Rich 7.2%

  6. #6 Castle of Secrets
    94% matchMixed63% of 56 reviews2025
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    Windows

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    93% matchVery Positive85% of 53 reviews2023
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    Windows

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  8. #8 Creepy Tale 2
    92% matchVery Positive86% of 1,498 reviews2021
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    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    Experience the creepy tension of a brothers Grimm fairy tale in this puzzle adventure game. Follow the young and brave Lars as he embarks on a dangerous journey to save his sisters mind from the clutches of a mysterious evil.

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  9. #9 Creepy Tale
    91% matchVery Positive87% of 2,883 reviews2020
    Dev: Creepy Brothers
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    Creepy quest with the atmosphere of the Brothers Grimm fairy tales. Go through a dangerous adventure filled with puzzles and challenges! Perhaps it is you who will be able to solve all the secrets of forest and save the peaceful creatures?

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    Why similar: Surreal 15.2%, Point & Click 15.1%, Hidden Object 12.4%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Horror 11.1%

  11. #11 Life Gallery
    90% matchVery Positive82% of 421 reviews2023
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    Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 1.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%

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    Why similar: Surreal 24.3%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Point & Click 13%, Dark 12.7%, Hand-drawn 11.4%

  12. #12 Cat Museum
    89% matchVery Positive92% of 884 reviews2022
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    Windows
    Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%

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  13. #13 Creaks
    89% matchVery Positive95% of 5,721 reviews2020
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    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 77%

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  14. #14 Bad Cheese
    88% matchMostly Positive70% of 567 reviews2025
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    Windows
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  15. #15 Playing House
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    Windows

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  26. #26 Silen House
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    74% matchMostly Positive77% of 71 reviews2025
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  39. #39 Wood and Flesh: A Candleforth Short Story
    72% matchVery Positive87% of 119 reviews2025
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    Windows

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    73% matchVery Positive95% of 1,875 reviews2018
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    71% matchVery Positive96% of 124 reviews2024
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    Windows

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    70% matchVery Positive93% of 4,858 reviews2021
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    68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 6,942 reviews2018
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    Windows

    Flan's MS is a 2D story game with some puzzles and gameplay systems. After escaping from everything she is familiar with, Flan needs to retrieve her lost dream diary and find the answers she needs.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 39.5%, Horror 19.1%, Story Rich 18.4%, 2D 8.3%, Casual 5.4%

  58. #58 BIRDHOUSE
    64% matchVery Positive95% of 178 reviews2025
    Dev: HELLLST4R
    Windows

    A short narrative-driven horror game made in RPGmaker featuring hand-drawn graphics and animated cutscenes. Players navigate the house and its backyard, interacting with the environment and collecting key items to progress the story.

    Why similar: RPG 29.5%, Hand-drawn 28.6%, Horror 21.4%, Story Rich 13.4%, 2D 4.7%

  59. #59 그레텔과 윈슬로의 별장
    67% matchVery Positive91% of 383 reviews2022
    Dev: Team E.T
    Windows

    It's a story-based escape puzzle game. Gretel headed to Madame Winslow's Mansion on an errand by her parents. Following her parents' note, Gretel will stay at Madame Winslow's Mansion for three days to help her with her work. Help Gretel solve the mystery of the villa and escape safely.

    Why similar: Point & Click 26.3%, Horror 17.5%, Puzzle 17.5%, Dark 8.9%, Adventure 7.4%

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