Games Like Dark Fall 2: Lights Out

This Myst-style horror-adventure game will bring fear into your heart. From the very beginning you are exposed to an overwhelming but invisible ghost presence – strange calls, footsteps, voices from nowhere. In order to help your brother and survive you will need to solve the mystery of this abandoned, haunted place. And remember!

Why similar: Point & Click 53.4%, Adventure 21.8%, Horror 19.8%, Puzzle 5%

Why You'll Like It: As the predecessor to the seed game, it provides the essential foundation for the series' unique brand of supernatural mystery.

Somewhere deep within the woods of Cornwall, a timeless force is stirring. Unseen beneath the ancient burial mound, known locally as Barrow Hill, a forgotten myth awakens. Use archaeology to discover that the barrow is more than just a collection of forgotten standing stones.

Why similar: Point & Click 49.6%, Adventure 30.6%, Horror 19.8%

Why You'll Like It: This game shares the same developer's signature style of eerie, first-person exploration and historical mystery.

Travel to the old train station and hotel, abandoned since 1947, following the 'disappearances'. Unravel the mystery that binds this place, by communicating with the ghosts of the long since dead, both in your time and theirs.

Why similar: Point & Click 44.1%, Adventure 30.9%, Horror 25%

Why You'll Like It: This entry continues the series' focus on haunting, non-linear investigation within a decaying, atmospheric environment.

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 54%, Horror 24.2%, Adventure 19.3%, Puzzle 2.5%

Why You'll Like It: It is widely considered the gold standard for first-person point-and-click horror, mirroring the isolated atmosphere of the Dark Fall series.

Join the all-night ghost vigil at Harwood House. As part of the 'OPG' paranormal team, explore the haunted buildings and investigate sightings of ghosts, long reported around the area of Wolfenden. Grab the ghost hunting gadgets and solve the mystery surrounding this abandoned building.

Why similar: Point & Click 45.2%, Adventure 39.8%, Horror 15%

Why You'll Like It: It maintains the classic point-and-click mechanics while evolving the series' ghost-hunting gameplay into a modern setting.

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: Horror 54.6%, Adventure 32.6%, Puzzle 12.8%

Why You'll Like It: This game perfectly captures the specific dread of being isolated in a lighthouse while uncovering dark, Lovecraftian secrets.

Embark on an eerie ghost-hunting adventure, featuring real evidence of paranormal activity, to solve the mystery of the Lost Crown. Be warned, to seek advice from the dead can have bitter consequences.

Why similar: Point & Click 46.9%, Adventure 33.1%, Horror 20%

Why You'll Like It: Created by the same visionary developer, this game masterfully blends local folklore with a chilling, investigative mystery.

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 60.6%, Adventure 18.9%, Horror 14%, Puzzle 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: This classic point-and-click adventure is essential for fans of gothic horror and deep, family-centered mysteries.

The dark will reveal all!Explore the macabre past of an old mansion in the 1930's and solve puzzles of light and shadows in this fully black & white survival horror! Players are trapped in this nightmare where darkness is a constant threat!

Why similar: Horror 41.8%, Adventure 39.9%, Puzzle 18.3%

Why You'll Like It: Its striking noir aesthetic and focus on light-based puzzle mechanics create a unique, tense atmosphere similar to the seed game.

Penumbra: Overture is a first person survival horror game, emphasizing on survival and problem solving instead of mindless violence and gore.

Why similar: Horror 61.6%, Adventure 28.1%, Puzzle 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: It pioneered the first-person physics-based puzzle-horror genre, offering a similar sense of vulnerability and discovery.

Investigate an infamous cold case in the eerie, abandoned town of Painscreek. Search for evidence, connect the dots and uncover who killed Vivian Roberts. Can you expose the truth behind this town’s dark secrets?

Why similar: Horror 44.4%, Puzzle 28.3%, Adventure 27.3%

Why You'll Like It: This game offers a deep, rewarding mystery-solving experience that relies on careful observation and environmental clues.

Horror adventure awaits as you step into a place nobody knew existed and hunt for clues around every dark corner and in every scribbled notebook. With a twisted past, and a terrible secret just waiting to be revealed, Cold Winter Farm will leave you questioning whether what you know, is really what you know.

Why similar: Point & Click 51.3%, Adventure 26.4%, Horror 22.3%

Why You'll Like It: It delivers a similar indie-horror experience focused on solving puzzles within a cold, isolated, and mysterious setting.

Lured to a remote island, you find yourself confined within the rooms of an ominous mansion. You must draw upon all your puzzle-solving ability to navigate a series of trials devised by a mysterious figure known only as “The Craftsman”. Do you have what it takes to escape?

Why similar: Point & Click 44.6%, Puzzle 31.5%, Adventure 15.4%, Horror 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: While more puzzle-focused, it shares the tactile, investigative nature of examining mysterious objects and environments.

While searching for the anomaly, you find yourself trapped inside a facility on a remote sub-Arctic island. What is this place? Who built it? Why was it left abandoned? Explore the uninhabited complex you now find yourself trapped in, but be warned: you might not be as alone as you think...

Why similar: Point & Click 52%, Adventure 23.2%, Puzzle 15.8%, Horror 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a polished, first-person point-and-click experience centered on solving puzzles in an isolated, mysterious location.

Help Darren continue his search to uncover his clouded past. What do his torturous nightmares really mean? Who is the mysterious person that posted the bail to set him free? What demons lie waiting in the crypt?

Why similar: Point & Click 52.6%, Adventure 23.4%, Horror 16.7%, Puzzle 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: This conclusion to the trilogy provides a satisfying end to the gothic mystery that fans of the genre will appreciate.

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 55.3%, Adventure 26.7%, Horror 13.8%, Puzzle 4.1%

Why You'll Like It: It continues the series' tradition of dark, atmospheric mystery and classic point-and-click adventure gameplay.

The Vanishing of Ethan Carter is a first-person story-driven mystery. Purchase this game to get both the original and the Unreal Engine 4 remaster called The Vanishing of Ethan Carter Redux.

Why similar: Horror 43.3%, Adventure 32.6%, Puzzle 15.7%, Point & Click 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a beautiful yet haunting first-person exploration experience that prioritizes uncovering a dark narrative through environmental clues.

Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth is a first-person horror game that combines intense action and adventure elements.

Why similar: Horror 82%, Adventure 18%

Why You'll Like It: It excels at building a terrifying, first-person mystery that forces players to investigate dark secrets in a hostile environment.

Amnesia: The Dark Descent, a first person survival horror. A game about immersion, discovery and living through a nightmare. An experience that will chill you to the core.

Why similar: Horror 69.5%, Puzzle 15.8%, Adventure 14.7%

Why You'll Like It: It remains a cornerstone of first-person horror, emphasizing puzzle-solving and the psychological toll of isolation.

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: Horror 45.4%, Adventure 44.9%, Puzzle 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: A Lovecraftian-inspired first-person adventure that focuses on puzzle-solving and uncovering the history of a remote research facility.

The remote hotel stands atop an ominous snow-peaked mountain, and death permeates every inch of the place. A crime has been committed here obviously, and the remote nature of the retreat means that the culprit is still roaming the halls. Which of the guests is capable of this? Whose past hides sinister truths and who has the most to gain?

Why similar: Point & Click 64%, Adventure 36%

Why You'll Like It: This game captures the feeling of being trapped in a remote, atmospheric location where everyone is a suspect.

A mysterious invitation leads to the attic of an abandoned house. In the room is a cast-iron safe laced with strange carvings and on top, a note from your distant companion. It promises something ancient and astonishing concealed in the iron chamber - you need only find a way in.

Why similar: Point & Click 52.2%, Puzzle 30.3%, Adventure 10.2%, Horror 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: Its focus on intricate, mechanical puzzles provides a satisfying investigative loop for fans of point-and-click adventures.

From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent comes SOMA, a sci-fi horror game set below the waves of the Atlantic ocean. Struggle to survive a hostile world that will make you question your very existence.

Why similar: Horror 51.4%, Adventure 27.2%, Puzzle 21.4%

Why You'll Like It: While more sci-fi focused, it excels at first-person environmental storytelling and psychological horror in an isolated setting.

Ether One is a first person adventure that deals with the fragility of the human mind. There are two paths in the world you can choose from. At its core is a story exploration path free from puzzles where you can unfold the story at your own pace.

Why similar: Adventure 53.7%, Puzzle 27.9%, Horror 18.4%

Why You'll Like It: This game allows players to explore a fractured, mysterious world through first-person puzzle-solving and narrative discovery.

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: Point & Click 61.7%, Adventure 38.3%

Why You'll Like It: It brings a classic Lovecraftian horror mystery to life with traditional point-and-click mechanics.

The most terrifying journey of your life set in the beautiful winter scenery of the Ural Mountains. Uncover the horrific mystery behind the Dyatlov Pass Incident. Narrated by the famous Sean Bean.

Why similar: Horror 96.6%, Adventure 3.4%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the feeling of dread and isolation in a remote, snowy environment while uncovering a historical mystery.

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 53.3%, Horror 20.4%, Adventure 13.3%, Puzzle 13.1%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a surreal and unsettling point-and-click horror narrative that challenges the player's perception of reality.

STASIS The isometric, point-and-click, sci-fi horror adventure game! In the distant future aboard a seemingly abandoned spacecraft, John Maracheck awakes from stasis. He must push himself to new physical and emotional limits and unravel the mysteries around him.

Why similar: Point & Click 55.1%, Horror 23%, Adventure 15.6%, Puzzle 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: This isometric point-and-click game delivers a claustrophobic and terrifying horror experience in a remote setting.

Set in the '90s, Kathy Rain tells the story of a strong-willed journalism major who has to come to terms with her troubled past as she investigates the mysterious death of her recently deceased grandfather.

Why similar: Point & Click 99.3%, Adventure 0.5%, Puzzle 0.1%

Why You'll Like It: A strong investigative mystery game that captures the feeling of a protagonist uncovering dark secrets in a small, isolated town.

You are tasked with taking care of the old Lighthouse in a small island. Repair its broken parts, hunt for food to get by, gather materials to craft stuff to help you along your journey through 11 islands.

Why similar: Adventure 54.5%, Puzzle 45.5%

Why You'll Like It: It is a thematic match that focuses on the specific challenges and eerie atmosphere of managing a remote lighthouse.

Alone on a remote island, you're tasked with keeping a lighthouse. But the horrific events that claimed the lives of previous keepers still whisper through the air. Each day, the line between reality and delusion fades and something in the dark is waiting for the last keeper

Why similar: Horror 58%, Adventure 42%

Are you ready to investigate a mysterious occurrence at a remote lighthouse? Solve all mysteries in this dark and eerie puzzle game.

Why similar: Point & Click 47.5%, Adventure 21.7%, Horror 16.7%, Puzzle 14.2%

A pixel art psychological horror game inspired by the Flannan Isles mystery. Manage a remote lighthouse, handle limited resources, and confront eerie occurrences as isolation erodes your sanity. Multiple endings await based on your choices and actions. How long can you last?

Why similar: Horror 87.7%, Adventure 12.3%

Unique events transport you to the halls of a long-forgotten crypt. The only means of escape lies locked within a stone pedestal, along with a note from your mysterious ally. His words promise assistance, but only serve to entice you into a compelling world of mystery and exploration.

Why similar: Point & Click 47.7%, Puzzle 25.7%, Horror 15.6%, Adventure 11%

Discover what connects a lost ship’s disappearance with Devil’s Island and a local family’s unsolved murder.

Why similar: Point & Click 48.3%, Adventure 27.1%, Puzzle 12.6%, Horror 12.1%

Best played with the lights turned off and the volume turned up, Black Sails is a creepy and mysterious point-and-click adventure game.Two survivors of a shipwreck try to survive in the raging sea. Until another ship appears. Hoping for rescue, they are calling, but nobody answers. They manage to go on board. Will this be their rescue?

Why similar: Point & Click 52.3%, Adventure 27.3%, Horror 20.4%

This dark act takes place from a single day of the Lighthouse Keeper. Listen to keeper carefully and help him to interrupt his twenty-years-old shift at the Lighthouse.

Why similar: Horror 53.3%, Adventure 46.7%

You have arrived in a forest where people are rumored to disappear and strange things happen... Locals often see bright flashes and hear strange sounds...

Why similar: Horror 84.7%, Adventure 15.3%

Tourists disappearing and blood-curdling screams from a mysterious island out to sea...What secrets does this holiday paradise hold? Perhaps it's time to find out...

Why similar: Point & Click 68%, Adventure 32%

Blackthorne's Manor is a first-person mystery thriller, where logic, puzzles, and the supernatural collide. Search for your missing friend, uncover the secrets of Blackthorne Manor, and escape before the house claims you too.

Why similar: Adventure 50.1%, Horror 25.6%, Puzzle 24.3%

Try to escape with your life in a first-person survival horror adventure. Play through the eyes of four distinct characters as you evade and confront terrifying ghosts, unravel mind-bending puzzles, and unearth a sinister conspiracy…

Why similar: Horror 44.3%, Adventure 35.8%, Puzzle 19.9%

You have ventured this far, now there is no turning back. Uncover the island’s dark history by travelling through crumbling caverns and mysterious laboratories, but be warned, some may not be too welcoming of your presence…

Why similar: Point & Click 53.9%, Adventure 30.3%, Puzzle 15.8%

One gloomy night, Bulb Boy wakes suddenly from a frightening nightmare to discover that evil has overshadowed the Bulbhouse. His family has disappeared and there are horrid monsters lurking in the shadows. Gather the courage and use his glass head to save everything he loves.

Why similar: Point & Click 50.6%, Horror 21.7%, Adventure 20.7%, Puzzle 7%

Equipped with a flashlight, investigate an abandoned funeral home that's said to be haunted. Find out what really happened to the people who once worked there, and hope that this dark, eerie building doesn't become your final resting place.

Why similar: Horror 77.1%, Adventure 22.9%

Who is hiding behind Mr. X? Still Life 2 reveals the long-awaited ending of Still Life and spells a new investigation for Agent Victoria McPherson. In Fall 2008, Victoria is sent to Maine where Ellen Dunnigan's body has just been found.

Why similar: Point & Click 65.3%, Adventure 25.8%, Horror 5%, Puzzle 3.9%

You are called to a secluded house on a remote island to conduct a paranormal investigation. However, you find the island and the house abandoned. Or are they?

Why similar: Horror 72.5%, Adventure 27.5%

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 48.9%, Adventure 29%, Horror 22.1%

Trapped deep underground on a lost and forgotten island, David’s priority shifts from finding answers about the mystery surrounding him, to surviving the crisis he now finds himself trapped in. It’s now up to you to find an escape from the 157th meridian, but be warned, as escape may not be so easy

Why similar: Point & Click 48.2%, Adventure 25.7%, Puzzle 13.4%, Horror 12.6%

IN THE 70 DESOLATE YEARS since the horrifying murders chronicled in The 7th Guest, the town of Harley has been ominously silent.Only when journalist Robin Morales vanishes while investigating the rotting abandoned mansion of the legendary toy maker Henry Stauf, do events resurrect a malignant past.

Why similar: Point & Click 48%, Adventure 23.3%, Horror 20.1%, Puzzle 8.6%

Based on the real Left By Angels Mansion! After your wife vanishes, a strange sighting draws you to an abandoned mansion. Trapped inside, haunted by the past, and hunted by truth, you must survive a looping nightmare where light is your only ally. She’s here—and she remembers everything.

Why similar: Horror 53.2%, Adventure 37.4%, Puzzle 9.4%

Hotel Sowls is an eerie mystery adventure. You are a pharmacist who, after a long and grueling journey, finally acquires a rare and enigmatic stone; only to have it stolen overnight at Hotel Sowls. Can you recover the stone and uncover the secrets hidden within this strange and unsettling hotel?

Why similar: Point & Click 46%, Adventure 44.4%, Puzzle 9.6%

In this classic point-and-click adventure anthology by award-winning indie developer Scriptwelder, you'll protect an unsuspecting hamlet from yourself, try to prepare for an incoming undead horde, and search a seemingly empty spaceship for answers to a gruesome mystery.

Why similar: Point & Click 54.5%, Horror 24.7%, Adventure 20.8%

Yesterday is a thrilling and dark mystery from the masters of adventure, Pendulo Studios.

Why similar: Point & Click 71.7%, Adventure 28.3%

The British Institute of Archaeology, London, 1908: The disappearance of an esteemed Egyptologist prompts a Police investigation into the unknown. Explore cryptic locations, examine fantastic gadgets and uncover an otherworldly discovery which blurs the line between reality and illusion.

Why similar: Adventure 54.2%, Puzzle 29.2%, Horror 16.7%

After returning to the quiet streets of Paris to pursue a life of painting, Gus Macpherson could not escape his true art…

Why similar: Point & Click 60.5%, Adventure 24.2%, Horror 10.5%, Puzzle 4.7%

Save your twin brother from the sinister sea menace that overtakes everything and everyone on the troubled island of Pilgrim's Hook.

Why similar: Point & Click 48.8%, Adventure 23.8%, Horror 15.7%, Puzzle 11.7%

A first-person horror game Incoming Evil, you will explore an unsolved event about 3 missing people. Nobody knows what happened to them, the police could not solve the case. You are an experienced detective; the case handed over to you.

Why similar: Horror 46.8%, Adventure 31.3%, Puzzle 21.9%

You are a girl called Maya who ends stranded in island with a lighthouse during a storm. What is this strange place? How did she get here? What to do next? Explore this small island and lighthouse to understand what happened to Maya.

Why similar: Adventure 72.5%, Puzzle 27.5%

The Séance of Blake Manor is a supernatural detective mystery, set in 1897 Ireland, where you investigate the disappearance of Evelyn Deane in a remote hotel full of secrets and other-worldly occurrences.

Why similar: Horror 38.1%, Adventure 34.1%, Puzzle 27.8%

Investigate a mysterious, medieval monastery and reveal the terrifying truth! Enter a remote Alpine monastery and uncover the truth in a story-rich hidden object adventure. You are about to investigate the disappearance of a monk as well as the curious case of a weeping statue.

Why similar: Point & Click 52.9%, Adventure 20.2%, Horror 14.1%, Puzzle 12.8%