- #1 Viviette
97% matchVery Positive88% of 509 reviews2018
Dev: DYA Games
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Exploration, puzzles and a touch of classic horror awaits you! Uncover the secrets and mysteries of Neuville's Mansion. Test your logic against diverse puzzles, locate and use a variety of items, and don't lose your sense of direction, as navigation itself becomes an obstacle in your path!
Why similar: Classic 20.9% ★, Great Soundtrack 18.9%, Horror 14.2%, Survival Horror 12.9%, Pixel Graphics 9.7%
- #2 Midnight Special
96% matchVery Positive83% of 144 reviews2025
Dev: Scared Stupid IncPub: Yahaha Games
Windows
Welcome to Midnight Special, a point-and-click survival horror game drenched in 16-bit pixel art and 1980s retro dread. On a thunderous night in 1987 in Maine, you awaken in a labyrinthine manor. You must click, explore, and solve puzzles to escape. Will you go gentle into that good night?
Why similar: 1980s 18.7%, Survival Horror 16.9%, Old School 13.9%, Point & Click 13%, Horror 11%
- #3 FAITH: The Unholy Trinity
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 8,412 reviews2022
Dev: Airdorf GamesPub: New Blood Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 73%
What you are about to do has not been approved by the Vatican. As a young priest, struggle against demons, cultists, and your own weakening faith in this pixel horror game inspired by the era of classic 8-bit gaming and the "Satanic Panic" of the 1980s.
Why similar: Horror 13.1%, Lovecraftian 12.4%, Gore 11%, Classic 10.2% ★, Great Soundtrack 10.2%
- #4 Dark Fear
95% matchVery Positive94% of 232 reviews2016
Dev: Arif Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Dark Fear is a pixel horror game with RPG and adventure game elements. Explore a diverse landscape filled with forests, mountains, lakes and deserts. Make allies in the local village, upgrade your weapon and armor, go hunting/fishing and fight your way to the truth by slaying your foes, solving puzzles and helping people with their...
Why similar: Adventure 22%, RPG 21.7%, Horror 21%, Point & Click 18%, Pixel Graphics 9.5%
- #5 Benny Bash
94% matchVery Positive85% of 52 reviews2025
Dev: Eduardo Scarpato
Windows
Survive this horror/puzzle adventure. Uncover the secrets of a cursed video game from the '80s while a malevolent entity hunts you. Solve escape room-style puzzles, navigate eerie labyrinths, and see how your actions in the game shape the real world. Stay sharp... and stay alive.
Why similar: 1980s 20.4%, Old School 17.8%, Horror 14.9%, Psychological 13.7%, Point & Click 11.6%
- #6 WORLD OF HORROR
93% matchVery Positive90% of 9,731 reviews2023
Dev: panstaszPub: Ysbryd Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 7.7 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 27.4%, Survival Horror 15.2%, Horror 13.9%, Point & Click 11.4%, Roguelite 10.9%
- #7 Call of Cthulhu: Prisoner of Ice
94% matchMostly Positive73% of 136 reviews2015
Dev: InfogramesPub: Atari
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 47%
As you journey to the seemingly placid surroundings of a Greek courtyard or the secret gardens of Tihuanica, beware - things are not as they seem. This supernatural action adventure is sure to pique your obsession with horror and espionage.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 29.1%, Gore 19.5%, Classic 16.5% ★, Violent 15.4%, Point & Click 13.5%
- #8 Corpse Party
92% matchVery Positive89% of 1,369 reviews2016
Dev: GrisGrisPub: XSEED Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 17.3 hrs≥1hr: 81%
A group of friends unknowingly perform an occult ritual that traps them in an otherworldly elementary school. Here, the vengeful spirits of young children threaten their lives and their sanity, and the only hope of survival is to uncover the chilling details behind the murders of those trapped before them...
Why similar: Horror 25.3%, Gore 21.6%, Anime 15.7%, Great Soundtrack 8.5%, Survival Horror 8.4%
- #9 The Last Door - Collector's Edition
91% matchVery Positive95% of 2,425 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 28.2%, Great Soundtrack 16.9%, Point & Click 16%, Horror 10.7%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%
- #10 Psychopathy Assessment
91% matchMostly Positive71% of 137 reviews2024
Dev: Tarba Paul CornelPub: Galactic Crows
Windows
Psychopathy Assessment is a retro-80s V.H.S PS1 style analog horror game that blurs the line between reality and delusion. Step into a universe where you're not just playing a game; you're taking a psychopathy test, but the stakes are considerably higher than a straightforward diagnosis.
Why similar: Gore 28.7%, Violent 22.7%, 1980s 11.8%, Survival Horror 9%, Old School 8.2%
- #11 Now You See - A Hand Painted Horror Adventure
90% matchVery Positive83% of 174 reviews2019
Dev: Screaming Void
Windows
NoW YoU SEE is a story driven, first-person, point & click, horror adventure. You must escape!!! Explore the house, solve fiendish puzzles, uncover horrible secrets and get ready to meet the family. STORY. PUZZLES. GORE.
Why similar: Gore 23.1%, Violent 18.3%, Classic 12.6% ★, Great Soundtrack 9%, Point & Click 8.5%
- #12 Zelle
89% matchVery Positive94% of 503 reviews2019
Dev: Fuming
Windows · Mac
Zelle is a occult adventure game. You can explore the inside and outside of the castle using adventure game mechanics and battle demons with strategic mouse clicks. Your goal in this game is to bring the protagonist home.
Why similar: Gore 28.7%, Violent 21.6%, Adventure 15.8%, RPG 15.4%, Horror 12.2%
- #13 House
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,101 reviews2020
Dev: Bark Bark Games
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Try to survive through the night in a house that's trying its best to kill you and your family.
Why similar: Horror 26.4%, Gore 25.6%, Violent 16.2%, Pixel Graphics 16%, Adventure 8.6%
- #14 The Horror Of Salazar House
88% matchVery Positive95% of 386 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: Gore 16.1%, Old School 13.3%, Point & Click 12.7%, Violent 12.6%, Horror 11.4%
- #15 ASYLUM
86% matchVery Positive85% of 468 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 20%, Gore 19.8%, Point & Click 17.3%, Horror 16.2%, Classic 10.1% ★
- #16 The Consuming Shadow
87% matchVery Positive95% of 419 reviews2015
Dev: Ben 'Yahtzee' Croshaw
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
The Consuming Shadow is a procedural survival horror adventure in which you must explore the land, fight your way through randomly-generated dungeons and try to stay sane in your quest to save the world from the invading Ancients.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 43.7%, Survival Horror 16.9%, Violent 12.2%, Roguelite 9.3%, Horror 8.3%
- #17 Murder House
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,293 reviews2020
Dev: Puppet Combo
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 68%
A local news team breaks into an abandoned house to chase a salacious ghost story... until a MANIAC chases them! ...VHS era 80's slasher. PS1 style survival horror!
Why similar: 1980s 19.2%, Survival Horror 15%, Gore 13.3%, Horror 13.1%, Old School 12.7%
- #18 Decarnation
84% matchVery Positive88% of 1,039 reviews2023
Dev: Atelier QDBPub: Shiro Unlimited
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Where do you run to when your demons reside within you? Decarnation is a pixel art adventure/action puzzle game with a horrific story inspired by some of the most influential films and novels in the genre. Dive into a breathtaking thriller where nightmares and dreams intertwine…
Why similar: Lovecraftian 35%, Survival Horror 18.2%, Horror 14.3%, Puzzle 12.6%, Pixel Graphics 9.4%
- #19 Chronicle of Innsmouth
86% matchMostly Positive78% of 248 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 63.3%, Point & Click 16.4%, Adventure 14.8%, Pixel Graphics 5.6%
- #20 Camp Sunshine
85% matchVery Positive91% of 292 reviews2016
Dev: Fossil GamesPub: Hound Picked Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Camp Sunshine is a 16-bit blood-soaked Horror RPG that pits you as Jez, who is dropped off at Summer Camp. He awakes in the middle of the night to discover blood everywhere, a rampaging killer on the loose dressed in a mascot costume and himself involved in a deadly game of cat and mouse!
Why similar: Gore 27.2%, Violent 18.2%, Horror 16.8%, Survival Horror 15.7%, Adventure 9.4%
- #21 Detention
83% 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: Horror 23.7%, Great Soundtrack 19.7%, Point & Click 11.5%, Gore 9.1%, Puzzle 8.3%
- #22 Look Outside
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 11,497 reviews2025
Dev: Francis CoulombePub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 14.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Look Outside is a survival horror RPG set in a single apartment building. A mysterious event turns anyone who looks out the window into grotesque monsters, leaving the world in absolute chaos. Scavenge the building to seek food, supplies, and weapons while encountering strange characters.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 27.1%, Survival Horror 19.1%, Horror 12.2%, RPG 9.8%, Gore 9.1%
- #23 The Dark Rites of Arkham
81% matchVery Positive98% of 429 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 32.4%, Point & Click 19%, Adventure 12.6%, Gore 10.8%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%
- #24 Fragile Reflection
82% matchVery Positive81% of 73 reviews2025
Dev: Spectra team
Windows · Mac · Linux
A young woman returns back to her home in a rural Japanese village - but something is very wrong. Find items, solve puzzles, fight monsters and traverse between dimensions. Help Kario Ito reveal hidden mysteries and stay alive in this retro-styled survival horror!
Why similar: Gore 17.9%, 1980s 15.9%, Survival Horror 15.8%, Old School 11.7%, Horror 10.4%
- #25 Just Ignore Them
82% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,464 reviews2017
Dev: Stranga GamesPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 68%
One night can feel like a lifetime of pain, suffering and horror to a child...do you have what it takes to survive the night? Play as an 8 year old child who is tormented by monsters in his house. Your choices make his future which lives can be saved or ended.
Why similar: Gore 24.3%, Horror 16.9%, Violent 13.1%, Pixel Graphics 12.2%, Point & Click 12.1%
- #26 Edge of Sanity
80% matchMostly Positive74% of 239 reviews2024
Dev: Vixa GamesPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
Set in the unforgiving lands of Alaska, Edge of Sanity is a Cthulhu-inspired, 2D survival horror game. Uncover a disturbing story while madness claws at your mind. Lead a group of survivors and explore, scavenge and survive together - against untold eldritch horrors.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 47.9%, Survival Horror 31.1%, Horror 21%
- #27 Laser Tag Massacre
79% matchVery Positive88% of 109 reviews2025
Dev: Liminal Road
Windows
"Laser Tag Massacre" is a narrative-driven horror game inspired by 80s slasher movies, with a PS1-style aesthetic. On Halloween night, five friends throw a party in an abandoned arcade deep in rural Campinas, Brazil. What begins as a fun game of laser tag quickly spirals into their worst nightmare.
Why similar: 1980s 37.9%, Horror 22.5%, Retro 20.1%, Adventure 9.9%, Pixel Graphics 9.7%
- #28 The Count Lucanor
79% matchVery Positive93% of 2,868 reviews2016
Dev: Baroque DecayPub: Neon Doctrine
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Pixel adventure inspired by classics like Zelda and Silent Hill.
Why similar: Gore 22.9%, Survival Horror 19.8%, Horror 13.4%, Old School 11.8%, Anime 9.1%
- #29 Devil's Hideout
78% matchVery Positive85% of 95 reviews2024
Dev: Cosmic Void
Windows · Mac · Linux
Devil's Hideout is a horror point and click adventure. Lauren learns from a mystic that her young sister is still alive, with cultists staging her death. Traveling to the hospital where her sister received care, Lauren plunges headfirst into a nightmare.
Why similar: Point & Click 21.6%, Horror 19.2%, Retro 15.9%, Old School 14.7%, Pixel Graphics 12.3%
- #30 Post Trauma
77% matchMostly Positive75% of 629 reviews2025
Dev: RED SOUL GAMESPub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Puzzle Horror game inspired by PS2 era classics. Navigate environments, tackle threats, and meet other lost characters in the depths of the Gloom.
Why similar: Gore 25.1%, Survival Horror 22.3%, Old School 20.2%, Horror 15.1%, Puzzle 9.4%
- #31 DERE EVIL EXE
78% matchVery Positive86% of 382 reviews2018
Dev: Darius Immanuel GuerreroPub: AppSir Games
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 14.9 hrs≥1hr: 52%
DERE EVIL EXE is both a terrifying thriller with a gripping meta horror story and a retro 16-bit pixel platformer with unique puzzles and obstacles.
Why similar: Horror 27%, Retro 24%, Anime 19.1%, Pixel Graphics 18%, Indie 6.3%
- #32 THE MUTE HOUSE
76% matchVery Positive82% of 278 reviews2025
Dev: December Blues Games
Windows
Inspired by old and classic survival horror games, THE MUTE HOUSE combines exploration, management, puzzles and a touch of action. As Emily investigates about her sister's vanishing, she finds herself trapped in a mysterious mansion.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 23.3%, Survival Horror 16.9%, Old School 14.5%, Gore 14.5%, Horror 11.5%
- #33 Is this Game Trying to Kill Me?
73% matchVery Positive95% of 1,543 reviews2024
Dev: Stately Snail
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
An old shack deep in a dense forest, a strange computer and a game that's trying to kill you!
Why similar: Horror 25.8%, Retro 18.4%, Old School 16.5%, Puzzle 15.2%, Adventure 14.2%
- #34 Worse Than Death
77% matchMostly Positive78% of 67 reviews2019
Dev: BancyCo
Windows · Mac
Worse Than Death is a scary, action-adventure horror game about a high school reunion that goes horribly wrong! Run for your life, hide from terrifying enemies, and solve devious puzzles to uncover the dark secrets of your wretched home town.
Why similar: Gore 26.3%, Violent 20.8%, Adventure 13.3%, Horror 12.7%, Survival Horror 12.2%
- #35 The Witch's House MV
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,881 reviews2018
Dev: FummyPub: DANGEN Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A young girl, Viola, is drawn inexorably to a mysterious manor that seems to change behind her back. It is a place of pain, turmoil and death. Plumb its detestable depths and abominable history. Untangle riddles that bar your perilous path. And flee the hellish halls of The Witch’s House.
Why similar: Horror 33.7%, Classic 12.4% ★, Pixel Graphics 10.6%, Survival Horror 8.7%, Great Soundtrack 8.6%
- #36 Plastomorphosis
75% matchMostly Positive79% of 80 reviews2024
Dev: VidyGames
Windows
Evacuated from their hometown due to dangerous bursts of dark energy, the ordinary citizen is trying to overcome and survive a series of events in a new reality where living as a human is no longer possible as it once was. 3rd-person horror with fixed camera angles and retro-styled graphics.
Why similar: Old School 20.1%, Survival Horror 19.7%, Horror 16.8%, Gore 15.3%, Retro 14%
- #37 Slender Threads
72% matchVery Positive91% of 589 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: Gore 22.8%, Point & Click 19.3%, Adventure 14.5%, Horror 11.7%, Psychological 9.8%
- #38 Suffer The Night
74% matchMostly Positive74% of 257 reviews2023
Dev: Tainted PactPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows
SUFFER THE NIGHT is a first-person survival horror experience. Alone in a secluded cabin during a violent storm, horror illustrator Stacey Linden discovers the true meaning of fear. Explore a constantly changing world and solve puzzles; but above all: survive!
Why similar: Lovecraftian 32.8%, Survival Horror 19.2%, 1980s 15%, Horror 13.1%, Puzzle 7.6%
- #39 Horns of Fear
75% matchVery Positive92% of 85 reviews2018
Dev: Pixoala
Windows
Horns of Fear is a third-person psychological horror game set in a mysterious mansion...
Why similar: Gore 20.8%, Psychological 18.1%, Violent 15.1%, Horror 13.2%, Point & Click 9.9%
- #40 Darkness Within 1: In Pursuit of Loath Nolder
76% matchMostly Positive73% of 623 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 39.9%, Point & Click 17.3%, Horror 16.2%, Adventure 9.9%, Great Soundtrack 7.5%
- #41 Joyville
73% matchMostly Positive71% of 330 reviews2023
Dev: KudPlay Games
Windows
Joyville is a horror-puzzle adventure game set in an abandoned children's camp. Brace yourself for a gripping journey through the shadows, solving puzzles, and trying to survive amidst the hidden horrors that await you.
Why similar: 1980s 30.3%, Survival Horror 24.3%, Horror 17%, Puzzle 10.1%, Adventure 9.5%
- #42 GORE
72% matchMostly Positive73% of 100 reviews2025
Dev: CosmicArcade
Windows
GORE is a Lovecraft-inspired horror experience set deep in the Rocky Mountains. Explore the wilderness and uncover the origins of the fleshy entity.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 37.5%, Gore 21.2%, Survival Horror 14.3%, Horror 11.9%, Retro 7.7%
- #43 DYSTHANASIA
69% matchVery Positive90% of 301 reviews2025
Dev: Madowaku KoboPub: Eroge Japan
Windows
You awaken in a cold unfamiliar building crawling with grotesque creatures. Stave off terror using your wits and anything you can find, then try to make it out alive in this highly atmospheric environmental horror game.
Why similar: Survival Horror 35.1%, Horror 24.1%, Anime 20.8%, Puzzle 13.5%, Adventure 6.4%
- #44 Lamentum
71% matchVery Positive88% of 803 reviews2021
Dev: Obscure TalesPub: Neon Doctrine
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Lamentum is a pixel art survival horror game, set in New England in the mid-nineteenth century.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 26%, Survival Horror 19.4%, Gore 16%, Psychological 15.8%, Horror 10.5%
- #45 Loathful
70% matchVery Positive89% of 65 reviews2024
Dev: FazerdooPub: Fazerdoo's Studio
Windows
Dive into a bone-chilling horror experience with PS1-style graphics. Step into the shoes of a Neural Net Solutions employee testing a virtual reality vacation system. Brace yourself for an immersive journey into terror, where the past meets cutting-edge fear.
Why similar: Survival Horror 25.7%, Retro 19.5%, Horror 19%, Gore 15.2%, Violent 11.5%
- #46 The Scarlet Harvest
69% matchVery Positive82% of 72 reviews2025
Dev: @TonyDevGamePub: indie.io
Windows
A 90’s-inspired slasher survival horror. A Halloween party at a remote farm turns into a nightmare as you explore macabre farms, dark cornfields, and dangerous settings where you'll have to run, fight, and survive.
Why similar: Gore 22.6%, Survival Horror 20.9%, Psychological 17.7%, Violent 16.1%, Horror 12.7%
- #47 KAKUSANKIBOU / 扩散希望
71% matchVery Positive83% of 160 reviews2018
Dev: あみそ組Pub: Pujia8 Studio
Windows
Basically the story goes as visual novel form. Sometimes, the system switches into dot part, and you can control the character to continue the story.
Why similar: Gore 14.2%, Psychological 13.4%, Anime 12.5%, Violent 12.1%, Survival Horror 11.5%
- #48 Cursed Mansion
69% matchVery Positive90% of 68 reviews2023
Dev: Dragon EmperorsPub: Nuon Games
Windows
Rose must escape the Cursed Mansion - a demonic space that preys and feeds on fear and despair. In this horror RPG you'll solve puzzles and learn the mansion’s history. Mystery, malignant spirits, and misery everywhere. Cursed Mansion brings an eerie atmosphere which leaves one with goosebumps.
Why similar: Horror 26.7%, Pixel Graphics 16.2%, Anime 15.3%, Puzzle 12.7%, Adventure 12.4%
- #49 Hegis' Grasp: Evil Resurrected
73% matchMixed50% of 54 reviews2017
Dev: Odd Branch Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 36 minMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 43%
Hegis' Grasp is a story-driven, atmospheric survival horror game. Play as Henry Wood, a curious journalist investigating rumors of what is happening to the once peaceful village, Hegis. It will be up to you how this story ends, but first, you must survive the insanity of the natives within this damned place.
Why similar: Gore 32.4%, Violent 25.6%, Survival Horror 15.6%, Horror 11.4%, Adventure 10.9%
- #50 Clock Tower: Rewind
67% matchVery Positive88% of 471 reviews2024
Dev: WayForward
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 54%
The 16-bit nightmare returns. Survive, hide, and avoid the deadly Scissorman in this legendary horror classic.
Why similar: Survival Horror 31.8%, Old School 20.2%, Retro 13.8%, Pixel Graphics 12.7%, Adventure 11.6%
- #51 Eldritch Survivors
68% matchMostly Positive75% of 102 reviews2025
Dev: Ghost Button
Windows
Uncover the secrets behind the protagonists' fate, trapped in an endless cycle of death. Eldritch Survivor is a survival-like game that maximizes both the narrative and the excitement of each dungeon encounter. Immerse yourself in a 99% pure Lovecraftian world and confront the terror of the unknown.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 40.4%, Pixel Graphics 25.1%, Roguelite 22.6%, Anime 12%
- #52 Tiny Bunny
63% matchVery Positive83% of 29,932 reviews2025
Dev: SaikonoPub: Serenity Forge
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.5 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Tiny Bunny is a non-linear horror visual novel. Those, who have heard the voice of the forest, are beyond help.
Why similar: Horror 23.1%, Gore 20.8%, Great Soundtrack 16.6%, Violent 14.7%, Point & Click 10.5%
- #53 Fragile
70% matchMixed64% of 429 reviews2020
Dev: Beer Night Studio
Windows
Get pulled into the nightmares of reality as you play as an abducted girl from the ger district of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Uncover a secret organization that deals in human trafficking and other horrendous activities. Try to escape from the scariest place on earth!
Why similar: Gore 33.3%, Violent 22.2%, Psychological 14.1%, Horror 11.3%, Adventure 9%
- #54 Curse
71% 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: Lovecraftian 23.7%, Survival Horror 17.9%, 1980s 15.1%, Horror 13.2%, Point & Click 12.9%
- #55 Dreams in the Witch House
67% matchVery Positive93% of 421 reviews2023
Dev: Atom Brain GamesPub: Bonus Stage Publishing
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 50%
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 33.3%, Point & Click 14.6%, Survival Horror 14.4%, Horror 11.5%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%
- #56 Pink Noise
65% matchVery Positive92% of 107 reviews2026
Dev: Somber GamesPub: Caspianborn Publishing
Windows
Pink Noise is a nonlinear visual novel in the psychological horror genre, immersing you in the retro atmosphere of the '90s. It tells the tale of a group of teenagers who unknowingly set off a chain of terrifying events. What secrets lie within the mysterious VHS tape they should’ve never played?
Why similar: Horror 37%, Point & Click 35.5%, Retro 27.4%
- #57 MADiSON
66% matchVery Positive87% of 3,277 reviews2022
Dev: BLOODIOUS GAMES
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
MADiSON is a first person psychological horror game that delivers an immersive and terrifying experience. With the help of an instant camera, connect the human world with the beyond, take pictures and develop them by yourself. Solve puzzles, explore your surroundings and most importantly, survive.
Why similar: Horror 26.1%, Survival Horror 24.2%, Gore 15.2%, Violent 15%, Puzzle 9.6%
- #58 I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream
67% matchVery Positive89% of 3,605 reviews2013
Dev: The Dreamers GuildPub: Nightdive Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%
The adventure plunges you into the tortured and hidden past of five humans. Delve into their darkest fears. Outwit the Master Computer AM in a game of psychological warfare. Disturbing, compelling. An adventure you won't easily forget !!
Why similar: Classic 30.9% ★, Point & Click 26.5%, Horror 13.4%, Retro 10.5%, Adventure 9.3%
- #59 The Strange City
68% matchMixed49% of 68 reviews2024
Dev: Newmatic Co., Ltd.
Windows
Embark on the adventure as Agent G, a lone survivor drawn into a mystery after a brutal car crash. Pursued by relentless monsters and trapped in eerie, shifting environments, you’ll need courage and wit to survive. Can you uncover the secrets at the journey's end—or will the shadows claim you first?
Why similar: Survival Horror 24.1%, 1980s 21.7%, Horror 17.8%, Anime 12.4%, Puzzle 10.5%
- #60 Don't Escape Trilogy
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 701 reviews2019
Dev: scriptwelderPub: Armor Games Studios
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 75%
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 32.6%, Horror 28%, Adventure 17.7%, Pixel Graphics 15.1%, Indie 6.7%