- #1 Don't Escape: 4 Days to Survive
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 2,695 reviews2019
Dev: scriptwelderPub: Armor Games Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Survive through four days at the end of the world in this post-apocalyptic point-and-click thriller where your choices could keep you alive... or not.
Why similar: Point & Click 28.4%, Pixel Graphics 12.4%, Choices Matter 11%, Adventure 8.5%, Mystery 7%
Why You'll Like It: This is the direct standalone sequel to the trilogy, refining the survival-preparation mechanics that made the original games so compelling.
- #2 Deep Sleep Trilogy
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 822 reviews2019
Dev: scriptwelderPub: Armor Games Studios
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 1.9 hrs≥1hr: 72%
You can’t run from your dreams in this unsettling classic point-and-click horror game from award-winning indie developer scriptwelder. To find a way out, you’ll have to go even deeper into your nightmares.
Why similar: Point & Click 31.8%, Horror 26%, Adventure 14.5%, Pixel Graphics 12%, Indie 10%
Why You'll Like It: Created by the same developer, these games share the exact same eerie atmosphere and point-and-click horror DNA.
- #3 The Last Door - Collector's Edition
96% 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: Point & Click 38.1%, Horror 21.3%, Pixel Graphics 17.2%, Story Rich 10.2%, Adventure 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: Its low-fidelity pixel art creates a haunting, Lovecraftian atmosphere that perfectly mirrors the tension of the Don't Escape series.
- #4 Cube Escape Collection
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 7,618 reviews2020
Dev: Rusty Lake
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
In this classic point-and-click adventure anthology you follow the path of Dale and Laura and other famous Rusty lake characters such as Mr. Crow and Mr. Owl. The series will be updated, preserved and bundled to survive the end of the Flash Games era.
Why similar: Point & Click 38.9%, Horror 18.8%, Mystery 18.6%, Story Rich 6.7%, Atmospheric 5%
Why You'll Like It: These surreal, point-and-click horror puzzles offer a similar sense of mystery and unsettling discovery.
- #5 The Excavation of Hob's Barrow
94% 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 30.2%, Horror 17.7%, Pixel Graphics 10.6%, Thriller 10.5%, Mystery 9%
Why You'll Like It: A masterful folk-horror point-and-click adventure that excels at building dread through environmental storytelling.
- #6 Stories Untold
94% matchVery Positive87% of 5,426 reviews2017
Dev: No CodePub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Stories Untold is a compilation tape of four experimental adventures, including a remaster of the original hit episode “The House Abandon”.
Why similar: Horror 22.2%, Point & Click 20.9%, Thriller 15.8%, Adventure 9.2%, Atmospheric 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: This experimental horror anthology uses retro aesthetics and text-based mechanics to deliver a deeply atmospheric mystery.
- #7 STAY
93% matchMixed68% of 567 reviews2018
Dev: Appnormals Team
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Award-winning, innovative puzzle-adventure. By communicating through your PC, you must help a kidnapped man escape captivity - in real-time. While you sleep, he is alone. When you return to your PC he has hope. Your encouragement and advice will be the difference between his salvation or despair.
Why similar: Thriller 21%, Choices Matter 16.9%, Horror 16.6%, Pixel Graphics 10.8%, Adventure 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: This game forces you to make critical choices in real-time, capturing the same pressure of trying to survive against the clock.
- #8 The Horror Of Salazar House
91% 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 25.6%, Horror 18.8%, Mystery 12.6%, Pixel Graphics 10.8%, Story Rich 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: This pixel-art horror game captures the feeling of exploring a claustrophobic, haunted location with limited resources.
- #9 Gods Will Be Watching
92% matchMostly Positive70% of 2,928 reviews2014
Dev: DeconstructeamPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Gods Will Be Watching is a minimalistic “point and click thriller” centered on despair, commitment, and sacrifice as players face intriguing puzzles and tough decisions that will affect their entire crew’s wellbeing.
Why similar: Point & Click 25%, Thriller 12.6%, Pixel Graphics 12.3%, Sci-fi 11.9%, Choices Matter 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: This game pushes the survival-choice mechanic to the extreme, requiring careful management of resources and moral dilemmas.
- #10 Bad Dream: Stories
91% matchVery Positive94% of 120 reviews2021
Dev: Desert Fox
Windows
Bad Dream: Stories is a collection of older games in the Bad Dream series in a new, remastered form. Play the series of short point & click titles and travel through the disturbing and atmospheric world of dreams.
Why similar: Point & Click 34.5%, Horror 16.8%, Choices Matter 15.8%, Adventure 11.5%, Mystery 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: A collection of dark, hand-drawn point-and-click tales that focus on psychological horror and player agency.
- #11 Nightmare Frames
89% 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 25.2%, Thriller 17.7%, Horror 16.2%, Mystery 9.5%, Pixel Graphics 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A classic-style point-and-click horror game that leans into dark, supernatural themes and complex investigations.
- #12 The Charnel House Trilogy
90% 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 35.7%, Horror 27.2%, Adventure 13.3%, Mystery 9%, Pixel Graphics 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: A short, narrative-heavy horror experience that excels at creating a sense of unease through its point-and-click gameplay.
- #13 Unavowed
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,565 reviews2018
Dev: Wadjet Eye Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
A demon has possessed you and used your body to tear a swath of bloodshed through New York. You are now free, but life as you knew it is over. Your only path forward is joining the Unavowed - an ancient society dedicated to stopping evil. No matter what the cost.
Why similar: Point & Click 36%, Adventure 11.2%, Mystery 11.1%, Choices Matter 10.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: This urban fantasy point-and-click adventure features a robust choice system that significantly impacts the story and character relationships.
- #14 Fran Bow
87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 22,182 reviews2015
Dev: Killmonday Games AB
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 10.5 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 39.4%, Horror 23.4%, Story Rich 12.1%, Adventure 8.6%, Atmospheric 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal and disturbing point-and-click adventure that excels at blending childhood innocence with dark, psychological horror.
- #15 Dark Fear
88% matchVery Positive94% of 233 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: Point & Click 27.9%, Horror 26.7%, Adventure 21.8%, Indie 12.6%, Pixel Graphics 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: This retro-styled adventure blends RPG elements with point-and-click horror to create a unique, old-school experience.
- #16 DISTRAINT: Deluxe Edition
86% matchVery Positive93% of 12,757 reviews2015
Dev: Jesse Makkonen
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
DISTRAINT is a 2D psychological horror adventure game for PC. In order to secure a partnership in a famous company, Price seizes the property of an elderly woman. In that very moment, he finds out the price of his humanity.
Why similar: Indie 68.8%, Horror 10.6%, Pixel Graphics 5.7%, Adventure 3.1%, Story Rich 2.7%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that uses a 2D pixel-art style to convey a bleak and impactful narrative.
- #17 Abscission
84% matchVery Positive94% of 113 reviews2023
Dev: Beyond Booleans
Windows
Abscission is a Lovecraftian, story-driven horror point-and-click investigation game. It involves searching crime scenes for evidence, combining clues and questioning suspects. Puzzles can have multiple solutions as you guide the protagonist - Detective Will Stanhope - through the story.
Why similar: Point & Click 32.9%, Horror 20.4%, Choices Matter 15.5%, Mystery 8%, Pixel Graphics 8%
Why You'll Like It: A short, atmospheric detective horror game that relies on point-and-click mechanics to solve a gruesome mystery.
- #18 I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream
85% matchVery Positive89% of 3,744 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: Point & Click 51.6%, Horror 21.8%, Adventure 11.5%, Story Rich 5.8%, Sci-fi 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: A seminal point-and-click horror game that forces players to make difficult moral choices in a hopeless, sci-fi setting.
- #19 Corrosion: Cold Winter Waiting [Enhanced Edition]
86% matchMixed68% of 266 reviews2015
Dev: Viperante
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 97%
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 33.1%, Horror 22.3%, Mystery 15%, Adventure 14.9%, Indie 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: A classic point-and-click horror adventure that focuses on isolation and atmospheric puzzle-solving.
- #20 The Corruption Within
84% matchVery Positive94% of 166 reviews2021
Dev: Cosmic Void
Windows
The Corruption Within is a psychological thriller first-person point & click adventure game set in the Victorian era, with an emphasis on strong narrative, intriguing characters and puzzle-solving.
Why similar: Point & Click 24.9%, Thriller 17.2%, Mystery 12.1%, Horror 9.6%, Pixel Graphics 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: A mystery-focused point-and-click game that emphasizes exploration and uncovering dark family secrets.
- #21 HOME
83% matchVery Positive90% of 3,342 reviews2019
Dev: Fantasync
Windows · Mac
HOME is a feel-good walking simulator experience in which you create your own poem and music. Embark on a poetic and musical heartwarming journey about what home means to you.
Why similar: Choices Matter 40.8%, Atmospheric 23.4%, Adventure 22%, Indie 7.5%, Singleplayer 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist pixel-art horror game that relies on player interpretation and choice to drive its mysterious narrative.
- #22 The Cat Lady
82% matchVery Positive94% of 6,142 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 30.2%, Horror 29.1%, Story Rich 11.6%, Adventure 10.7%, Atmospheric 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: A dark and mature psychological horror game that uses a distinct art style to explore heavy themes through point-and-click gameplay.
- #23 Downfall
82% matchVery Positive94% of 1,646 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 28.4%, Horror 22.6%, Adventure 13.3%, Story Rich 11.3%, Indie 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: A grim and intense psychological horror game that shares the dark, narrative-driven focus of the Don't Escape series.
- #24 Sanitarium
81% matchVery Positive93% of 1,325 reviews2014
Dev: DotemuPub: Ziggurat
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Originally released in 1998 on PC, and awarded as the Adventure Game of the Year, The timeless horror point-and-click, Sanitarium, is returning to frighten the bravest adventure game fans.
Why similar: Point & Click 39.4%, Horror 25.4%, Adventure 10.8%, Atmospheric 6.4%, Thriller 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: A classic psychological horror adventure that remains a gold standard for surreal, point-and-click storytelling.
- #25 Primordia
80% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,401 reviews2012
Dev: Wormwood StudiosPub: Wadjet Eye Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Life has ceased. Man is but a myth. And now, even the machines have begun to fail. Lead Horatio Nullbuilt and his sarcastic sidekick Crispin on a journey through the crumbling world of Primordia, facing malfunctioning robots, ancient secrets, and an implacable, power-hungry foe.
Why similar: Point & Click 42.4%, Sci-fi 16.5%, Adventure 10.4%, Pixel Graphics 8.5%, Story Rich 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: A beautiful post-apocalyptic point-and-click adventure that focuses on discovery and mystery in a world devoid of humans.
- #26 The Lost Crown
81% matchVery Positive83% of 520 reviews2014
Dev: Darkling Room
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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 32.9%, Horror 21.7%, Adventure 20.6%, Indie 10.5%, Mystery 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: A ghost-hunting adventure that uses point-and-click mechanics to build a thick, atmospheric horror experience.
- #27 The Drifter
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 4,432 reviews2025
Dev: Powerhoof
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A Pulp Adventure Thriller - A murdered drifter awakens. Alive again, seconds before his death. Hunted and haunted, help him untangle a mad web of conspiracy in this fast-paced point 'n click thrill-ride.
Why similar: Point & Click 21.4%, Thriller 17.4%, Horror 12.4%, Mystery 11.2%, Sci-fi 9.3%
- #28 Kathy Rain
79% matchVery Positive92% of 3,954 reviews2016
Dev: Clifftop GamesPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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 97.9%, Mystery 0.6%, Pixel Graphics 0.5%, Adventure 0.5%, Indie 0.2%
Why You'll Like It: A 90s-inspired detective thriller that balances mystery and horror with satisfying point-and-click investigation mechanics.
- #29 The Third Shift
77% 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 24.2%, Horror 23.4%, Mystery 12.8%, Pixel Graphics 11.1%, Adventure 10.6%
- #30 Technobabylon
79% matchVery Positive94% of 1,618 reviews2015
Dev: Technocrat GamesPub: Wadjet Eye Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
A cyberpunk adventure game from the studio that brought you Gemini Rue and Blackwell! The year is 2087. Genetic engineering is the norm, and an omnipresent AI powers the city. Take control of three citizens of this world as they struggle to understand a deadly conspiracy.
Why similar: Point & Click 43.1%, Sci-fi 12.8%, Adventure 12.6%, Pixel Graphics 11.8%, Story Rich 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi point-and-click adventure that explores dark, dystopian themes through a complex and atmospheric narrative.
- #31 Return to Shironagasu Island
77% matchVery Positive94% of 4,067 reviews2020
Dev: HYOGO ONIMUSHIPub: TABINOMICHI
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 14.1 hrs≥1hr: 92%
A mystery adventure game and visual novel set on solitary Shironagasu Island. Discover its secrets, solve its mysteries, and escape from the ominous island!
Why similar: Horror 19.2%, Mystery 18.3%, Adventure 15.2%, Point & Click 13.2%, Thriller 9.9%
- #32 Whispering Willows
78% matchVery Positive82% of 1,867 reviews2014
Dev: Night Light InteractivePub: Akupara Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Interact with the spirits of the dead, solve the puzzles of the mysterious mansion and help Elena find her missing father in the horror/adventure puzzle game: Whispering Willows.
Why similar: Horror 20%, Point & Click 20%, Mystery 15.7%, Story Rich 11.1%, Atmospheric 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: A haunting adventure game where you explore a mysterious mansion to uncover secrets, blending exploration with light puzzle-solving.
- #33 Bad Dream: Coma
76% matchVery Positive91% of 2,208 reviews2017
Dev: Desert Fox
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Welcome in Bad Dream: Coma. A point & click game where unique minimalistic art style creates an unforgettable and atmospheric experience. Travel through the surreal and disturbing dreamland where everything depends on your actions. You can't die but you can suffer greatly...
Why similar: Point & Click 32%, Horror 21.2%, Choices Matter 16.9%, Adventure 9%, Atmospheric 7%
- #34 Home
78% matchMixed67% of 1,774 reviews2012
Dev: BancyCo
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Home is a unique horror adventure set in a beautifully-realized pixel world. It’s a murder mystery with a twist—because you decide what ultimately happens.
Why similar: Horror 22.3%, Point & Click 13.1%, Pixel Graphics 12.5%, Thriller 11.8%, Mystery 10.9%
- #35 ZERO PROTOCOL
73% matchVery Positive84% of 597 reviews2024
Dev: R_Games
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 76%
In this immersive sci-fi thriller, you will experience the atmosphere of classic 3D games as you solve puzzles, follow an intriguing non-linear storyline, and engage in battles with monsters.
Why similar: Mystery 17.6%, Horror 16.8%, Sci-fi 15.9%, Choices Matter 12.5%, Atmospheric 11.2%
- #36 The Room Three
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 13,147 reviews2018
Dev: Fireproof Games
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 32.2%, Mystery 30.2%, Adventure 9.7%, Horror 9.6%, Atmospheric 7%
- #37 VirtuaVerse
74% matchVery Positive83% of 1,107 reviews2020
Dev: Theta DivisionPub: Blood Music
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 63%
VirtuaVerse is a challenging old school cyberpunk point & click adventure set in a future not so far away narrating tales of technomancers, AVR graffiti writers, hacker groups, tribes of cryptoshamans, digital archeology, epic cyberwars and virtual reality debauchery.
Why similar: Point & Click 28.5%, Thriller 14.9%, Pixel Graphics 10.8%, Sci-fi 9.3%, Mystery 9.1%
- #38 The Uninvited: MacVenture Series
75% matchVery Positive85% of 79 reviews2015
Dev: ZojoiPub: Reverb Triple XP
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Relive the original MacVenture Series version of The Uninvited! Play through the Mac and Apple IIGS versions and survive the supernatural dangers of the haunted mansion.
Why similar: Point & Click 41.7%, Horror 23.8%, Adventure 23.1%, Indie 11.4%
- #39 The Gateway Trilogy
75% matchMixed69% of 52 reviews2020
Dev: Cockroach Inc.Pub: The Sleeping Machine
Windows
Gateway is an award-winning minimalist point & click puzzle adventure set in a desolate black void. The Gateway Trilogy includes remastered versions of the first two games – plus a never-before-seen third installment.
Why similar: Point & Click 48.4%, Mystery 13.2%, Atmospheric 10.9%, Story Rich 10.1%, 2D 7%
- #40 Rusty Lake Hotel
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 10,215 reviews2016
Dev: Rusty Lake
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 6.8 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 40.8%, Horror 20.1%, Mystery 10.4%, Adventure 8.5%, Indie 6.6%
- #41 SIMULACRA
73% matchVery Positive90% of 4,633 reviews2017
Dev: Kaigan Games OÜ
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 71%
An interactive horror experience of exploring a missing woman’s phone.
Why similar: Point & Click 22.1%, Horror 17%, Thriller 15.3%, Choices Matter 11.8%, Mystery 9.1%
- #42 Upstairs
70% matchVery Positive94% of 53 reviews2026
Dev: Karellen Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short classic point-and-click adventure with a verb-based interface and dialogue choices, where you explore a strange building, meet unsettling characters, and slowly uncover a dark, ancient secret.
Why similar: Point & Click 25.3%, Thriller 18.7%, Horror 15.2%, Pixel Graphics 10.6%, Mystery 9.9%
- #43 DARKLIGHT
71% matchPositive86% of 50 reviews2024
Dev: polytely games
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 36.2%, Horror 19.7%, Adventure 14.5%, Mystery 11.8%, Indie 10.3%
- #44 Slender Threads
69% matchVery Positive91% of 607 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: Point & Click 34.1%, Horror 16.9%, Adventure 16.3%, Indie 10.4%, Story Rich 7.4%
- #45 STASIS
72% matchVery Positive82% of 2,342 reviews2015
Dev: THE BROTHERHOOD
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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 34.3%, Horror 22.2%, Sci-fi 16%, Adventure 8.5%, Story Rich 5.7%
- #46 Amanda the Adventurer 3
67% matchVery Positive87% of 686 reviews2025
Dev: MANGLEDmaw GamesPub: DreadXP
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
In the thrilling conclusion of the Amanda the Adventurer trilogy, follow Riley as they uncover the ultimate secrets behind Amanda, Hameln, and mysteries that have plagued Kensdale for decades.
Why similar: Horror 31.8%, Thriller 27.7%, Adventure 17.8%, Mystery 16%, Story Rich 4.2%
- #47 Black Mirror III
71% matchVery Positive90% of 535 reviews2014
Dev: Cranberry ProductionPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 10.6 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 71%
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 42.7%, Horror 21%, Adventure 16.6%, Mystery 11%, Story Rich 4.4%
- #48 STASIS: BONE TOTEM
67% matchVery Positive94% of 2,604 reviews2023
Dev: THE BROTHERHOOD
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Get ready for a thrilling underwater adventure with classic point-and-click gameplay. Explore with three characters simultaneously. Featuring atmospheric isometric graphics, rendered video, and a soundtrack by Mark Morgan, BONE TOTEM takes you on a journey to hidden places deep below the waves...
Why similar: Point & Click 34.2%, Horror 22.2%, Sci-fi 14.7%, Adventure 9.6%, Story Rich 9.3%
- #49 Blackwell Convergence
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 648 reviews2012
Dev: Wadjet Eye Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 74%
The third game in the Blackwell series
Why similar: Point & Click 71.6%, Adventure 16.7%, Mystery 7%, Indie 4.8%
- #50 Black Mirror I
71% matchVery Positive84% of 1,458 reviews2014
Dev: Future GamesPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 52%
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 39.5%, Mystery 17.9%, Horror 14.1%, Adventure 10.8%, Atmospheric 5.6%
- #51 The Case of the Golden Idol
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 10,351 reviews2022
Dev: Color Gray GamesPub: Playstack
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
A new kind of detective game that allows you to think and investigate freely. Discover clues surrounding 12 strange and gruesome deaths and build your own theory. Pick your suspect, deduce the motive, unmask the awful truth.
Why similar: Point & Click 22.8%, Thriller 18.3%, Mystery 16.5%, Choices Matter 10.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.4%
- #52 The Hex
68% matchVery Positive94% of 5,461 reviews2018
Dev: Daniel Mullins Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
In a creaky old tavern, in a forgotten corner of the video-game universe, a storm is raging. An anonymous caller suggests that there is a murder plot. Six video game protagonists are the only plausible suspects...
Why similar: Mystery 24.4%, Indie 15.5%, Story Rich 14.4%, Pixel Graphics 13.6%, Choices Matter 8%
- #53 Gemini Rue
69% matchVery Positive88% of 1,875 reviews2011
Dev: Joshua NuernbergerPub: Wadjet Eye Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Discover a world where life is cheap, identities are bought & sold, & a quest for redemption can change the fate of a whole galaxy.
Why similar: Point & Click 46%, Sci-fi 16.2%, Adventure 12.7%, Pixel Graphics 8%, Story Rich 5.7%
- #54 Chronicle of Innsmouth
70% matchMostly Positive78% of 255 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: Point & Click 54.7%, Adventure 31.4%, Pixel Graphics 13.8%
- #55 Forgotten Hill Tales
68% matchVery Positive90% of 100 reviews2022
Dev: FM Studio
Windows · Mac
A spin-off series of short stories set in the grotesque world of Forgotten Hill
Why similar: Point & Click 33.3%, Horror 18.6%, Mystery 16.3%, Adventure 15.5%, Atmospheric 5.8%
- #56 Dark Fall: Ghost Vigil
68% matchVery Positive91% of 188 reviews2020
Dev: Darkling Room
Windows
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 36.2%, Adventure 27.8%, Horror 18.6%, Indie 17.3%
- #57 If On A Winter's Night, Four Travelers
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,742 reviews2021
Dev: Dead Idle Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 76%
If On A Winter's Night, Four Travelers is a narrative-driven point-and-click adventure with horror elements that explores the stories of four characters in a masked ball taking place aboard a train in the late 1920s.
Why similar: Point & Click 33.3%, Horror 17.1%, Pixel Graphics 12.6%, Mystery 11.9%, Story Rich 9.1%
- #58 Black Mirror II
69% matchVery Positive90% of 706 reviews2014
Dev: Cranberry ProductionPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 11.3 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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 46.1%, Adventure 19.5%, Horror 17.8%, Mystery 8.5%, Story Rich 3.5%
- #59 INMOST
66% matchVery Positive91% of 7,236 reviews2020
Dev: Hidden Layer GamesPub: Chucklefish
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Escape the depths of an otherworldly labyrinth in this cinematic puzzle platformer. Explore a hauntingly beautiful world, with three playable characters, in one dark, interconnected story.
Why similar: Thriller 23.8%, Pixel Graphics 14.5%, Horror 13.7%, Mystery 11.9%, Story Rich 9.3%