- #1 Don't Escape: 4 Days to Survive
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 2,826 reviews2019
Dev: scriptwelderPub: Armor Games Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
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 29.1%, Pixel Graphics 12.1%, Choices Matter 10.8%, Adventure 8.6%, Mystery 7.3%
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 886 reviews2019
Dev: scriptwelderPub: Armor Games Studios
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 1.8 hrs≥1hr: 70%
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 32.8%, Horror 26.8%, Adventure 14.3%, Pixel Graphics 11.3%, Indie 9.5%
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 Cube Escape Collection
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 8,028 reviews2020
Dev: Rusty Lake
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 39.7%, Mystery 18.7%, Horror 18.6%, Story Rich 6.6%, Atmospheric 4.7%
Why You'll Like It: These surreal, point-and-click horror puzzles offer a similar sense of mystery and unsettling discovery.
- #4 The Last Door - Collector's Edition
95% matchVery Positive95% of 2,473 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 38.6%, Horror 21.7%, Pixel Graphics 16.7%, Story Rich 10%, Adventure 6.8%
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.
- #5 Stories Untold
94% matchVery Positive87% of 5,533 reviews2017
Dev: Screen BurnPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Stories Untold is a compilation tape of four experimental adventures, including a remaster of the original hit episode “The House Abandon”.
Why similar: Horror 22.8%, Point & Click 21.2%, Thriller 15.4%, Adventure 9.2%, Atmospheric 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: This experimental horror anthology uses retro aesthetics and text-based mechanics to deliver a deeply atmospheric mystery.
- #6 The Excavation of Hob's Barrow
94% matchVery Positive92% of 3,334 reviews2022
Dev: Cloak and Dagger GamesPub: Wadjet Eye Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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 30.5%, Horror 17.7%, Pixel Graphics 10.2%, Thriller 10.2%, Mystery 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: A masterful folk-horror point-and-click adventure that excels at building dread through environmental storytelling.
- #7 STAY
93% matchMixed68% of 569 reviews2018
Dev: Appnormals Team
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 96%
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 20.9%, Horror 17.2%, Choices Matter 16.5%, Pixel Graphics 10.7%, Adventure 9.8%
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 391 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 25.9%, Horror 19.2%, Mystery 12.9%, Pixel Graphics 10.5%, Story Rich 8.6%
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 2,950 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 25.8%, Thriller 12.4%, Pixel Graphics 12.1%, Sci-fi 11.9%, Choices Matter 9.9%
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 Positive93% of 121 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 35%, Horror 17.2%, Choices Matter 15.1%, Adventure 11.6%, Mystery 6.4%
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 438 reviews2022
Dev: Postmodern Adventures
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 25.7%, Thriller 17.3%, Horror 16.6%, Mystery 9.9%, Pixel Graphics 8.5%
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% matchVery Positive80% of 689 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 35.9%, Horror 27.5%, Adventure 13.3%, Mystery 9.2%, Pixel Graphics 6.6%
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
88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,625 reviews2018
Dev: Wadjet Eye Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 7.9 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 36.7%, Mystery 11.5%, Adventure 11.4%, Choices Matter 9.9%, Pixel Graphics 8.6%
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 Dark Fear
89% matchVery Positive94% of 235 reviews2016
Dev: Arif Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 61%
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 28.2%, Horror 27.1%, Adventure 21.9%, Indie 12.2%, Pixel Graphics 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: This retro-styled adventure blends RPG elements with point-and-click horror to create a unique, old-school experience.
- #15 Fran Bow
87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 23,083 reviews2015
Dev: Killmonday Games AB
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 11.1 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 39.9%, Horror 23.7%, Story Rich 11.8%, Adventure 8.6%, Atmospheric 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal and disturbing point-and-click adventure that excels at blending childhood innocence with dark, psychological horror.
- #16 DISTRAINT: Deluxe Edition
86% matchVery Positive93% of 12,933 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 68.2%, Horror 11.1%, Pixel Graphics 5.6%, Adventure 3.2%, 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 125 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 33.7%, Horror 20.6%, Choices Matter 14.7%, Mystery 8.1%, Adventure 7.8%
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 4,056 reviews2013
Dev: The Dreamers GuildPub: Nightdive Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.6 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 51.7%, Horror 21.9%, Adventure 11.5%, Story Rich 5.7%, Sci-fi 5.7%
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 267 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 33.2%, Horror 22.5%, Mystery 15.2%, Adventure 14.9%, Indie 9.4%
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 168 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 25.4%, Thriller 16.8%, Mystery 12.4%, Horror 9.8%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%
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 40.2%, Atmospheric 23.2%, Adventure 22.8%, Indie 7.5%, Singleplayer 6.3%
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 6,305 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 30.7%, Horror 29.6%, Story Rich 11.3%, Adventure 10.7%, Atmospheric 6.5%
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 Sanitarium
82% matchVery Positive93% of 1,373 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 39.6%, Horror 25.6%, Adventure 10.8%, Atmospheric 6.1%, Thriller 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: A classic psychological horror adventure that remains a gold standard for surreal, point-and-click storytelling.
- #24 Downfall
81% matchVery Positive94% of 1,703 reviews2016
Dev: Harvester GamesPub: Screen 7
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.1 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 28.8%, Horror 23%, Adventure 13.5%, Story Rich 11.1%, Indie 8.1%
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.
- #25 Kathy Rain
80% matchVery Positive92% of 4,010 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.
- #26 Primordia
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 3,448 reviews2012
Dev: Wormwood StudiosPub: Wadjet Eye Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 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 43.2%, Sci-fi 16.3%, Adventure 10.6%, Pixel Graphics 8.3%, Story Rich 5.6%
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.
- #27 The Lost Crown
81% matchVery Positive83% of 525 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 33.2%, Horror 22.1%, Adventure 20.5%, Indie 9.9%, Mystery 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: A ghost-hunting adventure that uses point-and-click mechanics to build a thick, atmospheric horror experience.
- #28 Cult Vacui
77% matchVery Positive98% of 58 reviews2026
Dev: LBRTY gamesPub: Dionous Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Cult Vacui is a horror point-and-click adventure with survival and time management elements where your choices could keep you alive... or not.
Why similar: Point & Click 20.1%, Thriller 14.7%, Horror 11.5%, Choices Matter 10.1%, Mystery 9.7%
- #29 The Room Three
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 13,459 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 32.6%, Mystery 30.5%, Adventure 9.7%, Horror 9.6%, Atmospheric 6.6%
- #30 Technobabylon
79% matchVery Positive94% of 1,637 reviews2015
Dev: Technocrat GamesPub: Wadjet Eye Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.7 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 43.8%, Adventure 12.8%, Sci-fi 12.6%, Pixel Graphics 11.5%, Story Rich 6%
Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi point-and-click adventure that explores dark, dystopian themes through a complex and atmospheric narrative.
- #31 Whispering Willows
78% matchVery Positive82% of 1,900 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 20.4%, Point & Click 20.3%, Mystery 16%, Story Rich 10.9%, Adventure 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: A haunting adventure game where you explore a mysterious mansion to uncover secrets, blending exploration with light puzzle-solving.
- #32 Rusty Lake Hotel
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 10,639 reviews2016
Dev: Rusty Lake
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 7.5 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 41.6%, Horror 20%, Mystery 10.6%, Adventure 8.5%, Indie 6.4%
- #33 The Third Shift
74% matchVery Positive98% of 62 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 24.5%, Horror 23.8%, Mystery 13.1%, Adventure 10.7%, Pixel Graphics 10.7%
- #34 Return to Shironagasu Island
75% matchVery Positive94% of 4,299 reviews2020
Dev: ONIMUSHI HyogoPub: TABINOMICHI
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 13.9 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 19.5%, Mystery 18.6%, Adventure 15.3%, Point & Click 13.3%, Thriller 9.6%
- #35 DARKLIGHT
75% matchVery Positive85% of 54 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 36.4%, Horror 19.9%, Adventure 14.5%, Mystery 12%, Indie 9.9%
- #36 The Drifter
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 4,925 reviews2025
Dev: Powerhoof
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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 22.1%, Thriller 16.9%, Horror 12.7%, Mystery 11.5%, Sci-fi 9.1%
- #37 Home
77% matchMixed67% of 1,775 reviews2012
Dev: BancyCo
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.1 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 22.8%, Point & Click 13.3%, Pixel Graphics 12.2%, Thriller 11.5%, Mystery 11.2%
- #38 The Gateway Trilogy
76% matchMixed70% of 53 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 49.1%, Mystery 13.5%, Atmospheric 10.5%, Story Rich 10%, 2D 6.7%
- #39 The Room Two
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 21,825 reviews2016
Dev: Fireproof Games
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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 34.8%, Mystery 23.3%, Horror 17.6%, Atmospheric 8.4%, Adventure 6.9%
- #40 ZERO PROTOCOL
71% matchVery Positive83% of 635 reviews2024
Dev: R_Games
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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 18.2%, Horror 17.2%, Sci-fi 15.7%, Choices Matter 12.1%, Atmospheric 10.9%
- #41 Black Mirror III
74% matchVery Positive90% of 556 reviews2014
Dev: Cranberry ProductionPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 10.6 hrsMean: 11.2 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 43.1%, Horror 20.9%, Adventure 16.7%, Mystery 11%, Story Rich 4.2%
- #42 Bad Dream: Coma
73% matchVery Positive91% of 2,223 reviews2017
Dev: Desert Fox
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 67%
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 32.5%, Horror 21.7%, Choices Matter 16.3%, Adventure 9.1%, Story Rich 6.8%
- #43 Black Mirror I
73% matchVery Positive84% of 1,502 reviews2014
Dev: Future GamesPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 1.4 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 39.6%, Mystery 18.1%, Horror 14.1%, Adventure 10.8%, Thriller 5.4%
- #44 Amanda the Adventurer 3
69% matchVery Positive87% of 750 reviews2025
Dev: MANGLEDmaw GamesPub: DreadXP
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 32.5%, Thriller 26.7%, Adventure 17.9%, Mystery 16.4%, Story Rich 4.2%
- #45 Upstairs
68% matchVery Positive94% of 67 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 25.7%, Thriller 18.2%, Horror 15.5%, Pixel Graphics 10.3%, Mystery 10.1%
- #46 SIMULACRA
70% matchVery Positive90% of 4,689 reviews2017
Dev: Kaigan Games OÜ
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 71%
An interactive horror experience of exploring a missing woman’s phone.
Why similar: Point & Click 22.5%, Horror 17.5%, Thriller 14.9%, Choices Matter 11.5%, Mystery 9.4%
- #47 Desktop Explorer
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,312 reviews2026
Dev: Recurring Dream
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Rummage through the abandoned profiles of an old PC to unravel an inherited mystery. What secrets hide in this eerie adventure of cryptic games and outdated software? Who was using this computer? And what happened to them?
Why similar: Point & Click 40.8%, Mystery 20.7%, Pixel Graphics 13.9%, Adventure 10.6%, Atmospheric 9%
- #48 The Uninvited: MacVenture Series
72% 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 38.4%, Horror 23.7%, Adventure 21.2%, Indie 10.1%, Atmospheric 6.7%
- #49 STASIS
71% matchVery Positive82% of 2,377 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 34.7%, Horror 22.5%, Sci-fi 15.7%, Adventure 8.6%, Story Rich 5.6%
- #50 Slender Threads
67% matchVery Positive91% of 633 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 34.7%, Horror 17.6%, Adventure 16.3%, Indie 9.6%, Story Rich 7%
- #51 INMOST
68% matchVery Positive91% of 7,373 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 23.4%, Pixel Graphics 14.3%, Horror 14.2%, Mystery 12.2%, Adventure 9.4%
- #52 Gemini Rue
70% matchVery Positive88% of 1,892 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 46.7%, Sci-fi 16%, Adventure 12.8%, Pixel Graphics 7.7%, Story Rich 5.6%
- #53 VirtuaVerse
70% matchVery Positive82% of 1,116 reviews2020
Dev: Theta DivisionPub: Blood Music
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 62%
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 29.2%, Thriller 14.6%, Pixel Graphics 10.7%, Mystery 9.4%, Sci-fi 9.2%
- #54 Samsara Room
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 10,260 reviews2020
Dev: Rusty Lake
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 74%
You woke up in a mysterious room you have never seen before. Can you find another way out? Samsara Room is a remake of the praised predecessor of the Rusty Lake & Cube Escape series.
Why similar: Point & Click 43.3%, Adventure 14.6%, Horror 10.8%, Indie 10.7%, Mystery 7.6%
- #55 Forgotten Hill The Third Axis
69% matchMostly Positive78% of 112 reviews2023
Dev: FM Studio
Windows · Mac
Enter the twisted world of Forgotten Hill in a new third dimension
Why similar: Point & Click 37.4%, Horror 24%, Adventure 17.6%, Mystery 9.7%, Story Rich 5.4%
- #56 The Hex
68% matchVery Positive94% of 5,567 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 25.5%, Indie 15.4%, Story Rich 14.3%, Pixel Graphics 13.6%, Horror 7.6%
- #57 Black Mirror II
69% matchVery Positive90% of 723 reviews2014
Dev: Cranberry ProductionPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 11.3 hrsMean: 13.3 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 45.7%, Adventure 19.7%, Horror 18.1%, Mystery 8.7%, Story Rich 3.4%
- #58 Murder On Space Station 52
67% matchVery Positive98% of 50 reviews2024
Dev: Made From StringsPub: Dionous Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Trapped on a space station with the Keychain Killer you must unravel this mystery, or it will be your last. Collect evidence, interrogate suspects and solve puzzles to stand a chance.
Why similar: Point & Click 29.5%, Mystery 15.5%, Thriller 15.4%, Sci-fi 14.4%, Adventure 8.4%
- #59 Security 51
66% matchMostly Positive72% of 498 reviews2026
Dev: Alawar
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 68%
You're a security officer deep within Area 51. Scan the staff, verify clearances, and decide who can enter the elevator and who absolutely mustn't leave. The deeper you go, the less certain you are that anyone standing before you is still human.
Why similar: Point & Click 25.3%, Horror 17.1%, Choices Matter 13.9%, Mystery 12.5%, Sci-fi 9.7%
