Games Like Drowning Cross

A heartbroken clown, wayward souls, and juicy mechanical lips. As “The Big Event" draws near, help the troubled residents of the Habitat and de-mask the mysterious Doctor Habit... before it's too late.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 25%, Point & Click 18%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Hand-drawn 11.5%, Funny 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: This game shares the surreal, unsettling atmosphere and unique point-and-click puzzle mechanics found in Drowning Cross.

If Found... is a game about going home, coming out and erasing everything.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 70.8%, Story Rich 11.5%, Great Soundtrack 7.4%, Indie 4.5%, Adventure 4.1%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a deeply personal and queer-focused narrative that explores memory and identity with a similar emotional weight.

A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 49.3%, Drama 16.6%, Retro 9.9%, Pixel Graphics 8.3%, Story Rich 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: This short, surreal experience perfectly captures the feeling of psychological instability and fragmented reality.

Until Oblivion is an atmospheric narrative game that follows 17 year old nobody Emma Wilson as she tries to rekindle a dying relationship in a dying world. Join her in an increasingly nightmarish Halloween party and find out if anything (or anyone) is worth anything at all.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 35.6%, Psychological Horror 20.4%, Story Rich 11.8%, Hand-drawn 11.2%, Exploration 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: A queer-focused psychological horror game that emphasizes atmospheric storytelling and emotional stakes.

If you've ever wanted to romantically pursue a phone, then hot DARN, do I have just the game for you.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 32.5%, Psychological Horror 18.8%, Comedy 18.3%, Funny 10.8%, Sexual Content 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: It balances bizarre humor with surprisingly deep psychological horror and character-driven storytelling.

A sequel to Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk. Dive into demented and bizarre world once again and help the girl become a little happier.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 48.5%, Pixel Graphics 14.2%, Story Rich 12.4%, Point & Click 10%, 2D 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: The sequel expands on the surreal, introspective, and psychological themes of the original with even more narrative depth.

An exploration/horror/adventure game about the codependent, love-hate relationship between two men.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 38.9%, Psychological Horror 26.3%, Hand-drawn 13.5%, Exploration 6.6%, Story Rich 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: A queer-focused visual novel that delivers a poignant and unsettling psychological horror experience.

Underwater psychological horror with a shocking, character-driven narrative. Explore ruins beneath the amazon river basin, and converse with their dolphin inhabitants. Skillfully capture and develop photographs with your underwater camera.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 33.4%, Psychological Horror 26.8%, Pixel Graphics 13.7%, Story Rich 12.2%, 2D 4.9%

Why You'll Like It: This game provides a tense, atmospheric mystery that relies on player choices and psychological tension.

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 26.1%, Psychological Horror 24.1%, Story Rich 14.4%, Drama 12.9%, Exploration 9%

Why You'll Like It: A seminal psychological horror point-and-click game that deals with heavy themes of depression and survival in a dark, stylized world.

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: Psychological Horror 31.2%, Point & Click 25.2%, Story Rich 14.3%, Drama 8.2%, Adventure 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: A grim, psychological horror adventure that excels at building a sense of dread and personal 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: Psychological Horror 35.1%, Point & Click 30.7%, Story Rich 13.6%, Hand-drawn 7.3%, Adventure 3.8%

Why You'll Like It: This game features a surreal, hand-drawn art style and a dark, psychological narrative that mirrors the mystery of Drowning Cross.

A slice-of-death visual novel about making friends, cracking cat puns, and waiting for eternity to pass.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 32.9%, Point & Click 21.7%, Hand-drawn 14%, Funny 12%, Story Rich 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: Combines a cute aesthetic with dark, existential themes and point-and-click exploration.

Walk-n-talk adventure with light puzzling. Brother and sister practice cannibalism after witnessing a botched satanic ritual.

Why similar: Story Rich 30.1%, Drama 25.3%, Hand-drawn 24.9%, Exploration 10.5%, Adventure 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, narrative-heavy game that explores complex, often disturbing interpersonal relationships.

You return to your old apartment one last time, in search of a sickened raven. You must speak to him, and discover the cause behind the calamity that has spread across the world.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 29.2%, Point & Click 27.9%, Hand-drawn 16.6%, Story Rich 8%, Exploration 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: A short, atmospheric psychological horror game that emphasizes mystery and narrative discovery.

A hilariously madcap point-and-click adventure as a determined bellboy tasked with clearing out a bustling hotel in just one wild weekend! Can he manage the chaos and evict all the guests? The clock is ticking!

Why similar: Point & Click 16.2%, LGBTQ+ 15.1%, Comedy 10.1%, Psychological Horror 9.5%, Funny 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: A point-and-click adventure with a comedic tone that nonetheless features a strong, character-driven narrative.

Psychroma is a psychological horror side-scroller set in a haunted cyberpunk house. Collect cards and explore the memories stored on them to piece together your past. But the deeper you go, the more you expose yourself to the brightest heat, the warmest color...

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 33.3%, Psychological Horror 22.6%, Pixel Graphics 12.5%, Story Rich 11.9%, Exploration 10.9%

Why You'll Like It: A story-rich, psychedelic experience that explores memory and identity through a unique visual style.

A reverse-detective adventure, where you control your character's face

Why similar: Point & Click 36.1%, Psychological Horror 33.2%, Exploration 18%, Story Rich 12.8%

Why You'll Like It: A unique psychological point-and-click game that experiments with facial expressions and surreal mystery.

HOMESICKNESS is a point-&-click psychological horror indie game exploring the nuances of nostalgia. Play as Theo, trapped in CHILDREEF’s daycare, descending floor by floor; surviving the remnants of time. Use the Kids' multi-tool, listen to obscure tapes, and make your way to the lot. She's waiting.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 30%, Point & Click 28.7%, Exploration 16.9%, Story Rich 14.2%, Retro 4.5%

Why You'll Like It: An experimental, story-rich game that focuses on nostalgia and psychological exploration.

Fight against & romance the one hunting for your soul in A Date with Death, a romance chat simulator where you date(?) the Grim Reaper himself. Create your own character, decorate your apartment, and chat away with the charming yet dangerous Grim Reaper through text and video calls.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 75.8%, Funny 9%, Comedy 8.4%, Story Rich 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: A queer-themed narrative experience that blends romance with dark, psychological undertones.

A dark, psychological romance VN about a British ghost who has haunted you since childhood. When you get close to a new boy at college, he starts to get possessive, and the mind games begin!

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 69.6%, Story Rich 12.5%, Drama 12%, Adventure 4.4%, Singleplayer 1.6%

Why You'll Like It: A queer-focused visual novel that delves into psychological themes and complex character dynamics.

The little she had was taken away, but Lorelai refuses to give up, she will fight. And not even death will stop her from getting it all back...

Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.2%, Point & Click 23%, Drama 17.6%, Story Rich 10.1%, Exploration 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: A haunting psychological horror game that focuses on a female protagonist navigating a surreal and dangerous world.

A summer night consumes the girls... Exploration type horror ADV game

Why similar: Point & Click 24%, Drama 13.7%, Exploration 13.2%, Mystery 11%, Psychological Horror 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: A horror-adventure game that excels at building an atmospheric mystery through exploration.

While trying to find a payphone during a powerful storm, Mitch instead finds himself in a library filled with horrors and traps all laid out to end his life. Guide him to sanctuary or his demise in this horror adventure game found on a strange cartridge.

Why similar: Point & Click 25.7%, Psychological Horror 23.3%, LGBTQ+ 18.3%, Exploration 12.5%, Pixel Graphics 11.1%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that uses pixel art to create a sense of unease and mystery.

A 2D exploration adventure game set in a creepy, mysterious art gallery.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 31.3%, Exploration 18.8%, Story Rich 18.4%, Pixel Graphics 17.8%, 2D 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: A classic surreal horror game that uses exploration and puzzle-solving to tell a haunting, emotional story.

A surreal post-life adventure

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 29.6%, Psychological Horror 17.5%, Story Rich 12.7%, Funny 10.3%, Great Soundtrack 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal RPG that uses a unique art style to explore themes of existence and emotional struggle.

As madness and horror devour his world, can Youji find hope amid the nightmare? Experience a bond deeper and darker than love in this unforgettable visual novel.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 66.3%, Sexual Content 11.9%, Psychological Horror 8.8%, Story Rich 6.1%, Adventure 5%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, queer-themed visual novel that explores intense psychological and physical horror.

Witness the tale of a most foolish family. A remake of the classic horror exploration game makes its way to Steam.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 40.3%, Pixel Graphics 16.1%, Exploration 15%, Story Rich 12%, 2D 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in 2D horror exploration that focuses on uncovering dark family secrets.

All you wanted was a nice game. But now you find yourself opening Windows apps like Paint & Notepad to solve puzzles, and searching for files on your computers that you didn't put there... Who is she? Why did she appear on your desktop? Let's dive into her memories and find out.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.9%, Comedy 18.3%, Story Rich 12.8%, Funny 11%, Exploration 10.5%

"Hold Me Still" is a point-and-click puzzle mystery game where you investigate your friend's disappearance by exploring their house, collecting clues, solving puzzles, and uncovering the truth.

Why similar: Point & Click 33.8%, Drama 13.5%, Exploration 12.8%, Mystery 9.6%, Pixel Graphics 8.7%

Build relationship with the characters. Your choices might earn you favor from one character, but disdain from another. Use items to solve problems. Confront various endings. Choose one person and face the end with them.

Why similar: Point & Click 25.2%, LGBTQ+ 23.9%, Psychological Horror 17.3%, Drama 15.8%, Story Rich 7.9%

Your girlfriend seems to be hiding something. Will you respect her privacy or pry into her secrets? Don't worry, though. This is a horror dating sim with a time loop, so you can try again...and again...and again...

Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.5%, Mystery 19.6%, Drama 13.2%, Exploration 13.2%, Story Rich 9.9%

This is a point and click adventure where you lead Drok'tar through the town of Gabranth and its surrounding areas while looking for his bounty. You'll meet a slew of characters along with way, and if you play your cards right, you'll find yourself in more... erotic situations with some of them.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 32.2%, Point & Click 25.3%, Exploration 13.1%, Story Rich 7.5%, Sexual Content 7.2%

My Ex-Boyfriend the Space Tyrant is a traditional point-and-click adventure which stands out for its gay cast and eye-catching visuals.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 72.4%, Point & Click 16.9%, Comedy 6%, Adventure 4.8%

Follow Larry's life to find the source of his lack of luck. Discover his intriguing story and solve puzzles to understand how his life plays out.

Why similar: Point & Click 27.1%, Psychological Horror 19.6%, Hand-drawn 16.3%, Funny 12.3%, Mystery 11.6%

Make your way through this thrilling old school style point and click adventure game and try to solve the mysterious circumstances plaguing Bayou Island.

Why similar: Point & Click 35.8%, Drama 14.6%, Mystery 8.9%, Comedy 8.2%, Funny 7.6%

Let Morendo pull you into a dark vortex of lies, betrayal, lust and gluttony. Join a concert guitarist on his journey into the abyss.

Why similar: Point & Click 35.5%, Hand-drawn 24.7%, Drama 20.8%, 2D 9.6%, Sexual Content 4.4%

Your bestie seems to be hiding something. There's something about your world that seems odd as well, like it has...secrets. Dive into the Cthulhu Mythos universe of this horror game and witness a "friendship" that rewrites the world.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 44.2%, Drama 12.2%, Story Rich 11.1%, Exploration 10.9%, Mystery 10.1%

Hand-drawn 2D point and click Horror x Dating sim Meet the 'Flowers' imprisoned in hell. They long for an escape to purgatory. Your job here is simple. Listen to their stories, and break out together. Easy, right? ...But, doesn't it seem strange? These people... seem to be out of their mind, a bit.

Why similar: Point & Click 29%, Hand-drawn 22%, Drama 15.3%, Mystery 12.5%, Retro 8.7%

A small, lonely boy on a hopeful quest navigates through a dark and dreary motel. Dive into its mysterious, eerie atmosphere and find your way through the motel's strange puzzles, as it becomes increasingly clear that reality is not as it seems.

Why similar: Point & Click 45.1%, Exploration 21%, Funny 12%, 2D 11.2%, Mystery 10.7%

THANATOS is a first-person psychological horror mystery game that involves finding clues, solving puzzles, and uncovering secrets to prevent a friend from taking their own life.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 32.8%, Exploration 30.4%, Adventure 17.8%, Story Rich 15.9%, Singleplayer 3%

Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

Why similar: Point & Click 27.2%, Mystery 17.5%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Comedy 12%, Hand-drawn 11.8%

Driving home late one night you encounter a refugee in distress. They are looking for salvation. Do you hand them over to violent authorities? Or risk sheltering them yourself?

Why similar: Point & Click 41.2%, Drama 29.2%, Story Rich 18.9%, Adventure 7.2%, Singleplayer 3.5%

Jerma985 is late for his stream, again, and it's up to you to help him get ready!

Why similar: Point & Click 27.3%, Exploration 14.7%, Mystery 13.6%, Comedy 12.7%, Story Rich 10.6%

This occult item will guide you through a bizarre in-between world and help you to confront past demons as well as piece together former memories that may lead to closure. Seek a better understanding of who you were, who you’ve loved and how much you’ve lost in this 3rd person horror adventure game.

Why similar: Exploration 45.4%, Psychological Horror 19.4%, Adventure 15.7%, Story Rich 12.5%, Indie 4.8%

Help Larry find a cure for his wife and break his curse of unluckiness by solving riddles and puzzles on his adventures around the whole world.

Why similar: Point & Click 25.7%, Psychological Horror 18.4%, Hand-drawn 17.2%, Funny 9.7%, Story Rich 8.7%

A visual novel about an abusive relationship, idealization, and intimacy. Live a summer of dysfunctional love through branching storylines, twists, sudden changes, and an innovative mechanic where you choose which senses to use with your boyfriend.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 38.7%, Psychological Horror 19.5%, Story Rich 11%, Drama 8.7%, Hand-drawn 8.2%

You're a young man named Alex who arrives in the cliffside town of Silverpine. Explore the town's many mysteries and meet its colourful townsfolk, while you grow closer to a kind-hearted local named Jake. Can the two of you save the town from the impending doom brewing inside the mysterious Vault?

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 46%, Funny 13.7%, Pixel Graphics 12.4%, Story Rich 11.5%, 2D 6.4%

Follow the protagonist's pursuit to uncover the death of his friends during the Taisho era of Japan. An highly-acclaimed, psychedelic BL murder-mystery visual novel from indie developer ADELTA!

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 70.3%, Sexual Content 13.3%, Story Rich 8.2%, Mystery 2.8%, Adventure 2.3%

Make Cute Animal Friends in this 8-bit Gameboy-inspired adventure! But there's something lurking in the woods, with DARK SECRETS you'll need to uncover!

Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.6%, Point & Click 24.6%, Exploration 12.1%, Comedy 11%, Story Rich 9.4%

Aqua Catholicism; Explore Man's Original Sin Under The Sea

Why similar: Point & Click 36.2%, Exploration 16.5%, Adventure 12.2%, Story Rich 12.1%, Pixel Graphics 12%

You have been selected to participate in a behavioral analysis experiment and these guys are at the mercy of your inhumanly cruel choices! it's up to you to decide the fate of these two...

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 56%, Psychological Horror 19.2%, Sexual Content 11.5%, Story Rich 6.5%, 2D 3%

A fateful meeting sets off a chain reaction, upending Mark's life. People disappear and memories prove unreliable. Uncover a hidden truth with Mark and his friends in this narrative adventure and race to unravel the mystery before it's too late.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 23.3%, Drama 21.2%, Pixel Graphics 16.2%, Story Rich 15.2%, Mystery 13%

Pants Quest is a tiny, lovingly crafted point & click adventure game about finding your way in life. And your pants. Sometimes just getting dressed & leaving the house feels like an impossible task. Follow one man's emotional journey to deal with the hurdles that life can throw at you on a bad day.

Why similar: Point & Click 29.6%, Funny 15.7%, Retro 13.5%, Comedy 13.1%, Pixel Graphics 12.3%

It’s the new game of Through Abandoned series, classical point and click game. You try to find your twin-brother who disappeared in a huge and mysterious place called Abandoned.

Why similar: Point & Click 25.2%, Hand-drawn 15.2%, Drama 11.6%, Exploration 11.1%, Mystery 10.5%

Boyhood's End is an adventure horror game following Giovanni, the boy with the lowest human score in the universe, and Campenella, the delinquent genius, and their journey on the galactic railroad regarding the "human" and "inhuman".

Why similar: Story Rich 20.8%, Pixel Graphics 20.3%, Retro 15.3%, LGBTQ+ 13.4%, Adventure 10.5%

Break the puzzling spell of your eccentric host! Dinner with an Owl: A short surreal point and click adventure.

Why similar: Point & Click 38.5%, Mystery 17.2%, Comedy 17.2%, Pixel Graphics 12.5%, 2D 10.4%

Explore the mysterious operating system Crossʀoad OS. Adventure through its decaying programs, solve puzzles, collect items and meet strange creatures.

Why similar: Point & Click 22.1%, Mystery 19.6%, Funny 18%, Pixel Graphics 12.4%, Exploration 11.8%

Cameras and heads are rolling in this noir inspired RPGmaker horror game. Save the spectral starlets trapped in the deadly director's mansion, and escape without joining them in their fate.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 47.2%, Drama 12.2%, 2D 12.1%, Story Rich 12.1%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%

Quick, Dr. Fred's Kidnapped Sandy and he's about to start the experiment...

Why similar: Point & Click 46.3%, Retro 11.4%, Pixel Graphics 10.6%, Adventure 10.3%, Story Rich 9.9%

Delve into a dark adventure following the boy with a prosthetic face and a tragic past. Unravel the sinister mysteries of Sally's world to find the truth that lies hidden beneath the shadows.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 26%, Point & Click 19.8%, Mystery 14%, Hand-drawn 13.8%, Story Rich 13.7%