- #1 ASYLUM
97% matchVery Positive84% of 506 reviews2025
Dev: Senscape
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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: Point & Click 18.3%, Lovecraftian 15%, Psychological Horror 13%, Horror 11.4%, Gothic 10.4% ★
- #2 The Whisperer | Le murmureur
96% matchMixed67% of 126 reviews2021
Dev: Studio Chien d'Or
Windows · Mac
Investigate an abandoned trading post, explore its surroundings and solve the terrible mystery it holds. The Whisperer is a short story-driven point & click game set in Lower Canada at the beginning of the 19th century.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 28.2%, Horror 10.6%, Point & Click 10.3%, Dark 9.7%, Psychological Horror 9.6%
- #3 The Hungry Fly
96% matchVery Positive92% of 128 reviews2024
Dev: Erupting AvocadoPub: indie.io
Windows
Once upon a time, there was a fly. A hungry fly. A fly with razor-sharp teeth, with a taste for dead things. This is the tale of its adventure to find something dead to devour, in a swamp where nothing dies, everything is grotesque, and every choice matters, no matter how surreal.
Why similar: Surreal 23.5%, Psychological Horror 16.3%, Horror 11.8%, Retro 11.6%, First-Person 6.5%
- #4 An English Haunting
95% matchVery Positive96% of 457 reviews2024
Dev: Postmodern Adventures
Windows
While looking for the existence of the Great Beyond, Professor Patrick Moore, aided by a fake medium, will build a device to see the other side, embark on a search for a millenary artifact, and investigate the most haunted manor of 1907 England.
Why similar: Gothic 28.7% ★, Point & Click 18.6%, Lovecraftian 15%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Horror 8.1%
- #5 Tormentum II
94% matchVery Positive94% of 274 reviews2026
Dev: OhNoo Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Wake up inside the nightmare world you created in this standalone, hand-drawn dark fantasy point-and-click adventure with psychological horror elements. Explore islands, solve puzzles, and make morally ambiguous choices that lead to multiple endings. Inspired by H.R. Giger and Zdzisław Beksiński.
Why similar: Gothic 22.6% ★, Point & Click 17.5%, Psychological Horror 14%, Dark 9.6%, Horror 9.5%
- #6 The Whispering Valley | La vallée qui murmure
94% matchVery Positive88% of 179 reviews2022
Dev: Studio Chien d'Or
Windows · Mac
Explore a remote village and solve complex puzzles in The Whispering Valley, a folk horror point & click game. Delve into guilt and depression to investigate the village's deepest secret.
Why similar: Point & Click 18.8%, Horror 13%, Dark 11.2%, Lovecraftian 10%, Psychological Horror 9.8%
- #7 Helltown
93% matchMostly Positive80% of 114 reviews2017
Dev: WildArts Games
Windows
Deliver packages to the weirdly happy folk of Little Vale and discover the terrifying secrets they hide. Are you brave enough to face the many monsters and sinister locations of this first-person horror adventure game? There's only one way to find out...
Why similar: Lovecraftian 23.9%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Surreal 12.2%, Retro 10.7%, Horror 9.6%
- #8 Hypnagogia 無限の夢 Boundless Dreams
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 758 reviews2021
Dev: sodaraptorPub: Raptorsoft Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Meet colorful characters, discover mysterious secrets, and reassemble the fractured remains of an ethereal crystal as you explore a series of abstract worlds based on dreams, nightmares, and the places in between.
Why similar: Surreal 21.2%, Abstract 13.9%, Retro 10.7%, 1990's 9.2%, Horror 9.2%
- #9 Darkness Within 1: In Pursuit of Loath Nolder
91% matchMostly Positive73% of 637 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 36.3%, Point & Click 21.8%, Horror 14%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Atmospheric 4.6%
- #10 I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream
91% 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: Based On A Novel 40.5% ★, Point & Click 18.8%, Psychological Horror 7.3%, Horror 6.7%, Retro 6.4%
- #11 The Fridge is Red
90% matchMixed56% of 234 reviews2022
Dev: 5WORD TeamPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%
What is inside the Red Fridge? Collection of six episodes of psychological analog horror. Tour through liminal spaces filled with surreal events and uncanny strangers. Inspired by retro horrors of the PSX era.
Why similar: Surreal 15.6%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, 1990's 10.9%, Retro 10.5%, Horror 9%
- #12 Necrophosis
89% matchVery Positive90% of 909 reviews2025
Dev: Dragonis AresPub: Dragonis Games
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Necrophosis is a first-person horror adventure, plunging you into a nightmarish realm teeming with grotesque forms and ominous visuals. Delve into eerie landscapes and uncover secrets in this atmospheric journey through the macabre.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 28.3%, Surreal 19.6%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Gothic 12.1% ★, Horror 8.8%
- #13 Nightmare Frames
88% 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 22.6%, Psychological Horror 17.1%, Horror 12.2%, Retro 9.5%, Dark 9.4%
- #14 Decarnation
87% matchVery Positive87% of 1,131 reviews2023
Dev: Atelier QDBPub: Shiro Unlimited
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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: Surreal 27.5%, Lovecraftian 24.1%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Dark 10%, Horror 9.2%
- #15 No one lives under the lighthouse Director's cut
86% matchVery Positive87% of 2,488 reviews2020
Dev: Marevo Collective
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 74%
A slow burn retro horror game, in which you arrive at the old lighthouse on a small island near the coast of the United States. After the previous keeper has gone missing, you need to take over his duties and watch after the light.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 25.7%, Horror 12.6%, Surreal 12.6%, Psychological Horror 12%, Retro 9.3%
- #16 Circadial
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: undercoverworm
Windows · Linux
You've been invited to participate in a study for the newly developed Circadial pills, a medicine designed to remedy your life-long insomnia. Explore the empty halls of the facility and the landscapes of your dreams to uncover the source of your night terrors. You will never be the same.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 18.2%, Surreal 15%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Abstract 11.3%, Lore-Rich 10.4%
- #17 Corpo Connections
84% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: Polias Games
Windows
Corpo Connections is a stylistic, narrative-driven, horror adventure game where you match anomalies and their descriptions. Uncover hidden secrets, solve scrambled messages, and piece together the mysterious workings of your new employer.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 20.2%, Point & Click 13.9%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Surreal 13.1%, 1990's 11.2%
- #18 Dead Secret
85% matchVery Positive81% of 599 reviews2016
Dev: Robot Invader
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Dead Secret is a first-person horror mystery set in rural Kansas in 1965. A reclusive professor is dead and it’s up to you to crack the case before you become the next victim. Investigate the murder and explore the story Time Magazine called “captivating” and “deeply creepy” .
Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.2%, Point & Click 17.9%, Horror 13.3%, Dark 11.1%, Mystery 9.3%
- #19 Chorus of Carcosa
82% matchMostly Positive77% of 207 reviews2025
Dev: Chameleon 42
Windows
Chorus of Carcosa is a first-person psychological horror game about an anxious sculptor who is trapped in a dark and ever-changing building. Stay silent, survive its twisted labyrinths and escape the monsters. Just don’t lose your way in the shadows or within your own mind.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 20.5%, Surreal 18.6%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Dark 11.3%, Horror 10.2%
- #20 Call of Cthulhu®: Dark Corners of the Earth
84% matchMixed68% of 3,372 reviews2009
Dev: Headfirst ProductionsPub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth is a first-person horror game that combines intense action and adventure elements.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 37.9%, Based On A Novel 34.2% ★, Horror 13.1%, First-Person 4.5%, Atmospheric 3.2%
- #21 The Fog
83% matchMostly Negative33% of 12 reviews2017
Dev: Horizon Games
Windows
Open your way across a dark open world and fight against what lives within the fog and beyond. The Fog is a survival horror game inspired on the 1980 novella "The Mist" by Stephen King.
Why similar: Based On A Novel 67.4% ★, Dark 9.1%, Horror 8.1%, Psychological Horror 8%, First-Person 3.5%
- #22 Last Round at the End of the World
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Ex Ignorantia
Windows
Dream the riddle. Question the village. Choose who drowns. A poetic folk-horror game about divine messages, guilty villagers, ritual games, and the terrible cost of keeping a place safe.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 20.1%, Surreal 16.4%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Gothic 10.4% ★, Horror 9.9%
- #23 Nancy Drew®: Shadow at the Water's Edge
82% matchVery Positive82% of 428 reviews2011
Dev: HeR Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Confront Terrifying Secrets in a Haunted Japanese Inn!
Why similar: Based On A Novel 44.9% ★, Point & Click 13.9%, Dark 8.9%, Horror 6.9%, Mystery 6.2%
- #24 Shadows of Eldemir
80% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Arif Games
Windows
Shadows of Eldemir is a retro-inspired, Victorian cosmic-horror, point-and-click adventure RPG, where a London schoolmaster travels to a remote Eastern European village searching for his missing fiancée, only to discover the archaeological expedition she joined may have disturbed something ancient.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 24.4%, Point & Click 16.4%, Gothic 15.4% ★, Horror 9.1%, Retro 6.5%
- #25 Darkness Under My Bed
81% matchVery Positive91% of 96 reviews2021
Dev: Desert Fox
Windows
Wander through intricate maze under the bed, and discover the secrets hidden in the long, dark tunnels. Document the existence of monsters. Retrieve the stolen treasures and memories.
Why similar: Surreal 19.6%, Psychological Horror 15.8%, Point & Click 12.7%, Horror 11.6%, Dark 9.9%
- #26 Still Inside
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: SONSU
Windows
You came to view a property. The floors don't match the listing. Explore an aging Korean commercial building, examine objects, read abandoned records, and solve puzzles in this first-person 2D point-and-click horror game. This building is not vacant.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.5%, Point & Click 16.6%, Surreal 15.7%, Horror 12.6%, Atmospheric 7.4%
- #27 Black Mirror I
79% 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 32.9%, Gothic 20.6% ★, Mystery 11.1%, Horror 9.8%, Dark 9.6%
- #28 THE WELL IS NOT EMPTY
75% matchVery Positive91% of 182 reviews2026
Dev: tweakEra
Windows
The well has gone dry. It's up to you to find out why. Traverse through abandoned tunnels. Discover remnants of a ritual never meant to be seen. Power dying machinery to bring light into darkness. Dig into broken earth and crawl your way out. Down here you’re not exploring... you're trespassing.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 16.7%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Surreal 12.4%, Retro 10.2%, Horror 9.8%
- #29 The Nameless City
77% matchVery Positive88% of 57 reviews2024
Dev: Paradnight Studio
Windows · Mac
Narrative-driven first person horror adventure inspired by Lovecraft's short novel "The Nameless City". Explore the ruins of a city that some say they are older than humanity itself. While you delve deeper into the ancient buildings, reality and visions blend into an indistinct haze.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 29.4%, Surreal 16.7%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Retro 8.9%, Dark 8.8%
- #30 Saint Kotar: The Yellow Mask
78% matchMostly Positive73% of 348 reviews2020
Dev: The-Mark Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Follow the fear of Benedek Dohnany and Nikolay Kalyakin and play the onset of a dark and chilling narrative adventure. Make decisions and affect the events that precede a macabre series of murders, allegedly related to devil worship and witchcraft.
Why similar: Gothic 23.4% ★, Lovecraftian 21.2%, Point & Click 14.3%, Dark 8.1%, Horror 8%
- #31 Nancy Drew®: The Captive Curse
78% matchVery Positive89% of 234 reviews2011
Dev: HeR Interactive
Windows · Mac
A terrifying myth comes alive in Germany!
Why similar: Based On A Novel 48.4% ★, Point & Click 13.9%, Dark 9.1%, Mystery 6.2%, Retro 5.3%
- #32 Marmorea
76% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Burning Farmhouse Studios
Windows
Venture into the Tuscan village of Pietralba to solve the mystery of your brother’s disappearance. Uncover the dark secrets buried within the marble quarries and your own family's past.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 15.6%, Surreal 13.5%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Lore-Rich 10%, Horror 8.6%
- #33 The Dream Of A Cockspur
73% matchVery Positive94% of 377 reviews2026
Dev: roccayPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Stranded on a desolate island with Earth's remaining researchers, you investigate a strange celestial body. The day before departure, your only means of transportation gets mysteriously damaged, leaving you stranded. Is someone sabotaging the team, or is there something more sinister going on…
Why similar: Lovecraftian 19.5%, Surreal 13.6%, Point & Click 11.7%, Psychological Horror 10.7%, Abstract 9.4%
- #34 Please Duology
76% matchPositive95% of 22 reviews2021
Dev: Somewhat Software
Windows
A compilation of two slow-paced, cosmic horror walking simulators, to be completed in under an hour. Please makes you maintain a power station and ignore the noises from the main engine, while Please Follow has you explore the trenches of a losing war, exposing your mind to visions of another world.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 28.4%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Surreal 9%, Horror 8.6%, Dark 8.5%
- #35 Nancy Drew®: Secrets Can Kill REMASTERED
77% matchMostly Positive78% of 339 reviews2011
Dev: HeR Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Play the Game that Started the Award-Winning Series!
Why similar: Based On A Novel 58.4% ★, Point & Click 19.6%, Retro 8.9%, Adventure 4.5%, Story Rich 3.8%
- #36 Deeply Dark: Found Footage
74% matchMixed67% of 210 reviews2023
Dev: DALESI
Windows
WARNING: This is not a game, this software was found on the Deep Web and contains interactive material about the phenomenon of backrooms, we have received numerous reports of fatal accidents after its use, many claim that it is cursed so we cannot guarantee your safety.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 14.7%, Surreal 13.2%, 1990's 13%, Lore-Rich 10.9%, Horror 9.8%
- #37 Scratches - Director's Cut
75% matchVery Positive83% of 436 reviews2011
Dev: Nucleosys
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 40%
Dark Legends surround the old abandoned Blackwood house, secluded far away in the northern wastelands. For writer Michael Arthate, this cold, solitary atmosphere is fodder for his restless imagination. But Michael soon becomes distracted by the mysteries offered up, as he follows a trail exploring and delving into the secrets of the past.
Why similar: Point & Click 35.2%, Horror 20.6%, Atmospheric 7.2%, Psychological Horror 7%, Mystery 6.9%
- #38 BUTLER GUILLOTINE
71% matchPositive96% of 26 reviews2026
Dev: GOODBYE STATICPub: NECRONOMISOFT
Windows
Butler Guillotine is an absurdist point & click horror about flesh filled puppets in a mishapen hotel. Follow different characters' intertiwining paths and unearth forgotten events from a time long gone. Bring the ceremony to a halt.
Why similar: Surreal 17.7%, Point & Click 15.3%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Retro 9.2%, Horror 9.2%
- #39 Cold Abyss
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Studio [notes.]Pub: Neon Doctrine
Windows
COLD ABYSS is a relaxing and atmospheric exploration game where you repair internet cables on the bottom of the ocean. There are no enemies or other forms of danger down there. Just you.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 21.1%, Surreal 17.2%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Abstract 11.3%, Horror 8.7%
- #40 Nancy Drew®: Curse of Blackmoor Manor
74% matchVery Positive88% of 442 reviews2009
Dev: HeR Interactive
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Delve into Dark Legends Lurking in the Shadow of an Old English Mansion!
Why similar: Based On A Novel 53.3% ★, Point & Click 15%, Mystery 6.6%, Retro 4.9%, Dark 4.6%
- #41 Sanitarium Enhanced
72% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: QUByte InteractivePub: Ziggurat Interactive
Windows
The timeless psychological horror point-and-click adventure Sanitarium™ returns with new enhancements. Originally released in 1998 and named Adventure Game of the Year, Sanitarium Enhanced adds full controller support, quality of life improvements, and never-before-seen bonus materials.
Why similar: Point & Click 19.1%, Surreal 15.2%, Gothic 14.6% ★, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Horror 8.5%
- #42 EMOTIONLESS : The Last Ticket
71% matchVery Positive81% of 138 reviews2025
Dev: X1 Games
Windows
Step into a liminal, cosmic horror experience set in an abandoned amusement park. Uncover the haunting narrative behind its twisted rides and empty tunnels to discover what lurks within a reality that shouldn't exist…
Why similar: Lovecraftian 28.7%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Dark 11.1%, Horror 11.1%, Surreal 10%
- #43 Primordial Genesis
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MMM
Windows
THIS GAME IS CANCELED.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 18.8%, Point & Click 14.2%, Surreal 10.9%, Lore-Rich 10.6%, Psychological Horror 9.2%
- #44 Sanitarium
73% 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 24.1%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, Horror 13.1%, Surreal 9.6%, 1990's 9.2%
- #45 Static Dread: The Submarine
69% matchVery Positive81% of 363 reviews2026
Dev: solarsuit.gamesPub: Polden Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Descend into Lovecraftian horror aboard a claustrophobic military submarine. Assign tasks as a captain’s right hand, analyze sonar signals, make hard decisions, and keep the crew from madness. Dark horrors lurk both within… and beyond the hull.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 23.6%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Surreal 12%, Retro 10.2%, Horror 9.4%
- #46 Hunt of Dusha
69% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: Demigrz
Windows
A Hunter arrives in a small Polish city expecting a routine investigation. What she finds is anything but. Explore, make choices and confront the entities that have claimed this place before the curse spreads further.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 32.7%, Point & Click 15.7%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Horror 12.9%, Dark 7.1%
- #47 Everliving Town
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Vivid Void Studio
Windows
In a town of exactly 245 residents, every breath is a subtraction. A narrative experience blending Gothic hand-drawn art and natural history puzzles. Waking into a world of "domestic bliss" as thick as a fungal bloom, will you submit to the morbid order, or shatter the balance?
Why similar: Gothic 22.5% ★, Surreal 17%, Lore-Rich 12.2%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Point & Click 11.5%
- #48 6 Floors
68% matchMostly Positive75% of 56 reviews2026
Dev: Ghoul World
Windows
You find yourself in a strange place and the only way out is within. Navigate liminal corridors and rooms filled with psychological terrors as you traverse all six floors of this mysterious place in order to save your soul.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 26.9%, Surreal 21.7%, Psychological Horror 17.3%, Horror 13%, First-Person 9.3%
- #49 Saint Kotar
70% matchMostly Positive74% of 293 reviews2021
Dev: The-Mark EntertainmentPub: SOEDESCO
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Saint Kotar is a psychological horror detective game set in a cursed valley in rural Croatia. Investigate the disappearance of your relative in the occult-ridden town of Sveti Kotar as you switch between conflicting realities through the eyes of two godly men.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 21.5%, Gothic 15% ★, Point & Click 14%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, Horror 7.8%
- #50 Iter Noctis
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ENTHECA studiosPub: Foundate Inc.
Windows
Dishonored in death, a pathless soul not worth of an afterlife seeks escape from the eternal commute.
Why similar: Gothic 34.6% ★, Lovecraftian 30.8%, Lore-Rich 16.7%, Horror 10.9%, First-Person 7%
- #51 Nancy Drew®: Legend of the Crystal Skull
71% matchVery Positive91% of 223 reviews2009
Dev: HeR Interactive
Windows
The Search is on for an Unearthly Artifact in New Orleans!
Why similar: Based On A Novel 50.2% ★, Point & Click 14.5%, Mystery 6.4%, Dark 6%, Retro 6%
- #52 Kitchen Gore
67% matchPositive89% of 38 reviews2025
Dev: xoblins
Windows
You voluntarily keep a monster in your basement. For some reason, you keep feeding her. Cook gruesome meals, keep her distracted by scrolling her phone, calm her down when things go wrong, and uncover the truth behind your unsettling circumstances.
Why similar: Gothic 16.3% ★, Surreal 15.4%, Psychological Horror 13%, Lovecraftian 12.2%, Horror 10%
- #53 A Spider to A Fly
68% matchPositive86% of 42 reviews2023
Dev: SyineWave
Windows
90's Horror inspired Point & Click — a Dark and Emotional journey of a man looking for his missing son while facing his hidden demons. Enjoy an Atmospheric & stylized world, haunting and memorable audio, and piece together a story that will stay with you long after it ends.
Why similar: Surreal 16.8%, Point & Click 16%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Abstract 11.5%, Horror 8.6%
- #54 Nancy Drew®: The Haunted Carousel
70% matchVery Positive93% of 255 reviews2009
Dev: HeR Interactive
Windows
Take a Spin with Danger to Unravel the Mystery of a Ghostly Merry-go-Round!
Why similar: Based On A Novel 55.6% ★, Point & Click 14.7%, Mystery 6.4%, First-Person 5.1%, Retro 5%
- #55 PERDITION VILLAGE
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: QUIET TOWN STUDIO™
Windows · Mac
Survival horror adventure with 2D pixel graphics and scary story in an dark abandoned village.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 20.2%, Point & Click 16.6%, Lore-Rich 13.6%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Horror 9.2%
- #56 AUTO-CRISIS
66% matchVery Positive89% of 97 reviews2025
Dev: The Otherworldly Studios
Windows
You're driving away on a forest road, late at night, under a heavy storm. Your car breaks down. Luckily, there might be a gas station nearby. But a misfortune never comes alone. The storm has brought something else, something otherworldly that oddly smells of spilled diesel oil.
Why similar: Surreal 19.5%, Lovecraftian 17.3%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, Dark 11.4%, Horror 10.8%
- #57 3 AM Delivery
67% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: The Havock Labs
Windows
In 3 AM Delivery, you play as a sailor tasked with delivering a cursed shipment across a decaying maritime world, navigating shifting environments and uncovering multiple endings shaped by your choices.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.9%, Lovecraftian 18.6%, Horror 10.8%, Retro 8.5%, Surreal 7.9%
- #58 A Place, Forbidden
68% matchVery Positive85% of 458 reviews2020
Dev: Poison The Inkwell
Windows
A Place, Forbidden is a first-person, lo-fi horror-puzzle game set in the Library of Ouroboros, a seemingly innocuous library that, rumor has it, contains knowledge not meant for the eyes of mortal man. We hope you enjoy your visit.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 31.9%, Horror 13.1%, Surreal 12%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, Dark 10.1%
- #59 Dead Stop - No Vacancy
65% matchMostly Positive79% of 47 reviews2026
Dev: Camel 101
Windows
One night at the Paradise Motel. One reporter who took a wrong turn. One thing certain: nobody checks out clean. A short retro horror inspired by 80s slasher films.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.8%, 1990's 16.9%, Retro 14.3%, Horror 13.3%, Surreal 10.4%