- #1 Fran Bow
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 22,901 reviews2015
Dev: Killmonday Games AB
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 11.0 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: Psychological Horror 24.8%, Point & Click 22.1%, Horror 12.6%, Surreal 10.4%, Puzzle 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: A quintessential surreal point-and-click adventure that mirrors the child-like perspective and disturbing psychological horror found in Endacopia.
- #2 Little Misfortune
96% matchVery Positive92% of 14,094 reviews2019
Dev: Killmonday Games AB
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Led by her new friend, Mr. Voice, Misfortune ventures into the woods, where mysteries are unraveled and a little bad luck unfolds.
Why similar: Point & Click 24.5%, Psychological Horror 21.8%, Horror 13.3%, Choices Matter 11.8%, Dark 9%
Why You'll Like It: Features a similar blend of whimsical, child-like art and dark, mature themes that subvert expectations throughout the journey.
- #3 Ib
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 5,289 reviews2022
Dev: kouriPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 16.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
A 2D exploration adventure game set in a creepy, mysterious art gallery.
Why similar: Surreal 18%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Horror 13.1%, Multiple Endings 10.1%, Pixel Graphics 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: A classic of the genre that uses pixel art to tell a haunting, surreal story within a gallery of living nightmares.
- #4 Rusty Lake Hotel
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 10,529 reviews2016
Dev: Rusty Lake
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 7.3 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 26.6%, Surreal 16.7%, Puzzle 15.1%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Horror 12.5%
Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in surreal, point-and-click puzzle design that maintains a consistently dark and unsettling tone.
- #5 Sally Face - Episode One
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 28,581 reviews2016
Dev: Portable Moose
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
An unsettling adventure following a boy with a prosthetic face. After a string of mysterious murders, Sal and his three friends discover something truly sinister casting shadows over their small town.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.3%, Point & Click 18.7%, Dark 15.6%, Horror 15.6%, Puzzle 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, psychological point-and-click adventure that uses a unique art style to explore disturbing mysteries and surreal environments.
- #6 Yuppie Psycho: Executive Edition
94% matchVery Positive95% of 9,487 reviews2019
Dev: Baroque DecayPub: Neon Doctrine
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Join Brian Pasternack on his first working day at Sintracorp. Uncertain, unprepared, and massively unqualified, will Pasternack have what it takes to shine in Sintracorp’s hierarchy? It all depends on how he performs on his first assignment… and whether he survives it.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.2%, Horror 13.7%, Puzzle 13.6%, Multiple Endings 12.4%, Pixel Graphics 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: Combines retro pixel art with intense, surreal horror elements and point-and-click puzzle solving in a claustrophobic setting.
- #7 Bad Dream: Coma
93% matchVery Positive91% of 2,222 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 17.3%, Surreal 14.9%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Horror 11.1%, Multiple Endings 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, point-and-click horror game where the environment shifts and reacts to the player's choices in unsettling ways.
- #8 Who's Lila?
92% matchVery Positive94% of 3,792 reviews2022
Dev: Garage Heathen
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%
A reverse-detective adventure, where you control your character's face
Why similar: Surreal 17.5%, Point & Click 15.3%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Nonlinear 13.6%, Horror 11%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal psychological horror game that features unique interaction mechanics and a deeply unsettling, dreamlike atmosphere.
- #9 Growing My Grandpa!
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 509 reviews2022
Dev: Yames' Games
Windows
Growing My Grandpa! is a Cronenberg-inspired point-and-click adventure game with virtual pet elements that puts a heavy emphasis on exploration and lore.
Why similar: Point & Click 19.4%, Psychological Horror 17.6%, Dark 14.2%, Old School 11.6%, Dialogue Heavy 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: Captures the specific brand of disturbing, surreal point-and-click horror that feels both innocent and deeply wrong.
- #10 Smile For Me
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,981 reviews2019
Dev: LimboLanePub: Serenity Forge
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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: Surreal 18.5%, Point & Click 16.5%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Dialogue Heavy 11.9%, Horror 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: Uses a bright, unconventional aesthetic to hide a deeply unsettling and psychological point-and-click experience.
- #11 Amanda the Adventurer
90% matchVery Positive94% of 7,259 reviews2023
Dev: MANGLEDmaw GamesPub: DreadXP
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Join Amanda and her pal Wooly on a series of adventures as they explore and learn about our wonderful world! With several NEW play-along, laugh-along, learn-along episodes there's always fun to be had! Just make sure to do everything Amanda says or she might get angry.
Why similar: Horror 20.2%, Old School 15%, Point & Click 14.8%, Puzzle 10.8%, Psychological Horror 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: Directly mirrors the 'corrupted edutainment' aesthetic that makes the seed game so uniquely disturbing.
- #12 Children of Silentown
89% matchVery Positive87% of 1,564 reviews2023
Dev: Elf GamesPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Children of Silentown is a dark adventure game that tells the story of Lucy, a girl growing up in a village deep in a forest inhabited by monsters. People disappearing is nothing uncommon here, but this time, Lucy is old enough to investigate on her own. Or so she thinks.
Why similar: Point & Click 17.5%, Surreal 16.2%, Horror 11.2%, Dark 11%, Psychological Horror 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric point-and-click adventure that uses a hand-drawn, storybook aesthetic to mask a dark, mysterious narrative.
- #13 Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 34,252 reviews2020
Dev: Nikita KryukovPub: Nikita Igorevich Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 11%
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 41.7%, Horror 26.2%, Retro 9.9%, Pixel Graphics 8.4%, Adventure 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: A short, intense psychological experience that excels at creating an uncomfortable, surreal atmosphere through simple but effective visuals.
- #14 Strangeland
89% matchVery Positive93% of 975 reviews2021
Dev: Wormwood StudiosPub: Wadjet Eye Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 81%
You wake in a surreal carnival, where a woman cries out to you before leaping to her death. Can either of you be saved? The denizens and devices of Strangeland answer with riddles, puzzles, and warnings of a Dark Thing lurking at the park’s peak. A new adventure from the creators of Primordia.
Why similar: Point & Click 21.2%, Surreal 19.6%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Horror 9.8%, Pixel Graphics 9%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal, dreamlike point-and-click adventure that focuses on cryptic puzzles and psychological exploration.
- #15 Desktop Explorer
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,696 reviews2026
Dev: Recurring Dream
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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 24.9%, Psychological Horror 22%, Puzzle 12%, Pixel Graphics 10.5%, Exploration 9%
Why You'll Like It: A meta-horror point-and-click game that uses the interface itself to create an unsettling, detective-style experience.
- #16 The Paradixion: Son's Room
87% matchVery Positive85% of 54 reviews2023
Dev: GomPangGames
Windows
[The Paradixion: Son's Room] is a point-and-click adventure game with a mysterious atmosphere.Solve various puzzles with a unique atmosphere and find the hidden elements in the game to gather clues about the story.
Why similar: Point & Click 23%, Psychological Horror 17.3%, Horror 14.4%, Puzzle 11.7%, Dark 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal point-and-click adventure that relies on strange imagery and puzzle-solving to convey its psychological narrative.
- #17 Tales from Candleforth
86% matchVery Positive86% of 180 reviews2024
Dev: Under the Bed GamesPub: Feardemic
Windows
Tales from Candleforth is a folk horror 2D point and click game with puzzles and escape room mechanics, that narrates the fairy tales from the village. The text contained in this ancient and evil book is now bleeding out, mixing the world of nightmares with the real one through handmade 2D graphics.
Why similar: Surreal 18.1%, Point & Click 11.5%, Dialogue Heavy 11%, Horror 10.9%, Psychological Horror 10%
Why You'll Like It: A hand-drawn, surreal puzzle game that uses hidden-object mechanics to explore a dark, folklore-inspired world.
- #18 Isolomus
85% matchVery Positive95% of 434 reviews2020
Dev: Michael Rfdshir
Windows · Linux
Bite-sized surreal horror with multiple choices. Make your own way through the claymation madness!
Why similar: Surreal 25.4%, Psychological Horror 18.6%, Point & Click 16.6%, Horror 11.7%, Puzzle 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: A short, surreal, and highly experimental horror game that focuses on bizarre imagery and psychological discomfort.
- #19 Tormentum II
83% matchVery Positive95% of 228 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: Point & Click 19.9%, Psychological Horror 16.4%, Horror 12.6%, Dark 11.7%, Choices Matter 9%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, surreal point-and-click adventure that features a distinct, nightmarish art style and complex puzzles.
- #20 Upstairs
84% matchVery Positive94% of 64 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 23.2%, Horror 13.4%, Retro 11.6%, Pixel Graphics 11.6%, Puzzle 11%
Why You'll Like It: A pixel-art point-and-click adventure that balances dark humor with a surreal, claustrophobic atmosphere.
- #21 Vlad Circus: Descend Into Madness
84% matchVery Positive89% of 201 reviews2023
Dev: IndiesruptionPub: Blowfish Studios
Windows
Vlad Circus: Descend into Madness puts your sanity to the test, challenging you to escape a labyrinth of nightmares and torment. Test your mind against a slow burn of puzzles, light survival mechanics, and methodical action.
Why similar: Point & Click 17.5%, Surreal 16.7%, Psychological Horror 16.1%, Horror 10.6%, Pixel Graphics 9%
Why You'll Like It: A pixel-art horror game that emphasizes psychological tension and exploration within a dark, circus-themed setting.
- #22 Julian & Friends
81% matchVery Positive91% of 328 reviews2025
Dev: JacksonG13Pub: JacksonGameStudios
Windows
Join Julian and his friends in this psychological horror experience inspired by point-n-click computer games from the early 2000s. Witness many shenanigans with characters from the infamous 98xx.
Why similar: Point & Click 20.5%, Horror 13.8%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Dark 10.9%, Old School 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: A cartoon-styled point-and-click horror game that subverts its innocent appearance with dark, psychological undertones.
- #23 The Corruption Within
82% 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 24.6%, Retro 10.1%, Pixel Graphics 9.5%, Horror 9.1%, Dialogue Heavy 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: A story-rich point-and-click mystery that slowly unravels dark secrets through exploration and dialogue.
- #24 Horns of Fear
82% matchVery Positive92% of 86 reviews2018
Dev: Pixoala
Windows
Horns of Fear is a third-person psychological horror game set in a mysterious mansion...
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.5%, Horror 14%, Point & Click 13.4%, Dark 11%, Dialogue Heavy 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror adventure that uses 2D visuals to create a visceral and disturbing experience.
- #25 FAITH: The Unholy Trinity
79% matchVery Positive95% of 8,858 reviews2022
Dev: Airdorf GamesPub: New Blood Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 72%
What you are about to do has not been approved by the Vatican. As a young priest, struggle against demons, cultists, and your own weakening faith in this pixel horror game inspired by the era of classic 8-bit gaming and the "Satanic Panic" of the 1980s.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.3%, Horror 20%, Pixel Graphics 14%, Dark 12.9%, Retro 12.5%
Why You'll Like It: Uses retro-inspired visuals to create a terrifying and surreal horror experience that feels both nostalgic and deeply wrong.
- #26 Detention
80% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 11,802 reviews2017
Dev: RedCandleGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Detention is an atmospheric horror game set in 1960s Taiwan under martial law. Incorporated religious elements based in Taiwanese/Chinese culture and mythology, the game provided players with unique graphics and gaming experience.
Why similar: Horror 21.6%, Psychological Horror 18.4%, Point & Click 13.5%, Surreal 9.9%, Dark 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric psychological horror game that uses its setting and point-and-click elements to build a sense of dread.
- #27 The Cat Lady
81% matchVery Positive94% of 6,285 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 18.2%, Horror 16.9%, Psychological Horror 16.7%, Surreal 14.5%, Dark 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: A heavy, psychological horror point-and-click game that deals with dark themes through a distinct, gritty art style.
- #28 Milk outside a bag of milk outside a bag of milk
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 22,285 reviews2021
Dev: Nikita Kryukov
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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 36.7%, Surreal 16.2%, Pixel Graphics 12.4%, Multiple Endings 11.3%, Horror 9%
Why You'll Like It: Continues the surreal, psychological journey of its predecessor with an even more abstract and haunting presentation.
- #29 Mindlock - The Apartment
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 679 reviews2024
Dev: Roof Cut MediaPub: USM
Windows · Mac
Colin’s apartment maze has puzzles, dialogues, and some dry humor waiting for you. A surreal adventure of a special kind.
Why similar: Point & Click 21.1%, Surreal 17.4%, Dialogue Heavy 15.9%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Horror 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: A dialogue-heavy point-and-click adventure that uses dark humor and puzzles to explore a confined, unsettling space.
- #30 The Third Shift
77% 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 17%, Horror 15.9%, Multiple Endings 12.4%, Retro 11.5%, Puzzle 10.8%
- #31 Dead Dreams
79% matchMostly Positive75% of 67 reviews2020
Dev: Aiaz Marx
Windows
"DEAD DREAMS" is a 2D psychological horror game focused on puzzle-solving and atmosphere with a complex non-linear story in which every element has a meaning...
Why similar: Psychological Horror 13.9%, Horror 13.3%, Dark 12%, Multiple Endings 10.5%, Retro 10%
Why You'll Like It: A 2D pixel-art horror game that focuses on narrative-driven puzzles and an increasingly dark, psychological story.
- #32 Vlad Circus: Curse of Asmodeus
75% matchVery Positive94% of 54 reviews2025
Dev: IndiesruptionPub: Blowfish Studios
Windows
Vlad Circus: Curse of Asmodeus drags you into a sordid world of mirrors and shadows where the demon lurks. Dare to take on this macabre pixel-art graphic adventure of horror and madness. Solve puzzles and explore two parallel timelines.
Why similar: Point & Click 28.5%, Horror 18.9%, Pixel Graphics 16.9%, Puzzle 12.4%, Dark 8.4%
- #33 I dream of you and ice cream
77% matchVery Positive93% of 58 reviews2020
Dev: Emilios Manolidis
Windows
A sinister creature has enslaved mankind. Solve puzzles, gather components for a machine you are building, find comfort in your dreams.
Why similar: Point & Click 24%, Puzzle 13%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Dark 11.5%, Adventure 10.8%
- #34 Carnival
74% matchVery Positive100% of 74 reviews2025
Dev: Beyond Booleans
Windows
Carnival is an atmospheric folk horror point-&-click featuring low-resolution pixel art graphics, locations drawn from Venice itself, and developing relationships with NPCs, allowing the player to influence events in the game and achieve multiple different endings.
Why similar: Point & Click 25.9%, Pixel Graphics 12.1%, Horror 11.8%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, Adventure 10.4%
- #35 Amanda the Adventurer 2
75% matchVery Positive83% of 1,556 reviews2024
Dev: MANGLEDmaw GamesPub: DreadXP
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
In Amanda the Adventurer 2, the story continues as Riley encounters a mysterious masked figure after destroying the TV in the attic. Travel to the Kensdale Public Library and dig deeper into the mystery of Amanda the Adventurer.
Why similar: Point & Click 21.5%, Horror 14.5%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Dark 11%, Puzzle 10.7%
- #36 Pink Noise
74% matchVery Positive86% of 133 reviews2026
Dev: Somber GamesPub: Caspianborn Publishing
Windows
Pink Noise is a nonlinear visual novel in the psychological horror genre, immersing you in the retro atmosphere of the '90s. It tells the tale of a group of teenagers who unknowingly set off a chain of terrifying events. What secrets lie within the mysterious VHS tape they should’ve never played?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.6%, Point & Click 15.7%, Horror 12.9%, Multiple Endings 11.7%, Choices Matter 10.5%
- #37 Cult Vacui
73% matchVery Positive98% of 56 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 27.3%, Horror 15%, Pixel Graphics 13.7%, Choices Matter 12.8%, Puzzle 11.4%
- #38 Bad Dream: Stories
76% 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 22%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Surreal 10.8%, Horror 10.4%, Puzzle 10.2%
- #39 Endless
76% matchMixed59% of 75 reviews2023
Dev: shademakesgames
Windows · Mac
A Horror Adventure Game with Multiple Endings
Why similar: Nonlinear 23.1%, Psychological Horror 22.2%, Horror 20.5%, Multiple Endings 15%, Dark 11.2%
- #40 Narrow Woods Hotel
73% matchVery Positive97% of 67 reviews2024
Dev: Hyper Freeze Games
Windows
A retro point-and-click horror adventure game that tests the boundries of the genre! In this "found-footage" horror game you have to navigate the rooms and hallways of the mysterious Narrow Woods Hotel. Collect keys and items and use them to find your way out.
Why similar: Point & Click 21.1%, Horror 14.7%, Retro 11.7%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Dark 10.8%
- #41 Eclipsium
70% matchVery Positive91% of 3,488 reviews2025
Dev: HousefirePub: CRITICAL REFLEX
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Longing for light, a sunless world begins devouring itself. Every step shifts the landscape beneath you as you search for what remains of her.
Why similar: Surreal 22.1%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Horror 11.2%, Dark 9.7%, Retro 8.9%
- #42 Decarnation
72% matchVery Positive87% of 1,113 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 28.8%, Psychological Horror 13%, Puzzle 11.1%, Horror 10.8%, Dark 10.8%
- #43 DISCOPUP
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 605 reviews2025
Dev: Parry Mechanics
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
DISCOPUP is a mystery game about a seal who wants to sneak inside a dogs-only party. Explore the city and meet shady characters as your search for the perfect dog costume.
Why similar: Surreal 25.1%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, Retro 10.9%, Dark 9.6%, Puzzle 9.2%
- #44 Creepshow
71% matchMixed64% of 76 reviews2026
Dev: PHL CollectivePub: DreadXP
Windows
Get lost in a deliciously dark horror anthology. Inspired by Shudder’s Creepshow series, this point-and-click adventure has gone all kinds of wrong.
Why similar: Horror 21.8%, Psychological Horror 19.6%, Dialogue Heavy 18.9%, Dark 13.5%, Exploration 11.3%
- #45 Follow the meaning
70% matchVery Positive94% of 1,035 reviews2024
Dev: HiKing Mind StudioPub: Second Maze
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Follow the meaning is a surreal point-and-click puzzle adventure. Join detective Paul Trilby as he works to unravel the mysteries of a peculiar town, seemingly ruled by the local Hospital. Over the wall and behind tightly shut gates, a dark secret lies in wait…
Why similar: Point & Click 24.8%, Surreal 20.1%, Puzzle 12.7%, Multiple Endings 12.2%, Adventure 8.3%
- #46 Dropsy
73% matchVery Positive93% of 2,157 reviews2015
Dev: TendershootPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 46%
Dropsy is a non-traditional take on the classic point and click adventure formula starring the game’s perpetually carefree namesake clown as he explores a richly detailed world full of colorful characters and sinister secrets, doling out hugs along the way.
Why similar: Point & Click 50.1%, Surreal 12.8%, Adventure 11.7%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%, Dark 4.5%
- #47 The Endless Empty
72% matchVery Positive97% of 318 reviews2018
Dev: Erik Sheader-Smith
Windows
A surreal post-life adventure
Why similar: Surreal 34.7%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Dark 10.8%, Adventure 10.6%, Choices Matter 9%
- #48 Rusty Lake Paradise
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 7,545 reviews2018
Dev: Rusty Lake
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Rusty Lake Paradise is set on a small remote island which is cursed by the ten plagues of Egypt. Solve all the mysteries of this dark, macabre puzzle adventure. Paradise builds upon the distinctive atmosphere and excitement from the Rusty Lake series.
Why similar: Point & Click 31.3%, Puzzle 19.2%, Psychological Horror 16%, Horror 10.1%, Surreal 8.2%
- #49 The Flayed Man
69% matchVery Positive91% of 383 reviews2025
Dev: Snoring Dog Games
Windows
The Flayed Man is a short narrative-driven point and click horror game. Awaking without memories (or skin), you must uncover the sins of the past, pass judgement, and decide your fate in this macabre adventure.
Why similar: Point & Click 20.2%, Psychological Horror 16.6%, Dark 13.1%, Multiple Endings 11.4%, Horror 9.6%
- #50 HOMESICKNESS
67% matchVery Positive95% of 81 reviews2025
Dev: jnity
Windows
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 24.4%, Point & Click 23.7%, Nonlinear 19.5%, Horror 13.2%, Exploration 11.6%
- #51 a pet shop after dark
69% matchVery Positive89% of 407 reviews2022
Dev: npckc
Windows · Mac · Linux
PETSITTER WANTED. A horror point-and-click adventure game. Water the plants, feed the pets, and DON'T turn off the lights.
Why similar: Point & Click 21.6%, Horror 15%, Dark 14.3%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Puzzle 10.2%
- #52 Nightmare Zapping
68% matchVery Positive99% of 76 reviews2023
Dev: Maldo19
Windows
A horror channel browsing game where each channel holds a different nightmare to experience, explore them and find out the truth about what has happened in a small town where the inhabitants have disappeared.
Why similar: Horror 16.3%, Psychological Horror 16.2%, Point & Click 15.8%, Dark 14.5%, Pixel Graphics 12.6%
- #53 ENA: Dream BBQ
64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 36,958 reviews2025
Dev: ENA TeamPub: Joel G
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
Why similar: Surreal 38.9%, Dialogue Heavy 13.2%, Retro 11.3%, Exploration 10.2%, Multiple Endings 7.1%
- #54 Rusty Lake: Roots
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 9,087 reviews2016
Dev: Rusty Lake
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Experience the beginning and end of characters' lives and build your own family tree! Rusty Lake: Roots is the second premium point-and-click adventure by the creators of the Cube Escape series and Rusty Lake Hotel.
Why similar: Point & Click 25.9%, Puzzle 18.2%, Psychological Horror 17.5%, Horror 11.1%, Dark 8%
- #55 Antioma
67% matchVery Positive92% of 64 reviews2025
Dev: West East StudioPub: WELOVEPLAYERS
Windows
The little boy Kiddo has spent most of his life in the hospital. Little does he know what a complicated and fascinating world lies concealed beyond the hospital walls. Today, on Kiddo's birthday, his mom wasn't around. Instead of her, the boy met Shadow, who inspired him to escape from a hospital.
Why similar: Point & Click 14.2%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Surreal 11.9%, Nonlinear 11.7%, Horror 9.2%
- #56 Care
67% matchVery Positive95% of 74 reviews2024
Dev: The Pocket Dimension
Windows
Care is an atmospheric first person horror game with puzzle elements, where your choices have consequences. Be observant with your surroundings and unravel the horrific secrets that hide within these walls.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 14.8%, Horror 14%, Dark 12.5%, Puzzle 9.8%, Multiple Endings 9.5%
- #57 Seven Mysteries: The Last Page
71% matchMostly Positive75% of 63 reviews2018
Dev: Sang Hendrix
Windows
A story-driven psychological horror RPG about a group of friends who unintentionally become bound together after encountering 7 curses from a school.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.7%, Multiple Endings 12.7%, Horror 12.1%, Dialogue Heavy 10.1%, Choices Matter 9.9%
- #58 Mesmalie
63% matchOverwhelmingly Positive100% of 924 reviews2026
Dev: Rain (orbitaldot)
Windows · Linux
MESMALIE is an occult adventure game. A magickal incident in your personal life brings you to a small witches' coven in the middle of nowhere. Here, you'll learn to tame your ability... though, not without some bumps along the way.
Why similar: Point & Click 23.2%, Nonlinear 20.5%, Dialogue Heavy 14.9%, Multiple Endings 12.7%, Choices Matter 10.5%
- #59 Chronicle of Innsmouth
70% matchMostly Positive77% of 261 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 56.8%, Adventure 27.2%, Pixel Graphics 16.1%
- #60 The Count Lucanor
67% matchVery Positive93% of 2,976 reviews2016
Dev: Baroque DecayPub: Neon Doctrine
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Pixel adventure inspired by classics like Zelda and Silent Hill.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.4%, Horror 14.2%, Multiple Endings 10.6%, Pixel Graphics 10.6%, Old School 10.2%