- #1 First Christmas
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: polytely games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Christmas Eve 1987 and Betty travels up to the family cabin to prepare the original perfect Christmas for Frankie. Discover the events leading up to Last Christmas.
Why similar: Detective 16.4%, Point & Click 15.7%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Female Protagonist 11%, Multiple Endings 9.5%
- #2 Rose and Lotus: Petals of Memories
96% matchMixed63% of 68 reviews2023
Dev: 5minlab Corp.
Windows
[Rose and Lotus:Petals of Memories] is based on Korean traditional fairy tales 'Janghwa, Hongryeon'.The main character, Janghwa, awake from the cold floor without her memory.Find the truth behind the dark mansion and get out of it with your sister Hongryeon.
Why similar: Point & Click 18.7%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Mystery 13.8%, Female Protagonist 12.5%, Puzzle 10.3%
- #3 Frieda is Changing
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mucks! Games
Windows · Mac
A fun-horror point & click adventure following Frieda, a 14-year-old girl, determined to uncover the mystery of her sister's disappearance. Explore an expansive village, solve puzzles, unlock memories, and discover monsters where you least expect them.
Why similar: Detective 16.7%, Point & Click 14%, Mystery 11.9%, Psychological Horror 10%, Female Protagonist 9.2%
- #4 House of Rules
95% matchVery Positive91% of 169 reviews2021
Dev: Chii the Cat
Windows
Congratulations! You're hired as a new waterer in Black Kiwa. Water the plants, and we'll pay you 30 G per hour. You'll never find any other job this generous. No, we're not hiding anything from you. If you just follow the work protocols and stay out of trouble, everything will be fine.
Why similar: Mystery 15.7%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, Female Protagonist 14%, Multiple Endings 12.9%, Puzzle 11.4%
- #5 Cube Escape Collection
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 7,443 reviews2020
Dev: Rusty Lake
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 7.2 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 23.7%, Mystery 16.9%, Puzzle 16.1%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Detective 12.9%
- #6 True Fear: Forsaken Souls Part 2
94% matchVery Positive93% of 802 reviews2018
Dev: Goblinz Enterprises LtdPub: The Digital Lounge
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
True Fear: Forsaken Souls Part 2 is the sequel to one of the best rated horror escape games, acclaimed for its story and the atmosphere of horror mystery.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.1%, Point & Click 15.9%, Detective 13.3%, Mystery 10.8%, Female Protagonist 10.2%
- #7 A Winter Haunting
93% matchPositive100% of 30 reviews2024
Dev: ABPub: Eccentric Stylist
Windows · Mac
Everlyn Sterling, a young woman tasked by her grandmother to take care of a historic mansion, finds herself entangled in a mystery involving supernatural forces. Join her in this point-and-click style game to uncover the secrets behind this landmark!
Why similar: Detective 18.1%, Point & Click 16.6%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Female Protagonist 11.4%, Puzzle 9.1%
- #8 Tokyo Dark
92% matchVery Positive84% of 1,336 reviews2017
Dev: CherrymochiPub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Legend tells of a door deep below Tokyo's sewers. All who enter are lost forever. Detective Ito's partner is missing. Explore Tokyo & uncover the darkness that lays beneath the streets in this Point & Click - meets Visual Novel - narrative adventure that questions the very core of Ito's sanity.
Why similar: Detective 22.8%, Point & Click 17.7%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Female Protagonist 12.6%, Mystery 12.3%
- #9 True Fear: Forsaken Souls Part 1
91% matchVery Positive92% of 1,202 reviews2016
Dev: Goblinz Enterprises LtdPub: The Digital Lounge
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
True Fear: Forsaken Souls takes the best of the psychological thriller, blending in fun and intuitive gameplay mechanics. Episode 1, the first in a trilogy, will long be remembered.
Why similar: Point & Click 18.1%, Detective 15.9%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Female Protagonist 12%, Puzzle 9.6%
- #10 Abscission
91% matchVery Positive94% of 109 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: Detective 24.2%, Point & Click 23.4%, Choices Matter 11.9%, Multiple Endings 10.9%, Horror 9.2%
- #11 Crowns and Pawns: Kingdom of Deceit
90% matchVery Positive81% of 472 reviews2022
Dev: Tag of JoyPub: Headup
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Legends of the past come back to life in this charming point-and-click adventure. Pack your bags and journey with Crowns and Pawns: Kingdom of Deceit through modern day Europe to uncover the conspiracy behind a cursed relic and the secrets of the King who was never crowned.
Why similar: Point & Click 21.3%, Detective 18.8%, Mystery 15.1%, Female Protagonist 11.1%, Choices Matter 9.7%
- #12 Reflection Link
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Secretive Sheep Games
Windows
Locked inside a facility that erases memory, seven people must recover what they've forgotten to earn their freedom. Explore escape-room puzzles, piece together broken relationships, and uncover the truth behind the sins none of them remember committing in this branching path visual novel.
Why similar: Point & Click 16.9%, Detective 16.1%, Mystery 15.3%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Multiple Endings 9.5%
- #13 Exiled
89% matchVery Positive90% of 242 reviews2024
Dev: John Szymanski
Windows · Mac · Linux
Charlotte is missing. Decode an ancient language, investigate a mystery, and stay away from ancient monsters in this compact puzzle thriller.
Why similar: Point & Click 18.2%, Mystery 14.8%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Puzzle 10.3%, Dark 9.7%
- #14 灵童
88% matchMostly Positive77% of 81 reviews2025
Dev: Taolizhixia Studio
Windows
Ling Tong "is a new Chinese style horror suspense puzzle game that combines click to solve puzzles and storyline adventure.
Why similar: Point & Click 20.1%, Psychological Horror 19.6%, Mystery 14.1%, Puzzle 11.6%, Female Protagonist 10%
- #15 Shroud of Gloom
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MadChirpy
Windows
Shroud of Gloom is a point-and-click horror adventure. Investigate an old manor, gather items and clues to solve environmental puzzles and discover dark secrets. Can you uncover the mystery… and make it out alive?
Why similar: Detective 16.8%, Point & Click 16.4%, Mystery 13.6%, Psychological Horror 13%, Puzzle 8.9%
- #16 After Lights Out
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: POQI STUDIO
Windows
After Lights Out is a first person psychological horror game. Players will explore a terrifying house that keeps changing in the dark. Use the lights to solve the puzzles and uncover the hidden truth in the room.
Why similar: Detective 25.9%, Psychological Horror 21.1%, Mystery 15.3%, Puzzle 10.1%, Horror 9.9%
- #17 Paper Lily - Chapter 1
85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 8,133 reviews2024
Dev: Leef 6010
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Paper Lily is an RPG horror game in which you can solve puzzles in different ways. Explore a hidden world, meet strange characters, and guide Lacie as she attempts to find answers about her unusual condition.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.3%, Pixel Graphics 12.3%, Mystery 10.6%, Multiple Endings 9.9%, Choices Matter 9.6%
- #18 Saint Kotar
86% matchMostly Positive75% of 277 reviews2021
Dev: The-Mark EntertainmentPub: SOEDESCO
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 6.1 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: Detective 19.2%, Point & Click 15%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Mystery 10.4%, Choices Matter 9.7%
- #19 a pet shop after dark
84% matchVery Positive89% of 399 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 19%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Female Protagonist 11%, Dark 10.6%, Puzzle 9.6%
- #20 Project Kat - Paper Lily Prologue
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 5,767 reviews2021
Dev: Leef 6010
Windows
Project Kat is a short, unconventional RPG horror game in which there is always another way. Solve puzzles, make friends (or not), and guide Kat as she attempts to uncover the mystery behind a strange golden letter.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.1%, Pixel Graphics 11.5%, Mystery 11%, Multiple Endings 10.1%, Choices Matter 9.9%
- #21 The Room Syndrome
83% matchVery Positive95% of 362 reviews2019
Dev: Jesse CarradinePub: Jesse Carradine?
Windows
Explore the mysterious room by traversing time, while you watch a man succumb to the room syndrome.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22%, Puzzle 13.8%, Multiple Endings 13%, Female Protagonist 12.7%, Choices Matter 12%
- #22 Sterling Shroud
82% matchPositive97% of 37 reviews2025
Dev: Squid Snooze Studio
Windows
Sterling Shroud is a point-and-click atmospheric horror game with a focus on navigation and puzzle solving. Can you escape the forest alive?
Why similar: Point & Click 23.3%, Psychological Horror 21.6%, Puzzle 12.9%, Dark 11.1%, Pixel Graphics 10.8%
- #23 Stitched: Mother's Nightmare
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Fluffex Studios
Windows
Stitched - Mother's Nightmare continues the story of Stitched, putting the player in control of a protagonist named Mia as she ventures in the mysterious doll factory. Why did she come there? What horror awaits her in the factory?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 13.9%, Female Protagonist 13.2%, Mystery 11.7%, Choices Matter 10.2%, Puzzle 10.1%
- #24 SIMULACRA
81% matchVery Positive90% of 4,596 reviews2017
Dev: Kaigan Games OÜ
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 71%
An interactive horror experience of exploring a missing woman’s phone.
Why similar: Detective 19.5%, Point & Click 15%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Mystery 9.2%, Choices Matter 8.7%
- #25 Another Day of My Life
79% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: Foxy KK & Squeaky ZZ
Windows · Mac
In the game, the little girl has the strangest day of her life. It starts in a quite peaceful morning and ends up in a really weird night. Her mom is missing, and her dad is acting crazy... What happens this day seems all mixed up and strange, but it's actually meant to be.
Why similar: Point & Click 19.3%, Psychological Horror 18.1%, Detective 16.5%, Mystery 15%, Female Protagonist 11.2%
- #26 Ancra
81% matchPositive100% of 19 reviews2021
Dev: For7s
Windows
A narrative driven, puzzle-horror game. Solve cryptic puzzles, embrace or evade vengeful specters, decide who to trust and unravel a mystery.
Why similar: Point & Click 18.9%, Mystery 11.5%, Psychological Horror 10.1%, Puzzle 9.9%, Dark 9.4%
- #27 Unheil
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Evona Games
Windows
You'll witness unprecedentedly chilling events as you try to uncover the dark secrets lurking within a cursed mansion alongside Alexia. This village has never returned any of its visitors. Will you be able to escape the clutches of this cursed village?
Why similar: Detective 21.6%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Female Protagonist 10.9%, Mystery 10.3%, Thriller 9.8%
- #28 Dear Brother
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Black Kakadu
Windows
Point and click adventure game series! The game consists of 12 gradually releasing chapters. Mystery and mystical story about young doctor and his family is waiting for you. Solve puzzles and uncover the mystery of the Blake family.
Why similar: Detective 21.7%, Point & Click 18.5%, Mystery 15.4%, Psychological Horror 15%, Puzzle 10.1%
- #29 Unavowed
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,539 reviews2018
Dev: Wadjet Eye Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
A demon has possessed you and used your body to tear a swath of bloodshed through New York. You are now free, but life as you knew it is over. Your only path forward is joining the Unavowed - an ancient society dedicated to stopping evil. No matter what the cost.
Why similar: Point & Click 28.4%, Detective 17.1%, Mystery 13%, Choices Matter 8.8%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%
- #30 Macabre Stage Vol. 1: Cursed Cartridge | 倉庫番
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ShadowHylianPub: Retro Evolve
Windows
This puzzle game looks normal, but it has something disturbing, a macabre mystery awaits you in this cartridge.
Why similar: Point & Click 18.8%, Psychological Horror 18.4%, Mystery 13.4%, Dark 12.5%, Puzzle 10.6%
- #31 Post Mortem
79% matchMixed57% of 436 reviews2011
Dev: MC2Pub: Microids
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 43%
After returning to the quiet streets of Paris to pursue a life of painting, Gus Macpherson could not escape his true art…
Why similar: Point & Click 33.8%, Detective 22.7%, Mystery 16.1%, Horror 5.8%, Dark 5.7%
- #32 In Winter: a new apartment
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BSZ
Windows
brothers move to a new residence, the apartment owner makes them live for free, but one of the brothers suspects that this man is bad. Live their lives, make fateful decisions, find the truth about the owner of the apartment and be careful people hide much more than they show
Why similar: Detective 18.7%, Mystery 18.6%, Psychological Horror 17.3%, Choices Matter 12%, Horror 12%
- #33 Ghostlight Melancholia
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Aarre Entertainment
Windows · Linux
Ghostlight Melancholia is a retro horror first person mystery solving game, where you find out what connects the four ghostlights, the evil that is after them and the secrets behind it all.
Why similar: Detective 20%, Point & Click 16.8%, Mystery 15.5%, Psychological Horror 12%, Horror 9.5%
- #34 Red Line
75% matchVery Positive97% of 180 reviews2023
Dev: Rolling Cat StudioPub: indienova
Windows · Mac
Moving into a shabby apartment, a saturnine girl with hidden secrets finds a notebook that allows her to communicate with another world. A thrilling adventure taking place across multiple timelines ensues.
Why similar: Mystery 17.5%, Detective 15.7%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, Puzzle 11.9%, Female Protagonist 10.5%
- #35 Dead Dreams
76% matchMostly Positive74% of 65 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: Detective 16.8%, Mystery 11.1%, Psychological Horror 11%, Choices Matter 8.6%, Multiple Endings 8.4%
- #36 I Against Me
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Fironix Games
Windows
Returning home should feel safe, but the face in the mirror is no longer yours. A perfect copy of you stalks the halls, and it wants your life. Piece together the dark mystery of your doppelganger, where the truth doesn't set you free. It only brings your copy closer.
Why similar: Point & Click 17.6%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Female Protagonist 11.6%, Choices Matter 11%, Mystery 10.8%
- #37 True Fear: Forsaken Souls Part 3
73% matchVery Positive94% of 618 reviews2025
Dev: Goblinz Enterprises LtdPub: The Digital Lounge
Windows · Mac
Median: 9.9 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
True Fear: Forsaken Souls Part 3 is the final chapter of the psychological thriller trilogy. With point-and-click mechanics, intricate puzzles, and cinematic cutscenes, immerse yourself in a dark horror experience that redefines the genre.
Why similar: Point & Click 20.4%, Detective 17.2%, Psychological Horror 10.6%, Puzzle 10.3%, Horror 10%
- #38 Njuma
74% matchPositive95% of 19 reviews2024
Dev: Orshtaberi
Windows
Njuma is a 2D narrative driven pixel game with multiple endings. Be the difference your family needs as they draw their final breath.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 16.8%, Dark 16%, Choices Matter 15.7%, Multiple Endings 12.4%, Mystery 12.1%
- #39 Paranormal Files: Ghost Chapter Collector's Edition
75% matchMixed53% of 15 reviews2021
Dev: Elephant GamesPub: BFG Entertainment
Windows
The World’s Mysteries awaits...
Why similar: Detective 23.7%, Point & Click 21.3%, Female Protagonist 14.4%, Puzzle 12.3%, Mystery 8.3%
- #40 Protocol Non-Human
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: DreadGear Games
Windows
A realistic first-person horror deduction game. Identify NON-HUMAN entities and navigate critical decisions within the Zone. Earn your survival, upgrade your booth, and-above all-don't let the NON-HUMANS in.
Why similar: Detective 16.5%, Psychological Horror 16%, Choices Matter 11.8%, Multiple Endings 11.2%, Mystery 10.3%
- #41 Kathy Rain 2: Soothsayer
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,163 reviews2025
Dev: Clifftop GamesPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 9.1 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
In this point-and-click urban thriller, down-and-out private eye Kathy Rain will embark on her most dangerous case yet — the pursuit of the notorious serial killer known as the Soothsayer. Find clues, gather evidence, connect the dots, and confront the murderer before the hunter becomes the hunted…
Why similar: Detective 19.2%, Point & Click 15.5%, Mystery 13.2%, Female Protagonist 9.2%, Puzzle 7.5%
- #42 The Faith of Sin
72% match9 user reviews67% of 9 reviews2025
Dev: TeddyBeerPub: PsychoFlux Entertainment
Windows
One night, you wake up and realize you're no longer in the real world. As you explore your home, you'll uncover clues and piece together hazy fragments of your past. And when you finally remember everything you've done — you'll understand what the 'faith of sin' truly means.
Why similar: Point & Click 19.3%, Detective 18.3%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Puzzle 10.7%, Mystery 10.1%
- #43 The Paracelsian Project
73% matchMostly Positive73% of 11 reviews2023
Dev: Sixkilla Gaming
Windows · Mac · Linux
You awaken in an unfamiliar location with unfamiliar people and are surrounded by mystery. Will you be able to solve the puzzle and uncover why you are here in this sci-fi/mystery/puzzle visual novel? The future hangs in the balance.
Why similar: Detective 17%, Mystery 14%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Multiple Endings 11%, Choices Matter 10.1%
- #44 Children of Silentown: Prologue
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,048 reviews2020
Dev: Elf GamesPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 30 minMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 22%
Prologue to Children of Silentown, a dark adventure game that tells the story of Lucy, a young girl growing up in a village deep into a forest inhabited by monsters. People disappearing is nothing uncommon in the village, but this time, Lucy is old enough to investigate on her own. Or so she thinks.
Why similar: Point & Click 20.4%, Psychological Horror 15%, Female Protagonist 14.1%, Multiple Endings 10.2%, Horror 9.6%
- #45 New Life: SILENT RIVER
70% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2025
Dev: eagerbeavergames
Windows
A creepy story about a guy who went to a calm and remote city to forget his past and start a new life. But this place turned out to be not as nice and safe as it seemed at first glance.
Why similar: Detective 15.4%, Point & Click 14.7%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Mystery 13.6%, Dark 10.2%
- #46 GESTALT: Memoria
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: KINJAKO
Windows
Wickeina 'Wicke' Gestalt still lives in a haunted house. The sequel title to GESTALT: The Fifth Day, Wicke is forced to confront her past in this point-and-click psychological horror title with multiple scenarios, branching narratives, challenging puzzles and tense situations.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 16%, Point & Click 14.1%, Female Protagonist 12.2%, Choices Matter 10.4%, Detective 10%
- #47 Aster Pebble and the Case of Bad Bureaucracy
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Wandering Door Games
Windows · Linux
A short and cozy point and click time loop mystery. Join Aster Pebble as she solves mysteries and helps those in need as she takes on her first adventure in a modern fantasy world. Overcome bureaucracy via direct action in this funny little adventure filled with intriguing oddball characters.
Why similar: Point & Click 24.7%, Detective 22.9%, Mystery 19.6%, Female Protagonist 9.1%, Pixel Graphics 6.3%
- #48 Get In Timelessness
70% matchPositive93% of 15 reviews2025
Dev: FANTOM INK
Windows
A psychological horror about a man who, by the will of fate — or a joke of chance — had to face the unthinkable. Sometimes a person looks into the abyss. Sometimes the abyss looks at you. And sometimes... She turns out to be Hungry.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 16%, Point & Click 14.2%, Dark 13.6%, Multiple Endings 11.6%, Horror 10.6%
- #49 Cube Escape: Paradox
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 11,572 reviews2018
Dev: Rusty Lake
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%
The tenth Cube Escape follows the story of detective Dale Vandermeer who finds himself trapped in two different universes and needs to escape. Cube Escape: Paradox will be released together with the accompanying Paradox: A Rusty Lake Film.
Why similar: Puzzle 24.7%, Point & Click 20.4%, Psychological Horror 17.6%, Mystery 14.4%, Detective 9.9%
- #50 Little Misfortune
69% matchVery Positive92% of 13,542 reviews2019
Dev: Killmonday Games AB
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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 23.3%, Psychological Horror 20.3%, Choices Matter 13.8%, Female Protagonist 12.1%, Horror 8.3%
- #51 The Old House
69% matchMostly Positive71% of 14 reviews2023
Dev: 64x64
Windows
A little story about returning to The Old House.
Why similar: Point & Click 26.1%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Pixel Graphics 12.1%, Dark 9.5%, Horror 8.1%
- #52 Blue Detective: A Hotel in Scarlet
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Alperen Torun
Windows · Mac · Linux
As a gothic detective, you solve mysteries with your colorful sidekick. Everyone you meet in this bizarre world has a peculiar disease. A unique talent, or a mere curse? You must get to the bottom of it all. Investigate murders, search for clues and complete the puzzle.
Why similar: Detective 21.1%, Point & Click 14.8%, Mystery 13.1%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Horror 7.8%
- #53 鬼轉身
68% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2024
Dev: TwoTwo Studio
Windows
In the nightmare, you keep cycling through In the nightmare, you keep cycling through loops, each one marking a new beginning. Every character has their own purpose, and your choices will affect their outcomes. Can you uncover the truth of the story and dig up the buried mysteries?
Why similar: Detective 21.5%, Psychological Horror 17%, Mystery 16.6%, Point & Click 12%, Horror 9.4%
- #54 We Are Not Alone
67% matchPositive97% of 38 reviews2024
Dev: Stasis Booth Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
We Are Not Alone is a new twist on horror that combines first person exploration and third person point and click adventure. As a member of a "safe" isolation experiment you'll explore an underground facility, solve puzzles and uncover the mystery of an unknown creature. Just don't make eye contact.
Why similar: Point & Click 17.5%, Mystery 13.3%, Dark 12.1%, Female Protagonist 11.5%, Multiple Endings 9.8%
- #55 Paper Perjury
67% matchVery Positive88% of 190 reviews2024
Dev: Paper Cat Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
It all started with a simple robbery. When that thread was pulled, a tapestry of mysteries was revealed. Solve cases and outsmart criminals in a detective story full of lies, confessions, and maybe even a murder or two.
Why similar: Detective 27.8%, Point & Click 17.5%, Mystery 16.7%, Female Protagonist 14.7%, Puzzle 10.7%
- #56 Still Life
69% matchVery Positive82% of 1,081 reviews2011
Dev: Microids
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Still Life 2 also now available!
Why similar: Point & Click 33.8%, Detective 21.7%, Mystery 17.9%, Female Protagonist 13.6%, Puzzle 7.6%
- #57 Rusty Lake: Roots
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 8,536 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 28.1%, Puzzle 21.1%, Psychological Horror 18.4%, Mystery 10.8%, Horror 8.1%
- #58 Children of Silentown
66% matchVery Positive87% of 1,485 reviews2023
Dev: Elf GamesPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 18.2%, Mystery 13.9%, Female Protagonist 12.2%, Psychological Horror 10%, Dark 9.6%
- #59 Lost Eclipse
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Fabicomm Pro. Interactive Division
Windows
After the city was shrouded with nightmares, you’ve been assigned to dive into this psychological survival-horror adventure to uncover the strange phenomenon that were affiliated to a certain science-tech corporation and bring them to justice.
Why similar: Detective 20.4%, Psychological Horror 14%, Mystery 13.4%, Female Protagonist 9.4%, Choices Matter 9%
- #60 High School Dirty Secrets
65% matchVery Positive94% of 51 reviews2025
Dev: Mitsuki Game StudioPub: JanduSoft
Windows
High School Dirty Secrets is a horror/puzzle adventure where Kasuga wakes up locked inside her high school with no memory of how she got there. As she searches for a way out, strange and unsettling events unfold, leading her to uncover dark secrets hidden within the school's walls.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.6%, Mystery 14.2%, Female Protagonist 13.2%, Multiple Endings 11.6%, Dark 11.5%