- #1 Chronicle of Innsmouth
97% matchMostly Positive78% of 248 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: Adventure 44.2%, Point & Click 44.1%, Pixel Graphics 11.7%
Why You'll Like It: A dedicated Lovecraftian point-and-click adventure that captures the classic investigative feel of the Cthulhu mythos.
- #2 The Last Door - Collector's Edition
96% matchVery Positive95% of 2,425 reviews2014
Dev: The Game KitchenPub: Phoenix Online Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Something ancient and evil is stirring in Victorian England. Only you can stop it. Journey to the brink of madness and beyond as you set forth alone into the dark.
Why similar: Point & Click 39.4%, Horror 20.4%, Pixel Graphics 18.5%, Adventure 12.1%, Puzzle 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: This game perfectly mirrors the pixelated, Lovecraftian atmosphere and point-and-click mystery found in the seed game.
- #3 The Excavation of Hob's Barrow
96% matchVery Positive92% of 3,008 reviews2022
Dev: Cloak and Dagger GamesPub: Wadjet Eye Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%
The Excavation of Hob's Barrow is a folk horror narrative-driven adventure. Explore the isolated moors of rural Victorian England as you uncover the mysteries of Hob's Barrow. The answers lie in the soil...
Why similar: Point & Click 36.3%, Horror 20.2%, Adventure 16.2%, Pixel Graphics 13.5%, Puzzle 9%
Why You'll Like It: Features exceptional pixel art and a slow-burn, folk-horror narrative that aligns perfectly with the seed game's tone.
- #4 Chronicle of Innsmouth: Mountains of Madness
95% matchMostly Positive72% of 111 reviews2021
Dev: PsychoDevPub: AtomicHorde
Windows · Mac · Linux
After an encounter with a dreadful horror, detective Lone Carter’s investigation leads him to fateful places as Innsmouth, Arkham and the Antarctic, investigating a series of deaths and mysteries. Play also as Abdul Alhazred and H.P. Lovecraft himself in this Lovecraftian point’n’click adventure.
Why similar: Adventure 50.8%, Point & Click 49.2%
Why You'll Like It: Expands on the Lovecraftian themes with improved mechanics and a direct connection to the source material.
- #5 The Last Door: Season 2 - Collector's Edition
94% matchVery Positive94% of 968 reviews2016
Dev: The Game KitchenPub: Phoenix Online Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%
In Season 2 of The Last Door, the search for his missing client will bring psychiatrist John Wakefield deeper into a conspiracy of darkness and closer to the heart of madness than ever before.
Why similar: Point & Click 39.9%, Adventure 20.6%, Horror 19.2%, Pixel Graphics 15.4%, Indie 4.9%
Why You'll Like It: A direct continuation that maintains the high-quality, atmospheric horror and narrative depth of its predecessor.
- #6 An English Haunting
94% matchVery Positive96% of 394 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: Point & Click 39.4%, Adventure 21.9%, Horror 20.5%, Pixel Graphics 18.2%
Why You'll Like It: A pixel-art point-and-click adventure that focuses on historical horror and eerie, atmospheric exploration.
- #7 Scratches - Director's Cut
93% matchVery Positive83% of 436 reviews2011
Dev: Nucleosys
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 41%
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 43.1%, Horror 28.3%, Adventure 23.6%, Indie 2.6%, Puzzle 2.4%
Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in atmospheric, first-person point-and-click horror that shares the seed game's sense of isolation and dread.
- #8 Darkness Within 1: In Pursuit of Loath Nolder
92% matchMostly Positive73% of 623 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: Point & Click 35%, Horror 25.4%, Adventure 22.4%, Indie 9.2%, Puzzle 8%
Why You'll Like It: An essential Lovecraftian detective game that emphasizes investigation and the slow unraveling of cosmic secrets.
- #9 Forgotten Hill Mementoes
91% matchVery Positive90% of 262 reviews2018
Dev: FM Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Get ready for a puzzling journey through the memory of Forgotten Hill, can you survive?
Why similar: Point & Click 39.3%, Adventure 19.8%, Horror 17.6%, Indie 13.6%, Puzzle 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: A series of point-and-click puzzles wrapped in a disturbing, surreal horror aesthetic that feels very similar to the seed game.
- #10 Gibbous - A Cthulhu Adventure
90% matchVery Positive90% of 2,272 reviews2019
Dev: Stuck In Attic
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Crazy cultists. Cthulhu. A talking cat. Gibbous takes you on an expansive, traditionally animated, hand-painted adventure. Play as three protagonists and explore a lushly rendered Lovecraft-inspired world, unraveling ancient conspiracies. A comedy cosmic horror adventure made in Transylvania!
Why similar: Point & Click 37.5%, Horror 20.6%, Adventure 18.8%, Puzzle 12%, Indie 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: Combines traditional point-and-click gameplay with a Lovecraftian narrative, offering a slightly more stylized but equally thematic experience.
- #11 The Lost Crown
91% matchVery Positive83% of 514 reviews2014
Dev: Darkling Room
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Embark on an eerie ghost-hunting adventure, featuring real evidence of paranormal activity, to solve the mystery of the Lost Crown. Be warned, to seek advice from the dead can have bitter consequences.
Why similar: Adventure 33.8%, Point & Click 30.8%, Horror 19.2%, Indie 16.2%
Why You'll Like It: A ghost-hunting adventure that excels at building a spooky, retro atmosphere through its investigative gameplay.
- #12 Saint Kotar
89% 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: Point & Click 46.3%, Horror 28.9%, Adventure 24.9%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror point-and-click game that focuses heavily on occult mystery and dark, atmospheric storytelling.
- #13 Abscission
89% 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: Point & Click 44.5%, Horror 26.1%, Adventure 18%, Pixel Graphics 11.5%
Why You'll Like It: A detective-focused point-and-click horror game that requires careful investigation and puzzle-solving to survive.
- #14 Barrow Hill: Curse of the Ancient Circle
88% matchVery Positive83% of 208 reviews2016
Dev: Shadow Tor StudiosPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 39%
Somewhere deep within the woods of Cornwall, a timeless force is stirring. Unseen beneath the ancient burial mound, known locally as Barrow Hill, a forgotten myth awakens. Use archaeology to discover that the barrow is more than just a collection of forgotten standing stones.
Why similar: Point & Click 33.2%, Adventure 31.3%, Horror 19.5%, Indie 16%
Why You'll Like It: Uses a first-person point-and-click style to explore ancient, unsettling mysteries in a rural setting.
- #15 Curse of the Old Gods
86% matchVery Positive84% of 63 reviews2017
Dev: Tim Rachor
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 69%
A mystery adventure game set in a present-day Lovecraftian universe.
Why similar: Adventure 68.2%, Horror 22.3%, Indie 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: A retro-styled adventure that leans heavily into the Lovecraftian mythos and investigative horror.
- #16 Old Gods Rising
86% matchMostly Positive74% of 126 reviews2020
Dev: Bad Blood Studios
Windows
As the consultant for a maverick director's new film: "Old Gods Rising," Professor Tom Winston arrives at Ashgate University to find that things are not quite as they seem. Has he become the unwitting star of Kayfer’s latest project? Or, has he stumbled into something far more sinister?
Why similar: Adventure 62.1%, Indie 37.9%
Why You'll Like It: A Lovecraftian-inspired exploration game that emphasizes the discovery of ancient, hidden truths.
- #17 Necronomicon: The Dawning of Darkness
87% matchMixed44% of 205 reviews2014
Dev: Cryo InteractivePub: Microids
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 43%
In this thrilling point-and-click adventure based on the works of H.P Lovecraft, you’ll traverse the haunting world of Gothic New England, solving puzzles and acquiring information to help Stanton solve the mystery of the Necronomicon.
Why similar: Point & Click 43.9%, Adventure 31.4%, Horror 24.7%
Why You'll Like It: A deep dive into Lovecraftian lore with a classic point-and-click interface that mirrors the seed game's style.
- #18 The Whisperer | Le murmureur
84% matchMixed68% of 121 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: Horror 32.1%, Point & Click 27.7%, Adventure 26.9%, Puzzle 9.7%, Indie 3.6%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric, story-rich horror game that focuses on the same sense of dread and mystery as the seed game.
- #19 Hidden: On the trail of the Ancients
85% matchMixed65% of 85 reviews2015
Dev: Lost Spell
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Immersed into dark and unexplored ancient woods in a search of the almost forgotten "Legend of the Ancients". But not everything goes as planned as the place keeps a never revealed horrifying secret. Hidden is a first person horror point n' click adventure game, with focus on story, puzzles and exploration.
Why similar: Point & Click 33%, Adventure 29.8%, Horror 21.9%, Indie 15.3%
Why You'll Like It: A classic point-and-click adventure that focuses on uncovering ancient mysteries through puzzle-solving.
- #20 Lorelei and the Laser Eyes
81% matchVery Positive94% of 2,911 reviews2024
Dev: SimogoPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
The stage is set. Imagine an old baroque manor, perhaps a hotel or a museum, somewhere in central Europe. A woman wanders in search of answers.
Why similar: Adventure 37.2%, Horror 27.9%, Puzzle 23.3%, Indie 11.5%
Why You'll Like It: A complex puzzle-adventure that uses a unique, atmospheric aesthetic to deliver a haunting mystery.
- #21 Children of Silentown: Prologue
81% 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 46.7%, Horror 32.6%, Puzzle 11.5%, Adventure 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, atmospheric point-and-click game that uses a unique art style to tell a haunting tale.
- #22 Call of Cthulhu: Prisoner of Ice
84% matchMostly Positive73% of 136 reviews2015
Dev: InfogramesPub: Atari
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 47%
As you journey to the seemingly placid surroundings of a Greek courtyard or the secret gardens of Tihuanica, beware - things are not as they seem. This supernatural action adventure is sure to pique your obsession with horror and espionage.
Why similar: Point & Click 67.1%, Adventure 32.9%
Why You'll Like It: Another classic title that captures the tension of Lovecraftian horror through traditional adventure game design.
- #23 DESOLATIUM: Prologue
82% matchMostly Positive78% of 118 reviews2021
Dev: SUPERLUMEN
Windows · Mac
Median: 48 minMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 42%
DESOLATIUM: PROLOGUE is a first-person point & click Graphic Adventure based on Lovecraft Mythos. Live this horror story where you will have to visit mysterious locations, face lovecraftian creatures, find clues and combine objects to solve puzzles.
Why similar: Point & Click 48.2%, Horror 27.8%, Adventure 24.1%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person point-and-click experience that leans into Lovecraftian horror and investigative mystery.
- #24 Call of Cthulhu: Shadow of the Comet
83% matchMostly Positive78% of 106 reviews2015
Dev: InfogramesPub: Atari
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 43%
You'll take on the role of John T. Carter, a brilliant young astronomer, piecing together the puzzling history of the village and its cryptic inhabitants. Incredibly realistic action and supernatural chaos intertwine to draw players deep into the puzzling mysteries within the Shadow of the Comet.
Why similar: Point & Click 60.1%, Horror 39.9%
Why You'll Like It: A classic Lovecraftian point-and-click adventure that serves as a foundation for the genre's investigative mechanics.
- #25 Corrosion: Cold Winter Waiting [Enhanced Edition]
82% matchMixed68% of 266 reviews2015
Dev: Viperante
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Horror adventure awaits as you step into a place nobody knew existed and hunt for clues around every dark corner and in every scribbled notebook. With a twisted past, and a terrible secret just waiting to be revealed, Cold Winter Farm will leave you questioning whether what you know, is really what you know.
Why similar: Point & Click 34.4%, Adventure 27%, Horror 21.9%, Indie 16.7%
Why You'll Like It: A point-and-click horror game that focuses on isolation and environmental storytelling in a cold, desolate setting.
- #26 Kathy Rain
79% matchVery Positive92% of 3,928 reviews2016
Dev: Clifftop GamesPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Set in the '90s, Kathy Rain tells the story of a strong-willed journalism major who has to come to terms with her troubled past as she investigates the mysterious death of her recently deceased grandfather.
Why similar: Point & Click 98.3%, Adventure 0.8%, Pixel Graphics 0.5%, Indie 0.3%, Puzzle 0.1%
Why You'll Like It: While more modern in its mystery, its pixel-art point-and-click structure and investigative focus are highly comparable.
- #27 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 48.5%, Adventure 26.4%, Indie 13%, Pixel Graphics 12.2%
Why You'll Like It: A supernatural point-and-click adventure with a dark, urban fantasy tone that shares the seed game's narrative-first approach.
- #28 Meridian 157: Prologue
79% matchVery Positive80% of 319 reviews2020
Dev: NovaSoft Interactive Ltd.
Windows · Mac
Meridian 157: Prologue is the first in a series of point-and-click puzzle adventure games. Play as David Zander, a meteorologist who is investigating a mysterious weather signal on a remote island south of Alaska. Venture toward the remote island to discover the mystery behind the 157th meridian!
Why similar: Point & Click 35.4%, Adventure 26.5%, Horror 18.7%, Puzzle 13.8%, Indie 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-heavy point-and-click game that excels at creating a sense of mystery in an isolated location.
- #29 Vernon's Legacy
80% matchMixed57% of 116 reviews2016
Dev: TripleBrick
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Vernon's Legacy is an horror adventure with an enigmatic story that takes place nearly a century ago. You are playing as Robert, the new owner of Dunkenhof manor.
Why similar: Adventure 43.4%, Horror 29%, Indie 27.6%
Why You'll Like It: A story-rich horror adventure that emphasizes exploration and uncovering the dark secrets of a mysterious estate.
- #30 Tales Beyond The Tomb - White Silence
76% matchMostly Positive72% of 197 reviews2025
Dev: 616 GAMES
Windows
Years after a tragic expedition, investigator Aleksei Morozov returns to the frozen mountains to uncover the truth. But some trails should never be followed...
Why similar: Adventure 100%
- #31 Eclipsium
73% matchVery Positive92% of 2,740 reviews2025
Dev: HousefirePub: CRITICAL REFLEX
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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: Horror 33.9%, Adventure 25.7%, Pixel Graphics 24%, Puzzle 16.3%
- #32 Candlelight: Lament
75% matchVery Positive93% of 116 reviews2024
Dev: 正方形劳伦斯Pub: Gamirror Games
Windows · Mac
Ed broke the curfew to visit his friends in order to find out the truth of his granddaughter's disappearance, but the truth was far more terrible than he thought.
Why similar: Adventure 63.2%, Puzzle 28.9%, Indie 7.9%
- #33 96 Mill
78% matchVery Positive81% of 54 reviews2017
Dev: Ethereal Darkness InteractivePub: Strategy First
Windows
Abandoned and marked for demolition, but its infamous legacy refuses to be buried.
Why similar: Adventure 35.6%, Point & Click 27.1%, Indie 19.4%, Horror 18%
Why You'll Like It: A short, atmospheric point-and-click horror experience that focuses on environmental puzzles.
- #34 Tales From Hoia Baciu Forest
74% matchMostly Positive75% of 150 reviews2025
Dev: Street Art Studios
Windows
Stranded in the depths of an eerie forest after your car breaks down, you set out in search of help. But as you navigate the darkness, an unseen presence stalks you—until it finally strikes. The adventure begins. First-person horror that will introduce you to Hoia Baciu lore.
Why similar: Adventure 50.2%, Horror 44.2%, Indie 5.6%
- #35 The Picture in The House
77% matchMixed51% of 136 reviews2020
Dev: Dystopia Game Studio
Windows
A journey through ancient mysteries and forces described by the original short story "The Picture in the House" written by H.P Lovecraft.
Why similar: Horror 46.4%, Adventure 31.1%, Puzzle 13.3%, Indie 9.2%
- #36 At the Mountains of Madness
77% matchMostly Negative34% of 65 reviews2016
Dev: Team Clockworks
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Play the role of Professor Dyer, a geologist at Miskatonic University who travelled to Antarctica in 1930 as the leader of a research expedition, in this 3D first-person horror survival adventure game.
Why similar: Adventure 62.2%, Indie 37.8%
- #37 GORE
72% matchMostly Positive73% of 100 reviews2025
Dev: CosmicArcade
Windows
GORE is a Lovecraft-inspired horror experience set deep in the Rocky Mountains. Explore the wilderness and uncover the origins of the fleshy entity.
Why similar: Horror 49.3%, Adventure 33.1%, Indie 17.6%
- #38 If On A Winter's Night, Four Travelers
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,656 reviews2021
Dev: Dead Idle Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 76%
If On A Winter's Night, Four Travelers is a narrative-driven point-and-click adventure with horror elements that explores the stories of four characters in a masked ball taking place aboard a train in the late 1920s.
Why similar: Point & Click 45.7%, Horror 22.2%, Pixel Graphics 18%, Adventure 14.1%
- #39 AGON - The Mysterious Codex (Trilogy)
76% matchMixed66% of 92 reviews2015
Dev: Private Moon StudiosPub: M.INDIE
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Professor Hunt embarks on an adventure journey from London to Lapland and Madagascar, in search of mysterious ancient board games.
Why similar: Adventure 100%
- #40 From The Past
72% matchMostly Positive71% of 112 reviews2025
Dev: JustTomcuk
Windows
What hides in the depths of the forest?!
Why similar: Horror 46.9%, Adventure 32.9%, Pixel Graphics 20.1%
- #41 Yeli Orog
75% matchMixed57% of 68 reviews2018
Dev: Yeli Orog Games
Windows
Yeli Orog is a short atmospheric FMV game about an immense archaeological discovery: A bizarre stone tablet written in the Celtiberian language found buried underneath an ancient dolmen in northern Spain.
Why similar: Adventure 35.9%, Point & Click 26.1%, Horror 21.6%, Indie 16.4%
- #42 Trap welcome to Beryl Part 1
73% matchVery Positive85% of 221 reviews2018
Dev: JucarPub: Il Pleut
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 53%
After receiving a disturbing letter from his brother, our protagonist decides to go looking for him at the hotel Beryl. He will soon discover the strangeness of the places, the objects, the paintings, the shadows and the terrifying models moving, speaking, living of their own will.
Why similar: Point & Click 25.8%, Horror 21.1%, Adventure 21%, Indie 13.7%, Pixel Graphics 13%
- #43 The Imagined Leviathan: Prologue
73% matchMostly Positive78% of 162 reviews2020
Dev: ChardPub: Far Few Giants
Windows · Mac
Imagined Leviathans is a narrative survival game set in a frozen British village. Explore the countryside and unite the survivors to face down your Leviathans together.
Why similar: Point & Click 43.1%, Adventure 27%, Indie 15.7%, Puzzle 14.2%
- #44 Scholar Adventure: Mystery of Silence
70% matchVery Positive97% of 86 reviews2025
Dev: Ayose Trujillo & Making EnemiesPub: DevilishGames
Windows · Mac
Mystery of Silence is a point-and-click adventure where William, a young writer in search of inspiration, enters an abbey shrouded in silence. What William finds within those walls is not just a story to tell, but a secret that should never be discovered.
Why similar: Point & Click 47.3%, Adventure 29.7%, Pixel Graphics 16.9%, Indie 6.1%
- #45 Lust from Beyond: Prologue
71% matchVery Positive88% of 1,534 reviews2019
Dev: Movie Games LunariumPub: Movie Games S.A.
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 71%
A Victorian mansion. A cult worshipping an otherworldly erotic deity. Among all that - you. Explore a world inspired with the works of Lovecraft, Giger and Beksiński. See for yourself that there are no limits to the dark ecstasy.
Why similar: Horror 60.3%, Adventure 39.7%
- #46 The Wellmonts Case
68% matchVery Positive95% of 184 reviews2026
Dev: Zakym s. r. o.
Windows
The Wellmonts Case is a first-person psychological horror game set in 1993, Northern Maine. As a private detective, you explore the abandoned Wellmont farm, search for clues, photograph unsettling evidence, and uncover the truth behind a family's unexplained disappearance.
Why similar: Horror 53.4%, Adventure 43.5%, Indie 3.1%
- #47 Outlying Islands
69% matchVery Positive96% of 91 reviews2025
Dev: 九指画尸Pub: 2P Games
Windows
A story about discovering anomalies, finding strange energy sources, and the intertwining of peculiar spaces. Get ready to uncover hidden stories, delve into a horrifying narrative and unveil the most fundamental truth!
Why similar: Point & Click 39.1%, Horror 29.1%, Adventure 18.3%, Puzzle 13.5%
- #48 The Nameless City
70% matchVery Positive87% of 55 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: Horror 38%, Adventure 30.9%, Puzzle 22.9%, Pixel Graphics 5.3%, Indie 3%
- #49 1406
74% matchMixed41% of 120 reviews2019
Dev: VikTor
Windows
The story of the writer Mike Williams, a specialist in paranormal phenomena, he is sent to the dead city of Centralia to search for inspiration, to finish writing your book on the paranormal.
Why similar: Horror 48%, Adventure 29.7%, Puzzle 22.3%
- #50 The Frosts: First Ones
71% matchVery Positive89% of 57 reviews2021
Dev: Ivan Sukhanov
Windows
An adventure about searching for a missing hunter and meeting with alien beings! Explore wild nature, climb on a rock, lure out a boar, meet a wolf, survive in a rockfall. Heal a deer and trick a creature! Meet the Unknown and find mystery!
Why similar: Point & Click 50.1%, Adventure 20.4%, Pixel Graphics 19.2%, Indie 10.3%
- #51 Lost Cartridge - Cold Read
69% matchVery Positive94% of 82 reviews2023
Dev: PureIceBlue
Windows
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 37.6%, Horror 25.4%, Pixel Graphics 16.7%, Puzzle 10.9%, Adventure 9.4%
- #52 Lost Horizon
70% matchVery Positive91% of 542 reviews2010
Dev: Animation ArtsPub: Ravenscourt
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 61%
1936: Soldiers of the Third Reich roam the world seeking occult weapons for their insane plans of conquest. When Fenton Paddock, a former British soldier and hapless smuggler, is asked to look for his friend Richard, who went missing in Tibet, he has no idea that this search will lead him across three continents to a secret that could...
Why similar: Point & Click 61.1%, Adventure 38.9%
- #53 The Whispering Valley | La vallée qui murmure
67% matchVery Positive90% of 167 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 40.3%, Horror 31%, Adventure 21.8%, Puzzle 6.8%
- #54 Lost Chronicles of Zerzura
69% matchVery Positive84% of 122 reviews2014
Dev: Cranberry ProductionPub: Viva Media
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 42%
When one brother is taken away by the Inquisition, the other must search for answers that will set his imprisoned sibling free. You’ll be quickly immersed in an extraordinary expedition, as you explore the ravishingly beautiful and detailed locations and solve a unique combination of puzzles, mini-games, and other challenges within the...
Why similar: Adventure 53.3%, Point & Click 46.7%
- #55 THE MUTE HOUSE
65% matchVery Positive82% of 278 reviews2025
Dev: December Blues Games
Windows
Inspired by old and classic survival horror games, THE MUTE HOUSE combines exploration, management, puzzles and a touch of action. As Emily investigates about her sister's vanishing, she finds herself trapped in a mysterious mansion.
Why similar: Horror 45.6%, Adventure 31.7%, Indie 22.8%
- #56 Slender Threads: Prologue
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 516 reviews2021
Dev: Blyts
Windows · Mac · Linux
In this paranormal point-and-click adventure, a traveling salesman races to stop a string of horrific deaths in a quiet seaside town—before he’s next.
Why similar: Point & Click 39.1%, Horror 24.1%, Adventure 16.5%, Puzzle 10.7%, Indie 9.6%
- #57 Almost My Floor: Prologue
66% matchVery Positive91% of 163 reviews2020
Dev: Potata Company
Windows · Linux
A Prologue to Almost My Floor, an upcoming horror-themed point'n'click adventure. Alex is a real fan of creepy stuff and horror movies, but he never expected to experience it himself just by taking the elevator back home! Can he avoid the madness and deal with the evil he's up against?
Why similar: Point & Click 35.7%, Horror 26%, Adventure 19.4%, Puzzle 11%, Indie 7.9%
- #58 Kona II: Brume
64% matchVery Positive83% of 491 reviews2023
Dev: ParabolePub: Ravenscourt
Windows · Linux
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Northern Québec, 1970. A bizarre mist —the Brume— is disconnecting a rural mining village from its quiet reality. Step into the shoes of Detective Carl Faubert as he unfolds the mysteries haunting the region while battling for his own survival.
Why similar: Adventure 45.2%, Horror 39.2%, Indie 15.6%
- #59 Edge of Sanity
65% matchMostly Positive74% of 239 reviews2024
Dev: Vixa GamesPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
Set in the unforgiving lands of Alaska, Edge of Sanity is a Cthulhu-inspired, 2D survival horror game. Uncover a disturbing story while madness claws at your mind. Lead a group of survivors and explore, scavenge and survive together - against untold eldritch horrors.
Why similar: Horror 100%
- #60 Conarium
66% matchMostly Positive77% of 2,240 reviews2017
Dev: Stormling StudiosPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Conarium is a chilling Lovecraftian game, which follows a gripping story involving four scientists and their endeavor to challenge what we normally consider to be the ‘absolute’ limits of nature. Inspired by H.P. Lovecraft’s novella "At the Mountains of Madness", but largely set after the original story.
Why similar: Adventure 38.9%, Horror 37.8%, Indie 16.4%, Puzzle 6.9%