- #1 Dark Zone
97% match4 user reviews50% of 4 reviews2020
Dev: Astero
Windows
DarkZone is a game where you have to go through severe tests and win the final battle with the enemy.
Why similar: Action 28.2%, Adventure 27.1%, Indie 21.7%, Difficult 15.7%, Puzzle 7.4%
- #2 Scriptum VR: The Neighbor's House Escape Room
96% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2019
Dev: Adver2Play
Windows
The Neighbor's House is the latest game of the Scriptum saga. Play this Virtual Reality Escape room and feel the tension around every corner. Will you be able to get out on time?
Why similar: Escape Room 33.7% ★, Adventure 26.7%, Indie 20.7%, Mystery 11.8%, Puzzle 7.1%
- #3 Escape The Manor
96% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2020
Dev: Matthew Lonsdale
Windows
i didn't want to give to much away in the trailer or description as there is a good few surprises in store for you guys.
Why similar: Action 34.5%, Indie 26.6%, Escape Room 16.6% ★, Difficult 7.4%, Dark 5.8%
- #4 Curse of Anabelle
95% matchMixed64% of 135 reviews2020
Dev: Rocwise Entertainment
Windows
Curse of Anabelle is a story driven adventure-horror/puzzle game which players can experience in the first person perspective. The storyline is based on real world myths and legends.
Why similar: Adventure 33.5%, Indie 26%, Action 21.3%, Horror 5.8%, Mystery 5.5%
- #5 ONOOW
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: WOOAS
Windows
TALESCAPE - ONOOW is an escape room game for single player. Explore in the story-rich tales and find out what the truth hidden in the mysterious story. Get items and use or combine them for escape from the story!
Why similar: Escape Room 44.6% ★, Adventure 18.8%, Indie 12.6%, Mystery 12%, Puzzle 6.6%
- #6 The Searchers of Legends : Origin
94% matchMixed60% of 25 reviews2019
Dev: Second Reality
Windows
Psychological, story indie horror, made in the style of Penumbra and Amnesia. An interesting story with a lot of details, the ability to interact with almost all the objects around, the random of some events and the unpredictable behavior of the characters, dangers, riddles and a terrible atmosphere are waiting for you!
Why similar: Action 22.3%, Adventure 22.2%, Indie 17.8%, Horror 13.6%, Difficult 12.4%
- #7 Keepers Dungeon
93% matchPositive92% of 13 reviews2019
Dev: Run and jump games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Keepers Dungeon is a rogue-lite dungeon crawler where you must fight your way through several levels of the dungeon, facing up to 11 unique bosses and various monsters in order to best the dungeon. Spells are your weapons, you can combine different spell-tokens in order to create your own unique spells.
Why similar: Action 30.5%, Adventure 28.5%, Indie 23.5%, Difficult 17.4%
- #8 Clockwise
94% matchMixed65% of 49 reviews2017
Dev: pheenix93
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%
"Clockwise" is an adventure, puzzle, horror game with different playthroughs. It combines the feeling of being watched with the ones of confusion and fear. Will you find a way out of the haunted house?
Why similar: Adventure 31.7%, Indie 19.2%, Horror 13%, Mystery 12%, Dark 10.3%
- #9 CONCLUSE 2 - The Drifting Prefecture
89% matchMostly Positive71% of 40 reviews2023
Dev: concluse_dev
Windows
Concluse 2 is an atmospheric horror game which takes place immediately after the events of Concluse. Face off with the denizens of the Edison Hotel and the expansive Drifting Prefecture.
Why similar: Adventure 33.1%, Action 31.5%, Indie 22.7%, Horror 12.7%
- #10 Your Toy
91% matchMostly Negative29% of 17 reviews2020
Dev: Viva Games
Windows
Your Toy is a 3D first person horror room escape game that features an advanced non-repeat puzzle system with challenging riddles, heart-pounding escape sequences and a mysterious narrative that dives deep into your darkest subconsciousness. Are you ready to enter your nightmares?
Why similar: Action 30.7%, Adventure 30.5%, Indie 24.1%, Horror 9.3%, Puzzle 5.4%
- #11 Walking into Walls
89% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2021
Dev: GJ Arts
Windows
Walking into Walls is a 3D Escape Maze game. Players must complete three different mazes. To do so they will need to find clues, solve puzzles, and find the exit. Not a game for the spatially challenged.
Why similar: Escape Room 48.7% ★, Adventure 20.5%, Action 16.9%, Puzzle 8.3%, Indie 5.5%
- #12 Chowdertwo
91% matchPositive86% of 14 reviews2017
Dev: Ryan Jensen
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 99%
Chowderchu is a space-dwelling, beard-wielding, Wizard who harnesses the power of Chowd and might to reach his goals. This is a challenging game with a unique play-style involving the mouse and keyboard. Creative problem-solving is essential and there are different ways of approaching each level.
Why similar: Adventure 35.1%, Action 25.1%, Indie 20.2%, Difficult 19.7%
- #13 No Way Out
90% matchMixed45% of 139 reviews2018
Dev: Rafael FariasPub: Fiassink Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
You are alone. Except for the zombies! But there are guns and some ammo. You can fight, but there is No Way Out of this city infested with hideous creatures that will chase you to the end!
Why similar: Action 30.7%, Adventure 29.1%, Indie 22.6%, Open World 17.6%
- #14 VELVETIST: The City of Machine Guns
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SiCzech Arts
Windows
VELVETIST: The City of Machine Guns is a 3rd person open world action-adventure game. The story of the main character Luka Vollek takes place in an old, socialist occupied city. The game is divided into consecutive linear missions that tell the story of the main protagonist.
Why similar: Action 33.3%, Adventure 33.1%, Indie 25.6%, Open World 5.3%, Atmospheric 2.7%
- #15 SILENT SCREAM 2
80% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Studio 23Pub: Brain Station 23 Ltd.
Windows
A fourth-wall breaking narrator leads you through a mystery event — until glitches, enemies, and a corrupt AI rewrite the game.
Why similar: Adventure 23.8%, Dark 16.3%, Action 16.2%, Mystery 13.6%, Horror 13.4%
- #16 Adam - Lost Memories
86% matchMostly Positive78% of 233 reviews2020
Dev: Adam DubiPub: AdamDubiGames
Windows
Adam - Lost Memories is a psychological horror puzzle game, based on my personal experiences with child abuse.
Why similar: Adventure 30.2%, Action 28.9%, Indie 23.4%, Horror 17.6%
- #17 A Moustache in the House
86% matchMixed50% of 10 reviews2020
Dev: Games On AcidzzPub: Gambeat
Windows
You are not alone in your own house.... solve the puzzles and find a way out.
Why similar: Action 35%, Indie 27%, Difficult 9.2%, Horror 7.6%, Dark 7.2%
- #18 Inglorious Pirate
85% matchMixed67% of 15 reviews2020
Dev: Balyk gamePub: Astero
Windows
Inglorious pirate is a 2D platformer with side-view shooter elements. The player will play the role of an old pirate, from whom a treasure treasure was stolen.
Why similar: Action 30.4%, Adventure 29.2%, Indie 23.4%, Difficult 16.9%
- #19 Lost Circus VR - The Prologue
84% matchVery Positive83% of 76 reviews2020
Dev: VIRTUAL MAGIC
Windows
Meet a mysterious Clown and his abandoned circus. Will You dare to start a thrilling night excursion? If You dare to get into a barrel on the old, rusty cart, pushed by a strange Clown - get ready for an extreme experience.
Why similar: Action 32.1%, Adventure 31.2%, Indie 24.4%, Horror 5%, Mystery 4.7%
- #20 Shadow Tale: Prologue
75% matchMixed69% of 13 reviews2025
Dev: Bulat Gaineev
Windows · Linux
Shadow Tale is a 2D first-person point-and-click adventure with escape the room mechanics. Solve puzzles, meet remarkable NPCs, escape multiple rooms and unwrap a story for eventually to know about mysterious disappearances in a world which is now filled with powerful forces and entities.
Why similar: Escape Room 43.2% ★, Adventure 17.1%, Indie 10.6%, Dark 9.3%, Mystery 8.8%
- #21 The Ritual on Weylyn Island
87% matchMixed65% of 71 reviews2015
Dev: zemaGamez
Windows · Mac
The Ritual on Weylyn Island is a First-Person Survival Horror Story set on a remote island in the Pacific Northwest. Inspired by classic horror movies, The Ritual on Weylyn Island is a weapons-free, story-driven action adventure game.
Why similar: Adventure 30.9%, Action 29.8%, Indie 22.9%, Horror 16.5%
- #22 Blood Relation Part1.
83% match8 user reviews38% of 8 reviews2020
Dev: NolE
Windows
Proceed with tools, notes, etc. in a closed building. Overcome various fears and complete tasks. Unlock secrets hidden in the building.
Why similar: Action 33.7%, Adventure 33.5%, Indie 25.9%, Mystery 3.5%, Horror 3.4%
- #23 Supreme AI: Arena
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nasty Slippers
Windows · Mac · Linux
A minimalistic, fast-paced top-down arena shooter against a state-of-the-art artificial intelligence. Fight AI agents whose speed, tactics, gunplay control and obsession to win have been trained for years of virtual playtime and now delivered to you in 60-seconds-long battles.
Why similar: Action 30.4%, Adventure 30.2%, Indie 23.4%, Difficult 15.9%
- #24 Ghost Stories
82% matchMostly Positive70% of 84 reviews2019
Dev: AK Studio
Windows
You find yourself in a deserted territory of a country house, and when you try to get out, understand that it's impossible. One on one with ghosts and your task is to survive and only then to figure out what happened here...
Why similar: Adventure 28.6%, Action 27.1%, Indie 21.5%, Horror 15%, Atmospheric 7.9%
- #25 BEKKOUAME
82% matchVery Positive93% of 269 reviews2018
Dev: Mt.Bamboo VillagePub: Pujia8 Studio
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 56%
有一天,想成为制簪人的【光】无法忍耐每日修行的痛苦,逃出了家门。 路上,她遇到一位头上发簪十分合称的女性。 在女性的引导下,她来到一个稀奇古怪的城镇。
Why similar: Adventure 31.6%, Action 26.7%, Indie 23.5%, Horror 18.3%
- #26 Grimm 1865
81% matchMixed69% of 64 reviews2020
Dev: ITD Collective
Windows
You play has Hebert Grimm For the last nine years, You've been studying abroad. You return home six month ago, and found out that you're father died over six years ago. Apparently, the letter had never been delivered, or so they say...
Why similar: Action 29.3%, Adventure 28.2%, Indie 22.6%, Horror 12.8%, Atmospheric 7.1%
- #27 DARKLIGHT
71% matchPositive86% of 50 reviews2024
Dev: polytely games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Are you ready to investigate a mysterious occurrence at a remote lighthouse? Solve all mysteries in this dark and eerie puzzle game.
Why similar: Escape Room 33.3% ★, Adventure 18.4%, Indie 15.1%, Horror 11.8%, Puzzle 11.7%
- #28 Soul Rebellion
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Spellsoft
Windows · Mac
In the lands of Armelia, 10 people have been possessed by the soul of ancient heroes to participate in a evil game. Release your own soul in this Action-Adventure game.
Why similar: Action 34.3%, Adventure 32.9%, Indie 25.5%, Mystery 7.3%
- #29 Last Will
79% matchMostly Positive76% of 388 reviews2016
Dev: LizardFactory
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Your deranged and mysterious Grandfather is dead, and in his last will and testament, he gave his entire fortune and mansion to you. But on one condition. You have to visit his mansion and collect the riches for yourself. But once the door shuts behind you, you realize that this is no easy task.
Why similar: Escape Room 44.4% ★, Adventure 16.7%, Indie 13.5%, Puzzle 13%, Mystery 12.5%
- #30 Don't Play With Dolls
78% matchPositive85% of 26 reviews2018
Dev: CBC Games
Windows
Having made his way to the house, which seemed long ago abandoned, in order to steal from it all items of value, the main character understands that the house is not so abandoned.
Why similar: Action 28.6%, Adventure 28.4%, Indie 22%, Horror 21.1%
- #31 Vera Swings
78% matchMostly Positive76% of 21 reviews2018
Dev: Brett Yeager
Windows · Mac · Linux
Vera has always dreamed of going to the moon. Now her dreams can finally take her there.
Why similar: Action 30.4%, Adventure 30.2%, Indie 23.4%, Difficult 15.9%
- #32 Horror in the Asylum
81% matchMostly Negative39% of 49 reviews2016
Dev: Adham Jaber
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 95%
as it becomes night , you take your pills and go to sleep , what happens next is up to your twisted imaginations .
Why similar: Action 29.6%, Adventure 29.4%, Indie 21.8%, Horror 19.1%
- #33 Descent - Silence of Mind
79% matchMixed57% of 106 reviews2017
Dev: LaboryPub: SA Industry
Windows
Hypnosis, memories, delusions and a disturbing secret revolve around silence of mind.
Why similar: Indie 27.1%, Adventure 24%, Horror 15.8%, Dark 13.6%, Puzzle 10.6%
- #34 THE SOUL HUNTER
77% matchMixed67% of 24 reviews2019
Dev: TechoneGame
Windows · Mac
I'm a hunter, a soul hunter. It sounds a little weird. There aren't many people like us. Nobody knows we exist, but we do.
Why similar: Indie 29%, Action 25.5%, Adventure 25.3%, Horror 20.2%
- #35 Questery
77% match9 user reviews67% of 9 reviews2018
Dev: Stequer
Windows
Immerse yourself in a beautiful world that will hold you with interesting tasks, an exciting storyline that will not let you go for a second. This can only exist in Questery!
Why similar: Escape Room 41.6% ★, Adventure 32%, Indie 26.4%
- #36 Spaceman
75% match6 user reviews50% of 6 reviews2019
Dev: ConmtrastPub: LGV
Windows · Mac
Explore, gather resources, find the artifacts, but most important... survive! Spaceman is an adventure game that takes you into an amazing and challenging journey across the temples of space.
Why similar: Action 33.3%, Adventure 32.7%, Indie 25.6%, Open World 4.6%, Horror 3.8%
- #37 The Maze VR
74% matchMixed55% of 11 reviews2020
Dev: VRROOMPub: I Love Company
Windows
You can play multiplayer The Maze VR with up to 8 people. Race, Punch, Grab, Shoot and Think your way through each challenge. Find your teamplayers to unlock the Big Master Multiplayer Room and defeat The Maze!
Why similar: Action 29.1%, Adventure 28.4%, Indie 22.4%, Escape Room 20.2% ★
- #38 Pa†hetic.
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mike_McLaren
Windows
Step on the Pa†h. Find your way out. A short mix of adventure, fps and story-driven exploration experience.
Why similar: Action 28.9%, Adventure 26%, Choices Matter 15%, Open World 13.4%, Atmospheric 9.5%
- #39 Fear of Clowns
76% matchMixed64% of 198 reviews2017
Dev: Mikhail Nevsky
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 44%
You woke up in the middle of the night from the doorbell's sound. Someone wants to play with you...
Why similar: Action 27.8%, Adventure 27.7%, Horror 22.4%, Indie 22.1%
- #40 Devil Threats
73% match5 user reviews20% of 5 reviews2019
Dev: AFROX GAME
Windows
Christopher hit the road to save his daughter Try to find his daughter before you go crazy.
Why similar: Action 34.5%, Adventure 34.3%, Indie 26.4%, Horror 3.2%, Atmospheric 1.6%
- #41 VELVETIST: Prototype
70% matchVery Positive83% of 158 reviews2020
Dev: SiCzech Arts
Windows
VELVETIST prototype introduces the vision of a third person action open world adventure game set in an old, socialist occupied town of the second half of the 20th century. Prototype contains only a basic structure on top of which we wish to build the VELVETIST: The City Of Machineguns.
Why similar: Action 33.3%, Adventure 32.4%, Indie 25.3%, Open World 6.1%, Atmospheric 2.9%
- #42 Try 'n Cry - Prologue
72% matchMixed62% of 34 reviews2019
Dev: Crystalia Games
Windows
Through the ages the Greek and the Latin worlds shaped Europe and left culture, arts and laws... but left also a darker and deeper evil, which was not recognized or fighted by the next dominations. Thus, the ancient stories became Myth; the Myth became Legends, and everything was forgotten.
Why similar: Action 22.4%, Adventure 22.2%, Indie 17.2%, Horror 15%, Difficult 11.7%
- #43 Get Good
71% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2020
Dev: Vypur
Windows
A tough, skill based precision 2.5D platformer that will push you to your limits. Can you get good?
Why similar: Action 33.7%, Adventure 33.1%, Indie 26%, Difficult 7.2%
- #44 Pursuer
72% matchMixed58% of 12 reviews2019
Dev: AntonyStiv
Windows
You are a pursuer, and your job is to catch a criminal who has more than 20 victims.
Why similar: Action 27.3%, Adventure 27.1%, Indie 21%, Open World 12.8%, Horror 11.7%
- #45 Mesel
74% matchMostly Positive73% of 70 reviews2016
Dev: Burak Dabak
Windows
Mesel is inviting you to become the protagonist and the writer of a novel at the same time. Create your own novel with your own decisions.
Why similar: Indie 26.9%, Action 25.2%, Adventure 22.8%, Horror 16.9%, Puzzle 8.1%
- #46 Moon Castle
73% matchMixed58% of 19 reviews2018
Dev: Pim NijdamPub: NobleWare
Windows
A new adventure game like Myst, Riven and Obduction. You will find yourself trapped in a mysterious old castle and its surroundings. Explore, discover and solve puzzles in order to escape.
Why similar: Escape Room 41.9% ★, Adventure 34.3%, Mystery 13.3%, Puzzle 10.4%
- #47 Phantaruk
73% matchMixed61% of 237 reviews2016
Dev: PolyslashPub: Ultimate Games S.A.
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Phantaruk combines survival horror with adventure and stealth mechanics. Expect true shivers down your spine as you fight for your life not only facing the dangers of the Purity-02 spaceship, but most of all - when you try to get rid of toxins continually destroying you from the inside.
Why similar: Action 29.3%, Adventure 28.5%, Indie 22%, Horror 15.5%, Atmospheric 4.7%
- #48 Best Friend
69% matchMixed63% of 32 reviews2020
Dev: Rachata SuksereekulPub: Good Monkey
Windows
"Best Friend" is a 3D horror game. Escape and survive from your beloved doll named David after you don't have time to play with him. Follow the advice that David has told you, survive, and remember that you must never turn your back on David!
Why similar: Action 33.1%, Adventure 32.9%, Indie 25.5%, Horror 8.5%
- #49 Escape from Kyoto House
66% matchVery Positive93% of 162 reviews2020
Dev: Taichi Games
Windows
Your party finds themselves trapped in a Japanese-themed room. Solve puzzles, crack riddles and discover hidden secrets in your adventure to Escape from Kyoto House!
Why similar: Escape Room 43.7% ★, Adventure 18.4%, Indie 14.3%, Mystery 9.7%, Puzzle 7.1%
- #50 deer hunter II
67% matchMostly Positive79% of 58 reviews2020
Dev: Sokpop Collective
Windows · Mac
An archaeological survival game. Survive the desert, craft items, find remains of other players, and face your final challenge . . .
Why similar: Action 32.4%, Adventure 31.6%, Indie 25.9%, Open World 10.1%
- #51 The Padre
69% matchMostly Positive75% of 57 reviews2019
Dev: Shotgun with GlittersPub: Feardemic
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 54 minMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 48%
The Padre is a retro stylised 3D horror adventure game tapping deep into the roots of classic horror games.
Why similar: Adventure 31.5%, Action 31.1%, Indie 24.4%, Horror 13%
- #52 Doler
67% matchPositive80% of 15 reviews2020
Dev: Sokpop Collective
Windows · Mac
Doler is a game about being a mouse in a giant spooky maze filled with treasure and scary spiders where you search for a big stash of food. The maze resets everyday and is the same for all players. You can communicate with other players by leaving messages in your droppings! Can you find the goal?
Why similar: Action 34.9%, Adventure 34%, Indie 26.6%, Horror 4.5%
- #53 Time Squared
67% match6 user reviews50% of 6 reviews2019
Dev: FUSIS Games
Windows
Time Squared is an impressive shooter game that will immerse you into a powerful adventure where your combat skills and courage are required to survive. You’ll be fighting, discovering, driving the incredible “FENEC-081”, searching for truth through a lot of different environments.
Why similar: Action 32.7%, Adventure 31.9%, Indie 25.2%, Open World 10.2%
- #54 The Curse of Zigoris
67% matchMixed43% of 14 reviews2020
Dev: BT Studios
Windows
The Curse Of Zigoris is an action adventure pixel art platformer game with a story about a girl who tries to lift the curse from her village.
Why similar: Action 34.8%, Adventure 33.9%, Indie 26.8%, Atmospheric 4.5%
- #55 Nightwalker
66% matchMixed64% of 44 reviews2020
Dev: Useless MachinesPub: SA Industry
Windows
Nightwalker is a short horror adventure game in which you play as an aspiring investigator.
Why similar: Action 26.2%, Adventure 26%, Indie 20.1%, Horror 9.2%, Dark 8.6%
- #56 MÅRD
68% matchMostly Negative22% of 18 reviews2019
Dev: Black Curtain Studio
Windows
You are a detective who decides to visit your late father's cabin, which he has left you, somewhere in the woods of northern Sweden. But everything is not what it seems. Determined to find out what drove your father to spend his final months in isolation in the cabin, you set out to investigate.
Why similar: Adventure 34.5%, Action 33.6%, Indie 17.5%, Horror 14.4%
- #57 Scikor - Final Scale
66% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2020
Dev: Rob ScikōrPub: Scikōr Games
Windows
A lost astronaut must find the seven Crystals, which can solve the mysterious meteor it has found. To do this he must overcome challenges on unknown planets and use the powers of musical instruments.
Why similar: Action 34.2%, Adventure 33.2%, Indie 26.4%, Puzzle 6.2%
- #58 Lost Legends: The Pharaoh's Tomb
70% matchMixed54% of 13 reviews2017
Dev: Escape VR LLC
Windows
“None have disturbed my slumber and escaped alive!” A voice booms as you realize you're trapped in a tomb with an ancient Pharaoh; you need to escape! Escape VR partnered up with Escape Games Canada to create the ultimate VR escape room experience- Lost Legends: The Pharaoh’s Tomb.
Why similar: Escape Room 53.5% ★, Action 26.3%, Indie 20.2%
- #59 Rainy Night
58% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Diamond Dogs
Windows
Rainy night is a Survival Horror game with resource management, sparse ammo and puzzle solving.
Why similar: Action 33.7%, Adventure 33.5%, Indie 26%, Horror 6.8%