- #1 Fran Bow
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 21,826 reviews2015
Dev: Killmonday Games AB
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 10.3 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: Horror 23.9%, Point & Click 17.6%, Dark 15.9%, Surreal 10.8%, Gore 9%
Why You'll Like It: A quintessential surreal horror adventure that mirrors the dark, imaginative, and unsettling journey of a child in a nightmare world.
- #2 Little Misfortune
96% 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: Horror 23.3%, Point & Click 18.2%, Dark 13%, Cute 11.9%, Story Rich 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: Created by the same team as Fran Bow, this game features a similarly dark, whimsical, and tragic narrative style.
- #3 Bulb Boy
96% matchVery Positive86% of 2,046 reviews2015
Dev: Bulbware
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
One gloomy night, Bulb Boy wakes suddenly from a frightening nightmare to discover that evil has overshadowed the Bulbhouse. His family has disappeared and there are horrid monsters lurking in the shadows. Gather the courage and use his glass head to save everything he loves.
Why similar: Horror 26.1%, Point & Click 17.1%, Dark 15.8%, Gore 9.1%, Surreal 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: Features a distinct, grotesque, and cute art style combined with point-and-click puzzle mechanics that feel very similar to Happy Game.
- #4 Sally Face - Episode One
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 26,081 reviews2016
Dev: Portable Moose
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Delve into a dark adventure following the boy with a prosthetic face and a tragic past. Unravel the sinister mysteries of Sally's world to find the truth that lies hidden beneath the shadows.
Why similar: Horror 24.3%, Dark 20.1%, Supernatural 12.2%, Point & Click 12.1%, Atmospheric 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, story-rich psychological horror game that uses a unique art style to explore disturbing and surreal themes.
- #5 Little Nightmares
94% matchVery Positive95% of 115,101 reviews2017
Dev: Tarsier StudiosPub: BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Take on the role of Six, a lone child lost in a massive metal vessel known as the Maw, surrounded by dangerous, distorted versions of adults. You’ll need to do your best to escape in one piece or your fate will be worse than you ever dared dream.
Why similar: Horror 44.8%, Dark 24.7%, Atmospheric 13.3%, Adventure 6%, Story Rich 4.7%
Why You'll Like It: This game perfectly captures the feeling of a vulnerable child navigating a surreal, grotesque, and atmospheric nightmare.
- #6 Little Nightmares II
94% matchVery Positive93% of 55,847 reviews2021
Dev: Tarsier StudiosPub: BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment
Windows
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Little Nightmares II is the second game in a series that has thrilled and captivated millions of players worldwide since 2017. Now it’s your turn to try to survive this critically acclaimed entry in the most charming horror series ever made.
Why similar: Horror 44.8%, Dark 24%, Atmospheric 10%, Adventure 6.4%, Story Rich 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: Expands on the surreal, high-stakes platforming and haunting atmosphere of its predecessor with even more disturbing imagery.
- #7 House
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,101 reviews2020
Dev: Bark Bark Games
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Try to survive through the night in a house that's trying its best to kill you and your family.
Why similar: Horror 38.5%, Surreal 17.4%, Gore 14.3%, Violent 9.6%, Atmospheric 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, puzzle-heavy horror game where a child must navigate a shifting, dangerous home environment.
- #8 Neverending Nightmares
92% matchMostly Positive76% of 2,989 reviews2014
Dev: Infinitap Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Experience true psychological horror as you explore nightmares inspired by the creator's struggles with depression and OCD. The defenseless protagonist must avoid monstrous manifestations of what haunts his subconscious in his quest to wake up into reality.
Why similar: Horror 49.4%, Gore 14.8%, Atmospheric 10.2%, Dark 6.7%, Indie 5%
Why You'll Like It: Directly explores the concept of recurring, inescapable nightmares with a stark, monochromatic art style.
- #9 My Beautiful Paper Smile
91% matchVery Positive85% of 420 reviews2021
Dev: Two Star GamesPub: V Publishing
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Welcome, child, to your new home. Here you shall learn the art of perfection. Here you shall learn to smile. Be sure that smile doesn’t fade into sadness, or you will need to run and hide…
Why similar: Horror 45.7%, Point & Click 28.1%, Story Rich 10.8%, Surreal 6.7%, Dark 3.4%
Why You'll Like It: A hand-drawn, psychological horror game that excels at creating a deeply unsettling and surreal atmosphere.
- #10 OMORI
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 85,929 reviews2020
Dev: OMOCAT, LLC
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.9 hrsMean: 24.5 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Explore a strange world full of colorful friends and foes. When the time comes, the path you’ve chosen will determine your fate... and perhaps the fate of others as well.
Why similar: Horror 38.2%, Story Rich 17.3%, Atmospheric 10.6%, Colorful 9.7%, Indie 9%
Why You'll Like It: Uses a cute, hand-drawn aesthetic to mask deep psychological horror and surreal, dream-like sequences.
- #11 Bad Dream: Coma
91% matchVery Positive91% of 2,195 reviews2017
Dev: Desert Fox
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 66%
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: Horror 22.2%, Surreal 16.2%, Point & Click 14.6%, Dark 14.4%, Gore 12.3%
Why You'll Like It: A point-and-click adventure that traps the player in a dark, surreal dream world where every choice matters.
- #12 Tiny Bunny
89% matchVery Positive83% of 29,932 reviews2025
Dev: SaikonoPub: Serenity Forge
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.5 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Tiny Bunny is a non-linear horror visual novel. Those, who have heard the voice of the forest, are beyond help.
Why similar: Horror 27.2%, Dark 19.9%, Atmospheric 9.5%, Gore 9.4%, Violent 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, atmospheric visual novel that excels at building dread through its surreal and unsettling narrative.
- #13 Life Gallery
89% matchVery Positive82% of 421 reviews2023
Dev: 751 Games
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 1.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Life Gallery is a puzzle game with a unique, illustration-style art design that leads the players into a world of profound horror.
Why similar: Psychedelic 26.7%, Surreal 18.7%, Dark 13.8%, Horror 11.2%, Point & Click 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-based game that uses a surreal, hand-drawn art style to tell a dark and cryptic story.
- #14 Catie in MeowmeowLand
88% matchVery Positive92% of 173 reviews2022
Dev: ARTilleryPub: Blowfish Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Catie in MeowmeowLand is a classical humorous point-and-click adventure game. Help little Catie get back home from the bizarre cat world of MeowmeowLand!
Why similar: Psychedelic 28.8%, Surreal 17.8%, Point & Click 12%, Cute 9.2%, Funny 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal, whimsical point-and-click adventure that feels like a bizarre, dream-like fever dream.
- #15 Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 32,921 reviews2020
Dev: Nikita KryukovPub: Nikita Igorevich Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 7.2 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: Horror 69.3%, Surreal 9.1%, Adventure 9%, Story Rich 6.3%, Indie 3.8%
Why You'll Like It: A short, intense, and deeply surreal psychological experience that focuses on the fragility of the mind.
- #16 Among the Sleep - Enhanced Edition
87% matchVery Positive89% of 8,096 reviews2014
Dev: Krillbite Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Among the Sleep: Enhanced Edition is a new and improved version of the award winning first person horror adventure. In the game you play as a small child trapped in a weird nightmare where you go looking for your mom.
Why similar: Horror 63.5%, Dark 10.2%, Atmospheric 9.5%, Adventure 4.6%, Indie 4.3%
Why You'll Like It: Places you in the perspective of a toddler navigating a terrifying, distorted world of nightmares.
- #17 Creepy Tale
86% matchVery Positive87% of 2,883 reviews2020
Dev: Creepy Brothers
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Creepy quest with the atmosphere of the Brothers Grimm fairy tales. Go through a dangerous adventure filled with puzzles and challenges! Perhaps it is you who will be able to solve all the secrets of forest and save the peaceful creatures?
Why similar: Dark 33.4%, Horror 25.5%, Atmospheric 13.5%, Adventure 8.4%, 2D 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-platformer that blends fairy-tale aesthetics with dark, unsettling encounters.
- #18 Milk outside a bag of milk outside a bag of milk
85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 21,266 reviews2021
Dev: Nikita Kryukov
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 7.6 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: Psychedelic 54.1%, Surreal 13.3%, Horror 13.1%, Story Rich 5.2%, Point & Click 4.8%
Why You'll Like It: Continues the surreal and unsettling psychological journey of the first title with even more bizarre narrative beats.
- #19 Who's Lila?
84% matchVery Positive95% of 3,515 reviews2022
Dev: Garage Heathen
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%
A reverse-detective adventure, where you control your character's face
Why similar: Horror 36.2%, Surreal 31.3%, Point & Click 21.2%, Story Rich 6.5%, Casual 4.8%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal psychological horror game with unique mechanics that force you to confront unsettling, shifting realities.
- #20 Yuppie Psycho: Executive Edition
84% matchVery Positive95% of 9,094 reviews2019
Dev: Baroque DecayPub: Neon Doctrine
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.2 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: Horror 45%, Cute 24%, Story Rich 10.6%, 2D 9.6%, Adventure 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: Combines surreal, grotesque horror with a unique pixel-art style to create a deeply memorable and disturbing experience.
- #21 Birth
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 3,771 reviews2023
Dev: Madison Karrh
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
You are alone. You will build a creature, a partner, a wet warm heart, a collection of bones.
Why similar: Surreal 24.5%, Point & Click 16%, Horror 12.5%, Cute 10.5%, Stylized 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal, atmospheric puzzle game that focuses on creating life from bones and organs in a strange, quiet world.
- #22 Neversong
83% matchVery Positive86% of 957 reviews2020
Dev: Atmos Games, LLCPub: Serenity Forge
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Help little Peet hack-and-slash his way through a beautifully haunting coma. A hand-drawn action-adventure through a dreamy world filled with fleshy monsters, insane grown-ups, and sad children looking for their mommies.
Why similar: Surreal 29.2%, Horror 22.7%, Atmospheric 8.9%, Colorful 8.6%, Story Rich 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, story-rich adventure that explores the surreal landscape of a child's subconscious.
- #23 Daydream: Forgotten Sorrow
82% matchMostly Positive70% of 278 reviews2023
Dev: Frozen LinePub: Ravenage Games
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Experience the altered memories of a dying man, reliving his entire life as a little boy while lying on his deathbed. Explore the profound depths of his subconscious as you assist Griffin to shed the remains of his miserable life before his impending demise.
Why similar: Horror 20.1%, Surreal 16.6%, Cute 16.3%, Dark 16.3%, Atmospheric 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: An emotional, surreal puzzle-platformer that explores themes of childhood trauma through a dream-like lens.
- #24 Papetura
81% matchVery Positive92% of 1,209 reviews2021
Dev: Petums
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Papetura is a short atmospheric adventure game, with unique world handmade entirely out of paper, and beautiful fragile music. It tells the story of two little creatures whose house is in danger of being burned down.
Why similar: Psychedelic 28.9%, Surreal 16.5%, Point & Click 13.2%, Cute 9.8%, Stylized 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: A beautifully stylized, atmospheric puzzle game that feels like a handcrafted, surreal dream.
- #25 OneShot
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 61,459 reviews2016
Dev: Future Cat LLCPub: KOMODO
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 27.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
OneShot is a surreal top down Puzzle/Adventure game with unique gameplay capabilities. You are to guide a child through a mysterious world on a mission to restore its long-dead sun. The world knows you exist.
Why similar: Cute 25.6%, Surreal 19.8%, Atmospheric 14.7%, Story Rich 14.5%, Indie 7%
Why You'll Like It: A meta-narrative puzzle game that balances cute aesthetics with a melancholic and surreal atmosphere.
- #26 Night Reverie
79% matchVery Positive97% of 324 reviews2021
Dev: Somber Pixel
Windows
Night Reverie is a Puzzle/Adventure game in which a child must solve the mystery behind the distortion of his house. Explore puzzle-filled environments and discover strange creatures living in the house as you reach the truth behind of what looks like a bizarre nightmare.
Why similar: Surreal 30%, Cute 19.8%, Atmospheric 9.7%, Colorful 9%, 2D 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-exploration game that takes place in a surreal, dream-like world filled with imaginative challenges.
- #27 Hylics 2
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,405 reviews2020
Dev: Mason Lindroth
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 70%
A surreal RPG with a unique graphical style and droll scenario.
Why similar: Psychedelic 50.3%, Surreal 35.6%, Stylized 6.3%, Adventure 3.8%, Indie 1.8%
Why You'll Like It: A highly psychedelic and surreal RPG that shares the bizarre, dream-like visual language of Happy Game.
- #28 World of One
80% matchMostly Positive72% of 95 reviews2017
Dev: Grimwood Team
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 95%
You are about to get on a journey around small planet-like worlds as if you were in the Little Prince's world. However, these ones are filled with monsters that are striving to kill you, deadly traps and riddles, which require you to be quick-witted and attentive.
Why similar: Psychedelic 35.2%, Horror 18.5%, Dark 16%, Gore 8.9%, Violent 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, psychedelic 2D platformer that explores themes of isolation and surreal horror.
- #29 The Cat Lady
78% matchVery Positive94% of 6,079 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: Horror 30.6%, Dark 15.6%, Surreal 14.3%, Point & Click 13.9%, Story Rich 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: A mature, dark, and deeply psychological horror game that excels at surreal, disturbing storytelling.
- #30 Fragile
79% matchMixed64% of 429 reviews2020
Dev: Beer Night Studio
Windows
Get pulled into the nightmares of reality as you play as an abducted girl from the ger district of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Uncover a secret organization that deals in human trafficking and other horrendous activities. Try to escape from the scariest place on earth!
Why similar: Gore 20.4%, Horror 18%, Dark 15.4%, Violent 14.4%, Surreal 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: A gritty, indie horror experience that leans into the violent and surreal aspects of a nightmare.
- #31 Isolomus
76% matchVery Positive95% of 397 reviews2020
Dev: Michael Rfdshir
Windows · Linux
Bite-sized surreal horror with multiple choices. Make your own way through the claymation madness!
Why similar: Surreal 22.7%, Horror 19.2%, Point & Click 11.5%, Dark 9.3%, Atmospheric 4.6%
- #32 The Baby In Yellow
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,146 reviews2023
Dev: Team Terrible
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
You've got a new babysitting job, and things are taking a turn for the weird. Feed him, read him a bedtime story, and try not to fall into his dreams. How long can you stay in control?
Why similar: Horror 28.4%, Surreal 26.5%, Supernatural 17.4%, Linear 10%, Atmospheric 8.5%
- #33 Infliction
77% matchVery Positive81% of 936 reviews2018
Dev: Caustic Reality
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Wander through an interactive nightmare set within the confines of a once-happy household. Piece together the mystery behind a harrowing series of events while struggling to survive encounters with an entity that relentlessly stands in the way of finding absolution.
Why similar: Horror 28.3%, Gore 15.1%, Dark 13.5%, Surreal 12.7%, Violent 10.5%
- #34 Bad Parenting 1: Mr. Red Face
73% matchVery Positive87% of 2,975 reviews2024
Dev: 2OO2
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 54 min≥1hr: 17%
Mr. Red Face, a fictional character created by adults to teach their children, suddenly becomes real..
Why similar: Horror 37.7%, Dark 23.5%, Stylized 9.9%, Atmospheric 9.1%, Adventure 6%
- #35 Darkness Under My Bed
76% matchVery Positive90% of 92 reviews2021
Dev: Desert Fox
Windows
Wander through intricate maze under the bed, and discover the secrets hidden in the long, dark tunnels. Document the existence of monsters. Retrieve the stolen treasures and memories.
Why similar: Horror 21.3%, Surreal 17.6%, Supernatural 14.2%, Dark 13.9%, Point & Click 8.6%
- #36 Just Ignore Them
77% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,464 reviews2017
Dev: Stranga GamesPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 68%
One night can feel like a lifetime of pain, suffering and horror to a child...do you have what it takes to survive the night? Play as an 8 year old child who is tormented by monsters in his house. Your choices make his future which lives can be saved or ended.
Why similar: Horror 26.8%, Dark 15.5%, Gore 14.8%, Point & Click 10.2%, Violent 8.5%
- #37 Have a Nice Dream
74% matchVery Positive93% of 4,858 reviews2021
Dev: 榭季生
Windows
A story about dreams. Explore a weird house and find the truth. A short game with mild puzzles and some psychological horror elements.
Why similar: Horror 29%, Adventure 26.3%, Linear 21.2%, Indie 13%, Singleplayer 10.6%
- #38 Red Bow
75% matchVery Positive85% of 324 reviews2020
Dev: Stranga GamesPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 54%
If you were given another chance, would you take it? Or leave it in the hands of a little girl? Play as Roh, a young girl stuck in a bizarre nightmare of dark and eerie creatures.
Why similar: Horror 24.9%, Dark 17.1%, Gore 15.7%, Violent 8.9%, Atmospheric 6.7%
- #39 Children of Silentown
73% 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: Horror 19.8%, Dark 15.9%, Surreal 15.6%, Point & Click 13.1%, Atmospheric 7.8%
- #40 Kindergarten
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 10,143 reviews2017
Dev: Con Man GamesPub: SmashGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 54.8 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Welcome to Kindergarten! Have fun trying to learn and share...and not die. That's important too. In a school that's just not quite right, it's important to be friendly...and take out those that aren't.
Why similar: Gore 25.1%, Funny 24.7%, Violent 19.5%, Horror 13.6%, Adventure 5.1%
- #41 Nightmare Zapping
72% matchVery Positive99% of 74 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 26.9%, Dark 19.8%, Violent 11.2%, Point & Click 11%, Atmospheric 7.3%
- #42 Happy Maze
75% matchMostly Positive76% of 82 reviews2016
Dev: DoshMallow GamesPub: Fresh Wind Software
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Easy game for easy life. Enjoy.
Why similar: Psychedelic 43%, Horror 25.7%, Atmospheric 8.9%, Stylized 6.1%, Story Rich 5.5%
- #43 Slender Threads
69% matchVery Positive91% of 589 reviews2025
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: Horror 19.7%, Point & Click 17.4%, Gore 14.7%, Dark 10.9%, Surreal 8.7%
- #44 Lucid Dream Adventure
73% matchVery Positive83% of 231 reviews2018
Dev: Dali Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Lucid Dream is the story of little Lucy, who goes on an adventure into the world of dreams with the mission to save her mother.
Why similar: Surreal 22%, Dark 19.8%, Horror 18.5%, Point & Click 13.2%, Atmospheric 6.3%
- #45 Christmas Nightmare
70% matchVery Positive89% of 348 reviews2023
Dev: JustTomcuk
Windows
Christmas Nightmare is an atmospheric horror game about New Year's Eve.
Why similar: Horror 25.8%, Surreal 24.8%, Psychedelic 10.7%, Atmospheric 10.4%, Colorful 9.5%
- #46 Yume Nikki
70% matchVery Positive94% of 9,908 reviews2018
Dev: kikiyamaPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 72.0 hrs≥1hr: 46%
This is a game in which you traverse the extremely dark world inside a dream.
Why similar: Surreal 25.4%, Horror 22.5%, Dark 16.7%, Cute 10.5%, Atmospheric 7.7%
- #47 Softie
69% matchVery Positive100% of 70 reviews2024
Dev: Kristina Springer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Softie is a short creepy (but cute!) point-and-click adventure game. Take on the role of a cuddly teddy bear trying to find their lost owner in a peculiar house.
Why similar: Horror 33.4%, Cute 21.9%, Point & Click 19%, Adventure 7.3%, 2D 6.2%
- #48 sun-rise.exe
70% matchVery Positive92% of 58 reviews2023
Dev: louis morel
Windows
Adventure through bizarre and intricately made levels in this 2D platformer game.
Why similar: Psychedelic 40.5%, Dark 16.9%, Atmospheric 7.6%, Linear 6.8%, Stylized 5.6%
- #49 In Nightmare
71% matchVery Positive82% of 94 reviews2022
Dev: Magic Fish Games
Windows
In Nightmare is a narrative-driven horror adventure game combining sneak action with diverse puzzles. It follows a young boy in search for the last hope of love who is working out his own salvation by navigating through his fear.
Why similar: Atmospheric 22.8%, Colorful 20.2%, Adventure 15.9%, Dark 15.6%, Horror 11.6%
- #50 OK/NORMAL
71% matchVery Positive81% of 602 reviews2018
Dev: 98DEMAKE
Windows · Mac
Median: 54 minMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 46%
OK/NORMAL is a short, experimental third-person horror experience, inspired by early 3D console games of the 90's. Journey through a dark, disjointed, dreamlike dimension with your cloud companion! Remember a good diet, take your medicine, and you should be fine!
Why similar: Psychedelic 45%, Surreal 23.9%, Horror 20.1%, Adventure 5.8%, Indie 5.3%
- #51 The Hungry Fly
68% matchVery Positive91% of 115 reviews2024
Dev: Erupting AvocadoPub: indie.io
Windows
Once upon a time, there was a fly. A hungry fly. A fly with razor-sharp teeth, with a taste for dead things. This is the tale of its adventure to find something dead to devour, in a swamp where nothing dies, everything is grotesque, and every choice matters, no matter how surreal.
Why similar: Horror 25.4%, Surreal 24.5%, Gore 11.9%, Violent 9.1%, Dark 7.8%
- #52 Rusty Lake Hotel
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 10,008 reviews2016
Dev: Rusty Lake
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 6.6 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: Horror 24.1%, Point & Click 21.5%, Surreal 17.8%, Dark 9.2%, Atmospheric 5.2%
- #53 Cat Museum
68% matchVery Positive92% of 884 reviews2022
Dev: 751 Games
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Immerse yourself in the bizarre art style and the surreal world of Cat Museum, a 2D side-scrolling puzzle-adventure game. Solve the strange puzzles with your mischievous cat, and unveil the truth behind the mysterious museum.
Why similar: Psychedelic 32.4%, Surreal 17.5%, Horror 16.7%, Point & Click 10.8%, Stylized 7.1%
- #54 Fear in Hospital
71% matchMixed48% of 504 reviews2019
Dev: IO Games
Windows
Fear in Hospital is a short survivor horror in hospital where you should find a occult path to escape alive!
Why similar: Horror 22.8%, Psychedelic 22.7%, Dark 16%, Gore 11.9%, Violent 8%
- #55 HAPPY SAIN† SHEOL
66% matchVery Positive85% of 221 reviews2024
Dev: HUNGRYCULTPub: Sekai Project
Windows · Mac · Linux
Two thousand years ago, the Pestis Disaster swept through the land, corrupting all living things and making it to difficult to live on the land. Having touched the darkest darkness the world has seen, one must now face the dazzling light. Thus I pose this question. Whose wings did I see that day?
Why similar: Horror 27.8%, Dark 22.8%, Gore 13.4%, Cute 13.1%, Violent 8.8%
- #56 Midnight Swamp
64% matchVery Positive95% of 64 reviews2025
Dev: WildOmul
Windows
Midnight Swamp is a dark point-and-click adventure where you will dive into a world of eerie fairy tales. Play as a tourist who must find a way out of a mysterious swamp, where every corner hides a riddle.
Why similar: Horror 19.5%, Surreal 19.2%, Dark 17.6%, Point & Click 11.9%, Funny 8.8%
- #57 The Endless Empty
67% matchVery Positive96% of 297 reviews2018
Dev: Erik Sheader-Smith
Windows
A surreal post-life adventure
Why similar: Psychedelic 33.1%, Surreal 21.8%, Dark 10.3%, Adventure 5.7%, Atmospheric 5%
- #58 Night Reverie: Prologue
66% matchVery Positive92% of 281 reviews2020
Dev: Somber Pixel
Windows
Night Reverie: Prologue is the first act of a Puzzle/Adventure game in which a child must solve the mystery behind the distortion of his house. Explore puzzle-filled environments and discover strange creatures as you reach the truth behind of what looks like a bizarre nightmare.
Why similar: Surreal 33.3%, Cute 22.1%, 2D 8.5%, Colorful 8.4%, Atmospheric 8%
- #59 Almost My Floor
65% matchVery Positive92% of 244 reviews2021
Dev: Potata Company
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Almost My Floor - point & click detective in a frightening atmosphere of sinister nightmares. Each step may end up fatal. Solve the mystery of the house #9 residents or go crazy. Labyrinth of endless floors will not let go of their victim without a fight.
Why similar: Psychedelic 30.3%, Horror 17.9%, Dark 16.8%, Point & Click 10.5%, Funny 7%
- #60 GLITCH DADDY
64% matchVery Positive96% of 51 reviews2024
Dev: Sad Mask Party
Windows
You have a strange dream where you meet a creature named Glitch Daddy, telling you that the world is ending very soon. Then, you wake up and go to unravel the truth through a wild, abstract psychedelic journey.
Why similar: Psychedelic 41.1%, Surreal 21.5%, Funny 8.9%, Stylized 8.5%, Atmospheric 7.9%