- #1 [Nightmare Files] Clap Clap
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 5,142 reviews2024
Dev: Raycastly
Windows
Clap Clap is a short indie horror game that puts you in the shoes of a house sitter, experiencing strange occurrences in a seemingly ordinary home.
Why similar: Horror 31.7%, Psychological Horror 17%, Retro 13.8%, Lore-Rich 13.1%, Atmospheric 9%
- #2 CALLUS
96% matchMostly Positive77% of 350 reviews2026
Dev: EMIKA_GAMES
Windows
Callus is a short psychological horror (~30 minutes) in the walking simulator genre, featuring jump scares and themes of cruelty and overprotection. It was released as a transitional project between larger releases, with an intentionally simple story and concise gameplay.
Why similar: Horror 28.9%, Psychological Horror 26.3%, Atmospheric 13.6%, Realistic 12.8%, Thriller 9.7%
- #3 Wood and Flesh: A Candleforth Short Story
96% matchVery Positive87% of 121 reviews2025
Dev: Under The Bed Games
Windows
Wood and Flesh: A Candleforth Short Story is a point & click puzzle adventure with hand-drawn 2D graphics and a cozy horror setting that tells a short story set in the Tales from Candleforth universe.
Why similar: Point & Click 24.5%, Horror 20.6%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Puzzle 13.3%, Lore-Rich 12.9%
- #4 Scauage
94% matchVery Positive91% of 815 reviews2024
Dev: KREIDPIX
Windows
Scauage is a short horror experience where you play as a scavenger looting an abandoned house, uncovering its dark secrets and collecting hidden treasures while facing what lurks within.
Why similar: Horror 15.2%, Thriller 15%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Investigation 12.4%, Stylized 10.3%
- #5 last seen online
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 2,130 reviews2024
Dev: Sochin Studio
Windows · Mac
Look through someone else’s computer. Inspired by early “escape room” flash games.
Why similar: Horror 29.6%, Point & Click 22.6%, Puzzle 20.1%, Investigation 16.3%, Psychological Horror 9.2%
- #6 Fear in Hospital
95% matchMixed48% of 513 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 17%, Thriller 15.9%, Gore 14.6%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Puzzle 9.5%
- #7 Hellkind
93% matchVery Positive94% of 177 reviews2025
Dev: Motamot
Windows · Mac
You awaken to whispers of an ancient cult and their unholy rite. As the veil to the dead unravels, explore, solve puzzles, and escape - before you become part of the ritual.
Why similar: Horror 20.2%, Stylized 14.4%, Thriller 12.2%, Linear 12%, Gore 9.9%
- #8 Hold Me Still
92% matchVery Positive83% of 58 reviews2025
Dev: Zeroshade123
Windows
"Hold Me Still" is a point-and-click puzzle mystery game where you investigate your friend's disappearance by exploring their house, collecting clues, solving puzzles, and uncovering the truth.
Why similar: Point & Click 46.4%, Puzzle 21.6%, Exploration 12.5%, Pixel Graphics 9.3%, 2D 7.7%
- #9 The Horror Of Salazar House
91% matchVery Positive94% of 387 reviews2020
Dev: Maldo19Pub: Torture Star Video
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Will you solve the mystery of the Salazar manor or will you become another permanent inhabitant? An Italian horror inspired adventure game!
Why similar: Point & Click 19.1%, Horror 15.1%, Gore 13.4%, Retro 12.2%, Psychological Horror 11.9%
- #10 Rental
89% matchVery Positive92% of 5,401 reviews2024
Dev: Lonely HousePub: Animita Project
Windows
Rental is a short and spooky adventure game about the dangers of renting a house in an unknown place.
Why similar: Horror 39.2%, Retro 15.5%, Exploration 14.7%, Atmospheric 14.7%, Psychological Horror 12%
- #11 Shelter from the Storm
90% matchVery Positive93% of 92 reviews2025
Dev: Home Groan Games
Windows
Rain lashes down soaking you to the bone, you take shelter in a seemingly abandoned house. Navigate through the rooms solving puzzles and trying to escape in this short point & click adventure game.
Why similar: Point & Click 35.4%, Investigation 19.7%, Pixel Graphics 10.8%, Atmospheric 10.6%, Puzzle 9.2%
- #12 The Picture in The House
91% 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 24.5%, Investigation 21.5%, Gore 12.8%, First-Person 11.1%, Exploration 10.1%
- #13 Narrow Woods Hotel
89% matchVery Positive97% of 63 reviews2024
Dev: Hyper Freeze Games
Windows
A retro point-and-click horror adventure game that tests the boundries of the genre! In this "found-footage" horror game you have to navigate the rooms and hallways of the mysterious Narrow Woods Hotel. Collect keys and items and use them to find your way out.
Why similar: Point & Click 25.1%, Horror 19.4%, Retro 16.1%, Psychological Horror 10.4%, Atmospheric 8.7%
- #14 Kach
88% matchVery Positive81% of 292 reviews2022
Dev: Bhargav ModhaPub: BYGames
Windows · Mac
On a task to find your sister, you find yourself exploring an old abandoned house. But you soon find out that things are not as they seem.
Why similar: Horror 28.8%, Stylized 18.5%, Puzzle 10.7%, Psychological Horror 9.6%, Exploration 8.8%
- #15 Have a Nice Dream
86% matchVery Positive93% of 4,884 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: Psychological Horror 32.6%, Puzzle 26.1%, Pixel Graphics 20.3%, Linear 10.9%, Horror 7.1%
- #16 The Alchemist's House
87% matchMixed69% of 270 reviews2019
Dev: Angry Bunny
Windows
An invitation from a stranger... There's something evil in this house... Will you survive?
Why similar: Horror 44.3%, Gore 29.9%, First-Person 10.8%, Puzzle 9.7%, Indie 5.2%
- #17 Fingerbones
86% matchMostly Positive79% of 3,593 reviews2015
Dev: David Szymanski
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 10%
Explore a mysterious abandoned bunker and find notes that paint a disturbing picture.
Why similar: Horror 17.8%, Point & Click 15.6%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Investigation 11.4%, First-Person 9.9%
- #18 Faint Call
85% matchMostly Positive74% of 143 reviews2024
Dev: KY XEPub: Darks Zone
Windows
Faint Call is a psychological horror game about a police officer investigating a distress call from someone at a notoriously cursed house.
Why similar: Horror 28%, Investigation 18%, Psychological Horror 17.2%, First-Person 16.3%, Atmospheric 10.8%
- #19 BIRDHOUSE
83% matchVery Positive95% of 193 reviews2025
Dev: HELLLST4R
Windows
A short narrative-driven horror game made in RPGmaker featuring hand-drawn graphics and animated cutscenes. Players navigate the house and its backyard, interacting with the environment and collecting key items to progress the story.
Why similar: Horror 33.2%, Lore-Rich 32.5%, Linear 12.3%, Exploration 12.1%, 2D 6.7%
- #20 The Room Syndrome
84% 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 33.5%, Puzzle 25.7%, Stylized 18.1%, Pixel Graphics 13.9%, Indie 8.8%
- #21 The Gretlow Tapes
82% matchVery Positive92% of 114 reviews2025
Dev: Aegon Games
Windows
Armed with nothing but your camera, investigate the abandoned Gretlow House in this short, atmospheric horror game. Uncover a chilling mystery through a realistic found-footage lens.
Why similar: Horror 23%, Psychological Horror 19.1%, Investigation 15%, Realistic 14.8%, Atmospheric 10.6%
- #22 Clean Break
81% matchVery Positive95% of 124 reviews2025
Dev: Benjamin Pilbrow
Windows
Explore a quiet house. Destroy any furniture that seems... off. This is just a bit of decluttering. Probably.
Why similar: First-Person 20.3%, Linear 19%, Exploration 18.8%, Stylized 14.1%, Indie 10%
- #23 Hotel Remorse
84% matchMostly Positive77% of 345 reviews2018
Dev: Charlie Behan
Windows
Wander long creepy corridors in search for answers in this short and jumpscare filled game.
Why similar: Horror 30.9%, First-Person 16.2%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Exploration 11.7%, Linear 10.2%
- #24 VHS Collection: Goodnight Me
82% matchMostly Positive79% of 93 reviews2024
Dev: Notick
Windows
VHS Collection: Goodnight Me is a short horror game where reality blurs with nightmares over five eerie days. Experience strange events, unsettling dreams, and unravel a chilling mystery in a remote house. Can you survive the madness, or will the nightmare consume you?
Why similar: Horror 22.5%, Thriller 22.2%, Psychological Horror 18.5%, Retro 16.4%, Atmospheric 10.6%
- #25 Mimic Search
81% matchVery Positive88% of 1,002 reviews2024
Dev: Gemezl
Windows
Mimic Search is a short indie horror game, in which you take the role of a police officer investigating a recent mimic attack.
Why similar: Horror 21.2%, Thriller 17.6%, Psychological Horror 16.3%, Retro 15.1%, Atmospheric 8.8%
- #26 FEED
80% matchVery Positive96% of 93 reviews2026
Dev: Damian_Zhao
Windows
"FEED" is a bite-sized retro point-and-click puzzle game. It features multiple puzzles and a touch of cult horror.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.2%, Puzzle 22.5%, Linear 19.9%, Stylized 15.9%, Retro 13.9%
- #27 The Flayed Man
78% matchVery Positive92% of 369 reviews2025
Dev: Snoring Dog Games
Windows
The Flayed Man is a short narrative-driven point and click horror game. Awaking without memories (or skin), you must uncover the sins of the past, pass judgement, and decide your fate in this macabre adventure.
Why similar: Point & Click 27.6%, Psychological Horror 17.2%, Gore 16.3%, Horror 14.7%, Pixel Graphics 9%
- #28 Shadow of Pharos
79% matchMixed69% of 90 reviews2024
Dev: Team Gaivot
Windows
Shadow of Pharos is a short first-person horror game.
Why similar: Horror 37.3%, Psychological Horror 21.6%, Atmospheric 15.3%, First-Person 9.8%, Exploration 7.5%
- #29 For Sale
77% matchVery Positive97% of 259 reviews2025
Dev: Collarpill
Windows · Linux
The year is 1998. Step into the shoes of a real estate agent, tasked with photographing a seemingly ordinary house for an upcoming sale. Explore the environment, use your camera to take pictur-- wait, what’s that in the last photo?
Why similar: Horror 20.3%, Psychological Horror 19.3%, Linear 13.8%, Stylized 13.3%, Exploration 12.1%
- #30 The Closing Shift
79% matchMixed67% of 117 reviews2025
Dev: Bird Box Games
Windows
A short interactive first-person horror game. Walk, look around, and talk to people to finish the short story about closing your restaurant. Complete the story with immersive sounds, and spooky tension and jumpscares to keep you focused.
Why similar: Horror 29.9%, Thriller 20.9%, Psychological Horror 20%, Exploration 19.4%, Action 8.9%
- #31 Project H
78% matchVery Positive88% of 444 reviews2021
Dev: HollowPixels
Windows
Project H is a horror escape room game. Solve various puzzles while being haunted by a spirit that would prefer you not to leave.
Why similar: Horror 38.5%, Puzzle 22.3%, Pixel Graphics 15%, Linear 11.9%, 2D 7.1%
- #32 The Roach Hotel
75% matchVery Positive89% of 103 reviews2025
Dev: Hawt Combo
Windows
The Roach Hotel is a first person analog horror game that drags you into its halls, where every shadow hides a question and every corner dares you to keep following its path.
Why similar: Horror 25.2%, Thriller 22.2%, Retro 19.3%, Puzzle 15.3%, First-Person 7.2%
- #33 URLate
75% matchVery Positive94% of 116 reviews2025
Dev: NoSepoGames
Windows
URLate is a short and free point & click adventure that immerses you in a hand-drawn world filled with puzzles and mysteries to solve.
Why similar: Point & Click 50.1%, Horror 15.5%, 2D 11.7%, Puzzle 10.9%, Atmospheric 7%
- #34 Upstairs
72% matchVery Positive94% of 53 reviews2026
Dev: Karellen Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short classic point-and-click adventure with a verb-based interface and dialogue choices, where you explore a strange building, meet unsettling characters, and slowly uncover a dark, ancient secret.
Why similar: Point & Click 23.6%, Thriller 16%, Horror 15.2%, Retro 13.6%, Puzzle 11.3%
- #35 Marie's Room
73% matchVery Positive93% of 6,648 reviews2018
Dev: Kenny Guillaume
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 14.8 hrs≥1hr: 42%
Marie's Room is a short story exploration game about an unconventional friendship between two classmates. You play as Kelsey, remembering Marie's room as it was twenty years ago. But something’s off. What happened to Marie?
Why similar: Atmospheric 20.9%, Point & Click 20%, First-Person 16.6%, Exploration 16.3%, Puzzle 10.5%
- #36 Home
76% matchMixed67% of 1,774 reviews2012
Dev: BancyCo
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Home is a unique horror adventure set in a beautifully-realized pixel world. It’s a murder mystery with a twist—because you decide what ultimately happens.
Why similar: Horror 30.8%, Point & Click 16.8%, Thriller 13.9%, Pixel Graphics 13%, Atmospheric 8.3%
- #37 [Chilla's Art] Stigmatized Property | 事故物件
74% matchVery Positive80% of 1,351 reviews2019
Dev: Chilla's Art
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Stigmatized Property, 事故物件 (Jiko bukken) is a horror game inspired by haunted apartment rooms in Japan. These properties are known to have cheap rents and you play to find out the exact reason why.
Why similar: Horror 38.8%, Psychological Horror 16.1%, Gore 8.4%, Action 7%, Indie 5.7%
- #38 Bonhomme 7 Heures
77% matchMostly Negative39% of 64 reviews2021
Dev: B7H team
Windows
An exploration horror game set in a typical 1850 house which revolve around the myth of Bonhomme 7 Heures, an urban legend from Quebec.
Why similar: Horror 32.2%, Puzzle 19%, Stylized 14.8%, Exploration 13.4%, Linear 9.8%
- #39 The House of E.
74% matchVery Positive90% of 69 reviews2023
Dev: Gamenastica Studios
Windows
The House of E. is a story-driven puzzle game with horror elements and a creepy atmosphere.
Why similar: Horror 29.4%, Puzzle 18.2%, First-Person 13.5%, Atmospheric 13%, Linear 12.3%
- #40 Midnight Snack
71% matchVery Positive87% of 264 reviews2025
Dev: Desborde Games
Windows
A short first-person horror game where you wander through an eerie forest using the dials of a microwave.
Why similar: Horror 21.2%, Psychological Horror 16.4%, Stylized 13.1%, Retro 11.7%, First-Person 8.9%
- #41 In Our Parlor
72% matchVery Positive84% of 58 reviews2025
Dev: Justin WoottenPub: Wickwire Game Studio
Windows
In Our Parlor is a short, horror walking simulator. The player must make their way through a mysterious manor to unfold the story, find the parlor, and escape this nightmare. Navigate a series of dark set pieces and follow the music to discover the path forward.
Why similar: Linear 24.4%, First-Person 23.7%, Psychological Horror 23.6%, Horror 18.6%, Exploration 9.7%
- #42 Paranormal Night Shift
71% matchVery Positive97% of 190 reviews2025
Dev: Wheeler Whale Games
Windows
Paranormal Night Shift is an observation and spot the anomaly game set in a haunted house in the 1980s.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.2%, Gore 21.7%, Puzzle 18.3%, Realistic 14%, Horror 12.8%
- #43 The Call
76% matchMixed49% of 51 reviews2018
Dev: Grey Reality Studios
Windows
The Call is a horror puzzle game where you are in the role of an american police officer who gets a domestic disturbance call while late on patrol. Once you arrive things get a little bit unusual...
Why similar: Horror 25.9%, Stylized 17.1%, Puzzle 16.6%, First-Person 12.3%, Atmospheric 9.6%
- #44 Scream under the house
70% matchVery Positive81% of 59 reviews2026
Dev: 1ne2wozzzPub: Admia
Windows
A psychological first-person horror about a house that hides a disturbing truth beneath its walls. Explore, uncover fragments of the past, and decide whether to confront what lies below… or leave it buried forever.
Why similar: Horror 21.4%, Psychological Horror 19.2%, Linear 13%, First-Person 12.1%, Realistic 10.3%
- #45 Whisperwind
73% matchVery Positive93% of 91 reviews2021
Dev: Punx Studios
Windows
Whisperwind is a short psychological horror experience featuring puzzles, multiple endings, creepy ambience and deep storytelling.
Why similar: Horror 18.9%, Lore-Rich 18.9%, Psychological Horror 12%, Gore 9.5%, First-Person 9.2%
- #46 Bleeding Roots
69% matchVery Positive93% of 426 reviews2024
Dev: Mechanikoi
Windows
Bleeding Roots is a free fifteen minute horror game about a man taking care of his plants throughout the seasons.
Why similar: Horror 26.6%, Linear 16.6%, Psychological Horror 14%, Thriller 13.1%, Atmospheric 11.5%
- #47 家屋探索 -Japanese House Exploration-
70% matchVery Positive96% of 124 reviews2024
Dev: Sealio
Windows
『Japanese House Exploration』is a first-person puzzle horror adventure game set in a traditional Japanese house. You explore a house that is both eerie and nostalgic. To find a dear friend.
Why similar: Horror 55.3%, First-Person 17.8%, Realistic 14.7%, Action 9%, Indie 3.2%
- #48 Haunted House Escape: A VR Experience
73% matchMixed42% of 52 reviews2021
Dev: MEPTIK
Windows
Enter, if you dare...Haunted House Escape - A VR Experience: A chilling mini escape adventure leading through an abandoned house. Highly realistic, immersive graphics and sounds. Be aware, you might not be the only one there.
Why similar: Thriller 34.7%, Realistic 24.4%, First-Person 21.2%, Exploration 10.4%, Action 9.2%
- #49 A House Inside Me
68% matchVery Positive86% of 95 reviews2026
Dev: Ctrl HorrorPub: Skull Queens Games
Windows
A psychological horror experience told through environmental storytelling. Explore a house inhabited by trauma, denial, and fractured memories. Three endings. Multiple interpretations. This is the house that lives inside me.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 37.2%, Stylized 24.9%, Atmospheric 21.4%, 2D 12.9%, Indie 3.6%
- #50 Now You See - A Hand Painted Horror Adventure
71% matchVery Positive83% of 175 reviews2019
Dev: Screaming Void
Windows
NoW YoU SEE is a story driven, first-person, point & click, horror adventure. You must escape!!! Explore the house, solve fiendish puzzles, uncover horrible secrets and get ready to meet the family. STORY. PUZZLES. GORE.
Why similar: Gore 27.8%, Point & Click 18.4%, Horror 13.2%, Psychological Horror 9.4%, First-Person 6.9%
- #51 HOMESICKNESS
68% matchVery Positive96% of 76 reviews2025
Dev: jnity
Windows
HOMESICKNESS is a point-&-click psychological horror indie game exploring the nuances of nostalgia. Play as Theo, trapped in CHILDREEF’s daycare, descending floor by floor; surviving the remnants of time. Use the Kids' multi-tool, listen to obscure tapes, and make your way to the lot. She's waiting.
Why similar: Point & Click 26.5%, Psychological Horror 20.7%, Horror 16.5%, Exploration 11.4%, First-Person 10.4%
- #52 The Terrible Old Man
69% matchVery Positive89% of 662 reviews2019
Dev: Cloak and Dagger Games
Windows
Experience a bite-sized slice of Lovecraftian horror in this updated version of our cult freeware point and click adaptation of H.P. Lovecraft's classic short story.
Why similar: Point & Click 29.9%, Horror 23.2%, Thriller 19.1%, Retro 11.7%, Atmospheric 8.1%
- #53 It Happened At Night
69% matchMixed69% of 54 reviews2024
Dev: Davidcrosdev
Windows
It Happened At Night is a short horror game where the player must complete basic objectives to advance the story and immerse themselves through the eyes of the protagonist.
Why similar: Horror 22%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Thriller 12.6%, Linear 12%, First-Person 10.4%
- #54 3 O'clock Horror
70% matchMostly Positive72% of 50 reviews2021
Dev: 3 O'clock grymlins TeamPub: Gabe Simao
Windows
This is a Lovecraftian-inspired tale of a man writing the horrors of the one night he visited his great uncle's mansion to remember what actually happened at 3 am during the visit.
Why similar: Horror 27.4%, Psychological Horror 25.2%, Puzzle 12.8%, Atmospheric 12.3%, Pixel Graphics 9.9%
- #55 Softie
66% matchVery Positive100% of 72 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: Point & Click 30.8%, Horror 25.5%, Lore-Rich 17.9%, Linear 8.5%, 2D 7.8%
- #56 Aftershock: Coastline
66% matchVery Positive87% of 69 reviews2025
Dev: Alex Rassloff
Windows
A thrilling retro-styled shooter with survival-horror elements, inspired by the design of Resident Evil and the atmosphere of Bioshock. Spend an hour delving deep into a seaside bunker in an uncanny land, uncovering its secrets and surviving against the cosmic terrors which dwell within.
Why similar: Horror 19.9%, Retro 15.2%, Investigation 15%, Stylized 14.2%, Thriller 10.5%
- #57 The Corruption Within
67% matchVery Positive94% of 166 reviews2021
Dev: Cosmic Void
Windows
The Corruption Within is a psychological thriller first-person point & click adventure game set in the Victorian era, with an emphasis on strong narrative, intriguing characters and puzzle-solving.
Why similar: Point & Click 21.5%, Thriller 13.6%, Investigation 11.8%, Retro 10.3%, Horror 8.9%
- #58 Haus Of Irndrous
66% matchMostly Positive72% of 53 reviews2025
Dev: Ryle AfgarnPub: Ryan Afgarn
Windows
Welcome to the Afgarn Mansion. Don’t ask why it’s empty. Nor why the lights flicker. The more you ask, the more they’ll want to answer. Find your father. If you hear voices, don’t respond. The experiments are still inside. They know you entered. And they’re eager to have you close.
Why similar: Thriller 19.2%, Horror 18.7%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Puzzle 11.9%, Stylized 11.3%
- #59 The Third Shift
64% matchVery Positive98% of 50 reviews2026
Dev: Teebowah Games
Windows
In this Game Boy styled horror game, uncover the mystery of the Roanoke Museum of History and Wonder. Get lost in its maze-like exhibits, solve peculiar puzzles, and survive being hunted by grotesque creatures from the controversial Human Body Exhibit. Can you leave the museum alive?
Why similar: Horror 21.1%, Point & Click 20.2%, Retro 15.8%, Puzzle 13%, Investigation 12.5%
- #60 DeathOmen
65% matchVery Positive81% of 110 reviews2025
Dev: Jeff WinnerPub: CreativeForge Games
Windows
DeathOmen is a short psychological horror Experience that challenges players to maintain their sanity over the nights in a mysterious house that hides mystery and fear, disturbing events and jumpscares.
Why similar: Horror 26.1%, Psychological Horror 21.8%, Thriller 21.3%, First-Person 12.8%, Atmospheric 12.1%