- #1 Sanitarium
97% matchVery Positive93% of 1,325 reviews2014
Dev: DotemuPub: Ziggurat
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Originally released in 1998 on PC, and awarded as the Adventure Game of the Year, The timeless horror point-and-click, Sanitarium, is returning to frighten the bravest adventure game fans.
Why similar: Point & Click 30.6%, Classic 19.8% ★, Horror 11.9%, Psychological Horror 8.8%, 1990's 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: A classic psychological horror adventure that explores the fractured mind in a way very similar to the seed game.
- #2 Harvester
96% matchVery Positive91% of 1,665 reviews2014
Dev: DigiFX InteractivePub: Nightdive Studios
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A strange and twisted world...Harvester! The most violent adventure game of all time comes to Steam!
Why similar: Point & Click 35.4%, Classic 24.7% ★, Horror 17.6%, Adventure 6.1%, 1990's 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal and intentionally unsettling point-and-click adventure that shares the dark, provocative tone of the seed game.
- #3 STASIS
96% matchVery Positive82% of 2,342 reviews2015
Dev: THE BROTHERHOOD
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
STASIS The isometric, point-and-click, sci-fi horror adventure game! In the distant future aboard a seemingly abandoned spacecraft, John Maracheck awakes from stasis. He must push himself to new physical and emotional limits and unravel the mysteries around him.
Why similar: Point & Click 41.7%, Horror 16.3%, Psychological Horror 8.3%, Adventure 6.7%, Sci-fi 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: An isometric sci-fi horror game that mirrors the claustrophobic and gruesome atmosphere of the seed game.
- #4 Fran Bow
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 22,182 reviews2015
Dev: Killmonday Games AB
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 10.5 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: Point & Click 36.9%, Psychological Horror 19.1%, Horror 13.2%, Story Rich 6.9%, Dark 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: Uses surreal, psychological horror elements to tell a haunting story through a point-and-click interface.
- #5 The Cat Lady
94% matchVery Positive94% of 6,142 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: Point & Click 33.2%, Horror 19.3%, Psychological Horror 14%, Story Rich 7.8%, Adventure 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: This game delivers a deeply disturbing and mature narrative focused on psychological trauma and surreal horror.
- #6 Pathologic Classic HD
94% matchVery Positive88% of 4,511 reviews2015
Dev: Ice-Pick LodgePub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Pathologic Classic HD is the Definitive Edition of the original Cult Classic Psychological First-Person Survival game. In this unforgettable experience, players control one of three unique characters as they try to save a mysterious town from a deadly plague that cannot be stopped.
Why similar: Classic 28% ★, Psychological Horror 16.7%, Horror 15.8%, Story Rich 12.2%, Dark 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: Offers an unparalleled sense of psychological dread and moral weight that forces players to make impossible choices.
- #7 Downfall
93% matchVery Positive94% of 1,646 reviews2016
Dev: Harvester GamesPub: Screen 7
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
There is nothing Joe wouldn't do for his wife. But as they try to save their marriage with a romantic getaway, things go from bad to worse, and from worse... to insanity...
Why similar: Point & Click 32.1%, Psychological Horror 18%, Horror 15.4%, Adventure 9.8%, Story Rich 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, psychological horror adventure that focuses on personal guilt and disturbing imagery.
- #8 The Last Door - Collector's Edition
92% matchVery Positive95% of 2,436 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 44.4%, Horror 15%, Classic 9% ★, Great Soundtrack 7.8%, Story Rich 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in atmospheric, Lovecraftian horror that relies on narrative tension rather than jump scares.
- #9 SIGNALIS
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 32,665 reviews2022
Dev: rose-enginePub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 80%
A classic survival horror experience set in a dystopian future where humanity has uncovered a dark secret. Unravel a cosmic mystery, escape terrifying creatures, and scavenge an off-world government facility as Elster, a technician Replika searching for her lost dreams.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 37.5%, Dark 16.8%, Cyberpunk 13.7%, Sci-fi 13.7%, Adventure 9%
Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi horror game that captures the retro aesthetic and existential dread of a world controlled by cold, uncaring forces.
- #10 Stories Untold
91% matchVery Positive87% of 5,426 reviews2017
Dev: No CodePub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Stories Untold is a compilation tape of four experimental adventures, including a remaster of the original hit episode “The House Abandon”.
Why similar: Point & Click 30.7%, Horror 19.6%, Psychological Horror 16.2%, Retro 10.6%, Adventure 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: An experimental horror game that uses text-based mechanics to build psychological unease.
- #11 Primordia
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,401 reviews2012
Dev: Wormwood StudiosPub: Wadjet Eye Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Life has ceased. Man is but a myth. And now, even the machines have begun to fail. Lead Horatio Nullbuilt and his sarcastic sidekick Crispin on a journey through the crumbling world of Primordia, facing malfunctioning robots, ancient secrets, and an implacable, power-hungry foe.
Why similar: Point & Click 53.3%, Post-apocalyptic 15.8%, Adventure 8.5%, Sci-fi 6.8%, Cyberpunk 4.7%
Why You'll Like It: A post-apocalyptic sci-fi adventure that explores themes of legacy and humanity through a unique robotic lens.
- #12 SOMA
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 51,186 reviews2015
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent comes SOMA, a sci-fi horror game set below the waves of the Atlantic ocean. Struggle to survive a hostile world that will make you question your very existence.
Why similar: Horror 28.3%, Psychological Horror 23%, Dark 13.6%, Story Rich 10.1%, Adventure 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: Explores profound existential questions about consciousness and AI, echoing the central themes of the seed game.
- #13 Dead Synchronicity: Tomorrow Comes Today
89% matchVery Positive84% of 1,603 reviews2015
Dev: Fictiorama StudiosPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
A dying reality, a universe that’s fading away. A merciless world thatgets sick and vanishes. No past, no present, no future; only the impending moment of “dead synchronicity” ahead. Will you be able to stop it?Because, otherwise... what will you do when Time dissolves itself?
Why similar: Point & Click 59.7%, Adventure 16.9%, Post-apocalyptic 8.2%, Horror 5.3%, Great Soundtrack 4.9%
Why You'll Like It: A bleak, dark adventure set in a crumbling world that emphasizes narrative-driven horror.
- #14 Technobabylon
88% matchVery Positive94% of 1,618 reviews2015
Dev: Technocrat GamesPub: Wadjet Eye Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
A cyberpunk adventure game from the studio that brought you Gemini Rue and Blackwell! The year is 2087. Genetic engineering is the norm, and an omnipresent AI powers the city. Take control of three citizens of this world as they struggle to understand a deadly conspiracy.
Why similar: Point & Click 61.5%, Cyberpunk 13.6%, Adventure 11.6%, Sci-fi 6%, Story Rich 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: A brilliant sci-fi adventure that centers on AI control and the loss of humanity in a dystopian future.
- #15 Observer: System Redux
87% matchVery Positive85% of 2,923 reviews2020
Dev: Bloober TeamPub: Bloober Team SA
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 69%
A first‑person cyberpunk horror detective story set in a decaying, neon‑scarred future. As an Observer who invades minds to hunt for clues, you will sift through corrupted memories to track down a mysterious killer and confront your own dark past.
Why similar: Horror 29.8%, Psychological Horror 21.8%, Cyberpunk 16.1%, Surreal 15.2%, Story Rich 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: A cyberpunk psychological horror game that delves into the minds of others to uncover dark truths.
- #16 Gemini Rue
86% matchVery Positive88% of 1,875 reviews2011
Dev: Joshua NuernbergerPub: Wadjet Eye Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Discover a world where life is cheap, identities are bought & sold, & a quest for redemption can change the fate of a whole galaxy.
Why similar: Point & Click 59.8%, Adventure 10.7%, Cyberpunk 9.8%, Sci-fi 6.9%, Retro 4.6%
Why You'll Like It: A gritty sci-fi noir point-and-click adventure that deals with identity and corporate control.
- #17 Tormentum - Dark Sorrow
85% matchVery Positive94% of 2,678 reviews2015
Dev: OhNoo Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
TORMENTUM is a dark Point & Click adventure game.The dreamlike, nightmarish atmosphere of the game was inspired by works of painters H.R. Giger and Zdzislaw Beksinski. The game's final look and feel was also strongly influenced by the universes of games such as Demon's Souls or Dark Seed.
Why similar: Point & Click 40.5%, Horror 13.8%, Psychological Horror 9.7%, Dark 9.1%, Surreal 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, surreal point-and-click adventure that features a haunting art style and oppressive atmosphere.
- #18 Gods Will Be Watching
86% matchMostly Positive70% of 2,928 reviews2014
Dev: DeconstructeamPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Gods Will Be Watching is a minimalistic “point and click thriller” centered on despair, commitment, and sacrifice as players face intriguing puzzles and tough decisions that will affect their entire crew’s wellbeing.
Why similar: Point & Click 52.3%, Dark 10.3%, Story Rich 8.7%, Adventure 8.6%, Sci-fi 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: A challenging point-and-click game that forces players to make brutal moral decisions under extreme pressure.
- #19 Pony Island
82% matchVery Positive95% of 17,978 reviews2016
Dev: Daniel Mullins Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 15.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Pony Island is a suspense puzzle game in disguise. You are in limbo, trapped in a malevolent and malfunctioning arcade machine devised by the devil himself. It is not a game about ponies.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 32.7%, Horror 21.7%, Dark 12%, Great Soundtrack 11.4%, Puzzle 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: A meta-horror game that subverts player expectations and challenges the nature of the game itself.
- #20 Scratches - Director's Cut
84% matchVery Positive83% of 436 reviews2011
Dev: Nucleosys
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 40%
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 53.2%, Horror 22.3%, Adventure 10.8%, Psychological Horror 4.9%, Story Rich 4.2%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric first-person horror game that excels at building tension through environmental storytelling.
- #21 Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers 20th Anniversary Edition
83% matchVery Positive91% of 1,159 reviews2014
Dev: Phoenix Online StudiosPub: Pinkerton Road Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Revisit of one of adventure gaming’s greatest classics by master storyteller Jane Jensen! Struggling bookstore owner Gabriel Knight investigates the sinister Voodoo Murders in New Orleans, discovering the secrets of his family history and unfolding his destiny in this tale of horror and suspense.
Why similar: Point & Click 45.8%, Classic 26% ★, Adventure 9.7%, Horror 7.4%, Story Rich 3.4%
Why You'll Like It: A quintessential point-and-click adventure that balances dark mystery with deep narrative development.
- #22 Unavowed
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,565 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 67.5%, Adventure 13.6%, Story Rich 9.3%, Dark 6.5%, 2D 1.6%
Why You'll Like It: A modern point-and-click adventure where moral choices and character backstories significantly impact the narrative.
- #23 Darkness Within 1: In Pursuit of Loath Nolder
84% matchMostly Positive73% of 624 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 46.6%, Horror 21.5%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Adventure 11%, Puzzle 3.4%
Why You'll Like It: A Lovecraftian horror adventure that focuses on investigation and psychological unraveling.
- #24 STASIS: BONE TOTEM
79% matchVery Positive94% of 2,604 reviews2023
Dev: THE BROTHERHOOD
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Get ready for a thrilling underwater adventure with classic point-and-click gameplay. Explore with three characters simultaneously. Featuring atmospheric isometric graphics, rendered video, and a soundtrack by Mark Morgan, BONE TOTEM takes you on a journey to hidden places deep below the waves...
Why similar: Point & Click 42.3%, Horror 16.5%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, Adventure 7.7%, Story Rich 7%
Why You'll Like It: A gripping sci-fi horror adventure that expands on the isometric dread of its predecessor.
- #25 Bad Dream: Coma
81% matchVery Positive91% of 2,208 reviews2017
Dev: Desert Fox
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 6.5 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: Point & Click 39.8%, Horror 15.9%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Surreal 8.5%, Dark 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: A point-and-click horror game where your choices directly influence the nightmare world around you.
- #26 Black Mirror I
81% matchVery Positive84% of 1,458 reviews2014
Dev: Future GamesPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Black Mirror is a dark adventure game that details the aftermath of the tragic death of William Gordon. Playing as his grandson Samuel players must unveil the truth behind the events of that fateful, stormy night.
Why similar: Point & Click 49.1%, Classic 17.5% ★, Horror 10.6%, Adventure 8.7%, Dark 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: A gothic horror point-and-click adventure that focuses on family secrets and a dark, oppressive atmosphere.
- #27 Sally Face - Episode One
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 26,584 reviews2016
Dev: Portable Moose
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 8.3 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: Point & Click 31.8%, Psychological Horror 18.8%, Horror 16.6%, Dark 9.8%, Story Rich 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, story-rich psychological horror game with a unique art style and unsettling mystery.
- #28 Beneath a Steel Sky (1994)
78% matchVery Positive89% of 569 reviews2020
Dev: Revolution Software Ltd
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 12.9 hrs≥1hr: 57%
After being abducted by brutal soldiers and his kinfolk butchered, Robert Foster finds himself in Union City - a vast metropolis under the tyranny of a fascist AI. Alone, save for the circuit board of his best friend, Foster must discover the sinister truth - and why they specifically came for him.
Why similar: Point & Click 38.2%, Retro 12.2%, Post-apocalyptic 11.5%, Cyberpunk 8.8%, Adventure 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: A classic sci-fi point-and-click adventure that explores themes of societal control and rebellion.
- #29 Phantasmagoria
78% matchVery Positive87% of 527 reviews2016
Dev: SierraPub: Activision
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 41%
Master storyteller Roberta Williams challenges you to experience the ultimate interactive nightmare.
Why similar: Point & Click 35.7%, Classic 21.4% ★, Horror 13.5%, 1990's 12%, Adventure 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: A classic FMV horror game that shares the dark, experimental spirit of 90s psychological adventures.
- #30 The Flayed Man
74% 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 42.1%, Psychological Horror 15.9%, Horror 12.5%, Dark 10%, Adventure 6.4%
- #31 System Shock: Enhanced Edition
77% matchVery Positive89% of 2,318 reviews2015
Dev: Looking Glass StudiosPub: Nightdive Studios
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Re-discover what made System Shock the first of it's kind, a ground breaking immersive sim that would inspire a generation of games to come....
Why similar: Classic 43.4% ★, Horror 13.2%, Cyberpunk 10.5%, 1990's 9%, Retro 7.4%
- #32 Grim Fandango Remastered
76% matchVery Positive91% of 8,729 reviews2015
Dev: Double Fine Productions
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
One of the most acclaimed adventure games of all time is now back, better than ever. Grim Fandango Remastered has the all the beautiful art and engaging story fans remember, but has also been remastered to look, sound, and control even better than the award-winning original release.
Why similar: Classic 35.7% ★, Point & Click 34.5%, Adventure 7.6%, Great Soundtrack 5.6%, Story Rich 5.1%
- #33 Now You See - A Hand Painted Horror Adventure
77% 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: Point & Click 28.8%, Classic 21.1% ★, Horror 11.5%, Adventure 10.4%, Psychological Horror 8.9%
- #34 Deep Sleep Trilogy
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 822 reviews2019
Dev: scriptwelderPub: Armor Games Studios
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 1.9 hrs≥1hr: 72%
You can’t run from your dreams in this unsettling classic point-and-click horror game from award-winning indie developer scriptwelder. To find a way out, you’ll have to go even deeper into your nightmares.
Why similar: Point & Click 55.1%, Horror 27.2%, Adventure 16.3%, Singleplayer 1.3%
- #35 Metal Dead
76% matchVery Positive86% of 504 reviews2014
Dev: Walk Thru Walls Studios
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 93%
A hilariously terrifying adventure filled with laughs, blood, insanity, and of course... hordes of the undead.
Why similar: Point & Click 44.4%, Adventure 15.8%, Horror 13.6%, Retro 8.6%, Story Rich 4.9%
- #36 If On A Winter's Night, Four Travelers
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,742 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 47.6%, Horror 14.7%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Dark 10.2%, Story Rich 7.9%
- #37 Black Mirror II
75% matchVery Positive90% of 706 reviews2014
Dev: Cranberry ProductionPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 11.3 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Enter a dark, captivating world as the massive evil of Black Mirror Castle is reincarnated with over 100 atmospheric locations to explore and 40 different characters to interact with. Will Darren's search lead him to redemption or the hell of insanity?
Why similar: Point & Click 62.6%, Adventure 17.1%, Horror 14.6%, Story Rich 2.9%, Puzzle 1.8%
- #38 I dream of you and ice cream
75% matchVery Positive93% of 57 reviews2020
Dev: Emilios Manolidis
Windows
A sinister creature has enslaved mankind. Solve puzzles, gather components for a machine you are building, find comfort in your dreams.
Why similar: Point & Click 45.5%, Adventure 15%, Horror 12.5%, Psychological Horror 10.4%, Dark 8%
- #39 Isolomus
73% matchVery Positive95% of 407 reviews2020
Dev: Michael Rfdshir
Windows · Linux
Bite-sized surreal horror with multiple choices. Make your own way through the claymation madness!
Why similar: Point & Click 31.6%, Psychological Horror 16.4%, Horror 13.9%, Surreal 12%, Adventure 7.4%
- #40 ASYLUM
71% matchVery Positive85% of 479 reviews2025
Dev: Senscape
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 77%
An epic supernatural horror adventure and the spiritual successor to cult classic Scratches set in a massive, decaying mental institute. Inspired by H. P. Lovecraft, Hammer Films and twisted Euro Horror from the 80s.
Why similar: Point & Click 37.8%, Horror 17.2%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Classic 10.7% ★, Adventure 8.7%
- #41 Detention
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 11,710 reviews2017
Dev: RedCandleGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Detention is an atmospheric horror game set in 1960s Taiwan under martial law. Incorporated religious elements based in Taiwanese/Chinese culture and mythology, the game provided players with unique graphics and gaming experience.
Why similar: Horror 24.2%, Point & Click 23.9%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Great Soundtrack 6.8%, Dark 6.1%
- #42 Hypnospace Outlaw
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 5,418 reviews2019
Dev: TendershootPub: No More Robots
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Greetings Enforcer, and thank you for enlisting in the Hypnospace Patrol Department! As the world falls into its slumber, Hypnospace becomes a bustling global village. These virtual streets aren't going to police themselves!
Why similar: Point & Click 35.9%, 1990's 21.9%, Retro 12.5%, Surreal 10.3%, Great Soundtrack 7%
- #43 Don't Escape Trilogy
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 734 reviews2019
Dev: scriptwelderPub: Armor Games Studios
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 74%
In this classic point-and-click adventure anthology by award-winning indie developer Scriptwelder, you'll protect an unsuspecting hamlet from yourself, try to prepare for an incoming undead horde, and search a seemingly empty spaceship for answers to a gruesome mystery.
Why similar: Point & Click 51.6%, Horror 21.8%, Adventure 11.5%, Story Rich 5.8%, Sci-fi 5.6%
- #44 Call of Cthulhu: Prisoner of Ice
73% matchMostly Positive72% of 138 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 53.4%, Classic 31.9% ★, Adventure 9.7%, Story Rich 5%
- #45 Demons Never Lie
70% matchVery Positive92% of 462 reviews2019
Dev: IndieBugPub: RecordMedia
Windows · Mac · Linux
Demons Never Lie is a creepy graphic adventure made with voxel and low-poly where even your soul is at stake! An incredible and dark story with elements of the classic point&click and visual novels. An exciting interactive experience with a unique atmosphere.
Why similar: Point & Click 34.5%, Adventure 17.1%, Horror 15.4%, Psychological Horror 9.4%, Surreal 8.8%
- #46 Nancy Drew®: Curse of Blackmoor Manor
72% matchVery Positive88% of 429 reviews2009
Dev: HeR Interactive
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Delve into Dark Legends Lurking in the Shadow of an Old English Mansion!
Why similar: Point & Click 33.9%, Based On A Novel 22.4% ★, Classic 21.9% ★, Adventure 9.1%, Great Soundtrack 4.9%
- #47 Maniac Mansion
70% matchVery Positive88% of 223 reviews2017
Dev: Lucasfilm GamesPub: Lucasfilm
Windows · Mac
Median: 24 minMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 32%
Quick, Dr. Fred's Kidnapped Sandy and he's about to start the experiment...
Why similar: Classic 39.3% ★, Point & Click 31.8%, Adventure 8.2%, 1990's 7.7%, Retro 6.1%
- #48 Zero Escape: The Nonary Games
69% matchVery Positive93% of 7,129 reviews2017
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 21.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Kidnapped and taken to an unfamiliar location, nine people find themselves forced to participate in a diabolical Nonary Game by an enigmatic mastermind called Zero. Why were they there? Why were they chosen to put their lives on the line? And more importantly, who can be trusted?
Why similar: Point & Click 27.2%, Psychological Horror 20.1%, Story Rich 13.7%, Horror 9.6%, Great Soundtrack 8.2%
- #49 Dropsy
69% matchVery Positive93% of 2,123 reviews2015
Dev: TendershootPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 46%
Dropsy is a non-traditional take on the classic point and click adventure formula starring the game’s perpetually carefree namesake clown as he explores a richly detailed world full of colorful characters and sinister secrets, doling out hugs along the way.
Why similar: Point & Click 69.1%, Adventure 11.8%, Great Soundtrack 7.1%, Surreal 4.2%, Story Rich 2.5%
- #50 Almost My Floor
68% matchVery Positive92% of 246 reviews2021
Dev: Potata Company
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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: Point & Click 35.3%, Horror 15.8%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Dark 10.6%, Adventure 8.1%
- #51 Horns of Fear
70% matchVery Positive92% of 86 reviews2018
Dev: Pixoala
Windows
Horns of Fear is a third-person psychological horror game set in a mysterious mansion...
Why similar: Point & Click 26.8%, Horror 17.6%, Psychological Horror 17.1%, Retro 11%, Dark 8.1%
- #52 Mouthwashing
63% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 36,697 reviews2024
Dev: Wrong OrganPub: CRITICAL REFLEX
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
The five crew members of the Tulpar are stranded in the empty reaches of space, shrouded in perpetual sunset. God is not watching.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.1%, Horror 21.7%, Retro 16.5%, Surreal 10.6%, Dark 9.6%
- #53 Upstairs
64% 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 35.2%, Horror 12.7%, 1990's 12.5%, Retro 11.7%, Adventure 8%
- #54 The Endless Empty
67% matchVery Positive96% of 305 reviews2018
Dev: Erik Sheader-Smith
Windows
A surreal post-life adventure
Why similar: Surreal 21.2%, Adventure 19.2%, Psychological Horror 15%, Great Soundtrack 12.9%, Story Rich 10.2%
- #55 The Blind Prophet
67% matchVery Positive88% of 522 reviews2020
Dev: Ars Goetia
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 67%
A point'n'Click adventure game. Resolve mysteries and fight the Great Evil.
Why similar: Point & Click 50.1%, Adventure 25.9%, Horror 8.8%, Great Soundtrack 5.2%, Story Rich 4.3%
- #56 Shadowgate
68% matchVery Positive87% of 710 reviews2014
Dev: Zojoi
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Thrust into the role of "The Seed of Prophecy," players travel deep into the living castle, in hopes of defeating the evil that dwells within – the dreaded Warlock Lord.
Why similar: Point & Click 63.9%, Adventure 12.2%, Retro 11%, Great Soundtrack 5.7%, Puzzle 5.6%
- #57 SIMULACRA
66% matchVery Positive90% of 4,633 reviews2017
Dev: Kaigan Games OÜ
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 71%
An interactive horror experience of exploring a missing woman’s phone.
Why similar: Point & Click 39.8%, Horror 18.5%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Story Rich 6.7%, Dark 6%
- #58 Rusty Lake Hotel
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 10,215 reviews2016
Dev: Rusty Lake
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 6.8 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: Point & Click 47%, Horror 14%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, Surreal 7.4%, Adventure 6.4%
- #59 Dingir OS
64% matchVery Positive83% of 58 reviews2025
Dev: SpoocleMacBoogle
Windows
Congratulations, you've found Dingir OS — an operating system that lets you glimpse into the darkest corners of the internet. Browse forbidden websites, investigate lethal files, and immerse yourself in the world of digital legends. (We are not responsible for anything that may happen to you.)
Why similar: Point & Click 41.2%, Horror 18%, Psychological Horror 16.6%, Dark 10.3%, Story Rich 7.6%