- #1 The Excavation of Hob's Barrow
97% matchVery Positive92% of 3,008 reviews2022
Dev: Cloak and Dagger GamesPub: Wadjet Eye Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%
The Excavation of Hob's Barrow is a folk horror narrative-driven adventure. Explore the isolated moors of rural Victorian England as you uncover the mysteries of Hob's Barrow. The answers lie in the soil...
Why similar: Point & Click 25.2%, Dark 11.3%, Horror 10.8%, Emotional 10.1%, Drama 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: Captures the same eerie, folk-horror atmosphere and meticulous pixel-art style.
- #2 Fran Bow
96% 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: Point & Click 24.4%, Psychological Horror 19.7%, Psychological 11.5%, Dark 11.3%, Story Rich 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: Features a similar blend of surreal, disturbing imagery and point-and-click exploration.
- #3 The Cat Lady
96% 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: Point & Click 17.7%, Horror 12.4%, Psychological 11.6%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Dark 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: Shares the dark, psychological, and mature narrative tone found in the seed game.
- #4 Strangeland
95% matchVery Positive93% of 953 reviews2021
Dev: Wormwood StudiosPub: Wadjet Eye Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 81%
You wake in a surreal carnival, where a woman cries out to you before leaping to her death. Can either of you be saved? The denizens and devices of Strangeland answer with riddles, puzzles, and warnings of a Dark Thing lurking at the park’s peak. A new adventure from the creators of Primordia.
Why similar: Point & Click 22%, Narrative 12.8% ★, Psychological 12.7%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, Pixel Graphics 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a deeply psychological and surreal point-and-click experience that mirrors the seed's emotional weight.
- #5 Stories Untold
94% matchVery Positive87% of 5,390 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 25.7%, Psychological Horror 21.2%, Horror 19.6%, Atmospheric 13.9%, Story Rich 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: Uses a unique, experimental narrative structure to deliver a chilling, atmospheric horror experience.
- #6 The Horror Of Salazar House
94% matchVery Positive95% of 386 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 17.3%, Supernatural 14.9%, Dark 10.9%, Psychological Horror 10.2%, Horror 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: A masterfully crafted pixel-art horror game that focuses on exploration and unsettling narrative.
- #7 Downfall
93% matchVery Positive94% of 1,627 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 22.6%, Psychological Horror 19.7%, Story Rich 13.2%, Horror 13.1%, Dark 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: A gritty, psychological horror game that emphasizes mature storytelling and point-and-click mechanics.
- #8 Little Misfortune
92% 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: Point & Click 31%, Psychological Horror 19.8%, Story Rich 13.8%, Horror 12.7%, Dark 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a dark, narrative-heavy adventure with a distinct, unsettling visual style.
- #9 Nightmare Frames
91% matchVery Positive98% of 376 reviews2022
Dev: Postmodern Adventures
Windows
Nightmare Frames is a supernatural thriller where you'll step into the shoes of Alan Goldberg, in the search for the scariest horror film of all time. An enthralling journey through the streets of the Hollywood of the 80s, a small haunted town, and even Hell itself.
Why similar: Point & Click 21.3%, Supernatural 12.2%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Horror 10%, Dark 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: A classic-style point-and-click horror game that captures the tension and mystery of the seed.
- #10 Afterdream
91% matchVery Positive93% of 339 reviews2023
Dev: Jesse MakkonenPub: Gamirror Games
Windows
Get lost in a lucid dream, bending the lines between reality and fiction. Utilize the strange camera to navigate through the ghosts' mysterious residence. Find the purpose of your nocturnal visit in a vivid and dreamlike setting.
Why similar: Psychological 15.6%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Emotional 11.1%, Horror 10.9%, Drama 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric, 2D psychological horror game that emphasizes exploration and surreal storytelling.
- #11 DISTRAINT: Deluxe Edition
90% matchVery Positive93% of 12,692 reviews2015
Dev: Jesse Makkonen
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
DISTRAINT is a 2D psychological horror adventure game for PC. In order to secure a partnership in a famous company, Price seizes the property of an elderly woman. In that very moment, he finds out the price of his humanity.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.2%, Horror 16.5%, Pixel Graphics 13.1%, Dark 8.8%, Story Rich 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: A short, impactful psychological horror game that uses pixel art to convey deep feelings of dread.
- #12 Bad Dream: Coma
89% 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: Point & Click 24.4%, Psychological 16.1%, Dark 12.4%, Horror 11.8%, Psychological Horror 11.8%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal, point-and-click horror game where choices significantly impact the dark, dreamlike world.
- #13 Unavowed
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,539 reviews2018
Dev: Wadjet Eye Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
A demon has possessed you and used your body to tear a swath of bloodshed through New York. You are now free, but life as you knew it is over. Your only path forward is joining the Unavowed - an ancient society dedicated to stopping evil. No matter what the cost.
Why similar: Point & Click 29.2%, Supernatural 16.6%, Gothic 10.4% ★, Story Rich 9.7%, Mystery 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: A supernatural, narrative-driven point-and-click adventure with deep character development.
- #14 Black Mirror I
88% matchVery Positive84% of 1,443 reviews2014
Dev: Future GamesPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 51%
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 32%, Gothic 14.6% ★, Mystery 13.8%, Dark 9.7%, Horror 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: A classic gothic horror adventure that focuses on mystery and atmospheric storytelling.
- #15 I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream
87% matchVery Positive89% of 3,605 reviews2013
Dev: The Dreamers GuildPub: Nightdive Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%
The adventure plunges you into the tortured and hidden past of five humans. Delve into their darkest fears. Outwit the Master Computer AM in a game of psychological warfare. Disturbing, compelling. An adventure you won't easily forget !!
Why similar: Point & Click 48.4%, Horror 14.6%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Dark 10.1%, Story Rich 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: A classic, dark point-and-click game that deals with intense psychological themes.
- #16 Football Game
86% matchVery Positive91% of 316 reviews2018
Dev: Cloak and Dagger Games
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 75%
You are Tommy, a local high school football hero in the town of East Bend. It’s game night for the Purchase County Turbines and your sweetheart is waiting in the bleachers. Join Tommy for a night you won’t forget...
Why similar: Point & Click 14.3%, Narrative 14.1% ★, Psychological 12.5%, Emotional 8.3%, Psychological Horror 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: A short, intense psychological thriller that uses point-and-click mechanics to tell a dark story.
- #17 The Corruption Within
86% 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 25.1%, Psychological 18.2%, Mystery 11.6%, Story Rich 10.1%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: A mystery-focused point-and-click game that emphasizes narrative depth and dark secrets.
- #18 Oxenfree
84% matchVery Positive91% of 12,023 reviews2016
Dev: Night School Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Oxenfree is a supernatural thriller about a group of friends who unwittingly open a ghostly rift. You are Alex, and you’ve just brought your new stepbrother Jonas to an overnight island party gone horribly wrong.
Why similar: Supernatural 30.2%, Story Rich 19.1%, Mystery 13.9%, Atmospheric 11.8%, Horror 11.5%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on supernatural mystery and character-driven dialogue in an atmospheric setting.
- #19 Sally Face - Episode One
84% 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: Narrative 20.4% ★, Point & Click 11.4%, Psychological Horror 10.6%, Supernatural 10.2%, Dark 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, story-rich adventure that explores disturbing themes through a unique visual lens.
- #20 An English Haunting
83% matchVery Positive96% of 394 reviews2024
Dev: Postmodern Adventures
Windows
While looking for the existence of the Great Beyond, Professor Patrick Moore, aided by a fake medium, will build a device to see the other side, embark on a search for a millenary artifact, and investigate the most haunted manor of 1907 England.
Why similar: Gothic 22.4% ★, Point & Click 18%, Supernatural 14.7%, Pixel Graphics 8.6%, Mystery 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: A traditional point-and-click adventure that excels in building a slow-burn, eerie atmosphere.
- #21 White Night
85% matchMostly Positive73% of 399 reviews2015
Dev: OSome StudioPub: Plug In Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 51%
The dark will reveal all!Explore the macabre past of an old mansion in the 1930's and solve puzzles of light and shadows in this fully black & white survival horror! Players are trapped in this nightmare where darkness is a constant threat!
Why similar: Horror 67.5%, Adventure 25.2%, Singleplayer 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: A noir-inspired horror game that uses light and shadow to build a tense, atmospheric experience.
- #22 When the Darkness comes
82% matchVery Positive92% of 8,408 reviews2019
Dev: Sirhaian
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 65%
When the Darkness comes is a walking simulator whose glitchy and dark tale tries to illustrate the hardships of depression and anxiety through a variety of imaginary digital landscapes.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 32%, Horror 14.3%, Dark 13.5%, Psychological 12.7%, Emotional 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror experience that focuses on surreal, dreamlike environments.
- #23 Off-Peak
82% matchVery Positive90% of 1,797 reviews2016
Dev: Cosmo DPub: Cosmo D Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 54 minMean: 43.5 hrs≥1hr: 43%
You're stranded at a cathedral-like train station in the near future, searching for a ticket out of town. Explore the secret passageways, interact with strangers, dig for records, and get hypnotized by the soundtrack – a batch of original music courtesy of the band, Archie Pelago.
Why similar: Horror 42.3%, Atmospheric 30.2%, Adventure 23%, Singleplayer 4.4%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal, atmospheric walking simulator that shares the dreamlike, unsettling quality of the seed.
- #24 My Friend is a Raven
81% matchVery Positive91% of 1,316 reviews2020
Dev: Two Star Games
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 18%
You return to your old apartment one last time, in search of a sickened raven. You must speak to him, and discover the cause behind the calamity that has spread across the world.
Why similar: Horror 23.3%, Point & Click 22.8%, Psychological Horror 16.8%, Dark 13.5%, Atmospheric 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A short, dark, and emotional narrative game that explores themes of loss and mystery.
- #25 Kathy Rain
81% matchVery Positive92% of 3,928 reviews2016
Dev: Clifftop GamesPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Set in the '90s, Kathy Rain tells the story of a strong-willed journalism major who has to come to terms with her troubled past as she investigates the mysterious death of her recently deceased grandfather.
Why similar: Point & Click 97.7%, Mystery 0.5%, Pixel Graphics 0.5%, Supernatural 0.3%, Psychological Horror 0.3%
Why You'll Like It: A compelling mystery adventure with a dark, mature narrative and strong character focus.
- #26 Marie's Room
80% matchVery Positive93% of 6,612 reviews2018
Dev: Kenny Guillaume
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 14.9 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: Story Rich 31.7%, Atmospheric 19.8%, Point & Click 18.2%, Mystery 14.9%, Adventure 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: A poignant, narrative-driven experience that focuses on emotional storytelling and atmospheric exploration.
- #27 Detention
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 11,663 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 20.2%, Point & Click 16.4%, Psychological Horror 16.3%, Drama 11.3%, Dark 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: A haunting, atmospheric horror game set in a school that explores supernatural and historical trauma.
- #28 The Flayed Man
77% matchVery Positive92% of 363 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 25.1%, Dark 16.2%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Pixel Graphics 11%, Horror 9%
- #29 Slender Threads
76% 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: Point & Click 28.7%, Psychological Horror 10.5%, Horror 10.3%, Story Rich 9.2%, Dark 9.2%
- #30 It Paints Me
76% matchVery Positive97% of 224 reviews2024
Dev: ENDYSIS
Windows · Mac · Linux
Take the role of a painter struggling to finish his masterpiece in this short Gothic horror visual novel about art, pain and love.
Why similar: Gothic 25.7% ★, Supernatural 13.3%, Dark 10.7%, Emotional 10.3%, Horror 8.9%
- #31 Whispering Willows
78% matchVery Positive82% of 1,862 reviews2014
Dev: Night Light InteractivePub: Akupara Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Interact with the spirits of the dead, solve the puzzles of the mysterious mansion and help Elena find her missing father in the horror/adventure puzzle game: Whispering Willows.
Why similar: Supernatural 18.4%, Point & Click 16.3%, Story Rich 13.3%, Mystery 12.1%, Horror 11.9%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric ghost story that combines exploration with a dark, supernatural mystery.
- #32 Carnival
75% matchVery Positive100% of 63 reviews2025
Dev: Beyond Booleans
Windows
Carnival is an atmospheric folk horror point-&-click featuring low-resolution pixel art graphics, locations drawn from Venice itself, and developing relationships with NPCs, allowing the player to influence events in the game and achieve multiple different endings.
Why similar: Point & Click 27.7%, Supernatural 13.3%, Pixel Graphics 11.9%, Horror 9.4%, Atmospheric 9.1%
- #33 A Date in the Park
77% matchVery Positive88% of 1,998 reviews2016
Dev: Cloak and Dagger Games
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 36%
A short and mysterious free point and click adventure game, inspired by the feeling of oddness in an everyday situation.
Why similar: Point & Click 19.8%, Psychological 12.8%, Emotional 12.2%, Psychological Horror 11%, Horror 9.9%
- #34 Neverending Nightmares
78% 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: Psychological Horror 31.7%, Horror 30.8%, Atmospheric 13.1%, Dark 6.8%, Gore 6%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that uses a unique art style to depict the protagonist's descent into madness.
- #35 Train of Afterlife
79% matchMixed51% of 183 reviews2015
Dev: Zeiva Inc
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Train of Afterlife is a mystery, psychological, horror Visual Novel.
Why similar: Psychological 23.1%, Dark 14.9%, Mystery 14.5%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Adventure 11.8%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven visual novel that deals with themes of death and the afterlife in a unique setting.
- #36 Nightmare Zapping
75% 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: Point & Click 15.5%, Dark 14.3%, Horror 12.1%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Pixel Graphics 11.4%
- #37 Slender Threads: Prologue
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 516 reviews2021
Dev: Blyts
Windows · Mac · Linux
In this paranormal point-and-click adventure, a traveling salesman races to stop a string of horrific deaths in a quiet seaside town—before he’s next.
Why similar: Point & Click 25.4%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Dark 13.8%, Horror 12%, Story Rich 11%
- #38 THIEF'S SHELTER
73% matchVery Positive96% of 56 reviews2025
Dev: Geo GamesPub: Restless Corp.
Windows
THIEF’S SHELTER is a 3D Point and Click Psychological Adventure where the world mirrors a crumbling mind. Nothing stays still, and even your own thoughts can’t be trusted.
Why similar: Narrative 33.7% ★, Point & Click 16.6%, Psychological 14.9%, Dark 11%, Story Rich 7.3%
- #39 Midnight Syndrome
73% matchVery Positive99% of 87 reviews2024
Dev: ナツミカン
Windows
A summer night consumes the girls... Exploration type horror ADV game
Why similar: Point & Click 22.3%, Dark 12.7%, Horror 12.3%, Drama 11.8%, Emotional 9.3%
- #40 Darkness Under My Bed
74% 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: Supernatural 18.2%, Psychological 13.1%, Point & Click 12.4%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Dark 10.2%
- #41 Inversed
72% matchVery Positive93% of 70 reviews2024
Dev: Tymedust Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short, interactive visual novel set in the mid-19th Century, in which a poet fights against time as she's writing the most important work of her life. Poetry is the answer, but what is the question?
Why similar: Psychological 14.6%, Point & Click 13.2%, Emotional 12.9%, Drama 11.1%, Psychological Horror 10.2%
- #42 Channel 4 Midnight
71% matchVery Positive85% of 102 reviews2026
Dev: foolkien
Windows
A bite-sized psychological horror game about a wayward soul who seeks transformation through a sinister ritual.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.8%, Horror 23.7%, Psychological 16.7%, Dark 10.3%, Story Rich 9.4%
- #43 Midnight Scenes: A Safe Place
71% matchVery Positive95% of 224 reviews2024
Dev: White Blanket GamesPub: Octavi Navarro
Windows
Phil's life has crumbled to dust. The four walls of his room have become his safe haven. He yearns for sleep...but terrible nightmares haunt him. Welcome to a new dimension of horror. Welcome to Midnight Scenes.
Why similar: Narrative 21% ★, Point & Click 12.3%, Supernatural 11.6%, Psychological 8.8%, Dark 6.9%
- #44 The Dream Machine: Chapter 1 & 2
73% matchVery Positive87% of 2,217 reviews2012
Dev: Cockroach Inc.Pub: The Sleeping Machine
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 75%
The Dream Machine is an award-winning point & click adventure game about exploring other people's dreams. It's built by hand using materials such as clay, cardboard and broccoli.
Why similar: Narrative 24.3% ★, Point & Click 15.1%, Psychological 10.7%, Emotional 9.3%, Dark 8.5%
- #45 Mothmen 1966
72% matchVery Positive91% of 313 reviews2022
Dev: LCB Game StudioPub: Chorus Worldwide Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Mothmen 1966 is a 'Pixel Pulp' - a visual novel fusing exceptional writing and stunning illustration, inspired by mid-20th century pulp fiction and 80s home computer graphics - set amongst the strange occurrences of the Leonid meteor shower of 1966.
Why similar: Supernatural 24.1%, Dark 15.8%, Horror 12.7%, Story Rich 11.6%, Mystery 11.3%
- #46 Vlad Circus: Curse of Asmodeus
70% matchVery Positive94% of 50 reviews2025
Dev: IndiesruptionPub: Blowfish Studios
Windows
Vlad Circus: Curse of Asmodeus drags you into a sordid world of mirrors and shadows where the demon lurks. Dare to take on this macabre pixel-art graphic adventure of horror and madness. Solve puzzles and explore two parallel timelines.
Why similar: Point & Click 29.3%, Pixel Graphics 16%, Horror 14.6%, Story Rich 10.9%, Dark 8.6%
- #47 THRESHOLD
70% matchVery Positive85% of 1,227 reviews2024
Dev: Julien EveilléPub: CRITICAL REFLEX
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%
In a lonely station atop a mountain, a train rumbles its precious cargo to places unknown. Now is your shift. Keep the pace. Uncover a mystery. Fight for your last breath. The air is thin up here.
Why similar: Dark 21.4%, Psychological Horror 19.7%, Horror 16.9%, Story Rich 13.1%, Mystery 12.2%
- #48 Welcome To The Dark Place
68% matchVery Positive88% of 559 reviews2025
Dev: Zeekerss
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 39%
The train is the only escape.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 32.7%, Mystery 21%, Horror 15.1%, Atmospheric 11.9%, Adventure 10.3%
- #49 SIMULACRA
70% matchVery Positive90% of 4,596 reviews2017
Dev: Kaigan Games OÜ
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 71%
An interactive horror experience of exploring a missing woman’s phone.
Why similar: Point & Click 21%, Psychological 12.6%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Horror 11.8%, Drama 9.1%
- #50 Insight
69% matchVery Positive86% of 66 reviews2024
Dev: GravelRoadPub: PaperPixel Games
Windows
Insight is a single-player horror story game shrouded in mystery. You'll take control of different characters to solve crimes and unveil the dark secrets behind them.
Why similar: Dark 15.7%, Emotional 14.6%, Drama 13.5%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Horror 12.6%
- #51 Game For Anna
71% matchMostly Positive80% of 127 reviews2021
Dev: Desert Fox
Windows
Hello Anna. I made a game for you. We can play together as we used to.
Why similar: Point & Click 19.5%, Supernatural 17.1%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Psychological 10.9%, Horror 10.6%
- #52 Deep Sleep: Labyrinth of the Forsaken
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 528 reviews2025
Dev: scriptwelderPub: Armor Games Studios
Windows
What dreams are made of is the stuff of nightmares in this new point-and-click adventure. Delve deep into realms both fantastical and terrifying, and use the power of lucid dreaming to solve puzzles, explore, and contend with eerie adversaries in your search for the brother you thought had died.
Why similar: Point & Click 18.5%, Supernatural 16.6%, Psychological 15.6%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, Horror 8.3%
- #53 Ignited Entry
67% matchVery Positive96% of 310 reviews2024
Dev: JordiBoi
Windows
Ignited Entry is a full length narrative driven psychological horror game with voice acting, dreamish visuals, and horror elements that will keep you on the edge of your seat. Some doors should never be opened. But you must go in.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 15.7%, Narrative 14.7% ★, Psychological 13.9%, Horror 11.2%, Story Rich 10.9%
- #54 The Tavern In the Woods
68% matchMostly Positive78% of 55 reviews2025
Dev: Chris J MitchellPub: Motion Forge CG
Windows
"Tavern in the Woods" is a first person, single-player interactive fiction story that blends mystery, storytelling, and supernatural horror. Players explore and investigate an isolated environment as the narrative slowly unfolds, gradually uncovering the truth behind the eerie emptiness.
Why similar: Dark 21.2%, Supernatural 20.5%, Drama 19.5%, Atmospheric 13.9%, Mystery 13.8%
- #55 Siberian Way
67% matchVery Positive82% of 68 reviews2025
Dev: RootGame
Windows
Siberian Way is a detective thriller novel. Follow the dark non-linear story and decide how it can end! For all fans of snowy Siberia, Murder on the Orient Express and twisted plots, seasoned with mysticism.
Why similar: Psychological 25.1%, Dark 19.9%, Psychological Horror 17.1%, Horror 12.5%, Story Rich 9.8%
- #56 The Plague Doctor of Wippra
67% matchVery Positive89% of 378 reviews2022
Dev: ElectrocosmosPub: Application Systems Heidelberg
Windows · Mac · Linux
The plague spreads agony and fear in the small town of Wippra. As a plague doctor, you bring healing and relief wherever you can. But ignorance, superstition, and religious zeal make for a deadly threat in this retro medieval medical adventure!
Why similar: Narrative 34.7% ★, Point & Click 29.4%, Pixel Graphics 13.3%, Story Rich 11.1%, Atmospheric 9.4%
- #57 The Lies We Tell Ourselves
67% matchMostly Positive71% of 119 reviews2025
Dev: Poopsy
Windows
The Lies We Tell Ourselves is an episodic first person psychological action-adventure game with introspective/horror elements and a focus on subtle storytelling and atmosphere. Explore, solve puzzles, survive and uncover truths buried deep within a castle of lies.
Why similar: Narrative 19.6% ★, Supernatural 12.7%, Psychological Horror 11%, Psychological 10.3%, Dark 10%
- #58 Wood and Flesh: A Candleforth Short Story
66% matchVery Positive87% of 119 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 32.8%, Horror 18.6%, Mystery 18.4%, Psychological Horror 16.9%, Dark 9.5%
- #59 Chronicle of Innsmouth
69% matchMostly Positive78% of 248 reviews2017
Dev: PsychoDevPub: AtomicHorde
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Chronicle of Innsmouth is a point'n'click adventure inspired by Lucas' retro classics from the 90s and H.P. Lovecraft's works. Investigate, gather info and solve enigmas to unveil the secrets of the cursed town of Innsmouth, a forsaken place surrounded by horrifying rumors.
Why similar: Point & Click 63.8%, Adventure 18.6%, Pixel Graphics 17.6%
- #60 Winion Virus
64% matchVery Positive95% of 967 reviews2024
Dev: Dawntown Studio
Windows · Mac
Winion Virus is a pixel-art visual novel horror game. It features adorable and charming graphics paired with a dark fairy-tale story full of unexpected twists. As a point-and-click adventure, your task is to fix the errors occurring within the computer.
Why similar: Point & Click 22.2%, Horror 14.5%, Psychological Horror 14%, Emotional 11.7%, Pixel Graphics 11.5%