- #1 SIMULACRA
97% matchVery Positive90% of 4,689 reviews2017
Dev: Kaigan Games OÜ
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 71%
An interactive horror experience of exploring a missing woman’s phone.
Why similar: Point & Click 21.7%, Psychological Horror 19.8%, Visual Novel 19.1%, Horror 16.7%, Story Rich 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: Like last seen online, you investigate a missing person's mysterious disappearance by digging through the contents of their lost mobile phone.
- #2 Desktop Explorer
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,312 reviews2026
Dev: Recurring Dream
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Rummage through the abandoned profiles of an old PC to unravel an inherited mystery. What secrets hide in this eerie adventure of cryptic games and outdated software? Who was using this computer? And what happened to them?
Why similar: Investigation 18.3%, 1990's 14.1%, Point & Click 14%, Psychological Horror 14%, Interactive Fiction 11.6%
Why You'll Like It: You must navigate a strange, simulated desktop environment filled with hidden puzzles and psychological twists.
- #3 Hypnospace Outlaw
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 5,578 reviews2019
Dev: TendershootPub: No More Robots
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 7.0 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: 1990's 37.2%, Point & Click 26.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Story Rich 9%, Puzzle 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: It shares a heavy focus on navigating a simulated, retro operating system and uncovering secrets buried deep within an alternate-history internet.
- #4 Welcome to the Game
95% matchVery Positive84% of 2,596 reviews2016
Dev: Reflect Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Welcome to the Game is a creepy horror/puzzle game that takes you into the world of the Deep Web. Explore the Deep Web with the sole purpose of trying to find a Red Room, an online service / website that allows you to see and participate in interactive torture and murder.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 37.4%, Horror 35.8%, Puzzle 16.8%, Indie 6.7%, Singleplayer 3.3%
Why You'll Like It: This game relies heavily on tense, investigative computer-terminal gameplay where you must dig through the deep web while avoiding unseen threats.
- #5 Netveil
94% matchVery Positive94% of 51 reviews2024
Dev: KlownEris
Windows
A pixel art psychological horror game with a point-and-click system that takes the style of an interactive desktop environment.
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.7%, Point & Click 26.6%, Psychological Horror 22.2%, Horror 18.1%, Indie 3.2%
Why You'll Like It: It immerses you in a dark, point-and-click investigation that heavily mirrors the voyeuristic puzzle mechanics of the seed game.
- #6 FAKEBOOK
94% matchVery Positive91% of 889 reviews2024
Dev: banjihagames
Windows · Mac
Point-and-click mystery adventure on the virtual Social Media! Find secrets hidden by family, friends, companies, and idols.
Why similar: Investigation 20.7%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Interactive Fiction 12.8%, Point & Click 11.7%
Why You'll Like It: You probe through personal profiles and digital histories to investigate a secretive plot, matching the intrusive detective work of the seed game.
- #7 Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You
93% matchVery Positive90% of 15,585 reviews2016
Dev: Osmotic StudiosPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Big Brother has arrived - and it’s you. Investigate the lives of citizens to find those responsible for a series of terror attacks. Information from the internet, personal communications and private files are all accessible to you. But, be warned, the information you supply will have consequences.
Why similar: Investigation 85.1%, Interactive Fiction 4%, Story Rich 3.3%, Point & Click 3%, Visual Novel 2.8%
Why You'll Like It: You act as a digital investigator sifting through private communications, files, and personal data to uncover a psychological mystery.
- #8 Her Story
92% matchVery Positive89% of 10,424 reviews2015
Dev: Sam Barlow
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
A woman is interviewed seven times by the police. Search the video database and explore hundreds of authentic clips to discover her story in this groundbreaking and award winning narrative game.
Why similar: Investigation 21.2%, Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Point & Click 12.8%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Psychological Horror 11.6%
Why You'll Like It: It captures the exact same investigative joy of searching through a disorganized digital database to piece together a fragmented narrative.
- #9 Buddy Simulator 1984
91% matchVery Positive93% of 4,366 reviews2021
Dev: Not a Sailor Studios
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Thanks to next generation AI technology, BUDDY SIMULATOR 1984 simulates the experience of hanging out with a best buddy! Your buddy learns from you, constantly adapting to your interests and personality. But most importantly, your buddy can play games with you!
Why similar: Psychological Horror 27.7%, Horror 18.5%, Story Rich 14.3%, Interactive Fiction 11.9%, Cute 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: It uses a nostalgic, simulated computer interface to slowly devolve into a deeply unsettling psychological horror experience.
- #10 Who's Lila?
91% matchVery Positive94% of 3,836 reviews2022
Dev: Garage Heathen
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%
A reverse-detective adventure, where you control your character's face
Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.2%, Point & Click 15.9%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Horror 11.7%
Why You'll Like It: It blends point-and-click investigation and eerie psychological horror with a heavy emphasis on manipulating facial expressions and uncanny UI elements.
- #11 Outcore: Desktop Adventure
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 18,424 reviews2022
Dev: Doctor Shinobi
Windows
All you wanted was a nice game. But now you find yourself opening Windows apps like Paint & Notepad to solve puzzles, and searching for files on your computers that you didn't put there... Who is she? Why did she appear on your desktop? Let's dive into her memories and find out.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 35.8%, Story Rich 18.1%, Puzzle 13.4%, Exploration 12.1%, Cute 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: It cleverly uses your actual desktop interface and file system as the primary playground for puzzle-solving and storytelling.
- #12 Emily is Away Too
89% matchVery Positive93% of 6,246 reviews2017
Dev: Kyle Seeley
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Emily is Away Too is a brand new story featuring new characters and multiple different endings. Message your friends, surf the web and choose your path through this branching narrative.
Why similar: Visual Novel 31%, Story Rich 24.4%, Psychological Horror 15.8%, Indie 13.8%, Casual 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: It replicates the intimate, text-heavy feeling of interacting entirely through a simulated messaging client where every choice matters.
- #13 No Players Online
88% matchVery Positive84% of 690 reviews2025
Dev: Beeswax GamesPub: Black Lantern Collective
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 81%
you find an abandoned fps game on an old computer. you decide to play it.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.7%, Psychological Horror 21.9%, Horror 18.6%, Story Rich 14.4%, Puzzle 13.3%
Why You'll Like It: An unsettling atmospheric exploration game that plays on nostalgic UI aesthetics to create a creeping sense of isolation and dread.
- #14 Last Message
89% matchVery Positive89% of 178 reviews2021
Dev: JamesGamesNZ
Windows
Use an in-game computer to chat with friends to stay connected and help each other. Explore your 'empty' apartment building for items to assist them and uncover lost messages.
Why similar: Horror 32.4%, Story Rich 28.6%, Exploration 13.3%, Casual 11.9%, 3D 7%
Why You'll Like It: It leverages emotional storytelling and single-player digital investigation to uncover the fate of someone through their online footprint.
- #15 HOUSE CALL
86% matchVery Positive89% of 85 reviews2026
Dev: helloitscrash
Windows
HOUSE CALL is a short 20 to 30-minute experience heavily inspired by Adobe Flash point-and-click games of the late 2000s, including THE HOUSE by Sinthai. Use your mouse to explore the environment, solve puzzles, and proceed through the house to find what lies within.
Why similar: Point & Click 21.2%, Horror 16%, Psychological Horror 15%, Investigation 14.8%, Puzzle 11.8%
Why You'll Like It: Features point-and-click puzzle mechanics wrapped in a tense, claustrophobic horror atmosphere.
- #16 ONE IN THE BACK
86% matchVery Positive96% of 246 reviews2025
Dev: Mr. Jingo
Windows
An escape-room styled series of puzzles await in the car that seems to contain neither rhyme nor reason. See if you can solve the mysteries of the photographs, and figure out what it means to be the ONE IN THE BACK.
Why similar: Point & Click 23.2%, Puzzle 15.1%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, 2.5D 12.9%, Story Rich 12.2%
Why You'll Like It: Utilizes minimalist point-and-click puzzle progression to tell a dark, story-rich narrative.
- #17 A Date in the Park
87% matchVery Positive88% of 2,059 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 17.3%, Interactive Fiction 15.5%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, 1990's 11.8%, Horror 11.8%
Why You'll Like It: A short, atmospheric point-and-click adventure that slowly shifts from mundane exploration to psychological dread.
- #18 Everyday Devil
84% matchVery Positive96% of 326 reviews2026
Dev: alleesaur
Windows
A short, linear story game of a random demon guy's life.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.5%, Psychological Horror 21.9%, Visual Novel 18.6%, 2.5D 13.9%, Horror 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric, text-driven visual novel that leans heavily into dark psychological themes and investigative reading.
- #19 Office Hours
85% matchVery Positive82% of 66 reviews2026
Dev: PipoteamPub: IIM Digital School
Windows
Sort forms, get to know your mysterious new collegues & unravel mysteries they're trying to cover up as you step in to replace the previous RH at this mysterious pharmaceutical company.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 29.4%, Point & Click 26%, Horror 13.6%, 1990's 12%, Story Rich 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person, point-and-click psychological horror experience centered around isolated work environments and uncanny encounters.
- #20 Hearing Voices
84% matchVery Positive96% of 52 reviews2026
Dev: Fuupu
Windows
Hearing Voices is a unique indie short horror experience where you will need to put your listening and deduction skills to the test to solve puzzles. Mistakes have consequences.
Why similar: Investigation 33.5%, Psychological Horror 29%, Puzzle 15.2%, Horror 8.4%, Story Rich 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: Combines atmospheric investigation with puzzle mechanics and deep psychological horror elements.
- #21 Doki Doki Literature Club!
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 228,468 reviews2017
Dev: Team Salvato
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 38.4 hrs≥1hr: 74%
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 34.9%, Visual Novel 26.5%, Horror 15.7%, Story Rich 9.2%, Cute 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: It uses subtle meta-horror elements and computer file manipulation to surprise the player in ways reminiscent of atmospheric psychological indie games.
- #22 Log.in
83% matchMostly Positive76% of 95 reviews2026
Dev: Little氷華
Windows
Log.in is a mystery-horror game where you explore a PC screen, digging through images, videos and files. Hidden somewhere in the system is the location of a girl being held captive. Your actions on the desktop will dramatically change the story and her fate.
Why similar: Point & Click 23.9%, Horror 18.1%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Interactive Fiction 13.1%, Puzzle 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: A mystery point-and-click adventure focused on uncovering dark secrets through digital interfaces.
- #23 Dingir OS
81% matchVery Positive85% of 67 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 16.2%, Psychological Horror 15.9%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Horror 11.7%
Why You'll Like It: Features a distinct operating system theme combined with detective-style visual novel horror.
- #24 Murmurs of the Mist
80% matchVery Positive90% of 58 reviews2026
Dev: Jenna YourstonePub: JamJam Studios
Windows
In this game, you’ll encounter puzzles which require you to use your environment in order to solve them. Take note of every detail, they can help you in uncovering Sofia’s story.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 29.9%, Horror 19.6%, Story Rich 14.3%, Puzzle 13.9%, Casual 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: A story-rich puzzle game wrapped in thick layers of psychological horror and eerie exploration.
- #25 Cube Escape Collection
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 8,028 reviews2020
Dev: Rusty Lake
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
In this classic point-and-click adventure anthology you follow the path of Dale and Laura and other famous Rusty lake characters such as Mr. Crow and Mr. Owl. The series will be updated, preserved and bundled to survive the end of the Flash Games era.
Why similar: Point & Click 29.8%, Puzzle 21.8%, Psychological Horror 18.7%, Horror 13.8%, Story Rich 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: Offers surreal, room-escape style puzzles packed with unsettling imagery akin to classic flash-game puzzle design.
- #26 Welcome to the Game II
81% matchVery Positive84% of 3,536 reviews2018
Dev: Reflect Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Welcome to the Game II is an atmospheric horror / strategy / puzzle game that takes you into the world of the deep web in search of the shadow web. Play as an investigative reporter trying to solve a case of a mysterious woman broadcasting for help as masked men are on the hunt to kill her.
Why similar: Horror 43.5%, Psychological Horror 37.3%, Puzzle 8.9%, Indie 6.7%, Singleplayer 3.6%
Why You'll Like It: Expands on terminal-based investigation and dangerous desktop exploration with even more intense atmospheric horror.
- #27 Telling Lies
82% matchMixed63% of 1,325 reviews2019
Dev: Sam BarlowPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Four private lives. One big lie. Search through secretly recorded video conversations to discover the truth. The successor to the acclaimed Her Story.
Why similar: Investigation 24.4%, Point & Click 16.9%, Interactive Fiction 16.2%, Story Rich 10.6%, Realistic 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: You review restricted surveillance footage and fragmented video clips on a simulated desktop to solve a secretive mystery.
- #28 No Results Found
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 3,027 reviews2026
Dev: Zzangdol GamesPub: Jungle Game Lab
Windows · Mac
Search, dig deeper, and search again. Can you reach the end of the truth?
Why similar: Investigation 41.7%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Horror 10.5%, Exploration 10.3%, Story Rich 6.6%
- #29 SEEING THINGS
79% matchVery Positive96% of 81 reviews2024
Dev: Robot Invader
Windows · Mac
Full tilt surveillance horror. Keep your eyes locked on security cameras for an outrageous collection of horrific anomalies, suspicious movement, and the occasional T-Rex. Observe, detect, survive!
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.7%, Investigation 19.1%, Horror 14.4%, Puzzle 12.6%, Point & Click 12.4%
Why You'll Like It: A single-player psychological horror puzzle game that plays on perception and hidden objects to unnerve the player.
- #30 Winion Virus
77% matchVery Positive95% of 1,075 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: Visual Novel 19.2%, Psychological Horror 18.9%, Point & Click 18.2%, Horror 16.6%, Story Rich 7.9%
- #31 New Folder
78% matchVery Positive89% of 63 reviews2026
Dev: Evicted Games
Windows
You log on to a computer having no clue of what lies within. Explore its files, solve puzzles to recover missing pieces, and decipher passwords to enter otherwise prohibited folders. As you delve deeper into its content, you’ll find that there is a greater mystery to be solved.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 43.4%, Puzzle 25.2%, Horror 11.8%, 2D 10.3%, Indie 6.5%
- #32 The Backroom - Lost and Found
77% matchVery Positive89% of 455 reviews2022
Dev: Lollin' Pony
Windows
The Backroom - Lost and Found is a story rich adventure game with some horror elements. Why is there an orphaned room hidden away in the depths of a strange liminal space? Is it "the backrooms" or something else? CYOA? SCP? Weirdcore? No clipping? And what's with the cute paintings?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.1%, Psychological Horror 17.9%, Horror 13.3%, Puzzle 11.2%, Story Rich 9.9%
- #33 Malware
75% matchVery Positive88% of 1,217 reviews2024
Dev: Odd Games
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Malware lurks where you least expect it. Unscrupulous software vendors have hidden traps inside legitimate installers — can you spot them all and keep your computer clean?
Why similar: Point & Click 30.5%, 1990's 27%, Puzzle 19.8%, Psychological Horror 10.6%, 2D 5.2%
- #34 Emily is Away
76% matchVery Positive89% of 32,336 reviews2015
Dev: Kyle Seeley
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 54 minMean: 19.8 hrs≥1hr: 42%
Emily is Away is an interactive story. Create a screenname and choose your path through the branching narrative.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 32%, Story Rich 25.4%, Visual Novel 19.5%, Indie 8%, Singleplayer 5.7%
- #35 Glassy Stare
75% matchVery Positive91% of 116 reviews2026
Dev: ghost funeralPub: Nikita Kryukov
Windows
A story-driven psychological experience where memory fades, silence deepens, and something waits in the dark.
Why similar: Visual Novel 45.6%, Story Rich 15.8%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, 2D 10.6%, Casual 5.4%
- #36 After Hours
78% matchMostly Positive70% of 77 reviews2018
Dev: Petter Malmehed
Windows
Groundbreaking research is encrypted on a computer from the 80's. Look through the computer and search the internet to crack the encryption in this augmented reality puzzle game.
Why similar: Horror 45.9%, Indie 45.6%, Singleplayer 8.5%
- #37 Sato Killing Time Chat.exe
74% matchMostly Positive76% of 225 reviews2026
Dev: DankHearts
Windows
It was supposed to be just a harmless chat to kill time with a stranger named Mina. But from the other side of the browser, the boundary between your reality and the internet is slowly being eroded. This is a desktop-invasion chat horror.
Why similar: Point & Click 21.6%, Investigation 20.5%, Horror 17.5%, Puzzle 14.7%, Story Rich 12%
- #38 Storm the Swan - And the Power of FRIENDSHIP and IMAGINATION
74% matchVery Positive99% of 83 reviews2024
Dev: CatTrigger
Windows · Mac · Linux
Make Cute Animal Friends in this 8-bit Gameboy-inspired adventure! But there's something lurking in the woods, with DARK SECRETS you'll need to uncover!
Why similar: Psychological Horror 14.8%, Point & Click 12.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.8%, Investigation 11.5%, Horror 11.4%
- #39 Smile Dog
73% matchVery Positive92% of 66 reviews2025
Dev: Sweet Sennin Games
Windows
A desktop psychological horror inspired by the Smile Dog creepypasta. Open the attachment, read your emails, and survive a real nightmare spilling out across your screen.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.1%, Point & Click 24.1%, Horror 19%, Story Rich 10.6%, Puzzle 9.6%
- #40 TOY BOX
73% matchVery Positive86% of 51 reviews2024
Dev: DEADline Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
A pull-apart puzzle visual novel whose fragments stitch the story together.
Why similar: Point & Click 17.9%, Interactive Fiction 17.1%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Psychological Horror 15.8%, Horror 11.8%
- #41 Hold Me Still
72% matchVery Positive82% of 60 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 37.6%, Puzzle 20.1%, Casual 11.8%, Exploration 10.6%, Story Rich 7.9%
- #42 My Friend is a Raven
72% matchVery Positive91% of 1,329 reviews2020
Dev: Two Star Games
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 17%
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 23.7%, Psychological Horror 19.3%, Point & Click 16.7%, 2.5D 12.3%, Puzzle 8.1%
- #43 TELEFORUM
69% matchVery Positive92% of 3,569 reviews2023
Dev: Monumental CollabPub: CRITICAL REFLEX
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 52%
TELEFORUM is a found-footage-styled horror game exploring the unknown side of media. You’re visiting a widow’s apartment to conduct an interview about her husband's death. But that’s not the main reason why you’re here. It’s all about the tape, isn’t it?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.3%, Horror 18.7%, Visual Novel 18.4%, Story Rich 11.3%, Puzzle 10.4%
- #44 Marie's Room
71% matchVery Positive93% of 6,711 reviews2018
Dev: Kenny Guillaume
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 14.6 hrs≥1hr: 43%
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 33.2%, Point & Click 15.7%, Exploration 13.4%, Puzzle 9.5%, Indie 9%
- #45 Nightmare Zapping
71% matchVery Positive99% of 76 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: Visual Novel 20%, Investigation 17.6%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Horror 14.3%, Point & Click 13.5%
- #46 Left on Read
71% matchMostly Positive80% of 5,286 reviews2020
Dev: Weston Bell-GeddesPub: Spookulele Games
Windows · Mac
It’s March of 2020; you were just sent home from college because of the coronavirus, you have a few small regrets, mainly not telling someone how you really feel.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.8%, Interactive Fiction 22.5%, Story Rich 13.8%, Horror 13.8%, Casual 9.3%
- #47 URLate
69% matchVery Positive94% of 123 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 36.6%, Story Rich 11.5%, Horror 10.4%, Puzzle 9.4%, 2D 8.3%
- #48 98xx
70% matchVery Positive81% of 488 reviews2023
Dev: JacksonG13Pub: JacksonGameStudios
Windows
The 98xx is an old computer OS from the 90s that’s recently been discovered after many years of being lost. There are still a few working files within the OS that can be explored.
Why similar: Point & Click 29.4%, Psychological Horror 27%, Horror 22.3%, Puzzle 16%, Indie 3.5%
- #49 Terminal Lucidity
68% matchVery Positive96% of 103 reviews2026
Dev: Happy Accident Studios
Windows
In a concrete slab beneath the earth, a lone technician is sent for routine maintenance on a network of supercomputers. Each terminal operates on its own hidden rules, and the only way to escape is to learn how to speak their language. Crack the code, unlock the truth.
Why similar: Investigation 27.4%, Psychological Horror 20.6%, Horror 16.4%, Interactive Fiction 12.9%, Puzzle 12.8%
- #50 FEED
67% matchVery Positive96% of 178 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: 2.5D 39.3%, Psychological Horror 30%, Puzzle 20.2%, Casual 4.3%, Indie 4.1%
- #51 Seek Or Die
73% matchMixed67% of 175 reviews2018
Dev: FlashynuravPub: FLNStudios
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 42%
You are an investigator hired to find evidence about the missing children in the manor off the road. Once you enter, the door locks behind you, and you can hear something, lurking...
Why similar: Horror 63.7%, Indie 16.5%, Casual 11.9%, Singleplayer 7.8%
- #52 Interrogation Simulator
70% matchVery Positive95% of 65 reviews2022
Dev: Otis MillerPub: Fire Cycle Games
Windows · Linux
Inspired by JCS videos and similar Interrogation analysis. Match evidence with statements. Play good cop/bad cop. Make choices. Learn what makes people tick. Unravel the mystery.
Why similar: Investigation 20.5%, Interactive Fiction 15.4%, Point & Click 14.9%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Psychological Horror 12.7%
- #53 The End of the World and Her Room
69% matchMixed65% of 100 reviews2026
Dev: RenkaPub: Renka P 01
Windows
The End of the World and Her Room is a short, free point-and-click puzzle game. This is a quiet and fleeting story: in the final moments, inside her room, you observe the surroundings, search for clues, unlock her phone’s password, and slowly understand the traces the world has left behind.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 27.4%, Point & Click 25%, Puzzle 21.4%, Exploration 13.7%, 2D 5.5%
- #54 Heaven Does Not Respond
66% matchVery Positive90% of 565 reviews2026
Dev: Rise Studios
Windows
Heaven Does Not Respond is a psychological and analog horror game set in an alternate 2005 timeline. Play as an intelligence agent, exploring a retro computer interface to decipher secret files, watch mysterious videos, and uncover the dark secrets behind a young man's death.
Why similar: Investigation 21.6%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, Point & Click 15.3%, Horror 11.4%, Interactive Fiction 11%
- #55 Luna's Room
66% matchVery Positive97% of 102 reviews2026
Dev: DonutDroidPub: Save Games Studio
Windows
An unfamiliar room. Vague memories. Explore Luna's room through the objects inside it in this intimate narrative experience about loss, told as a classic-style graphic adventure.
Why similar: Investigation 34.6%, Point & Click 30.6%, Horror 12.3%, Story Rich 12%, 2D 4.9%
- #56 Mimic Search
67% matchVery Positive89% of 1,053 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: Psychological Horror 46.8%, Horror 37.7%, Exploration 7.7%, Singleplayer 5.6%, Indie 2.3%
- #57 My Peephole: Hotel Harborview
67% matchVery Positive91% of 55 reviews2025
Dev: Limeless
Windows
One room. One hole. One judgement. Watch the guests through your peephole, inspect their documents, dial the telephone, and judge who's normal and who's not. Do your job properly to avoid the demon's punishment.
Why similar: Investigation 28.7%, Visual Novel 19.3%, Psychological Horror 19.3%, Horror 14.1%, Story Rich 10.8%
- #58 lily's world XD
64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,261 reviews2026
Dev: SonderingEmilyPub: Kwalee
Windows
Lily was an ordinary teenager in 2004, and you just found her laptop. Read her diary, message her friends, and piece together what happened to her before it’s too late. But you're not the only one with access to her computer… A fourth wall-breaking psychological horror experience featuring LilyPichu
Why similar: Investigation 23%, Psychological Horror 17%, 1990's 16.6%, Visual Novel 13%, Horror 10.4%
- #59 You Must be 18 or Older to Enter
70% matchVery Positive83% of 307 reviews2017
Dev: Seemingly Pointless
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 20%
It's the 1990s. You’re alone at home, and you heard about the "adult" internet at school. You Must be 18 or Older to Enter blurs several genres together to create an anxious horror experience, one that hits a little too close. How deep will you dive before your parents come home? Do you even like this stuff?
Why similar: Indie 58.2%, Horror 41.8%
- #60 Later
66% matchVery Positive97% of 128 reviews2025
Dev: GaHa Games
Windows
A short hidden object adventure about doing things later. Search, find, and don't lose yourself.
Why similar: Point & Click 31.6%, Interactive Fiction 19.2%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Cartoony 10.7%, Casual 7.5%