Games Like Metal Dead

Grab your trench coat, tune your sixth sense and join the Darkside Division as they investigate the outright bizarre, the downright dangerous and the confusing cases of Twin Lakes. Flesh-hungry tentacles, mafian zombies, and the occasional missing sock are no match for The Darkside Detective.

Why similar: Point & Click 27.5%, Adventure 11.7%, Comedy 10.8%, Dark Humor 10.7%, Funny 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: Combines supernatural mystery with the same brand of witty, irreverent humor found in Metal Dead.

A classic point and click adventure game, featuring weird and wonderful characters, beautiful animation and a fantastic soundtrack. "It is quite possibly one of the finest point-and-click comedy murder mystery adventure games set in Victorian London you will play today" - Bertram Fiddle

Why similar: Point & Click 37.9%, Adventure 21.6%, Comedy 12.9%, Funny 9%, Indie 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: A hilarious point-and-click adventure that shares the quirky, dark-humored tone of the seed game.

A body-hopping, musical adventure game. Trapped in a horrific hamlet of modern monsters, ex-band manager Francis Finkelstein uses the possession wheel to sing his soul into hipster vampires, vegan werewolves and soulful zombies, using their ghoulish powers to escape from Wailing Heights.

Why similar: Zombies 25.5%, Point & Click 17.9%, Adventure 15.6%, Great Soundtrack 8%, Indie 8%

Why You'll Like It: A musical point-and-click adventure that features a similarly offbeat, comedic approach to horror tropes.

A comedic point-and-click adventure where a hungover antique dealer must solve his own robbery in Paris, dragging himself and his friends into a wildly idiotic journey!

Why similar: Point & Click 25.4%, Dark Humor 15.2%, Funny 12.3%, Comedy 12.2%, Adventure 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: Features a similarly cynical protagonist and a focus on comedic point-and-click puzzle solving.

A strange and twisted world...Harvester! The most violent adventure game of all time comes to Steam!

Why similar: Gore 30.2%, Point & Click 18.1%, Violent 16.1%, Horror 10.8%, Dark Humor 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: A cult classic point-and-click game that matches the extreme gore and disturbing, dark atmosphere of the seed game.

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 44.4%, Adventure 15.8%, Horror 13.6%, Retro 8.6%, Story Rich 4.9%

Why You'll Like It: A classic, gritty point-and-click horror game that delivers a dark and mature narrative experience.

Crazy cultists. Cthulhu. A talking cat. Gibbous takes you on an expansive, traditionally animated, hand-painted adventure. Play as three protagonists and explore a lushly rendered Lovecraft-inspired world, unraveling ancient conspiracies. A comedy cosmic horror adventure made in Transylvania!

Why similar: Point & Click 29.2%, Adventure 13.3%, Horror 12.3%, Story Rich 9.2%, Puzzle 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: A comedic point-and-click adventure that balances Lovecraftian horror with lighthearted, funny writing.

With this long-expected sequel to the critically highly acclaimed and lavishly praised Deponia, the player enters round two. Chaos on Deponia turns out to be even wackier than its predecessor and instantly puts the player under its spell.

Why similar: Point & Click 35.2%, Adventure 19%, Comedy 14.4%, Funny 6%, Dark Humor 4.5%

Why You'll Like It: Shares the classic point-and-click mechanics and high-energy, sarcastic humor found in Metal Dead.

Paradigm is a surreal adventure game set in the strange and post apocalyptic Eastern European country of Krusz. Play as the handsome mutant, Paradigm, whose past comes back to haunt him in the form of a genetically engineered sloth that vomits candy.

Why similar: Point & Click 35.1%, Adventure 19.3%, Comedy 12.9%, Funny 11.3%, Indie 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal and absurd point-and-click adventure that leans heavily into bizarre humor and unique character interactions.

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 32.3%, Violent 26.1%, Point & Click 10.7%, Adventure 9.6%, Indie 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: A point-and-click horror title that mirrors the indie, hand-crafted aesthetic and violent themes of Metal Dead.

A fast-paced Point-and-Click adventure AND an indie platfomer in one! Join adventurer Ben and wannabe indie darling Dan in a race against time to stop all the Apocalypses happening at the same time.

Why similar: Adventure 30.8%, Point & Click 17.4%, Indie 17.2%, Funny 7.9%, Comedy 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: Blends traditional point-and-click adventure gameplay with platforming and a satirical, comedic narrative.

A point'n'Click adventure game. Resolve mysteries and fight the Great Evil.

Why similar: Adventure 27%, Point & Click 21.2%, Gore 16.1%, Indie 14.5%, Great Soundtrack 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, mature point-and-click adventure that blends supernatural elements with a gritty, violent world.

In Blackbay Asylum, you take on the role of a confused psychopath who finds himself able to leave his cell one day. Explore the hospital grounds, solve mind shattering puzzles, survive relentless horrors and follow the story of Doug Dunheiw as he tries to find some clarity in what goes on at Blackbay Asylum.

Why similar: Gore 46%, Violent 21.1%, Adventure 17.3%, Horror 8.3%, Indie 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, violent point-and-click adventure that focuses on horror themes and unsettling environments.

Experience the life, and afterlife of Ray LaMorte as you unlock the mystery behind his death in this heart-warming dark comedy action adventure!

Why similar: Zombies 50.9%, Funny 13.5%, Adventure 13.5%, Hand-drawn 9.3%, Indie 4.5%

Why You'll Like It: Features a humorous take on the zombie genre with a unique blend of strategy and adventure gameplay.

Outpost 13 is a point and click adventure strategy game where you, a monster, must escape an icy planet by strategically killing off crew members while maintaining your cover as "Fen" the crew's pet dog. Play smart and you might just make it off-world alive.

Why similar: Blood 33.6% ★, Gore 22.5%, Adventure 15%, Point & Click 14.1%, Indie 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: A point-and-click adventure set in a remote location that features gore and a tense, horror-filled atmosphere.

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 39.5%, Horror 18.5%, Adventure 15.6%, Story Rich 6.4%, Retro 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: A point-and-click horror game that emphasizes visceral gore and a claustrophobic, terrifying setting.

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 31.1%, Horror 21.7%, Adventure 17.6%, Story Rich 11.6%, Indie 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, psychological point-and-click horror game that deals with mature themes and gruesome imagery.

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 26.8%, Gore 21.6%, Horror 11.5%, Adventure 9.4%, Story Rich 8%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal point-and-click horror adventure that explores disturbing themes through a unique, dark art style.

Being a zombie isn't easy. At least your love is a zombie too. Adventure together around the world and solve puzzles, evade ghosts, eat humans and fight pirates. (Who are also humans, I guess...), all to find your beloved pets.

Why similar: Zombies 55.8%, Great Soundtrack 11.7%, Indie 11.6%, Puzzle 9.8%, Story Rich 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-adventure game that offers a comedic, lighthearted take on the zombie apocalypse.

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 98.4%, Adventure 0.8%, Indie 0.2%, Retro 0.2%, Hand-drawn 0.2%

Why You'll Like It: A compelling point-and-click mystery that captures a dark, atmospheric tone similar to indie horror adventures.

You control a combat robot. Your task is to go through the maze, destroy all the enemy robots and get to the finish line. The passages to the other rooms of the maze are littered with stones. You need to use bombs to free the passages.

Why similar: Adventure 70%, Puzzle 30%

Why You'll Like It: A gothic point-and-click horror game that focuses on atmosphere and a dark, mysterious story.

Zombie Desperation is a small horror game where you shoot hordes of zombies until you die, aiming to obtain a higher rank in the online leaderboards while unlocking new scenarios and weapons.

Why similar: Gore 33.1%, Violent 27.5%, Zombies 22%, Indie 6%, Great Soundtrack 4.4%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the zombie survival aspect with a gritty, violent aesthetic that complements the seed game.

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 49.3%, Adventure 24.5%, Story Rich 10.8%, Indie 10.6%, 2D 3%

Why You'll Like It: A high-quality urban fantasy point-and-click adventure that features dark themes and mature storytelling.

Riddlewood Manor is a point & click adventure set in a haunted house that will try to kill you each step of your way. Overcome eerie logic puzzles to uncover a maze of mysterious rooms filled with dark secrets, spooky encounters, and hidden pathways. Optional jump scare warning is available.

Why similar: Point & Click 21.9%, Dark Humor 18.5%, Horror 11.2%, Funny 10.7%, Adventure 10.5%

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 40.3%, Horror 18.8%, Adventure 17.6%, Retro 7.7%, Story Rich 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: A classic psychological horror point-and-click game that explores insanity and disturbing imagery.

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 54.9%, Adventure 25.6%, Indie 8.7%, Story Rich 7.6%, Singleplayer 2.2%

Why You'll Like It: A deep, narrative-focused point-and-click adventure that explores dark sci-fi themes and complex puzzles.

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 51.7%, Adventure 21.8%, Great Soundtrack 13.1%, Indie 4.7%, 2D 3.5%

Why You'll Like It: A unique, non-verbal point-and-click adventure that explores strange and unsettling themes.

What has Bunny done? Why does everyone want to kill him? And why is Carrot so delicious? You’ll find all the answers in this game…

Why similar: Gore 37.3%, Violent 18.2%, Adventure 16.3%, Indie 9.5%, Great Soundtrack 4.8%

Dead Purge: Outbreak is a modern first-person shooter set in an unforgiving post-apocalyptic world where every minute can be your last.

Why similar: Gore 27.4%, Violent 22.1%, Blood 19.1% ★, Zombies 18.9%, Indie 4.4%

Why You'll Like It: A zombie-focused action game that emphasizes gore and survival in a hostile, undead-filled environment.

A crazy action-adventure platformer... In Hell.

Why similar: Gore 32.4%, Comedy 16.7%, Funny 14.4%, Violent 10%, Great Soundtrack 8.2%

Four Last Things is a very silly pythonesque adventure made from Renaissance-era paintings and public domain recordings of classical music. It is about sin, and the Four Last Things – Death, Judgement, Heaven and Hell – and strives to be intelligent and ridiculous in equal measures.

Why similar: Point & Click 36.1%, Adventure 17.7%, Funny 13.2%, Comedy 10.4%, Indie 9.7%

Manage your strange romance with a demonic girlfriend and experience total chaos! Laugh, be surprised, and unravel absurd situations in this crazy comedic adventure game.

Why similar: Point & Click 25%, Dark Humor 12.3%, Comedy 11.4%, Funny 10.8%, Adventure 10.4%

Guns, Gore & Cannoli - An over-the-top, comical and fast-paced action game with hand-drawn graphics set in the Roaring Twenties. An all-you-can-shoot fest where you embody Vinnie, a mobster with a mission in a city controlled by gangsters and plagued by zombies. Featuring up to 4-man local co-op.

Why similar: Zombies 32.9%, Gore 31.1%, Violent 11.9%, Great Soundtrack 5.8%, Funny 5.7%

Darkestville Castle — a darkly comedic point-and-click adventure where you play as a sarcastic demon. Solve clever puzzles, manipulate idiots, and bring chaos back to Darkestville, because being evil is just more fun.

Why similar: Point & Click 24.5%, Dark Humor 11.5%, Adventure 10.8%, Funny 10%, Hand-drawn 9.1%

Bite-sized surreal horror with multiple choices. Make your own way through the claymation madness!

Why similar: Dark Humor 20.1%, Point & Click 20.1%, Adventure 11.6%, Horror 10.6%, Violent 7.5%

The End Is Nigh is a sprawling adventure platformer where you die a lot, but thats ok because you are probably already dead anyway.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 36.6%, Adventure 23.6%, Indie 20.5%, Funny 7.1%, 2D 6.8%

Take an exciting journey with Twisty, the floating brain monster, as he battles his way out of an insane asylum in this hilariously bizarre, action/adventure game.

Why similar: Gore 28.9%, Violent 23.4%, Blood 17.8% ★, Adventure 8.9%, Indie 4.8%

Octave is a point 'n click horror-adventure game with elements of action. Dark woods, monsters, paranormal activity, nice puzzles - all this is present in the game.

Why similar: Gore 39.4%, Violent 30.3%, Indie 16.5%, Adventure 13.9%

"DEAD DREAMS" is a 2D psychological horror game focused on puzzle-solving and atmosphere with a complex non-linear story in which every element has a meaning...

Why similar: Gore 40%, Horror 15.8%, Retro 11.3%, Adventure 10.1%, Story Rich 8.9%

Play through loads of hand-crafted fast-paced microgames based on horror tropes, explore the world of the afterlife and help the skelebros live their death to the fullest.

Why similar: Dark Humor 22.4%, Point & Click 21.8%, Comedy 11.9%, Horror 11.9%, Funny 11.4%

Gorytale is a fast-paced, adrenaline-rushed FPS shooter set in a candy land, that is so damn sweet it could be called someone’s Hell

Why similar: Violent 36.9%, Gore 34%, Great Soundtrack 9.2%, Indie 6.9%, Comedy 4.3%

Slain: Back from Hell. A heavy metal inspired arcade combat with puzzle elements and gore galore. Stunning visuals and true old school gameplay accompanied by the most metal soundtrack you've ever heard.

Why similar: Gore 54.1%, Great Soundtrack 15.3%, Violent 9%, Indie 7.8%, Retro 4.6%

It's MIDNIGHT, you're DEAD, and got a bad case of THE MUNCHIES. Chew your way through 120 levels of addictive puzzle gameplay, where your only goal is to devour everything but your own wormy self. It's quick, tasty, and hard to resist. Just like a late-night snack.

Why similar: Dark Humor 21.3%, Funny 14.8%, Horror 13.7%, Comedy 12.6%, Retro 10.4%

The miserable journey of a broken man...

Why similar: Dark Humor 22%, Great Soundtrack 14.2%, Horror 11.4%, Funny 11.3%, Comedy 11.2%

A short and surreal meta-narrative experience. Explore the gallery and find a way to push The Button...

Why similar: Adventure 32.2%, Great Soundtrack 22.8%, Comedy 18.2%, Indie 18%, Puzzle 8.7%

A nostalgic metroidvania adventure with insane weapons, skills, and pixel gore. Ride your BMX and blast your enemies as you discover the secrets of the Wasteland.

Why similar: Gore 41.1%, Dark Humor 16.8%, Comedy 10.6%, Retro 9.1%, Adventure 9.1%

A surreal post-life adventure

Why similar: Adventure 29.2%, Great Soundtrack 19.7%, Indie 17.2%, Story Rich 10.1%, Funny 9.9%

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: Gore 27.5%, Point & Click 21.1%, Adventure 16.1%, Indie 8.5%, Horror 7.6%

DEADBOLT is an extremely challenging stealth-action hybrid that allows you to take control of the reaper to quell the recent undead uprising.

Why similar: Gore 34.5%, Great Soundtrack 20.6%, Zombies 16.8%, Violent 13.4%, Indie 7.7%

Laugh in the face of death in this hauntingly humorous comedy adventure about a wayward soul trying to make it back to the land of the living. Engage in bullet-hell lite battles, solve puzzles, and communicate with the dead as you navigate this “colorful” world. Death is just the beginning.

Why similar: Comedy 27.2%, Adventure 26.7%, Funny 16.7%, Retro 10.8%, Story Rich 7.6%

Play your cards right and you might escape the zombie apocalypse! Biting humor and fun card-game action await you in Zombie Solitaire.

Why similar: Zombies 38.4%, Gore 14.9%, Point & Click 13.5%, Adventure 9.6%, Horror 8.2%

Save your friends, fight off the vampire apocalypse, and survive the horrors of freshman field hockey practice in #BLUD, a delightfully zany animated dungeon crawler that blurs the line between action RPGs and hyperkinetic 90s cartoons.

Why similar: Adventure 43%, Hand-drawn 28.6%, Comedy 10.3%, Story Rich 9.8%, Funny 6.2%

Deadly Escape is a Survival Horror game made with pixel art graphics, inspired by survival horror games of the '90s.

Why similar: Gore 27.3%, Violent 19.6%, Dark Humor 11.1%, Horror 8.4%, Indie 7.7%

A kleptomaniac, a sociopath and a horrible friend. Randal is potentially one of the most scurrile protagonists since the invention of the hoverboard. Randal's Monday is a crazy space-time odyssey in classic adventure design, spiced up with countless geek culture references of the last 30 years.

Why similar: Point & Click 33.6%, Adventure 14.4%, Comedy 12.4%, Funny 9.2%, Dark Humor 8.6%

Detective Grimoire has been called to investigate a murder. The owner of a small tourist attraction, seemingly killed by the mythical creature his attraction is based around... Explore the area, inspect the crime scene, grill suspects, solve puzzles, hunt for clues & uncover the secret of the swamp!

Why similar: Point & Click 35.4%, Funny 15.6%, Comedy 12.8%, Adventure 9.4%, Story Rich 8.8%

Action adventure with an apocalyptic touch. In Aztecalypse you explore a newly discovered area with remnants of an ancient culture. If you like First Person Action games set in mystic places, in an Open World with neat places to visit aside the story, you will definitely love this game!

Why similar: Gore 29.1%, Violent 23.5%, Zombies 21.4%, Adventure 9.9%, Indie 9.2%

Prepare yourself for the most thrilling night of your life! Something strange has happened and people everywhere are turning into blood thirsty walking corpses. But guess who’s the brains behind this hungry undead army? YOU! So spread this pandemic and wipe humanity off the planet.

Why similar: Zombies 54.4%, Gore 18.4%, Horror 7.8%, Indie 5%, Puzzle 4.3%

Die With Glory is a humor-packed adventure game with a rich, non-linear storyline where your ultimate goal is to die.

Why similar: Point & Click 24.5%, Adventure 19.8%, Dark Humor 17.2%, Funny 12.2%, Comedy 11.5%

A comical puzzle platformer where you must die to progress. The bodies you leave behind are your only tools to solve puzzles on your quest to find the Cup of Life.

Why similar: Dark Humor 32.8%, Funny 20.4%, Comedy 17%, Puzzle 9.8%, Great Soundtrack 6.8%

Dynamic, hardcore and explosive action on the passage with a bunch of weapons, enemies and bosses.

Why similar: Gore 27%, Violent 20.1%, Adventure 19.7%, Indie 11.7%, Great Soundtrack 9.4%