- #1 Midnight Scenes: The Goodbye Note
97% matchVery Positive97% of 157 reviews2020
Dev: White Blanket GamesPub: Octavi Navarro
Windows
Follow Dr. Richard P. Griffin during the scariest journey of his life. Welcome to a dimension of horror. Welcome to Midnight Scenes.
Why similar: Episodic 20.3% ★, Narrative 14.5% ★, Supernatural 11.5%, Point & Click 8.7%, Hand-drawn 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: Part of the same series, this title shares the exact same atmospheric pixel-art style and supernatural mystery focus.
- #2 Midnight Scenes: A Safe Place
96% matchVery Positive95% of 242 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: Episodic 19.4% ★, Narrative 14.1% ★, Supernatural 11.4%, Point & Click 8.5%, Hand-drawn 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: Another entry in the Midnight Scenes series that perfectly maintains the episodic, eerie tone of the original.
- #3 Midnight Scenes: The Nanny
96% matchVery Positive97% of 234 reviews2021
Dev: White Blanket GamesPub: Octavi Navarro
Windows
The Nanny is a short interactive horror story about the supernatural. Follow siblings Oliver and Tina in their quest to find their nanny after she disappears in the middle of the night. Welcome to a new dimension of horror. Welcome to Midnight Scenes.
Why similar: Episodic 18.3% ★, Narrative 13.1% ★, Supernatural 10.5%, Point & Click 7.8%, Hand-drawn 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: This entry continues the series' signature blend of point-and-click investigation and unsettling supernatural horror.
- #4 Midnight Scenes: The Highway
95% matchVery Positive89% of 318 reviews2020
Dev: White Blanket GamesPub: Octavi Navarro
Windows · Mac
Claire Barnes is about to discover what kind of horrors lurk in the darkness of a deserted road. Welcome to a dimension of horror. Welcome to Midnight Scenes.
Why similar: Supernatural 16.7%, Point & Click 12.4%, Hand-drawn 8.9%, Psychological 8.5%, Demons 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: A quintessential Midnight Scenes experience that captures the same lonely, suspenseful narrative style.
- #5 If On A Winter's Night, Four Travelers
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,845 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: Narrative 21.1% ★, Point & Click 13.1%, Supernatural 12%, Psychological 7.6%, Dark 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: A beautifully crafted, dark anthology game that mirrors the episodic mystery structure found in Midnight Scenes.
- #6 Fran Bow
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 23,083 reviews2015
Dev: Killmonday Games AB
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 11.1 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 21.7%, Psychological Horror 18.2%, Horror 11.9%, Psychological 10.2%, Dark 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal and unsettling point-and-click horror game that explores themes of mental health and supernatural discovery.
- #7 Sally Face - Episode One
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 29,849 reviews2016
Dev: Portable Moose
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
An unsettling adventure following a boy with a prosthetic face. After a string of mysterious murders, Sal and his three friends discover something truly sinister casting shadows over their small town.
Why similar: Narrative 16.3% ★, Supernatural 11.4%, Point & Click 9.3%, Psychological Horror 9%, Horror 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: This narrative-driven horror game features a unique art style and a deeply mysterious, dark story.
- #8 The Cat Lady
92% matchVery Positive94% of 6,305 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 18.7%, Horror 16.7%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Psychological 12.2%, Dark 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: This dark, psychological horror adventure features a mature narrative and surreal imagery that fans of the genre will appreciate.
- #9 Burnhouse Lane
91% matchVery Positive94% of 1,170 reviews2022
Dev: Harvester Games
Windows
Median: 8.6 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Burnhouse Lane tells a story of Angie Weather, a one foot in the grave agency nurse attempting to complete five impossible tasks in order to win her life back. Solve puzzles, make friends and enemies, run, hide and fight in this dark adventure that'll take you on a trip to another world and back...
Why similar: Dark 17.9%, Horror 16.5%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Puzzle 13.6%, Thriller 12.8%
Why You'll Like It: Created by the developers of The Cat Lady, this game offers a deeply emotional and disturbing point-and-click horror experience.
- #10 Strangeland
91% matchVery Positive93% of 976 reviews2021
Dev: Wormwood StudiosPub: Wadjet Eye Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.9 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 22.3%, Narrative 13.2% ★, Psychological 12.9%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Horror 10%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal point-and-click adventure that excels in psychological horror and cryptic, atmospheric storytelling.
- #11 Downfall
90% matchVery Positive94% of 1,703 reviews2016
Dev: Harvester GamesPub: Screen 7
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.1 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 24%, Psychological Horror 21.8%, Horror 17.7%, Story Rich 9.7%, Adventure 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: A haunting psychological horror game that shares the gritty, narrative-heavy DNA of the best point-and-click adventures.
- #12 Decarnation
89% matchVery Positive87% of 1,131 reviews2023
Dev: Atelier QDBPub: Shiro Unlimited
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Where do you run to when your demons reside within you? Decarnation is a pixel art adventure/action puzzle game with a horrific story inspired by some of the most influential films and novels in the genre. Dive into a breathtaking thriller where nightmares and dreams intertwine…
Why similar: Emotional 16.9%, Horror 14.4%, Puzzle 13.5%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Dark 13.3%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-heavy horror game that blends puzzle-solving with surreal, emotional, and disturbing themes.
- #13 Vlad Circus: Descend Into Madness
89% matchVery Positive89% of 204 reviews2023
Dev: IndiesruptionPub: Blowfish Studios
Windows
Vlad Circus: Descend into Madness puts your sanity to the test, challenging you to escape a labyrinth of nightmares and torment. Test your mind against a slow burn of puzzles, light survival mechanics, and methodical action.
Why similar: Point & Click 16.7%, Thriller 13.4%, Psychological 13.3%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, Horror 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: This game combines psychological horror with point-and-click mechanics, set against a dark and surreal backdrop.
- #14 Little Misfortune
88% matchVery Positive92% of 14,190 reviews2019
Dev: Killmonday Games AB
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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 30.1%, Psychological Horror 20%, Horror 15.6%, Dark 9.7%, Story Rich 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: Set in the same universe as Fran Bow, this game offers a dark, narrative-driven experience with a distinct, unsettling charm.
- #15 Urban Myth Dissolution Center
86% matchVery Positive88% of 6,362 reviews2025
Dev: HakababunkoPub: SHUEISHA GAMES
Windows
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Join forces with the psychic Director of the Urban Myth Dissolution Center and solve a variety of cases involving cursed relics, rental properties with shady histories, and dimensional anomalies. Monstrous oddities and otherworldly planes abound in this occult mystery adventure game!
Why similar: Supernatural 20.3%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, Mystery 14.8%, Point & Click 13%, Horror 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: This mystery-focused adventure game features a supernatural premise and a compelling, narrative-driven structure.
- #16 Nightmare Frames
87% matchVery Positive98% of 438 reviews2022
Dev: Postmodern Adventures
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 18.1%, Supernatural 14.7%, Thriller 12.6%, Horror 10.8%, Psychological Horror 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: A classic-style point-and-click horror adventure that focuses on investigation and supernatural mystery.
- #17 DISTRAINT: Deluxe Edition
86% matchVery Positive93% of 12,933 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 20.1%, Horror 20%, Pixel Graphics 12.3%, Psychological 7.9%, Dark 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that uses simple mechanics to deliver a powerful, atmospheric narrative about guilt and regret.
- #18 ASYLUM
84% matchVery Positive84% of 506 reviews2025
Dev: Senscape
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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 23.1%, Horror 15.9%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Mystery 9.9%, Supernatural 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: A classic-style horror adventure that emphasizes exploration and a deeply unsettling, psychological atmosphere.
- #19 Chasing Static
85% matchVery Positive87% of 514 reviews2021
Dev: Headware Games
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
A psychological horror short story. Explore the untouched wilderness of rural Wales as you uncover the forgotten remains of a mysterious facility and find the truth behind the missing villagers of Hearth.
Why similar: Narrative 25.1% ★, Supernatural 15.4%, Horror 8.7%, Psychological Horror 8.2%, Dark 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven horror game that focuses on audio-based investigation and atmospheric storytelling.
- #20 Detention
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 11,832 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%, Psychological Horror 15.9%, Point & Click 15.5%, Thriller 9.8%, Dark 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: A deeply atmospheric horror game that uses its setting and narrative to explore trauma and supernatural mystery.
- #21 SIGNALIS
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 34,748 reviews2022
Dev: rose-enginePub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 9.2 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: LGBTQ+ 30.6%, Psychological Horror 20.7%, Dark 13.8%, Mystery 13.7%, Puzzle 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: While more action-oriented, its pixel-art aesthetic and heavy psychological horror themes resonate with fans of the genre.
- #22 Lorelei and the Laser Eyes
81% matchVery Positive94% of 3,287 reviews2024
Dev: SimogoPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows
Median: 8.5 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%
The stage is set. Imagine an old baroque manor, perhaps a hotel or a museum, somewhere in central Europe. A woman wanders in search of answers.
Why similar: Puzzle 21.9%, Psychological 20%, Horror 19.5%, Mystery 18.6%, Adventure 12.2%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal, puzzle-heavy mystery that rewards players who enjoy deep, atmospheric investigation.
- #23 Kathy Rain
83% matchVery Positive92% of 4,010 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%, Mystery 0.6%, Pixel Graphics 0.5%, Supernatural 0.4%, Adventure 0.4%
Why You'll Like It: A classic point-and-click mystery that captures the feeling of investigating dark, hidden secrets in a small town.
- #24 Unavowed
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,625 reviews2018
Dev: Wadjet Eye Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 7.9 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 30.6%, Supernatural 24.3%, Mystery 10.8%, Adventure 8.1%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: A high-quality urban fantasy adventure that focuses on supernatural investigation and character-driven storytelling.
- #25 WORLD OF HORROR
79% matchVery Positive90% of 9,862 reviews2023
Dev: panstaszPub: Ysbryd Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Experience the quiet terror of this 1-bit love letter to Junji Ito and H.P. Lovecraft. Navigate a hellish roguelite reality with turn-based combat and unforgiving choices. Experiment with your deck of event cards to discover new forms of cosmic horror in every playthrough. The inevitable awaits...
Why similar: Point & Click 25.5%, Horror 23.8%, Psychological Horror 17.2%, Pixel Graphics 12.5%, Mystery 11.7%
Why You'll Like It: A cosmic horror game that uses a unique, retro aesthetic to deliver intense, randomized supernatural encounters.
- #26 Oxenfree
81% matchVery Positive91% of 12,124 reviews2016
Dev: Night School Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.4 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 35%, Mystery 13.6%, Horror 12.1%, Story Rich 10.9%, Thriller 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: A supernatural thriller that excels in dialogue-driven mystery and an eerie, isolated atmosphere.
- #27 Last Report
77% matchVery Positive89% of 2,536 reviews2025
Dev: Monopixel Games
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Last Report is a dark horror game where you play as a night shift park ranger. While monitoring the camera footage, you start noticing strange events. Uncover the terrifying secret of the National Park. Something moved in the window, but don’t worry it’s probably just another deer, right?
Why similar: Supernatural 14.1%, Horror 13.5%, Point & Click 13%, Psychological Horror 10.8%, Psychological 10.8%
- #28 Midnight Scenes: Among Graves
78% matchVery Positive89% of 55 reviews2026
Dev: White Blanket GamesPub: Octavi Navarro
Windows
"When the graves stop whispering in your ear, it’s time for you to surrender to eternal silence". So says the Agreement, and so it must be fulfilled. Welcome to a new dimension of horror. Welcome to Midnight Scenes.
Why similar: Supernatural 18.5%, Point & Click 10%, Hand-drawn 8.7%, Narrative 7.5% ★, Dark 7%
- #29 Saint Kotar
80% matchMostly Positive74% of 293 reviews2021
Dev: The-Mark EntertainmentPub: SOEDESCO
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Saint Kotar is a psychological horror detective game set in a cursed valley in rural Croatia. Investigate the disappearance of your relative in the occult-ridden town of Sveti Kotar as you switch between conflicting realities through the eyes of two godly men.
Why similar: Point & Click 19%, Psychological 14.1%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Horror 11.6%, Mystery 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: A point-and-click horror game set in a cursed town, focusing on investigation and dark, religious-themed mysteries.
- #30 Gibbous - A Cthulhu Adventure
78% matchVery Positive90% of 2,304 reviews2019
Dev: Stuck In Attic
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 27.5%, Dark 15.6%, Horror 14.8%, Puzzle 11.7%, Story Rich 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: A point-and-click adventure that blends cosmic horror with a more whimsical, narrative-focused approach.
- #31 Midnight Special
76% matchMostly Positive74% of 169 reviews2026
Dev: Scared Stupid Inc
Windows
Welcome to Midnight Special, a point-and-click survival horror game drenched in 16-bit pixel art and 1980s retro dread. On a thunderous night in 1987 in Maine, you awaken in a labyrinthine manor. You must click, explore, and solve puzzles to escape. Will you go gentle into that good night?
Why similar: Point & Click 19.8%, Hand-drawn 16.9%, Horror 12.8%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Dark 12.1%
- #32 Whispering Willows
79% matchVery Positive82% of 1,900 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 24.7%, Point & Click 15.4%, Horror 14.3%, Mystery 13.7%, Story Rich 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A supernatural adventure game where you explore a haunted mansion to uncover dark family secrets.
- #33 Bad Dream: Coma
77% matchVery Positive91% of 2,223 reviews2017
Dev: Desert Fox
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 67%
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 20.4%, Hand-drawn 14.6%, Psychological 13.5%, Horror 12.6%, Psychological Horror 10.3%
- #34 Children of Silentown
75% matchVery Positive87% of 1,586 reviews2023
Dev: Elf GamesPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Children of Silentown is a dark adventure game that tells the story of Lucy, a girl growing up in a village deep in a forest inhabited by monsters. People disappearing is nothing uncommon here, but this time, Lucy is old enough to investigate on her own. Or so she thinks.
Why similar: Point & Click 19.3%, Hand-drawn 14.6%, Horror 11.8%, Mystery 11.3%, Dark 10.7%
- #35 Rusty Lake Hotel
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 10,639 reviews2016
Dev: Rusty Lake
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 7.5 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 28.5%, Puzzle 14.1%, Horror 12.7%, Psychological Horror 10.4%, Hand-drawn 9.2%
- #36 Midnight Syndrome
74% matchVery Positive99% of 107 reviews2024
Dev: ナツミカン
Windows
A summer night consumes the girls... Exploration type horror ADV game
Why similar: Point & Click 24.4%, Horror 17.2%, Dark 12.4%, Mystery 11.2%, Pixel Graphics 9.9%
- #37 Fear the Spotlight
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,323 reviews2024
Dev: Cozy Game PalsPub: Blumhouse Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Fear the Spotlight is an atmospheric third-person horror adventure with a disturbing mystery to unravel. Sneak into school after hours with Vivian and Amy, survive a séance gone wrong, solve tactile puzzles, and, whatever you do, stay out of the spotlight…
Why similar: Horror 21.6%, Psychological Horror 21%, Puzzle 15.2%, Pixel Graphics 12.4%, Story Rich 11.4%
- #38 Rusty Lake: Roots
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 9,219 reviews2016
Dev: Rusty Lake
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Experience the beginning and end of characters' lives and build your own family tree! Rusty Lake: Roots is the second premium point-and-click adventure by the creators of the Cube Escape series and Rusty Lake Hotel.
Why similar: Point & Click 26.5%, Puzzle 16.2%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Horror 11%, Mystery 7.8%
- #39 The Excavation of Hob's Barrow
73% matchVery Positive92% of 3,334 reviews2022
Dev: Cloak and Dagger GamesPub: Wadjet Eye Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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 23.9%, Horror 12.8%, Dark 9.5%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%, Thriller 8.2%
- #40 Midnight Swamp
73% matchVery Positive96% of 73 reviews2025
Dev: WildOmul
Windows
Midnight Swamp is a dark point-and-click adventure where you will dive into a world of eerie fairy tales. Play as a tourist who must find a way out of a mysterious swamp, where every corner hides a riddle.
Why similar: Point & Click 19.8%, Hand-drawn 18.5%, Dark 13.3%, Horror 13.1%, Mystery 11.9%
- #41 The Last Door: Season 2 - Collector's Edition
74% matchVery Positive94% of 991 reviews2016
Dev: The Game KitchenPub: Phoenix Online Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%
In Season 2 of The Last Door, the search for his missing client will bring psychiatrist John Wakefield deeper into a conspiracy of darkness and closer to the heart of madness than ever before.
Why similar: Point & Click 42.4%, Horror 20%, Pixel Graphics 16.5%, Adventure 10.7%, Story Rich 5.4%
- #42 Devil's Hideout
72% matchVery Positive85% of 101 reviews2024
Dev: Cosmic Void
Windows · Mac · Linux
Devil's Hideout is a horror point and click adventure. Lauren learns from a mystic that her young sister is still alive, with cultists staging her death. Traveling to the hospital where her sister received care, Lauren plunges headfirst into a nightmare.
Why similar: Point & Click 22.8%, Demons 18.7%, Horror 15.3%, Pixel Graphics 10.1%, Dark 9.2%
- #43 Fears to Fathom - Norwood Hitchhike
72% matchVery Positive87% of 3,435 reviews2022
Dev: Rayll
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Holly Gardner, a 19 year old on an interstate drive experiences unusual happenings that leads to an unplanned stay at a motel, little did she know what was transpiring down in Norwood Valley.
Why similar: Episodic 30% ★, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Thriller 13.9%, Horror 13.3%, Dark 8.8%
- #44 Vlad Circus: Curse of Asmodeus
70% matchVery Positive95% of 55 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 25.6%, Horror 16.3%, Pixel Graphics 13.6%, Thriller 11.9%, Puzzle 9.7%
- #45 FATAL FRAME / PROJECT ZERO: Maiden of Black Water
71% matchVery Positive83% of 6,550 reviews2021
Dev: KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 31.3 hrs≥1hr: 73%
“FATAL FRAME / PROJECT ZERO: Maiden of Black Water” comes to Steam for the first time to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the horror-adventure series FATAL FRAME / PROJECT ZERO. The game is set on sacred Mt. Hikami, a site of many mysterious and terrifying incidents.
Why similar: Horror 29.6%, Psychological Horror 21.8%, Mystery 15.9%, Supernatural 13.9%, Dark 5.2%
- #46 Paranormal Night Shift
70% matchVery Positive97% of 205 reviews2025
Dev: Wheeler Whale Games
Windows
Paranormal Night Shift is an observation and spot the anomaly game set in a haunted house in the 1980s.
Why similar: Supernatural 31.9%, Psychological Horror 16.2%, Mystery 12.8%, Puzzle 10.7%, Horror 7.5%
- #47 The Séance of Blake Manor
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 4,052 reviews2025
Dev: Spooky DoorwayPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Linux
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 79%
The Séance of Blake Manor is a supernatural detective mystery, set in 1897 Ireland, where you investigate the disappearance of Evelyn Deane in a remote hotel full of secrets and other-worldly occurrences.
Why similar: Supernatural 24.8%, Narrative 24.2% ★, Mystery 9.4%, Horror 7.7%, Dark 7.6%
- #48 The Strange Lights
69% matchVery Positive87% of 137 reviews2026
Dev: JustTomcuk
Windows
You have arrived in a forest where people are rumored to disappear and strange things happen... Locals often see bright flashes and hear strange sounds...
Why similar: Supernatural 25.3%, Horror 14.4%, Thriller 13.9%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Mystery 10.8%
- #49 Fears to Fathom - Ironbark Lookout
69% matchVery Positive92% of 6,451 reviews2023
Dev: Rayll Studios
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Jack Nelson, a 24-year-old fire lookout, transferred to a new outpost. As he settled into his new home, he couldn't shake the feeling that something was off, little did he know what was transpiring down in Ironbark State Park.
Why similar: Episodic 29.6% ★, Narrative 24.7% ★, Horror 12.1%, Psychological Horror 10.3%, Thriller 9.9%
- #50 Rusty Lake Paradise
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 7,651 reviews2018
Dev: Rusty Lake
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Rusty Lake Paradise is set on a small remote island which is cursed by the ten plagues of Egypt. Solve all the mysteries of this dark, macabre puzzle adventure. Paradise builds upon the distinctive atmosphere and excitement from the Rusty Lake series.
Why similar: Point & Click 31.6%, Puzzle 17%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Horror 9.8%, Mystery 7.7%
- #51 Mothmen 1966
70% matchVery Positive91% of 329 reviews2022
Dev: LCB Game StudioPub: Chorus Worldwide Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.7 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 26.7%, Thriller 14.8%, Horror 12.5%, Dark 10.9%, Mystery 10.6%
- #52 Afterdream
69% matchVery Positive93% of 363 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 16.6%, Psychological Horror 15%, Horror 14.7%, Mystery 10%, Thriller 9.6%
- #53 The Incident at Galley House
64% matchVery Positive94% of 4,375 reviews2026
Dev: William RousPub: Evil Trout Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.5 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
In 1936, something terrible happened at Galley House. Decades later, with a strange contraption that reveals echoes of the past, you must uncover the truth behind this grisly mystery. A new puzzle from the creators of The Roottrees are Dead.
Why similar: Mystery 36.4%, Puzzle 20.8%, Horror 14.9%, Story Rich 12.1%, Adventure 8.5%
- #54 THIEF'S SHELTER
66% matchVery Positive95% of 61 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 30.6% ★, Point & Click 14.8%, Psychological 13.3%, Dark 8.7%, Demons 7.5%
- #55 Coincidences?
65% matchVery Positive92% of 415 reviews2026
Dev: FogTime
Windows
After a sudden rent hike, you move into a suspiciously cheap house deep in the woods. The price is absurdly low and there’s work nearby-it seems like a stroke of luck. But you soon realize something is seriously wrong with the place...
Why similar: Narrative 25.5% ★, Supernatural 19.8%, Horror 16%, Psychological Horror 14%, Thriller 10.1%
- #56 Fears to Fathom - Carson House
67% matchVery Positive92% of 2,950 reviews2023
Dev: Rayll
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 12.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Noah Baker, an 18 year old highschooler experiences unsettling occurrences while house-sitting for a media personality, little did he know what was about to unfold that night.
Why similar: Episodic 48.6% ★, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Horror 12.1%, Thriller 7.4%, Mystery 6.8%
- #57 Night Loops
67% matchVery Positive90% of 173 reviews2023
Dev: JiaquariumPub: indie.io
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Journey through the psyche… Welcome to the Seaside Hotel, where the final hour of your night shift awaits. Tend to guests, explore their dreams, and lose your sense of Self – time and again. In this dark, labyrinthine adventure, unravel the path to the truth below.
Why similar: Psychological 16.7%, Hand-drawn 16.6%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Horror 12.3%, Dark 11.5%
- #58 Midnight Snack
66% matchVery Positive89% of 321 reviews2025
Dev: Desborde Games
Windows
A short first-person horror game where you wander through an eerie forest using the dials of a microwave.
Why similar: Horror 21.8%, Psychological Horror 19%, Dark 18.4%, Psychological 17.9%, Pixel Graphics 10.9%
- #59 Mystic Rest Stop
68% matchMixed60% of 73 reviews2025
Dev: Catire Games Studio
Windows
Welcome to your new summer job. Arthur Brooks, a 22 year old, starts a night job at Moon Gas Station. As he settles in, he experiences strange events that unsettle him. The urban legends about the gas station seem to come to life. Dealing with customers at night is deeply unsettling.
Why similar: Horror 25.7%, Psychological Horror 23.8%, Thriller 21.2%, Adventure 9.3%, Atmospheric 9.3%
- #60 UNIVERSAL WEIRDNESS
66% matchVery Positive90% of 51 reviews2026
Dev: Cotton Game
Windows
A 2D hand-drawn puzzle adventure that spans multiple dimensions and universes. Encounter a diverse cast of characters and unravel mind-bending mysteries as you embark on unique adventures across different worlds.
Why similar: Supernatural 27.5%, Point & Click 19.9%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Hand-drawn 11.3%, Horror 9.2%
