- #1 Midnight Scenes: The Goodbye Note
97% matchVery Positive97% of 149 reviews2020
Dev: White Blanket GamesPub: Octavi Navarro
Windows · Mac
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 18.2% ★, Well-Written 13.7% ★, Narrative 12.8% ★, Supernatural 9.2%, Point & Click 6.5%
- #2 Midnight Scenes: From the Woods
96% matchVery Positive87% of 196 reviews2023
Dev: White Blanket GamesPub: Octavi Navarro
Windows
Disturbing incidents begin happening after the arrival of a new patient at Fernwood Creek Mental Health Center. Welcome to a new dimension of horror. Welcome to Midnight Scenes.
Why similar: Episodic 16.8% ★, Narrative 12.4% ★, Well-Written 11.3% ★, Supernatural 9.7%, Point & Click 7%
- #3 Midnight Scenes: The Highway
96% matchVery Positive88% of 301 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 16.9%, Point & Click 11.9%, Psychological 9.9%, Demons 9.3%, Psychological Horror 7.8%
- #4 Midnight Scenes: A Safe Place
95% 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: Episodic 18% ★, Narrative 12.8% ★, Well-Written 12.4% ★, Supernatural 9.5%, Point & Click 6.9%
- #5 If On A Winter's Night, Four Travelers
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,656 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 21.6% ★, Point & Click 12.4%, Supernatural 11.9%, Psychological 9%, Dark 7.1%
- #6 Chasing Static
94% matchVery Positive87% of 501 reviews2021
Dev: Headware Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 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 24.5% ★, Supernatural 14.6%, Psychological Horror 8.8%, Horror 8%, Thriller 7.8%
- #7 The Horror Of Salazar House
93% 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: Supernatural 19.2%, Point & Click 15.3%, Psychological Horror 10.8%, Horror 10.4%, Mystery 9.5%
- #8 SIMULACRA
92% 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 16.9%, Thriller 13.7%, Psychological 12.3%, Horror 12.1%, Psychological Horror 11.8%
- #9 BLINK: The Last Night
91% matchMostly Positive77% of 104 reviews2022
Dev: Abandoned House Studios
Windows
A vengeful entity comes to kidnap the girl you're babysitting. Guide your way through various psychological twists and turns as you begin to realize that not everything is as it seems. BLINK: The Last Night is a short first chapter of a four-chapter psychological horror story.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 31.2%, Horror 28.6%, Thriller 24.5%, Story Rich 15.6%
- #10 The Chaput's Baby
91% matchVery Positive85% of 73 reviews2022
Dev: Gundes
Windows
The Chaput Baby is a first-person horror game. Play as Samantha, hired to care for the Chaput family's baby. Take on a babysitting night in a former church as you unravel deep secrets about one of the oldest families in the city.
Why similar: Supernatural 19.3%, Demons 13%, Psychological 12.6%, Thriller 11.1%, Mystery 9.2%
- #11 Nightmare Frames
90% 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 16.8%, Supernatural 14.2%, Thriller 13.9%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Horror 10.1%
- #12 Rusty Lake Hotel
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 10,008 reviews2016
Dev: Rusty Lake
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 6.6 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 14.3%, Horror 13%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Mystery 9.2%
- #13 Midnight Syndrome
89% 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 23.2%, Horror 16.4%, Dark 12.9%, Mystery 11.8%, Pixel Graphics 10%
- #14 Urban Myth Dissolution Center
87% matchVery Positive88% of 5,751 reviews2025
Dev: HakababunkoPub: SHUEISHA GAMES
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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: Well-Written 34.1% ★, Supernatural 13.2%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Mystery 10%, Point & Click 8%
- #15 Sally Face - Episode One
88% 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 17.6% ★, Supernatural 12%, Psychological Horror 10.2%, Point & Click 9.1%, Dark 7.6%
- #16 Children of Silentown
86% matchVery Positive87% of 1,485 reviews2023
Dev: Elf GamesPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 21.4%, Mystery 13.9%, Horror 13.1%, Dark 13%, Psychological Horror 10.3%
- #17 Bad Dream: Coma
86% 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 20.8%, Psychological 16.7%, Horror 12.8%, Psychological Horror 12%, Dark 10.3%
- #18 The Séance of Blake Manor
83% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,784 reviews2025
Dev: Spooky DoorwayPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Linux
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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: Narrative 24.4% ★, Supernatural 24%, Mystery 9.6%, Psychological Horror 8.2%, Dark 7.9%
- #19 Fran Bow
85% 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 20.7%, Psychological Horror 20%, Psychological 11.9%, Horror 11.4%, Dark 9.3%
- #20 It Happened At Night
84% matchMixed69% of 54 reviews2024
Dev: Davidcrosdev
Windows
It Happened At Night is a short horror game where the player must complete basic objectives to advance the story and immerse themselves through the eyes of the protagonist.
Why similar: Horror 17.3%, Mystery 16.7%, Thriller 14.6%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Psychological 11.6%
- #21 Rusty Lake: Roots
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 8,536 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 24.5%, Puzzle 15.3%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Horror 10.3%, Mystery 8%
- #22 Midnight Special
82% matchVery Positive83% of 144 reviews2025
Dev: Scared Stupid IncPub: Yahaha Games
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 22.5%, Psychological Horror 16.4%, Dark 15.1%, Horror 14.5%, Pixel Graphics 11%
- #23 The Midnight Bus
82% matchVery Positive83% of 81 reviews2024
Dev: itandfeel
Windows
A short narrative horror experience, in which you find yourself in the middle of nowhere in a snowstorm without knowing what has happened to the driver or the other passengers in the vehicle, you just know that there is something out there lurking.
Why similar: Supernatural 19.5%, Psychological 15.6%, Thriller 12.7%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Demons 10.9%
- #24 a pet shop after dark
81% matchVery Positive89% of 399 reviews2022
Dev: npckc
Windows · Mac · Linux
PETSITTER WANTED. A horror point-and-click adventure game. Water the plants, feed the pets, and DON'T turn off the lights.
Why similar: Point & Click 20.5%, Horror 13.7%, Dark 13.2%, Psychological 11.3%, Psychological Horror 11.2%
- #25 Silent Nights
81% matchMostly Positive74% of 210 reviews2023
Dev: JustTomcuk
Windows
Silent Nights - A short horror game with realistic graphics, touching storyline and scary moments.
Why similar: Psychological 18.6%, Thriller 18.2%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Horror 14.3%, Dark 11.8%
- #26 Devil's Hideout
80% matchVery Positive85% of 95 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 21.6%, Demons 20.3%, Horror 14.5%, Pixel Graphics 10.2%, Dark 9.5%
- #27 Paranormal Night Shift
79% matchVery Positive97% of 187 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 28.2%, Psychological Horror 16%, Mystery 12.1%, Puzzle 9.4%, Hidden Object 8.1%
- #28 Creepy Tale 2
79% matchVery Positive86% of 1,498 reviews2021
Dev: Creepy Brothers
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Experience the creepy tension of a brothers Grimm fairy tale in this puzzle adventure game. Follow the young and brave Lars as he embarks on a dangerous journey to save his sisters mind from the clutches of a mysterious evil.
Why similar: Point & Click 30.6%, Puzzle 14.5%, Mystery 13.5%, Story Rich 11.9%, Dark 8%
- #29 The Excavation of Hob's Barrow
78% 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 22.5%, Horror 12.3%, Dark 9.8%, Thriller 9.1%, Pixel Graphics 9%
- #30 Family curse
77% matchVery Positive91% of 235 reviews2023
Dev: Stork Game
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Family curse is a mystical horror from the first person with a frightening atmosphere. Immerse yourself in the intricate history of the Crouse family and find out the terrible secret of the people who died in the cursed house.
Why similar: Thriller 19.5%, Demons 19%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, Horror 13.7%, Psychological 11.4%
- #31 [Nightmare Files] Clap Clap
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 5,034 reviews2024
Dev: Raycastly
Windows
Clap Clap is a short indie horror game that puts you in the shoes of a house sitter, experiencing strange occurrences in a seemingly ordinary home.
Why similar: Horror 22.2%, Psychological Horror 15.9%, Demons 12.7%, Supernatural 10.9%, Dark 9.8%
- #32 Castle of Secrets
77% matchMixed63% of 56 reviews2025
Dev: Serene Questworks StudiosPub: Wandering Wizard
Windows
Castle of Secrets is a dark psychological adventure with horror elements. Uncover the mystery behind your family's murder as you journey through the world of the dead, meet strange beings, solve puzzles, and make choices that shape the story.
Why similar: Point & Click 23.3%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Horror 13.3%, Hidden Object 12.8%, Puzzle 10.4%
- #33 MOTHERED - A ROLE-PLAYING HORROR GAME
76% matchVery Positive94% of 401 reviews2021
Dev: ENIGMA STUDIO
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
An immersive first-person horror adventure where you play the role of LIANA - a young girl who arrives home after major surgery and is met with a strange mannequin claiming to be her mother.
Why similar: Narrative 28.3% ★, Point & Click 14.6%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Emotional 12.1%, Dark 11.6%
- #34 Afterdream
75% 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 20.1%, Psychological Horror 17.4%, Horror 14.7%, Mystery 11.1%, Emotional 10.5%
- #35 Deep Sleep: Labyrinth of the Forsaken
73% 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: Supernatural 19.6%, Psychological 15.3%, Point & Click 14.9%, Psychological Horror 10.6%, Horror 8.6%
- #36 The Lost Crown
78% matchVery Positive83% of 514 reviews2014
Dev: Darkling Room
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Embark on an eerie ghost-hunting adventure, featuring real evidence of paranormal activity, to solve the mystery of the Lost Crown. Be warned, to seek advice from the dead can have bitter consequences.
Why similar: Point & Click 25.6%, Psychological Horror 16.7%, Supernatural 16%, Horror 15.7%, Adventure 13.3%
- #37 Darkness Under My Bed
76% 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 23.2%, Psychological 13.9%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Horror 10.8%, Point & Click 10.8%
- #38 Midnight Swamp
73% matchVery Positive95% of 64 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 23.2%, Dark 17.1%, Mystery 15.5%, Horror 15.4%, Puzzle 9.3%
- #39 Nightmare Zapping
73% 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 15.6%, Horror 15.4%, Dark 14%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Mystery 12.2%
- #40 Midnight: Submersion - Nightmare Horror Story
74% matchVery Positive84% of 139 reviews2021
Dev: Midnight Games
Windows
Nightmare Horror Story an adventure game from the first face in a horror genre provides you to take a trip in a huge and dark city full of dummies. You would have a possibility to figure out in a weird atmosphere when alive people are missed and everything that had remained is the dummies.
Why similar: Thriller 16.6%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Mystery 13.3%, Horror 12.9%, Dark 12%
- #41 The Mildew Children
72% matchVery Positive93% of 451 reviews2024
Dev: The Growing StonesPub: Valkyrie Initiative
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Featuring a blend of 2D adventure and visual novel, The Mildew Children is a grim tale about a village inhabited only by children who follow savage pagan traditions. A young witch named Kyrphel, along with her sisters, are bound to perform a macabre Ritual in order to save their village.
Why similar: Point & Click 17.8%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Mystery 14.1%, Emotional 11.1%, Story Rich 10.2%
- #42 [Chilla's Art] Missing Children | 行方不明
74% matchVery Positive84% of 615 reviews2020
Dev: Chilla's Art
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 1.4 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Missing Children | 行方不明 is a Japanese horror-themed adventure game about a bully detective searching for reported missing children.
Why similar: Horror 29.1%, Psychological Horror 15.8%, Psychological 14.9%, Adventure 14.6%, Mystery 10.1%
- #43 The Haunting of Joni Evers
71% matchVery Positive91% of 161 reviews2025
Dev: Causeway Studios
Windows · Mac
The Haunting of Joni Evers is a dark supernatural mystery about a broken family from small-town Oklahoma. Haunted by a specter that's hunted her family for generations, Joni must uncover the mysteries of the Cunningham House, dig through lost memories, and face the past to break the curse.
Why similar: Supernatural 31.8%, Mystery 16.5%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, Emotional 14.6%, Story Rich 8.8%
- #44 Exiled
71% matchVery Positive90% of 242 reviews2024
Dev: John Szymanski
Windows · Mac · Linux
Charlotte is missing. Decode an ancient language, investigate a mystery, and stay away from ancient monsters in this compact puzzle thriller.
Why similar: Point & Click 19%, Horror 14.4%, Mystery 13.1%, Psychological Horror 12%, Dark 11.6%
- #45 What Happened to Lily?
70% matchMostly Positive79% of 142 reviews2025
Dev: Montee Games
Windows
What Happened to Lily? Is a real-time first-person horror game. Discover the secrets and spooky truths behind the mysterious event at Miller Farm.
Why similar: Supernatural 14.5%, Psychological 12.1%, Thriller 11.7%, Psychological Horror 9.4%, Horror 8.9%
- #46 VHS Collection: Goodnight Me
70% matchVery Positive81% of 91 reviews2024
Dev: Notick
Windows
VHS Collection: Goodnight Me is a short horror game where reality blurs with nightmares over five eerie days. Experience strange events, unsettling dreams, and unravel a chilling mystery in a remote house. Can you survive the madness, or will the nightmare consume you?
Why similar: Episodic 29.4% ★, Thriller 14.9%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Horror 10.3%, Narrative 9.9% ★
- #47 Lydia
72% matchVery Positive89% of 607 reviews2017
Dev: Platonic Partnership
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Award winning emotional visual novel about a little girl in a world of adults. How can you find a monster you can’t see?
Why similar: Psychological 21.2%, Point & Click 19.7%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Horror 10.7%, Dark 9.2%
- #48 SHADOW MANSION
71% matchMixed68% of 115 reviews2024
Dev: NEBULA NOVA GAMES
Windows
A mysterious letter calls you back to your abandoned family mansion. Explore its dark rooms, uncover the bloody rituals buried in your family’s past, and escape the presence lurking in the shadows. Shadow Mansion is a story-driven horror game of atmosphere, exploration, and survival.
Why similar: Supernatural 16.3%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Horror 12.7%, Mystery 12%, Dark 11.1%
- #49 Decarnation
69% matchVery Positive88% of 1,039 reviews2023
Dev: Atelier QDBPub: Shiro Unlimited
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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 17.6%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Dark 13.6%, Horror 13.4%, Puzzle 12.8%
- #50 Midnight Snack
68% matchVery Positive86% of 251 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: Psychological Horror 20.3%, Psychological 20.1%, Horror 19.7%, Dark 18.4%, Pixel Graphics 10.5%
- #51 The Sixth Sorrow
68% matchVery Positive86% of 59 reviews2025
Dev: Nezumirra
Windows
The Sixth Sorrow is a short, narrative-driven horror game where your choices impact the story. To what lengths can a mother's love drive her?
Why similar: Thriller 21.2%, Psychological Horror 18.6%, Horror 17.1%, Mystery 13.9%, Dark 9.6%
- #52 Care
67% matchVery Positive96% of 68 reviews2024
Dev: The Pocket Dimension
Windows
Care is an atmospheric first person horror game with puzzle elements, where your choices have consequences. Be observant with your surroundings and unravel the horrific secrets that hide within these walls.
Why similar: Horror 21.3%, Mystery 21.1%, Dark 19.2%, Puzzle 13.8%, Pixel Graphics 13.4%
- #53 Bye Sweet Carole
67% matchMostly Positive72% of 1,067 reviews2025
Dev: Little Sewing MachinePub: Maximum Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Bye Sweet Carole is a narrative-horror adventure game completely hand-drawn in the style of classic animated films. Follow the trail of missing Carole Simmons and uncover the dark secrets hidden behind her disappearance from Bunny Hall orphanage.
Why similar: Supernatural 37.9%, Horror 17.4%, Dark 13.5%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Story Rich 6.6%
- #54 Rental
66% matchVery Positive93% of 5,309 reviews2024
Dev: Lonely HousePub: Animita Project
Windows
Rental is a short and spooky adventure game about the dangers of renting a house in an unknown place.
Why similar: Horror 31.1%, Mystery 19.4%, Dark 14.8%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Atmospheric 9.3%
- #55 Midnight Monitor: Anomaly Watch
67% matchVery Positive92% of 108 reviews2023
Dev: Viexi Games
Windows
A "spot the difference" horror game where you have to monitor cameras in a haunted house and report anomalies. You have no choice but to finish the job. Can you spot every anomaly? Can you survive the night?
Why similar: Supernatural 20.8%, Psychological 15.2%, Point & Click 12.8%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Mystery 10.3%
- #56 Nightmare Shift
66% matchMostly Positive76% of 221 reviews2025
Dev: Binary Lunar
Windows
Take on night shifts at a remote motel, handle unsettling guests, and navigate eerie events. Experience Emma’s unnerving apartment life, feel the unease of being watched, and question what’s real as the line between reality and nightmare blurs.
Why similar: Thriller 23.7%, Psychological Horror 21.1%, Psychological 17.3%, Horror 16.8%, Story Rich 9.9%
- #57 Children of Silentown: Prologue
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,048 reviews2020
Dev: Elf GamesPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 30 minMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 22%
Prologue to Children of Silentown, a dark adventure game that tells the story of Lucy, a young girl growing up in a village deep into a forest inhabited by monsters. People disappearing is nothing uncommon in the village, but this time, Lucy is old enough to investigate on her own. Or so she thinks.
Why similar: Point & Click 26.6%, Horror 18.3%, Psychological Horror 17.2%, Puzzle 8.9%, Story Rich 8.6%
- #58 Left in the Dark: No One on Board
69% matchVery Positive83% of 779 reviews2014
Dev: Moonrise InteractivePub: Artifex Mundi
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Discover what connects a lost ship’s disappearance with Devil’s Island and a local family’s unsolved murder.
Why similar: Point & Click 24%, Hidden Object 22.3%, Mystery 18.1%, Puzzle 10.5%, Adventure 9.7%
- #59 Now You See - A Hand Painted Horror Adventure
68% matchVery Positive83% of 174 reviews2019
Dev: Screaming Void
Windows
NoW YoU SEE is a story driven, first-person, point & click, horror adventure. You must escape!!! Explore the house, solve fiendish puzzles, uncover horrible secrets and get ready to meet the family. STORY. PUZZLES. GORE.
Why similar: Point & Click 22.3%, Horror 13.8%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Dark 11.9%, Mystery 10.7%
- #60 Forbidden Terror: Board Game
64% matchVery Positive93% of 152 reviews2025
Dev: Elite Lords Studios
Windows
A psychological horror game where you take the role of Jonah, an 18 year old trying out a new board game, The Ouija Board, with his friend Emily. Little did they know, it was far from a simple board game.
Why similar: Episodic 25.9% ★, Narrative 21.3% ★, Supernatural 7.8%, Horror 7.3%, Psychological Horror 7%