- #1 A Raven Monologue
97% matchVery Positive94% of 2,710 reviews2018
Dev: MojikenPub: Toge Productions
Windows · Mac
Median: 12 minMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 18%
A Raven Monologue is a short experimental silent story about a raven that does not know how to croak and his relationship with the people in the town.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 28.1%, Atmospheric 19.3%, Indie 18.9%, Casual 16.2%, Point & Click 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: Shares a similar focus on avian imagery and atmospheric, narrative-driven storytelling.
- #2 the static speaks my name
96% matchVery Positive82% of 5,722 reviews2015
Dev: the whale husband
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 18 minMean: 15.3 hrs≥1hr: 7%
A dark/sad/weird/funny first person exploration game. You play a man on his last night alive as he obsesses over a mysterious painting. More of a story game in that it emphasizes mood and character over gameplay. Takes ten minutes to play and has "next-gen" features like a shrimp tank.
Why similar: Horror 30.6%, Psychological Horror 27.3%, Dark 14%, Indie 6.8%, RPG 4.8%
Why You'll Like It: A short, free-to-play psychological horror experience that captures the same sense of surreal unease.
- #3 Fran Bow
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 21,826 reviews2015
Dev: Killmonday Games AB
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Fran Bow is a creepy adventure game that tells the story of Fran, a young girl struggling with a mental disorder and an unfair destiny.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.9%, Horror 17.7%, Point & Click 14.9%, Dark 7%, Puzzle 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: A quintessential point-and-click horror game that excels in dark, surreal, and psychological storytelling.
- #4 Little Misfortune
95% matchVery Positive92% of 13,542 reviews2019
Dev: Killmonday Games AB
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Led by her new friend, Mr. Voice, Misfortune ventures into the woods, where mysteries are unraveled and a little bad luck unfolds.
Why similar: Horror 20.9%, Psychological Horror 20.7%, Point & Click 18.7%, Dark 6.9%, Story Rich 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: Features the same dark, whimsical, and unsettling narrative style found in the works of Killmonday Games.
- #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: Horror 23.3%, Point & Click 22.8%, Psychological Horror 16.8%, Dark 13.5%, Atmospheric 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A beautifully crafted, atmospheric point-and-click game that explores dark, psychological narratives.
- #6 Samsara Room
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 9,865 reviews2020
Dev: Rusty Lake
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 74%
You woke up in a mysterious room you have never seen before. Can you find another way out? Samsara Room is a remake of the praised predecessor of the Rusty Lake & Cube Escape series.
Why similar: Point & Click 24.2%, Puzzle 12.2%, Horror 12%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Indie 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal, free-to-play puzzle adventure that shares the cryptic, dreamlike logic of the Rusty Lake series.
- #7 Rusty Lake Hotel
93% 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 19.8%, Horror 19.4%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Puzzle 9.8%, Surreal 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a dark, point-and-click puzzle experience with a distinct, unsettling aesthetic.
- #8 Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 32,921 reviews2020
Dev: Nikita KryukovPub: Nikita Igorevich Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 11%
A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.
Why similar: Horror 41.7%, Psychological Horror 39.7%, Adventure 7.4%, Story Rich 3.8%, Indie 3.4%
Why You'll Like It: A deeply psychological and surreal short experience that mirrors the intimate, unsettling tone of the seed game.
- #9 Sally Face - Episode One
91% 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: Horror 20.5%, Psychological Horror 18.9%, Point & Click 11.7%, Dark 10.1%, Hand-drawn 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, story-rich psychological horror game that effectively uses a unique art style to convey its disturbing themes.
- #10 Who's Lila?
91% matchVery Positive95% of 3,515 reviews2022
Dev: Garage Heathen
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%
A reverse-detective adventure, where you control your character's face
Why similar: Horror 27.4%, Psychological Horror 20.7%, Point & Click 18.4%, Surreal 13.5%, Puzzle 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: An innovative point-and-click game with a surreal, psychological focus and multiple branching paths.
- #11 Perfect Vermin
90% matchVery Positive93% of 3,803 reviews2020
Dev: Talia bob MairPub: ItsTheTalia
Windows
Your task is simple, exterminate all vermin. The sledge hammer you have been provided is capable of destroying almost all office appliances and furniture that may be uncooperative. Your time is running out.
Why similar: Horror 24.1%, Psychological Horror 17.5%, Surreal 13%, Dark 11.2%, Indie 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: A short, free-to-play surreal horror game that subverts expectations through its unique perspective.
- #12 Ib
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 5,037 reviews2022
Dev: kouriPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 16.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
A 2D exploration adventure game set in a creepy, mysterious art gallery.
Why similar: Horror 25.4%, Psychological Horror 17.5%, Surreal 11.5%, Dark Fantasy 11%, RPG 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: A classic surreal horror adventure that uses simple mechanics to build a deeply atmospheric and unsettling world.
- #13 Bad Dream: Coma
89% matchVery Positive91% of 2,195 reviews2017
Dev: Desert Fox
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Welcome in Bad Dream: Coma. A point & click game where unique minimalistic art style creates an unforgettable and atmospheric experience. Travel through the surreal and disturbing dreamland where everything depends on your actions. You can't die but you can suffer greatly...
Why similar: Horror 18.9%, Point & Click 14.2%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Hand-drawn 8.7%, Surreal 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: A point-and-click adventure that focuses on choices and consequences within a dark, surreal world.
- #14 The Flayed Man
86% matchVery Positive92% of 363 reviews2025
Dev: Snoring Dog Games
Windows
The Flayed Man is a short narrative-driven point and click horror game. Awaking without memories (or skin), you must uncover the sins of the past, pass judgement, and decide your fate in this macabre adventure.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.1%, Point & Click 18.6%, Horror 18.4%, Dark 12.2%, Gore 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, pixel-art point-and-click game that focuses on psychological horror and multiple endings.
- #15 Night in Riverager
88% matchVery Positive84% of 227 reviews2021
Dev: Two Star GamesPub: V Publishing
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 173.7 hrs≥1hr: 31%
A Night In Riverager is a free horror short set in the monochrome world of My Beautiful Paper Smile. It tells the tale of a strange hunter in an even stranger land, on a quest to find medicine for his ailing mother. Strange and powerful forces are stirring. Can he resist them?
Why similar: Horror 24.3%, Point & Click 14.8%, 2.5D 11.5%, Dark Fantasy 9.9%, Hand-drawn 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: A short, atmospheric point-and-click horror game that shares the indie, experimental feel of the seed game.
- #16 Fingerbones
87% matchMostly Positive80% of 3,583 reviews2015
Dev: David Szymanski
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 10%
Explore a mysterious abandoned bunker and find notes that paint a disturbing picture.
Why similar: Horror 26.5%, Psychological Horror 20%, Point & Click 12.5%, Dark 12.1%, Atmospheric 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: A short, free-to-play psychological horror game that relies on environmental storytelling and atmosphere.
- #17 Slender Threads: Prologue
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 516 reviews2021
Dev: Blyts
Windows · Mac · Linux
In this paranormal point-and-click adventure, a traveling salesman races to stop a string of horrific deaths in a quiet seaside town—before he’s next.
Why similar: Horror 20%, Psychological Horror 15.9%, Point & Click 15.3%, Dark 8.4%, Puzzle 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: A free-to-play point-and-click thriller that builds tension through its mysterious and dark narrative.
- #18 The Cat Lady
85% matchVery Positive94% of 6,079 reviews2013
Dev: Harvester GamesPub: Screen 7
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
The Cat Lady follows Susan Ashworth, a lonely 40-year old on the verge of suicide. She has no family, no friends and no hope for a better future. One day she discovers that five strangers will come along and change everything...
Why similar: Horror 26.9%, Psychological Horror 15.9%, Point & Click 14%, Dark 8.2%, Surreal 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: A mature, psychological horror point-and-click game known for its heavy themes and unique visual style.
- #19 Downfall
84% matchVery Positive94% of 1,627 reviews2016
Dev: Harvester GamesPub: Screen 7
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
There is nothing Joe wouldn't do for his wife. But as they try to save their marriage with a romantic getaway, things go from bad to worse, and from worse... to insanity...
Why similar: Horror 22.9%, Psychological Horror 21.9%, Point & Click 14.4%, Adventure 7.8%, Indie 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: A gritty, psychological horror adventure that excels in creating a sense of dread through its narrative and art.
- #20 He Needs His Medicine
84% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,521 reviews2021
Dev: Euphoric Brothers
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 18 minMean: 1.8 hrs≥1hr: 10%
You have been dispatched for a 911 call. From the moment you step inside the apartment, you realize something is really wrong with the place. You are gonna make Him the last dosage. He needs his medicine.
Why similar: Horror 29.9%, Psychological Horror 18%, Dark 9.5%, Dark Fantasy 8.2%, RPG 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: A short, free-to-play horror game that captures the same indie, experimental spirit.
- #21 Milk outside a bag of milk outside a bag of milk
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 21,266 reviews2021
Dev: Nikita Kryukov
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 79%
A sequel to Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk. Dive into demented and bizarre world once again and help the girl become a little happier.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 46.4%, Horror 18.5%, Surreal 10.7%, Point & Click 7.8%, Story Rich 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: Continues the surreal, psychological exploration of the first game with an even more intense, dreamlike narrative.
- #22 Disturbed
83% matchVery Positive93% of 1,856 reviews2016
Dev: iBlackpen
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 32.3 hrs≥1hr: 44%
Play as a farmer who struggles to manage a failing farm. You come to a point where there is no more hope, and you must do something.
Why similar: Horror 29%, Point & Click 12.9%, Dark 12.8%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Atmospheric 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: A free-to-play horror adventure that uses a simple, dark aesthetic to tell a compelling, unsettling story.
- #23 Almost My Floor: Prologue
82% matchVery Positive91% of 163 reviews2020
Dev: Potata Company
Windows · Linux
A Prologue to Almost My Floor, an upcoming horror-themed point'n'click adventure. Alex is a real fan of creepy stuff and horror movies, but he never expected to experience it himself just by taking the elevator back home! Can he avoid the madness and deal with the evil he's up against?
Why similar: Horror 23.7%, Psychological Horror 16%, Point & Click 15.4%, Dark 9.7%, Hand-drawn 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: A point-and-click psychological horror game that focuses on the thin line between reality and nightmare.
- #24 Detention
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 11,663 reviews2017
Dev: RedCandleGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Detention is an atmospheric horror game set in 1960s Taiwan under martial law. Incorporated religious elements based in Taiwanese/Chinese culture and mythology, the game provided players with unique graphics and gaming experience.
Why similar: Horror 32.4%, Psychological Horror 16.6%, Point & Click 9.6%, Atmospheric 6.9%, Dark 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric horror game that uses historical and psychological themes to create a deeply unsettling experience.
- #25 Dear Brother
82% matchVery Positive88% of 50 reviews2021
Dev: NGS Studios
Windows
Audrey is a young woman returning to her childhood home. Upon arriving, however, she begins to notice strange happenings around the house. Is this a dream or reality? Whatever it is, it seems so oddly… familiar. Explore with Audrey as she tries to work out the mysteries of her missing memories.
Why similar: Horror 32.7%, RPG 14%, Dark 11.2%, Psychological Horror 10.5%, Indie 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: An indie horror adventure that emphasizes narrative and a dark, atmospheric setting.
- #26 When the Darkness comes
79% matchVery Positive92% of 8,408 reviews2019
Dev: Sirhaian
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 65%
When the Darkness comes is a walking simulator whose glitchy and dark tale tries to illustrate the hardships of depression and anxiety through a variety of imaginary digital landscapes.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 38.5%, Horror 27.3%, Dark 9.5%, Indie 6.9%, Atmospheric 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: A free-to-play walking simulator that focuses on psychological exploration and surreal imagery.
- #27 Mad Father
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 6,404 reviews2016
Dev: senPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Witness the tale of a most foolish family. A remake of the classic horror exploration game makes its way to Steam.
Why similar: Horror 36.6%, Psychological Horror 24.9%, Dark 8.5%, Atmospheric 5.9%, Puzzle 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: A classic surreal horror game that focuses on exploration and puzzle-solving in a dark, mansion-based setting.
- #28 Black Rose
80% matchMostly Positive80% of 978 reviews2016
Dev: Sir Bedlam Productions
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 35%
Equipped with a flashlight, investigate an abandoned funeral home that's said to be haunted. Find out what really happened to the people who once worked there, and hope that this dark, eerie building doesn't become your final resting place.
Why similar: Horror 71.3%, Multiplayer 7.9%, Indie 7%, Adventure 6.9%, Psychological Horror 5.1%
Why You'll Like It: A free-to-play horror adventure that provides a classic, indie-style survival horror experience.
- #29 Slender Threads
76% matchVery Positive91% of 589 reviews2025
Dev: Blyts
Windows · Mac · Linux
In this paranormal point-and-click adventure, a traveling salesman races to stop a string of horrific deaths in a quiet seaside town—before he’s next.
Why similar: Point & Click 16.1%, Horror 15.9%, Psychological Horror 10.2%, Adventure 8.9%, Gore 7.7%
- #30 Misao - 2024 HD Remaster
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,467 reviews2017
Dev: senPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Explore a school plagued by unnatural phenomena in this horror-adventure game revolving around the missing girl Misao. Improving upon 2017's "Definitive Edition" with refreshed graphics and support for HD resolutions, you can now experience the terror in a new form.
Why similar: Horror 23.1%, Psychological Horror 16.6%, Surreal 11.9%, Dark 8.8%, RPG 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, surreal adventure game that emphasizes exploration and the consequences of the protagonist's actions.
- #31 Lightless
78% matchVery Positive83% of 177 reviews2020
Dev: Bahman Aminipour
Windows · Mac
Lightless: The 21st Sacrifice is the first episode of an atmospheric horror game series set in 2018 Iran, Saqqez that tells the story of Navid, a writer who finally comes home, only to find himself strangled by a dark past that will not let go.
Why similar: Horror 34.1%, Point & Click 20.6%, Puzzle 9.3%, Dark 9.3%, Atmospheric 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: A free-to-play puzzle-horror game that relies on atmosphere and simple point-and-click mechanics.
- #32 URLate
75% matchVery Positive94% of 113 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 23.1%, Dark Fantasy 14.8%, Horror 13.2%, Adventure 8.5%, Hand-drawn 8.1%
- #33 Bad Dream: Fever
77% matchVery Positive82% of 1,306 reviews2018
Dev: Desert Fox
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 63%
The world is covered in strange ink, an unknown plague has gathered its cruel harvest. The city seems to be completely empty and dead, but in its every corner there are manifestations of fear, sorrow, loneliness and suffering.
Why similar: Horror 24%, Point & Click 23%, Psychological Horror 16%, Indie 8.4%, Adventure 7.9%
- #34 The Blind Prophet
77% matchVery Positive88% of 519 reviews2020
Dev: Ars Goetia
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 66%
A point'n'Click adventure game. Resolve mysteries and fight the Great Evil.
Why similar: Point & Click 16.8%, RPG 16.3%, Adventure 15.8%, Indie 13.5%, Horror 9.9%
- #35 廃病院探索
74% matchVery Positive81% of 86 reviews2023
Dev: カニお@VtuberPub: vkanio_game
Windows
This is a horror game that asks a friend to find out what happened in an abandoned hospital.
Why similar: Horror 35.4%, Psychological Horror 22.4%, Dark 14.2%, Gore 13.6%, Atmospheric 8.1%
- #36 Darkness Under My Bed
75% 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: Horror 24.1%, Psychological Horror 17.6%, Surreal 11.4%, Point & Click 11.2%, Dark 9.4%
- #37 Escape Room - Der kranke Kollege
73% matchVery Positive81% of 12,462 reviews2020
Dev: Bitbeast Games
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 62%
You only wanted to make a visit to your sick colleague, but what you encounter is beyond your imagination. Discover the secrets of your colleague and find a way to escape the trap.
Why similar: Horror 41.6%, Multiplayer 18.6%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Puzzle 12.7%, Adventure 5.1%
- #38 Disease -Hidden Object-
76% matchMixed60% of 55 reviews2020
Dev: OperaHouse CorporationPub: D3PUBLISHER
Windows
This is a horror adventure game where the player go back and forth in between the real world and the hallucination world. The purpose of this game is to search items and collect scattered documents while solving mysteries and finding out the truth of the abolished hospital.
Why similar: Horror 31.1%, Point & Click 19.7%, Psychological Horror 19.1%, Adventure 11.8%, Dark 8.1%
- #39 THANATOS
72% matchVery Positive85% of 59 reviews2024
Dev: Angela NguyenPub: WahooCat Productions
Windows · Mac
THANATOS is a first-person psychological horror mystery game that involves finding clues, solving puzzles, and uncovering secrets to prevent a friend from taking their own life.
Why similar: Horror 33.9%, Psychological Horror 19.9%, Adventure 18.2%, Puzzle 13.9%, Exploration 6.5%
- #40 The Lost Crown
74% 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: Horror 27.4%, Point & Click 20.8%, Psychological Horror 19.6%, Adventure 15.1%, Indie 10.2%
- #41 My Friend The Spider
71% matchVery Positive88% of 101 reviews2024
Dev: MCA
Windows
A small "horror" narrative game about isolation and depression.
Why similar: Horror 32.5%, Psychological Horror 21.6%, Dark 18.1%, Adventure 14.1%, Casual 9.7%
- #42 Dinner with an Owl
71% matchVery Positive95% of 853 reviews2021
Dev: BoringSuburbanDad
Windows
Break the puzzling spell of your eccentric host! Dinner with an Owl: A short surreal point and click adventure.
Why similar: Horror 27.7%, Point & Click 22.3%, Surreal 14.9%, Dark Fantasy 13%, Puzzle 9.8%
- #43 You Will (Not) Remain
70% matchVery Positive92% of 2,523 reviews2022
Dev: Bedtime PhobiasPub: No way, we're indie baby of course we don't have a publisher
Windows
You must stay in your apartment as the city around you falls to an Eldritch horror.
Why similar: Horror 20.7%, Psychological Horror 18.6%, Point & Click 17.6%, 2.5D 16%, RPG 9%
- #44 Kraven Manor
73% matchMostly Positive76% of 737 reviews2014
Dev: Demon Wagon Studios
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 37%
Turn out the lights, take a deep breath, and prepare yourself. Explore the depths of the immersive, atmospheric world of Kraven Manor. Uncover its secrets, solve its mystical puzzles, and face its growing threat. Face your fears and see if you have what it takes...the doors of Kraven Manor await you.
Why similar: Horror 61.3%, Adventure 11.8%, Indie 10%, Multiplayer 8.6%, Puzzle 8.3%
- #45 Alpha Polaris : A Horror Adventure Game
73% matchVery Positive81% of 597 reviews2015
Dev: Turmoil Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Alpha Polaris is an oldschool adventure game focusing on slow-burning character driven horror and environmental themes. It draws inspiration from such sources as Inuit legends and Cthulhu mythos.
Why similar: Point & Click 25.3%, Horror 25.2%, Psychological Horror 18.3%, Adventure 12.2%, Indie 10.2%
- #46 Infliction
72% matchVery Positive81% of 936 reviews2018
Dev: Caustic Reality
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Wander through an interactive nightmare set within the confines of a once-happy household. Piece together the mystery behind a harrowing series of events while struggling to survive encounters with an entity that relentlessly stands in the way of finding absolution.
Why similar: Horror 29.5%, Psychological Horror 20.5%, Gore 10.2%, Dark 8.4%, Surreal 7.6%
- #47 Larry The Unlucky Part 3
71% matchVery Positive84% of 57 reviews2021
Dev: Strongshell Software
Windows
Help Larry find a cure for his wife and break his curse of unluckiness by solving riddles and puzzles on his adventures around the whole world.
Why similar: Horror 18.9%, Point & Click 16%, Psychological Horror 14%, Hand-drawn 10.6%, Surreal 7.3%
- #48 Midnight Swamp
68% 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: Horror 19.8%, Point & Click 13.9%, Surreal 11.2%, Hand-drawn 11.1%, Dark 10.7%
- #49 Marie's Room
70% matchVery Positive93% of 6,612 reviews2018
Dev: Kenny Guillaume
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 14.9 hrs≥1hr: 42%
Marie's Room is a short story exploration game about an unconventional friendship between two classmates. You play as Kelsey, remembering Marie's room as it was twenty years ago. But something’s off. What happened to Marie?
Why similar: Atmospheric 17%, Story Rich 16.4%, Point & Click 12.9%, Indie 10.8%, Adventure 8.8%
- #50 Return.
70% matchVery Positive91% of 948 reviews2018
Pub: PsychoFlux Entertainment
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 17%
Take the lost soul to its home.
Why similar: Indie 32.7%, Casual 27.1%, Atmospheric 19.6%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Singleplayer 4.9%
- #51 The Paradixion: Son's Room
69% matchVery Positive85% of 53 reviews2023
Dev: GomPangGames
Windows
[The Paradixion: Son's Room] is a point-and-click adventure game with a mysterious atmosphere.Solve various puzzles with a unique atmosphere and find the hidden elements in the game to gather clues about the story.
Why similar: Horror 21.5%, Point & Click 16.6%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Hand-drawn 8.5%, Puzzle 7.3%
- #52 Cursed 2
68% matchVery Positive95% of 245 reviews2022
Dev: Disaster Squad Productions
Windows
Search a desolate town for traces of your childhood friend. A point&click adventure with action combat.
Why similar: Point & Click 28.3%, Horror 22.5%, Adventure 15.1%, Hand-drawn 13.3%, Puzzle 11.1%
- #53 DEMON COMPASS
67% matchVery Positive88% of 80 reviews2024
Dev: xena-spectralePub: Provoker
Windows · Mac
This occult item will guide you through a bizarre in-between world and help you to confront past demons as well as piece together former memories that may lead to closure. Seek a better understanding of who you were, who you’ve loved and how much you’ve lost in this 3rd person horror adventure game.
Why similar: Horror 32.2%, Dark 16.9%, Atmospheric 11.1%, Adventure 10.7%, Psychological Horror 7.9%
- #54 Kach
68% matchVery Positive81% of 292 reviews2022
Dev: Bhargav ModhaPub: BYGames
Windows · Mac
On a task to find your sister, you find yourself exploring an old abandoned house. But you soon find out that things are not as they seem.
Why similar: Horror 39.4%, Dark 13.7%, Adventure 11.8%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Puzzle 6.8%
- #55 Trap welcome to Beryl Part 1
69% matchVery Positive85% of 221 reviews2018
Dev: JucarPub: Il Pleut
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 53%
After receiving a disturbing letter from his brother, our protagonist decides to go looking for him at the hotel Beryl. He will soon discover the strangeness of the places, the objects, the paintings, the shadows and the terrifying models moving, speaking, living of their own will.
Why similar: Horror 25.9%, Point & Click 15%, Gore 13.5%, Psychological Horror 9.9%, Adventure 8.1%
- #56 Silver Chains
69% matchMixed69% of 1,327 reviews2019
Dev: Cracked Heads GamesPub: Headup
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Silver Chains is a first-person horror game with a strong emphasis on story and exploration. Search for clues within an old abandoned manor to unravel the truth about the terrible events which have happened.
Why similar: Horror 41.1%, Psychological Horror 21.1%, Adventure 7.8%, Indie 6.2%, Multiplayer 5.4%
- #57 Storm the Swan - And the Power of FRIENDSHIP and IMAGINATION
65% matchVery Positive99% of 76 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: Horror 33.2%, Psychological Horror 23.9%, Point & Click 18.8%, Atmospheric 6.1%, Story Rich 5.4%
- #58 Larry The Unlucky Part 1
67% matchVery Positive93% of 219 reviews2021
Dev: Strongshell Software
Windows
Follow Larry's life to find the source of his lack of luck. Discover his intriguing story and solve puzzles to understand how his life plays out.
Why similar: Horror 21.8%, Point & Click 18.3%, Psychological Horror 16.2%, Hand-drawn 11%, Puzzle 8.2%
- #59 Dad's Monster House
66% matchVery Positive94% of 263 reviews2021
Dev: Cotton Game
Windows · Mac
Dad's Monster House is a hand-drawn puzzle game featuring horror and fantasy. It tells the story of Carlos' journey after he receives a distress call from his father, pleading for him to return to his old home and rescue his dad.
Why similar: Horror 19.7%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, Point & Click 12.7%, Surreal 11.1%, Dark 9.5%
- #60 HANGMAN
66% matchVery Positive82% of 73 reviews2024
Dev: Pixel Poxet
Windows
A strange game of hangman with a strange man. Traverse through the darkness, letters, & watchful eyes to save your friend. Decode notes left behind to uncover the message that you never got, but should have had.
Why similar: Horror 25.5%, Psychological Horror 22.5%, Dark 21.5%, Hand-drawn 13%, Puzzle 10.5%