- #1 Year Walk
97% matchVery Positive90% of 2,014 reviews2014
Dev: Simogo
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Venture out into the dark woods where strange creatures roam, on a vision quest set in 19th century Sweden. Solve and decipher cryptic puzzles, listen for clues, and learn about mysterious folklore creatures in the built-in encyclopedia as you seek to foresee your future.
Why similar: Supernatural 27.5%, Mythology 14.9%, Puzzle 10.3%, Story Rich 8%, Dark 8%
Why You'll Like It: A quintessential experience for fans of Swedish folklore, offering a dark and surreal puzzle-adventure that mirrors Oknytt's tone.
- #2 The Mooseman
96% matchVery Positive88% of 1,190 reviews2017
Dev: Morteshka
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%
You are the Mooseman and you have the ability to see all that is hidden to the mortal eye. You are about to visit three layers of this universe - the first one is the Lower World where dead reside…
Why similar: Mythology 47%, Adventure 14.1%, Atmospheric 9.6%, Story Rich 8.1%, Puzzle 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: Like Oknytt, this game is deeply rooted in folklore and features a somber, atmospheric journey through a mythological world.
- #3 Children of Silentown
96% 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 29.5%, Puzzle 13.3%, Story Rich 10.5%, Stylized 9.5%, Dark 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: This point-and-click adventure captures the same eerie, dark-fantasy aesthetic and focus on a small protagonist in a mysterious village.
- #4 Fran Bow
95% 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 31.5%, Puzzle 14.1%, Story Rich 11.7%, Dark Fantasy 10%, Dark 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: This game shares the dark, surreal, and emotional point-and-click storytelling style found in Oknytt.
- #5 Little Misfortune
94% 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: Point & Click 32.5%, Story Rich 11.8%, Dark Fantasy 10.4%, Cute 9.9%, Adventure 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a similarly dark, whimsical, and emotionally heavy narrative experience centered on a small, vulnerable character.
- #6 Cat and Ghostly Road
94% matchVery Positive94% of 214 reviews2020
Dev: BOV
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Cat and Ghostly Road is an atmospheric point-and-click quest in which you play as a white cat. You have to go on a dangerous journey to the world of ghosts and demons. Not all things are what they seems.
Why similar: Point & Click 24.2%, Supernatural 17%, Mythology 11.6%, Puzzle 9.4%, Cute 7%
Why You'll Like It: You play as a cat in a world of spirits and folklore, mirroring the creature-focused perspective of Oknytt.
- #7 Bramble: The Mountain King
92% matchVery Positive95% of 7,288 reviews2023
Dev: Dimfrost StudioPub: Maximum Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Bramble The Mountain King is a grim adventure set in a world inspired by dark, Nordic fables. Explore the beautiful yet dangerous and twisted land of Bramble in your endeavour to rescue your sister. Traverse a wondrous landscape and survive deadly encounters with Bramble's many hideous creatures.
Why similar: Emotional 22.9%, Dark Fantasy 20.4%, Mythology 18.7%, Dark 7.6%, Horror 7%
Why You'll Like It: This game brings Nordic folklore to life with a dark, cinematic, and emotional adventure that feels like a modern evolution of Oknytt's themes.
- #8 Samorost 3
93% matchVery Positive94% of 5,364 reviews2016
Dev: Amanita Design
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Samorost 3 is an exploration adventure and puzzle game from the award-winning creators of Machinarium and Botanicula. Travel across space to nine unique worlds teeming with colorful challenges, creatures and surprises to discover, brought to life with beautiful artwork, sound and music.
Why similar: Point & Click 32.3%, Stylized 12.2%, Puzzle 11.1%, Story Rich 10.4%, Cute 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: A masterpiece of point-and-click exploration that features a small, curious protagonist navigating a surreal and organic world.
- #9 TSIOQUE
91% matchVery Positive95% of 1,875 reviews2018
Dev: OhNoo Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%
TSIOQUE (pronounced: "chiock") is a dark but playful Point & Click adventure, hand-animated in meticulous, frame-by-frame 2D. Escape the clutches of an Evil Wizard and discover the secrets hidden within the spellbound castle of your ancestors.
Why similar: Point & Click 23.6%, Dark Fantasy 17.2%, Puzzle 10.6%, Story Rich 8.2%, Stylized 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: A beautifully hand-drawn point-and-click adventure that balances dark fantasy elements with a charming, small-scale protagonist.
- #10 Machinarium
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 19,289 reviews2009
Dev: Amanita Design
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 18.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Machinarium is the award-winning independent adventure game developed by the makers of Samorost series, Botanicula and CHUCHEL. Help Josef the robot save his girlfriend Berta kidnapped by the Black Cap Brotherhood gang!
Why similar: Point & Click 32.9%, Puzzle 15.4%, Stylized 10.8%, Cute 10.7%, Story Rich 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: This classic point-and-click features a small, silent protagonist solving puzzles in a beautifully detailed, atmospheric world.
- #11 Creaks
89% matchVery Positive95% of 5,721 reviews2020
Dev: Amanita Design
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 77%
The ground starts shaking, light bulbs are breaking - and something rather unusual is happening right behind the walls of your very room. Equipped with nothing but wit and courage, you slowly descend into a world inhabited by avian folk and seemingly deadly furniture monsters.
Why similar: Supernatural 33.7%, Puzzle 18.3%, Stylized 14.2%, Story Rich 7.9%, Adventure 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: This game provides a dark, surreal, and atmospheric puzzle experience that feels like a spiritual cousin to Oknytt's aesthetic.
- #12 Midvinter
90% matchVery Positive86% of 99 reviews2016
Dev: Talecore Studios
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Midvinter is a cozy little point-and-click game, which invites you to explore Swedish folklore using puzzles and riddles as well as compelling music and voice over. In it, you as a player take on the role of gnome - the guardian of the farm - and get to interact with various dark and fantastical creatures.
Why similar: Point & Click 23.1%, Mythology 17.5%, Puzzle 12.4%, Emotional 11.9%, Adventure 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: A short, atmospheric point-and-click that directly explores the same Swedish folklore themes as Oknytt.
- #13 The Excavation of Hob's Barrow
88% 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 34.6%, Emotional 17.6%, Puzzle 12.5%, Dark 7.2%, Adventure 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, atmospheric point-and-click that leans into folk horror and mysterious, ancient settings.
- #14 Botanicula
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 6,554 reviews2012
Dev: Amanita Design
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Humor-filled indie adventure game created by the makers of Machinarium and Samorost.
Why similar: Point & Click 30.1%, Puzzle 12.5%, Stylized 12.3%, Cute 12%, Story Rich 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: It captures the cute, nature-focused, and whimsical side of Oknytt with its unique point-and-click puzzle mechanics.
- #15 The Night of the Rabbit
87% matchVery Positive90% of 3,344 reviews2013
Dev: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Lose yourself in a tale of magic and wonder, where anything is possible and where nothing is quite as it seems: join young Jerry and follow a peculiar white rabbit to the wondrous realm of Mousewood, a land where critters can speak and where mystery abounds.
Why similar: Point & Click 52.3%, Adventure 16.5%, Puzzle 7.8%, Fantasy 7.7%, Story Rich 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: This game features a magical, folklore-inspired world that captures the sense of wonder and mystery found in Oknytt.
- #16 The Last Campfire
85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 18,750 reviews2021
Dev: Hello Games
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%
The Last Campfire is an adventure, a story of a lost ember trapped in a puzzling place, searching for meaning and a way home.
Why similar: Emotional 23.3%, Puzzle 14.5%, Dark Fantasy 13.4%, Cute 10.8%, Story Rich 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-adventure that focuses on a small, lost creature searching for meaning in a melancholic and beautiful world.
- #17 Tiny Echo
86% matchVery Positive87% of 778 reviews2017
Dev: Might and Delight
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Explore a lovingly crafted world with all its odd inhabitants as you experience the ethereal realm and deliver messages to the spirits. Make your mark in the wordless narrative - with a Tiny Echo.
Why similar: Point & Click 27.2%, Supernatural 13.3%, Cute 11.6%, Puzzle 10.6%, Adventure 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: A gentle, cute, and atmospheric point-and-click that focuses on the quiet, small-scale interactions found in Oknytt.
- #18 Goetia
86% matchMostly Positive77% of 776 reviews2016
Dev: SusheePub: Forever Entertainment S. A.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Goetia is a point & click adventure where you play the ghost of a young lady. You are Abigail. Abigail Blackwood.
Why similar: Point & Click 40%, Puzzle 16.9%, Supernatural 13.6%, Adventure 10.7%, Indie 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: A gothic, point-and-click puzzle game that focuses on supernatural mystery and exploration in a dark, abandoned setting.
- #19 Never Alone (Kisima Ingitchuna)
84% matchVery Positive81% of 8,630 reviews2014
Dev: Upper One GamesPub: E-Line Media
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Experience the epic journey of Nuna and Fox as they search for the source of an eternal blizzard that threatens the survival of everything they have ever known.
Why similar: Puzzle 20.7%, Story Rich 20.2%, Cute 16.3%, Adventure 15%, Atmospheric 13.8%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric game that focuses on indigenous folklore and the bond between a small protagonist and a spirit companion.
- #20 Papetura
83% matchVery Positive92% of 1,209 reviews2021
Dev: Petums
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Papetura is a short atmospheric adventure game, with unique world handmade entirely out of paper, and beautiful fragile music. It tells the story of two little creatures whose house is in danger of being burned down.
Why similar: Point & Click 28.8%, Puzzle 12.2%, Stylized 11.9%, Cute 10%, Story Rich 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: This game features a unique, hand-crafted paper world that provides a surreal and atmospheric puzzle-adventure experience.
- #21 She and the Light Bearer
84% matchVery Positive85% of 381 reviews2019
Dev: MojikenPub: Toge Productions
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
She and the Light Bearer is a point and click adventure game, a poem, a fairy tale. Take a journey inside a vibrantly colored forest, meet silly creatures, listen to serene folk music, and discover somber secrets.
Why similar: Point & Click 24.2%, Emotional 18.6%, Mythology 14.5%, Adventure 11.5%, Cute 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: A charming, nature-themed point-and-click that shares the whimsical and artistic spirit of Oknytt.
- #22 Spirit of the North
82% matchVery Positive84% of 6,281 reviews2020
Dev: Infuse StudioPub: Silver Lining Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Spirit of the North is a single-player 3rd-person adventure game inspired by the breathtaking and mysterious landscapes of Iceland. Play as an ordinary red fox whose story becomes entwined with the guardian of the Northern Lights, a female spirit fox.
Why similar: Adventure 36.9%, Puzzle 25.5%, Indie 14.5%, Exploration 10%, Atmospheric 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: It centers on an animal protagonist navigating a world inspired by Nordic landscapes and folklore without traditional dialogue.
- #23 The Cat Lady
82% 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: Point & Click 25.8%, Emotional 17.2%, Story Rich 12%, Horror 8.4%, Puzzle 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: While much darker, it shares the intense, emotional, and surreal point-and-click storytelling style of Oknytt.
- #24 GRIS
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 93,692 reviews2018
Dev: Nomada StudioPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.
Why similar: Atmospheric 21.9%, Puzzle 17.2%, Story Rich 17%, Adventure 14.3%, Indie 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: An emotional, atmospheric journey that uses art and music to tell a story of growth, similar to the emotional core of Oknytt.
- #25 Whispering Willows
81% matchVery Positive82% of 1,862 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 24.9%, Point & Click 18.3%, Story Rich 12.3%, Puzzle 11%, Adventure 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: This game features a ghostly, atmospheric exploration of a dark world that echoes the supernatural themes of Oknytt.
- #26 Unavowed
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,539 reviews2018
Dev: Wadjet Eye Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 8.0 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 34.4%, Supernatural 23.5%, Dark Fantasy 9.6%, Story Rich 9.4%, Adventure 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: A story-rich, supernatural point-and-click that explores dark themes and character-driven narratives in a modern setting.
- #27 Old Man's Journey
80% matchVery Positive87% of 4,136 reviews2017
Dev: Broken Rules
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Old Man’s Journey, a soul-searching puzzle adventure, tells a story of life, loss, and hope. Interacting with the world around you, you'll shape the landscape to create the old man's path forward. Experience heartache and hope as you embark on a heartfelt journey through a sunkissed world.
Why similar: Point & Click 32.9%, Puzzle 16.4%, Adventure 12.1%, Story Rich 11.5%, Stylized 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven puzzle game that focuses on emotional storytelling and beautiful, hand-drawn environments.
- #28 Gorogoa
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 19,841 reviews2017
Dev: Buried SignalPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Gorogoa is an elegant evolution of the puzzle genre, told through a beautifully hand-drawn story designed and illustrated by Jason Roberts. Winner of Debut Game at the 2018 BAFTA Games Awards, as well as Best Mobile Game and the Innovation Award at the GDC 2018 Choice Awards.
Why similar: Puzzle 33.2%, Point & Click 24.4%, Stylized 10.6%, Story Rich 7.1%, Adventure 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal and artistic puzzle game that evokes a sense of wonder and mystery through its unique, shifting perspective.
- #29 Softie
78% matchVery Positive100% of 70 reviews2024
Dev: Kristina Springer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Softie is a short creepy (but cute!) point-and-click adventure game. Take on the role of a cuddly teddy bear trying to find their lost owner in a peculiar house.
Why similar: Point & Click 30.3%, Emotional 19.4%, Cute 16.3%, Adventure 9.5%, Horror 7.9%
- #30 Knytt Underground
81% matchVery Positive84% of 482 reviews2013
Dev: Nifflas' GamesPub: Ripstone
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 68%
The legendary Knytt series continues with Nifflas’ latest creation; Knytt Underground. In this Knytteration; humans have long since abandoned the planet after practically destroying it in a war, five hundred years ago.
Why similar: Adventure 32.8%, Exploration 20.7%, Indie 18.6%, Puzzle 11.7%, Atmospheric 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: While a platformer, it shares the same sense of small-scale exploration in a vast, mysterious, and atmospheric world.
- #31 URLate
77% 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 31.5%, Dark Fantasy 21.3%, Adventure 8%, Cute 6.7%, Story Rich 6.7%
- #32 Midnight Swamp
75% 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 24.4%, Dark Fantasy 16.9%, Puzzle 10.5%, Dark 8.6%, Story Rich 7.1%
- #33 Tales from Candleforth
76% matchVery Positive86% of 164 reviews2024
Dev: Under the Bed GamesPub: Feardemic
Windows
Tales from Candleforth is a folk horror 2D point and click game with puzzles and escape room mechanics, that narrates the fairy tales from the village. The text contained in this ancient and evil book is now bleeding out, mixing the world of nightmares with the real one through handmade 2D graphics.
Why similar: Old School 21%, Point & Click 16.5%, Dark Fantasy 16%, Puzzle 10.7%, Cute 7.9%
- #34 Thy Creature
77% matchVery Positive82% of 142 reviews2022
Dev: Growing Seeds
Windows
A dark fantasy story adventure to face the long-forgotten 「memories」!
Why similar: Emotional 21%, Dark Fantasy 20.9%, Puzzle 11.1%, Cute 10.7%, Story Rich 8.9%
- #35 The Last Door - Collector's Edition
76% matchVery Positive95% of 2,425 reviews2014
Dev: The Game KitchenPub: Phoenix Online Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Something ancient and evil is stirring in Victorian England. Only you can stop it. Journey to the brink of madness and beyond as you set forth alone into the dark.
Why similar: Point & Click 48.9%, Story Rich 15.8%, Puzzle 11%, Horror 9%, Adventure 6.9%
- #36 Scholar Adventure: Mystery of Silence
73% matchVery Positive97% of 86 reviews2025
Dev: Ayose Trujillo & Making EnemiesPub: DevilishGames
Windows · Mac
Mystery of Silence is a point-and-click adventure where William, a young writer in search of inspiration, enters an abbey shrouded in silence. What William finds within those walls is not just a story to tell, but a secret that should never be discovered.
Why similar: Point & Click 38.2%, Dark Fantasy 15.8%, Mythology 13.6%, Adventure 11%, Dark 8.8%
- #37 Children of Silentown: Prologue
74% 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 24.5%, Dark Fantasy 12.3%, Emotional 10.2%, Cute 9.9%, Puzzle 8.8%
- #38 The Old Tree
73% matchVery Positive90% of 3,312 reviews2015
Dev: Red Dwarf Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 12 minMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 11%
The Old Tree is a short free-to-play cinematic puzzle game about a newborn alien baby. Witness this microscopic entity's first moments of life and help it emerge from its underground lair and ascend towards an unknown destination.
Why similar: Point & Click 43.6%, Puzzle 19%, Adventure 14.1%, Indie 6.1%, Horror 4.9%
- #39 The Lost Crown
75% 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 38%, Supernatural 19.4%, Adventure 19%, Horror 8.5%, Indie 6.5%
- #40 Tormentum - Dark Sorrow
73% matchVery Positive94% of 2,658 reviews2015
Dev: OhNoo Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
TORMENTUM is a dark Point & Click adventure game.The dreamlike, nightmarish atmosphere of the game was inspired by works of painters H.R. Giger and Zdzislaw Beksinski. The game's final look and feel was also strongly influenced by the universes of games such as Demon's Souls or Dark Seed.
Why similar: Point & Click 29.4%, Dark Fantasy 23.2%, Puzzle 9.7%, Dark 7.7%, Adventure 5.7%
- #41 Strange Antiquities
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,842 reviews2025
Dev: Bad VikingPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Become the custodian of a store dealing in occult antiquities. Explore the quaint and gloomy town of Undermere, where strange goings-on and dark mysteries abound. Find and identify arcane artefacts, use your collection to aid the townsfolk with their unusual problems — and remember to pet your cat!
Why similar: Point & Click 32.4%, Puzzle 15.8%, Story Rich 11.9%, Dark 10.8%, Adventure 7.6%
- #42 Dung Beetle Adventure
71% matchVery Positive93% of 80 reviews2023
Dev: Eight Bit Skyline
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short (and free) adventure game, where you are tasked with helping a hurt, hungry, but inventive dung beetle on its journey to find something to eat near the end of the mushroom season.
Why similar: Point & Click 34.7%, Puzzle 17.7%, Cute 17.3%, Emotional 12.7%, Adventure 6.8%
- #43 Crossroad OS
70% matchVery Positive99% of 298 reviews2023
Dev: GuyPub: Martin Games
Windows · Linux
Explore the mysterious operating system Crossʀoad OS. Adventure through its decaying programs, solve puzzles, collect items and meet strange creatures.
Why similar: Point & Click 27.8%, Stylized 16%, Puzzle 13.7%, Dark 8.8%, Horror 8%
- #44 Heal
72% matchVery Positive84% of 794 reviews2020
Dev: Jesse Makkonen
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Guide an old man through the dark and atmospheric world of Heal in this abstract 2D puzzle-adventure point-and-click game.
Why similar: Point & Click 27.8%, Emotional 19.7%, Puzzle 14.5%, Adventure 10.2%, Stylized 8.5%
- #45 Belladonna
74% matchMostly Positive72% of 776 reviews2015
Dev: NeckboltPub: Plug In Digital
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Belladonna is a gothic adventure game, twisted and dark. Take the role of a corpse girl rising from the dead in an abandoned laboratory, and unravel the mysteries concerning your own death and reanimation.
Why similar: Point & Click 69.1%, Adventure 15.5%, Indie 7%, Horror 5.8%, Singleplayer 2.5%
- #46 Selfloss
70% matchMostly Positive78% of 267 reviews2024
Dev: Goodwin GamesPub: Silver Lining Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Selfloss is an emotional exploration game filled with rich lore, set in a whale-worshipping, Slavic-inspired world. Embark on the journey of the healer, Kazimir, and his magical staff as he fights a mysterious Miasma in search of a ritual to cure his wounded soul.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 22.8%, Emotional 21%, Puzzle 9.2%, Stylized 8.5%, Dark 8%
- #47 Darkness Under My Bed
72% 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 35%, Point & Click 19.9%, Story Rich 8.2%, Dark 7.7%, Horror 7.3%
- #48 Grim Legends: The Forsaken Bride
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,690 reviews2014
Dev: Artifex Mundi
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Enter an enchanting world of legends and magic, where your destiny was written in blood and whispers of true love.
Why similar: Point & Click 51.2%, Puzzle 17.6%, Adventure 8.4%, Fantasy 8%, Story Rich 5.1%
- #49 Creepy Tale
69% matchVery Positive87% of 2,883 reviews2020
Dev: Creepy Brothers
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Creepy quest with the atmosphere of the Brothers Grimm fairy tales. Go through a dangerous adventure filled with puzzles and challenges! Perhaps it is you who will be able to solve all the secrets of forest and save the peaceful creatures?
Why similar: Puzzle 29.5%, Dark 17.7%, Adventure 15.3%, Atmospheric 9.5%, 2D 8.5%
- #50 Slender Threads
67% 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 31.7%, Adventure 12.1%, Puzzle 10.6%, Dark Fantasy 10.5%, Story Rich 8.3%
- #51 Shadowgate
71% matchVery Positive87% of 708 reviews2014
Dev: Zojoi
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Thrust into the role of "The Seed of Prophecy," players travel deep into the living castle, in hopes of defeating the evil that dwells within – the dreaded Warlock Lord.
Why similar: Point & Click 58.3%, Puzzle 23.4%, Adventure 13.8%, Singleplayer 4.6%
- #52 Miniatures
66% matchVery Positive95% of 333 reviews2024
Dev: Other Tales Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
A collection of surreal tales, each connected to a stored-away object from childhood. Pick one to follow the moon, feed a hungry lizard or build a peculiar cabinet.
Why similar: Point & Click 24.2%, Emotional 20.4%, Stylized 12%, Story Rich 10.3%, Puzzle 10.3%
- #53 Sisyphus Reborn
69% matchVery Positive93% of 1,085 reviews2016
Dev: Edwin MontgomeryPub: Myshkin Entertainment
Windows · Linux
Median: 36 minMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 18%
A short atmospheric adventure game about finding meaning in a meaningless world.
Why similar: Point & Click 41%, Adventure 26.3%, Atmospheric 13%, Singleplayer 7.5%, Indie 6.7%
- #54 Growing My Grandpa!
67% matchVery Positive99% of 450 reviews2022
Dev: Yames
Windows
Growing My Grandpa! is a Cronenberg-inspired point-and-click adventure game with virtual pet elements that puts a heavy emphasis on exploration and lore.
Why similar: Supernatural 20.3%, Point & Click 20.1%, Old School 17.9%, Emotional 15.3%, Story Rich 8%
- #55 Wytchwood
66% matchVery Positive93% of 4,561 reviews2021
Dev: Alientrap
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Wytchwood is a crafting adventure game set in a land of gothic fables and fairytales. As the old witch of the woods, explore a strange countryside, collect magic ingredients, brew sorcerous spells, and pass judgement upon a capricious cast of characters.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 28.6%, Stylized 15%, Story Rich 13.5%, Fantasy 12.6%, Adventure 7.5%
- #56 The Dark Eye: Chains of Satinav
69% matchVery Positive87% of 2,471 reviews2012
Dev: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Face your Destiny! In Andergast, whose inhabitants are considered to be superstitious, King Efferdan awaits a state visit from high-ranking dignitaries. For centuries the kingdom has been at odds with neighboring Nostria, but now first steps are being undertaken toward a lasting peace.
Why similar: Point & Click 53.8%, Adventure 14%, Puzzle 10.3%, Fantasy 8.7%, Story Rich 7.2%
- #57 Sumatra: Fate of Yandi
68% matchVery Positive97% of 173 reviews2019
Dev: Cloak and Dagger Games
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Lost and alone after a terrible landslide, Yandi must find his way home in this old-school point and click adventure set deep in the Sumatran jungle! Will he make it out alive?
Why similar: Point & Click 30.7%, Emotional 18.1%, Puzzle 13.4%, Story Rich 10.9%, Old School 8.9%
- #58 Follow the meaning
64% matchVery Positive94% of 980 reviews2024
Dev: HiKing Mind StudioPub: Second Maze
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Follow the meaning is a surreal point-and-click puzzle adventure. Join detective Paul Trilby as he works to unravel the mysteries of a peculiar town, seemingly ruled by the local Hospital. Over the wall and behind tightly shut gates, a dark secret lies in wait…
Why similar: Point & Click 37.2%, Puzzle 18.3%, Adventure 11.3%, Story Rich 9.1%, 2D 6%
- #59 One Eyed Kutkh
70% matchMostly Positive79% of 141 reviews2017
Dev: Baba Yaga Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 42%
One-Eye Kutkh - an exciting space adventure based on the fairy tales of the Far North.
Why similar: Adventure 26.1%, Point & Click 20.5%, Mythology 15.9%, Puzzle 8.9%, Cute 7.9%
- #60 One-Eyed Likho
63% matchVery Positive94% of 1,090 reviews2025
Dev: Morteshka
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
One-Eyed Likho is a grim first-person horror adventure set in a world inspired by a dark, Slavic fairy tale. Explore an unsettling and twisted land set in 19th-century Russia in your endeavor to escape your own evil fate.
Why similar: Supernatural 23.7%, Mythology 21.4%, Puzzle 11.6%, Stylized 10.4%, Story Rich 7.1%