- #1 Phantasmagoria 2: A Puzzle of Flesh
97% matchVery Positive82% of 227 reviews2016
Dev: SierraPub: Activision
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 55%
All Curtis wants is to live a normal, happy life, but something seems to have other plans...
Why similar: FMV 51.4% ★, 1990's 10.4%, Cult Classic 10.3% ★, Point & Click 10.1%, Horror 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: This is the direct sequel to the seed game, maintaining the same FMV horror style and 90s aesthetic.
- #2 The Beast Within: A Gabriel Knight® Mystery
96% matchVery Positive92% of 299 reviews2016
Dev: Sierra On-LinePub: Activision
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Play as both Gabriel and Grace as they are dispatched to Munich to solve a series of mutilation murders thought to be the work of werewolves.
Why similar: FMV 52.1% ★, Point & Click 14.3%, Classic 13.3% ★, 1990's 9.9%, Adventure 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: A high-budget 90s FMV mystery that represents the peak of the genre's production value.
- #3 Harvester
95% matchVery Positive91% of 1,649 reviews2014
Dev: DigiFX InteractivePub: Nightdive Studios
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A strange and twisted world...Harvester! The most violent adventure game of all time comes to Steam!
Why similar: FMV 38.2% ★, Point & Click 13.3%, Cult Classic 10.6% ★, Classic 9.9% ★, Horror 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: A cult classic 90s point-and-click adventure known for its extreme gore and disturbing, surreal themes.
- #4 Sanitarium
94% matchVery Positive93% of 1,302 reviews2014
Dev: DotemuPub: Ziggurat
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Originally released in 1998 on PC, and awarded as the Adventure Game of the Year, The timeless horror point-and-click, Sanitarium, is returning to frighten the bravest adventure game fans.
Why similar: Point & Click 26.6%, Classic 18.1% ★, Horror 15.2%, Cult Classic 10.8% ★, 1990's 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: A classic 90s point-and-click horror game that excels at psychological storytelling and unsettling atmosphere.
- #5 The 11th Hour
94% matchMixed42% of 266 reviews2013
Dev: Trilobyte GamesPub: Nightdive Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 12 minMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 28%
IN THE 70 DESOLATE YEARS since the horrifying murders chronicled in The 7th Guest, the town of Harley has been ominously silent.Only when journalist Robin Morales vanishes while investigating the rotting abandoned mansion of the legendary toy maker Henry Stauf, do events resurrect a malignant past.
Why similar: FMV 47.9% ★, Point & Click 16.8%, Classic 10.2% ★, Horror 9.6%, 1990's 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: The direct sequel to The 7th Guest, offering more of the classic FMV horror experience.
- #6 I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream
93% matchVery Positive89% of 3,605 reviews2013
Dev: The Dreamers GuildPub: Nightdive Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%
The adventure plunges you into the tortured and hidden past of five humans. Delve into their darkest fears. Outwit the Master Computer AM in a game of psychological warfare. Disturbing, compelling. An adventure you won't easily forget !!
Why similar: Point & Click 29.6%, Classic 17.7% ★, Cult Classic 17.4% ★, Horror 10.9%, 1990's 10%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, classic 90s point-and-click horror game based on the famous short story.
- #7 Clock Tower: Rewind
91% matchVery Positive88% of 471 reviews2024
Dev: WayForward
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 54%
The 16-bit nightmare returns. Survive, hide, and avoid the deadly Scissorman in this legendary horror classic.
Why similar: 1990's 32.3%, Female Protagonist 22.2%, Adventure 13.4%, Psychological Horror 9%, Retro 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: A classic 90s survival horror game featuring a female protagonist and a relentless stalker mechanic.
- #8 Tex Murphy: Under a Killing Moon
91% matchVery Positive96% of 161 reviews2014
Dev: Access SoftwarePub: Nightdive Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 46%
Enter the virtual world of Under A Killing Moon, where it is December 2042, and you, as Tex Murphy, must stop the forces of evil before they destroy mankind and rob you of your next unemployment check. This thrilling and hilarious adventure is unlike anything you've seen before.
Why similar: FMV 50.7% ★, Point & Click 14.6%, Cult Classic 12.7% ★, Classic 7.9% ★, Adventure 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: Another essential 90s FMV detective adventure that defined the interactive cinema genre.
- #9 Tex Murphy: Overseer
92% matchMixed55% of 64 reviews2014
Dev: Access SoftwarePub: Nightdive Studios
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 36%
The client is drop-dead gorgeous. Her father is just plain dead—of an apparent suicide. She's certain he was murdered and is willing to do anything to prove it.
Why similar: FMV 56.6% ★, Classic 15.6% ★, Point & Click 11%, Adventure 8.9%, 1990's 8%
Why You'll Like It: A classic 90s FMV detective adventure that perfectly captures the era's unique blend of live-action and gameplay.
- #10 Night Trap - 25th Anniversary Edition
90% matchVery Positive85% of 197 reviews2017
Dev: Screaming Villains
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 48%
Night Trap tells the story of five teenage girls spending the weekend at the Martin home. As a member of the Special Control Attack Team, your job is to monitor the home and protect the girls using an intricate system of cameras and traps as it is being invaded by vampires.
Why similar: FMV 47.7% ★, Classic 12.7% ★, Cult Classic 11.9% ★, 1990's 9.5%, Point & Click 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: A quintessential 90s FMV horror game that relies on monitoring live-action feeds to survive.
- #11 Erica
89% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,713 reviews2021
Dev: Flavourworks
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Erica is a live-action, FMV thriller that puts you directly at the heart of the mystery. Your choices, your consequences.
Why similar: FMV 61% ★, Point & Click 17.5%, Female Protagonist 8.8%, Gore 4.9%, Psychological Horror 4.9%
Why You'll Like It: A modern FMV interactive thriller that brings the choose-your-own-adventure style into the current era.
- #12 The Centennial Case : A Shijima Story
89% matchMostly Positive80% of 1,102 reviews2022
Dev: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 11.0 hrsMean: 15.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Unravel the mysteries of death, and find the answers to life.A unique Mystery-Adventure Game:The Centennial Case: A Shijima Story
Why similar: FMV 82.5% ★, Adventure 5.2%, Gore 4.7%, Mystery 4.5%, Female Protagonist 2.7%
Why You'll Like It: A modern FMV mystery with high production values that honors the classic investigative gameplay of the 90s.
- #13 SIMULACRA
87% 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: FMV 54.6% ★, Point & Click 19.4%, Horror 13.2%, Psychological Horror 5.8%, Mystery 3.5%
Why You'll Like It: A modern FMV-style horror game that uses a phone interface to tell a dark, immersive story.
- #14 D: The Game
88% matchVery Positive88% of 154 reviews2016
Dev: WARPPub: Nightdive Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Los Angeles, 1997. There has been a mass murder at a general hospital on the outskirts of downtown. Richter Harris has shut himself up in the hospital and taken hostages, leaving the police helpless and unable to move in.
Why similar: Cult Classic 26.9% ★, Classic 21.1% ★, Horror 14.9%, 1990's 13.6%, Adventure 13%
Why You'll Like It: A cult classic 90s horror title featuring a unique time-limit mechanic and surreal, cinematic presentation.
- #15 The Medium
86% matchVery Positive89% of 9,813 reviews2021
Dev: Bloober TeamPub: Bloober Team SA
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 13.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%
A third‑person psychological horror game where you explore both the real world and the spirit realm. As a medium drawn to a deserted resort, you’ll uncover dark secrets, confront echoes of trauma, and face the consequences of seeing more than one truth.
Why similar: Horror 29%, Adventure 21.7%, Female Protagonist 20%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Gore 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric psychological horror game featuring a female protagonist and dual-reality puzzle mechanics.
- #16 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 36.3%, Horror 19.1%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Gore 12.1%, Female Protagonist 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal psychological horror game with a strong point-and-click focus and a haunting narrative.
- #17 Bad Mojo Redux
86% matchVery Positive86% of 253 reviews2014
Dev: Pulse EntertainmentPub: Nightdive Studios
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 33%
Enter a world of perilous puzzles and bizarre perspectives--as a cockroach. What you discover may shock you. What you don't may kill you. Either way, you won't come out the same person. You may not even come out a person at all.
Why similar: FMV 56.2% ★, Classic 9.7% ★, 1990's 9.4%, Adventure 9.3%, Point & Click 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal 90s cult classic that uses FMV elements to tell a bizarre and memorable story.
- #18 Goetia
84% 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 51%, Adventure 16.8%, Female Protagonist 13.7%, Horror 13.1%, Mystery 4.9%
Why You'll Like It: A gothic point-and-click adventure with a haunting, lonely atmosphere.
- #19 Contradiction: Spot The Liar
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,223 reviews2015
Dev: Baggy Cat Ltd.
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Spot the lie and beat the liars in 'Contradiction' - the all-video murder mystery adventure!
Why similar: FMV 67% ★, Point & Click 19.2%, Mystery 4.9%, Retro 4.3%, Adventure 4.2%
Why You'll Like It: A modern FMV mystery that perfectly captures the investigative feel of classic interactive cinema.
- #20 Fear the Spotlight
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,141 reviews2024
Dev: Cozy Game PalsPub: Blumhouse Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 73%
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 28.1%, Female Protagonist 23.6%, Adventure 15%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Retro 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric indie horror game that pays direct homage to 90s survival horror aesthetics.
- #21 Remothered: Tormented Fathers
83% matchMostly Positive74% of 2,314 reviews2018
Dev: Stormind Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Remothered: Tormented Fathers is the pure and realistic survival horror videogame
Why similar: Horror 29.9%, Gore 22.8%, Female Protagonist 20.8%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Adventure 11.7%
Why You'll Like It: An intense survival horror game with a female protagonist that emphasizes stealth and atmosphere.
- #22 Ripper
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Unheard Software
Windows · Linux
Ripper is a top-down shooter with fully destructible environments, fog of war, and Steam multiplayer. Break through walls, survive enemy waves, and battle your friends.
Why similar: Retro 100%
Why You'll Like It: A 90s FMV mystery game that features a dark, gritty tone and a star-studded cast.
- #23 The Bunker
82% matchMostly Positive70% of 1,859 reviews2016
Dev: Splendy InteractivePub: Wales Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
The Bunker is an award-winning interactive psychological horror movie. You are John, born underground the day the bombs fell, now alone and trying to survive. But when an alarm goes off, a catastrophic chain of events begins. Unlock the dark secrets of your past as you try to escape The Bunker.
Why similar: FMV 72.1% ★, Horror 10.8%, Adventure 8.4%, Psychological Horror 6.5%, Mystery 2.2%
Why You'll Like It: A modern FMV psychological horror game set in a claustrophobic, isolated environment.
- #24 Realms of the Haunting
81% matchMostly Positive78% of 523 reviews2014
Dev: Gremlin InteractivePub: Funbox Media Ltd
Windows
Median: 6 minMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 20%
Forged in the Beginning and protected by the Seven Seals, there lies a place where thought and creation intertwine. The center for all realms of existence, it is the balancing force between good and evil, man and spirit. A focal point for all energies, and the one element that has kept the consuming nature of darkness at bay... Until now.
Why similar: FMV 48.8% ★, Classic 11.3% ★, Horror 10.5%, Point & Click 8.7%, 1990's 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: A 90s FMV horror game that blends first-person action with traditional adventure elements.
- #25 The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker
80% matchVery Positive83% of 596 reviews2017
Dev: D'Avekki Studios Ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
YOU are a psychiatrist, trying to solve a murder whilst treating the unusual patients of the recently deceased Doctor Dekker. Type a question - patients reply in full screen video and have questions for you too but be careful what you say. Your words determine their eventual fates, and your own!
Why similar: FMV 71.6% ★, Horror 10.9%, Psychological Horror 6.3%, Adventure 5.3%, Mystery 5.1%
Why You'll Like It: A modern FMV mystery game with a strong psychological focus and investigative dialogue.
- #26 Dark Nights with Poe and Munro
79% matchMostly Positive76% of 483 reviews2020
Dev: D'Avekki Studios Ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Guide local radio hosts Poe and Munro through six TV-like episodes of supernatural strangeness and sizzling on-screen chemistry. From the creators of The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker and The Shapeshifting Detective.
Why similar: FMV 64.5% ★, Point & Click 19.4%, Horror 11.1%, Psychological Horror 5%
Why You'll Like It: A modern FMV mystery with a supernatural, campy edge that feels like a spiritual successor to 90s interactive media.
- #27 Fantasmagorie
78% matchMostly Positive80% of 220 reviews2024
Dev: Needlepoint Productions
Windows
Journey through a distorted theatre held together by the fragile mind of a grieving puppet master. With only a needle and thread, traverse through this world and evade twisted and terrifying creations. Shatter the delusion and unravel the truth behind it all.
Why similar: Horror 52.5%, Adventure 23.4%, Female Protagonist 19%, Third Person 3.9%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #28 Who Pressed Mute on Uncle Marcus?
79% matchMixed66% of 1,161 reviews2022
Dev: Wales Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 69%
An eccentric FMV murder mystery with a twist: someone has poisoned Uncle Marcus. Uncover the truth in the yearly family quiz and try to save him before it is too late.
Why similar: FMV 76.1% ★, Point & Click 11.9%, Adventure 6.6%, Mystery 4.5%, Singleplayer 0.9%
Why You'll Like It: A modern FMV mystery that focuses on character interaction and uncovering secrets through dialogue.
- #29 Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers 20th Anniversary Edition
78% matchVery Positive91% of 1,154 reviews2014
Dev: Phoenix Online StudiosPub: Pinkerton Road Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Revisit of one of adventure gaming’s greatest classics by master storyteller Jane Jensen! Struggling bookstore owner Gabriel Knight investigates the sinister Voodoo Murders in New Orleans, discovering the secrets of his family history and unfolding his destiny in this tale of horror and suspense.
Why similar: Point & Click 36.7%, Classic 21.6% ★, Adventure 11.8%, Cult Classic 9.3% ★, Horror 8.7%
- #30 Devil's Hideout
77% 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 28.3%, 1990's 19.1%, Horror 18.2%, Female Protagonist 13.2%, Adventure 8.9%
- #31 the white chamber
77% matchVery Positive99% of 99 reviews2023
Dev: Locked Door PuzzlePub: Lupus Studios Limited
Windows
Sci-fi horror anime point and click adventure game. Guide a young woman through a nightmarish space station as she tries to uncover why she's there and how she can escape.
Why similar: Point & Click 40.2%, Horror 21.9%, Adventure 19.3%, Gore 17.5%, Singleplayer 1%
- #32 Alone in the Dark
73% matchMostly Positive79% of 4,498 reviews2024
Dev: Pieces InteractivePub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 13.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Return to Derceto Manor in this reimagination of Alone in the Dark, a love letter to the 90’s cult classic horror game.
Why similar: Horror 33.1%, Female Protagonist 18.9%, Psychological Horror 17.5%, Adventure 14.4%, Mystery 8.6%
- #33 Perception
76% matchMostly Positive73% of 626 reviews2017
Dev: The Deep End Games
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 52%
An award-winning narrative thriller about a blind woman’s journey to uncover the truth about the mansion from her nightmares, or else become one of its victims.
Why similar: Horror 50.4%, Female Protagonist 26.3%, Adventure 21.3%, Singleplayer 2%
- #34 The Last Door - Collector's Edition
74% 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 41.1%, Horror 20%, Cult Classic 17.1% ★, Classic 8.7% ★, Adventure 7.1%
- #35 Theatre Of The Absurd
76% matchVery Positive80% of 270 reviews2014
Dev: Gogii GamesPub: Strategy First
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 54%
An Ancient and most sinister evil threatens the soul of an innocent young girl. Explore the remote and mysterious theatre to uncover lost horrors and find the solution. Can you outwit the beast?
Why similar: Point & Click 47.4%, Adventure 31%, Female Protagonist 21.5%
- #36 FATAL FRAME / PROJECT ZERO: Maiden of Black Water
73% matchVery Positive83% of 6,349 reviews2021
Dev: KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 30.8 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 39%, Female Protagonist 26.5%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Mystery 8.5%, Adventure 7.7%
- #37 Dead Secret
75% matchVery Positive82% of 591 reviews2016
Dev: Robot Invader
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Dead Secret is a first-person horror mystery set in rural Kansas in 1965. A reclusive professor is dead and it’s up to you to crack the case before you become the next victim. Investigate the murder and explore the story Time Magazine called “captivating” and “deeply creepy” .
Why similar: Point & Click 30.6%, Horror 23.9%, Adventure 14.5%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Mystery 9.3%
- #38 The Uninvited: MacVenture Series
75% matchVery Positive85% of 79 reviews2015
Dev: ZojoiPub: Reverb Triple XP
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Relive the original MacVenture Series version of The Uninvited! Play through the Mac and Apple IIGS versions and survive the supernatural dangers of the haunted mansion.
Why similar: Point & Click 48.7%, Adventure 26.6%, Horror 24.7%
- #39 Fear the Moon
72% matchVery Positive95% of 124 reviews2024
Dev: Jonny's Games
Windows
A story driven cryptid horror game featuring survival horror elements where you come face to face with a Midwest cryptid dubbed "the Wolfman". Play as Jane and fight to survive the full moon while uncovering dark secrets in the Wolfman's territory.
Why similar: Horror 34.6%, Gore 16.3%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Female Protagonist 14.5%, Adventure 10.6%
- #40 The 7th Guest: 25th Anniversary Edition
74% matchMostly Positive77% of 271 reviews2019
Dev: MojoTouch
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 52%
The famous game remastered in a new 25th Anniversary Edition! The father and mother of all 'Haunted Mansion' games. Winner of multiple gaming awards and “No. 1 Rated Game of 1994”.
Why similar: FMV 48.1% ★, Point & Click 15.1%, 1990's 11.6%, Horror 9.9%, Adventure 4.9%
- #41 Nightmare Shift
71% 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: Horror 31.8%, 1990's 23%, Psychological Horror 18%, Female Protagonist 14.5%, Adventure 12.6%
- #42 Obsessed : Night Shift
71% matchVery Positive89% of 133 reviews2025
Dev: arydkPub: Akhir Hayat Studio
Windows
A PSX Inspired horror game where you must work and cook at a shop late at night and the horrors that comes with it.
Why similar: Horror 42.1%, Psychological Horror 16.8%, Adventure 14.5%, Female Protagonist 13.6%, Retro 11.6%
- #43 Them and Us
72% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,574 reviews2021
Dev: TendoGames Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Them and Us is a classic, survival horror game with a focus on atmosphere and player immersion. Discover the truth of Alicia’s past as she descends further into her strange, unending nightmare.
Why similar: Horror 30.2%, Female Protagonist 24.9%, 1990's 21.6%, Third Person 8.4%, Adventure 7%
- #44 Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Father®
73% matchVery Positive88% of 190 reviews2016
Dev: Sierra On-LinePub: Activision
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 39%
Gabriel Knight is the last in a long line of Shadow Hunters, those fated to fight the dark forces of the supernatural.
Why similar: Point & Click 32.7%, Classic 31.1% ★, Adventure 15.4%, 1990's 15.2%, Mystery 5.7%
- #45 The Fear Business
70% matchVery Positive94% of 108 reviews2024
Dev: Tomás EsconjaureguyPub: selewi
Windows · Mac · Linux
A survival horror mixed with found footage elements. Unveil the secrets of a dark satanic cult and solve the Solomon Manor puzzles while hiding from the deadly Goat Face.
Why similar: Horror 22.9%, Gore 21.9%, 1990's 20.8%, Adventure 11%, Mystery 8.7%
- #46 Castle of Secrets
71% 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 39.6%, Horror 21.6%, Female Protagonist 18.7%, Psychological Horror 10.7%, Adventure 8.6%
- #47 MOTHERED - A ROLE-PLAYING HORROR GAME
69% 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: Point & Click 37.5%, Horror 24.9%, Female Protagonist 21.8%, Psychological Horror 15.8%
- #48 Markus Ritter - Ghosts Of The Past
69% matchVery Positive92% of 53 reviews2023
Dev: Flimmersoft
Windows · Mac · Linux
In front of you lies a classic FMV point and click adventure game. Can you stop a serial killer who is murdering his way through Vienna? Experience a week in the life of Markus Ritter, who really just wants to lie on the couch at home, but suddenly has to juggle a job, love and the supernatural.
Why similar: FMV 61.2% ★, Point & Click 21.2%, Female Protagonist 10.4%, Mystery 3.9%, Adventure 3.4%
- #49 The Excavation of Hob's Barrow
68% 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 41.1%, Horror 21.4%, Female Protagonist 16.2%, Adventure 10.3%, Mystery 5.3%
- #50 Midnight Scenes: The Highway
70% 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: Point & Click 28.9%, Horror 17.1%, Female Protagonist 13.3%, Gore 12.1%, Adventure 8.2%
- #51 Utter a Name
67% matchVery Positive93% of 200 reviews2025
Dev: evilalbert
Windows · Mac · Linux
Disembodied souls linger in this old estate. To each one, utter their name.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 35.2%, Horror 26.2%, Mystery 20.2%, Adventure 16.6%, Singleplayer 1.8%
- #52 Phantom Project
68% matchVery Positive83% of 233 reviews2021
Dev: Astravelari LLC
Windows
Phantom Project is a psychological horror game that encourages you to put your deerstalker on and unravel the supernatural mysteries around you. This game is a prototype and is subject to major changes and improvements.
Why similar: Horror 30.2%, Female Protagonist 24.3%, Adventure 14.1%, Third Person 11%, Psychological Horror 9.6%
- #53 Layers of Fear
67% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,582 reviews2023
Dev: Anshar StudiosPub: Bloober Team SA
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%
The era-defining first-person psychological horror in all its terrifying glory. All of the game’s chapters collected into one convenient package that allows you to plumb the depths of madness in pursuit of artistic revelation.
Why similar: Horror 43.8%, Psychological Horror 22.9%, Adventure 18.3%, Mystery 12.7%, Singleplayer 2.3%
- #54 Kathy Rain
67% matchVery Positive92% of 3,928 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 98.4%, Female Protagonist 0.5%, Adventure 0.5%, Mystery 0.3%, Psychological Horror 0.1%
- #55 My Sleeping Girlfriend
66% matchVery Positive95% of 105 reviews2025
Dev: Fancy Dog Games
Windows
Your girlfriend’s sleepwalking is getting worse each night. Find her and bring her back to bed safely.
Why similar: Horror 27.2%, 1990's 25.3%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Adventure 9.8%, Female Protagonist 9.7%
- #56 Bathory - The Bloody Countess
70% matchMixed67% of 58 reviews2016
Dev: Absolutist Ltd.
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Stop the blood rite before something darker than the myth itself comes to live in Bathory: The Bloody Countess, a haunted hidden object adventure game.
Why similar: Point & Click 39.9%, Horror 21.3%, Female Protagonist 16.3%, Adventure 12.2%, Mystery 9.6%
- #57 Fragile Reflection
66% matchVery Positive81% of 73 reviews2025
Dev: Spectra team
Windows · Mac · Linux
A young woman returns back to her home in a rural Japanese village - but something is very wrong. Find items, solve puzzles, fight monsters and traverse between dimensions. Help Kario Ito reveal hidden mysteries and stay alive in this retro-styled survival horror!
Why similar: Gore 24.9%, Horror 22.7%, Female Protagonist 17.2%, Psychological Horror 10.7%, Adventure 8.7%
- #58 Restless Dreams
65% matchVery Positive95% of 61 reviews2026
Dev: Room410
Windows
Before you realize it, dreams have become a curse. Wander through a darkened room and descend into the depths of her mind. A story-driven first-person horror game that leads you into an abyss of anguish and despair. Dedicated to those who once pursued their dreams—and to those who still do.
Why similar: Horror 31%, Female Protagonist 20.5%, Adventure 18.5%, Psychological Horror 17.6%, Retro 11.7%
- #59 Enigmatis: The Ghosts of Maple Creek
68% matchVery Positive85% of 1,785 reviews2014
Dev: Artifex Mundi
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Let one of the most thrilling adventures of your life begin!
Why similar: Point & Click 41.9%, Horror 19.5%, Female Protagonist 16.8%, Adventure 13.8%, Mystery 7.3%