- #1 Samsara Room
97% 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: Puzzle 31.2%, Point & Click 21.4%, Horror 9%, Escape Room 8.5% ★, Indie 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal point-and-click puzzle game that captures the same sense of being trapped in a mysterious, shifting environment.
- #2 Ib
96% 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 24.6%, Puzzle 23.4%, Anime 21%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Indie 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: A classic free-to-play horror game that perfectly mirrors the puzzle-heavy, atmospheric exploration found in PRICE.
- #3 Fausts Alptraum
96% matchVery Positive94% of 1,233 reviews2017
Dev: LaboRatStudio
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 16.3 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Fausts Alptraum is an single player, puzzle game created by LabORat Studio, an indie game team from Taiwan. The story based on Goethe's Faust. Players will play as a troubled girl wandering around in a crayon-drawn world. Players will have to find the relevance between dreams and reality by collecting clues.
Why similar: Horror 30.2%, Puzzle 22.1%, Anime 14%, Great Soundtrack 10.3%, Psychological Horror 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric, hand-drawn puzzle horror game that feels very similar in tone and presentation to PRICE.
- #4 The Witch's House MV
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,881 reviews2018
Dev: FummyPub: DANGEN Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A young girl, Viola, is drawn inexorably to a mysterious manor that seems to change behind her back. It is a place of pain, turmoil and death. Plumb its detestable depths and abominable history. Untangle riddles that bar your perilous path. And flee the hellish halls of The Witch’s House.
Why similar: Horror 45.7%, Puzzle 11.8%, Anime 11%, Psychological Horror 9.8%, Great Soundtrack 9%
Why You'll Like It: This title offers a similar blend of eerie, anime-inspired aesthetics and challenging environmental puzzles.
- #5 Trick & Treat
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,403 reviews2016
Dev: Rabbiton
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Trick or treating in a vampire's house.Trick & Treat is a light-hearted Halloween adventure. It's about exploring and solving puzzles in a spooky atmosphere. There will be some horror elements, romance, many bad ends and a happy ending of true love.
Why similar: Horror 32.3%, Anime 23.6%, Puzzle 19.3%, Indie 7.7%, Adventure 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: A short, anime-styled horror game that focuses on exploration and uncovering dark mysteries.
- #6 Cube Escape: Paradox
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 11,572 reviews2018
Dev: Rusty Lake
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%
The tenth Cube Escape follows the story of detective Dale Vandermeer who finds himself trapped in two different universes and needs to escape. Cube Escape: Paradox will be released together with the accompanying Paradox: A Rusty Lake Film.
Why similar: Puzzle 36.2%, Point & Click 12.6%, Psychological Horror 10.2%, Horror 10.1%, Detective 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: This game excels at delivering cryptic, room-based puzzles wrapped in a layer of psychological horror.
- #7 Mad Father
93% 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 28.3%, Anime 26.1%, Psychological Horror 16.6%, Puzzle 14.3%, Indie 3.4%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a compelling narrative-driven horror experience with a strong focus on puzzle-solving and dark secrets.
- #8 Yume Nikki
92% matchVery Positive94% of 9,908 reviews2018
Dev: kikiyamaPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 72.0 hrs≥1hr: 46%
This is a game in which you traverse the extremely dark world inside a dream.
Why similar: Horror 36.8%, Psychological Horror 29.8%, Indie 11.6%, Adventure 7.3%, Casual 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: An essential surreal horror experience that shares the dreamlike, unsettling atmosphere of the seed game.
- #9 Marie's Room
91% 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: Great Soundtrack 29.9%, Puzzle 12.6%, Story Rich 9.6%, Point & Click 9.5%, Indie 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: A short, atmospheric walking simulator that focuses on uncovering a personal mystery through environmental storytelling.
- #10 Confess My Love
91% matchVery Positive94% of 4,837 reviews2017
Dev: LR Studio
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 65%
The story takes place after school, when Willie decides to confess his love to the girl of his dreams, Liza. Afraid of being refused, he hesitated for a while. Should he summon up his courage and confess his love to her?
Why similar: Anime 29.8%, Horror 24.3%, Great Soundtrack 12%, Puzzle 8.8%, Psychological Horror 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: This short, narrative-focused horror game captures the same intimate, anime-aesthetic dread.
- #11 Lucid Dream
90% matchVery Positive92% of 1,017 reviews2020
Dev: sizrit
Windows
Lucid Dream is Point and Click horror game. The girl dream of being trapped in a weird place even though you fell asleep as always. Collect the item and Find clues! Escape and wake up from the dream!
Why similar: Horror 35.3%, Point & Click 24.2%, Anime 13.9%, Indie 9%, Adventure 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: A point-and-click adventure that features surreal, dream-like environments and puzzle-solving mechanics.
- #12 Missing Translation
89% matchVery Positive88% of 3,303 reviews2015
Dev: AlPixel GamesPub: GamesBoosters
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Lost in a weird city in the middle of the desert and surrounded by strange creatures that keep staring at you. This is a game about exploring the unknown and solving puzzles... lots of them! Don't be fooled by the looks, this isn't a point & click adventure.
Why similar: Puzzle 39.4%, Great Soundtrack 24.5%, Point & Click 13%, Indie 9.3%, Adventure 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: This indie puzzle game shares the minimalist, atmospheric focus on discovery and exploration.
- #13 Your Turn To Die -Death Game By Majority-
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 3,866 reviews2023
Dev: NankidaiPub: 0UP GAMES
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 14.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Your Turn To Die -Death Game By Majority- is a multi-ending horror adventure game. Sara Chidouin returns home from school late one night to discover that something's gone terribly wrong. When she comes to, she finds herself, her friend Joe, and 9 other people trapped in a mysterious place.
Why similar: Anime 29.5%, Point & Click 26.8%, Psychological Horror 18.5%, Mystery 11.7%, Adventure 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: A gripping mystery game that combines anime-style character dynamics with intense puzzle-solving and life-or-death choices.
- #14 Garden of Oblivion
89% matchVery Positive87% of 200 reviews2018
Dev: Träumendes Mädchen
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 21%
A short horror point & click game about a teenager trapped in a dream-like garden. Will Reven be able to escape? It's up to you!
Why similar: Visual Novel 32.1%, Horror 31.1%, Casual 19.1%, Indie 17.7%
Why You'll Like It: A casual, indie horror game that utilizes a visual novel style to tell a haunting, mysterious story.
- #15 The Monster Inside
88% matchVery Positive88% of 2,060 reviews2017
Dev: Random Seed Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12 minMean: 1.5 hrs≥1hr: 10%
A film noir style audio-visual novella. A mysterious woman... a string of murders... and a man with a hidden past.
Why similar: Detective 40.9%, Visual Novel 19.2%, Horror 16.5%, Mystery 11.4%, Indie 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: A detective-themed visual novel that blends noir elements with psychological horror.
- #16 Summer Nightmare
87% matchMixed55% of 554 reviews2017
Dev: Team Summer NightmarePub: Elkibe Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 30%
If one’s imagined world of nightmare and the real world unite…. The hide-and-seek game of death in the world of nightmare begins. Discover hints and save yourself from the nightmare!
Why similar: Anime 30.9%, Horror 26.7%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Casual 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: A short, anime-styled horror visual novel that focuses on building dread through its narrative.
- #17 Lucid9: Inciting Incident
86% matchVery Positive90% of 1,038 reviews2016
Dev: Fallen Snow Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Lucid9 is a visual novel focused on a web of intricate mysteries set in the fictional 2018 metropolis of Isamu. Lucid9: Inciting Incident is the first part of the story, focused on a string of disappearances that occur at a prestigious, uppity boarding academy.
Why similar: Anime 31%, Visual Novel 19.4%, Horror 15%, Mystery 8.6%, Great Soundtrack 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: A mystery-focused visual novel that shares the anime aesthetic and narrative-driven approach of the seed game.
- #18 Disturbed
84% 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 26.7%, Puzzle 22.1%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Point & Click 14%, Psychological Horror 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: A short, atmospheric horror adventure that relies on simple point-and-click mechanics to build tension.
- #19 Zero Escape: The Nonary Games
84% matchVery Positive93% of 6,967 reviews2017
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 21.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Kidnapped and taken to an unfamiliar location, nine people find themselves forced to participate in a diabolical Nonary Game by an enigmatic mastermind called Zero. Why were they there? Why were they chosen to put their lives on the line? And more importantly, who can be trusted?
Why similar: Puzzle 19.1%, Anime 12.5%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Great Soundtrack 11.3%, Psychological Horror 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in combining complex room-based puzzles with a high-stakes, mystery-driven narrative.
- #20 SORE
85% matchMixed67% of 343 reviews2017
Dev: Bazitov Mikhail
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 31%
Mystical puzzle quest game in a gloomy minimalism style will tell you a story of a person who's got himself into a camera, and from which there is no way out it seems. Experimental gameplay diluted with a pinch of a philosophy, that's what SORE is.
Why similar: Puzzle 37.9%, Psychological Horror 21.5%, Hidden Object 10.8%, Indie 9.2%, Casual 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: A pixel-art indie game that uses atmospheric puzzle-solving to convey a sense of unease.
- #21 Blameless
82% matchVery Positive84% of 5,079 reviews2016
Dev: Vaclav HudecPub: Blameless Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 48 minMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 36%
Blameless is a mysterious first-person adventure with primary focus on puzzle solving and short story. The player will appear in a role of an architect trying to investigate strange happenings, after discovering evidence of an act of violence.
Why similar: Horror 45.6%, Puzzle 25.5%, Detective 7.7%, Adventure 5.9%, Mystery 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: A short, free-to-play horror adventure that emphasizes environmental interaction and mystery.
- #22 Antenna
83% matchMostly Positive76% of 2,715 reviews2016
Dev: LWNA
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 146.3 hrs≥1hr: 18%
A machine ponders its loneliness. It scans the radio spectrum for an answer to its question.
Why similar: Puzzle 53.3%, Indie 15.4%, Casual 15.1%, Adventure 7.3%, Atmospheric 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: An indie, atmospheric puzzle game that captures a similar sense of isolation and mystery.
- #23 ONE IN THE BACK
78% matchVery Positive96% of 167 reviews2025
Dev: Mr. Jingo
Windows
An escape-room styled series of puzzles await in the car that seems to contain neither rhyme nor reason. See if you can solve the mysteries of the photographs, and figure out what it means to be the ONE IN THE BACK.
Why similar: Puzzle 23.6%, Point & Click 17%, Anime 16.4%, Horror 13.7%, Psychological Horror 8.8%
- #24 The Room Two
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 21,212 reviews2016
Dev: Fireproof Games
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Unique events transport you to the halls of a long-forgotten crypt. The only means of escape lies locked within a stone pedestal, along with a note from your mysterious ally. His words promise assistance, but only serve to entice you into a compelling world of mystery and exploration.
Why similar: Puzzle 38.2%, Point & Click 14.8%, Horror 12.8%, Mystery 7.7%, Hidden Object 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: A polished puzzle game that focuses on intricate, tactile object manipulation within a mysterious setting.
- #25 Zero Escape: Zero Time Dilemma
82% matchVery Positive82% of 4,723 reviews2016
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Nine participants awaken, trapped in an underground facility. To escape, they must play a game with deadly consequences. Who will live, and who will die? The choice is yours. Let the Decision Game begin…
Why similar: Puzzle 22.5%, Anime 13.6%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Great Soundtrack 11.7%, Visual Novel 11.5%
Why You'll Like It: Continues the series' tradition of intense, puzzle-heavy horror with a focus on branching narrative paths.
- #26 Off-Peak
81% matchVery Positive90% of 1,797 reviews2016
Dev: Cosmo DPub: Cosmo D Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 54 minMean: 43.5 hrs≥1hr: 43%
You're stranded at a cathedral-like train station in the near future, searching for a ticket out of town. Explore the secret passageways, interact with strangers, dig for records, and get hypnotized by the soundtrack – a batch of original music courtesy of the band, Archie Pelago.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 47.4%, Horror 23.8%, Indie 13.9%, Adventure 10.3%, Atmospheric 3.6%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal, indie walking simulator that prioritizes atmosphere and exploration over traditional gameplay.
- #27 Fran Bow
79% 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: Puzzle 20.8%, Psychological Horror 18%, Horror 17.7%, Point & Click 17.5%, Great Soundtrack 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, point-and-click adventure that features a young protagonist navigating a disturbing, surreal world.
- #28 Rusty Lake Hotel
79% 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: Puzzle 29.8%, Point & Click 20.8%, Horror 17.4%, Psychological Horror 9.6%, Indie 5.1%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal, point-and-click puzzle game that shares the dark, cryptic storytelling style of the seed game.
- #29 Rusty Lake: Roots
78% 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: Puzzle 31.8%, Point & Click 17.9%, Horror 13.7%, Psychological Horror 11%, Hidden Object 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: Expands on the surreal puzzle-solving and dark, interconnected narrative of the Rusty Lake universe.
- #30 The End of the World and Her Room
75% matchMixed70% of 56 reviews2026
Dev: RenkaPub: Renka P
Windows
The End of the World and Her Room is a short, free point-and-click puzzle game. This is a quiet and fleeting story: in the final moments, inside her room, you observe the surroundings, search for clues, unlock her phone’s password, and slowly understand the traces the world has left behind.
Why similar: Anime 34.9%, Puzzle 27.9%, Point & Click 15%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Atmospheric 3.6%
- #31 The Guest
80% matchMostly Positive74% of 945 reviews2016
Dev: Team GothamPub: 505 Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
'The Guest' is a gloomy adventure full of enigmas where the exploration of your surroundings comes to prominence; puzzles, secrets and riddles will help you discover who has locked you in this somber hotel room and most importantly, why.
Why similar: Puzzle 37.8%, Horror 26.3%, Mystery 9.1%, Indie 8.8%, Adventure 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-heavy mystery game that traps the player in a single, atmospheric location.
- #32 KOEWOTAYORINI / 声之寄托
77% matchVery Positive86% of 977 reviews2018
Dev: あみそ組Pub: Pujia8 Studio
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 261.0 hrs≥1hr: 56%
“喂喂,求求你啦!救救我!” ——你接到这样一个电话 发出这样的求救,给你打电话的人,是一名被监禁的少女
Why similar: Anime 19.7%, Horror 16.2%, Detective 15.2%, Puzzle 12.9%, Psychological Horror 8.9%
- #33 Narcissu 1st & 2nd
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 5,225 reviews2015
Dev: stage-nanaPub: Sekai Project
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 19.5 hrs≥1hr: 47%
This is a story of disease and suffering; of medication and adverse effects; of thoracotomy scars and cellular poisons; of the living who cannot help but to die and of the dying who cannot help but to live; of a resting place other than "on 7F" or "at home".
Why similar: Anime 38.8%, Visual Novel 29.9%, Great Soundtrack 20.8%, Indie 4.6%, Story Rich 3.5%
- #34 Kid,napper: Gosh, I'm Kidnapped by a Pupil
76% matchVery Positive88% of 4,449 reviews2018
Dev: Catnip
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 36 minMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 31%
I had to admit, the only thing that is more scary than a murder weapon, is that girl, who is not even supposed to hold it
Why similar: Detective 22.3%, Anime 20.5%, Horror 18.3%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Visual Novel 11.3%
- #35 Trick and Treat - Visual Novel
75% matchVery Positive90% of 3,613 reviews2016
Dev: Eternal Night StudiosPub: Alberto Herrera
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 41%
Trick & Treat is a Visual Novel that test your instincts by making choices that can get you out from the cursed forest or drive you to death… or maybe just maybe your choices can guide you to something more?
Why similar: Anime 42.3%, Visual Novel 21.1%, Horror 19.6%, Psychological Horror 4.4%, Casual 3.7%
- #36 Have a Nice Dream
72% matchVery Positive93% of 4,858 reviews2021
Dev: 榭季生
Windows
A story about dreams. Explore a weird house and find the truth. A short game with mild puzzles and some psychological horror elements.
Why similar: Puzzle 46.6%, Psychological Horror 28.2%, Adventure 9.5%, Horror 8%, Indie 6%
- #37 Connected Hearts - Visual novel
74% matchVery Positive89% of 339 reviews2017
Dev: Eternal Night StudiosPub: Stw Projects
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 34%
Gary is caught in a strange dream and now he must overcome the adversities on his path or perish in the attempt. In this adventure you will meet 3 children in dream-like scenarios, next to a mysterious girl who talks about a promise.
Why similar: Anime 40.2%, Visual Novel 35.3%, Indie 12.6%, Casual 11.8%
- #38 The NADI Project
76% matchMixed67% of 468 reviews2016
Dev: Monkeys Tales Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 54 minMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 43%
The NADI Project it is a free-to-play, first person graphic adventure, in which you will face various obstacles to escape from your destiny.
Why similar: Horror 21.8%, Great Soundtrack 19.9%, Adventure 12.8%, Point & Click 11.6%, Puzzle 9.7%
- #39 CUPID - A free to play Visual Novel
73% matchVery Positive87% of 1,308 reviews2016
Dev: FerventPub: Afterthought Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 64%
"Love is both poison and cure, both knife and remedy." Set in 18th Century France, this is a gothic romance tale about loss, revenge and the different faces of love.
Why similar: Visual Novel 33.2%, Anime 25.4%, Horror 20.4%, Psychological Horror 9.5%, Indie 7.3%
- #40 Cinderella Phenomenon - Otome/Visual Novel
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 4,111 reviews2017
Dev: Dicesuki
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 25.0 hrs≥1hr: 75%
The Fairytale Curse was only the beginning...
Why similar: Anime 40.2%, Visual Novel 29.7%, Great Soundtrack 18.4%, Story Rich 4.7%, Indie 4.4%
- #41 Seduce Me the Otome
72% matchVery Positive87% of 2,179 reviews2015
Dev: Michaela Laws
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 16.1 hrs≥1hr: 64%
A romantic comedy visual novel centered around a girl named Mika Anderson, who gets entangled in the affairs of incubi.
Why similar: Anime 49.8%, Visual Novel 28.8%, Great Soundtrack 9.7%, Casual 5.2%, Story Rich 2.7%
- #42 The Initiate
73% matchMostly Positive78% of 202 reviews2017
Dev: Deceptive Games Ltd.
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 66%
The Initiate is a mystery puzzle game. You awake in a house full of traps and puzzles - This is your trial; complete it, or die!
Why similar: Puzzle 22%, Great Soundtrack 21.4%, Horror 18.5%, Indie 10.8%, Adventure 9.8%
- #43 The Panic Room. House of secrets
74% matchMixed59% of 596 reviews2016
Dev: GameXP.com
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 55%
The Panic Room offers an exciting hidden object experience and mystery detective story.
Why similar: Detective 20.7%, Puzzle 18.6%, Horror 15.9%, Psychological Horror 10.6%, Hidden Object 9.4%
- #44 Port of Call
71% matchVery Positive88% of 1,273 reviews2015
Dev: Underdog Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 42 minMean: 11.8 hrs≥1hr: 24%
Imagine waking up on a small dock with no recollection of who you are or how you got there. The first person you find is a grumpy, old man who enlists you to work on his ferry boat which seems to have materialized behind you.
Why similar: Horror 46.1%, Indie 24.1%, Adventure 22.2%, Atmospheric 6.8%, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #45 Silence of the Sleep
73% matchMostly Positive75% of 703 reviews2014
Dev: Jesse Makkonen
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
You play as a man called Jacob Reeves. A man who has lost his reason to live. He throws himself into a blackness to end his misery, but instead of it being the end he wakes up without a memory of his life before.
Why similar: Horror 33.2%, Puzzle 16%, Great Soundtrack 14.9%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Indie 7.1%
- #46 Phil Alone
69% matchVery Positive84% of 152 reviews2022
Dev: GD Games
Windows
Phil Alone is a horror/puzzle game based on old Escape The Room games. Try solve this huge puzzle with a lot of different endings.
Why similar: Puzzle 35.7%, Horror 31.2%, Psychological Horror 20%, Mystery 6.6%, Story Rich 6.4%
- #47 Viviette
70% matchVery Positive88% of 509 reviews2018
Dev: DYA Games
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Exploration, puzzles and a touch of classic horror awaits you! Uncover the secrets and mysteries of Neuville's Mansion. Test your logic against diverse puzzles, locate and use a variety of items, and don't lose your sense of direction, as navigation itself becomes an obstacle in your path!
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 21.4%, Horror 20.8%, Anime 17.2%, Puzzle 12.8%, Psychological Horror 10.1%
- #48 MANDAGON
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 5,723 reviews2016
Dev: Blind Sky Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 36 minMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 23%
Explore Mandagon, a world inspired by Tibetan theology and philosophy. With a focus on life and death, discover what it means to make a true sacrifice . . .
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 30.7%, Indie 17.3%, Adventure 15%, Mystery 8.2%, Puzzle 7.3%
- #49 Joy Land
67% matchMixed67% of 57 reviews2024
Dev: MK Creations
Windows
Lewis, an intelligent detective, finds himself on a mission to uncover the truth behind the many disappearances including his sister's. With the help of Joy, Lewis is going to explore what lies behind these walls. only to realize that there's much more to discover than he initially thought.
Why similar: Detective 26.5%, Horror 24.6%, Puzzle 21.5%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Mystery 6.5%
- #50 Alicemare
70% matchVery Positive89% of 1,189 reviews2016
Dev: △○□× (Miwashiba)Pub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Alicemare is a somehow familiar yet totally unique adventure game infused with subtle hints of horror, created by △○□× (Miwashiba) using the WOLF RPG Editor.
Why similar: Anime 22.4%, Horror 18%, Great Soundtrack 17.1%, Puzzle 14.8%, Psychological Horror 10%
- #51 Quest room: Hanon
71% matchMixed65% of 144 reviews2018
Dev: BURRIK
Windows
After 20 years in search of the mysterious Egyptian artifact of Hanon, you managed to find the entrance, but to get inside you need to solve more than one puzzle. You do not have much time, you are locked in 4 walls and oxygen is running out.
Why similar: Puzzle 21.3%, Point & Click 15.2%, Horror 14.7%, Indie 10.2%, Psychological Horror 9.7%
- #52 Circle
70% matchMixed68% of 60 reviews2020
Dev: Nanasi Project
Windows
This is the game that nurtures “Circle” and adventures in the "Outside" of the room.
Why similar: Horror 28%, Psychological Horror 17.1%, Indie 16.7%, Adventure 16.1%, Hidden Object 11.8%
- #53 Carpe Diem
68% matchVery Positive89% of 8,560 reviews2015
Dev: Moonlit Works
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12 minMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 13%
Seize the day
Why similar: Anime 56.1%, Visual Novel 26.5%, Indie 5.4%, Casual 5.2%, Psychological Horror 4.4%
- #54 Awareness Rooms
69% matchVery Positive82% of 556 reviews2016
Dev: GAME NA KIBUNPub: PLAYISM
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
You find yourself in a room you know nothing of. As you examine the objects around you, your awareness rises and the room slowly comes into focus. Can you find your way out?
Why similar: Puzzle 30%, Anime 26.2%, Great Soundtrack 20.6%, Indie 10.5%, Adventure 9.2%
- #55 DARKLIGHT
64% matchPositive86% of 50 reviews2024
Dev: polytely games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Are you ready to investigate a mysterious occurrence at a remote lighthouse? Solve all mysteries in this dark and eerie puzzle game.
Why similar: Puzzle 28.6%, Point & Click 19.8%, Horror 18.3%, Escape Room 9% ★, Indie 8.4%
- #56 Paper Lily - Chapter 1
60% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 8,133 reviews2024
Dev: Leef 6010
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Paper Lily is an RPG horror game in which you can solve puzzles in different ways. Explore a hidden world, meet strange characters, and guide Lacie as she attempts to find answers about her unusual condition.
Why similar: Anime 26.4%, Puzzle 21.1%, Psychological Horror 17.8%, Horror 17.4%, Mystery 5.6%
- #57 Elisa: The Innkeeper - Prequel
68% matchMostly Positive79% of 802 reviews2016
Dev: Neoclassic Games
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 30%
This short Visual novel can be considered as a little introductory episode of the game Elisa the innkeeper. Enjoy our Art and Soundtrack as you begin to shape Elisa's destiny for the better or the worse!
Why similar: Anime 52.3%, Visual Novel 26.8%, Casual 9.8%, Indie 9.1%, Singleplayer 2.1%
- #58 Detective Butler: Maiden Voyage Murder
68% matchVery Positive82% of 307 reviews2017
Dev: Goldbar Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 28%
Follow Detective Butler and his sidekick Gilligan as they solve a locked-room murder during a haunted cruise ship's maiden voyage. Can you solve the mystery before Detective Butler reveals the answer?
Why similar: Detective 29%, Anime 23.2%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Mystery 9.4%, Great Soundtrack 6.2%
- #59 My Sticker Book
63% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,368 reviews2022
Dev: ElementSu
Windows
"I can't sleep." A cute and possibly just a little bit scary puzzle platformer game. Move stickers to the right positions in order to get rid of the monsters and complete the sticker book.
Why similar: Puzzle 43.5%, Psychological Horror 26%, Horror 10.5%, Adventure 6.4%, Casual 6%
- #60 The Average Everyday Adventures of Samantha Browne
67% matchVery Positive82% of 1,224 reviews2016
Dev: Lemonsucker Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 44.0 hrs≥1hr: 35%
An interactive story about a painfully introverted college student who must find a way to make some oatmeal in the communal kitchen of her dorm. One simple task, can you help her complete it?
Why similar: Visual Novel 44.1%, Indie 29.8%, Casual 23.6%, Singleplayer 2.5%