Games Like Punching a Dirty Wizard

The man in the corner of your hotel room wants you to click something. He wants to watch you click it.

Why similar: Noir 16.3%, Dark Humor 14.8%, Incremental 11.6%, Romance 10.2%, Psychological 9.5%

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: Dark Humor 23.3%, Horror 12.8%, Interactive Fiction 11.3%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, Point & Click 9.2%

After Friday is a psychological horror game. Every late Friday night on your way home, you sense that someone—or something—is following you. At the same time, your memories begin to fade—perhaps they were never important to begin with.

Why similar: Dark Humor 31.5%, Visual Novel 17.4%, Horror 14%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Psychological 9%

A cinematic point-and-click experience following a girl's struggles with schizophrenia. Your choices dynamically affect not only the way others perceive her, but the way she perceives the world as well. Maintain her trauma and psychosis, or don't and suffer from progressively violent hallucinations.

Why similar: Noir 35.6%, Horror 13.1%, Interactive Fiction 11.3%, Romance 10.9%, Psychological Horror 6.4%

Join a private club where it is possible to fulfill even the most sinful and daring desires. You can forget about modesty and decency in this place. Here your choice matters. Will you face eternal damnation, or will you find heaven on Earth?

Why similar: Noir 30.1%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Romance 12%, Psychological Horror 10%, Story Rich 9.9%

A prince who has lost his kingdom and everything else. His uncle and aide-de-camp, unable to leave him. In a cramped rented room abroad, click on objects and piece together a codependent relationship filled with brutality and endurance. Watch helplessness turn into violence, tenderness into torture.

Why similar: Noir 25.2%, Dark Humor 18.6%, Interactive Fiction 11.2%, Visual Novel 10.7%, Point & Click 9.6%

Led by her new friend, Mr. Voice, Misfortune ventures into the woods, where mysteries are unraveled and a little bad luck unfolds.

Why similar: Dark Humor 21.6%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Point & Click 14.1%, Horror 12.4%, Story Rich 11.9%

A film noir style audio-visual novella. A mysterious woman... a string of murders... and a man with a hidden past.

Why similar: Noir 27.2%, Visual Novel 10.6%, Horror 10.5%, Point & Click 10%, Psychological Horror 9.2%

DATE, FLIRT & SURVIVE in this Retro-Horror Adventure where you date characters based on REAL Computer VIRUSES. Explore and uncover dark secrets behind each character and make choices that will lead to a ❤️SMOOCH❤️ or your DOOM!

Why similar: Dark Humor 19.7%, Horror 13.9%, Point & Click 13.1%, Visual Novel 12%, Psychological Horror 12%

Follow orders. Press buttons. Nuke Mars. A darkly funny SPACEFORCE sim where obedience is optional.

Why similar: Dark Humor 25.8%, Incremental 12.9%, Point & Click 10.3%, Visual Novel 10%, Funny 8.7%

Bear With Me is an episodic noir adventure game. Amber is trying to find her missing brother while being aided by her trusty teddy, Ted E. Bear.

Why similar: Noir 43.3%, Dark Humor 11.1%, Point & Click 9.9%, Horror 9%, Funny 5.2%

Crazy and strange town. Mysterious events. A hero with multiple personality disorder. Laughter, tears and madness!

Why similar: Dark Humor 14.3%, Point & Click 13.6%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Horror 12.6%, Psychological Horror 12.5%

After a cat show competition, three contestants, Claudette, Aberdeen, and Illia, head back to their hotel rooms to decompress and unwind. The next day, Claudette's body is found floating in the hotel's pool. Did Claudette take her own life, or was she murdered by cutthroat competition?

Why similar: Noir 21%, Dark Humor 19.5%, Interactive Fiction 13%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Point & Click 9.6%

Who could possibly spook the spooker? Feign your bravery as you uncover the secrets that lie in the haunted Manor; on an ultimate quest to help two boys.

Why similar: Dark Humor 23.8%, Noir 20.5%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Story Rich 10.6%, Horror 10.5%

A very special challenge: people. Deal with the darkest parts of our modern day society in a story with elements of a film noir. Don't let the humorous dialogue or the seducing smile of a stranger fool you - your choices decide the fate of Jack Hayes, his partner and every other person!

Why similar: Noir 26.7%, Dark Humor 18.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.2%, Romance 11.6%, Psychological 8.7%

Work in a cemetery with a headless woman as your partner. Encounter and participate in rituals inspired by folklore legends from Latin America. Complete the task of love—or don’t... Survive the night and uncover multiple endings

Why similar: Dark Humor 26.7%, Romance 15.3%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Horror 10%

Abulia is an Type-write battle RPG and Visual Novel adventure based on the mind of a special girl that is trying to find herself in the world and struggling to understand our complex world.

Why similar: Dark Humor 17.3%, Incremental 14.1%, Visual Novel 10.5%, Psychological Horror 10.4%, Point & Click 10.3%

I Have Bingo But Cannot Scream is a First Person Horror Comedy about working at a bingo hall one night when the old people go ballistic! The player must try to escape before the nearly dead make them fully dead.

Why similar: Dark Humor 31.6%, Horror 16.1%, Comedy 13.4%, Funny 11.1%, Story Rich 8.3%

Trapped in a cursed office overnight, you must uncover a hidden password before morning... while reality distorts, blood seeps through the walls, and something watches you. Explore branching paths, face strange encounters, and survive this psychological horror visual novel.

Why similar: Visual Novel 16.8%, Psychological 14.7%, Point & Click 13.8%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Story Rich 13%

Better than a birthday card. Use the Steam gift system to deliver this birthday present to your friends. The amazing Sergio Spellbound will ensure they have the magical birthday adventure of a lifetime. They will Point&Click their way to BIRTHDAY GLORY. If they’re lucky, they may even survive …

Why similar: Dark Humor 21.4%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Point & Click 11.7%, Comedy 10.7%, Visual Novel 8.3%

Sometimes loneliness pushes us into strange, risky choices. A nightclub that wasn’t here yesterday. Mysterious strangers—each leaving more questions than answers. Just one short night that simply won’t end. What could possibly go wrong?

Why similar: Noir 36.3%, Psychological 16.7%, Story Rich 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 13.1%, Visual Novel 13%

You’re a snarky sentient tentacle in a chaotic hospital. Possess humans and creatures, befriend the right weirdos, and decide humanity’s fate in this dark humor visual novel where every character is a potential pawn… or pal.

Why similar: Dark Humor 29.5%, Visual Novel 18.1%, Horror 15.6%, Story Rich 13.9%, Point & Click 12.2%

Death Drive is a road trip visual novel inspired by classic American Gothic fiction.

Why similar: Noir 32.8%, Dark Humor 24.8%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Horror 11.4%, Psychological Horror 9.8%

Choose your path, survive, break your mouse from button mashing and reach disturbing endings! In this analog horror visual novel, you play as werecat radio host Daiane, who must survive the Crimson Order, a cursed cult of vampires, and Charkelene Chan, a massive red maned wolf animatronic!

Why similar: Dark Humor 25.6%, Horror 16.8%, Interactive Fiction 16.4%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Psychological Horror 10%

Accompany Nai in her normal Sunday routine of watching TV, eating ramen and ruminating on her past.

Why similar: Psychological 18.4%, Noir 18.2%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Point & Click 12.9%, Psychological Horror 11.6%

Have a psychotic episode in your bathtub. Argue with a rubber duck, flood your bathroom and drown Jesus. Find your very own ending – or all of them.

Why similar: Dark Humor 25.7%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Interactive Fiction 9.5%, Visual Novel 8.9%, Horror 8.8%

Welcome to your new job. You will be viewing a recording of COS-249. The test subject's is E-376 he will be recording his full experience in the room.The room is full of anomalous objects and entities. The only objective is to stay alive.But don't worry there is cake at the end.

Why similar: Incremental 24.4%, Horror 23.1%, Psychological Horror 18.4%, Story Rich 10.3%, Psychological 10.2%

Congratulations, Mark! You’ve been selected as our new gallery night staff. Your duty: patrol the halls and ensure artworks stay in place. Should you notice hallucinations, injuries, strange events, or blackouts—no you didn’t. Welcome aboard. You start Monday.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.7%, Horror 20%, Psychological 18%, Story Rich 16.9%, Interactive Fiction 11.7%

It's June 2023 in Columbus, Ohio -- 10 years since Neal and Jack graduated, and 8 years since they last spoke. Follow two once-best friends' reluctant descent through classrooms and memories in Our Dirge, a game about growing up in a certain place & time, and making up for the time we lost.

Why similar: Dark Humor 23.9%, Horror 14.2%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Story Rich 11.5%, Interactive Fiction 11.5%

Point-and-click mystery adventure on the virtual Social Media! Find secrets hidden by family, friends, companies, and idols.

Why similar: Dark Humor 22.8%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Horror 12.3%, Psychological Horror 11.3%

Fantasy Murder Mystery Visual Novel filled with dark humor, countless deaths, despair, suspenseful twists, and complex relationships in an exciting story!

Why similar: Dark Humor 22.3%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Romance 10.8%, Visual Novel 10.7%, Horror 10%

Good morning! The story explores a distorted memory, blending reflection, twists, and roguelike chaos in a short game packed with hours of replayability.

Why similar: Dark Humor 20.9%, Interactive Fiction 17.2%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Incremental 14.4%, Horror 9.8%

Press one button. Regret it immediately. A bite-sized analog horror comedy made to be finished in minutes, streamed for reactions, or gifted to a friend as a tiny act of betrayal. Headphones strongly recommended. Friendship not guaranteed.

Why similar: Dark Humor 30.7%, Horror 20.7%, Comedy 13.6%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Point & Click 8.7%

Love can wound and heal. It is a feeling inherent in everyone. But can you get love by force or deception? Find out in this new game!

Why similar: Noir 27.5%, Romance 13.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Horror 10.8%, Point & Click 10.5%

Bite-sized surreal horror with multiple choices. Make your own way through the claymation madness!

Why similar: Dark Humor 33.3%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Horror 13.3%, Point & Click 11.6%, Story Rich 8.9%

ah the celebrity life, the fame, and glamour, the wealth, and the insane psychopathic fan girl who chases you around an island she trapped you in, isn't the celebrity life wonderful!

Why similar: Dark Humor 29.9%, Romance 15.3%, Funny 12.2%, Comedy 11.1%, Story Rich 10.6%

Elleria is an adult visual novel, with focus on story telling and choices. Elleria contains mature content, such as sex scenes, usage of alcohol and violence in fantasy world.

Why similar: Dark Humor 19.3%, Romance 13.1%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Visual Novel 11.5%, Dark Fantasy 10%

Robert is a recluse who is afraid of girls. He hid from the world in his apartment and does not leave it for more than three years, until one day his neighbor kidnaps his cat.

Why similar: Noir 23.4%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Horror 12.4%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Psychological Horror 11.1%

Dive into "Lot Lizard," a unique blend of dark humor and story-driven gameplay. Guide a Lot Lizard through choices and challenges in a world full of adult humor and suggestive themes. Quick clicks reveal secrets and shape destinies in this captivating adventure with multiple happy endings.

Why similar: Dark Humor 31.2%, Incremental 13.7%, Interactive Fiction 10.4%, Romance 10%, Comedy 9.5%

"Whispering Eclipsia is a gripping first-person psychological horror detective game. Step into the shoes of Inspector Keshav to solve a series of ritualistic murders, survive reality-bending loops, and uncover the dark secrets lurking in the shadows of Woodslane."

Why similar: Noir 23.6%, Horror 14.4%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Visual Novel 11%

FEAST is an experimental visual novel with our own unique design. Travel through the original fantasy world and learn its secrets together with the characters.

Why similar: Dark Humor 34.9%, Visual Novel 24.2%, Horror 19%, Story Rich 10.5%, Casual 6.4%

An office point-and-click puzzle game mixed with visual novel-style storytelling set in a noir-fabled world. As you are fired from the job, to save yourself from a collapsing dream, it’s time to investigate, discover the black company’s secrets, and take sweet revenge for the money you deserve.

Why similar: Noir 25.9%, Dark Humor 21.1%, Interactive Fiction 10.3%, Visual Novel 10.2%, Point & Click 10.2%

These are the REAL girls’ games. In the mid 2000s, Charlie (Charchar887), discovers the Laceys's Flash Games and their disturbing secrets. Step into the virtual world to uncover the whereabouts of the missing website creator, Rocio Yani, and explore all the games and activities with Lacey!

Why similar: Dark Humor 22.8%, Psychological Horror 15.9%, Horror 14.2%, Point & Click 11.9%, Psychological 11.6%

Imagine waking up trapped in an abandoned motel. When you manage to get out of the room, a phone rings in the distance... In this point & click adventure game in 3D, you will have to use your wit to solve puzzles and find out what happened.

Why similar: Noir 21.8%, Horror 14.3%, Incremental 12.2%, Point & Click 12%, Psychological 10.7%

Your family and even the objects have turned into monsters. Survive the nightmare and fight to save them before the infection takes you too. Solve puzzles to uncover the truth behind the failed experiment.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.2%, Horror 19%, Psychological 13.7%, Story Rich 12.2%, Romance 10.3%

Where It All Began invites you into a rich, immersive world as an interactive visual novel with dating elements that marks the beginning of an expansive universe. It’s a journey of reconnection, healing, and triumph over past traumas, all while navigating the rise of a criminal empire.

Why similar: Noir 20.8%, Romance 15.6%, Dark Humor 15.3%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%

You play as a young man conscripted into the Finnish military. Your actions shape how things turn out — for you, and for those around you. This is a story-rich experience with elements of drama, comedy, and romance… if you can call it that.

Why similar: Dark Humor 21.6%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Romance 15.6%, Story Rich 12.7%, Funny 11.7%

A short comedic horror adventure where you investigate the mystery of a piano that won’t stop growing.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.8%, Horror 19.5%, Funny 14.3%, Story Rich 11.9%, Comedy 10%

Adult-Only Fantasy Murder Mystery Visual Novel filled with dark humor, countless deaths, despair, suspenseful twists, complex relationships, and multiple sex scenes in an exciting story!

Why similar: Dark Humor 22.1%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Romance 11.4%, Visual Novel 10.8%, Horror 10.2%

An erotic Visual Novel thriller about surviving the machinations of a supernatural horror. Entangled by a chance meeting, you find yourself thrust into a web of paranormal plots and perils.

Why similar: Dark Humor 26.9%, Romance 15.8%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Psychological Horror 13%, Horror 10.5%

You're here to slay the princess. Don't believe her lies.

Why similar: Dark Humor 16.5%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Romance 11.9%, Horror 11.6%

Join Nora in this mysterious and macabre point and click adventure game. Find and collect items to solve puzzles. Talk to peculiar people and monsters alike. Explore Gruesome Grove and beyond to uncover forgotten truths and save the people of her town!

Why similar: Dark Humor 27%, Point & Click 13.8%, Psychological Horror 11%, Horror 10.9%, Story Rich 10.7%

During your first night together, your girlfriend inexplicably exploded. Now you have to live with it...

Why similar: Romance 18.5%, Horror 18%, Psychological Horror 14%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Interactive Fiction 13.5%

A first person psychological horror game of a writer locked in his office at night, trying to overcome artblock. As he types, the story begins to take shape in unexpected ways, the line between his writing and reality starts to blur. experience subtle changes and sudden scares as the night unfolds.

Why similar: Dark Humor 48.9%, Horror 20.7%, Comedy 9.2%, Funny 6.3%, 3D 5.1%

Immerse yourself in Fear Is In The Mind, a psychological horror game that blurs the lines between reality and the mind's darkest corners. Face your fears, decipher the truth, and explore a world where every word can alter your fate.

Why similar: Noir 40.6%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Story Rich 10.9%, Atmospheric 5.6%

Parallel-Weirdo is a Japanese manga-style visual novel set in DYL High School. It follows Wang Zhe, an ordinary and frail boy, who tries to win the hearts of girls and complete his experiments. He gets entangled in bizarre events, plunging into darkness. Each choice you make determines his fate.

Why similar: Noir 26%, Dark Humor 17.8%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Visual Novel 11%, Romance 9.7%

Unable to hold down a job, Emily tries her luck on the night shift at a local laundromat. However, what starts as an ordinary job quickly turns into a nightmare as bizarre customers arrive, and the dark secrets of one particularly suspicious nightly visitor change her life forever.

Why similar: Dark Humor 39.4%, Horror 17%, Story Rich 12.8%, 3D 10.2%, Psychological Horror 8.3%

"Knock Knock!" is a horror experiment played with your ears, not your eyes. Navigate a pitch-black mansion using 3D binaural soundmarks to find the door. Designed for zero-visibility, featuring native menu narration for a fully accessible, high-tension experience for all players.

Why similar: Noir 44.7%, Dark Humor 35.2%, Horror 16%, Singleplayer 2.7%, Adventure 1.4%

Don't look away, Stare at their formation of attachment. A psychological horror ADV depicting the twisted pure love between a girl who dies without drinking blood and a boy who dies without eating human meat.

Why similar: Dark Humor 25.2%, Psychological 14.2%, Romance 12.5%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, Story Rich 9.6%