- #1 LeftWay 2
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tongsun
Windows · Mac · Linux
Nampung encounters the nightmare again and this time also includes her relative people.
Why similar: Adventure 29.8%, Surreal 29.1%, Indie 21.4%, Horror 19.6%
- #2 The Warden
97% matchMixed56% of 18 reviews2016
Dev: Matteo CillarioPub: Black Mist Studios
Windows
“The Warden” is a first-person psychological-horror game with puzzles.Ephram Elias Barkley is a landowner who , after losing his family , lives his life in a alcoholic loneliness.His life is interspersed with moments of lucidity and states of trance that seem to leave, as only trace, mysterious drawings of dark landscapes in which stands...
Why similar: Adventure 37.1%, Horror 30.2%, Indie 17.5%, Puzzle 15.2%
- #3 Fireflies
96% matchMostly Negative36% of 85 reviews2015
Dev: Phanom Games
Windows
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Adventure horror with many puzzles and an interesting story.
Why similar: Adventure 36.6%, Horror 25.2%, Indie 23.3%, Puzzle 14.9%
- #4 MUSEUM VOLUME I
96% matchMixed60% of 10 reviews2018
Dev: Wreck Tangle Games
Windows
'Museum' is a short Puzzle-Adventure saga. The games follow the Security Guard at The Royal Foyer Museum in England. As you wake from a mid-night nap, you notice all the security cameras are down, it's up to you to get them working again.
Why similar: Adventure 35.7%, Indie 25.7%, Horror 23.5%, Puzzle 15.1%
- #5 Puzzle Box Palace
94% matchVery Positive86% of 122 reviews2021
Dev: SMU Guildhall
Windows
Puzzle Box Palace is an escape room style puzzle game where you are pulled into your grandfather's magical puzzle box. Solve puzzles, manipulate the puzzle box, and jump across furniture as you look for a way out.
Why similar: Surreal 33.1%, Adventure 26.2%, Puzzle 23.4%, Indie 17.3%
- #6 LeftWay
94% matchMostly Positive71% of 38 reviews2017
Dev: Tongsun
Windows · Mac · Linux
Nampung found herself in a strange place. What is really happening?...
Why similar: Surreal 29.9%, Adventure 29%, Indie 20.9%, Horror 20.2%
- #7 Shutter
92% matchMostly Positive74% of 218 reviews2015
Dev: Cosmic Logic
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Re-live a dark and haunting tale in this fixed camera puzzle-horror game RE-miniscent of the first generation of survival horror games.
Why similar: Adventure 32%, Horror 29.7%, Indie 23%, Puzzle 15.4%
- #8 Penumbra: Requiem
93% matchMixed52% of 1,117 reviews
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Puzzle expansion for Penumbra: Black Plague. Requiem is part of Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition, included in the Penumbra Collection.
Why similar: Horror 35.2%, Adventure 26.6%, Puzzle 21.3%, Indie 16.9%
- #9 Albino Lullaby: Episode 1
91% matchMostly Positive70% of 382 reviews2015
Dev: Ape Law
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Albino Lullaby is a horror adventure game that doesn't rely on jump scares or gore. Escape from a surreal psychological nightmare as the world dynamically twists and contorts around you.
Why similar: Horror 31.6%, Surreal 31.2%, Adventure 21.3%, Indie 15.8%
- #10 Silent Pathways
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SkillerGameDev
Windows
Drawn back to his haunted home, Dave must solve eerie puzzles, uncover forgotten lore, and survive the shadows that stalk every corner of its decaying halls - a past that refuses to let go.
Why similar: Surreal 29.8%, Horror 21.6%, Adventure 20.3%, Puzzle 14.8%, Indie 13.4%
- #11 Isolation
91% matchMixed41% of 54 reviews2017
Dev: Interactive Gaming Studios
Windows
The plague destroyed the world you once knew. This unknown bacteria destroyed the lives of many people who lived in various countries around the world. When the plague was first identified by doctors, researchers started working on a cure immediately. The infected people were transported into hospitals to isolate them from other people.
Why similar: Horror 43.3%, Adventure 33.6%, Indie 23.1%
- #12 Sylvio
90% matchMostly Positive79% of 146 reviews2015
Dev: Stroboskop
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Sylvio is a psychological horror game set in a tranquil, disturbing atmosphere. Help ghost recorder Juliette Waters face an evil curse and a wicked family cult with her microphone and the voices of the dead.
Why similar: Horror 39.6%, Adventure 35.6%, Indie 24.8%
- #13 The Darkest Woods
89% matchVery Positive80% of 50 reviews2018
Dev: teamsupport
Windows · Mac · Linux
Do you remember those horror flash games? Early quests? Well this is the idea.
Why similar: Adventure 37.3%, Horror 35.9%, Indie 26.8%
- #14 The Charity Shop
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Figglewatts
Windows · Linux
The Charity Shop is an atmospheric, surreal, first-person puzzle game where you use your camera to capture the essence of a life lived. To this end, you have been delivered to The Charity Shop, the place where people donate unwanted belongings—each carrying an imprint of the time they once shared.
Why similar: Surreal 46%, Horror 23.1%, Puzzle 17.4%, Adventure 13.5%
- #15 The Paradixion: Exhibition
81% matchPositive100% of 21 reviews2026
Dev: GomPangGames
Windows
[The Paradixion: Exhibition] is a point-and-click adventure game with a mysterious atmosphere.Solve a variety of puzzles, uncover hidden details, and piece together clues to the story.With simple controls and no complex mechanics, anyone can jump in and play with ease.
Why similar: Surreal 25.2%, Adventure 21%, Horror 21%, Puzzle 14.4%, Indie 13.8%
- #16 The New Apartment
83% matchMostly Positive74% of 76 reviews2025
Dev: Paul Thomas Games
Windows
A man living in his new apartment finds himself in the center of something much more sinister.
Why similar: Surreal 33.7%, Horror 32%, Puzzle 16.2%, Adventure 12.6%, Indie 5.5%
- #17 The Final Take
88% matchMixed65% of 506 reviews2016
Dev: HUSH InteractivePub: Forever Entertainment S. A.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Relive dark footage recorded from the perspective of multiple characters in this unique first person horror.
Why similar: Horror 48.9%, Adventure 28.4%, Indie 22.7%
- #18 Droste Effect
82% matchPositive92% of 13 reviews2024
Dev: ParasomniasGames
Windows
Explore the peculiar tale of Droste Effect, a captivating 2D puzzle game. Confront the mysterious past of your new home with Alexandra, uncover secrets, and manage your sanity in an intense adventure. Rediscover the power of memories as you dive into a past that will reshape your present.
Why similar: Horror 27%, Adventure 22.8%, Surreal 21.7%, Puzzle 15%, 2D 8.7%
- #19 BlackShadows
89% matchVery Negative17% of 169 reviews2015
Dev: IceGames Studios
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 16%
BlackShadows is a survival horror game where you'll assume the role of a young scientist who is fighting against her worst nightmare... You'll have to escape from a strange and creepy place in order to survive. You think it's easy? Be careful : Black Shadows are never friendly!
Why similar: Adventure 36.1%, Horror 36%, Indie 27.9%
- #20 Nyctophilia
87% matchMixed64% of 305 reviews2015
Dev: Cat In A Jar Games
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Nyctophilia is 2D psychological thriller about bad things in your head.
Why similar: Horror 38.3%, Adventure 29.1%, Indie 21.3%, 2D 11.3%
- #21 Chicken in the Darkness
84% matchPositive100% of 45 reviews2018
Dev: Jaesung KimPub: BukGwak
Windows
The game "Chicken in the darkness" is a roguelike-indie-horror game developed by 3 highschool students. The main character, a highschool student who lives in a dorm, plans with his friends to order a fried chicken and get delivered.
Why similar: Adventure 38%, Horror 32.9%, Indie 29.1%
- #22 Like Clay
85% matchVery Positive88% of 124 reviews2017
Dev: free08Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Like Clay is a story driven adventure game with horror elements. Find out what happened to a friend of yours by reading messages and listening to audio files. Search for hidden doors and items, solve light puzzles and survive deadly foes and lethal traps.
Why similar: Horror 39.6%, Indie 31.6%, Adventure 28.9%
- #23 OH DEMON! Fix my TV
74% matchVery Positive90% of 437 reviews2026
Dev: Melt
Windows
In this horror, comedy, and puzzle game, you will play as a demon summoned by an old woman to fix her television, sending you on an adventure beyond all reason.
Why similar: Horror 41.5%, Adventure 27%, Puzzle 22.1%, Indie 9.4%
- #24 Nyctophobia
86% matchMixed45% of 607 reviews2015
Dev: Lightning Man MediaPub: Lightning Man Media
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Your truck is wrecked, your flashlight is dimming and darkness surrounds you. Your fears come alive. Get to the generator and bring back the light before “The Keeper” finds you.
Why similar: Horror 37.6%, Indie 31.4%, Adventure 30.9%
- #25 LEAVES - The Journey
81% matchVery Positive80% of 715 reviews2017
Dev: ZAR 21Pub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Travel to the mystic lands of Mononino and help the Treefruities to recover the lost leaves of their home tree. Search for clues to master the many puzzles and challenges on your journey.
Why similar: Adventure 32.2%, Surreal 26.5%, Indie 23.1%, Puzzle 18.2%
- #26 Dark Night
82% matchMostly Negative37% of 63 reviews2016
Dev: NighthoodGames
Windows · Mac
Median: 12 minMean: 10.9 hrs≥1hr: 33%
Welcome home Amelia, familiar eyes are watching you, and they want to play. Home alone you can feel them. You can hear their footsteps. You need to move. You have limited visibility. Light a matchstick to see in the dark. Close your eyes. Start begging for your life.
Why similar: Horror 35.3%, Adventure 32.6%, Indie 32.2%
- #27 You'll stay here forever
75% match2 user reviews0% of 2 reviews2023
Dev: Pickaxe
Windows
Proxima Centauri b was discovered on August 24, 2016. The rovers sent to the planet are not responding. It turned out that the planet's atmosphere does not allow radio signals to pass through. You have been sent to the planet's surface to find them.
Why similar: Adventure 36.6%, Indie 26.3%, Horror 22.6%, Puzzle 14.5%
- #28 Courage: ZaGame
73% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: ZahirStudioPub: ZahirZone
Windows
Courage: ZaGame is a thrilling 3D adventure where you must craft an elixir to stop a world-threatening monster. Explore eerie environments, solve puzzles, and make critical choices that shape the outcome.
Why similar: Horror 38.9%, Adventure 26.8%, Puzzle 20.2%, Indie 14.1%
- #29 House of Caravan
80% matchMixed67% of 803 reviews2015
Dev: Rosebud GamesPub: Senpai Industrial Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Taking place in a single mansion in Candlewood, northeast USA, in the early 20th Century, House of Caravan is a sinister adventure filled with dark secrets and vexing puzzles.
Why similar: Horror 42.6%, Adventure 22.1%, Indie 19.3%, Puzzle 16%
- #30 The Eerie Inn
78% matchPositive81% of 43 reviews2018
Dev: Przestraszeni
Windows
The Eerie Inn is a mystery, puzzle-solving horror game with a strong emphasis on the narrative. You play as one of the girls staying at a guest house and your mission is to find out the truth behind the mysterious things happening there. You will soon realize that things aren't what they appear to be..
Why similar: Horror 31.2%, Adventure 29.4%, Indie 21.1%, Puzzle 18.3%
- #31 REALITY
79% matchMixed68% of 106 reviews2016
Dev: Grey Reality Studios
Windows
REALITY is a FREE short First-Person horror game, it uses a graphical style to represent the present mood of the game. It gives the player the ability to choose and get slightly different results. The game has many mysteries you might want to uncover.
Why similar: Horror 54.2%, Adventure 25.7%, Indie 20.1%
- #32 Damnaze
78% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2018
Dev: INGO
Windows
You were taken into this damn maze, but you are not the first, and you are not the last.Here you do not have friends.You have only hope for salvation. To escape from this place you can use absolutely everything that you have found.
Why similar: Adventure 41%, Indie 29.5%, Horror 29.5%
- #33 The 4th Wall
69% match9 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2024
Dev: GZ Storm
Windows
What lies beyond The 4th Wall?
Why similar: Surreal 40.5%, Horror 31.3%, Adventure 11.6%, Puzzle 11.3%, Indie 5.3%
- #34 Last in Orbit
76% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2020
Dev: Dapper Rabbit Games
Windows
Last in Orbit is a Horror game with a focus on surviving a A.I. gone Crazy. Your the first to arrive on a new space station meant for human living but in the preparations ahead you found out that the A.I.
Why similar: Adventure 42.6%, Indie 30.6%, Horror 16.9%, Puzzle 9.9%
- #35 Descent - Silence of Mind
76% matchMixed57% of 106 reviews2017
Dev: LaboryPub: SA Industry
Windows
Hypnosis, memories, delusions and a disturbing secret revolve around silence of mind.
Why similar: Horror 28.5%, Indie 27.2%, Adventure 26%, Puzzle 18.3%
- #36 Other Submarine
73% matchMixed63% of 27 reviews2019
Dev: OverTurn Studios
Windows
Trapped at the bottom of the ocean, you only have your trusty flashlight and a reliable submarine. Can you reach the surface before what lies beneath takes you?
Why similar: Horror 45.2%, Indie 30.6%, Puzzle 24.1%
- #37 I Must Kill: Fresh Meat
77% matchMostly Negative29% of 264 reviews2015
Dev: Gaming Cats Studio
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 47.0 hrs≥1hr: 57%
I must kill...: Fresh Meat is a light horror story adventure game based on a sad story of a butcher. One day, one night and one accident will bring his misty past and memories to light.
Why similar: Horror 56.3%, Adventure 25.4%, Indie 18.3%
- #38 UNIDENTIFIED
77% matchNo user reviews2018
Dev: DARKSIDEMOON
Windows
Let's play the game in the form of relive the record of the escape that remains as a video.
Why similar: Adventure 42.1%, Indie 30.2%, Horror 27.7%
- #39 Barrow Hill: The Dark Path
74% matchMostly Positive72% of 150 reviews2016
Dev: Shadow Tor StudiosPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Follow the Dark Path into a world of Druidic lore and Celtic myths. It is the Autumn Equinox on Barrow Hill, a time of great power, when the ancient standing stones are at their most powerful and dangerous. You have one night to make the offerings, follow the Dark Path and escape Barrow Hill.
Why similar: Adventure 46.4%, Indie 28.4%, Horror 25.2%
- #40 The Renovator
73% matchMixed66% of 99 reviews2019
Dev: mirzagame5
Windows
In this game you’re an experienced restorer currently working in a museum workshop. The restorer’s friend requested him to fix some old exhibits. From that moment his adventure starts.
Why similar: Horror 44.2%, Indie 36.4%, Adventure 19.4%
- #41 Tulpa
75% matchMixed55% of 259 reviews2015
Dev: Encryptique
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 94%
A surreal puzzle platformer that's as beautiful as it is challenging – discover two beings entwined by fate, a girl and her soulmate, left to travel through a hauntingly elegant world...
Why similar: Surreal 43.4%, Puzzle 16.2%, Indie 15.1%, Horror 13.8%, Adventure 11.4%
- #42 Foxlore
61% matchPositive96% of 24 reviews2025
Dev: Filo the Floof
Windows
Foxlore is a surreal puzzle-adventure game following Filo, a fox who discovers an ancient relic shrouded in mystery and imbued with immeasurable power. Navigate through a world in decay, solve intricate puzzles, and unravel the story that binds the fate of Filo to the powerful relic.
Why similar: Surreal 38.2%, Puzzle 21.8%, Adventure 19.9%, 2D 10.8%, Indie 9.2%
- #43 POCKET MYSTERY EP DX
62% matchMostly Positive77% of 13 reviews2024
Dev: Kohococoa Design Works
Windows
A surreal, murder-mystery puzzle game originally designed for the GameBoy.
Why similar: Surreal 44%, Puzzle 16.7%, Horror 16%, Adventure 12.5%, 2D 6%
- #44 In Full Bloom
62% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: obleak games
Windows · Mac
Feed and raise your little baby. Watch it grow and feed on every and anything. In Full Bloom is a Tamagotchi inspired Katamari-like about a creature with never-ending hunger for anything around it. There is only one way.
Why similar: Surreal 40.4%, Horror 26.1%, Adventure 18.1%, Indie 11.2%, Puzzle 4.1%
- #45 Amanecer
59% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Abner Noé Ramírez
Windows
Juego 2D de terror psicológico que combina exploración, ambientación inquietante y acertijos en una experiencia breve e intensa.
Why similar: Adventure 32.3%, Horror 27.2%, Puzzle 22.8%, 2D 10.4%, Indie 7.3%
- #46 Kraven Manor
72% matchMostly Positive76% of 737 reviews2014
Dev: Demon Wagon Studios
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 37%
Turn out the lights, take a deep breath, and prepare yourself. Explore the depths of the immersive, atmospheric world of Kraven Manor. Uncover its secrets, solve its mystical puzzles, and face its growing threat. Face your fears and see if you have what it takes...the doors of Kraven Manor await you.
Why similar: Horror 50%, Adventure 21.4%, Indie 14.5%, Puzzle 14.1%
- #47 Motte Island
72% matchVery Positive81% of 81 reviews2014
Dev: Gamebell StudioPub: One Aperture
Windows · Mac
Median: 18 minMean: 1.9 hrs≥1hr: 25%
This is a 2D top-down horror game. If you enjoy adventures, top-down game with a hint of horror in it, Motte Island is for you. It has numerous features including but not limited to various puzzles and mini games contained within. It is as exciting as exploring an actual paradise island.
Why similar: Horror 43.7%, Indie 25.4%, Adventure 24.5%, 2D 6.4%
- #48 There Was the Moon
67% matchPositive94% of 33 reviews2020
Dev: Ben LapidPub: Bunso
Windows
Atmospheric walking sim set in an eerie sci fi world with some puzzles. The moon hasn't set in ages. Under the eternal night humanity is forced to choose one of its own to restore natural order. Step into this beautiful nightmare, walk its luminous halls, and take part in the ceremony of a lifetime.
Why similar: Surreal 28.2%, Adventure 26%, Indie 17.6%, Horror 16.1%, Puzzle 12.2%
- #49 CRIMSON ROOM® DECADE
71% matchMixed59% of 71 reviews2016
Dev: Dream HoldingsPub: KOMODO
Windows · Mac
”I've been here before..." Jean-Jacques Gordot woke up to find himself trapped in a red room. A door that won't open, a hanging light bulb, scattered wine bottles. And for some reason, this room gives him a feeling of deja vu...
Why similar: Adventure 41%, Indie 29.5%, Horror 29.5%
- #50 Vernon's Legacy
70% matchMixed57% of 116 reviews2016
Dev: TripleBrick
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Vernon's Legacy is an horror adventure with an enigmatic story that takes place nearly a century ago. You are playing as Robert, the new owner of Dunkenhof manor.
Why similar: Adventure 37.3%, Horror 36%, Indie 26.8%
- #51 SCP-9735-Alpha: ΔRCH1TECT
58% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Deepwake Studios
Windows
Currently in rework.
Why similar: Adventure 42.8%, Indie 30.7%, Horror 26.5%
- #52 Anna - Extended Edition
71% matchMixed60% of 1,614 reviews2013
Dev: DreampaintersPub: Kalypso Media Digital
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Anna - Extended Edition has been given an overhaul based on the feedback of the thousands of players of the original Anna.
Why similar: Horror 51.6%, Adventure 20.4%, Puzzle 14.5%, Indie 13.4%
- #53 Sullen: Light is Your Friend
70% matchMostly Negative37% of 70 reviews2017
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 79%
FIVE YEARS AGO IN THIS FOREST.. A journalist wanted to go there.And of course he didnt come back. Few days later,he called his best friend.He just said to him "Come Here" and line dropped. You're the best friend of this guy.You listened your friend and you went there. LET THE GAME BEGIN
Why similar: Horror 40.1%, Adventure 34%, Indie 25.9%
- #54 Clockwise
69% matchMixed65% of 49 reviews2017
Dev: pheenix93
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%
"Clockwise" is an adventure, puzzle, horror game with different playthroughs. It combines the feeling of being watched with the ones of confusion and fear. Will you find a way out of the haunted house?
Why similar: Adventure 37.6%, Horror 25.8%, Indie 21.1%, Puzzle 15.5%
- #55 Lemuria
58% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Bump Studios
Windows · Mac
Travel through the ruins of the forgotten city Lemuria. Quell your curiosity as an Adventurer uncovering the misgivings of Lemuria's greatest treasure Rube. A gem so craved by man it brought out the isolation of a people and their suffocation.
Why similar: Adventure 46.7%, Horror 33.6%, Puzzle 19.7%
- #56 Backrooms: The Familiar Place
58% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Milton
Windows
You wake up in a place that shouldn’t exist: endless corridors, flickering lights, and a hum that never stops. At the start of each level, you receive instructions from an unknown source. Who is sending them? What do they want from you?
Why similar: Surreal 39.1%, Horror 24.5%, Puzzle 18.7%, Adventure 14%, Indie 3.8%
- #57 Babysitter
58% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Void
Windows
Take the role of child who has to escape the house by outsmarting the babysitter. You have to solve puzzles without getting caught in order to escape
Why similar: Horror 41.7%, Adventure 29.8%, Puzzle 21.1%, Indie 7.5%