- #1 The Inheritance of Crimson Manor
97% matchVery Positive88% of 904 reviews2022
Dev: MediaCity Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Explore a beautiful and Enigmatic Victorian Manor with a dark secret, In this gothic horror story first person exploration puzzle game filled with fine art, secret passages and mysterious mechanical puzzles playing as the executor of the last will from the enigmatic Railroad Magnate Hadley Strange.
Why similar: Escape Room 40.5% ★, Mystery 10.1%, Horror 8.9%, Puzzle 7.9%, Investigation 6.9%
- #2 Rusty Lake Hotel
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 10,215 reviews2016
Dev: Rusty Lake
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 6.8 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: Point & Click 25.9%, Puzzle 16.3%, Horror 12.9%, Dark Humor 10%, Mystery 9.2%
- #3 Almost My Floor
96% matchVery Positive92% of 246 reviews2021
Dev: Potata Company
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Almost My Floor - point & click detective in a frightening atmosphere of sinister nightmares. Each step may end up fatal. Solve the mystery of the house #9 residents or go crazy. Labyrinth of endless floors will not let go of their victim without a fight.
Why similar: Dark Humor 21.3%, Point & Click 14.7%, Horror 11%, Dark 9.9%, Puzzle 9.1%
- #4 The Room Three
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 13,147 reviews2018
Dev: Fireproof Games
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Lured to a remote island, you find yourself confined within the rooms of an ominous mansion. You must draw upon all your puzzle-solving ability to navigate a series of trials devised by a mysterious figure known only as “The Craftsman”. Do you have what it takes to escape?
Why similar: Puzzle 21.5%, Mystery 19%, Escape Room 18.1% ★, Point & Click 14.5%, Hidden Object 6.4%
- #5 Is this Game Trying to Kill Me?
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,584 reviews2024
Dev: Stately Snail
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
An old shack deep in a dense forest, a strange computer and a game that's trying to kill you!
Why similar: Escape Room 40.2% ★, Horror 10.2%, Mystery 9.3%, Investigation 8.8%, Puzzle 7.4%
- #6 Secrets of Blackrock Manor - Escape Room
94% matchVery Positive81% of 209 reviews2025
Dev: Biri Biri
Windows
Find the hidden fortune of Blackrock Manor. Discover the truth about the family deaths. In this mysterious Escape room, you will have to solve puzzles to find the hidden vault with the treasure. But you will find much more...
Why similar: Escape Room 36.9% ★, Point & Click 11.8%, Investigation 11%, Hidden Object 9.9%, Mystery 8.2%
- #7 Upstairs
93% matchVery Positive94% of 53 reviews2026
Dev: Karellen Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short classic point-and-click adventure with a verb-based interface and dialogue choices, where you explore a strange building, meet unsettling characters, and slowly uncover a dark, ancient secret.
Why similar: Dark Humor 18.2%, Gothic 11.9% ★, Point & Click 11.9%, Demons 9.2%, Horror 7.2%
- #8 Tangle Tower
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 6,076 reviews2019
Dev: SFB Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Unravel a thrilling mystery by exploring a strange and twisted mansion, discovering curious clues, interrogating peculiar suspects and solving unique puzzles. Will you be able to uncover the secrets of Tangle Tower?
Why similar: Point & Click 21.8%, Mystery 12.4%, Funny 10.9%, Comedy 10.4%, Puzzle 10.1%
- #9 The Horror Of Salazar House
91% matchVery Positive94% of 387 reviews2020
Dev: Maldo19Pub: Torture Star Video
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Will you solve the mystery of the Salazar manor or will you become another permanent inhabitant? An Italian horror inspired adventure game!
Why similar: Point & Click 18.9%, Horror 14%, Investigation 13.5%, Mystery 13.1%, Story Rich 11.3%
- #10 Westmark Manor
91% matchMixed69% of 78 reviews2020
Dev: Nodbrim Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
What lurks in the darkest corners of the mansion? Westmark Manor is a journey into the occult, a mind-bending survival horror game, with a heavy focus on solving puzzles and exploration, inspired by the formidable H.P. Lovecraft.
Why similar: Adventure 22.6%, Mystery 16.5%, Gothic 16.1% ★, Dark 13.8%, Puzzle 12.4%
- #11 DARKLIGHT
90% 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: Escape Room 34.3% ★, Point & Click 19.1%, Puzzle 12.1%, Horror 10.5%, Mystery 8.7%
- #12 Shelley Manor
89% matchMostly Positive79% of 103 reviews2024
Dev: Tiny Terrors StudioPub: ESAT
Windows
Find your way through a puzzle filled manor while barely dodging human-eating monsters. You wake up in a dark room with one objective: escape those sharpened teeth. However, you should not worry; you will meet friends along the way.
Why similar: Puzzle 34.9%, Exploration 21.3%, Dark 20.1%, Adventure 16.4%, Atmospheric 7.3%
- #13 Escape From Mystwood Mansion
88% matchVery Positive93% of 1,271 reviews2023
Dev: Lost Sock Studio
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
In this first-person puzzle escape room game, you are trapped in the mysterious Mystwood mansion. Explore the mansion and find hidden compartments while solving puzzles and deciphering codes to find a way out. Will you escape or linger to uncover the mansion's final secret?
Why similar: Escape Room 46.7% ★, Mystery 11.8%, Point & Click 8.8%, Puzzle 8.5%, Investigation 7.9%
- #14 Rusty Lake: Roots
87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 8,722 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: Point & Click 21.7%, Puzzle 16.9%, Escape Room 13.2% ★, Horror 9.8%, Hidden Object 8.6%
- #15 House of Caravan
89% matchMixed67% of 808 reviews2015
Dev: Rosebud GamesPub: Senpai Industrial Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 8.8 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 37.3%, Puzzle 16.9%, First-Person 16.2%, Adventure 13.1%, Indie 8.4%
- #16 Whateverland
86% matchVery Positive88% of 179 reviews2022
Dev: Caligari Games
Windows
Find your way out of a magical prison in this non-linear point'n'click adventure full of mini games and challenges. Get to meet the charismatic Whateverlanders, steal and deceive or be a good boy to discover all the different endings of Vincent's story.
Why similar: Dark Humor 23.8%, Point & Click 13.1%, Comedy 11.4%, Hidden Object 9.5%, Mystery 8.3%
- #17 3D Escape Room: Mystic Manor
85% matchVery Positive81% of 111 reviews2025
Dev: Shenzhen Zhonglian Interactive Technology Co.,Ltd
Windows
Every corner of this manor holds secrets. You inherit not just the estate, but scattered letters and an intricately designed puzzle. Eyepieces transcending spacetime plunge you into others' memories. Traverse 16 themed chambers, unravel nested mechanisms, until you unveil the buried past...
Why similar: Escape Room 36.5% ★, Point & Click 14.3%, Mystery 12.1%, Hidden Object 10.4%, Puzzle 9.7%
- #18 SHADOW MANSION
86% matchMixed68% of 115 reviews2024
Dev: NEBULA NOVA GAMES
Windows
A mysterious letter calls you back to your abandoned family mansion. Explore its dark rooms, uncover the bloody rituals buried in your family’s past, and escape the presence lurking in the shadows. Shadow Mansion is a story-driven horror game of atmosphere, exploration, and survival.
Why similar: Gothic 21.2% ★, Horror 14%, Mystery 13.5%, Puzzle 10.3%, Dark 9.5%
- #19 Benny Bash
84% matchVery Positive82% of 55 reviews2025
Dev: Eduardo Scarpato
Windows
Survive this horror/puzzle adventure. Uncover the secrets of a cursed video game from the '80s while a malevolent entity hunts you. Solve escape room-style puzzles, navigate eerie labyrinths, and see how your actions in the game shape the real world. Stay sharp... and stay alive.
Why similar: Escape Room 39.4% ★, Horror 10.6%, Point & Click 10%, Mystery 8.6%, Puzzle 7.7%
- #20 Stargazing: Genesis
84% matchVery Positive83% of 193 reviews2022
Dev: Strongshell Software
Windows
A point and click escape adventure where you discover the life of Professor Wilson by solving all the mysteries of his story.
Why similar: Escape Room 19.3% ★, Dark Humor 13.8%, Point & Click 13.6%, Hidden Object 8.8%, Horror 8.2%
- #21 Crossroad OS
82% matchVery Positive99% of 300 reviews2023
Dev: GuyPub: Martin Games
Windows · Linux
Explore the mysterious operating system Crossʀoad OS. Adventure through its decaying programs, solve puzzles, collect items and meet strange creatures.
Why similar: Mystery 13.6%, Cartoony 12.7%, Point & Click 12.4%, Funny 11.4%, Horror 10.6%
- #22 The Cabinets of Doctor Arcana
83% matchVery Positive92% of 59 reviews2018
Dev: Monolith Graphics
Windows · Mac
The Cabinets of Doctor Arcana is a dark adventure game set inside the haunted mansion of a mysterious magician who vanished several years ago. Resolve a maze of riddles and perplexing puzzles to unlock doors and secret passages, or be doomed to spend eternity trapped inside the inescapable mansion.
Why similar: Gothic 22.5% ★, Point & Click 16.8%, Mystery 15.9%, Hidden Object 13.2%, Puzzle 10.6%
- #23 The Séance of Blake Manor
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,226 reviews2025
Dev: Spooky DoorwayPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Linux
Median: 8.5 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%
The Séance of Blake Manor is a supernatural detective mystery, set in 1897 Ireland, where you investigate the disappearance of Evelyn Deane in a remote hotel full of secrets and other-worldly occurrences.
Why similar: Investigation 19.1%, Mystery 16.1%, Horror 11.8%, Puzzle 11.5%, Story Rich 10.3%
- #24 Larry The Unlucky Part 1
81% matchVery Positive93% of 224 reviews2021
Dev: Strongshell Software
Windows
Follow Larry's life to find the source of his lack of luck. Discover his intriguing story and solve puzzles to understand how his life plays out.
Why similar: Escape Room 24.1% ★, Point & Click 13.4%, Dark Humor 12.5%, Hidden Object 8.7%, Horror 8%
- #25 The Room Two
80% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 21,377 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 20%, Point & Click 17.6%, Mystery 16.3%, Hidden Object 11.2%, Escape Room 10.6% ★
- #26 Last Will
82% matchMostly Positive75% of 390 reviews2016
Dev: LizardFactory
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Your deranged and mysterious Grandfather is dead, and in his last will and testament, he gave his entire fortune and mansion to you. But on one condition. You have to visit his mansion and collect the riches for yourself. But once the door shuts behind you, you realize that this is no easy task.
Why similar: Escape Room 57.5% ★, Puzzle 16.8%, Mystery 14%, Adventure 7.6%, Indie 4.1%
- #27 Tested on Humans: Escape Room
81% matchVery Positive86% of 498 reviews2021
Dev: mc2games
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 76%
You are the test subject. In this dark environment escape room, you have to solve various puzzles to escape from the research center where you are trapped. Can you find out how you got there and escape???
Why similar: Escape Room 43.7% ★, Point & Click 13.9%, Hidden Object 10%, Investigation 9.9%, Puzzle 8%
- #28 Long Time No See
78% matchVery Positive98% of 91 reviews2023
Dev: Incredulous Interactive
Windows
Reunite with your best friends, unravel the secrets of a haunted house, and assist a cute little ghost in this heartwarming adventure where every puzzle brings you closer to the mysteries within.
Why similar: Point & Click 17.1%, Investigation 13.3%, Horror 11.2%, Funny 11.1%, Comedy 9.9%
- #29 The Room
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 31,189 reviews2014
Dev: Fireproof Games
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A mysterious invitation leads to the attic of an abandoned house. In the room is a cast-iron safe laced with strange carvings and on top, a note from your distant companion. It promises something ancient and astonishing concealed in the iron chamber - you need only find a way in.
Why similar: Puzzle 23.8%, Point & Click 19.3%, Mystery 16.8%, Escape Room 13% ★, Hidden Object 8.5%
- #30 Cursed Mansion
77% matchVery Positive90% of 68 reviews2023
Dev: Dragon Emperors
Windows
Rose must escape the Cursed Mansion - a demonic space that preys and feeds on fear and despair. In this horror RPG you'll solve puzzles and learn the mansion’s history. Mystery, malignant spirits, and misery everywhere. Cursed Mansion brings an eerie atmosphere which leaves one with goosebumps.
Why similar: Horror 18.9%, Mystery 18.6%, Dark 13.8%, Story Rich 12%, Puzzle 11.2%
- #31 DEVIL'S WAY
78% matchMixed43% of 244 reviews2024
Dev: Rose Game Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
A horror game that tests your wits, courage and dark sense of humor. Solve puzzles to survive in a world full of dark secrets, but beware - there could be something waiting around every corner!
Why similar: Dark Humor 35.7%, Hidden Object 13.4%, Funny 12.9%, Horror 9.5%, Exploration 7.6%
- #32 Mindlock - The Apartment
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 664 reviews2024
Dev: Roof Cut MediaPub: USM
Windows · Mac
Colin’s apartment maze has puzzles, dialogues, and some dry humor waiting for you. A surreal adventure of a special kind.
Why similar: Dark Humor 29.3%, Point & Click 19.6%, Puzzle 9.7%, Horror 9.6%, Investigation 8.7%
- #33 Millionaire Manor
79% matchMixed54% of 92 reviews2014
Dev: Gogii GamesPub: Strategy First
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Can you overcome the mysteries of the Millionaire Manor and stop the macabre machinations of a madman?
Why similar: Hidden Object 57.9%, Adventure 22.5%, Puzzle 19.6%
- #34 Isolomus
76% matchVery Positive95% of 407 reviews2020
Dev: Michael Rfdshir
Windows · Linux
Bite-sized surreal horror with multiple choices. Make your own way through the claymation madness!
Why similar: Dark Humor 31.3%, Point & Click 15.3%, Horror 11.3%, Puzzle 9.6%, Story Rich 7.4%
- #35 Unwelcome
77% matchVery Positive81% of 67 reviews2022
Dev: White Blanket GamesPub: Octavi Navarro
Windows
Stay alive in this weird and peculiar horror experience. What begins as a game between friends turns into a race for your life. Take a breath and enter the house.
Why similar: Dark Humor 27%, Hidden Object 15.3%, Horror 11.5%, Mystery 9.1%, Exploration 8.7%
- #36 Horns of Fear
75% matchVery Positive92% of 86 reviews2018
Dev: Pixoala
Windows
Horns of Fear is a third-person psychological horror game set in a mysterious mansion...
Why similar: Horror 16.3%, Point & Click 14.9%, Investigation 14.1%, Mystery 12.5%, Puzzle 10.6%
- #37 Forgotten Hill: The Wardrobe
74% matchMostly Positive73% of 60 reviews2024
Dev: FM Studio
Windows · Mac
Did you really believe a wardrobe is just a piece of furniture? Not in Forgotten Hill! Uncover the evil within the 5 twisted chapters of this new point-and-click adventure. Will you survive?
Why similar: Escape Room 37.5% ★, Point & Click 15.1%, Mystery 12.4%, Horror 9.7%, Puzzle 9.1%
- #38 Mansion of the Dead
72% matchVery Positive94% of 108 reviews2025
Dev: Caicai Studio
Windows
Step into the shoes of Agent Kim, drawn into a chilling mystery deep in the wilderness. Find hidden clues, solve intricate puzzles, and outsmart the relentless zombies that roam the estate. Will you make it out alive, or will you too vanish without a trace?
Why similar: Horror 24.7%, Mystery 19.1%, Story Rich 17.5%, Exploration 14%, First-Person 11.4%
- #39 Tall Poppy
73% matchVery Positive89% of 161 reviews2021
Dev: Attainable Entertainment
Windows
Tall Poppy is a fun-house horror experience where you must find your wife's purse and a way off the church property before the prankster ghost gets you!
Why similar: Comedy 19.8%, Exploration 12.1%, Horror 11.9%, Adventure 11.7%, Dark Humor 11.6%
- #40 Dinner with an Owl
71% matchVery Positive95% of 860 reviews2021
Dev: BoringSuburbanDad
Windows
Break the puzzling spell of your eccentric host! Dinner with an Owl: A short surreal point and click adventure.
Why similar: Dark Humor 22.8%, Gothic 17.6% ★, Point & Click 16.2%, Horror 10.2%, Comedy 9.4%
- #41 Darkestville Castle
72% matchVery Positive93% of 707 reviews2017
Dev: Epic Llama GamesPub: ESDigital Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Darkestville Castle — a darkly comedic point-and-click adventure where you play as a sarcastic demon. Solve clever puzzles, manipulate idiots, and bring chaos back to Darkestville, because being evil is just more fun.
Why similar: Point & Click 15.4%, Dark Humor 14.8%, Hidden Object 11.5%, Demons 11.3%, Cartoony 9.3%
- #42 Deathbloom: Chapter 1
73% matchMostly Positive77% of 136 reviews2019
Dev: Vincent Lade
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Inspired by classic survival horror. Bachman Manor sprawls into a maze of corridors, bedrooms, foyers, and more. Filled with puzzles, traps, and hidden passageways that explore the secrets of its dark history and occupants.
Why similar: Gothic 23.8% ★, Horror 21.6%, Adventure 12.6%, Mystery 12.1%, Dark 9.8%
- #43 Family curse
70% matchVery Positive91% of 236 reviews2023
Dev: Stork Game
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Family curse is a mystical horror from the first person with a frightening atmosphere. Immerse yourself in the intricate history of the Crouse family and find out the terrible secret of the people who died in the cursed house.
Why similar: Demons 22.5%, Horror 17.4%, Puzzle 13%, Exploration 10.2%, First-Person 9.8%
- #44 Wayward Manor
74% matchMostly Negative35% of 81 reviews2014
Dev: Moonshark, Inc.
Windows · Mac
Neil Gaiman & Wayward Manor invite you to jump into the afterlife of a disgruntled ghost, trying to reclaim his house from its newfound owners.
Why similar: Adventure 43.9%, Puzzle 38.1%, Indie 18%
- #45 The Curse of Elmwood
70% matchMixed57% of 53 reviews2024
Dev: STuNT
Windows
You hear quiet whispers from deep inside the house, but no one sees. You begin to feel that you are not alone in this house. Curse of Elmwood is an atmospheric horror where you find yourself trapped in a gloomy 18th century mansion, steeped in mystery and horror.
Why similar: Hidden Object 21.1%, Puzzle 14%, Horror 13.5%, Exploration 12%, First-Person 9.5%
- #46 Narrow Woods Hotel
68% matchVery Positive97% of 63 reviews2024
Dev: Hyper Freeze Games
Windows
A retro point-and-click horror adventure game that tests the boundries of the genre! In this "found-footage" horror game you have to navigate the rooms and hallways of the mysterious Narrow Woods Hotel. Collect keys and items and use them to find your way out.
Why similar: Point & Click 25.5%, Horror 18.5%, Mystery 13.8%, Dark 10.8%, Exploration 9.5%
- #47 Kraven Manor
71% matchMostly Positive76% of 739 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 50.8%, Puzzle 17.4%, Adventure 14.6%, First-Person 9.9%, Indie 7.3%
- #48 TAIKU MANSION
73% matchMostly Negative37% of 435 reviews2017
Dev: KITATUS STUDIOSPub: My Way Games
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Trapped. Isolated. Alone. Use your cunning wit and intelligence to survive the puzzles lay in front of you by a mysterious figure. Escape from the mansion before dawn or face your demise. Do you have what it takes?
Why similar: Point & Click 53.3%, Adventure 46.7%
- #49 The Paradixion: Son's Room
69% matchVery Positive85% of 53 reviews2023
Dev: GomPangGames
Windows
[The Paradixion: Son's Room] is a point-and-click adventure game with a mysterious atmosphere.Solve various puzzles with a unique atmosphere and find the hidden elements in the game to gather clues about the story.
Why similar: Point & Click 21.5%, Hidden Object 14.5%, Horror 14%, Mystery 13.7%, Puzzle 12.1%
- #50 Now You See - A Hand Painted Horror Adventure
70% matchVery Positive83% of 175 reviews2019
Dev: Screaming Void
Windows
NoW YoU SEE is a story driven, first-person, point & click, horror adventure. You must escape!!! Explore the house, solve fiendish puzzles, uncover horrible secrets and get ready to meet the family. STORY. PUZZLES. GORE.
Why similar: Point & Click 19.9%, Horror 13.3%, Mystery 10.5%, Adventure 9.6%, Dark 9%
- #51 Black Mirror II
69% matchVery Positive90% of 706 reviews2014
Dev: Cranberry ProductionPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 11.3 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Enter a dark, captivating world as the massive evil of Black Mirror Castle is reincarnated with over 100 atmospheric locations to explore and 40 different characters to interact with. Will Darren's search lead him to redemption or the hell of insanity?
Why similar: Point & Click 42.3%, Horror 16.5%, Adventure 15.5%, Mystery 10.9%, Puzzle 6.6%
- #52 Echoes of Dread
67% matchVery Positive86% of 77 reviews2024
Dev: Reaper GSPub: Kazakov Studios
Windows
Echoes Of Dread is a first-person psychological horror game. Explore the mansion, solve puzzles, and uncover the secrets hidden within. Prepare for unexpected encounters with terrifying entities.
Why similar: Horror 21.9%, Hidden Object 21.2%, First-Person 12.3%, Puzzle 12.2%, Dark 9.8%
- #53 Rusty Lake Paradise
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 7,203 reviews2018
Dev: Rusty Lake
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Rusty Lake Paradise is set on a small remote island which is cursed by the ten plagues of Egypt. Solve all the mysteries of this dark, macabre puzzle adventure. Paradise builds upon the distinctive atmosphere and excitement from the Rusty Lake series.
Why similar: Point & Click 26.3%, Escape Room 19.5% ★, Puzzle 17.9%, Horror 9%, Mystery 7.9%
- #54 The Devil is in the Details
66% matchVery Positive99% of 69 reviews2024
Dev: HideWorks
Windows
A survival horror spot-the-difference game set in a twisted Hell gameshow. Demons will distract you, torment you, or try to kill you. The Arbiter is your mysterious guide—sometimes helpful, sometimes...not so much. Spot the anomalies or suffer the consequences.
Why similar: Escape Room 39.9% ★, Horror 10.8%, Funny 10.5%, Hidden Object 8.5%, Puzzle 7.8%
- #55 SPOOKWARE
67% matchMostly Positive78% of 794 reviews2021
Dev: BEESWAX GAMESPub: DreadXP
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Play through loads of hand-crafted fast-paced microgames based on horror tropes, explore the world of the afterlife and help the skelebros live their death to the fullest.
Why similar: Dark Humor 23.2%, Point & Click 11%, Comedy 10.3%, Mystery 9.6%, Horror 8.4%
- #56 Is this Game Trying to Kill Me? Preface
65% matchVery Positive98% of 210 reviews2024
Dev: Stately Snail
Windows
This is a small free prequel to the Is this Game Trying to Kill Me?. An old cabin deep in the dense forest, a strange computer, and a game that's trying to kill you!
Why similar: Escape Room 37.4% ★, Investigation 10.4%, Horror 8.8%, Demons 8.4%, Mystery 8.4%
- #57 Black Mirror I
68% matchVery Positive84% of 1,458 reviews2014
Dev: Future GamesPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Black Mirror is a dark adventure game that details the aftermath of the tragic death of William Gordon. Playing as his grandson Samuel players must unveil the truth behind the events of that fateful, stormy night.
Why similar: Point & Click 26.1%, Mystery 16.5%, Gothic 12.1% ★, Horror 9.4%, Escape Room 7.9% ★
- #58 Murder Is Game Over
67% matchVery Positive96% of 56 reviews2022
Dev: HitherYon Games
Windows
Join the investigation in Murder Is Game Over, a pixel art point-and-click game where you and Cleo try to solve the murder of a famous game designer. Can you uncover the clues and catch the killer before it's game over?
Why similar: Dark Humor 26.5%, Point & Click 17.9%, Hidden Object 16.5%, Puzzle 10.7%, Funny 10.5%
- #59 The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,947 reviews2021
Dev: Spooky DoorwayPub: Akupara Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Delouse your room with sage and pack up your travel-sized ouija board, it’s time to re-enter Twin Lakes - America’s 34th most haunted city. Join Detective McQueen as he puzzles his way through 9 chilling cases, risking life and pixelated limb to solve the macabre mysteries that plague the poor town.
Why similar: Dark Humor 16.7%, Point & Click 15.3%, Comedy 12.3%, Mystery 11.3%, Investigation 11%
- #60 Dead Take
64% matchVery Positive88% of 807 reviews2025
Dev: Surgent StudiosPub: Pocketpair Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Find your missing friend. Uncover the secrets within. Brave a luxurious and haunting mansion in Dead Take, a first-person psychological horror crafted by Surgent Studios.
Why similar: Horror 21.3%, Story Rich 14%, Puzzle 13.3%, Dark Humor 13.2%, Mystery 8.2%