Games Like Sally Face - Episode One

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: Psychological Horror 26.7%, Point & Click 15.2%, Story Rich 12.1%, Horror 11.1%, Dark 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: Its hand-drawn point-and-click puzzles, child protagonist, shifting realities, and emotionally grim psychological horror make it the closest overall match.

The Cat Lady follows Susan Ashworth, a lonely 40-year old on the verge of suicide. She has no family, no friends and no hope for a better future. One day she discovers that five strangers will come along and change everything...

Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.8%, Horror 15.5%, Point & Click 13.1%, Story Rich 13%, Dark 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: A bleak, character-driven psychological horror adventure with grotesque imagery, difficult themes, and a mystery that gradually reveals a larger menace.

Detention is an atmospheric horror game set in 1960s Taiwan under martial law. Incorporated religious elements based in Taiwanese/Chinese culture and mythology, the game provided players with unique graphics and gaming experience.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.6%, Horror 21.7%, Story Rich 11%, Point & Click 10.5%, Dark 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: This story-rich horror adventure combines puzzle exploration with oppressive supernatural symbolism and a deeply personal tragedy.

A reverse-detective adventure, where you control your character's face

Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.6%, Point & Click 18.1%, Horror 16.6%, Interactive Fiction 15.5%, Story Rich 11.6%

Why You'll Like It: This bizarre investigative horror game uses an unusual facial-expression mechanic to create the same uneasy sense of piecing together an incomprehensible mystery.

The Excavation of Hob's Barrow is a folk horror narrative-driven adventure. Explore the isolated moors of rural Victorian England as you uncover the mysteries of Hob's Barrow. The answers lie in the soil...

Why similar: Point & Click 18.5%, Horror 13.2%, Dark 11.6%, Interactive Fiction 9.5%, Emotional 9%

Why You'll Like It: A meticulously written folk-horror point-and-click adventure about uncovering sinister secrets in an isolated community.

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

Why similar: Psychological Horror 21%, Point & Click 15.1%, Story Rich 11.9%, Dark Humor 11.4%, Horror 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: Its innocent child perspective, deceptively cute art, dark humor, and increasingly disturbing supernatural journey echo Sally Face's tonal contrast.

Witness the tale of a most foolish family. A remake of the classic horror exploration game makes its way to Steam.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 30.6%, Horror 22.5%, Dark 11%, Story Rich 10.4%, Puzzle 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: Its puzzle-driven exploration of a disturbing household and escalating family horror strongly fits Sally Face's macabre mystery appeal.

Children of Silentown is a dark adventure game that tells the story of Lucy, a girl growing up in a village deep in a forest inhabited by monsters. People disappearing is nothing uncommon here, but this time, Lucy is old enough to investigate on her own. Or so she thinks.

Why similar: Point & Click 13%, Dark 11.4%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Mystery 10.7%, Horror 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: A hand-drawn horror adventure about a child investigating disappearances, with songs and puzzles woven into its ominous village mystery.

A 2D exploration adventure game set in a creepy, mysterious art gallery.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 27.6%, Horror 20.4%, Story Rich 19.1%, Puzzle 12.4%, Atmospheric 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal horror adventure centered on exploration, environmental puzzles, unsettling art, and vulnerable characters trapped in a hostile otherworld.

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: Psychological Horror 18.3%, Point & Click 17.3%, Puzzle 15.1%, Horror 9.6%, Story Rich 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: Its dense chain of surreal point-and-click puzzles and generations-spanning occult family story reward players who enjoy cryptic, disturbing lore.

Join Brian Pasternack on his first working day at Sintracorp. Uncertain, unprepared, and massively unqualified, will Pasternack have what it takes to shine in Sintracorp’s hierarchy? It all depends on how he performs on his first assignment… and whether he survives it.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.3%, Dark Humor 18.7%, Horror 15.6%, Puzzle 15%, Story Rich 14.5%

Why You'll Like It: A darkly funny but genuinely creepy pixel-horror adventure with puzzles, grotesque imagery, and a conspiracy hidden beneath everyday life.

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 38.7%, Psychological Horror 20%, Story Rich 9%, Dark 8.1%, Puzzle 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: A compact pixel-horror puzzle adventure full of deceptive environments, gruesome consequences, and a dark central revelation.

In this paranormal point-and-click adventure, a traveling salesman races to stop a string of horrific deaths in a quiet seaside town—before he’s next.

Why similar: Point & Click 17.5%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Horror 10.9%, Story Rich 9.5%, Dark 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: This eerie point-and-click adventure combines a strange small town, unnerving characters, puzzle investigation, and an escalating nightmare narrative.

Welcome in Bad Dream: Coma. A point & click game where unique minimalistic art style creates an unforgettable and atmospheric experience. Travel through the surreal and disturbing dreamland where everything depends on your actions. You can't die but you can suffer greatly...

Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.1%, Point & Click 16.2%, Horror 13.3%, Dark 11.5%, Hand-drawn 11.2%

Why You'll Like It: An abstract monochrome point-and-click nightmare where unsettling puzzles and fragmented storytelling create relentless psychological unease.

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 18.6%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Puzzle 13.1%, Horror 11%, Mystery 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: A compact point-and-click mystery packed with inventive puzzles, sinister guests, and the series' distinctive macabre absurdity.

A little boy falls asleep to a horrible nightmare. Can you make him happy again?

Why similar: Horror 24.7%, Dark 19.9%, Point & Click 12.5%, Supernatural 11.8%, Story Rich 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: A wordless surreal puzzle adventure whose cute presentation gives way to grotesque, nightmarish imagery and unsettling symbolism.

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 21.4%, Psychological Horror 17.4%, Puzzle 16.4%, Horror 8.8%, Mystery 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: Its ritualistic puzzle structure and strange family tragedy offer another concentrated dose of Rusty Lake's symbolic psychological horror.

NIGHT IN THE WOODS is an adventure game focused on exploration, story, and character, featuring dozens of characters to meet and lots to do across a lush, vibrant world.

Why similar: Narrative 24.3% ★, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Dark Humor 13.7%, Story Rich 12%, Mystery 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: Although less overtly horrific, its small-town young-adult friendships, troubled protagonist, and slow-burn occult mystery capture an important side of Sally Face's appeal.

The little she had was taken away, but Lorelai refuses to give up, she will fight. And not even death will stop her from getting it all back...

Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.4%, Dark 13.5%, Horror 13.2%, Point & Click 12.6%, Story Rich 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: From the creators of The Cat Lady, it offers another intensely personal, surreal, and grimly emotional horror story.

Follow the fear of Benedek Dohnany and Nikolay Kalyakin and play the onset of a dark and chilling narrative adventure. Make decisions and affect the events that precede a macabre series of murders, allegedly related to devil worship and witchcraft.

Why similar: Point & Click 12.9%, Mystery 11.4%, Dark 11%, Horror 10.7%, Psychological Horror 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: A traditional point-and-click occult investigation steeped in religious dread, murder, and a remote community's buried secrets.

Explore the haunted halls of Heavenly Host Elementary in Corpse Party (2021), the horror cult classic now updated for the next generation.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.4%, Horror 19.3%, Dark 15.1%, Supernatural 13.9%, Story Rich 11%

Why You'll Like It: A story-heavy horror adventure about students trapped in a haunted school, emphasizing exploration, horrifying discoveries, and multiple grim outcomes.

One gloomy night, Bulb Boy wakes suddenly from a frightening nightmare to discover that evil has overshadowed the Bulbhouse. His family has disappeared and there are horrid monsters lurking in the shadows. Gather the courage and use his glass head to save everything he loves.

Why similar: Point & Click 21.7%, Horror 17.8%, Dark 14.4%, Dark Humor 14%, Adventure 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: Its grotesque cartoon art, dialogue-free environmental puzzles, and bizarre domestic horror make for a shorter but fittingly off-kilter alternative.

There was a crooked man, and he walked a crooked mile... This is the first title in the series known as The Strange Man, developed by Uri Games. Experience the myriad horrors awaiting David as he moves into his new house.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.3%, Horror 16.9%, Story Rich 13.1%, Mystery 12.5%, Dark 11.6%

Why You'll Like It: This narrative-focused horror adventure follows a man confronting grief and guilt through creepy exploration and puzzle-solving.

How far would you go to bring someone back from the dead? Discover the depths that some will go to in this horror-adventure game.

Why similar: Supernatural 21.9%, Horror 16.7%, Mystery 15%, Hand-drawn 14.4%, Story Rich 13.1%

Why You'll Like It: A stylish supernatural mystery built around cursed urban legends, interlocking character stories, and carefully uncovering a broader conspiracy.

Bendy and the Ink Machine® is the first person puzzle action horror game that will forever ruin your childhood love of cartoons.

Why similar: Horror 24.5%, Dark 14.6%, Mystery 12.7%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Story Rich 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: It pairs cartoony visuals with creeping body horror, environmental puzzles, and lore uncovered through exploring an abandoned studio.

Oxenfree is a supernatural thriller about a group of friends who unwittingly open a ghostly rift. You are Alex, and you’ve just brought your new stepbrother Jonas to an overnight island party gone horribly wrong.

Why similar: Supernatural 23.5%, Story Rich 20.4%, Mystery 14%, Horror 11.8%, Psychological Horror 11.1%

Why You'll Like It: A group of teenagers investigates supernatural events on an isolated island through dialogue-driven exploration and a looping paranormal mystery.

An explosive mix of action and mystery, seasoned with black humor and a sinister atmosphere. Journey into Hell alongside a brave boy named Blizzy and defeat Evil itself. Save the world and become a hero. But at what cost?

Why similar: Dark 15.2%, Point & Click 14.6%, Hand-drawn 12.8%, Horror 11.8%, Mystery 9.1%

The award-winning point-and-click adventure returns in the Director's Cut with an extended story, additional puzzles, and new areas to explore. Witness the rise of an iconic detective as you uncover a dark and sinister truth hiding behind the calm exterior of a small rural town.

Why similar: Point & Click 15.3%, Narrative 14.3% ★, Mystery 11.9%, Emotional 11.2%, Story Rich 10%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative point-and-click investigation in a troubled small town that gradually shifts from personal mystery into supernatural horror.

Grab your trench coat, tune your sixth sense and join the Darkside Division as they investigate the outright bizarre, the downright dangerous and the confusing cases of Twin Lakes. Flesh-hungry tentacles, mafian zombies, and the occasional missing sock are no match for The Darkside Detective.

Why similar: Point & Click 19.9%, Supernatural 17.3%, Mystery 14.9%, Story Rich 14.3%, Dark Humor 11%

Why You'll Like It: A paranormal point-and-click mystery series with pixel-art investigation and oddball local cases, though with a much lighter comedic tone.

When seven people fall prey to a vicious curse, they will discover that horror rests not from the shadows lurking about, but within themselves. To what ends will one go in order to survive?

Why similar: Horror 29.2%, Psychological Horror 21.1%, Story Rich 13.1%, Mystery 12.7%, Interactive Fiction 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: Its branching supernatural story follows several interconnected characters confronting a cursed mansion and increasingly desperate personal horrors.

In this paranormal point-and-click adventure, a traveling salesman races to stop a string of horrific deaths in a quiet seaside town—before he’s next.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.8%, Point & Click 14.4%, Horror 11.6%, Story Rich 11.1%, Dark 11%

Psychological horror and mystery game about a boy who desperately wants a Normal life in the most abnormal city in the world. Help Timor understand his cruel life in this supernatural city and investigate murders while trying to escape Death. This is a visual novel and point and click game.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.9%, Point & Click 12.4%, Mystery 12.2%, Story Rich 11%, Emotional 10.5%

Experience the creepy tension of a brothers Grimm fairy tale in this puzzle adventure game. Follow the young and brave Lars as he embarks on a dangerous journey to save his sisters mind from the clutches of a mysterious evil.

Why similar: Point & Click 17.4%, Dark 16.1%, Hand-drawn 13%, Story Rich 12.3%, Puzzle 10.2%

Creepy Tale is a mysterious adventure rich in riddles and eerie atmosphere. An autumn morning promised a quiet fishing trip, but events took Martin to "some other place." Find the way home, uncover loads of secrets, and save everyone that you can.

Why similar: Point & Click 14.3%, Hand-drawn 13.4%, Dark 12.7%, Mystery 11.1%, Puzzle 10.3%

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: Psychological Horror 15.7%, Point & Click 14.1%, Horror 10.4%, Hand-drawn 9.5%, Dark Humor 9.2%

Prologue to Children of Silentown, a dark adventure game that tells the story of Lucy, a young girl growing up in a village deep into a forest inhabited by monsters. People disappearing is nothing uncommon in the village, but this time, Lucy is old enough to investigate on her own. Or so she thinks.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.3%, Point & Click 16.4%, Horror 15%, Story Rich 11.2%, Hand-drawn 9.2%

Creepy quest with the atmosphere of the Brothers Grimm fairy tales. Go through a dangerous adventure filled with puzzles and challenges! Perhaps it is you who will be able to solve all the secrets of forest and save the peaceful creatures?

Why similar: Dark 20.9%, Hand-drawn 18.7%, Puzzle 14.2%, Horror 12.3%, Atmospheric 9.5%

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

Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.1%, Mystery 12.9%, Dark Humor 11.9%, Story Rich 10.8%, Horror 10.2%

Tiny Bunny is a non-linear horror visual novel. Those, who have heard the voice of the forest, are beyond help.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.1%, Horror 16.7%, Dark 16.2%, Story Rich 14.8%, Atmospheric 8.8%

You've received a strange letter, and inside, a chilling black and white photograph – the people in the picture are eerily faceless! A powerful intuition compels you to journey to the location in the photo: Greenwater Town...

Why similar: Psychological Horror 27.2%, Point & Click 20.8%, Puzzle 13.2%, Hand-drawn 12.9%, Adventure 7.1%

Mr. Red Face, a fictional character created by adults to teach their children, suddenly becomes real..

Why similar: Psychological Horror 27.3%, Horror 21.4%, Dark 17.6%, Mystery 11.2%, Atmospheric 7.6%

Phil's life has crumbled to dust. The four walls of his room have become his safe haven. He yearns for sleep...but terrible nightmares haunt him. Welcome to a new dimension of horror. Welcome to Midnight Scenes.

Why similar: Narrative 17.5% ★, Supernatural 12.6%, Point & Click 10.3%, Psychological Horror 9.1%, Horror 8.1%

Will you solve the mystery of the Salazar manor or will you become another permanent inhabitant? An Italian horror inspired adventure game!

Why similar: Psychological Horror 15.9%, Supernatural 13.8%, Point & Click 12.4%, Horror 11.3%, Story Rich 11%

Explore a strange world full of colorful friends and foes. When the time comes, the path you’ve chosen will determine your fate... and perhaps the fate of others as well.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 40.2%, Story Rich 20.4%, Hand-drawn 11.6%, Horror 11.6%, Indie 5.2%

Walk-n-talk adventure with light puzzling. Brother and sister practice cannibalism after witnessing a botched satanic ritual.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 19%, Demons 16.1%, Dark 13.4%, Story Rich 12.5%, Hand-drawn 11.6%

There is nothing Joe wouldn't do for his wife. But as they try to save their marriage with a romantic getaway, things go from bad to worse, and from worse... to insanity...

Why similar: Psychological Horror 27%, Story Rich 14.6%, Point & Click 14.2%, Horror 13.9%, Dark 8.6%

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: Psychological Horror 15.6%, Dark 13.1%, Dark Humor 11.6%, Point & Click 11.5%, Horror 10.5%

Pink Noise is a nonlinear visual novel in the psychological horror genre, immersing you in the retro atmosphere of the '90s. It tells the tale of a group of teenagers who unknowingly set off a chain of terrifying events. What secrets lie within the mysterious VHS tape they should’ve never played?

Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.1%, Horror 11.5%, Point & Click 11%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%, Story Rich 10.5%

If On A Winter's Night, Four Travelers is a narrative-driven point-and-click adventure with horror elements that explores the stories of four characters in a masked ball taking place aboard a train in the late 1920s.

Why similar: Narrative 19.7% ★, Point & Click 11.9%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, Supernatural 10%, Dark 9.7%

A horror channel browsing game where each channel holds a different nightmare to experience, explore them and find out the truth about what has happened in a small town where the inhabitants have disappeared.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.5%, Horror 13.5%, Dark 13.2%, Story Rich 12%, Point & Click 10.2%

[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: Psychological Horror 16.9%, Point & Click 14.4%, Horror 11.5%, Mystery 10.5%, Puzzle 9.1%

Disturbing incidents begin happening after the arrival of a new patient at Fernwood Creek Mental Health Center. Welcome to a new dimension of horror. Welcome to Midnight Scenes.

Why similar: Narrative 16.3% ★, Supernatural 11.4%, Point & Click 9.3%, Psychological Horror 9%, Horror 7.4%

A sequel to Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk. Dive into demented and bizarre world once again and help the girl become a little happier.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 54.4%, Story Rich 16.3%, Horror 10.8%, Point & Click 7.2%, Indie 4.3%

WARNING. Stay inside. Lock your doors. Close the blinds. Only let humans in. Eliminate all Visitors. An anxiety horror about paranoia in the End of Times.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.4%, Narrative 18.8% ★, Horror 15%, Dark 11.5%, Story Rich 10.9%

BROKEN LIFE is an atmospheric, fully voiced Point-and-Click Adventure set in a war-torn world. Follow Leo, a former soldier, as he returns to his hometown to uncover the fate of his family, restore his home, and confront the dark secrets hidden within.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.1%, Point & Click 14.4%, Horror 11.8%, Dark 11.7%, Story Rich 11.2%

The Lies We Tell Ourselves is an episodic first person psychological action-adventure game with introspective/horror elements and a focus on subtle storytelling and atmosphere. Explore, solve puzzles, survive and uncover truths buried deep within a castle of lies.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.6%, Narrative 14.1% ★, Supernatural 11.5%, Dark 9.8%, Story Rich 8.9%

Join Julian and his friends in this psychological horror experience inspired by point-n-click computer games from the early 2000s. Witness many shenanigans with characters from the infamous 98xx.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.2%, Point & Click 21.2%, Horror 18.2%, Dark 15.9%, Atmospheric 8%

In this classic point-and-click adventure anthology you follow the path of Dale and Laura and other famous Rusty lake characters such as Mr. Crow and Mr. Owl. The series will be updated, preserved and bundled to survive the end of the Flash Games era.

Why similar: Point & Click 17.9%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Puzzle 13.9%, Mystery 13.4%, Horror 10.3%

Autumn, 1992. Anton, a 14-year-old boy, moves with his parents to a small town and is left alone in his grandmother's apartment. Meanwhile, children are disappearing across the town — the police are powerless, and no one knows who's behind it…

Why similar: Psychological Horror 31.3%, Horror 24.8%, Story Rich 14.8%, Dark 10.9%, Atmospheric 7.3%

Follow the meaning is a surreal point-and-click puzzle adventure. Join detective Paul Trilby as he works to unravel the mysteries of a peculiar town, seemingly ruled by the local Hospital. Over the wall and behind tightly shut gates, a dark secret lies in wait…

Why similar: Point & Click 18.5%, Mystery 13.2%, Hand-drawn 12.8%, Puzzle 11.7%, Story Rich 9.7%