- #1 Dark Fall: Lost Souls
97% matchMixed61% of 272 reviews2010
Dev: Darkling Room
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Travel to the old train station and hotel, abandoned since 1947, following the 'disappearances'. Unravel the mystery that binds this place, by communicating with the ghosts of the long since dead, both in your time and theirs.
Why similar: Point & Click 36.6%, Horror 31.9%, Adventure 21%, Psychological Horror 4.9%, First-Person 3.6%
Why You'll Like It: A quintessential first-person point-and-click horror game that excels at building a dense, supernatural atmosphere through environmental clues.
- #2 Barrow Hill: Curse of the Ancient Circle
96% matchVery Positive83% of 218 reviews2016
Dev: Shadow Tor Studios
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 39%
Somewhere deep within the woods of Cornwall, a timeless force is stirring. Unseen beneath the ancient burial mound, known locally as Barrow Hill, a forgotten myth awakens. Use archaeology to discover that the barrow is more than just a collection of forgotten standing stones.
Why similar: Point & Click 46.1%, Horror 28.3%, Adventure 23.2%, Indie 2.3%
Why You'll Like It: This game is the closest mechanical and atmospheric sibling to Scratches, focusing on isolated investigation within a haunted, ancient location.
- #3 Penumbra Overture
96% matchVery Positive90% of 4,186 reviews2009
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Penumbra: Overture is a first person survival horror game, emphasizing on survival and problem solving instead of mindless violence and gore.
Why similar: Horror 49.7%, Adventure 12.1%, First-Person 10.5%, Atmospheric 7.9%, Psychological Horror 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: This title establishes a similar tone of vulnerability and mystery in a desolate, underground setting that rewards careful exploration.
- #4 Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition
95% matchVery Positive94% of 2,991 reviews2009
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Surrounded by enemies and assaulted by terror from all sides, Philip must collect clues and solve vexing puzzles while combating the gnawing psychological terrors that assail his mind and threaten to strip him of his sanity.
Why similar: Horror 45.8%, Adventure 12.3%, First-Person 11.4%, Psychological Horror 8.4%, Atmospheric 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: It delivers a deeply unsettling, first-person psychological horror experience that mirrors the claustrophobic tension found in Blackwood Manor.
- #5 Darkness Within 1: In Pursuit of Loath Nolder
94% matchMostly Positive73% of 637 reviews2014
Dev: Stormling StudiosPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Explore disturbing corners of the human psyche. Delve into a dimension of nightmares, the occult and a tense psychological world created in classic Lovecraftian style. As police detective Howard E. Loreid, you are tasked to solve the murder of Clark Field, a wealthy man involved in the occult.
Why similar: Point & Click 38.1%, Horror 28.9%, Adventure 12.8%, Psychological Horror 5.9%, Atmospheric 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: This title offers a classic Lovecraftian investigation experience that prioritizes reading documents and piecing together a dark, occult mystery.
- #6 The Lost Crown
94% matchVery Positive83% of 525 reviews2014
Dev: Darkling Room
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Embark on an eerie ghost-hunting adventure, featuring real evidence of paranormal activity, to solve the mystery of the Lost Crown. Be warned, to seek advice from the dead can have bitter consequences.
Why similar: Point & Click 35.9%, Horror 23.5%, Adventure 20.7%, Psychological Horror 6.3%, Mystery 5%
Why You'll Like It: This game captures the eerie, folklore-heavy mystery of a remote English town, blending investigation with a haunting, supernatural narrative.
- #7 The Excavation of Hob's Barrow
92% matchVery Positive92% of 3,334 reviews2022
Dev: Cloak and Dagger GamesPub: Wadjet Eye Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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 37.7%, Horror 21.7%, Adventure 8.9%, Mystery 7.9%, Atmospheric 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: It masterfully blends point-and-click investigation with a slow-burn, folk-horror atmosphere that feels very much in line with the tone of Scratches.
- #8 Rhiannon: Curse of the Four Branches
93% matchMixed64% of 154 reviews2014
Dev: Arberth StudiosPub: Meridian4
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 38%
Rhiannon: Curse of the Four Branches is a first-person point-and-click adventure inspired by Welsh mythology, focused on investigation, puzzles, and a dark, atmospheric mystery.
Why similar: Point & Click 34.2%, Horror 20.5%, First-Person 8.6%, Investigation 8.2%, Mystery 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: Like Scratches, this game traps the player in a remote, haunted house where you must piece together a dark history through point-and-click investigation.
- #9 No one lives under the lighthouse Director's cut
91% matchVery Positive87% of 2,488 reviews2020
Dev: Marevo Collective
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 74%
A slow burn retro horror game, in which you arrive at the old lighthouse on a small island near the coast of the United States. After the previous keeper has gone missing, you need to take over his duties and watch after the light.
Why similar: Horror 39.1%, Adventure 12.3%, Mystery 11.6%, Atmospheric 10.1%, First-Person 8%
Why You'll Like It: This game provides a short but incredibly effective experience of isolation and creeping dread in a remote, atmospheric setting.
- #10 Amnesia: The Dark Descent
91% matchVery Positive95% of 35,783 reviews2010
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Amnesia: The Dark Descent, a first person survival horror. A game about immersion, discovery and living through a nightmare. An experience that will chill you to the core.
Why similar: Horror 57.6%, First-Person 8.9%, Atmospheric 8.1%, Psychological Horror 6.9%, Adventure 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: It shares the same DNA of first-person psychological horror, emphasizing the terror of being trapped in a dark, labyrinthine environment.
- #11 ASYLUM
89% matchVery Positive84% of 506 reviews2025
Dev: Senscape
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%
An epic supernatural horror adventure and the spiritual successor to cult classic Scratches set in a massive, decaying mental institute. Inspired by H. P. Lovecraft, Hammer Films and twisted Euro Horror from the 80s.
Why similar: Point & Click 30.4%, Horror 22.4%, Adventure 10%, Mystery 7.9%, Atmospheric 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal, atmospheric horror adventure that emphasizes exploration and uncovering the dark history of a decaying, isolated institution.
- #12 Black Mirror I
89% matchVery Positive84% of 1,502 reviews2014
Dev: Future GamesPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 1.4 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 44%, Horror 15.5%, Mystery 13.8%, Adventure 11.3%, Atmospheric 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: A classic gothic point-and-click adventure that shares the same dark, brooding atmosphere and mystery-solving gameplay as Scratches.
- #13 Anna - Extended Edition
90% matchMixed60% of 1,622 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 54.9%, Adventure 15.9%, Atmospheric 8.6%, First-Person 6.5%, Psychological Horror 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person psychological horror game that relies on environmental puzzles and a deep, unsettling mystery set within a secluded cabin.
- #14 Layers of Fear
88% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,749 reviews2023
Dev: Anshar StudiosPub: Bloober Team SA
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 77%
The era-defining first-person psychological horror in all its terrifying glory. All of the game’s chapters collected into one convenient package that allows you to plumb the depths of madness in pursuit of artistic revelation.
Why similar: Horror 30.3%, Mystery 12.3%, First-Person 10.9%, Adventure 10.7%, Psychological Horror 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the psychological breakdown of the protagonist within a shifting, haunted house, mirroring the internal struggle of Michael Arthate.
- #15 The Whispering Valley | La vallée qui murmure
87% matchVery Positive88% of 179 reviews2022
Dev: Studio Chien d'Or
Windows · Mac
Explore a remote village and solve complex puzzles in The Whispering Valley, a folk horror point & click game. Delve into guilt and depression to investigate the village's deepest secret.
Why similar: Point & Click 27.6%, Horror 22.5%, Mystery 9.1%, Atmospheric 8.1%, Adventure 8%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person adventure that focuses on uncovering the dark secrets of a remote location through careful observation and investigation.
- #16 Corrosion: Cold Winter Waiting [Enhanced Edition]
86% matchMixed68% of 267 reviews2015
Dev: Viperante
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Horror adventure awaits as you step into a place nobody knew existed and hunt for clues around every dark corner and in every scribbled notebook. With a twisted past, and a terrible secret just waiting to be revealed, Cold Winter Farm will leave you questioning whether what you know, is really what you know.
Why similar: Point & Click 36%, Horror 24.1%, Adventure 15.1%, Mystery 11.3%, First-Person 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: A classic-style point-and-click horror game that excels at creating a sense of isolation and mystery in a cold, desolate environment.
- #17 Black Mirror II
85% matchVery Positive90% of 723 reviews2014
Dev: Cranberry ProductionPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 11.3 hrsMean: 13.3 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 48.5%, Adventure 19.5%, Horror 19%, Mystery 6.3%, Atmospheric 2.8%
Why You'll Like It: It continues the tradition of atmospheric, mystery-driven point-and-click adventures with a strong focus on narrative and gothic settings.
- #18 Sylvio
86% 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 57.4%, Adventure 38%, Indie 4.6%
Why You'll Like It: It features a unique investigation mechanic involving audio recording that creates a deeply eerie and isolated atmosphere.
- #19 Echoes Of The House
84% matchMostly Positive80% of 192 reviews2024
Dev: Sordar Studios
Windows
Christopher arrives at his grandmother's countryside home late at night for a seemingly ordinary visit. But soon after reuniting, he begins to notice something isn't right. The familiar setting warps into a place of unease, and the mystery that unravels is far more complex than anyone could expect.
Why similar: Horror 31%, Mystery 14.6%, First-Person 10.2%, Adventure 9.9%, Story Rich 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the narrative-driven exploration of a haunted space, prioritizing atmosphere and psychological tension over combat.
- #20 Still Life
84% matchVery Positive82% of 1,111 reviews2011
Dev: Microids
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Still Life 2 also now available!
Why similar: Point & Click 54.3%, Adventure 16.4%, Mystery 13.3%, Horror 7.5%, Investigation 3.4%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, gritty detective story that excels at building suspense and mystery through a mature, investigative narrative.
- #21 Someday You'll Return: Director's Cut
82% matchVery Positive85% of 301 reviews2023
Dev: CBE softwarePub: Bohemia Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
How far would you go if your daughter didn’t come home? Someday You’ll Return: Director’s Cut is a first-person psychological horror. This story-driven game offers enhanced features, an improved story, and additional content. Enter the woods if you dare and begin a search you’ll never forget.
Why similar: Horror 29.5%, Mystery 16.3%, Adventure 9.7%, Story Rich 8.8%, Atmospheric 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: This game features a strong focus on exploration and mystery in a secluded, atmospheric setting that feels both grounded and surreal.
- #22 Call of Cthulhu®: Dark Corners of the Earth
83% matchMixed68% of 3,372 reviews2009
Dev: Headfirst ProductionsPub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth is a first-person horror game that combines intense action and adventure elements.
Why similar: Horror 61.8%, First-Person 13.1%, Atmospheric 8.6%, Adventure 7.2%, Story Rich 4.8%
Why You'll Like It: It captures the feeling of being an investigator out of your depth in a hostile, atmospheric environment filled with supernatural secrets.
- #23 Abscission
81% matchVery Positive94% of 125 reviews2023
Dev: Beyond Booleans
Windows
Abscission is a Lovecraftian, story-driven horror point-and-click investigation game. It involves searching crime scenes for evidence, combining clues and questioning suspects. Puzzles can have multiple solutions as you guide the protagonist - Detective Will Stanhope - through the story.
Why similar: Point & Click 42.2%, Horror 25.4%, Adventure 9.2%, Investigation 7.3%, Mystery 7%
Why You'll Like It: This title delivers a tense, detective-focused horror experience that relies on choices and atmosphere to build its mystery.
- #24 Nightmare Frames
80% matchVery Positive98% of 438 reviews2022
Dev: Postmodern Adventures
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Nightmare Frames is a supernatural thriller where you'll step into the shoes of Alan Goldberg, in the search for the scariest horror film of all time. An enthralling journey through the streets of the Hollywood of the 80s, a small haunted town, and even Hell itself.
Why similar: Point & Click 32.9%, Horror 21%, Investigation 8.8%, Mystery 8.7%, Atmospheric 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, point-and-click horror game that focuses on a gritty investigation and a creeping sense of dread.
- #25 The Moon Sliver
82% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,173 reviews2014
Dev: David Szymanski
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 61%
You are on a bleak, cold, windy island. And you seem to be alone... but fires and candles still burn. As you explore, a story of guilt, loneliness, and faith begins to take shape. And it becomes obvious that something is hunting you...
Why similar: Horror 22.2%, Point & Click 18.2%, Adventure 10.6%, First-Person 10.2%, Psychological Horror 8%
Why You'll Like It: A short, atmospheric walking simulator that focuses on piecing together a tragic, mysterious story through environmental clues.
- #26 The Derailed
79% matchVery Positive83% of 138 reviews2025
Dev: Deformed Dreams Studio
Windows
The Derailed is a first-person psychological horror game. Beneath the dusty arches of a nearly forgotten depot, shadows of the past tremble. Whether you want to or not, you will have to uncover the dark secrets of this place.
Why similar: Horror 49.4%, Adventure 18.2%, Dark 13.5%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Story Rich 4.7%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a focused, atmospheric horror experience that relies on exploration and psychological tension to keep the player engaged.
- #27 Conarium
81% matchMostly Positive77% of 2,282 reviews2017
Dev: Stormling StudiosPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Conarium is a chilling Lovecraftian game, which follows a gripping story involving four scientists and their endeavor to challenge what we normally consider to be the ‘absolute’ limits of nature. Inspired by H.P. Lovecraft’s novella "At the Mountains of Madness", but largely set after the original story.
Why similar: Horror 40.9%, Adventure 21.5%, First-Person 11.8%, Psychological Horror 8.2%, Atmospheric 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a high-fidelity Lovecraftian mystery that focuses on exploration and uncovering the truth behind a strange, isolated research facility.
- #28 What Remains of Edith Finch
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 53,006 reviews2017
Dev: Giant SparrowPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
What Remains of Edith Finch is a collection of strange tales about a family in Washington state. As Edith, you’ll explore the colossal Finch house, searching for stories as she explores her family history and tries to figure out why she's the last one in her family left alive.
Why similar: Story Rich 20.1%, Mystery 17.9%, Atmospheric 16.2%, First-Person 12.6%, Adventure 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: While less focused on traditional puzzles, it is the gold standard for environmental storytelling within a large, mysterious, and haunted family home.
- #29 The Signifier Director's Cut
79% matchMostly Positive79% of 350 reviews2020
Dev: PlaymestudioPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
This story-driven adventure follows a mystery of death and despair from reality into the surreal realms of objective memories and subjective experiences. Search the mind, solve puzzles, and unravel the dark truth in this psychological thriller.
Why similar: Investigation 19.4%, Mystery 15.8%, Psychological Horror 11%, Dark 11%, First-Person 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: A deep, psychological investigation game that uses surreal environments to uncover the truth, appealing to fans of the mystery aspect of Scratches.
- #30 Darkness Under My Bed
78% matchVery Positive91% of 96 reviews2021
Dev: Desert Fox
Windows
Wander through intricate maze under the bed, and discover the secrets hidden in the long, dark tunnels. Document the existence of monsters. Retrieve the stolen treasures and memories.
Why similar: Horror 24.4%, Point & Click 22.7%, Mystery 11%, First-Person 8.8%, Adventure 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person psychological horror game that emphasizes exploration and the discovery of supernatural secrets in a confined space.
- #31 Black Mirror III
77% matchVery Positive90% of 556 reviews2014
Dev: Cranberry ProductionPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 10.6 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Help Darren continue his search to uncover his clouded past. What do his torturous nightmares really mean? Who is the mysterious person that posted the bail to set him free? What demons lie waiting in the crypt?
Why similar: Point & Click 45.5%, Horror 21.9%, Adventure 16.5%, Mystery 8%, Story Rich 3.2%
- #32 Desktop Explorer
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,312 reviews2026
Dev: Recurring Dream
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Rummage through the abandoned profiles of an old PC to unravel an inherited mystery. What secrets hide in this eerie adventure of cryptic games and outdated software? Who was using this computer? And what happened to them?
Why similar: Point & Click 40.7%, Investigation 14.9%, Mystery 14.2%, Adventure 9.9%, Psychological Horror 8.7%
- #33 Fingerbones
76% matchMostly Positive79% of 3,607 reviews2015
Dev: David Szymanski
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 10%
Explore a mysterious abandoned bunker and find notes that paint a disturbing picture.
Why similar: Horror 24.7%, Point & Click 23.4%, Adventure 9.3%, First-Person 9.1%, Investigation 8.7%
- #34 Whispers of Prague: The Executioner's Last Cut
75% matchVery Positive93% of 59 reviews2024
Dev: Shader Mess
Windows
Classic first-person point-and-click adventure game set in contemporary Prague. As a programmer and treasure hunter, you embark on a long journey to uncover the secrets of the infamous Executioner. Your task will be complicated by a sect of fanatic cultists and your own unexplained heritage.
Why similar: Point & Click 34.9%, Horror 14.9%, Mystery 12.3%, Adventure 11.2%, Nonlinear 7.5%
- #35 The Painscreek Killings
73% matchVery Positive91% of 6,420 reviews2017
Dev: EQ Studios
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Investigate an infamous cold case in the eerie, abandoned town of Painscreek. Search for evidence, connect the dots and uncover who killed Vivian Roberts. Can you expose the truth behind this town’s dark secrets?
Why similar: Horror 24.4%, Mystery 18.4%, Investigation 18.3%, Atmospheric 8.7%, Story Rich 8.2%
- #36 The Room
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 31,827 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: Point & Click 42.6%, Mystery 18.2%, Horror 9%, Puzzle 8.6%, Atmospheric 7.9%
- #37 Hidden: On the trail of the Ancients
77% matchMixed65% of 85 reviews2015
Dev: Lost Spell
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Immersed into dark and unexplored ancient woods in a search of the almost forgotten "Legend of the Ancients". But not everything goes as planned as the place keeps a never revealed horrifying secret. Hidden is a first person horror point n' click adventure game, with focus on story, puzzles and exploration.
Why similar: Point & Click 40.2%, Horror 28%, Adventure 19.4%, Psychological Horror 5.5%, Dark 4.9%
- #38 House of Lost Souls
74% matchMixed63% of 89 reviews2025
Dev: Arkuda Inc.
Windows
House of Lost Souls is a story-driven horror game about Jack, who returns to his old family home in search of answers. Explore distorted memories, uncover dark secrets, and learn the truth about the tragedy that changed his life forever.
Why similar: Horror 29.9%, Mystery 13.7%, First-Person 11.5%, Atmospheric 10.1%, Psychological Horror 9.3%
- #39 The Last Door: Season 2 - Collector's Edition
74% matchVery Positive94% of 991 reviews2016
Dev: The Game KitchenPub: Phoenix Online Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%
In Season 2 of The Last Door, the search for his missing client will bring psychiatrist John Wakefield deeper into a conspiracy of darkness and closer to the heart of madness than ever before.
Why similar: Point & Click 50.3%, Horror 25.4%, Adventure 13.9%, Atmospheric 5.3%, Story Rich 4.4%
- #40 Behind The Door
76% matchMixed56% of 100 reviews2017
Dev: Dio Alias Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 30 minMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 39%
It's a story about a skeptical detective John who's investigating the abandoned's house massacre where group of teenagers were killed. On early night Detective John arriving to the abandoned house to find out what has happened there but suddenly he realized that he is not alone...
Why similar: Point & Click 31.5%, Horror 23.7%, Adventure 11.6%, Investigation 9.6%, First-Person 6.1%
- #41 Rehaunted
71% matchMostly Positive73% of 342 reviews2026
Dev: Cauchemar
Windows
Enter a house where every clue feels wrong. Investigate a brutal crime scene, uncover hidden evidence, and use your detective tools to piece together a disturbing truth buried beneath the silence.
Why similar: Horror 27.1%, Mystery 14.7%, Investigation 14.2%, First-Person 10.1%, Adventure 9.9%
- #42 Black Mirror
75% matchMixed49% of 724 reviews2017
Dev: KING ArtPub: THQ Nordic
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Scotland, 1926. Following the death of his father, David Gordon visits his ancestral home for the first time in his life. A life that is soon threatened by the dark secrets that claimed the sanity of many Gordons before him. Black Mirror Castle demands an offering.
Why similar: Point & Click 37.3%, Adventure 23.3%, Horror 14.7%, Mystery 8.3%, Atmospheric 7.2%
- #43 Stories Untold
72% matchVery Positive87% of 5,533 reviews2017
Dev: Screen BurnPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Stories Untold is a compilation tape of four experimental adventures, including a remaster of the original hit episode “The House Abandon”.
Why similar: Horror 30.8%, Point & Click 29.1%, Adventure 11.8%, Atmospheric 10.3%, Psychological Horror 8.1%
- #44 Alpha Polaris : A Horror Adventure Game
73% matchVery Positive81% of 618 reviews2015
Dev: Turmoil Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Alpha Polaris is an oldschool adventure game focusing on slow-burning character driven horror and environmental themes. It draws inspiration from such sources as Inuit legends and Cthulhu mythos.
Why similar: Point & Click 44.4%, Horror 22%, Adventure 17.4%, Psychological Horror 6.2%, Atmospheric 4.8%
- #45 The Last Door - Collector's Edition
71% matchVery Positive95% of 2,473 reviews2014
Dev: The Game KitchenPub: Phoenix Online Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Something ancient and evil is stirring in Victorian England. Only you can stop it. Journey to the brink of madness and beyond as you set forth alone into the dark.
Why similar: Point & Click 49.9%, Horror 27.7%, Story Rich 9.3%, Adventure 8.2%, Psychological Horror 2.3%
- #46 The Room Two
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 21,825 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: Point & Click 35.7%, Horror 17.8%, Mystery 16.4%, Atmospheric 7.7%, Puzzle 6.7%
- #47 If On A Winter's Night, Four Travelers
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,845 reviews2021
Dev: Dead Idle Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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: Point & Click 38%, Horror 19.1%, Mystery 9.5%, Atmospheric 7.7%, Story Rich 7.2%
- #48 The Dire
70% matchVery Positive82% of 93 reviews2023
Dev: Grumpi
Windows
Dean Holt, popular Urbex vlogger, sets off on another exploration of an abandoned home but this time things aren't going as planned. Something dark is lurking inside and Dean quickly finds himself in over his head
Why similar: Horror 50.3%, Atmospheric 16%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, First-Person 7.7%, Adventure 5.3%
- #49 STASIS
70% matchVery Positive82% of 2,377 reviews2015
Dev: THE BROTHERHOOD
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
STASIS The isometric, point-and-click, sci-fi horror adventure game! In the distant future aboard a seemingly abandoned spacecraft, John Maracheck awakes from stasis. He must push himself to new physical and emotional limits and unravel the mysteries around him.
Why similar: Point & Click 42.2%, Horror 27.1%, Adventure 9.8%, Atmospheric 5.8%, Story Rich 4.9%
- #50 HouseWarming
68% matchMostly Positive79% of 68 reviews2026
Dev: Neskorobok GamesPub: Dark Games DGG
Windows
Brian Lewis buys an old house, hoping for a quiet and orderly life. But on the very first night, the house begins to behave strangely... What starts as a harmless incident slowly turns into something far more terrifying... What if someone else is inside?
Why similar: Horror 35.3%, Adventure 11.6%, Investigation 10.9%, Psychological Horror 9.9%, Atmospheric 9.2%
- #51 RESTORER
68% matchMostly Positive78% of 63 reviews2025
Dev: Beshbarmak games
Windows
RESTORER is a classic walking simulator set in an old, atmospheric mansion. Something roams the halls… It wants to share its secret—with the price being your sanity.
Why similar: Horror 32.8%, Atmospheric 15.3%, Psychological Horror 14%, Adventure 11.3%, Dark 9.8%
- #52 From Beyond Prologue
69% matchVery Positive93% of 106 reviews2018
Dev: SuckerFree Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
In the winter of 1910, professor Crawford Tillinghast mounted an expedition into the mountains of Europe. He went searching for a lost village shrouded in the myths and rumors of a bygone era. This is his story...
Why similar: Point & Click 43.9%, Horror 27.5%, Adventure 23.7%, Indie 2.5%, Puzzle 2.4%
- #53 Lunar Axe
68% matchVery Positive89% of 148 reviews2022
Dev: Ops Game Studio
Windows · Linux
After a big earthquake in the city, ruins of an old building collapse and you end up trapped inside an abandoned house. Find a way out and unravel the mystery of inexplicable tremors, revealing ancient secrets and a mystical artifact, before the city is destroyed.
Why similar: Point & Click 41.5%, Mystery 12.5%, Adventure 12%, First-Person 9.4%, Atmospheric 8.2%
- #54 Scauage
66% matchVery Positive91% of 870 reviews2024
Dev: KREIDPIX
Windows
Scauage is a short horror experience where you play as a scavenger looting an abandoned house, uncovering its dark secrets and collecting hidden treasures while facing what lurks within.
Why similar: Horror 27.7%, Mystery 13.3%, Investigation 12.6%, Adventure 9.5%, First-Person 9.2%
- #55 Astray
71% matchMixed69% of 230 reviews2015
Dev: Aegon Games Ltd
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Astray is a first-person horror/puzzle game set in an abandoned museum based on unusual cultures, legends, and supernatural themes. But something more sinister lurks beneath the surface..
Why similar: Horror 38.7%, Adventure 20.2%, First-Person 12.5%, Atmospheric 8.6%, Dark 7.4%
- #56 The Corruption Within
67% matchVery Positive94% of 168 reviews2021
Dev: Cosmic Void
Windows
The Corruption Within is a psychological thriller first-person point & click adventure game set in the Victorian era, with an emphasis on strong narrative, intriguing characters and puzzle-solving.
Why similar: Point & Click 33.8%, Horror 12.9%, Mystery 11.4%, Adventure 9.6%, Investigation 9.5%
- #57 The Old City: Leviathan
69% matchMostly Positive72% of 746 reviews2014
Dev: PostMod Softworks
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 61%
The Old City: Leviathan is an experiment in first person exploration that focuses entirely on story. All that exists is you and the world. Set in a decaying city from a civilization long past, The Old City: Leviathan puts the player in the shoes of a sewer dwelling isolationist.
Why similar: Adventure 27.7%, Atmospheric 23.6%, First-Person 17.9%, Horror 17.4%, Story Rich 10.8%
- #58 Dark Fall: Ghost Vigil
67% matchVery Positive91% of 188 reviews2020
Dev: Darkling Room
Windows
Join the all-night ghost vigil at Harwood House. As part of the 'OPG' paranormal team, explore the haunted buildings and investigate sightings of ghosts, long reported around the area of Wolfenden. Grab the ghost hunting gadgets and solve the mystery surrounding this abandoned building.
Why similar: Point & Click 39.4%, Adventure 27.2%, Horror 20.6%, Mystery 9.7%, Indie 3.1%
- #59 THIEF'S SHELTER
65% matchVery Positive95% of 61 reviews2025
Dev: Geo GamesPub: Restless Corp.
Windows
THIEF’S SHELTER is a 3D Point and Click Psychological Adventure where the world mirrors a crumbling mind. Nothing stays still, and even your own thoughts can’t be trusted.
Why similar: Point & Click 35.7%, Investigation 13.3%, Adventure 10.3%, First-Person 8.7%, Atmospheric 8.1%
- #60 Scarred
66% matchMixed57% of 129 reviews2025
Dev: KOEX studioPub: iterco
Windows
Scarred is a first-person atmospheric horror puzzle game where you must uncover the truth about one of your schoolmates before it’s too late. Traverse a world of nightmares inspired by nostalgic Singaporean architecture as you fight to survive.
Why similar: Horror 32.8%, Adventure 14.3%, Atmospheric 11.1%, Dark 10.3%, Psychological Horror 9.5%
