- #1 The Northern Lighthouse
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Eduardo Scarpato
Windows
You have been appointed to take care of a lighthouse in the Arctic Circle. Clean out the snow, take out the trash, and do your happy job on this happy and lovely island. Everything is so peaceful and delightful... except there is someone in the basement :D
Why similar: Multiple Endings 14.4%, Horror 13.5%, Lovecraftian 13.5%, Simulation 10.1%, Mystery 9.6%
- #2 Faultline.Exe
96% match5 user reviews33% of 6 reviews2026
Dev: Jason BannPub: VibeAxis
Windows
The median lifespan of a new operative is 8 minutes. Try to beat the average. Hack a dying space station, outsmart a corrupted AI, and dodge rogue autodocs in cheesy FMV glory. Halcyon HR reminds you that dying on the clock instantly voids your pension. 12 brutal endings.
Why similar: Conspiracy 21.7% ★, Multiple Endings 10.3%, Mystery 9.9%, Futuristic 9.5%, Dark 8.9%
- #3 It Could Happen to You
96% match8 user reviews75% of 8 reviews2024
Dev: Pixel Noire GamesPub: Ratalaika Games S.L.
Windows
Your peaceful holiday is interrupted when the small village you’re visiting in becomes terrorized by strange lights on the sky and enigmatic men in black. Some villagers have gone missing, everyone is afraid. Dive into a thrilling adventure with branching narrative and a unique visual style.
Why similar: Conspiracy 24.5% ★, Point & Click 13.3%, Lovecraftian 12.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.6%, Dark 9.5%
- #4 Octopus City Blues
95% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Ghost in a Bottle
Windows · Mac · Linux
In a world of ice, the last human city is tearing itself apart. Explore the underbelly of a monstrous metropolis in a surreal adventure about everything and nothing.
Why similar: Conspiracy 23.7% ★, Lovecraftian 14.8%, Multiple Endings 10.8%, Dark 9.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.2%
- #5 The Academy of the Cosmic Realm
94% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Blue Moss Games
Windows
The Academy of the Cosmic Realm is a short first-person horror game where you explore an old abandoned academy to discover what terrible event led to it's closure.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 25.2%, Conspiracy 22.9% ★, Horror 13%, Mystery 12.8%, Lore-Rich 10.5%
- #6 Born for the Light ~Wavelength Radiant Collapse~
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: qDrotPub: TERNOX
Windows
Endless world. Endless sky. Endless light. Will the shadows be cast upon all Children dwelling on the Treetops? Regardless, I spread my prosthetic wings, taking a leap of faith.
Why similar: Conspiracy 21.2% ★, Dark 13.3%, Mystery 12.2%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Multiple Endings 10.9%
- #7 ARCHIVE NINE: Release the Files
93% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Loco Loca Games
Windows
Manipulate the secrets of a shadowy government archive. Every file you release or destroy shapes public view of the government. But beware, evil deeds will haunt you.
Why similar: Conspiracy 30.1% ★, Horror 11.5%, Multiple Endings 11.3%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, Dark 10.5%
- #8 The Flayed Man
92% matchVery Positive92% of 375 reviews2025
Dev: Snoring Dog Games
Windows
The Flayed Man is a short narrative-driven point and click horror game. Awaking without memories (or skin), you must uncover the sins of the past, pass judgement, and decide your fate in this macabre adventure.
Why similar: Point & Click 16.5%, Dark 15.6%, Multiple Endings 14.3%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Horror 9.2%
- #9 Labyrinth of the Crystal Princess
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: move the hearts
Windows
A horror adventure that tasks you with detecting the Unseen to escape the facility's labyrinths alive.
Why similar: Conspiracy 27.4% ★, Multiple Endings 12.5%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.8%, Dark 8.5%
- #10 Head AS Code
91% matchVery Positive96% of 72 reviews2021
Dev: Miracle Moon
Windows
The first entry of the Abime Series. Eight captives must cooperate or compete to escape an underground subway under the manipulation of a dangerous psychopath. Can you really trust anyone? What about yourself? And what is the meaning of a good ending? Is reaching one even possible?
Why similar: Conspiracy 25.9% ★, Mystery 12.5%, Multiple Endings 12%, Dark 10.3%, Horror 8.8%
- #11 Dunwich Horror
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Atom Brain Games
Windows
Explore the dreaded town of Dunwich, uncover the dark legacy of the Whateley family, and stop the Dunwich Horror if you can. A Lovecraftian monster hunt adventure with point-and-click gameplay and light RPG elements.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 23.8%, Point & Click 14.9%, Horror 10.5%, Multiple Endings 10.4%, Mystery 7.2%
- #12 The Disclosure Loop
89% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: IonianCore
Windows
The city is in chaos. The building won't let you leave. Spot the anomalies, tune the alien frequencies, and survive the loop in this brutal first-person psychological horror experience built on pure paranoia. Available Now.
Why similar: Conspiracy 25.4% ★, Mystery 10.5%, Psychological Horror 10%, Dark 9.8%, Horror 8.9%
- #13 Welcome To The Survey
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Peanut Dev
Windows
A psychological horror game, where you answer a survey for a chance to win a cash prize
Why similar: Dark 15.5%, Mystery 14.7%, Multiple Endings 14%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Horror 12.3%
- #14 Tiny Chills - Not From Ear
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ducktopus GamesPub: CRITICAL REFLEX
Windows
Uncover the mystery haunting Velviano. Clean people’s ears in a quiet town plagued by disappearances, grotesque anomalies, and things that should never be found beneath human skin.
Why similar: Conspiracy 13.2% ★, Mystery 11.8%, Lovecraftian 11.1%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, Dark 10.8%
- #15 Deep Fog Signals
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Symmetry Break Studio
Windows
Stuck in an outpost deep in a sea of toxic fog, your crew has been decimated, you're cut off from the outside world, and oxygen is running out. Use limited bandwidth to coordinate unstable crewmates, conduct esoteric research that could change the world, and interpret strange signals from the deep.
Why similar: Mystery 13.6%, Point & Click 10.7%, Sci-fi 10.5%, Horror 10.5%, Multiple Endings 9.9%
- #16 The Casting of Frank Stone™
86% matchMixed62% of 5,819 reviews2024
Dev: Supermassive GamesPub: Behaviour Interactive Inc.
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
The shadow of Frank Stone looms over Cedar Hills, a town forever altered by his violent past. As a group of young friends are about to discover, Stone’s blood-soaked legacy cuts deep, leaving scars across families, generations, and the very fabric of reality itself.
Why similar: Multiple Endings 14.1%, Lovecraftian 14.1%, Horror 10.4%, Choices Matter 9.7%, Dark 9.7%
- #17 The Song Out of Space
86% match4 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2022
Dev: Pixel Noire GamesPub: Ratalaika Games S.L.
Windows
Two federal agents investigate a strange homicide case in this Lovecraftian visual novel.
Why similar: Conspiracy 23.1% ★, Lovecraftian 22.7%, Psychological Horror 10.3%, Horror 10.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9%
- #18 INANIMA
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Obscure Tales
Windows · Linux
A survival horror game set in the isolated facilities of a strange corporation. Search for limited supplies, and fight terrifying creatures to reveal the truth behind the Lazarus project. Be part of something that will change the future of humanity.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 21.1%, Sci-fi 11.2%, Multiple Endings 10.4%, Mystery 10.2%, Psychological Horror 9.4%
- #19 Venus in Transit
84% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: Gear Flower Games
Windows
The mother vessel is adrift in space, out of fuel and doomed. Your mission is the colony’s only hope for survival. Will you be able to navigate the claustrophobic canyons when your ship begins to fail?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 24.7%, Horror 13.4%, Multiple Endings 12.6%, Futuristic 9%, Dark 8.7%
- #20 학생들의 공포괴담 終 (Students' horrible stories FIN)
85% matchVery Positive82% of 71 reviews2021
Dev: Alman
Windows
Students' horrible stories FIN is a horror game created with RPG Maker XP. Find out what threatens the innocent students and how to resist them.- Iseru, The Presenter
Why similar: Conspiracy 26.1% ★, Multiple Endings 12.5%, Mystery 12%, Horror 11.1%, Dark 9.4%
- #21 Unforgotten: Ordinance
83% matchMostly Positive79% of 24 reviews2025
Dev: ScoreboardGames
Windows
Face your fears, uncover the secrets of the past and fulfill your own destiny. In the wild impenetrable forests of Siberia you will face those who look beyond our reality and only the right choice will allow you to reach the end. Test yourself in a new psychological ethno-horror.
Why similar: Conspiracy 22.3% ★, Multiple Endings 13.4%, Lovecraftian 13.1%, Horror 11.8%, Psychological Horror 11.6%
- #22 CragEx-5
82% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Callian / SleepyMoonlight
Windows
You're stationed on a moon far from Earth for 50 days. Use drones to perform work cycles at substations, gathering resources to spend on crafting, tasks, and upgrades while selling what you collect to perform research and meet day end requirements. However, you aren’t alone…
Why similar: Futuristic 15.4%, Point & Click 13.1%, Mystery 12.2%, Sci-fi 12%, Dark 11.6%
- #23 Flint's Hints
81% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2024
Dev: Scaredy Cat Studios
Windows
Flint's Hints is an escape-room-like puzzle game where you investigate your surroundings to appease your fussy pet cat, Flint. Search for hints to figure out what he wants and how to give it to him, but be careful with what you investigate. Some things are meant to be left alone and forgotten...
Why similar: Mystery 15.2%, Point & Click 15.2%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Multiple Endings 11.5%, Dark 11.1%
- #24 Saint Kotar
82% matchMostly Positive75% of 284 reviews2021
Dev: The-Mark EntertainmentPub: SOEDESCO
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Saint Kotar is a psychological horror detective game set in a cursed valley in rural Croatia. Investigate the disappearance of your relative in the occult-ridden town of Sveti Kotar as you switch between conflicting realities through the eyes of two godly men.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 19%, Point & Click 11.8%, Multiple Endings 10.2%, Dark 10%, Mystery 9.9%
- #25 PERDITION VILLAGE
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: QUIET TOWN STUDIO™
Windows · Mac
Survival horror adventure with 2D pixel graphics and scary story in an dark abandoned village.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 17.6%, Point & Click 13.8%, Dark 11.4%, Lore-Rich 11.2%, Horror 10.4%
- #26 Abject Abyss
78% matchPositive95% of 20 reviews2026
Dev: Anton Bezett
Windows
A short, atmospheric sci-fi horror experience. Explore an isolated research facility on the edge of charted space, and survive the horrors that lurk there.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 23.3%, Horror 15.1%, Sci-fi 13.9%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Dark 11.5%
- #27 St. Mary's 1985
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ci8bit
Windows
You wake up on a red chair in the waiting room of a closed psychiatric hospital. You know this place. Clothes that aren't yours. A file with your name you don't remember reading. Your heartbeat rises. The memories come back. Not all of them want to be remembered. St. Mary's, 1985.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 12.6%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Dark 11.5%, Mystery 11%, Multiple Endings 10.3%
- #28 The Crooked Man
80% matchVery Positive93% of 1,234 reviews2018
Dev: Uri GamesPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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: Multiple Endings 15.5%, Horror 14.4%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Mystery 13.1%, Sci-fi 11.5%
- #29 Into Samomor
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sang Hendrix
Windows
Into Samomor is a psychological horror RPG where your choices shape everything: storylines, quests, and intense boss battles. With a branching narrative and multiple endings, each playthrough offers a fresh experience.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 14.7%, Dark 13.9%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Horror 12.6%, Multiple Endings 12.5%
- #30 3 O'clock Horror
79% matchMostly Positive72% of 50 reviews2021
Dev: 3 O'clock grymlins TeamPub: Gabe Simao
Windows
This is a Lovecraftian-inspired tale of a man writing the horrors of the one night he visited his great uncle's mansion to remember what actually happened at 3 am during the visit.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 27.4%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Horror 12%, Dark 10.1%, Mystery 9.8%
- #31 11F
77% matchVery Positive83% of 190 reviews2024
Dev: PUMPKIM
Windows
Go to the 11th floor of a building that doesn't have an 11th floor.
Why similar: Conspiracy 24.3% ★, Dark 11.9%, Mystery 10%, Psychological Horror 9.7%, Multiple Endings 9.1%
- #32 The Paracelsian Project
77% matchMostly Positive73% of 11 reviews2023
Dev: Sixkilla Gaming
Windows · Mac · Linux
You awaken in an unfamiliar location with unfamiliar people and are surrounded by mystery. Will you be able to solve the puzzle and uncover why you are here in this sci-fi/mystery/puzzle visual novel? The future hangs in the balance.
Why similar: Multiple Endings 13.3%, Mystery 13%, Dark 12.5%, Sci-fi 11.3%, Futuristic 10%
- #33 The Tragic Loss of M. Slazak
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Beyond Booleans
Windows
The Tragic Loss of M. Slazak is a Lovecraftian point & click mystery centred around a man's search for his missing grandfather, as he finds out that nothing in the man's curious life is as it seemed...
Why similar: Point & Click 20.4%, Dark 16.8%, Lovecraftian 11.6%, Mystery 11.6%, Horror 10.6%
- #34 The Void Calls
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Slyfincleton
Windows · Linux
The Void Calls, and you will answer. Explore the mysteries and secrets of Reprieve, a town stitched together from the dark past of its bizarre inhabitants in this horror-filled point-and-click adventure.
Why similar: Point & Click 17%, Dark 15.1%, Horror 13.3%, Mystery 12.1%, Lore-Rich 11.3%
- #35 Dreams in the Witch House
75% matchVery Positive92% of 442 reviews2023
Dev: Atom Brain GamesPub: Bonus Stage Publishing
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Navigate the eerie world of Dreams in the Witch House, a unique blend of point-and-click and RPG-adventure. Unravel occult mysteries in Arkham, maintain your sanity, and survive the May-Eve in this Lovecraftian horror game.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 20.6%, Lore-Rich 13.3%, Point & Click 11.7%, Mystery 10.7%, Horror 8.5%
- #36 Rootless
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: White Guardian Studios LLC
Windows
Guide Trask, a young seedling born into a cave-dwelling family that fears the outside world. Uncover the secrets of a mysterious tree and fight to save everyone trapped in their isolated home. Explore strange environments, absorb animal traits, and overcome dangers in this adventure.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 16%, Mystery 12%, Point & Click 11.6%, Multiple Endings 11.4%, Lore-Rich 9.5%
- #37 Yet Another Shift
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Code and Polygons
Windows
A checkpoint job at a private facility. Verify the documents. Approve or deny. One growing suspicion: what happens to the people you let through?
Why similar: Conspiracy 27.2% ★, Point & Click 18.7%, Simulation 11.2%, Dark 10.4%, Psychological Horror 7.6%
- #38 Letter Lost
72% matchVery Positive84% of 154 reviews2026
Dev: FlatNine Games
Windows · Linux
You’re the sole employee at the Kharnym Isle post office, stamping, sorting, and delivering mail. But the job hides secrets, and the office itself holds mysteries you must uncover. This will be the only job you’ll ever need to work… unless you can escape.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 21.5%, Mystery 17.1%, Dark 14.7%, Horror 12.3%, Choices Matter 8.8%
- #39 Did you visit CommutatorApply
73% matchPositive100% of 31 reviews2026
Dev: Iaroslav Motailov
Windows · Mac · Linux
You will go blind in 291 days. Decide who gets a "Commutator" to survive in the new world. Four endings. Three are pure hell.
Why similar: Conspiracy 27.2% ★, Multiple Endings 12.9%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Lore-Rich 10.4%, Choices Matter 8.4%
- #40 Stevedore
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: WizarDiger
Windows · Mac · Linux
No more job in the city. Managed to find one in the middle of nowhere. Stevedore. Crane worker. It feels off, but you need money. Stevedore is a short industrial horror game where you take a role of a crane worker. Lift containers, load ships and complete your contract. What could go wrong?
Why similar: Dark 18.8%, Horror 16.7%, Psychological Horror 16.4%, Multiple Endings 13.8%, Mystery 12.8%
- #41 Hunt of Dusha
73% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: Demigrz
Windows
A Hunter arrives in a small Polish city expecting a routine investigation. What she finds is anything but. Explore, make choices and confront the entities that have claimed this place before the curse spreads further.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 30.2%, Horror 15.5%, Point & Click 13.9%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Dark 9.8%
- #42 Surrogate
73% matchPositive89% of 28 reviews2023
Dev: Brandon McQuayPub: Dreamwraith Arts
Windows
Visit a surreal world and help a blue girl navigate the perils of paranoia and the intrusion of mysterious beings in her life...
Why similar: Conspiracy 24.3% ★, Lovecraftian 16.7%, Dark 11.2%, Mystery 9.4%, Psychological Horror 9.2%
- #43 Choose Cthulhu Files: The Call of Cthulhu
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Wildspell Games
Windows · Linux
What if the choices you make during your investigation awaken ancient beings older than existence itself. Explore the official Choose Cthulhu gamebook adaptation, every decision you take seals the fate of mankind. Will the creeping madness consume you as you uncover the darkest secrets?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 22.7%, Point & Click 12.1%, Multiple Endings 11.3%, Mystery 10.2%, Horror 10.1%
- #44 Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss
70% matchMixed57% of 314 reviews2026
Dev: Big Bad WolfPub: Nacon
Windows
A mining station in the Pacific abyss is no longer responding. As an investigator of the occult, unravel the mysteries of the deep. Test your wits and sanity in this lovecraftian thriller.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 27%, Dark 12.5%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Mystery 11.4%, Multiple Endings 8.5%
- #45 Three Random Archives
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Xion Brown
Windows
In this 2D horror game play a collection of three short stories all confined within a single package. SHOOT your way to survival, PLATFORM your way to victory, and EXPLORE a distant but familiar city! Just whatever you do, stay off circus grounds!!! (It's private property.)
Why similar: Point & Click 13.7%, Mystery 13.2%, Horror 13.1%, Dark 12.9%, Psychological Horror 12.6%
- #46 DESOLATIUM
71% matchMostly Negative28% of 29 reviews2024
Dev: SUPERLUMENPub: SOEDESCO
Windows · Linux
DESOLATIUM is a first-person point & click Graphic Adventure based on Lovecraft Mythos. Live this horror story where you will have to visit mysterious locations, face lovecraftian creatures, find clues and combine objects to solve puzzles.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 17.9%, Mystery 14.4%, Point & Click 13.9%, Multiple Endings 11.1%, Horror 9.8%
- #47 Viridian
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pneuma Games LLC
Windows
A journalist is trapped in a terrifying technological box of illusions where he is on a journey to discover the truth behind his family's darkest secrets.
Why similar: Conspiracy 31.6% ★, Mystery 13.5%, Point & Click 11.1%, Horror 10.5%, Psychological Horror 9.6%
- #48 EMOTIONLESS : The Last Ticket
69% matchVery Positive82% of 138 reviews2025
Dev: X1 Games
Windows
Step into a liminal, cosmic horror experience set in an abandoned amusement park. Uncover the haunting narrative behind its twisted rides and empty tunnels to discover what lurks within a reality that shouldn't exist…
Why similar: Lovecraftian 27.5%, Dark 15.9%, Horror 13.8%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Mystery 12.7%
- #49 FAIRYMM: the Insomniac Beauty
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Épidémika
Windows
Once upon a time a Survival Horror, dark fairy tale of the Insomniac Beauty. Paralyzed in bed behind closed door, play as Aurora and endure the horror evolving around you by managing your senses night after night. But be aware, nobody lives happily ever after in the world of FAIRYMM...
Why similar: Dark 14.6%, Point & Click 14.5%, Multiple Endings 13.9%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Horror 12.5%
- #50 Evil Spirits
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: NVORON
Windows · Mac · Linux
Evil Spirits is a nonlinear psychological horror visual novel inspired by Slavic folklore. Uncover the secrets of a forgotten village, trust no one, and remember: true evil sometimes hides not in the shadows of a hut, but in the darkness of the human soul.
Why similar: Point & Click 13.4%, Psychological Horror 13%, Dark 12.2%, Horror 11.9%, Mystery 11.5%
- #51 Carnival
68% matchVery Positive100% of 74 reviews2025
Dev: Beyond Booleans
Windows
Carnival is an atmospheric folk horror point-&-click featuring low-resolution pixel art graphics, locations drawn from Venice itself, and developing relationships with NPCs, allowing the player to influence events in the game and achieve multiple different endings.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 21.8%, Point & Click 17.9%, Mystery 10.8%, Horror 9.7%, Atmospheric 8.2%
- #52 Confinio: Reality Prison
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Enthariel Games
Windows
Confinio is an intriguing visual novel that delves into your sensations as you embody the protagonist who has just awakened in a prison with no memory. Make decisions, solve puzzles, interact with the environment, use objects, interrogate people, all to yourself and uncover the enigmatic reality.
Why similar: Conspiracy 14.6% ★, Dark 13.3%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Multiple Endings 12.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.1%
- #53 ASYLUM
67% matchVery Positive84% of 489 reviews2025
Dev: Senscape
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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 18.4%, Lovecraftian 16.1%, Horror 15.8%, Psychological Horror 13%, Mystery 12.6%
- #54 Exiled
67% matchVery Positive90% of 248 reviews2024
Dev: John Szymanski
Windows · Mac · Linux
Charlotte is missing. Decode an ancient language, investigate a mystery, and stay away from ancient monsters in this compact puzzle thriller.
Why similar: Point & Click 15.6%, Mystery 15.3%, Horror 14.5%, Dark 14.4%, Multiple Endings 12.5%
- #55 사괴야행
68% matchPositive92% of 38 reviews2022
Dev: GeuktePub: Dreamforest Entertainment
Windows
Let's escape from the shrine to find the five beads sealed in the red box to avoid various goblins.
Why similar: Mystery 15.6%, Lore-Rich 13.5%, Dark 13.2%, Horror 12.7%, Multiple Endings 11.6%
- #56 The Sleep Experiment
68% matchMostly Negative26% of 19 reviews2023
Dev: ClawsDev
Windows · Mac
Experience the horrors of one of the most infamous experiments that ever took place. As a test subject in a top-secret Soviet research facility, you must endure days without sleep while facing unimaginable terrors that lurk in the shadow.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 21.5%, Dark 16.8%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Horror 14.4%, Mystery 14.1%
- #57 The Princess Factory
66% matchPositive100% of 11 reviews2026
Dev: Haymaker Game Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
The Princess Factory is an anomaly-detection horror game where you check princess animatronics for errors in a mysterious factory beneath an abandoned fairy-tale theme park. Your actions may determine far more than simply whether or not you get out alive...but which path will you choose?
Why similar: Horror 16.5%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Dark 14.1%, Point & Click 12.6%, Simulation 11.5%
- #58 Sterling Shroud
66% matchPositive97% of 38 reviews2025
Dev: Squid Snooze Studio
Windows
Sterling Shroud is a point-and-click atmospheric horror game with a focus on navigation and puzzle solving. Can you escape the forest alive?
Why similar: Point & Click 19.5%, Psychological Horror 17.8%, Dark 16.1%, Horror 10.6%, Pixel Graphics 8%
- #59 Echo
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: VisualNovelGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Marit returns to her father’s research facility expecting answers, only to uncover files he meant to share when she was “ready.” They reveal the truth: she wasn’t just his daughter — she was his project.
Why similar: Multiple Endings 25.2%, Mystery 20.5%, Sci-fi 19.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.4%, Simulation 10.7%
- #60 Awaken
65% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2026
Dev: Uku Tonsiver
Windows
Awaken brings Lovecraftian horror to the beloved 2D side scroller genre. Make your way through the strange forest while encountering inexcplicable forces and try to keep your sanity as you piece together the mystery of your sister's disappearance.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 25.9%, Mystery 14.5%, Horror 14%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Multiple Endings 12.4%