60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Mystery, Choices Matter, Story Rich, Point & Click.
SKINSCRIBING is a 2D hand-drawn and dual-handed cosmic folk horror game wherein you explore environments, grief, and bodies alike to interpret and tattoo the history of a dying world as the foundation for the Era to come.
Tormentum II
Wake up inside the nightmare world you created in this standalone, hand-drawn dark fantasy point-and-click adventure with psychological horror elements. Explore islands, solve puzzles, and make morally ambiguous choices that lead to multiple endings. Inspired by H.R. Giger and Zdzisław Beksiński.
Welcome To The Survey
A psychological horror game, where you answer a survey for a chance to win a cash prize
Wake up inside the nightmare world you created in this standalone, hand-drawn dark fantasy point-and-click adventure with psychological horror elements. Explore islands, solve puzzles, and make morally ambiguous choices that lead to multiple endings. Inspired by H.R. Giger and Zdzisław Beksiński.
Why similar: Gothic 15.5% ★, Dark Fantasy 14.9%, Point & Click 10.3%, Lore-Rich 9.4%, Horror 9.3%
A psychological horror game, where you answer a survey for a chance to win a cash prize
Why similar: Investigation 14.9%, Lore-Rich 13.7%, Mystery 12.6%, Interactive Fiction 12%, Horror 11.3%
Haunt a suit of armour. Explore an abandoned castle. Recover your memories... and bring the ghosts of the past to rest in this melancholy visual novel about love, family and regret.
Why similar: Gothic 20.7% ★, Medieval 12.1%, Dark Fantasy 11.4%, Lore-Rich 11%, Mystery 10.8%
In a village slowly being consumed by a supernatural curse, you are a witch’s apprentice charged with breaking it. Explore the town, uncover forbidden ingredients, earn the trust of its troubled inhabitants, and complete the ritual before the thorns claim everything.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.6%, Dark Fantasy 17.2%, Choices Matter 10.5%, Gothic 10.2% ★, Investigation 9.4%
RUNT is a rural gothic visual novel mystery where you follow the story of Runt, the youngest of five brothers, surviving a monstrous post-apocalypse.
Why similar: Gothic 16.3% ★, Interactive Fiction 12.2%, Investigation 11.5%, Choices Matter 9.1%, Hidden Object 9%
An atelier in the forest. The Artist’s brush halts before an empty frame, leaving the portrait unfinished. Lost souls arrive with memories of tragedy. Render the cruel truth, or shield their eyes with an eternal lie. A Gothic Mystery granting rest to the dead.
Why similar: Gothic 20.7% ★, Investigation 15.1%, Interactive Fiction 13%, Mystery 11.8%, Hand-drawn 10.3%
A short folk horror story about the Scottish witch trials. You play the role of a witch finder. Speak to the locals and sort their truths from their lies. On the last morning a witch must hang, best you know who by then.
Why similar: Gothic 16.7% ★, Dark Fantasy 11%, Interactive Fiction 10.2%, Medieval 9.9%, Investigation 9.8%
Welcome to the Kabaret - where monsters from Southeast Asian myths and folklores dwell. Perform tea ceremonies, play traditional games, and question your humanity.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 17.7%, Investigation 14.4%, Interactive Fiction 12.9%, Hand-drawn 10%, Point & Click 9.7%
A surprising mix of adventure and memory games, featuring RPG-inspired mechanics and immersive storytelling. Explore a crypt filled with traps, dangers, and hostile creatures. Will you uncover the crypt’s secrets, or will you become its next victim? Make strategic choices to survive.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 19.3%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Horror 11.5%, Mystery 10.5%, Choices Matter 10.4%
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: Investigation 14.9%, Mystery 12.5%, Hand-drawn 11.6%, Interactive Fiction 10.6%, Horror 10.3%
Not Involved. Vermillion is a narrative-driven action game with a craft system. Diagnose patients, collect ingredients, prepare mixtures and try to save the whole village.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 16.7%, Dark Fantasy 12.6%, Mystery 11.1%, Multiple Endings 10.8%, Point & Click 10.6%
As an adventurer, you have unintentionally uncovered a horrifying secret hidden in the town for years. Every choice you make will shape the story and become part of your personality test. Will you be the hero who saves the villagers, or will you sacrifice them to create your own legend?
Why similar: Lore-Rich 16.5%, Hidden Object 11.8%, Interactive Fiction 11.5%, Point & Click 10.9%, Hand-drawn 9.5%
101 FORGOTTEN is a psychological horror visual novel set in an alternate universe inspired by Bali — built from real sacred rituals, forbidden folklore, and the terror of lost memory. You play as Utari, a young woman haunted by dreams of a ritual she was never meant to survive.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 14.8%, Dark Fantasy 13.1%, Investigation 12.9%, Hidden Object 12.6%, Mystery 10.1%
The Season of the Warlock is a weird adventure game inspired by the gothic tale tradition, with two storylines to choose from. The soul of a warlock of yore, trapped in a portrait, will present Lord Alistair Ainsworth with an offer he will not be able to resist. Or will he? It’s your call...
Why similar: Gothic 19.1% ★, Investigation 12.3%, Point & Click 11.8%, Dark Fantasy 11.5%, Horror 9.7%
The Unleaving is a Chinese folk-horror Cthulhu RPG. As a member of a paranormal investigation group, venture into rural ghost stories and uncover the truth through dialogue, skill checks, and a little dice luck. Many stories, occupations, endings—some answers lie beyond knowing. They never left.
Why similar: Investigation 15.1%, Mystery 14.7%, Choices Matter 11.1%, RPG 11.1%, Multiple Endings 10.8%
House of stolen devil bargains and indolent angelic aristocracy: Nowhere Manor is doomed to disappear. You can leave if you’ve got a soul … but that’s not an option for an artificially created servant such as Liber. Just how far are you willing to go escape?
Why similar: Gothic 19% ★, Dark Fantasy 14.8%, Lore-Rich 13.7%, Hand-drawn 11.1%, Interactive Fiction 11%
Embark on an undercover mission in a medieval kingdom hovering on the brink of a civil war. Become part of a vile conspiracy or choose to act against your orders. Stand by your unlikely allies or ruin them for personal gain. The fate of the divided realm rests in your hands.
Why similar: Medieval 13.4%, Lore-Rich 13.2%, Investigation 11.6%, Choices Matter 10.1%, Mystery 9.6%
Become the Overseer, unravel an apocalyptic conspiracy, and attempt to heal the wound at the heart of the world.
Why similar: Investigation 17.8%, Hand-drawn 15.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Mystery 11.2%, Choices Matter 10.4%
An explorative horror point-and-click adventure game where your decisions seal the fates of your companions. Explore the world to uncover what happened at Dawnhall village. Listen to the messages in Avan's dreams to determine your choices. Become what you were born to be.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 13.3%, Interactive Fiction 12.9%, Lore-Rich 12.5%, Investigation 11.6%, Horror 9.7%
A dark fairytale point-and-click adventure game that follows 13-year-old Willow as she tries to escape a living hospital made of memories while searching for her lost brother.
Why similar: Mystery 16.7%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Point & Click 12.1%, Choices Matter 9.4%, Multiple Endings 8.7%
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: Dark Fantasy 15.7%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Hand-drawn 10.9%, Choices Matter 10.9%, Horror 10.7%
Discover the mysterious city of Upper Morkezela, where gods go to die. As an apprentice to the priest of the fungal cult, your task will be to discover what lies behind the mysterious distress signal sent from the city.
Why similar: Hidden Object 20.2%, Interactive Fiction 17.3%, Lore-Rich 14.8%, Point & Click 10.9%, Exploration 9.7%
1990s: Windswept mining town Linshan, dependent on fading coal mines, worshipped a mountain god’s stele. After it cracked and oozed brown liquid, a strange illness spread. Lin Tianqing returned for his sick father, uneasy as the eerie town neared, having overheard whispers.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 14.4%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Mystery 12.4%, Hand-drawn 10.7%, Investigation 10.3%
Death is searching for a successor. To claim his mantle, you must judge the souls of the dead during a surprisingly short, strange and unsettling job interview where every choice shapes the fate of humanity, including your own.
Why similar: Gothic 17.7% ★, Point & Click 14.7%, Dark Fantasy 14.3%, Hand-drawn 12.6%, Lore-Rich 11.9%
You are not afraid of ghost stories, so your pursuit of inspiration leads you to the strangest of places. But this time something truly sinister is in the air. Can you survive the encounter with a real spirit?
Why similar: Hidden Object 14.6%, Dark Fantasy 14.4%, Investigation 12.5%, Interactive Fiction 11.2%, Mystery 10.7%
A gothic short story set in the most Blighted city of the North Kingdom.
Why similar: Gothic 17.9% ★, Medieval 13.9%, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Dark Fantasy 10.5%, Mystery 9.8%
As a gothic detective, you solve mysteries with your colorful sidekick. Everyone you meet in this bizarre world has a peculiar disease. A unique talent, or a mere curse? You must get to the bottom of it all. Investigate murders, search for clues and complete the puzzle.
Why similar: Gothic 18.3% ★, Investigation 14.6%, Mystery 11.3%, Horror 10.6%, Interactive Fiction 10%
Step into a living illustrated world in a time when Europe is at a crossroads of great religious and political change. Walk in the footsteps of Andreas Maler, a master artist who finds himself in the middle of murders, scandals, and intrigue in the Bavarian Alps.
Why similar: Investigation 15.7%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Medieval 12.5%, Hand-drawn 11.9%, Mystery 10.2%
Armed with nothing but your curiosity, streaming equipment, and insatiable need to impress others, you approach a long-abandoned house in your small town. What could possibly go wrong?
Why similar: Hidden Object 17.6%, Interactive Fiction 13%, Investigation 12.6%, Point & Click 10.1%, Horror 10.1%
A dark themed pixel-art game of exploration, where you will have to find clues and solve puzzles to move forward in the story.
Why similar: Gothic 24.7% ★, Dark Fantasy 17.3%, Mystery 14.5%, Horror 12.8%, Hidden Object 8.8%
An Isolated young girl, haunted by a mysterious, reoccurring nightmare for years, finds an odd portrait that may reveal the truth she has been searching for… and more…
Why similar: Hidden Object 14.3%, Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Hand-drawn 13.5%, Dark Fantasy 12.5%, Point & Click 10.8%
A new story in the Tales from Candleforth universe. Continue the story of Wood and Flesh: A Candleforth Short Story in this new chapter, in a point & click puzzle adventure with hand-drawn 2D graphics and an unsettling cozy horror setting.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 17.1%, Hand-drawn 17.1%, Point & Click 17%, Horror 15.6%, Lore-Rich 15.4%
Tales from Candleforth is a folk horror 2D point and click game with puzzles and escape room mechanics, that narrates the fairy tales from the village. The text contained in this ancient and evil book is now bleeding out, mixing the world of nightmares with the real one through handmade 2D graphics.
Why similar: Hidden Object 15.7%, Dark Fantasy 15.5%, Hand-drawn 15.4%, Lore-Rich 12.7%, Horror 11.4%
A dark text-based RPG set in a world gripped by a restless race for survival against a merciless mushroom Forest. As a prophet’s apprentice, guide your clan along the knife-edge between life and oblivion. Decipher misty visions, make critical decisions, and do whatever it takes to survive.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Lore-Rich 13.2%, Dark Fantasy 12.1%, Medieval 10.7%, Choices Matter 10.2%
A short 70–90 minute hand-drawn cozy-gothic puzzle adventure with easy, relaxing puzzles, where color slowly returns to a cursed town as you uncover its secrets.
Why similar: Gothic 25.1% ★, Mystery 15.8%, Point & Click 14.6%, Hand-drawn 14%, Lore-Rich 8.8%
Horror Visual Novel where Cats claw through filth for bones and whisper lies to mirrors. Find the Hidden-Objects, obey, smile, and repeat until the lines between rule and ruin blur, and you’re left meowing into the void.
Why similar: Hidden Object 17.4%, Interactive Fiction 13%, Mystery 12.6%, Choices Matter 11.1%, Point & Click 10.3%
A horror visual novel where you take on the role of a spy delving into the memories of others to find dirt on a sinister biocorporation. Not for children or the easily disturbed.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 15.5%, Investigation 13.4%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Mystery 11.9%, Hand-drawn 10.9%
What's hidden in an ordinary toy? Is it possible to bring the dead back to life? Find answers to these questions using your wits, knowledge of the paranormal phenomena, and your special equipment – a magic camera! Are you up for the challenge?
Why similar: Hidden Object 15.7%, Interactive Fiction 14%, Dark Fantasy 12.7%, Investigation 11.7%, Hand-drawn 10.5%
A choice-driven RPG thriller set in the World of Darkness universe. Step into the shoes of Samira, a young werewolf refugee in Poland, as she battles dark forces and loneliness, caught between rage and despair. How will your story unfold?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Dark Fantasy 12.4%, Lore-Rich 12.2%, Investigation 11.5%, Choices Matter 8.8%
Ezrebeth is an old, bitter recluse who finds herself constantly invaded by her peculiar relatives during the winter holidays. Oh, and she's stuck in a time loop! Investigate, interview and cross-reference as you attempt to figure out what's going on in this surreal visual novel.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15.8%, Mystery 13.8%, Point & Click 13.6%, Lore-Rich 12.3%, Multiple Endings 11.9%
SHORAPAN — a dark parable of a strange city beneath an eternal crimson sky. Those who doubt it aloud are the first it takes.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 17.6%, Dark Fantasy 17.5%, Hand-drawn 12.6%, Hidden Object 9.4%, Choices Matter 8.9%
Explore different locations, talk to characters, collect evidence, and draw your own conclusions about who, how, and why is behind what happened.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.2%, Point & Click 15.9%, Mystery 13.8%, Hidden Object 9.6%, Exploration 9.2%
A dead colonial railway station. A viral ghost hoax. A forgotten secret. First-person psychological horror set in 1942 India. Only your torch. Only the dark.
Why similar: Hidden Object 21.4%, Interactive Fiction 18.1%, Exploration 11%, Point & Click 10.2%, Horror 8.4%
A point-and-click visual novel. You’re thrust into a mysterious dungeon, where your mission is to traverse it and find love amongst its inhabitants. Explore, survive and interact with characters.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 16.1%, Dark Fantasy 15%, Hand-drawn 14.6%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Point & Click 10.3%
A dreamy Alice in Wonderland-inspired RPG that follows 19-year-old Alice as she tries to escape the surreal, cozy hellscape that is Wonderland—hopefully with her sanity intact.
Why similar: Gothic 16.2% ★, Lore-Rich 14.7%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Point & Click 10.6%, Hand-drawn 9.1%
A horror and exploration adventure that tells the story of Blanche, who was found alone in the gardens of Launderley, in front of a pile of twenty-nine corpses.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 20.2%, Investigation 17.6%, Hand-drawn 13.3%, Horror 11.8%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%
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: Mystery 15.3%, Point & Click 15%, Choices Matter 13.3%, Hand-drawn 12.6%, Investigation 12.2%
Sanator: The Jewel of Monostructure is a dark fantasy visual novel that combines deep lore with exciting adventures. Who is behind the mysterious thefts and why are the gates of the Monostructure open again? Take control of Richard Murdock, the plague doctor, and find the answer.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 18.1%, Interactive Fiction 13.1%, Gothic 12.6% ★, Lore-Rich 12%, Investigation 11.2%
WHEN THE CROW SINGS is an adventure mystery game with a focus on exploration, characters, and world building, featuring a cast of diverse survivors trying to keep the status quo as their compound life grows more complicated and dangerous.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Lore-Rich 13.2%, Investigation 12.4%, Hand-drawn 11.9%, Choices Matter 10%
A text-based adventure where you're tasked to exorcise your friend’s Inner Demon. Explore an ever-reshaping palace to analyze objects filled with memories, discover which one is the reason for her possession and sacrifice it. Do not deviate from your mission. Save your friend no matter the cost.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 17%, Interactive Fiction 13.1%, Choices Matter 10.2%, Multiple Endings 10.2%, Investigation 10.1%
After foreseeing your own death, an unknown colour grants you ten more days to live and the power of Mind-Intrusion. Investigate mysteries and intrude into the minds of locals. When the ten days are up, will you hold on to your sanity and humanity, or become a living mutation?
Why similar: Investigation 23.4%, Mystery 18.7%, Multiple Endings 12.4%, Story Rich 10.8%, Interactive Fiction 10.3%
Explore the region of Rosevale, craft potions through alchemy, lead an investigation against five suspects, and uncover the truth behind a massacre in this semi-open world gothic fantasy RPG.
Why similar: Gothic 19.1% ★, Lore-Rich 15%, Dark Fantasy 14.8%, Investigation 14.1%, Mystery 10.4%
Survive seven days with a cursed painting. Rely on notes from past victims and manage to successfully paint her portrait. But be careful not to upset her, or you'll quickly find yourself dead! An assortment of terminal tableaus awaits you. Will you be the one to finally finish her?
Why similar: Hidden Object 15.2%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Mystery 13%, Point & Click 11.6%, Horror 11.4%
Slenderman: Unbecoming is a new adaptation on the supernatural entity Slenderman. The game plays the events of a park ranger community haunted by Slenderman. Go the right way, and you may save yourself from the Slenderman. Indie Game - Made 100% Organic Indie Development.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 28.7%, Horror 20.2%, Interactive Fiction 15.4%, Multiple Endings 13%, RPG 12.7%
A brave hero and a bound lich rescue a legendary warrior from a forgotten tomb and put the romance back in necromancy. Necromance is a dark fantasy comedy visual novel with light puzzle elements, 3 endings, and 15 ways to die!
Why similar: Gothic 16.9% ★, Lore-Rich 15.3%, Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Dark Fantasy 11.8%, Hand-drawn 10.2%
Become an investigator in a dark fantasy story. People keep going missing in Maligree, before being forgotten by all who knew them. Will you solve the case before you forget?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Dark Fantasy 12.7%, Hand-drawn 12.6%, Choices Matter 11.8%, Multiple Endings 10.7%
A dark, medieval horror experience filled with lore, focused on exploration and puzzle-solving. There is no combat — only survival. Single player gameplay with challenging mechanics. Try to unravel the mystery behind the cursed world and maybe find a way to return it.
Why similar: Medieval 20.9%, Dark Fantasy 20.6%, Lore-Rich 20.5%, Horror 14.5%, Gothic 12.7% ★
Anomaly horror with a dark fantasy theme. Traverse a cursed forest on a stormy night. If you see signs of witchcraft, turn back... Else you remain trapped on the path for eternity...
Why similar: Hidden Object 20%, Gothic 19% ★, Medieval 18.2%, Dark Fantasy 16.7%, Horror 13.4%
A sci-fi drama about love, control, and the price of human emotion. Care for your wards, follow every order — or break the rules to discover who you truly are.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 23.3%, Dark Fantasy 19.4%, Multiple Endings 13.3%, Choices Matter 12.1%, Horror 10.6%
London, 1889. Step into the shoes of a young detective in this hand-drawn, point-and-click mystery. Explore the dark halls of Seraphim House, illuminate the shadows, and interrogate suspects to solve a complex locked-room murder. Will you accuse the right person?
Why similar: Investigation 19.5%, Hidden Object 15.4%, Hand-drawn 15.2%, Point & Click 13.5%, Exploration 7.8%
