- #1 Slender Threads
97% matchVery Positive91% of 633 reviews2025
Dev: Blyts
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 21.4%, Gore 12.2%, Psychological Horror 10.8%, Horror 10%, Adventure 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: This is the full-length continuation of the story, offering the most direct experience of the original's tone and mechanics.
- #2 Fran Bow
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 23,083 reviews2015
Dev: Killmonday Games AB
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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 22.1%, Point & Click 19.7%, Horror 10.9%, Story Rich 9.6%, Dark 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: This surreal psychological horror adventure shares the unsettling atmosphere and intricate puzzle design found in Slender Threads.
- #3 Sally Face - Episode One
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 29,849 reviews2016
Dev: Portable Moose
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
An unsettling adventure following a boy with a prosthetic face. After a string of mysterious murders, Sal and his three friends discover something truly sinister casting shadows over their small town.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.8%, Point & Click 14.4%, Horror 11.6%, Story Rich 11.1%, Dark 11%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, story-rich mystery that uses a unique art style to deliver a haunting narrative about hidden secrets.
- #4 The Cat Lady
95% matchVery Positive94% of 6,305 reviews2013
Dev: Harvester GamesPub: Screen 7
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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: Point & Click 20.3%, Psychological Horror 18.6%, Horror 18.1%, Story Rich 12.3%, Dark 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: A masterpiece of psychological horror that uses point-and-click mechanics to explore dark, mature themes and surreal imagery.
- #5 Children of Silentown
94% matchVery Positive87% of 1,586 reviews2023
Dev: Elf GamesPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 18.5%, Horror 11.4%, Dark 10.6%, Psychological Horror 10.3%, Story Rich 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: This game captures the eerie, folk-horror vibe of a small town hiding dark secrets through a charming yet unsettling art style.
- #6 If On A Winter's Night, Four Travelers
94% 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 25.6%, Psychological Horror 15%, Dark 13.7%, Horror 12.1%, Story Rich 11%
Why You'll Like It: A beautifully dark and atmospheric point-and-click game that weaves together multiple unsettling short stories.
- #7 Downfall
93% matchVery Positive94% of 1,703 reviews2016
Dev: Harvester GamesPub: Screen 7
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 22.7%, Point & Click 18.7%, Horror 13.8%, Story Rich 11.8%, Dark 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: Created by the same developer as The Cat Lady, this game offers a deeply disturbing and atmospheric point-and-click horror experience.
- #8 Nightmare Frames
92% 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 20.1%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, Thriller 14%, Horror 12%, Story Rich 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: A classic-style point-and-click horror game that focuses on investigation and dark, supernatural themes.
- #9 Rusty Lake Hotel
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 10,639 reviews2016
Dev: Rusty Lake
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Are you ready to serve the guests in the Rusty Lake Hotel? Solve all mysteries in this dark and eerie puzzle game. Rusty Lake Hotel is a point-and-click adventure by the creators of the Rusty Lake & Cube Escape series.
Why similar: Point & Click 26.5%, Puzzle 13.5%, Psychological Horror 13%, Horror 11.8%, Mystery 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal and bizarre puzzle adventure that shares the unsettling, dream-like logic found in many indie horror point-and-clicks.
- #10 Bad Dream: Coma
91% matchVery Positive91% of 2,223 reviews2017
Dev: Desert Fox
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 67%
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: Point & Click 19%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Horror 11.7%, Gore 11.4%, Dark 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist but highly effective horror point-and-click that forces players to make difficult choices in a nightmarish world.
- #11 The Last Door - Collector's Edition
90% 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 38.9%, Horror 20.2%, Story Rich 16.6%, Puzzle 8.2%, Psychological Horror 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: A Lovecraftian point-and-click horror game that relies on atmosphere and sound design to build intense dread.
- #12 Rusty Lake: Roots
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 9,219 reviews2016
Dev: Rusty Lake
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Experience the beginning and end of characters' lives and build your own family tree! Rusty Lake: Roots is the second premium point-and-click adventure by the creators of the Cube Escape series and Rusty Lake Hotel.
Why similar: Point & Click 23.8%, Psychological Horror 16.1%, Puzzle 15%, Horror 9.9%, Dark 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: This entry in the series provides a deep, dark, and interconnected narrative that rewards players who enjoy cryptic puzzles.
- #13 The Flayed Man
89% matchVery Positive91% of 389 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 22.5%, Psychological Horror 18.4%, Dark 13.1%, Gore 12.1%, Horror 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: A pixel-art psychological horror game that emphasizes dark themes and multiple endings through point-and-click exploration.
- #14 Tiny Bunny: Prologue
88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,262 reviews2020
Dev: Saikono
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 38%
Tiny Bunny: Prologue is a non-linear horror visual novel. Those, who have heard the voice of the forest, are beyond help.
Why similar: Horror 34.6%, Point & Click 17.5%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Dark 9.4%, Adventure 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, atmospheric visual novel/adventure hybrid that explores terrifying secrets within a snowy, isolated village.
- #15 My Friend is a Raven
86% matchVery Positive91% of 1,329 reviews2020
Dev: Two Star Games
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 17%
You return to your old apartment one last time, in search of a sickened raven. You must speak to him, and discover the cause behind the calamity that has spread across the world.
Why similar: Horror 20.4%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, Point & Click 15.3%, Dark 8.3%, Puzzle 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: A short, atmospheric point-and-click game that focuses on mystery and dark, emotional storytelling.
- #16 The Lost Crown
87% 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 28.5%, Psychological Horror 21%, Horror 17.6%, Adventure 12.7%, Indie 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: A classic ghost-hunting adventure that excels at building a sense of place and paranormal mystery.
- #17 Saint Kotar
86% matchMostly Positive74% of 293 reviews2021
Dev: The-Mark EntertainmentPub: SOEDESCO
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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: Point & Click 19.3%, Psychological Horror 15.9%, Horror 11.8%, Dark 10.3%, Thriller 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror adventure set in a remote town, focusing on investigation and the occult.
- #18 Larry The Unlucky Part 1
85% matchVery Positive93% of 233 reviews2021
Dev: Strongshell Software
Windows
Follow Larry's life to find the source of his lack of luck. Discover his intriguing story and solve puzzles to understand how his life plays out.
Why similar: Point & Click 19.4%, Dark Comedy 14.7%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Horror 10.7%, Puzzle 9%
Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-heavy point-and-click adventure that features a dark, atmospheric tone and unique 2D art.
- #19 Wood and Flesh: A Candleforth Short Story
84% matchVery Positive88% of 131 reviews2025
Dev: Under The Bed Games
Windows
Wood and Flesh: A Candleforth Short Story is a point & click puzzle adventure with hand-drawn 2D graphics and a cozy horror setting that tells a short story set in the Tales from Candleforth universe.
Why similar: Point & Click 23.4%, Horror 16.8%, Psychological Horror 16.7%, Hand-drawn 12.5%, Mystery 11.5%
Why You'll Like It: A short, hand-drawn mystery game that excels at building an eerie, puzzle-filled atmosphere.
- #20 Almost My Floor
84% matchVery Positive91% of 252 reviews2021
Dev: Potata Company
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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: Point & Click 16.9%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Dark 12.7%, Horror 11.7%, Story Rich 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: A point-and-click horror game that blends reality with nightmare sequences in a dark, urban setting.
- #21 Follow the meaning
82% matchVery Positive94% of 1,043 reviews2024
Dev: HiKing Mind StudioPub: Second Maze
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 27.4%, Puzzle 12.6%, Mystery 10.3%, Hand-drawn 10.2%, Story Rich 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: A hand-drawn, atmospheric puzzle adventure that focuses on cryptic storytelling and exploration.
- #22 Unavowed
83% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,625 reviews2018
Dev: Wadjet Eye Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
A demon has possessed you and used your body to tear a swath of bloodshed through New York. You are now free, but life as you knew it is over. Your only path forward is joining the Unavowed - an ancient society dedicated to stopping evil. No matter what the cost.
Why similar: Point & Click 39.4%, Story Rich 14.3%, Mystery 10.3%, Dark 9.4%, Adventure 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-heavy adventure game that deals with the supernatural and features a dark, urban fantasy setting.
- #23 Creepy Tale 2
82% matchVery Positive86% of 1,582 reviews2021
Dev: Creepy Brothers
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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 24.1%, Dark 14.5%, Story Rich 10.4%, Puzzle 10.2%, Hand-drawn 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, fairy-tale inspired puzzle adventure that captures a similar sense of dread and curiosity.
- #24 Before the Dawn: SENARA Prologue
81% matchMixed69% of 329 reviews2024
Dev: Influsion Inc.
Windows
You must attempt a life-or-death escape from the SENARA — a 6,000-ton vessel meticulously recreated from a real-world ship. This first-person survival horror prologue tells the story of a different survivor, set before the events of "SENARA: The Sacrament".
Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.4%, Horror 19.7%, Dark 18.8%, Story Rich 14.2%, Puzzle 12.3%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, story-rich horror game that focuses on psychological tension and atmospheric exploration.
- #25 Kathy Rain
81% matchVery Positive92% of 4,010 reviews2016
Dev: Clifftop GamesPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Set in the '90s, Kathy Rain tells the story of a strong-willed journalism major who has to come to terms with her troubled past as she investigates the mysterious death of her recently deceased grandfather.
Why similar: Point & Click 97.9%, Mystery 0.5%, Psychological Horror 0.4%, Adventure 0.3%, Story Rich 0.2%
Why You'll Like It: An investigative point-and-click adventure that focuses on uncovering dark secrets in a small town.
- #26 Little Misfortune
79% matchVery Positive92% of 14,190 reviews2019
Dev: Killmonday Games AB
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Led by her new friend, Mr. Voice, Misfortune ventures into the woods, where mysteries are unraveled and a little bad luck unfolds.
Why similar: Point & Click 23.7%, Psychological Horror 21.2%, Horror 12.4%, Story Rich 11.5%, Dark 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, surreal, and story-driven adventure that explores the life of a child navigating a dangerous world.
- #27 Detention
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 11,832 reviews2017
Dev: RedCandleGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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: Horror 19.9%, Psychological Horror 17.6%, Point & Click 12.8%, Story Rich 8.2%, Dark 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: A deeply atmospheric horror game that uses a unique cultural setting to deliver a story filled with psychological tension.
- #28 Whispering Willows
80% matchVery Positive82% of 1,900 reviews2014
Dev: Night Light InteractivePub: Akupara Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Interact with the spirits of the dead, solve the puzzles of the mysterious mansion and help Elena find her missing father in the horror/adventure puzzle game: Whispering Willows.
Why similar: Point & Click 18.7%, Horror 17.5%, Story Rich 16.6%, Mystery 12.4%, Atmospheric 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: A paranormal-themed adventure where you use a spirit-projection mechanic to solve puzzles and uncover a family mystery.
- #29 Fantasmagorie
78% matchMostly Positive79% of 229 reviews2024
Dev: Needlepoint Productions
Windows
Journey through a distorted theatre held together by the fragile mind of a grieving puppet master. With only a needle and thread, traverse through this world and evade twisted and terrifying creations. Shatter the delusion and unravel the truth behind it all.
Why similar: Horror 25%, Dark 23.1%, Story Rich 21%, Atmospheric 14.8%, Adventure 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal and cinematic adventure that prioritizes atmosphere and emotional storytelling over traditional gameplay.
- #30 Children of Silentown: Prologue
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,048 reviews2020
Dev: Elf GamesPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 30 minMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 22%
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: Point & Click 23.5%, Psychological Horror 17.6%, Horror 16.1%, Story Rich 9.8%, Puzzle 7.9%
- #31 Almost My Floor: Prologue
78% matchVery Positive91% of 166 reviews2020
Dev: Potata Company
Windows · Linux
A Prologue to Almost My Floor, an upcoming horror-themed point'n'click adventure. Alex is a real fan of creepy stuff and horror movies, but he never expected to experience it himself just by taking the elevator back home! Can he avoid the madness and deal with the evil he's up against?
Why similar: Point & Click 19%, Psychological Horror 15.9%, Horror 13.7%, Dark 10.8%, Story Rich 9.7%
- #32 Dark Memories: Prologue
76% matchMixed67% of 51 reviews2025
Dev: visioxr_studio
Windows
Dark Memories is an episodic psychological horror game based on road thriller, slasher, and survival thriller genres. You are currently viewing the prologue episode of the Dark Memories anthology.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.6%, Thriller 17.4%, Horror 14.2%, Puzzle 13.3%, Mystery 12.2%
- #33 Hearing Voices
75% matchVery Positive96% of 52 reviews2026
Dev: Fuupu
Windows
Hearing Voices is a unique indie short horror experience where you will need to put your listening and deduction skills to the test to solve puzzles. Mistakes have consequences.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.9%, Puzzle 13.2%, Hand-drawn 11.1%, Dark 9.6%, Horror 8.9%
- #34 Saint Kotar: The Yellow Mask
77% matchMostly Positive73% of 348 reviews2020
Dev: The-Mark Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 17.6%, Horror 11%, Dark 9.8%, Psychological Horror 8.8%, Mystery 8.2%
- #35 Meridian 157: Prologue
76% matchVery Positive81% of 353 reviews2020
Dev: NovaSoft Interactive Ltd.
Windows · Mac
Meridian 157: Prologue is the first in a series of point-and-click puzzle adventure games. Play as David Zander, a meteorologist who is investigating a mysterious weather signal on a remote island south of Alaska. Venture toward the remote island to discover the mystery behind the 157th meridian!
Why similar: Point & Click 29%, Puzzle 15.8%, Horror 15.4%, Mystery 12.4%, Thriller 10%
- #36 Green Pond Town
74% matchMostly Positive76% of 59 reviews2026
Dev: Cotton Game
Windows · Mac
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: Point & Click 29.9%, Psychological Horror 25.1%, Puzzle 13.7%, Hand-drawn 10%, Adventure 7.7%
- #37 Fragments of Dread - False Haven
73% matchVery Positive92% of 254 reviews2025
Dev: Domnaier
Windows
Fragments of Dread is an episodic psychological horror series. Each episode tells a self-contained story of dread, fear, and survival.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.5%, Thriller 16.3%, Horror 14.9%, Story Rich 9.9%, Dark 9.7%
- #38 Stay Out Of The Farm: Prologue
75% matchMixed55% of 68 reviews2023
Dev: Yasha
Windows
Free Prologue to Stay Out Of The Farm, a ps1 styled horror game where you try to escape from a serial killer.
Why similar: Gore 33.7%, Horror 31.6%, Adventure 28.8%, Indie 5.9%
- #39 Don't Drop The Cake: Prologue
72% matchVery Positive86% of 151 reviews2024
Dev: Midoriyama
Windows
Use your mouse to balance a cake that wobbles with every step in this horror game. Escape twisted beings and overcome dangerous traps, uncover the mystery behind the cake, and see the story through to its conclusion.
Why similar: Horror 36.7%, Psychological Horror 34.2%, Story Rich 13.3%, Adventure 10%, Indie 3.6%
- #40 Wait! Life is Beautiful! Prologue
72% matchVery Positive87% of 441 reviews2020
Dev: [DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS]Pub: GameNet
Windows
W!LiB! Prologue allows you to try and live one day of Will's life in trying to save people on the legendary Suicide Bridge. Would you be able to find the right words? How many souls could you save in one day? And how would you feel if you're not good enough?..
Why similar: Point & Click 20.1%, Thriller 14.5%, Dark 11%, Gore 10.3%, Horror 9.2%
- #41 Boreal Tenebrae Act I: “I Stand Before You, A Form Undone”
73% matchVery Positive82% of 50 reviews2020
Dev: Snot Bubbles Productions
Windows
Delve into the dream of a dying town in 'Boreal Tenebrae' , a retro-style adventure with horror elements.
Why similar: Adventure 19.6%, Gore 17.1%, Indie 12.6%, Point & Click 12.3%, Psychological Horror 11.6%
- #42 Fear in Hospital
74% matchMixed49% of 528 reviews2019
Dev: IO Games
Windows
Fear in Hospital is a short survivor horror in hospital where you should find a occult path to escape alive!
Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.6%, Thriller 16.2%, Horror 13.9%, Gore 12.6%, Dark 11.3%
- #43 Dead Dreams
73% matchMostly Positive75% of 67 reviews2020
Dev: Aiaz Marx
Windows
"DEAD DREAMS" is a 2D psychological horror game focused on puzzle-solving and atmosphere with a complex non-linear story in which every element has a meaning...
Why similar: Thriller 13.8%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Horror 12.2%, Gore 10.9%, Dark 10.5%
- #44 Bad Dream: Fever
71% matchVery Positive82% of 1,344 reviews2018
Dev: Desert Fox
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 63%
The world is covered in strange ink, an unknown plague has gathered its cruel harvest. The city seems to be completely empty and dead, but in its every corner there are manifestations of fear, sorrow, loneliness and suffering.
Why similar: Point & Click 31.3%, Psychological Horror 17.1%, Horror 15.3%, Gore 9.6%, Adventure 6.5%
- #45 Dinner with an Owl
69% matchVery Positive95% of 882 reviews2021
Dev: BoringSuburbanDad
Windows
Break the puzzling spell of your eccentric host! Dinner with an Owl: A short surreal point and click adventure.
Why similar: Point & Click 27.5%, Dark Comedy 23.2%, Horror 16%, Puzzle 12.5%, Mystery 9.1%
- #46 DESOLATIUM: Prologue
71% matchMostly Positive78% of 122 reviews2021
Dev: SUPERLUMEN
Windows · Mac
Median: 48 minMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 40%
DESOLATIUM: PROLOGUE 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: Point & Click 24.7%, Psychological Horror 16.5%, Horror 14%, Mystery 12.2%, Thriller 10.7%
- #47 Nightmare Zapping
70% matchVery Positive99% of 76 reviews2023
Dev: Maldo19
Windows
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 17.7%, Point & Click 17.1%, Horror 17%, Dark 14.5%, Story Rich 12.4%
- #48 King of Silence - Prologue
69% matchVery Positive85% of 124 reviews2025
Dev: Onze 8 Degrés
Windows
Embark on a chilling journey in King of Silence, a first-person horror game where silence is survival. Trapped in a dark, abandoned temple, you must quietly uncover its secrets and the eerie legend of the King of Silence to find your escape. Make a sound, and it may be your last.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 34%, Horror 25%, Mystery 14.4%, Dark 11.7%, Atmospheric 10.5%
- #49 THANATOS
70% matchVery Positive83% of 59 reviews2024
Dev: Angela NguyenPub: WahooCat Productions
Windows · Mac
THANATOS is a first-person psychological horror mystery game that involves finding clues, solving puzzles, and uncovering secrets to prevent a friend from taking their own life.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.5%, Horror 23.3%, Puzzle 21.1%, Adventure 16.7%, Story Rich 12.9%
- #50 Isolomus
69% matchVery Positive95% of 442 reviews2020
Dev: Michael Rfdshir
Windows · Linux
Bite-sized surreal horror with multiple choices. Make your own way through the claymation madness!
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.1%, Point & Click 19.7%, Horror 13.4%, Puzzle 9.9%, Story Rich 8.7%
- #51 YAMIKKO TROUBLEMAKER
67% matchVery Positive97% of 115 reviews2025
Dev: お湯めのPub: 半角全角感嘆符
Windows
A long-form, choice-driven psychological horror and depression game in which the protagonist’s ending changes based on the choices made by “you,” the voice he hears in his head.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 30.5%, Horror 18.2%, Dark 16.8%, Story Rich 11.8%, Gore 11.5%
- #52 50 Floors: The Paranormal Investigators Prologue
68% matchMostly Positive76% of 494 reviews2024
Dev: Arsonist Studio
Windows
Find a way out.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 37.6%, Horror 27.9%, Mystery 14.8%, Atmospheric 11.7%, Indie 5.3%
- #53 PROZE: Prologue
71% matchVery Positive82% of 106 reviews2018
Dev: SignSine
Windows
PROZE: Prologue is a free opening chapter for the PROZE series. It’s a story-based VR-adventure with puzzle and horror elements.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.4%, Horror 18.5%, Adventure 15.1%, Puzzle 12.6%, Story Rich 11.3%
- #54 Night Reverie: Prologue
68% matchVery Positive92% of 281 reviews2020
Dev: Somber Pixel
Windows
Night Reverie: Prologue is the first act of a Puzzle/Adventure game in which a child must solve the mystery behind the distortion of his house. Explore puzzle-filled environments and discover strange creatures as you reach the truth behind of what looks like a bizarre nightmare.
Why similar: Puzzle 26.5%, Story Rich 21.7%, Choices Matter 15.6%, Mystery 13.8%, Atmospheric 10.8%
- #55 Channel 4 Midnight
65% matchVery Positive87% of 185 reviews2026
Dev: foolkien
Windows
A bite-sized psychological horror game about a wayward soul who seeks transformation through a sinister ritual.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 31%, Horror 28.2%, Story Rich 9.3%, Dark 8.6%, Mystery 7.1%
- #56 Rental
63% matchVery Positive92% of 5,674 reviews2024
Dev: Lonely HousePub: Animita Project
Windows
Rental is a short and spooky adventure game about the dangers of renting a house in an unknown place.
Why similar: Horror 30.9%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Dark 13.1%, Mystery 12.1%, Atmospheric 11.7%
- #57 Glassy Stare
64% matchVery Positive91% of 116 reviews2026
Dev: ghost funeralPub: Nikita Kryukov
Windows
A story-driven psychological experience where memory fades, silence deepens, and something waits in the dark.
Why similar: Dark 32.4%, Gore 21.3%, Story Rich 19.9%, Psychological Horror 19.2%, Indie 4.2%
- #58 Disease -Hidden Object-
68% matchMixed61% of 55 reviews2020
Dev: OperaHouse CorporationPub: D3PUBLISHER
Windows
This is a horror adventure game where the player go back and forth in between the real world and the hallucination world. The purpose of this game is to search items and collect scattered documents while solving mysteries and finding out the truth of the abolished hospital.
Why similar: Point & Click 23.4%, Psychological Horror 18.1%, Horror 17.6%, Adventure 8.7%, Dark 8.7%
- #59 Lightless
67% matchVery Positive83% of 177 reviews2020
Dev: Bahman Aminipour
Windows · Mac
Lightless: The 21st Sacrifice is the first episode of an atmospheric horror game series set in 2018 Iran, Saqqez that tells the story of Navid, a writer who finally comes home, only to find himself strangled by a dark past that will not let go.
Why similar: Point & Click 27.4%, Horror 21.1%, Puzzle 12.8%, Dark 11.1%, Story Rich 9.5%
