- #1 STASIS: BONE TOTEM
97% matchVery Positive93% of 2,620 reviews2023
Dev: THE BROTHERHOOD
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Get ready for a thrilling underwater adventure with classic point-and-click gameplay. Explore with three characters simultaneously. Featuring atmospheric isometric graphics, rendered video, and a soundtrack by Mark Morgan, BONE TOTEM takes you on a journey to hidden places deep below the waves...
Why similar: Isometric 19.2%, Point & Click 14.7%, FMV 11.2% ★, Sci-fi 8.9%, Horror 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: This is the direct spiritual successor to the seed game, sharing the same developer, isometric perspective, and intense sci-fi horror atmosphere.
- #2 CAYNE
96% matchVery Positive81% of 1,907 reviews2017
Dev: THE BROTHERHOOD
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Hadley wakes in a facility. She is 9 months pregnant. They want her baby... CAYNE is the FREE, isometric horror game from the creators of STASIS.
Why similar: Isometric 23.5%, Point & Click 17.6%, Horror 11.4%, Sci-fi 11.3%, 1980s 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: Developed by the same team as the seed game, this free-to-play title offers a similar isometric horror experience within the same universe.
- #3 BEAUTIFUL DESOLATION
96% matchMostly Positive77% of 689 reviews2020
Dev: THE BROTHERHOOD
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
BEAUTIFUL DESOLATION is an isometric, point & click adventure game set in a post-apocalyptic future. Explore an unscene landscape, solve puzzles, meet new friends and make powerful enemies, mediate conflicts and fight for your life as you unravel the secrets of the desolate world around you.
Why similar: Isometric 22.6%, Point & Click 16.8%, FMV 11.4% ★, Sci-fi 9.6%, Cinematic 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: An isometric adventure game that features a similar perspective and high-quality environmental storytelling in a desolate, sci-fi setting.
- #4 Sanitarium
95% matchVery Positive93% of 1,336 reviews2014
Dev: DotemuPub: Ziggurat
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Originally released in 1998 on PC, and awarded as the Adventure Game of the Year, The timeless horror point-and-click, Sanitarium, is returning to frighten the bravest adventure game fans.
Why similar: Point & Click 31%, Horror 18.4%, Isometric 14.4%, Psychological Horror 10.2%, Adventure 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: A classic isometric psychological horror game that heavily influenced the genre with its surreal, disturbing narrative and point-and-click gameplay.
- #5 SOMA
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 51,536 reviews2015
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent comes SOMA, a sci-fi horror game set below the waves of the Atlantic ocean. Struggle to survive a hostile world that will make you question your very existence.
Why similar: Horror 24%, Sci-fi 20.4%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Dark 8.9%, Story Rich 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: While not isometric, it perfectly captures the claustrophobic, existential sci-fi horror themes found in the seed game.
- #6 Primordia
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,409 reviews2012
Dev: Wormwood StudiosPub: Wadjet Eye Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Life has ceased. Man is but a myth. And now, even the machines have begun to fail. Lead Horatio Nullbuilt and his sarcastic sidekick Crispin on a journey through the crumbling world of Primordia, facing malfunctioning robots, ancient secrets, and an implacable, power-hungry foe.
Why similar: Point & Click 45.9%, Sci-fi 25.3%, Adventure 8.1%, Story Rich 5.5%, Atmospheric 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric, post-apocalyptic point-and-click adventure that features a similar sci-fi aesthetic and focus on environmental puzzles.
- #7 Gemini Rue
93% matchVery Positive88% of 1,877 reviews2011
Dev: Joshua NuernbergerPub: Wadjet Eye Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Discover a world where life is cheap, identities are bought & sold, & a quest for redemption can change the fate of a whole galaxy.
Why similar: Point & Click 49%, Sci-fi 24.4%, Adventure 9.7%, Story Rich 5.5%, Atmospheric 3.8%
Why You'll Like It: A gritty, cyberpunk-inspired point-and-click adventure that shares the seed game's focus on dark, narrative-heavy sci-fi storytelling.
- #8 The Cat Lady
92% matchVery Positive94% of 6,164 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 26.5%, Horror 23.5%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Story Rich 9.1%, Adventure 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, psychological horror point-and-click game that matches the seed game's mature themes and unsettling atmosphere.
- #9 Observation
91% matchMostly Positive78% of 5,137 reviews2020
Dev: No CodePub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Observation is a sci-fi thriller uncovering what happened to Dr. Emma Fisher, and the crew of her mission, through the lens of the station’s artificial intelligence S.A.M.
Why similar: Sci-fi 21.6%, Horror 17.5%, Space 16.7%, Adventure 15.9%, Psychological Horror 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi horror game where you play as an AI on a space station, capturing the same isolated, industrial dread as the seed game.
- #10 Dead Synchronicity: Tomorrow Comes Today
91% matchVery Positive84% of 1,612 reviews2015
Dev: Fictiorama StudiosPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
A dying reality, a universe that’s fading away. A merciless world thatgets sick and vanishes. No past, no present, no future; only the impending moment of “dead synchronicity” ahead. Will you be able to stop it?Because, otherwise... what will you do when Time dissolves itself?
Why similar: Point & Click 58.4%, Adventure 18.5%, Horror 8%, Story Rich 5.3%, Atmospheric 4%
Why You'll Like It: A bleak, story-driven point-and-click adventure that shares the seed game's dark, mature tone and artistic style.
- #11 Downfall
90% matchVery Positive94% of 1,658 reviews2016
Dev: Harvester GamesPub: Screen 7
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.8 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: Point & Click 26.8%, Horror 19.6%, Psychological Horror 17%, Story Rich 9.6%, Adventure 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: This game delivers a deeply disturbing, psychological horror experience through a point-and-click interface, mirroring the seed game's dark tone.
- #12 Fran Bow
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 22,329 reviews2015
Dev: Killmonday Games AB
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 10.7 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: Point & Click 30.6%, Psychological Horror 17.9%, Horror 16.8%, Story Rich 8.4%, Puzzle 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal and unsettling point-and-click horror game that excels at creating a unique, dark atmosphere similar to the seed game.
- #13 Distrust: Polar Survival
89% matchMostly Positive72% of 2,541 reviews2017
Dev: CheerdealersPub: Alawar
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
DISTRUST is an isometric survival adventure with procedural generation on an Arctic research station lost in the endless dark of a polar night. A story-rich fiction with multiple endings that suits both singleplayer fans and co-op enthusiasts.
Why similar: Isometric 31%, Point & Click 20.2%, Sci-fi 14.3%, Horror 14%, Psychological Horror 9%
Why You'll Like It: An isometric survival horror game that emphasizes the psychological toll of isolation in a harsh, sci-fi-adjacent environment.
- #14 Still There
88% matchVery Positive86% of 1,347 reviews2019
Dev: GhostSharkPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Every day is the same on the faraway Bento space-lighthouse - until a mysterious radio message breaks through. Evade the past, welcome oblivion, make the perfect Italian coffee. Still There is a psychological adventure game about grief, technical puzzles, wacky AIs and dark humour. How far is far enough?
Why similar: Point & Click 31.7%, Sci-fi 19.4%, Space 15.4%, Story Rich 8.4%, Atmospheric 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-heavy sci-fi adventure that captures the feeling of isolation and psychological strain found in the seed game.
- #15 Technobabylon
87% matchVery Positive94% of 1,621 reviews2015
Dev: Technocrat GamesPub: Wadjet Eye Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
A cyberpunk adventure game from the studio that brought you Gemini Rue and Blackwell! The year is 2087. Genetic engineering is the norm, and an omnipresent AI powers the city. Take control of three citizens of this world as they struggle to understand a deadly conspiracy.
Why similar: Point & Click 52.4%, Sci-fi 22%, Adventure 11.1%, Story Rich 6.7%, Indie 2.6%
Why You'll Like It: A sophisticated sci-fi point-and-click adventure that explores complex themes and dark futures, much like the narrative depth of the seed game.
- #16 Stories Untold
86% matchVery Positive87% of 5,446 reviews2017
Dev: No CodePub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Stories Untold is a compilation tape of four experimental adventures, including a remaster of the original hit episode “The House Abandon”.
Why similar: Point & Click 18.9%, Horror 18.5%, 1980s 13.4%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Sci-fi 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: An experimental horror anthology that uses retro aesthetics and text-based mechanics to build a chilling, atmospheric experience.
- #17 The Fall
86% matchVery Positive88% of 3,701 reviews2014
Dev: Over The Moon
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 17.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Take the role of ARID, the artificial intelligence within a high-tech combat suit. The Fall is a unique combination of adventure-game puzzle solving and side-scroller action, all set within a dark and atmospheric story. Get ready for a disturbing journey as you explore the world of The Fall.
Why similar: Sci-fi 31.1%, Point & Click 17%, Horror 10.4%, Adventure 10.2%, Atmospheric 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: A side-scrolling sci-fi adventure that explores themes of artificial intelligence and survival in a hostile, atmospheric environment.
- #18 Shardlight
84% matchVery Positive90% of 793 reviews2016
Dev: Wadjet Eye Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
A post-apocalyptic adventure game from the publisher that brought you Primordia, Gemini Rue and Technobabylon! A young woman stricken with a deadly plague searches for a cure in a hostile world.
Why similar: Point & Click 59%, Adventure 13.3%, Atmospheric 7.9%, Story Rich 6.9%, Indie 3.9%
Why You'll Like It: A post-apocalyptic point-and-click adventure that features a gritty, oppressive world and strong narrative focus.
- #19 Silence of the Sleep
85% matchMostly Positive75% of 706 reviews2014
Dev: Jesse Makkonen
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
You play as a man called Jacob Reeves. A man who has lost his reason to live. He throws himself into a blackness to end his misery, but instead of it being the end he wakes up without a memory of his life before.
Why similar: Horror 38.2%, Psychological Horror 17.4%, Adventure 10.9%, Dark 6.7%, Atmospheric 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror adventure that focuses on a dark, surreal journey through the protagonist's mind.
- #20 Resonance
84% matchVery Positive89% of 575 reviews2012
Dev: XII GamesPub: Wadjet Eye Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
When a brilliant particle physicist dies unexpectedly, the race is on to secure his terrible new technology before it falls into the wrong hands. The lives of four playable characters become entangled as they fight against the clock to find the dead scientist’s secret vault.
Why similar: Point & Click 56.9%, Sci-fi 20.9%, Adventure 12.4%, Retro 5.3%, Indie 3.4%
Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi point-and-click thriller that emphasizes character-driven storytelling and puzzle-solving in a tense, modern setting.
- #21 >observer_
83% matchMostly Positive78% of 5,909 reviews2017
Dev: Bloober Team SAPub: Bloober Team
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 84%
The original first‑person cyberpunk horror detective tale set in a decaying, neon‑scarred future. As an Observer who invades minds to hunt for clues, you will sift through corrupted memories to track down a mysterious killer and confront your own dark past.
Why similar: Horror 27.2%, Sci-fi 23%, Psychological Horror 19.1%, Atmospheric 9.7%, Story Rich 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: A cyberpunk psychological horror game that excels at building a dense, oppressive atmosphere through its narrative and visual design.
- #22 Don't Escape Trilogy
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 742 reviews2019
Dev: scriptwelderPub: Armor Games Studios
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 74%
In this classic point-and-click adventure anthology by award-winning indie developer Scriptwelder, you'll protect an unsuspecting hamlet from yourself, try to prepare for an incoming undead horde, and search a seemingly empty spaceship for answers to a gruesome mystery.
Why similar: Point & Click 34.7%, Horror 22.5%, Sci-fi 15.7%, Adventure 8.4%, Story Rich 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: A series of point-and-click horror games that focus on preparation and survival, echoing the tension of the seed game.
- #23 The Station
82% matchVery Positive86% of 1,112 reviews2018
Dev: The Station Game ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
The Station is a first-person sci-fi mystery set on a space station sent to study a sentient alien civilization. Assuming the role of a recon specialist, players must unravel a mystery which will decide the fate of two civilizations.
Why similar: Sci-fi 31.1%, Space 20.8%, Adventure 13.3%, Story Rich 13.2%, Atmospheric 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi mystery game that focuses on exploration and uncovering the truth behind an abandoned space station.
- #24 I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream
81% matchVery Positive89% of 3,842 reviews2013
Dev: The Dreamers GuildPub: Nightdive Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%
The adventure plunges you into the tortured and hidden past of five humans. Delve into their darkest fears. Outwit the Master Computer AM in a game of psychological warfare. Disturbing, compelling. An adventure you won't easily forget !!
Why similar: Point & Click 41.6%, Horror 16.3%, Psychological Horror 8.4%, Adventure 6.7%, Sci-fi 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: A classic, dark point-and-click horror game that explores themes of existential dread and suffering.
- #25 ROUTINE
77% matchVery Positive92% of 7,448 reviews2025
Dev: Lunar SoftwarePub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 79%
ROUTINE is a First Person Sci-Fi Horror set on an abandoned lunar base designed around an 80s vision of the future. Explore and investigate your surroundings as you survive against unknown threats.
Why similar: Sci-fi 18.1%, Horror 14.1%, Cinematic 13.4%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Space 11%
- #26 Beneath a Steel Sky (1994)
80% matchVery Positive89% of 574 reviews2020
Dev: Revolution Software Ltd
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 57%
After being abducted by brutal soldiers and his kinfolk butchered, Robert Foster finds himself in Union City - a vast metropolis under the tyranny of a fascist AI. Alone, save for the circuit board of his best friend, Foster must discover the sinister truth - and why they specifically came for him.
Why similar: Point & Click 35.8%, Sci-fi 21.5%, Retro 9.6%, Story Rich 9.3%, Adventure 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: A classic sci-fi point-and-click adventure that established many of the narrative tropes found in modern dark sci-fi games.
- #27 Veritas
81% matchMostly Positive75% of 51 reviews2020
Dev: Glitch Games
Windows
Uncover the lies. Free your mind. Veritas is a compact narrative puzzle game that asks: what is truth, and does it even matter?
Why similar: Point & Click 29.5%, Sci-fi 19.4%, Horror 9.6%, Atmospheric 6.8%, Adventure 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi point-and-click puzzle game that shares the seed game's focus on unraveling mysteries in an isolated facility.
- #28 Tormentum - Dark Sorrow
79% matchVery Positive94% of 2,682 reviews2015
Dev: OhNoo Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
TORMENTUM is a dark Point & Click adventure game.The dreamlike, nightmarish atmosphere of the game was inspired by works of painters H.R. Giger and Zdzislaw Beksinski. The game's final look and feel was also strongly influenced by the universes of games such as Demon's Souls or Dark Seed.
Why similar: Point & Click 32.4%, Horror 17%, Psychological Horror 8.8%, Dark 8.6%, Atmospheric 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, surreal point-and-click adventure that focuses on atmosphere and disturbing imagery similar to the seed game.
- #29 The Plane Effect
79% matchMixed63% of 78 reviews2021
Dev: Innovina/StudioKikuPub: PQube
Windows
Embark on a dark, dystopian isometric adventure as 'Solo,' seeking to reunite with your wife and daughter after an otherworldly, life-changing event. Solve intricate puzzles and evade an everwatching sinister presence...
Why similar: Isometric 30.8%, Point & Click 18.2%, Horror 12.7%, Cinematic 10.2%, 2.5D 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: An isometric adventure game that uses a surreal, dystopian aesthetic to create an unsettling and atmospheric experience.
- #30 Kathy Rain
78% matchVery Positive92% of 3,967 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 98.9%, Adventure 0.3%, Psychological Horror 0.2%, Story Rich 0.1%, Retro 0.1%
Why You'll Like It: A point-and-click mystery game that features a strong, character-driven narrative and a dark, atmospheric setting.
- #31 Narcosis
78% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,458 reviews2017
Dev: Honor Code, Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Survival, horror at the sunless depths of the Pacific Ocean: Stranded on the seafloor with low light and few tools, an industrial diver takes desperate steps to surface before his oxygen — and sanity — give out.
Why similar: Horror 45.4%, Psychological Horror 24%, Adventure 13.4%, Atmospheric 12.5%, Indie 4.7%
Why You'll Like It: A survival horror game set in the deep sea that mirrors the claustrophobic, isolated, and sci-fi-horror feel of the seed game.
- #32 Moons of Madness
77% matchMostly Positive77% of 2,916 reviews2019
Dev: Rock Pocket GamesPub: Funcom
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Moons of Madness is a first-person, story-driven cosmic horror game where the scientific exploration of Mars meets the supernatural dread of Lovecraft.
Why similar: Horror 25.3%, Sci-fi 23.6%, Space 16.4%, Adventure 11.8%, Psychological Horror 10.1%
- #33 SIMULACRA
76% matchVery Positive90% of 4,653 reviews2017
Dev: Kaigan Games OÜ
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 71%
An interactive horror experience of exploring a missing woman’s phone.
Why similar: Point & Click 21.9%, FMV 20% ★, Horror 15.7%, Sci-fi 11.9%, Psychological Horror 9.3%
- #34 Lunar Nightmare
74% matchVery Positive81% of 54 reviews2024
Dev: Playstige Interactive
Windows
Lunar Nightmare is a retro-inspired sci-fi thriller, set on an abandoned Moon base, where you have to solve the mystery behind missing crew members, ancient discoveries around deep down the Lunar surface, rouge-AI trying to control your fate and ghastly androids to revolting against your command.
Why similar: Horror 26.7%, Sci-fi 25.1%, Space 14.7%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Retro 10.4%
- #35 ASYLUM
73% matchVery Positive85% of 483 reviews2025
Dev: Senscape
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 6.4 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 31.2%, Horror 21.7%, Psychological Horror 12%, Adventure 8%, Atmospheric 6.5%
- #36 Monolith
73% matchMostly Positive76% of 346 reviews2023
Dev: Animation Arts
Windows · Linux
A classical science fiction point and click adventure which takes you into a deep story and murky atmosphere, while solving logical puzzles. Accompany Tessa Carter and her talking robot as she finds out about herself and searches for a way to survive.
Why similar: Point & Click 36.4%, Sci-fi 20.9%, 2.5D 14.7%, Story Rich 7.9%, Atmospheric 6.7%
- #37 ALONE IN SPACE
76% matchMixed53% of 158 reviews2016
Dev: Butterflyware
Windows · Mac · Linux
Experience an immersive sci-fi adventure. Walk in the footsteps of the ill-fated crew members of the Miranda station. Explore a world cloaked in mystery and danger, solve clever puzzles to help discover the questions that...
Why similar: Sci-fi 24.7%, Space 23.4%, Horror 15.2%, Adventure 13.4%, Puzzle 7.7%
- #38 Syndrome
75% matchMixed64% of 364 reviews2016
Dev: Camel 101
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Syndrome, a sci-fi survival horror game that places you in a living hell inside a doomed starship. Find out what happened to your lost crew. Run. Hide. Fight. Survive.
Why similar: Horror 23.4%, Sci-fi 22.5%, Space 16.7%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Atmospheric 8.3%
- #39 SIGNALIS
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 32,977 reviews2022
Dev: rose-enginePub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 80%
A classic survival horror experience set in a dystopian future where humanity has uncovered a dark secret. Unravel a cosmic mystery, escape terrifying creatures, and scavenge an off-world government facility as Elster, a technician Replika searching for her lost dreams.
Why similar: Sci-fi 30.6%, Psychological Horror 21.9%, Cinematic 11.9%, Atmospheric 10.8%, Dark 10.2%
- #40 Gods Will Be Watching
74% matchMostly Positive70% of 2,934 reviews2014
Dev: DeconstructeamPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Gods Will Be Watching is a minimalistic “point and click thriller” centered on despair, commitment, and sacrifice as players face intriguing puzzles and tough decisions that will affect their entire crew’s wellbeing.
Why similar: Point & Click 34.9%, Sci-fi 23.5%, Story Rich 8.6%, Dark 8%, Adventure 6.4%
- #41 Observer: System Redux
72% matchVery Positive85% of 2,948 reviews2020
Dev: Bloober TeamPub: Bloober Team SA
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 69%
A first‑person cyberpunk horror detective story set in a decaying, neon‑scarred future. As an Observer who invades minds to hunt for clues, you will sift through corrupted memories to track down a mysterious killer and confront your own dark past.
Why similar: Horror 40.7%, Sci-fi 22.2%, Psychological Horror 22.1%, Story Rich 14.9%
- #42 The Solus Project
73% matchMostly Positive80% of 2,620 reviews2016
Dev: HourencesPub: Teotl Studios
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 72%
The Solus Project is a single player exploration adventure with survival elements. The adventure is set on a mysterious planet and is the spiritual successor to The Ball - 2010 PC Gamer Action/Adventure Game Of The Year...
Why similar: Sci-fi 31.7%, Horror 16.7%, Space 15.4%, Adventure 10.9%, Atmospheric 7.7%
- #43 Through Abandoned: The Refuge
75% matchMixed51% of 241 reviews2019
Dev: Igor KrutovPub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 61%
It’s the new game of Through Abandoned series, classical point and click game. You try to find your twin-brother who disappeared in a huge and mysterious place called Abandoned.
Why similar: Point & Click 34.1%, Sci-fi 17%, Adventure 8.4%, Horror 7.9%, Puzzle 7.4%
- #44 The Last Door: Season 2 - Collector's Edition
71% matchVery Positive94% of 977 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 51.2%, Horror 24.1%, Adventure 10.9%, Story Rich 5.7%, Atmospheric 5.5%
- #45 Black Mirror I
72% matchVery Positive84% of 1,466 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 49.5%, Horror 16.4%, Adventure 9.8%, Dark 6.5%, Atmospheric 6.1%
- #46 The Third Shift
68% matchVery Positive98% of 51 reviews2026
Dev: Teebowah Games
Windows
In this Game Boy styled horror game, uncover the mystery of the Roanoke Museum of History and Wonder. Get lost in its maze-like exhibits, solve peculiar puzzles, and survive being hunted by grotesque creatures from the controversial Human Body Exhibit. Can you leave the museum alive?
Why similar: Point & Click 27.7%, Horror 24.8%, Retro 10.5%, Adventure 8.8%, Old School 8.7%
- #47 Voyager-19
69% matchVery Positive88% of 989 reviews2024
Dev: MizizizizPub: Deep Root Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short horror game where you control a decaying spacecraft exploring distant star systems.
Why similar: Sci-fi 25.5%, Horror 25.2%, Space 19.6%, Retro 10.6%, Puzzle 6.4%
- #48 System Shock: Enhanced Edition
70% matchVery Positive89% of 2,335 reviews2015
Dev: Looking Glass StudiosPub: Nightdive Studios
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Re-discover what made System Shock the first of it's kind, a ground breaking immersive sim that would inspire a generation of games to come....
Why similar: Sci-fi 33.6%, Horror 30.4%, Retro 9.4%, Adventure 7.5%, Atmospheric 6.5%
- #49 We Went Back
69% matchVery Positive86% of 4,774 reviews2020
Dev: Dead Thread Games
Windows
We Went Back is a time-looping horror game in which you wake up in an abandoned space station utterly alone. The exit door is locked and you must find a way to escape what lurks within. Find clues, experience dynamically changing environments and confront terror in order to find a way out.
Why similar: Horror 48.7%, Space 11.7%, Sci-fi 10.7%, Psychological Horror 7.9%, Adventure 7.5%
- #50 ZERO PROTOCOL
68% matchVery Positive84% of 604 reviews2024
Dev: R_Games
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 77%
In this immersive sci-fi thriller, you will experience the atmosphere of classic 3D games as you solve puzzles, follow an intriguing non-linear storyline, and engage in battles with monsters.
Why similar: Sci-fi 21.9%, Psychological Horror 16.4%, Old School 15.7%, Horror 15.1%, Atmospheric 9.5%
- #51 Dire Echo
68% matchMostly Positive71% of 51 reviews2026
Dev: TrueGames
Windows
Dire Echo is a psychological horror walking simulator that immerses players in the eerie and oppressive atmosphere of abandoned deep space.
Why similar: Cinematic 17.9%, Sci-fi 16.9%, Space 14.3%, Horror 12%, Psychological Horror 9%
- #52 Darkness Within 1: In Pursuit of Loath Nolder
71% matchMostly Positive73% of 626 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 37.2%, Horror 26.3%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Adventure 9.8%, Puzzle 6%
- #53 The Last Door - Collector's Edition
69% matchVery Positive95% of 2,444 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 44.2%, Horror 22.8%, Story Rich 10.6%, Adventure 5.6%, Puzzle 4.8%
- #54 The Long Reach
70% matchVery Positive84% of 494 reviews2018
Dev: Painted Black GamesPub: Silver Lining Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
At its heart The Long Reach is an adventure game. Closer inspection also reveals it’s a thrilling horror story, flavoured with sci-fi ideology, psychological context and a skeptical view on the human psyche.
Why similar: Horror 32.9%, Adventure 25.3%, Psychological Horror 20.3%, Indie 9.2%, Story Rich 7.8%
- #55 no signal
66% matchVery Positive99% of 74 reviews2025
Dev: exodrifter
Windows · Linux
An emotional point-and-click hard sci-fi adventure game about exploring an abandoned space station. Follow messages left by the long-gone staff to learn the outcome of the research team and the secrets they left behind.
Why similar: Point & Click 29.4%, Sci-fi 22%, Space 17.7%, Story Rich 8.5%, Puzzle 7.4%
- #56 Behind The Door
71% matchMixed58% of 99 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 34.4%, Horror 24.1%, Adventure 9.8%, Puzzle 8.9%, Story Rich 6.4%
- #57 Black Mirror II
67% matchVery Positive90% of 709 reviews2014
Dev: Cranberry ProductionPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 11.3 hrsMean: 12.8 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 53.3%, Horror 19%, Adventure 16.3%, Story Rich 3.6%, Puzzle 3.5%
- #58 the white chamber
65% matchVery Positive99% of 103 reviews2023
Dev: Locked Door PuzzlePub: Lupus Studios Limited
Windows
Sci-fi horror anime point and click adventure game. Guide a young woman through a nightmarish space station as she tries to uncover why she's there and how she can escape.
Why similar: Point & Click 46%, Horror 26.1%, Adventure 16.2%, Story Rich 9.6%, Singleplayer 2.2%
- #59 VirtuaVerse
66% matchVery Positive82% of 1,107 reviews2020
Dev: Theta DivisionPub: Blood Music
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 63%
VirtuaVerse is a challenging old school cyberpunk point & click adventure set in a future not so far away narrating tales of technomancers, AVR graffiti writers, hacker groups, tribes of cryptoshamans, digital archeology, epic cyberwars and virtual reality debauchery.
Why similar: Point & Click 31.7%, Old School 18.3%, Sci-fi 14.7%, Retro 7.1%, Story Rich 6.5%
- #60 Morningstar: Descent to Deadrock
67% matchVery Positive93% of 579 reviews2015
Dev: Red Herring LabsPub: Phoenix Online Publishing
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Crash-landed on a desolate, alien planet, what should've been a routine work-for-hire job for Powell has become a deadly mission to save the merchant vessel Morningstar and her crew.
Why similar: Point & Click 49.1%, Sci-fi 28.5%, Adventure 11%, Space 8.2%, Indie 3.2%