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60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Horror, Adventure, Puzzle, Point & Click.

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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.

Reviews: Very Positive — 86% — of 181 reviews
Released: 2024-04-30
Developer: Under the Bed Games
Publisher: Feardemic
Genres: Adventure, Casual, Indie
Platforms: Windows

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    97% 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: Hand-drawn 21.1%, Horror 13.7%, Point & Click 12.8%, Puzzle 9.9%, Psychological Horror 9.5%

  2. #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 16.8%, Point & Click 14.3%, Horror 11.8%, Puzzle 9.6%, Surreal 9.1%

  3. #3 The Curse We Made
    96% matchVery Positive89% of 65 reviews2025
    Dev: Potion Pixel
    Windows · Mac

    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: Hand-drawn 17%, Point & Click 15.2%, Puzzle 11.4%, Dark 10.3%, Mystery 10.1%

  4. #4 Bad Dream: Coma
    95% 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: Surreal 14.7%, Hand-drawn 14.6%, Point & Click 12.7%, Horror 11.7%, Hidden Object 11.4%

  5. #5 Midnight Swamp
    94% matchVery Positive96% of 73 reviews2025
    Dev: WildOmul
    Windows

    Midnight Swamp is a dark point-and-click adventure where you will dive into a world of eerie fairy tales. Play as a tourist who must find a way out of a mysterious swamp, where every corner hides a riddle.

    Why similar: Surreal 17.2%, Hand-drawn 15.4%, Dark Fantasy 10.5%, Point & Click 10.3%, Horror 10.2%

  6. #6 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: Surreal 15.4%, Hand-drawn 15.2%, Point & Click 12.4%, Horror 11.4%, Dark 8.9%

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    93% matchVery Positive94% of 274 reviews2026
    Dev: OhNoo Studio
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    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: Dark Fantasy 14%, Point & Click 12.3%, Horror 11.1%, Psychological Horror 10.5%, Hand-drawn 9.8%

  8. #8 Endacopia
    92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 7,578 reviews2026
    Dev: Andyland
    Windows
    Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    Endacopia is a Point-and-Click Puzzle Adventure that is visually reminiscent of early computer edutainment games... with underlying horrors.

    Why similar: Surreal 18.3%, Point & Click 11.8%, Horror 10.9%, Dialogue Heavy 10.8%, Psychological Horror 10.1%

  9. #9 Creepy Tale
    91% matchVery Positive86% of 2,984 reviews2020
    Dev: Creepy Brothers
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    Creepy quest with the atmosphere of the Brothers Grimm fairy tales. Go through a dangerous adventure filled with puzzles and challenges! Perhaps it is you who will be able to solve all the secrets of forest and save the peaceful creatures?

    Why similar: Hand-drawn 31.8%, Dark 17.6%, Puzzle 16.9%, Horror 14.2%, Adventure 6.7%

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    90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 4,519 reviews2022
    Dev: Hiding SpotPub: Fellow Traveller
    Windows
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 67%

    Beacon Pines is a cute and creepy adventure set within a mysterious book. Sneak out late, make new friends, uncover hidden truths, and collect words that will change the course of fate!

    Why similar: Hand-drawn 18.9%, Horror 17.3%, Point & Click 12.8%, Story Rich 10.3%, Mystery 9.5%

  11. #11 Castle of Secrets
    91% matchMixed58% of 66 reviews2025
    Dev: Serene Questworks StudiosPub: Wandering Wizard
    Windows

    Castle of Secrets is a dark psychological adventure with horror elements. Uncover the mystery behind your family's murder as you journey through the world of the dead, meet strange beings, solve puzzles, and make choices that shape the story.

    Why similar: Hidden Object 15.4%, Surreal 13.8%, Hand-drawn 11.6%, Point & Click 10.3%, Horror 8.8%

  12. #12 Follow the meaning
    89% 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…

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    89% matchVery Positive94% of 290 reviews2021
    Dev: Cotton Game
    Windows · Mac

    Dad's Monster House is a hand-drawn puzzle game featuring horror and fantasy. It tells the story of Carlos' journey after he receives a distress call from his father, pleading for him to return to his old home and rescue his dad.

    Why similar: Surreal 17.6%, Hidden Object 15.7%, Hand-drawn 10.7%, Horror 10.4%, Point & Click 9.6%

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    88% 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.

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  15. #15 Children of Silentown: Prologue
    87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,048 reviews2020
    Dev: Elf GamesPub: Daedalic Entertainment
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 30 minMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 22%

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    86% matchVery Positive85% of 54 reviews2023
    Dev: GomPangGames
    Windows

    [The Paradixion: Son's Room] is a point-and-click adventure game with a mysterious atmosphere.Solve various puzzles with a unique atmosphere and find the hidden elements in the game to gather clues about the story.

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    86% matchVery Positive90% of 103 reviews2022
    Dev: FM Studio
    Windows · Mac

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    Windows · Mac
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    84% matchVery Positive91% of 300 reviews2024
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    Windows
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%

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    82% matchVery Positive94% of 123 reviews2025
    Dev: NoSepoGames
    Windows

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    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.

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    81% matchVery Positive94% of 659 reviews2024
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    80% matchVery Positive95% of 1,075 reviews2024
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    Windows · Mac

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    81% matchVery Positive90% of 51 reviews2026
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    Windows

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    Windows · Mac
    Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%

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  28. #28 The Mildew Children
    78% matchVery Positive93% of 525 reviews2024
    Dev: The Growing StonesPub: Valkyrie Initiative
    Windows · Mac · Linux
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    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%

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    77% matchVery Positive98% of 132 reviews2025
    Dev: Mateusz Skutnik
    Windows

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    78% matchVery Positive82% of 450 reviews2023
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    Windows
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    Windows
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    74% matchVery Positive94% of 180 reviews2026
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    Windows

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    75% matchMostly Positive76% of 155 reviews2026
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    Windows

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    77% matchMostly Positive75% of 350 reviews2022
    Dev: SQ Game StudiosPub: Wandering Wizard
    Windows

    The Castle of Secrets — a game with a deep and mysterious storyline, beautiful 3D graphics, unique gameplay and mechanics, will immerse you in a fairy tale of reality and mystery. How will this fairy tale end? It's your call.

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    75% matchVery Positive91% of 2,306 reviews2021
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    Windows
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%

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    76% matchVery Positive93% of 3,004 reviews2016
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    71% matchVery Positive91% of 301 reviews2026
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    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    73% matchVery Positive93% of 91 reviews2023
    Dev: GentFish
    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    73% matchVery Positive95% of 1,916 reviews2018
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    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%

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    72% matchVery Positive91% of 468 reviews2023
    Dev: Atom Brain GamesPub: Bonus Stage Publishing
    Windows
    Median: 54 minMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 49%

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    74% matchVery Positive87% of 2,253 reviews2012
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    Windows
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    73% matchVery Positive91% of 607 reviews2014
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    71% matchMostly Positive76% of 59 reviews2026
    Dev: Cotton Game
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    67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 3,001 reviews2025
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    70% matchVery Positive92% of 914 reviews2022
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    Windows
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    70% matchVery Positive87% of 1,131 reviews2023
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    70% matchVery Positive96% of 54 reviews2023
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    71% matchVery Positive92% of 87 reviews2018
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  50. #50 Rusty Lake Paradise
    69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 7,651 reviews2018
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    69% matchVery Positive94% of 391 reviews2020
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    68% matchVery Positive93% of 1,516 reviews2021
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    Windows
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    72% matchMixed65% of 85 reviews2015
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    Windows · Linux

    A horror adventure game inspired by the art of Theodor Geisel and the works of HP Lovecraft, featuring a mixture of point and click and survival horror elements.

    Why similar: Point & Click 16.9%, Horror 14.3%, Hand-drawn 14.3%, Dark 11%, Psychological Horror 10.4%

  57. #57 Benny Bash
    67% matchVery Positive80% of 56 reviews2025
    Dev: Eduardo Scarpato
    Windows

    Survive this horror/puzzle adventure. Uncover the secrets of a cursed video game from the '80s while a malevolent entity hunts you. Solve escape room-style puzzles, navigate eerie labyrinths, and see how your actions in the game shape the real world. Stay sharp... and stay alive.

    Why similar: Old School 17%, Horror 14.1%, Hidden Object 12.5%, Lore-Rich 10.6%, Puzzle 9.7%

  58. #58 Daemonologie
    66% matchVery Positive89% of 761 reviews2024
    Dev: KatanalevyPub: Oro Interactive
    Windows
    Median: 36 minMean: 1.6 hrs≥1hr: 20%

    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: Hand-drawn 20.4%, Surreal 18.6%, Dark Fantasy 17%, Horror 16.1%, Point & Click 14.7%

  59. #59 If On A Winter's Night, Four Travelers
    66% 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 24.4%, Horror 17.2%, Dark 16.4%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, Mystery 11%

  60. #60 The Last Door - Collector's Edition
    68% 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 32.6%, Horror 25.5%, Story Rich 13.5%, Puzzle 11.1%, Psychological Horror 6.5%

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