- #1 Wood and Flesh: A Candleforth Short Story
97% matchVery Positive87% of 119 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%, Horror 13.6%, Point & Click 12.6%, Puzzle 9.6%, Psychological Horror 9.6%
- #2 Fran Bow
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 21,826 reviews2015
Dev: Killmonday Games AB
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 10.3 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 16.9%, Point & Click 14.3%, Horror 11.7%, Puzzle 9.5%, Surreal 9.1%
- #3 Children of Silentown
96% matchVery Positive87% of 1,485 reviews2023
Dev: Elf GamesPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 15.1%, Point & Click 12.4%, Horror 11.3%, Dark 9%
- #4 Beacon Pines
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 4,195 reviews2022
Dev: Hiding SpotPub: Fellow Traveller
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 9.0 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 19.5%, Horror 17.8%, Point & Click 13.3%, Story Rich 10.5%, Mystery 10%
- #5 Midnight Swamp
94% matchVery Positive95% of 64 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 15.3%, Dark Fantasy 10.8%, Point & Click 10.2%, Horror 10.1%
- #6 Bad Dream: Coma
94% matchVery Positive91% of 2,195 reviews2017
Dev: Desert Fox
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 66%
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 14.8%, Hand-drawn 14.5%, Point & Click 12.8%, Horror 11.7%, Hidden Object 11.3%
- #7 Castle of Secrets
93% matchMixed63% of 56 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 15.2%, Surreal 13.9%, Hand-drawn 11.5%, Point & Click 10.3%, Horror 8.7%
- #8 The Paradixion: Son's Room
92% matchVery Positive85% of 53 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.
Why similar: Hidden Object 14.9%, Point & Click 12.6%, Hand-drawn 12.1%, Horror 11.3%, Psychological Horror 10%
- #9 Dad's Monster House
91% matchVery Positive94% of 263 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 15.4%, Hand-drawn 10.7%, Horror 10.4%, Point & Click 9.6%
- #10 Rusty Lake: Roots
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 8,536 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 16.4%, Puzzle 16.4%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Hidden Object 11.4%, Horror 10.3%
- #11 Cube Escape Collection
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 7,443 reviews2020
Dev: Rusty Lake
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
In this classic point-and-click adventure anthology you follow the path of Dale and Laura and other famous Rusty lake characters such as Mr. Crow and Mr. Owl. The series will be updated, preserved and bundled to survive the end of the Flash Games era.
Why similar: Point & Click 18.2%, Puzzle 16.4%, Horror 12.2%, Mystery 11%, Psychological Horror 10.9%
- #12 Follow the meaning
89% matchVery Positive94% of 980 reviews2024
Dev: HiKing Mind StudioPub: Second Maze
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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: Hand-drawn 16.4%, Surreal 15.6%, Point & Click 14.3%, Hidden Object 11.3%, Puzzle 10.4%
- #13 Children of Silentown: Prologue
89% 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: Surreal 16.8%, Horror 12.9%, Point & Click 12.6%, Hand-drawn 11.6%, Psychological Horror 10%
- #14 Rusty Lake Hotel
88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 10,008 reviews2016
Dev: Rusty Lake
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 6.6 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 16.8%, Surreal 14.6%, Puzzle 13.5%, Horror 11.4%, Psychological Horror 8.9%
- #15 URLate
86% matchVery Positive94% of 113 reviews2025
Dev: NoSepoGames
Windows
URLate is a short and free point & click adventure that immerses you in a hand-drawn world filled with puzzles and mysteries to solve.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 20.3%, Point & Click 19.7%, Hand-drawn 13%, Horror 7.8%, Puzzle 6%
- #16 Slender Threads
86% matchVery Positive91% of 589 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 15.6%, Hand-drawn 11.2%, Horror 10.7%, Psychological Horror 8.4%, Surreal 8.1%
- #17 Bad Dream: Stories
87% matchVery Positive95% of 114 reviews2021
Dev: Desert Fox
Windows
Bad Dream: Stories is a collection of older games in the Bad Dream series in a new, remastered form. Play the series of short point & click titles and travel through the disturbing and atmospheric world of dreams.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 19.2%, Point & Click 13.7%, Lore-Rich 12.8%, Horror 9.3%, Surreal 9.1%
- #18 CLeM
85% matchVery Positive92% of 276 reviews2024
Dev: Mango ProtocolPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
CLeM is a narrative-driven puzzle adventure game with a dark twist. Wake up in a world where puzzles intertwine with exploration, weaving a unique narrative rooted in alchemy. A voice awakens you. It gives you purpose. To guide you, you find a notebook with mysterious entries and a house to explore.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 17.7%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Mystery 12.2%, Horror 11.9%, Puzzle 11.3%
- #19 Forgotten Hill Tales
84% matchVery Positive90% of 99 reviews2022
Dev: FM Studio
Windows · Mac
A spin-off series of short stories set in the grotesque world of Forgotten Hill
Why similar: Point & Click 29.9%, Horror 23.1%, Mystery 18.4%, Adventure 12.5%, Puzzle 8.1%
- #20 TSIOQUE
84% matchVery Positive95% of 1,875 reviews2018
Dev: OhNoo Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%
TSIOQUE (pronounced: "chiock") is a dark but playful Point & Click adventure, hand-animated in meticulous, frame-by-frame 2D. Escape the clutches of an Evil Wizard and discover the secrets hidden within the spellbound castle of your ancestors.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 15.3%, Dark Fantasy 14%, Point & Click 12.7%, Lore-Rich 11.8%, Horror 10%
- #21 Winion Virus
81% matchVery Positive95% of 967 reviews2024
Dev: Dawntown Studio
Windows · Mac
Winion Virus is a pixel-art visual novel horror game. It features adorable and charming graphics paired with a dark fairy-tale story full of unexpected twists. As a point-and-click adventure, your task is to fix the errors occurring within the computer.
Why similar: Horror 16.3%, Conversation 14.8%, Lore-Rich 14.4%, Point & Click 13.1%, Psychological Horror 12.2%
- #22 Creepy Tale
83% matchVery Positive87% of 2,883 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 33%, Dark 18.6%, Puzzle 18.2%, Horror 14.3%, Adventure 7.2%
- #23 Life Gallery
82% matchVery Positive82% of 421 reviews2023
Dev: 751 Games
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 1.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Life Gallery is a puzzle game with a unique, illustration-style art design that leads the players into a world of profound horror.
Why similar: Surreal 23.6%, Hand-drawn 18%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Point & Click 11%, Dark 10%
- #24 Creepy Tale 2
82% matchVery Positive86% of 1,498 reviews2021
Dev: Creepy Brothers
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 4.6 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: Hand-drawn 21.7%, Point & Click 17.1%, Puzzle 12.9%, Lore-Rich 12.1%, Story Rich 8.3%
- #25 The Mildew Children
80% matchVery Positive93% of 451 reviews2024
Dev: The Growing StonesPub: Valkyrie Initiative
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Featuring a blend of 2D adventure and visual novel, The Mildew Children is a grim tale about a village inhabited only by children who follow savage pagan traditions. A young witch named Kyrphel, along with her sisters, are bound to perform a macabre Ritual in order to save their village.
Why similar: Surreal 26.5%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Point & Click 11.4%, Horror 9.6%, Mystery 9%
- #26 Cat Museum
81% matchVery Positive92% of 884 reviews2022
Dev: 751 Games
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Immerse yourself in the bizarre art style and the surreal world of Cat Museum, a 2D side-scrolling puzzle-adventure game. Solve the strange puzzles with your mischievous cat, and unveil the truth behind the mysterious museum.
Why similar: Surreal 22.1%, Hand-drawn 18.4%, Point & Click 13.1%, Horror 12.2%, Puzzle 9.6%
- #27 Daymare Town
78% matchVery Positive99% of 117 reviews2025
Dev: Mateusz Skutnik
Windows
Daymare Town is a hand-drawn puzzle adventure game. You find yourself in a heart of a strange city populated by peculiar Metamorph creatures. This town is full of nooks and crannies, puzzles, secrets and items to collect to help you along the way. Can you escape the nightmare of a day?
Why similar: Hand-drawn 18.8%, Point & Click 17.2%, Hidden Object 12.9%, Dark Fantasy 10%, Conversation 9.6%
- #28 The Last Door - Collector's Edition
79% matchVery Positive95% of 2,425 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 33%, Horror 25%, Story Rich 13.5%, Puzzle 11%, Psychological Horror 6.6%
- #29 The Horror Of Salazar House
79% matchVery Positive95% of 386 reviews2020
Dev: Maldo19Pub: Torture Star Video
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Will you solve the mystery of the Salazar manor or will you become another permanent inhabitant? An Italian horror inspired adventure game!
Why similar: Old School 16.5%, Horror 14.2%, Point & Click 13.9%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Dark 10.3%
- #30 Decarnation
77% matchVery Positive88% of 1,039 reviews2023
Dev: Atelier QDBPub: Shiro Unlimited
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Where do you run to when your demons reside within you? Decarnation is a pixel art adventure/action puzzle game with a horrific story inspired by some of the most influential films and novels in the genre. Dive into a breathtaking thriller where nightmares and dreams intertwine…
Why similar: Surreal 31.4%, Puzzle 12.8%, Horror 12.5%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Dark 10.2%
- #31 Creepy Tale: Some Other Place
75% matchVery Positive94% of 616 reviews2024
Dev: Creepy Brothers
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Creepy Tale is a mysterious adventure rich in riddles and eerie atmosphere. An autumn morning promised a quiet fishing trip, but events took Martin to "some other place." Find the way home, uncover loads of secrets, and save everyone that you can.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 19.2%, Lore-Rich 18.4%, Point & Click 13%, Dark 10.8%, Puzzle 10.7%
- #32 Dreams in the Witch House
76% matchVery Positive93% of 421 reviews2023
Dev: Atom Brain GamesPub: Bonus Stage Publishing
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Navigate the eerie world of Dreams in the Witch House, a unique blend of point-and-click and RPG-adventure. Unravel occult mysteries in Arkham, maintain your sanity, and survive the May-Eve in this Lovecraftian horror game.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 26.8%, Point & Click 16.6%, Horror 14.8%, Mystery 10.7%, Psychological Horror 10.6%
- #33 Confabulation: Homestead
76% matchVery Positive96% of 54 reviews2023
Dev: Authogin
Windows
Horror puzzle game with spot-the-difference elements for survival. Complete interesting puzzles throughout your home to gain access to more areas and unlock more of the story all while using your modified camera to survive the threat that is lurking.
Why similar: Hidden Object 19%, Surreal 14.6%, Horror 13.3%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Puzzle 9.8%
- #34 Hidden Skulls
74% matchVery Positive94% of 67 reviews2025
Dev: Adventure Awaits
Windows · Mac · Linux
Immerse yourself in a short but mysterious adventure in a black and white world full of monsters and evil! Explore the map and find 100 cleverly hidden skulls of different creatures and recreate the picture in color. Play and relax if you are not afraid!
Why similar: Hidden Object 28.9%, Hand-drawn 22.1%, Point & Click 17%, Puzzle 8.7%, Horror 7.3%
- #35 Oknytt
77% matchVery Positive91% of 599 reviews2014
Dev: Nemoria Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Oknytt is an old school point-and-click adventure game where the player takes the role of a small, seemingly insignificant creature, leading it through a dark world filled with beings and areas inspired by Swedish folklore, in search of a place to belong.
Why similar: Old School 21%, Point & Click 16.5%, Dark Fantasy 16%, Puzzle 10.7%, Cute 7.9%
- #36 The Devilry Reservation
75% matchVery Positive93% of 82 reviews2023
Dev: GentFish
Windows · Mac · Linux
Step into the role of a faceless detective investigating creatures from Slavic folklore. Explore dialogue-driven mysteries, solve puzzles, and uncover post-Soviet occult secrets in a pixel art housing block full of bizarre residents and hidden truths
Why similar: Dark 21.1%, Psychological Horror 20.4%, Puzzle 18.4%, Story Rich 14.2%, Adventure 7.4%
- #37 Rusty Lake Paradise
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 6,942 reviews2018
Dev: Rusty Lake
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Rusty Lake Paradise is set on a small remote island which is cursed by the ten plagues of Egypt. Solve all the mysteries of this dark, macabre puzzle adventure. Paradise builds upon the distinctive atmosphere and excitement from the Rusty Lake series.
Why similar: Point & Click 21.7%, Puzzle 18.8%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Horror 10.3%, Surreal 7.8%
- #38 If On A Winter's Night, Four Travelers
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,656 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 24.2%, Horror 17.2%, Dark 16.6%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Mystery 10.9%
- #39 Hidden: On the trail of the Ancients
78% matchMixed65% of 85 reviews2015
Dev: Lost Spell
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Immersed into dark and unexplored ancient woods in a search of the almost forgotten "Legend of the Ancients". But not everything goes as planned as the place keeps a never revealed horrifying secret. Hidden is a first person horror point n' click adventure game, with focus on story, puzzles and exploration.
Why similar: Point & Click 28%, Horror 27.2%, Psychological Horror 17%, Adventure 13.1%, Dark 12.5%
- #40 Benny Bash
72% matchVery Positive85% of 52 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 16.8%, Horror 14%, Hidden Object 12.5%, Lore-Rich 11%, Psychological Horror 9.8%
- #41 The Count Lucanor
73% matchVery Positive93% of 2,868 reviews2016
Dev: Baroque DecayPub: Neon Doctrine
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Pixel adventure inspired by classics like Zelda and Silent Hill.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 18.9%, Horror 16.4%, Old School 14.4%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Puzzle 11.3%
- #42 The Whispering Valley | La vallée qui murmure
72% matchVery Positive90% of 167 reviews2022
Dev: Studio Chien d'Or
Windows · Mac
Explore a remote village and solve complex puzzles in The Whispering Valley, a folk horror point & click game. Delve into guilt and depression to investigate the village's deepest secret.
Why similar: Horror 19.7%, Point & Click 17.5%, Dark 12.8%, Mystery 10.5%, Psychological Horror 9.8%
- #43 Forgotten Hill: The Wardrobe
71% matchMostly Positive73% of 59 reviews2024
Dev: FM Studio
Windows · Mac
Did you really believe a wardrobe is just a piece of furniture? Not in Forgotten Hill! Uncover the evil within the 5 twisted chapters of this new point-and-click adventure. Will you survive?
Why similar: Point & Click 18%, Hand-drawn 16.1%, Horror 15.8%, Puzzle 13.9%, Mystery 13.3%
- #44 The Mildew Children: Chapter 1
70% matchVery Positive86% of 324 reviews2023
Dev: The Growing StonesPub: Valkyrie Initiative
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 1.7 hrs≥1hr: 31%
Featuring a blend of 2D adventure and visual novel. Chapter 1 is the very beginning of the grim tale about a village inhabited only by children who follow savage pagan traditions. A young witch Kyrphel, along with her sisters, are bound to perform a macabre Ritual in order to save their village.
Why similar: Surreal 31%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Point & Click 10.3%, Story Rich 10.3%, Mystery 9.4%
- #45 The Dream Machine: Chapter 1 & 2
73% matchVery Positive87% of 2,217 reviews2012
Dev: Cockroach Inc.Pub: The Sleeping Machine
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 75%
The Dream Machine is an award-winning point & click adventure game about exploring other people's dreams. It's built by hand using materials such as clay, cardboard and broccoli.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 14.3%, Surreal 13.7%, Conversation 13.7%, Point & Click 10.2%, Horror 8.3%
- #46 Confabulation
71% matchVery Positive91% of 103 reviews2023
Dev: Authogin
Windows
Your memory is fading. Things around your home keep changing; they are not what they appear to be. Find what is wrong, take pictures to restore your memory. Try to remember. Learn what you have forgotten, learn what has happened. It is not what it seems to be.
Why similar: Surreal 18.6%, Hidden Object 17.8%, Horror 14.4%, Psychological Horror 13%, Dark 10.3%
- #47 Castle Of Secrets: Prologue
71% 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.
Why similar: Hidden Object 15.4%, Hand-drawn 13.5%, Point & Click 13.1%, Surreal 9.7%, Puzzle 9%
- #48 The Excavation of Hob's Barrow
69% matchVery Positive92% of 3,008 reviews2022
Dev: Cloak and Dagger GamesPub: Wadjet Eye Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%
The Excavation of Hob's Barrow is a folk horror narrative-driven adventure. Explore the isolated moors of rural Victorian England as you uncover the mysteries of Hob's Barrow. The answers lie in the soil...
Why similar: Point & Click 26.5%, Horror 21.6%, Puzzle 14.2%, Dark 13.9%, Mystery 10%
- #49 Bye Sweet Carole
68% matchMostly Positive72% of 1,067 reviews2025
Dev: Little Sewing MachinePub: Maximum Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Bye Sweet Carole is a narrative-horror adventure game completely hand-drawn in the style of classic animated films. Follow the trail of missing Carole Simmons and uncover the dark secrets hidden behind her disappearance from Bunny Hall orphanage.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 31.4%, Horror 22.7%, Dark 14.3%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Story Rich 7.2%
- #50 Tales From Hoia Baciu Forest
69% matchMostly Positive75% of 150 reviews2025
Dev: Street Art Studios
Windows
Stranded in the depths of an eerie forest after your car breaks down, you set out in search of help. But as you navigate the darkness, an unseen presence stalks you—until it finally strikes. The adventure begins. First-person horror that will introduce you to Hoia Baciu lore.
Why similar: Horror 22.8%, Dark 20.1%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Mystery 14.1%, Exploration 12.5%
- #51 Miniatures
67% matchVery Positive95% of 333 reviews2024
Dev: Other Tales Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
A collection of surreal tales, each connected to a stored-away object from childhood. Pick one to follow the moon, feed a hungry lizard or build a peculiar cabinet.
Why similar: Surreal 25.2%, Hand-drawn 18.5%, Point & Click 13.7%, Mystery 9.4%, Puzzle 8.6%
- #52 The Blind Prophet
70% matchVery Positive88% of 519 reviews2020
Dev: Ars Goetia
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 66%
A point'n'Click adventure game. Resolve mysteries and fight the Great Evil.
Why similar: Point & Click 27.1%, Adventure 20%, Casual 11.6%, Horror 11.1%, Hand-drawn 10.4%
- #53 Foolish Mortals
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 526 reviews2025
Dev: Inklingwood Studios
Windows · Mac
Louisiana, 1933. Thirty years ago an entire wedding suddenly & mysteriously vanished on the island of Devil's Rock, and with it went the location of the lost treasure of Bellemore Manor. To find it, you might need to die too. A cozy, story-driven, point & click adventure game of the merry & macabre.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 17.5%, Dark Fantasy 14.6%, Conversation 14.1%, Point & Click 13.1%, Old School 11.9%
- #54 Cabernet
65% matchVery Positive95% of 1,924 reviews2025
Dev: Party for IntrovertsPub: Akupara Games
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Cabernet is a 2D narrative RPG set in a 19th century Eastern European inspired world, with a modern twist. Guide Liza, a young vampire in her new unlife among the unsuspecting townsfolk. Will you retain your humanity or descend further into the horror you have become?
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 19.1%, Hand-drawn 19%, Horror 17.2%, Point & Click 14.3%, Psychological Horror 14.1%
- #55 Grim Legends: The Forsaken Bride
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,690 reviews2014
Dev: Artifex Mundi
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Enter an enchanting world of legends and magic, where your destiny was written in blood and whispers of true love.
Why similar: Hidden Object 45.2%, Point & Click 21.3%, Puzzle 10.8%, Mystery 5.7%, Casual 4.2%
- #56 Mundaun
68% matchVery Positive93% of 1,419 reviews2021
Dev: Hidden FieldsPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Mundaun is a lovingly hand-penciled horror tale set in a dark, secluded valley of The Alps. Explore various areas full of secrets to discover, survive hostile encounters, drive vehicles, fill your inventory, and solve a variety of handcrafted puzzles.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 18.6%, Surreal 17.2%, Horror 12.3%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Dark 9.6%
- #57 Paper Bride
67% matchVery Positive91% of 2,220 reviews2021
Dev: HeartBeat Plus
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Paper Bride is a Chinese horror mystery puzzle game. You will play as the groom to search for the truth and have bizarre encounters, gradually learning about the dark mystic custom in the bride's home village and a story from the past...
Why similar: Horror 26.4%, Puzzle 18.6%, Mystery 17.1%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Story Rich 8.8%
- #58 Urban Myth Dissolution Center
65% matchVery Positive88% of 5,751 reviews2025
Dev: HakababunkoPub: SHUEISHA GAMES
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Join forces with the psychic Director of the Urban Myth Dissolution Center and solve a variety of cases involving cursed relics, rental properties with shady histories, and dimensional anomalies. Monstrous oddities and otherworldly planes abound in this occult mystery adventure game!
Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.1%, Horror 16.3%, Mystery 15.6%, Point & Click 12.5%, Story Rich 9.7%
- #59 Forgotten Hill The Third Axis
67% matchMostly Positive79% of 104 reviews2023
Dev: FM Studio
Windows · Mac
Enter the twisted world of Forgotten Hill in a new third dimension
Why similar: Point & Click 23.4%, Horror 20.7%, Surreal 20.1%, Puzzle 10.8%, Adventure 10%
- #60 The Inheritance of Crimson Manor
66% matchVery Positive88% of 880 reviews2022
Dev: MediaCity Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Explore a beautiful and Enigmatic Victorian Manor with a dark secret, In this gothic horror story first person exploration puzzle game filled with fine art, secret passages and mysterious mechanical puzzles playing as the executor of the last will from the enigmatic Railroad Magnate Hadley Strange.
Why similar: Horror 24.7%, Puzzle 20.1%, Mystery 18.2%, Exploration 12.5%, Story Rich 11.2%