Games Like The 11th Hour

Master storyteller Roberta Williams challenges you to experience the ultimate interactive nightmare.

Why similar: FMV 47.5% ★, Point & Click 17%, Classic 10.2% ★, Horror 9.8%, 1990's 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: A landmark 90s FMV horror game that perfectly mirrors the campy yet unsettling atmosphere found in The 11th Hour.

Return to The 7th Guest's Stauf Mansion in this mind bending fmv puzzle game made by fans of the original series.

Why similar: FMV 61.9% ★, Adventure 25.6%, Horror 12.5%

Why You'll Like It: This fan-made project serves as a faithful, high-quality continuation of the series' specific brand of mansion-based horror and puzzles.

Los Angeles, 1997. There has been a mass murder at a general hospital on the outskirts of downtown. Richter Harris has shut himself up in the hospital and taken hostages, leaving the police helpless and unable to move in.

Why similar: Classic 28.7% ★, Adventure 22.9%, Horror 21.8%, 1990's 14.1%, Puzzle 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: This classic 90s title shares the first-person, surreal horror aesthetic and time-pressured exploration found in The 11th Hour.

Play as both Gabriel and Grace as they are dispatched to Munich to solve a series of mutilation murders thought to be the work of werewolves.

Why similar: FMV 50.1% ★, Point & Click 16.4%, Classic 14.8% ★, Adventure 10.4%, 1990's 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: Widely considered the gold standard of FMV adventure games, it offers a deep, mature narrative and high-production value.

Enter the virtual world of Under A Killing Moon, where it is December 2042, and you, as Tex Murphy, must stop the forces of evil before they destroy mankind and rob you of your next unemployment check. This thrilling and hilarious adventure is unlike anything you've seen before.

Why similar: FMV 52.2% ★, Point & Click 17.9%, Adventure 9.8%, Classic 9.4% ★, 1990's 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: A definitive 90s FMV detective adventure that excels at combining immersive first-person exploration with cinematic storytelling.

Dark Legends surround the old abandoned Blackwood house, secluded far away in the northern wastelands. For writer Michael Arthate, this cold, solitary atmosphere is fodder for his restless imagination. But Michael soon becomes distracted by the mysteries offered up, as he follows a trail exploring and delving into the secrets of the past.

Why similar: Point & Click 45.1%, Horror 28.9%, Adventure 17.4%, First-Person 5.8%, Puzzle 2.8%

Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in first-person mansion exploration that focuses on slow-burn dread and environmental puzzle-solving.

This Myst-style horror-adventure game will bring fear into your heart. From the very beginning you are exposed to an overwhelming but invisible ghost presence – strange calls, footsteps, voices from nowhere. In order to help your brother and survive you will need to solve the mystery of this abandoned, haunted place. And remember!

Why similar: Point & Click 45.6%, Horror 24.3%, Adventure 20%, Puzzle 5.9%, First-Person 4.2%

Why You'll Like It: This game captures the eerie, isolated feeling of exploring a haunted location through first-person puzzle mechanics.

All Curtis wants is to live a normal, happy life, but something seems to have other plans...

Why similar: FMV 54.3% ★, Point & Click 12.8%, Adventure 10.8%, Horror 10%, 1990's 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, psychological FMV sequel that captures the same gritty, 90s-era horror sensibilities.

A strange and twisted world...Harvester! The most violent adventure game of all time comes to Steam!

Why similar: FMV 43.6% ★, Point & Click 18.2%, Horror 13.9%, Classic 12.8% ★, Adventure 6%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal and disturbing 90s point-and-click adventure that leans heavily into the grotesque aesthetic of the era.

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 33.1%, Classic 21.6% ★, Horror 19.7%, Adventure 11.2%, 1990's 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric point-and-click horror game that excels at psychological storytelling and unsettling environmental design.

Spot the lie and beat the liars in 'Contradiction' - the all-video murder mystery adventure!

Why similar: FMV 62.5% ★, Point & Click 21.5%, Adventure 5.9%, Puzzle 5.5%, Exploration 4.1%

Why You'll Like It: A modern FMV game that successfully revitalizes the genre by focusing on investigation and character interrogation.

Enter a world of perilous puzzles and bizarre perspectives--as a cockroach. What you discover may shock you. What you don't may kill you. Either way, you won't come out the same person. You may not even come out a person at all.

Why similar: FMV 49.4% ★, Adventure 12.2%, Classic 9.8% ★, Horror 8.5%, Point & Click 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: A unique, surreal 90s puzzle adventure that uses FMV elements to tell a bizarre and memorable story.

Investigate an infamous cold case in the eerie, abandoned town of Painscreek. Search for evidence, connect the dots and uncover who killed Vivian Roberts. Can you expose the truth behind this town’s dark secrets?

Why similar: Horror 35.6%, Puzzle 21.6%, Adventure 16.4%, Exploration 13.3%, First-Person 11.1%

Why You'll Like It: While lacking FMV, it is the ultimate modern evolution of the 'mansion investigation' genre, focusing on deep exploration and deduction.

Forged in the Beginning and protected by the Seven Seals, there lies a place where thought and creation intertwine. The center for all realms of existence, it is the balancing force between good and evil, man and spirit. A focal point for all energies, and the one element that has kept the consuming nature of darkness at bay... Until now.

Why similar: FMV 47.3% ★, Horror 12.7%, Classic 12.7% ★, Point & Click 10.1%, 1990's 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: A genre-bending 90s title that mixes FMV storytelling with first-person action and horror elements.

The client is drop-dead gorgeous. Her father is just plain dead—of an apparent suicide. She's certain he was murdered and is willing to do anything to prove it.

Why similar: FMV 51.1% ★, Classic 16.3% ★, Adventure 12%, Point & Click 11.8%, 1990's 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: A polished FMV-heavy detective mystery that serves as a great bridge between 90s adventure tropes and modern design.

Somewhere deep within the woods of Cornwall, a timeless force is stirring. Unseen beneath the ancient burial mound, known locally as Barrow Hill, a forgotten myth awakens. Use archaeology to discover that the barrow is more than just a collection of forgotten standing stones.

Why similar: Point & Click 44.7%, Adventure 29.7%, Horror 25.6%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric first-person adventure that focuses on uncovering the secrets of a haunted location through puzzles.

After returning to the quiet streets of Paris to pursue a life of painting, Gus Macpherson could not escape his true art…

Why similar: Point & Click 53.8%, Adventure 23.2%, Horror 13.4%, Puzzle 5.8%, First-Person 3.9%

Why You'll Like It: A noir-inspired detective adventure that captures the moody, atmospheric investigation style of 90s classics.

Revisit of one of adventure gaming’s greatest classics by master storyteller Jane Jensen! Struggling bookstore owner Gabriel Knight investigates the sinister Voodoo Murders in New Orleans, discovering the secrets of his family history and unfolding his destiny in this tale of horror and suspense.

Why similar: Point & Click 41.1%, Classic 23.4% ★, Adventure 16.5%, Horror 10.2%, 1990's 4.1%

Why You'll Like It: A classic point-and-click mystery that delivers a rich, occult-themed narrative similar to the lore in The 11th Hour.

Three men once manned the lighthouse on Fetch Rock, but they vanished without trace on New Year, 1900. No-one knows what really happened to those three poor souls, and no-one is brave enough to stay in the lighthouse, alone, after dark. Except you...travel to Fetch Rock Island, and discover what really happened...

Why similar: Point & Click 48.2%, Adventure 23.2%, Horror 20.1%, Puzzle 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: A direct follow-up to the first Dark Fall that continues the tradition of eerie, first-person puzzle-solving in a haunted setting.

When a series of gruesome murders shake a small town after a strange aristocrat dies and his body goes missing, rumors of a supernatural monster abound. In life Sir William was known to be a cruel and evil man, rumored to be the murderer behind many unsolved crimes.

Why similar: Point & Click 63%, Adventure 37%

Why You'll Like It: A point-and-click detective mystery that focuses on atmospheric storytelling and character-driven investigation.

Chronicle of Innsmouth is a point'n'click adventure inspired by Lucas' retro classics from the 90s and H.P. Lovecraft's works. Investigate, gather info and solve enigmas to unveil the secrets of the cursed town of Innsmouth, a forsaken place surrounded by horrifying rumors.

Why similar: Point & Click 58.6%, Adventure 41.4%

Why You'll Like It: A Lovecraftian point-and-click adventure that uses a classic art style to deliver a dark, mystery-filled narrative.

Welcome to Myst: a starkly beautiful island, eerily tinged with mystery and shrouded in intrigue. Built from the ground up to play in 2D & VR, explore Myst in a whole new dimension! Journey to the Ages, unravel puzzles, and be a part of the surrealistic adventure that will become your own.

Why similar: Adventure 23.1%, Puzzle 20.8%, Point & Click 20%, Classic 15.6% ★, Exploration 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: The definitive first-person puzzle-exploration game that established the foundation for the genre's focus on environmental storytelling.

Christopher arrives at his grandmother's countryside home late at night for a seemingly ordinary visit. But soon after reuniting, he begins to notice something isn't right. The familiar setting warps into a place of unease, and the mystery that unravels is far more complex than anyone could expect.

Why similar: Horror 33.9%, 1990's 27.4%, Adventure 15.3%, First-Person 11.2%, Exploration 10%

Why You'll Like It: A modern exploration-based horror game that emphasizes the feeling of being trapped in a mysterious, unfolding environment.

Ripper is a top-down shooter with fully destructible environments, fog of war, and Steam multiplayer. Break through walls, survive enemy waves, and battle your friends.

Why You'll Like It: A classic 90s FMV mystery that features a star-studded cast and complex, puzzle-based investigation gameplay.

The London Times started it all – calling the murders the work of an ancient Egyptian curse. I accused the tabloid of capitalizing on the superstitions of the populace. Yet, three men were dead, with the wrappings of a 4000-year old mummy binding their fates together.

Why similar: FMV 76.2% ★, Adventure 23.8%

Why You'll Like It: A classic FMV mystery game that emphasizes gathering clues and logical deduction in a cinematic format.

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 35.7%, Horror 24.9%, Adventure 17.3%, Puzzle 14.5%, First-Person 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: An indie point-and-click horror game that pays homage to the classic, puzzle-heavy adventures of the 90s.

YOU are a psychiatrist, trying to solve a murder whilst treating the unusual patients of the recently deceased Doctor Dekker. Type a question - patients reply in full screen video and have questions for you too but be careful what you say. Your words determine their eventual fates, and your own!

Why similar: FMV 76.1% ★, Horror 14.4%, Adventure 8.4%, Singleplayer 1.1%

Why You'll Like It: A modern FMV mystery that uses a unique interrogation mechanic to deliver a compelling, psychological narrative.

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 38.6%, Classic 22.5% ★, Horror 15.1%, Adventure 10.6%, 1990's 9.8%

The House of Toys is a horror game in which the player ventures into an old mansion filled with seemingly harmless toys. His mission is to explore each room, searching for clues to discover which of the toys is cursed. To free the soul trapped in this toy, the player must solve intricate puzzles.

Why similar: Horror 29.6%, 1990's 25.1%, Puzzle 15.9%, Adventure 11.8%, First-Person 9.9%

Inspired by old and classic survival horror games, THE MUTE HOUSE combines exploration, management, puzzles and a touch of action. As Emily investigates about her sister's vanishing, she finds herself trapped in a mysterious mansion.

Why similar: Horror 41.7%, 1990's 24.6%, Adventure 20.9%, Exploration 10.3%, Singleplayer 2.5%

The Wellmonts Case is a first-person psychological horror game set in 1993, Northern Maine. As a private detective, you explore the abandoned Wellmont farm, search for clues, photograph unsettling evidence, and uncover the truth behind a family's unexplained disappearance.

Why similar: Horror 46.9%, Adventure 27.6%, 1990's 10.2%, Exploration 9.5%, First-Person 5.4%

Abandoned and marked for demolition, but its infamous legacy refuses to be buried.

Why similar: Point & Click 38.8%, Adventure 36%, Horror 25.2%

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 45.7%, Classic 16.4% ★, Adventure 15.3%, Horror 15.1%, Puzzle 6.8%

An interactive horror experience of exploring a missing woman’s phone.

Why similar: FMV 51% ★, Point & Click 21.7%, Horror 15.4%, Puzzle 6.6%, Adventure 4.8%

Investigate a mysterious, medieval monastery and reveal the terrifying truth! Enter a remote Alpine monastery and uncover the truth in a story-rich hidden object adventure. You are about to investigate the disappearance of a monk as well as the curious case of a weeping statue.

Why similar: Point & Click 42.9%, Adventure 17.6%, Horror 16.3%, Puzzle 14.3%, Exploration 7%

The famous game remastered in a new 25th Anniversary Edition! The father and mother of all 'Haunted Mansion' games. Winner of multiple gaming awards and “No. 1 Rated Game of 1994”.

Why similar: FMV 44.1% ★, Point & Click 16.5%, Horror 11.3%, 1990's 9.4%, Adventure 6.7%

After an unfortunate accident at Sorley Paper Mill, the facility was abandoned and left to rot. Multiple urban explorers venture into the facility, never to be heard from again. Police eventually walled off the mill in order to keep trespassers out... Or to keep something in...

Why similar: Horror 38.8%, Adventure 23.4%, Puzzle 17.2%, First-Person 11%, Exploration 9.6%

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 29.3%, Horror 26.2%, Adventure 15.8%, 1990's 14.8%, Puzzle 13.5%

An Ancient and most sinister evil threatens the soul of an innocent young girl. Explore the remote and mysterious theatre to uncover lost horrors and find the solution. Can you outwit the beast?

Why similar: Point & Click 55%, Adventure 45%

The Séance of Blake Manor is a supernatural detective mystery, set in 1897 Ireland, where you investigate the disappearance of Evelyn Deane in a remote hotel full of secrets and other-worldly occurrences.

Why similar: Horror 34.7%, Puzzle 24.1%, Adventure 23.2%, First-Person 14.7%, Singleplayer 3.3%

Journey into a mansion on the Island of Matinicus where you'll arrive to find the mansion full of hellacious demonic creatures. Solve deadly puzzles, uncover the secrets behind a famous mystery and discover an ancient artifact from the Pharaoh Ramses, if you can live long enough to find it.

Why similar: FMV 38.1% ★, Horror 26.6%, 1990's 10.9%, First-Person 10.7%, Adventure 6.8%

The disappearance of an ambitious engineer and his high-society wife provokes a hunt for a precious artefact. The trail leads you to the attic of their home, and the discovery of an old, peculiar dollhouse. What secrets lie within these walls?

Why similar: Point & Click 37.1%, Puzzle 26.6%, Horror 14%, Adventure 12.6%, First-Person 4.7%

A macabre ritual murder puts Arkham PD detectives Jack Foster and Harvey Whitman to the test. As the investigation progresses, they will unveil a disturbing connection between the Salem witch trials of the 17th century and the end of humankind.

Why similar: Point & Click 49.9%, Adventure 25.9%, Horror 15%, Exploration 8.4%, Singleplayer 0.7%

Join the all-night ghost vigil at Harwood House. As part of the 'OPG' paranormal team, explore the haunted buildings and investigate sightings of ghosts, long reported around the area of Wolfenden. Grab the ghost hunting gadgets and solve the mystery surrounding this abandoned building.

Why similar: Point & Click 41.3%, Adventure 39.1%, Horror 19.6%

A dark and surreal puzzle adventure set in a decaying town where veins pulse through ruined structures and the night hums with unfamiliar life.

Why similar: Horror 36.7%, Puzzle 19.7%, 1990's 12%, First-Person 11.8%, Exploration 10.6%

Many years ago, Emily plummeted from an attic window to her doom. Her house now lies abandoned along with the mystery of her death. Sara has inherited this dark home, only to discover that it is not empty.

Why similar: Point & Click 43.1%, Adventure 41.4%, Puzzle 15.5%

Horror adventure awaits as you step into a place nobody knew existed and hunt for clues around every dark corner and in every scribbled notebook. With a twisted past, and a terrible secret just waiting to be revealed, Cold Winter Farm will leave you questioning whether what you know, is really what you know.

Why similar: Point & Click 42%, Horror 26.1%, Adventure 23.2%, First-Person 8.6%

The year is 2033. Your name is Tex Murphy, Private Investigator in San Francisco.

Why similar: FMV 39.2% ★, Point & Click 19.3%, Classic 18.7% ★, Adventure 14%, 1990's 8.7%

It's April 2043 and you- as Tex Murphy, the last of the old-style gumshoes- find yourself racing against time in the most dangerous game of your life. What is the truth behind the rumored UFO crash at Roswell, New Mexico? Why did the military suddenly shut down and seal off the Roswell complex?

Why similar: FMV 52% ★, Classic 14.1% ★, Point & Click 13.8%, Adventure 11.8%, 1990's 5.2%

The Corruption Within is a psychological thriller first-person point & click adventure game set in the Victorian era, with an emphasis on strong narrative, intriguing characters and puzzle-solving.

Why similar: Point & Click 40.1%, Adventure 15%, Horror 14.2%, Puzzle 9.9%, 1990's 9%

Witching Hour is a horror story that takes you out of your family home and across the quiet town of Hollow Hills. Your fate depends on making difficult choices, your relationship with your family, and confrontations with the matriarch of the town’s affliction with witchcraft, Lucilia.

Why similar: Horror 56.6%, Puzzle 23.5%, Exploration 16%, Singleplayer 4%

Taking place in a single mansion in Candlewood, northeast USA, in the early 20th Century, House of Caravan is a sinister adventure filled with dark secrets and vexing puzzles.

Why similar: Horror 43.8%, Adventure 23.8%, Puzzle 14.2%, First-Person 12%, Exploration 4.7%

The Last Letter is a short VHS-style horror game about a film student who receives mysterious letters containing coordinates that lead to a house deep in the forest, where the truth about his past awaits.

Why similar: Horror 50.6%, Adventure 19.7%, 1990's 12.9%, Exploration 10%, First-Person 6.8%

Travel to the old train station and hotel, abandoned since 1947, following the 'disappearances'. Unravel the mystery that binds this place, by communicating with the ghosts of the long since dead, both in your time and theirs.

Why similar: Point & Click 37.7%, Horror 30.5%, Adventure 28.4%, First-Person 3.5%

Relive the original MacVenture Series version of The Uninvited! Play through the Mac and Apple IIGS versions and survive the supernatural dangers of the haunted mansion.

Why similar: Point & Click 45.3%, Adventure 30.9%, Horror 23.8%

A short classic point-and-click adventure with a verb-based interface and dialogue choices, where you explore a strange building, meet unsettling characters, and slowly uncover a dark, ancient secret.

Why similar: Point & Click 32.9%, Horror 18.2%, 1990's 17%, Adventure 14.2%, Puzzle 11.2%

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 42%, Adventure 32.4%, Horror 25.6%

Uncover the dark secrets of the abandoned house on Whispering Lane in this psychological horror game. Navigate through perilous twists, where each turn reveals a blend of horror and mystery. Can you unearth the truth before darkness consumes you?

Why similar: Horror 29.8%, 1990's 21.8%, Adventure 17%, Puzzle 14.3%, First-Person 8.9%