- #1 If On A Winter's Night, Four Travelers
97% 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 36.7%, Horror 20.4%, Psychological Horror 18.8%, Mystery 8.8%, Pixel Graphics 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: This anthology-style narrative game perfectly captures the surreal, atmospheric, and melancholic tone of the seed game.
- #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: Point & Click 31.9%, Psychological Horror 31%, Horror 20.5%, Adventure 7.5%, Female Protagonist 4.3%
Why You'll Like It: This game features a similarly unsettling, surreal world and a strong focus on psychological horror through a point-and-click interface.
- #3 The Excavation of Hob's Barrow
96% 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 38.2%, Horror 24.3%, Adventure 10.5%, Female Protagonist 8.3%, Mystery 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: A masterful point-and-click horror game that excels at building dread through its pixel-art environments and folk-horror narrative.
- #4 The Cat Lady
95% matchVery Positive94% of 6,079 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: Horror 28.1%, Point & Click 27%, Psychological Horror 21.2%, Adventure 10.2%, Female Protagonist 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: A seminal work in indie psychological horror that shares the dark, mature, and character-driven storytelling found in the seed game.
- #5 Strangeland
94% matchVery Positive93% of 953 reviews2021
Dev: Wormwood StudiosPub: Wadjet Eye Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 81%
You wake in a surreal carnival, where a woman cries out to you before leaping to her death. Can either of you be saved? The denizens and devices of Strangeland answer with riddles, puzzles, and warnings of a Dark Thing lurking at the park’s peak. A new adventure from the creators of Primordia.
Why similar: Point & Click 36.6%, Psychological Horror 22%, Horror 19.1%, Adventure 14.3%, Pixel Graphics 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: This surreal, dreamlike adventure game mirrors the psychological complexity and cryptic storytelling of the seed game.
- #6 Downfall
94% matchVery Positive94% of 1,627 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: Psychological Horror 28.4%, Point & Click 27%, Horror 23.2%, Adventure 13.5%, Indie 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: Developed by the same team as The Cat Lady, this title offers a gritty, disturbing, and highly atmospheric narrative experience.
- #7 Lorelai
93% matchVery Positive91% of 1,604 reviews2019
Dev: Harvester GamesPub: Screen 7
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%
The little she had was taken away, but Lorelai refuses to give up, she will fight. And not even death will stop her from getting it all back...
Why similar: Point & Click 26.6%, Horror 24.4%, Psychological Horror 23.8%, Adventure 10.5%, Female Protagonist 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: Completing the Harvester Games trilogy, this title maintains the intense psychological depth and dark, hand-drawn aesthetic that fans of the seed game will appreciate.
- #8 Blackwell Epiphany
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 990 reviews2014
Dev: Wadjet Eye Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
The last game in the Blackwell series.
Why similar: Point & Click 48.2%, Adventure 16.3%, Noir 10.7%, Female Protagonist 8.2%, Mystery 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: The culmination of a beloved series, this game offers the same blend of supernatural mystery and character-focused point-and-click gameplay.
- #9 Don't Escape: 4 Days to Survive
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 2,656 reviews2019
Dev: scriptwelderPub: Armor Games Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Survive through four days at the end of the world in this post-apocalyptic point-and-click thriller where your choices could keep you alive... or not.
Why similar: Point & Click 51.9%, Adventure 16.5%, Pixel Graphics 12.6%, Indie 8.9%, Mystery 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: While mechanically focused on survival, its dark atmosphere and point-and-click puzzle structure make it a strong thematic companion.
- #10 Kathy Rain
91% matchVery Positive92% of 3,928 reviews2016
Dev: Clifftop GamesPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Set in the '90s, Kathy Rain tells the story of a strong-willed journalism major who has to come to terms with her troubled past as she investigates the mysterious death of her recently deceased grandfather.
Why similar: Point & Click 97.7%, Adventure 0.5%, Mystery 0.4%, Noir 0.4%, Psychological Horror 0.3%
Why You'll Like It: A compelling point-and-click mystery featuring a strong female lead and a dark, narrative-heavy investigation.
- #11 Technobabylon
90% matchVery Positive94% of 1,607 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 57.7%, Adventure 18%, Pixel Graphics 8.8%, Indie 6.3%, Female Protagonist 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: A sophisticated point-and-click adventure that balances complex, dark themes with a distinct, retro-futuristic aesthetic.
- #12 Gemini Rue
89% matchVery Positive88% of 1,873 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 46.7%, Noir 30.3%, Adventure 13.8%, Pixel Graphics 4.5%, Indie 4.2%
Why You'll Like It: This noir-inspired point-and-click adventure shares the moody, atmospheric pixel-art style and gripping narrative focus.
- #13 The Last Door - Collector's Edition
89% 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 44.1%, Horror 26.1%, Pixel Graphics 11%, Adventure 8.3%, Psychological Horror 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: A low-fidelity, high-tension horror game that relies on atmosphere and mystery rather than jump scares.
- #14 Detention
87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 11,663 reviews2017
Dev: RedCandleGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Detention is an atmospheric horror game set in 1960s Taiwan under martial law. Incorporated religious elements based in Taiwanese/Chinese culture and mythology, the game provided players with unique graphics and gaming experience.
Why similar: Horror 36.8%, Psychological Horror 24.2%, Point & Click 20.1%, Adventure 7.5%, Indie 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: This atmospheric horror game excels at using its environment to tell a haunting, culturally-rooted psychological story.
- #15 Sally Face - Episode One
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 26,081 reviews2016
Dev: Portable Moose
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Delve into a dark adventure following the boy with a prosthetic face and a tragic past. Unravel the sinister mysteries of Sally's world to find the truth that lies hidden beneath the shadows.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 27.1%, Point & Click 24.3%, Horror 23%, Mystery 10.2%, Adventure 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: An episodic, surreal horror game that uses a unique art style to tell a deeply unsettling and personal story.
- #16 The Long Reach
88% matchVery Positive84% of 487 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 25.1%, Adventure 24.3%, Psychological Horror 21.9%, Pixel Graphics 15.9%, Indie 12.9%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror adventure that blends pixel-art aesthetics with a tense, mystery-driven plot.
- #17 DISTRAINT: Deluxe Edition
85% matchVery Positive93% of 12,692 reviews2015
Dev: Jesse Makkonen
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
DISTRAINT is a 2D psychological horror adventure game for PC. In order to secure a partnership in a famous company, Price seizes the property of an elderly woman. In that very moment, he finds out the price of his humanity.
Why similar: Indie 65.2%, Horror 12%, Psychological Horror 12%, Adventure 3.4%, Pixel Graphics 3.3%
Why You'll Like It: A short, punchy psychological horror game that uses 2D side-scrolling to deliver a dark, impactful narrative.
- #18 Saint Kotar
86% matchMostly Positive75% of 277 reviews2021
Dev: The-Mark EntertainmentPub: SOEDESCO
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Saint Kotar is a psychological horror detective game set in a cursed valley in rural Croatia. Investigate the disappearance of your relative in the occult-ridden town of Sveti Kotar as you switch between conflicting realities through the eyes of two godly men.
Why similar: Point & Click 30.8%, Psychological Horror 22.1%, Horror 22%, Adventure 10.1%, Mystery 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, point-and-click horror game set in a cursed town that emphasizes mystery and atmospheric dread.
- #19 DISTRAINT 2
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 4,739 reviews2018
Dev: Jesse Makkonen
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
You are Price, a man who sold his humanity to get a partnership from a leading company: McDade, Bruton & Moore. DISTRAINT 2 follows on from the events of the first game. It's a sinister tale about restoring hope and finding your purpose.
Why similar: Point & Click 28.9%, Psychological Horror 25.6%, Horror 25%, Adventure 8%, Pixel Graphics 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: The direct sequel continues the themes of guilt and psychological torment with improved visuals and a more refined narrative structure.
- #20 Subsurface Circular
83% matchVery Positive94% of 1,925 reviews2017
Dev: Bithell Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 69%
When the truth is buried, go underground. Step into this new take on text-based adventure from the award-winning team behind Thomas Was Alone and Volume. A short story that hands you the fate of the world above, as a detective looking for answers on the Subsurface Circular.
Why similar: Noir 35.6%, Point & Click 32.8%, Mystery 16.1%, Adventure 11.1%, Indie 4.4%
Why You'll Like It: Like the seed game, this is a short, narrative-driven experience set on a train that focuses on dialogue and character interaction.
- #21 Unavowed
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,539 reviews2018
Dev: Wadjet Eye Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
A demon has possessed you and used your body to tear a swath of bloodshed through New York. You are now free, but life as you knew it is over. Your only path forward is joining the Unavowed - an ancient society dedicated to stopping evil. No matter what the cost.
Why similar: Point & Click 47.2%, Adventure 15.7%, Mystery 9.8%, Noir 8.4%, Indie 7%
Why You'll Like It: A high-quality point-and-click adventure with a supernatural mystery and a deep, choice-driven narrative.
- #22 Resonance
84% matchVery Positive89% of 570 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 62.5%, Adventure 20.1%, Indie 8.1%, Mystery 4.7%, Pixel Graphics 3.9%
Why You'll Like It: A high-stakes, narrative-driven point-and-click adventure that features multiple protagonists and a gripping mystery.
- #23 Primordia
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,387 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 56.7%, Noir 15.5%, Adventure 14.9%, Pixel Graphics 6.4%, Indie 6%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric, post-apocalyptic point-and-click adventure that excels at world-building through its unique pixel-art style.
- #24 Whispers of a Machine
81% matchVery Positive93% of 1,957 reviews2019
Dev: Clifftop GamesPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Whispers of a Machine is a Sci-Fi Nordic Noir that tells the story of Vera, a cybernetically augmented detective in a post-AI world, who investigates a string of murders and unravels a dark conflict over forbidden technology.
Why similar: Point & Click 40.9%, Noir 17.4%, Adventure 17.2%, Mystery 8.7%, Female Protagonist 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi noir point-and-click adventure that features a strong female protagonist and a focus on investigative narrative.
- #25 Tales of the Neon Sea
80% matchVery Positive86% of 4,825 reviews2019
Dev: YiTi GamesPub: Thermite Games
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Welcome to a world of intrigue and suspicion. Where humans and robots contend with escalating tensions and mutual distrust. And where gangster felines scheme their way to the top of the food chain. Welcome to the Tales of the Neon Sea!
Why similar: Point & Click 45.6%, Noir 32%, Pixel Graphics 11.5%, Adventure 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: A noir-inspired adventure game that combines puzzle-solving with a moody, atmospheric urban setting.
- #26 A Golden Wake
82% matchMostly Positive75% of 338 reviews2014
Dev: Grundislav Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 94%
The rise and fall story of a real estate agent in 1920s Miami. Based on historical events. From Francisco González, creator of the Ben Jordan: Paranormal Investigator series, Shardlight, and Lamplight City.
Why similar: Point & Click 55.9%, Adventure 18.7%, Pixel Graphics 13.2%, Indie 10.3%, Singleplayer 2%
Why You'll Like It: A noir-themed point-and-click adventure that captures the period-specific atmosphere and investigative feel of the seed game.
- #27 Still Life
79% matchVery Positive82% of 1,081 reviews2011
Dev: Microids
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Still Life 2 also now available!
Why similar: Point & Click 48%, Adventure 16.8%, Mystery 11.5%, Noir 8.8%, Female Protagonist 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: A gritty crime-mystery adventure that features a dual-timeline narrative and a dark, mature tone.
- #28 The Night of the Rabbit
78% matchVery Positive90% of 3,344 reviews2013
Dev: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Lose yourself in a tale of magic and wonder, where anything is possible and where nothing is quite as it seems: join young Jerry and follow a peculiar white rabbit to the wondrous realm of Mousewood, a land where critters can speak and where mystery abounds.
Why similar: Point & Click 64.7%, Adventure 27.3%, Indie 7.1%, Singleplayer 0.8%
Why You'll Like It: While more whimsical, its focus on atmospheric world-building and point-and-click exploration makes it a great narrative adventure.
- #29 Gray Matter
79% matchVery Positive89% of 727 reviews2014
Dev: WizarBox ProductionPub: Viva Media Inc
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 95%
After a tragic accident, neurobiologist Dr. David Styles has become a recluse, rarely leaving his home, the Dread Hill House. One day, Samantha Everett, a street magician, appears at Dr. Style's doorstep just as he is seeking a new assistant.
Why similar: Point & Click 55.3%, Adventure 24.6%, Female Protagonist 10.2%, Mystery 9.1%, Singleplayer 0.8%
Why You'll Like It: A classic-style point-and-click mystery that focuses on psychological intrigue and supernatural occurrences.
- #30 Sanitarium
78% matchVery Positive93% of 1,302 reviews2014
Dev: DotemuPub: Ziggurat
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 60%
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 37.8%, Horror 26.3%, Psychological Horror 20.8%, Adventure 11.1%, Mystery 3.5%
Why You'll Like It: A classic psychological horror point-and-click game that remains a benchmark for surreal, narrative-heavy storytelling.
- #31 Don't Escape Trilogy
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 701 reviews2019
Dev: scriptwelderPub: Armor Games Studios
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 75%
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 35.6%, Horror 27.1%, Adventure 13.2%, Mystery 9.4%, Indie 6.9%
- #32 Blackwell Convergence
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 640 reviews2012
Dev: Wadjet Eye Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 74%
The third game in the Blackwell series
Why similar: Point & Click 68.8%, Adventure 17.1%, Female Protagonist 5.5%, Mystery 4.5%, Indie 4.1%
- #33 Deep Sleep Trilogy
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 791 reviews2019
Dev: scriptwelderPub: Armor Games Studios
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 1.9 hrs≥1hr: 72%
You can’t run from your dreams in this unsettling classic point-and-click horror game from award-winning indie developer scriptwelder. To find a way out, you’ll have to go even deeper into your nightmares.
Why similar: Point & Click 34.4%, Horror 30.7%, Adventure 17%, Indie 10%, Pixel Graphics 7.2%
- #34 The Blackwell Legacy
76% matchVery Positive90% of 1,616 reviews2012
Dev: Wadjet Eye Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 70%
When 3 NYU students kill themselves, nobody thinks that a sinister force is at work. Nobody but fledgling medium Rosa Blackwell & her new spirit guide Joey Mallone.
Why similar: Point & Click 47.8%, Adventure 13.8%, Noir 11.2%, Mystery 9.3%, Female Protagonist 7.4%
- #35 Forgotten Hill The Third Axis
74% 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 35.2%, Horror 24.4%, Adventure 17.7%, Noir 12.4%, Mystery 6.1%
- #36 Belladonna
76% matchMostly Positive72% of 776 reviews2015
Dev: NeckboltPub: Plug In Digital
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Belladonna is a gothic adventure game, twisted and dark. Take the role of a corpse girl rising from the dead in an abandoned laboratory, and unravel the mysteries concerning your own death and reanimation.
Why similar: Point & Click 49.8%, Adventure 15%, Horror 13.5%, Female Protagonist 12.5%, Indie 8.6%
- #37 True Fear: Forsaken Souls Part 3
71% matchVery Positive94% of 618 reviews2025
Dev: Goblinz Enterprises LtdPub: The Digital Lounge
Windows · Mac
Median: 9.9 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
True Fear: Forsaken Souls Part 3 is the final chapter of the psychological thriller trilogy. With point-and-click mechanics, intricate puzzles, and cinematic cutscenes, immerse yourself in a dark horror experience that redefines the genre.
Why similar: Point & Click 33.8%, Horror 27.9%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Adventure 11.2%, Mystery 7.3%
- #38 the white chamber
73% matchVery Positive99% of 99 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 45.2%, Horror 30.1%, Adventure 23.6%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #39 Stories Untold
73% matchVery Positive87% of 5,390 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: Horror 28.6%, Point & Click 25.2%, Psychological Horror 25%, Adventure 11.8%, Indie 6.4%
- #40 Amanda the Adventurer 3
71% matchVery Positive87% of 662 reviews2025
Dev: MANGLEDmaw GamesPub: DreadXP
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
In the thrilling conclusion of the Amanda the Adventurer trilogy, follow Riley as they uncover the ultimate secrets behind Amanda, Hameln, and mysteries that have plagued Kensdale for decades.
Why similar: Horror 36.7%, Psychological Horror 29.8%, Adventure 20.1%, Mystery 11.6%, Indie 1.4%
- #41 Enigmatis: The Ghosts of Maple Creek
74% matchVery Positive85% of 1,785 reviews2014
Dev: Artifex Mundi
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Let one of the most thrilling adventures of your life begin!
Why similar: Point & Click 40.6%, Horror 23%, Adventure 14.5%, Mystery 11%, Female Protagonist 8.9%
- #42 The Uninvited: MacVenture Series
75% matchVery Positive85% of 79 reviews2015
Dev: ZojoiPub: Reverb Triple XP
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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 40.7%, Horror 25.1%, Adventure 24.1%, Indie 10.1%
- #43 THRESHOLD
70% matchVery Positive85% of 1,227 reviews2024
Dev: Julien EveilléPub: CRITICAL REFLEX
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%
In a lonely station atop a mountain, a train rumbles its precious cargo to places unknown. Now is your shift. Keep the pace. Uncover a mystery. Fight for your last breath. The air is thin up here.
Why similar: Horror 36.5%, Psychological Horror 34.7%, Mystery 12.6%, Adventure 9.7%, Indie 5.3%
- #44 Anthology Of The Killer
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 636 reviews2024
Dev: thecatamites / Tommy Tone / A. DegenPub: harmony corp central committee
Windows · Linux
The complete surrealist horror-comedy series! A mysterious world of zines and blood!!
Why similar: Horror 51.9%, Mystery 17.2%, Adventure 14.9%, Female Protagonist 13.8%, Indie 1.8%
- #45 Subway Midnight
72% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,242 reviews2021
Dev: Bubby DarkstarPub: Aggro Crab
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Board the train! Run away from a weirdo! Solve some puzzles! Make friends with some ghosts! Try not to become a ghost yourself!
Why similar: Psychological Horror 40.5%, Horror 38.2%, Female Protagonist 11%, Adventure 10.2%
- #46 Re:Turn - One Way Trip
72% matchVery Positive82% of 195 reviews2020
Dev: Red Ego GamesPub: Green Man Gaming Publishing
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Re:Turn - One Way Trip is a 2D side-scrolling puzzle-adventure horror game. Trapped in a ghostly train, Saki must search the past and present to find and save her friends. More importantly, Saki must use her wits if she is to survive against an unspeakable evil hellbent on avenging unrequited love.
Why similar: Point & Click 33.5%, Horror 27.7%, Psychological Horror 23.2%, Female Protagonist 8.8%, Pixel Graphics 6.7%
- #47 Blackwell Unbound
71% matchVery Positive94% of 766 reviews2012
Dev: Wadjet Eye Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 76%
The year is 1973. The sound of a lone, ethereal saxophone drifts over the Roosevelt Island promenade, while a series of accidents plague a midtown construction site. The citizens of Manhattan take no notice of these events, let alone think they are connected.
Why similar: Point & Click 48.4%, Adventure 14.7%, Noir 11.1%, Mystery 8.6%, Female Protagonist 7.1%
- #48 Face Noir
73% matchMixed65% of 338 reviews2013
Dev: Mad OrangePub: Phoenix Online Publishing
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 96%
A moody tale that combines the intrigue and atmosphere of a Raymond Chandler novel or Humphrey Bogart film with classic point-and-click adventure gameplay, Face Noir follows private eye Jack Del Nero as he’s falsely accused of murdering the man who left a little girl in his protection.
Why similar: Point & Click 42.3%, Noir 32.9%, Adventure 14.7%, Indie 5.4%, Mystery 4.7%
- #49 Fear the Spotlight
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,141 reviews2024
Dev: Cozy Game PalsPub: Blumhouse Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Fear the Spotlight is an atmospheric third-person horror adventure with a disturbing mystery to unravel. Sneak into school after hours with Vivian and Amy, survive a séance gone wrong, solve tactile puzzles, and, whatever you do, stay out of the spotlight…
Why similar: Horror 32.5%, Psychological Horror 31.5%, Adventure 15.4%, Female Protagonist 12.2%, Pixel Graphics 8.4%
- #50 Richard & Alice
70% matchMostly Positive73% of 427 reviews2014
Dev: Owl Cave
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Richard and Alice are prisoners. Both their cells have a leather sofa and a state-of-the-art computer. But only Richard’s has a TV. Outside, the snow falls. It has done for some time. Elsewhere, they say, parts of the world have been rendered an inhospitable desert, the earth parched and cracked. People live in the zones now.
Why similar: Point & Click 40.1%, Adventure 21.9%, Noir 18.9%, Mystery 10.6%, Indie 8.5%
- #51 Forgotten Hill Tales
68% 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 38.7%, Horror 23.4%, Adventure 19.2%, Mystery 12.7%, Indie 5.2%
- #52 Tales of the Forgotten
65% matchVery Positive97% of 95 reviews2025
Dev: Dead Possum GamesPub: Level Up Gaming
Windows
Three short ghost stories. Three everyday locations turned nightmare. Tales of the Forgotten is a PSX-style horror anthology perfect for a single terrifying session. Experience jump scares, uncover multiple endings, and discover why these ghosts can't rest—all in under an hour.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 40.8%, Horror 30.6%, Mystery 14.9%, Adventure 7.5%, Indie 5%
- #53 Shutter
70% matchMostly Positive74% of 218 reviews2015
Dev: Cosmic Logic
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Re-live a dark and haunting tale in this fixed camera puzzle-horror game RE-miniscent of the first generation of survival horror games.
Why similar: Horror 43.4%, Adventure 36%, Indie 20.6%
- #54 Bad Dream: Stories
67% 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: Point & Click 39.8%, Horror 21.1%, Psychological Horror 19.1%, Adventure 14.2%, Mystery 4.8%
- #55 The Slaughter: Act One
69% matchVery Positive85% of 143 reviews2016
Dev: Alex FrancoisPub: Brainchild
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 96%
The Slaughter is a noir point-and-click adventure set in Victorian London, laced with adult themes and dark humour. Follow the trail of a killer through atmospheric London locations and surreal dream worlds, meeting a cast of interesting, insane and eccentrically British characters along the way.
Why similar: Noir 37%, Mystery 15.8%, Point & Click 14.8%, Adventure 10.4%, Pixel Graphics 7.4%
- #56 Blackwell Deception
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 636 reviews2012
Dev: Wadjet Eye Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Street psychics. Their blinking neon signs are everywhere, promising love and wealth and happiness. They make a fortune preying on the gullible and milking them dry. So when these victims begin dying and leaving confused spirits behind, it can only take a genuine psychic (and her wayward spirit guide) to clean up the mess.
Why similar: Point & Click 50.5%, Adventure 14.1%, Noir 11.8%, Mystery 7.4%, Female Protagonist 7.3%
- #57 Clockwork Tales: Of Glass and Ink
67% matchVery Positive92% of 1,143 reviews2014
Dev: Artifex Mundi
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Unburied secrets burn like wild steam – nothing is what it appears!
Why similar: Point & Click 50%, Adventure 18.8%, Female Protagonist 10.9%, Mystery 9.3%, Horror 8.2%
- #58 Goetia
68% matchMostly Positive77% of 776 reviews2016
Dev: SusheePub: Forever Entertainment S. A.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Goetia is a point & click adventure where you play the ghost of a young lady. You are Abigail. Abigail Blackwood.
Why similar: Point & Click 45.5%, Adventure 16.3%, Horror 14.3%, Indie 10%, Mystery 6.8%
- #59 Forgotten Hill First Steps
66% matchVery Positive95% of 167 reviews2021
Dev: FM Studio
Windows · Mac
The first three games of the Forgotten Hill series joined together with new contents, new locations, new puzzles and secrets revealed: let's follow Larson's First Steps in Forgotten Hill!
Why similar: Point & Click 34.4%, Horror 25.1%, Psychological Horror 19%, Adventure 12%, Mystery 4.9%
- #60 Saint Kotar: The Yellow Mask
67% matchMostly Positive74% of 340 reviews2020
Dev: The-Mark Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Follow the fear of Benedek Dohnany and Nikolay Kalyakin and play the onset of a dark and chilling narrative adventure. Make decisions and affect the events that precede a macabre series of murders, allegedly related to devil worship and witchcraft.
Why similar: Point & Click 33.1%, Horror 24%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Mystery 12.3%, Adventure 10.9%