- #1 Gibbous - A Cthulhu Adventure
97% matchVery Positive90% of 2,272 reviews2019
Dev: Stuck In Attic
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Crazy cultists. Cthulhu. A talking cat. Gibbous takes you on an expansive, traditionally animated, hand-painted adventure. Play as three protagonists and explore a lushly rendered Lovecraft-inspired world, unraveling ancient conspiracies. A comedy cosmic horror adventure made in Transylvania!
Why similar: Lovecraftian 36.1%, Point & Click 20.5%, Dark Fantasy 14.7%, Story Rich 8.5%, Puzzle 8.2%
- #2 The Consuming Shadow
96% matchVery Positive95% of 419 reviews2015
Dev: Ben 'Yahtzee' Croshaw
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
The Consuming Shadow is a procedural survival horror adventure in which you must explore the land, fight your way through randomly-generated dungeons and try to stay sane in your quest to save the world from the invading Ancients.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 57.2%, Survival Horror 23.6%, Roguelite 10.7%, Adventure 4.5%, 2D 4%
- #3 The Island of Doctor Morose
96% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Square Butterfly InteractivePub: Caden Rogers
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: Lovecraftian 32.1%, Survival Horror 20.7%, Point & Click 16%, Hand-drawn 10.7%, Cartoon 8%
- #4 Chronicle of Innsmouth
95% matchMostly Positive78% of 248 reviews2017
Dev: PsychoDevPub: AtomicHorde
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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: Lovecraftian 72.3%, Point & Click 20.4%, Adventure 7.3%
- #5 The Tiny Bang Story
94% matchVery Positive87% of 6,576 reviews2011
Dev: Colibri Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Life on Tiny Planet was calm and carefree until a great disaster occurred - Tiny Planet was hit by a meteor! The world fell apart and now its future depends only on you! Use your imagination and creativity: in order to restore Tiny Planet and help its inhabitants you will have to fix a variety of machines and mechanisms as well as solve...
Why similar: Hand-drawn 43.9%, Point & Click 38.7%, Puzzle 15.6%, Story Rich 0.8%, 2D 0.6%
- #6 Necronomicon: The Dawning of Darkness
94% matchMixed44% of 205 reviews2014
Dev: Cryo InteractivePub: Microids
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 43%
In this thrilling point-and-click adventure based on the works of H.P Lovecraft, you’ll traverse the haunting world of Gothic New England, solving puzzles and acquiring information to help Stanton solve the mystery of the Necronomicon.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 67.8%, Point & Click 25.7%, Adventure 6.5%
- #7 Chronicle of Innsmouth: Curse of Chaos
93% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: AtomicHorde
Windows · Mac · Linux
Chronicle of Innsmouth: Curse of Chaos is a Lovecraftian point-and-click adventure set in 500 AD Oman. Inspired by H.P. Lovecraft’s most enigmatic stories, including The Nameless City and Nyarlathotep, it pulls you into a chilling investigation of cosmic horror and creeping madness.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 58.9%, Point & Click 24.6%, Story Rich 5.5%, 2D 5.2%, Adventure 5.1%
- #8 URLate
92% 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: Point & Click 32.6%, Dark Fantasy 21.9%, Hand-drawn 17.1%, 2D 7.9%, Story Rich 7.3%
- #9 Tormentum II
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: OhNoo Studio
Windows · Mac
Tormentum II is a dark, surreal Point & Click adventure where nightmare worlds, grotesque creatures, and uneasy choices await. Inspired by H.R. Giger and Zdzisław Beksiński, it’s the long-awaited return to Tormentum.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 28.2%, Point & Click 18.9%, Hand-drawn 16.7%, Dark Fantasy 14.9%, Puzzle 6.6%
- #10 ISOLAND3: Dust of the Universe
91% matchVery Positive92% of 242 reviews2020
Dev: Cotton Game
Windows · Mac
A sequel to the ISOLAND series, where you continue your journey to explore the story of the universe on this island.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 33.2%, Hand-drawn 18.6%, Point & Click 18.2%, Puzzle 7.6%, Cartoon 7.1%
- #11 Paper Cut Mansion
90% matchMostly Positive70% of 90 reviews2022
Dev: Space Lizard StudioPub: Thunderful Publishing
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
In this papercraft roguelite, explore a mysterious mansion floor by floor. Solve puzzles, battle enemies and complete quests as you unlock new abilities to aid you on each run as you solve the mystery behind the Paper Cut Mansion.
Why similar: Survival Horror 34%, Roguelite 19.9%, Dark Fantasy 15.7%, Hand-drawn 10.9%, Adventure 7.8%
- #12 The Season of the Warlock
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: enComplot
Windows · Mac · Linux
The Season of the Warlock is a weird adventure game inspired by the gothic tale tradition, with two storylines to choose from. The soul of a warlock of yore, trapped in a portrait, will present Lord Alistair Ainsworth with an offer he will not be able to resist. Or will he? It’s your call...
Why similar: Lovecraftian 29.2%, Point & Click 21.2%, Hand-drawn 15.6%, Dark Fantasy 11%, Puzzle 7.6%
- #13 The Last Door: Season 2 - Collector's Edition
89% matchVery Positive94% of 968 reviews2016
Dev: The Game KitchenPub: Phoenix Online Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%
In Season 2 of The Last Door, the search for his missing client will bring psychiatrist John Wakefield deeper into a conspiracy of darkness and closer to the heart of madness than ever before.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 56.5%, Point & Click 32%, Adventure 5.9%, Story Rich 5.1%, Singleplayer 0.5%
- #14 Forgotten Hill Mementoes
88% matchVery Positive90% of 262 reviews2018
Dev: FM Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Get ready for a puzzling journey through the memory of Forgotten Hill, can you survive?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 45.4%, Point & Click 36.8%, Puzzle 11.3%, Adventure 6.6%
- #15 Souls Alive: Origins
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Souls Alive Development
Windows
Souls Alive: Origins is a Lovecraftian survival horror game set in a dark sci-fi future. Explore a world where reality bends, ancient cults return, and Cthulhu stirs once more. With a strong focus on story, atmosphere, and visual detail.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 56.9%, Survival Horror 30.1%, Story Rich 8.3%, Adventure 4.3%, Singleplayer 0.4%
- #16 illumizzle: Finding the lost light
86% matchPositive86% of 35 reviews2022
Dev: PanZeon
Windows
illumizzle: Finding the lost light is a single-player puzzle adventure game. The main characters, Raco and Vera, live in a village in a virtual world where there is no natural light. Help them solve puzzles to finish their adventure of repairing their broken sun!
Why similar: Point & Click 33%, Hand-drawn 29.7%, Puzzle 15.1%, 2D 7.9%, Adventure 7.4%
- #17 The Adventures Of Bryan Scott
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Radio Silence Studios
Windows · Mac
"The Adventures of Bryan Scott" is a classic 2D point-and-click adventure game, inspired by masterpieces like "Broken Sword" and "Deponia".
Why similar: Point & Click 30.6%, Hand-drawn 28.8%, Cartoon 11%, Adventure 8.7%, 2D 7.9%
- #18 Strange Tales of Tei-Shan
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Thumb Parrot Games
Windows · Mac
Strange Tales of Tieshan is a text adventure inspired by Chinese records of anomalies. As a traveler in a dark land of monsters, you make elixirs, choose paths, and negotiate with supernatural beings to survive and collect bizarre stories to appease a possessed book and escape.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 31.6%, Hand-drawn 15.9%, Survival Horror 14.8%, Dark Fantasy 12.9%, Roguelite 11.9%
- #19 Midnight Souvenirs
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Path of Pixels
Windows
Become the owner of a Victorian mansion and discover its mysteries in this Lovecraftian Hidden Object Game. Find unique artifacts, solve puzzles, meet otherworldly visitors, and unravel the house’s dark, eldritch past.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 35.8%, Hand-drawn 17.5%, Point & Click 16.4%, Dark Fantasy 10.1%, Puzzle 7.2%
- #20 The Dark Rites of Arkham
82% matchVery Positive98% of 429 reviews2026
Dev: Postmodern AdventuresPub: enComplot
Windows
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: Lovecraftian 42.3%, Point & Click 27%, Dark Fantasy 13.5%, Adventure 7.1%, 2D 5.9%
- #21 The Last Door - Collector's Edition
84% 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: Lovecraftian 48%, Point & Click 29.7%, Story Rich 10.2%, Puzzle 5.7%, Adventure 3.2%
- #22 The Unlikely Prometheus
83% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2023
Dev: Green E Games
Windows
A classic humorous 2D Point and Click adventure game, reminiscent of the classic Lucas-arts and Sierra games, all in a hand drawn silent movie inspired visual aesthetic.
Why similar: Point & Click 37.4%, Hand-drawn 33.3%, Story Rich 12.5%, 2D 9.2%, Adventure 6.5%
- #23 Forgotten Hill: The Wardrobe
82% 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: Lovecraftian 42.3%, Point & Click 21.3%, Hand-drawn 15.2%, Puzzle 9.5%, 2D 4.8%
- #24 Wood & Flesh: Chapter 2
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Under the Bed Games
Windows
A new story in the Tales from Candleforth universe. Continue the story of Wood and Flesh: A Candleforth Short Story in this new chapter, in a point & click puzzle adventure with hand-drawn 2D graphics and an unsettling cozy horror setting.
Why similar: Point & Click 30.2%, Hand-drawn 28%, Dark Fantasy 16.2%, Puzzle 10.8%, Adventure 6.4%
- #25 Remains of Yith
81% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: Blackmoth Entertainment
Windows
Remains of Yith is a point and click adventure puzzle game inspired by The Shadow Out of Time by H.P Lovecraft, play as Sarah as she explores a mysterious island trying to recover a lost alien artifact
Why similar: Lovecraftian 52.3%, Point & Click 31.6%, Puzzle 10.7%, Adventure 4.8%, Singleplayer 0.5%
- #26 Forgotten Hill Disillusion
80% matchVery Positive88% of 213 reviews2019
Dev: FM Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Welcome to Forgotten Hill Museum, a place where the past, the present, nature, art and the unknown are exhibited!
Why similar: Lovecraftian 61.9%, Point & Click 23.6%, Adventure 8.4%, Puzzle 6%
- #27 The Coma 3: Bloodlines
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Dvora Studio Co., Ltd.Pub: Headup
Windows
Welcome to the world of The Coma 3: Bloodlines. In this realm of shadows rumors and urban legends become reality, and danger lurks around every corner. If a living intruder dies here, their body will be severed from their spirit and never wake again ...
Why similar: Lovecraftian 47.4%, Survival Horror 31.2%, Adventure 6.8%, Story Rich 5.7%, 2D 4.8%
- #28 A Call From Under the House
78% matchPositive92% of 13 reviews2025
Dev: Party Crasher Studios
Windows · Mac
A short point-and-click Lovecraftian adventure game where the player must investigate a house suspected of cultish activity.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 53.8%, Point & Click 27.7%, Puzzle 9.6%, Adventure 5.5%, 2D 2.3%
- #29 旧日重返(Mystery of the Past)
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 锁眼工作室
Windows
《Mystery of the Past》is a detective puzzle game about time loop. You will play as detective Raymond, confronting fears unknown to many. Every time the shadow of death descends upon you, you have the chance to begin anew. Death is no longer the end but a new beginning.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 42.2%, Point & Click 26.7%, Puzzle 11.2%, Story Rich 8.9%, 2D 6.7%
- #30 ACCURSED
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Bleedline Studios
Windows
Investigate the cursed town of Midnight Falls in a roguelike horror RPG. Scavenge powerful relics, outlast vicious foes, and cut down the awakened Ancient Deity before it devours everything. Every run is different, and the town hides secrets in every shadow.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 33.3%, Survival Horror 21%, Point & Click 14.9%, Dark Fantasy 14.6%, Roguelite 11.9%
- #31 Darkness Within 1: In Pursuit of Loath Nolder
78% matchMostly Positive73% of 623 reviews2014
Dev: Stormling StudiosPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Explore disturbing corners of the human psyche. Delve into a dimension of nightmares, the occult and a tense psychological world created in classic Lovecraftian style. As police detective Howard E. Loreid, you are tasked to solve the murder of Clark Field, a wealthy man involved in the occult.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 58.3%, Point & Click 27.6%, Puzzle 7.9%, Adventure 6.2%
- #32 Unfolded : Camellia Tales - Prologue
77% matchPositive88% of 26 reviews2021
Dev: COSDOTS
Windows
The first chapter of a hand-drawn 2D point-and-click adventure, Unfolded : Camellia Tales. Follow the journey of Herman, a boy who lived through the most tragic times in the history of Jeju Island, Korea. Explore the beautiful wilderness and experience the coming-of-age story.
Why similar: Point & Click 36%, Hand-drawn 35.1%, Adventure 10.5%, 2D 9%, Story Rich 8.5%
- #33 2080 - Operation Sunshield
76% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: OneBitWonder
Windows · Mac · Linux
Can a giant umbrella save Earth? Be part of the most important mission in human history and join the crew onto a daring trip into space! Will you save mankind from global warming? Be the engineer of our future in this humorous hand-drawn point-and-click-adventure (alpaca inside).
Why similar: Point & Click 31.2%, Hand-drawn 30%, Puzzle 9.5%, Cartoon 9%, Adventure 7%
- #34 Westmark Manor
76% matchMixed69% of 78 reviews2020
Dev: Nodbrim InteractivePub: Toadman Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
What lurks in the darkest corners of the mansion? Westmark Manor is a journey into the occult, a mind-bending survival horror game, with a heavy focus on solving puzzles and exploration, inspired by the formidable H.P. Lovecraft.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 44.5%, Survival Horror 26.8%, Adventure 15.2%, Puzzle 8.7%, Story Rich 4.3%
- #35 The Terrible Old Man
75% matchVery Positive89% of 661 reviews2019
Dev: Cloak and Dagger Games
Windows
Experience a bite-sized slice of Lovecraftian horror in this updated version of our cult freeware point and click adaptation of H.P. Lovecraft's classic short story.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 45.1%, Point & Click 20.4%, Hand-drawn 19.3%, Story Rich 6.9%, 2D 5.2%
- #36 珍珠梦Pearl Dream
74% matchPositive93% of 29 reviews2023
Dev: IndieCain
Windows
Cthulhu style AVG. Main gameplay is exploration and selection.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 66.8%, Hand-drawn 32.3%, Singleplayer 1%
- #37 My Dear Frankenstein
75% matchPositive93% of 15 reviews2021
Dev: NUMBER7
Windows · Mac
This game is an exploratory adventure game that wanders around the city at night. Become a newborn monster and search for lost pieces of your heart!
Why similar: Hand-drawn 33.4%, Point & Click 32.9%, Dark Fantasy 22%, Adventure 10.6%, Singleplayer 1.1%
- #38 Dude, Where Is My Beer? A New Hop
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Arik Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
An old-school point-and-click adventure game where you search for a simple pilsner in a world full of craft beer and snobby hipsters. Can you come up against the evil Master Brewer and restore pilsner to the world?
Why similar: Point & Click 34.4%, Hand-drawn 22.4%, Story Rich 11.8%, Adventure 10.7%, Puzzle 9.9%
- #39 Fandom
73% match3 user reviews0% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: Joon Games
Windows
"Fandom" is a psychological horror game played through a girl obsessed with celebrities. It explores the dark side of stalking and shows that obsession goes with terrible consequences.
Why similar: Point & Click 26.3%, Hand-drawn 23.9%, Dark Fantasy 14.7%, Survival Horror 12.6%, Puzzle 10.3%
- #40 WORLD OF HORROR
71% matchVery Positive90% of 9,731 reviews2023
Dev: panstaszPub: Ysbryd Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Experience the quiet terror of this 1-bit love letter to Junji Ito and H.P. Lovecraft. Navigate a hellish roguelite reality with turn-based combat and unforgiving choices. Experiment with your deck of event cards to discover new forms of cosmic horror in every playthrough. The inevitable awaits...
Why similar: Lovecraftian 39%, Survival Horror 23%, Point & Click 17.7%, Roguelite 13.7%, 2D 4.1%
- #41 Dunwich Horror
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Atom Brain Games
Windows
Explore the dreaded town of Dunwich, uncover the dark legacy of the Whateley family, and stop the Dunwich Horror if you can. A Lovecraftian monster hunt adventure with point-and-click gameplay and light RPG elements.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 47.6%, Point & Click 25.1%, Survival Horror 11.3%, Story Rich 7.6%, Adventure 5.2%
- #42 Tricky Doors
71% matchVery Positive84% of 526 reviews2023
Dev: FIVE-BN GAMES
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Tricky doors is a captivating game that offers a variety of puzzles. Find a creative way to get out of each room. Tricky doors is a point-and-click game in the "escape the room" genre with plenty of mini-games and complicated quests.
Why similar: Point & Click 44.6%, Hand-drawn 35.1%, Puzzle 18.7%, Singleplayer 1.6%
- #43 Kalaban
73% matchMixed56% of 97 reviews2016
Dev: Rayhouse ProductionsPub: GameRealmMadness
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Horror-themed action-adventure set in alternate history Finland.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 34.1%, Survival Horror 22.3%, Hand-drawn 21.7%, Point & Click 13.9%, 2D 4.3%
- #44 Beyond This Side
73% matchMixed60% of 55 reviews2020
Dev: Glim GamesPub: Crescent Moon Games
Windows
A woman mysteriously disappears. The cops find nothing. Sam struggles to wrap his head around the tragedy of his lost wife.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 33.1%, Point & Click 20.8%, Adventure 16.7%, Puzzle 11.8%, Story Rich 10.8%
- #45 Bite Sized Puzzle
72% matchMostly Positive75% of 50 reviews2021
Dev: Pulse Check Games, LLC
Windows
Bite Sized Puzzle is a point and click puzzle game about investigating your kitchen to see what secrets it holds!
Why similar: Hand-drawn 34.7%, Point & Click 33.7%, Puzzle 16.6%, 2D 8%, Adventure 6.2%
- #46 Lovelace Case
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BOK Studio
Windows
Lovelace Case is a Retro Lovecraftian Survival Horror set in the 1900s. Explore the nightmarish Mansion, manage scarce resources and face eldritch terrors where survival means choosing what parts of reality you are willing to lose.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 50.2%, Survival Horror 32.6%, Puzzle 7.4%, Story Rich 5.4%, Adventure 3.7%
- #47 The Fractured Shimmer
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pendopo CreationsPub: Soft Source
Windows
The Fractured Shimmer is a 2.5D pixel-art survival horror adventure where you follow Eddy, a journalist investigating a string of unsettling murder cases.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 39.1%, Survival Horror 22.9%, Point & Click 19.2%, Story Rich 7.8%, Puzzle 7.3%
- #48 The Coma 2B: Catacomb
69% matchMostly Positive76% of 556 reviews2024
Dev: Dvora Studio Co., Ltd.Pub: Headup
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 21.5 hrs≥1hr: 93%
The Coma 2B: Catacomb is a Korean survival horror adventure. It is the back story to the previous game, The Coma 2: Vicious Sisters, and a story bridge for the full series. You return as Youngho, the hero from The Coma 1, as you once again venture forth into the terrifying mirror dimension…
Why similar: Lovecraftian 34.2%, Survival Horror 23.2%, Hand-drawn 19%, Story Rich 7.1%, Puzzle 6.9%
- #49 Hundred Acre Wood
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Gregg RahubaPub: Jared R. Bair
Windows
Explore and survive a twisted Hundred Acre Wood while being hunted by an old childhood friend, Winnie-the-Pooh. Rescue Christopher Robin with the help of Eldritch Beasts that were once familiar faces. Discover what took place and has changed a once beautiful land into something dark and dangerous.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 53.1%, Survival Horror 29.2%, Story Rich 9%, Puzzle 5.1%, Adventure 3.3%
- #50 October Nightmares | Cauchemars d'octobre
69% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Studio Chien d'Or
Windows
Explore a Montréal neighborhood in the 70s, investigate a supernatural phenomenon that inflicts nightmares on its residents, and delve into the depths of the world of dreams to save their lives. October Nightmares is a point & click cosmic horror game where exploration mixes with puzzle solving.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 51.7%, Point & Click 28%, Puzzle 10.6%, Adventure 5.6%, Story Rich 3.7%
- #51 The Source
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dr. Puzzler
Windows · Mac
The Source is a unique modern take on the Text Adventure genre. An outsider to a foreign world, you must choose a kingdom to help gain an ancient power locked deep beneath a mysterious Well. Explore each kingdom, solve puzzles, and uncover the mystery surrounding this shattered world.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 28.3%, Point & Click 22.1%, Puzzle 10.5%, Story Rich 10.2%, Dark Fantasy 10.1%
- #52 Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2008)
70% matchMostly Positive74% of 879 reviews2009
Dev: Frogwares
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 73%
The Sherlock Holmes series returns with this updated version of The Awakened, which brings a whole new dimension to the original title developed by Frogwares. The game puts the player into an investigation of the Cthulhu Mythos - as imagined by Father of modern horror, H.P. Lovecraft.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 63.9%, Point & Click 21.4%, Adventure 10.4%, Puzzle 4.3%
- #53 CATAFALQUE™
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: STUDIO ANNOLUCE™
Windows
Stranded alone in an unfamiliar place, with only a lugubrious coffin at your side. Dive deep into this melancholic and macabre tale of death, grief and despair as you try to piece together the intricate lore while facing entities far beyond human comprehension. A love letter to games of yore.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 43.6%, Survival Horror 25.2%, Hand-drawn 21.4%, Puzzle 7.2%, Adventure 2.6%
- #54 Lost Sanity: Cthulhu
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Manin StudiosPub: ZNT Productions
Windows
On Halloween night, a group of teens tells horror stories, and each one comes to life in Lost Sanity. In the first chapter, Call of the Sea, you play as Megan Claire, trapped in an underground prison while cultists awaken a marine entity; slip through shadows, follow clues, and guard your sanity.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 62%, Survival Horror 26.6%, Story Rich 6.6%, Adventure 4.1%, Singleplayer 0.7%
- #55 Charlie and Friends
67% matchPositive100% of 15 reviews2022
Dev: Deggy
Windows
Welcome to the world of Charlie and Friends! Currently looking for a new caretaker for our beloved characters: Charlie the Cat, Hilda the Hyena, Sammy the Snake, and Rosy the Rabbit.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 27.9%, Survival Horror 27.5%, Point & Click 14.7%, Cartoon 12.3%, Story Rich 9.2%
- #56 Randal's Monday
68% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,716 reviews2014
Dev: Nexus Game StudiosPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A kleptomaniac, a sociopath and a horrible friend. Randal is potentially one of the most scurrile protagonists since the invention of the hoverboard. Randal's Monday is a crazy space-time odyssey in classic adventure design, spiced up with countless geek culture references of the last 30 years.
Why similar: Point & Click 43.5%, Hand-drawn 19.7%, Puzzle 10.1%, Story Rich 7.6%, Adventure 7.3%
- #57 Sucker for Love: Date to Die For
66% matchVery Positive95% of 1,247 reviews2024
Dev: AkabakaPub: DreadXP
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Put the ‘love’ in 'Lovecraftian horror!' Avoid the fanatical cultists and survive dangerous rituals to escape the Black Woods with your life in this 90’s anime inspired visual novel!
Why similar: Lovecraftian 46.8%, Hand-drawn 24.1%, Point & Click 16.1%, Story Rich 7.2%, 2D 5.8%
- #58 Closer Than You Know
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: So Peculiar, LLC
Windows · Mac
A cozy, updated spin on the familiar point-and-click adventure games. Sam is on a big quest to save her home planet--where Hope has been outlawed. Solve puzzles and uncover the mystery in this charming adventure.
Why similar: Point & Click 40.3%, Hand-drawn 19.1%, Story Rich 14.4%, Puzzle 11.5%, Adventure 8.8%
- #59 Ignore the Blackbird
66% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Mimir Games
Windows
Ignore the Blackbird is a hand-drawn watercolor puzzle game. Explore the greenhouse, solve puzzles woven into its surroundings, and uncover what happened to Sonya’s family.
Why similar: Point & Click 31.7%, Hand-drawn 29.5%, Puzzle 14.4%, Story Rich 11.9%, Adventure 7.5%
- #60 Chronicle of Innsmouth: Mountains of Madness
67% matchMostly Positive72% of 111 reviews2021
Dev: PsychoDevPub: AtomicHorde
Windows · Mac · Linux
After an encounter with a dreadful horror, detective Lone Carter’s investigation leads him to fateful places as Innsmouth, Arkham and the Antarctic, investigating a series of deaths and mysteries. Play also as Abdul Alhazred and H.P. Lovecraft himself in this Lovecraftian point’n’click adventure.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 69.5%, Point & Click 22.3%, Adventure 8.2%