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Games Like The Darkest Woods

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  1. #1 It Lurks in the Woods
    97% matchMostly Positive74% of 78 reviews2017
    Dev: Olivier Leclair
    Windows

    It Lurks in the Woods is a short first-person horror game based on French Canadian folklore.

    Why similar: Indie 34.7%, Adventure 33.2%, Horror 32%

  2. #2 Forgotten Hill Mementoes
    96% matchVery Positive90% of 271 reviews2018
    Dev: FM Studio
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    Get ready for a puzzling journey through the memory of Forgotten Hill, can you survive?

    Why similar: Adventure 36%, Horror 35.3%, Indie 28.7%

  3. #3 Fireflies
    96% matchMostly Negative36% of 87 reviews2015
    Dev: Phanom Games
    Windows
    Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 98%

    Adventure horror with many puzzles and an interesting story.

    Why similar: Adventure 46.3%, Indie 29.5%, Horror 24.3%

  4. #4 Shutter
    95% 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: Adventure 41.2%, Indie 29.6%, Horror 29.1%

  5. #5 THE DEVIL HAUNTS ME
    94% matchVery Positive93% of 229 reviews2019
    Dev: games by lum
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Survive, explore and discover the secrets of the woods. But be careful, there's something else in these woods...

    Why similar: Adventure 53.3%, Horror 46.7%

  6. #6 Octave
    94% matchMostly Positive71% of 167 reviews2016
    Dev: Anate Studio
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    Octave is a point 'n click horror-adventure game with elements of action. Dark woods, monsters, paranormal activity, nice puzzles - all this is present in the game.

    Why similar: Indie 60.4%, Adventure 39.6%

  7. #7 Narrow Woods Hotel
    92% matchVery Positive97% of 67 reviews2024
    Dev: Hyper Freeze Games
    Windows

    A retro point-and-click horror adventure game that tests the boundries of the genre! In this "found-footage" horror game you have to navigate the rooms and hallways of the mysterious Narrow Woods Hotel. Collect keys and items and use them to find your way out.

    Why similar: Horror 58.1%, Adventure 41.9%

  8. #8 Barrow Hill: The Dark Path
    91% matchMostly Positive73% of 158 reviews2016
    Dev: Shadow Tor StudiosPub: Iceberg Interactive
    Windows

    Follow the Dark Path into a world of Druidic lore and Celtic myths. It is the Autumn Equinox on Barrow Hill, a time of great power, when the ancient standing stones are at their most powerful and dangerous. You have one night to make the offerings, follow the Dark Path and escape Barrow Hill.

    Why similar: Adventure 49.3%, Indie 30.3%, Horror 20.4%

  9. #9 Dark Fear
    91% matchVery Positive94% of 234 reviews2016
    Dev: Arif Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 61%

    Dark Fear is a pixel horror game with RPG and adventure game elements. Explore a diverse landscape filled with forests, mountains, lakes and deserts. Make allies in the local village, upgrade your weapon and armor, go hunting/fishing and fight your way to the truth by slaying your foes, solving puzzles and helping people with their...

    Why similar: Adventure 42.6%, Horror 31.1%, Indie 26.4%

  10. #10 From The Past
    89% matchMostly Positive71% of 127 reviews2025
    Dev: JustTomcuk
    Windows

    What hides in the depths of the forest?!

    Why similar: Horror 61%, Adventure 39%

  11. #11 Creepy Tale
    89% matchVery Positive86% of 2,970 reviews2020
    Dev: Creepy Brothers
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.6 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: Adventure 40.2%, Horror 33.9%, Indie 25.9%

  12. #12 Hidden: On the trail of the Ancients
    90% 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: Adventure 41.9%, Horror 33.8%, Indie 24.4%

  13. #13 The Horror Of Salazar House
    88% matchVery Positive94% of 390 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: Horror 47.4%, Adventure 29.5%, Indie 23.1%

  14. #14 Wood and Flesh: A Candleforth Short Story
    87% matchVery Positive88% of 128 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: Horror 85.9%, Adventure 7.9%, Indie 6.2%

  15. #15 Cursed
    86% matchVery Positive91% of 205 reviews2022
    Dev: Disaster Squad Productions
    Windows

    A horrific retro point and click adventure with combat

    Why similar: Horror 57.2%, Adventure 42.8%

  16. #16 DARKLIGHT
    86% matchVery Positive87% of 52 reviews2024
    Dev: polytely games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Are you ready to investigate a mysterious occurrence at a remote lighthouse? Solve all mysteries in this dark and eerie puzzle game.

    Why similar: Adventure 38.9%, Horror 31.6%, Indie 29.5%

  17. #17 Chronicle of Innsmouth
    85% matchMostly Positive77% of 261 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: Adventure 100%

  18. #18 Barrow Hill: Curse of the Ancient Circle
    84% matchVery Positive83% of 218 reviews2016
    Dev: Shadow Tor StudiosPub: Iceberg Interactive
    Windows
    Median: 36 minMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 39%

    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: Adventure 44.2%, Horror 30.2%, Indie 25.6%

  19. #19 Endacopia
    79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 4,841 reviews2026
    Dev: Andyland
    Windows
    Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%

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

    Why similar: Horror 57.4%, Adventure 42.6%

  20. #20 Is this Game Trying to Kill Me?
    79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,665 reviews2024
    Dev: Stately Snail
    Windows
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    An old shack deep in a dense forest, a strange computer and a game that's trying to kill you!

    Why similar: Horror 58.2%, Adventure 41.8%

  21. #21 The Padre
    83% matchMostly Positive75% of 59 reviews2019
    Dev: Shotgun with Glitters
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 48 minMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 47%

    The Padre is a retro stylised 3D horror adventure game tapping deep into the roots of classic horror games.

    Why similar: Adventure 44.3%, Indie 32.5%, Horror 23.1%

  22. #22 Real Horror Stories Ultimate Edition
    84% matchMostly Negative39% of 1,311 reviews2014
    Dev: GameOREPub: Strategy First
    Windows
    Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 59%

    Urban myths are stories that may or may not have been believed to be true. Unlike most, some are actually based on real events. One of them, takes place in a haunted forest, near a cemetery, on the borders of a city, near you.

    Why similar: Horror 72%, Indie 20.1%, Adventure 7.8%

  23. #23 Door in the Woods
    82% matchMostly Positive78% of 264 reviews2019
    Dev: teedoubleuGAMESPub: Crunching Koalas
    Windows

    This game is a venture into an alternative timeline in which graphics and sensible game design were never invented.

    Why similar: Horror 62.9%, Indie 37.1%

  24. #24 Forgotten Hill Tales
    81% matchVery Positive90% of 102 reviews2022
    Dev: FM Studio
    Windows · Mac

    A spin-off series of short stories set in the grotesque world of Forgotten Hill

    Why similar: Adventure 48.5%, Horror 34.8%, Indie 16.7%

  25. #25 Last Report
    77% matchVery Positive89% of 2,443 reviews2025
    Dev: Monopixel Games
    Windows
    Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 80%

    Last Report is a dark horror game where you play as a night shift park ranger. While monitoring the camera footage, you start noticing strange events. Uncover the terrifying secret of the National Park. Something moved in the window, but don’t worry it’s probably just another deer, right?

    Why similar: Horror 63%, Adventure 22.3%, Indie 14.7%

  26. #26 Corrosion: Cold Winter Waiting [Enhanced Edition]
    81% matchMixed68% of 266 reviews2015
    Dev: Viperante
    Windows
    Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 97%

    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: Adventure 38.6%, Horror 34.4%, Indie 27%

  27. #27 Vernon's Legacy
    80% matchMixed57% of 116 reviews2016
    Dev: TripleBrick
    Windows
    Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 94%

    Vernon's Legacy is an horror adventure with an enigmatic story that takes place nearly a century ago. You are playing as Robert, the new owner of Dunkenhof manor.

    Why similar: Adventure 40.8%, Horror 29.9%, Indie 29.3%

  28. #28 The Count Lucanor
    77% matchVery Positive93% of 2,976 reviews2016
    Dev: Baroque DecayPub: Neon Doctrine
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    Pixel adventure inspired by classics like Zelda and Silent Hill.

    Why similar: Horror 100%

  29. #29 The Fabled Woods
    78% matchMixed65% of 321 reviews2021
    Dev: CyberPunch StudiosPub: Headup
    Windows
    Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 75%

    Welcome to The Fabled Woods, a dark and mysterious narrative short story. Despite the picturesque beauty, ugly and terrible secrets lurk among the shifting boughs, darkness that no amount of dappled sunlight can erase. Take the first step, and experience an unforgettable journey.

    Why similar: Adventure 63.5%, Indie 36.5%

  30. #30 The Uninvited: MacVenture Series
    78% matchVery Positive85% of 79 reviews2015
    Dev: ZojoiPub: Reverb Triple XP
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 6.9 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: Adventure 45.7%, Horror 30.1%, Indie 24.1%

  31. #31 Horror inside the forest
    76% matchVery Positive91% of 90 reviews2024
    Dev: Erik García Díaz
    Windows

    Plunge into the captivating realm of "Horror Inside the Forest," an exhilarating game that tests your bravery. Explore a mysterious forest, confront supernatural forces, uncover secrets, survive the darkness, and escape its shadowy embrace in this immersive horror experience.

    Why similar: Adventure 72.3%, Indie 27.7%

  32. #32 Tales From Hoia Baciu Forest
    75% matchMostly Positive75% of 155 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: Adventure 47.6%, Horror 46.4%, Indie 6%

  33. #33 Tales from Candleforth
    74% matchVery Positive86% of 180 reviews2024
    Dev: Under the Bed GamesPub: Feardemic
    Windows

    Tales from Candleforth is a folk horror 2D point and click game with puzzles and escape room mechanics, that narrates the fairy tales from the village. The text contained in this ancient and evil book is now bleeding out, mixing the world of nightmares with the real one through handmade 2D graphics.

    Why similar: Horror 64.9%, Adventure 35.1%

  34. #34 Viltnemda
    73% matchVery Positive83% of 259 reviews2022
    Dev: Not In Kansas Games
    Windows

    You've been called into the forest to investigate a wounded deer, but the forest is dark and all you have is a flashlight. Oh bother, what a Tuesday you're having.A retro PSX style horror game

    Why similar: Horror 63%, Adventure 37%

  35. #35 Midnight Swamp
    72% matchVery Positive96% of 67 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: Horror 56.4%, Adventure 43.6%

  36. #36 Days Under Custody
    76% matchMostly Negative39% of 155 reviews2015
    Dev: Abraham CarreolaPub: Groupees Interactive
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 96%

    Days Under Custody is a title made as a classic horror adventure game where a dramatic story, unique puzzles and an enemy stalking you all the time, will test and keep you tense to discover the history behind a lot of inexplicable events.

    Why similar: Adventure 42%, Indie 31.1%, Horror 26.9%

  37. #37 East Wood Carnival
    72% matchMostly Positive79% of 72 reviews2024
    Dev: Elam Isaacs
    Windows

    A PSX retro horror game made by a sixth grader. Your car runs out of gas on your way to an abandoned carnival now infested with danger at every corner.

    Why similar: Horror 47.8%, Adventure 26.2%, Indie 26%

  38. #38 The Final Take
    74% matchMixed64% of 506 reviews2016
    Dev: HUSH InteractivePub: Forever Entertainment S. A.
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    Relive dark footage recorded from the perspective of multiple characters in this unique first person horror.

    Why similar: Horror 43.1%, Adventure 31.7%, Indie 25.3%

  39. #39 Like Clay
    73% matchVery Positive87% of 124 reviews2017
    Dev: free08Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    Like Clay is a story driven adventure game with horror elements. Find out what happened to a friend of yours by reading messages and listening to audio files. Search for hidden doors and items, solve light puzzles and survive deadly foes and lethal traps.

    Why similar: Indie 34.9%, Horror 33.3%, Adventure 31.9%

  40. #40 KRAMPEN
    70% matchVery Positive91% of 443 reviews2023
    Dev: GMD13
    Windows

    Immerse yourself in the winter forest and help a lost soul to find a piece of itself. What is awaiting you there.. or who?

    Why similar: Horror 50.2%, Adventure 27%, Indie 22.8%

  41. #41 Forgotten Hill The Third Axis
    70% matchMostly Positive79% of 111 reviews2023
    Dev: FM Studio
    Windows · Mac

    Enter the twisted world of Forgotten Hill in a new third dimension

    Why similar: Adventure 48.9%, Horror 39.5%, Indie 11.6%

  42. #42 Forest Horror
    71% matchMixed55% of 55 reviews2023
    Dev: Neki4 Electronics
    Windows

    You have to explore the mysterious forest and complete many tasks to get out of there alive.

  43. #43 Nightmare Zapping
    69% matchVery Positive99% of 76 reviews2023
    Dev: Maldo19
    Windows

    A horror channel browsing game where each channel holds a different nightmare to experience, explore them and find out the truth about what has happened in a small town where the inhabitants have disappeared.

    Why similar: Horror 58.6%, Adventure 24.9%, Indie 16.5%

  44. #44 Darkwood
    67% matchVery Positive95% of 24,850 reviews2017
    Dev: Acid Wizard StudioPub: Hooded Horse
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 77%

    Darkwood - a new perspective on survival horror. Scavenge and explore a rich, ever-changing free-roam world by day, then hunker down in your hideout and pray for the morning light.

    Why similar: Horror 60.8%, Adventure 39.2%

  45. #45 Curse of the Old Gods
    71% matchVery Positive86% of 68 reviews2017
    Dev: Tim Rachor
    Windows
    Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 70%

    A mystery adventure game set in a present-day Lovecraftian universe.

    Why similar: Adventure 65.9%, Horror 23.7%, Indie 10.4%

  46. #46 Sullen: Light is Your Friend
    73% matchMostly Negative38% of 72 reviews2017
    Windows
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 78%

    FIVE YEARS AGO IN THIS FOREST.. A journalist wanted to go there.And of course he didnt come back. Few days later,he called his best friend.He just said to him "Come Here" and line dropped. You're the best friend of this guy.You listened your friend and you went there. LET THE GAME BEGIN

    Why similar: Adventure 37.6%, Horror 33.8%, Indie 28.6%

  47. #47 Through the Woods
    70% matchMostly Positive71% of 1,677 reviews2016
    Dev: AntagonistPub: Fulqrum Publishing
    Windows
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    Through the Woods is a third-person Norse horror adventure set in a forest on the western shores of Norway that tells the story of a mother and her missing son.

    Why similar: Horror 39.8%, Adventure 36.8%, Indie 23.4%

  48. #48 Bad Dream: Stories
    69% matchVery Positive93% of 121 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: Adventure 51.4%, Horror 44.9%, Indie 3.8%

  49. #49 Forgotten Hill: The Wardrobe
    69% matchMostly Positive73% of 63 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: Horror 49.9%, Adventure 46.3%, Indie 3.8%

  50. #50 Year Walk
    68% matchVery Positive90% of 2,021 reviews2014
    Dev: Simogo
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 51%

    Venture out into the dark woods where strange creatures roam, on a vision quest set in 19th century Sweden. Solve and decipher cryptic puzzles, listen for clues, and learn about mysterious folklore creatures in the built-in encyclopedia as you seek to foresee your future.

    Why similar: Horror 47.1%, Adventure 35%, Indie 17.9%

  51. #51 The Strange Lights
    65% matchVery Positive87% of 133 reviews2026
    Dev: JustTomcuk
    Windows

    You have arrived in a forest where people are rumored to disappear and strange things happen... Locals often see bright flashes and hear strange sounds...

    Why similar: Horror 81.3%, Adventure 14%, Indie 4.7%

  52. #52 The Third Shift
    65% matchVery Positive98% of 62 reviews2026
    Dev: Teebowah Games
    Windows

    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: Horror 54%, Adventure 41.2%, Indie 4.8%

  53. #53 Vlad Circus: Curse of Asmodeus
    66% matchVery Positive94% of 54 reviews2025
    Dev: IndiesruptionPub: Blowfish Studios
    Windows

    Vlad Circus: Curse of Asmodeus drags you into a sordid world of mirrors and shadows where the demon lurks. Dare to take on this macabre pixel-art graphic adventure of horror and madness. Solve puzzles and explore two parallel timelines.

    Why similar: Horror 52.3%, Adventure 34.4%, Indie 13.3%

  54. #54 Wooden Floor
    71% matchMixed50% of 216 reviews2015
    Dev: pheenix93
    Windows
    Median: 18 minMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 32%

    Wooden Floor is a first person horror game full of visual trickery ... Not being able to predict what is going to happen next you need to make your way through the haunted house.

    Why similar: Adventure 43.7%, Horror 28.5%, Indie 27.8%

  55. #55 The Tavern In the Woods
    66% matchMostly Positive79% of 58 reviews2025
    Dev: Chris J MitchellPub: Motion Forge CG
    Windows

    "Tavern in the Woods" is a first person, single-player interactive fiction story that blends mystery, storytelling, and supernatural horror. Players explore and investigate an isolated environment as the narrative slowly unfolds, gradually uncovering the truth behind the eerie emptiness.

    Why similar: Adventure 100%

  56. #56 Little Misfortune
    64% matchVery Positive92% of 14,094 reviews2019
    Dev: Killmonday Games AB
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    Led by her new friend, Mr. Voice, Misfortune ventures into the woods, where mysteries are unraveled and a little bad luck unfolds.

    Why similar: Horror 41.6%, Adventure 31.9%, Indie 26.5%

  57. #57 Rusty Lake Hotel
    65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 10,529 reviews2016
    Dev: Rusty Lake
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 7.3 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: Horror 43.3%, Adventure 30.9%, Indie 25.8%

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