Games Like The Dream Machine: Chapter 1 & 2

Are you ready to serve the guests in the Rusty Lake Hotel? Solve all mysteries in this dark and eerie puzzle game. Rusty Lake Hotel is a point-and-click adventure by the creators of the Rusty Lake & Cube Escape series.

Why similar: Point & Click 23.4%, Puzzle 13.3%, Surreal 12.4%, Psychological Horror 10.3%, Horror 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: Features the same surreal, unsettling atmosphere and room-escape style puzzles found in The Dream Machine.

Fran Bow is a creepy adventure game that tells the story of Fran, a young girl struggling with a mental disorder and an unfair destiny.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 18%, Point & Click 18%, Psychological 9.9%, Horror 8.9%, Story Rich 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: Shares the same unsettling, psychological horror tone mixed with surreal dream exploration and classic point-and-click mechanics.

Experience the beginning and end of characters' lives and build your own family tree! Rusty Lake: Roots is the second premium point-and-click adventure by the creators of the Cube Escape series and Rusty Lake Hotel.

Why similar: Point & Click 22.9%, Puzzle 16.1%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Horror 8.6%, Dark 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: Delivers a similarly bizarre, dark narrative told through intricate puzzle rooms and distinct artistic styling.

Samorost 3 is an exploration adventure and puzzle game from the award-winning creators of Machinarium and Botanicula. Travel across space to nine unique worlds teeming with colorful challenges, creatures and surprises to discover, brought to life with beautiful artwork, sound and music.

Why similar: Psychedelic 22.2%, Point & Click 18%, Hand-drawn 16.3%, Surreal 14.7%, Story Rich 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: Captures the tactile, hand-crafted aesthetic and ambient exploration style reminiscent of the seed game's physical creation methods.

Welcome in Bad Dream: Coma. A point & click game where unique minimalistic art style creates an unforgettable and atmospheric experience. Travel through the surreal and disturbing dreamland where everything depends on your actions. You can't die but you can suffer greatly...

Why similar: Point & Click 16%, Psychological 12.3%, Hand-drawn 12.2%, Surreal 11.7%, Psychological Horror 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: Explores surreal, minimalist dream-logic landscapes where your choices shape a chilling psychological narrative.

TORMENTUM is a dark Point & Click adventure game.The dreamlike, nightmarish atmosphere of the game was inspired by works of painters H.R. Giger and Zdzislaw Beksinski. The game's final look and feel was also strongly influenced by the universes of games such as Demon's Souls or Dark Seed.

Why similar: Psychedelic 13.6%, Point & Click 12.5%, Surreal 9.9%, Psychological Horror 9.3%, Hand-drawn 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: Mirrors the deeply psychological, dark, and nightmarish atmosphere of navigating surreal subconscious spaces.

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 17.8%, Hand-drawn 16.6%, Psychological 9.4%, Psychological Horror 8.8%, Puzzle 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: Continues the surreal, atmospheric point-and-click puzzle-solving journey through haunting dream scenarios.

Lucid Dream is the story of little Lucy, who goes on an adventure into the world of dreams with the mission to save her mother.

Why similar: Psychological 13.1%, Surreal 12.6%, Point & Click 11.8%, Psychological Horror 9.9%, Hand-drawn 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: Centers around a protagonist navigating surreal, psychological, and dark dreamscapes to save a loved one.

Life Gallery is a puzzle game with a unique, illustration-style art design that leads the players into a world of profound horror.

Why similar: Psychedelic 18.6%, Surreal 16.5%, Hand-drawn 13.4%, Point & Click 12.2%, Psychological Horror 11.1%

Why You'll Like It: Presents a deeply surreal, macabre art style and twisted puzzle mechanics that feel straight out of a disturbing dream.

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: Hand-drawn 14.2%, Dialogue Heavy 14.1%, Surreal 13.6%, Point & Click 10.2%, Horror 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: Uses a unique hand-crafted folklore aesthetic and eerie puzzle mechanics similar to physical diorama worlds.

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: Point & Click 14.2%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Horror 11.4%, Psychological 10.8%, Surreal 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on a deeply dark, mature, and psychological story dealing with depression and surreal horror.

Machinarium is the award-winning independent adventure game developed by the makers of Samorost series, Botanicula and CHUCHEL. Help Josef the robot save his girlfriend Berta kidnapped by the Black Cap Brotherhood gang!

Why similar: Point & Click 22.5%, Hand-drawn 18.8%, Surreal 16.8%, Puzzle 11%, Story Rich 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: Employs a similar hand-crafted visual style and purely visual, item-based puzzle progression.

It’s the first game of Through Abandoned series, classical point and click game. You try to find your twin-brother who disappeared in a huge and mysterious place called Abandoned.

Why similar: Point & Click 20.9%, Hand-drawn 15.2%, Puzzle 10%, Mystery 8.7%, Exploration 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a mysterious, surreal underground point-and-click puzzle adventure with an atmospheric tone.

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 40%, Horror 18.7%, Story Rich 16.5%, Puzzle 9.4%, Psychological Horror 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: Offers an atmospheric point-and-click mystery with a deeply eerie, unnerving narrative tone.

You are thrown into a weird world by the machine Garage. Can you escape from it?

Why similar: Point & Click 19.9%, Psychedelic 18.9%, Dark 13.4%, Hand-drawn 9.6%, Mystery 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: Delivers a profoundly weird, tactile, and clay-like surrealist nightmare experience reminiscent of unconventional modeling techniques.

Colin’s apartment maze has puzzles, dialogues, and some dry humor waiting for you. A surreal adventure of a special kind.

Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 15.3%, Point & Click 14.2%, Surreal 9.9%, Hand-drawn 9.1%, Psychological Horror 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: Features an eerie, surreal apartment-exploration puzzle design that mirrors intimate, dream-like spaces.

The Journey Down is a point-and-click series with an Afro-Caribbean twist. Get ready to embark on a journey of exploration, mystery and grave danger - but also a journey of warmth, friendship and love.

Why similar: Point & Click 40.7%, Surreal 23.6%, Atmospheric 12.4%, Adventure 11.7%, Dark 11.5%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a classic point-and-click adventure structure with heavily stylized hand-crafted aesthetics.

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: Narrative 23.8% ★, Point & Click 15.4%, Psychological 10.5%, Emotional 9.2%, Dark 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: Delivers a dark, narrative-driven point-and-click experience focusing on heavy psychological themes.

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 35.9%, Horror 12.7%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Surreal 8.8%, Dark 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: Explores dark psychological horror themes and surreal, philosophical puzzle scenarios.

[The Paradixion: Son's Room] is a point-and-click adventure game with a mysterious atmosphere.Solve various puzzles with a unique atmosphere and find the hidden elements in the game to gather clues about the story.

Why similar: Point & Click 19.3%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Hand-drawn 12.3%, Horror 10.5%, Puzzle 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: Immerses players in a mysterious, hand-drawn surreal environment full of cryptic puzzles.

A sinister creature has enslaved mankind. Solve puzzles, gather components for a machine you are building, find comfort in your dreams.

Why similar: Point & Click 27.4%, Puzzle 14.9%, Dark 12.3%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Adventure 11.8%

Why You'll Like It: Features melancholic surrealist art and point-and-click puzzles exploring dreamlike memories.

Gateway is an award-winning minimalist point & click puzzle adventure set in a desolate black void. The Gateway Trilogy includes remastered versions of the first two games – plus a never-before-seen third installment.

Why similar: Point & Click 16.2%, Psychedelic 14.3%, Surreal 12.7%, Third Person 9.2%, Psychological 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: Emphasizes surreal spatial puzzles and mysterious room exploration within abstract environments.

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

Why similar: Point & Click 27%, Psychological Horror 21.5%, Story Rich 12.7%, Horror 12.6%, Dark 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: Follows a dark, surreal, and unsettling point-and-click journey through a child's imaginative yet terrifying world.

Humor-filled indie adventure game created by the makers of Machinarium and Samorost.

Why similar: Point & Click 21.4%, Surreal 19.8%, Hand-drawn 17%, Story Rich 9.6%, Puzzle 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on organic, tactile exploration and whimsical puzzle-solving within a meticulously crafted miniature ecosystem.

Wander through intricate maze under the bed, and discover the secrets hidden in the long, dark tunnels. Document the existence of monsters. Retrieve the stolen treasures and memories.

Why similar: Surreal 14.8%, Psychological 13.6%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Point & Click 11%, Horror 10%

Why You'll Like It: Explores psychological dread and eerie room exploration through a dark narrative lens.

Creepy quest with the atmosphere of the Brothers Grimm fairy tales. Go through a dangerous adventure filled with puzzles and challenges! Perhaps it is you who will be able to solve all the secrets of forest and save the peaceful creatures?

Why similar: Hand-drawn 27.1%, Dark 18.4%, Puzzle 15%, Horror 10.9%, Atmospheric 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: Captures a dark, fairy-tale horror aesthetic with puzzle-adventure mechanics.

Stranded on a desolate island with Earth's remaining researchers, you investigate a strange celestial body. The day before departure, your only means of transportation gets mysteriously damaged, leaving you stranded. Is someone sabotaging the team, or is there something more sinister going on…

Why similar: Surreal 13%, Point & Click 12.8%, Psychedelic 11.5%, Psychological Horror 10.6%, Dark 9%

A collection of surreal tales, each connected to a stored-away object from childhood. Pick one to follow the moon, feed a hungry lizard or build a peculiar cabinet.

Why similar: Narrative 15.3% ★, Surreal 13.4%, Point & Click 11.5%, Hand-drawn 10.5%, Psychological 10.2%

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: Point & Click 50%, Horror 21.3%, Adventure 12.5%, Story Rich 9.6%, Atmospheric 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: Continues the eerie, Lovecraftian point-and-click investigation with a haunting atmosphere.

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 21.9%, Point & Click 20.2%, Horror 13.4%, Story Rich 12.4%, Dark 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: Shares the intensely psychological, disturbing horror narrative style blended with classic adventure puzzles.

Welcome to the Museum! Machinika Museum is a mystery game where you discover beautiful and mysterious machines of extra-terrestrial origins in an atmospheric galaxy-spanning 3D puzzle game. Will you be able to understand their stories and discover what happened to their previous owner?

Why similar: Point & Click 27.9%, Puzzle 15.2%, Mystery 15%, Sci-fi 12.8%, Story Rich 8.7%

a psychological visual novel where you investigate the souls of the dead. spend time with them, analyze their past, file reports to decide their eternal fate.

Why similar: Psychological 17.9%, Dialogue Heavy 14.9%, Hand-drawn 13.8%, Emotional 12.4%, Mystery 9.7%

Step into a world where dreams and reality mix. You find yourself in a dream-like world, and explore a different traumatic experience each day. Your choice determines if the boy accepts these moments and moves on, or stays in the past.

Why similar: Surreal 15.5%, Psychedelic 14.4%, Hand-drawn 12.9%, Emotional 10.7%, Psychological 9.8%

My Lovely Daughter is an alchemist simulator that explores the depth of a father’s grief and how far he will go to resurrect his daughter. Contains dark and disturbing subject matters, might not be suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.

Why similar: Surreal 31.9%, Psychological Horror 25.8%, Horror 19.7%, Story Rich 13%, 2D 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: Puzzles through a deeply dark, disturbing conceptual narrative wrapped in a handcrafted art style.

A 2D hand-drawn puzzle adventure that spans multiple dimensions and universes. Encounter a diverse cast of characters and unravel mind-bending mysteries as you embark on unique adventures across different worlds.

Why similar: Point & Click 21%, Surreal 18.1%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, Hand-drawn 12.7%, Horror 8.8%

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

Why similar: Point & Click 16.8%, Surreal 16.4%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Dialogue Heavy 12%, Horror 9.4%

You've received a strange letter, and inside, a chilling black and white photograph – the people in the picture are eerily faceless! A powerful intuition compels you to journey to the location in the photo: Greenwater Town...

Why similar: Point & Click 19.4%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Psychedelic 14%, Hand-drawn 13.3%, Puzzle 9.9%

Wood and Flesh: A Candleforth Short Story is a point & click puzzle adventure with hand-drawn 2D graphics and a cozy horror setting that tells a short story set in the Tales from Candleforth universe.

Why similar: Hand-drawn 21.9%, Point & Click 20%, Horror 12.9%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Mystery 11%

DREAM LOGIC is a story driven first-person atmospheric horror game which takes place in liminal spaces. Explore various nostalgic, dreamlike, uncanny environments. But don't feel too safe, there's a sneaky creature watching your every move.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.3%, Horror 16%, Mystery 13.3%, Puzzle 11.8%, Exploration 11.5%

Night Reverie is a Puzzle/Adventure game in which a child must solve the mystery behind the distortion of his house. Explore puzzle-filled environments and discover strange creatures living in the house as you reach the truth behind of what looks like a bizarre nightmare.

Why similar: Narrative 24.3% ★, Surreal 16.8%, Emotional 11.3%, Puzzle 9.9%, Exploration 9.1%

Remember the dad's monster house that haunted your dreams? You're back, in a way you'd never expect! A mysterious ■■ leaves you trapped in a creepy, run-down house...

Why similar: Point & Click 19.7%, Psychedelic 15.4%, Hand-drawn 13.7%, Horror 10%, Puzzle 10%

ENIGMA TECHNOLOGIES invites you to delve into the mind of an AI. Seamlessly blending first-person exploration with point-and-click mechanics, THE ENIGMA MACHINE's completely unique presentation offers an increasingly unnerving atmosphere.

Why similar: Horror 47.6%, Puzzle 32.9%, Atmospheric 19.4%

Papetura is a short atmospheric adventure game, with unique world handmade entirely out of paper, and beautiful fragile music. It tells the story of two little creatures whose house is in danger of being burned down.

Why similar: Psychedelic 20%, Point & Click 17.7%, Hand-drawn 14.6%, Surreal 14.5%, Puzzle 7.8%

Wake up inside the nightmare world you created in this standalone, hand-drawn dark fantasy point-and-click adventure with psychological horror elements. Explore islands, solve puzzles, and make morally ambiguous choices that lead to multiple endings. Inspired by H.R. Giger and Zdzisław Beksiński.

Why similar: Point & Click 19%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Dark 10.4%, Horror 10.3%, Hand-drawn 10%

Follow the meaning is a surreal point-and-click puzzle adventure. Join detective Paul Trilby as he works to unravel the mysteries of a peculiar town, seemingly ruled by the local Hospital. Over the wall and behind tightly shut gates, a dark secret lies in wait…

Why similar: Point & Click 20.3%, Hand-drawn 15.5%, Surreal 14%, Puzzle 10.4%, Mystery 8.5%

A teenage girl and the vengeful ghost possessing her stumble onto horrors of cosmic proportions as the latter searches for a way to murder the former.

Why similar: Point & Click 18.3%, Psychological Horror 15.9%, Dark 13.2%, Horror 12.5%, Mystery 10%

HER TREES : PUZZLE DREAM is a unique point-and-click puzzle game where you move and combine objects to solve puzzles. Unravel the strange puzzles hidden in your dreams.

Why similar: Point & Click 22.5%, Surreal 20.2%, Hand-drawn 16%, Psychological 14.9%, Puzzle 13.5%

Phil's life has crumbled to dust. The four walls of his room have become his safe haven. He yearns for sleep...but terrible nightmares haunt him. Welcome to a new dimension of horror. Welcome to Midnight Scenes.

Why similar: Narrative 19.2% ★, Point & Click 12.1%, Hand-drawn 10.2%, Psychological 8.4%, Dialogue Heavy 8%

NOX: Chapter 1 is a first-person puzzle game, where the player has to make use of gravity changes, gravity shifts and portals to explore the dreams and nightmares of a child. All this, in a world inspired by the work of Escher.

Why similar: Surreal 20.5%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Psychological 14.1%, Emotional 13.3%, Puzzle 12.7%

Horns of Fear is a third-person psychological horror game set in a mysterious mansion...

Why similar: Psychological 13.5%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Point & Click 10.1%, Dialogue Heavy 9.6%, Horror 9.2%

Arrog is an enigmatic puzzle adventure game featuring hand-drawn art and set in a bizarre black-and-white world with color accents.

Why similar: Point & Click 18.9%, Hand-drawn 15.8%, Psychological 13.5%, Narrative 11.5% ★, Adventure 8.1%

THIEF’S SHELTER is a 3D Point and Click Psychological Adventure where the world mirrors a crumbling mind. Nothing stays still, and even your own thoughts can’t be trusted.

Why similar: Narrative 28% ★, Psychological 14.9%, Point & Click 14.2%, Dark 8.9%, Psychological Horror 7.5%

Where do you run to when your demons reside within you? Decarnation is a pixel art adventure/action puzzle game with a horrific story inspired by some of the most influential films and novels in the genre. Dive into a breathtaking thriller where nightmares and dreams intertwine…

Why similar: Surreal 18.8%, Psychedelic 15.7%, Emotional 13.4%, Psychological Horror 8.9%, Puzzle 8.6%

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 19.6%, Psychological 16.6%, Dialogue Heavy 10.1%, Mystery 8.9%, Story Rich 8.3%

What dreams are made of is the stuff of nightmares in this new point-and-click adventure. Delve deep into realms both fantastical and terrifying, and use the power of lucid dreaming to solve puzzles, explore, and contend with eerie adversaries in your search for the brother you thought had died.

Why similar: Point & Click 16%, Psychological 15.7%, Surreal 14.7%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Horror 8.3%

An unsettling adventure following a boy with a prosthetic face. After a string of mysterious murders, Sal and his three friends discover something truly sinister casting shadows over their small town.

Why similar: Narrative 17.3% ★, Psychological Horror 12%, Point & Click 10.4%, Hand-drawn 8.7%, Dark 8.1%

Daymare Town is a hand-drawn puzzle adventure game. You find yourself in a heart of a strange city populated by peculiar Metamorph creatures. This town is full of nooks and crannies, puzzles, secrets and items to collect to help you along the way. Can you escape the nightmare of a day?

Why similar: Point & Click 25.3%, Hand-drawn 18.5%, Dialogue Heavy 11.4%, Exploration 11.2%, Story Rich 9.4%

Century of Anticipation is a short, surreal adventure about being stuck waiting for something misterious. Explore your apartment to find increasingly unusual ways to pass the time, from cooking to throwing your head through the window, while enjoying the amazing soundtrack by Brazilian indie bands.

Why similar: Psychedelic 22.3%, Point & Click 17.9%, Hand-drawn 17.6%, Psychological 9.1%, Surreal 6.9%

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 45.9%, Horror 31.3%, Adventure 17%, Atmospheric 5.8%

Dream is an exploration game that takes place within the subconscious mind of Howard Phillips, a young man whose waking hours are tedious and dull, but whose dreams are lucid and powerful.

Why similar: Exploration 23.4%, Adventure 16.6%, Puzzle 14.8%, Horror 13.1%, Atmospheric 12.2%