- #1 Papetura
97% matchVery Positive92% of 1,262 reviews2021
Dev: Petums
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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 19.9%, Point & Click 17.7%, Hand-drawn 14.6%, Surreal 14.5%, Puzzle 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: Like The Dream Machine, this game features a stunning, hand-crafted world made entirely of paper and light.
- #2 Machinarium
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 20,605 reviews2009
Dev: Amanita Design
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 18.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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: A classic hand-drawn point-and-click game that emphasizes environmental storytelling and intricate puzzle-solving without dialogue.
- #3 Fran Bow
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 22,901 reviews2015
Dev: Killmonday Games AB
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 11.0 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: Psychological Horror 18.1%, Point & Click 18%, Psychological 9.9%, Horror 8.9%, Story Rich 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: A quintessential psychological horror point-and-click game that delves into surreal, dream-like realities and dark themes.
- #4 Botanicula
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 6,688 reviews2012
Dev: Amanita Design
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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: This surreal, hand-drawn point-and-click adventure captures the same whimsical yet slightly eerie atmosphere found in dream-based exploration.
- #5 Rusty Lake: Roots
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 9,087 reviews2016
Dev: Rusty Lake
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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: This title excels at creating a surreal, unsettling atmosphere through its unique point-and-click puzzle mechanics.
- #6 Samorost 3
94% matchVery Positive94% of 5,546 reviews2016
Dev: Amanita Design
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 22.1%, Point & Click 17.9%, Hand-drawn 16.3%, Surreal 14.7%, Story Rich 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric, hand-drawn exploration game that relies on visual storytelling and surreal puzzle-solving.
- #7 Bad Dream: Coma
93% matchVery Positive91% of 2,222 reviews2017
Dev: Desert Fox
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 67%
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 12.4%, Hand-drawn 12.2%, Surreal 11.6%, Psychological Horror 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: A point-and-click horror game that focuses on surreal, dream-based scenarios where choices significantly impact the world.
- #8 Hylics 2
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,555 reviews2020
Dev: Mason Lindroth
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 70%
A surreal RPG with a unique graphical style and droll scenario.
Why similar: Psychedelic 46.5%, Surreal 42.4%, Adventure 5.8%, Psychological Horror 3.4%, Story Rich 1.9%
Why You'll Like It: This game utilizes a distinct claymation aesthetic that mirrors the tactile, handcrafted feel of The Dream Machine.
- #9 Creaks
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 6,119 reviews2020
Dev: Amanita Design
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 78%
The ground starts shaking, light bulbs are breaking - and something rather unusual is happening right behind the walls of your very room. Equipped with nothing but wit and courage, you slowly descend into a world inhabited by avian folk and seemingly deadly furniture monsters.
Why similar: Surreal 24.8%, Hand-drawn 24.5%, Puzzle 13.4%, Mystery 10.9%, Atmospheric 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: Featuring a beautiful hand-drawn art style, this puzzle-adventure explores a surreal, underground world with a similar sense of discovery.
- #10 Little Misfortune
90% 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: Point & Click 27%, Psychological Horror 21.4%, Horror 12.7%, Story Rich 12.5%, Dark 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: This narrative-driven adventure shares a dark, surreal, and whimsical tone that feels very much like a twisted dream.
- #11 Lucid Dream Adventure
91% matchVery Positive82% of 234 reviews2018
Dev: Dali Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 70%
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 13.3%, Surreal 12.6%, Point & Click 11.5%, Psychological Horror 9.9%, Hand-drawn 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: A direct thematic match that focuses on exploring surreal dreamscapes through point-and-click puzzle mechanics.
- #12 The Cat Lady
89% matchVery Positive94% of 6,285 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: Point & Click 14.1%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Horror 11.4%, Psychological 10.8%, Surreal 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, psychological horror game that uses a unique art style to explore deep, disturbing themes through point-and-click gameplay.
- #13 Rusty Lake Hotel
89% 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: Point & Click 23.3%, Puzzle 13.2%, Surreal 12.4%, Psychological Horror 10.3%, Horror 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal, point-and-click puzzle game that leans heavily into the bizarre and unsettling nature of dream-like logic.
- #14 Life Gallery
88% matchVery Positive82% of 448 reviews2023
Dev: 751 Games
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 18.5%, Surreal 16.5%, Hand-drawn 13.4%, Point & Click 12.2%, Psychological Horror 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal puzzle game that uses a unique, hand-drawn art style to present a series of unsettling, dream-like vignettes.
- #15 Sally Face - Episode One
87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 28,581 reviews2016
Dev: Portable Moose
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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 17.6% ★, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Point & Click 10.3%, Hand-drawn 8.6%, Dark 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a dark, psychological narrative with a distinct, stylized art direction that complements its unsettling story.
- #16 Gorogoa
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 20,667 reviews2017
Dev: Buried SignalPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Gorogoa is an elegant evolution of the puzzle genre, told through a beautifully hand-drawn story designed and illustrated by Jason Roberts. Winner of Debut Game at the 2018 BAFTA Games Awards, as well as Best Mobile Game and the Innovation Award at the GDC 2018 Choice Awards.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 26.7%, Puzzle 23.1%, Point & Click 16.4%, Mystery 6.3%, Atmospheric 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: An artistic puzzle game where hand-drawn panels are manipulated to reveal surreal, interconnected dream-like narratives.
- #17 Bad Dream: Stories
86% 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: Point & Click 17.8%, Hand-drawn 16.6%, Psychological 9.4%, Psychological Horror 8.8%, Puzzle 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: A collection of surreal, point-and-click horror experiences that emphasize atmosphere and player choice.
- #18 Kentucky Route Zero: PC Edition
85% matchVery Positive80% of 4,444 reviews2013
Dev: Cardboard Computer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 56%
KENTUCKY ROUTE ZERO is a magical realist adventure game about a secret highway running through the caves beneath Kentucky, and the mysterious folks who travel it.
Why similar: Point & Click 25%, Surreal 23.1%, Narrative 19.8% ★, Atmospheric 9%, Story Rich 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal, atmospheric narrative game that captures the same sense of wandering through a strange, dream-like landscape.
- #19 I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream
84% matchVery Positive89% of 4,003 reviews2013
Dev: The Dreamers GuildPub: Nightdive Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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 8.7%, Dark 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: A classic point-and-click psychological horror game that deals with surreal, nightmarish themes and complex narrative choices.
- #20 If On A Winter's Night, Four Travelers
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,822 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: Narrative 23.9% ★, Point & Click 15.4%, Psychological 10.5%, Emotional 9.2%, Dark 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, atmospheric, and surreal point-and-click anthology that feels like a collection of strange, interconnected dreams.
- #21 Night Reverie
83% matchVery Positive96% of 331 reviews2021
Dev: Somber Pixel
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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 24.5% ★, Surreal 16.7%, Emotional 11.3%, Puzzle 9.9%, Exploration 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on exploring a surreal, dream-like house filled with puzzles, mirroring the exploration themes of the seed game.
- #22 Through Abandoned: The Underground City
84% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,015 reviews2015
Dev: Igor KrutovPub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 95%
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 9.9%, Mystery 8.7%, Exploration 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: A point-and-click adventure that focuses on exploring strange, atmospheric environments filled with puzzles.
- #23 Tales from Candleforth
82% 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: Hand-drawn 14.2%, Dialogue Heavy 14.1%, Surreal 13.6%, Point & Click 10.2%, Horror 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: A hand-drawn, surreal horror puzzle game that shares the mysterious and artistic qualities of The Dream Machine.
- #24 Miniatures
81% matchVery Positive95% of 370 reviews2024
Dev: Other Tales Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 15.4% ★, Surreal 13.3%, Point & Click 11.5%, Hand-drawn 10.5%, Psychological 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: A collection of short, surreal stories that prioritize unique art styles and atmospheric storytelling.
- #25 Mindlock - The Apartment
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 679 reviews2024
Dev: Roof Cut MediaPub: USM
Windows · Mac
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 15.4%, Point & Click 14.2%, Surreal 9.9%, Hand-drawn 9.1%, Psychological Horror 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, point-and-click puzzle game that focuses on a claustrophobic, surreal environment.
- #26 The Journey Down: Chapter One
81% matchVery Positive87% of 1,296 reviews2013
Dev: SkyGoblin
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 95%
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 12.5%, Adventure 11.6%, Dark 11.6%
Why You'll Like It: Features a unique, hand-painted aesthetic and a strong focus on atmospheric point-and-click exploration.
- #27 The Paradixion: Son's Room
80% matchVery Positive85% of 54 reviews2023
Dev: GomPangGames
Windows
[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 12.2%, Horror 10.5%, Puzzle 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal, point-and-click adventure that focuses on mysterious, dream-like environments and puzzle-solving.
- #28 The Dream Of A Cockspur
77% matchVery Positive93% of 331 reviews2026
Dev: roccayPub: PLAYISM
Windows
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%
- #29 Hylics
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 9,033 reviews2015
Dev: Mason Lindroth
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Hylics is a recreational program with light JRPG elements.
Why similar: Psychedelic 44.1%, Surreal 40.9%, Atmospheric 5.2%, Hand-drawn 4.7%, Adventure 2.3%
Why You'll Like It: The predecessor to Hylics 2, it features the same iconic clay-modeled art style and bizarre, dream-like world design.
- #30 Downfall
79% matchVery Positive94% of 1,699 reviews2016
Dev: Harvester GamesPub: Screen 7
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.9 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 21.9%, Point & Click 20.2%, Horror 13.4%, Story Rich 12.4%, Dark 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror adventure that uses a stark, hand-drawn aesthetic to tell a deeply disturbing and surreal story.
- #31 Garage: Bad Dream Adventure
78% matchVery Positive97% of 383 reviews2022
Dev: 作場金属製作所 Sakuba Metal Works
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 40%
You are thrown into a weird world by the machine Garage. Can you escape from it?
Why similar: Point & Click 19.8%, Psychedelic 18.9%, Dark 13.5%, Hand-drawn 9.6%, Mystery 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, surreal point-and-click adventure that captures a retro, unsettling atmosphere similar to dream-based horror.
- #32 Machinika: Museum
76% matchVery Positive93% of 6,294 reviews2021
Dev: Littlefield StudioPub: Dear Villagers
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 63%
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%
- #33 Tormentum - Dark Sorrow
77% matchVery Positive94% of 2,752 reviews2015
Dev: OhNoo Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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%
- #34 Endacopia
73% 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: Point & Click 16.5%, Surreal 16.3%, Dialogue Heavy 12.3%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Horror 9.3%
- #35 7 Days
74% matchVery Positive99% of 101 reviews2025
Dev: Daver The DavePub: IC Industries
Windows
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 14.3%, Hand-drawn 12.9%, Emotional 10.7%, Psychological 9.8%
- #36 UNIVERSAL WEIRDNESS
73% matchVery Positive90% of 50 reviews2026
Dev: Cotton Game
Windows
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%
- #37 Green Pond Town
74% matchMostly Positive76% of 59 reviews2026
Dev: Cotton Game
Windows · Mac
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%
- #38 I dream of you and ice cream
75% matchVery Positive93% of 58 reviews2020
Dev: Emilios Manolidis
Windows
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 14.8%, Dark 12.3%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Adventure 11.7%
- #39 Darkness Under My Bed
75% matchVery Positive91% of 96 reviews2021
Dev: Desert Fox
Windows
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%
- #40 Wood and Flesh: A Candleforth Short Story
73% 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: Hand-drawn 21.9%, Point & Click 19.9%, Horror 12.9%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Mystery 11%
- #41 The Gateway Trilogy
76% matchMixed70% of 53 reviews2020
Dev: Cockroach Inc.Pub: The Sleeping Machine
Windows
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 14.2%, Surreal 12.7%, Third Person 9.2%, Psychological 7.7%
- #42 Tormentum II
71% matchVery Positive95% of 228 reviews2026
Dev: OhNoo Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 18.8%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Dark 10.5%, Horror 10.3%, Hand-drawn 10%
- #43 Dad's Monster House 2: MEDAL
71% matchVery Positive85% of 115 reviews2025
Dev: Cotton Game
Windows · Mac
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 9.9%
- #44 DREAM LOGIC
72% matchVery Positive89% of 406 reviews2022
Dev: Teleopsia Games
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 2.2 hrs≥1hr: 37%
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%
- #45 Follow the meaning
70% matchVery Positive94% of 1,035 reviews2024
Dev: HiKing Mind StudioPub: Second Maze
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 13.9%, Puzzle 10.4%, Mystery 8.6%
- #46 HER TREES : PUZZLE DREAM
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,922 reviews2026
Dev: Stone
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 22.8%, Surreal 20.2%, Hand-drawn 16.1%, Psychological 14.7%, Puzzle 13.3%
- #47 THE ENIGMA MACHINE
72% matchVery Positive90% of 383 reviews2018
Dev: ENIGMA STUDIO
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 1.7 hrs≥1hr: 66%
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 19.6%
- #48 Midnight Scenes: A Safe Place
69% matchVery Positive95% of 242 reviews2024
Dev: White Blanket GamesPub: Octavi Navarro
Windows
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 19.3% ★, Point & Click 12.1%, Hand-drawn 10.2%, Psychological 8.4%, Dialogue Heavy 8%
- #49 NOX: Chapter 1
70% matchVery Positive94% of 80 reviews2022
Dev: The Buua Studio
Windows
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%
- #50 THIEF'S SHELTER
68% matchVery Positive95% of 61 reviews2025
Dev: Geo GamesPub: Restless Corp.
Windows
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 28.1% ★, Psychological 14.9%, Point & Click 14.2%, Dark 8.9%, Psychological Horror 7.5%
- #51 Arrog
70% matchVery Positive88% of 226 reviews2020
Dev: LEAP Game StudiosPub: indienova
Windows
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 11.6% ★, Adventure 8%
- #52 Horns of Fear
71% matchVery Positive92% of 86 reviews2018
Dev: Pixoala
Windows
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%
- #53 Decarnation
68% matchVery Positive87% of 1,113 reviews2023
Dev: Atelier QDBPub: Shiro Unlimited
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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 18.7%, Psychedelic 15.6%, Emotional 13.4%, Psychological Horror 8.9%, Puzzle 8.6%
- #54 The Corruption Within
69% matchVery Positive94% of 168 reviews2021
Dev: Cosmic Void
Windows
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 19.5%, Psychological 16.6%, Dialogue Heavy 10.1%, Mystery 9%, Story Rich 8.3%
- #55 Daymare Town
65% matchVery Positive98% of 132 reviews2025
Dev: Mateusz Skutnik
Windows
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%
- #56 Isolomus
67% matchVery Positive95% of 434 reviews2020
Dev: Michael Rfdshir
Windows · Linux
Bite-sized surreal horror with multiple choices. Make your own way through the claymation madness!
Why similar: Surreal 20.8%, Psychological Horror 16.1%, Point & Click 16%, Horror 9.8%, Puzzle 9%
- #57 The Music Machine
69% matchVery Positive87% of 614 reviews2015
Dev: David Szymanski
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 13.3%, Horror 12.5%, Mystery 10%
- #58 Deep Sleep Trilogy
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 859 reviews2019
Dev: scriptwelderPub: Armor Games Studios
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 1.9 hrs≥1hr: 71%
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 46%, Horror 31.4%, Adventure 16.8%, Atmospheric 5.8%
- #59 Submachine: Legacy
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,459 reviews2023
Dev: Mateusz Skutnik
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Submachine is a hand-drawn puzzle adventure game. You find yourself in a vast network of desolate locations containing puzzles, secrets, notes and items to collect to help you along the way. Follow the story of a banished lighthouse keeper to discover his descent into ruins.
Why similar: Point & Click 24.7%, Hand-drawn 22.6%, Puzzle 12.2%, Exploration 9.7%, Mystery 8.2%
- #60 Cat Museum
66% matchVery Positive92% of 909 reviews2022
Dev: 751 Games
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Immerse yourself in the bizarre art style and the surreal world of Cat Museum, a 2D side-scrolling puzzle-adventure game. Solve the strange puzzles with your mischievous cat, and unveil the truth behind the mysterious museum.
Why similar: Psychedelic 22.5%, Surreal 15.4%, Point & Click 14.5%, Hand-drawn 13.6%, Horror 8.2%
