- #1 Decarnation
97% 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: Lovecraftian 21.9%, Surreal 19.8%, Psychological Horror 9.8%, Psychedelic 9.1%, Dark 9.1%
- #2 Do Animals Dream?
96% matchMostly Positive71% of 89 reviews2021
Dev: Black Vein Productions
Windows · Mac
You’re shipwrecked on a mysterious island of talking animals! You’ll need to make friends with the local critters if you hope to return home. This adventure includes branching conversations, memorable endings, and dark secrets...
Why similar: Psychological Horror 37.5%, Multiple Endings 25.7%, Dark 17.7%, Adventure 13%, Atmospheric 6%
- #3 Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss
96% matchMixed58% of 355 reviews2026
Dev: Big Bad WolfPub: Nacon
Windows
A mining station in the Pacific abyss is no longer responding. As an investigator of the occult, unravel the mysteries of the deep. Test your wits and sanity in this lovecraftian thriller.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 28.9%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Thriller 9.5%, Dark 9%, Story Rich 7.3%
- #4 EMOTIONLESS : The Last Ticket
95% matchVery Positive81% of 138 reviews2025
Dev: X1 Games
Windows
Step into a liminal, cosmic horror experience set in an abandoned amusement park. Uncover the haunting narrative behind its twisted rides and empty tunnels to discover what lurks within a reality that shouldn't exist…
Why similar: Lovecraftian 28.9%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Dark 11.3%, Horror 10%, Surreal 8%
- #5 I dream of you and ice cream
94% 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 26.7%, Dark 16%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Adventure 13.8%, Puzzle 12.9%
- #6 Stars Die
94% matchVery Positive90% of 160 reviews2020
Dev: Eric Juvi
Windows
A giant cathedral of flesh has appeared in the middle of the ocean on a dying world. A small group of scientists are secretly investigating it when a mysterious woman appears, facing an impossible task.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 30.2%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Multiple Endings 11.8%, Sci-fi 11.4%, Mystery 8.3%
- #7 Rusty Lake Paradise
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 7,545 reviews2018
Dev: Rusty Lake
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Rusty Lake Paradise is set on a small remote island which is cursed by the ten plagues of Egypt. Solve all the mysteries of this dark, macabre puzzle adventure. Paradise builds upon the distinctive atmosphere and excitement from the Rusty Lake series.
Why similar: Point & Click 27.6%, Psychological Horror 15.8%, Puzzle 15%, Horror 9.2%, Mystery 7.9%
- #8 AUTO-CRISIS
92% matchVery Positive88% of 94 reviews2025
Dev: The Otherworldly Studios
Windows
You're driving away on a forest road, late at night, under a heavy storm. Your car breaks down. Luckily, there might be a gas station nearby. But a misfortune never comes alone. The storm has brought something else, something otherworldly that oddly smells of spilled diesel oil.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 19.2%, Surreal 17.2%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Dark 12.7%, Horror 10.7%
- #9 Eclipsium
90% matchVery Positive91% of 3,488 reviews2025
Dev: HousefirePub: CRITICAL REFLEX
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Longing for light, a sunless world begins devouring itself. Every step shifts the landscape beneath you as you search for what remains of her.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 17.9%, Surreal 12.5%, Thriller 11.7%, Psychedelic 9.9%, Psychological Horror 9.5%
- #10 The Moon Sliver
91% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,166 reviews2014
Dev: David Szymanski
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 61%
You are on a bleak, cold, windy island. And you seem to be alone... but fires and candles still burn. As you explore, a story of guilt, loneliness, and faith begins to take shape. And it becomes obvious that something is hunting you...
Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.4%, Horror 12.8%, Dark 11.4%, Point & Click 10.4%, Exploration 10.4%
- #11 Bad Dream: Coma
91% 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 16.4%, Surreal 14.5%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Multiple Endings 11.9%, Horror 10.8%
- #12 Foghorns Drown
89% matchMostly Positive76% of 140 reviews2026
Dev: Studio Laaya
Windows
You're a ferryman in Birchwood, a remote village isolated beyond a lake veiled in thick fog. Mysteries and folklore haunt your dreams in this narrative-driven psychological horror game.
Why similar: Thriller 19.4%, Surreal 16.6%, Psychological Horror 16.5%, Mystery 11.8%, Horror 9.8%
- #13 Thekku Island
88% matchVery Positive86% of 151 reviews2026
Dev: Ales Devs Games
Windows
A chilling psychological horror set in 1980s Kerala. After weeks of silence, you arrive on a remote island to search for your missing wife. Explore an abandoned house, uncover local folklore, survive haunting encounters, and unravel the island’s buried secrets.
Why similar: Exploration 21.1%, Psychological Horror 18.8%, Horror 16.4%, Mystery 12.2%, Adventure 10.7%
- #14 The Dream Machine: Chapter 1 & 2
89% matchVery Positive87% of 2,245 reviews2012
Dev: Cockroach Inc.Pub: The Sleeping Machine
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 75%
The Dream Machine is an award-winning point & click adventure game about exploring other people's dreams. It's built by hand using materials such as clay, cardboard and broccoli.
Why similar: Surreal 13%, Point & Click 12.8%, Psychedelic 11.5%, Psychological Horror 10.6%, Dark 9%
- #15 The Island of Doctor Morose
86% matchVery Positive96% of 105 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 23.6%, Point & Click 11.4%, Abstract 10.8%, Dark 8.1%, Psychological Horror 7.4%
- #16 Afterdream
86% matchVery Positive93% of 358 reviews2023
Dev: Jesse MakkonenPub: Gamirror Games
Windows
Get lost in a lucid dream, bending the lines between reality and fiction. Utilize the strange camera to navigate through the ghosts' mysterious residence. Find the purpose of your nocturnal visit in a vivid and dreamlike setting.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.9%, Surreal 15.7%, Horror 13.9%, Thriller 13.4%, Mystery 10.3%
- #17 The Land of Pain
87% matchMostly Positive74% of 769 reviews2017
Dev: Alessandro Guzzo
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Something strange appears in the woods. Lost in a dark and unknown place, survive an unrelenting enemy, solve puzzles, and uncover the ancient mystery that’s befallen this land in this Lovecraftian Cosmic Horror adventure.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 29.2%, Surreal 12.2%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Horror 9.7%, Mystery 9.2%
- #18 THRESHOLD
84% matchVery Positive85% of 1,340 reviews2024
Dev: Julien EveilléPub: CRITICAL REFLEX
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 78%
In a lonely station atop a mountain, a train rumbles its precious cargo to places unknown. Now is your shift. Keep the pace. Uncover a mystery. Fight for your last breath. The air is thin up here.
Why similar: Thriller 13.4%, Surreal 13.1%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Dark 11.4%, Horror 9.8%
- #19 Mouthwashing
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 38,381 reviews2024
Dev: Wrong OrganPub: CRITICAL REFLEX
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
The five crew members of the Tulpar are stranded in the empty reaches of space, shrouded in perpetual sunset. God is not watching.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.7%, Surreal 14.5%, Thriller 14.3%, Horror 12.2%, Dark 10.9%
- #20 The Signifier Director's Cut
85% matchMostly Positive79% of 350 reviews2020
Dev: PlaymestudioPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
This story-driven adventure follows a mystery of death and despair from reality into the surreal realms of objective memories and subjective experiences. Search the mind, solve puzzles, and unravel the dark truth in this psychological thriller.
Why similar: Thriller 19.5%, Surreal 16.8%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Dark 11.8%, Multiple Endings 11.4%
- #21 The Lightkeeper
82% matchVery Positive82% of 1,097 reviews2025
Dev: Darkphobia Games
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Alone on a remote island, you're tasked with keeping a lighthouse. But the horrific events that claimed the lives of previous keepers still whisper through the air. Each day, the line between reality and delusion fades and something in the dark is waiting for the last keeper
Why similar: Thriller 19.2%, Psychological Horror 16.3%, Dark 14.5%, Horror 12.3%, Surreal 10.7%
- #22 Garage: Bad Dream Adventure
83% 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 23.1%, Dark 20.8%, Mystery 15.1%, Psychedelic 14.7%, Exploration 10.5%
- #23 A Lonely Cabin Trip
84% matchMixed70% of 76 reviews2022
Dev: Korvinrular
Windows
You were supposed to have a relaxing cabin trip on a island all alone but after several strange encounters you had a mystery to solve, will you be able to survive a first-person psychological horror game or will you run away?
Why similar: Surreal 16.1%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Dark 13.6%, Horror 11.7%, Multiple Endings 11.4%
- #24 Static Dread: The Submarine
81% matchVery Positive84% of 275 reviews2026
Dev: solarsuit.gamesPub: Polden Publishing
Windows
Descend into Lovecraftian horror aboard a claustrophobic military submarine. Assign tasks as a captain’s right hand, analyze sonar signals, make hard decisions, and keep the crew from madness. Dark horrors lurk both within… and beyond the hull.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 26.1%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Surreal 10.5%, Thriller 10.4%, Dark 9.9%
- #25 The Inn-Sanity
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,635 reviews2025
Dev: Steppe Hare Studio
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Early 90s. You stayed in a quiet hotel for just one night and the next morning you’ve found out that the old world was destroyed. Alien dreams, secrets of your past and other guests that are turning into monsters. This hotel will not let you to check out.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.5%, Horror 15.5%, Multiple Endings 15.3%, Dark 12.8%, Exploration 9.8%
- #26 Desktop Explorer
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,696 reviews2026
Dev: Recurring Dream
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Rummage through the abandoned profiles of an old PC to unravel an inherited mystery. What secrets hide in this eerie adventure of cryptic games and outdated software? Who was using this computer? And what happened to them?
Why similar: Point & Click 22.4%, Psychological Horror 22.1%, Mystery 14.9%, Stylized 10.9%, Exploration 9.6%
- #27 DESOLATIUM: Prologue
81% matchMostly Positive78% of 121 reviews2021
Dev: SUPERLUMEN
Windows · Mac
Median: 48 minMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 41%
DESOLATIUM: PROLOGUE is a first-person point & click Graphic Adventure based on Lovecraft Mythos. Live this horror story where you will have to visit mysterious locations, face lovecraftian creatures, find clues and combine objects to solve puzzles.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 23.9%, Point & Click 12.7%, Mystery 9.9%, Psychological Horror 9.5%, Thriller 8.7%
- #28 DREAM LOGIC
79% 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 24%, Horror 16.3%, Mystery 16.1%, Exploration 12.1%, Puzzle 9%
- #29 Mango
80% matchVery Positive90% of 134 reviews2021
Dev: Sad Mask PartyPub: NILWARE
Windows · Mac · Linux
A surrealist indie first-person adventure game based on art and derealization. Explore the idea of a mind losing its grasp with reality, as reality turns into a dream, and that dream turns into a nightmare.
Why similar: Philosophical 24.9%, Surreal 20.4%, Psychedelic 14.5%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Story Rich 7.5%
- #30 The Room Three
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 13,392 reviews2018
Dev: Fireproof Games
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Lured to a remote island, you find yourself confined within the rooms of an ominous mansion. You must draw upon all your puzzle-solving ability to navigate a series of trials devised by a mysterious figure known only as “The Craftsman”. Do you have what it takes to escape?
Why similar: Mystery 19.1%, Puzzle 18.1%, Lovecraftian 16.8%, Point & Click 15.5%, Dark 5.7%
- #31 Ad Infernum
78% matchVery Positive94% of 89 reviews2024
Dev: Glass Knuckle Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Stranded at an abandoned gas station in the middle of the desert. Losing your grip on reality. Dark rituals. Demonic pursuers. No escape.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 29.3%, Psychological Horror 17.6%, Dark 15.3%, Horror 10.6%, Surreal 10%
- #32 THIEF'S SHELTER
76% 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: Point & Click 22.4%, Dark 18.5%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Story Rich 11.8%, Exploration 10.8%
- #33 Dreamless
77% matchMostly Positive73% of 130 reviews2024
Dev: Setone GamesPub: Limansia Fears
Windows
In a remote provincial town, teenagers mysteriously disappear every 25 years. You're a high school student about to turn 18... But what if you become the next victim?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.6%, Dark 18.2%, Horror 14.2%, Psychedelic 9.7%, Mystery 9.3%
- #34 Outlying Islands
74% matchVery Positive95% of 98 reviews2025
Dev: 九指画尸Pub: 2P Games
Windows
A story about discovering anomalies, finding strange energy sources, and the intertwining of peculiar spaces. Get ready to uncover hidden stories, delve into a horrifying narrative and unveil the most fundamental truth!
Why similar: Lovecraftian 22.2%, Thriller 17.1%, Point & Click 11.2%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Horror 8.8%
- #35 SIMULACRA
76% matchVery Positive90% of 4,678 reviews2017
Dev: Kaigan Games OÜ
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 71%
An interactive horror experience of exploring a missing woman’s phone.
Why similar: Thriller 14.6%, Point & Click 13.5%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Horror 10.5%, Multiple Endings 10%
- #36 The Dark Egg Demo
75% matchVery Positive96% of 228 reviews2022
Dev: Transcend Pixels
Windows
A surrealist text-based RPG. You will explore an island, solve puzzles, and fight enemies, all in your attempt to get the Dark Egg.
Why similar: Surreal 25.8%, Psychological Horror 19.4%, Exploration 12.9%, Mystery 12.4%, Story Rich 10.6%
- #37 The Echo Paradox
75% matchMostly Positive79% of 67 reviews2025
Dev: Virtuzilla
Windows
The Echo Paradox is a first-person psychological horror game. Humanity stands on the brink of an unsettling revelation – alternate dimensions are real, but eerily without signs of life.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 25.6%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, Surreal 12.6%, Horror 10.3%, Dark 8.6%
- #38 Return to Shironagasu Island
74% matchVery Positive94% of 4,204 reviews2020
Dev: ONIMUSHI HyogoPub: TABINOMICHI
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 14.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
A mystery adventure game and visual novel set on solitary Shironagasu Island. Discover its secrets, solve its mysteries, and escape from the ominous island!
Why similar: Mystery 19.8%, Horror 15.6%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Thriller 12.6%, Adventure 12.6%
- #39 Insomnia: Chapter One
72% matchMostly Positive75% of 150 reviews2026
Dev: Melon PolygonsPub: MonkeyFactory Media
Windows
2012. The Arctic research station "Persei" loses contact with the outside world. You are Ethan Miller, a technician sent to the facility to fix the issues. But something here has clearly gone out of control.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 27.8%, Thriller 16%, Horror 12.8%, Dark 12.8%, Story Rich 11.6%
- #40 The Anomalous Hour
73% matchVery Positive92% of 88 reviews2024
Dev: Gambir Studio
Windows
You are alone in a deserted station. Or are you? Take pictures of strange anomalies around the station and you might find a way out.
Why similar: Multiple Endings 21.4%, Psychological Horror 20.7%, Horror 19.2%, Mystery 14.9%, Exploration 13.5%
- #41 Ritual Static
72% matchVery Positive96% of 50 reviews2026
Dev: Clifford Games
Windows
"Do you think a house can dream?" Ritual Static is a surreal first-person photography horror game following a young man in his childhood home the day before a big move. Surf the television, sink into static, and rot in the dark.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22%, Horror 15.4%, Psychedelic 13.7%, Story Rich 12%, Dark 9.1%
- #42 HOMESICKNESS
71% matchVery Positive95% of 81 reviews2025
Dev: jnity
Windows
HOMESICKNESS is a point-&-click psychological horror indie game exploring the nuances of nostalgia. Play as Theo, trapped in CHILDREEF’s daycare, descending floor by floor; surviving the remnants of time. Use the Kids' multi-tool, listen to obscure tapes, and make your way to the lot. She's waiting.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.7%, Abstract 19.7%, Point & Click 19.7%, Story Rich 12.1%, Exploration 11.5%
- #43 Below, Rusted Gods
70% matchVery Positive89% of 309 reviews2026
Dev: FromSouthGames
Windows
You are the lifeline supporting an expedition into the unknown. Keep both yourself and your squad alive by interpreting instrument readings, explore the facilities, and uncover something ancient and eager to be born.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 29.3%, Thriller 17.7%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Multiple Endings 11%, Horror 9.4%
- #44 Bad Dream: Stories
73% 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: Abstract 22.1%, Point & Click 17.3%, Psychological Horror 10.7%, Surreal 8.7%, Dark 8.6%
- #45 Dead of Darkness
71% matchVery Positive88% of 224 reviews2025
Dev: Retrofiction Games
Windows
Dead of Darkness is a 2D survival-horror action-adventure. Investigate a mysterious island and unravel its disturbing secret. You’ll have to face grotesque creatures, hurdle deadly traps, solve puzzles, and most importantly, survive.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 34.5%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Horror 12.7%, Dark 10%, Story Rich 9.9%
- #46 Strangeland
71% matchVery Positive93% of 975 reviews2021
Dev: Wormwood StudiosPub: Wadjet Eye Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 81%
You wake in a surreal carnival, where a woman cries out to you before leaping to her death. Can either of you be saved? The denizens and devices of Strangeland answer with riddles, puzzles, and warnings of a Dark Thing lurking at the park’s peak. A new adventure from the creators of Primordia.
Why similar: Point & Click 19.7%, Surreal 18.7%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Horror 9.4%, Story Rich 9%
- #47 Strange Dream
70% matchMostly Positive77% of 93 reviews2025
Dev: Half Flower
Windows
You are trapped in a strange dream from which there is no waking. It is stitched from Chinese nostalgia, childhood echoes, and liminal spaces—where sense and nonsense blend freely. All you can do is keep exploring, until you must choose: return to restless reality, or stay in the dream forever?
Why similar: Surreal 25%, Abstract 22%, Psychedelic 17.6%, Exploration 10.3%, Multiple Endings 9.4%
- #48 The Artifact
73% matchMixed64% of 214 reviews2017
Dev: Colin WrenPub: Enigma Games LTD
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Woken from a hypersleep, you find yourself alone on a drifting star cruiser, light years from home. The crew has disappeared, leaving behind nothing but a few scattered records and a strange artifact that seems to hold the key to an alien civilisation.
Why similar: Puzzle 59.3%, Adventure 40.7%
- #49 The Occultist
69% matchMostly Positive76% of 357 reviews2026
Dev: DALOARPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
The Occultist is a first-person narrative thriller. You play as Alan Rebels, a paranormal investigator who travels to an abandoned British island after his father's disappearance. Explore Godstone island, face supernatural entities, and uncover long-buried occult rituals.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 30.5%, Psychological Horror 16.5%, Horror 12.3%, Mystery 11.6%, Story Rich 9.2%
- #50 Tormentum II
67% 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 17.2%, Psychological Horror 15.9%, Dark 12.7%, Horror 11.2%, Mystery 9.8%
- #51 CoRoT
69% matchMixed68% of 56 reviews2025
Dev: Azteck Game Studios
Windows
CoRoT is a first-person psychological meta-horror game. Search for cassettes in a transforming house, unraveling its macabre past. A sinister atmosphere surrounds you as you try to understand what's happening and where you really are. Can you discover the truth hidden in its walls?
Why similar: Surreal 20.4%, Psychological Horror 16.8%, Thriller 15.9%, Horror 10.6%, Dark 9.9%
- #52 Loop//Error
68% matchVery Positive88% of 58 reviews2025
Dev: Koro Pixel StudioPub: Dark Product
Windows
Alone in the dead of night, you find yourself sent on a simple errand to check on a quiet gas station on the outskirts of town. But nothing here feels right. You can’t outrun this place. It wants you. And it will keep you.
Why similar: Philosophical 19.8%, Surreal 16.4%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Dark 10.5%, Horror 9.7%
- #53 Insight
68% matchVery Positive88% of 72 reviews2024
Dev: GravelRoadPub: PaperPixel Games
Windows
Insight is a single-player horror story game shrouded in mystery. You'll take control of different characters to solve crimes and unveil the dark secrets behind them.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 24.1%, Thriller 16.1%, Surreal 10.2%, Psychological Horror 9.3%, Dark 9.2%
- #54 Moons of Madness
69% matchMostly Positive77% of 2,931 reviews2019
Dev: Rock Pocket GamesPub: Funcom
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Moons of Madness is a first-person, story-driven cosmic horror game where the scientific exploration of Mars meets the supernatural dread of Lovecraft.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 28.8%, Science 12.3%, Horror 10.4%, Sci-fi 9.7%, Thriller 8.7%
- #55 Astray
70% matchMixed69% of 230 reviews2015
Dev: Aegon Games Ltd
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Astray is a first-person horror/puzzle game set in an abandoned museum based on unusual cultures, legends, and supernatural themes. But something more sinister lurks beneath the surface..
Why similar: Lovecraftian 26.8%, Horror 19.4%, Dark 14.6%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Puzzle 11.4%
- #56 Still Wakes the Deep
63% matchVery Positive88% of 12,881 reviews2024
Dev: The Chinese RoomPub: Secret Mode
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
1975. Disaster strikes the Beira D oil rig off the coast of Scotland. Navigate the collapsing rig to save your crew from an otherworldly horror on the edge of all logic and reality in this 3x BAFTA Games Award-winning narrative horror experience.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 30.6%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Horror 11%, Dark 10.9%, Thriller 7.8%
- #57 7 Days
64% 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 24.2%, Dark 16.2%, Multiple Endings 13.5%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Psychedelic 12.3%
- #58 A Night at the Watermill
66% matchVery Positive95% of 61 reviews2024
Dev: Neon Tales
Windows · Mac · Linux
You wake up in an old watermill in the middle of the night ... and can't remember anything. Examine the surroundings in this thrilling point&click adventure and find out what happened.
Why similar: Thriller 18.7%, Point & Click 17.8%, Dark 15.1%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Horror 9%
- #59 Dark Scavenger
68% matchVery Positive86% of 243 reviews2014
Dev: Psydra Games LLC
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Dark Scavenger is a bizarre point-and-click RPG adventure with a focus on exploration, gaining loot, and meaningful choices. Filling the role of a powerful space traveler, you find yourself stranded on a mysterious alien planet. Will you save the world or just yourself?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 33.3%, Point & Click 21%, Sci-fi 15.4%, Multiple Endings 13.6%, Adventure 9.3%
- #60 Rise of Insanity
67% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,283 reviews2018
Dev: Red Limb Studio
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 94%
In Rise of Insanity, as a doctor of psychology you will explore the darkest recesses of the human mind. Overcome your fear to find the truth behind the tragedy that has befallen your family.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.6%, Horror 14.9%, Surreal 14.1%, Psychedelic 12.5%, Dark 11.2%