Games Like The Excavation of Hob's Barrow

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 30.8%, Lovecraftian 20.3%, Horror 14.3%, Pixel Graphics 14.1%, Story Rich 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: This game shares the same commitment to low-fidelity, high-atmosphere horror and Lovecraftian mystery found in Hob's Barrow.

Children of Silentown is a dark adventure game that tells the story of Lucy, a girl growing up in a village deep in a forest inhabited by monsters. People disappearing is nothing uncommon here, but this time, Lucy is old enough to investigate on her own. Or so she thinks.

Why similar: Point & Click 23.4%, Female Protagonist 14%, Horror 12.8%, Dark 11%, Mystery 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: Features a similar folk-horror aesthetic and a focus on uncovering dark secrets within an isolated, unsettling community.

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: Point & Click 28.3%, Dark 12.4%, Horror 11.8%, Emotional 10.9%, Pixel Graphics 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, atmospheric, and narrative-driven experience that captures the same sense of dread and mystery through pixel-art storytelling.

Saint Kotar is a psychological horror detective game set in a cursed valley in rural Croatia. Investigate the disappearance of your relative in the occult-ridden town of Sveti Kotar as you switch between conflicting realities through the eyes of two godly men.

Why similar: Point & Click 19.6%, Lovecraftian 15.2%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%, Horror 10.7%, Dark 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological folk-horror adventure that emphasizes dark, mature themes and investigative gameplay in a rural setting.

The award-winning point-and-click adventure returns in the Director's Cut with an extended story, additional puzzles, and new areas to explore. Witness the rise of an iconic detective as you uncover a dark and sinister truth hiding behind the calm exterior of a small rural town.

Why similar: Point & Click 22.2%, Female Protagonist 13%, Emotional 9.7%, Investigation 9.4%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: A strong narrative-driven detective adventure that shares the classic point-and-click mechanics and mystery-solving focus.

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: Point & Click 48.6%, Horror 24.9%, Adventure 19.5%, Indie 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on archaeological mystery and ancient, supernatural folk horror in a rural, isolated environment.

A demon has possessed you and used your body to tear a swath of bloodshed through New York. You are now free, but life as you knew it is over. Your only path forward is joining the Unavowed - an ancient society dedicated to stopping evil. No matter what the cost.

Why similar: Point & Click 38.8%, Mystery 9.7%, Pixel Graphics 9.7%, Female Protagonist 9.2%, Adventure 9%

Why You'll Like It: A high-quality narrative point-and-click adventure that excels in character-driven storytelling and atmospheric world-building.

A new kind of detective game that allows you to think and investigate freely. Discover clues surrounding 12 strange and gruesome deaths and build your own theory. Pick your suspect, deduce the motive, unmask the awful truth.

Why similar: Point & Click 19.3%, Investigation 11.4%, Interactive Fiction 11.1%, Mystery 10.9%, Thriller 10%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a complex, deduction-based mystery experience that rewards careful observation and puzzle-solving.

After an encounter with a dreadful horror, detective Lone Carter’s investigation leads him to fateful places as Innsmouth, Arkham and the Antarctic, investigating a series of deaths and mysteries. Play also as Abdul Alhazred and H.P. Lovecraft himself in this Lovecraftian point’n’click adventure.

Why similar: Point & Click 23.8%, Lovecraftian 19%, Horror 9.6%, Pixel Graphics 9.5%, Dark 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: A Lovecraftian point-and-click adventure that utilizes pixel art to convey cosmic horror and mystery.

Goetia is a point & click adventure where you play the ghost of a young lady. You are Abigail. Abigail Blackwood.

Why similar: Point & Click 37.5%, Puzzle 13.1%, Female Protagonist 13%, Adventure 9.4%, Horror 9%

Why You'll Like It: A gothic, point-and-click adventure that excels at creating a sense of place through exploration and environmental storytelling.

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 22.5%, Horror 17.8%, Female Protagonist 14.8%, Dark 9.8%, Emotional 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, psychological, and deeply atmospheric point-and-click game that explores mature themes with a unique visual style.

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: Point & Click 31.4%, Horror 15.4%, Puzzle 11.6%, Dark 10.9%, Female Protagonist 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal and dark point-and-click adventure that balances unsettling horror elements with a compelling, narrative-rich mystery.

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 22.8%, Thriller 10.3%, Mystery 8.8%, Investigation 8.5%, Pixel Graphics 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: A mystery-focused point-and-click adventure that emphasizes exploration and uncovering dark secrets.

Crazy cultists. Cthulhu. A talking cat. Gibbous takes you on an expansive, traditionally animated, hand-painted adventure. Play as three protagonists and explore a lushly rendered Lovecraft-inspired world, unraveling ancient conspiracies. A comedy cosmic horror adventure made in Transylvania!

Why similar: Point & Click 23.4%, Lovecraftian 16.9%, Dark 11.3%, Horror 11.2%, Puzzle 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: Combines Lovecraftian themes with classic point-and-click mechanics, offering a blend of mystery and supernatural intrigue.

Devil's Hideout is a horror point and click adventure. Lauren learns from a mystic that her young sister is still alive, with cultists staging her death. Traveling to the hospital where her sister received care, Lauren plunges headfirst into a nightmare.

Why similar: Point & Click 20.2%, Interactive Fiction 13%, Horror 12.2%, Female Protagonist 12.1%, Pixel Graphics 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: A horror-focused point-and-click adventure that utilizes pixel graphics to build a tense and mysterious 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: Point & Click 31.8%, Horror 20.9%, Adventure 11.1%, Dark 10.3%, Story Rich 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: A gritty, psychological horror adventure that shares the dark tone and mature storytelling found in folk-horror titles.

Whispers of a Machine is a Sci-Fi Nordic Noir that tells the story of Vera, a cybernetically augmented detective in a post-AI world, who investigates a string of murders and unravels a dark conflict over forbidden technology.

Why similar: Point & Click 33.7%, Female Protagonist 16.4%, Adventure 9.9%, Pixel Graphics 9.9%, Mystery 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: A detective-focused point-and-click game that emphasizes investigation and narrative choices in a mysterious setting.

Intruder In Antiquonia is a narrative mystery adventure that will immerse you in the Internet-hostile town of Antiquonia. Sarah does not remember who she is and how she got there. Help her solve the mysteries of her past while exploring beautiful hand-drawn environments.

Why similar: Point & Click 22.1%, Female Protagonist 12.4%, Interactive Fiction 11.2%, Mystery 9.6%, Investigation 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: A mystery-driven point-and-click adventure that focuses on puzzle-solving and uncovering a hidden history.

Life has ceased. Man is but a myth. And now, even the machines have begun to fail. Lead Horatio Nullbuilt and his sarcastic sidekick Crispin on a journey through the crumbling world of Primordia, facing malfunctioning robots, ancient secrets, and an implacable, power-hungry foe.

Why similar: Point & Click 53.2%, Pixel Graphics 10.9%, Adventure 9.8%, Atmospheric 7.5%, Story Rich 5.5%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric, puzzle-heavy adventure that features a distinct visual style and a deep, world-building narrative.

The Children of Clay is a short stop motion archeology horror game, where you have to study an ancient artefact and discover its dark secret.

Why similar: Point & Click 20.9%, Lovecraftian 19.7%, Horror 16.5%, Puzzle 9%, Atmospheric 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: A detective-themed adventure that incorporates Lovecraftian horror and atmospheric mystery.

Claire Barnes is about to discover what kind of horrors lurk in the darkness of a deserted road. Welcome to a dimension of horror. Welcome to Midnight Scenes.

Why similar: Point & Click 20.6%, Female Protagonist 12%, Horror 11.1%, Dark 9.3%, Mystery 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: A short, supernatural horror adventure that captures a similar sense of isolation and mystery.

Explore a remote village and solve complex puzzles in The Whispering Valley, a folk horror point & click game. Delve into guilt and depression to investigate the village's deepest secret.

Why similar: Point & Click 25.5%, Horror 17.3%, Dark 12.2%, Mystery 9.7%, Atmospheric 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric horror game that emphasizes narrative and mystery within a rural, isolated setting.

A post-apocalyptic adventure game from the publisher that brought you Primordia, Gemini Rue and Technobabylon! A young woman stricken with a deadly plague searches for a cure in a hostile world.

Why similar: Point & Click 36.5%, Female Protagonist 19.8%, Pixel Graphics 10.5%, Adventure 8.5%, Mystery 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: A dystopian point-and-click adventure that focuses on a strong, character-driven narrative and puzzle-solving.

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 30.6%, Horror 14.2%, Female Protagonist 14%, Dark 8.5%, Interactive Fiction 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, narrative-driven adventure that explores unsettling themes through a unique and atmospheric lens.

A cyberpunk adventure game from the studio that brought you Gemini Rue and Blackwell! The year is 2087. Genetic engineering is the norm, and an omnipresent AI powers the city. Take control of three citizens of this world as they struggle to understand a deadly conspiracy.

Why similar: Point & Click 49.6%, Pixel Graphics 13.7%, Adventure 10.8%, Female Protagonist 10.8%, Story Rich 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-rich adventure that excels in world-building and complex, puzzle-driven investigation.

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: Point & Click 36%, Horror 20.9%, Adventure 13.9%, Lovecraftian 12.7%, Dark 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror adventure that focuses on uncovering ancient mysteries through point-and-click investigation.

In this point-and-click urban thriller, down-and-out private eye Kathy Rain will embark on her most dangerous case yet — the pursuit of the notorious serial killer known as the Soothsayer. Find clues, gather evidence, connect the dots, and confront the murderer before the hunter becomes the hunted…

Why similar: Point & Click 16.8%, Interactive Fiction 9.4%, Female Protagonist 8.8%, Horror 8.7%, Investigation 8.6%

A cinematic point-and-click adventure where you step into the shoes of photographer Charlotte Gray as she explores the abandoned camp of Deer Creek and uncovers the tragedy that befell the camp and its people.

Why similar: Point & Click 20.4%, Female Protagonist 10.1%, Interactive Fiction 9%, Mystery 8.6%, Cinematic 8.2%

During her new adventure, Pamela Cavendish goes to a misty and mysterious Scotland where a seemingly innocent landscape of moor quickly reveals its dark nature. Spectre from the past and ghostly sounds will force her to follow the amazing legend of the Red Moon.

Why similar: Point & Click 28.3%, Female Protagonist 14.5%, Horror 13.8%, Dark 10.2%, Mystery 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric mystery adventure that leans into folklore and supernatural themes.

HOME is a feel-good walking simulator experience in which you create your own poem and music. Embark on a poetic and musical heartwarming journey about what home means to you.

Why similar: Emotional 42.6%, Atmospheric 23.7%, Adventure 15.6%, Third Person 11%, Singleplayer 3.5%

Why You'll Like It: A short, atmospheric, and pixel-art horror game that focuses on player choice and environmental storytelling.

When a brilliant particle physicist dies unexpectedly, the race is on to secure his terrible new technology before it falls into the wrong hands. The lives of four playable characters become entangled as they fight against the clock to find the dead scientist’s secret vault.

Why similar: Point & Click 61.8%, Adventure 13.9%, Pixel Graphics 7%, Retro 6.4%, Mystery 5.5%

Why You'll Like It: Features a compelling mystery and innovative puzzle mechanics that rely on observation and character interaction.

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: Point & Click 21.4%, Horror 17.1%, Puzzle 10.8%, Pixel Graphics 9.9%, Retro 9.1%

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: Point & Click 17.6%, Lovecraftian 13.4%, Female Protagonist 12.4%, Interactive Fiction 11.6%, Horror 11.5%

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: Point & Click 23.2%, Female Protagonist 14.5%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Dark 11.9%, Thriller 10.2%

Use light to survive a nightmare: each creature reacts differently to it. Explore, solve puzzles, and evade the horrors in the dark. You are in the skin of Ana Lúcia.

Why similar: Point & Click 17.3%, Female Protagonist 11.5%, Horror 10.6%, Dark 9%, Emotional 8.9%

Are you ready for an adventure? Challenges, exploration and puzzles in a narrative driven experience, pick up your camera and test your wits in this first-person mystery by the team behind Quern!

Why similar: Point & Click 17.8%, Female Protagonist 10.8%, Emotional 9.9%, Mystery 9.5%, Puzzle 8.5%

Rhiannon: Curse of the Four Branches is a first-person point-and-click adventure inspired by Welsh mythology, focused on investigation, puzzles, and a dark, atmospheric mystery.

Why similar: Point & Click 28.7%, Female Protagonist 17%, Horror 14.4%, Puzzle 11.5%, Investigation 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: A folk-horror-inspired adventure that focuses on puzzle-solving and exploring a mysterious, isolated location.

An unfamiliar room. Vague memories. Explore Luna's room through the objects inside it in this intimate narrative experience about loss, told as a classic-style graphic adventure.

Why similar: Point & Click 28.8%, Female Protagonist 12.5%, Investigation 12.2%, Pixel Graphics 11.9%, Horror 9.8%

Care is an atmospheric first person horror game with puzzle elements, where your choices have consequences. Be observant with your surroundings and unravel the horrific secrets that hide within these walls.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 15.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Horror 13.8%, Dark 10.9%, Mystery 9.7%

Join Amanda and her pal Wooly on a series of adventures as they explore and learn about our wonderful world! With several NEW play-along, laugh-along, learn-along episodes there's always fun to be had! Just make sure to do everything Amanda says or she might get angry.

Why similar: Horror 21.7%, Point & Click 18.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Mystery 11.2%, Puzzle 10.8%

Subversive Memories is a story driven survival horror set in Brazil during the last military dictatorship. Explore the backrooms of an oppressive regime, escape ominous presences and scavenge every corner of this land in search of your ██████.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 15.8%, Female Protagonist 12.4%, Horror 10%, Dark 10%, Emotional 10%

Set in the '90s, Kathy Rain tells the story of a strong-willed journalism major who has to come to terms with her troubled past as she investigates the mysterious death of her recently deceased grandfather.

Why similar: Point & Click 97.3%, Female Protagonist 0.7%, Pixel Graphics 0.5%, Mystery 0.5%, Adventure 0.3%

While looking for the existence of the Great Beyond, Professor Patrick Moore, aided by a fake medium, will build a device to see the other side, embark on a search for a millenary artifact, and investigate the most haunted manor of 1907 England.

Why similar: Point & Click 28.7%, Pixel Graphics 13%, Horror 12.2%, Lovecraftian 11.8%, Mystery 10.3%

Home is a unique horror adventure set in a beautifully-realized pixel world. It’s a murder mystery with a twist—because you decide what ultimately happens.

Why similar: Horror 19%, Point & Click 13.5%, Pixel Graphics 13%, Interactive Fiction 11.2%, Mystery 9%

You're hired to dig up graves at a local church, looting valuables while demonic activity escalates. You must find and return all the burnt bones to stop the demonic activity. Each night you will dig for valuables to find bones, fend off growing corruption, and survive to solve the mystery.

Why similar: Horror 34.3%, Dark 26.8%, Mystery 23.9%, Thriller 7.1%, Puzzle 2.9%

Abducted with only four hours to live… Learn about your captor, use your knowledge to escape, end the cycle.

Why similar: Thriller 16.6%, Horror 14%, Female Protagonist 13.1%, Puzzle 12%, Mystery 11.8%

Featuring a blend of 2D adventure and visual novel. Chapter 1 is the very beginning of the grim tale about a village inhabited only by children who follow savage pagan traditions. A young witch Kyrphel, along with her sisters, are bound to perform a macabre Ritual in order to save their village.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 23%, Point & Click 20.5%, Mystery 11.8%, Story Rich 10.3%, Adventure 10.1%

A slow burn retro horror game, in which you arrive at the old lighthouse on a small island near the coast of the United States. After the previous keeper has gone missing, you need to take over his duties and watch after the light.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 20.2%, Horror 19.1%, Dark 9.8%, Thriller 8%, Mystery 7.9%

Embark on an eerie ghost-hunting adventure, featuring real evidence of paranormal activity, to solve the mystery of the Lost Crown. Be warned, to seek advice from the dead can have bitter consequences.

Why similar: Point & Click 39.4%, Horror 21.6%, Adventure 18.1%, Mystery 6.3%, Indie 6%

Charlotte is missing. Decode an ancient language, investigate a mystery, and stay away from ancient monsters in this compact puzzle thriller.

Why similar: Point & Click 24.8%, Horror 16.7%, Dark 11.8%, Mystery 10.8%, Puzzle 10.4%

The Haunting of Joni Evers is a dark supernatural mystery about a broken family from small-town Oklahoma. Haunted by a specter that's hunted her family for generations, Joni must uncover the mysteries of the Cunningham House, dig through lost memories, and face the past to break the curse.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 17.4%, Interactive Fiction 16.4%, Emotional 14.6%, Investigation 12.9%, Mystery 12.6%

Nightmare Frames is a supernatural thriller where you'll step into the shoes of Alan Goldberg, in the search for the scariest horror film of all time. An enthralling journey through the streets of the Hollywood of the 80s, a small haunted town, and even Hell itself.

Why similar: Point & Click 22.4%, Horror 11.9%, Thriller 10.3%, Investigation 7.9%, Pixel Graphics 7.8%

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 27.4%, Interactive Fiction 15.8%, Investigation 13.3%, Mystery 10.9%, Puzzle 10.6%

A short classic point-and-click adventure with a verb-based interface and dialogue choices, where you explore a strange building, meet unsettling characters, and slowly uncover a dark, ancient secret.

Why similar: Point & Click 23.5%, Horror 11.7%, Thriller 11.4%, Pixel Graphics 10%, Puzzle 8.8%

Castle of Secrets is a dark psychological adventure with horror elements. Uncover the mystery behind your family's murder as you journey through the world of the dead, meet strange beings, solve puzzles, and make choices that shape the story.

Why similar: Point & Click 28.8%, Female Protagonist 17.4%, Horror 14.6%, Puzzle 11.5%, Dark 9.3%

Play a third-person, story-driven game set in alternative Russia at the turn of the XIX century where religious visions clash with harsh reality. INDIKA tells the story of a young nun who sets off on a journey of self-discovery with the most unusual companion by her side, the devil himself.

Why similar: Horror 17.5%, Dark 14.2%, Puzzle 12.5%, Female Protagonist 12.4%, Cinematic 11.8%

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 46.6%, Horror 35.9%, Indie 17.5%

Mummy Sandbox is a first person digging simulator meets point & click adventure. Traverse forgotten sandboxes and dig up corpses to learn their secrets!

Why similar: Horror 33%, Point & Click 28.4%, Puzzle 19.3%, Adventure 14.8%, Indie 2.8%

Will you solve the mystery of the Salazar manor or will you become another permanent inhabitant? An Italian horror inspired adventure game!

Why similar: Point & Click 22.3%, Horror 13.5%, Dark 10.6%, Pixel Graphics 9.5%, Mystery 8.7%

Rose must escape the Cursed Mansion - a demonic space that preys and feeds on fear and despair. In this horror RPG you'll solve puzzles and learn the mansion’s history. Mystery, malignant spirits, and misery everywhere. Cursed Mansion brings an eerie atmosphere which leaves one with goosebumps.

Why similar: Horror 15.8%, Female Protagonist 15%, Dark 12.8%, Mystery 10.7%, Pixel Graphics 10.5%