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 31%, Lovecraftian 19.9%, Horror 14.5%, Pixel Graphics 14.3%, Story Rich 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: This game shares the same pixel-art aesthetic and deep, Lovecraftian horror atmosphere that makes Hob's Barrow so compelling.

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 14.1%, Horror 12.9%, Dark 11.1%, Mystery 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: It features a similarly eerie, folk-horror-inspired setting and a focus on uncovering dark secrets within a small, isolated community.

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 14.8%, Interactive Fiction 11.6%, Horror 10.8%, Dark 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror adventure that leans heavily into folk-horror themes and occult mysteries in a rural setting.

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%, Dark 12.5%, Horror 12%, Emotional 11.1%, Pixel Graphics 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: This title excels at delivering a dark, atmospheric, and narrative-heavy experience through a classic point-and-click interface.

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 22.1%, Female Protagonist 13%, Emotional 9.8%, Investigation 9.5%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: A high-quality point-and-click mystery that features a strong female protagonist and a compelling, investigation-heavy plot.

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 22.3%, Horror 18%, Female Protagonist 14.9%, Dark 9.8%, Emotional 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: This game offers a similarly dark, mature, and psychological narrative experience with a distinct, unsettling art style.

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%, Female Protagonist 11.8%, Horror 11.2%, Dark 9.3%, Mystery 8%

Why You'll Like It: This short, atmospheric game perfectly captures the feeling of supernatural dread and isolation found in folk horror.

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 31.3%, Horror 15.6%, Puzzle 11.7%, Dark 11.1%, Female Protagonist 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the surreal and disturbing atmosphere of a dark point-and-click adventure while maintaining a strong, character-driven story.

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

Why similar: Point & Click 37.8%, Puzzle 13.3%, Female Protagonist 13.1%, Adventure 9.4%, Horror 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: A gothic, point-and-click mystery that focuses on exploration and uncovering the dark history of an abandoned estate.

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 18.9%, Investigation 11.5%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%, Mystery 10.8%, Thriller 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: While more puzzle-focused, it shares the deep sense of mystery and historical investigation found in Hob's Barrow.

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 32%, Horror 21.3%, Adventure 11.1%, Dark 10.5%, Story Rich 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: A gritty, horror-focused point-and-click adventure that explores psychological trauma and supernatural dread.

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 39.2%, Pixel Graphics 9.9%, Mystery 9.6%, Female Protagonist 9.2%, Adventure 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven adventure that masterfully blends urban fantasy with supernatural mystery and point-and-click mechanics.

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 8.6%, Pixel Graphics 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: A mystery-focused point-and-click adventure that emphasizes uncovering secrets within a constrained, atmospheric environment.

The stage is set. Imagine an old baroque manor, perhaps a hotel or a museum, somewhere in central Europe. A woman wanders in search of answers.

Why similar: Puzzle 24.4%, Horror 21.5%, Mystery 16.1%, Female Protagonist 15.1%, Adventure 13.4%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, mystery-heavy game that rewards careful observation and puzzle-solving in an atmospheric, isolated location.

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 49.3%, Horror 25.5%, Adventure 19.7%, Indie 5.5%

Why You'll Like It: This game shares the archaeological mystery and ancient, folk-horror themes of the seed game.

TSIOQUE (pronounced: "chiock") is a dark but playful Point & Click adventure, hand-animated in meticulous, frame-by-frame 2D. Escape the clutches of an Evil Wizard and discover the secrets hidden within the spellbound castle of your ancestors.

Why similar: Point & Click 25.1%, Female Protagonist 15.6%, Dark 11.8%, Horror 10.9%, Puzzle 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: A beautifully animated point-and-click adventure that balances dark, atmospheric storytelling with clever puzzle design.

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 23.5%, Lovecraftian 16.5%, Dark 11.5%, Horror 11.4%, Puzzle 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: It brings a Lovecraftian, cosmic horror flavor to the classic point-and-click adventure genre.

When 3 NYU students kill themselves, nobody thinks that a sinister force is at work. Nobody but fledgling medium Rosa Blackwell & her new spirit guide Joey Mallone.

Why similar: Point & Click 44.7%, Female Protagonist 16.3%, Mystery 10.3%, Adventure 9%, Pixel Graphics 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: A classic detective series that focuses on supernatural investigation and character-driven storytelling.

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%, Pixel Graphics 9.9%, Adventure 9.8%, Mystery 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: A compelling sci-fi mystery that emphasizes narrative choices and investigation in a point-and-click format.

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 23.1%, Female Protagonist 14.4%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Dark 11.9%, Thriller 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, interactive-fiction-heavy point-and-click game that focuses on building an unsettling atmosphere.

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 25.4%, Horror 17.5%, Dark 12.3%, Mystery 9.6%, Atmospheric 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric horror game that uses a historical setting to build a sense of dread and mystery.

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 11.4%, Mystery 9.6%, Investigation 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: A mystery-driven point-and-click adventure that focuses on uncovering the secrets of a small, isolated town.

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 14.4%, Female Protagonist 14.1%, Dark 8.6%, Interactive Fiction 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, narrative-driven adventure that explores themes of childhood innocence against a backdrop of unsettling horror.

A steampunk-ish detective adventure from the creator of A Golden Wake and Shardlight! Can you help private investigator Miles Fordham find justice for his clients and track down his partner's killer before his entire world comes apart?

Why similar: Point & Click 27%, Dark 13.2%, Mystery 11.2%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: A historical detective game that prioritizes investigation and narrative over traditional inventory-based puzzles.

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 36.4%, Horror 21.4%, Adventure 14%, Lovecraftian 12.5%, Dark 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror adventure that focuses on uncovering ancient mysteries through exploration and puzzles.

Embark on a quest for identity through time, as you piece together the puzzle of two lives.

Why similar: Point & Click 22.8%, Female Protagonist 12.9%, Cinematic 9.4%, Mystery 9.2%, Emotional 9%

Why You'll Like It: A highly polished adventure game that excels at historical storytelling and immersive puzzle-solving.

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 16.6%, Interactive Fiction 9.6%, Female Protagonist 8.8%, Horror 8.8%, Investigation 8.7%

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 62.4%, Adventure 13.9%, Pixel Graphics 7.2%, Retro 6.5%, Mystery 5.5%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-rich point-and-click adventure that features a complex plot and innovative puzzle-solving mechanics.

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 36.7%, Female Protagonist 19.9%, Pixel Graphics 10.7%, Adventure 8.5%, Mystery 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: A post-apocalyptic point-and-click adventure that focuses on a dark, gripping story and atmospheric world-building.

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 53.5%, Pixel Graphics 11.1%, Adventure 9.8%, Atmospheric 7.6%, Story Rich 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric, post-apocalyptic adventure that excels at world-building and environmental storytelling.

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 43.1%, Atmospheric 24%, Adventure 15.5%, Third Person 11.1%, Singleplayer 3.6%

Why You'll Like It: A short, impactful indie horror game that relies on player interpretation and atmospheric storytelling.

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 21.3%, Horror 17.2%, Puzzle 10.9%, Pixel Graphics 10%, Retro 9.1%

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 20.1%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Horror 12.2%, Female Protagonist 12%, Pixel Graphics 8.6%

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%, Female Protagonist 12.4%, Interactive Fiction 11.8%, Horror 11.6%

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 20.8%, Lovecraftian 19.4%, Horror 16.5%, Puzzle 9.1%, Atmospheric 7.9%

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 12.4%, Pixel Graphics 12.1%, Horror 9.9%

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 14.7%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Horror 13.9%, Dark 10.9%, Mystery 9.6%

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 12.2%, Mystery 11%, Puzzle 10.7%

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 23.7%, Lovecraftian 18.5%, Horror 9.8%, Pixel Graphics 9.7%, Dark 8.3%

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 30.6%, Horror 14%, Pixel Graphics 13.6%, Mystery 11.5%, Lovecraftian 7.4%

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 14.6%, Horror 14%, Dark 10.3%, Mystery 9.4%

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 19.3%, Point & Click 13.5%, Pixel Graphics 13.3%, Interactive Fiction 11.5%, Mystery 9%

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 97.4%, Female Protagonist 0.7%, Pixel Graphics 0.5%, Mystery 0.5%, Adventure 0.3%

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 24.7%, Horror 16.8%, Dark 11.8%, Mystery 10.7%, Puzzle 10.5%

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 14.1%, Female Protagonist 13.1%, Puzzle 12.1%, Mystery 11.8%

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 34.5%, Dark 26.9%, Mystery 23.6%, Thriller 7%, Puzzle 2.9%

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 22.3%, Horror 12%, Thriller 10.3%, Investigation 8%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%

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 19.9%, Horror 19.3%, Dark 10%, Thriller 8.2%, Mystery 7.8%

Investigate an infamous cold case in the eerie, abandoned town of Painscreek. Search for evidence, connect the dots and uncover who killed Vivian Roberts. Can you expose the truth behind this town’s dark secrets?

Why similar: Investigation 18.8%, Mystery 16.1%, Horror 15.6%, Puzzle 11.6%, Atmospheric 8.4%

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 11.8%, Thriller 11.3%, Pixel Graphics 10.1%, Puzzle 8.9%

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 11.7%, Story Rich 10.1%, Adventure 10%

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 28.3%, Female Protagonist 17.1%, Horror 14.5%, Puzzle 11.6%, Investigation 9.3%

Carnival is an atmospheric folk horror point-&-click featuring low-resolution pixel art graphics, locations drawn from Venice itself, and developing relationships with NPCs, allowing the player to influence events in the game and achieve multiple different endings.

Why similar: Point & Click 30.1%, Lovecraftian 17%, Pixel Graphics 12.1%, Horror 11.8%, Adventure 10.2%

Save your twin brother from the sinister sea menace that overtakes everything and everyone on the troubled island of Pilgrim's Hook.

Why similar: Point & Click 29%, Lovecraftian 15.6%, Horror 12.1%, Female Protagonist 10.6%, Puzzle 10.6%

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 28.7%, Female Protagonist 17.5%, Horror 14.8%, Puzzle 11.6%, Dark 9.4%

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 22.2%, Horror 13.7%, Dark 10.7%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%, Mystery 8.7%

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 16.7%, Emotional 14.8%, Investigation 13.1%, Mystery 12.6%

Abscission is a Lovecraftian, story-driven horror point-and-click investigation game. It involves searching crime scenes for evidence, combining clues and questioning suspects. Puzzles can have multiple solutions as you guide the protagonist - Detective Will Stanhope - through the story.

Why similar: Point & Click 36.6%, Horror 19%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%, Investigation 8.7%, Mystery 7.1%

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 34%, Point & Click 27.6%, Puzzle 19.7%, Adventure 14.7%, Indie 2.1%

A macabre ritual murder puts Arkham PD detectives Jack Foster and Harvey Whitman to the test. As the investigation progresses, they will unveil a disturbing connection between the Salem witch trials of the 17th century and the end of humankind.

Why similar: Point & Click 28.8%, Lovecraftian 18.9%, Pixel Graphics 10.6%, Adventure 9%, Investigation 7.8%