- #1 The Girl Walks Back
80% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Maruno Games
Windows
"The Girl Walks Back" is a dark, stage-based monochrome puzzle-adventure played only with the mouse. The girl attempts to return home from a deep forest. No complex controls are needed, but obstacles must be overcome through puzzles or action. Your choices lead to 8 different endings.
Why similar: Point & Click 32.8%, Adventure 21.8%, Dark 13.9%, Exploration 13.4%, Action-Adventure 10.5%
- #2 The Tragic Loss of M. Slazak
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Beyond Booleans
Windows
The Tragic Loss of M. Slazak is a Lovecraftian point & click mystery centred around a man's search for his missing grandfather, as he finds out that nothing in the man's curious life is as it seemed...
Why similar: Point & Click 31.3%, Adventure 19.9%, Investigation 13.3%, Dark 13.1%, Horror 8.3%
- #3 Cursed
69% matchVery Positive89% of 175 reviews2022
Dev: Disaster Squad Productions
Windows
A horrific retro point and click adventure with combat
Why similar: Point & Click 26.4%, Action-Adventure 16%, Adventure 11.3%, Horror 10.9%, Exploration 10.5%
- #4 Scholar Adventure: Mystery of Silence
66% matchVery Positive96% of 84 reviews2025
Dev: Ayose Trujillo & Making EnemiesPub: DevilishGames
Windows · Mac
Mystery of Silence is a point-and-click adventure where William, a young writer in search of inspiration, enters an abbey shrouded in silence. What William finds within those walls is not just a story to tell, but a secret that should never be discovered.
Why similar: Point & Click 33.4%, Investigation 18.9%, Adventure 16.1%, Dark 12.3%, Lore-Rich 8.3%
- #5 Scratches - Director's Cut
68% matchVery Positive83% of 436 reviews2011
Dev: Nucleosys
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 41%
Dark Legends surround the old abandoned Blackwood house, secluded far away in the northern wastelands. For writer Michael Arthate, this cold, solitary atmosphere is fodder for his restless imagination. But Michael soon becomes distracted by the mysteries offered up, as he follows a trail exploring and delving into the secrets of the past.
Why similar: Point & Click 42.7%, Adventure 17.9%, Horror 17.1%, Investigation 8%, Mystery 7.5%
- #6 Black Mirror II
67% matchVery Positive90% of 695 reviews2014
Dev: Cranberry ProductionPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 11.4 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Enter a dark, captivating world as the massive evil of Black Mirror Castle is reincarnated with over 100 atmospheric locations to explore and 40 different characters to interact with. Will Darren's search lead him to redemption or the hell of insanity?
Why similar: Point & Click 51.9%, Adventure 29.4%, Horror 11.6%, Mystery 6.4%, Singleplayer 0.6%
- #7 Amazing Joes Journey
67% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2021
Dev: iwangr
Windows
Amazing Joe's Journey is a simple point & click browser game. A main character is Joe who landed in forest on his flying carpet and wants to find a treasure. It's placed at an island and Joe needs a boat.
Why similar: Point & Click 30.8%, Adventure 19.7%, Action-Adventure 15.9%, Investigation 14.7%, Exploration 12.6%
- #8 Room 54
66% matchMixed62% of 87 reviews2021
Dev: 7Eagle
Windows
Room 54 is a first-person survival horror game that focuses on investigation, exploration and hide & seek elements. The story tells of Daniel and his wife, Desirée, in an apparently small, quiet mountain town full of secrets.
Why similar: Investigation 17.9%, Survival Horror 17.6%, Action-Adventure 15.2%, Horror 10.8%, Exploration 10.8%
- #9 Himantolo
65% matchPositive81% of 36 reviews2024
Dev: Jinch
Windows
The girl with a head injury has to find her friend who vanished from the hospital.
Why similar: Point & Click 35.8%, Adventure 22.6%, Exploration 12.9%, Dark 11.7%, Horror 8.6%
- #10 The Cooking Class
64% matchMostly Positive77% of 51 reviews2023
Dev: Another Dev Company
Windows
Come Cook With Us! Let's learn together how to cook delicious meals for you and your family. Because remember, can't live with an empty belly! Find the right VHS scattered around the house through a random system of placement in order to find the code to escape the house. Good Luck!
Why similar: Adventure 20%, Action-Adventure 17.6%, Exploration 12.3%, Survival Horror 11.1%, Dark 10.8%
- #11 The Void Calls
65% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Slyfincleton
Windows · Mac · Linux
The Void Calls, and you will answer. Explore the mysteries and secrets of Reprieve, a town stitched together from the dark past of its bizarre inhabitants in this horror-filled point-and-click adventure.
Why similar: Point & Click 27.7%, Dark 12.6%, Lore-Rich 11.9%, Adventure 11.6%, Exploration 11%
- #12 Ancra
64% matchPositive100% of 19 reviews2021
Dev: For7s
Windows
A narrative driven, puzzle-horror game. Solve cryptic puzzles, embrace or evade vengeful specters, decide who to trust and unravel a mystery.
Why similar: Point & Click 24.5%, Investigation 13.1%, Top-Down 11.2%, Dark 10.9%, Exploration 10.2%
- #13 Peek a Boo
65% matchMixed43% of 28 reviews2022
Dev: Commodore SinapsyPub: Commodore Industries
Windows · Linux
Multiple boy-scouts get pushed inside an abandoned house to pass courage challenges. What they don't know though is that Ethel, the girl that organizes the challenges, hides a monstrous secret inside the house.
Why similar: Point & Click 45.7%, Adventure 23.2%, Horror 17.2%, Exploration 10.5%, Indie 1.9%
- #14 The Black Door
64% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Carl Olander
Windows
The Black Door is a short and sweet horror point and click game. Players take on the role of a nameless protagonist who finds themselves trapped in a mysterious and sinister location. With a new take on the genre, utilizing new technology to allow a deeper more rich environmental exploration.
Why similar: Point & Click 42.5%, Adventure 20.9%, Horror 15%, Exploration 9.9%, Dark 9.3%
- #15 The Light of Summer
64% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2021
Dev: Mareffy
Windows · Mac
This is a short horror adventure game. ✳︎a Little Horror ✳︎adventure ✳︎15min~30min ✳︎1map ✳︎a Short Game ✳︎a Few Voices(only Japanese) ✳︎multi-ending(3 Endings)
Why similar: Adventure 20.5%, Survival Horror 17.8%, Investigation 15.6%, Exploration 13.6%, Horror 11.3%
- #16 InMaze
64% match7 user reviews57% of 7 reviews2020
Dev: Appvator Interactive
Windows
You woke up. You don't know where you are. You don't know who you are. Soon you will meet your sister dead and your amazing story begun. Go throught maze, kill monsters and solve logic puzzles.
Why similar: Point & Click 25%, Action-Adventure 14.4%, Survival Horror 11.6%, Adventure 11.2%, Exploration 10.1%
- #17 孵道
62% matchMostly Positive79% of 172 reviews2024
Dev: 法螺会
Windows · Mac
振り返らずに帰るだけのアンリアルホラーアドベンチャー
Why similar: Point & Click 32.9%, Adventure 22.1%, Survival Horror 18.2%, Dark 13.9%, Horror 10.2%
- #18 メアリウム
63% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: 群悠
Windows
少年が迷い込んだのは悪夢の水族館『メアリウム』。果たして彼は襲い来る異変を乗り越え、無事家に帰る事ができるのでしょうか?KOTAKE CREATE様の『8番のりば』を参考に、ドット絵で構成された2Dホラーゲームです。
Why similar: Adventure 27.2%, Horror 20.9%, Action-Adventure 15.5%, Exploration 14.4%, Stealth 10.7%
- #19 Black Mirror III
63% matchVery Positive89% of 526 reviews2014
Dev: Cranberry ProductionPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 10.3 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Help Darren continue his search to uncover his clouded past. What do his torturous nightmares really mean? Who is the mysterious person that posted the bail to set him free? What demons lie waiting in the crypt?
Why similar: Point & Click 50%, Adventure 26.2%, Horror 14.5%, Mystery 8.8%, Singleplayer 0.5%
- #20 Case Kovacs - Agent 228
63% matchMixed62% of 59 reviews2020
Dev: Quarantine InteractivePub: Plug In Digital
Windows
Case Kovacs - Agent 228 is a very short and intriguing mini game telling the story of Elizabeth Kovacs, the missing woman from the game NoseBound.
Why similar: Point & Click 27.8%, Adventure 18.9%, Action-Adventure 17.9%, Survival Horror 14.1%, Horror 8.4%
- #21 Wind Chill
62% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Snooze Lose Games
Windows
Working as a Search & Rescue officer, you must keep yourself sane and log objects you find in the woods, all while facing off against twisted creatures. With a flashlight as your only pair of eyes, you have until 6AM to find your subjects. Good luck, and remember, DO NOT GO NEAR THE STAIRS.
Why similar: Point & Click 29.3%, Exploration 14.5%, Adventure 12.1%, Horror 11.4%, Top-Down 9.9%
- #22 The Uninvited: MacVenture Series
63% matchVery Positive85% of 79 reviews2015
Dev: ZojoiPub: Reverb Triple XP
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Relive the original MacVenture Series version of The Uninvited! Play through the Mac and Apple IIGS versions and survive the supernatural dangers of the haunted mansion.
Why similar: Point & Click 45.7%, Adventure 34%, Horror 15%, Indie 5.3%
- #23 Lucid Dream
61% matchVery Positive92% of 1,017 reviews2020
Dev: sizrit
Windows
Lucid Dream is Point and Click horror game. The girl dream of being trapped in a weird place even though you fell asleep as always. Collect the item and Find clues! Escape and wake up from the dream!
Why similar: Point & Click 41.2%, Adventure 21.6%, Horror 20.4%, Mystery 12.5%, Indie 4.3%
- #24 Seclusion: Islesbury
62% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Silent Game House
Windows
Seclusion: Islesbury is a mystery/horror adventure game with a focus on creating an absorbing journey. In this journey, you will explore various locations with countless mysteries to solve while trying to stay out of the madness that surrounds the town.
Why similar: Adventure 26.2%, Point & Click 22%, Investigation 15.5%, Dark 11.7%, Mystery 9.2%
- #25 Yesterday
62% matchVery Positive83% of 1,006 reviews2012
Dev: Pendulo StudiosPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Yesterday is a thrilling and dark mystery from the masters of adventure, Pendulo Studios.
Why similar: Point & Click 63.7%, Adventure 29.6%, Mystery 6.7%
- #26 Barrow Hill: Curse of the Ancient Circle
62% matchVery Positive83% of 208 reviews2016
Dev: Shadow Tor StudiosPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 39%
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 45.4%, Adventure 32.8%, Horror 16.2%, Indie 5.6%
- #27 Junkyard Fury 2
61% matchPositive94% of 48 reviews2022
Dev: Daniel HoodPub: Dhood Gaming
Windows
A horror first person strategy game! Shut down the killer cars before it's too late!
Why similar: Action-Adventure 18.9%, Investigation 15.7%, Adventure 14%, Exploration 13.5%, Survival Horror 13.4%
- #28 The Dark Rites of Arkham
58% matchVery Positive98% of 412 reviews2026
Dev: Postmodern AdventuresPub: enComplot
Windows
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 31.6%, Adventure 18%, Investigation 12.2%, Exploration 11.5%, Dark 7.9%
- #29 Narrow Woods Hotel
59% matchVery Positive97% of 63 reviews2024
Dev: Hyper Freeze Games
Windows
A retro point-and-click horror adventure game that tests the boundries of the genre! In this "found-footage" horror game you have to navigate the rooms and hallways of the mysterious Narrow Woods Hotel. Collect keys and items and use them to find your way out.
Why similar: Point & Click 25.8%, Action-Adventure 13.5%, Horror 10.7%, Adventure 10.7%, Survival Horror 10.3%
- #30 Silent Whisper
60% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Chub Nubbs Studio
Windows
Silent Whisper is a single-player horror game that takes you into an abandoned school with a haunting past. What begins as simple exploration turns into a nightmare. Navigate its decaying halls, uncover dark secrets, and do whatever it takes to escape—or risk becoming another victim.
Why similar: Survival Horror 18.2%, Action-Adventure 18.1%, Horror 15.3%, Exploration 14.2%, Stealth 11.8%
- #31 The Marson Home
61% match5 user reviews60% of 5 reviews2022
Dev: Dylan W
Windows
The Marson Home is a single player, mystery-thriller. Explore the home, find the pieces to the ritual, and rid the place of the tormenting spirit. Keep in mind - your not alone...
Why similar: Investigation 23.1%, Adventure 17.8%, Action-Adventure 15.6%, Horror 15%, Dark 9.7%
- #32 Incubus - A ghost-hunters tale
60% matchVery Positive85% of 67 reviews2023
Dev: Darkling Room
Windows
You are on your first solo ghost hunt, under the watchful instructions of Bear and Jen from the O.P.G paranormal team. Use real gadgets in a real location, a house investigated by the developers on the request of three different owners. It is a case worthy of a video game, so welcome to Incubus.
Why similar: Point & Click 30%, Action-Adventure 16.8%, Adventure 13.9%, Investigation 13.6%, Horror 8.9%
- #33 Life's Too Short
61% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Pixel Ghost
Windows
A little adventure game featuring a problem solving ghost. In Life's Too Short, this little ghostly adventure game, you have been called in to settle a feud between two vampires who have dramatically fallen out.
Why similar: Point & Click 29.7%, Adventure 19.8%, Top-Down 16.5%, Narration 8.6%, Horror 8.5%
- #34 Moebius: Empire Rising
61% matchMostly Positive75% of 331 reviews2014
Dev: Phoenix Online StudiosPub: Phoenix Online Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Moebius: Empire Rising is a contemporary adventure that merges classic point-and-click puzzle solving with Jane Jensen’s sophisticated storytelling. Travel the world using Malachi’s unique deductive powers to analyze suspects, make historical connections, and uncover the truth behind a theory of space and time the government will defend...
Why similar: Point & Click 58.2%, Adventure 32.1%, Mystery 5.9%, Indie 3.7%
- #35 Bureau of Contacts: Mansion
58% matchVery Positive94% of 89 reviews2024
Dev: MIROWIN
Windows
Explore an old mansion full of paranormal dangers alone. Find clues, identify ghosts, collect their dossiers and exorcise them.
Why similar: Adventure 21%, Action-Adventure 19.5%, Investigation 16%, Exploration 13.3%, Horror 11.2%
- #36 Asleep: Act 1
58% matchVery Positive94% of 544 reviews2024
Dev: Black Hole GamesPub: CriticalLeap
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Immersed in her nightmares, in a chaotic reality, confused and all alone. The only safe place is her room, but not forever... She wanders through an empty city and strange places while fleeing from creatures lurking in the darkness to find out what's going on. You are in the skin of Ana Lúcia.
Why similar: Point & Click 20.7%, Survival Horror 13.6%, Investigation 13.5%, Dark 10.9%, Stealth 8.8%
- #37 Dark Fall 2: Lights Out
61% matchMostly Positive73% of 123 reviews2013
Dev: Darkling RoomPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 14.7 hrs≥1hr: 36%
Three men once manned the lighthouse on Fetch Rock, but they vanished without trace on New Year, 1900. No-one knows what really happened to those three poor souls, and no-one is brave enough to stay in the lighthouse, alone, after dark. Except you...travel to Fetch Rock Island, and discover what really happened...
Why similar: Point & Click 56%, Adventure 29.4%, Horror 14.6%
- #38 PERDITION VILLAGE
60% matchNo user reviews
Dev: QUIET TOWN STUDIO™
Windows · Mac
Survival horror adventure with 2D pixel graphics and scary story in an dark abandoned village.
Why similar: Point & Click 23.2%, Lore-Rich 12.2%, Investigation 10.5%, Narration 9.9%, Dark 9.8%
- #39 Lyrvane Park
60% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Likater Studio
Windows
Lyrvane Park is a first-person meta-horror puzzle adventure. Use the "Radar of Emotions" to harvest children's emotions, power up the train, and unlock the path forward. Beyond the "Staff Only" signs, the park’s darkest secrets await.
Why similar: Survival Horror 15.3%, Investigation 14.3%, Dark 13.7%, Adventure 13.7%, Horror 12.5%
- #40 Quantum Sleeper
58% matchPositive100% of 24 reviews2024
Dev: Helm Boy StudiosPub: Interdiction Studios
Windows
Research Facility G-1-6 has gone dark. Your mission: reestablish contact and investigate the communication blackout. Equipped with AEGIS-scanner and a flashlight, uncover what is really going on here.
Why similar: Investigation 14.8%, Survival Horror 13.9%, Action-Adventure 12.1%, Dark 11.5%, Stealth 9.8%
- #41 Meridian 157: Prologue
59% matchVery Positive80% of 318 reviews2020
Dev: NovaSoft Interactive Ltd.
Windows · Mac
Meridian 157: Prologue is the first in a series of point-and-click puzzle adventure games. Play as David Zander, a meteorologist who is investigating a mysterious weather signal on a remote island south of Alaska. Venture toward the remote island to discover the mystery behind the 157th meridian!
Why similar: Point & Click 31.2%, Adventure 17.9%, Investigation 13%, Action-Adventure 11.9%, Mystery 10.4%
- #42 The Asodium
58% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: BlackNoise Games
Windows
The Asodium is a bite-sized atmospheric horror experience focused on exploration, tension, and survival. Navigate a decaying asylum, avoid unseen threats, and uncover fragmented truths hidden within its walls while struggling to escape an unsettling reality
Why similar: Adventure 22.8%, Dark 20.5%, Horror 14.5%, Action-Adventure 13.1%, Exploration 11.2%
- #43 Metaphobia
59% matchVery Positive85% of 487 reviews2020
Dev: Digital Mosaic Games
Windows
Metaphobia is an investigative mystery game in the style of classic 1990’s point-and-click adventures. Take control of Richard Elmstat in his journey to solve his father's murder.
Why similar: Point & Click 42.9%, Adventure 20.2%, Investigation 19.8%, Mystery 13.3%, Indie 3.8%
- #44 Cursed 3
58% matchVery Positive99% of 233 reviews2022
Dev: Disaster Squad Productions
Windows
The epic conclusion of the CURSED trilogy.
Why similar: Point & Click 28.4%, Action-Adventure 16.8%, Adventure 13.1%, Investigation 13%, Exploration 11.1%
- #45 Dead Synchronicity: Tomorrow Comes Today
59% matchVery Positive84% of 1,566 reviews2015
Dev: Fictiorama StudiosPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
A dying reality, a universe that’s fading away. A merciless world thatgets sick and vanishes. No past, no present, no future; only the impending moment of “dead synchronicity” ahead. Will you be able to stop it?Because, otherwise... what will you do when Time dissolves itself?
Why similar: Point & Click 52.4%, Adventure 31.4%, Mystery 4.7%, Horror 4.6%, 2D 4.4%
- #46 Last Visit
59% matchPositive86% of 29 reviews2022
Dev: Pavrek Games
Windows
Last Visit is a combination of an adventure game and survival horror. Discover a captivating story full of secrets and fear. Dark atmosphere, constant sense of danger and various puzzles will make you never forget this experience.
Why similar: Survival Horror 16.2%, Investigation 15.7%, Dark 11.1%, Action-Adventure 10.8%, Horror 9.8%
- #47 Abandoned Hospital
59% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ashdev Studio
Windows
Control an RC car in an abandoned hospital. Capture eerie anomalies, avoid making noise, and uncover a chilling mystery—before something finds you first.
Why similar: Horror 15.7%, Exploration 14.7%, Action-Adventure 13.4%, Adventure 12.7%, Survival Horror 11.6%
- #48 Dread Tomb
58% matchMixed60% of 126 reviews2025
Dev: 轻舟游戏工作室Pub: Gamirror Games
Windows
Dread Tomb is a multiplayer cooperative horror game based on Chinese folk rumors. You will face a rugged random map environment and terrain construction, adventure in various harsh random weather conditions, and discover a variety of thrilling mechanisms and mysterious monsters waiting for you.
Why similar: Adventure 26.5%, Action-Adventure 24.3%, Exploration 16.5%, Survival Horror 16.1%, Horror 12.3%
- #49 My favorite school
59% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ZHAZH
Windows
My Favorite School is a horror game set in a Russian municipal school. You are a student who stayed after school and witnessed terrible events. From now on, you need to survive, so explore and use the environment, save resources and move.
Why similar: Adventure 19.9%, Survival Horror 17.9%, Horror 16%, Exploration 8.8%, Top-Down 7.4%
- #50 Whispers in the Shadows
58% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2024
Dev: Sugradh_Dev
Windows
A Top-down Horror game, where light is your only weapon against the monsters lurking in the shadows. Keep your torch alive as you attempt to uncover the secrets hidden within the forest.
Why similar: Investigation 14.4%, Dark 14%, Survival Horror 12.1%, Action-Adventure 11.7%, Top-Down 11.2%
- #51 Whispers of Prague: The Executioner's Last Cut
57% matchPositive96% of 48 reviews2024
Dev: Shader Mess
Windows
Classic first-person point-and-click adventure game set in contemporary Prague. As a programmer and treasure hunter, you embark on a long journey to uncover the secrets of the infamous Executioner. Your task will be complicated by a sect of fanatic cultists and your own unexplained heritage.
Why similar: Point & Click 30.4%, Adventure 14%, Investigation 11.4%, Exploration 10.3%, Mystery 10.3%
- #52 Softie
57% matchVery Positive100% of 70 reviews2024
Dev: Kristina Springer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Softie is a short creepy (but cute!) point-and-click adventure game. Take on the role of a cuddly teddy bear trying to find their lost owner in a peculiar house.
Why similar: Point & Click 32.8%, Adventure 17.3%, Horror 14.5%, Lore-Rich 10.4%, Exploration 9.4%
- #53 Whisper Of Anima
57% matchPositive100% of 21 reviews2025
Dev: ICAT Game Studio
Windows
Seal spirits in style! Guide cute exorcist Pudtan through stunning low-poly 3D environments in this Top-down horror game. Every playthrough offers new challenges as you gather materials, outsmart chasing ghosts.
Why similar: Adventure 19.5%, Dark 19.5%, Action-Adventure 17.9%, Exploration 12.1%, Horror 10.8%
- #54 SOUL JANITOR
59% matchMixed59% of 38 reviews2022
Dev: Leland D BurrowsPub: Persnickety Interactive
Windows
In SOUL JANITOR you play as a worker contracted into a night time janitorial job, but when you arrive you find out that your cleaning up more than just toliets. Armed with only your spray bottle fight your way through the facilities in order to complete your contract and escape the facility!
Why similar: Action-Adventure 18.1%, Investigation 14.9%, Adventure 14.3%, Exploration 12.4%, Survival Horror 12.2%
- #55 The Shafts of Damnation
58% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Ondřej KrausPub: Undying Vision
Windows
As an investigative reporter, you uncover the horrifying secrets of an abandoned island. Descend into the dark shafts to unveil the truth behind inhumane experiments, confront mutated horrors, and collect evidence to piece together the chilling story.
Why similar: Point & Click 20.6%, Survival Horror 13%, Dark 12.7%, Horror 11%, Investigation 10.9%
- #56 Beyond Shadowgate
56% matchVery Positive96% of 288 reviews2024
Dev: Zojoi LLC.
Windows
The original design of the never-before seen point and click adventure has been brought to life after 30+ years in the vault - Beyond Shadowgate! This new massive game (created by the designer of the original hit Shadowgate and a leading 8-bit adventure studio) is 5 TIMES BIGGER than NES Shadowgate!
Why similar: Point & Click 41.3%, Adventure 25.8%, Exploration 16.2%, Mystery 8%, 2D 8%
- #57 The Game Maker: A Carol Reed Mystery
57% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: MDNA Games
Windows
Follow detective Carol Reed in this colorful mystery, made with real-life photographs. The game features a classic adventure game interface, plenty of puzzles, and a series of minigames as an integrated part of the story.
Why similar: Point & Click 34.4%, Adventure 21.5%, Investigation 18.8%, Mystery 11%, Exploration 9.5%
- #58 Paradise Falls
56% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2026
Dev: L Goat
Windows
The water runs red. The knife runs clean. You cannot run from your sins.
Why similar: Point & Click 32.5%, Adventure 20.2%, Exploration 13%, Dark 11.6%, Horror 7.7%
- #59 Violett Remastered
59% matchMixed65% of 924 reviews2013
Dev: Forever Entertainment S. A.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Dragged by her parents, a young and rebellious teenage girl – Violett, moves to an old spooky house in the middle of nowhere. Forced away from her friends and life in the city; she imagines how boring life in countryside will be: spending day after day, bored in her room with absolutely nothing to do.
Why similar: Point & Click 63.3%, Adventure 34.1%, Indie 2.6%