- #1 The Last Door - Collector's Edition
97% matchVery Positive95% of 2,465 reviews2014
Dev: The Game KitchenPub: Phoenix Online Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%
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: Lovecraftian 35.6%, Point & Click 24.4%, Pixel Graphics 11.7%, Horror 9.9%, Great Soundtrack 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: This is the essential prequel that establishes the core mechanics and haunting atmosphere of the series.
- #2 Chronicle of Innsmouth
96% matchMostly Positive77% of 261 reviews2017
Dev: PsychoDevPub: AtomicHorde
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Chronicle of Innsmouth is a point'n'click adventure inspired by Lucas' retro classics from the 90s and H.P. Lovecraft's works. Investigate, gather info and solve enigmas to unveil the secrets of the cursed town of Innsmouth, a forsaken place surrounded by horrifying rumors.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 63.6%, Point & Click 21.1%, Adventure 10%, Pixel Graphics 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: It perfectly mirrors the pixel-art Lovecraftian aesthetic and investigative gameplay of the seed game.
- #3 DISTRAINT 2
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 4,894 reviews2018
Dev: Jesse Makkonen
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
You are Price, a man who sold his humanity to get a partnership from a leading company: McDade, Bruton & Moore. DISTRAINT 2 follows on from the events of the first game. It's a sinister tale about restoring hope and finding your purpose.
Why similar: Point & Click 35.8%, Horror 20.9%, Pixel Graphics 15.8%, Story Rich 8.3%, Adventure 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that uses a similar 2D perspective to deliver a somber, story-rich experience.
- #4 Midnight Scenes: The Goodbye Note
95% matchVery Positive97% of 156 reviews2020
Dev: White Blanket GamesPub: Octavi Navarro
Windows
Follow Dr. Richard P. Griffin during the scariest journey of his life. Welcome to a dimension of horror. Welcome to Midnight Scenes.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 31%, Point & Click 30.8%, Horror 14.3%, Pixel Graphics 11.7%, Adventure 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: This game captures the same eerie, supernatural, and pixelated atmosphere found in The Last Door.
- #5 Downfall
94% matchVery Positive94% of 1,699 reviews2016
Dev: Harvester GamesPub: Screen 7
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
There is nothing Joe wouldn't do for his wife. But as they try to save their marriage with a romantic getaway, things go from bad to worse, and from worse... to insanity...
Why similar: Point & Click 33.8%, Horror 19.5%, Great Soundtrack 14.8%, Adventure 13.9%, Story Rich 9%
Why You'll Like It: Created by the same developer as The Cat Lady, it offers a similarly intense and surreal point-and-click horror experience.
- #6 Fran Bow
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 22,901 reviews2015
Dev: Killmonday Games AB
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Fran Bow is a creepy adventure game that tells the story of Fran, a young girl struggling with a mental disorder and an unfair destiny.
Why similar: Point & Click 46.3%, Horror 19.9%, Story Rich 9.5%, Adventure 8.8%, Great Soundtrack 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: This surreal, dark adventure uses a unique art style to explore themes of madness and psychological trauma.
- #7 The Cat Lady
93% matchVery Positive94% of 6,285 reviews2013
Dev: Harvester GamesPub: Screen 7
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
The Cat Lady follows Susan Ashworth, a lonely 40-year old on the verge of suicide. She has no family, no friends and no hope for a better future. One day she discovers that five strangers will come along and change everything...
Why similar: Point & Click 40%, Horror 27.9%, Adventure 12.2%, Story Rich 10.2%, Atmospheric 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: A deeply disturbing and atmospheric psychological horror adventure that shares the dark, narrative-heavy focus of the seed game.
- #8 Saint Kotar
92% matchMostly Positive74% of 289 reviews2021
Dev: The-Mark EntertainmentPub: SOEDESCO
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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: Lovecraftian 44.8%, Point & Click 26.2%, Horror 12.5%, Adventure 7%, Story Rich 4.9%
Why You'll Like It: A modern point-and-click mystery that leans heavily into Lovecraftian themes and occult investigation.
- #9 Rusty Lake: Roots
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 9,087 reviews2016
Dev: Rusty Lake
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Experience the beginning and end of characters' lives and build your own family tree! Rusty Lake: Roots is the second premium point-and-click adventure by the creators of the Cube Escape series and Rusty Lake Hotel.
Why similar: Point & Click 55.6%, Horror 18%, Adventure 10.4%, Story Rich 6.5%, Atmospheric 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: Its surreal, dark, and puzzle-heavy gameplay matches the unsettling and cryptic tone of the seed game.
- #10 STASIS
91% matchVery Positive82% of 2,367 reviews2015
Dev: THE BROTHERHOOD
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
STASIS The isometric, point-and-click, sci-fi horror adventure game! In the distant future aboard a seemingly abandoned spacecraft, John Maracheck awakes from stasis. He must push himself to new physical and emotional limits and unravel the mysteries around him.
Why similar: Point & Click 51.1%, Horror 24.1%, Adventure 11.1%, Story Rich 5.7%, Atmospheric 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: A claustrophobic, isometric point-and-click horror game that emphasizes dread and environmental storytelling.
- #11 Gibbous - A Cthulhu Adventure
89% matchVery Positive90% of 2,297 reviews2019
Dev: Stuck In Attic
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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: Lovecraftian 42.8%, Point & Click 26.9%, Horror 11.3%, Adventure 6.7%, Story Rich 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: A faithful and beautifully animated Lovecraftian point-and-click adventure with a strong focus on mystery.
- #12 Darkness Within 1: In Pursuit of Loath Nolder
90% matchMostly Positive73% of 633 reviews2014
Dev: Stormling StudiosPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Explore disturbing corners of the human psyche. Delve into a dimension of nightmares, the occult and a tense psychological world created in classic Lovecraftian style. As police detective Howard E. Loreid, you are tasked to solve the murder of Clark Field, a wealthy man involved in the occult.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 46%, Point & Click 24.6%, Horror 13.7%, Adventure 7.7%, Great Soundtrack 3.8%
Why You'll Like It: A direct Lovecraftian mystery investigation that focuses on uncovering dark secrets through point-and-click mechanics.
- #13 Darkness Within 2: The Dark Lineage
89% matchMixed67% of 271 reviews2014
Dev: Stormling StudiosPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 54%
In "The Dark Lineage" you re-take the role of police detective Howard Loreid, a man tormented by the paranormal happenings around him. Howard discovers that his own terrible past has some connection to the madness that is about to swallow him, yet again.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 57.7%, Horror 15.2%, Adventure 15.1%, Great Soundtrack 8.9%, Indie 3.2%
Why You'll Like It: Continues the investigation with a deeper focus on psychological dread and occult lore.
- #14 The Lost Crown
88% matchVery Positive83% of 523 reviews2014
Dev: Darkling Room
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 93%
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 43.7%, Adventure 23.6%, Horror 21%, Indie 4.8%, Atmospheric 3.5%
Why You'll Like It: A ghost-hunting adventure set in a coastal English town that shares the eerie, folk-horror vibe of the seed game.
- #15 Kathy Rain
86% matchVery Positive92% of 4,001 reviews2016
Dev: Clifftop GamesPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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 98.8%, Pixel Graphics 0.5%, Adventure 0.4%, Story Rich 0.1%, Indie 0.1%
Why You'll Like It: An excellent mystery-driven adventure that excels at building a strong sense of place and atmospheric tension.
- #16 Silence of the Sleep
87% matchMostly Positive75% of 709 reviews2014
Dev: Jesse Makkonen
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
You play as a man called Jacob Reeves. A man who has lost his reason to live. He throws himself into a blackness to end his misery, but instead of it being the end he wakes up without a memory of his life before.
Why similar: Horror 45.4%, Adventure 20%, Great Soundtrack 15.8%, Atmospheric 7.1%, Indie 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, psychological horror game that prioritizes atmosphere and narrative over combat.
- #17 Sanitarium
86% matchVery Positive93% of 1,364 reviews2014
Dev: DotemuPub: Ziggurat
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Originally released in 1998 on PC, and awarded as the Adventure Game of the Year, The timeless horror point-and-click, Sanitarium, is returning to frighten the bravest adventure game fans.
Why similar: Point & Click 49%, Horror 23%, Adventure 11.8%, Great Soundtrack 5.9%, Atmospheric 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: A classic psychological horror point-and-click that heavily influenced the genre's approach to surreal storytelling.
- #18 Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers 20th Anniversary Edition
85% matchVery Positive91% of 1,174 reviews2014
Dev: Phoenix Online StudiosPub: Pinkerton Road Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Revisit of one of adventure gaming’s greatest classics by master storyteller Jane Jensen! Struggling bookstore owner Gabriel Knight investigates the sinister Voodoo Murders in New Orleans, discovering the secrets of his family history and unfolding his destiny in this tale of horror and suspense.
Why similar: Point & Click 57.6%, Adventure 16.5%, Horror 11.2%, Great Soundtrack 6.5%, Story Rich 4.7%
Why You'll Like It: A seminal mystery adventure that balances occult themes with deep, investigative gameplay.
- #19 The Room Two
83% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 21,748 reviews2016
Dev: Fireproof Games
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Unique events transport you to the halls of a long-forgotten crypt. The only means of escape lies locked within a stone pedestal, along with a note from your mysterious ally. His words promise assistance, but only serve to entice you into a compelling world of mystery and exploration.
Why similar: Point & Click 39.4%, Lovecraftian 25%, Horror 14.5%, Adventure 6.9%, Atmospheric 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: An excellent puzzle-based mystery that excels at creating an immersive, atmospheric environment.
- #20 Black Mirror II
84% matchVery Positive90% of 720 reviews2014
Dev: Cranberry ProductionPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 11.3 hrsMean: 13.3 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 56.9%, Adventure 21.1%, Horror 16%, Story Rich 2.9%, Atmospheric 2.5%
Why You'll Like It: A classic gothic mystery adventure that provides a similar sense of foreboding and dark, historical secrets.
- #21 Scratches - Director's Cut
84% matchVery Positive83% of 436 reviews2011
Dev: Nucleosys
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 40%
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 50.4%, Horror 25.5%, Adventure 13.8%, Atmospheric 5.4%, Story Rich 4.4%
Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in atmospheric, slow-burn horror that relies on investigation and environmental clues.
- #22 Unavowed
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,607 reviews2018
Dev: Wadjet Eye Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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 54.4%, Adventure 14.8%, Pixel Graphics 14.2%, Story Rich 8.2%, Atmospheric 4.3%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven point-and-click adventure with deep supernatural elements and strong character writing.
- #23 Slender Threads
81% matchVery Positive91% of 627 reviews2025
Dev: Blyts
Windows · Mac · Linux
In this paranormal point-and-click adventure, a traveling salesman races to stop a string of horrific deaths in a quiet seaside town—before he’s next.
Why similar: Point & Click 43.3%, Adventure 17.9%, Horror 15.7%, Great Soundtrack 7.2%, Story Rich 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological thriller point-and-click that focuses on dark, atmospheric storytelling and mystery.
- #24 Rise of Insanity
82% 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: Horror 35.8%, Great Soundtrack 21.3%, Adventure 18.5%, Atmospheric 9.2%, Story Rich 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on psychological horror and exploration, mirroring the investigative nature of the seed game.
- #25 ASYLUM
80% matchVery Positive84% of 496 reviews2025
Dev: Senscape
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 78%
An epic supernatural horror adventure and the spiritual successor to cult classic Scratches set in a massive, decaying mental institute. Inspired by H. P. Lovecraft, Hammer Films and twisted Euro Horror from the 80s.
Why similar: Point & Click 31.7%, Lovecraftian 29.2%, Horror 17.1%, Adventure 9.8%, Atmospheric 5%
Why You'll Like It: A highly atmospheric horror adventure from the creator of Scratches that captures a similar sense of isolation.
- #26 The Corruption Within
81% matchVery Positive94% of 168 reviews2021
Dev: Cosmic Void
Windows
The Corruption Within is a psychological thriller first-person point & click adventure game set in the Victorian era, with an emphasis on strong narrative, intriguing characters and puzzle-solving.
Why similar: Point & Click 43.8%, Pixel Graphics 15%, Horror 12.2%, Adventure 11.7%, Story Rich 8%
Why You'll Like It: A Victorian-era mystery that blends point-and-click exploration with dark, supernatural undertones.
- #27 The White Door
78% matchVery Positive94% of 6,829 reviews2020
Dev: Rusty LakePub: Second Maze
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Enter The White Door and discover Rusty Lake’s universe in a new game with a unique style! Explore Robert Hill’s dreams and help him to find his lost memories. Can you survive the strict daily routine and bring back color to Robert's life?
Why similar: Point & Click 56.2%, Adventure 26.3%, Indie 7.5%, Story Rich 4.8%, Atmospheric 4.3%
- #28 The Long Reach
79% matchVery Positive84% of 499 reviews2018
Dev: Painted Black GamesPub: Silver Lining Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
At its heart The Long Reach is an adventure game. Closer inspection also reveals it’s a thrilling horror story, flavoured with sci-fi ideology, psychological context and a skeptical view on the human psyche.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 39.7%, Adventure 26.4%, Horror 22.3%, Indie 6.6%, Story Rich 5%
Why You'll Like It: A pixel-art adventure that blends psychological horror with sci-fi elements in a compelling narrative.
- #29 Tokyo Dark
79% matchVery Positive84% of 1,344 reviews2017
Dev: CherrymochiPub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Legend tells of a door deep below Tokyo's sewers. All who enter are lost forever. Detective Ito's partner is missing. Explore Tokyo & uncover the darkness that lays beneath the streets in this Point & Click - meets Visual Novel - narrative adventure that questions the very core of Ito's sanity.
Why similar: Point & Click 47.3%, Horror 24.7%, Adventure 9.4%, Great Soundtrack 6.2%, Story Rich 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: Combines point-and-click investigation with branching narrative horror and a dark, urban atmosphere.
- #30 9 Clues 2: The Ward
78% matchVery Positive91% of 995 reviews2015
Dev: Tap It GamesPub: Artifex Mundi
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Solve the mystery of Mnemosyne Asylum!
Why similar: Point & Click 43.1%, Adventure 18%, Horror 17.5%, Great Soundtrack 9.5%, Story Rich 5%
Why You'll Like It: A mystery-horror point-and-click that provides a classic investigative experience with a focus on uncovering dark truths.
- #31 Kathy Rain 2: Soothsayer
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,354 reviews2025
Dev: Clifftop GamesPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.9 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 41.9%, Horror 19.1%, Pixel Graphics 12.7%, Adventure 9.1%, Atmospheric 8.4%
- #32 Forest Asylum 2
75% matchVery Positive98% of 55 reviews2025
Dev: Michal Piotrowski
Windows
Forest Asylum 2 - An Indie Psychological Horror Game and the sequel to the well-received first part. Embark on a Therapy that will change your life!
Why similar: Horror 47.8%, Adventure 37.9%, Atmospheric 13.1%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #33 Chronicle of Innsmouth: Mountains of Madness
77% matchMostly Positive74% of 122 reviews2021
Dev: PsychoDevPub: AtomicHorde
Windows · Mac · Linux
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: Lovecraftian 44.8%, Point & Click 25.4%, Pixel Graphics 10.6%, Horror 9.1%, Adventure 5%
- #34 Creepy Tale 2
75% matchVery Positive86% of 1,568 reviews2021
Dev: Creepy Brothers
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Experience the creepy tension of a brothers Grimm fairy tale in this puzzle adventure game. Follow the young and brave Lars as he embarks on a dangerous journey to save his sisters mind from the clutches of a mysterious evil.
Why similar: Point & Click 49.7%, Adventure 12.5%, Story Rich 9%, Horror 8.2%, Great Soundtrack 8.2%
- #35 Black Mirror I
76% matchVery Positive84% of 1,488 reviews2014
Dev: Future GamesPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Black Mirror is a dark adventure game that details the aftermath of the tragic death of William Gordon. Playing as his grandson Samuel players must unveil the truth behind the events of that fateful, stormy night.
Why similar: Point & Click 56.5%, Horror 14.7%, Adventure 13.5%, Atmospheric 5.3%, Story Rich 4.9%
- #36 Hidden: On the trail of the Ancients
77% matchMixed65% of 85 reviews2015
Dev: Lost Spell
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 96%
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 35%, Lovecraftian 27.2%, Horror 17.9%, Adventure 15.8%, Indie 3.5%
- #37 Nightmare Frames
73% matchVery Positive98% of 431 reviews2022
Dev: Postmodern Adventures
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 35.8%, Horror 16.7%, Pixel Graphics 13.1%, Lovecraftian 12.2%, Story Rich 6.1%
- #38 I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream
74% matchVery Positive89% of 4,003 reviews2013
Dev: The Dreamers GuildPub: Nightdive Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 79%
The adventure plunges you into the tortured and hidden past of five humans. Delve into their darkest fears. Outwit the Master Computer AM in a game of psychological warfare. Disturbing, compelling. An adventure you won't easily forget !!
Why similar: Point & Click 59.2%, Horror 18.2%, Adventure 11.5%, Great Soundtrack 5.8%, Story Rich 4.5%
- #39 Rusty Lake Hotel
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 10,529 reviews2016
Dev: Rusty Lake
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Are you ready to serve the guests in the Rusty Lake Hotel? Solve all mysteries in this dark and eerie puzzle game. Rusty Lake Hotel is a point-and-click adventure by the creators of the Rusty Lake & Cube Escape series.
Why similar: Point & Click 57.1%, Horror 20.1%, Adventure 10.3%, Atmospheric 4.5%, Story Rich 3.9%
- #40 Necronomicon: The Dawning of Darkness
76% matchMixed44% of 209 reviews2014
Dev: Cryo InteractivePub: Microids
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 43%
In this thrilling point-and-click adventure based on the works of H.P Lovecraft, you’ll traverse the haunting world of Gothic New England, solving puzzles and acquiring information to help Stanton solve the mystery of the Necronomicon.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 57%, Point & Click 24%, Horror 10.4%, Adventure 8.6%
- #41 Shadowgate
73% matchVery Positive87% of 710 reviews2014
Dev: Zojoi
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Thrust into the role of "The Seed of Prophecy," players travel deep into the living castle, in hopes of defeating the evil that dwells within – the dreaded Warlock Lord.
Why similar: Point & Click 68.1%, Adventure 17.6%, Great Soundtrack 13%, Singleplayer 1.3%
- #42 The Dark Rites of Arkham
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 655 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: Lovecraftian 44.8%, Point & Click 24.7%, Pixel Graphics 10.3%, Horror 9.5%, Adventure 6.7%
- #43 Rusty Lake Paradise
71% 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 61.4%, Horror 15%, Adventure 9.6%, Atmospheric 5.5%, Story Rich 4.2%
- #44 The Last Case of John Morley
70% matchVery Positive82% of 329 reviews2025
Dev: Indigo Studios - Interactive StoriesPub: JanduSoft
Windows
Step into the mind of John Morley, a 1940s detective on his final case. Explore shadowed places long forgotten by time, and piece together crime scenes in a narrative adventure steeped in mystery, unexpected twists, and a truth buried for decades.
Why similar: Adventure 42.2%, Story Rich 27.1%, Atmospheric 24.2%, Singleplayer 4.3%, Indie 2.2%
- #45 Saint Kotar: The Yellow Mask
72% matchMostly Positive73% of 345 reviews2020
Dev: The-Mark Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Follow the fear of Benedek Dohnany and Nikolay Kalyakin and play the onset of a dark and chilling narrative adventure. Make decisions and affect the events that precede a macabre series of murders, allegedly related to devil worship and witchcraft.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 43.1%, Point & Click 25.9%, Horror 12.6%, Adventure 7%, Atmospheric 4.7%
- #46 Castle of Secrets
70% matchMixed58% of 65 reviews2025
Dev: Serene Questworks StudiosPub: Wandering Wizard
Windows
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 50.5%, Horror 22.5%, Adventure 9.7%, Story Rich 8.4%, Atmospheric 6.1%
- #47 Westmark Manor
71% matchMixed69% of 78 reviews2020
Dev: Nodbrim Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
What lurks in the darkest corners of the mansion? Westmark Manor is a journey into the occult, a mind-bending survival horror game, with a heavy focus on solving puzzles and exploration, inspired by the formidable H.P. Lovecraft.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 55.2%, Adventure 29.6%, Horror 8.8%, Story Rich 3%, Atmospheric 2.9%
- #48 Call of the Elder Gods
67% matchVery Positive91% of 361 reviews2026
Dev: Out of the Blue GamesPub: Kwalee
Windows
Journey to the far corners of the Earth and unearth ancient horrors in this Lovecraftian narrative puzzle adventure and sequel to 2020’s critically acclaimed Call of the Sea.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 73%, Adventure 9.8%, Story Rich 8.1%, Atmospheric 6.4%, Indie 1.8%
- #49 Conarium
70% matchMostly Positive77% of 2,272 reviews2017
Dev: Stormling StudiosPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Conarium is a chilling Lovecraftian game, which follows a gripping story involving four scientists and their endeavor to challenge what we normally consider to be the ‘absolute’ limits of nature. Inspired by H.P. Lovecraft’s novella "At the Mountains of Madness", but largely set after the original story.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 65.8%, Horror 13.8%, Adventure 9.2%, Great Soundtrack 3.9%, Atmospheric 2.9%
- #50 Behind The Door
72% matchMixed57% of 99 reviews2017
Dev: Dio Alias Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 30 minMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 39%
It's a story about a skeptical detective John who's investigating the abandoned's house massacre where group of teenagers were killed. On early night Detective John arriving to the abandoned house to find out what has happened there but suddenly he realized that he is not alone...
Why similar: Point & Click 43.9%, Horror 24.2%, Adventure 15.2%, Story Rich 6%, Indie 4.9%
- #51 Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss
68% 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 68.9%, Adventure 10.1%, Story Rich 7.7%, Atmospheric 7%, Horror 5.1%
- #52 Firewood
71% matchMostly Positive75% of 159 reviews2017
Dev: Frymore
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Firewood is a 2D adventure game with psychological horror elements. The game tells the story of an old man who has lost his wife years ago and is still having troubles with his past.
Why similar: Adventure 27.7%, Horror 22.4%, Pixel Graphics 18.8%, Great Soundtrack 16.8%, Indie 7.8%
- #53 Layers of Fear 2 (2019)
69% matchMostly Positive72% of 2,524 reviews2019
Dev: Bloober Team SA
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
A first‑person psychological horror game set on a haunted ocean liner. As an actor summoned by an unorthodox director, you’ll confront twisted memories from your past and learn the price of achieving the perfect performance.
Why similar: Horror 33.3%, Great Soundtrack 23.8%, Adventure 13.5%, Atmospheric 11.6%, Story Rich 11.3%
- #54 The Séance of Blake Manor
64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,820 reviews2025
Dev: Spooky DoorwayPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Linux
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 81%
The Séance of Blake Manor is a supernatural detective mystery, set in 1897 Ireland, where you investigate the disappearance of Evelyn Deane in a remote hotel full of secrets and other-worldly occurrences.
Why similar: Horror 35.9%, Adventure 21.7%, Atmospheric 16.8%, Story Rich 16.7%, Indie 5.7%
- #55 An English Haunting
66% matchVery Positive96% of 446 reviews2024
Dev: Postmodern Adventures
Windows
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 29.6%, Lovecraftian 26.9%, Pixel Graphics 14.1%, Horror 11.1%, Adventure 9.4%
- #56 Abscission
67% matchVery Positive94% of 122 reviews2023
Dev: Beyond Booleans
Windows
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 48.7%, Horror 22%, Pixel Graphics 12.6%, Adventure 9.9%, Story Rich 6.3%
- #57 Sherlock Holmes The Awakened
66% matchVery Positive82% of 2,952 reviews2023
Dev: Frogwares
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Experience a nerve-racking Lovecraftian adventure, rebuilt from the ground up with modern graphics and gameplay. Become Sherlock Holmes, and find yourself at the heart of the terrifying Cthulhu Mythos as you investigate a series of mysterious disappearances in Europe and the US.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 64.7%, Horror 16.3%, Story Rich 7.2%, Adventure 5.8%, Atmospheric 5.2%
- #58 Aurora Hills: Chapter 2
64% matchVery Positive99% of 504 reviews2026
Dev: NovaSoft Interactive Ltd.
Windows · Mac
Aurora Hills: Chapter 2 is the second part in series of point and click puzzle adventure games. Follow the journey of Ethan Hill, a park ranger tasked with investigating strange disappearances from a national park to uncover the mystery of Aurora Hills!
Why similar: Point & Click 69.9%, Adventure 25.5%, Story Rich 4%, Singleplayer 0.6%
- #59 The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker
69% matchVery Positive82% of 616 reviews2017
Dev: D'Avekki Studios Ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
YOU are a psychiatrist, trying to solve a murder whilst treating the unusual patients of the recently deceased Doctor Dekker. Type a question - patients reply in full screen video and have questions for you too but be careful what you say. Your words determine their eventual fates, and your own!
Why similar: Lovecraftian 63.6%, Horror 13.2%, Adventure 6.9%, Story Rich 6.5%, Atmospheric 6.5%
- #60 The Guest II
65% matchVery Positive82% of 68 reviews2026
Dev: 99 Grados Games
Windows
The Guest II is a first-person psychological horror experience.
Why similar: Horror 68.4%, Adventure 17%, Story Rich 10.9%, Indie 3.7%