- #1 The Last Crown: Midnight Horror
97% matchMostly Positive78% of 141 reviews2015
Dev: Darkling Room
Windows
Median: 6 minMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 36%
Halloween celebrations are in full swing, in the harbour town of Saxton. Ghost-hunter, Nigel Danvers, doesn't believe the night is any different. He knows that ghosts exist, so why would tonight be any different? Nigel and his ghost-hunting partner, Lucy Reubans, are in for a supernatural surprise.
Why similar: Point & Click 27.9%, Psychological Horror 21.9%, Horror 20.7%, Adventure 20.7%, Indie 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: This is the direct companion piece to the seed game, sharing the same developer, setting, and supernatural investigative mechanics.
- #2 Dark Fall: The Journal
96% matchMostly Positive78% of 298 reviews2013
Dev: Darkling RoomPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 35%
This Myst-style horror-adventure game will bring fear into your heart. From the very beginning you are exposed to an overwhelming but invisible ghost presence – strange calls, footsteps, voices from nowhere. In order to help your brother and survive you will need to solve the mystery of this abandoned, haunted place. And remember!
Why similar: Point & Click 38.3%, Adventure 24.8%, Horror 20.7%, Supernatural 8.3%, Mystery 5%
Why You'll Like It: Created by the same developer, this title features the same eerie, atmospheric exploration of haunted locations.
- #3 Dark Fall: Lost Souls
96% matchMixed61% of 270 reviews2010
Dev: Darkling Room
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Travel to the old train station and hotel, abandoned since 1947, following the 'disappearances'. Unravel the mystery that binds this place, by communicating with the ghosts of the long since dead, both in your time and theirs.
Why similar: Adventure 28.5%, Point & Click 25.5%, Horror 21.1%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Indie 12%
Why You'll Like It: Another entry from the same creator that excels at building a sense of dread through point-and-click exploration of abandoned, ghostly environments.
- #4 Barrow Hill: Curse of the Ancient Circle
95% matchVery Positive83% of 212 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 33.3%, Adventure 32.6%, Horror 19.4%, Indie 14.7%
Why You'll Like It: This game shares the same focus on rural British folklore and investigative horror as the seed title.
- #5 Dark Fall: Ghost Vigil
94% matchVery Positive91% of 188 reviews2020
Dev: Darkling Room
Windows
Join the all-night ghost vigil at Harwood House. As part of the 'OPG' paranormal team, explore the haunted buildings and investigate sightings of ghosts, long reported around the area of Wolfenden. Grab the ghost hunting gadgets and solve the mystery surrounding this abandoned building.
Why similar: Adventure 38.8%, Point & Click 27.8%, Indie 20%, Horror 13.4%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses heavily on the ghost-hunting aspect of the series, utilizing similar investigative tools to uncover paranormal activity.
- #6 The Last Door - Collector's Edition
93% matchVery Positive95% of 2,436 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: Point & Click 44%, Horror 23.1%, Adventure 14%, Story Rich 7.7%, Psychological Horror 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: Captures a similar sense of Lovecraftian dread and Victorian-era mystery through its atmospheric point-and-click gameplay.
- #7 Rhiannon: Curse of the Four Branches
94% matchMixed64% of 154 reviews2014
Dev: Arberth StudiosPub: Meridian4
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 38%
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 36.9%, Psychological Horror 24.5%, Horror 21.3%, Story Rich 6.2%, Mystery 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: A classic supernatural mystery that tasks players with investigating a haunted house using similar point-and-click mechanics.
- #8 Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers 20th Anniversary Edition
92% matchVery Positive91% of 1,159 reviews2014
Dev: Phoenix Online StudiosPub: Pinkerton Road Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 6.5 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 42.6%, Adventure 25.3%, Horror 10.7%, Mystery 8.4%, Supernatural 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: A quintessential supernatural detective adventure that balances historical mystery with occult themes.
- #9 The Whisperer | Le murmureur
91% matchMixed67% of 121 reviews2021
Dev: Studio Chien d'Or
Windows · Mac
Investigate an abandoned trading post, explore its surroundings and solve the terrible mystery it holds. The Whisperer is a short story-driven point & click game set in Lower Canada at the beginning of the 19th century.
Why similar: Horror 20.2%, Adventure 17.8%, Point & Click 17.6%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Supernatural 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric, story-rich adventure that leans into Lovecraftian horror and investigative mystery.
- #10 Gray Matter
91% matchVery Positive89% of 730 reviews2014
Dev: WizarBox ProductionPub: Viva Media Inc
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 95%
After a tragic accident, neurobiologist Dr. David Styles has become a recluse, rarely leaving his home, the Dread Hill House. One day, Samantha Everett, a street magician, appears at Dr. Style's doorstep just as he is seeking a new assistant.
Why similar: Point & Click 50.5%, Adventure 38.2%, Mystery 6.2%, Story Rich 3.7%, Atmospheric 1.5%
Why You'll Like It: Features a compelling blend of stage magic, supernatural mystery, and point-and-click investigation.
- #11 Barrow Hill: The Dark Path
90% matchMostly Positive73% of 153 reviews2016
Dev: Shadow Tor StudiosPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
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 54.5%, Indie 26%, Horror 19.6%
Why You'll Like It: A direct follow-up in the Barrow Hill series that maintains the focus on ancient, unsettling mysteries in rural settings.
- #12 Goetia
89% matchMostly Positive77% of 782 reviews2016
Dev: SusheePub: Forever Entertainment S. A.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Goetia is a point & click adventure where you play the ghost of a young lady. You are Abigail. Abigail Blackwood.
Why similar: Point & Click 37.6%, Adventure 22.8%, Indie 13.7%, Horror 10.2%, Supernatural 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: A gothic, puzzle-heavy adventure that focuses on uncovering the secrets of a haunted estate.
- #13 Darkness Within 1: In Pursuit of Loath Nolder
89% matchMostly Positive73% of 624 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: Point & Click 30%, Horror 21.6%, Adventure 19.9%, Psychological Horror 18%, Indie 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: A Lovecraftian investigative adventure that emphasizes reading documents and piecing together clues.
- #14 Saint Kotar
88% matchMostly Positive75% of 280 reviews2021
Dev: The-Mark EntertainmentPub: SOEDESCO
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 6.1 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: Point & Click 28.5%, Psychological Horror 21.5%, Horror 17.7%, Adventure 15.9%, Mystery 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, point-and-click folk horror game that explores occult themes in a small, isolated village.
- #15 The Cat Lady
86% matchVery Positive94% of 6,142 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 24.4%, Horror 22%, Psychological Horror 20.3%, Adventure 15.7%, Indie 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror adventure that uses point-and-click mechanics to explore dark, surreal themes.
- #16 Black Mirror II
86% matchVery Positive90% of 706 reviews2014
Dev: Cranberry ProductionPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 11.3 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 43.1%, Adventure 33.1%, Horror 15.7%, Mystery 4%, Story Rich 2.1%
Why You'll Like It: A gothic point-and-click adventure that excels at building tension through its dark, mysterious atmosphere.
- #17 Corrosion: Cold Winter Waiting [Enhanced Edition]
87% matchMixed68% of 266 reviews2015
Dev: Viperante
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Horror adventure awaits as you step into a place nobody knew existed and hunt for clues around every dark corner and in every scribbled notebook. With a twisted past, and a terrible secret just waiting to be revealed, Cold Winter Farm will leave you questioning whether what you know, is really what you know.
Why similar: Point & Click 31.1%, Adventure 25.4%, Horror 19.7%, Indie 13.8%, Mystery 7%
Why You'll Like It: A classic indie point-and-click mystery that focuses on atmospheric exploration and supernatural elements.
- #18 Unavowed
85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,565 reviews2018
Dev: Wadjet Eye Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 8.0 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 39.1%, Adventure 22.1%, Supernatural 14.4%, Indie 9.6%, Mystery 6%
Why You'll Like It: A supernatural investigation game that features a deep, story-driven approach to solving paranormal mysteries.
- #19 The Horror Of Salazar House
84% matchVery Positive94% of 387 reviews2020
Dev: Maldo19Pub: Torture Star Video
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 62%
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 22.5%, Psychological Horror 16.8%, Horror 15.5%, Supernatural 12.5%, Adventure 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric pixel-art horror game that focuses on exploring a haunted mansion to uncover its dark history.
- #20 The Séance of Blake Manor
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,226 reviews2025
Dev: Spooky DoorwayPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Linux
Median: 8.5 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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: Supernatural 22.9%, Psychological Horror 18.4%, Horror 15.8%, Adventure 15.3%, Mystery 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: A detective-focused puzzle game that centers on supernatural occurrences and atmospheric investigation.
- #21 An English Haunting
83% matchVery Positive96% of 413 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 27.4%, Adventure 15.8%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Supernatural 14.3%, Horror 14%
Why You'll Like It: A folk horror game that captures the specific aesthetic of rural English ghost stories.
- #22 Kathy Rain
84% matchVery Positive92% of 3,954 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 97.9%, Adventure 0.9%, Psychological Horror 0.3%, Mystery 0.3%, Indie 0.2%
Why You'll Like It: A mystery-focused point-and-click adventure that captures a similar investigative spirit in a small-town setting.
- #23 Slender Threads
81% matchVery Positive91% of 607 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 28%, Adventure 24.3%, Horror 13%, Psychological Horror 13%, Indie 12.8%
Why You'll Like It: An indie point-and-click adventure that focuses on a dark, story-rich mystery with psychological horror elements.
- #24 Still Life
82% matchVery Positive82% of 1,089 reviews2011
Dev: Microids
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Still Life 2 also now available!
Why similar: Point & Click 52.1%, Adventure 31%, Mystery 9.3%, Horror 6.6%, Story Rich 1.1%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, gritty mystery adventure that focuses on forensic investigation and solving cold cases.
- #25 Fran Bow
80% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 22,182 reviews2015
Dev: Killmonday Games AB
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 10.5 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: Psychological Horror 29.3%, Point & Click 28.6%, Horror 15.9%, Adventure 11.4%, Indie 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal psychological horror adventure that uses point-and-click mechanics to navigate disturbing, supernatural realities.
- #26 Pamali: Indonesian Folklore Horror
81% matchVery Positive84% of 668 reviews2018
Dev: Storytale
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 117.0 hrs≥1hr: 76%
A narrative horror game set in the daily lives of Indonesian society. Interact with various mystical objects as you explore haunted places, unravel their lingering mysteries, and experience how Indonesian myth, taboo and culture, combined with your choices, shape the course of your nights.
Why similar: Adventure 36.7%, Horror 26.7%, Indie 21.6%, Point & Click 9.9%, Story Rich 5.1%
Why You'll Like It: An investigative horror game that explores local folklore and supernatural entities through a point-and-click-adjacent lens.
- #27 The Case of the Golden Idol
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 10,351 reviews2022
Dev: Color Gray GamesPub: Playstack
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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 46.8%, Adventure 19.3%, Mystery 16.9%, Story Rich 9.4%, Atmospheric 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: A brilliant investigative point-and-click game that requires players to piece together supernatural mysteries through careful observation.
- #28 Gibbous - A Cthulhu Adventure
79% matchVery Positive90% of 2,288 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: Point & Click 37.1%, Horror 20.3%, Adventure 19.3%, Indie 10%, Story Rich 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: A supernatural point-and-click adventure that balances occult mystery with a unique, atmospheric art style.
- #29 The Painscreek Killings
77% matchVery Positive91% of 6,095 reviews2017
Dev: EQ Studios
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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: Horror 23.4%, Supernatural 19.6%, Adventure 15.7%, Mystery 13.6%, Psychological Horror 12.8%
- #30 Post Mortem
79% matchMixed57% of 438 reviews2011
Dev: MC2Pub: Microids
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 43%
After returning to the quiet streets of Paris to pursue a life of painting, Gus Macpherson could not escape his true art…
Why similar: Point & Click 47.4%, Adventure 30.2%, Horror 12%, Mystery 7.6%, Atmospheric 2.8%
Why You'll Like It: A mystery-driven adventure that focuses on investigative techniques and uncovering dark secrets.
- #31 Family curse
75% matchVery Positive91% of 236 reviews2023
Dev: Stork Game
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Family curse is a mystical horror from the first person with a frightening atmosphere. Immerse yourself in the intricate history of the Crouse family and find out the terrible secret of the people who died in the cursed house.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 37.2%, Horror 32.8%, Adventure 15.5%, Atmospheric 7.5%, Story Rich 7%
- #32 Curse
77% matchMixed63% of 78 reviews2016
Dev: Stormlord GamesPub: Stormlord Games LLC
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 48%
CURSE is a point-and-click horror game that throws the player into the world of paranormal investigations.
Why similar: Point & Click 28%, Horror 22.1%, Adventure 18.3%, Supernatural 14.6%, Indie 10.6%
- #33 ASYLUM
73% matchVery Positive85% of 479 reviews2025
Dev: Senscape
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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 24.7%, Horror 17.5%, Psychological Horror 16.6%, Adventure 16%, Indie 8.4%
- #34 The Uninvited: MacVenture Series
76% matchVery Positive85% of 79 reviews2015
Dev: ZojoiPub: Reverb Triple XP
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 6.9 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: Adventure 34.1%, Point & Click 33.8%, Horror 18.1%, Indie 14%
- #35 Last Report
71% matchVery Positive89% of 2,212 reviews2025
Dev: Monopixel Games
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Last Report is a dark horror game where you play as a night shift park ranger. While monitoring the camera footage, you start noticing strange events. Uncover the terrifying secret of the National Park. Something moved in the window, but don’t worry it’s probably just another deer, right?
Why similar: Horror 21.8%, Psychological Horror 21.1%, Point & Click 20.7%, Supernatural 10.1%, Adventure 9.1%
- #36 Ghost Files: The Face of Guilt
76% matchMostly Positive72% of 330 reviews2017
Dev: Brave Giant LTDPub: Artifex Mundi
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Lead the Police investigation in the afterlife!
Why similar: Adventure 40.5%, Point & Click 26.1%, Horror 13.2%, Mystery 6.5%, Indie 6%
- #37 Silver Chains
75% matchMixed70% of 1,340 reviews2019
Dev: Cracked Heads GamesPub: Headup
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Silver Chains is a first-person horror game with a strong emphasis on story and exploration. Search for clues within an old abandoned manor to unravel the truth about the terrible events which have happened.
Why similar: Horror 34%, Psychological Horror 27.1%, Adventure 21.7%, Indie 10.7%, Mystery 2.9%
- #38 The Excavation of Hob's Barrow
72% matchVery Positive92% of 3,087 reviews2022
Dev: Cloak and Dagger GamesPub: Wadjet Eye Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%
The Excavation of Hob's Barrow is a folk horror narrative-driven adventure. Explore the isolated moors of rural Victorian England as you uncover the mysteries of Hob's Barrow. The answers lie in the soil...
Why similar: Point & Click 39.8%, Horror 22%, Adventure 18.5%, Mystery 6%, Atmospheric 5.3%
- #39 Black Mirror I
74% matchVery Positive84% of 1,458 reviews2014
Dev: Future GamesPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 1.3 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 42.9%, Adventure 21.3%, Horror 14.4%, Mystery 9.7%, Atmospheric 4%
- #40 Urban Myth Dissolution Center
70% matchVery Positive88% of 5,930 reviews2025
Dev: HakababunkoPub: SHUEISHA GAMES
Windows
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Join forces with the psychic Director of the Urban Myth Dissolution Center and solve a variety of cases involving cursed relics, rental properties with shady histories, and dimensional anomalies. Monstrous oddities and otherworldly planes abound in this occult mystery adventure game!
Why similar: Psychological Horror 25%, Point & Click 17%, Adventure 16.8%, Horror 14.9%, Supernatural 12.3%
- #41 The Gretlow Tapes
71% matchVery Positive92% of 114 reviews2025
Dev: Aegon Games
Windows
Armed with nothing but your camera, investigate the abandoned Gretlow House in this short, atmospheric horror game. Uncover a chilling mystery through a realistic found-footage lens.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 29.4%, Horror 25.6%, Supernatural 22.4%, Atmospheric 7.2%, Mystery 6.7%
- #42 The Guest
73% matchMostly Positive73% of 953 reviews2016
Dev: Team GothamPub: 505 Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
'The Guest' is a gloomy adventure full of enigmas where the exploration of your surroundings comes to prominence; puzzles, secrets and riddles will help you discover who has locked you in this somber hotel room and most importantly, why.
Why similar: Horror 26.9%, Adventure 26.5%, Indie 16.4%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Mystery 10.6%
- #43 Like Clay
73% matchVery Positive88% of 124 reviews2017
Dev: free08Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Like Clay is a story driven adventure game with horror elements. Find out what happened to a friend of yours by reading messages and listening to audio files. Search for hidden doors and items, solve light puzzles and survive deadly foes and lethal traps.
Why similar: Adventure 36.3%, Horror 32.9%, Indie 30.8%
- #44 Vernon's Legacy
74% matchMixed57% of 116 reviews2016
Dev: TripleBrick
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Vernon's Legacy is an horror adventure with an enigmatic story that takes place nearly a century ago. You are playing as Robert, the new owner of Dunkenhof manor.
Why similar: Adventure 42.3%, Horror 27%, Indie 23.6%, Story Rich 7%
- #45 Year Walk
71% matchVery Positive90% of 2,014 reviews2014
Dev: Simogo
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Venture out into the dark woods where strange creatures roam, on a vision quest set in 19th century Sweden. Solve and decipher cryptic puzzles, listen for clues, and learn about mysterious folklore creatures in the built-in encyclopedia as you seek to foresee your future.
Why similar: Supernatural 19.9%, Horror 19.8%, Psychological Horror 18.8%, Adventure 17%, Indie 6.7%
- #46 The Bridge Curse 2: The Extrication
67% matchVery Positive94% of 3,064 reviews2024
Dev: SOFTSTAR ENTERTAINMENTPub: PQube
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Try to escape with your life in a first-person survival horror adventure. Play through the eyes of four distinct characters as you evade and confront terrifying ghosts, unravel mind-bending puzzles, and unearth a sinister conspiracy…
Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.5%, Supernatural 18.4%, Horror 14.2%, Adventure 12.7%, Mystery 12%
- #47 The Third Shift
68% matchVery Positive98% of 50 reviews2026
Dev: Teebowah Games
Windows
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 31%, Horror 28.2%, Adventure 24.7%, Mystery 8.2%, Atmospheric 3.9%
- #48 Paranormal VHS
70% matchMostly Positive71% of 140 reviews2023
Dev: Elite Lords Studios
Windows
Paranormal VHS is a horror game that features a VHS tape-inspired aesthetic. The game's story revolves around a popular vlogger who spends a night in haunted locations in search of paranormal activity. Brace for intense jumpscares.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 27.2%, Horror 24.4%, Supernatural 22%, Adventure 16.3%, Mystery 4.5%
- #49 The Cursed Forest
70% matchVery Positive89% of 881 reviews2019
Dev: KPy3OPub: Grable Team
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Immerse yourself in the obscure and mysterious autumnal forest, where every wrong step could be your last. As you travel uncover the dark story behind this place, where beauty and danger have become as one.
Why similar: Adventure 27%, Horror 20.3%, Supernatural 17.6%, Atmospheric 10%, Mystery 9.8%
- #50 The Whispering Valley | La vallée qui murmure
69% matchVery Positive89% of 168 reviews2022
Dev: Studio Chien d'Or
Windows · Mac
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 26.7%, Horror 20.6%, Adventure 15%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Mystery 6.4%
- #51 Hidden: On the trail of the Ancients
72% 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 28.2%, Adventure 26.5%, Horror 18.6%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Indie 12%
- #52 Paragnosia: Museum
67% matchVery Positive91% of 102 reviews2026
Dev: Sine Coda
Windows
Uncover a disturbing mystery in a haunted museum. Track and exorcise restless spirits using your rail-mounted camera, spot up to 130 anomalies, and photograph them before they take over, with you along.
Why similar: Point & Click 28.3%, Psychological Horror 25%, Horror 19.5%, Adventure 14%, Mystery 7.1%
- #53 Ghost Frequency
68% matchMixed68% of 154 reviews2025
Dev: PIT GAMES
Windows
In Ghost Frequency, you are a ghost hunter from PIT - Paranormal Investigation Team. Your mission is to locate a sinister spirit using the EMF Ghost Detector to track paranormal activity, the IR Thermal Camera to reveal hidden entities, and the EVP Digital Recorder to capture eerie voices.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 45.6%, Horror 42.2%, Adventure 6.9%, Atmospheric 5.3%
- #54 Saint Kotar: The Yellow Mask
69% matchMostly Positive73% of 341 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: Point & Click 26.4%, Horror 16.6%, Adventure 14.8%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Supernatural 7.9%
- #55 Benny Bash
67% matchVery Positive82% of 55 reviews2025
Dev: Eduardo Scarpato
Windows
Survive this horror/puzzle adventure. Uncover the secrets of a cursed video game from the '80s while a malevolent entity hunts you. Solve escape room-style puzzles, navigate eerie labyrinths, and see how your actions in the game shape the real world. Stay sharp... and stay alive.
Why similar: Point & Click 20.9%, Horror 20.7%, Psychological Horror 18.5%, Adventure 14.5%, Supernatural 10.4%
- #56 THIEF'S SHELTER
66% matchVery Positive97% of 59 reviews2025
Dev: Geo GamesPub: Restless Corp.
Windows
THIEF’S SHELTER is a 3D Point and Click Psychological Adventure where the world mirrors a crumbling mind. Nothing stays still, and even your own thoughts can’t be trusted.
Why similar: Point & Click 37.1%, Adventure 20.9%, Psychological Horror 19.9%, Indie 8.3%, Story Rich 7.2%
- #57 DARKLIGHT
66% matchPositive86% of 50 reviews2024
Dev: polytely games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Are you ready to investigate a mysterious occurrence at a remote lighthouse? Solve all mysteries in this dark and eerie puzzle game.
Why similar: Point & Click 34.2%, Adventure 24.8%, Horror 17.5%, Indie 14.6%, Mystery 5.6%
- #58 Curse of Anabelle
68% matchMixed64% of 135 reviews2020
Dev: Rocwise Entertainment
Windows
Curse of Anabelle is a story driven adventure-horror/puzzle game which players can experience in the first person perspective. The storyline is based on real world myths and legends.
Why similar: Adventure 52.4%, Indie 29.3%, Horror 10%, Mystery 3.6%, Atmospheric 2.4%
- #59 Befriended Curse
64% matchVery Positive94% of 285 reviews2024
Dev: Yellow Basement Games
Windows
Witches, curses, and fairy tales meet horror in this classic walking sim with an eerie atmosphere and well-paced jumpscares.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 29.9%, Horror 27.9%, Supernatural 26.5%, Mystery 7.9%, Atmospheric 7.7%