- #1 Children of Silentown
97% matchVery Positive87% of 1,538 reviews2023
Dev: Elf GamesPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 20.3%, Hand-drawn 15.5%, Mystery 14.3%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Puzzle 9.3%
- #2 Sumatra: Fate of Yandi
96% matchVery Positive96% of 181 reviews2019
Dev: Cloak and Dagger Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Lost and alone after a terrible landslide, Yandi must find his way home in this old-school point and click adventure set deep in the Sumatran jungle! Will he make it out alive?
Why similar: Point & Click 23.7%, Thriller 22.9%, Mystery 12%, Puzzle 10.5%, Story Rich 9.2%
- #3 KRAMPEN
96% matchVery Positive91% of 443 reviews2023
Dev: GMD13
Windows
Immerse yourself in the winter forest and help a lost soul to find a piece of itself. What is awaiting you there.. or who?
Why similar: Thriller 31.1%, Point & Click 24.6%, Story Rich 11.1%, Atmospheric 9.5%, Adventure 5.5%
- #4 Little Misfortune
95% matchVery Positive92% of 13,890 reviews2019
Dev: Killmonday Games AB
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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 23.8%, Dark Humor 21.8%, Psychological Horror 21.1%, Story Rich 9.5%, Adventure 5.2%
- #5 Creepy Tale: Some Other Place
94% matchVery Positive94% of 648 reviews2024
Dev: Creepy Brothers
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Creepy Tale is a mysterious adventure rich in riddles and eerie atmosphere. An autumn morning promised a quiet fishing trip, but events took Martin to "some other place." Find the way home, uncover loads of secrets, and save everyone that you can.
Why similar: Point & Click 20.4%, Hand-drawn 20%, Mystery 13.6%, Puzzle 11.4%, Atmospheric 7.8%
- #6 The Excavation of Hob's Barrow
93% matchVery Positive92% of 3,146 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 27.5%, Thriller 12.9%, Cinematic 12%, Mystery 11.2%, Puzzle 10%
- #7 A Wolf in Autumn
94% matchMostly Positive72% of 465 reviews2015
Dev: David Szymanski
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 70%
A one-armed young girl finds herself locked in a shed in the middle of an idyllic autumn forest, with threats both physical and immaterial drawing closer.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.3%, Point & Click 23.8%, Puzzle 11.8%, Story Rich 11.5%, Atmospheric 11.3%
- #8 A Night at the Watermill
92% matchVery Positive95% of 60 reviews2024
Dev: Neon Tales
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 24.7%, Thriller 22.4%, Hand-drawn 19.1%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Atmospheric 8.4%
- #9 Creepy Tale 2
91% matchVery Positive86% of 1,552 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 26.1%, Hand-drawn 20.3%, Puzzle 12%, Story Rich 9.3%, Atmospheric 8.7%
- #10 Tales from Candleforth
91% matchVery Positive85% of 172 reviews2024
Dev: Under the Bed GamesPub: Feardemic
Windows
Tales from Candleforth is a folk horror 2D point and click game with puzzles and escape room mechanics, that narrates the fairy tales from the village. The text contained in this ancient and evil book is now bleeding out, mixing the world of nightmares with the real one through handmade 2D graphics.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 16.5%, Old School 14.2%, Dialogue Heavy 14.2%, Point & Click 12.6%, Psychological Horror 10.9%
- #11 Creepy Tale
90% matchVery Positive86% of 2,955 reviews2020
Dev: Creepy Brothers
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Creepy quest with the atmosphere of the Brothers Grimm fairy tales. Go through a dangerous adventure filled with puzzles and challenges! Perhaps it is you who will be able to solve all the secrets of forest and save the peaceful creatures?
Why similar: Hand-drawn 26.7%, Thriller 18.4%, Puzzle 15.4%, Atmospheric 11.2%, Adventure 8.2%
- #12 Nightmare Frames
89% matchVery Positive98% of 411 reviews2022
Dev: Postmodern Adventures
Windows
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 20.2%, Thriller 19.2%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Third Person 12.9%, Mystery 10.5%
- #13 Slender Threads
89% matchVery Positive91% of 618 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 26.1%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Hand-drawn 11.4%, Adventure 10.5%, Puzzle 8.9%
- #14 Night in Riverager
88% matchVery Positive83% of 232 reviews2021
Dev: Two Star GamesPub: V Publishing
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 170.4 hrs≥1hr: 31%
A Night In Riverager is a free horror short set in the monochrome world of My Beautiful Paper Smile. It tells the tale of a strange hunter in an even stranger land, on a quest to find medicine for his ailing mother. Strange and powerful forces are stirring. Can he resist them?
Why similar: Point & Click 22.1%, 2.5D 18.4%, Hand-drawn 17%, Third Person 13.8%, Puzzle 7.6%
- #15 THE NORMAL THING
86% matchVery Positive95% of 492 reviews2020
Dev: Orata Studio
Windows · Mac
THE NORMAL THING is a story about a dog who lost his memory. Sunless forests, strange gardens, weird inhabitants... Start a little journey to retrieve your memory.
Why similar: Third Person 19%, Mystery 17.4%, Puzzle 14.9%, Dialogue Heavy 11%, Atmospheric 10.5%
- #16 The Plane Effect
87% matchMixed63% of 78 reviews2021
Dev: Innovina/StudioKikuPub: PQube
Windows
Embark on a dark, dystopian isometric adventure as 'Solo,' seeking to reunite with your wife and daughter after an otherworldly, life-changing event. Solve intricate puzzles and evade an everwatching sinister presence...
Why similar: Cinematic 29.1%, Point & Click 22.1%, 2.5D 20.2%, Atmospheric 10.6%, Puzzle 9%
- #17 Gray Dawn
86% matchVery Positive84% of 1,182 reviews2018
Dev: Interactive Stone
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Embark on a terrifying adventure of a priest accused of murdering an altar boy. Gray Dawn is a psychological thriller infused with religious elements and combines story-driven quests with an artistic experience.
Why similar: Thriller 29%, Psychological Horror 23.9%, Story Rich 10.3%, Mystery 9.7%, Adventure 8.7%
- #18 Fran Bow
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 22,524 reviews2015
Dev: Killmonday Games AB
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 10.7 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 28.4%, Point & Click 25.6%, Puzzle 11.5%, Story Rich 10.3%, Hand-drawn 7.1%
- #19 Faded Grey
85% matchMostly Positive78% of 166 reviews2021
Dev: Derek Golliher
Windows
A short find it game that helps you make sense of a tragic accident as you uncover a piece of the story with each item found.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 38.7%, Story Rich 21.8%, Atmospheric 16%, Mystery 12.8%, Casual 6.7%
- #20 Gloomy Eyes
82% matchVery Positive95% of 259 reviews2025
Dev: Atlas VPub: ARTE France
Windows
A cozy horror, “self-coop”, adventure about two unlikely souls who forge a forbidden bond and journey together to find the sun. Explore eerie yet charming Tim Burton-esque levels, switch between two unique characters, and solve brain-teasing puzzles.
Why similar: Cinematic 28.2%, Mystery 18.4%, Puzzle 11.4%, Cartoon 10.9%, Third Person 10.3%
- #21 A Lonely Cabin Trip
83% matchMostly Positive71% of 75 reviews2022
Dev: Korvinrular
Windows
You were supposed to have a relaxing cabin trip on a island all alone but after several strange encounters you had a mystery to solve, will you be able to survive a first-person psychological horror game or will you run away?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 32.9%, Mystery 26.5%, Atmospheric 15.3%, Story Rich 12.6%, Adventure 9.2%
- #22 Slender Threads: Prologue
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 516 reviews2021
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 19%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, Thriller 13.6%, Mystery 8.4%, Hand-drawn 8.1%
- #23 Unforeseen Incidents
82% matchVery Positive88% of 1,058 reviews2018
Dev: Backwoods EntertainmentPub: Application Systems Heidelberg
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Unforeseen Incidents is a classical style interactive mystery set in a beautifully hand-painted world. Join Harper Pendrell and experience a challenging investigation, smart dialog and a rich cast of characters in this thrilling new adventure game.
Why similar: Point & Click 19%, Dark Humor 17.2%, Hand-drawn 14.9%, Mystery 12.4%, Puzzle 8.7%
- #24 Green Pond Town
79% matchMostly Positive77% of 56 reviews2026
Dev: Cotton Game
Windows · Mac
You've received a strange letter, and inside, a chilling black and white photograph – the people in the picture are eerily faceless! A powerful intuition compels you to journey to the location in the photo: Greenwater Town...
Why similar: Point & Click 24.5%, Psychological Horror 20.3%, Hand-drawn 15.7%, Puzzle 12.1%, Adventure 7.4%
- #25 The Drifter
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 4,585 reviews2025
Dev: Powerhoof
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%
A Pulp Adventure Thriller - A murdered drifter awakens. Alive again, seconds before his death. Hunted and haunted, help him untangle a mad web of conspiracy in this fast-paced point 'n click thrill-ride.
Why similar: Thriller 28.3%, Point & Click 25.9%, Mystery 18.5%, Story Rich 10.2%, Atmospheric 6.6%
- #26 Exiled
79% matchVery Positive90% of 248 reviews2024
Dev: John Szymanski
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 20.7%, Mystery 15.5%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Puzzle 10.7%, Cinematic 10.4%
- #27 Sacrificial Lighthouse
80% matchVery Positive88% of 52 reviews2021
Dev: PhobiaGamesNet
Windows
You are a girl called Maya who ends stranded in island with a lighthouse during a storm. What is this strange place? How did she get here? What to do next? Explore this small island and lighthouse to understand what happened to Maya.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 21.4%, Mystery 18.2%, Thriller 14.3%, Adventure 9%, Puzzle 8.5%
- #28 The Moon Sliver
81% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,163 reviews2014
Dev: David Szymanski
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 61%
You are on a bleak, cold, windy island. And you seem to be alone... but fires and candles still burn. As you explore, a story of guilt, loneliness, and faith begins to take shape. And it becomes obvious that something is hunting you...
Why similar: Psychological Horror 30.6%, Point & Click 16.9%, Story Rich 12%, Atmospheric 11.5%, Puzzle 11.4%
- #29 My Friend is a Raven
77% matchVery Positive91% of 1,325 reviews2020
Dev: Two Star Games
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 18%
You return to your old apartment one last time, in search of a sickened raven. You must speak to him, and discover the cause behind the calamity that has spread across the world.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.4%, Point & Click 19%, Hand-drawn 13.2%, 2.5D 9.6%, Atmospheric 7.8%
- #30 HOPE LEFT ME
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 878 reviews2023
Dev: AstrophysicsPub: .orphans
Windows · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 1.9 hrs≥1hr: 30%
You wake up in a mysterious place, alone and freezing to death, the only person around seems to be a weird girl with a long sleeve soviet jersey.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 52.6%, Atmospheric 25.6%, Casual 13.1%, Indie 6.2%, Singleplayer 2.6%
- #31 Through Abandoned: The Underground City
78% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,014 reviews2015
Dev: Igor KrutovPub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 95%
It’s the first game of Through Abandoned series, classical point and click game. You try to find your twin-brother who disappeared in a huge and mysterious place called Abandoned.
Why similar: Point & Click 23.1%, Hand-drawn 15.8%, Mystery 14%, Puzzle 10.7%, Atmospheric 7.3%
- #32 Don't Escape Trilogy
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 744 reviews2019
Dev: scriptwelderPub: Armor Games Studios
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 74%
In this classic point-and-click adventure anthology by award-winning indie developer Scriptwelder, you'll protect an unsuspecting hamlet from yourself, try to prepare for an incoming undead horde, and search a seemingly empty spaceship for answers to a gruesome mystery.
Why similar: Point & Click 29.8%, Thriller 20.6%, Mystery 14.9%, Adventure 8.4%, Atmospheric 7.4%
- #33 Wood and Flesh: A Candleforth Short Story
74% matchVery Positive87% of 124 reviews2025
Dev: Under The Bed Games
Windows
Wood and Flesh: A Candleforth Short Story is a point & click puzzle adventure with hand-drawn 2D graphics and a cozy horror setting that tells a short story set in the Tales from Candleforth universe.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 22.5%, Point & Click 21.7%, Mystery 17.6%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Puzzle 11.3%
- #34 Through Abandoned: The Refuge
78% matchMixed51% of 241 reviews2019
Dev: Igor KrutovPub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 78%
It’s the new game of Through Abandoned series, classical point and click game. You try to find your twin-brother who disappeared in a huge and mysterious place called Abandoned.
Why similar: Point & Click 25.3%, Hand-drawn 17.7%, Mystery 12.6%, Puzzle 11.6%, Atmospheric 7.8%
- #35 Bear With Me - Episode One
76% matchVery Positive88% of 1,010 reviews2016
Dev: Exordium GamesPub: Miyagi Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Bear With Me is an episodic noir adventure game. Amber is trying to find her missing brother while being aided by her trusty teddy, Ted E. Bear.
Why similar: Point & Click 28.3%, Dark Humor 18.5%, Mystery 14.5%, Atmospheric 11.7%, Story Rich 5.9%
- #36 Crimson Gray
75% matchVery Positive96% of 447 reviews2017
Dev: Sierra Lee
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 95%
John is a young man suffering from severe depression. As he loses his sense of purpose in life, he begins to see the world in unfocused gray. Just when he begins to lose all hope, John meets a girl... a very special girl.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 43.2%, Story Rich 20.7%, Atmospheric 11%, Casual 8.9%, Indie 8.9%
- #37 The Little Red Lie
73% matchVery Positive93% of 585 reviews2021
Dev: Tired Moon StudiosPub: Milpitians
Windows
2D side scrolling, adventure, horror game where you avoid monsters and solve puzzles.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 39.3%, Puzzle 30.4%, Story Rich 16.4%, Atmospheric 7.7%, Adventure 4.8%
- #38 Whispering Fog
73% matchMostly Positive71% of 56 reviews2025
Dev: Dark Snow Games
Windows
Whispering Fog is a first person psychological horror game set in an ever-changing forest shrouded in fog. A quiet getaway becomes a sinister nightmare as the illusion of safety and solitude slowly crumbles around you.
Why similar: Thriller 38%, Psychological Horror 36.9%, Atmospheric 16.4%, Singleplayer 4.1%, Adventure 2.6%
- #39 Chasing Static
73% matchVery Positive87% of 505 reviews2021
Dev: Headware Games
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
A psychological horror short story. Explore the untouched wilderness of rural Wales as you uncover the forgotten remains of a mysterious facility and find the truth behind the missing villagers of Hearth.
Why similar: Cinematic 25.1%, Psychological Horror 19.7%, Thriller 17.7%, Mystery 14.4%, Atmospheric 9.2%
- #40 Mindlock - The Apartment
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 668 reviews2024
Dev: Roof Cut MediaPub: USM
Windows · Mac
Colin’s apartment maze has puzzles, dialogues, and some dry humor waiting for you. A surreal adventure of a special kind.
Why similar: Dark Humor 19.2%, Point & Click 15.5%, Dialogue Heavy 13.7%, Psychological Horror 10%, Hand-drawn 9.4%
- #41 The Lightkeeper
70% matchVery Positive82% of 1,043 reviews2025
Dev: Darkphobia Games
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Alone on a remote island, you're tasked with keeping a lighthouse. But the horrific events that claimed the lives of previous keepers still whisper through the air. Each day, the line between reality and delusion fades and something in the dark is waiting for the last keeper
Why similar: Cinematic 26.8%, Thriller 23.5%, Psychological Horror 20.3%, Mystery 13.6%, Atmospheric 9.7%
- #42 Lost Cartridge - Cold Read
72% matchVery Positive94% of 84 reviews2023
Dev: PureIceBlue
Windows
While trying to find a payphone during a powerful storm, Mitch instead finds himself in a library filled with horrors and traps all laid out to end his life. Guide him to sanctuary or his demise in this horror adventure game found on a strange cartridge.
Why similar: Point & Click 33.1%, Psychological Horror 29.2%, Puzzle 14.1%, Atmospheric 11.6%, 2D 5.9%
- #43 The Third Shift
69% matchVery Positive98% of 54 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 25.8%, Mystery 18.8%, Puzzle 16%, Old School 13.2%, Adventure 9.6%
- #44 Nocturia The Game
71% matchMostly Positive76% of 54 reviews2025
Dev: BrossLab
Windows
Trapped in the pitch blackness of your own home, you’re a helpless child, alone and pursued by a sinister entity lurking in the shadows. Solve puzzles, brave ever-shifting environments, and uncover a terrible secret. Your worst nightmares come to life. Can you survive the night?
Why similar: Thriller 24.8%, Cinematic 17.5%, Psychological Horror 17.1%, Mystery 16.3%, Puzzle 10.2%
- #45 The Frosts: First Ones
72% matchVery Positive89% of 57 reviews2021
Dev: Ivan Sukhanov
Windows
An adventure about searching for a missing hunter and meeting with alien beings! Explore wild nature, climb on a rock, lure out a boar, meet a wolf, survive in a rockfall. Heal a deer and trick a creature! Meet the Unknown and find mystery!
Why similar: Point & Click 34.7%, Third Person 21.4%, Story Rich 14.7%, Atmospheric 11.5%, Adventure 6.8%
- #46 Creepy Tale: Snow Child
68% matchVery Positive94% of 234 reviews2026
Dev: Creepy Brothers
Windows · Mac · Linux
An explosive mix of action and mystery, seasoned with black humor and a sinister atmosphere. Journey into Hell alongside a brave boy named Blizzy and defeat Evil itself. Save the world and become a hero. But at what cost?
Why similar: Point & Click 24.9%, Hand-drawn 22.8%, Mystery 13.4%, Puzzle 10.3%, Atmospheric 8%
- #47 The Corruption Within
70% matchVery Positive94% of 167 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 21.7%, Thriller 20.2%, Mystery 14.4%, Dialogue Heavy 9.1%, Story Rich 7.8%
- #48 Grizzly Man
69% matchVery Positive89% of 63 reviews2024
Dev: LCB Game Studio
Windows
1983, Alaska... During the Salmon Run, a deadly figure known as The Grizzly Man terrorizes a group of tourists led by Bob, an amnesiac former Man in Black. Survive the journey or become the catch of the day in this breathtaking pixel-art interactive fiction with heart-pounding pace!
Why similar: Point & Click 28.9%, Thriller 23.3%, Dialogue Heavy 17.7%, Adventure 9.2%, Atmospheric 8.6%
- #49 The Tragedy at Deer Creek
67% matchVery Positive95% of 56 reviews2026
Dev: Sparrowland
Windows
A cinematic point-and-click adventure where you step into the shoes of photographer Charlotte Gray as she explores the abandoned camp of Deer Creek and uncovers the tragedy that befell the camp and its people.
Why similar: Cinematic 23.1%, Point & Click 22.5%, Mystery 16.4%, Hand-drawn 9.1%, Atmospheric 8.4%
- #50 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: Psychological Horror 24.7%, Adventure 18.7%, Casual 16.7%, Indie 14.2%, Puzzle 10.6%
- #51 Midnight Special
67% matchMostly Positive76% of 167 reviews2026
Dev: Scared Stupid IncPub: Yahaha Games
Windows
Welcome to Midnight Special, a point-and-click survival horror game drenched in 16-bit pixel art and 1980s retro dread. On a thunderous night in 1987 in Maine, you awaken in a labyrinthine manor. You must click, explore, and solve puzzles to escape. Will you go gentle into that good night?
Why similar: Point & Click 20.4%, Old School 18.5%, Hand-drawn 17.6%, Psychological Horror 17.1%, Atmospheric 8.1%
- #52 Meridian 157: Chapter 1
68% matchVery Positive94% of 359 reviews2020
Dev: NovaSoft Interactive Ltd.
Windows · Mac
While searching for the anomaly, you find yourself trapped inside a facility on a remote sub-Arctic island. What is this place? Who built it? Why was it left abandoned? Explore the uninhabited complex you now find yourself trapped in, but be warned: you might not be as alone as you think...
Why similar: Point & Click 32.4%, Thriller 22.6%, Puzzle 18.2%, Adventure 10.7%, Story Rich 4.7%
- #53 Tangle Tower
67% matchVery Positive95% of 6,230 reviews2019
Dev: SFB Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Unravel a thrilling mystery by exploring a strange and twisted mansion, discovering curious clues, interrogating peculiar suspects and solving unique puzzles. Will you be able to uncover the secrets of Tangle Tower?
Why similar: Point & Click 25.2%, Dialogue Heavy 17.4%, Mystery 13.9%, Puzzle 10.2%, Story Rich 7.8%
- #54 Magnus Positive Phototaxis
69% matchVery Positive90% of 50 reviews2022
Dev: Sons of Welder
Windows · Linux
Magnus Positive Phototaxis is an atmospheric journey through a mysterious world of characters, traces and symbols. The task of the player is to solve the puzzles, using proper combinations of objects, finding them in the environment around him.
Why similar: Point & Click 23.8%, Psychological Horror 17%, Hand-drawn 17%, Thriller 11.4%, Puzzle 10.7%
- #55 Shelter from the Storm
66% matchVery Positive94% of 93 reviews2025
Dev: Home Groan Games
Windows
Rain lashes down soaking you to the bone, you take shelter in a seemingly abandoned house. Navigate through the rooms solving puzzles and trying to escape in this short point & click adventure game.
Why similar: Point & Click 33.7%, Mystery 15.3%, Old School 14.4%, Atmospheric 11.2%, Adventure 9.5%
- #56 Children of Silentown: Prologue
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,048 reviews2020
Dev: Elf GamesPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 30 minMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 22%
Prologue to Children of Silentown, a dark adventure game that tells the story of Lucy, a young girl growing up in a village deep into a forest inhabited by monsters. People disappearing is nothing uncommon in the village, but this time, Lucy is old enough to investigate on her own. Or so she thinks.
Why similar: Point & Click 26.2%, Psychological Horror 19.5%, Hand-drawn 15.2%, Puzzle 9.5%, Story Rich 9.1%
- #57 In Nightmare
67% matchVery Positive82% of 96 reviews2022
Dev: Magic Fish Games
Windows
In Nightmare is a narrative-driven horror adventure game combining sneak action with diverse puzzles. It follows a young boy in search for the last hope of love who is working out his own salvation by navigating through his fear.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 36.5%, Atmospheric 20%, Adventure 17.5%, Story Rich 12%, Puzzle 9.7%
- #58 Darkness Ahead
71% matchMixed52% of 108 reviews2016
Dev: Useless MachinesPub: SA Industry
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Darkness Ahead is an adventure game about a man searching for his little brother. A plateau between mountains holds a dark secret about its past. You have to stay alive and collect everything you need to complete your quest.
Why similar: Adventure 21.3%, Mystery 20.6%, Indie 18.3%, Puzzle 12.7%, Atmospheric 11.9%