Games Like The Picture in The House

Navigate the eerie world of Dreams in the Witch House, a unique blend of point-and-click and RPG-adventure. Unravel occult mysteries in Arkham, maintain your sanity, and survive the May-Eve in this Lovecraftian horror game.

Why similar: Investigation 28.5%, Lovecraftian 27.1%, Horror 22.2%, Mystery 7.9%, Adventure 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the essence of Lovecraftian lore through a point-and-click adventure style that emphasizes survival and investigation.

Face unspeakable horrors. Succumb to madness. Welcome to a free daemonic narrative experience inspired by H. P. Lovecraft.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 25.3%, Horror 24%, Narration 15.7%, First-Person 8.8%, Story Rich 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: This is a direct, faithful adaptation of Lovecraft's work that mirrors the short, narrative-focused experience of the seed game.

Will you solve the mystery of the Salazar manor or will you become another permanent inhabitant? An Italian horror inspired adventure game!

Why similar: Investigation 25.6%, Horror 20.5%, Gore 14.6%, Hidden Object 14%, Story Rich 10.9%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a similar sense of dread and atmospheric exploration within a contained, mysterious location.

1924. Private Investigator Pierce is sent to look into the tragic death of the Hawkins family. Plunge into a world of creeping madness and cosmic horror. Cryptic clues, shadowy figures, and pure terror bar your way as you fight to retain your sanity and solve an otherworldly mystery.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 34.3%, Horror 23%, Narration 10.9%, Story Rich 8.6%, First-Person 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: This game offers a deep, investigative experience set in the Cthulhu Mythos, perfect for those who enjoyed the detective elements of the seed game.

Explore a beautiful and Enigmatic Victorian Manor with a dark secret, In this gothic horror story first person exploration puzzle game filled with fine art, secret passages and mysterious mechanical puzzles playing as the executor of the last will from the enigmatic Railroad Magnate Hadley Strange.

Why similar: Narration 16.4%, Horror 14.8%, Investigation 14.7%, Exploration 10.1%, First-Person 9%

Why You'll Like It: This game excels at the same manor-based exploration and puzzle-solving found in the seed game.

DESOLATIUM: PROLOGUE is a first-person point & click Graphic Adventure based on Lovecraft Mythos. Live this horror story where you will have to visit mysterious locations, face lovecraftian creatures, find clues and combine objects to solve puzzles.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 14.8%, Investigation 14.2%, Horror 13.7%, Narration 13.4%, Exploration 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: This point-and-click adventure captures the eerie, supernatural mystery of Lovecraftian tales.

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: Adventure 30.5%, Lovecraftian 28.2%, Horror 14.9%, Puzzle 11%, Mystery 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: It blends Lovecraftian themes with puzzle-heavy gameplay and a dark, atmospheric setting.

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 38.2%, Horror 26.4%, First-Person 11.6%, Adventure 10.8%, Story Rich 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: A strong Lovecraftian exploration game that focuses on uncovering ancient mysteries in a first-person perspective.

A mysterious invitation leads to the attic of an abandoned house. In the room is a cast-iron safe laced with strange carvings and on top, a note from your distant companion. It promises something ancient and astonishing concealed in the iron chamber - you need only find a way in.

Why similar: Puzzle 30.5%, Hidden Object 24.5%, Mystery 12.4%, Horror 10.3%, Adventure 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: While less horror-focused, it is the gold standard for tactile, mystery-driven puzzle investigation.

The Children of Clay is a short stop motion archeology horror game, where you have to study an ancient artefact and discover its dark secret.

Why similar: Horror 32%, Lovecraftian 30%, Puzzle 11.4%, First-Person 11%, Adventure 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: A detective-focused adventure that maintains a strong Lovecraftian atmosphere throughout.

A short, free, horror adventure game set in our days, inspired by Lovecraft novel: The Colour Out of Space.

Why similar: Horror 28.8%, Lovecraftian 21%, Realistic 14.7%, Adventure 13.6%, Puzzle 11.9%

Why You'll Like It: A direct Lovecraftian adaptation that utilizes first-person exploration and puzzle-solving mechanics.

The House of E. is a story-driven puzzle game with horror elements and a creepy atmosphere.

Why similar: Horror 31.5%, First-Person 14.8%, Puzzle 12.8%, Realistic 11.7%, Mystery 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: This game provides a short, atmospheric mystery experience that aligns well with the seed game's pacing.

Amnesia: The Dark Descent, a first person survival horror. A game about immersion, discovery and living through a nightmare. An experience that will chill you to the core.

Why similar: Horror 41.9%, Gore 14.4%, Lovecraftian 13.3%, First-Person 9.8%, Puzzle 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: This title defines the first-person Lovecraftian horror genre with its focus on atmosphere and vulnerability.

The Vanishing of Ethan Carter is a first-person story-driven mystery. Purchase this game to get both the original and the Unreal Engine 4 remaster called The Vanishing of Ethan Carter Redux.

Why similar: Horror 21.1%, Exploration 14.4%, First-Person 14.4%, Lovecraftian 13.7%, Mystery 12.1%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a beautiful, narrative-driven exploration experience that rewards careful investigation of the environment.

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: Investigation 21.2%, Lovecraftian 17.2%, Narration 15.5%, Horror 14.3%, Exploration 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: It masterfully combines traditional investigative gameplay with cosmic horror elements.

A mystery adventure game set in a present-day Lovecraftian universe.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 36.5%, Adventure 33.4%, Horror 27.5%, Indie 2.6%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the retro, indie spirit of Lovecraftian adventure games with a focus on exploration.

The Panic Room offers an exciting hidden object experience and mystery detective story.

Why similar: Hidden Object 28%, Investigation 25.4%, Horror 16.4%, Puzzle 7.9%, First-Person 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the hidden-object and puzzle-solving mechanics that are central to the seed game's gameplay loop.

An invitation from a stranger... There's something evil in this house... Will you survive?

Why similar: Horror 37.7%, Gore 20.6%, Adventure 10.2%, First-Person 9.3%, Story Rich 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: This free-to-play title offers a quick, atmospheric horror experience centered on exploration.

NoW YoU SEE is a story driven, first-person, point & click, horror adventure. You must escape!!! Explore the house, solve fiendish puzzles, uncover horrible secrets and get ready to meet the family. STORY. PUZZLES. GORE.

Why similar: Gore 31%, Horror 18.1%, Adventure 11.2%, First-Person 9.7%, Exploration 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: A unique, artistic point-and-click horror game that prioritizes narrative and atmosphere.

Moons of Madness is a first-person, story-driven cosmic horror game where the scientific exploration of Mars meets the supernatural dread of Lovecraft.

Why similar: Horror 27.6%, Lovecraftian 26.8%, Adventure 12.1%, First-Person 10.5%, Exploration 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a modern first-person take on Lovecraftian horror with a focus on narrative and environmental storytelling.

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: Investigation 23.3%, Hidden Object 19.3%, Horror 18.9%, Realistic 11.1%, Exploration 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a realistic, atmospheric horror experience that relies on psychological tension.

Taking place in a single mansion in Candlewood, northeast USA, in the early 20th Century, House of Caravan is a sinister adventure filled with dark secrets and vexing puzzles.

Why similar: Horror 43%, First-Person 17.9%, Adventure 12.8%, Puzzle 10.9%, Exploration 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person puzzle-adventure that emphasizes exploring a mysterious, dark environment.

THE SHORE is a first person story driven game with an atmospheric environment and narrations, You will encounter mysterious creatures and unravel the secrets behind them. Strong elements of horror, struggle to survive an unknown world that will make you question your own sanity.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 25.1%, Horror 20.3%, Narration 15.4%, Exploration 10.9%, First-Person 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: A visually striking exploration game that focuses heavily on Lovecraftian entities and atmosphere.

This is a horror adventure game where the player go back and forth in between the real world and the hallucination world. The purpose of this game is to search items and collect scattered documents while solving mysteries and finding out the truth of the abolished hospital.

Why similar: Hidden Object 36%, Horror 27.3%, Adventure 13.1%, Gore 10.4%, Story Rich 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: It directly incorporates hidden-object mechanics into a dark, psychological horror narrative.

You are alone in a deserted station. Or are you? Take pictures of strange anomalies around the station and you might find a way out.

Why similar: Investigation 25.4%, Hidden Object 21.3%, Horror 15.9%, Exploration 9%, First-Person 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: This game features the same exploration-based narrative style that keeps the player constantly questioning their surroundings.

On a task to find your sister, you find yourself exploring an old abandoned house. But you soon find out that things are not as they seem.

Why similar: Horror 35.4%, Adventure 13.5%, Exploration 12.8%, First-Person 10.9%, Puzzle 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: This walking simulator offers a dark, stylized experience that focuses on environmental storytelling.

Scauage is a short horror experience where you play as a scavenger looting an abandoned house, uncovering its dark secrets and collecting hidden treasures while facing what lurks within.

Why similar: Investigation 26.8%, Horror 17.4%, Lovecraftian 17%, First-Person 8.8%, Exploration 8.6%

H.P. Lovecraft meets Cyberpunk. Delve deep into a dystopian world and investigate what is happening to you and your friends in a domed city. Solve puzzles, hack systems and plug in to explore other dimensions. Discover a truth that might tear apart your sanity and question your very existence.

Why similar: Investigation 24.2%, Lovecraftian 23.7%, Horror 13.9%, Story Rich 9.7%, First-Person 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: This title blends cyberpunk aesthetics with Lovecraftian horror for a unique, story-rich experience.

A Victorian mansion. A cult worshipping an otherworldly erotic deity. Among all that - you. Explore a world inspired by the works of Lovecraft, Giger, and Beksiński. See for yourself that there are no limits to dark ecstasy.

Why similar: Horror 39.8%, Gore 22.6%, Lovecraftian 20.3%, First-Person 6.6%, Exploration 3.4%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a mature, narrative-heavy exploration of Lovecraftian themes and occult mysteries.

"Tavern in the Woods" is a first person, single-player interactive fiction story that blends mystery, storytelling, and supernatural horror. Players explore and investigate an isolated environment as the narrative slowly unfolds, gradually uncovering the truth behind the eerie emptiness.

Why similar: Investigation 26.1%, Exploration 19.1%, First-Person 17.1%, Adventure 11.5%, 3D 10.2%

HOUSE CALL is a short 20 to 30-minute experience heavily inspired by Adobe Flash point-and-click games of the late 2000s, including THE HOUSE by Sinthai. Use your mouse to explore the environment, solve puzzles, and proceed through the house to find what lies within.

Why similar: Horror 24.4%, Investigation 21.5%, Gore 13%, First-Person 11.1%, Exploration 10.1%

A short narrative-driven horror game made in RPGmaker featuring hand-drawn graphics and animated cutscenes. Players navigate the house and its backyard, interacting with the environment and collecting key items to progress the story.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 41.3%, Horror 28.9%, Story Rich 13.6%, Exploration 13.1%, Indie 2.2%

Inspired by old and classic survival horror games, THE MUTE HOUSE combines exploration, management, puzzles and a touch of action. As Emily investigates about her sister's vanishing, she finds herself trapped in a mysterious mansion.

Why similar: Horror 23.6%, Lovecraftian 20.1%, Gore 15.1%, Exploration 10.9%, Realistic 9.6%

Rental is a short and spooky adventure game about the dangers of renting a house in an unknown place.

Why similar: Horror 45.1%, Exploration 20%, Mystery 9.2%, Adventure 7.9%, 3D 7.4%

Hide Time is a story-driven horror game where you play as new employee of Passion Oasis. Explore that huge complex, do your tasks and uncover mysteries of your past.

Why similar: Narration 20.4%, Hidden Object 20.4%, Horror 17.6%, Exploration 9.2%, Story Rich 8.6%

『Japanese House Exploration』is a first-person puzzle horror adventure game set in a traditional Japanese house. You explore a house that is both eerie and nostalgic. To find a dear friend.

Why similar: Hidden Object 38.3%, Horror 28.7%, First-Person 9.4%, 3D 8.3%, Realistic 7%

What seemed like an easy job, descends into something horrifying. Explore mysterious house, that holds dark secrets, in this first person horror experience.

Why similar: Horror 35%, Gore 22.4%, First-Person 12.2%, Puzzle 8.6%, 3D 6.8%

Experience a bite-sized slice of Lovecraftian horror in this updated version of our cult freeware point and click adaptation of H.P. Lovecraft's classic short story.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 37.7%, Horror 32.9%, Story Rich 13.7%, Mystery 8%, Adventure 6.7%

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 37%, Horror 18.5%, Indie 13%, First-Person 9%, Exploration 8.8%

The disappearance of an ambitious engineer and his high-society wife provokes a hunt for a precious artefact. The trail leads you to the attic of their home, and the discovery of an old, peculiar dollhouse. What secrets lie within these walls?

Why similar: Hidden Object 18.2%, Puzzle 16.9%, Lovecraftian 16.5%, Horror 11.4%, Mystery 8.8%

If On A Winter's Night, Four Travelers is a narrative-driven point-and-click adventure with horror elements that explores the stories of four characters in a masked ball taking place aboard a train in the late 1920s.

Why similar: Horror 41.3%, Story Rich 25.1%, Mystery 12.8%, Adventure 10.4%, Gore 8.6%

"Hold Me Still" is a point-and-click puzzle mystery game where you investigate your friend's disappearance by exploring their house, collecting clues, solving puzzles, and uncovering the truth.

Why similar: Hidden Object 37.4%, Exploration 16.2%, Puzzle 15.5%, Adventure 14.5%, Story Rich 7.4%

Paranormal Night Shift is an observation and spot the anomaly game set in a haunted house in the 1980s.

Why similar: Hidden Object 26.3%, Gore 16%, Horror 11.7%, Realistic 11.6%, Puzzle 10.9%

REALITY is a FREE short First-Person horror game, it uses a graphical style to represent the present mood of the game. It gives the player the ability to choose and get slightly different results. The game has many mysteries you might want to uncover.

Why similar: Horror 72.7%, Adventure 19.8%, Indie 7.6%

A narrative puzzle-thriller that blurs the lines between games and books, reality and fiction, puzzles and storytelling.

Why similar: Investigation 41.7%, Narration 22.4%, Puzzle 9.9%, Story Rich 9.4%, Mystery 6%

It Happened At Night is a short horror game where the player must complete basic objectives to advance the story and immerse themselves through the eyes of the protagonist.

Why similar: Horror 28.8%, Exploration 15.9%, First-Person 13.8%, Realistic 11.1%, Mystery 9.1%

1935年の洋館を舞台に織り成す、レトロな雰囲気の怪異ホラーミステリーアドベンチャー

Why similar: Investigation 24.5%, Horror 23.5%, Adventure 16.9%, First-Person 16.6%, Visual Novel 8.3%

The NADI Project it is a free-to-play, first person graphic adventure, in which you will face various obstacles to escape from your destiny.

Why similar: Horror 19.7%, First-Person 18.4%, Exploration 16.1%, Adventure 15.3%, Multiplayer 8.4%

The Empty Eyes is a first-person psychological horror experience that immerses you in an investigation steeped in mystery. Every step inside the house brings you closer to a hidden truth, while tension mounts and fear takes root in your mind.

Why similar: Horror 26%, Hidden Object 13.2%, Investigation 10.4%, First-Person 8.6%, Realistic 8.6%

Insight is a single-player horror story game shrouded in mystery. You'll take control of different characters to solve crimes and unveil the dark secrets behind them.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 38%, Horror 36.2%, Story Rich 19%, First-Person 4.5%, Adventure 2.3%

Collect, run and be a pain in the porcelain

Why similar: Exploration 21.9%, Mystery 17.7%, Adventure 13.4%, Horror 12.2%, Puzzle 12.1%

Fear in Hospital is a short survivor horror in hospital where you should find a occult path to escape alive!

Why similar: Horror 25.8%, Gore 17.9%, Realistic 10.7%, Puzzle 9.4%, First-Person 9%

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: Horror 46.6%, Puzzle 19.7%, Mystery 15.7%, First-Person 14.8%, Adventure 1.9%

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: Horror 45.7%, Adventure 24.7%, Lovecraftian 21.1%, Indie 7%, Singleplayer 1.4%

Plunge into the atmosphere of fear and horror,investigate the dark house full of mysteries and danger!

Why similar: Horror 80.4%, Adventure 14.1%, Indie 5.5%

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: Horror 22.2%, Narration 17.5%, Lovecraftian 15.1%, Exploration 12.1%, First-Person 12.1%

Clap Clap is a short indie horror game that puts you in the shoes of a house sitter, experiencing strange occurrences in a seemingly ordinary home.

Why similar: Horror 56.8%, First-Person 15.6%, Adventure 11.2%, Story Rich 6.9%, Mystery 6.3%

Care is an atmospheric first person horror game with puzzle elements, where your choices have consequences. Be observant with your surroundings and unravel the horrific secrets that hide within these walls.

Why similar: Investigation 29%, Horror 20.2%, Lovecraftian 17%, Exploration 8.6%, Puzzle 8.4%

Blameless is a mysterious first-person adventure with primary focus on puzzle solving and short story. The player will appear in a role of an architect trying to investigate strange happenings, after discovering evidence of an act of violence.

Why similar: Horror 50.6%, First-Person 12.1%, Puzzle 11.6%, Adventure 8.7%, Multiplayer 7.6%

The House of Toys is a horror game in which the player ventures into an old mansion filled with seemingly harmless toys. His mission is to explore each room, searching for clues to discover which of the toys is cursed. To free the soul trapped in this toy, the player must solve intricate puzzles.

Why similar: Investigation 38.8%, Horror 22.8%, First-Person 11.6%, Puzzle 9.5%, Exploration 8.3%