- #1 M City
97% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2024
Dev: SMEK
Windows
Crazy and strange town. Mysterious events. A hero with multiple personality disorder. Laughter, tears and madness!
Why similar: Point & Click 14%, Demons 12.1%, Interactive Fiction 10.3%, Hand-drawn 8.9%, Psychological Horror 8.9%
- #2 Sally Face - Episode One
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 29,849 reviews2016
Dev: Portable Moose
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
An unsettling adventure following a boy with a prosthetic face. After a string of mysterious murders, Sal and his three friends discover something truly sinister casting shadows over their small town.
Why similar: Mystery 11.5%, Psychological Horror 11%, Point & Click 10.6%, Demons 10.5%, Hand-drawn 10%
- #3 49 Keys
96% matchVery Positive84% of 111 reviews2024
Dev: Michele BuonannoPub: 2P Games
Windows
It all began when you opened that letter. Penned by your late master, it details how you are now heir to his mysterious legacy. You set off for the island on which he'd spent his final years... and so a truly unsettling journey begins, a journey into the deepest secrets of magic and the occult.
Why similar: Demons 13.2%, Text-Based 11.1%, Mystery 10.9%, Dark 10.1%, Lovecraftian 9.6%
- #4 Ignis Dei
95% matchVery Positive94% of 51 reviews2025
Dev: Ghost Orchid
Windows
Heralded by a comet, seen as a harbinger of doom, the Black Death arrived in Florence in 1348. Wander through the woods to escape the plague, face various riddles and encounter mysterious creatures.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 13.2%, Demons 12.9%, Dark 10.9%, Dark Fantasy 9.5%, Psychological Horror 9.2%
- #5 Gibbous - A Cthulhu Adventure
94% matchVery Positive90% of 2,304 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 16.2%, Point & Click 16.2%, Dark Fantasy 13%, Dark 10.8%, Story Rich 9.7%
- #6 Falling Apart
94% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: HiKing Mind StudioPub: Second Maze
Windows · Mac
Falling Apart is a disturbing point-and-click puzzle adventure about a man descending into his own fractured mind through hypnosis.
Why similar: Point & Click 20.4%, Hand-drawn 19.2%, Dark 11.9%, Puzzle 11.6%, Mystery 11.2%
- #7 Pink Noise
93% matchVery Positive87% of 134 reviews2026
Dev: Somber GamesPub: Caspianborn Publishing
Windows
Pink Noise is a nonlinear visual novel in the psychological horror genre, immersing you in the retro atmosphere of the '90s. It tells the tale of a group of teenagers who unknowingly set off a chain of terrifying events. What secrets lie within the mysterious VHS tape they should’ve never played?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Hand-drawn 11.7%, Mystery 11.6%, Dark Fantasy 11.5%, Point & Click 11.1%
- #8 The Troll & The Witch's House
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Little Bandit
Windows
The Troll & The Witch’s House is a point-and-click adventure game set in a strange house filled with mysteries. Piece together fragments of the past, uncover secrets and find the key to your escape.
Why similar: Point & Click 19.5%, Mystery 19%, Hand-drawn 14.5%, Cartoon 12.7%, Puzzle 10.4%
- #9 Tormentum - Dark Sorrow
91% matchVery Positive94% of 2,779 reviews2015
Dev: OhNoo Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
TORMENTUM is a dark Point & Click adventure game.The dreamlike, nightmarish atmosphere of the game was inspired by works of painters H.R. Giger and Zdzislaw Beksinski. The game's final look and feel was also strongly influenced by the universes of games such as Demon's Souls or Dark Seed.
Why similar: Point & Click 13.9%, Mystery 13.5%, Dark Fantasy 12.5%, Hand-drawn 11.4%, Psychological Horror 9.3%
- #10 Dr. Emmerson's Nocturnes
91% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Bit Golem
Windows
Dive into the worlds of the best classic weird fiction and cosmic horror writers. Try out our original approach to bringing literature into the interactive medium. Relax and let Dr. Emmerson guide you through all the colors of dread.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 16%, Interactive Fiction 13.5%, Text-Based 12.1%, Mystery 11.5%, Point & Click 10.8%
- #11 Itachi: Haunted Abodes Wandering Through 2000s Tokyo Culture
90% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: room6
Windows
Itachi: Haunted Abodes is a paranormal suspense adventure that has you wandering through 2000s Tokyo's subculture scenes!
Why similar: Point & Click 18.2%, Text-Based 15.2%, Mystery 13.5%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Hand-drawn 11.3%
- #12 Edenfall
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: rosesrotPub: angelrot games
Windows · Mac · Linux
You're an eldritch in love with your angel. A glutton in love. You may be a mass of vines and branches but you have a confession to make. Somehow, you must find a way. (A darker sequel to Seraphim Slum.)
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Text-Based 13.7%, Lovecraftian 12.7%, Demons 9.9%, Psychological Horror 9.1%
- #13 The Mystery of Oak Island
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Visionaire Studio UG
Windows · Mac · Linux
A gripping point-and-click adventure – inspired by the real treasure hunt on Oak Island in Nova Scotia, Canada. Unravel a web of murder, myth, and forgotten history. Some secrets are better left buried.
Why similar: Point & Click 17.4%, Mystery 16.8%, Hand-drawn 12%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%, Puzzle 9.6%
- #14 Disturbed: Beyond Aramor
88% matchPositive93% of 40 reviews2018
Dev: iBlackpen
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 97%
A 'Choose Your Own Adventure' themed sequel to the free-to-play 'Disturbed'. Your journey begins with Gabriel, a depressed soul who has been banished away on Greyrock Island. Discover an unfolding world as you wander to fulfill the desires of your heart.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 15.3%, Point & Click 14.8%, Text-Based 13.5%, Mystery 11.7%, Visual Novel 7.5%
- #15 Escape Logan Estate
87% matchMixed44% of 34 reviews2021
Dev: Justwo GamesPub: Snapbreak
Windows
A visit to the Logan Estate leaves a family in pieces. Play as three different family members to explore and solve puzzles to reveal the mystery surrounding the estate.
Why similar: Mystery 22.8%, Point & Click 20.5%, Puzzle 14.8%, Hand-drawn 14.7%, Adventure 9.5%
- #16 Tales of Weak People
86% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: TWP.Studio
Windows
The centennial ritual failed, trapping the United Army inside the Cataclysm. A dark visual novel with Point & Click elements. Explore locations and unite with survivors, gather clues, and make choices to forge a path to the epicenter through madness and death.
Why similar: Text-Based 19.9%, Dark Fantasy 15.5%, Point & Click 14.3%, Visual Novel 9.3%, Mystery 8.3%
- #17 FAKEBOOK
84% matchVery Positive91% of 889 reviews2024
Dev: banjihagames
Windows · Mac
Point-and-click mystery adventure on the virtual Social Media! Find secrets hidden by family, friends, companies, and idols.
Why similar: Mystery 16.2%, Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Text-Based 13.7%, Point & Click 11.1%, Psychological Horror 9.3%
- #18 In Stone
85% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Hamstershoulder
Windows
A sculptor is confined in a monastery asylum.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 15.4%, Point & Click 14%, Mystery 13.4%, Dark 9%, Story Rich 8.5%
- #19 Aletta - Visual Novel
86% matchNo user reviews2022
Dev: Haocheng YangPub: Chocolate Manor
Windows
An adventure visual novel with a pixel art style. About ghosts, past love, and a world of the unconscious.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.1%, Hand-drawn 17.4%, Dark Fantasy 10.6%, Visual Novel 9.8%, Mystery 9.5%
- #20 Into Arith
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: David L Roeske
Windows
Embark on a journey to unravel the mysteries of your past within the enchanting, dark world of Arith. Explore the depths of your own memories in this evocative point-and-click adventure.
Why similar: Point & Click 18.5%, Dark Fantasy 14.9%, Puzzle 10.9%, Psychological Horror 10.1%, Story Rich 9.9%
- #21 Tormentum II
82% matchVery Positive94% of 274 reviews2026
Dev: OhNoo Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Wake up inside the nightmare world you created in this standalone, hand-drawn dark fantasy point-and-click adventure with psychological horror elements. Explore islands, solve puzzles, and make morally ambiguous choices that lead to multiple endings. Inspired by H.R. Giger and Zdzisław Beksiński.
Why similar: Point & Click 16.2%, Dark Fantasy 14%, Mystery 12.3%, Psychological Horror 10.7%, Dark 9.8%
- #22 Mellanrum
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Little Saturday Games
Windows
In this eerie point-and-click adventure, Astrid wakes to find her once-familiar home now inhabited by strange people and creatures. To uncover what happened while she was asleep, she must explore her family’s past and the secrets hidden within their centuries-old home.
Why similar: Point & Click 22.8%, Mystery 18.4%, Hand-drawn 11.6%, Puzzle 11.5%, Dark 8.5%
- #23 The Great Deer
82% matchPositive84% of 31 reviews2022
Dev: Dr. Puzzler
Windows · Mac
The Great Deer is a point-n-click adventure game where you play as an intrepid explorer searching for an artefact of great value. Journey into an ancient and long forgotten temple, discover the secrets within, and uncover the dark truth behind a sinister ritual taking place within its walls.
Why similar: Point & Click 15.6%, Mystery 13.8%, Demons 12.9%, Hand-drawn 11.3%, Lovecraftian 10.8%
- #24 PACTUM + EPISODE 1
81% matchPositive84% of 25 reviews2023
Dev: Ponctum
Windows · Linux
Explore all the different routes of PACTUM! Try to discover more about what really happened. Learn more about each character by picking between some... story-changing choices!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.1%, Demons 17.2%, Point & Click 13.9%, Text-Based 13.8%, Hand-drawn 10.5%
- #25 CatTrigger Horror Collection
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CatTrigger
Windows · Linux
Slice through a collection of HORROR STORIES, produced by a solo dev! Survive through the body horror of health clinics, haunted dating sims, robot takeovers, CORPORATE COMPLIANCE VIDEOS & MORE!
Why similar: Text-Based 13.9%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Hand-drawn 12.8%, Point & Click 11.9%, Psychological Horror 9.1%
- #26 Don't Let Me Fade
79% matchVery Positive99% of 140 reviews2025
Dev: AinkOink
Windows
Don't Let Me Fade is an interactive adventure about memory, identity, and loss. Piece together fragments of a life - even if a simple teddy bear is the last symbol of connection to oneself in a world without time.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25%, Point & Click 19.5%, Text-Based 12.5%, Adventure 10.3%, Visual Novel 9.5%
- #27 Evil Spirits
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: NVORON
Windows · Mac · Linux
Evil Spirits is a nonlinear psychological horror visual novel inspired by Slavic folklore. Uncover the secrets of a forgotten village, trust no one, and remember: true evil sometimes hides not in the shadows of a hut, but in the darkness of the human soul.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15.3%, Point & Click 13.7%, Mystery 11.8%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Hand-drawn 10.8%
- #28 Miskatonic
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Scary Dinner Games
Windows
Miskatonic is a text-based strategy game where players take the role of an ancient god, determined to harvest fear for power. Incept your victims through dialogues with their psyche, study the limits of their mind by unlocking their stories, and manipulate the maze with powerful abilities.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 22.2%, Text-Based 20.9%, Interactive Fiction 17.2%, Point & Click 13.5%, Story Rich 9.7%
- #29 TSIOQUE
79% matchVery Positive95% of 1,916 reviews2018
Dev: OhNoo Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%
TSIOQUE (pronounced: "chiock") is a dark but playful Point & Click adventure, hand-animated in meticulous, frame-by-frame 2D. Escape the clutches of an Evil Wizard and discover the secrets hidden within the spellbound castle of your ancestors.
Why similar: Point & Click 15.5%, Hand-drawn 15.5%, Mystery 13.5%, Dark Fantasy 12.1%, Puzzle 9.1%
- #30 Wood & Flesh: Chapter 2
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Under the Bed Games
Windows
A new story in the Tales from Candleforth universe. Continue the story of Wood and Flesh: A Candleforth Short Story in this new chapter, in a point & click puzzle adventure with hand-drawn 2D graphics and an unsettling cozy horror setting.
Why similar: Point & Click 21.5%, Hand-drawn 18.9%, Dark Fantasy 13%, Mystery 12.7%, Puzzle 11.3%
- #31 Forgotten Hill: The Wardrobe
77% matchMostly Positive73% of 63 reviews2024
Dev: FM Studio
Windows · Mac
Did you really believe a wardrobe is just a piece of furniture? Not in Forgotten Hill! Uncover the evil within the 5 twisted chapters of this new point-and-click adventure. Will you survive?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 16.8%, Mystery 15.8%, Point & Click 14.9%, Interactive Fiction 13.1%, Hand-drawn 10.1%
- #32 The Fridge Is (NOT) Empty
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mankind Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short psychological horror adventure about living in a house with a fridge that seems empty, but it's not.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.8%, Point & Click 17%, Hand-drawn 10.2%, Visual Novel 9.7%, Psychological Horror 8.7%
- #33 HPL: Nyarlathotep Rising
76% matchMixed54% of 12 reviews2025
Dev: Touched by GracePub: Plug In Digital
Windows · Mac
Dive deep into the twisted HP Lovecraft universe with this oversized narrative RPG. Slip into the intertwined souls of Mark, Anna, and Victor, surrounded by cult worshippers, as Nyarlathotep, the cosmic horror, strives to enslave humanity in 1929.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 14.7%, Text-Based 14.4%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Demons 10.6%, Mystery 10.4%
- #34 The Fire Nobody Started
75% matchVery Positive100% of 69 reviews2025
Dev: Team SpitFire
Windows
This is a train to 21C, via 19C. Passengers will require a valid click to use this service. Passengers are advised that this train consists of 9 cars, divided by each era. Please mind the fire. This train is ready to depart, please stand clear of the fire.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22%, Hand-drawn 18.2%, Point & Click 17.3%, Dark Fantasy 12.2%, Text-Based 9.5%
- #35 Ventreville: A Cure for Sorrow
74% matchPositive90% of 21 reviews2026
Dev: Spicy Bread Productions LLC
Windows · Mac
Interrogate your own player characters in this six-chapter murder mystery! Your decisions determine how many clues are uncovered for the final player character, the detective. Explore each stage of grief: Chapter 1 stars Orven as he navigates the shocking deaths of his dream and his hero.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15.4%, Text-Based 14.8%, Point & Click 13.2%, Cartoon 12.9%, Hand-drawn 12.5%
- #36 The Rose of Cravenmor
76% matchPositive80% of 10 reviews2024
Dev: Erik Salin
Windows
A gothic short story set in the most Blighted city of the North Kingdom.
Why similar: Text-Based 17.9%, Interactive Fiction 15%, Mystery 11.2%, Hand-drawn 10.5%, Lovecraftian 9.4%
- #37 _message:
75% matchVery Positive86% of 104 reviews2023
Dev: TEAM 217Pub: PsychoFlux Entertainment
Windows
_전언:(_message:)은 심리적 공포 요소가 포함된 텍스트 어드벤처 게임입니다. 달에 잔류하여 지구에 있는 본부와 통신을 하는 사이, 당신은 점점 이상한 낌새를 눈치채기 시작합니다...
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.5%, Text-Based 19.7%, Point & Click 16.2%, Puzzle 10.2%, Psychological Horror 8.8%
- #38 SnaPaul 2 : Anomalies
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Maus
Windows
After a prank gone horribly wrong, you're ensnared in a nightmarish loop crafted by your own mother. As you delve into her twisted past, the boundaries between reality and madness blur. Unravel the sinister secrets and confront the malevolent forces that bind you.
Why similar: Demons 14.4%, Point & Click 13.8%, Mystery 13.1%, Dark 10.9%, Psychological Horror 10.5%
- #39 THE COPE
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: DoubleZero Studio
Windows
The Cope is a 2D, point and click game that presents the fear of the unknown. Your night shift client service job as a janitor will start with you getting entangled in a series of strange stories in The Cope mansion. Work cleaning and serving your client and find the truth of this mansion of fear.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 21.2%, Lovecraftian 19.2%, Point & Click 17.1%, Dark Fantasy 12.2%, Puzzle 8%
- #40 NOITABIL
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Airgames
Windows · Mac
A short, slow psychological horror game. You wake up somewhere and a voice tells you what to do. You can listen or not. Nothing jumps out at you. If you want something to shoot, this isn't it. If you've ever felt like your computer knows a little too much about you, it might be.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.9%, Psychological Horror 10.6%, Lovecraftian 9.7%, Adventure 9.6%, Puzzle 8.7%
- #41 The Island of Doctor Morose
70% matchVery Positive95% of 110 reviews2026
Dev: Square Butterfly InteractivePub: Caden Rogers
Windows · Linux
A horror adventure game inspired by the art of Theodor Geisel and the works of HP Lovecraft, featuring a mixture of point and click and survival horror elements.
Why similar: Cartoon 15.9%, Lovecraftian 15.3%, Point & Click 13.9%, Mystery 11.8%, Hand-drawn 8.8%
- #42 Threshold of Awakening
71% match4 user reviews50% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: Astrolabe Stories
Windows
In 1960s USA, Jane Ferguson, a New York restaurant owner, receives an information on her CIA agent husband Mark, who had vanished mysteriously during a Tibet mission. To uncover his hidden secrets, she follows his trail, delving into the enigma of his disappearance.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 18.6%, Demons 16.1%, Hand-drawn 14.5%, Psychological Horror 10.3%, Dark 8.6%
- #43 The Devilry Reservation
72% matchVery Positive93% of 91 reviews2023
Dev: GentFish
Windows · Mac · Linux
Step into the role of a faceless detective investigating creatures from Slavic folklore. Explore dialogue-driven mysteries, solve puzzles, and uncover post-Soviet occult secrets in a pixel art housing block full of bizarre residents and hidden truths
Why similar: Lovecraftian 17.4%, Text-Based 14.9%, Demons 10%, Dark 9.7%, Story Rich 9%
- #44 Hostil
73% matchVery Positive86% of 264 reviews2017
Dev: Eteru Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 29%
Hostil is a short emotional interactive tale about a young astronaut who has crashed on a extremely dangerous planet. No one will come to rescue him and his only hope is to move forward.
Why similar: Point & Click 19.5%, Interactive Fiction 16.9%, Text-Based 16%, Hand-drawn 15.8%, Adventure 8.5%
- #45 The Terrible Old Man
72% matchVery Positive89% of 681 reviews2019
Dev: Cloak and Dagger Games
Windows
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 18.9%, Interactive Fiction 16.6%, Point & Click 15%, Hand-drawn 13.5%, Mystery 10.6%
- #46 Goetia 2
71% matchMixed54% of 35 reviews2022
Dev: MoeityPub: Forever Entertainment
Windows
Explore a dark & unknown Venice in this point-and-click adventure. Your goal? Find a way to reunite your soul & body. Gather information & solve puzzles in your spectral form to make your way into this world despite the shenanigans of a troublesome demon!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.6%, Demons 16.2%, Point & Click 15.8%, Puzzle 9.7%, Mystery 9.2%
- #47 Midnight Scenes: The Highway
71% matchVery Positive89% of 318 reviews2020
Dev: White Blanket GamesPub: Octavi Navarro
Windows · Mac
Claire Barnes is about to discover what kind of horrors lurk in the darkness of a deserted road. Welcome to a dimension of horror. Welcome to Midnight Scenes.
Why similar: Point & Click 14%, Demons 13.8%, Mystery 12.4%, Hand-drawn 12.1%, Interactive Fiction 8.9%
- #48 Hotel Beresford
70% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Dreamlight Games Studios SL
Windows
1929. The Beresford Mansion once again becomes the stage for a tragic story. Follow its new owner, Samuel Chapman, on his descent into madness in this dark visual novel.
Why similar: Point & Click 17.6%, Mystery 15.7%, Interactive Fiction 14.8%, Hand-drawn 12.9%, Psychological Horror 11.6%
- #49 ライヒェは街灯の下で
69% matchPositive87% of 23 reviews2025
Dev: しゃちクマず
Windows
"Under the Streetlights of the Reiche" is an omnibus-style adventure game. Experience one man's last day in the town. A good man who is well-liked by those around him loses his job and is forced to leave the town he has lived in for a long time.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 19.6%, Mystery 15.3%, Story Rich 14.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Dark 10.3%
- #50 Corpo Connections
69% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: Polias Games
Windows
Corpo Connections is a stylistic, narrative-driven, horror adventure game where you match anomalies and their descriptions. Uncover hidden secrets, solve scrambled messages, and piece together the mysterious workings of your new employer.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.4%, Lovecraftian 15.1%, Point & Click 14.7%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Dark 9.3%
- #51 The Death Game Report
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,217 reviews2026
Dev: shu3
Windows
Identify how every participant in the death game died, and submit your report.
Why similar: Mystery 30%, Puzzle 15.8%, Story Rich 13.6%, Hand-drawn 12.9%, Text-Based 11.8%
- #52 Phantompunk
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MKMK9999
Windows
Not thrilled that fate has led him into the confines of a sinister place, Varlu is left with no choice but to come face to face with many types of demons, including his very own.
Why similar: Text-Based 13.7%, Demons 13.3%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Lovecraftian 12.3%, Mystery 9.9%
- #53 Castle Of Secrets: Prologue
69% matchMostly Positive75% of 350 reviews2022
Dev: SQ Game StudiosPub: Wandering Wizard
Windows
The Castle of Secrets — a game with a deep and mysterious storyline, beautiful 3D graphics, unique gameplay and mechanics, will immerse you in a fairy tale of reality and mystery. How will this fairy tale end? It's your call.
Why similar: Point & Click 16.6%, Mystery 16.1%, Hand-drawn 12.9%, Puzzle 9.6%, Dark 6.9%
- #54 Deep Fog Signals
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Symmetry Break Studio
Windows
Stuck in an outpost deep in a sea of toxic fog, your crew has been decimated, you're cut off from the outside world, and oxygen is running out. Use limited bandwidth to coordinate unstable crewmates, conduct esoteric research that could change the world, and interpret strange signals from the deep.
Why similar: Mystery 15.8%, Hand-drawn 14.4%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Point & Click 12.4%, Puzzle 9.7%
- #55 Beyond This Side
70% matchMixed59% of 56 reviews2020
Dev: Glim GamesPub: Crescent Moon Games
Windows
A woman mysteriously disappears. The cops find nothing. Sam struggles to wrap his head around the tragedy of his lost wife.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 21.4%, Mystery 20.2%, Adventure 18.9%, Point & Click 14.2%, Puzzle 11.8%
- #56 Ghost Lantern: Kilminorth Farm
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Darkling Room
Windows
The old Kilminorth Manor Farm is said to be haunted! A mysterious sealed box was discovered - Inside were old letters and a few glass photographic plates. A terrible crime happened nearly 200 years ago. Using deduction and paranormal investigation, do you have the skill to solve the case?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24%, Point & Click 18.9%, Puzzle 10.8%, Mystery 10.1%, Adventure 9.7%
- #57 Ezrebeth
67% matchPositive87% of 15 reviews2025
Dev: Tymedust Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Ezrebeth is an old, bitter recluse who finds herself constantly invaded by her peculiar relatives during the winter holidays. Oh, and she's stuck in a time loop! Investigate, interview and cross-reference as you attempt to figure out what's going on in this surreal visual novel.
Why similar: Point & Click 17.4%, Interactive Fiction 17.1%, Mystery 15.7%, Hand-drawn 11.4%, Visual Novel 9.5%
- #58 The Room Three
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 13,459 reviews2018
Dev: Fireproof Games
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Lured to a remote island, you find yourself confined within the rooms of an ominous mansion. You must draw upon all your puzzle-solving ability to navigate a series of trials devised by a mysterious figure known only as “The Craftsman”. Do you have what it takes to escape?
Why similar: Mystery 26.3%, Puzzle 25.2%, Point & Click 15.8%, Lovecraftian 9.1%, Dark 4.9%
- #59 In Your Hands
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Nibble & HopPub: Lusty Robots
Windows · Mac
A psychological horror sound novel. A child who lost memories wakes in a ruined building. Explore unsettling space. Open cabinets, speak to adults, grab a weapon—or do nothing? Help the child escape. Help the judgment. Whatever you choose, do it with your own hands. Then… face the consequences.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 13.6%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Mystery 12.6%, Visual Novel 10.8%, Point & Click 9.9%
- #60 Earth's Center of Gravity
68% match5 user reviews60% of 5 reviews2022
Dev: Beşinci Kural A.Ş.
Windows · Linux
Earth's Center of Gravity is a mystic horror visual novel with multiple endings. The story revolves around Tower Antiques. "No one remembers how long Tower Antiques was there. But it remembers everyone. Even the ones who did not visit it yet." Tower Antiques is waiting for you to write your story.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15%, Mystery 14.7%, Lovecraftian 10%, Point & Click 10%, Text-Based 9%