- #1 Rusty Lake: Roots
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 8,536 reviews2016
Dev: Rusty Lake
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Experience the beginning and end of characters' lives and build your own family tree! Rusty Lake: Roots is the second premium point-and-click adventure by the creators of the Cube Escape series and Rusty Lake Hotel.
Why similar: Point & Click 27.5%, Puzzle 26.3%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Adventure 9.3%, Indie 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: This title offers a deeper dive into the lore and surreal puzzle mechanics that define the Rusty Lake universe.
- #2 Rusty Lake Hotel
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 10,008 reviews2016
Dev: Rusty Lake
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Are you ready to serve the guests in the Rusty Lake Hotel? Solve all mysteries in this dark and eerie puzzle game. Rusty Lake Hotel is a point-and-click adventure by the creators of the Rusty Lake & Cube Escape series.
Why similar: Point & Click 29.8%, Puzzle 22.9%, Adventure 9.7%, Psychological Horror 9%, Indie 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: It shares the same unsettling atmosphere and point-and-click puzzle structure found in the Rusty Lake series.
- #3 Rusty Lake Paradise
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 6,942 reviews2018
Dev: Rusty Lake
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Rusty Lake Paradise is set on a small remote island which is cursed by the ten plagues of Egypt. Solve all the mysteries of this dark, macabre puzzle adventure. Paradise builds upon the distinctive atmosphere and excitement from the Rusty Lake series.
Why similar: Point & Click 31%, Puzzle 25.8%, Psychological Horror 9.7%, Indie 8.9%, Adventure 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: This entry provides a similarly cryptic and atmospheric experience with the signature Rusty Lake art style.
- #4 Cube Escape Collection
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 7,443 reviews2020
Dev: Rusty Lake
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
In this classic point-and-click adventure anthology you follow the path of Dale and Laura and other famous Rusty lake characters such as Mr. Crow and Mr. Owl. The series will be updated, preserved and bundled to survive the end of the Flash Games era.
Why similar: Point & Click 26.3%, Puzzle 22.7%, Mystery 11.3%, Detective 11.2%, Psychological Horror 9%
Why You'll Like It: This collection is essential for understanding the surreal narrative threads that connect to The White Door.
- #5 Underground Blossom
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 6,685 reviews2023
Dev: Rusty Lake
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Underground Blossom is a new adventure game by Rusty Lake. Fulfil various tasks at every station to find the metro that will take you through each important event from Laura Vanderboom's life.
Why similar: Point & Click 33.5%, Puzzle 25.3%, Adventure 18.2%, Mystery 10.4%, Indie 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: It utilizes the same point-and-click mechanics and thematic focus on memory and life stages as the seed game.
- #6 The Past Within
94% matchVery Positive95% of 16,273 reviews2022
Dev: Rusty Lake
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 93%
The Past Within is the new co-op experience from Rusty Lake! Play together with someone you deem trustworthy: one in The Past, the other in The Future. Observe and communicate what you see around you. Solve the puzzles and uncover Albert Vanderboom’s plan.
Why similar: Puzzle 42.3%, Point & Click 18.8%, Mystery 13.4%, Adventure 7.8%, Psychological Horror 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: This game expands on the unique puzzle-solving and narrative style that makes the Rusty Lake universe so compelling.
- #7 Fran Bow
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 21,826 reviews2015
Dev: Killmonday Games AB
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Fran Bow is a creepy adventure game that tells the story of Fran, a young girl struggling with a mental disorder and an unfair destiny.
Why similar: Point & Click 28.9%, Psychological Horror 19.6%, Puzzle 18.4%, Adventure 9.9%, Indie 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: It captures a similar blend of psychological horror, surreal imagery, and point-and-click adventure gameplay.
- #8 The Last Door: Season 2 - Collector's Edition
92% matchVery Positive94% of 968 reviews2016
Dev: The Game KitchenPub: Phoenix Online Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%
In Season 2 of The Last Door, the search for his missing client will bring psychiatrist John Wakefield deeper into a conspiracy of darkness and closer to the heart of madness than ever before.
Why similar: Point & Click 56.2%, Adventure 25.8%, Indie 7.7%, Story Rich 4.9%, Atmospheric 4.4%
Why You'll Like It: This game excels in building a tense, atmospheric mystery through classic point-and-click exploration.
- #9 Little Misfortune
91% matchVery Positive92% of 13,542 reviews2019
Dev: Killmonday Games AB
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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 34.5%, Psychological Horror 18.5%, Adventure 13.9%, Indie 12.6%, Story Rich 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: This game features a dark, whimsical, and surreal narrative that resonates with the tone of The White Door.
- #10 Afterdream
91% matchVery Positive93% of 339 reviews2023
Dev: Jesse MakkonenPub: Gamirror Games
Windows
Get lost in a lucid dream, bending the lines between reality and fiction. Utilize the strange camera to navigate through the ghosts' mysterious residence. Find the purpose of your nocturnal visit in a vivid and dreamlike setting.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.3%, Adventure 21.2%, Mystery 17.1%, Surreal 12.3%, Story Rich 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on surreal, dream-like exploration and psychological mystery in a 2D environment.
- #11 The Cat Lady
90% matchVery Positive94% of 6,079 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 23.2%, Detective 14.6%, Adventure 12.7%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Puzzle 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: It is a deeply psychological point-and-click adventure that explores dark themes through a unique artistic lens.
- #12 Gorogoa
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 19,841 reviews2017
Dev: Buried SignalPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Gorogoa is an elegant evolution of the puzzle genre, told through a beautifully hand-drawn story designed and illustrated by Jason Roberts. Winner of Debut Game at the 2018 BAFTA Games Awards, as well as Best Mobile Game and the Innovation Award at the GDC 2018 Choice Awards.
Why similar: Puzzle 39.1%, Point & Click 20.3%, Indie 10.7%, Adventure 8.7%, Mystery 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a highly innovative and artistic approach to puzzle-solving that feels as unique as the split-screen mechanics of the seed game.
- #13 Creaks
89% matchVery Positive95% of 5,721 reviews2020
Dev: Amanita Design
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 77%
The ground starts shaking, light bulbs are breaking - and something rather unusual is happening right behind the walls of your very room. Equipped with nothing but wit and courage, you slowly descend into a world inhabited by avian folk and seemingly deadly furniture monsters.
Why similar: Puzzle 28.3%, Mystery 16.2%, Surreal 14.9%, Adventure 14.2%, Indie 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: It features a surreal, hand-drawn aesthetic and clever puzzle mechanics that evoke a similar sense of wonder and dread.
- #14 Bad Dream: Coma
88% matchVery Positive91% of 2,195 reviews2017
Dev: Desert Fox
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Welcome in Bad Dream: Coma. A point & click game where unique minimalistic art style creates an unforgettable and atmospheric experience. Travel through the surreal and disturbing dreamland where everything depends on your actions. You can't die but you can suffer greatly...
Why similar: Point & Click 31.6%, Adventure 13.8%, Puzzle 13.1%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Indie 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: This game delivers a surreal, point-and-click horror experience where choices significantly impact the narrative.
- #15 The Room
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 31,012 reviews2014
Dev: Fireproof Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 40.3%, Point & Click 26.6%, Mystery 15%, Adventure 7.1%, Indie 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on tactile, intricate puzzle-solving that rewards curiosity and observation.
- #16 Forgotten Hill Mementoes
87% matchVery Positive90% of 262 reviews2018
Dev: FM Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Get ready for a puzzling journey through the memory of Forgotten Hill, can you survive?
Why similar: Point & Click 38%, Puzzle 19.4%, Adventure 17%, Indie 14.6%, Mystery 11%
Why You'll Like It: It shares the indie horror aesthetic and point-and-click puzzle style that fans of the Rusty Lake series will appreciate.
- #17 Samorost 3
86% matchVery Positive94% of 5,364 reviews2016
Dev: Amanita Design
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Samorost 3 is an exploration adventure and puzzle game from the award-winning creators of Machinarium and Botanicula. Travel across space to nine unique worlds teeming with colorful challenges, creatures and surprises to discover, brought to life with beautiful artwork, sound and music.
Why similar: Point & Click 34.9%, Puzzle 17%, Surreal 11%, Mystery 9.2%, Adventure 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: This game is a masterpiece of surreal, wordless storytelling and intricate point-and-click puzzle design.
- #18 Sally Face - Episode One
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 26,081 reviews2016
Dev: Portable Moose
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Delve into a dark adventure following the boy with a prosthetic face and a tragic past. Unravel the sinister mysteries of Sally's world to find the truth that lies hidden beneath the shadows.
Why similar: Point & Click 20.7%, Puzzle 16.3%, Psychological Horror 16.1%, Mystery 11.7%, Adventure 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a dark, story-rich experience with a distinct art style that explores psychological themes.
- #19 White Night
85% matchMostly Positive73% of 399 reviews2015
Dev: OSome StudioPub: Plug In Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 51%
The dark will reveal all!Explore the macabre past of an old mansion in the 1930's and solve puzzles of light and shadows in this fully black & white survival horror! Players are trapped in this nightmare where darkness is a constant threat!
Why similar: Adventure 44.3%, Puzzle 38.6%, Indie 13.3%, Singleplayer 3.8%
Why You'll Like It: It combines a striking noir art style with puzzle-solving and horror elements in a single-player mystery.
- #20 Year Walk
84% matchVery Positive90% of 2,014 reviews2014
Dev: Simogo
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.1 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: Puzzle 21%, Adventure 15.5%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Surreal 12%, Mystery 11.5%
Why You'll Like It: It blends folklore-inspired mystery with a haunting, atmospheric puzzle experience.
- #21 Machinarium
83% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 19,289 reviews2009
Dev: Amanita Design
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 18.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Machinarium is the award-winning independent adventure game developed by the makers of Samorost series, Botanicula and CHUCHEL. Help Josef the robot save his girlfriend Berta kidnapped by the Black Cap Brotherhood gang!
Why similar: Point & Click 34%, Puzzle 22.6%, Adventure 11.7%, Surreal 9.9%, Indie 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: A classic point-and-click adventure that relies on environmental storytelling and clever, non-verbal puzzles.
- #22 TSIOQUE
82% matchVery Positive95% of 1,875 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 30.7%, Puzzle 19.6%, Adventure 14%, Mystery 11.7%, Indie 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: This game features a dark, fairy-tale aesthetic combined with fluid point-and-click animation and puzzles.
- #23 Forgotten Hill: The Wardrobe
80% matchMostly Positive73% of 59 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: Point & Click 30.7%, Puzzle 22.7%, Adventure 16.7%, Mystery 16.3%, Psychological Horror 4.3%
Why You'll Like It: It is a short, atmospheric point-and-click horror game that fits perfectly into the style of the seed game.
- #24 The Dream Machine: Chapter 1 & 2
82% matchVery Positive87% of 2,217 reviews2012
Dev: Cockroach Inc.Pub: The Sleeping Machine
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 75%
The Dream Machine is an award-winning point & click adventure game about exploring other people's dreams. It's built by hand using materials such as clay, cardboard and broccoli.
Why similar: Point & Click 27.8%, Puzzle 17.7%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Adventure 12.2%, Mystery 9%
Why You'll Like It: This game features a unique, hand-crafted aesthetic and surreal dream-like exploration.
- #25 Kathy Rain
81% matchVery Positive92% of 3,928 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 96.9%, Detective 0.9%, Adventure 0.7%, Mystery 0.5%, Indie 0.3%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a compelling detective mystery with a strong narrative focus and classic point-and-click gameplay.
- #26 Lucid Dream Adventure
81% matchVery Positive83% of 231 reviews2018
Dev: Dali Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Lucid Dream is the story of little Lucy, who goes on an adventure into the world of dreams with the mission to save her mother.
Why similar: Point & Click 21.4%, Puzzle 14.8%, Adventure 12.6%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Indie 11.5%
Why You'll Like It: It explores themes of dreams and psychological struggle through a dark, point-and-click adventure format.
- #27 Detention
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 11,663 reviews2017
Dev: RedCandleGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Detention is an atmospheric horror game set in 1960s Taiwan under martial law. Incorporated religious elements based in Taiwanese/Chinese culture and mythology, the game provided players with unique graphics and gaming experience.
Why similar: Point & Click 21%, Puzzle 19%, Psychological Horror 17.6%, Indie 13.7%, Adventure 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: This game masterfully uses psychological horror and atmospheric storytelling to explore trauma and memory.
- #28 The Mr. Rabbit Magic Show
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 5,718 reviews2025
Dev: Rusty Lake
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 78%
The incredible Mr. Rabbit invites you all to a mysterious magic show! Celebrate 10 years of Rusty Lake with a new free-to-play point-and-click adventure that promises to delight and… shock you with its sleight of hand!
Why similar: Point & Click 39%, Puzzle 24.3%, Adventure 22.6%, Indie 7.6%, Atmospheric 4.8%
- #29 Tiny Room Stories: Town Mystery
79% matchVery Positive88% of 834 reviews2021
Dev: Kiary Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Everybody are missing in a town. Find the answers of town mystery in a point and click adventure game with escape the room mechanics
Why similar: Point & Click 27.4%, Detective 24.1%, Puzzle 19.9%, Mystery 13.2%, Adventure 11.8%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a satisfying isometric puzzle-solving experience centered around uncovering a town's secrets.
- #30 Follow the meaning
76% matchVery Positive94% of 980 reviews2024
Dev: HiKing Mind StudioPub: Second Maze
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Follow the meaning is a surreal point-and-click puzzle adventure. Join detective Paul Trilby as he works to unravel the mysteries of a peculiar town, seemingly ruled by the local Hospital. Over the wall and behind tightly shut gates, a dark secret lies in wait…
Why similar: Point & Click 23.3%, Puzzle 16.3%, Detective 15.9%, Adventure 13.7%, Mystery 9.4%
- #31 Samsara Room
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 9,865 reviews2020
Dev: Rusty Lake
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 74%
You woke up in a mysterious room you have never seen before. Can you find another way out? Samsara Room is a remake of the praised predecessor of the Rusty Lake & Cube Escape series.
Why similar: Point & Click 28.5%, Puzzle 22.3%, Adventure 15.1%, Indie 13.7%, Psychological Horror 6.7%
- #32 Unavowed
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,539 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 35.2%, Adventure 17%, Detective 16.6%, Indie 10.5%, Mystery 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: This narrative-heavy point-and-click game offers deep character interactions and a compelling supernatural mystery.
- #33 Cube Escape: Paradox
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 11,572 reviews2018
Dev: Rusty Lake
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%
The tenth Cube Escape follows the story of detective Dale Vandermeer who finds himself trapped in two different universes and needs to escape. Cube Escape: Paradox will be released together with the accompanying Paradox: A Rusty Lake Film.
Why similar: Puzzle 32.3%, Point & Click 20.9%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Mystery 9%, Detective 8%
- #34 Whispering Willows
78% matchVery Positive82% of 1,862 reviews2014
Dev: Night Light InteractivePub: Akupara Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Interact with the spirits of the dead, solve the puzzles of the mysterious mansion and help Elena find her missing father in the horror/adventure puzzle game: Whispering Willows.
Why similar: Point & Click 20.7%, Puzzle 17.7%, Adventure 16%, Mystery 14.7%, Indie 11.8%
Why You'll Like It: It combines a ghost-story narrative with puzzle-solving and atmospheric exploration.
- #35 The Room Two
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 21,212 reviews2016
Dev: Fireproof Games
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Unique events transport you to the halls of a long-forgotten crypt. The only means of escape lies locked within a stone pedestal, along with a note from your mysterious ally. His words promise assistance, but only serve to entice you into a compelling world of mystery and exploration.
Why similar: Puzzle 35.3%, Point & Click 25.4%, Mystery 15.1%, Adventure 7.9%, Indie 6.2%
- #36 The Room Three
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 13,034 reviews2018
Dev: Fireproof Games
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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: Puzzle 37.3%, Point & Click 20.5%, Mystery 17.4%, Adventure 9.6%, Indie 6%
- #37 outside the door
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 543 reviews2024
Dev: basandaika games
Windows
Outside the door is a mystic visual novel set within one office. You are about to figure out the stories of a few visitors without having a single memory of yourself.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 38.8%, Mystery 23%, Surreal 21.1%, Indie 15.2%, Singleplayer 1.9%
- #38 The Room 4: Old Sins
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 17,768 reviews2021
Dev: Fireproof Games
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 93%
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: Puzzle 35.8%, Point & Click 26.6%, Mystery 17.1%, Adventure 11.4%, Story Rich 3.5%
- #39 Bad Dream: Stories
74% matchVery Positive95% of 114 reviews2021
Dev: Desert Fox
Windows
Bad Dream: Stories is a collection of older games in the Bad Dream series in a new, remastered form. Play the series of short point & click titles and travel through the disturbing and atmospheric world of dreams.
Why similar: Point & Click 32.1%, Puzzle 20.4%, Adventure 16.6%, Psychological Horror 10.7%, Mystery 5.2%
- #40 The House of Da Vinci
73% matchVery Positive87% of 6,938 reviews2017
Dev: Blue Brain Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Enter The House of Da Vinci, a new must-try 3D puzzle adventure game. Solve mechanical puzzles, discover hidden objects, escape from rooms and dive into the authentic atmosphere of the Renaissance. Use all your wits to find out what's behind your master's disappearance.
Why similar: Point & Click 26%, Puzzle 20.2%, Mystery 15.5%, Detective 11.7%, Adventure 10.8%
- #41 Insomnia: Theater in the Head
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,813 reviews2022
Dev: Perfect Day Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Hickory dickory dock. The city's deep in sleep. The clock's ticking. The sheep's bouncing. Hickory dickory dock. The girl tosses again, only with more things swarming into her head... In this Point & Click puzzle game "Insomnia", the show in the head is rolling on again. Alas, any sleep tonight...
Why similar: Point & Click 48.2%, Puzzle 21.8%, Indie 16%, Atmospheric 7.4%, 2D 3.7%
- #42 The Guest
74% matchMostly Positive74% of 945 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: Puzzle 32.9%, Adventure 19.9%, Indie 17.5%, Mystery 16.9%, Psychological Horror 7.8%
- #43 Bad Dream: Fever
73% matchVery Positive82% of 1,306 reviews2018
Dev: Desert Fox
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 63%
The world is covered in strange ink, an unknown plague has gathered its cruel harvest. The city seems to be completely empty and dead, but in its every corner there are manifestations of fear, sorrow, loneliness and suffering.
Why similar: Point & Click 33.4%, Detective 15.5%, Adventure 15.3%, Indie 14.6%, Psychological Horror 11.2%
- #44 Mr. Pumpkin Adventure
73% matchVery Positive82% of 385 reviews2016
Dev: Cotton Game
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Mr. Pumpkin's Adventure is a point-and-click puzzle game. The main character of this game is Mr. Pumpkin who lost his memories. During the adventure, you will help him solve all the puzzles, which will eventually unveil an evil plot.
Why similar: Point & Click 35.6%, Puzzle 24.5%, Surreal 11.4%, Adventure 7.4%, Story Rich 5.8%
- #45 DREAM LOGIC
70% matchVery Positive90% of 382 reviews2022
Dev: Teleopsia Games
Windows
DREAM LOGIC is a story driven first-person atmospheric horror game which takes place in liminal spaces. Explore various nostalgic, dreamlike, uncanny environments. But don't feel too safe, there's a sneaky creature watching your every move.
Why similar: Puzzle 21%, Psychological Horror 19.6%, Adventure 18.1%, Mystery 16.5%, Indie 10.6%
- #46 Happy Game
69% matchVery Positive90% of 3,400 reviews2021
Dev: Amanita Design
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 84%
A little boy falls asleep to a horrible nightmare. Can you make him happy again?
Why similar: Point & Click 32.5%, Adventure 17%, Surreal 15.9%, Indie 15.1%, Atmospheric 7.7%
- #47 DARKLIGHT
69% 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 29.9%, Puzzle 23.1%, Adventure 18.5%, Indie 15.5%, Mystery 8.8%
- #48 103
71% matchMostly Positive75% of 200 reviews2018
Dev: Dystopia Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Help Lily use her imagination to unlock her memories and relive the events of a night that changed her life. Discover what happened and what is 103.
Why similar: Surreal 27.7%, Adventure 25.9%, Indie 22.6%, Atmospheric 15.1%, Story Rich 8.8%
- #49 The Paradixion: Son's Room
69% matchVery Positive85% of 53 reviews2023
Dev: GomPangGames
Windows
[The Paradixion: Son's Room] is a point-and-click adventure game with a mysterious atmosphere.Solve various puzzles with a unique atmosphere and find the hidden elements in the game to gather clues about the story.
Why similar: Point & Click 26.5%, Puzzle 18.3%, Adventure 12.8%, Psychological Horror 12%, Mystery 10.9%
- #50 Forgotten Hill The Third Axis
68% matchMostly Positive79% of 104 reviews2023
Dev: FM Studio
Windows · Mac
Enter the twisted world of Forgotten Hill in a new third dimension
Why similar: Point & Click 33.9%, Adventure 24.7%, Puzzle 15%, Mystery 7.9%, Surreal 7%
- #51 Silence of the Sleep
71% matchMostly Positive75% of 703 reviews2014
Dev: Jesse Makkonen
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
You play as a man called Jacob Reeves. A man who has lost his reason to live. He throws himself into a blackness to end his misery, but instead of it being the end he wakes up without a memory of his life before.
Why similar: Adventure 23.7%, Psychological Horror 20.3%, Indie 18.5%, Puzzle 18.4%, Mystery 6.5%
- #52 Shifting To The Backrooms
65% matchVery Positive85% of 55 reviews2026
Dev: Oopsome Games
Windows
Experience Will's complicated story, find a way out of the nightmare of liminal spaces by solving challenging puzzles and avoiding dangerous entities — all this awaits you in "Shifting To The Backrooms".
Why similar: Puzzle 27.2%, Psychological Horror 20.5%, Surreal 11%, Adventure 10.4%, Mystery 9.9%
- #53 Path to Mnemosyne
70% matchMostly Positive77% of 247 reviews2018
Dev: DevilishGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Relax, empty your mind, activate your senses and step into the hypnotic adventure of the Path to Mnemosyne in the quest for the lost memories.
Why similar: Puzzle 25.1%, Adventure 19.7%, Indie 15.2%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, Surreal 12.6%
- #54 Have a Nice Dream
66% matchVery Positive93% of 4,858 reviews2021
Dev: 榭季生
Windows
A story about dreams. Explore a weird house and find the truth. A short game with mild puzzles and some psychological horror elements.
Why similar: Puzzle 36.7%, Psychological Horror 27.2%, Adventure 23%, Indie 10.8%, Singleplayer 2.4%
- #55 Ignited Entry
64% matchVery Positive96% of 310 reviews2024
Dev: JordiBoi
Windows
Ignited Entry is a full length narrative driven psychological horror game with voice acting, dreamish visuals, and horror elements that will keep you on the edge of your seat. Some doors should never be opened. But you must go in.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 27.5%, Adventure 21.6%, Indie 17.6%, Mystery 16.2%, Story Rich 10.8%
- #56 monoch room
66% matchVery Positive88% of 50 reviews2024
Dev: LuuuLuuuL
Windows
After losing consciousness, I found myself in a strange room. An unknown figure guided me deeper into the room. "I thought you would make it this far." Eventually, I saw a past I had forgotten... "monoch room" is an adventure game with puzzle elements.
Why similar: Puzzle 28%, Psychological Horror 21%, Mystery 17.8%, Adventure 13.5%, Surreal 12.6%
- #57 I dream of you and ice cream
68% matchVery Positive95% of 57 reviews2020
Dev: Emilios Manolidis
Windows
A sinister creature has enslaved mankind. Solve puzzles, gather components for a machine you are building, find comfort in your dreams.
Why similar: Point & Click 30.9%, Adventure 24.4%, Puzzle 22.8%, Psychological Horror 9.2%, Indie 5.9%
- #58 Heal
67% matchVery Positive84% of 794 reviews2020
Dev: Jesse Makkonen
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Guide an old man through the dark and atmospheric world of Heal in this abstract 2D puzzle-adventure point-and-click game.
Why similar: Point & Click 25.1%, Puzzle 18.5%, Adventure 17.8%, Indie 13.9%, Mystery 10.4%
- #59 HER TREES : THE PUZZLE HOUSE
64% matchVery Positive95% of 559 reviews2024
Dev: Stone
Windows
HER TREES : THE PUZZLE HOUSE is a unique point-and-click puzzle game where you move and combine objects to solve puzzles.Uncover the mysteries of this peculiar room.
Why similar: Point & Click 34.8%, Puzzle 25.2%, Adventure 13.3%, Surreal 11.8%, Indie 5.9%
- #60 Forgotten Hill First Steps
66% matchVery Positive95% of 167 reviews2021
Dev: FM Studio
Windows · Mac
The first three games of the Forgotten Hill series joined together with new contents, new locations, new puzzles and secrets revealed: let's follow Larson's First Steps in Forgotten Hill!
Why similar: Point & Click 32.1%, Puzzle 22.2%, Adventure 16.3%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Indie 7.6%