- #1 Fran Bow
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 22,901 reviews2015
Dev: Killmonday Games AB
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 11.0 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 18.2%, Point & Click 16.1%, Horror 9.4%, Dark 7.9%, Story Rich 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: A quintessential surreal horror point-and-click that mirrors the nightmarish, shifting realities found in Tormentum.
- #2 Bad Dream: Coma
96% matchVery Positive91% of 2,222 reviews2017
Dev: Desert Fox
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 67%
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 13.4%, Surreal 9.2%, Psychological Horror 9.1%, Gore 8.8%, Horror 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: Captures a bleak, hand-drawn nightmare aesthetic where every choice significantly impacts the dark world around you.
- #3 The Cat Lady
96% matchVery Positive94% of 6,285 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 16%, Horror 15.2%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Surreal 10.3%, Dark 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: Features a deeply dark, psychological narrative and a grim, oppressive atmosphere that resonates with Tormentum's tone.
- #4 Downfall
95% matchVery Positive94% of 1,699 reviews2016
Dev: Harvester GamesPub: Screen 7
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
There is nothing Joe wouldn't do for his wife. But as they try to save their marriage with a romantic getaway, things go from bad to worse, and from worse... to insanity...
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20%, Point & Click 16.3%, Horror 12.8%, Story Rich 10%, Dark 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: A grim, psychological horror game that utilizes a point-and-click interface to explore themes of madness and despair.
- #5 Sanitarium
94% matchVery Positive93% of 1,364 reviews2014
Dev: DotemuPub: Ziggurat
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Originally released in 1998 on PC, and awarded as the Adventure Game of the Year, The timeless horror point-and-click, Sanitarium, is returning to frighten the bravest adventure game fans.
Why similar: Point & Click 25.3%, Horror 16.1%, Psychological Horror 16%, Surreal 8.3%, Dark 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: A classic surreal point-and-click adventure that explores the fractured mind through disturbing, nightmarish environments.
- #6 Rusty Lake Hotel
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 10,529 reviews2016
Dev: Rusty Lake
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 7.3 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 20.6%, Puzzle 11.9%, Surreal 10.4%, Psychological Horror 10.3%, Horror 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a surreal, puzzle-heavy experience set in a bizarre, dark world that feels like a fever dream.
- #7 The Dream Machine: Chapter 1 & 2
93% matchVery Positive87% of 2,245 reviews2012
Dev: Cockroach Inc.Pub: The Sleeping Machine
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 6.4 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: Psychedelic 13.6%, Point & Click 12.5%, Surreal 9.9%, Psychological Horror 9.3%, Hand-drawn 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: Features a unique, hand-crafted art style and surreal puzzle gameplay that mirrors the dreamlike quality of Tormentum.
- #8 Lamentum
92% matchVery Positive88% of 835 reviews2021
Dev: Obscure TalesPub: Neon Doctrine
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Lamentum is a pixel art survival horror game, set in New England in the mid-nineteenth century.
Why similar: Psychedelic 15.5%, Gore 12%, Psychological Horror 10.2%, Mystery 9.1%, Dark 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: A survival horror game with a dark, gothic aesthetic that perfectly captures the oppressive tone of a nightmare world.
- #9 Decarnation
91% matchVery Positive87% of 1,113 reviews2023
Dev: Atelier QDBPub: Shiro Unlimited
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Where do you run to when your demons reside within you? Decarnation is a pixel art adventure/action puzzle game with a horrific story inspired by some of the most influential films and novels in the genre. Dive into a breathtaking thriller where nightmares and dreams intertwine…
Why similar: Surreal 19.9%, Psychedelic 14.1%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Dark 9.9%, Puzzle 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that blends surreal, oppressive atmosphere with puzzle-solving and emotional storytelling.
- #10 Cat Museum
91% matchVery Positive92% of 909 reviews2022
Dev: 751 Games
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Immerse yourself in the bizarre art style and the surreal world of Cat Museum, a 2D side-scrolling puzzle-adventure game. Solve the strange puzzles with your mischievous cat, and unveil the truth behind the mysterious museum.
Why similar: Psychedelic 18.1%, Surreal 14.6%, Point & Click 14.5%, Hand-drawn 10.7%, Horror 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal, hand-drawn adventure that feels like a bizarre, unsettling journey through a dark subconscious.
- #11 Sally Face - Episode One
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 28,581 reviews2016
Dev: Portable Moose
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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: Psychological Horror 16.1%, Point & Click 12.3%, Dark 11%, Mystery 10.7%, Horror 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal, dark, and narrative-driven point-and-click adventure that deals with disturbing themes and unsettling imagery.
- #12 The last door
90% match6 user reviews38% of 8 reviews2022
Dev: AlekseyPub: AlekseyN
Windows
You control a combat robot. Your task is to go through the maze, destroy all the enemy robots and get to the finish line. The passages to the other rooms of the maze are littered with stones. You need to use bombs to free the passages.
Why similar: Puzzle 40.8%, Adventure 23.6%, Exploration 20.3%, Atmospheric 15.2%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric, Lovecraftian point-and-click adventure that focuses on building dread through its minimalist, dark presentation.
- #13 Life Gallery
88% matchVery Positive82% of 448 reviews2023
Dev: 751 Games
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Life Gallery is a puzzle game with a unique, illustration-style art design that leads the players into a world of profound horror.
Why similar: Surreal 15.6%, Psychedelic 14.9%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Point & Click 12.2%, Hand-drawn 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: Uses a unique, surreal visual presentation and dark, puzzle-oriented gameplay to tell a disturbing story.
- #14 Neverending Nightmares
89% matchMostly Positive76% of 3,035 reviews2014
Dev: Infinitap Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Experience true psychological horror as you explore nightmares inspired by the creator's struggles with depression and OCD. The defenseless protagonist must avoid monstrous manifestations of what haunts his subconscious in his quest to wake up into reality.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.6%, Horror 24.7%, Gore 16.7%, Atmospheric 8.2%, Hand-drawn 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses heavily on the same surreal, nightmarish imagery and psychological dread that defines the Tormentum experience.
- #15 Apocalipsis
87% matchMostly Positive72% of 521 reviews2018
Dev: Punch Punk GamesPub: Wildlands Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Apocalipsis is a point-and-click adventure game, in the vain of Samorost and Machinarium, where all puzzles have a hidden meaning. With a unique artstyle inspired by 15th century engravings it tells a story about heartbreak, redemption and, quite literally, the end of the world.
Why similar: Point & Click 19%, Hand-drawn 14.2%, Horror 13.4%, Story Rich 8.6%, Puzzle 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: A medieval-themed, dark, and surreal point-and-click adventure inspired by 15th-century art and engravings.
- #16 The Paradixion: Son's Room
86% matchVery Positive85% of 54 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 16.2%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Mystery 10.5%, Horror 10.3%, Puzzle 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal, puzzle-heavy, and atmospheric game that feels like a strange, isolated nightmare.
- #17 Darkness Within 1: In Pursuit of Loath Nolder
86% matchMostly Positive73% of 633 reviews2014
Dev: Stormling StudiosPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Explore disturbing corners of the human psyche. Delve into a dimension of nightmares, the occult and a tense psychological world created in classic Lovecraftian style. As police detective Howard E. Loreid, you are tasked to solve the murder of Clark Field, a wealthy man involved in the occult.
Why similar: Point & Click 28.4%, Horror 21.4%, Psychological Horror 18.5%, Puzzle 9.9%, Adventure 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: A Lovecraftian, dark, and atmospheric point-and-click mystery that emphasizes investigation and dread.
- #18 Black Mirror I
84% matchVery Positive84% of 1,488 reviews2014
Dev: Future GamesPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Black Mirror is a dark adventure game that details the aftermath of the tragic death of William Gordon. Playing as his grandson Samuel players must unveil the truth behind the events of that fateful, stormy night.
Why similar: Point & Click 31.4%, Mystery 20.2%, Horror 11.1%, Dark 10.2%, Adventure 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: A classic point-and-click adventure that excels at building a dark, atmospheric mystery within a gothic setting.
- #19 Detention
83% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 11,802 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: Horror 19.5%, Psychological Horror 16.4%, Point & Click 11.9%, Dark 8.7%, Puzzle 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric, psychological horror game set in a surreal, oppressive world that draws on cultural folklore and dread.
- #20 I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream
84% matchVery Positive89% of 4,003 reviews2013
Dev: The Dreamers GuildPub: Nightdive Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 79%
The adventure plunges you into the tortured and hidden past of five humans. Delve into their darkest fears. Outwit the Master Computer AM in a game of psychological warfare. Disturbing, compelling. An adventure you won't easily forget !!
Why similar: Point & Click 35.4%, Horror 14.8%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Dark 8.3%, Surreal 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: A classic, deeply disturbing point-and-click game that explores psychological horror and moral dilemmas.
- #21 Little Misfortune
82% matchVery Positive92% of 14,094 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 19.3%, Psychological Horror 17.3%, Choices Matter 11.7%, Horror 10.7%, Story Rich 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, surreal, and narrative-driven point-and-click game that explores the tragic and the bizarre.
- #22 Inner Voices
85% matchMixed53% of 93 reviews2017
Dev: Sigma GamesPub: No Gravity Games
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Inner Voices is a dark, non-linear adventure game with a pinch of horror, inspired by works of H. P. Lovecraft and E. A. Poe. Find your way through a procedurally generated maze of rooms and solve the mystery of your past.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 13.1%, Surreal 10%, Dark 9.9%, Choices Matter 9.3%, Horror 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that traps the player in a dark, surreal environment where choices shape the outcome.
- #23 Kathy Rain
81% matchVery Positive92% of 4,001 reviews2016
Dev: Clifftop GamesPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Set in the '90s, Kathy Rain tells the story of a strong-willed journalism major who has to come to terms with her troubled past as she investigates the mysterious death of her recently deceased grandfather.
Why similar: Point & Click 97.2%, Mystery 0.8%, Adventure 0.4%, Psychological Horror 0.4%, Hand-drawn 0.3%
Why You'll Like It: A point-and-click mystery that maintains a dark, moody atmosphere while focusing on uncovering hidden, unsettling truths.
- #24 STASIS
82% matchVery Positive82% of 2,367 reviews2015
Dev: THE BROTHERHOOD
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
STASIS The isometric, point-and-click, sci-fi horror adventure game! In the distant future aboard a seemingly abandoned spacecraft, John Maracheck awakes from stasis. He must push himself to new physical and emotional limits and unravel the mysteries around him.
Why similar: Point & Click 28.6%, Horror 18.2%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Dark 7.7%, Story Rich 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi horror game that captures a similar sense of isolation, dread, and puzzle-based progression.
- #25 Tormentum II
78% matchVery Positive95% of 228 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 13%, Dark Fantasy 12.4%, Psychological Horror 10.8%, Horror 8.4%, Dark 8.2%
- #26 Year Walk
81% matchVery Positive90% of 2,021 reviews2014
Dev: Simogo
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 2.7 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: Surreal 13.7%, Dark 12.1%, Horror 10.3%, Psychological Horror 10.3%, Hand-drawn 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal, dark, and puzzle-focused adventure that draws on folklore to create a unique, eerie atmosphere.
- #27 Whispering Willows
80% matchVery Positive82% of 1,881 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: Mystery 16.3%, Point & Click 14.6%, Horror 14.4%, Story Rich 12.5%, Atmospheric 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric, dark, and puzzle-focused adventure that involves interacting with the spirit world.
- #28 Harvester
79% matchVery Positive91% of 1,716 reviews2014
Dev: DigiFX InteractivePub: Nightdive Studios
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A strange and twisted world...Harvester! The most violent adventure game of all time comes to Steam!
Why similar: Point & Click 28.9%, Gore 24.5%, Horror 23.5%, Surreal 8.1%, Adventure 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal, dark, and disturbing point-and-click classic that explores the grotesque side of human nature.
- #29 ASYLUM
77% matchVery Positive84% of 496 reviews2025
Dev: Senscape
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 78%
An epic supernatural horror adventure and the spiritual successor to cult classic Scratches set in a massive, decaying mental institute. Inspired by H. P. Lovecraft, Hammer Films and twisted Euro Horror from the 80s.
Why similar: Point & Click 18.1%, Horror 13.3%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Gore 11.4%, Mystery 9.8%
- #30 Among the Sleep - Enhanced Edition
79% matchVery Positive89% of 8,309 reviews2014
Dev: Krillbite Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Among the Sleep: Enhanced Edition is a new and improved version of the award winning first person horror adventure. In the game you play as a small child trapped in a weird nightmare where you go looking for your mom.
Why similar: Horror 45%, Atmospheric 10.8%, Psychological Horror 9.4%, Dark 9.3%, Adventure 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: Captures the vulnerable feeling of being trapped in a surreal, terrifying nightmare from a unique perspective.
- #31 Rusty Lake Paradise
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 7,545 reviews2018
Dev: Rusty Lake
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 6.0 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 24.5%, Puzzle 15.4%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Horror 8.1%, Mystery 7.5%
- #32 Rusty Lake: Roots
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 9,087 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 20.1%, Puzzle 14.4%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Horror 8.8%, Mystery 7.4%
- #33 Sylvio
78% matchMostly Positive79% of 146 reviews2015
Dev: Stroboskop
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Sylvio is a psychological horror game set in a tranquil, disturbing atmosphere. Help ghost recorder Juliette Waters face an evil curse and a wicked family cult with her microphone and the voices of the dead.
Why similar: Horror 52.1%, Adventure 29.7%, Indie 18.2%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric, eerie game focused on uncovering dark secrets through audio-based investigation in a desolate world.
- #34 Endacopia
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 4,841 reviews2026
Dev: Andyland
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Endacopia is a Point-and-Click Puzzle Adventure that is visually reminiscent of early computer edutainment games... with underlying horrors.
Why similar: Point & Click 15.6%, Surreal 14.6%, Psychological Horror 13%, Horror 10.4%, Dark 9.8%
- #35 The Flayed Man
74% matchVery Positive91% of 383 reviews2025
Dev: Snoring Dog Games
Windows
The Flayed Man is a short narrative-driven point and click horror game. Awaking without memories (or skin), you must uncover the sins of the past, pass judgement, and decide your fate in this macabre adventure.
Why similar: Point & Click 18.3%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Dark 12.7%, Gore 10.8%, Multiple Endings 9.3%
- #36 Bad Dream: Stories
76% matchVery Positive93% of 121 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 17.2%, Hand-drawn 12.7%, Psychological Horror 9.6%, Choices Matter 8.7%, Horror 8.3%
- #37 Tales from Candleforth
75% matchVery Positive86% of 180 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: Surreal 12.8%, Dark Fantasy 12.2%, Hand-drawn 11.1%, Point & Click 10.2%, Horror 9.7%
- #38 Follow the meaning
73% matchVery Positive94% of 1,035 reviews2024
Dev: HiKing Mind StudioPub: Second Maze
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 17.6%, Surreal 11.5%, Mystery 11.2%, Hand-drawn 10.6%, Puzzle 9.2%
- #39 Midnight Swamp
73% matchVery Positive96% of 67 reviews2025
Dev: WildOmul
Windows
Midnight Swamp is a dark point-and-click adventure where you will dive into a world of eerie fairy tales. Play as a tourist who must find a way out of a mysterious swamp, where every corner hides a riddle.
Why similar: Surreal 12.6%, Point & Click 12.6%, Dark Fantasy 10.7%, Dark 10.2%, Hand-drawn 9.9%
- #40 Bad Dream: Fever
75% matchVery Positive82% of 1,340 reviews2018
Dev: Desert Fox
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.3 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 28.4%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Horror 14.3%, Gore 9.2%, Hand-drawn 8.2%
- #41 True Fear: Forsaken Souls Part 2
74% matchVery Positive93% of 840 reviews2018
Dev: Goblinz Enterprises LtdPub: The Digital Lounge
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
True Fear: Forsaken Souls Part 2 is the sequel to one of the best rated horror escape games, acclaimed for its story and the atmosphere of horror mystery.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.2%, Point & Click 16.8%, Horror 13.4%, Mystery 10.6%, Puzzle 8.2%
- #42 Castle of Secrets
73% matchMixed58% of 65 reviews2025
Dev: Serene Questworks StudiosPub: Wandering Wizard
Windows
Castle of Secrets is a dark psychological adventure with horror elements. Uncover the mystery behind your family's murder as you journey through the world of the dead, meet strange beings, solve puzzles, and make choices that shape the story.
Why similar: Point & Click 14.9%, Surreal 11.9%, Psychological Horror 10.8%, Horror 9%, Hand-drawn 8.7%
- #43 Slender Threads
71% matchVery Positive91% of 627 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 16.7%, Gore 10.7%, Psychological Horror 8.7%, Horror 8.2%, Dark Fantasy 6.7%
- #44 7 Days
70% matchVery Positive99% of 101 reviews2025
Dev: Daver The DavePub: IC Industries
Windows
Step into a world where dreams and reality mix. You find yourself in a dream-like world, and explore a different traumatic experience each day. Your choice determines if the boy accepts these moments and moves on, or stays in the past.
Why similar: Surreal 15.4%, Psychedelic 12.1%, Dark 11.2%, Hand-drawn 10.7%, Psychological Horror 9.6%
- #45 Almost My Floor
71% matchVery Positive92% of 249 reviews2021
Dev: Potata Company
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Almost My Floor - point & click detective in a frightening atmosphere of sinister nightmares. Each step may end up fatal. Solve the mystery of the house #9 residents or go crazy. Labyrinth of endless floors will not let go of their victim without a fight.
Why similar: Psychedelic 15.2%, Point & Click 12.6%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Dark 11.1%, Horror 9.3%
- #46 Gibbous - A Cthulhu Adventure
70% matchVery Positive90% of 2,297 reviews2019
Dev: Stuck In Attic
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Crazy cultists. Cthulhu. A talking cat. Gibbous takes you on an expansive, traditionally animated, hand-painted adventure. Play as three protagonists and explore a lushly rendered Lovecraft-inspired world, unraveling ancient conspiracies. A comedy cosmic horror adventure made in Transylvania!
Why similar: Point & Click 19.1%, Dark Fantasy 16.9%, Dark 13.1%, Horror 10.9%, Story Rich 9.5%
- #47 Dead Dreams
72% matchMostly Positive75% of 67 reviews2020
Dev: Aiaz Marx
Windows
"DEAD DREAMS" is a 2D psychological horror game focused on puzzle-solving and atmosphere with a complex non-linear story in which every element has a meaning...
Why similar: Psychological Horror 11.5%, Horror 11.1%, Mystery 10.8%, Dark 10.5%, Gore 10.3%
- #48 The Room Two
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 21,748 reviews2016
Dev: Fireproof Games
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.3 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 22.1%, Point & Click 21.1%, Mystery 20.1%, Horror 10.5%, Atmospheric 7.5%
- #49 Horns of Fear
71% matchVery Positive92% of 86 reviews2018
Dev: Pixoala
Windows
Horns of Fear is a third-person psychological horror game set in a mysterious mansion...
Why similar: Psychological Horror 15.6%, Gore 12.9%, Horror 11.9%, Point & Click 11.1%, Dark 9.8%
- #50 Happy Game
69% matchVery Positive90% of 3,592 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: Psychedelic 22.3%, Horror 16.5%, Dark 12.6%, Surreal 12.2%, Point & Click 10.3%
- #51 If On A Winter's Night, Four Travelers
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,822 reviews2021
Dev: Dead Idle Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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: Point & Click 23.2%, Dark 14.4%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Mystery 11.9%, Horror 11.6%
- #52 The Island of Doctor Morose
66% matchVery Positive96% of 105 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: Point & Click 17.7%, Mystery 11.9%, Dark 10.7%, Horror 10.6%, Psychological Horror 10.3%
- #53 Strangeland
68% matchVery Positive93% of 975 reviews2021
Dev: Wormwood StudiosPub: Wadjet Eye Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 81%
You wake in a surreal carnival, where a woman cries out to you before leaping to her death. Can either of you be saved? The denizens and devices of Strangeland answer with riddles, puzzles, and warnings of a Dark Thing lurking at the park’s peak. A new adventure from the creators of Primordia.
Why similar: Point & Click 22%, Surreal 16.4%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, Horror 10.4%, Story Rich 8.7%
- #54 Isolomus
69% matchVery Positive95% of 434 reviews2020
Dev: Michael Rfdshir
Windows · Linux
Bite-sized surreal horror with multiple choices. Make your own way through the claymation madness!
Why similar: Surreal 17.7%, Psychological Horror 16.3%, Point & Click 14.4%, Horror 10.4%, Puzzle 8.3%
- #55 Black Mirror II
70% matchVery Positive90% of 720 reviews2014
Dev: Cranberry ProductionPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 11.3 hrsMean: 13.3 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Enter a dark, captivating world as the massive evil of Black Mirror Castle is reincarnated with over 100 atmospheric locations to explore and 40 different characters to interact with. Will Darren's search lead him to redemption or the hell of insanity?
Why similar: Point & Click 42.2%, Horror 16.1%, Adventure 14.2%, Mystery 11.1%, Puzzle 6.1%
- #56 LYSA HORA: The Haunted Hill
66% matchVery Positive83% of 180 reviews2026
Dev: DENYS RUDYI GAMES
Windows
A dark sci-fi horror where ancient rituals intertwine with secret Soviet experiments. Explore atmospheric tunnels, hidden laboratories, and abandoned shrines inspired by real locations—and survive by solving intricate, mind-bending puzzles.
Why similar: Dark 21.5%, Horror 17.7%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Puzzle 10.3%, Atmospheric 9.3%
- #57 The Room Three
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 13,392 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: Puzzle 23.6%, Mystery 23.2%, Point & Click 17.6%, Dark 5.6%, Psychological Horror 5.3%
- #58 URLate
65% matchVery Positive94% of 120 reviews2025
Dev: NoSepoGames
Windows
URLate is a short and free point & click adventure that immerses you in a hand-drawn world filled with puzzles and mysteries to solve.
Why similar: Point & Click 24.7%, Dark Fantasy 20.6%, Hand-drawn 8.5%, Horror 7%, Story Rich 6.6%
- #59 Vlad Circus: Curse of Asmodeus
65% matchVery Positive94% of 54 reviews2025
Dev: IndiesruptionPub: Blowfish Studios
Windows
Vlad Circus: Curse of Asmodeus drags you into a sordid world of mirrors and shadows where the demon lurks. Dare to take on this macabre pixel-art graphic adventure of horror and madness. Solve puzzles and explore two parallel timelines.
Why similar: Point & Click 25.6%, Horror 17.3%, Puzzle 11.4%, Gore 10%, Story Rich 9.9%
- #60 Tormenture
65% matchVery Positive88% of 213 reviews2024
Dev: Croxel StudiosPub: Billete Cohete
Windows
Tormenture is a psychological horror game where you play as a child trapped in a cursed 8-bit game with a dark secret. To survive, you must find four relics and solve reality-blurring puzzles. But beware—some creatures may escape the game and haunt you in the real world. A game within a game.
Why similar: Surreal 15.8%, Dark 15.5%, Horror 13.5%, Mystery 13.2%, Puzzle 10.5%
