- #1 Fran Bow
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 22,182 reviews2015
Dev: Killmonday Games AB
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 10.5 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 19.2%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Dark 9.3%, Horror 9.2%, Gore 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A deeply psychological point-and-click game that masterfully blends surreal, grotesque imagery with a dark, emotional narrative.
- #2 Downfall
96% matchVery Positive94% of 1,646 reviews2016
Dev: Harvester GamesPub: Screen 7
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.8 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: Point & Click 19%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Horror 12.2%, Story Rich 9.1%, Dark 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: Sharing the same developer as The Cat Lady, this game provides a similarly dark, surreal, and story-rich point-and-click experience.
- #3 Sanitarium
96% matchVery Positive93% of 1,325 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 30.9%, Horror 16.1%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Dark 8.6%, Surreal 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: A classic surreal point-and-click adventure that mirrors the dreamlike, descent-into-madness narrative found in Tormentum.
- #4 The Cat Lady
95% matchVery Positive94% of 6,142 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 18.7%, Horror 14.5%, Dark 11.3%, Psychological Horror 10.7%, Surreal 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: This title offers a similarly bleak and mature psychological horror experience with a distinct, hand-drawn art style.
- #5 The Dream Machine: Chapter 1 & 2
94% matchVery Positive87% of 2,223 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 17%, Psychedelic 16.8%, Surreal 10.9%, Dark 10%, Horror 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: Its unique, hand-crafted aesthetic and surreal, puzzle-heavy gameplay align perfectly with the artistic vision of Tormentum.
- #6 Rusty Lake: Roots
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 8,722 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 25.2%, Puzzle 15.8%, Psychological Horror 10.6%, Horror 9.1%, Dark 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: The surreal, unsettling, and puzzle-centric nature of the Rusty Lake series captures the dreamlike logic found in Tormentum.
- #7 Bad Dream: Coma
93% matchVery Positive91% of 2,208 reviews2017
Dev: Desert Fox
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 6.5 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 17.5%, Gore 12.8%, Surreal 9.7%, Horror 9.3%, Dark 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: A point-and-click adventure that focuses on a nightmarish, shifting reality where your choices significantly impact the bleak environment.
- #8 If On A Winter's Night, Four Travelers
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,742 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 23.1%, Gothic 21.7% ★, Dark 14.2%, Horror 9.6%, Psychological Horror 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: A beautifully dark and atmospheric narrative game that uses point-and-click elements to explore haunting, interconnected stories.
- #9 The Last Door - Collector's Edition
91% matchVery Positive95% of 2,436 reviews2014
Dev: The Game KitchenPub: Phoenix Online Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Something ancient and evil is stirring in Victorian England. Only you can stop it. Journey to the brink of madness and beyond as you set forth alone into the dark.
Why similar: Point & Click 41.7%, Horror 18.8%, Story Rich 13.4%, Puzzle 8.7%, Adventure 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: This game excels at building a thick, atmospheric, and gothic horror experience through classic point-and-click mechanics.
- #10 Sally Face - Episode One
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 26,584 reviews2016
Dev: Portable Moose
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 8.3 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 17.3%, Dark 15.3%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Horror 12.1%, Story Rich 10%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, surreal point-and-click adventure that explores disturbing themes through a unique, stylized 2D art direction.
- #11 Cat Museum
89% matchVery Positive92% of 897 reviews2022
Dev: 751 Games
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 5.9 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 21.6%, Point & Click 19.1%, Surreal 15.5%, Horror 10.4%, Puzzle 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal and psychedelic puzzle game that leans heavily into strange, dreamlike imagery and dark, hand-drawn aesthetics.
- #12 Apocalipsis
90% matchMostly Positive72% of 514 reviews2018
Dev: Punch Punk GamesPub: Wildlands Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 64%
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 24.6%, Horror 14.2%, Dark 9.7%, Puzzle 9.3%, Choices Matter 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: This game features a medieval-inspired, hand-drawn art style that feels like a direct cousin to the dark fantasy world of Tormentum.
- #13 Rusty Lake Hotel
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 10,215 reviews2016
Dev: Rusty Lake
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 6.8 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 26.3%, Puzzle 13.4%, Surreal 10.9%, Horror 10.5%, Psychological Horror 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: This entry in the series provides a contained, surreal, and dark puzzle experience that fits the Tormentum vibe perfectly.
- #14 Tales from Candleforth
88% matchVery Positive86% of 170 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: Dark Fantasy 15%, Surreal 12.8%, Point & Click 12.6%, Horror 9.9%, Dark 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: This game features a rich, hand-drawn art style and surreal puzzles that evoke the same dark fantasy feeling as Tormentum.
- #15 Lamentum
87% matchVery Positive88% of 819 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 18.7%, Gore 17.8%, Dark 11.7%, Horror 9.7%, Psychological Horror 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: A survival horror game that emphasizes gore and dark, atmospheric exploration in a 2D pixel-art style.
- #16 Life Gallery
86% matchVery Positive82% of 430 reviews2023
Dev: 751 Games
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 1.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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: Psychedelic 17.1%, Surreal 15.9%, Point & Click 15.4%, Dark 12.5%, Psychological Horror 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: A puzzle game that uses a series of surreal, disturbing paintings to tell a dark, cryptic story.
- #17 Little Misfortune
85% matchVery Positive92% of 13,710 reviews2019
Dev: Killmonday Games AB
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 10.3 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 22%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Choices Matter 11.3%, Horror 10%, Dark Fantasy 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, surreal adventure that balances whimsical art with disturbing, mature themes in a way that echoes Tormentum's tone.
- #18 Neverending Nightmares
86% matchMostly Positive76% of 2,996 reviews2014
Dev: Infinitap Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.7 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: Horror 25.7%, Gore 23.7%, Psychological Horror 20.8%, Atmospheric 9.7%, Dark 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: This game captures the essence of a recurring nightmare through its stark, hand-drawn visuals and oppressive atmosphere.
- #19 Decarnation
84% matchVery Positive88% of 1,071 reviews2023
Dev: Atelier QDBPub: Shiro Unlimited
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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 18.5%, Psychedelic 14.8%, Dark 11.2%, Puzzle 9.9%, Horror 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror experience that uses surreal imagery and puzzle-solving to explore the protagonist's fractured mind.
- #20 DISTRAINT: Deluxe Edition
84% matchVery Positive93% of 12,757 reviews2015
Dev: Jesse Makkonen
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
DISTRAINT is a 2D psychological horror adventure game for PC. In order to secure a partnership in a famous company, Price seizes the property of an elderly woman. In that very moment, he finds out the price of his humanity.
Why similar: Indie 56.3%, Horror 9.5%, Psychological Horror 9.2%, Dark 4.8%, Story Rich 3.6%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that uses a 2D perspective to deliver a dark, story-driven experience about guilt and madness.
- #21 Gibbous - A Cthulhu Adventure
83% matchVery Positive90% of 2,288 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 21.5%, Dark Fantasy 18.9%, Dark 14.5%, Horror 10.1%, Puzzle 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: While more comedic, it offers a high-quality, hand-drawn point-and-click experience set in a dark, Lovecraftian world.
- #22 The Flayed Man
81% matchVery Positive92% of 369 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 22.6%, Dark 15.3%, Gore 14.9%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Horror 9%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, pixel-art point-and-click game that focuses on psychological horror and multiple branching endings.
- #23 The Paradixion: Son's Room
82% 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 23.7%, Horror 12.4%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Puzzle 10.8%, Dark 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal indie adventure that focuses on puzzle-solving within a strange, dreamlike environment.
- #24 Midnight Swamp
79% matchVery Positive95% of 64 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: Point & Click 17.2%, Dark Fantasy 14.5%, Surreal 13.9%, Dark 13.7%, Horror 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, hand-drawn, and surreal adventure that captures the eerie, swampy atmosphere of a nightmare.
- #25 Bad Dream: Fever
82% matchVery Positive82% of 1,319 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 33.9%, Horror 14.3%, Gore 12.5%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Adventure 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: Another entry in the series that maintains the dark, point-and-click horror focus with an emphasis on atmospheric storytelling.
- #26 Centum
80% matchMostly Positive77% of 186 reviews2025
Dev: Hack The PublisherPub: Serenity Forge
Windows · Mac
Every why has a wherefore. You are trapped, and you must escape. But is that really the goal? Centum is an unreliable narrative-driven adventure where everything may be a lie.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 20.4%, Point & Click 16.8%, Gore 15.4%, Puzzle 8.3%, Horror 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, puzzle-heavy 2D adventure that explores themes of isolation and psychological distress.
- #27 Scratches - Director's Cut
81% matchVery Positive83% of 436 reviews2011
Dev: Nucleosys
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 40%
Dark Legends surround the old abandoned Blackwood house, secluded far away in the northern wastelands. For writer Michael Arthate, this cold, solitary atmosphere is fodder for his restless imagination. But Michael soon becomes distracted by the mysteries offered up, as he follows a trail exploring and delving into the secrets of the past.
Why similar: Point & Click 38.6%, Horror 21.6%, Adventure 9.2%, Atmospheric 8%, Dark 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: A classic atmospheric horror game that relies on puzzle-solving and a slow-burn, unsettling mystery to build tension.
- #28 ASYLUM
77% matchVery Positive85% of 479 reviews2025
Dev: Senscape
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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 19.9%, Gore 14.1%, Horror 12.1%, Gothic 9.6% ★, Psychological Horror 9.2%
- #29 Rusty Lake Paradise
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 7,203 reviews2018
Dev: Rusty Lake
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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 31.4%, Puzzle 17.2%, Psychological Horror 10.1%, Horror 8.6%, Atmospheric 5.6%
- #30 Kathy Rain
78% matchVery Positive92% of 3,954 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 98.5%, Adventure 0.4%, Psychological Horror 0.2%, Puzzle 0.2%, Story Rich 0.2%
Why You'll Like It: A point-and-click mystery that features a dark, mature narrative and a strong sense of atmosphere.
- #31 STASIS
79% matchVery Positive82% of 2,342 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 32.5%, Horror 16.9%, Psychological Horror 8.8%, Dark 8.6%, Atmospheric 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: An isometric point-and-click horror game that delivers a claustrophobic and gruesome experience in a dark sci-fi setting.
- #32 Bad Dream: Stories
77% matchVery Positive94% of 120 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 21.2%, Lore-Rich 12.7%, Choices Matter 9%, Puzzle 8.8%, Dark 8.8%
- #33 True Fear: Forsaken Souls Part 2
76% matchVery Positive93% of 817 reviews2018
Dev: Goblinz Enterprises LtdPub: The Digital Lounge
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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: Point & Click 20.7%, Horror 13.8%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Dark 9.5%, Puzzle 9%
- #34 Castle of Secrets
75% matchMixed62% of 58 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 18.7%, Surreal 12.1%, Dark Fantasy 10%, Horror 9.3%, Psychological Horror 8.5%
- #35 Black Mirror I
76% matchVery Positive84% of 1,458 reviews2014
Dev: Future GamesPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 1.3 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 34.7%, Gothic 17.7% ★, Dark 11.1%, Horror 10%, Adventure 7.2%
- #36 Vlad Circus: Curse of Asmodeus
73% matchVery Positive94% of 52 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 27.4%, Horror 15.2%, Gore 12%, Puzzle 10.7%, Dark 8.5%
- #37 Black Mirror II
75% matchVery Positive90% of 706 reviews2014
Dev: Cranberry ProductionPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 11.3 hrsMean: 12.6 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 50.8%, Adventure 16.4%, Horror 15.9%, Puzzle 6.4%, Story Rich 4.6%
- #38 I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream
73% matchVery Positive89% of 3,744 reviews2013
Dev: The Dreamers GuildPub: Nightdive Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.5 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 40.5%, Horror 13.8%, Psychological Horror 9.7%, Dark 9.1%, Surreal 7.6%
- #39 Happy Game
71% matchVery Positive90% of 3,482 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 21.6%, Horror 14.3%, Dark 13.2%, Point & Click 11%, Surreal 10.7%
- #40 Planescape: Torment: Enhanced Edition
72% matchVery Positive95% of 5,454 reviews2017
Dev: Beamdog
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 23.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Uncover secrets of past lives in this story-rich, tactical roleplaying game set in Sigil, a dark fantasy city at the heart of the Dungeons & Dragons multiverse. Explore the planes, survive combat alongside a party of bizarre companions, and solve puzzles unlike any ever seen in the genre.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 36.8%, Choices Matter 19.9%, Story Rich 15.1%, Atmospheric 12.4%, Adventure 7%
- #41 Slender Threads
69% matchVery Positive91% of 607 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 20.2%, Gore 14.8%, Dark Fantasy 8.2%, Horror 8.1%, Adventure 7.4%
- #42 Chronicle of Innsmouth
74% matchMostly Positive78% of 255 reviews2017
Dev: PsychoDevPub: AtomicHorde
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Chronicle of Innsmouth is a point'n'click adventure inspired by Lucas' retro classics from the 90s and H.P. Lovecraft's works. Investigate, gather info and solve enigmas to unveil the secrets of the cursed town of Innsmouth, a forsaken place surrounded by horrifying rumors.
Why similar: Point & Click 69.6%, Adventure 30.4%
- #43 Darkness Within 1: In Pursuit of Loath Nolder
74% matchMostly Positive73% of 624 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 33.8%, Horror 20.9%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Puzzle 10.6%, Adventure 9.4%
- #44 Horns of Fear
73% 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: Gore 17.9%, Point & Click 13.8%, Horror 12.1%, Psychological Horror 12%, Dark 11.9%
- #45 TSIOQUE
71% matchVery Positive95% of 1,889 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 19.7%, Dark Fantasy 17.8%, Dark 12.8%, Lore-Rich 10.4%, Horror 8.2%
- #46 Oknytt
72% matchVery Positive91% of 603 reviews2014
Dev: Nemoria Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Oknytt is an old school point-and-click adventure game where the player takes the role of a small, seemingly insignificant creature, leading it through a dark world filled with beings and areas inspired by Swedish folklore, in search of a place to belong.
Why similar: Point & Click 26.9%, Dark Fantasy 21%, Puzzle 11%, Dark 7.7%, Story Rich 7.3%
- #47 Julian & Friends
68% matchVery Positive91% of 297 reviews2025
Dev: JacksonG13Pub: JacksonGameStudios
Windows
Join Julian and his friends in this psychological horror experience inspired by point-n-click computer games from the early 2000s. Witness many shenanigans with characters from the infamous 98xx.
Why similar: Point & Click 21%, Psychedelic 20%, Dark 11.6%, Horror 11.4%, Lore-Rich 10.8%
- #48 Tormenture
68% matchVery Positive88% of 210 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: Dark 20.1%, Surreal 16.8%, Horror 14.6%, Puzzle 12.1%, Exploration 8.8%
- #49 Almost My Floor
70% matchVery Positive92% of 246 reviews2021
Dev: Potata Company
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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 17.1%, Point & Click 15.6%, Dark 13.4%, Horror 9.4%, Psychological Horror 8.5%
- #50 Demons Never Lie
70% matchVery Positive92% of 462 reviews2019
Dev: IndieBugPub: RecordMedia
Windows · Mac · Linux
Demons Never Lie is a creepy graphic adventure made with voxel and low-poly where even your soul is at stake! An incredible and dark story with elements of the classic point&click and visual novels. An exciting interactive experience with a unique atmosphere.
Why similar: Point & Click 18.7%, Surreal 12.4%, Horror 11.2%, Dark 10.9%, Adventure 10.9%
- #51 Impasto
69% matchVery Positive89% of 263 reviews2022
Dev: Impasto TeamPub: Juggernaut Entertainment
Windows
Impasto is a first-person horror adventure game inspired by the works and legacy of Francisco Goya, the revered yet tortured Spanish painter. Set within a world irreversibly altered by his fraying sanity, the player must use both stealth and wits to survive.
Why similar: Dark 18.9%, Gothic 18.7% ★, Dark Fantasy 14.3%, Surreal 12.3%, Horror 11%
- #52 BROKEN LIFE
67% matchVery Positive98% of 58 reviews2025
Dev: IKKOSAMA
Windows
BROKEN LIFE is an atmospheric, fully voiced Point-and-Click Adventure set in a war-torn world. Follow Leo, a former soldier, as he returns to his hometown to uncover the fate of his family, restore his home, and confront the dark secrets hidden within.
Why similar: Point & Click 21.2%, Dark 12.9%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Horror 11.4%, Story Rich 7.7%
- #53 I dream of you and ice cream
70% matchVery Positive93% 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 27.9%, Dark 13.9%, Puzzle 13.6%, Adventure 10.9%, Horror 10.3%
- #54 Hidden: On the trail of the Ancients
71% matchMixed65% of 85 reviews2015
Dev: Lost Spell
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 96%
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: Point & Click 33.6%, Horror 19%, Dark 13.4%, Adventure 13.2%, Psychological Horror 12%
- #55 The Horror Of Salazar House
68% matchVery Positive94% of 387 reviews2020
Dev: Maldo19Pub: Torture Star Video
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Will you solve the mystery of the Salazar manor or will you become another permanent inhabitant? An Italian horror inspired adventure game!
Why similar: Point & Click 20.5%, Gore 16.1%, Dark 13.5%, Horror 12.2%, Psychological Horror 10.5%
- #56 URLate
66% matchVery Positive94% of 116 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 27.2%, Dark Fantasy 22.5%, Dark 7.1%, Adventure 6.6%, Horror 6.3%
- #57 Isolomus
67% matchVery Positive95% of 407 reviews2020
Dev: Michael Rfdshir
Windows · Linux
Bite-sized surreal horror with multiple choices. Make your own way through the claymation madness!
Why similar: Point & Click 17.1%, Surreal 17%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Horror 10.1%, Puzzle 8.6%
- #58 Conarium
69% matchMostly Positive77% of 2,252 reviews2017
Dev: Stormling StudiosPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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: Horror 29.5%, Psychological Horror 19%, Adventure 15.5%, Atmospheric 11%, Puzzle 8.6%
- #59 Partum Artifex
65% matchVery Positive97% of 156 reviews2023
Dev: DalaKoala Games
Windows
A first-person atmospheric horror-puzzle game that focuses on the narrative to tie together the gruesome world with creative puzzles. Explore the mind of a twisted serial killer who wants nothing else than to show his work of art as well as tell his story to the world.
Why similar: Horror 18.6%, Puzzle 13.9%, Atmospheric 13.7%, Gore 12.6%, Psychological Horror 11.2%
- #60 Follow the meaning
63% matchVery Positive94% of 998 reviews2024
Dev: HiKing Mind StudioPub: Second Maze
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 27.7%, Surreal 14.5%, Puzzle 12.7%, Adventure 8%, Dark 7.3%
