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A narrative driven, puzzle-horror game. Solve cryptic puzzles, embrace or evade vengeful specters, decide who to trust and unravel a mystery.
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$2.99Fandom
Jun 12 · Joon Games
Both: Point & Click · Puzzle · Exploration
"Fandom" is a psychological horror game played through a girl obsessed with celebrities. It explores the dark side of stalking and shows that obsession goes with terrible consequences.
ActionAdventureSimulationPoint & ClickPuzzleExploration2DHand-drawnConspiracyDark
$9.99True Fear: Forsaken Souls Part 3
Apr 21 · Goblinz Enterprises Ltd
Both: Exploration · Horror · Point & Click
True Fear: Forsaken Souls Part 3 is the final chapter of the psychological thriller trilogy. With point-and-click mechanics, intricate puzzles, and cinematic cutscenes, immerse yourself in a dark horror experience that redefines the genre.
ExplorationHidden ObjectCasualHorrorAdventurePoint & ClickPuzzle2DMinimalistFirst-Person👍 650
-80%$0.99Eyes: The Horror Game
May 20 · Fearless Games
Both: Horror · Exploration · Dark
You break into the mansion at night. It’s huge and built like a maze. You're trying to escape, but the monster is after you! The chase begins. RUN!!
AdventureHorrorSurvival HorrorExplorationDarkPuzzleSimulationDemonsInteractive FictionFirst-Person👍 932
$14.99Boxes: Lost Fragments
Feb 1 · Big Loop Studios
Both: Puzzle · Point & Click
As a legendary thief, your next assignment lures you into a grand and lavish mansion. There you find a series of puzzle boxes, designed for an unknown purpose. What should have been a quick in-and-out, gradually turns into your own harrowing struggle for freedom and answers.
PuzzleMysteryPoint & ClickAdventureCasual3DAtmosphericHidden ObjectIndieStory Rich👍 3,245
$19.99WORLD OF HORROR
Oct 19 · panstasz
Both: Horror · Pixel Graphics · Point & Click
Experience the quiet terror of this 1-bit love letter to Junji Ito and H.P. Lovecraft. Navigate a hellish roguelite reality with turn-based combat and unforgiving choices. Experiment with your deck of event cards to discover new forms of cosmic horror in every playthrough. The inevitable awaits...
HorrorLovecraftianPixel GraphicsPsychological HorrorSurvival HorrorPoint & ClickRogueliteDifficultRPG2D👍 8,992
$3.99The Lost Tape - Cellar
Jan 23 · Sardos, Turélie
Both: Horror · Exploration · Puzzle
A psychological horror game in which you wake up in an unknown cellar with a VHS camera and a journal. In the narrated journal, the main character will be recording their thoughts. Your task will be to get out of the cellar.
HorrorPsychological HorrorAtmosphericExplorationHidden ObjectPuzzlePoint & ClickAction-Adventure3DFirst-Person
$4.99Follow the meaning
Nov 22 · HiKing Mind Studio
Both: Puzzle · Point & Click
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…
AdventurePuzzlePoint & Click2DHand-drawnMysteryMultiple EndingsIndieDetectiveSurreal👍 992
-50%$4.99Granny: Escape Together
Dec 6 · CreepyToad
Both: Horror · Puzzle
This is a creepy co-op horror game. In which you find yourself locked in a crazy Granny's house. But Granny is not the only danger that awaits you in the house, someone else creepy lives in the basement. You have five days to get out of the house!
HorrorSurvival HorrorMultiplayerAtmosphericHidden ObjectPuzzlePvPStealthLogic3D👍 1,666
$2.99The Broken Ceiling
Oct 13 · Iron Octopus Productions Inc.
Both: Horror · Top-Down · Exploration
The Broken Ceiling is a hand-drawn, 2D, top-down eldritch horror adventure where the player must use a fragile light, which constantly needs to be recharged, to hold back the darkness, explore alien caverns, and uncover why fate has summoned a little rabbit into a pit of incomprehensible beings.
HorrorLovecraftianTop-DownHand-drawnExplorationDarkAdventureAtmosphericMystery Dungeon2D
$24.99INDIKA
May 2 · Odd Meter
Both: Puzzle · Horror · Dark
Play a third-person, story-driven game set in alternative Russia at the turn of the XIX century where religious visions clash with harsh reality. INDIKA tells the story of a young nun who sets off on a journey of self-discovery with the most unusual companion by her side, the devil himself.
SurrealPuzzleHorrorThird PersonStory RichPsychedelicDarkPsychologicalExplorationCinematic👍 7,039
$2.99The Cost Of Bliss
Jan 5 · Andre David Dev
Both: Exploration · Puzzle · Horror
Force to spend a month in a psych ward to cure your addiction, you fight yourself going through painful levels of withdrawal. To cope, you make friends with a man who helps ease your pain, in exchange for unsettling favours.
ExplorationFPSPuzzlePvE3DFirst-PersonHorrorPsychological HorrorChoices MatterLinear
$10.99Lazaret
Feb 20 · Aegon Games
Both: Horror · Exploration · Puzzle
Lazaret is an atmospheric first-person horror game. You play as a member of a rescue team called out to investigate a distress signal coming from a ship that disappeared 4 years ago.
HorrorPsychological HorrorAtmosphericExplorationMysteryPuzzleHidden ObjectWalking SimulatorControllerSailing👍 263
$4.99Writer. Chapter 1
Jan 6 · Beshbarmak games
Both: Exploration · Puzzle · Horror
You, the legendary writer, the “King of Horror,” find yourself at the center of a nightmare. A mysterious place, frighteningly familiar, hides sinister secrets. Explore locations, solve riddles, escape from the monster, collect a story that will become a new masterpiece... if you survive.
ExplorationPuzzleDetectiveWalking SimulatorFirst-PersonPsychological HorrorHorrorSimulationControllerLinear
$24.99Lorelei and the Laser Eyes
May 16 · Simogo
Both: Puzzle · Exploration · Horror
The stage is set. Imagine an old baroque manor, perhaps a hotel or a museum, somewhere in central Europe. A woman wanders in search of answers.
PuzzleAdventureExplorationHorrorActionMysteryStylizedAction-AdventureIndiePsychological👍 3,110
-15%$12.74Eternity Lost: Mystery of Aurum Collector's Edition
2 days ago · Cateia Games
Both: Point & Click · Puzzle · Exploration
Follow a mysterious girl into a hidden underground city built centuries ago by a secret order of Alchemists. Reveal a dangerous conspiracy, search for clues and items, solve puzzles and mini-games, and uncover the secrets of a forgotten world. Will you bring truth to the light?
AdventureMysteryPoint & ClickPuzzleHidden ObjectConspiracyInvestigationSteampunkVisual NovelExploration
-20%$7.99Escape the Backrooms
Oct 23 · Fancy Games, Blackbird Interactive
Both: Horror · Exploration
Escape the Backrooms is a 1-4 player co-op horror exploration game. Traverse 30+ eerie backrooms levels while avoiding entities and other dangers. Try to escape but be warned: survival isn't guaranteed.
HorrorMultiplayerOnline Co-OpPsychological HorrorCo-opSurvival HorrorFirst-PersonEscape RoomExplorationAdventure👍 137,469
$19.99Five Nights at Freddy's: Into the Pit
Aug 7 · Mega Cat Studios
Both: Horror · Pixel Graphics · Exploration
Survive five nights of terror in this chilling adventure game. Travel between time periods to solve puzzles, gather clues, and outrun the threat relentlessly pursuing you. Move swiftly and stay hidden, and you may just survive. But be careful—it's not just your own life that’s on the line this time.
HorrorPixel GraphicsAdventure2DSingleplayerExplorationTime Travel1980sMultiple EndingsAction👍 10,163
FreeFatal Falls
Nov 13 · Tripolar Studio
Both: Exploration · Puzzle · Horror
In Fatal Falls you explore the dark secrets of "The Grand Elysium", a posh luxury hotel in the middle of nowhere. Interact with its guests, drink a cocktail at the bar, peruse the noble premises – the choice is yours! Just make sure you don't get entangled in the hotel's dark deeds...
ExplorationPsychological HorrorPuzzleChoose Your Own AdventureHidden ObjectInteractive FictionHorrorWalking SimulatorPoint & ClickRPG
-88%$0.95Dream Cage
Feb 6 · Hitori De Productions
Both: Horror · Exploration · Puzzle
Robert battles early Alzheimer's and nightly sleep paralysis. Each night reveals fragments of his past. Uncover the truth and help him solve the mysteries haunting his mind.
HorrorPsychological HorrorWalking SimulatorFirst-PersonHidden ObjectExplorationPuzzleLogicCinematicAtmospheric👍 298
$4.99The Great Below
Dec 5 · Dobra Studios
Both: Puzzle · Exploration · Horror
Immerse yourself in a haunting map-based horror experience, reminiscent of the iconic PS1 era. Navigate between 2D and 3D perspectives to break free from the loop in a mysterious mansion. Solve challenging puzzles to unveil the secrets hidden beneath it all.
PuzzlePsychological HorrorAtmosphericExplorationNoirFirst-PersonMysteryHorrorTop-DownRetro
-30%$20.99Enigma of Fear
Nov 28 · Dumativa, Cellbit
Both: Pixel Graphics · Puzzle
Become Mia, a paranormal detective searching for her missing father inside the Perimeter - a place that doesn't exist. Investigate clues like a real detective and unravel the mysteries behind the Enigma of Fear, defeating the terrible monsters who'll try to stop you.
DogsMysteryInvestigationSupernaturalDetectiveSurvival HorrorPixel GraphicsPuzzleFemale Protagonist2D👍 3,057
$14.99VIDeoPHOBIA
Mar 29 · Beshbarmak games
Both: Puzzle · Horror · Exploration
You are in a room without windows or doors. The TV dimly illuminates the room. What is this, a box? How to open it? After solving the riddle, you find the TV remote control. Click... a door appeared. You step into the darkness and hear laughter... turn around and find out what's behind the screen.
Psychological HorrorPuzzleHorrorPsychedelicPsychologicalAtmosphericRealisticStory RichMultiple EndingsExploration
$4.99HAG
Oct 4 · jason silver
Both: Horror · Puzzle · Exploration
Dare you to explore and interact with an innocuous home environment in first person, solving intricate puzzles and a mystery whilst escaping the clutches of a sadistic hag and her morbid son.
Psychological HorrorHorrorMysteryPuzzleExplorationPsychologicalDemons3DFirst-PersonThriller
$9.99Noch
Oct 1 · Fair Games Studio, Noostyche
Both: Exploration · Puzzle
Go alone (or with a friend) to find the girl who destroyed the world. An ominous surreal first-person adventure full of dangerous monsters and secrets of the deceased world
AtmosphericExplorationPost-apocalypticStory RichSurvival HorrorGothicAdventureActionFirst-PersonPuzzle👍 253
$29.99Saturnalia
Nov 8 · Santa Ragione
Both: Exploration · Horror
A Single-Player Survival Horror Adventure: play as a cast of characters exploring an isolated village haunted by an ancient ritual—but beware, its labyrinthine roads will change each time you lose all your characters.
AdventureAction-AdventureExplorationStylizedThird Person1980sAtmosphericConspiracyDetectiveHorror👍 116
-25%$5.24Ashworth
2 days ago · MR ROCK
Both: Horror · Puzzle · Exploration
Something has been waiting for you. Explore a forgotten place buried beneath the earth, solve twisted puzzles, and piece together a dark story one clue at a time. But the deeper you go, the more it wakes. Survive what hunts you, or become part of Ashworth's story.
HorrorPsychological HorrorSurvival HorrorPuzzleIndieAtmosphericAdventureStory RichExplorationWalking Simulator
$9.99SILENT BREATH
Aug 20 · EXODIAC STUDIOS
Both: Horror · Dark · Exploration
Unpredictable horrors lurk around every corner, forcing you to find the missing people while desperately clinging to survival. In this experience even your own mind can become your enemy. Stay vigilant and keep your voice hushed, or risk becoming another victim of the forest's darkness
HorrorPsychological HorrorThriller1990'sRealisticMultiplayerDarkFirst-PersonExplorationEarly Access👍 1,125
$0.99The Late Arrival
Oct 18 · Justin Wade
Both: Horror · Dark · Puzzle
Horror engine-based exploration game that takes place in an abandoned subway station that has experienced strange occurrences. The graffiti artist starts exploring an old subway station and finds more than he expected. His experiences include mysterious figures, strange sounds, and happenings.
HorrorRealisticDarkAdventurePuzzlePhysicsStrategyAtmosphericExplorationMystery
$9.99GET 0UT
May 16 · ICE9 Games
Both: Horror · Puzzle · Dark
A puzzle-solving horror game about an Unknown person who cannot remember his past and finds himself in a never-ending cycle/loop, trying to find answers about who he is and why he is suffering in this unknown place.
ActionStrategyHorrorPsychological HorrorPuzzleMysteryMultiple EndingsStory RichDarkDemons
$5.99Odd Machines: Mechanical Boxes
Jan 2 · XSGames
Both: Point & Click · Puzzle · Exploration
You are a legendary treasure hunter, looking for the Stone of Silence, a powerful artifact hidden in a lost temple. Enjoy this 3D mechanical puzzle box adventure, a Victorian-style steampunk game that will put your brain to work with tons of intricate puzzles to solve
AdventureStrategySoftwareGrand StrategyPoint & ClickPuzzleIncrementalExplorationHidden ObjectImmersive Sim
$4.99Screams from the Past
Oct 25 · Dream Pocket Studio
Both: Exploration · Puzzle · Horror
Uncover the dark past of an orphanage, gather clues and evidence, solve puzzles, and unveil the truth in a gripping suspense game. Your main mission is to unravel the mystery. Get ready for shocking revelations as you immerse yourself in the intriguing and chilling atmosphere.
AdventureExplorationInvestigationPuzzlePsychological HorrorRetroHorrorCrimeDetectivePsychological
$14.99Post Trauma
Apr 22 · RED SOUL GAMES
Both: Horror · Puzzle
Puzzle Horror game inspired by PS2 era classics. Navigate environments, tackle threats, and meet other lost characters in the depths of the Gloom.
SingleplayerAction-AdventureInventory ManagementHorrorPuzzleGoreStory RichMultiple EndingsCinematicOld School👍 575
$0.99Forest Asylum
Mar 3 · Michal Piotrowski
Both: Horror · Exploration · Puzzle
A short Psychological Horror Experience for one night that takes you through the dark corridors of a mental asylum. For best experience a dark room and headphones recommended.
HorrorPsychological HorrorAtmosphericExplorationPuzzleDarkInteractive FictionFirst-PersonLinearRealistic
$3.99SCP-087
Jul 18 · EerieAdv
Both: Exploration · Horror · Puzzle
SCP-087 is a first-person horror game centered on paranormal events. In a seemingly quiet laboratory, players take on the role of truth-seekers, compelled to delve ever deeper into the building. However, escape is not an option, forcing them to endure a personal descent into hell!
AdventureExplorationHorrorPsychological HorrorWalking SimulatorPuzzle3DFirst-PersonActionThriller
$7.99Supernormal
Jan 8 · Hitori de Productions
Both: Horror · Dark
Inspired by Allison Road. SUPERNORMAL is a psychological horror game set in a seemingly ordinary apartment harboring dark secrets. Play as Detective Wyatt, tasked with unravelling the disappearance of Masato Sakamoto's daughter. Search for clues and unravel the sinister truth.
HorrorFirst-PersonPsychological HorrorSupernaturalSurvival HorrorRealisticDetectiveMysteryDarkAtmospheric👍 1,119
