- #1 Crowns and Pawns: Kingdom of Deceit
83% matchVery Positive82% of 471 reviews2022
Dev: Tag of JoyPub: Headup
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Legends of the past come back to life in this charming point-and-click adventure. Pack your bags and journey with Crowns and Pawns: Kingdom of Deceit through modern day Europe to uncover the conspiracy behind a cursed relic and the secrets of the King who was never crowned.
Why similar: Point & Click 17.7%, Detective 16.4%, Mystery 12.1%, Investigation 9.4%, Female Protagonist 8.1%
- #2 Agent A: A puzzle in disguise
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 5,980 reviews2019
Dev: Yak & Co
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 80%
A suave secret agent adventure game. Your mission (should you choose to accept) is to infiltrate enemy spy Ruby La Rouge’s secret hideaway and put a stop to her evil plans!
Why similar: Wholesome 22.4% ★, Detective 12.8%, Point & Click 11%, Mystery 9.2%, Investigation 9.2%
- #3 Tiny Room Stories: Town Mystery
80% matchVery Positive88% of 832 reviews2021
Dev: Kiary Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 6.4 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: Detective 17.8%, Investigation 15.8%, Point & Click 15.2%, Mystery 11.6%, Narration 9.6%
- #4 Agatha Christie - Hercule Poirot: The First Cases
79% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,365 reviews2021
Dev: Blazing GriffinPub: Microids
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Discover an untold crime story from the mysterious youth of the famous detective Hercule Poirot.
Why similar: Detective 25.7%, Investigation 18%, Mystery 13.5%, Narration 10.9%, Point & Click 10.1%
- #5 Kathy Rain: Director's Cut
77% matchVery Positive93% of 1,357 reviews2021
Dev: Clifftop GamesPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 73%
The award-winning point-and-click adventure returns in the Director's Cut with an extended story, additional puzzles, and new areas to explore. Witness the rise of an iconic detective as you uncover a dark and sinister truth hiding behind the calm exterior of a small rural town.
Why similar: Detective 19.2%, Investigation 16.9%, Point & Click 15.8%, Mystery 10.9%, Female Protagonist 9%
- #6 Mutropolis
77% matchVery Positive89% of 206 reviews2021
Dev: Pirita StudioPub: Application Systems Heidelberg
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%
MUTROPOLIS is a lovely sci-fi adventure set on the abandoned Planet Earth. Play as Henry Dijon (hero, nerd, detective) in search of a legendary lost city. Uncover weird ancient artifacts. And PLEASE don’t get obliterated by an ageless evil. You’ve been warned.
Why similar: Detective 25.9%, Point & Click 19.7%, Mystery 15.3%, Puzzle 8%, Cartoony 6.9%
- #7 The Roottrees are Dead
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 7,610 reviews2025
Dev: Evil Trout Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
A genealogical mystery straight out of 1998. Scour the early Internet for clues, uncover hidden connections, and piece together the family tree behind the secretive Roottree Corporation.
Why similar: Detective 27.8%, Investigation 19.1%, Mystery 16.7%, Point & Click 15.6%, Puzzle 10.2%
- #8 Lost in Play
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 8,162 reviews2022
Dev: Happy Juice GamesPub: Joystick Ventures
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Solve puzzles, riddles, and embark on an exciting journey of discovery! Join Toto and Gal as they explore dreamscapes and befriend magical creatures. Lost in their imagination, the brother and sister must stick together and solve puzzles to find their way home.
Why similar: Wholesome 21.7% ★, Point & Click 17.9%, Mystery 13.2%, Puzzle 9.2%, Hand-drawn 9.1%
- #9 Broken Sword 5 - the Serpent's Curse
74% matchVery Positive89% of 2,780 reviews2013
Dev: Revolution Software Ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 95%
From multi-award winning Revolution Software comes the latest explosive episode in this classic series. Playing as intrepid American George Stobbart and sassy French journalist Nico Collard, you find yourself on the trail of a stolen painting – and a murderous conspiracy...
Why similar: Investigation 15.9%, Detective 13.9%, Point & Click 13.5%, Female Protagonist 9.2%, Mystery 9.1%
- #10 The Testament of Sherlock Holmes
71% matchVery Positive80% of 3,810 reviews2012
Dev: Frogwares
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Become the greatest detective of all time in The Testament of Sherlock Holmes, a twisting, turning investigation game set in a faithfully-reproduced London of 1898. As Sherlock Holmes, you must find clues, interrogate suspects and unveil a mystery in a story full of twists!
Why similar: Detective 37.7%, Point & Click 19.6%, Mystery 13.1%, Puzzle 9.1%, Adventure 8.8%
- #11 Detective Grimoire
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,321 reviews2014
Dev: SFB Games
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Detective Grimoire has been called to investigate a murder. The owner of a small tourist attraction, seemingly killed by the mythical creature his attraction is based around... Explore the area, inspect the crime scene, grill suspects, solve puzzles, hunt for clues & uncover the secret of the swamp!
Why similar: Detective 21%, Point & Click 16.4%, Investigation 14%, Mystery 9.2%, Puzzle 8%
- #12 Syberia: The World Before
68% matchVery Positive90% of 4,829 reviews2022
Dev: Microids Studio ParisPub: Microids
Windows
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Embark on a quest for identity through time, as you piece together the puzzle of two lives.
Why similar: Detective 16.5%, Point & Click 15.1%, Investigation 13.6%, Mystery 10.9%, Narration 10.9%
- #13 Tangle Tower
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 5,958 reviews2019
Dev: SFB Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Unravel a thrilling mystery by exploring a strange and twisted mansion, discovering curious clues, interrogating peculiar suspects and solving unique puzzles. Will you be able to uncover the secrets of Tangle Tower?
Why similar: Detective 26.3%, Point & Click 18%, Mystery 10.4%, Investigation 8.9%, Puzzle 7.6%
- #14 Whispers of a Machine
68% matchVery Positive93% of 1,953 reviews2019
Dev: Clifftop GamesPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Whispers of a Machine is a Sci-Fi Nordic Noir that tells the story of Vera, a cybernetically augmented detective in a post-AI world, who investigates a string of murders and unravels a dark conflict over forbidden technology.
Why similar: Detective 22.6%, Point & Click 21.6%, Sci-fi 12.3%, Female Protagonist 10.3%, Mystery 9.6%
- #15 The Eyes of Ara
69% matchVery Positive83% of 826 reviews2016
Dev: 100 Stones Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Explore a vast, mysterious castle riddled with secret rooms and challenging puzzles in this award-winning puzzle adventure.
Why similar: Point & Click 17.4%, Investigation 17.1%, Mystery 14.3%, Puzzle 9.4%, Sci-fi 9%
- #16 Still Life
69% matchVery Positive82% of 1,081 reviews2011
Dev: Microids
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Still Life 2 also now available!
Why similar: Point & Click 30.5%, Detective 20.4%, Mystery 15.4%, Female Protagonist 10.7%, Adventure 8.7%
- #17 Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments
67% matchVery Positive89% of 7,710 reviews2014
Dev: Frogwares
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Become the most celebrated detective of all time: Sherlock Holmes! Use your impressive talents as a detective to solve six thrilling and varied cases: murders, missing persons, spectacular thefts and numerous investigations that sometimes lead you into the realms of the fantastic.
Why similar: Detective 38.2%, Investigation 19.3%, Mystery 14.9%, Point & Click 9.1%, Puzzle 6.5%
- #18 The House of Da Vinci
67% matchVery Positive87% of 6,928 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 19.3%, Mystery 18.1%, Hidden Object 13.1%, Detective 11.5%, Puzzle 11.2%
- #19 Broken Sword - Shadow of the Templars: Reforged
64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,154 reviews2024
Dev: Revolution Software Ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 80%
The classic multi-award winning adventure "Broken Sword - the Shadow of the Templars" returns with glorious 4K visuals and iconic remastered audio, pitching intrepid tourist George Stobbart and fearless journalist Nico Collard into a journey of perilous adventures and ancient conspiracies.
Why similar: Detective 17.9%, Investigation 17%, Point & Click 13.9%, Mystery 11.2%, Hand-drawn 7.5%
- #20 Agatha Christie - The ABC Murders
66% matchVery Positive81% of 3,000 reviews2016
Dev: Artefacts StudioPub: Microids
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
The ABC Murders is an adventure and investigation game adapted from the classic Agatha Christie novel. You are the famous private detective Hercule Poirot and, once again, you find yourself up against a mysterious serial killer who goes by the name of "ABC".
Why similar: Detective 35.5%, Point & Click 22%, Mystery 14.7%, Investigation 9.8%, Adventure 8.3%
- #21 Follow the meaning
60% matchVery Positive94% of 976 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 17.2%, Detective 15.6%, Investigation 11.5%, Mystery 11%, Puzzle 8.9%
- #22 Strange Horticulture
61% matchVery Positive95% of 15,112 reviews2022
Dev: Bad VikingPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Strange Horticulture is an occult puzzle game in which you play as the proprietor of a local plant store. Find and identify new plants, pet your cat, speak to a coven, or join a cult. Use your collection of powerful plants to influence the story and unravel Undermere’s dark mysteries.
Why similar: Detective 21.2%, Investigation 18.8%, Point & Click 15.7%, Mystery 13.5%, Puzzle 8.3%
- #23 The Game Maker: A Carol Reed Mystery
60% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: MDNA Games
Windows
Follow detective Carol Reed in this colorful mystery, made with real-life photographs. The game features a classic adventure game interface, plenty of puzzles, and a series of minigames as an integrated part of the story.
Why similar: Detective 22.8%, Point & Click 19%, Investigation 18.7%, Mystery 13%, Adventure 7.8%
- #24 The House of Da Vinci 3
61% matchVery Positive90% of 1,320 reviews2022
Dev: Blue Brain Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 92%
The grand finale to The House of Da Vinci trilogy is here! Solve numerous new puzzles and mind benders and explore new mystifying locations of ravishing beauty.
Why similar: Investigation 18.4%, Detective 16.9%, Point & Click 16.1%, Mystery 13.1%, Hidden Object 9.3%
- #25 Penelope Pendrick and the Art of Deceit
58% matchVery Positive98% of 430 reviews2025
Dev: Default Cube Games
Windows · Mac
Pick up your magnifying glass as writer-turned-detective Penelope Pendrick in this first-person point and click mystery adventure! Three people have suddenly vanished from the sleepy town of Carlisle. Follow the clues, interrogate suspects, and solve puzzles to end this case - before it ends you.
Why similar: Point & Click 20.4%, Mystery 18.4%, Detective 16.3%, Investigation 13.1%, Story Rich 7.7%
- #26 Monkey Island™ 2 Special Edition: LeChuck’s Revenge™
60% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,946 reviews2010
Dev: LucasArts
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Wannabe pirate Guybrush Threepwood, and the now zombie pirate LeChuck, return in what has long been considered one of the greatest LucasArts adventure games of all time.
Why similar: Point & Click 62.7%, Adventure 15.1%, Puzzle 10.3%, Funny 6%, 2D 2.5%
- #27 Return to Monkey Island
57% matchVery Positive91% of 8,934 reviews2022
Dev: Terrible ToyboxPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Return to Monkey Island is an unexpected, thrilling return of series creator Ron Gilbert that continues the story of the legendary adventure games.
Why similar: Point & Click 37.7%, Puzzle 10.9%, Hand-drawn 10.8%, Funny 9.5%, Adventure 8.5%
- #28 Detective From The Crypt
58% matchVery Positive94% of 146 reviews2021
Dev: BOV
Windows · Linux
Jane wakes up in a crypt as a ghost. You are investigating the death of her family together. Seeking and researching evidences. Building an accusation based on them. You have a laboratory to research evidences. Play and get the feeling of being a true Victorian detective.
Why similar: Detective 15.3%, Point & Click 13.6%, Investigation 12.5%, Mystery 8.5%, Hand-drawn 7.3%
- #29 Emerald Valley
57% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: JIMIJMI19Pub: JIMIJIMI19
Windows
This is a single-player puzzle game. You are a tourist visiting Emerald Valley, but a sudden landslide traps you and the other visitors. Explore the environment, collect items, talk to fellow tourists, and piece together the truth to discover why you can’t leave—and lead everyone to safety.
Why similar: Detective 19.5%, Point & Click 14.1%, Mystery 11.7%, Investigation 8.7%, Narration 8%
- #30 The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition
59% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 6,096 reviews2009
Dev: LucasArts
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Back by popular demand, The Secret of Monkey Island™: Special Edition faithfully re-imagines the internationally-acclaimed classic game (originally released in 1990) for original and new audiences alike.
Why similar: Point & Click 55.8%, Adventure 12.4%, Funny 10.8%, Puzzle 9.4%, Story Rich 6.5%
- #31 The Room 4: Old Sins
56% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 17,734 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: Mystery 24.4%, Puzzle 24.1%, Point & Click 24.1%, Hidden Object 8.7%, Story Rich 6.2%
- #32 Puzzle Agent
60% matchVery Positive89% of 2,783 reviews2010
Dev: Telltale
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Created with indie comic artist Graham Annable's unique narrative and visual sensibilities, delivered with the distinctive Telltale storytelling style, Puzzle Agent is sure to challenge, thrill and engage in more ways than you can shake a cryptogram at!
Why similar: Detective 28.3%, Point & Click 22.2%, Mystery 16.4%, Puzzle 12.9%, Story Rich 5.7%
- #33 Sherlock Holmes - Nemesis
62% matchMostly Positive72% of 737 reviews2008
Dev: Frogwares
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 73%
This new Sherlock Holmes game sends us to 19th Century London where Arséne Lupin, a young French burglar with an impressive track record, has just challenged Scotland Yard and the most famous of detectives - Sherlock Holmes.
Why similar: Detective 34.9%, Point & Click 19.8%, Adventure 13.5%, Mystery 12.3%, Investigation 12.1%
- #34 The Room Three
57% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 13,011 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 28.9%, Mystery 28.6%, Point & Click 21.4%, Hidden Object 6.6%, Adventure 5.6%
- #35 The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark
56% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,919 reviews2021
Dev: Spooky DoorwayPub: Akupara Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Delouse your room with sage and pack up your travel-sized ouija board, it’s time to re-enter Twin Lakes - America’s 34th most haunted city. Join Detective McQueen as he puzzles his way through 9 chilling cases, risking life and pixelated limb to solve the macabre mysteries that plague the poor town.
Why similar: Detective 22.6%, Point & Click 17.2%, Investigation 15.5%, Mystery 12.9%, Puzzle 7.7%
- #36 Beware of the Cartographer!
60% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tohu Bohu Games
Windows
Map a mysterious land during the Age of Enlightenment. Draw the border between two warring kingdoms. Meet the locals. Juggle their demands with the requirements of your mission. Ethical dilemmas, secret plots, strange phenomena… will you be able to bring peace back to the land?
Why similar: Investigation 16.8%, Detective 15.1%, Point & Click 14.1%, Mystery 9%, Hand-drawn 7.7%
- #37 Blackwell Epiphany
58% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 989 reviews2014
Dev: Wadjet Eye Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%
The last game in the Blackwell series.
Why similar: Point & Click 47%, Female Protagonist 18.2%, Mystery 13.7%, Adventure 13%, Story Rich 5.8%
- #38 Thimbleweed Park™
57% matchVery Positive93% of 4,125 reviews2017
Dev: Terrible Toybox
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
In Thimbleweed Park, a dead body is the least of your problems. Switch between five playable characters to uncover the surreal secrets of this strange town in a modern mystery adventure game from the creators of Monkey Island and Maniac Mansion. The deeper you go, the weirder it gets.
Why similar: Point & Click 43.2%, Adventure 12.3%, Detective 11.6%, Puzzle 9.2%, Mystery 8%
- #39 Sherlock Holmes versus Jack the Ripper
59% matchVery Positive81% of 1,312 reviews2009
Dev: Frogwares
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Recognized as one of the best licenses in gaming and lauded by the press, Sherlock Holmes is back with an investigation that is sure to be the most horrifying of the series. The famous detective stands against the most dangerous serial killer England has ever known - Jack the Ripper.
Why similar: Detective 30.8%, Point & Click 19.6%, Investigation 14.8%, Adventure 13.7%, Mystery 12.6%
- #40 The Room Two
56% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 21,178 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 27.7%, Point & Click 26.9%, Mystery 25.2%, Hidden Object 11.8%, Adventure 4.7%
- #41 Day of the Tentacle Remastered
56% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 4,613 reviews2016
Dev: Double Fine Productions
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Originally released by LucasArts in 1993 as a sequel to Ron Gilbert’s ground breaking Maniac Mansion, Day of the Tentacle is back in a remastered edition that features all new hand-drawn, high resolution artwork, with remastered audio, music and sound effects.
Why similar: Point & Click 46.2%, Cartoony 11.2%, Adventure 10.6%, Puzzle 9.7%, Funny 8.7%
- #42 Underground Blossom
54% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 6,679 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 39.8%, Puzzle 22.4%, Mystery 19.4%, Adventure 12.2%, Story Rich 4.6%
- #43 Cube Escape Collection
55% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 7,427 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 28.1%, Mystery 19.1%, Puzzle 18.1%, Detective 15.9%, Story Rich 6.7%
- #44 A Winter Haunting
55% matchPositive100% of 30 reviews2024
Dev: ABPub: Eccentric Stylist
Windows · Mac
Everlyn Sterling, a young woman tasked by her grandmother to take care of a historic mansion, finds herself entangled in a mystery involving supernatural forces. Join her in this point-and-click style game to uncover the secrets behind this landmark!
Why similar: Detective 16.8%, Point & Click 14.8%, Investigation 11.3%, Female Protagonist 8.9%, Hidden Object 8.8%
- #45 Unavowed
56% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,535 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 31.2%, Detective 19.6%, Mystery 13.7%, Story Rich 9.7%, Adventure 8.5%
- #46 Emma Riley: Dream Detective
59% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Star Fort Games
Windows
Emma Riley: Dream Detective is a detective game where you must unravel an occult conspiracy spanning the real and dream worlds. Use keen observation to gather clues, carefully interrogate suspects for information, and use your logic and deduction skills to unravel the mystery!
Why similar: Detective 21.3%, Investigation 19.9%, Mystery 12.5%, Point & Click 11.9%, Puzzle 6.6%
- #47 The White Door
55% matchVery Positive94% of 6,540 reviews2020
Dev: Rusty LakePub: Second Maze
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Enter The White Door and discover Rusty Lake’s universe in a new game with a unique style! Explore Robert Hill’s dreams and help him to find his lost memories. Can you survive the strict daily routine and bring back color to Robert's life?
Why similar: Point & Click 26.7%, Detective 22.6%, Puzzle 17.5%, Mystery 12.9%, Adventure 12.6%
- #48 The Raven - Legacy of a Master Thief
60% matchMostly Positive75% of 810 reviews
Dev: KING ArtPub: THQ Nordic
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 63%
'The Raven - Legacy of a Master Thief' is a thrilling crime adventure in three chapters from the creators of 'The Book of Unwritten Tales'. Full of twists and turns, it immerses you in both sides of the story, combining thrill-of-the-chase whodunit with the risk and reward of a heist story. Paris, 1960.
Why similar: Point & Click 33%, Detective 27.8%, Mystery 16.7%, Adventure 10.2%, Story Rich 6.5%
- #49 Christmas Stories: Taxi of Miracles Collector's Edition
56% matchPositive92% of 12 reviews2022
Dev: Elephant ArPub: BFG Entertainment
Windows
A tough year has put a damper on your town’s holiday cheer. With Christmas just around the corner, it’s up to you and a jolly cab driver named Nick to help townspeople in need and share the true meaning of Christmas with one and all!
Why similar: Point & Click 20.2%, Detective 16.6%, Investigation 14.8%, Hidden Object 9.7%, Puzzle 9.4%
- #50 Blackwell Deception
57% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 634 reviews2012
Dev: Wadjet Eye Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Street psychics. Their blinking neon signs are everywhere, promising love and wealth and happiness. They make a fortune preying on the gullible and milking them dry. So when these victims begin dying and leaving confused spirits behind, it can only take a genuine psychic (and her wayward spirit guide) to clean up the mess.
Why similar: Point & Click 41.6%, Detective 17.5%, Female Protagonist 13.7%, Mystery 12.9%, Adventure 9.5%
- #51 Technobabylon
56% matchVery Positive94% of 1,604 reviews2015
Dev: Technocrat GamesPub: Wadjet Eye Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
A cyberpunk adventure game from the studio that brought you Gemini Rue and Blackwell! The year is 2087. Genetic engineering is the norm, and an omnipresent AI powers the city. Take control of three citizens of this world as they struggle to understand a deadly conspiracy.
Why similar: Point & Click 44.3%, Sci-fi 18.9%, Adventure 11.3%, Female Protagonist 9.4%, Story Rich 8.7%
- #52 L'affaire est dans le sac
56% matchMostly Positive77% of 22 reviews2023
Dev: Jean-Marc VanbalberghePub: Association Let's Develop Change
Windows
In an investigation where the thieves are not necessarily the ones you think they are, follow the clues, question the suspects, and get to the truth by avoiding false leads. But beware, some people are not ready to give up so easily.
Why similar: Investigation 26.2%, Detective 24%, Point & Click 16.6%, Mystery 6.4%, Narration 5.8%
- #53 Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers 20th Anniversary Edition
57% matchVery Positive91% of 1,153 reviews2014
Dev: Phoenix Online StudiosPub: Pinkerton Road Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Revisit of one of adventure gaming’s greatest classics by master storyteller Jane Jensen! Struggling bookstore owner Gabriel Knight investigates the sinister Voodoo Murders in New Orleans, discovering the secrets of his family history and unfolding his destiny in this tale of horror and suspense.
Why similar: Point & Click 38.5%, Mystery 21.7%, Detective 16%, Adventure 11%, Story Rich 6.5%
- #54 Thelma Fantastic
53% match6 user reviews86% of 6 reviews2026
Dev: Weird Pumpkins Studios
Windows
A hidden object mystery game. Help Thelma Fantastic find missing objects, discover important clues, and solve mysteries. All generated with randomization for endless fun.
Why similar: Detective 15.7%, Point & Click 14.7%, Investigation 11.3%, Hidden Object 9.1%, Female Protagonist 8.8%
- #55 Blackwell Convergence
56% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 638 reviews2012
Dev: Wadjet Eye Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 74%
The third game in the Blackwell series
Why similar: Point & Click 65.5%, Adventure 13.3%, Female Protagonist 11.9%, Mystery 9.2%
- #56 Shardlight
56% matchVery Positive90% of 783 reviews2016
Dev: Wadjet Eye Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
A post-apocalyptic adventure game from the publisher that brought you Primordia, Gemini Rue and Technobabylon! A young woman stricken with a deadly plague searches for a cure in a hostile world.
Why similar: Point & Click 36.1%, Female Protagonist 19.1%, Mystery 11%, Adventure 9.9%, Story Rich 6.5%
- #57 Blackwell Unbound
57% matchVery Positive94% of 765 reviews2012
Dev: Wadjet Eye Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 76%
The year is 1973. The sound of a lone, ethereal saxophone drifts over the Roosevelt Island promenade, while a series of accidents plague a midtown construction site. The citizens of Manhattan take no notice of these events, let alone think they are connected.
Why similar: Point & Click 37.4%, Detective 19.1%, Mystery 14.1%, Female Protagonist 12.6%, Adventure 9.3%
- #58 Kathy Rain 2: Soothsayer
52% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,152 reviews2025
Dev: Clifftop GamesPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 9.1 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
In this point-and-click urban thriller, down-and-out private eye Kathy Rain will embark on her most dangerous case yet — the pursuit of the notorious serial killer known as the Soothsayer. Find clues, gather evidence, connect the dots, and confront the murderer before the hunter becomes the hunted…
Why similar: Investigation 20.8%, Detective 20.6%, Point & Click 15.9%, Mystery 13.1%, Female Protagonist 8.2%
- #59 Primordia
56% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,386 reviews2012
Dev: Wormwood StudiosPub: Wadjet Eye Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Life has ceased. Man is but a myth. And now, even the machines have begun to fail. Lead Horatio Nullbuilt and his sarcastic sidekick Crispin on a journey through the crumbling world of Primordia, facing malfunctioning robots, ancient secrets, and an implacable, power-hungry foe.
Why similar: Point & Click 42.9%, Sci-fi 24%, Multiple Endings 9.3%, Adventure 9.2%, Story Rich 8%