- #1 Star Trek™: Judgment Rites
98% matchVery Positive95% of 58 reviews2015
Dev: Interplay Entertainment Corp.
Windows
Return to command of the USS Enterprise in this classic adventure game. True episodic format beams eight original point-and-click missions into your computer. Featuring the cast members and sound effects from Star Trek: The Original Series.
Why similar: Classic 38.3% ★, Space 15.5%, Point & Click 15.3%, Adventure 12.7%, Sci-fi 9.6%
- #2 Monkey Island™ 2 Special Edition: LeChuck’s Revenge™
97% 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: Classic 43.3% ★, Point & Click 40.7%, Adventure 16%
- #3 The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition
96% 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: Classic 47.7% ★, Point & Click 38.4%, Adventure 13.9%
- #4 FINAL FANTASY XIV Online
94% matchVery Positive87% of 83,827 reviews2014
Dev: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 69.4 hrsMean: 816.4 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Join over 30 million adventurers worldwide and take part in an epic and ever-changing FINAL FANTASY. Experience an unforgettable story, exhilarating battles, and a myriad of captivating environments to explore.
Why similar: Adventure 65.4%, Action 34.6%
- #5 Indiana Jones® and the Fate of Atlantis™
94% matchVery Positive94% of 1,511 reviews2009
Dev: LucasArts
Windows · Mac
Median: 30 minMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 42%
The Man With The Hat Is Back In His Greatest Adventure Yet! 1939 - The eve of World War II. Nazi agents are about to get their hands on a weapon more dangerous than the atom bomb. Only Indy can stop them before they unleash the deadly secret that sank Atlantis.
Why similar: Classic 48.1% ★, Point & Click 35.8%, Adventure 15.2%, Action 0.9%
- #6 Indiana Jones® and the Infernal Machine™
93% matchVery Positive81% of 488 reviews2018
Dev: LucasArtsPub: Lucasfilm
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 30%
The year is 1947. The Nazis have been crushed, the Cold War has begun and Soviet agents are sniffing around the ruins of the fabled Tower of Babel. What are they up to? The CIA recruits renowned archeologist and adventurer, Dr. Henry "Indiana" Jones, to find out.
Why similar: Classic 65.7% ★, Adventure 23.2%, Action 11%
- #7 The Dig®
93% matchVery Positive92% of 1,252 reviews2009
Dev: LucasArts
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 53%
An asteroid the size of a small moon is on a crash course toward Earth. Once the wayward asteroid is nuked into a safe orbit, a trio conducts a routine examination of the rocky surface. What they uncover is anything but routine.
Why similar: Point & Click 38.3%, Classic 34.6% ★, Adventure 16.4%, Sci-fi 10.7%
- #8 STAR WARS™ SHADOWS OF THE EMPIRE™
92% matchMostly Positive75% of 842 reviews2017
Dev: LucasArtsPub: Disney
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 38%
As Luke Skywalker and the Rebel Alliance struggle to defeat Darth Vader and the Empire, a new threat arises. Dark Prince Xizor aspires to take Darth Vader's place at the Emperor's side. As Dash Rendar, it's up to you to protect Luke and help the Alliance. May the Force be with you!
Why similar: Classic 36.6% ★, Space 27.3%, Adventure 23.5%, Action 12.6%
- #9 STAR WARS™ Knights of the Old Republic™
91% matchVery Positive91% of 33,170 reviews2009
Dev: BioWarePub: LucasArts
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 20.2 hrs≥1hr: 61%
It is four thousand years before the Galactic Empire and hundreds of Jedi Knights have fallen in battle against the ruthless Sith. You are the last hope of the Jedi Order. Can you master the awesome power of the Force on your quest to save the Republic? Or will you fall to the lure of the dark side?
Why similar: Classic 57% ★, Sci-fi 22.5%, Space 9.7%, Adventure 8.2%, Action 2.6%
- #10 Team Fortress 2
89% matchVery Positive91% of 1,222,088 reviews2007
Dev: Valve
Windows · Linux
Median: 104.4 hrsMean: 632.9 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Nine distinct classes provide a broad range of tactical abilities and personalities. Constantly updated with new game modes, maps, equipment and, most importantly, hats!
Why similar: Action 100%
- #11 Escape from Monkey Island™
90% matchMixed56% of 710 reviews2018
Dev: LucasArtsPub: Lucasfilm
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 46%
Fourth in the legendary Monkey Island series of graphic adventures!
Why similar: Classic 48.5% ★, Point & Click 29.3%, Adventure 22.3%
- #12 Maniac Mansion
87% matchVery Positive88% of 218 reviews2017
Dev: Lucasfilm GamesPub: Lucasfilm
Windows · Mac
Median: 24 minMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 32%
Quick, Dr. Fred's Kidnapped Sandy and he's about to start the experiment...
Why similar: Classic 59.8% ★, Point & Click 25.6%, Adventure 14.5%
- #13 STAR WARS™ Dark Forces (Classic, 1995)
85% matchVery Positive89% of 3,049 reviews2009
Dev: LucasArts
Windows · Mac
Median: 24 minMean: 17.3 hrs≥1hr: 31%
Behind a veil of secrecy the evil Empire is creating a doomsday army - one that, if finished, will become the final cog in the Empire's arsenal of terror and domination. Your Mission? Join the Rebel Alliance's covert operations division, infiltrate the Empire.
Why similar: Classic 67.2% ★, Sci-fi 18%, Action 7.5%, Adventure 4.3%, Space 3.1%
- #14 STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight II - Jedi Outcast™
84% matchVery Positive91% of 4,851 reviews2009
Dev: Raven SoftwarePub: LucasArts
Windows · Mac
Median: 54 minMean: 19.2 hrs≥1hr: 49%
The Legacy of Star Wars Dark Forces™ and Star Wars® Jedi Knight lives on in the intense first-person action of Jedi Outcast.
Why similar: Classic 58.9% ★, Sci-fi 20%, Action 9.7%, Space 5.9%, Adventure 5.5%
- #15 South Park™: The Stick of Truth™
80% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 72,066 reviews2014
Dev: Obsidian EntertainmentPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 11.9 hrsMean: 22.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
From the perilous battlefields of the fourth-grade playground, a young hero will rise, destined to be South Park’s savior. From the creators of South Park, Trey Parker and Matt Stone, comes an epic quest to become… cool. Introducing South Park™: The Stick of Truth™.For a thousand years, the battle has been waged.
Why similar: Adventure 79.3%, Action 20.7%
- #16 Star Trek Online
80% matchMostly Positive79% of 20,877 reviews2012
Dev: Cryptic StudiosPub: Arc Games
Windows
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 132.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
In Star Trek Online, the Star Trek universe appears for the first time on a truly massive scale. Players take the captain's chair as they command their own starship and crew. Explore strange new worlds, seek out new life and new civilizations, and boldly go where no one has gone before.
Why similar: Space 45%, Sci-fi 42.9%, Adventure 7%, Action 5%
- #17 Grim Fandango Remastered
79% matchVery Positive91% of 8,647 reviews2015
Dev: Double Fine Productions
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
One of the most acclaimed adventure games of all time is now back, better than ever. Grim Fandango Remastered has the all the beautiful art and engaging story fans remember, but has also been remastered to look, sound, and control even better than the award-winning original release.
Why similar: Classic 56.8% ★, Point & Click 29.1%, Adventure 14%
- #18 Space Quest™ Collection
80% matchVery Positive85% of 407 reviews2009
Dev: SierraPub: Activision
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 33%
Experience a blast from the past with the complete, completely twisted Space Quest Collection.
Why similar: Classic 49.2% ★, Point & Click 26.2%, Adventure 14.3%, Space 10.3%
- #19 Freespace 2
80% matchMostly Positive79% of 316 reviews2014
Dev: Volition IncPub: Interplay Corp
Windows
Median: 6 minMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 24%
FreeSpace 2, the follow up to the classic Descent: FreeSpace – The Great War is ready to engage you in the second round. Follow the Grand Terran Vasudan Alliance further into the mysteries of the Shivans. Get your flight stick and hit the flight deck. The last time was just a warm up.
Why similar: Classic 38.3% ★, Space 29.3%, Sci-fi 19.2%, Simulation 8.5%, Action 4.7%
- #20 STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II
80% matchVery Positive81% of 2,200 reviews2009
Dev: LucasArts
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 25.4 hrs≥1hr: 30%
Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II picks up where the award-winning Dark Forces™ game left off...with even more features and firepower in dazzling 3D graphics. As Kyle Katarn, you must acquire a lightsaber and learn the ways of the Force to become a Jedi Knight.
Why similar: Classic 55.8% ★, Sci-fi 19.9%, Space 10.5%, Action 10%, Adventure 3.8%
- #21 J.U.L.I.A.: Among the Stars
79% matchVery Positive86% of 889 reviews2014
Dev: CBE software
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
J.U.L.I.A.: Among the Stars is an innovative narrative driven adventure game. The story centers on Rachel Manners, a 35 year old astrobiologist. She is a member of an elite group of scientists, chosen to embark on one of the most critical missions ever conceived on Earth. Now Rachel is alone, orbiting an unknown planet.
Why similar: Point & Click 34.7%, Sci-fi 24.5%, Space 22.7%, Adventure 18.2%
- #22 King's Quest™ Collection
79% matchVery Positive87% of 382 reviews2009
Dev: SierraPub: Activision
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 29.2 hrs≥1hr: 36%
Seven classic games in one collection. Celebrate the golden age of adventure games all over again with the return of King's Quest.The bravest knight in all of Daventry, Sir Graham, is appointed by the dying king to embark on a Quest for the Crown.
Why similar: Classic 51.4% ★, Point & Click 31.6%, Adventure 17%
- #23 STAR WARS™ Knights of the Old Republic™ II - The Sith Lords™
77% matchVery Positive94% of 25,415 reviews2012
Dev: Obsidian EntertainmentPub: LucasArts
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 28.5 hrs≥1hr: 66%
5 years after the events of the award winning original, the Sith are on the verge of crushing the Old Republic. As a lone Jedi, will you follow the light side or succumb to the dark?
Why similar: Classic 54.2% ★, Sci-fi 24.5%, Space 11.4%, Adventure 7.6%, Action 2.3%
- #24 Morningstar: Descent to Deadrock
77% matchVery Positive93% of 577 reviews2015
Dev: Red Herring LabsPub: Phoenix Online Publishing
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Crash-landed on a desolate, alien planet, what should've been a routine work-for-hire job for Powell has become a deadly mission to save the merchant vessel Morningstar and her crew.
Why similar: Point & Click 42%, Sci-fi 27.6%, Adventure 18.6%, Space 11.8%
- #25 Sid Meier's Covert Action (Classic)
78% matchVery Positive90% of 165 reviews2014
Dev: MicroProse Software, IncPub: Atari
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12 minMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 35%
Sid Meier's Covert Action - A Techno-Thriller From the Case Files of Max Remington.
Why similar: Classic 54.6% ★, Adventure 23%, Simulation 22.4%
- #26 Day of the Tentacle Remastered
75% 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: Classic 51% ★, Point & Click 34.4%, Adventure 12.9%, Sci-fi 1.7%
- #27 LOOM™
77% matchVery Positive89% of 697 reviews2009
Dev: LucasArts
Windows · Mac
Median: 18 minMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 34%
Long after the passing of the Second Shadow, when dragons ruled the twilight sky and the stars were bright and numerous, came the Age of the Great Guilds. Blacksmiths. Shepherds. Clerics. Each dedicated to the absolute control of secret knowledge. Another such Guild was the Weavers.
Why similar: Classic 51.4% ★, Point & Click 32.4%, Adventure 16.2%
- #28 Army Men
76% matchMostly Positive76% of 146 reviews2017
Dev: The 3DO CompanyPub: 2K
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 2.2 hrs≥1hr: 28%
Every conquering army needs a great leader. Even the plastic ones! Take control as the sergeant in the field, leading your men into the heat of battle in this tactical action game.
Why similar: Classic 60.1% ★, Adventure 25.6%, Action 14.3%
- #29 DAVE THE DIVER
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 147,604 reviews2023
Dev: MINTROCKET
Windows · Mac
Median: 13.4 hrsMean: 26.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
DAVE THE DIVER is a casual, singleplayer adventure RPG featuring deep-sea exploration and fishing during the day and sushi restaurant management at night. Join Dave and his quirky friends as they seek to uncover the secrets of the mysterious Blue Hole.
Why similar: Adventure 49%, Simulation 38.6%, Action 12.4%
- #30 The Longest Journey
76% matchVery Positive90% of 2,118 reviews2007
Dev: Funcom
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 51%
The Longest Journey is an amazing graphical adventure, where the player controls the protagonist, April Ryan, on her journey between parallel universes.
Why similar: Classic 42.4% ★, Point & Click 34.3%, Adventure 14.9%, Sci-fi 8.5%
- #31 STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy™
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 13,600 reviews2009
Dev: Raven SoftwarePub: LucasArts
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 19.9 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Forge your weapon and follow the path of the Jedi Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy is the latest installment of the highly acclaimed Jedi Knight series. Take on the role of a new student eager to learn the ways of the Force from Jedi Master Luke Skywalker.
Why similar: Classic 57.4% ★, Sci-fi 23.8%, Action 10.3%, Adventure 8.4%
- #32 Indiana Jones® and the Emperor's Tomb™
73% matchVery Positive92% of 1,155 reviews2018
Dev: LucasArtsPub: Lucasfilm
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 51%
As Indiana Jones, you’ll travel to 1935 China to prevent a powerful artifact from falling into evil hands. This globe-spanning adventure pits you against evil Nazis and the Asian underworld. It’ll take more than just a trusty whip and pistol to avoid the perils of the Emperor’s Tomb.
Why similar: Classic 68.2% ★, Adventure 20.3%, Action 11.5%
- #33 40 Winks
75% matchMixed61% of 62 reviews2018
Dev: EurocomPub: Piko Interactive LLC
Windows
40 Winks is an action platformer where you control brother and sister, Ruff and Tumble. Your goal is to collect 40 Winks scattered around the world to stop an evil man called Nitekap. Nitekap wants to turn the winks into hood-winks who are responsible for giving children nightmares.
Why similar: Classic 60.4% ★, Adventure 23.7%, Action 15.8%
- #34 Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Father®
74% matchVery Positive88% of 190 reviews2016
Dev: Sierra On-LinePub: Activision
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 39%
Gabriel Knight is the last in a long line of Shadow Hunters, those fated to fight the dark forces of the supernatural.
Why similar: Classic 50.6% ★, Point & Click 29.3%, Adventure 20%
- #35 L.A. Noire
73% matchVery Positive86% of 35,862 reviews2011
Dev: Team BondiPub: Rockstar Games
Windows
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 19.3 hrs≥1hr: 81%
In his fight to climb the ranks and do what's right, LAPD detective Cole Phelps must unravel the truth behind a string of arson attacks, conspiracies, and brutal murders, battling the L.A. underworld and even members of his own department.
Why similar: Adventure 76%, Action 24%
- #36 Sword of the Samurai
74% matchVery Positive91% of 160 reviews2014
Dev: MicroProse Software
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12 minMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 36%
Enter Japan in the age of warring states. At the center of this role-playing, action-adventure simulation of combat, statesmanship and intrigue, you are a samurai warrior struggling for honor!
Why similar: Classic 51.9% ★, Adventure 26.7%, Simulation 21.4%
- #37 Overwatch®
70% matchMostly Negative29% of 389,855 reviews2023
Dev: Blizzard Entertainment, Inc.
Windows
Median: 9.3 hrsMean: 89.6 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Overwatch®, A FUTURE WORTH FIGHTING FOR! Overwatch® is an always-on and ever-evolving free-to-play, team-based action game set in an optimistic future, where every match is the ultimate 5v5 or 6v6 battlefield brawl.
Why similar: Sci-fi 76.8%, Action 23.2%
- #38 Spud!
75% matchMixed63% of 40 reviews2015
Dev: Charybdis LtdPub: Alternative Software Ltd
Windows
Take on the role of Spud and prevent the evil Doctor Chillblane from enslaving the world with his cruel tyranny. Travel the world from pole to pole running a gauntlet of strange creatures.
Why similar: Classic 39.9% ★, Point & Click 31.8%, Adventure 28.3%
- #39 STAR WARS™: Rogue Squadron 3D
73% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,360 reviews2016
Dev: Factor 5Pub: LucasArts
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 31%
It is a time of great rejoicing in the galaxy. Luke Skywalker, with the help of Wedge Antilles, has blown up the Death Star. But there is little time to celebrate. The mighty Empire is gathering strength for a determined, all-out assault on the Rebel forces.
Why similar: Classic 51.3% ★, Sci-fi 15.3%, Simulation 14.8%, Space 10.4%, Action 8.2%
- #40 Indiana Jones® and the Last Crusade™
75% matchMostly Positive78% of 373 reviews2009
Dev: LucasArts
Windows · Mac
Median: 12 minMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 25%
Europe, 1938: The lost Ark was just a warm-up! Now Adolf Hitler is after the most powerful talisman of all - the Holy Grail. A few brave men stand in his way. Fortunately, one of them is Indiana Jones, and this time he has his dad with him.
Why similar: Point & Click 52.8%, Classic 25.9% ★, Adventure 21.3%
- #41 Breaking the 4th wall
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 11Sheep
Windows
Breaking the 4th Wall is a point and click adventure game taking place inside a world of comics. Adrian, the main character, deals with daily life struggles and goes out on a journey for self-realization and breaking out of the confines of his world.
Why similar: Classic 40.7% ★, Adventure 23.6%, Point & Click 19.9%, Sci-fi 15.8%
- #42 Expendable
71% matchVery Positive86% of 77 reviews2018
Dev: Rage SoftwarePub: Funbox Media Ltd
Windows
Somewhere in the future a hostile alien race conquers most of the galaxy. Scientists developed the “Millennium Soldier” project by cloning two super-soldiers. Armed with blasters they will battle scores of monsters, robots and boss aliens to save us and get a well-earned reward.
Why similar: Classic 57.6% ★, Adventure 16.2%, Sci-fi 15.9%, Action 10.4%
- #43 Thimbleweed Park™
69% 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 50.1%, Classic 26.6% ★, Adventure 23.3%
- #44 Zork: Grand Inquisitor
71% matchVery Positive97% of 105 reviews2017
Dev: Activision
Windows
Join forces with Dungeon Master Dalboz and travel throughout the Underground Empire's many locations, such as Hades, Flood Control Dam #3 and The Dungeon Master's Lair.
Why similar: Classic 40.5% ★, Point & Click 35.9%, Adventure 23.5%
- #45 Myst: Masterpiece Edition
71% matchVery Positive86% of 1,042 reviews2011
Dev: Cyan Worlds, Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 30 minMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 41%
The classic Myst experience with point and click controls, released as a remaster to the original in 2000. Enter a world where nothing is as it seems... and adventure knows no bounds!
Why similar: Classic 50.3% ★, Point & Click 27.3%, Adventure 22.4%
- #46 Shadowgate: MacVenture Series
72% matchMixed61% of 77 reviews2015
Dev: Zojoi
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Relive the original MacVenture Series version of Shadowgate! Play through the Mac and Apple IIGS versions to experience where the franchise began.
Why similar: Classic 52.1% ★, Point & Click 26%, Adventure 21.9%