- #1 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: Point & Click 39.8%, Classic 12.5% ★, Adventure 9.5%, Cult Classic 8% ★, Comedy 7.4%
- #2 Monkey Island™ 2 Special Edition: LeChuck’s Revenge™
96% 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 46.4%, Classic 12.5% ★, Adventure 12%, Comedy 8%, Cult Classic 5.6% ★
- #3 Full Throttle Remastered
95% matchVery Positive92% of 3,128 reviews2017
Dev: Double Fine Productions
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Originally released by LucasArts in 1995, Full Throttle is a classic graphic adventure game from industry legend Tim Schafer, telling the story of Ben Throttle; butt-kicking leader of biker gang the Polecats, who gets caught up in a tale of Motorcycles, Mayhem and Murder.
Why similar: Point & Click 36.7%, Classic 13.2% ★, Adventure 12.7%, Cult Classic 9.4% ★, Comedy 7.7%
- #4 Day of the Tentacle Remastered
94% 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 36.9%, Classic 13.9% ★, Cult Classic 11% ★, Adventure 9.1%, 1990's 6.4%
- #5 Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers 20th Anniversary Edition
94% 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 45.1%, Adventure 13.8%, Classic 12.2% ★, Mystery 6.1%, Cult Classic 5.1% ★
- #6 Broken Age
94% matchVery Positive84% of 8,133 reviews2014
Dev: Double Fine Productions
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
A family friendly, hand-animated, puzzle-filled adventure game with an all-star cast, including Elijah Wood, Jack Black and Masasa Moyo. Funded by a record breaking crowdfunding campaign and designed by industry legend Tim Schafer, Broken Age is a timeless coming-of-age story.
Why similar: Point & Click 51.1%, Adventure 13.2%, Comedy 7.1%, Great Soundtrack 5.8%, Cult Classic 4.5% ★
- #7 Grim Fandango Remastered
93% 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: Point & Click 28.9%, Cult Classic 15.1% ★, Classic 14.3% ★, Adventure 9.1%, Great Soundtrack 7.1%
- #8 The Book of Unwritten Tales
91% matchVery Positive91% of 2,138 reviews2012
Dev: KING ArtPub: THQ Nordic
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 61%
In a world torn by war, the aged gremlin archaeologist Mortimer MacGuffin harbors the dark secret of a powerful artifact.
Why similar: Point & Click 48.3%, Adventure 15.6%, Comedy 9.1%, Cult Classic 6.3% ★, Classic 5.4% ★
- #9 Resonance
90% matchVery Positive89% of 570 reviews2012
Dev: XII GamesPub: Wadjet Eye Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
When a brilliant particle physicist dies unexpectedly, the race is on to secure his terrible new technology before it falls into the wrong hands. The lives of four playable characters become entangled as they fight against the clock to find the dead scientist’s secret vault.
Why similar: Point & Click 64.1%, Adventure 18.1%, Pixel Graphics 5.2%, Retro 4.8%, Indie 4.6%
- #10 Blackwell Epiphany
89% 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 61.2%, Adventure 18.2%, Pixel Graphics 5%, Mystery 4.3%, Indie 4.3%
- #11 The Blackwell Legacy
88% matchVery Positive90% of 1,614 reviews2012
Dev: Wadjet Eye Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 70%
When 3 NYU students kill themselves, nobody thinks that a sinister force is at work. Nobody but fledgling medium Rosa Blackwell & her new spirit guide Joey Mallone.
Why similar: Point & Click 54.8%, Adventure 13.9%, Pixel Graphics 6.7%, Mystery 5.5%, Detective 5.5%
- #12 The Night of the Rabbit
87% matchVery Positive90% of 3,341 reviews2013
Dev: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Lose yourself in a tale of magic and wonder, where anything is possible and where nothing is quite as it seems: join young Jerry and follow a peculiar white rabbit to the wondrous realm of Mousewood, a land where critters can speak and where mystery abounds.
Why similar: Point & Click 45.3%, Adventure 16.8%, Cult Classic 9.8% ★, Classic 7.4% ★, 1990's 3.9%
- #13 Blackwell Deception
87% 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 60.3%, Adventure 14.7%, Detective 6.1%, Mystery 4.5%, Pixel Graphics 4.5%
- #14 Dropsy
86% matchVery Positive93% of 2,108 reviews2015
Dev: TendershootPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 46%
Dropsy is a non-traditional take on the classic point and click adventure formula starring the game’s perpetually carefree namesake clown as he explores a richly detailed world full of colorful characters and sinister secrets, doling out hugs along the way.
Why similar: Point & Click 60.2%, Adventure 14.9%, Great Soundtrack 9.4%, Pixel Graphics 6.6%, 2D 2.3%
- #15 The Curse of Monkey Island
85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,956 reviews2018
Dev: LucasArts
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 59%
The only pirate adventure that asks the question: What's sharper, your sword or your wit?
Why similar: Point & Click 39.9%, Cult Classic 17.5% ★, 1990's 12.9%, Classic 7.8% ★, Adventure 7.1%
- #16 Indiana Jones® and the Fate of Atlantis™
86% 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: Point & Click 45.8%, Classic 15.6% ★, Adventure 12.8%, 1990's 5.5%, Cult Classic 4.7% ★
- #17 Blackwell Convergence
86% 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 77.8%, Adventure 17%, Mystery 2.6%, Indie 2.6%
- #18 Blackwell Unbound
86% 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 56.1%, Adventure 15%, Detective 6.8%, Pixel Graphics 5.3%, Mystery 5.1%
- #19 Shardlight
85% 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 50.6%, Adventure 14.8%, Pixel Graphics 10.4%, Classic 5.5% ★, Indie 3.9%
- #20 Delores: A Thimbleweed Park Mini-Adventure
84% matchVery Positive87% of 627 reviews2020
Dev: Terrible Toybox
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Delores is back home and working as a photographer for the Nickel News. Thimbleweed Park hasn’t changed at all in the year she’s been away… or has it? Sample Ron Gilbert’s new adventure game engine in this free prototype that uses “found art” from the award-winning Thimbleweed Park.
Why similar: Point & Click 22.1%, Adventure 17.1%, Cult Classic 7.5% ★, Pixel Graphics 6.7%, Indie 5.9%
- #21 The Dig®
85% 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 49.5%, Adventure 13.9%, Classic 11.3% ★, Great Soundtrack 8.9%, 1990's 7.4%
- #22 A New Beginning - Final Cut
86% matchMostly Positive75% of 2,088 reviews2012
Dev: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 57%
A New Beginning is a cinematic adventure-thriller done graphic novel-style.
Why similar: Point & Click 55%, Adventure 17.6%, Cult Classic 6.5% ★, Classic 5.6% ★, Great Soundtrack 3.7%
- #23 The Inner World - The Last Wind Monk
84% matchVery Positive89% of 539 reviews2017
Dev: Studio FizbinPub: Headup
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
The flute nose dynasty has been watching over Asposia for centuries on end. In secret, they fill the roly-poly world with light and life. Emil, a trader for odds and ends, has led all the Asposians astray, making them believe that the dynasty is in cahoots with dark forces.
Why similar: Point & Click 45.9%, Adventure 22.7%, Retro 10.2%, Comedy 6.3%, Funny 5.5%
- #24 King's Quest
84% matchVery Positive90% of 2,952 reviews2015
Dev: The Odd GentlemenPub: Sierra
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 67%
King’s Quest is a collection of five different chapter releases, each focusing on an untold tale in Graham’s past. Discover a wondrous world full of whimsical characters, charming puzzles and perilous dangers in this fun and enchanting coming of age story.
Why similar: Point & Click 31.9%, Adventure 16.2%, Classic 9.7% ★, Cult Classic 7.9% ★, Puzzle 7.3%
- #25 Unavowed
83% 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 49%, Adventure 14.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.5%, Detective 7.3%, Story Rich 6.1%
- #26 The Darkside Detective
83% matchVery Positive94% of 5,070 reviews2017
Dev: Spooky DoorwayPub: Akupara Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Grab your trench coat, tune your sixth sense and join the Darkside Division as they investigate the outright bizarre, the downright dangerous and the confusing cases of Twin Lakes. Flesh-hungry tentacles, mafian zombies, and the occasional missing sock are no match for The Darkside Detective.
Why similar: Point & Click 31.6%, Detective 9.7%, Pixel Graphics 9.4%, Comedy 8%, Adventure 8%
- #27 Moebius: Empire Rising
85% matchMostly Positive75% of 331 reviews2014
Dev: Phoenix Online StudiosPub: Phoenix Online Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Moebius: Empire Rising is a contemporary adventure that merges classic point-and-click puzzle solving with Jane Jensen’s sophisticated storytelling. Travel the world using Malachi’s unique deductive powers to analyze suspects, make historical connections, and uncover the truth behind a theory of space and time the government will defend...
Why similar: Point & Click 63%, Adventure 24.3%, Puzzle 4.7%, Indie 4.7%, Mystery 3.3%
- #28 The Dark Eye: Chains of Satinav
84% matchVery Positive87% of 2,468 reviews2012
Dev: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Face your Destiny! In Andergast, whose inhabitants are considered to be superstitious, King Efferdan awaits a state visit from high-ranking dignitaries. For centuries the kingdom has been at odds with neighboring Nostria, but now first steps are being undertaken toward a lasting peace.
Why similar: Point & Click 60%, Adventure 18.4%, Puzzle 5.3%, Cult Classic 4.5% ★, Story Rich 3.7%
- #29 Truberbrook / Trüberbrook
83% matchMostly Positive73% of 2,294 reviews2019
Dev: btfPub: Headup
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Enjoy an adventurous vacation to a 1960's parallel universe! A Sci-Fi-Mystery Adventure Game with handmade scenery.
Why similar: Point & Click 42.9%, Adventure 21.2%, Great Soundtrack 7.2%, Classic 4.9% ★, Puzzle 4.6%
- #30 The Inner World
83% matchVery Positive89% of 1,488 reviews2013
Dev: Studio FizbinPub: Headup
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
The Inner World – A 2D-Point’n’Click Adventure Together with the help of the mysterious thief Laura, his best intentions and no clue whatsoever, Robert sets off on his adventure to discover the secret of the wind's disappearance. Will the young adventurer be able to save his world?
Why similar: Point & Click 50.9%, Adventure 18.1%, Classic 5.3% ★, Puzzle 5%, Great Soundtrack 4.4%
- #31 Runaway, A Road Adventure
84% matchMostly Positive77% of 761 reviews2007
Dev: Pendulo StudiosPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 56%
New York, 2000......Without knowing how or why, Brian, a student on the verge of graduating from college, is attacked by Mafia gangsters. During his desperate getaway, in the company of a mysterious striptease dancer, he ends up meeting a wide range of unusual characters.
Why similar: Point & Click 56.5%, Adventure 15.7%, Classic 5.4% ★, Puzzle 3.8%, Mystery 3.7%
- #32 Deponia Doomsday
82% matchVery Positive86% of 3,984 reviews2016
Dev: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Can you change Deponia's fate? Do you have what it takes to change Rufus' past, present and future without accidently destroying the whole planet? Fight time itself in this action-packed, platypus-tastic and insanely hilarious story.
Why similar: Point & Click 48.8%, Adventure 16.5%, Comedy 11.4%, Puzzle 5%, Story Rich 4.3%
- #33 Chaos on Deponia
82% matchVery Positive90% of 2,971 reviews2012
Dev: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 13.9 hrs≥1hr: 93%
With this long-expected sequel to the critically highly acclaimed and lavishly praised Deponia, the player enters round two. Chaos on Deponia turns out to be even wackier than its predecessor and instantly puts the player under its spell.
Why similar: Point & Click 49.3%, Adventure 15.8%, Comedy 13%, Puzzle 5.3%, Great Soundtrack 3.4%
- #34 The Longest Journey
82% 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: Point & Click 46.5%, Classic 14.6% ★, Adventure 13.3%, Cult Classic 7.1% ★, Story Rich 5.9%
- #35 Goodbye Deponia
81% matchVery Positive89% of 2,473 reviews2013
Dev: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 17.9 hrs≥1hr: 93%
More chaos, more destruction, more Rufus. Not one, not two, but three Rufuses cause all kinds of crazy mayhem in the long-awaited adventure comedy Goodbye Deponia!
Why similar: Point & Click 49%, Adventure 16.6%, Comedy 13.1%, Puzzle 4.4%, Funny 3.2%
- #36 Edna & Harvey: Harvey's New Eyes
81% matchVery Positive89% of 3,319 reviews2012
Dev: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%
From the creators of the award winning games “The Whispered World” and “Deponia” comes this extraordinary game Edna & Harvey: Harvey's New Eyes.
Why similar: Point & Click 52.3%, Adventure 13.6%, Comedy 7.3%, Cult Classic 5.9% ★, Classic 4.7% ★
- #37 Deponia
81% matchVery Positive87% of 13,075 reviews2012
Dev: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
In Deponia, the world has degenerated into a vast garbage dump, in which the crotchety Rufus ekes out his sorry existence.
Why similar: Point & Click 49.6%, Adventure 13.8%, Comedy 11.7%, Puzzle 6%, Funny 3.6%
- #38 The Shivah
81% matchVery Positive81% of 873 reviews2013
Pub: Wadjet Eye Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Russell Stone is a Jewish Rabbi at a poor synagogue in New York City. He is a devout man with a problem. Membership is way down and he lacks the funds to keep his synagogue open. Things are looking very bleak, and he has grown progressively more cynical and bitter with the passage of time.
Why similar: Point & Click 61.4%, Adventure 16.5%, Noir 5.8%, Indie 4.2%, Pixel Graphics 3%
- #39 The Last Door - Collector's Edition
80% matchVery Positive95% of 2,422 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 41.4%, Pixel Graphics 13.3%, Great Soundtrack 11%, Cult Classic 7.7% ★, Adventure 6.8%
- #40 The Dark Eye: Memoria
80% matchVery Positive90% of 2,449 reviews2013
Dev: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%
In Memoria, players travel through different time periods, following two distinct protagonists: Sadja, a southern princess who wants to be a war hero, and Geron, a bird catcher who wants to lift a curse from his girlfriend.
Why similar: Point & Click 47%, Adventure 17.5%, Classic 10% ★, Puzzle 6.6%, 1990's 5.4%
- #41 There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 25,043 reviews2020
Dev: Draw Me A Pixel
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
There is no game. So don't go messing things up by clicking everywhere. You don’t want to be kicked out of your video game world, do you? Of course not!
Why similar: Point & Click 36.5%, Pixel Graphics 10.9%, Comedy 10.5%, Adventure 10%, Puzzle 8%
- #42 The Samaritan Paradox
81% matchMostly Positive71% of 265 reviews2014
Dev: Faravid InteractivePub: Screen 7
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 97%
A writer has died. His daughter seeks the help of you, Ord Salamon, to find his secret last novel. During the search, questions will emerge. Did her father really kill himself? What is the secret novel all about? What is going on at the island of Fardo?
Why similar: Point & Click 56.4%, Adventure 20.6%, Detective 8.4%, Puzzle 4.9%, Indie 4.7%
- #43 The Order of the Thorne - The King's Challenge
79% matchVery Positive88% of 139 reviews2016
Dev: Infamous Quests
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Be a Bard! The challenge awaits!!Join Finn the bard as he undertakes "The King's Challenge" and see if he has what it takes to not only survive, but to write the greatest song in all of the land of Uir!
Why similar: Point & Click 47.9%, Adventure 22.6%, Indie 7.1%, Retro 6.9%, Puzzle 5.3%
- #44 Detective Gallo
78% matchVery Positive83% of 180 reviews2018
Dev: Footprints Games
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Detective Gallo is a point&click comic-noir adventure that is entirely hand-illustrated and hand-animated, and whose protagonist is a feathered and grumpy private eye struggling with a very tricky case, bizarre characters, and puzzles that will put his insight and patience to the test.
Why similar: Point & Click 56.2%, Adventure 23.4%, Comedy 12.3%, Detective 8.1%
- #45 Return to Monkey Island
74% 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 52.1%, Adventure 12.6%, Comedy 10.8%, Puzzle 6.6%, Funny 5.5%
- #46 Escape from Monkey Island™
79% 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: Point & Click 30.3%, Adventure 15.1%, Classic 12.7% ★, Cult Classic 9.5% ★, Comedy 7.7%
- #47 Paradigm
76% matchVery Positive94% of 1,632 reviews2017
Dev: Jacob Janerka
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Paradigm is a surreal adventure game set in the strange and post apocalyptic Eastern European country of Krusz. Play as the handsome mutant, Paradigm, whose past comes back to haunt him in the form of a genetically engineered sloth that vomits candy.
Why similar: Point & Click 50.2%, Adventure 16.2%, Comedy 11.8%, Great Soundtrack 6.7%, Funny 6.4%
- #48 Sam & Max Hit the Road
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,000 reviews2018
Dev: Lucasfilm
Windows · Mac
Median: 54 minMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 48%
Grab your nightstick, squeal like a siren, and Hit the Road with Sam & Max, Freelance Police, as they attempt to crack their toughest case.
Why similar: Point & Click 29.4%, Cult Classic 16.7% ★, 1990's 7.5%, Adventure 7.5%, Classic 6.6% ★
- #49 Yesterday
77% matchVery Positive83% of 1,006 reviews2012
Dev: Pendulo StudiosPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Yesterday is a thrilling and dark mystery from the masters of adventure, Pendulo Studios.
Why similar: Point & Click 72.5%, Adventure 23.5%, Mystery 3.9%
- #50 Runaway, The Dream of The Turtle
79% matchMixed56% of 375 reviews2007
Dev: Pendulo StudiosPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Travel to the four corners of the world with Brian and Gina in a crazy story packed full of surprises. Pirates, spies, surfers, soldiers, and even aliens get in on the act - all combining to create a wonderfully rewarding experience to savour and remember forever!
Why similar: Point & Click 57.9%, Adventure 17.6%, Comedy 5.1%, Great Soundtrack 4.6%, Puzzle 4.1%
- #51 The Next BIG Thing
77% matchVery Positive84% of 700 reviews2011
Dev: Pendulo StudiosPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 55%
The Next Big Thing is a great adventure game in high definition, loaded with laughs, tributes, mysteries and wacky puzzles!
Why similar: Point & Click 62.2%, Adventure 19.3%, Cult Classic 8.1% ★, Classic 5.9% ★, Puzzle 3.4%
- #52 The Journey Down: Chapter Three
75% matchVery Positive91% of 480 reviews2017
Dev: SkyGoblin
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 95%
The final chapter of The Journey Down, a classic point-and-click saga with an Afro-Caribbean vibe. Get ready to embark on an epic journey of brain-teasing adventure!
Why similar: Point & Click 46.3%, Adventure 20.6%, Great Soundtrack 14.3%, Comedy 9.8%, Story Rich 4.8%
- #53 The Book of Unwritten Tales: The Critter Chronicles
76% matchVery Positive84% of 460 reviews2012
Dev: KING ArtPub: THQ Nordic
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Enjoy a thrilling and hilarious point-and-click adventure in the fantasy world of Aventasia
Why similar: Point & Click 65.7%, Adventure 19.9%, Comedy 10.6%, Indie 3.3%, Singleplayer 0.5%
- #54 The Detail
76% matchMostly Positive73% of 682 reviews2014
Dev: Rival Games Ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 93%
The Detail, a crime noir adventure in a modern American city. This is a city where cases matter, clearance rates matter, and on a good day even justice matters.
Why similar: Point & Click 55.8%, Adventure 17.1%, Great Soundtrack 14.3%, Story Rich 4.3%, 2D 3.6%
- #55 Broken Sword 2 - the Smoking Mirror: Remastered (2010)
75% matchVery Positive91% of 1,548 reviews2009
Dev: Revolution Software Ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 54 minMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 49%
‘Broken Sword - The Smoking Mirror: Remastered’ is a stunning update to the multi million-selling original. A mysterious escapade of intrigue and deceit, in which journalist Nico Collard and her adventuring companion George Stobbart must overcome powerful forces from fulfilling their evil ambitions.
Why similar: Point & Click 38.5%, Adventure 10.7%, 1990's 9.6%, Comedy 7.5%, Retro 7%
- #56 Lost Horizon
75% matchVery Positive91% of 542 reviews2010
Dev: Animation ArtsPub: Ravenscourt
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 61%
1936: Soldiers of the Third Reich roam the world seeking occult weapons for their insane plans of conquest. When Fenton Paddock, a former British soldier and hapless smuggler, is asked to look for his friend Richard, who went missing in Tibet, he has no idea that this search will lead him across three continents to a secret that could...
Why similar: Point & Click 58.1%, Adventure 19.9%, 1990's 7.1%, Great Soundtrack 6.5%, Retro 3.8%
- #57 Whispers of a Machine
72% 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: Point & Click 41.3%, Adventure 15.2%, Detective 10.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.5%, Retro 4.8%
- #58 LOOM™
74% 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: Point & Click 42.7%, Classic 17.1% ★, Adventure 14%, Cult Classic 6.1% ★, 1990's 4.7%