- #1 Brightstone Mysteries: Paranormal Hotel (Hotel Collector's Edition)
97% matchMixed55% of 58 reviews2014
Dev: Cateia Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 32.1 hrs≥1hr: 41%
Unravel secrets of Templars and ancient Egyptian cult in this dark adventure game!
Why similar: Adventure 44.4%, Point & Click 30.4%, Indie 25.2%
- #2 Rusty Lake Hotel
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 10,345 reviews2016
Dev: Rusty Lake
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 7.0 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 33.7%, Adventure 17.4%, Puzzle 16.2%, Indie 15.2%, Mystery 14.9%
- #3 Dark Fall: Lost Souls
96% matchMixed61% of 271 reviews2010
Dev: Darkling Room
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Travel to the old train station and hotel, abandoned since 1947, following the 'disappearances'. Unravel the mystery that binds this place, by communicating with the ghosts of the long since dead, both in your time and theirs.
Why similar: Adventure 44.7%, Point & Click 29.6%, Indie 25.7%
- #4 Mystery Hotel: Hidden Objects
95% matchMostly Positive79% of 81 reviews2020
Dev: Crisp App Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 93%
🔍 Solve the mystery behind a shocking murder at Hotel Noir! 🕵️♂️ Search for hidden objects, uncover clues, and piece together the truth. But remember... trust no one!
Why similar: Point & Click 35%, Detective 23.5%, Mystery 15.8%, Adventure 12.6%, Puzzle 10.5%
- #5 The Séance of Blake Manor
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,527 reviews2025
Dev: Spooky DoorwayPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Linux
Median: 8.1 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 81%
The Séance of Blake Manor is a supernatural detective mystery, set in 1897 Ireland, where you investigate the disappearance of Evelyn Deane in a remote hotel full of secrets and other-worldly occurrences.
Why similar: Mystery 27.9%, Detective 24.6%, Adventure 20.4%, Indie 14.8%, Puzzle 12.3%
- #6 Tangle Tower
94% matchVery Positive95% of 6,230 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: Point & Click 26.5%, Detective 22.6%, Mystery 18.4%, Adventure 11.4%, Puzzle 9.3%
- #7 Murder Mystery Adventure
94% matchMostly Negative28% of 87 reviews2016
Dev: EnsenaSoft
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 99%
Murder Mystery Adventure tells the suspenseful story of a chilling murder committed in a mysterious mansion upon the hillside at the outskirts of town. Only you can solve the crime. Only you have the wits to solve challenging puzzles to unveil critical clues.
Why similar: Adventure 58%, Indie 42%
- #8 The Lost Crown
92% matchVery Positive83% of 521 reviews2014
Dev: Darkling Room
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Embark on an eerie ghost-hunting adventure, featuring real evidence of paranormal activity, to solve the mystery of the Lost Crown. Be warned, to seek advice from the dead can have bitter consequences.
Why similar: Adventure 40.8%, Point & Click 26.8%, Indie 23.1%, Mystery 9.2%
- #9 The Room Two
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 21,542 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: Mystery 29.6%, Point & Click 25.9%, Puzzle 22.3%, Adventure 12.8%, Indie 9.4%
- #10 The Guest
91% matchMostly Positive74% of 960 reviews2016
Dev: Team GothamPub: 505 Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
'The Guest' is a gloomy adventure full of enigmas where the exploration of your surroundings comes to prominence; puzzles, secrets and riddles will help you discover who has locked you in this somber hotel room and most importantly, why.
Why similar: Mystery 29.1%, Adventure 28.5%, Indie 24%, Puzzle 18.4%
- #11 The Murder Hotel
90% matchVery Positive95% of 66 reviews2025
Dev: Wegenbartho Games
Windows
Interrogate suspects, search for clues, & uncover a dastardly plot, as you solve a string of mystifying murders to help reluctant detective Ilmarinen escape the foreboding Fafnir Hotel.
Why similar: Mystery 42.2%, Detective 32%, Adventure 20.8%, 2D 5.1%
- #12 My Hotel
89% matchMixed44% of 96 reviews2024
Dev: BrainSwapperPub: CreativeForge Games
Windows
Step into the 1950s with My Hotel. As the new owner of a mysterious hotel, revive its glory through stylish renovations, solve hidden secrets, and master faction intrigues. A captivating blend of history and adventure awaits.
Why similar: Mystery 42.2%, Adventure 34.9%, Indie 22.9%
- #13 Follow the meaning
86% matchVery Positive94% of 1,015 reviews2024
Dev: HiKing Mind StudioPub: Second Maze
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 23.5%, Adventure 22%, Mystery 18.1%, Detective 12.4%, Puzzle 10.1%
- #14 Dark Fall: Ghost Vigil
87% matchVery Positive91% of 188 reviews2020
Dev: Darkling Room
Windows
Join the all-night ghost vigil at Harwood House. As part of the 'OPG' paranormal team, explore the haunted buildings and investigate sightings of ghosts, long reported around the area of Wolfenden. Grab the ghost hunting gadgets and solve the mystery surrounding this abandoned building.
Why similar: Adventure 44.9%, Indie 31.4%, Point & Click 23.7%
- #15 Calm Waters: A Point and Click Adventure
89% matchMixed48% of 50 reviews2017
Dev: Tayanna Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Tourists disappearing and blood-curdling screams from a mysterious island out to sea...What secrets does this holiday paradise hold? Perhaps it's time to find out...
Why similar: Adventure 40.3%, Point & Click 39.7%, Indie 20%
- #16 Sumatra: Fate of Yandi
86% matchVery Positive96% of 181 reviews2019
Dev: Cloak and Dagger Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Lost and alone after a terrible landslide, Yandi must find his way home in this old-school point and click adventure set deep in the Sumatran jungle! Will he make it out alive?
Why similar: Point & Click 37.7%, Mystery 23.9%, Puzzle 14.5%, Adventure 12.3%, 2D 6.4%
- #17 Narrow Woods Hotel
85% matchVery Positive97% of 66 reviews2024
Dev: Hyper Freeze Games
Windows
A retro point-and-click horror adventure game that tests the boundries of the genre! In this "found-footage" horror game you have to navigate the rooms and hallways of the mysterious Narrow Woods Hotel. Collect keys and items and use them to find your way out.
Why similar: Point & Click 41.2%, Adventure 31.3%, Mystery 27.5%
- #18 Dead Mountaineer's Hotel
88% matchMostly Negative38% of 114 reviews2011
Dev: Electronic ParadisePub: Akella
Windows
The remote hotel stands atop an ominous snow-peaked mountain, and death permeates every inch of the place. A crime has been committed here obviously, and the remote nature of the retreat means that the culprit is still roaming the halls. Which of the guests is capable of this? Whose past hides sinister truths and who has the most to gain?
Why similar: Adventure 54.9%, Point & Click 45.1%
- #19 DARKLIGHT
84% matchVery Positive86% of 51 reviews2024
Dev: polytely games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Are you ready to investigate a mysterious occurrence at a remote lighthouse? Solve all mysteries in this dark and eerie puzzle game.
Why similar: Point & Click 26.2%, Adventure 25.8%, Indie 20.6%, Mystery 14.7%, Puzzle 12.6%
- #20 Green Pond Town
84% matchMostly Positive77% of 56 reviews2026
Dev: Cotton Game
Windows · Mac
You've received a strange letter, and inside, a chilling black and white photograph – the people in the picture are eerily faceless! A powerful intuition compels you to journey to the location in the photo: Greenwater Town...
Why similar: Point & Click 33.4%, Adventure 29.4%, Indie 18.4%, Puzzle 14.4%, 2D 4.4%
- #21 Creepy Tale: Some Other Place
82% matchVery Positive94% of 648 reviews2024
Dev: Creepy Brothers
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Creepy Tale is a mysterious adventure rich in riddles and eerie atmosphere. An autumn morning promised a quiet fishing trip, but events took Martin to "some other place." Find the way home, uncover loads of secrets, and save everyone that you can.
Why similar: Adventure 25%, Point & Click 23.7%, Mystery 19.9%, Indie 14.8%, Puzzle 11.5%
- #22 Soul's Spectrum
83% matchVery Positive96% of 50 reviews2023
Dev: Thund GamesPub: Ravenage Games
Windows
You wake up in a mysterious dungeon, full of dangerous traps and unlucky inhabitants. Brain cracking puzzles await you while a dark story will slowly unfold in this supernatural place!
Why similar: Adventure 38.2%, Mystery 31.2%, Puzzle 22.8%, 2D 7.9%
- #23 Strange Antiquities
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,298 reviews2025
Dev: Bad VikingPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Become the custodian of a store dealing in occult antiquities. Explore the quaint and gloomy town of Undermere, where strange goings-on and dark mysteries abound. Find and identify arcane artefacts, use your collection to aid the townsfolk with their unusual problems — and remember to pet your cat!
Why similar: Mystery 24.4%, Point & Click 24.2%, Detective 18.8%, Adventure 17.6%, Puzzle 10.3%
- #24 Alex Hill: Whispers at White Oak Inn
80% matchVery Positive93% of 383 reviews2025
Dev: hannahontrek
Windows · Mac
A young woman died near the White Oak Inn. Now, her spirit is roaming around, and an employee is receiving strange letters. What dark secrets wait to be found? The clock is ticking and you, as Alex Hill, must uncover the truth before it’s too late.
Why similar: Mystery 26.1%, Point & Click 24.6%, Detective 19.5%, Adventure 14.7%, Puzzle 9%
- #25 The Horror Of Salazar House
81% matchVery Positive94% of 388 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 31.2%, Mystery 26.5%, Adventure 20.9%, Indie 17.3%, 2D 4.2%
- #26 Trap welcome to Beryl Part 1
82% matchVery Positive85% of 221 reviews2018
Dev: JucarPub: Il Pleut
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 53%
After receiving a disturbing letter from his brother, our protagonist decides to go looking for him at the hotel Beryl. He will soon discover the strangeness of the places, the objects, the paintings, the shadows and the terrifying models moving, speaking, living of their own will.
Why similar: Adventure 27.7%, Point & Click 24.1%, Indie 21.5%, Mystery 16.3%, Puzzle 6.5%
- #27 The Hotel
81% matchMostly Positive79% of 92 reviews2022
Dev: Constant ArtPub: Constant_Art
Windows
The Hotel is a psychological horror thriller in which the player will have to face the evil living within the walls of a lonely hotel. But more importantly, the player will have to decide what this evil is to him. Maybe the nature of this evil is deeper than it seems at first glance.
Why similar: Mystery 35.6%, Indie 24.8%, Adventure 23.3%, Puzzle 16.3%
- #28 Why Am I Dead At Sea
79% matchVery Positive95% of 427 reviews2015
Dev: Peltast Software
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Why Am I Dead At Sea is an adventure game where you solve the mystery of your own murder. As a ghost, you will have to possess people and use them to investigate your surroundings. But in this place no one is who they seem...and everyone has a secret.
Why similar: Adventure 36.7%, Mystery 36.1%, Indie 27.2%
- #29 The Isle Tide Hotel
78% matchMixed65% of 271 reviews2023
Dev: Wales Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Explore a mysterious hotel and infiltrate a cult in this FMV detective game, featuring a cast from GoT, The Witcher, and more. Every decision counts as you gather clues and question guests. Can you unearth the ominous secrets at The Isle Tide Hotel before it's too late to save your missing daughter?
Why similar: Point & Click 29.5%, Mystery 25.4%, Detective 18.3%, Adventure 16.3%, Puzzle 10.5%
- #30 Castle of Secrets
78% matchMixed60% of 62 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 41.5%, Adventure 22.6%, Puzzle 17.6%, Indie 13.4%, 2D 5%
- #31 Don't Escape Trilogy
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 744 reviews2019
Dev: scriptwelderPub: Armor Games Studios
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 74%
In this classic point-and-click adventure anthology by award-winning indie developer Scriptwelder, you'll protect an unsuspecting hamlet from yourself, try to prepare for an incoming undead horde, and search a seemingly empty spaceship for answers to a gruesome mystery.
Why similar: Point & Click 31.9%, Adventure 26.3%, Mystery 20.1%, Indie 18.2%, 2D 3.6%
- #32 Hold Me Still
76% matchVery Positive82% of 60 reviews2025
Dev: Zeroshade123
Windows
"Hold Me Still" is a point-and-click puzzle mystery game where you investigate your friend's disappearance by exploring their house, collecting clues, solving puzzles, and uncovering the truth.
Why similar: Point & Click 32.2%, Adventure 28.5%, Mystery 13.5%, Puzzle 12.4%, Indie 9.3%
- #33 Sinking Inn
77% matchVery Positive91% of 55 reviews2021
Dev: Open Alpha
Windows · Mac
A small, lonely boy on a hopeful quest navigates through a dark and dreary motel. Dive into its mysterious, eerie atmosphere and find your way through the motel's strange puzzles, as it becomes increasingly clear that reality is not as it seems.
Why similar: Point & Click 51.5%, Puzzle 20.8%, Mystery 18.4%, 2D 9.3%
- #34 For Your Tranquility
76% matchMixed68% of 192 reviews2023
Dev: Gamesung Games
Windows · Mac
It's a mystery game that reveals the truth through an autopsy. Be a forensic doctor and find out why the dead died.
Why similar: Mystery 23.3%, Point & Click 23.1%, Detective 18.9%, Adventure 16.6%, Indie 15.1%
- #35 3D Escape Room: Cursed Legacy
73% matchMostly Positive77% of 57 reviews2026
Dev: Shenzhen Zhonglian Interactive Technology Co.,Ltd
Windows
After waking up in the manor’s basement, you discover that you’ve aged at an abnormal rate. As you fight to survive, clues and records from different eras gradually bring the mystery into focus. When you become young again, you will inherit the true “legacy”.
Why similar: Point & Click 26.3%, Mystery 26.2%, Adventure 21.1%, Indie 13.9%, Puzzle 12.6%
- #36 The White Door
73% matchVery Positive94% of 6,737 reviews2020
Dev: Rusty LakePub: Second Maze
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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: Adventure 26%, Indie 21.1%, Point & Click 19.6%, Mystery 11.5%, Puzzle 10.9%
- #37 Night Reverie
73% matchVery Positive96% of 330 reviews2021
Dev: Somber Pixel
Windows
Night Reverie is a Puzzle/Adventure game in which a child must solve the mystery behind the distortion of his house. Explore puzzle-filled environments and discover strange creatures living in the house as you reach the truth behind of what looks like a bizarre nightmare.
Why similar: Mystery 30.7%, Adventure 24.7%, Puzzle 20.7%, Indie 13.4%, 2D 10.5%
- #38 Silence of the Sleep
75% matchMostly Positive75% of 706 reviews2014
Dev: Jesse Makkonen
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
You play as a man called Jacob Reeves. A man who has lost his reason to live. He throws himself into a blackness to end his misery, but instead of it being the end he wakes up without a memory of his life before.
Why similar: Adventure 39.9%, Indie 29.6%, Mystery 13.1%, Puzzle 12%, 2D 5.3%
- #39 Forgotten Hill Mementoes
74% matchVery Positive90% of 268 reviews2018
Dev: FM Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Get ready for a puzzling journey through the memory of Forgotten Hill, can you survive?
Why similar: Point & Click 31.5%, Adventure 22.3%, Indie 18.8%, Mystery 17.5%, Puzzle 9.9%
- #40 Dream Stone
75% matchMixed59% of 135 reviews2017
Dev: QuickSavePub: SA Industry
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
You wake up and find yourself trapped in a dream. Only thing in your mind is to wake up. The key to wake up lies within 3 Dream Stones which are awaiting at the end of puzzles you encounter through the game in different dream chapters.
Why similar: Adventure 47.7%, Indie 28.2%, Mystery 15.6%, Puzzle 8.6%
- #41 TASOKARE HOTEL Re:newal
71% matchVery Positive87% of 83 reviews2024
Dev: SEEC Inc.
Windows · Mac
一日中夕暮れに染まっている「黄昏ホテル」。そこは、生と死の狭間を彷徨う魂たちが羽を休めるために存在する場所。ある日、ホテルに迷い込んだ少女が、出会いと事件をきっかけに、自らの運命を大きく切り開くことに。生死の狭間で謎解きに挑む、世にも奇妙な異世界脱出アドベンチャーが登場!
Why similar: Point & Click 39.5%, Mystery 28.1%, Adventure 19.8%, Puzzle 8.2%, 2D 4.5%
- #42 Penelope Pendrick and the Art of Deceit
68% matchVery Positive97% of 533 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: Mystery 26.4%, Point & Click 24.2%, Adventure 21.5%, Detective 11.3%, Indie 8.6%
- #43 Strange Horticulture
68% matchVery Positive95% of 15,741 reviews2022
Dev: Bad VikingPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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: Mystery 25.2%, Point & Click 24%, Detective 18.8%, Adventure 17.3%, Puzzle 10.5%
- #44 The Lost Art of Innkeeping
71% matchVery Positive98% of 125 reviews2020
Dev: SeaPhoenix
Windows
Can you transform a dilapidated old manor into a 5-star inn while solving the mysteries lurking behind its doors? Meet amusing guests, discover new areas and upgrades, complete mini-quests, and find items and beautiful paintings that will help you achieve your goals!
Why similar: Point & Click 40.5%, Mystery 25.4%, Adventure 16.7%, Indie 9.6%, 2D 7.9%
- #45 Crossroad OS
69% matchVery Positive98% of 314 reviews2023
Dev: GuyPub: Martin Games
Windows · Linux
Explore the mysterious operating system Crossʀoad OS. Adventure through its decaying programs, solve puzzles, collect items and meet strange creatures.
Why similar: Mystery 31%, Point & Click 23.1%, Adventure 17.2%, Indie 12.7%, Puzzle 10%
- #46 The Cabinets of Doctor Arcana
72% matchVery Positive92% of 59 reviews2018
Dev: Monolith Graphics
Windows · Mac
The Cabinets of Doctor Arcana is a dark adventure game set inside the haunted mansion of a mysterious magician who vanished several years ago. Resolve a maze of riddles and perplexing puzzles to unlock doors and secret passages, or be doomed to spend eternity trapped inside the inescapable mansion.
Why similar: Mystery 27%, Point & Click 23.1%, Adventure 22.9%, Indie 15.9%, Puzzle 11.1%
- #47 Untold Mystery: Angel’s Cry
74% matchMixed54% of 124 reviews2014
Dev: Cateia Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Investigate a mysterious, medieval monastery and reveal the terrifying truth! Enter a remote Alpine monastery and uncover the truth in a story-rich hidden object adventure. You are about to investigate the disappearance of a monk as well as the curious case of a weeping statue.
Why similar: Point & Click 27%, Mystery 22.7%, Adventure 22.2%, Detective 13.1%, Puzzle 10.5%
- #48 Mystery of the Malign
68% matchVery Positive94% of 82 reviews2025
Dev: Gameplay Supremacy
Windows
Investigate. Interrogate. Descend into a world of intrigue to untangle the Mystery of the Malign.
Why similar: Mystery 44.9%, Puzzle 17.9%, Indie 17.8%, Adventure 13.2%, Detective 6.1%
- #49 Tiny Room Stories: Town Mystery
70% matchVery Positive88% of 851 reviews2021
Dev: Kiary Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 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: Point & Click 26.1%, Mystery 24.2%, Detective 17.8%, Adventure 17.8%, Puzzle 11.8%
- #50 EXIT - The Curse of Ophir
70% matchVery Positive85% of 84 reviews2022
Dev: Nementic GamesPub: USM
Windows · Mac
An exciting Escape Room experience awaits you! A famous writer has disappeared at the Hotel Ophir and you've been hired to find him! Rumors of gold, unexplained phenomena, and a curse surround this remote place. Can you solve the disappearance of Tory Harlene and escape from the hotel?
Why similar: Adventure 31.3%, Detective 21.7%, Mystery 21.7%, Puzzle 15.5%, 2D 7.2%
- #51 Quest room: Hanon
72% matchMixed65% of 144 reviews2018
Dev: BURRIK
Windows
After 20 years in search of the mysterious Egyptian artifact of Hanon, you managed to find the entrance, but to get inside you need to solve more than one puzzle. You do not have much time, you are locked in 4 walls and oxygen is running out.
Why similar: Adventure 29.9%, Indie 24%, Point & Click 19.3%, Mystery 17.7%, Puzzle 9%
- #52 Rainswept
70% matchVery Positive87% of 306 reviews2019
Dev: Frostwood Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Rainswept takes you on an emotional adventure in a small town shaken by a double shooting. Join Detective Stone and unravel a tangled web of love, relationships, and unresolved trauma in this character-driven murder mystery game.
Why similar: Detective 41.7%, Mystery 29.2%, Adventure 19.5%, 2D 9.6%
- #53 Keep the Lights On
69% matchPositive90% of 51 reviews2023
Dev: Light the Lantern Studios
Windows
Keep the Lights On is an atmospheric horror game where you step in the shoes of Edmund Rosental, a private detective, who is tasked with investigating an old abbey and the mystery surrounding it. Will he be able to keep the lights on or will he succumb to the darkness
Why similar: Adventure 48.7%, Mystery 25.2%, Indie 11.1%, Puzzle 7.5%, 2D 7.5%
- #54 Upstairs
67% matchVery Positive94% of 62 reviews2026
Dev: Karellen Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short classic point-and-click adventure with a verb-based interface and dialogue choices, where you explore a strange building, meet unsettling characters, and slowly uncover a dark, ancient secret.
Why similar: Point & Click 32.2%, Adventure 28%, Mystery 21.7%, Puzzle 12.8%, 2D 5.3%
- #55 Machinika: Museum
66% matchVery Positive93% of 6,232 reviews2021
Dev: Littlefield StudioPub: Dear Villagers
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Welcome to the Museum! Machinika Museum is a mystery game where you discover beautiful and mysterious machines of extra-terrestrial origins in an atmospheric galaxy-spanning 3D puzzle game. Will you be able to understand their stories and discover what happened to their previous owner?
Why similar: Point & Click 28.3%, Mystery 27.8%, Adventure 17%, Indie 13.8%, Puzzle 13%
- #56 The Artifact
71% matchMixed64% of 213 reviews2017
Dev: Colin WrenPub: Enigma Games LTD
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Woken from a hypersleep, you find yourself alone on a drifting star cruiser, light years from home. The crew has disappeared, leaving behind nothing but a few scattered records and a strange artifact that seems to hold the key to an alien civilisation.
Why similar: Indie 56.5%, Adventure 27.7%, Puzzle 15.8%
- #57 Return to Shironagasu Island
66% matchVery Positive94% of 4,118 reviews2020
Dev: HYOGO ONIMUSHIPub: TABINOMICHI
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 14.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
A mystery adventure game and visual novel set on solitary Shironagasu Island. Discover its secrets, solve its mysteries, and escape from the ominous island!
Why similar: Adventure 37.3%, Mystery 31.4%, Point & Click 13.1%, Detective 13.1%, Indie 5.1%
- #58 Utter a Name
65% matchVery Positive90% of 220 reviews2025
Dev: evilalbert
Windows · Mac · Linux
Disembodied souls linger in this old estate. To each one, utter their name.
Why similar: Mystery 32%, Detective 26.4%, Adventure 16.6%, Puzzle 12.3%, Indie 9.1%
- #59 Intruder In Antiquonia
67% matchVery Positive90% of 114 reviews2022
Dev: Aruma Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Intruder In Antiquonia is a narrative mystery adventure that will immerse you in the Internet-hostile town of Antiquonia. Sarah does not remember who she is and how she got there. Help her solve the mysteries of her past while exploring beautiful hand-drawn environments.
Why similar: Point & Click 22.3%, Mystery 21%, Adventure 16.5%, Detective 15.9%, Indie 11.1%
- #60 Dinner with an Owl
66% matchVery Positive95% of 869 reviews2021
Dev: BoringSuburbanDad
Windows
Break the puzzling spell of your eccentric host! Dinner with an Owl: A short surreal point and click adventure.
Why similar: Point & Click 36%, Mystery 24.4%, Adventure 17.4%, Puzzle 15.2%, 2D 7%