Games Like A Stray Line

A hand-drawn adventure blending visual novel storytelling with point-and-click puzzles. Explore the corrupt oasis city of Shirin as an apocalyptic prophecy looms. Meet unforgettable characters, craft solutions with your Tool Belt, and unravel intricate puzzle-dungeons.

Why similar: Cozy 15.4%, Point & Click 14.4%, Dialogue Heavy 13%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Hand-drawn 10.3%

A hand-drawn adventure blending visual novel storytelling with point-and-click puzzles. Explore a vibrant yet dangerous oasis city where humans and animals live side by side. Meet unforgettable characters, trade and combine quirky items, and solve challenging puzzle-dungeons filled with mystery.

Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 15.6%, Point & Click 14.8%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Cozy 11.7%, Hand-drawn 10.7%

Your beloved childhood cat has vanished. Return home and find her, but hurry up - the howling wind foretells an early, unforgiving winter. Explore your hometown, talk to other strays, and solve puzzles in their magical worlds to figure out where your friend has gone.

Why similar: Cats 19.8%, Point & Click 15.9%, Dialogue Heavy 11%, Hand-drawn 9.4%, Puzzle 7.9%

Winion Virus is a pixel-art visual novel horror game. It features adorable and charming graphics paired with a dark fairy-tale story full of unexpected twists. As a point-and-click adventure, your task is to fix the errors occurring within the computer.

Why similar: Lore-Rich 16.1%, Point & Click 15.9%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Dialogue Heavy 13.9%, Psychological Horror 13.7%

A ghost and a carnival clown plot revenge on the man who ruined their lives. An operatic-tragedy visual novel set in 1920s Sicily.

Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 19%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Lore-Rich 13.2%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Hand-drawn 10.9%

In a book found in the attic, Manon discovers the past of her family members through their memories, their gestures, their quirks and their little secrets.

Why similar: Point & Click 20.5%, Cozy 18.9%, Hand-drawn 13%, Puzzle 10.2%, Visual Novel 10.1%

A hand-painted adventure puzzle game where language is magic. Explore a mysterious land, decipher ancient scripts, and solve language-based puzzles to uncover the secrets of a lost civilization.

Why similar: Point & Click 21.1%, Hand-drawn 17.6%, Puzzle 15.6%, Lore-Rich 13.3%, Story Rich 10.6%

In Your Books is a short adventure game where you play the granddaughter of a bookseller. After her disappearance you'll have to take the place of your grandmother. Recommend books, learn to know the locals, solve secret mechanisms and discover where she left.

Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 20.6%, Cozy 17.4%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Point & Click 10.4%, Hand-drawn 10.2%

A short adventure about the quiet hours before sleep. Touch the things in your room in any order you like. What you notice before drowsiness takes over decides how the story ends. Hand-drawn art, voiced by Natsuki Nako, about 30 minutes. Includes a word-shuffling sleep aid tool.

Why similar: Cozy 25.8%, Point & Click 22.1%, Visual Novel 21.8%, Hand-drawn 6.3%, Exploration 6.1%

可愛い後輩と2人っきり……冷凍庫の中で。 低体温症、矛盾脱衣、幻覚などの苦痛を乗り越えた先にあるのは、「真相」と「死」のみ。

Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 22.7%, Point & Click 15.7%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, Hand-drawn 9.4%

A desktop puzzle and psychological-horror game where you install a friendly 2003 diagnostic assistant, let him scan your files, and try to close him before he finds another reason to stay.

Why similar: Lore-Rich 24.2%, Point & Click 23.7%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Puzzle 15%, 2D 6.3%

Mole's Best Friend is a cozy, hand-drawn point and click adventure about Topo, a routine-abiding mole, and his best friend Scrunch, a rebellious young beetle. But after an argument, Scrunch goes missing! Topo must face his fears, solve clever puzzles, and venture into the unknown to bring her home.

Why similar: Cozy 29.1%, Point & Click 22.5%, Hand-drawn 14.6%, Puzzle 9.8%, Exploration 6.2%

A humorous 2D point-and-click adventure in a bright post-zombie world. Play as Zoti, a sarcastic zombie farm girl, and chase a crow who stole your dad’s brain - with a goose sidekick who helps… loudly.

Why similar: Point & Click 22.9%, Lore-Rich 21.6%, Puzzle 14.5%, Cozy 10.9%, Hand-drawn 10.7%

Deep Copy is a top down point-and-click literary adventure set in a hand-painted science fiction world. Awakened with no memory, you must solve puzzles and navigate a branching story to piece together the dense, interconnected mystery at the heart of the lab.

Why similar: Point & Click 15.5%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Lore-Rich 13.4%, Dialogue Heavy 11.2%, Psychological Horror 9.8%

An enchanted library - once bustling with life - now swirls with dangerous magic that is weakening barriers between worlds, causing some strange things to happen. Travel to the worlds within the pages to help the eccentric yet lovable librarian restore the library to its former glory.

Why similar: Cozy 26.5%, Lore-Rich 15.8%, Dialogue Heavy 14.1%, Exploration 13.1%, Top-Down 9.9%

Your motel is busy for the first time in years. Antsy city-folk and dispossessed teens flood your rooms, and you can barely keep up. Now, after a week of all-nighters spent managing reservations, room service requests, and Yup! reviews, you begin to wonder… could you even fall asleep if you tried?

Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 18.3%, Point & Click 14.4%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Hand-drawn 12.8%, Visual Novel 12.1%

A short, emotional point-and-click narrative where you explore a hand-drawn room, uncover memories through everyday objects, and make one final choice that ends the story.

Why similar: Point & Click 19.8%, Cozy 17%, Cats 16.5%, Lore-Rich 11.8%, Hand-drawn 11.1%

Something's hiding in the cassette. Rearrange the words of your enemies to investigate a small-town conspiracy in this mystery puzzle game.

Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 24.7%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Emotional 10.5%, Puzzle 9.8%, Visual Novel 9.6%

A raw, cruel story about addiction, abuse, and recovery. A young man, bound by a vial of morphine, and a world that gives him just that, so long as there's a drop of him worth taking. It has to get worse before it gets better.

Why similar: Visual Novel 15.3%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Point & Click 12.6%, Dialogue Heavy 12.5%, Hand-drawn 9.2%

The Little Witch and The Lost Memories is an exploration-based adventure game set in the dreams of a girl who has lost her memories. The game's story unfolds as she uncovers various secrets while exploring her dream world.

Why similar: Point & Click 16.3%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Top-Down 10.9%, Puzzle 10.6%, Emotional 9.2%

The girl with a head injury has to find her friend who vanished from the hospital.

Why similar: Point & Click 26.9%, Dialogue Heavy 15.5%, Puzzle 13.6%, Exploration 12.2%, Psychological Horror 11.3%

Enjoy your Winter Holidays with Milo and the Christmas Gift: a free-to-play, short but sweet point-and-click spin-off about our favourite little cat, Milo, who once again needs your assistance! But this time, Milo needs help finding one runaway Christmas Gift!

Why similar: Cats 34.1%, Point & Click 25.6%, Hand-drawn 18.3%, Puzzle 15.1%, Atmospheric 5%

Psychological horror puzzle. Control 16 unique camera feeds to spot escapees, open doors, and trigger sounds, guiding a person through a lab breach where a mistake is not permitted.

Why similar: Lore-Rich 28.3%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Point & Click 13.9%, Stylized 10.6%, Puzzle 9.6%

The Prince Of Landis combines the character-driven story and dialog of a visual novel with the exploration and puzzle-solving of an adventure game; a horror adventure with catastrophic consequences.

Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 16.7%, Point & Click 14.8%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Hand-drawn 9.8%

In the game, the little girl has the strangest day of her life. It starts in a quite peaceful morning and ends up in a really weird night. Her mom is missing, and her dad is acting crazy... What happens this day seems all mixed up and strange, but it's actually meant to be.

Why similar: Point & Click 18.6%, Psychological Horror 16.6%, Lore-Rich 13.1%, Hand-drawn 11.9%, Puzzle 10.4%

Beacon Pines is a cute and creepy adventure set within a mysterious book. Sneak out late, make new friends, uncover hidden truths, and collect words that will change the course of fate!

Why similar: Cozy 25.5%, Visual Novel 18.4%, Emotional 10.9%, Point & Click 10.9%, Exploration 9.5%

A witch who lost everything, and an old cat who promised to protect her. Mia & Mio is a hand-drawn visual novel about witchcraft and finding hope in dark times.

Why similar: Cozy 24.9%, Cats 15.4%, Hand-drawn 10.2%, Exploration 9.7%, Story Rich 7.7%

Am I Nima is a psychological-horror game where you must convince your mom that you really are her daughter. Combine words together in your brain and use them to talk. Get her to trust you.

Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 20.3%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Point & Click 14.4%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Hand-drawn 11.9%

Little Woody is a 2D point-and-click puzzle adventure where you guide a small wooden soul through a mysterious world of shifting environments. Meet unusual companions along the way, solve handcrafted logic puzzles, explore atmospheric locations and uncover a forgotten past.

Why similar: Point & Click 24.4%, Lore-Rich 15.4%, Hand-drawn 14.1%, Puzzle 11.5%, Stylized 8.1%

While trying to find a payphone during a powerful storm, Mitch instead finds himself in a library filled with horrors and traps all laid out to end his life. Guide him to sanctuary or his demise in this horror adventure game found on a strange cartridge.

Why similar: Lore-Rich 18.3%, Point & Click 17.2%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Top-Down 9.7%, Exploration 8.6%

In 6 hours, 28 minutes, and 11 seconds, an avalanche will crush the lodge. Is the cat in the box alive or dead?

Why similar: Point & Click 16.3%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Psychological Horror 15%, Top-Down 11.5%, Exploration 10.2%

Help Jess to organize, repair and restore retro objects - cassettes, cartridges, cameras - while you solve riddles and puzzles hidden in an attic full of memories. A cozy story with hints of mystery where you'll unveil who Matt really was and who Destiny was.

Why similar: Cozy 20.3%, Point & Click 18%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Exploration 13.2%, Puzzle 11.3%

The Lost Shepherd is a cozy, narrative adventure game about escapism in the face of major world conflict. Journey through a shepherd’s dreams to gather sheep, discover lost artifacts, and find forgotten friends.

Why similar: Cozy 36.4%, Hand-drawn 14%, Story Rich 9.6%, Visual Novel 9.5%, Exploration 8%

PondThing is a mildly horror narrative puzzle game. In a ritual that ends in death, the protagonist gains the ability to rewind time. Faced with repeating cycles and increasingly distorted relationships, every choice leads to a drastically different fate.

Why similar: Lore-Rich 18.4%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Exploration 11.6%, Hand-drawn 11.2%

Softie is a short creepy (but cute!) point-and-click adventure game. Take on the role of a cuddly teddy bear trying to find their lost owner in a peculiar house.

Why similar: Point & Click 23.8%, Lore-Rich 15.2%, Cozy 13.7%, Hand-drawn 13.2%, Emotional 9.3%

A short psychological horror adventure about living in a house with a fridge that seems empty, but it's not.

Why similar: Point & Click 20.5%, Visual Novel 19.1%, Exploration 14.2%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Hand-drawn 8.6%

Last Revision is a bite-sized, hand-drawn narrative game. You play as an artist quietly working in a little studio, trying to finish an urgent deadline. Balance your focus, juggle between distractions, and keep Pixel the cat happy so you can finally work.

Why similar: Cozy 15.4%, Cats 15.2%, Puzzle 12.9%, Exploration 12%, Hand-drawn 10.6%

Relaxing, emotional, and short, Sunset Drive is created for quiet gaming sessions. Embark on a narrative road trip where two companions share talks, silences, and choices under fading light. Piece together unspoken emotions via atmospheric detours leading to multiple endings and discover anew.

Why similar: Cozy 22.5%, Dialogue Heavy 19.6%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Hand-drawn 11.7%, Emotional 9.3%

NIGHT IN THE WOODS is an adventure game focused on exploration, story, and character, featuring dozens of characters to meet and lots to do across a lush, vibrant world.

Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 27%, Cats 15.1%, Visual Novel 9.9%, Psychological Horror 9.7%, Hand-drawn 8.9%

THE UNFINISHED is a short, atmospheric Point & Click adventure based on true events. Sit by the fire, listen to an old man's fading memories, interact with a shadow theater, and solve a puzzle to uncover the secret of an unfinished mountain tower.

Why similar: Point & Click 25.1%, Visual Novel 19.1%, Cozy 12.3%, Emotional 11.3%, Story Rich 9%

A short 2D exploration adventure in a retro style! Explore a laundromat in the middle of the night and try to clear it!

Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 20.1%, Point & Click 19.7%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Hand-drawn 14.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.7%

Play as a down-on-your-luck bartender in a 1920s speakeasy visual novel. Mix drinks, master recipes, and if you serve the drinks perfectly, you may uncover hidden truths; after all, drunk toads tell no lies.

Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 30.2%, Visual Novel 27%, Cozy 20.9%, Pixel Graphics 11.4%, Story Rich 9.6%

DOLL EYE: CHAPTER TWO is the second part of a dialogue-based, story-driven psychological horror game made in RPG Maker MZ.

Why similar: Visual Novel 16.7%, Psychological Horror 15%, Hand-drawn 12.6%, Puzzle 10.3%, Top-Down 10.2%

An exploration adventure set in St. Dorothia Academy, a magical educational institution hidden deep within a forest. A story that begins with an encounter with a girl named Lulunya, and unfolds through mysterious phenomena and dream worlds.

Why similar: Point & Click 21.7%, Visual Novel 20.5%, Puzzle 13.6%, Top-Down 10.5%, Exploration 10.1%

A cozy point-and-click puzzle adventure made from my grandmother’s real fabric art. Explore a real hand stitched Quilt, solve gentle puzzles, collect handmade items, and hear the warm and thoughtful stories and memories stitched into the Quilt. This is a true family project. From us, to you. :) :)

Why similar: Cozy 29.7%, Point & Click 23.5%, Cats 14.6%, Puzzle 11.8%, Stylized 6.3%

Fishtronomy is an adorable minimalistic puzzle game where you launch fish through space to form constellations and help decorate the skies! Make the sights in Fishtronomy.

Why similar: Cozy 21.4%, Point & Click 21.1%, Dialogue Heavy 20.6%, Stylized 10.8%, Puzzle 10.3%

An isolated village during the war. Men leave one by one, along the winding forest path painted crimson by distant fires, and do not return. Young Nadia becomes a part-time postwoman filling in for her sick mother. She is now a messenger of hope and of trouble.

Why similar: Point & Click 18.2%, Dialogue Heavy 17.1%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Hand-drawn 12.7%, Emotional 8.5%

Join two colorful heroes from opposite sides of the continent as they stumble into the adventure of their lives. Crazy gadgets, charismatic characters, a hint of the uncanny - you'll find it all in the beautifully hand-drawn steampunk world of Bast!

Why similar: Cats 22.8%, Point & Click 18.8%, Dialogue Heavy 16.1%, Hand-drawn 12.6%, Puzzle 7.8%

Crazy and strange town. Mysterious events. A hero with multiple personality disorder. Laughter, tears and madness!

Why similar: Point & Click 21.2%, Visual Novel 17%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Hand-drawn 9.4%, Story Rich 8.6%

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: Cozy 20.6%, Cats 17.4%, Lore-Rich 16.1%, Point & Click 14.2%, Puzzle 7.9%

You wake up alone in a surveillance room. As flickering screens come online, hidden spaces and clues appear. Unlock monitors, observe every feed, and piece together the truth behind your identity.

Why similar: Point & Click 26.8%, Psychological Horror 19.9%, Exploration 16.6%, Puzzle 15.4%, Hand-drawn 7.9%

Sterling Shroud is a point-and-click atmospheric horror game with a focus on navigation and puzzle solving. Can you escape the forest alive?

Why similar: Point & Click 24.3%, Psychological Horror 21.4%, Exploration 14%, Puzzle 13.7%, Pixel Graphics 9.1%

The Road To Recovery places you in the shoes of Ash, a recovering addict, starting at day one. Awoken by the sound of your phone ringing, you have ZERO memory of the night before. Explore Oakborough City, and "survive" day one!

Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 29.2%, Exploration 22.1%, Hand-drawn 13.3%, Story Rich 9.5%, Emotional 8.8%

Your end is my beginning. A short psychological visual novel with exploration and puzzle elements... it already lays shattered.

Why similar: Point & Click 21%, Visual Novel 18.9%, Psychological Horror 17.4%, Hand-drawn 12.4%, Exploration 11%

Wander through the cosmos and help strange and lonely people overcome their struggles through exploration, discovery, and heartfelt mini-adventures while building a home among the stars together.

Why similar: Cozy 20.5%, Point & Click 17.4%, Dialogue Heavy 14.9%, Exploration 10.5%, Puzzle 10.2%

In this 2D puzzle game you have to mix different colored cats together. "Cat Palette: Merging Colorful Kittens" has 150 handcrafted levels with tons of different and unique fluffy friends!

Why similar: Cozy 25.6%, Cats 24.9%, Point & Click 14%, Hand-drawn 13.1%, Puzzle 10.2%

«The Guardian of Nature» is a hand-drawn, size-changing adventure. Embark on a magical journey with botanist Henry, use your size-changing ability to explore nature in big and small and solve solarpunk puzzles to put nature back in order.

Why similar: Point & Click 25.1%, Cozy 17.8%, Puzzle 14.5%, Hand-drawn 14.4%, Story Rich 7.2%

You are the Outlander. You cross an unusual creature in your path who swiftly offers you a bright green clover and asks you to help unravel the mystery of Serenity.

Why similar: Point & Click 26.5%, Dialogue Heavy 24.7%, Hand-drawn 17.6%, Puzzle 13.9%, 2D 6.9%

India ’89 is a story based cooking game, where you are a 10 year old from the UK experiencing a small village in India in 1989. You cook various dishes as a street food vendor in different locations. Explore the joy of village life, family and cooking.

Why similar: Cozy 26.2%, Dialogue Heavy 21.4%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Puzzle 8.2%, Exploration 7.6%

A 2D adventure about rescuing magical creatures in Moscow and the role of a design bureau employee in this whole story.

Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 18.1%, Cats 16.2%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Exploration 10.7%, Hand-drawn 10%