- #1 Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical
97% matchVery Positive91% of 3,812 reviews2023
Dev: Summerfall StudiosPub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 11.6 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Gods. Romance. Murder. Musical Numbers?! Play as Grace in a world where Greek Gods live in hiding among us. Change your fate as you draw friends, foes & lovers into song using your powers of musical persuasion to unravel the mystery of the Last Muse's death.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.5%, Choices Matter 13.7%, Comedy 12.2%, Multiple Endings 11.7%
Why You'll Like It: A choice-driven narrative that features supernatural themes and a heavy emphasis on music and dialogue.
- #2 Oxenfree
96% matchVery Positive91% of 12,063 reviews2016
Dev: Night School Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Oxenfree is a supernatural thriller about a group of friends who unwittingly open a ghostly rift. You are Alex, and you’ve just brought your new stepbrother Jonas to an overnight island party gone horribly wrong.
Why similar: Supernatural 33.3%, Choices Matter 18%, Story Rich 13.9%, Atmospheric 8.8%, Multiple Endings 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: Developed by the same studio, this game features a similar dialogue-heavy system and a supernatural, character-focused narrative.
- #3 Night in the Woods
96% matchVery Positive95% of 19,929 reviews2017
Dev: Infinite FallPub: Finji
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 12.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 33.8%, Narrative 27.5% ★, Dark Humor 14.7%, Choices Matter 8.1%, Story Rich 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: A character-focused narrative game that excels at capturing the feeling of hanging out with friends and navigating complex social dynamics.
- #4 Unavowed
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,565 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: Supernatural 26.3%, Point & Click 25.6%, Choices Matter 10.6%, Story Rich 10%, Adventure 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: A supernatural, choice-heavy point-and-click adventure that features a diverse party and deep, branching storylines.
- #5 Grim Fandango Remastered
94% matchVery Positive91% of 8,729 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 31.5%, Comedy 25%, Story Rich 13.2%, Dark Humor 11.6%, Adventure 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: This classic afterlife adventure perfectly captures the dark humor and bureaucratic absurdity of a supernatural world.
- #6 Death and Taxes
94% matchVery Positive86% of 8,276 reviews2020
Dev: Placeholder Gameworks
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
In this 2D, short narrative-based game, you assume the role of the Grim Reaper... on an office job. Your job is to decide which people are going to live or die. The consequences of your choices are yours to bear, while the mystery of your incarnation awaits revelation!
Why similar: Narrative 19.7% ★, Dark Comedy 15.9%, Dialogue Heavy 11.6%, Point & Click 9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: A dark comedy simulation where your choices as a bureaucrat in the afterlife have significant, often humorous consequences.
- #7 Tales from the Borderlands
93% matchVery Positive94% of 19,360 reviews2021
Dev: Telltale GamesPub: 2K
Windows
Median: 10.8 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Tales from the Borderlands is a five-part episodic game set on the unforgiving world of Pandora between the events of Borderlands 2 and Borderlands 3. This is a story full of Borderlands' trademark humor, following two adventurers on their quest for greatness.
Why similar: Comedy 22.5%, Choices Matter 16.1%, Point & Click 13.5%, Dark Humor 12.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12%
Why You'll Like It: An exceptional narrative adventure that prioritizes laugh-out-loud comedy and high-stakes decision-making.
- #8 Betrayal At Club Low
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 571 reviews2022
Dev: Cosmo D Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Tonight you're on a rescue mission, infiltrating a nightclub that was once a coffin factory. Will you succeed? Will you fail? Or will your night take an unexpected detour? Roll the Pizza Dice and find out!
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 29.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.8%, Point & Click 19.2%, Choices Matter 13.1%, Multiple Endings 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal, choice-driven RPG that captures the same eccentric and dark comedic energy as Afterparty.
- #9 The Wolf Among Us
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 39,110 reviews2013
Dev: Telltale
Windows
Median: 9.3 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
From the makers of the 2012 Game of the Year: The Walking Dead, comes a thriller based on the award-winning Fables comic books. As Bigby Wolf you will discover that a brutal, bloody murder is just a taste of things to come in a game series where your every decision can have enormous consequences.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 20.6%, Point & Click 17.6%, Choices Matter 16.5%, Multiple Endings 16.4%, Story Rich 11.5%
Why You'll Like It: A gritty, supernatural noir that relies on meaningful choices and intense, character-driven dialogue.
- #10 Henchman Story
91% matchVery Positive97% of 299 reviews2021
Dev: Silken Sail Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Being a bumbling supervillain's henchman is a thankless job. The spandex chafes, there's tons of late nights, and your boss rarely remembers your name. But in this narrative adventure you'll soon discover that - sometimes - even the choices of the lowliest henchman can change everything.
Why similar: Narrative 20% ★, Dark Comedy 14.4%, Dialogue Heavy 13.6%, Dark Humor 11.7%, Interactive Fiction 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: A witty, narrative-driven visual novel that focuses on the funny, mundane side of being a villain's minion.
- #11 Disco Elysium - The Final Cut
89% matchVery Positive93% of 126,799 reviews2019
Dev: ZA/UM
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 22.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Disco Elysium - The Final Cut is a groundbreaking role playing game. You’re a detective with a unique skill system at your disposal and a whole city to carve your path across. Interrogate unforgettable characters, crack murders or take bribes. Become a hero or an absolute disaster of a human being.
Why similar: Choices Matter 32.8%, Story Rich 22.8%, Point & Click 20.8%, Atmospheric 11.2%, Indie 4.6%
Why You'll Like It: Offers the gold standard for deep, cynical, and hilarious dialogue-driven narrative experiences.
- #12 Negative Nancy
90% matchVery Positive94% of 117 reviews2021
Dev: FEEDPub: Effort Star
Windows · Mac
Negative Nancy is a choose your “no” adventure for people who have had enough. An interactive sitcom where you can only say “no” (or nothing at all). Your choices control the story.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 26.5%, Dark Humor 13.2%, Interactive Fiction 11.1%, Comedy 10.1%, Choices Matter 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: A dark comedy that uses a unique dialogue system to let you choose how to react to awkward social situations.
- #13 Whateverland
88% matchVery Positive88% of 179 reviews2022
Dev: Caligari Games
Windows
Find your way out of a magical prison in this non-linear point'n'click adventure full of mini games and challenges. Get to meet the charismatic Whateverlanders, steal and deceive or be a good boy to discover all the different endings of Vincent's story.
Why similar: Supernatural 21%, Dark Humor 20.1%, Comedy 12.8%, Point & Click 12%, Choices Matter 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: A quirky, dark-humored point-and-click adventure that emphasizes player choice and narrative exploration.
- #14 Angelo and Deemon: One Hell of a Quest
89% matchMostly Positive77% of 185 reviews2019
Dev: Specialbit Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Once upon a time, the Grim Reaper chose the wrong door. Angelo – a young lazy bum-a-holic, oh sorry - a blogger, powered only by his blogging skills, must turn on “point-n-click adventure” mode, go around the inferno, meet the locals, and somehow get back home. Enjoy Hell! We made it just for you.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 28.7%, Dark Humor 20.9%, Point & Click 14.2%, Psychedelic 12.7%, Comedy 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: A comedic point-and-click adventure that takes place in Hell and features a similar irreverent tone.
- #15 Necrobarista
87% matchVery Positive82% of 1,447 reviews2020
Dev: Route 59
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 53%
In a back-alley cafe, the dead are granted one last night to mingle with the living. Necrobarista follows a dynamic and diverse cast of characters as they navigate Melbourne's hipstery coffee culture, the questionable ethics of necromancy, and the process of letting go.
Why similar: Supernatural 47.3%, Story Rich 16.4%, Comedy 15.3%, Atmospheric 11.4%, Indie 8%
Why You'll Like It: A stylish, supernatural visual novel that explores themes of death and the afterlife through a unique, cinematic lens.
- #16 Coffee Talk
86% matchVery Positive95% of 12,298 reviews2020
Dev: Toge Productions
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Coffee Talk is a coffee brewing and heart-to-heart talking simulator about listening to fantasy-inspired modern peoples’ problems, and helping them by serving up a warm drink or two.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 48%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Choices Matter 9%, Multiple Endings 7.9%, Story Rich 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric, conversation-based game that focuses on listening to the supernatural problems of your patrons.
- #17 Lancelot's Hangover: The Quest for the Holy Booze
86% matchVery Positive94% of 63 reviews2020
Dev: Jean-Baptiste Lancelot
Windows
Monkey Island meets Monty Python's Holy Grail in a comedy point&click game with an attitude! God gives you a quest: go find the Holy Grail, put some booze in it and celebrate the biggest party England has ever known.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 22.3%, Point & Click 21.5%, Comedy 21.5%, Dark Humor 15%, Story Rich 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: An absurdist, alcohol-themed comedy adventure that shares the irreverent spirit of Afterparty.
- #18 Scarlet Hollow
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 4,749 reviews2021
Dev: Black Tabby Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.4 hrsMean: 13.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Your aunt’s dead, your cousin hates you, and you’re stuck in the dead-end town of Scarlet Hollow. Choose your path through a branching narrative so dense that you'll see less than 1/5 of the game on a single playthrough. You won't be able to save everyone. Good luck, and welcome home.
Why similar: Narrative 22.2% ★, Supernatural 16.3%, Choices Matter 11%, Dark Humor 10.7%, Interactive Fiction 10%
Why You'll Like It: A choice-heavy, supernatural horror-adventure that features deep character relationships and branching paths.
- #19 RESTLESS SOUL
85% matchVery Positive92% of 321 reviews2022
Dev: Fuz GamesPub: Graffiti Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Laugh in the face of death in this hauntingly humorous comedy adventure about a wayward soul trying to make it back to the land of the living. Engage in bullet-hell lite battles, solve puzzles, and communicate with the dead as you navigate this “colorful” world. Death is just the beginning.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 37.4%, Comedy 24.8%, Dialogue Heavy 21.2%, Adventure 7%, Story Rich 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: A comedy-filled afterlife adventure that uses pixel art to tell a lighthearted, supernatural story.
- #20 Purrgatory
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 4,957 reviews2021
Dev: Niv
Windows
A slice-of-death visual novel about making friends, cracking cat puns, and waiting for eternity to pass.
Why similar: Point & Click 33.3%, Dialogue Heavy 25.1%, Multiple Endings 16.3%, Story Rich 15.1%, Indie 3.9%
Why You'll Like It: A charming, supernatural narrative game that explores the afterlife with a unique and quirky sense of humor.
- #21 Techno Banter
82% matchVery Positive92% of 124 reviews2025
Dev: Dexai ArtsPub: Crunching Koalas
Windows
You're the bouncer of the Green Door club, where every decision matters. Reject the unworthy of partying with clever retorts, explore a neon-lit city, and immerse yourself in the Berlin-like city's underground techno scene. The beat is pumping—are you in?
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 29.7%, Dark Comedy 15.3%, Psychedelic 10.5%, 2.5D 9.6%, Choices Matter 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: A conversation-heavy game that uses a unique dialogue system to navigate social interactions and multiple endings.
- #22 PRIM
81% matchVery Positive95% of 575 reviews2024
Dev: Common ColorsPub: Application Systems Heidelberg
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%
PRIM is a creepy-but-cute point’n’click adventure game full of dark humor. When her mother dies, Prim finds out she’s Death’s daughter and now has to live with her father. But the Grim Reaper has strict rules and when Prim breaks them, things take a fatal turn. Can you breathe life into her misery?
Why similar: Dark Comedy 23%, Point & Click 20.6%, Supernatural 14.3%, Dark Humor 12.9%, Comedy 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, hand-drawn adventure game about the daughter of Death navigating the afterlife.
- #23 Dark Nights with Poe and Munro
83% matchMostly Positive75% of 487 reviews2020
Dev: D'Avekki Studios Ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Guide local radio hosts Poe and Munro through six TV-like episodes of supernatural strangeness and sizzling on-screen chemistry. From the creators of The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker and The Shapeshifting Detective.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 24%, Dark Humor 13.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.5%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Point & Click 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: An interactive fiction game that features supernatural mysteries and a heavy focus on dialogue choices.
- #24 The Procession to Calvary
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,388 reviews2020
Dev: Joe RichardsonPub: Akupara Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Pilfer from pirates, conspire with cardinals and perform miracles with an incompetent magician. The Procession to Calvary is a Pythonesque adventure game made from Renaissance paintings, and a spiritual successor to the critically acclaimed Four Last Things.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 45%, Point & Click 18.1%, Comedy 16.7%, Story Rich 8.9%, Indie 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal, hilarious point-and-click adventure that utilizes dark humor and a unique art style.
- #25 Shadows of the Afterland
79% matchVery Positive97% of 143 reviews2026
Dev: Aruma Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Madrid, 1960: A maid named Pilar dies. You arrive in the afterlife looking like Pilar but speaking as Carolina, a police officer from the future. Possess the living and cross between worlds to uncover the truth behind a soul split between two identities in this point-and-click adventure.
Why similar: Supernatural 21.7%, Dark Humor 16.1%, Dialogue Heavy 14.2%, Point & Click 14.1%, Comedy 13.1%
Why You'll Like It: A supernatural point-and-click adventure that focuses on narrative and character-driven mystery.
- #26 Scheming Through The Zombie Apocalypse: The Beginning
82% matchVery Positive81% of 1,024 reviews2018
Dev: Entertainment ForgePub: GrabTheGames
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Join Hank and Larry, two small defenseless animals, as they manipulate their way through the zombie apocalypse. Meet various characters and get them to scavenge for you while guiding them to "safety." Make life-or-death decisions, bargain, manage inventory, trade, and gamble.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 27.4%, Point & Click 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Comedy 11.3%, Choices Matter 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: A dark comedy that focuses on dialogue and difficult choices in a post-apocalyptic setting.
- #27 The Hex
80% matchVery Positive94% of 5,461 reviews2018
Dev: Daniel Mullins Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
In a creaky old tavern, in a forgotten corner of the video-game universe, a storm is raging. An anonymous caller suggests that there is a murder plot. Six video game protagonists are the only plausible suspects...
Why similar: Story Rich 28%, Indie 25.5%, Multiple Endings 16.6%, Choices Matter 12.8%, Singleplayer 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: A meta-narrative, genre-bending mystery that is packed with dark humor and clever writing.
- #28 Sam & Max Save the World
79% matchVery Positive94% of 1,998 reviews2020
Dev: Skunkape Games
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 76%
An open-and-shut case of petty vandalism balloons into a far-flung mind-control conspiracy involving former child stars, the media, the mafia, the government, the internet, and the bright side of the moon. Telltale's episodic classic, lovingly remastered by members of the original development team.
Why similar: Point & Click 30.8%, Comedy 25.7%, Dialogue Heavy 18.1%, Adventure 10.7%, Story Rich 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: A classic comedy adventure that defined the genre with its sharp, rapid-fire banter.
- #29 Underfishing
78% matchVery Positive81% of 74 reviews2025
Dev: Petros Anastasiadis
Windows
You just arrived in hell. Nothing left to to do but contemplate the life you lived, and fish. Fish out ancient treasures, upgrade your fishing abilities, and face your biggest regrets in this narrative fishing game! Will you manage to fish out Lucifer's crown and earn another chance at life?
Why similar: Narrative 39.9% ★, Dark Comedy 32.7%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Story Rich 5.9%, Adventure 2.8%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal, dark-comedy narrative game that features demons and a unique, fishing-based gameplay loop.
- #30 Party on Hallow Grove
76% matchVery Positive100% of 54 reviews2024
Dev: vaaasm
Windows
Talk to kooky guests, trade party items, and explore Death’s mansion as you throw him the spookiest birthday party EVER!
Why similar: Dark Humor 30%, Interactive Fiction 20.6%, Comedy 15.7%, Story Rich 15.1%, Colorful 9.6%
- #31 The Red Strings Club
77% matchVery Positive94% of 13,919 reviews2018
Dev: DeconstructeamPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
The Red Strings Club is a cyberpunk narrative experience about fate and happiness featuring the extensive use of pottery, bartending and impersonating people on the phone to take down a corporate conspiracy.
Why similar: Choices Matter 29.1%, Story Rich 21.9%, Point & Click 20.1%, Atmospheric 13.2%, Indie 7.2%
- #32 Purgatory’s Flower
75% matchVery Positive95% of 101 reviews2025
Dev: vivid selfish
Windows
Hand-drawn 2D point and click Horror x Dating sim Meet the 'Flowers' imprisoned in hell. They long for an escape to purgatory. Your job here is simple. Listen to their stories, and break out together. Easy, right? ...But, doesn't it seem strange? These people... seem to be out of their mind, a bit.
Why similar: 2.5D 25.4%, Point & Click 18.9%, Psychedelic 18%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.4%, Atmospheric 8%
- #33 Not Another Weekend
78% matchVery Positive94% of 121 reviews2021
Dev: Animatic VisionPub: Dionous Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
A hilariously madcap point-and-click adventure as a determined bellboy tasked with clearing out a bustling hotel in just one wild weekend! Can he manage the chaos and evict all the guests? The clock is ticking!
Why similar: Dark Humor 27.5%, Point & Click 25.2%, Comedy 25.1%, Story Rich 12.5%, Adventure 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: A comedic point-and-click adventure that focuses on puzzle-solving and witty dialogue.
- #34 Repurpose
77% matchVery Positive92% of 62 reviews2023
Dev: Repurpose Studios
Windows · Mac
You and several others have passed away. You have three options: either take the trials to earn your place in Heaven, live it up in Hell, or remain lost in Limbo for the rest of eternity. Repurpose is an LGBT+ positive dating sim about death, love, and finding your purpose.
Why similar: Supernatural 34.3%, Comedy 25.8%, Multiple Endings 16%, Colorful 12.4%, Fantasy 11.5%
- #35 MultiEnding Heroes
73% matchVery Positive100% of 79 reviews2026
Dev: NicoDiti
Windows
Embark on a hilarious, choice-driven adventure in MultiEnding Heroes! Guide The Priest and The Hero through multiple universes, making decisions that lead to over 75 unique endings. Every choice matters, will you lead them to glory or disaster?
Why similar: Dark Humor 18.7%, Multiple Endings 13.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13%, Comedy 11.2%, Interactive Fiction 11%
- #36 Go To Hell Must
73% matchVery Positive92% of 155 reviews2024
Dev: Easy S Studio
Windows
Want to decide where mortals go when they die? Welcome to hell! With one click, you can decide whether mortals should go to heaven or stay in hell.
Why similar: Dark Humor 85.3%, Colorful 14.7%
- #37 DevilConnection
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 1,787 reviews2025
Dev: ChaoGames
Windows · Mac
Punish the little bastard demon and being punished too! Cemo-Summoning Adventure Game
Why similar: Dark Humor 19.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.9%, Interactive Fiction 15.5%, Dialogue Heavy 12.9%, Multiple Endings 12.1%
- #38 The Darkside Detective
74% matchVery Positive94% of 5,121 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: Supernatural 25.1%, Point & Click 20.7%, Comedy 17.1%, Dark Humor 15.3%, Story Rich 10%
- #39 Tails Noir
76% matchMixed67% of 3,409 reviews2021
Dev: EggnutPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Tails Noir is a post-noir narrative adventure. Become raccoon private eye Howard Lotor and explore dystopian Vancouver inhabited by animals as you uncover a deeply personal story of change and transformation.
Why similar: Narrative 24% ★, Dialogue Heavy 18%, Supernatural 15.4%, 2.5D 11.6%, Interactive Fiction 9.6%
- #40 Overboard!
74% matchVery Positive90% of 652 reviews2021
Dev: inkle Ltd
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 66%
GET AWAY WITH MURDER. Highly replayable detective game where you're the one whodunnit. From the creators of 80 Days and Heaven's Vault.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 25.9%, Dialogue Heavy 22.3%, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.4%, Comedy 11.2%
- #41 Neo Cab
75% matchMostly Positive79% of 2,815 reviews2019
Dev: Chance AgencyPub: Fellow Traveller
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 66%
A visual novel about emotional survival in an automated world. Play as Lina, the last human cab driver. It’s your first night driving the lonely streets of Los Ojos, and your best friend has just disappeared. Stay on the road. Stay on the search. Stay human.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 30.6%, Narrative 17.4% ★, Interactive Fiction 9.6%, 2.5D 8.9%, Point & Click 8.2%
- #42 Zipp's Café
72% matchVery Positive88% of 308 reviews2023
Dev: The Wild Gentlemen
Windows · Mac · Linux
Love, betrayal, and coffee! Zipp's Café is a "noir & chill" little game about a café between the city of animals and the district of insects. Make unusual recipes, get involved in shady dealings, and try to start a new life while searching for love and revenge.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 24.4%, Dialogue Heavy 20.2%, 2.5D 18.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Multiple Endings 5.8%
- #43 Tourist Trap
72% matchVery Positive96% of 83 reviews2023
Dev: Tragico Media
Windows
Face an evil corporation™ with the help of a talking monkey in Tourist Trap, a surrealist dark comedy point and click adventure set in a South American coastal city.
Why similar: Narrative 31.6% ★, Dark Comedy 23.5%, Dark Humor 13.1%, Point & Click 11.4%, Interactive Fiction 8.2%
- #44 Bewitching Sinners
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 509 reviews2024
Dev: Miss Xero
Windows · Mac · Linux
Bewitching Sinners is a dark comedy dating sim where your choices will either leave you with your true love or ruin a whole world and potentially killing millions of people within it, no pressure! Explore a fantasy world full of witches, hot priests, and the occasional dance with death.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.6%, Comedy 16%, Dark Humor 15.2%, Choices Matter 13.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.9%
- #45 Demonpact: Clarice
73% matchVery Positive96% of 97 reviews2021
Dev: Goiaba Megas Xellox
Windows
Two furry losers summon a demon girl, and now they have to find someone to die as her demonic sacrifice.
Why similar: Choices Matter 33.5%, Comedy 20.4%, Colorful 16.7%, Multiple Endings 13.9%, Adventure 12.4%
- #46 House Party
71% matchVery Positive86% of 15,345 reviews2022
Dev: Eek! Games, LLC
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 18.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
House Party is an edgy comedy adventure game inspired by classic comedies of the '90s. Every decision changes your story and every character has something to reveal. There’s also a button to take your pants off.
Why similar: Comedy 26.9%, Choices Matter 22.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.4%, Story Rich 14.1%, Multiple Endings 11.6%
- #47 Red Tape
71% matchVery Positive85% of 286 reviews2023
Dev: Pollaris StudiosPub: DreadXP
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Explore 9 levels of corporate hell as you work to clear your name with the Devil and restore balance between Heaven and Hell.
Why similar: Dark Humor 39.1%, Psychedelic 17.7%, Dialogue Heavy 17.1%, Story Rich 12.1%, Adventure 7.7%
- #48 The Endless Empty
71% matchVery Positive96% of 305 reviews2018
Dev: Erik Sheader-Smith
Windows
A surreal post-life adventure
Why similar: Psychedelic 35.1%, Choices Matter 14%, Indie 11.8%, Story Rich 11.1%, Adventure 10.9%
- #49 Wax Heads
66% matchVery Positive97% of 342 reviews2026
Dev: Patattie GamesPub: Curve Games
Windows · Linux
Wax Heads is a cozy-punk narrative sim about working in a struggling record store. Chat to quirky customers with unique tastes, explore a handcrafted record collection, fall in love with bands (and their drama!), or just slack off with your colleagues - whatever gets everyone’s groove back!
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 33.5%, Narrative 25.3% ★, Point & Click 11.3%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%, Story Rich 5.8%
- #50 Tails Noir Preludes
70% matchVery Positive92% of 300 reviews2023
Dev: EggnutPub: Raw Fury
Windows
Tails Noir Preludes is a post-noir narrative adventure with branching choices. It is an intertwined series of vignettes about change, circumstance, and consequence. Guide four characters through formative moments in their lives in a dystopian Vancouver inhabited by anthropomorphic animals.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 35.6%, Narrative 20.9% ★, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Supernatural 13.1%, Story Rich 6.4%
- #51 Dead Pets: A Punk Rock Slice of Life Sim
68% matchVery Positive96% of 53 reviews2026
Dev: Triple ToppingPub: Akupara Games
Windows
Gordy and her punk band, Dead Pets, haven't hit it big but they will any day now! Go to band practice, crush a diner shift, chat with friends and manage Gordy’s mess of a life. Unleash your inner demon in a feminist, slice-of-life, management-lite, minigame-heavy narrative rhythm game!
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 40.5%, Dark Humor 13.2%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.2%, Choices Matter 8.2%
- #52 Dinner with an Owl
69% matchVery Positive95% of 860 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: Dark Comedy 22.7%, Dialogue Heavy 19.1%, Dark Humor 15.9%, Psychedelic 13.8%, Point & Click 12.3%
- #53 Purrfect Apawcalypse: Purrgatory Furever
69% matchVery Positive99% of 394 reviews2021
Dev: Denny TruongPub: 90% Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 29.7 hrs≥1hr: 70%
One thousand zombies from the massacre of Hachiko High are crashing Olive's birthday party! Trapped in the Grimalkin Estate they'll have to unravel the mystery behind the zombies, all while making sure their friends are having the Purrfect Apawcalypse!
Why similar: Dark Comedy 28.2%, Supernatural 19.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.4%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Choices Matter 8.1%
- #54 The Phantom Fellows
69% matchVery Positive86% of 66 reviews2024
Dev: The Phantom FellowsPub: Strummer Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
The Phantom Fellows is about two best friends who start a paranormal investigation business together, since one of them is already dead.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 28%, Dark Humor 17.6%, Comedy 16.8%, Point & Click 16.6%, Atmospheric 6.3%
- #55 Scheming Through The Zombie Apocalypse Ep2: Caged
68% matchVery Positive92% of 119 reviews2024
Dev: Entertainment ForgePub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Join Hank and Larry, two small defenseless animals, as they manipulate their way through the zombie apocalypse. Meet various characters and get them to scavenge for you while guiding them to "safety." Make life-or-death decisions, bargain, manage inventory, trade, and gamble.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 29.8%, Dark Humor 17.7%, Interactive Fiction 12.8%, Comedy 12.6%, Choices Matter 11.5%
- #56 Wicked Games
68% matchVery Positive96% of 222 reviews2022
Dev: Sibcat Team
Windows
To get a "Ticket to Paradise" while being in Hell. A ticket that’s obviously worth it. A ticket that sends you to the obstacle path. What kind of road from Hell to Heaven could it be? What difficulties are awaiting you on this road? Are you worthy of a chance at redemption?
Why similar: Dark Humor 28.7%, Comedy 16.9%, Choices Matter 15.6%, Multiple Endings 14.8%, Atmospheric 8.4%
- #57 A Living Room
67% matchVery Positive87% of 120 reviews2024
Dev: Valtteri TavastPub: Instant Million
Windows
You are a man in a room. Something feels off. Or maybe it's on. A short existential comedy point-and-click non-adventure about the limitations and imitations of human existence – or, really, whatever you want it to be about.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 26.2%, Dialogue Heavy 19.4%, Dark Humor 17.1%, Point & Click 12%, Choices Matter 8.7%
- #58 Moral Dilemma: The Interview
66% matchVery Positive84% of 1,101 reviews2025
Dev: Hectic
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 62%
A fourth-wall-breaking narrative adventure. It’s interview day, and you really need this job—enough to ignore the talking printer, the anomaly corridor, and the ridiculous life-or-death trials your interviewer keeps putting you in. But deep down, you know... something here is very, very wrong.
Why similar: Narrative 34.2% ★, Comedy 20.4%, Choices Matter 16.5%, Multiple Endings 14.7%, Story Rich 8.3%
- #59 Chicken Police - Paint it RED!
67% matchVery Positive94% of 2,509 reviews2020
Dev: The Wild GentlemenPub: HandyGames
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A wild tale of love, death, chickens, and redemption! Chicken Police is a buddy-cop noir adventure with a carefully crafted world, a gritty story, and absurd humor. The game mixes classic adventure games with visual novel-style storytelling, presented in a beak-droppingly unique art style.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 22.5%, Dark Humor 17.3%, Dark Comedy 16.8%, Point & Click 13%, 2.5D 11.5%
- #60 Exit: A Biodelic Adventure
67% matchVery Positive90% of 68 reviews2024
Dev: neurosaur
Windows
In the world of excessive biotechnologies, an epidemic is ravaging the human race, infecting people's neuronet implants and enslaving them to the mysterious Worm. Who are you: a fighter of the infection, or a hunter of new prey?
Why similar: Psychedelic 24%, Point & Click 21.3%, Dialogue Heavy 21.2%, Story Rich 10.2%, Comedy 9.2%