- #1 Meadows of Serenity
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Evo Studios
Windows
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 22%, Dialogue Heavy 18.9%, Hand-drawn 18.5%, Multiple Endings 11.1%, Side Scroller 7.5%
- #2 Medi-Cooker
96% matchPositive88% of 25 reviews2025
Dev: Storyg Tododog
Windows · Mac
You wake up in a forest with no memories. Gather ingredients, craft special potions, and help the dolls with troubles to uncover hidden secrets. Medi-Cooker is a story-driven 2D platformer adventure where you explore a Storybook-Like World, converse with dolls, and unravel the mysteries within.
Why similar: Point & Click 15.9%, Side Scroller 14.9%, Dialogue Heavy 14.3%, Choices Matter 9.7%, Hand-drawn 9.6%
- #3 Bone to Pick: Forensic Case Files
96% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Studio K Games
Windows
From a single bone to a name and the truth. A forensic mystery adventure where every case starts with the evidence. Search crime scenes, analyze bones, outwit lying witnesses, and close all 7 cases with your brilliant colleagues — plus 5 minigames and one very good dog. Hand-drawn comic-book style.
Why similar: Science 24.7%, Point & Click 11.9%, Dialogue Heavy 11.4%, Modern 10.6%, Hand-drawn 10.3%
- #4 Flower For A Farewell
95% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: AppleJamStudios
Windows
Flower For A Farewell is a visual novel, Scroller-Adventure, that takes you on a journey with a turtle named Toby, who is going through grief. Meet characters who are dealing with a similar painful experience.
Why similar: Text-Based 18.8%, Point & Click 18.5%, Dialogue Heavy 16.7%, Hand-drawn 15.5%, Side Scroller 13.1%
- #5 Witch City Stories
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Banensoft
Windows
Witch City Stories, a game where comedy and cringe are guaranteed.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 14.9%, Point & Click 14.7%, Magic 12.5%, Multiple Endings 11.8%, Choices Matter 10.6%
- #6 Alice's Night at the Mansion
94% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: Madvox Games
Windows
Three eccentric ghosts have kidnapped Alice's dog, Dinah! Help Alice free her dog, solve the mysteries of Monster Mansion, and make the annual Monster Party a success in this hand-drawn, point-and-click-inspired comedy adventure!
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 15.7%, Hand-drawn 15%, Text-Based 12.2%, Mystery 10.9%, Multiple Endings 9.4%
- #7 Lil' Guardsman
93% matchVery Positive94% of 1,310 reviews2024
Dev: Hilltop StudiosPub: Versus Evil
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Imagine you're a 12 year old, suddenly in charge of the guard shed at the castle gate, where you decide if elves, goblins and 100+ other characters should be admitted. It's a wonderful combination of deduction, narrative and puzzle games.
Why similar: Point & Click 18.1%, Dialogue Heavy 17.5%, Multiple Endings 10.4%, Choices Matter 9.6%, Family Friendly 9.2%
- #8 Lone Pine
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Bang Bang Bang Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Lone Pine is a single-player, 2D adventure set in the fictional Lone Pine National Park. You play as Izzie, who has come to Lone Pine to try to photograph some of its mysterious, undiscovered 'cryptids'.
Why similar: Point & Click 20.1%, Hand-drawn 17.1%, Female Protagonist 8.8%, Mystery 8.7%, Story Rich 8.1%
- #9 Blackberry the Witch: Journey
91% matchPositive86% of 21 reviews2023
Dev: Creepybox Games
Windows · Mac
Embark on an adventure with the young witch Blackberry!
Why similar: Point & Click 20%, Magic 14.8%, Multiple Endings 10%, Female Protagonist 8.9%, Choices Matter 8.4%
- #10 Faded Stories: Greenberg
91% matchVery Positive93% of 55 reviews2022
Dev: Desert Fox
Windows
Here in the city of Greenberg time is meaningless, and space is infinite. The city has endless history and yet... The whole place is fading away.
Why similar: Point & Click 22.2%, Surreal 18.8%, Hand-drawn 13.5%, Choices Matter 11.6%, Multiple Endings 10.6%
- #11 Unfolded : Camellia Tales - Prologue
90% matchPositive88% of 26 reviews2021
Dev: COSDOTS
Windows
The first chapter of a hand-drawn 2D point-and-click adventure, Unfolded : Camellia Tales. Follow the journey of Herman, a boy who lived through the most tragic times in the history of Jeju Island, Korea. Explore the beautiful wilderness and experience the coming-of-age story.
Why similar: Point & Click 29.1%, Hand-drawn 23.7%, Adventure 12.4%, Choices Matter 10.1%, Atmospheric 8.5%
- #12 Trips'n'Traps - A Vicious Odyssey
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Studio Vagabundo
Windows
Join Rat Girl on a gloriously unhinged adventure. Explore a hand-painted world filled with bizarre creatures and unforgettable characters. Solve creative puzzles, make choices that shape your journey, and discover an irreverent story full of dark humor about rebellion and identity.
Why similar: Point & Click 17.2%, Hand-drawn 11.3%, Dialogue Heavy 10.5%, Surreal 9.6%, Mystery 8.9%
- #13 Follow the meaning
89% matchVery Positive94% of 1,035 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 21.7%, Hand-drawn 16.6%, Surreal 13.7%, Mystery 11.2%, Multiple Endings 11.1%
- #14 Creepy Tale 3: Ingrid Penance
88% matchVery Positive90% of 1,049 reviews2023
Dev: Creepy Brothers
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 95%
As punishment for her transgressions, Ingrid is sent to hell. As she struggles through the darkness that hungers to consume her heart, she makes her way toward redemption. Her fate is in your hands.
Why similar: Point & Click 15.5%, Side Scroller 13.6%, Hand-drawn 13%, Multiple Endings 10.2%, Choices Matter 10.1%
- #15 Midnight Swamp
87% matchVery Positive96% of 67 reviews2025
Dev: WildOmul
Windows
Midnight Swamp is a dark point-and-click adventure where you will dive into a world of eerie fairy tales. Play as a tourist who must find a way out of a mysterious swamp, where every corner hides a riddle.
Why similar: Point & Click 16.5%, Hand-drawn 16.4%, Surreal 15.9%, Magic 10.6%, Side Scroller 10.6%
- #16 Lona: Realm Of Colors
86% matchMixed69% of 32 reviews2021
Dev: SpaceFox Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
“Lona: Realm of Colors” is a point and click adventure in nature focusing on art and narration instead of fetch puzzles and dialogue. Each level is an abstraction of Lona’s story and it is up to you to bring peace and balance to her painting and find out what has happened to her.
Why similar: Point & Click 27.9%, Hand-drawn 17.1%, Surreal 12.3%, Adventure 11.9%, Mystery 9.4%
- #17 Willow's Paper House
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Blooming Bats Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
A dark fairytale point-and-click adventure game that follows 13-year-old Willow as she tries to escape a living hospital made of memories while searching for her lost brother.
Why similar: Point & Click 19.1%, Mystery 15.1%, Choices Matter 10.3%, Multiple Endings 9.9%, Female Protagonist 9.6%
- #18 Gray Skies, Dark Waters
86% matchPositive86% of 37 reviews2017
Dev: Green Willow Games, LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
What does it mean to truly disappear without a trace? This modern interpretation of centuries-old folktales drops you into a world of secrets, unanswered questions, and (just maybe) the supernatural. Search to reveal the truth—or, at least, your version of it.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 14.9%, Point & Click 13.8%, Hand-drawn 11.6%, Multiple Endings 9.8%, Choices Matter 9%
- #19 Start Running
84% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2024
Dev: beepsoft industries
Windows · Linux
A horror point and click game where choices matter about trying to do your final marathon training run.
Why similar: Point & Click 18%, Surreal 14.1%, Dialogue Heavy 13.8%, Text-Based 12.2%, Choices Matter 11.1%
- #20 Memory Patches
84% match4 user reviews50% of 4 reviews2023
Dev: Game SunlightPub: STuNT
Windows
A visual short novel about a girl who wakes up in an empty apartment and tries to figure out what happened. In front of her are four boxes filled with different items from her past. Touching them, she recalls pieces of memories, but one of the items is cursed.
Why similar: Side Scroller 24.9%, Point & Click 21.2%, Text-Based 16.3%, Multiple Endings 9.4%, Choices Matter 7.7%
- #21 Behind the Beyond
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sugarpunch Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
In a land of old tales and great heroes, the youngest son finally gets his turn. Join Jánoska and The Fox on a magical adventure inspired by Hungarian folktales where you explore cosy villages, enchanted woods, and face the Three Trials in your quest for half a kingdom (and maybe a princess).
Why similar: Point & Click 20.9%, Magic 12.4%, Multiple Endings 12.3%, Choices Matter 11.7%, Dialogue Heavy 11.6%
- #22 氷点下30度の絶望
81% matchVery Positive98% of 376 reviews2025
Dev: Mitsudomoe Koubou
Windows
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 23.2%, Point & Click 17.5%, Hand-drawn 13.2%, Multiple Endings 11.7%, Choices Matter 9.2%
- #23 Lost in Play
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 8,951 reviews2022
Dev: Happy Juice GamesPub: Joystick Ventures
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Solve puzzles, riddles, and embark on an exciting journey of discovery! Join Toto and Gal as they explore dreamscapes and befriend magical creatures. Lost in their imagination, the brother and sister must stick together and solve puzzles to find their way home.
Why similar: Point & Click 17.6%, Surreal 16.3%, Hand-drawn 16.1%, Mystery 10.5%, Family Friendly 9.4%
- #24 Cartomante – Fortune Teller
82% matchVery Positive92% of 142 reviews2020
Dev: Garoa Studios
Windows
A branching visual novel with multiple endings about fortune telling for eccentric clients with tarot cards.
Why similar: Text-Based 16.3%, Point & Click 15%, Magic 13.9%, Multiple Endings 12.8%, Dialogue Heavy 11.5%
- #25 School Night Seance
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ghosts in the Garden
Windows · Mac
A pair of best friends find themselves separated in a haunted mansion after performing a séance! They'll need to work together to solve puzzles, uncover the mansion's mysterious history, and finally, reunite and escape the house in this point and click adventure!
Why similar: Point & Click 20.5%, Modern 16.2%, Side Scroller 13.8%, Dialogue Heavy 13.6%, Hand-drawn 11.2%
- #26 Children of Silentown
80% matchVery Positive87% of 1,564 reviews2023
Dev: Elf GamesPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Children of Silentown is a dark adventure game that tells the story of Lucy, a girl growing up in a village deep in a forest inhabited by monsters. People disappearing is nothing uncommon here, but this time, Lucy is old enough to investigate on her own. Or so she thinks.
Why similar: Point & Click 18.1%, Hand-drawn 14.7%, Surreal 13%, Mystery 10.8%, Multiple Endings 9.6%
- #27 Dagdrøm
79% matchPositive80% of 15 reviews2023
Dev: Eight Bit Skyline
Windows · Mac · Linux
Dagdrøm is a classic point-and-click adventure, where you travel across desert dunes towards The Great Tower to find questions, answers and most importantly: something to drink.
Why similar: Point & Click 28.6%, Dialogue Heavy 15.2%, Female Protagonist 13.1%, Adventure 12.2%, Hand-drawn 10.5%
- #28 About a Girl
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Android Kitty Productions
Windows
Katya has just turned 18, but her life is spiraling out of control. Now, in addition to shaping her own future, she must navigate the challenges of friendship, love, and family. Help her dive into this whirlwind of life without losing what matters most.
Why similar: Point & Click 23.6%, Hand-drawn 19.9%, Female Protagonist 11.9%, Choices Matter 11.7%, Multiple Endings 11.1%
- #29 TASOKARE HOTEL Re:newal
78% 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 19%, Text-Based 16.3%, Multiple Endings 11.8%, Hand-drawn 10.7%, Choices Matter 10.3%
- #30 Comet Angel
77% matchPositive100% of 18 reviews2025
Dev: Cross Couloir
Windows · Mac · Linux
Comet Angel is a sci-fi yuri narrative adventure with point and click puzzles. Join teenagers Izzy and Nat on an emotional journey of self-discovery and acceptance as they make humanity's first-ever alien contact.
Why similar: Point & Click 19.5%, Text-Based 15.7%, Dialogue Heavy 13.5%, Hand-drawn 10.4%, Multiple Endings 7.9%
- #31 Creepy Tale: Snow Child
76% matchVery Positive92% of 277 reviews2026
Dev: Creepy Brothers
Windows · Mac · Linux
An explosive mix of action and mystery, seasoned with black humor and a sinister atmosphere. Journey into Hell alongside a brave boy named Blizzy and defeat Evil itself. Save the world and become a hero. But at what cost?
Why similar: Point & Click 21%, Hand-drawn 20.4%, Side Scroller 16.4%, Mystery 9.5%, Family Friendly 8.5%
- #32 BBirthday - Visual Novel
78% matchPositive92% of 38 reviews2023
Dev: Yun Seven
Windows
Help Bianca to relive the 15 years of her life, but from another perspective 👁️. Enjoy this dreamcore style visual novel with escape room elements and hints of horror. Unlock different endings. ✨
Why similar: Text-Based 21.3%, Point & Click 14.7%, Multiple Endings 13.9%, Surreal 13.2%, Choices Matter 11.4%
- #33 Morningtide Motel
76% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2024
Dev: Slandercast Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 18.8%, Hand-drawn 18%, Point & Click 16%, Multiple Endings 13.1%, Choices Matter 11.2%
- #34 Mira
77% matchMostly Positive77% of 64 reviews2020
Dev: Too Husky
Windows
Mira is a Slavic-themed visual novel with adventure game elements. The gameplay has a strong emphasis on art, atmosphere, and story. Discover your destiny by walking into Navia, a magical land hidden from the eyes of mortals, and decide on its fate.
Why similar: Point & Click 18.1%, Hand-drawn 17%, Mystery 11.4%, Multiple Endings 10.8%, Choices Matter 9.8%
- #35 The Mildew Children
74% matchVery Positive93% of 515 reviews2024
Dev: The Growing StonesPub: Valkyrie Initiative
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Featuring a blend of 2D adventure and visual novel, The Mildew Children is a grim tale about a village inhabited only by children who follow savage pagan traditions. A young witch named Kyrphel, along with her sisters, are bound to perform a macabre Ritual in order to save their village.
Why similar: Surreal 16.1%, Point & Click 12.2%, Side Scroller 12.1%, Magic 9.9%, Choices Matter 9.3%
- #36 The Mildew Children: Chapter 1
75% matchVery Positive86% of 326 reviews2023
Dev: The Growing StonesPub: Valkyrie Initiative
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 1.7 hrs≥1hr: 30%
Featuring a blend of 2D adventure and visual novel. Chapter 1 is the very beginning of the grim tale about a village inhabited only by children who follow savage pagan traditions. A young witch Kyrphel, along with her sisters, are bound to perform a macabre Ritual in order to save their village.
Why similar: Surreal 17.2%, Side Scroller 11.5%, Choices Matter 10.3%, Point & Click 9.9%, Female Protagonist 9.3%
- #37 Winter Night
75% matchPositive90% of 10 reviews2024
Dev: GenaticStudio
Windows · Mac
Game genre: Horror adventure, (point and click adventure horror game). Game"Winter Night" presents a story inspired by beliefs in Thailand.Players will experience the atmosphere of an ancient, mysterious mansion.presented through 2D PixelArt.
Why similar: Point & Click 20.1%, Side Scroller 13.5%, Multiple Endings 11.6%, Surreal 10.7%, Mystery 8.9%
- #38 Sinemorsk: oil inclusive
74% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: 7x7 Games
Windows · Mac
A visual novel about an environmental disaster. Coordinate volunteers, make difficult decisions, and try to survive as you try to save a coastal town dying from an oil spill.
Why similar: Text-Based 17.3%, Multiple Endings 14.6%, Female Protagonist 12.7%, Choices Matter 12.5%, Hand-drawn 12.2%
- #39 The Lithium Moon Incident
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: TO-DISPLAY
Windows · Mac · Linux
A wonderful tale, also, a visual journey.for the minimum price of NOTHING.What are you waiting for... A better game ?
Why similar: Science 26.7%, Point & Click 13.2%, Dialogue Heavy 11.3%, Side Scroller 10.9%, Surreal 10.2%
- #40 Buried Magic: A Story about the Unseen
73% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Playful Bunny Interactive
Windows
Hollowmoor is plauged by a series of strange disapperances — and at the core of it all lies centuries old Trinity Acadamy of Witchcraft. Step into the shoes of young Ruby and her house spider Mifi to discover the truth behind the schools dark secrets.
Why similar: Point & Click 33.9%, Hand-drawn 22.2%, Female Protagonist 16%, Mystery 10.8%, Adventure 8%
- #41 And Then We Go Party At The Shore
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Margo
Windows · Mac
Embark on a whimsical, surreal four-act journey in a handcrafted storybook theater. Take on different roles and uncover the mystery of Nomanland.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 22.6%, Surreal 18.5%, Hand-drawn 14.3%, Magic 13.1%, Story Rich 9.6%
- #42 the Death of the Video Star
71% matchPositive100% of 12 reviews2025
Dev: K Van Martin
Windows · Mac
The Death of the Video Star is a visual novel about dealing with the aftermath of killing God, and maybe having to kill Her again.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 15.9%, Surreal 14.3%, Text-Based 13.9%, Hand-drawn 11.4%, Female Protagonist 9.7%
- #43 There's Something Wrong with the Hero's Choices
72% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 港ねずみPub: PLAYISM
Windows
「その選択肢、正気か?」シンプルなノベルゲームのはずなのに、とにかく“選択肢”がおかしい!? 予想を超える展開が待ち受ける、奇想天外なテキストアドベンチャーゲーム!
Why similar: Text-Based 21.8%, Dialogue Heavy 19.8%, Hand-drawn 12.6%, Multiple Endings 10.7%, Choices Matter 10.5%
- #44 Tormentum - Dark Sorrow
73% matchVery Positive94% of 2,752 reviews2015
Dev: OhNoo Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
TORMENTUM is a dark Point & Click adventure game.The dreamlike, nightmarish atmosphere of the game was inspired by works of painters H.R. Giger and Zdzislaw Beksinski. The game's final look and feel was also strongly influenced by the universes of games such as Demon's Souls or Dark Seed.
Why similar: Point & Click 18.6%, Surreal 13.5%, Hand-drawn 13.5%, Mystery 11.6%, Choices Matter 9.7%
- #45 Summona Realm: The Secret Flame
70% match6 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: Odd Ember
Windows
Summona Realm is a simple visual novel that uses a map-based system to navigate the story. The game gives the feel of black and white Japanese manga.
Why similar: Point & Click 24.7%, Hand-drawn 19.3%, Magic 14.4%, Mystery 11.4%, Adventure 7.1%
- #46 CANDY HOUSE in the DARK FOREST
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CHAyE
Windows
An RPG in which you make desserts to uncover mysteries. Choices may affect endings. The abandoned siblings encountered a good witch, a freaky doll, and gingerbread twins, they disclose sugary "lies"—revealing the candy house's rewritten history and a selfish truth related to their past...
Why similar: Mystery 13.3%, Magic 12.8%, Point & Click 12.7%, Side Scroller 11.4%, Hand-drawn 10.7%
- #47 Loop//Error
70% matchVery Positive88% of 58 reviews2025
Dev: Koro Pixel StudioPub: Dark Product
Windows
Alone in the dead of night, you find yourself sent on a simple errand to check on a quiet gas station on the outskirts of town. But nothing here feels right. You can’t outrun this place. It wants you. And it will keep you.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 18%, Text-Based 16.9%, Surreal 16%, Point & Click 11.5%, Choices Matter 10.6%
- #48 President Rocket Game
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Gloho Games
Windows · Mac
Lloyd Kinski - an arch conservative ex-president and Liv Lundgren - a young militant climate activist need to save mankind. YOU will need to make sure they work together. What the hell could possibly go wrong?
Why similar: Point & Click 23%, Dialogue Heavy 21.4%, Multiple Endings 14.2%, Choices Matter 12.7%, Story Rich 7.5%
- #49 Mistbound
69% matchPositive89% of 18 reviews2026
Dev: aworyrate
Windows · Mac · Linux
Mistbound is a surreal narrative adventure about overcoming trauma, where the line between reality and dreams is blurred. Loneliness can be too loud. And salvation can be too quiet!
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 19.5%, Multiple Endings 15.7%, Choices Matter 14.1%, Text-Based 13.1%, Point & Click 11.3%
- #50 30 Days Another
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: THE BRICKS GAMES
Windows
「30 Days」 will change someone's life, maybe your life.
Why similar: Text-Based 19.4%, Multiple Endings 13.3%, Hand-drawn 12.5%, Choices Matter 10.8%, Modern 10.5%
- #51 Uncle Lee’s Cookbook: Five Recipes for Disaster
68% matchPositive97% of 34 reviews2026
Dev: Relatively Painless GamesPub: Dionous Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Uncle Lee has done it again. It’s up to you to pick up the pieces. Join rebellious teen Ines as she deals with the fallout of her uncle Lee’s experiments/inventions/cooking, in a modern point & click adventure in five self-contained episodes.
Why similar: Point & Click 31%, Science 28.6%, Female Protagonist 13.8%, Magic 9.7%, Adventure 9.1%
- #52 One Night in Kawami
69% matchPositive96% of 24 reviews2024
Dev: Brand New Whatever
Windows · Mac · Linux
Meet a new friend in the dreamlike City of Rivers. One Night in Kawami is a short visual novel about meeting new friends in an unknown city and possibly reshaping reality as you thought you knew it.
Why similar: Science 27.7%, Modern 21%, Mystery 10.8%, Surreal 10.6%, Choices Matter 8.3%
- #53 Miniatures
67% matchVery Positive95% of 370 reviews2024
Dev: Other Tales Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
A collection of surreal tales, each connected to a stored-away object from childhood. Pick one to follow the moon, feed a hungry lizard or build a peculiar cabinet.
Why similar: Surreal 18.6%, Point & Click 17.5%, Hand-drawn 15.9%, Mystery 11.1%, Magic 10.7%
- #54 In Stone
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Hamstershoulder
Windows
A sculptor is confined in a monastery asylum.
Why similar: Point & Click 18.5%, Hand-drawn 17.8%, Surreal 13.5%, Mystery 11.4%, Female Protagonist 9.1%
- #55 Beware of the Cartographer!
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tohu Bohu Games
Windows
Map a mysterious land during the Age of Enlightenment. Draw the border between two warring kingdoms. Meet the locals. Juggle their demands with the requirements of your mission. Ethical dilemmas, secret plots, strange phenomena… will you be able to bring peace back to the land?
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 21.6%, Point & Click 19.3%, Hand-drawn 16.8%, Mystery 9.8%, Choices Matter 8.4%
- #56 Scent of Clouds
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Coderose
Windows
Scent of Clouds is a hand-drawn illustrated, text-based adventure game. As a perfumer's assistant, you create fragrances and journey through unknown lands in search of ingredients for the legendary "Scent of Clouds." With a keen nose, you'll unravel the timeless mystery of this world.
Why similar: Text-Based 19.8%, Hand-drawn 17.5%, Dialogue Heavy 11.5%, Mystery 11.1%, Female Protagonist 8.5%
- #57 Freedom Tower
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Fire Trail
Windows
Roleplaying set in a dystopian universe inspired by early twentieth-century wars and Ukrainian folklore. You are Orest, and you might be the last hope of your occupied land. Establish the truths about the world getting drained of its energy, meet captivating characters, and make your land free.
Why similar: Text-Based 20.7%, Point & Click 15.7%, Dialogue Heavy 13.5%, Choices Matter 12.9%, Story Rich 9.6%
- #58 Unavowed
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,607 reviews2018
Dev: Wadjet Eye Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 7.9 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 30.3%, Mystery 11%, Choices Matter 9.3%, Story Rich 9.3%, Magic 8.6%
- #59 Looking for a Property?
66% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Naoki Odate
Windows
Listen to your customers, find out what they really want, and search for the right property to recommend in this real estate simulation and story-driven adventure. Work alongside your boss, Hisui Odate, at a small neighborhood agency and help each customer find a place they can truly call home.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 18.2%, Point & Click 17.2%, Modern 14.7%, Female Protagonist 10.3%, Multiple Endings 10%
- #60 waga-mom
66% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: atominoko
Windows · Mac
――My curfew is 8 PM. Having a helicopter mom is annoying, but it's not a big deal.
Why similar: Multiple Endings 18%, Text-Based 17.7%, Female Protagonist 11.3%, Choices Matter 11.3%, Modern 10.5%