- #1 The Case of the Golden Idol
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 10,171 reviews2022
Dev: Color Gray GamesPub: Playstack
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
A new kind of detective game that allows you to think and investigate freely. Discover clues surrounding 12 strange and gruesome deaths and build your own theory. Pick your suspect, deduce the motive, unmask the awful truth.
Why similar: Detective 15.2%, Investigation 12.5%, Narrative 10.2% ★, Point & Click 9.7%, Thriller 9.5%
- #2 Pixel Detective: Curse of the Paintings
96% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: NorthLightPixels
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short pixel-art mystery where you play as Nathan, a private investigator drawn into a curious case. Interrogate suspects, examine clues, and uncover hidden details
Why similar: Detective 20.2%, Point & Click 17.2%, Investigation 15.2%, Narrative 12.6% ★, Pixel Graphics 7.6%
- #3 Lord Winklebottom Investigates
96% matchVery Positive93% of 232 reviews2022
Dev: Cave Monsters
Windows · Mac · Linux
It’s the 1920s and the world’s foremost detective is about to embark on his most challenging case yet. Thankfully, in this world that’s not quite like our own, there’s nobody better to crack the case than the great detective and gentleman giraffe, Lord Winklebottom.
Why similar: Narrative 20.6% ★, Detective 16.3%, Point & Click 13.9%, Crime 12.6%, Investigation 11.8%
- #4 Liar’s Line
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: PexeliesPub: Aroko Game Studio
Windows
A monster is hiding behind one of the voices on the line. Identify the liar before you reveal your location. One wrong judgment, and it comes to your door. Each playthrough changes who's lying.
Why similar: Detective 16.8%, Narrative 16.6% ★, Supernatural 16.4%, Thriller 12.4%, Investigation 11.8%
- #5 Detective Di: The Silk Rose Murders
94% matchVery Positive89% of 1,264 reviews2019
Dev: Nupixo Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 96%
A thrilling point-and-click adventure game where you play as Di Renjie, ancient China's most famous and gifted investigator, as he tracks a serial killer in the heart of the Tang Dynasty's capital city.
Why similar: Narrative 16.7% ★, Detective 14.8%, Point & Click 12.7%, Investigation 11.5%, Thriller 7.7%
- #6 The Rewinder
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 7,243 reviews2021
Dev: MistyMountainStudioPub: Gamirror Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 79%
The Rewinder is an adventure puzzle game based on Chinese mythology. You play as Yun, the last known Rewinder, who can communicate with spirits and explore other people's memories to alter the past.
Why similar: Detective 16.8%, Point & Click 11.8%, Mystery 11.3%, Supernatural 11.3%, Thriller 9.5%
- #7 Jennifer Wilde: Unlikely Revolutionaries
93% matchPositive82% of 28 reviews2022
Dev: Outsider Games
Windows · Linux
In 1921, young French artist Jennifer Chevalier becomes embroiled in death, espionage and revolution, assisted by the ghost of Oscar Wilde. A hand-drawn Point & Click adventure with a unique comic book inventory design.
Why similar: Supernatural 15.1%, Detective 14.9%, Investigation 14.7%, Narrative 14.6% ★, Point & Click 14.2%
- #8 Detective Hindsight
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Broccoli Bunny Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Solve a variety of perplexing cases in the sleuthing shoes of Detective Hindsight - who gets help from Phoebe: a young orphaned girl with dreams of being a storyteller and powers to look into the past. Uncover the truth with her sketches done in crayon. The catch? She can't draw very well.
Why similar: Detective 25.3%, Investigation 16.4%, Mystery 13.4%, Point & Click 10.1%, Thriller 9.6%
- #9 Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter
91% matchMostly Positive80% of 14,245 reviews2016
Dev: Frogwares
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Experience a fantastic adventure with unique gameplay that blends investigation, action and exploration in a breath-taking thriller that will test the limits of your nerves and intelligence. Play as the great detective and track down evil in the darkest corners of London and the human soul…
Why similar: Detective 20.6%, Crime 14%, Thriller 13.2%, Investigation 10.8%, Mystery 10.4%
- #10 How Was Your Day?
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mad Carnival
Windows · Mac
After her beloved dog Beans vanishes and 13-year-old Diya finds herself trapped in a nightmarish time loop, each day reveals darker secrets in the sleepy town of Lakeview. Nothing, and no one, is what it seems. Groundhog Day meets Stranger Things in this supernatural thriller set in 80s New Zealand.
Why similar: Supernatural 18.2%, Point & Click 14.6%, Thriller 12.2%, Narrative 11.8% ★, Mystery 10.2%
- #11 The Detective's Apprentice
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: darqwerful
Windows
Step into the shoes of Clementine "Cleo" Ace, an apprentice to her aunt, the world renowned detective, Maya Lynch. From heists to murders, use your deduction skills to solve cases that are too tough for the local police to crack.
Why similar: Detective 26.2%, Investigation 19.3%, Point & Click 13.8%, Mystery 12.8%, Crime 8.5%
- #12 Marcella Moon: The Phantom of Harvest Grove
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hidden Ocean Games
Windows
A prankster is loose at the Harvest Grove autumn festival. Find the culprit before things get out of hand.
Why similar: Detective 17.4%, Point & Click 16.3%, Mystery 13.3%, Thriller 11.9%, Crime 11.1%
- #13 Neon Hearts City
88% matchVery Positive84% of 50 reviews2025
Dev: Cosmic VoidPub: Dionous Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A private investigator, tracking a missing person, uncovers a conspiracy between humans and androids and a secret that could change everything. Neon Hearts City is a retro point-and-click adventure that thrusts you into a grungy cyberpunk city of the future.
Why similar: Detective 17.3%, Point & Click 15.2%, Investigation 14.1%, Crime 11.2%, Interactive Fiction 8%
- #14 Marcella Moon: Curse of the Black Cat
89% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2021
Dev: Hidden Ocean Games
Windows
Play as amateur sleuth Marcella Moon to investigate a cursed black cat statue that has been terrorizing a local theater.
Why similar: Detective 18%, Point & Click 14.9%, Investigation 14.4%, Mystery 11.9%, Crime 10.5%
- #15 Cold Case: The Red Dress Murder
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nessie Games
Windows
A desktop-detective mystery where you’re tasked with investigating an unsolved murder. Scour case files and use logic and deduction to discover the truth of a thrilling story.
Why similar: Detective 24%, Investigation 17.7%, Point & Click 13.8%, Crime 12.1%, Mystery 11.7%
- #16 Shroud of Gloom
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MadChirpy
Windows
Shroud of Gloom is a point-and-click horror adventure. Investigate an old manor, gather items and clues to solve environmental puzzles and discover dark secrets. Can you uncover the mystery… and make it out alive?
Why similar: Detective 14.7%, Point & Click 14.1%, Investigation 10.7%, Mystery 10.6%, Supernatural 10.2%
- #17 The Operator
84% matchVery Positive92% of 8,099 reviews2024
Dev: Bureau 81
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Welcome to the FDI. As our newest Operator, your role is to use your detective skills to assist our field agents and investigate mysterious crimes. Use cutting-edge FDI software to dig for clues, solve puzzles, and uncover the truth.
Why similar: Detective 17%, Investigation 13.9%, Narrative 13.7% ★, Thriller 11.4%, Crime 10.7%
- #18 Hidden Object Secrets: The Whitefield Murder Collector's Edition
85% match4 user reviews0% of 4 reviews2024
Dev: Do Games Limited
Windows
Step into the shoes of a detective tasked with solving the enigmatic murder of a man whose past is shrouded in mystery! Can you solve another complicated case?
Why similar: Detective 17.8%, Point & Click 15.3%, Thriller 11.7%, Crime 11.4%, Investigation 10.7%
- #19 Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments
86% matchVery Positive89% of 7,723 reviews2014
Dev: Frogwares
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Become the most celebrated detective of all time: Sherlock Holmes! Use your impressive talents as a detective to solve six thrilling and varied cases: murders, missing persons, spectacular thefts and numerous investigations that sometimes lead you into the realms of the fantastic.
Why similar: Detective 32.4%, Crime 14.4%, Investigation 14.3%, Mystery 12.3%, Point & Click 7.9%
- #20 The Rise of the Golden Idol
82% matchVery Positive93% of 3,814 reviews2024
Dev: Color Gray GamesPub: Playstack
Windows · Mac
Median: 13.2 hrsMean: 16.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
The Award-winning detective saga returns in this standalone sequel to The Case of the Golden Idol. Uncover the truth behind 20 strange cases of crime, death and depravity in the 1970s. The world has changed dramatically - the sins of humanity have not.
Why similar: Detective 19%, Investigation 16.3%, Mystery 12%, Crime 11.6%, Narrative 11.1% ★
- #21 Signal & Echo: Iris is Missing (demo)
84% matchVery Positive95% of 58 reviews2022
Dev: Kini Games
Windows
A point-and-click adventure with innovative detective mechanics. Help Ollie, a fledgling reporter on his first day at the Signal & Echo newspaper, to solve the mystery behind a schoolgirl's disappearance. Developed by an ex-journalist.
Why similar: Detective 21.7%, Investigation 17.7%, Point & Click 17.5%, Mystery 11.2%, Puzzle 6.7%
- #22 Crimson Seer
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Meridian Malice
Windows
Crimson Seer is a fantasy detective puzzle game. Investigate murder scenes frozen in time, gather clues, and deduce motive, method, and location. Use your prophetic visions to uncover sinister elven plots, ancient mysteries, and dark rituals in an underground world.
Why similar: Detective 19.5%, Investigation 15.5%, Mystery 12.9%, Crime 11.9%, Narrative 11% ★
- #23 The Roottrees are Dead
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 7,749 reviews2025
Dev: Evil Trout Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
A genealogical mystery straight out of 1998. Scour the early Internet for clues, uncover hidden connections, and piece together the family tree behind the secretive Roottree Corporation.
Why similar: Detective 25.8%, Investigation 15.5%, Mystery 15%, Point & Click 14.9%, Puzzle 8.2%
- #24 Intruder In Antiquonia
82% matchVery Positive90% of 112 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: Narrative 16.5% ★, Detective 16.5%, Point & Click 13.8%, Investigation 12.3%, Mystery 10.2%
- #25 HOLLOW MIRE
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mowlo Games
Windows
A war hero returns to a shattered England, searching for his missing family while confronting nightmares that defy reality. A choice-driven, narrative thriller with 8 unique endings.
Why similar: Narrative 18.4% ★, Supernatural 16%, Detective 14%, Thriller 13.6%, Point & Click 9.4%
- #26 Grayton the Detective
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Incidental Minds
Windows · Mac · Linux
Grayton the Detective is a narrative adventure game about a homeless man who once lived in wealth and comfort, now showers with a kettle, and solves petty mysteries on the streets of Cleveland. However, with the disappearance of mysterious Golden Spoon, everything may change.
Why similar: Detective 18.9%, Investigation 16.8%, Point & Click 16%, Narrative 14.4% ★, Story Rich 7.1%
- #27 Cult Vacui
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: LBRTY gamesPub: Dionous Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Cult Vacui is a horror point-and-click adventure with survival and time management elements where your choices could keep you alive... or not.
Why similar: Supernatural 16.6%, Point & Click 15%, Thriller 13.7%, Investigation 12.4%, Mystery 9.1%
- #28 Penelope Pendrick and the Art of Deceit
77% matchVery Positive98% of 435 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: Point & Click 22%, Mystery 18.8%, Detective 17.1%, Investigation 12.1%, Story Rich 9.1%
- #29 The Big Hollow: 1982
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Krams DesignPub: DANGEN Entertainment
Windows
The Big Hollow: 1982 is a tightly focused 2D animated murder mystery. A serial killer’s dumping ground is exposed in a small truck stop town. Find details in the evidence, interpret criminal behaviors and prove your worth to the FBI’s new Behavioral Science Unit as new detective Desmond.
Why similar: Detective 24.9%, Investigation 18.7%, Point & Click 16.1%, Crime 11%, Interactive Fiction 8.1%
- #30 Mystical Riddles: Ghostly Park Collector's Edition
78% match5 user reviews40% of 5 reviews2024
Dev: Do Games Limited
Windows
What is the price of eternal life? Stop the atrocious ritual! Don't let evil prevail! The soul hunter will spare no one. Can you master the willpower to win?
Why similar: Detective 20.8%, Point & Click 15.6%, Mystery 11.5%, Crime 11.1%, Thriller 10.6%
- #31 A Case of Fraud
75% matchVery Positive98% of 365 reviews2025
Dev: Hesperus Games
Windows · Mac
A short non-linear detective adventure where every clue is hidden in plain sight. Carefully read and cross-reference documents to unravel a CEO’s disappearance and expose a case of fraud.
Why similar: Detective 23.3%, Investigation 18%, Crime 14.5%, Point & Click 14.4%, Mystery 12.1%
- #32 Greyhat - A Digital Detective Adventure
78% matchVery Positive91% of 244 reviews2020
Dev: Limited Games
Windows
How far would you go to save your daughter? As an infamous hacker-for-hire you have the skills to steal almost any secret. But when your daughter is taken, will you be able to use these skills to uncover a dark conspiracy that goes further than you could ever imagine?
Why similar: Detective 16.1%, Narrative 15.6% ★, Point & Click 12.7%, Crime 11.8%, Thriller 10.7%
- #33 Staffer Retro : A Supernatural Mystery Quest
76% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Team Tetrapod
Windows
Staffer Retro is a mystery adventure game where you uncover past incidents related to ‘Mana’, the source of supernatural powers. Gather information through dialogue and exploration, and piece together clues found in documents to guide the choices of Verita Retro, the protagonist.
Why similar: Detective 19.2%, Thriller 14.3%, Investigation 12.6%, Mystery 11%, Point & Click 10.6%
- #34 Grégoire Lefèbvre Investigations : The Vow of Hate
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: TcherryPub: Viridis Cosmos Games
Windows
1799. Play as Captain Grégoire Lefèbvre in this historical murder mystery based on the novel by Catherine Lheureux. A classic Point & Click adventure featuring an all-star French voice cast (Martial Le Minoux, Patrick Borg…) with english subtitles.
Why similar: Point & Click 16%, Detective 15.7%, Investigation 15.1%, Crime 13%, Thriller 11.8%
- #35 Telling Lies
77% matchMixed63% of 1,290 reviews2019
Dev: Sam BarlowPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Four private lives. One big lie. Search through secretly recorded video conversations to discover the truth. The successor to the acclaimed Her Story.
Why similar: Detective 15.7%, Thriller 13.2%, Crime 12.3%, Investigation 12%, Point & Click 10.5%
- #36 Blackwood's Dilemma
75% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: The K Game Studio
Windows
Demo updated for the Detective Fest! Step into detective Brian Storm’s shoes and unravel a grim 17th-century mystery. Interrogate villagers, gather clues, and piece together the evidence in a deduction system where every secret matters.
Why similar: Detective 16.7%, Crime 13.8%, Thriller 11.9%, Investigation 11.6%, Mystery 9.7%
- #37 The Empty Desk
73% matchPositive91% of 22 reviews2025
Dev: CheesecakeGames
Windows
Immerse yourself in a psychological thriller with narrative adventure elements and unsettling details. Join Detective Bennett on his final case and uncover dark secrets in a world where reality bends and sanity wavers.
Why similar: Detective 15.9%, Crime 13.4%, Investigation 12%, Thriller 10.6%, Mystery 9.8%
- #38 Tails Noir
74% matchMixed67% of 3,357 reviews2021
Dev: EggnutPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 63%
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 16.2% ★, Detective 14.5%, Supernatural 13.1%, Investigation 11%, Point & Click 10.4%
- #39 The End of the Sun
72% matchVery Positive98% of 257 reviews2025
Dev: The End of the Sun TeamPub: The End of the Sun Forge
Windows · Mac · Linux
You are the Ashter – a Slavic fire mage and tracker of mythical beings. Following a legendary creature, you reach a village caught in a time rift. Embark on a magical investigation – travel through time, explore the ancient land, and bond with fire to shape villagers’ fate and uncover the mystery.
Why similar: Detective 18%, Narrative 13.6% ★, Investigation 12.9%, Thriller 12.7%, Point & Click 12.4%
- #40 Critical Interrogator: Messiah Hunt
71% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Benedict King
Windows
Seven murders in motion by a killer calling himself the Messiah. Interrogate witnesses, spot contradictions in their testimonies, and build a criminal profile piece by piece in this detective thriller where every word is evidence.
Why similar: Detective 16.1%, Point & Click 14.2%, Thriller 11%, Crime 8.8%, Investigation 8%
- #41 Impirical Evidence
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Match Head Studio
Windows
A comedy adventure game featuring classic inventory based puzzles. Arthur is a skeptic who dedicated his life to denying the paranormal. Murray is the electric Imp he accidentally summoned. Now Arthur must solve mysteries while bound to the very evidence of the supernatural itself.
Why similar: Supernatural 16.4%, Point & Click 15.3%, Investigation 14.7%, Detective 11.7%, Crime 9.1%
- #42 Marcella Moon: Secret on the Hill
73% matchPositive89% of 18 reviews2020
Dev: Hidden Ocean Games
Windows
Follow amateur sleuth Marcella Moon to Ireland to investigate the disappearance of a famous writer.
Why similar: Detective 19.1%, Point & Click 15.5%, Investigation 14.3%, Mystery 12.5%, Crime 9.9%
- #43 Samuel Sage: The Mystery at Penby Inn
71% matchMostly Positive71% of 24 reviews2024
Dev: Seam Entertainment
Windows
A murder-mystery visual novel about a young man who inherits a charming English hotel. Some would say he’s fortunate, but with a growing list of unexplained disasters and murder, has his luck finally run out?
Why similar: Investigation 17.7%, Supernatural 17.2%, Detective 16.3%, Mystery 13.4%, Crime 12.5%
- #44 The Raven - Legacy of a Master Thief
74% matchMostly Positive75% of 810 reviews
Dev: KING ArtPub: THQ Nordic
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 63%
'The Raven - Legacy of a Master Thief' is a thrilling crime adventure in three chapters from the creators of 'The Book of Unwritten Tales'. Full of twists and turns, it immerses you in both sides of the story, combining thrill-of-the-chase whodunit with the risk and reward of a heist story. Paris, 1960.
Why similar: Point & Click 28.3%, Detective 23.3%, Crime 14.8%, Mystery 13.6%, Adventure 8.2%
- #45 Marcella Moon: Saboteurs on the River
73% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2020
Dev: Hidden Ocean Games
Windows
Play as amateur sleuth Marcella Moon to investigate a series of sabotage incidents on the Louisiana bayou.
Why similar: Detective 16.6%, Investigation 16.5%, Point & Click 15.9%, Crime 15%, Mystery 13.1%
- #46 Paper Perjury
70% matchVery Positive88% of 190 reviews2024
Dev: Paper Cat Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
It all started with a simple robbery. When that thread was pulled, a tapestry of mysteries was revealed. Solve cases and outsmart criminals in a detective story full of lies, confessions, and maybe even a murder or two.
Why similar: Detective 23.7%, Point & Click 14.7%, Mystery 12.7%, Crime 10.8%, Investigation 9.4%
- #47 On Tape << Rewind
70% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Pixfork Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
On Tape << Rewind is a psychological horror story told through cassette tapes. Play recordings, search for clues, discover hidden cassettes, and manipulate audio. Unravel the mystery of a scientist’s disappearance and the obsession that consumed him — tape by tape.
Why similar: Narrative 20.8% ★, Investigation 15.7%, Detective 15.1%, Thriller 12.1%, Mystery 11.4%
- #48 Loco Motive
68% matchVery Positive93% of 1,115 reviews2024
Dev: Robust GamesPub: Chucklefish
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 74%
There's been a murder aboard the Reuss Express, and you're the suspects! Prove your innocence in this comedy 'point n' click' murder mystery - packed with twists, laughs, and larger-than-life characters!
Why similar: Narrative 18.1% ★, Detective 14.4%, Investigation 12.4%, Point & Click 12%, Crime 11.6%
- #49 雾尽时分
71% matchPositive83% of 18 reviews2022
Dev: 济沧海工作室Pub: Pujia8 Studio
Windows
戏班内扑朔迷离的死亡,步步紧逼的幕后黑手,封闭剧场内的死亡倒计时,案件主角的生命和救赎都取决于你的决断。当第一桩案件尘埃落定,你以为可以回到现实世界时,轮回之路才刚刚开始……
Why similar: Detective 18.8%, Crime 16.1%, Investigation 14.5%, Point & Click 12.9%, Interactive Fiction 8.3%
- #50 The Game Maker: A Carol Reed Mystery
68% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: MDNA Games
Windows
Follow detective Carol Reed in this colorful mystery, made with real-life photographs. The game features a classic adventure game interface, plenty of puzzles, and a series of minigames as an integrated part of the story.
Why similar: Detective 25.4%, Point & Click 21.8%, Investigation 18.2%, Mystery 14%, Adventure 8.3%
- #51 My Work Is Not Yet Done
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sutemi ProductionsPub: Raw Fury
Windows
My Work Is Not Yet Done is a narrative-driven investigative horror game, combining elements of the survival/simulation genres with a dense, nonlinear plot exploring the imbrication and dissolution of human identities/meanings within uncanny wilderness.
Why similar: Narrative 20.7% ★, Investigation 14.5%, Detective 14.2%, Thriller 10.6%, Mystery 8.9%
- #52 What Was Found at Ravenhill
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Distant Dimensions
Windows
Investigate a mysterious case at the old English estate of Ravenhill in this adventure inspired by classic first-person point-&-click games. Explore the mansion and its surroundings, solve puzzles & riddles, and question suspects to find out "what was found at Ravenhill"
Why similar: Detective 20.9%, Point & Click 16.7%, Investigation 14.5%, Mystery 13.3%, Crime 8.5%
- #53 Blackwell Unbound
70% matchVery Positive94% of 766 reviews2012
Dev: Wadjet Eye Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 76%
The year is 1973. The sound of a lone, ethereal saxophone drifts over the Roosevelt Island promenade, while a series of accidents plague a midtown construction site. The citizens of Manhattan take no notice of these events, let alone think they are connected.
Why similar: Point & Click 30.9%, Supernatural 20%, Detective 15.3%, Mystery 11%, Adventure 7.2%
- #54 Eye of Nollyn
67% matchPositive91% of 23 reviews2023
Dev: Slater Chae
Windows
The noir detective game where you can bribe people for puzzle hints.
Why similar: Detective 20.7%, Thriller 14.7%, Crime 14.6%, Investigation 13.5%, Mystery 9.3%
- #55 The Blackwell Legacy
69% matchVery Positive90% of 1,616 reviews2012
Dev: Wadjet Eye Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 70%
When 3 NYU students kill themselves, nobody thinks that a sinister force is at work. Nobody but fledgling medium Rosa Blackwell & her new spirit guide Joey Mallone.
Why similar: Point & Click 30.8%, Supernatural 20.9%, Detective 12.5%, Mystery 12%, Adventure 6.8%
- #56 Conscience
66% matchVery Positive93% of 168 reviews2024
Dev: Bowker Studios
Windows
Jack Beckham is found dead, hanging in his apartment alone. Police rule it a suicide. His father, refusing to accept the conclusion, hires you to investigate. Delve into the clues left behind in his apartment to discover what really happened.
Why similar: Detective 22.1%, Narrative 17.6% ★, Investigation 16.5%, Mystery 12.6%, Puzzle 6.8%
- #57 Kathy Rain: Director's Cut
67% matchVery Positive93% of 1,368 reviews2021
Dev: Clifftop GamesPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 73%
The award-winning point-and-click adventure returns in the Director's Cut with an extended story, additional puzzles, and new areas to explore. Witness the rise of an iconic detective as you uncover a dark and sinister truth hiding behind the calm exterior of a small rural town.
Why similar: Detective 18.8%, Point & Click 15.9%, Investigation 14.5%, Narrative 11.8% ★, Mystery 10.4%
- #58 Strange Days
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Urigami
Windows
The end of the world is near! After a mysterious package unleashes paranormal events in Triton Town, experience a chapter-based narrative through the eyes of multiple protagonists. Solve puzzles, explore detailed environments, and interview witnesses to uncover the truth before time runs out!
Why similar: Narrative 19.4% ★, Detective 19.1%, Investigation 14.6%, Mystery 11.2%, Crime 9.3%
- #59 Mind Echoes: The Lost Mysteries Collector's Edition
66% matchMixed50% of 12 reviews2025
Dev: Do Games Limited
Windows
Join investigator and medium Emily Rivers as she explores the abandoned Starlight Dreams Hotel to find hidden objects and confront a malevolent force known as the Lurker!
Why similar: Detective 19.7%, Point & Click 17.1%, Crime 12.1%, Investigation 11.3%, Mystery 8.9%
- #60 Still Life
69% matchVery Positive82% of 1,081 reviews2011
Dev: Microids
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Still Life 2 also now available!
Why similar: Point & Click 28.8%, Detective 18.8%, Crime 15.2%, Mystery 13.8%, Adventure 7.7%