- #1 Through Abandoned: The Underground City
97% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,015 reviews2015
Dev: Igor KrutovPub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 95%
It’s the first game of Through Abandoned series, classical point and click game. You try to find your twin-brother who disappeared in a huge and mysterious place called Abandoned.
Why similar: Time Travel 31.5% ★, Point & Click 20.8%, Hand-drawn 10.7%, Puzzle 8.1%, Adventure 7.6%
- #2 Just in Crime
96% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Gomet Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Just in Crime is a detective video game in which you play a detective dog and a wizard cat. With a twist; you are able to travel back in time and examine the crime scene a few seconds before it happened.
Why similar: Time Travel 31.1% ★, Point & Click 13.9%, Investigation 12.4%, Hand-drawn 8.2%, Choices Matter 8%
- #3 Elsinore
96% matchVery Positive96% of 382 reviews2019
Dev: Golden Glitch
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Elsinore is a time-looping adventure game set in the world of Shakespeare's Hamlet. Elsinore combines strong social simulation elements, a dynamic story that reacts immediately to player decisions, and a world full of diverse characters with secrets to uncover.
Why similar: Time Travel 37.9% ★, Point & Click 15.5%, Adventure 11.5%, Choices Matter 10.6%, Story Rich 8.9%
- #4 Deponia Doomsday
95% matchVery Positive85% of 4,112 reviews2016
Dev: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Can you change Deponia's fate? Do you have what it takes to change Rufus' past, present and future without accidently destroying the whole planet? Fight time itself in this action-packed, platypus-tastic and insanely hilarious story.
Why similar: Time Travel 33.5% ★, Point & Click 31.3%, Adventure 13%, Story Rich 9%, Puzzle 5.9%
- #5 Through Abandoned: The Forest
94% matchMostly Positive76% of 457 reviews2016
Dev: Igor KrutovPub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 96%
You continue your journey in worlds of Abandoned.
Why similar: Time Travel 43.7% ★, Point & Click 14.5%, Story Rich 8.3%, Hand-drawn 7%, Puzzle 6.6%
- #6 Kelvin and the Infamous Machine
94% matchVery Positive91% of 990 reviews2016
Dev: Blyts
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Kelvin and the Infamous Machine is a hilarious point-and-click adventure in which you stumble irresponsibly through history to help legendary geniuses complete their masterworks!
Why similar: Time Travel 42.3% ★, Point & Click 18.4%, Hand-drawn 9.6%, Story Rich 8.2%, Adventure 6.7%
- #7 The Land Forgotten
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Daria
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 22.1%, Hand-drawn 16.6%, Story Rich 14.8%, Emotional 13.2%, Puzzle 12.2%
- #8 All Fridges Are Psychotic
92% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: Flag Hippo Games
Windows
ROLL CAMERA!Julius Brown is desperate for a big break in the movie industry - and YOU can help him enter the Californian film-maker competition.In this modern point-and-click, Julius will negotiate puzzles, time travel and heavy sarcasm to try and win his ultimate prize.
Why similar: Time Travel 40.1% ★, Point & Click 20.4%, Hand-drawn 9.5%, Story Rich 7.3%, Adventure 6%
- #9 The House Between Times
91% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Gentle Quartz
Windows
Turn the hands of a pocket watch to move between two eras of the same house. Change the past to reshape the present, solve puzzles that span decades, and uncover the secrets hidden within the house in this first-person mystery adventure.
Why similar: Time Travel 60.1% ★, Investigation 9.1%, Puzzle 8.7%, Story Rich 7.7%, Adventure 6.8%
- #10 We'll always have Paris
91% matchPositive88% of 17 reviews2022
Dev: Cowleyfornia StudiosPub: Cowleyfornia Studios
Windows · Linux
We'll always have Paris is a short narrative experience about loving someone with memory loss.
Why similar: Point & Click 27%, Emotional 23.3%, Hand-drawn 17.2%, Adventure 15.8%, Story Rich 9.4%
- #11 Twelve Minutes
90% matchMostly Positive73% of 8,116 reviews2021
Dev: Luis AntonioPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
An interactive thriller about a man trapped in a time loop. Featuring James McAvoy, Daisy Ridley, and Willem Dafoe.
Why similar: Time Travel 40% ★, Point & Click 14.1%, Story Rich 9.6%, Time Manipulation 9.4% ★, Puzzle 7.7%
- #12 Through Abandoned: The Refuge
89% matchMixed53% of 257 reviews2019
Dev: Igor KrutovPub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
It’s the new game of Through Abandoned series, classical point and click game. You try to find your twin-brother who disappeared in a huge and mysterious place called Abandoned.
Why similar: Time Travel 34.2% ★, Point & Click 20.9%, Hand-drawn 11%, Adventure 8.1%, Puzzle 8.1%
- #13 TOHU
89% matchVery Positive83% of 728 reviews2021
Dev: Fireart Games
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Experience a brand new adventure game set amongst a world of weird and wonderful fish planets. Explore beautiful environments, solve intricate puzzles and discover the truth about a mysterious little girl and her mechanical alter-ego, Cubus.
Why similar: Time Travel 30% ★, Point & Click 18.6%, Emotional 11.4%, Hand-drawn 10%, Story Rich 8.7%
- #14 Echo Resonance
87% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: AZOR7
Windows
A classic science-fiction point-and-click adventure inspired by the genre’s greatest titles, where you’ll control two characters and solve ingenious puzzles using an innovative temporal superposition mechanic.
Why similar: Time Travel 33.3% ★, Point & Click 22.6%, Adventure 9.5%, Time Manipulation 9.4% ★, Investigation 8.9%
- #15 Anomaly Hunter - Prologue
88% matchMostly Positive75% of 28 reviews2020
Dev: Hook Games
Windows
Free intro to upcoming Anomaly Hunter - hidden object puzzler about time-traveling detective. Tame the chaos of time (no Hitler killing!).
Why similar: Time Travel 41% ★, Point & Click 19%, Hand-drawn 6.7%, Time Manipulation 6% ★, Adventure 5.9%
- #16 Ignore the Blackbird
86% matchPositive100% of 17 reviews2026
Dev: Mimir Games
Windows
Ignore the Blackbird is a handcrafted, narrative puzzle game, illustrated in layers of traditional watercolours. See the scene shift from bright summer to somber autumn as you uncover the story of Sonya and her family.
Why similar: Point & Click 24.4%, Emotional 16.2%, Hand-drawn 13.7%, Story Rich 13.1%, Puzzle 11.3%
- #17 A Guidebook of Babel
86% matchVery Positive91% of 1,805 reviews2023
Dev: StarryStarryPub: Thermite Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
A narrative-driven puzzle adventure game with the butterfly effect at its core. Board the Babel, a mysterious cruise ship that takes you on a whimsical journey to the afterlife. Use a special pen to help fellow travelers fulfill their wishes by rewriting the past, changing how the future unfolds.
Why similar: Time Travel 26.5% ★, Point & Click 12.8%, Investigation 11.2%, Emotional 10.9%, Time Manipulation 10.1% ★
- #18 Whirlight - No Time To Trip
84% matchVery Positive94% of 173 reviews2026
Dev: imaginarylab
Windows
In the heart of Verice Bay, a brilliant idea takes shape in the hands of an eccentric inventor and an eclectic artist. Follow Margaret and Hector in a point-and-click graphic adventure that will take you to the edge of space and time to help them avert imminent danger.
Why similar: Time Travel 39% ★, Point & Click 19.9%, Hand-drawn 12.5%, Story Rich 10.1%, Puzzle 7.1%
- #19 Hidden Portals: Eternal Balance Collector's Edition
84% match9 user reviews78% of 9 reviews2025
Dev: Do Games Limited
Windows
Step into a magical world of hidden objects and mind-bending puzzles where every discovery brings you closer to restoring the balance of time!
Why similar: Time Travel 29.3% ★, Point & Click 19.5%, Hand-drawn 9%, Story Rich 9%, Puzzle 8%
- #20 Time Machine - Find Objects. Hidden Pictures Game
85% matchVery Positive81% of 102 reviews2021
Dev: Crisp App Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 93%
An exciting adventure through space and time awaits for you in the newest hidden object game! Immerse yourself into a real investigation, full of intrigue and mysterious temporal anomalies!
Why similar: Time Travel 35.8% ★, Investigation 16.4%, Point & Click 13%, Puzzle 8.6%, Adventure 7.7%
- #21 Little Woody
83% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Prism Realm Ltd.
Windows
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 25.4%, Hand-drawn 13.2%, Emotional 11.2%, Adventure 9.9%, Lore-Rich 9.5%
- #22 Green Inferno
82% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Fantastico Studio
Windows
A new kind of horror deduction game that allows you to investigate freely. Examine detailed scenes, collect evidence in the form of clips, and use them to reconstruct events. Connect the clues, build your own theory, and unmask the macabre truth behind a doomed expedition.
Why similar: Point & Click 29%, Adventure 16.4%, Investigation 14.6%, Puzzle 11.1%, Choices Matter 9.3%
- #23 Crossroads: Fatal Truths Collector's Edition
82% match5 user reviews20% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: Elephant ARPub: BFG Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Make your choices. Find your path.
Why similar: Point & Click 23.8%, Adventure 14.1%, Investigation 13.6%, Casual 10.8%, Choices Matter 8.8%
- #24 A Perfect Day
81% matchVery Positive85% of 1,834 reviews2022
Dev: Perfect Day Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Revisit and repeat the final moments of China's turn of the century in this narrative puzzle adventure. Play a 6th-grade student and greet classmates, explore secrets, play mini-4WD, or just wander around town. Make your choices to create a perfect day for everyone!
Why similar: Time Travel 33.3% ★, Emotional 14.2%, Investigation 11.9%, Choices Matter 10%, Story Rich 8.3%
- #25 The Silent Sky Part I
81% matchMostly Positive78% of 23 reviews2022
Dev: KAPA
Windows · Mac · Linux
The Silent Sky is a hand-drawn, point-and-click adventure game about a boy who goes wandering while searching for his dog. Without even realizing it, while under the night's silent sky, his epic journey is about to begin.
Why similar: Point & Click 25.5%, Time Travel 21.3% ★, Choices Matter 14.1%, Story Rich 12.7%, Hand-drawn 11.7%
- #26 Hello Again
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Soup IslandPub: Tiny Dragon
Windows
Hello Again is a time-looping adventure about mystical ruins, ancient secrets, and goofy weirdos. Play as a hapless ferret shipwrecked on a strange island, stuck inside a strange time loop. Explore forgotten ruins. Befriend silly strangers. Solve time-bound puzzles. Repeat for the rest of eternity.
Why similar: Time Travel 33.2% ★, Investigation 14.3%, Point & Click 12.4%, Time Manipulation 10.3% ★, Story Rich 7.1%
- #27 The Babysitter
79% matchMixed69% of 26 reviews2021
Dev: AlephOneHalf
Windows · Mac
The incredible story of Alice searching for a kid who got lost in a fantasy world.
Why similar: Emotional 26.9%, Choices Matter 19%, Story Rich 17.9%, Point & Click 14.8%, Puzzle 7.8%
- #28 illumizzle: Finding the lost light
79% matchPositive84% of 37 reviews2022
Dev: PanZeon
Windows
illumizzle: Finding the lost light is a single-player puzzle adventure game. The main characters, Raco and Vera, live in a village in a virtual world where there is no natural light. Help them solve puzzles to finish their adventure of repairing their broken sun!
Why similar: Point & Click 30.5%, Hand-drawn 16.3%, Puzzle 13.9%, Adventure 12.6%, Casual 9.3%
- #29 ANOMAL
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Alexis Roumier
Windows
Four deaths, four eras, one anomaly. Observe fragmented memories from every angle, piece together the timeline, and uncover what is wrong in this time puzzle.
Why similar: Time Travel 42.3% ★, Investigation 18.3%, Point & Click 15.8%, Puzzle 7.4%, Mystery 6.6%
- #30 TimeOut
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: post_scriptum3
Windows
This world's time is inexorably running out, and with each day it grows more unstable. Thus, the Keeper of Time decides to take extreme measures and summon a savior from another world. However... Things didn't go entirely according to plan...
Why similar: Time Travel 39.4% ★, Adventure 15.7%, Lore-Rich 12%, Puzzle 11.6%, Story Rich 7.5%
- #31 Metahorror Therapy Session
77% matchPositive97% of 37 reviews2025
Dev: Meiri GamesPub: ZNT Productions
Windows · Mac
Take control of a therapist in a mysterious, never-ending therapy session. Can you unravel the truth behind your patient's lies, and live to tell the tale? A psychological mystery developed by a psychologist.
Why similar: Time Travel 38.1% ★, Point & Click 16.8%, Emotional 12.2%, Choices Matter 9.3%, Story Rich 9%
- #32 Anomaly Hunter
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hook Games
Windows
Hidden object puzzler about time-traveling detective. Somebody really messed up with time-travel machine..
Why similar: Point & Click 26.4%, Time Travel 19% ★, Hand-drawn 9%, Story Rich 7.9%, Time Manipulation 7.7% ★
- #33 At Eternity's Hatch
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Jardus Games
Windows
Stranded at sea in an alternate timeline, you must master a complex time travel system to find a way home while piecing together the mystery of an obsessed captain and his quest that led him to the Greenland Sea in search of a supernatural anomaly.
Why similar: Time Travel 35.7% ★, Investigation 14.8%, Time Manipulation 12.3% ★, Story Rich 9.1%, Puzzle 7.8%
- #34 Time Travel Is No Picnic
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MazymadPub: Icecube Entertainment
Windows
A funny point-and-click adventure about time travel, bizarre puzzles, and Tom’s search for his missing father – from the Titanic to deserted islands.
Why similar: Time Travel 47.9% ★, Point & Click 25.3%, Adventure 10.8%, Puzzle 8.5%, Dialogue Heavy 3.6%
- #35 The Adventures of Tango Rio
75% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Bean - Adventure AgencyPub: Dionous Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A humoristic point-and-click adventure with hand-drawn 2D art, comedy, and investigation. As Tango Rio, explore a tropical archipelago, meet quirky characters, and gather clues by solving puzzles in the search for your mysteriously vanished father.
Why similar: Time Travel 27.5% ★, Point & Click 21%, Hand-drawn 12.8%, Investigation 12.8%, Story Rich 7.5%
- #36 Escape the Loop
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pixel Maniacs
Windows
You're stuck in a time loop – and you have five minutes to stop it.
Why similar: Time Travel 38.4% ★, Emotional 11.7%, Time Manipulation 11.6% ★, Story Rich 8.5%, Choices Matter 7.9%
- #37 Pepa's Adventure
73% matchPositive86% of 29 reviews2024
Dev: Kageori Lab
Windows · Mac
Pepa's Adventure: a papercut point-and-click book. The characters and backgrounds are crafted from handmade papercut art. Pepa, a paper fairy girl, lived with book fairy Lex. One day, scissor fairy Slash cut and stole his pages. Pepa embarks on an adventure to recover stolen pages.
Why similar: Point & Click 32.3%, Emotional 19.6%, Hand-drawn 18.6%, Adventure 12.5%, Story Rich 9.2%
- #38 Time Mysteries 3: The Final Enigma
74% matchVery Positive84% of 445 reviews2014
Dev: Artifex Mundi
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 97%
In the face of the looming magical cataclysm, Ester Ambrose has to fight to save her future once again!
Why similar: Time Travel 40.2% ★, Point & Click 20.5%, Adventure 8.4%, Hidden Object 7.7%, Casual 6.7%
- #39 Framing Dawes
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Jinx-It Games
Windows · Mac
A story-rich, dark fantasy, single-player, 2d point and click adventure, where a witch's curse means it's Groundhog Day in a forgotten wonderland. Cast spells, build a flying bathtub, talk to inanimate objects, find missing socks and much more!
Why similar: Time Travel 38.4% ★, Point & Click 17.5%, Hand-drawn 11.1%, Emotional 10.7%, Story Rich 8.4%
- #40 Phantom Thief Angels: Twin Angel - Labyrinth of Time and World - Re:light
72% matchPositive100% of 18 reviews2025
Dev: ALTERCIWS
Windows · Mac
Let's Go Fever Time! Lovely Angel! By day, ordinary girls. By night, the 'Phantom Thief Angels TwinAngel' - on a mission to reclaim stolen treasures. Winter 2024: The Angels descend on Steam.
Why similar: Time Travel 49.5% ★, Emotional 20.8%, Story Rich 9.5%, Adventure 9.3%, Choices Matter 7%
- #41 Back to the Earth
74% matchNo user reviews2024
Dev: Taranau Aliaksei
Windows
Take an exciting journey. Find out the reason for your abduction. Help your space brothers. Alien adventures await you!
Why similar: Time Travel 45.3% ★, Point & Click 21.4%, Adventure 8.8%, Puzzle 8.4%, Casual 7.1%
- #42 Old Skies
70% matchVery Positive93% of 1,045 reviews2025
Dev: Wadjet Eye Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 10.7 hrsMean: 12.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A time travel adventure spanning two hundred years! Dive into the past with time agent Fia Quinn as she embarks on seven trips through time. History is up for grabs, from the speakeasies of Prohibition to the vicious gangs of the Gilded Age to the World Trade Center on September 10, 2001.
Why similar: Time Travel 29.4% ★, Point & Click 20.9%, Emotional 16.4%, Investigation 12.2%, Adventure 7.6%
- #43 Lost Legends: The Weeping Woman Collector's Edition
73% matchMostly Positive78% of 94 reviews2015
Dev: Gunnar Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%
It's up to you to stop the legendary Weeping Woman from terrorizing the children of San Cristobal!
Why similar: Point & Click 22.1%, Investigation 13.1%, Adventure 11%, Lore-Rich 10.1%, Casual 10%
- #44 RatScum
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Eclair Games
Windows
Fallen into the sewer, a lone rat embarks on the long journey of returning home in an estranged, crumbling apartment. Navigate forgotten corners and unfamiliar spaces, befriend unlikely allies, and slip through dangers and shadows in the cracks of a broken world.
Why similar: Emotional 17.3%, Hand-drawn 16.2%, Story Rich 13.8%, Investigation 11.8%, Choices Matter 9.8%
- #45 Future Proof
72% matchVery Positive88% of 75 reviews2018
Dev: Silhouette Valley Games
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 44%
Quirky, top-down puzzle adventure game. You’re trapped in a 12-minute time loop. Try to save yourself and a small town from destruction from a meteorite. Solve intuitive puzzles, interact with the people of the town, and discover the secrets of the town. Discover the 15 different endings!
Why similar: Time Travel 53.7% ★, Adventure 8.3%, Puzzle 7.4%, Mystery 6.8%, Investigation 6.8%
- #46 Rose Cottage
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hollow Lane Games
Windows
A point and click ghost story, set in a Victorian mortuary. A haunting story with a fully voiced cast of characters. Featuring hand painted locations and characters in 4K resolution.
Why similar: Point & Click 24.5%, Emotional 13.5%, Hand-drawn 12%, Adventure 11.4%, Investigation 10.8%
- #47 The Posthumous Investigation
69% matchVery Positive95% of 710 reviews2026
Dev: Mother Gaia StudioPub: CriticalLeap
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 77%
A dead man hired you to solve his own murder. You have one day. Fourteen suspects. And as many attempts as it takes. A hand-drawn noir mystery set in 1937 Rio de Janeiro, where every suspect has a life, a schedule, and something to hide.
Why similar: Time Travel 27.8% ★, Point & Click 13.3%, Time Manipulation 11.2% ★, Investigation 10.7%, Choices Matter 9.2%
- #48 Rue Valley
69% matchMostly Positive71% of 2,189 reviews2025
Dev: Emotion Spark StudioPub: Owlcat Games
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Rue Valley is a narrative adventure about a man trapped in a time loop, surrounded by a colorful cast with complex emotional stories, each hiding unexpected secrets. Dealing with mental challenges, the main character must delve into the anomaly to uncover its enigmatic origins.
Why similar: Time Travel 33% ★, Point & Click 15.6%, Emotional 14.8%, Choices Matter 9%, Story Rich 8.9%
- #49 Seasonspree
70% matchPositive92% of 25 reviews2024
Dev: Kitewing Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
A game about nurturing friendships and celebrating the changing of seasons, where you play as Sunny, a cute little tanuki with the ability to control the flow of time just by walking around.
Why similar: Time Travel 54.5% ★, Time Manipulation 14.9% ★, Choices Matter 10.5%, Casual 8.6%, Adventure 4.4%
- #50 Unfolded : Camellia Tales - Prologue
71% 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 32.7%, Hand-drawn 18.9%, Adventure 17.7%, Choices Matter 11.5%, Story Rich 10.9%
- #51 STRANGER WITHIN - Tales of Dorothy
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Great LEE SEUNG YONG - Team E.SPub: Team E.S
Windows
The more hints you use, the more you lose your identity. You are a person with ID (Identity Dominance), and you have lost your past memories and become trapped in an unfamiliar place. With the help of multiple personalities, escape from this place and the conspiracy that trapped you.
Why similar: Point & Click 27.6%, Adventure 16.2%, Casual 12.5%, Puzzle 10.6%, Choices Matter 10.4%
- #52 Dude, Where Is My Beer? A New Hop
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Arik Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
An old-school point-and-click adventure game where you search for a simple pilsner in a world full of craft beer and snobby hipsters. Can you come up against the evil Master Brewer and restore pilsner to the world?
Why similar: Point & Click 30.7%, Adventure 17.5%, Story Rich 14.7%, Hand-drawn 11.8%, Puzzle 8.8%
- #53 Mr Investigator
68% match7 user reviews75% of 12 reviews2026
Dev: Haoning Wu
Windows
Step into the shoes of a Time Bureau detective in this uncompromising first-person murder mystery. Travel through written memories, piece together an interconnected timeline, and restore a victim's diary with pure logical deduction and zero handholding.
Why similar: Time Travel 50.9% ★, Investigation 13.1%, Story Rich 9.7%, Puzzle 7.6%, Emotional 6.4%
- #54 Grayton the Detective
68% 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: Point & Click 21.1%, Investigation 17.4%, Hand-drawn 14.1%, Choices Matter 13.1%, Story Rich 11.1%
- #55 Whispered Secrets: Cruise of Misfortune Collector's Edition
67% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2024
Dev: Grandma StudiosPub: BFG Entertainment
Windows · Mac
How deep do the dark waters go?
Why similar: Point & Click 22.8%, Story Rich 14.3%, Adventure 14.1%, Casual 13.6%, Investigation 11.7%
- #56 Tick Tock Isle
68% matchVery Positive86% of 335 reviews2015
Dev: Squiddershins
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Strike is inadvertently transported into the past while attempting to repair a mysterious, abandoned clock tower. Endeavoring to return to the future, Strike must fix both the time machine and the island’s dysfunctional family who are responsible for much of the clock’s disrepair.
Why similar: Time Travel 73.3% ★, Adventure 14.2%, Casual 11.3%, Indie 1.2%
- #57 Eternal Threads
66% matchVery Positive86% of 911 reviews2022
Dev: Cosmonaut StudiosPub: Secret Mode
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Eternal Threads is a single-player, first-person story-driven puzzle game of time manipulation, choice and consequence.
Why similar: Time Travel 31.8% ★, Emotional 11.9%, Investigation 11.4%, Time Manipulation 10.9% ★, Choices Matter 9.4%
- #58 Thank You 4 Playing
67% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Libragames
Windows
Gather information on social media in-game to take down every last boss in this deduction-based puzzle adventure game inspired by Return of the Obra Dinn. It's release day for the latest entry in a legendary action game series, and you need to beat it. Fun is secondary, victory is all.
Why similar: Investigation 17.5%, Point & Click 14.4%, Adventure 10.7%, Emotional 10.1%, Story Rich 9%
- #59 Malvin`s Prehistoric Adventures
67% matchMixed67% of 12 reviews2020
Dev: Basic Sloth
Windows
Visit the different eras, resist weather conditions, solve the puzzles, meet the spirits of the time, not all of whom will be happy to help. And collect all artifacts, because Danny can`t do it alone.
Why similar: Time Travel 61.4% ★, Adventure 22%, Puzzle 10.1%, 2D 4.6%, Indie 1.8%
- #60 At His Grave
66% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: XUMENGTIAN
Windows
Time backtracking secret room decryption game, analyze the character dialogue, find the key to decryption, complete the needs to leave the room. In the end all regret, go back to the past, looking for clues to make up for regret.
Why similar: Time Travel 43.8% ★, Emotional 16.9%, Time Manipulation 12.6% ★, Hand-drawn 10.2%, Puzzle 5.9%