- #1 BROK the InvestiGator
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,259 reviews2022
Dev: COWCAT
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
An innovative adventure mixed with beat 'em up and RPG elements. In a grim world where animals have replaced mankind, what kind of detective will you be?
Why similar: Beat 'em up 20.4%, Detective 13.9%, Investigation 12.6%, Point & Click 11%, Dystopian 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: The full version of the seed game, offering the complete narrative experience and refined combat mechanics.
- #2 Chicken Police - Paint it RED!
96% 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: Detective 43.5%, Point & Click 29.3%, Story Rich 13.5%, Atmospheric 8.1%, Adventure 4.7%
Why You'll Like It: Features a similar anthropomorphic cast in a gritty, noir-inspired detective setting with deep dialogue choices.
- #3 Tails Noir
96% 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: Detective 23.7%, Investigation 22.3%, Dystopian 16.2%, Point & Click 15.9%, Mystery 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: A cinematic detective adventure featuring a raccoon protagonist navigating a dystopian, anthropomorphic society.
- #4 Inspector Waffles
95% matchVery Positive95% of 291 reviews2021
Dev: Goloso Games
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Murder. Nothin’ nice about it. In this old school detective adventure, step into the boots of whip-smart Inspector Waffles and travel the city to track hidden clues, interrogate shady suspects, and unravel a dangerous mystery. But be warned: curiosity killed the cat...
Why similar: Detective 30.8%, Investigation 25.9%, Point & Click 21.5%, Mystery 9.2%, Story Rich 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A charming point-and-click detective game starring a cat investigator in a world populated by animals.
- #5 Chinatown Detective Agency
94% matchMostly Positive72% of 156 reviews2022
Dev: General Interactive Co.Pub: Balor Games
Windows · Mac
Chinatown Detective Agency is a cybernoir point and click adventure blending stunning retro design with innovative mechanics. Play as Amira Darma, an ex-cop who has just opened her own detective agency. Choose your clients, travel around the world and solve dangerous cases using real world research.
Why similar: Investigation 21.5%, Detective 21.5%, Point & Click 15%, Dystopian 12.1%, Multiple Endings 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: A challenging detective game that requires real-world research and investigation to solve complex cases.
- #6 Tales of the Neon Sea
94% matchVery Positive86% of 4,916 reviews2019
Dev: YiTi GamesPub: Thermite Games
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Welcome to a world of intrigue and suspicion. Where humans and robots contend with escalating tensions and mutual distrust. And where gangster felines scheme their way to the top of the food chain. Welcome to the Tales of the Neon Sea!
Why similar: Investigation 26%, Detective 22.7%, Point & Click 18.8%, Dystopian 18%, Story Rich 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: A cyberpunk detective game that emphasizes investigation and puzzle-solving in a beautifully detailed pixel-art world.
- #7 Sunday Gold
93% matchMostly Positive79% of 782 reviews2022
Dev: BKOM StudiosPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 12.2 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Sunday Gold is a point-and-click, turn-based adventure game set in grim, dystopian future. Play as a ragtag trio of criminals to hunt down and expose the dark secrets of an evil mega-corporation and the malevolent billionaire behind it.
Why similar: Point & Click 22.7%, Investigation 20.5%, Dystopian 17.3%, Linear 12.3%, RPG 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: Combines point-and-click exploration with turn-based combat and RPG elements in a dystopian setting.
- #8 The Darkside Detective
92% 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: Detective 36.2%, Point & Click 27.4%, Mystery 11.1%, Story Rich 10.7%, 1980s 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: A witty, episodic point-and-click series that focuses on supernatural investigations and character-driven humor.
- #9 BEAUTIFUL DESOLATION
91% matchMostly Positive77% of 688 reviews2020
Dev: THE BROTHERHOOD
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
BEAUTIFUL DESOLATION is an isometric, point & click adventure game set in a post-apocalyptic future. Explore an unscene landscape, solve puzzles, meet new friends and make powerful enemies, mediate conflicts and fight for your life as you unravel the secrets of the desolate world around you.
Why similar: Point & Click 25.3%, Investigation 21.7%, Multiple Endings 14%, Story Rich 10%, Choices Matter 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: An isometric adventure game set in a post-apocalyptic world that emphasizes exploration and narrative choices.
- #10 The Roottrees are Dead
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 8,392 reviews2025
Dev: Evil Trout Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 9.8 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 31.8%, Investigation 23.3%, Point & Click 16.7%, Mystery 10.9%, Story Rich 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: A deep, investigative puzzle game that rewards players for connecting clues and uncovering a complex mystery.
- #11 Detective Gallo
91% matchVery Positive83% of 182 reviews2018
Dev: Footprints Games
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Detective Gallo is a point&click comic-noir adventure that is entirely hand-illustrated and hand-animated, and whose protagonist is a feathered and grumpy private eye struggling with a very tricky case, bizarre characters, and puzzles that will put his insight and patience to the test.
Why similar: Point & Click 53.7%, Detective 33.9%, Adventure 12.4%
Why You'll Like It: A classic point-and-click adventure featuring a cynical, noir-style detective in a colorful, hand-drawn world.
- #12 Vengeance of Mr. Peppermint
90% matchMostly Positive74% of 129 reviews2023
Dev: Hack The PublisherPub: indie.io
Windows · Mac
Embody a hard-boiled detective seeking bloody justice. in an old-school, Korean-style beat-’em-up. Plow through the criminal underworld to find and punish those responsible for his sister's death...before his mind unravels and his vengeance completely destroys him.
Why similar: Beat 'em up 64.6%, Detective 12.4%, Linear 10.7%, Action 6.7%, Adventure 4.6%
Why You'll Like It: Captures the gritty beat-em-up action and dark atmosphere found in the combat sections of the seed game.
- #13 The Wild Case
89% matchVery Positive87% of 252 reviews2021
Dev: Specialbit Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
The Wild Case is a 2D first-person point-and-click adventure. In this story-focused adventure, players meet a cast of colorful characters, experience mysterious encounters, and solve puzzles to progress through the game.
Why similar: Detective 25.5%, Point & Click 19.9%, Investigation 18%, Linear 9.7%, Story Rich 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: A point-and-click mystery that focuses on environmental investigation and unraveling a strange, supernatural plot.
- #14 Unavowed
88% 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: Point & Click 32.3%, Detective 21.1%, Choices Matter 10.3%, Story Rich 10.2%, Mystery 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: An RPG-infused point-and-click adventure where your choices significantly impact the story and your party members.
- #15 Casebook 1899 - The Leipzig Murders
86% matchVery Positive87% of 104 reviews2025
Dev: Homo Narrans Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Play as a sharp-witted detective in late 19th-century Leipzig, Germany, in this retro pixel-art point & click adventure. Search for clues, question suspects, and piece together evidence on your deduction board to solve four gripping murder cases.
Why similar: Detective 25.5%, Investigation 24.6%, Point & Click 21.8%, Choices Matter 9.8%, Story Rich 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on historical investigation and point-and-click mechanics in a detailed, atmospheric setting.
- #16 BEAST CRIMES
87% matchMixed64% of 64 reviews2022
Dev: LINK
Windows
Crimes across the times. Are you able to solve them all?
Why similar: Detective 26.2%, Point & Click 20.3%, Investigation 14.4%, Choices Matter 11%, Multiple Endings 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: A choice-driven visual novel and detective game featuring an anthropomorphic cast solving crimes.
- #17 Paws of Coal
86% matchVery Positive92% of 72 reviews2023
Dev: Gamechuck
Windows
The miners of Rabbit Burrows are falling ill, and it is hurting production. As an eminent scholar of the Animal Kingdom, Charles Quill has been summoned by the Crown to help them solve the outbreak. The miners know and respect the young scholar, but there seem to be other things at play.
Why similar: Investigation 29.7%, Detective 29.2%, Point & Click 19.4%, Story Rich 8.7%, Multiple Endings 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: A detective-focused adventure game that emphasizes investigation and story-rich interactions within a unique setting.
- #18 The Occult Detective
84% matchMostly Positive71% of 326 reviews2025
Dev: Battlecry Studio
Windows
A narrative detective game blended with supernatural elements. Play as a rookie investigator, discover vital clues in every case, dive into unscripted interrogations and uncover truths that break minds. But with each revelation, the world feels... less human.
Why similar: Detective 47.3%, Story Rich 18.3%, RPG 14.3%, Mystery 13.7%, Adventure 4.6%
Why You'll Like It: A story-rich detective game that blends supernatural mystery with visual novel elements.
- #19 LumineNight
82% matchVery Positive89% of 510 reviews2024
Dev: Spickasoft
Windows
LumineNight is a story-driven detective adventure. Play as Detective Foster and his daughter to solve a series of murders spanning a decade. Interrogate suspects, infiltrate locations, solve puzzles, and gather evidence from crime scenes. Uncover the dark truth behind these killings.
Why similar: Detective 32.6%, Investigation 18.6%, Point & Click 16.8%, Mystery 11.1%, Story Rich 10%
Why You'll Like It: A mystery-focused adventure game that prioritizes atmospheric storytelling and investigative gameplay.
- #20 Kathy Rain
84% matchVery Positive92% of 3,954 reviews2016
Dev: Clifftop GamesPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Set in the '90s, Kathy Rain tells the story of a strong-willed journalism major who has to come to terms with her troubled past as she investigates the mysterious death of her recently deceased grandfather.
Why similar: Point & Click 97.4%, Detective 1.2%, Mystery 0.5%, Adventure 0.2%, Story Rich 0.2%
Why You'll Like It: A classic-style point-and-click detective thriller with a strong narrative and a gritty, grounded atmosphere.
- #21 Justice.exe
83% matchMostly Positive71% of 102 reviews2022
Dev: Late Game ClutchPub: Gameclaw Studio
Windows · Mac
Justice.exe is a dialogue-heavy dystopian legal drama in which you defend sentient AI in court. Discover key story elements in dialogue, build your case by studying arguments, and engage the opposing counsel in wits, charisma and skullduggery. Small choices might alter the fate of your clients.
Why similar: Detective 21.9%, Dystopian 18.9%, Point & Click 16.2%, Choices Matter 10.7%, Multiple Endings 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: A story-rich simulation game that tasks players with navigating a dystopian legal system.
- #22 DreamBreak
85% matchMixed51% of 108 reviews2016
Dev: Fortell Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Dreambreak is a story-driven adventure set in an alternative post-Cold War world, a quirky and unique mix of clashing gameplay genres. Get fingered for murder in without actually going there!
Why similar: Dystopian 25.6%, Investigation 23.9%, Point & Click 21.8%, Multiple Endings 10.3%, Mystery 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: A side-scrolling adventure game that blends action and puzzle-solving in a cyberpunk-inspired world.
- #23 Noir Punk
82% matchVery Positive89% of 70 reviews2021
Dev: Milpitians
Windows
2D sidescrolling adventure narrative game with puzzle solving and platforming elements.
Why similar: Detective 58.9%, Action-Adventure 17.6%, Story Rich 15.4%, Atmospheric 5%, Adventure 2.8%
Why You'll Like It: A side-scrolling detective game that emphasizes puzzle-solving and a retro, atmospheric aesthetic.
- #24 Whispers of a Machine
81% matchVery Positive93% of 1,977 reviews2019
Dev: Clifftop GamesPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Whispers of a Machine is a Sci-Fi Nordic Noir that tells the story of Vera, a cybernetically augmented detective in a post-AI world, who investigates a string of murders and unravels a dark conflict over forbidden technology.
Why similar: Detective 33.4%, Point & Click 30.6%, Choices Matter 11%, Mystery 8.4%, Adventure 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi detective adventure where the protagonist's augmentations influence how you solve puzzles and interact with the world.
- #25 Gemini Rue
81% matchVery Positive88% of 1,875 reviews2011
Dev: Joshua NuernbergerPub: Wadjet Eye Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Discover a world where life is cheap, identities are bought & sold, & a quest for redemption can change the fate of a whole galaxy.
Why similar: Point & Click 43%, Detective 21.4%, Dystopian 16.9%, Story Rich 7.5%, Adventure 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: A gritty, sci-fi point-and-click adventure that excels at building a tense, investigative atmosphere.
- #26 Technobabylon
80% matchVery Positive94% of 1,618 reviews2015
Dev: Technocrat GamesPub: Wadjet Eye Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
A cyberpunk adventure game from the studio that brought you Gemini Rue and Blackwell! The year is 2087. Genetic engineering is the norm, and an omnipresent AI powers the city. Take control of three citizens of this world as they struggle to understand a deadly conspiracy.
Why similar: Point & Click 66.8%, Story Rich 13.2%, Adventure 10.2%, Mystery 3.8%, Atmospheric 3.2%
Why You'll Like It: A cyberpunk point-and-click game that features multiple protagonists and deep, mystery-driven storytelling.
- #27 Primordia
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,401 reviews2012
Dev: Wormwood StudiosPub: Wadjet Eye Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Life has ceased. Man is but a myth. And now, even the machines have begun to fail. Lead Horatio Nullbuilt and his sarcastic sidekick Crispin on a journey through the crumbling world of Primordia, facing malfunctioning robots, ancient secrets, and an implacable, power-hungry foe.
Why similar: Point & Click 48.1%, Dystopian 13.7%, Multiple Endings 11.3%, Story Rich 9%, Atmospheric 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: A post-apocalyptic point-and-click adventure featuring robot protagonists and deep world-building.
- #28 Shardlight
79% matchVery Positive90% of 793 reviews2016
Dev: Wadjet Eye Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
A post-apocalyptic adventure game from the publisher that brought you Primordia, Gemini Rue and Technobabylon! A young woman stricken with a deadly plague searches for a cure in a hostile world.
Why similar: Point & Click 51.4%, Mystery 9.5%, Story Rich 9.3%, Adventure 8.3%, Atmospheric 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: A dystopian point-and-click adventure that focuses on survival and investigation in a crumbling society.
- #29 BROK - Natal Tail, A New Christmas
77% matchVery Positive97% of 132 reviews2024
Dev: COWCAT
Windows · Mac
A Christmas tale set in the world of BROK the InvestiGator, presented as a visual novel.
Why similar: Dystopian 30.9%, Detective 27%, Cartoon 14.1%, 1990's 8.5%, Mystery 7.9%
- #30 Tails Noir: Prologue
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 4,115 reviews2019
Dev: EggNutPub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 45.8 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Tails Noir: Prologue is the first act of 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: Detective 28%, RPG 22.6%, Point & Click 13.3%, Dystopian 9.8%, Adventure 8.2%
- #31 Neon Hearts City
76% matchVery Positive85% of 53 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: Investigation 27.4%, Detective 27.2%, Point & Click 22.4%, Story Rich 7.6%, Mystery 5.8%
- #32 Chicken Police: Into the HIVE!
76% matchVery Positive81% of 385 reviews2024
Dev: The Wild GentlemenPub: Joystick Ventures
Windows
A wild tale of conspiracy, loss, friendship, and... chickens?! Two rooster detectives are about to venture into the insect underworld to uncover a worldwide conspiracy, while also battling their inherent demons in this animal noir adventure satire.
Why similar: Detective 26.1%, Investigation 25.5%, Point & Click 19.5%, Story Rich 11.3%, Mystery 8.6%
- #33 Resonance
78% matchVery Positive89% of 574 reviews2012
Dev: XII GamesPub: Wadjet Eye Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
When a brilliant particle physicist dies unexpectedly, the race is on to secure his terrible new technology before it falls into the wrong hands. The lives of four playable characters become entangled as they fight against the clock to find the dead scientist’s secret vault.
Why similar: Point & Click 77.5%, Adventure 12.1%, Mystery 7.4%, Indie 2.3%, Singleplayer 0.6%
Why You'll Like It: A unique point-and-click adventure with a multi-character system and a focus on memory-based puzzle mechanics.
- #34 The Blackwell Legacy
78% matchVery Positive89% of 1,628 reviews2012
Dev: Wadjet Eye Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 71%
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 49.2%, Detective 21.4%, Mystery 12.3%, Adventure 6.9%, Story Rich 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: A classic detective series that follows a medium and her spirit guide as they solve supernatural mysteries.
- #35 Break Wolf
73% matchVery Positive99% of 161 reviews2025
Dev: RE Atelier
Windows
"Have we all been acting waywardly?" An Adventure RPG that deals with the life and death of wayward humans, striving to escape a syndicate that creates monsters.
Why similar: Choices Matter 26.7%, Multiple Endings 25%, Story Rich 18.7%, RPG 12.3%, Atmospheric 12.1%
- #36 Genopanic: Prologue
74% matchVery Positive94% of 70 reviews2024
Dev: Mobirate
Windows
Enter 'Genopanic: Prologue,' the beginning of a dynamic story in a Metroidvania-style experience! Wield a plasma cutter, team up with your virtual dog LAIK, outsmart the cunning cat-girl AI VOLGA, uncover the secrets of Dark Matter, and delve into DNA experiments in a galactic adventure.
Why similar: Action-Adventure 43.9%, Story Rich 27.2%, Adventure 15.5%, Action 11.8%, Singleplayer 1.4%
- #37 Signal & Echo: Iris is Missing (demo)
75% 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: Investigation 27.7%, Detective 27.5%, Point & Click 20.7%, Mystery 8.5%, Story Rich 7.2%
- #38 Sunday Gold: Prologue
74% matchVery Positive96% of 119 reviews2022
Dev: BKOM StudiosPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 38%
Sunday Gold is a point-and-click, turn-based adventure game set in grim, dystopian future. Play as a ragtag trio of criminals to hunt down and expose the dark secrets of an evil mega-corporation and the malevolent billionaire behind it.
Why similar: Point & Click 32.6%, RPG 15.8%, Dystopian 13.5%, Linear 12.8%, Story Rich 12.5%
- #39 Detective Penguin
73% matchVery Positive89% of 55 reviews2025
Dev: That Other Fish
Windows · Mac · Linux
Detective Penguin is the first and only physics-and-penguin-based detective game on the market. Solve cases in your own way. Interrogate suspects, find clues, or use your flippers to punch your way to the answers.
Why similar: Investigation 44.1%, Detective 43.9%, Atmospheric 7.4%, Adventure 4.6%
- #40 Tails Noir Preludes
73% 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: Detective 49.9%, Story Rich 17.8%, Mystery 12.8%, Atmospheric 12%, Adventure 6.2%
- #41 Inspector Schmidt - The Ebbing
71% matchVery Positive90% of 91 reviews2025
Dev: Active Fungus Studios
Windows · Linux
In this detective RPG, you untangle a thick web of intrigues, lies, and secrets that surround a mysterious death. Find the origin of eerie telegraph signals, question the villagers, decipher the strange symbols that are suddenly appearing all over town - and hide from the danger lurking in the moor.
Why similar: Detective 23.8%, Investigation 23.2%, Choices Matter 10.5%, Multiple Endings 9.3%, Mystery 8.3%
- #42 Blacksad: Under the Skin
72% matchVery Positive83% of 6,816 reviews2019
Dev: Pendulo StudiosPub: Microids
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 73%
BLACKSAD: Under the Skin - A dark corruption scandal in the heart of the New York City's underworld for charismatic detective John Blacksad!
Why similar: Detective 21.8%, Investigation 20.9%, Point & Click 16.8%, Choices Matter 10.3%, Multiple Endings 9.9%
- #43 Feline Forensics and the Meowseum Mystery
69% matchVery Positive98% of 59 reviews2026
Dev: Nobody Crown
Windows
There's only one detective to unravel this murder turned museum heist... and they're the cat's meow. Interrogate a "colorful" cast of suspects until they cough up hairballs... and the truth. Will you wrap up the case in time for an afternoon nap, and make injustice knead its last biscuit?
Why similar: Detective 36.7%, Investigation 18.3%, Linear 11.6%, Mystery 11.3%, Story Rich 10.2%
- #44 Let Bions Be Bygones
72% matchMostly Positive73% of 122 reviews2024
Dev: Bohemian PulpPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Having lost everything, a retired, hardboiled detective, John Cooper, must take his last case to find a missing upper-class girl among the lowest parts of the dystopian city-planet Terrahive. Choose your unique path in this atmospheric narrative future-noir thriller.
Why similar: Detective 21.4%, Point & Click 16.4%, Dystopian 11.5%, Investigation 10.5%, Choices Matter 9.9%
- #45 Beyond The Edge Of Owlsgard
70% matchVery Positive96% of 383 reviews2022
Dev: WatchDaToastPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Save a peaceful world from being annihilated by machines in this oldschool point&click tale, inspired by classic animated movies and adventure games of the 90s.
Why similar: Point & Click 37.1%, Dystopian 29.7%, Cartoon 17.3%, 1990's 10.3%, Adventure 5.6%
- #46 Whateverland: Prologue
71% matchVery Positive86% of 188 reviews2020
Dev: Caligari Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A Prologue to Whateverland, an upcoming point-n-click adventure set in a bizarrely beautiful hand-drawn world, where everyone gets what they truly deserve. Experience the beginning of the journey of Vincent, an unfortunate thief, who can either find a way out or stay trapped there forever.
Why similar: Point & Click 45.3%, Multiple Endings 25.9%, Choices Matter 14.9%, Adventure 9.9%, Indie 2.7%
- #47 Detective Grimoire
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,355 reviews2014
Dev: SFB Games
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Detective Grimoire has been called to investigate a murder. The owner of a small tourist attraction, seemingly killed by the mythical creature his attraction is based around... Explore the area, inspect the crime scene, grill suspects, solve puzzles, hunt for clues & uncover the secret of the swamp!
Why similar: Detective 32.4%, Point & Click 24.4%, Investigation 23.5%, Story Rich 8.7%, Mystery 8.3%
- #48 Paradise Killer
69% matchVery Positive93% of 4,418 reviews2020
Dev: Kaizen Game WorksPub: Fellow Traveller
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Paradise Island, a world outside reality. There’s been a murder that only "investigation freak" Lady Love Dies can solve. Gather evidence and interrogate suspects in this open world adventure. You can accuse anyone, but you’ll have to prove your case in trial. It’s up to you to decide who’s guilty.
Why similar: Investigation 21.6%, Detective 20.3%, Point & Click 14.5%, Choices Matter 9.4%, Multiple Endings 9%
- #49 Beat Cop
70% matchVery Positive82% of 6,094 reviews2017
Dev: Pixel CrowPub: 11 bit studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A retro, pixel art style adventure in New York, inspired by ’80s cop shows. You are Jack Kelly and you’ve been framed for murder. Now as a regular beat cop you have to find out, who did that. Expect thick crime story, a lot of black humour and all the other things you can find on the streets of Brooklyn.
Why similar: Detective 28.7%, 1980s 19.6%, Point & Click 17.4%, Choices Matter 12.8%, Adventure 7%
- #50 DESOLATIUM: Prologue
71% matchMostly Positive78% of 119 reviews2021
Dev: SUPERLUMEN
Windows · Mac
Median: 48 minMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 41%
DESOLATIUM: PROLOGUE is a first-person point & click Graphic Adventure based on Lovecraft Mythos. Live this horror story where you will have to visit mysterious locations, face lovecraftian creatures, find clues and combine objects to solve puzzles.
Why similar: Detective 27.1%, Point & Click 23.8%, Investigation 16.5%, Mystery 12%, Multiple Endings 9.5%
- #51 Frog Detective 1: The Haunted Island
68% matchVery Positive92% of 5,473 reviews2018
Dev: Grace BruxnerPub: worm club
Windows · Mac
Median: 42 minMean: 1.7 hrs≥1hr: 29%
You're a detective, and a frog, and it's time to solve a mystery.
Why similar: Detective 34.3%, Investigation 28.8%, Point & Click 18.4%, Mystery 11.2%, Story Rich 3.5%
- #52 Silicon Dreams | cyberpunk interrogation
69% matchVery Positive94% of 255 reviews2021
Dev: James PattonPub: Clockwork Bird
Windows · Mac · Linux
It’s 2065, and you are an interrogator-model android tasked with rooting out deviants among your own kind. You must probe for lies, monitor and exploit emotional spikes, earn the trust of your subjects, and make the final call: release, or destroy?
Why similar: Investigation 24.4%, Detective 16.9%, Dystopian 13%, Choices Matter 12.1%, Multiple Endings 10%
- #53 Russian Psychiatric Pastoral: Prologue
67% matchMostly Positive78% of 102 reviews2025
Dev: Ivan Lysenko
Windows
Introductory demonstration version. An interactive movie that combines a psychiatrist simulator, a detective story and unique fight sequences. Take on the role of a psychiatrist, encounter various psychiatric diagnoses, and investigate disappearances of various people.
Why similar: Multiple Endings 24.3%, Choices Matter 24.2%, Story Rich 17.5%, Atmospheric 13.1%, RPG 9.7%
- #54 Lord Winklebottom Investigates
68% matchVery Positive93% of 233 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: Detective 28.8%, Investigation 25.9%, Point & Click 23.1%, Mystery 9.6%, Story Rich 5.8%
- #55 DOOMED Detective Game
68% matchMixed46% of 71 reviews2025
Dev: Azikton Studio
Windows
Doomed Detective Game is a game in which you will play the role of a detective who has arrived in the city of Redrock to figure out a very mysterious crime. Your task is to explore the city, find clues, talk to the residents of the city and find the killer! P.S: Every city resident is an AI...
Why similar: Detective 33.8%, Investigation 28.3%, Action-Adventure 18.8%, Atmospheric 7.6%, Action 6.3%
- #56 Murder Is Game Over
67% matchVery Positive96% of 56 reviews2022
Dev: HitherYon Games
Windows
Join the investigation in Murder Is Game Over, a pixel art point-and-click game where you and Cleo try to solve the murder of a famous game designer. Can you uncover the clues and catch the killer before it's game over?
Why similar: Detective 38.9%, Point & Click 31.8%, Choices Matter 17.4%, Story Rich 11.8%
- #57 MOUSE: P.I. For Hire
61% matchVery Positive94% of 11,866 reviews2026
Dev: Fumi GamesPub: PlaySide
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Join private investigator Jack Pepper on a guns blazing, jazz-fueled adventure in MOUSE: P.I. For Hire. MOUSE combines the charm of hand-drawn rubber hose animation inspired by the classic cartoons of the 1930’s with the adrenaline and action of an explosive first person shooter.
Why similar: Detective 54%, Cartoon 17%, Story Rich 14.3%, Action 7.7%, Adventure 4.3%
- #58 Betrayal At Club Low
65% 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: Detective 30.4%, Point & Click 25.7%, Choices Matter 13.5%, Multiple Endings 12.2%, RPG 12.1%
- #59 Eastward
65% matchVery Positive84% of 16,430 reviews2021
Dev: PixpilPub: Chucklefish
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 12.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Welcome to the charming world of Eastward - population declining! Journey through a society on the brink of collapse. Discover delightful towns, strange creatures and even stranger people! Wield a trusty frying pan and mystic powers on an adventure into the unknown…
Why similar: Story Rich 30%, RPG 28.4%, Atmospheric 17.1%, Action 10.5%, Adventure 10%