- #1 A Long Road Home
97% matchPositive88% of 49 reviews2017
Dev: One Bit Studio
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 98%
A Long Road Home is a successor to the point and click adventure games of the past. Explore a mystical fantasy land ruled by a ruthless tyrant, collect items during your travels and test your wit while solving the puzzles in your way. It is up to you to lead an unlikely hero back to his family.
Why similar: Point & Click 13.9%, Investigation 12.2%, Dark Fantasy 10.9%, Multiple Endings 10.4%, Mystery 10.2%
- #2 UNREAL LIFE
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,922 reviews2020
Dev: hako lifePub: room6
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 299.1 hrs≥1hr: 69%
And now, for today's story.
Why similar: Side Scroller 15.7%, Story Rich 14.1%, Pixel Graphics 10.9%, Mystery 10.1%, Multiple Endings 9.5%
- #3 Nightfall Cafe
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: LynoharaPub: MILOSIRIS STUDIO
Windows · Linux
An atmospheric, eerie point-and-click adventure. Play as Ana, a botanist venturing into a misty forest with buried secrets. Prepare bizarre meals for cryptids to obtain information and items. The more she investigates, the stranger things become — and someone doesn’t want her there.
Why similar: Cooking 32.9%, Investigation 13.9%, Point & Click 13%, Mystery 10.2%, Side Scroller 7.4%
- #4 Cooking is Magic!
95% matchPositive100% of 14 reviews2026
Dev: Last Rain
Windows
In a restaurant forgotten between worlds, a condemned cook serves feasts to hungry creatures. Solve puzzles, collect unusual ingredients and free, dish by dish, the seals of an ancient ritual. Not every appetite is easy to satiate.
Why similar: Cooking 26.2%, Point & Click 18.7%, Dark Fantasy 10.3%, Puzzle 9.8%, Mystery 9.3%
- #5 空王座 Empty Throne
94% matchVery Positive85% of 101 reviews2025
Dev: Empty Throne
Windows
Empty Throne is a dark fairytale puzzle game. Compose the Snow Queen’s tale in music. Truth twists through alley whispers and forest echoes. The throne lies empty. The mirror speaks. Who writes the ending—you, or the lie?
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 20.7%, Puzzle 15.2%, Point & Click 13.7%, Side Scroller 10.3%, Investigation 8.8%
- #6 Slime in a Trench Coat: A Cooking Mystery
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Kittenbean Studios
Windows · Mac
Slime in a Trench Coat: A Cooking Mystery is a narrative-driven 2D mystery sidescroller set in a fantasy world filled with action, cooking, and intrigue. Solve puzzles, fight monsters, and unlock new recipes as you follow Jin and Jel on their journey to uncover the mystery of Juniper’s disappearance
Why similar: Cooking 30.1%, Side Scroller 17.7%, Investigation 11.3%, Puzzle 10.4%, Mystery 9%
- #7 Elroy and the Aliens
93% matchVery Positive97% of 451 reviews2025
Dev: Motiviti
Windows · Mac · Linux
Slope City, 1993. Talking robots, ancient alien secrets, and a mysterious message from the past. Follow Elroy and Peggie through a portal to find Elroy's father, missing for 18 years. A heartfelt point & click adventure where the puzzles make sense and the story stays with you.
Why similar: Investigation 17.7%, Point & Click 17.1%, Mystery 15.8%, Puzzle 10.9%, Multiple Endings 9.8%
- #8 Tearoom of Terror
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sundew Studios
Windows
Tearoom of Terror is a cozy-gothic narrative cooking mystery where you investigate the mysterious death of your estranged aunt in a tearoom filled with sinister patrons, unsettling secrets, and morally questionable requests.
Why similar: Cooking 29.5%, Investigation 13.4%, Mystery 12.9%, Point & Click 10.9%, Multiple Endings 7.5%
- #9 White Noise: Ghost Signal
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: AliceoffGame
Windows
You are the new caretaker of a polar station. The assignment came unexpectedly, but you accepted it without hesitation. A lonely outpost in the middle of an endless frozen wasteland — a place where you must simply survive, follow the instructions… and keep your mind from breaking.
Why similar: Cooking 29.4%, Mystery 17%, Survival 11%, Crafting 9.5%, Multiple Endings 9.3%
- #10 School Quest
90% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: Pretty Bird Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A retro point-and-click adventure set in a 1980s high school, where a wisecracking teen investigates a missing friend, dodges bullies, and uncovers a bizarre conspiracy lurking in the halls.
Why similar: Point & Click 26.6%, Puzzle 14.4%, Mystery 12.7%, Exploration 12.2%, Story Rich 10.6%
- #11 Breathing Fear
91% matchPositive92% of 13 reviews2020
Dev: LunarPixel
Windows
Breathing Fear is a non-linear 2D horror game with survival elements. Solve all the secrets of the mysterious house and try not to go crazy with horror.
Why similar: Investigation 18.7%, Side Scroller 17.1%, Point & Click 16.9%, Puzzle 11.8%, Exploration 10%
- #12 Follow the meaning
89% matchVery Positive94% of 998 reviews2024
Dev: HiKing Mind StudioPub: Second Maze
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 19.9%, Mystery 15.6%, Puzzle 13.5%, Investigation 12.7%, Multiple Endings 12.4%
- #13 Elixir
89% matchPositive93% of 43 reviews2024
Dev: Moxu Projects
Windows
Welcome to Elixir, a 2D strategic puzzle experience. Become an ancient alchemist with a mysterious past to unlock. Explore & find lost souls who need your help. Uncover Elixirs and experiment on them, and yourself. Embark on a dark journey to solve puzzles, unlock recipes and unearth hidden secrets.
Why similar: Investigation 16.6%, Point & Click 12.3%, Crafting 9.7%, Puzzle 9.6%, Multiple Endings 9.6%
- #14 Creepy Tale 2
88% matchVery Positive86% of 1,533 reviews2021
Dev: Creepy Brothers
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Experience the creepy tension of a brothers Grimm fairy tale in this puzzle adventure game. Follow the young and brave Lars as he embarks on a dangerous journey to save his sisters mind from the clutches of a mysterious evil.
Why similar: Point & Click 18.9%, Multiple Endings 14.9%, Puzzle 13.3%, Mystery 11.6%, Story Rich 10.9%
- #15 Green Inferno
87% 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 25.7%, Investigation 18.6%, Puzzle 16%, Mystery 14%, Pixel Graphics 7.8%
- #16 Escape Everlit
86% matchPositive100% of 27 reviews2025
Dev: lantao studio
Windows
A narrative-driven sci-fi mystery. Switch between four playable protagonists trapped in an island mansion to explore, investigate, piece together clues from their mysterious past, and uncover the truth behind their predicament.
Why similar: Investigation 17%, Mystery 15.7%, Point & Click 15%, Side Scroller 13.3%, Puzzle 10.6%
- #17 Bonnie's Bakery
86% matchVery Positive97% of 130 reviews2023
Dev: Melty Clown Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Welcome to Bonnie's Bakery! Play as Bonnie, a cute baker who needs to gather ingredients so she can make pastries! Serve up your fresh, homemade pastries to the local townsfolk and hunt for very fresh ingredients!
Why similar: Cooking 37.5%, Investigation 16%, Multiple Endings 13.8%, Story Rich 9.1%, Exploration 8.3%
- #18 Midnight Swamp
84% matchVery Positive95% of 64 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 15.4%, Mystery 14.2%, Dark Fantasy 12.5%, Side Scroller 11.2%, Hand-drawn 10.4%
- #19 Let's Café
85% matchPositive100% of 23 reviews2024
Dev: Hurgle Studios LLC
Windows
Food makes everything better in this cozy café business simulator. Discover recipes and set your menu to rake in those tips and five-star reviews. Solve your fuzzy clientele’s problems with the power of good cookin’ and earn the favor of satisfied customers.
Why similar: Cooking 39.6%, Point & Click 14.9%, Puzzle 9.4%, Crafting 9%, Exploration 8.3%
- #20 Puntar : The Somtum of Rememories
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: TrickBunny
Windows
This is a cooking game where you play as a single father selling Som Tam (Thai papaya salad). Your child only drinks milk from demons. Earn money, upgrade your shop, and uncover strange dreams—fragmented memories of a childhood tragedy in this very place.
Why similar: Cooking 53.1%, Side Scroller 13.5%, Point & Click 13.3%, Story Rich 9.9%, Pixel Graphics 4.2%
- #21 Abandoned car
82% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2026
Dev: pfrrr
Windows
Trapped in an endless dream, it seems there's no way to wake up. You find an car that's been abandoned for a long time. Will you solve all the puzzles to figure out what happened here before?
Why similar: Mystery 26.1%, Point & Click 23.8%, Puzzle 19.7%, Dark Fantasy 17%, Story Rich 12.6%
- #22 Vivian Wade: Danger Down The Aisle
83% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Michelley Studio
Windows
The night before the wedding, the altar burns down and the wedding planner is injured. The family blames a curse, but she suspects foul play. Play as a college student who goes undercover as her replacement. Can you solve the mystery before the wedding?
Why similar: Investigation 22.9%, Mystery 22.6%, Puzzle 13.4%, Exploration 10.7%, Story Rich 9.4%
- #23 There's No Differences: Cake
82% matchPositive100% of 21 reviews2026
Dev: Error 300
Windows · Mac · Linux
Ready to test your detective skills? Find the differences between two similar sweet scenes!
Why similar: Cooking 34.7%, Point & Click 25.7%, Puzzle 15.9%, Hand-drawn 13.1%, Cute 9.5%
- #24 Void : EMMA | 空:艾玛
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Rabbit Punch
Windows
A 2D side-scrolling point-and-click puzzle game. A mouse awakens in a nightmare, with no memory of who he is. But one image lingers in his mind — the one he loved most. Why is she gone? Find the way out. Find her.
Why similar: Point & Click 19.5%, Mystery 13.8%, Dark Fantasy 12.9%, Puzzle 11.6%, Multiple Endings 9.9%
- #25 Into Arith
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: David L Roeske
Windows
Embark on a journey to unravel the mysteries of your past within the enchanting, dark world of Arith. Explore the depths of your own memories in this evocative point-and-click adventure.
Why similar: Point & Click 21.2%, Dark Fantasy 17.8%, Puzzle 13.7%, Exploration 12.1%, Story Rich 11%
- #26 Little Ghosthunter
80% matchPositive100% of 29 reviews2024
Dev: Cellenite
Windows · Mac · Linux
Uncover the stories behind a family of ghosts to free them from the confines of their own house, as you search for a way to summon your best friend from the afterlife.
Why similar: Investigation 16.1%, Mystery 14.4%, Side Scroller 12%, Puzzle 11.9%, Hand-drawn 9.6%
- #27 Green Button
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: FANTOM INK
Windows
The story of a man trapped in circumstances with no obvious way out. A psychological horror in which danger is always near, and the only chance for salvation is to make an extraordinary decision. Will you be able to get out without losing yourself — or will the price of salvation be too high?..
Why similar: Point & Click 21.3%, Side Scroller 20%, Puzzle 13.4%, Mystery 11%, Exploration 10.7%
- #28 Sumatra: Fate of Yandi
79% matchVery Positive96% of 178 reviews2019
Dev: Cloak and Dagger Games
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Lost and alone after a terrible landslide, Yandi must find his way home in this old-school point and click adventure set deep in the Sumatran jungle! Will he make it out alive?
Why similar: Investigation 22%, Point & Click 20.2%, Mystery 13%, Puzzle 12.2%, Story Rich 10.8%
- #29 La Mystérieuse Résidence
77% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: city85_studio
Windows
Découvrez un escape game à l’échelle d’une grande maison, conçu pour mettre votre sens de l’observation et votre réflexion à rude épreuve.
Why similar: Point & Click 26.1%, Puzzle 20%, Mystery 17.1%, Exploration 14.8%, Multiple Endings 9%
- #30 What Never Was
78% matchVery Positive95% of 5,079 reviews2019
Dev: Acke Hallgren
Windows · Mac · Linux
What Never Was is a short, story-driven first-person game focused on exploration and puzzle-solving about Sarah, having to shoulder the arduous task of clearing out her grandfathers attic, and soon finds that not everything about the attic is what it seems.
Why similar: Mystery 18.9%, Puzzle 18.3%, Point & Click 15.4%, Story Rich 13.5%, Investigation 13.3%
- #31 The Campsite
76% matchVery Positive89% of 81 reviews2025
Dev: Guillem Espias
Windows · Mac · Linux
The Campsite is a short, modern point-and-click adventure that retains the spirit of classic graphic adventures. With around 60 minutes of gameplay, it’s perfect for casual players and newcomers alike, offering an accessible and enjoyable experience that’s easy to pick up and play anytime.
Why similar: Point & Click 20%, Mystery 16.5%, Investigation 15.9%, Puzzle 12.1%, Exploration 9%
- #32 倘若你想见到明天
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: AppleSeeds Studio - Juvia
Windows
Welcome, Test Subject 0216. The collar on your neck will explode in one hour. To survive, you must quickly raise your scores in Appearance, Wealth, and Power to over 85. If not, you’ll be disposed of. Don't be nervous - This girl, Tomorrow, will guide you. Yet, surviving might come at a cost.
Why similar: Mystery 19.6%, Dark Fantasy 18.3%, Multiple Endings 13.5%, Story Rich 9.4%, Exploration 9.2%
- #33 Beach Cafe: Caribbean Sand
78% matchNo user reviews2023
Dev: Killbug StudioPub: Cooking and Publishing
Windows
Where is Grandpa? and why has his beach bar been closed for more than 2 years? An adventure full of puzzles and mystery begins! Explore, discover all the clues and read them correctly in order to advance. Let yourself be enveloped by a story of intrigue set on a beach.
Why similar: Investigation 24.3%, Mystery 23.8%, Puzzle 19.8%, Point & Click 16.4%, Exploration 9.4%
- #34 Seeking The Guardian
75% matchPositive97% of 34 reviews2025
Dev: UiqooPub: Cursor Chasing Cat
Windows · Linux
「Seeking The Guardian」is a puzzle adventure game filled with puzzles and “impossible” puzzles. Within the stone cave engraved with legends of the Guardian, read the murals, solve the puzzles, and search for the exit.
Why similar: Puzzle 22.1%, Exploration 16.5%, Mystery 15.4%, Multiple Endings 15.1%, Story Rich 10.9%
- #35 Shelter from the Storm
74% matchVery Positive93% of 92 reviews2025
Dev: Home Groan Games
Windows
Rain lashes down soaking you to the bone, you take shelter in a seemingly abandoned house. Navigate through the rooms solving puzzles and trying to escape in this short point & click adventure game.
Why similar: Point & Click 29.1%, Investigation 26.3%, Mystery 16.9%, Puzzle 9.9%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%
- #36 Back To The Collis
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SollersTech
Windows · Mac · Linux
Back To The Collis is a story-rich, fully hand-drawn 2D Point & Click adventure puzzle. Embark on a journey alongside the main character, Benjamin, to solve lots of engaging puzzles and explore the town of Collis, outstanding by its memorable populace.
Why similar: Investigation 20.3%, Point & Click 20.1%, Puzzle 12.8%, Hand-drawn 12.1%, Exploration 9.5%
- #37 Arcanbreak
76% matchPositive95% of 38 reviews2020
Dev: TaleHammer
Windows
A short story-driven game about two inquisitors, Arun and Quila, investigating a murder. During the game you'll control both, each having their own set of skills you'll need to solve the mystery.
Why similar: Investigation 20.2%, Point & Click 15.9%, Dark Fantasy 13.2%, Mystery 9.9%, Exploration 9.7%
- #38 The Supper
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 4,373 reviews2020
Dev: White Blanket GamesPub: Octavi Navarro
Windows
The Supper is a short adventure game about the darkest side of the human soul. Ms. Appleton was always a wellspring of kindness, until The Voice started talking to her.
Why similar: Cooking 42.2%, Point & Click 17.3%, Mystery 13.8%, Puzzle 9.3%, Story Rich 8.7%
- #39 Mushroom Investigates:The Fleeing Rain
73% matchMostly Positive75% of 16 reviews2025
Dev: 慢i鸹i
Windows
A vague invitation, a dizzy carpenter, and wooden ears everywhere...... What happened here, and is there a connection to the strange weather? The one who is about to help to find the truth is a common mushroom coming for money.
Why similar: Point & Click 22.8%, Investigation 18.8%, Puzzle 18.6%, Multiple Endings 11.1%, Mystery 7.7%
- #40 The Troll & The Witch's House
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Little Bandit
Windows
The Troll & The Witch’s House is a point-and-click adventure game set in a strange house filled with mysteries. Piece together fragments of the past, uncover secrets and find the key to your escape.
Why similar: Point & Click 24.3%, Mystery 23.1%, Puzzle 14.2%, Investigation 12.4%, Hand-drawn 10.8%
- #41 From Ruins – A Detective Adventure
73% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: DigiTales Interactive
Windows
A new-gen detective adventure combining deduction gameplay with a gripping story full of twists and turns. Gather clues, establish connections, and solve a series of increasingly challenging cases. Will you uncover the feud that began at the end of the world?
Why similar: Point & Click 20.4%, Side Scroller 16.4%, Puzzle 12.8%, Investigation 12.6%, Exploration 10.9%
- #42 Wormwood
72% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: smallerORPub: NOARON
Windows
Through exploration and choices, uncover the village's secrets. Attempt to save the girls' futures, or ignore their misfortune and pursue your own path to survival.
Why similar: Point & Click 23%, Puzzle 16.7%, Mystery 14.8%, Exploration 13%, RPG 12.7%
- #43 Miuma
72% matchNo user reviews2028
Dev: Natoptishi
Windows · Mac
Miuma is a cozy game about a little, modest bakery with unexpected twists. The game features the significant feat of Kevin, the bakery’s new owner, and his venture within the middle of nowhere of which he calls his home.
Why similar: Cooking 47%, Crafting 11.1%, Story Rich 8.3%, Pixel Graphics 7.7%, Exploration 7.7%
- #44 Willow's Paper House
71% 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: Mystery 20.5%, Point & Click 16.6%, Puzzle 12.3%, Multiple Endings 11.3%, Story Rich 11.3%
- #45 Castle Of Secrets: Prologue
71% matchMostly Positive75% of 350 reviews2022
Dev: SQ Game StudiosPub: Wandering Wizard
Windows
The Castle of Secrets — a game with a deep and mysterious storyline, beautiful 3D graphics, unique gameplay and mechanics, will immerse you in a fairy tale of reality and mystery. How will this fairy tale end? It's your call.
Why similar: Point & Click 19.2%, Side Scroller 18.3%, Mystery 18.1%, Puzzle 12.2%, Exploration 9.8%
- #46 Penelope Pendrick and the Art of Deceit
68% matchVery Positive98% of 480 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: Mystery 28.3%, Point & Click 25.5%, Investigation 15.7%, Story Rich 12.6%, Puzzle 11.1%
- #47 Alma's Search
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Aylin Mirza
Windows · Mac
"Alma’s Search" is a cozy adventure puzzle game. Help Alma step out of her comfort zone and find her best friend, the lost bird Bert, in a vibrant city. Interact with residents, assemble objects in mini-games, and collect clues to keep the search on the right path. Will Alma be able to find Bert?
Why similar: Point & Click 22.4%, Puzzle 16.2%, Hand-drawn 11.4%, Exploration 11.3%, Investigation 10.2%
- #48 Mellanrum
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Little Saturday Games
Windows
In this eerie point-and-click adventure, Astrid wakes to find her once-familiar home now inhabited by strange people and creatures. To uncover what happened while she was asleep, she must explore her family’s past and the secrets hidden within their centuries-old home.
Why similar: Point & Click 27.4%, Mystery 21.6%, Puzzle 15.2%, Story Rich 9.6%, Hand-drawn 8.3%
- #49 Alice's World
68% matchVery Positive90% of 390 reviews2025
Dev: STORIA GAMES CO., LTD
Windows
Alice's World is a story-driven 2D adventure puzzle game. Amidst desolate ruins and deserted cities in a world filled with death, the young girl Alice hears "your" voice from in front of the screen. You must guide her forward, solve the mysteries, and reach the top of the tower.
Why similar: Side Scroller 19.3%, Dark Fantasy 11.9%, Multiple Endings 11.5%, Story Rich 11.4%, Puzzle 10.6%
- #50 Beware of the Cartographer!
70% 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: Investigation 20.1%, Point & Click 17.7%, Mystery 13.7%, Puzzle 11.2%, Hand-drawn 10.4%
- #51 Nightmare Journey 1135
70% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: yaigiPub: Gotcha Gotcha Games
Windows
A horror adventure through wandering nightmares “The escape game is over.”
Why similar: Multiple Endings 16.4%, Story Rich 15.3%, Exploration 15.2%, Cute 12.5%, Dark Fantasy 10.9%
- #52 COSETTE: THE UNTITLED GAME
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: RIBBON CAGE
Windows
An adventure game that combines escape room challenges, side-scrolling exploration, combat, and text-based gameplay. With nearly 30 different game endings and over 40 original CGs awaiting your discovery.
Why similar: Investigation 22.1%, Mystery 17.8%, Multiple Endings 14.3%, Puzzle 12.2%, Side Scroller 11.7%
- #53 Fonsermónique’s Culinary Diary
68% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2026
Dev: Noreemii
Windows
Fonsermónique's Culinary Diary is a short, linear narrative game where cooking becomes a bridge to the soul. As you prepare recipes, you receive feedback that accompanies Fonsermónique on her personal journey while exploring the temple for ingredients and the dragon, uncovering their unusual bond.
Why similar: Cooking 45.9%, Point & Click 14.6%, RPG 9.3%, Puzzle 8.2%, Exploration 7%
- #54 Deep Fog Signals
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Symmetry Break Studio
Windows
Stuck in an outpost deep in a sea of toxic fog, your crew has been decimated, you're cut off from the outside world, and oxygen is running out. Use limited bandwidth to coordinate unstable crewmates, conduct esoteric research that could change the world, and interpret strange signals from the deep.
Why similar: Investigation 19.5%, Mystery 18%, Point & Click 14.5%, Puzzle 12.4%, Multiple Endings 11%
- #55 URLate
67% matchVery Positive94% of 116 reviews2025
Dev: NoSepoGames
Windows
URLate is a short and free point & click adventure that immerses you in a hand-drawn world filled with puzzles and mysteries to solve.
Why similar: Point & Click 30.5%, Dark Fantasy 24.2%, Story Rich 9.7%, Hand-drawn 9.1%, Puzzle 8.7%
- #56 SILK - A Leo Parker Adventure
67% matchPositive90% of 10 reviews2026
Dev: Pixlab LTD
Windows · Mac
Join Leo Parker in 1917 China to unravel a mystery tied to a lost Ming empress. Part puzzle, part adventure, part graphic novel, Silk features hand-drawn art, rich storytelling, 50+ puzzles, and an intuitive hint system.
Why similar: Point & Click 16.1%, Puzzle 15.2%, Mystery 14.7%, Hand-drawn 14.1%, Story Rich 11.5%
- #57 Crowalt: Traces of the Lost Colony
69% matchMostly Positive72% of 496 reviews2022
Dev: Madcraft StudiosPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 42%
A young adventurer Hugh Radcliff is in pursuit of one of the greatest mysteries of history: The Lost Colony. Deal with pirates, dive into native rituals, reveal conspiracies, and make tough choices on your difficult journey for unveiling this mystery!
Why similar: Side Scroller 18.5%, Investigation 18%, Mystery 16.9%, Point & Click 15.9%, Puzzle 9.2%
- #58 The Case of the Cryosleep Killer
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Silvermedal Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A hard sci-fi murder mystery in space. Scour the bowels of the Ark ship for tactile clues, uncover hidden connections, and unlock the secrets of the sleeping passengers.
Why similar: Mystery 26.5%, Investigation 22.3%, Point & Click 14.7%, Puzzle 14.3%, Multiple Endings 9.1%
- #59 What Never Was: Chapter II
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Acke Hallgren
Windows
Sarah finds herself having been magically whisked away to a strange place. Where did the magical clock take her? What more did her eccentric grandfather hide from her? What Never Was: Chapter II is the anticipated sequel to the short free adventure-game What Never Was.
Why similar: Investigation 23.1%, Point & Click 21.2%, Puzzle 15.1%, Exploration 13.3%, Mystery 11.9%
- #60 Beyond Shadowgate
65% matchVery Positive96% of 288 reviews2024
Dev: Zojoi LLC.
Windows
The original design of the never-before seen point and click adventure has been brought to life after 30+ years in the vault - Beyond Shadowgate! This new massive game (created by the designer of the original hit Shadowgate and a leading 8-bit adventure studio) is 5 TIMES BIGGER than NES Shadowgate!
Why similar: Point & Click 30.1%, Exploration 16.5%, Mystery 15.3%, Multiple Endings 11.2%, Pixel Graphics 8%