- #1 Rusty Lake: Roots
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 8,536 reviews2016
Dev: Rusty Lake
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Experience the beginning and end of characters' lives and build your own family tree! Rusty Lake: Roots is the second premium point-and-click adventure by the creators of the Cube Escape series and Rusty Lake Hotel.
Why similar: Point & Click 24.3%, Puzzle 22.7%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Mystery 8%, Horror 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: This title expands on the core Rusty Lake lore with complex, multi-generational puzzles that define the series' signature style.
- #2 Rusty Lake Hotel
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 10,008 reviews2016
Dev: Rusty Lake
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Are you ready to serve the guests in the Rusty Lake Hotel? Solve all mysteries in this dark and eerie puzzle game. Rusty Lake Hotel is a point-and-click adventure by the creators of the Rusty Lake & Cube Escape series.
Why similar: Point & Click 28.2%, Puzzle 21.3%, Psychological Horror 9.8%, Horror 9.5%, Mystery 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: It features the same bizarre, surreal atmosphere and logic-defying puzzle mechanics that make the Cube Escape series so memorable.
- #3 Rusty Lake Paradise
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 6,942 reviews2018
Dev: Rusty Lake
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Rusty Lake Paradise is set on a small remote island which is cursed by the ten plagues of Egypt. Solve all the mysteries of this dark, macabre puzzle adventure. Paradise builds upon the distinctive atmosphere and excitement from the Rusty Lake series.
Why similar: Point & Click 27.5%, Puzzle 22.4%, Escape Room 10.3% ★, Psychological Horror 9.8%, Mystery 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: This entry leans heavily into the dark, ritualistic themes and point-and-click exploration central to the Rusty Lake experience.
- #4 Underground Blossom
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 6,685 reviews2023
Dev: Rusty Lake
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Underground Blossom is a new adventure game by Rusty Lake. Fulfil various tasks at every station to find the metro that will take you through each important event from Laura Vanderboom's life.
Why similar: Escape Room 40.3% ★, Point & Click 22.4%, Puzzle 16.6%, Mystery 9.8%, Horror 4.1%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a poignant, narrative-driven puzzle experience that mirrors the melancholy and mystery of the main Cube Escape timeline.
- #5 Cube Escape: Paradox
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 11,572 reviews2018
Dev: Rusty Lake
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%
The tenth Cube Escape follows the story of detective Dale Vandermeer who finds himself trapped in two different universes and needs to escape. Cube Escape: Paradox will be released together with the accompanying Paradox: A Rusty Lake Film.
Why similar: Puzzle 25.3%, Escape Room 17.3% ★, Point & Click 16.7%, Psychological Horror 10.2%, Mystery 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: As a direct extension of the Cube Escape series, it masterfully bridges the gap between live-action film and interactive puzzle gameplay.
- #6 The White Door
94% matchVery Positive94% of 6,552 reviews2020
Dev: Rusty LakePub: Second Maze
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Enter The White Door and discover Rusty Lake’s universe in a new game with a unique style! Explore Robert Hill’s dreams and help him to find his lost memories. Can you survive the strict daily routine and bring back color to Robert's life?
Why similar: Point & Click 26.3%, Puzzle 22.7%, Mystery 11.3%, Detective 11.2%, Psychological Horror 9%
Why You'll Like It: Developed by the same team, this game utilizes a unique split-screen mechanic to deliver a psychological mystery with the familiar Rusty Lake aesthetic.
- #7 Samsara Room
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 9,865 reviews2020
Dev: Rusty Lake
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 74%
You woke up in a mysterious room you have never seen before. Can you find another way out? Samsara Room is a remake of the praised predecessor of the Rusty Lake & Cube Escape series.
Why similar: Point & Click 25.9%, Escape Room 20.4% ★, Puzzle 19.9%, Psychological Horror 6.9%, Mystery 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: This title serves as a foundational piece of the Rusty Lake mythos, featuring the surreal room-escape mechanics that fans of the collection will love.
- #8 The Past Within
92% matchVery Positive95% of 16,273 reviews2022
Dev: Rusty Lake
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 93%
The Past Within is the new co-op experience from Rusty Lake! Play together with someone you deem trustworthy: one in The Past, the other in The Future. Observe and communicate what you see around you. Solve the puzzles and uncover Albert Vanderboom’s plan.
Why similar: Escape Room 29.3% ★, Puzzle 26.5%, Mystery 12.1%, Point & Click 12%, Horror 9%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a unique cooperative puzzle experience that requires communication and perspective-shifting, staying true to the series' experimental nature.
- #9 The Room Two
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 21,212 reviews2016
Dev: Fireproof Games
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Unique events transport you to the halls of a long-forgotten crypt. The only means of escape lies locked within a stone pedestal, along with a note from your mysterious ally. His words promise assistance, but only serve to entice you into a compelling world of mystery and exploration.
Why similar: Puzzle 30.2%, Point & Click 22.2%, Mystery 18.6%, Horror 7.8%, Escape Room 6.5% ★
Why You'll Like It: It expands upon the first game's mechanics with more complex environments and a deeper, more atmospheric sense of mystery.
- #10 The Room
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 31,012 reviews2014
Dev: Fireproof Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A mysterious invitation leads to the attic of an abandoned house. In the room is a cast-iron safe laced with strange carvings and on top, a note from your distant companion. It promises something ancient and astonishing concealed in the iron chamber - you need only find a way in.
Why similar: Puzzle 35.5%, Point & Click 23.9%, Mystery 18.9%, Escape Room 8% ★, Horror 3.8%
Why You'll Like It: This game sets the gold standard for tactile, intricate escape-room puzzles that reward observation and logical deduction.
- #11 The Room Three
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 13,034 reviews2018
Dev: Fireproof Games
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Lured to a remote island, you find yourself confined within the rooms of an ominous mansion. You must draw upon all your puzzle-solving ability to navigate a series of trials devised by a mysterious figure known only as “The Craftsman”. Do you have what it takes to escape?
Why similar: Puzzle 31.4%, Mystery 21.1%, Point & Click 17.6%, Escape Room 11% ★, Horror 3.7%
Why You'll Like It: This installment introduces multiple endings and larger, more interconnected puzzle spaces that feel very similar to the exploration in Cube Escape.
- #12 The Room 4: Old Sins
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 17,768 reviews2021
Dev: Fireproof Games
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 93%
The disappearance of an ambitious engineer and his high-society wife provokes a hunt for a precious artefact. The trail leads you to the attic of their home, and the discovery of an old, peculiar dollhouse. What secrets lie within these walls?
Why similar: Puzzle 26.9%, Point & Click 20.4%, Escape Room 20% ★, Mystery 18.5%, Horror 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: It maintains the series' high-quality puzzle design while adding a layer of Lovecraftian dread that complements the horror elements of the seed game.
- #13 Fran Bow
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 21,826 reviews2015
Dev: Killmonday Games AB
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Fran Bow is a creepy adventure game that tells the story of Fran, a young girl struggling with a mental disorder and an unfair destiny.
Why similar: Point & Click 26%, Psychological Horror 20.1%, Puzzle 16.2%, Horror 10.6%, Story Rich 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: This game captures the same unsettling, surreal psychological horror and point-and-click exploration found in the darker moments of the Rusty Lake series.
- #14 Forgotten Hill Mementoes
88% matchVery Positive90% of 262 reviews2018
Dev: FM Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Get ready for a puzzling journey through the memory of Forgotten Hill, can you survive?
Why similar: Point & Click 41.1%, Puzzle 20.5%, Mystery 16.8%, Horror 13.4%, Adventure 4.1%
Why You'll Like It: It features the same grotesque, hand-drawn art style and cryptic puzzle-solving that fans of the Rusty Lake aesthetic will find familiar.
- #15 Forgotten Hill First Steps
87% matchVery Positive95% of 167 reviews2021
Dev: FM Studio
Windows · Mac
The first three games of the Forgotten Hill series joined together with new contents, new locations, new puzzles and secrets revealed: let's follow Larson's First Steps in Forgotten Hill!
Why similar: Point & Click 32.3%, Puzzle 21.8%, Horror 14.9%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Mystery 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: This entry provides a chilling, point-and-click mystery that emphasizes exploration and environmental storytelling in a dark, indie setting.
- #16 Bad Dream: Stories
86% matchVery Positive95% of 114 reviews2021
Dev: Desert Fox
Windows
Bad Dream: Stories is a collection of older games in the Bad Dream series in a new, remastered form. Play the series of short point & click titles and travel through the disturbing and atmospheric world of dreams.
Why similar: Point & Click 27.9%, Puzzle 17.3%, Psychological Horror 10.7%, Horror 9.4%, Hand-drawn 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a collection of short, dark, and highly atmospheric point-and-click tales that mirror the episodic nature of the Cube Escape series.
- #17 Little Misfortune
85% matchVery Positive92% of 13,542 reviews2019
Dev: Killmonday Games AB
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Led by her new friend, Mr. Voice, Misfortune ventures into the woods, where mysteries are unraveled and a little bad luck unfolds.
Why similar: Point & Click 33.4%, Psychological Horror 20.5%, Horror 12.8%, Story Rich 9.4%, Puzzle 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: Created by the developers of Fran Bow, it offers a similarly dark, whimsical, and narrative-heavy experience that explores themes of childhood trauma.
- #18 Bad Dream: Coma
86% matchVery Positive91% of 2,195 reviews2017
Dev: Desert Fox
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Welcome in Bad Dream: Coma. A point & click game where unique minimalistic art style creates an unforgettable and atmospheric experience. Travel through the surreal and disturbing dreamland where everything depends on your actions. You can't die but you can suffer greatly...
Why similar: Point & Click 27.1%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Horror 12.3%, Puzzle 11%, Surreal 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a bleak, surreal point-and-click adventure where your choices and interactions significantly impact the nightmare world around you.
- #19 Tiny Room Stories: Town Mystery
84% matchVery Positive88% of 834 reviews2021
Dev: Kiary Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Everybody are missing in a town. Find the answers of town mystery in a point and click adventure game with escape the room mechanics
Why similar: Point & Click 31.7%, Puzzle 22.5%, Mystery 21.5%, Detective 18.6%, Adventure 3%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a compelling isometric escape-room experience that focuses on uncovering the secrets of a deserted town through logical deduction.
- #20 Tick Tock: A Tale for Two
84% matchVery Positive86% of 11,665 reviews2019
Dev: Other Tales Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
You and your friend are trapped in a mystical world. As time ebbs away you must solve increasingly complex puzzles to escape. Cooperation is key as neither of you have the full picture! Play on two devices, local or remotely, all you need is a voice connection.
Why similar: Puzzle 32.4%, Escape Room 16.5% ★, Point & Click 14.8%, Mystery 12.6%, Psychological Horror 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: This co-op puzzle game requires players to share information across different screens, echoing the cryptic, interconnected nature of the Rusty Lake puzzles.
- #21 Sally Face - Episode One
83% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 26,081 reviews2016
Dev: Portable Moose
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Delve into a dark adventure following the boy with a prosthetic face and a tragic past. Unravel the sinister mysteries of Sally's world to find the truth that lies hidden beneath the shadows.
Why similar: Point & Click 17.4%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Mystery 13.8%, Puzzle 13.4%, Horror 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: It delivers a dark, story-rich psychological horror experience with a distinct art style that resonates with fans of surreal indie adventures.
- #22 The Paradixion: Son's Room
82% matchVery Positive85% of 53 reviews2023
Dev: GomPangGames
Windows
[The Paradixion: Son's Room] is a point-and-click adventure game with a mysterious atmosphere.Solve various puzzles with a unique atmosphere and find the hidden elements in the game to gather clues about the story.
Why similar: Point & Click 23.7%, Puzzle 16.1%, Mystery 13.7%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Horror 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: This game is heavily inspired by the surreal, room-based puzzle style of Rusty Lake, focusing on strange entities and cryptic logic.
- #23 Don't Escape: 4 Days to Survive
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 2,656 reviews2019
Dev: scriptwelderPub: Armor Games Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Survive through four days at the end of the world in this post-apocalyptic point-and-click thriller where your choices could keep you alive... or not.
Why similar: Point & Click 46.8%, Mystery 14.7%, Puzzle 12.1%, Story Rich 9%, Adventure 4.8%
Why You'll Like It: It flips the escape-room genre on its head by focusing on preparation and survival, maintaining a tense, atmospheric horror vibe throughout.
- #24 Gorogoa
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 19,841 reviews2017
Dev: Buried SignalPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Gorogoa is an elegant evolution of the puzzle genre, told through a beautifully hand-drawn story designed and illustrated by Jason Roberts. Winner of Debut Game at the 2018 BAFTA Games Awards, as well as Best Mobile Game and the Innovation Award at the GDC 2018 Choice Awards.
Why similar: Puzzle 39%, Point & Click 20.6%, Mystery 10.7%, Hand-drawn 10.3%, Atmospheric 5%
Why You'll Like It: This game features innovative, surreal puzzle mechanics where you manipulate panels to reveal hidden connections, mirroring the abstract logic of the Cube Escape series.
- #25 Who's Lila?
80% matchVery Positive95% of 3,515 reviews2022
Dev: Garage Heathen
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%
A reverse-detective adventure, where you control your character's face
Why similar: Point & Click 24.5%, Detective 16.2%, Puzzle 15.3%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Horror 12.5%
Why You'll Like It: It features a unique facial-expression-based mechanic and a deeply unsettling, surreal narrative that will appeal to fans of psychological horror.
- #26 The Mr. Rabbit Magic Show
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 5,718 reviews2025
Dev: Rusty Lake
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 78%
The incredible Mr. Rabbit invites you all to a mysterious magic show! Celebrate 10 years of Rusty Lake with a new free-to-play point-and-click adventure that promises to delight and… shock you with its sleight of hand!
Why similar: Escape Room 41.8% ★, Point & Click 29.6%, Puzzle 18.1%, Atmospheric 4%, Adventure 3.8%
- #27 Year Walk
81% matchVery Positive90% of 2,014 reviews2014
Dev: Simogo
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Venture out into the dark woods where strange creatures roam, on a vision quest set in 19th century Sweden. Solve and decipher cryptic puzzles, listen for clues, and learn about mysterious folklore creatures in the built-in encyclopedia as you seek to foresee your future.
Why similar: Puzzle 16.5%, Mystery 13%, Horror 12.5%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Surreal 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: This game blends Swedish folklore with surreal, puzzle-heavy exploration to create an experience that feels as mysterious and otherworldly as Rusty Lake.
- #28 DISTRAINT: Deluxe Edition
79% matchVery Positive93% of 12,692 reviews2015
Dev: Jesse Makkonen
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
DISTRAINT is a 2D psychological horror adventure game for PC. In order to secure a partnership in a famous company, Price seizes the property of an elderly woman. In that very moment, he finds out the price of his humanity.
Why similar: Indie 49.8%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Horror 11.3%, Puzzle 5.1%, Story Rich 3.9%
Why You'll Like It: This 2D psychological horror game uses simple point-and-click mechanics to tell a dark, character-driven story about regret and morality.
- #29 Follow the meaning
77% matchVery Positive94% of 980 reviews2024
Dev: HiKing Mind StudioPub: Second Maze
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 23.9%, Puzzle 16.4%, Mystery 13.6%, Detective 10.9%, Surreal 6%
- #30 Midnight Scenes: The Highway
79% matchVery Positive88% of 301 reviews2020
Dev: White Blanket GamesPub: Octavi Navarro
Windows · Mac
Claire Barnes is about to discover what kind of horrors lurk in the darkness of a deserted road. Welcome to a dimension of horror. Welcome to Midnight Scenes.
Why similar: Point & Click 25.2%, Mystery 16.2%, Puzzle 13.8%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Horror 11.5%
Why You'll Like It: This short, atmospheric point-and-click game captures the eerie, Twilight Zone-inspired horror that often permeates the Rusty Lake series.
- #31 Isoland
78% matchVery Positive91% of 307 reviews2018
Dev: Cotton GamePub: Lilith Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
The objective of the game is to explore a small island in the Atlantic Ocean, and uncover its secrets
Why similar: Puzzle 63.7%, Adventure 18.9%, Indie 17.4%
Why You'll Like It: It is a classic, non-linear point-and-click puzzle game that encourages exploration and lateral thinking in a mysterious, isolated setting.
- #32 Machinarium
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 19,289 reviews2009
Dev: Amanita Design
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 18.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Machinarium is the award-winning independent adventure game developed by the makers of Samorost series, Botanicula and CHUCHEL. Help Josef the robot save his girlfriend Berta kidnapped by the Black Cap Brotherhood gang!
Why similar: Point & Click 35.7%, Puzzle 23.2%, Surreal 9.8%, Hand-drawn 9.2%, Story Rich 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: It is a quintessential point-and-click puzzle game that relies on visual storytelling and clever environmental logic rather than dialogue.
- #33 Creepy Tale 2
76% matchVery Positive86% of 1,498 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 28.9%, Puzzle 20.6%, Mystery 12.9%, Story Rich 8.6%, Hand-drawn 7.4%
- #34 Don't Escape Trilogy
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 701 reviews2019
Dev: scriptwelderPub: Armor Games Studios
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 75%
In this classic point-and-click adventure anthology by award-winning indie developer Scriptwelder, you'll protect an unsuspecting hamlet from yourself, try to prepare for an incoming undead horde, and search a seemingly empty spaceship for answers to a gruesome mystery.
Why similar: Point & Click 38.4%, Mystery 19.1%, Horror 18.5%, Story Rich 6.9%, Atmospheric 5.1%
- #35 Adventure Escape Mysteries
75% matchVery Positive87% of 1,089 reviews2020
Dev: Haiku Games Co
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 20.9 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Play a story-driven room escape game with unique puzzles enjoyed by tens of millions of players. Solve mysteries, puzzle through escape rooms, and find the clue that will crack the case in a critically acclaimed puzzle adventure game!
Why similar: Escape Room 26.9% ★, Point & Click 18.2%, Puzzle 11.9%, Mystery 11.5%, Detective 11%
- #36 HER TREES : THE PUZZLE HOUSE
73% matchVery Positive95% of 559 reviews2024
Dev: Stone
Windows
HER TREES : THE PUZZLE HOUSE is a unique point-and-click puzzle game where you move and combine objects to solve puzzles.Uncover the mysteries of this peculiar room.
Why similar: Escape Room 35% ★, Point & Click 22.2%, Puzzle 15.8%, Surreal 7.1%, Hand-drawn 6%
- #37 DARKLIGHT
73% matchPositive86% of 50 reviews2024
Dev: polytely games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Are you ready to investigate a mysterious occurrence at a remote lighthouse? Solve all mysteries in this dark and eerie puzzle game.
Why similar: Point & Click 25.7%, Escape Room 23.1% ★, Puzzle 19.5%, Mystery 10.6%, Horror 9.6%
- #38 Creepy Tale
74% matchVery Positive87% of 2,883 reviews2020
Dev: Creepy Brothers
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Creepy quest with the atmosphere of the Brothers Grimm fairy tales. Go through a dangerous adventure filled with puzzles and challenges! Perhaps it is you who will be able to solve all the secrets of forest and save the peaceful creatures?
Why similar: Puzzle 34.7%, Horror 14.4%, Dark 14.3%, Hand-drawn 13.6%, Atmospheric 8.8%
- #39 Creepy Tale: Some Other Place
72% matchVery Positive94% of 616 reviews2024
Dev: Creepy Brothers
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Creepy Tale is a mysterious adventure rich in riddles and eerie atmosphere. An autumn morning promised a quiet fishing trip, but events took Martin to "some other place." Find the way home, uncover loads of secrets, and save everyone that you can.
Why similar: Point & Click 20.2%, Escape Room 17.4% ★, Puzzle 15.6%, Mystery 13%, Psychological Horror 9.4%
- #40 Larry The Unlucky Part 3
75% matchVery Positive84% of 57 reviews2021
Dev: Strongshell Software
Windows
Help Larry find a cure for his wife and break his curse of unluckiness by solving riddles and puzzles on his adventures around the whole world.
Why similar: Point & Click 19.2%, Escape Room 18.9% ★, Puzzle 13.3%, Psychological Horror 9.3%, Horror 7.8%
- #41 Forgotten Hill Tales
74% matchVery Positive90% of 99 reviews2022
Dev: FM Studio
Windows · Mac
A spin-off series of short stories set in the grotesque world of Forgotten Hill
Why similar: Point & Click 37.2%, Mystery 23.1%, Horror 14.3%, Puzzle 9.5%, Adventure 5.9%
- #42 FRAMED Collection
73% matchVery Positive93% of 3,246 reviews2018
Dev: Loveshack EntertainmentPub: Fellow Traveller
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Rearrange the panels of an animated comic book to craft the story of a noir-styled spy adventure in the FRAMED Collection--a compilation of the multi-award winning puzzle games FRAMED and FRAMED 2.
Why similar: Puzzle 54%, Point & Click 28.1%, Indie 6.9%, Adventure 6.6%, Singleplayer 3.3%
- #43 The Roottrees are Dead
68% 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: Point & Click 23.1%, Mystery 22%, Detective 20.7%, Puzzle 20%, Story Rich 5.7%
- #44 Forgotten Hill: The Wardrobe
71% matchMostly Positive73% of 59 reviews2024
Dev: FM Studio
Windows · Mac
Did you really believe a wardrobe is just a piece of furniture? Not in Forgotten Hill! Uncover the evil within the 5 twisted chapters of this new point-and-click adventure. Will you survive?
Why similar: Escape Room 24.9% ★, Point & Click 20.1%, Mystery 15%, Puzzle 14.6%, Horror 8.8%
- #45 TRACE Definitive Edition
69% matchVery Positive98% of 90 reviews2025
Dev: STUDIO LOOKPub: Coolmath Games
Windows
A point-and-click escape game set on a strange, desolate planet. Collect items and solve puzzles to unravel the mystery of this cryptic world.
Why similar: Escape Room 42.1% ★, Point & Click 25.8%, Puzzle 14.7%, Mystery 8%, Atmospheric 4.1%
- #46 Wood and Flesh: A Candleforth Short Story
70% matchVery Positive87% of 119 reviews2025
Dev: Under The Bed Games
Windows
Wood and Flesh: A Candleforth Short Story is a point & click puzzle adventure with hand-drawn 2D graphics and a cozy horror setting that tells a short story set in the Tales from Candleforth universe.
Why similar: Point & Click 24.6%, Mystery 18.5%, Puzzle 17.6%, Horror 13.2%, Psychological Horror 12.2%
- #47 Forgotten Hill The Third Axis
71% matchMostly Positive79% of 104 reviews2023
Dev: FM Studio
Windows · Mac
Enter the twisted world of Forgotten Hill in a new third dimension
Why similar: Escape Room 33% ★, Point & Click 24.1%, Horror 10.5%, Puzzle 10.5%, Mystery 7.9%
- #48 Tales from Candleforth
70% matchVery Positive86% of 164 reviews2024
Dev: Under the Bed GamesPub: Feardemic
Windows
Tales from Candleforth is a folk horror 2D point and click game with puzzles and escape room mechanics, that narrates the fairy tales from the village. The text contained in this ancient and evil book is now bleeding out, mixing the world of nightmares with the real one through handmade 2D graphics.
Why similar: Point & Click 18.2%, Puzzle 16.4%, Horror 12.2%, Mystery 11%, Psychological Horror 10.9%
- #49 Riddlewood Manor
67% matchVery Positive93% of 132 reviews2025
Dev: Peanut Button
Windows · Mac
Riddlewood Manor is a point & click adventure set in a haunted house that will try to kill you each step of your way. Overcome eerie logic puzzles to uncover a maze of mysterious rooms filled with dark secrets, spooky encounters, and hidden pathways. Optional jump scare warning is available.
Why similar: Escape Room 27.4% ★, Point & Click 19.7%, Puzzle 13.8%, Mystery 13.3%, Horror 9.6%
- #50 The House of Da Vinci
71% matchVery Positive87% of 6,938 reviews2017
Dev: Blue Brain Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Enter The House of Da Vinci, a new must-try 3D puzzle adventure game. Solve mechanical puzzles, discover hidden objects, escape from rooms and dive into the authentic atmosphere of the Renaissance. Use all your wits to find out what's behind your master's disappearance.
Why similar: Point & Click 24.8%, Mystery 20.8%, Puzzle 18.9%, Escape Room 14.1% ★, Detective 7.4%
- #51 Unboxing the Cryptic Killer
68% matchVery Positive90% of 2,562 reviews2023
Dev: Eleven Puzzles
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Unravel the mystery of a cryptic box in this 2-player co-op puzzle game. Join forces as two detectives, solve cooperative puzzles, communicate effectively, crack the codes and outsmart the killer.
Why similar: Escape Room 31.6% ★, Point & Click 19.6%, Puzzle 16.9%, Mystery 14.2%, Detective 10.1%
- #52 Still Life
72% 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 39.6%, Mystery 17.9%, Detective 13.3%, Puzzle 11.1%, Escape Room 7.9% ★
- #53 Heal
70% matchVery Positive84% of 794 reviews2020
Dev: Jesse Makkonen
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Guide an old man through the dark and atmospheric world of Heal in this abstract 2D puzzle-adventure point-and-click game.
Why similar: Point & Click 24.8%, Escape Room 18.4% ★, Puzzle 17.9%, Mystery 14.4%, Surreal 6.9%
- #54 Tested on Humans: Escape Room
69% matchVery Positive86% of 491 reviews2021
Dev: mc2games
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 76%
You are the test subject. In this dark environment escape room, you have to solve various puzzles to escape from the research center where you are trapped. Can you find out how you got there and escape???
Why similar: Escape Room 42.1% ★, Point & Click 26.9%, Puzzle 18.7%, Dark 4.4%, Story Rich 3.7%
- #55 Larry The Unlucky Part 1
68% matchVery Positive93% of 219 reviews2021
Dev: Strongshell Software
Windows
Follow Larry's life to find the source of his lack of luck. Discover his intriguing story and solve puzzles to understand how his life plays out.
Why similar: Point & Click 20.9%, Escape Room 18.9% ★, Puzzle 14.3%, Psychological Horror 10.2%, Mystery 10%
- #56 The House of Da Vinci 3
66% matchVery Positive90% of 1,321 reviews2022
Dev: Blue Brain Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 92%
The grand finale to The House of Da Vinci trilogy is here! Solve numerous new puzzles and mind benders and explore new mystifying locations of ravishing beauty.
Why similar: Escape Room 24.5% ★, Point & Click 21.1%, Mystery 15.3%, Puzzle 13.8%, Detective 11.1%
- #57 Black Mirror II
69% matchVery Positive90% of 697 reviews2014
Dev: Cranberry ProductionPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 11.4 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Enter a dark, captivating world as the massive evil of Black Mirror Castle is reincarnated with over 100 atmospheric locations to explore and 40 different characters to interact with. Will Darren's search lead him to redemption or the hell of insanity?
Why similar: Point & Click 50.7%, Horror 13.5%, Mystery 11.9%, Puzzle 9.5%, Adventure 7.4%
- #58 CLeM
65% matchVery Positive92% of 276 reviews2024
Dev: Mango ProtocolPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
CLeM is a narrative-driven puzzle adventure game with a dark twist. Wake up in a world where puzzles intertwine with exploration, weaving a unique narrative rooted in alchemy. A voice awakens you. It gives you purpose. To guide you, you find a notebook with mysterious entries and a house to explore.
Why similar: Escape Room 26.6% ★, Mystery 14.6%, Puzzle 12.6%, Psychological Horror 10.5%, Detective 8.8%
- #59 Stargazing: Genesis
67% matchVery Positive83% of 193 reviews2022
Dev: Strongshell Software
Windows
A point and click escape adventure where you discover the life of Professor Wilson by solving all the mysteries of his story.
Why similar: Point & Click 22.6%, Escape Room 16.1% ★, Puzzle 15.7%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Mystery 10.4%
- #60 Agent A: A puzzle in disguise
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 5,992 reviews2019
Dev: Yak & Co
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 80%
A suave secret agent adventure game. Your mission (should you choose to accept) is to infiltrate enemy spy Ruby La Rouge’s secret hideaway and put a stop to her evil plans!
Why similar: Escape Room 31.8% ★, Point & Click 20.1%, Mystery 15%, Puzzle 14.3%, Detective 11.8%