- #1 The Excavation of Hob's Barrow
97% matchVery Positive92% of 3,334 reviews2022
Dev: Cloak and Dagger GamesPub: Wadjet Eye Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
The Excavation of Hob's Barrow is a folk horror narrative-driven adventure. Explore the isolated moors of rural Victorian England as you uncover the mysteries of Hob's Barrow. The answers lie in the soil...
Why similar: Point & Click 20.7%, Female Protagonist 15.7%, Interactive Fiction 11.6%, Emotional 11.2%, Cinematic 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: It features a strong, narrative-driven mystery with a dark, atmospheric point-and-click style.
- #2 Lamplight City
96% matchVery Positive89% of 879 reviews2018
Dev: Grundislav GamesPub: Application Systems Heidelberg
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%
A steampunk-ish detective adventure from the creator of A Golden Wake and Shardlight! Can you help private investigator Miles Fordham find justice for his clients and track down his partner's killer before his entire world comes apart?
Why similar: Detective 25.5%, Point & Click 19.9%, Mystery 14.6%, Interactive Fiction 11.2%, Story Rich 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A Victorian-era detective game where your choices significantly impact the outcome of the investigations.
- #3 The Hand of Glory
96% matchVery Positive94% of 219 reviews2020
Dev: Madit Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
The challenge of a dangerous serial killer plummets detective Lazarus Bundy’s career into a chasm with no way out. In a desperate attempt at a comeback, Lazarus decides to secretly investigate the disappearance of Kathrin Mulzberg.
Why similar: Point & Click 22.2%, Female Protagonist 16.5%, Mystery 15.5%, Great Soundtrack 13.3%, Story Rich 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: A classic-style point-and-click mystery that mirrors the investigative feel of the seed game.
- #4 Unavowed
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,625 reviews2018
Dev: Wadjet Eye Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 7.9 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 25%, Detective 16.5%, Story Rich 10.9%, Mystery 10.9%, Choices Matter 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: A supernatural point-and-click adventure that emphasizes character relationships and meaningful choices.
- #5 Crowns and Pawns: Kingdom of Deceit
94% matchVery Positive81% of 486 reviews2022
Dev: Tag of JoyPub: Headup
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Legends of the past come back to life in this charming point-and-click adventure. Pack your bags and journey with Crowns and Pawns: Kingdom of Deceit through modern day Europe to uncover the conspiracy behind a cursed relic and the secrets of the King who was never crowned.
Why similar: Point & Click 18.2%, Detective 17.5%, Female Protagonist 12.9%, Mystery 12.3%, Choices Matter 11.7%
Why You'll Like It: A modern point-and-click adventure that blends historical secrets with a compelling mystery.
- #6 Syberia: The World Before
94% matchVery Positive90% of 5,060 reviews2022
Dev: Microids Studio ParisPub: Microids
Windows
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Embark on a quest for identity through time, as you piece together the puzzle of two lives.
Why similar: Detective 15.8%, Cinematic 15.1%, Point & Click 14%, Female Protagonist 11.9%, Emotional 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: A cinematic, story-rich adventure that excels in world-building and puzzle-solving.
- #7 Jenny LeClue - Detectivu
93% matchVery Positive87% of 1,390 reviews2019
Dev: Mografi
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 72%
JENNY LECLUE is an adventure game focused on exploration, story, and character, featuring dozens of characters to meet, mysteries and puzzles to solve across a vibrant, atmospheric world.
Why similar: Detective 20.1%, Cinematic 16.8%, Female Protagonist 13.9%, Emotional 13.8%, Mystery 11.7%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric mystery game with a strong female lead and a focus on investigative gameplay.
- #8 The Council
92% matchVery Positive84% of 5,731 reviews2018
Dev: Big Bad WolfPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 17.1 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Experience a Narrative Adventure where your choices and character growth truly matter. As a member of a 1793 secret society, live a tale of intrigue and manipulation on the hunt for your missing mother.
Why similar: Detective 28.4%, Choices Matter 28.2%, Story Rich 13.3%, Mystery 12.2%, Adventure 9%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-heavy game where player choices and social manipulation are central to solving historical mysteries.
- #9 Tangle Tower
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 6,826 reviews2019
Dev: SFB Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Unravel a thrilling mystery by exploring a strange and twisted mansion, discovering curious clues, interrogating peculiar suspects and solving unique puzzles. Will you be able to uncover the secrets of Tangle Tower?
Why similar: Detective 34.7%, Point & Click 23.1%, Mystery 13.1%, Story Rich 10.4%, Atmospheric 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: An engaging mystery adventure with a strong focus on character-driven storytelling and investigation.
- #10 Ghost on the Shore
91% matchVery Positive83% of 224 reviews2022
Dev: like CharliePub: Application Systems Heidelberg
Windows · Mac
An exploration game about emotional ties that transcend even death. Riley is faced with a headstrong ghost, urging her on an adventure across atmospheric shores, uncovering the island's tragic secret. Choices in dialogue shape the bond between the two, ultimately deciding Riley's fate.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 15.9%, Emotional 12.9%, Female Protagonist 11.1%, Mystery 10%, Story Rich 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric, choice-driven narrative game that focuses on exploration and character connection.
- #11 Rosewater
89% matchVery Positive92% of 416 reviews2025
Dev: Grundislav GamesPub: Application Systems Heidelberg
Windows · Mac · Linux
A thrilling Western adventure in the alternate 19th century world of Lamplight City! Embark on a harrowing journey across the frontier with Harley Leger and her ragtag posse, encountering bandits, rebels, visionaries, eccentrics, and many more friends and foes on your quest for fame and riches.
Why similar: Point & Click 15%, Cinematic 14.1%, Choices Matter 12.8%, Female Protagonist 12.5%, Mystery 11.6%
Why You'll Like It: A character-driven mystery adventure that prioritizes dialogue and narrative depth.
- #12 The Flower Collectors
90% matchVery Positive82% of 163 reviews2020
Dev: Mi'pu'mi Games GmbH
Windows
Barcelona, 1977. An ex-cop in a wheelchair witnesses a murder, and teams up with a young ambitious journalist to bring the truth to light. With camera, binoculars and transmitter in hand, uncover the town’s secrets from your balcony in this soul-searching detective mystery.
Why similar: Detective 24.3%, Adventure 14.4%, Mystery 12.4%, Indie 10%, Great Soundtrack 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: A detective mystery set in a distinct historical period with a strong emotional core.
- #13 Tokyo Dark
89% matchVery Positive84% of 1,347 reviews2017
Dev: CherrymochiPub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Legend tells of a door deep below Tokyo's sewers. All who enter are lost forever. Detective Ito's partner is missing. Explore Tokyo & uncover the darkness that lays beneath the streets in this Point & Click - meets Visual Novel - narrative adventure that questions the very core of Ito's sanity.
Why similar: Detective 24.7%, Point & Click 17.7%, Female Protagonist 17%, Mystery 11.7%, Choices Matter 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: A supernatural mystery that features branching narrative paths and multiple endings based on player choices.
- #14 Broken Sword - Shadow of the Templars: Reforged
86% matchVery Positive94% of 1,369 reviews2024
Dev: Revolution Software Ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 81%
The classic multi-award winning adventure "Broken Sword - the Shadow of the Templars" returns with glorious 4K visuals and iconic remastered audio, pitching intrepid tourist George Stobbart and fearless journalist Nico Collard into a journey of perilous adventures and ancient conspiracies.
Why similar: Detective 25.9%, Cinematic 21.7%, Point & Click 19.5%, Mystery 15.4%, Story Rich 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: A quintessential historical mystery adventure that defines the point-and-click genre.
- #15 The Raven Remastered
88% matchVery Positive81% of 404 reviews2018
Dev: KING ArtPub: THQ Nordic
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 14.5 hrs≥1hr: 54%
London, 1964. An ancient ruby is stolen from the British Museum. At the crime scene: a raven feather. Is somebody trying to follow in the footsteps of The Raven, the legendary master thief who disappeared years before?
Why similar: Detective 34%, Point & Click 29.1%, Mystery 17.7%, Adventure 16.7%, Singleplayer 2.5%
Why You'll Like It: A classic mystery adventure that captures the tension of a period-piece investigation.
- #16 The Slaughter: Act One
87% matchVery Positive84% of 145 reviews2016
Dev: Alex FrancoisPub: Brainchild
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 97%
The Slaughter is a noir point-and-click adventure set in Victorian London, laced with adult themes and dark humour. Follow the trail of a killer through atmospheric London locations and surreal dream worlds, meeting a cast of interesting, insane and eccentrically British characters along the way.
Why similar: Detective 32.3%, Mystery 20.3%, Female Protagonist 13.6%, Point & Click 9.1%, Atmospheric 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A noir-inspired mystery with a dark, atmospheric tone that fits the Victorian-era aesthetic.
- #17 Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers 20th Anniversary Edition
86% matchVery Positive91% of 1,177 reviews2014
Dev: Phoenix Online StudiosPub: Pinkerton Road Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Revisit of one of adventure gaming’s greatest classics by master storyteller Jane Jensen! Struggling bookstore owner Gabriel Knight investigates the sinister Voodoo Murders in New Orleans, discovering the secrets of his family history and unfolding his destiny in this tale of horror and suspense.
Why similar: Point & Click 35.3%, Mystery 19.6%, Detective 15.2%, Adventure 11.4%, Story Rich 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: A classic supernatural mystery that balances deep lore with point-and-click investigation.
- #18 Kathy Rain
85% matchVery Positive92% of 4,010 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 95.6%, Detective 1.2%, Female Protagonist 1%, Mystery 0.8%, Adventure 0.5%
Why You'll Like It: A strong, narrative-driven point-and-click mystery featuring a determined female protagonist.
- #19 Whispers of a Machine
84% matchVery Positive93% of 2,021 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 22.7%, Point & Click 20.9%, Female Protagonist 15.3%, Choices Matter 10.3%, Mystery 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: A choice-driven detective adventure that explores the consequences of your investigative methods.
- #20 Seers Isle
84% matchVery Positive91% of 202 reviews2018
Dev: Nova-box
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Seers Isle is a narrative game, set in a fantasy version of medieval northern Europe, where your choices impact the fate of a group of characters.
Why similar: Emotional 15.9%, Interactive Fiction 15%, Choices Matter 14%, Female Protagonist 13.2%, Story Rich 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: A choice-heavy interactive fiction game with a strong supernatural and mythological theme.
- #21 Intruder In Antiquonia
82% matchVery Positive90% of 118 reviews2022
Dev: Aruma Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Intruder In Antiquonia is a narrative mystery adventure that will immerse you in the Internet-hostile town of Antiquonia. Sarah does not remember who she is and how she got there. Help her solve the mysteries of her past while exploring beautiful hand-drawn environments.
Why similar: Detective 20%, Point & Click 15.8%, Female Protagonist 13.3%, Mystery 12.1%, Interactive Fiction 11.8%
Why You'll Like It: A story-rich point-and-click adventure with a focus on mystery and puzzle-solving.
- #22 Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP
82% matchMostly Positive77% of 2,655 reviews2012
Dev: CapybaraPub: Capybara Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 2.2 hrs≥1hr: 34%
Traverse a mythic little realm, use a sword to do battle & evoke sworcery to solve mystical musical mysteries.
Why similar: Point & Click 23.3%, Beautiful 17.6% ★, Great Soundtrack 17.1%, Female Protagonist 13.4%, Adventure 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric, stylized adventure that emphasizes narrative and sound design.
- #23 Last Stop
81% matchMostly Positive79% of 370 reviews2021
Dev: Variable StatePub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Last Stop is a single-player third-person adventure set in present day London, where you play as three separate characters whose worlds collide in the midst of a supernatural crisis.
Why similar: Adventure 18.5%, Story Rich 17.4%, Mystery 14.6%, Emotional 11.8%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven adventure that weaves supernatural elements into a modern-day mystery.
- #24 Bohemian Killing
83% matchMixed63% of 207 reviews2016
Dev: The MoonwallsPub: Libredia Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Paris, 1894. Class differences and pervasive racism finally lead to a tragedy. A year later you find yourself on trial, accused of a brutal murder. How far will you go to exonerate yourself? Will you lie? Manipulate the evidence? Frame others? Act insane? Confess? Your imagination is the limit.
Why similar: Detective 20.2%, Walking Simulator 15.2%, Choices Matter 13.2%, Mystery 11.4%, Interactive Fiction 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: A unique detective game that forces players to make moral choices in a historical setting.
- #25 Last Day of June
81% matchVery Positive87% of 4,725 reviews2017
Dev: OvosonicoPub: 505 Games
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
A deep, interactive adventure about love and loss, beautifully depicted and offering an intense cinematic experience. What would you do to save the one you love?
Why similar: Beautiful 23.9% ★, Choices Matter 12%, Story Rich 11.1%, Cinematic 10.5%, Great Soundtrack 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: An emotional, narrative-driven puzzle game that explores themes of loss and choice.
- #26 Call of the Sea
78% matchVery Positive88% of 6,422 reviews2020
Dev: Out of the Blue GamesPub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Join Norah, a woman plagued by a mysterious illness, in her search for her missing husband in this adventure puzzle game set on a lush island paradise. Immerse yourself in stunning visuals and unlock forbidden secrets in a moving tale of mystery and love.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 21.6%, Walking Simulator 14.5%, Mystery 14.1%, Story Rich 13.7%, Emotional 12.5%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric, puzzle-heavy mystery with a deep, character-focused narrative.
- #27 London: Echoes of the Past
77% matchMostly Positive78% of 329 reviews2025
Dev: Stellar Artificer Games
Windows · Mac
A mysterious woman comes back from the dead, and the dusty past surfaces. Between a gloomy student girl and a glamorous ex-girlfriend, the clues are intertwined, who is the mastermind behind the scene? Play as a detective heroine in 1935 London, embark on a journey of love and growth.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 16.9%, Detective 16.9%, Point & Click 14.2%, Mystery 13.2%, Choices Matter 13%
- #28 Kathy Rain: Director's Cut
77% matchVery Positive92% of 1,557 reviews2021
Dev: Clifftop GamesPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 73%
The award-winning point-and-click adventure returns in the Director's Cut with an extended story, additional puzzles, and new areas to explore. Witness the rise of an iconic detective as you uncover a dark and sinister truth hiding behind the calm exterior of a small rural town.
Why similar: Detective 22.1%, Point & Click 17.5%, Female Protagonist 15.5%, Emotional 14.3%, Mystery 12%
- #29 Technobabylon
79% matchVery Positive94% of 1,637 reviews2015
Dev: Technocrat GamesPub: Wadjet Eye Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.7 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 44.8%, Female Protagonist 14.7%, Adventure 13%, Story Rich 12.2%, Indie 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: A deep, story-rich point-and-click adventure with complex characters and a compelling mystery.
- #30 Nancy Drew®: Ghost of Thornton Hall
79% matchVery Positive93% of 333 reviews2013
Dev: HeR Interactive, Inc.Pub: HeR Interactive
Windows · Mac
Some Families Keep Deadly Secrets!
Why similar: Detective 23%, Point & Click 17.9%, Female Protagonist 16.8%, Mystery 14.9%, Story Rich 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: A classic point-and-click mystery that captures the gothic, investigative feel of the genre.
- #31 Kathy Rain 2: Soothsayer
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,386 reviews2025
Dev: Clifftop GamesPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 9.0 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
In this point-and-click urban thriller, down-and-out private eye Kathy Rain will embark on her most dangerous case yet — the pursuit of the notorious serial killer known as the Soothsayer. Find clues, gather evidence, connect the dots, and confront the murderer before the hunter becomes the hunted…
Why similar: Detective 21.3%, Point & Click 16.1%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Mystery 12.8%, Female Protagonist 12.7%
- #32 Black Mirror
80% matchMixed49% of 724 reviews2017
Dev: KING ArtPub: THQ Nordic
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Scotland, 1926. Following the death of his father, David Gordon visits his ancestral home for the first time in his life. A life that is soon threatened by the dark secrets that claimed the sanity of many Gordons before him. Black Mirror Castle demands an offering.
Why similar: Point & Click 29.6%, Adventure 19.6%, Detective 17.5%, Mystery 13.3%, Story Rich 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: A gothic mystery adventure that focuses on uncovering dark family secrets in an atmospheric setting.
- #33 LUNA The Shadow Dust
76% matchVery Positive90% of 1,677 reviews2020
Dev: Lantern StudioPub: Coconut Island Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%
LUNA The Shadow Dust is a fully hand-animated Point&Click puzzle adventure, brought to life through wordless storytelling, beautiful cinematics and a breathtaking original soundtrack.
Why similar: Beautiful 31.2% ★, Point & Click 21.8%, Great Soundtrack 11.4%, Adventure 11.4%, Casual 6.9%
- #34 Penelope Pendrick and the Art of Deceit
71% matchVery Positive97% of 606 reviews2025
Dev: Default Cube Games
Windows · Mac
Pick up your magnifying glass as writer-turned-detective Penelope Pendrick in this first-person point and click mystery adventure! Three people have suddenly vanished from the sleepy town of Carlisle. Follow the clues, interrogate suspects, and solve puzzles to end this case - before it ends you.
Why similar: Point & Click 22.4%, Mystery 20%, Detective 18.6%, Story Rich 11.8%, Female Protagonist 8%
- #35 She Sees Red - Interactive Movie
75% matchMostly Positive78% of 3,175 reviews2019
Dev: Rhinotales
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 75%
She Sees Red is a mature, hard-boiled interactive thriller. When someone is killed inside a nightclub, an experienced detective vows to put the murderer behind bars. Make choices that affect the narrative and experience several different endings in this blood-red interactive movie.
Why similar: Choices Matter 29.3%, Cinematic 22.4%, Female Protagonist 14.7%, Detective 13.6%, Story Rich 9.3%
- #36 Dance of Death
78% matchMixed64% of 335 reviews2015
Dev: eight game studioPub: RunServer
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 97%
A mysterious and fascinating quest in Hidden Object genre.
Why similar: Detective 25.1%, Point & Click 21.5%, Mystery 14.7%, Great Soundtrack 12.2%, Adventure 9.9%
- #37 Memento Mori 2
76% matchMixed69% of 143 reviews2014
Dev: Centauri ProductionPub: Bohemia Interactive
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 52%
An award winning adventure crime thriller with a deeply plotted storyline which takes you to atmospheric settings all around the globe, including among other locations, South Africa, Finland and the USA.
Why similar: Point & Click 33%, Female Protagonist 28.5%, Adventure 24.7%, Indie 13.7%
- #38 Grim Legends 3: The Dark City
73% matchVery Positive93% of 817 reviews2016
Dev: Artifex Mundi
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Hunt monsters in the gothic city!
Why similar: Point & Click 31.1%, Female Protagonist 20.7%, Adventure 11%, Story Rich 9.6%, Casual 7.4%
- #39 Sherlock Holmes versus Jack the Ripper
74% matchVery Positive81% of 1,380 reviews2009
Dev: Frogwares
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Recognized as one of the best licenses in gaming and lauded by the press, Sherlock Holmes is back with an investigation that is sure to be the most horrifying of the series. The famous detective stands against the most dangerous serial killer England has ever known - Jack the Ripper.
Why similar: Detective 37.9%, Point & Click 23.2%, Adventure 18.4%, Mystery 14.8%, Story Rich 4.9%
- #40 Tails Noir Preludes
70% matchVery Positive91% of 309 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 19.5%, Emotional 17.2%, Interactive Fiction 15.8%, Female Protagonist 13.8%, Story Rich 9.6%
- #41 Saint Kotar
72% matchMostly Positive74% of 293 reviews2021
Dev: The-Mark EntertainmentPub: SOEDESCO
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Saint Kotar is a psychological horror detective game set in a cursed valley in rural Croatia. Investigate the disappearance of your relative in the occult-ridden town of Sveti Kotar as you switch between conflicting realities through the eyes of two godly men.
Why similar: Detective 21.1%, Point & Click 15.3%, Choices Matter 13.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.1%, Mystery 10%
- #42 Blackwell Deception
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 649 reviews2012
Dev: Wadjet Eye Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Street psychics. Their blinking neon signs are everywhere, promising love and wealth and happiness. They make a fortune preying on the gullible and milking them dry. So when these victims begin dying and leaving confused spirits behind, it can only take a genuine psychic (and her wayward spirit guide) to clean up the mess.
Why similar: Point & Click 35.5%, Female Protagonist 18.1%, Detective 15.5%, Mystery 10.9%, Adventure 9.2%
- #43 Post Mortem
75% matchMixed57% of 449 reviews2011
Dev: MC2Pub: Microids
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 43%
After returning to the quiet streets of Paris to pursue a life of painting, Gus Macpherson could not escape his true art…
Why similar: Point & Click 34.8%, Detective 25.6%, Mystery 15.9%, Adventure 12%, Choices Matter 7.6%
- #44 Dreamfall Chapters
70% matchVery Positive82% of 4,535 reviews2017
Dev: Red Thread Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
The Final Cut is the ultimate collector's edition of Dreamfall Chapters, a story-driven 3D adventure about choice and consequence, set in parallel worlds: a cyberpunk vision of the future and a magical fantasy realm.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 16.1%, Choices Matter 15%, Cinematic 14.3%, Story Rich 13.3%, Point & Click 12.1%
- #45 Ghost Files: The Face of Guilt
72% matchMostly Positive72% of 337 reviews2017
Dev: Brave Giant LTDPub: Artifex Mundi
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Lead the Police investigation in the afterlife!
Why similar: Point & Click 18.5%, Female Protagonist 15.7%, Adventure 15.7%, Mystery 13%, Great Soundtrack 9.8%
- #46 Nancy Drew®: The Phantom of Venice
71% matchVery Positive90% of 210 reviews2009
Dev: HeR Interactive
Windows
Infiltrate a Carnevale of Criminals in Italy!
Why similar: Detective 20.8%, Point & Click 18.5%, Female Protagonist 16.4%, Mystery 15.4%, Story Rich 8.6%
- #47 Across the Grooves
69% matchVery Positive93% of 140 reviews2020
Dev: Nova-box
Windows · Mac · Linux
Your choices affect the destiny of Alice, drastically changing her reality and allowing her to explore alternative destinies by modifying her past. Travel across European cities, meet colourful characters and solve the mystery.
Why similar: Beautiful 24.7% ★, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Choices Matter 14%, Female Protagonist 13.8%, Great Soundtrack 11.4%
- #48 Nancy Drew®: Curse of Blackmoor Manor
71% matchVery Positive88% of 442 reviews2009
Dev: HeR Interactive
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Delve into Dark Legends Lurking in the Shadow of an Old English Mansion!
Why similar: Detective 21%, Point & Click 19.1%, Female Protagonist 15.9%, Mystery 15.8%, Story Rich 8.9%
- #49 This Bed We Made
65% matchVery Positive91% of 3,395 reviews2023
Dev: Lowbirth Games
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
This Bed We Made is a third-person mystery game in which you play as a maid in a 1950s hotel and snoop around strangers' rooms to uncover their deadly secrets. Discover what links guests together in this tale of love, heartbreak and murder!
Why similar: Cinematic 16.5%, Detective 15.1%, Mystery 13.6%, Female Protagonist 13.5%, Walking Simulator 11%
- #50 Lydia
69% matchVery Positive89% of 614 reviews2017
Dev: Platonic Partnership
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Award winning emotional visual novel about a little girl in a world of adults. How can you find a monster you can’t see?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 17%, Point & Click 16.3%, Emotional 15.2%, Female Protagonist 15.1%, Mystery 11.1%
- #51 Postmortem: One Must Die (Extended Cut)
73% matchMostly Negative40% of 187 reviews2013
Dev: Unbound Creations
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 20%
Narrative-adventure playing an Agent of Death who must take ONE life that could change the fate of a conflict-torn Nation
Why similar: Choices Matter 16%, Point & Click 15.9%, Adventure 14.6%, Female Protagonist 13.2%, Interactive Fiction 11.2%
- #52 Syberia
68% matchVery Positive88% of 6,836 reviews2011
Dev: Microids
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Join Kate Walker as she travels to remote locations and time periods in this timeless voyage to discover her true destiny.
Why similar: Point & Click 27.4%, Female Protagonist 16.8%, Beautiful 12.9% ★, Adventure 12.4%, Mystery 9.2%
- #53 One Day in London
70% matchVery Positive88% of 95 reviews2016
Dev: Owl Studio
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Take active part in a nonlinear, interactive visual novel set against the atmospheric backdrop of the 19th century England.
Why similar: Detective 54.5%, Adventure 13.8%, Atmospheric 12.6%, Indie 10.6%, Casual 8.6%
- #54 The Tragedy at Deer Creek
63% matchVery Positive91% of 88 reviews2026
Dev: Sparrowland
Windows
A cinematic point-and-click adventure where you step into the shoes of photographer Charlotte Gray as she explores the abandoned camp of Deer Creek and uncovers the tragedy that befell the camp and its people.
Why similar: Cinematic 18.6%, Point & Click 17.5%, Female Protagonist 13.1%, Mystery 13.1%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%
- #55 Nancy Drew®: Ghost Dogs of Moon Lake
69% matchVery Positive92% of 307 reviews2009
Dev: HeR Interactive
Windows
Hunt for Clues on the Trail of a Pack of Phantom Hounds!
Why similar: Detective 22.4%, Point & Click 18.6%, Female Protagonist 16.7%, Mystery 15.4%, Story Rich 8.9%
- #56 Grim Legends 2: Song of the Dark Swan
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,336 reviews2015
Dev: Artifex Mundi
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Save the feuding kingdoms!
Why similar: Point & Click 30.6%, Female Protagonist 23.4%, Mystery 13.6%, Adventure 9.9%, Casual 7.4%
- #57 Yuletide Legends: Who Framed Santa Claus
68% matchVery Positive87% of 219 reviews2019
Dev: Brave Giant LTDPub: Artifex Mundi
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Take on the role of an experienced detective and get carried away by a winter adventure amid frozen lands. Find hidden motives of the antagonist and save Santa Claus from a false conviction in this seasonal Hidden Objects adventure.
Why similar: Point & Click 18.2%, Female Protagonist 17.4%, Mystery 14.5%, Great Soundtrack 10.3%, Story Rich 7.9%
- #58 Detective From The Crypt
67% matchVery Positive93% of 153 reviews2021
Dev: BOV
Windows · Linux
Jane wakes up in a crypt as a ghost. You are investigating the death of her family together. Seeking and researching evidences. Building an accusation based on them. You have a laboratory to research evidences. Play and get the feeling of being a true Victorian detective.
Why similar: Detective 26.4%, Point & Click 22.6%, Female Protagonist 15.7%, Mystery 14%, Atmospheric 7.9%
- #59 Boreal Tenebrae Act I: “I Stand Before You, A Form Undone”
68% matchVery Positive82% of 50 reviews2020
Dev: Snot Bubbles Productions
Windows
Delve into the dream of a dying town in 'Boreal Tenebrae' , a retro-style adventure with horror elements.
Why similar: Beautiful 26.3% ★, Adventure 20.9%, Indie 14.2%, Female Protagonist 10.8%, Point & Click 9.5%
- #60 Murder Is Game Over
65% matchVery Positive96% of 57 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: Dogs 22% ★, Detective 15.1%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Walking Simulator 12.8%, Point & Click 12.4%