- #1 Mechanism
97% matchMixed67% of 166 reviews2018
Dev: Alexander Goodwin
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Mechanism - - an adventure game about a lonely robot. Dive into a depressive steampunk world which has been infected with a strange disease called "Phlegm".
Why similar: Robots 48.1%, Adventure 15.3%, Atmospheric 13%, Dark 10.6%, Indie 10.6%
- #2 Primordia
96% 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: Robots 39.9%, Noir 27.9%, Adventure 11.5%, Atmospheric 8.7%, Indie 5.6%
- #3 Demons Never Lie
96% matchVery Positive92% of 462 reviews2019
Dev: IndieBugPub: RecordMedia
Windows · Mac · Linux
Demons Never Lie is a creepy graphic adventure made with voxel and low-poly where even your soul is at stake! An incredible and dark story with elements of the classic point&click and visual novels. An exciting interactive experience with a unique atmosphere.
Why similar: Adventure 36.7%, Indie 23.3%, Dark 19.6%, Atmospheric 16.8%, Singleplayer 3.5%
- #4 Retropolis 2: Never Say Goodbye
95% matchVery Positive94% of 52 reviews2024
Dev: Peanut Button
Windows
Immerse yourself in the shadows, where danger lurks and every step leads you further to the edge of madness. Navigate the neon-lit streets as robo-detective Philip Log and search for Jenny Montage, the automated femme fatale, in this gritty post-apocalyptic saga.
Why similar: Noir 53.6%, Robots 30.4%, Adventure 9.8%, Atmospheric 5.2%, Singleplayer 1%
- #5 Vlad Circus: Curse of Asmodeus
94% matchVery Positive94% of 52 reviews2025
Dev: IndiesruptionPub: Blowfish Studios
Windows
Vlad Circus: Curse of Asmodeus drags you into a sordid world of mirrors and shadows where the demon lurks. Dare to take on this macabre pixel-art graphic adventure of horror and madness. Solve puzzles and explore two parallel timelines.
Why similar: Adventure 28.1%, Dark 22.6%, Atmospheric 21.2%, 2D 14.2%, Indie 10.5%
- #6 Sisyphus Reborn
94% matchVery Positive93% of 1,093 reviews2016
Dev: Edwin MontgomeryPub: Myshkin Entertainment
Windows · Linux
Median: 36 minMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 18%
A short atmospheric adventure game about finding meaning in a meaningless world.
Why similar: Adventure 38.4%, Atmospheric 34%, Indie 14.9%, 2D 7.4%, Singleplayer 5.3%
- #7 Garage: Bad Dream Adventure
93% matchVery Positive97% of 371 reviews2022
Dev: 作場金属製作所 Sakuba Metal Works
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 41%
You are thrown into a weird world by the machine Garage. Can you escape from it?
Why similar: Dark 54.9%, Adventure 31.7%, 2D 13.4%
- #8 Darkness Under My Bed
92% matchVery Positive91% of 95 reviews2021
Dev: Desert Fox
Windows
Wander through intricate maze under the bed, and discover the secrets hidden in the long, dark tunnels. Document the existence of monsters. Retrieve the stolen treasures and memories.
Why similar: Robots 50.5%, Dark 16%, Atmospheric 12.5%, Adventure 9.8%, 2D 5%
- #9 Midnight Swamp
91% 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: Dark 38.6%, Atmospheric 25.3%, Adventure 22.8%, 2D 8.5%, Singleplayer 4.8%
- #10 Bad Dream: Coma
91% matchVery Positive91% of 2,208 reviews2017
Dev: Desert Fox
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 6.5 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: Dark 31.5%, Atmospheric 26.3%, Adventure 24%, Indie 14.2%, Singleplayer 4%
- #11 THIEF'S SHELTER
89% matchVery Positive97% of 59 reviews2025
Dev: Geo GamesPub: Restless Corp.
Windows
THIEF’S SHELTER is a 3D Point and Click Psychological Adventure where the world mirrors a crumbling mind. Nothing stays still, and even your own thoughts can’t be trusted.
Why similar: Demons 26.9%, Dark 25.1%, Atmospheric 19.7%, Adventure 16.2%, Indie 7.9%
- #12 Bad Dream: Stories
90% matchVery Positive94% of 120 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: Adventure 30.3%, Dark 26.3%, Atmospheric 23.3%, 2D 16.7%, Indie 2.1%
- #13 The Devilry Reservation
88% matchVery Positive93% of 85 reviews2023
Dev: GentFish
Windows · Mac · Linux
Step into the role of a faceless detective investigating creatures from Slavic folklore. Explore dialogue-driven mysteries, solve puzzles, and uncover post-Soviet occult secrets in a pixel art housing block full of bizarre residents and hidden truths
Why similar: Demons 26.6%, Dark 25.9%, Atmospheric 21.9%, Adventure 16%, 2D 9.6%
- #14 Mythargia
87% matchVery Positive90% of 62 reviews2023
Dev: RunByCoffeePub: Bonus Stage Publishing
Windows · Linux
You are a journalist in search of your breakthrough story. A promising lead takes you to the abandoned island of Mythargia where you have to discover its buried history connecting two different dimensions.
Why similar: Noir 65.8%, Dark 12.9%, Adventure 11.8%, 2D 5.6%, Indie 2.6%
- #15 Noir Syndrome
89% matchMixed67% of 183 reviews2014
Dev: Glass Knuckle Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Noir Syndrome is a procedurally generated Detective Murder-Mystery with a new story every time! Featuring slick pixel art animations and a jazzy soundtrack, the player is thrown right in to a highly stylized vision of film noir.
Why similar: Noir 73.1%, Adventure 15.7%, Indie 11.2%
- #16 A Void Hope
86% matchVery Positive93% of 70 reviews2024
Dev: Elden Pixels
Windows · Mac · Linux
A Void Hope takes you on an atmospheric narrative adventure to find a cure for a collapsed city. Follow the story of a tormented couple as they try to decipher reality from nightmares and evade the shadowy threats lurking in the dark.
Why similar: Atmospheric 36.6%, Adventure 24.1%, Dark 23.6%, Indie 7.3%, 2D 6.3%
- #17 LEGIE
86% matchVery Positive89% of 201 reviews2017
Dev: Spytihněv
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 48%
A hybrid of adventure game and classic grid-based dungeon crawler, set in the medieval Czech town of Jilemnice and its hilly surroundings.
Why similar: Demons 25.6%, Atmospheric 20.8%, Adventure 20%, Dark 18.4%, Indie 10.9%
- #18 KRAMPEN
84% matchVery Positive91% of 443 reviews2023
Dev: GMD13
Windows
Immerse yourself in the winter forest and help a lost soul to find a piece of itself. What is awaiting you there.. or who?
Why similar: Noir 51.8%, Dark 15.7%, Atmospheric 10.9%, Adventure 7.3%, Indie 5.9%
- #19 DARKLIGHT
84% 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: Adventure 54%, Indie 39.4%, Singleplayer 6.6%
- #20 Oknytt
85% matchVery Positive91% of 603 reviews2014
Dev: Nemoria Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Oknytt is an old school point-and-click adventure game where the player takes the role of a small, seemingly insignificant creature, leading it through a dark world filled with beings and areas inspired by Swedish folklore, in search of a place to belong.
Why similar: Adventure 28.6%, Dark 20.5%, Atmospheric 17.1%, 2D 12.2%, Indie 11.9%
- #21 Upstairs
81% matchVery Positive94% of 53 reviews2026
Dev: Karellen Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short classic point-and-click adventure with a verb-based interface and dialogue choices, where you explore a strange building, meet unsettling characters, and slowly uncover a dark, ancient secret.
Why similar: Demons 42.3%, Adventure 22.2%, Dark 21.5%, 2D 10.2%, Singleplayer 3.9%
- #22 Erra: Exordium
82% matchVery Positive83% of 156 reviews2023
Dev: Fair Pixel LLCPub: Kirkidexi LTD
Windows · Linux
Erra: Exordium is a 2D action adventure game in Dieselpunk setting. Explore a world based on Sumerian-Akkadian mythology. Take the role of a scientist who was able to cheat death and fight the rebellious army of mechatrons.
Why similar: Robots 24.1%, Dark 21.7%, Atmospheric 19.5%, Adventure 16.4%, 2D 8%
- #23 Saint Kotar: The Yellow Mask
83% matchMostly Positive73% of 341 reviews2020
Dev: The-Mark Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Follow the fear of Benedek Dohnany and Nikolay Kalyakin and play the onset of a dark and chilling narrative adventure. Make decisions and affect the events that precede a macabre series of murders, allegedly related to devil worship and witchcraft.
Why similar: Dark 32.6%, Atmospheric 28.5%, Adventure 22.7%, Indie 10.6%, Singleplayer 5.6%
- #24 Daymare Town
79% matchVery Positive99% of 119 reviews2025
Dev: Mateusz Skutnik
Windows
Daymare Town is a hand-drawn puzzle adventure game. You find yourself in a heart of a strange city populated by peculiar Metamorph creatures. This town is full of nooks and crannies, puzzles, secrets and items to collect to help you along the way. Can you escape the nightmare of a day?
Why similar: Adventure 31.1%, Atmospheric 26.9%, 2D 20.4%, Indie 15.9%, Singleplayer 5.8%
- #25 Nyctophobia: Devil Unleashed
82% matchMostly Positive71% of 63 reviews2021
Dev: Solitary GamesPub: Lamina Studios
Windows
A single-player psychological horror game that will take you to the deepest and darkest secrets of the asylum.
Why similar: Indie 30.3%, Dark 25.8%, Atmospheric 24.4%, Adventure 11%, Singleplayer 8.5%
- #26 The Last Case of John Morley
78% matchVery Positive84% of 289 reviews2025
Dev: Indigo Studios - Interactive StoriesPub: JanduSoft
Windows
Step into the mind of John Morley, a 1940s detective on his final case. Explore shadowed places long forgotten by time, and piece together crime scenes in a narrative adventure steeped in mystery, unexpected twists, and a truth buried for decades.
Why similar: Noir 60.7%, Dark 13.3%, Atmospheric 11.5%, Adventure 10.6%, Singleplayer 2.4%
- #27 One-Eyed Likho
75% matchVery Positive94% of 1,155 reviews2025
Dev: Morteshka
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
One-Eyed Likho is a grim first-person horror adventure set in a world inspired by a dark, Slavic fairy tale. Explore an unsettling and twisted land set in 19th-century Russia in your endeavor to escape your own evil fate.
Why similar: Atmospheric 42%, Adventure 33.7%, Indie 15.9%, Singleplayer 8.3%
- #28 The Slaughter: Act One
80% 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: Noir 65.4%, Atmospheric 11.9%, Dark 9.8%, Adventure 7.9%, Indie 2%
- #29 The Corruption Within
78% matchVery Positive94% of 166 reviews2021
Dev: Cosmic Void
Windows
The Corruption Within is a psychological thriller first-person point & click adventure game set in the Victorian era, with an emphasis on strong narrative, intriguing characters and puzzle-solving.
Why similar: Adventure 25.9%, Atmospheric 23%, Dark 19.1%, Indie 15.9%, 2D 11%
- #30 UnderDread
81% matchMixed57% of 138 reviews2016
Dev: Bigzur Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 96%
A first-person horror adventure game that will take you on a journey through an ancient castle and that lies beneath. Dangers and forgotten horrors await in the dark...
Why similar: Adventure 44.2%, Indie 29.7%, Atmospheric 26.1%
- #31 NORCO
75% matchVery Positive93% of 3,080 reviews2022
Dev: Geography of RobotsPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 65%
NORCO is a dialogue-focused point & click adventure that immerses the player in the sinking suburbs and industrial swamplands of an increasingly surreal and distorted South Louisiana.
Why similar: Noir 57.6%, Dark 14.1%, Atmospheric 13.8%, Adventure 7.5%, 2D 4.7%
- #32 The Demon Within Me
77% matchMixed67% of 60 reviews2022
Dev: Elite Lords Studios
Windows
The Demon Within Me is a first-person psychological horror game featuring a dark, lonely, and atmospheric environment that offers an immersive and disturbing experience.
Why similar: Demons 42%, Dark 25.1%, Atmospheric 22.7%, Adventure 4.9%, Singleplayer 3.7%
- #33 Home Darkness - Escape?
79% matchMostly Negative36% of 58 reviews2017
Dev: StarodymovPub: OtakuMaker SARL
Windows · Mac
Median: 42 minMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 45%
Home Darkness - Escape, is a classic Hidden Object game, you will combine items, resolve puzzle, and find treasure!
Why similar: Adventure 33.4%, Indie 21%, Dark 19.4%, Atmospheric 14.2%, 2D 8.3%
- #34 Chronicle of Innsmouth
76% matchMostly Positive78% of 255 reviews2017
Dev: PsychoDevPub: AtomicHorde
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Chronicle of Innsmouth is a point'n'click adventure inspired by Lucas' retro classics from the 90s and H.P. Lovecraft's works. Investigate, gather info and solve enigmas to unveil the secrets of the cursed town of Innsmouth, a forsaken place surrounded by horrifying rumors.
Why similar: Adventure 100%
- #35 DIGITAL EXORCIST case_(0);
73% matchVery Positive94% of 162 reviews2023
Dev: COOL BEANS PRODUCTIONSPub: HYPER REAL
Windows
Step into a dark world where cyberdemons haunt humankind. When mutilated bodies start appearing all over this sleepy town in the Mississippi inaka, Sawyer, ex-AGENCY operative; now unemployed shut-in, must exorcise the demon perpetrator in this story-rich, PC-98 style adventure game.
Why similar: Dark 29.8%, Atmospheric 27.3%, Adventure 26.9%, 2D 8%, Singleplayer 8%
- #36 Murder Mystery Machine
76% matchMixed54% of 173 reviews2021
Dev: Blazing GriffinPub: Microids
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Join the District Crime Agency in this isometric, modern noir deduction thriller. Explore crime scenes in complex dioramas, organize your evidence effectively, and blur the lines between right and wrong to present your case. Do you have what it takes to be a real detective?
Why similar: Noir 65.6%, Adventure 13.7%, Indie 11.9%, Atmospheric 7.2%, Singleplayer 1.6%
- #37 Cyber City 2157: The Visual Novel
77% matchMixed53% of 222 reviews2016
Dev: HarotobiraPub: Sometimes You
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Feel the mysterious world of Molds and the City where the sun never sets. Look for clues, make decisions and follow your own path in the Cyber City 2157.
Why similar: Adventure 40.6%, Dark 18.1%, Atmospheric 15.6%, Indie 13.2%, 2D 8.7%
- #38 Black Mirror II
74% matchVery Positive90% of 706 reviews2014
Dev: Cranberry ProductionPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 11.3 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: Adventure 77.7%, Atmospheric 17.1%, Singleplayer 5.2%
- #39 The Uncertain: Last Quiet Day
73% matchMostly Positive76% of 5,889 reviews2016
Dev: ComonGames
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 77%
The Uncertain is an story-driven adventure game set in a post-apocalyptic world. Experience the mysterious vibe of each of carefully explored locations, solve diverse puzzles, make fateful decisions and discuss intriguing matters to find out the whole truth being kept from you.
Why similar: Robots 56.7%, Adventure 17%, Atmospheric 15.6%, Indie 8.3%, Singleplayer 2.5%
- #40 Sovietpunk: Chapter one
74% matchMixed69% of 192 reviews2021
Dev: Hot Chill
Windows
Sovietpunk is a cyberpunk story set in the setting of the Soviet Union after a global nuclear war. You have to guide the main character through the gloomy tunnels, in which the struggle for life is in full swing.
Why similar: Noir 25.7%, Atmospheric 22.4%, Dark 19.6%, Adventure 11.4%, Indie 9.3%
- #41 Minotaur
72% matchVery Positive95% of 340 reviews2019
Dev: U7 committee
Windows · Mac
An adventure game with visual novel-style narrative, Minotaur tells a dark mystery story set in a newly created science fantasy world of synthets, magic-wielding androids and cybernetically enhanced penguins… God, what a (bloody) mess.
Why similar: Adventure 61.2%, Indie 38.8%
- #42 BEAUTIFUL DESOLATION
73% 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: Atmospheric 44.7%, Adventure 36.2%, 2D 19%
- #43 Beyond the Doors
70% matchMostly Positive73% of 66 reviews2026
Dev: Dream Error
Windows · Linux
An atmospheric horror, exploration and automation game all set in the dim halls of an apartment building
Why similar: Dark 37.3%, Atmospheric 32.6%, Adventure 24.9%, Indie 3.1%, Singleplayer 2.1%
- #44 VirtuaVerse
71% matchVery Positive83% of 1,107 reviews2020
Dev: Theta DivisionPub: Blood Music
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 63%
VirtuaVerse is a challenging old school cyberpunk point & click adventure set in a future not so far away narrating tales of technomancers, AVR graffiti writers, hacker groups, tribes of cryptoshamans, digital archeology, epic cyberwars and virtual reality debauchery.
Why similar: Atmospheric 36.7%, 2D 20.3%, Adventure 18.7%, Indie 16.4%, Singleplayer 8%
- #45 1428: Shadows over Silesia
71% matchMostly Positive78% of 272 reviews2022
Dev: KUBI Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Medieval Europe is in the middle of religious upheaval and many a preacher predict the imminent end of the world. Immerse yourself in a dark fantasy story with true historical events in the background. You'll be facing intricate puzzles, challenging battles and cunning stealth.
Why similar: Demons 60.1%, Adventure 23.5%, Indie 16.4%
- #46 The Journey Down: Chapter Two
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 557 reviews2014
Dev: SkyGoblin
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Chapter Two of The Journey Down, a classic point-and-click saga with an Afro-Caribbean vibe. Get ready to embark on an epic journey of brain-teasing adventure!
Why similar: Noir 65.4%, Atmospheric 14.3%, Adventure 8%, Dark 6.2%, Indie 4.3%
- #47 Darkness Within 1: In Pursuit of Loath Nolder
71% matchMostly Positive73% of 624 reviews2014
Dev: Stormling StudiosPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Explore disturbing corners of the human psyche. Delve into a dimension of nightmares, the occult and a tense psychological world created in classic Lovecraftian style. As police detective Howard E. Loreid, you are tasked to solve the murder of Clark Field, a wealthy man involved in the occult.
Why similar: Adventure 47.5%, Atmospheric 31.3%, Indie 21.2%
- #48 Mystery of the Malign
66% matchVery Positive94% of 80 reviews2025
Dev: Gameplay Supremacy
Windows
Investigate. Interrogate. Descend into a world of intrigue to untangle the Mystery of the Malign.
Why similar: Atmospheric 54.7%, Indie 21.9%, Adventure 17.8%, Singleplayer 5.6%
- #49 Cursed
69% matchVery Positive89% of 176 reviews2022
Dev: Disaster Squad Productions
Windows
A horrific retro point and click adventure with combat
Why similar: Adventure 31.4%, Dark 28.7%, Atmospheric 25.7%, 2D 12.9%, Singleplayer 1.3%
- #50 Follow the meaning
64% 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: Adventure 31.5%, Atmospheric 20.8%, 2D 15.5%, Dark 15.3%, Indie 12.4%
- #51 Arrog
68% matchVery Positive89% of 223 reviews2020
Dev: LEAP Game StudiosPub: indienova
Windows
Arrog is an enigmatic puzzle adventure game featuring hand-drawn art and set in a bizarre black-and-white world with color accents.
Why similar: Adventure 38.3%, Indie 26.4%, Atmospheric 23.4%, 2D 6.6%, Singleplayer 5.2%
- #52 Tormentum - Dark Sorrow
68% matchVery Positive94% of 2,678 reviews2015
Dev: OhNoo Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
TORMENTUM is a dark Point & Click adventure game.The dreamlike, nightmarish atmosphere of the game was inspired by works of painters H.R. Giger and Zdzislaw Beksinski. The game's final look and feel was also strongly influenced by the universes of games such as Demon's Souls or Dark Seed.
Why similar: Dark 31.3%, Atmospheric 23.7%, Adventure 18.3%, Indie 11.2%, 2D 10.9%
- #53 Apocalipsis
70% matchMostly Positive72% of 514 reviews2018
Dev: Punch Punk GamesPub: Wildlands Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Apocalipsis is a point-and-click adventure game, in the vain of Samorost and Machinarium, where all puzzles have a hidden meaning. With a unique artstyle inspired by 15th century engravings it tells a story about heartbreak, redemption and, quite literally, the end of the world.
Why similar: Atmospheric 31%, Adventure 23.4%, Dark 23.2%, Indie 15.3%, Singleplayer 7.1%
- #54 BROK the InvestiGator - Prologue
67% matchVery Positive97% of 305 reviews2020
Dev: COWCAT
Windows
The very first PUNCH & CLICK! Brok is 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: Atmospheric 51.4%, Adventure 35.4%, Indie 9%, Singleplayer 4.2%
- #55 Rauniot
66% matchVery Positive89% of 169 reviews2024
Dev: Act Normal Games
Windows · Linux
Rauniot is an isometric post-apocalyptic point and click adventure game which takes place to Northern Finland.
Why similar: Dark 25.1%, Adventure 22%, Atmospheric 21.5%, Indie 14.4%, 2D 11.3%
- #56 Lamplight City
67% matchVery Positive90% of 844 reviews2018
Dev: Grundislav GamesPub: Application Systems Heidelberg
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 7.4 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: Noir 47.6%, Dark 17.7%, Adventure 10.8%, Atmospheric 9.5%, Indie 6.4%
- #57 Curse of the Old Gods
69% matchVery Positive85% of 66 reviews2017
Dev: Tim Rachor
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 69%
A mystery adventure game set in a present-day Lovecraftian universe.
Why similar: Adventure 86.8%, Indie 13.2%
- #58 The Black Grimoire: Cursebreaker
63% matchVery Positive85% of 868 reviews2024
Dev: Olipa Games
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 21.2 hrs≥1hr: 64%
A story driven solo RPG inspired by oldschool games like RuneScape and Ultima Online! Explore a sprawling medieval fantasy world full of npcs with dialogue, level skills, fight varied monsters and uncover the story of Rothar Aercrest – the cursed lord to the remote woodlands of Imberthale.
Why similar: Adventure 53.4%, Indie 38.1%, Singleplayer 8.4%
- #59 Guild of Darksteel
68% matchMixed64% of 50 reviews2021
Dev: Igor SandmanPub: Digerati
Windows
Guild of Darksteel is a story-driven adventure game set in a rich, dark fantasy world. As the immortal Sellsword, you must unearth an evil plot brewing beneath the city of Ravenrock. Only you can discover the true horror lurking under the city’s surface.
Why similar: Dark 33.4%, Atmospheric 27.2%, Adventure 20.8%, 2D 12.2%, Singleplayer 6.4%