- #1 Detective Hayseed - The Cloning Madness
97% matchVery Positive98% of 244 reviews2023
Dev: Zima software
Windows · Mac
Join the crazy police detective Francis in his search for a kidnapped cloned beauty and go through countless escapades with him in this classic point & click adventure full of comedy.
Why similar: Point & Click 54.4%, Adventure 26.2%, Comedy 19.5%
- #2 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 50.2%, Adventure 31.9%, Indie 10.6%, Comedy 7.3%
- #3 Detective Gallo
96% matchVery Positive83% of 189 reviews2018
Dev: Footprints Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Detective Gallo is a point&click comic-noir adventure that is entirely hand-illustrated and hand-animated, and whose protagonist is a feathered and grumpy private eye struggling with a very tricky case, bizarre characters, and puzzles that will put his insight and patience to the test.
Why similar: Point & Click 48.6%, Adventure 33.6%, Comedy 17.8%
- #4 Mutropolis
95% matchVery Positive88% of 213 reviews2021
Dev: Pirita StudioPub: Application Systems Heidelberg
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 83%
MUTROPOLIS is a lovely sci-fi adventure set on the abandoned Planet Earth. Play as Henry Dijon (hero, nerd, detective) in search of a legendary lost city. Uncover weird ancient artifacts. And PLEASE don’t get obliterated by an ageless evil. You’ve been warned.
Why similar: Point & Click 53.3%, Adventure 24.7%, Indie 14.8%, Comedy 7.3%
- #5 The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,028 reviews2021
Dev: Spooky DoorwayPub: Akupara Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Delouse your room with sage and pack up your travel-sized ouija board, it’s time to re-enter Twin Lakes - America’s 34th most haunted city. Join Detective McQueen as he puzzles his way through 9 chilling cases, risking life and pixelated limb to solve the macabre mysteries that plague the poor town.
Why similar: Point & Click 54.5%, Comedy 27.5%, Adventure 18%
- #6 Not Another Weekend
94% matchVery Positive94% of 125 reviews2021
Dev: Animatic VisionPub: Dionous Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%
A hilariously madcap point-and-click adventure as a determined bellboy tasked with clearing out a bustling hotel in just one wild weekend! Can he manage the chaos and evict all the guests? The clock is ticking!
Why similar: Point & Click 50.5%, Comedy 25.5%, Adventure 24%
- #7 Hotel Sowls
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 584 reviews2019
Dev: Studio SOTTPub: PsychoFlux Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Hotel Sowls is an eerie mystery adventure. You are a pharmacist who, after a long and grueling journey, finally acquires a rare and enigmatic stone; only to have it stolen overnight at Hotel Sowls. Can you recover the stone and uncover the secrets hidden within this strange and unsettling hotel?
Why similar: Adventure 42.2%, Point & Click 32.1%, Indie 25.7%
- #8 Detective Story
92% matchMixed60% of 100 reviews2021
Dev: LTZincPub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
Detective Story - is a simple quest game, with hardoce elements, where you play as a detective Harold. You look for clues, interview witnesses and collect everything to clear a crime.
Why similar: Adventure 50.5%, Comedy 22.4%, RPG 16.2%, Indie 10.9%
- #9 Star Seeker in: the Secret of the Sorcerous Standoff
91% matchVery Positive100% of 78 reviews2020
Dev: Benedict Ide
Windows · Mac
In this short point 'n' click adventure, you are Star Seeker - a WIZARD solving a WIZARD crime to not get put in WIZARD jail by the WIZ- I mean, PLAIN OLD cops. With a useless detective, countless red herrings, and unique dialogue for every evidence combination... will this case ever be cracked?
Why similar: Point & Click 51.1%, Adventure 26.9%, Comedy 22.1%
- #10 The Deed
91% matchVery Positive90% of 3,781 reviews2015
Dev: Pilgrim AdventuresPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 78%
A keenly dark twist on the traditional murder mystery setting, The Deed is an Adventure/RPG game about getting away with murder. Arran Bruce, the rightful heir to Dunshiel House, returns home to settle a score with his estranged family.
Why similar: Point & Click 30.3%, RPG 24%, Adventure 21.2%, Comedy 13.6%, Indie 10.9%
- #11 Inspector Waffles
90% matchVery Positive95% of 299 reviews2021
Dev: Goloso Games
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Murder. Nothin’ nice about it. In this old school detective adventure, step into the boots of whip-smart Inspector Waffles and travel the city to track hidden clues, interrogate shady suspects, and unravel a dangerous mystery. But be warned: curiosity killed the cat...
Why similar: Point & Click 51%, Comedy 20.5%, Adventure 18.1%, Indie 10.4%
- #12 Lamplight City
89% 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: Point & Click 60%, Adventure 26.6%, Indie 13.5%
- #13 Detective Grimoire
88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,625 reviews2014
Dev: SFB Games
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Detective Grimoire has been called to investigate a murder. The owner of a small tourist attraction, seemingly killed by the mythical creature his attraction is based around... Explore the area, inspect the crime scene, grill suspects, solve puzzles, hunt for clues & uncover the secret of the swamp!
Why similar: Point & Click 57.8%, Comedy 21.9%, Adventure 15%, Indie 5.4%
- #14 Adventures of Bertram Fiddle 2: A Bleaker Predicklement
89% matchMostly Positive78% of 227 reviews2017
Dev: RumpusPub: Chorus Worldwide Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 95%
A Bleaker Predicklement is a hilarious AND mysterious point and click adventure game. Explore smoggy alleys, meet suspicious characters and help Bertram as he finds himself framed for a murdering he did not commit!
Why similar: Point & Click 37.6%, Adventure 29.9%, Comedy 16.2%, Indie 16.2%
- #15 Polda
86% matchVery Positive94% of 127 reviews2024
Dev: SleepTeam
Windows · Mac
Pancras is a neurotic cop investigating a case of mysterious kidnapping in the town of Lupany. Help him find out, who’s behind the abduction of two orderly citizens!
Why similar: Point & Click 53.7%, Adventure 27.6%, Comedy 18.7%
- #16 Unforeseen Incidents
87% matchVery Positive88% of 1,075 reviews2018
Dev: Backwoods EntertainmentPub: Application Systems Heidelberg
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Unforeseen Incidents is a classical style interactive mystery set in a beautifully hand-painted world. Join Harper Pendrell and experience a challenging investigation, smart dialog and a rich cast of characters in this thrilling new adventure game.
Why similar: Point & Click 56.1%, Adventure 25.8%, Comedy 18.1%
- #17 Confidential Killings - A Detective Game
85% matchMostly Positive78% of 788 reviews2026
Dev: BRANEPub: Surefire.Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 77%
A series of murders is shocking Hollywood! Use your detective skills: search the crime scene, find clues, solve the mystery. Who is pulling the strings behind these Confidential Killings?
Why similar: Point & Click 60.9%, Adventure 39.1%
- #18 The Darkside Detective
86% matchVery Positive94% of 5,262 reviews2017
Dev: Spooky DoorwayPub: Akupara Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Grab your trench coat, tune your sixth sense and join the Darkside Division as they investigate the outright bizarre, the downright dangerous and the confusing cases of Twin Lakes. Flesh-hungry tentacles, mafian zombies, and the occasional missing sock are no match for The Darkside Detective.
Why similar: Point & Click 49.5%, Comedy 20.7%, Adventure 20.6%, Indie 9.2%
- #19 Neon Hearts City
84% matchVery Positive84% of 57 reviews2025
Dev: Cosmic VoidPub: Dionous Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A private investigator, tracking a missing person, uncovers a conspiracy between humans and androids and a secret that could change everything. Neon Hearts City is a retro point-and-click adventure that thrusts you into a grungy cyberpunk city of the future.
Why similar: Point & Click 66.2%, Adventure 33.8%
- #20 Willy Morgan and the Curse of Bone Town
84% matchVery Positive88% of 582 reviews2020
Dev: imaginarylab
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 80%
A letter from 10 years ago, an intricate web of lies to unravel and a mystery to solve. Explore an unconventional town of pirates, dive into the past, collect items and look for clues to help Willy find out what happened to his father...
Why similar: Point & Click 53.9%, Adventure 24.2%, Comedy 21.8%
- #21 The Book of Unwritten Tales
83% matchVery Positive91% of 2,167 reviews2012
Dev: KING ArtPub: THQ Nordic
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 61%
In a world torn by war, the aged gremlin archaeologist Mortimer MacGuffin harbors the dark secret of a powerful artifact.
Why similar: Point & Click 53.9%, Adventure 29%, Comedy 17.1%
- #22 The Biggleboss Incident
81% matchVery Positive92% of 194 reviews2025
Dev: BUNKWORKS
Windows · Mac
A pointy-clicky comedy corporate thriller. Solve puzzles, get to know your colleagues, and unravel a sinister global conspiracy. All in a day's work.
Why similar: Point & Click 52.8%, Comedy 24.4%, Adventure 22.8%
- #23 Dangeresque: The Roomisode Triungulate
80% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 608 reviews2023
Dev: Videlectrix
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Join Dangeresque, (Strong Bad from Homestar Runner) the world's greatest private eye/crooked cop, as he puzzles his way through 3 bite-sized roomisodes in this classic-style point n' click adventure.
Why similar: Point & Click 46.7%, Adventure 29.6%, Comedy 17.2%, Indie 6.6%
- #24 The Inner World
82% matchVery Positive89% of 1,525 reviews2013
Dev: Studio FizbinPub: Headup
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
The Inner World – A 2D-Point’n’Click Adventure Together with the help of the mysterious thief Laura, his best intentions and no clue whatsoever, Robert sets off on his adventure to discover the secret of the wind's disappearance. Will the young adventurer be able to save his world?
Why similar: Point & Click 56.8%, Adventure 33.6%, Comedy 6%, Indie 3.6%
- #25 Crowalt: Traces of the Lost Colony
81% matchMostly Positive70% of 602 reviews2022
Dev: Madcraft StudiosPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 18.9 hrs≥1hr: 44%
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: Point & Click 61%, Adventure 29.6%, Indie 9.4%
- #26 A Case of Fraud
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 573 reviews2025
Dev: Hesperus Games
Windows · Mac
A short, non-linear detective adventure where every clue is hidden in plain sight. Carefully read and cross-reference documents to unravel a CEO’s disappearance and expose a case of fraud.
Why similar: Point & Click 65.4%, Adventure 21.5%, Indie 13.1%
- #27 Tangle Tower
78% 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: Point & Click 58.6%, Comedy 17%, Adventure 15.9%, Indie 8.5%
- #28 Piposh
79% matchVery Positive94% of 140 reviews2021
Dev: Guillotine
Windows · Mac · Linux
A movie career simulator for the talentless actor שחקן, בדרן ומפעיל בובות אצבע מנסה להתברג לתפקיד ראשי בסרט מד"ב ישראלי עתיר תקציב
Why similar: Point & Click 45.5%, Comedy 22%, Adventure 18.7%, Indie 13.8%
- #29 Hide and Secret Treasure of the Ages
82% matchMixed42% of 73 reviews2016
Dev: Anarchy Enterprises
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 96%
The villain Jacques has stolen the Treasures of the Ages so he can harness their mystical powers in his evil plan to rule the world. You must help Will Scout and Anna Graham on their quest to defeat him and rescue the treasures!
Why similar: Adventure 41.3%, Point & Click 33.6%, Indie 25.1%
- #30 DOOMED Detective Game
78% matchMixed46% of 71 reviews2025
Dev: Azikton Studio
Windows
Doomed Detective Game is a game in which you will play the role of a detective who has arrived in the city of Redrock to figure out a very mysterious crime. Your task is to explore the city, find clues, talk to the residents of the city and find the killer! P.S: Every city resident is an AI...
Why similar: Adventure 100%
- #31 Tick's Tales
79% matchMostly Positive76% of 76 reviews2016
Dev: Digital Bounce HousePub: Phoenix Online Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Tick must prove his worth to pull the legendary Sword of Blergh from the stone if he's going to win the heart of Georgia McGorgeous and save their town from the evil goblin Bloodclot!
Why similar: Point & Click 50.6%, Adventure 39.3%, Indie 10.1%
- #32 Lord Winklebottom Investigates
76% matchVery Positive92% of 239 reviews2022
Dev: Cave Monsters
Windows · Mac · Linux
It’s the 1920s and the world’s foremost detective is about to embark on his most challenging case yet. Thankfully, in this world that’s not quite like our own, there’s nobody better to crack the case than the great detective and gentleman giraffe, Lord Winklebottom.
Why similar: Point & Click 54%, Adventure 23.3%, Comedy 11.6%, Indie 11.1%
- #33 LAN Party Adventures
74% matchVery Positive90% of 112 reviews2025
Dev: LEAP Game Studios
Windows
Okay, Pedro is AWOL, and you have to get this LAN Party set up at the Game Store for the session later. Connect cables, install software, and solve puzzles all while you and the gang uncover the mystery of your missing friend.
Why similar: Point & Click 57.2%, Adventure 42.8%
- #34 The Secret of Tremendous Corporation
77% matchVery Positive82% of 361 reviews2015
Dev: Sebastian KrzyszkowiakPub: dosowisko.net
Windows · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 39.5 hrs≥1hr: 44%
Explore the deepest SECRETs™ of the Tremendous Corporation®. Find out what happened to indie devs and save the gaming industry!
Why similar: Point & Click 46.5%, Comedy 24.7%, Adventure 22%, Indie 6.8%
- #35 The Legend of Skye
73% matchVery Positive96% of 134 reviews2024
Dev: Point & Pixel AdventuresPub: Point and Pixel Adventures
Windows · Linux
We will step into the shoes of a young druid who will be called upon by her tribe to undertake an important mission. After some events in her village, she will have to leave behind the safety of the forest and venture into a world full of dangers. The fate of the grove will be in her hands.
Why similar: Point & Click 50.7%, Adventure 21.2%, Comedy 15.3%, Indie 12.8%
- #36 Lockheart Indigo
75% matchVery Positive97% of 141 reviews2020
Dev: Fangsoft
Windows
A private-eye must deceive a rich family into revealing their darkest secrets, before the killer amongst them silences everyone.
Why similar: RPG 100%
- #37 In the Raven Shadow
75% matchVery Positive88% of 130 reviews2017
Dev: Rainbow RhinoPub: CINEMAX GAMES
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 77%
In the Raven Shadow is in the best sense an old-fashioned adventure game for all sense-seeking people.
Why similar: Adventure 33.1%, Point & Click 32.8%, Indie 18.9%, Comedy 15.2%
- #38 The Deed: Dynasty
74% matchVery Positive81% of 1,034 reviews2016
Dev: Pilgrim AdventuresPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Getting away with murder has never been easy. These three members of a proud and noble family are separated by five centuries, but have in common a vengeful and murderous intent. Plans must be formed, blood must be spilled and evidence must be planted ...
Why similar: Adventure 41.1%, RPG 37.4%, Indie 21.5%
- #39 Nancy Drew® Dossier: Lights, Camera, Curses!
76% matchMostly Positive70% of 84 reviews2009
Dev: HeR Interactive
Windows
Seek the source of sabotage on a Hollywood set!
Why similar: Point & Click 51.3%, Adventure 48.7%
- #40 Penelope Pendrick and the Art of Deceit
68% 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 57.6%, Adventure 32.3%, Indie 10.1%
- #41 Hentai Detective
73% matchMostly Positive77% of 69 reviews2021
Dev: KuKo
Windows
Enigmatic psycho challenges famous detective. Help detective solve riddles and overcome challenges on his way to save the local town from bombing by stopping a mysterious madman.
Why similar: Point & Click 57.2%, Adventure 42.8%
- #42 Feline Forensics and the Meowseum Mystery
68% matchVery Positive94% of 112 reviews2026
Dev: Nobody Crown
Windows
There's only one detective to unravel this murder turned museum heist... and they're the cat's meow. Interrogate a "colorful" cast of suspects until they cough up hairballs... and the truth. Will you wrap up the case in time for an afternoon nap, and make injustice knead its last biscuit?
Why similar: RPG 100%
- #43 Sinless + OST
72% matchMostly Positive78% of 375 reviews2015
Dev: MGP StudiosPub: Forever Entertainment S. A.
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 96%
"Before we knew it, what we once knew as 'freedom' became nothing more but a faint and distant memory." Venture forth and discover the truth behind the seemingly perfect OmniCare society in Sinless: a unique point and click and visual novel hybrid, set in an original cyberpunk reality.
Why similar: Point & Click 35.8%, Adventure 29.3%, RPG 22.1%, Indie 12.8%
- #44 Detective Beebo: Night at the Mansion
67% matchVery Positive97% of 74 reviews2026
Dev: Bwobbers
Windows · Mac · Linux
Detective Oliver Beebo has been invited to a party by an ex-Rich man in the middle of nowhere. Snacks included. Unravel the mystery of the party, the guests, the house and the strange phenomena that's causing you to forget... something important? Surely it won't affect your love life.
Why similar: Point & Click 54.8%, Comedy 25.8%, Adventure 11%, Indie 8.4%
- #45 Follow the meaning
67% matchVery Positive94% of 1,043 reviews2024
Dev: HiKing Mind StudioPub: Second Maze
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 55.9%, Adventure 33.1%, Indie 11.1%
- #46 Demetrios - The BIG Cynical Adventure
71% matchVery Positive83% of 456 reviews2016
Dev: COWCAT
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 93%
A comedic point-and-click adventure where a hungover antique dealer must solve his own robbery in Paris, dragging himself and his friends into a wildly idiotic journey!
Why similar: Point & Click 47%, Comedy 23.9%, Adventure 19.1%, Indie 10%
- #47 Greyhat - A Digital Detective Adventure
70% matchVery Positive91% of 249 reviews2020
Dev: Limited Games
Windows
How far would you go to save your daughter? As an infamous hacker-for-hire you have the skills to steal almost any secret. But when your daughter is taken, will you be able to use these skills to uncover a dark conspiracy that goes further than you could ever imagine?
Why similar: Point & Click 57.5%, Adventure 27.3%, Indie 15.2%
- #48 Puzzle Bots
73% matchMostly Positive77% of 170 reviews2010
Dev: Ivy GamesPub: Wadjet Eye Games
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 42%
There’s a big secret at Dr. Hugo’s Factory for Making Robots. When the inventors aren’t looking, their tiny robots go on big adventures. They never expected to stumble onto a plot so diabolical it threatened their very existence. With lasers.
Why similar: Point & Click 45.3%, Adventure 38.3%, Indie 16.4%
- #49 Contradiction: Spot The Liar
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,257 reviews2015
Dev: Baggy Cat Ltd.
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Spot the lie and beat the liars in 'Contradiction' - the all-video murder mystery adventure!
Why similar: Point & Click 46.8%, RPG 23.7%, Adventure 16.2%, Indie 13.2%
- #50 Tales [PC]
72% matchMostly Positive78% of 174 reviews2016
Dev: Ape MarinaPub: Screen 7
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
When an ancient curse is awakened in an old library, Alfred Walsh must travel to the strangest of places to seek help from many great heroes (and lesser ones) in an effort to save our beloved tales!
Why similar: Point & Click 48.3%, Adventure 33.9%, Indie 17.8%
- #51 Blacklist Mafia
69% matchVery Positive82% of 73 reviews2024
Dev: VICTORIA Games
Windows
Blacklist Mafia - is not only a struggle for power and money, but also a dangerous game of survival. Who will be blacklisted, and who will become the new boss? Find out with us!
Why similar: Adventure 100%
- #52 The Tower of Beatrice
71% matchVery Positive84% of 90 reviews2018
Dev: Fairy Forest
Windows
An Adventure and Escape Room game about an unlucky thief who steals a book that can't keep its mouth shut.
Why similar: Point & Click 44.3%, Adventure 23.5%, Indie 20.5%, Comedy 11.7%
- #53 Projector Face
70% matchVery Positive87% of 86 reviews2016
Dev: Fluik Entertainment Inc
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Projector Face is a point and click adventure game following the peculiar actions of a voiceless protagonist trying desperately to communicate. Solve puzzles and help Projector Face befriend the local kids while doing what he does best: playing movies on whatever surface he can find.
Why similar: Point & Click 42.2%, Adventure 37.9%, Indie 19.9%
- #54 Inspector Schmidt - The Ebbing
66% matchVery Positive88% of 95 reviews2025
Dev: Active Fungus Studios
Windows · Linux
In this detective RPG, you untangle a thick web of intrigues, lies, and secrets that surround a mysterious death. Find the origin of eerie telegraph signals, question the villagers, decipher the strange symbols that are suddenly appearing all over town - and hide from the danger lurking in the moor.
Why similar: RPG 51.8%, Adventure 48.2%
- #55 The Adventures of Fatman
70% matchMostly Positive75% of 196 reviews2015
Dev: SOCKO! EntertainmentPub: Screen 7
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
You are Fatman - the heroic crime fighter for the city of Shadowlawn. It is up to you, then, to tear yourself away from food long enough to save the city from certain destruction...
Why similar: Point & Click 36.4%, Adventure 31.2%, Indie 16.9%, Comedy 15.5%
- #56 Paper Perjury
65% matchVery Positive89% of 235 reviews2024
Dev: Paper Cat Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
It all started with a simple robbery. When that thread was pulled, a tapestry of mysteries was revealed. Solve cases and outsmart criminals in a detective story full of lies, confessions, and maybe even a murder or two.
Why similar: Point & Click 55.3%, Adventure 34.6%, Indie 10.2%
- #57 Renoir
71% matchMixed52% of 153 reviews2016
Dev: Black Wing FoundationPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Renoir is a story-driven puzzle platformer that draws inspiration from classic 1940s film noir. Detective James Renoir has but a single shot to crack one hell of a case: his own murder!
Why similar: Adventure 64.8%, Indie 35.2%
- #58 Quest for Infamy
69% matchVery Positive85% of 240 reviews2014
Dev: Infamous QuestsPub: Phoenix Online Publishing
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Wealth. Women. Wildly offbeat jokes. Lie, cheat, steal, and embrace your inner rogue. Being bad has never felt so good.
Why similar: Point & Click 32%, RPG 26.1%, Adventure 23.7%, Indie 10.5%, Comedy 7.6%
- #59 Murder Is Game Over
66% 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: Point & Click 100%
- #60 Inspector Waffles Early Days
64% matchVery Positive98% of 52 reviews2024
Dev: Goloso Games
Windows
A top-down detective adventure with point-and-click mechanics, inspired by classic Game Boy games. Follow Waffles in his first days as an inspector who wants to prove to everyone that he is more than just a rookie. But beware… Your future worst enemy is hiding in the shadows.
Why similar: Adventure 62.5%, Point & Click 37.5%