- #1 Disco Elysium - The Final Cut
97% matchVery Positive93% of 124,984 reviews2019
Dev: ZA/UM
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 22.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Disco Elysium - The Final Cut is a groundbreaking role playing game. You’re a detective with a unique skill system at your disposal and a whole city to carve your path across. Interrogate unforgettable characters, crack murders or take bribes. Become a hero or an absolute disaster of a human being.
Why similar: Point & Click 71.1%, Adventure 15.5%, Indie 13.3%
Why You'll Like It: Like the seed game, it features deep, philosophical, and economic commentary wrapped in a surreal, character-driven detective narrative.
- #2 Smile For Me
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,925 reviews2019
Dev: LimboLanePub: Serenity Forge
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
A heartbroken clown, wayward souls, and juicy mechanical lips. As “The Big Event" draws near, help the troubled residents of the Habitat and de-mask the mysterious Doctor Habit... before it's too late.
Why similar: Point & Click 53.7%, LGBTQ+ 20.8%, Casual 13%, Psychological Horror 12.5%
Why You'll Like It: A bizarre, point-and-click adventure that shares the seed game's unsettling yet humorous tone and distinct visual identity.
- #3 Hypnospace Outlaw
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 5,338 reviews2019
Dev: TendershootPub: No More Robots
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Greetings Enforcer, and thank you for enlisting in the Hypnospace Patrol Department! As the world falls into its slumber, Hypnospace becomes a bustling global village. These virtual streets aren't going to police themselves!
Why similar: Point & Click 78.5%, Indie 11.8%, Adventure 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: It captures the same offbeat, surreal, and music-centric energy found in the seed game's unique world.
- #4 Tangle Tower
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 5,973 reviews2019
Dev: SFB Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 6.7 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 76.5%, Adventure 13.1%, Indie 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: This title offers a polished detective experience with a strong focus on quirky character interactions and unique, hand-painted art.
- #5 Jazzpunk: Director's Cut
94% matchVery Positive94% of 8,057 reviews2014
Dev: Necrophone Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Jazzpunk is a comedy adventure set in an alternate reality Cold War World, plagued with corporate espionage, CyberCrime, and sentient martinis. Gameplay is inspired by spoof comedy films and cartoons of yesteryear, with a focus on weird gadgets, exotic locales, and open-world style exploration.
Why similar: Adventure 47.8%, Indie 43.3%, Casual 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: An incredibly surreal and funny indie adventure that prioritizes bizarre comedy over traditional gameplay mechanics.
- #6 The Case of the Golden Idol
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 10,171 reviews2022
Dev: Color Gray GamesPub: Playstack
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
A new kind of detective game that allows you to think and investigate freely. Discover clues surrounding 12 strange and gruesome deaths and build your own theory. Pick your suspect, deduce the motive, unmask the awful truth.
Why similar: Point & Click 81.7%, Adventure 18.3%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a highly unconventional detective experience that relies on observation and deduction within a surreal, grotesque aesthetic.
- #7 Frog Detective 1: The Haunted Island
94% matchVery Positive92% of 5,442 reviews2018
Dev: Grace BruxnerPub: worm club
Windows · Mac
Median: 42 minMean: 1.7 hrs≥1hr: 29%
You're a detective, and a frog, and it's time to solve a mystery.
Why similar: Point & Click 50.8%, Casual 25.1%, Adventure 14%, Indie 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: A short, funny, and charming detective game that captures the lighthearted, indie spirit of the seed game.
- #8 Little Misfortune
92% 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 53.2%, Adventure 13.5%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Indie 13.2%, Casual 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: Shares the dark, whimsical, and narrative-heavy approach to storytelling found in the seed game.
- #9 Dropsy
91% matchVery Positive93% of 2,110 reviews2015
Dev: TendershootPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 46%
Dropsy is a non-traditional take on the classic point and click adventure formula starring the game’s perpetually carefree namesake clown as he explores a richly detailed world full of colorful characters and sinister secrets, doling out hugs along the way.
Why similar: Point & Click 74.5%, Adventure 19.2%, Indie 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: A non-verbal, point-and-click adventure with a unique, emotional, and slightly unsettling visual style.
- #10 Night in the Woods
91% matchVery Positive95% of 19,753 reviews2017
Dev: Infinite FallPub: Finji
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 12.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
NIGHT IN THE WOODS is an adventure game focused on exploration, story, and character, featuring dozens of characters to meet and lots to do across a lush, vibrant world.
Why similar: Adventure 58.8%, Psychological Horror 41.2%
Why You'll Like It: Combines social commentary, indie charm, and musical elements into a narrative-driven adventure about young adulthood.
- #11 Detective Grimoire
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,328 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 79.8%, Adventure 13.3%, Indie 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: A solid detective mystery that utilizes point-and-click mechanics and a distinct visual novel style.
- #12 Wandersong
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,848 reviews2018
Dev: Wishes Ultd.Pub: Greg Lobanov
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A musical platforming adventure with an emotional story. Play as a silly bard and use music to interact with everything on a journey around the world. Along the way you'll explore, solve puzzles, and meet a huge cast of characters!
Why similar: Adventure 38.4%, Indie 28.1%, Casual 21.5%, LGBTQ+ 11.9%
Why You'll Like It: Centers on music and performance as core mechanics, mirroring the musical nature of the seed game's characters.
- #13 Four Last Things
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,534 reviews2017
Dev: Joe RichardsonPub: Akupara Games
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Four Last Things is a very silly pythonesque adventure made from Renaissance-era paintings and public domain recordings of classical music. It is about sin, and the Four Last Things – Death, Judgement, Heaven and Hell – and strives to be intelligent and ridiculous in equal measures.
Why similar: Point & Click 64.8%, Adventure 19.4%, Indie 15.7%
Why You'll Like It: A funny, point-and-click adventure that uses historical art to create a unique and absurd atmosphere.
- #14 Grim Fandango Remastered
88% matchVery Positive91% of 8,657 reviews2015
Dev: Double Fine Productions
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
One of the most acclaimed adventure games of all time is now back, better than ever. Grim Fandango Remastered has the all the beautiful art and engaging story fans remember, but has also been remastered to look, sound, and control even better than the award-winning original release.
Why similar: Point & Click 73.7%, Adventure 24.3%, Indie 2%
Why You'll Like It: A classic noir detective adventure that balances dark themes with a unique, stylized art direction.
- #15 Duck Detective: The Ghost of Glamping
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,506 reviews2025
Dev: Happy Broccoli Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 93%
You are the one and only Duck Detective, a depressed and recently divorced duck who must quack the case. Inspect evidence, make de-duck-tions, and solve this no-murder mystery!
Why similar: Point & Click 44%, Casual 23.1%, Adventure 19.3%, Indie 13.6%
Why You'll Like It: A short, funny, and casual detective game that is easy to pick up and play.
- #16 Lord Winklebottom Investigates
86% matchVery Positive93% of 232 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 68.5%, Adventure 18.6%, Indie 12.9%
Why You'll Like It: A whimsical detective game that leans into the comedy and point-and-click mechanics of the seed game.
- #17 Adventures of Bertram Fiddle 1: A Dreadly Business
87% matchVery Positive86% of 519 reviews2015
Dev: RumpusPub: Chorus Worldwide Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 63%
A classic point and click adventure game, featuring weird and wonderful characters, beautiful animation and a fantastic soundtrack. "It is quite possibly one of the finest point-and-click comedy murder mystery adventure games set in Victorian London you will play today" - Bertram Fiddle
Why similar: Point & Click 55.1%, Adventure 19.1%, Casual 16.5%, Indie 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: An indie point-and-click game that shares the funny, cartoonish, and adventurous tone of the seed game.
- #18 Broken Age
86% matchVery Positive84% of 8,134 reviews2014
Dev: Double Fine Productions
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
A family friendly, hand-animated, puzzle-filled adventure game with an all-star cast, including Elijah Wood, Jack Black and Masasa Moyo. Funded by a record breaking crowdfunding campaign and designed by industry legend Tim Schafer, Broken Age is a timeless coming-of-age story.
Why similar: Point & Click 69.3%, Adventure 18.6%, Indie 7.2%, Casual 4.9%
Why You'll Like It: Features a distinct, hand-drawn art style and a narrative-heavy point-and-click structure similar to the seed game.
- #19 Voodoo Detective
84% matchVery Positive96% of 365 reviews2022
Dev: Short Sleeve Studio, LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Do you like adventure, comedy, and dime store detective novels? Then boy have we got the game for you! Join Voodoo Detective in a hand-drawn, point-and-click noir where you’ll pit your wits and hoodoo know-how against a sinister evil that’s taken root on beautiful Zo Wanga Isle.
Why similar: Point & Click 85.8%, Adventure 14.2%
Why You'll Like It: A hand-drawn, noir-inspired detective game that captures the classic point-and-click feel.
- #20 Loco Motive
82% matchVery Positive93% of 1,115 reviews2024
Dev: Robust GamesPub: Chucklefish
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 74%
There's been a murder aboard the Reuss Express, and you're the suspects! Prove your innocence in this comedy 'point n' click' murder mystery - packed with twists, laughs, and larger-than-life characters!
Why similar: Point & Click 67.8%, Adventure 18.1%, Indie 14%
Why You'll Like It: A comedy-focused detective game that emphasizes investigation and quirky character writing.
- #21 Great God Grove
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 1,458 reviews2024
Dev: LimboLane
Windows · Mac
THE WORLD IS ENDING AND THE GODS ARE SQUABBLING! Suck up and launch dialogue in a world of puzzles, puppets, and weird gods… or THE RIFT WILL CONSUME US ALL!
Why similar: Adventure 46%, Casual 43.9%, LGBTQ+ 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: A psychedelic, funny adventure game that focuses on unique dialogue and puzzle-solving.
- #22 Nine Noir Lives
83% matchVery Positive88% of 151 reviews2022
Dev: Silvernode Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Stretch your legs, clean your whiskers, and dive into Nine Noir Lives. Enjoy a "point-and-lick" comedy-noir adventure, full of humour, crazy characters, and intriguing locations. Solve challenging puzzles and answer the immortal question: how many things need to be licked to solve a murder in this town?
Why similar: Point & Click 79%, Adventure 12.5%, Indie 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: A humorous, point-and-click detective game with a distinct 2D art style.
- #23 The Cat Lady
82% matchVery Positive94% of 6,079 reviews2013
Dev: Harvester GamesPub: Screen 7
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
The Cat Lady follows Susan Ashworth, a lonely 40-year old on the verge of suicide. She has no family, no friends and no hope for a better future. One day she discovers that five strangers will come along and change everything...
Why similar: Point & Click 53.7%, Adventure 18.5%, Indie 14%, Psychological Horror 13.8%
Why You'll Like It: Explores dark psychological horror themes through a unique art style, appealing to the seed game's more serious undertones.
- #24 Teenage Blob
81% matchVery Positive97% of 174 reviews2020
Dev: Team LazerbeamPub: SUPERHOT PRESENTS
Windows · Mac
Half game. Half album. All awesome! A colourful art-punk adventure towards the best night of your life. Guaranteed to cheer you up in half an hour or your money back!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 30%, Casual 28.4%, Adventure 21.9%, Indie 19.7%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal, music-heavy indie game that shares the offbeat, hand-drawn aesthetic of the seed game.
- #25 The Endless Empty
80% matchVery Positive96% of 297 reviews2018
Dev: Erik Sheader-Smith
Windows
A surreal post-life adventure
Why similar: Adventure 31.5%, Indie 28.5%, LGBTQ+ 17%, Casual 12.9%, Psychological Horror 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: An indie RPG that explores surreal and psychological themes through a unique, low-fi art style.
- #26 Sally Face - Episode One
78% 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 44.2%, Psychological Horror 16.1%, Indie 14.6%, Adventure 14.3%, Casual 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game with a very distinct, hand-drawn art style that leans into dark, narrative-heavy storytelling.
- #27 Duck Detective: The Secret Salami
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 6,358 reviews2024
Dev: Happy Broccoli Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Solving crime is no walk in the pond. You are a down-on-his-luck detective who also happens to be a duck. Use your powers of de-duck-tion to inspect evidence, fill in the blanks, and bust the case wide open! This is a short but twisty detective case.
Why similar: Point & Click 47.7%, Casual 22.7%, Adventure 17.1%, Indie 12.6%
- #28 Detective Gallo
79% matchVery Positive83% of 180 reviews2018
Dev: Footprints Games
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 69.8%, Adventure 30.2%
Why You'll Like It: A noir-inspired, point-and-click detective game with a focus on comedy and stylized graphics.
- #29 Detective Penguin
75% matchVery Positive92% of 50 reviews2025
Dev: That Other Fish
Windows · Mac · Linux
Detective Penguin is the first and only physics-and-penguin-based detective game on the market. Solve cases in your own way. Interrogate suspects, find clues, or use your flippers to punch your way to the answers.
Why similar: Casual 56.6%, Adventure 43.4%
- #30 Frog Detective 3: Corruption at Cowboy County
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 2,041 reviews2022
Dev: Grace BruxnerPub: worm club
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 94%
You're a detective, and a frog, and it's time to solve a mystery in the wild west.
Why similar: Point & Click 51.2%, Casual 30.8%, Indie 8.4%, Adventure 7.1%, LGBTQ+ 2.4%
- #31 Dangeresque: The Roomisode Triungulate
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 570 reviews2023
Dev: Videlectrix
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Join Dangeresque, 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 65.6%, Adventure 26%, Indie 8.4%
- #32 Detective Case and Clown Bot in: Murder in the Hotel Lisbon
77% matchMostly Positive78% of 262 reviews2014
Dev: Nerd Monkeys
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 94%
A strange murder has occurred in the Hotel Lisbon, a man committed suicide with 14 stabs to the back while at the same time he peacefully drank his coffee. This case with contradictory facts could only be solved by the amazing Detective Case and his sidekick, Clown Bot.
Why similar: Point & Click 47.7%, Adventure 21.9%, Indie 16.6%, Casual 13.7%
- #33 The Lady
79% matchMixed41% of 234 reviews2015
Dev: Mikeypoo's GamesPub: MPR ART Hallucinations
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 80%
"The Lady" is a 2D Surreal Puzzle Horror, featuring hand drawn character art, stop motion animation, and a hauntingly abrasive Noisecore Soundtrack. The game features the most unique female protagonist to ever exist in a video game.
Why similar: Indie 34.8%, Adventure 34.7%, Psychological Horror 30.5%
Why You'll Like It: An indie adventure game that explores psychological horror themes through a surreal and experimental lens.
- #34 BasketBelle
77% matchVery Positive85% of 163 reviews2014
Dev: Studio Bean
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
BasketBelle is an experimental 2D basketball-based platformer where each Chapter uses the mechanics and idea of basketball in a different way.
Why similar: Adventure 39.1%, Indie 38.9%, Casual 21.9%
- #35 Catmouth Island
78% matchMixed51% of 94 reviews2014
Dev: Colonthree Enterprises
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 66%
It's a relaxed, laid-back episodic 3D point-and-click adventure game set on an island group in the middle of the pacific! Yay! Hooray! :3
Why similar: Point & Click 40.4%, Casual 22.4%, Adventure 20%, Indie 17.2%
- #36 Cat Detective Albert Wilde
71% matchVery Positive94% of 159 reviews2025
Dev: beyondthosehills
Windows
Play as the Cat Detective Albert Wilde. Walk, talk, interrogate, joke, solve a mystery, and experience an old film noir setting with humanoid animal characters. A story of quantum theory and parallel universes served with a lot of humour.
Why similar: Adventure 61.4%, Indie 38.6%
- #37 Noir Syndrome
76% 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: Adventure 53.1%, Indie 46.9%
- #38 Chicken Police - Paint it RED!
71% matchVery Positive95% of 2,490 reviews2020
Dev: The Wild GentlemenPub: HandyGames
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A wild tale of love, death, chickens, and redemption! Chicken Police is a buddy-cop noir adventure with a carefully crafted world, a gritty story, and absurd humor. The game mixes classic adventure games with visual novel-style storytelling, presented in a beak-droppingly unique art style.
Why similar: Point & Click 76.9%, Adventure 23.1%
- #39 Corinne Cross's Dead & Breakfast
74% matchVery Positive99% of 142 reviews2016
Dev: bad chalk
Windows · Mac
A story-driven adventure game about a haunted bed & breakfast. A dead & breakfast!
Why similar: Adventure 50.9%, Indie 49.1%
- #40 Adventures of Bertram Fiddle 2: A Bleaker Predicklement
74% matchMostly Positive77% of 224 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 41.7%, Casual 21.1%, Adventure 20.8%, Indie 16.4%
- #41 Depanneur Nocturne
72% matchVery Positive96% of 256 reviews2020
Dev: KO_OP
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 72%
A short exploration game about poking around a convenience store and finding a gift with the help of its owner. But sometimes the perfect gift finds you.
Why similar: Adventure 85.9%, Casual 10.2%, Indie 3.9%
- #42 Lume
75% matchMixed47% of 500 reviews2011
Dev: State of Play
Windows · Mac
Median: 24 minMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 23%
With a set built entirely out of paper and cardboard, and sumptuously filmed, Lume is a game with a style unlike any other.
Why similar: Point & Click 52.9%, Adventure 18.1%, Casual 15.3%, Indie 13.7%
- #43 Paradise Killer
68% matchVery Positive93% of 4,378 reviews2020
Dev: Kaizen Game WorksPub: Fellow Traveller
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Paradise Island, a world outside reality. There’s been a murder that only "investigation freak" Lady Love Dies can solve. Gather evidence and interrogate suspects in this open world adventure. You can accuse anyone, but you’ll have to prove your case in trial. It’s up to you to decide who’s guilty.
Why similar: Point & Click 96.3%, Adventure 3.7%
- #44 Not Another Weekend
70% matchVery Positive94% of 118 reviews2021
Dev: Animatic VisionPub: Dionous Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 58.2%, Adventure 17.3%, LGBTQ+ 15%, Psychological Horror 9.4%
- #45 My Ex-Boyfriend the Space Tyrant
73% matchMostly Positive76% of 131 reviews2014
Dev: Up Multimedia
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
My Ex-Boyfriend the Space Tyrant is a traditional point-and-click adventure which stands out for its gay cast and eye-catching visuals.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 44.4%, Point & Click 37.3%, Adventure 18.3%
- #46 Thirty Flights of Loving
72% matchMixed63% of 1,876 reviews2012
Dev: Blendo Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 54 min≥1hr: 18%
This surprising first-person story tells the tale of a heist gone wrong. Encounter high-flying schemers, lovelorn criminals, and more stray kittens than you can shake a stick at.
Why similar: Adventure 42.1%, Indie 30.5%, Casual 21.8%, Psychological Horror 5.6%
- #47 Chook & Sosig: Walk the Plank
71% matchVery Positive83% of 131 reviews2019
Dev: TookiPalookiPub: Armor Games Studios
Windows · Mac
Chook & Sosig: Walk the Plank is a charming point-and-click adventure about tabletop gaming, mischievous friends, and spectral poultry.
Why similar: Point & Click 48.7%, Adventure 21.1%, Indie 16.7%, Casual 13.5%
- #48 Plug & Play
69% matchVery Positive84% of 4,931 reviews2015
Dev: Mario von RickenbachPub: Etter Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12 minMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 8%
Run, hit, switch, fall, love, plug, pull. And push.
Why similar: Indie 25%, Casual 23.1%, Point & Click 22.6%, Adventure 15.8%, Psychological Horror 13.5%
- #49 A Chamber of Stars
65% matchVery Positive99% of 137 reviews2025
Dev: Erik Sheader-Smith
Windows · Mac
The rise and fall of a rock n' roll star.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 30.2%, Adventure 28.3%, Casual 22.1%, Psychological Horror 19.4%
- #50 Frog Detective 2: The Case of the Invisible Wizard
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,144 reviews2019
Dev: Grace BruxnerPub: worm club
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 74%
You're a detective, and a frog, and it's time to solve a mystery. Also there's a wizard.
Why similar: Point & Click 52.8%, Casual 24.1%, Adventure 13.3%, Indie 9.8%
- #51 Pendula Swing - The Complete Journey
70% matchMostly Positive78% of 64 reviews2020
Dev: Valiant Game Studio
Windows · Mac
Explore a memorable 1920s fantasy world where you interact with, befriend and romance hundreds of characters with unique quests, as an already rich and famous heroine.
Why similar: Point & Click 43.1%, LGBTQ+ 17.9%, Casual 14.2%, Adventure 13.4%, Indie 11.3%
- #52 The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
63% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 24,770 reviews2023
Dev: SEGA
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Why similar: Point & Click 67.1%, Casual 21.2%, Psychological Horror 9.1%, Indie 2.6%
- #53 Shadows Over Loathing
64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 3,237 reviews2022
Dev: Asymmetric
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.6 hrsMean: 16.1 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Shadows over Loathing — a slapstick-figure comedy adventure-RPG full of mobsters, monsters, and mysteries.
Why similar: Point & Click 75.5%, Adventure 24.5%
- #54 Murder at the Birch Tree Theater
63% matchVery Positive100% of 58 reviews2026
Dev: Crucible Juice Games
Windows · Mac
Uncover high drama in this whodunnit set in a small-town community theater. Gather clues by investigating the sets, casts and backstage crews of 10 theatrical productions, and piece together the story of each deadly crime.
Why similar: Point & Click 84.9%, Adventure 15.1%
- #55 Sam & Max Hit the Road
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,011 reviews2018
Dev: Lucasfilm
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Grab your nightstick, squeal like a siren, and Hit the Road with Sam & Max, Freelance Police, as they attempt to crack their toughest case.
Why similar: Point & Click 79.1%, Adventure 20.9%
- #56 Clockwork Tales: Of Glass and Ink
68% matchVery Positive92% of 1,143 reviews2014
Dev: Artifex Mundi
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Unburied secrets burn like wild steam – nothing is what it appears!
Why similar: Point & Click 55.9%, Casual 21.8%, Adventure 19.1%, Indie 3.2%
- #57 vivid/stasis
61% matchVery Positive94% of 3,373 reviews2025
Dev: Team VividstasisPub: Hajimeli
Windows
Rhythm-mystery hybrid game about uncovering the history of a mysterious system. The stage is set. Will you step up and play your role?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 45.1%, Adventure 25.3%, Casual 13.3%, Indie 8.2%, Psychological Horror 8.2%
- #58 The Preposterous Awesomeness of Everything
69% matchVery Positive93% of 174 reviews2016
Dev: Joe RichardsonPub: Akupara Games
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 53%
The Majority of People navigate progress, politics and preposterous propulsive plans in this satirical point-and-click adventure. Featuring highly debatable democracy, problematic project managers and the belief that Anthony's underdeveloped prefrontal cortex will lead to your salvation!
Why similar: Point & Click 83.6%, Indie 16.4%