- #1 A Guidebook of Babel
97% matchVery Positive91% of 1,697 reviews2023
Dev: StarryStarryPub: Thermite Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
A narrative-driven puzzle adventure game with the butterfly effect at its core. Board the Babel, a mysterious cruise ship that takes you on a whimsical journey to the afterlife. Use a special pen to help fellow travelers fulfill their wishes by rewriting the past, changing how the future unfolds.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 23.9% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.1%, Point & Click 18%, Puzzle 12.1%, Hand-drawn 12%
- #2 Near-Mage
96% matchVery Positive91% of 221 reviews2025
Dev: Stuck In Attic
Windows · Mac · Linux
Attend a magic school, learn spells, and explore a folklore-rich Transylvania in this hand-crafted narrative adventure.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22.5%, Point & Click 21.8%, Visual Novel 20.1%, Hand-drawn 14.9%, Adventure 10.7%
- #3 Pages of Time: Prologue
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,877 reviews2022
Dev: Starbeings Studio
Windows
Pages of Time: Prologue is a 2D platformer puzzle game. Play as the witch who controls the magic of time, in a beautiful and magnificent magic academy, utilize the skills of recording and rewinding time, solve all kinds of puzzles, and look forward to the adventure of the future.
Why similar: Puzzle 29.8%, Hand-drawn 28%, Adventure 23.8%, Story Rich 10.5%, Indie 5.3%
- #4 Reviver
95% matchVery Positive92% of 217 reviews2025
Dev: Cotton Game
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 76%
A narrative puzzle game with themes of love, fate and time. Follow the life stories of the two main characters and influence their destinies through interactions and choices. The game combines hand-drawn style and an immersive interactive experience to explore a profound journey of love and choice.
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.8%, Hand-drawn 22.7%, Puzzle 17.8%, Adventure 10.8%, Colorful 7.6%
- #5 Inua - A Story in Ice and Time
94% matchVery Positive91% of 98 reviews2022
Dev: The Pixel HuntPub: ARTE France
Windows · Mac
Inua is a narrative game in which three protagonists have their destinies intertwined decades apart in the same locations in the far north. Explore each era, collect ideas and manipulate their minds to change the course of history.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 29.3% ★, Point & Click 27.7%, Adventure 14%, Puzzle 11.6%, Story Rich 8.9%
- #6 Shui's Odyssey
94% matchVery Positive90% of 136 reviews2024
Dev: Intentional StudioPub: 2P Games
Windows
This is a puzzle game that combines text and images. Players use visual illusions to piece together fragments of memories from Alzheimer's patients, in order to reconstruct the truth of the story and witness the passage of time for three generations.
Why similar: Point & Click 29.7%, Hand-drawn 26%, Puzzle 22.5%, Adventure 17.1%, Casual 4.7%
- #7 The Guardian of Nature
93% matchVery Positive93% of 83 reviews2025
Dev: Inlusio Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
«The Guardian of Nature» is a hand-drawn, size-changing adventure. Embark on a magical journey with botanist Henry, use your size-changing ability to explore nature in big and small and solve solarpunk puzzles to put nature back in order.
Why similar: Point & Click 28.8%, Puzzle 19.2%, Hand-drawn 16.2%, Adventure 13.6%, Colorful 7.7%
- #8 Chronoquartz
91% matchVery Positive99% of 437 reviews2025
Dev: Infinite Stairs
Windows
In Chronoquartz, every move matters! You have 10 turns per loop: explore, solve puzzles, and use your past knowledge to progress. Strategy, critical thinking, and time management will be your allies in this unique temporal adventure. Will you succeed in saving time?
Why similar: Puzzle 46.8%, Adventure 21.8%, Colorful 18%, Casual 6.5%, Indie 3.9%
- #9 Rue Valley
92% matchMixed65% of 1,543 reviews2025
Dev: Emotion Spark StudioPub: Owlcat Games
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Rue Valley is a narrative adventure about a man trapped in a time loop, surrounded by a colorful cast with complex emotional stories, each hiding unexpected secrets. Dealing with mental challenges, the main character must delve into the anomaly to uncover its enigmatic origins.
Why similar: Point & Click 25.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 25%, Visual Novel 23.4%, Adventure 12.5%, Story Rich 8.3%
- #10 Hexed Time
91% matchVery Positive98% of 101 reviews2025
Dev: Petra Emmer
Windows
Play as a witch living in secret among villagers in this hand-drawn narrative puzzle adventure. An attempt to change fate traps her in a time loop. Help the witch and her cat escape without getting caught by the inquisition. Your choices shape the outcome.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 32.5% ★, Point & Click 27.8%, Puzzle 18.6%, Adventure 11.7%, Story Rich 8%
- #11 Once Again
90% matchVery Positive91% of 1,001 reviews2022
Dev: RB Wolf DesignPub: RB Wolf Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 61.8 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Make up for lost time with Once Again, If you could travel through time, who’s the first person you’d meet? An interactive story about a boy who spends his summers wandering between past and present... After meeting her, summer will never be the same again...Who is she, and what journey awaits you?
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.6%, Adventure 16.6%, Hand-drawn 15.5%, Colorful 10.8%, Story Rich 9%
- #12 A Perfect Day
89% matchVery Positive85% of 1,802 reviews2022
Dev: Perfect Day Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Revisit and repeat the final moments of China's turn of the century in this narrative puzzle adventure. Play a 6th-grade student and greet classmates, explore secrets, play mini-4WD, or just wander around town. Make your choices to create a perfect day for everyone!
Why similar: Time Management 31.3%, Puzzle 19.4%, Hand-drawn 18.3%, Adventure 16.2%, Story Rich 9.7%
- #13 Old Man's Journey
89% matchVery Positive87% of 4,136 reviews2017
Dev: Broken Rules
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Old Man’s Journey, a soul-searching puzzle adventure, tells a story of life, loss, and hope. Interacting with the world around you, you'll shape the landscape to create the old man's path forward. Experience heartache and hope as you embark on a heartfelt journey through a sunkissed world.
Why similar: Point & Click 25.5%, Adventure 19.1%, Hand-drawn 17.6%, Puzzle 16.8%, Story Rich 7.5%
- #14 Eternal Threads
87% matchVery Positive86% of 817 reviews2022
Dev: Cosmonaut StudiosPub: Secret Mode
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Eternal Threads is a single-player, first-person story-driven puzzle game of time manipulation, choice and consequence.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 34.3% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 28%, Puzzle 17%, Adventure 10.4%, Story Rich 8.6%
- #15 In His Time
86% matchVery Positive86% of 51 reviews2023
Dev: TearyHand StudioPub: Kodansha
Windows · Mac
Enter the hauntingly beautiful shadow world of In His Time, a 2D puzzle-solving adventure game. There you will meet Olly and join him to solve puzzles throughout each step of his emotional journey of growth and self-discovery.
Why similar: Visual Novel 39.5%, Adventure 19.5%, Puzzle 17.5%, Story Rich 12.5%, Casual 4.4%
- #16 Game of Fate: Chasing Through Time
84% matchVery Positive88% of 1,092 reviews2024
Dev: KARMAGAME HK LIMITEDPub: EpicDream Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.1 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Immerse yourself in the first-person perspective, cross time and space, solve bizarre cases, save innocent victims, and catch a mysterious killer! You will solve murders, uphold justice, and also gain love. Are you ready? Play the "Game of Fate" that crosses time and space, life and death!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 62.5%, Story Rich 17.6%, Adventure 17.3%, Singleplayer 2.6%
- #17 Future Proof
85% matchVery Positive88% of 74 reviews2018
Dev: Silhouette Valley Games
Windows
Quirky, top-down puzzle adventure game. You’re trapped in a 12-minute time loop. Try to save yourself and a small town from destruction from a meteorite. Solve intuitive puzzles, interact with the people of the town, and discover the secrets of the town. Discover the 15 different endings!
Why similar: Time Management 29.6%, Adventure 16.7%, Puzzle 16.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.4%, Time Manipulation 12.2% ★
- #18 My Jigsaw Adventures - Roads of Life
84% matchVery Positive96% of 68 reviews2020
Dev: CCS
Windows · Mac · Linux
Jump into an adventure and travel through fabulous hand-painted jigsaw puzzles! Play the way you want using different number of pieces, shapes and helpers.
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.6%, Puzzle 21.7%, Casual 14.9%, Adventure 14.5%, Indie 11.1%
- #19 Game of Fate 2: A Century's Promise
82% matchMostly Positive80% of 1,212 reviews2025
Dev: KARMAGAME HK LIMITEDPub: EpicDream Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.1 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Transported back a century by fate, you find yourself in a legendary tale of vengeance. Amidst powerful enemies in a tumultuous era, your mission is to assist those around you. Experience this immersive epic from a first-person perspective—authentic, weighty, yet brimming with hope.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 66%, Story Rich 18.8%, Adventure 15.2%
- #20 Pocket Watch
83% matchVery Positive95% of 135 reviews2021
Dev: Sokpop Collective
Windows · Mac
A time-traveling adventure game on a tropical island. 🌴⛱️ Talk to animals, solve puzzles, and save the island from destruction . . .
Why similar: Adventure 48.5%, Puzzle 24.1%, Colorful 13.6%, Indie 11.1%, Singleplayer 2.7%
- #21 Once upon a time
86% matchMostly Negative40% of 63 reviews2017
Dev: Bruno MARTIOL
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 35%
« Once Upon A Time » is an adventure game in which a young woman, finds a magic book and is instantly teleported inside. Each chapter of the book is one single tale in which you will have to solve riddles in fairy tale designed settings. Magic and nature will be friends and foes.
Why similar: Adventure 65.8%, Casual 19.2%, Indie 15%
- #22 Complex Loop
82% matchVery Positive92% of 65 reviews2023
Dev: あみそ組
Windows
Complex Loop is a sci-fi themed visual novel. This is a story of time loops between past and future. Within a time limit of 20 minutes, your mission is to save a mysterious girl died from an explosion accident one year ago. Solve puzzles and reveal the truth behind the tragedy. An adventure awaits!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 31.1%, Point & Click 27.2%, Visual Novel 27.2%, Adventure 14.4%
- #23 Time Machine - Find Objects. Hidden Pictures Game
81% matchVery Positive81% of 101 reviews2021
Dev: Crisp App Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 93%
An exciting adventure through space and time awaits for you in the newest hidden object game! Immerse yourself into a real investigation, full of intrigue and mysterious temporal anomalies!
Why similar: Puzzle 29.2%, Point & Click 28.4%, Adventure 23.9%, Colorful 8.1%, Casual 7.5%
- #24 Isoland 2 - Ashes of Time
81% matchVery Positive95% of 303 reviews2018
Dev: Cotton GamePub: Lilith Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Isoland 2: Ashes of Time is a puzzle game with a fascinating non-linear story, charming 2D hand-drawn art, numerous challenging puzzles, and unique twists. Besides numerous sci-fi references and easter-eggs hidden throughout the game, you’ll find things aren’t quite the same second time you play through the story.
Why similar: Adventure 58%, Puzzle 29.8%, Indie 12.2%
- #25 Kairos'Light
80% matchVery Positive96% of 103 reviews2020
Dev: Manon CarrierPub: Assoc. Let's Develop Change
Windows
Change the future of Edmond, a desperate guy who failed his life. In this simulation, improve the town of Thésye, earn money, buy a castle, and collect cattails.
Why similar: Time Management 36.9%, Point & Click 24.4%, Hand-drawn 13.6%, Adventure 12.3%, Colorful 6.9%
- #26 The Day Before You Gone
79% matchMostly Positive78% of 59 reviews2024
Dev: Aequalis Studio
Windows
An adventure shattering stereotypes, a psychological experiment forcing a struggle within oneself. The tale of a girl with magical abilities who loses her beloved. Will she have a chance to turn back time? It's up to you!
Why similar: Visual Novel 40.9%, Hand-drawn 25.3%, Adventure 24%, Story Rich 8.8%, Indie 0.6%
- #27 Way of Rhea
78% matchVery Positive98% of 54 reviews2024
Dev: Games by Mason LLC
Windows · Linux
A puzzle game with challenging puzzles, but forgiving mechanics. Master the use of your color changing staff to solve mind bending puzzles, unlock new areas, and help out your friends. Undo any mistake with the press of a button.
Why similar: Puzzle 41.5%, Adventure 28.4%, Colorful 18.7%, Story Rich 5%, Singleplayer 3.6%
- #28 Between Time: Escape Room
79% matchVery Positive80% of 341 reviews2021
Dev: mc2games
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
You are going to steal a time machine. In this escape room, you have to travel through time, explore mysterious places and solve puzzles to get priceless treasures. Will you be able to make it back alive?
Why similar: Point & Click 40.6%, Puzzle 28.6%, Adventure 21.8%, Casual 5.8%, Singleplayer 3.1%
- #29 Beacon Pines
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 4,195 reviews2022
Dev: Hiding SpotPub: Fellow Traveller
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Beacon Pines is a cute and creepy adventure set within a mysterious book. Sneak out late, make new friends, uncover hidden truths, and collect words that will change the course of fate!
Why similar: Visual Novel 33.7%, Point & Click 18.3%, Hand-drawn 13.9%, Colorful 9.8%, Story Rich 9.7%
- #30 Rail of Möbius
76% matchVery Positive95% of 485 reviews2021
Dev: PHOSEPO
Windows
It is an adventure game with multiple endings. An original script written by a well-known light novelist with a total of 400,000 words. With reasoning, suspense, love, and science fiction elements, it allows players to embark on a highly immersive journey of salvation on the submarine train.
Why similar: Visual Novel 41%, Puzzle 24.9%, Adventure 17.1%, Story Rich 13.1%, Casual 3.9%
- #31 Seers Isle
78% matchVery Positive91% of 197 reviews2018
Dev: Nova-box
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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: Visual Novel 36.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 34.3%, Adventure 11.6%, Story Rich 11.1%, Indie 4.4%
- #32 神明的一天世界(God's One Day World)
77% matchVery Positive85% of 728 reviews2016
Dev: 灰烬天国
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 95%
an Visual Novel & Puzzle Game
Why similar: Visual Novel 42.1%, Adventure 40.6%, Puzzle 11.2%, Casual 3.6%, Indie 2.5%
- #33 Rhell: Warped Worlds & Troubled Times
72% matchVery Positive96% of 136 reviews2026
Dev: SlugGlovePub: Yogscast Games
Windows · Linux
Create unique spells by combining magical runes to solve puzzles your way. Transform objects, manipulate time, and discover the mysteries of a world where everyone has vanished, leaving only 12 people behind. Every puzzle has multiple solutions - if you can imagine it, you can probably do it.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 23%, Puzzle 22.6%, Adventure 20%, Colorful 13.2%, Story Rich 12.6%
- #34 Mindcop
73% matchVery Positive95% of 408 reviews2024
Dev: Andre GareisPub: Dear Villagers
Windows
Mindcop is a non-linear „whodunnit“ detective game. It mixes a story driven adventure with real-time puzzle gaming. As the infamous Mindcop, you can dive into the minds of your suspects to uncover their secrets and unravel their lies.
Why similar: Time Management 26.8%, Hand-drawn 18.4%, Point & Click 18.3%, Puzzle 13.8%, Adventure 12.6%
- #35 Fatehaven
77% matchMostly Positive75% of 87 reviews2016
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Combat, romance, adventure, and of course—magic! Master four elements and take on fate itself in this epic, interactive fantasy tale! Six possible endings. Four hours for a single playthrough. Three love interests. Countless choices. Male or female? Leader or loner? Good or evil? What kind of mage will you be?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 47.5%, Adventure 42.7%, Indie 9.8%
- #36 Mystic Pillars X Kantara
76% matchVery Positive85% of 87 reviews2020
Dev: Holy Cow Productions
Windows
Mystic Pillars is an original blend of intriguing puzzles and an immersive storyline set in Ancient India, providing you with a unique gameplay experience.
Why similar: Adventure 34.1%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Puzzle 11.9%, Hand-drawn 11.2%, Casual 10.6%
- #37 Lotus Reverie: First Nexus
75% matchVery Positive86% of 58 reviews2021
Dev: Keinart Lobre
Windows · Mac · Linux
Do you like adventure and strategy games? A visual novel at the end of the world with a focus on time management. Experience battles in original parallel turn-based strategy minigames or classic novel mode. Half of the survivors are not human, and only one pair will survive.
Why similar: Time Management 31.6%, Visual Novel 26.1%, Adventure 13.6%, Colorful 8.6%, Story Rich 8.5%
- #38 TOHU
73% matchVery Positive84% of 712 reviews2021
Dev: Fireart Games
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Experience a brand new adventure game set amongst a world of weird and wonderful fish planets. Explore beautiful environments, solve intricate puzzles and discover the truth about a mysterious little girl and her mechanical alter-ego, Cubus.
Why similar: Point & Click 34%, Hand-drawn 20.1%, Puzzle 18.3%, Adventure 10.5%, Story Rich 9%
- #39 Chronology
74% matchVery Positive87% of 986 reviews2014
Dev: Bedtime Digital Games
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
A platform-adventure game about time travelling, puzzle solving and a friendship between an Old Inventor and a Snail.
Why similar: Adventure 35.2%, Time Manipulation 29.8% ★, Puzzle 28.1%, Indie 6.9%
- #40 The Wild at Heart
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 869 reviews2021
Dev: Moonlight KidsPub: Balor Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Wield an ever-growing herd of quirky creatures to rebuild broken paths, battle perilous beasts, and solve peculiar puzzles in a rich, interconnected world. Join two young runaways as they unravel the mysteries of a lost realm in this nostalgic storybook fantasy!
Why similar: Time Management 28.5%, Hand-drawn 21.5%, Puzzle 18.9%, Adventure 9.7%, Story Rich 9.6%
- #41 NAIRI: Rising Tide
70% matchVery Positive100% of 63 reviews2024
Dev: HomeBearStudioPub: Hound Picked Games
Windows
Explore a lively oasis city filled with charming characters, forgotten ruins and ominous conspiracies in the second chapter of NAIRI, a narrative puzzle adventure about Nairi's perilous quest to save her family.
Why similar: Point & Click 25.5%, Visual Novel 24.4%, Hand-drawn 16.2%, Puzzle 15.6%, Story Rich 8%
- #42 Kill The Clock
70% matchVery Positive92% of 73 reviews2025
Dev: Happy Slugs
Windows
Kill the Clock is a narrative time-loop mystery adventure where you relive the same week to solve a murder that keeps changing. Customize your character, roll dice to influence story outcomes, and uncover the truth—before time resets again.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 30.6%, Visual Novel 24.4%, Point & Click 15.2%, Adventure 14.2%, Puzzle 9.4%
- #43 Embracelet
72% matchVery Positive94% of 108 reviews2020
Dev: Mattis FolkestadPub: machineboy
Windows
Travel to northern Norway, solve puzzles using a mysterious, magical bracelet and make new friends on your journey to discover the past - and yourself!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22.6%, Point & Click 21.5%, Adventure 21.1%, Puzzle 19.3%, Story Rich 9.3%
- #44 The Book Of Hiro
71% matchMixed57% of 130 reviews2023
Dev: MingCang StudioPub: OKJOY
Windows
“The Book of Hiro” is a 3D visual puzzle game where players solve challenges and puzzles using illusions and perspective to find the hidden key in the map. The game tells the story of a brave villager named Hiro who was ordered to meet the king and encountered various challenges and puzzles.
Why similar: Puzzle 49.4%, Adventure 28.6%, Casual 10.2%, Indie 7.2%, Singleplayer 4.7%
- #45 Shanghai Summer
68% matchVery Positive91% of 444 reviews2024
Dev: FUTU StudioPub: Astrolabe Games
Windows
Shanghai Summer is an adventure game set in the millennium. Our protagonist, Baichuan, goes through a series of "anomalies" over the length of twelve days. In his pursuit of the truth, he found that his hopes and regrets from the past finally seem to converge. Will he be able to "fix" it for good?
Why similar: Visual Novel 40.8%, Hand-drawn 25.2%, Adventure 18.1%, Story Rich 13.9%, Singleplayer 2%
- #46 Age of Invention
73% matchMixed67% of 111 reviews2015
Dev: Mirball GamesPub: Alawar Casual
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Experience the wonder of discovery as you rebuild a crumbling kingdom!
Why similar: Time Management 62.9%, Casual 18.5%, Adventure 12.5%, Singleplayer 3.2%, Indie 2.9%
- #47 Simulation world
71% matchVery Positive86% of 56 reviews2021
Dev: 007berd
Windows
Simulation World - This is a puzzle, story and open world. Feel the vanilla atmosphere as you progress through the puzzles. Rescue the simulation from a virus that wants to destroy the computer world
Why similar: Point & Click 31.5%, Puzzle 22.5%, Adventure 18.1%, Hand-drawn 15.3%, Story Rich 10.6%
- #48 Fates of Ort
70% matchVery Positive89% of 166 reviews2020
Dev: 8BitSkull
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Fates of Ort is a retro fantasy RPG focused on strategic action, in a land where time is frozen when you stand still. Cast powerful spells - but beware, they will cost you your life.
Why similar: Adventure 48.8%, Story Rich 44.3%, Singleplayer 6.9%
- #49 Three Minutes To Eight
69% matchMostly Positive74% of 189 reviews2023
Dev: Chaosmonger StudioPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Three Minutes To Eight is a mind bending pixel art adventure. A gaming experience threading the edge of consciousness, where everything is possible and yet remains elusive. Players will find themselves in ███ ██ █ ▓ ▒ ░ ¿⊕ξד¶¶¶ Error 0x80070570.
Why similar: Point & Click 41.9%, Puzzle 22%, Adventure 18.2%, Story Rich 13.5%, Indie 4.4%
- #50 Alexia Crow and the Cave of Heroes
74% matchMixed45% of 67 reviews2015
Dev: Questtracers
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
An adventure game with hand-painted graphics and an intriguing story. It's up to you to escape from the mysterious Cave Of Heroes by solving brain-bending puzzles. Explore a game world based on Ancient Greek mythology in this fascinating and thought-provoking journey.
Why similar: Adventure 66.2%, Casual 19.4%, Indie 14.4%
- #51 Time Master
69% matchVery Positive96% of 74 reviews2022
Dev: MorpheusZ
Windows · Linux
Zeno has accidentally banished his sister, so what now? Create paradoxes to help him complete trials and bring her back, obviously. Take on a wide variety of puzzles while collaborating with your past self and experiencing a fully-voiced cinematic story as you help Zeno bring her back.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 52.5% ★, Puzzle 18.4%, Adventure 15.1%, Story Rich 12.2%, Singleplayer 1.8%
- #52 Dragon Maiden: Blossoms of the Past
67% matchVery Positive81% of 63 reviews2025
Dev: 不兼容性工作室Pub: 2P Games
Windows
Dragon Maiden is a 2D pixel-art mystery adventure. As Wang Xie, you’re trapped in a time loop on the day of the Mountain God Ceremony. Relive the 22 hours before midnight, uncover the truth behind the village’s destruction, and break free from the cycle.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 25.5%, Adventure 25.5%, Time Management 22.2%, Puzzle 20.3%, Story Rich 5%
- #53 Whateverland
68% matchVery Positive89% of 178 reviews2022
Dev: Caligari Games
Windows
Find your way out of a magical prison in this non-linear point'n'click adventure full of mini games and challenges. Get to meet the charismatic Whateverlanders, steal and deceive or be a good boy to discover all the different endings of Vincent's story.
Why similar: Point & Click 32%, Hand-drawn 19.9%, Puzzle 17.5%, Adventure 15.5%, Story Rich 10.9%
- #54 Foretales
67% matchVery Positive85% of 1,132 reviews2022
Dev: AlkemiPub: Dear Villagers
Windows
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Decide the fate of the world in this ingenious story-driven card game. Foretales offers a unique take on the adventure genre, with a multitude of playstyles and story paths through which you can save the world… or bring about its end.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 49.7%, Adventure 27.7%, Story Rich 18.7%, Singleplayer 3.9%
- #55 Frank and Drake
69% matchVery Positive84% of 56 reviews2023
Dev: Appnormals TeamPub: Chorus Worldwide Games
Windows
Frank and Drake is a modern gothic tale that puts players at the heart of a supernatural mystery through its non-linear branching paths, mini-games and puzzles, and unique rotoscoped art. Take your time, explore, and soak up every word.
Why similar: Point & Click 26.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 25.3%, Adventure 18.1%, Visual Novel 10.6%, Story Rich 9.6%
- #56 Submachine: Legacy
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,405 reviews2023
Dev: Mateusz Skutnik
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Submachine is a hand-drawn puzzle adventure game. You find yourself in a vast network of desolate locations containing puzzles, secrets, notes and items to collect to help you along the way. Follow the story of a banished lighthouse keeper to discover his descent into ruins.
Why similar: Point & Click 30.1%, Hand-drawn 21.6%, Puzzle 19%, Adventure 14.1%, Colorful 6.9%
- #57 TEST TEST TEST
65% matchVery Positive92% of 991 reviews2024
Dev: MojikenPub: Toge Productions
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 1.8 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Escape a time loop as an overworked office employee by solving cryptic puzzles with alternate reality game elements.
Why similar: Puzzle 71.3%, Story Rich 28.7%
- #58 Catie in MeowmeowLand
67% matchVery Positive92% of 173 reviews2022
Dev: ARTilleryPub: Blowfish Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Catie in MeowmeowLand is a classical humorous point-and-click adventure game. Help little Catie get back home from the bizarre cat world of MeowmeowLand!
Why similar: Point & Click 30.8%, Puzzle 18.8%, Hand-drawn 17%, Adventure 15.8%, Colorful 7%
- #59 Alice Through the Fey Realm
67% matchVery Positive80% of 56 reviews2024
Dev: Mirrored CookiesPub: Breda University of Applied Sciences
Windows
Alice Through the Fey Realm is an enchanting isometric narrative adventure that puts you into the shoes of Alice. A compelling adventure unfolds as you awaken in the mysterious Fey Realm and embark on a quest to discover the key to your journey home.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 34.8%, Point & Click 33.9%, Adventure 20%, Colorful 8.4%, Story Rich 1.9%