- #1 Rusty Lake Hotel
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 10,215 reviews2016
Dev: Rusty Lake
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Are you ready to serve the guests in the Rusty Lake Hotel? Solve all mysteries in this dark and eerie puzzle game. Rusty Lake Hotel is a point-and-click adventure by the creators of the Rusty Lake & Cube Escape series.
Why similar: Point & Click 26.1%, Puzzle 16.1%, Surreal 11.6%, Mystery 7.9%, Hand-drawn 7.7%
- #2 Cube Escape Collection
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 7,618 reviews2020
Dev: Rusty Lake
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
In this classic point-and-click adventure anthology you follow the path of Dale and Laura and other famous Rusty lake characters such as Mr. Crow and Mr. Owl. The series will be updated, preserved and bundled to survive the end of the Flash Games era.
Why similar: Point & Click 23.9%, Puzzle 16.5%, Mystery 13.6%, Detective 10.9%, Surreal 6%
- #3 Rusty Lake Paradise
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 7,203 reviews2018
Dev: Rusty Lake
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Rusty Lake Paradise is set on a small remote island which is cursed by the ten plagues of Egypt. Solve all the mysteries of this dark, macabre puzzle adventure. Paradise builds upon the distinctive atmosphere and excitement from the Rusty Lake series.
Why similar: Point & Click 31.1%, Puzzle 20.7%, Mystery 7.9%, Adventure 6.2%, Surreal 5.7%
- #4 The White Door
95% matchVery Positive94% of 6,666 reviews2020
Dev: Rusty LakePub: Second Maze
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Enter The White Door and discover Rusty Lake’s universe in a new game with a unique style! Explore Robert Hill’s dreams and help him to find his lost memories. Can you survive the strict daily routine and bring back color to Robert's life?
Why similar: Point & Click 23.2%, Puzzle 16.6%, Detective 15.8%, Adventure 13.8%, Mystery 9.3%
- #5 Tangle Tower
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 6,076 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: Detective 25.6%, Point & Click 21.7%, Mystery 10.4%, Puzzle 9.9%, Investigation 6.5%
- #6 Rusty Lake: Roots
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 8,722 reviews2016
Dev: Rusty Lake
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Experience the beginning and end of characters' lives and build your own family tree! Rusty Lake: Roots is the second premium point-and-click adventure by the creators of the Cube Escape series and Rusty Lake Hotel.
Why similar: Point & Click 25.7%, Puzzle 19.5%, Hidden Object 8.1%, Mystery 8%, Adventure 6.1%
- #7 Slender Threads
92% matchVery Positive91% of 607 reviews2025
Dev: Blyts
Windows · Mac · Linux
In this paranormal point-and-click adventure, a traveling salesman races to stop a string of horrific deaths in a quiet seaside town—before he’s next.
Why similar: Point & Click 24.9%, Adventure 13.1%, Hand-drawn 9.8%, Puzzle 9.4%, Surreal 6.7%
- #8 Tiny Room Stories: Town Mystery
93% matchVery Positive88% of 842 reviews2021
Dev: Kiary Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Everybody are missing in a town. Find the answers of town mystery in a point and click adventure game with escape the room mechanics
Why similar: Point & Click 21.2%, Detective 20%, Mystery 13.4%, Investigation 13.3%, Puzzle 12.3%
- #9 The Room Two
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 21,377 reviews2016
Dev: Fireproof Games
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Unique events transport you to the halls of a long-forgotten crypt. The only means of escape lies locked within a stone pedestal, along with a note from your mysterious ally. His words promise assistance, but only serve to entice you into a compelling world of mystery and exploration.
Why similar: Puzzle 25.5%, Point & Click 22.9%, Mystery 18%, Hidden Object 11.8%, Atmospheric 5.6%
- #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: Point & Click 20.3%, Hand-drawn 12.8%, Surreal 12.2%, Multiple Endings 11.5%, Hidden Object 8.3%
- #11 Strange Horticulture
89% matchVery Positive95% of 15,409 reviews2022
Dev: Bad VikingPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Strange Horticulture is an occult puzzle game in which you play as the proprietor of a local plant store. Find and identify new plants, pet your cat, speak to a coven, or join a cult. Use your collection of powerful plants to influence the story and unravel Undermere’s dark mysteries.
Why similar: Detective 17.4%, Point & Click 16.1%, Investigation 12%, Mystery 11.5%, Multiple Endings 9.2%
- #12 Creepy Tale 2
90% matchVery Positive86% of 1,533 reviews2021
Dev: Creepy Brothers
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Experience the creepy tension of a brothers Grimm fairy tale in this puzzle adventure game. Follow the young and brave Lars as he embarks on a dangerous journey to save his sisters mind from the clutches of a mysterious evil.
Why similar: Point & Click 21.7%, Hand-drawn 15.2%, Multiple Endings 13.2%, Puzzle 12.5%, Mystery 9%
- #13 Daymare Town
88% 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: Point & Click 29.5%, Hand-drawn 17.8%, Hidden Object 10.2%, Adventure 9.1%, Puzzle 9.1%
- #14 The Paradixion: Son's Room
89% matchVery Positive85% of 53 reviews2023
Dev: GomPangGames
Windows
[The Paradixion: Son's Room] is a point-and-click adventure game with a mysterious atmosphere.Solve various puzzles with a unique atmosphere and find the hidden elements in the game to gather clues about the story.
Why similar: Point & Click 19.7%, Puzzle 10.9%, Hidden Object 10.7%, Mystery 10.6%, Hand-drawn 10.4%
- #15 Midnight Swamp
86% 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: Point & Click 16.4%, Surreal 14.3%, Hand-drawn 13.6%, Mystery 10.3%, Detective 9.5%
- #16 Abscission
87% matchVery Positive94% of 113 reviews2023
Dev: Beyond Booleans
Windows
Abscission is a Lovecraftian, story-driven horror point-and-click investigation game. It involves searching crime scenes for evidence, combining clues and questioning suspects. Puzzles can have multiple solutions as you guide the protagonist - Detective Will Stanhope - through the story.
Why similar: Point & Click 26.1%, Detective 22.8%, Multiple Endings 12.2%, Investigation 9.3%, Mystery 7.6%
- #17 The Roottrees are Dead
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 8,392 reviews2025
Dev: Evil Trout Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
A genealogical mystery straight out of 1998. Scour the early Internet for clues, uncover hidden connections, and piece together the family tree behind the secretive Roottree Corporation.
Why similar: Detective 25.5%, Point & Click 17.3%, Mystery 15.5%, Investigation 12.9%, Puzzle 12.4%
- #18 The Curse We Made
84% matchVery Positive93% of 57 reviews2025
Dev: Potion Pixel
Windows · Mac
A short 70–90 minute hand-drawn cozy-gothic puzzle adventure with easy, relaxing puzzles, where color slowly returns to a cursed town as you uncover its secrets.
Why similar: Point & Click 22.6%, Mystery 14.4%, Hand-drawn 13.9%, Puzzle 12.8%, Adventure 8.3%
- #19 Tales from Candleforth
85% matchVery Positive86% of 170 reviews2024
Dev: Under the Bed GamesPub: Feardemic
Windows
Tales from Candleforth is a folk horror 2D point and click game with puzzles and escape room mechanics, that narrates the fairy tales from the village. The text contained in this ancient and evil book is now bleeding out, mixing the world of nightmares with the real one through handmade 2D graphics.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 16.4%, Surreal 15.5%, Point & Click 14.2%, Hidden Object 11.3%, Puzzle 10.4%
- #20 Edgar Poe: Hidden Objects
86% matchMostly Positive70% of 64 reviews2022
Dev: Crisp App Studio
Windows · Mac
Uncover secrets in a mysterious mansion inspired by Edgar Allan Poe’s The Fall of the House of Usher. Play as a curious detective in a hidden-object adventure filled with puzzles, surprises, and a story full of twists!
Why similar: Point & Click 19.9%, Detective 18.4%, Hidden Object 13.5%, Puzzle 10.6%, Mystery 9.9%
- #21 The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark
83% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,947 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: Detective 22.5%, Point & Click 21.2%, Mystery 13.3%, Investigation 11.5%, Puzzle 10.1%
- #22 Strange Antiquities
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 3,034 reviews2025
Dev: Bad VikingPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Become the custodian of a store dealing in occult antiquities. Explore the quaint and gloomy town of Undermere, where strange goings-on and dark mysteries abound. Find and identify arcane artefacts, use your collection to aid the townsfolk with their unusual problems — and remember to pet your cat!
Why similar: Detective 17.1%, Point & Click 15.9%, Investigation 12%, Mystery 11%, Multiple Endings 10%
- #23 Detective Grimoire
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,355 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: Detective 23.8%, Point & Click 23%, Puzzle 12.1%, Investigation 11.9%, Mystery 10.8%
- #24 Cat Museum
81% matchVery Positive92% of 897 reviews2022
Dev: 751 Games
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Immerse yourself in the bizarre art style and the surreal world of Cat Museum, a 2D side-scrolling puzzle-adventure game. Solve the strange puzzles with your mischievous cat, and unveil the truth behind the mysterious museum.
Why similar: Point & Click 22.3%, Surreal 19.4%, Hand-drawn 17.4%, Puzzle 12.5%, Mystery 7.1%
- #25 Facility 47
82% matchVery Positive90% of 104 reviews2020
Dev: Inertia Game Studios
Windows
Begin a journey through an isolated research facility in the freezing depths of the Antarctic, solving exciting puzzles as you go and unlocking new locations around the Facility.
Why similar: Point & Click 25.1%, Hidden Object 12.9%, Puzzle 11.9%, Detective 11.1%, Hand-drawn 9.3%
- #26 Dinner with an Owl
81% matchVery Positive95% of 860 reviews2021
Dev: BoringSuburbanDad
Windows
Break the puzzling spell of your eccentric host! Dinner with an Owl: A short surreal point and click adventure.
Why similar: Point & Click 27%, Surreal 19.6%, Puzzle 14.8%, Mystery 12.6%, 2D 7%
- #27 Escape from Mutation Station
79% matchVery Positive97% of 100 reviews2025
Dev: Jay Marksman
Windows
A short, unconventional escape room experience. You are the candidate. You must find a way out of this room. Things are not as they seem.
Why similar: Surreal 20.1%, Point & Click 17.1%, Detective 17.1%, Mystery 15.6%, Puzzle 11.9%
- #28 Sally Face - Episode One
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 26,584 reviews2016
Dev: Portable Moose
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 8.3 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 18.3%, Mystery 13.4%, Hand-drawn 13%, Puzzle 11.4%, Story Rich 9.5%
- #29 Insight
78% matchVery Positive87% of 68 reviews2024
Dev: GravelRoadPub: PaperPixel Games
Windows
Insight is a single-player horror story game shrouded in mystery. You'll take control of different characters to solve crimes and unveil the dark secrets behind them.
Why similar: Detective 34%, Surreal 19.8%, Multiple Endings 13.9%, Story Rich 11.6%, Horror 9.1%
- #30 Disease -Hidden Object-
80% matchMixed61% of 55 reviews2020
Dev: OperaHouse CorporationPub: D3PUBLISHER
Windows
This is a horror adventure game where the player go back and forth in between the real world and the hallucination world. The purpose of this game is to search items and collect scattered documents while solving mysteries and finding out the truth of the abolished hospital.
Why similar: Point & Click 25.7%, Hidden Object 17.2%, Adventure 14.6%, Mystery 12.1%, Horror 8%
- #31 Mystery of the Malign
76% 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: Mystery 24.4%, Investigation 21.5%, Puzzle 18.3%, Story Rich 10.9%, Atmospheric 8.8%
- #32 Slender Threads: Prologue
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 516 reviews2021
Dev: Blyts
Windows · Mac · Linux
In this paranormal point-and-click adventure, a traveling salesman races to stop a string of horrific deaths in a quiet seaside town—before he’s next.
Why similar: Point & Click 27.4%, Puzzle 12.5%, Mystery 10.4%, Hand-drawn 10.3%, Story Rich 8.8%
- #33 The Darkside Detective
77% matchVery Positive94% of 5,121 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: Detective 26.8%, Point & Click 26.1%, Mystery 14.6%, Puzzle 8.7%, Story Rich 7.9%
- #34 For Your Tranquility
77% matchMixed68% of 191 reviews2023
Dev: Gamesung Games
Windows · Mac
It's a mystery game that reveals the truth through an autopsy. Be a forensic doctor and find out why the dead died.
Why similar: Detective 25.2%, Point & Click 22.3%, Mystery 15.5%, Investigation 8.5%, Adventure 7.2%
- #35 Children of Silentown
75% matchVery Positive87% of 1,521 reviews2023
Dev: Elf GamesPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Children of Silentown is a dark adventure game that tells the story of Lucy, a girl growing up in a village deep in a forest inhabited by monsters. People disappearing is nothing uncommon here, but this time, Lucy is old enough to investigate on her own. Or so she thinks.
Why similar: Point & Click 17.3%, Hand-drawn 11.7%, Surreal 11.1%, Mystery 10.5%, Puzzle 8.8%
- #36 Cube Escape: Paradox
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 11,819 reviews2018
Dev: Rusty Lake
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%
The tenth Cube Escape follows the story of detective Dale Vandermeer who finds himself trapped in two different universes and needs to escape. Cube Escape: Paradox will be released together with the accompanying Paradox: A Rusty Lake Film.
Why similar: Puzzle 27.2%, Point & Click 22%, Mystery 12.6%, Detective 9.2%, Surreal 4.4%
- #37 HER TREES : THE PUZZLE HOUSE
73% matchVery Positive95% of 813 reviews2024
Dev: Stone
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 1.2 hrs≥1hr: 36%
HER TREES : THE PUZZLE HOUSE is a unique point-and-click puzzle game where you move and combine objects to solve puzzles.Uncover the mysteries of this peculiar room.
Why similar: Point & Click 24.4%, Hand-drawn 18%, Surreal 17.6%, Puzzle 14.7%, Adventure 6.6%
- #38 Almost My Floor
74% matchVery Positive92% of 246 reviews2021
Dev: Potata Company
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Almost My Floor - point & click detective in a frightening atmosphere of sinister nightmares. Each step may end up fatal. Solve the mystery of the house #9 residents or go crazy. Labyrinth of endless floors will not let go of their victim without a fight.
Why similar: Detective 20.8%, Point & Click 19.2%, Hand-drawn 11.8%, Puzzle 11.6%, Adventure 7.5%
- #39 Fran Bow
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 22,182 reviews2015
Dev: Killmonday Games AB
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Fran Bow is a creepy adventure game that tells the story of Fran, a young girl struggling with a mental disorder and an unfair destiny.
Why similar: Point & Click 27.4%, Puzzle 13.9%, Story Rich 9.1%, Surreal 9.1%, Hand-drawn 6.7%
- #40 CLeM
72% matchVery Positive92% of 283 reviews2024
Dev: Mango ProtocolPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
CLeM is a narrative-driven puzzle adventure game with a dark twist. Wake up in a world where puzzles intertwine with exploration, weaving a unique narrative rooted in alchemy. A voice awakens you. It gives you purpose. To guide you, you find a notebook with mysterious entries and a house to explore.
Why similar: Detective 14.8%, Mystery 14.3%, Hand-drawn 12.1%, Investigation 12.1%, Multiple Endings 11.2%
- #41 Forgotten Hill Mementoes
75% matchVery Positive90% of 267 reviews2018
Dev: FM Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Get ready for a puzzling journey through the memory of Forgotten Hill, can you survive?
Why similar: Point & Click 41.1%, Puzzle 16.7%, Mystery 15.7%, Adventure 13%, Horror 7.7%
- #42 The Case of the Golden Idol
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 10,351 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: Detective 21.5%, Point & Click 16.5%, Investigation 15.1%, Mystery 14.1%, Puzzle 9.5%
- #43 Unforeseen Incidents
73% matchVery Positive88% of 1,051 reviews2018
Dev: Backwoods EntertainmentPub: Application Systems Heidelberg
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 21.6%, Hand-drawn 15%, Detective 14%, Mystery 12.2%, Puzzle 11.1%
- #44 Submachine: Legacy
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,415 reviews2023
Dev: Mateusz Skutnik
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 12.9 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 26.5%, Hand-drawn 20.2%, Puzzle 14.2%, Mystery 11.1%, Adventure 8.3%
- #45 The Inheritance of Crimson Manor
71% matchVery Positive88% of 904 reviews2022
Dev: MediaCity Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Explore a beautiful and Enigmatic Victorian Manor with a dark secret, In this gothic horror story first person exploration puzzle game filled with fine art, secret passages and mysterious mechanical puzzles playing as the executor of the last will from the enigmatic Railroad Magnate Hadley Strange.
Why similar: Mystery 21.8%, Puzzle 19.7%, Investigation 13.3%, Multiple Endings 10.3%, Story Rich 10.2%
- #46 Forgotten Hill Tales
71% matchVery Positive90% of 100 reviews2022
Dev: FM Studio
Windows · Mac
A spin-off series of short stories set in the grotesque world of Forgotten Hill
Why similar: Point & Click 33.3%, Mystery 19.3%, Adventure 17%, Horror 7.3%, Puzzle 6.9%
- #47 Murder at the Birch Tree Theater
68% matchVery Positive97% of 99 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 23%, Detective 18.3%, Mystery 13.7%, Puzzle 12.5%, Investigation 11.7%
- #48 DARKLIGHT
70% 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: Point & Click 32.7%, Puzzle 20.2%, Adventure 14.4%, Mystery 12.6%, Horror 7%
- #49 The Séance of Blake Manor
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,226 reviews2025
Dev: Spooky DoorwayPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Linux
Median: 8.5 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%
The Séance of Blake Manor is a supernatural detective mystery, set in 1897 Ireland, where you investigate the disappearance of Evelyn Deane in a remote hotel full of secrets and other-worldly occurrences.
Why similar: Detective 25%, Investigation 14.9%, Mystery 14.2%, Puzzle 11.7%, Adventure 6.7%
- #50 Mr. Pumpkin Adventure
72% matchVery Positive81% of 398 reviews2016
Dev: Cotton Game
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Mr. Pumpkin's Adventure is a point-and-click puzzle game. The main character of this game is Mr. Pumpkin who lost his memories. During the adventure, you will help him solve all the puzzles, which will eventually unveil an evil plot.
Why similar: Point & Click 26%, Surreal 17.7%, Hidden Object 17.6%, Puzzle 14.4%, 2D 6.8%
- #51 Upstairs
67% 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: Point & Click 29.9%, Puzzle 15.4%, Mystery 13.9%, Adventure 11.6%, Story Rich 7.8%
- #52 Discolored
71% matchMostly Positive78% of 694 reviews2019
Dev: Jason Godbey
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Locals whisper of a roadside diner that’s lost its color. You are sent to investigate.
Why similar: Point & Click 18.3%, Detective 17.5%, Surreal 14.3%, Puzzle 10.8%, Hidden Object 10.6%
- #53 The Signifier Director's Cut
70% matchMostly Positive80% of 340 reviews2020
Dev: PlaymestudioPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
This story-driven adventure follows a mystery of death and despair from reality into the surreal realms of objective memories and subjective experiences. Search the mind, solve puzzles, and unravel the dark truth in this psychological thriller.
Why similar: Surreal 20.7%, Investigation 19.4%, Multiple Endings 16.1%, Mystery 13.4%, Dark 7.3%
- #54 Mindlock - The Apartment
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 664 reviews2024
Dev: Roof Cut MediaPub: USM
Windows · Mac
Colin’s apartment maze has puzzles, dialogues, and some dry humor waiting for you. A surreal adventure of a special kind.
Why similar: Point & Click 22.9%, Surreal 13.1%, Hand-drawn 12.2%, Puzzle 11.1%, Investigation 7.6%
- #55 The Corruption Within
68% 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: Point & Click 25.2%, Mystery 14.5%, Investigation 14.3%, Puzzle 9.3%, Adventure 8.4%
- #56 Lord Winklebottom Investigates
67% matchVery Positive93% of 233 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 18.6%, Detective 18%, Surreal 11.2%, Investigation 11.1%, Mystery 10.7%
- #57 The Last Case of John Morley
64% 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: Detective 30.3%, Mystery 17.1%, Puzzle 15%, Adventure 10.5%, Story Rich 8.9%
- #58 DESOLATIUM: Prologue
67% matchMostly Positive78% of 119 reviews2021
Dev: SUPERLUMEN
Windows · Mac
Median: 48 minMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 41%
DESOLATIUM: PROLOGUE is a first-person point & click Graphic Adventure based on Lovecraft Mythos. Live this horror story where you will have to visit mysterious locations, face lovecraftian creatures, find clues and combine objects to solve puzzles.
Why similar: Point & Click 23.1%, Detective 20.5%, Mystery 16%, Multiple Endings 9.5%, Investigation 8.6%
- #59 Intruder In Antiquonia
66% matchVery Positive90% of 113 reviews2022
Dev: Aruma Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Intruder In Antiquonia is a narrative mystery adventure that will immerse you in the Internet-hostile town of Antiquonia. Sarah does not remember who she is and how she got there. Help her solve the mysteries of her past while exploring beautiful hand-drawn environments.
Why similar: Point & Click 15.9%, Detective 15.8%, Mystery 10.3%, Hand-drawn 10.3%, Investigation 10%
- #60 Darkness Within 1: In Pursuit of Loath Nolder
69% 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: Point & Click 33.6%, Detective 20.7%, Adventure 13.5%, Puzzle 12.8%, Horror 10.2%