- #1 THIEF'S SHELTER
97% matchVery Positive96% of 56 reviews2025
Dev: Geo GamesPub: Restless Corp.
Windows
THIEF’S SHELTER is a 3D Point and Click Psychological Adventure where the world mirrors a crumbling mind. Nothing stays still, and even your own thoughts can’t be trusted.
Why similar: Detective 23.3%, Investigation 17%, Psychological 16.1%, Point & Click 15.7%, Narration 7.7%
- #2 Alfred Hitchcock - Vertigo
96% matchVery Positive82% of 998 reviews2021
Dev: Pendulo StudiosPub: Microids
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Can you trust your own mind? Immerse yourself in a psychological thriller of a new kind, playing with the limits between reality and fantasy. Freely inspired by Alfred Hitchcock’s universe.
Why similar: Detective 22.3%, Investigation 21.8%, Drama 16.2%, Psychological 14.7%, Narration 9.9%
- #3 Minds Beneath Us
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 5,416 reviews2024
Dev: BearBoneStudio
Windows
Median: 11.0 hrsMean: 12.9 hrs≥1hr: 81%
MINDS BENEATH US is an emotional sci-fi narrative game. Through the eyes of a humble individual, experience a mad world where humans are exploited as computing devices for AI. Listen to the concerns of those you meet and offer guidance. Together, face challenges and confront an uncertain destiny.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 17.7%, Psychological 14.6%, Point & Click 13.3%, Multiple Endings 12.2%, 2.5D 12.1%
- #4 Field Hospital: Dr. Taylor's Story
96% matchVery Positive90% of 106 reviews2020
Dev: Gard Interactive
Windows · Mac
Field Hospital is a text-based bureaucratic detective game about hard decisions. Decide who to treat and whom to refuse. Face consequences. Study patients’ info and read their stories. Investigate the tangled case of Dr. Taylor.
Why similar: Detective 19.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.6%, Point & Click 14%, Multiple Endings 11.1%, Investigation 11%
- #5 Follow the meaning
94% matchVery Positive94% of 980 reviews2024
Dev: HiKing Mind StudioPub: Second Maze
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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: Detective 22.1%, Point & Click 22%, Multiple Endings 13.3%, Investigation 12.8%, Puzzle 7%
- #6 The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker
94% matchVery Positive83% of 596 reviews2017
Dev: D'Avekki Studios Ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
YOU are a psychiatrist, trying to solve a murder whilst treating the unusual patients of the recently deceased Doctor Dekker. Type a question - patients reply in full screen video and have questions for you too but be careful what you say. Your words determine their eventual fates, and your own!
Why similar: Detective 31.4%, Psychological 20.5%, Multiple Endings 12.9%, Drama 12.4%, Story Rich 9.9%
- #7 Betrayal At Club Low
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 557 reviews2022
Dev: Cosmo D Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Tonight you're on a rescue mission, infiltrating a nightclub that was once a coffin factory. Will you succeed? Will you fail? Or will your night take an unexpected detour? Roll the Pizza Dice and find out!
Why similar: Dynamic Narration 23.6% ★, Detective 17.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.8%, Point & Click 14.3%, Noir 12.5%
- #8 Interrogation Simulator
92% matchVery Positive95% of 60 reviews2022
Dev: Otis MillerPub: Fire Cycle Games
Windows · Linux
Inspired by JCS videos and similar Interrogation analysis. Match evidence with statements. Play good cop/bad cop. Make choices. Learn what makes people tick. Unravel the mystery.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 23.2%, Investigation 20.6%, Point & Click 18.5%, Narration 9.5%, Story Rich 7.3%
- #9 Creepy Tale 2
91% matchVery Positive86% of 1,498 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 24.2%, Multiple Endings 18.4%, Drama 14.9%, Story Rich 11.2%, Puzzle 8%
- #10 Sanatorium - A Mental Asylum Simulator
91% matchMixed63% of 206 reviews2025
Dev: ZeitglasPub: Shoreline Games
Windows · Mac
The year is 1923—step inside Castle Woods Sanatorium, where care and cruelty blur together. Disguised as a doctor, you’ll diagnose and treat patients using a deck of symptoms, tests, and outdated therapies. But tread carefully: one wrong move could expose you as an impostor.
Why similar: Detective 23%, Point & Click 14.9%, Noir 14.4%, Psychological 14.1%, Multiple Endings 11%
- #11 Playing Kafka
89% matchVery Positive95% of 317 reviews2024
Dev: Charles Games
Windows · Mac
There are things that often fail on nothing but themselves. Is there even a way out? Playing Kafka is a narrative adventure full of impenetrable schemes, insidious plot twists and conversations that slip out of hand. Based on Kafka’s life and his work, developed with Kafka experts.
Why similar: Point & Click 25.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.8%, Psychological 20%, Story Rich 11.1%, Drama 8%
- #12 Willy Morgan and the Curse of Bone Town
90% matchVery Positive89% of 547 reviews2020
Dev: imaginarylab
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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 25.6%, Investigation 23.1%, 2.5D 17.2%, Atmospheric 11.2%, Story Rich 10.1%
- #13 FREERIDE
88% matchVery Positive88% of 226 reviews2025
Dev: Flightyfelon Games Inc.
Windows · Mac
Your Personality plays the game! Help strange spirits solve their Unfinished Business... or leave them to Despair. In this highly-branching narrative adventure you'll only see about 1/3 of the full story in each playthrough, but the end is whenever you want it to be.
Why similar: Multiple Endings 34.5%, Story Rich 20.5%, RPG 12.7%, Atmospheric 12.6%, Cute 10.7%
- #14 Jung's Labyrinth
89% matchMostly Positive71% of 70 reviews2020
Dev: Jan Jileček
Windows · Mac
Jung's Labyrinth is a psychological exploration game that uses Jungian psychology, mythology, alchemical and dream symbolism in a series of active imaginations to map the process of individuation. Confront your inner archetypes, collect messages that other travelers left behind and reach your Self.
Why similar: Psychological 41.4%, Story Rich 25.1%, Atmospheric 22.2%, Adventure 9%, Singleplayer 2.3%
- #15 The Wild Case
87% matchVery Positive86% of 248 reviews2021
Dev: Specialbit Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
The Wild Case is a 2D first-person point-and-click adventure. In this story-focused adventure, players meet a cast of colorful characters, experience mysterious encounters, and solve puzzles to progress through the game.
Why similar: Detective 24%, Point & Click 17.7%, Investigation 12.3%, Drama 9.6%, Narration 7.9%
- #16 Growing My Grandpa!
86% matchVery Positive99% of 450 reviews2022
Dev: Yames
Windows
Growing My Grandpa! is a Cronenberg-inspired point-and-click adventure game with virtual pet elements that puts a heavy emphasis on exploration and lore.
Why similar: Point & Click 39.2%, Multiple Endings 21.3%, Story Rich 18.8%, Atmospheric 13.5%, Adventure 7.2%
- #17 The Case of the Golden Idol
84% 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: Detective 31.6%, Investigation 23.4%, Point & Click 17.8%, Story Rich 8%, Puzzle 5.8%
- #18 Urban Myth Dissolution Center
84% matchVery Positive88% of 5,751 reviews2025
Dev: HakababunkoPub: SHUEISHA GAMES
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Join forces with the psychic Director of the Urban Myth Dissolution Center and solve a variety of cases involving cursed relics, rental properties with shady histories, and dimensional anomalies. Monstrous oddities and otherworldly planes abound in this occult mystery adventure game!
Why similar: Detective 26.2%, Drama 20%, Point & Click 15.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.9%, Story Rich 11.5%
- #19 DESOLATIUM: Prologue
86% matchMostly Positive78% of 118 reviews2021
Dev: SUPERLUMEN
Windows · Mac
Median: 48 minMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 42%
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: Detective 21.9%, Point & Click 18.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.8%, Investigation 9.7%, Multiple Endings 9.2%
- #20 HOMESICKNESS
82% matchVery Positive96% of 73 reviews2025
Dev: jnity
Windows
HOMESICKNESS is a point-&-click psychological horror indie game exploring the nuances of nostalgia. Play as Theo, trapped in CHILDREEF’s daycare, descending floor by floor; surviving the remnants of time. Use the Kids' multi-tool, listen to obscure tapes, and make your way to the lot. She's waiting.
Why similar: Point & Click 40%, Psychological 21.6%, Story Rich 20.3%, Strategy 12.4%, Adventure 3.6%
- #21 Save Koch
85% matchMixed64% of 154 reviews2019
Dev: Wooden Monkeys
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
You are local mafia kingpin, Jeffrey Koch. Your empire in New Kandinski is in total chaos because an unknown Mastermind has decided to take your place. And they’ve planted a sleeper Mole inside your operation. It’s time to act, but you need to act smart.
Why similar: Detective 35.3%, Story Rich 11.6%, Point & Click 10.9%, Strategy 10.9%, Multiple Endings 9.3%
- #22 BEAST CRIMES
83% matchMixed63% of 63 reviews2022
Dev: LINK
Windows
Crimes across the times. Are you able to solve them all?
Why similar: Detective 21.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.6%, Point & Click 15.8%, Drama 10.9%, Multiple Endings 10.4%
- #23 The Signifier Director's Cut
82% matchVery Positive80% of 333 reviews2020
Dev: PlaymestudioPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.1 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: Investigation 34.7%, Multiple Endings 24.7%, Psychological 14.1%, Story Rich 11.7%, Atmospheric 10%
- #24 For Your Tranquility
81% matchMixed68% of 190 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 37.4%, Point & Click 24.2%, Investigation 13.3%, Multiple Endings 7.7%, Story Rich 6.1%
- #25 The Blind Prophet
81% matchVery Positive88% of 519 reviews2020
Dev: Ars Goetia
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 66%
A point'n'Click adventure game. Resolve mysteries and fight the Great Evil.
Why similar: Point & Click 41.8%, RPG 21.4%, Adventure 20%, Story Rich 8.8%, Puzzle 4.6%
- #26 The Specter's Desire
79% matchVery Positive98% of 51 reviews2024
Dev: Themisian
Windows · Mac
This year's Desire Hierarchy has begun. The stakes are now deadly. Hop into The Specter's Desire, a Visual Novel in which you play against the city's top talents to save your parents. Includes puzzling gameplay that has you tearing down arguments, hatching schemes, and revealing the truth!
Why similar: Detective 26.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 25.8%, Multiple Endings 13%, Narration 9.2%, Story Rich 6.8%
- #27 Freud Gate
80% matchVery Positive80% of 421 reviews2019
Dev: Sailors Moon StudiosPub: Sailors Moon
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Freud Gate is an interactive story game about the story of dream and redemption. Freud Gate, the "door of heart" in the game. Players will play as a spiritual mentor and help the depressed girl to find a breakthrough. The game is divided into two parts: the real world and the imaginary world.
Why similar: RPG 100%
- #28 Casebook 1899 - The Leipzig Murders
77% matchVery Positive86% of 100 reviews2025
Dev: Homo Narrans Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Play as a sharp-witted detective in late 19th-century Leipzig, Germany, in this retro pixel-art point & click adventure. Search for clues, question suspects, and piece together evidence on your deduction board to solve four gripping murder cases.
Why similar: Detective 27.4%, Point & Click 22.1%, Investigation 19.2%, Multiple Endings 6.5%, Story Rich 6.1%
- #29 The Corruption Within
79% 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 25.7%, Psychological 21.4%, Investigation 21%, Story Rich 10.3%, Atmospheric 6.3%
- #30 Who's Lila?
76% matchVery Positive95% of 3,515 reviews2022
Dev: Garage Heathen
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%
A reverse-detective adventure, where you control your character's face
Why similar: Detective 29.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.9%, Point & Click 20.2%, Multiple Endings 14.2%, Story Rich 7.3%
- #31 Heal Hitler
78% matchMostly Positive75% of 222 reviews2021
Dev: Jon Aegis
Windows
POV: You are Hitler’s psychologist in 1925. Diagnose his complexes by using both Jungian and Freudian psychotherapy and attempt to heal him. Resolve Hitler's trauma and prevent catastrophe via therapy and psychology. Succeed and avoid the war and holocaust.
Why similar: Detective 50.2%, Psychological 30.8%, Story Rich 10.1%, Adventure 7.7%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #32 SELF
78% matchMostly Positive77% of 272 reviews2020
Dev: doBellPub: indienova
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 69%
SELF is a suspenseful Kafkaesque text-based adventure game with simulation and puzzle mechanics. Could you seize the opportunity to find your father and your SELF back in this introspective journey?
Why similar: Psychological 45.1%, Adventure 23.3%, Story Rich 16.3%, Atmospheric 13.5%, Singleplayer 1.8%
- #33 Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments
77% matchVery Positive89% of 7,723 reviews2014
Dev: Frogwares
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Become the most celebrated detective of all time: Sherlock Holmes! Use your impressive talents as a detective to solve six thrilling and varied cases: murders, missing persons, spectacular thefts and numerous investigations that sometimes lead you into the realms of the fantastic.
Why similar: Detective 49.1%, Investigation 19.5%, Point & Click 10.6%, Story Rich 6.4%, Puzzle 4.7%
- #34 Deep Sleep: Labyrinth of the Forsaken
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 528 reviews2025
Dev: scriptwelderPub: Armor Games Studios
Windows
What dreams are made of is the stuff of nightmares in this new point-and-click adventure. Delve deep into realms both fantastical and terrifying, and use the power of lucid dreaming to solve puzzles, explore, and contend with eerie adversaries in your search for the brother you thought had died.
Why similar: Point & Click 25.7%, Psychological 24.9%, Multiple Endings 12.8%, Story Rich 10.8%, Puzzle 7.2%
- #35 Insight
75% matchVery Positive86% of 66 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 40.2%, Drama 19.3%, Multiple Endings 15%, Story Rich 13.4%, Psychological 11.1%
- #36 Through The Fragmentation
76% matchVery Positive96% of 223 reviews2021
Dev: Máté PribelszkyPub: Crow Bar
Windows
Atmospheric first person adventure game focusing on immersion and exploration. Meet strange characters, discover secrets and try to unfold the mystery of the Fragmentation.
Why similar: Investigation 33%, Multiple Endings 27.5%, Atmospheric 18.7%, Adventure 10.1%, Story Rich 10%
- #37 Anxiety Puppy
73% matchVery Positive97% of 222 reviews2025
Dev: 小狗工作室Pub: Erabit
Windows
Anxiety Puppy is a 2D interactive narrative game that focuses on anxiety. In the game, anxiety is personified as a little puppy. Players will explore its story and try to coexist with it. Go find its traces and give it a hug.
Why similar: Drama 29.5%, Psychological 29.1%, Point & Click 15.5%, Cute 9%, Adventure 6.7%
- #38 STASIS: BONE TOTEM
73% matchVery Positive94% of 2,560 reviews2023
Dev: THE BROTHERHOOD
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Get ready for a thrilling underwater adventure with classic point-and-click gameplay. Explore with three characters simultaneously. Featuring atmospheric isometric graphics, rendered video, and a soundtrack by Mark Morgan, BONE TOTEM takes you on a journey to hidden places deep below the waves...
Why similar: Point & Click 27.4%, Investigation 21.9%, 2.5D 18.5%, Story Rich 11%, Atmospheric 8.1%
- #39 Fateweaver: The Alchemist's Quandary
74% matchVery Positive98% of 99 reviews2023
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
You are The Fateweaver; an ancient beast of legendary status. It is your job to determine which way Fate will unravel as you dig deep into the psyche of those who beckon. Decide whether to help those who beg for your mercy, or invoke the wrath of the Gods upon those you deem unworthy of existence...
Why similar: Detective 28.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.6%, Investigation 21.2%, Multiple Endings 16.4%, Story Rich 8.2%
- #40 Strange Antiquities
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,842 reviews2025
Dev: Bad VikingPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 8.3 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 24.6%, Investigation 18.2%, Point & Click 16.7%, Multiple Endings 13.2%, Story Rich 7.5%
- #41 Quern - Undying Thoughts
74% matchVery Positive91% of 3,924 reviews2016
Dev: Zadbox EntertainmentPub: Blue Brain Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Discover the truth about Quern’s past, unfold the mysteries of its present, and be the explorer who shapes its future. Quern introduces reusable puzzle mechanics to the classic genre, making the player think about the game as a whole, and not just as a series of individual challenges.
Why similar: Investigation 22.3%, Point & Click 17.3%, Drama 14.6%, Narration 12.9%, Story Rich 9.6%
- #42 Attentat 1942
75% matchVery Positive93% of 479 reviews2017
Dev: Charles Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Attentat 1942 is a historically-accurate adventure about World War 2. Face moral dilemmas and existential struggles as you uncover the troubled past of your family.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19.2%, Investigation 18.6%, Drama 13.7%, Multiple Endings 11.9%, Point & Click 10.6%
- #43 The Occult Detective
71% matchMostly Positive72% of 323 reviews2025
Dev: Battlecry Studio
Windows
A narrative detective game blended with supernatural elements. Play as a rookie investigator, discover vital clues in every case, dive into unscripted interrogations and uncover truths that break minds. But with each revelation, the world feels... less human.
Why similar: Detective 40.6%, Drama 16.9%, Story Rich 15.5%, Puzzle 9.5%, RPG 6.7%
- #44 Prescribe and Pray
71% matchMostly Positive76% of 62 reviews2026
Dev: Nuclear Rabbits
Windows
Awaken the incompetent doctor within you! Diagnose strange patients, examine their absurd symptoms… and prescribe treatments that could change their lives… or cut them short. Your actions will have consequences.
Why similar: Detective 40%, Multiple Endings 22.8%, Point & Click 13.8%, Story Rich 7.3%, Narration 7%
- #45 Russian Psychiatric Pastoral: Prologue
71% matchMostly Positive78% of 95 reviews2025
Dev: Ivan Lysenko
Windows
Introductory demonstration version. An interactive movie that combines a psychiatrist simulator, a detective story and unique fight sequences. Take on the role of a psychiatrist, encounter various psychiatric diagnoses, and investigate disappearances of various people.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 41.3%, Multiple Endings 23.5%, Story Rich 13.8%, Atmospheric 12.8%, Adventure 7.3%
- #46 Word Game
70% matchVery Positive94% of 6,256 reviews2022
Dev: Team9
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Word game is literally a game of words. Player controls "I" to find clues between lines, delete words to change the meaning of sentences, or shift words to rewrite facts. “I” must be wise and brave enough complete the mission of words. May the best "I” win!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22.1%, Noir 17.2%, Multiple Endings 13.9%, Narration 10%, Story Rich 7.9%
- #47 The Wanderer: Frankenstein’s Creature
72% matchVery Positive84% of 342 reviews2019
Dev: La Belle GamesPub: ARTE France
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Experience the Myth of Frankenstein through the innocent eyes of his creature. Make decisions and change people's view that you will meet on your way. Now, the myth is in your hands, so how are you going to end it?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 25.5%, Point & Click 23.3%, Multiple Endings 16%, Narration 13%, Story Rich 10.3%
- #48 Voodoo Detective
70% 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: Detective 22.7%, Point & Click 16.5%, Investigation 15.8%, Noir 15.5%, 2.5D 9.8%
- #49 Tangle Tower
69% 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: Detective 33.1%, Point & Click 20.5%, Noir 13.6%, Investigation 8.9%, Story Rich 7.1%
- #50 Depression The Game
72% matchMixed69% of 310 reviews2018
Dev: DeepWorks Studios
Windows
Depression The Game is an interactive game simulating major depression. You are joining a young man on one of his really bad days trying to handle his thoughts and survive that day... Will he?
Why similar: Dynamic Narration 36.5% ★, Psychological 27.5%, Multiple Endings 13.5%, Story Rich 11.1%, Atmospheric 10.3%
- #51 Between Horizons – A Sci-Fi Detective Adventure
67% matchVery Positive88% of 490 reviews2024
Dev: DigiTales InteractivePub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Between Horizons is a narrative 2.5D sci-fi detective adventure. 33 years into the Zephyr's journey, its mission is suddenly jeopardized. Can you find the culprit before it's too late? Experience an enthralling story set in a semi-open world that branches and ends based on your choices.
Why similar: Dynamic Narration 24.2% ★, Detective 17.6%, Investigation 12.9%, Point & Click 11.9%, Multiple Endings 10.6%
- #52 The Test: Reality Check
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 632 reviews2025
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
The Test: Reality Check is one of multiple installments in an ongoing social experiment that can be classified as an atmospheric, psychological-simulation with horror elements. Dive deep into your own psyche to find answers to questions you've kept locked away, hidden from yourself for far too long.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 35.1%, Multiple Endings 26.7%, Story Rich 12.2%, RPG 9.5%, 2D 8.3%
- #53 The Secret of Retropolis
69% matchVery Positive92% of 185 reviews2021
Dev: Peanut Button
Windows
The Secret of Retropolis is a VR narrative game of a new kind, a blend of classic point-and-click adventure with immersive cinematography. Embody the witty protagonist of a film noir plot. Meet unforgettable characters. Solve puzzles. Lose yourself in the retro-futuristic atmosphere.
Why similar: Detective 23.8%, Dynamic Narration 17.1% ★, Point & Click 16.9%, Noir 15.9%, Multiple Endings 7.2%
- #54 The Safe Place
68% matchVery Positive91% of 97 reviews2023
Dev: Anate Studio
Windows · Mac
This is a dramatic deep social point&click adventure about tough childhood and self-sacrifice.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 29.2%, Point & Click 27.7%, Narration 14.1%, Drama 6.4%, Puzzle 6.4%
- #55 Inspector Schmidt - The Ebbing
67% matchVery Positive90% of 90 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: Dynamic Narration 31.9% ★, Detective 24.6%, Investigation 17.4%, Multiple Endings 11.6%, Story Rich 7.4%
- #56 MY ADAPTATION IN(TO) HUMAN
69% matchMixed66% of 56 reviews2024
Dev: SpoocleMacBoogle
Windows
You are a body snatching creature. Capture the body, explore the environment, reproduce.
Why similar: Point & Click 48.6%, Atmospheric 12.8%, RPG 10.9%, 2D 10.3%, Adventure 9.1%
- #57 Abscission
67% matchVery Positive94% of 109 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: Detective 32%, Point & Click 26.8%, Multiple Endings 15.6%, Investigation 13.8%, Story Rich 7.6%
- #58 You Can Save Everyone
68% matchVery Positive86% of 57 reviews2024
Dev: Caleb Draper
Windows
You Can Save Everyone is a heartfelt horror meta-puzzle game. Trapped deep within a facility with only a console to communicate with the others inside, decipher the proper methods to control the console, and - just maybe - save everyone. But be careful. The locks aren't just there for you.
Why similar: Investigation 29.1%, Point & Click 21.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.3%, Multiple Endings 12.3%, Story Rich 11.6%
- #59 Fran Bow
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 21,826 reviews2015
Dev: Killmonday Games AB
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 10.3 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 36.6%, Psychological 19.8%, Story Rich 16.5%, Puzzle 10.6%, Atmospheric 7.3%
- #60 Escape from Mutation Station
65% matchVery Positive97% of 99 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: Detective 31.8%, Point & Click 23.3%, Psychological 19.1%, Investigation 9.8%, Puzzle 9.3%