- #1 坏小孩
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,685 reviews2021
Dev: WildMonkey
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 62%
A pixel game that tells the story of bad elementary school students in the 1990s. The game is full of nostalgic elements of the 90s, while adding light puzzle solving and platform jumping elements.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 20.2%, Crime 17.3%, Incremental 16.7%, Dark Humor 16.6%, 1990's 9.5%
- #2 Murder at the Cat Show
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: AppleHead Games
Windows · Mac
After a cat show competition, three contestants, Claudette, Aberdeen, and Illia, head back to their hotel rooms to decompress and unwind. The next day, Claudette's body is found floating in the hotel's pool. Did Claudette take her own life, or was she murdered by cutthroat competition?
Why similar: Dark Humor 13.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.2%, Mystery 12.2%, Crime 10.2%, Female Protagonist 9.6%
- #3 春泥 Soil of Rebirth
96% matchMostly Positive74% of 298 reviews2026
Dev: 午夜说书人
Windows
《春泥》是一款刑侦题材的悬疑解谜推理游戏。2018年中秋前夕,刑警程佑接到报案,动身前往泥塑匠林家处理一起家庭伤人案。随着调查深入,案件的疑点层层浮现,将她引向一连串尘封已久的谜团。往事的土壤正在松动,深埋的真相即将揭开......
Why similar: Crime 26%, Incremental 15.5%, Puzzle Platformer 13.7%, Mystery 12.8%, Interactive Fiction 11.6%
- #4 Point Zero: Victoria
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: RosyGame
Windows · Mac
One cold case, four deathbed flashbacks. Every shift in perspective overturns the "truth" you believed. Story-driven, with exploration, deduction, puzzles, and combat. Ready for a mind-bending thrill ride with twists at every turn?
Why similar: Crime 23.6%, Mystery 13.1%, 1990's 10.9%, Emotional 9.5%, Walking Simulator 9.5%
- #5 Paper Bride 4 Bound Love
94% matchMostly Positive78% of 624 reviews2023
Dev: HeartBeat Plus
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 94%
"Paper Bride 4 Bound Love" is a Chinese horror puzzle game, the fourth work in the "Paper Bride" series. Welcome everyone to return to the world of Paper Bride. This time, let us uncover the secrets of Yichang Town together.
Why similar: Incremental 17.4%, Puzzle Platformer 14.3%, Emotional 12.4%, Mystery 11.4%, Text-Based 10.1%
- #6 ANETHA
94% matchMixed47% of 38 reviews2023
Dev: Team Panopticon
Windows
아네사는 호러 어드벤처 게임입니다. 당신은 실종된 딸을 구하기 위해 해킹범이 전송하는 파일의 암호를 풀어야 합니다. 그러나 그 파일들은 모두 실종된 딸의 숨겨진 비밀을 품고 있습니다. 파일을 풀고, 딸의 비밀에 접근해 나가세요. 당신은 "왜" 이런 비극이 일어난 건지 알고 싶다면 말이죠.
Why similar: Crime 21.8%, Puzzle Platformer 20.6%, Emotional 16.1%, Point & Click 12.9%, Mystery 11.2%
- #7 Brass
93% match5 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: Seaknot Studios
Windows · Mac
As the player, you take on the role of Brass, delivering letters and packages while interacting with the villagers. One day, a letter from his grandma sets Brass off on a new adventure. With relaxing, story-driven gameplay and adorable low-poly art, Brass offers a cozy and heartwarming experience.
Why similar: Crime 20.4%, Interactive Fiction 15.9%, Emotional 15.6%, Walking Simulator 13.2%, Point & Click 11.5%
- #8 Methods: The Detective Competition
92% matchVery Positive91% of 717 reviews2020
Dev: LockedOn GamesPub: Erabit
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
One hundred detectives compete against each other in a crime-solving competition.
Why similar: Crime 20%, Dark Humor 15.4%, Mystery 11.4%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%, Point & Click 8.3%
- #9 Methods: The Illusion Murders
91% matchVery Positive89% of 97 reviews2024
Dev: LockedOn GamesPub: Erabit
Windows · Mac · Linux
Detective Red July must stop a serial killer who patterns his murders after optical illusions in this mystery visual novel set in the world of Methods.
Why similar: Crime 22.3%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Text-Based 11.2%, Mystery 10.9%, Female Protagonist 10%
- #10 Ashes
91% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2026
Dev: Plot Twist Australia
Windows · Mac
After witnessing a murder, 16-year-old skater Azar Warren seeks refuge with her estranged grandfather on his rural compound, only to suspect he may be more dangerous than her pursuers. Ashes blends graphic novel panels with interactive puzzles in a story of murder and unease.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.4%, Female Protagonist 14%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Mystery 13.3%, Emotional 13%
- #11 Xiwang Ave N 3rd Section
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: TRS Studio
Windows
A story-driven exploration game. The protagonist takes a break from work to deliver packages for a distant relative in his home city at his mother’s request. Through the eyes of the protagonist, explore the city’s transformation and the lives of its people, uncovering hidden secrets and past stories
Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.8%, Emotional 15%, Dark Humor 14.3%, Modern 12.1%, Mystery 11%
- #12 Headward Erosion 溯源侵蚀
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: lifucheng
Windows · Mac
Headward Erosion is a story-driven RPG set in a fictional world. Players will experience the story through the perspectives of nine different characters, gradually uncovering the truth behind a girl's death.
Why similar: Incremental 26.5%, Interactive Fiction 18.7%, Female Protagonist 12.9%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Emotional 11.1%
- #13 The Darkside Detective: Backside of the Moon
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Spooky DoorwayPub: Akupara Games
Windows
You'd think that after 20+ cases, there'd be no crime left in Twin Lakes - but that's not how crime works, rookie. Six new mind-melting mysteries await Detective McQueen and Officer Dooley - just as soon as they get the mustard out of Dooley's gun.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.3%, Dark Humor 15.8%, Point & Click 12.4%, Text-Based 11.4%, Visual Novel 10.4%
- #14 Ad Memoriam
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Leveret Pte Ltd
Windows
Ad Memoriam is a mystery game about a band with a curse: at every single one of their concerts, someone dies of an accident. Follow the band and the trail of bodies that they leave behind, reconstruct each accident from witness testimony, and unravel the truth behind Ad Memoriam and it's curse.
Why similar: Crime 24.5%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Emotional 11.7%, Point & Click 10.7%, Visual Novel 8.8%
- #15 永恒沉眠:爱与杀戮的乐园 Permanent Sleep: Paradise of Love and Slaughter
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 菜猫食品
Windows
This is an AVG game of deduction and suspense. The gameplay is a special spiritual jury system. Players will take the role of female detective or male police officer, traveling between dream and reality, and jointly investigate the years of unresolved “brunette female serial murder case”.
Why similar: Crime 30.1%, Emotional 15.9%, Mystery 14.7%, Interactive Fiction 12.2%, Female Protagonist 10.5%
- #16 囚笼之诗
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Zig
Windows · Mac
You wake in a monster’s cage with no memory and 30 days to act. Choose to escape, obey, or become its favorite.
Why similar: Dark Humor 17.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Text-Based 12.2%, Female Protagonist 10.7%, Visual Novel 9.9%
- #17 The Final Act
86% matchMixed71% of 14 reviews2024
Dev: One Electron UniversePub: Mika Pi
Windows · Linux
The Final Act is a mix of visual novel and puzzle game where you assist writer Rebecca Carter in overcoming her writer's block by crafting the perfect murder plot for her novel. Solve intricate puzzles, adjust crime scenes, and navigate immersive storytelling to uncover the perfect crime.
Why similar: Crime 27.9%, Mystery 13.9%, Emotional 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 10%, Visual Novel 9.7%
- #18 幽都酒馆
85% matchVery Positive98% of 103 reviews2024
Dev: 七月柒月七
Windows
本游戏主旨绿色健康阳光积极向上充满正能量,无不良导向。
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15.2%, Walking Simulator 14.5%, Point & Click 12.3%, Emotional 12.3%, Mystery 10.2%
- #19 Tar and Feather
84% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Noah TilsenPub: Aeonic Menace
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short story visual novel-like game with a gently interactive narrative and some puzzling mysteries to unlock. Discover how your father got tarred and feathered. Get lost in the memory with ever-corrupting visuals and an immersive soundscape as you make your way to the emu farm.
Why similar: Emotional 19.7%, Dark Humor 14.7%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Interactive Fiction 11%, Point & Click 9.7%
- #20 Don't Let Me Fade
84% matchVery Positive99% of 131 reviews2025
Dev: AinkOink
Windows
Don't Let Me Fade is an interactive adventure about memory, identity, and loss. Piece together fragments of a life - even if a simple teddy bear is the last symbol of connection to oneself in a world without time.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.4%, Point & Click 16.2%, Emotional 14.6%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Text-Based 9.3%
- #21 The Quiet Things
83% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Silver Script Games
Windows
Step into a fractured 00s childhood in the South of England. Inspired by the developer’s real diaries, this autobiographical narrative adventure invites you to uncover Alice’s story by piecing together evocative memories, and following in the footsteps of a young girl’s journey through adolescence.
Why similar: Emotional 17.4%, Walking Simulator 14.2%, Mystery 11.5%, 1990's 11.1%, Female Protagonist 10.1%
- #22 The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark
82% 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: Dark Humor 14.4%, Mystery 13.6%, Point & Click 11.6%, Text-Based 11%, Interactive Fiction 9.6%
- #23 MOVEIT
82% matchMostly Positive70% of 30 reviews2022
Dev: DnovelPub: Trinity Project
Windows
A touching story and a unique narrative with puzzles.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 22.4%, Incremental 18.7%, Interactive Fiction 16.9%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Puzzle 9.2%
- #24 Neon Hearts City
81% matchVery Positive85% of 53 reviews2025
Dev: Cosmic VoidPub: Dionous Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A private investigator, tracking a missing person, uncovers a conspiracy between humans and androids and a secret that could change everything. Neon Hearts City is a retro point-and-click adventure that thrusts you into a grungy cyberpunk city of the future.
Why similar: Crime 22.5%, Interactive Fiction 15.7%, Point & Click 12.8%, 1990's 12.5%, Mystery 8.6%
- #25 Escape Hospital-脫出 失憶病棟
81% matchPositive100% of 26 reviews2021
Dev: 白袍恐懼症
Windows · Mac
“My IV stings…who can I trust?” Created independently by Morning Drizzle M.D., artist behind the acclaimed Iatrophobia Facebook page, this game features a brand new storyline with familiar characters and art from the comic.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 25%, Interactive Fiction 16.5%, Emotional 12.7%, Point & Click 12.3%, Mystery 12.1%
- #26 Dimhaven - The Lost Source
80% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Zadbox EntertainmentPub: Blue Brain Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Are you ready for an adventure? Challenges, exploration and puzzles in a narrative driven experience, pick up your camera and test your wits in this first-person mystery by the team behind Quern!
Why similar: Dark Humor 18.5%, Mystery 14.1%, Emotional 14.1%, Walking Simulator 13.3%, Point & Click 9.5%
- #27 Beihai 2010
79% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: Raumkapsel
Windows · Mac
An emotional point-and-click adventure about youth, love, and growing up. Explore Namo's memories and uncover a touching story of friendship and first love in the city of Beihai.
Why similar: Emotional 16.1%, Female Protagonist 12.5%, Interactive Fiction 12.2%, Puzzle Platformer 12.2%, Visual Novel 11.6%
- #28 Spruce Falls
78% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Dave Ja
Windows
You're locked in a diner! But for a good reason. Someone chopped down the Grand Spruce, and the collateral damage is Big News. Figure out which of the many suspicious characters murdered the town's journalist by essentially bugging everybody.
Why similar: Crime 25.7%, Mystery 22.8%, Puzzle Platformer 11.7%, Female Protagonist 11%, Story Rich 10.2%
- #29 Sanfu
77% matchVery Positive83% of 17,608 reviews2023
Dev: Shiying StudioPub: Gamirror Games
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
2000年,山城市新闻频道的电视画面莫名跳出一则旧广告,而广告的代言人是已经去世的特异功能少年——三眼神童。有传闻三眼神童的亡魂劫持了电视信号。 调查局受命展开调查。随着调查的深入,一个藏在黑暗处的犯罪团伙逐渐浮出水面。
Why similar: Mystery 22.1%, Puzzle Platformer 19.5%, Crime 15.8%, Emotional 13%, Visual Novel 10.5%
- #30 PROTOThYPE _ a love story
79% matchMixed67% of 21 reviews2017
Dev: Monkeys Tales Studio
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
PROTOThYPE it's a short game experience that will allow you to discover the tormented love story of a young developer for a classmate.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 15.2%, Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Mystery 14.5%, Point & Click 12.9%, Walking Simulator 11.1%
- #31 TELETEXT
77% matchMostly Positive74% of 42 reviews2024
Dev: div
Windows
Welcome back to 1995. You turn your TV on, but there's an ad break! You press the red button to check out your favorite passtime. As you browse through, you see there's a lot missing. News articles not displaying, games out of order. Is anyone even keeping this updated anymore? Where did they go?
Why similar: 1990's 23.6%, Incremental 15.2%, Point & Click 14.4%, Interactive Fiction 11.2%, Emotional 8.1%
- #32 OPUS: The Day We Found Earth
78% matchVery Positive87% of 1,683 reviews2016
Dev: SIGONO INC.
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Dive into the boundless galaxy and embark on an emotional adventure! Help little robot Emeth to fulfill a century-old promise by finding Earth in order to save Mankind—so step into the spaceship, operate a deep space telescope, and find out what’s out there in the unknown.
Why similar: Emotional 14.9%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Female Protagonist 12.2%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Point & Click 11.2%
- #33 Long Dream
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 986 reviews2023
Dev: WildMonkeyPub: Gamirror Games
Windows
Zhao Sheng, a retired postman, has been suffering from dementia over the past years. He insists that his partner Qi Mei is waiting for him under a peach tree. Zhao Sheng’s family didn't want him to leave with any regrets and decided to go and find that peach tree he had been talking about...
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 20.2%, Incremental 17.2%, 1990's 12.6%, Point & Click 12.6%, Visual Novel 10.6%
- #34 HEARTLODGED
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hajimeli
Windows
In 6 hours, 28 minutes, and 11 seconds, an avalanche will crush the lodge. Is the cat in the box alive or dead?
Why similar: Mystery 13.7%, Female Protagonist 12.3%, Point & Click 11.5%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Text-Based 10.9%
- #35 Kathy Rain: Director's Cut
75% matchVery Positive93% of 1,427 reviews2021
Dev: Clifftop GamesPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 74%
The award-winning point-and-click adventure returns in the Director's Cut with an extended story, additional puzzles, and new areas to explore. Witness the rise of an iconic detective as you uncover a dark and sinister truth hiding behind the calm exterior of a small rural town.
Why similar: 1990's 16.5%, Emotional 14.7%, Mystery 13.7%, Point & Click 12.7%, Female Protagonist 11.4%
- #36 Who The Fuck Ate Grandma ?
73% matchPositive100% of 38 reviews2026
Dev: Benjamin G
Windows · Linux
Time has come to celebrate Grandma’s 93rd birthday. Everyone has gathered for this memorable family dinner, but unfortunately, it looks like Grandma is about to be served for dessert! Inspired by the ’90s, discover a new retro point-and-click adventure game, fully hand-drawn in pixel art.
Why similar: Dark Humor 25.5%, 1990's 16.5%, Point & Click 14.9%, Mystery 14.5%, Comedy 8.4%
- #37 speak of my sin
74% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: sagros
Windows
Speak of My Sin is a word reasoning game - players are supposed to find the truth of the cases, restore the story in a number of interrelated cases and finally detect the identification of “me”, speaking out “my” sin.
Why similar: Crime 26.8%, Incremental 15.7%, Mystery 15%, Text-Based 14.7%, Point & Click 9.5%
- #38 Paper Perjury
73% matchVery Positive89% of 201 reviews2024
Dev: Paper Cat Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
It all started with a simple robbery. When that thread was pulled, a tapestry of mysteries was revealed. Solve cases and outsmart criminals in a detective story full of lies, confessions, and maybe even a murder or two.
Why similar: Crime 20.9%, Mystery 17.2%, Female Protagonist 13.9%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Point & Click 12%
- #39 神祇Pantheon
74% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 团团的小窝
Windows · Mac · Linux
Dark Matter God × unemployed girl. A two-way redemption otome visual novel.
Why similar: Emotional 22%, Mystery 17.1%, Visual Novel 15%, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Female Protagonist 11.8%
- #40 The Wishing Stone
75% matchPositive100% of 16 reviews2021
Dev: Dream Nyght Studio
Windows · Mac
A visual novel and point-and-click puzzle adventure game with challenging puzzles, a touching story, and multiple endings. In a world that deviates from reality, it's up to you to discover the truth and Ailsa's forgotten memory. Her fate is in your hands!
Why similar: Emotional 17%, Mystery 15%, Point & Click 12.3%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Female Protagonist 11.1%
- #41 Call of the Golden Valley
71% matchPositive88% of 42 reviews2025
Dev: O'Saurus Studios
Windows · Mac
Your friend is missing in the Australian outback and you must find her. Search the Internet for clues, solve mysterious puzzles and uncover the conspiracy of the vanishing hikers of Golden Valley.
Why similar: Mystery 17.1%, Crime 16.9%, Walking Simulator 12.4%, Female Protagonist 12.2%, Interactive Fiction 11.3%
- #42 リベンジ・ハート
72% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: とらねこさんの小屋
Windows
「4日後に、俺の心臓を撃ちぬいて殺して欲しい」 リベンジ・ハートはワガママな殺し屋ケヴィンと、心臓を狙われた少年ルカが繰り広げる一本道ノベルADVです。 ――引き金が引かれるその時まで。復讐を願う少年とそれに加担した殺し屋の4日間が始まる。
Why similar: Crime 39.1%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Emotional 13.3%, Comedy 8.6%, Modern 7.9%
- #43 Weed Runner
72% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2023
Dev: U.D. Games
Windows
Weed Runner is a drug dealing, crime fueled, story driven, point and click adventure.
Why similar: Crime 35%, Dark Humor 19.7%, 1990's 14.6%, Point & Click 14.4%, Story Rich 8.4%
- #44 Marcella Moon: Secret on the Hill
73% matchPositive89% of 19 reviews2020
Dev: Hidden Ocean Games
Windows
Follow amateur sleuth Marcella Moon to Ireland to investigate the disappearance of a famous writer.
Why similar: Crime 19.5%, Mystery 17%, Interactive Fiction 14.4%, Point & Click 12.8%, Female Protagonist 11.8%
- #45 三九
70% matchPositive81% of 32 reviews2024
Dev: 暗极工坊
Windows
《三九》是一款包含中式恐怖元素的第一人称悬疑解谜游戏。 玩家将以第一视角经历主角身上发生的神秘案件,在游戏中以图案搜查,平面迷宫, 思维解谜小游戏等不同形式破解案件剧情发现游戏真相,并通关故事结局。
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 23.9%, Incremental 20.2%, Interactive Fiction 17.6%, Text-Based 12.6%, Crime 12.2%
- #46 Puss in Hell
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Сult of Code
Windows
Puss in Hell is an ohwdidtaht-inspired, punk-horror stealth psychological thriller where you control a small, frightened kitty navigating rooms that progressively decay into hostile nightmare spaces.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 27.7%, Walking Simulator 21%, 1990's 14.8%, Puzzle 12.1%, Exploration 6.8%
- #47 A Date in the Park
71% matchVery Positive88% of 2,018 reviews2016
Dev: Cloak and Dagger Games
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 36%
A short and mysterious free point and click adventure game, inspired by the feeling of oddness in an everyday situation.
Why similar: Emotional 14.7%, Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Walking Simulator 13.8%, Point & Click 12.4%, Mystery 12%
- #48 Prison of Lies
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: LockedOn
Windows · Mac · Linux
In this short visual novel, four prisoners on death row are cleared of all charges. But the prison has a quota to meet. The four are put in a room and asked to decide among themselves over the course of an hour... who will be the one to die?
Why similar: Crime 25.2%, Interactive Fiction 18.2%, Mystery 17.2%, Dark Humor 15.3%, Visual Novel 13.1%
- #49 Spooky Crew: Mask of the Mysterium
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Matt Sanderson
Windows
Join the Spooky Crew and uncover the secret of the Mask of the Mysterium in this point and click adventure game. An encounter with a masked figure leads the crew to investigate the secrets of a local museum.
Why similar: Crime 25.1%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Mystery 12.3%, Point & Click 11.2%, Female Protagonist 8.7%
- #50 Detective Kobayashi - A Visual Novel
71% matchPositive87% of 31 reviews2019
Dev: GenuinePub: Giiku Games
Windows
Take on the role of Detective Kobayashi, the one and only genius detective who has a reputation for solving any case, however dark or difficult...if he isn't playing games at the office or awkwardly hitting on girls, that is.
Why similar: Crime 35.8%, Mystery 16.3%, Point & Click 12.3%, Visual Novel 10.8%, Text-Based 9.4%
- #51 The Empty Desk
68% matchPositive88% of 26 reviews2025
Dev: CheesecakeGames
Windows
Immerse yourself in a psychological thriller with narrative adventure elements and unsettling details. Join Detective Bennett on his final case and uncover dark secrets in a world where reality bends and sanity wavers.
Why similar: Crime 28.6%, Mystery 14.6%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Emotional 13.3%, Story Rich 8.1%
- #52 The Kobolds Left Behind
70% matchPositive86% of 22 reviews2022
Dev: Archive Entertainment
Windows
A tear-filled story game about the bittersweet last day of three abandoned kobolds.
Why similar: Emotional 21.5%, Walking Simulator 16.1%, Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Point & Click 12.8%, Female Protagonist 9.7%
- #53 Jenny LeClue - Detectivu
69% matchVery Positive87% of 1,363 reviews2019
Dev: Mografi
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 72%
JENNY LECLUE is an adventure game focused on exploration, story, and character, featuring dozens of characters to meet, mysteries and puzzles to solve across a vibrant, atmospheric world.
Why similar: Crime 28.2%, Emotional 15.8%, Mystery 14.8%, Female Protagonist 11.4%, Visual Novel 8%
- #54 Dreamsink
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: AuroraMend Studio
Windows
Awakening in a frigid room with an empty pill bottle, she’s forgotten something vital. Trapped between a monochrome bedroom and distorted dreams, she must face anxiety and depression... Break mental shackles and find the light in this psychological puzzle adventure!
Why similar: Emotional 16.5%, Interactive Fiction 16.3%, Incremental 15.1%, Point & Click 12.3%, Visual Novel 11%
- #55 雾尽时分
68% matchPositive83% of 18 reviews2022
Dev: 济沧海工作室Pub: Pujia8 Studio
Windows
戏班内扑朔迷离的死亡,步步紧逼的幕后黑手,封闭剧场内的死亡倒计时,案件主角的生命和救赎都取决于你的决断。当第一桩案件尘埃落定,你以为可以回到现实世界时,轮回之路才刚刚开始……
Why similar: Crime 32.4%, Interactive Fiction 16.3%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Point & Click 10.9%, Text-Based 9.3%
- #56 Chains of Judgment
67% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: ChaniMK
Windows · Mac · Linux
Homicide detective Ralph is distraught when his trusted, reliable partner goes missing around the same time strange killings begin to take place. While solving the case, Ralph is paired up with an impish rookie he can't get along with.
Why similar: Crime 27.6%, Interactive Fiction 17%, Point & Click 13.4%, Text-Based 12.7%, Visual Novel 10.4%
- #57 FAKEBOOK
65% matchVery Positive91% of 747 reviews2024
Dev: banjihagames
Windows · Mac
Point-and-click mystery adventure on the virtual SNS! Find secrets hidden by family, friends, companies, and idols.
Why similar: Dark Humor 19.7%, Mystery 17.7%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Text-Based 11.1%, Visual Novel 11.1%
- #58 Nobodies: Murder Cleaner
67% matchVery Positive90% of 460 reviews2019
Dev: Blyts
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Nobodies is a puzzle-filled point-and-click adventure in which you must cover up government-sanctioned assassinations. Hide the bodies, destroy the evidence, and leave no trace you were ever there. They do the dirty work. You clean it up.
Why similar: Crime 33.7%, Mystery 16.7%, Point & Click 15.2%, Dark Humor 12.9%, Puzzle 10.5%
- #59 LAN Party Adventures
65% matchVery Positive91% of 108 reviews2025
Dev: LEAP Game Studios
Windows
Okay, Pedro is AWOL, and you have to get this LAN Party set up at the Game Store for the session later. Connect cables, install software, and solve puzzles all while you and the gang uncover the mystery of your missing friend.
Why similar: Crime 31.5%, 1990's 19.2%, Mystery 16%, Puzzle 8.5%, Point & Click 8.4%
- #60 捉迷藏 - Hide and Seek
66% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Snow Hermit LibraryPub: Eternal Dream
Windows
长泽小学的一年级女生结奈,和青梅竹马的好朋友真也约好了一起玩捉迷藏。但是,最近他们的身边似乎出现了可疑的人物,街道的氛围也变得紧张了起来。即便如此,今天放学后也要去公园玩捉迷藏哦……
Why similar: Crime 27.7%, Mystery 18.7%, Emotional 17.6%, Female Protagonist 15.4%, Modern 9.9%