- #1 Ghost Lantern: Kilminorth Farm
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Darkling Room
Windows
The old Kilminorth Manor Farm is said to be haunted! A mysterious sealed box was discovered - Inside were old letters and a few glass photographic plates. A terrible crime happened nearly 200 years ago. Using deduction and paranormal investigation, do you have the skill to solve the case?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.8%, Point & Click 17.5%, Investigation 10.6%, Realistic 9%, Puzzle 9%
- #2 The 7th Guest Remake
96% matchVery Positive87% of 204 reviews2026
Dev: Vertigo Games
Windows
The iconic game The 7th Guest has been brought back to life with modern technology, delivering an atmospheric story like no other. Explore a foreboding mansion, solve mind-bending puzzles, and uncover its dark secrets. The 7th Guest is the ultimate mystery adventure, reimagined for modern platforms.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27%, Puzzle 14.7%, Mystery 11.3%, Supernatural 10.2%, Exploration 10%
- #3 Amanda the Adventurer 2
96% matchVery Positive83% of 1,527 reviews2024
Dev: MANGLEDmaw GamesPub: DreadXP
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
In Amanda the Adventurer 2, the story continues as Riley encounters a mysterious masked figure after destroying the TV in the attic. Travel to the Kensdale Public Library and dig deeper into the mystery of Amanda the Adventurer.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.9%, Point & Click 16.7%, Puzzle 9.1%, Exploration 6.7%
- #4 Perceptum
95% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Duck Reaction
Windows
A psychological horror game where you play as a medium investigating the disappearance of a family. Explore a house with an oppressive atmosphere, close your eyes to hear the beyond, use your mirror to see what should not exist and uncover the truth hidden within its walls.
Why similar: Demons 15.9%, Psychological Horror 12%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%, Investigation 9.3%, Mystery 9.2%
- #5 Wychwood Hollow
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Shadow Tor Studios
Windows
Eliza Trewithian haunts the old Wychwood Hollow, the largest ancient oak woodland in Cornwall. A place of myth and legend. You are dispatched alone to investigate the case, with help from some local Ghost-Hunters. Gather evidence, decipher the clues in old documents and explore the Hollow.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.5%, Point & Click 17.7%, Investigation 12.2%, Realistic 11.5%, Puzzle 9.2%
- #6 Bigfoot Quest
94% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2024
Dev: Syntaxity
Windows
Embark on an adventure of a lifetime and explore the forests of the Pacific Northwest in search of the famously elusive Bigfoot.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.8%, Point & Click 17.9%, Investigation 10.1%, Puzzle 10%, Realistic 9.1%
- #7 The Hunt for the Lost Treasure
93% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2024
Dev: Syntaxity
Windows
Explore a pirate’s cove, ancient temple, and structures of past tree dwelling inhabitants. Discover hidden passageways, clues and puzzles along the way!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.9%, Point & Click 18.2%, Investigation 11.4%, Puzzle 10.1%, Realistic 9.8%
- #8 MysteryOS
91% matchMixed42% of 12 reviews2026
Dev: Clermont Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
You wake up at a terminal you've never seen before. The language is alien. The interface is hostile. Every wrong click has consequences. Decode constructed languages, navigate unfamiliar operating systems, and survive the unknown in this puzzle-survival experience.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 25.7%, Interactive Fiction 22.1%, Point & Click 16.3%, Puzzle 9.7%, Exploration 9.5%
- #9 Beach Cafe: Caribbean Sand
92% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2023
Dev: Killbug StudioPub: Cooking and Publishing
Windows
Where is Grandpa? and why has his beach bar been closed for more than 2 years? An adventure full of puzzles and mystery begins! Explore, discover all the clues and read them correctly in order to advance. Let yourself be enveloped by a story of intrigue set on a beach.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.4%, Investigation 19.7%, Point & Click 15%, Puzzle 14.9%, Mystery 10.7%
- #10 The Enchanted Worlds
91% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: Syntaxity
Windows
Three enchanted books transport you to the worlds written on their pages. In this latest adventure with Uncle Henry, he has had a secret kept for many years that he now wishes to share with you.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.7%, Point & Click 18.8%, Investigation 12.5%, Puzzle 10.5%, Exploration 9.5%
- #11 Angst
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Forgeworks Studio
Windows
Escape the cube.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15.5%, Demons 15.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.6%, Investigation 12.1%, Realistic 9.1%
- #12 Room2Room
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Rooster Syndicate
Windows
Children have been vanishing while playing with the brand new Room2Room handheld gaming system. You have been contracted to monitor playtest sessions, document any unwanted quirks, and help young testers play safely.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.9%, Point & Click 16.2%, Investigation 15.9%, Puzzle 9.1%, Psychological Horror 8%
- #13 Rescue the Enchanter
89% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2024
Dev: Syntaxity
Windows
Continue the adventure of The Enchanted Worlds in this much longer point-and-click style puzzle adventure game. Find clues, solve puzzles, explore exotic worlds and rescue the enchanter.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.9%, Point & Click 19.1%, Investigation 12%, Puzzle 10.6%, Exploration 9.5%
- #14 The Mystery of Blackthorn Castle
87% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2024
Dev: Syntaxity
Windows
Explore an all but forgotten 14th century Blackthorn Castle, surrounding dark forest and structures. Discover hidden passageways, clues and puzzles along the way!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.8%, Point & Click 18.9%, Investigation 11.9%, Puzzle 10.5%, Exploration 9.5%
- #15 The Enchanted Worlds 2
88% matchNo user reviews2024
Dev: Syntaxity
Windows
A fun and casual point and click style adventure puzzle game. Continue the mystery adventure of The Enchanted Worlds in this explorative puzzle solving game.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.9%, Point & Click 19.1%, Investigation 12%, Puzzle 10.6%, Exploration 9.5%
- #16 N.E.R.D
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Forever Entertainment S.A
Windows
N.E.R.D is a story-driven escape room puzzle game, brought to life as a gripping interactive movie. Inspired by cult classic thrillers, this is an experience that will pull you in - and won’t let go. Dark, intense, and deeply unsettling, every moment pushes you further into the unknown.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23%, Point & Click 17.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.4%, Realistic 9.6%, Puzzle 9.2%
- #17 Good Bones
86% matchMostly Positive77% of 39 reviews2023
Dev: RETCON Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Your new house has old secrets in this haunting point-and-click mystery, where you'll search for clues about a mysterious death, solve narrative puzzles, and make heartbreaking choices to navigate amnesia, grief, and revenge.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.9%, Point & Click 15.5%, Investigation 14.9%, Supernatural 7.9%
- #18 Beach Cafe II: The Escape Room
85% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2023
Dev: Killbug StudioPub: Cooking and Publishing
Windows
Grandpa is still missing. It's time to find out what's hidden in this beach cafe. Continue the adventure of puzzles and mystery with Cafe Beach II: The Escape Room! Explore, discover all the clues and interpret them correctly to advance.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.9%, Point & Click 21.8%, Investigation 14.1%, Adventure 11.5%, Puzzle 11.1%
- #19 M City
84% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2024
Dev: SMEK
Windows
Crazy and strange town. Mysterious events. A hero with multiple personality disorder. Laughter, tears and madness!
Why similar: Point & Click 19.3%, Demons 15.9%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Psychological Horror 10.2%, Puzzle 7.8%
- #20 False Testimony
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Bizi Games
Windows
Explore different locations, talk to characters, collect evidence, and draw your own conclusions about who, how, and why is behind what happened.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.2%, Point & Click 22%, Puzzle 11.4%, Exploration 9%, Mystery 8.1%
- #21 Flick
83% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Inqdrop Studios
Windows
Shift realities with the flick of a light switch and plunge into the grotesque to uncover your family's twisted past. A psychological horror game where you must balance the light you need to progress with the terrifying nightmares it summons.
Why similar: Demons 18.1%, Investigation 12.9%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Realistic 10.4%, Supernatural 8.6%
- #22 Where the City Ends
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: M. P. Studio
Windows
A melancholic atmospheric game about energy management, introversion, and finding peace in an overwhelming modern city. Every decision costs energy. Nature helps you survive.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.2%, Puzzle 11.6%, Realistic 10.8%, Adventure 10.5%
- #23 Shadowless
81% matchNo user reviews2030
Dev: ultron01
Windows
Shadowless is a first-person psychological horror game. Explore a creepy house marked by tragedy, where dark entities and the past haunt you. Defenseless, you face a nightmare that consumes you before you can escape.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 17.9%, Interactive Fiction 17.7%, Demons 13.9%, Investigation 10.3%, Realistic 8.4%
- #24 Devil's Hideout
80% matchVery Positive85% of 95 reviews2024
Dev: Cosmic Void
Windows · Mac · Linux
Devil's Hideout is a horror point and click adventure. Lauren learns from a mystic that her young sister is still alive, with cultists staging her death. Traveling to the hospital where her sister received care, Lauren plunges headfirst into a nightmare.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.5%, Demons 19.5%, Point & Click 17.3%, Investigation 11.8%, Adventure 5.5%
- #25 Alien History
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Adam
Windows
A knowledge discovery game inspired by ancient astronaut theories. Travel across nine world regions, consult expert informants, and piece together evidence of non-human intelligence hidden in ancient civilizations. Every discovery brings you closer to the truth.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.2%, Point & Click 18.2%, Adventure 8.8%, Realistic 8.7%
- #26 Beach Cafe III: The Escape Room
82% matchNo user reviews2023
Dev: Killbug StudioPub: Cooking and Publishing
Windows
Grandpa is still missing and as you dive deeper into the investigation, everything becomes stranger and more enigmatic. The adventure of puzzles and mysteries continues with Beach Café III: The Escape Room. Investigate, discover all the clues and interpret them properly in order to advance.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.9%, Point & Click 22.6%, Investigation 13.3%, Adventure 11.9%, Puzzle 11.5%
- #27 GUILTY
79% matchPositive90% of 20 reviews2022
Dev: Lauro Zanetti Cabral
Windows
Guilty is a first-person psychological horror game. Play as Peter and discover what your past hides. Access your unconscious to remember your traumas and the scariest memories that are hidden. A traumatic past that gives you a feeling of guilt.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.9%, Demons 13.9%, Realistic 12.5%, Supernatural 10.9%, Investigation 8.6%
- #28 Exploring Friscott
78% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2025
Dev: WolfBite Interactive LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
You're an adventurer going into Friscott Castle to see what treasures you can find within. Explore, meet the residents, find treasure & more. Be mindful though, as the castle isn't normal, & there are things about it that might drive a person to madness. That, or it might spell your demise.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.7%, Point & Click 20.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.3%, Puzzle 10.7%, Exploration 7.6%
- #29 Confabulation
78% matchVery Positive91% of 104 reviews2023
Dev: Authogin
Windows
Your memory is fading. Things around your home keep changing; they are not what they appear to be. Find what is wrong, take pictures to restore your memory. Try to remember. Learn what you have forgotten, learn what has happened. It is not what it seems to be.
Why similar: Demons 18.8%, Psychological Horror 10.5%, Investigation 9.8%, Puzzle 9.7%, Realistic 9.3%
- #30 Dark Romance: Sleepy Hollow Collector's Edition
79% matchPositive88% of 32 reviews2021
Dev: Domini GamesPub: BFG Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Can you save your hometown from the Headless Horseman?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.4%, Point & Click 18.8%, Investigation 10.6%, Puzzle 9.2%, Exploration 7.1%
- #31 The Shortest Night
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Baltic Indie
Windows
A first-person horror experience set in the underworld of Baltic mythology. What begins as a joyful Midsummer's Eve festival turns into a fight for survival, as you and your friends are pulled through the Tree of Life into a world of ancient gods, vengeful spirits, and a secret to unravel.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.6%, Investigation 13.5%, Realistic 10.1%, Supernatural 7.7%
- #32 The Mystery of Blackthorn Castle 2
77% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2024
Dev: Syntaxity
Windows
Travel back in time to Blackthorn Castle in this much larger game sequel. Break the dark wizard's spells and make deals with a bridge troll!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.4%, Point & Click 19.9%, Investigation 14.3%, Puzzle 10.4%, Exploration 8.4%
- #33 DreamNet
76% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Danik Studios
Windows
Rediscover the internet of the 2000s in DreamNet, a free to play Frutiger Aero exploration game. Dive into nostalgic worlds, uncover the story, and revisit the beauty of the old internet.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.8%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Point & Click 7.2%, Atmospheric 6.7%
- #34 Discount Nightmares - The Gulch
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SongMonkey
Windows
The Gulch is a horror, puzzle, adventure! By day you’ll mine, and by night try to survive! Through a unique five senses system, you’ll explore the Gulch in ways most games never attempt. Look, touch, listen, smell, and even taste your way through a landscape of puzzles, secrets, and growing dread.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.1%, Point & Click 20.9%, Puzzle 13.1%, Exploration 12.5%, Psychological Horror 8.7%
- #35 Among Us Story: On Guard
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Innersloth
Windows · Mac
Live life as a Crewmate in this dangerous narrative adventure through space. As Guard, you're in charge of shipwide security and everything is fine. Until there's a MURDER?! Prove your innocence before the Impostor gets to the rest of the crew... and you.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.1%, Investigation 17%, Point & Click 16.4%, Mystery 10.6%
- #36 Nocturne for Cyl-Hestia
75% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Spore and Sorcery
Windows · Mac
Play as a memorialist and investigate a dystopian city in this 3D adventure game. Collect memories, unlock visions, hack encrypted data, and expose the truth in the face of a regime that manipulates memory.
Why similar: Point & Click 21.9%, Investigation 21.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9%, Mystery 8.5%
- #37 The Hunt for the Lost Ship
74% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2024
Dev: Syntaxity
Windows
Embark on your own treasure hunt in this beautifully designed classic point and click adventure game. Explore old trails, puzzles, and structures left behind by a castaway crew as you hunt for their lost pirate ship that was blown on to an island centuries ago.
Why similar: Point & Click 23.7%, Puzzle 13.2%, Investigation 11.9%, Exploration 11.7%, Realistic 11.2%
- #38 Tales In Text: Multiplayer Immersive Adventures
73% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Synthetic Mind Corp.
Windows
A co-op, text- and audio-driven collection of stories. Lead expeditions into uncharted cold waters, hiding a presence older than the Earth. Coordinate via proximity voice chat. More stories come after the release.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19%, Point & Click 15.9%, Investigation 10.7%, Psychological Horror 6.2%
- #39 The Hunt for the Lost Treasure 2
74% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2024
Dev: Syntaxity
Windows
Fulfill your treasure hunt craving in this mind-teasing puzzle adventure on a newly discovered archipelago of islands in the Pacific Ocean not far from the Galápagos Islands.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.7%, Point & Click 21.3%, Puzzle 11.9%, Realistic 10.9%, Exploration 10.7%
- #40 Kurokami-sama's Feast
73% matchPositive87% of 39 reviews2022
Dev: みなとカーニバルWorldPub: JAST
Windows
An adventure visual novel following an unlucky trio who find themselves hunting monsters for the powerful being known as Kurokami-sama.
Why similar: Demons 17.5%, Investigation 16.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.7%, Supernatural 12.1%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%
- #41 Private Psychic
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pazazz!
Windows
Private Psychic is a narrative investigation game about weird ghosts and the fear of the future.Play as Maple, a Psychic launching her own paranormal detective agency, but who is so afraid of the future that she can't predict it anymore (which is a real problem for a psychic...).
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.1%, Point & Click 18.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.7%, Demons 11.9%, Adventure 8.8%
- #42 Haunted Record
71% matchPositive97% of 36 reviews2024
Dev: Heathersward
Windows
A 20 minute story about a mysterious ghost and an even more mysterious journalist.
Why similar: Investigation 21%, Interactive Fiction 18.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.5%, Supernatural 12.1%, Mystery 9.3%
- #43 Void's Ballad
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: FedeG's GamesPub: Nameless Studio
Windows
Void’s Ballad is a dark investigative adventure through the biggest human fear: Death.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 18.4%, Point & Click 18%, Investigation 14.3%, Puzzle 9.5%, Psychological Horror 8.1%
- #44 Sumatra: Fate of Yandi
73% matchVery Positive96% of 181 reviews2019
Dev: Cloak and Dagger Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Lost and alone after a terrible landslide, Yandi must find his way home in this old-school point and click adventure set deep in the Sumatran jungle! Will he make it out alive?
Why similar: Point & Click 24.7%, Investigation 23.8%, Puzzle 12.3%, Exploration 10%, Mystery 7.8%
- #45 Sally Face - Episode One
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 27,026 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 13.6%, Demons 13.1%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Puzzle 8.6%
- #46 Maledictum
70% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: FoxGameDev
Windows
In Maledictum (1–4 co-op), you’re not a ghost hunter you’re an Investigator of Guilt. Identify the entity, uncover the victim/culprit/cause, and decide a final ritual to free or condemn a spirit that reacts to your voice.
Why similar: Investigation 15.6%, Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Demons 12%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10%, Supernatural 9.4%
- #47 The Clock the Queen and the Door on the Beach
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hidden Realms
Windows
This is a first person adventure about helping an inventor start a very unusual and untested reactor, to save a distant civilization. You explore the island, find clues in the environment, and make progress by solving simple, but interconnected and layered puzzles ( see main description for more ).
Why similar: Point & Click 22.4%, Investigation 16.1%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Puzzle 10%, Adventure 9.6%
- #48 The Hauntings
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Oberha5li Studios
Windows
The Hauntings is a 1-4 player online co-op investigation and exorcism game. Using a wide range of paranormal investigation equipment your group must try and successfully discover the source of the haunting and proceed to remove the threat from the area!
Why similar: Demons 17.9%, Investigation 16.8%, Interactive Fiction 15.7%, Realistic 11.4%, Supernatural 10.2%
- #49 RHEM III SE
71% matchPositive89% of 27 reviews2021
Dev: Knut MüllerPub: Runesoft GmbH
Windows
In this third installment of the popular RHEM series of intricate pure-puzzle first-person adventure games, the adventures of brothers Kales and Zetais continue in the mysterious land of RHEM.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24%, Investigation 18.7%, Puzzle 15.6%, Adventure 13.9%, Exploration 12.5%
- #50 Don't Turn Back
69% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Scrnshot Interactive
Windows
Don't Turn Back is a first-person, single-player psychological horror game. You play Bethany, A young woman who has just inherited her grandfather's mansion. Get immersed in the deeply emotional story of Bethany's family, and experience everything there is inside this home...good and evil.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 23.7%, Interactive Fiction 23.6%, Investigation 13.6%, Realistic 11.3%, Psychological Horror 9.4%
- #51 The Gray Man
69% matchPositive86% of 28 reviews2023
Dev: Richard Haraším
Windows
The Gray Man is a surreal first-person point-and-click adventure about a serial killer who confronts the player, as the murderer's conscience, with interpretations of his internal conflict.
Why similar: Point & Click 18.6%, Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.3%, Realistic 10.6%, Psychological Horror 10.4%
- #52 The Tragedy of Ezekiel Asmerom
67% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: Jawhar Tazi
Windows
A first-person psychological horror adventure where you explore a cursed mansion, solve puzzles, and uncover dark family secrets to escape eternal damnation.
Why similar: Demons 22.7%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.9%, Investigation 10.5%, Dark 9%
- #53 The Hour: Echoes of the Crescent
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Veilbreak Studio
Windows
A narrative supernatural horror set in the enigmatic Meridian Hotel. Players investigate through exploration, puzzles, and encounters with human and supernatural threats.
Why similar: Investigation 15.7%, Interactive Fiction 13.1%, Supernatural 10.4%, Psychological Horror 9.6%, Puzzle 8.8%
- #54 Breathing Fear
69% matchPositive92% of 13 reviews2020
Dev: LunarPixel
Windows
Breathing Fear is a non-linear 2D horror game with survival elements. Solve all the secrets of the mysterious house and try not to go crazy with horror.
Why similar: Point & Click 19%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.4%, Investigation 18.4%, Puzzle 10.7%, Exploration 8.6%
- #55 Fragmented Memories - Arc One
68% matchPositive86% of 21 reviews2022
Dev: PlatomentiPub: YSY Softworks
Windows · Mac
Immerse yourself in the Psychological horror adventure of James Charouz on his way to find his missing wife and uncover the dark secret of his hometown.
Why similar: Point & Click 18.4%, Interactive Fiction 17.9%, Investigation 16.2%, Psychological Horror 10.1%, Mystery 8%
- #56 Pixel Detective: Curse of the Paintings
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: NorthLightPixels
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short pixel-art mystery where you play as Nathan, a private investigator drawn into a curious case. Interrogate suspects, examine clues, and uncover hidden details
Why similar: Point & Click 22.8%, Investigation 20%, Interactive Fiction 16.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.2%, Mystery 6.3%
- #57 Major's Heart
67% matchPositive93% of 14 reviews2024
Dev: Dormouse
Windows
A sci-fi detective game where you interrogate the brain scans of crime victims. Uncover the hidden truth behind the dystopian regime by any means necessary.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.2%, Point & Click 22.2%, Investigation 16.2%, Adventure 11.3%, Puzzle 11.1%
- #58 Riddle of the Sphinx™ The Awakening (Enhanced Edition)
68% matchVery Positive86% of 95 reviews2021
Dev: Old World Studios™
Windows · Mac
Riddle of the Sphinx™ The Awakening is an epic Egyptian adventure into the Giza Sphinx & Great Pyramid—the last of the seven ancient wonders. Explore secret chambers, discover hidden tombs, unearth sacred relics, & unravel an ancient Riddle, entombed for centuries by the ancient Egyptians!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.5%, Point & Click 17.9%, Investigation 17.6%, Realistic 10.6%, Puzzle 10.2%
- #59 青鳥樂園 Blue Bird Land EP.1 上篇
67% matchPositive100% of 15 reviews2022
Dev: Dark Light Studio
Windows
Blue Bird Land is an AVG with horror and puzzle elements. There are 2 episodes, including 6 endings and four chapters. In each chapter, the form of the game is unique and different from others. Let’s follow the alluring characters, addicted to the dangerous amusement park!
Why similar: Investigation 18.3%, Point & Click 16.8%, Demons 16%, Interactive Fiction 15.7%, Puzzle 8.9%
- #60 The Princess and the Porcupine
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Small is Beautiful Studio inc.
Windows
First the King’s sheeps then the King himself! Everyone seems to be mysteriously disappearing lately. As the King’s intrepid daughter, and with the help of a strange talking porcupine, travel through the kingdom and interrogate your subjects to solve the mysterious disappearances.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.7%, Point & Click 20.5%, Adventure 9.5%, Exploration 8.5%