- #1 Gordian Rooms 1: A curious heritage
97% matchVery Positive86% of 522 reviews2020
Dev: Crimsonite Games
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Gordian Rooms: A Curious Heritage is a Victorian escape game, where you solve various puzzles in your late uncle’s mansion in the hope of obtaining his legacy.
Why similar: Conspiracy 18.6% ★, Hidden Object 16.5%, Mystery 10.5%, Puzzle 8.5%, Exploration 7.1%
- #2 The House of Da Vinci 2
96% matchVery Positive91% of 2,190 reviews2020
Dev: Blue Brain Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Become an apprentice of the famous Leonardo da Vinci. Solve handcrafted mechanical 3D puzzles and discover hidden secrets. Navigate through mesmerizing environments of the Italian Renaissance. Travel through time to influence your surroundings.
Why similar: Hidden Object 23.7%, Escape Room 17.3% ★, Mystery 12.3%, Puzzle 10.4%, Exploration 9.3%
- #3 The House of Da Vinci 3
96% matchVery Positive90% of 1,341 reviews2022
Dev: Blue Brain Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 93%
The grand finale to The House of Da Vinci trilogy is here! Solve numerous new puzzles and mind benders and explore new mystifying locations of ravishing beauty.
Why similar: Hidden Object 16.7%, Investigation 14.6%, Escape Room 11.3% ★, Mystery 8.9%, Puzzle 7.6%
- #4 The Room Three
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 13,147 reviews2018
Dev: Fireproof Games
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Lured to a remote island, you find yourself confined within the rooms of an ominous mansion. You must draw upon all your puzzle-solving ability to navigate a series of trials devised by a mysterious figure known only as “The Craftsman”. Do you have what it takes to escape?
Why similar: Puzzle 32%, Mystery 22.5%, Hidden Object 13.6%, Escape Room 9.3% ★, Atmospheric 6.3%
- #5 The Inheritance of Crimson Manor
94% 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: Escape Room 17.9% ★, Mystery 10.3%, Puzzle 10.1%, Investigation 10.1%, Realistic 9.8%
- #6 Quern - Undying Thoughts
94% matchVery Positive91% of 3,956 reviews2016
Dev: Zadbox EntertainmentPub: Blue Brain Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 7.9 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 16%, Hidden Object 12.5%, Mystery 10.7%, Puzzle 10.4%, Exploration 7.8%
- #7 Gordian Rooms: A curious heritage Prologue
93% matchVery Positive88% of 128 reviews2020
Dev: Crimsonite Games
Windows
Gordian Rooms: A Curious Heritage is a Victorian escape game, where you solve various puzzles in your late uncle’s mansion in the hope of obtaining his legacy. In the prologue you can play through the first level of the game.
Why similar: Conspiracy 20% ★, Hidden Object 16.3%, Mystery 11.2%, Puzzle 8.9%, Exploration 6.8%
- #8 The House of Da Vinci
92% matchVery Positive87% of 7,021 reviews2017
Dev: Blue Brain Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Enter The House of Da Vinci, a new must-try 3D puzzle adventure game. Solve mechanical puzzles, discover hidden objects, escape from rooms and dive into the authentic atmosphere of the Renaissance. Use all your wits to find out what's behind your master's disappearance.
Why similar: Hidden Object 26%, Mystery 13.7%, Puzzle 11.8%, Exploration 9.2%, Escape Room 7.5% ★
- #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 29.3%, Hidden Object 23.4%, Mystery 19%, Atmospheric 9%, Escape Room 5.4% ★
- #10 Riven
90% matchVery Positive93% of 2,758 reviews2024
Dev: Cyan Worlds, Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Uncover a story of intrigue, betrayal, and a civilization teetering on the brink of collapse as you solve intricate puzzles to unlock the secrets of Riven. Built from the ground-up and expanded from the award-winning original game released in 1997.
Why similar: Investigation 13.6%, Puzzle 11.8%, Mystery 10.1%, Exploration 10%, First-Person 9.7%
- #11 Myst
91% matchVery Positive89% of 2,127 reviews2021
Dev: Cyan Worlds, Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Welcome to Myst: a starkly beautiful island, eerily tinged with mystery and shrouded in intrigue. Built from the ground up to play in 2D & VR, explore Myst in a whole new dimension! Journey to the Ages, unravel puzzles, and be a part of the surrealistic adventure that will become your own.
Why similar: Puzzle 22.6%, Exploration 19%, Adventure 12.7%, First-Person 12.2%, Realistic 8.2%
- #12 3D Escape Room: Mystic Manor
89% matchVery Positive81% of 111 reviews2025
Dev: Shenzhen Zhonglian Interactive Technology Co.,Ltd
Windows
Every corner of this manor holds secrets. You inherit not just the estate, but scattered letters and an intricately designed puzzle. Eyepieces transcending spacetime plunge you into others' memories. Traverse 16 themed chambers, unravel nested mechanisms, until you unveil the buried past...
Why similar: Hidden Object 17%, Escape Room 14.4% ★, Puzzle 11.1%, Mystery 11%, Realistic 9.4%
- #13 First Class Escape 2: Head in the Clouds
89% matchVery Positive82% of 275 reviews2022
Dev: 0 Deer Soft
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
"First Class Escape 2: Head in the Clouds" is a co-operative atmospheric escape-room-style puzzle game, set in a beautiful luxury airship. Do you think you have what it takes to overcome the challenges that await you on the airship?
Why similar: Escape Room 17.1% ★, Investigation 16.5%, Hidden Object 15.8%, Mystery 9.4%, Puzzle 9.1%
- #14 Secrets of Blackrock Manor - Escape Room
88% matchVery Positive81% of 209 reviews2025
Dev: Biri Biri
Windows
Find the hidden fortune of Blackrock Manor. Discover the truth about the family deaths. In this mysterious Escape room, you will have to solve puzzles to find the hidden vault with the treasure. But you will find much more...
Why similar: Hidden Object 19.2%, Escape Room 17.4% ★, Investigation 17%, Mystery 8.9%, Puzzle 8.7%
- #15 The Talos Principle 2
85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 13,065 reviews2023
Dev: CroteamPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 28.1 hrsMean: 34.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
The Talos Principle 2 is a thought-provoking first-person puzzle experience that greatly expands on the first game's philosophical themes and stunning environments with increasingly mind-bending challenges.
Why similar: Puzzle 19.2%, First-Person 14.7%, Realistic 14.4%, Exploration 12.9%, Logic 11.9%
- #16 Abode 2
87% matchVery Positive81% of 154 reviews2019
Dev: Overflow
Windows
Explore and investigate every corner and detail of this highly interactive apartment to unveil all its secrets and restore power to the city. An "escape the room" puzzle game.
Why similar: Adventure 47.6%, Puzzle 33.1%, Atmospheric 19.2%
- #17 Kredolis
86% matchMixed56% of 90 reviews2022
Dev: Pharos Interactive
Windows
You find yourself shipwrecked on a beautiful unsunken island that was once part of Atlantis. Explore the mysteries of the island, and solve unique puzzles to enter the sunken lighthouse into the depths of Atlantis.
Why similar: Hidden Object 18.8%, Puzzle 11.7%, Mystery 10.1%, Exploration 10%, First-Person 9.2%
- #18 Dr Livingstone, I Presume? Reversed Escape Room
86% matchMostly Positive71% of 167 reviews2021
Dev: VulpesoftPub: Untold Tales
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Experience the reversed escape room game. Solve many different types of puzzles and venture deeper and deeper into the mansion's heart. Investigate what lies behind the mysterious letter from your dearest friend.
Why similar: Escape Room 21.6% ★, Puzzle 11.5%, Mystery 10.9%, Logic 10.4%, First-Person 8.6%
- #19 Islands of Insight
84% matchMostly Positive72% of 3,197 reviews2024
Dev: Lunarch StudiosPub: Behaviour Interactive Inc.
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 18.3 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Seek out and solve 10,000+ puzzles at your own pace across this sublime puzzle game.
Why similar: Mystery 14.5%, Puzzle 13.1%, Logic 12.4%, First-Person 11.9%, Exploration 11.8%
- #20 The Eyes of Ara
84% matchVery Positive83% of 830 reviews2016
Dev: 100 Stones Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Explore a vast, mysterious castle riddled with secret rooms and challenging puzzles in this award-winning puzzle adventure.
Why similar: Hidden Object 17.6%, Investigation 15.9%, Mystery 9.1%, Puzzle 8.9%, Logic 7.3%
- #21 Regular Factory: Escape Room
83% matchVery Positive91% of 231 reviews2022
Dev: mc2games
Windows
You don't work in a regular assembly line. In this escape room, you will investigate what is really being manufactured in a secret factory, explore mysterious places and solve puzzles. Will you discover the truth?
Why similar: Hidden Object 16.6%, Escape Room 15.3% ★, Investigation 13.7%, Conspiracy 13.1% ★, Puzzle 8.2%
- #22 The Witness
82% matchVery Positive85% of 20,692 reviews2016
Dev: Thekla, Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 77%
You wake up, alone, on a strange island full of puzzles that will challenge and surprise you.
Why similar: Puzzle 30.2%, Exploration 16.2%, First-Person 15%, Difficult 9.3%, Atmospheric 7.7%
- #23 Machinika: Museum
80% matchVery Positive93% of 6,181 reviews2021
Dev: Littlefield StudioPub: Dear Villagers
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Welcome to the Museum! Machinika Museum is a mystery game where you discover beautiful and mysterious machines of extra-terrestrial origins in an atmospheric galaxy-spanning 3D puzzle game. Will you be able to understand their stories and discover what happened to their previous owner?
Why similar: Hidden Object 18.1%, Investigation 16.5%, Mystery 11.5%, Puzzle 11%, First-Person 8%
- #24 Isoland
81% matchVery Positive91% of 314 reviews2018
Dev: Cotton GamePub: Lilith Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
The objective of the game is to explore a small island in the Atlantic Ocean, and uncover its secrets
Why similar: Puzzle 40.1%, Adventure 38.2%, Indie 21.7%
- #25 The Pillar
82% matchMixed63% of 56 reviews2020
Dev: Paper Bunker s.r.o.
Windows · Mac
Welcome to The Pillar! Escape room game leading throughout mystery islands. Solve dozens of puzzles in the first-person adventure.
Why similar: Hidden Object 18.7%, Escape Room 17.2% ★, Puzzle 11.6%, First-Person 10.2%, Exploration 10.1%
- #26 Seven Doors
81% matchMixed65% of 101 reviews2020
Dev: Indigo Studios - Interactive StoriesPub: SOEDESCO
Windows
Solve challenging puzzles and experience seven different atmospheres. Each one is unique, special and surprising and will test your mind and awaken your wits. Stay alive until you reach the last door, but beware, as some doors could lead to your demise.
Why similar: Hidden Object 26.4%, Realistic 13.8%, Mystery 12.8%, Puzzle 12.2%, First-Person 9.9%
- #27 Madorica Real Estate 2 - The mystery of the new property -
79% matchVery Positive95% of 56 reviews2023
Dev: GIFT TEN INDUSTRY K.K.
Windows · Mac
The note-taking, floor-plan based real estate mystery game is back and bigger than ever, with even more puzzles to solve!In this game, visit properties and solve puzzles by noting down information and clues on a printed floor plan.
Why similar: Puzzle 23.4%, Exploration 19.9%, First-Person 15.7%, Adventure 13.5%, 3D 13%
- #28 Escape Memoirs: Mansion Heist
79% matchVery Positive86% of 524 reviews2022
Dev: 0 Deer Soft
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%
"Escape Memoirs: Mansion Heist" is a co-operative atmospheric reverse escape-room puzzle game. You are a master thief who has been hired to rob a mysterious mansion, filled with various puzzles. Do you think you have what it takes to conquer the challenges that await you in the mansion.
Why similar: Escape Room 19.4% ★, Hidden Object 15.9%, Investigation 15.1%, Puzzle 10%, Logic 8%
- #29 Mystery of the Malign
77% 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: Investigation 20.2%, Mystery 14.3%, Conspiracy 13.1% ★, Puzzle 11.6%, Exploration 9.1%
- #30 Meridian 157: Chapter 1
77% matchVery Positive94% of 344 reviews2020
Dev: NovaSoft Interactive Ltd.
Windows · Mac
While searching for the anomaly, you find yourself trapped inside a facility on a remote sub-Arctic island. What is this place? Who built it? Why was it left abandoned? Explore the uninhabited complex you now find yourself trapped in, but be warned: you might not be as alone as you think...
Why similar: Hidden Object 24.3%, Investigation 19%, Puzzle 16.7%, Exploration 10%, Adventure 9.7%
- #31 Rusty Lake Paradise
76% 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: Puzzle 35.4%, Escape Room 13.3% ★, Mystery 12.4%, Atmospheric 9.7%, Adventure 9%
- #32 Mad Experiments: Escape Room 2
78% matchMixed65% of 80 reviews2022
Dev: PlayTogether Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Mad Experiments 2: Escape Room is the sequel of the award-nominated multiplayer escape game Mad Experiments. Alone or with up to 5 friends, follow the story of Hildegarde and Professor Cheshire, explore rich environments to find clues, and solve mind-bending puzzles to escape!
Why similar: Escape Room 16.7% ★, Investigation 16.3%, Hidden Object 16%, Realistic 11.9%, Mystery 10.2%
- #33 Mystery Island - Hidden Object Games
78% matchMixed67% of 201 reviews2019
Dev: Crisp App Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 14.2 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Solve the mystery of the Phaistos disc in the newest hidden object game! Enjoy incredible adventures in the most beautiful corners of Crete and prevent a catastrophe after a failed experiment. Striking and realistic 360-degree panoramas with 3D visual effects!
Why similar: Hidden Object 39.4%, Mystery 19.3%, Puzzle 9.3%, Adventure 8.3%, Atmospheric 7.5%
- #34 RiME
76% matchVery Positive90% of 5,170 reviews2017
Dev: Tequila WorksPub: Grey Box
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A land of discovery stretches out before you. Explore the beautiful, rugged world of RiME. Armed with your wits and a will to overcome—and the guidance of a helpful fox—you must explore the enigmatic island, reach the tower's peak, and unlock its closely guarded secrets.
Why similar: Puzzle 26.4%, Exploration 22.7%, Atmospheric 16.8%, Adventure 14.4%, Relaxing 9.2%
- #35 The Room 4: Old Sins
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 17,944 reviews2021
Dev: Fireproof Games
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 93%
The disappearance of an ambitious engineer and his high-society wife provokes a hunt for a precious artefact. The trail leads you to the attic of their home, and the discovery of an old, peculiar dollhouse. What secrets lie within these walls?
Why similar: Puzzle 23.4%, Mystery 17%, Hidden Object 15.8%, Escape Room 14.7% ★, Adventure 5.6%
- #36 3D Escape Room: Detective Story
74% matchMostly Positive70% of 125 reviews2025
Dev: Shenzhen Zhonglian Interactive Technology Co.,Ltd
Windows
3D Escape Room: Detective Story is an immersive 3D puzzle game that takes you to 1930s London. In the game, you play as an insightful private detective, searching for clues in realistic 3D environments, solving intricate puzzles and mini-games, and cracking bizarre cases.
Why similar: Escape Room 17.9% ★, Hidden Object 17.2%, Mystery 11.7%, Puzzle 10.6%, Realistic 8.8%
- #37 The House of Tesla: Definitive Edition
73% matchMostly Positive70% of 752 reviews2025
Dev: Blue Brain Games
Windows · Linux
Solve intricate puzzles to activate Nikola Tesla's creations, restore Wardenclyffe Tower, and unlock hidden devices in his New York lab. Explore the Chicago World's Fair in this mind-bending puzzle adventure.
Why similar: Hidden Object 16.5%, Investigation 15%, Escape Room 11.3% ★, Mystery 8.8%, Realistic 8.8%
- #38 Escape From Mystwood Mansion
72% matchVery Positive93% of 1,271 reviews2023
Dev: Lost Sock Studio
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
In this first-person puzzle escape room game, you are trapped in the mysterious Mystwood mansion. Explore the mansion and find hidden compartments while solving puzzles and deciphering codes to find a way out. Will you escape or linger to uncover the mansion's final secret?
Why similar: Escape Room 22.7% ★, Mystery 13.1%, Investigation 12.5%, Puzzle 11.8%, First-Person 10.4%
- #39 Call of the Sea
73% matchVery Positive88% of 6,069 reviews2020
Dev: Out of the Blue GamesPub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Join Norah, a woman plagued by a mysterious illness, in her search for her missing husband in this adventure puzzle game set on a lush island paradise. Immerse yourself in stunning visuals and unlock forbidden secrets in a moving tale of mystery and love.
Why similar: Investigation 17.4%, Puzzle 15.9%, First-Person 12.8%, Mystery 12.2%, Exploration 9%
- #40 Faraway: Puzzle Escape
75% matchMostly Positive71% of 133 reviews2021
Dev: Pine StudioPub: Snapbreak
Windows · Mac · Linux
Faraway is an adventure game, a modern tribute to Myst. In Faraway you're an adventurer exploring ruins of ancient temples full of challenges and mysterious riddles.
Why similar: Puzzle 22.4%, Mystery 19.1%, First-Person 16.9%, Adventure 14%, Exploration 9.2%
- #41 Logicality
75% matchMostly Positive74% of 54 reviews2022
Dev: SVGames
Windows
Immerse yourself in an exciting journey on the island of dreams. Explore the open world and interesting places, while solving various puzzles that use environment.
Why similar: Puzzle 21.7%, Exploration 18.5%, Adventure 18%, First-Person 17.6%, Relaxing 10.3%
- #42 Boxes: Lost Fragments
70% matchVery Positive93% of 5,173 reviews2024
Dev: Big Loop StudiosPub: Snapbreak
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
As a legendary thief, your next assignment lures you into a grand and lavish mansion. There you find a series of puzzle boxes, designed for an unknown purpose. What should have been a quick in-and-out, gradually turns into your own harrowing struggle for freedom and answers.
Why similar: Puzzle 21.7%, Hidden Object 21.3%, Mystery 19%, 3D 8.4%, Adventure 8.4%
- #43 Doors: Paradox
71% matchVery Positive91% of 1,989 reviews2022
Dev: Big Loop StudiosPub: Snapbreak
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
A relaxing puzzle escape game! Make your way through a variety of hand-crafted 3D dioramas, look for useful objects, find hidden clues and solve fun puzzles! Unravel this mysterious adventure about chaos, order and the surreal.
Why similar: Hidden Object 18.5%, Mystery 14.5%, Puzzle 14.3%, Relaxing 9.8%, Exploration 9.7%
- #44 Oceanhorn 2: Knights of the Lost Realm
71% matchMostly Positive75% of 297 reviews2023
Dev: Cornfox & Brothers Ltd.Pub: FDG Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Sequel to the critically acclaimed action adventure. Experience a gorgeous new third person 3D view and embark on an epic journey that unfolds the mysteries of what happened 1000 years ago.
Why similar: Exploration 30.7%, Relaxing 25.4%, Atmospheric 22.2%, Adventure 21.6%
- #45 Hidden Object Adventure: Captain Nemo. Objets Cachés
74% matchMostly Positive73% of 120 reviews2018
Dev: Crisp App StudioPub: Crisp App Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Accept Captain Nemo's challenge and complete 20,000 leagues under the sea! Vibrant interiors of a character vessel, magical underwater views, and tropical islands. Complex and diverse locations: experience regular landscapes alongside 360-degree panoramas and 3D views! Hidden objects game
Why similar: Hidden Object 37.8%, Adventure 12%, Mystery 11.1%, Puzzle 11%, Indie 9.8%
- #46 Memorrha
73% matchMixed65% of 152 reviews2019
Dev: StickyStoneStudio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Go on a voyage of discovery following the traces of a mysterious culture. Discover diverse landscapes, investigate abandoned artifacts, and wake strange machines from their slumber.
Why similar: Puzzle 13.5%, Mystery 10.7%, Exploration 10.4%, First-Person 9.8%, Logic 9.7%
- #47 Tiny Lands 2
68% matchVery Positive96% of 148 reviews2025
Dev: Hyper Three StudioPub: Hidden Trap
Windows
Take your perception into a new dimension with the relaxing sense of photorealistic miniature scenes in Tiny Lands 2. Find the differences and stories by exploring handcrafted 3D dioramas. Can you find them all?
Why similar: Hidden Object 35.3%, Puzzle 17.4%, Relaxing 15.6%, Realistic 14.9%, Adventure 7.9%
- #48 Tangle Tower
69% 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: Puzzle 18%, Investigation 17.6%, Mystery 17.6%, Exploration 16.2%, Atmospheric 9.4%
- #49 Egression
70% matchVery Positive95% of 133 reviews2022
Dev: Hyperquad Studio
Windows
You’re here for puzzles, and that’s what you’ll get. Step into a deluxe virtual escape room establishment. Challenge your mind with handcrafted puzzles designed exclusively for VR. Explore immersive environments and piece together the clues to escape!
Why similar: Investigation 24.2%, Escape Room 18.1% ★, Mystery 12.7%, Puzzle 12.6%, Exploration 7.6%
- #50 Down in Bermuda
69% matchVery Positive89% of 1,592 reviews2021
Dev: Yak & Co
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 14.8 hrs≥1hr: 68%
An unnatural storm leaves an adventurous aviator stranded for decades within the infamous Bermuda. Overcome creatures of the deep and unravel the islands secrets in search of a way back home.
Why similar: Hidden Object 28.6%, Escape Room 15.6% ★, Puzzle 14.4%, Mystery 13.6%, Relaxing 10.9%
- #51 Amanda the Adventurer 2
67% matchVery Positive83% of 1,486 reviews2024
Dev: MANGLEDmaw GamesPub: DreadXP
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 7.5 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: Puzzle 19.9%, Exploration 15.8%, First-Person 14.6%, Mystery 13%, Adventure 11.7%
- #52 Myha: Return to the Lost Island
71% matchMostly Positive80% of 54 reviews2019
Dev: Denis MartinPub: Simon Says: Play!
Windows
MYHA is a First Person Adventure game (Myst-like), part of a sci-fi series named The Black Cube (ASA: A Space Adventure...). Visit Myha, a moon in a far away solar system, and try to understand why you were teleported there.
Why similar: Hidden Object 18.9%, Investigation 16.4%, Puzzle 9.5%, Mystery 9.4%, First-Person 9%
- #53 Nobodies: After Death
68% matchVery Positive98% of 126 reviews2023
Dev: Blyts
Windows · Mac · Linux
Nobodies: After Death is a puzzling point-and-click adventure in cleaning up dirty work. After your agency takes out a target, you make the evidence disappear without a trace. Find a way to get in, get out, and leave no bodies behind.
Why similar: Conspiracy 22% ★, Hidden Object 16.8%, Escape Room 15.2% ★, Investigation 13%, Puzzle 7.1%
- #54 Botany Manor
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,399 reviews2024
Dev: Balloon StudiosPub: Whitethorn Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Welcome to Botany Manor, a stately home in 19th century England. You play as inhabitant Arabella Greene, a retired botanist. Explore your house and gardens, filled with research, to figure out the ideal habitat of forgotten flora. Grow each plant to discover the mysterious qualities they hold…
Why similar: Investigation 19.2%, Puzzle 14.8%, Exploration 13.9%, First-Person 12.2%, Relaxing 10.7%
- #55 The Guest
70% matchMostly Positive73% of 953 reviews2016
Dev: Team GothamPub: 505 Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
'The Guest' is a gloomy adventure full of enigmas where the exploration of your surroundings comes to prominence; puzzles, secrets and riddles will help you discover who has locked you in this somber hotel room and most importantly, why.
Why similar: Puzzle 29.4%, Mystery 22.8%, First-Person 13.9%, Adventure 13.3%, Atmospheric 11.9%
- #56 Machinika: Atlas
67% matchMostly Positive76% of 568 reviews2024
Dev: Littlefield StudioPub: Dear Villagers
Windows
Machinika: Atlas is an indie puzzle game and is the direct sequel to Machinika: Museum, you play as a museum researcher who just land on Atlas. Will you unravel the mysteries of the alien vessel? Solve cryptic puzzles to find out what happened!
Why similar: Hidden Object 22.1%, Investigation 14.5%, Puzzle 11.4%, Realistic 10.8%, Mystery 10.7%
- #57 Aurora Hills: Chapter 2
63% matchVery Positive99% of 356 reviews2026
Dev: NovaSoft Interactive Ltd.
Windows · Mac
Aurora Hills: Chapter 2 is the second part in series of point and click puzzle adventure games. Follow the journey of Ethan Hill, a park ranger tasked with investigating strange disappearances from a national park to uncover the mystery of Aurora Hills!
Why similar: Hidden Object 21.1%, Investigation 17.5%, Puzzle 14.3%, Mystery 13.2%, Adventure 8.8%
- #58 9 Clues 2: The Ward
68% matchVery Positive91% of 986 reviews2015
Dev: Tap It GamesPub: Artifex Mundi
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Solve the mystery of Mnemosyne Asylum!
Why similar: Hidden Object 51.7%, Adventure 12.4%, Puzzle 12.2%, Mystery 9.7%, Atmospheric 5.3%
- #59 EscapeVR: Trapped Above the Clouds
69% matchMostly Positive77% of 57 reviews2017
Dev: Five Mind Creations
Windows
You find yourself trapped above the clouds - in a mile high building which is still partly under construction! Can you escape? Explore the environment, solve puzzles, investigate clues, and find your way through a total of 3 large areas to -hopefully- escape the penthouse of this VR escape room game.
Why similar: Investigation 17.5%, Hidden Object 16.1%, Puzzle 15.4%, Realistic 9.4%, Logic 8.6%
- #60 Tiny Room Stories: Town Mystery
66% 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: Investigation 20.8%, Hidden Object 19.9%, Mystery 13%, Puzzle 12.9%, Logic 11.3%