- #1 Lord Winklebottom Investigates
97% matchVery Positive93% of 233 reviews2022
Dev: Cave Monsters
Windows · Mac · Linux
It’s the 1920s and the world’s foremost detective is about to embark on his most challenging case yet. Thankfully, in this world that’s not quite like our own, there’s nobody better to crack the case than the great detective and gentleman giraffe, Lord Winklebottom.
Why similar: Detective 18.5%, Narrative 17% ★, Investigation 15.7%, Point & Click 14.3%, Hand-drawn 6.8%
- #2 Deep Focus
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Vitamins
Windows
Play as a camera-headed detective and partner with a superpowered girl to solve memory manipulation crimes. Gather clues, piece together the truth, and shatter fabricated lies in this unique mystery game.
Why similar: Detective 27.2%, Investigation 24.9%, Point & Click 15%, Story Rich 7.7%, Cartoony 6.9%
- #3 Crowns and Pawns: Kingdom of Deceit
96% matchVery Positive81% of 472 reviews2022
Dev: Tag of JoyPub: Headup
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Legends of the past come back to life in this charming point-and-click adventure. Pack your bags and journey with Crowns and Pawns: Kingdom of Deceit through modern day Europe to uncover the conspiracy behind a cursed relic and the secrets of the King who was never crowned.
Why similar: Point & Click 18%, Detective 18%, Investigation 10.7%, Choices Matter 10%, Hand-drawn 9.4%
- #4 Intruder In Antiquonia
95% matchVery Positive90% of 113 reviews2022
Dev: Aruma Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Intruder In Antiquonia is a narrative mystery adventure that will immerse you in the Internet-hostile town of Antiquonia. Sarah does not remember who she is and how she got there. Help her solve the mysteries of her past while exploring beautiful hand-drawn environments.
Why similar: Detective 17.5%, Investigation 15.4%, Point & Click 13.2%, Narrative 12.7% ★, Hand-drawn 10.5%
- #5 Pixel Detective: Curse of the Paintings
94% 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: Detective 24.2%, Investigation 21.5%, Point & Click 18.6%, Narrative 11% ★, Story Rich 4.3%
- #6 Beware of the Cartographer!
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tohu Bohu Games
Windows
Map a mysterious land during the Age of Enlightenment. Draw the border between two warring kingdoms. Meet the locals. Juggle their demands with the requirements of your mission. Ethical dilemmas, secret plots, strange phenomena… will you be able to bring peace back to the land?
Why similar: Investigation 19.4%, Detective 16.8%, Point & Click 14.7%, Hand-drawn 13.1%, Choices Matter 7.9%
- #7 Elroy and the Aliens
93% matchVery Positive97% of 451 reviews2025
Dev: Motiviti
Windows · Mac · Linux
Slope City, 1993. Talking robots, ancient alien secrets, and a mysterious message from the past. Follow Elroy and Peggie through a portal to find Elroy's father, missing for 18 years. A heartfelt point & click adventure where the puzzles make sense and the story stays with you.
Why similar: Investigation 19.3%, Detective 18.6%, Point & Click 16%, Hand-drawn 8.9%, Puzzle 7.1%
- #8 Emma Riley: Dream Detective
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Star Fort Games
Windows
Emma Riley: Dream Detective is a detective game where you must unravel an occult conspiracy spanning the real and dream worlds. Use keen observation to gather clues, carefully interrogate suspects for information, and use your logic and deduction skills to unravel the mystery!
Why similar: Detective 24.5%, Investigation 23.5%, Point & Click 12.7%, Choices Matter 8.6%, Story Rich 7.5%
- #9 Who Summoned It?
91% matchPositive95% of 22 reviews2026
Dev: Crooked Foot
Windows
Unravel the Knotgud disaster in this point and click deduction mystery. Explore the kingdom of Knotgud, interrogate townsfolk, and investigate with magical tools. Use your discoveries to piece the events together word by word in your scroll of truth to find out, Who Summoned It?
Why similar: Detective 28.8%, Hand-drawn 16.8%, Point & Click 16.3%, Investigation 10.4%, Comedy 9.4%
- #10 Jennifer Wilde: Unlikely Revolutionaries
91% matchPositive82% of 28 reviews2022
Dev: Outsider Games
Windows · Linux
In 1921, young French artist Jennifer Chevalier becomes embroiled in death, espionage and revolution, assisted by the ghost of Oscar Wilde. A hand-drawn Point & Click adventure with a unique comic book inventory design.
Why similar: Investigation 20.2%, Detective 17.4%, Point & Click 15%, Hand-drawn 12.5%, Narrative 12.4% ★
- #11 Signal & Echo: Iris is Missing (demo)
90% matchVery Positive95% of 58 reviews2022
Dev: Kini Games
Windows
A point-and-click adventure with innovative detective mechanics. Help Ollie, a fledgling reporter on his first day at the Signal & Echo newspaper, to solve the mystery behind a schoolgirl's disappearance. Developed by an ex-journalist.
Why similar: Detective 24.2%, Investigation 23.2%, Point & Click 17.6%, Puzzle 7.2%, Story Rich 6.9%
- #12 The Adventures of Tango Rio
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Bean - Adventure AgencyPub: Dionous Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A humoristic point-and-click adventure with hand-drawn 2D art, comedy, and investigation. As Tango Rio, explore a tropical archipelago, meet quirky characters, and gather clues by solving puzzles in the search for your mysteriously vanished father.
Why similar: Investigation 16.7%, Point & Click 16.5%, Detective 15.4%, Hand-drawn 14.6%, Cartoony 7.5%
- #13 The Missing Threads
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Wynd_devPub: wysg
Windows
[DEMO available now!] Erased memories, scattered clues. What will you uncover, and what will you leave buried?As an amnesiac detective, investigate crime scenes with limited focus. You can't analyze everything. Strategically choose your leads to shape the case and reclaim your lost past.
Why similar: Detective 26.2%, Investigation 23.9%, Point & Click 15.5%, Choices Matter 9.8%, Story Rich 6.6%
- #14 Broken Sword - The Smoking Mirror: Reforged
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Revolution Software Ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
The classic award winning adventure returns in glorious 4K with fully remastered audio. Step into the shoes of intrepid tourist George Stobbart and sharp-witted journalist Nico Collard as they unravel a deadly Mayan conspiracy steeped in ancient artifacts and dark magic.
Why similar: Investigation 19.8%, Narrative 18.1% ★, Detective 14.8%, Point & Click 10%, Hand-drawn 8.6%
- #15 Detective Dunkadoo
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Goosewing Creative
Windows
To ensure your career doesn't end sooner than the apocalypse, work hard to collect "Well-Done Stamps" and save your performance review!
Why similar: Detective 22.9%, Investigation 21.3%, Point & Click 13.8%, Hand-drawn 10.1%, Puzzle 6.7%
- #16 Pentiment
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 9,325 reviews2022
Dev: Obsidian EntertainmentPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Step into a living illustrated world in a time when Europe is at a crossroads of great religious and political change. Walk in the footsteps of Andreas Maler, a master artist who finds himself in the middle of murders, scandals, and intrigue in the Bavarian Alps.
Why similar: Investigation 18.8%, Detective 14.7%, Hand-drawn 12.2%, Narrative 9.9% ★, Point & Click 8.9%
- #17 The Case of the Worst Day Ever
85% matchVery Positive98% of 65 reviews2025
Dev: Hero Game Co LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
A deceptively difficult deduction game about one very unfortunate family. Revisit their worst moments, form your own conclusions, and solve this silly yet challenging mystery.
Why similar: Detective 22.1%, Investigation 21.1%, Narrative 15.3% ★, Hand-drawn 6.8%, Puzzle 6.4%
- #18 Black Layer
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Montego
Windows
You take part in testing a next-generation experimental android on a restricted floor of a research complex. But soon it becomes clear that the experiment is far more complicated, and you'll have to uncover what’s really happening here.
Why similar: Investigation 27%, Detective 25.1%, Story Rich 10.9%, Choices Matter 9.6%, Puzzle 9.4%
- #19 Wildwood Down
84% matchVery Positive95% of 115 reviews2025
Dev: Crashable Studios
Windows · Mac
Step into the hilariously twisted world of Wildwood Down, a side-splitting comedy thriller. Featuring a protagonist with Down Syndrome. (Inspired by and voice acted by the Dev's childhood friend!) Perfect for fans of the P-n-C adventure genre and new comers looking for a wild heartfelt ride!
Why similar: Detective 18.1%, Point & Click 16.1%, Hand-drawn 10.1%, Comedy 8.2%, Choices Matter 8.1%
- #20 The Game Maker: A Carol Reed Mystery
84% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: MDNA Games
Windows
Follow detective Carol Reed in this colorful mystery, made with real-life photographs. The game features a classic adventure game interface, plenty of puzzles, and a series of minigames as an integrated part of the story.
Why similar: Detective 27.6%, Investigation 23.3%, Point & Click 21.4%, Adventure 8.9%, Mystery 6.5%
- #21 Follow the meaning
82% matchVery Positive94% of 998 reviews2024
Dev: HiKing Mind StudioPub: Second Maze
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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: Point & Click 19.1%, Detective 18.8%, Hand-drawn 15%, Investigation 14.2%, Puzzle 9%
- #22 The Restricted Index
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ursa Minus
Windows
Read between the lies in this first-person mystery puzzle game. You are the last librarian in Britain. Identify books. Recommend them. Ban them. Burn them. Uncover a catalogue of secrets and lost stories buried between the pages.
Why similar: Investigation 22.9%, Detective 17.4%, Narrative 15.4% ★, Puzzle 9.4%, Choices Matter 7.8%
- #23 Voodoo Detective
82% matchVery Positive95% of 369 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 19.3%, Investigation 17.5%, Point & Click 14.4%, Hand-drawn 13.5%, Story Rich 6.7%
- #24 The Stepfather Remake
81% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2025
Dev: Mideas Game Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
A classic point-and-click adventure full of mystery, humor, and clumsy mobsters. Solve puzzles, talk to quirky characters, and uncover the truth in this fully remastered detective story!
Why similar: Detective 19.2%, Investigation 18.5%, Point & Click 14.9%, Hand-drawn 10.8%, Cartoony 6.9%
- #25 L'affaire est dans le sac
81% matchMostly Positive77% of 22 reviews2023
Dev: Jean-Marc VanbalberghePub: Association Let's Develop Change
Windows
In an investigation where the thieves are not necessarily the ones you think they are, follow the clues, question the suspects, and get to the truth by avoiding false leads. But beware, some people are not ready to give up so easily.
Why similar: Investigation 31%, Detective 27.6%, Point & Click 17.7%, Hand-drawn 9.9%, Adventure 5.7%
- #26 The Detective's Apprentice
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: darqwerful
Windows
Step into the shoes of Clementine "Cleo" Ace, an apprentice to her aunt, the world renowned detective, Maya Lynch. From heists to murders, use your deduction skills to solve cases that are too tough for the local police to crack.
Why similar: Detective 30.8%, Investigation 26.7%, Point & Click 14.7%, Puzzle 7.4%, Mystery 6.4%
- #27 Rose Cottage
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hollow Lane Games
Windows
A point and click ghost story, set in a Victorian mortuary. A haunting story with a fully voiced cast of characters. Featuring hand painted locations and characters in 4K resolution.
Why similar: Point & Click 19.6%, Investigation 14.3%, Hand-drawn 13.9%, Detective 8.7%, Puzzle 7.9%
- #28 Kathy Rain: Director's Cut
79% 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: Detective 20.6%, Investigation 18.6%, Point & Click 15.7%, Hand-drawn 9.6%, Narrative 9.4% ★
- #29 The Troll & The Witch's House
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Little Bandit
Windows
The Troll & The Witch’s House is a point-and-click adventure game set in a strange house filled with mysteries. Piece together fragments of the past, uncover secrets and find the key to your escape.
Why similar: Point & Click 21.7%, Hand-drawn 14.6%, Investigation 12.9%, Adventure 9.2%, Puzzle 8.7%
- #30 The Big Hollow: 1982
78% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Krams DesignPub: DANGEN Entertainment
Windows
The Big Hollow: 1982 is a tightly focused 2D animated murder mystery. A serial killer’s dumping ground is exposed in a small truck stop town. Find details in the evidence, interpret criminal behaviors and prove your worth to the FBI’s new Behavioral Science Unit as new detective Desmond.
Why similar: Detective 28.3%, Investigation 25.1%, Point & Click 16.5%, Cartoony 6.4%, Story Rich 6%
- #31 Dead Detective: Zombie Conspiracy
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Interactales
Windows · Mac
Step into the shoes of Margh, an undead private detective, in this hilarious and bizarre adventure that combines classic point-and-click gameplay with an elaborate “deaduction” system. Use your brain (or what’s left of it) to solve strange and unconventional mysteries in a world ruled by zombies.
Why similar: Detective 28.1%, Investigation 19.2%, Point & Click 19.2%, Comedy 9.8%, Story Rich 8.5%
- #32 Crossroads: Fatal Truths Collector's Edition
76% match5 user reviews20% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: Elephant ARPub: BFG Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Make your choices. Find your path.
Why similar: Detective 21.1%, Point & Click 20.5%, Investigation 19.4%, Adventure 9.5%, Choices Matter 9.1%
- #33 Crime O'Clock
77% matchMixed69% of 505 reviews2023
Dev: Bad SeedPub: Maximum Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Crime O'Clock is a hidden objects investigation and time exploration game with a deep storyline. Investigate cases through time and evolving maps by unveiling a multi-eras linked story. Will you be observant enough to solve the mysteries? Crime waits for no man!
Why similar: Investigation 19.6%, Detective 19.1%, Point & Click 12.4%, Hand-drawn 11.3%, Choices Matter 8.1%
- #34 Who Did It?
76% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2024
Dev: BeldrProductionsPub: BeldrProductions Games
Windows
Who Did It? Is a detective puzzle-game. Your job is to read the given case files to find out who the murderer is! Do you have what it takes to master all cases and close them all for good?
Why similar: Detective 26.3%, Investigation 21%, Point & Click 16%, Choices Matter 9.5%, Puzzle 7.9%
- #35 Broken Sword - Shadow of the Templars: Reforged
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,229 reviews2024
Dev: Revolution Software Ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 80%
The classic multi-award winning adventure "Broken Sword - the Shadow of the Templars" returns with glorious 4K visuals and iconic remastered audio, pitching intrepid tourist George Stobbart and fearless journalist Nico Collard into a journey of perilous adventures and ancient conspiracies.
Why similar: Detective 17.5%, Investigation 17.2%, Narrative 16.4% ★, Point & Click 12.6%, Hand-drawn 11.2%
- #36 WHODUNNIT
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Don Attico
Windows
WHODUNNIT is a mystery visual novel following a man who must answer a burning question: who the hell did he hook up with last night?
Why similar: Detective 31%, Investigation 23.9%, Point & Click 9.7%, Story Rich 8.5%, Hand-drawn 6.3%
- #37 Morriton Manor Stories: Nordic Whispers
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Backwoods EntertainmentPub: Application Systems Heidelberg
Windows · Mac · Linux
A mystery detective game with RPG elements. Cursed by demonic forces, a mysterious island is trapped in a time loop. Leah Glessner, Private Investigator of the Supernatural, uses her unique gift of photographic memory to confront evil. Skill your character. Investigate. Solve the case.
Why similar: Detective 22.8%, Investigation 22%, Hand-drawn 11.6%, Point & Click 10.5%, Comedy 7.9%
- #38 Penelope Pendrick and the Art of Deceit
73% matchVery Positive98% of 480 reviews2025
Dev: Default Cube Games
Windows · Mac
Pick up your magnifying glass as writer-turned-detective Penelope Pendrick in this first-person point and click mystery adventure! Three people have suddenly vanished from the sleepy town of Carlisle. Follow the clues, interrogate suspects, and solve puzzles to end this case - before it ends you.
Why similar: Point & Click 22.7%, Detective 19.5%, Investigation 16.2%, Story Rich 9.7%, Mystery 9.1%
- #39 Five Day Detective
74% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Krunchy Fried Games
Windows
Five Day Detective is a point and click style adventure game featuring multiple murder cases and a twisted sense of humour.
Why similar: Detective 24.1%, Point & Click 17.8%, Investigation 15.4%, Story Rich 7.9%, Puzzle 7.1%
- #40 False Testimony
73% 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: Detective 23.2%, Point & Click 20.9%, Investigation 9.4%, Puzzle 9.1%, Choices Matter 7.3%
- #41 Wrongly Accused
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Elomelo GamesPub: SwopBots Ltd.
Windows
Explore historical locations, find and analyse evidence. Unmask the real perpetrator so that justice can be served and the Wrongly Accused can be found innocent. Use problem solving, deduction and critical thinking skills to uncover the truth and maybe even expose a conspiracy in your own time.
Why similar: Detective 27.4%, Investigation 24%, Point & Click 15.6%, Puzzle 8.2%, Adventure 7.7%
- #42 Deductopia
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nightwell Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Explore the scenes, find clues, and sort out people, pets, and belongings in this cozy slice-of-life detective puzzle game. Fans of Duck Detective, Little Problems, and The Case of the Worst Day Ever will enjoy this new deduction game for all ages.
Why similar: Detective 30.9%, Investigation 27%, Hand-drawn 11%, Point & Click 9.2%, Puzzle 8.2%
- #43 Trips'n'Traps - A Vicious Odyssey
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Studio Vagabundo
Windows
An AI controls the world. Seven dissident friends, not very bright, meet every day at the park. But one day, our protagonist wakes up… with no memory. Her friends have disappeared. Where have they gone? What does the AI want? And why is our protagonist a Rat Girl?
Why similar: Narrative 18.4% ★, Investigation 16%, Point & Click 15.7%, Hand-drawn 10.6%, Choices Matter 9.3%
- #44 Mithra
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Seventh Disorder
Windows · Mac · Linux
Investigate the world's first cult in a cryptic mystery adventure that blurs the lines between fiction and reality. We've been keeping an eye on you. Follow us further down the rabbit hole...
Why similar: Investigation 17%, Detective 16.2%, Narrative 14.3% ★, Point & Click 12.3%, Hand-drawn 11.3%
- #45 The Roottrees are Dead
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 8,392 reviews2025
Dev: Evil Trout Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
A genealogical mystery straight out of 1998. Scour the early Internet for clues, uncover hidden connections, and piece together the family tree behind the secretive Roottree Corporation.
Why similar: Detective 30.8%, Investigation 21.4%, Point & Click 15.6%, Puzzle 9.4%, Mystery 7.5%
- #46 Detective Hindsight
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Broccoli Bunny Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Solve a variety of perplexing cases in the sleuthing shoes of Detective Hindsight - who gets help from Phoebe: a young orphaned girl with dreams of being a storyteller and powers to look into the past. Uncover the truth with her sketches done in crayon. The catch? She can't draw very well.
Why similar: Detective 31.7%, Investigation 24.2%, Point & Click 11.4%, Puzzle 8.4%, Mystery 7.1%
- #47 The Case of the Golden Idol
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 10,351 reviews2022
Dev: Color Gray GamesPub: Playstack
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
A new kind of detective game that allows you to think and investigate freely. Discover clues surrounding 12 strange and gruesome deaths and build your own theory. Pick your suspect, deduce the motive, unmask the awful truth.
Why similar: Detective 21.3%, Investigation 20.5%, Point & Click 12.2%, Narrative 10.3% ★, Choices Matter 7.3%
- #48 Reports from Vera Cruz
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Monkey Suits
Windows
Investigate the country of Vera Cruz in this journalistic first-person adventure! Solve puzzles, take photos of clues and report news exposing the horrific truths behind General Galba and his bizarre government!
Why similar: Detective 23.8%, Investigation 20.8%, Point & Click 12%, Comedy 7.2%, Choices Matter 6.9%
- #49 Embers Of Spiritflame
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Simon Hytte
Windows
Embers of Spiritflame is an Emotional Point & Click detective adventure about the exploration of an old abandoned house. Inside, You go through comic book-inspired levels and begin to uncover why everyone is missing. View events and memories of the place and piece the story together.
Why similar: Detective 20%, Investigation 17.9%, Point & Click 13.9%, Hand-drawn 11%, Cartoony 6.9%
- #50 THIEF'S SHELTER
68% matchVery Positive97% of 59 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 20.3%, Investigation 19.4%, Narrative 18.9% ★, Point & Click 14%, Story Rich 6.5%
- #51 Vivian Wade: Danger Down The Aisle
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Michelley Studio
Windows
The night before the wedding, the altar burns down and the wedding planner is injured. The family blames a curse, but she suspects foul play. Play as a college student who goes undercover as her replacement. Can you solve the mystery before the wedding?
Why similar: Investigation 25.9%, Detective 18.4%, Choices Matter 9.2%, Puzzle 9.1%, Mystery 8%
- #52 As The Leaves Fall
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Clay Crown Games
Windows · Mac
Point-and-click adventure game with a thrilling, Native American-inspired narrative. Use your wit to solve fun and challenging puzzles as you explore and interact with the townsfolk of Birchwood Hollow and the Native reservation. Secrets will be uncovered, and truths revealed, as the leaves fall.
Why similar: Detective 19.7%, Investigation 17.4%, Point & Click 16.6%, Narrative 14.8% ★, Story Rich 7.4%
- #53 Detective tales: A Study in Scarlet
69% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2022
Dev: Escape Pod
Windows
Step in the shoes of Mr. Holmes or Dr. Watson and venture on a journey filled with intrigue and mystery. Use your logic and teamwork skills in order to solve the mysterious murder which shocked the 19th century London. Play it with a friend on 2 devices with an open voice connection.
Why similar: Detective 18.6%, Point & Click 17.7%, Investigation 17.2%, Hand-drawn 15.3%, Puzzle 7.8%
- #54 Big Ear Detective
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Fabula Improviso
Windows · Mac
Ironic point & click adventure where a once brilliant detective quits his trade and lands a job in IT to make a living. But even in the seemingly mundane world of office life, there are secrets to be uncovered. Navigate through puzzles, quirky colleagues, and intrigues to crack corporate mysteries.
Why similar: Detective 24.6%, Investigation 21.7%, Point & Click 16.8%, Story Rich 8%, Puzzle 7.2%
- #55 Mutropolis
68% matchVery Positive88% of 209 reviews2021
Dev: Pirita StudioPub: Application Systems Heidelberg
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
MUTROPOLIS is a lovely sci-fi adventure set on the abandoned Planet Earth. Play as Henry Dijon (hero, nerd, detective) in search of a legendary lost city. Uncover weird ancient artifacts. And PLEASE don’t get obliterated by an ageless evil. You’ve been warned.
Why similar: Detective 29.7%, Point & Click 20.9%, Hand-drawn 11.1%, Cartoony 8.1%, Puzzle 7.6%
- #56 The Murder of Ava Monroe
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BUNKWORKS
Windows · Mac
A gripping detective noir mystery that blends investigation and deduction with a rich, character-driven story. The Murder of Ava Monroe is cozy, twisty, and oozing with atmosphere.
Why similar: Detective 31.7%, Investigation 28.9%, Point & Click 10.8%, Story Rich 9.5%, Mystery 6.7%
- #57 Spooky Crew: Mask of the Mysterium
67% 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: Investigation 18.2%, Detective 16.9%, Point & Click 14.2%, Choices Matter 8.2%, Comedy 6.9%
- #58 Emerald Valley
66% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: JIMIJMI19Pub: JIMIJIMI19
Windows
This is a single-player puzzle game. You are a tourist visiting Emerald Valley, but a sudden landslide traps you and the other visitors. Explore the environment, collect items, talk to fellow tourists, and piece together the truth to discover why you can’t leave—and lead everyone to safety.
Why similar: Detective 24.9%, Point & Click 16.7%, Hand-drawn 15.3%, Investigation 11.5%, Puzzle 8.3%
- #59 A Game of Masks
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Zayan's Workshop
Windows
A 2D point and click adventure where you get to interact with everyone from the street food vendor to the mob boss (and everyone in between) to carry out your assignment for your pompous but powerful politician.
Why similar: Detective 23.8%, Point & Click 19.2%, Investigation 14.1%, Puzzle 9.5%, Exploration 7.7%
- #60 Arthur & Susan: Almost Detectives
66% matchPositive96% of 28 reviews2023
Dev: Apexchimps
Windows · Mac · Linux
Arthur and Susan, two inseparable friends solving mysteries together. Fun and cozy indie point&click. Don't miss it!
Why similar: Detective 24.6%, Investigation 22%, Point & Click 18.2%, Comedy 9.5%, Cartoony 8.3%