Games Like Guard Duty

Kelvin and the Infamous Machine is a hilarious point-and-click adventure in which you stumble irresponsibly through history to help legendary geniuses complete their masterworks!

Why similar: Time Travel 35.7% ★, Point & Click 26.5%, Retro 10.8%, Adventure 9.7%, Story Rich 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: Features a hilarious time-travel plot that aligns closely with the narrative structure of the seed game.

A fast-paced Point-and-Click adventure AND an indie platfomer in one! Join adventurer Ben and wannabe indie darling Dan in a race against time to stop all the Apocalypses happening at the same time.

Why similar: Adventure 31.6%, Point & Click 24.8%, Indie 19.3%, Pixel Graphics 9.9%, Sci-fi 6%

Why You'll Like It: Combines traditional point-and-click adventure gameplay with modern comedy and surreal elements.

Originally released by LucasArts in 1993 as a sequel to Ron Gilbert’s ground breaking Maniac Mansion, Day of the Tentacle is back in a remastered edition that features all new hand-drawn, high resolution artwork, with remastered audio, music and sound effects.

Why similar: Point & Click 41.4%, Time Travel 28.1% ★, Adventure 12.5%, Retro 7.6%, Story Rich 3.6%

Why You'll Like It: This classic title perfectly mirrors the time-travel mechanics and comedic tone found in Guard Duty.

A cozy 2D Point & Click adventure featuring multiple playable characters and plenty of silliness. Oh, and there's time travel and relationship stuff going down too. And robots – lots of robots...

Why similar: Time Travel 34% ★, Point & Click 25.7%, Relaxing 10.9%, Adventure 8.9%, Retro 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: A comedy-focused adventure game that utilizes time-travel as a core mechanic for its puzzles.

Paradigm is a surreal adventure game set in the strange and post apocalyptic Eastern European country of Krusz. Play as the handsome mutant, Paradigm, whose past comes back to haunt him in the form of a genetically engineered sloth that vomits candy.

Why similar: Point & Click 39%, Surreal 28.1%, Adventure 15.5%, Indie 8.1%, Sci-fi 3.8%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal and absurd comedy adventure that shares the quirky, indie spirit of the seed game.

In Thimbleweed Park, a dead body is the least of your problems. Switch between five playable characters to uncover the surreal secrets of this strange town in a modern mystery adventure game from the creators of Monkey Island and Maniac Mansion. The deeper you go, the weirder it gets.

Why similar: Point & Click 45.9%, Adventure 17.2%, Pixel Graphics 15%, Retro 7%, Indie 5%

Why You'll Like It: A quintessential modern point-and-click adventure that captures the nostalgic humor and mystery of the genre.

Save a peaceful world from being annihilated by machines in this oldschool point&click tale, inspired by classic animated movies and adventure games of the 90s.

Why similar: Point & Click 33.2%, Pixel Graphics 18%, Fantasy 11.8%, Colorful 11.4%, Adventure 11%

Why You'll Like It: A beautiful pixel-art adventure that captures the classic point-and-click feel and nostalgic charm.

Grab your trench coat, tune your sixth sense and join the Darkside Division as they investigate the outright bizarre, the downright dangerous and the confusing cases of Twin Lakes. Flesh-hungry tentacles, mafian zombies, and the occasional missing sock are no match for The Darkside Detective.

Why similar: Point & Click 36.6%, Pixel Graphics 19.8%, Adventure 11.3%, Retro 10.6%, Story Rich 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a series of humorous, pixel-art investigations that feel right at home with the tone of Guard Duty.

When an occult German WW2 division releases an ancient curse upon the world, a supernatural problem is going to require a supernatural solution. Take control of two playable heroes as they embark on a comedic, alternate-history adventure with a truly original story (99.9999% guaranteed).

Why similar: Point & Click 34.3%, Pixel Graphics 20.5%, Retro 12.3%, Adventure 11.9%, Story Rich 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: Features a unique blend of pixel art, dark humor, and adventure gameplay.

Imagine you're a 12 year old, suddenly in charge of the guard shed at the castle gate, where you decide if elves, goblins and 100+ other characters should be admitted. It's a wonderful combination of deduction, narrative and puzzle games.

Why similar: Point & Click 43.5%, Adventure 15.2%, Story Rich 11.9%, Colorful 9.8%, Indie 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: A comedy-heavy adventure game that focuses on dialogue and decision-making in a whimsical setting.

Princess Love is set to assume the throne of a powerful galactic empire. But when conspirators try to thwart her ascension, Love and her best friend Kel become stranded on an interstellar lighthouse. Prove Love worthy of rule in this thrilling point and click adventure game.

Why similar: Point & Click 29.3%, Pixel Graphics 16.3%, Adventure 11.3%, Fantasy 10.3%, Sci-fi 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi point-and-click adventure that emphasizes narrative and pixel-art aesthetics.

Pants Quest is a tiny, lovingly crafted point & click adventure game about finding your way in life. And your pants. Sometimes just getting dressed & leaving the house feels like an impossible task. Follow one man's emotional journey to deal with the hurdles that life can throw at you on a bad day.

Why similar: Point & Click 33.4%, Pixel Graphics 17.8%, Retro 14.8%, Adventure 13.2%, Relaxing 12.6%

Why You'll Like It: A short, funny, and relatable point-and-click game that captures the simple joy of the genre.

Milkmaid of the Milky Way is an award-winning point-and-click adventure game in rhyme that combines a gripping story with puzzles and exploration. What happens when a young milkmaid sees an alien craft in a fjord in 1920's Norway?

Why similar: Point & Click 30.3%, Pixel Graphics 16.5%, Adventure 10.9%, Sci-fi 10.4%, Retro 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: An indie point-and-click title that features a charming story and distinct pixel-art visuals.

A demon has possessed you and used your body to tear a swath of bloodshed through New York. You are now free, but life as you knew it is over. Your only path forward is joining the Unavowed - an ancient society dedicated to stopping evil. No matter what the cost.

Why similar: Point & Click 43.9%, Adventure 15.7%, Pixel Graphics 13.8%, Story Rich 9.9%, Indie 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven point-and-click game with strong writing and a compelling, atmospheric world.

Journey to a strange world in search of the fabled Oracle in this fantasy comedy point & click adventure. Play as Leo, a struggling student with the ability to breathe underwater, and explore a desert island and the depths of an alien ocean to uncover your school’s dark past.

Why similar: Point & Click 31.9%, Pixel Graphics 17%, Adventure 11.1%, Retro 9.4%, Story Rich 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: A colorful, pixel-art adventure that focuses on humor and classic point-and-click puzzle design.

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: Point & Click 46.3%, Adventure 15.8%, Indie 9.8%, Atmospheric 9.8%, 2D 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: A mystery-filled adventure game set in a futuristic world with a unique, hand-drawn art style.

A cyberpunk adventure game from the studio that brought you Gemini Rue and Blackwell! The year is 2087. Genetic engineering is the norm, and an omnipresent AI powers the city. Take control of three citizens of this world as they struggle to understand a deadly conspiracy.

Why similar: Point & Click 42.4%, Pixel Graphics 15.2%, Adventure 14.2%, Sci-fi 12.2%, Story Rich 6%

Why You'll Like It: A deep, narrative-focused pixel-art adventure that excels at world-building and mystery.

Dropsy is a non-traditional take on the classic point and click adventure formula starring the game’s perpetually carefree namesake clown as he explores a richly detailed world full of colorful characters and sinister secrets, doling out hugs along the way.

Why similar: Point & Click 50.9%, Adventure 15.5%, Surreal 10.4%, Pixel Graphics 10.2%, 2D 4.1%

Why You'll Like It: A unique, non-verbal point-and-click adventure that relies on visual storytelling and atmosphere.

Life has ceased. Man is but a myth. And now, even the machines have begun to fail. Lead Horatio Nullbuilt and his sarcastic sidekick Crispin on a journey through the crumbling world of Primordia, facing malfunctioning robots, ancient secrets, and an implacable, power-hungry foe.

Why similar: Point & Click 41.5%, Sci-fi 15.7%, Adventure 11.7%, Pixel Graphics 11%, Story Rich 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: A post-apocalyptic point-and-click adventure with a strong sci-fi narrative and detailed pixel art.

Set in the '90s, Kathy Rain tells the story of a strong-willed journalism major who has to come to terms with her troubled past as she investigates the mysterious death of her recently deceased grandfather.

Why similar: Point & Click 98.2%, Pixel Graphics 0.7%, Adventure 0.5%, Retro 0.2%, Indie 0.2%

Why You'll Like It: A gripping mystery adventure with a distinct pixel-art style and a strong, character-driven story.

A narrative-driven puzzle adventure game with the butterfly effect at its core. Board the Babel, a mysterious cruise ship that takes you on a whimsical journey to the afterlife. Use a special pen to help fellow travelers fulfill their wishes by rewriting the past, changing how the future unfolds.

Why similar: Time Travel 27% ★, Point & Click 22.2%, Surreal 21.1%, Fantasy 9.8%, Adventure 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: Features intricate time-manipulation puzzles and a rich, story-driven experience.

Help Cummerbund Bandersnatch in this quintessentially British point & click comedy adventure as he explores the darker side of Victorian England, oblivious to its perils. Manipulate time, talk to a host of dubious characters and solve puzzles to get Bandersnatch out of a fix before it's too late.

Why similar: Point & Click 34%, Pixel Graphics 18.9%, Retro 12.5%, Adventure 11.9%, Story Rich 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: A dark comedy point-and-click adventure that utilizes pixel art to tell a quirky, Victorian-era story.

Funded on Kickstarter with backers including legend of the genre Ron Gilbert, The Mystery of Woolley Mountain is an otherworldly point-and-click adventure - filled with strange beasts, evil witches, confused automatons and wacky ropemen.

Why similar: Time Travel 32.3% ★, Point & Click 31.1%, Adventure 10.8%, Colorful 9.7%, Story Rich 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: A lighthearted, puzzle-heavy adventure game that fits the comedic tone of the seed game.

Fran Bow is a creepy adventure game that tells the story of Fran, a young girl struggling with a mental disorder and an unfair destiny.

Why similar: Point & Click 40.2%, Surreal 16%, Story Rich 12.4%, Adventure 10.2%, Indie 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, point-and-click adventure that explores dark themes through a unique, hand-drawn lens.

Chook & Sosig: Walk the Plank is a charming point-and-click adventure about tabletop gaming, mischievous friends, and spectral poultry.

Why similar: Point & Click 44.6%, Adventure 22.7%, Indie 12.8%, Story Rich 10.5%, 2D 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: A funny, indie adventure game that leans into a surreal and colorful aesthetic.

Machinarium is the award-winning independent adventure game developed by the makers of Samorost series, Botanicula and CHUCHEL. Help Josef the robot save his girlfriend Berta kidnapped by the Black Cap Brotherhood gang!

Why similar: Point & Click 29.7%, Surreal 22.2%, Sci-fi 10.1%, Stylized 8%, Adventure 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: A classic point-and-click adventure known for its unique art style and clever, wordless storytelling.

The Inner World – A 2D-Point’n’Click Adventure Together with the help of the mysterious thief Laura, his best intentions and no clue whatsoever, Robert sets off on his adventure to discover the secret of the wind's disappearance. Will the young adventurer be able to save his world?

Why similar: Point & Click 58.1%, Adventure 25.3%, Retro 5.8%, Story Rich 4.5%, Indie 2.8%

Why You'll Like It: A whimsical, hand-drawn adventure game that focuses on humor and creative puzzle-solving.

Crazy cultists. Cthulhu. A talking cat. Gibbous takes you on an expansive, traditionally animated, hand-painted adventure. Play as three protagonists and explore a lushly rendered Lovecraft-inspired world, unraveling ancient conspiracies. A comedy cosmic horror adventure made in Transylvania!

Why similar: Point & Click 40.6%, Adventure 13.3%, Story Rich 13.1%, Indie 7.6%, Atmospheric 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: A comedy-focused point-and-click game that parodies Lovecraftian tropes with charm.

Point and click comedy adventure game set during the cold war in a soviet bunker. Crack the code, feed the cat, save the world. Save the world again in the free DLC R3D STAR included in the game.

Why similar: Point & Click 37.9%, Pixel Graphics 18.3%, Adventure 16.5%, Retro 13%, 2D 5.4%

McPixel 3 is a mind-blowing save-the-day adventure that sees the titular wanna-be hero avert one disaster after another at every turn using unconventional yet entertaining methods of mayhem.

Why similar: Point & Click 36%, Pixel Graphics 20.8%, Adventure 12.8%, Surreal 11%, 2D 6%

Love is in the air, but work, life, and spicy Ramen keep getting in the way! From 8 hours to 8 years, this time-jumping saga will change the way you feel about fate forever.

Why similar: Adventure 42.9%, Pixel Graphics 23.3%, Indie 23%, Story Rich 10.8%

An adventure about a robot saving her home from a dark crystalline force. Set upon a biopunk space station bursting with fantastic plants and aliens.

Why similar: Point & Click 36.4%, Adventure 23.7%, Indie 14%, Story Rich 7.7%, Atmospheric 6.1%

Detective Gallo is a point&click comic-noir adventure that is entirely hand-illustrated and hand-animated, and whose protagonist is a feathered and grumpy private eye struggling with a very tricky case, bizarre characters, and puzzles that will put his insight and patience to the test.

Why similar: Point & Click 66.2%, Adventure 33.8%

Why You'll Like It: A noir-inspired comedy adventure that features a grumpy protagonist and classic point-and-click mechanics.

Enjoy an adventurous vacation to a 1960's parallel universe! A Sci-Fi-Mystery Adventure Game with handmade scenery.

Why similar: Point & Click 39.9%, Adventure 24.2%, Time Travel 10.4% ★, Indie 7.5%, Story Rich 7%

BEAUTIFUL DESOLATION is an isometric, point & click adventure game set in a post-apocalyptic future. Explore an unscene landscape, solve puzzles, meet new friends and make powerful enemies, mediate conflicts and fight for your life as you unravel the secrets of the desolate world around you.

Why similar: Point & Click 37.3%, Sci-fi 14.7%, Retro 12.8%, Adventure 12.1%, Story Rich 10.6%

Irony Curtain: From Matryoshka with Love is a satirical point and click inspired by the classic adventure games. It smuggles you out of your comfort zone and throws you into the middle of a Cold War spy intrigue - where there’s an even bigger game being played …

Why similar: Point & Click 48.6%, Adventure 18.8%, Colorful 11%, Indie 9.8%, 2D 5.3%

Four Last Things is a very silly pythonesque adventure made from Renaissance-era paintings and public domain recordings of classical music. It is about sin, and the Four Last Things – Death, Judgement, Heaven and Hell – and strives to be intelligent and ridiculous in equal measures.

Why similar: Point & Click 35.4%, Surreal 21.7%, Medieval 14.3%, Adventure 12.5%, Indie 7.2%

"Relic Guardian" is a fantasy style strategy tower defense game. As the builder on the battlefield, summon a variety of defense towers and spells with reliable hero companions to complete this epic and guarding adventure!

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 30.8%, Fantasy 23.8%, Colorful 11.7%, 2D 9.8%, Adventure 7.5%

An absurd point-and-click adventure, where you help Goby, a piece of swallowed gum, in his quest to find freedom beyond the digestive system.

Why similar: Surreal 28.2%, Point & Click 26.3%, Pixel Graphics 14.4%, Colorful 9.3%, Adventure 7.5%

Can you change Deponia's fate? Do you have what it takes to change Rufus' past, present and future without accidently destroying the whole planet? Fight time itself in this action-packed, platypus-tastic and insanely hilarious story.

Why similar: Point & Click 41.9%, Time Travel 26.2% ★, Adventure 17.4%, Story Rich 6.7%, Indie 4.4%

A sci-fi comedy adventure game

Why similar: Point & Click 51.1%, Adventure 26.8%, Sci-fi 12.8%, Story Rich 5.6%, Singleplayer 3.7%

Enjoy a thrilling and hilarious point-and-click adventure in the fantasy world of Aventasia

Why similar: Point & Click 56.3%, Adventure 20.9%, Fantasy 15.9%, Indie 5.9%, Singleplayer 0.9%

A time travel adventure spanning two hundred years! Dive into the past with time agent Fia Quinn as she embarks on seven trips through time. History is up for grabs, from the speakeasies of Prohibition to the vicious gangs of the Gilded Age to the World Trade Center on September 10, 2001.

Why similar: Point & Click 26.6%, Time Travel 21.9% ★, Pixel Graphics 12.2%, Adventure 9.7%, Fantasy 8.7%

A collection of incomprehensibly daft comedy adventures. Forget about the real world and come to Yorkshire where everything's safe, everyone's clean and those robots are totally, totally normal.

Why similar: Point & Click 26.2%, Pixel Graphics 14.1%, Surreal 12.3%, Adventure 9.3%, Story Rich 7.1%

Madrid, 1960: A maid named Pilar dies. You arrive in the afterlife looking like Pilar but speaking as Carolina, a police officer from the future. Possess the living and cross between worlds to uncover the truth behind a soul split between two identities in this point-and-click adventure.

Why similar: Point & Click 34.4%, Pixel Graphics 17.2%, Fantasy 13.9%, Adventure 11.8%, Story Rich 8.7%

Evoland 2 is an unique RPG, with its graphic style and gameplay changing as you progress through a deep storyline based on time travel.

Why similar: Time Travel 26% ★, Adventure 15.8%, Pixel Graphics 15.4%, Retro 13.6%, Fantasy 7.9%

Enter a bizarre and idiosyncratic world! Adventure into the unknown, and defeat horrid monsters! A story of Love, Loss, and the end of the Multiverse.

Why similar: Adventure 41.5%, Indie 26.6%, Pixel Graphics 21.3%, Atmospheric 10.6%

A hilariously madcap point-and-click adventure as a determined bellboy tasked with clearing out a bustling hotel in just one wild weekend! Can he manage the chaos and evict all the guests? The clock is ticking!

Why similar: Point & Click 35.7%, Pixel Graphics 19.8%, Retro 14.9%, Adventure 12.5%, Story Rich 10.2%

Stellar Mess is a 2D point&click adventure game, set somewhere in Argentinean Patagonia. The game is inspired by early classic EGA games of the genre.

Why similar: Point & Click 32.1%, Pixel Graphics 16.8%, Sci-fi 13.2%, Retro 11.8%, Adventure 11.2%

The Journey Down is a point-and-click series with an Afro-Caribbean twist. Get ready to embark on a journey of exploration, mystery and grave danger - but also a journey of warmth, friendship and love.

Why similar: Point & Click 35.9%, Surreal 20.6%, Adventure 14%, Atmospheric 8.5%, Colorful 8%

«The Guardian of Nature» is a hand-drawn, size-changing adventure. Embark on a magical journey with botanist Henry, use your size-changing ability to explore nature in big and small and solve solarpunk puzzles to put nature back in order.

Why similar: Point & Click 36.3%, Adventure 12.1%, Colorful 12%, Story Rich 7.7%, Indie 7%

Catie in MeowmeowLand is a classical humorous point-and-click adventure game. Help little Catie get back home from the bizarre cat world of MeowmeowLand!

Why similar: Point & Click 29.8%, Surreal 28.6%, Adventure 10.8%, Colorful 8.4%, Atmospheric 5.7%

A tribute to a friend who has passed — and to the adventures we still need to live. A story-driven adventure about a young polyglot traversing mystical islands and using the power of words to confront his own fate and save a world tamed by darkness.

Why similar: Point & Click 28%, Pixel Graphics 22.5%, Adventure 13.4%, Fantasy 12.7%, Story Rich 12.7%

Step into a hilarious, steampunk-tinged point n click space adventure! Play as Captain Brawe, Agent Luna and Danny across four colorful planets — solve clever puzzles, uncover conspiracies, and meet unforgettable characters (space pirates, secret agents, and eccentric aliens).

Why similar: Point & Click 32%, Sci-fi 15.1%, Adventure 11.1%, Colorful 11.1%, Stylized 9.8%

VirtuaVerse is a challenging old school cyberpunk point & click adventure set in a future not so far away narrating tales of technomancers, AVR graffiti writers, hacker groups, tribes of cryptoshamans, digital archeology, epic cyberwars and virtual reality debauchery.

Why similar: Point & Click 32.3%, Pixel Graphics 16.2%, Retro 10.7%, Sci-fi 10.2%, Story Rich 7.4%

Depart on a life-changing turn-based adventure to save the President!

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 29.3%, Adventure 22%, Story Rich 19.6%, Colorful 15%, 2D 8.8%

Be a Bard! The challenge awaits!!Join Finn the bard as he undertakes "The King's Challenge" and see if he has what it takes to not only survive, but to write the greatest song in all of the land of Uir!

Why similar: Point & Click 37.2%, Adventure 21.5%, Indie 11.6%, Fantasy 10.8%, Retro 9.7%

Laugh in the face of death in this hauntingly humorous comedy adventure about a wayward soul trying to make it back to the land of the living. Engage in bullet-hell lite battles, solve puzzles, and communicate with the dead as you navigate this “colorful” world. Death is just the beginning.

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 36.7%, Adventure 23.2%, Retro 15.1%, Story Rich 9.4%, 2D 9.3%

King’s Quest is a collection of five different chapter releases, each focusing on an untold tale in Graham’s past. Discover a wondrous world full of whimsical characters, charming puzzles and perilous dangers in this fun and enchanting coming of age story.

Why similar: Point & Click 36%, Adventure 22.5%, Fantasy 14.4%, Story Rich 9.3%, Medieval 8.9%

A retro-inspired adventure puzzle game featuring multiple playable characters with interwoven storylines. Explore the natural (and unnatural) world for unique interactions and unlock items to aid you in your quest. There's nothing as simultaneously charming and strange as the world of Tux and Fanny.

Why similar: Relaxing 16.5%, Retro 15.2%, Pixel Graphics 14.9%, Surreal 13.9%, Adventure 13.5%