- #1 Broken Lands Village
97% match7 user reviews57% of 7 reviews2024
Dev: NeuroCore Studios
Windows
The real world no longer exists! I was trapped in this cursed Village made of inkblots on parchment. Every day I'm stalked by an assasin and stuck in a time loop. None of the residents remember me, although I myself have memories. I need to get out of here ASAP
Why similar: Time Travel 24.3% ★, Time Manipulation 19.9% ★, Investigation 14.4%, Detective 9.7%, Stylized 6.6%
- #2 Echo Resonance
96% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: AZOR7
Windows
A classic science-fiction point-and-click adventure inspired by the genre’s greatest titles, where you’ll control two characters and solve ingenious puzzles using an innovative temporal superposition mechanic.
Why similar: Time Travel 21.8% ★, Time Manipulation 20% ★, Point & Click 12.5%, Investigation 11.3%, Interactive Fiction 8.4%
- #3 Just in Crime
96% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Gomet Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Just in Crime is a detective video game in which you play a detective dog and a wizard cat. With a twist; you are able to travel back in time and examine the crime scene a few seconds before it happened.
Why similar: Time Travel 22.8% ★, Investigation 17.8%, Detective 11.3%, Mystery 8.8%, Point & Click 8.6%
- #4 Abyss Archives
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Night Walker StudioPub: OKJOY
Windows
Abyss Archives is a detective mystery game with elements of horror. You play as an investigator sent to a construction site shut down after a supernatural incident. Using old photographs, you trace the memories of the dead and piece together the truth hidden beneath the abyss.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 30% ★, Investigation 18.2%, Detective 14.3%, Mystery 11.2%, Puzzle 7.2%
- #5 Future Proof
94% matchVery Positive88% of 75 reviews2018
Dev: Silhouette Valley Games
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 44%
Quirky, top-down puzzle adventure game. You’re trapped in a 12-minute time loop. Try to save yourself and a small town from destruction from a meteorite. Solve intuitive puzzles, interact with the people of the town, and discover the secrets of the town. Discover the 15 different endings!
Why similar: Time Travel 35.3% ★, Mystery 11%, Time Manipulation 10.9% ★, Investigation 8.7%, Funny 7.7%
- #6 The Sexy Brutale
94% matchVery Positive92% of 4,160 reviews2017
Dev: Cavalier Game Studios
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
The Sexy Brutale — a never-ending masked ball featuring intrigue, murder and the (quite possibly) occult! Relive the same mysterious day where the guests at the casino mansion are being murdered by the staff over and over again...
Why similar: Time Manipulation 31.7% ★, Time Travel 26.2% ★, Mystery 11.8%, Detective 11%, Puzzle 9.3%
- #7 The World After
93% matchMostly Positive76% of 80 reviews2021
Dev: Burning Sunset
Windows · Mac
Set during a pandemic lockdown in France, The World After is a FMV adventure game experience that tells the story of a man who tries to uncover the truth behind his strange nightmares and the mystery of the village he's living in.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 22.8% ★, Time Travel 22.5% ★, Investigation 15.4%, Point & Click 9.8%, Mystery 8.8%
- #8 The Posthumous Investigation
91% matchVery Positive95% of 682 reviews2026
Dev: Mother Gaia StudioPub: CriticalLeap
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 77%
A dead man hired you to solve his own murder. You have one day. Fourteen suspects. And as many attempts as it takes. A hand-drawn noir mystery set in 1937 Rio de Janeiro, where every suspect has a life, a schedule, and something to hide.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 24.9% ★, Time Travel 18.9% ★, Investigation 14.2%, Detective 10%, Mystery 7.6%
- #9 Brentwood
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Time Flies Studios Inc.
Windows · Mac
Solve puzzles and uncover the secrets of Brentwood in this mysterious point-and-click adventure. The unique powers you hold will lead to moral choices that directly influence the story, the fate of the town, and which of the multiple endings you unlock. Will you follow destiny or fight against it?
Why similar: Time Travel 33.1% ★, Investigation 14.4%, Point & Click 12.4%, Time Manipulation 10.3% ★, Story Rich 7.1%
- #10 Eternal Threads
91% matchVery Positive86% of 894 reviews2022
Dev: Cosmonaut StudiosPub: Secret Mode
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Eternal Threads is a single-player, first-person story-driven puzzle game of time manipulation, choice and consequence.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 24.1% ★, Time Travel 21.5% ★, Investigation 15%, Detective 9.5%, Mystery 7.6%
- #11 Morriton Manor Stories: Nordic Whispers
90% 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: Investigation 22%, Time Travel 18.2% ★, Detective 13.8%, Mystery 10.7%, Funny 8.4%
- #12 Doggins
89% matchPositive80% of 10 reviews2025
Dev: Brain&Brain
Windows · Mac
A point-and-sniff adventure. Explore the moon, sniff some things. Unravel the plot of a villainous squirrel to sabotage the history of human invention.
Why similar: Dogs 21.1% ★, Time Travel 19% ★, Point & Click 15.1%, Puzzle 10.1%, Exploration 8.7%
- #13 The Granny Detective Society
89% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Team Empreintes
Windows
Play as Madeleine, a retired granny recruited by the Granny Detective Society (basically the FBI… but add dentures). Investigate your neighbors, figure out their names and professions, and uncover all their secrets in this no-murder detective game full of white hair and mugs of tea.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 25.6% ★, Investigation 19.1%, Detective 12%, Funny 6.6%, Cute 6.6%
- #14 At His Grave
88% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: XUMENGTIAN
Windows
Time backtracking secret room decryption game, analyze the character dialogue, find the key to decryption, complete the needs to leave the room. In the end all regret, go back to the past, looking for clues to make up for regret.
Why similar: Time Travel 30.1% ★, Time Manipulation 28.3% ★, Detective 9.2%, Interactive Fiction 6.5%, Mystery 6.3%
- #15 Twelve Minutes
87% matchMostly Positive73% of 8,073 reviews2021
Dev: Luis AntonioPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
An interactive thriller about a man trapped in a time loop. Featuring James McAvoy, Daisy Ridley, and Willem Dafoe.
Why similar: Time Travel 31.5% ★, Time Manipulation 24% ★, Mystery 13%, Point & Click 9.3%, Puzzle 8.9%
- #16 Causal Effect
86% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2023
Dev: shrimp & pickaxe studio
Windows
This is a text-based deduction game. Your choices will change the development of events, make up different timelines, and lead to different endings. Your primary task is to sort out the cause-and-effect relationships between events from textual descriptions.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 25.1% ★, Time Travel 21.8% ★, Investigation 13.5%, Detective 12.7%, Interactive Fiction 8.2%
- #17 Vivian Wade: Danger Down The Aisle
86% 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 26.1%, Mystery 15.9%, Detective 11.2%, Puzzle 10.1%, Nature 8.6%
- #18 Dead Watch
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Doctor Shinobi
Windows · Mac · Linux
You're stuck in a time loop ⌛. Whenever you find a dead body, you go back to the past. The only way to escape the loop is to cheat destiny & change the future. Explore the castle and uncover its dark secrets to prevent the next killing.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 30.2% ★, Time Travel 23.9% ★, Detective 10.5%, Mystery 10.2%, Exploration 6.5%
- #19 Who Stole My Beard?
84% matchPositive93% of 29 reviews2021
Dev: Cleardot Games
Windows · Mac
Your beard has been stolen! You and your loyal dog Leo must investigate the people and places of Beardsville to solve the crime. Uncover conspiracies, find new beards, and remember to pick up the groceries in this charming town of bearded intrigue.
Why similar: Investigation 14.8%, Dogs 13.6% ★, Detective 12%, Point & Click 9.8%, Funny 9.4%
- #20 ANOMAL
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Alexis Roumier
Windows
Four deaths, four eras, one anomaly. Observe fragmented memories from every angle, piece together the timeline, and uncover what is wrong in this time puzzle.
Why similar: Time Travel 31.4% ★, Investigation 26.5%, Mystery 12.1%, Point & Click 9.9%, Puzzle 8%
- #21 5 Days
84% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2022
Dev: Inspiring Games
Windows
Five days is a fully open world, no limits time travel puzzle adventure. This game isn't just a time loop of the same day on repeat, this game lets you travel between five different days. Use your knowledge of the future and ability to travel to the past to assassinate a heavily defended king.
Why similar: Time Travel 33.4% ★, Time Manipulation 31.7% ★, Mystery 10.4%, Puzzle 7.5%, Exploration 7.1%
- #22 The Barker & Mustard Files
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Yes Yes Very Good Productions
Windows
A 2D/3D Mystery-Adventure Game set in a lavish hotel with a cast full of suspicious sweeties and dubious degenerates... and everyone has something to hide.
Why similar: Dogs 23.4% ★, Detective 12.5%, Point & Click 11.1%, Mystery 10.6%, Investigation 9.3%
- #23 The Mystery of Oak Island
82% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Visionaire Studio UG
Windows · Mac · Linux
A gripping point-and-click adventure – inspired by the real treasure hunt on Oak Island in Nova Scotia, Canada. Unravel a web of murder, myth, and forgotten history. Some secrets are better left buried.
Why similar: Investigation 24.9%, Point & Click 14.3%, Mystery 13.4%, Detective 12.8%, Puzzle 9.2%
- #24 Anomaly Hunter
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hook Games
Windows
Hidden object puzzler about time-traveling detective. Somebody really messed up with time-travel machine..
Why similar: Time Manipulation 18.6% ★, Point & Click 16.5%, Time Travel 14.1% ★, Exploration 9.6%, Detective 9.1%
- #25 The Great Ebony Clock
80% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: Pixel Chicken Studio
Windows
Explore a cozy point-and-click mystery where your only way to escape is by manipulating time. Shift between different times of the same day, find clues and items to escape the Great Ebony Clock’s Time Prison. You never thought you’d be so happy to see Monday.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 38.7% ★, Investigation 16.9%, Mystery 12.1%, Point & Click 11.3%, Story Rich 5.7%
- #26 Three Pigeons in a Trench Coat
81% matchMostly Positive70% of 20 reviews2021
Dev: Midway Games
Windows · Mac
A game about Three Pigeons in a Trench Coat stuck in a time loop until they save the world. Pretty Simple.
Why similar: Time Travel 32.7% ★, Time Manipulation 25.5% ★, Detective 11.3%, Investigation 8.4%, Exploration 7.5%
- #27 A Guidebook of Babel
79% matchVery Positive91% of 1,787 reviews2023
Dev: StarryStarryPub: Thermite Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 Manipulation 26.1% ★, Time Travel 21% ★, Investigation 17.4%, Point & Click 8.5%, Funny 6.7%
- #28 I'M YOUR HOST
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Calligram Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
An audio deduction game where you have one task: restore a series of lost podcast episodes.
Why similar: Investigation 31.2%, Detective 22.4%, Mystery 14.6%, Point & Click 13.2%, Puzzle 8.7%
- #29 RewindGirl
77% matchVery Positive92% of 89 reviews2025
Dev: べすとまん
Windows
Run, jump, rewind, and avoid a time paradox? A time-traveling gal changes the past where she drank tapioca to prevent the extinction of humanity in this time-loop action puzzle game!
Why similar: Time Travel 49% ★, Time Manipulation 41% ★, Puzzle 8.8%, Adventure 1.3%
- #30 Reports from Vera Cruz
78% 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: Investigation 21.9%, Detective 15.2%, Mystery 10.7%, Funny 9.6%, Point & Click 9.2%
- #31 Time Machine - Find Objects. Hidden Pictures Game
78% matchVery Positive81% of 102 reviews2021
Dev: Crisp App Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 93%
An exciting adventure through space and time awaits for you in the newest hidden object game! Immerse yourself into a real investigation, full of intrigue and mysterious temporal anomalies!
Why similar: Time Travel 28.2% ★, Investigation 25.2%, Detective 14.1%, Puzzle 10%, Point & Click 8.6%
- #32 Enigma of Fear
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 10,249 reviews2024
Dev: Dumativa
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Become Mia, a paranormal detective searching for her missing father inside the Perimeter - a place that doesn't exist. Investigate clues like a real detective and unravel the mysteries behind the Enigma of Fear, defeating the terrible monsters who'll try to stop you.
Why similar: Dogs 31.6% ★, Investigation 18.3%, Time Travel 14.6% ★, Detective 10.4%, Mystery 9.7%
- #33 火起雪中寺
76% matchVery Positive81% of 75 reviews2025
Dev: 江湖奇事录
Windows
Huoqi Xuezhong Temple is a 3D suspense exploration game. The ancient temple covered in heavy snow suddenly caught fire. A mysterious shadow transported you back three hours before the fire started. Faced with six people gathered at this temple with different purposes.
Why similar: Time Travel 36.2% ★, Investigation 15.4%, Detective 14.1%, Mystery 9.6%, Puzzle 8.1%
- #34 Thomas Ireham in Crimson Spotlight
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Rebecca AhmedPub: Sagewing Studio
Windows
A complete time-loop detective story set in the 1940s — solve a case before it even happens in a single, self-contained sitting.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 28.2% ★, Investigation 20.9%, Detective 14.1%, Mystery 10.2%, Puzzle 7.7%
- #35 Beach Cafe: Caribbean Sand
77% 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: Investigation 27.9%, Mystery 16.8%, Puzzle 15%, Interactive Fiction 12.2%, Point & Click 11.6%
- #36 Signal & Echo: Iris is Missing (demo)
75% 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: Investigation 26.5%, Detective 16.7%, Point & Click 14.4%, Mystery 12%, Puzzle 9.1%
- #37 City of Voices
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Kini Games
Windows
A short Golden Idol-like deduction game about a young girl who is catapulted from her suburban life into the mysterious world of the ancient Maya. Investigate a series of moments frozen in time. Examine clues and solve puzzles to uncover a story full of twists and turns.
Why similar: Investigation 25.6%, Detective 16.4%, Mystery 13.3%, Point & Click 10.2%, Puzzle 8.2%
- #38 Spirit of Midnight
73% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Good Badger
Windows · Mac
Play as a house cat who gains the ability to leave home and embark on a supernatural adventure after encountering a strange spirit. Befriend a badger and meet other adorable creatures along the way, all in an effort to restore balance to the forest and uncover the truth behind its mysteries.
Why similar: Cats 17.8%, Point & Click 12.7%, Mystery 12.4%, Funny 9.6%, Cute 9.5%
- #39 Inspector Waffles
74% matchVery Positive95% of 298 reviews2021
Dev: Goloso Games
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Murder. Nothin’ nice about it. In this old school detective adventure, step into the boots of whip-smart Inspector Waffles and travel the city to track hidden clues, interrogate shady suspects, and unravel a dangerous mystery. But be warned: curiosity killed the cat...
Why similar: Dogs 23% ★, Cats 14.5%, Investigation 14.4%, Detective 10.9%, Point & Click 8.7%
- #40 At Eternity's Hatch
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Jardus Games
Windows
Stranded at sea in an alternate timeline, you must master a complex time travel system to find a way home while piecing together the mystery of an obsessed captain and his quest that led him to the Greenland Sea in search of a supernatural anomaly.
Why similar: Time Travel 32.1% ★, Investigation 19.8%, Mystery 12.4%, Time Manipulation 10% ★, Puzzle 9.3%
- #41 Big Ear Detective
73% 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: Investigation 23%, Detective 15.8%, Point & Click 12.7%, Mystery 10.5%, Puzzle 8.5%
- #42 The Roottrees are Dead
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 9,873 reviews2025
Dev: Evil Trout Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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: Investigation 22.8%, Detective 20.7%, Mystery 16%, Point & Click 12.1%, Puzzle 11.5%
- #43 Set the Record Straight
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Anja Remic
Windows · Mac
A 1998-set deduction game. Trawl a period internet for documents, photographs, and dead ends, then correct the official record: who really wrote, played, drew, or built it. An anthology of credit fraud, set straight one careful search at a time.
Why similar: Investigation 28.7%, Detective 19.8%, Mystery 13.6%, Point & Click 11.5%, Puzzle 8.9%
- #44 Duck Detective: The Ghost of Glamping
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,781 reviews2025
Dev: Happy Broccoli Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
You are the one and only Duck Detective, a depressed and recently divorced duck who must quack the case. Inspect evidence, make de-duck-tions, and solve this no-murder mystery!
Why similar: Investigation 26.5%, Detective 17.2%, Mystery 10.7%, Point & Click 9.4%, Cute 8.4%
- #45 The Adventures of Tango Rio
71% 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: Time Travel 21.3% ★, Investigation 19.3%, Point & Click 13.7%, Detective 10.8%, Funny 9.9%
- #46 Melly the naughty dog
71% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2024
Dev: Haybale Castles
Windows
Melly the Naughty Dog is a short, funny point-and-click puzzle game with hand-drawn. Play as Melly, navigating his dream world, solving puzzles, and meeting characters like the fairy dog and the knight to reclaim his jug and return home.
Why similar: Dogs 27.2% ★, Point & Click 18%, Puzzle 11.6%, Adventure 10.5%, Stylized 9.3%
- #47 Pasha Planet: Reborn
71% matchMostly Positive79% of 14 reviews2023
Dev: Scorpio Game CO., LTD.
Windows · Mac
“Pasha Planet: Reborn” is the debut game of Scorpio Game, a Taiwanese indie game development studio. Players will take on the role of Bobbie and clear stages of challenges to solve the final mystery!
Why similar: Investigation 20.5%, Dogs 18.5% ★, Detective 12.9%, Point & Click 9.9%, Puzzle 8.5%
- #48 Anomaly Hunter - Prologue
72% matchMostly Positive75% of 28 reviews2020
Dev: Hook Games
Windows
Free intro to upcoming Anomaly Hunter - hidden object puzzler about time-traveling detective. Tame the chaos of time (no Hitler killing!).
Why similar: Time Travel 34.3% ★, Time Manipulation 16.3% ★, Point & Click 13.4%, Funny 10.4%, Detective 5.2%
- #49 Elroy and the Aliens
68% matchVery Positive97% of 480 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 22.9%, Point & Click 13.6%, Detective 13.2%, Mystery 12.6%, Puzzle 9.3%
- #50 Deep Focus
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Vitamins
Windows
A mystery adventure game featuring a camera-headed detective and a superpowered girl teaming up to solve crimes. Play as the detective to gather and combine clues, reveal the hidden truth, and tear down fabricated lies.
Why similar: Investigation 30.8%, Detective 20.3%, Mystery 14.8%, Point & Click 13.3%, Puzzle 7.7%
- #51 Murder at the Birch Tree Theater
67% matchVery Positive96% of 129 reviews2026
Dev: Crucible Juice Games
Windows · Mac
Uncover high drama in this whodunnit set in a small-town community theater. Gather clues by investigating the sets, casts and backstage crews of 10 theatrical productions, and piece together the story of each deadly crime.
Why similar: Investigation 15.3%, Cats 13.2%, Point & Click 11.7%, Detective 10.5%, Mystery 10.3%
- #52 FoldLoop
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Keyhole Studio
Windows
FoldLoop is a detective game that emphasizes logical reasoning. To escape the curse of endless cycles, you'll observe the sandbox from a higher dimension, analyze the rulebook, and deduce the secrets of the real world.
Why similar: Time Travel 22.5% ★, Investigation 18.6%, Detective 15.7%, Mystery 13.6%, Puzzle 8.9%
- #53 The Game Maker: A Carol Reed Mystery
68% match8 user reviews88% of 8 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: Investigation 26.5%, Detective 19%, Point & Click 17.5%, Mystery 14.6%, Adventure 9%
- #54 Mystery Case Files: Incident at Pendle Tower
69% matchMostly Positive79% of 14 reviews2023
Dev: Grandma StudiosPub: BFG Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Pendle Tower was once a lavish high-rise hotel, but a new renovation has awakened a long-dormant secret within its foreboding halls.
Why similar: Investigation 16.9%, Point & Click 15%, Interactive Fiction 12.9%, Detective 10.8%, Puzzle 9.9%
- #55 Hourturn
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Khata
Windows · Linux
Hourturn is an atmospheric game that begins inside a large, constantly turning hourglass. You are a tiny grain of sand within it, striving to stop it and escape, but what awaits the grain of sand outside? Is this the only way to measure time?
Why similar: Time Travel 35.4% ★, Time Manipulation 21.6% ★, Mystery 11.7%, Puzzle 8.7%, Exploration 8.7%
- #56 Penelope Pendrick and the Art of Deceit
66% matchVery Positive97% of 574 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: Mystery 20%, Point & Click 18.1%, Investigation 18%, Detective 13.1%, Story Rich 8.4%
- #57 Harold Rabbit - Finder of Lost Things
68% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Fasold Publishing
Windows
Harold Rabbit : Finder of Lost Things is a fully hand-drawn point & click game for all ages. Join Harold and his sidekick Maud on a quest to recover Harold's stolen trumpet!
Why similar: Point & Click 16.5%, Investigation 15.4%, Detective 13%, Puzzle 11%, Exploration 9.5%
- #58 Mr Investigator
67% match7 user reviews75% of 12 reviews2026
Dev: Haoning Wu
Windows
Step into the shoes of a Time Bureau detective in this uncompromising first-person murder mystery. Travel through written memories, piece together an interconnected timeline, and restore a victim's diary with pure logical deduction and zero handholding.
Why similar: Time Travel 38.8% ★, Investigation 19.5%, Detective 14.9%, Mystery 9.6%, Puzzle 8.4%
- #59 Wrongly Accused
67% 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: Investigation 26.6%, Detective 18.4%, Point & Click 12.5%, Mystery 10.3%, Puzzle 10.1%
- #60 False Testimony
66% 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: Point & Click 16.8%, Detective 15.7%, Mystery 12.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Puzzle 11.3%