- #1 Rusty Lake: Roots
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 8,536 reviews2016
Dev: Rusty Lake
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Experience the beginning and end of characters' lives and build your own family tree! Rusty Lake: Roots is the second premium point-and-click adventure by the creators of the Cube Escape series and Rusty Lake Hotel.
Why similar: Point & Click 26.6%, Puzzle 20.9%, Escape Room 18.4% ★, Dark 8%, Surreal 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: This title is a cornerstone of the surreal, dark, and point-and-click puzzle genre that shares the same unsettling atmosphere as the seed game.
- #2 Samsara Room
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 9,865 reviews2020
Dev: Rusty Lake
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 74%
You woke up in a mysterious room you have never seen before. Can you find another way out? Samsara Room is a remake of the praised predecessor of the Rusty Lake & Cube Escape series.
Why similar: Escape Room 38.7% ★, Point & Click 21.8%, Puzzle 14%, Surreal 7.9%, Adventure 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: A quintessential surreal escape-room experience that forces players to manipulate their environment in increasingly bizarre ways.
- #3 Cat Museum
96% matchVery Positive92% of 884 reviews2022
Dev: 751 Games
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Immerse yourself in the bizarre art style and the surreal world of Cat Museum, a 2D side-scrolling puzzle-adventure game. Solve the strange puzzles with your mischievous cat, and unveil the truth behind the mysterious museum.
Why similar: Cats 20.9%, Surreal 19.2%, Point & Click 17.1%, Hand-drawn 15.3%, Puzzle 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: Features a distinct hand-drawn, psychedelic art style that perfectly mirrors the surreal and dark tone of the seed game.
- #4 CLeM
95% matchVery Positive92% of 276 reviews2024
Dev: Mango ProtocolPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
CLeM is a narrative-driven puzzle adventure game with a dark twist. Wake up in a world where puzzles intertwine with exploration, weaving a unique narrative rooted in alchemy. A voice awakens you. It gives you purpose. To guide you, you find a notebook with mysterious entries and a house to explore.
Why similar: Escape Room 55.5% ★, Hand-drawn 12.4%, Puzzle 9.8%, Dark 8.8%, Atmospheric 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, puzzle-heavy adventure that blends exploration and point-and-click mechanics with a mysterious, unsettling narrative.
- #5 Strange Horticulture
94% matchVery Positive95% of 15,145 reviews2022
Dev: Bad VikingPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Strange Horticulture is an occult puzzle game in which you play as the proprietor of a local plant store. Find and identify new plants, pet your cat, speak to a coven, or join a cult. Use your collection of powerful plants to influence the story and unravel Undermere’s dark mysteries.
Why similar: Point & Click 23.7%, Cats 17.9%, Dark 16.1%, Puzzle 13.9%, Relaxing 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: Combines a dark, occult-inspired atmosphere with intricate, logic-based puzzle solving that rewards careful observation.
- #6 The White Door
94% matchVery Positive94% of 6,552 reviews2020
Dev: Rusty LakePub: Second Maze
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Enter The White Door and discover Rusty Lake’s universe in a new game with a unique style! Explore Robert Hill’s dreams and help him to find his lost memories. Can you survive the strict daily routine and bring back color to Robert's life?
Why similar: Point & Click 34.8%, Puzzle 25.2%, Adventure 13.3%, Surreal 11.8%, Indie 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: Utilizes a unique split-screen point-and-click mechanic to tell a surreal, psychological story that feels very similar to the seed game.
- #7 Birth
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 3,771 reviews2023
Dev: Madison Karrh
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
You are alone. You will build a creature, a partner, a wet warm heart, a collection of bones.
Why similar: Surreal 21.9%, Point & Click 20.6%, Hand-drawn 14.2%, Puzzle 10.8%, Relaxing 9%
Why You'll Like It: A beautifully strange, hand-drawn puzzle game that focuses on building a companion from found objects in a surreal, atmospheric world.
- #8 Forgotten Hill The Third Axis
93% matchMostly Positive79% of 104 reviews2023
Dev: FM Studio
Windows · Mac
Enter the twisted world of Forgotten Hill in a new third dimension
Why similar: Escape Room 49% ★, Point & Click 15.8%, Noir 9.7%, Surreal 9.1%, Puzzle 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: Delivers a dark, atmospheric, and challenging point-and-click puzzle experience that fits the psychological horror themes of the seed.
- #9 Rusty Lake Hotel
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 10,008 reviews2016
Dev: Rusty Lake
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Are you ready to serve the guests in the Rusty Lake Hotel? Solve all mysteries in this dark and eerie puzzle game. Rusty Lake Hotel is a point-and-click adventure by the creators of the Rusty Lake & Cube Escape series.
Why similar: Point & Click 30.9%, Puzzle 19.5%, Surreal 17.8%, Hand-drawn 10.3%, Dark 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a dark, surreal, and highly stylized escape-room experience that is a perfect companion to the seed game.
- #10 Cube Escape: Paradox
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 11,572 reviews2018
Dev: Rusty Lake
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%
The tenth Cube Escape follows the story of detective Dale Vandermeer who finds himself trapped in two different universes and needs to escape. Cube Escape: Paradox will be released together with the accompanying Paradox: A Rusty Lake Film.
Why similar: Escape Room 41.4% ★, Puzzle 22.4%, Point & Click 17.7%, Surreal 4.5%, Atmospheric 3.5%
Why You'll Like It: An essential surreal escape-room experience that masterfully blends live-action elements with classic point-and-click puzzle design.
- #11 Miniatures
90% matchVery Positive95% of 333 reviews2024
Dev: Other Tales Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
A collection of surreal tales, each connected to a stored-away object from childhood. Pick one to follow the moon, feed a hungry lizard or build a peculiar cabinet.
Why similar: Surreal 20.9%, Point & Click 17.1%, Psychological 16.4%, Hand-drawn 14.7%, Puzzle 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: A collection of short, surreal, and stylized stories that capture the same dreamlike quality found in the seed game.
- #12 Creaks
89% matchVery Positive95% of 5,721 reviews2020
Dev: Amanita Design
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 77%
The ground starts shaking, light bulbs are breaking - and something rather unusual is happening right behind the walls of your very room. Equipped with nothing but wit and courage, you slowly descend into a world inhabited by avian folk and seemingly deadly furniture monsters.
Why similar: Surreal 25.2%, Hand-drawn 22.4%, Puzzle 14.4%, Relaxing 9.9%, Atmospheric 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: Features stunning hand-drawn art and surreal creature designs, offering a polished puzzle-adventure experience.
- #13 Behind the Frame: The Finest Scenery
88% matchVery Positive94% of 7,446 reviews2021
Dev: Silver Lining StudioPub: Akupara Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Guide brush strokes and solve a variety of puzzles to help an aspiring artist complete her masterpiece amid her brusque neighbor’s gaze and his pesky cat. As her painting starts to take shape, uncover an emotional tale of chance and artistry revealed behind unrelated yet familiar moments.
Why similar: Point & Click 22.8%, Hand-drawn 19.7%, Puzzle 14%, Atmospheric 12.1%, Relaxing 11.9%
Why You'll Like It: A beautiful, hand-drawn point-and-click game that focuses on artistic expression and atmospheric puzzle solving.
- #14 Heal
89% matchVery Positive84% of 794 reviews2020
Dev: Jesse Makkonen
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Guide an old man through the dark and atmospheric world of Heal in this abstract 2D puzzle-adventure point-and-click game.
Why similar: Escape Room 22.6% ★, Point & Click 13.5%, Experimental 12.4% ★, Psychological 11.8%, Surreal 11%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric, mouse-only point-and-click game that relies on visual storytelling and abstract puzzles rather than dialogue.
- #15 Escape From Mystwood Mansion
86% matchVery Positive94% of 1,229 reviews2023
Dev: Lost Sock Studio
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 63.5% ★, Point & Click 10.6%, Puzzle 10.3%, First-Person 6.6%, Stylized 5%
Why You'll Like It: A cozy yet mysterious escape-room game that focuses on environmental puzzles and hidden secrets.
- #16 Another Tomorrow
87% matchVery Positive90% of 50 reviews2022
Dev: Glitch Games
Windows · Mac
Another Tomorrow is a first-person point and click game. Trapped without your memories you’ll explore abandoned apartments, airfields, temples, and underground facilities to search for clues, solve puzzles, and unlock secrets to answer the question; who are you?
Why similar: Escape Room 44.8% ★, Point & Click 19.8%, Puzzle 9.7%, First-Person 8.4%, Atmospheric 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person, atmospheric puzzle game that emphasizes exploration and logical deduction in a mysterious setting.
- #17 Rusty Lake Paradise
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 6,942 reviews2018
Dev: Rusty Lake
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 93%
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: Point & Click 28.2%, Escape Room 23.7% ★, Puzzle 19.2%, Surreal 6.8%, Hand-drawn 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: Continues the series' tradition of surreal, dark, and point-and-click puzzle gameplay set in a mysterious, isolated location.
- #18 TSIOQUE
85% matchVery Positive95% of 1,875 reviews2018
Dev: OhNoo Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%
TSIOQUE (pronounced: "chiock") is a dark but playful Point & Click adventure, hand-animated in meticulous, frame-by-frame 2D. Escape the clutches of an Evil Wizard and discover the secrets hidden within the spellbound castle of your ancestors.
Why similar: Point & Click 26.6%, Hand-drawn 20.5%, Puzzle 13.9%, Dark 13.9%, Atmospheric 9%
Why You'll Like It: A gorgeous, hand-drawn point-and-click adventure that features a dark, fairy-tale atmosphere and clever puzzle mechanics.
- #19 Escape from Mutation Station
83% matchVery Positive97% of 99 reviews2025
Dev: Jay Marksman
Windows
A short, unconventional escape room experience. You are the candidate. You must find a way out of this room. Things are not as they seem.
Why similar: Escape Room 44.2% ★, Surreal 15.5%, Point & Click 10.2%, Psychological 9.3%, Dark 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: A short, surreal escape-room game that captures the same sense of mystery and isolation as the seed game.
- #20 Night Reverie
84% matchVery Positive97% of 324 reviews2021
Dev: Somber Pixel
Windows
Night Reverie is a Puzzle/Adventure game in which a child must solve the mystery behind the distortion of his house. Explore puzzle-filled environments and discover strange creatures living in the house as you reach the truth behind of what looks like a bizarre nightmare.
Why similar: Surreal 30.5%, Puzzle 18.9%, Relaxing 14.4%, Cute 11.7%, Atmospheric 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: An exploration-based puzzle game that captures a whimsical yet slightly surreal and melancholic tone.
- #21 Tested on Humans: Escape Room
84% matchVery Positive86% of 491 reviews2021
Dev: mc2games
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 76%
You are the test subject. In this dark environment escape room, you have to solve various puzzles to escape from the research center where you are trapped. Can you find out how you got there and escape???
Why similar: Escape Room 55.4% ★, Point & Click 15.7%, Psychological 9.4%, Puzzle 9.1%, Dark 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: A direct and challenging escape-room experience that focuses on investigation and hidden-object mechanics.
- #22 Follow the meaning
82% matchVery Positive94% of 980 reviews2024
Dev: HiKing Mind StudioPub: Second Maze
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 24.5%, Hand-drawn 18%, Surreal 17.9%, Puzzle 14.1%, Adventure 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: A short, hand-drawn point-and-click adventure that emphasizes atmosphere and cryptic puzzle solving.
- #23 Catie in MeowmeowLand
82% matchVery Positive92% of 173 reviews2022
Dev: ARTilleryPub: Blowfish Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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: Cats 22.4%, Surreal 18%, Point & Click 17.5%, Hand-drawn 11.9%, Puzzle 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal, point-and-click adventure that leans into bizarre, dreamlike imagery and creative puzzle design.
- #24 YOUR HOUSE
81% matchVery Positive86% of 66 reviews2025
Dev: PATRONES & ESCONDITES
Windows · Mac
A narrative puzzle-thriller that blurs the lines between games and books, reality and fiction, puzzles and storytelling.
Why similar: Noir 32%, Hand-drawn 22.5%, Point & Click 19.1%, Puzzle 14%, Stylized 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: A hand-drawn detective game that features an investigation-heavy, puzzle-focused gameplay loop.
- #25 Gorogoa
80% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 19,841 reviews2017
Dev: Buried SignalPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Gorogoa is an elegant evolution of the puzzle genre, told through a beautifully hand-drawn story designed and illustrated by Jason Roberts. Winner of Debut Game at the 2018 BAFTA Games Awards, as well as Best Mobile Game and the Innovation Award at the GDC 2018 Choice Awards.
Why similar: Puzzle 24.6%, Hand-drawn 24.4%, Point & Click 15.5%, Experimental 9.4% ★, Atmospheric 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: A masterpiece of surreal, hand-drawn puzzle design where the player manipulates panels to solve complex, dreamlike sequences.
- #26 HER TREES : PUZZLE DREAM
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 650 reviews2026
Dev: Stone
Windows
HER TREES : PUZZLE DREAM is a unique point-and-click puzzle game where you move and combine objects to solve puzzles. Unravel the strange puzzles hidden in your dreams.
Why similar: Point & Click 13.5%, Surreal 13.1%, Cats 12.8%, Escape Room 10% ★, Psychological 9.6%
- #27 The Search
81% matchMostly Positive73% of 1,364 reviews2017
Dev: Jason Godbey
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 20.0 hrs≥1hr: 44%
Embark on a journey of discovery and inspiration in The Search - a story-driven puzzle-adventure set in a mysterious world where art comes to life!
Why similar: Escape Room 29.3% ★, Surreal 15.7%, Point & Click 15.6%, Psychological 11.2%, Puzzle 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A contemplative, exploration-focused puzzle game that features a strong, atmospheric narrative.
- #28 Landlord of the Woods
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,182 reviews2021
Dev: Madison Karrh
Windows · Mac
Median: 48 minMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 30%
You're 25, you feel like all of your peers are ahead of you in life so you apply for a new job to try to find some sort of meaning. Your new career is filled with physics-based puzzles, hand drawn art & a cute little story.
Why similar: Point & Click 22.1%, Surreal 22%, Hand-drawn 14.1%, Puzzle 11.3%, Cute 7%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal, hand-drawn point-and-click game that focuses on hidden-object puzzles and quirky, dark humor.
- #29 The Last Door - Collector's Edition
79% matchVery Positive95% of 2,425 reviews2014
Dev: The Game KitchenPub: Phoenix Online Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Something ancient and evil is stirring in Victorian England. Only you can stop it. Journey to the brink of madness and beyond as you set forth alone into the dark.
Why similar: Point & Click 66.1%, Puzzle 17.3%, Adventure 8.3%, 2D 3.5%, Singleplayer 3.2%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, atmospheric point-and-click adventure that excels at building tension through its unique visual style.
- #30 Machinarium
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 19,289 reviews2009
Dev: Amanita Design
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 18.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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 22.6%, Hand-drawn 18.3%, Surreal 18.1%, Puzzle 12.3%, Atmospheric 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: A classic hand-drawn point-and-click puzzle game that relies entirely on visual cues and environmental interaction.
- #31 A Little to the Left
77% matchVery Positive92% of 17,479 reviews2022
Dev: Max InfernoPub: Secret Mode
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 16.4 hrs≥1hr: 84%
A Little to the Left is a cozy puzzle game that has you sort, stack, and organize household items into pleasing arrangements while you keep an eye out for a mischievous cat with an inclination for chaos. Check out this playful and intuitive puzzler with 100+ satisfying messes to tidy.
Why similar: Point & Click 19.9%, Cats 17.1%, Puzzle 16.3%, Relaxing 12.1%, Hand-drawn 10.7%
- #32 Doors: Paradox
76% matchVery Positive92% of 1,894 reviews2022
Dev: Big Loop StudiosPub: Snapbreak
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 7.7 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: Point & Click 34.1%, Puzzle 20.5%, Relaxing 14.3%, Atmospheric 12.4%, First-Person 7.7%
- #33 Palindrome Syndrome: Escape Room
78% matchVery Positive82% of 536 reviews2020
Dev: mc2games
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
You wake up in a spaceship with no memories. In this escape room with a sci-fi setting you will have to investigate your past solving different puzzles. Will you be able to discover what happened to you and how did you get there?
Why similar: Escape Room 57.2% ★, Point & Click 17.4%, Puzzle 9.3%, Psychological 7.7%, Adventure 3.6%
Why You'll Like It: A classic escape-room game that emphasizes logic and observation within a confined, mysterious space.
- #34 The Roottrees are Dead
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 7,749 reviews2025
Dev: Evil Trout Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 9.7 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: Point & Click 34.5%, Puzzle 25%, Noir 15%, Atmospheric 11.6%, Adventure 4.9%
- #35 Cube Escape Collection
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 7,443 reviews2020
Dev: Rusty Lake
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
In this classic point-and-click adventure anthology you follow the path of Dale and Laura and other famous Rusty lake characters such as Mr. Crow and Mr. Owl. The series will be updated, preserved and bundled to survive the end of the Flash Games era.
Why similar: Escape Room 35% ★, Point & Click 22.2%, Puzzle 15.8%, Surreal 7.1%, Hand-drawn 6%
- #36 The Room
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 31,012 reviews2014
Dev: Fireproof Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A mysterious invitation leads to the attic of an abandoned house. In the room is a cast-iron safe laced with strange carvings and on top, a note from your distant companion. It promises something ancient and astonishing concealed in the iron chamber - you need only find a way in.
Why similar: Puzzle 33.2%, Point & Click 26.6%, Escape Room 20.1% ★, Atmospheric 7.8%, Dark 3.5%
- #37 The Room Three
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 13,034 reviews2018
Dev: Fireproof Games
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 30.6%, Escape Room 28.8% ★, Point & Click 20.5%, Atmospheric 5.8%, Dark 5.7%
- #38 Underground Blossom
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 6,685 reviews2023
Dev: Rusty Lake
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Underground Blossom is a new adventure game by Rusty Lake. Fulfil various tasks at every station to find the metro that will take you through each important event from Laura Vanderboom's life.
Why similar: Escape Room 67.2% ★, Point & Click 16.6%, Puzzle 10.3%, Adventure 4.2%, Indie 1.1%
- #39 Whisper of the House
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 4,651 reviews2025
Dev: 元气弹工作室(GD Studio)
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Whisper of the House is a cozy game about organizing and decorating. You'll take on various tasks from the townspeople—helping them move, organize, and clean their spaces. In the process, your gentle touch might make a difference in their lives, and perhaps uncover some hidden stories...
Why similar: Point & Click 30.6%, Puzzle 19.1%, Relaxing 18.4%, Atmospheric 11.7%, Cute 11.2%
- #40 The End of the World and Her Room
73% matchMixed70% of 56 reviews2026
Dev: RenkaPub: Renka P
Windows
The End of the World and Her Room is a short, free point-and-click puzzle game. This is a quiet and fleeting story: in the final moments, inside her room, you observe the surroundings, search for clues, unlock her phone’s password, and slowly understand the traces the world has left behind.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 31%, Point & Click 21.9%, Puzzle 18%, Relaxing 13%, Atmospheric 10.6%
- #41 The House of Da Vinci
74% matchVery Positive87% of 6,938 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: Escape Room 34.5% ★, Point & Click 26.9%, Puzzle 17.2%, Atmospheric 9.6%, Adventure 5.1%
- #42 The Escaper
73% matchVery Positive94% of 772 reviews2020
Dev: Nocturnal works
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
3D escape room game with realtime graphics and physics-based puzzles.
Why similar: Escape Room 50.3% ★, Point & Click 15.5%, Puzzle 11.9%, Adventure 11.4%, First-Person 4.9%
- #43 FIND KITTENS 5: Magic Tree
70% matchVery Positive97% of 89 reviews2025
Dev: Very Very LITTLE Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 1.2 hrs≥1hr: 13%
Explore the amazing magical tree of life, finding cute cats and paint black - white locations with colored paints.
Why similar: Cats 22.1%, Point & Click 21.2%, Hand-drawn 11.2%, Adventure 10.5%, Puzzle 9.8%
- #44 Abode
74% matchVery Positive92% of 375 reviews2016
Dev: Overflow
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 41%
Abode is an escape room puzzle game. You will have to find, combine and utilize tools and furniture in the room to unveil all its secrets.
Why similar: Escape Room 52.5% ★, Noir 23.6%, Puzzle 14.9%, Indie 5.1%, Adventure 4%
- #45 DARKLIGHT
72% matchPositive86% of 50 reviews2024
Dev: polytely games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Are you ready to investigate a mysterious occurrence at a remote lighthouse? Solve all mysteries in this dark and eerie puzzle game.
Why similar: Escape Room 49.3% ★, Point & Click 24.4%, Puzzle 15.5%, Adventure 6.9%, Indie 3%
- #46 The Room Two
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 21,212 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 31.3%, Point & Click 27.4%, Escape Room 18.1% ★, Atmospheric 9.2%, Dark 4.6%
- #47 Moncage
70% matchVery Positive92% of 5,496 reviews2021
Dev: OptillusionPub: XD
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Moncage is a unique puzzle adventure game where you explore a fascinating world trapped inside a mysterious cube. With each face displaying a unique scene, you’ll have to leverage the illusions and discover the hidden links to solve the puzzle.
Why similar: Experimental 26.3% ★, Puzzle 24.5%, Surreal 22.3%, Atmospheric 7.8%, Adventure 7.5%
- #48 Karambola
69% matchVery Positive97% of 396 reviews2022
Dev: Holy Pangolin
Windows · Mac · Linux
Help Karambola on his quest to rescue his emotional fruit people friends from the power of dark thoughts in this short hand-drawn point-and-click puzzle adventure.
Why similar: Surreal 20.9%, Point & Click 19.9%, Hand-drawn 17.6%, Puzzle 11.1%, Psychological 10.2%
- #49 Puzzle Box Palace
71% matchVery Positive86% of 122 reviews2021
Dev: SMU Guildhall
Windows
Puzzle Box Palace is an escape room style puzzle game where you are pulled into your grandfather's magical puzzle box. Solve puzzles, manipulate the puzzle box, and jump across furniture as you look for a way out.
Why similar: Surreal 41.5%, Puzzle 34.4%, Adventure 17.5%, Indie 6.6%
- #50 tiny Cats
68% matchVery Positive94% of 69 reviews2024
Dev: AGE Zero
Windows
In tiny Cats, play as a magic girl exploring a mysterious house. Find, save, and purify hidden cat spirits while uncovering secrets. Each chapter brings new surprises and more cats to collect.
Why similar: Point & Click 29.2%, Cats 20.5%, Puzzle 16.5%, Relaxing 12%, Cute 8.5%
- #51 Strange Jigsaws
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 3,662 reviews2025
Dev: FLEB
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A game of strange jigsaws.
Why similar: Puzzle 42.6%, Adventure 21.6%, Relaxing 16.6%, 2D 13.4%, Indie 3.2%
- #52 URLate
67% matchVery Positive94% of 113 reviews2025
Dev: NoSepoGames
Windows
URLate is a short and free point & click adventure that immerses you in a hand-drawn world filled with puzzles and mysteries to solve.
Why similar: Point & Click 34.3%, Hand-drawn 14.4%, Puzzle 8.2%, Dark 8.1%, Adventure 7.8%
- #53 Memary: Memory of the nameless one
68% matchVery Positive96% of 51 reviews2024
Dev: AstralSeal
Windows
The mysterious cat offer help to guide you. The room with puzzle awaits you and when you solve it, you will regain your memory. To reclaim your identity, you choose to follow mysterious cat and solve all puzzle in the rooms of question.
Why similar: Escape Room 52.3% ★, Cats 15.6%, Hand-drawn 11.3%, Puzzle 9.1%, Cute 5%
- #54 Secrets of Blackrock Manor - Escape Room
67% matchVery Positive82% of 202 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: Escape Room 62.8% ★, Point & Click 17.8%, Puzzle 9.7%, First-Person 4.6%, Adventure 3.7%
- #55 TOHU
69% matchVery Positive84% of 712 reviews2021
Dev: Fireart Games
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Experience a brand new adventure game set amongst a world of weird and wonderful fish planets. Explore beautiful environments, solve intricate puzzles and discover the truth about a mysterious little girl and her mechanical alter-ego, Cubus.
Why similar: Point & Click 20.7%, Surreal 18.9%, Hand-drawn 15%, Puzzle 9.8%, Relaxing 8.8%
- #56 Please, Touch The Artwork 2
64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 5,752 reviews2024
Dev: Thomas Waterzooi
Windows · Mac · Linux
A handpainted cozy hidden object adventure. Explore a surreal world. Collect items for its quirky inhabitants. Fix damaged paintings and solve casual puzzles. Help a lost skeleton painter find his way home. This game is short but 100% FREE (no ads, no IAP).
Why similar: Point & Click 31.6%, Puzzle 15.6%, Hand-drawn 14.4%, Surreal 13.1%, Cats 12.3%
- #57 Murder at the Birch Tree Theater
65% matchVery Positive100% of 58 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: Noir 25.2%, Point & Click 19.3%, Cats 17.7%, Puzzle 10.8%, Relaxing 7.7%
- #58 Tangle Tower
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 5,973 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: Noir 30.9%, Point & Click 29.3%, Puzzle 13.7%, Hand-drawn 8.6%, Atmospheric 6.9%
- #59 Strange Antiquities
63% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,842 reviews2025
Dev: Bad VikingPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Become the custodian of a store dealing in occult antiquities. Explore the quaint and gloomy town of Undermere, where strange goings-on and dark mysteries abound. Find and identify arcane artefacts, use your collection to aid the townsfolk with their unusual problems — and remember to pet your cat!
Why similar: Cats 26.8%, Point & Click 20.3%, Dark 13.7%, Puzzle 11.6%, Relaxing 9.8%
- #60 Escape Game
70% matchVery Positive82% of 145 reviews2018
Dev: RewindApp
Windows
In Escape Game you will have to solve the different puzzles hidden in the house to escape!
Why similar: Point & Click 31.7%, Puzzle 28.8%, Relaxing 12.1%, First-Person 10.3%, Adventure 10%