- #1 Rusty Lake Hotel
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 10,529 reviews2016
Dev: Rusty Lake
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 7.3 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 33.9%, Adventure 17.4%, Puzzle 16.3%, Indie 15.1%, Mystery 14.9%
- #2 Brightstone Mysteries: Paranormal Hotel (Hotel Collector's Edition)
97% matchMixed54% of 61 reviews2014
Dev: Cateia Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 31.6 hrs≥1hr: 42%
Unravel secrets of Templars and ancient Egyptian cult in this dark adventure game!
Why similar: Adventure 44.7%, Point & Click 30.3%, Indie 25%
- #3 Tangle Tower
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 6,631 reviews2019
Dev: SFB Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.6 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: Point & Click 26.5%, Detective 22.5%, Mystery 18.3%, Adventure 11.6%, Puzzle 9.3%
- #4 Dark Fall: Lost Souls
96% matchMixed61% of 272 reviews2010
Dev: Darkling Room
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Travel to the old train station and hotel, abandoned since 1947, following the 'disappearances'. Unravel the mystery that binds this place, by communicating with the ghosts of the long since dead, both in your time and theirs.
Why similar: Adventure 45.1%, Point & Click 29.5%, Indie 25.4%
- #5 The Séance of Blake Manor
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,820 reviews2025
Dev: Spooky DoorwayPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Linux
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 81%
The Séance of Blake Manor is a supernatural detective mystery, set in 1897 Ireland, where you investigate the disappearance of Evelyn Deane in a remote hotel full of secrets and other-worldly occurrences.
Why similar: Mystery 27.9%, Detective 24.6%, Adventure 20.4%, Indie 14.7%, Puzzle 12.3%
- #6 Mystery Hotel: Hidden Objects
94% matchMostly Positive79% of 82 reviews2020
Dev: Crisp App Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 93%
🔍 Solve the mystery behind a shocking murder at Hotel Noir! 🕵️♂️ Search for hidden objects, uncover clues, and piece together the truth. But remember... trust no one!
Why similar: Point & Click 35%, Detective 23.5%, Mystery 15.8%, Adventure 12.7%, Puzzle 10.5%
- #7 The Lost Crown
92% matchVery Positive83% of 523 reviews2014
Dev: Darkling Room
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Embark on an eerie ghost-hunting adventure, featuring real evidence of paranormal activity, to solve the mystery of the Lost Crown. Be warned, to seek advice from the dead can have bitter consequences.
Why similar: Adventure 41.2%, Point & Click 26.7%, Indie 22.9%, Mystery 9.2%
- #8 The Room Two
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 21,748 reviews2016
Dev: Fireproof Games
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.3 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: Mystery 29.6%, Point & Click 25.8%, Puzzle 22.4%, Adventure 12.9%, Indie 9.4%
- #9 Murder Mystery Adventure
93% matchMostly Negative28% of 87 reviews2016
Dev: EnsenaSoft
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Murder Mystery Adventure tells the suspenseful story of a chilling murder committed in a mysterious mansion upon the hillside at the outskirts of town. Only you can solve the crime. Only you have the wits to solve challenging puzzles to unveil critical clues.
Why similar: Adventure 58.4%, Indie 41.6%
- #10 The Guest
91% matchMostly Positive74% of 968 reviews2016
Dev: Team GothamPub: 505 Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
'The Guest' is a gloomy adventure full of enigmas where the exploration of your surroundings comes to prominence; puzzles, secrets and riddles will help you discover who has locked you in this somber hotel room and most importantly, why.
Why similar: Mystery 28.9%, Adventure 28.8%, Indie 23.8%, Puzzle 18.5%
- #11 The Murder Hotel
90% matchVery Positive93% of 73 reviews2025
Dev: Wegenbartho Games
Windows
Interrogate suspects, search for clues, & uncover a dastardly plot, as you solve a string of mystifying murders to help reluctant detective Ilmarinen escape the foreboding Fafnir Hotel.
Why similar: Mystery 42%, Detective 32%, Adventure 21%, 2D 5%
- #12 My Hotel
89% matchMixed44% of 98 reviews2024
Dev: BrainSwapperPub: CreativeForge Games
Windows
Step into the 1950s with My Hotel. As the new owner of a mysterious hotel, revive its glory through stylish renovations, solve hidden secrets, and master faction intrigues. A captivating blend of history and adventure awaits.
Why similar: Mystery 42%, Adventure 35.3%, Indie 22.8%
- #13 Follow the meaning
86% matchVery Positive94% of 1,035 reviews2024
Dev: HiKing Mind StudioPub: Second Maze
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 23.4%, Adventure 22.2%, Mystery 18%, Detective 12.4%, Puzzle 10.1%
- #14 Return to Shironagasu Island
87% matchVery Positive94% of 4,204 reviews2020
Dev: ONIMUSHI HyogoPub: TABINOMICHI
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 14.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
A mystery adventure game and visual novel set on solitary Shironagasu Island. Discover its secrets, solve its mysteries, and escape from the ominous island!
Why similar: Adventure 37.6%, Mystery 31.2%, Point & Click 13.1%, Detective 13%, Indie 5.1%
- #15 Calm Waters: A Point and Click Adventure
89% matchMixed48% of 50 reviews2017
Dev: Tayanna Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Tourists disappearing and blood-curdling screams from a mysterious island out to sea...What secrets does this holiday paradise hold? Perhaps it's time to find out...
Why similar: Adventure 40.6%, Point & Click 39.6%, Indie 19.8%
- #16 Narrow Woods Hotel
86% matchVery Positive97% of 67 reviews2024
Dev: Hyper Freeze Games
Windows
A retro point-and-click horror adventure game that tests the boundries of the genre! In this "found-footage" horror game you have to navigate the rooms and hallways of the mysterious Narrow Woods Hotel. Collect keys and items and use them to find your way out.
Why similar: Point & Click 41.1%, Adventure 31.6%, Mystery 27.3%
- #17 DARKLIGHT
85% matchVery Positive87% of 52 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: Point & Click 26.2%, Adventure 26.1%, Indie 20.5%, Mystery 14.7%, Puzzle 12.6%
- #18 Dead Mountaineer's Hotel
88% matchMostly Negative38% of 114 reviews2011
Dev: Electronic ParadisePub: Akella
Windows
The remote hotel stands atop an ominous snow-peaked mountain, and death permeates every inch of the place. A crime has been committed here obviously, and the remote nature of the retreat means that the culprit is still roaming the halls. Which of the guests is capable of this? Whose past hides sinister truths and who has the most to gain?
Why similar: Adventure 55.2%, Point & Click 44.8%
- #19 Green Pond Town
84% matchMostly Positive76% of 59 reviews2026
Dev: Cotton Game
Windows · Mac
You've received a strange letter, and inside, a chilling black and white photograph – the people in the picture are eerily faceless! A powerful intuition compels you to journey to the location in the photo: Greenwater Town...
Why similar: Point & Click 33.3%, Adventure 29.7%, Indie 18.3%, Puzzle 14.4%, 2D 4.3%
- #20 Night Reverie
84% matchVery Positive96% of 331 reviews2021
Dev: Somber Pixel
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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: Mystery 30.5%, Adventure 24.9%, Puzzle 20.8%, Indie 13.4%, 2D 10.4%
- #21 Why Am I Dead At Sea
83% matchVery Positive95% of 428 reviews2015
Dev: Peltast Software
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Why Am I Dead At Sea is an adventure game where you solve the mystery of your own murder. As a ghost, you will have to possess people and use them to investigate your surroundings. But in this place no one is who they seem...and everyone has a secret.
Why similar: Adventure 37.1%, Mystery 35.9%, Indie 27%
- #22 Soul's Spectrum
82% matchVery Positive96% of 51 reviews2023
Dev: Thund GamesPub: Ravenage Games
Windows
You wake up in a mysterious dungeon, full of dangerous traps and unlucky inhabitants. Brain cracking puzzles await you while a dark story will slowly unfold in this supernatural place!
Why similar: Adventure 38.5%, Mystery 30.9%, Puzzle 22.8%, 2D 7.8%
- #23 Trap welcome to Beryl Part 1
82% matchVery Positive85% of 221 reviews2018
Dev: JucarPub: Il Pleut
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 52%
After receiving a disturbing letter from his brother, our protagonist decides to go looking for him at the hotel Beryl. He will soon discover the strangeness of the places, the objects, the paintings, the shadows and the terrifying models moving, speaking, living of their own will.
Why similar: Adventure 28%, Point & Click 24%, Indie 21.3%, Mystery 16.2%, Puzzle 6.6%
- #24 Creepy Tale: Some Other Place
80% matchVery Positive94% of 657 reviews2024
Dev: Creepy Brothers
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Creepy Tale is a mysterious adventure rich in riddles and eerie atmosphere. An autumn morning promised a quiet fishing trip, but events took Martin to "some other place." Find the way home, uncover loads of secrets, and save everyone that you can.
Why similar: Adventure 25.3%, Point & Click 23.6%, Mystery 19.7%, Indie 14.8%, Puzzle 11.5%
- #25 Strange Antiquities
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,487 reviews2025
Dev: Bad VikingPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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: Mystery 24.3%, Point & Click 24.2%, Detective 18.8%, Adventure 17.8%, Puzzle 10.3%
- #26 Alex Hill: Whispers at White Oak Inn
79% matchVery Positive93% of 388 reviews2025
Dev: hannahontrek
Windows · Mac
A young woman died near the White Oak Inn. Now, her spirit is roaming around, and an employee is receiving strange letters. What dark secrets wait to be found? The clock is ticking and you, as Alex Hill, must uncover the truth before it’s too late.
Why similar: Mystery 26%, Point & Click 24.6%, Detective 19.4%, Adventure 14.9%, Puzzle 9%
- #27 Dark Fall: Ghost Vigil
81% matchVery Positive91% of 188 reviews2020
Dev: Darkling Room
Windows
Join the all-night ghost vigil at Harwood House. As part of the 'OPG' paranormal team, explore the haunted buildings and investigate sightings of ghosts, long reported around the area of Wolfenden. Grab the ghost hunting gadgets and solve the mystery surrounding this abandoned building.
Why similar: Adventure 39.1%, Indie 26.9%, Point & Click 21.2%, Mystery 12.9%
- #28 The Hotel
81% matchMostly Positive78% of 93 reviews2022
Dev: Constant ArtPub: Constant_Art
Windows
The Hotel is a psychological horror thriller in which the player will have to face the evil living within the walls of a lonely hotel. But more importantly, the player will have to decide what this evil is to him. Maybe the nature of this evil is deeper than it seems at first glance.
Why similar: Mystery 35.4%, Indie 24.7%, Adventure 23.6%, Puzzle 16.3%
- #29 Sumatra: Fate of Yandi
79% matchVery Positive96% of 186 reviews2019
Dev: Cloak and Dagger Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Lost and alone after a terrible landslide, Yandi must find his way home in this old-school point and click adventure set deep in the Sumatran jungle! Will he make it out alive?
Why similar: Point & Click 36.7%, Mystery 23.2%, Puzzle 14.2%, Adventure 12.1%, Indie 7.6%
- #30 The White Door
77% matchVery Positive94% of 6,829 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: Adventure 26.4%, Indie 20.8%, Point & Click 19.8%, Mystery 11.3%, Puzzle 10.8%
- #31 The Isle Tide Hotel
78% matchMixed64% of 276 reviews2023
Dev: Wales Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Explore a mysterious hotel and infiltrate a cult in this FMV detective game, featuring a cast from GoT, The Witcher, and more. Every decision counts as you gather clues and question guests. Can you unearth the ominous secrets at The Isle Tide Hotel before it's too late to save your missing daughter?
Why similar: Point & Click 29.4%, Mystery 25.3%, Detective 18.3%, Adventure 16.5%, Puzzle 10.5%
- #32 Castle of Secrets
77% matchMixed58% of 65 reviews2025
Dev: Serene Questworks StudiosPub: Wandering Wizard
Windows
Castle of Secrets is a dark psychological adventure with horror elements. Uncover the mystery behind your family's murder as you journey through the world of the dead, meet strange beings, solve puzzles, and make choices that shape the story.
Why similar: Point & Click 41.5%, Adventure 22.7%, Puzzle 17.6%, Indie 13.2%, 2D 4.9%
- #33 Hold Me Still
76% matchVery Positive82% of 60 reviews2025
Dev: Zeroshade123
Windows
"Hold Me Still" is a point-and-click puzzle mystery game where you investigate your friend's disappearance by exploring their house, collecting clues, solving puzzles, and uncovering the truth.
Why similar: Point & Click 32.1%, Adventure 28.8%, Mystery 13.4%, Puzzle 12.5%, Indie 9.2%
- #34 The Incident at Galley House
72% matchVery Positive94% of 3,745 reviews2026
Dev: William RousPub: Evil Trout Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.4 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
In 1936, something terrible happened at Galley House. Decades later, with a strange contraption that reveals echoes of the past, you must uncover the truth behind this grisly mystery.
Why similar: Mystery 39.8%, Detective 23.8%, Adventure 18.7%, Puzzle 14.9%, 2D 2.6%
- #35 Sinking Inn
76% matchVery Positive91% of 55 reviews2021
Dev: Open Alpha
Windows · Mac
A small, lonely boy on a hopeful quest navigates through a dark and dreary motel. Dive into its mysterious, eerie atmosphere and find your way through the motel's strange puzzles, as it becomes increasingly clear that reality is not as it seems.
Why similar: Point & Click 51.6%, Puzzle 20.9%, Mystery 18.4%, 2D 9.2%
- #36 The Horror Of Salazar House
75% matchVery Positive94% of 390 reviews2020
Dev: Maldo19Pub: Torture Star Video
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Will you solve the mystery of the Salazar manor or will you become another permanent inhabitant? An Italian horror inspired adventure game!
Why similar: Point & Click 31.2%, Mystery 26.4%, Adventure 21.1%, Indie 17.2%, 2D 4.2%
- #37 For Your Tranquility
75% matchMixed68% of 193 reviews2023
Dev: Gamesung Games
Windows · Mac
It's a mystery game that reveals the truth through an autopsy. Be a forensic doctor and find out why the dead died.
Why similar: Mystery 23.3%, Point & Click 23.1%, Detective 18.9%, Adventure 16.8%, Indie 15%
- #38 3D Escape Room: Cursed Legacy
73% matchMostly Positive79% of 67 reviews2026
Dev: Shenzhen Zhonglian Interactive Technology Co.,Ltd
Windows
After waking up in the manor’s basement, you discover that you’ve aged at an abnormal rate. As you fight to survive, clues and records from different eras gradually bring the mystery into focus. When you become young again, you will inherit the true “legacy”.
Why similar: Point & Click 26.4%, Mystery 26.1%, Adventure 21.3%, Indie 13.7%, Puzzle 12.6%
- #39 Forgotten Hill Mementoes
73% matchVery Positive90% of 271 reviews2018
Dev: FM Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Get ready for a puzzling journey through the memory of Forgotten Hill, can you survive?
Why similar: Point & Click 31.4%, Adventure 22.6%, Indie 18.7%, Mystery 17.4%, Puzzle 9.9%
- #40 Desktop Explorer
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,696 reviews2026
Dev: Recurring Dream
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Rummage through the abandoned profiles of an old PC to unravel an inherited mystery. What secrets hide in this eerie adventure of cryptic games and outdated software? Who was using this computer? And what happened to them?
Why similar: Point & Click 26.4%, Mystery 22.6%, Detective 18.9%, Adventure 17.1%, Puzzle 10.8%
- #41 Silence of the Sleep
74% matchMostly Positive75% of 709 reviews2014
Dev: Jesse Makkonen
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
You play as a man called Jacob Reeves. A man who has lost his reason to live. He throws himself into a blackness to end his misery, but instead of it being the end he wakes up without a memory of his life before.
Why similar: Adventure 40.3%, Indie 29.4%, Mystery 13%, Puzzle 12%, 2D 5.3%
- #42 Strange Horticulture
69% matchVery Positive94% of 16,007 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: Mystery 25.2%, Point & Click 24%, Detective 18.7%, Adventure 17.4%, Puzzle 10.6%
- #43 TASOKARE HOTEL Re:newal
71% matchVery Positive87% of 83 reviews2024
Dev: SEEC Inc.
Windows · Mac
一日中夕暮れに染まっている「黄昏ホテル」。そこは、生と死の狭間を彷徨う魂たちが羽を休めるために存在する場所。ある日、ホテルに迷い込んだ少女が、出会いと事件をきっかけに、自らの運命を大きく切り開くことに。生死の狭間で謎解きに挑む、世にも奇妙な異世界脱出アドベンチャーが登場!
Why similar: Point & Click 39.4%, Mystery 27.9%, Adventure 20%, Puzzle 8.3%, 2D 4.4%
- #44 Dream Stone
74% matchMixed59% of 139 reviews2017
Dev: QuickSavePub: SA Industry
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
You wake up and find yourself trapped in a dream. Only thing in your mind is to wake up. The key to wake up lies within 3 Dream Stones which are awaiting at the end of puzzles you encounter through the game in different dream chapters.
Why similar: Adventure 48%, Indie 27.9%, Mystery 15.5%, Puzzle 8.6%
- #45 The Lost Art of Innkeeping
71% matchVery Positive98% of 125 reviews2020
Dev: SeaPhoenix
Windows
Can you transform a dilapidated old manor into a 5-star inn while solving the mysteries lurking behind its doors? Meet amusing guests, discover new areas and upgrades, complete mini-quests, and find items and beautiful paintings that will help you achieve your goals!
Why similar: Point & Click 40.5%, Mystery 25.3%, Adventure 16.9%, Indie 9.5%, 2D 7.8%
- #46 Penelope Pendrick and the Art of Deceit
67% 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 26.3%, Point & Click 24.2%, Adventure 21.7%, Detective 11.3%, Indie 8.6%
- #47 The Cabinets of Doctor Arcana
71% matchVery Positive92% of 60 reviews2018
Dev: Monolith Graphics
Windows · Mac
The Cabinets of Doctor Arcana is a dark adventure game set inside the haunted mansion of a mysterious magician who vanished several years ago. Resolve a maze of riddles and perplexing puzzles to unlock doors and secret passages, or be doomed to spend eternity trapped inside the inescapable mansion.
Why similar: Mystery 26.9%, Adventure 23.1%, Point & Click 23.1%, Indie 15.8%, Puzzle 11.1%
- #48 Tiny Room Stories: Town Mystery
70% matchVery Positive87% of 869 reviews2021
Dev: Kiary Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Everybody are missing in a town. Find the answers of town mystery in a point and click adventure game with escape the room mechanics
Why similar: Point & Click 26%, Mystery 24%, Adventure 18%, Detective 17.8%, Puzzle 11.8%
- #49 EXIT - The Curse of Ophir
70% matchVery Positive85% of 84 reviews2022
Dev: Nementic GamesPub: USM
Windows · Mac
An exciting Escape Room experience awaits you! A famous writer has disappeared at the Hotel Ophir and you've been hired to find him! Rumors of gold, unexplained phenomena, and a curse surround this remote place. Can you solve the disappearance of Tory Harlene and escape from the hotel?
Why similar: Adventure 31.6%, Detective 21.7%, Mystery 21.6%, Puzzle 15.5%, 2D 7.1%
- #50 Crossroad OS
68% matchVery Positive98% of 315 reviews2023
Dev: GuyPub: Martin Games
Windows · Linux
Explore the mysterious operating system Crossʀoad OS. Adventure through its decaying programs, solve puzzles, collect items and meet strange creatures.
Why similar: Mystery 30.9%, Point & Click 23.1%, Adventure 17.4%, Indie 12.6%, Puzzle 10%
- #51 Untold Mystery: Angel’s Cry
73% matchMixed54% of 125 reviews2014
Dev: Cateia Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Investigate a mysterious, medieval monastery and reveal the terrifying truth! Enter a remote Alpine monastery and uncover the truth in a story-rich hidden object adventure. You are about to investigate the disappearance of a monk as well as the curious case of a weeping statue.
Why similar: Point & Click 26.9%, Mystery 22.6%, Adventure 22.5%, Detective 13.1%, Puzzle 10.5%
- #52 Quest room: Hanon
72% matchMixed65% of 144 reviews2018
Dev: BURRIK
Windows
After 20 years in search of the mysterious Egyptian artifact of Hanon, you managed to find the entrance, but to get inside you need to solve more than one puzzle. You do not have much time, you are locked in 4 walls and oxygen is running out.
Why similar: Adventure 30.2%, Indie 23.8%, Point & Click 19.3%, Mystery 17.6%, Puzzle 9.1%
- #53 Mystery of the Malign
67% matchVery Positive94% of 82 reviews2025
Dev: Gameplay Supremacy
Windows
Investigate. Interrogate. Descend into a world of intrigue to untangle the Mystery of the Malign.
Why similar: Mystery 44.7%, Puzzle 18%, Indie 17.8%, Adventure 13.4%, Detective 6.1%
- #54 Keep the Lights On
69% matchVery Positive90% of 51 reviews2023
Dev: Light the Lantern Studios
Windows
Keep the Lights On is an atmospheric horror game where you step in the shoes of Edmund Rosental, a private detective, who is tasked with investigating an old abbey and the mystery surrounding it. Will he be able to keep the lights on or will he succumb to the darkness
Why similar: Adventure 49.1%, Mystery 25%, Indie 11%, Puzzle 7.5%, 2D 7.4%
- #55 Upstairs
66% matchVery Positive94% of 64 reviews2026
Dev: Karellen Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short classic point-and-click adventure with a verb-based interface and dialogue choices, where you explore a strange building, meet unsettling characters, and slowly uncover a dark, ancient secret.
Why similar: Point & Click 32.1%, Adventure 28.2%, Mystery 21.6%, Puzzle 12.8%, 2D 5.2%
- #56 Rainswept
69% matchVery Positive87% of 309 reviews2019
Dev: Frostwood Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Rainswept takes you on an emotional adventure in a small town shaken by a double shooting. Join Detective Stone and unravel a tangled web of love, relationships, and unresolved trauma in this character-driven murder mystery game.
Why similar: Detective 41.7%, Mystery 29.1%, Adventure 19.7%, 2D 9.5%
- #57 Night Loops
67% matchVery Positive89% of 168 reviews2023
Dev: JiaquariumPub: indie.io
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Journey through the psyche… Welcome to the Seaside Hotel, where the final hour of your night shift awaits. Tend to guests, explore their dreams, and lose your sense of Self – time and again. In this dark, labyrinthine adventure, unravel the path to the truth below.
Why similar: Indie 36.5%, Adventure 32.2%, Puzzle 18.8%, 2D 12.6%
- #58 The Artifact
70% matchMixed64% of 214 reviews2017
Dev: Colin WrenPub: Enigma Games LTD
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Woken from a hypersleep, you find yourself alone on a drifting star cruiser, light years from home. The crew has disappeared, leaving behind nothing but a few scattered records and a strange artifact that seems to hold the key to an alien civilisation.
Why similar: Indie 56.2%, Adventure 28%, Puzzle 15.8%
- #59 Machinika: Museum
65% matchVery Positive93% of 6,294 reviews2021
Dev: Littlefield StudioPub: Dear Villagers
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Welcome to the Museum! Machinika Museum is a mystery game where you discover beautiful and mysterious machines of extra-terrestrial origins in an atmospheric galaxy-spanning 3D puzzle game. Will you be able to understand their stories and discover what happened to their previous owner?
Why similar: Point & Click 28.3%, Mystery 27.7%, Adventure 17.2%, Indie 13.7%, Puzzle 13%
- #60 Don't Escape Trilogy
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 773 reviews2019
Dev: scriptwelderPub: Armor Games Studios
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 75%
In this classic point-and-click adventure anthology by award-winning indie developer Scriptwelder, you'll protect an unsuspecting hamlet from yourself, try to prepare for an incoming undead horde, and search a seemingly empty spaceship for answers to a gruesome mystery.
Why similar: Point & Click 31.5%, Adventure 26.3%, Mystery 20.8%, Indie 17.9%, 2D 3.5%