- #1 Mystery Hotel: Hidden Objects
97% matchMostly Positive80% of 79 reviews2020
Dev: Crisp App Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.8 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 35.1%, Detective 23.5%, Mystery 15.9%, Adventure 12.5%, Puzzle 10.4%
- #2 Rusty Lake Hotel
96% 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 33.8%, Adventure 17.3%, Puzzle 15.9%, Indie 15.5%, Mystery 14.9%
- #3 Brightstone Mysteries: Paranormal Hotel (Hotel Collector's Edition)
96% matchMixed54% of 56 reviews2014
Dev: Cateia Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 31.8 hrs≥1hr: 41%
Unravel secrets of Templars and ancient Egyptian cult in this dark adventure game!
Why similar: Adventure 43.9%, Point & Click 30.6%, Indie 25.5%
- #4 The Murder Hotel
94% matchVery Positive95% of 59 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 42.3%, Detective 31.9%, Adventure 20.6%, 2D 5.2%
- #5 My Hotel
95% matchMixed44% of 95 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 42.4%, Adventure 34.4%, Indie 23.2%
- #6 Tangle Tower
94% 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: Point & Click 26.4%, Detective 22.5%, Mystery 18.6%, Adventure 11.2%, Puzzle 9.2%
- #7 The Séance of Blake Manor
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,784 reviews2025
Dev: Spooky DoorwayPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Linux
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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 28%, Detective 24.3%, Adventure 20.4%, Indie 15.1%, Puzzle 12.2%
- #8 Why Am I Dead At Sea
92% matchVery Positive95% of 423 reviews2015
Dev: Peltast Software
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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: Mystery 36.3%, Adventure 36.2%, Indie 27.5%
- #9 Penelope Pendrick and the Art of Deceit
90% matchVery Positive98% of 435 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 26.6%, Point & Click 24.3%, Adventure 21.2%, Detective 11.3%, Indie 8.7%
- #10 Dark Fall: Lost Souls
93% matchMixed61% of 269 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 44.2%, Point & Click 29.7%, Indie 26%
- #11 Soulflow
91% matchMixed53% of 90 reviews2022
Dev: Bluespy StudiosPub: Next in Game
Windows
Soulflow is a 2.5D fantasy-detective game that offers a unique experience with its graphic style. In this story-based role play game, players must gather information from others during the day and try to solve the murders in the neighborhood to stay free.
Why similar: Detective 42.1%, Mystery 38.7%, Puzzle 19.2%
- #12 The Room Two
89% 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: Mystery 29.7%, Point & Click 26%, Puzzle 22.1%, Adventure 12.6%, Indie 9.6%
- #13 Escape Lala 2 - Retro Point and Click Adventure
89% matchVery Positive99% of 155 reviews2019
Dev: DuckbearLab
Windows · Mac · Linux
Our beloved princess is missing… What happened? Discover the world of Escape Lala 2, solve mysteries, uncover secrets and bring back peace and order to the world.
Why similar: Adventure 28.4%, Point & Click 25%, Indie 22%, Mystery 13.3%, Puzzle 8.1%
- #14 The Lost Art of Innkeeping
88% matchVery Positive98% of 122 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 25.5%, Adventure 16.4%, Indie 9.6%, 2D 8%
- #15 Hold Me Still
86% matchVery Positive84% of 56 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 31.8%, Adventure 28.4%, Mystery 13.7%, Puzzle 12.4%, Indie 9.5%
- #16 For Your Tranquility
87% matchMixed68% of 190 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 23.4%, Point & Click 23.1%, Detective 18.8%, Adventure 16.3%, Indie 15.3%
- #17 Follow the meaning
84% 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 23.5%, Adventure 21.7%, Mystery 18.2%, Detective 12.4%, Puzzle 10%
- #18 Tiny Room Stories: Town Mystery
86% matchVery Positive88% of 834 reviews2021
Dev: Kiary Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.8 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 26.2%, Mystery 24.2%, Detective 17.8%, Adventure 17.7%, Puzzle 11.6%
- #19 The White Door
84% 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: Adventure 25.8%, Indie 21.2%, Point & Click 19.7%, Mystery 11.6%, Puzzle 10.6%
- #20 Detective Dotson
83% matchVery Positive86% of 152 reviews2025
Dev: Masala Games Private Limited
Windows · Mac · Linux
A mystery adventure game about an aspiring actor turned detective. Dotson comes across a case where each clue unravels new details about his father’s sudden passing. Engage in a riveting story, explore vibrant modern India, and use your wits to uncover the truth.
Why similar: Mystery 36.5%, Detective 36.3%, Adventure 27.1%
- #21 Pocket Kingdom
85% matchVery Positive90% of 251 reviews2016
Dev: 08 GamesPub: Plug In Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Islands sometimes appear out of the blue in the clouds. The mysterious Pocket Kingdom is one of them. Wander around its districts, solve puzzles and listen to the weird stories told by the locals. Unveiling the place's mysteries depends on it. So does getting out of it.
Why similar: Adventure 49.1%, Indie 39.1%, Puzzle 11.8%
- #22 The Case of the Golden Idol
80% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 10,171 reviews2022
Dev: Color Gray GamesPub: Playstack
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
A new kind of detective game that allows you to think and investigate freely. Discover clues surrounding 12 strange and gruesome deaths and build your own theory. Pick your suspect, deduce the motive, unmask the awful truth.
Why similar: Mystery 28.5%, Point & Click 22.8%, Detective 21.4%, Adventure 12.7%, Puzzle 10%
- #23 Havsala: Into the Soul Palace
81% matchVery Positive91% of 664 reviews2022
Dev: Ubik StudiosPub: Stratera Games
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Havsala is an investigative puzzle game with rich storytelling full of historical references and mysticism. Search the room for the clues left behind by the previous reincarnations of a single soul, solve the puzzles and unravel the mystery.
Why similar: Point & Click 34.2%, Adventure 22.6%, Indie 21.4%, Puzzle 15.2%, 2D 6.7%
- #24 SmartyTale 2D
82% matchVery Positive92% of 59 reviews2019
Dev: Nifedow Games
Windows
Fascinating, full of mysteries, an adventure with a storyline unfolded in the style of good old games with Retro Consoles!
Why similar: Adventure 54.8%, Indie 45.2%
- #25 Detective Grimoire
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,328 reviews2014
Dev: SFB Games
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Detective Grimoire has been called to investigate a murder. The owner of a small tourist attraction, seemingly killed by the mythical creature his attraction is based around... Explore the area, inspect the crime scene, grill suspects, solve puzzles, hunt for clues & uncover the secret of the swamp!
Why similar: Point & Click 27.5%, Detective 20.5%, Mystery 18.7%, Adventure 11.4%, Puzzle 11%
- #26 The Guest
82% matchMostly Positive74% of 945 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 29.3%, Adventure 28.2%, Indie 24.3%, Puzzle 18.2%
- #27 Intruder In Antiquonia
78% matchVery Positive90% of 112 reviews2022
Dev: Aruma Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Intruder In Antiquonia is a narrative mystery adventure that will immerse you in the Internet-hostile town of Antiquonia. Sarah does not remember who she is and how she got there. Help her solve the mysteries of her past while exploring beautiful hand-drawn environments.
Why similar: Point & Click 22.3%, Mystery 21.1%, Adventure 16.3%, Detective 15.9%, Indie 11.2%
- #28 Mythic Wonders: The Philosopher's Stone
79% matchVery Positive89% of 376 reviews2016
Dev: Organic 2 Digital StudioPub: Artifex Mundi
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Find the Philosopher's Stone!
Why similar: Adventure 36.6%, Point & Click 27%, Mystery 16.7%, Puzzle 10.3%, Indie 6.7%
- #29 Crowns and Pawns: Kingdom of Deceit
77% matchVery Positive81% of 472 reviews2022
Dev: Tag of JoyPub: Headup
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Legends of the past come back to life in this charming point-and-click adventure. Pack your bags and journey with Crowns and Pawns: Kingdom of Deceit through modern day Europe to uncover the conspiracy behind a cursed relic and the secrets of the King who was never crowned.
Why similar: Point & Click 28.7%, Mystery 23.7%, Adventure 18.6%, Detective 15.4%, Puzzle 9.7%
- #30 EXIT - The Curse of Ophir
78% matchVery Positive84% of 82 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%, Mystery 21.9%, Detective 21.8%, Puzzle 15.4%, 2D 7.3%
- #31 Don't Escape Trilogy
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 701 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 30.9%, Adventure 26%, Mystery 20.9%, Indie 18.4%, 2D 3.8%
- #32 Dream Stone
79% matchMixed58% of 133 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 47.2%, Indie 28.6%, Mystery 15.7%, Puzzle 8.6%
- #33 The Wild Case
77% matchVery Positive86% of 248 reviews2021
Dev: Specialbit Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
The Wild Case is a 2D first-person point-and-click adventure. In this story-focused adventure, players meet a cast of colorful characters, experience mysterious encounters, and solve puzzles to progress through the game.
Why similar: Point & Click 29.7%, Detective 21.3%, Mystery 18.3%, Adventure 13.1%, Puzzle 11.8%
- #34 Crossing Souls
76% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,525 reviews2018
Dev: FouratticPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
California, 1986: A group of friends discover a mysterious pink stone that allows travel between two realms. This gang will live the summer of their lives in an adventure that will get them involved in a government conspiracy. Control five kids with special skills while fighting and solving puzzles.
Why similar: Adventure 55.2%, Indie 37.3%, 2D 7.5%
- #35 The Devilry Reservation
74% matchVery Positive93% of 82 reviews2023
Dev: GentFish
Windows · Mac · Linux
Step into the role of a faceless detective investigating creatures from Slavic folklore. Explore dialogue-driven mysteries, solve puzzles, and uncover post-Soviet occult secrets in a pixel art housing block full of bizarre residents and hidden truths
Why similar: Adventure 39.8%, Detective 28.4%, Puzzle 21.6%, 2D 10.2%
- #36 Crossroad OS
73% matchVery Positive99% of 298 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 31.2%, Point & Click 23.1%, Adventure 16.9%, Indie 12.8%, Puzzle 9.8%
- #37 Rainswept
75% matchVery Positive87% of 301 reviews2019
Dev: Frostwood Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 7.5 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 41.8%, Mystery 29.1%, Adventure 19.3%, 2D 9.8%
- #38 Night Reverie
73% 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: Mystery 31%, Adventure 24.2%, Puzzle 20.4%, Indie 13.6%, 2D 10.7%
- #39 Machinika: Museum
72% matchVery Positive93% of 6,121 reviews2021
Dev: Littlefield StudioPub: Dear Villagers
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 6.0 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 28.4%, Mystery 27.9%, Adventure 16.8%, Indie 14%, Puzzle 12.8%
- #40 TASOKARE HOTEL Re:newal
73% matchVery Positive86% of 79 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 45.4%, Mystery 32.3%, Adventure 22.3%
- #41 Narrow Woods Hotel
72% matchVery Positive97% of 63 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 41.4%, Adventure 30.9%, Mystery 27.7%
- #42 Door2:Key
75% matchMostly Positive72% of 53 reviews2019
Dev: SVGames
Windows
Door2:Key - breathtaking and mysterious door-puzzle game in which any little thing could be a key to the solution
Why similar: Adventure 40.7%, Indie 30.7%, Mystery 19.7%, Puzzle 8.9%
- #43 Shelter from the Storm
70% matchVery Positive94% of 89 reviews2025
Dev: Home Groan Games
Windows
Rain lashes down soaking you to the bone, you take shelter in a seemingly abandoned house. Navigate through the rooms solving puzzles and trying to escape in this short point & click adventure game.
Why similar: Point & Click 34%, Adventure 27.5%, Mystery 19.5%, Indie 8.3%, Puzzle 7.3%
- #44 The Samaritan Paradox
74% matchMostly Positive71% of 265 reviews2014
Dev: Faravid InteractivePub: Screen 7
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 97%
A writer has died. His daughter seeks the help of you, Ord Salamon, to find his secret last novel. During the search, questions will emerge. Did her father really kill himself? What is the secret novel all about? What is going on at the island of Fardo?
Why similar: Point & Click 30.2%, Adventure 28.5%, Indie 14.2%, Detective 10.9%, Mystery 9.4%
- #45 Dangeresque: The Roomisode Triungulate
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 570 reviews2023
Dev: Videlectrix
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Join Dangeresque, the world's greatest private eye/crooked cop, as he puzzles his way through 3 bite-sized roomisodes in this classic-style point n' click adventure.
Why similar: Point & Click 29.6%, Adventure 29.2%, Mystery 15.1%, Detective 12.6%, Indie 8.5%
- #46 Kulebra and the Souls of Limbo
67% matchVery Positive100% of 209 reviews2025
Dev: GallaPub: Fellow Traveller
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Help the cursed souls of Limbo escape their endless time loop in the afterlife. As Kulebra, a newly-deceased snake, witness their grief and guide them toward closure through point-and-click puzzles, light stealth, and empathy-driven boss encounters.
Why similar: Mystery 33.2%, Detective 27.1%, Adventure 25.6%, Puzzle 14.1%
- #47 Sumatra: Fate of Yandi
71% matchVery Positive97% of 173 reviews2019
Dev: Cloak and Dagger Games
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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 37.8%, Mystery 24.1%, Puzzle 14.3%, Adventure 12.2%, 2D 6.5%
- #48 Mythargia
70% matchVery Positive90% of 61 reviews2023
Dev: RunByCoffeePub: Bonus Stage Publishing
Windows · Linux
You are a journalist in search of your breakthrough story. A promising lead takes you to the abandoned island of Mythargia where you have to discover its buried history connecting two different dimensions.
Why similar: Adventure 37.5%, Mystery 29.3%, Puzzle 16.2%, Indie 9.3%, 2D 7.6%
- #49 Creepy Tale: Some Other Place
66% matchVery Positive94% of 616 reviews2024
Dev: Creepy Brothers
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 94%
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: Point & Click 24.1%, Adventure 22.3%, Mystery 21%, Indie 15.2%, Puzzle 11.6%
- #50 Blackout Hospital
68% matchVery Positive96% of 167 reviews2023
Dev: arcadekitten
Windows
When the power goes out while working night shift in the hospital, the emergency lights come on with an eerie glow...
Why similar: Adventure 41%, Mystery 27.9%, Puzzle 20.8%, 2D 10.2%
- #51 Mr. Shadow
71% matchVery Positive82% of 50 reviews2016
Dev: bycomb
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 99%
Mr. Shadow is a 2D graphic adventure game. The player uses a simple point and click interface to solve diverse puzzles. Enter a surreal and dark world inhabited by shadows.
Why similar: Adventure 49%, Indie 36.4%, Puzzle 14.6%
- #52 Neon Hearts City
67% matchVery Positive84% of 50 reviews2025
Dev: Cosmic VoidPub: Dionous Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A private investigator, tracking a missing person, uncovers a conspiracy between humans and androids and a secret that could change everything. Neon Hearts City is a retro point-and-click adventure that thrusts you into a grungy cyberpunk city of the future.
Why similar: Point & Click 28.1%, Adventure 22.3%, Detective 19.2%, Mystery 14.7%, Puzzle 10.9%
- #53 The Isle Tide Hotel
69% matchMixed65% of 254 reviews2023
Dev: Wales Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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 29.6%, Mystery 25.6%, Detective 18.3%, Adventure 16.1%, Puzzle 10.4%
- #54 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: Mystery 24.7%, Point & Click 24.2%, Detective 18.7%, Adventure 17.3%, Puzzle 10.2%
- #55 Trap welcome to Beryl Part 1
69% matchVery Positive85% of 221 reviews2018
Dev: JucarPub: Il Pleut
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 53%
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 27.3%, Point & Click 24.1%, Indie 21.7%, Mystery 16.4%, Puzzle 6.5%
- #56 The Hidden Art of Innkeeping
66% matchVery Positive100% of 60 reviews2024
Dev: SeaPhoenix
Windows
Transform an old farmhouse in a seaside village into a luxurious inn! Meet interesting guests, unlock delicious dishes, discover new areas and hidden treasures, configure rooms and amenities, uncover secrets, and rejuvenate the struggling village in this inn-management game!
Why similar: Mystery 31.5%, Adventure 30.8%, Point & Click 16.6%, Indie 15.8%, 2D 5.3%
- #57 Connected Clue
65% matchVery Positive88% of 98 reviews2026
Dev: Alpheratz Games Pub: CFK Co., Ltd.
Windows · Mac
Connected Clue is a quarter-view detective adventure game inspired by the atmosphere of 19th-century mystery novels. Gather clues, see through lies, and uncover the identity of the culprit shrouded in secrecy!
Why similar: Point & Click 24.4%, Mystery 21.6%, Detective 20.1%, Adventure 19.1%, Puzzle 10.3%
- #58 Casebook 1899 - The Leipzig Murders
65% matchVery Positive86% of 100 reviews2025
Dev: Homo Narrans Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Play as a sharp-witted detective in late 19th-century Leipzig, Germany, in this retro pixel-art point & click adventure. Search for clues, question suspects, and piece together evidence on your deduction board to solve four gripping murder cases.
Why similar: Point & Click 33.6%, Adventure 24.5%, Detective 22%, Indie 10%, 2D 6.6%
- #59 Dark Heritage: Guardians of Hope
71% matchMixed56% of 395 reviews2015
Dev: World-LoomPub: Artifex Mundi
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Find the philosopher's stone and save your mentor!
Why similar: Adventure 42%, Point & Click 23.6%, Mystery 14.6%, Puzzle 9.7%, Indie 6.9%