- #1 As The Leaves Fall
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Clay Crown Games
Windows · Mac
Point-and-click adventure game with a thrilling, Native American-inspired narrative. Use your wit to solve fun and challenging puzzles as you explore and interact with the townsfolk of Birchwood Hollow and the Native reservation. Secrets will be uncovered, and truths revealed, as the leaves fall.
Why similar: Supernatural 14.9%, Investigation 14.3%, Narrative 12.5% ★, Point & Click 12.2%, Mystery 10.6%
- #2 Heaven's Vault
96% matchVery Positive84% of 2,425 reviews2019
Dev: inkle Ltd
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 60%
An archaeologist uncovers a lost history in an ancient space Nebula. Award-winning narrative adventure game with hieroglyphic language puzzles, from the creators of 80 DAYS.
Why similar: Narrative 20% ★, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Mystery 12.3%, Point & Click 11.3%, Female Protagonist 9.5%
- #3 Lone Pine
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Bang Bang Bang Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Lone Pine is a single-player, 2D adventure set in the fictional Lone Pine National Park. You play as Izzie, who has come to Lone Pine to try to photograph some of its mysterious, undiscovered 'cryptids'.
Why similar: Supernatural 19.7%, Point & Click 14.7%, Female Protagonist 9.5%, Mystery 9.5%, Story Rich 8.7%
- #4 Good Bones
95% matchMostly Positive76% of 34 reviews2023
Dev: RETCON Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Your new house has old secrets in this haunting point-and-click mystery, where you'll search for clues about a mysterious death, solve narrative puzzles, and make heartbreaking choices to navigate amnesia, grief, and revenge.
Why similar: Investigation 16.8%, Supernatural 13.1%, Interactive Fiction 13%, Point & Click 11.8%, Mystery 11.4%
- #5 Intruder In Antiquonia
94% matchVery Positive90% of 113 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: Investigation 15.3%, Narrative 13.1% ★, Point & Click 11.7%, Mystery 11%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%
- #6 Jennifer Wilde: Unlikely Revolutionaries
94% matchPositive82% of 28 reviews2022
Dev: Outsider Games
Windows · Linux
In 1921, young French artist Jennifer Chevalier becomes embroiled in death, espionage and revolution, assisted by the ghost of Oscar Wilde. A hand-drawn Point & Click adventure with a unique comic book inventory design.
Why similar: Investigation 19.3%, Supernatural 15%, Point & Click 12.7%, Narrative 12.3% ★, Mystery 9.5%
- #7 Bahnsen Knights
93% matchVery Positive97% of 89 reviews2023
Dev: LCB Game StudioPub: Chorus Worldwide Games
Windows · Mac
1986, Tornado Alley, USA… Go undercover as Boulder, an agent infiltrating the notorious religious cult known as the Bahnsen Knights. Face off against occultists, biblical storms, and an enigmatic car salesman turned preacher as you investigate the disappearance of a fellow agent and close friend.
Why similar: Narrative 18.1% ★, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, 1980s 13.7%, Thriller 12.2%, Investigation 11.2%
- #8 Willow's Paper House
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Blooming Bats Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
A dark fairytale point-and-click adventure game that follows 13-year-old Willow as she tries to escape a living hospital made of memories while searching for her lost brother.
Why similar: Mystery 15.3%, Supernatural 13.7%, Point & Click 12.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Story Rich 9.4%
- #9 The Tragedy at Deer Creek
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sparrowland
Windows
A cinematic point-and-click adventure where you step into the shoes of photographer Charlotte Gray as she explores the abandoned camp of Deer Creek and uncovers the tragedy that befell the camp and its people.
Why similar: Supernatural 17.6%, Investigation 14%, Point & Click 13.6%, Mystery 12.5%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%
- #10 OXENFREE II: Lost Signals
91% matchVery Positive88% of 2,054 reviews2023
Dev: Night School StudioPub: Netflix
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Five years after the events of OXENFREE, Riley returns to her hometown of Camena to investigate mysterious radio signals. What she finds is more than she bargained for.
Why similar: Supernatural 16.9%, Thriller 13.6%, Narrative 13.6% ★, Interactive Fiction 10.6%, Mystery 9.9%
- #11 Haunted Record
90% matchPositive97% of 35 reviews2024
Dev: Heathersward
Windows
A 20 minute story about a mysterious ghost and an even more mysterious journalist.
Why similar: Investigation 23.8%, Supernatural 20.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Mystery 14.3%, Female Protagonist 11.3%
- #12 Okinawa Journal
89% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Miga Games
Windows
A point-and-click mystery game set during the summer of 2000 in the mysterious landscapes of Okinawa. You play as Kami, a guardian angel tasked with guiding Haruki, a struggling journalist, as he delves into the baffling disappearance of a beloved actress.
Why similar: Narrative 21.6% ★, Investigation 18.4%, Point & Click 13.2%, Mystery 10.3%, Story Rich 9.6%
- #13 On Tape << Rewind
89% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Pixfork Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
On Tape << Rewind is a psychological horror story told through cassette tapes. Play recordings, search for clues, discover hidden cassettes, and manipulate audio. Unravel the mystery of a scientist’s disappearance and the obsession that consumed him — tape by tape.
Why similar: Investigation 20.2%, Narrative 17.1% ★, Mystery 12.9%, Thriller 10.5%, 1980s 9%
- #14 Dissociated Worth
88% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Felis Cassius
Windows
The narrative is the puzzle itself. You have no power, no resources, but a cryptic force sends you to face the impossible, where you have to see through your opponents lies before they see through yours, be they human or not.
Why similar: Investigation 21.3%, Supernatural 16.1%, Thriller 9.7%, Interactive Fiction 9%, Story Rich 8.6%
- #15 The Mystery of Doomsday Valley
87% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: True Ascension
Windows · Mac · Linux
Mind-controlled squirrels! Alien abductions! Monsters in the forest! Are the rumors true - or is it just an elaborate hoax? Help Maya Harper unravel this comedy point 'n click mystery and escape Doomsday Valley alive.
Why similar: Investigation 20.5%, Point & Click 15.8%, Mystery 14.7%, Supernatural 12.3%, Female Protagonist 8.7%
- #16 Woodside
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Paper Flower Games
Windows
Welcome to Woodside, a haunting survival horror adventure. Explore, investigate and survive as Grace, confronting supernatural terrors that plague a seemingly quaint British village. Experience dynamic horror as spirits react to the way you play. Can you find the truth before it's too late?
Why similar: Investigation 24%, Supernatural 23.2%, Female Protagonist 12.3%, Mystery 11.6%, Story Rich 8.6%
- #17 The Case of the Golden Idol
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 10,351 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: Investigation 19.7%, Mystery 13%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%, Point & Click 10.4%, Narrative 10.2% ★
- #18 Grayton the Detective
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Incidental Minds
Windows · Mac · Linux
Grayton the Detective is a narrative adventure game about a homeless man who once lived in wealth and comfort, now showers with a kettle, and solves petty mysteries on the streets of Cleveland. However, with the disappearance of mysterious Golden Spoon, everything may change.
Why similar: Investigation 22.7%, Point & Click 14.8%, Narrative 12.4% ★, Choices Matter 8.7%, Hand-drawn 8.6%
- #19 Trips'n'Traps - A Vicious Odyssey
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Studio Vagabundo
Windows
An AI controls the world. Seven dissident friends, not very bright, meet every day at the park. But one day, our protagonist wakes up… with no memory. Her friends have disappeared. Where have they gone? What does the AI want? And why is our protagonist a Rat Girl?
Why similar: Narrative 18.5% ★, Investigation 15.6%, Point & Click 13.6%, Mystery 10.5%, Story Rich 7.9%
- #20 The Haunting of Joni Evers
83% matchVery Positive91% of 162 reviews2025
Dev: Causeway Studios
Windows · Mac
The Haunting of Joni Evers is a dark supernatural mystery about a broken family from small-town Oklahoma. Haunted by a specter that's hunted her family for generations, Joni must uncover the mysteries of the Cunningham House, dig through lost memories, and face the past to break the curse.
Why similar: Investigation 18.7%, Supernatural 17.5%, Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Mystery 12.6%, Female Protagonist 9.9%
- #21 SOMBRAS: negative frames
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Maboroshi ArtworksPub: Entalto Publishing
Windows
‘SOMBRAS: negative frames’ is a first person narrative game with a focus on photography and light horror elements. Follow Shiomi, a Japanese-Spanish photography student, as she is spirited away in a dark mirror of her 2000s Japanese town and must confront fragments of her own psyche.
Why similar: Supernatural 21%, Narrative 15.8% ★, Investigation 14.5%, Female Protagonist 13%, Story Rich 9.8%
- #22 My Work Is Not Yet Done
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sutemi ProductionsPub: Raw Fury
Windows
My Work Is Not Yet Done is a narrative-driven investigative horror game, combining elements of the survival/simulation genres with a dense, nonlinear plot exploring the imbrication and dissolution of human identities/meanings within uncanny wilderness.
Why similar: Investigation 20.2%, Narrative 18.4% ★, Interactive Fiction 11.8%, Mystery 10.8%, Thriller 9.9%
- #23 CORPOREAL
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cold Out Interactive
Windows
Piece together a cursed family photo album in 1990s NZ. Examine haunted photographs, encounter the paranormal & uncover your dark family history.
Why similar: Investigation 21.4%, Supernatural 15.5%, Interactive Fiction 11.9%, Thriller 11.6%, Mystery 11.4%
- #24 Broken Pieces
81% matchMostly Positive74% of 521 reviews2022
Dev: Elseware ExperiencePub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Broken Pieces is a psychological thriller taking place in a french coastal village somehow outside the flow of time. Solve the mysteries by putting the pieces of the story back together by figuring out the enigma behind this mystical place.
Why similar: Investigation 16%, Supernatural 14.2%, Thriller 12.6%, Mystery 11.7%, Point & Click 9.4%
- #25 Magic Сity Detective: Secret Desire Collector's Edition
81% matchNegative7% of 28 reviews2022
Dev: Do Games Limited
Windows
The Others are experiencing another trouble. Prevent the upcoming bloody conflict between the elves and vampires! Someone is trying to bring discord to the fragile world of the Others. Will they succeed? It depends on you. Are you up for the challenge?
Why similar: Investigation 16.2%, Narrative 13.7% ★, Supernatural 13.2%, Interactive Fiction 11.7%, Mystery 10.3%
- #26 Deep Fog Signals
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Symmetry Break Studio
Windows
Stuck in an outpost deep in a sea of toxic fog, your crew has been decimated, you're cut off from the outside world, and oxygen is running out. Use limited bandwidth to coordinate unstable crewmates, conduct esoteric research that could change the world, and interpret strange signals from the deep.
Why similar: Investigation 20.2%, Mystery 14%, Interactive Fiction 11.6%, Point & Click 11.5%, Story Rich 8.3%
- #27 Mystical Riddles: Behind Doll’s Eyes Collector's Edition
80% matchMixed69% of 13 reviews2022
Dev: Do Games Limited
Windows
What's hidden in an ordinary toy? Is it possible to bring the dead back to life? Find answers to these questions using your wits, knowledge of the paranormal phenomena, and your special equipment – a magic camera! Are you up for the challenge?
Why similar: Investigation 14.4%, Interactive Fiction 14%, Supernatural 13.5%, Point & Click 11.8%, Thriller 10.1%
- #28 Liar’s Line
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: PexeliesPub: Aroko Game Studio
Windows
A monster is hiding behind one of the voices on the line. Identify the liar before you reveal your location. One wrong judgment, and it comes to your door. Each playthrough changes who's lying.
Why similar: Supernatural 18.7%, Investigation 17.8%, Narrative 16.1% ★, Mystery 12.9%, Thriller 12.7%
- #29 Framing Dawes
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Jinx-It Games
Windows · Mac
A story-rich, dark fantasy, single-player, 2d point and click adventure, where a witch's curse means it's Groundhog Day in a forgotten wonderland. Cast spells, build a flying bathtub, talk to inanimate objects, find missing socks and much more!
Why similar: Narrative 15.5% ★, Point & Click 13%, Interactive Fiction 12%, Thriller 9.9%, Female Protagonist 9.4%
- #30 St. Mary's 1985
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ci8bit
Windows
You wake up on a red chair in the waiting room of a closed psychiatric hospital. You know this place. Clothes that aren't yours. A file with your name you don't remember reading. Your heartbeat rises. The memories come back. Not all of them want to be remembered. St. Mary's, 1985.
Why similar: Investigation 23.9%, Interactive Fiction 15.7%, 1980s 14%, Mystery 12.2%, Choices Matter 7.7%
- #31 Major's Heart
77% matchPositive93% of 14 reviews2024
Dev: Dormouse
Windows
A sci-fi detective game where you interrogate the brain scans of crime victims. Uncover the hidden truth behind the dystopian regime by any means necessary.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.8%, Investigation 18.9%, Point & Click 17.6%, Mystery 10.5%, Adventure 8.3%
- #32 Beach Cafe: Caribbean Sand
79% matchNo user 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 26.2%, Interactive Fiction 20.4%, Mystery 19.3%, Point & Click 13.5%, Adventure 8.8%
- #33 HOLLOW MIRE
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mowlo Games
Windows
A war hero returns to a shattered England, searching for his missing family while confronting nightmares that defy reality. A choice-driven, narrative thriller with 8 unique endings.
Why similar: Supernatural 16.8%, Narrative 16.4% ★, Thriller 12.8%, Investigation 10.3%, Mystery 9.1%
- #34 Whispers of Prague: The Executioner's Last Cut
75% matchVery Positive94% of 50 reviews2024
Dev: Shader Mess
Windows
Classic first-person point-and-click adventure game set in contemporary Prague. As a programmer and treasure hunter, you embark on a long journey to uncover the secrets of the infamous Executioner. Your task will be complicated by a sect of fanatic cultists and your own unexplained heritage.
Why similar: Point & Click 17.6%, Mystery 15.4%, Investigation 14.9%, Choices Matter 10.4%, Story Rich 10.2%
- #35 Field Recordings
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: DuskSoft
Windows
Field Recordings is an atmospheric sci-fi adventure set in the fragments of a collapsing reality. Guided by a lonely AI from the abandoned Project Ariadne, explore isolated pockets of the world and search for survivors. Use a Field Recorder to tune into echoes and uncover what remains.
Why similar: Mystery 19.1%, Narrative 18.2% ★, Investigation 15.4%, Story Rich 14.7%, Sci-fi 9.4%
- #36 Ashes
73% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2026
Dev: Plot Twist Australia
Windows · Mac
After witnessing a murder, 16-year-old skater Azar Warren seeks refuge with her estranged grandfather on his rural compound, only to suspect he may be more dangerous than her pursuers. Ashes blends graphic novel panels with interactive puzzles in a story of murder and unease.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.4%, Story Rich 14.5%, Female Protagonist 13.9%, Mystery 12.7%, Narrative 11.1% ★
- #37 Pixel Detective: Curse of the Paintings
74% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: NorthLightPixels
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short pixel-art mystery where you play as Nathan, a private investigator drawn into a curious case. Interrogate suspects, examine clues, and uncover hidden details
Why similar: Investigation 23.8%, Point & Click 18.3%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Narrative 12.6% ★, Mystery 10.2%
- #38 Detective Di: The Silk Rose Murders
75% matchVery Positive89% of 1,277 reviews2019
Dev: Nupixo Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 96%
A thrilling point-and-click adventure game where you play as Di Renjie, ancient China's most famous and gifted investigator, as he tracks a serial killer in the heart of the Tang Dynasty's capital city.
Why similar: Investigation 17.4%, Narrative 16% ★, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Point & Click 13%, Thriller 7.9%
- #39 Victorian Dread
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Grimcat Games
Windows · Mac
In this gothic point-and-click adventure, Eleanor Rosewood must confront a vampire haunting Victorian London. Gather evidence and seek help from the city’s diverse populace, each hiding their own secrets, in this atmospheric mystery.
Why similar: Investigation 21.2%, Mystery 12.5%, Point & Click 11.7%, Supernatural 11%, Thriller 8.7%
- #40 Fragmented Memories - Arc One
74% matchPositive86% of 21 reviews2022
Dev: PlatomentiPub: YSY Softworks
Windows · Mac
Immerse yourself in the Psychological horror adventure of James Charouz on his way to find his missing wife and uncover the dark secret of his hometown.
Why similar: Investigation 19.3%, Point & Click 14.8%, Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Mystery 12.9%, Thriller 10.9%
- #41 Elroy and the Aliens
72% matchVery Positive97% of 451 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 21.7%, Point & Click 16%, Mystery 14.6%, Female Protagonist 9.5%, Sci-fi 7.9%
- #42 It Returned To The Desert
73% matchPositive94% of 32 reviews2023
Dev: Tim Rachor
Windows · Linux
Unique mix of turn-based tactics and adventure game. Defend the town of Glint Rock against radioactive giant ants! Convince the townsfolk to join your party in a non-linear campaign with high replay value. Discover all the little secrets and stories in the lively town of Glint Rock.
Why similar: Investigation 14.7%, 1980s 13.3%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Supernatural 11.5%, Mystery 11.3%
- #43 The Game Maker: A Carol Reed Mystery
70% match7 user reviews100% of 7 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 25.3%, Point & Click 20.7%, Mystery 17.1%, Female Protagonist 9.8%, Adventure 8.9%
- #44 Xochi's Apothecary
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Single Effect Studios
Windows · Mac
A deceptively cozy narrative game about an alchemist that immigrates to a new country and opens an apothecary. Get to know your weird and wonderful community, brew the potions your customers need, and use your words to stir up a country on the brink of change.
Why similar: Investigation 26.9%, Interactive Fiction 18.5%, Narrative 15.9% ★, Mystery 10.8%, Choices Matter 9.4%
- #45 Radio Ghosts
70% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: B.J. Best
Windows
Radio Ghosts is a narrative game about geometry tests, vampire baristas, and camping with your mom.
Why similar: Narrative 22.6% ★, Supernatural 19.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Investigation 12%, Female Protagonist 11.9%
- #46 RHEM III SE
71% matchPositive89% of 27 reviews2021
Dev: Knut MüllerPub: Runesoft GmbH
Windows
In this third installment of the popular RHEM series of intricate pure-puzzle first-person adventure games, the adventures of brothers Kales and Zetais continue in the mysterious land of RHEM.
Why similar: Investigation 23.4%, Interactive Fiction 20.4%, Mystery 19.5%, Adventure 10.9%, Choices Matter 8%
- #47 Sumatra: Fate of Yandi
71% matchVery Positive96% of 178 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: Investigation 25.1%, Point & Click 17.6%, Thriller 15.1%, Mystery 11.1%, Story Rich 10.3%
- #48 Crowns and Pawns: Kingdom of Deceit
70% matchVery Positive81% of 472 reviews2022
Dev: Tag of JoyPub: Headup
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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 18.8%, Mystery 15.5%, Investigation 12.5%, Female Protagonist 10.8%, Story Rich 9.8%
- #49 Atelier of Oblivion
69% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: 혜패 HYEPÆ
Windows
An atelier in the forest. The Artist’s brush halts before an empty frame, leaving the portrait unfinished. Lost souls arrive with memories of tragedy. Render the cruel truth, or shield their eyes with an eternal lie. A Gothic Mystery granting rest to the dead.
Why similar: Investigation 22.5%, Interactive Fiction 15.8%, Mystery 14.5%, Female Protagonist 9.8%, Point & Click 8.2%
- #50 Runway 66
68% matchPositive86% of 36 reviews2025
Dev: NEBULA NOVA GAMES
Windows
A weaponless psychological thriller. Become trapped in the dark simulation within Gabriel’s mind after surviving a deadly plane crash. Run, hide, and piece together your memories to wake from this dystopian nightmare before Protocol 66 is activated.
Why similar: Investigation 21.8%, Supernatural 17.2%, Interactive Fiction 12%, Thriller 11.2%, Mystery 8.9%
- #51 Endless Loop
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 漫森游戏Pub: 2P Games
Windows
《轮回路》是一款中式恐怖悬疑剧情解谜游戏。为了祭奠发小,在一个阴雨连绵的日子,许静怡踏上了漫长的归乡之途。然而意想不到的是,在荒凉萧瑟的故土等待许静怡的,并非只是简单的追忆之旅,而是与本应离世的发小的惊悚重逢。
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.4%, Mystery 16.9%, Female Protagonist 14.2%, Thriller 11.6%, Investigation 7.4%
- #52 Emma Riley: Dream Detective
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Star Fort Games
Windows
Emma Riley: Dream Detective is a detective game where you must unravel an occult conspiracy spanning the real and dream worlds. Use keen observation to gather clues, carefully interrogate suspects for information, and use your logic and deduction skills to unravel the mystery!
Why similar: Investigation 26.7%, Mystery 16.2%, Point & Click 12.8%, Story Rich 9.7%, Choices Matter 6.9%
- #53 The Wild Case
69% matchVery Positive87% of 252 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 15%, Investigation 15%, 1980s 11.1%, Thriller 10.5%, Mystery 9.2%
- #54 Kathy Rain 2: Soothsayer
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,243 reviews2025
Dev: Clifftop GamesPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 9.1 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
In this point-and-click urban thriller, down-and-out private eye Kathy Rain will embark on her most dangerous case yet — the pursuit of the notorious serial killer known as the Soothsayer. Find clues, gather evidence, connect the dots, and confront the murderer before the hunter becomes the hunted…
Why similar: Investigation 20.8%, Interactive Fiction 12.8%, Point & Click 12.8%, Mystery 12.6%, Thriller 9.3%
- #55 Kathy Rain: Director's Cut
68% matchVery Positive93% of 1,427 reviews2021
Dev: Clifftop GamesPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 74%
The award-winning point-and-click adventure returns in the Director's Cut with an extended story, additional puzzles, and new areas to explore. Witness the rise of an iconic detective as you uncover a dark and sinister truth hiding behind the calm exterior of a small rural town.
Why similar: Investigation 20.2%, Point & Click 15.2%, Mystery 12.7%, Female Protagonist 11%, Narrative 10.5% ★
- #56 Curse of the Crimson Stag
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: ONE-O-ONE GAMESPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
Curse of the Crimson Stag is a story-driven mystery thriller in which you explore a blurred line between supernatural occurrences and past tragedy. Uncover what led to the abandoning of the once luxurious Whiteroot Hotel. Local myth tells of a wrathful spirit known as the Crimson Stag…
Why similar: Investigation 31.1%, Supernatural 15.5%, Thriller 13.5%, Mystery 9.8%, Story Rich 9.1%
- #57 We Are Not Alone
67% matchPositive97% of 39 reviews2024
Dev: Stasis Booth Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
We Are Not Alone is a new twist on horror that combines first person exploration and third person point and click adventure. As a member of a "safe" isolation experiment you'll explore an underground facility, solve puzzles and uncover the mystery of an unknown creature. Just don't make eye contact.
Why similar: Investigation 16.3%, Point & Click 14.3%, Mystery 12.6%, Thriller 12.2%, Female Protagonist 10.3%
- #58 Pentiment
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 9,325 reviews2022
Dev: Obsidian EntertainmentPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Step into a living illustrated world in a time when Europe is at a crossroads of great religious and political change. Walk in the footsteps of Andreas Maler, a master artist who finds himself in the middle of murders, scandals, and intrigue in the Bavarian Alps.
Why similar: Investigation 21.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Narrative 11.5% ★, Mystery 11.3%, Point & Click 8.9%
- #59 Inkblood
66% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Hey Bird!Pub: CRITICAL REFLEX
Windows
You're an Inquisitor following a trail of death. A cult is at work, your predecessor has vanished, and the region teeters on the edge of chaos. Find the truth. Uphold the Inquisition. Do not fail.
Why similar: Investigation 19.7%, Supernatural 14.1%, Mystery 11.8%, Choices Matter 8%, Story Rich 8%