- #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: Narrative 21.6% ★, Supernatural 16.5%, Thriller 13.7%, Point & Click 12.1%, Investigation 9.1%
- #2 Jennifer Wilde: Unlikely Revolutionaries
96% 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: Narrative 19.8% ★, Supernatural 15.5%, Point & Click 11.8%, Investigation 11.5%, Hand-drawn 9.7%
- #3 Framing Dawes
96% 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 23% ★, Time Travel 12.8% ★, Thriller 12.4%, Point & Click 11.1%, Hand-drawn 9.9%
- #4 Dot's Home
95% matchVery Positive86% of 116 reviews2021
Dev: Weathered SweaterPub: Rise-Home Stories Project
Windows · Mac
DOT’S HOME is a single-player, 2D, narrative-driven video game that follows a young Black woman in Detroit living in her grandmother’s beloved home, as she travels through time to relive key moments in her family’s history where race, place, and home collide in difficult choices.
Why similar: Narrative 40.6% ★, Point & Click 14.7%, Female Protagonist 13.4%, 1980s 12.8%, Choices Matter 5.9%
- #5 Lone Pine
94% 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 22.7%, Point & Click 15.1%, Hand-drawn 12.9%, Female Protagonist 10.3%, Mystery 7.9%
- #6 Trips'n'Traps - A Vicious Odyssey
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Studio Vagabundo
Windows
Join Rat Girl on a gloriously unhinged adventure. Explore a hand-painted world filled with bizarre creatures and unforgettable characters. Solve creative puzzles, make choices that shape your journey, and discover an irreverent story full of dark humor about rebellion and identity.
Why similar: Narrative 30.3% ★, Point & Click 12.8%, Investigation 9.4%, Hand-drawn 8.4%, Mystery 7.9%
- #7 Liar’s Line
93% 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: Narrative 25.7% ★, Supernatural 19.2%, Thriller 17.2%, Investigation 10.5%, Mystery 9.6%
- #8 Heaven's Vault
92% matchVery Positive84% of 2,462 reviews2019
Dev: inkle Ltd
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 12.2 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 37.1% ★, Point & Click 11.9%, Female Protagonist 10.6%, Mystery 10.5%, Choices Matter 6.7%
- #9 HOLLOW MIRE
91% 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: Narrative 26.4% ★, Thriller 17.5%, Supernatural 17.3%, Point & Click 8.2%, Mystery 6.7%
- #10 On Tape << Rewind
91% 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: Narrative 29% ★, Thriller 15.1%, Investigation 12.7%, Mystery 10.1%, 1980s 9.7%
- #11 Broken Pieces
90% matchMostly Positive73% of 530 reviews2022
Dev: Elseware ExperiencePub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 2.7 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: Thriller 17.5%, Supernatural 15%, Time Travel 11.2% ★, Investigation 9.7%, Female Protagonist 8.9%
- #12 SOMBRAS: negative frames
89% 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: Narrative 26.5% ★, Supernatural 22.5%, Female Protagonist 13.1%, Thriller 9.9%, Investigation 9%
- #13 筒楼异事
89% matchVery Positive89% of 160 reviews2022
Dev: 炸渣渣鸡Pub: IndieArk
Windows
一个再平常不过的早晨,阿伟在幻境中接到莫名其妙的任务。利用奇怪的手电和钥匙,深入内部,发现隐藏在筒楼中的黑暗,找回自己失去的一切。
Why similar: Thriller 25%, Supernatural 24.6%, Hand-drawn 12%, Point & Click 11.2%, Mystery 11.2%
- #14 OXENFREE II: Lost Signals
88% matchVery Positive88% of 2,057 reviews2023
Dev: Night School StudioPub: Netflix
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 11.3 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: Narrative 23.6% ★, Thriller 20.1%, Supernatural 18.8%, Point & Click 9%, Mystery 8%
- #15 Bahnsen Knights
87% matchVery Positive96% of 90 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 31.9% ★, Thriller 18.3%, 1980s 15.5%, Investigation 7.3%, Supernatural 6.7%
- #16 HIVESWAP: ACT 3
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: What Pumpkin Games, Inc.
Windows
Joey has survived evil clowns and an explosive train crash, but the only refuge from Alternia's deadly sun is deep underground. Point-and-click your way through ancient ruins, confounding puzzles and the horrors of the dark to help our plucky teen adventurer make it home to Earth in one piece.
Why similar: Narrative 41.1% ★, Point & Click 14.2%, Female Protagonist 8.8%, Hand-drawn 7.6%, Investigation 6.3%
- #17 Okinawa Journal
86% match4 user reviews50% of 4 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 38% ★, Point & Click 13.3%, Investigation 11.9%, Mystery 8.4%, Supernatural 7.9%
- #18 Ire: A Prologue
85% matchMixed64% of 76 reviews2025
Dev: ProbablyMonsters
Windows
It’s 1986, and you’re stranded in the Bermuda Triangle -- but not alone. Trapped in a terrifying loop with a monster, you’ll have to stay one step ahead to survive and uncover the truth. Ready or not, here it comes.
Why similar: Narrative 33.5% ★, Supernatural 17.6%, Thriller 13.5%, Mystery 7.8%, Female Protagonist 7.2%
- #19 Last Time I Saw You
84% matchVery Positive97% of 324 reviews2024
Dev: Maboroshi ArtworksPub: Chorus Worldwide Games
Windows
First loves. Family issues. Yokai. 'Last Time I Saw You' is a coming-of-age adventure set in 1980s Japan. Explore a haunted forest hiding a terrible secret, and interact with a vast cast of friendly and deceitful characters in this beautifully hand-drawn story with some light action elements.
Why similar: Narrative 35.2% ★, 1980s 14.8%, Supernatural 12.2%, Hand-drawn 10.2%, Mystery 7.5%
- #20 Foolish Mortals
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 658 reviews2025
Dev: Inklingwood Studios
Windows · Mac
Louisiana, 1933. Thirty years ago an entire wedding suddenly & mysteriously vanished on the island of Devil's Rock, and with it went the location of the lost treasure of Bellemore Manor. To find it, you might need to die too. A cozy, story-driven, point & click adventure game of the merry & macabre.
Why similar: Narrative 30% ★, Supernatural 15.2%, Point & Click 11.4%, Investigation 10%, Hand-drawn 9%
- #21 Grayton the Detective
83% 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: Narrative 22.1% ★, Point & Click 15.1%, Investigation 14.9%, Hand-drawn 14.2%, Choices Matter 7.9%
- #22 Intruder In Antiquonia
82% matchVery Positive90% of 114 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: Narrative 25.5% ★, Point & Click 13.1%, Investigation 11%, Hand-drawn 10.1%, Mystery 9.9%
- #23 Death at Fleming Manor
82% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: SUPERTHUMb
Windows
"Your job is to write the death certificate." In 1959, a mysterious death awaits inside a grand British manor. Investigate eerie scenes and complete forensic documents, including death certificates and emergency reports. Stylish 1960s detective comic art. Perfect for fans of vintage whodunits.
Why similar: Narrative 23.1% ★, Thriller 16.2%, Investigation 11.4%, Point & Click 10.7%, Mystery 9.2%
- #24 Haifa
81% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2026
Dev: Team Ashan
Windows
Haifa is a hidden object puzzle experience that tells a story about the emotional struggles of trying to maintain hopefulness in times of war. Help your characters keep their head up by finding small objects in their environment to lift their spirits, as they look for their lost friend.
Why similar: Narrative 40.5% ★, Hand-drawn 16.5%, Point & Click 12%, Mystery 7.5%, Story Rich 6.8%
- #25 Twelve Minutes
81% matchMostly Positive73% of 7,990 reviews2021
Dev: Luis AntonioPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
An interactive thriller about a man trapped in a time loop. Featuring James McAvoy, Daisy Ridley, and Willem Dafoe.
Why similar: Narrative 20.9% ★, Time Travel 17.4% ★, Thriller 16%, Mystery 12.9%, Point & Click 11.6%
- #26 Cats With Standards
79% matchPositive100% of 21 reviews2025
Dev: Jestercraft
Windows · Mac · Linux
Horror Visual Novel where Cats claw through filth for bones and whisper lies to mirrors. Find the Hidden-Objects, obey, smile, and repeat until the lines between rule and ruin blur, and you’re left meowing into the void.
Why similar: Supernatural 22.9%, Thriller 16.9%, Point & Click 12.4%, Mystery 10.5%, Hand-drawn 8.2%
- #27 GEN-ABYSS
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BEELIEV Studio
Windows
The thriller horror mystery RPG.Influencer Feng Cimu itness her crew vanish one by one. As sinister phenomena relentlessly emerge, her descent into the mountain's secrets unravels a shocking conspiracy—while buried truths about her own past and identity begin clawing their way to the surface...
Why similar: Thriller 24.9%, Hand-drawn 14.9%, Supernatural 12.1%, Female Protagonist 11.7%, Mystery 9.4%
- #28 FILTHY US
80% matchMixed68% of 476 reviews2021
Dev: Game Logic Studio
Windows
《残秽的我们》是一款本土手绘写实风格的恐怖冒险游戏,以真实事件为蓝本改编。在游戏中,玩家将跟随女主“无者”的脚步,深入由亡者怨念而产生的“怨秽地”,利用“刻印”的力量,探究隐藏其中的一段真实往事。
Why similar: Supernatural 19.5%, Thriller 18.1%, Hand-drawn 13.8%, Mystery 10.1%, Female Protagonist 8.9%
- #29 Hope: A Sky Full of Ghosts
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Wil Alvarez
Windows · Mac · Linux
In this narrative-driven, sci-fi point and click adventure, unravel the secrets of a stolen spaceship and your enigmatic crew. A new future away from corporate tyranny awaits. As captain, your choices matter and forging your crew's connections, even more so. Flying free has a cost. Will you pay it?
Why similar: Narrative 34.7% ★, Point & Click 13.2%, Female Protagonist 11.3%, Mystery 8.4%, Choices Matter 7.6%
- #30 Beneath the Woods
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Frozen Star Games
Windows
'Beneath the Woods' is a stylized, narrative-focused 3rd person mystery / horror / puzzle game about a young man in a race against time to investigate the disappearance of his younger sister. What he stumbles upon is something far more sinister than he could ever imagined.
Why similar: Narrative 42% ★, Thriller 22.9%, Mystery 11.8%, Story Rich 5.1%, Stylized 5%
- #31 The Mystery of Doomsday Valley
77% 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: Point & Click 16.9%, Supernatural 14.7%, Investigation 14.2%, Mystery 12.7%, Hand-drawn 10.6%
- #32 Uncle Otto's Mansion
75% matchPositive95% of 19 reviews2026
Dev: Henano
Windows
You play as Audrey, who has just inherited a mansion from an uncle she never met. Step inside and explore the mansion to unveil the story of what happened to your uncle Otto, his butler, and this kinda creepy place. 😬
Why similar: Narrative 42.8% ★, Investigation 18.9%, Mystery 15.8%, Female Protagonist 8.4%, Adventure 5%
- #33 Midnight Scenes: A Safe Place
76% matchVery Positive95% of 233 reviews2024
Dev: White Blanket GamesPub: Octavi Navarro
Windows
Phil's life has crumbled to dust. The four walls of his room have become his safe haven. He yearns for sleep...but terrible nightmares haunt him. Welcome to a new dimension of horror. Welcome to Midnight Scenes.
Why similar: Narrative 30.2% ★, Supernatural 19.8%, Thriller 14.1%, Point & Click 13.1%, Mystery 8.4%
- #34 Midnight Scenes: The Nanny
76% matchVery Positive97% of 229 reviews2021
Dev: White Blanket GamesPub: Octavi Navarro
Windows
The Nanny is a short interactive horror story about the supernatural. Follow siblings Oliver and Tina in their quest to find their nanny after she disappears in the middle of the night. Welcome to a new dimension of horror. Welcome to Midnight Scenes.
Why similar: Narrative 30.4% ★, Supernatural 19.9%, Thriller 14.1%, Point & Click 13%, Mystery 8.5%
- #35 Escape Logan Estate
77% matchMixed45% of 33 reviews2021
Dev: Justwo GamesPub: Snapbreak
Windows
A visit to the Logan Estate leaves a family in pieces. Play as three different family members to explore and solve puzzles to reveal the mystery surrounding the estate.
Why similar: Point & Click 20.9%, Mystery 18%, Thriller 15.6%, Hand-drawn 13.3%, Puzzle 8.1%
- #36 Midnight Scenes: From the Woods
74% matchVery Positive87% of 199 reviews2023
Dev: White Blanket GamesPub: Octavi Navarro
Windows
Disturbing incidents begin happening after the arrival of a new patient at Fernwood Creek Mental Health Center. Welcome to a new dimension of horror. Welcome to Midnight Scenes.
Why similar: Narrative 30% ★, Supernatural 20.7%, Thriller 13.9%, Point & Click 13.7%, Mystery 7.9%
- #37 The Simulation
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Playmestudio
Windows
A never-before-seen game is the only clue left at a crime scene. Called in as a retired game designer to help with the case, you discover hidden breaches that let you cross into game worlds from within.
Why similar: Narrative 28% ★, Thriller 20.9%, Investigation 11.8%, Mystery 8.8%, Sci-fi 5.9%
- #38 Magic Сity Detective: Secret Desire Collector's Edition
75% 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: Narrative 25.6% ★, Supernatural 15.7%, Investigation 11.2%, Point & Click 10.9%, Hand-drawn 9.8%
- #39 Sally Face - Episode One
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 27,026 reviews2016
Dev: Portable Moose
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Delve into a dark adventure following the boy with a prosthetic face and a tragic past. Unravel the sinister mysteries of Sally's world to find the truth that lies hidden beneath the shadows.
Why similar: Narrative 27.8% ★, Supernatural 16.8%, Point & Click 11.8%, Mystery 10.1%, Hand-drawn 10%
- #40 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 14.3%, Thriller 13.6%, Supernatural 12.8%, Point & Click 12.3%, Mystery 10.6%
- #41 (The Lingering) Last Customer
72% matchPositive86% of 29 reviews2025
Dev: Storytale
Windows
Devi, a 27-year-old young woman, books a late-night massage at Ahola Spa & Reflexology—the only spa that is still open.. What should have been a relaxing escape turns into a lingering nightmare…
Why similar: Narrative 40.3% ★, Thriller 20.4%, Female Protagonist 9.1%, Point & Click 8.7%, Atmospheric 6.2%
- #42 My Work Is Not Yet Done
73% 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: Narrative 34.9% ★, Thriller 16%, Investigation 14.1%, Mystery 9.5%, Point & Click 8%
- #43 HIVESWAP: ACT 2
72% matchVery Positive87% of 1,177 reviews2020
Dev: What Pumpkin Games, Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Continue Joey and Xefros’s adventure through the dark and dangerous planet Alternia. Meet dozens of unique and memorable characters, some more helpful than others, as you navigate this volatile alien culture. Hurry up! There’s a train to catch.
Why similar: Narrative 29.6% ★, Point & Click 15.2%, Hand-drawn 11.9%, Investigation 10.3%, Female Protagonist 8.5%
- #44 Field Recordings
71% 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: Narrative 34% ★, Mystery 16.5%, Story Rich 10.8%, Investigation 10.6%, Sci-fi 9.8%
- #45 The Forgotten Ones
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Blazing Soft
Windows
A story-driven adventure about a family uprooted by violence and slowly drifting away from their heritage. Walk through memories and fading traditions to discover a tender journey about identity, resilience, and the quiet beauty of the things we forget, yet still define us.
Why similar: Narrative 56.7% ★, Hand-drawn 16.4%, Story Rich 5.5%, Adventure 5.3%, Linear 5.2%
- #46 Radiolight
69% matchVery Positive92% of 449 reviews2025
Dev: Krystof KneslPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Ashwood Creek, 1985. A child disappears without a trace. A local policeman is drawn into a national park, seeking the truth. Mysterious radio signals beckon him further and further. Investigate, survive and face the unknown in Radiolight— an '80s thriller by solo dev Krystof Knesl.
Why similar: Narrative 27.2% ★, Thriller 18.2%, 1980s 12%, Investigation 11.9%, Time Travel 11.5% ★
- #47 The Last Exam
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Neslihan Aydınoğlu
Windows · Mac
Relive Dylan’s final exam day in a hand-painted watercolor point-and-click adventure. Explore dreamlike scenes, interact with subtle details, solve gentle puzzles, and uncover the truth behind a memory he can’t escape.
Why similar: Narrative 31.4% ★, Point & Click 20.5%, Hand-drawn 13.8%, Stylized 6.9%, Story Rich 6.4%
- #48 This rain will never end - noir adventure detective
71% matchMixed42% of 19 reviews2022
Dev: Marginal actPub: WooFoo Games
Windows
This rain will never end unless you discover who killed the mayor of the city!
Why similar: Thriller 21.1%, Narrative 17.7% ★, Time Travel 14.7% ★, Point & Click 12.8%, Mystery 8.1%
- #49 Football Game
71% matchVery Positive92% of 322 reviews2018
Dev: Cloak and Dagger Games
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 74%
You are Tommy, a local high school football hero in the town of East Bend. It’s game night for the Purchase County Turbines and your sweetheart is waiting in the bleachers. Join Tommy for a night you won’t forget...
Why similar: Thriller 23.6%, Narrative 20.5% ★, Point & Click 15.5%, 1980s 14%, Mystery 8.6%
- #50 Woodside
70% 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: Supernatural 29.3%, Investigation 17.4%, Female Protagonist 14.6%, Thriller 11.4%, Mystery 10.6%
- #51 The Inspireist
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nabi Hamdi Mortan
Windows
Unravel the mysteries of the ocean spirit world by accompanying a recent high school graduate, Bulut, who lost all of his memories of family and friends. The Inspireist is a story-rich puzzle adventure narrative set in a recent 21st century, alternate realm Izmrr.
Why similar: Narrative 54.7% ★, Mystery 13.2%, Supernatural 8.2%, Choices Matter 6.6%, Adventure 6%
- #52 Leila
68% matchVery Positive87% of 613 reviews2025
Dev: Ubik Studios
Windows · Mac
Leila is a heartfelt, hand-animated narrative game about the small yet significant struggles we all face. Solve story-driven puzzles, relive fragile memories, and discover a deeply personal journey that may feel more familiar than you expect.
Why similar: Narrative 33.4% ★, Hand-drawn 14.6%, Point & Click 13.8%, Female Protagonist 11.3%, Story Rich 5.9%
- #53 Lord Winklebottom Investigates
68% matchVery Positive93% of 235 reviews2022
Dev: Cave Monsters
Windows · Mac · Linux
It’s the 1920s and the world’s foremost detective is about to embark on his most challenging case yet. Thankfully, in this world that’s not quite like our own, there’s nobody better to crack the case than the great detective and gentleman giraffe, Lord Winklebottom.
Why similar: Narrative 38.1% ★, Point & Click 15.8%, Investigation 12.6%, Mystery 10.6%, Hand-drawn 7.4%
- #54 Oxenfree
69% matchVery Positive91% of 12,084 reviews2016
Dev: Night School Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Oxenfree is a supernatural thriller about a group of friends who unwittingly open a ghostly rift. You are Alex, and you’ve just brought your new stepbrother Jonas to an overnight island party gone horribly wrong.
Why similar: Supernatural 28.7%, Female Protagonist 13.5%, Mystery 12%, Thriller 11.5%, Choices Matter 11.2%
- #55 Sleepytime Village
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Lightfoot Bros GamesPub: Dionous Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Sleepytime Village is the story of a workaholic father who makes one wrong choice too many and becomes trapped in a children’s storybook reality, haunted by the residents of Sleepytime Village, its formless narrator and visions of his childhood. What is the Village and what does it want from him?
Why similar: Thriller 21.6%, Supernatural 17.6%, Point & Click 16.4%, Hand-drawn 13.6%, Mystery 10.1%
- #56 Kathy Rain: Director's Cut
67% matchVery Positive93% of 1,478 reviews2021
Dev: Clifftop GamesPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 73%
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: Narrative 19% ★, Point & Click 15.8%, Investigation 13.5%, Female Protagonist 12%, Mystery 10.6%
- #57 The Wild Case
68% matchVery Positive87% of 254 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: Thriller 16.2%, Point & Click 15.7%, 1980s 12.8%, Hand-drawn 10.1%, Investigation 10.1%
- #58 Soup's Tail
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Super Sandwich Games LLC
Windows
Find out what it means to be dead. Explore the mystery of the afterlife, meet new characters, pet the cat, find cards, and earn collectables in this single player, narrative-driven game. As the story unfolds, play cards with those you meet along the way.
Why similar: Narrative 32.1% ★, Supernatural 17%, Hand-drawn 12.7%, Female Protagonist 8.4%, Choices Matter 7.8%
- #59 The Case of the Golden Idol
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 10,678 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: Narrative 20.4% ★, Thriller 17.1%, Investigation 14.6%, Point & Click 12.1%, Mystery 12%
- #60 Rose Cottage
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hollow Lane Games
Windows
A point and click ghost story, set in a Victorian mortuary. A haunting story with a fully voiced cast of characters. Featuring hand painted locations and characters in 4K resolution.
Why similar: Point & Click 19.8%, Supernatural 15%, Hand-drawn 13.8%, Investigation 10.5%, Mystery 7.6%