- #1 Unforeseen Incidents
97% matchVery Positive87% of 1,070 reviews2018
Dev: Backwoods EntertainmentPub: Application Systems Heidelberg
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Unforeseen Incidents is a classical style interactive mystery set in a beautifully hand-painted world. Join Harper Pendrell and experience a challenging investigation, smart dialog and a rich cast of characters in this thrilling new adventure game.
Why similar: Point & Click 14.5%, Soundtrack 13.2% ★, Detective 12.7%, Interactive Fiction 11.3%, Hand-drawn 10.2%
- #2 Crowns and Pawns: Kingdom of Deceit
96% matchVery Positive81% of 483 reviews2022
Dev: Tag of JoyPub: Headup
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.3 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: Detective 17.5%, Point & Click 17.3%, Mystery 12%, Female Protagonist 9%, Investigation 8.7%
- #3 Kathy Rain: Director's Cut
96% matchVery Positive93% of 1,530 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: Detective 15.6%, Investigation 11.8%, Point & Click 11.7%, Narrative 9.3% ★, Soundtrack 8.3% ★
- #4 Penelope Pendrick and the Art of Deceit
95% 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: Point & Click 20%, Mystery 18.2%, Detective 17.3%, Investigation 12%, Story Rich 8.9%
- #5 Whispers of a Machine
94% matchVery Positive93% of 2,011 reviews2019
Dev: Clifftop GamesPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Whispers of a Machine is a Sci-Fi Nordic Noir that tells the story of Vera, a cybernetically augmented detective in a post-AI world, who investigates a string of murders and unravels a dark conflict over forbidden technology.
Why similar: Detective 24%, Point & Click 21.1%, Female Protagonist 11.4%, Mystery 9.7%, Adventure 7.4%
- #6 Kathy Rain 2: Soothsayer
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,354 reviews2025
Dev: Clifftop GamesPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.9 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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: Detective 17.3%, Investigation 15.1%, Point & Click 12.5%, Mystery 10.2%, Interactive Fiction 9.3%
- #7 Kathy Rain
94% matchVery Positive92% of 4,001 reviews2016
Dev: Clifftop GamesPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Set in the '90s, Kathy Rain tells the story of a strong-willed journalism major who has to come to terms with her troubled past as she investigates the mysterious death of her recently deceased grandfather.
Why similar: Point & Click 95.3%, Detective 1.2%, Mystery 0.8%, Female Protagonist 0.7%, Adventure 0.4%
- #8 Detective From The Crypt
92% matchVery Positive93% of 152 reviews2021
Dev: BOV
Windows · Linux
Jane wakes up in a crypt as a ghost. You are investigating the death of her family together. Seeking and researching evidences. Building an accusation based on them. You have a laboratory to research evidences. Play and get the feeling of being a true Victorian detective.
Why similar: Detective 15.8%, Point & Click 12.9%, Investigation 11.1%, Hidden Object 10.9%, Hand-drawn 9.4%
- #9 A Night at the Watermill
91% matchVery Positive95% of 61 reviews2024
Dev: Neon Tales
Windows · Mac · Linux
You wake up in an old watermill in the middle of the night ... and can't remember anything. Examine the surroundings in this thrilling point&click adventure and find out what happened.
Why similar: Point & Click 22.9%, Interactive Fiction 18%, Hand-drawn 15.9%, Female Protagonist 15.8%, Atmospheric 7.8%
- #10 LUNA The Shadow Dust
91% matchVery Positive90% of 1,666 reviews2020
Dev: Lantern StudioPub: Coconut Island Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%
LUNA The Shadow Dust is a fully hand-animated Point&Click puzzle adventure, brought to life through wordless storytelling, beautiful cinematics and a breathtaking original soundtrack.
Why similar: Point & Click 29.2%, Hand-drawn 21.3%, Adventure 13.7%, Puzzle 12.4%, Atmospheric 8.2%
- #11 The Hand of Glory
90% matchVery Positive95% of 211 reviews2020
Dev: Madit Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 95%
The challenge of a dangerous serial killer plummets detective Lazarus Bundy’s career into a chasm with no way out. In a desperate attempt at a comeback, Lazarus decides to secretly investigate the disappearance of Kathrin Mulzberg.
Why similar: Point & Click 23.1%, Mystery 16.5%, Female Protagonist 12.6%, Story Rich 9.4%, Third Person 8.7%
- #12 Leila
89% matchVery Positive87% of 627 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 19.7% ★, Soundtrack 13.7% ★, Point & Click 12.4%, Hand-drawn 11%, Female Protagonist 8.7%
- #13 Tiny Room Stories: Town Mystery
89% 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: Detective 21.1%, Point & Click 16.6%, Investigation 16.2%, Mystery 12.8%, Hidden Object 11.5%
- #14 The Abandoned Planet
88% matchVery Positive94% of 258 reviews2024
Dev: Dexter Team GamesPub: Snapbreak
Windows · Mac · Linux
A throw-back, retro-inspired, point and click adventure with chunky and beautiful pixel art
Why similar: Point & Click 22.9%, Female Protagonist 15.3%, Puzzle 11.7%, Hidden Object 11%, Exploration 10.1%
- #15 The Excavation of Hob's Barrow
87% matchVery Positive92% of 3,259 reviews2022
Dev: Cloak and Dagger GamesPub: Wadjet Eye Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
The Excavation of Hob's Barrow is a folk horror narrative-driven adventure. Explore the isolated moors of rural Victorian England as you uncover the mysteries of Hob's Barrow. The answers lie in the soil...
Why similar: Point & Click 22.1%, Female Protagonist 12.4%, Interactive Fiction 11.2%, Mystery 9.6%, Investigation 9.2%
- #16 Strange Antiquities
86% 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: Detective 20.9%, Investigation 16.8%, Point & Click 14.4%, Mystery 12.1%, Puzzle 7.5%
- #17 Syberia: The World Before
86% matchVery Positive90% of 5,031 reviews2022
Dev: Microids Studio ParisPub: Microids
Windows
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Embark on a quest for identity through time, as you piece together the puzzle of two lives.
Why similar: Detective 17.5%, Point & Click 14.9%, Investigation 12.4%, Mystery 10.8%, Female Protagonist 9.3%
- #18 The Tragedy at Deer Creek
84% matchVery Positive91% of 76 reviews2026
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: Point & Click 17.7%, Investigation 13.6%, Mystery 13.5%, Interactive Fiction 10.4%, Female Protagonist 9.7%
- #19 Zniw Adventure
84% matchVery Positive100% of 298 reviews2020
Dev: Azure Mountain
Windows · Mac · Linux
Zniw Adventure is a hand-drawn point and click adventure game with a strong 90's vibe and cartoon animations. Play as Zniw - a yellow female dinosaur who is on a mission to find the ultimate gift for her mother's hatchday!
Why similar: Point & Click 25.9%, Hand-drawn 19.7%, Female Protagonist 16.8%, Retro 9.4%, Exploration 7.2%
- #20 Queen's Quest 2: Stories of Forgotten Past
85% matchVery Positive91% of 261 reviews2017
Dev: Brave Giant LTDPub: Artifex Mundi
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Conduct an investigation as shapeshifter!
Why similar: Hidden Object 23.4%, Point & Click 18.7%, Female Protagonist 13.2%, Adventure 8.9%, Story Rich 8.7%
- #21 Jenny LeClue - Detectivu
83% matchVery Positive87% of 1,379 reviews2019
Dev: Mografi
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 72%
JENNY LECLUE is an adventure game focused on exploration, story, and character, featuring dozens of characters to meet, mysteries and puzzles to solve across a vibrant, atmospheric world.
Why similar: Detective 26.7%, Mystery 15.2%, Female Protagonist 12.9%, Puzzle 9.1%, Story Rich 9%
- #22 Phoenix Springs
81% matchVery Positive88% of 274 reviews2024
Dev: Calligram Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Lose yourself in Phoenix Springs – a modern point-and-click set in a mysterious neo-noir world. It begins with an investigation: find your brother Leo. You already know where it ends.
Why similar: Detective 23.8%, Investigation 14.9%, Mystery 14.8%, Point & Click 14.2%, Hand-drawn 9.5%
- #23 In Other Waters
82% matchVery Positive87% of 2,561 reviews2020
Dev: Jump Over The AgePub: Fellow Traveller
Windows · Mac
Median: 48 minMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 44%
Play as an Artificial Intelligence guiding a stranded xenobiologist through a beautiful and mysterious alien ocean. A non-violent sci-fi story, enter a world of wonder, fear and vulnerability, unraveling the history and ecology of an impossible planet. What will you discover together?
Why similar: Point & Click 20.1%, Mystery 16%, Female Protagonist 14.1%, Story Rich 10.4%, Puzzle 9.6%
- #24 A Case of Distrust
82% matchVery Positive82% of 609 reviews2018
Dev: An Open Ben
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A Case of Distrust is a narrative mystery from 1924 San Francisco. Play as private investigator Phyllis Cadence Malone in this historical 2D adventure game.
Why similar: Detective 18.4%, Investigation 14.3%, Narrative 13.6% ★, Point & Click 11.9%, Interactive Fiction 11.5%
- #25 NAIRI: Rising Tide
81% matchVery Positive100% of 69 reviews2024
Dev: HomeBearStudio
Windows
A hand-drawn adventure blending visual novel storytelling with point-and-click puzzles. Explore the corrupt oasis city of Shirin as an apocalyptic prophecy looms. Meet unforgettable characters, craft solutions with your Tool Belt, and unravel intricate puzzle-dungeons.
Why similar: Narrative 17.6% ★, Point & Click 16.1%, Hand-drawn 12.3%, Mystery 10.6%, Female Protagonist 10%
- #26 Children of Silentown
80% matchVery Positive87% of 1,564 reviews2023
Dev: Elf GamesPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Children of Silentown is a dark adventure game that tells the story of Lucy, a girl growing up in a village deep in a forest inhabited by monsters. People disappearing is nothing uncommon here, but this time, Lucy is old enough to investigate on her own. Or so she thinks.
Why similar: Point & Click 19.4%, Mystery 14.4%, Hand-drawn 13.2%, Female Protagonist 12.9%, Story Rich 9.4%
- #27 Enigmatis 2: The Mists of Ravenwood
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,612 reviews2014
Dev: Artifex Mundi
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Enter Ravenwood Park and discover the secrets hidden in the mists…
Why similar: Hidden Object 28.6%, Point & Click 19.3%, Puzzle 10.3%, Female Protagonist 9.3%, Detective 8.8%
- #28 What Never Was
77% matchVery Positive95% of 5,101 reviews2019
Dev: Acke Hallgren
Windows · Mac · Linux
What Never Was is a short, story-driven first-person game focused on exploration and puzzle-solving about Sarah, having to shoulder the arduous task of clearing out her grandfathers attic, and soon finds that not everything about the attic is what it seems.
Why similar: Mystery 14.2%, Point & Click 14%, Puzzle 12.9%, Investigation 11.9%, Story Rich 11.2%
- #29 Oniria Crimes
79% matchVery Positive82% of 61 reviews2020
Dev: cKolmos narrative.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Oniria Crimes is an interactive noir novel with point & click mechanics. Explore crime scenes in a dreamlike world where objects are the only witnesses. Six cases, a hidden conspiracy. Only you can uncover the truth behind the crimes of Oniria.
Why similar: Point & Click 19.1%, Hidden Object 16.9%, Interactive Fiction 16.7%, Mystery 15.8%, Female Protagonist 13.8%
- #30 Escape Lala 2 - Retro Point and Click Adventure
78% 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: Point & Click 26.5%, Mystery 11.7%, Retro 11.5%, Adventure 11%, Puzzle 10.7%
- #31 The Secret Order 2: Masked Intent
78% matchVery Positive80% of 506 reviews2015
Dev: Sunward GamesPub: Artifex Mundi
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Become the wayfarer through the past to force back the evil power!
Why similar: Hidden Object 26.2%, Point & Click 20.4%, Adventure 10.7%, Female Protagonist 10.5%, Mystery 10.2%
- #32 NAIRI: Tower of Shirin
77% matchVery Positive85% of 548 reviews2018
Dev: HomeBearStudio
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 63%
A hand-drawn adventure blending visual novel storytelling with point-and-click puzzles. Explore a vibrant yet dangerous oasis city where humans and animals live side by side. Meet unforgettable characters, trade and combine quirky items, and solve challenging puzzle-dungeons filled with mystery.
Why similar: Point & Click 19.5%, Hand-drawn 15%, Mystery 12.9%, Female Protagonist 12.7%, Story Rich 10.4%
- #33 Nancy Drew®: Message in a Haunted Mansion
76% matchVery Positive86% of 284 reviews2017
Dev: HeR Interactive
Windows
Discover who — or what — is behind the mysterious accidents in a house full of secrets!
Why similar: Detective 18.4%, Point & Click 14%, Mystery 13.3%, Investigation 11.6%, Female Protagonist 9.5%
- #34 Persian Nights: Sands of Wonders
75% matchVery Positive92% of 283 reviews2017
Dev: SoDigitalPub: Artifex Mundi
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Save Persia from mysterious plague!
Why similar: Hidden Object 24.8%, Point & Click 20.5%, Female Protagonist 9.1%, Adventure 9%, Story Rich 8.9%
- #35 CLeM
73% matchVery Positive91% of 295 reviews2024
Dev: Mango ProtocolPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%
CLeM is a narrative-driven puzzle adventure game with a dark twist. Wake up in a world where puzzles intertwine with exploration, weaving a unique narrative rooted in alchemy. A voice awakens you. It gives you purpose. To guide you, you find a notebook with mysterious entries and a house to explore.
Why similar: Detective 16.6%, Investigation 15.6%, Mystery 14.4%, Female Protagonist 11%, Hand-drawn 10.2%
- #36 Lake Ridden
76% matchMostly Positive72% of 292 reviews2018
Dev: Midnight Hub
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Lake Ridden is a story-driven, first-person puzzle game! A cozy supernatural adventure where you unravel a mysterious past, trying to find your sister. Luckily, you are not alone...
Why similar: Puzzle 21.6%, Female Protagonist 19.3%, Adventure 18%, Mystery 17.8%, Indie 10.7%
- #37 Awakening Sarah
71% matchVery Positive96% of 74 reviews2025
Dev: Asteristic Game Studio
Windows · Linux
Awakening Sarah is a 2D platformer with emphasis on exploration. Unravel the dreams and realities of Sarah, a girl who's recovering from a coma, while helping her understand the world around her and herself.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 43.4%, Story Rich 22.1%, 2D 15.7%, Mystery 14.2%, Adventure 4.6%
- #38 Yuletide Legends: Who Framed Santa Claus
73% matchVery Positive87% of 219 reviews2019
Dev: Brave Giant LTDPub: Artifex Mundi
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Take on the role of an experienced detective and get carried away by a winter adventure amid frozen lands. Find hidden motives of the antagonist and save Santa Claus from a false conviction in this seasonal Hidden Objects adventure.
Why similar: Point & Click 17.1%, Hidden Object 16.1%, Mystery 14%, Female Protagonist 12.1%, Detective 7.6%
- #39 Demon Hunter: Chronicles from Beyond
75% matchMixed63% of 577 reviews2014
Dev: Brave Giant LTDPub: Artifex Mundi
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Discover your true identity and face a mysterious entity from another dimension!
Why similar: Hidden Object 29.5%, Point & Click 14.4%, Female Protagonist 13.9%, Mystery 13.4%, Puzzle 9%
- #40 Virginia
74% matchMixed64% of 3,376 reviews2016
Dev: Variable StatePub: 505 Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Virginia is a single-player first-person thriller set in a small town with a secret. Experience a missing person investigation through the eyes of graduate FBI agent Anne Tarver.
Why similar: Detective 28.2%, Mystery 15.3%, Female Protagonist 14.5%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%, Story Rich 8.4%
- #41 9 Clues 2: The Ward
72% matchVery Positive91% of 995 reviews2015
Dev: Tap It GamesPub: Artifex Mundi
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Solve the mystery of Mnemosyne Asylum!
Why similar: Hidden Object 29%, Point & Click 20.1%, Mystery 9.2%, Female Protagonist 9.1%, Adventure 8.5%
- #42 Memoranda
74% matchMostly Positive70% of 164 reviews2017
Dev: Bit ByterzPub: Digital Dragon
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Memoranda is a 2D point and click adventure game inspired by author Haruki Murakami’s surreal short stories.The game tells the story of a young lady who gradually realizes that she is forgetting her own name. But is she really losing her memory?
Why similar: Point & Click 41.5%, Female Protagonist 27.7%, Adventure 20%, Indie 10.8%
- #43 The Legend of Skye
70% matchVery Positive95% of 131 reviews2024
Dev: Point & Pixel AdventuresPub: Point and Pixel Adventures
Windows · Linux
We will step into the shoes of a young druid who will be called upon by her tribe to undertake an important mission. After some events in her village, she will have to leave behind the safety of the forest and venture into a world full of dangers. The fate of the grove will be in her hands.
Why similar: Point & Click 21.6%, Hidden Object 14.9%, Investigation 12.4%, Detective 11.4%, Retro 6.9%
- #44 Castle of Secrets
72% 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 16.6%, Hidden Object 15.1%, Female Protagonist 11.1%, Soundtrack 11.1% ★, Hand-drawn 10.4%
- #45 Monolith
71% matchMostly Positive75% of 358 reviews2023
Dev: Animation Arts
Windows · Linux
A classical science fiction point and click adventure which takes you into a deep story and murky atmosphere, while solving logical puzzles. Accompany Tessa Carter and her talking robot as she finds out about herself and searches for a way to survive.
Why similar: Point & Click 24.9%, Female Protagonist 15.7%, Hand-drawn 14%, Mystery 12.9%, Story Rich 9.9%
- #46 Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved
67% matchVery Positive94% of 450 reviews2025
Dev: Armonica LLC
Windows
A woman vanishes without a trace on a cross-country train. The catch? Nobody on board remembers her ever existing in the first place - nobody, except for you. Uncover the story in this mystery adventure game!
Why similar: Detective 37.9%, Mystery 17.9%, Investigation 12.4%, Interactive Fiction 11.3%, Adventure 10%
- #47 Nancy Drew®: Danger on Deception Island
71% matchVery Positive92% of 296 reviews2009
Dev: HeR Interactive
Windows
Plunge into Danger to Bring a Mysterious Island’s Secrets to the Surface!
Why similar: Detective 16.8%, Point & Click 13.6%, Investigation 12.6%, Mystery 11.8%, Female Protagonist 9.3%
- #48 Lucid Dream Adventure
70% matchVery Positive82% of 234 reviews2018
Dev: Dali Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Lucid Dream is the story of little Lucy, who goes on an adventure into the world of dreams with the mission to save her mother.
Why similar: Point & Click 17.5%, Female Protagonist 16.2%, Mystery 12%, Hand-drawn 11.8%, Puzzle 9.2%
- #49 Dreaming Sarah
68% matchVery Positive91% of 2,871 reviews2015
Dev: Asteristic Game Studio
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Dreaming Sarah is an adventure platformer where you play as Sarah, a girl who is in a coma. Explore the world around her and help her wake up!
Why similar: Female Protagonist 27%, Puzzle 18.7%, Exploration 16.3%, Atmospheric 14.3%, 2D 10.1%
- #50 Luna's Room
66% matchVery Positive100% of 78 reviews2026
Dev: DonutDroidPub: Save Games Studio
Windows
An unfamiliar room. Vague memories. Explore Luna's room through the objects inside it in this intimate narrative experience about loss, told as a classic-style graphic adventure.
Why similar: Investigation 24.5%, Point & Click 24.4%, Mystery 14.9%, Female Protagonist 11.7%, Story Rich 8.8%
- #51 YOUR HOUSE
67% matchVery Positive84% of 74 reviews2025
Dev: PATRONES & ESCONDITES
Windows · Mac
A narrative puzzle-thriller that blurs the lines between games and books, reality and fiction, puzzles and storytelling.
Why similar: Detective 20.2%, Investigation 16%, Hand-drawn 10.7%, Point & Click 10.4%, Interactive Fiction 9.9%
- #52 Mutropolis
69% matchVery Positive88% of 213 reviews2021
Dev: Pirita StudioPub: Application Systems Heidelberg
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
MUTROPOLIS is a lovely sci-fi adventure set on the abandoned Planet Earth. Play as Henry Dijon (hero, nerd, detective) in search of a legendary lost city. Uncover weird ancient artifacts. And PLEASE don’t get obliterated by an ageless evil. You’ve been warned.
Why similar: Detective 25.7%, Point & Click 17.9%, Mystery 14.1%, Hand-drawn 7.8%, Puzzle 7.4%
- #53 Left in the Dark: No One on Board
69% matchVery Positive83% of 784 reviews2014
Dev: Moonrise InteractivePub: Artifex Mundi
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Discover what connects a lost ship’s disappearance with Devil’s Island and a local family’s unsolved murder.
Why similar: Hidden Object 28.1%, Point & Click 18%, Mystery 15.5%, Female Protagonist 10.7%, Puzzle 9.2%
- #54 Beyond the Wall
67% matchVery Positive91% of 116 reviews2023
Dev: Rocking Toy
Windows · Mac · Linux
Classic point-and-click adventure with a magical atmosphere. Discover what happens one night Beyond the Wall of the garden. Immerse yourself into a mysterious world where fantasy meets reality with a pinch of humor. Solve puzzles, collect items, and overcome obstacles that await you on your journey.
Why similar: Point & Click 32.4%, Hand-drawn 21.9%, Atmospheric 9.9%, Adventure 9.8%, 2D 8.4%
- #55 Neon Hearts City
66% matchVery Positive84% of 56 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: Detective 19.1%, Investigation 15.2%, Point & Click 15%, Interactive Fiction 13.1%, Puzzle 7.2%
- #56 Connected Clue
65% matchVery Positive88% of 120 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: Detective 25.3%, Investigation 18.3%, Point & Click 16.4%, Mystery 12.1%, Female Protagonist 9%
- #57 Riddles Of The Past
69% matchVery Positive80% of 265 reviews2016
Dev: MysteryTagPub: RunServer
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Riddles Of The Past is a Hidden Object game with detective story and post apocalyptic atmosphere.
Why similar: Detective 27.6%, Hidden Object 19.5%, Point & Click 17.1%, Female Protagonist 14.1%, Puzzle 8.7%
- #58 Heaven's Vault
67% matchVery Positive84% of 2,485 reviews2019
Dev: inkle Ltd
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 12.2 hrs≥1hr: 61%
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 26.1% ★, Point & Click 12.8%, Mystery 11.7%, Interactive Fiction 10.8%, Female Protagonist 9.7%
- #59 Staffer Retro : A Supernatural Mystery Quest
62% matchVery Positive90% of 1,084 reviews2026
Dev: Team Tetrapod
Windows · Mac
Staffer Retro is a mystery adventure game where you uncover past incidents related to ‘Mana’, the source of supernatural powers. Gather information through dialogue and exploration, and piece together clues found in documents to guide the choices of Verita Retro, the protagonist.
Why similar: Detective 26.2%, Investigation 16.4%, Mystery 14.1%, Point & Click 12.7%, Story Rich 7.9%