- #1 Cult Vacui
97% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: LBRTY gamesPub: Dionous Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Cult Vacui is a horror point-and-click adventure with survival and time management elements where your choices could keep you alive... or not.
Why similar: Time Management 17.4%, Point & Click 13.4%, Thriller 13.1%, Supernatural 12.4%, Investigation 12.4%
- #2 Space Operators
96% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Bitheiro
Windows
This is an old-school tank shooter set in space. Conquer newly discovered moons for Mega Corporation Mining Industry to earn your paycheck and make your parents proud! Win battles with your drone by blowing up your rivals in this retro pixel art game.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 19.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.2%, Point & Click 15.1%, 1980s 12.5%, 1990's 10.3%
- #3 CORPOREAL
96% 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 16.6%, 1990's 14.6%, Thriller 12.8%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Supernatural 11.9%
- #4 How Was Your Day?
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mad Carnival
Windows · Mac
After her beloved dog Beans vanishes and 13-year-old Diya finds herself trapped in a nightmarish time loop, each day reveals darker secrets in the sleepy town of Lakeview. Nothing, and no one, is what it seems. Groundhog Day meets Stranger Things in this supernatural thriller set in 80s New Zealand.
Why similar: 1980s 17.6%, Supernatural 16%, Point & Click 15.3%, Thriller 13.8%, Mystery 12.4%
- #5 Midnight Queue
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CORISCO STÚDIO
Windows
Vampires infiltrate the nightclub queue. You are the bouncer. Check documents, observe suspicious behavior, and use tools to decide who gets in and who stays outside, but the final decision is always yours.
Why similar: 1980s 18.4%, Interactive Fiction 17.4%, Point & Click 15.9%, 1990's 14.3%, Investigation 12.9%
- #6 Desktop Explorer
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Recurring Dream
Windows · Mac
Rummage through the abandoned profiles of an old PC to unravel an inherited mystery. What secrets hide in this eerie adventure of cryptic games and outdated software? Who was using this computer? And what happened to them?
Why similar: Investigation 15.3%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Point & Click 13%, Supernatural 12.9%, 1990's 12.8%
- #7 The Corruption Within
93% matchVery Positive94% of 166 reviews2021
Dev: Cosmic Void
Windows
The Corruption Within is a psychological thriller first-person point & click adventure game set in the Victorian era, with an emphasis on strong narrative, intriguing characters and puzzle-solving.
Why similar: Point & Click 18.6%, Thriller 16.6%, Investigation 16.6%, Mystery 14%, Retro 11%
- #8 Room2Room
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Rooster Syndicate
Windows
Children have been vanishing while playing with the brand new Room2Room handheld gaming system. You have been contracted to monitor playtest sessions, document any unwanted quirks, and help young testers play safely.
Why similar: 1990's 19.1%, Interactive Fiction 18.4%, Investigation 17.3%, Point & Click 15.6%, Mystery 11.1%
- #9 Midnight Saturn
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cosmic Void
Windows
A grizzled private eye in a sci-fi adventure takes a murder case no one else will touch. He’s seen it all before, but nothing’s prepared him for a conspiracy that leads off-world. Something big is about to happen. Whatever it is... it goes live at midnight.
Why similar: Point & Click 18.5%, Interactive Fiction 16.5%, Investigation 11.9%, Pixel Graphics 9.8%, 1990's 9.6%
- #10 Stellar Mess: The Princess Conundrum (Chapter 1)
91% matchMostly Positive71% of 270 reviews2023
Dev: Tibba Games
Windows
Stellar Mess is a 2D point&click adventure game, set somewhere in Argentinean Patagonia. The game is inspired by early classic EGA games of the genre.
Why similar: Point & Click 20.2%, 1980s 19.6%, 1990's 14.6%, Retro 12.9%, Pixel Graphics 9.4%
- #11 Buy Me Some Soup
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: weekend
Windows
Heya! Long time no see. I just have a small -tiny- little favor to ask of you, could you buy me some soup? ...How? Well, that's for you to find out!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.9%, Investigation 17.6%, Point & Click 15.8%, 1990's 14.6%, Mystery 11.1%
- #12 The Phantom Fellows
89% matchVery Positive88% of 64 reviews2024
Dev: The Phantom FellowsPub: Strummer Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
The Phantom Fellows is about two best friends who start a paranormal investigation business together, since one of them is already dead.
Why similar: 1980s 17.6%, Investigation 16.8%, Point & Click 14.6%, 1990's 13.7%, Mystery 8.6%
- #13 My New Computer
88% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2026
Dev: Alan Munirji
Windows
A short, experimental indie game where you figure out who you can trust while home alone. Point, click and chat as you investigate on your new computer in this puzzle mystery.
Why similar: Dynamic Narration 21.9% ★, Investigation 15.7%, Interactive Fiction 14.4%, Point & Click 13.6%, Thriller 12.5%
- #14 Fragmented Memories - Arc One
89% 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: Point & Click 16.4%, Investigation 16.3%, Interactive Fiction 16.1%, Thriller 13%, Mystery 12.9%
- #15 Kathy Rain 2: Soothsayer
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,163 reviews2025
Dev: Clifftop GamesPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 9.1 hrsMean: 9.8 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 16.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.6%, Point & Click 13.5%, 1990's 12.5%, Mystery 12.1%
- #16 Cronela´s Mansion
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Straynus
Windows
Cronela's Mansion is a Point and click adventure inspired by the LucasArts and Sierra games.
Why similar: 1980s 21.7%, Point & Click 19.6%, Retro 13.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Mystery 11.6%
- #17 808 - Firetower12
86% match8 user reviews63% of 8 reviews2024
Dev: Zeeentify
Windows
You are Max. A 17 year old that has just graduated from school. Your mother want's you to get a job. You search endlessely but the luck just isn't on your side. Until one day. You have been accepted as a Fire lookout. A week later, you head out.
Why similar: Dynamic Narration 22.5% ★, 1990's 17.4%, Interactive Fiction 16%, Retro 13%, Mystery 11.2%
- #18 As The Leaves Fall
85% 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: Point & Click 16.6%, Supernatural 15.4%, Investigation 14.9%, Thriller 13.7%, Mystery 13.1%
- #19 Neon Hearts City
84% 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: Interactive Fiction 19.4%, Investigation 17.3%, Point & Click 16.8%, 1990's 12.4%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%
- #20 Fey: Distant Daydream
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: secret industries
Windows · Mac · Linux
Your job: An old mansion, a mysterious letter, a box of old memorabilia. Explore the present and past to uncover the secrets of the extraordinary family that lived here. Remember a time long gone as you set foot in this late 1990s-inspired mystery with intricate puzzles and eccentric characters.
Why similar: Investigation 17.9%, Interactive Fiction 16.1%, Supernatural 16.1%, Mystery 13.3%, Retro 11.7%
- #21 School Quest
82% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Pretty Bird Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A retro point-and-click adventure set in a 1980s high school, where a wisecracking teen investigates a missing friend, dodges bullies, and uncovers a bizarre conspiracy lurking in the halls.
Why similar: Point & Click 27.8%, Mystery 11.8%, 1980s 11.1%, Exploration 10.3%, Adventure 9.8%
- #22 Atari Mania
82% matchMixed64% of 45 reviews2022
Dev: Studios iLLOGIKAPub: Atari
Windows · Linux
A wild journey through videogame history, Atari Mania is a microgame collection wrapped in a hilarious retro-driven narrative of exploration and surprise.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.4%, 1980s 17.7%, Point & Click 17.5%, 1990's 13.2%, Adventure 8.8%
- #23 Revolution Editions - Shadow & Steel
81% matchPositive85% of 13 reviews2025
Dev: Antstream LtdPub: Revolution Software Ltd
Windows
Four legendary titles in one definitive collection. Play the Amiga editions of Lure of the Temptress and Beneath a Steel Sky, plus the PlayStation editions of Broken Sword 1 and 2. Relive the 1990's from Revolution Software and the timeless adventures that shaped a genre.
Why similar: 1990's 27.8%, Point & Click 22.4%, Investigation 14.3%, Mystery 9.7%, Pixel Graphics 7.2%
- #24 Beach Cafe: Caribbean Sand
83% 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: Interactive Fiction 23.6%, Investigation 23.1%, Mystery 20.1%, Point & Click 15.6%, Adventure 10.4%
- #25 Temple of Aeryn
81% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: Pumpkinteractive
Windows
A fantasy adventure game inspired by C64 classics. Discover your destiny as a powerful sorcerer, summon mighty creatures, and unravel ancient mysteries as you explore the curious and deadly world of Temple of Aeryn.
Why similar: 1980s 14.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.7%, Retro 11.2%, 1990's 11.1%
- #26 The Tragedy at Deer Creek
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sparrowland
Windows
Photographer Charlotte Gray travels to Deer Creek to document a long deserted logging camp for her upcoming book ”Forgotten Frontiers”. She finds not only a derelict camp, but also a mournful tale of family, love and loyalty hidden beneath the Alaskan snow, in this point-and-click adventure.
Why similar: Point & Click 17%, Supernatural 16.5%, Mystery 14%, Investigation 13.3%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%
- #27 The Mystery of Doomsday Valley
79% matchNo user reviews
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: 1990's 19.3%, Point & Click 18.9%, Supernatural 15.7%, Mystery 15.6%, Retro 12.6%
- #28 The Drifter
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 4,092 reviews2025
Dev: Powerhoof
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
A Pulp Adventure Thriller - A murdered drifter awakens. Alive again, seconds before his death. Hunted and haunted, help him untangle a mad web of conspiracy in this fast-paced point 'n click thrill-ride.
Why similar: Investigation 17.2%, Thriller 15.9%, Point & Click 15%, 1990's 13.1%, Supernatural 12.3%
- #29 Nightmare Frames
79% matchVery Positive98% of 376 reviews2022
Dev: Postmodern Adventures
Windows
Nightmare Frames is a supernatural thriller where you'll step into the shoes of Alan Goldberg, in the search for the scariest horror film of all time. An enthralling journey through the streets of the Hollywood of the 80s, a small haunted town, and even Hell itself.
Why similar: Point & Click 18.6%, Thriller 17.1%, Investigation 15.9%, Supernatural 11.7%, Mystery 11%
- #30 Hue Quest
78% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: z4ckstudiosPub: Zackiel Opheim
Windows
Hue Quest is a 3D/2D point and click adventure game where you uncover a lost story by hacking into a heavily guarded underground agency. You continue to do so all while doing everything in your power to keep your operation hidden to avoid being shut down, using the tools provided at your disposal.
Why similar: Point & Click 21.2%, 1980s 20%, Investigation 14.3%, Exploration 9.8%, Adventure 9.1%
- #31 Dark Compass
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Daydreamin Blu
Windows
In narrowing tunnels, rolling dice, and the ticking of fate, you measure each breath, each prayer, and your dwindling will to survive.
Why similar: 1980s 18.8%, Interactive Fiction 16.4%, 1990's 14.8%, Point & Click 14.4%, Retro 12.1%
- #32 exorSYS
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Kelp
Windows
After upgrading to a new Operating System, uncover the mystery behind this cursed piece of software. Keen eyed users must take a careful note of their surroundings if they want to survive.
Why similar: 1990's 17.3%, Investigation 17.2%, Supernatural 13.8%, Mystery 13.2%, Retro 11.1%
- #33 Hotel Hermes
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Adjective Noun Studios
Windows · Linux
Become a mailroom operator at Hotel Hermes and navigate an ancient mail system to deliver parcels on time. Learn about the hotel's guests and staff in this puzzle role-playing game, where your actions can alter the world. Hopefully for the best!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.1%, Time Management 20.9%, Point & Click 20.5%, Mystery 10.2%, Adventure 10.1%
- #34 Shelter from the Storm
75% 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 28.6%, Investigation 25.8%, Mystery 14.7%, Pixel Graphics 12.6%, Atmospheric 9.3%
- #35 ROPOKO for Steam
75% matchPositive100% of 11 reviews2025
Dev: TookatoPub: Waku Waku Games
Windows
What made the MZ-700, which couldn't even display graphics, a national computer? Only the MZ-700 knows the answer...
Why similar: 1980s 30.2%, Retro 21.2%, Point & Click 19.6%, Pixel Graphics 11.7%, Adventure 8%
- #36 Discount Nightmares - The Gulch
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SongMonkey
Windows
The Gulch is a horror, puzzle, adventure! By day you’ll mine, and by night try to survive! Through a unique five senses system, you’ll explore the Gulch in ways most games never attempt. Look, touch, listen, smell, and even taste your way through a landscape of puzzles, secrets, and growing dread.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.3%, Point & Click 20.8%, Exploration 13.1%, Thriller 11.6%, Investigation 8.7%
- #37 Devil's Hideout
74% matchVery Positive85% of 95 reviews2024
Dev: Cosmic Void
Windows · Mac · Linux
Devil's Hideout is a horror point and click adventure. Lauren learns from a mystic that her young sister is still alive, with cultists staging her death. Traveling to the hospital where her sister received care, Lauren plunges headfirst into a nightmare.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20%, Point & Click 17.5%, 1990's 14.2%, Investigation 13.5%, Retro 12.6%
- #38 TheParcelEscape
73% matchMixed55% of 11 reviews2025
Dev: Michi Games
Windows
TheParcel-Escape is a first-person psychological horror puzzle-escape game where you explore Chinese Dreamcore memory scenes, solve bizarre puzzles to find the parcel code, and flee the daily eternal nightmare before your Sanity runs out.
Why similar: 1980s 23.9%, 1990's 18%, Retro 15.6%, Supernatural 12.8%, Thriller 12.6%
- #39 The Outer Frame
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sapucai Games
Windows
Choose how to cover up a messy event before the truth reaches the masses and pandemonium ensues! Whatever happens to witnesses and evidence is up to you in this manage-your-own-adventure mystery.
Why similar: Dynamic Narration 18.8% ★, Time Management 16.7%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Supernatural 13.8%, Point & Click 13.3%
- #40 Clock Tower: Rewind
72% matchVery Positive88% of 471 reviews2024
Dev: WayForward
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 54%
The 16-bit nightmare returns. Survive, hide, and avoid the deadly Scissorman in this legendary horror classic.
Why similar: Investigation 17.6%, 1990's 16.3%, Thriller 11.9%, Retro 10.4%, Exploration 8.5%
- #41 Creatures of the Night
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Torchlight Studio
Windows
Inspired by classic horror and the VHS generation of movie rentals. Creatures of the Night aims to be an immersive and fun experience putting players inside some horror classics to solve mysteries, lift curses and try to survive either solo or multiplayer
Why similar: 1980s 19%, Investigation 15.6%, 1990's 15%, Thriller 13.9%, Supernatural 13.7%
- #42 RHEM III SE
73% 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: Interactive Fiction 23.9%, Investigation 20.9%, Mystery 20.6%, Adventure 13%, Exploration 12.9%
- #43 Office Overtime
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Uncanned Games
Windows
That soulless office job you hate? It hates you too, playing video games during work hours was your fault. Catch up on overdue work before morning. Coffee is your best friend.
Why similar: Time Management 25.4%, Point & Click 18.2%, 1990's 17.6%, Thriller 13.5%, Mystery 11.9%
- #44 Beach Cafe II: The Escape Room
72% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2023
Dev: Killbug StudioPub: Cooking and Publishing
Windows
Grandpa is still missing. It's time to find out what's hidden in this beach cafe. Continue the adventure of puzzles and mystery with Cafe Beach II: The Escape Room! Explore, discover all the clues and interpret them correctly to advance.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.5%, Point & Click 22.9%, Investigation 16.7%, Adventure 11.4%, Mystery 11.2%
- #45 The Third Shift
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Teebowah Games
Windows
A Game Boy styled horror game that combines first, second, and third person perspectives. As the newest employee at the Roanoke Museum of History and Wonder, beware of odd occurrences as you patrol the halls and complete your third shift.
Why similar: Investigation 16.6%, Point & Click 16.5%, Retro 16%, 1990's 13.7%, Mystery 13.6%
- #46 Murder on the Stella
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: General Federal StudiosPub: TURBO D3
Windows · Linux
It's a murder mystery. It's an adventure. It's a cruise vacation simulator. It's different each time you play.
Why similar: 1980s 19.9%, Investigation 17.7%, Mystery 13.3%, Point & Click 13.2%, Thriller 13.2%
- #47 Slaughterhouse
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: WTFMAN
Windows
A 90s style point and click game. Blizzard. Stranded. Eight days. Enemies — kill them all.
Why similar: Time Management 27.2%, Point & Click 19.9%, 1990's 13.7%, Thriller 9.3%, Adventure 8.9%
- #48 The Excavation of Hob's Barrow
70% matchVery Positive92% of 3,008 reviews2022
Dev: Cloak and Dagger GamesPub: Wadjet Eye Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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 23.2%, Interactive Fiction 15.8%, Mystery 10.8%, Thriller 10.4%, Investigation 9.8%
- #49 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: Investigation 21.6%, Point & Click 19.9%, Thriller 18.4%, Mystery 11.4%, Exploration 8.4%
- #50 Bahnsen Knights
69% matchVery Positive99% of 83 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: 1980s 18.7%, Interactive Fiction 17.8%, Thriller 17%, Investigation 11%, Mystery 7.9%
- #51 Episode
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Starcade Studios
Windows
On his way to the city, Jonas is forced to stop when his car breaks down amid a fierce storm. Stranded, he seeks refuge in Nachtheim — a seemingly quiet town hiding dark secrets. As the line between reality and the supernatural begins to blur, Jonas must navigate and uncover the truth.
Why similar: 1980s 24.1%, Interactive Fiction 17.6%, Dynamic Narration 13.2% ★, Supernatural 11.5%, Thriller 10.7%
- #52 Good Bones
69% matchMostly Positive78% of 32 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: Interactive Fiction 17.8%, Investigation 17.6%, Point & Click 16.2%, Mystery 14.1%, Supernatural 13.5%
- #53 Nocturne for Cyl-Hestia
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Spore and Sorcery
Windows · Mac
Play as a memorialist and investigate a dystopian city in this 3D adventure game. Collect memories, unlock visions, hack encrypted data, and expose the truth in the face of a regime that manipulates memory.
Why similar: Investigation 24.6%, Point & Click 22.6%, Mystery 15.8%, Interactive Fiction 15.5%, Exploration 8.1%
- #54 CD-ROM
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: monoclelord
Windows
10 CDs, 10 passwords. Find hidden messages, text, numbers to unlock next CD to continue your steganography puzzle journey.
Why similar: 1990's 24.2%, Mystery 20.5%, Retro 18.1%, Point & Click 12.5%, Pixel Graphics 10.3%
- #55 The Legend of Skye
67% matchVery Positive95% of 123 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 22.8%, 1980s 21.5%, 1990's 17%, Investigation 13.3%, Retro 11.3%
- #56 Haunted ROM: The Lost Cartridge
67% matchMixed60% of 20 reviews2025
Dev: Crit42 Studio
Windows
A cursed collection of 10 retro horror games, each with its own genre and style, from FPS and platformers to turn-based RPGs and arena combat. Play solo or with friends as you uncover the secrets of a forgotten ROM corrupted by time... and something worse.
Why similar: 1980s 23.6%, Interactive Fiction 19.5%, Retro 15.1%, 1990's 12.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.2%
- #57 Ghost Lantern: Kilminorth Farm
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Darkling Room
Windows
The old Kilminorth Manor Farm is said to be haunted! A mysterious sealed box was discovered - Inside were old letters and a few glass photographic plates. A terrible crime happened nearly 200 years ago. Using deduction and paranormal investigation, do you have the skill to solve the case?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.6%, Point & Click 22%, Investigation 15%, Adventure 10.3%, Mystery 10.1%
- #58 The Case of the Golden Idol
66% 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: Investigation 19.5%, Mystery 15.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Thriller 14.2%, Point & Click 13.5%
- #59 The Roottrees are Dead
64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 7,749 reviews2025
Dev: Evil Trout Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
A genealogical mystery straight out of 1998. Scour the early Internet for clues, uncover hidden connections, and piece together the family tree behind the secretive Roottree Corporation.
Why similar: Investigation 20.7%, Mystery 20.7%, Point & Click 17.8%, 1990's 14.9%, Interactive Fiction 10.8%
- #60 Signal & Echo: Iris is Missing (demo)
67% matchVery Positive95% of 58 reviews2022
Dev: Kini Games
Windows
A point-and-click adventure with innovative detective mechanics. Help Ollie, a fledgling reporter on his first day at the Signal & Echo newspaper, to solve the mystery behind a schoolgirl's disappearance. Developed by an ex-journalist.
Why similar: Investigation 23.7%, Point & Click 21%, Mystery 15.6%, Retro 11.2%, Interactive Fiction 10.3%