Games Like Journey of a Roach

AntVentor is a point & click adventure game. You find yourself in a photorealistic macroworld where you immediately manage to ruin the life of the main character, ant, and foil all his plans for making his dream come true. Can you help get everything back in order?

Why similar: Point & Click 51.5%, Adventure 22%, Puzzle 16.4%, Indie 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: This game features a similar insect protagonist navigating a macro-world through point-and-click puzzle mechanics.

Humor-filled indie adventure game created by the makers of Machinarium and Samorost.

Why similar: Point & Click 49%, Comedy 17.1%, Adventure 15.1%, Puzzle 14.4%, Singleplayer 2.5%

Why You'll Like It: Created by Amanita Design, this game captures the same organic, nature-focused charm and non-verbal puzzle-solving found in Journey of a Roach.

In Deponia, the world has degenerated into a vast garbage dump, in which the crotchety Rufus ekes out his sorry existence.

Why similar: Point & Click 49.4%, Adventure 20.1%, Comedy 16.6%, Puzzle 9.1%, Indie 3.3%

Why You'll Like It: A quintessential point-and-click comedy that matches the humorous tone and puzzle-solving structure of the seed game.

Embark on a journey through a vast post-apocalyptic environment, full of interesting characters and engaging puzzle games in this sci-fi point-and-click adventure game.

Why similar: Point & Click 47.8%, Adventure 20%, Puzzle 15.5%, Indie 8.5%, Comedy 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: Set in a post-apocalyptic world, this point-and-click game mirrors the desolate yet colorful aesthetic of the seed game.

An adventure about a robot saving her home from a dark crystalline force. Set upon a biopunk space station bursting with fantastic plants and aliens.

Why similar: Point & Click 40.9%, Adventure 31.7%, Indie 15%, Puzzle 10.6%, Singleplayer 1.8%

Why You'll Like It: A cute, puzzle-heavy point-and-click adventure that shares the lighthearted and imaginative spirit of the seed game.

Machinarium is the award-winning independent adventure game developed by the makers of Samorost series, Botanicula and CHUCHEL. Help Josef the robot save his girlfriend Berta kidnapped by the Black Cap Brotherhood gang!

Why similar: Point & Click 55.3%, Puzzle 18.4%, Adventure 16.8%, Indie 5.8%, Singleplayer 2.1%

Why You'll Like It: A masterpiece of non-verbal storytelling that uses clever environmental puzzles and a distinct, hand-drawn art style.

The Inner World – A 2D-Point’n’Click Adventure Together with the help of the mysterious thief Laura, his best intentions and no clue whatsoever, Robert sets off on his adventure to discover the secret of the wind's disappearance. Will the young adventurer be able to save his world?

Why similar: Point & Click 55.1%, Adventure 28.7%, Puzzle 8.4%, Comedy 4.6%, Indie 2.5%

Why You'll Like It: This game offers a whimsical, story-rich experience with clever puzzles that feel right at home for fans of classic point-and-click adventures.

Samorost 3 is an exploration adventure and puzzle game from the award-winning creators of Machinarium and Botanicula. Travel across space to nine unique worlds teeming with colorful challenges, creatures and surprises to discover, brought to life with beautiful artwork, sound and music.

Why similar: Point & Click 63.5%, Puzzle 15.5%, Adventure 13.1%, Indie 4.5%, Singleplayer 1.9%

Why You'll Like It: This surreal, atmospheric adventure features the same whimsical, wordless exploration that makes insect-themed adventures so engaging.

A short (and free) adventure game, where you are tasked with helping a hurt, hungry, but inventive dung beetle on its journey to find something to eat near the end of the mushroom season.

Why similar: Point & Click 53%, Puzzle 19.2%, Adventure 17.8%, Indie 5.4%, Casual 3.6%

Why You'll Like It: A direct thematic match that focuses on the life of insects through casual, puzzle-oriented gameplay.

Kelvin and the Infamous Machine is a hilarious point-and-click adventure in which you stumble irresponsibly through history to help legendary geniuses complete their masterworks!

Why similar: Point & Click 40.7%, Comedy 18%, Adventure 17.7%, Puzzle 12.3%, Indie 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: A hilarious, puzzle-driven adventure that captures the same lighthearted comedy found in the seed game.

With her telekinesis, unorthodox use of torture instruments, a knack for improvisation and the help of a shady fox she makes her way from the peaks of Glass Mountain to the deepest dungeon.

Why similar: Point & Click 55.2%, Adventure 25.8%, Indie 8.7%, Puzzle 5%, Comedy 4%

Why You'll Like It: A charming fantasy adventure that balances dark humor with classic point-and-click puzzle mechanics.

The award-winning debut adventure game from the creators of Deponia and The Whispered World now on Steam. Accompany young Edna and her talking stuffed bunny Harvey on a whacky attempt to escape from her padded cell. Experience a bizarre journey all across the insane asylum and far beyond its brick walls.

Why similar: Point & Click 54%, Adventure 19.7%, Comedy 14.8%, Indie 6.4%, Puzzle 3.4%

Why You'll Like It: This title features the quirky, offbeat humor and traditional point-and-click mechanics that define the genre.

A fast-paced Point-and-Click adventure AND an indie platfomer in one! Join adventurer Ben and wannabe indie darling Dan in a race against time to stop all the Apocalypses happening at the same time.

Why similar: Adventure 35.7%, Point & Click 23.5%, Indie 17.4%, Comedy 8.4%, Post-apocalyptic 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: This game blends traditional point-and-click mechanics with platforming, offering a fresh take on the adventure genre.

A kleptomaniac, a sociopath and a horrible friend. Randal is potentially one of the most scurrile protagonists since the invention of the hoverboard. Randal's Monday is a crazy space-time odyssey in classic adventure design, spiced up with countless geek culture references of the last 30 years.

Why similar: Point & Click 49.9%, Adventure 18.4%, Comedy 16.8%, Puzzle 9.7%, Indie 3.7%

Why You'll Like It: A comedy-focused point-and-click adventure that is packed with pop-culture references and challenging puzzles.

Paradigm is a surreal adventure game set in the strange and post apocalyptic Eastern European country of Krusz. Play as the handsome mutant, Paradigm, whose past comes back to haunt him in the form of a genetically engineered sloth that vomits candy.

Why similar: Point & Click 49.3%, Adventure 23.3%, Comedy 16.5%, Indie 9.7%, Singleplayer 1.1%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal and absurd point-and-click adventure that leans heavily into the comedy elements of the genre.

FIRE is an exploration-adventure with intuitive puzzle design. Without losing many words it tells a savagely hilarious story. Journey into the Stone Age and face the most challenging task of this era: The search for fire!

Why similar: Point & Click 41.8%, Adventure 32.6%, Puzzle 13%, Indie 10.2%, Casual 2.4%

Why You'll Like It: A non-verbal, puzzle-adventure game that relies on visual storytelling and environmental interaction.

Chook & Sosig: Walk the Plank is a charming point-and-click adventure about tabletop gaming, mischievous friends, and spectral poultry.

Why similar: Point & Click 42.3%, Adventure 25.7%, Comedy 16.9%, Indie 11.6%, Singleplayer 2.1%

Why You'll Like It: A funny and narrative-driven adventure that shares the indie, quirky spirit of the seed game.

In a world torn by war, the aged gremlin archaeologist Mortimer MacGuffin harbors the dark secret of a powerful artifact.

Why similar: Point & Click 53.9%, Adventure 25.5%, Comedy 14.6%, Puzzle 4.6%, Singleplayer 1.5%

Why You'll Like It: A classic, high-quality point-and-click adventure that provides a deep, humorous narrative experience.

Life on Tiny Planet was calm and carefree until a great disaster occurred - Tiny Planet was hit by a meteor! The world fell apart and now its future depends only on you! Use your imagination and creativity: in order to restore Tiny Planet and help its inhabitants you will have to fix a variety of machines and mechanisms as well as solve...

Why similar: Point & Click 73.2%, Puzzle 24.6%, Adventure 1.4%, Indie 0.5%, Singleplayer 0.2%

Why You'll Like It: A beautiful, puzzle-focused adventure that emphasizes exploration and discovery in a hand-drawn world.

The post-apocalyptic dark comedy is back - remastered and even more radioactive than before! Scavenge supplies, rescue your family, and stay alive in your fallout shelter. Make difficult decisions, hunt mutant roaches... and maybe survive. Or not.

Why similar: Point & Click 67.2%, Post-apocalyptic 32.8%

Why You'll Like It: A post-apocalyptic survival game that shares the end-of-the-world theme while focusing on decision-making and resource management.

Travel to the mystic lands of Mononino and help the Treefruities to recover the lost leaves of their home tree. Search for clues to master the many puzzles and challenges on your journey.

Why similar: Point & Click 37.1%, Adventure 33.4%, Indie 16.3%, Puzzle 13.2%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal and puzzle-centric adventure that emphasizes exploration in a strange, imaginative world.

In the world of excessive biotechnologies, an epidemic is ravaging the human race, infecting people's neuronet implants and enslaving them to the mysterious Worm. Who are you: a fighter of the infection, or a hunter of new prey?

Why similar: Point & Click 45.9%, Adventure 19.5%, Puzzle 15.6%, Comedy 8.6%, Indie 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal puzzle-adventure that focuses on exploration and unique visual design.

A comedic 2D point and click adventure, featuring a crazy cast of poxy pirate pooches.

Why similar: Point & Click 48%, Adventure 28.1%, Comedy 13.5%, Indie 9.1%, Casual 1.3%

Why You'll Like It: A lighthearted, classic point-and-click adventure that focuses on humor and puzzle-solving.

Led by her new friend, Mr. Voice, Misfortune ventures into the woods, where mysteries are unraveled and a little bad luck unfolds.

Why similar: Point & Click 58.3%, Adventure 20.8%, Indie 11.5%, Puzzle 5.9%, Singleplayer 2.7%

Why You'll Like It: A quirky and narrative-heavy game that captures the same sense of wonder and oddity found in Journey of a Roach.

Fran Bow is a creepy adventure game that tells the story of Fran, a young girl struggling with a mental disorder and an unfair destiny.

Why similar: Point & Click 55.7%, Puzzle 17.7%, Adventure 16.8%, Indie 7.8%, Singleplayer 2%

Why You'll Like It: While darker in tone, this point-and-click adventure excels at surreal storytelling and creative puzzle design.

Reemus the insect exterminator and his companion Liam the bear match wits with giant talking ants, termites and bed bugs in hopes of impressing the citizens of Fredricus once and for all! A fully voice-acted, funny, cartoon point and click adventure with animated cutscenes, side quests and more.

Why similar: Point & Click 38.5%, Adventure 29.1%, Comedy 16.3%, Indie 13.7%, Casual 2.4%

Why You'll Like It: A funny, indie point-and-click adventure that features a unique art style and creative puzzle mechanics.

Join Hank and Larry, two small defenseless animals, as they manipulate their way through the zombie apocalypse. Meet various characters and get them to scavenge for you while guiding them to "safety." Make life-or-death decisions, bargain, manage inventory, trade, and gamble.

Why similar: Point & Click 48.5%, Post-apocalyptic 18.6%, Comedy 17.6%, Adventure 13.5%, Singleplayer 1.8%

Why You'll Like It: A dark comedy point-and-click adventure that explores survival in a post-apocalyptic setting.

The original puzzle adventure game based on twisted William Shakespeare's Hamlet.

Why similar: Adventure 46.9%, Point & Click 32.5%, Indie 8%, Puzzle 6.3%, Comedy 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: A short, puzzle-heavy adventure that shares the indie, comedic roots of the seed game.

Are you ready to serve the guests in the Rusty Lake Hotel? Solve all mysteries in this dark and eerie puzzle game. Rusty Lake Hotel is a point-and-click adventure by the creators of the Rusty Lake & Cube Escape series.

Why similar: Point & Click 53.4%, Puzzle 20.6%, Adventure 15.4%, Indie 8.7%, Singleplayer 1.5%

Why You'll Like It: This surreal, puzzle-heavy game offers a unique and slightly eerie atmosphere that fans of quirky adventures will appreciate.

Antenna Dilemma is a short and witty point&click in which you'll follow the story of C432632, a finicky grey cube that sure doesn't want to miss his favorite TV show.

Why similar: Point & Click 40.7%, Adventure 26.5%, Indie 12.4%, Comedy 11.2%, Puzzle 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: A short, indie point-and-click adventure that captures the same casual and quirky vibe of the seed game.

Junk, junk and even more junk. Life on the trash-planet Deponia is anything but a walk in the park. No surprise that Rufus had enough of that and hatches one ludicrous plan after the other to escape this bleak place.

Why similar: Adventure 40.6%, Point & Click 37.9%, Comedy 11.8%, Puzzle 7.7%, Singleplayer 1.1%

Can you change Deponia's fate? Do you have what it takes to change Rufus' past, present and future without accidently destroying the whole planet? Fight time itself in this action-packed, platypus-tastic and insanely hilarious story.

Why similar: Point & Click 47.2%, Adventure 23.4%, Comedy 15.8%, Puzzle 7.4%, Indie 4.7%

How far would you go to save your best friend?For Gomo, the answer to this question is clear: To the end of the world and further, if necessary.Join him on his journey through the bizarre 2D landscapes of this dreamlike Point & Click Adventure!

Why similar: Point & Click 41%, Adventure 35.3%, Indie 13.6%, Puzzle 9%, Singleplayer 0.6%

More chaos, more destruction, more Rufus. Not one, not two, but three Rufuses cause all kinds of crazy mayhem in the long-awaited adventure comedy Goodbye Deponia!

Why similar: Point & Click 46.9%, Adventure 23.3%, Comedy 18%, Puzzle 6.4%, Indie 4%

Restore an abandoned post office by order of the Royal Postal Academy! Welcome customers, send packages, hire cute little roach-workers and pass Inspectors’ checks in an incredibly addictive roguelite puzzle Roach Post!

Why similar: Puzzle 93.1%, Casual 6.9%

With this long-expected sequel to the critically highly acclaimed and lavishly praised Deponia, the player enters round two. Chaos on Deponia turns out to be even wackier than its predecessor and instantly puts the player under its spell.

Why similar: Point & Click 46.7%, Adventure 21.9%, Comedy 17.7%, Puzzle 7.8%, Indie 4.3%

Disappearing cows, strange visitors, talking trees... What is going on here...? Is the end of the world, the cowpocalypse really here? Discover the mysteries trough this puzzle filled, 2,5D, point & click style adventure game.

Why similar: Point & Click 40.3%, Adventure 26.7%, Indie 11.9%, Comedy 9.1%, Puzzle 8%

Point and click comedy adventure game set during the cold war in a soviet bunker. Crack the code, feed the cat, save the world. Save the world again in the free DLC R3D STAR included in the game.

Why similar: Point & Click 52.3%, Adventure 27.1%, Comedy 13.2%, Indie 4.4%, Singleplayer 2.1%

This game is about the hard life in the kitchen. In this unusual place many interests intertwine. But the only war between humans and cockroaches is truly epic and destructive.

Why similar: Comedy 57.2%, Indie 42.8%

60 Seconds! is a dark comedy atomic adventure of scavenge and survival. Collect supplies and rescue your family before the nuke hits. Stay alive in your fallout shelter. Make difficult decisions, ration food and hunt mutant cockroaches. And maybe survive. Or not.

Why similar: Point & Click 67.2%, Post-apocalyptic 32.8%

Enjoy a thrilling and hilarious point-and-click adventure in the fantasy world of Aventasia

Why similar: Point & Click 56%, Adventure 24.8%, Comedy 12.9%, Indie 5.6%, Singleplayer 0.7%

The Journey Down is a point-and-click series with an Afro-Caribbean twist. Get ready to embark on a journey of exploration, mystery and grave danger - but also a journey of warmth, friendship and love.

Why similar: Point & Click 54.1%, Adventure 25.2%, Comedy 12.8%, Indie 7.9%

A bite-sized (literally) comedic adventure where you relieve the stress of ordinary life by biting through walls. Therapy is expensive, but drywall is plentiful.

Why similar: Point & Click 41.6%, Comedy 23.3%, Adventure 20.3%, Puzzle 13.2%, Casual 1.5%

A puzzling adventure where you abuse the Rules set by your Rat captors! 📜🐀 Manipulate enemies and environments with the commanding power of Rules to escape!

Why similar: Adventure 42.1%, Puzzle 39.7%, Indie 15.5%, Singleplayer 2.7%

Pants Quest is a tiny, lovingly crafted point & click adventure game about finding your way in life. And your pants. Sometimes just getting dressed & leaving the house feels like an impossible task. Follow one man's emotional journey to deal with the hurdles that life can throw at you on a bad day.

Why similar: Point & Click 47.1%, Adventure 22.3%, Comedy 14.5%, Puzzle 13.1%, Singleplayer 1.9%

A little robot becomes a pilgrim and crosses a wild post-apocalyptic world to find the meaning of life.

Why similar: Point & Click 43.1%, Post-apocalyptic 20.4%, Puzzle 15.7%, Adventure 14.1%, Indie 4.9%

Gnomdom is a point & click puzzle game where you find little gnomes stuck in various places and help them return to their home.

Why similar: Point & Click 57.2%, Adventure 17.8%, Puzzle 16.9%, Indie 5.8%, Casual 1.5%

CHUCHEL is a comedy adventure game from the creators of Machinarium, Botanicula and Samorost. Join the hairy hero Chuchel and his rival Kekel as they will be facing numerous puzzles and challenges in their quest to retrieve the precious cherry!

Why similar: Point & Click 49%, Comedy 23.1%, Puzzle 10.3%, Adventure 9.3%, Indie 3.9%

💼 A simple task: Don’t press the red button. Sounds easy? 😏 Featuring an annoying voice, absurd endings, and too many achievements. Free. Pointless. Glorious. 🤡🔴

Why similar: Comedy 29.9%, Post-apocalyptic 29%, Adventure 27%, Indie 11%, Casual 1.6%

Join Dangeresque, the world's greatest private eye/crooked cop, as he puzzles his way through 3 bite-sized roomisodes in this classic-style point n' click adventure.

Why similar: Point & Click 49.8%, Adventure 27.8%, Comedy 15.7%, Indie 5.1%, Singleplayer 1.6%

RADical ROACH is a fast paced shoot em’ up, set minutes after nuclear hell falls from the sky engulfing all but a few tough little bugs.

Why similar: Indie 68.8%, Adventure 27.8%, Casual 3.4%

Bug Academy is a crazy action game in which you control a swarm of insects. Break through walls while delivering fridges, send rockets into space using chili sauce or catch ghosts with a vacuum cleaner. Finish all the lessons and pass the final exam to become Bug Academy graduate!

Why similar: Indie 42.1%, Adventure 17.6%, Comedy 14.9%, Puzzle 14.2%, Casual 8.1%

Pest Apocalypse is a hyper-realistic post apocalyptic physics based pizza delivery action rogue-lite! Boost, jump, and drift across different maps in a bouncy pizza van. Pick up kooky passengers along the way and focus on the driving while they handle the shooting!

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 60.5%, Adventure 34.1%, Singleplayer 5.4%

Jamboy and Billy are devoured by a giant and now they have to escape from its guts! Explore the giant's intestines as you defeat food monsters in this frantic, multi-genre game and go on a stomach-churning adventure!

Why similar: Comedy 49%, Adventure 27.6%, Indie 17.3%, Singleplayer 6.1%

Hello and welcome to Backfirewall_, a first-person tragicomic adventure set inside a smartphone. You are the update assistant. Solve wacky puzzles to counter the update and save the previous operating system from deletion. The fate of the System is in your hands!

Why similar: Adventure 42.8%, Comedy 30%, Puzzle 15.9%, Indie 6.5%, Casual 2.4%

Crackpot outcast Edgar sets out to Boulzac to save his squash, and instead uncovers an unearthly secret at the heart of the city. A colourful, surreal and utterly bonkers point-and-click narrative adventure.

Why similar: Adventure 32.4%, Point & Click 30.7%, Indie 15.3%, Puzzle 10.8%, Comedy 7.9%

You are a man in a room. Something feels off. Or maybe it's on. A short existential comedy point-and-click non-adventure about the limitations and imitations of human existence – or, really, whatever you want it to be about.

Why similar: Point & Click 68.7%, Comedy 16.2%, Adventure 13.1%, Casual 2.1%

An absurd, strange, and hilarious underwater adventure featuring office work, the duck of truth, nasty drinks, and the horrifying reality of mayonnaise crime.

Why similar: Point & Click 39.1%, Adventure 32.6%, Indie 14.6%, Comedy 13.8%

A hilarious and weird hand-drawn 2D point-and-click comedy adventure game where you're Bru on a ridiculous quest to get milk for your morning coffee.

Why similar: Point & Click 46.3%, Comedy 19.3%, Adventure 18.4%, Puzzle 13%, Singleplayer 2.9%

Hilarious adventure game designed in a TV cartoonish style.

Why similar: Point & Click 48%, Adventure 36.1%, Indie 15.8%