- #1 Prominence
97% matchVery Positive85% of 155 reviews2015
Dev: Digital Media Workshop
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
When the interstellar mission to colonize a new world goes terribly awry, the fate of the Letarri people falls into the hands of a lone adventurer. Now it's up to you to unravel the mystery of what happened. Can you save them and their mission, or is it already too late?
Why similar: Point & Click 26.7%, Sci-fi 19.6%, Space 18.8%, Adventure 15.1%, Indie 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person point-and-click adventure that mirrors the isolated, puzzle-heavy sci-fi exploration found in J.U.L.we.A.
- #2 The Turing Test
96% matchVery Positive88% of 7,968 reviews2016
Dev: BULKHEAD
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
The Turing Test is a challenging first-person puzzle game set on Jupiter’s moon, Europa. You are Ava Turing, an engineer for the International Space Agency (ISA) sent to discover the cause behind the disappearance of the ground crew stationed there.
Why similar: Space 27.6%, Sci-fi 24.4%, Female Protagonist 21.2%, Puzzle 15.8%, Adventure 8%
Why You'll Like It: Features a female protagonist solving complex puzzles on a space station while uncovering a deep, philosophical sci-fi mystery.
- #3 Observation
96% matchMostly Positive78% of 5,063 reviews2020
Dev: No CodePub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Observation is a sci-fi thriller uncovering what happened to Dr. Emma Fisher, and the crew of her mission, through the lens of the station’s artificial intelligence S.A.M.
Why similar: Space 27.4%, Adventure 24.1%, Sci-fi 21%, Indie 14.6%, Female Protagonist 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric sci-fi thriller set on a space station that captures the same sense of isolation and discovery.
- #4 Heaven's Vault
95% matchVery Positive84% of 2,386 reviews2019
Dev: inkle Ltd
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 12.4 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: Point & Click 27%, Sci-fi 18.7%, Female Protagonist 17.8%, Space 10%, Adventure 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-rich adventure with a female lead that focuses on exploration and deciphering ancient mysteries in a sci-fi setting.
- #5 Technobabylon
94% matchVery Positive94% of 1,607 reviews2015
Dev: Technocrat GamesPub: Wadjet Eye Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
A cyberpunk adventure game from the studio that brought you Gemini Rue and Blackwell! The year is 2087. Genetic engineering is the norm, and an omnipresent AI powers the city. Take control of three citizens of this world as they struggle to understand a deadly conspiracy.
Why similar: Point & Click 48.4%, Sci-fi 19.1%, Adventure 14.9%, Female Protagonist 10.2%, Indie 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: A top-tier point-and-click adventure that delivers a complex, story-rich sci-fi experience with multiple protagonists.
- #6 Resonance
94% matchVery Positive89% of 570 reviews2012
Dev: XII GamesPub: Wadjet Eye Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
When a brilliant particle physicist dies unexpectedly, the race is on to secure his terrible new technology before it falls into the wrong hands. The lives of four playable characters become entangled as they fight against the clock to find the dead scientist’s secret vault.
Why similar: Point & Click 55.1%, Sci-fi 19.1%, Adventure 17.5%, Indie 7.2%, Singleplayer 1.1%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-focused point-and-click adventure with a unique sci-fi premise and multiple playable characters.
- #7 The Dig®
93% matchVery Positive92% of 1,254 reviews2009
Dev: LucasArts
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 53%
An asteroid the size of a small moon is on a crash course toward Earth. Once the wayward asteroid is nuked into a safe orbit, a trio conducts a routine examination of the rocky surface. What they uncover is anything but routine.
Why similar: Point & Click 59.6%, Adventure 18.8%, Sci-fi 13.8%, Puzzle 5.9%, Singleplayer 1.8%
Why You'll Like It: A classic space-faring point-and-click adventure that defined the genre of exploring alien worlds through puzzle-solving.
- #8 Syberia
92% matchVery Positive88% of 6,691 reviews2011
Dev: Microids
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Join Kate Walker as she travels to remote locations and time periods in this timeless voyage to discover her true destiny.
Why similar: Point & Click 46%, Adventure 22.1%, Female Protagonist 18.2%, Puzzle 10.5%, Sci-fi 1.8%
Why You'll Like It: A quintessential point-and-click adventure featuring a strong female lead on a journey through atmospheric, mysterious environments.
- #9 Gemini Rue
91% matchVery Positive88% of 1,873 reviews2011
Dev: Joshua NuernbergerPub: Wadjet Eye Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Discover a world where life is cheap, identities are bought & sold, & a quest for redemption can change the fate of a whole galaxy.
Why similar: Point & Click 53.5%, Sci-fi 25%, Adventure 15.6%, Indie 4.9%, Singleplayer 1%
Why You'll Like It: A gritty, story-driven sci-fi point-and-click adventure that excels in world-building and narrative depth.
- #10 The Fall of Lazarus
91% matchMixed63% of 120 reviews2017
Dev: No Wand Studios
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
The Fall of Lazarus is first person exploration and puzzle game. A deeply narrative scifi mystery game based on the exploration of an abandoned cargo spaceship about redemption and second chances.
Why similar: Space 26.6%, Sci-fi 23.7%, Female Protagonist 18.3%, Adventure 11.7%, Puzzle 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi exploration game that focuses on uncovering the mystery of a derelict space freighter.
- #11 STASIS
90% matchVery Positive82% of 2,332 reviews2015
Dev: THE BROTHERHOOD
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
STASIS The isometric, point-and-click, sci-fi horror adventure game! In the distant future aboard a seemingly abandoned spacecraft, John Maracheck awakes from stasis. He must push himself to new physical and emotional limits and unravel the mysteries around him.
Why similar: Point & Click 36.3%, Sci-fi 23%, Space 18.7%, Adventure 9.8%, Puzzle 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: A tense, isometric sci-fi horror adventure that focuses on environmental storytelling and point-and-click mechanics.
- #12 Primordia
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,387 reviews2012
Dev: Wormwood StudiosPub: Wadjet Eye Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Life has ceased. Man is but a myth. And now, even the machines have begun to fail. Lead Horatio Nullbuilt and his sarcastic sidekick Crispin on a journey through the crumbling world of Primordia, facing malfunctioning robots, ancient secrets, and an implacable, power-hungry foe.
Why similar: Point & Click 51.2%, Sci-fi 26.5%, Adventure 13.3%, Indie 5.4%, Puzzle 2.6%
Why You'll Like It: A beautifully crafted sci-fi point-and-click adventure that emphasizes exploration and puzzle-solving in a desolate world.
- #13 Krystopia: A Puzzle Journey
89% matchVery Positive88% of 59 reviews2019
Dev: Antler Interactive
Windows
Follow Nova Dune, a space explorer in her quest to find out about the unfamiliar distress signal she received aboard her ship. Determined to investigate it, she finds herself on a desolated planet where all civilization has vanished.
Why similar: Sci-fi 26.9%, Space 22.3%, Adventure 16.7%, Puzzle 14%, Point & Click 12.7%
Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-centric adventure that shares the exploration and mystery-solving elements of J.U.L.we.A.
- #14 In Other Waters
87% matchVery Positive87% of 2,454 reviews2020
Dev: Jump Over The AgePub: Fellow Traveller
Windows · Mac
Median: 54 minMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 45%
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 21%, Adventure 18.4%, Female Protagonist 13.6%, Space 11.8%, Sci-fi 11.6%
Why You'll Like It: A unique, atmospheric exploration game that focuses on scientific discovery and alien environments.
- #15 Between Horizons – A Sci-Fi Detective Adventure
86% matchVery Positive88% of 490 reviews2024
Dev: DigiTales InteractivePub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Between Horizons is a narrative 2.5D sci-fi detective adventure. 33 years into the Zephyr's journey, its mission is suddenly jeopardized. Can you find the culprit before it's too late? Experience an enthralling story set in a semi-open world that branches and ends based on your choices.
Why similar: Point & Click 28.7%, Space 23.3%, Sci-fi 18.9%, Female Protagonist 17.4%, Adventure 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: A detective-focused sci-fi adventure that emphasizes investigation and narrative choice on a space colony.
- #16 ELEA
88% matchMixed56% of 50 reviews2019
Dev: Kyodai LtdPub: SOEDESCO
Windows
Experience the surreal story of Elea. In this first-person Sci-Fi adventure you play as a space scientist recovering your lost husband. Venture out on a curious interstellar journey, full of devastating memories and startling secrets.
Why similar: Adventure 20.5%, Female Protagonist 20.3%, Sci-fi 20.2%, Space 18.8%, Indie 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: A space-themed adventure featuring a female protagonist navigating a surreal, narrative-driven sci-fi journey.
- #17 Morningstar: Descent to Deadrock
86% matchVery Positive93% of 577 reviews2015
Dev: Red Herring LabsPub: Phoenix Online Publishing
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Crash-landed on a desolate, alien planet, what should've been a routine work-for-hire job for Powell has become a deadly mission to save the merchant vessel Morningstar and her crew.
Why similar: Point & Click 43.9%, Sci-fi 24%, Adventure 14.4%, Space 11.6%, Indie 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: A classic-style point-and-click adventure about surviving on a hostile alien planet after a crash landing.
- #18 Tacoma
85% matchVery Positive86% of 4,721 reviews2017
Dev: Fullbright
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Tacoma is a sci-fi narrative adventure from the creators of Gone Home. Set aboard a high-tech space station in the year 2088, explore every detail of how the station’s crew lived and worked, finding the clues that add up to a gripping story of trust, fear, and resolve in the face of disaster.
Why similar: Space 28.4%, Sci-fi 26.5%, Female Protagonist 20.9%, Adventure 12.8%, Indie 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative exploration game set on an abandoned space station that shares the same sense of uncovering past events as J.U.L.we.A.
- #19 Returner 77
84% matchMostly Positive72% of 57 reviews2018
Dev: Fantastic, yes
Windows · Mac
The human species is all but extinct after an alien invasion devastated the earth. You are one of 77 returners - highly trained operatives given the mission of calling down the 8000 sleepers in space to rebuild the human race. Solve the mysteries of the alien ship to unravel what went wrong.
Why similar: Space 29.7%, Adventure 22.2%, Female Protagonist 22%, Puzzle 13.2%, Indie 12.9%
Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-heavy sci-fi adventure featuring a female protagonist attempting to save humanity from an alien threat.
- #20 Growbot
82% matchVery Positive90% of 202 reviews2021
Dev: Wabisabi PlayPub: Application Systems Heidelberg
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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 37%, Adventure 22.1%, Indie 12.5%, Female Protagonist 9.2%, Puzzle 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: A charming point-and-click adventure that focuses on puzzle-solving and exploration in a unique sci-fi setting.
- #21 OPUS: The Day We Found Earth
82% matchVery Positive87% of 1,650 reviews2016
Dev: SIGONO INC.
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Dive into the boundless galaxy and embark on an emotional adventure! Help little robot Emeth to fulfill a century-old promise by finding Earth in order to save Mankind—so step into the spaceship, operate a deep space telescope, and find out what’s out there in the unknown.
Why similar: Point & Click 23.4%, Space 22.6%, Female Protagonist 16.2%, Sci-fi 11.9%, Puzzle 9%
Why You'll Like It: A story-rich space exploration game that emphasizes discovery and atmospheric narrative.
- #22 Solaria Moon
84% matchMixed60% of 67 reviews2017
Dev: 3y3.netPub: Tizona Interactive
Windows
Solaria Moon is a space adventure in 3D with an outstanding script full of challenging puzzles to solve and mysteries to uncover.
Why similar: Adventure 67.2%, Indie 32.8%
Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi adventure featuring a female protagonist solving puzzles to survive on a mysterious space station.
- #23 Milkmaid of the Milky Way
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 543 reviews2017
Dev: Mattis FolkestadPub: machineboy
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Milkmaid of the Milky Way is an award-winning point-and-click adventure game in rhyme that combines a gripping story with puzzles and exploration. What happens when a young milkmaid sees an alien craft in a fjord in 1920's Norway?
Why similar: Point & Click 35.8%, Female Protagonist 20.3%, Sci-fi 16.7%, Adventure 11.9%, Puzzle 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: A point-and-click adventure with a female lead that blends sci-fi elements with a charming, narrative-driven quest.
- #24 Kathy Rain
81% matchVery Positive92% of 3,928 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 98.5%, Female Protagonist 0.7%, Adventure 0.5%, Indie 0.1%, Puzzle 0.1%
Why You'll Like It: A compelling point-and-click mystery with a strong female lead and a focus on narrative-driven investigation.
- #25 eXperience 112
83% matchMixed59% of 117 reviews2014
Dev: Lexis NumeriquePub: Microids
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 41%
An abandoned boat. A system of surveillance camera that works. A woman, Lea Nichols, only survivor of a team of researchers. Monitor, manage, search… Behind your camera, guide Lea Nichols to freedom but also to the truth. Be her eyes and ears to help fulfill her destiny! But be careful, remember that things are not always what they seem…
Why similar: Point & Click 38.6%, Female Protagonist 32.8%, Adventure 28.6%
Why You'll Like It: A unique point-and-click adventure where you guide a female protagonist through a mysterious ship using surveillance cameras.
- #26 Planet RIX-13
80% matchVery Positive96% of 107 reviews2017
Dev: 9 Eyes Game Studio
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Planet RIX-13 is а 2D adventure, in which you play as a space explorer engaged in searching for planets potentially suitable for life.
Why similar: Point & Click 43.7%, Adventure 20.3%, Puzzle 13.3%, Indie 12.4%, Sci-fi 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: A short, focused point-and-click adventure about exploring and surviving on a mysterious alien planet.
- #27 Unavowed
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,539 reviews2018
Dev: Wadjet Eye Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
A demon has possessed you and used your body to tear a swath of bloodshed through New York. You are now free, but life as you knew it is over. Your only path forward is joining the Unavowed - an ancient society dedicated to stopping evil. No matter what the cost.
Why similar: Point & Click 57.3%, Adventure 18.9%, Female Protagonist 13.1%, Indie 8.5%, Singleplayer 2.1%
Why You'll Like It: A high-quality point-and-click adventure with deep narrative choices and character-driven storytelling.
- #28 The Abandoned Planet
76% matchVery Positive94% of 221 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 29.7%, Female Protagonist 17.4%, Space 15.8%, Sci-fi 13.9%, Puzzle 9.4%
- #29 Beyond a Steel Sky
78% matchVery Positive88% of 1,598 reviews2020
Dev: Revolution Software Ltd
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
From multi-award winning Revolution comes ‘Beyond a Steel Sky’, a groundbreaking 3D adventure thriller, set in an AI-driven future. Subvert the world, hack the systems and solve dark conspiracies to uncover the devastating truth.
Why similar: Point & Click 41.7%, Sci-fi 23.6%, Adventure 14.8%, Puzzle 10.1%, Indie 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: A modern sci-fi point-and-click adventure that balances puzzle-solving with a rich, dystopian narrative.
- #30 Monolith
77% matchMostly Positive77% of 335 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 38%, Female Protagonist 21%, Sci-fi 20.4%, Space 8.8%, Adventure 7.4%
- #31 Destination Primus Vita - Ep. 1
79% matchMostly Positive77% of 111 reviews2018
Dev: Epsilon Games
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 12.2 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Destination Primus Vita is a narrative, first-person and episodic puzzle game set in a science-fiction universe. Follow the adventures of our main six characters: Austin, Hayao, Artemis, BrX, Geny and Coby as they travel across the cosmos to Primus Vita to complete their vital mission… to save life on Earth!
Why similar: Sci-fi 28.4%, Space 18.7%, Adventure 18.3%, Female Protagonist 13.9%, Indie 10%
Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-adventure game featuring a female protagonist on a sci-fi mission to save humanity.
- #32 The Invincible
74% matchVery Positive89% of 9,176 reviews2023
Dev: Starward IndustriesPub: 11 bit studios
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Rethink human’s dominion in The Invincible: a story-driven adventure set in a hard sci-fi world by Stanisław Lem. Discover planet Regis III as scientist Yasna, use atompunk tools looking for a missing crew and face unforeseen threats. Make choices in a philosophical story that’s driven by science.
Why similar: Space 29.3%, Sci-fi 27.8%, Female Protagonist 24.6%, Adventure 15.6%, Singleplayer 2.6%
- #33 Whispers of a Machine
76% matchVery Positive93% of 1,957 reviews2019
Dev: Clifftop GamesPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
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: Point & Click 37.8%, Sci-fi 19.8%, Female Protagonist 17.8%, Adventure 15.7%, Puzzle 5.9%
- #34 Shardlight
77% matchVery Positive90% of 786 reviews2016
Dev: Wadjet Eye Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
A post-apocalyptic adventure game from the publisher that brought you Primordia, Gemini Rue and Technobabylon! A young woman stricken with a deadly plague searches for a cure in a hostile world.
Why similar: Point & Click 47.2%, Female Protagonist 24.9%, Adventure 15.5%, Indie 6.7%, Puzzle 3.6%
- #35 Alternativa
79% matchMixed47% of 210 reviews2010
Dev: Centauri ProductionPub: Bohemia Interactive
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 42%
Alternativa is a story that will take you to a world much different to what you'd expect in 2045. To a world destroyed by war and revolutions, a world led by an oppressive and cruel dictatorship. Classic point&click adventure game based on the original sci-fi/cyber-punk script which is composed of a number of shorter stories that...
Why similar: Point & Click 50.5%, Adventure 27.6%, Sci-fi 21.8%
Why You'll Like It: A classic point-and-click adventure set in a dystopian sci-fi future with a focus on investigation and story.
- #36 STARDROP
75% matchVery Positive87% of 276 reviews2019
Dev: Joure Visser
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
STARDROP is an interactive sci-fi cinematic experience.
Why similar: Space 31.8%, Female Protagonist 21.3%, Sci-fi 21.3%, Adventure 13%, Indie 7.2%
- #37 Space Pilgrim Academy: Reunion
75% matchVery Positive96% of 73 reviews2019
Dev: Pilgrim AdventuresPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Margaret Dale crosses the galaxy in search of her lost mother, determined to solve once and for all the mysteries surrounding the destruction of Latona station.
Why similar: Point & Click 20.9%, Space 20.8%, Sci-fi 17.4%, Female Protagonist 15.4%, Adventure 9.5%
- #38 Perils of Man
74% matchMostly Positive78% of 251 reviews2015
Dev: IF GamesPub: Vertigo Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 95%
When Ana receives an unexpected gift from her missing father, she is catapulted headlong into a mystery that will take her on a journey through time. At last she must decide if a perfectly predictable world is a curse on humanity or a triumph for mankind.
Why similar: Point & Click 43.8%, Adventure 27.4%, Female Protagonist 15.5%, Indie 13.4%
- #39 Deliver Us Mars
70% matchMostly Positive75% of 2,881 reviews2023
Dev: KeokeN InteractivePub: Frontier Foundry
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Deliver Us Mars is an atmospheric sci-fi adventure taking you on a suspense-fuelled, high-stakes mission to recover the ARK colony ships stolen by the mysterious Outward.
Why similar: Space 36.8%, Sci-fi 31%, Female Protagonist 28.5%, Singleplayer 3.7%
- #40 The Station
72% matchVery Positive86% of 1,108 reviews2018
Dev: The Station Game ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
The Station is a first-person sci-fi mystery set on a space station sent to study a sentient alien civilization. Assuming the role of a recon specialist, players must unravel a mystery which will decide the fate of two civilizations.
Why similar: Space 32.5%, Sci-fi 28.9%, Adventure 19.3%, Indie 11.8%, Puzzle 7.6%
- #41 The Eyes of Ara
73% matchVery Positive83% of 826 reviews2016
Dev: 100 Stones Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Explore a vast, mysterious castle riddled with secret rooms and challenging puzzles in this award-winning puzzle adventure.
Why similar: Point & Click 35.5%, Sci-fi 17%, Female Protagonist 14.9%, Adventure 12.4%, Puzzle 12.1%
- #42 The Fall
71% matchVery Positive88% of 3,697 reviews2014
Dev: Over The Moon
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 16.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Take the role of ARID, the artificial intelligence within a high-tech combat suit. The Fall is a unique combination of adventure-game puzzle solving and side-scroller action, all set within a dark and atmospheric story. Get ready for a disturbing journey as you explore the world of The Fall.
Why similar: Sci-fi 33.1%, Point & Click 19.3%, Adventure 16.9%, Female Protagonist 11.3%, Puzzle 9.8%
- #43 De-Void
73% matchMixed63% of 144 reviews2016
Dev: Playstige Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 96%
De-Void is a first-person adventure game, where the player unravels the mysterious circumstances surrounding the disappearance of a remote space colony crew.
Why similar: Space 22.3%, Sci-fi 21.5%, Female Protagonist 15.9%, Adventure 14.9%, Point & Click 13.4%
- #44 Deliver Us The Moon
69% matchVery Positive88% of 9,052 reviews2019
Dev: KeokeN InteractivePub: Wired Productions
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
The Moon has gone dark, cutting off Earth’s last source of energy. As a lone astronaut, you’ll explore abandoned lunar bases, solve intricate puzzles, and navigate stunning zero-gravity environments. Operate advanced vehicles, uncover hidden truths, and survive in this gripping sci-fi thriller.
Why similar: Space 36%, Adventure 21.8%, Sci-fi 21.7%, Indie 10.6%, Puzzle 6.1%
- #45 Space Pilgrim Academy: Year 1
72% matchVery Positive90% of 128 reviews2017
Dev: Pilgrim AdventuresPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Latona Research Station has been destroyed by unknown assailants. The only survivor is a young girl who was rescued by the Starship Quicksilver and her renowned captain.
Why similar: Space 27.4%, Sci-fi 20.8%, Adventure 17.8%, Point & Click 12.6%, Female Protagonist 11.7%
- #46 The Longest Journey
71% matchVery Positive90% of 2,124 reviews2007
Dev: Funcom
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 51%
The Longest Journey is an amazing graphical adventure, where the player controls the protagonist, April Ryan, on her journey between parallel universes.
Why similar: Point & Click 49.3%, Female Protagonist 20.9%, Adventure 15.8%, Sci-fi 10.1%, Puzzle 2.8%
- #47 Star Trek: Resurgence
65% matchVery Positive89% of 2,970 reviews2024
Dev: Dramatic LabsPub: Bruner House
Windows
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Authentic Star Trek adventure from former members of Telltale Games. Engage in diplomacy, pilot shuttlecraft, and use your tricorder and phaser to overcome challenging puzzles and deadly threats. Tough decisions will impact relationships, your story, and the fate of the galaxy. What will YOU do?
Why similar: Point & Click 32%, Space 21%, Sci-fi 17.5%, Female Protagonist 17.3%, Adventure 10.4%
- #48 Stranded
73% matchMostly Negative38% of 539 reviews2014
Dev: Peter MoorheadPub: Curve Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 68%
A minimal point and click adventure, designed to take the player on a short but memorable journey.
Why similar: Point & Click 41.9%, Adventure 17.7%, Space 14.7%, Sci-fi 12.5%, Indie 10.1%
- #49 A New Beginning - Final Cut
70% matchMostly Positive75% of 2,096 reviews2012
Dev: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 57%
A New Beginning is a cinematic adventure-thriller done graphic novel-style.
Why similar: Point & Click 59.4%, Adventure 21.3%, Sci-fi 5.9%, Puzzle 4.1%, Indie 4.1%
- #50 Out There: Oceans of Time
69% matchMixed55% of 232 reviews2022
Dev: Mi-Clos StudioPub: Modern Wolf
Windows
Out There: Oceans of Time is a space exploration game that puts you at the helm of an interstellar mission of discovery spanning a vast and vibrant cosmos.
Why similar: Space 32.1%, Sci-fi 23.4%, Female Protagonist 20.4%, Adventure 16.3%, Singleplayer 4.1%
- #51 Syberia: The World Before
65% matchVery Positive90% of 4,837 reviews2022
Dev: Microids Studio ParisPub: Microids
Windows
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Embark on a quest for identity through time, as you piece together the puzzle of two lives.
Why similar: Point & Click 42.9%, Female Protagonist 23.6%, Adventure 13.9%, Puzzle 13%, Exploration 4.3%
- #52 Space Pilgrim Episode I: Alpha Centauri
68% matchVery Positive88% of 1,324 reviews2015
Dev: Pilgrim AdventuresPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Captain Gail Pilgrim has been flying starships since she was a kid, ferrying passengers between planets and space stations across the galaxy. She has no reason to expect that this latest trip to Alpha Centauri will be anything special, even if her passengers are a little more diverse than usual....
Why similar: Adventure 43%, Space 19.5%, Sci-fi 15.4%, Female Protagonist 9.3%, Point & Click 9%
- #53 Blood Nova
66% matchVery Positive92% of 118 reviews2022
Dev: Cosmic Void
Windows · Mac · Linux
Princess Love is set to assume the throne of a powerful galactic empire. But when conspirators try to thwart her ascension, Love and her best friend Kel become stranded on an interstellar lighthouse. Prove Love worthy of rule in this thrilling point and click adventure game.
Why similar: Point & Click 35.3%, Female Protagonist 21%, Sci-fi 14%, Adventure 12.5%, Puzzle 7.9%
- #54 Space Pilgrim Episode III: Delta Pavonis
69% matchVery Positive83% of 588 reviews2016
Dev: Pilgrim AdventuresPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Still reeling from the life-changing events of the previous episode, Gail seeks out a safe haven with her father in the Delta Pavonis system. However, she soon learns that the politics of Planet Leto can be as treacherous and unpredictable as the local weather.
Why similar: Adventure 31.8%, Space 20%, Sci-fi 15.2%, Female Protagonist 13.4%, Point & Click 12.8%
- #55 Moebius: Empire Rising
70% matchMostly Positive75% of 331 reviews2014
Dev: Phoenix Online StudiosPub: Phoenix Online Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Moebius: Empire Rising is a contemporary adventure that merges classic point-and-click puzzle solving with Jane Jensen’s sophisticated storytelling. Travel the world using Malachi’s unique deductive powers to analyze suspects, make historical connections, and uncover the truth behind a theory of space and time the government will defend...
Why similar: Point & Click 59.6%, Adventure 25.9%, Indie 8.2%, Puzzle 6.4%
- #56 Brassheart
64% matchVery Positive98% of 56 reviews2025
Dev: Hexy Studio
Windows · Mac
Brassheart is an adventure game set in the alternative 1920s, inspired by dieselpunk and the classics of the genre. In this world, you play as Pola, a spunky pilot. She follows the clues that may provide a way to save her father kidnapped by his own invention, a rebellious supermachine, Valkiria.
Why similar: Point & Click 39.6%, Female Protagonist 21.5%, Adventure 19.6%, Indie 10.2%, Puzzle 6.7%
- #57 Q.U.B.E. 2
67% matchVery Positive84% of 1,718 reviews2018
Dev: Toxic GamesPub: Trapped Nerve Games
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Q.U.B.E. 2 is the sequel to the hit first-person puzzle game Q.U.B.E. You are Amelia Cross, a stranded archaeologist who has awoken among the ruins of an ancient alien landscape. With the distant help of another survivor you must solve the puzzles of this mysterious world and find a way back home.
Why similar: Adventure 26%, Puzzle 16.3%, Female Protagonist 15.6%, Sci-fi 14.1%, Indie 14%
- #58 Return to Mysterious Island
68% matchVery Positive84% of 456 reviews2014
Dev: Kheops StudioPub: Microids
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 53%
Join intrepid sailor and recent island castaway Mina as she explores the hidden secrets within the Jules Verne classic inspired Mysterious Island. Gather key articles left from the island’s previous inhabitants and combine them in unique and interesting ways to stay alive and stay hopeful for rescue.
Why similar: Point & Click 47.4%, Adventure 24.3%, Female Protagonist 14.4%, Puzzle 11.5%, Exploration 1.5%
- #59 Space Pilgrim Episode IV: Sol
67% matchVery Positive89% of 426 reviews2016
Dev: Pilgrim AdventuresPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Locked away in the most secure prison in the galaxy, with little hope of escape, Gail Pilgrim faces the most difficult ordeals of her life. Her only hope lies in trusting those who she has come to regard as her friends.
Why similar: Adventure 29.8%, Space 18.9%, Sci-fi 14.4%, Point & Click 14.1%, Female Protagonist 12.7%