- #1 Papetura
96% matchVery Positive92% of 1,209 reviews2021
Dev: Petums
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Papetura is a short atmospheric adventure game, with unique world handmade entirely out of paper, and beautiful fragile music. It tells the story of two little creatures whose house is in danger of being burned down.
Why similar: Point & Click 38.8%, Cult Classic 16% ★, Puzzle 15%, Great Soundtrack 12.4%, Adventure 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: Like Lumino City, this game features a stunning, entirely handmade paper world that creates a unique and immersive atmosphere.
- #2 Lume
97% matchMixed47% of 500 reviews2011
Dev: State of Play
Windows · Mac
Median: 24 minMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 23%
With a set built entirely out of paper and cardboard, and sumptuously filmed, Lume is a game with a style unlike any other.
Why similar: Point & Click 55.9%, Puzzle 18.6%, Adventure 17.5%, Indie 4.4%, Casual 2.8%
Why You'll Like It: As the direct prequel to Lumino City, it shares the same distinct handmade visual style and core puzzle mechanics.
- #3 Machinarium
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 19,289 reviews2009
Dev: Amanita Design
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 18.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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 44.6%, Puzzle 19.1%, Great Soundtrack 14.6%, Adventure 8.9%, Story Rich 4%
Why You'll Like It: This classic point-and-click adventure shares the same charming, tactile, and puzzle-heavy design philosophy found in Lumino City.
- #4 Samorost 3
95% matchVery Positive94% of 5,364 reviews2016
Dev: Amanita Design
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 50.5%, Puzzle 15.9%, Funny 7.4%, Adventure 6.8%, Retro 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: Created by the masters of surreal, hand-drawn point-and-click games, it offers a similarly whimsical and highly detailed world to explore.
- #5 Tengami
94% matchVery Positive81% of 1,816 reviews2015
Dev: Nyamyam
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 1.7 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Tengami is an atmospheric adventure game set inside a Japanese pop-up book. Fold and slide the beautifully crafted paper world to solve puzzles and discover secrets.
Why similar: Point & Click 40.7%, Puzzle 20.2%, Great Soundtrack 14.2%, Adventure 13.4%, Indie 3.6%
Why You'll Like It: This game brings a pop-up book to life, mirroring the physical, paper-crafted aesthetic that makes Lumino City so special.
- #6 Botanicula
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 6,554 reviews2012
Dev: Amanita Design
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Humor-filled indie adventure game created by the makers of Machinarium and Samorost.
Why similar: Point & Click 47.9%, Puzzle 18.1%, Funny 10.2%, Adventure 9.6%, Story Rich 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: This title captures the same sense of wonder and organic, hand-crafted charm that defines the best of the point-and-click genre.
- #7 Gorogoa
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 19,841 reviews2017
Dev: Buried SignalPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Gorogoa is an elegant evolution of the puzzle genre, told through a beautifully hand-drawn story designed and illustrated by Jason Roberts. Winner of Debut Game at the 2018 BAFTA Games Awards, as well as Best Mobile Game and the Innovation Award at the GDC 2018 Choice Awards.
Why similar: Puzzle 37.7%, Point & Click 30.4%, Great Soundtrack 11.7%, Adventure 7.5%, Indie 3.3%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a unique, highly artistic puzzle experience that rewards observation and experimentation in a way that feels very similar to Lumino City.
- #8 Windosill
93% matchVery Positive92% of 1,130 reviews2009
Dev: Vectorpark
Windows · Mac
Median: 36 minMean: 1.3 hrs≥1hr: 25%
A short, surprising, toy-like puzzle game.
Why similar: Point & Click 59%, Puzzle 20.9%, Adventure 10.4%, Indie 4.3%, Casual 4%
Why You'll Like It: This surreal, tactile puzzle game focuses on interacting with a strange world, much like the intricate mechanisms found in Lumino City.
- #9 Creaks
91% matchVery Positive95% of 5,721 reviews2020
Dev: Amanita Design
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 77%
The ground starts shaking, light bulbs are breaking - and something rather unusual is happening right behind the walls of your very room. Equipped with nothing but wit and courage, you slowly descend into a world inhabited by avian folk and seemingly deadly furniture monsters.
Why similar: Puzzle 45.6%, Adventure 20.4%, 2D 8.7%, Funny 7.5%, Story Rich 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: Featuring a beautiful, hand-drawn art style, this puzzle-adventure game excels at creating an atmospheric world filled with clever mechanical puzzles.
- #10 Broken Age
91% matchVery Positive84% of 8,134 reviews2014
Dev: Double Fine Productions
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
A family friendly, hand-animated, puzzle-filled adventure game with an all-star cast, including Elijah Wood, Jack Black and Masasa Moyo. Funded by a record breaking crowdfunding campaign and designed by industry legend Tim Schafer, Broken Age is a timeless coming-of-age story.
Why similar: Point & Click 51.9%, Adventure 12.8%, Great Soundtrack 9.8%, Cult Classic 8.3% ★, Puzzle 5%
Why You'll Like It: This game features a distinct, hand-painted art style and a narrative-driven point-and-click experience that is highly polished.
- #11 Growbot
89% 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 37.2%, Adventure 18.8%, Great Soundtrack 16.4%, Puzzle 12.4%, Indie 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: A beautifully hand-drawn adventure that emphasizes puzzle-solving and exploration within a unique, imaginative setting.
- #12 The Inner World
90% matchVery Positive89% of 1,488 reviews2013
Dev: Studio FizbinPub: Headup
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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 51.6%, Adventure 17.5%, Puzzle 10.1%, Great Soundtrack 7.5%, 1990's 4%
Why You'll Like It: With its hand-drawn aesthetic and classic point-and-click mechanics, it captures the same whimsical spirit as Lumino City.
- #13 Hidden Folks
88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 9,433 reviews2017
Dev: Hidden Folks
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Search for hidden folks in hand-drawn, interactive, miniature landscapes. Unfurl tent flaps, cut through bushes, slam doors, and poke some crocodiles! Rooooaaaarrrr!!!!!
Why similar: Point & Click 46.8%, Puzzle 22%, Funny 8.5%, Adventure 4.8%, Great Soundtrack 4.2%
Why You'll Like It: The hand-drawn, interactive environments provide a satisfying, tactile experience that emphasizes discovery and detail.
- #14 The Tiny Bang Story
89% matchVery Positive87% of 6,576 reviews2011
Dev: Colibri Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 93%
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 67.6%, Puzzle 29.3%, Retro 1%, Adventure 0.8%, Story Rich 0.4%
Why You'll Like It: This game features a gorgeous, hand-drawn art style and classic point-and-click puzzle gameplay that feels very familiar to fans of the genre.
- #15 My Brother Rabbit
87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,026 reviews2018
Dev: Artifex Mundi
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 94%
My Brother Rabbit is a beautifully drawn exploration adventure and puzzle game set in a surreal world that mixes reality with a child’s imagination.
Why similar: Point & Click 38.8%, Great Soundtrack 20%, Puzzle 17.1%, Adventure 13%, Retro 2.8%
Why You'll Like It: This game features a beautiful, surreal, hand-drawn world that is perfect for players who enjoy atmospheric point-and-click puzzles.
- #16 Grim Fandango Remastered
86% matchVery Positive91% of 8,657 reviews2015
Dev: Double Fine Productions
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
One of the most acclaimed adventure games of all time is now back, better than ever. Grim Fandango Remastered has the all the beautiful art and engaging story fans remember, but has also been remastered to look, sound, and control even better than the award-winning original release.
Why similar: Point & Click 30.9%, Cult Classic 29.4% ★, Great Soundtrack 12.7%, Adventure 9.4%, Puzzle 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: A quintessential point-and-click adventure that remains a gold standard for narrative-driven puzzle games.
- #17 LUNA The Shadow Dust
85% matchVery Positive90% of 1,643 reviews2020
Dev: Lantern StudioPub: Coconut Island Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 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 38.6%, Adventure 18.2%, Great Soundtrack 18.1%, Puzzle 13.9%, Indie 4.3%
Why You'll Like It: A wordless, hand-drawn adventure that relies on visual storytelling and clever puzzles to engage the player.
- #18 The Book of Unwritten Tales
84% matchVery Positive91% of 2,139 reviews2012
Dev: KING ArtPub: THQ Nordic
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 61%
In a world torn by war, the aged gremlin archaeologist Mortimer MacGuffin harbors the dark secret of a powerful artifact.
Why similar: Point & Click 50.6%, Adventure 15.6%, Cult Classic 12% ★, Great Soundtrack 6%, Puzzle 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: A traditional, well-crafted point-and-click adventure that offers a deep, story-rich experience for fans of the genre.
- #19 King's Quest
84% matchVery Positive90% of 2,953 reviews2015
Dev: The Odd GentlemenPub: Sierra
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 67%
King’s Quest is a collection of five different chapter releases, each focusing on an untold tale in Graham’s past. Discover a wondrous world full of whimsical characters, charming puzzles and perilous dangers in this fun and enchanting coming of age story.
Why similar: Point & Click 31.9%, Adventure 15.5%, Puzzle 14.4%, Cult Classic 14.3% ★, Great Soundtrack 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: This modern reimagining of a classic series offers a beautiful, story-rich adventure with plenty of puzzles to solve.
- #20 Armikrog
86% matchMixed59% of 1,613 reviews2015
Dev: Pencil Test StudiosPub: Versus Evil
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Armikrog is a unique stop motion clay animated point and click adventure game from the creators of Earthworm Jim and the Neverhood. Unravel the mysteries of the fortress that holds Tommynaut and his blind alien talking dog Beak-Beak captive through exploration and puzzle solving!
Why similar: Point & Click 46.4%, Adventure 21.1%, Great Soundtrack 15.6%, Puzzle 14.1%, Singleplayer 1.7%
Why You'll Like It: This game is unique for its claymation art style, providing a tactile, handmade feel that aligns with the spirit of Lumino City.
- #21 A Little to the Left
79% matchVery Positive92% of 17,479 reviews2022
Dev: Max InfernoPub: Secret Mode
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 16.4 hrs≥1hr: 84%
A Little to the Left is a cozy puzzle game that has you sort, stack, and organize household items into pleasing arrangements while you keep an eye out for a mischievous cat with an inclination for chaos. Check out this playful and intuitive puzzler with 100+ satisfying messes to tidy.
Why similar: Point & Click 54.3%, Puzzle 35%, Singleplayer 3.7%, 2D 3.7%, Casual 3.4%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the satisfying, tactile nature of organizing and solving puzzles, which will appeal to fans of Lumino City's mechanical interactions.
- #22 CHUCHEL
82% matchVery Positive85% of 4,624 reviews2018
Dev: Amanita Design
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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 50.7%, Puzzle 13.8%, Funny 10.9%, Adventure 6.3%, Retro 4.3%
Why You'll Like It: Another masterpiece from Amanita Design, this game is packed with funny, tactile interactions and creative puzzle-solving.
- #23 Karma. Incarnation 1
83% matchVery Positive82% of 368 reviews2016
Dev: AuraLabPub: Other Kind Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 96%
This multi-award winning adventure game explores a love story between two beautiful souls through ingenious humour, mind bending puzzles and a bizarre, hand-drawn, frame-by-frame animation style.
Why similar: Point & Click 45.1%, Adventure 16.8%, Great Soundtrack 14.6%, Puzzle 14.5%, Indie 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal, hand-drawn point-and-click adventure that offers a unique visual style and challenging puzzle sequences.
- #24 Tiny Room Stories: Town Mystery
81% matchVery Positive88% of 834 reviews2021
Dev: Kiary Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.8 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: Point & Click 57%, Puzzle 26.6%, Adventure 14.2%, Singleplayer 1.5%, Indie 0.7%
Why You'll Like It: The isometric, tactile nature of the puzzles requires players to manipulate the environment, echoing the mechanical focus of Lumino City.
- #25 Unpacking
78% matchVery Positive93% of 39,045 reviews2021
Dev: Witch BeamPub: Balor Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Unpacking is a zen puzzle game about the familiar experience of pulling possessions out of boxes and fitting them into a new home. Part block-fitting puzzle, part home decoration, you are invited to create a satisfying living space while learning clues about the life you’re unpacking.
Why similar: Point & Click 47.2%, Puzzle 30.2%, Story Rich 7.1%, Casual 4.4%, Indie 4.2%
Why You'll Like It: While different in mechanics, the focus on tactile, satisfying interaction with objects makes it a great fit for fans of Lumino City.
- #26 Edna & Harvey: Harvey's New Eyes
81% matchVery Positive89% of 3,328 reviews2012
Dev: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 79%
From the creators of the award winning games “The Whispered World” and “Deponia” comes this extraordinary game Edna & Harvey: Harvey's New Eyes.
Why similar: Point & Click 53.7%, Adventure 13.4%, Cult Classic 11.1% ★, Puzzle 6.4%, Great Soundtrack 4.8%
Why You'll Like It: A classic point-and-click adventure that balances humor and puzzle-solving in a distinct, hand-drawn world.
- #27 Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP
82% matchMostly Positive77% of 2,644 reviews2012
Dev: CapybaraPub: Capybara Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 2.2 hrs≥1hr: 34%
Traverse a mythic little realm, use a sword to do battle & evoke sworcery to solve mystical musical mysteries.
Why similar: Point & Click 41.7%, Great Soundtrack 27.5%, Adventure 14.4%, Puzzle 7.3%, Indie 3.6%
Why You'll Like It: This game is highly atmospheric and artistic, focusing on a unique visual and audio experience that resonates with fans of indie gems.
- #28 Chants of Sennaar
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 29,231 reviews2023
Dev: RundiscPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
In this award-winning puzzle adventure game, play as the Traveler on a quest to reunite the Peoples of the Tower. Observe, listen, and decipher ancient languages in a fascinating universe inspired by the Myth of Babel.
Why similar: Point & Click 34.6%, Puzzle 32.1%, Adventure 13.8%, Great Soundtrack 11.5%, Singleplayer 3.2%
- #29 Donut County
78% matchVery Positive92% of 11,545 reviews2018
Dev: Ben EspositoPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Donut County is a story-based physics puzzle game where you play as an ever-growing hole in the ground. Meet cute characters, steal their trash, and throw them in a hole.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 28.2%, Puzzle 26.5%, Funny 15%, Adventure 13.4%, Indie 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: A quirky, physics-based puzzle game that shares a lighthearted, artistic tone and satisfying interactive feedback.
- #30 Adventures of Bertram Fiddle 1: A Dreadly Business
80% matchVery Positive86% of 519 reviews2015
Dev: RumpusPub: Chorus Worldwide Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 63%
A classic point and click adventure game, featuring weird and wonderful characters, beautiful animation and a fantastic soundtrack. "It is quite possibly one of the finest point-and-click comedy murder mystery adventure games set in Victorian London you will play today" - Bertram Fiddle
Why similar: Point & Click 61%, Adventure 19.5%, Funny 6.2%, Casual 3.2%, Indie 3.1%
Why You'll Like It: A funny, hand-drawn point-and-click adventure that offers a lighthearted and engaging experience.
- #31 Fire: Ungh’s Quest
79% matchVery Positive85% of 688 reviews2015
Dev: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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 44.8%, Adventure 22.8%, Puzzle 17.9%, Funny 4.4%, Indie 4.1%
Why You'll Like It: A charming, hand-drawn point-and-click adventure that focuses on exploration and puzzle-solving in a prehistoric setting.
- #32 Truberbrook / Trüberbrook
76% matchMostly Positive73% of 2,295 reviews2019
Dev: btfPub: Headup
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Enjoy an adventurous vacation to a 1960's parallel universe! A Sci-Fi-Mystery Adventure Game with handmade scenery.
Why similar: Point & Click 42.1%, Adventure 19.9%, Great Soundtrack 11.8%, Puzzle 9%, 1990's 3.3%
- #33 GNOG
75% matchVery Positive91% of 1,057 reviews2018
Dev: KO_OP
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%
GNOG is a tactile 3D puzzle game about exploring whimsical monster heads and the secret worlds inside them. Filled with eye-catching designs, lively interactions, and a rich, reactive soundtrack, the hand-crafted heads come to life as you grab, poke, spin, pull, and play with each charming contraption.
Why similar: Point & Click 31.9%, Puzzle 25%, Adventure 18.9%, Great Soundtrack 12.2%, Indie 6.8%
- #34 A New Beginning - Final Cut
77% 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 52.7%, Adventure 16.1%, Cult Classic 11.3% ★, Great Soundtrack 5.9%, Puzzle 5.1%
- #35 The Next BIG Thing
77% matchVery Positive84% of 700 reviews2011
Dev: Pendulo StudiosPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 55%
The Next Big Thing is a great adventure game in high definition, loaded with laughs, tributes, mysteries and wacky puzzles!
Why similar: Point & Click 60.2%, Adventure 17.8%, Cult Classic 14.3% ★, Puzzle 6.5%, 2D 1.2%
- #36 LOOM™
76% matchVery Positive89% of 698 reviews2009
Dev: LucasArts
Windows · Mac
Median: 18 minMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 34%
Long after the passing of the Second Shadow, when dragons ruled the twilight sky and the stars were bright and numerous, came the Age of the Great Guilds. Blacksmiths. Shepherds. Clerics. Each dedicated to the absolute control of secret knowledge. Another such Guild was the Weavers.
Why similar: Point & Click 49%, Adventure 15.3%, Cult Classic 12.8% ★, Puzzle 7.8%, 1990's 5.7%
- #37 World of Goo
74% matchVery Positive94% of 6,476 reviews2008
Dev: 2D BOYPub: 2D BOY
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 67%
World of Goo is a multiple award winning physics based puzzle / construction game made entirely by two guys.
Why similar: Puzzle 43.9%, Great Soundtrack 35.3%, Indie 6.1%, Funny 3.7%, Singleplayer 3.6%
- #38 Linelight
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,094 reviews2017
Dev: My Dog Zorro
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Linelight is an elegant puzzle game set in a world of lines.
Why similar: Puzzle 40.9%, Great Soundtrack 26%, Adventure 18.6%, Indie 8.2%, Casual 6.4%
- #39 Runaway: A Twist of Fate
75% matchVery Positive89% of 448 reviews2011
Dev: Pendulo StudiosPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Runaway: A Twist of Fate is the adventure game of the year! Featuring a production worthy of a big 2D animated movie, Runaway follows a story full of twists and turns, and packed with comical highlights. All in all, you will be confronted with more than 200 mysteries and puzzles to keep your brain running through a big adventure that you...
Why similar: Point & Click 66.4%, Adventure 21.6%, Puzzle 9%, Story Rich 2.1%, Singleplayer 1%
- #40 LIT: Bend the Light
71% matchVery Positive94% of 315 reviews2020
Dev: Copperglass
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Light, darkness and remarkable puzzles! Bend the light to your will in this award winning physics-based puzzle game. Feel like a renaissance engineer, build your own solutions to light puzzles, feel your brain grow and all of that within the beautiful and mysterious world of LIT.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 27.6%, Puzzle 26.1%, Indie 22.3%, Casual 17.4%, 2D 4.1%
- #41 Hue
71% matchVery Positive92% of 11,146 reviews2016
Dev: Fiddlesticks GamesPub: Curve Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Hue is a vibrant, award-winning puzzle-adventure, where you alter the world by changing its background colour.
Why similar: Puzzle 34.2%, Great Soundtrack 30.1%, Adventure 19.9%, Indie 6.8%, 2D 4.1%
- #42 The Night of the Rabbit
72% matchVery Positive90% of 3,344 reviews2013
Dev: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Lose yourself in a tale of magic and wonder, where anything is possible and where nothing is quite as it seems: join young Jerry and follow a peculiar white rabbit to the wondrous realm of Mousewood, a land where critters can speak and where mystery abounds.
Why similar: Point & Click 43.7%, Cult Classic 17.2% ★, Adventure 15.4%, Puzzle 6%, Great Soundtrack 5.3%
- #43 Edgar - Bokbok in Boulzac
72% matchVery Positive81% of 128 reviews2020
Dev: La Poule Noire
Windows · Mac · Linux
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: Point & Click 29.7%, Adventure 20.5%, Puzzle 13.4%, Great Soundtrack 13%, Funny 7.4%
- #44 Dropsy
71% matchVery Positive93% of 2,110 reviews2015
Dev: TendershootPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 46%
Dropsy is a non-traditional take on the classic point and click adventure formula starring the game’s perpetually carefree namesake clown as he explores a richly detailed world full of colorful characters and sinister secrets, doling out hugs along the way.
Why similar: Point & Click 60.6%, Great Soundtrack 15.8%, Adventure 14.3%, Puzzle 3.4%, 2D 2.5%
- #45 Between Me and The Night
73% matchMostly Positive76% of 833 reviews2016
Dev: RainDance LX
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 23.2 hrs≥1hr: 96%
‘Between Me and The Night' is a surrealist action adventure game that walks the thin path between sanity and madness. Take on the role of a young boy and explore and interact with the mysterious house in which he lives.
Why similar: Cult Classic 37.4% ★, Point & Click 26.2%, Adventure 16.7%, 1990's 10.3%, Retro 9.5%
- #46 Button City
68% matchVery Positive93% of 167 reviews2021
Dev: Subliminal
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Button City is a cozy narrative adventure game about a fox and his friends banding together to save their local arcade! Explore a diorama world, play exciting arcade games, complete quirky quests and meet cute animal friends.
Why similar: Point & Click 54.7%, 1990's 13.5%, Funny 11.3%, Adventure 11.2%, Story Rich 4.5%
- #47 Bayou Island - Point and Click Adventure
74% matchMixed48% of 75 reviews2017
Dev: Andy Howard Games
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Make your way through this thrilling old school style point and click adventure game and try to solve the mysterious circumstances plaguing Bayou Island.
Why similar: Point & Click 51.6%, Great Soundtrack 12.3%, Adventure 11.9%, Puzzle 10.8%, Funny 3.9%
- #48 Boxville
67% matchVery Positive93% of 380 reviews2022
Dev: Triomatica Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Boxville is an adventure puzzle game about speechless cans living in the city of boxes and drawing doodles on cardboards to tell the stories. Made in Ukraine.
Why similar: Point & Click 49.9%, Puzzle 21.2%, Adventure 12.6%, Funny 6.5%, Story Rich 4.9%
- #49 Woven
70% matchVery Positive81% of 160 reviews2019
Dev: Alterego GamesPub: StickyLock Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Explore a woollen world where stuffed animals once lived in peace. Search for hidden secrets and customize your character with different animal shapes to solve puzzles. An epic adventure with two very unlikely heroes and a story narrated in rhyme.
Why similar: Adventure 30.1%, Point & Click 17.2%, Great Soundtrack 13.9%, Puzzle 10.5%, Story Rich 9.4%
- #50 Glass Masquerade
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 6,942 reviews2016
Dev: Onyx Lute
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Welcome to Glass Masquerade - an artistic puzzle game inspired by Art Deco & stained glass artisans of the 20th century. You need to combine hidden glass pieces to unveil clocks and themes exhibited by various cultures of the world at the 'International Times Exhibition'
Why similar: Puzzle 79.4%, Great Soundtrack 14.7%, Casual 2.2%, Indie 2.2%, 2D 0.8%
- #51 Little Inferno
69% matchVery Positive95% of 13,558 reviews2012
Dev: Tomorrow Corporation
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Throw your toys into your fire, and play with them as they burn. An adventure that takes place almost entirely in front of a fireplace - about looking up up up out of the chimney, and the cold world just on the other side of the wall. From the creators of World of Goo and Human Resource Machine.
Why similar: Puzzle 24.8%, Great Soundtrack 21.3%, Point & Click 17.4%, Funny 9.6%, Adventure 7.2%
- #52 Gnomdom
63% matchVery Positive97% of 118 reviews2024
Dev: Vivi
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 56.1%, Puzzle 21.3%, Adventure 11.4%, Funny 4.7%, Casual 2.2%
- #53 Old Man's Journey
69% matchVery Positive87% of 4,136 reviews2017
Dev: Broken Rules
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Old Man’s Journey, a soul-searching puzzle adventure, tells a story of life, loss, and hope. Interacting with the world around you, you'll shape the landscape to create the old man's path forward. Experience heartache and hope as you embark on a heartfelt journey through a sunkissed world.
Why similar: Point & Click 35.7%, Great Soundtrack 20.3%, Puzzle 16.3%, Adventure 14.7%, Story Rich 3.9%
- #54 SOLAS 128
67% matchVery Positive93% of 211 reviews2021
Dev: Amicable AnimalPub: Armor Games Studios
Windows
Explore SOLAS 128, a game of interconnected puzzles where you redirect and reconfigure rhythmic pulses of light to breathe life back into an ancient machine. BAFTA Scotland Game Winner.
Why similar: Puzzle 32%, Point & Click 29%, Great Soundtrack 19.1%, 2D 6.5%, Indie 5.3%
- #55 Lumini
70% matchVery Positive86% of 177 reviews2015
Dev: SpeelbaarsPub: 2Awesome Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%
A long-forgotten species, a hostile planet and a journey of discovery! Welcome to the world of Lumini – split and reform your swarm, evolve and discover new abilities to bring the Lumini back to their former glory...
Why similar: Adventure 77%, Indie 23%
- #56 Lost Horizon
70% matchVery Positive91% of 542 reviews2010
Dev: Animation ArtsPub: Ravenscourt
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 61%
1936: Soldiers of the Third Reich roam the world seeking occult weapons for their insane plans of conquest. When Fenton Paddock, a former British soldier and hapless smuggler, is asked to look for his friend Richard, who went missing in Tibet, he has no idea that this search will lead him across three continents to a secret that could...
Why similar: Point & Click 56.4%, Adventure 18.4%, Great Soundtrack 10.5%, 1990's 7.2%, Retro 4%
- #57 Riven (1997)
69% matchVery Positive89% of 1,385 reviews2010
Dev: Cyan Worlds, Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Released in 1997 as the original sequel to Myst, one of the best-selling puzzle adventure games of all time. Prepare to enter a world "torn asunder" by timeless, unresolved conflicts -- a world of incomparable beauty, intrigue, and betrayal.
Why similar: Point & Click 44.5%, Puzzle 23%, Adventure 17.1%, 1990's 5.4%, Great Soundtrack 4.6%
- #58 The Curse of Monkey Island
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,958 reviews2018
Dev: LucasArts
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 59%
The only pirate adventure that asks the question: What's sharper, your sword or your wit?
Why similar: Point & Click 37.1%, Cult Classic 29.7% ★, 1990's 12.7%, Adventure 6.3%, Retro 5.2%
- #59 Labyrinth City: Pierre the Maze Detective
64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,196 reviews2021
Dev: DarjeelingPub: Pixmain
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Adapted from the bestselling children’s book series Pierre The Maze Detective, play as Pierre in this adventure/puzzle game and recover the stolen Maze Stone. Journey through breathtakingly hand-drawn illustrations, meet eccentric characters, and solve puzzles to save Opera City!
Why similar: Puzzle 46.7%, Adventure 34.9%, Casual 6.9%, Indie 6.1%, Singleplayer 5.4%
- #60 Heaven's Vault
66% 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 46.4%, Puzzle 19.4%, Adventure 14.5%, Great Soundtrack 9.5%, Story Rich 3.1%