- #1 Meridian 157: Chapter 1
97% matchVery Positive93% of 370 reviews2020
Dev: NovaSoft Interactive Ltd.
Windows · Mac
While searching for the anomaly, you find yourself trapped inside a facility on a remote sub-Arctic island. What is this place? Who built it? Why was it left abandoned? Explore the uninhabited complex you now find yourself trapped in, but be warned: you might not be as alone as you think...
Why similar: Point & Click 29.2%, Hidden Object 26.1%, Puzzle 17.5%, Adventure 10.4%, First-Person 6.3%
- #2 The Room Two
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 21,748 reviews2016
Dev: Fireproof Games
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Unique events transport you to the halls of a long-forgotten crypt. The only means of escape lies locked within a stone pedestal, along with a note from your mysterious ally. His words promise assistance, but only serve to entice you into a compelling world of mystery and exploration.
Why similar: Puzzle 22.9%, Point & Click 21.5%, Hidden Object 19.2%, Mystery 16.4%, Atmospheric 6.8%
- #3 The Room
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 31,729 reviews2014
Dev: Fireproof Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A mysterious invitation leads to the attic of an abandoned house. In the room is a cast-iron safe laced with strange carvings and on top, a note from your distant companion. It promises something ancient and astonishing concealed in the iron chamber - you need only find a way in.
Why similar: Puzzle 26.8%, Point & Click 23.5%, Mystery 16.6%, Hidden Object 14.3%, Atmospheric 6.4%
- #4 The Room Three
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 13,392 reviews2018
Dev: Fireproof Games
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Lured to a remote island, you find yourself confined within the rooms of an ominous mansion. You must draw upon all your puzzle-solving ability to navigate a series of trials devised by a mysterious figure known only as “The Craftsman”. Do you have what it takes to escape?
Why similar: Puzzle 26.6%, Mystery 20.5%, Point & Click 19.4%, Hidden Object 11.9%, Adventure 5.3%
- #5 Another Tomorrow
94% matchVery Positive90% of 51 reviews2022
Dev: Glitch Games
Windows · Mac
Another Tomorrow is a first-person point and click game. Trapped without your memories you’ll explore abandoned apartments, airfields, temples, and underground facilities to search for clues, solve puzzles, and unlock secrets to answer the question; who are you?
Why similar: Point & Click 25.9%, First-Person 13.1%, Puzzle 11.7%, Adventure 10.7%, Mystery 10.2%
- #6 Through Abandoned: The Underground City
94% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,015 reviews2015
Dev: Igor KrutovPub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 95%
It’s the first game of Through Abandoned series, classical point and click game. You try to find your twin-brother who disappeared in a huge and mysterious place called Abandoned.
Why similar: Point & Click 25.1%, Hand-drawn 17%, Mystery 12.7%, Puzzle 12.4%, Adventure 7.3%
- #7 Tiny Room Stories: Town Mystery
93% matchVery Positive87% of 869 reviews2021
Dev: Kiary Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Everybody are missing in a town. Find the answers of town mystery in a point and click adventure game with escape the room mechanics
Why similar: Point & Click 26.6%, Hidden Object 23.7%, Mystery 16.4%, Puzzle 14.8%, Adventure 6.7%
- #8 Creepy Tale: Some Other Place
92% matchVery Positive94% of 657 reviews2024
Dev: Creepy Brothers
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Creepy Tale is a mysterious adventure rich in riddles and eerie atmosphere. An autumn morning promised a quiet fishing trip, but events took Martin to "some other place." Find the way home, uncover loads of secrets, and save everyone that you can.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 19%, Point & Click 16.8%, Hand-drawn 16.3%, Puzzle 10.1%, Mystery 9.4%
- #9 Scholar Adventure: Mystery of Silence
91% matchVery Positive96% of 103 reviews2025
Dev: Making EnemiesPub: DevilishGames
Windows · Mac
Mystery of Silence is a point-and-click adventure where William, a young writer in search of inspiration, enters an abbey shrouded in silence. What William finds within those walls is not just a story to tell, but a secret that should never be discovered.
Why similar: Point & Click 19.8%, Lore-Rich 16%, Mythology 15.6%, Hidden Object 8.7%, Dark Fantasy 8.1%
- #10 Luna's Room
91% matchVery Positive100% of 78 reviews2026
Dev: DonutDroidPub: Save Games Studio
Windows
An unfamiliar room. Vague memories. Explore Luna's room through the objects inside it in this intimate narrative experience about loss, told as a classic-style graphic adventure.
Why similar: Point & Click 41.7%, Mystery 20.3%, Adventure 13.3%, Story Rich 13.2%, 2D 6.9%
- #11 Creaks
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 6,119 reviews2020
Dev: Amanita Design
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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: Hand-drawn 21.5%, Supernatural 15.7%, Puzzle 13.1%, Mystery 12.4%, Atmospheric 8.6%
- #12 Blackthorne's Manor
89% matchVery Positive81% of 53 reviews2025
Dev: Error 404 Studios
Windows
Blackthorne's Manor is a first-person mystery thriller, where logic, puzzles, and the supernatural collide. Search for your missing friend, uncover the secrets of Blackthorne Manor, and escape before the house claims you too.
Why similar: Hidden Object 25.1%, Puzzle 14.1%, Adventure 11.7%, First-Person 8.8%, Supernatural 8.8%
- #13 The Cabinets of Doctor Arcana
89% matchVery Positive92% of 60 reviews2018
Dev: Monolith Graphics
Windows · Mac
The Cabinets of Doctor Arcana is a dark adventure game set inside the haunted mansion of a mysterious magician who vanished several years ago. Resolve a maze of riddles and perplexing puzzles to unlock doors and secret passages, or be doomed to spend eternity trapped inside the inescapable mansion.
Why similar: Hidden Object 18.9%, Point & Click 17.3%, Mystery 13.4%, Hand-drawn 12.7%, Puzzle 10.2%
- #14 3D Escape Room: Cursed Legacy
87% matchMostly Positive79% of 67 reviews2026
Dev: Shenzhen Zhonglian Interactive Technology Co.,Ltd
Windows
After waking up in the manor’s basement, you discover that you’ve aged at an abnormal rate. As you fight to survive, clues and records from different eras gradually bring the mystery into focus. When you become young again, you will inherit the true “legacy”.
Why similar: Hidden Object 22.9%, Point & Click 22%, Mystery 14.5%, Puzzle 12.9%, Atmospheric 7.4%
- #15 LUNAR LICH/月球巫妖
88% matchVery Positive98% of 92 reviews2021
Dev: Unknown sol3 workerPub: 拾光创梦
Windows
Apprentice Lumina, who had never obtained her magic wand, was trapped in a forest. The main road was blocked, and there might be other ways to reach the destination. To solve puzzles in the dark world, explore the underground world, resist ghosts and demons, and finally defeat the enemy on your own
Why similar: Puzzle 31%, Dark Fantasy 19.6%, Adventure 14.9%, Atmospheric 13.6%, 2D 12.4%
- #16 Boxes: Lost Fragments
84% matchVery Positive93% of 5,486 reviews2024
Dev: Big Loop StudiosPub: Snapbreak
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%
As a legendary thief, your next assignment lures you into a grand and lavish mansion. There you find a series of puzzle boxes, designed for an unknown purpose. What should have been a quick in-and-out, gradually turns into your own harrowing struggle for freedom and answers.
Why similar: Point & Click 24.9%, Hidden Object 18.2%, Puzzle 17.8%, Mystery 17.1%, Adventure 7%
- #17 TSIOQUE
86% matchVery Positive95% of 1,911 reviews2018
Dev: OhNoo Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%
TSIOQUE (pronounced: "chiock") is a dark but playful Point & Click adventure, hand-animated in meticulous, frame-by-frame 2D. Escape the clutches of an Evil Wizard and discover the secrets hidden within the spellbound castle of your ancestors.
Why similar: Point & Click 19.9%, Hand-drawn 16.4%, Mystery 11%, Puzzle 10%, Dark Fantasy 9.2%
- #18 Darkness Under My Bed
86% matchVery Positive91% of 96 reviews2021
Dev: Desert Fox
Windows
Wander through intricate maze under the bed, and discover the secrets hidden in the long, dark tunnels. Document the existence of monsters. Retrieve the stolen treasures and memories.
Why similar: Supernatural 21.5%, Point & Click 17.3%, Mystery 13.9%, First-Person 11%, Story Rich 8.4%
- #19 The Incident at Galley House
82% matchVery Positive94% of 3,745 reviews2026
Dev: William RousPub: Evil Trout Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.4 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
In 1936, something terrible happened at Galley House. Decades later, with a strange contraption that reveals echoes of the past, you must uncover the truth behind this grisly mystery.
Why similar: Mystery 34.1%, Puzzle 23.6%, Story Rich 15.6%, Atmospheric 9.2%, Adventure 8.8%
- #20 Follow the meaning
83% matchVery Positive94% of 1,035 reviews2024
Dev: HiKing Mind StudioPub: Second Maze
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Follow the meaning is a surreal point-and-click puzzle adventure. Join detective Paul Trilby as he works to unravel the mysteries of a peculiar town, seemingly ruled by the local Hospital. Over the wall and behind tightly shut gates, a dark secret lies in wait…
Why similar: Point & Click 21%, Hand-drawn 15%, Hidden Object 13.2%, Puzzle 11.2%, Mystery 10.8%
- #21 Mythargia
85% matchVery Positive89% of 64 reviews2023
Dev: RunByCoffeePub: Bonus Stage Publishing
Windows · Linux
You are a journalist in search of your breakthrough story. A promising lead takes you to the abandoned island of Mythargia where you have to discover its buried history connecting two different dimensions.
Why similar: Puzzle 19.2%, Mystery 18.3%, Supernatural 17.2%, Adventure 13.4%, Dark 12.2%
- #22 Castle of Secrets
84% matchMixed58% of 65 reviews2025
Dev: Serene Questworks StudiosPub: Wandering Wizard
Windows
Castle of Secrets is a dark psychological adventure with horror elements. Uncover the mystery behind your family's murder as you journey through the world of the dead, meet strange beings, solve puzzles, and make choices that shape the story.
Why similar: Hidden Object 23.6%, Point & Click 20.2%, Hand-drawn 14%, Puzzle 10.5%, Story Rich 7.2%
- #23 The Room 4: Old Sins
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 18,313 reviews2021
Dev: Fireproof Games
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 93%
The disappearance of an ambitious engineer and his high-society wife provokes a hunt for a precious artefact. The trail leads you to the attic of their home, and the discovery of an old, peculiar dollhouse. What secrets lie within these walls?
Why similar: Puzzle 22.5%, Point & Click 22.2%, Mystery 18%, Hidden Object 16.1%, Story Rich 5.8%
- #24 Kach
82% matchVery Positive81% of 295 reviews2022
Dev: Bhargav ModhaPub: BYGames
Windows · Mac
On a task to find your sister, you find yourself exploring an old abandoned house. But you soon find out that things are not as they seem.
Why similar: Adventure 17.4%, Puzzle 15.1%, Dark 14.2%, Mystery 13.7%, First-Person 12.1%
- #25 Mystery of the Malign
79% matchVery Positive94% of 82 reviews2025
Dev: Gameplay Supremacy
Windows
Investigate. Interrogate. Descend into a world of intrigue to untangle the Mystery of the Malign.
Why similar: Mystery 23.1%, Puzzle 17.2%, Lore-Rich 14.7%, Story Rich 14%, Atmospheric 11.2%
- #26 Lost in Art: a Miniature Realm
78% matchVery Positive97% of 62 reviews2026
Dev: Archaic Game Studio
Windows · Mac
Explore the miniature universe filled with Eastern mythology, forgotten folk tales and surprising historical events in this puzzle adventure game. Step into real artworks, reveal mysteries by solving unique puzzles, and be the hero of the miniature folk.
Why similar: Mythology 21.8%, Point & Click 18%, Hand-drawn 17.8%, Puzzle 10.7%, Story Rich 8.3%
- #27 Gordian Rooms 1: A curious heritage
80% matchVery Positive86% of 534 reviews2020
Dev: Crimsonite Games
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Gordian Rooms: A Curious Heritage is a Victorian escape game, where you solve various puzzles in your late uncle’s mansion in the hope of obtaining his legacy.
Why similar: Hidden Object 22.4%, Point & Click 22%, Mystery 15.1%, Puzzle 11.1%, Atmospheric 8.1%
- #28 The End of the Sun
77% matchVery Positive97% of 312 reviews2025
Dev: The End of the Sun Forge
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 79%
You are the Ashter – a Slavic fire mage and tracker of mythical beings. Following a legendary creature, you reach a village caught in a time rift. Embark on a magical investigation – travel through time, explore the ancient land, and bond with fire to shape villagers’ fate and uncover the mystery.
Why similar: Mythology 21.5%, Point & Click 20.8%, Mystery 16%, Puzzle 11.6%, Story Rich 9.7%
- #29 Exiled
78% matchVery Positive90% of 249 reviews2024
Dev: John Szymanski
Windows · Mac · Linux
Charlotte is missing. Decode an ancient language, investigate a mystery, and stay away from ancient monsters in this compact puzzle thriller.
Why similar: Point & Click 26.7%, Mystery 16.6%, Puzzle 14.7%, Story Rich 9.5%, Dark 9.4%
- #30 Time Trap - Hidden Objects Puzzle Game
81% matchMixed69% of 173 reviews2017
Dev: Crisp App Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 95%
A hidden object mystery set in a haunting post-apocalyptic town. Search detailed scenes, solve puzzles, and uncover the truth behind a journalist’s disappearance. Every shadow hides a clue.
Why similar: Hidden Object 42.9%, Point & Click 15%, Mystery 9.1%, Adventure 8.6%, Puzzle 8.2%
- #31 Meridian 157: Chapter 2
77% matchVery Positive96% of 251 reviews2020
Dev: NovaSoft Interactive Ltd.
Windows · Mac
Trapped deep underground on a lost and forgotten island, David’s priority shifts from finding answers about the mystery surrounding him, to surviving the crisis he now finds himself trapped in. It’s now up to you to find an escape from the 157th meridian, but be warned, as escape may not be so easy
Why similar: Point & Click 28.6%, Hidden Object 27.2%, Puzzle 15.6%, Adventure 12.1%, First-Person 5.5%
- #32 Ellingby House
76% matchVery Positive90% of 73 reviews2025
Dev: Jepfore Games Ltd.
Windows
Corporate collapse, financial crisis, a ransomware plague... and you have become trapped! The crumbling head office of J.R Holder & Sons will ensnare you in a mystery. Interact and navigate between rich, detailed 360° panoramas, while using items to uncover the story in Ellingby House.
Why similar: Point & Click 38%, Puzzle 17.5%, Mystery 13.6%, Adventure 12.7%, Story Rich 12%
- #33 CLeM
76% matchVery Positive91% of 295 reviews2024
Dev: Mango ProtocolPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%
CLeM is a narrative-driven puzzle adventure game with a dark twist. Wake up in a world where puzzles intertwine with exploration, weaving a unique narrative rooted in alchemy. A voice awakens you. It gives you purpose. To guide you, you find a notebook with mysterious entries and a house to explore.
Why similar: Mystery 18.5%, Hand-drawn 18.3%, Supernatural 16.9%, Puzzle 13.8%, Story Rich 10.1%
- #34 Through Abandoned: The Refuge
79% matchMixed53% of 252 reviews2019
Dev: Igor KrutovPub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
It’s the new game of Through Abandoned series, classical point and click game. You try to find your twin-brother who disappeared in a huge and mysterious place called Abandoned.
Why similar: Point & Click 26%, Hand-drawn 18%, Puzzle 12.8%, Mystery 10.8%, Adventure 8%
- #35 Shelter from the Storm
75% matchVery Positive94% of 96 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 37.6%, Mystery 14.2%, Adventure 11.4%, Atmospheric 11.1%, Puzzle 10.1%
- #36 Daymare Town
73% matchVery Positive98% of 132 reviews2025
Dev: Mateusz Skutnik
Windows
Daymare Town is a hand-drawn puzzle adventure game. You find yourself in a heart of a strange city populated by peculiar Metamorph creatures. This town is full of nooks and crannies, puzzles, secrets and items to collect to help you along the way. Can you escape the nightmare of a day?
Why similar: Point & Click 24.9%, Hand-drawn 17%, Hidden Object 14.9%, Story Rich 8.6%, Puzzle 7.4%
- #37 oneway.exe: Module 1.0
74% matchVery Positive84% of 106 reviews2025
Dev: Disordered Media
Windows
You’re stuck inside an abandoned video game, haunted by its own digital decay. In oneway.exe, uncover the mystery of UNTITLED.exe, its three developers, and the evolving Internet eras that once shaped their love. How does your story end? How did it ever begin?
Why similar: Lore-Rich 28.5%, Hand-drawn 20.4%, Mystery 14.1%, Puzzle 12.5%, Story Rich 8.7%
- #38 Down in Bermuda
74% matchVery Positive89% of 1,659 reviews2021
Dev: Yak & Co
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 14.0 hrs≥1hr: 69%
An unnatural storm leaves an adventurous aviator stranded for decades within the infamous Bermuda. Overcome creatures of the deep and unravel the islands secrets in search of a way back home.
Why similar: Hidden Object 28.7%, Point & Click 24.9%, Mystery 14.3%, Puzzle 13.9%, Story Rich 9.4%
- #39 Dad's Monster House 2: MEDAL
73% matchVery Positive85% of 115 reviews2025
Dev: Cotton Game
Windows · Mac
Remember the dad's monster house that haunted your dreams? You're back, in a way you'd never expect! A mysterious ■■ leaves you trapped in a creepy, run-down house...
Why similar: Point & Click 33.9%, Hand-drawn 21.9%, Puzzle 17.8%, Story Rich 12.3%, 2D 8.8%
- #40 Submachine: Legacy
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,459 reviews2023
Dev: Mateusz Skutnik
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Submachine is a hand-drawn puzzle adventure game. You find yourself in a vast network of desolate locations containing puzzles, secrets, notes and items to collect to help you along the way. Follow the story of a banished lighthouse keeper to discover his descent into ruins.
Why similar: Point & Click 25.1%, Hand-drawn 21.4%, Puzzle 12.9%, Mystery 10.1%, Atmospheric 6.6%
- #41 Family curse
73% matchVery Positive91% of 243 reviews2023
Dev: Stork Game
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Family curse is a mystical horror from the first person with a frightening atmosphere. Immerse yourself in the intricate history of the Crouse family and find out the terrible secret of the people who died in the cursed house.
Why similar: Puzzle 30%, First-Person 24.8%, Story Rich 18.7%, Atmospheric 17%, Adventure 9.5%
- #42 Lunar Nightmare
72% matchVery Positive82% of 55 reviews2024
Dev: Playstige Interactive
Windows
Lunar Nightmare is a retro-inspired sci-fi thriller, set on an abandoned Moon base, where you have to solve the mystery behind missing crew members, ancient discoveries around deep down the Lunar surface, rouge-AI trying to control your fate and ghastly androids to revolting against your command.
Why similar: Adventure 85.4%, Singleplayer 14.6%
- #43 Bizarre Earthquake
75% matchMixed58% of 505 reviews2016
Dev: Proximity Games
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Bizarre Earthquake is a third-person point & click adventure game. The story is about a seismologist and her assistant who try to uncover the mysteries behind a bizarre earthquake they encounter.
Why similar: Adventure 40.9%, Point & Click 30.7%, Puzzle 12.3%, Mystery 11.1%, Indie 5.1%
- #44 Murder On Space Station 52
70% matchVery Positive98% of 50 reviews2024
Dev: Made From StringsPub: Dionous Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Trapped on a space station with the Keychain Killer you must unravel this mystery, or it will be your last. Collect evidence, interrogate suspects and solve puzzles to stand a chance.
Why similar: Point & Click 21.1%, Hand-drawn 18.4%, Mystery 12.6%, Puzzle 11.1%, Story Rich 8.8%
- #45 Tangle Tower
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 6,631 reviews2019
Dev: SFB Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Unravel a thrilling mystery by exploring a strange and twisted mansion, discovering curious clues, interrogating peculiar suspects and solving unique puzzles. Will you be able to uncover the secrets of Tangle Tower?
Why similar: Point & Click 31.2%, Mystery 14.4%, Puzzle 13.5%, Story Rich 10.5%, Hand-drawn 9.1%
- #46 Our Secret Below
71% matchVery Positive87% of 123 reviews2020
Dev: DarkStone Digital
Windows
Abducted with only four hours to live… Learn about your captor, use your knowledge to escape, end the cycle.
Why similar: Hidden Object 18.5%, Mystery 17.3%, Puzzle 16%, Point & Click 9.2%, Atmospheric 8.3%
- #47 Almost My Floor
70% matchVery Positive92% of 249 reviews2021
Dev: Potata Company
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Almost My Floor - point & click detective in a frightening atmosphere of sinister nightmares. Each step may end up fatal. Solve the mystery of the house #9 residents or go crazy. Labyrinth of endless floors will not let go of their victim without a fight.
Why similar: Point & Click 24.2%, Hand-drawn 16.7%, Puzzle 14%, Story Rich 11.9%, Dark 11.1%
- #48 HER TREES : THE PUZZLE HOUSE
68% matchVery Positive95% of 1,011 reviews2024
Dev: Stone
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 1.2 hrs≥1hr: 39%
HER TREES : THE PUZZLE HOUSE is a unique point-and-click puzzle game where you move and combine objects to solve puzzles.Uncover the mysteries of this peculiar room.
Why similar: Point & Click 26.3%, Hand-drawn 21.6%, Puzzle 15%, First-Person 8%, Dark 7.9%
- #49 Intruder In Antiquonia
70% matchVery Positive91% of 117 reviews2022
Dev: Aruma Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Intruder In Antiquonia is a narrative mystery adventure that will immerse you in the Internet-hostile town of Antiquonia. Sarah does not remember who she is and how she got there. Help her solve the mysteries of her past while exploring beautiful hand-drawn environments.
Why similar: Point & Click 19.5%, Hidden Object 16.3%, Hand-drawn 14.1%, Mystery 12.2%, Puzzle 9.7%
- #50 Trapped
71% matchVery Positive82% of 168 reviews2019
Dev: N4bA
Windows
You come to your senses in this place, you do not understand what is happening, but you know that it is better to get out of here as soon as possible
Why similar: Adventure 21.6%, Mystery 20.5%, Puzzle 17.5%, First-Person 16.6%, Atmospheric 13.2%
- #51 The Initiate
71% matchMostly Positive78% of 205 reviews2017
Dev: Deceptive Games Ltd.
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 67%
The Initiate is a mystery puzzle game. You awake in a house full of traps and puzzles - This is your trial; complete it, or die!
Why similar: Adventure 27.1%, Puzzle 25.8%, Atmospheric 17.2%, Story Rich 17%, Indie 8.9%
- #52 The House of Da Vinci
68% matchVery Positive86% of 7,290 reviews2017
Dev: Blue Brain Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Enter The House of Da Vinci, a new must-try 3D puzzle adventure game. Solve mechanical puzzles, discover hidden objects, escape from rooms and dive into the authentic atmosphere of the Renaissance. Use all your wits to find out what's behind your master's disappearance.
Why similar: Hidden Object 26.8%, Point & Click 19.6%, Mystery 14.9%, Puzzle 11.8%, Atmospheric 6.6%
- #53 no signal
67% matchVery Positive99% of 76 reviews2025
Dev: exodrifter
Windows · Linux
An emotional point-and-click hard sci-fi adventure game about exploring an abandoned space station. Follow messages left by the long-gone staff to learn the outcome of the research team and the secrets they left behind.
Why similar: Hidden Object 22.8%, Point & Click 19.8%, Mystery 13.9%, Puzzle 11.2%, Linear 10%
- #54 Sacrificial Lighthouse
69% matchVery Positive88% of 52 reviews2021
Dev: PhobiaGamesNet
Windows
You are a girl called Maya who ends stranded in island with a lighthouse during a storm. What is this strange place? How did she get here? What to do next? Explore this small island and lighthouse to understand what happened to Maya.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 26.2%, Mystery 18.6%, Adventure 11.9%, Puzzle 11.2%, Story Rich 9.6%
- #55 Mists of Aiden
67% matchVery Positive91% of 1,141 reviews2020
Dev: Steppe Hare Studio
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Mists of Aiden is a first-person story driven horror game. You play as a thief trapped in an eerie mansion. Each choice can open a new mystery of the house and lead to a unique walkthrough and ending. Uncover final secret of the house. Uncover your own secrets.
Why similar: Mystery 16%, Supernatural 15.8%, Adventure 13.3%, First-Person 12.9%, Puzzle 10.8%
- #56 Ember Seeker
65% matchVery Positive91% of 92 reviews2026
Dev: Lehti E.
Windows
An atmospheric exploration game set in a Dark Fantasy world. Explore the ruins of an ancient civilisation and uncover it's forgotten past through a short nonlinear story with timeless retro graphics.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 25.2%, Adventure 20.9%, Dark Fantasy 18.9%, First-Person 16%, Atmospheric 10.6%
- #57 Havsala: Into the Soul Palace
66% matchVery Positive91% of 670 reviews2022
Dev: Ubik StudiosPub: Stratera Games
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Havsala is an investigative puzzle game with rich storytelling full of historical references and mysticism. Search the room for the clues left behind by the previous reincarnations of a single soul, solve the puzzles and unravel the mystery.
Why similar: Mythology 20.9%, Hidden Object 14.2%, Lore-Rich 13.8%, Point & Click 13.2%, Hand-drawn 10.6%
- #58 Scratches - Director's Cut
69% matchVery Positive83% of 436 reviews2011
Dev: Nucleosys
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 40%
Dark Legends surround the old abandoned Blackwood house, secluded far away in the northern wastelands. For writer Michael Arthate, this cold, solitary atmosphere is fodder for his restless imagination. But Michael soon becomes distracted by the mysteries offered up, as he follows a trail exploring and delving into the secrets of the past.
Why similar: Point & Click 41.5%, Mystery 12.5%, Adventure 11.8%, First-Person 9.4%, Atmospheric 8.2%
- #59 Charon's Staircase
68% matchMixed61% of 77 reviews2022
Dev: Indigo Studios - Interactive StoriesPub: SOEDESCO
Windows
In this first-person horror mystery game, you set out to bury the horrible past of a tyrannical government. Retrieve and destroy the documents that unravel the secrets that lie beneath Oack Grove. Will you discover the terrifying truth and find your way out?
Why similar: Puzzle 21.3%, Mystery 20.4%, Dark 15%, Story Rich 13.5%, Adventure 12.9%
- #60 Left in the Dark: No One on Board
67% matchVery Positive83% of 784 reviews2014
Dev: Moonrise InteractivePub: Artifex Mundi
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Discover what connects a lost ship’s disappearance with Devil’s Island and a local family’s unsolved murder.
Why similar: Hidden Object 38.8%, Point & Click 19.5%, Mystery 13.3%, Puzzle 10%, Adventure 8.7%