- #1 Samorost 3
97% 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 21%, Hand-drawn 17.6%, Surreal 15.6%, Stylized 9%, Puzzle 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: Developed by the same studio, this game offers the same signature surreal, hand-drawn aesthetic and intuitive, non-verbal puzzle design.
- #2 Botanicula
96% 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 17.7%, Surreal 14.8%, Hand-drawn 12.9%, Family Friendly 9.4%, Stylized 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: Another Amanita Design classic, it shares the whimsical, organic art style and playful, exploration-focused puzzle gameplay.
- #3 Boxville
96% 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 24.9%, Hand-drawn 20.5%, Puzzle 12.3%, Family Friendly 12%, Story Rich 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: This game features a wordless, robot-centric world and puzzle-solving mechanics that feel like a direct spiritual successor to Machinarium.
- #4 Gorogoa
95% 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: Hand-drawn 22.3%, Puzzle 21.5%, Point & Click 14.8%, Stylized 7.3%, Atmospheric 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: Its unique, hand-drawn art and innovative, logic-based puzzle mechanics provide a deeply satisfying experience similar to the best moments in Machinarium.
- #5 Creaks
94% 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: Surreal 20.6%, Hand-drawn 20.5%, Puzzle 12.5%, Stylized 10.4%, Atmospheric 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: This atmospheric, hand-drawn puzzle game captures the same sense of mystery and tactile interaction found in Josef's journey.
- #6 Papetura
93% 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 17.2%, Hand-drawn 12.9%, Surreal 12.9%, Stylized 8.1%, Puzzle 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: Entirely crafted from paper, this game offers a unique, atmospheric, and visually stunning puzzle experience that feels very close to the art style of Machinarium.
- #7 The Inner World
94% 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 54.5%, Adventure 13.2%, Puzzle 12.4%, Great Soundtrack 9%, Story Rich 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: This game features a beautifully hand-drawn world and a charming, puzzle-heavy adventure that mirrors the whimsical tone of Machinarium.
- #8 The Tiny Bang Story
92% 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 36.9%, Hand-drawn 32.3%, Puzzle 18.7%, Steampunk 4.6% ★, Surreal 1.7%
Why You'll Like It: This game features a hand-drawn, steampunk-inspired world filled with hidden objects and logic puzzles that evoke the same cozy, mechanical feel.
- #9 Primordia
91% 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 30.7%, Robots 25.3%, Sci-fi 12.7%, Steampunk 9.1% ★, Story Rich 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: A fantastic point-and-click adventure set in a post-apocalyptic world populated by robots, focusing on deep exploration and logic puzzles.
- #10 CHUCHEL
91% 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 22.5%, Hand-drawn 14.1%, Surreal 12.8%, Linear 10.1%, Cute 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: A hilarious and visually inventive point-and-click game from the creators of Machinarium that prioritizes charm and funny interactions.
- #11 Submachine: Legacy
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,405 reviews2023
Dev: Mateusz Skutnik
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 74%
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 23.8%, Hand-drawn 20.1%, Steampunk 17.2% ★, Puzzle 12.1%, Atmospheric 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: A massive, hand-drawn puzzle adventure that rewards curiosity and exploration in a way that will feel very familiar to Machinarium fans.
- #12 Samorost 2
90% matchVery Positive87% of 2,764 reviews2009
Dev: Amanita Design
Windows · Mac
Median: 54 minMean: 1.5 hrs≥1hr: 42%
Samorost 2 tells a surreal story of a space gnome whose dog just got kidnapped by mischievous aliens. Set out on a short expedition to rescue the pup, deal with curious strangers and relax to the soothing music by Tomáš "Floex" Dvořák.
Why similar: Point & Click 23%, Surreal 18.2%, Hand-drawn 14%, Stylized 9.4%, Puzzle 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: An essential early title from Amanita Design that captures the surreal, exploration-based puzzle gameplay that defined their later work.
- #13 Syberia
89% 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: Steampunk 35.1% ★, Point & Click 27.6%, Puzzle 10.2%, Adventure 8%, Atmospheric 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: A classic adventure game that excels in steampunk atmosphere and intricate, mechanical puzzle-solving.
- #14 Pilgrims
87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 6,009 reviews2019
Dev: Amanita Design
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Pilgrims is a playful adventure game, created by the team behind Machinarium and Samorost. Roam the land as you please and make new friends, share a laugh with your fellow travelers and help them complete their little stories, your way. How many different solutions can you find?
Why similar: Hand-drawn 24.5%, Point & Click 21.6%, Stylized 13.2%, Family Friendly 11.9%, Puzzle 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: A playful, card-based adventure from Amanita Design that focuses on experimentation and funny, unexpected outcomes.
- #15 Lumino City
88% matchVery Positive87% of 1,380 reviews2014
Dev: State of Play
Windows · Mac
Median: 42 minMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 45%
The BAFTA award winning handmade puzzle adventure game made entirely by hand. Explore the city and use your ingenuity to piece together puzzling mechanisms and bring back power to this unique world. Three years in the making, it's handmade entirely out of paper, card, miniature lights and motors.
Why similar: Point & Click 44.6%, Puzzle 19.1%, Great Soundtrack 14.6%, Adventure 8.9%, Story Rich 4%
Why You'll Like It: Built entirely from paper, card, and miniature lights, this game offers a tactile, puzzle-heavy experience that is visually and mechanically delightful.
- #16 Samorost 1
85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 5,176 reviews2021
Dev: Amanita Design
Windows · Mac
Median: 18 minMean: 35.7 hrs≥1hr: 8%
Explore the beginnings of the Samorost series in the space gnome’s original bite-sized adventure, formerly released in 2003. Now with remastered sounds, enhanced graphics, and new music by Floex.
Why similar: Point & Click 29.4%, Surreal 27%, Puzzle 12.3%, Stylized 6%, Cute 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: The original short, surreal, and relaxing puzzle experience that started the Amanita Design legacy.
- #17 The Dream Machine: Chapter 1 & 2
86% matchVery Positive87% of 2,217 reviews2012
Dev: Cockroach Inc.Pub: The Sleeping Machine
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 75%
The Dream Machine is an award-winning point & click adventure game about exploring other people's dreams. It's built by hand using materials such as clay, cardboard and broccoli.
Why similar: Point & Click 22.2%, Hand-drawn 19%, Surreal 17%, Puzzle 10.6%, Story Rich 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: The claymation-style art and surreal, atmospheric puzzles provide a unique, hand-crafted experience that mirrors the charm of Machinarium.
- #18 Broken Age
86% 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 53.1%, Great Soundtrack 11.3%, Story Rich 9.8%, Adventure 9.4%, Puzzle 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: This beautifully hand-drawn adventure game features a charming, character-driven story and clever point-and-click mechanics.
- #19 Life of Delta
84% matchMostly Positive72% of 138 reviews2023
Dev: Airo GamesPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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: Steampunk 19.7% ★, Robots 18.4%, Point & Click 15.6%, Hand-drawn 9.8%, Puzzle 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: A point-and-click adventure set in a post-apocalyptic world filled with robots, featuring a variety of engaging puzzles.
- #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 24.8%, Great Soundtrack 12.4%, Puzzle 9.7%, Adventure 9%, Hand-drawn 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A cute, robot-themed adventure game that features a variety of logic puzzles and a vibrant, hand-drawn art style.
- #21 Truberbrook / Trüberbrook
83% 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 41.1%, Adventure 13.8%, Great Soundtrack 13.1%, Puzzle 10.2%, Story Rich 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: This game uses hand-crafted miniature sets to create a unique, atmospheric, and puzzle-filled point-and-click adventure.
- #22 Mechanism
84% matchMixed67% of 166 reviews2018
Dev: Alexander Goodwin
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Mechanism - - an adventure game about a lonely robot. Dive into a depressive steampunk world which has been infected with a strange disease called "Phlegm".
Why similar: Steampunk 39.4% ★, Robots 25.3%, Puzzle 8.1%, Atmospheric 6.4%, Cute 6%
Why You'll Like It: This game leans heavily into the steampunk and robot aesthetic, providing a moody, atmospheric puzzle-adventure experience.
- #23 Deponia
82% matchVery Positive87% of 13,144 reviews2012
Dev: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 43%, Steampunk 12.4% ★, Puzzle 11.9%, Adventure 8.1%, Hand-drawn 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: A classic, comedy-focused point-and-click adventure that features a vibrant, junk-filled world and complex puzzle chains.
- #24 Fran Bow
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 21,826 reviews2015
Dev: Killmonday Games AB
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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 30.4%, Puzzle 14.6%, Story Rich 12.3%, Surreal 11.1%, Hand-drawn 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: While darker in tone, its surreal, hand-drawn art and point-and-click puzzle mechanics capture a similar sense of immersive, strange adventure.
- #25 Tangle Tower
80% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 5,973 reviews2019
Dev: SFB Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.5 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 34.8%, Puzzle 14.9%, Story Rich 10.8%, Hand-drawn 9.8%, Atmospheric 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: The beautiful, stylized art and clever, logic-based puzzle solving make this a great choice for fans of point-and-click adventures.
- #26 Robot Detour
75% matchVery Positive99% of 191 reviews2024
Dev: Nozomu Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
А fun and innovative puzzle game about a wired robot who delivers batteries to his wireless friends.
Why similar: Robots 26.6%, Surreal 14.1%, Puzzle 11.8%, Linear 9.8%, Cute 8.7%
- #27 Steamburg
81% matchMixed48% of 52 reviews2017
Dev: TelehorsePub: M.INDIE
Windows · Mac
Median: 12 minMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 33%
Steamburg is an award-winning puzzle adventure game with story exploration elements and unique gameplay. Professor Vincent Moore fights a robot invasion. He is unarmed so he must be really smart. After destroying robots he can explore locations to find and rescue his fiancée.
Why similar: Steampunk 54.6% ★, Point & Click 18.6%, Puzzle 13%, Adventure 9.2%, Indie 4.6%
Why You'll Like It: This game combines steampunk aesthetics with isometric puzzle-solving, focusing on clever mechanics and environmental interaction.
- #28 Hidden Folks
78% 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: Hand-drawn 28%, Point & Click 24.3%, Puzzle 13.4%, Family Friendly 8.4%, Cute 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: This hand-drawn, interactive world is packed with charm and rewards the same kind of careful observation required in Machinarium.
- #29 Unmechanical
79% matchVery Positive92% of 473 reviews2012
Dev: Talawa GamesPub: Teotl Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 58%
A carefully created world with unique environments and an engrossing atmosphere, Unmechanical offers over 30 unique puzzles of exploration and adventure!
Why similar: Puzzle 53.4%, Adventure 19.5%, Casual 15.8%, Indie 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: A physics-based puzzle game featuring a small, flying robot navigating a mysterious, atmospheric underground world.
- #30 Windosill
79% 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 33.4%, Surreal 17.4%, Puzzle 13.8%, Family Friendly 10.4%, Casual 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: A short, surreal, and highly interactive puzzle game that focuses on tactile exploration and visual delight.
- #31 Mechanic 8230: Escape from Ilgrot
77% matchVery Positive91% of 121 reviews2022
Dev: Nudiventra
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Mechanic 8230: Episode 1 is an adventure game in the point-and-click genre. Help the mechanic find his robot friend RO-2 and together unveil the secrets of the world destroyed by the Cataclysm.
Why similar: Robots 22.7%, Point & Click 17%, Hand-drawn 13.2%, Family Friendly 10.9%, Sci-fi 8.6%
- #32 Brassheart
74% 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: Steampunk 43.3% ★, Point & Click 25.7%, Adventure 7.7%, Story Rich 7.4%, Puzzle 7.1%
- #33 Karma. Incarnation 1
78% 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 33.3%, Hand-drawn 19.5%, Puzzle 12.5%, Great Soundtrack 12.2%, Adventure 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal, point-and-click adventure with a unique, hand-drawn art style and an emphasis on exploring a strange, interconnected world.
- #34 World of Goo
77% 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 32%, Great Soundtrack 25%, Surreal 8.3%, Cute 6.4%, 2D 6%
- #35 Gnomdom
73% 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 33.7%, Hand-drawn 27.2%, Puzzle 14.9%, Cute 6.9%, Adventure 4.9%
- #36 My Brother Rabbit
75% 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 34.6%, Great Soundtrack 20.3%, Puzzle 17.8%, Adventure 8.3%, Story Rich 7.8%
- #37 Lost in Play
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 8,176 reviews2022
Dev: Happy Juice GamesPub: Joystick Ventures
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Solve puzzles, riddles, and embark on an exciting journey of discovery! Join Toto and Gal as they explore dreamscapes and befriend magical creatures. Lost in their imagination, the brother and sister must stick together and solve puzzles to find their way home.
Why similar: Point & Click 23.3%, Hand-drawn 17.5%, Surreal 13.8%, Puzzle 12.2%, Family Friendly 8.7%
- #38 Cogs
76% matchVery Positive88% of 914 reviews2009
Dev: Lazy 8 Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 33%
Cogs is a puzzle game where players build machines from sliding tiles. Players can choose from 50 levels and 3 gameplay modes. New puzzles are unlocked by building contraptions quickly and efficiently. Inventor Mode: Starting with simple puzzles, players are introduced to the widgets that are used to build machines gears, pipes,...
Why similar: Steampunk 54.3% ★, Puzzle 19.8%, Family Friendly 13.9%, Casual 4.2%, Point & Click 3.7%
- #39 Blocks That Matter
76% matchMostly Positive78% of 782 reviews2011
Dev: Swing Swing Submarine
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 73%
When indie game developers Alexey and Markus are in trouble, their only hope comes from their creation.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 31%, Robots 19.2%, Puzzle 19%, 2D 8.5%, Cute 6.4%
- #40 Braid
74% matchVery Positive93% of 9,899 reviews2009
Dev: Number None
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 61%
This is the original version of Braid from 2009, which may not work well on newer systems. For an updated version of the game with nicer graphics, more levels and a large amount of developer commentary, see Braid, Anniversary Edition.
Why similar: Puzzle 44.3%, Great Soundtrack 23.1%, 2D 10.3%, Indie 7.6%, Atmospheric 4.3%
- #41 Machinika: Museum
72% matchVery Positive93% of 6,121 reviews2021
Dev: Littlefield StudioPub: Dear Villagers
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Welcome to the Museum! Machinika Museum is a mystery game where you discover beautiful and mysterious machines of extra-terrestrial origins in an atmospheric galaxy-spanning 3D puzzle game. Will you be able to understand their stories and discover what happened to their previous owner?
Why similar: Point & Click 33.7%, Puzzle 18.8%, Sci-fi 16.7%, Atmospheric 11.7%, Story Rich 9%
- #42 Little Inferno
73% 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 20.4%, Great Soundtrack 17%, Point & Click 12.2%, Casual 11.4%, Surreal 8.2%
- #43 Broken Lens
67% matchVery Positive93% of 217 reviews2024
Dev: Team RUN
Windows · Mac · Linux
Broken Lens is a cozy game where you will discover the story of a little robot with a sight problem. Explore manifold cute environments at your own pace and investigate to understand what happened to them.Will you be able to uncover all the secrets? 🔍
Why similar: Robots 21.7%, Point & Click 21.1%, Hand-drawn 14.8%, Sci-fi 7.9%, Linear 7.7%
- #44 Bear With Me: The Lost Robots
71% matchVery Positive89% of 131 reviews2019
Dev: Exordium GamesPub: Miyagi Games
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Bear With Me: The Lost Robots is an all new prequel chapter featuring Amber’s brother Flint and the callous detective Ted E. Bear. Take to the gritty and bustling undergrounds of Paper City, discovering new characters and rich lore leading up to the events of the first 3 episodes of Bear With Me.
Why similar: Point & Click 27.3%, Hand-drawn 19.7%, Puzzle 10.8%, Story Rich 10.3%, Atmospheric 8.2%
- #45 Rumu
71% matchVery Positive90% of 564 reviews2017
Dev: Robot HousePub: Hammerfall Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Rumu is an intimate, narrative-driven adventure that follows the path into sentience of a robot vacuum cleaner.
Why similar: Robots 28.6%, Point & Click 22.2%, Sci-fi 9%, Puzzle 8.7%, Story Rich 8.5%
- #46 Shapik: The Moon Quest
70% matchVery Positive94% of 286 reviews2020
Dev: Paul PodberezkoPub: Rapid Snail
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 81%
SHAPIK: The Moon Quest is a touching and atmospheric quest, the story of which unfolds in a mysterious world after a nuclear war.
Why similar: Point & Click 19.3%, Hand-drawn 12.7%, Surreal 9.8%, Great Soundtrack 8%, Puzzle 7.3%
- #47 Girls Like Robots
73% matchMostly Positive70% of 288 reviews2014
Dev: Popcannibal
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Their faces are the playing pieces. The rules are their emotions!Ridiculously charming puzzles, wrapped around an epic tale of love and danger, topped off with an authentic old-time stringband soundtrack!The goal is to put every one next to their friends.But you can't please everybody all the time.
Why similar: Robots 24%, Hand-drawn 18.1%, Puzzle 13.7%, Family Friendly 10.9%, Cute 10%
- #48 Retro Machina
69% matchVery Positive87% of 252 reviews2021
Dev: Orbit StudioPub: SuperGG.com
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Retro Machina is a single-player action and exploration game set in a retro-futuristic universe. Experience the journey of a little robot as it solves intricate puzzles and begins unraveling the mysteries of a world long forgotten.
Why similar: Robots 35.2%, Hand-drawn 22.6%, Puzzle 13.3%, Story Rich 10.5%, 2D 6.5%
- #49 Valiant Hearts: The Great War™ / Soldats Inconnus : Mémoires de la Grande Guerre™
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 27,120 reviews2014
Dev: Ubisoft MontpellierPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Valiant Hearts : The Great War is the story of 4 crossed destinies and a broken love in a world torn apart. Dive into a 2D animated comic book adventure, mixing exploration, action and puzzles. Lost in the middle of the trenches, play as each of the 4 strangers, relive the War and help a young German soldier find his love.
Why similar: Atmospheric 23.5%, Great Soundtrack 21.2%, Story Rich 18.4%, Puzzle 15.2%, Adventure 9.6%
- #50 Crayon Physics Deluxe
71% matchVery Positive86% of 1,153 reviews2009
Dev: Kloonigames
Windows · Mac
Median: 30 minMean: 1.6 hrs≥1hr: 28%
Crayon Physics Deluxe is a 2D physics puzzle / sandbox game, in which you get to experience what it would be like if your drawings would be magically transformed into real physical objects. Solve puzzles with your artistic vision and creative use of physics.
Why similar: Puzzle 33%, Family Friendly 20%, Casual 10.7%, Cute 9.5%, 2D 6.2%
- #51 Tetrobot and Co.
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 511 reviews2013
Dev: Swing Swing Submarine
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Tetrobot is the world's most popular and reliable robot, but he's not perfect. That's why I, Maya, have built him a microscopic little brother, Psychobot.Help me guide Psy through Tetrobot's cogs and circuits: by swallowing blocks of matter and spitting them out, we can repair anything.
Why similar: Puzzle 45.7%, Robots 34.9%, Casual 11.4%, Indie 8%
- #52 Osmos
70% matchVery Positive86% of 1,426 reviews2009
Dev: Hemisphere Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 43%
Enter the ambient world of Osmos: elegant, physics-based gameplay, dreamlike visuals, and a minimalist, electronic soundtrack. Your objective is to grow by absorbing other motes. Propel yourself by ejecting matter behind you. But be wise: ejecting matter also shrinks you. Relax - good things come to those who wait.
Why similar: Puzzle 33.4%, Great Soundtrack 21.2%, Casual 14%, Atmospheric 9.2%, Indie 8.4%
- #53 Monolith
67% 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 28.7%, Robots 17.8%, Hand-drawn 17.5%, Sci-fi 12.3%, Story Rich 9.2%
- #54 The Guardian of Nature
64% matchVery Positive93% of 83 reviews2025
Dev: Inlusio Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
«The Guardian of Nature» is a hand-drawn, size-changing adventure. Embark on a magical journey with botanist Henry, use your size-changing ability to explore nature in big and small and solve solarpunk puzzles to put nature back in order.
Why similar: Point & Click 22.2%, Hand-drawn 14.8%, Puzzle 12%, Linear 8.3%, Family Friendly 7.7%
- #55 Elroy and the Aliens
63% matchVery Positive97% of 429 reviews2025
Dev: Motiviti
Windows · Mac · Linux
Slope City, 1993. Talking robots, ancient alien secrets, and a mysterious message from the past. Follow Elroy and Peggie through a portal to find Elroy's father, missing for 18 years. A heartfelt point & click adventure where the puzzles make sense and the story stays with you.
Why similar: Point & Click 28.1%, Hand-drawn 14.9%, Sci-fi 14.2%, Puzzle 13.9%, Story Rich 9.4%
- #56 Modern Tales: Age of Invention
68% matchVery Positive91% of 267 reviews2017
Dev: Orchid GamesPub: Artifex Mundi
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Foil the plan for world domination!
Why similar: Point & Click 22.4%, Steampunk 14.9% ★, Family Friendly 11.6%, Great Soundtrack 9.5%, Puzzle 9.5%
- #57 Gemini Rue
69% 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 48.6%, Sci-fi 18.2%, Adventure 8.5%, Story Rich 7.9%, Atmospheric 5.5%
- #58 Chaos on Deponia
68% matchVery Positive90% of 2,990 reviews2012
Dev: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 13.9 hrs≥1hr: 93%
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 43%, Steampunk 13.9% ★, Puzzle 10.7%, Adventure 9.4%, Hand-drawn 6%
- #59 Rusty Lake: Roots
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 8,536 reviews2016
Dev: Rusty Lake
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Experience the beginning and end of characters' lives and build your own family tree! Rusty Lake: Roots is the second premium point-and-click adventure by the creators of the Cube Escape series and Rusty Lake Hotel.
Why similar: Point & Click 34.1%, Puzzle 24.5%, Surreal 8.1%, Story Rich 7.9%, Atmospheric 6.5%
- #60 TOHU
66% matchVery Positive84% of 712 reviews2021
Dev: Fireart Games
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Experience a brand new adventure game set amongst a world of weird and wonderful fish planets. Explore beautiful environments, solve intricate puzzles and discover the truth about a mysterious little girl and her mechanical alter-ego, Cubus.
Why similar: Point & Click 18.8%, Surreal 14.7%, Hand-drawn 13.1%, Puzzle 8.2%, Family Friendly 7.7%