- #1 Markus Ritter - The Lost Family
97% matchVery Positive85% of 176 reviews2021
Dev: Flimmersoft
Windows · Linux
Play as Markus Ritter in this short full motion video game in the style of the famous 90's point-and-click adventures.
Why similar: FMV 28.7% ★, LGBTQ+ 13.1%, Point & Click 11%, Detective 8%, Demons 5.7%
- #2 The Painscreek Killings
96% matchVery Positive91% of 6,013 reviews2017
Dev: EQ Studios
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Investigate an infamous cold case in the eerie, abandoned town of Painscreek. Search for evidence, connect the dots and uncover who killed Vivian Roberts. Can you expose the truth behind this town’s dark secrets?
Why similar: Detective 21.8%, Investigation 17.5%, Mystery 10.7%, Thriller 8.1%, Exploration 7.9%
- #3 Alex Hill: Whispers at White Oak Inn
95% matchVery Positive94% of 372 reviews2025
Dev: hannahontrek
Windows · Mac
A young woman died near the White Oak Inn. Now, her spirit is roaming around, and an employee is receiving strange letters. What dark secrets wait to be found? The clock is ticking and you, as Alex Hill, must uncover the truth before it’s too late.
Why similar: Detective 22.2%, Point & Click 15.6%, Mystery 10.6%, Female Protagonist 10.2%, Exploration 9.4%
- #4 Ghost Files: The Face of Guilt
96% matchMostly Positive72% of 327 reviews2017
Dev: Brave Giant LTDPub: Artifex Mundi
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Lead the Police investigation in the afterlife!
Why similar: Point & Click 26.2%, Female Protagonist 18.1%, Puzzle 15.3%, Mystery 14.5%, Adventure 10.4%
- #5 Deluded I
94% matchMostly Positive76% of 54 reviews2021
Dev: New IDEA Games
Windows
A worn out detective with his demons to fight and a homicide case to solve. Deluded is an interactive crime thriller movie with point-and-click investigation and adrenaline pumped quick time events.
Why similar: FMV 28% ★, Detective 16%, Thriller 13.3%, Investigation 11.4%, Point & Click 9.7%
- #6 Erica
94% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,713 reviews2021
Dev: Flavourworks
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Erica is a live-action, FMV thriller that puts you directly at the heart of the mystery. Your choices, your consequences.
Why similar: FMV 36.5% ★, Detective 12.4%, Point & Click 12.4%, Thriller 10.5%, Female Protagonist 9.9%
- #7 The Hand of Glory
93% matchVery Positive95% of 205 reviews2020
Dev: Madit Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 96%
The challenge of a dangerous serial killer plummets detective Lazarus Bundy’s career into a chasm with no way out. In a desperate attempt at a comeback, Lazarus decides to secretly investigate the disappearance of Kathrin Mulzberg.
Why similar: Thriller 25.7%, Point & Click 25.6%, Female Protagonist 15.6%, Mystery 14.1%, Atmospheric 6.6%
- #8 The Excavation of Hob's Barrow
91% matchVery Positive92% of 3,008 reviews2022
Dev: Cloak and Dagger GamesPub: Wadjet Eye Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%
The Excavation of Hob's Barrow is a folk horror narrative-driven adventure. Explore the isolated moors of rural Victorian England as you uncover the mysteries of Hob's Barrow. The answers lie in the soil...
Why similar: Point & Click 22.1%, Female Protagonist 13.8%, Thriller 10.3%, Puzzle 8.8%, Emotional 8.6%
- #9 Kathy Rain 2: Soothsayer
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,163 reviews2025
Dev: Clifftop GamesPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 9.1 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
In this point-and-click urban thriller, down-and-out private eye Kathy Rain will embark on her most dangerous case yet — the pursuit of the notorious serial killer known as the Soothsayer. Find clues, gather evidence, connect the dots, and confront the murderer before the hunter becomes the hunted…
Why similar: Detective 21.2%, Investigation 16.2%, Point & Click 15.5%, Thriller 12.6%, Female Protagonist 10.2%
- #10 Enigmatis: The Ghosts of Maple Creek
92% matchVery Positive85% of 1,785 reviews2014
Dev: Artifex Mundi
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Let one of the most thrilling adventures of your life begin!
Why similar: Point & Click 28.4%, Detective 19.4%, Female Protagonist 18%, Mystery 12.7%, Puzzle 11.3%
- #11 Demon Hunter 3: Revelation
90% matchVery Positive89% of 311 reviews2016
Dev: Brave Giant LTDPub: Artifex Mundi
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Face your own supernatural past!
Why similar: Point & Click 25.4%, Female Protagonist 18.2%, Demons 15.4%, Mystery 13.6%, Fantasy 9.4%
- #12 Casebook 1899 - The Leipzig Murders
89% matchVery Positive86% of 100 reviews2025
Dev: Homo Narrans Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Play as a sharp-witted detective in late 19th-century Leipzig, Germany, in this retro pixel-art point & click adventure. Search for clues, question suspects, and piece together evidence on your deduction board to solve four gripping murder cases.
Why similar: Detective 35.7%, Point & Click 30.2%, Investigation 24%, Adventure 4.2%, Puzzle 3.8%
- #13 Penelope Pendrick and the Art of Deceit
87% matchVery Positive98% of 435 reviews2025
Dev: Default Cube Games
Windows · Mac
Pick up your magnifying glass as writer-turned-detective Penelope Pendrick in this first-person point and click mystery adventure! Three people have suddenly vanished from the sleepy town of Carlisle. Follow the clues, interrogate suspects, and solve puzzles to end this case - before it ends you.
Why similar: Point & Click 23.1%, Detective 19.4%, Mystery 16.2%, Investigation 11.8%, Puzzle 8%
- #14 Post Mortem
89% matchMixed57% of 436 reviews2011
Dev: MC2Pub: Microids
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 43%
After returning to the quiet streets of Paris to pursue a life of painting, Gus Macpherson could not escape his true art…
Why similar: Point & Click 32.1%, Detective 23.6%, Mystery 11.4%, Thriller 8.2%, Investigation 6.4%
- #15 Jenny LeClue - Detectivu
86% matchVery Positive87% of 1,353 reviews2019
Dev: Mografi
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 72%
JENNY LECLUE is an adventure game focused on exploration, story, and character, featuring dozens of characters to meet, mysteries and puzzles to solve across a vibrant, atmospheric world.
Why similar: Detective 22.7%, Female Protagonist 12.7%, Emotional 10.9%, Cinematic 10.5%, Mystery 10.3%
- #16 Rhiannon: Curse of the Four Branches
88% matchMixed63% of 150 reviews2014
Dev: Arberth StudiosPub: Meridian4
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 38%
Rhiannon: Curse of the Four Branches is a first-person point-and-click adventure inspired by Welsh mythology, focused on investigation, puzzles, and a dark, atmospheric mystery.
Why similar: Detective 19.3%, Point & Click 15.6%, Female Protagonist 11.5%, Investigation 10.1%, Exploration 8.6%
- #17 Detective From The Crypt
86% matchVery Positive94% of 146 reviews2021
Dev: BOV
Windows · Linux
Jane wakes up in a crypt as a ghost. You are investigating the death of her family together. Seeking and researching evidences. Building an accusation based on them. You have a laboratory to research evidences. Play and get the feeling of being a true Victorian detective.
Why similar: Detective 21.9%, Point & Click 18.5%, Investigation 13.5%, Female Protagonist 10.4%, Puzzle 9.8%
- #18 Queen's Quest 2: Stories of Forgotten Past
85% matchVery Positive91% of 256 reviews2017
Dev: Brave Giant LTDPub: Artifex Mundi
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Conduct an investigation as shapeshifter!
Why similar: Point & Click 28.9%, Female Protagonist 22.6%, Fantasy 13.9%, Mystery 9.8%, Puzzle 9.3%
- #19 Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter
84% matchMostly Positive80% of 14,245 reviews2016
Dev: Frogwares
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Experience a fantastic adventure with unique gameplay that blends investigation, action and exploration in a breath-taking thriller that will test the limits of your nerves and intelligence. Play as the great detective and track down evil in the darkest corners of London and the human soul…
Why similar: Detective 26%, Thriller 17%, Investigation 11.8%, Point & Click 11.6%, Mystery 10%
- #20 Nancy Drew®: Ghost of Thornton Hall
84% matchVery Positive93% of 314 reviews2013
Dev: HeR Interactive, Inc.Pub: HeR Interactive
Windows · Mac
Some Families Keep Deadly Secrets!
Why similar: Point & Click 27.2%, Detective 23.8%, Puzzle 12.5%, Female Protagonist 10.4%, Drama 7.5%
- #21 Incubus - A ghost-hunters tale
83% matchVery Positive84% of 69 reviews2023
Dev: Darkling Room
Windows
You are on your first solo ghost hunt, under the watchful instructions of Bear and Jen from the O.P.G paranormal team. Use real gadgets in a real location, a house investigated by the developers on the request of three different owners. It is a case worthy of a video game, so welcome to Incubus.
Why similar: Point & Click 23.2%, Demons 21.5%, Investigation 15%, First-Person 10.9%, Mystery 9.3%
- #22 Syberia: The World Before
81% 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: Detective 15.1%, Point & Click 13.1%, Investigation 9.4%, Female Protagonist 9.2%, Cinematic 8%
- #23 London: Echoes of the Past
81% matchMostly Positive74% of 242 reviews2025
Dev: Stellar Artificer Games
Windows · Mac
A mysterious woman comes back from the dead, and the dusty past surfaces. Between a gloomy student girl and a glamorous ex-girlfriend, the clues are intertwined, who is the mastermind behind the scene? Play as a detective heroine in 1935 London, embark on a journey of love and growth.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 23.7%, Detective 17.6%, Point & Click 14.6%, Female Protagonist 14%, Investigation 10.9%
- #24 Who Pressed Mute on Uncle Marcus?
82% matchMixed66% of 1,161 reviews2022
Dev: Wales Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 69%
An eccentric FMV murder mystery with a twist: someone has poisoned Uncle Marcus. Uncover the truth in the yearly family quiz and try to save him before it is too late.
Why similar: FMV 45.9% ★, Detective 15.1%, Realistic 9.2%, Point & Click 8.5%, Mystery 8.3%
- #25 Demon Hunter: Chronicles from Beyond
82% matchMixed63% of 568 reviews2014
Dev: Brave Giant LTDPub: Artifex Mundi
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Discover your true identity and face a mysterious entity from another dimension!
Why similar: Female Protagonist 25.8%, Point & Click 24.1%, Mystery 17.2%, Puzzle 15.5%, Adventure 7.4%
- #26 The Chrono Jotter
78% matchVery Positive94% of 2,205 reviews2021
Dev: Orca LayoutPub: 2P Games
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Rewind time to save your girlfriend in a twisted high school death game. A gripping yuri visual novel: Investigate brutal murders, unravel psychological horrors, and fight for a forbidden love that defies death itself.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 18.8%, Detective 18%, Thriller 13.8%, Female Protagonist 11%, Emotional 8%
- #27 Crowns and Pawns: Kingdom of Deceit
79% matchVery Positive81% of 472 reviews2022
Dev: Tag of JoyPub: Headup
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Legends of the past come back to life in this charming point-and-click adventure. Pack your bags and journey with Crowns and Pawns: Kingdom of Deceit through modern day Europe to uncover the conspiracy behind a cursed relic and the secrets of the King who was never crowned.
Why similar: Point & Click 23.4%, Detective 22.7%, Female Protagonist 13.5%, Mystery 12.4%, Puzzle 10.1%
- #28 Enigma of Fear
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 10,058 reviews2024
Dev: Dumativa
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Become Mia, a paranormal detective searching for her missing father inside the Perimeter - a place that doesn't exist. Investigate clues like a real detective and unravel the mysteries behind the Enigma of Fear, defeating the terrible monsters who'll try to stop you.
Why similar: Detective 29.3%, Investigation 22.8%, Mystery 14.9%, Female Protagonist 14.3%, Puzzle 10.2%
- #29 Intruder In Antiquonia
79% matchVery Positive90% of 112 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: Detective 22.3%, Point & Click 17.3%, Investigation 14.4%, Female Protagonist 11.9%, Mystery 10.5%
- #30 Jessika
80% matchMixed68% of 238 reviews2020
Dev: Tritrie GamesPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Jessika committed suicide, and it’s up to you to find out why she did what she did by prying into her digital past. What at first seems to be a job like any other quickly develops into a dark drama with twists and turns.
Why similar: FMV 36.9% ★, Detective 15.2%, Thriller 12%, Female Protagonist 8.3%, Mystery 8.2%
- #31 Game of Fate: Chasing Through Time
77% matchVery Positive88% of 1,092 reviews2024
Dev: KARMAGAME HK LIMITEDPub: EpicDream Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.1 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Immerse yourself in the first-person perspective, cross time and space, solve bizarre cases, save innocent victims, and catch a mysterious killer! You will solve murders, uphold justice, and also gain love. Are you ready? Play the "Game of Fate" that crosses time and space, life and death!
Why similar: FMV 46.2% ★, Detective 11.9%, Cinematic 11.2%, Mystery 9.9%, Emotional 7%
- #32 The Darkest Files
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 580 reviews2025
Dev: Paintbucket Games
Windows · Mac
Germany, 1956. The war is over, but justice is not served. Former Nazis walk free, while their victims lie in unmarked graves. As a prosecutor, you'll unearth long-buried evidence, confront witnesses and hunt down perpetrators. Will you have the courage to bring these "ordinary men" to court?
Why similar: Detective 31.8%, Female Protagonist 17.3%, Investigation 14.7%, Puzzle 11.1%, First-Person 8.5%
- #33 The Beast Within: A Gabriel Knight® Mystery
78% matchVery Positive92% of 299 reviews2016
Dev: Sierra On-LinePub: Activision
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Play as both Gabriel and Grace as they are dispatched to Munich to solve a series of mutilation murders thought to be the work of werewolves.
Why similar: FMV 54.4% ★, Point & Click 17.6%, Detective 11.3%, Mystery 9.9%, Adventure 4.2%
- #34 Riddles Of The Past
77% matchVery Positive80% of 264 reviews2016
Dev: MysteryTagPub: RunServer
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Riddles Of The Past is a Hidden Object game with detective story and post apocalyptic atmosphere.
Why similar: Detective 36.2%, Point & Click 23.3%, Female Protagonist 21.3%, Puzzle 12.2%, Atmospheric 7%
- #35 YOUR HOUSE
74% matchVery Positive86% of 66 reviews2025
Dev: PATRONES & ESCONDITES
Windows · Mac
A narrative puzzle-thriller that blurs the lines between games and books, reality and fiction, puzzles and storytelling.
Why similar: Detective 23.4%, Thriller 19.6%, Investigation 16.2%, Point & Click 12.4%, Female Protagonist 10.6%
- #36 Ghosts of Miami
76% matchVery Positive88% of 65 reviews2017
Dev: Pillow Fight
Windows · Mac · Linux
Miami, 1986. Chelo Martínez has started a private investigation business to find missing people. Make tough decisions, solve cases, and find love: but you might not have time for all three. Ghosts of Miami features five cases, beautiful art, and the best game OST of 2017!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 82.5%, Adventure 17.5%
- #37 Goetia
76% matchMostly Positive77% of 776 reviews2016
Dev: SusheePub: Forever Entertainment S. A.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Goetia is a point & click adventure where you play the ghost of a young lady. You are Abigail. Abigail Blackwood.
Why similar: Point & Click 41.6%, Puzzle 19.4%, Female Protagonist 17.7%, Mystery 10.2%, Adventure 6.5%
- #38 The Roottrees are Dead
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 7,749 reviews2025
Dev: Evil Trout Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
A genealogical mystery straight out of 1998. Scour the early Internet for clues, uncover hidden connections, and piece together the family tree behind the secretive Roottree Corporation.
Why similar: Detective 30.6%, Point & Click 16.3%, Investigation 15.9%, Mystery 13.5%, Puzzle 11.2%
- #39 SIMULACRA
73% matchVery Positive90% of 4,596 reviews2017
Dev: Kaigan Games OÜ
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 71%
An interactive horror experience of exploring a missing woman’s phone.
Why similar: FMV 32.2% ★, Detective 19.3%, Point & Click 13.6%, Thriller 12.6%, Mystery 6.2%
- #40 Mosaic of the Strange
70% matchVery Positive96% of 153 reviews2025
Dev: Mark FfrenchPub: Divide The Plunder
Windows · Mac
Mosaic of the Strange is a picross/minesweeper hybrid featuring ENORMOUS interlocking puzzles. Help Special Agents Cullen and Brady investigate a bizarre murder, while discovering 144 real-world paranormal case files.
Why similar: Point & Click 38.7%, Puzzle 20.9%, Mystery 19.2%, Female Protagonist 16%, Adventure 5.2%
- #41 Detective Di: The Silk Rose Murders
72% matchVery Positive89% of 1,264 reviews2019
Dev: Nupixo Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 96%
A thrilling point-and-click adventure game where you play as Di Renjie, ancient China's most famous and gifted investigator, as he tracks a serial killer in the heart of the Tang Dynasty's capital city.
Why similar: Detective 26%, Point & Click 20.7%, Investigation 17.5%, Thriller 13.9%, Mystery 8%
- #42 Dance of Death: Du Lac & Fey
73% matchMostly Positive80% of 171 reviews2019
Dev: Salix Games Ltd
Windows
London, 1888: The people of Whitechapel live under the ghastly shadow of Jack the Ripper, tempting Arthurian legends - Du Lac & Fey - back to English shores to intervene. Will they stop Jack before more blood is spilt on the cobbled streets? Victorian London awaits you...
Why similar: Detective 19.8%, Point & Click 16.1%, Female Protagonist 14.9%, Emotional 11.6%, Cinematic 10.8%
- #43 The Centennial Case : A Shijima Story
71% matchMostly Positive80% of 1,102 reviews2022
Dev: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 11.0 hrsMean: 15.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Unravel the mysteries of death, and find the answers to life.A unique Mystery-Adventure Game:The Centennial Case: A Shijima Story
Why similar: FMV 55.7% ★, Detective 13%, Mystery 9.3%, Cinematic 7.3%, Realistic 6.6%
- #44 Myths Of Orion: Books of Power
74% matchVery Positive83% of 58 reviews2014
Dev: Cateia Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Use your sharp eye and brave heart to stop a dark wizard in Myths of Orion — a richly illustrated Hidden Object Puzzle Adventure.
Why similar: Detective 17%, Point & Click 16.5%, Female Protagonist 12.7%, Investigation 12%, Puzzle 8%
- #45 The Gravedigger
71% matchVery Positive86% of 121 reviews2024
Dev: Authogin
Windows
You're hired to dig up graves at a local church, looting valuables while demonic activity escalates. You must find and return all the burnt bones to stop the demonic activity. Each night you will dig for valuables to find bones, fend off growing corruption, and survive to solve the mystery.
Why similar: Demons 33.5%, Mystery 16.4%, First-Person 15.2%, Realistic 13.2%, Exploration 11.8%
- #46 Crime Secrets: Crimson Lily
73% matchMostly Positive74% of 503 reviews2016
Dev: One More LevelPub: Artifex Mundi
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Stop the mysterious killer!
Why similar: Point & Click 25.5%, Detective 19.4%, Female Protagonist 16.8%, Mystery 14.7%, Puzzle 8.8%
- #47 Nancy Drew®: Mystery of the Seven Keys™
72% matchMixed56% of 326 reviews2024
Dev: HeR Interactive
Windows · Mac
A thrilling blend of adventure, mystery, and history! Play as Nancy Drew to uncover the truth behind the theft of a client's heirloom necklace. Solve challenging puzzles, uncover a sinister web of cyber crime, and sleuth through Prague's mysterious streets entwined with medieval legends and alchemy.
Why similar: Detective 20.4%, Point & Click 14.3%, Investigation 14%, Female Protagonist 10.4%, Mystery 9.5%
- #48 Westwood Shadows
69% matchVery Positive80% of 60 reviews2026
Dev: RedSoup Studio
Windows
A police detective returns to his abandoned hometown, where he must confront his past and an unsolved case draped in shadows. Follow Peter Bennet through a first-person, puzzle-solving game with mild horror elements, and explore the mystery and heavy atmosphere of Westwood Shadows.
Why similar: Detective 26.5%, Investigation 16.1%, First-Person 13.6%, Emotional 12.6%, Puzzle 11.2%
- #49 Kathy Rain
70% 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 96.7%, Detective 1.2%, Female Protagonist 0.8%, Mystery 0.6%, Adventure 0.2%
- #50 Agatha Christie - Murder on the Orient Express
68% matchVery Positive84% of 1,148 reviews2023
Dev: Microids Studio LyonPub: Microids
Windows
Median: 9.4 hrsMean: 16.3 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Step on board the legendary Orient Express and immerse yourself in the most famous detective suit in a race against the clock to unmask the murderer.
Why similar: Detective 18.5%, Thriller 15.2%, Point & Click 14.3%, Investigation 11.2%, Exploration 7.9%
- #51 Still Life
71% matchVery Positive82% of 1,081 reviews2011
Dev: Microids
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Still Life 2 also now available!
Why similar: Point & Click 31.1%, Detective 21.9%, Female Protagonist 13.8%, Mystery 12.3%, Puzzle 6.9%
- #52 The End of the Sun
67% matchVery Positive98% of 257 reviews2025
Dev: The End of the Sun TeamPub: The End of the Sun Forge
Windows · Mac · Linux
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: Detective 18.7%, Thriller 13.5%, Point & Click 11.9%, Investigation 11.6%, Mystery 8.8%
- #53 Ghost Frequency
68% matchMixed69% of 152 reviews2025
Dev: PIT GAMES
Windows
In Ghost Frequency, you are a ghost hunter from PIT - Paranormal Investigation Team. Your mission is to locate a sinister spirit using the EMF Ghost Detector to track paranormal activity, the IR Thermal Camera to reveal hidden entities, and the EVP Digital Recorder to capture eerie voices.
Why similar: Detective 24.7%, Thriller 23.6%, Investigation 21%, First-Person 8.4%, Realistic 8.4%
- #54 ALTER EGO
67% matchVery Positive92% of 190 reviews2023
Dev: Fruit Salad Torture
Windows
ALTER EGO is a 2D point-and-click narrative-based adventure game featuring psychological elements. Explore two levels with atmospheric environments, solve puzzles, and use your inventory items to uncover the mystery behind Reese and Winona’s relationship, and find the real culprit—if there is one.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 22.5%, Point & Click 18.6%, Female Protagonist 14.2%, Thriller 13.2%, Puzzle 9.8%
- #55 GESTALT: The Fifth Day
67% matchVery Positive94% of 104 reviews2024
Dev: KINJAKOPub: 072 Project
Windows
Wickeina 'Wicke' Gestalt lives in a haunted house. Trying to balance the stresses of life with the horrors of her home, play through a point-and-click psychological horror and multiple scenarios, where success and failure both progress the narrative of her story.
Why similar: Detective 38.8%, Point & Click 26.1%, Female Protagonist 20.2%, Exploration 14.8%
- #56 Art of Murder - FBI Confidential
69% matchMostly Positive73% of 243 reviews2018
Dev: City Interactive S.A.
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Become Nicole Bonnet: a young female FBI agent and accept the challenge! Who is the murderer? A psychopath or maybe a meticulous and intelligent man? To solve the mystery you have to start thinking like the felon.
Why similar: Detective 36.4%, Point & Click 30.8%, Female Protagonist 20.7%, Adventure 12.1%
- #57 Sorry We're Closed
63% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,819 reviews2024
Dev: à la mode gamesPub: Akupara Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Sorry We're Closed is an eccentric story-driven survival horror game about demons, angels and what happens when both sides collide. A mix of classic fixed-camera exploration and arcade-style shooting where Michelle must use her Third Eye to see between worlds, uncover secrets and solve puzzles.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 46%, Female Protagonist 24.5%, Puzzle 13.2%, Atmospheric 8.7%, Action 4.6%
- #58 Detective Grimoire
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,328 reviews2014
Dev: SFB Games
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Detective Grimoire has been called to investigate a murder. The owner of a small tourist attraction, seemingly killed by the mythical creature his attraction is based around... Explore the area, inspect the crime scene, grill suspects, solve puzzles, hunt for clues & uncover the secret of the swamp!
Why similar: Detective 29.3%, Point & Click 21.8%, Investigation 14.8%, Exploration 11.6%, Puzzle 11.2%
- #59 Alicia Griffith – Lakeside Murder
69% matchMostly Positive75% of 98 reviews2016
Dev: AgrostemmaPub: Libredia Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Help Detective Alicia to solve a mystery behind a ritual murder
Why similar: Detective 57.6%, Point & Click 28.4%, Adventure 8.3%, Atmospheric 5.8%
- #60 Murderous Muses
67% matchMixed68% of 78 reviews2023
Dev: D'Avekki Studios Ltd
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Solve a sinister murder by spending three reality-shifting nights in a haunted art gallery. An infinitely re-playable murder mystery blending deduction, exploration, puzzles, collectibles and FMV.
Why similar: FMV 35.4% ★, Detective 17.8%, Investigation 11.4%, Point & Click 10.5%, Mystery 6.8%