- #1 Memento Mori
97% matchMixed66% of 205 reviews2012
Dev: Bohemia Interactive
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 54%
The enhanced version of Memento Mori which includes the full soundtrack.
Why similar: Point & Click 45.2%, Adventure 43.7%, Female Protagonist 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: As the direct predecessor, it provides the essential foundation for the series' unique blend of art history, crime, and supernatural mystery.
- #2 Still Life
96% 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 46%, Adventure 34.4%, Female Protagonist 19.6%
Why You'll Like It: It shares a dark, gritty atmosphere and a focus on forensic investigation that perfectly complements the crime-thriller tone of the seed game.
- #3 Syberia: The World Before
94% matchVery Positive90% of 4,837 reviews2022
Dev: Microids Studio ParisPub: Microids
Windows
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Embark on a quest for identity through time, as you piece together the puzzle of two lives.
Why similar: Point & Click 42.1%, Adventure 29.6%, Female Protagonist 28.2%
Why You'll Like It: This title delivers a deeply emotional, story-rich adventure with high production values and exploration-heavy gameplay.
- #4 Still Life 2
96% matchMixed44% of 564 reviews2011
Dev: Microids
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Who is hiding behind Mr. X? Still Life 2 reveals the long-awaited ending of Still Life and spells a new investigation for Agent Victoria McPherson. In Fall 2008, Victoria is sent to Maine where Ellen Dunnigan's body has just been found.
Why similar: Point & Click 45.5%, Adventure 36%, Female Protagonist 18.5%
Why You'll Like It: Continuing the narrative of the first game, it offers a tense, cinematic experience centered on tracking a serial killer.
- #5 Secret Files 2: Puritas Cordis
95% matchVery Positive85% of 225 reviews2009
Dev: Animation ArtsPub: Ravenscourt
Windows
Median: 8.3 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 68%
The sequel to the award winning adventure hit Secret Files Tunguska. Famine in Africa, floods in Southeast Asia, economic crisis in Europe, and civil wars in South America, the world is on the brink of disaster.
Why similar: Point & Click 46.9%, Adventure 40%, Female Protagonist 13%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a similar globe-trotting adventure structure with a strong female protagonist and a high-stakes conspiracy plot.
- #6 Kathy Rain: Director's Cut
93% matchVery Positive93% of 1,368 reviews2021
Dev: Clifftop GamesPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 73%
The award-winning point-and-click adventure returns in the Director's Cut with an extended story, additional puzzles, and new areas to explore. Witness the rise of an iconic detective as you uncover a dark and sinister truth hiding behind the calm exterior of a small rural town.
Why similar: Point & Click 45%, Female Protagonist 31.2%, Adventure 23.8%
Why You'll Like It: This game features a sharp-witted female protagonist investigating a dark mystery in a small town, capturing a similar investigative spirit.
- #7 Cognition: An Erica Reed Thriller
94% matchVery Positive82% of 814 reviews2013
Dev: Phoenix Online StudiosPub: Phoenix Online Publishing
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 96%
FBI agent Erica Reed has an uncanny talent: she can see the past and piece together how a crime unfolded. But not even this sixth sense could save her younger brother, Scott, from a brutal serial killer. Three years later, the investigation into Scott’s murder has gone cold -- but Erica’s work has only just begun.
Why similar: Point & Click 36.9%, Female Protagonist 26.8%, Adventure 24.3%, Indie 12.1%
Why You'll Like It: This game features a dedicated FBI agent protagonist solving crimes using supernatural abilities, mirroring the investigative intensity of Memento Mori 2.
- #8 Gray Matter
92% matchVery Positive89% of 727 reviews2014
Dev: WizarBox ProductionPub: Viva Media Inc
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 95%
After a tragic accident, neurobiologist Dr. David Styles has become a recluse, rarely leaving his home, the Dread Hill House. One day, Samantha Everett, a street magician, appears at Dr. Style's doorstep just as he is seeking a new assistant.
Why similar: Point & Click 40.6%, Adventure 38.5%, Female Protagonist 20.8%
Why You'll Like It: Created by Jane Jensen, this game offers a sophisticated mystery with a strong female lead and a focus on atmospheric storytelling.
- #9 Syberia
91% 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: Adventure 41.3%, Point & Click 39.7%, Female Protagonist 19.1%
Why You'll Like It: A foundational point-and-click adventure that excels at building an immersive, atmospheric world through its narrative and puzzles.
- #10 The Raven Remastered
91% matchVery Positive81% of 391 reviews2018
Dev: KING ArtPub: THQ Nordic
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 14.7 hrs≥1hr: 54%
London, 1964. An ancient ruby is stolen from the British Museum. At the crime scene: a raven feather. Is somebody trying to follow in the footsteps of The Raven, the legendary master thief who disappeared years before?
Why similar: Adventure 58.1%, Point & Click 41.9%
Why You'll Like It: This classic-style whodunit features a global setting and a compelling investigation that captures the same sense of international intrigue.
- #11 Crowns and Pawns: Kingdom of Deceit
89% 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 46.2%, Adventure 28.3%, Female Protagonist 25.6%
Why You'll Like It: This modern adventure game features a global mystery and a strong female lead, echoing the travel-based narrative of Memento Mori 2.
- #12 Moebius: Empire Rising
90% matchMostly Positive75% of 331 reviews2014
Dev: Phoenix Online StudiosPub: Phoenix Online Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Moebius: Empire Rising is a contemporary adventure that merges classic point-and-click puzzle solving with Jane Jensen’s sophisticated storytelling. Travel the world using Malachi’s unique deductive powers to analyze suspects, make historical connections, and uncover the truth behind a theory of space and time the government will defend...
Why similar: Point & Click 44.5%, Adventure 41.8%, Indie 13.7%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on an antique expert solving mysteries, offering a similar blend of historical intrigue and point-and-click puzzle solving.
- #13 Chinatown Detective Agency
89% matchMostly Positive72% of 156 reviews2022
Dev: General Interactive Co.Pub: Balor Games
Windows · Mac
Chinatown Detective Agency is a cybernoir point and click adventure blending stunning retro design with innovative mechanics. Play as Amira Darma, an ex-cop who has just opened her own detective agency. Choose your clients, travel around the world and solve dangerous cases using real world research.
Why similar: Point & Click 46.4%, Female Protagonist 28.5%, Adventure 25.2%
Why You'll Like It: It combines classic point-and-click mechanics with real-world research and investigation, perfect for fans of the genre's detective elements.
- #14 The Dark Eye: Memoria
88% matchVery Positive89% of 2,452 reviews2013
Dev: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%
In Memoria, players travel through different time periods, following two distinct protagonists: Sadja, a southern princess who wants to be a war hero, and Geron, a bird catcher who wants to lift a curse from his girlfriend.
Why similar: Point & Click 47.7%, Adventure 43.2%, Indie 5%, Female Protagonist 4.2%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a rich, story-driven experience with complex puzzles and a deep, atmospheric world that fans of narrative adventures will appreciate.
- #15 The Blackwell Legacy
87% matchVery Positive90% of 1,616 reviews2012
Dev: Wadjet Eye Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 70%
When 3 NYU students kill themselves, nobody thinks that a sinister force is at work. Nobody but fledgling medium Rosa Blackwell & her new spirit guide Joey Mallone.
Why similar: Point & Click 43.5%, Adventure 26.9%, Female Protagonist 18.8%, Indie 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: This series focuses on a medium and her spirit guide solving cold cases, providing a grounded yet supernatural detective experience.
- #16 Murder Mystery Machine
86% matchMixed54% of 172 reviews2021
Dev: Blazing GriffinPub: Microids
Windows
Join the District Crime Agency in this isometric, modern noir deduction thriller. Explore crime scenes in complex dioramas, organize your evidence effectively, and blur the lines between right and wrong to present your case. Do you have what it takes to be a real detective?
Why similar: Point & Click 31.8%, Adventure 31.4%, Indie 23.8%, Female Protagonist 13%
Why You'll Like It: This game emphasizes the deductive process and crime scene investigation, making it a great choice for those who enjoy the detective aspects of the seed game.
- #17 Miss Fisher and the Deathly Maze
86% matchVery Positive81% of 72 reviews2018
Dev: Tin Man Games
Windows · Mac
Episode 1 and 2 of the award winning murder mystery, visual novel adventure in which you become the Honourable Miss Phryne Fisher, the glamorous and stylish detective!
Why similar: Adventure 50%, Indie 27.7%, Female Protagonist 22.3%
Why You'll Like It: Based on a famous detective series, it offers a charming and atmospheric mystery-solving experience with a strong female lead.
- #18 The Almost Gone
84% matchVery Positive80% of 1,195 reviews2020
Dev: Happy VolcanoPub: Playdigious Originals
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Experience the intricate dioramas and connections of your life, and the ripples we all make, in this award-winning narrative puzzle game about death, loss, and mental health.
Why similar: Point & Click 41.7%, Adventure 26.3%, Female Protagonist 18.3%, Indie 13.8%
Why You'll Like It: This game uses a unique, diorama-based perspective to tell a haunting, mystery-filled story that is both beautiful and melancholic.
- #19 Memoranda
84% matchMostly Positive72% of 159 reviews2017
Dev: Bit ByterzPub: Digital Dragon
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Memoranda is a 2D point and click adventure game inspired by author Haruki Murakami’s surreal short stories.The game tells the story of a young lady who gradually realizes that she is forgetting her own name. But is she really losing her memory?
Why similar: Adventure 34.6%, Point & Click 27.9%, Female Protagonist 19.9%, Indie 17.7%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal and atmospheric adventure that focuses on narrative and discovery, appealing to those who enjoy the artistic side of point-and-click games.
- #20 Yesterday Origins
83% matchVery Positive83% of 715 reviews2016
Dev: Pendulo StudiosPub: Microids
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 96%
John Yesterday becomes immortal following an occult ritual. However, not everything goes to plan. He and his girlfriend Pauline must embark on an investigation to try to reproduce the immortality ritual. But his former acquaintances have other plans for him...
Why similar: Adventure 57.5%, Point & Click 42.5%
Why You'll Like It: A supernatural thriller that spans multiple time periods and locations, offering a complex narrative and a unique mystery to unravel.
- #21 Monolith
81% 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 45.4%, Female Protagonist 30.5%, Adventure 19.1%, Indie 5%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a story-rich, sci-fi mystery experience with a female protagonist, echoing the narrative focus of the seed game.
- #22 Kathy Rain 2: Soothsayer
77% 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: Point & Click 45.3%, Female Protagonist 28.5%, Adventure 26.1%
- #23 Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments
82% matchVery Positive89% of 7,723 reviews2014
Dev: Frogwares
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Become the most celebrated detective of all time: Sherlock Holmes! Use your impressive talents as a detective to solve six thrilling and varied cases: murders, missing persons, spectacular thefts and numerous investigations that sometimes lead you into the realms of the fantastic.
Why similar: Adventure 61.1%, Point & Click 35.8%, Indie 3.1%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a deep, mechanics-focused detective experience that allows players to truly feel like they are solving a complex case.
- #24 Alternativa
85% matchMixed47% of 210 reviews2010
Dev: Centauri ProductionPub: Bohemia Interactive
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 42%
Alternativa is a story that will take you to a world much different to what you'd expect in 2045. To a world destroyed by war and revolutions, a world led by an oppressive and cruel dictatorship. Classic point&click adventure game based on the original sci-fi/cyber-punk script which is composed of a number of shorter stories that...
Why similar: Adventure 54.2%, Point & Click 45.8%
Why You'll Like It: Set in a dystopian future, this game provides a dark, narrative-heavy experience with a focus on uncovering a deep-seated conspiracy.
- #25 Art of Murder - FBI Confidential
82% 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: Adventure 54%, Point & Click 28%, Female Protagonist 18.1%
Why You'll Like It: This game puts you in the shoes of an FBI agent investigating a serial killer, providing a direct thematic match to the seed game.
- #26 Agatha Christie - Hercule Poirot: The First Cases
79% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,367 reviews2021
Dev: Blazing GriffinPub: Microids
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Discover an untold crime story from the mysterious youth of the famous detective Hercule Poirot.
Why similar: Adventure 54%, Point & Click 46%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on methodical investigation and dialogue-driven mystery solving, capturing the essence of a classic detective story.
- #27 Face Noir
81% matchMixed65% of 338 reviews2013
Dev: Mad OrangePub: Phoenix Online Publishing
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 96%
A moody tale that combines the intrigue and atmosphere of a Raymond Chandler novel or Humphrey Bogart film with classic point-and-click adventure gameplay, Face Noir follows private eye Jack Del Nero as he’s falsely accused of murdering the man who left a little girl in his protection.
Why similar: Point & Click 49.1%, Adventure 36.7%, Indie 14.2%
Why You'll Like It: This noir-inspired detective game features a gritty atmosphere and a complex plot that mirrors the darker themes of Memento Mori 2.
- #28 Rosewater
73% matchVery Positive92% of 384 reviews2025
Dev: Grundislav GamesPub: Application Systems Heidelberg
Windows · Mac · Linux
A thrilling Western adventure in the alternate 19th century world of Lamplight City! Embark on a harrowing journey across the frontier with Harley Leger and her ragtag posse, encountering bandits, rebels, visionaries, eccentrics, and many more friends and foes on your quest for fame and riches.
Why similar: Point & Click 37.2%, Adventure 25.7%, Female Protagonist 24.7%, Indie 12.5%
- #29 Nancy Drew®: Sea of Darkness
78% matchVery Positive93% of 222 reviews2017
Dev: HeR Interactive
Windows
Set a Course for Danger and Discovery!
Why similar: Adventure 42.4%, Point & Click 37.6%, Female Protagonist 20%
Why You'll Like It: A highly regarded entry in the long-running detective series, offering complex puzzles and a compelling, atmospheric mystery.
- #30 Whispers of a Machine
76% matchVery Positive93% of 1,957 reviews2019
Dev: Clifftop GamesPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Whispers of a Machine is a Sci-Fi Nordic Noir that tells the story of Vera, a cybernetically augmented detective in a post-AI world, who investigates a string of murders and unravels a dark conflict over forbidden technology.
Why similar: Point & Click 40.4%, Adventure 36.3%, Female Protagonist 23.3%
- #31 Beyond a Steel Sky
75% matchVery Positive88% of 1,598 reviews2020
Dev: Revolution Software Ltd
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
From multi-award winning Revolution comes ‘Beyond a Steel Sky’, a groundbreaking 3D adventure thriller, set in an AI-driven future. Subvert the world, hack the systems and solve dark conspiracies to uncover the devastating truth.
Why similar: Point & Click 46.5%, Adventure 35.7%, Indie 17.8%
- #32 Trauma
78% matchMixed69% of 687 reviews2011
Dev: Krystian Majewski
Windows · Mac
Median: 18 minMean: 1.7 hrs≥1hr: 24%
An elaborate puzzle challenge combined with an unconventional story.
Why similar: Point & Click 32.8%, Adventure 30.3%, Indie 19.5%, Female Protagonist 17.5%
Why You'll Like It: This game uses a unique, dream-like narrative structure to explore a mystery, providing an artistic and atmospheric experience.
- #33 Jenny LeClue - Detectivu
75% 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: Female Protagonist 41.7%, Adventure 36.7%, Indie 21.6%
- #34 Postmortem: One Must Die (Extended Cut)
79% matchMostly Negative40% of 187 reviews2013
Dev: Unbound Creations
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 20%
Narrative-adventure playing an Agent of Death who must take ONE life that could change the fate of a conflict-torn Nation
Why similar: Adventure 43.4%, Indie 22.8%, Point & Click 20.5%, Female Protagonist 13.4%
Why You'll Like It: This game forces players to make difficult moral choices during an investigation, adding a layer of depth to the standard detective formula.
- #35 Blackwell Convergence
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 640 reviews2012
Dev: Wadjet Eye Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 74%
The third game in the Blackwell series
Why similar: Point & Click 52.9%, Adventure 28.1%, Female Protagonist 11.7%, Indie 7.2%
- #36 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 49.9%, Adventure 38.8%, Indie 7.7%, Female Protagonist 3.7%
- #37 Technobabylon
74% matchVery Positive94% of 1,607 reviews2015
Dev: Technocrat GamesPub: Wadjet Eye Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
A cyberpunk adventure game from the studio that brought you Gemini Rue and Blackwell! The year is 2087. Genetic engineering is the norm, and an omnipresent AI powers the city. Take control of three citizens of this world as they struggle to understand a deadly conspiracy.
Why similar: Point & Click 46.1%, Adventure 30.8%, Female Protagonist 11.9%, Indie 11.3%
- #38 HOW WE KNOW WE'RE ALIVE
70% matchVery Positive97% of 374 reviews2023
Dev: Motvind Studios
Windows · Mac
HOW WE KNOW WE'RE ALIVE is an award winning, hour long melancholy, point-and-click narrative mystery set in the bible belt of Sweden.
Why similar: Adventure 72.3%, Female Protagonist 27.7%
- #39 Between Horizons – A Sci-Fi Detective Adventure
68% matchVery Positive88% of 490 reviews2024
Dev: DigiTales InteractivePub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Between Horizons is a narrative 2.5D sci-fi detective adventure. 33 years into the Zephyr's journey, its mission is suddenly jeopardized. Can you find the culprit before it's too late? Experience an enthralling story set in a semi-open world that branches and ends based on your choices.
Why similar: Point & Click 41.7%, Female Protagonist 30.8%, Adventure 27.5%
- #40 Blackwell Epiphany
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 990 reviews2014
Dev: Wadjet Eye Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
The last game in the Blackwell series.
Why similar: Point & Click 40.2%, Adventure 29.1%, Female Protagonist 19.1%, Indie 11.7%
- #41 Riddles Of The Past
73% 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: Point & Click 38.3%, Female Protagonist 33.7%, Indie 28%
- #42 Shadows on the Vatican - Act II: Wrath
73% matchVery Positive82% of 131 reviews2015
Dev: Daring TouchPub: Adventure Productions
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 94%
When Silvia is hunted by the person behind the attempted murder she was assigned to commit, she knows the only option remaining is to face the deadly conspirator openly. In the heart of the local underworld, Silvia will discover a game of power in which everyone is an expendable pawn...
Why similar: Adventure 33.9%, Point & Click 30.7%, Indie 19.2%, Female Protagonist 16.2%
- #43 Broken Sword 5 - the Serpent's Curse
71% matchVery Positive89% of 2,783 reviews2013
Dev: Revolution Software Ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 95%
From multi-award winning Revolution Software comes the latest explosive episode in this classic series. Playing as intrepid American George Stobbart and sassy French journalist Nico Collard, you find yourself on the trail of a stolen painting – and a murderous conspiracy...
Why similar: Point & Click 34.9%, Female Protagonist 29%, Adventure 25.7%, Indie 10.4%
- #44 The Eyes of Ara
71% matchVery Positive83% of 826 reviews2016
Dev: 100 Stones Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Explore a vast, mysterious castle riddled with secret rooms and challenging puzzles in this award-winning puzzle adventure.
Why similar: Point & Click 40.5%, Adventure 30.6%, Female Protagonist 20.8%, Indie 8.1%
- #45 Brightstone Mysteries: Paranormal Hotel (Hotel Collector's Edition)
74% matchMixed54% of 56 reviews2014
Dev: Cateia Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 31.8 hrs≥1hr: 41%
Unravel secrets of Templars and ancient Egyptian cult in this dark adventure game!
Why similar: Adventure 39%, Point & Click 28.9%, Indie 17.6%, Female Protagonist 14.5%
- #46 Milkmaid of the Milky Way
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 543 reviews2017
Dev: Mattis FolkestadPub: machineboy
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Milkmaid of the Milky Way is an award-winning point-and-click adventure game in rhyme that combines a gripping story with puzzles and exploration. What happens when a young milkmaid sees an alien craft in a fjord in 1920's Norway?
Why similar: Point & Click 35.4%, Adventure 25.4%, Female Protagonist 24.5%, Indie 14.7%
- #47 True Fear: Forsaken Souls Part 2
69% matchVery Positive93% of 802 reviews2018
Dev: Goblinz Enterprises LtdPub: The Digital Lounge
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
True Fear: Forsaken Souls Part 2 is the sequel to one of the best rated horror escape games, acclaimed for its story and the atmosphere of horror mystery.
Why similar: Point & Click 37.4%, Adventure 37.2%, Female Protagonist 25.5%
- #48 The Raven - Legacy of a Master Thief
72% matchMostly Positive75% of 810 reviews
Dev: KING ArtPub: THQ Nordic
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 63%
'The Raven - Legacy of a Master Thief' is a thrilling crime adventure in three chapters from the creators of 'The Book of Unwritten Tales'. Full of twists and turns, it immerses you in both sides of the story, combining thrill-of-the-chase whodunit with the risk and reward of a heist story. Paris, 1960.
Why similar: Point & Click 55.3%, Adventure 44.7%
- #49 The Excavation of Hob's Barrow
65% 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 42.5%, Female Protagonist 25.6%, Adventure 24.9%, Indie 7%
- #50 Dreamfall: The Longest Journey
71% matchVery Positive84% of 1,204 reviews2007
Dev: Funcom
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Dreamfall: The Longest Journey, winner of multiple E3 awards as the best game in its genre, is the continuation of a saga that began in the award-winning The Longest Journey, considered to be one of the finest adventure games ever made.
Why similar: Adventure 55.3%, Female Protagonist 44.7%
- #51 New York Mysteries: Secrets of the Mafia Collector's Edition
70% matchVery Positive92% of 335 reviews2015
Dev: FIVE-BN GAMES
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
A captivating detective adventure with elements of mysticism, telling a story of kidnapped children and mafia bosses.
Why similar: Adventure 46.5%, Point & Click 34.4%, Female Protagonist 19.1%
- #52 Shardlight
69% matchVery Positive90% of 786 reviews2016
Dev: Wadjet Eye Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
A post-apocalyptic adventure game from the publisher that brought you Primordia, Gemini Rue and Technobabylon! A young woman stricken with a deadly plague searches for a cure in a hostile world.
Why similar: Point & Click 37.4%, Adventure 26.6%, Female Protagonist 24%, Indie 11.9%
- #53 Rauniot
64% matchVery Positive90% of 163 reviews2024
Dev: Act Normal Games
Windows · Linux
Rauniot is an isometric post-apocalyptic point and click adventure game which takes place to Northern Finland.
Why similar: Point & Click 36.5%, Adventure 29.1%, Female Protagonist 17.7%, Indie 16.7%
- #54 Saint Kotar
67% matchMostly Positive75% of 277 reviews2021
Dev: The-Mark EntertainmentPub: SOEDESCO
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Saint Kotar is a psychological horror detective game set in a cursed valley in rural Croatia. Investigate the disappearance of your relative in the occult-ridden town of Sveti Kotar as you switch between conflicting realities through the eyes of two godly men.
Why similar: Point & Click 47.5%, Adventure 33.3%, Female Protagonist 19.2%
- #55 Enigmatis 2: The Mists of Ravenwood
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,599 reviews2014
Dev: Artifex Mundi
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Enter Ravenwood Park and discover the secrets hidden in the mists…
Why similar: Point & Click 42.5%, Adventure 31.7%, Female Protagonist 22%, Indie 3.8%
- #56 Connected Clue
61% matchVery Positive88% of 98 reviews2026
Dev: Alpheratz Games Pub: CFK Co., Ltd.
Windows · Mac
Connected Clue is a quarter-view detective adventure game inspired by the atmosphere of 19th-century mystery novels. Gather clues, see through lies, and uncover the identity of the culprit shrouded in secrecy!
Why similar: Point & Click 43.1%, Adventure 31.9%, Female Protagonist 25.1%
- #57 Ghost Files: The Face of Guilt
69% 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: Adventure 49.6%, Point & Click 25.5%, Female Protagonist 17%, Indie 7.9%
- #58 Dreamfall Chapters
66% matchVery Positive82% of 4,509 reviews2017
Dev: Red Thread Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
The Final Cut is the ultimate collector's edition of Dreamfall Chapters, a story-driven 3D adventure about choice and consequence, set in parallel worlds: a cyberpunk vision of the future and a magical fantasy realm.
Why similar: Adventure 37.6%, Female Protagonist 29.3%, Point & Click 24.8%, Indie 8.4%
- #59 Black Mirror II
68% matchVery Positive90% of 697 reviews2014
Dev: Cranberry ProductionPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 11.4 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Enter a dark, captivating world as the massive evil of Black Mirror Castle is reincarnated with over 100 atmospheric locations to explore and 40 different characters to interact with. Will Darren's search lead him to redemption or the hell of insanity?
Why similar: Point & Click 50.9%, Adventure 49.1%