- #1 Prominence
97% matchVery Positive84% of 157 reviews2015
Dev: Digital Media Workshop
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
When the interstellar mission to colonize a new world goes terribly awry, the fate of the Letarri people falls into the hands of a lone adventurer. Now it's up to you to unravel the mystery of what happened. Can you save them and their mission, or is it already too late?
Why similar: Point & Click 36.6%, Sci-fi 25.3%, Adventure 18%, Space 11.1%, Indie 9%
Why You'll Like It: A pure sci-fi point-and-click adventure that shares the same focus on environmental puzzles and isolation on an alien planet.
- #2 Gemini Rue
96% matchVery Positive88% of 1,884 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 56.7%, Sci-fi 24.9%, Adventure 14.3%, Indie 4.1%
Why You'll Like It: A gritty, noir-inspired sci-fi adventure that emphasizes strong storytelling and classic point-and-click mechanics.
- #3 Primordia
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,432 reviews2012
Dev: Wormwood StudiosPub: Wadjet Eye Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 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 55.7%, Sci-fi 27%, Adventure 12.6%, Indie 4.7%
Why You'll Like It: Features a desolate, post-apocalyptic sci-fi setting that mirrors the lonely, survival-focused atmosphere of the seed game.
- #4 J.U.L.I.A.: Among the Stars
95% matchVery Positive86% of 897 reviews2014
Dev: CBE software
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
J.U.L.I.A.: Among the Stars is an innovative narrative driven adventure game. The story centers on Rachel Manners, a 35 year old astrobiologist. She is a member of an elite group of scientists, chosen to embark on one of the most critical missions ever conceived on Earth. Now Rachel is alone, orbiting an unknown planet.
Why similar: Point & Click 43.6%, Sci-fi 24%, Adventure 14.7%, Space 11.6%, Indie 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on space exploration and puzzle-solving, closely matching the sci-fi adventure tone of the seed game.
- #5 Beneath a Steel Sky (1994)
94% matchVery Positive89% of 587 reviews2020
Dev: Revolution Software Ltd
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 12.7 hrs≥1hr: 57%
After being abducted by brutal soldiers and his kinfolk butchered, Robert Foster finds himself in Union City - a vast metropolis under the tyranny of a fascist AI. Alone, save for the circuit board of his best friend, Foster must discover the sinister truth - and why they specifically came for him.
Why similar: Point & Click 52.2%, Sci-fi 27.6%, Adventure 14.5%, Indie 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: A foundational sci-fi point-and-click classic that excels in world-building and narrative depth.
- #6 Technobabylon
94% matchVery Positive94% of 1,635 reviews2015
Dev: Technocrat GamesPub: Wadjet Eye Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.7 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 57.9%, Sci-fi 21.5%, Adventure 15.5%, Indie 5%
Why You'll Like It: A deep, atmospheric cyberpunk adventure that offers complex puzzles and a gripping sci-fi mystery.
- #7 STASIS
93% matchVery Positive82% of 2,367 reviews2015
Dev: THE BROTHERHOOD
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
STASIS The isometric, point-and-click, sci-fi horror adventure game! In the distant future aboard a seemingly abandoned spacecraft, John Maracheck awakes from stasis. He must push himself to new physical and emotional limits and unravel the mysteries around him.
Why similar: Point & Click 49%, Sci-fi 28.5%, Adventure 11.1%, Space 8.2%, Indie 3.2%
Why You'll Like It: Combines a claustrophobic sci-fi setting with traditional point-and-click gameplay for a tense, atmospheric experience.
- #8 The Dig®
92% matchVery Positive92% of 1,277 reviews2009
Dev: LucasArts
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 53%
An asteroid the size of a small moon is on a crash course toward Earth. Once the wayward asteroid is nuked into a safe orbit, a trio conducts a routine examination of the rocky surface. What they uncover is anything but routine.
Why similar: Point & Click 66.6%, Adventure 18.1%, Sci-fi 15.3%
Why You'll Like It: A quintessential space-themed adventure game that captures the wonder and danger of exploring an alien world.
- #9 Resonance
91% matchVery Positive89% of 578 reviews2012
Dev: XII GamesPub: Wadjet Eye Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
When a brilliant particle physicist dies unexpectedly, the race is on to secure his terrible new technology before it falls into the wrong hands. The lives of four playable characters become entangled as they fight against the clock to find the dead scientist’s secret vault.
Why similar: Point & Click 58.6%, Sci-fi 19%, Adventure 16.2%, Indie 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi thriller that utilizes a unique memory-based puzzle system within a classic point-and-click framework.
- #10 Krystopia: A Puzzle Journey
91% matchVery Positive88% of 59 reviews2019
Dev: Antler Interactive
Windows
Follow Nova Dune, a space explorer in her quest to find out about the unfamiliar distress signal she received aboard her ship. Determined to investigate it, she finds herself on a desolated planet where all civilization has vanished.
Why similar: Sci-fi 37.1%, Adventure 21.4%, Point & Click 18.7%, Space 14.1%, Indie 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-heavy adventure that emphasizes exploration and discovery in a mysterious, alien-like environment.
- #11 Bik - A Space Adventure
90% matchVery Positive92% of 53 reviews2014
Dev: Zotnip
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 60%
A point and click adventure. Bik and his newfound alien friends outsmart hijackers, (eat some brownies), accept a perilous mission, (make some sandwiches), foil a dastardly plot by an evil corporate empire, (argue with disgruntled robots), and save a planet on the brink of destruction.
Why similar: Point & Click 42.9%, Adventure 26.2%, Space 18%, Indie 13%
Why You'll Like It: A charming space-themed adventure that captures the spirit of classic point-and-click games with a sci-fi twist.
- #12 The Artifact
89% matchMixed64% of 214 reviews2017
Dev: Colin WrenPub: Enigma Games LTD
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Woken from a hypersleep, you find yourself alone on a drifting star cruiser, light years from home. The crew has disappeared, leaving behind nothing but a few scattered records and a strange artifact that seems to hold the key to an alien civilisation.
Why similar: Indie 59.1%, Adventure 40.9%
Why You'll Like It: A space-themed puzzle adventure that focuses on uncovering ancient secrets through point-and-click mechanics.
- #13 Machinarium
88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 20,605 reviews2009
Dev: Amanita Design
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 18.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Machinarium is the award-winning independent adventure game developed by the makers of Samorost series, Botanicula and CHUCHEL. Help Josef the robot save his girlfriend Berta kidnapped by the Black Cap Brotherhood gang!
Why similar: Point & Click 58.4%, Sci-fi 25.3%, Adventure 11.8%, Indie 4.6%
Why You'll Like It: A beautifully crafted point-and-click game that relies entirely on environmental storytelling and clever logic puzzles.
- #14 Planet RIX-13
89% matchVery Positive95% of 108 reviews2017
Dev: 9 Eyes Game Studio
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Planet RIX-13 is а 2D adventure, in which you play as a space explorer engaged in searching for planets potentially suitable for life.
Why similar: Point & Click 54%, Adventure 21.8%, Indie 12.3%, Sci-fi 12%
Why You'll Like It: A short, pixel-art adventure that captures the feeling of being stranded on a dangerous, unknown planet.
- #15 The Station
87% matchVery Positive86% of 1,122 reviews2018
Dev: The Station Game ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
The Station is a first-person sci-fi mystery set on a space station sent to study a sentient alien civilization. Assuming the role of a recon specialist, players must unravel a mystery which will decide the fate of two civilizations.
Why similar: Sci-fi 40.6%, Adventure 24.4%, Space 20.9%, Indie 14.1%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric first-person exploration game that focuses on uncovering the mystery of a deserted space station.
- #16 The Silent Age
86% matchVery Positive93% of 7,187 reviews2015
Dev: House On Fire
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Experience a post-apocalyptic world like never before in The Silent Age, a thrilling point-and-click adventure game. Use time travel to unravel the mystery behind humanity's disappearance and save the world from extinction. Start your journey now!
Why similar: Point & Click 57.3%, Sci-fi 28.6%, Adventure 14.1%
Why You'll Like It: A short, story-driven adventure that excels at building atmosphere and mystery through its unique sci-fi premise.
- #17 Moebius: Empire Rising
86% matchMostly Positive75% of 336 reviews2014
Dev: Phoenix Online StudiosPub: Phoenix Online Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 6.1 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 67.2%, Adventure 25.4%, Indie 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: A classic-style point-and-click mystery that shares the polished production values and narrative focus of the seed game.
- #18 Waking Mars
84% matchVery Positive89% of 1,202 reviews2012
Dev: Tiger Style
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 54 minMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 49%
In 2097, life is discovered on Mars. When your mission of first contact becomes trapped by a cave-in, you must master the alien ecosystem to survive. Soon you stumble upon more than anyone expected, and with time running out, you will make a decision that determines the fate of a lost planet.
Why similar: Sci-fi 61.9%, Adventure 26.3%, Indie 11.8%
Why You'll Like It: An exploration-heavy sci-fi game that emphasizes interacting with an alien ecosystem to survive.
- #19 Nauticrawl
83% matchVery Positive91% of 493 reviews2019
Dev: Spare Parts OasisPub: Armor Games Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 77%
A stolen, enigmatic machine is your only way out. It's likely to kill you, but so will the hostile planet you're escaping. Pull levers, hack devices, and puzzle out how to pilot the Nauticrawl to freedom in this unusual atmospheric adventure... or die trying.
Why similar: Point & Click 41.4%, Sci-fi 27.9%, Space 12.5%, Adventure 11.1%, Indie 7%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric, puzzle-driven game that requires players to master complex machinery to survive in a hostile environment.
- #20 Stranded
85% matchMostly Negative39% of 544 reviews2014
Dev: Peter MoorheadPub: Curve Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 69%
A minimal point and click adventure, designed to take the player on a short but memorable journey.
Why similar: Point & Click 50.3%, Adventure 18.5%, Sci-fi 14%, Indie 9.7%, Space 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: A pixel-art adventure that centers on the struggle for survival after a crash-landing, mirroring the seed game's premise.
- #21 Voyage: Journey to the Moon
84% matchMostly Positive78% of 185 reviews2014
Dev: Microids
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 44%
Make fantastic discoveries and dare to go into the deepest depths of the moon to solve puzzles that will allow you to go back to Earth.
Why similar: Point & Click 68.8%, Adventure 31.2%
Why You'll Like It: A casual, puzzle-oriented adventure that focuses on the wonder of space travel and exploration.
- #22 Starstruck Vagabond
79% matchVery Positive86% of 571 reviews2024
Dev: Ben 'Yahtzee' Croshaw
Windows
A space captain accidentally freezes themselves for two thousand years, finding themselves in an unfamiliar galaxy. Fortunately, there's always someone who needs cargo delivered.
Why similar: Sci-fi 51.8%, Adventure 40.5%, Indie 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: A story-rich space adventure that focuses on the life of a traveler navigating the galaxy.
- #23 Stellar Mess: The Princess Conundrum (Chapter 1)
80% matchMostly Positive72% of 286 reviews2023
Dev: Tibba Games
Windows
Stellar Mess is a 2D point&click adventure game, set somewhere in Argentinean Patagonia. The game is inspired by early classic EGA games of the genre.
Why similar: Point & Click 48.2%, Sci-fi 25.4%, Adventure 13.5%, Space 6.8%, Indie 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: A lighthearted space adventure that utilizes classic point-and-click mechanics to tell a sci-fi story.
- #24 Dark Scavenger
82% matchVery Positive86% of 243 reviews2014
Dev: Psydra Games LLC
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Dark Scavenger is a bizarre point-and-click RPG adventure with a focus on exploration, gaining loot, and meaningful choices. Filling the role of a powerful space traveler, you find yourself stranded on a mysterious alien planet. Will you save the world or just yourself?
Why similar: Point & Click 45.1%, Sci-fi 27%, Adventure 18%, Indie 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: A quirky sci-fi adventure that blends RPG elements with a choose-your-own-adventure style narrative.
- #25 Dead in Antares
77% matchMostly Positive79% of 199 reviews2026
Dev: Ishtar GamesPub: Nacon
Windows
Dead in Antares is a turn-based survival management game with RPG elements, set on an alien planet. Lead a crew of survivors sent on a mission to save humanity. Manage their needs, strengthen their teamwork, and explore this mysterious world to find a way back home.
Why similar: Sci-fi 51%, Adventure 39.9%, Space 6.9%, Indie 2.2%
- #26 ALONE IN SPACE
82% matchMixed53% of 158 reviews2016
Dev: Butterflyware
Windows · Mac · Linux
Experience an immersive sci-fi adventure. Walk in the footsteps of the ill-fated crew members of the Miranda station. Explore a world cloaked in mystery and danger, solve clever puzzles to help discover the questions that...
Why similar: Sci-fi 37.5%, Adventure 29.3%, Space 27.4%, Indie 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person sci-fi adventure that focuses on exploration and uncovering the history of a lost mission.
- #27 The Dream Of A Cockspur
74% matchVery Positive93% of 331 reviews2026
Dev: roccayPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Stranded on a desolate island with Earth's remaining researchers, you investigate a strange celestial body. The day before departure, your only means of transportation gets mysteriously damaged, leaving you stranded. Is someone sabotaging the team, or is there something more sinister going on…
Why similar: Point & Click 51.5%, Sci-fi 32.3%, Adventure 16.2%
- #28 SYMMETRY
81% matchMixed55% of 310 reviews2018
Dev: Sleepless ClinicPub: IMGN.PRO
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 56%
A research spaceship reaches an abandoned planet. Nothing is what it seems here and the situation quickly slips out of control. Can the crew manage to survive and get back home?
Why similar: Sci-fi 44.6%, Space 24%, Adventure 20.6%, Indie 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi survival game that forces players to manage resources and solve problems under the pressure of a crash-landing.
- #29 SPACE ACCIDENT
78% matchMostly Positive78% of 376 reviews2022
Dev: Whale Rock Games
Windows
Your hero is Andy Freeman, a technical engineer of the Zeus-M700 spacecraft, sent on an expedition to the satellite of Jupiter to colonize it. However, what is conceived does not always go according to plan…
Why similar: Adventure 53.8%, Sci-fi 37.4%, Indie 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: A space-themed simulation and puzzle game that deals with the aftermath of a catastrophic vessel failure.
- #30 The Mystery of a Lost Planet
81% matchMixed60% of 91 reviews2015
Dev: AlikArt Studio
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
The crew of a marooned spaceship must uncover the secrets of an unknown planet to survive. After a crash landing on the lost planet, you’re left with many unanswered questions. What was the mysterious force that seems to have pulled your ship into the planet and what are its intentions?
Why similar: Point & Click 45.6%, Adventure 28.1%, Sci-fi 26.3%
Why You'll Like It: A casual adventure game that centers on uncovering the secrets of a strange, alien world.
- #31 Hostil
79% matchVery Positive86% of 264 reviews2017
Dev: Eteru Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 29%
Hostil is a short emotional interactive tale about a young astronaut who has crashed on a extremely dangerous planet. No one will come to rescue him and his only hope is to move forward.
Why similar: Point & Click 53.6%, Adventure 20.9%, Sci-fi 14.5%, Indie 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: A short, atmospheric point-and-click game that focuses on exploration and environmental storytelling.
- #32 Murder On Space Station 52
75% 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 44.9%, Sci-fi 28.2%, Space 15.1%, Adventure 11.8%
- #33 Low Oxygen
75% matchVery Positive89% of 313 reviews2023
Dev: Alex-Stefan Neagu
Windows · Linux
Explore an abandoned facility on the planet you've crashlanded, solving puzzles with strange plants along the way.
Why similar: Adventure 49.5%, Sci-fi 33.2%, Space 14.3%, Indie 3.1%
- #34 Voyager-19
72% matchVery Positive88% of 1,014 reviews2024
Dev: MizizizizPub: Deep Root Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 54 min≥1hr: 30%
A short horror game where you control a decaying spacecraft exploring distant star systems.
Why similar: Sci-fi 54.9%, Space 32.5%, Adventure 10.7%, Indie 1.9%
- #35 Neospace: Prologue
73% matchVery Positive90% of 59 reviews2024
Dev: DreamStudios
Windows
You wake up in a spaceship, you realize that strange things are going on there, you try to get back to civilization. However, this is harder than you think, the encounters will drive you crazy and you will doubt yourself.
Why similar: Sci-fi 44.6%, Space 27.9%, Adventure 25.7%, Indie 1.8%
- #36 Doc Apocalypse
77% matchMixed64% of 53 reviews2017
Dev: Midian DesignPub: Screen 7
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Professor Higgins weather experiment has caused the apocalypse! Help him reach his family and find a way to reverse this mistake which has earned him the name Doc Apocalypse...
Why similar: Point & Click 43.4%, Adventure 24.3%, Sci-fi 20.1%, Indie 12.2%
- #37 no signal
70% 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: Point & Click 41.7%, Sci-fi 27.5%, Space 17.1%, Adventure 9.5%, Indie 4.2%
- #38 The Message from Deep Space
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,211 reviews2026
Dev: Applesinmypants
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Mission: Translate an interstellar message, using the universal languages of math & science.
Why similar: Sci-fi 60.7%, Space 20%, Adventure 10.9%, Indie 8.4%
- #39 TRACE Definitive Edition
69% matchVery Positive96% of 111 reviews2025
Dev: STUDIO LOOKPub: Coolmath Games
Windows
A point-and-click escape game set on a strange, desolate planet. Collect items and solve puzzles to unravel the mystery of this cryptic world.
Why similar: Point & Click 71.2%, Adventure 21.5%, Indie 7.3%
- #40 Dead Mountaineer's Hotel
78% matchMostly Negative38% of 114 reviews2011
Dev: Electronic ParadisePub: Akella
Windows
The remote hotel stands atop an ominous snow-peaked mountain, and death permeates every inch of the place. A crime has been committed here obviously, and the remote nature of the retreat means that the culprit is still roaming the halls. Which of the guests is capable of this? Whose past hides sinister truths and who has the most to gain?
Why similar: Point & Click 68.8%, Adventure 31.2%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric mystery game that relies on point-and-click investigation to uncover secrets.
- #41 Space Pilgrim Episode I: Alpha Centauri
74% matchVery Positive88% of 1,348 reviews2015
Dev: Pilgrim AdventuresPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Captain Gail Pilgrim has been flying starships since she was a kid, ferrying passengers between planets and space stations across the galaxy. She has no reason to expect that this latest trip to Alpha Centauri will be anything special, even if her passengers are a little more diverse than usual....
Why similar: Adventure 52.1%, Sci-fi 20.1%, Point & Click 12.6%, Space 11.7%, Indie 3.5%
- #42 Subject 13
76% matchMixed58% of 320 reviews2015
Dev: Paul CuissetPub: Microids
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Play as Franklin Fargo, a quiet physics professor who has led a bitter existence ever since his fiancée died in a holdup in which he was supposed to be the victim. One morning, he wakes up in the middle of an abandoned scientific facility. His only link with the outside world is a voice that calls him "Subject 13".
Why similar: Point & Click 63%, Adventure 26.1%, Indie 10.9%
- #43 Starcom: Nexus
71% matchVery Positive90% of 2,315 reviews2019
Dev: Wx3 Labs, LLC
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 13.5 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Suddenly thrown into an unknown galaxy, you must explore, fight or befriend aliens and transform your ship from a small survey vessel into a powerful battlecruiser to unravel the mystery of the forces that brought you here and find your way home.
Why similar: Sci-fi 41.2%, Space 35.4%, Adventure 15.5%, Indie 7.9%
- #44 Microbial Sector
69% matchVery Positive97% of 307 reviews2024
Dev: MadBug Studio
Windows
It's your first day as a lifeform researcher, and while you don’t know much about the job, you're desperate for the paycheck. What could possibly go wrong?
- #45 60 Minutes to Extinction: Escape Room
68% matchVery Positive82% of 159 reviews2025
Dev: mc2games
Windows
You have exactly 60 minutes to save humanity from nuclear extinction. There are no second attempts. No manual saves. Explore a collapsing bunker, repair critical systems, and solve puzzles under pressure. Succeed or watch the world end.
Why similar: Point & Click 55%, Sci-fi 27.7%, Adventure 17.3%
- #46 homebound
70% matchVery Positive89% of 55 reviews2023
Dev: Justin Yip
Windows · Mac
Tasked with finding humanity a new home, a lonely astronaut braves a desolate planet while making a fluffy friend along the way. homebound is a short 2D puzzle platformer that explores the feeling of home.
Why similar: Sci-fi 58.2%, Indie 22.3%, Space 19.5%
- #47 The Shopkeeper
76% matchVery Negative14% of 149 reviews2014
Dev: Tom De RoeckPub: Mastertronic
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 34%
A desperate man needs to find the right antique to impress a rich relative, but his choice will have dreadful consequences. The Shopkeeper is a point-and-click narrative game set in a space between the Twilight Zone, classic Lucasarts adventures, and Antiques Roadshow.
Why similar: Point & Click 46.1%, Adventure 35.1%, Indie 18.8%
- #48 Derelict Star
66% matchVery Positive96% of 151 reviews2026
Dev: gatePub: Luminous Tree Games
Windows · Mac
A precise momentum-based platformer that emphasizes exploration and navigation puzzles. Run and jump your way through a wide variety of obstacles and challenges as you explore an abandoned derelict freighter. Be careful: getting in is often easier than getting out!
Why similar: Sci-fi 51%, Space 28.4%, Adventure 20.6%
- #49 Haywire on Fuel Station Zeta
73% matchMixed93% of 130 reviews2015
Dev: Mad Goblin Games
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Something has gone horribly wrong on fuel station Zeta. All of the robots have gone haywire. It is up to you, a lone maintenance bot, to help a friendly space traveler fuel up his ship and get home. Explore your way through a dangerous labyrinth of traps and hostile robots.
Why similar: Adventure 67%, Indie 33%
- #50 Terraformental
65% matchVery Positive97% of 361 reviews2026
Dev: Shady Games
Windows · Mac
Waking up alone in a derelict terraforming facility on an unknown (and distinctly not terraformed) planet, it's up to you to find a way to survive, learn what happened to the people who lived here and why you were abandoned in this narrative-driven incremental game.
Why similar: Sci-fi 46.8%, Adventure 26.2%, Space 22.7%, Indie 4.3%
- #51 LOST ORBIT
73% matchVery Positive94% of 54 reviews2015
Dev: PixelNAUTS
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Stranded after his ship is destroyed in deep space, Harrison, a lowly maintenance worker and our hero, must struggle to find his way home... Dodge, boost and die your way through space! Explore 4 solar systems with a surly robot sidekick in this deep and deadly dodge 'em up!
Why similar: Space 43.5%, Indie 30.2%, Adventure 26.3%
- #52 Odysseus Kosmos and his Robot Quest: Episode 1
71% matchVery Positive80% of 589 reviews2018
Dev: Pavel KostinPub: HeroCraft PC
Windows
Median: 6 minMean: 23.4 hrs≥1hr: 31%
What do you do if you are the only one left aboard a spaceship? Your team has embarked on a mysterious expedition a few years ago, the ship’s machinery has started acting up and it seems there are ghosts wandering about. Luckily, the black hole above you doesn’t pose any problems…yet.
Why similar: Indie 85.4%, Point & Click 6.6%, Sci-fi 4.2%, Space 2.4%, Adventure 1.5%
- #53 Eventide Matter
64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 915 reviews2025
Dev: Ottropi Games
Windows
A 2D space mining adventure. Mine exotic resources, unlock powerful equipment, and fend off relentless enemies to build an inter-dimensional portal, the last hope of salvation for your civilization.
Why similar: Sci-fi 48.9%, Space 28.4%, Adventure 18%, Indie 4.8%
- #54 Dead Synchronicity: Tomorrow Comes Today
71% matchVery Positive84% of 1,629 reviews2015
Dev: Fictiorama StudiosPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
A dying reality, a universe that’s fading away. A merciless world thatgets sick and vanishes. No past, no present, no future; only the impending moment of “dead synchronicity” ahead. Will you be able to stop it?Because, otherwise... what will you do when Time dissolves itself?
Why similar: Point & Click 67.3%, Adventure 27.1%, Indie 5.6%
- #55 Nullstar: Solus
64% matchVery Positive97% of 74 reviews2026
Dev: Smash Attack AusPub: indie.io
Windows
BE FASTER. Take on the role of a corpo scav drone pilot, tasked with tearing through the decaying corpse of a world to salvage the remains of a powerful energy source. Master flight through hostile environments and deadly security measures in 100 precision platforming levels.
Why similar: Sci-fi 51.1%, Adventure 38.6%, Indie 10.3%
- #56 5 Minutes Until Self-Destruction
65% matchVery Positive96% of 85 reviews2025
Dev: Part Time Monkey
Windows
The self-destruction sequence has been activated. You have 5 minutes to solve your way out of a high-stakes, escape room-style disaster.
Why similar: Sci-fi 57.1%, Space 30.1%, Indie 12.8%
- #57 Procrastinaut
67% matchVery Positive85% of 78 reviews2024
Dev: cptbuk
Windows
Stranded for unknown reasons in the lower orbit of a purple gas giant, you are kind of just chilling out. You should probably get on with your mission. There's still plenty of time, though.
Why similar: Sci-fi 34.1%, Space 32%, Adventure 22.1%, Indie 11.8%
- #58 The Samaritan Paradox
72% matchMostly Positive72% of 272 reviews2014
Dev: Faravid InteractivePub: Screen 7
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 97%
A writer has died. His daughter seeks the help of you, Ord Salamon, to find his secret last novel. During the search, questions will emerge. Did her father really kill himself? What is the secret novel all about? What is going on at the island of Fardo?
Why similar: Point & Click 67.6%, Adventure 24.1%, Indie 8.3%
- #59 The Descendant
68% matchVery Positive89% of 7,313 reviews2016
Dev: Gaming Corps ABPub: Microids Indie
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
In THE DESCENDANT, the end of the world is only the start. With what remains of humanity protected in underground Ark facilities, your mission is to keep survivors alive, while discovering a far greater conspiracy buried within Ark-01.
Why similar: Adventure 94.1%, Point & Click 4.6%, Sci-fi 1.1%, Indie 0.2%
- #60 Salvage Protocol
65% matchVery Positive100% of 66 reviews2025
Dev: IAmDirt
Windows
A short horror about exploring abandoned space stations and collecting junk in order to pay off your S.R.P.O debt.
Why similar: Sci-fi 44.5%, Space 31.8%, Adventure 18.5%, Indie 5.1%