
Murky is a bizarre narrative adventure where you cast spells, manipulate time, and shift between parallel realities to escape a collapsing world.
60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Singleplayer, Story Rich, Adventure, Puzzle.

Murky is a bizarre narrative adventure where you cast spells, manipulate time, and shift between parallel realities to escape a collapsing world.

Hexed Time
Play as a witch living in secret among villagers in this hand-drawn narrative puzzle adventure. An attempt to change fate traps her in a time loop. Help the witch and her cat escape without getting caught by the inquisition. Your choices shape the outcome.

Clocker
The world has been swallowed into the grey void of time and space. The only key to the winding puzzle - a time-controling pocket-watch - lies in the hands of a clockmaker Father. The watch creates a mysterious barrier between the Father and his estranged Daughter.
Play as a witch living in secret among villagers in this hand-drawn narrative puzzle adventure. An attempt to change fate traps her in a time loop. Help the witch and her cat escape without getting caught by the inquisition. Your choices shape the outcome.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 33.5% ★, Narrative 26.1% ★, Magic 9.6%, Time Travel 8.4% ★, Puzzle 7.5%
The world has been swallowed into the grey void of time and space. The only key to the winding puzzle - a time-controling pocket-watch - lies in the hands of a clockmaker Father. The watch creates a mysterious barrier between the Father and his estranged Daughter.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 40.8% ★, Hand-drawn 13.9%, Emotional 12.5%, Cartoony 9.3%, Time Travel 8.3% ★
Time backtracking secret room decryption game, analyze the character dialogue, find the key to decryption, complete the needs to leave the room. In the end all regret, go back to the past, looking for clues to make up for regret.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 36.4% ★, Time Travel 16.4% ★, Emotional 12.2%, Hand-drawn 11.4%, Puzzle 6.2%
Relive Dylan’s final exam day in a hand-painted watercolor point-and-click adventure. Explore dreamlike scenes, interact with subtle details, solve gentle puzzles, and uncover the truth behind a memory he can’t escape.
Why similar: Narrative 28.9% ★, Hand-drawn 14.1%, Puzzle 10.6%, Stylized 9.7%, Point & Click 8.5%
A bombastic puzzle platformer about worlds turned inside out. Shift dimensions at the push of a button, solve brain-twisting logistical riddles, and race through the wilds of the multiverse in a bleakly hilarious (and hilariously bleak) story where everything you know can turn on a dime.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 32.6% ★, Narrative 28.6% ★, Time Travel 13.5% ★, Comedy 7.2%, Puzzle 5.5%
Embark on a narrative puzzle-adventure in a world made of blocks. Play as a block on a quest to find your place, meet other blocks on their journeys, and help them shape their stories. Explore hidden areas, discover treasures, and unlock abilities that open new paths in every level!
Why similar: Narrative 46.5% ★, Wholesome 17.3%, Puzzle 9.2%, Emotional 9.1%, Stylized 3.9%
Craft your way through this dark fantasy puzzle adventure. Build your very own creatures from hand-painted collage parts and grant them new skills. Transform yourself and the world around you to break free from the shadows of your childhood.
Why similar: Narrative 32.6% ★, Hand-drawn 15%, Emotional 11.4%, Stylized 9.8%, Puzzle 9.4%
Manipulate time to your whim! Use your powers of time manipulation to advance in this 2D Puzzle Adventure!
Why similar: Time Manipulation 49% ★, Hand-drawn 13.7%, Magic 11.1%, Puzzle 9.1%, Fantasy 6.7%
Haifa is a hidden object puzzle experience that tells a story about the emotional struggles of trying to maintain hopefulness in times of war. Help your characters keep their head up by finding small objects in their environment to lift their spirits, as they look for their lost friend.
Why similar: Narrative 41.7% ★, Hand-drawn 18.8%, Emotional 16.1%, Puzzle 7.2%, Point & Click 5.6%
Summoned to a strange magical world, Simon must complete an ancient prophecy to return home. Solve crazy puzzles, cast spells, brew odd potions and uncover the origins of a legendary saga!
Why similar: Narrative 29.3% ★, Hand-drawn 13.9%, Comedy 12.2%, Magic 10.2%, Puzzle 8.4%
Experience the first hour What Lies in The Multiverse. A bombastic puzzle platformer about worlds turned inside out. Shift dimensions at the push of a button, solve brain-twisting logistical riddles, and race through the wilds of the multiverse in a bleakly & hilarious story.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 32.6% ★, Narrative 27.5% ★, Time Travel 13.6% ★, Comedy 7%, Puzzle 6%
A sci-fi adventure with classic Memory mechanics. Explore a mysterious planet, battle enemies, train your memory, play through the story campaign, and compete with other players in online PvP.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 26.7% ★, Hand-drawn 18.2%, Puzzle 12.6%, Cartoony 11.4%, Stylized 7.8%
A collection of surreal tales, each connected to a stored-away object from childhood. Pick one to follow the moon, feed a hungry lizard or build a peculiar cabinet.
Why similar: Narrative 25.4% ★, Hand-drawn 13.9%, Emotional 11.8%, Stylized 8.7%, Magic 8.6%
A narrative adventure where you take on the role of Buru, a retired thief who agrees to one last job... Chat with quirky locals, encounter D&D inspired mini-games, and try to uncover the truth before it’s too late in this short story about the connection between the characters and the land.
Why similar: Narrative 49.8% ★, Hand-drawn 16.4%, Wholesome 12%, Emotional 7%, Casual 4.6%
Anxiety Arcade is a short, surreal narrative game about living with anxiety — and how it feels when your own thoughts turn into puzzles.
Why similar: Narrative 44.8% ★, Wholesome 23.4%, Emotional 15.3%, Cartoony 5.2%, Exploration 4.1%
A narrative-driven puzzle adventure game with the butterfly effect at its core. Board the Babel, a mysterious cruise ship that takes you on a whimsical journey to the afterlife. Use a special pen to help fellow travelers fulfill their wishes by rewriting the past, changing how the future unfolds.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 34.7% ★, Time Travel 11.8% ★, Hand-drawn 10.4%, Emotional 9.4%, Comedy 8.6%
An interactive thriller about a man trapped in a time loop. Featuring James McAvoy, Daisy Ridley, and Willem Dafoe.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 33.4% ★, Narrative 22.4% ★, Time Travel 18.5% ★, Puzzle 10.1%, Point & Click 5.6%
Immerse yourself in a unique narrative experience and explore the thousand summer colors of Dordogne as you revisit your childhood to uncover lost family secrets in this touching formative journey.
Why similar: Narrative 39.9% ★, Wholesome 17.5%, Emotional 13.1%, Hand-drawn 10.9%, Stylized 6%
Embark on an emotional first-person narrative adventure where you control the story—and affect its outcomes—with your real-life blinks. With this innovative technique you will fully immerse yourself in a world of memories, both joyous and heartbreaking, as your whole life flashes before your eyes.
Why similar: Narrative 53.4% ★, Emotional 21.4%, Hand-drawn 7.5%, Cartoony 6.7%, Story Rich 5%
Funded on Kickstarter with backers including legend of the genre Ron Gilbert, The Mystery of Woolley Mountain is an otherworldly point-and-click adventure - filled with strange beasts, evil witches, confused automatons and wacky ropemen.
Why similar: Narrative 33.2% ★, Time Travel 12.3% ★, Comedy 11.7%, Hand-drawn 10.3%, Cartoony 9.1%
Sayonara Okaasan is an interactive abstract poem about saying goodbye to a mother and exploring life and death.
Why similar: Narrative 47.3% ★, Emotional 16.5%, Hand-drawn 11.4%, Point & Click 8.1%, Puzzle 8.1%
Rediscover the 7 emotions lost by a bird with Alzheimer's. Every memory is a color, every color is a power.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 34.4% ★, Emotional 16.9%, Hand-drawn 15.4%, Puzzle 11.2%, 2D 4.9%
Solve puzzles and uncover the secrets of Brentwood in this mysterious point-and-click adventure. The unique powers you hold will lead to moral choices that directly influence the story, the fate of the town, and which of the multiple endings you unlock. Will you follow destiny or fight against it?
Why similar: Time Travel 20.9% ★, Emotional 15.7%, Time Manipulation 15.4% ★, Hand-drawn 12.8%, Puzzle 8.1%
Leila is a heartfelt, hand-animated narrative game about the small yet significant struggles we all face. Solve story-driven puzzles, relive fragile memories, and discover a deeply personal journey that may feel more familiar than you expect.
Why similar: Narrative 34.5% ★, Hand-drawn 16.7%, Emotional 13%, Puzzle 8.4%, Stylized 6.5%
Grayton the Detective is a narrative adventure game about a homeless man who once lived in wealth and comfort, now showers with a kettle, and solves petty mysteries on the streets of Cleveland. However, with the disappearance of mysterious Golden Spoon, everything may change.
Why similar: Narrative 25.3% ★, Hand-drawn 18%, Cartoony 9.4%, Comedy 9.4%, Puzzle 8.9%
Control the flow of time to solve puzzles in this new version of the indie classic, featuring fully repainted artwork, a new world of puzzles, and seriously in-depth commentary.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 42.4% ★, Hand-drawn 11%, Time Travel 10.6% ★, Puzzle 9.7%, Cartoony 9.2%
A short interactive story about parenthood.
Why similar: Narrative 41.1% ★, Wholesome 15.3%, Hand-drawn 15%, Emotional 14.8%, Point & Click 4.5%
Eternal Threads is a single-player, first-person story-driven puzzle game of time manipulation, choice and consequence.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 36.3% ★, Narrative 25% ★, Time Travel 13.7% ★, Emotional 9.9%, Puzzle 7%
Lose yourself in a dreamlike journey through memory, time, and friendship. Step into the story of Arina and Frendt as you guide them across surreal islands built from cherished childhood moments. With time in your hands and wonder at your feet, explore an evocative world reimagined for VR.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 48.7% ★, Emotional 13.4%, Puzzle 10.6%, Time Travel 8.7% ★, Story Rich 5%
ROLL CAMERA!Julius Brown is desperate for a big break in the movie industry - and YOU can help him enter the Californian film-maker competition.In this modern point-and-click, Julius will negotiate puzzles, time travel and heavy sarcasm to try and win his ultimate prize.
Why similar: Time Travel 20% ★, Comedy 16.1%, Time Manipulation 15.1% ★, Hand-drawn 14.1%, Point & Click 8.8%
Run, jump, rewind, and avoid a time paradox? A time-traveling gal changes the past where she drank tapioca to prevent the extinction of humanity in this time-loop action puzzle game!
Why similar: Time Manipulation 58.2% ★, Time Travel 29.4% ★, Puzzle 10.1%, Singleplayer 1.3%, Adventure 1%
Explore a magical hand-drawn comic book, travel through time, manipulate characters’ ideas, and solve visual puzzles in this innovative point-and-click adventure to uncover Kai’s fate.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 39.9% ★, Hand-drawn 17.4%, Puzzle 10.9%, Cartoony 9.5%, Point & Click 8%
A hand-drawn adventure blending visual novel storytelling with point-and-click puzzles. Explore the corrupt oasis city of Shirin as an apocalyptic prophecy looms. Meet unforgettable characters, craft solutions with your Tool Belt, and unravel intricate puzzle-dungeons.
Why similar: Narrative 25.5% ★, Hand-drawn 15.5%, Emotional 13.9%, Wholesome 12.8%, Puzzle 9.2%
In this puzzle adventure game, you awaken as a ghost after your mysterious death, drawn to the relics of a forgotten war between thieves and pirates. Shift between timelines to uncover the truth behind the war and your demise.
Why similar: Narrative 42.9% ★, Time Travel 17.3% ★, Puzzle 11.3%, Stylized 7.3%, Fantasy 6.5%
An accessible point and click adventure that joins Clara as she brings to life three short tales told by her nurturing grandfather. Explore storybook illustrations, become friends with cute creatures found in odd situations, and help solve their problems.
Why similar: Narrative 30.7% ★, Wholesome 19.1%, Hand-drawn 14.1%, Puzzle 9.7%, Point & Click 7.2%
Guide Froggo through a world on sticky notes and relax while solving the puzzle of his journey home to find his best friend Buddy. Meet quirky animal friends, solve satisfying puzzles, help one another and relax in this cozy and heartwarming adventure with an intuitive drag-and-drop puzzle style.
Why similar: Narrative 35.9% ★, Wholesome 17.8%, Hand-drawn 13.7%, Puzzle 9.6%, Comedy 9.1%
A game born from memes, featuring the “World’s Richest Person” sending you $50, a chaotic skewer vendor, and a quirky dog-shaped backpack. Dive into a whimsical yet heartfelt dating adventure full of unexpected twists and pure hilarity!
Why similar: Narrative 54% ★, Comedy 17.2%, Hand-drawn 10.6%, Casual 7.2%, Point & Click 4.7%
Help Crass overcome obstacles to get his beloved pizza. To do so, you'll need to use his ability to create Replicas of himself to overcome the roadblocks you'll encounter. A short and fun 2D side-scrolling adventure.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 57.5% ★, Puzzle 15.1%, Hand-drawn 13.8%, Stylized 6.9%, 2D 4.9%
Hop aboard your cosmic sailboat and seek out folks in need of help in this storybook universe! Investigate, trade items, and explore the galaxy in a chilled out adventure.
Why similar: Narrative 37.5% ★, Wholesome 20.4%, Comedy 11.7%, Puzzle 9%, Cartoony 7.5%
ABANTO is a magical realist narrative experience where you explore the ego of a torero, making decisions within his memories that shape his past and reveal the reason behind his death.
Why similar: Narrative 34.7% ★, Emotional 20.3%, Hand-drawn 14.5%, Stylized 6.4%, Adventure 6.1%
Joey has survived evil clowns and an explosive train crash, but the only refuge from Alternia's deadly sun is deep underground. Point-and-click your way through ancient ruins, confounding puzzles and the horrors of the dark to help our plucky teen adventurer make it home to Earth in one piece.
Why similar: Narrative 44.6% ★, Hand-drawn 12.6%, Emotional 10.2%, Puzzle 10%, Point & Click 7.9%
You are a child in the machine.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 54.1% ★, Time Travel 13.7% ★, Cartoony 11.8%, Puzzle 10.3%, Exploration 4.5%
Boxville 2 continues the adventure of cans living in a box city. Two friends were setting up fireworks for the city celebration, but a mistake caused chaos and one friend went missing. Now our hero must explore Boxville and beyond to fix everything and find his friend.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 17.2%, Emotional 14.1%, Cartoony 14%, Comedy 13.5%, Puzzle 11.4%
A game about loneliness in adulthood. Withdrawn is a hand-drawn point-and-click interactive fiction where you're following the main character's routine, thoughts, memories and his constant fear of living.
Why similar: Narrative 29.8% ★, Wholesome 16.7%, Hand-drawn 14.7%, Emotional 12.9%, Stylized 5.6%
"My Life with You" is a STORY DRIVEN experience that follows the journey of a young SINGLE MOM who must BALANCE life's challenges while raising her child. An emotional journey focused on the BOND BETWEEN MOTHER AND CHILD, marked by obstacles, growth, and love.
Why similar: Narrative 49.4% ★, Emotional 14.6%, Hand-drawn 12.2%, Casual 8%, Point & Click 6.8%
A story-rich, dark fantasy, single-player, 2d point and click adventure, where a witch's curse means it's Groundhog Day in a forgotten wonderland. Cast spells, build a flying bathtub, talk to inanimate objects, find missing socks and much more!
Why similar: Narrative 32.5% ★, Time Travel 18% ★, Hand-drawn 15.6%, Emotional 9.7%, Puzzle 7.6%
A short narrative point-and-click about living with limited energy — and how even the smallest tasks can feel impossible.
Why similar: Narrative 52.1% ★, Emotional 15.3%, Point & Click 9.1%, Stylized 9%, Casual 5.1%
Piece by piece, you pour your soul into the monster. This is your burden and you bear it willingly. Your friends think that this is unhealthy.
Why similar: Narrative 36.5% ★, Emotional 17.2%, Hand-drawn 11.8%, Magic 11.7%, Stylized 10.1%
Five days is a fully open world, no limits time travel puzzle adventure. This game isn't just a time loop of the same day on repeat, this game lets you travel between five different days. Use your knowledge of the future and ability to travel to the past to assassinate a heavily defended king.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 47.8% ★, Time Travel 21.3% ★, Puzzle 9.2%, Comedy 4.2%, Exploration 4.2%
A short, slow-paced, narrative-driven point-and-click game where you follow Filomena as she prepares her garden for a competition and awaits the arrival of her grandchild, Frida.
Why similar: Narrative 51.5% ★, Emotional 16.7%, Puzzle 9.4%, Point & Click 7.9%, Stylized 6.4%
IVRI is a space-station exploration game in which you navigate an eerie, abandoned space station, piecing together the puzzle of the missing crew and uncovering the secrets hidden within the ship's walls.
Why similar: Narrative 46.7% ★, Time Manipulation 23.2% ★, Time Travel 20.7% ★, Puzzle 5.4%, Adventure 1.9%
In the heart of Verice Bay, a brilliant idea takes shape in the hands of an eccentric inventor and an eclectic artist. Follow Margaret and Hector in a point-and-click graphic adventure that will take you to the edge of space and time to help them avert imminent danger.
Why similar: Time Travel 19.6% ★, Hand-drawn 18.8%, Comedy 14.6%, Cartoony 11.8%, Puzzle 10%
“Oh Shoot!” is a story-driven first-person shooter featuring a chapter-based campaign. Key elements include an action-packed story, fast-paced shooter gameplay, and time-warping abilities to help you traverse across a timeline that continually fractures by the minute.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 49.3% ★, Time Travel 16.9% ★, Comedy 10%, Stylized 9.3%, Cartoony 9.2%
Discover the classic tale of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland in a whole new way. A gaming experience where you get to feel what it's like to dive inside a novel as a small dot. Roll left and right, rewind time, and venture deeper through the story as you try to find your way back home.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 52.3% ★, Hand-drawn 17.1%, Emotional 12.5%, Puzzle 7.5%, Casual 3.8%
Time retrograde puzzle game
Why similar: Time Manipulation 79% ★, Puzzle 17%, Casual 3.3%, Singleplayer 0.7%
Craft spells by combining floating fragments of words in Leximan, a whimsical adventure that uses creative wordplay to summon countless weird and wonderful solutions to puzzles. Alongside an awkward assembly of basement-wizards, save Academy Elementinia and become the hero nobody asked for!
Why similar: Narrative 37.3% ★, Wholesome 16.9%, Magic 10.7%, Comedy 10.5%, Puzzle 8.3%
Most of your actions have been taken away. In each time loop, slide the mouse to kill monsters, crack the puzzles locked by knowledge, and explore the hidden paths! Go deeper in a limited time and discover the truth of the world.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 49.1% ★, Cartoony 12.2%, Hand-drawn 11.9%, Puzzle 9.3%, Exploration 4.6%
Run, glide, and grapple across an open world filled with floating islands. Armed with an Eye that gives you the power to rewind and accelerate time, use it to solve puzzles, fight enemies, and rescue your dragon friends.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 51.9% ★, Time Travel 19.4% ★, Puzzle 10%, Fantasy 5.4%, Action-Adventure 4.5%
In this moving and whimsical adventure game, explore Asfalia, a magical world threatened by a volcano. Join Charlie as you meet amazing characters, solve fun puzzles, and collect beautiful stickers along the way! A captivating story-driven game suitable for all ages.
Why similar: Narrative 35.4% ★, Hand-drawn 16.4%, Emotional 14.1%, Wholesome 11%, Point & Click 6.7%
Leidy dreamed of the city, she never imagined violence would force her there. In this 90s narrative adventure, explore streets and interiors, inspect traces people left behind, hear conflicting family memories, and reconstruct meaningful objects by hand while restoring what violence left unfinished.
Why similar: Narrative 54.7% ★, Emotional 14.6%, Puzzle 10%, Stylized 7.8%, Exploration 4.8%