- #1 Nobodies: Murder Cleaner
97% matchVery Positive90% of 460 reviews2019
Dev: Blyts
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Nobodies is a puzzle-filled point-and-click adventure in which you must cover up government-sanctioned assassinations. Hide the bodies, destroy the evidence, and leave no trace you were ever there. They do the dirty work. You clean it up.
Why similar: Point & Click 24.5%, Hand-drawn 12.9%, Puzzle 12.6%, Dark 12.5%, Story Rich 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: This is the direct predecessor to the seed game, featuring the same core mechanic of disposing of evidence after a hit.
- #2 Nobodies: Silent Blood
96% matchVery Positive96% of 54 reviews2024
Dev: Blyts
Windows · Mac · Linux
Step back into the shoes of Asset 1080, the intelligence agency's top cleaner. Puzzle your way through 14 unique locations, devising clever ways to hide all evidence of your employer's deadly actions. Get in, get out, and leave no bodies behind.
Why similar: Hidden Object 29.7%, Point & Click 29.4%, Puzzle 13.4%, Adventure 13.2%, First-Person 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: This sequel continues the series' signature blend of crime scene cleanup and meticulous puzzle-solving.
- #3 Agent A: A puzzle in disguise
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 6,056 reviews2019
Dev: Yak & Co
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 80%
A suave secret agent adventure game. Your mission (should you choose to accept) is to infiltrate enemy spy Ruby La Rouge’s secret hideaway and put a stop to her evil plans!
Why similar: Escape Room 40.9% ★, Hidden Object 14.5%, Point & Click 12.4%, Investigation 12.3%, Puzzle 6%
Why You'll Like It: A stylish spy-themed point-and-click adventure that perfectly captures the infiltration and gadget-based puzzle gameplay of the seed game.
- #4 The Case of the Golden Idol
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 10,351 reviews2022
Dev: Color Gray GamesPub: Playstack
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
A new kind of detective game that allows you to think and investigate freely. Discover clues surrounding 12 strange and gruesome deaths and build your own theory. Pick your suspect, deduce the motive, unmask the awful truth.
Why similar: Conspiracy 26% ★, Investigation 18.8%, Point & Click 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 10.6%, Dark 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: An exceptional investigation game that requires players to piece together clues from crime scenes to solve complex mysteries.
- #5 Tiny Room Stories: Town Mystery
94% matchVery Positive88% of 842 reviews2021
Dev: Kiary Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Everybody are missing in a town. Find the answers of town mystery in a point and click adventure game with escape the room mechanics
Why similar: Point & Click 23.9%, Hidden Object 22.9%, Investigation 22.9%, Puzzle 12.3%, Exploration 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: A highly engaging 3D point-and-click puzzle game that focuses on exploring mysterious locations to uncover hidden truths.
- #6 The Roottrees are Dead
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 8,392 reviews2025
Dev: Evil Trout Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 9.8 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: Investigation 26.8%, Point & Click 23.7%, Puzzle 15.1%, Interactive Fiction 10.8%, Story Rich 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: An immersive detective investigation game that tasks you with piecing together a complex family history through environmental clues.
- #7 Tangle Tower
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 6,076 reviews2019
Dev: SFB Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Unravel a thrilling mystery by exploring a strange and twisted mansion, discovering curious clues, interrogating peculiar suspects and solving unique puzzles. Will you be able to uncover the secrets of Tangle Tower?
Why similar: Point & Click 30.6%, Investigation 14%, Puzzle 12.4%, Exploration 11%, Story Rich 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: A charming detective game that combines point-and-click exploration with clever logic puzzles and character interrogation.
- #8 Return of the Obra Dinn
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 33,856 reviews2018
Dev: Lucas PopePub: 3909
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Lost at sea 1803 ~ The good ship Obra Dinn.
Why similar: Puzzle 30.1%, Story Rich 23.6%, Atmospheric 16%, First-Person 10.9%, Indie 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in deductive reasoning that challenges you to reconstruct the events of a tragedy through careful observation.
- #9 Gordian Rooms 1: A curious heritage
91% matchVery Positive86% of 522 reviews2020
Dev: Crimsonite Games
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Gordian Rooms: A Curious Heritage is a Victorian escape game, where you solve various puzzles in your late uncle’s mansion in the hope of obtaining his legacy.
Why similar: Conspiracy 20.5% ★, Hidden Object 19.9%, Point & Click 18.1%, Puzzle 8.5%, Exploration 7%
Why You'll Like It: A Victorian-era escape room game that emphasizes exploration and logical puzzle-solving in a confined space.
- #10 The Room Two
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 21,377 reviews2016
Dev: Fireproof Games
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Unique events transport you to the halls of a long-forgotten crypt. The only means of escape lies locked within a stone pedestal, along with a note from your mysterious ally. His words promise assistance, but only serve to entice you into a compelling world of mystery and exploration.
Why similar: Point & Click 21.6%, Puzzle 21.4%, Hidden Object 20.6%, Escape Room 14.7% ★, Atmospheric 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: Expands on the original with more complex environments and deeper, more interconnected puzzle sequences.
- #11 The Room
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 31,189 reviews2014
Dev: Fireproof Games
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A mysterious invitation leads to the attic of an abandoned house. In the room is a cast-iron safe laced with strange carvings and on top, a note from your distant companion. It promises something ancient and astonishing concealed in the iron chamber - you need only find a way in.
Why similar: Puzzle 24.5%, Point & Click 22.8%, Escape Room 17.4% ★, Hidden Object 15.1%, Atmospheric 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: The definitive escape-room experience that focuses on tactile, intricate mechanical puzzles within a mysterious setting.
- #12 Another Tomorrow
90% matchVery Positive90% of 50 reviews2022
Dev: Glitch Games
Windows · Mac
Another Tomorrow is a first-person point and click game. Trapped without your memories you’ll explore abandoned apartments, airfields, temples, and underground facilities to search for clues, solve puzzles, and unlock secrets to answer the question; who are you?
Why similar: Escape Room 38.6% ★, Point & Click 17%, First-Person 7.7%, Puzzle 7.2%, Adventure 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal, atmospheric point-and-click adventure that focuses on solving environmental puzzles to uncover a hidden past.
- #13 Whateverland
89% matchVery Positive88% of 179 reviews2022
Dev: Caligari Games
Windows
Find your way out of a magical prison in this non-linear point'n'click adventure full of mini games and challenges. Get to meet the charismatic Whateverlanders, steal and deceive or be a good boy to discover all the different endings of Vincent's story.
Why similar: Hidden Object 23.4%, Point & Click 21.5%, Hand-drawn 12.8%, Story Rich 9.9%, Puzzle 9%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, humorous point-and-click adventure that offers multiple ways to solve puzzles and interact with the world.
- #14 The Inheritance of Crimson Manor
88% matchVery Positive88% of 904 reviews2022
Dev: MediaCity Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Explore a beautiful and Enigmatic Victorian Manor with a dark secret, In this gothic horror story first person exploration puzzle game filled with fine art, secret passages and mysterious mechanical puzzles playing as the executor of the last will from the enigmatic Railroad Magnate Hadley Strange.
Why similar: Escape Room 53.9% ★, Investigation 9.3%, Puzzle 8.1%, Exploration 7.5%, First-Person 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person escape room game that focuses on uncovering the secrets of a mansion through environmental puzzles.
- #15 The Room Three
87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 13,147 reviews2018
Dev: Fireproof Games
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Lured to a remote island, you find yourself confined within the rooms of an ominous mansion. You must draw upon all your puzzle-solving ability to navigate a series of trials devised by a mysterious figure known only as “The Craftsman”. Do you have what it takes to escape?
Why similar: Escape Room 25.3% ★, Puzzle 23.2%, Point & Click 17.8%, Hidden Object 11.9%, Dark 4.7%
Why You'll Like It: Introduces larger, more atmospheric environments that require careful exploration and multi-layered puzzle solving.
- #16 The Room 4: Old Sins
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 17,944 reviews2021
Dev: Fireproof Games
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 93%
The disappearance of an ambitious engineer and his high-society wife provokes a hunt for a precious artefact. The trail leads you to the attic of their home, and the discovery of an old, peculiar dollhouse. What secrets lie within these walls?
Why similar: Escape Room 36.6% ★, Point & Click 16.3%, Puzzle 15.6%, Hidden Object 12.7%, Story Rich 4.1%
Why You'll Like It: Features a haunting, detailed dollhouse setting that demands close observation and logical deduction to solve its mysteries.
- #17 Regular Factory: Escape Room
86% matchVery Positive91% of 231 reviews2022
Dev: mc2games
Windows
You don't work in a regular assembly line. In this escape room, you will investigate what is really being manufactured in a secret factory, explore mysterious places and solve puzzles. Will you discover the truth?
Why similar: Escape Room 35.7% ★, Hidden Object 12.4%, Point & Click 10.4%, Investigation 9.8%, Conspiracy 8.9% ★
Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-heavy escape room game that features unique mechanical challenges in a factory setting.
- #18 Rusty Lake Hotel
85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 10,215 reviews2016
Dev: Rusty Lake
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Are you ready to serve the guests in the Rusty Lake Hotel? Solve all mysteries in this dark and eerie puzzle game. Rusty Lake Hotel is a point-and-click adventure by the creators of the Rusty Lake & Cube Escape series.
Why similar: Point & Click 33.1%, Puzzle 18.2%, Hidden Object 11.1%, Hand-drawn 8.7%, Dark 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal point-and-click puzzle game that shares the dark, investigative atmosphere found in the Nobodies series.
- #19 Gordian Rooms 2: A curious island
84% matchMostly Positive76% of 148 reviews2024
Dev: Crimsonite Games
Windows
Your adventure continues in Gordian Rooms 2... Explore the Isle of Lye, an isolated testing ground for the Gordian Society’s finest! Uncover the secrets of a grand mansion and its surroundings, get to know its quirky former inhabitants, and challenge your wits.
Why similar: Conspiracy 22% ★, Hidden Object 16.8%, Escape Room 15.2% ★, Investigation 13%, Puzzle 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: Continues the puzzle-heavy exploration of its predecessor with more diverse environments and complex mechanics.
- #20 Tested on Humans: Escape Room
84% matchVery Positive86% of 498 reviews2021
Dev: mc2games
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 76%
You are the test subject. In this dark environment escape room, you have to solve various puzzles to escape from the research center where you are trapped. Can you find out how you got there and escape???
Why similar: Escape Room 38.6% ★, Hidden Object 11.6%, Point & Click 10.8%, Conspiracy 9.4% ★, Investigation 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, atmospheric escape room experience that requires careful observation to survive.
- #21 Secrets of Blackrock Manor - Escape Room
82% matchVery Positive81% of 209 reviews2025
Dev: Biri Biri
Windows
Find the hidden fortune of Blackrock Manor. Discover the truth about the family deaths. In this mysterious Escape room, you will have to solve puzzles to find the hidden vault with the treasure. But you will find much more...
Why similar: Escape Room 40.6% ★, Hidden Object 14.4%, Investigation 12.2%, Point & Click 11.5%, Puzzle 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: A classic escape-room experience that focuses on finding hidden objects and solving puzzles to progress through a manor.
- #22 Trust No One
83% matchMixed59% of 59 reviews2024
Dev: Triomatica Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
You'll need to think outside more than just the box. In "Trust No One,” a point-and-click detective adventure, you play as a journalist who tries to unravel a web of secrets about a mysterious AI-company. Explore the nooks and alleyways of Kyiv to discover the identity of your informant.
Why similar: Conspiracy 24.8% ★, Investigation 15.9%, Point & Click 15.8%, Hand-drawn 10.6%, Puzzle 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: A conspiracy-themed investigation game that requires you to observe your surroundings and interact with objects to uncover the truth.
- #23 The Escaper
82% matchVery Positive94% of 772 reviews2020
Dev: Nocturnal works
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
3D escape room game with realtime graphics and physics-based puzzles.
Why similar: Escape Room 42.9% ★, Point & Click 13.2%, Adventure 12%, Hidden Object 11.6%, Puzzle 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: A straightforward, satisfying escape-room game that tests your ability to find hidden objects and solve mechanical puzzles.
- #24 Confidential Killings - A Detective Game
80% matchMostly Positive79% of 660 reviews2026
Dev: BRANEPub: Surefire.Games
Windows · Mac
A series of murders is shocking Hollywood! Use your detective skills: search the crime scene, find clues, solve the mystery. Who is pulling the strings behind these Confidential Killings?
Why similar: Conspiracy 25.8% ★, Investigation 13.3%, Point & Click 11.2%, Interactive Fiction 9.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9%
Why You'll Like It: A detective-focused game that emphasizes the investigation of crime scenes and the piecing together of evidence.
- #25 Adventure Escape Mysteries
81% matchVery Positive87% of 1,116 reviews2020
Dev: Haiku Games Co
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 21.1 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Play a story-driven room escape game with unique puzzles enjoyed by tens of millions of players. Solve mysteries, puzzle through escape rooms, and find the clue that will crack the case in a critically acclaimed puzzle adventure game!
Why similar: Escape Room 39.6% ★, Point & Click 12%, Investigation 11.4%, Hand-drawn 6.6%, Puzzle 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: A series of escape-room scenarios that focus on inventory management and logic-based puzzle solving.
- #26 TRACE Definitive Edition
77% matchVery Positive96% of 98 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: Escape Room 59.6% ★, Point & Click 16.1%, Puzzle 6.7%, Exploration 6.5%, Adventure 4.7%
- #27 Kathy Rain
79% matchVery Positive92% of 3,954 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 98.5%, Adventure 0.4%, Hand-drawn 0.2%, Story Rich 0.2%, Puzzle 0.2%
Why You'll Like It: A classic-style point-and-click adventure that features a strong investigative narrative and challenging puzzles.
- #28 The House of Da Vinci
78% matchVery Positive87% of 7,021 reviews2017
Dev: Blue Brain Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Enter The House of Da Vinci, a new must-try 3D puzzle adventure game. Solve mechanical puzzles, discover hidden objects, escape from rooms and dive into the authentic atmosphere of the Renaissance. Use all your wits to find out what's behind your master's disappearance.
Why similar: Hidden Object 23.4%, Escape Room 20.9% ★, Point & Click 15.8%, Puzzle 8.8%, Exploration 6.8%
- #29 3D Escape Room: Mystic Manor
76% matchVery Positive81% of 111 reviews2025
Dev: Shenzhen Zhonglian Interactive Technology Co.,Ltd
Windows
Every corner of this manor holds secrets. You inherit not just the estate, but scattered letters and an intricately designed puzzle. Eyepieces transcending spacetime plunge you into others' memories. Traverse 16 themed chambers, unravel nested mechanisms, until you unveil the buried past...
Why similar: Escape Room 37.5% ★, Hidden Object 14.2%, Point & Click 13%, 1980s 8.3%, Puzzle 7.7%
- #30 Riddlewood Manor
75% matchVery Positive93% of 137 reviews2025
Dev: Peanut Button
Windows · Mac
Riddlewood Manor is a point & click adventure set in a haunted house that will try to kill you each step of your way. Overcome eerie logic puzzles to uncover a maze of mysterious rooms filled with dark secrets, spooky encounters, and hidden pathways. Optional jump scare warning is available.
Why similar: Escape Room 37% ★, Point & Click 11.8%, Hidden Object 9.9%, Investigation 9.7%, Puzzle 6%
- #31 1953 - KGB Unleashed
81% matchMixed58% of 653 reviews2013
Pub: United Independent Entertainment
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 1.7 hrs≥1hr: 36%
Developed by Phantomery Interactive, 1953 – KGB Unleashed is a tense and atmospheric First Person Adventure set deep within the bowels of a Soviet bunker during the Cold War. Players must uncover the dark and horrifc secrets buried within, fighting their own paranoia along the way as well as the possibility of all-too-real terrors within...
Why similar: Cold War 30.8% ★, Point & Click 17.2%, Hidden Object 7.8%, Interactive Fiction 6.9%, Dark 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: A tense, Cold War-era point-and-click adventure that emphasizes investigation and survival in a hostile environment.
- #32 Between Time: Escape Room
78% matchVery Positive80% of 345 reviews2021
Dev: mc2games
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
You are going to steal a time machine. In this escape room, you have to travel through time, explore mysterious places and solve puzzles to get priceless treasures. Will you be able to make it back alive?
Why similar: Escape Room 40.4% ★, Hidden Object 12.8%, Point & Click 10.4%, Investigation 10.4%, Interactive Fiction 8.8%
- #33 no signal
75% matchVery Positive99% of 71 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: Escape Room 42.8% ★, Hidden Object 15.7%, Point & Click 12.7%, Puzzle 6.7%, Exploration 6.1%
- #34 Access Denied: Escape
76% matchVery Positive91% of 281 reviews2023
Dev: Stately Snail
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Access Denied: Escape is a puzzle game where you have to hack data vaults and interact with various devices to escape.
Why similar: Escape Room 62.9% ★, Puzzle 9.2%, First-Person 7%, Exploration 6.4%, Atmospheric 6%
- #35 The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,947 reviews2021
Dev: Spooky DoorwayPub: Akupara Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Delouse your room with sage and pack up your travel-sized ouija board, it’s time to re-enter Twin Lakes - America’s 34th most haunted city. Join Detective McQueen as he puzzles his way through 9 chilling cases, risking life and pixelated limb to solve the macabre mysteries that plague the poor town.
Why similar: Point & Click 24.2%, Investigation 20%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Puzzle 10.3%, Story Rich 10.2%
- #36 A Last will and Testament: Adventure
77% matchMixed65% of 95 reviews2022
Dev: À̷̟i̸̛͔̪̋́͗̆̑̈́͆̑̈́̅̈́͝r̴̛͎͚͎͍̘̣̈́͑̃͆̾̐̅̑͐̄͊͌̆̊ȩ̸̢̩͎̤̙̝͙̳̯̠̰̒ͅm̴̡̢̜̩͕̹̑́͒̒͒̚Pub: Airem
Windows · Mac · Linux
Yet another normal first-person adventure horror game in an escape room style with nice graphics, inventory, story, voiceover and good price & gameplay. Solve puzzles, collect notes. Fulfill the last will and find a testament.
Why similar: Escape Room 36.2% ★, Point & Click 14.4%, Hidden Object 11.5%, Dark 9.7%, Puzzle 7.3%
- #37 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: Point & Click 22.9%, Adventure 18.6%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Indie 11.3%, Dark 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: An investigative game where you must decide who lives and who dies based on the evidence you gather.
- #38 Pyramids and Aliens: Escape Room
73% matchVery Positive83% of 187 reviews2024
Dev: mc2games
Windows
Embark on an archaeological adventure inside an ancient pyramid to find your missing mentor. As an intrepid explorer, solve puzzles, investigate clues, and unravel the pyramid's secrets. Spoiler: it was not built by humans!
Why similar: Escape Room 42.9% ★, Conspiracy 13.9% ★, Hidden Object 11.1%, Point & Click 9.9%, Investigation 7.5%
- #39 3D Escape Room: Detective Story
74% matchMostly Positive70% of 125 reviews2025
Dev: Shenzhen Zhonglian Interactive Technology Co.,Ltd
Windows
3D Escape Room: Detective Story is an immersive 3D puzzle game that takes you to 1930s London. In the game, you play as an insightful private detective, searching for clues in realistic 3D environments, solving intricate puzzles and mini-games, and cracking bizarre cases.
Why similar: Escape Room 43.1% ★, Hidden Object 13.3%, Point & Click 13.2%, Puzzle 6.8%, Exploration 5%
- #40 Doors: Paradox
73% matchVery Positive91% of 1,989 reviews2022
Dev: Big Loop StudiosPub: Snapbreak
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
A relaxing puzzle escape game! Make your way through a variety of hand-crafted 3D dioramas, look for useful objects, find hidden clues and solve fun puzzles! Unravel this mysterious adventure about chaos, order and the surreal.
Why similar: Point & Click 26.3%, Hidden Object 21.4%, Puzzle 13.7%, Exploration 9.2%, Atmospheric 7.6%
- #41 Murder at the Birch Tree Theater
71% matchVery Positive97% of 99 reviews2026
Dev: Crucible Juice Games
Windows · Mac
Uncover high drama in this whodunnit set in a small-town community theater. Gather clues by investigating the sets, casts and backstage crews of 10 theatrical productions, and piece together the story of each deadly crime.
Why similar: Conspiracy 20.3% ★, Point & Click 19.3%, Investigation 14.9%, 1980s 10.6%, Puzzle 9.3%
- #42 The Darkside Detective
72% matchVery Positive94% of 5,121 reviews2017
Dev: Spooky DoorwayPub: Akupara Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Grab your trench coat, tune your sixth sense and join the Darkside Division as they investigate the outright bizarre, the downright dangerous and the confusing cases of Twin Lakes. Flesh-hungry tentacles, mafian zombies, and the occasional missing sock are no match for The Darkside Detective.
Why similar: Point & Click 38.5%, 1980s 15.8%, Story Rich 14.7%, Puzzle 11.5%, Adventure 9%
- #43 Follow the meaning
69% matchVery Positive94% of 998 reviews2024
Dev: HiKing Mind StudioPub: Second Maze
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Follow the meaning is a surreal point-and-click puzzle adventure. Join detective Paul Trilby as he works to unravel the mysteries of a peculiar town, seemingly ruled by the local Hospital. Over the wall and behind tightly shut gates, a dark secret lies in wait…
Why similar: Point & Click 21.9%, Hidden Object 14.8%, Investigation 13.5%, Hand-drawn 12.4%, Puzzle 10.9%
- #44 Murder Is Game Over
71% matchVery Positive96% of 56 reviews2022
Dev: HitherYon Games
Windows
Join the investigation in Murder Is Game Over, a pixel art point-and-click game where you and Cleo try to solve the murder of a famous game designer. Can you uncover the clues and catch the killer before it's game over?
Why similar: Hidden Object 28.3%, Point & Click 20.4%, Interactive Fiction 19.8%, Puzzle 10.7%, Exploration 10.7%
- #45 Mystery Hotel: Hidden Objects
72% matchMostly Positive80% of 79 reviews2020
Dev: Crisp App Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 93%
🔍 Solve the mystery behind a shocking murder at Hotel Noir! 🕵️♂️ Search for hidden objects, uncover clues, and piece together the truth. But remember... trust no one!
Why similar: Hidden Object 27%, Investigation 26%, Point & Click 20.2%, Exploration 9.2%, Puzzle 6.9%
- #46 GET OUT!
70% matchVery Positive93% of 444 reviews2021
Dev: Milpitians
Windows
A 2D noir, point and click game where you uncover clues and solve puzzles in a world of espionage and international intrigue.
Why similar: Cold War 38.7% ★, Point & Click 16%, Hidden Object 13.5%, Hand-drawn 9.3%, Conspiracy 9.2% ★
- #47 Ghost Files: The Face of Guilt
73% matchMostly Positive72% of 330 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: Hidden Object 35.9%, Point & Click 18.6%, Adventure 13.9%, Puzzle 9.9%, Casual 7.4%
- #48 HER TREES : THE PUZZLE HOUSE
68% matchVery Positive95% of 813 reviews2024
Dev: Stone
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 1.2 hrs≥1hr: 36%
HER TREES : THE PUZZLE HOUSE is a unique point-and-click puzzle game where you move and combine objects to solve puzzles.Uncover the mysteries of this peculiar room.
Why similar: Escape Room 49.6% ★, Point & Click 14.2%, Hand-drawn 9.3%, Puzzle 7.6%, Dark 6.9%
- #49 Discolored
71% matchMostly Positive78% of 694 reviews2019
Dev: Jason Godbey
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Locals whisper of a roadside diner that’s lost its color. You are sent to investigate.
Why similar: Escape Room 41.6% ★, Hidden Object 14.8%, Point & Click 13.7%, Puzzle 7.2%, Exploration 6.3%
- #50 Detective Grimoire
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,355 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: Point & Click 30.5%, Investigation 23.9%, Puzzle 14.3%, Exploration 13.3%, Story Rich 10.7%
- #51 I am Sorry
70% matchMixed68% of 50 reviews2024
Dev: Futuregen Games
Windows
"I am Sorry" is a game where you investigate objects and solve puzzles to uncover the story. Become a janitor, clean the house, and uncover the hidden truths of the story.
Why similar: Exploration 20.1%, Adventure 18.8%, First-Person 18%, Dark 15.1%, Atmospheric 12.3%
- #52 The Last Case of John Morley
67% matchVery Positive84% of 289 reviews2025
Dev: Indigo Studios - Interactive StoriesPub: JanduSoft
Windows
Step into the mind of John Morley, a 1940s detective on his final case. Explore shadowed places long forgotten by time, and piece together crime scenes in a narrative adventure steeped in mystery, unexpected twists, and a truth buried for decades.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.5%, Dark 13.7%, Puzzle 12.5%, Exploration 11.8%, Story Rich 10.4%
- #53 Inspector Waffles
69% matchVery Positive95% of 291 reviews2021
Dev: Goloso Games
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Murder. Nothin’ nice about it. In this old school detective adventure, step into the boots of whip-smart Inspector Waffles and travel the city to track hidden clues, interrogate shady suspects, and unravel a dangerous mystery. But be warned: curiosity killed the cat...
Why similar: Point & Click 24.6%, Investigation 24.2%, Hidden Object 20.6%, Puzzle 10.1%, Story Rich 9.8%
- #54 The Paradixion: Son's Room
69% matchVery Positive85% of 53 reviews2023
Dev: GomPangGames
Windows
[The Paradixion: Son's Room] is a point-and-click adventure game with a mysterious atmosphere.Solve various puzzles with a unique atmosphere and find the hidden elements in the game to gather clues about the story.
Why similar: Hidden Object 23.8%, Point & Click 23.6%, Puzzle 11.6%, Hand-drawn 11.1%, Dark 9.1%
- #55 Blankspace
68% matchVery Positive94% of 83 reviews2020
Dev: NoBreadStudio
Windows · Linux
Blankspace is an escape room visual novel with point-and-click elements. Investigate your surroundings, solve puzzles, make meaningful choices, and figure out the the mystery behind Chris and Beryl's predicament.
Why similar: Adventure 32%, Indie 22.8%, Casual 19.1%, Puzzle 10.9%, Story Rich 7.8%
- #56 Escape From Mystwood Mansion
64% matchVery Positive93% of 1,271 reviews2023
Dev: Lost Sock Studio
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
In this first-person puzzle escape room game, you are trapped in the mysterious Mystwood mansion. Explore the mansion and find hidden compartments while solving puzzles and deciphering codes to find a way out. Will you escape or linger to uncover the mansion's final secret?
Why similar: Escape Room 54.5% ★, Investigation 9.2%, Point & Click 9%, Puzzle 7.6%, Exploration 6.6%
- #57 Escape from Castle Claymount
63% matchVery Positive99% of 376 reviews2024
Dev: STUDIO LOOKPub: Coolmath Games
Windows
A 3D point-and-click puzzle adventure featuring beautifully rendered claymation scenery and a colorful cast of characters. Search for clues and solve the hidden puzzles to Escape from Castle Claymount!
Why similar: Escape Room 62.4% ★, Point & Click 16.3%, Exploration 6.3%, Puzzle 6.3%, Adventure 4%
- #58 Rusty Lake: Roots
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 8,722 reviews2016
Dev: Rusty Lake
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Experience the beginning and end of characters' lives and build your own family tree! Rusty Lake: Roots is the second premium point-and-click adventure by the creators of the Cube Escape series and Rusty Lake Hotel.
Why similar: Point & Click 24%, Escape Room 16.6% ★, Puzzle 16.3%, Hidden Object 14.2%, Dark 6.8%
- #59 For Your Tranquility
67% matchMixed68% of 191 reviews2023
Dev: Gamesung Games
Windows · Mac
It's a mystery game that reveals the truth through an autopsy. Be a forensic doctor and find out why the dead died.
Why similar: Point & Click 37.6%, Investigation 21.9%, Adventure 9.6%, Story Rich 8.9%, Indie 8.1%
- #60 FAKEBOOK
64% matchVery Positive91% of 747 reviews2024
Dev: banjihagames
Windows · Mac
Point-and-click mystery adventure on the virtual SNS! Find secrets hidden by family, friends, companies, and idols.
Why similar: Investigation 25.3%, Interactive Fiction 17.4%, Point & Click 17%, Story Rich 9.8%, Dark 9.2%