- #1 Shadows on the Vatican - Act I: Greed
97% matchMostly Positive74% of 737 reviews2014
Dev: 10th Art StudioPub: Adventure Productions
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 70%
The ex-priest James Murphy answers a mysterious call for help from his friend Cristoforo. The disappearance of a briefcase containing compromising documents convinces James that his friend is a victim of something sinister. The Vatican's involvement inspires James to get to the bottom of this mystery.
Why similar: Point & Click 39.1%, Adventure 21.3%, Mystery 15.8%, Story Rich 7.3%, Atmospheric 6%
- #2 Shadows on the Vatican - Act II: Wrath
96% 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: Point & Click 33.6%, Adventure 21.5%, Mystery 13.3%, Third Person 7.4%, Narration 6.9%
- #3 Black Mirror III
96% matchVery Positive89% of 527 reviews2014
Dev: Cranberry ProductionPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 10.3 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Help Darren continue his search to uncover his clouded past. What do his torturous nightmares really mean? Who is the mysterious person that posted the bail to set him free? What demons lie waiting in the crypt?
Why similar: Point & Click 45.6%, Adventure 23.5%, Mystery 15.7%, Third Person 5%, Atmospheric 4.4%
- #4 The Secret of Hutton Grammar School
95% matchMostly Positive76% of 21 reviews2019
Dev: Tom Simpson
Windows
Uncover the secrets of a mysterious cult in The Secret of Hutton Church of England Grammar School: VGA Edition!
Why similar: Point & Click 35.8%, Adventure 33%, Mystery 22.8%, Retro 6%, Indie 2.4%
- #5 Black Mirror II
94% 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 50.1%, Adventure 28%, Mystery 12.2%, Atmospheric 4.3%, Story Rich 3.2%
- #6 Silence, Exile, and Cunning
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dark Sail
Windows · Mac · Linux
A modern take on the classic adventure formula: explore, converse, and solve puzzles. Play as the young Irish writer James Joyce and his partner Nora Barnacle during their 1904 Mediterranean exile, in a port city where everyone seems to want something, and your small choices refuse to stay small.
Why similar: Point & Click 36.8%, Adventure 24.3%, Mystery 16.1%, Atmospheric 9.1%, 3D 6.8%
- #7 Yesterday
93% matchVery Positive83% of 1,007 reviews2012
Dev: Pendulo StudiosPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Yesterday is a thrilling and dark mystery from the masters of adventure, Pendulo Studios.
Why similar: Point & Click 60.1%, Adventure 27.5%, Mystery 12.4%
- #8 Runaway, A Road Adventure
92% matchMostly Positive77% of 762 reviews2007
Dev: Pendulo StudiosPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 56%
New York, 2000......Without knowing how or why, Brian, a student on the verge of graduating from college, is attacked by Mafia gangsters. During his desperate getaway, in the company of a mysterious striptease dancer, he ends up meeting a wide range of unusual characters.
Why similar: Point & Click 56.4%, Adventure 22%, Mystery 14.1%, Story Rich 3.2%, Singleplayer 2.6%
- #9 Gray Matter
91% 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 47.3%, Adventure 26%, Mystery 15.2%, Story Rich 4.5%, Atmospheric 2.7%
- #10 Overclocked: A History of Violence
91% matchMostly Positive74% of 139 reviews2015
Dev: House of TalesPub: HandyGames
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Set against the backdrop of a catastrophic thunderstorm raging over New York City, Overclocked explores an archetypical, yet actual condition of mankind: violence. This psychological thriller mixes frightening fictional thriller elements using innovative narrative structures.
Why similar: Point & Click 46.5%, Adventure 29.1%, Mystery 15.2%, Story Rich 5.4%, Indie 3.8%
- #11 Nostradamus: The Last Prophecy
90% matchMixed70% of 223 reviews2014
Dev: Microids
Windows · Mac
Median: 24 minMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 41%
The Spiritual. The Supernatural. The Skeptical. All are touched upon in Nostradamus: The Last Prophecy. The player is immortalized as a profiler of sorts in this treasure hunt game - a brilliantly vivid historical rendition of the acclaimed quatrains of Nostradamus.
Why similar: Point & Click 52.7%, Adventure 30.3%, Mystery 17%
- #12 Moebius: Empire Rising
89% 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 55.3%, Adventure 30.1%, Mystery 11%, Indie 3.5%
- #13 Alter Ego
89% matchMixed69% of 281 reviews2010
Dev: bitComposer GamesPub: Viva Media
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 43%
When a series of gruesome murders shake a small town after a strange aristocrat dies and his body goes missing, rumors of a supernatural monster abound. In life Sir William was known to be a cruel and evil man, rumored to be the murderer behind many unsolved crimes.
Why similar: Point & Click 52.1%, Adventure 32.9%, Mystery 15%
- #14 Reality Falls
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lewis DenbyPub: Game If You Are
Windows
In a dusty, dilapidated town on the former Soviet steppe, a young traveller finds himself embroiled in a strange and surreal plot that threatens the very existence of Reality Falls itself. A story-driven indie adventure, with classic point-and-click puzzles and a retro JRPG-style look and feel.
Why similar: Adventure 28.2%, Point & Click 24.8%, Mystery 16.8%, Atmospheric 8.7%, Story Rich 7.1%
- #15 Black Mirror I
87% matchVery Positive84% of 1,443 reviews2014
Dev: Future GamesPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Black Mirror is a dark adventure game that details the aftermath of the tragic death of William Gordon. Playing as his grandson Samuel players must unveil the truth behind the events of that fateful, stormy night.
Why similar: Point & Click 42.2%, Mystery 25%, Adventure 15.2%, Atmospheric 7.7%, Story Rich 4.6%
- #16 Krystopia: Nova´s Journey
86% matchPositive86% of 28 reviews2020
Dev: Antler Interactive
Windows
In the role of space explorer Nova Dune, the player needs to observe the environment and navigate in a typical point and click-fashion to solve puzzles and progress through the game and figure out the mystery on the mesmerizing planet of Krystopia.
Why similar: Point & Click 33.9%, Adventure 31.2%, Mystery 21.6%, Story Rich 7%, Indie 6.3%
- #17 Aimee's Cafe
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ayleinee
Windows · Mac
Aimee's Cafe is a cozy point-and-click adventure game where you play as Aimee, a lazy café owner who suddenly has to solve the mystery of the missing sugar, all to save the Spring Wake Festival.
Why similar: Point & Click 40.6%, Adventure 18.9%, Mystery 13.9%, Story Rich 7.6%, Linear 6%
- #18 Antenna Dilemma
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Goloso Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Antenna Dilemma is a witty point-and-click adventure game in which you follow C432632, a finicky grey cube that loves watching TV and Alfred, a sphere who discovers a new world where, surprisingly, cookies don't exist.
Why similar: Point & Click 28.2%, Lore-Rich 24.8%, Surreal 18.5%, Linear 9%, Adventure 6.9%
- #19 Incoherence
84% matchPositive90% of 20 reviews2022
Dev: Glitch Games
Windows · Mac
Incoherence is a fragmented first-person point and click mystery game. Enter the mind of Jason Bethlam as you awake to a brightly lit room. Piece together fragments of your life and escape.
Why similar: Point & Click 39.2%, Adventure 25.9%, Mystery 15.7%, Atmospheric 8.9%, Realistic 7.6%
- #20 Dead Synchronicity: Tomorrow Comes Today
84% matchVery Positive84% of 1,573 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 49.8%, Adventure 29.4%, Mystery 8.7%, Atmospheric 5.3%, Story Rich 4.4%
- #21 Unholy Neighbourhood
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dali Games
Windows · Mac
Embark on an amazing mission in Unholy Neighborhood - an atmospheric adventure game point and click, full of surreal locations and plot twists. Find the missing wife of Peter Grim and face the forces of evil. Experience a mysterious cataclysm that will change the world forever.
Why similar: Point & Click 24.8%, Surreal 13.7%, Mystery 11.9%, Narration 11.2%, Adventure 10.8%
- #22 The Other Side of the Wall
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Atropos StudiosPub: Dionous Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Julian Reed is a 13-year old student at a New England all-boys Catholic boarding school in the early 1980s. When people begin disappearing and no one else seems to remember they ever existed, Julian investigates, with the help of a girl he has never seen, separated from him by a wall.
Why similar: Point & Click 31.5%, Mystery 20.2%, Adventure 19.7%, Third Person 10.9%, Atmospheric 5.6%
- #23 EQQO
81% matchMostly Positive79% of 14 reviews2024
Dev: Parallel Studio
Windows
Inspired by ancient Ethiopian legends, Eqqo is a poetic narrative puzzle game, an initiatory adventure, and a love song to nature.
Why similar: Point & Click 40.9%, Adventure 27.7%, Narration 22.1%, Singleplayer 4.9%, Indie 4.5%
- #24 Enypnion
82% matchPositive81% of 27 reviews2020
Dev: Sinking Sheep
Windows · Mac
Enypnion is a point & click adventure that takes place in a surreal and strange world that only the mind of a small boy could create.
Why similar: Point & Click 41.3%, Adventure 20.4%, Surreal 16.5%, Atmospheric 9.3%, Third Person 6.8%
- #25 Kentucky Route Zero: PC Edition
81% matchVery Positive80% of 4,374 reviews2013
Dev: Cardboard Computer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 56%
KENTUCKY ROUTE ZERO is a magical realist adventure game about a secret highway running through the caves beneath Kentucky, and the mysterious folks who travel it.
Why similar: Point & Click 31.9%, Surreal 20.4%, Adventure 16.1%, Atmospheric 14.1%, Mystery 8.5%
- #26 Secret Files: Tunguska
80% matchVery Positive86% of 482 reviews2009
Dev: Animation ArtsPub: Ravenscourt
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Unravel one of the greatest mysteries of our time! On the 30th June 1908 an explosion with the combined energy of 2000 Hiroshima bombs rocked the region of Tunguska in Central Siberia and felled over 6,000 square km of trees. The explosion could be heard from as far as 1,000km away.
Why similar: Point & Click 57.9%, Adventure 26.7%, Mystery 15.4%
- #27 Lona: Realm Of Colors
79% matchMixed69% of 32 reviews2021
Dev: SpaceFox Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
“Lona: Realm of Colors” is a point and click adventure in nature focusing on art and narration instead of fetch puzzles and dialogue. Each level is an abstraction of Lona’s story and it is up to you to bring peace and balance to her painting and find out what has happened to her.
Why similar: Point & Click 36.2%, Adventure 22.7%, Mystery 13.8%, Surreal 11.9%, Atmospheric 8%
- #28 Yesterday Origins
79% 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: Point & Click 42.3%, Adventure 33.1%, Mystery 20.7%, Singleplayer 3.9%
- #29 In Stone
78% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Hamstershoulder
Windows
A sculptor is confined in a monastery asylum.
Why similar: Point & Click 21.6%, Lore-Rich 19.2%, Mystery 15.1%, Surreal 11.9%, Atmospheric 8.5%
- #30 Arkhangel: The House of the Seven Stars
78% matchVery Positive83% of 84 reviews2018
Dev: Winter Night GamesPub: ZQ SFX LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Michael struggles with dreams of dark waters and an unknown ancient evil resting beneath the cold waves. Are these simply dreams or are they a premonition of things to come?
Why similar: Point & Click 21%, Lore-Rich 17.5%, Mystery 15.4%, Narration 10.1%, Third Person 7.9%
- #31 Creepy Tale: Some Other Place
76% matchVery Positive94% of 616 reviews2024
Dev: Creepy Brothers
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Creepy Tale is a mysterious adventure rich in riddles and eerie atmosphere. An autumn morning promised a quiet fishing trip, but events took Martin to "some other place." Find the way home, uncover loads of secrets, and save everyone that you can.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 23.3%, Point & Click 21.3%, Mystery 14.1%, Narration 11%, Adventure 10.8%
- #32 Deal With The Devil: Chapter 1 - Journey to Tuonela
76% match5 user reviews60% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: SoulTradeStudios
Windows
Point-and-click adventure featuring eerie scenes
Why similar: Point & Click 47.8%, Adventure 22.7%, Atmospheric 14.9%, Story Rich 11.1%, Singleplayer 3.5%
- #33 The Mystery of Oak Island
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Visionaire Studio UG
Windows · Mac · Linux
A gripping point-and-click adventure – inspired by the real treasure hunt on Oak Island in Nova Scotia, Canada. Unravel a web of murder, myth, and forgotten history. Some secrets are better left buried.
Why similar: Point & Click 35.8%, Mystery 23.6%, Adventure 16.9%, Narration 7.8%, Atmospheric 7.5%
- #34 Sinking Island
77% matchMixed70% of 272 reviews2014
Dev: White Birds ProductionsPub: Microids
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Walter Jones, a billionaire had planned on opening up a resort for the rich and famous, but was killed before his dream could be achieved. It's up to Detective Jack Norm to crack the case by interviewing the people on Sinking Island to get valuable clues. A game from Benoit Sokal.
Why similar: Point & Click 45%, Adventure 33.6%, Mystery 21.3%
- #35 Boxes: Lost Fragments
74% matchVery Positive93% of 4,970 reviews2024
Dev: Big Loop StudiosPub: Snapbreak
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
As a legendary thief, your next assignment lures you into a grand and lavish mansion. There you find a series of puzzle boxes, designed for an unknown purpose. What should have been a quick in-and-out, gradually turns into your own harrowing struggle for freedom and answers.
Why similar: Point & Click 32%, Mystery 25.4%, Adventure 13.4%, Atmospheric 8.9%, 3D 6.5%
- #36 Doctor Gallagher's Residence
73% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: Don Atila Estudio
Windows
A retro-style point-and-click adventure. Step into the peculiar Gallagher Mansion to uncover its darkest secrets.
Why similar: Point & Click 42.7%, Adventure 28.7%, Mystery 26.5%, Indie 2.1%
- #37 RHEM II SE: The Cave
75% matchPositive98% of 46 reviews2018
Dev: Knut MuellerPub: Runesoft GmbH
Windows
RHEM II SE - The Cave Special Edition is an intricate pure-puzzle first person adventure game. The player explores a hidden city far beneath the earths surface. RHEM II SE features non-linear gameplay non-violent story and mind-bending puzzles.
Why similar: Point & Click 55%, Adventure 38.4%, Singleplayer 6.6%
- #38 Runaway: A Twist of Fate
74% matchVery Positive89% of 448 reviews2011
Dev: Pendulo StudiosPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Runaway: A Twist of Fate is the adventure game of the year! Featuring a production worthy of a big 2D animated movie, Runaway follows a story full of twists and turns, and packed with comical highlights. All in all, you will be confronted with more than 200 mysteries and puzzles to keep your brain running through a big adventure that you...
Why similar: Point & Click 63.1%, Adventure 30.3%, Story Rich 4.5%, Singleplayer 2%
- #39 Lost Horizon 2
75% matchMixed46% of 241 reviews2015
Dev: Animation Arts GmbHPub: Ravenscourt
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 97%
In the shadow of the Cold War, Fenton Paddock is facing the hardest fight of his life. While the tensions between the superpowers threaten to tear the world apart, the British soldier has to save his family that has been caught by powerful enemies.
Why similar: Point & Click 53.7%, Adventure 38.5%, Story Rich 7.9%
- #40 3D Escape: Chinese Room
72% matchVery Positive82% of 168 reviews2024
Dev: Shenzhen Zhonglian Interactive Technology Co.,Ltd
Windows
Step into the role of a pilgrim in Chinese-style rooms blending culture and puzzles. Explore ancient temples and studies, experiencing the poetic ambiance and Zen spirit of Chinese art while uncovering hidden mysteries. A must-try for puzzle lovers and fans of Chinese culture!
Why similar: Point & Click 36.1%, Mystery 21.2%, Adventure 16.1%, Atmospheric 8.4%, 3D 8.4%
- #41 God in a Closet
72% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: Adalgund
Windows
God in a Closet is a short adventure game following a hunter's quest in the house of a mysterious witch. Explore and resolve puzzles to uncover its secrets.
Why similar: Mystery 19.3%, Atmospheric 17.2%, Surreal 17.1%, Point & Click 15.2%, Adventure 12.3%
- #42 Wood & Flesh: Chapter 2
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Under the Bed Games
Windows
A new story in the Tales from Candleforth universe. Continue the story of Wood and Flesh: A Candleforth Short Story in this new chapter, in a point & click puzzle adventure with hand-drawn 2D graphics and an unsettling cozy horror setting.
Why similar: Point & Click 34.5%, Lore-Rich 18.2%, Adventure 15.7%, Mystery 14.9%, Linear 5.3%
- #43 Resonance
73% matchVery Positive89% of 570 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 58.9%, Adventure 23.4%, Mystery 8.6%, Indie 3.6%, Retro 3.4%
- #44 Legacy - Reawakening
71% matchPositive85% of 26 reviews2025
Dev: No Signal Productions
Windows
Point-and-click adventure game filled with unique puzzles and atmospheric exploration. Journey deep underground into a mysterious forgotten place and uncover the secrets hidden within.
Why similar: Point & Click 35.5%, Mystery 19.1%, Adventure 13.9%, Narration 11.5%, 3D 6.5%
- #45 LEAVES 3
70% matchPositive81% of 21 reviews2026
Dev: ZAR 21Pub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Dive into the enchanting world of LEAVES 3, a handcrafted adventure full of mysteries and wonders. Explore a world crafted with love and imagination, solve puzzles and free the Treefruities.
Why similar: Point & Click 32.1%, Adventure 21.9%, Surreal 20.7%, Atmospheric 9.2%, Linear 7.2%
- #46 Breaking the 4th wall
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 11Sheep
Windows
Breaking the 4th Wall is a point and click adventure game taking place inside a world of comics. Adrian, the main character, deals with daily life struggles and goes out on a journey for self-realization and breaking out of the confines of his world.
Why similar: Adventure 25.2%, Point & Click 22.8%, Mystery 15.4%, Narration 14%, Atmospheric 8%
- #47 The Death of Erin Myers
71% matchVery Positive81% of 151 reviews2019
Dev: Viperante
Windows
Erin Myers is dead. But how did she die? And why did she die? Find out as you step back into her life and uncover her darkest secrets.
Why similar: Point & Click 36%, Adventure 28.1%, Mystery 22%, Story Rich 7.8%, Indie 6.1%
- #48 The White Door
69% matchVery Positive94% of 6,552 reviews2020
Dev: Rusty LakePub: Second Maze
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Enter The White Door and discover Rusty Lake’s universe in a new game with a unique style! Explore Robert Hill’s dreams and help him to find his lost memories. Can you survive the strict daily routine and bring back color to Robert's life?
Why similar: Point & Click 34.8%, Adventure 24.8%, Mystery 15.5%, Surreal 7.6%, Indie 5.7%
- #49 Mechanical Granny
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: GingerRatGames
Windows
An atmospheric point & click quest where the player explores a mysterious house, solves puzzles, and uncovers the disturbing truth behind the grandmother's strange behavior.
Why similar: Point & Click 34.9%, Mystery 22.5%, Adventure 21.7%, Linear 6.5%, Atmospheric 5.8%
- #50 The Lands of Dream
70% matchVery Positive96% of 226 reviews2016
Dev: Jonas Kyratzes
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 56%
A cycle of adventure games set in the Lands of Dream, including The Sea Will Claim Everything.
Why similar: Point & Click 59%, Adventure 28.6%, Singleplayer 6.5%, Indie 5.8%
- #51 The Office Quest
68% matchVery Positive93% of 829 reviews2018
Dev: 11Sheep
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Every day in the office is the same, clicking the same keys, attending the same boring meetings, wearing the same fluffy monster onesies, until something strange and magical happens. Now you need to sneak away, no matter how!
Why similar: Point & Click 30.2%, Adventure 23.7%, Mystery 12.4%, Narration 9.2%, Atmospheric 8.1%
- #52 Willow's Paper House
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Blooming Bats Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
A dark fairytale point-and-click adventure game that follows 13-year-old Willow as she tries to escape a living hospital made of memories while searching for her lost brother.
Why similar: Point & Click 22.8%, Mystery 21.1%, Lore-Rich 14.3%, Surreal 12.5%, Atmospheric 10.2%
- #53 Play - An Interactive Piece
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Daring Touch
Windows
In Play - An Interactive Piece, you’re an actor in a company staging a piece in which you’re the main character. The entire adventure will take place on the stage where the performance is happening. Feel the thrill of the stage, from the opening of the curtains to the emotion of the final bow.
Why similar: Point & Click 49.5%, Adventure 34.7%, Story Rich 10%, Singleplayer 5.9%
- #54 Grubby Fingers
67% matchPositive96% of 23 reviews2025
Dev: tober
Windows · Mac
GRUBBY FINGERS is an experimental point-and-click game about scratching lottery tickets in a surreal gas station lost in the middle of nowhere. Explore a liminal gas station, listen to generative dark jazz, and solve a mystery or two while chasing your next big win.
Why similar: Point & Click 31.5%, Adventure 21.5%, Mystery 12.3%, Surreal 10.6%, Atmospheric 7.6%
- #55 So long as there is Mercy
68% matchMixed68% of 108 reviews2022
Dev: Dominik KerschbaumerPub: MediaCube Games
Windows
Lead Spe, the game‘s protagonist, through an eerie dollhouse in an effort to find her little brother. On her way, Spe will encounter the ghost-children, who are also trapped, and can use their different abilities to solve the environmental puzzles in order to escape the house.
Why similar: Point & Click 40.4%, Adventure 15.8%, Linear 10.9%, 3D 7%, Third Person 6.8%
- #56 Lunar Axe
67% matchVery Positive89% of 146 reviews2022
Dev: Ops Game Studio
Windows · Linux
After a big earthquake in the city, ruins of an old building collapse and you end up trapped inside an abandoned house. Find a way out and unravel the mystery of inexplicable tremors, revealing ancient secrets and a mystical artifact, before the city is destroyed.
Why similar: Point & Click 26.2%, Lore-Rich 22%, Mystery 14.9%, Adventure 10.7%, Atmospheric 8%
- #57 The Whispered World Special Edition
68% matchMostly Positive76% of 2,092 reviews2014
Dev: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
When the fate of a world hangs in the balance, an unusual hero arises! The visually impressive adventure-epic The Whispered World is now available as a Special Edition for the first time. Let the Whispered World enchant you with its many animated details and fantastic characters.
Why similar: Point & Click 51.2%, Adventure 29.8%, Story Rich 6.1%, Atmospheric 5.1%, Singleplayer 4%
- #58 Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers 20th Anniversary Edition
67% matchVery Positive91% of 1,154 reviews2014
Dev: Phoenix Online StudiosPub: Pinkerton Road Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Revisit of one of adventure gaming’s greatest classics by master storyteller Jane Jensen! Struggling bookstore owner Gabriel Knight investigates the sinister Voodoo Murders in New Orleans, discovering the secrets of his family history and unfolding his destiny in this tale of horror and suspense.
Why similar: Point & Click 45.4%, Mystery 23.5%, Adventure 19.6%, Story Rich 4.7%, Atmospheric 4.1%
- #59 Violett Remastered
67% matchMixed65% of 924 reviews2013
Dev: Forever Entertainment S. A.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Dragged by her parents, a young and rebellious teenage girl – Violett, moves to an old spooky house in the middle of nowhere. Forced away from her friends and life in the city; she imagines how boring life in countryside will be: spending day after day, bored in her room with absolutely nothing to do.
Why similar: Point & Click 63.6%, Adventure 33.7%, Indie 2.6%
- #60 Truberbrook / Trüberbrook
66% matchMostly Positive73% of 2,295 reviews2019
Dev: btfPub: Headup
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Enjoy an adventurous vacation to a 1960's parallel universe! A Sci-Fi-Mystery Adventure Game with handmade scenery.
Why similar: Point & Click 43.9%, Adventure 30.6%, Story Rich 6.5%, Atmospheric 4.6%, Singleplayer 3.9%