- #1 Xochi's Apothecary
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Single Effect Studios
Windows · Mac
A deceptively cozy narrative game about an alchemist that immigrates to a new country and opens an apothecary. Get to know your weird and wonderful community, brew the potions your customers need, and use your words to stir up a country on the brink of change.
Why similar: Narrative 25.5% ★, Investigation 20.8%, Choices Matter 11.5%, Multiple Endings 9%, Emotional 8.1%
- #2 The Lyra Signal
96% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: ESTREA
Windows
The Lyra Signal is a story-driven visual novel about memory, mystery, and the echoes of the past. Follow Leo as he uncovers a strange recording left by his father and begins searching for the meaning behind a name that refuses to disappear: Lyra.
Why similar: Narrative 29.3% ★, Mystery 14.3%, Choices Matter 11.8%, Multiple Endings 11.6%, Story Rich 11.4%
- #3 Trips'n'Traps - A Vicious Odyssey
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Studio Vagabundo
Windows
An AI controls the world. Seven dissident friends, not very bright, meet every day at the park. But one day, our protagonist wakes up… with no memory. Her friends have disappeared. Where have they gone? What does the AI want? And why is our protagonist a Rat Girl?
Why similar: Narrative 33% ★, Point & Click 14.5%, Investigation 13.4%, Choices Matter 8.7%, Story Rich 8.3%
- #4 Transit
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Fable Systems
Windows · Mac
Transit is a dark narrative adventure set in a looping world of midnight trains and traumatised souls. Guided by a sarcastic sock-puppet, you explore repeating routes, fractured memories, and the echoes of a lost sister.
Why similar: Narrative 34% ★, Story Rich 9.6%, Mystery 9.2%, Exploration 8.9%, Emotional 6.9%
- #5 Marginalia
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Worn Spine Studio
Windows
Marginalia is an atmospheric narrative anthology. Seven stories, one for each deadly sin. Enter the library. Choose your tale. Your choices will not save you. But they will define you.
Why similar: Narrative 42.1% ★, Choices Matter 13.6%, Story Rich 13.1%, Multiple Endings 10.6%, Mystery 7.2%
- #6 Gap Year
94% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Mythical Voltage
Windows
Gap Year is a story-focused point & click adventure played through comic book panels that reconfigure as you explore Vera Novak’s one-bedroom apartment. Vera is a bright young scientist, but the arrival of an unexpected guest and a strange fixation with a cosmonaut may derail her academic pursuits.
Why similar: Narrative 32.3% ★, Point & Click 14%, Choices Matter 12%, Story Rich 9.9%, Cinematic 7.6%
- #7 The Sleeping Sickness
93% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2024
Dev: Paper Scrap LLC
Windows
The Sleeping Sickness is an interactive short story that allows the player to guide the main character's actions. The player’s choices will lock and unlock future locations, change dialogue, and alter the story. Choices matter in The Sleeping Sickness. It is an excellent choice for horror fans.
Why similar: Narrative 33% ★, Investigation 13.6%, Choices Matter 9.4%, Mystery 8%, Multiple Endings 7.8%
- #8 Whispers of Prague: The Executioner's Last Cut
92% matchVery Positive94% of 50 reviews2024
Dev: Shader Mess
Windows
Classic first-person point-and-click adventure game set in contemporary Prague. As a programmer and treasure hunter, you embark on a long journey to uncover the secrets of the infamous Executioner. Your task will be complicated by a sect of fanatic cultists and your own unexplained heritage.
Why similar: Nonlinear 20.8%, Point & Click 18.5%, Choices Matter 13.9%, Investigation 12.6%, Mystery 11.3%
- #9 How Was Your Day?
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mad Carnival
Windows · Mac
After her beloved dog Beans vanishes and 13-year-old Diya finds herself trapped in a nightmarish time loop, each day reveals darker secrets in the sleepy town of Lakeview. Nothing, and no one, is what it seems. Groundhog Day meets Stranger Things in this supernatural thriller set in 80s New Zealand.
Why similar: Narrative 21.6% ★, Investigation 18.4%, Point & Click 13.2%, Mystery 10.3%, Story Rich 9.6%
- #10 Dot's Home
91% matchVery Positive87% of 113 reviews2021
Dev: Weathered SweaterPub: Rise-Home Stories Project
Windows · Mac
DOT’S HOME is a single-player, 2D, narrative-driven video game that follows a young Black woman in Detroit living in her grandmother’s beloved home, as she travels through time to relive key moments in her family’s history where race, place, and home collide in difficult choices.
Why similar: Narrative 46.5% ★, Point & Click 17.5%, Choices Matter 10.1%, Exploration 7.5%, Story Rich 7.4%
- #11 Best Month Ever!
90% matchMostly Positive79% of 206 reviews2022
Dev: Warsaw Film School Video Game & Film Production StudioPub: Klabater
Windows
🚗 Take part in a roller coaster of emotions with Louise embarking on a road trip of a lifetime through the late 1960s USA, trying to show her son Mitch how to navigate the often cruel modern world. Your choices matter! ✅
Why similar: Narrative 24.8% ★, Emotional 16.1%, Point & Click 11.8%, Choices Matter 8.9%, Multiple Endings 7.4%
- #12 Linda & Joan
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: False Vacuum Games
Windows · Mac
Linda & Joan is a narrative game about a British family. You play as Russell, Linda, and Joan — son, mother, and grandmother — switching between them to help the family cope with a series of traumatic events. Based on a true story. Prologue available now. Main game is in development.
Why similar: Narrative 34% ★, Point & Click 12.3%, Emotional 12%, Choices Matter 11.5%, Story Rich 8.7%
- #13 HOLLOW MIRE
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mowlo Games
Windows
A war hero returns to a shattered England, searching for his missing family while confronting nightmares that defy reality. A choice-driven, narrative thriller with 8 unique endings.
Why similar: Narrative 29.6% ★, Point & Click 9.6%, Emotional 9.4%, Choices Matter 9.3%, Investigation 9%
- #14 As The Leaves Fall
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Clay Crown Games
Windows · Mac
Point-and-click adventure game with a thrilling, Native American-inspired narrative. Use your wit to solve fun and challenging puzzles as you explore and interact with the townsfolk of Birchwood Hollow and the Native reservation. Secrets will be uncovered, and truths revealed, as the leaves fall.
Why similar: Narrative 27.5% ★, Point & Click 15.9%, Investigation 15.1%, Mystery 9.7%, Story Rich 8.9%
- #15 The Restricted Index
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ursa Minus
Windows
Read between the lies in this first-person mystery puzzle game. You are the last librarian in Britain. Identify books. Recommend them. Ban them. Burn them. Uncover a catalogue of secrets and lost stories buried between the pages.
Why similar: Narrative 30.1% ★, Investigation 21%, Mystery 12.8%, Story Rich 9.4%, Choices Matter 7.9%
- #16 Jennifer Wilde: Unlikely Revolutionaries
86% matchPositive82% of 28 reviews2022
Dev: Outsider Games
Windows · Linux
In 1921, young French artist Jennifer Chevalier becomes embroiled in death, espionage and revolution, assisted by the ghost of Oscar Wilde. A hand-drawn Point & Click adventure with a unique comic book inventory design.
Why similar: Narrative 25.2% ★, Investigation 19.1%, Point & Click 15.6%, Emotional 8.6%, Mystery 8.2%
- #17 Field Recordings
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: DuskSoft
Windows
Field Recordings is an atmospheric sci-fi adventure set in the fragments of a collapsing reality. Guided by a lonely AI from the abandoned Project Ariadne, explore isolated pockets of the world and search for survivors. Use a Field Recorder to tune into echoes and uncover what remains.
Why similar: Narrative 33.5% ★, Story Rich 16%, Mystery 14.7%, Investigation 13.7%, Atmospheric 8.3%
- #18 THIEF'S SHELTER
84% matchVery Positive97% of 59 reviews2025
Dev: Geo GamesPub: Restless Corp.
Windows
THIEF’S SHELTER is a 3D Point and Click Psychological Adventure where the world mirrors a crumbling mind. Nothing stays still, and even your own thoughts can’t be trusted.
Why similar: Narrative 36% ★, Investigation 17.2%, Point & Click 13.7%, Story Rich 8%, Exploration 7%
- #19 The Dream Machine - The Definitive Edition
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cockroach Inc.Pub: The Sleeping Machine
Windows · Mac · Linux
An award-winning point & click adventure about exploring other people’s dreams. Uncover dark secrets in a strange apartment building and wander through a surreal, hand-crafted dreamscape built from clay, cardboard & broccoli.
Why similar: Narrative 29.1% ★, Point & Click 15.1%, Investigation 13.6%, Emotional 10.4%, Cinematic 8.3%
- #20 Heaven's Vault
86% matchVery Positive84% of 2,425 reviews2019
Dev: inkle Ltd
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 60%
An archaeologist uncovers a lost history in an ancient space Nebula. Award-winning narrative adventure game with hieroglyphic language puzzles, from the creators of 80 DAYS.
Why similar: Narrative 42.3% ★, Point & Click 14.3%, Choices Matter 11.4%, Mystery 10.9%, Exploration 7%
- #21 Broken Sword - The Smoking Mirror: Reforged
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Revolution Software Ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
The classic award winning adventure returns in glorious 4K with fully remastered audio. Step into the shoes of intrepid tourist George Stobbart and sharp-witted journalist Nico Collard as they unravel a deadly Mayan conspiracy steeped in ancient artifacts and dark magic.
Why similar: Narrative 37.2% ★, Investigation 19%, Point & Click 10.5%, Mystery 9.5%, Story Rich 8.1%
- #22 Grayton the Detective
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Incidental Minds
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 24.2% ★, Investigation 21.3%, Point & Click 17.1%, Choices Matter 12.8%, Story Rich 9.8%
- #23 The Doll Shop
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Atelier Sentô
Windows
The Doll Shop is a hand-drawn narrative game – part romance, part horror – set in the Japanese countryside. Play as a young dollmaker who reunites with his childhood friend in an eerie snowbound village. Will you dare confess your secret?
Why similar: Narrative 20.8% ★, Emotional 14.3%, Multiple Endings 10.6%, Mystery 10.6%, Story Rich 10.6%
- #24 Kathy Rain: Director's Cut
82% matchVery Positive93% of 1,427 reviews2021
Dev: Clifftop GamesPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 74%
The award-winning point-and-click adventure returns in the Director's Cut with an extended story, additional puzzles, and new areas to explore. Witness the rise of an iconic detective as you uncover a dark and sinister truth hiding behind the calm exterior of a small rural town.
Why similar: Narrative 18.8% ★, Investigation 17.4%, Point & Click 16.2%, Emotional 10.4%, Mystery 9.5%
- #25 Of All Possible Rooms
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Motus Ludos
Windows
A narrative game about grief, memory, and perception. Explore a shifting home that reshapes itself around emotion. What you’re willing to face will determine what you find, or what stays hidden.
Why similar: Narrative 49.7% ★, Exploration 11.8%, Story Rich 10.9%, Nonlinear 10.3%, Emotional 9.4%
- #26 Broke Signal Badlands: A World of Desert Adventure
79% matchPositive92% of 13 reviews2025
Dev: Forward Instinct
Windows · Mac · Linux
A simple choice-driven roguelike RPG, set in the desert. You're a line man that's stolen the company truck, in search of enlightenment. Roll your dice, and get into trouble.
Why similar: Narrative 35.3% ★, Point & Click 14.4%, Nonlinear 10.9%, Choices Matter 9.8%, Story Rich 8%
- #27 The Inspireist
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nabi Hamdi Mortan
Windows
Unravel the mysteries of the ocean spirit world by accompanying a recent high school graduate, Bulut, who lost all of his memories of family and friends. The Inspireist is a story-rich puzzle adventure narrative set in a recent 21st century, alternate realm Izmrr.
Why similar: Narrative 54.8% ★, Mystery 11.9%, Choices Matter 9.8%, Emotional 7.3%, Adventure 4.9%
- #28 Jobsworth Weekly
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Joe FramePub: HALF_FRAME
Windows · Mac
Congratulations! During the latest parish council meeting we have unanimously agreed that you are to be editor-in-chief of our community newsletter "Jobsworth Weekly". Adhere to the publishing guidelines and make decisions with great consideration for the future of the village.
Why similar: Narrative 64.6% ★, Choices Matter 11.6%, Multiple Endings 9.1%, Story Rich 8.4%, Emotional 5.4%
- #29 Draugen
80% matchMostly Positive74% of 2,125 reviews2019
Dev: Red Thread Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Draugen is a single-player, first-person Fjord Noir mystery set in 1920s Norway. Explore a forgotten coastal village in your search for your missing sister, accompanied by your independent and enigmatic young ward. Norwegian Game of the Year 2019.
Why similar: Narrative 20.3% ★, Point & Click 12.7%, Mystery 11.8%, Investigation 11.3%, Story Rich 10.7%
- #30 Mama
78% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Pat-o-Logic Studio
Windows · Mac
An emotional narrative point-and-click about a daughter caring for her mother as dementia reshapes their bond. Explore heartfelt conversations, fragmented memories, and simple story-driven puzzles on a journey of caregiving and learning to let go.
Why similar: Narrative 46.6% ★, Emotional 14.8%, Story Rich 11.6%, Choices Matter 11.2%, Point & Click 7.2%
- #31 Provoron
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tara Kan
Windows
When demons leave your head and fill the whole world, all you can do is close your eyes and go forward. Immerse yourself in the atmospheric and moving adventure of white crow Ankou — one of pain, loneliness, and salvation that no one asked for.
Why similar: Narrative 33.6% ★, Point & Click 14.5%, Choices Matter 10.2%, Emotional 10.1%, Multiple Endings 9%
- #32 The Thaumaturge
77% matchVery Positive83% of 5,600 reviews2024
Dev: Fool's TheoryPub: 11 bit studios
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
The Thaumaturge is a character-driven RPG with a rich story, morally ambiguous choices, and turn-based combat. In a city on the brink of change, use your mystical powers to read emotions, uncover motives, and command folklore-inspired demons — while resisting the temptation of your own pride.
Why similar: Narrative 31% ★, Investigation 13.7%, Point & Click 10.7%, Choices Matter 9.5%, Story Rich 8.1%
- #33 A Mind Apart
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tiny Purple Cat
Windows
A Mind Apart is a story-driven adventure RPG shaped by your choices. Embark on a journey to piece together the memories that reveal who you are and where you belong. Choose which paths to follow and which bonds to form, shaping her identity and fate.
Why similar: Nonlinear 22%, Choices Matter 15%, Multiple Endings 12.9%, Emotional 12.4%, Story Rich 12%
- #34 FREERIDE
75% matchVery Positive88% of 233 reviews2025
Dev: Flightyfelon Games Inc.
Windows · Mac
Your Personality plays the game! Help strange spirits solve their Unfinished Business... or leave them to Despair. In this highly-branching narrative adventure you'll only see about 1/3 of the full story in each playthrough, but the end is whenever you want it to be.
Why similar: Nonlinear 20.2%, Emotional 13.5%, Choices Matter 13.3%, Multiple Endings 11.7%, Story Rich 10.5%
- #35 Blind Memory
74% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2026
Dev: OliveRoots StudioPub: OliveRoots Publisher
Windows
Dive into a haunting mystery where you wake up half-blind and amnesiac, trapped in a time-looping nightmare. Uncover the truth through shifting 3D and 2D perspectives, where every revelation twists reality further.
Why similar: Narrative 39.5% ★, Mystery 11.3%, Choices Matter 11.3%, Investigation 9.4%, Multiple Endings 8.1%
- #36 Graywood: Noir Detective
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Bobby & Jeni
Windows
GRAYWOOD is a 1950s crime comic-inspired graphic adventure. Investigate crime scenes, craft your own lines of questioning, and organize your findings on your corkboard all while navigating a morally-testing narrative. Respect the law, follow your conscience, or abuse your power to save your family.
Why similar: Narrative 30.6% ★, Investigation 14.5%, Nonlinear 13%, Point & Click 10.9%, Choices Matter 9.4%
- #37 Sky of Tides
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lofty Sky Entertainment Inc.Pub: ESDigital Games
Windows
Sky of Tides is a choice-driven isometric sci-fi adventure following Rin D’Lorah as she searches for her missing father in a shattered world where oceans float in the sky. Shape her through decisions, balance who she is becoming, and uncover a mystery where every choice quietly rewrites the future.
Why similar: Narrative 44.7% ★, Point & Click 17.4%, Story Rich 11%, Choices Matter 6.9%, Emotional 6.8%
- #38 Vessels
76% matchVery Positive95% of 122 reviews2020
Dev: Local Space Survey CorpsPub: Local Space Survey Corps, LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Quarantined inside an airlock. No memories. No way out. The remaining crew thinks there’s something wrong with you, but the Voice says it’ll help you escape. Navigate volatile conversations & unravel mysteries in this narrative adventure about trust, self-destruction, & shifting identities.
Why similar: Narrative 44.6% ★, Mystery 11.3%, Choices Matter 9.7%, Exploration 9.1%, Multiple Endings 7.7%
- #39 Haifa
73% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2026
Dev: Team Ashan
Windows
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 45.6% ★, Emotional 15.5%, Point & Click 14.1%, Story Rich 11.5%, Mystery 7.6%
- #40 Banned Together
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Unquiet Games
Windows · Mac
A queer mystery game about book banning. Play as Ruby (they/them), a journalism major on a surreal, after-hours adventure to investigate the disappearance of books from their college library.
Why similar: Nonlinear 20%, Investigation 19.5%, Emotional 12.1%, Mystery 11.6%, Story Rich 10.8%
- #41 Tearoom of Terror
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sundew Studios
Windows
Tearoom of Terror is a cozy-gothic narrative cooking mystery where you investigate the mysterious death of your estranged aunt in a tearoom filled with sinister patrons, unsettling secrets, and morally questionable requests.
Why similar: Narrative 27.7% ★, Investigation 14.9%, Point & Click 11.5%, Choices Matter 10%, Mystery 9.4%
- #42 Silent Trip: Until We Meet
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: LOGIC - Bawang Studio
Windows
A story-rich interactive fiction about two people who find comfort in each other, and the quiet things they never say out loud.
Why similar: Narrative 23.8% ★, Point & Click 13.8%, Emotional 13.3%, Choices Matter 13.1%, Story Rich 10.7%
- #43 Fatherhood
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Persis PlayPub: Paiband Game Studio
Windows
Play a 2.5D side-scrolling war adventure as a single father protecting his blind daughter. Navigate through dangers, sacrificing everything to keep her safe. Every choice matters—use the hugging mechanic to appease Asma, discover multiple endings, and solve puzzles in this emotional war story.
Why similar: Narrative 40.9% ★, Emotional 11.3%, Choices Matter 10.5%, Multiple Endings 9.3%, Story Rich 7.5%
- #44 The Plague Doctor of Wippra
72% matchVery Positive89% of 382 reviews2022
Dev: ElectrocosmosPub: Application Systems Heidelberg
Windows · Mac · Linux
The plague spreads agony and fear in the small town of Wippra. As a plague doctor, you bring healing and relief wherever you can. But ignorance, superstition, and religious zeal make for a deadly threat in this retro medieval medical adventure!
Why similar: Narrative 39% ★, Point & Click 25.4%, Exploration 13%, Story Rich 12.8%, Atmospheric 7.6%
- #45 Lost & Found
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ShaggyBearGames
Windows
Lost & Found is an adventure-mystery game where you return townsfolk’s lost belongings & uncover personal stories behind each item. It features a hybrid animation style that blends 2D, 3D, pixel art, & more. Gather clues, investigate locals, & ensure every lost belonging ends up in the right hands.
Why similar: Investigation 17.1%, Choices Matter 16.7%, Nonlinear 13.6%, Mystery 13%, Story Rich 12.1%
- #46 Desert Angels
70% matchPositive100% of 16 reviews2025
Dev: Folding Star
Windows · Mac
Your village is dying. Your only hope of saving it is buried in the desert scrapyard, hidden behind mountains of trash // memories. Will you uncover those memories? Or will you blast them to pieces?
Why similar: Narrative 36.7% ★, Nonlinear 20.1%, Story Rich 11.9%, Emotional 11.8%, Exploration 11.4%
- #47 Last Time I Saw You
70% matchVery Positive97% of 318 reviews2024
Dev: Maboroshi ArtworksPub: Chorus Worldwide Games
Windows
First loves. Family issues. Yokai. 'Last Time I Saw You' is a coming-of-age adventure set in 1980s Japan. Explore a haunted forest hiding a terrible secret, and interact with a vast cast of friendly and deceitful characters in this beautifully hand-drawn story with some light action elements.
Why similar: Narrative 41.7% ★, Emotional 13.1%, Story Rich 9.6%, Mystery 8.1%, Exploration 8%
- #48 The Quiet Things
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Silver Script Games
Windows
Step into a fractured 00s childhood in the South of England. Inspired by the developer’s real diaries, this autobiographical narrative adventure invites you to uncover Alice’s story by piecing together evocative memories, and following in the footsteps of a young girl’s journey through adolescence.
Why similar: Narrative 33.8% ★, Emotional 13.5%, Point & Click 10.9%, Story Rich 10.8%, Mystery 8.7%
- #49 Intruder In Antiquonia
71% matchVery Positive90% of 113 reviews2022
Dev: Aruma Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Intruder In Antiquonia is a narrative mystery adventure that will immerse you in the Internet-hostile town of Antiquonia. Sarah does not remember who she is and how she got there. Help her solve the mysteries of her past while exploring beautiful hand-drawn environments.
Why similar: Narrative 29.3% ★, Investigation 16.5%, Point & Click 15.6%, Mystery 10.3%, Story Rich 9.4%
- #50 Room2Room
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Rooster Syndicate
Windows
Children have been vanishing while playing with the brand new Room2Room handheld gaming system. You have been contracted to monitor playtest sessions, document any unwanted quirks, and help young testers play safely.
Why similar: Investigation 20%, Point & Click 17%, Nonlinear 14.9%, Mystery 9.4%, 1990's 9.3%
- #51 ESCAPE: Orphanage
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Brotherhood Studios
Windows
A psychological thriller set in Scarlet Orphanage, where every choice shapes the fate of the residents. Nothing is as it seems. Are you facing ghosts… or something far worse?
Why similar: Narrative 47.6% ★, Choices Matter 15.6%, Story Rich 13.3%, Mystery 10.2%, Multiple Endings 9%
- #52 ECHO RAILWAY
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: tramdrey
Windows
Step into the role of a tram conductor robot in a future where humanity is preparing to leave Earth. Are you suited for something greater than being scrapped?
Why similar: Narrative 42.9% ★, Point & Click 15%, Choices Matter 12.1%, Multiple Endings 10%, Story Rich 6.7%
- #53 If On A Winter's Night, Four Travelers
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,742 reviews2021
Dev: Dead Idle Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 76%
If On A Winter's Night, Four Travelers is a narrative-driven point-and-click adventure with horror elements that explores the stories of four characters in a masked ball taking place aboard a train in the late 1920s.
Why similar: Narrative 38.4% ★, Point & Click 18.4%, Emotional 10.7%, Story Rich 9.9%, Mystery 7.9%
- #54 Valley of Shadow
68% matchPositive100% of 15 reviews2024
Dev: Synersteel Studio
Windows
Valley of Shadow is a narrative puzzle game that tells a poignant true story of loss and grief through the discovery of real-life home videos and photographs. Harness mysterious abilities to solve puzzles and heal a broken family.
Why similar: Narrative 36.6% ★, Emotional 11.1%, Mystery 11.1%, Story Rich 10.6%, Exploration 8.5%
- #55 On Tape << Rewind
68% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Pixfork Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
On Tape << Rewind is a psychological horror story told through cassette tapes. Play recordings, search for clues, discover hidden cassettes, and manipulate audio. Unravel the mystery of a scientist’s disappearance and the obsession that consumed him — tape by tape.
Why similar: Narrative 36.1% ★, Investigation 20.6%, Mystery 11.3%, Story Rich 9.4%, Exploration 7.8%
- #56 The End of the Sun
67% matchVery Positive97% of 283 reviews2025
Dev: The End of the Sun TeamPub: The End of the Sun Forge
Windows · Mac · Linux
You are the Ashter – a Slavic fire mage and tracker of mythical beings. Following a legendary creature, you reach a village caught in a time rift. Embark on a magical investigation – travel through time, explore the ancient land, and bond with fire to shape villagers’ fate and uncover the mystery.
Why similar: Narrative 23.7% ★, Investigation 17.2%, Point & Click 13.9%, Mystery 11.2%, Emotional 9.5%
- #57 Call the Tune
67% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2024
Dev: St☆rletPub: Elephant Shrew Crew
Windows · Mac · Linux
In this detective/idol game fusion, every decision you make will influence the narrative. Your choices will shape relationships, uncover secrets, and determine the fate of the characters and the school itself.
Why similar: Narrative 33.5% ★, Choices Matter 14.5%, Point & Click 11.4%, Mystery 11.3%, Multiple Endings 8.9%
- #58 Rue Valley
65% matchMixed65% of 1,624 reviews2025
Dev: Emotion Spark StudioPub: Owlcat Games
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Rue Valley is a narrative adventure about a man trapped in a time loop, surrounded by a colorful cast with complex emotional stories, each hiding unexpected secrets. Dealing with mental challenges, the main character must delve into the anomaly to uncover its enigmatic origins.
Why similar: Narrative 33.5% ★, Point & Click 13.8%, Emotional 11.2%, Choices Matter 9.6%, Story Rich 8.6%
- #59 Good Bones
67% matchMostly Positive76% of 34 reviews2023
Dev: RETCON Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Your new house has old secrets in this haunting point-and-click mystery, where you'll search for clues about a mysterious death, solve narrative puzzles, and make heartbreaking choices to navigate amnesia, grief, and revenge.
Why similar: Investigation 18.6%, Point & Click 16.2%, Choices Matter 12.7%, Mystery 10.9%, Story Rich 10.2%
- #60 SOMBRAS: negative frames
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Maboroshi ArtworksPub: Entalto Publishing
Windows
‘SOMBRAS: negative frames’ is a first person narrative game with a focus on photography and light horror elements. Follow Shiomi, a Japanese-Spanish photography student, as she is spirited away in a dark mirror of her 2000s Japanese town and must confront fragments of her own psyche.
Why similar: Narrative 33% ★, Investigation 14.6%, Story Rich 12%, Supernatural 10.2%, Exploration 7.8%