- #1 The Dark Rites of Arkham
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 531 reviews2026
Dev: Postmodern AdventuresPub: enComplot
Windows
A macabre ritual murder puts Arkham PD detectives Jack Foster and Harvey Whitman to the test. As the investigation progresses, they will unveil a disturbing connection between the Salem witch trials of the 17th century and the end of humankind.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 25.1%, Point & Click 24.3%, Detective 20.2%, Exploration 11.6%, Adventure 9.7%
- #2 A Call From Under the House
96% matchPositive93% of 14 reviews2025
Dev: Party Crasher Studios
Windows · Mac
A short point-and-click Lovecraftian adventure game where the player must investigate a house suspected of cultish activity.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 30.6%, Point & Click 25.1%, Detective 24.1%, Pixel Graphics 9.5%, Adventure 7.6%
- #3 Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2008)
96% matchMostly Positive74% of 888 reviews2009
Dev: Frogwares
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 73%
The Sherlock Holmes series returns with this updated version of The Awakened, which brings a whole new dimension to the original title developed by Frogwares. The game puts the player into an investigation of the Cthulhu Mythos - as imagined by Father of modern horror, H.P. Lovecraft.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 35.5%, Detective 32.1%, Point & Click 18.6%, Adventure 13.9%
- #4 Detective Case and Clown Bot in: Murder in the Hotel Lisbon
95% matchMostly Positive78% of 262 reviews2014
Dev: Nerd Monkeys
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 93%
A strange murder has occurred in the Hotel Lisbon, a man committed suicide with 14 stabs to the back while at the same time he peacefully drank his coffee. This case with contradictory facts could only be solved by the amazing Detective Case and his sidekick, Clown Bot.
Why similar: Point & Click 36.1%, Detective 29.2%, Adventure 16.1%, Pixel Graphics 12.4%, Indie 5.1%
- #5 旧日重返(Mystery of the Past)
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 锁眼工作室
Windows
《Mystery of the Past》is a detective puzzle game about time loop. You will play as detective Raymond, confronting fears unknown to many. Every time the shadow of death descends upon you, you have the chance to begin anew. Death is no longer the end but a new beginning.
Why similar: Detective 25.6%, Point & Click 25.4%, Lovecraftian 25.2%, Exploration 16.2%, Adventure 5.1%
- #6 The Hand of Glory - The Blowtorch Files
94% matchPositive84% of 25 reviews2022
Dev: Madit Entertainment
Windows
A young girl, Erica Thimber, vanishes into thin air overnight. Is it a classic teen runaway? That's not what Lazarus Bundy, renowned serial killer hunter in charge of the case, believes.
Why similar: Detective 32.6%, Point & Click 31.9%, Exploration 17.4%, Adventure 15.2%, Indie 1.7%
- #7 Sherlock Holmes: The Silver Earring
93% matchMixed59% of 789 reviews2009
Dev: Frogwares
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 20.1 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Melvyn Bromsby, a rich tycoon, is about to make a statement, when suddenly a shot rings out. Sir Bromsby collapses - a mortal wound to the heart... A baffling murder, dozens of witnesses and no suspects! You, Sherlock Holmes, must use all your skills to shed light on this mysterious case.
Why similar: Detective 41.4%, Point & Click 36.1%, Adventure 22.5%
- #8 Art of Murder - Hunt for the Puppeteer
92% matchMostly Positive72% of 162 reviews2018
Dev: City Interactive S.A.
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 53%
A series of dark macabre murders is crisscrossing two continents and FBI agent Nicole Bonnet is called in again to investigate. The only clue, mysterious dolls dressed in 18th century costumes, are left next to the deceased. What are the motives behind the actions of an insane pitiless slayer?
Why similar: Point & Click 38.7%, Detective 33.1%, Adventure 28.2%
- #9 The Last Door: Season 2 - Collector's Edition
91% matchVery Positive94% of 974 reviews2016
Dev: The Game KitchenPub: Phoenix Online Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%
In Season 2 of The Last Door, the search for his missing client will bring psychiatrist John Wakefield deeper into a conspiracy of darkness and closer to the heart of madness than ever before.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 39.5%, Point & Click 35.7%, Pixel Graphics 12.8%, Adventure 10%, Indie 1.4%
- #10 Art of Murder - Cards of Destiny
91% matchMixed66% of 153 reviews2018
Dev: City Interactive S.A.
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 19.9 hrs≥1hr: 47%
A vicious serial killer leaves a trail of blood across America. He butchers his victims and leaves a card at the crime scene as his signature trademark. But he wants more! He triggers a psychotic face-off with the Federal Agent Nicole Bonnet, whose area of expertise is serial killers.
Why similar: Detective 46.3%, Point & Click 30.3%, Adventure 23.4%
- #11 Chronicle of Innsmouth: Mountains of Madness
90% matchMostly Positive73% of 117 reviews2021
Dev: PsychoDevPub: AtomicHorde
Windows · Mac · Linux
After an encounter with a dreadful horror, detective Lone Carter’s investigation leads him to fateful places as Innsmouth, Arkham and the Antarctic, investigating a series of deaths and mysteries. Play also as Abdul Alhazred and H.P. Lovecraft himself in this Lovecraftian point’n’click adventure.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 29.7%, Detective 24.5%, Point & Click 24%, Pixel Graphics 9.4%, Exploration 5.8%
- #12 The Raven Remastered
89% matchVery Positive81% of 395 reviews2018
Dev: KING ArtPub: THQ Nordic
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 14.7 hrs≥1hr: 54%
London, 1964. An ancient ruby is stolen from the British Museum. At the crime scene: a raven feather. Is somebody trying to follow in the footsteps of The Raven, the legendary master thief who disappeared years before?
Why similar: Detective 40.3%, Point & Click 36.9%, Adventure 20.8%, Singleplayer 1.9%
- #13 Darkness Within 1: In Pursuit of Loath Nolder
89% matchMostly Positive73% of 624 reviews2014
Dev: Stormling StudiosPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Explore disturbing corners of the human psyche. Delve into a dimension of nightmares, the occult and a tense psychological world created in classic Lovecraftian style. As police detective Howard E. Loreid, you are tasked to solve the murder of Clark Field, a wealthy man involved in the occult.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 37.8%, Point & Click 28.6%, Detective 21.4%, Adventure 9.9%, Indie 2.3%
- #14 Remains of Yith
86% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: Blackmoth Entertainment
Windows
Remains of Yith is a point and click adventure puzzle game inspired by The Shadow Out of Time by H.P Lovecraft, play as Sarah as she explores a mysterious island trying to recover a lost alien artifact
Why similar: Lovecraftian 34.9%, Point & Click 33.7%, Exploration 17.4%, Adventure 7.9%, 3D 5.3%
- #15 Chronicle of Innsmouth
87% matchMostly Positive78% of 255 reviews2017
Dev: PsychoDevPub: AtomicHorde
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Chronicle of Innsmouth is a point'n'click adventure inspired by Lucas' retro classics from the 90s and H.P. Lovecraft's works. Investigate, gather info and solve enigmas to unveil the secrets of the cursed town of Innsmouth, a forsaken place surrounded by horrifying rumors.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 55.3%, Point & Click 24.9%, Adventure 13.6%, Pixel Graphics 6.2%
- #16 Sherlock Holmes: The Mystery of the Mummy
88% matchMostly Negative28% of 533 reviews2009
Dev: Frogwares
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 42%
Take on the role of the famous detective Sherlock Holmes and get ready to avoid numerous traps and to solve riddles. A mysterious murder, numerous suspects, and the famous mummy for a case that appears to be not that easy...
Why similar: Detective 43.9%, Point & Click 34.2%, Adventure 21.9%
- #17 Sinking Island
86% matchMixed70% of 275 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 43.6%, Detective 33.1%, Adventure 23.4%
- #18 Meridian 157: Chapter 3
84% matchVery Positive97% of 409 reviews2021
Dev: NovaSoft Interactive Ltd.
Windows · Mac
You have ventured this far, now there is no turning back. Uncover the island’s dark history by travelling through crumbling caverns and mysterious laboratories, but be warned, some may not be too welcoming of your presence…
Why similar: Point & Click 29.6%, Detective 22%, Lovecraftian 18%, Exploration 15.5%, Adventure 14.1%
- #19 The Samaritan Paradox
85% matchMostly Positive71% of 268 reviews2014
Dev: Faravid InteractivePub: Screen 7
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 97%
A writer has died. His daughter seeks the help of you, Ord Salamon, to find his secret last novel. During the search, questions will emerge. Did her father really kill himself? What is the secret novel all about? What is going on at the island of Fardo?
Why similar: Point & Click 48.5%, Detective 29.5%, Adventure 17.9%, Indie 4.1%
- #20 Alter Ego
84% matchMixed69% of 284 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 53.5%, Adventure 24.3%, Detective 22.2%
- #21 Art of Murder - FBI Confidential
83% matchMostly Positive72% of 247 reviews2018
Dev: City Interactive S.A.
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Become Nicole Bonnet: a young female FBI agent and accept the challenge! Who is the murderer? A psychopath or maybe a meticulous and intelligent man? To solve the mystery you have to start thinking like the felon.
Why similar: Detective 37.9%, Point & Click 34.4%, Adventure 27.6%
- #22 The Jester and the Madman
81% matchPositive94% of 17 reviews2025
Dev: Tim Rachor
Windows · Linux
The Jester and the Madman, a sequel to Curse of the Old Gods, is a point-and-click adventure with a 90s-style digitized art aesthetic, steeped in Lovecraftian horror. Solve puzzles, uncover a vast conspiracy, and descend into a world of cults, paranoia, and creeping madness.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 31.2%, Detective 26.8%, Point & Click 25.6%, Adventure 11%, Pixel Graphics 5%
- #23 Nancy Drew®: Ghost of Thornton Hall
82% matchVery Positive93% of 316 reviews2013
Dev: HeR Interactive, Inc.Pub: HeR Interactive
Windows · Mac
Some Families Keep Deadly Secrets!
Why similar: Point & Click 41.9%, Detective 34.6%, Adventure 14.9%, Exploration 8.6%
- #24 The Game Maker: A Carol Reed Mystery
81% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: MDNA Games
Windows
Follow detective Carol Reed in this colorful mystery, made with real-life photographs. The game features a classic adventure game interface, plenty of puzzles, and a series of minigames as an integrated part of the story.
Why similar: Detective 38.4%, Point & Click 32.8%, Adventure 14.5%, Exploration 12.1%, Indie 1.2%
- #25 Detective Gallo
82% matchVery Positive83% of 182 reviews2018
Dev: Footprints Games
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Detective Gallo is a point&click comic-noir adventure that is entirely hand-illustrated and hand-animated, and whose protagonist is a feathered and grumpy private eye struggling with a very tricky case, bizarre characters, and puzzles that will put his insight and patience to the test.
Why similar: Point & Click 49.6%, Detective 29.4%, Adventure 20.9%
- #26 Manchester's Crimes: The Beginnings
80% match9 user reviews78% of 9 reviews2025
Dev: Nordic Cats Studio
Windows
Manchester, United Kingdom, 1889. 21-year-old Wilson Hellberg is looking for his brother's killer in a big, histile city. Explore rich neighborhoods and dark corners, conducting an investigation, which will lead Wilson closer to the long-awaited justice.
Why similar: Detective 43.4%, Point & Click 37.7%, Adventure 11.7%, 3D 6%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #27 Midnight Saturn
79% matchPositive92% of 24 reviews2026
Dev: Cosmic Void
Windows · Mac · Linux
A grizzled private eye in a sci-fi adventure takes a murder case no one else will touch. He’s seen it all before, but nothing’s prepared him for a conspiracy that leads off-world. Something big is about to happen. Whatever it is... it goes live at midnight.
Why similar: Detective 33.2%, Point & Click 28.2%, Exploration 13.8%, Pixel Graphics 12.5%, Adventure 11.6%
- #28 ARCTIC CTHULHU
78% match9 user reviews44% of 9 reviews2026
Dev: Ted ZuflePub: TZ
Windows
ARCTIC CTHULHU — You work as a stevedore at a remote Arctic station. Routine tasks gradually turn into a nightmare when an ancient horror awakens beneath the ice.
Why similar: Point & Click 29.3%, Detective 19.7%, Lovecraftian 18.3%, Exploration 16.1%, 3D 8.1%
- #29 Alicia Griffith – Lakeside Murder
79% matchMostly Positive75% of 98 reviews2016
Dev: AgrostemmaPub: Libredia Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Help Detective Alicia to solve a mystery behind a ritual murder
Why similar: Detective 53.4%, Point & Click 28.3%, Adventure 16.8%, Singleplayer 1.5%
- #30 The Darkside Detective
77% 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: Detective 34.3%, Point & Click 27.6%, Lovecraftian 16.7%, Pixel Graphics 11%, Adventure 7%
- #31 Southfield Manor
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Voltaic Island Games
Windows
A first-person mystery puzzle game set in a sprawling manor of secrets. Explore, observe, and solve intricate puzzles as each new day reveals fresh clues—and deeper questions about what’s really happening at Southfield Manor.
Why similar: Point & Click 35%, Detective 24%, Exploration 16.4%, Adventure 16%, 3D 7.8%
- #32 Baker Street Breakouts: A Sherlockian Escape Adventure
76% matchPositive94% of 16 reviews2023
Dev: HiSv Studio
Windows
"Baker Street Breakouts" combines the thrill of an Escape Room with the storytelling of an Adventure. Use your superior deduction skills in this story-driven mystery to help Sherlock deducing his way through an old film studio to finally face his arch nemesis Moriarty. Become a Master of Deduction!
Why similar: Detective 44.8%, Point & Click 27.2%, Adventure 11.4%, Exploration 8.8%, Pixel Graphics 5.6%
- #33 Chronicle of Innsmouth: Curse of Chaos
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: AtomicHorde
Windows · Mac · Linux
Chronicle of Innsmouth: Curse of Chaos is a Lovecraftian point-and-click adventure set in 500 AD Oman. Inspired by H.P. Lovecraft’s most enigmatic stories, including The Nameless City and Nyarlathotep, it pulls you into a chilling investigation of cosmic horror and creeping madness.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 46.2%, Point & Click 30.8%, Pixel Graphics 12%, Adventure 9.8%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #34 Strange Investigations: Becoming
74% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2023
Dev: ElephantPub: BFG Entertainment
Windows · Mac
A detective meets a mysterious stranger in her first case!
Why similar: Point & Click 35.2%, Detective 31.8%, Exploration 18.1%, Adventure 13.9%, Singleplayer 1%
- #35 Small Town Robot
75% match5 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2021
Dev: Brandon Weeks
Windows
Explore the small town of ShadeCreek in this Indie point-and-click adventure.
Why similar: Point & Click 31.8%, Detective 25.1%, Exploration 17%, Adventure 14.4%, 3D 9.4%
- #36 Paradise Falls
73% matchPositive100% of 18 reviews2026
Dev: L Goat
Windows
Manage escalating anxiety and play as multiple characters in Paradise Falls, a classic verb-coin adventure. Listen to the voices, commit acts of violence, and wash the blood from your knife to return to normal in a shifting reality. Can you uncover the town's dark secrets?
Why similar: Point & Click 32.4%, Lovecraftian 22.9%, Exploration 17.4%, Adventure 14.3%, Pixel Graphics 11%
- #37 Black Mirror
76% matchMixed49% of 705 reviews2017
Dev: KING ArtPub: THQ Nordic
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Scotland, 1926. Following the death of his father, David Gordon visits his ancestral home for the first time in his life. A life that is soon threatened by the dark secrets that claimed the sanity of many Gordons before him. Black Mirror Castle demands an offering.
Why similar: Point & Click 31.7%, Lovecraftian 30.5%, Adventure 20.1%, Detective 17.7%
- #38 The Black Door
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Carl Olander
Windows
The Black Door is a short and sweet horror point and click game. Players take on the role of a nameless protagonist who finds themselves trapped in a mysterious and sinister location. With a new take on the genre, utilizing new technology to allow a deeper more rich environmental exploration.
Why similar: Point & Click 45.1%, Adventure 15.7%, Exploration 14.1%, Lovecraftian 14%, 3D 7.5%
- #39 The Testament of Sherlock Holmes
73% matchVery Positive80% of 3,865 reviews2012
Dev: Frogwares
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Become the greatest detective of all time in The Testament of Sherlock Holmes, a twisting, turning investigation game set in a faithfully-reproduced London of 1898. As Sherlock Holmes, you must find clues, interrogate suspects and unveil a mystery in a story full of twists!
Why similar: Detective 55.1%, Point & Click 29.3%, Adventure 14.2%, Singleplayer 1.3%
- #40 Grim Tales: Horizon of Wishes
72% match6 user reviews67% of 6 reviews2023
Dev: Elephant ArPub: BFG Entertainment
Windows
What is Richard up to? Pursue Anna’s missing father through time!
Why similar: Point & Click 34.2%, Detective 28.5%, Exploration 18.6%, Adventure 17.4%, Singleplayer 1.3%
- #41 Lammana: The Looe Island Mystery
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Darkling Room
Windows
Journey to Lammana, through the historic 'found footage' of William H Boston. Explore the cursed island off Cornwall's coast. Retrace the steps of a young man who disappeared in 1924. 'Play through' surviving footage to discover a dark mystery involving treasure, exploration and sea monsters.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 33.2%, Detective 23.3%, Point & Click 23%, Adventure 9.5%, 3D 7%
- #42 Paranormal Files: Trials of Worth Collector's Edition
71% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2023
Dev: ElaphantPub: BFG Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Paranormal detective Rick Rogers is on the case after two archeologists from the same expedition are found catatonic, but the real mystery has only begun!
Why similar: Point & Click 36.5%, Detective 26%, Adventure 18.8%, Exploration 17.5%, Singleplayer 1.3%
- #43 Necronomicon: The Dawning of Darkness
74% matchMixed44% of 207 reviews2014
Dev: Cryo InteractivePub: Microids
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 43%
In this thrilling point-and-click adventure based on the works of H.P Lovecraft, you’ll traverse the haunting world of Gothic New England, solving puzzles and acquiring information to help Stanton solve the mystery of the Necronomicon.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 54.3%, Point & Click 32.9%, Adventure 12.8%
- #44 The Raven - Legacy of a Master Thief
72% matchMostly Positive75% of 812 reviews
Dev: KING ArtPub: THQ Nordic
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 63%
'The Raven - Legacy of a Master Thief' is a thrilling crime adventure in three chapters from the creators of 'The Book of Unwritten Tales'. Full of twists and turns, it immerses you in both sides of the story, combining thrill-of-the-chase whodunit with the risk and reward of a heist story. Paris, 1960.
Why similar: Point & Click 45.9%, Detective 37.8%, Adventure 15.4%, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #45 Peek a Boo
71% matchMixed43% of 28 reviews2022
Dev: Commodore SinapsyPub: Commodore Industries
Windows · Linux
Multiple boy-scouts get pushed inside an abandoned house to pass courage challenges. What they don't know though is that Ethel, the girl that organizes the challenges, hides a monstrous secret inside the house.
Why similar: Point & Click 50%, Adventure 18%, Exploration 15.4%, 3D 11.2%, Singleplayer 3.1%
- #46 Blackwell Deception
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 642 reviews2012
Dev: Wadjet Eye Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Street psychics. Their blinking neon signs are everywhere, promising love and wealth and happiness. They make a fortune preying on the gullible and milking them dry. So when these victims begin dying and leaving confused spirits behind, it can only take a genuine psychic (and her wayward spirit guide) to clean up the mess.
Why similar: Point & Click 54.5%, Detective 22.5%, Adventure 13.5%, Pixel Graphics 5.5%, Indie 3.4%
- #47 Dr. Doyle & The Mystery Of The Cloche Hat
71% matchPositive92% of 12 reviews2017
Dev: PnC Narratives
Windows
A point & click mystery adventure game set in 1920s Southeast England. Assume the role of Dr. Doyle, gather clues, interrogate witnesses, make assumptions, reach conclusions, decide the guilty party and solve the mystery of the cloche hat.
Why similar: Detective 40.3%, Point & Click 37.1%, Adventure 16.8%, Indie 5.8%
- #48 Blackwell Unbound
70% matchVery Positive94% of 776 reviews2012
Dev: Wadjet Eye Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 76%
The year is 1973. The sound of a lone, ethereal saxophone drifts over the Roosevelt Island promenade, while a series of accidents plague a midtown construction site. The citizens of Manhattan take no notice of these events, let alone think they are connected.
Why similar: Point & Click 50.3%, Detective 25.1%, Adventure 13.6%, Pixel Graphics 6.4%, Indie 3.4%
- #49 Forgotten Hill Mementoes
69% matchVery Positive90% of 267 reviews2018
Dev: FM Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Get ready for a puzzling journey through the memory of Forgotten Hill, can you survive?
Why similar: Point & Click 46.4%, Lovecraftian 35.9%, Adventure 12.7%, Indie 4.9%
- #50 The Pactmaker
70% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Alejandro Pascual
Windows
You are a professor who forged pacts with otherworldly entities to save your daughter. Dive into the memories of others, alter reality, and use your new supernatural abilities to uncover the truth in this dark point-and-click thriller.
Why similar: Detective 37.2%, Point & Click 30.7%, Adventure 12.9%, Pixel Graphics 10.7%, Exploration 7.3%
- #51 DESOLATIUM: Prologue
69% matchMostly Positive78% of 119 reviews2021
Dev: SUPERLUMEN
Windows · Mac
Median: 48 minMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 41%
DESOLATIUM: PROLOGUE is a first-person point & click Graphic Adventure based on Lovecraft Mythos. Live this horror story where you will have to visit mysterious locations, face lovecraftian creatures, find clues and combine objects to solve puzzles.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 27%, Detective 26.2%, Point & Click 24.4%, Exploration 15.1%, Adventure 6.6%
- #52 Mars: The New Eden
69% match6 user reviews50% of 6 reviews2022
Dev: CGGAMES
Windows
End of the 21st century. New technologies allowed the realization of a great dream of humanity: the colonization of the red planet. However, something went wrong, which could compromise the viability of this project. Embark on this adventure guiding our hero Rick and unravel the mysteries of Mars.
Why similar: Point & Click 41.9%, Lovecraftian 25.5%, Adventure 15.3%, Pixel Graphics 14.3%, Indie 1.9%
- #53 Grim Tales: Dual Disposition Collector's Edition
68% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2023
Dev: Elephant ArPub: BFG Entertainment
Windows · Mac
When a souvenir shop dealing in oddities is ransacked, you’re shocked when you’re the prime suspect! Your double has come from another reality to disrupt the flow of magic, taking your abilities in the process. Can you save the sources of magic and clear your name in time?
Why similar: Point & Click 34.6%, Detective 28.1%, Exploration 18.8%, Adventure 17.4%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #54 Haunted Hotel: Personal Nightmare Collector's Edition
68% match7 user reviews71% of 7 reviews2023
Dev: Elephant ArPub: BFG Entertainment
Windows
After 20 years, you receive a letter about your missing mom and sister. Answers are waiting at the Freedom Hotel, but nothing there is quite as it seems. Can you overcome your deepest fears and save your family in time?
Why similar: Point & Click 34.4%, Detective 29%, Exploration 18.2%, Adventure 17.3%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #55 Zarathustra - Cybergeddon
67% matchMostly Positive78% of 69 reviews2024
Dev: Tim Rachor
Windows
Take on the role of Agent Amy Tanner and solve a case in a cyberpunk future, where technology and religion have become one - A classic pixel art point&click adventure.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 30.7%, Detective 26.2%, Point & Click 25.5%, Pixel Graphics 9.4%, Adventure 8%
- #56 Mystery Trackers: Fatal Lesson Collector's Edition
67% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2023
Dev: Elaphant ArPub: BFG Entertainment
Windows · Mac
It's no ordinary town... Can you stop a mad mayor and his destructive robots?
Why similar: Point & Click 34.6%, Detective 28.1%, Exploration 18.8%, Adventure 17.4%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #57 Whispered Secrets: Tying the Knot
67% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2023
Dev: grandmaPub: BFG Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Love can burn like a flame. Can you uncover who's trying to destroy the Osmont family in time?
Why similar: Point & Click 34.9%, Detective 27.8%, Exploration 18.4%, Adventure 17.7%, Singleplayer 1.1%
- #58 Thimbleweed Park™
66% matchVery Positive93% of 4,161 reviews2017
Dev: Terrible Toybox
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
In Thimbleweed Park, a dead body is the least of your problems. Switch between five playable characters to uncover the surreal secrets of this strange town in a modern mystery adventure game from the creators of Monkey Island and Maniac Mansion. The deeper you go, the weirder it gets.
Why similar: Point & Click 53%, Adventure 16.4%, Detective 13.9%, Pixel Graphics 12.8%, Indie 2.8%
- #59 Pixel Detective: Curse of the Paintings
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: NorthLightPixels
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short pixel-art mystery where you play as Nathan, a private investigator drawn into a curious case. Interrogate suspects, examine clues, and uncover hidden details
Why similar: Detective 38.3%, Point & Click 32.4%, Pixel Graphics 11.9%, Adventure 7.8%, Exploration 7.7%