- #1 Detective Grimoire
97% 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: Detective 28.4%, Investigation 18.1%, Point & Click 17.3%, Dialogue Heavy 14.9%, Story Rich 7.6%
- #2 Duck Detective: The Secret Salami
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 6,476 reviews2024
Dev: Happy Broccoli Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Solving crime is no walk in the pond. You are a down-on-his-luck detective who also happens to be a duck. Use your powers of de-duck-tion to inspect evidence, fill in the blanks, and bust the case wide open! This is a short but twisty detective case.
Why similar: Detective 37.5%, Investigation 27.8%, Point & Click 12.5%, Cute 7.1%, Story Rich 5.6%
- #3 Fall of Porcupine
96% matchMostly Positive77% of 708 reviews2023
Dev: Critical RabbitPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
A pidgeon-doctor in a small town. A broken healthcare system. A heartfelt narrative game. Fall of Porcupine tells an emotional story about a young doctor who struggles to find his place. Accompany Finley in a lovingly illustrated world and uncover the darkest secrets of Porcupine.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 25.1%, Story Rich 20.6%, Cute 16.1%, Adventure 9.5%, Colorful 9.3%
- #4 The Case of the Worst Day Ever
95% matchVery Positive98% of 65 reviews2025
Dev: Hero Game Co LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
A deceptively difficult deduction game about one very unfortunate family. Revisit their worst moments, form your own conclusions, and solve this silly yet challenging mystery.
Why similar: Detective 33.7%, Investigation 29.8%, Cute 8.3%, Story Rich 6.9%, Point & Click 5.8%
- #5 Duck Detective: The Ghost of Glamping
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,574 reviews2025
Dev: Happy Broccoli Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 94%
You are the one and only Duck Detective, a depressed and recently divorced duck who must quack the case. Inspect evidence, make de-duck-tions, and solve this no-murder mystery!
Why similar: Detective 33.4%, Investigation 28.9%, Point & Click 12.9%, Cute 7.6%, Adventure 6.3%
- #6 Follow the meaning
93% 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: Detective 26.2%, Point & Click 22.4%, Investigation 18.3%, Adventure 9.2%, Multiple Endings 8.1%
- #7 Strange Antiquities
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 3,034 reviews2025
Dev: Bad VikingPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Become the custodian of a store dealing in occult antiquities. Explore the quaint and gloomy town of Undermere, where strange goings-on and dark mysteries abound. Find and identify arcane artefacts, use your collection to aid the townsfolk with their unusual problems — and remember to pet your cat!
Why similar: Detective 24.6%, Investigation 22%, Lore-Rich 14.5%, Point & Click 14.4%, Story Rich 7.5%
- #8 The Wild Case
94% matchVery Positive87% of 252 reviews2021
Dev: Specialbit Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
The Wild Case is a 2D first-person point-and-click adventure. In this story-focused adventure, players meet a cast of colorful characters, experience mysterious encounters, and solve puzzles to progress through the game.
Why similar: Detective 30.8%, Point & Click 19.5%, Investigation 19.1%, Story Rich 9.3%, Cute 7.3%
- #9 Feline Forensics and the Meowseum Mystery
91% matchVery Positive98% of 59 reviews2026
Dev: Nobody Crown
Windows
There's only one detective to unravel this murder turned museum heist... and they're the cat's meow. Interrogate a "colorful" cast of suspects until they cough up hairballs... and the truth. Will you wrap up the case in time for an afternoon nap, and make injustice knead its last biscuit?
Why similar: Detective 45.5%, Investigation 20%, Dialogue Heavy 19%, Story Rich 12.5%, Casual 3%
- #10 Crowns and Pawns: Kingdom of Deceit
91% matchVery Positive81% of 472 reviews2022
Dev: Tag of JoyPub: Headup
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Legends of the past come back to life in this charming point-and-click adventure. Pack your bags and journey with Crowns and Pawns: Kingdom of Deceit through modern day Europe to uncover the conspiracy behind a cursed relic and the secrets of the King who was never crowned.
Why similar: Detective 27.5%, Point & Click 23.1%, Investigation 15%, Story Rich 10.4%, Adventure 6.7%
- #11 Signal & Echo: Iris is Missing (demo)
90% matchVery Positive95% of 58 reviews2022
Dev: Kini Games
Windows
A point-and-click adventure with innovative detective mechanics. Help Ollie, a fledgling reporter on his first day at the Signal & Echo newspaper, to solve the mystery behind a schoolgirl's disappearance. Developed by an ex-journalist.
Why similar: Detective 30.1%, Investigation 26.6%, Point & Click 18.3%, Story Rich 7.8%, Adventure 6.7%
- #12 A Case of Fraud
87% matchVery Positive98% of 404 reviews2025
Dev: Hesperus Games
Windows · Mac
A short non-linear detective adventure where every clue is hidden in plain sight. Carefully read and cross-reference documents to unravel a CEO’s disappearance and expose a case of fraud.
Why similar: Detective 37.6%, Investigation 31.7%, Point & Click 17.7%, Story Rich 4.5%, Adventure 4.1%
- #13 Tails Noir
89% matchMixed67% of 3,409 reviews2021
Dev: EggnutPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Tails Noir is a post-noir narrative adventure. Become raccoon private eye Howard Lotor and explore dystopian Vancouver inhabited by animals as you uncover a deeply personal story of change and transformation.
Why similar: Detective 28.2%, Investigation 23.3%, Dialogue Heavy 15.8%, Point & Click 15.2%, Story Rich 8.4%
- #14 Lord Winklebottom Investigates
89% matchVery Positive93% of 233 reviews2022
Dev: Cave Monsters
Windows · Mac · Linux
It’s the 1920s and the world’s foremost detective is about to embark on his most challenging case yet. Thankfully, in this world that’s not quite like our own, there’s nobody better to crack the case than the great detective and gentleman giraffe, Lord Winklebottom.
Why similar: Detective 32.6%, Investigation 25.7%, Point & Click 21.1%, Story Rich 6.5%, Adventure 6.4%
- #15 Dung Beetle Adventure
88% matchVery Positive93% of 82 reviews2023
Dev: Eight Bit Skyline
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short (and free) adventure game, where you are tasked with helping a hurt, hungry, but inventive dung beetle on its journey to find something to eat near the end of the mushroom season.
Why similar: Point & Click 39.2%, Cute 20.3%, Adventure 10.4%, Casual 10.1%, Colorful 9.5%
- #16 Landlord of the Woods
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,213 reviews2021
Dev: Madison Karrh
Windows · Mac
Median: 48 minMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 30%
You're 25, you feel like all of your peers are ahead of you in life so you apply for a new job to try to find some sort of meaning. Your new career is filled with physics-based puzzles, hand drawn art & a cute little story.
Why similar: Point & Click 46.1%, Cute 17.5%, Adventure 11.9%, Story Rich 10.3%, 2D 7%
- #17 Nine Noir Lives
86% matchVery Positive88% of 153 reviews2022
Dev: Silvernode Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Stretch your legs, clean your whiskers, and dive into Nine Noir Lives. Enjoy a "point-and-lick" comedy-noir adventure, full of humour, crazy characters, and intriguing locations. Solve challenging puzzles and answer the immortal question: how many things need to be licked to solve a murder in this town?
Why similar: Detective 33.5%, Point & Click 22%, Story Rich 9.6%, Cute 9.3%, Dialogue Heavy 6.1%
- #18 Darkway: Murder of King Mere
84% matchVery Positive96% of 70 reviews2025
Dev: IM/MORTAL Studios
Windows · Mac
The King Mere is dead. Once the leader of diplomacy in the Dog Empyre, now a bloodstain on snow. You are the Apprentice, sent by the Master Detective to the City of Ink, to uncover who really murdered the King at the edge of the world.
Why similar: Detective 33.8%, Lore-Rich 20.3%, Dialogue Heavy 13.8%, Story Rich 12.6%, Cute 9.4%
- #19 Milo and the Magpies
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 3,374 reviews2021
Dev: Johan ScherftPub: Second Maze
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Milo and the Magpies is a point-and-click, hidden object game following the story of a little cat named Milo who is trying to find his way home after getting turned around by an unfortunate encounter with some pesky magpies.
Why similar: Point & Click 46.4%, Adventure 18.3%, Cute 15.1%, Story Rich 10.8%, Singleplayer 3.5%
- #20 The Beekeeper's Picnic - A Sherlockian Adventure
83% matchVery Positive97% of 462 reviews2025
Dev: The Wonder Room
Windows · Linux
Beekeeper (and former world’s greatest detective) Sherlock Holmes is arranging a surprise picnic for his friend Watson. Unfortunately pesky mysteries keep getting in the way! Explore, find clues and interrogate your neighbours in this cosy point and click adventure!
Why similar: Detective 32%, Investigation 26.6%, Point & Click 19.2%, Story Rich 9.7%, Adventure 6.3%
- #21 Crowalt: Traces of the Lost Colony
85% matchMostly Positive72% of 496 reviews2022
Dev: Madcraft StudiosPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 42%
A young adventurer Hugh Radcliff is in pursuit of one of the greatest mysteries of history: The Lost Colony. Deal with pirates, dive into native rituals, reveal conspiracies, and make tough choices on your difficult journey for unveiling this mystery!
Why similar: Investigation 27.9%, Detective 27.7%, Point & Click 19.3%, Story Rich 10.3%, Adventure 6.6%
- #22 Tails Noir: Prologue
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 4,115 reviews2019
Dev: EggNutPub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 45.8 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Tails Noir: Prologue is the first act of a post-noir narrative adventure. Become raccoon private eye Howard Lotor and explore dystopian Vancouver inhabited by animals as you uncover a deeply personal story of change and transformation.
Why similar: Detective 43.8%, Adventure 21.8%, Point & Click 16.8%, Story Rich 12.6%, Singleplayer 2.3%
- #23 The Frosts: First Ones
82% matchVery Positive89% of 57 reviews2021
Dev: Ivan Sukhanov
Windows
An adventure about searching for a missing hunter and meeting with alien beings! Explore wild nature, climb on a rock, lure out a boar, meet a wolf, survive in a rockfall. Heal a deer and trick a creature! Meet the Unknown and find mystery!
Why similar: Point & Click 42.3%, Story Rich 23.5%, Adventure 10.7%, Cute 10.1%, Fantasy 5.4%
- #24 Everdeep Aurora
80% matchVery Positive92% of 200 reviews2025
Dev: Nautilus GamesPub: Ysbryd Games
Windows
An ongoing apocalyptic meteor shower has forced the world’s population to settle underground. As Shell, a feline child who awakens to find her mother missing, drill downward from the surface layer through a tile-based underground and discover the Everdeep.
Why similar: Cute 37.5%, Adventure 27.8%, 2D 25.3%, Singleplayer 7.2%, Indie 2.2%
- #25 Mohism: Battle of Words
81% matchMostly Positive78% of 607 reviews2023
Dev: 玄镜工作室Pub: Yooreka Studio
Windows
Mohism: Battle of Words is a detective game set in the world of wuxia. The game follows Zhang Xiaochen, investigates unsolved cases and comes into his own as a hero. He must rely on his wits and razor-sharp tongue to best his opponents, find the culprit and ensure justice prevails!
Why similar: Detective 32.4%, Investigation 25%, Dialogue Heavy 18.9%, Story Rich 9.7%, Adventure 5%
- #26 Cat at Home
79% matchVery Positive100% of 55 reviews2026
Dev: MeowsoftPub: Liquid Meow
Windows · Mac
This is a 2D side-scrolling puzzle game with a cat as the main character. The game takes place in a villa, where you play as a cat that has just entered the house. You meet animals with different personalities, solve one problem after another, and finally resolve the crisis at home.
Why similar: Detective 24%, Lore-Rich 13.4%, Cute 11.8%, Multiple Endings 10.5%, Cartoony 7.7%
- #27 Detective Dotson
79% matchVery Positive85% of 157 reviews2025
Dev: Masala Games Private Limited
Windows · Mac · Linux
A mystery adventure game about an aspiring actor turned detective. Dotson comes across a case where each clue unravels new details about his father’s sudden passing. Engage in a riveting story, explore vibrant modern India, and use your wits to uncover the truth.
Why similar: Detective 43.9%, Investigation 30.2%, Cute 9.6%, Adventure 6.6%, Story Rich 6.5%
- #28 Star Seeker in: the Secret of the Sorcerous Standoff
81% matchVery Positive100% of 78 reviews2020
Dev: Benedict Ide
Windows · Mac
In this short point 'n' click adventure, you are Star Seeker - a WIZARD solving a WIZARD crime to not get put in WIZARD jail by the WIZ- I mean, PLAIN OLD cops. With a useless detective, countless red herrings, and unique dialogue for every evidence combination... will this case ever be cracked?
Why similar: Detective 28.7%, Investigation 27.7%, Point & Click 18.2%, Adventure 6.7%, Colorful 4.3%
- #29 Unpetrified: Echoes of Nature
78% matchVery Positive99% of 67 reviews2025
Dev: Dreamhunt StudioPub: Mindscape
Windows
Be a stone Golem and try to save Nature with the help of an adorable Fox! Reconnect ancient sources of energy in environmental puzzles. Discover secrets from a lost civilization and save animals on an emotional quest in a cozy, colorful world.
Why similar: Story Rich 25.5%, Cute 24.1%, Colorful 18.6%, Adventure 13.4%, Fantasy 6.8%
- #30 Willy Morgan and the Curse of Bone Town
78% matchVery Positive89% of 555 reviews2020
Dev: imaginarylab
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
A letter from 10 years ago, an intricate web of lies to unravel and a mystery to solve. Explore an unconventional town of pirates, dive into the past, collect items and look for clues to help Willy find out what happened to his father...
Why similar: Investigation 32.6%, Point & Click 25.7%, Story Rich 11.8%, Adventure 8%, Colorful 7.9%
- #31 Chicken Police: Into the HIVE!
77% matchVery Positive81% of 385 reviews2024
Dev: The Wild GentlemenPub: Joystick Ventures
Windows
A wild tale of conspiracy, loss, friendship, and... chickens?! Two rooster detectives are about to venture into the insect underworld to uncover a worldwide conspiracy, while also battling their inherent demons in this animal noir adventure satire.
Why similar: Detective 25.9%, Investigation 22.2%, Point & Click 15.6%, Lore-Rich 12.1%, Dialogue Heavy 11.2%
- #32 Subsurface Circular
77% matchVery Positive94% of 1,931 reviews2017
Dev: Bithell Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 69%
When the truth is buried, go underground. Step into this new take on text-based adventure from the award-winning team behind Thomas Was Alone and Volume. A short story that hands you the fate of the world above, as a detective looking for answers on the Subsurface Circular.
Why similar: Detective 26.4%, Investigation 24.2%, Dialogue Heavy 14.1%, Philosophical 12.1%, Point & Click 10.8%
- #33 Tails Noir Preludes
76% matchVery Positive92% of 300 reviews2023
Dev: EggnutPub: Raw Fury
Windows
Tails Noir Preludes is a post-noir narrative adventure with branching choices. It is an intertwined series of vignettes about change, circumstance, and consequence. Guide four characters through formative moments in their lives in a dystopian Vancouver inhabited by anthropomorphic animals.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 34.3%, Detective 34.1%, Story Rich 12%, Adventure 7.1%, 2D 6.3%
- #34 Polda
76% matchVery Positive94% of 125 reviews2024
Dev: SleepTeam
Windows · Mac
Pancras is a neurotic cop investigating a case of mysterious kidnapping in the town of Lupany. Help him find out, who’s behind the abduction of two orderly citizens!
Why similar: Point & Click 22.6%, Detective 20.5%, Investigation 16.4%, Adventure 8.1%, Colorful 7.1%
- #35 The Guardian of Nature
74% matchVery Positive93% of 88 reviews2026
Dev: Inlusio Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
«The Guardian of Nature» is a hand-drawn, size-changing adventure. Embark on a magical journey with botanist Henry, use your size-changing ability to explore nature in big and small and solve solarpunk puzzles to put nature back in order.
Why similar: Point & Click 35.5%, Story Rich 12.9%, Adventure 11.2%, Colorful 11.1%, 2D 8.9%
- #36 Frog Detective 1: The Haunted Island
75% matchVery Positive92% of 5,473 reviews2018
Dev: Grace BruxnerPub: worm club
Windows · Mac
Median: 42 minMean: 1.7 hrs≥1hr: 29%
You're a detective, and a frog, and it's time to solve a mystery.
Why similar: Detective 33.2%, Investigation 24.5%, Point & Click 14.4%, Cute 9.1%, Colorful 6.1%
- #37 Scholar Adventure: Mystery of Silence
73% matchVery Positive96% of 92 reviews2025
Dev: Ayose Trujillo & Making EnemiesPub: DevilishGames
Windows · Mac
Mystery of Silence is a point-and-click adventure where William, a young writer in search of inspiration, enters an abbey shrouded in silence. What William finds within those walls is not just a story to tell, but a secret that should never be discovered.
Why similar: Investigation 35.5%, Point & Click 28.7%, Lore-Rich 12.7%, Adventure 11.2%, Story Rich 6.3%
- #38 Inspector Waffles
75% 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: Detective 33.5%, Investigation 24.7%, Point & Click 18.9%, Story Rich 9.4%, 2D 6.1%
- #39 Fayburrow
74% matchVery Positive81% of 481 reviews2022
Dev: The Fayburrow TroupePub: The Animation Workshop VIA
Windows
In a world of fairies, a childhood friend suddenly calls Beatrice back to her old hometown. Yet when she arrives, her friend is mysteriously missing.
Why similar: Detective 31.8%, Investigation 25.2%, Dialogue Heavy 24.2%, Story Rich 9.1%, Adventure 7.1%
- #40 LumineNight
71% matchVery Positive89% of 510 reviews2024
Dev: Spickasoft
Windows
LumineNight is a story-driven detective adventure. Play as Detective Foster and his daughter to solve a series of murders spanning a decade. Interrogate suspects, infiltrate locations, solve puzzles, and gather evidence from crime scenes. Uncover the dark truth behind these killings.
Why similar: Detective 37.7%, Investigation 18.9%, Point & Click 15.7%, Story Rich 11.5%, Adventure 7.2%
- #41 BROK the InvestiGator
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,259 reviews2022
Dev: COWCAT
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
An innovative adventure mixed with beat 'em up and RPG elements. In a grim world where animals have replaced mankind, what kind of detective will you be?
Why similar: Detective 29.3%, Investigation 23.4%, Point & Click 18.8%, Story Rich 9.6%, Cute 8.2%
- #42 Moses & Plato - Last Train to Clawville
70% matchVery Positive91% of 100 reviews2026
Dev: The Wild GentlemenPub: Toge Productions
Windows
A murder mystery where you are the main suspect! An ambassador on a peace mission has been killed on board the Clawville Express. Time progresses as you sniff out clues, eavesdrop on conversations, and interrogate passengers. Can you solve the case before the train reaches the last station? Or else.
Why similar: Detective 31.3%, Investigation 28.4%, Point & Click 18.6%, Dialogue Heavy 9.7%, Story Rich 5.2%
- #43 Bilkins' Folly
72% matchVery Positive90% of 99 reviews2023
Dev: WebbysoftPub: Armor Games Studios
Windows · Linux
Percy’s on a quest to find his missing relatives, and he needs your help! Join him and his beloved dog Drayton as they adventure through a series of unusual islands, solve puzzles to uncover valuable treasure, and bring to light the foreboding family secret buried beneath it all.
Why similar: Story Rich 21.4%, Cute 17.6%, Multiple Endings 17.3%, Adventure 13.8%, Colorful 12.4%
- #44 The Mystery of Caketropolis
73% matchVery Positive96% of 104 reviews2021
Dev: Afiq Suradi
Windows
A bakery falls to arson and a city falls to chaos. With the harmony between human and dragon crumbling, can Rimentus solve the Mystery of Caketropolis before his kind face exile?
Why similar: Investigation 33.1%, Detective 21.3%, Story Rich 11.6%, Dialogue Heavy 7.3%, Adventure 6.7%
- #45 BROK the InvestiGator - Prologue
72% matchVery Positive97% of 305 reviews2020
Dev: COWCAT
Windows
The very first PUNCH & CLICK! Brok is an innovative adventure mixed with beat 'em up and RPG elements. In a grim world where animals have replaced mankind, what kind of detective will you be?
Why similar: Investigation 29.7%, Detective 29.2%, Point & Click 19.4%, Story Rich 8.7%, Multiple Endings 6.8%
- #46 Down the Rabbit Hole Flattened
70% matchVery Positive91% of 283 reviews2025
Dev: Cortopia StudiosPub: Beyond Frames
Windows
Down the Rabbit Hole is an adventure set in Wonderland prior to Alice's arrival. You will guide a girl who is looking for her lost pet by solving puzzles, uncovering secrets and making choices about the story along the way.
Why similar: Point & Click 39%, Cute 15.3%, Adventure 14.9%, Story Rich 9.3%, Singleplayer 4.7%
- #47 The Librarian
73% matchVery Positive83% of 156 reviews2020
Dev: White Blanket GamesPub: Octavi Navarro
Windows
Liz's library is threatened by the unknown. She must go investigate. She's the librarian, after all.
Why similar: Detective 24.5%, Point & Click 20.9%, Investigation 18.3%, Cute 8%, Adventure 7.2%
- #48 Little Problems: A Cozy Detective Game
69% matchVery Positive91% of 474 reviews2025
Dev: Posh Cat StudiosPub: Amplified Games
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Little Problems is a Cozy Detective game about solving minor inconveniences, everyday misunderstandings, and of course, little problems. This game is not about saving the world; it's about enriching it, one case at a time.
Why similar: Detective 33.5%, Investigation 28.4%, Point & Click 16.8%, Cute 7%, Story Rich 5.8%
- #49 Casebook 1899 - The Leipzig Murders
70% matchVery Positive87% of 104 reviews2025
Dev: Homo Narrans Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Play as a sharp-witted detective in late 19th-century Leipzig, Germany, in this retro pixel-art point & click adventure. Search for clues, question suspects, and piece together evidence on your deduction board to solve four gripping murder cases.
Why similar: Detective 30.1%, Investigation 25.4%, Point & Click 20.8%, Adventure 6.8%, Story Rich 6.7%
- #50 Poco
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 8,463 reviews2025
Dev: WhalefallPub: Micah Boursier
Windows · Mac
Poco is the story of the world's smallest clown, who is banished from the circus and finds themself in a mysterious undergrowth full of lost and broken things. Explore, meet strange creatures, solve puzzles, and help Poco return to the circus in this charming 2D/3D hybrid point-and-click adventure.
Why similar: Point & Click 35.9%, Story Rich 18.3%, Cute 14.2%, Colorful 12.3%, Multiple Endings 11.5%
- #51 Murder at the Birch Tree Theater
68% 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: Detective 26.7%, Investigation 21.7%, Point & Click 21.1%, Story Rich 8.9%, Cute 7.1%
- #52 Mutropolis
71% matchVery Positive88% of 209 reviews2021
Dev: Pirita StudioPub: Application Systems Heidelberg
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
MUTROPOLIS is a lovely sci-fi adventure set on the abandoned Planet Earth. Play as Henry Dijon (hero, nerd, detective) in search of a legendary lost city. Uncover weird ancient artifacts. And PLEASE don’t get obliterated by an ageless evil. You’ve been warned.
Why similar: Detective 43.5%, Point & Click 25.6%, Adventure 8.3%, Cute 6.9%, Cartoony 5.4%
- #53 On Your Tail
68% matchVery Positive89% of 384 reviews2024
Dev: Memorable GamesPub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
A cozy detective adventure where you play as a vacation-bound writer who stumbles upon an idyllic town plagued by an enigmatic thief. Crack the case in this charming seaside town, build relationships, and unravel secrets in a world full of quirky characters and heartwarming stories.
Why similar: Detective 37.9%, Investigation 31.9%, Story Rich 11.4%, Cute 9.3%, Adventure 7%
- #54 Labyrinth City: Pierre the Maze Detective
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,238 reviews2021
Dev: Darjeeling
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Adapted from the bestselling children’s book series Pierre The Maze Detective, play as Pierre in this adventure/puzzle game and recover the stolen Maze Stone. Journey through breathtakingly hand-drawn illustrations, meet eccentric characters, and solve puzzles to save Opera City!
Why similar: Colorful 25.3%, Adventure 25.3%, Cute 18.8%, Cartoon 12.4%, Casual 10.2%
- #55 The Curse We Made
67% matchVery Positive93% of 57 reviews2025
Dev: Potion Pixel
Windows · Mac
A short 70–90 minute hand-drawn cozy-gothic puzzle adventure with easy, relaxing puzzles, where color slowly returns to a cursed town as you uncover its secrets.
Why similar: Point & Click 42%, Lore-Rich 15.4%, Adventure 15.3%, 2D 9%, Cute 8.3%
- #56 Depanneur Nocturne
67% matchVery Positive96% of 256 reviews2020
Dev: KO_OP
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 72%
A short exploration game about poking around a convenience store and finding a gift with the help of its owner. But sometimes the perfect gift finds you.
Why similar: Adventure 55.2%, Dialogue Heavy 20.8%, Cute 10.9%, Multiple Endings 10.4%, Casual 2.5%
- #57 Detective Gallo
69% 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 44.2%, Detective 34.5%, Adventure 21.3%
- #58 Asfalia: Panic at the Mansion
65% matchVery Positive100% of 57 reviews2025
Dev: Funtomata
Windows · Mac
Step into a touching and whimsical universe. With Charlie and Lily, find lost puppies, solve fun puzzles, meet fascinating characters, and collect delightful stickers! A storybook-style game about friendship and courage, suitable for all ages.
Why similar: Point & Click 36.8%, Story Rich 16.7%, Cute 11.8%, Adventure 11.7%, Colorful 11%
- #59 Tangle Tower
65% 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: Detective 37.4%, Point & Click 19.9%, Dialogue Heavy 13%, Investigation 12.1%, Story Rich 8.1%
- #60 Aviary Attorney
66% matchVery Positive95% of 2,262 reviews2015
Dev: Sketchy Logic
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
The hottest bird lawyering game to come out of 1840s France! Join Jayjay Falcon and his witty apprentice, Sparrowson, as the two take on clients, interview witnesses, collect evidence, and deliver justice to the guilty.
Why similar: Detective 61.5%, Story Rich 14.8%, Adventure 11.5%, Multiple Endings 6.4%, Singleplayer 2.5%