Games Like Perils of Man

Embark on a quest for identity through time, as you piece together the puzzle of two lives.

Why similar: Point & Click 51.9%, Adventure 27.2%, Female Protagonist 21%

Why You'll Like It: This title offers a high-production narrative experience featuring a strong female lead navigating time-spanning mysteries.

A time travel adventure spanning two hundred years! Dive into the past with time agent Fia Quinn as she embarks on seven trips through time. History is up for grabs, from the speakeasies of Prohibition to the vicious gangs of the Gilded Age to the World Trade Center on September 10, 2001.

Why similar: Point & Click 43.6%, Adventure 23.5%, Time Travel 23.3% ★, Female Protagonist 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: A modern point-and-click adventure that centers on time travel and complex mystery-solving mechanics.

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 57.5%, Adventure 29.4%, Indie 13.1%

Why You'll Like It: A classic-style sci-fi mystery that utilizes unique puzzle mechanics and multiple playable characters.

J.U.L.I.A.: Among the Stars is an innovative narrative driven adventure game. The story centers on Rachel Manners, a 35 year old astrobiologist. She is a member of an elite group of scientists, chosen to embark on one of the most critical missions ever conceived on Earth. Now Rachel is alone, orbiting an unknown planet.

Why similar: Point & Click 43.8%, Adventure 27.4%, Female Protagonist 15.5%, Indie 13.4%

Why You'll Like It: Features a strong female protagonist exploring a sci-fi mystery with heavy emphasis on point-and-click exploration.

Set in the '90s, Kathy Rain tells the story of a strong-willed journalism major who has to come to terms with her troubled past as she investigates the mysterious death of her recently deceased grandfather.

Why similar: Point & Click 98.4%, Adventure 0.8%, Female Protagonist 0.5%, Indie 0.3%

Why You'll Like It: A gritty, story-rich mystery featuring a determined female lead uncovering dark secrets in a classic point-and-click format.

From multi-award winning Revolution Software comes the latest explosive episode in this classic series. Playing as intrepid American George Stobbart and sassy French journalist Nico Collard, you find yourself on the trail of a stolen painting – and a murderous conspiracy...

Why similar: Point & Click 43.8%, Adventure 24%, Female Protagonist 22%, Indie 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: A quintessential mystery adventure that captures the same investigative spirit and puzzle-solving found in Perils of Man.

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 49.6%, Adventure 35.1%, Female Protagonist 15.3%

Why You'll Like It: This adventure game features a compelling female lead and a supernatural mystery that mirrors the narrative depth of the seed game.

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 51.6%, Adventure 36.1%, Indie 12.4%

Why You'll Like It: A mystery adventure that explores historical secrets and complex puzzles in a classic point-and-click style.

A cyberpunk adventure game from the studio that brought you Gemini Rue and Blackwell! The year is 2087. Genetic engineering is the norm, and an omnipresent AI powers the city. Take control of three citizens of this world as they struggle to understand a deadly conspiracy.

Why similar: Point & Click 54.3%, Adventure 27%, Indie 10.3%, Female Protagonist 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: A deep sci-fi mystery that excels in world-building and puzzle-solving within a futuristic setting.

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 51.8%, Adventure 34.3%, Indie 13.8%

Why You'll Like It: A detective-themed adventure that focuses on uncovering secrets through careful observation and puzzle-solving.

You are Anna Isobe, a cyborg cop abandoned by progress and thrust into the midst of a global conspiracy. Experience classic point and click gameplay as you travel across the dark future, and make choices that will seal the fate of the world.

Why similar: Point & Click 51.4%, Adventure 26.6%, Female Protagonist 22%

Why You'll Like It: A cyberpunk point-and-click adventure that emphasizes player choice and a dark, atmospheric mystery.

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 55.7%, Adventure 33%, Female Protagonist 11.3%

Why You'll Like It: A classic adventure game that focuses on a female protagonist unraveling a global mystery through point-and-click gameplay.

Join intrepid sailor and recent island castaway Mina as she explores the hidden secrets within the Jules Verne classic inspired Mysterious Island. Gather key articles left from the island’s previous inhabitants and combine them in unique and interesting ways to stay alive and stay hopeful for rescue.

Why similar: Point & Click 48.8%, Adventure 40.3%, Female Protagonist 10.9%

Why You'll Like It: A classic survival-adventure game that emphasizes inventory-based puzzles and exploration.

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: Adventure 50.2%, Point & Click 49.8%

Why You'll Like It: A time-bending mystery adventure that features a unique narrative structure and classic point-and-click gameplay.

The Final Cut is the ultimate collector's edition of Dreamfall Chapters, a story-driven 3D adventure about choice and consequence, set in parallel worlds: a cyberpunk vision of the future and a magical fantasy realm.

Why similar: Adventure 36.4%, Point & Click 32.2%, Female Protagonist 23%, Indie 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-heavy adventure with a strong female lead that explores parallel worlds and complex storytelling.

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: Point & Click 45.5%, Adventure 23.3%, Female Protagonist 18.2%, Indie 13%

Why You'll Like It: A charming mystery adventure that relies on classic point-and-click mechanics and character-driven storytelling.

Young archeologist Sylvie Leroux accidentally stumbles upon an ancient secret. What she doesn't realize is that her research will put her in deadly peril.

Why similar: Point & Click 50.4%, Adventure 49.6%

Why You'll Like It: A traditional point-and-click mystery featuring a female protagonist and historical puzzle elements.

An award winning adventure crime thriller with a deeply plotted storyline which takes you to atmospheric settings all around the globe, including among other locations, South Africa, Finland and the USA.

Why similar: Adventure 39%, Point & Click 28.8%, Indie 19.7%, Female Protagonist 12.4%

Why You'll Like It: A mystery-focused adventure game that features a female protagonist and intricate puzzle-solving.

Stranded In Time takes you on a fun and exciting adventure to explore a mystery out of this world! Play as Olivia - a young woman from a big city - who joins her uncle Peter and writer Nick on an exploration of an abandoned church that hides a secret beyond any wild dream!

Why similar: Adventure 46.9%, Indie 27.9%, Point & Click 25.2%

Why You'll Like It: A casual adventure game that focuses on time-travel puzzles and exploration.

In the face of the looming magical cataclysm, Ester Ambrose has to fight to save her future once again!

Why similar: Point & Click 33.7%, Time Travel 25.2% ★, Adventure 20.6%, Female Protagonist 17.5%, Indie 2.9%

Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-heavy adventure that directly incorporates time-travel mechanics into its core gameplay.

A strange obsidian artifact leads Miranda on a quest for The Hidden World, a land lost in time and glimpsed through legends.

Why similar: Adventure 64.8%, Indie 35.2%

Why You'll Like It: A steampunk-inspired adventure that blends hidden-object mechanics with time-travel themes.

Life has ceased. Man is but a myth. And now, even the machines have begun to fail. Lead Horatio Nullbuilt and his sarcastic sidekick Crispin on a journey through the crumbling world of Primordia, facing malfunctioning robots, ancient secrets, and an implacable, power-hungry foe.

Why similar: Point & Click 62.4%, Adventure 26.1%, Indie 11.5%

Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi point-and-click adventure that features a rich, mysterious world and challenging puzzles.

A point-and-click adventure game using 360° views, similar to Jules Verne’s Return to Mysterious Island and Dracula: The Path of the Dragon. You play the role of a young magician and help her investigate the mysteries of ancient Egypt. Can you solve the Fate of Ramses?

Why similar: Point & Click 50.4%, Adventure 39.1%, Female Protagonist 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: A historical mystery adventure that focuses on exploration and puzzle-solving in an ancient setting.

Memoranda is a 2D point and click adventure game inspired by author Haruki Murakami’s surreal short stories.The game tells the story of a young lady who gradually realizes that she is forgetting her own name. But is she really losing her memory?

Why similar: Point & Click 35.1%, Adventure 32.4%, Indie 17.3%, Female Protagonist 15.1%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal point-and-click adventure that emphasizes unique storytelling and character-driven puzzles.

Set a Course for Danger and Discovery!

Why similar: Point & Click 46.3%, Adventure 38.9%, Female Protagonist 14.8%

Why You'll Like It: A long-running mystery series entry that features a strong female lead and complex, logic-based puzzles.

In Deponia, the world has degenerated into a vast garbage dump, in which the crotchety Rufus ekes out his sorry existence.

Why similar: Point & Click 62%, Adventure 31.4%, Indie 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: A classic point-and-click adventure known for its humorous writing and intricate puzzle design.

Machinarium is the award-winning independent adventure game developed by the makers of Samorost series, Botanicula and CHUCHEL. Help Josef the robot save his girlfriend Berta kidnapped by the Black Cap Brotherhood gang!

Why similar: Point & Click 64.7%, Adventure 24.4%, Indie 10.9%

Why You'll Like It: A beautifully crafted puzzle adventure that relies entirely on visual storytelling and point-and-click exploration.

The Inner World – A 2D-Point’n’Click Adventure Together with the help of the mysterious thief Laura, his best intentions and no clue whatsoever, Robert sets off on his adventure to discover the secret of the wind's disappearance. Will the young adventurer be able to save his world?

Why similar: Point & Click 58.1%, Adventure 37.6%, Indie 4.3%

Why You'll Like It: A whimsical adventure game that relies on clever puzzle-solving and a distinct, charming art style.

An abandoned boat. A system of surveillance camera that works. A woman, Lea Nichols, only survivor of a team of researchers. Monitor, manage, search… Behind your camera, guide Lea Nichols to freedom but also to the truth. Be her eyes and ears to help fulfill her destiny! But be careful, remember that things are not always what they seem…

Why similar: Adventure 42.4%, Point & Click 35.4%, Female Protagonist 22.2%

Why You'll Like It: A unique mystery game that uses a surveillance-based interface to solve puzzles and uncover the truth.

The Cat Lady follows Susan Ashworth, a lonely 40-year old on the verge of suicide. She has no family, no friends and no hope for a better future. One day she discovers that five strangers will come along and change everything...

Why similar: Point & Click 41.5%, Adventure 25%, Female Protagonist 19.7%, Indie 13.8%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, psychological mystery adventure that features a strong female lead and a heavy focus on narrative atmosphere.

Whispers of a Machine is a Sci-Fi Nordic Noir that tells the story of Vera, a cybernetically augmented detective in a post-AI world, who investigates a string of murders and unravels a dark conflict over forbidden technology.

Why similar: Point & Click 49.6%, Adventure 33.2%, Female Protagonist 17.2%

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: Point & Click 55.8%, Adventure 25.5%, Female Protagonist 18.7%

A post-apocalyptic adventure game from the publisher that brought you Primordia, Gemini Rue and Technobabylon! A young woman stricken with a deadly plague searches for a cure in a hostile world.

Why similar: Point & Click 46.2%, Adventure 24.5%, Female Protagonist 17.9%, Indie 11.5%

Peregrin is a story puzzle game. A solitary traveller undertakes a perilous voyage through the haunted ruins of a lost civilisation. Seeking to fulfil an ancient prophecy, she will have to use her arcane powers to solve puzzles and survive battles - if she is to find a way to restore the fallen world of Peregrin.

Why similar: Adventure 50.1%, Indie 30.2%, Female Protagonist 19.7%

An adventure shattering stereotypes, a psychological experiment forcing a struggle within oneself. The tale of a girl with magical abilities who loses her beloved. Will she have a chance to turn back time? It's up to you!

Why similar: Time Travel 47.8% ★, Adventure 34.4%, Female Protagonist 15.5%, Indie 2.3%

What Lilly sees is about to change her life forever.... Help our heroine through a variety of enchanting environments brimming with magic and wonder, as she seeks to rewrite the past, change the present, and unlock the ultimate mystery. Geeta Games presents an animated point-and-click adventure for all ages: Lilly Looking Through.

Why similar: Point & Click 64.9%, Adventure 29.2%, Indie 5.9%

In Hourglass you can create a time-clone of yourself to solve challenging puzzles. You will play as Aywa, a young adventurer who is traveling to Egypt to find her missing father - an archeologist, who never returned from his latest expedition.

Why similar: Adventure 31.2%, Female Protagonist 27.7%, Time Travel 26.4% ★, Indie 14.8%

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: Adventure 33.1%, Point & Click 32.9%, Indie 20.8%, Female Protagonist 13.2%

Ariane, a young reporter, is suddenly swallowed by the earth while covering a story near the Sneffels volcano. When she awakens, she discovers the strangest landscapes and a host of unusual objects. Join Ariane as she explores an unkown world of fascinating and fantastical civilizations hidden beneath the surface of the Earth.

Why similar: Adventure 44.6%, Point & Click 39.3%, Female Protagonist 16.1%

Brassheart is an adventure game set in the alternative 1920s, inspired by dieselpunk and the classics of the genre. In this world, you play as Pola, a spunky pilot. She follows the clues that may provide a way to save her father kidnapped by his own invention, a rebellious supermachine, Valkiria.

Why similar: Point & Click 37.8%, Adventure 30.2%, Indie 17%, Female Protagonist 15.1%

Help Ashley Ford find her father and solve the mystery of the Three Oak Mansion. A professional thief, Ashley has inherited this hobby from her father, who suddenly disappeared one night while he was trying to sneak into the Three Oak Mansion. You start the game in front of a big, deserted house that hides a lot of secrets.

Why similar: Point & Click 52.6%, Indie 22%, Adventure 15.9%, Female Protagonist 9.6%

Anna wakes up in a vast and mysterious undersea temple with amnesia. By unlocking the enchanted Imperial Relics she must rediscover her own lost identity and the forbidden secrets of Dark Empress before it’s too late.

Why similar: Adventure 52.7%, Point & Click 47.3%

Run, jump, rewind, and avoid a time paradox? A time-traveling gal changes the past where she drank tapioca to prevent the extinction of humanity in this time-loop action puzzle game!

Why similar: Time Travel 72.1% ★, Indie 18.8%, Adventure 9.1%

Anna goes to the places of her childhood. She hopes to get cured from strange disease. This is the last chance to find out the cause of her misery. Whether she ever recover and at what price?

Why similar: Adventure 32.1%, Point & Click 30.7%, Indie 19%, Female Protagonist 18.2%

A narrative adventure about the momentum and whiplash of young adulthood. Explore the big city through 18-year-old Mara's eyes. Collect items, nurture ideas, and experience complex relationships while attempting to find your place in the world.

Why similar: Point & Click 53.5%, Adventure 23.7%, Female Protagonist 22.7%

Play as a witch living in secret among villagers in this hand-drawn narrative puzzle adventure. An attempt to change fate traps her in a time loop. Help the witch and her cat escape without getting caught by the inquisition. Your choices shape the outcome.

Why similar: Point & Click 42.6%, Time Travel 21.5% ★, Adventure 18.7%, Female Protagonist 17.2%

The Cavern of Time is an RPG/Adventure game where you guide the journey of a young girl. Can you find the magical locket in this perilous realm and cure your beloved grandmother's illness? Visit the Cavern of Time and find out!

Why similar: Adventure 63.4%, Indie 36.6%

Become Mia, a paranormal detective searching for her missing father inside the Perimeter - a place that doesn't exist. Investigate clues like a real detective and unravel the mysteries behind the Enigma of Fear, defeating the terrible monsters who'll try to stop you.

Why similar: Time Travel 57.5% ★, Female Protagonist 42.5%

Alicia Quatermain sets out on a long and dangerous journey to find out why her father had disappeared under mysterious circumstances

Why similar: Indie 44.5%, Female Protagonist 29.2%, Adventure 26.3%

Pick up your magnifying glass as writer-turned-detective Penelope Pendrick in this first-person point and click mystery adventure! Three people have suddenly vanished from the sleepy town of Carlisle. Follow the clues, interrogate suspects, and solve puzzles to end this case - before it ends you.

Why similar: Point & Click 50.3%, Adventure 30.8%, Indie 10.3%, Female Protagonist 8.5%

Between Horizons is a narrative 2.5D sci-fi detective adventure. 33 years into the Zephyr's journey, its mission is suddenly jeopardized. Can you find the culprit before it's too late? Experience an enthralling story set in a semi-open world that branches and ends based on your choices.

Why similar: Point & Click 51.6%, Adventure 25.4%, Female Protagonist 23%

The third game in the Blackwell series

Why similar: Point & Click 61.2%, Adventure 24.2%, Female Protagonist 8.2%, Indie 6.5%

Bizarre Earthquake is a third-person point & click adventure game. The story is about a seismologist and her assistant who try to uncover the mysteries behind a bizarre earthquake they encounter.

Why similar: Adventure 56.5%, Point & Click 22.7%, Indie 14%, Female Protagonist 6.9%

Deep Beyond Is a first-person interactive thriller about a sea explorer and the mystery behind her father’s disappearance.

Why similar: Adventure 81.2%, Female Protagonist 18.8%

The last game in the Blackwell series.

Why similar: Point & Click 48.7%, Adventure 26.3%, Female Protagonist 13.9%, Indie 11%

Her future, as well as of the whole world depends on her ingenuity and bravery. The path to her fiancé is blocked by ghosts, dragons, demons and other creatures from beyond. Will she overcome her fears? Will she find her beloved? Play "Cursed" and find out!

Why similar: Point & Click 42.2%, Adventure 27.1%, Female Protagonist 15.5%, Indie 15.2%

Dragon Maiden is a 2D pixel-art mystery adventure. As Wang Xie, you’re trapped in a time loop on the day of the Mountain God Ceremony. Relive the 22 hours before midnight, uncover the truth behind the village’s destruction, and break free from the cycle.

Why similar: Adventure 66%, Female Protagonist 23.1%, Indie 10.9%

Enter the pages of the hand painted world of Journal. A journey through the life of a young and troubled girl as she tries to face up to the choices and responsibilities that come with childhood. An experience that questions the reliability of how we choose to remember events and explores the truths hidden within our dreams.

Why similar: Adventure 44%, Indie 29.9%, Female Protagonist 26.1%

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 38.1%, Adventure 31.3%, Indie 18.5%, Female Protagonist 12.1%