Games Like Primordia

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 40.3%, Cyberpunk 21.5%, Sci-fi 14.1%, Adventure 8.3%, Pixel Graphics 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: A high-quality Wadjet Eye adventure that captures the same gritty, sci-fi, and pixel-art aesthetic as Primordia.

Discover a world where life is cheap, identities are bought & sold, & a quest for redemption can change the fate of a whole galaxy.

Why similar: Point & Click 33.7%, Noir 15.4%, Sci-fi 13.9%, Cyberpunk 13.2%, Adventure 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: Features a similar blend of noir-inspired sci-fi, deep narrative, and classic point-and-click mechanics.

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 38.6%, Post-apocalyptic 29.9%, Adventure 8.5%, Pixel Graphics 6.5%, Atmospheric 4.2%

Why You'll Like It: Set in a bleak, post-apocalyptic world, this game mirrors the sense of decay and societal collapse found in Primordia.

After being abducted by brutal soldiers and his kinfolk butchered, Robert Foster finds himself in Union City - a vast metropolis under the tyranny of a fascist AI. Alone, save for the circuit board of his best friend, Foster must discover the sinister truth - and why they specifically came for him.

Why similar: Point & Click 23.2%, Post-apocalyptic 21.4%, Cyberpunk 12.7%, Sci-fi 11.5%, Dystopian 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: A seminal sci-fi adventure that shares the robotic themes and dystopian atmosphere that define Primordia.

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 29.4%, Sci-fi 13.7%, Cyberpunk 11.9%, Post-apocalyptic 11.6%, Noir 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi detective story that emphasizes player choice and atmospheric world-building.

Take the role of ARID, the artificial intelligence within a high-tech combat suit. The Fall is a unique combination of adventure-game puzzle solving and side-scroller action, all set within a dark and atmospheric story. Get ready for a disturbing journey as you explore the world of The Fall.

Why similar: Sci-fi 27.2%, Point & Click 18%, Robots 15.6%, Adventure 10.5%, Atmospheric 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on a robotic protagonist navigating a hostile environment, mirroring the core premise of Primordia.

When a brilliant particle physicist dies unexpectedly, the race is on to secure his terrible new technology before it falls into the wrong hands. The lives of four playable characters become entangled as they fight against the clock to find the dead scientist’s secret vault.

Why similar: Point & Click 58.8%, Sci-fi 18%, Adventure 12.5%, Indie 4.7%, Pixel Graphics 3.9%

Why You'll Like It: A complex, puzzle-heavy adventure from the same publisher that excels in character-driven storytelling.

A dying reality, a universe that’s fading away. A merciless world thatgets sick and vanishes. No past, no present, no future; only the impending moment of “dead synchronicity” ahead. Will you be able to stop it?Because, otherwise... what will you do when Time dissolves itself?

Why similar: Point & Click 50.7%, Post-apocalyptic 22%, Adventure 16%, Story Rich 3.8%, Indie 3.3%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, post-apocalyptic point-and-click game that matches the grim tone of Primordia.

From multi-award winning Revolution comes ‘Beyond a Steel Sky’, a groundbreaking 3D adventure thriller, set in an AI-driven future. Subvert the world, hack the systems and solve dark conspiracies to uncover the devastating truth.

Why similar: Point & Click 26%, Post-apocalyptic 19.4%, Cyberpunk 14.2%, Sci-fi 13%, Dystopian 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: The modern sequel to Beneath a Steel Sky that continues the exploration of a high-tech, dystopian society.

BEAUTIFUL DESOLATION is an isometric, point & click adventure game set in a post-apocalyptic future. Explore an unscene landscape, solve puzzles, meet new friends and make powerful enemies, mediate conflicts and fight for your life as you unravel the secrets of the desolate world around you.

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 28.6%, Point & Click 27.6%, Sci-fi 13.2%, Multiple Endings 7.8%, Story Rich 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: Offers an isometric, post-apocalyptic world filled with strange technology and deep lore.

Experience a post-apocalyptic world like never before in The Silent Age, a thrilling point-and-click adventure game. Use time travel to unravel the mystery behind humanity's disappearance and save the world from extinction. Start your journey now!

Why similar: Point & Click 34.6%, Post-apocalyptic 27.8%, Sci-fi 16.3%, Story Rich 6.7%, Adventure 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: A post-apocalyptic adventure that uses a unique time-travel mechanic to explore a crumbling, atmospheric world.

A demon has possessed you and used your body to tear a swath of bloodshed through New York. You are now free, but life as you knew it is over. Your only path forward is joining the Unavowed - an ancient society dedicated to stopping evil. No matter what the cost.

Why similar: Point & Click 48.3%, Adventure 10.7%, Story Rich 7.9%, Pixel Graphics 6.8%, Noir 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: While supernatural, it shares the high-quality writing and branching narrative structure found in the best Wadjet Eye titles.

2064: Read Only Memories is a cyberpunk point-and-click adventure set in Neo-San Francisco. Team up with Turing, the world's first sapient machine, to unravel a conspiracy that threatens to shake an entire society

Why similar: Point & Click 24%, Noir 16.3%, Cyberpunk 15.7%, Sci-fi 12.3%, Multiple Endings 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: A cyberpunk adventure that focuses on the relationship between humans and artificial intelligence.

VirtuaVerse is a challenging old school cyberpunk point & click adventure set in a future not so far away narrating tales of technomancers, AVR graffiti writers, hacker groups, tribes of cryptoshamans, digital archeology, epic cyberwars and virtual reality debauchery.

Why similar: Point & Click 29.8%, Cyberpunk 18.2%, Dystopian 12.7%, Sci-fi 11.4%, Pixel Graphics 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: A visually stunning cyberpunk adventure that captures the retro-futuristic feel of classic point-and-click games.

Survive through four days at the end of the world in this post-apocalyptic point-and-click thriller where your choices could keep you alive... or not.

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 32.4%, Point & Click 29.9%, Sci-fi 8.2%, Pixel Graphics 7.6%, Adventure 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: A unique post-apocalyptic puzzle game that requires careful planning and resource management.

The adventure plunges you into the tortured and hidden past of five humans. Delve into their darkest fears. Outwit the Master Computer AM in a game of psychological warfare. Disturbing, compelling. An adventure you won't easily forget !!

Why similar: Point & Click 54.1%, Post-apocalyptic 15.5%, Adventure 8.5%, Sci-fi 6.7%, Cyberpunk 4.4%

Why You'll Like It: A classic, dark sci-fi adventure that explores the philosophical implications of artificial intelligence.

Embark on a journey through a vast post-apocalyptic environment, full of interesting characters and engaging puzzle games in this sci-fi point-and-click adventure game.

Why similar: Point & Click 25.8%, Robots 21.5%, Sci-fi 13.9%, Cyberpunk 13.2%, Adventure 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: A post-apocalyptic adventure featuring a robot protagonist navigating a world devoid of humans.

STASIS The isometric, point-and-click, sci-fi horror adventure game! In the distant future aboard a seemingly abandoned spacecraft, John Maracheck awakes from stasis. He must push himself to new physical and emotional limits and unravel the mysteries around him.

Why similar: Point & Click 36.1%, Sci-fi 20.2%, Post-apocalyptic 19.2%, Adventure 6.5%, Story Rich 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: An isometric, sci-fi horror adventure that captures the claustrophobic and decaying atmosphere of a failed space station.

Neo Berlin 2062. Tina – a nine-year-old orphan – lives with SAM-53 – her big clumsy robot guardian –in a rooftop makeshift shelter in Neo-Berlin, a dark megalopolis controlled by corporations.

Why similar: Point & Click 26.8%, Robots 18%, Cyberpunk 14.5%, Post-apocalyptic 12.3%, Sci-fi 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: A cyberpunk adventure featuring a young girl and her robot companion, echoing the duo dynamic of Primordia.

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 66.1%, Adventure 13.9%, Story Rich 4.7%, Puzzle 3%, Steampunk 3% ★

Why You'll Like It: While more comedic, it offers the same high-quality puzzle design and distinct world-building as classic adventures.

Gods Will Be Watching is a minimalistic “point and click thriller” centered on despair, commitment, and sacrifice as players face intriguing puzzles and tough decisions that will affect their entire crew’s wellbeing.

Why similar: Point & Click 37%, Sci-fi 20.5%, Pixel Graphics 10.7%, Story Rich 7.3%, Adventure 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: A minimalist, story-rich sci-fi game that focuses on difficult choices and survival.

An asteroid the size of a small moon is on a crash course toward Earth. Once the wayward asteroid is nuked into a safe orbit, a trio conducts a routine examination of the rocky surface. What they uncover is anything but routine.

Why similar: Point & Click 66.1%, Adventure 14%, Sci-fi 13.6%, Pixel Graphics 2.4%, Puzzle 1.8%

Why You'll Like It: A LucasArts classic that perfectly captures the feeling of being stranded in a mysterious, alien, and sci-fi environment.

Originally released by LucasArts in 1995, Full Throttle is a classic graphic adventure game from industry legend Tim Schafer, telling the story of Ben Throttle; butt-kicking leader of biker gang the Polecats, who gets caught up in a tale of Motorcycles, Mayhem and Murder.

Why similar: Point & Click 69.4%, Adventure 18.1%, Story Rich 6.3%, Pixel Graphics 2.6%, Atmospheric 2.3%

Why You'll Like It: A classic adventure with a post-apocalyptic aesthetic and a strong focus on character-driven narrative.

An adventure about a robot saving her home from a dark crystalline force. Set upon a biopunk space station bursting with fantastic plants and aliens.

Why similar: Point & Click 45.3%, Adventure 18.1%, Indie 9.2%, Sci-fi 7.5%, Story Rich 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: A whimsical yet atmospheric adventure that features a robot protagonist in a unique, puzzle-filled world.

What do you do if you are the only one left aboard a spaceship? Your team has embarked on a mysterious expedition a few years ago, the ship’s machinery has started acting up and it seems there are ghosts wandering about. Luckily, the black hole above you doesn’t pose any problems…yet.

Why similar: Point & Click 32.9%, Robots 22.4%, Sci-fi 15.1%, Pixel Graphics 7.3%, Atmospheric 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: A charming sci-fi adventure that leans heavily into the robot-companion dynamic.

Originally released in 1998 on PC, and awarded as the Adventure Game of the Year, The timeless horror point-and-click, Sanitarium, is returning to frighten the bravest adventure game fans.

Why similar: Point & Click 64.8%, Adventure 12.6%, Atmospheric 7.5%, Story Rich 6.7%, Retro 3%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric, psychological adventure that shares the sense of isolation and mystery found in Primordia.

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 26.3%, Sci-fi 14.4%, Cyberpunk 10.7%, Dystopian 9.7%, Multiple Endings 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: A cyberpunk point-and-click game that emphasizes narrative and choice in a dystopian setting.

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 98.7%, Adventure 0.3%, Pixel Graphics 0.3%, Noir 0.3%, Story Rich 0.1%

Why You'll Like It: A classic point-and-click adventure that excels in character development and atmospheric storytelling.

Join Kate Walker as she travels to remote locations and time periods in this timeless voyage to discover her true destiny.

Why similar: Point & Click 54.2%, Adventure 17.5%, Steampunk 10.7% ★, Atmospheric 5.9%, Story Rich 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: A classic adventure game known for its deep, atmospheric world and focus on exploration and puzzle-solving.

The Uncertain is an story-driven adventure game set in a post-apocalyptic world. Experience the mysterious vibe of each of carefully explored locations, solve diverse puzzles, make fateful decisions and discuss intriguing matters to find out the whole truth being kept from you.

Why similar: Robots 23.3%, Point & Click 18.1%, Post-apocalyptic 15.3%, Sci-fi 13.2%, Cyberpunk 8.4%

The rise and fall story of a real estate agent in 1920s Miami. Based on historical events. From Francisco González, creator of the Ben Jordan: Paranormal Investigator series, Shardlight, and Lamplight City.

Why similar: Point & Click 55.7%, Pixel Graphics 13.8%, Adventure 12.3%, Indie 6.2%, Retro 4%

Why You'll Like It: A historical adventure from Wadjet Eye that showcases the same tight, narrative-focused design as Primordia.

A classical science fiction point and click adventure which takes you into a deep story and murky atmosphere, while solving logical puzzles. Accompany Tessa Carter and her talking robot as she finds out about herself and searches for a way to survive.

Why similar: Point & Click 41.3%, Sci-fi 19.6%, Robots 18.1%, Story Rich 7.3%, Atmospheric 6.2%

A little robot becomes a pilgrim and crosses a wild post-apocalyptic world to find the meaning of life.

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 38.5%, Point & Click 37%, Atmospheric 6.7%, Adventure 6.3%, Puzzle 3.3%

You can remember nothing before this moment. Your existence begins with a keystroke followed by the flick of a switch. Electrical power streams into your neural network, and you are alive.

Why similar: Robots 18.9%, Post-apocalyptic 18%, Point & Click 13.1%, Sci-fi 13%, Cyberpunk 8.6%

Play as Tristan and solve puzzles to recover human consciousnesses in the year 2071. Investigate environments, uncover secrets, and make choices that affect the ending. Explore a neon-noir world with a low poly aesthetic inspired by the 90s.

Why similar: Point & Click 28%, Noir 16.6%, Cyberpunk 15.2%, Sci-fi 13.8%, Story Rich 6%

A little robot becomes a pilgrim and crosses a wild post-apocalyptic world to find the meaning of life.

Why similar: Point & Click 40.1%, Robots 33.5%, Atmospheric 7.5%, Adventure 7%, Story Rich 5.9%

NORCO is a dialogue-focused point & click adventure that immerses the player in the sinking suburbs and industrial swamplands of an increasingly surreal and distorted South Louisiana.

Why similar: Point & Click 32.9%, Noir 18.2%, Dystopian 14%, Pixel Graphics 8.1%, Story Rich 7.2%

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 30.7%, Robots 25.3%, Sci-fi 12.7%, Steampunk 9.1% ★, Story Rich 5.4%

Mechanic 8230: Episode 1 is an adventure game in the point-and-click genre. Help the mechanic find his robot friend RO-2 and together unveil the secrets of the world destroyed by the Cataclysm.

Why similar: Point & Click 21.8%, Post-apocalyptic 21.5%, Robots 20.6%, Sci-fi 12.2%, Cyberpunk 12.1%

Neofeud is a Dystopic Cyberpunk adventure game in the vein of Blade Runner, but with an overlay of Game of Thrones-like political intrigue, and 1366x768, hand-painted, stylized visuals.

Why similar: Point & Click 25.9%, Cyberpunk 17.1%, Robots 14.4%, Sci-fi 11%, Dystopian 10.6%

Alternativa is a story that will take you to a world much different to what you'd expect in 2045. To a world destroyed by war and revolutions, a world led by an oppressive and cruel dictatorship. Classic point&click adventure game based on the original sci-fi/cyber-punk script which is composed of a number of shorter stories that...

Why similar: Point & Click 44.5%, Sci-fi 17%, Adventure 16.3%, Cyberpunk 15.9%, Dystopian 6.2%

In this classic point-and-click adventure anthology by award-winning indie developer Scriptwelder, you'll protect an unsuspecting hamlet from yourself, try to prepare for an incoming undead horde, and search a seemingly empty spaceship for answers to a gruesome mystery.

Why similar: Point & Click 41.9%, Sci-fi 16.8%, Adventure 10.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.4%, Story Rich 5.8%

Crash-landed on a desolate, alien planet, what should've been a routine work-for-hire job for Powell has become a deadly mission to save the merchant vessel Morningstar and her crew.

Why similar: Point & Click 55.9%, Sci-fi 27%, Adventure 12.3%, Indie 4.8%

Junk, junk and even more junk. Life on the trash-planet Deponia is anything but a walk in the park. No surprise that Rufus had enough of that and hatches one ludicrous plan after the other to escape this bleak place.

Why similar: Point & Click 52.5%, Adventure 29.1%, Sci-fi 4%, Story Rich 3.5%, Steampunk 3.1% ★

Submachine is a hand-drawn puzzle adventure game. You find yourself in a vast network of desolate locations containing puzzles, secrets, notes and items to collect to help you along the way. Follow the story of a banished lighthouse keeper to discover his descent into ruins.

Why similar: Point & Click 47.2%, Dystopian 14%, Adventure 9.6%, Atmospheric 7%, Steampunk 5.3% ★

Welcome to a world of intrigue and suspicion. Where humans and robots contend with escalating tensions and mutual distrust. And where gangster felines scheme their way to the top of the food chain. Welcome to the Tales of the Neon Sea!

Why similar: Point & Click 26.2%, Cyberpunk 15.7%, Noir 13%, Sci-fi 11.7%, Dystopian 10.3%

Apocalipsis is a point-and-click adventure game, in the vain of Samorost and Machinarium, where all puzzles have a hidden meaning. With a unique artstyle inspired by 15th century engravings it tells a story about heartbreak, redemption and, quite literally, the end of the world.

Why similar: Point & Click 35.3%, Post-apocalyptic 31.9%, Story Rich 7.6%, Adventure 7%, Atmospheric 6.6%

Richard and Alice are prisoners. Both their cells have a leather sofa and a state-of-the-art computer. But only Richard’s has a TV. Outside, the snow falls. It has done for some time. Elsewhere, they say, parts of the world have been rendered an inhospitable desert, the earth parched and cracked. People live in the zones now.

Why similar: Point & Click 41.6%, Post-apocalyptic 19%, Adventure 15%, Noir 13.9%, Indie 5.4%

Sovietpunk is a cyberpunk story set in the setting of the Soviet Union after a global nuclear war. You have to guide the main character through the gloomy tunnels, in which the struggle for life is in full swing.

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 28%, Point & Click 27.3%, Cyberpunk 13.2%, Story Rich 6%, Pixel Graphics 5.7%

A steampunk-ish detective adventure from the creator of A Golden Wake and Shardlight! Can you help private investigator Miles Fordham find justice for his clients and track down his partner's killer before his entire world comes apart?

Why similar: Point & Click 41.2%, Noir 17%, Adventure 8.3%, Pixel Graphics 7.2%, Story Rich 6.9%

In a world torn by war, the aged gremlin archaeologist Mortimer MacGuffin harbors the dark secret of a powerful artifact.

Why similar: Point & Click 74.5%, Adventure 18.2%, Story Rich 3.1%, Puzzle 1.6%, Retro 1.4%

The Red Strings Club is a cyberpunk narrative experience about fate and happiness featuring the extensive use of pottery, bartending and impersonating people on the phone to take down a corporate conspiracy.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 27.7%, Point & Click 19.7%, Pixel Graphics 11.3%, Story Rich 9%, Sci-fi 8.9%

MINDS BENEATH US is an emotional sci-fi narrative game. Through the eyes of a humble individual, experience a mad world where humans are exploited as computing devices for AI. Listen to the concerns of those you meet and offer guidance. Together, face challenges and confront an uncertain destiny.

Why similar: Point & Click 23.2%, Cyberpunk 16.7%, Sci-fi 13.3%, Dystopian 12.5%, Multiple Endings 8.5%

Cradle is a sci-fi first-person-view quest designed for the player to explore the surrounding world. The story is built around the relations of the protagonist and a mechanical girl who by quirk of fate found themselves amidst the desert.

Why similar: Sci-fi 35.2%, Adventure 17.3%, Cyberpunk 17.3%, Atmospheric 10.8%, Story Rich 7.8%

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 60.5%, Adventure 12.2%, Noir 9.9%, Pixel Graphics 4.6%, Indie 4.4%

Having lost everything, a retired, hardboiled detective, John Cooper, must take his last case to find a missing upper-class girl among the lowest parts of the dystopian city-planet Terrahive. Choose your unique path in this atmospheric narrative future-noir thriller.

Why similar: Point & Click 29.1%, Noir 18.6%, Cyberpunk 16.5%, Multiple Endings 8.4%, Dystopian 8.3%

Journey across a dying world. Manage your resources. Build relationships with anthropomorphic characters. Find a new home or become a fuel drinking madman.

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 32%, Point & Click 30.3%, Sci-fi 12.7%, Multiple Endings 8.5%, Story Rich 6.3%

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 71.3%, Adventure 20.8%, Indie 5.9%, Puzzle 2%

You wake in a surreal carnival, where a woman cries out to you before leaping to her death. Can either of you be saved? The denizens and devices of Strangeland answer with riddles, puzzles, and warnings of a Dark Thing lurking at the park’s peak. A new adventure from the creators of Primordia.

Why similar: Point & Click 51%, Adventure 13.1%, Pixel Graphics 10.8%, Story Rich 9.5%, Multiple Endings 8.3%

Tex Murphy is the last of the hard-boiled gumshoe detectives living in dystopian post-World War III San Francisco in the 2050s. Tex is an honest and good-natured private investigator with a penchant for bourbon, cigarettes and getting himself into trouble.

Why similar: Noir 30.5%, Cyberpunk 23.7%, Adventure 11.5%, Dystopian 8.6%, Point & Click 7.7%