Games Like Return to Mysterious Island 2

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 41.5%, Adventure 27%, Female Protagonist 9.7%, Puzzle 9.4%, Casual 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: As the direct predecessor, it provides the essential foundation for the story and mechanics of the second game.

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 44%, Adventure 26.8%, Female Protagonist 13.4%, Puzzle 9.4%, Casual 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: A quintessential point-and-click adventure featuring a strong female protagonist and a rich, atmospheric world to explore.

A mysterious invitation leads to the attic of an abandoned house. In the room is a cast-iron safe laced with strange carvings and on top, a note from your distant companion. It promises something ancient and astonishing concealed in the iron chamber - you need only find a way in.

Why similar: Point & Click 48.9%, Puzzle 32.3%, Adventure 11.3%, First-Person 3%, Casual 2.9%

Why You'll Like It: This game perfectly captures the tactile, first-person puzzle-solving and escape-room feel that defines the island exploration in the seed game.

Plunge into Danger to Bring a Mysterious Island’s Secrets to the Surface!

Why similar: Point & Click 44.2%, Adventure 28.1%, Female Protagonist 12.8%, Puzzle 10.6%, Casual 4.2%

Why You'll Like It: Features a strong female lead and a focus on investigative puzzle-solving in a remote, island-based setting.

Welcome to Myst: a starkly beautiful island, eerily tinged with mystery and shrouded in intrigue. Built from the ground up to play in 2D & VR, explore Myst in a whole new dimension! Journey to the Ages, unravel puzzles, and be a part of the surrealistic adventure that will become your own.

Why similar: Adventure 34.5%, Point & Click 27%, Puzzle 22.9%, First-Person 10%, Casual 4%

Why You'll Like It: The definitive first-person island exploration game that set the standard for environmental puzzles and mysterious, isolated settings.

Still Life 2 also now available!

Why similar: Point & Click 54.2%, Adventure 23.7%, Female Protagonist 14.6%, Puzzle 6.8%, Singleplayer 0.7%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, atmospheric mystery game that features a female protagonist and challenging, logic-based puzzles.

Uncover a story of intrigue, betrayal, and a civilization teetering on the brink of collapse as you solve intricate puzzles to unlock the secrets of Riven. Built from the ground-up and expanded from the award-winning original game released in 1997.

Why similar: Adventure 37%, Puzzle 28.3%, First-Person 18.5%, Casual 12.9%, Singleplayer 3.2%

Why You'll Like It: A deep, atmospheric sequel to Myst that offers complex, interconnected puzzles within a beautifully realized, isolated world.

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 57%, Adventure 26.6%, Female Protagonist 12.2%, Puzzle 4.2%

Why You'll Like It: A classic adventure game that balances a compelling mystery with logical, inventory-based puzzles.

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 48.6%, Adventure 27%, Female Protagonist 15.8%, Casual 5%, Puzzle 2.9%

Why You'll Like It: An engaging mystery adventure that combines a unique magical premise with classic point-and-click gameplay.

A new sci-fi adventure from Cyan, the creators of Myst. Abducted far across the universe, you find yourself on a broken alien landscape with odd pieces of Earth. Explore, uncover, solve, and find a way to make it home.

Why similar: Adventure 40.6%, Puzzle 22.4%, Point & Click 20.3%, First-Person 11.6%, Casual 4.2%

Why You'll Like It: A modern spiritual successor to the Myst series that emphasizes exploration and intricate puzzle-solving in a strange, alien environment.

Unique events transport you to the halls of a long-forgotten crypt. The only means of escape lies locked within a stone pedestal, along with a note from your mysterious ally. His words promise assistance, but only serve to entice you into a compelling world of mystery and exploration.

Why similar: Point & Click 50%, Puzzle 30.3%, Adventure 13.4%, First-Person 2.7%, Casual 2.2%

Why You'll Like It: Expands on the tactile, escape-room mechanics of the original, offering more complex puzzles to solve.

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: Point & Click 38.5%, Adventure 36.2%, Female Protagonist 25.3%

Why You'll Like It: A unique adventure game that uses an interface-based perspective to solve puzzles, featuring a female lead in an isolated setting.

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 54.7%, Adventure 33.4%, Female Protagonist 12%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person historical adventure that mirrors the puzzle-solving and exploration style of the seed game.

The Longest Journey is an amazing graphical adventure, where the player controls the protagonist, April Ryan, on her journey between parallel universes.

Why similar: Point & Click 55.6%, Adventure 22.6%, Female Protagonist 18.2%, Puzzle 3%, Singleplayer 0.7%

Why You'll Like It: An iconic narrative-driven adventure that features a memorable female protagonist and deep, immersive world-building.

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 56.4%, Adventure 43.6%

Why You'll Like It: A historical mystery adventure that shares the puzzle-heavy, point-and-click DNA of the seed game.

Make fantastic discoveries and dare to go into the deepest depths of the moon to solve puzzles that will allow you to go back to Earth.

Why similar: Point & Click 47.2%, Adventure 31.1%, Casual 12%, Puzzle 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: Developed by the same team, this game offers a similar classic adventure feel with a focus on puzzle-solving.

TRUST NO ONE BUT YOURSELF as you adventure into the dark world of espionage amidst the volatile atmosphere of impending war. As a double agent, you must find clever ways to pit enemy factions against each other while eluding pursuers in each of your increasingly dangerous missions.

Why similar: Point & Click 50.2%, Adventure 25.7%, Female Protagonist 17.6%, Puzzle 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: A historical adventure that emphasizes investigation and puzzle-solving through a point-and-click interface.

Your adventure continues in Gordian Rooms 2... The escape island game where you venture further into the mysteries of the Gordian Society! Challenge your wits and conquer every puzzle on the Isle of Lye!

Why similar: Adventure 44.7%, Puzzle 31.8%, First-Person 21.1%, Singleplayer 2.4%

Why You'll Like It: Directly mirrors the island-based puzzle exploration theme with a focus on escape-room style mechanics.

Defeat the witch for the last time with the help of your trusty Fairy sidekick and a new friend you met along the way!

Why similar: Adventure 45.1%, Point & Click 35.6%, Puzzle 11.5%, Casual 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: A casual adventure game that incorporates hidden-object and puzzle elements in a fantasy setting.

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 52.2%, Adventure 47.8%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a gothic, atmospheric experience with a focus on point-and-click investigation and environmental puzzles.

The sequel to the award winning adventure hit Secret Files Tunguska. Famine in Africa, floods in Southeast Asia, economic crisis in Europe, and civil wars in South America, the world is on the brink of disaster.

Why similar: Point & Click 59.7%, Adventure 29.8%, Female Protagonist 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: Continues the puzzle-heavy, narrative-driven adventure style of the Secret Files series.

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 55.8%, Point & Click 28.5%, Female Protagonist 9.1%, Puzzle 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: An indie point-and-click adventure that offers a similar casual, puzzle-focused experience.

Pamela Cavendish returns for another adventure! The famous anthropologist ventures into the northern reaches of Europe to rescue a friend who went missing while following the trail of Norse gods. Is this mere coincidence or is there something more behind the legend of Loki and Hodur?

Why similar: Point & Click 39.5%, Adventure 21.7%, Female Protagonist 16.7%, Casual 11.6%, Puzzle 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: A casual adventure game with a strong female protagonist and a focus on hidden-object and puzzle mechanics.

Our beloved princess is missing… What happened? Discover the world of Escape Lala 2, solve mysteries, uncover secrets and bring back peace and order to the world.

Why similar: Point & Click 52.9%, Adventure 33.1%, Puzzle 12.3%, Singleplayer 1.7%

Why You'll Like It: A short, focused escape-room style puzzle game that captures the retro charm of classic adventure titles.

In this comedy of terrors, the fate of the spirit world is in your hands as you embark on a search for your long-lost sibling!

Why similar: Point & Click 41%, Adventure 29.6%, Female Protagonist 17.9%, Casual 11.4%

Why You'll Like It: A charming, story-rich point-and-click adventure with a strong focus on character and puzzle progression.

Keepsake was a labor of love developed 10 years ago by us as an independent studio. For its anniversary, we thought it would be great to see it live again on steam and gain a new following, as we feel that it is still relevant today.

Why similar: Point & Click 42.3%, Adventure 27.3%, Female Protagonist 13.3%, Casual 9.6%, Puzzle 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: A fantasy-themed point-and-click adventure that features a female protagonist and a focus on environmental exploration.

Defuse a Toxic Plot and Reveal the Truth Behind Kate Drew’s Death!

Why similar: Point & Click 39.6%, Female Protagonist 16.9%, Adventure 16.6%, Puzzle 12.1%, Casual 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: Another strong entry in the Nancy Drew series that emphasizes logic and investigation in a mysterious setting.

Traverse through a fantastical island and utilize the local fauna to destroy obstacles. In this 2D platform, the player controls a character that has crash landed on a tropical island. Complete puzzles utilizing the creatures' unique abilities in order to fix their ship and return to the Skyway!

Why similar: Female Protagonist 41.2%, Puzzle 27.7%, Casual 15.8%, Adventure 14.6%, Singleplayer 0.7%

Lured to a remote island, you find yourself confined within the rooms of an ominous mansion. You must draw upon all your puzzle-solving ability to navigate a series of trials devised by a mysterious figure known only as “The Craftsman”. Do you have what it takes to escape?

Why similar: Point & Click 43.9%, Puzzle 34.8%, Adventure 17.7%, First-Person 2.3%, Singleplayer 1.3%

An elaborate puzzle challenge combined with an unconventional story.

Why similar: Point & Click 43.5%, Adventure 23.5%, Female Protagonist 14.6%, Casual 9.6%, Puzzle 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: An artistic, short point-and-click adventure that uses a surreal atmosphere to tell its story.

Dreamfall: The Longest Journey, winner of multiple E3 awards as the best game in its genre, is the continuation of a saga that began in the award-winning The Longest Journey, considered to be one of the finest adventure games ever made.

Why similar: Adventure 50.4%, Female Protagonist 44.1%, Puzzle 3.3%, Singleplayer 2.2%

Why You'll Like It: Continues the narrative-driven adventure tradition with a focus on exploration and character-led storytelling.

Explore strange and wonderful islands and dark labyrinths below in this narrative puzzle platformer. Guide young mechanic Mo on her quest to repair a world on the brink of collapse. The powerful Omni Switch at your disposal may not be enough to fix the damage that hides beneath the surface...

Why similar: Adventure 37.2%, Female Protagonist 33.8%, Puzzle 25.3%, Singleplayer 3.7%

A mystery adventure game and visual novel set on solitary Shironagasu Island. Discover its secrets, solve its mysteries, and escape from the ominous island!

Why similar: Adventure 57%, Point & Click 37%, Casual 4.5%, Singleplayer 1.5%

Mononino and the Treefruities fared well without you - until another disaster scattered the leaves of their home tree. Once more, take on the journey and challenging puzzles along the way.

Why similar: Adventure 50.9%, Point & Click 37.2%, Puzzle 11.9%

Lumina, a young Teslamancer, finds herself stranded after her airship crash lands in Wyrmheim, a remote and treacherous land to the North. Embark on a dangerous adventure, exploring a gigantic, abandoned tower looming over a fjordside valley, on a quest to get Lumina home and back to her family.

Why similar: Adventure 37.1%, Female Protagonist 33.2%, Puzzle 26.6%, Singleplayer 3.1%

Q.U.B.E. 2 is the sequel to the hit first-person puzzle game Q.U.B.E. You are Amelia Cross, a stranded archaeologist who has awoken among the ruins of an ancient alien landscape. With the distant help of another survivor you must solve the puzzles of this mysterious world and find a way back home.

Why similar: Adventure 48.6%, Puzzle 22.5%, Female Protagonist 17.8%, First-Person 9.8%, Singleplayer 1.4%

You’re shipwrecked on a lost mythical island. As backpacker Alex, you must befriend the forgotten gods of Greek mythology and restore their memories. Explore the dynamic island and its story sandbox to build new friendships, solve the mystery and save the gods.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 34.3%, Adventure 29.7%, Puzzle 20.5%, Casual 13.2%, Singleplayer 2.2%

Who is hiding behind Mr. X? Still Life 2 reveals the long-awaited ending of Still Life and spells a new investigation for Agent Victoria McPherson. In Fall 2008, Victoria is sent to Maine where Ellen Dunnigan's body has just been found.

Why similar: Point & Click 55.6%, Adventure 25.7%, Female Protagonist 14.3%, Puzzle 3.8%, Singleplayer 0.7%

Help the Princess save her friends and family!

Why similar: Adventure 61.8%, Puzzle 25.4%, Casual 12.8%

Join Norah, a woman plagued by a mysterious illness, in her search for her missing husband in this adventure puzzle game set on a lush island paradise. Immerse yourself in stunning visuals and unlock forbidden secrets in a moving tale of mystery and love.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 27.9%, Adventure 27.8%, Puzzle 20.3%, First-Person 13.1%, Casual 9.1%

Trapped deep underground on a lost and forgotten island, David’s priority shifts from finding answers about the mystery surrounding him, to surviving the crisis he now finds himself trapped in. It’s now up to you to find an escape from the 157th meridian, but be warned, as escape may not be so easy

Why similar: Point & Click 43.9%, Adventure 27.6%, Puzzle 13.8%, Casual 9.7%, First-Person 4.2%

Discover what connects a lost ship’s disappearance with Devil’s Island and a local family’s unsolved murder.

Why similar: Point & Click 36.4%, Adventure 23.9%, Female Protagonist 14.6%, Casual 13.5%, Puzzle 10.7%

Enter a dark, captivating world as the massive evil of Black Mirror Castle is reincarnated with over 100 atmospheric locations to explore and 40 different characters to interact with. Will Darren's search lead him to redemption or the hell of insanity?

Why similar: Point & Click 60.2%, Adventure 34%, Puzzle 5%, Singleplayer 0.8%

An unnatural storm leaves an adventurous aviator stranded for decades within the infamous Bermuda. Overcome creatures of the deep and unravel the islands secrets in search of a way back home.

Why similar: Point & Click 56.1%, Adventure 21.6%, Puzzle 17.7%, Casual 4.6%

As greed and power divide the tribes of their home planet, Lana and her little companion, Mui, must stand together against the forces reshaping their world – struggling not just for survival, but for the soul of their home.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 31.3%, Adventure 31.1%, Puzzle 17.7%, Casual 17%, Singleplayer 2.9%

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: Point & Click 36.5%, Adventure 32.5%, Female Protagonist 15.7%, Casual 8.5%, Puzzle 6.9%

After a yacht crash in a mysterious storm, Jane finds herself on the coast of a mysterious island - and Mike is missing. Exploring the island, Jane must figure out what happened to Mike. Help them in this thrilling hidden object adventure!

Why similar: Casual 54.3%, Adventure 45.7%

Enter Ravenwood Park and discover the secrets hidden in the mists…

Why similar: Point & Click 43.1%, Adventure 18.8%, Female Protagonist 14.1%, Puzzle 13.1%, Casual 10.1%

All the colors have gone missing from the world. While on a mission to bring them back you discover you are being hunted by those who would see the colors banished. Your only hope is a woman in red who may be holding the key to preventing the world from becoming discolored.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 29%, Puzzle 21.7%, Adventure 18.9%, First-Person 15.2%, Casual 13.6%

Anna must find a way up to the floating Temple of the Clouds and with the help of her mystic animal guides find and save the children of light from the evil Empress Pandora.

Why similar: Adventure 83.8%, Casual 16.2%

Join Evelyn on her quest to save a mysterious island in a puzzle-based atmospheric adventure with a story that spans across 30,000 years of time. Interact with fantastic characters to learn past secrets and transform the Four Elements’ kingdoms, leading up to an epic finale with shocking reveals.

Why similar: Point & Click 43.6%, Female Protagonist 21.2%, Adventure 15.8%, Puzzle 11.5%, Casual 6.9%

You’ve escaped the guarded hospital holding you prisoner to find Buenos Aires in ruins. Memories still missing, you must beat puzzles and collect clues to find a mysterious stranger who may hold the truth to what happened 20 years ago.

Why similar: Point & Click 40.8%, Adventure 37.1%, Casual 15.6%, Puzzle 5.6%, Singleplayer 0.8%

Embark on an epic adventure in Under the Island! A 2D action-adventure steeped in ‘90s charm, step into the shoes of Nia, and battle fierce monsters, solve clever puzzles, and explore a world alive with mystery as you race to save your new home before it’s too late.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 44%, Adventure 26.5%, Puzzle 26%, Singleplayer 3.6%

Yarrrrrr! Scarlett is back in an all-new Farm Frenzy adventure that puts the fun back in farming! Guide the red-haired beauty as she sets aside her vacation plans to help the animals of an abandoned island learn to provide for themselves.

Why similar: Casual 56.1%, Female Protagonist 43.9%

She's back just in time to do all the puzzles in your Sunday paper! It's a Khimera Nonogram adventure!

Why similar: Adventure 38.6%, Female Protagonist 24%, Casual 20.9%, Puzzle 16.5%

Erma's here and she has a.....science fair project to finish? As your project goes explosively awry, look through your hometown in this point-and-click adventure game to gather all the pieces. Figure out how to find the remains of your project to get them back in time to finish for the science fair!

Why similar: Point & Click 58%, Adventure 17.9%, Casual 11.9%, Female Protagonist 10.3%, Singleplayer 2%

How 2 Escape is an escape-simulation game where two players will need to cooperate on asymmetrical gameplay and devices. "Talk together. Help each other." will be your new motto to survive in How 2 Escape.

Why similar: Puzzle 54.5%, Female Protagonist 30.6%, Casual 14.9%

After returning to the quiet streets of Paris to pursue a life of painting, Gus Macpherson could not escape his true art…

Why similar: Point & Click 61.8%, Adventure 28.9%, Puzzle 5.4%, First-Person 3.9%

New Adventure Escape Room Game with Full High Definition Resolution and High Detailed Graphics! First Person Character control with Realistic Gameplay! Can you Escape?

Why similar: Point & Click 25.1%, Adventure 22.5%, Female Protagonist 19.6%, Casual 11.6%, Puzzle 11.4%

Bigfoot, the Abominable Snowman, the Loch Ness Monster - cryptozoologists are trying to track these creatures down and research them. One also appears in the legends of the Ashanti people in Ghana. These tell of human-like creatures that lurk in the trees at night and take their victims off to their caves to suck their blood: the...

Why similar: Point & Click 55.3%, Adventure 30.6%, Female Protagonist 14.1%