Games Like Richard & Alice

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 41.4%, Post-apocalyptic 19.1%, Adventure 15.4%, Noir 13.8%, Indie 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: A quintessential post-apocalyptic point-and-click adventure that focuses on atmospheric world-building and philosophical storytelling.

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 41.2%, Noir 32.4%, Adventure 17.1%, Story Rich 4.7%, Indie 4.5%

Why You'll Like It: This game shares a gritty, noir-inspired sci-fi atmosphere and a compelling dual-narrative structure that mirrors the emotional weight of Richard & Alice.

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 42.1%, Adventure 19.8%, Post-apocalyptic 16.5%, Mystery 9.3%, Indie 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: Set in a dying, post-apocalyptic world, this game features a strong female protagonist and a gripping mystery that aligns perfectly with the seed game's tone.

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 56.5%, Adventure 24.9%, Indie 7.4%, Story Rich 7.4%, Mystery 3.9%

Why You'll Like It: It features a sophisticated, story-rich cyberpunk setting that emphasizes detective work and complex character relationships within a dystopian world.

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 36.1%, Adventure 21.4%, Noir 18.8%, Mystery 11.9%, Post-apocalyptic 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: This sci-fi detective adventure offers a deep, character-driven story where your choices influence the outcome, much like the narrative focus of Richard & Alice.

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 47.6%, Adventure 25%, Story Rich 16.7%, Indie 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: This title captures the dark, psychological, and emotionally heavy tone of the seed game through its unique art style and mature narrative themes.

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 41.6%, Adventure 19.6%, Mystery 13.4%, Noir 9.3%, Story Rich 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: This game excels in character-driven storytelling and mystery, offering a high-quality adventure experience with significant narrative depth.

The Detail, a crime noir adventure in a modern American city. This is a city where cases matter, clearance rates matter, and on a good day even justice matters.

Why similar: Point & Click 55.8%, Adventure 27.6%, Noir 9.4%, Story Rich 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: A gritty, crime-focused adventure that mirrors the tense, grounded, and story-rich atmosphere of the seed game.

A murder. A hack. A bombing. All it takes to plunge the solar system into war – unless you do something about it. Help CDI agent Neil Conrad make a string of increasingly difficult decisions in this modern dialog-driven adventure set in a gorgeous 2D sci-fi noir universe.

Why similar: Crime 41.9%, Noir 36.8%, Adventure 13.7%, Story Rich 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: A modern noir detective game that prioritizes narrative immersion and difficult moral choices in a beautifully realized sci-fi setting.

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: Point & Click 37.7%, Post-apocalyptic 19.8%, Mystery 16.6%, Adventure 16%, Story Rich 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: This isometric adventure offers a visually striking post-apocalyptic world filled with deep lore and narrative-driven exploration.

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 57.9%, Adventure 26.3%, Indie 9.1%, Mystery 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi adventure that features a multi-character perspective and a gripping, high-stakes mystery that feels very similar to the seed game.

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 32.1%, Noir 30.3%, Mystery 18.1%, Adventure 10.6%, Story Rich 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: This atmospheric, narrative-heavy game captures a unique sense of place and existential dread that resonates with fans of dark, indie storytelling.

A moody tale that combines the intrigue and atmosphere of a Raymond Chandler novel or Humphrey Bogart film with classic point-and-click adventure gameplay, Face Noir follows private eye Jack Del Nero as he’s falsely accused of murdering the man who left a little girl in his protection.

Why similar: Point & Click 36.2%, Noir 34.2%, Adventure 17.8%, Mystery 6.2%, Indie 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: This game leans heavily into the noir detective genre, providing a mature, story-rich experience set in a rain-soaked, atmospheric city.

Russell Stone is a Jewish Rabbi at a poor synagogue in New York City. He is a devout man with a problem. Membership is way down and he lacks the funds to keep his synagogue open. Things are looking very bleak, and he has grown progressively more cynical and bitter with the passage of time.

Why similar: Point & Click 42.8%, Noir 24.9%, Adventure 18.5%, Indie 6.5%, Mystery 3.9%

Why You'll Like It: A short, punchy noir adventure that focuses on character-driven dialogue and a unique, introspective mystery.

Something ancient and evil is stirring in Victorian England. Only you can stop it. Journey to the brink of madness and beyond as you set forth alone into the dark.

Why similar: Point & Click 63.7%, Adventure 16.9%, Story Rich 15.7%, Indie 3.8%

Why You'll Like It: It utilizes a minimalist pixel-art style to deliver a haunting, mystery-filled experience that focuses on atmosphere and tension.

The last game in the Blackwell series.

Why similar: Point & Click 45.4%, Adventure 21.7%, Noir 12.2%, Mystery 9.8%, Indie 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: The conclusion to a beloved detective series that masterfully blends supernatural mystery with deep, emotional character arcs.

1954: Alcatraz – The cash is out there. But who will get it?Joe's doing 40 years on Alcatraz for a heist on an armored truck. The loot is still hidden out there, but only Joe knows where it is. In the streets of San Francisco, Joe's ex-accomplices and his wife are eager to find the stolen money. Who will get their hands on the dough?

Why similar: Point & Click 43.2%, Adventure 23.2%, Crime 17.5%, Noir 8.1%, Indie 8%

Why You'll Like It: A prison-themed adventure that focuses on crime, escape, and character relationships, sharing the claustrophobic tension of the seed game.

The award-winning point-and-click adventure returns in the Director's Cut with an extended story, additional puzzles, and new areas to explore. Witness the rise of an iconic detective as you uncover a dark and sinister truth hiding behind the calm exterior of a small rural town.

Why similar: Point & Click 48%, Mystery 24.2%, Adventure 16.8%, Story Rich 11.1%

Why You'll Like It: A compelling detective mystery that balances a strong narrative with classic point-and-click mechanics and a dark, moody aesthetic.

Still Life 2 also now available!

Why similar: Point & Click 36.5%, Crime 22.7%, Adventure 18%, Mystery 13.5%, Noir 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: A classic mystery-thriller that focuses on a dual-timeline investigation, mirroring the narrative structure of Richard & Alice.

Rauniot is an isometric post-apocalyptic point and click adventure game which takes place to Northern Finland.

Why similar: Point & Click 39.6%, Post-apocalyptic 23.2%, Adventure 20.8%, Indie 9.7%, Story Rich 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: A bleak, post-apocalyptic point-and-click adventure that emphasizes survival and mystery in a desolate, ruined landscape.

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 42.4%, Post-apocalyptic 19.8%, Adventure 19.4%, Story Rich 11.3%, Indie 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: A classic post-apocalyptic adventure that remains a gold standard for dystopian storytelling and point-and-click puzzle design.

A Void Hope takes you on an atmospheric narrative adventure to find a cure for a collapsed city. Follow the story of a tormented couple as they try to decipher reality from nightmares and evade the shadowy threats lurking in the dark.

Why similar: Adventure 62.2%, Mystery 24.4%, Indie 13.4%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric, dystopian adventure that uses a retro aesthetic to tell a somber and immersive story.

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 51.1%, Adventure 30%, Mystery 9.4%, Indie 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: A classic-style detective adventure that prioritizes puzzle-solving and a slow-burn mystery narrative.

The year is 2036. In this famine-riddled world, food-centric sovereignty has been established. Living alone inside a food-inspection booth, you are striving to find truth and peace beyond the borderline.

Why similar: Point & Click 37.1%, Mystery 22.6%, Post-apocalyptic 16%, Story Rich 13%, Adventure 11.3%

Why You'll Like It: A choice-heavy, story-rich game that explores the consequences of living in a bleak, dystopian society.

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 40.4%, Noir 34.5%, Adventure 13.6%, Story Rich 11.5%

Why You'll Like It: This game combines a noir detective aesthetic with detailed pixel art and a story-rich, dystopian world.

Fran Bow is a creepy adventure game that tells the story of Fran, a young girl struggling with a mental disorder and an unfair destiny.

Why similar: Point & Click 56.7%, Adventure 18.6%, Story Rich 16%, Indie 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: This surreal, dark adventure focuses on a young protagonist navigating a disturbing world, offering a deeply emotional and story-rich experience.

There is nothing Joe wouldn't do for his wife. But as they try to save their marriage with a romantic getaway, things go from bad to worse, and from worse... to insanity...

Why similar: Point & Click 41.7%, Adventure 29.6%, Story Rich 15.2%, Indie 13.5%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, psychological horror-adventure that explores heavy themes through a unique and unsettling narrative lens.

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 50.5%, Adventure 31.6%, Mystery 12.7%, Story Rich 5.1%

Why You'll Like It: A mystery-focused adventure that balances supernatural elements with grounded detective work and a strong narrative.

Join the District Crime Agency in this isometric, modern noir deduction thriller. Explore crime scenes in complex dioramas, organize your evidence effectively, and blur the lines between right and wrong to present your case. Do you have what it takes to be a real detective?

Why similar: Crime 28.2%, Noir 22%, Point & Click 19.1%, Adventure 12.4%, Mystery 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: An isometric detective game that focuses on piecing together clues and building a case, perfect for fans of the mystery genre.

In this short visual novel, four prisoners on death row are cleared of all charges. But the prison has a quota to meet. The four are put in a room and asked to decide among themselves over the course of an hour... who will be the one to die?

Why similar: Crime 52.9%, Mystery 34.4%, Adventure 6.8%, Story Rich 5.8%

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 45.3%, Adventure 19.4%, Noir 12.6%, Mystery 12.3%, Indie 6.5%

Street psychics. Their blinking neon signs are everywhere, promising love and wealth and happiness. They make a fortune preying on the gullible and milking them dry. So when these victims begin dying and leaving confused spirits behind, it can only take a genuine psychic (and her wayward spirit guide) to clean up the mess.

Why similar: Point & Click 48%, Adventure 18.9%, Noir 13.6%, Mystery 10.8%, Indie 6.4%

From the designer and artists behind "Stranded" comes a short story about the intersection of morality and sentience, in a cyberpunk future where both have become commodities.

Why similar: Point & Click 41%, Adventure 39.2%, Indie 19.8%

Why You'll Like It: A short, impactful cyberpunk adventure that uses pixel art to deliver a tense and focused narrative experience.

The Rivers of Alice is a classic-style, emotional, graphic adventure set in a universe of puzzles and characters from the imagination of vetusta morla. Every time Alice falls asleep, she enters a fantasy world where the player must help her face her fears.

Why similar: Adventure 42.9%, Point & Click 37%, Indie 20.2%

Escape adventure game. During a tea party, Alice and her friends become trapped in a world created by demons. Will they be able to escape this twisted realm safely?

Why similar: Adventure 90.6%, Indie 9.4%

Locked away in the most secure prison in the galaxy, with little hope of escape, Gail Pilgrim faces the most difficult ordeals of her life. Her only hope lies in trusting those who she has come to regard as her friends.

Why similar: Adventure 63%, Point & Click 20.8%, Story Rich 8.3%, Indie 7.9%

The third game in the Blackwell series

Why similar: Point & Click 65.6%, Adventure 23%, Mystery 6.6%, Indie 4.8%

“The hospital was empty. Quiet, and brighter than usual... like waking up on a snow day. But I didn't feel cold. I didn't feel much of anything.”

Why similar: Adventure 43.8%, Mystery 36.9%, Story Rich 19.3%

When 3 NYU students kill themselves, nobody thinks that a sinister force is at work. Nobody but fledgling medium Rosa Blackwell & her new spirit guide Joey Mallone.

Why similar: Point & Click 45.3%, Adventure 18.5%, Mystery 13.5%, Noir 12.8%, Indie 6%

Witness to Mass Incarceration is a narrative-driven interactive story based on my life in federal prison. It is a brutally honest portrayal of the lack of humanity, how our lives inside are at risk every day, and the place you are forced to go within yourself to survive.

Why similar: Point & Click 42.4%, Adventure 37.3%, Story Rich 15.3%, Indie 5%

Rocket of Whispers is an award-winning post-apocalyptic adventure that follows two survivors on a journey to launch a space burial for the lost souls of their desolate world. Help them search the snowy wasteland for supplies and the courage to say goodbye.

Why similar: Adventure 30.7%, Post-apocalyptic 28.3%, Story Rich 23%, Indie 18%

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: Adventure 34.9%, Point & Click 34%, Indie 14.8%, Post-apocalyptic 8.2%, Mystery 7.9%

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 56.1%, Adventure 43.9%

Clinging to the memory of her vanished sisters, an isolated woman wanders a dying reality.

Why similar: Adventure 38.3%, Story Rich 32.3%, Mystery 29.3%

A sinister creature has enslaved mankind. Solve puzzles, gather components for a machine you are building, find comfort in your dreams.

Why similar: Point & Click 53.1%, Adventure 40.9%, Indie 6.1%

You have five days to save your husband, who has just been arrested by the Gestapo. Investigate, explore and form allegiances in this story-rich RPG-lite. Who will you trust?

Why similar: Adventure 64.5%, Story Rich 29.7%, Indie 5.8%

Alice's World is a story-driven 2D adventure puzzle game. Amidst desolate ruins and deserted cities in a world filled with death, the young girl Alice hears "your" voice from in front of the screen. You must guide her forward, solve the mysteries, and reach the top of the tower.

Why similar: Adventure 39.2%, Story Rich 23.7%, Mystery 22.4%, Indie 14.7%

You are ARID, the AI of a high-tech combat suit crashed on a hostile planet. Your pilot is dying inside you. Your protocols demand you save him — but this world will force you to bend every rule you have. A dark sci-fi puzzle-adventure. Winner of Giant Bomb's Best Story award.

Why similar: Adventure 39.7%, Point & Click 31.7%, Indie 15.4%, Story Rich 13.2%

When one brother is taken away by the Inquisition, the other must search for answers that will set his imprisoned sibling free. You’ll be quickly immersed in an extraordinary expedition, as you explore the ravishingly beautiful and detailed locations and solve a unique combination of puzzles, mini-games, and other challenges within the...

Why similar: Point & Click 50.3%, Adventure 49.7%

"GOODBYE WORLD" is a narrative adventure game. Play through 12 stages of a puzzle platformer while following the two protagonists through 13 chapters of their story.

Why similar: Adventure 47.8%, Story Rich 28.5%, Indie 23.7%

Witness The Charnel House Trilogy, the chronicle of one fateful night aboard a train bound for Augur Peak. Three thrilling, horrifying adventure games in one, from the depths of the Sepulchre, starring Madeleine Roux, Peter Willington, Jonathan Grier, Jim Sterling, and Ben Chandler as Grub.

Why similar: Point & Click 40%, Adventure 22.4%, Noir 18.8%, Mystery 10.4%, Indie 8.4%

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: Adventure 40%, Mystery 34%, Story Rich 26%

Locked in her one-room apartment, Maggie Mallowne must uncover the mysterious celebrity conspiracies of the outside world by talking to her neighbors through her apartment walls

Why similar: Adventure 100%

Penelope Barker and Aaron S. Reid are agents of the extra-governmental Pandora Global Corp, which works in parallel with the CIA. Unbeknown to them, they are also guinea pigs in an ambitious and dangerous project...

Why similar: Point & Click 41.8%, Adventure 40.4%, Indie 17.7%

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 25.3%, Indie 10.7%, Mystery 8.2%

Explore the stylish world of Wonderland with Usada and Kotora as they search for a mysterious girl named Alice! A Metroidvania action game with a rich, exhilarating battle system all wrapped up in cuteness!

Why similar: Adventure 61.9%, Story Rich 38.1%

A hand-drawn story exploration game set 300 years after the apocalypse. You play an archaeologist named Professor Zay, joined by her companion, ARORA, a centuries-old AI capable of recreating human memories from scanned relics.

Why similar: Adventure 32.9%, Post-apocalyptic 23.5%, Mystery 20%, Indie 13.2%, Story Rich 10.5%

You are on a bleak, cold, windy island. And you seem to be alone... but fires and candles still burn. As you explore, a story of guilt, loneliness, and faith begins to take shape. And it becomes obvious that something is hunting you...

Why similar: Point & Click 28.4%, Adventure 26.8%, Post-apocalyptic 19.3%, Story Rich 14.2%, Indie 11.2%

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 51.5%, Adventure 32%, Indie 8.5%, Mystery 8.1%