- #1 The Room
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 31,189 reviews2014
Dev: Fireproof Games
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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: Puzzle 63.4%, Point & Click 26.3%, Adventure 6%, First-Person 2.3%, Casual 2%
Why You'll Like It: This game is the gold standard for tactile, mechanical puzzle-box gameplay that mirrors the safe-cracking focus of the seed game.
- #2 The House of Da Vinci
96% matchVery Positive87% of 7,021 reviews2017
Dev: Blue Brain Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Enter The House of Da Vinci, a new must-try 3D puzzle adventure game. Solve mechanical puzzles, discover hidden objects, escape from rooms and dive into the authentic atmosphere of the Renaissance. Use all your wits to find out what's behind your master's disappearance.
Why similar: Puzzle 44.6%, Point & Click 35.5%, Adventure 12.6%, Casual 3.6%, First-Person 3.6%
Why You'll Like It: It features intricate, Renaissance-themed mechanical puzzles that require the same level of observation and manipulation as Safecracker.
- #3 The Room Three
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 13,147 reviews2018
Dev: Fireproof Games
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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: Puzzle 66.4%, Point & Click 22.8%, Adventure 9.1%, First-Person 1.7%
Why You'll Like It: This entry introduces larger, interconnected environments that feel very similar to exploring the mansion in Safecracker.
- #4 The Room Two
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 21,377 reviews2016
Dev: Fireproof Games
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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: Puzzle 61.4%, Point & Click 27.6%, Adventure 7.3%, First-Person 2.2%, Casual 1.6%
Why You'll Like It: Expanding on the original, this title offers even more complex, multi-layered puzzles set in atmospheric, mysterious environments.
- #5 The Room 4: Old Sins
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 17,944 reviews2021
Dev: Fireproof Games
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 93%
The disappearance of an ambitious engineer and his high-society wife provokes a hunt for a precious artefact. The trail leads you to the attic of their home, and the discovery of an old, peculiar dollhouse. What secrets lie within these walls?
Why similar: Puzzle 58.1%, Point & Click 27.1%, Adventure 9.8%, First-Person 4.3%, Casual 0.7%
Why You'll Like It: It maintains the high-quality tactile puzzle design while focusing on a single, detailed dollhouse that acts as a giant puzzle box.
- #6 Boxes: Lost Fragments
94% matchVery Positive93% of 5,173 reviews2024
Dev: Big Loop StudiosPub: Snapbreak
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
As a legendary thief, your next assignment lures you into a grand and lavish mansion. There you find a series of puzzle boxes, designed for an unknown purpose. What should have been a quick in-and-out, gradually turns into your own harrowing struggle for freedom and answers.
Why similar: Puzzle 47.4%, Point & Click 31.7%, Adventure 13%, Casual 8%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses heavily on the 'puzzle box' mechanic, requiring players to manipulate objects to reveal hidden compartments and secrets.
- #7 The Eyes of Ara
93% matchVery Positive83% of 830 reviews2016
Dev: 100 Stones Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Explore a vast, mysterious castle riddled with secret rooms and challenging puzzles in this award-winning puzzle adventure.
Why similar: Puzzle 37.7%, Point & Click 33.5%, Adventure 13.3%, First-Person 9.3%, Casual 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: This game captures the essence of exploring a mysterious, puzzle-filled mansion with a strong emphasis on environmental observation.
- #8 Gordian Rooms 1: A curious heritage
92% matchVery Positive86% of 522 reviews2020
Dev: Crimsonite Games
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Gordian Rooms: A Curious Heritage is a Victorian escape game, where you solve various puzzles in your late uncle’s mansion in the hope of obtaining his legacy.
Why similar: Puzzle 37.2%, Point & Click 35.2%, Adventure 13.7%, Casual 7.4%, First-Person 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: This game perfectly captures the Victorian-era mansion mystery vibe with a heavy focus on logic and point-and-click puzzle solving.
- #9 The House of Da Vinci 2
91% matchVery Positive91% of 2,190 reviews2020
Dev: Blue Brain Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Become an apprentice of the famous Leonardo da Vinci. Solve handcrafted mechanical 3D puzzles and discover hidden secrets. Navigate through mesmerizing environments of the Italian Renaissance. Travel through time to influence your surroundings.
Why similar: Puzzle 71.9%, Adventure 21.1%, First-Person 4.1%, Casual 2.9%
Why You'll Like It: This sequel refines the mechanical puzzle-solving experience with more depth and a compelling historical mystery.
- #10 The House of Da Vinci 3
91% matchVery Positive90% of 1,341 reviews2022
Dev: Blue Brain Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 93%
The grand finale to The House of Da Vinci trilogy is here! Solve numerous new puzzles and mind benders and explore new mystifying locations of ravishing beauty.
Why similar: Puzzle 37.1%, Point & Click 34.9%, Adventure 12.9%, Casual 7.8%, First-Person 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: The conclusion to the trilogy offers the most polished and challenging mechanical puzzles in the series.
- #11 3D Escape Room: Mystic Manor
89% matchVery Positive81% of 111 reviews2025
Dev: Shenzhen Zhonglian Interactive Technology Co.,Ltd
Windows
Every corner of this manor holds secrets. You inherit not just the estate, but scattered letters and an intricately designed puzzle. Eyepieces transcending spacetime plunge you into others' memories. Traverse 16 themed chambers, unravel nested mechanisms, until you unveil the buried past...
Why similar: Puzzle 40%, Point & Click 29.9%, Adventure 13.6%, Casual 9.5%, First-Person 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a direct, puzzle-centric experience set in a mansion that echoes the core gameplay loop of Safecracker.
- #12 Quern - Undying Thoughts
90% matchVery Positive91% of 3,956 reviews2016
Dev: Zadbox EntertainmentPub: Blue Brain Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Discover the truth about Quern’s past, unfold the mysteries of its present, and be the explorer who shapes its future. Quern introduces reusable puzzle mechanics to the classic genre, making the player think about the game as a whole, and not just as a series of individual challenges.
Why similar: Puzzle 45.6%, Point & Click 26.6%, Adventure 17.1%, First-Person 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person puzzle adventure that excels at creating a sense of place while challenging the player with complex, logical mechanisms.
- #13 Escape Simulator
89% matchVery Positive94% of 19,051 reviews2021
Dev: Pine Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
First-person puzzler you can play solo or in an online co-op. Explore a set of highly interactive escape rooms. Move furniture, pick up and examine everything, smash pots and break locks! Play thousands of community-made rooms through the level editor.
Why similar: Puzzle 61%, Point & Click 12.9%, Adventure 11.2%, First-Person 9.3%, Casual 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a highly interactive, first-person escape room experience where manipulating objects is key to progression.
- #14 Escape From Mystwood Mansion
87% matchVery Positive93% of 1,271 reviews2023
Dev: Lost Sock Studio
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
In this first-person puzzle escape room game, you are trapped in the mysterious Mystwood mansion. Explore the mansion and find hidden compartments while solving puzzles and deciphering codes to find a way out. Will you escape or linger to uncover the mansion's final secret?
Why similar: Puzzle 43.9%, Point & Click 23.2%, First-Person 12.2%, Casual 10.5%, Adventure 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: This title focuses on the escape-room experience within a grand, atmospheric house, emphasizing logic and observation.
- #15 The Inheritance of Crimson Manor
88% matchVery Positive88% of 904 reviews2022
Dev: MediaCity Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Explore a beautiful and Enigmatic Victorian Manor with a dark secret, In this gothic horror story first person exploration puzzle game filled with fine art, secret passages and mysterious mechanical puzzles playing as the executor of the last will from the enigmatic Railroad Magnate Hadley Strange.
Why similar: Puzzle 70.8%, First-Person 18.9%, Adventure 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: It is a dedicated mansion-exploration game that tasks players with solving a series of puzzles to uncover the secrets of a wealthy estate.
- #16 Agent A: A puzzle in disguise
85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 6,056 reviews2019
Dev: Yak & Co
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 80%
A suave secret agent adventure game. Your mission (should you choose to accept) is to infiltrate enemy spy Ruby La Rouge’s secret hideaway and put a stop to her evil plans!
Why similar: Puzzle 44.6%, Point & Click 41%, Adventure 14.4%
Why You'll Like It: This stylish point-and-click game features clever gadget-based puzzles that feel like a modern take on the safe-cracking genre.
- #17 Musaic Box
86% matchVery Positive93% of 267 reviews2009
Dev: KranX Productions
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Uncover all of your grandfather's sheet music, hidden in his home amongst a treasure trove of gorgeous antiques and musical relics. Melodious music box games will let you piece these special compositions together and unleash their symphonious secrets. Unlock Creative Mode and write your own outstanding arrangements.
Why similar: Puzzle 69.9%, Casual 30.1%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a unique, music-themed puzzle experience that requires the same kind of methodical thinking as safe-cracking.
- #18 Rusty Lake Hotel
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 10,215 reviews2016
Dev: Rusty Lake
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Are you ready to serve the guests in the Rusty Lake Hotel? Solve all mysteries in this dark and eerie puzzle game. Rusty Lake Hotel is a point-and-click adventure by the creators of the Rusty Lake & Cube Escape series.
Why similar: Puzzle 47.9%, Point & Click 38.8%, Adventure 10.7%, Casual 2.6%
Why You'll Like It: While more surreal, this game relies on the same point-and-click logic and object manipulation found in classic puzzle adventures.
- #19 Secrets of Blackrock Manor - Escape Room
82% matchVery Positive81% of 209 reviews2025
Dev: Biri Biri
Windows
Find the hidden fortune of Blackrock Manor. Discover the truth about the family deaths. In this mysterious Escape room, you will have to solve puzzles to find the hidden vault with the treasure. But you will find much more...
Why similar: Puzzle 37.3%, Point & Click 35.3%, Adventure 13.7%, First-Person 7.7%, Casual 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a focused, room-by-room puzzle experience that emphasizes finding and using clues to unlock doors and containers.
- #20 Obduction
84% matchMostly Positive80% of 3,955 reviews2016
Dev: Cyan, Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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: Puzzle 49.9%, Adventure 24.3%, Point & Click 12.3%, First-Person 10.2%, Casual 3.3%
Why You'll Like It: Created by the developers of Myst, this game offers deep, first-person exploration and complex environmental puzzles.
- #21 Sherlock Holmes: The Mystery of the Mummy
86% matchMostly Negative28% of 533 reviews2009
Dev: Frogwares
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 42%
Take on the role of the famous detective Sherlock Holmes and get ready to avoid numerous traps and to solve riddles. A mysterious murder, numerous suspects, and the famous mummy for a case that appears to be not that easy...
Why similar: Point & Click 37.9%, Adventure 33.6%, Puzzle 23.4%, First-Person 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: A classic detective adventure that relies on environmental puzzles and investigation within a contained, mysterious setting.
- #22 The Escaper
82% matchVery Positive94% of 772 reviews2020
Dev: Nocturnal works
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
3D escape room game with realtime graphics and physics-based puzzles.
Why similar: Puzzle 34.2%, Adventure 31.3%, Point & Click 22.9%, First-Person 6.1%, Casual 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: A straightforward, puzzle-focused escape room game that rewards players for finding and using hidden clues.
- #23 Escape Rosecliff Island
83% matchMostly Positive73% of 337 reviews2009
Dev: SpinTop GamesPub: Electronic Arts
Windows · Mac
Median: 54 minMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 49%
An unexpected storm has left you shipwrecked on a mysterious and remote private island. Seek & find cleverly hidden objects and solve puzzles to find a way off the island! Find over 2100 hidden objects in 25 intriguing and mysterious locations to find items that will help you escape!
Why similar: Puzzle 64.6%, Casual 25%, Adventure 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: A classic hidden-object and puzzle game that tasks players with finding clues to escape a series of themed rooms.
- #24 Return to Mysterious Island
81% matchVery Positive84% of 464 reviews2014
Dev: Kheops StudioPub: Microids
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 53%
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 35%, Puzzle 29.1%, Adventure 22.4%, Casual 10.1%, First-Person 3.4%
Why You'll Like It: This game emphasizes inventory-based puzzle solving and exploration, fitting the classic point-and-click adventure style.
- #25 Last Will
81% matchMostly Positive75% of 390 reviews2016
Dev: LizardFactory
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Your deranged and mysterious Grandfather is dead, and in his last will and testament, he gave his entire fortune and mansion to you. But on one condition. You have to visit his mansion and collect the riches for yourself. But once the door shuts behind you, you realize that this is no easy task.
Why similar: Puzzle 74.1%, Adventure 25.9%
Why You'll Like It: This game blends mystery and puzzle-solving in a way that feels very similar to the inheritance-themed narrative of Safecracker.
- #26 Drawn®: The Painted Tower
80% matchVery Positive85% of 201 reviews2011
Dev: Big Fish StudiosPub: BFG Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Enter the world of Drawn, and unravel the secrets of the Painted Tower. Overcome challenging puzzles on your quest to save Iris. A curse has locked each floor of the tower, and only the most creative adventurer can find a way through.
Why similar: Puzzle 33.1%, Point & Click 27.1%, Adventure 24.7%, Casual 15.1%
Why You'll Like It: A beautiful point-and-click adventure that uses creative, logic-based puzzles to progress through its magical tower.
- #27 The House of Tesla: Definitive Edition
75% matchMostly Positive70% of 752 reviews2025
Dev: Blue Brain Games
Windows · Linux
Solve intricate puzzles to activate Nikola Tesla's creations, restore Wardenclyffe Tower, and unlock hidden devices in his New York lab. Explore the Chicago World's Fair in this mind-bending puzzle adventure.
Why similar: Puzzle 40.4%, Point & Click 38.3%, Adventure 14.1%, First-Person 7.2%
- #28 Palm Cracker
74% matchVery Positive98% of 91 reviews2025
Dev: Petter Malmehed
Windows
Delve into a gripping world of puzzles, true ciphers on an old PalmPilot system. Will you uncover the Crypt Killer’s confession and bring him to justice, or will he escape the law?
Why similar: Point & Click 45.3%, Puzzle 43.9%, Adventure 10.7%
- #29 Aura: Fate of the Ages
79% matchMixed61% of 219 reviews2010
Dev: Streko GraphicsPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 29%
'In the hallways of the ancients, the Keepers have existed forever.' The legend also claims that whoever unites these rings with the artifacts of the parallel worlds will achieve great power and immortality.
Why similar: Point & Click 38.8%, Puzzle 35.5%, Adventure 25.8%
Why You'll Like It: A classic first-person adventure game that focuses on intricate, logic-heavy puzzles in a mysterious, isolated world.
- #30 Murder Mystery Adventure
79% matchMostly Negative28% of 87 reviews2016
Dev: EnsenaSoft
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 99%
Murder Mystery Adventure tells the suspenseful story of a chilling murder committed in a mysterious mansion upon the hillside at the outskirts of town. Only you can solve the crime. Only you have the wits to solve challenging puzzles to unveil critical clues.
Why similar: Adventure 100%
Why You'll Like It: This game combines narrative mystery with point-and-click exploration, requiring players to solve puzzles to advance the plot.
- #31 Machinika: Museum
73% matchVery Positive93% of 6,181 reviews2021
Dev: Littlefield StudioPub: Dear Villagers
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Welcome to the Museum! Machinika Museum is a mystery game where you discover beautiful and mysterious machines of extra-terrestrial origins in an atmospheric galaxy-spanning 3D puzzle game. Will you be able to understand their stories and discover what happened to their previous owner?
Why similar: Puzzle 42.6%, Point & Click 36%, Adventure 11.6%, First-Person 9.8%
- #32 Puzzle Bots
78% matchMostly Positive77% of 169 reviews2010
Dev: Ivy GamesPub: Wadjet Eye Games
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 42%
There’s a big secret at Dr. Hugo’s Factory for Making Robots. When the inventors aren’t looking, their tiny robots go on big adventures. They never expected to stumble onto a plot so diabolical it threatened their very existence. With lasers.
Why similar: Puzzle 41%, Point & Click 34.4%, Adventure 24.6%
Why You'll Like It: A charming adventure game that uses unique character abilities to solve logic puzzles in a contained environment.
- #33 Lost Civilization
78% matchMixed53% of 133 reviews2014
Dev: Icarus GamesPub: Phoenix Online Publishing
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Race to unearth the mystery of a forgotten civilization and rescue your kidnapped fiancé in this atmospheric adventure, suitable for beginners and diehards alike, which features a haunting blend of puzzle-solving and investigation.
Why similar: Point & Click 40.3%, Adventure 35.7%, Casual 24%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a solid point-and-click adventure experience with a focus on uncovering secrets through environmental puzzles.
- #34 CaseCracker3
71% matchVery Positive89% of 302 reviews2026
Dev: BlackRobe
Windows · Mac
Confronted with fragmented narratives and deceptive persons of interest, you must isolate crucial evidence. Shatter logical loopholes from testimonies and reconstruct the crime scene from subtle clues. Can you survive this immersive battle of wits?
Why similar: Puzzle 42.8%, Point & Click 37.4%, Adventure 13%, First-Person 6.8%
- #35 Pickers
77% matchVery Positive84% of 229 reviews2012
Dev: MumboJumboPub: Accelerate Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 53%
Get ready for the ultimate treasure hunt! Your shop, Rusted Gold, has shelves to fill, auctions to run, and money to make—and you can only do that with the best finds. Check out the dozens of locations from run-down farms to back road antique shops to abandoned storage units to see if you can stumble upon your next great treasure.
Why similar: Point & Click 37.8%, Casual 32.6%, Adventure 29.5%
- #36 Millionaire Manor
77% matchMixed54% of 92 reviews2014
Dev: Gogii GamesPub: Strategy First
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Can you overcome the mysteries of the Millionaire Manor and stop the macabre machinations of a madman?
Why similar: Puzzle 52.9%, Adventure 47.1%
- #37 Islands of Insight
71% matchMostly Positive72% of 3,197 reviews2024
Dev: Lunarch StudiosPub: Behaviour Interactive Inc.
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 18.3 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Seek out and solve 10,000+ puzzles at your own pace across this sublime puzzle game.
Why similar: Puzzle 53%, Adventure 18.6%, First-Person 15.2%, Casual 13.2%
- #38 Voyage: Journey to the Moon
76% matchMostly Positive79% of 182 reviews2014
Dev: Microids
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 44%
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 36.5%, Puzzle 27.6%, Adventure 23.8%, Casual 12.1%
- #39 Adventure Chronicles: The Search For Lost Treasure
76% matchMixed68% of 102 reviews2014
Dev: GogiiPub: Strategy First
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Find some of the greatest unsolved treasures of our time!
Why similar: Adventure 100%
- #40 3D Escape Room: Detective Story
72% matchMostly Positive70% of 125 reviews2025
Dev: Shenzhen Zhonglian Interactive Technology Co.,Ltd
Windows
3D Escape Room: Detective Story is an immersive 3D puzzle game that takes you to 1930s London. In the game, you play as an insightful private detective, searching for clues in realistic 3D environments, solving intricate puzzles and mini-games, and cracking bizarre cases.
Why similar: Puzzle 39.4%, Point & Click 34.2%, Adventure 13.9%, Casual 6.9%, First-Person 5.7%
- #41 Escape Game
74% matchVery Positive82% of 148 reviews2018
Dev: RewindApp
Windows
In Escape Game you will have to solve the different puzzles hidden in the house to escape!
Why similar: Puzzle 41%, Point & Click 23.2%, Casual 15.8%, Adventure 13.6%, First-Person 6.4%
- #42 Around the World in 80 days: Hidden Objects
73% matchMostly Positive72% of 195 reviews2017
Dev: Crisp App Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
A bold wager sends you across continents while Detective Fix closes in. Guide Fogg and Passepartout through a hidden object mystery, search scenes by list or silhouette, spot differences, match pairs, and solve logic puzzles before time runs out.
Why similar: Puzzle 39.6%, Point & Click 35.6%, Adventure 14.9%, Casual 9.9%
- #43 Vault Cracker
75% matchMixed49% of 55 reviews2014
Dev: Gogii GamesPub: Strategy First
Windows
Help Melissa find her son, his kidnapper and avoid the police radar!
Why similar: Adventure 100%
- #44 Unmechanical
72% matchVery Positive92% of 475 reviews2012
Dev: Talawa GamesPub: Teotl Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 58%
A carefully created world with unique environments and an engrossing atmosphere, Unmechanical offers over 30 unique puzzles of exploration and adventure!
Why similar: Puzzle 63.4%, Adventure 22.5%, Casual 14%
- #45 Access Denied: Escape
69% matchVery Positive91% of 281 reviews2023
Dev: Stately Snail
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Access Denied: Escape is a puzzle game where you have to hack data vaults and interact with various devices to escape.
Why similar: Puzzle 61.1%, Adventure 18.2%, First-Person 16.4%, Casual 4.3%
- #46 Mystery of Mortlake Mansion
70% matchVery Positive88% of 94 reviews2022
Dev: Best Games CollectionPub: HH-Games
Windows
Mystery of Mortlake Mansion is a hidden object adventure game with a deep and interesting story. The player is summoned to Mortlake Mansion by an elderly gentleman, who was so obsessed with magic that he dedicated his entire life to tracking down and learning the secrets of his favorite magician.
Why similar: Puzzle 47.8%, Adventure 31.9%, Casual 20.4%
- #47 Midnight Mysteries
73% matchMixed69% of 174 reviews2009
Dev: MumboJumboPub: Accelerate Games
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 62%
The master of macabre, Edgar Allan Poe, leads you on a shadowy journey to finally solve the mystery of his death. As a famed mystery writer, you’re looking for your next cold case to crack when an unexpected visitor hands you the perfect case to get your career moving again.
Why similar: Adventure 37.9%, Puzzle 35.9%, Casual 26.2%
- #48 House of 1000 Doors: The Palm of Zoroaster
70% matchVery Positive95% of 77 reviews2019
Dev: Five-BNPub: Alawar Casual
Windows
Guide Kate Reed as she searches for the artifacts that can break the power of a cursed gem, solves clever puzzles and finds ingeniously hidden objects.
Why similar: Adventure 58.1%, Casual 41.9%
- #49 Gordian Rooms 2: A curious island
68% matchMostly Positive76% of 148 reviews2024
Dev: Crimsonite Games
Windows
Your adventure continues in Gordian Rooms 2... Explore the Isle of Lye, an isolated testing ground for the Gordian Society’s finest! Uncover the secrets of a grand mansion and its surroundings, get to know its quirky former inhabitants, and challenge your wits.
Why similar: Puzzle 60.8%, Adventure 23.2%, First-Person 16%
- #50 The Book of Unwritten Tales
69% matchVery Positive91% of 2,149 reviews2012
Dev: KING ArtPub: THQ Nordic
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 61%
In a world torn by war, the aged gremlin archaeologist Mortimer MacGuffin harbors the dark secret of a powerful artifact.
Why similar: Point & Click 58%, Adventure 26.3%, Puzzle 15.7%
- #51 Take Notes
66% matchVery Positive97% of 92 reviews2025
Dev: Stoneware Game Studio
Windows
Take Notes is a puzzle game set in the near future within a bunker filled with 40 unique puzzles. Prepare yourself for a mind-bending adventure where every puzzle solved brings you one step closer to stopping the unthinkable
Why similar: Puzzle 58.2%, Adventure 16.1%, First-Person 15.5%, Casual 10.2%
- #52 Adam's Venture Chronicles
71% matchMixed67% of 307 reviews2015
Dev: Vertigo GamesPub: SOEDESCO
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Help renowned explorer and adventurer Adam Venture and his accomplice Evelyn discover artifacts, unravel ancient mysteries, decipher strange symbols and solve ingenious puzzles around gorgeous historical sites from the 1920's.
Why similar: Puzzle 58%, Adventure 30.5%, Casual 11.6%
- #53 The Cabinets of Doctor Arcana
69% matchVery Positive92% of 59 reviews2018
Dev: Monolith Graphics
Windows · Mac
The Cabinets of Doctor Arcana is a dark adventure game set inside the haunted mansion of a mysterious magician who vanished several years ago. Resolve a maze of riddles and perplexing puzzles to unlock doors and secret passages, or be doomed to spend eternity trapped inside the inescapable mansion.
Why similar: Puzzle 39.4%, Point & Click 31.8%, Adventure 16.9%, Casual 11.8%
- #54 Escape First Alchemist: Prologue
67% matchVery Positive83% of 89 reviews2022
Dev: OnSkull Games
Windows
First-person escape adventure game. Solve riddles of a reclusive alchemist that trapped you in his workshop. Brew potions and overcome challenges as he laughs at your failures and makes light of your successes...But what if things are not what they seem?
Why similar: Puzzle 54.1%, Adventure 21.1%, First-Person 12.7%, Casual 12.2%
- #55 Quantum Conundrum
68% matchVery Positive85% of 2,136 reviews2012
Dev: Airtight GamesPub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Find and rescue your uncle by using his newest invention to work your way through a crazy complex mansion as you switch between dimensions and solve puzzles!
Why similar: Puzzle 73.5%, First-Person 14.7%, Casual 8.1%, Adventure 3.7%
- #56 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: Point & Click 46.7%, Puzzle 42.5%, Adventure 10.8%
- #57 Sherlock Holmes: The Silver Earring
70% matchMixed59% of 789 reviews2009
Dev: Frogwares
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 20.1 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Melvyn Bromsby, a rich tycoon, is about to make a statement, when suddenly a shot rings out. Sir Bromsby collapses - a mortal wound to the heart... A baffling murder, dozens of witnesses and no suspects! You, Sherlock Holmes, must use all your skills to shed light on this mysterious case.
Why similar: Point & Click 41.4%, Adventure 35.8%, Puzzle 22.8%
- #58 Awakening: The Dreamless Castle
68% matchVery Positive92% of 52 reviews2019
Dev: Boomzap EntertainmentPub: BFG Entertainment
Windows
After Awakening in a mysterious castle it’s up to you to collect clues and items needed to solve perplexing puzzles and escape!
Why similar: Adventure 57.6%, Casual 42.4%
- #59 Gabenwood: 99 Hidden Bucks
65% matchVery Positive93% of 235 reviews2022
Dev: KuKo
Windows
This is a hidden objects puzzle game what will test your wit and attentivnes. Save the Universe from destruction! Go to the Gabenwoods and find 99 bucks transferred there by some evil guy from our world.
Why similar: Puzzle 40.5%, Point & Click 40.5%, Casual 19%
- #60 Dr Livingstone, I Presume? Reversed Escape Room
67% matchMostly Positive71% of 167 reviews2021
Dev: VulpesoftPub: Untold Tales
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Experience the reversed escape room game. Solve many different types of puzzles and venture deeper and deeper into the mansion's heart. Investigate what lies behind the mysterious letter from your dearest friend.
Why similar: Puzzle 59.8%, Adventure 20.6%, First-Person 14.1%, Casual 5.4%