- #1 Sam & Max Save the World
97% matchVery Positive94% of 1,934 reviews2020
Dev: Skunkape Games
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 75%
An open-and-shut case of petty vandalism balloons into a far-flung mind-control conspiracy involving former child stars, the media, the mafia, the government, the internet, and the bright side of the moon. Telltale's episodic classic, lovingly remastered by members of the original development team.
Why similar: Point & Click 16.2%, Comic Book 10.6%, Comedy 10.5%, Detective 7%, Episodic 6.9% ★
- #2 Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse
96% matchVery Positive99% of 394 reviews2024
Dev: Skunkape Games
Windows
Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 70%
The last game in the episodic Sam & Max trilogy, beautifully remastered! As the intergalactic villains who seek the Devil’s Toybox close in and Max’s psychic abilities grow beyond his control, the Freelance Police will come up against their most frightening adversary yet: the power of Max’s mind.
Why similar: Point & Click 16.1%, Comedy 10.2%, Satire 8.7% ★, Cartoon 8.6%, Comic Book 8.6%
- #3 Sam & Max Hit the Road
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,011 reviews2018
Dev: Lucasfilm
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Grab your nightstick, squeal like a siren, and Hit the Road with Sam & Max, Freelance Police, as they attempt to crack their toughest case.
Why similar: Point & Click 35.3%, Comedy 17.2%, Funny 12.3%, Puzzle 11.1%, Adventure 9%
- #4 Sam & Max: This Time It's Virtual!
94% matchMixed40% of 105 reviews2021
Dev: HappyGiantPub: Big Sugar
Windows
Sam is a dog in a suit. Max is his naked rabbity partner. Together, they’re the Freelance Police. Jump into the not-quite-right world of Sam & Max via the wonder science of virtual reality, and join the multimedia darlings in their never-ending quest to slap the stupid grin off the face of evil.
Why similar: Point & Click 13.3%, Dog 12.1% ★, Comic Book 11.4%, Comedy 9.9%, Cartoon 9.4%
- #5 Grim Fandango Remastered
85% matchVery Positive91% of 8,657 reviews2015
Dev: Double Fine Productions
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
One of the most acclaimed adventure games of all time is now back, better than ever. Grim Fandango Remastered has the all the beautiful art and engaging story fans remember, but has also been remastered to look, sound, and control even better than the award-winning original release.
Why similar: Point & Click 36.8%, Comedy 22.7%, Adventure 11.7%, Story Rich 11.3%, Puzzle 7.8%
- #6 Thimbleweed Park™
84% matchVery Positive93% of 4,127 reviews2017
Dev: Terrible Toybox
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
In Thimbleweed Park, a dead body is the least of your problems. Switch between five playable characters to uncover the surreal secrets of this strange town in a modern mystery adventure game from the creators of Monkey Island and Maniac Mansion. The deeper you go, the weirder it gets.
Why similar: Point & Click 43.7%, Adventure 13.4%, Comedy 12.3%, Puzzle 9.1%, Detective 7.5%
- #7 Return to Monkey Island
81% matchVery Positive91% of 8,939 reviews2022
Dev: Terrible ToyboxPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Return to Monkey Island is an unexpected, thrilling return of series creator Ron Gilbert that continues the story of the legendary adventure games.
Why similar: Point & Click 32.8%, Comedy 17.2%, Cartoon 9.7%, Puzzle 9.2%, Funny 8.1%
- #8 Day of the Tentacle Remastered
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 4,615 reviews2016
Dev: Double Fine Productions
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Originally released by LucasArts in 1993 as a sequel to Ron Gilbert’s ground breaking Maniac Mansion, Day of the Tentacle is back in a remastered edition that features all new hand-drawn, high resolution artwork, with remastered audio, music and sound effects.
Why similar: Point & Click 39.6%, Comedy 15.4%, Cartoony 13.7%, Adventure 9.8%, Puzzle 8.1%
- #9 Monkey Island™ 2 Special Edition: LeChuck’s Revenge™
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,947 reviews2010
Dev: LucasArts
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Wannabe pirate Guybrush Threepwood, and the now zombie pirate LeChuck, return in what has long been considered one of the greatest LucasArts adventure games of all time.
Why similar: Point & Click 49.6%, Comedy 21.9%, Adventure 12.9%, Puzzle 7.9%, Funny 4.6%
- #10 Dangeresque: The Roomisode Triungulate
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 570 reviews2023
Dev: Videlectrix
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Join Dangeresque, the world's greatest private eye/crooked cop, as he puzzles his way through 3 bite-sized roomisodes in this classic-style point n' click adventure.
Why similar: Point & Click 31%, Cartoon 19.7%, Comedy 17.5%, Detective 14.4%, Adventure 11.9%
- #11 The Darkside Detective
79% matchVery Positive94% of 5,075 reviews2017
Dev: Spooky DoorwayPub: Akupara Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Grab your trench coat, tune your sixth sense and join the Darkside Division as they investigate the outright bizarre, the downright dangerous and the confusing cases of Twin Lakes. Flesh-hungry tentacles, mafian zombies, and the occasional missing sock are no match for The Darkside Detective.
Why similar: Point & Click 24%, Detective 19.7%, Comedy 15.4%, Funny 8.7%, Story Rich 8.6%
- #12 Red Comrades 3: Return of Alaska. Reloaded
80% matchVery Positive81% of 453 reviews2017
Dev: Buka DevelopmentPub: ESDigital Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
In order to save the world once again Pete and Vasily Ivanovich will have to get through fire, water and through… some other stuff and then again and again. They will get really close to the worst criminals on Las-Vegas streets, enlist in the commandos and complete several missions for the USA government - to get rid of drug dealer's...
Why similar: Point & Click 19.8%, Comedy 17.2%, Adventure 14.4%, Puzzle 14.4%, Cartoony 12.4%
- #13 Broken Sword - Shadow of the Templars: Reforged
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,158 reviews2024
Dev: Revolution Software Ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 80%
The classic multi-award winning adventure "Broken Sword - the Shadow of the Templars" returns with glorious 4K visuals and iconic remastered audio, pitching intrepid tourist George Stobbart and fearless journalist Nico Collard into a journey of perilous adventures and ancient conspiracies.
Why similar: Point & Click 24.7%, Detective 20.4%, Cartoony 17.2%, Conversation 12.6%, Funny 10.1%
- #14 Chaos on Deponia
78% matchVery Positive90% of 2,990 reviews2012
Dev: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 13.9 hrs≥1hr: 93%
With this long-expected sequel to the critically highly acclaimed and lavishly praised Deponia, the player enters round two. Chaos on Deponia turns out to be even wackier than its predecessor and instantly puts the player under its spell.
Why similar: Point & Click 39%, Comedy 26.3%, Adventure 12.6%, Puzzle 9.3%, Funny 6.3%
- #15 Deponia Doomsday
77% matchVery Positive86% of 3,992 reviews2016
Dev: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Can you change Deponia's fate? Do you have what it takes to change Rufus' past, present and future without accidently destroying the whole planet? Fight time itself in this action-packed, platypus-tastic and insanely hilarious story.
Why similar: Point & Click 37.9%, Comedy 22.6%, Adventure 12.9%, Puzzle 8.6%, Story Rich 7.7%
- #16 Hector: Badge of Carnage - Full Series
78% matchVery Positive90% of 265 reviews2011
Dev: Telltale
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 70%
All 3 episodes available now - get the full season!
Why similar: Point & Click 42.2%, Comedy 16.4%, Adventure 15.9%, Detective 14.3%, Funny 5.3%
- #17 Kelvin and the Infamous Machine
76% matchVery Positive91% of 983 reviews2016
Dev: Blyts
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Kelvin and the Infamous Machine is a hilarious point-and-click adventure in which you stumble irresponsibly through history to help legendary geniuses complete their masterworks!
Why similar: Point & Click 24.2%, Comedy 19.1%, Cartoony 12.6%, Puzzle 10.5%, Funny 8.2%
- #18 Nine Noir Lives
75% matchVery Positive88% of 151 reviews2022
Dev: Silvernode Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Stretch your legs, clean your whiskers, and dive into Nine Noir Lives. Enjoy a "point-and-lick" comedy-noir adventure, full of humour, crazy characters, and intriguing locations. Solve challenging puzzles and answer the immortal question: how many things need to be licked to solve a murder in this town?
Why similar: Point & Click 21.7%, Comedy 16.8%, Detective 16.5%, Cartoony 12.4%, Funny 8.4%
- #19 Puzzle Agent 2
77% matchVery Positive87% of 1,136 reviews2011
Dev: Telltale
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Agent Nelson Tethers just solved his biggest case yet. So why isn't he satisfied? Venture back to eerie Scoggins, Minnesota to solve the mystery of "the Hidden People" once and for all!
Why similar: Point & Click 25.5%, Detective 20.8%, Comedy 14.7%, Puzzle 12.9%, Funny 11.2%
- #20 The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,922 reviews2021
Dev: Spooky DoorwayPub: Akupara Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Delouse your room with sage and pack up your travel-sized ouija board, it’s time to re-enter Twin Lakes - America’s 34th most haunted city. Join Detective McQueen as he puzzles his way through 9 chilling cases, risking life and pixelated limb to solve the macabre mysteries that plague the poor town.
Why similar: Point & Click 25.3%, Detective 21.3%, Comedy 19.5%, Puzzle 11%, Story Rich 9.9%
- #21 Broken Sword 2 - the Smoking Mirror: Remastered (2010)
75% matchVery Positive91% of 1,551 reviews2009
Dev: Revolution Software Ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 54 minMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 49%
‘Broken Sword - The Smoking Mirror: Remastered’ is a stunning update to the multi million-selling original. A mysterious escapade of intrigue and deceit, in which journalist Nico Collard and her adventuring companion George Stobbart must overcome powerful forces from fulfilling their evil ambitions.
Why similar: Point & Click 28.3%, Comedy 14%, Detective 10.9%, Puzzle 10.6%, Cartoon 9.1%
- #22 Tales from the Borderlands
71% matchVery Positive94% of 19,293 reviews2021
Dev: Telltale GamesPub: 2K
Windows
Median: 10.8 hrsMean: 12.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Tales from the Borderlands is a five-part episodic game set on the unforgiving world of Pandora between the events of Borderlands 2 and Borderlands 3. This is a story full of Borderlands' trademark humor, following two adventurers on their quest for greatness.
Why similar: Comedy 27.2%, Point & Click 21.1%, Episodic 18.8% ★, Story Rich 12.3%, Funny 9%
- #23 Goodbye Deponia
74% matchVery Positive89% of 2,483 reviews2013
Dev: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 17.9 hrs≥1hr: 93%
More chaos, more destruction, more Rufus. Not one, not two, but three Rufuses cause all kinds of crazy mayhem in the long-awaited adventure comedy Goodbye Deponia!
Why similar: Point & Click 39.3%, Comedy 26.9%, Adventure 13.4%, Puzzle 7.7%, Funny 6.1%
- #24 Edna & Harvey: The Breakout - Anniversary Edition
72% matchVery Positive91% of 857 reviews2019
Dev: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Edna & Harvey are back! The award-winning adventure with high resolution visuals, new technology, intuitive controls – Experience this quirky cult classic with Edna & Harvey anew, but better than ever before!
Why similar: Adventure 34.2%, Point & Click 30.1%, Comedy 18.5%, Puzzle 12.4%, Indie 4.8%
- #25 Detective Hayseed - The Cloning Madness
69% matchVery Positive98% of 237 reviews2023
Dev: Zima software
Windows · Mac
Join the crazy police detective Francis in his search for a kidnapped cloned beauty and go through countless escapades with him in this classic point & click adventure full of comedy.
Why similar: Point & Click 19.9%, Satire 15.4% ★, Comic Book 15.4%, Cartoon 12.9%, Detective 12.4%
- #26 Red Comrades 2: For the Great Justice. Reloaded
72% matchVery Positive85% of 440 reviews2016
Dev: Buka DevelopmentPub: ESDigital Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Sequel to the amazing adventures of two Russian pop-culture legends: Vasily Ivanovich Chapaev and his fellow aide Petka who fearlessly beat off the alien invasion in a first franchise installment.
Why similar: Point & Click 22.3%, Adventure 17.1%, Comedy 15%, Cartoony 12.3%, Cartoon 11.8%
- #27 The Journey Down: Chapter Two
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 553 reviews2014
Dev: SkyGoblin
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Chapter Two of The Journey Down, a classic point-and-click saga with an Afro-Caribbean vibe. Get ready to embark on an epic journey of brain-teasing adventure!
Why similar: Point & Click 35.3%, Detective 25.5%, Comedy 14.6%, Adventure 12.4%, 3D 5.5%
- #28 Chicken Police - Paint it RED!
69% matchVery Positive95% of 2,490 reviews2020
Dev: The Wild GentlemenPub: HandyGames
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A wild tale of love, death, chickens, and redemption! Chicken Police is a buddy-cop noir adventure with a carefully crafted world, a gritty story, and absurd humor. The game mixes classic adventure games with visual novel-style storytelling, presented in a beak-droppingly unique art style.
Why similar: Point & Click 27.7%, Detective 25.4%, Conversation 13.1%, Story Rich 11.6%, Puzzle 11.2%
- #29 The Book of Unwritten Tales: The Critter Chronicles
73% matchVery Positive84% of 462 reviews2012
Dev: KING ArtPub: THQ Nordic
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Enjoy a thrilling and hilarious point-and-click adventure in the fantasy world of Aventasia
Why similar: Point & Click 56.9%, Comedy 23.3%, Adventure 17.3%, Indie 1.3%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #30 Voodoo Detective
69% matchVery Positive96% of 365 reviews2022
Dev: Short Sleeve Studio, LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Do you like adventure, comedy, and dime store detective novels? Then boy have we got the game for you! Join Voodoo Detective in a hand-drawn, point-and-click noir where you’ll pit your wits and hoodoo know-how against a sinister evil that’s taken root on beautiful Zo Wanga Isle.
Why similar: Point & Click 20.7%, Detective 16.5%, Comedy 14.2%, Conversation 8%, Funny 7.9%
- #31 Kaptain Brawe: A Brawe New World
73% matchMostly Positive79% of 176 reviews2011
Dev: Cateia Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 36 minMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 44%
Step into a hilarious, steampunk-tinged point n click space adventure! Play as Captain Brawe, Agent Luna and Danny across four colorful planets — solve clever puzzles, uncover conspiracies, and meet unforgettable characters (space pirates, secret agents, and eccentric aliens).
Why similar: Point & Click 23.6%, Comedy 18.5%, Cartoony 16.9%, Detective 12.1%, Puzzle 11%
- #32 Detective Grimoire
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,328 reviews2014
Dev: SFB Games
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Detective Grimoire has been called to investigate a murder. The owner of a small tourist attraction, seemingly killed by the mythical creature his attraction is based around... Explore the area, inspect the crime scene, grill suspects, solve puzzles, hunt for clues & uncover the secret of the swamp!
Why similar: Point & Click 22.8%, Detective 18.6%, Comedy 13.6%, Conversation 10.9%, Puzzle 10.8%
- #33 The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles
67% matchVery Positive94% of 9,045 reviews2021
Dev: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 11.4 hrsMean: 34.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Immerse yourself in a dramatic yet charming and witty world of evidence-gathering, deduction and courtroom battles with this double-pack of the adventures of rookie lawyer Ryunosuke.
Why similar: Detective 31.8%, Story Rich 11.9%, Adventure 11.7%, 3D 11.4%, Conversation 8.9%
- #34 Frog Detective 3: Corruption at Cowboy County
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 2,041 reviews2022
Dev: Grace BruxnerPub: worm club
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 94%
You're a detective, and a frog, and it's time to solve a mystery in the wild west.
Why similar: Comedy 30.7%, Detective 26.5%, Point & Click 19.9%, Funny 17.2%, Adventure 2.7%
- #35 Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 42,629 reviews2019
Dev: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 8.8 hrsMean: 26.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Become Phoenix Wright and experience the thrill of battle as you fight to save your innocent clients in a court of law. Play all 14 episodes, spanning the first three games, in one gorgeous collection.
Why similar: Detective 32.2%, Point & Click 17.3%, Story Rich 12.3%, Comedy 9.2%, Puzzle 9.2%
- #36 Ballads of Reemus: When the Bed Bites
70% matchVery Positive99% of 96 reviews2015
Dev: ClickShake Games LLC
Windows
Reemus the insect exterminator and his companion Liam the bear match wits with giant talking ants, termites and bed bugs in hopes of impressing the citizens of Fredricus once and for all! A fully voice-acted, funny, cartoon point and click adventure with animated cutscenes, side quests and more.
Why similar: Point & Click 24.7%, Comedy 18.6%, Cartoony 16.7%, Cartoon 14.4%, Adventure 12.9%
- #37 Full Throttle Remastered
68% matchVery Positive92% of 3,133 reviews2017
Dev: Double Fine Productions
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 42.6%, Comedy 22.8%, Adventure 14.8%, Funny 10.3%, Story Rich 6.8%
- #38 Beyond a Steel Sky
68% matchVery Positive88% of 1,598 reviews2020
Dev: Revolution Software Ltd
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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 35.1%, Puzzle 13.1%, Comedy 12.8%, Third Person 11.7%, Story Rich 11.5%
- #39 Time Gentlemen, Please! and Ben There, Dan That! Special Edition Double Pack
71% matchVery Positive80% of 694 reviews2009
Dev: Size Five Games
Windows
Median: 6 minMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 18%
Ben There, Dan That! and Time Gentlemen, Please! are a couple of rip-roaring point-and-click adventure games . With tongue firmly in cheek, sit back, relax, and put your mind to work solving puzzles, and reading some very funny dialogue. It's like a book, only good!
Why similar: Point & Click 54.1%, Comedy 21.9%, Adventure 14.3%, Funny 5%, Puzzle 1.8%
- #40 Boxville 2
65% matchVery Positive99% of 107 reviews2025
Dev: Triomatica Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Boxville 2 continues the adventure of cans living in a box city. Two friends were setting up fireworks for the city celebration, but a mistake caused chaos and one friend went missing. Now our hero must explore Boxville and beyond to fix everything and find his friend.
Why similar: Point & Click 27.9%, Cartoony 20%, Comedy 17.1%, Puzzle 13.4%, Adventure 8.5%
- #41 Loco Motive
64% matchVery Positive93% of 1,115 reviews2024
Dev: Robust GamesPub: Chucklefish
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 74%
There's been a murder aboard the Reuss Express, and you're the suspects! Prove your innocence in this comedy 'point n' click' murder mystery - packed with twists, laughs, and larger-than-life characters!
Why similar: Point & Click 19.5%, Detective 15.4%, Comedy 15.4%, Cartoony 12.9%, Cartoon 12.8%
- #42 Guard Duty
67% matchVery Positive91% of 257 reviews2019
Dev: Headware Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Guard Duty is a comedy adventure about love, loss and the end of the world. Experience an unforgettable story spanning across two radically different time periods.
Why similar: Point & Click 56.2%, Adventure 21.2%, Story Rich 13.3%, Singleplayer 3.7%, Colorful 3%