Games Like Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse

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 19.5%, Comic Book 11.1%, Comedy 11%, Dogs 9.8% ★, Funny 7%

The Freelance Police are back on the crime beat in a newly remastered version of their second episodic season. Zombies will dance. Mariachis will sing. A giant battle robot will trash the streets. And when their friends’ lives are at stake, Sam & Max will risk their very souls to set things right.

Why similar: Point & Click 15%, Dogs 10.4% ★, Comedy 9.4%, Comic Book 8.1%, Cartoon 8.1%

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 38.6%, Comedy 16.5%, Funny 14.7%, Puzzle 10.1%, Adventure 8.5%

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: Dogs 17.4% ★, Point & Click 14.4%, Comic Book 11%, Cartoon 10.1%, Comedy 9.3%

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 48.5%, Adventure 12.8%, Comedy 11.7%, Puzzle 8.5%, Funny 7%

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 41.2%, Comedy 22.1%, Adventure 11.4%, Story Rich 8.3%, Puzzle 7.3%

Join Dangeresque, (Strong Bad from Homestar Runner) 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 33.6%, Cartoon 21.4%, Comedy 16.5%, Detective 12.5%, Adventure 11.2%

Crazy cultists. Cthulhu. A talking cat. Gibbous takes you on an expansive, traditionally animated, hand-painted adventure. Play as three protagonists and explore a lushly rendered Lovecraft-inspired world, unraveling ancient conspiracies. A comedy cosmic horror adventure made in Transylvania!

Why similar: Point & Click 32.1%, Lovecraftian 21.1%, Puzzle 12.9%, Comedy 8.7%, Story Rich 8.6%

While explosively stripping the evil pirate LeChuck of his demonic mojo, Guybrush Threepwood inadvertently infects the entire Caribbean with the arch-fiend's expelled voodoo, which threatens to transform buccaneers into unruly pirate monsters.

Why similar: Point & Click 29%, Comedy 17.7%, Funny 14.1%, Puzzle 12%, Cartoon 11.1%

All 3 episodes available now - get the full season!

Why similar: Point & Click 46.3%, Comedy 15.7%, Adventure 15.1%, Detective 12.6%, Funny 6.3%

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 30.1%, Point & Click 19.9%, Comedy 9.7%, Funny 9.4%, Story Rich 9.3%

Vasily Ivanovich Chapaev and his fellow aide Petka realize that someone has stolen the Red banner from the HQ. Although it's not the end of the story yet! Somewhere on the moon, legions of alien invaders prepare to conquer Earth. But could such a little thing really give a scare to the Red Army heroes?

Why similar: Point & Click 28.3%, Comedy 19.4%, Puzzle 9.4%, Cartoon 9.4%, Adventure 7%

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 23.5%, Comedy 17.2%, Adventure 14.3%, Puzzle 14.1%, Funny 10.6%

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 42%, Comedy 21.9%, Adventure 12.4%, Funny 8.6%, Puzzle 8%

The last game in the Blackwell series.

Why similar: Point & Click 69.2%, Adventure 17.9%, Detective 6.7%, Story Rich 5.4%, Singleplayer 0.8%

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 43.4%, Comedy 25.6%, Adventure 12.7%, Funny 7.2%, Puzzle 7.1%

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 25.5%, Detective 16.6%, Comedy 14.3%, Funny 10%, Lovecraftian 9.2%

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 44.5%, Comedy 15%, Cartoony 10.1%, Adventure 9.4%, Funny 9.1%

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 35.3%, Comedy 16.3%, Cartoon 10.3%, Funny 9.5%, Puzzle 8.3%

McPixel 3 is a mind-blowing save-the-day adventure that sees the titular wanna-be hero avert one disaster after another at every turn using unconventional yet entertaining methods of mayhem.

Why similar: Point & Click 36.3%, Funny 18.1%, Comedy 15.2%, Puzzle 9.7%, Adventure 9.2%

Darkestville Castle — a darkly comedic point-and-click adventure where you play as a sarcastic demon. Solve clever puzzles, manipulate idiots, and bring chaos back to Darkestville, because being evil is just more fun.

Why similar: Point & Click 26.7%, Comedy 12.8%, Cartoony 11.6%, Funny 11%, Dialogue Heavy 10.2%

A Psychic Odyssey Through the Minds of Misfits, Monsters, and Madmen. This classic action/adventure platformer from acclaimed developers Double Fine Productions follows the story of a young psychic named Razputin.

Why similar: Comedy 41.1%, Funny 17.8%, Adventure 12.1%, Third Person 12%, Cartoony 6%

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 27.4%, Detective 20.4%, Comedy 10.6%, Funny 10.1%, Dialogue Heavy 9.6%

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 23.3%, Comic Book 16%, Cartoon 15%, Detective 11.6%, Comedy 11.1%

Pancras is a neurotic cop investigating a case of mysterious kidnapping in the town of Lupany. Help him find out, who’s behind the abduction of two orderly citizens!

Why similar: Point & Click 21.2%, Comic Book 15.2%, Cartoon 14.9%, Comedy 9.9%, Cartoony 9.3%

Endacopia is a Point-and-Click Puzzle Adventure that is visually reminiscent of early computer edutainment games... with underlying horrors.

Why similar: Point & Click 39.7%, Puzzle 15%, Comedy 14.1%, Dialogue Heavy 12%, Adventure 9.6%

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 43.1%, Comedy 24.9%, Adventure 11.9%, Puzzle 8.5%, Funny 7.6%

Join rookie attorney Apollo Justice and his mentor, the legendary Phoenix Wright, in this collection of 3 games! This title features 16 episodes (including previously DLC-only episodes) and supports English, French, German, Japanese Korean, and Traditional and Simplified Chinese.

Why similar: Detective 36%, Adventure 16%, Point & Click 14.9%, Story Rich 10%, 3D 8.1%

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 31.9%, Detective 23.4%, Dialogue Heavy 15.2%, Puzzle 10.8%, Story Rich 8.8%

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 24.1%, Detective 15.6%, Comedy 12.2%, Dialogue Heavy 11.3%, Funny 10.9%

Combining quirky missions and mysterious conspiracies, Psychonauts 2 is a platform-adventure game with cinematic style and tons of customizable psychic powers.

Why similar: Comedy 27%, Funny 16.9%, Cartoony 15.3%, Story Rich 11.5%, Third Person 9.8%

An explosive combination of comic book, mystery and humor! In this Hidden Objects game you will become a superhero (comic-book detective's right-hand man) to solve an unusual fantastic case. Find and defeat the evil Skindiver!

Why similar: Point & Click 17.2%, Cartoon 13.6%, Comedy 13.1%, Detective 12.5%, Adventure 10.5%

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 24.9%, Comedy 16.8%, Detective 15.1%, Funny 10.5%, Cartoony 9.3%

Created with indie comic artist Graham Annable's unique narrative and visual sensibilities, delivered with the distinctive Telltale storytelling style, Puzzle Agent is sure to challenge, thrill and engage in more ways than you can shake a cryptogram at!

Why similar: Point & Click 32.9%, Detective 21.6%, Puzzle 15.5%, Comedy 11.4%, Adventure 7.2%

Armikrog is a unique stop motion clay animated point and click adventure game from the creators of Earthworm Jim and the Neverhood. Unravel the mysteries of the fortress that holds Tommynaut and his blind alien talking dog Beak-Beak captive through exploration and puzzle solving!

Why similar: Point & Click 46.3%, Comedy 19.6%, Adventure 19.2%, Puzzle 13.2%, Singleplayer 1.7%

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 57.7%, Comedy 20.5%, Adventure 13.2%, Funny 5.9%, Puzzle 1.6%

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 28.2%, Comedy 19%, Detective 19%, Puzzle 10.2%, Funny 9.6%

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 53.1%, Comedy 20.4%, Adventure 11.8%, Puzzle 7.2%, Funny 5.5%

In the thrilling conclusion of the Amanda the Adventurer trilogy, follow Riley as they uncover the ultimate secrets behind Amanda, Hameln, and mysteries that have plagued Kensdale for decades.

Why similar: Puzzle 39.5%, Adventure 26.5%, 3D 18.2%, Exploration 8.2%, Story Rich 6.5%

Murder. Nothin’ nice about it. In this old school detective adventure, step into the boots of whip-smart Inspector Waffles and travel the city to track hidden clues, interrogate shady suspects, and unravel a dangerous mystery. But be warned: curiosity killed the cat...

Why similar: Dogs 32.8% ★, Point & Click 18.7%, Detective 13.3%, Comedy 10.1%, Funny 9.3%

In this final chapter of the Reversion series, you must join the Resistance to defeat the evil Sergio. Buenos Aires is in ruins, but you have a chance to reverse history. Will you have what it takes to save your city before it’s too late?

Why similar: Point & Click 31.3%, Detective 18.2%, Cartoon 14.8%, Puzzle 11.7%, Cartoony 10.7%

Embark on an adventure with Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson on this surprising and elastic point-and-click game. Grab, pull, and release to help them solve a bizarre investigation full of humor and meta-time travel!

Why similar: Point & Click 28.1%, Comedy 17.1%, Detective 11.4%, Funny 10.1%, Puzzle 9.6%

A pointy-clicky comedy corporate thriller. Solve puzzles, get to know your colleagues, and unravel a sinister global conspiracy. All in a day's work.

Why similar: Point & Click 28%, Comedy 17.3%, Satire 12.6% ★, Puzzle 10.3%, Cartoon 7.7%