- #1 Lunar Axe
97% matchVery Positive89% of 148 reviews2022
Dev: Ops Game Studio
Windows · Linux
After a big earthquake in the city, ruins of an old building collapse and you end up trapped inside an abandoned house. Find a way out and unravel the mystery of inexplicable tremors, revealing ancient secrets and a mystical artifact, before the city is destroyed.
Why similar: Point & Click 19.9%, Lore-Rich 15.8%, Mythology 15.6%, Hidden Object 8.7%, Dark Fantasy 8.1%
- #2 Follow the meaning
96% matchVery Positive94% of 1,043 reviews2024
Dev: HiKing Mind StudioPub: Second Maze
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Follow the meaning is a surreal point-and-click puzzle adventure. Join detective Paul Trilby as he works to unravel the mysteries of a peculiar town, seemingly ruled by the local Hospital. Over the wall and behind tightly shut gates, a dark secret lies in wait…
Why similar: Point & Click 28.2%, Investigation 20.4%, Adventure 10.1%, Dark 7.6%, Hidden Object 7.3%
- #3 Untold Mystery: Angel’s Cry
96% matchMixed54% of 126 reviews2014
Dev: Cateia Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Investigate a mysterious, medieval monastery and reveal the terrifying truth! Enter a remote Alpine monastery and uncover the truth in a story-rich hidden object adventure. You are about to investigate the disappearance of a monk as well as the curious case of a weeping statue.
Why similar: Point & Click 37%, Hidden Object 16.8%, Medieval 11.7%, Adventure 11.7%, Mystery 8.1%
- #4 Notes of my silence
95% matchVery Positive97% of 69 reviews2023
Dev: Kostrum Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Plunge into the silence with Stephan, young musician that lost his hearing and, at the same time, the meaning of life.
Why similar: Visual Novel 69.4%, Adventure 22.8%, Indie 5.2%, Singleplayer 2.6%
- #5 The Silver Crow
94% matchVery Positive96% of 100 reviews2026
Dev: Dreamagination
Windows · Mac
Play as Conrad, the town's executioner. Investigate a mysterious death, gather clues, question suspects and solve puzzles in this classic point-and-click mystery where witchcraft and superstition conceal a far darker truth.
Why similar: Investigation 23.2%, Point & Click 22.2%, Dark 11%, Pixel Graphics 8.8%, Adventure 6.9%
- #6 Upstairs
93% matchVery Positive94% of 67 reviews2026
Dev: Karellen Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short classic point-and-click adventure with a verb-based interface and dialogue choices, where you explore a strange building, meet unsettling characters, and slowly uncover a dark, ancient secret.
Why similar: Point & Click 31.8%, Dark 15.8%, Pixel Graphics 15.4%, Adventure 10.6%, Story Rich 8.3%
- #7 Oknytt
94% matchVery Positive91% of 607 reviews2014
Dev: Nemoria Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Oknytt is an old school point-and-click adventure game where the player takes the role of a small, seemingly insignificant creature, leading it through a dark world filled with beings and areas inspired by Swedish folklore, in search of a place to belong.
Why similar: Point & Click 27.1%, Dark Fantasy 16.4%, Mythology 15.2%, Old School 8.4%, Dark 7.8%
- #8 The Corruption Within
92% matchVery Positive94% of 168 reviews2021
Dev: Cosmic Void
Windows
The Corruption Within is a psychological thriller first-person point & click adventure game set in the Victorian era, with an emphasis on strong narrative, intriguing characters and puzzle-solving.
Why similar: Investigation 24.2%, Point & Click 23.7%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%, Dark 7.7%, Story Rich 7.1%
- #9 The Horror Of Salazar House
91% matchVery Positive94% of 391 reviews2020
Dev: Maldo19Pub: Torture Star Video
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Will you solve the mystery of the Salazar manor or will you become another permanent inhabitant? An Italian horror inspired adventure game!
Why similar: Point & Click 20.9%, Investigation 20.2%, Dark 14%, Pixel Graphics 10.2%, Story Rich 7.8%
- #10 Paws of Coal
91% matchVery Positive91% of 76 reviews2023
Dev: Gamechuck
Windows
The miners of Rabbit Burrows are falling ill, and it is hurting production. As an eminent scholar of the Animal Kingdom, Charles Quill has been summoned by the Crown to help them solve the outbreak. The miners know and respect the young scholar, but there seem to be other things at play.
Why similar: Investigation 32.1%, Point & Click 21.9%, Lore-Rich 14.8%, Dialogue Heavy 9.6%, Adventure 7.8%
- #11 Whispers of Prague: The Executioner's Last Cut
90% matchVery Positive93% of 59 reviews2024
Dev: Shader Mess
Windows
Classic first-person point-and-click adventure game set in contemporary Prague. As a programmer and treasure hunter, you embark on a long journey to uncover the secrets of the infamous Executioner. Your task will be complicated by a sect of fanatic cultists and your own unexplained heritage.
Why similar: Point & Click 28.6%, Investigation 20.9%, Dark 13.4%, Adventure 9.3%, Story Rich 9.1%
- #12 Ember Seeker
89% matchVery Positive92% of 98 reviews2026
Dev: Lehti E.
Windows
An atmospheric exploration game set in a Dark Fantasy world. Explore the ruins of an ancient civilisation and uncover it's forgotten past through a short nonlinear story with timeless retro graphics.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 27.5%, Adventure 21.4%, Lore-Rich 19.7%, Pixel Graphics 16.3%, Medieval 7.8%
- #13 The Librarian
89% matchVery Positive84% of 169 reviews2020
Dev: White Blanket GamesPub: Octavi Navarro
Windows
Liz's library is threatened by the unknown. She must go investigate. She's the librarian, after all.
Why similar: Point & Click 23.9%, Investigation 20.4%, Dark 13.8%, Mythology 13.6%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%
- #14 Silence of the Sleep
88% matchMostly Positive75% of 709 reviews2014
Dev: Jesse Makkonen
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
You play as a man called Jacob Reeves. A man who has lost his reason to live. He throws himself into a blackness to end his misery, but instead of it being the end he wakes up without a memory of his life before.
Why similar: Dark 29%, Adventure 24.9%, Indie 10.3%, 2D 9.5%, Story Rich 9.1%
- #15 The Whisperer | Le murmureur
87% matchMixed67% of 126 reviews2021
Dev: Studio Chien d'Or
Windows · Mac
Investigate an abandoned trading post, explore its surroundings and solve the terrible mystery it holds. The Whisperer is a short story-driven point & click game set in Lower Canada at the beginning of the 19th century.
Why similar: Dark 27.9%, Point & Click 26.3%, Story Rich 16.2%, Adventure 13.8%, Mystery 9%
- #16 Chronicle of Innsmouth: Mountains of Madness
86% matchMostly Positive74% of 122 reviews2021
Dev: PsychoDevPub: AtomicHorde
Windows · Mac · Linux
After an encounter with a dreadful horror, detective Lone Carter’s investigation leads him to fateful places as Innsmouth, Arkham and the Antarctic, investigating a series of deaths and mysteries. Play also as Abdul Alhazred and H.P. Lovecraft himself in this Lovecraftian point’n’click adventure.
Why similar: Point & Click 25.6%, Investigation 13.1%, Dark 12.4%, Pixel Graphics 11.6%, Mythology 11%
- #17 Mythargia
84% matchVery Positive89% of 65 reviews2023
Dev: RunByCoffeePub: Bonus Stage Publishing
Windows · Linux
You are a journalist in search of your breakthrough story. A promising lead takes you to the abandoned island of Mythargia where you have to discover its buried history connecting two different dimensions.
Why similar: Investigation 41.1%, Dark 16.3%, Pixel Graphics 11.6%, Adventure 9.8%, 2D 5.5%
- #18 Hidden: On the trail of the Ancients
86% matchMixed65% of 85 reviews2015
Dev: Lost Spell
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Immersed into dark and unexplored ancient woods in a search of the almost forgotten "Legend of the Ancients". But not everything goes as planned as the place keeps a never revealed horrifying secret. Hidden is a first person horror point n' click adventure game, with focus on story, puzzles and exploration.
Why similar: Point & Click 47.9%, Adventure 23.4%, Dark 19.4%, Indie 7.9%, Singleplayer 1.4%
- #19 The Excavation of Hob's Barrow
82% matchVery Positive92% of 3,334 reviews2022
Dev: Cloak and Dagger GamesPub: Wadjet Eye Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
The Excavation of Hob's Barrow is a folk horror narrative-driven adventure. Explore the isolated moors of rural Victorian England as you uncover the mysteries of Hob's Barrow. The answers lie in the soil...
Why similar: Point & Click 32.2%, Investigation 15.4%, Dark 15.2%, Pixel Graphics 13%, Adventure 7.6%
- #20 Book of Shadows
85% matchMixed64% of 50 reviews2020
Dev: Enoops
Windows
The story will tell you about a dark wizard who spent his entire life hunting for the book of shadows and one day accidentally finds out where it is stored. The book is hidden deep in the library and is inaccessible to the dark forces.
Why similar: Point & Click 51.2%, Adventure 26.4%, Puzzle 11.3%, Story Rich 6.9%, Indie 3.1%
- #21 Silence
84% matchVery Positive84% of 2,771 reviews2016
Dev: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Can you save Silence, the grim, but also serene world between life and death? Can you help Noah find his little sister Renie in this suffering world? Can you bring her home? Explore Silence and join the siblings on their adventurous journey.
Why similar: Point & Click 59.5%, Adventure 24.9%, Story Rich 11%, Puzzle 2.1%, Indie 1.8%
- #22 The Cabinets of Doctor Arcana
83% matchVery Positive92% of 60 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: Point & Click 25.7%, Dark Fantasy 15.4%, Dark 14.6%, Hidden Object 11.5%, Adventure 9.7%
- #23 Signal & Echo: Iris is Missing (demo)
82% matchVery Positive95% of 59 reviews2022
Dev: Kini Games
Windows
A point-and-click adventure with innovative detective mechanics. Help Ollie, a fledgling reporter on his first day at the Signal & Echo newspaper, to solve the mystery behind a schoolgirl's disappearance. Developed by an ex-journalist.
Why similar: Investigation 30.9%, Point & Click 24%, Pixel Graphics 8.5%, Adventure 7.7%, Story Rich 6.5%
- #24 THIEF'S SHELTER
81% matchVery Positive95% of 61 reviews2025
Dev: Geo GamesPub: Restless Corp.
Windows
THIEF’S SHELTER is a 3D Point and Click Psychological Adventure where the world mirrors a crumbling mind. Nothing stays still, and even your own thoughts can’t be trusted.
Why similar: Investigation 31.6%, Point & Click 23.4%, Dark 16.3%, Story Rich 7.6%, Old School 6.9%
- #25 Meridian 157: Chapter 1
81% matchVery Positive93% of 373 reviews2020
Dev: NovaSoft Interactive Ltd.
Windows · Mac
While searching for the anomaly, you find yourself trapped inside a facility on a remote sub-Arctic island. What is this place? Who built it? Why was it left abandoned? Explore the uninhabited complex you now find yourself trapped in, but be warned: you might not be as alone as you think...
Why similar: Point & Click 32%, Investigation 27.7%, Adventure 12%, Hidden Object 11.7%, Puzzle 6.9%
- #26 Midnight Scenes: Among Graves
80% matchVery Positive89% of 55 reviews2026
Dev: White Blanket GamesPub: Octavi Navarro
Windows
"When the graves stop whispering in your ear, it’s time for you to surrender to eternal silence". So says the Agreement, and so it must be fulfilled. Welcome to a new dimension of horror. Welcome to Midnight Scenes.
Why similar: Point & Click 21.7%, Dark 18.2%, Visual Novel 17.4%, Pixel Graphics 10%, Story Rich 9%
- #27 Abscission
78% matchVery Positive94% of 125 reviews2023
Dev: Beyond Booleans
Windows
Abscission is a Lovecraftian, story-driven horror point-and-click investigation game. It involves searching crime scenes for evidence, combining clues and questioning suspects. Puzzles can have multiple solutions as you guide the protagonist - Detective Will Stanhope - through the story.
Why similar: Point & Click 35.5%, Investigation 22.4%, Pixel Graphics 9.8%, Dark 9.2%, Adventure 7.8%
- #28 Shadows on the Vatican - Act I: Greed
79% matchMostly Positive74% of 747 reviews2014
Dev: 10th Art StudioPub: Adventure Productions
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 70%
The ex-priest James Murphy answers a mysterious call for help from his friend Cristoforo. The disappearance of a briefcase containing compromising documents convinces James that his friend is a victim of something sinister. The Vatican's involvement inspires James to get to the bottom of this mystery.
Why similar: Point & Click 52.5%, Adventure 20.4%, Story Rich 12.6%, Mystery 7.2%, Indie 5.9%
- #29 1428: Shadows over Silesia
77% matchMostly Positive78% of 282 reviews2022
Dev: KUBI Games
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Medieval Europe is in the middle of religious upheaval and many a preacher predict the imminent end of the world. Immerse yourself in a dark fantasy story with true historical events in the background. You'll be facing intricate puzzles, challenging battles and cunning stealth.
Why similar: Mythology 31%, Point & Click 28.5%, Medieval 11.1%, Story Rich 10%, Adventure 8.5%
- #30 The House of Da Vinci
76% matchVery Positive86% of 7,340 reviews2017
Dev: Blue Brain Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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: Point & Click 30.7%, Hidden Object 17.2%, Investigation 14.5%, Mystery 9.1%, Adventure 7.7%
- #31 The Samaritan Paradox
78% matchMostly Positive71% of 273 reviews2014
Dev: Faravid InteractivePub: Screen 7
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 97%
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 59.3%, Adventure 21.7%, Indie 5.8%, Mystery 4.7%, Puzzle 4.2%
- #32 The Abbey
79% matchMixed59% of 66 reviews2014
Dev: Crimson CowPub: Strategy First
Windows
Thou shalt not kill!
Why similar: Point & Click 59.3%, Adventure 40.7%
- #33 Detective Di: The Silk Rose Murders
75% matchVery Positive89% of 1,292 reviews2019
Dev: Nupixo Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 95%
A thrilling point-and-click adventure game where you play as Di Renjie, ancient China's most famous and gifted investigator, as he tracks a serial killer in the heart of the Tang Dynasty's capital city.
Why similar: Investigation 26.7%, Point & Click 23.1%, Dialogue Heavy 14.1%, Pixel Graphics 10.8%, Story Rich 7%
- #34 Luna's Room
73% matchVery Positive97% of 102 reviews2026
Dev: DonutDroidPub: Save Games Studio
Windows
An unfamiliar room. Vague memories. Explore Luna's room through the objects inside it in this intimate narrative experience about loss, told as a classic-style graphic adventure.
Why similar: Investigation 30.2%, Point & Click 26.5%, Pixel Graphics 12.5%, Adventure 8.7%, Story Rich 6.3%
- #35 The Castle of Dr. Hoot
74% matchMostly Positive79% of 68 reviews2026
Dev: BitWizard
Windows
Welcome to the mysterious castle of spelling extraordinaire, Dr. Hoot! Explore the classroom, the lab, the library and the...detention dungeon? Put your mind to the test with spelling challenges and logic riddles as you avoid the wrath of the strict, cranky spelling teacher, Dr. Hoot.
Why similar: Point & Click 27.8%, Lore-Rich 24.5%, Dark 16.6%, Old School 7.4%, Story Rich 7.3%
- #36 The Whispering Valley | La vallée qui murmure
75% matchVery Positive88% of 179 reviews2022
Dev: Studio Chien d'Or
Windows · Mac
Explore a remote village and solve complex puzzles in The Whispering Valley, a folk horror point & click game. Delve into guilt and depression to investigate the village's deepest secret.
Why similar: Point & Click 37.2%, Dark 24.9%, Story Rich 13.5%, Adventure 10.9%, Mystery 7.9%
- #37 Darkness Ahead
77% matchMixed52% of 108 reviews2016
Dev: Useless MachinesPub: SA Industry
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Darkness Ahead is an adventure game about a man searching for his little brother. A plateau between mountains holds a dark secret about its past. You have to stay alive and collect everything you need to complete your quest.
Why similar: Dark 28.9%, Adventure 28.7%, Indie 14.3%, Story Rich 12%, Mystery 8.1%
- #38 FAKEBOOK
72% matchVery Positive91% of 889 reviews2024
Dev: banjihagames
Windows · Mac
Point-and-click mystery adventure on the virtual Social Media! Find secrets hidden by family, friends, companies, and idols.
Why similar: Investigation 32.1%, Point & Click 18%, Visual Novel 16%, Dark 11.3%, Story Rich 8.3%
- #39 Castle of Secrets
74% matchMixed58% of 66 reviews2025
Dev: Serene Questworks StudiosPub: Wandering Wizard
Windows
Castle of Secrets is a dark psychological adventure with horror elements. Uncover the mystery behind your family's murder as you journey through the world of the dead, meet strange beings, solve puzzles, and make choices that shape the story.
Why similar: Point & Click 30.9%, Hidden Object 14.8%, Dark 14%, Dark Fantasy 12.8%, Story Rich 8.5%
- #40 The Last Case of John Morley
72% matchVery Positive82% of 337 reviews2025
Dev: Indigo Studios - Interactive StoriesPub: JanduSoft
Windows
Step into the mind of John Morley, a 1940s detective on his final case. Explore shadowed places long forgotten by time, and piece together crime scenes in a narrative adventure steeped in mystery, unexpected twists, and a truth buried for decades.
Why similar: Dark 33.8%, Adventure 17.6%, Story Rich 17.3%, Mystery 12.5%, Puzzle 9.8%
- #41 Havsala: Into the Soul Palace
73% matchVery Positive91% of 670 reviews2022
Dev: Ubik StudiosPub: Stratera Games
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Havsala is an investigative puzzle game with rich storytelling full of historical references and mysticism. Search the room for the clues left behind by the previous reincarnations of a single soul, solve the puzzles and unravel the mystery.
Why similar: Mythology 32.9%, Point & Click 17.8%, Lore-Rich 14.7%, Hidden Object 7.9%, Medieval 6.9%
- #42 Behind The Door
76% matchMixed56% of 100 reviews2017
Dev: Dio Alias Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 30 minMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 39%
It's a story about a skeptical detective John who's investigating the abandoned's house massacre where group of teenagers were killed. On early night Detective John arriving to the abandoned house to find out what has happened there but suddenly he realized that he is not alone...
Why similar: Investigation 31.3%, Point & Click 28.5%, Dark 10.9%, Adventure 10.6%, Story Rich 6.4%
- #43 The Girl in the Window
71% matchVery Positive82% of 82 reviews2026
Dev: Dark Dome Studios
Windows
A girl appears at the window of an abandoned house, untouched for 20 years. Enter its eerie rooms, solve puzzles, uncover hidden clues, and discover the dark secret that began the mysteries of Hidden Town.
Why similar: Point & Click 39.6%, Dark Fantasy 18.2%, Adventure 18%, Puzzle 7.3%, 2D 7%
- #44 Verne: The Shape of Fantasy
71% matchVery Positive82% of 328 reviews2023
Dev: GametopiaPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Become Jules Verne and adventure into the dangers that hide in Hemera, a fantastic parallel world built from his own imagination. Explore, solve puzzles and unlock the most coveted secret of the mighty Atlantis.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 17.8%, Dialogue Heavy 15.7%, Point & Click 15.3%, Hidden Object 11.5%, Story Rich 9.7%
- #45 Mystery of the Malign
70% matchVery Positive94% of 82 reviews2025
Dev: Gameplay Supremacy
Windows
Investigate. Interrogate. Descend into a world of intrigue to untangle the Mystery of the Malign.
Why similar: Investigation 43.8%, Lore-Rich 13.4%, Story Rich 12.4%, Mystery 10.5%, Puzzle 7%
- #46 no signal
70% matchVery Positive99% of 79 reviews2025
Dev: exodrifter
Windows · Linux
An emotional point-and-click hard sci-fi adventure game about exploring an abandoned space station. Follow messages left by the long-gone staff to learn the outcome of the research team and the secrets they left behind.
Why similar: Point & Click 32.1%, Hidden Object 15.2%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Story Rich 11.3%, Mystery 8.8%
- #47 Oblivion Maiden
70% matchVery Positive93% of 55 reviews2026
Dev: Project Ex Libris
Windows · Mac
An exploration adventure set in St. Dorothia Academy, a magical educational institution hidden deep within a forest. A story that begins with an encounter with a girl named Lulunya, and unfolds through mysterious phenomena and dream worlds.
Why similar: Point & Click 29.5%, Visual Novel 22%, Adventure 16%, Pixel Graphics 11.9%, Puzzle 6.1%
- #48 An English Haunting
69% matchVery Positive96% of 457 reviews2024
Dev: Postmodern Adventures
Windows
While looking for the existence of the Great Beyond, Professor Patrick Moore, aided by a fake medium, will build a device to see the other side, embark on a search for a millenary artifact, and investigate the most haunted manor of 1907 England.
Why similar: Point & Click 38.7%, Pixel Graphics 20%, Adventure 13.2%, Story Rich 8.7%, 2D 8.3%
- #49 Through Abandoned: The Refuge
73% matchMixed53% of 257 reviews2019
Dev: Igor KrutovPub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
It’s the new game of Through Abandoned series, classical point and click game. You try to find your twin-brother who disappeared in a huge and mysterious place called Abandoned.
Why similar: Point & Click 44.9%, Adventure 14.4%, 2D 9.7%, Story Rich 9%, Puzzle 7.8%
- #50 Shelter from the Storm
69% matchVery Positive94% of 99 reviews2025
Dev: Home Groan Games
Windows
Rain lashes down soaking you to the bone, you take shelter in a seemingly abandoned house. Navigate through the rooms solving puzzles and trying to escape in this short point & click adventure game.
Why similar: Investigation 30.7%, Point & Click 30%, Pixel Graphics 13%, Adventure 9.4%, Mystery 4.4%
- #51 Chronicle of Innsmouth
71% matchMostly Positive77% of 262 reviews2017
Dev: PsychoDevPub: AtomicHorde
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Chronicle of Innsmouth is a point'n'click adventure inspired by Lucas' retro classics from the 90s and H.P. Lovecraft's works. Investigate, gather info and solve enigmas to unveil the secrets of the cursed town of Innsmouth, a forsaken place surrounded by horrifying rumors.
Why similar: Point & Click 56%, Adventure 28.6%, Pixel Graphics 15.4%
- #52 Children of Silentown
67% matchVery Positive87% of 1,586 reviews2023
Dev: Elf GamesPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Children of Silentown is a dark adventure game that tells the story of Lucy, a girl growing up in a village deep in a forest inhabited by monsters. People disappearing is nothing uncommon here, but this time, Lucy is old enough to investigate on her own. Or so she thinks.
Why similar: Point & Click 33.6%, Dark 22.3%, Story Rich 10.9%, Adventure 9.3%, Mystery 7.7%
- #53 Escape the Dark Tower
68% matchVery Positive98% of 55 reviews2023
Dev: pq pixels
Windows · Mac
Step into a realm of mystery and magic with Escape the Dark Tower, a captivating escape room adventure in charming pixel art.
Why similar: Point & Click 33.1%, Pixel Graphics 16.2%, Dark Fantasy 15%, Medieval 8.3%, Adventure 8.2%
- #54 Slender Threads
66% matchVery Positive91% of 633 reviews2025
Dev: Blyts
Windows · Mac · Linux
In this paranormal point-and-click adventure, a traveling salesman races to stop a string of horrific deaths in a quiet seaside town—before he’s next.
Why similar: Point & Click 34.1%, Adventure 15.1%, Dark 11.7%, Dark Fantasy 10.2%, Story Rich 7.8%
- #55 Mystery of Mortlake Mansion
69% matchVery Positive88% of 102 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: Hidden Object 40.4%, Adventure 38.5%, Puzzle 13.5%, Indie 5.2%, Singleplayer 2.4%
- #56 Hold Me Still
67% matchVery Positive82% of 60 reviews2025
Dev: Zeroshade123
Windows
"Hold Me Still" is a point-and-click puzzle mystery game where you investigate your friend's disappearance by exploring their house, collecting clues, solving puzzles, and uncovering the truth.
Why similar: Point & Click 39.1%, Adventure 13.2%, Hidden Object 12.1%, Pixel Graphics 11.1%, Puzzle 6.5%
- #57 King of Silence - Prologue
67% matchVery Positive85% of 124 reviews2025
Dev: Onze 8 Degrés
Windows
Embark on a chilling journey in King of Silence, a first-person horror game where silence is survival. Trapped in a dark, abandoned temple, you must quietly uncover its secrets and the eerie legend of the King of Silence to find your escape. Make a sound, and it may be your last.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 45.6%, Dark 30.6%, Mystery 17.3%, Singleplayer 5.1%, Indie 1.4%
- #58 The Case of the Golden Idol
64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 11,013 reviews2022
Dev: Color Gray GamesPub: Playstack
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
A new kind of detective game that allows you to think and investigate freely. Discover clues surrounding 12 strange and gruesome deaths and build your own theory. Pick your suspect, deduce the motive, unmask the awful truth.
Why similar: Investigation 32.5%, Point & Click 20.1%, Dark 12.8%, Pixel Graphics 8.4%, Story Rich 6.6%
- #59 Return to Shironagasu Island
65% matchVery Positive94% of 4,299 reviews2020
Dev: ONIMUSHI HyogoPub: TABINOMICHI
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 13.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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: Visual Novel 37.8%, Adventure 20.7%, Point & Click 19.1%, Mystery 11.8%, Story Rich 7.9%
- #60 The Lost Crown
68% matchVery Positive83% of 525 reviews2014
Dev: Darkling Room
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Embark on an eerie ghost-hunting adventure, featuring real evidence of paranormal activity, to solve the mystery of the Lost Crown. Be warned, to seek advice from the dead can have bitter consequences.
Why similar: Point & Click 50.4%, Adventure 29.4%, Indie 9.2%, Story Rich 6.5%, Mystery 4.5%