- #1 Rusty Lake Hotel
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 10,529 reviews2016
Dev: Rusty Lake
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 7.3 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: Point & Click 30.7%, Puzzle 19.7%, Mystery 10.9%, Surreal 7.5%, Adventure 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: This is a core entry in the same surreal, dark, and interconnected Rusty Lake universe.
- #2 Rusty Lake: Roots
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 9,087 reviews2016
Dev: Rusty Lake
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Experience the beginning and end of characters' lives and build your own family tree! Rusty Lake: Roots is the second premium point-and-click adventure by the creators of the Cube Escape series and Rusty Lake Hotel.
Why similar: Point & Click 25.5%, Puzzle 20.3%, Escape Room 13.4% ★, Mystery 9.2%, Atmospheric 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: A direct predecessor that expands on the deep, haunting lore and family secrets central to the series.
- #3 Rusty Lake Paradise
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 7,545 reviews2018
Dev: Rusty Lake
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Rusty Lake Paradise is set on a small remote island which is cursed by the ten plagues of Egypt. Solve all the mysteries of this dark, macabre puzzle adventure. Paradise builds upon the distinctive atmosphere and excitement from the Rusty Lake series.
Why similar: Point & Click 27.7%, Puzzle 19.3%, Escape Room 17.1% ★, Mystery 8.3%, Atmospheric 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: Features the same signature point-and-click puzzle style set within a mysterious, folklore-inspired environment.
- #4 Underground Blossom
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 7,014 reviews2023
Dev: Rusty Lake
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Underground Blossom is a new adventure game by Rusty Lake. Fulfil various tasks at every station to find the metro that will take you through each important event from Laura Vanderboom's life.
Why similar: Escape Room 53.2% ★, Point & Click 17.6%, Puzzle 11.2%, Mystery 8.2%, Adventure 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: A recent entry in the series that masterfully blends atmospheric storytelling with complex, location-based puzzles.
- #5 Cube Escape Collection
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 7,927 reviews2020
Dev: Rusty Lake
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
In this classic point-and-click adventure anthology you follow the path of Dale and Laura and other famous Rusty lake characters such as Mr. Crow and Mr. Owl. The series will be updated, preserved and bundled to survive the end of the Flash Games era.
Why similar: Escape Room 26% ★, Point & Click 21.6%, Puzzle 15.4%, Mystery 14%, Atmospheric 4%
Why You'll Like It: The definitive compilation of the early surrealist point-and-click games that established the Rusty Lake aesthetic.
- #6 The Past Within
94% matchVery Positive95% of 16,793 reviews2022
Dev: Rusty Lake
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 94%
The Past Within is the new co-op experience from Rusty Lake! Play together with someone you deem trustworthy: one in The Past, the other in The Future. Observe and communicate what you see around you. Solve the puzzles and uncover Albert Vanderboom’s plan.
Why similar: Escape Room 45.3% ★, Puzzle 20.6%, Mystery 11.8%, Point & Click 11.2%, Adventure 2.6%
Why You'll Like It: A unique co-op experience that utilizes the same cryptic, puzzle-heavy design philosophy as the Rusty Lake series.
- #7 Cube Escape: Paradox
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 12,161 reviews2018
Dev: Rusty Lake
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%
The tenth Cube Escape follows the story of detective Dale Vandermeer who finds himself trapped in two different universes and needs to escape. Cube Escape: Paradox will be released together with the accompanying Paradox: A Rusty Lake Film.
Why similar: Escape Room 29.9% ★, Puzzle 21.7%, Point & Click 17.1%, Mystery 11.3%, Atmospheric 3.8%
Why You'll Like It: A brilliant, meta-narrative entry that bridges the gap between the games and their live-action short film.
- #8 The White Door
92% matchVery Positive94% of 6,829 reviews2020
Dev: Rusty LakePub: Second Maze
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Enter The White Door and discover Rusty Lake’s universe in a new game with a unique style! Explore Robert Hill’s dreams and help him to find his lost memories. Can you survive the strict daily routine and bring back color to Robert's life?
Why similar: Point & Click 28.3%, Puzzle 20.6%, Adventure 13.7%, Mystery 13.1%, Indie 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a more minimalist, monochromatic take on the Rusty Lake puzzle formula with a heavy focus on psychological mystery.
- #9 Samsara Room
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 10,189 reviews2020
Dev: Rusty Lake
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 74%
You woke up in a mysterious room you have never seen before. Can you find another way out? Samsara Room is a remake of the praised predecessor of the Rusty Lake & Cube Escape series.
Why similar: Escape Room 31% ★, Point & Click 22.6%, Puzzle 14.5%, Adventure 6.9%, Mystery 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal, free-to-play classic that serves as the foundation for much of the series' bizarre, dream-like logic.
- #10 The Room Three
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 13,392 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 25.3%, Mystery 21.9%, Escape Room 18% ★, Point & Click 17%, Atmospheric 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: Provides an unparalleled tactile puzzle-solving experience that mirrors the intricate mechanical depth of the Rusty Lake games.
- #11 The Room 4: Old Sins
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 18,313 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: Escape Room 30.3% ★, Puzzle 19.8%, Point & Click 18%, Mystery 17.8%, Adventure 4.4%
Why You'll Like It: Features the same high-quality, atmospheric mystery and mechanical puzzle boxes that fans of point-and-click adventures love.
- #12 The Room Two
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 21,748 reviews2016
Dev: Fireproof Games
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.3 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 25.5%, Point & Click 22%, Mystery 20.4%, Escape Room 11.4% ★, Atmospheric 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: Continues the series' tradition of intricate, atmospheric escape-room style puzzles in a mysterious setting.
- #13 Forgotten Hill: The Wardrobe
89% matchMostly Positive73% of 63 reviews2024
Dev: FM Studio
Windows · Mac
Did you really believe a wardrobe is just a piece of furniture? Not in Forgotten Hill! Uncover the evil within the 5 twisted chapters of this new point-and-click adventure. Will you survive?
Why similar: Escape Room 36.4% ★, Point & Click 17.4%, Mystery 14.2%, Puzzle 10.7%, Adventure 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: Captures the same grotesque, dark, and point-and-click puzzle-solving vibe that defines the Rusty Lake series.
- #14 Fran Bow
88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 22,901 reviews2015
Dev: Killmonday Games AB
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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 32%, Puzzle 16.7%, Atmospheric 7.4%, Psychological Horror 7.4%, Adventure 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, surreal point-and-click adventure that shares the same unsettling, dream-like atmosphere and psychological depth.
- #15 The Room
87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 31,729 reviews2014
Dev: Fireproof Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 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 28.1%, Point & Click 22.7%, Mystery 19.4%, Escape Room 13.2% ★, Atmospheric 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: The original title that set the standard for tactile, atmospheric puzzle-solving in a mystery-filled environment.
- #16 Year Walk
86% matchVery Positive90% of 2,021 reviews2014
Dev: Simogo
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Venture out into the dark woods where strange creatures roam, on a vision quest set in 19th century Sweden. Solve and decipher cryptic puzzles, listen for clues, and learn about mysterious folklore creatures in the built-in encyclopedia as you seek to foresee your future.
Why similar: Mystery 15.3%, Puzzle 15%, Atmospheric 12.5%, Surreal 12.3%, Hand-drawn 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric, folklore-inspired puzzle game that relies on surreal imagery and cryptic exploration.
- #17 Sally Face - Episode One
85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 28,581 reviews2016
Dev: Portable Moose
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
An unsettling adventure following a boy with a prosthetic face. After a string of mysterious murders, Sal and his three friends discover something truly sinister casting shadows over their small town.
Why similar: Point & Click 20%, Mystery 17%, Puzzle 13%, Atmospheric 9.2%, Hand-drawn 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, narrative-driven point-and-click game with a surreal, haunting art style and deep mystery elements.
- #18 The House of Da Vinci
86% matchVery Positive86% of 7,290 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 20.3%, Escape Room 20.2% ★, Mystery 18.8%, Puzzle 13.3%, Atmospheric 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: A mechanical puzzle game that offers a similar experience to The Room, focusing on intricate, hidden-object-style contraptions.
- #19 Tangle Tower
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 6,631 reviews2019
Dev: SFB Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.6 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 29.7%, Mystery 16.6%, Puzzle 14%, Atmospheric 7.9%, Investigation 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: A mystery-focused point-and-click adventure with a charming art style and engaging, logic-based investigation.
- #20 CLeM
84% matchVery Positive91% of 295 reviews2024
Dev: Mango ProtocolPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%
CLeM is a narrative-driven puzzle adventure game with a dark twist. Wake up in a world where puzzles intertwine with exploration, weaving a unique narrative rooted in alchemy. A voice awakens you. It gives you purpose. To guide you, you find a notebook with mysterious entries and a house to explore.
Why similar: Escape Room 39.8% ★, Mystery 14.2%, Puzzle 9.5%, Investigation 7.4%, Atmospheric 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, puzzle-driven exploration game that features a mysterious, atmospheric narrative and unique mechanics.
- #21 Samorost 3
83% matchVery Positive94% of 5,546 reviews2016
Dev: Amanita Design
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Samorost 3 is an exploration adventure and puzzle game from the award-winning creators of Machinarium and Botanicula. Travel across space to nine unique worlds teeming with colorful challenges, creatures and surprises to discover, brought to life with beautiful artwork, sound and music.
Why similar: Point & Click 29.2%, Puzzle 11.9%, Hand-drawn 11.8%, Mystery 11.8%, Surreal 11%
Why You'll Like It: A beautiful, surreal puzzle-exploration game that relies on environmental storytelling and clever logic.
- #22 Little Misfortune
82% matchVery Positive92% of 14,094 reviews2019
Dev: Killmonday Games AB
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Led by her new friend, Mr. Voice, Misfortune ventures into the woods, where mysteries are unraveled and a little bad luck unfolds.
Why similar: Point & Click 40.9%, Adventure 9.5%, Atmospheric 8.2%, Story Rich 7.6%, Psychological Horror 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: Shares the dark, whimsical, and slightly disturbing narrative tone found in many surreal point-and-click adventures.
- #23 Detention
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 11,802 reviews2017
Dev: RedCandleGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Detention is an atmospheric horror game set in 1960s Taiwan under martial law. Incorporated religious elements based in Taiwanese/Chinese culture and mythology, the game provided players with unique graphics and gaming experience.
Why similar: Point & Click 23.3%, Puzzle 17.1%, Atmospheric 15.3%, Adventure 7.2%, Surreal 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: A deeply atmospheric psychological horror game that uses 2D exploration to uncover dark, historical mysteries.
- #24 DISTRAINT: Deluxe Edition
81% matchVery Positive93% of 12,888 reviews2015
Dev: Jesse Makkonen
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
DISTRAINT is a 2D psychological horror adventure game for PC. In order to secure a partnership in a famous company, Price seizes the property of an elderly woman. In that very moment, he finds out the price of his humanity.
Why similar: Indie 65.4%, Atmospheric 5.1%, Puzzle 4.3%, Adventure 4.1%, Psychological Horror 4%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror adventure that uses a 2D perspective to tell a dark, surreal story about regret and mystery.
- #25 The Mr. Rabbit Magic Show
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 6,185 reviews2025
Dev: Rusty Lake
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 78%
The incredible Mr. Rabbit invites you all to a mysterious magic show! Celebrate 10 years of Rusty Lake with a new free-to-play point-and-click adventure that promises to delight and… shock you with its sleight of hand!
Why similar: Escape Room 50.5% ★, Point & Click 21.6%, Puzzle 11.4%, Adventure 7.1%, Atmospheric 6.2%
- #26 Midnight Scenes: The Highway
81% matchVery Positive89% of 316 reviews2020
Dev: White Blanket GamesPub: Octavi Navarro
Windows · Mac
Claire Barnes is about to discover what kind of horrors lurk in the darkness of a deserted road. Welcome to a dimension of horror. Welcome to Midnight Scenes.
Why similar: Point & Click 27.3%, Mystery 18.7%, Puzzle 12.7%, Hand-drawn 9.3%, Atmospheric 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: A short, surreal, and atmospheric point-and-click experience that feels like a classic Twilight Zone episode.
- #27 Machinarium
80% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 20,605 reviews2009
Dev: Amanita Design
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 18.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Machinarium is the award-winning independent adventure game developed by the makers of Samorost series, Botanicula and CHUCHEL. Help Josef the robot save his girlfriend Berta kidnapped by the Black Cap Brotherhood gang!
Why similar: Point & Click 31%, Puzzle 17.2%, Hand-drawn 11.6%, Atmospheric 11%, Surreal 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: A classic, hand-drawn point-and-click puzzle game that relies on clever environmental logic and wordless storytelling.
- #28 Oxenfree
79% matchVery Positive91% of 12,110 reviews2016
Dev: Night School Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Oxenfree is a supernatural thriller about a group of friends who unwittingly open a ghostly rift. You are Alex, and you’ve just brought your new stepbrother Jonas to an overnight island party gone horribly wrong.
Why similar: Mystery 34.4%, Atmospheric 22.7%, Story Rich 13.7%, Adventure 11.2%, Indie 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric mystery game that excels at building tension through dialogue and environmental exploration.
- #29 Follow the meaning
77% matchVery Positive94% of 1,035 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 23.3%, Mystery 14.5%, Puzzle 13.5%, Adventure 8%, Hand-drawn 7.9%
- #30 Kathy Rain
79% matchVery Positive92% of 4,001 reviews2016
Dev: Clifftop GamesPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Set in the '90s, Kathy Rain tells the story of a strong-willed journalism major who has to come to terms with her troubled past as she investigates the mysterious death of her recently deceased grandfather.
Why similar: Point & Click 97.9%, Mystery 0.8%, Adventure 0.4%, Puzzle 0.2%, Hand-drawn 0.1%
Why You'll Like It: A mystery-focused point-and-click adventure that captures the feeling of investigating dark, hidden secrets in a small town.
- #31 The Cat Lady
78% matchVery Positive94% of 6,285 reviews2013
Dev: Harvester GamesPub: Screen 7
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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 28.7%, Puzzle 10.1%, Atmospheric 9.5%, Adventure 9%, Surreal 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, psychological point-and-click adventure that explores mature, surreal themes with a distinct, haunting aesthetic.
- #32 Unavowed
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,607 reviews2018
Dev: Wadjet Eye Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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 42.6%, Mystery 18.6%, Adventure 12%, Atmospheric 7.5%, Story Rich 6%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-heavy, mystery-focused point-and-click adventure that features deep character interactions and supernatural elements.
- #33 HER TREES : THE PUZZLE HOUSE
76% matchVery Positive95% of 1,011 reviews2024
Dev: Stone
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 1.2 hrs≥1hr: 39%
HER TREES : THE PUZZLE HOUSE is a unique point-and-click puzzle game where you move and combine objects to solve puzzles.Uncover the mysteries of this peculiar room.
Why similar: Escape Room 43.5% ★, Point & Click 16.6%, Puzzle 10.3%, Surreal 6.6%, Hand-drawn 6.5%
- #34 Creepy Tale: Some Other Place
75% matchVery Positive94% of 657 reviews2024
Dev: Creepy Brothers
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Creepy Tale is a mysterious adventure rich in riddles and eerie atmosphere. An autumn morning promised a quiet fishing trip, but events took Martin to "some other place." Find the way home, uncover loads of secrets, and save everyone that you can.
Why similar: Point & Click 19.4%, Escape Room 15.2% ★, Mystery 13.1%, Puzzle 12.7%, Hand-drawn 9%
- #35 DARKLIGHT
76% matchVery Positive87% of 52 reviews2024
Dev: polytely games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Are you ready to investigate a mysterious occurrence at a remote lighthouse? Solve all mysteries in this dark and eerie puzzle game.
Why similar: Escape Room 34.7% ★, Point & Click 22.8%, Puzzle 14.7%, Mystery 10.3%, Adventure 8.3%
- #36 Strange Horticulture
74% matchVery Positive94% of 16,007 reviews2022
Dev: Bad VikingPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Strange Horticulture is an occult puzzle game in which you play as the proprietor of a local plant store. Find and identify new plants, pet your cat, speak to a coven, or join a cult. Use your collection of powerful plants to influence the story and unravel Undermere’s dark mysteries.
Why similar: Point & Click 22%, Mystery 18.7%, Puzzle 13%, Investigation 11.8%, Atmospheric 9.6%
- #37 The Incident at Galley House
71% matchVery Positive94% of 3,745 reviews2026
Dev: William RousPub: Evil Trout Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.4 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
In 1936, something terrible happened at Galley House. Decades later, with a strange contraption that reveals echoes of the past, you must uncover the truth behind this grisly mystery.
Why similar: Mystery 40%, Puzzle 24.8%, Atmospheric 10.7%, Adventure 8.4%, Story Rich 6.5%
- #38 The Séance of Blake Manor
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,820 reviews2025
Dev: Spooky DoorwayPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Linux
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 81%
The Séance of Blake Manor is a supernatural detective mystery, set in 1897 Ireland, where you investigate the disappearance of Evelyn Deane in a remote hotel full of secrets and other-worldly occurrences.
Why similar: Mystery 23.1%, Puzzle 16.9%, Investigation 14.9%, Atmospheric 12.7%, Adventure 7.6%
- #39 Bad Dream: Coma
75% matchVery Positive91% of 2,222 reviews2017
Dev: Desert Fox
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Welcome in Bad Dream: Coma. A point & click game where unique minimalistic art style creates an unforgettable and atmospheric experience. Travel through the surreal and disturbing dreamland where everything depends on your actions. You can't die but you can suffer greatly...
Why similar: Point & Click 29.2%, Puzzle 10.1%, Hand-drawn 9.9%, Surreal 9.8%, Atmospheric 9.5%
- #40 Creepy Tale
74% matchVery Positive86% of 2,970 reviews2020
Dev: Creepy Brothers
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Creepy quest with the atmosphere of the Brothers Grimm fairy tales. Go through a dangerous adventure filled with puzzles and challenges! Perhaps it is you who will be able to solve all the secrets of forest and save the peaceful creatures?
Why similar: Puzzle 23.4%, Hand-drawn 16.7%, Atmospheric 15.8%, Adventure 11.5%, Dark 9.8%
- #41 Secrets of Blackrock Manor - Escape Room
73% matchVery Positive81% of 232 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: Escape Room 43.5% ★, Point & Click 16.5%, Mystery 11.4%, Puzzle 9.1%, Investigation 8.3%
- #42 Creepy Tale 2
73% matchVery Positive86% of 1,568 reviews2021
Dev: Creepy Brothers
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Experience the creepy tension of a brothers Grimm fairy tale in this puzzle adventure game. Follow the young and brave Lars as he embarks on a dangerous journey to save his sisters mind from the clutches of a mysterious evil.
Why similar: Point & Click 30.6%, Puzzle 16.3%, Hand-drawn 11.3%, Atmospheric 10.8%, Adventure 7.9%
- #43 HER TREES : PUZZLE DREAM
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,922 reviews2026
Dev: Stone
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
HER TREES : PUZZLE DREAM is a unique point-and-click puzzle game where you move and combine objects to solve puzzles. Unravel the strange puzzles hidden in your dreams.
Why similar: Point & Click 28.4%, Puzzle 18.8%, Escape Room 14.8% ★, Surreal 11.5%, Hand-drawn 8.9%
- #44 Tested on Humans: Escape Room
73% matchVery Positive86% of 506 reviews2021
Dev: mc2games
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 76%
You are the test subject. In this dark environment escape room, you have to solve various puzzles to escape from the research center where you are trapped. Can you find out how you got there and escape???
Why similar: Escape Room 50% ★, Point & Click 18.7%, Puzzle 11.1%, Investigation 7.2%, Atmospheric 3.7%
- #45 The House of Da Vinci 3
71% matchVery Positive89% of 1,380 reviews2022
Dev: Blue Brain Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 8.0 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: Escape Room 32.7% ★, Point & Click 16.6%, Mystery 13.2%, Puzzle 9.2%, Investigation 8.2%
- #46 Submachine: Legacy
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,459 reviews2023
Dev: Mateusz Skutnik
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Submachine is a hand-drawn puzzle adventure game. You find yourself in a vast network of desolate locations containing puzzles, secrets, notes and items to collect to help you along the way. Follow the story of a banished lighthouse keeper to discover his descent into ruins.
Why similar: Point & Click 27.8%, Puzzle 15.5%, Mystery 13.6%, Hand-drawn 11.3%, Atmospheric 8.7%
- #47 The House of Da Vinci 2
71% matchVery Positive91% of 2,246 reviews2020
Dev: Blue Brain Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 7.6 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: Escape Room 48.2% ★, Mystery 17.5%, Puzzle 12.1%, Adventure 4.7%, Exploration 4.5%
- #48 Forgotten Hill Mementoes
72% matchVery Positive90% of 271 reviews2018
Dev: FM Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Get ready for a puzzling journey through the memory of Forgotten Hill, can you survive?
Why similar: Point & Click 43%, Mystery 19.2%, Puzzle 18.2%, Adventure 11.2%, Indie 5.9%
- #49 The Roottrees are Dead
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 9,873 reviews2025
Dev: Evil Trout Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A genealogical mystery straight out of 1998. Scour the early Internet for clues, uncover hidden connections, and piece together the family tree behind the secretive Roottree Corporation.
Why similar: Mystery 24.9%, Point & Click 23.7%, Puzzle 18.1%, Investigation 12.5%, Atmospheric 8.6%
- #50 EXIT The Game – Trial of the Griffin
70% matchVery Positive86% of 79 reviews2023
Dev: Nementic GamesPub: USM
Windows · Mac
An exciting Escape Room experience awaits you! Can you uncover the secrets of Greifenstein Castle and escape?
Why similar: Escape Room 38.1% ★, Point & Click 15.2%, Mystery 10.1%, Puzzle 8.6%, Investigation 7.6%
- #51 Midnight Swamp
68% matchVery Positive96% of 67 reviews2025
Dev: WildOmul
Windows
Midnight Swamp is a dark point-and-click adventure where you will dive into a world of eerie fairy tales. Play as a tourist who must find a way out of a mysterious swamp, where every corner hides a riddle.
Why similar: Point & Click 21.1%, Mystery 15.5%, Puzzle 10.7%, Surreal 10.3%, Hand-drawn 9.4%
- #52 Castle of Secrets
70% matchMixed58% of 65 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 26.9%, Puzzle 15.2%, Surreal 10.4%, Hand-drawn 8.9%, Atmospheric 7.3%
- #53 Strange Antiquities
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,487 reviews2025
Dev: Bad VikingPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Become the custodian of a store dealing in occult antiquities. Explore the quaint and gloomy town of Undermere, where strange goings-on and dark mysteries abound. Find and identify arcane artefacts, use your collection to aid the townsfolk with their unusual problems — and remember to pet your cat!
Why similar: Point & Click 22.1%, Mystery 17.9%, Puzzle 12.6%, Investigation 11.9%, Atmospheric 9.7%
- #54 Desktop Explorer
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,696 reviews2026
Dev: Recurring Dream
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Rummage through the abandoned profiles of an old PC to unravel an inherited mystery. What secrets hide in this eerie adventure of cryptic games and outdated software? Who was using this computer? And what happened to them?
Why similar: Point & Click 26.2%, Mystery 18.2%, Puzzle 14.3%, Investigation 13.8%, Atmospheric 9.1%
- #55 Forgotten Hill Tales
69% matchVery Positive90% of 102 reviews2022
Dev: FM Studio
Windows · Mac
A spin-off series of short stories set in the grotesque world of Forgotten Hill
Why similar: Point & Click 35%, Mystery 23.3%, Adventure 14.4%, Atmospheric 8.8%, Puzzle 7.8%
- #56 The Paradixion: Son's Room
69% matchVery Positive85% of 54 reviews2023
Dev: GomPangGames
Windows
[The Paradixion: Son's Room] is a point-and-click adventure game with a mysterious atmosphere.Solve various puzzles with a unique atmosphere and find the hidden elements in the game to gather clues about the story.
Why similar: Point & Click 26.9%, Mystery 17%, Puzzle 15.5%, Hand-drawn 7.6%, Adventure 7.6%
- #57 The Case of the Golden Idol
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 10,922 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: Point & Click 22.1%, Mystery 21.8%, Investigation 14.2%, Puzzle 12.9%, Atmospheric 8%
- #58 Tormentum II
65% matchVery Positive95% of 228 reviews2026
Dev: OhNoo Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Wake up inside the nightmare world you created in this standalone, hand-drawn dark fantasy point-and-click adventure with psychological horror elements. Explore islands, solve puzzles, and make morally ambiguous choices that lead to multiple endings. Inspired by H.R. Giger and Zdzisław Beksiński.
Why similar: Point & Click 26.9%, Mystery 16%, Puzzle 12.3%, Atmospheric 7%, Hand-drawn 6.4%
- #59 Larry The Unlucky Part 1
68% matchVery Positive93% of 231 reviews2021
Dev: Strongshell Software
Windows
Follow Larry's life to find the source of his lack of luck. Discover his intriguing story and solve puzzles to understand how his life plays out.
Why similar: Escape Room 29.3% ★, Point & Click 19.2%, Puzzle 11.2%, Mystery 10%, Atmospheric 7.8%
- #60 Nobodies: After Death
67% matchVery Positive97% of 130 reviews2023
Dev: Blyts
Windows · Mac · Linux
Nobodies: After Death is a puzzling point-and-click adventure in cleaning up dirty work. After your agency takes out a target, you make the evidence disappear without a trace. Find a way to get in, get out, and leave no bodies behind.
Why similar: Escape Room 42.6% ★, Point & Click 16.1%, Puzzle 8.3%, Investigation 7.1%, Hand-drawn 4.9%
