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Games Like Shadows of the Afterland

60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Adventure, Puzzle, Point & Click, Story Rich.

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Madrid, 1960: A maid named Pilar dies. You arrive in the afterlife looking like Pilar but speaking as Carolina, a police officer from the future. Possess the living and cross between worlds to uncover the truth behind a soul split between two identities in this point-and-click adventure.

Reviews: Very Positive — 97% — of 143 reviews
Released: 2026-02-10
Developer: Aruma Studios
Genres: Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux

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    Dev: Tall Story Games Ltd
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Discover a dark family secret and rid a young girl of her nightmares in this splendidly British point & click comedy adventure. Playing as sharp-witted Lucy, explore both dreams and reality to meet all the colourful characters who'll help you solve puzzles, gather clues and find a murderer.

    Why similar: Point & Click 16.9%, Old School 14.1%, Dark Humor 13.5%, Comedy 12.6%, Pixel Graphics 7%

  2. #2 PRIM
    96% matchVery Positive95% of 575 reviews2024
    Dev: Common ColorsPub: Application Systems Heidelberg
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    PRIM is a creepy-but-cute point’n’click adventure game full of dark humor. When her mother dies, Prim finds out she’s Death’s daughter and now has to live with her father. But the Grim Reaper has strict rules and when Prim breaks them, things take a fatal turn. Can you breathe life into her misery?

    Why similar: Point & Click 28.9%, Supernatural 14.4%, Dark Humor 14.1%, Comedy 10.1%, Adventure 10.1%

  3. #3 Thimbleweed Park™
    96% matchVery Positive93% of 4,161 reviews2017
    Dev: Terrible Toybox
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    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 40.1%, Adventure 11.3%, Comedy 11.2%, Pixel Graphics 10.9%, Puzzle 7.7%

  4. #4 Penelope Pendrick and the Art of Deceit
    94% matchVery Positive98% of 480 reviews2025
    Dev: Default Cube Games
    Windows · Mac

    Pick up your magnifying glass as writer-turned-detective Penelope Pendrick in this first-person point and click mystery adventure! Three people have suddenly vanished from the sleepy town of Carlisle. Follow the clues, interrogate suspects, and solve puzzles to end this case - before it ends you.

    Why similar: Point & Click 26.7%, Detective 11.9%, Old School 11.4%, Investigation 10.3%, Story Rich 9.9%

  5. #5 Flipping Death
    95% matchVery Positive90% of 286 reviews2018
    Dev: Zoink Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    Possess the living, aid the dead and flip between the worlds of Flipping Death - a puzzling adventure platformer where you find yourself filling in for Death. Maybe your new powers will help you solve the mystery of your own demise?

    Why similar: Adventure 48.8%, Female Protagonist 39.3%, 2D 11.9%

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    94% matchVery Positive95% of 124 reviews2024
    Dev: Point & Pixel AdventuresPub: Point and Pixel Adventures
    Windows · Linux

    We will step into the shoes of a young druid who will be called upon by her tribe to undertake an important mission. After some events in her village, she will have to leave behind the safety of the forest and venture into a world full of dangers. The fate of the grove will be in her hands.

    Why similar: Point & Click 20.1%, Old School 10.4%, Comedy 9.2%, Investigation 7.4%, Pixel Graphics 7%

  7. #7 KAPIA
    93% matchVery Positive92% of 78 reviews2022
    Dev: 2 FOR 2
    Windows

    Dive into the funky universe of KAPIA to help Stefan and Reny on their adventure to solve the mystery of dome survivors. Play as both characters and uncover the origin of crisis that divided the world.

    Why similar: Point & Click 16.3%, Old School 15.3%, Comedy 14.6%, Female Protagonist 10.4%, Dialogue Heavy 10.1%

  8. #8 Crowns and Pawns: Kingdom of Deceit
    92% matchVery Positive81% of 472 reviews2022
    Dev: Tag of JoyPub: Headup
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    Legends of the past come back to life in this charming point-and-click adventure. Pack your bags and journey with Crowns and Pawns: Kingdom of Deceit through modern day Europe to uncover the conspiracy behind a cursed relic and the secrets of the King who was never crowned.

    Why similar: Point & Click 25.2%, Female Protagonist 14.2%, Detective 13%, Puzzle 9.3%, Story Rich 9%

  9. #9 The Darkside Detective
    91% matchVery Positive94% of 5,121 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 17.7%, Supernatural 15.4%, Detective 12.5%, Comedy 11.2%, Dark Humor 10.1%

  10. #10 Unavowed
    91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,565 reviews2018
    Dev: Wadjet Eye Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 8.0 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 27.7%, Supernatural 20.4%, Detective 9.7%, Story Rich 8.5%, Dark Fantasy 8.1%

  11. #11 Whateverland
    90% matchVery Positive88% of 179 reviews2022
    Dev: Caligari Games
    Windows

    Find your way out of a magical prison in this non-linear point'n'click adventure full of mini games and challenges. Get to meet the charismatic Whateverlanders, steal and deceive or be a good boy to discover all the different endings of Vincent's story.

    Why similar: Dark Humor 19.1%, Supernatural 18.5%, Point & Click 14.7%, Comedy 12.1%, Dark Fantasy 11.4%

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    89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,355 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 16.3%, Detective 11.6%, Dialogue Heavy 11.5%, Comedy 9.5%, Investigation 8.3%

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    89% matchVery Positive98% of 56 reviews2024
    Dev: Gabriel MakiPub: ZNT Productions
    Windows

    A mysterious plot about a film student who finds herself lost in the world of the dead, the Posthumous Lands. Alongside a purple-haired woman, Coralina must decipher Human Alchemy in this retro adventure with cinematic touches!

    Why similar: Dark Fantasy 18.5%, Female Protagonist 16.8%, Puzzle 12.1%, Pixel Graphics 11%, Fantasy 11%

  14. #14 Afterdream
    87% matchVery Positive93% of 349 reviews2023
    Dev: Jesse MakkonenPub: Gamirror Games
    Windows

    Get lost in a lucid dream, bending the lines between reality and fiction. Utilize the strange camera to navigate through the ghosts' mysterious residence. Find the purpose of your nocturnal visit in a vivid and dreamlike setting.

    Why similar: Female Protagonist 33.8%, Pixel Graphics 20.3%, Story Rich 18.8%, Adventure 13.7%, 2D 13.4%

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    88% matchVery Positive93% of 148 reviews2021
    Dev: BOV
    Windows · Linux

    Jane wakes up in a crypt as a ghost. You are investigating the death of her family together. Seeking and researching evidences. Building an accusation based on them. You have a laboratory to research evidences. Play and get the feeling of being a true Victorian detective.

    Why similar: Point & Click 19.7%, Old School 17.3%, Detective 12.4%, Female Protagonist 10.9%, Investigation 10.8%

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    86% matchVery Positive86% of 66 reviews2024
    Dev: The Phantom FellowsPub: Strummer Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    The Phantom Fellows is about two best friends who start a paranormal investigation business together, since one of them is already dead.

    Why similar: Point & Click 16%, Dark Humor 13.2%, Comedy 12.5%, Investigation 11.5%, Old School 10.9%

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    84% matchVery Positive92% of 206 reviews2025
    Dev: evilalbert
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Disembodied souls linger in this old estate. To each one, utter their name.

    Why similar: Supernatural 23.2%, Detective 16.7%, Investigation 15.3%, Female Protagonist 14.4%, Puzzle 8.8%

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    86% matchMixed62% of 58 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 24%, Female Protagonist 17.6%, Dark Fantasy 11.1%, Puzzle 11%, Exploration 10.4%

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    85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 642 reviews2012
    Dev: Wadjet Eye Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 95%

    Street psychics. Their blinking neon signs are everywhere, promising love and wealth and happiness. They make a fortune preying on the gullible and milking them dry. So when these victims begin dying and leaving confused spirits behind, it can only take a genuine psychic (and her wayward spirit guide) to clean up the mess.

    Why similar: Point & Click 38.3%, Supernatural 20.2%, Female Protagonist 15.6%, Detective 9%, Adventure 8.6%

  20. #20 Kathy Rain
    83% matchVery Positive92% of 3,954 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 96.7%, Female Protagonist 0.8%, Detective 0.6%, Pixel Graphics 0.5%, Adventure 0.4%

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    82% matchVery Positive93% of 1,977 reviews2019
    Dev: Clifftop GamesPub: Raw Fury
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    Whispers of a Machine is a Sci-Fi Nordic Noir that tells the story of Vera, a cybernetically augmented detective in a post-AI world, who investigates a string of murders and unravels a dark conflict over forbidden technology.

    Why similar: Point & Click 28.5%, Female Protagonist 16.7%, Detective 16.7%, Adventure 9.7%, Pixel Graphics 9%

  22. #22 RESTLESS SOUL
    82% matchVery Positive92% of 321 reviews2022
    Dev: Fuz GamesPub: Graffiti Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 61%

    Laugh in the face of death in this hauntingly humorous comedy adventure about a wayward soul trying to make it back to the land of the living. Engage in bullet-hell lite battles, solve puzzles, and communicate with the dead as you navigate this “colorful” world. Death is just the beginning.

    Why similar: Comedy 29%, Pixel Graphics 16.9%, Dialogue Heavy 13.4%, Adventure 9.6%, Funny 8.5%

  23. #23 Ghost Files: The Face of Guilt
    84% matchMostly Positive72% of 330 reviews2017
    Dev: Brave Giant LTDPub: Artifex Mundi
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 96%

    Lead the Police investigation in the afterlife!

    Why similar: Point & Click 23.4%, Adventure 17.2%, Female Protagonist 15.8%, Puzzle 11.7%, Casual 11.3%

  24. #24 Alex Hill: Whispers at White Oak Inn
    79% matchVery Positive94% of 377 reviews2025
    Dev: hannahontrek
    Windows · Mac

    A young woman died near the White Oak Inn. Now, her spirit is roaming around, and an employee is receiving strange letters. What dark secrets wait to be found? The clock is ticking and you, as Alex Hill, must uncover the truth before it’s too late.

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  25. #25 The Death of Erin Myers
    81% matchVery Positive81% of 151 reviews2019
    Dev: Viperante
    Windows

    Erin Myers is dead. But how did she die? And why did she die? Find out as you step back into her life and uncover her darkest secrets.

    Why similar: Point & Click 39.4%, Female Protagonist 26.7%, Adventure 20.2%, Story Rich 13.7%

  26. #26 Guard Duty
    80% matchVery Positive91% of 258 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 30.4%, Pixel Graphics 15.2%, Fantasy 12.3%, Comedy 12.2%, Adventure 10.5%

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    79% matchVery Positive90% of 113 reviews2022
    Dev: Aruma Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Intruder In Antiquonia is a narrative mystery adventure that will immerse you in the Internet-hostile town of Antiquonia. Sarah does not remember who she is and how she got there. Help her solve the mysteries of her past while exploring beautiful hand-drawn environments.

    Why similar: Point & Click 21.4%, Detective 14.7%, Female Protagonist 14.5%, Investigation 13.4%, Puzzle 9.3%

  28. #28 Goetia
    81% matchMostly Positive77% of 782 reviews2016
    Dev: SusheePub: Forever Entertainment S. A.
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    Goetia is a point & click adventure where you play the ghost of a young lady. You are Abigail. Abigail Blackwood.

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    77% matchVery Positive88% of 58 reviews2025
    Dev: HaiBin studio
    Windows

    A wandering soul mistakenly enters a world of strange tales and odd rules. Beware! This place is fraught with danger. To complete reincarnation, you must toe the line. Any soul that dares to go against the system will face correction. Will you comply—or defy?

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    78% matchVery Positive87% of 100 reviews2021
    Dev: 2054
    Windows · Linux

    You are Anna Isobe, a cyborg cop abandoned by progress and thrust into the midst of a global conspiracy. Experience classic point and click gameplay as you travel across the dark future, and make choices that will seal the fate of the world.

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  31. #31 Anna's Quest
    78% matchVery Positive88% of 2,519 reviews2015
    Dev: Daedalic Entertainment
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 93%

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    76% matchVery Positive94% of 54 reviews2024
    Dev: UsagygyPub: ZNT Productions
    Windows

    Mio is a young girl surrounded by death, and after an unexpected accident, she finds out where people go after they die. Maybe Heaven, or Hell...or an Underworld full of demons and mysteries.

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    75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,947 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.

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  34. #34 Chronicles of Magic: Divided Kingdoms
    77% matchVery Positive84% of 245 reviews2018
    Dev: The House of FablesPub: Artifex Mundi
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 95%

    Reconcile the twin kingdoms! As Gillian, explore two worlds and use the Magic Scrolls to discover the truth about a forgotten royal lineage.

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  35. #35 Born Punk
    75% matchMostly Positive79% of 156 reviews2022
    Dev: Insert Disk 22
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A former combat hacker, a corporate CEO and a malfunctioning android get possessed by mysterious, otherworldly entities and must band together to save themselves and uncover the entities' origins. Talk, puzzle and explore your way through this (often humorous) cyberpunk thriller.

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    76% matchMostly Positive72% of 156 reviews2022
    Dev: General Interactive Co.Pub: Balor Games
    Windows · Mac

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    Why similar: Point & Click 18.2%, Detective 14%, Investigation 13.8%, Dialogue Heavy 13.7%, Female Protagonist 11.3%

  37. #37 Nine Witches: Family Disruption
    74% matchVery Positive91% of 310 reviews2020
    Dev: IndiesruptionPub: Blowfish Studios
    Windows
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    When an occult German WW2 division releases an ancient curse upon the world, a supernatural problem is going to require a supernatural solution. Take control of two playable heroes as they embark on a comedic, alternate-history adventure with a truly original story (99.9999% guaranteed).

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  38. #38 Luna's Room
    71% matchVery Positive100% of 63 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: Point & Click 22.5%, Investigation 14.4%, Old School 13.4%, Female Protagonist 11.8%, Fantasy 10.6%

  39. #39 Neon Hearts City
    73% matchVery Positive85% of 53 reviews2025
    Dev: Cosmic VoidPub: Dionous Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    73% matchVery Positive89% of 1,628 reviews2012
    Dev: Wadjet Eye Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 71%

    When 3 NYU students kill themselves, nobody thinks that a sinister force is at work. Nobody but fledgling medium Rosa Blackwell & her new spirit guide Joey Mallone.

    Why similar: Point & Click 33.5%, Supernatural 22.7%, Female Protagonist 14.7%, Adventure 7.8%, Detective 7.8%

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    72% matchVery Positive94% of 71 reviews2024
    Dev: Voodoo Bembel
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Discover a humouristic point and click adventure inspired by all the masterpieces which made us stick to our computers back in the day (and therefore we played outside way too infrequently). [Chapter 1 available]

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    73% matchVery Positive91% of 258 reviews2017
    Dev: Brave Giant LTDPub: Artifex Mundi
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 95%

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    Why similar: Point & Click 25.5%, Female Protagonist 19.6%, Fantasy 13.9%, Adventure 11.8%, Story Rich 9.9%

  43. #43 The Low Road
    74% matchMostly Positive73% of 223 reviews2017
    Dev: XGen Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 94%

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    Why similar: Point & Click 20%, Female Protagonist 13.4%, Detective 13.3%, Investigation 13.2%, Puzzle 7.3%

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    71% matchVery Positive92% of 228 reviews2021
    Dev: Monochrome ParisPub: Hatinh Interactive
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 65%

    Tandem : A Tale of Shadows redefines the puzzle platformer genre with a unique gameplay and exceptional aesthetics. Help Emma and the teddy bear Fenton solve the mystery of the disappearance of the famous magician Thomas Kane.

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    71% matchVery Positive92% of 216 reviews2022
    Dev: Stranga GamesPub: GrabTheGames
    Windows
    Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 54%

    Join Ash on the journey of an afterlife-time! Travel through a mysterious spirit world filled with strange creatures, interesting characters, and memorable moments! Ash must find her way back home and save her sister from the powers that be.

    Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 18%, Pixel Graphics 14.1%, Puzzle 10.9%, Funny 10.6%, Story Rich 10.1%

  46. #46 Strangeland
    70% matchVery Positive93% of 962 reviews2021
    Dev: Wormwood StudiosPub: Wadjet Eye Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 81%

    You wake in a surreal carnival, where a woman cries out to you before leaping to her death. Can either of you be saved? The denizens and devices of Strangeland answer with riddles, puzzles, and warnings of a Dark Thing lurking at the park’s peak. A new adventure from the creators of Primordia.

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    69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 793 reviews2021
    Dev: Christoph Schultz
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 14.8 hrs≥1hr: 77%

    Cleo is a solo-developed, top-down, pixel-art, retro, pirate adventure with a lot of nostalgic flair, humor and a linear story, inspired by the old Zelda games and the classic LucasArts adventure games.

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  48. #48 Beyond the Wall
    70% matchVery Positive90% of 112 reviews2023
    Dev: Rocking Toy
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Classic point-and-click adventure with a magical atmosphere. Discover what happens one night Beyond the Wall of the garden. Immerse yourself into a mysterious world where fantasy meets reality with a pinch of humor. Solve puzzles, collect items, and overcome obstacles that await you on your journey.

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  49. #49 Kathy Rain: Director's Cut
    69% matchVery Positive93% of 1,427 reviews2021
    Dev: Clifftop GamesPub: Raw Fury
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 74%

    The award-winning point-and-click adventure returns in the Director's Cut with an extended story, additional puzzles, and new areas to explore. Witness the rise of an iconic detective as you uncover a dark and sinister truth hiding behind the calm exterior of a small rural town.

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  50. #50 halfmoon
    68% matchVery Positive92% of 62 reviews2026
    Dev: lvl374
    Windows

    halfmoon is a short adventure game set in an information center for the dead before they move on.

    Why similar: Point & Click 48.1%, Pixel Graphics 17.5%, Story Rich 16.1%, 2D 10.9%, Adventure 7.4%

  51. #51 Old Skies
    67% matchVery Positive93% of 988 reviews2025
    Dev: Wadjet Eye Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 10.9 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    A time travel adventure spanning two hundred years! Dive into the past with time agent Fia Quinn as she embarks on seven trips through time. History is up for grabs, from the speakeasies of Prohibition to the vicious gangs of the Gilded Age to the World Trade Center on September 10, 2001.

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  52. #52 Brassheart
    68% matchVery Positive98% of 57 reviews2025
    Dev: Hexy Studio
    Windows · Mac

    Brassheart is an adventure game set in the alternative 1920s, inspired by dieselpunk and the classics of the genre. In this world, you play as Pola, a spunky pilot. She follows the clues that may provide a way to save her father kidnapped by his own invention, a rebellious supermachine, Valkiria.

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  53. #53 Haunted
    72% matchMostly Positive75% of 114 reviews2014
    Dev: dtp EntertainmentPub: Viva Media
    Windows
    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 95%

    In this comedy of terrors, the fate of the spirit world is in your hands as you embark on a search for your long-lost sibling!

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  54. #54 Nobodies: After Death
    67% matchVery Positive98% of 126 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: Point & Click 32.3%, Investigation 19.6%, Puzzle 13.4%, Story Rich 11.2%, Exploration 11.2%

  55. #55 Between Horizons – A Sci-Fi Detective Adventure
    66% matchVery Positive88% of 502 reviews2024
    Dev: DigiTales InteractivePub: Assemble Entertainment
    Windows
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 67%

    Between Horizons is a narrative 2.5D sci-fi detective adventure. 33 years into the Zephyr's journey, its mission is suddenly jeopardized. Can you find the culprit before it's too late? Experience an enthralling story set in a semi-open world that branches and ends based on your choices.

    Why similar: Point & Click 18.2%, Dialogue Heavy 13.8%, Female Protagonist 13.7%, Detective 13.6%, Investigation 13.5%

  56. #56 Emerald City Confidential™
    70% matchVery Positive95% of 148 reviews2009
    Dev: Wadjet Eye GamesPub: Electronic Arts
    Windows

    Work with the world's most cunning detective in the shadowy underbelly of the Emerald City of Oz! As Petra, you'll be lured deep into mysteries involving new foes and familiar faces; Scarecrow, Lion, and Toto included. This is Oz as you've never seen it before!

    Why similar: Point & Click 42.3%, Female Protagonist 18.2%, Adventure 18.2%, Detective 12.4%, Fantasy 8.9%

  57. #57 Rosewater
    65% matchVery Positive92% of 398 reviews2025
    Dev: Grundislav GamesPub: Application Systems Heidelberg
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A thrilling Western adventure in the alternate 19th century world of Lamplight City! Embark on a harrowing journey across the frontier with Harley Leger and her ragtag posse, encountering bandits, rebels, visionaries, eccentrics, and many more friends and foes on your quest for fame and riches.

    Why similar: Dark Humor 24.7%, Point & Click 24.1%, Female Protagonist 16%, Pixel Graphics 9.8%, Story Rich 9.2%

  58. #58 The Will of Arthur Flabbington
    66% matchVery Positive96% of 180 reviews2023
    Dev: Gugames
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A comedy point-and-click adventure game about a dead uncle, a hidden treasure, a reluctant ghost sidekick, old people and pizza.

    Why similar: Point & Click 22.4%, Dark Humor 17.9%, Comedy 16.4%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%, Story Rich 8.8%

  59. #59 Greyfox RPG
    69% matchMostly Positive76% of 2,042 reviews2015
    Dev: Lesley DoddPub: Senpai Industrial Studios
    Windows
    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    You play as a new arrival to a foggy and mysterious town. You find yourself waking up in the bodies of the town's inhabitants at pivotal moments of their lives. Make tough choices as you discover the truth about this town called Greyfox.

    Why similar: Female Protagonist 28.8%, Adventure 27.1%, Pixel Graphics 21%, Story Rich 9.3%, 2D 8.5%

  60. #60 Decollate Decoration
    64% matchVery Positive93% of 314 reviews2026
    Dev: KANEKODOPub: KEMCO
    Windows

    This is a point-and-click, command-selection style adventure game where the protagonist is a girl who has become a ghost. The objective is to fulfill her desires by speaking to her beloved "him" causing poltergeists, visiting in dreams, or even cursing.

    Why similar: Point & Click 33.7%, Pixel Graphics 20%, Comedy 13.5%, Adventure 13.1%, Casual 7.7%

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