Games Like Shadows on the Vatican - Act II: Wrath

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 35%, Adventure 20.9%, Great Soundtrack 11.6%, Indie 9.5%, Mystery 8.5%

Dawn Ashmoore is about to uncover the dark mysteries of ancient Egypt. The old gods step into our world.

Why similar: Adventure 27.3%, Point & Click 26.4%, Female Protagonist 12.6%, Great Soundtrack 11%, Mystery 7.5%

In this point-and-click urban thriller, down-and-out private eye Kathy Rain will embark on her most dangerous case yet — the pursuit of the notorious serial killer known as the Soothsayer. Find clues, gather evidence, connect the dots, and confront the murderer before the hunter becomes the hunted…

Why similar: Point & Click 35.9%, Female Protagonist 16.7%, Mystery 16.2%, Adventure 12.9%, Story Rich 8.1%

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

Why similar: Point & Click 40.5%, Adventure 19.5%, Indie 14%, Female Protagonist 12.5%, Mystery 7.1%

The challenge of a dangerous serial killer plummets detective Lazarus Bundy’s career into a chasm with no way out. In a desperate attempt at a comeback, Lazarus decides to secretly investigate the disappearance of Kathrin Mulzberg.

Why similar: Point & Click 25.3%, Adventure 14.8%, Great Soundtrack 14.6%, Female Protagonist 11.1%, Mystery 9.9%

Save Persia from mysterious plague!

Why similar: Point & Click 31.2%, Adventure 22.2%, Female Protagonist 11.1%, Great Soundtrack 10%, Story Rich 6.9%

Lead the Police investigation in the afterlife!

Why similar: Adventure 28.9%, Point & Click 23.4%, Great Soundtrack 11.9%, Female Protagonist 11.7%, Mystery 9.3%

The third game in the Blackwell series

Why similar: Point & Click 59.7%, Adventure 20.1%, Female Protagonist 9.9%, Indie 5.6%, Mystery 4.7%

A post-apocalyptic adventure game from the publisher that brought you Primordia, Gemini Rue and Technobabylon! A young woman stricken with a deadly plague searches for a cure in a hostile world.

Why similar: Point & Click 37.4%, Female Protagonist 18.1%, Adventure 16.9%, Indie 8.3%, Mystery 6.4%

Pamela Cavendish returns for another adventure! The famous anthropologist ventures into the northern reaches of Europe to rescue a friend who went missing while following the trail of Norse gods. Is this mere coincidence or is there something more behind the legend of Loki and Hodur?

Why similar: Point & Click 31.6%, Adventure 18.7%, Female Protagonist 15.9%, Great Soundtrack 10.1%, Mystery 9.6%

During her new adventure, Pamela Cavendish goes to a misty and mysterious Scotland where a seemingly innocent landscape of moor quickly reveals its dark nature. Spectre from the past and ghostly sounds will force her to follow the amazing legend of the Red Moon.

Why similar: Point & Click 34.3%, Adventure 22.2%, Female Protagonist 15.7%, Mystery 11.4%, Great Soundtrack 8.8%

Become the wayfarer through the past to force back the evil power!

Why similar: Point & Click 30.4%, Adventure 25.9%, Female Protagonist 12.6%, Great Soundtrack 10.1%, Mystery 8.4%

Conduct an investigation as shapeshifter!

Why similar: Point & Click 27.8%, Adventure 21.4%, Female Protagonist 15.7%, Great Soundtrack 10.8%, Mystery 6.7%

An epic journey begins! Terry, a brilliant, messy girl, is beginning her greatest adventure, following her master, Albion McMaster, whose goals are quite dark and mysterious. With Heimlich, her mechanical owl and best friend, Terry will travel through amazing worlds and many unpredictable dangers!

Why similar: Point & Click 29.9%, Adventure 23.9%, Female Protagonist 14.7%, Great Soundtrack 13.1%, Indie 12.9%

Shadwen is a 3rd person stealth-action game where the only rule is to remain unseen. Stay hidden - or the ruthless guards will kill you on sight!

Why similar: Female Protagonist 33.3%, Adventure 25.5%, Third Person 14.6%, Great Soundtrack 11.8%, Indie 5.9%

There are dark secrets that have an annoying tendency to crawl back into the light, escaping oblivion. But there is also Sarah Pennington, the most skilled agent of the ever-watching Secret Order, who is there to face them.

Why similar: Adventure 35.9%, Female Protagonist 25.7%, Mystery 19.2%, Story Rich 11%, Atmospheric 5.9%

Silvia never runs from evil—she makes it her business. Eccentric yet warm-hearted, this seasoned modern exorcist has mastered the art of confronting the supernatural, turning haunted places into tangible nightmares. But on this fateful night, nothing goes as planned.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 32%, Mystery 23.3%, Adventure 14.2%, Story Rich 11.1%, Indie 8.9%

Face your own supernatural past!

Why similar: Point & Click 30.8%, Adventure 19.7%, Female Protagonist 15.9%, Mystery 11.8%, Great Soundtrack 9.1%

Revisit of one of adventure gaming’s greatest classics by master storyteller Jane Jensen! Struggling bookstore owner Gabriel Knight investigates the sinister Voodoo Murders in New Orleans, discovering the secrets of his family history and unfolding his destiny in this tale of horror and suspense.

Why similar: Point & Click 47.3%, Adventure 22.3%, Mystery 14.8%, Great Soundtrack 6.7%, Story Rich 4.8%

When the kingdom is shaken as children are being kidnapped, the court alchemist and best detective decides to take matters into her own hands. Using elixirs and shapeshifting magic, you have to stop the dreadful sound of the deadly symphony.

Why similar: Adventure 50.6%, Female Protagonist 20.8%, Mystery 14%, Story Rich 8%, Atmospheric 6.6%

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 40.9%, Adventure 18.4%, Mystery 10.1%, Indie 9.4%, Female Protagonist 8.5%

Step into the shoes of Alfred Fox, a private eye with a knack for getting into trouble, and confront the danger looming over your old flame, Barbara Le Purr. Using your own intuition and wide investigation techniques you will follow the intrigue and face many, sometimes deadly, consequences.

Why similar: Point & Click 35.2%, Adventure 20.8%, Great Soundtrack 15%, Mystery 13.4%, Story Rich 5.8%

Narrative-adventure playing an Agent of Death who must take ONE life that could change the fate of a conflict-torn Nation

Why similar: Adventure 32.3%, Point & Click 24.1%, Indie 18.7%, Female Protagonist 11.9%, Story Rich 6.6%

An award winning adventure crime thriller with a deeply plotted storyline which takes you to atmospheric settings all around the globe, including among other locations, South Africa, Finland and the USA.

Why similar: Adventure 34.2%, Point & Click 31.4%, Indie 18.3%, Female Protagonist 16.1%

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 39.9%, Adventure 22.6%, Female Protagonist 17.3%, Mystery 10.1%, Story Rich 4.7%

Save the world from darkness!

Why similar: Adventure 28.5%, Point & Click 26.7%, Female Protagonist 11.8%, Great Soundtrack 11.8%, Mystery 7.3%

Find clues to your father's whereabouts in a Victorian mansion!

Why similar: Point & Click 26.8%, Adventure 23.3%, Female Protagonist 15.2%, Mystery 11.6%, Great Soundtrack 9%

In the shadow of the Cold War, Fenton Paddock is facing the hardest fight of his life. While the tensions between the superpowers threaten to tear the world apart, the British soldier has to save his family that has been caught by powerful enemies.

Why similar: Point & Click 51.9%, Adventure 40.6%, Story Rich 7.5%

When Ana receives an unexpected gift from her missing father, she is catapulted headlong into a mystery that will take her on a journey through time. At last she must decide if a perfectly predictable world is a curse on humanity or a triumph for mankind.

Why similar: Point & Click 37.7%, Adventure 32.2%, Indie 17.9%, Female Protagonist 12.2%

The little she had was taken away, but Lorelai refuses to give up, she will fight. And not even death will stop her from getting it all back...

Why similar: Point & Click 32.4%, Female Protagonist 22.3%, Adventure 17.3%, Indie 9%, Story Rich 8.4%

When a brilliant particle physicist dies unexpectedly, the race is on to secure his terrible new technology before it falls into the wrong hands. The lives of four playable characters become entangled as they fight against the clock to find the dead scientist’s secret vault.

Why similar: Point & Click 57.3%, Adventure 24.9%, Indie 11.7%, Mystery 5.1%, Singleplayer 1.1%

Become Nicole Bonnet: a young female FBI agent and accept the challenge! Who is the murderer? A psychopath or maybe a meticulous and intelligent man? To solve the mystery you have to start thinking like the felon.

Why similar: Adventure 45.1%, Point & Click 37%, Female Protagonist 18%

A dark tale of survival and conscience, blending platforming, puzzles, and haunting beauty. Journey through surreal lands where every choice shapes the fate of a world on the edge of ruin will you restore the light or embrace the darkness?

Why similar: Female Protagonist 23.1%, Adventure 21.3%, Third Person 16.5%, Indie 12.9%, Story Rich 11.7%

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 28.5%, Adventure 24.4%, Indie 16.2%, Female Protagonist 14.3%, Mystery 10.6%

The year is 1973. The sound of a lone, ethereal saxophone drifts over the Roosevelt Island promenade, while a series of accidents plague a midtown construction site. The citizens of Manhattan take no notice of these events, let alone think they are connected.

Why similar: Point & Click 43.5%, Adventure 17.8%, Female Protagonist 13.4%, Mystery 9.1%, Indie 8.1%

Find the Spear of Destiny to save the world!

Why similar: Point & Click 28.8%, Adventure 24.6%, Female Protagonist 14.2%, Great Soundtrack 10.8%, Mystery 8.4%

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 41.8%, Female Protagonist 22.5%, Adventure 13.2%, Story Rich 8.7%, Indie 6.9%

The last game in the Blackwell series.

Why similar: Point & Click 44%, Adventure 20.1%, Female Protagonist 15.7%, Indie 8.9%, Mystery 7.3%

John Yesterday becomes immortal following an occult ritual. However, not everything goes to plan. He and his girlfriend Pauline must embark on an investigation to try to reproduce the immortality ritual. But his former acquaintances have other plans for him...

Why similar: Point & Click 45.4%, Adventure 38.8%, Mystery 13.4%, Singleplayer 2.3%

The wolves are watching! Venture through a captivating but brutal dystopia where our young adventurer Ravengirl will travel through this huge city’s brightest highs and delve to its darkest depths on her perilous journey of discovery and finding her destiny where hope seems in short supply.

Why similar: Adventure 35.2%, Indie 21.4%, Story Rich 20.5%, Atmospheric 17.4%, Singleplayer 5.5%

As Lara Croft races to save the world from a Maya apocalypse, she must become the Tomb Raider she is destined to be.

Why similar: Adventure 31.3%, Female Protagonist 26.3%, Third Person 16.1%, Story Rich 10.7%, Great Soundtrack 8.1%

Infiltrate a Carnevale of Criminals in Italy!

Why similar: Point & Click 34.5%, Female Protagonist 18.1%, Mystery 16.2%, Adventure 9%, Great Soundtrack 8.6%

Famous anthropologist Pamela Cavendish goes back to her hometown to face a tragedy from her childhood. When her friend - Hans - was kidnapped by a nightmarish figure no one believed her. Years later, brave and steadfast, Pamela has a chance to make things right.

Why similar: Adventure 37.3%, Female Protagonist 26.2%, Mystery 17.1%, Story Rich 9.4%, Atmospheric 7%

Embark on a heartrending journey into a brutal, breathtaking world, and discover the cost of saving those you love in a desperate struggle for survival. Strike from the shadows or unleash hell with a variety of weapons, tools and unearthly powers.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 26.5%, Adventure 23.5%, Third Person 17.8%, Mystery 14.1%, Atmospheric 9.5%

Aerannis is a mission-based stealth action game set in a world of conspiracy and full of action and assassinations.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 50.2%, Great Soundtrack 26.9%, Indie 20.6%, Singleplayer 2.3%

Unravel secrets of Templars and ancient Egyptian cult in this dark adventure game!

Why similar: Point & Click 37.6%, Adventure 32.1%, Indie 16%, Female Protagonist 14.2%

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 37.1%, Adventure 19.3%, Mystery 18.7%, Story Rich 8.5%, Female Protagonist 7.8%

Armed with God-given powers, the revived tribune Adrestia is given a second chance to save the universe from her maniacal twin sister. Find secrets, acquire upgrades, and dominate mighty foes through sheer combat prowess as you explore and conquer the horrors of the forsaken vessel Atromitos.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 34.1%, Adventure 26.5%, Story Rich 21.1%, Atmospheric 13.3%, Singleplayer 5%

Take on the role of an experienced detective and get carried away by a winter adventure amid frozen lands. Find hidden motives of the antagonist and save Santa Claus from a false conviction in this seasonal Hidden Objects adventure.

Why similar: Point & Click 26.3%, Adventure 16.5%, Female Protagonist 14.9%, Great Soundtrack 14.3%, Mystery 11.8%

Shadows is the next chapter in the Heretic Kingdoms saga. Experience an epic adventure with challenging gameplay, a gripping storyline and enchanting graphics. Take on the role of the Devourer, a demon that swallows the souls of the dead and then brings them back into the mortal realm as his puppets

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 37.7%, Indie 22.6%, Adventure 18.6%, Story Rich 17.2%, Singleplayer 3.9%

The stage is set. Imagine an old baroque manor, perhaps a hotel or a museum, somewhere in central Europe. A woman wanders in search of answers.

Why similar: Adventure 35.8%, Mystery 22.4%, Female Protagonist 18.8%, Indie 11.6%, Story Rich 9.1%

The Slaughter is a noir point-and-click adventure set in Victorian London, laced with adult themes and dark humour. Follow the trail of a killer through atmospheric London locations and surreal dream worlds, meeting a cast of interesting, insane and eccentrically British characters along the way.

Why similar: Mystery 24.9%, Point & Click 19.7%, Adventure 18.7%, Female Protagonist 17.4%, Atmospheric 10%

Wield your high-tech umbrella to take down Italy’s last mafia family while evading capture by your own agency in this thrilling third-person action-adventure shooter.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 31.8%, Adventure 23.6%, Third Person 15.8%, Story Rich 13%, Atmospheric 6.9%

Enter Ravenwood Park and discover the secrets hidden in the mists…

Why similar: Point & Click 39.8%, Adventure 18.7%, Female Protagonist 15.4%, Mystery 9.8%, Great Soundtrack 5.2%

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 44.5%, Adventure 17.4%, Female Protagonist 14.5%, Mystery 10.2%, Indie 7.6%

Become a true alchemist!

Why similar: Adventure 27.4%, Point & Click 23.3%, Female Protagonist 13.2%, Great Soundtrack 12.6%, Mystery 7.9%

Memoranda is a 2D point and click adventure game inspired by author Haruki Murakami’s surreal short stories.The game tells the story of a young lady who gradually realizes that she is forgetting her own name. But is she really losing her memory?

Why similar: Point & Click 36.2%, Adventure 28.4%, Female Protagonist 19.4%, Indie 16%

Fear the Spotlight is an atmospheric third-person horror adventure with a disturbing mystery to unravel. Sneak into school after hours with Vivian and Amy, survive a séance gone wrong, solve tactile puzzles, and, whatever you do, stay out of the spotlight…

Why similar: Female Protagonist 30.3%, Adventure 24.6%, Third Person 18.9%, Story Rich 14.3%, Atmospheric 11.9%

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 32.4%, Female Protagonist 17.3%, Adventure 13.8%, Mystery 13.2%, Story Rich 8%