- #1 Nowhere New
97% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2020
Dev: Space Girl Studios
Windows · Mac
After crash-landing on a mysterious planet, novice engineer Nova Collins must unravel the secrets of a town's messy past to escape it. Talk your way through this enigmatic place, but beware: ideas manifest as things that can be traded and lost, so don't lose yourself along the way...
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 19.8%, Detective 18%, Side Scroller 13.9%, Investigation 13.2%, Emotional 7.9%
- #2 The Mildew Children: Chapter 1
96% matchVery Positive86% of 324 reviews2023
Dev: The Growing StonesPub: Valkyrie Initiative
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 1.7 hrs≥1hr: 30%
Featuring a blend of 2D adventure and visual novel. Chapter 1 is the very beginning of the grim tale about a village inhabited only by children who follow savage pagan traditions. A young witch Kyrphel, along with her sisters, are bound to perform a macabre Ritual in order to save their village.
Why similar: Detective 21.9%, Side Scroller 11.8%, Surreal 11.1%, Choices Matter 10.5%, Female Protagonist 10.4%
- #3 Marcella Moon: Curse of the Black Cat
96% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2021
Dev: Hidden Ocean Games
Windows
Play as amateur sleuth Marcella Moon to investigate a cursed black cat statue that has been terrorizing a local theater.
Why similar: Detective 20.7%, Investigation 13.9%, Point & Click 13.1%, Psychological 9.3%, Dialogue Heavy 9.2%
- #4 The Mildew Children
95% matchVery Positive93% of 471 reviews2024
Dev: The Growing StonesPub: Valkyrie Initiative
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Featuring a blend of 2D adventure and visual novel, The Mildew Children is a grim tale about a village inhabited only by children who follow savage pagan traditions. A young witch named Kyrphel, along with her sisters, are bound to perform a macabre Ritual in order to save their village.
Why similar: Detective 20.1%, Side Scroller 12.7%, Surreal 10.8%, Female Protagonist 9.9%, Choices Matter 9.7%
- #5 Splittown
94% matchPositive96% of 26 reviews2025
Dev: Mats KyyröPub: All-Seeing Eye
Windows · Mac · Linux
Splittown is a point-and-click adventure inspired by 90s classics such as Day of the Tentacle and Sam & Max Hit The Road. You are Leonard Nimby, a former top agent of the IM5, hot on the trail of a villanous mayoral candidate on the eve of a fateful election.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 16.7%, Detective 15.5%, 1990's 12.1%, Investigation 11%, Point & Click 10.2%
- #6 The Dismissed Case: Black Hollow
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Skunkworks Studios
Windows
An old case closed due to lack of evidence resurfaces in 1993. Play as a dismissed detective, investigate the case, gather evidence, solve the mystery, and uncover the truth. Bringing justice to the town of Ridgemour and ending the uncertainty is in your hands.
Why similar: Detective 26.9%, Side Scroller 19.2%, Investigation 12.2%, 1990's 11.5%, Story Rich 9.2%
- #7 Rumor Reporter
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Greyhaven Craft
Windows
Rumor Reporter is a Golden Age whodunit mystery. Play as senior reporter Veronica Chase as you explore Greyhaven Island in the Celtic Sea, 1920s. Choose where to investigate, who to question, and what to publish. Your report shapes public opinion, drives arrests, and changes the island’s future.
Why similar: Detective 24.1%, Side Scroller 17.5%, Investigation 15.6%, Female Protagonist 12%, Choices Matter 11.6%
- #8 Strix and Scholar
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: TJ Hoarfrost
Windows
Follow the story of Blanca Silverurn—a strix entangled in a murder mystery. Explore the Grimstrand campus and learn about its unique magic. Delve into the secrets of students and faculty members. Affect their relationships, including a spicy romance between Blanca and her enigmatic mentor.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 20%, Detective 14.2%, Investigation 13.8%, Choices Matter 10.2%, Emotional 9.4%
- #9 Fragments
91% matchPositive81% of 31 reviews2021
Dev: codapill
Windows · Mac
Evan faces a frustrating battle with his conscience. It's one he cannot afford to lose, or he'll spend the rest of his life behind bars. Under intense scrutiny and questioning from two savvy detectives, how will he fare? That, is entirely up to you.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 22.1%, Investigation 13.5%, Psychological 13.4%, Surreal 11.5%, Point & Click 10.6%
- #10 Crowns and Pawns: Kingdom of Deceit
91% 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: Detective 19.8%, Point & Click 16.9%, Choices Matter 11.6%, Female Protagonist 11%, Story Rich 9%
- #11 Devi : A light in the dark
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Flying Robot Studios
Windows
An evidence-based detective game set in rural India. Investigate your friend's disappearance by searching crime scenes, interrogating suspects, and presenting proof to break through lies. Race against time to expose a conspiracy before the 9:45 PM train leaves.
Why similar: Detective 21.2%, Dialogue Heavy 17.7%, Investigation 14.2%, Choices Matter 11.2%, Female Protagonist 9.5%
- #12 Paradise Killer
89% matchVery Positive93% of 4,418 reviews2020
Dev: Kaizen Game WorksPub: Fellow Traveller
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Paradise Island, a world outside reality. There’s been a murder that only "investigation freak" Lady Love Dies can solve. Gather evidence and interrogate suspects in this open world adventure. You can accuse anyone, but you’ll have to prove your case in trial. It’s up to you to decide who’s guilty.
Why similar: Detective 18.3%, Investigation 13.2%, Point & Click 10.7%, Choices Matter 10.2%, Surreal 9.8%
- #13 Fayburrow
89% matchVery Positive81% of 481 reviews2022
Dev: The Fayburrow TroupePub: The Animation Workshop VIA
Windows
In a world of fairies, a childhood friend suddenly calls Beatrice back to her old hometown. Yet when she arrives, her friend is mysteriously missing.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 30.7%, Detective 21.9%, Investigation 13.4%, Female Protagonist 11.7%, Story Rich 7.6%
- #14 Kathy Rain: Director's Cut
88% 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.
Why similar: Detective 21.1%, 1990's 14.9%, Point & Click 13.7%, Investigation 13.6%, Female Protagonist 11.1%
- #15 Hopetown
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Longdue Games
Windows
Designed by some of the team behind the groundbreaking Disco Elysium, Hopetown is a narrative-first RPG with resonant storytelling and seismic conversations. Things will change under your nose and under your heel. Words will be your weapons, and you'll make your own truth.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 26.1%, Detective 12.2%, Investigation 10.9%, Psychological 9.4%, Choices Matter 9.2%
- #16 Best Served Cold
86% matchVery Positive88% of 640 reviews2025
Dev: Rogueside
Windows · Mac
Can you mix a cocktail while eye-to-eye with a criminal? Find out in Best Served Cold, a murder mystery set in a bustling speakeasy where you serve customers, make friends and enemies, and solve crimes. At the Nightcap bar, prohibition is a killer… and so are some of your customers!
Why similar: Detective 24%, Dialogue Heavy 22.7%, Investigation 13.5%, Choices Matter 12.8%, Story Rich 8.5%
- #17 Linda & Joan
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: False Vacuum Games
Windows · Mac
Linda & Joan is a narrative game about a British family. You play as Russell, Linda, and Joan — son, mother, and grandmother — switching between them to help the family cope with a series of traumatic events. Based on a true story. Prologue available now. Main game is in development.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 16.9%, Choices Matter 12.8%, Emotional 12.6%, Point & Click 11.1%, 1990's 10.6%
- #18 The Personal Reasons
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: theserenestories
Windows
After a crime has occurred within the walls of a university, the main character finds himself in the very epicenter of events. So be patient and put on your knight's armor. Immerse yourself in the atmosphere of student life and other people's secrets.
Why similar: Detective 24.6%, Dialogue Heavy 17.4%, Point & Click 14.9%, Investigation 13.1%, Emotional 11.5%
- #19 Almanac: Detective Agency
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Bergamot Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A narrative detective game about solving mysteries through investigation, evidence, and conversation. Question suspects in your own words, photograph clues, and piece together the truth in a town full of secrets. Who is lying, and what are they hiding?
Why similar: Detective 24.4%, Dialogue Heavy 22.9%, Investigation 15.6%, Choices Matter 10.7%, Story Rich 7.6%
- #20 Paws of Coal
84% matchVery Positive92% of 72 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: Detective 27.4%, Investigation 18.8%, Dialogue Heavy 16.9%, Point & Click 14.9%, Story Rich 9.7%
- #21 Medi-Cooker
82% matchPositive88% of 24 reviews2025
Dev: Storyg Tododog
Windows · Mac
You wake up in a forest with no memories. Gather ingredients, craft special potions, and help the dolls with troubles to uncover hidden secrets. Medi-Cooker is a story-driven 2D platformer adventure where you explore a Storybook-Like World, converse with dolls, and unravel the mysteries within.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 21.1%, Side Scroller 20.9%, Point & Click 14.6%, Choices Matter 13.4%, Female Protagonist 11.3%
- #22 Cathouse Club
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cathouse Club LLC
Windows
Cathouse Club is a top down, point and-click RPG that blends detective storytelling with emotional skill checks and D20 style dice rolls. Explore a flooded, climate-ravaged New York City through the eyes of an AI reliving human memories.
Why similar: Detective 18.5%, Choices Matter 15%, Female Protagonist 13.5%, Investigation 12.6%, Point & Click 11.5%
- #23 Missing Meows
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Petra Emmer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Your beloved childhood cat has vanished. Return home and find her, but hurry up - the howling wind foretells an early, unforgiving winter. Explore your hometown, talk to other strays, and solve puzzles in their magical worlds to figure out where your friend has gone.
Why similar: Detective 19.4%, Dialogue Heavy 14.5%, Point & Click 14.1%, Emotional 10.7%, Story Rich 8.5%
- #24 HOLLOW MIRE
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mowlo Games
Windows
A war hero returns to a shattered England, searching for his missing family while confronting nightmares that defy reality. A choice-driven, narrative thriller with 8 unique endings.
Why similar: Detective 17.3%, Dialogue Heavy 12.5%, Choices Matter 10.6%, Emotional 10%, Point & Click 8.8%
- #25 City of Spells
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lando Ringel
Windows
AI-powered detective game set in New York City! Solve mysteries with magical spells and mess around with silly chatbots along the way!
Why similar: Detective 32.5%, Side Scroller 31.7%, Choices Matter 17.7%, Story Rich 11.2%, Adventure 5.6%
- #26 Escape the Huntsman
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: JuegoPuego Software
Windows
Use your wits to help Elesa escape her confinement. Unravel the truth behind the Huntsman's behavior. Immerse yourself in this point and click adventure where choices matter.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 21%, Choices Matter 19.4%, Female Protagonist 19.4%, Point & Click 18.2%, Story Rich 10.9%
- #27 The Last Reunion
79% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: 제이게임즈
Windows
A mystery game where you investigate a murder by searching the crime scene and interrogating AI-powered NPCs with unique personas.
Why similar: Detective 22.9%, Dialogue Heavy 22.9%, Investigation 13.5%, Choices Matter 12.7%, Point & Click 10.2%
- #28 The Game Maker: A Carol Reed Mystery
79% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: MDNA Games
Windows
Follow detective Carol Reed in this colorful mystery, made with real-life photographs. The game features a classic adventure game interface, plenty of puzzles, and a series of minigames as an integrated part of the story.
Why similar: Detective 30.5%, Point & Click 20%, Investigation 18.3%, Female Protagonist 10.6%, Adventure 8.5%
- #29 Kamilia
78% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: RQ play
Windows · Mac
Kamilia is a story-driven, choices-matter detective mystery. Follow a talented painter who finds himself wrapped up in an unsolved case, as he tries to unveil a hidden truth that has been buried for years.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 20.3%, Detective 19.5%, Choices Matter 14.4%, Investigation 13.1%, Emotional 12.8%
- #30 Beware of the Cartographer!
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tohu Bohu Games
Windows
Map a mysterious land during the Age of Enlightenment. Draw the border between two warring kingdoms. Meet the locals. Juggle their demands with the requirements of your mission. Ethical dilemmas, secret plots, strange phenomena… will you be able to bring peace back to the land?
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 26.1%, Detective 19.5%, Investigation 16%, Point & Click 14.5%, Choices Matter 9.6%
- #31 Emma Riley: Dream Detective
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Star Fort Games
Windows
Emma Riley: Dream Detective is a detective game where you must unravel an occult conspiracy spanning the real and dream worlds. Use keen observation to gather clues, carefully interrogate suspects for information, and use your logic and deduction skills to unravel the mystery!
Why similar: Detective 28.4%, Investigation 19.5%, Point & Click 12.5%, Choices Matter 10.5%, Story Rich 9.7%
- #32 PRSI
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Matej HlozanekPub: HERDEK
Windows · Mac
A short detective-card-adventure set in a dirty Czech pub. Play cards, get wasted and embark on a journey of self-reflection.
Why similar: Detective 18%, Dialogue Heavy 16.4%, Psychological 12.6%, Investigation 12.4%, Surreal 10.4%
- #33 KILLA
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Black Tangerine
Windows
KILLA is a 3D adventure mystery with multiple endings. Valhalla, our protagonist, seeks the killer of her mentor, a mentor she treasures like family, venturing to an unknown island. Discover the culprit on this enigmatic island and embark on a journey of revenge.
Why similar: Detective 18.6%, Dialogue Heavy 17.9%, Investigation 14.2%, Point & Click 11.9%, Choices Matter 10.9%
- #34 What Was Found at Ravenhill
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Distant Dimensions
Windows
Investigate a mysterious case at the old English estate of Ravenhill in this adventure inspired by classic first-person point-&-click games. Explore the mansion and its surroundings, solve puzzles & riddles, and question suspects to find out "what was found at Ravenhill"
Why similar: Detective 23.7%, Dialogue Heavy 18.7%, Point & Click 14.5%, Investigation 13.8%, Female Protagonist 11.3%
- #35 The Detective's Apprentice
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: darqwerful
Windows
Step into the shoes of Clementine "Cleo" Ace, an apprentice to her aunt, the world renowned detective, Maya Lynch. From heists to murders, use your deduction skills to solve cases that are too tough for the local police to crack.
Why similar: Detective 34.5%, Investigation 21.3%, Point & Click 13.9%, Dialogue Heavy 10.5%, Female Protagonist 7.4%
- #36 Heaven Does Not Respond
73% matchVery Positive91% of 438 reviews2026
Dev: Rise Studios
Windows
Heaven Does Not Respond is a psychological and analog horror game set in an alternate 2005 timeline. Play as an intelligence agent, exploring a retro computer interface to decipher secret files, watch mysterious videos, and uncover the dark secrets behind a young man's death.
Why similar: Detective 19.1%, Dialogue Heavy 17.2%, Investigation 14.4%, Point & Click 11.8%, Choices Matter 10.7%
- #37 Silicon Dreams | cyberpunk interrogation
75% matchVery Positive94% of 255 reviews2021
Dev: James PattonPub: Clockwork Bird
Windows · Mac · Linux
It’s 2065, and you are an interrogator-model android tasked with rooting out deviants among your own kind. You must probe for lies, monitor and exploit emotional spikes, earn the trust of your subjects, and make the final call: release, or destroy?
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 22.4%, Detective 15.6%, Investigation 15.2%, Choices Matter 13.4%, Emotional 9.5%
- #38 Mistmoon Falls
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: portmantoga
Windows · Mac
Mistmoon Falls is an open world murder mystery set in a farm-sim town that's now sans farmer. Question the locals, use tools to uncover clues, form hypotheses, and sift through some sinister goings-on to find the killer.
Why similar: Detective 22.7%, Dialogue Heavy 21.9%, Investigation 13%, Point & Click 11.2%, Choices Matter 9.7%
- #39 The Wreck
74% matchVery Positive89% of 279 reviews2023
Dev: The Pixel Hunt
Windows · Mac
In this 3D visual novel, follow failed screenwriter Junon as she attempts to make it through the most pivotal day in her life. Relive the past, alter the present, and embrace the future, or without your help, Junon’s story might end in a wreck.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 18.9%, Choices Matter 16.8%, Point & Click 12.7%, Emotional 11%, Female Protagonist 9.7%
- #40 Between Horizons – A Sci-Fi Detective Adventure
73% 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: Detective 17.7%, Dialogue Heavy 17.6%, Side Scroller 14.3%, Investigation 12.1%, Point & Click 10.4%
- #41 Sherlock Holmes Chapter One
73% matchMostly Positive78% of 4,330 reviews2021
Dev: Frogwares
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 11.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
In this story-driven detective thriller, a young Sherlock Holmes struggles to prove himself as he navigates an exotic, dangerous island in the Mediterranean to investigate the mystery of his mother’s death.
Why similar: Detective 27.1%, Investigation 13.4%, Open World 12.2%, Choices Matter 11.7%, Psychological 9.3%
- #42 Disco Elysium - The Final Cut
72% matchVery Positive93% of 126,799 reviews2019
Dev: ZA/UM
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 22.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Disco Elysium - The Final Cut is a groundbreaking role playing game. You’re a detective with a unique skill system at your disposal and a whole city to carve your path across. Interrogate unforgettable characters, crack murders or take bribes. Become a hero or an absolute disaster of a human being.
Why similar: Detective 26.2%, Choices Matter 17.3%, Story Rich 12.6%, RPG 12.5%, Point & Click 9.8%
- #43 Midnight Therapy
72% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Cointinue Games
Windows
A powerless, FAKE therapist facing raw truth. Balance financial pressure and patients' collapse in this narrative RPG. Use speechcraft and the "Mind Reading Spell" to dive into minds and shatter cognitive dissonance. Are lies your weapon... or redemption?
Why similar: Detective 19.9%, Psychological 13.8%, Investigation 12.7%, Choices Matter 12.5%, Female Protagonist 10.1%
- #44 Endling - Extinction is Forever
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,340 reviews2022
Dev: Herobeat StudiosPub: HandyGames
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 67%
As the last mother fox on Earth, your cubs need all your care to survive in a merciless world that slowly destroys itself. You have to help them, teach them and save them. And you should never forget that extinction is forever – in the real world and in this 2023 BAFTA award winning experience.
Why similar: Emotional 18.7%, Side Scroller 15.8%, Survival 15.1%, Female Protagonist 10.7%, Choices Matter 8.8%
- #45 Savior Syndrome
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Half-Price Punk Spiders
Windows · Linux
Is a psychological dialogue-based RPG set in a world where genetic experiments coexist with occult practices.
Why similar: Detective 25.7%, Choices Matter 15.5%, RPG 12%, Dialogue Heavy 11.5%, Story Rich 10.8%
- #46 Stella: into the Shadow
70% matchPositive83% of 28 reviews2025
Dev: Shadow games
Windows
"Stella: into the Shadow" is a dark mystical story. When Stella's friend disappears, her life transforms into a detective mystery. Working at a nightclub, forging new connections, and uncovering the city's secrets will force her to reevaluate everything: from those around her to her very self.
Why similar: Detective 24.3%, Investigation 16.7%, Psychological 14.4%, Female Protagonist 10.7%, Story Rich 9.5%
- #47 Marcella Moon: Four Are Watching
70% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2024
Dev: Hidden Ocean Games
Windows
Play as amateur sleuth Marcella Moon to solve the cold case of her father's murder.
Why similar: Detective 21.8%, Dialogue Heavy 20.6%, Investigation 14.8%, Point & Click 14.8%, Female Protagonist 10.7%
- #48 Jennifer Wilde: Unlikely Revolutionaries
71% matchPositive82% of 28 reviews2022
Dev: Outsider Games
Windows · Linux
In 1921, young French artist Jennifer Chevalier becomes embroiled in death, espionage and revolution, assisted by the ghost of Oscar Wilde. A hand-drawn Point & Click adventure with a unique comic book inventory design.
Why similar: Detective 20.6%, Investigation 17.1%, Point & Click 15%, Female Protagonist 12.5%, Dialogue Heavy 11.4%
- #49 We Stay Behind
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Backwoods EntertainmentPub: Application Systems Heidelberg
Windows · Mac
We Stay Behind is a single-player third-person mystery between dreams and reality. A comet is on course to destroy a small town but its inhabitants refuse to leave. Interview the people of Laburnum Creek, explore a beautiful national park and unravel the secrets of this picturesque town.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 23.1%, Investigation 14%, Emotional 11.9%, Choices Matter 11.2%, Surreal 11.1%
- #50 Matt Murphy: The case of the stone guest
69% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2024
Dev: David Ponce SeguraPub: Sock Films
Windows · Mac · Linux
In this pixelated adventure from Sock Films, you'll have to help Matt Murphy and his faithful friend Trey to catch, look, talk and search the underworld of Naperville.
Why similar: Point & Click 22.3%, Detective 21.8%, Dialogue Heavy 19.4%, 1990's 17.5%, Adventure 9.9%
- #51 BABKA-TERROR
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: ST Sinovar
Windows
You are a real estate agent whose job is to determine which elderly woman is an ordinary seller and which one is a scammer granny.
Why similar: Detective 30.4%, Investigation 18.2%, Dialogue Heavy 13.2%, Choices Matter 13%, Point & Click 10.2%
- #52 Relics of Wayne: Greymoor
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Blackroot GamesPub: TinyHat Studios
Windows · Mac
An EROTIC POINT & CLICK ADVENTURE inspired by the classic detective games of the 90s. Explore, investigate, and form intimate relationships as you uncover the truth behind a town's dark secret.
Why similar: Detective 18.9%, Investigation 13.6%, Choices Matter 12%, Point & Click 11.8%, Emotional 10.8%
- #53 Marcella Moon: Killer at the Cove
69% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2023
Dev: Hidden Ocean Games
Windows
Play as amateur sleuth Marcella Moon to investigate a murder in a coastal California town.
Why similar: Detective 23%, Dialogue Heavy 15.4%, Investigation 15.1%, Point & Click 14.6%, Emotional 10.7%
- #54 Path For The Seeker
68% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Paralesoid
Windows
Path For The Seeker is a detective adventure in which a young nun investigates the disappearance of a famous inventor in a city on the border of two worlds.
Why similar: Detective 22.8%, Point & Click 16.1%, Investigation 15.2%, Side Scroller 11.1%, Female Protagonist 10.6%
- #55 The Fifth Bell: Frequency of Secrets
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Serhat Arslan
Windows
The Fifth Bell is a premium 2D point-and-click mystery adventure set in 1994 Europe. Investigate hidden mechanisms, decode historical clues, and stop a forbidden instrument before it is awakened.
Why similar: Point & Click 20.6%, Detective 19.9%, 1990's 17.8%, Investigation 13.1%, Adventure 8.4%
- #56 Point Zero: Victoria
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: RosyGame
Windows · Mac
One cold case, four deathbed flashbacks. Every shift in perspective overturns the "truth" you believed. Story-driven, with exploration, deduction, puzzles, and combat. Ready for a mind-bending thrill ride with twists at every turn?
Why similar: Detective 23.7%, Investigation 16.3%, 1990's 12.7%, Psychological 12.3%, Story Rich 9.5%
- #57 RE:CALL
67% matchVery Positive87% of 79 reviews2023
Dev: maitan69Pub: Whitethorn Games
Windows
Memories are malleable and changing them will modify the present. Tackle mind-bending puzzles that rely on altering your own recollections to shape the future.
Why similar: Detective 23.3%, Dialogue Heavy 23.1%, Choices Matter 13%, Investigation 10.3%, Emotional 9%
- #58 Jackie Hart: Headhunter
66% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: Studio Hazy
Windows · Mac · Linux
An urban fantasy 2D point & click adventure set in Taipei, where the supernatural lurks beneath reality. You play as a paranormal investigator with abilities of her own. Unravel a brutal case of human sacrifice, piece together the clues, interview witnesses and try to keep your head—literally.
Why similar: Detective 21.4%, Dialogue Heavy 20.3%, Point & Click 16.9%, Female Protagonist 14.1%, Choices Matter 11.6%
- #59 The Roottrees are Dead
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 8,392 reviews2025
Dev: Evil Trout Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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: Detective 35%, Investigation 17.3%, Point & Click 15.1%, 1990's 14%, Story Rich 8.2%
- #60 Tails Noir Preludes
67% matchVery Positive92% of 300 reviews2023
Dev: EggnutPub: Raw Fury
Windows
Tails Noir Preludes is a post-noir narrative adventure with branching choices. It is an intertwined series of vignettes about change, circumstance, and consequence. Guide four characters through formative moments in their lives in a dystopian Vancouver inhabited by anthropomorphic animals.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 34.2%, Detective 18.5%, Emotional 12.3%, Female Protagonist 9.8%, Story Rich 7.9%