- #1 Ceramic Soul
97% matchMixed64% of 151 reviews2022
Dev: Soul SoupPub: DigiPen Institute of Technology
Windows
Within a Victorian manor, wake up as Yu, a porcelain doll, modeled to look like The Mother’s perfect daughter. Solve puzzles with the help of a detachable hand, hide from grievous threats, explore the manor, and search for your past to reclaim pieces of your soul and claim your freedom.
Why similar: Puzzle 25.6%, Linear 19%, 3D 13.3%, Third Person 12.8%, Adventure 11.3%
- #2 Kach
96% matchVery Positive81% of 292 reviews2022
Dev: Bhargav ModhaPub: BYGames
Windows · Mac
On a task to find your sister, you find yourself exploring an old abandoned house. But you soon find out that things are not as they seem.
Why similar: Adventure 23.5%, Dark 21.9%, Puzzle 19.4%, Linear 13.7%, 3D 10%
- #3 Whispering Willows
96% matchVery Positive82% of 1,867 reviews2014
Dev: Night Light InteractivePub: Akupara Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Interact with the spirits of the dead, solve the puzzles of the mysterious mansion and help Elena find her missing father in the horror/adventure puzzle game: Whispering Willows.
Why similar: Point & Click 33.5%, Puzzle 19.4%, Adventure 14.3%, Atmospheric 11.5%, Female Protagonist 11.4%
- #4 Out of Sight
94% matchVery Positive95% of 905 reviews2025
Dev: The Gang
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 77%
You’re Sophie, a young blind girl who sees through her teddy bear’s eyes. Escape your captors and uncover the evil history of the dark mansion you desperately seek to escape in this unique, atmospheric horror puzzle/adventure game.
Why similar: Puzzle 18.3%, Dark 15.4%, Linear 14.5%, Emotional 11.6%, Adventure 9.5%
- #5 My Light In The Dark
95% matchVery Positive93% of 88 reviews2019
Dev: TaleHammer
Windows
My Light In The Dark is a short story about a girl who lives with her abusive mother. The girl finds out some dark secrets about her mother, and she has to find a way to escape the house.
Why similar: Point & Click 34.3%, Dark 15.3%, Puzzle 15%, Emotional 13%, Adventure 9.9%
- #6 Fantasmagorie
93% matchMostly Positive79% of 222 reviews2024
Dev: Needlepoint Productions
Windows
Journey through a distorted theatre held together by the fragile mind of a grieving puppet master. With only a needle and thread, traverse through this world and evade twisted and terrifying creations. Shatter the delusion and unravel the truth behind it all.
Why similar: Emotional 33.6%, Dark 23.4%, Adventure 14.3%, Atmospheric 13.4%, Female Protagonist 5.8%
- #7 Goetia
94% 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.
Why similar: Point & Click 50.1%, Puzzle 20.4%, Adventure 14.3%, Female Protagonist 5.8%, Indie 4.6%
- #8 Murmurs of the Mist
92% matchVery Positive89% of 55 reviews2026
Dev: Jenna YourstonePub: JamJam Studios
Windows
In this game, you’ll encounter puzzles which require you to use your environment in order to solve them. Take note of every detail, they can help you in uncovering Sofia’s story.
Why similar: Puzzle 29.9%, Emotional 12.8%, 3D 12.4%, Dark 11.6%, Third Person 9.9%
- #9 Narin: The Orange Room
91% matchVery Positive84% of 85 reviews2026
Dev: RedSensationGamesPub: Urnique Studio
Windows
Narin: The Orange Room is a third-person adventure horror game. Play as Narin, a young girl whose sister mysteriously disappeared. Help her find her sister in the twilight dimension, solve the mystery, and uncover the truth.
Why similar: Puzzle 18.1%, Linear 13.1%, Dark 12.9%, Third Person 11.4%, 3D 10.6%
- #10 Shelter from the Storm
89% matchVery Positive93% of 92 reviews2025
Dev: Home Groan Games
Windows
Rain lashes down soaking you to the bone, you take shelter in a seemingly abandoned house. Navigate through the rooms solving puzzles and trying to escape in this short point & click adventure game.
Why similar: Point & Click 50.3%, Adventure 14.4%, Puzzle 12%, Linear 11.5%, Atmospheric 8%
- #11 Silence
90% matchVery Positive84% of 2,722 reviews2016
Dev: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Can you save Silence, the grim, but also serene world between life and death? Can you help Noah find his little sister Renie in this suffering world? Can you bring her home? Explore Silence and join the siblings on their adventurous journey.
Why similar: Point & Click 64.6%, Adventure 24.6%, Puzzle 5.8%, Female Protagonist 2.3%, Singleplayer 1.4%
- #12 Haunted
91% 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!
Why similar: Point & Click 60.3%, Adventure 27.9%, Female Protagonist 11.8%
- #13 What Never Was
87% matchVery Positive95% of 5,079 reviews2019
Dev: Acke Hallgren
Windows · Mac · Linux
What Never Was is a short, story-driven first-person game focused on exploration and puzzle-solving about Sarah, having to shoulder the arduous task of clearing out her grandfathers attic, and soon finds that not everything about the attic is what it seems.
Why similar: Point & Click 33.3%, Puzzle 27.6%, Adventure 15.4%, Female Protagonist 7.7%, Atmospheric 6.3%
- #14 Whitehaven
89% matchMixed62% of 52 reviews2021
Dev: Somnambulist Games
Windows
Uncover the mysteries of Whitehaven Orphanage in this first-person psychological horror game. Explore the place, collect clues and put the pieces together to find out what happened years ago as you delve deep into your mind.
Why similar: Dark 33.7%, Linear 23.6%, Atmospheric 14.4%, Singleplayer 8.8%, Adventure 7.8%
- #15 The Haunting of Joni Evers
86% matchVery Positive91% of 162 reviews2025
Dev: Causeway Studios
Windows · Mac
The Haunting of Joni Evers is a dark supernatural mystery about a broken family from small-town Oklahoma. Haunted by a specter that's hunted her family for generations, Joni must uncover the mysteries of the Cunningham House, dig through lost memories, and face the past to break the curse.
Why similar: Linear 24.5%, Emotional 23.1%, 3D 11.8%, Adventure 11.7%, Female Protagonist 10.1%
- #16 Dark Heritage: Guardians of Hope
88% matchMixed56% of 395 reviews2015
Dev: World-LoomPub: Artifex Mundi
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Find the philosopher's stone and save your mentor!
Why similar: Point & Click 31.8%, Hidden Object 21.3%, Adventure 20%, Puzzle 14.6%, Female Protagonist 4.7%
- #17 Cursed
86% matchVery Positive83% of 765 reviews2016
Dev: Jetdogs Studios
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Her future, as well as of the whole world depends on her ingenuity and bravery. The path to her fiancé is blocked by ghosts, dragons, demons and other creatures from beyond. Will she overcome her fears? Will she find her beloved? Play "Cursed" and find out!
Why similar: Point & Click 46.6%, Adventure 15.1%, Puzzle 13%, Hidden Object 12.9%, Female Protagonist 8.3%
- #18 Children of Silentown: Prologue
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,048 reviews2020
Dev: Elf GamesPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 30 minMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 22%
Prologue to Children of Silentown, a dark adventure game that tells the story of Lucy, a young girl growing up in a village deep into a forest inhabited by monsters. People disappearing is nothing uncommon in the village, but this time, Lucy is old enough to investigate on her own. Or so she thinks.
Why similar: Point & Click 46.1%, Puzzle 16%, Emotional 10.1%, Female Protagonist 9.6%, Multiple Endings 9.4%
- #19 Faded Grey
85% matchMostly Positive78% of 166 reviews2021
Dev: Derek Golliher
Windows
A short find it game that helps you make sense of a tragic accident as you uncover a piece of the story with each item found.
Why similar: Emotional 29%, Dark 20.6%, Hidden Object 17.8%, Female Protagonist 11.1%, Atmospheric 7.7%
- #20 Hold Me Still
83% matchVery Positive83% of 58 reviews2025
Dev: Zeroshade123
Windows
"Hold Me Still" is a point-and-click puzzle mystery game where you investigate your friend's disappearance by exploring their house, collecting clues, solving puzzles, and uncovering the truth.
Why similar: Point & Click 42.8%, Puzzle 18.2%, Adventure 13.2%, Emotional 11.3%, Hidden Object 11%
- #21 Whisker Witchery
84% matchVery Positive84% of 75 reviews2023
Dev: Mystic Moon Studios
Windows
Take the role of a cursed witch as she tried to become human once more! Navigate the cottage of your rival to locate the ingredients needed for the potion, avoiding her guardians and falling to the floor far below!
Why similar: Linear 37.9%, Third Person 21.2%, Female Protagonist 15.8%, 3D 12.4%, Adventure 5.9%
- #22 Down the Rabbit Hole Flattened
82% matchVery Positive91% of 283 reviews2025
Dev: Cortopia StudiosPub: Beyond Frames
Windows
Down the Rabbit Hole is an adventure set in Wonderland prior to Alice's arrival. You will guide a girl who is looking for her lost pet by solving puzzles, uncovering secrets and making choices about the story along the way.
Why similar: Point & Click 42%, Puzzle 19.6%, Adventure 12.6%, Female Protagonist 8.7%, 3D 6%
- #23 Art House
81% matchVery Positive94% of 81 reviews2025
Dev: Turtle Fish StudiosPub: USC Games
Windows · Mac
Art House is a 2D puzzle platformer in which you play as a woman who gets trapped with her children inside the paintings of her recently deceased mother. Navigate through painting rips and use a magical paintbrush to escape and come to terms with your grief.
Why similar: Puzzle 40.4%, Adventure 18%, Female Protagonist 16.9%, Dark 12.2%, Atmospheric 9.4%
- #24 The Emerald Maiden: Symphony of Dreams
82% matchVery Positive85% of 511 reviews2016
Dev: Gogii GamesPub: Artifex Mundi
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Save your family from an ominous undersea facility!
Why similar: Point & Click 38%, Hidden Object 24.4%, Adventure 14.9%, Puzzle 11.1%, Female Protagonist 5.2%
- #25 Shelley Manor
80% matchMostly Positive79% of 103 reviews2024
Dev: Tiny Terrors StudioPub: ESAT
Windows
Find your way through a puzzle filled manor while barely dodging human-eating monsters. You wake up in a dark room with one objective: escape those sharpened teeth. However, you should not worry; you will meet friends along the way.
Why similar: Puzzle 39.3%, Adventure 21.7%, Dark 19.6%, 3D 8.5%, Atmospheric 7.1%
- #26 Scarlett Mysteries: Cursed Child
81% matchVery Positive90% of 292 reviews2017
Dev: World-LoomPub: Artifex Mundi
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Find clues to your father's whereabouts in a Victorian mansion!
Why similar: Point & Click 34.4%, Hidden Object 19.9%, Adventure 17.8%, Puzzle 11.2%, Female Protagonist 7.4%
- #27 Deep Sleep: Labyrinth of the Forsaken
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 562 reviews2025
Dev: scriptwelderPub: Armor Games Studios
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
What dreams are made of is the stuff of nightmares in this new point-and-click adventure. Delve deep into realms both fantastical and terrifying, and use the power of lucid dreaming to solve puzzles, explore, and contend with eerie adversaries in your search for the brother you thought had died.
Why similar: Point & Click 46%, Puzzle 19.1%, Adventure 11.9%, Female Protagonist 9%, Multiple Endings 7.5%
- #28 Cursed Mansion
79% matchVery Positive90% of 68 reviews2023
Dev: Dragon Emperors
Windows
Rose must escape the Cursed Mansion - a demonic space that preys and feeds on fear and despair. In this horror RPG you'll solve puzzles and learn the mansion’s history. Mystery, malignant spirits, and misery everywhere. Cursed Mansion brings an eerie atmosphere which leaves one with goosebumps.
Why similar: Dark 21.8%, Puzzle 20.4%, Multiple Endings 15%, Adventure 12.7%, Female Protagonist 10.8%
- #29 Le Dernier Don
78% matchVery Positive83% of 172 reviews2024
Dev: OopsAllFlesh
Windows
Following a tragic event in an orphanage caused by horrific human experiments, an orphan tries to find other survivors while danger still lurks.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 57%, Adventure 43%
- #30 Cynthia: Hidden in the Moonshadow
78% matchMostly Positive78% of 161 reviews2023
Dev: Catthia Games
Windows
Emotional, 3rd-person, story-driven, adventure game focused on solving puzzles and using stealth mechanics. Use your bow to interact with environmental elements. Sneak, climb or distract guards to move further unnoticed. Solve light puzzles alongside your path to rescue your loved one.
Why similar: Emotional 20.1%, Puzzle 15.7%, Linear 13.5%, Third Person 12.5%, Adventure 11.9%
- #31 Out of Sight VR
76% matchVery Positive97% of 62 reviews2025
Dev: Flat2VR Studios
Windows
Out of Sight VR pulls you into a chilling nightmare where you see through the eyes of a child’s only comfort: her teddy bear. Guide Sophie through a sinister mansion and evade the lurking horrors that stalk her every move. The shadows are watching. And Sophie is counting on you.
Why similar: Puzzle 34%, Adventure 30.1%, Dark 20.3%, Female Protagonist 8.4%, Singleplayer 4.5%
- #32 Lily's Well
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 2,572 reviews2022
Dev: PureIceBlue
Windows
It is a rainy night in the Spring of 2005. Lily is left home alone after her Papa put her to bed. She is awoken by a cry for help outside her window. It is coming from the well. Help Lily gather rope to go down the well and save the poor soul trapped down there.
Why similar: Point & Click 38.5%, Puzzle 17.8%, Multiple Endings 11.1%, Adventure 11%, Dark 9.8%
- #33 Lake Ridden
79% matchMostly Positive73% of 291 reviews2018
Dev: Midnight Hub
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Lake Ridden is a story-driven, first-person puzzle game! A cozy supernatural adventure where you unravel a mysterious past, trying to find your sister. Luckily, you are not alone...
Why similar: Puzzle 35.5%, Adventure 31.8%, Female Protagonist 10.8%, Indie 8.9%, Atmospheric 8.8%
- #34 Never Again
77% matchVery Positive80% of 930 reviews2019
Dev: Primary Games
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Never Again - Horror/first-person Quest. The main essence of the game is research locations and puzzles, plunging in the dramatic story of a little girl suffering from asthma.
Why similar: Historical 20.1%, Emotional 18.1%, Puzzle 17.8%, Dark 13.6%, Adventure 9.4%
- #35 As Long As You're Here
72% matchVery Positive100% of 475 reviews2025
Dev: Autoscopia Interactive
Windows · Mac
What if you lost all your memories? An emotional family drama seen through the eyes of a woman with Alzheimer's disease. As Annie’s life slowly unravels, uncover memories of her deceased brother as her past bleeds into the present.
Why similar: Emotional 28.4%, Linear 25.3%, Adventure 14.1%, Point & Click 11.1%, Female Protagonist 9%
- #36 Softie
74% matchVery Positive100% of 72 reviews2024
Dev: Kristina Springer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Softie is a short creepy (but cute!) point-and-click adventure game. Take on the role of a cuddly teddy bear trying to find their lost owner in a peculiar house.
Why similar: Point & Click 49.2%, Emotional 16.6%, Adventure 16.6%, Linear 13.5%, Singleplayer 2.1%
- #37 the white chamber
74% matchVery Positive99% of 102 reviews2023
Dev: Locked Door PuzzlePub: Lupus Studios Limited
Windows
Sci-fi horror anime point and click adventure game. Guide a young woman through a nightmarish space station as she tries to uncover why she's there and how she can escape.
Why similar: Point & Click 66.9%, Adventure 28%, Singleplayer 5.1%
- #38 Lucid Dream Adventure
76% matchVery Positive82% of 233 reviews2018
Dev: Dali Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Lucid Dream is the story of little Lucy, who goes on an adventure into the world of dreams with the mission to save her mother.
Why similar: Point & Click 31.9%, Puzzle 15.1%, Dark 14.8%, Adventure 10.4%, Female Protagonist 9%
- #39 Left in the Dark: No One on Board
75% matchVery Positive84% of 782 reviews2014
Dev: Moonrise InteractivePub: Artifex Mundi
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Discover what connects a lost ship’s disappearance with Devil’s Island and a local family’s unsolved murder.
Why similar: Point & Click 34.4%, Hidden Object 23.3%, Puzzle 15.7%, Adventure 14.4%, Female Protagonist 6.2%
- #40 SOWON
73% matchVery Positive87% of 89 reviews2022
Dev: PUMPKIM
Windows
In the middle of the night, while finding her parents, a girl falls to the toy world through attic locked for a long time. Will it be possible for her to find her parents and go back to her world? Let's solve some puzzles and explore the mysterious toy world.
Why similar: Puzzle 27.7%, Emotional 23.6%, Adventure 17.9%, 3D 15.4%, Atmospheric 7.4%
- #41 Journey
73% matchMostly Positive76% of 57 reviews2024
Dev: チョコマメ
Windows
One day, Maaya accidentally brought home an object that would soon bring misfortune to her family, especially her younger sister. Join her as she unravels the mystery behind it.
Why similar: Adventure 52.2%, Multiple Endings 36.2%, Singleplayer 11.7%
- #42 THE MUTE HOUSE
71% matchVery Positive82% of 287 reviews2025
Dev: December Blues Games
Windows
Inspired by old and classic survival horror games, THE MUTE HOUSE combines exploration, management, puzzles and a touch of action. As Emily investigates about her sister's vanishing, she finds herself trapped in a mysterious mansion.
Why similar: Adventure 25.2%, Female Protagonist 20.2%, 3D 19.8%, Atmospheric 15.4%, Singleplayer 10.9%
- #43 Rental
69% matchVery Positive92% of 5,401 reviews2024
Dev: Lonely HousePub: Animita Project
Windows
Rental is a short and spooky adventure game about the dangers of renting a house in an unknown place.
Why similar: Dark 22.9%, Atmospheric 18.4%, Adventure 17.3%, 3D 14%, Female Protagonist 11.6%
- #44 Child of Lothian
73% matchMostly Positive77% of 135 reviews2022
Dev: Exploding ApplesPub: Breda University of Applied Sciences
Windows
Child of Lothian is a historically-accurate 3rd person stealth-adventure game where you play as an Orphan who has been robbed of her childhood as her family is put to trial during the 18th century Witch Hunt trials. The game takes place in the old town of Edinburgh.
Why similar: Linear 24.1%, Third Person 14.1%, Emotional 13.9%, 3D 13.6%, Female Protagonist 11%
- #45 I Won't Forget Hue
71% matchVery Positive91% of 203 reviews2023
Dev: Hostile Kiwi Games
Windows
Disorganized and alone, a woman finds herself crafting new glasses in order to look at her own home with different shaded views. I won’t forget Hue is a psychedelic thriller experience. You’ll go searching for new lenses, try to figure out what is happening to her home and why she is all alone.
Why similar: Hidden Object 23.9%, Dark 19.4%, Adventure 19.2%, 3D 15.3%, Linear 11.6%
- #46 Ms.Director
72% matchVery Positive97% of 68 reviews2021
Dev: SketchyNonsense
Windows
Cameras and heads are rolling in this noir inspired RPGmaker horror game. Save the spectral starlets trapped in the deadly director's mansion, and escape without joining them in their fate.
Why similar: Historical 44.6%, Puzzle 18.3%, Multiple Endings 11.3%, Adventure 8.6%, Atmospheric 5.8%
- #47 Creepy Tale 3: Ingrid Penance
69% matchVery Positive89% of 1,022 reviews2023
Dev: Creepy Brothers
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 95%
As punishment for her transgressions, Ingrid is sent to hell. As she struggles through the darkness that hungers to consume her heart, she makes her way toward redemption. Her fate is in your hands.
Why similar: Point & Click 34.2%, Puzzle 16.8%, Dark 13.6%, Multiple Endings 9.1%, Adventure 8.7%
- #48 A Plague Tale: Innocence
67% matchVery Positive93% of 67,391 reviews2019
Dev: Asobo StudioPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 9.8 hrsMean: 25.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Follow the grim tale of young Amicia and her little brother Hugo, in a heartrending journey through the darkest hours of history.
Why similar: Historical 19.6%, Adventure 15.6%, Dark 11.9%, Emotional 11.2%, Female Protagonist 10.7%
- #49 9 Clues 2: The Ward
70% matchVery Positive91% of 986 reviews2015
Dev: Tap It GamesPub: Artifex Mundi
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Solve the mystery of Mnemosyne Asylum!
Why similar: Point & Click 35.9%, Hidden Object 22.7%, Adventure 14.7%, Puzzle 13.5%, Female Protagonist 4.9%
- #50 Into the Dangerous World I Leapt
71% matchVery Positive80% of 60 reviews2021
Dev: Infant Ambivalence ProjectPub: Harry Hedman
Windows
Follow Idony on a journey to find her brother Edus in a strange factory where the walls between dimensions are thin.
Why similar: Puzzle 34.7%, Linear 27.8%, 3D 14.6%, Female Protagonist 13.1%, Adventure 8.5%
- #51 My Sleeping Girlfriend
66% matchVery Positive95% of 116 reviews2025
Dev: Fancy Dog Games
Windows
Your girlfriend’s sleepwalking is getting worse each night. Find her and bring her back to bed safely.
Why similar: Linear 28.2%, Dark 21.5%, Adventure 18.7%, 3D 15.9%, Female Protagonist 9.2%
- #52 Fate of Dynasty
70% matchVery Positive90% of 50 reviews2021
Dev: Kabuk Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short lore exploration puzzle game inspired by walking simulators such as Gone Home, Dear Esther, and Layers of Fear.
Why similar: Historical 20.7%, Puzzle 18.8%, Hidden Object 14.4%, Dark 11.9%, Adventure 11.1%
- #53 Fran Bow
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 22,182 reviews2015
Dev: Killmonday Games AB
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 10.5 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 42.9%, Puzzle 18.5%, Dark 11.9%, Adventure 8.1%, Female Protagonist 4.5%
- #54 CLeM
67% matchVery Positive92% of 283 reviews2024
Dev: Mango ProtocolPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.3 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: Puzzle 23.1%, Emotional 19.8%, Dark 16.1%, Multiple Endings 11.6%, Adventure 10.7%
- #55 The Method of Hiding a Body
68% matchVery Positive92% of 85 reviews2024
Dev: Sea of Ghosts
Windows
A story-driven horror puzzle game where the player takes on the role of a resentful ghost, possessing others in order to search for her own corpse.
Why similar: Multiple Endings 58.6%, Adventure 17.3%, Puzzle 11.1%, Indie 5.1%, Female Protagonist 4.7%
- #56 Dear Brother
70% matchVery Positive88% of 50 reviews2021
Dev: NGS Studios
Windows
Audrey is a young woman returning to her childhood home. Upon arriving, however, she begins to notice strange happenings around the house. Is this a dream or reality? Whatever it is, it seems so oddly… familiar. Explore with Audrey as she tries to work out the mysteries of her missing memories.
Why similar: Dark 29.2%, Adventure 25.5%, Puzzle 14.5%, Female Protagonist 11.6%, Indie 9.4%
- #57 Lorelei and the Laser Eyes
64% matchVery Positive94% of 3,023 reviews2024
Dev: SimogoPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows
Median: 8.5 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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: Puzzle 46.3%, Adventure 25.3%, 3D 11.8%, Female Protagonist 8.3%, Singleplayer 4.6%
- #58 Marie's Room
66% matchVery Positive93% of 6,648 reviews2018
Dev: Kenny Guillaume
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 14.8 hrs≥1hr: 42%
Marie's Room is a short story exploration game about an unconventional friendship between two classmates. You play as Kelsey, remembering Marie's room as it was twenty years ago. But something’s off. What happened to Marie?
Why similar: Point & Click 29.2%, Atmospheric 16.2%, Adventure 14.8%, Puzzle 14.1%, Female Protagonist 12.4%
- #59 Mind Snares: Alice's Journey
68% matchVery Positive88% of 820 reviews2015
Dev: World-LoomPub: Artifex Mundi
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Escape from the Shadow Land!
Why similar: Point & Click 34.3%, Hidden Object 23.4%, Puzzle 16.6%, Adventure 13.7%, Female Protagonist 5.7%
- #60 Alice Mesmerizing Episodes of Neurosis (AMEN)
65% matchVery Positive95% of 95 reviews2024
Dev: Sons of Welder
Windows · Linux
Alice Mesmerizing Episodes of Neurosis (AMEN) is a hidden object game. The player's task is to find things hidden on the map. Help Alice cross this path, destroy the ego-structure, get out of the abyss, find the key.
Why similar: Point & Click 24.2%, Dark 20.9%, Hidden Object 19.5%, Emotional 11.1%, Female Protagonist 11%