- #1 Wild East: The Straw Man
97% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: David Zacik
Windows · Mac
A 2D point-and-click mystery set in the wild 1990s of Slovakia and Czechia. As two young reporters, follow a dead straw man, missing files, locked doors, and paper trails into a case that was never meant to be opened.
Why similar: Detective 16%, Investigation 14.5%, Point & Click 12.2%, Dialogue Heavy 10.6%, 1990's 9.8%
- #2 Signal & Echo: Iris is Missing (demo)
96% matchVery Positive95% of 58 reviews2022
Dev: Kini Games
Windows
A point-and-click adventure with innovative detective mechanics. Help Ollie, a fledgling reporter on his first day at the Signal & Echo newspaper, to solve the mystery behind a schoolgirl's disappearance. Developed by an ex-journalist.
Why similar: Detective 19.3%, Investigation 17.5%, Point & Click 14.2%, Mystery 9.5%, Retro 6.9%
- #3 Hypnospace Outlaw
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 5,534 reviews2019
Dev: TendershootPub: No More Robots
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Greetings Enforcer, and thank you for enlisting in the Hypnospace Patrol Department! As the world falls into its slumber, Hypnospace becomes a bustling global village. These virtual streets aren't going to police themselves!
Why similar: 1990's 19.4%, Alternate History 15.5%, Surreal 13.7%, Point & Click 12.7%, Detective 12.1%
- #4 The Roottrees are Dead
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 9,873 reviews2025
Dev: Evil Trout Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A genealogical mystery straight out of 1998. Scour the early Internet for clues, uncover hidden connections, and piece together the family tree behind the secretive Roottree Corporation.
Why similar: Detective 24.3%, Investigation 15.3%, Mystery 12.9%, Point & Click 12.1%, 1990's 10.7%
- #5 The Fifth Bell: Frequency of Secrets
94% 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 16.8%, 1990's 14.3%, Detective 13.7%, Investigation 11.9%, Puzzle 7.9%
- #6 SideEye High
94% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Fundamental Studios
Windows
A grounded detective mystery set in the most dangerous place in America: a 1997 public high school.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 18%, Detective 16.6%, Investigation 14.5%, 1990's 10.9%, Point & Click 10.8%
- #7 Set the Record Straight
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Anja Remic
Windows · Mac
A 1998-set deduction game. Trawl a period internet for documents, photographs, and dead ends, then correct the official record: who really wrote, played, drew, or built it. An anthology of credit fraud, set straight one careful search at a time.
Why similar: Detective 23.9%, Investigation 19.7%, Point & Click 11.8%, 1990's 11.6%, Mystery 11.2%
- #8 Tape Detective
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Renewal Art Studio
Windows
Tape Detective is a text-based mystery puzzle game. Collect dialogue fragments on cassette tapes and replay them to challenge witness testimonies, uncover the truth behind a mysterious cold case, and track down every suspect.
Why similar: Detective 19.4%, Investigation 16.9%, Point & Click 11.8%, 1990's 11.2%, Mystery 9%
- #9 Lord Winklebottom Investigates
91% matchVery Positive93% of 237 reviews2022
Dev: Cave Monsters
Windows · Mac · Linux
It’s the 1920s and the world’s foremost detective is about to embark on his most challenging case yet. Thankfully, in this world that’s not quite like our own, there’s nobody better to crack the case than the great detective and gentleman giraffe, Lord Winklebottom.
Why similar: Detective 16.9%, Investigation 13.6%, Point & Click 13.3%, Dark Comedy 11.6%, Surreal 10.5%
- #10 I'M YOUR HOST
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Calligram Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
An audio deduction game where you have one task: restore a series of lost podcast episodes.
Why similar: Detective 28.7%, Investigation 22.8%, Point & Click 14.4%, Mystery 12.9%, Puzzle 6.8%
- #11 The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,008 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.
Why similar: Detective 17.5%, Dark Comedy 16.5%, Point & Click 12.5%, Investigation 11.6%, Mystery 9.2%
- #12 Crowns and Pawns: Kingdom of Deceit
89% matchVery Positive81% of 483 reviews2022
Dev: Tag of JoyPub: Headup
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.3 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 16.6%, Detective 16.4%, Mystery 11.2%, Choices Matter 9.2%, Investigation 9.2%
- #13 The Phantom Fellows
89% matchVery Positive84% of 69 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: Dark Comedy 16.6%, Investigation 15.3%, Detective 15.2%, 1990's 12.5%, Point & Click 12.3%
- #14 CD-ROM
87% matchVery Positive94% of 123 reviews2026
Dev: monoclelord
Windows
10 CDs, 10 passwords. Find hidden messages, text, numbers to unlock next CD to continue your steganography puzzle journey.
Why similar: 1990's 19.8%, Detective 17.2%, Mystery 13.9%, Retro 12.8%, Point & Click 9.7%
- #15 The Detective's Apprentice
88% 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 "howdunnit" cases that are too tough for the local police to crack and uncover a deeper mystery along the way!
Why similar: Detective 26.3%, Investigation 21.5%, Point & Click 12.7%, Mystery 12.2%, Dialogue Heavy 7.5%
- #16 Midnight Saturn
86% matchPositive88% of 40 reviews2026
Dev: Cosmic Void
Windows · Mac · Linux
A grizzled private eye in a sci-fi adventure takes a murder case no one else will touch. He’s seen it all before, but nothing’s prepared him for a conspiracy that leads off-world. Something big is about to happen. Whatever it is... it goes live at midnight.
Why similar: Detective 20.5%, Point & Click 16%, Investigation 11.5%, 1990's 9.1%, Pixel Graphics 7.6%
- #17 Dead Link
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Deep Sea Studio
Windows
An aging encrypted terminal. A past deliberately erased. Follow the guidance, solve puzzles one by one, and close in on a buried truth. Who used this computer before you? What happened to them? And now, it is your turn.
Why similar: Investigation 16.7%, 1990's 13.9%, Retro 10.7%, Mystery 10.5%, Point & Click 10.1%
- #18 Frankie and Suede Private Detectives
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: HurlingGames
Windows
Get big laughs while you point and click to search for clues and solve mysteries with Hollywood's most deranged private investigators, Frankie and Suede. Be immersed into a cinematic experience with slapstick characters in this film noir comedy adventure.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 17.8%, Alternate History 17.3%, Detective 15.7%, Point & Click 12.1%, Dialogue Heavy 11.9%
- #19 Crowns and Pawns: Amber Road
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tag of JoyPub: Headup
Windows
Embark on a thrilling point-and-click road adventure across Europe. Travel through mesmerizing locations, solve puzzles and survive chilling threats while following the legendary Amber Road. Will you have the wits to uncover the mystery behind the enigmatic artifact – the Sun stone?
Why similar: Point & Click 19.7%, Investigation 18.7%, Detective 16%, Puzzle 8.8%, Story Rich 8.4%
- #20 Sister Ray
82% matchVery Positive95% of 382 reviews2026
Dev: The Growing Stones
Windows · Linux
2D RPG about the brutal daily life of Ray - an artist struggling with addiction, who takes care of her little sister. Look after your condition - no one should know about the addiction. Improve your skills, sell paintings, do everything to ease the withdrawal. Survive and look for a way out.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 16.6%, Detective 15.4%, 1990's 12.2%, Investigation 10.9%, Point & Click 10.2%
- #21 Beware of the Cartographer!
84% 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 19.2%, Investigation 16.8%, Detective 15.3%, Point & Click 13.7%, Mystery 8.4%
- #22 Max Sterling PI: The Grady Case
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Saint Cloud Studios
Windows
In this classic Investigative Mystery game, you are hired to find the truth behind Mr. Grady's untimely death. Explore 40+ areas, compile a multitude of evidence, and interview over 30 unique characters to assist you in your search for answers. Do YOU have what it takes to crack the case?
Why similar: Detective 16.3%, Alternate History 14.9%, Investigation 13.9%, Dialogue Heavy 12.9%, Point & Click 10.9%
- #23 Unorthodox Rules
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Merrick Games
Windows
A mystery-comedy deduction adventure inspired by Ace Attorney and Liar Game. Investigate clues, expose contradictions, and survive deadly rule-based games by turning unfair rules against your opponents.
Why similar: Detective 17.7%, Investigation 14.8%, Puzzle 11.8%, Mystery 8.5%, Dark Comedy 8.5%
- #24 Follow the meaning
81% matchVery Positive94% of 1,035 reviews2024
Dev: HiKing Mind StudioPub: Second Maze
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Follow the meaning is a surreal point-and-click puzzle adventure. Join detective Paul Trilby as he works to unravel the mysteries of a peculiar town, seemingly ruled by the local Hospital. Over the wall and behind tightly shut gates, a dark secret lies in wait…
Why similar: Point & Click 17.1%, Detective 16.5%, Surreal 12.7%, Investigation 11.9%, Mystery 10.7%
- #25 The Corruption Within
81% matchVery Positive94% of 168 reviews2021
Dev: Cosmic Void
Windows
The Corruption Within is a psychological thriller first-person point & click adventure game set in the Victorian era, with an emphasis on strong narrative, intriguing characters and puzzle-solving.
Why similar: Point & Click 16.2%, Investigation 15.7%, Mystery 11%, Dialogue Heavy 9.2%, Retro 8.8%
- #26 Neon Hearts City
79% matchVery Positive84% of 56 reviews2025
Dev: Cosmic VoidPub: Dionous Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A private investigator, tracking a missing person, uncovers a conspiracy between humans and androids and a secret that could change everything. Neon Hearts City is a retro point-and-click adventure that thrusts you into a grungy cyberpunk city of the future.
Why similar: Detective 17.8%, Investigation 16.1%, Point & Click 14.3%, 1990's 11.5%, Puzzle 6.8%
- #27 Hank Shaw: Animal Investigator
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Exit 73 Games
Windows
When a pet goes missing, Hank Shaw's the detective to turn to. But when there's been a breakout at the zoo? You're going to need to do more than chat with low down dirty rats and stool pigeons. Call in every favor you got and get your hands dirty as you sniff out clues. It's up to you gumshoe!
Why similar: Detective 22.6%, Heist 18.6% ★, Dark Comedy 12.5%, Point & Click 12.2%, Dialogue Heavy 11.8%
- #28 Emma Riley: Dream Detective
78% 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 22.5%, Investigation 20.4%, Mystery 12.2%, Point & Click 11.8%, Choices Matter 8%
- #29 The Mystery of Oak Island
78% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Visionaire Studio UG
Windows · Mac · Linux
A gripping point-and-click adventure – inspired by the real treasure hunt on Oak Island in Nova Scotia, Canada. Unravel a web of murder, myth, and forgotten history. Some secrets are better left buried.
Why similar: Investigation 19.5%, Detective 17.6%, Point & Click 16.7%, Mystery 12.6%, Puzzle 7.7%
- #30 The Silver Crow
76% matchVery Positive98% of 85 reviews2026
Dev: Dreamagination
Windows · Mac
Play as Conrad, the town's executioner. Investigate a mysterious death, gather clues, question suspects and solve puzzles in this classic point-and-click mystery where witchcraft and superstition conceal a far darker truth.
Why similar: Detective 19%, Investigation 15.3%, Point & Click 15.3%, Mystery 8.1%, Dialogue Heavy 7.6%
- #31 The Dragon Blossom
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 3SkullsInteractive
Windows
Beat reporter Birdie Malone goes undercover as Hollywood star Clara Bow to stop a masked culprit from stealing The Dragon Blossom in this 1930's point and click whodunnit.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 17.9%, Alternate History 16.1%, Detective 13.2%, Investigation 12.6%, Point & Click 10.3%
- #32 The Low Road
79% matchMostly Positive73% of 224 reviews2017
Dev: XGen Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Lie, blackmail, and steal your way down The Low Road. Rookie agent Noomi Kovacs must navigate her way through the world of corporate espionage in this dark spy comedy set in the 1970s.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 17.8%, Detective 15.9%, Investigation 14.3%, Point & Click 12.6%, Mystery 8.1%
- #33 Vivian Wade: Danger Down The Aisle
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Michelley Studio
Windows
The night before the wedding, the altar burns down and the wedding planner is injured. The family blames a curse, but she suspects foul play. Play as a college student who goes undercover as her replacement. Can you solve the mystery before the wedding?
Why similar: Investigation 20.9%, Detective 15.7%, Mystery 15.3%, Puzzle 8.7%, Choices Matter 7.9%
- #34 The Missing Threads
76% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Wynd_devPub: wysg
Windows
[DEMO available now!] Erased memories, scattered clues. What will you uncover, and what will you leave buried?As an amnesiac detective, investigate crime scenes with limited focus. You can't analyze everything. Strategically choose your leads to shape the case and reclaim your lost past.
Why similar: Detective 24.1%, Investigation 20.8%, Point & Click 14.4%, Mystery 12.2%, Choices Matter 9.1%
- #35 Kathy Rain: Director's Cut
75% matchVery Positive93% of 1,530 reviews2021
Dev: Clifftop GamesPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 73%
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 18.4%, Investigation 15.7%, 1990's 15.2%, Point & Click 14.2%, Mystery 9.7%
- #36 GRUNND
75% matchMixed62% of 47 reviews2023
Dev: SEKTAHOUSE
Windows
You fell asleep on the train... Now a strange town, fully voice-acted characters, and choices that reshape the mystery stand between you and home.
Why similar: Alternate History 15.3%, Detective 14%, Dialogue Heavy 13%, Investigation 12.8%, Surreal 10.5%
- #37 Mushroom Investigates:The Fleeing Rain
74% matchMostly Positive76% of 17 reviews2025
Dev: 慢i鸹i
Windows
A vague invitation, a dizzy carpenter, and wooden ears everywhere...... What happened here, and is there a connection to the strange weather? The one who is about to help to find the truth is a common mushroom coming for money.
Why similar: Point & Click 18.3%, Investigation 16.3%, Surreal 15%, Detective 12.5%, Puzzle 11.4%
- #38 Elation For The Wonder Box 6000
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Digital Tchotchkes
Windows
Elation For The Wonder Box 6000 is a first-person, claymation adventure game about going into the city to try and find a game from your youth that no one else remembers.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 22.9%, Surreal 14.5%, Dialogue Heavy 14.5%, 1990's 13%, Investigation 10.8%
- #39 Sanitecty
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Magonol-a
Windows
"A detective’s intuition alone cannot solve a case. Examine the scene carefully." Sanitecty is a 2D detective adventure set across various locations, from high-speed trains to hotels. Carefully investigate scenes and connect evidence to reveal the truth.
Why similar: Detective 29.2%, Point & Click 18%, Dialogue Heavy 16%, Puzzle 8.6%, Mystery 7.8%
- #40 Mohism: Battle of Words
73% matchMostly Positive78% of 610 reviews2023
Dev: 玄镜工作室Pub: Yooreka Studio
Windows
Mohism: Battle of Words is a detective game set in the world of wuxia. The game follows Zhang Xiaochen, investigates unsolved cases and comes into his own as a hero. He must rely on his wits and razor-sharp tongue to best his opponents, find the culprit and ensure justice prevails!
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 21.1%, Detective 21%, Investigation 16.6%, Mystery 10.6%, Puzzle 7.6%
- #41 Heaven Does Not Respond
71% matchVery Positive91% of 529 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: Investigation 15.3%, Detective 15.3%, Dialogue Heavy 12.8%, Point & Click 11.3%, Surreal 11.1%
- #42 I Am a Dorm Resident (but Cat)
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Project Bon
Windows · Mac
You wake up as Bon, the dorm’s beloved cat — memories gone, paws in place. Roam a century-old student dorm, chat with residents, nap under the kotatsu, enjoy a cat life while uncovering lost secrets and your past. ※This game is distributed with permission from the Yoshida Dormitory Student Council.
Why similar: Alternate History 22.8%, Detective 14.3%, Investigation 12.5%, Dialogue Heavy 8.9%, Surreal 7.8%
- #43 TellTale - Casino Murder Case
72% matchMostly Positive73% of 26 reviews2024
Dev: NeruyaPub: Team Detective
Windows
[Telltale - Casino Murder] is a full-voice indie mystery game with the youngest lawyer, Kang Ho-yeon, who reveals the truth of the casino murder case and achieves innocence at trial.
Why similar: Detective 21.6%, Investigation 18.7%, Mystery 16.3%, Dialogue Heavy 15.6%, Puzzle 8.3%
- #44 Penelope Pendrick and the Art of Deceit
70% matchVery Positive97% of 574 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 20.2%, Mystery 18%, Detective 17.2%, Investigation 13.5%, Story Rich 9%
- #45 Crowalt: Traces of the Lost Colony - Prologue
72% matchVery Positive83% of 226 reviews2021
Dev: Madcraft StudiosPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 18%
A young adventurer Hugh Radcliff is in pursuit of one of the greatest mysteries of history: The Lost Colony. Deal with pirates, reveal conspiracies and make tough choices on your difficult journey for unveiling this mystery. Try the free prologue now!
Why similar: Alternate History 20.3%, Point & Click 14.4%, Mystery 12.6%, 1990's 11.3%, Pixel Graphics 7.8%
- #46 Thimbleweed Park 2
71% matchNo user reviews2028
Dev: Terrible Toybox
Windows · Mac · Linux
Agents Ray and Reyes are investigating a murder at the Mansion. In a spoof of a classic whodunit, everyone is a suspect and the murderer will be confronted…... If you can find them. Not really a sequel. Not really a prequel. It’s more Thimbleweed Park and just as weird.
Why similar: Point & Click 19.7%, Mystery 13%, 1990's 12.6%, Detective 11.7%, Investigation 9.1%
- #47 Deep Focus
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Vitamins
Windows
A mystery adventure game featuring a camera-headed detective and a superpowered girl teaming up to solve crimes. Play as the detective to gather and combine clues, reveal the hidden truth, and tear down fabricated lies.
Why similar: Detective 27.2%, Investigation 23.6%, Point & Click 15.3%, Mystery 13.6%, Story Rich 8.2%
- #48 Small Town Robot
71% match5 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2021
Dev: Brandon Weeks
Windows
Explore the small town of ShadeCreek in this Indie point-and-click adventure.
Why similar: Alternate History 24.8%, Point & Click 18.4%, Detective 15.7%, Investigation 13.6%, Adventure 7.8%
- #49 Kathy Rain 2: Soothsayer
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,354 reviews2025
Dev: Clifftop GamesPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.9 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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: Detective 16.9%, Investigation 16.5%, Point & Click 12.4%, 1990's 12.2%, Mystery 9.9%
- #50 The Bastard Who Rewrote The Empire Season 1
70% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Genuine Studio
Windows
In most visual novels, you only read what characters say. In The Bastard Who Rewrote the Empire, you decide how deeply to read each line. Use Inner Voice, Sincerity, Appraisal, and X-Ray Vision to expose thoughts, lies, profiles, and secrets—then outwit conspiracies and rewrite a kingdom’s fate.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 19.6%, Detective 17.5%, Dark Comedy 17.2%, Investigation 14.2%, Surreal 11.3%
- #51 The Legend of Skye
69% matchVery Positive95% of 131 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 18.4%, 1990's 14.9%, Investigation 11.7%, Dialogue Heavy 10.7%, Detective 9.5%
- #52 The Game Maker: A Carol Reed Mystery
69% match8 user reviews88% of 8 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 25.5%, Investigation 20.3%, Point & Click 20%, Mystery 13.4%, Adventure 8.3%
- #53 What Was Found at Ravenhill
69% 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 19.4%, Investigation 15%, Dialogue Heavy 14.3%, Point & Click 14.2%, Mystery 11.8%
- #54 Dreamsettler
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: TendershootPub: No More Robots
Windows
Sleepnet. It's where dreams are literally made. But sometimes dreams need a little help, and that's where you come in. They say a private eye never sleeps, but to crack these cases you'll need to be out cold.
Why similar: Alternate History 18.7%, Investigation 14%, Surreal 13.9%, Point & Click 13.6%, Retro 10%
- #55 Major's Heart
68% matchPositive93% of 14 reviews2024
Dev: Dormouse
Windows
A sci-fi detective game where you interrogate the brain scans of crime victims. Uncover the hidden truth behind the dystopian regime by any means necessary.
Why similar: Detective 18.2%, Point & Click 17.8%, Investigation 15.9%, Dialogue Heavy 13.4%, Mystery 8.6%
- #56 Bent Oak Island
67% matchPositive100% of 18 reviews2024
Dev: Banefire Games
Windows
Bent Oak Island is a 1990's point and click adventure set on a mysterious island! Join twins Archer and Sam as they delve into the secrets of both the island and their own heritage, and maybe save the world!
Why similar: 1990's 18.3%, Point & Click 15.7%, Investigation 11.9%, Mystery 10.9%, Detective 7.5%
- #57 Five Day Detective
67% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Krunchy Fried Games
Windows
Five Day Detective is a point and click style adventure game featuring multiple murder cases and a twisted sense of humour.
Why similar: Detective 21.9%, Dark Comedy 21.8%, Point & Click 16.3%, Investigation 13.2%, Story Rich 7.6%
- #58 Mindlock - The Apartment
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 679 reviews2024
Dev: Roof Cut MediaPub: USM
Windows · Mac
Colin’s apartment maze has puzzles, dialogues, and some dry humor waiting for you. A surreal adventure of a special kind.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 20.2%, Dialogue Heavy 17.5%, Point & Click 14.7%, Surreal 11.1%, Investigation 8.4%
- #59 A Town Called Happenstance
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sole Rebel Soul
Windows
Save the programmer, save the world! Help freelance detective Carter Montague by pointing & clicking (or rather pointing & dragging) to track down a missing developer and stop an evil corporation from holding the entire world hostage!
Why similar: Detective 18.7%, Investigation 15.8%, Point & Click 15.7%, Dialogue Heavy 10.6%, Surreal 8.8%
- #60 The Mystery of Doomsday Valley
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: True Ascension
Windows · Mac · Linux
Mind-controlled squirrels! Alien abductions! Monsters in the forest! Are the rumors true - or is it just an elaborate hoax? Help Maya Harper unravel this comedy point 'n click mystery and escape Doomsday Valley alive.
Why similar: Investigation 18%, Point & Click 16.7%, 1990's 16.5%, Mystery 12.6%, Puzzle 7.4%