- #1 Chants of Sennaar
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 31,493 reviews2023
Dev: RundiscPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
In this award-winning puzzle adventure game, play as the Traveler on a quest to reunite the Peoples of the Tower. Observe, listen, and decipher ancient languages in a fascinating universe inspired by the Myth of Babel.
Why similar: Puzzle 45.8%, Point & Click 32.7%, Adventure 10%, Mystery 6.5%, Singleplayer 5%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the logic of language and deduction, requiring you to piece together meaning through observation and experimentation.
- #2 Gorogoa
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 20,260 reviews2017
Dev: Buried SignalPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Gorogoa is an elegant evolution of the puzzle genre, told through a beautifully hand-drawn story designed and illustrated by Jason Roberts. Winner of Debut Game at the 2018 BAFTA Games Awards, as well as Best Mobile Game and the Innovation Award at the GDC 2018 Choice Awards.
Why similar: Puzzle 30.5%, Hand-drawn 21.8%, Point & Click 16.8%, Interactive Fiction 9.4%, Mystery 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: Like Storyteller, this game features beautiful hand-drawn art and requires you to manipulate panels to create logical narrative connections.
- #3 Strange Horticulture
96% matchVery Positive95% of 15,646 reviews2022
Dev: Bad VikingPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Strange Horticulture is an occult puzzle game in which you play as the proprietor of a local plant store. Find and identify new plants, pet your cat, speak to a coven, or join a cult. Use your collection of powerful plants to influence the story and unravel Undermere’s dark mysteries.
Why similar: Point & Click 27.9%, Puzzle 18.7%, Mystery 16%, Choices Matter 13.1%, Multiple Endings 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: It combines mystery and logic-based puzzle solving in a cozy setting, rewarding players for careful observation and deduction.
- #4 There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 25,563 reviews2020
Dev: Draw Me A Pixel
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
There is no game. So don't go messing things up by clicking everywhere. You don’t want to be kicked out of your video game world, do you? Of course not!
Why similar: Point & Click 33.8%, Puzzle 21.8%, Interactive Fiction 15.3%, Romance 9.6%, Adventure 7%
Why You'll Like It: It shares the meta-narrative humor and creative point-and-click puzzle mechanics that make Storyteller so engaging.
- #5 The Case of the Golden Idol
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 10,533 reviews2022
Dev: Color Gray GamesPub: Playstack
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
A new kind of detective game that allows you to think and investigate freely. Discover clues surrounding 12 strange and gruesome deaths and build your own theory. Pick your suspect, deduce the motive, unmask the awful truth.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.6%, Point & Click 23.4%, Puzzle 15.9%, Mystery 15.9%, Choices Matter 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: This game excels at narrative deduction, tasking you with assembling clues to understand a series of complex, interconnected events.
- #6 Death and Taxes
94% matchVery Positive86% of 8,354 reviews2020
Dev: Placeholder Gameworks
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
In this 2D, short narrative-based game, you assume the role of the Grim Reaper... on an office job. Your job is to decide which people are going to live or die. The consequences of your choices are yours to bear, while the mystery of your incarnation awaits revelation!
Why similar: Point & Click 22.7%, Interactive Fiction 20.1%, Choices Matter 13.2%, Puzzle 12.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: It features a unique narrative system where your choices have direct, often humorous, consequences on the world around you.
- #7 Baba Is You
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 24,218 reviews2019
Dev: Hempuli Oy
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 13.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Baba Is You is a puzzle game where the rules you have to follow are present as blocks you can interact with. By manipulating them, you can change how the game works, repurpose things you find in the levels and cause surprising interactions!
Why similar: Puzzle 81.1%, 2D 10.9%, Singleplayer 6.3%, Casual 1.7%
Why You'll Like It: This game pushes the boundaries of logic and rule manipulation, offering a similar sense of satisfaction when you solve a puzzle by changing the environment.
- #8 A Little to the Left
92% matchVery Positive92% of 18,301 reviews2022
Dev: Max InfernoPub: Secret Mode
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 17.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A Little to the Left is a cozy puzzle game that has you sort, stack, and organize household items into pleasing arrangements while you keep an eye out for a mischievous cat with an inclination for chaos. Check out this playful and intuitive puzzler with 100+ satisfying messes to tidy.
Why similar: Point & Click 33.3%, Puzzle 27.5%, Hand-drawn 22.5%, 2D 8%, Casual 5.1%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the satisfying logic of organization and pattern recognition, much like the arrangement mechanics in Storyteller.
- #9 Return of the Obra Dinn
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 34,408 reviews2018
Dev: Lucas PopePub: 3909
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Lost at sea 1803 ~ The good ship Obra Dinn.
Why similar: Mystery 42%, Puzzle 40%, Multiple Endings 7.8%, Singleplayer 5.5%, Adventure 4.7%
Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in deduction, this game tasks you with reconstructing a narrative based on static snapshots of past events.
- #10 Unpacking
91% matchVery Positive93% of 40,039 reviews2021
Dev: Witch BeamPub: Balor Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Unpacking is a zen puzzle game about the familiar experience of pulling possessions out of boxes and fitting them into a new home. Part block-fitting puzzle, part home decoration, you are invited to create a satisfying living space while learning clues about the life you’re unpacking.
Why similar: Point & Click 29.7%, Puzzle 27.9%, LGBTQ+ 26.1%, Casual 7.2%, 2D 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: It tells a touching life story entirely through the environmental puzzle of organizing personal belongings.
- #11 Carto
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 9,264 reviews2020
Dev: Sunhead GamesPub: Balor Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Carto is a charming adventure game wrapped around a unique, world-altering puzzle mechanic. Use this power to explore mysterious lands, help a quirky cast of characters, and guide Carto on her journey back to her family.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 38.9%, Puzzle 35.3%, 2D 10.9%, Adventure 10%, Singleplayer 4.9%
Why You'll Like It: This game allows you to rearrange map pieces to change the world, mirroring the creative, modular puzzle-solving found in Storyteller.
- #12 Viewfinder
89% matchVery Positive94% of 12,396 reviews2023
Dev: Sad Owl StudiosPub: Thunderful Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Challenge perception, redefine reality, and reshape the world around you with an instant camera. Viewfinder is a new single player game offering gamers hours of interesting and fun experiences while uncovering the mysteries left behind.
Why similar: Puzzle 69.4%, Adventure 19.5%, Singleplayer 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: This game uses perspective-based puzzles to alter the world, rewarding creative thinking and experimentation.
- #13 The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood
88% matchVery Positive93% of 6,065 reviews2023
Dev: DeconstructeamPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Immerse yourself in an enchanting narrative experience as Fortuna, a fortune-teller Witch condemned to exile on her asteroid home. Craft your own Tarot deck, regain your freedom, and shape the fate of the cosmic Witch society.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 30.4%, LGBTQ+ 23.9%, Choices Matter 12.5%, Visual Novel 10.1%, Fantasy 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: This narrative-heavy game features a unique card-crafting mechanic that directly influences the branching story paths.
- #14 Papers, Please
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 79,225 reviews2013
Dev: Lucas PopePub: 3909
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Congratulations. The October labor lottery is complete. Your name was pulled. For immediate placement, report to the Ministry of Admission at Grestin Border Checkpoint. An apartment will be provided for you and your family in East Grestin. Expect a Class-8 dwelling.
Why similar: Point & Click 49.8%, Puzzle 19.2%, Multiple Endings 14.2%, 2D 5.9%, Singleplayer 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: It uses a systemic, logic-driven interface to tell a compelling story where your decisions carry significant weight.
- #15 Saltsea Chronicles
87% matchVery Positive97% of 103 reviews2023
Dev: Die Gute Fabrik
Windows · Mac
It begins with a kidnapped captain and a stolen ship. Where it leads next? That’s up to you… In this story-driven adventure game you will explore strange and wonderful communities, uncover a deep conspiracy, and chart a journey through twists and turns, difficulties and delights.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.6%, Point & Click 14.3%, LGBTQ+ 14%, Hand-drawn 11%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: A choice-driven adventure that emphasizes exploration and narrative assembly through its distinct, stylized world.
- #16 Inscryption
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 145,832 reviews2021
Dev: Daniel Mullins GamesPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 10.1 hrsMean: 16.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...
Why similar: Puzzle 45.3%, Point & Click 40%, 2D 9.2%, Adventure 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: This game blends meta-narrative elements with puzzle-solving, constantly surprising the player with its evolving mechanics.
- #17 Miniatures
84% matchVery Positive95% of 351 reviews2024
Dev: Other Tales Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
A collection of surreal tales, each connected to a stored-away object from childhood. Pick one to follow the moon, feed a hungry lizard or build a peculiar cabinet.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.3%, Point & Click 21.9%, Hand-drawn 15.9%, Puzzle 12.5%, Mystery 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: A collection of surreal, short stories that focus on atmosphere and interactive narrative moments.
- #18 When The Past Was Around
85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 4,366 reviews2020
Dev: MojikenPub: Toge Productions
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
When the Past was Around is an adventure point-and-click puzzle game about love, moving on, letting go, and the joy and pain of everything in between.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.8%, Point & Click 21.1%, Romance 14.6%, Hand-drawn 14.5%, Puzzle 13.5%
Why You'll Like It: This hidden-object game uses visual metaphors and puzzles to tell a poignant, wordless story about love and loss.
- #19 Her Story
86% matchVery Positive89% of 10,323 reviews2015
Dev: Sam Barlow
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
A woman is interviewed seven times by the police. Search the video database and explore hundreds of authentic clips to discover her story in this groundbreaking and award winning narrative game.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.5%, Point & Click 19.8%, Nonlinear 16.8%, Puzzle 13.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.6%
Why You'll Like It: A pioneer in non-linear narrative investigation, it requires you to piece together a story from fragmented video clips.
- #20 Coffee Talk
84% matchVery Positive95% of 12,375 reviews2020
Dev: Toge Productions
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Coffee Talk is a coffee brewing and heart-to-heart talking simulator about listening to fantasy-inspired modern peoples’ problems, and helping them by serving up a warm drink or two.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.5%, LGBTQ+ 21.8%, Visual Novel 13%, Choices Matter 12.6%, Multiple Endings 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on dialogue and character interaction, where your choices as a listener influence the stories of your patrons.
- #21 Frank and Drake
83% matchVery Positive83% of 58 reviews2023
Dev: Appnormals TeamPub: Chorus Worldwide Games
Windows
Frank and Drake is a modern gothic tale that puts players at the heart of a supernatural mystery through its non-linear branching paths, mini-games and puzzles, and unique rotoscoped art. Take your time, explore, and soak up every word.
Why similar: Point & Click 24.7%, Choices Matter 14.8%, Interactive Fiction 14.8%, Mystery 13.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.6%
Why You'll Like It: It combines mystery and point-and-click mechanics with a branching narrative that changes based on your daily decisions.
- #22 Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 32,257 reviews2023
Dev: Black Tabby Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
You're here to slay the princess. Don't believe her lies.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.3%, Point & Click 16.1%, Choices Matter 15%, Hand-drawn 12.9%, Romance 12.1%
Why You'll Like It: This game uses a complex, choice-heavy narrative structure that forces you to rethink your approach to the story with every loop.
- #23 A Tiny Sticker Tale
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 630 reviews2023
Dev: Ogre Pixel
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 73%
A Tiny Sticker Tale is a cozy miniature adventure about changing the world, using the power of stickers!
Why similar: Puzzle 48.6%, Point & Click 18.2%, Adventure 16.8%, 2D 13%, Singleplayer 3.4%
Why You'll Like It: A charming puzzle game where you use stickers to alter the environment and solve problems in a creative way.
- #24 Donut County
82% matchVery Positive92% of 11,807 reviews2018
Dev: Ben EspositoPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Donut County is a story-based physics puzzle game where you play as an ever-growing hole in the ground. Meet cute characters, steal their trash, and throw them in a hole.
Why similar: Puzzle 51.4%, Casual 16.3%, Adventure 13.7%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Singleplayer 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: A whimsical physics-based puzzle game that uses a simple, clever mechanic to tell a story about characters and their environment.
- #25 That's not my Neighbor
78% matchVery Positive89% of 4,467 reviews2025
Dev: Nachosama Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 69%
It's 1955, and for unknown reasons, doppelgangers are more common than usual. Therefore, the Department of Doppelganger Detection (D.D.D.) has taken action. You are the doorman of an apartment complex, and you must decide whether to let in those who claim to be your neighbors.
Why similar: Point & Click 37.2%, Choices Matter 16.8%, Multiple Endings 10%, Adventure 8.6%, Cartoony 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: This game requires careful observation and logical deduction to identify intruders, adding a tense layer to its point-and-click gameplay.
- #26 Karma. Incarnation 1
82% matchVery Positive82% of 368 reviews2016
Dev: AuraLabPub: Other Kind Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 96%
This multi-award winning adventure game explores a love story between two beautiful souls through ingenious humour, mind bending puzzles and a bizarre, hand-drawn, frame-by-frame animation style.
Why similar: Point & Click 40.2%, Hand-drawn 20.4%, Puzzle 19.1%, Adventure 11.8%, Casual 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal point-and-click adventure that relies on creative puzzle-solving and exploration to progress the story.
- #27 Is This Seat Taken?
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 8,678 reviews2025
Dev: Poti Poti StudioPub: Wholesome Games Presents
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Is This Seat Taken? is a logic puzzle game where you play matchmaker for groups of hilariously particular people. Each character has pet peeves that make seating them a delightful challenge. Find the perfect spot for each person to unlock new levels in this cozy, silly, and relatable experience.
Why similar: Puzzle 47.5%, Point & Click 31.2%, Casual 9.8%, 2D 7.9%, Singleplayer 3.6%
- #28 Mosaic Chronicles
80% matchVery Positive82% of 105 reviews2022
Dev: Error 300
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 10.6 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Unravel enchanting stories of love and courage through captivating stained-glass puzzles.
Why similar: Puzzle 37%, Fantasy 22%, Cartoony 19.7%, 2D 11.8%, Casual 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: It features logic-based puzzles set within a fantasy narrative, requiring you to piece together stories through visual clues.
- #29 Hidden Folks
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 9,498 reviews2017
Dev: Hidden Folks
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Search for hidden folks in hand-drawn, interactive, miniature landscapes. Unfurl tent flaps, cut through bushes, slam doors, and poke some crocodiles! Rooooaaaarrrr!!!!!
Why similar: Point & Click 30.9%, Hand-drawn 30.3%, Puzzle 21.3%, 2D 6.5%, Casual 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: This interactive, hand-drawn game requires keen observation to uncover hidden stories within its vibrant, bustling scenes.
- #30 Tavern Talk - A Cozy Visual Novel
77% matchVery Positive89% of 1,726 reviews2024
Dev: Gentle Troll Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 69%
A cozy visual novel about running a tavern in a D&D-inspired fantasy! Gather rumors, serve magical drinks, and meet adventurers on a life-changing quest.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.2%, LGBTQ+ 16.8%, Hand-drawn 11.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.3%, Choices Matter 8.9%
- #31 Six Legends
77% matchVery Positive100% of 98 reviews2025
Dev: Vincent Paquin
Windows
The epic and emotional journey of six dragons growing up in a broken civilization, each with their own unique perspectives on life. Mixing Visual Novel, Point-And-Click, Rhythm, Cooking, Fighting and more, Six Legends is a unique experience about life and friends.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18%, Point & Click 15.5%, Dragons 14.5% ★, LGBTQ+ 11.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 7.3%
- #32 Tavern Talk Stories: Dreamwalker
75% matchVery Positive93% of 68 reviews2026
Dev: Gentle Troll Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Welcome Tavernkeep! In this D&D-inspired visual novel you will run a cozy seaside tavern, meet adventurers, gather rumours and mix fate-altering drinks to stop dreams from twisting into nightmares.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.8%, LGBTQ+ 12.6%, Fantasy 11.1%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Multiple Endings 10.6%
- #33 Reviver
76% matchVery Positive93% of 232 reviews2025
Dev: Cotton Game
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 73%
A narrative puzzle game with themes of love, fate and time. Follow the life stories of the two main characters and influence their destinies through interactions and choices. The game combines hand-drawn style and an immersive interactive experience to explore a profound journey of love and choice.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 26.3%, Puzzle 20.5%, Romance 16.5%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Multiple Endings 7.7%
- #34 Telling Lies
79% matchMixed63% of 1,302 reviews2019
Dev: Sam BarlowPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Four private lives. One big lie. Search through secretly recorded video conversations to discover the truth. The successor to the acclaimed Her Story.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23%, Point & Click 20.2%, Nonlinear 15.9%, Mystery 13.1%, Puzzle 12.7%
Why You'll Like It: Similar to Her Story, it tasks you with navigating a database to uncover the truth behind a complex narrative.
- #35 Saga & Seeker
75% matchNo user reviews57% of 161 reviews2026
Dev: Dagdoria Studio
Windows · Mac
From a consumer of stories to a creator of them. Saga & Seeker is a "storycrafting game" where you can generate endless tales with your favorite characters. The words you write become a part of the story itself in this immersive entertainment experience powered by your imagination.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 36.9%, Fantasy 13.9%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Multiple Endings 9.6%, Adventure 9%
- #36 The Roottrees are Dead
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 8,801 reviews2025
Dev: Evil Trout Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 9.7 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: Point & Click 26.5%, Puzzle 22.8%, Mystery 18.8%, Interactive Fiction 15%, LGBTQ+ 7.8%
- #37 Winds of Change
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 592 reviews2019
Dev: Klace
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Lead The Rebellion, build your army, and shape the world with your choices. A story-heavy adventure game with multiple endings, romance options, and non-linear storytelling. A vast fantasy world waiting to be explored. Inspired by Dragon Age, and Mass Effect. Fully voice acted by a stellar cast!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 22.4%, Point & Click 19.2%, Romance 16.4%, Choices Matter 11.4%, Visual Novel 10.7%
- #38 Tail of Glory
71% matchVery Positive100% of 68 reviews2026
Dev: Lascalis
Windows
A classic point-and-click puzzle adventure with RPG elements. A skilled rogue takes on a Guild mission and is drawn into trouble and conspiracy. Explore, combine items, deduce clues, and fight through a charming hand-drawn fantasy full of humor, surprises, and heart.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.1%, Hand-drawn 20%, Point & Click 19.6%, Puzzle 14.1%, Adventure 8.1%
- #39 Librarian: Tidy Up the Arcane Library!
69% matchVery Positive95% of 16,431 reviews2026
Dev: ArtRising
Windows
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Librarian: Tidy Up the Arcane Library! is a single-player simulation. You need return scattered books to proper places in an Arcane Library. As completed rows of bookshelves, you can learn ability to improve your efficiency. Use your skills and strategies to shelve 3,072 books as quick as you can.
Why similar: Puzzle 53.1%, Fantasy 27.9%, Casual 11.7%, Singleplayer 7.2%
- #40 Endless Bounty
74% matchVery Positive93% of 132 reviews2020
Dev: WolfBite Interactive LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
This is a point and click adventure where you lead Drok'tar through the town of Gabranth and its surrounding areas while looking for his bounty. You'll meet a slew of characters along with way, and if you play your cards right, you'll find yourself in more... erotic situations with some of them.
Why similar: Point & Click 21.4%, LGBTQ+ 16.5%, Romance 14.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.8%, Nonlinear 12.5%
- #41 Sword Daughter
78% matchMixed53% of 137 reviews2015
Dev: HanabiraPub: Hanako Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Choose a path to adventure! Will you sneak into the dragon's lair, or challenge the beast openly? Will you fight for vengeance or for glory? Will you be tempted by elven romance? Will you be buried underground forever? Relive classic 1980s fantasy in this remastered gamebook.
Why similar: Dragons 23% ★, Romance 14.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.2%, Fantasy 10.1%, Choices Matter 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: A choose-your-own-adventure style game that focuses on the consequences of your decisions within a rich fantasy setting.
- #42 Roadwarden
71% matchVery Positive94% of 5,039 reviews2022
Dev: Moral Anxiety StudioPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Roadwarden is an illustrated text-based RPG that uses isometric pixel art and combines mechanics borrowed from RPGs, Visual Novels, adventure games and interactive fiction.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 31.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.3%, Choices Matter 10.7%, Fantasy 8.1%, Adventure 7.6%
- #43 Cartomante – Fortune Teller
73% matchVery Positive92% of 137 reviews2020
Dev: Garoa Studios
Windows
A branching visual novel with multiple endings about fortune telling for eccentric clients with tarot cards.
Why similar: Point & Click 25.7%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Multiple Endings 13.5%, Cartoony 11.3%
- #44 Heartspell: Horizon Academy
70% matchVery Positive97% of 123 reviews2025
Dev: Dire Kitten Games
Windows
Date wizards, match gems, and level up in this match-3 visual novel with a lot of heart and a little spice. Form deep relationships with faeries, sirens and werewolves, each with their own endearing personalities and challenges. Make choices that affect your relationships, and their destinies.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.3%, Romance 14.8%, LGBTQ+ 13.9%, Choices Matter 10.6%, Hand-drawn 9.8%
- #45 Sonata Theory
73% matchVery Positive93% of 74 reviews2021
Dev: Mayj Studios
Windows
2D/3D story-adventure game
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25%, Hand-drawn 18.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.1%, Puzzle 13.2%, Choices Matter 9%
- #46 The Crown of Leaves
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,224 reviews2018
Dev: LingrimmPub: The Broken Horn
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Roui, a resilient city dandy, a half-educated jeweler and the author of scientific magic articles, was met with a colossal failure and must return to his homeland Latori.
Why similar: Point & Click 17.6%, LGBTQ+ 11%, Hand-drawn 10.7%, Nonlinear 10.1%, Choices Matter 8.8%
- #47 HER TREES : PUZZLE DREAM
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,583 reviews2026
Dev: Stone
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
HER TREES : PUZZLE DREAM is a unique point-and-click puzzle game where you move and combine objects to solve puzzles. Unravel the strange puzzles hidden in your dreams.
Why similar: Point & Click 36.7%, Puzzle 27.7%, Hand-drawn 21%, 2D 8.9%, Adventure 4%
- #48 Changeling Tale
69% matchVery Positive98% of 245 reviews2023
Dev: Helmet Fox
Windows · Mac · Linux
Fantasy and reality collide in Changeling Tale, a story-rich visual novel about finding one's "true" self... and true love! Help a young man returning from war rebuild his life, kindle new romances, and reveal a secret that will forever transform the lives of those closest to him—literally!
Why similar: Dragons 22.5% ★, Romance 17.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.4%, Choices Matter 10.7%, Visual Novel 10.4%
- #49 BEAST CRIMES
73% matchMixed64% of 64 reviews2022
Dev: LINK
Windows
Crimes across the times. Are you able to solve them all?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.4%, Point & Click 17%, LGBTQ+ 13.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.6%, Choices Matter 7.7%
- #50 NAIRI: Tower of Shirin
72% matchVery Positive85% of 545 reviews2018
Dev: HomeBearStudio
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 63%
A hand-drawn adventure blending visual novel storytelling with point-and-click puzzles. Explore a vibrant yet dangerous oasis city where humans and animals live side by side. Meet unforgettable characters, trade and combine quirky items, and solve challenging puzzle-dungeons filled with mystery.
Why similar: Point & Click 26.4%, Hand-drawn 19.2%, Puzzle 17.1%, Mystery 11.4%, Visual Novel 10.5%
- #51 Assemble with Care
70% matchVery Positive90% of 10,417 reviews2020
Dev: ustwo games
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Repair old-school objects in this cozy puzzle game. Join antique-restorer Maria, as she arrives in the sun-soaked town of Bellariva and set out on a journey of helping the townsfolk reconnect.
Why similar: Puzzle 44.5%, Casual 21.6%, Point & Click 16.7%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Singleplayer 5.1%
- #52 Lil' Guardsman
68% matchVery Positive94% of 1,248 reviews2024
Dev: Hilltop StudiosPub: Versus Evil
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Imagine you're a 12 year old, suddenly in charge of the guard shed at the castle gate, where you decide if elves, goblins and 100+ other characters should be admitted. It's a wonderful combination of deduction, narrative and puzzle games.
Why similar: Point & Click 28.9%, Puzzle 17%, Choices Matter 13.2%, Hand-drawn 10.7%, Multiple Endings 10.2%
- #53 Arcadie: Second-Born
69% matchVery Positive95% of 394 reviews2022
Dev: Arcadie & Utopie
Windows · Mac
In this interactive tale of love and war, be the force of reason that your kingdom needs, or perpetuate its reputation as a force of destruction. Find love and weave friendships, or cast it all away for the sake of retribution.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.7%, Romance 15.4%, LGBTQ+ 14.9%, Choices Matter 12.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.5%
- #54 Inked: A Tale of Love
70% matchVery Positive83% of 314 reviews2021
Dev: Somnium Games d.o.o.
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Inked is a narrative-driven puzzle game set in a world of beautiful ballpoint pen-drawn landscapes. Playing as the Nameless Hero, you will solve intriguing puzzles while searching for your love Aiko.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 46.8%, Puzzle 34%, Adventure 11%, Casual 8.2%
- #55 Ghostwriter Workshop
66% matchVery Positive95% of 134 reviews2025
Dev: 秘密結社マテンロウ計画Pub: Waku Waku Games
Windows
Become a ghostwriter and write on the behalf of others--everything from love letters to apologies! There's just one catch in this crazy adventure game: the most important words in your writings are decided by roulette.
Why similar: Point & Click 38.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.5%, Romance 17.2%, Adventure 11.3%, 2D 7.9%
- #56 Momento
65% matchVery Positive93% of 133 reviews2026
Dev: Fat Alien CatPub: Fat Alien Cat & Nomo Studio
Windows · Mac
Momento is a cozy room decorator with a twist: the choices you make play out over the course of a lifetime! Decorate your room, choose which items are important to you, and discover how the objects you choose will alter the course of the story, in a winding ode to the power of everyday things.
Why similar: Point & Click 22.7%, Choices Matter 17.6%, Puzzle 17.5%, Hand-drawn 13.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.5%
- #57 Reigns: The Witcher
67% matchVery Positive80% of 180 reviews2026
Dev: NerialPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 48 minMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 48%
Adventure as Geralt through the ballads of Dandelion. Swipe right, swipe left, seek glory, find death! Will you hunt monsters, upset the locals, or run a hot bath? Compose an inspiring epic to claim immortality.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 29%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.4%, Choices Matter 11%, Visual Novel 7.8%, Hand-drawn 7.7%
- #58 Arcadie II: Cold Lands
65% matchVery Positive87% of 62 reviews2026
Dev: Arcadie & Utopie
Windows · Mac · Linux
You are the Monarch. Choose between diplomacy and tyranny. Romance allies or enemies. Your decisions define your rule and the fate of those closest to you in this character-driven interactive tale.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.8%, Romance 14.1%, LGBTQ+ 13%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.3%, Choices Matter 9.6%
- #59 Duck Detective: The Secret Salami
65% matchVery Positive95% of 6,572 reviews2024
Dev: Happy Broccoli Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Solving crime is no walk in the pond. You are a down-on-his-luck detective who also happens to be a duck. Use your powers of de-duck-tion to inspect evidence, fill in the blanks, and bust the case wide open! This is a short but twisty detective case.
Why similar: Point & Click 28.1%, Interactive Fiction 24.6%, Mystery 16.5%, Puzzle 14.6%, Adventure 7.1%
- #60 Embracelet
68% matchVery Positive94% of 109 reviews2020
Dev: Mattis FolkestadPub: machineboy
Windows
Explore a beautiful, low-poly Norwegian island as 17-year-old Jesper. Armed with a mysterious, magical bracelet, you'll solve puzzles, uncover your grandfather's past, and make choices in this heartwarming coming-of-age story about love, friendship, and family.
Why similar: Point & Click 19.4%, Puzzle 17.8%, LGBTQ+ 14.7%, Choices Matter 12.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.9%
