Games Like Submachine: Legacy

Welcome to Myst: a starkly beautiful island, eerily tinged with mystery and shrouded in intrigue. Built from the ground up to play in 2D & VR, explore Myst in a whole new dimension! Journey to the Ages, unravel puzzles, and be a part of the surrealistic adventure that will become your own.

Why similar: Puzzle 25.6%, Exploration 21.9%, Point & Click 17.2%, Adventure 13.5%, Mystery 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: As the definitive non-linear environmental puzzle game, it shares the core DNA of exploring isolated, mysterious worlds to unlock their secrets.

Uncover a story of intrigue, betrayal, and a civilization teetering on the brink of collapse as you solve intricate puzzles to unlock the secrets of Riven. Built from the ground-up and expanded from the award-winning original game released in 1997.

Why similar: Philosophical 19%, Puzzle 16.8%, Exploration 14.3%, Mystery 13%, Logic 12.6%

Why You'll Like It: This game offers an unparalleled level of atmospheric immersion and complex, interconnected environmental puzzles that mirror the depth of Submachine.

Discover the truth about Quern’s past, unfold the mysteries of its present, and be the explorer who shapes its future. Quern introduces reusable puzzle mechanics to the classic genre, making the player think about the game as a whole, and not just as a series of individual challenges.

Why similar: Point & Click 18.7%, Steampunk 16.4% ★, Puzzle 15.5%, Mystery 14.4%, Exploration 11.6%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person puzzle adventure that emphasizes deep exploration and complex, multi-layered mechanisms in a desolate setting.

Machinarium is the award-winning independent adventure game developed by the makers of Samorost series, Botanicula and CHUCHEL. Help Josef the robot save his girlfriend Berta kidnapped by the Black Cap Brotherhood gang!

Why similar: Point & Click 23.8%, Hand-drawn 20.1%, Steampunk 17.2% ★, Puzzle 12.1%, Atmospheric 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: A classic hand-drawn point-and-click adventure that features clever, logic-based puzzles within a distinct, atmospheric world.

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 27.6%, Point & Click 25%, Colorful 9.3%, Adventure 9.2%, Atmospheric 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: This game excels at environmental storytelling and non-linear puzzle-solving, requiring players to decipher a world through observation and logic.

Samorost 3 is an exploration adventure and puzzle game from the award-winning creators of Machinarium and Botanicula. Travel across space to nine unique worlds teeming with colorful challenges, creatures and surprises to discover, brought to life with beautiful artwork, sound and music.

Why similar: Point & Click 27.9%, Hand-drawn 25.3%, Puzzle 10.4%, Mystery 7.6%, Atmospheric 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: Its surreal, hand-drawn art style and focus on non-verbal, point-and-click exploration capture the whimsical yet mysterious spirit of the seed game.

Rusty Lake Paradise is set on a small remote island which is cursed by the ten plagues of Egypt. Solve all the mysteries of this dark, macabre puzzle adventure. Paradise builds upon the distinctive atmosphere and excitement from the Rusty Lake series.

Why similar: Point & Click 37.3%, Puzzle 23.8%, Hand-drawn 7.8%, Mystery 7.6%, Atmospheric 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a similarly unsettling, hand-drawn aesthetic paired with intricate, inventory-based puzzles that reward careful observation.

In this classic point-and-click adventure anthology you follow the path of Dale and Laura and other famous Rusty lake characters such as Mr. Crow and Mr. Owl. The series will be updated, preserved and bundled to survive the end of the Flash Games era.

Why similar: Point & Click 34%, Puzzle 22.5%, Mystery 15.3%, Hand-drawn 9.5%, Atmospheric 4.9%

Why You'll Like It: These surreal, point-and-click puzzles share the same eerie, dreamlike atmosphere and cryptic narrative style as the Submachine series.

Welcome to the Museum! Machinika Museum is a mystery game where you discover beautiful and mysterious machines of extra-terrestrial origins in an atmospheric galaxy-spanning 3D puzzle game. Will you be able to understand their stories and discover what happened to their previous owner?

Why similar: Point & Click 25.3%, Puzzle 14.4%, Mystery 13.5%, Futuristic 13%, Logic 12.3%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on tactile, mechanical puzzles that require the player to investigate mysterious artifacts, much like the item-based puzzles in Submachine.

Life has ceased. Man is but a myth. And now, even the machines have begun to fail. Lead Horatio Nullbuilt and his sarcastic sidekick Crispin on a journey through the crumbling world of Primordia, facing malfunctioning robots, ancient secrets, and an implacable, power-hungry foe.

Why similar: Point & Click 47.2%, Dystopian 14%, Adventure 9.6%, Atmospheric 7%, Steampunk 5.3% ★

Why You'll Like It: This dystopian point-and-click adventure captures the lonely, ruined atmosphere of Submachine while delivering a compelling sci-fi narrative.

Slice of Sea is a peaceful adventure and puzzle game. You play as Seaweed, a sea creature clearly out of their element. Explore desolate world of dust, all hand-drawn on paper in unique art style. Collect items, solve puzzles and lead Seaweed back home to the sea.

Why similar: Hand-drawn 20.3%, Puzzle 11.2%, Logic 10.8%, Steampunk 10.5% ★, Exploration 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: Features a stunning, hand-drawn art style and a focus on exploration and inventory-based puzzles in a desolate, post-apocalyptic world.

You wake up, alone, on a strange island full of puzzles that will challenge and surprise you.

Why similar: Puzzle 34.2%, Exploration 18.2%, Philosophical 13.5%, Colorful 8.7%, Atmospheric 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in environmental puzzle design that encourages non-linear exploration and finding patterns within the world itself.

Unique events transport you to the halls of a long-forgotten crypt. The only means of escape lies locked within a stone pedestal, along with a note from your mysterious ally. His words promise assistance, but only serve to entice you into a compelling world of mystery and exploration.

Why similar: Puzzle 30.3%, Point & Click 28.4%, Mystery 17.6%, Atmospheric 8.2%, Steampunk 5.2% ★

Why You'll Like It: Provides a series of highly detailed, tactile puzzle boxes that reward the player for investigating every nook and cranny.

VirtuaVerse is a challenging old school cyberpunk point & click adventure set in a future not so far away narrating tales of technomancers, AVR graffiti writers, hacker groups, tribes of cryptoshamans, digital archeology, epic cyberwars and virtual reality debauchery.

Why similar: Dystopian 24.1%, Point & Click 22.1%, Old School 9.7%, Futuristic 9.7%, Puzzle 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: A cyberpunk point-and-click adventure that captures the dystopian feel and intricate world-building of the seed game.

Old Man’s Journey, a soul-searching puzzle adventure, tells a story of life, loss, and hope. Interacting with the world around you, you'll shape the landscape to create the old man's path forward. Experience heartache and hope as you embark on a heartfelt journey through a sunkissed world.

Why similar: Point & Click 22.9%, Hand-drawn 20.4%, Puzzle 12.4%, Adventure 8.7%, Atmospheric 8%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric, puzzle-focused adventure that uses environmental manipulation to tell a poignant, wordless story.

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: Hand-drawn 26.1%, Puzzle 23.6%, Point & Click 16%, Atmospheric 6.3%, Mystery 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: Its unique, hand-drawn art and innovative puzzle mechanics create a meditative, atmospheric experience that feels like a living puzzle box.

Embark on a journey through a vast post-apocalyptic environment, full of interesting characters and engaging puzzle games in this sci-fi point-and-click adventure game.

Why similar: Point & Click 24.6%, Hand-drawn 16.7%, Puzzle 12.2%, Steampunk 11.7% ★, Dystopian 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi point-and-click adventure that features a post-apocalyptic setting and a variety of challenging, inventory-based puzzles.

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 26.4%, Hand-drawn 20.2%, Puzzle 14.1%, Mystery 11.1%, Adventure 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: A hand-drawn, point-and-click adventure that emphasizes atmosphere and logical puzzle-solving in a mysterious, isolated environment.

It’s the new game of Through Abandoned series, classical point and click game. You try to find your twin-brother who disappeared in a huge and mysterious place called Abandoned.

Why similar: Point & Click 24.4%, Hand-drawn 18.2%, Puzzle 12.1%, Exploration 9.7%, Mystery 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: This series is heavily inspired by the same browser-based puzzle traditions as Submachine, focusing on exploration and cryptic puzzles.

NORCO is a dialogue-focused point & click adventure that immerses the player in the sinking suburbs and industrial swamplands of an increasingly surreal and distorted South Louisiana.

Why similar: Dystopian 22.2%, Point & Click 20.4%, Philosophical 17%, Mystery 10.5%, Atmospheric 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: A deeply atmospheric, point-and-click narrative that excels at world-building and capturing a sense of place through its unique, pixelated art style.

Humor-filled indie adventure game created by the makers of Machinarium and Samorost.

Why similar: Point & Click 24%, Hand-drawn 19%, Exploration 11.2%, Puzzle 10.8%, Colorful 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: This charming, surreal point-and-click adventure focuses on exploration and interacting with a vibrant, hand-drawn environment.

Boxville is an adventure puzzle game about speechless cans living in the city of boxes and drawing doodles on cardboards to tell the stories. Made in Ukraine.

Why similar: Point & Click 20.2%, Hand-drawn 18.1%, Logic 12.4%, Puzzle 10.2%, Exploration 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: A hand-drawn, logic-based puzzle game that emphasizes environmental interaction and wordless storytelling.

Unravel a thrilling mystery by exploring a strange and twisted mansion, discovering curious clues, interrogating peculiar suspects and solving unique puzzles. Will you be able to uncover the secrets of Tangle Tower?

Why similar: Point & Click 29.7%, Puzzle 13%, Exploration 11.7%, Mystery 11.4%, Hand-drawn 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: A beautiful point-and-click mystery that combines exploration with clever logic puzzles in a confined, atmospheric location.

Life on Tiny Planet was calm and carefree until a great disaster occurred - Tiny Planet was hit by a meteor! The world fell apart and now its future depends only on you! Use your imagination and creativity: in order to restore Tiny Planet and help its inhabitants you will have to fix a variety of machines and mechanisms as well as solve...

Why similar: Point & Click 38.3%, Hand-drawn 36.5%, Puzzle 19.8%, Steampunk 1.8% ★, Logic 0.8%

Why You'll Like It: A charming, hand-drawn puzzle game that focuses on finding hidden items and solving environmental challenges in a steampunk world.

A new sci-fi adventure from Cyan, the creators of Myst. Abducted far across the universe, you find yourself on a broken alien landscape with odd pieces of Earth. Explore, uncover, solve, and find a way to make it home.

Why similar: Puzzle 23%, Exploration 18.5%, Mystery 16.1%, Adventure 14.6%, Point & Click 11.8%

Why You'll Like It: Created by the developers of Myst, this game provides a deep, atmospheric exploration experience filled with complex environmental puzzles.

Arrog is an enigmatic puzzle adventure game featuring hand-drawn art and set in a bizarre black-and-white world with color accents.

Why similar: Point & Click 28%, Hand-drawn 23.3%, Adventure 11.7%, Indie 7.5%, Atmospheric 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: A short, atmospheric, hand-drawn adventure that uses point-and-click mechanics to explore themes of life and death.

Daymare Town is a hand-drawn puzzle adventure game. You find yourself in a heart of a strange city populated by peculiar Metamorph creatures. This town is full of nooks and crannies, puzzles, secrets and items to collect to help you along the way. Can you escape the nightmare of a day?

Why similar: Point & Click 24.3%, Hand-drawn 17.7%, Exploration 12.1%, Dystopian 12.1%, Puzzle 7.2%

Explore a vast, mysterious castle riddled with secret rooms and challenging puzzles in this award-winning puzzle adventure.

Why similar: Point & Click 23.5%, Logic 14%, Puzzle 13.2%, Mystery 12.9%, Exploration 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-adventure game that tasks players with exploring a massive, mysterious castle filled with secrets and hidden mechanisms.

Are you ready to serve the guests in the Rusty Lake Hotel? Solve all mysteries in this dark and eerie puzzle game. Rusty Lake Hotel is a point-and-click adventure by the creators of the Rusty Lake & Cube Escape series.

Why similar: Point & Click 35.4%, Puzzle 20.9%, Hand-drawn 12.4%, Mystery 8.5%, Adventure 6.2%

Join Kate Walker as she travels to remote locations and time periods in this timeless voyage to discover her true destiny.

Why similar: Point & Click 36%, Steampunk 17.3% ★, Adventure 13.6%, Puzzle 13.5%, Mystery 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: A classic point-and-click adventure that excels at creating a sense of place and atmosphere through its detailed, narrative-driven world.

Haven Moon will transport you to a mysterious world where you have to explore abandoned islands and solve their secrets to find a treasure. In this Myst-like game inspired by Jules Verne’s universe, use your senses and intelligence to find your way through secret passages and curious machinery.

Why similar: Point & Click 20.2%, Philosophical 15.5%, Steampunk 15.3% ★, Mystery 10.6%, Logic 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: Inspired by Myst, this game focuses on exploring a series of mysterious islands and solving environmental puzzles to progress.

Machinika: Atlas is an indie puzzle game and is the direct sequel to Machinika: Museum, you play as a museum researcher who just land on Atlas. Will you unravel the mysteries of the alien vessel? Solve cryptic puzzles to find out what happened!

Why similar: Point & Click 25.7%, Dystopian 18.9%, Puzzle 14%, Mystery 11.7%, Futuristic 9.7%

A throw-back, retro-inspired, point and click adventure with chunky and beautiful pixel art

Why similar: Point & Click 29.2%, Puzzle 15.2%, Exploration 14.4%, Futuristic 12.8%, Old School 8%

A short atmospheric adventure game about finding meaning in a meaningless world.

Why similar: Philosophical 45.3%, Point & Click 19.9%, Adventure 13.2%, Atmospheric 11.3%, Indie 4.7%

It’s the first game of Through Abandoned series, classical point and click game. You try to find your twin-brother who disappeared in a huge and mysterious place called Abandoned.

Why similar: Point & Click 24.6%, Hand-drawn 18%, Puzzle 12.3%, Mystery 10.3%, Exploration 10.1%

You'll need to think outside more than just the box. In "Trust No One,” a point-and-click detective adventure, you play as a journalist who tries to unravel a web of secrets about a mysterious AI-company. Explore the nooks and alleyways of Kyiv to discover the identity of your informant.

Why similar: Point & Click 16.3%, Hand-drawn 14.8%, Philosophical 14%, Dystopian 11.6%, Logic 9.5%

A classical science fiction point and click adventure which takes you into a deep story and murky atmosphere, while solving logical puzzles. Accompany Tessa Carter and her talking robot as she finds out about herself and searches for a way to survive.

Why similar: Point & Click 31.8%, Hand-drawn 21.1%, Mystery 10.8%, Futuristic 9.1%, Atmospheric 7.6%

Retro Machina is a single-player action and exploration game set in a retro-futuristic universe. Experience the journey of a little robot as it solves intricate puzzles and begins unraveling the mysteries of a world long forgotten.

Why similar: Hand-drawn 27.2%, Puzzle 15%, Colorful 13.7%, Exploration 13.5%, 2D 7.2%

Gnomdom is a point & click puzzle game where you find little gnomes stuck in various places and help them return to their home.

Why similar: Point & Click 29.8%, Hand-drawn 26.2%, Puzzle 13.4%, Logic 8.9%, Colorful 6.7%

Experience the beginning and end of characters' lives and build your own family tree! Rusty Lake: Roots is the second premium point-and-click adventure by the creators of the Cube Escape series and Rusty Lake Hotel.

Why similar: Point & Click 34.4%, Puzzle 25.2%, Mystery 8.4%, Adventure 6.2%, Atmospheric 5.7%

In Deponia, the world has degenerated into a vast garbage dump, in which the crotchety Rufus ekes out his sorry existence.

Why similar: Point & Click 48%, Puzzle 13.6%, Adventure 11.8%, Hand-drawn 7.4%, Steampunk 5.2% ★

After a big earthquake in the city, ruins of an old building collapse and you end up trapped inside an abandoned house. Find a way out and unravel the mystery of inexplicable tremors, revealing ancient secrets and a mystical artifact, before the city is destroyed.

Why similar: Point & Click 25%, Hand-drawn 21.5%, Puzzle 12.7%, Mystery 10.2%, Atmospheric 6.6%

Gordian Rooms: A Curious Heritage is a Victorian escape game, where you solve various puzzles in your late uncle’s mansion in the hope of obtaining his legacy.

Why similar: Point & Click 26%, Mystery 14.7%, Puzzle 13.2%, Logic 11.3%, Exploration 10.8%

You continue your journey in worlds of Abandoned.

Why similar: Point & Click 21.4%, Hand-drawn 14.7%, Mystery 13.7%, Puzzle 12.6%, Exploration 8.8%

Planet RIX-13 is а 2D adventure, in which you play as a space explorer engaged in searching for planets potentially suitable for life.

Why similar: Point & Click 38.2%, Futuristic 19.4%, Puzzle 19.2%, Adventure 13.9%, Indie 9.3%

Intruder In Antiquonia is a narrative mystery adventure that will immerse you in the Internet-hostile town of Antiquonia. Sarah does not remember who she is and how she got there. Help her solve the mysteries of her past while exploring beautiful hand-drawn environments.

Why similar: Point & Click 22.6%, Hand-drawn 17.6%, Mystery 11.7%, Puzzle 11.4%, Exploration 9%

You're 25, you feel like all of your peers are ahead of you in life so you apply for a new job to try to find some sort of meaning. Your new career is filled with physics-based puzzles, hand drawn art & a cute little story.

Why similar: Point & Click 30.2%, Hand-drawn 20.2%, Puzzle 14.4%, Logic 8.4%, Atmospheric 6.5%

Become Jules Verne and adventure into the dangers that hide in Hemera, a fantastic parallel world built from his own imagination. Explore, solve puzzles and unlock the most coveted secret of the mighty Atlantis.

Why similar: Dystopian 25.3%, Steampunk 19% ★, Puzzle 9.4%, Point & Click 9.3%, Exploration 8.8%

The Tesla Mystery is a puzzle-driven adventure game. Join the journey of investigation in a Paris infused with steampunk and Art Nouveau styles. Nikola Tesla, mastermind behind the Science Conference, has vanished under mysterious circumstances. Now, and uncover the truth hidden in the city...

Why similar: Point & Click 23.6%, Steampunk 20.6% ★, Hand-drawn 19.4%, Puzzle 13.1%, Mystery 12.4%

Archaica is an atmospheric puzzler with lasers and mirrors, that introduces a mystical and ancient world, full of challenging puzzles. In this game, we become the Light Bearer who is sent on a quest to walk the legendary Path of Light and save the world from impending disaster.

Why similar: Puzzle 29.1%, Mystery 18.4%, Atmospheric 12.8%, Adventure 12.7%, Colorful 10.7%

«The Guardian of Nature» is a hand-drawn, size-changing adventure. Embark on a magical journey with botanist Henry, use your size-changing ability to explore nature in big and small and solve solarpunk puzzles to put nature back in order.

Why similar: Point & Click 27.4%, Hand-drawn 19.8%, Puzzle 15.1%, Colorful 7.6%, Adventure 6.6%

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: Point & Click 21.1%, Hand-drawn 19%, Mystery 10.8%, Puzzle 9.7%, Exploration 7.3%

An adventure about a robot saving her home from a dark crystalline force. Set upon a biopunk space station bursting with fantastic plants and aliens.

Why similar: Point & Click 30.1%, Adventure 14.1%, Puzzle 12%, Hand-drawn 11.5%, Indie 8.7%

The objective of the game is to explore a small island in the Atlantic Ocean, and uncover its secrets

Why similar: Puzzle 40.1%, Adventure 36.6%, Indie 23.3%

An emotional point-and-click hard sci-fi adventure game about exploring an abandoned space station. Follow messages left by the long-gone staff to learn the outcome of the research team and the secrets they left behind.

Why similar: Point & Click 24.4%, Mystery 14.1%, Puzzle 13.9%, Futuristic 12.8%, Exploration 12.8%

A letter from 10 years ago, an intricate web of lies to unravel and a mystery to solve. Explore an unconventional town of pirates, dive into the past, collect items and look for clues to help Willy find out what happened to his father...

Why similar: Point & Click 25.4%, Puzzle 12.3%, Mystery 11.4%, Old School 10.9%, Exploration 10.1%

Enter The White Door and discover Rusty Lake’s universe in a new game with a unique style! Explore Robert Hill’s dreams and help him to find his lost memories. Can you survive the strict daily routine and bring back color to Robert's life?

Why similar: Point & Click 32.3%, Puzzle 21.8%, Adventure 14.4%, Mystery 10.3%, Indie 9.7%

This is a story of Shapik, traveling through magic forest in search of his missing sister. Explore a beautiful world, full of mystery, magic and danger and find your missing sister, solving puzzles on your way.

Why similar: Point & Click 30.5%, Hand-drawn 17.8%, Exploration 12.6%, Adventure 11.6%, Mystery 6.6%

You are a girl called Maya who ends stranded in island with a lighthouse during a storm. What is this strange place? How did she get here? What to do next? Explore this small island and lighthouse to understand what happened to Maya.

Why similar: Hand-drawn 29.9%, Mystery 16.3%, Puzzle 11.9%, Adventure 11.5%, 2D 7.9%

When the truth is buried, go underground. Step into this new take on text-based adventure from the award-winning team behind Thomas Was Alone and Volume. A short story that hands you the fate of the world above, as a detective looking for answers on the Subsurface Circular.

Why similar: Philosophical 27.2%, Point & Click 24.3%, Mystery 16.6%, Futuristic 15.6%, Story Rich 7.1%