- #1 NORCO
97% matchVery Positive93% of 3,080 reviews2022
Dev: Geography of RobotsPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 65%
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 31.2%, Point & Click 27.5%, Investigation 21.2%, Story Rich 13%, Adventure 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in atmospheric point-and-click storytelling that shares the dark, surreal, and dystopian tone of Sunday Gold.
- #2 The Lamplighters League
96% matchMixed69% of 1,165 reviews2023
Dev: Harebrained SchemesPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 19.4 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Recruit a team of misfits with unique abilities and unforgettable personalities, and chase the Banished Court to the ends of the earth in a mix of real-time infiltration, turn-based tactical combat, and a character-driven story of adventure and intrigue.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 31.4%, Turn-Based Combat 25.8%, Story Rich 14%, RPG 11%, Stylized 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: This game features a ragtag team of specialists engaging in turn-based tactical combat, capturing the heist-like atmosphere of Sunday Gold.
- #3 The Case of the Golden Idol
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 10,351 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: Investigation 25.2%, Point & Click 23%, Crime 22.1%, Puzzle 12.3%, Story Rich 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: This game excels at the complex investigation and puzzle-solving mechanics that are central to the detective work in Sunday Gold.
- #4 Shadowrun: Dragonfall - Director's Cut
96% matchVery Positive89% of 6,518 reviews2014
Dev: Harebrained SchemesPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Harebrained Schemes' biggest Shadowrun game to date, and the definitive Shadowrun RPG experience available on PC. Now a standalone title with tons of new content & improvements!
Why similar: RPG 55.4%, Story Rich 26.9%, Adventure 8.3%, Indie 5.3%, Singleplayer 4.1%
Why You'll Like It: This title perfectly mirrors the blend of cyberpunk setting, squad-based tactical turn-based combat, and deep narrative-driven RPG elements found in Sunday Gold.
- #5 Disco Elysium - The Final Cut
94% matchVery Positive93% of 126,799 reviews2019
Dev: ZA/UM
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 22.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Disco Elysium - The Final Cut is a groundbreaking role playing game. You’re a detective with a unique skill system at your disposal and a whole city to carve your path across. Interrogate unforgettable characters, crack murders or take bribes. Become a hero or an absolute disaster of a human being.
Why similar: Point & Click 29.4%, RPG 29.4%, Story Rich 29.1%, Adventure 5.8%, Indie 3.3%
Why You'll Like It: While it lacks turn-based combat, it is the gold standard for narrative-heavy, noir-inspired detective RPGs with a distinct, artistic visual style.
- #6 The Rise of the Golden Idol
93% matchVery Positive93% of 3,925 reviews2024
Dev: Color Gray GamesPub: Playstack
Windows · Mac
Median: 13.4 hrsMean: 16.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
The Award-winning detective saga returns in this standalone sequel to The Case of the Golden Idol. Uncover the truth behind 20 strange cases of crime, death and depravity in the 1970s. The world has changed dramatically - the sins of humanity have not.
Why similar: Investigation 30.9%, Crime 29.5%, Puzzle 14.7%, Point & Click 13.1%, Adventure 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: It continues the high-quality detective and puzzle-solving gameplay of its predecessor, perfect for those who enjoyed the investigative aspects of Sunday Gold.
- #7 Shadowrun: Hong Kong - Extended Edition
94% matchVery Positive87% of 4,794 reviews2015
Dev: Harebrained SchemesPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 21.6 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Shadowrun: Hong Kong - Extended Edition is the capstone title in Harebrained Schemes' Shadowrun series - and now includes the all-new, 6+ hr Shadows of Hong Kong Bonus Campaign. Experience the most impressive Shadowrun RPG yet, hailed as one of the best cRPG / strategy games of 2015!
Why similar: RPG 39.9%, Turn-Based Combat 24.2%, Story Rich 20.9%, Adventure 7.3%, Indie 4.5%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a similar tactical RPG experience within a gritty, futuristic urban environment that fans of Sunday Gold will find familiar.
- #8 BROK the InvestiGator
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,259 reviews2022
Dev: COWCAT
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
An innovative adventure mixed with beat 'em up and RPG elements. In a grim world where animals have replaced mankind, what kind of detective will you be?
Why similar: Dystopian 25.9%, Point & Click 24.8%, Investigation 18.2%, Story Rich 11.5%, RPG 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: It uniquely combines point-and-click adventure mechanics with beat-em-up combat, mirroring the genre-bending nature of Sunday Gold.
- #9 VirtuaVerse
92% matchVery Positive83% of 1,107 reviews2020
Dev: Theta DivisionPub: Blood Music
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 63%
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 36.5%, Point & Click 32%, Story Rich 11.5%, Puzzle 10.3%, Adventure 4.4%
Why You'll Like It: A classic-style point-and-click adventure set in a vibrant, dystopian cyberpunk world that captures the aesthetic of Sunday Gold.
- #10 Sovereign Syndicate
91% matchVery Positive80% of 618 reviews2024
Dev: Crimson Herring StudiosPub: Zugalu Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 61%
A Victorian steampunk RPG with tarot cards instead of dice. Investigate the disappearance of society’s most vulnerable to uncover a mysterious cult. Play as three characters, each with their own skills and motivations. Customize your characters with narrative choices to unlock new tarot cards.
Why similar: Point & Click 36.8%, RPG 30.4%, Story Rich 27.2%, Singleplayer 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: An isometric, narrative-rich RPG that focuses on character interactions and investigation within a stylized, dark world.
- #11 Neon Blood
90% matchMostly Positive72% of 125 reviews2024
Dev: ChaoticBrain StudiosPub: Meridiem Games
Windows
Viridis, year 2053. Growing inequality drives Bright City and Blind City further and further apart until idealistic detective Axel McCoin starts a revolution to change the world in this fast-paced cyberpunk adventure.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 20.7%, Crime 17.8%, Turn-Based Combat 17.4%, Investigation 13%, Story Rich 8%
Why You'll Like It: A cyberpunk adventure game that uses a striking visual style and point-and-click mechanics to tell a story of rebellion.
- #12 Citizen Sleeper
89% matchVery Positive93% of 10,020 reviews2022
Dev: Jump Over The AgePub: Fellow Traveller
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Roleplaying in the ruins of interplanetary capitalism. Live the life of an escaped worker, washed-up on a lawless station at the edge of an interstellar society. Inspired by the flexibility and freedom of TTRPGs, explore the station, choose your friends, escape your past and change your future.
Why similar: Dystopian 45.4%, Story Rich 20.2%, RPG 20.2%, Adventure 8.5%, Indie 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: This narrative RPG captures the feeling of surviving in a harsh, dystopian future through meaningful choices and character-driven storytelling.
- #13 Beyond a Steel Sky
89% matchVery Positive88% of 1,612 reviews2020
Dev: Revolution Software Ltd
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
From multi-award winning Revolution comes ‘Beyond a Steel Sky’, a groundbreaking 3D adventure thriller, set in an AI-driven future. Subvert the world, hack the systems and solve dark conspiracies to uncover the devastating truth.
Why similar: Point & Click 27.5%, Dystopian 26.1%, Story Rich 11.1%, Puzzle 10.6%, Adventure 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: This cyberpunk adventure features classic point-and-click puzzle elements and a conspiracy-driven plot set in a high-tech city.
- #14 Song of Farca
88% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,607 reviews2021
Dev: Wooden MonkeysPub: Alawar
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Hack into crime scenes, look for evidence, analyze data, interrogate criminals, track suspects and deal with the consequences of your decisions. This is a dark and brutal detective story with a Black Mirror-esque atmosphere of digital dominance and the narrative structure of a US crime procedural.
Why similar: Dystopian 32.7%, Point & Click 26.1%, Story Rich 14.1%, Stylized 9.6%, Simulation 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: A detective simulation game that focuses on hacking and investigation in a near-future dystopian society.
- #15 Showgunners
86% matchVery Positive93% of 1,879 reviews2023
Dev: ArtificerPub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
As a contestant on a high stakes reality game show of the future, you must survive a dangerous urban environment packed with traps, confounding puzzles, and heavily armed psychopaths. Turn-based combat in hand crafted levels, built for entertainment.
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 37.8%, Dystopian 23.6%, Tactical RPG 21.7%, Linear 10%, Action 4.4%
Why You'll Like It: A turn-based tactical game that focuses on high-stakes combat and a dystopian game-show setting.
- #16 Tales of the Neon Sea
87% matchVery Positive86% of 4,916 reviews2019
Dev: YiTi GamesPub: Thermite Games
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Welcome to a world of intrigue and suspicion. Where humans and robots contend with escalating tensions and mutual distrust. And where gangster felines scheme their way to the top of the food chain. Welcome to the Tales of the Neon Sea!
Why similar: Dystopian 25.9%, Point & Click 24.8%, Investigation 22%, Story Rich 12.1%, Puzzle 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: A pixel-art adventure that blends investigation, puzzle-solving, and a cyberpunk atmosphere.
- #17 American Arcadia
85% matchVery Positive94% of 4,003 reviews2023
Dev: Out of the Blue GamesPub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
American Arcadia is a cinematic puzzle game that combines a 2.5D platformer and first-person game to tell the tale of a thrilling escape. Experience the extraordinary story of Trevor, an average man escaping from the world's most popular reality tv show.
Why similar: Point & Click 48.7%, Story Rich 18.9%, Simulation 10.4%, Adventure 10%, Indie 7%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a unique mix of 2D puzzle-platforming and 3D adventure elements within a dystopian, Truman Show-esque setting.
- #18 Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden
86% matchVery Positive90% of 20,445 reviews2018
Dev: The Bearded LadiesPub: Funcom
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 14.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A tactical game combining the turn-based combat of XCOM with story, exploration, stealth, and strategy. Take control of a team of Mutants navigating a post-human Earth. Created by a team including former HITMAN leads and the designer of PAYDAY.
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 59.3%, RPG 28.7%, Adventure 7.8%, Singleplayer 2.2%, Action 2%
Why You'll Like It: This game features tactical turn-based combat and exploration in a post-apocalyptic setting that requires careful squad management.
- #19 Vigilantes
84% matchVery Positive81% of 303 reviews2018
Dev: Timeslip Softworks
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Vigilantes is a combat focused, turn-based tactical RPG set in the crime riddled city of Reiker. The game offers hardcore squad-level combat in a gritty neo-noir setting, intel gathering through surveillance and interrogation, a detailed character system, base facilities, crafting, and more.
Why similar: Crime 24.5%, Tactical RPG 23.9%, Turn-Based Combat 17.9%, Violent 12.1%, Dystopian 11.7%
Why You'll Like It: A turn-based tactical RPG that focuses on crime-fighting in a gritty, urban setting.
- #20 Born Punk
83% matchMostly Positive79% of 156 reviews2022
Dev: Insert Disk 22
Windows · Mac · Linux
A former combat hacker, a corporate CEO and a malfunctioning android get possessed by mysterious, otherworldly entities and must band together to save themselves and uncover the entities' origins. Talk, puzzle and explore your way through this (often humorous) cyberpunk thriller.
Why similar: Point & Click 46.6%, Puzzle 20%, Story Rich 16%, Adventure 11.8%, Indie 3.2%
Why You'll Like It: A cyberpunk point-and-click adventure that balances humor with a dark, futuristic narrative.
- #21 Pixel Noir
82% matchMostly Positive71% of 91 reviews2024
Dev: SWDTech Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Untangle a gripping conspiracy in this noir-influenced mystery, laced with classic RPG elements. Navigate seedy streets to collect clues, upgrade skills and customize weapons. Brawl in turn-based combat with timed hits & combos, to reveal the dark truth that plagues the city’s core and your sanity.
Why similar: Crime 31.6%, Turn-Based Combat 28.9%, RPG 13.9%, Story Rich 12.3%, Adventure 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: A turn-based RPG that leans heavily into the noir detective aesthetic with a retro pixel-art style.
- #22 Company of Crime
84% matchMixed47% of 215 reviews2020
Dev: Resistance GamesPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Company of Crime places you in the heart of 1960s London. Will you build an influential criminal empire, or head up an elite Scotland Yard task force and crack down on the rising tide of corruption? Case out targets, then dive into the melee with your hand-picked team of gangsters or detectives.
Why similar: Crime 36.6%, Turn-Based Combat 28.9%, RPG 15.8%, Story Rich 12%, Action 3.4%
Why You'll Like It: A turn-based strategy game centered on building a criminal empire, which shares the thematic focus on organized crime.
- #23 BEAUTIFUL DESOLATION
82% matchMostly Positive77% of 688 reviews2020
Dev: THE BROTHERHOOD
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
BEAUTIFUL DESOLATION is an isometric, point & click adventure game set in a post-apocalyptic future. Explore an unscene landscape, solve puzzles, meet new friends and make powerful enemies, mediate conflicts and fight for your life as you unravel the secrets of the desolate world around you.
Why similar: Point & Click 38.7%, Investigation 21.3%, Story Rich 17.3%, Puzzle 13.1%, Adventure 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: An isometric adventure game with a distinct visual style and a focus on exploration and narrative in a post-apocalyptic world.
- #24 The Blind Prophet
81% matchVery Positive88% of 522 reviews2020
Dev: Ars Goetia
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 67%
A point'n'Click adventure game. Resolve mysteries and fight the Great Evil.
Why similar: Point & Click 29.9%, RPG 25.5%, Adventure 21%, Indie 11.7%, Story Rich 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, story-rich point-and-click adventure that features a mature tone and comic-book-inspired art.
- #25 Silicon Dreams | cyberpunk interrogation
81% matchVery Positive94% of 255 reviews2021
Dev: James PattonPub: Clockwork Bird
Windows · Mac · Linux
It’s 2065, and you are an interrogator-model android tasked with rooting out deviants among your own kind. You must probe for lies, monitor and exploit emotional spikes, earn the trust of your subjects, and make the final call: release, or destroy?
Why similar: Investigation 28.9%, Dystopian 26.1%, Point & Click 17.7%, Story Rich 16%, Adventure 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: A dialogue-heavy investigation game where you must navigate the complexities of a cyberpunk society through interrogation.
- #26 Rough Justice: '84
80% matchMostly Positive75% of 108 reviews2023
Dev: Gamma MinusPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Do what it takes to make your fledgling security agency thrive in this 80s noir crime bustin', dirty crossing, vengeance-seeking board game inspired strategy game with dice and cards.
Why similar: Investigation 40.2%, Stylized 19.7%, Story Rich 16.1%, Adventure 8.3%, Simulation 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: A stylized investigation game that captures the 1980s aesthetic and the pressure of managing a detective agency.
- #27 The Roottrees are Dead
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 8,392 reviews2025
Dev: Evil Trout Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
A genealogical mystery straight out of 1998. Scour the early Internet for clues, uncover hidden connections, and piece together the family tree behind the secretive Roottree Corporation.
Why similar: Point & Click 27.1%, Investigation 24.1%, Puzzle 18%, Story Rich 11.3%, LGBTQ+ 7.1%
- #28 The Sundew
79% matchVery Positive87% of 100 reviews2021
Dev: 2054
Windows · Linux
You are Anna Isobe, a cyborg cop abandoned by progress and thrust into the midst of a global conspiracy. Experience classic point and click gameplay as you travel across the dark future, and make choices that will seal the fate of the world.
Why similar: Point & Click 30.7%, Dystopian 30.3%, Story Rich 14.9%, Puzzle 13.2%, Adventure 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: A cyberpunk point-and-click adventure that focuses on narrative choices and world-building.
- #29 Sunday Gold: Prologue
78% matchVery Positive96% of 119 reviews2022
Dev: BKOM StudiosPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 38%
Sunday Gold is a point-and-click, turn-based adventure game set in grim, dystopian future. Play as a ragtag trio of criminals to hunt down and expose the dark secrets of an evil mega-corporation and the malevolent billionaire behind it.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 13.1%, Comic Book 12%, Point & Click 11.3%, Turn-Based Combat 9.5%, Hidden Object 9.1%
- #30 The Thaumaturge
77% matchVery Positive83% of 5,600 reviews2024
Dev: Fool's TheoryPub: 11 bit studios
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
The Thaumaturge is a character-driven RPG with a rich story, morally ambiguous choices, and turn-based combat. In a city on the brink of change, use your mystical powers to read emotions, uncover motives, and command folklore-inspired demons — while resisting the temptation of your own pride.
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 25.9%, Point & Click 21.1%, Investigation 19.3%, RPG 13.7%, Story Rich 12.7%
- #31 Dex
79% matchVery Positive87% of 3,503 reviews2015
Dev: Dreadlocks Ltd.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Dex is a 2D, side-scrolling, open-world cyberpunk RPG with a focus on exploration and non-linear gameplay.
Why similar: RPG 30.6%, Violent 24.6%, Story Rich 16.9%, Adventure 10.8%, Action 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: A 2D open-world cyberpunk RPG that emphasizes exploration, combat, and character progression.
- #32 Blacksad: Under the Skin
78% matchVery Positive83% of 6,816 reviews2019
Dev: Pendulo StudiosPub: Microids
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 73%
BLACKSAD: Under the Skin - A dark corruption scandal in the heart of the New York City's underworld for charismatic detective John Blacksad!
Why similar: Comic Book 26.9%, Crime 20.5%, Point & Click 17.7%, Investigation 14.1%, Puzzle 9%
- #33 Neon Hearts City
76% matchVery Positive85% of 53 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: Point & Click 25.1%, Crime 21.3%, Investigation 19.8%, Puzzle 11.9%, Story Rich 9.6%
- #34 The Red Strings Club
77% matchVery Positive94% of 13,919 reviews2018
Dev: DeconstructeamPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
The Red Strings Club is a cyberpunk narrative experience about fate and happiness featuring the extensive use of pottery, bartending and impersonating people on the phone to take down a corporate conspiracy.
Why similar: Point & Click 22.8%, Story Rich 22.6%, LGBTQ+ 17.8%, Dystopian 15.5%, Adventure 6.2%
- #35 Tangle Tower
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 6,076 reviews2019
Dev: SFB Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 30.4%, Crime 25.5%, Puzzle 12.9%, Story Rich 11.3%, Investigation 11%
- #36 Gamedec - Definitive Edition
74% matchVery Positive80% of 1,700 reviews2021
Dev: Anshar StudiosPub: Anshar Publishing
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Gamedec is a single-player cyberpunk isometric RPG. You are a game detective, who solves crimes inside virtual worlds. Use your wits to gather info from your witnesses and suspects, getting to the bottom of deceptive schemes. The game continually adapts to your decisions and never judges.
Why similar: Investigation 33.6%, Story Rich 25.2%, RPG 23.7%, Adventure 12.6%, Singleplayer 4.8%
- #37 Whispers of a Machine
74% matchVery Positive93% of 1,977 reviews2019
Dev: Clifftop GamesPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Whispers of a Machine is a Sci-Fi Nordic Noir that tells the story of Vera, a cybernetically augmented detective in a post-AI world, who investigates a string of murders and unravels a dark conflict over forbidden technology.
Why similar: Point & Click 53.4%, Adventure 18.5%, Puzzle 13.5%, Story Rich 11.8%, Singleplayer 2.8%
- #38 Technobabylon
75% matchVery Positive94% of 1,618 reviews2015
Dev: Technocrat GamesPub: Wadjet Eye Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
A cyberpunk adventure game from the studio that brought you Gemini Rue and Blackwell! The year is 2087. Genetic engineering is the norm, and an omnipresent AI powers the city. Take control of three citizens of this world as they struggle to understand a deadly conspiracy.
Why similar: Point & Click 56.2%, Adventure 14.5%, Story Rich 12.6%, LGBTQ+ 9%, Indie 5.1%
- #39 Aether & Iron
69% matchVery Positive84% of 436 reviews2026
Dev: Seismic Squirrel
Windows · Mac
Immerse yourself in this Decopunk Narrative RPG set in an alternate 1930s where anti-gravitational technology has taken cars, roads, and even New York City into the sky. Muster a crew, master tactical turn-based combat, and unravel the dark secrets lurking beneath the floating metropolis.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 35.7%, Point & Click 18.9%, Turn-Based Combat 17.6%, RPG 11.6%, Story Rich 10.9%
- #40 Tarnished Blood 🩸 [Tactic RPG]
71% matchVery Positive90% of 99 reviews2024
Dev: Juggler GamesPub: Galaktus
Windows
Tarnished Blood is a turn-based roguelite RPG with a unique time-bending battle mechanic. Hunt massive beasts, harvest their essence, and help a group of hunters survive in the brutal world beneath the Dome!
Why similar: Dystopian 39.3%, RPG 24.7%, Turn-Based Combat 12.9%, Adventure 12.7%, Story Rich 9.4%
- #41 BROK the InvestiGator - Prologue
72% matchVery Positive97% of 305 reviews2020
Dev: COWCAT
Windows
The very first PUNCH & CLICK! Brok is an innovative adventure mixed with beat 'em up and RPG elements. In a grim world where animals have replaced mankind, what kind of detective will you be?
Why similar: Point & Click 22.7%, Investigation 20.5%, Dystopian 17.3%, Linear 12.3%, RPG 10.7%
- #42 Tails Noir
73% matchMixed67% of 3,409 reviews2021
Dev: EggnutPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Tails Noir is a post-noir narrative adventure. Become raccoon private eye Howard Lotor and explore dystopian Vancouver inhabited by animals as you uncover a deeply personal story of change and transformation.
Why similar: Dystopian 28.7%, Point & Click 25.7%, Investigation 23.3%, Story Rich 13.1%, Adventure 7%
- #43 FORECLOSED
73% matchMixed69% of 137 reviews2021
Dev: Antab StudioPub: Silver Lining Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 63%
FORECLOSED is a narrative-driven action-adventure set in a Cyberpunk world filled with action, suspense, and experimental augmentations. Follow the story of Evan Kapnos in this sleek comic book styled game as he unravels the conspiracy behind his identity foreclosure. Who is responsible and why?
Why similar: Comic Book 34.6%, Dystopian 19.4%, Violent 17.6%, Story Rich 12.2%, Stylized 4.9%
- #44 Crime O'Clock
72% matchMixed69% of 505 reviews2023
Dev: Bad SeedPub: Maximum Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Crime O'Clock is a hidden objects investigation and time exploration game with a deep storyline. Investigate cases through time and evolving maps by unveiling a multi-eras linked story. Will you be observant enough to solve the mysteries? Crime waits for no man!
Why similar: Comic Book 18.6%, Crime 18.1%, Hidden Object 16.1%, Investigation 14.4%, Point & Click 13.9%
- #45 Roadwarden
70% matchVery Positive94% of 4,990 reviews2022
Dev: Moral Anxiety StudioPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 7.5 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: RPG 38.3%, Story Rich 20.2%, Adventure 15.1%, LGBTQ+ 9.7%, Indie 8%
- #46 Au Revoir
69% matchVery Positive95% of 118 reviews2025
Dev: Invisible StudioPub: Nuntius Games
Windows
Play as Tristan and solve puzzles to recover human consciousnesses in the year 2071. Investigate environments, uncover secrets, and make choices that affect the ending. Explore a neon-noir world with a low poly aesthetic inspired by the 90s.
Why similar: Point & Click 31.8%, Investigation 16.2%, Story Rich 14.8%, Hidden Object 14.2%, Puzzle 13.2%
- #47 Minds Beneath Us
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 5,730 reviews2024
Dev: BearBoneStudio
Windows
Median: 10.9 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%
MINDS BENEATH US is an emotional sci-fi narrative game. Through the eyes of a humble individual, experience a mad world where humans are exploited as computing devices for AI. Listen to the concerns of those you meet and offer guidance. Together, face challenges and confront an uncertain destiny.
Why similar: Dystopian 32.2%, Point & Click 22.2%, Story Rich 13.7%, RPG 12.6%, Puzzle 10.7%
- #48 Nobodies: Murder Cleaner
71% matchVery Positive90% of 460 reviews2019
Dev: Blyts
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Nobodies is a puzzle-filled point-and-click adventure in which you must cover up government-sanctioned assassinations. Hide the bodies, destroy the evidence, and leave no trace you were ever there. They do the dirty work. You clean it up.
Why similar: Crime 25.5%, Point & Click 23.8%, Puzzle 12.8%, Linear 10%, Story Rich 9.5%
- #49 2064: Read Only Memories
73% matchMostly Positive80% of 1,665 reviews2015
Dev: MidBoss, LLC.Pub: Chorus Worldwide Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
2064: Read Only Memories is a cyberpunk point-and-click adventure set in Neo-San Francisco. Team up with Turing, the world's first sapient machine, to unravel a conspiracy that threatens to shake an entire society
Why similar: Comic Book 31.1%, Point & Click 24%, LGBTQ+ 14.7%, Story Rich 12.7%, Stylized 10.9%
- #50 Cyber Manhunt 2: New World - The Hacking Simulator
66% matchVery Positive93% of 5,440 reviews2025
Dev: Aluba Van+Pub: Spiral Up Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.1 hrsMean: 22.5 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Discover a digital realm shrouded in mystery. Sequel to an award-winning narrative driven hacking simulator puzzle game. Play as an AI assistant in a major corporation. Deploy intricate social engineering tactics and expose hidden truths in a world of ambition and high-tech deception.
Why similar: Dystopian 36.3%, Point & Click 26.6%, Story Rich 15.8%, RPG 10.8%, Simulation 5.8%
- #51 Gemini Rue
71% matchVery Positive88% of 1,875 reviews2011
Dev: Joshua NuernbergerPub: Wadjet Eye Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Discover a world where life is cheap, identities are bought & sold, & a quest for redemption can change the fate of a whole galaxy.
Why similar: Point & Click 50.9%, Dystopian 21.8%, Adventure 12.4%, Story Rich 10%, Indie 3.9%
- #52 Rain of Reflections: Set Free
70% matchMostly Positive76% of 334 reviews2019
Dev: Lionbite Games
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Rain of Reflections is an atmospheric, dystopian adventure game with exploration and deep character interactions. Its turn-based strategic confrontations are uniquely centered around a motivation mechanic.
Why similar: Violent 52.9%, Adventure 32.2%, Indie 14.9%
- #53 Unavowed
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,565 reviews2018
Dev: Wadjet Eye Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
A demon has possessed you and used your body to tear a swath of bloodshed through New York. You are now free, but life as you knew it is over. Your only path forward is joining the Unavowed - an ancient society dedicated to stopping evil. No matter what the cost.
Why similar: Point & Click 55.7%, Story Rich 19.7%, Adventure 15.3%, Indie 6.9%, Singleplayer 2.4%
- #54 Nobody Wants to Die
65% matchVery Positive84% of 6,806 reviews2024
Dev: Critical Hit GamesPub: PLAION
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Lose yourself in the dystopian world of New York, 2329; immortality comes at a price that someone has to pay. In this interactive noir story, lead the investigation using advanced technology, as Detective James Karra who risks it all in pursuit of a serial killer targeting the city’s elite.
Why similar: Dystopian 48.7%, Investigation 32.9%, Story Rich 18.4%
- #55 Back to the Dawn
63% matchVery Positive95% of 10,038 reviews2025
Dev: Metal Head GamesPub: Spiral Up Games
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 22.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Back to the Dawn is a story-rich RPG set in a high-security prison ruled by factions and buried secrets. Investigate two conspiracies from the inside, gather evidence, and outsmart a system designed to silence you. Make friends (or foes) with fellow inmates and with their help, break out of prison.
Why similar: Crime 28.9%, RPG 19.6%, Investigation 17.9%, Story Rich 17.5%, Adventure 5.8%
- #56 Sinless + OST
70% matchMostly Positive78% of 375 reviews2015
Dev: MGP StudiosPub: Forever Entertainment S. A.
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 96%
"Before we knew it, what we once knew as 'freedom' became nothing more but a faint and distant memory." Venture forth and discover the truth behind the seemingly perfect OmniCare society in Sinless: a unique point and click and visual novel hybrid, set in an original cyberpunk reality.
Why similar: Point & Click 33.5%, Violent 26.3%, RPG 18%, Adventure 15.5%, Indie 6.7%
- #57 The Drifter
62% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 4,432 reviews2025
Dev: Powerhoof
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A Pulp Adventure Thriller - A murdered drifter awakens. Alive again, seconds before his death. Hunted and haunted, help him untangle a mad web of conspiracy in this fast-paced point 'n click thrill-ride.
Why similar: Point & Click 38.5%, Investigation 33.6%, Story Rich 18.4%, Adventure 7.3%, Singleplayer 2.1%
- #58 Lamplight City
68% matchVery Positive90% of 844 reviews2018
Dev: Grundislav GamesPub: Application Systems Heidelberg
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
A steampunk-ish detective adventure from the creator of A Golden Wake and Shardlight! Can you help private investigator Miles Fordham find justice for his clients and track down his partner's killer before his entire world comes apart?
Why similar: Point & Click 55.2%, Story Rich 20%, Adventure 13.9%, Indie 7%, Singleplayer 3.9%
- #59 Disjunction
68% matchMostly Positive72% of 168 reviews2021
Dev: Ape Tribe GamesPub: Fireshine Games
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 51%
In a city driven by corruption, three hardened citizens rise to uncover a conspiracy threatening its fate. Define your playstyle and engage in lethal high-octane combat, or keep out of sight in gripping stealth action.
Why similar: Dystopian 41.2%, RPG 24.1%, Story Rich 24.1%, Action 5.1%, Indie 3.2%
- #60 Tails Noir: Prologue
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 4,115 reviews2019
Dev: EggNutPub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 45.8 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Tails Noir: Prologue is the first act of a post-noir narrative adventure. Become raccoon private eye Howard Lotor and explore dystopian Vancouver inhabited by animals as you uncover a deeply personal story of change and transformation.
Why similar: RPG 27.8%, Adventure 17.4%, Point & Click 16.6%, Dystopian 13.3%, Story Rich 11.3%