- #1 NORCO
97% matchVery Positive93% of 3,013 reviews2022
Dev: Geography of RobotsPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 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 31.3%, Point & Click 27.4%, 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 1,134 reviews2023
Dev: Harebrained SchemesPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 19.9 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 31.3%, Turn-Based Combat 25.8%, Story Rich 14%, RPG 10.9%, Stylized 9.4%
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
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 10,171 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 22.9%, Crime 22.3%, Puzzle 12.1%, 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
95% matchVery Positive89% of 6,474 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 55.3%, Story Rich 27%, Adventure 8.2%, Indie 5.3%, Singleplayer 4.2%
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 The Rise of the Golden Idol
94% matchVery Positive93% of 3,814 reviews2024
Dev: Color Gray GamesPub: Playstack
Windows · Mac
Median: 13.2 hrsMean: 16.4 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 29.8%, Puzzle 14.6%, Point & Click 12.9%, 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.
- #6 Shadowrun: Hong Kong - Extended Edition
94% matchVery Positive87% of 4,767 reviews2015
Dev: Harebrained SchemesPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.5 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 40.1%, Turn-Based Combat 24.5%, Story Rich 21.1%, Adventure 7.3%, Indie 4.6%
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.
- #7 Disco Elysium - The Final Cut
93% matchVery Positive93% of 124,984 reviews2019
Dev: ZA/UM
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 22.3 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: RPG 29.4%, Point & Click 29.3%, Story Rich 29.2%, Adventure 5.8%, Indie 3.4%
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.
- #8 BROK the InvestiGator
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,237 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: Point & Click 26.3%, Dystopian 25.5%, Investigation 16.9%, RPG 10.8%, Story Rich 10.6%
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 Sovereign Syndicate
91% matchVery Positive81% of 606 reviews2024
Dev: Crimson Herring StudiosPub: Zugalu Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 64%
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 36.7%, RPG 30.3%, Story Rich 27.3%, Singleplayer 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: An isometric, narrative-rich RPG that focuses on character interactions and investigation within a stylized, dark world.
- #10 VirtuaVerse
91% matchVery Positive83% of 1,098 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 31.9%, Story Rich 11.6%, Puzzle 10.2%, 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.
- #11 Beyond a Steel Sky
90% matchVery Positive88% of 1,598 reviews2020
Dev: Revolution Software Ltd
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.1 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 10.5%, Adventure 8.1%
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.
- #12 Neon Blood
89% matchMostly Positive71% of 122 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 8.1%
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.
- #13 Citizen Sleeper
89% matchVery Positive93% of 9,761 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 45.5%, Story Rich 20.2%, RPG 20.1%, 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.
- #14 Tales of the Neon Sea
88% matchVery Positive86% of 4,825 reviews2019
Dev: YiTi GamesPub: Thermite Games
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 8.3 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 21.3%, Point & Click 20.2%, Narration 18.3%, Investigation 18.1%, Story Rich 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: A pixel-art adventure that blends investigation, puzzle-solving, and a cyberpunk atmosphere.
- #15 Showgunners
86% matchVery Positive94% of 1,825 reviews2023
Dev: ArtificerPub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 10.1 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 23.7%, Tactical RPG 21.6%, 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 Song of Farca
87% matchMostly Positive80% of 1,559 reviews2021
Dev: Wooden MonkeysPub: Alawar
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.8 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 26.1%, Point & Click 20.8%, Narration 20.1%, Story Rich 11.3%, Stylized 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: A detective simulation game that focuses on hacking and investigation in a near-future dystopian society.
- #17 American Arcadia
85% matchVery Positive94% of 3,860 reviews2023
Dev: Out of the Blue GamesPub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 48.6%, Story Rich 18.9%, Simulation 10.4%, Adventure 9.9%, 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 20,374 reviews2018
Dev: The Bearded LadiesPub: Funcom
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 14.4 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 301 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 23.8%, Turn-Based Combat 18%, 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 Pixel Noir
83% matchMostly Positive71% of 90 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 31.7%, 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.
- #21 BEAUTIFUL DESOLATION
84% matchMostly Positive77% of 684 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 21.4%, Story Rich 17.3%, Puzzle 13%, 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.
- #22 Born Punk
82% matchMostly Positive78% of 153 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 46.5%, Puzzle 20.2%, Story Rich 16.1%, Adventure 11.7%, Indie 3.1%
Why You'll Like It: A cyberpunk point-and-click adventure that balances humor with a dark, futuristic narrative.
- #23 The Blind Prophet
81% matchVery Positive88% of 519 reviews2020
Dev: Ars Goetia
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 66%
A point'n'Click adventure game. Resolve mysteries and fight the Great Evil.
Why similar: Point & Click 29.4%, RPG 25.7%, Adventure 21.1%, Indie 11.9%, Story Rich 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, story-rich point-and-click adventure that features a mature tone and comic-book-inspired art.
- #24 Rough Justice: '84
81% matchMostly Positive77% of 104 reviews2023
Dev: Gamma MinusPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 28.7%, Narration 28.6%, Stylized 14.2%, Story Rich 11.5%, Adventure 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: A stylized investigation game that captures the 1980s aesthetic and the pressure of managing a detective agency.
- #25 Company of Crime
82% 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 36.5%, Turn-Based Combat 28.9%, RPG 15.7%, Story Rich 12.1%, 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.
- #26 Silicon Dreams | cyberpunk interrogation
80% matchVery Positive94% of 253 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 29%, Dystopian 26.2%, Point & Click 17.7%, Story Rich 16%, Adventure 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: A dialogue-heavy investigation game where you must navigate the complexities of a cyberpunk society through interrogation.
- #27 The Sundew
79% matchVery Positive87% of 98 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 30.4%, Story Rich 14.9%, Puzzle 13.1%, Adventure 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: A cyberpunk point-and-click adventure that focuses on narrative choices and world-building.
- #28 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 12.4%, Comic Book 11.4%, Point & Click 10.7%, Turn-Based Combat 9%, Hidden Object 8.6%
- #29 Dex
79% matchVery Positive87% of 3,498 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 30.5%, Violent 24.6%, Story Rich 17%, Adventure 10.7%, Action 7%
Why You'll Like It: A 2D open-world cyberpunk RPG that emphasizes exploration, combat, and character progression.
- #30 Blacksad: Under the Skin
78% matchVery Positive84% of 6,719 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 26.5%, Crime 20.9%, Point & Click 17.4%, Investigation 14.4%, Puzzle 8.7%
- #31 The Red Strings Club
77% matchVery Positive94% of 13,842 reviews2018
Dev: DeconstructeamPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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 27.8%, Story Rich 27.7%, Dystopian 18.7%, Adventure 7.5%, Violent 7.4%
- #32 Tangle Tower
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 5,973 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 25.8%, Puzzle 12.8%, Story Rich 11.3%, Investigation 10.9%
- #33 The Thaumaturge
75% matchVery Positive83% of 5,424 reviews2024
Dev: Fool's TheoryPub: 11 bit studios
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 25.7%, Point & Click 21.1%, Investigation 19.4%, RPG 13.7%, Story Rich 12.7%
- #34 Nobody Wants to Die
74% matchVery Positive84% of 6,506 reviews2024
Dev: Critical Hit GamesPub: PLAION
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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 32.9%, Narration 32.5%, Investigation 22.2%, Story Rich 12.4%
- #35 Gamedec - Definitive Edition
76% matchVery Positive80% of 1,687 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 27.1%, Point & Click 25.9%, Story Rich 18%, RPG 16.7%, Adventure 8.7%
- #36 Neon Hearts City
74% matchVery Positive84% of 50 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 21.4%, Investigation 19.8%, Puzzle 11.8%, Story Rich 9.6%
- #37 Tails Noir
76% matchMixed67% of 3,357 reviews2021
Dev: EggnutPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 63%
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%
- #38 Lacuna – A Sci-Fi Noir Adventure
73% matchVery Positive92% of 2,791 reviews2021
Dev: DigiTales InteractivePub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%
A murder. A hack. A bombing. All it takes to plunge the solar system into war – unless you do something about it. Help CDI agent Neil Conrad make a string of increasingly difficult decisions in this modern dialog-driven adventure set in a gorgeous 2D sci-fi noir universe.
Why similar: Crime 28.2%, Narration 25.9%, Investigation 16.8%, Linear 14.8%, Story Rich 8.9%
- #39 Crime O'Clock
73% matchMixed69% of 493 reviews2023
Dev: Bad SeedPub: Maximum Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 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 16.3%, Crime 16%, Hidden Object 14.1%, Investigation 12.7%, Point & Click 12.2%
- #40 FORECLOSED
75% matchMixed69% of 133 reviews2021
Dev: Antab StudioPub: Silver Lining Interactive
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 61%
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 30.7%, Dystopian 17.3%, Violent 15.6%, Narration 15.6%, Story Rich 10.9%
- #41 The Drifter
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 4,092 reviews2025
Dev: Powerhoof
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 38.4%, Investigation 33.7%, Story Rich 18.5%, Adventure 7.3%, Singleplayer 2.2%
- #42 The Roottrees are Dead
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 7,749 reviews2025
Dev: Evil Trout Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.0 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 29.2%, Investigation 25.9%, Puzzle 19.1%, Story Rich 12.2%, Adventure 5.1%
- #43 Tarnished Blood 🩸 [Tactic RPG]
70% matchVery Positive90% of 98 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 39.4%, RPG 24.7%, Turn-Based Combat 12.9%, Adventure 12.6%, Story Rich 9.4%
- #44 BROK the InvestiGator - Prologue
72% matchVery Positive98% of 302 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 22.6%, Investigation 20.5%, Dystopian 17.4%, Linear 12.3%, RPG 10.7%
- #45 Tails Noir: Prologue
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 4,115 reviews2019
Dev: EggNutPub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 46.2 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 27.7%, Adventure 17.3%, Point & Click 16.6%, Dystopian 13.4%, Story Rich 11.4%
- #46 Nobodies: Murder Cleaner
72% matchVery Positive91% of 456 reviews2019
Dev: Blyts
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.6 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 25.6%, Point & Click 23.8%, Puzzle 12.7%, Linear 10%, Story Rich 9.6%
- #47 Au Revoir
69% matchVery Positive96% of 106 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 31.7%, Investigation 16.3%, Story Rich 14.9%, Hidden Object 14.2%, Puzzle 13.1%
- #48 Rain of Reflections: Set Free
73% matchMostly Positive76% of 334 reviews2019
Dev: Lionbite Games
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 58%
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 32.1%, Indie 15%
- #49 The Biggleboss Incident
68% matchVery Positive94% of 162 reviews2025
Dev: BUNKWORKS
Windows · Mac
A pointy-clicky comedy corporate thriller. Solve puzzles, get to know your colleagues, and unravel a sinister global conspiracy. All in a day's work.
Why similar: Point & Click 44.6%, Linear 21.6%, Story Rich 13.4%, Adventure 12%, Puzzle 6.1%
- #50 Unheard - Voices of Crime
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 32,839 reviews2019
Dev: NEXT Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 78%
What if you could hear every word spoken at the scene of a crime? “Acoustic Detectives” wanted for testing our new device! Return aurally to crime scenes and use the voices you hear to identify potential suspects and solve the mysteries. What is it that’s connecting these seemingly unrelated cases?
Why similar: Puzzle 23.5%, RPG 17.2%, Story Rich 15.4%, Point & Click 10.8%, Investigation 10.1%
- #51 Whispers of a Machine
71% matchVery Positive93% of 1,957 reviews2019
Dev: Clifftop GamesPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
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 53.6%, Adventure 18.5%, Puzzle 13.3%, Story Rich 11.7%, Singleplayer 2.8%
- #52 Casebook 1899 - The Leipzig Murders
67% matchVery Positive86% of 100 reviews2025
Dev: Homo Narrans Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Play as a sharp-witted detective in late 19th-century Leipzig, Germany, in this retro pixel-art point & click adventure. Search for clues, question suspects, and piece together evidence on your deduction board to solve four gripping murder cases.
Why similar: Point & Click 25.2%, Crime 24.5%, Investigation 18.3%, Narration 12%, Story Rich 7.5%
- #53 Gemini Rue
71% matchVery Positive88% of 1,873 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 50.8%, Dystopian 21.8%, Adventure 12.3%, Story Rich 10%, Indie 3.9%
- #54 Minds Beneath Us
64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 5,416 reviews2024
Dev: BearBoneStudio
Windows
Median: 11.0 hrsMean: 12.9 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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 32.3%, Point & Click 22.2%, Story Rich 13.8%, RPG 12.6%, Puzzle 10.6%
- #55 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: 95%
"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 26.2%, RPG 18%, Adventure 15.4%, Indie 6.8%
- #56 Repentant
69% matchMostly Positive79% of 92 reviews2018
Dev: Anate Studio
Windows · Mac
The game is a dramatic point&click adventure about a criminal who is trying to atone for the sins of his past.
Why similar: Violent 41.9%, Point & Click 25.6%, Adventure 21.1%, Indie 11.4%
- #57 Crown Gambit
63% matchVery Positive97% of 350 reviews2025
Dev: WILD WITSPub: Playdigious Originals
Windows · Mac
Play as three intrepid paladins through a terrible war of succession to save a sinister medieval kingdom from political turmoil. Pick a side amongst noble families to choose the future monarch and crush those who stand in your way through board-shattering tactical card combat!
Why similar: Point & Click 38%, Story Rich 21.8%, RPG 19.5%, Adventure 9.6%, Simulation 7.9%
- #58 Tactical Breach Wizards
62% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 11,483 reviews2024
Dev: Suspicious Developments
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 79%
In Tactical Breach Wizards, you lead a team of renegade wizards in kevlar through turn-based battles to unravel a modern conspiracy plot. Combine their unique spells in clever ways, or rewind time to try every crazy plan you can think of to punch a Traffic Warlock through a 4th story window.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 41.2%, Puzzle 17.9%, Story Rich 16.8%, RPG 11.7%, Adventure 6.1%
- #59 Mindcop
64% matchVery Positive95% of 408 reviews2024
Dev: Andre GareisPub: Dear Villagers
Windows
Mindcop is a non-linear „whodunnit“ detective game. It mixes a story driven adventure with real-time puzzle gaming. As the infamous Mindcop, you can dive into the minds of your suspects to uncover their secrets and unravel their lies.
Why similar: Point & Click 28.8%, Investigation 25.8%, Puzzle 17.2%, Story Rich 14.9%, Adventure 10.7%
- #60 Lamplight City
67% matchVery Positive90% of 828 reviews2018
Dev: Grundislav GamesPub: Application Systems Heidelberg
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 93%
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 13.8%, Indie 7%, Singleplayer 3.9%