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  1. #1 Tex Murphy: Mean Streets
    97% matchMostly Positive72% of 102 reviews2014
    Dev: Access SoftwarePub: Nightdive Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 18 minMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 34%

    The year is 2033. Your name is Tex Murphy, Private Investigator in San Francisco. You've been hired by the beautiful daughter of a university professor to uncover the facts about his death. As you begin your investigation you uncover the deaths of several prominent members of the scientific community.

    Why similar: Detective 22.3%, Noir 20.2%, Classic 16%, Adventure 12.6%, Cyberpunk 10.1%

  2. #2 Tex Murphy: Under a Killing Moon
    96% matchVery Positive96% of 161 reviews2014
    Dev: Access SoftwarePub: Nightdive Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 42 minMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 46%

    Enter the virtual world of Under A Killing Moon, where it is December 2042, and you, as Tex Murphy, must stop the forces of evil before they destroy mankind and rob you of your next unemployment check. This thrilling and hilarious adventure is unlike anything you've seen before.

    Why similar: FMV 24.9%, Noir 19%, Detective 14.3%, Point & Click 10%, Classic 8.6%

  3. #3 Tex Murphy: The Pandora Directive
    96% matchVery Positive89% of 90 reviews2014
    Dev: Access SoftwarePub: Nightdive Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 52%

    It's April 2043 and you- as Tex Murphy, the last of the old-style gumshoes- find yourself racing against time in the most dangerous game of your life. What is the truth behind the rumored UFO crash at Roswell, New Mexico? Why did the military suddenly shut down and seal off the Roswell complex?

    Why similar: FMV 25.1%, Detective 15.5%, Noir 14.8%, Classic 13%, Adventure 9.2%

  4. #4 Tesla Effect: A Tex Murphy Adventure
    94% matchVery Positive87% of 1,309 reviews2014
    Dev: Big Finish Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    Tex Murphy is the last of the hard-boiled gumshoe detectives living in dystopian post-World War III San Francisco in the 2050s. Tex is an honest and good-natured private investigator with a penchant for bourbon, cigarettes and getting himself into trouble.

    Why similar: FMV 30.9%, Noir 20.7%, Detective 19.5%, Cyberpunk 10.1%, Adventure 7%

  5. #5 Tex Murphy: Overseer
    95% matchMixed55% of 64 reviews2014
    Dev: Access SoftwarePub: Nightdive Studios
    Windows
    Median: 18 minMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 36%

    The client is drop-dead gorgeous. Her father is just plain dead—of an apparent suicide. She's certain he was murdered and is willing to do anything to prove it.

    Why similar: FMV 24.5%, Classic 14.9%, Noir 14%, Detective 13.8%, Adventure 9.3%

  6. #6 Red Johnson's Chronicles - 1+2 - Steam Special Edition
    94% matchMostly Negative39% of 70 reviews2014
    Dev: Lexis NumériquePub: Microids
    Windows
    Median: 30 minMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 40%

    You play the role of Red Johnson, a private detective who is trying to find his place in the corrupted city of Metropolis. Discover the city, its unique atmosphere and get to know the rules quickly if you want to survive!

    Why similar: Adventure 41.1%, Detective 34.4%, Point & Click 24.5%

  7. #7 Gemini Rue
    92% 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: Noir 27.4%, Point & Click 22.3%, Cyberpunk 14.7%, Detective 12.4%, Adventure 10.4%

  8. #8 Post Mortem
    93% matchMixed57% of 436 reviews2011
    Dev: MC2Pub: Microids
    Windows
    Median: 30 minMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 43%

    After returning to the quiet streets of Paris to pursue a life of painting, Gus Macpherson could not escape his true art…

    Why similar: Point & Click 28.8%, Detective 23.5%, Noir 20.8%, Adventure 17.1%, Mystery 7.9%

  9. #9 Whispers of a Machine
    91% 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: Detective 23.3%, Point & Click 19.1%, Noir 15.4%, Cyberpunk 12.9%, Adventure 12.8%

  10. #10 Blade Runner: Enhanced Edition
    90% matchMostly Positive74% of 612 reviews2022
    Dev: Nightdive Studios
    Windows
    Median: 42 minMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 45%

    Armed with your investigative skills and the tools of the Blade Runner trade, you'll be immersed in a world that lives and breathes around you with breakthrough lighting and visual effects. Your ability to survive will be put to the test in the richest game environment ever created.

    Why similar: FMV 25.5%, Detective 15.1%, Noir 12.9%, Point & Click 12.7%, Cyberpunk 11.7%

  11. #11 Déjà Vu: MacVenture Series
    91% matchMixed64% of 73 reviews2015
    Dev: Zojoi
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 63%

    Relive the original MacVenture Series version of Déjà Vu! Play through the Mac and Apple IIGS versions and discover a classic detective mystery adventure.

    Why similar: Noir 21.7%, Detective 20.4%, Classic 19.7%, Adventure 15.5%, Point & Click 14.2%

  12. #12 Technobabylon
    89% matchVery Positive94% of 1,607 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 36.6%, Cyberpunk 32.8%, Adventure 18.2%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%, Mystery 2.1%

  13. #13 Neon Hearts City
    88% 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: Detective 29.1%, Point & Click 21.3%, Cyberpunk 12.4%, Adventure 11.9%, 1990's 11.8%

  14. #14 VirtuaVerse
    89% 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: Cyberpunk 20.6%, Point & Click 20%, Dystopian 18.7%, 1990's 14.4%, Pixel Graphics 6.8%

  15. #15 Dangeresque: The Roomisode Triungulate
    86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 570 reviews2023
    Dev: Videlectrix
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 77%

    Join Dangeresque, the world's greatest private eye/crooked cop, as he puzzles his way through 3 bite-sized roomisodes in this classic-style point n' click adventure.

    Why similar: Point & Click 26.5%, Detective 22.4%, Noir 18.8%, Adventure 18.3%, Pixel Graphics 7.3%

  16. #16 Mutropolis
    87% matchVery Positive89% of 206 reviews2021
    Dev: Pirita StudioPub: Application Systems Heidelberg
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    MUTROPOLIS is a lovely sci-fi adventure set on the abandoned Planet Earth. Play as Henry Dijon (hero, nerd, detective) in search of a legendary lost city. Uncover weird ancient artifacts. And PLEASE don’t get obliterated by an ageless evil. You’ve been warned.

    Why similar: Detective 36.9%, Point & Click 24%, Adventure 12.1%, Mystery 11.3%, Third Person 5.7%

  17. #17 Primordia
    86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,387 reviews2012
    Dev: Wormwood StudiosPub: Wadjet Eye Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    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 29.4%, Post-apocalyptic 17%, Noir 15.3%, Adventure 12.3%, Cyberpunk 10.4%

  18. #18 Blackwell Unbound
    84% matchVery Positive94% of 766 reviews2012
    Dev: Wadjet Eye Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 76%

    The year is 1973. The sound of a lone, ethereal saxophone drifts over the Roosevelt Island promenade, while a series of accidents plague a midtown construction site. The citizens of Manhattan take no notice of these events, let alone think they are connected.

    Why similar: Point & Click 34%, Detective 20.2%, Adventure 16.5%, Noir 14.9%, Mystery 7.7%

  19. #19 Sinking Island
    85% matchMixed70% of 272 reviews2014
    Dev: White Birds ProductionsPub: Microids
    Windows
    Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 54%

    Walter Jones, a billionaire had planned on opening up a resort for the rich and famous, but was killed before his dream could be achieved. It's up to Detective Jack Norm to crack the case by interviewing the people on Sinking Island to get valuable clues. A game from Benoit Sokal.

    Why similar: Point & Click 31.5%, Adventure 30.3%, Detective 28.5%, Mystery 9.8%

  20. #20 Anachronox
    84% matchMostly Positive75% of 624 reviews2013
    Pub: Square Enix
    Windows
    Median: 24 minMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 31%

    Join Sylvester "Sly" Boots and Stiletto Anyway as they trek across six bizarre planets investigating a galaxy-crushing mystery, searching for artefacts from an extinct alien race and unlocking the secrets of a powerful, advanced technology. It's your turn. PICK YOUR POISON.

    Why similar: Classic 49.2%, Cyberpunk 38.3%, Adventure 6.9%, Third Person 5.6%

  21. #21 Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Father®
    82% matchVery Positive88% of 190 reviews2016
    Dev: Sierra On-LinePub: Activision
    Windows
    Median: 30 minMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 39%

    Gabriel Knight is the last in a long line of Shadow Hunters, those fated to fight the dark forces of the supernatural.

    Why similar: Classic 30.1%, Point & Click 19.9%, Adventure 16.2%, Detective 12.6%, 1990's 8.4%

  22. #22 Tails Noir: Prologue
    80% 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: Noir 28.7%, Detective 23.1%, Adventure 19.8%, Point & Click 9.8%, Pixel Graphics 7.5%

  23. #23 Au Revoir
    78% 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: Noir 32%, Point & Click 20.1%, Cyberpunk 18.3%, Detective 16.7%, Adventure 9.1%

  24. #24 The Book of Unwritten Tales
    81% matchVery Positive91% of 2,139 reviews2012
    Dev: KING ArtPub: THQ Nordic
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 61%

    In a world torn by war, the aged gremlin archaeologist Mortimer MacGuffin harbors the dark secret of a powerful artifact.

    Why similar: Point & Click 47.7%, Adventure 28%, Classic 18.4%, 1990's 5.9%

  25. #25 Metaphobia
    79% matchVery Positive85% of 487 reviews2020
    Dev: Digital Mosaic Games
    Windows

    Metaphobia is an investigative mystery game in the style of classic 1990’s point-and-click adventures. Take control of Richard Elmstat in his journey to solve his father's murder.

    Why similar: Point & Click 33.8%, Noir 27.8%, Adventure 20.2%, Mystery 13.4%, Pixel Graphics 4.8%

  26. #26 The 11th Hour
    82% matchMixed42% of 266 reviews2013
    Dev: Trilobyte GamesPub: Nightdive Studios
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 12 minMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 28%

    IN THE 70 DESOLATE YEARS since the horrifying murders chronicled in The 7th Guest, the town of Harley has been ominously silent.Only when journalist Robin Morales vanishes while investigating the rotting abandoned mansion of the legendary toy maker Henry Stauf, do events resurrect a malignant past.

    Why similar: FMV 39.4%, Point & Click 19.3%, Classic 18.5%, Adventure 14%, 1990's 8.8%

  27. #27 2064: Read Only Memories
    79% 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: Noir 37.7%, Cyberpunk 22.9%, Point & Click 20.7%, Adventure 8.2%, Pixel Graphics 5.6%

  28. #28 Nikopol: Secrets of the Immortals
    81% matchMixed55% of 389 reviews2009
    Pub: Meridian4
    Windows
    Median: 18 minMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 31%

    Nikopol is a first-person dystopian point-and-click sci-fi adventure game. In 2023 France is ruled by an iron-fist religious dictatorship. A mysterious pyramid ship suddenly appears above Paris. Begin to unravel a conspiracy involving the government, your missing father, and Egyptian Gods.

    Why similar: Detective 22.5%, Point & Click 19.5%, Dystopian 18.5%, Cyberpunk 14.6%, Adventure 9.7%

  29. #29 Lamplight City
    77% 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: Detective 28%, Noir 21.4%, Point & Click 19.3%, Adventure 9.4%, Mystery 8.7%

  30. #30 Beneath a Steel Sky (1994)
    77% matchVery Positive89% of 559 reviews2020
    Dev: Revolution Software Ltd
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 57%

    After being abducted by brutal soldiers and his kinfolk butchered, Robert Foster finds himself in Union City - a vast metropolis under the tyranny of a fascist AI. Alone, save for the circuit board of his best friend, Foster must discover the sinister truth - and why they specifically came for him.

    Why similar: Point & Click 23.8%, Cyberpunk 22.1%, Dystopian 20.5%, Post-apocalyptic 13.9%, Adventure 12.2%

  31. #31 Still Life
    78% matchVery Positive82% of 1,081 reviews2011
    Dev: Microids
    Windows
    Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 51%

    Still Life 2 also now available!

    Why similar: Point & Click 33.4%, Detective 26.1%, Adventure 18.6%, Noir 11.7%, Mystery 10.2%

  32. #32 Chinatown Detective Agency
    76% matchMostly Positive72% of 156 reviews2022
    Dev: General Interactive Co.Pub: Balor Games
    Windows · Mac

    Chinatown Detective Agency is a cybernoir point and click adventure blending stunning retro design with innovative mechanics. Play as Amira Darma, an ex-cop who has just opened her own detective agency. Choose your clients, travel around the world and solve dangerous cases using real world research.

    Why similar: Noir 23.3%, Detective 23%, Point & Click 14.3%, Cyberpunk 12.3%, Dystopian 10.3%

  33. #33 NORCO
    73% 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: Noir 30.6%, Point & Click 20.6%, Dystopian 19.2%, Mystery 9.7%, Adventure 7.7%

  34. #34 The Darkside Detective
    75% matchVery Positive94% of 5,075 reviews2017
    Dev: Spooky DoorwayPub: Akupara Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    Grab your trench coat, tune your sixth sense and join the Darkside Division as they investigate the outright bizarre, the downright dangerous and the confusing cases of Twin Lakes. Flesh-hungry tentacles, mafian zombies, and the occasional missing sock are no match for The Darkside Detective.

    Why similar: Detective 37%, Point & Click 24.8%, Adventure 11.4%, Mystery 10.1%, Pixel Graphics 9.1%

  35. #35 Beyond a Steel Sky
    74% 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 23%, Cyberpunk 21.1%, Dystopian 17.9%, Adventure 13.2%, Post-apocalyptic 10.9%

  36. #36 Kathy Rain 2: Soothsayer
    70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,163 reviews2025
    Dev: Clifftop GamesPub: Raw Fury
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 9.1 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    In this point-and-click urban thriller, down-and-out private eye Kathy Rain will embark on her most dangerous case yet — the pursuit of the notorious serial killer known as the Soothsayer. Find clues, gather evidence, connect the dots, and confront the murderer before the hunter becomes the hunted…

    Why similar: Detective 24.7%, Noir 24.5%, Point & Click 16.3%, 1990's 11.3%, Mystery 8.1%

  37. #37 Thimbleweed Park™
    73% matchVery Positive93% of 4,127 reviews2017
    Dev: Terrible Toybox
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    In Thimbleweed Park, a dead body is the least of your problems. Switch between five playable characters to uncover the surreal secrets of this strange town in a modern mystery adventure game from the creators of Monkey Island and Maniac Mansion. The deeper you go, the weirder it gets.

    Why similar: Point & Click 32.2%, Adventure 17.9%, Classic 14.9%, Detective 10.1%, 1990's 8%

  38. #38 Gumshoe Detective Agency: The First Case
    71% matchMostly Positive77% of 52 reviews2025
    Dev: Birdy Interactive
    Windows

    A missing person case straight out of 1995. Search the early internet, dig through emails and dusty floppy discs, and uncover the secrets behind the disappearance of Victoria Mason.

    Why similar: Detective 35.5%, Point & Click 22.8%, 1990's 14.6%, Mystery 11.7%, Adventure 10.2%

  39. #39 The Roottrees are Dead
    67% 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: Detective 38.8%, Point & Click 18.6%, Mystery 12%, 1990's 11.8%, Noir 8.9%

  40. #40 The Testament of Sherlock Holmes
    74% matchVery Positive80% of 3,814 reviews2012
    Dev: Frogwares
    Windows
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    Become the greatest detective of all time in The Testament of Sherlock Holmes, a twisting, turning investigation game set in a faithfully-reproduced London of 1898. As Sherlock Holmes, you must find clues, interrogate suspects and unveil a mystery in a story full of twists!

    Why similar: Detective 48.6%, Point & Click 21.7%, Adventure 18.9%, Mystery 8.7%, Third Person 1.2%

  41. #41 Face Noir
    76% matchMixed65% of 338 reviews2013
    Dev: Mad OrangePub: Phoenix Online Publishing
    Windows
    Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 96%

    A moody tale that combines the intrigue and atmosphere of a Raymond Chandler novel or Humphrey Bogart film with classic point-and-click adventure gameplay, Face Noir follows private eye Jack Del Nero as he’s falsely accused of murdering the man who left a little girl in his protection.

    Why similar: Noir 37.3%, Point & Click 25.2%, Detective 17.7%, Adventure 14%, Mystery 3.6%

  42. #42 Tales of the Neon Sea
    72% 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: Detective 20.8%, Noir 20.5%, Cyberpunk 15.5%, Point & Click 15.3%, Dystopian 13.2%

  43. #43 The Moment of Silence
    75% matchMixed65% of 113 reviews2015
    Dev: House of TalesPub: HandyGames
    Windows

    The Moment of Silence is a classic point-and-click 3rd person adventure game set in New York City in 2044. Players step into the role of Peter Wright, an advertising executive currently heading up the Government's 'Freedom of Speech' campaign.

    Why similar: Point & Click 40.5%, Adventure 37.4%, Dystopian 22%

  44. #44 Sam & Max Hit the Road
    71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,011 reviews2018
    Dev: Lucasfilm
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 49%

    Grab your nightstick, squeal like a siren, and Hit the Road with Sam & Max, Freelance Police, as they attempt to crack their toughest case.

    Why similar: Point & Click 30.4%, Classic 23.8%, 1990's 17.6%, Adventure 14.1%, Detective 9.7%

  45. #45 Zarathustra - Cybergeddon
    70% matchMostly Positive78% of 69 reviews2024
    Dev: Tim Rachor
    Windows

    Take on the role of Agent Amy Tanner and solve a case in a cyberpunk future, where technology and religion have become one - A classic pixel art point&click adventure.

    Why similar: Detective 25.2%, Point & Click 20.6%, Cyberpunk 19%, Dystopian 12.2%, Adventure 11.6%

  46. #46 Casebook 1899 - The Leipzig Murders
    68% 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: Detective 38.1%, Point & Click 29.1%, Adventure 14.9%, Pixel Graphics 10.1%, 1990's 6.5%

  47. #47 Bad Mojo Redux
    73% matchVery Positive86% of 253 reviews2014
    Dev: Pulse EntertainmentPub: Nightdive Studios
    Windows
    Median: 18 minMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 33%

    Enter a world of perilous puzzles and bizarre perspectives--as a cockroach. What you discover may shock you. What you don't may kill you. Either way, you won't come out the same person. You may not even come out a person at all.

    Why similar: FMV 45.7%, Adventure 18.3%, Classic 17.5%, 1990's 9.7%, Point & Click 8.9%

  48. #48 The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark
    69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,922 reviews2021
    Dev: Spooky DoorwayPub: Akupara Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%

    Delouse your room with sage and pack up your travel-sized ouija board, it’s time to re-enter Twin Lakes - America’s 34th most haunted city. Join Detective McQueen as he puzzles his way through 9 chilling cases, risking life and pixelated limb to solve the macabre mysteries that plague the poor town.

    Why similar: Detective 39.1%, Point & Click 25.5%, Mystery 11.6%, Pixel Graphics 9.8%, Adventure 9.2%

  49. #49 Detective Hayseed - The Cloning Madness
    68% matchVery Positive98% of 237 reviews2023
    Dev: Zima software
    Windows · Mac

    Join the crazy police detective Francis in his search for a kidnapped cloned beauty and go through countless escapades with him in this classic point & click adventure full of comedy.

    Why similar: Detective 42.6%, Point & Click 37.6%, Adventure 19.8%

  50. #50 Maniac Mansion
    71% matchVery Positive88% of 218 reviews2017
    Dev: Lucasfilm GamesPub: Lucasfilm
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 24 minMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 32%

    Quick, Dr. Fred's Kidnapped Sandy and he's about to start the experiment...

    Why similar: Classic 46.9%, Point & Click 23%, Adventure 15.6%, 1990's 10%, Pixel Graphics 4.6%

  51. #51 Stellar Mess: The Princess Conundrum (Chapter 1)
    69% matchMostly Positive71% of 270 reviews2023
    Dev: Tibba Games
    Windows

    Stellar Mess is a 2D point&click adventure game, set somewhere in Argentinean Patagonia. The game is inspired by early classic EGA games of the genre.

    Why similar: Point & Click 39.3%, 1990's 21.4%, Adventure 20.4%, Pixel Graphics 14%, Mystery 5%

  52. #52 Gamedec - Definitive Edition
    68% 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: Noir 28.4%, Detective 19.5%, Cyberpunk 18.1%, Point & Click 13.3%, Adventure 8.7%

  53. #53 Connected Clue
    65% matchVery Positive88% of 98 reviews2026
    Dev: Alpheratz Games Pub: CFK Co., Ltd.
    Windows · Mac

    Connected Clue is a quarter-view detective adventure game inspired by the atmosphere of 19th-century mystery novels. Gather clues, see through lies, and uncover the identity of the culprit shrouded in secrecy!

    Why similar: Detective 27.1%, Noir 20.4%, Point & Click 16.4%, 1990's 13.3%, Adventure 9%

  54. #54 Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers 20th Anniversary Edition
    69% matchVery Positive91% of 1,154 reviews2014
    Dev: Phoenix Online StudiosPub: Pinkerton Road Studio
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 93%

    Revisit of one of adventure gaming’s greatest classics by master storyteller Jane Jensen! Struggling bookstore owner Gabriel Knight investigates the sinister Voodoo Murders in New Orleans, discovering the secrets of his family history and unfolding his destiny in this tale of horror and suspense.

    Why similar: Point & Click 28.7%, Classic 26.8%, Adventure 16%, Detective 13.9%, Mystery 9.7%

  55. #55 Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments
    67% matchVery Positive89% of 7,723 reviews2014
    Dev: Frogwares
    Windows
    Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    Become the most celebrated detective of all time: Sherlock Holmes! Use your impressive talents as a detective to solve six thrilling and varied cases: murders, missing persons, spectacular thefts and numerous investigations that sometimes lead you into the realms of the fantastic.

    Why similar: Detective 52.8%, Adventure 13.8%, Point & Click 10.8%, Mystery 10.7%, Classic 6.7%

  56. #56 Mars Vice
    64% matchVery Positive97% of 72 reviews2025
    Dev: Rho Labyrinths GmbH
    Windows

    Mars Vice is a narrative adventure game set on a distant and futuristic Mars. Follow two civil investigators, Dax and Anaya, as they root out deep-seated corruption in the Martian city of Pavonis in this biopunk-infused story.

    Why similar: Cyberpunk 52.7%, Adventure 47.3%

  57. #57 Lacuna – A Sci-Fi Noir Adventure
    65% 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: Noir 34.1%, Detective 30.6%, Cyberpunk 18.4%, Adventure 9.1%, Pixel Graphics 7.7%

  58. #58 The Secret of Retropolis
    66% matchVery Positive92% of 185 reviews2021
    Dev: Peanut Button
    Windows

    The Secret of Retropolis is a VR narrative game of a new kind, a blend of classic point-and-click adventure with immersive cinematography. Embody the witty protagonist of a film noir plot. Meet unforgettable characters. Solve puzzles. Lose yourself in the retro-futuristic atmosphere.

    Why similar: Noir 32.8%, Detective 29.7%, Point & Click 20%, Adventure 9.3%, Cyberpunk 8.1%

  59. #59 Kathy Rain
    66% matchVery Positive92% of 3,928 reviews2016
    Dev: Clifftop GamesPub: Raw Fury
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    Set in the '90s, Kathy Rain tells the story of a strong-willed journalism major who has to come to terms with her troubled past as she investigates the mysterious death of her recently deceased grandfather.

    Why similar: Point & Click 96.1%, Detective 1.3%, Adventure 0.8%, Noir 0.7%, Mystery 0.5%

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