- #1 Mystery of Mortlake Mansion
97% matchVery Positive88% of 102 reviews2022
Dev: Best Games CollectionPub: HH-Games
Windows
Mystery of Mortlake Mansion is a hidden object adventure game with a deep and interesting story. The player is summoned to Mortlake Mansion by an elderly gentleman, who was so obsessed with magic that he dedicated his entire life to tracking down and learning the secrets of his favorite magician.
Why similar: Noir 29.8%, Hidden Object 26.9%, Adventure 13.1%, Puzzle 12.1%, Casual 9.9%
- #2 Dark Arcana: The Carnival
96% matchVery Positive89% of 766 reviews2014
Dev: Artifex Mundi
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Find the missing woman lost in a mysterious Carnival of Horrors.
Why similar: Hidden Object 32.3%, Point & Click 17.1%, Mystery 14.1%, Puzzle 10.1%, Adventure 8.4%
- #3 Edgar Poe: Hidden Objects
96% matchMostly Positive71% of 64 reviews2022
Dev: Crisp App Studio
Windows · Mac
Uncover secrets in a mysterious mansion inspired by Edgar Allan Poe’s The Fall of the House of Usher. Play as a curious detective in a hidden-object adventure filled with puzzles, surprises, and a story full of twists!
Why similar: Noir 25.3%, Hidden Object 17.4%, Point & Click 14.6%, Mystery 10.9%, Puzzle 8.7%
- #4 Castle of Secrets
95% matchMixed58% of 66 reviews2025
Dev: Serene Questworks StudiosPub: Wandering Wizard
Windows
Castle of Secrets is a dark psychological adventure with horror elements. Uncover the mystery behind your family's murder as you journey through the world of the dead, meet strange beings, solve puzzles, and make choices that shape the story.
Why similar: Hidden Object 22.6%, Point & Click 19%, Hand-drawn 12.1%, Puzzle 11.6%, Dark Fantasy 8.1%
- #5 The Inheritance of Crimson Manor
94% matchVery Positive87% of 958 reviews2022
Dev: MediaCity Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Explore a beautiful and Enigmatic Victorian Manor with a dark secret, In this gothic horror story first person exploration puzzle game filled with fine art, secret passages and mysterious mechanical puzzles playing as the executor of the last will from the enigmatic Railroad Magnate Hadley Strange.
Why similar: Mystery 41%, Puzzle 28.1%, Atmospheric 13.2%, Dark 11.1%, Adventure 6.5%
- #6 Riddlewood Manor
93% matchVery Positive94% of 164 reviews2025
Dev: Peanut Button
Windows · Mac
Riddlewood Manor is a point & click adventure set in a haunted house that will try to kill you each step of your way. Overcome eerie logic puzzles to uncover a maze of mysterious rooms filled with dark secrets, spooky encounters, and hidden pathways. Optional jump scare warning is available.
Why similar: Gothic 22.3% ★, Point & Click 16.8%, Mystery 15.8%, Hidden Object 13.3%, Puzzle 10.7%
- #7 Time Trap - Hidden Objects Puzzle Game
94% matchMixed69% of 173 reviews2017
Dev: Crisp App Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 95%
A hidden object mystery set in a haunting post-apocalyptic town. Search detailed scenes, solve puzzles, and uncover the truth behind a journalist’s disappearance. Every shadow hides a clue.
Why similar: Hidden Object 33.7%, Point & Click 11.5%, Mystery 10.9%, Casual 8.8%, Adventure 8.7%
- #8 Gordian Rooms 1: A curious heritage
92% matchVery Positive86% of 539 reviews2020
Dev: Crimsonite Games
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Gordian Rooms: A Curious Heritage is a Victorian escape game, where you solve various puzzles in your late uncle’s mansion in the hope of obtaining his legacy.
Why similar: Mystery 21.5%, Hidden Object 21%, Point & Click 20.1%, Puzzle 11.9%, Atmospheric 9.9%
- #9 The Girl in the Window
91% matchVery Positive82% of 82 reviews2026
Dev: Dark Dome Studios
Windows
A girl appears at the window of an abandoned house, untouched for 20 years. Enter its eerie rooms, solve puzzles, uncover hidden clues, and discover the dark secret that began the mysteries of Hidden Town.
Why similar: Point & Click 19.1%, Puzzle 11.7%, Adventure 11%, Hand-drawn 10.8%, Dark Fantasy 9%
- #10 The Room Three
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 13,459 reviews2018
Dev: Fireproof Games
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Lured to a remote island, you find yourself confined within the rooms of an ominous mansion. You must draw upon all your puzzle-solving ability to navigate a series of trials devised by a mysterious figure known only as “The Craftsman”. Do you have what it takes to escape?
Why similar: Mystery 27.3%, Puzzle 26.6%, Point & Click 16.5%, Hidden Object 10.4%, Adventure 5.9%
- #11 Boxes: Lost Fragments
89% matchVery Positive93% of 5,561 reviews2024
Dev: Big Loop StudiosPub: Snapbreak
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%
As a legendary thief, your next assignment lures you into a grand and lavish mansion. There you find a series of puzzle boxes, designed for an unknown purpose. What should have been a quick in-and-out, gradually turns into your own harrowing struggle for freedom and answers.
Why similar: Mystery 20%, Point & Click 18.8%, Puzzle 15.7%, Hidden Object 14%, Cinematic 7.6%
- #12 The Castle of Dr. Hoot
89% matchMostly Positive79% of 68 reviews2026
Dev: BitWizard
Windows
Welcome to the mysterious castle of spelling extraordinaire, Dr. Hoot! Explore the classroom, the lab, the library and the...detention dungeon? Put your mind to the test with spelling challenges and logic riddles as you avoid the wrath of the strict, cranky spelling teacher, Dr. Hoot.
Why similar: Point & Click 26.8%, Mystery 22.8%, Puzzle 15.4%, Dark 13.7%, Atmospheric 11.1%
- #13 The Mansion
90% matchMixed67% of 161 reviews2021
Dev: Forever Entertainment S. A.
Windows
The Mansion, a grim yet fascinating building you’re facing, doesn’t exist.
Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 26.7%, Point & Click 17.1%, Puzzle 12%, Adventure 11.5%, Mystery 11.2%
- #14 The Room Two
88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 21,825 reviews2016
Dev: Fireproof Games
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Unique events transport you to the halls of a long-forgotten crypt. The only means of escape lies locked within a stone pedestal, along with a note from your mysterious ally. His words promise assistance, but only serve to entice you into a compelling world of mystery and exploration.
Why similar: Puzzle 23.2%, Mystery 22%, Point & Click 18.6%, Hidden Object 16.9%, Atmospheric 7.8%
- #15 The Séance of Blake Manor
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 4,052 reviews2025
Dev: Spooky DoorwayPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Linux
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 79%
The Séance of Blake Manor is a supernatural detective mystery, set in 1897 Ireland, where you investigate the disappearance of Evelyn Deane in a remote hotel full of secrets and other-worldly occurrences.
Why similar: Noir 33.2%, Mystery 21%, Puzzle 13%, Dark 11.1%, Atmospheric 10%
- #16 Tested on Humans: Escape Room
87% matchVery Positive86% of 508 reviews2021
Dev: mc2games
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 76%
You are the test subject. In this dark environment escape room, you have to solve various puzzles to escape from the research center where you are trapped. Can you find out how you got there and escape???
Why similar: Hidden Object 25.7%, Point & Click 25%, Puzzle 16.1%, Cinematic 10.2%, Dark 8.4%
- #17 The House of Da Vinci
86% matchVery Positive86% of 7,340 reviews2017
Dev: Blue Brain Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Enter The House of Da Vinci, a new must-try 3D puzzle adventure game. Solve mechanical puzzles, discover hidden objects, escape from rooms and dive into the authentic atmosphere of the Renaissance. Use all your wits to find out what's behind your master's disappearance.
Why similar: Hidden Object 24.7%, Mystery 21%, Point & Click 17.7%, Puzzle 12.5%, Atmospheric 8%
- #18 Midnight Swamp
84% matchVery Positive96% of 73 reviews2025
Dev: WildOmul
Windows
Midnight Swamp is a dark point-and-click adventure where you will dive into a world of eerie fairy tales. Play as a tourist who must find a way out of a mysterious swamp, where every corner hides a riddle.
Why similar: Point & Click 14.9%, Mystery 14%, Magic 13.2%, Hand-drawn 12.7%, Dark 10.2%
- #19 Lunar Axe
85% matchVery Positive89% of 148 reviews2022
Dev: Ops Game Studio
Windows · Linux
After a big earthquake in the city, ruins of an old building collapse and you end up trapped inside an abandoned house. Find a way out and unravel the mystery of inexplicable tremors, revealing ancient secrets and a mystical artifact, before the city is destroyed.
Why similar: Hidden Object 18.9%, Point & Click 17.3%, Mystery 13.4%, Hand-drawn 12.7%, Puzzle 10.3%
- #20 The Room
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 31,827 reviews2014
Dev: Fireproof Games
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A mysterious invitation leads to the attic of an abandoned house. In the room is a cast-iron safe laced with strange carvings and on top, a note from your distant companion. It promises something ancient and astonishing concealed in the iron chamber - you need only find a way in.
Why similar: Puzzle 27.1%, Mystery 22.2%, Point & Click 20.2%, Hidden Object 12.6%, Atmospheric 7.3%
- #21 Scarlett Mysteries: Cursed Child
83% matchVery Positive89% of 295 reviews2017
Dev: World-LoomPub: Artifex Mundi
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Find clues to your father's whereabouts in a Victorian mansion!
Why similar: Hidden Object 27.8%, Point & Click 16.1%, Mystery 15.6%, Adventure 11.6%, Casual 10.1%
- #22 Westmark Manor
84% matchMixed69% of 78 reviews2020
Dev: Nodbrim Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
What lurks in the darkest corners of the mansion? Westmark Manor is a journey into the occult, a mind-bending survival horror game, with a heavy focus on solving puzzles and exploration, inspired by the formidable H.P. Lovecraft.
Why similar: Adventure 28%, Gothic 22.4% ★, Mystery 18.8%, Dark 13.6%, Puzzle 12.3%
- #23 SHADOW MANSION
82% matchMixed68% of 115 reviews2024
Dev: NEBULA NOVA GAMES
Windows
A mysterious letter calls you back to your abandoned family mansion. Explore its dark rooms, uncover the bloody rituals buried in your family’s past, and escape the presence lurking in the shadows. Shadow Mansion is a story-driven horror game of atmosphere, exploration, and survival.
Why similar: Gothic 37.6% ★, Mystery 19.5%, Puzzle 13%, Dark 11.7%, Atmospheric 8.7%
- #24 Castle Of Secrets: Prologue
82% matchMostly Positive75% of 350 reviews2022
Dev: SQ Game StudiosPub: Wandering Wizard
Windows
The Castle of Secrets — a game with a deep and mysterious storyline, beautiful 3D graphics, unique gameplay and mechanics, will immerse you in a fairy tale of reality and mystery. How will this fairy tale end? It's your call.
Why similar: Point & Click 15.3%, Mystery 14.7%, Hidden Object 14.5%, Puzzle Platformer 14.3%, Puzzle 9%
- #25 The Eyes of Ara
81% matchVery Positive82% of 854 reviews2016
Dev: 100 Stones Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Explore a vast, mysterious castle riddled with secret rooms and challenging puzzles in this award-winning puzzle adventure.
Why similar: Hidden Object 23.2%, Point & Click 20.4%, Mystery 19.2%, Puzzle 12.9%, Atmospheric 9.5%
- #26 The Horror Of Salazar House
79% matchVery Positive94% of 391 reviews2020
Dev: Maldo19Pub: Torture Star Video
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Will you solve the mystery of the Salazar manor or will you become another permanent inhabitant? An Italian horror inspired adventure game!
Why similar: Point & Click 24.9%, Mystery 21.8%, Dark 14.2%, Hidden Object 14.1%, Atmospheric 11.2%
- #27 Blackthorne's Manor
78% matchVery Positive81% of 54 reviews2025
Dev: Error 404 Studios
Windows
Blackthorne's Manor is a first-person mystery thriller, where logic, puzzles, and the supernatural collide. Search for your missing friend, uncover the secrets of Blackthorne Manor, and escape before the house claims you too.
Why similar: Hidden Object 27.6%, Puzzle 17.8%, Adventure 16.6%, Mystery 14.2%, Dark 10.6%
- #28 Escape From Mystwood Mansion
77% matchVery Positive93% of 1,452 reviews2023
Dev: Lost Sock Studio
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
In this first-person puzzle escape room game, you are trapped in the mysterious Mystwood mansion. Explore the mansion and find hidden compartments while solving puzzles and deciphering codes to find a way out. Will you escape or linger to uncover the mansion's final secret?
Why similar: Mystery 30.9%, Puzzle 19.2%, Point & Click 17.7%, Stylized 12.8%, Casual 8.8%
- #29 House of Caravan
80% matchMixed67% of 816 reviews2015
Dev: Rosebud GamesPub: Senpai Industrial Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Taking place in a single mansion in Candlewood, northeast USA, in the early 20th Century, House of Caravan is a sinister adventure filled with dark secrets and vexing puzzles.
Why similar: Puzzle 36.5%, Adventure 35.5%, Indie 28%
- #30 Dr Livingstone, I Presume? Reversed Escape Room
79% matchMostly Positive70% of 176 reviews2021
Dev: VulpesoftPub: Untold Tales
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Experience the reversed escape room game. Solve many different types of puzzles and venture deeper and deeper into the mansion's heart. Investigate what lies behind the mysterious letter from your dearest friend.
Why similar: Mystery 28.5%, Puzzle 20.8%, Stylized 15.1%, Atmospheric 14.8%, Adventure 11.5%
- #31 Shadow Alchemist
76% matchVery Positive96% of 101 reviews2024
Dev: PostHuman Interactive
Windows
Explore a mystical, ever-changing dungeon in this isometric puzzle-adventure game. Master self-transmutation abilities and solve increasingly complex challenges as you uncover the secrets of your past.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 26.1%, Mystery 21.2%, Magic 15.8%, Puzzle 14.7%, Adventure 6.3%
- #32 Left in the Dark: No One on Board
78% matchVery Positive83% of 787 reviews2014
Dev: Moonrise InteractivePub: Artifex Mundi
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Discover what connects a lost ship’s disappearance with Devil’s Island and a local family’s unsolved murder.
Why similar: Hidden Object 32.5%, Mystery 17%, Point & Click 16%, Puzzle 9.7%, Adventure 9.4%
- #33 3D Escape Room: Mystic Manor
76% matchVery Positive81% of 131 reviews2025
Dev: Shenzhen Zhonglian Interactive Technology Co.,Ltd
Windows
Every corner of this manor holds secrets. You inherit not just the estate, but scattered letters and an intricately designed puzzle. Eyepieces transcending spacetime plunge you into others' memories. Traverse 16 themed chambers, unravel nested mechanisms, until you unveil the buried past...
Why similar: Mystery 20.3%, Hidden Object 19.6%, Point & Click 18.9%, Puzzle 14.2%, Atmospheric 8.4%
- #34 The Paradixion: Son's Room
77% matchVery Positive85% of 54 reviews2023
Dev: GomPangGames
Windows
[The Paradixion: Son's Room] is a point-and-click adventure game with a mysterious atmosphere.Solve various puzzles with a unique atmosphere and find the hidden elements in the game to gather clues about the story.
Why similar: Point & Click 19.4%, Hidden Object 18.6%, Mystery 15.7%, Puzzle 12%, Hand-drawn 10.5%
- #35 Mercury Abbey
74% matchVery Positive91% of 1,004 reviews2024
Dev: YiTi GamesPub: Gamirror Games
Windows
In a mansion surrounded by mist, as the curse made by the Alchemist and Fairy reappears, the danger is quietly lurking in the darkness, awaiting its visitors.Follow Harrod and Willie to unravel an incredible story in Mercury Abbey, and go on an adventure that you would only find in mystery novels.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 33.7%, Puzzle 30.9%, Adventure 12.1%, Casual 9.4%, Atmospheric 7%
- #36 TSIOQUE
75% matchVery Positive95% of 1,916 reviews2018
Dev: OhNoo Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%
TSIOQUE (pronounced: "chiock") is a dark but playful Point & Click adventure, hand-animated in meticulous, frame-by-frame 2D. Escape the clutches of an Evil Wizard and discover the secrets hidden within the spellbound castle of your ancestors.
Why similar: Point & Click 15.9%, Mystery 13.7%, Hand-drawn 11.9%, Dark Fantasy 10.7%, Puzzle 9.4%
- #37 The Room VR: A Dark Matter
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 4,026 reviews2020
Dev: Fireproof Games
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%
The British Institute of Archaeology, London, 1908: The disappearance of an esteemed Egyptologist prompts a Police investigation into the unknown. Explore cryptic locations, examine fantastic gadgets and uncover an otherworldly discovery which blurs the line between reality and illusion.
Why similar: Puzzle 31.6%, Mystery 27.9%, Adventure 26.6%, Atmospheric 10.5%, Indie 3.5%
- #38 Echoes of Dread
73% matchVery Positive85% of 92 reviews2024
Dev: Reaper GSPub: Kazakov Studios
Windows
Wake up inside an abandoned mansion. Uncover the dark fate of a missing family. Survive the presence that stalks you within these walls.
Why similar: Hidden Object 39.5%, Puzzle 17.7%, Atmospheric 15.7%, Dark 14.1%, Adventure 6.8%
- #39 Wound Man
72% matchVery Positive92% of 77 reviews2026
Dev: Aspidochelone Studios
Windows
Wound Man is a macabre jigsaw puzzle adventure where you reconstruct a tortured figure from centuries-old anatomical art. Uncover hidden secrets and collect strange curiosities with every piece.
Why similar: Hidden Object 29.3%, Hand-drawn 17.5%, Puzzle 16.2%, Dark 13.1%, Stylized 8.9%
- #40 The Queen's Gondola
72% matchVery Positive95% of 62 reviews2026
Dev: Morning Crescent
Windows
Stuck on the Queen’s royal aircraft, you have been trapped in a mystical loop fueled by dark magic. Armed with nothing but your wits, keep an eye out for anomalies, and you might just find an escape.
Why similar: Hidden Object 32.9%, Puzzle 16.9%, Dark Fantasy 12.8%, Mystery 10.9%, Stylized 8.8%
- #41 Black Mirror II
73% matchVery Positive90% of 723 reviews2014
Dev: Cranberry ProductionPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 11.3 hrsMean: 13.3 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Enter a dark, captivating world as the massive evil of Black Mirror Castle is reincarnated with over 100 atmospheric locations to explore and 40 different characters to interact with. Will Darren's search lead him to redemption or the hell of insanity?
Why similar: Point & Click 46.7%, Adventure 24.2%, Mystery 15.7%, Puzzle 8.2%, Atmospheric 5.2%
- #42 Dance of Death
74% matchMixed64% of 335 reviews2015
Dev: eight game studioPub: RunServer
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 97%
A mysterious and fascinating quest in Hidden Object genre.
Why similar: Hidden Object 26.7%, Point & Click 12.8%, Mystery 11.1%, Puzzle 9.2%, Dark Fantasy 7.6%
- #43 Tales from Candleforth
71% matchVery Positive86% of 181 reviews2024
Dev: Under the Bed GamesPub: Feardemic
Windows
Tales from Candleforth is a folk horror 2D point and click game with puzzles and escape room mechanics, that narrates the fairy tales from the village. The text contained in this ancient and evil book is now bleeding out, mixing the world of nightmares with the real one through handmade 2D graphics.
Why similar: Hidden Object 18.7%, Hand-drawn 15.9%, Point & Click 13.4%, Dark Fantasy 12.6%, Mystery 11.3%
- #44 CLeM
70% matchVery Positive91% of 300 reviews2024
Dev: Mango ProtocolPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%
CLeM is a narrative-driven puzzle adventure game with a dark twist. Wake up in a world where puzzles intertwine with exploration, weaving a unique narrative rooted in alchemy. A voice awakens you. It gives you purpose. To guide you, you find a notebook with mysterious entries and a house to explore.
Why similar: Mystery 25.2%, Magic 17.9%, Hand-drawn 14.7%, Puzzle 14.2%, Dark 11.3%
- #45 Home Darkness - Escape?
75% matchMostly Negative36% of 58 reviews2017
Dev: StarodymovPub: OtakuMaker SARL
Windows · Mac
Median: 48 minMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 45%
Home Darkness - Escape, is a classic Hidden Object game, you will combine items, resolve puzzle, and find treasure!
Why similar: Adventure 23.7%, Casual 20%, Puzzle 18.3%, Dark 14.2%, Indie 14%
- #46 Rusty Lake Hotel
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 10,639 reviews2016
Dev: Rusty Lake
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Are you ready to serve the guests in the Rusty Lake Hotel? Solve all mysteries in this dark and eerie puzzle game. Rusty Lake Hotel is a point-and-click adventure by the creators of the Rusty Lake & Cube Escape series.
Why similar: Point & Click 27.5%, Puzzle 19.1%, Mystery 12.4%, Hidden Object 8.7%, Hand-drawn 8.1%
- #47 Escape the Dark Tower
71% matchVery Positive98% of 55 reviews2023
Dev: pq pixels
Windows · Mac
Step into a realm of mystery and magic with Escape the Dark Tower, a captivating escape room adventure in charming pixel art.
Why similar: Point & Click 25.4%, Mystery 15.7%, Medieval 13.3%, Dark Fantasy 11.7%, Magic 10%
- #48 Secrets of Blackrock Manor - Escape Room
69% matchVery Positive80% of 235 reviews2025
Dev: Biri Biri
Windows
Find the hidden fortune of Blackrock Manor. Discover the truth about the family deaths. In this mysterious Escape room, you will have to solve puzzles to find the hidden vault with the treasure. But you will find much more...
Why similar: Hidden Object 27.4%, Point & Click 23.1%, Mystery 20.5%, Puzzle 13.7%, Adventure 8.2%
- #49 3D Escape Room: Cursed Legacy
69% matchMostly Positive77% of 74 reviews2026
Dev: Shenzhen Zhonglian Interactive Technology Co.,Ltd
Windows
After waking up in the manor’s basement, you discover that you’ve aged at an abnormal rate. As you fight to survive, clues and records from different eras gradually bring the mystery into focus. When you become young again, you will inherit the true “legacy”.
Why similar: Hidden Object 20.7%, Mystery 19.9%, Point & Click 19.4%, Puzzle 13.3%, Atmospheric 8.7%
- #50 DARKLIGHT
70% matchVery Positive85% of 54 reviews2024
Dev: polytely games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Are you ready to investigate a mysterious occurrence at a remote lighthouse? Solve all mysteries in this dark and eerie puzzle game.
Why similar: Point & Click 32.5%, Puzzle 22.5%, Mystery 18.8%, Adventure 15.6%, Indie 10.7%
- #51 Follow the meaning
67% matchVery Positive94% of 1,043 reviews2024
Dev: HiKing Mind StudioPub: Second Maze
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Follow the meaning is a surreal point-and-click puzzle adventure. Join detective Paul Trilby as he works to unravel the mysteries of a peculiar town, seemingly ruled by the local Hospital. Over the wall and behind tightly shut gates, a dark secret lies in wait…
Why similar: Point & Click 20.6%, Mystery 16.4%, Hand-drawn 13.4%, Hidden Object 13.2%, Puzzle 12.9%
- #52 SOTANO - Mystery Escape Room Adventure
71% matchMixed68% of 50 reviews2021
Dev: M9 Games
Windows · Mac
Sotano is a first person 3d escape room puzzle adventure. Explore areas, collect items and take in your surroundings. You will need all of your puzzle solving skills to put together a plan to make your way through the house, solving riddles and through the many rooms to escape the house of Sotano.
Why similar: Hidden Object 17.6%, Cinematic 17.2%, Puzzle Platformer 15.9%, Mystery 13.4%, Puzzle 9.5%
- #53 The Room 4: Old Sins
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 18,391 reviews2021
Dev: Fireproof Games
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 93%
The disappearance of an ambitious engineer and his high-society wife provokes a hunt for a precious artefact. The trail leads you to the attic of their home, and the discovery of an old, peculiar dollhouse. What secrets lie within these walls?
Why similar: Mystery 26.5%, Puzzle 25%, Point & Click 20.8%, Hidden Object 15.5%, Adventure 6.7%
- #54 Nobodies: After Death
67% matchVery Positive96% of 132 reviews2023
Dev: Blyts
Windows · Mac · Linux
Nobodies: After Death is a puzzling point-and-click adventure in cleaning up dirty work. After your agency takes out a target, you make the evidence disappear without a trace. Find a way to get in, get out, and leave no bodies behind.
Why similar: Hidden Object 24.2%, Point & Click 20.3%, Hand-drawn 11.9%, Puzzle 11.3%, Dark 9.8%
- #55 Servant of the Lake
62% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 7,582 reviews2026
Dev: Rusty Lake
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Begin your new job as a servant at the mysterious Vanderboom estate. Solve puzzles, serve the family and uncover their dark alchemical secrets in Servant of the Lake, a new upcoming single-player point-and-click adventure in the Rusty Lake series.
Why similar: Point & Click 24.3%, Mystery 22.8%, Puzzle 15.7%, Atmospheric 11.2%, Adventure 8.9%
- #56 Caput Mortum
64% matchVery Positive96% of 432 reviews2025
Dev: WildArts GamesPub: Black Lantern Collective
Windows
Travel back to 16th-century France and delve into the mysterious depths of a seemingly abandoned alchemist's tower. Do you dare brave the horrors that beckon you below... deeper still?
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 22.9%, Medieval 18%, Puzzle 16.9%, Atmospheric 12.1%, Mystery 11.2%
- #57 49 Keys
66% matchVery Positive84% of 111 reviews2024
Dev: Michele BuonannoPub: 2P Games
Windows
It all began when you opened that letter. Penned by your late master, it details how you are now heir to his mysterious legacy. You set off for the island on which he'd spent his final years... and so a truly unsettling journey begins, a journey into the deepest secrets of magic and the occult.
Why similar: Gothic 20.3% ★, Magic 17.3%, Medieval 12.5%, Mystery 12.4%, Dark 10.1%
- #58 Black Mirror I
67% matchVery Positive84% of 1,502 reviews2014
Dev: Future GamesPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Black Mirror is a dark adventure game that details the aftermath of the tragic death of William Gordon. Playing as his grandson Samuel players must unveil the truth behind the events of that fateful, stormy night.
Why similar: Point & Click 27.5%, Mystery 22.2%, Gothic 20.2% ★, Adventure 9%, Dark 7.7%
- #59 The Lost Crown
68% matchVery Positive83% of 525 reviews2014
Dev: Darkling Room
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Embark on an eerie ghost-hunting adventure, featuring real evidence of paranormal activity, to solve the mystery of the Lost Crown. Be warned, to seek advice from the dead can have bitter consequences.
Why similar: Point & Click 37.6%, Adventure 27.9%, Indie 13.5%, Mystery 13.4%, Atmospheric 7.5%
- #60 The House of Da Vinci 2
65% matchVery Positive91% of 2,260 reviews2020
Dev: Blue Brain Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Become an apprentice of the famous Leonardo da Vinci. Solve handcrafted mechanical 3D puzzles and discover hidden secrets. Navigate through mesmerizing environments of the Italian Renaissance. Travel through time to influence your surroundings.
Why similar: Hidden Object 29.7%, Mystery 24.6%, Medieval 15.2%, Puzzle 14.3%, Adventure 6.8%