- #1 Strange Horticulture
97% matchVery Positive94% of 15,955 reviews2022
Dev: Bad VikingPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Strange Horticulture is an occult puzzle game in which you play as the proprietor of a local plant store. Find and identify new plants, pet your cat, speak to a coven, or join a cult. Use your collection of powerful plants to influence the story and unravel Undermere’s dark mysteries.
Why similar: Cozy 24%, Detective 15%, Mystery 10.9%, Investigation 9.8%, Lore-Rich 8.1%
- #2 Mini Murder Mysteries
96% matchVery Positive95% of 121 reviews2026
Dev: BUNKWORKS
Windows · Mac
Solve cozy, crafty whodunits. Puzzle your way through nine unique investigations – and use your noggin to make intelligent deductions. Explore the evidence, scrutinize statements, and connect the dots.
Why similar: Cozy 31.5%, Detective 22.6%, Investigation 14.2%, Mystery 12.4%, Point & Click 8.7%
- #3 Set the Record Straight
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Anja Remic
Windows · Mac
A 1998-set deduction game. Trawl a period internet for documents, photographs, and dead ends, then correct the official record: who really wrote, played, drew, or built it. An anthology of credit fraud, set straight one careful search at a time.
Why similar: Detective 25.6%, Investigation 15.3%, Cozy 14.6%, Mystery 14.5%, Point & Click 9.4%
- #4 Strange Antiquities
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,464 reviews2025
Dev: Bad VikingPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Become the custodian of a store dealing in occult antiquities. Explore the quaint and gloomy town of Undermere, where strange goings-on and dark mysteries abound. Find and identify arcane artefacts, use your collection to aid the townsfolk with their unusual problems — and remember to pet your cat!
Why similar: Cozy 23.5%, Detective 14.9%, Mystery 10.4%, Investigation 9.9%, Lore-Rich 8.9%
- #5 On the Hearth
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Earl Grimm Games
Windows
As an apprentice wise-woman during the height of the witch trials, decrypt decades of magical research, explore the wilds for peculiar reagents, and experiment with arcane potions. All the while solving a myriad of mysteries whilst preparing your close-knit village for an encroaching church-crusade.
Why similar: Cozy 36%, Detective 22.1%, Mystery 17.8%, Puzzle 9.5%, Investigation 4.5%
- #6 I'M YOUR HOST
94% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Calligram Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
An audio deduction game where you have one task: restore a series of lost podcast episodes.
Why similar: Detective 33%, Investigation 19%, Mystery 17.8%, Point & Click 12.2%, Puzzle 8.6%
- #7 The Roottrees are Dead
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 9,704 reviews2025
Dev: Evil Trout Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.8 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 30.7%, Mystery 19.7%, Investigation 14%, Puzzle 11.6%, Point & Click 11.2%
- #8 A Quiet Day
93% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Pocket Bat Games
Windows
Take your time... Take a breath... A Quiet Day is a cozy puzzle game filled with gentle moments. Place, match, and piece together warm, charming scenes unfolding the day from morning to night. Wishlist if you enjoy relaxing puzzles with a peaceful tempo.
Why similar: Cozy 53.3%, Puzzle 12.4%, Point & Click 12%, Atmospheric 8.7%, Relaxing 7.3%
- #9 The Singular Ones
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Bearded Pixels
Windows
Help a group of teenagers with singular powers solve the mystery of the Mirror of the Soul in this logic puzzle game, where characters and objects must be placed in the right room in the Magic Academy according to given coexistence rules.
Why similar: Cozy 29.7%, Mystery 20.5%, Puzzle 13.3%, Detective 12.7%, Point & Click 8.4%
- #10 Little Problems: A Cozy Detective Game
91% matchVery Positive89% of 568 reviews2025
Dev: Posh Cat StudiosPub: Amplified Games
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Little Problems is a Cozy Detective game about solving minor inconveniences, everyday misunderstandings, and of course, little problems. This game is not about saving the world; it's about enriching it, one case at a time.
Why similar: Cozy 31.9%, Detective 21.4%, Investigation 13.4%, Point & Click 9.5%, Mystery 8.6%
- #11 Deep Focus
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Vitamins
Windows
A mystery adventure game featuring a camera-headed detective and a superpowered girl teaming up to solve crimes. Play as the detective to gather and combine clues, reveal the hidden truth, and tear down fabricated lies.
Why similar: Detective 31.4%, Investigation 19.8%, Mystery 19%, Point & Click 13%, Puzzle 8.1%
- #12 The Marsh Manor Mystery
89% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: castergrams
Windows · Mac
Something strange happened in the old manor, but the Pond's premier puzzle-solver is here to uncover the truth. In this ribbiting and cozy mystery, explore the grounds, journey into the past, and unearth the secrets buried at Marsh Manor.
Why similar: Detective 34%, Investigation 20.9%, Mystery 19.1%, Puzzle 14.6%, Casual 9.5%
- #13 Nemezis: Mysterious Journey III Prologue
89% matchVery Positive84% of 86 reviews2021
Dev: Detalion Games S.A.Pub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
In Nemesis: Mysterious Journey III Prologue you will take part in an adventure that will introduce you to the story of Nemesis: Mysterious Journey III. Take on the role of Amia and begin your holiday adventure on the planet Regilus!
Why similar: Detective 19.4%, Investigation 15%, Mystery 13.9%, Lore-Rich 10.9%, Point & Click 10%
- #14 The Detective's Apprentice
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: darqwerful
Windows
Step into the shoes of Clementine "Cleo" Ace, an apprentice to her aunt, the world renowned detective, Maya Lynch. From heists to murders, use your deduction skills to solve cases that are too tough for the local police to crack.
Why similar: Detective 33.4%, Investigation 19.8%, Mystery 18.7%, Point & Click 11.9%, Puzzle 10%
- #15 PIGMENT LAB
87% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Q-Lab Games
Windows
Chase the world’s colors with paint, not sliders. Scoop red, yellow, blue, black and white by eye, stir them together, and see how close you land. The color difference becomes your score. 66 studies take you from the atelier to world flags and landscapes, plus a sudden-death Scoop Challenge.
Why similar: Cozy 58.1%, Puzzle 17%, Minimalist 8.4%, Casual 8%, Atmospheric 6.6%
- #16 Emma Riley: Dream Detective
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Star Fort Games
Windows
Emma Riley: Dream Detective is a detective game where you must unravel an occult conspiracy spanning the real and dream worlds. Use keen observation to gather clues, carefully interrogate suspects for information, and use your logic and deduction skills to unravel the mystery!
Why similar: Detective 28.1%, Investigation 18.5%, Mystery 18.4%, Point & Click 10.9%, Puzzle 9.1%
- #17 Aster Pebble and the Case of Bad Bureaucracy
85% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2026
Dev: Wandering Door Games
Windows · Linux
A short and cozy point and click time loop mystery. Join Aster Pebble as she solves mysteries and helps those in need as she takes on her first adventure in a modern fantasy world. Overcome bureaucracy via direct action in this funny little adventure filled with intriguing oddball characters.
Why similar: Cozy 39.2%, Point & Click 15.1%, Investigation 13.7%, Mystery 13.5%, Story Rich 7%
- #18 Fortune Teller Simulator
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Antagonist Studio
Windows
Step behind the curtain of an occult salon in Victorian London. Night after night, visitors come seeking their fortunes. Read their souls, uncover their secrets, and write their fate. Among your clients are those who rule the Empire — and those who plot to burn it down.
Why similar: Cozy 35.6%, Detective 20.7%, Mystery 11.4%, Puzzle 8.7%, Dark 8.3%
- #19 Duck Detective: The Secret Salami
84% matchVery Positive95% of 6,688 reviews2024
Dev: Happy Broccoli Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Solving crime is no walk in the pond. You are a down-on-his-luck detective who also happens to be a duck. Use your powers of de-duck-tion to inspect evidence, fill in the blanks, and bust the case wide open! This is a short but twisty detective case.
Why similar: Detective 30.3%, Investigation 16.8%, Cozy 16.1%, Mystery 13%, Point & Click 9.1%
- #20 The Case of the Worst Day Ever
83% matchVery Positive95% of 73 reviews2025
Dev: Hero Game Co LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
A deceptively difficult deduction game about one very unfortunate family. Revisit their worst moments, form your own conclusions, and solve this silly yet challenging mystery.
Why similar: Detective 25.2%, Cozy 23.3%, Investigation 16.5%, Mystery 16.5%, Puzzle 9.1%
- #21 Bone to Pick: Forensic Case Files
84% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Studio K Games
Windows
From a single bone to a name and the truth. A forensic mystery adventure where every case starts with the evidence. Search crime scenes, analyze bones, outwit lying witnesses, and close all 7 cases with your brilliant colleagues — plus 5 minigames and one very good dog. Hand-drawn comic-book style.
Why similar: Detective 24.3%, Mystery 17.6%, Cozy 17.5%, Investigation 14.5%, Point & Click 9.1%
- #22 Case Solved: The London Files
82% matchMixed68% of 113 reviews2026
Dev: Minimol GamesPub: SpecNext Ltd
Windows
Solve logic puzzles and crack multiple cases in a cosy noir London using reason, not guesswork. Murders have taken place, witness statements conflict and the alibis don't add up. Everyone has a motive, and only clear logic reveals the truth.
Why similar: Cozy 28.1%, Detective 21.5%, Investigation 13%, Mystery 12.2%, Point & Click 9.8%
- #23 Who Did It?
82% match5 user reviews60% of 5 reviews2024
Dev: BeldrProductionsPub: BeldrProductions Games
Windows
Who Did It? Is a detective puzzle-game. Your job is to read the given case files to find out who the murderer is! Do you have what it takes to master all cases and close them all for good?
Why similar: Detective 28.9%, Mystery 19.1%, Investigation 15.8%, Point & Click 13.2%, Puzzle 10.7%
- #24 Emerald Valley
81% match6 user reviews67% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: JIMIJMI19Pub: JIMIJIMI19
Windows
This is a single-player puzzle game. You are a tourist visiting Emerald Valley, but a sudden landslide traps you and the other visitors. Explore the environment, collect items, talk to fellow tourists, and piece together the truth to discover why you can’t leave—and lead everyone to safety.
Why similar: Detective 26.3%, Mystery 17.7%, Point & Click 13.2%, Puzzle 10.9%, Lore-Rich 8.3%
- #25 Detective Hindsight
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Broccoli Bunny Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Solve a variety of perplexing cases in the sleuthing shoes of Detective Hindsight - who gets help from Phoebe: a young orphaned girl with dreams of being a storyteller and powers to look into the past. Uncover the truth with her sketches done in crayon. The catch? She can't draw very well.
Why similar: Detective 34.3%, Mystery 20.9%, Investigation 18%, Puzzle 11.3%, Point & Click 9.2%
- #26 Wrongly Accused
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Elomelo GamesPub: SwopBots Ltd.
Windows
Explore historical locations, find and analyse evidence. Unmask the real perpetrator so that justice can be served and the Wrongly Accused can be found innocent. Use problem solving, deduction and critical thinking skills to uncover the truth and maybe even expose a conspiracy in your own time.
Why similar: Detective 29.9%, Investigation 17.9%, Mystery 13.8%, Point & Click 12.8%, Puzzle 11.1%
- #27 Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments
80% matchVery Positive89% of 7,968 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 42.2%, Mystery 18.4%, Investigation 15%, Puzzle 7.5%, Point & Click 6.9%
- #28 The Attic: A Mystery Puzzle Game
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Tortita Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Help Jess to organize, repair and restore retro objects - cassettes, cartridges, cameras - while you solve riddles and puzzles hidden in an attic full of memories. A cozy story with hints of mystery where you'll unveil who Matt really was and who Destiny was.
Why similar: Cozy 31%, Detective 18.7%, Point & Click 13.2%, Puzzle 11.4%, Investigation 5.8%
- #29 Signal & Echo: Iris is Missing (demo)
78% matchVery Positive95% of 58 reviews2022
Dev: Kini Games
Windows
A point-and-click adventure with innovative detective mechanics. Help Ollie, a fledgling reporter on his first day at the Signal & Echo newspaper, to solve the mystery behind a schoolgirl's disappearance. Developed by an ex-journalist.
Why similar: Detective 28.2%, Investigation 18.5%, Mystery 16.8%, Point & Click 15.4%, Puzzle 10.4%
- #30 The bird of the North
78% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Uvost
Windows
In 1921: a kidnapping, a revolution... Investigate and uncover the truth behind a dark, mysterious story.
Why similar: Detective 28.8%, Mystery 21.2%, Investigation 13.1%, Lore-Rich 12.8%, Puzzle 6.2%
- #31 The Game Maker: A Carol Reed Mystery
77% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2025
Dev: MDNA Games
Windows
Follow detective Carol Reed in this colorful mystery, made with real-life photographs. The game features a classic adventure game interface, plenty of puzzles, and a series of minigames as an integrated part of the story.
Why similar: Detective 31.4%, Mystery 20%, Point & Click 18.2%, Investigation 18.2%, Atmospheric 5.7%
- #32 Down in Bermuda
77% matchVery Positive89% of 1,654 reviews2021
Dev: Yak & Co
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 14.0 hrs≥1hr: 69%
An unnatural storm leaves an adventurous aviator stranded for decades within the infamous Bermuda. Overcome creatures of the deep and unravel the islands secrets in search of a way back home.
Why similar: Cozy 31.7%, Detective 17.4%, Mystery 14.7%, Point & Click 12.7%, Puzzle 10.4%
- #33 Penelope Pendrick and the Art of Deceit
74% matchVery Positive97% of 569 reviews2025
Dev: Default Cube Games
Windows · Mac
Pick up your magnifying glass as writer-turned-detective Penelope Pendrick in this first-person point and click mystery adventure! Three people have suddenly vanished from the sleepy town of Carlisle. Follow the clues, interrogate suspects, and solve puzzles to end this case - before it ends you.
Why similar: Mystery 27.2%, Detective 21.5%, Point & Click 18.7%, Investigation 12.2%, Puzzle 9.3%
- #34 Vivian Wade: Danger Down The Aisle
76% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Michelley Studio
Windows
The night before the wedding, the altar burns down and the wedding planner is injured. The family blames a curse, but she suspects foul play. Play as a college student who goes undercover as her replacement. Can you solve the mystery before the wedding?
Why similar: Mystery 23.6%, Detective 20%, Investigation 19.4%, Puzzle 12.2%, Story Rich 6.6%
- #35 ギルド探求団へようこそ!
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,349 reviews2026
Dev: ぱるそに工房
Windows
「ギルド探求団へようこそ!」創立から1000日を迎えたギルドの、パーティ情報を復旧させる『推理パズルゲーム』です。過去1000日を振り返りながら、78人の冒険者が、20隊あるパーティのどこに所属していたのかを特定し、どのような結末を迎えたのかを推理で暴きましょう!それでは──良い旅を!
Why similar: Detective 40.3%, Investigation 21.9%, Mystery 20.6%, Puzzle 14%, 2D 1.5%
- #36 The Murder of Ava Monroe
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BUNKWORKS
Windows · Mac
A gripping detective noir mystery that blends investigation and deduction with a rich, character-driven story. The Murder of Ava Monroe is cozy, twisty, and oozing with atmosphere.
Why similar: Detective 34.2%, Investigation 21.3%, Mystery 19.5%, Point & Click 8.7%, Story Rich 7.8%
- #37 Wallflower
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Wurm Fud
Windows
It's moving day! Wallflower is a retro, cozy horror game with a strong narrative focus and point and click elements. Made with a deep affection for handheld games and overflowing with pixelated charm, it is a love letter to retro adventure games and 90's horror media.
Why similar: Cozy 41%, Point & Click 13.5%, Investigation 10.4%, Puzzle 9.5%, Mystery 9.5%
- #38 In Memoriam
75% matchPositive100% of 13 reviews2024
Dev: MoCaps
Windows · Linux
Step into a gripping medieval political thriller where intrigue, betrayal, and power struggles shape your fate. As a ghostly detective, you’ll uncover conspiracies, navigate a web of deception and unravel a larger mystery tied to your own demise
Why similar: Detective 34.5%, Mystery 18.6%, Investigation 14.2%, Point & Click 12.9%, Puzzle 12.3%
- #39 Escape From Mystwood Mansion
73% matchVery Positive93% of 1,376 reviews2023
Dev: Lost Sock Studio
Windows
Median: 3.4 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: Cozy 36%, Detective 19.7%, Mystery 15.6%, Puzzle 9.3%, Investigation 8%
- #40 The Beekeeper's Picnic - A Sherlockian Adventure
72% matchVery Positive97% of 496 reviews2025
Dev: The Wonder Room
Windows · Linux
Beekeeper (and former world’s greatest detective) Sherlock Holmes is arranging a surprise picnic for his friend Watson. Unfortunately pesky mysteries keep getting in the way! Explore, find clues and interrogate your neighbours in this cosy adventure.
Why similar: Cozy 31.8%, Detective 20.6%, Mystery 13.8%, Investigation 12.8%, Point & Click 9.6%
- #41 Duck Detective: The Ghost of Glamping
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,769 reviews2025
Dev: Happy Broccoli Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
You are the one and only Duck Detective, a depressed and recently divorced duck who must quack the case. Inspect evidence, make de-duck-tions, and solve this no-murder mystery!
Why similar: Detective 29.2%, Investigation 18.6%, Mystery 15.1%, Cozy 10.5%, Point & Click 10.1%
- #42 Whispered Secrets: Morbid Obsession Collector's Edition
73% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: Grandma StudiosPub: BFG Entertainment
Windows · Mac
A mysterious invitation promises rare treasures but exposes dark secrets!
Why similar: Detective 23.6%, Point & Click 16%, Investigation 14.8%, Mystery 13.9%, Puzzle 11.3%
- #43 Blokkit
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: OutOut Interactive
Windows · Linux
Drop pieces, flip tiles, light up the whole board. A cozy, tactile logic puzzle where every placement flips the cells it covers. Settle in for 81 handcrafted puzzles across 9 gentle-to-tricky worlds, share one daily board with the whole world, or unwind with endless puzzles in zen or arcade mode.
Why similar: Cozy 60.5%, Puzzle 19.4%, Relaxing 8.6%, Casual 8.1%, 2D 2.8%
- #44 Sinheritance
71% matchVery Positive96% of 54 reviews2026
Dev: STIM GAMES
Windows
Sinheritance is a terrifying and mind-bending puzzle game. Explore every corner in an intensely oppressive atmosphere to piece together a chilling story. Every step must be taken with caution, for the deepest fears often stem from your own choices and your gradually crumbling sanity.
Why similar: Detective 25.3%, Mystery 17.8%, Investigation 16.7%, Point & Click 12.2%, Puzzle 9.5%
- #45 The Missing Threads
72% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Wynd_devPub: wysg
Windows
[DEMO available now!] Erased memories, scattered clues. What will you uncover, and what will you leave buried?As an amnesiac detective, investigate crime scenes with limited focus. You can't analyze everything. Strategically choose your leads to shape the case and reclaim your lost past.
Why similar: Detective 31.1%, Investigation 19.4%, Mystery 18.9%, Point & Click 13.7%, Puzzle 8.1%
- #46 Detective Dunkadoo
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Goosewing Creative
Windows
To ensure your career doesn't end sooner than the apocalypse, work hard to collect "Well-Done Stamps" and save your performance review!
Why similar: Detective 27.1%, Investigation 17.3%, Mystery 13.1%, Lore-Rich 12.8%, Point & Click 12.3%
- #47 FoldLoop
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Keyhole Studio
Windows
FoldLoop is a detective game that emphasizes logical reasoning. To escape the curse of endless cycles, you'll observe the sandbox from a higher dimension, analyze the rulebook, and deduce the secrets of the real world.
Why similar: Detective 26.7%, Mystery 19.1%, Investigation 13.1%, Puzzle 10.3%, Point & Click 9.3%
- #48 Dr. Doyle & The Mystery Of The Cloche Hat
71% matchPositive92% of 12 reviews2017
Dev: PnC Narratives
Windows
A point & click mystery adventure game set in 1920s Southeast England. Assume the role of Dr. Doyle, gather clues, interrogate witnesses, make assumptions, reach conclusions, decide the guilty party and solve the mystery of the cloche hat.
Why similar: Detective 31.5%, Mystery 23.6%, Point & Click 19.7%, Puzzle 12.4%, Story Rich 9%
- #49 Follow the meaning
67% matchVery Positive94% of 1,030 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: Detective 22%, Mystery 17.2%, Point & Click 16.8%, Puzzle 13%, Investigation 11.4%
- #50 Lost in Loss
68% matchMostly Positive73% of 15 reviews2025
Dev: Soroka Games
Windows · Linux
Welcome to the strangest case of your career, detective: characters have forgotten who they are! In this cozy hidden object adventure, find items tied to memories and restore lost identities — uncover the truth behind the loss.
Why similar: Cozy 38.4%, Detective 20.5%, Mystery 9.3%, Point & Click 8.9%, Puzzle 8.8%
- #51 Time O'Clock: The Mask of Crime
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Fractal Pop Games
Windows
The mask of a legendary thief has been stolen. Follow Detective Time in a point-and-click investigation using her watch to witness key moments and uncover who is behind this new wave of robberies. Observe the past. Investigate the present. Uncover the truth.
Why similar: Detective 29.3%, Investigation 18.3%, Point & Click 17.5%, Mystery 15.4%, Puzzle 12.5%
- #52 Dear Brother
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Black Kakadu
Windows
Point and click adventure game series! The game consists of 12 gradually releasing chapters. Mystery and mystical story about young doctor and his family is waiting for you. Solve puzzles and uncover the mystery of the Blake family.
Why similar: Detective 25.2%, Mystery 18.3%, Point & Click 14.2%, Puzzle 11%, Investigation 9.3%
- #53 Darning
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Small Comforts
Windows
A cozy game about quietly putting the world back together. Stitch torn, faded cloth and watch hidden color bloom beneath your needle — every piece a small surprise, endlessly new, and yours to keep. No timers. No scores. No failing. Just you, a thread, and the calm of mending.
Why similar: Cozy 56.8%, Puzzle 12.4%, Casual 8.6%, Relaxing 8.2%, Minimalist 6.1%
- #54 Pieced Together
66% matchVery Positive99% of 161 reviews2026
Dev: Glowfrog Games
Windows · Mac
Pieced Together is a cozy scrapbooking game that takes you on a heartfelt journey about friendship and getting older. Sort items, solve gentle puzzles, and decorate the scrapbook as you uncover the story piece by piece.
Why similar: Cozy 50.5%, Puzzle 12.2%, Investigation 9.1%, Story Rich 7.2%, Relaxing 7.1%
- #55 Fiber Twig: Midnight Puzzle
70% matchMostly Positive73% of 33 reviews2016
Dev: Puzzle Lab
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 34%
Get into the midnight mood - build networks of light streams and neon lamps💡
Why similar: Cozy 60.7%, Puzzle 14.2%, Atmospheric 10.5%, Relaxing 8.2%, Casual 4.2%
- #56 The Testament of Sherlock Holmes
70% matchVery Positive80% of 3,932 reviews2012
Dev: Frogwares
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 8.7 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 44%, Mystery 17.2%, Point & Click 15.8%, Puzzle 11%, Investigation 7.2%
- #57 A Case of Fraud
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 506 reviews2025
Dev: Hesperus Games
Windows · Mac
A short non-linear detective adventure where every clue is hidden in plain sight. Carefully read and cross-reference documents to unravel a CEO’s disappearance and expose a case of fraud.
Why similar: Detective 30.5%, Investigation 19.1%, Mystery 18.2%, Point & Click 13%, Puzzle 10.4%
- #58 Docket 87: The Novikov's Files
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: PATRONES & ESCONDITES
Windows · Mac
A true crime detective game where you map suspects, reconstruct timelines, and use deduction to find the truth everyone missed.
Why similar: Detective 26.3%, Investigation 20.7%, Mystery 19%, Point & Click 12.9%, Atmospheric 7.6%
- #59 The Ratline
65% matchVery Positive84% of 329 reviews2026
Dev: Owlskip Games
Windows · Mac
A murdered priest. A secret list. Hunt Nazi fugitives across the globe in this gritty 1971 detective thriller. Analyze evidence, follow leads, and make sharp deductions before the trail goes cold. From the creators of Family, Rivals, Conspiracy, Echo Beach and Riley & Rochelle.
Why similar: Detective 33.5%, Investigation 21.4%, Mystery 18.6%, Puzzle 9.4%, Atmospheric 6.7%
- #60 Reel and Riddles
67% match5 user reviews20% of 5 reviews2024
Dev: Rapid Rabbit
Windows
Catch fishes by... solving puzzles?! Discover the correct moves in limited attempts. Uncover diverse fish species with unique twist on the rules. Relax, and enjoy the cozy world as you reel in your next big catch!
Why similar: Cozy 57.1%, Puzzle 17.7%, Casual 8.6%, Relaxing 8.2%, Atmospheric 6.5%