- #1 Na Cabeça do Bicho
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Busy Boys
Windows
In the Animal's Head is an adventure and narrative game focused on exploration, with interactive dialogues and minigames.
Why similar: 1980s 29.8%, Point & Click 24%, Adventure 17.5%, Detective 11.2%, Mystery 9.5%
- #2 Dr. Doyle & The Mystery Of The Cloche Hat
96% 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: Point & Click 29%, Mystery 19.6%, Adventure 18.9%, Detective 16.2%, Story Rich 9.1%
- #3 Black Mirror III
96% matchVery Positive90% of 535 reviews2014
Dev: Cranberry ProductionPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 10.6 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Help Darren continue his search to uncover his clouded past. What do his torturous nightmares really mean? Who is the mysterious person that posted the bail to set him free? What demons lie waiting in the crypt?
Why similar: Point & Click 42.4%, Adventure 22.5%, Mystery 14.2%, Puzzle 6.6%, Third Person 6.3%
- #4 Sinking Island
95% matchMixed70% of 275 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 38%, Adventure 29.3%, Mystery 17.8%, Detective 14.9%
- #5 Penelope Pendrick and the Art of Deceit
94% matchVery Positive98% of 480 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: Point & Click 28.5%, Mystery 23.4%, Adventure 14%, Detective 11.5%, Story Rich 8.5%
- #6 The Raven Remastered
94% matchVery Positive81% of 395 reviews2018
Dev: KING ArtPub: THQ Nordic
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 14.7 hrs≥1hr: 54%
London, 1964. An ancient ruby is stolen from the British Museum. At the crime scene: a raven feather. Is somebody trying to follow in the footsteps of The Raven, the legendary master thief who disappeared years before?
Why similar: Point & Click 33.1%, Adventure 26.7%, Mystery 19.5%, Detective 18.6%, Singleplayer 2.1%
- #7 The Legend of Crystal Valley
93% matchPositive85% of 13 reviews2019
Dev: Cateia Games
Windows
The Legend of Crystal Valley is an indie point n' click adventure game, based on story and exploration, set between the two worlds where reality, fantasy and science fiction collide.
Why similar: Point & Click 24.2%, 2.5D 14.6%, Third Person 11%, Adventure 10.8%, Detective 9.5%
- #8 The Game Maker: A Carol Reed Mystery
91% match7 user reviews100% of 7 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: Point & Click 28.1%, Adventure 17.9%, Mystery 17.4%, Detective 17%, Investigation 10.7%
- #9 Alter Ego
92% matchMixed69% of 284 reviews2010
Dev: bitComposer GamesPub: Viva Media
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 43%
When a series of gruesome murders shake a small town after a strange aristocrat dies and his body goes missing, rumors of a supernatural monster abound. In life Sir William was known to be a cruel and evil man, rumored to be the murderer behind many unsolved crimes.
Why similar: Point & Click 46.5%, Adventure 30.3%, Mystery 13.2%, Detective 9.9%
- #10 Shadows on the Vatican - Act I: Greed
91% matchMostly Positive74% of 739 reviews2014
Dev: 10th Art StudioPub: Adventure Productions
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 70%
The ex-priest James Murphy answers a mysterious call for help from his friend Cristoforo. The disappearance of a briefcase containing compromising documents convinces James that his friend is a victim of something sinister. The Vatican's involvement inspires James to get to the bottom of this mystery.
Why similar: Point & Click 39.9%, Adventure 22.5%, Mystery 15.9%, Story Rich 9.6%, Third Person 7.1%
- #11 School Quest
89% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: Pretty Bird Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A retro point-and-click adventure set in a 1980s high school, where a wisecracking teen investigates a missing friend, dodges bullies, and uncovers a bizarre conspiracy lurking in the halls.
Why similar: Point & Click 34.4%, Adventure 17.6%, 1980s 14.2%, Mystery 12.1%, Puzzle 8.4%
- #12 The Raven - Legacy of a Master Thief
90% matchMostly Positive75% of 812 reviews
Dev: KING ArtPub: THQ Nordic
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 63%
'The Raven - Legacy of a Master Thief' is a thrilling crime adventure in three chapters from the creators of 'The Book of Unwritten Tales'. Full of twists and turns, it immerses you in both sides of the story, combining thrill-of-the-chase whodunit with the risk and reward of a heist story. Paris, 1960.
Why similar: Point & Click 37.5%, Adventure 18%, Mystery 17.3%, Detective 15.9%, Story Rich 5.9%
- #13 Sherlock Holmes: The Silver Earring
89% matchMixed59% of 789 reviews2009
Dev: Frogwares
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 20.1 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Melvyn Bromsby, a rich tycoon, is about to make a statement, when suddenly a shot rings out. Sir Bromsby collapses - a mortal wound to the heart... A baffling murder, dozens of witnesses and no suspects! You, Sherlock Holmes, must use all your skills to shed light on this mysterious case.
Why similar: Point & Click 33.9%, Adventure 30.3%, Detective 20%, Mystery 10.8%, Puzzle 5.1%
- #14 Nancy Drew®: Ghost of Thornton Hall
88% matchVery Positive93% of 316 reviews2013
Dev: HeR Interactive, Inc.Pub: HeR Interactive
Windows · Mac
Some Families Keep Deadly Secrets!
Why similar: Point & Click 37.2%, Adventure 18.9%, Detective 15.8%, Puzzle 9.6%, Mystery 8.4%
- #15 Black Mirror II
86% matchVery Positive90% of 706 reviews2014
Dev: Cranberry ProductionPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 11.3 hrsMean: 12.6 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 48.5%, Adventure 28%, Mystery 11.6%, Puzzle 4.1%, Story Rich 4%
- #16 Mutropolis
86% matchVery Positive88% of 209 reviews2021
Dev: Pirita StudioPub: Application Systems Heidelberg
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 5.0 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: Point & Click 27%, Mystery 19.1%, Detective 17.9%, Adventure 10.9%, Third Person 10.8%
- #17 Sherlock Holmes: The Mystery of the Mummy
87% matchMostly Negative28% of 533 reviews2009
Dev: Frogwares
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 42%
Take on the role of the famous detective Sherlock Holmes and get ready to avoid numerous traps and to solve riddles. A mysterious murder, numerous suspects, and the famous mummy for a case that appears to be not that easy...
Why similar: Point & Click 31.7%, Adventure 29.1%, Detective 21%, Mystery 12.8%, Puzzle 5.4%
- #18 Aurora Hills: Chapter 2
84% matchVery Positive99% of 356 reviews2026
Dev: NovaSoft Interactive Ltd.
Windows · Mac
Aurora Hills: Chapter 2 is the second part in series of point and click puzzle adventure games. Follow the journey of Ethan Hill, a park ranger tasked with investigating strange disappearances from a national park to uncover the mystery of Aurora Hills!
Why similar: Point & Click 25.3%, Mystery 17.5%, 1980s 16.4%, Adventure 14.4%, Puzzle 8.8%
- #19 The Testament of Sherlock Holmes
85% matchVery Positive80% of 3,865 reviews2012
Dev: Frogwares
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 8.0 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: Point & Click 24.9%, Detective 24.1%, Adventure 17.3%, Mystery 15.3%, Puzzle 6.8%
- #20 Manchester's Crimes: The Beginnings
83% match9 user reviews78% of 9 reviews2025
Dev: Nordic Cats Studio
Windows
Manchester, United Kingdom, 1889. 21-year-old Wilson Hellberg is looking for his brother's killer in a big, histile city. Explore rich neighborhoods and dark corners, conducting an investigation, which will lead Wilson closer to the long-awaited justice.
Why similar: Point & Click 34%, Mystery 20.8%, Detective 20.1%, Adventure 15.1%, Story Rich 8.6%
- #21 Post Mortem
84% matchMixed57% of 438 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 40%, Adventure 19.1%, Mystery 16.7%, Detective 14.1%, Investigation 3.9%
- #22 The White Door
82% matchVery Positive94% of 6,666 reviews2020
Dev: Rusty LakePub: Second Maze
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Enter The White Door and discover Rusty Lake’s universe in a new game with a unique style! Explore Robert Hill’s dreams and help him to find his lost memories. Can you survive the strict daily routine and bring back color to Robert's life?
Why similar: Point & Click 30.6%, Adventure 22.5%, Mystery 13.5%, Detective 13.1%, Puzzle 12%
- #23 The Samaritan Paradox
82% matchMostly Positive71% of 268 reviews2014
Dev: Faravid InteractivePub: Screen 7
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 97%
A writer has died. His daughter seeks the help of you, Ord Salamon, to find his secret last novel. During the search, questions will emerge. Did her father really kill himself? What is the secret novel all about? What is going on at the island of Fardo?
Why similar: Point & Click 45.6%, Adventure 24.2%, Detective 14.3%, Mystery 10.6%, Puzzle 5.3%
- #24 Runaway, A Road Adventure
81% matchMostly Positive77% of 771 reviews2007
Dev: Pendulo StudiosPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 56%
New York, 2000......Without knowing how or why, Brian, a student on the verge of graduating from college, is attacked by Mafia gangsters. During his desperate getaway, in the company of a mysterious striptease dancer, he ends up meeting a wide range of unusual characters.
Why similar: Point & Click 54.3%, Adventure 21.9%, Mystery 13.4%, Puzzle 4.8%, Story Rich 3.9%
- #25 Krystopia: Nova´s Journey
80% matchPositive86% of 28 reviews2020
Dev: Antler Interactive
Windows
In the role of space explorer Nova Dune, the player needs to observe the environment and navigate in a typical point and click-fashion to solve puzzles and progress through the game and figure out the mystery on the mesmerizing planet of Krystopia.
Why similar: Point & Click 32.3%, Adventure 30.7%, Mystery 20.3%, Story Rich 8.6%, Puzzle 8.1%
- #26 Broken Sword 4 - the Angel of Death (2006)
81% matchMixed43% of 523 reviews2014
Dev: Sumo Digital LtdPub: Revolution Software Ltd
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 54%
When a mysterious and beautiful woman rushes into George Stobbart’s office, pleading for help, he cannot know that he will be inextricably drawn into terrifying conspiracy, and a desperate search for a nefarious artifact of great and terrible power. For George, it looks like the world needs saving. Again.
Why similar: Point & Click 26.9%, Mystery 19.3%, Third Person 13.9%, Adventure 12.3%, Story Rich 7.5%
- #27 Secret Files: Tunguska - Remastered
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Animation Arts
Windows
The award-winning adventure classic returns as a remaster with modernized visuals and updated technology. Join Nina and Max on a globe-spanning investigation filled with puzzles, conspiracies, and danger – and uncover the secret of Tunguska that changes everything!
Why similar: Point & Click 33.5%, Adventure 22.4%, 2.5D 22.2%, Mystery 20.1%, Singleplayer 1.7%
- #28 Gray Matter
79% matchVery Positive89% of 730 reviews2014
Dev: WizarBox ProductionPub: Viva Media Inc
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 95%
After a tragic accident, neurobiologist Dr. David Styles has become a recluse, rarely leaving his home, the Dread Hill House. One day, Samantha Everett, a street magician, appears at Dr. Style's doorstep just as he is seeking a new assistant.
Why similar: Point & Click 45.6%, Adventure 25.8%, Mystery 14.4%, Story Rich 5.5%, Puzzle 2.8%
- #29 Still Life
78% matchVery Positive82% of 1,089 reviews2011
Dev: Microids
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Still Life 2 also now available!
Why similar: Point & Click 39.9%, Mystery 18.4%, Adventure 17.8%, Detective 13.5%, Puzzle 5%
- #30 Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers 20th Anniversary Edition
78% matchVery Positive91% of 1,159 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 40.5%, Mystery 20.7%, Adventure 18.1%, Detective 8.5%, Story Rich 5.4%
- #31 Yesterday Origins
77% matchVery Positive83% of 720 reviews2016
Dev: Pendulo StudiosPub: Microids
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 96%
John Yesterday becomes immortal following an occult ritual. However, not everything goes to plan. He and his girlfriend Pauline must embark on an investigation to try to reproduce the immortality ritual. But his former acquaintances have other plans for him...
Why similar: Point & Click 39.8%, Adventure 32.1%, Mystery 19.2%, Puzzle 6.5%, Singleplayer 2.4%
- #32 Southfield Manor
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Voltaic Island Games
Windows
A first-person mystery puzzle game set in a sprawling manor of secrets. Explore, observe, and solve intricate puzzles as each new day reveals fresh clues—and deeper questions about what’s really happening at Southfield Manor.
Why similar: Point & Click 32%, Adventure 21%, Detective 11.3%, Mystery 10.4%, Puzzle 9%
- #33 Black Mirror I
76% matchVery Positive84% of 1,458 reviews2014
Dev: Future GamesPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 1.3 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 40.5%, Mystery 23.8%, Adventure 15.1%, Story Rich 5.8%, Puzzle 4.9%
- #34 Aurora Hills: Chapter 1
73% matchVery Positive95% of 3,599 reviews2024
Dev: NovaSoft Interactive Ltd.
Windows · Mac
Aurora Hills: Chapter 1 is the first part in series of point and click puzzle adventure games. Follow the journey of Ethan Hill, a park ranger tasked with investigating strange disappearances from the region to uncover the mystery of Aurora Hills!
Why similar: Point & Click 27.6%, 1980s 21.2%, Mystery 21.2%, Adventure 13.9%, Puzzle 9.3%
- #35 Moebius: Empire Rising
76% matchMostly Positive75% of 332 reviews2014
Dev: Phoenix Online StudiosPub: Phoenix Online Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Moebius: Empire Rising is a contemporary adventure that merges classic point-and-click puzzle solving with Jane Jensen’s sophisticated storytelling. Travel the world using Malachi’s unique deductive powers to analyze suspects, make historical connections, and uncover the truth behind a theory of space and time the government will defend...
Why similar: Point & Click 53.8%, Adventure 30.2%, Mystery 10.6%, Puzzle 5.4%
- #36 Yesterday
75% matchVery Positive83% of 1,013 reviews2012
Dev: Pendulo StudiosPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Yesterday is a thrilling and dark mystery from the masters of adventure, Pendulo Studios.
Why similar: Point & Click 59.4%, Adventure 27.9%, Mystery 12.7%
- #37 The Mystery of Oak Island
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Visionaire Studio UG
Windows · Mac · Linux
A gripping point-and-click adventure – inspired by the real treasure hunt on Oak Island in Nova Scotia, Canada. Unravel a web of murder, myth, and forgotten history. Some secrets are better left buried.
Why similar: Point & Click 33.3%, Mystery 21.7%, Adventure 16.2%, Detective 12.9%, Puzzle 7.6%
- #38 Silence, Exile, and Cunning
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dark Sail
Windows · Mac · Linux
A modern take on the classic adventure formula: explore, converse, and solve puzzles. Play as the young Irish writer James Joyce and his partner Nora Barnacle during their 1904 Mediterranean exile, in a port city where everyone seems to want something, and your small choices refuse to stay small.
Why similar: Point & Click 36.5%, Adventure 24.9%, Mystery 15.8%, Puzzle 10.2%, Story Rich 6%
- #39 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: Point & Click 27%, Adventure 19%, Detective 13.9%, Mystery 13.2%, Investigation 9.5%
- #40 Secret Files: Tunguska
74% matchVery Positive85% of 492 reviews2009
Dev: Animation ArtsPub: Ravenscourt
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Unravel one of the greatest mysteries of our time! On the 30th June 1908 an explosion with the combined energy of 2000 Hiroshima bombs rocked the region of Tunguska in Central Siberia and felled over 6,000 square km of trees. The explosion could be heard from as far as 1,000km away.
Why similar: Point & Click 55.2%, Adventure 26.2%, Mystery 14.5%, Puzzle 4.1%
- #41 Runaway: A Twist of Fate
73% matchVery Positive89% of 453 reviews2011
Dev: Pendulo StudiosPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 53%
Runaway: A Twist of Fate is the adventure game of the year! Featuring a production worthy of a big 2D animated movie, Runaway follows a story full of twists and turns, and packed with comical highlights. All in all, you will be confronted with more than 200 mysteries and puzzles to keep your brain running through a big adventure that you...
Why similar: Point & Click 58.8%, Adventure 29.2%, Story Rich 5.4%, Puzzle 5.4%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #42 Crossroads: Fatal Truths Collector's Edition
71% match5 user reviews20% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: Elephant ARPub: BFG Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Make your choices. Find your path.
Why similar: Point & Click 29%, Adventure 20.5%, Detective 13.9%, Mystery 13.3%, Investigation 9.6%
- #43 The Roottrees are Dead
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 8,392 reviews2025
Dev: Evil Trout Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
A genealogical mystery straight out of 1998. Scour the early Internet for clues, uncover hidden connections, and piece together the family tree behind the secretive Roottree Corporation.
Why similar: Point & Click 21.8%, Mystery 21.3%, Detective 20.1%, Investigation 10.4%, Puzzle 8.5%
- #44 Green Inferno
72% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Fantastico Studio
Windows
A new kind of horror deduction game that allows you to investigate freely. Examine detailed scenes, collect evidence in the form of clips, and use them to reconstruct events. Connect the clues, build your own theory, and unmask the macabre truth behind a doomed expedition.
Why similar: Point & Click 35.2%, Adventure 23.8%, Mystery 14.2%, Investigation 10.3%, Puzzle 9.8%
- #45 of pawns & kings
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: monkey mac jones adventures UG ( Haftungsbeschraenkt)
Windows
"of pawns & kings" is a slightly modernized, visually stunning, point&click adventure in the spirit of Monkey Island, Riven and Labyrinth. (the Jim Henson movie) Solve puzzles, combine items, talk to fascinating characters and advance in the rich story. Can you reveal all the secrets to make a stand
Why similar: Point & Click 31.4%, Mystery 20.1%, Adventure 19.6%, Third Person 11%, Atmospheric 5.7%
- #46 Super Spy Academy
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ItalianGamerJoe
Windows
Join Leo in Super Spy Academy! Uncover a mysterious plot at a prestigious university, solve puzzles, interact with unique characters, and explore diverse areas to save the school from a perilous fate.
Why similar: Point & Click 26.8%, 2.5D 20.8%, Mystery 16.6%, Adventure 12.8%, Detective 8.5%
- #47 Deep Focus
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Vitamins
Windows
Play as a camera-headed detective and partner with a superpowered girl to solve memory manipulation crimes. Gather clues, piece together the truth, and shatter fabricated lies in this unique mystery game.
Why similar: Point & Click 23.8%, Detective 20.1%, Mystery 19.6%, Investigation 13.8%, Story Rich 8.6%
- #48 Ms. Holmes: The Milverton Plot Collector's Edition
69% match6 user reviews67% of 6 reviews2024
Dev: Elephant ARPub: BFG Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Can you uncover the truth behind your uncle’s dangerous past?
Why similar: Point & Click 26.7%, Adventure 20.9%, Detective 16.6%, Mystery 14%, Investigation 10%
- #49 All That Remains: Part 1
70% matchMixed69% of 13 reviews2021
Dev: Glitch Games
Windows
“Duncan Price is paranoid” they used to say. He’s just a “local nut” they said. They used to say a lot of things about him. Now they don’t say anything. Because they’re dead.
Why similar: Point & Click 31.9%, 1980s 24.5%, Mystery 15.9%, Adventure 12.3%, Puzzle 7.4%
- #50 Nostradamus: The Last Prophecy
70% matchMixed70% of 225 reviews2014
Dev: Microids
Windows · Mac
Median: 24 minMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 40%
The Spiritual. The Supernatural. The Skeptical. All are touched upon in Nostradamus: The Last Prophecy. The player is immortalized as a profiler of sorts in this treasure hunt game - a brilliantly vivid historical rendition of the acclaimed quatrains of Nostradamus.
Why similar: Point & Click 52.4%, Adventure 31%, Mystery 16.7%
- #51 Hotel Sowls
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 582 reviews2019
Dev: Studio SOTTPub: PsychoFlux Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Hotel Sowls is an eerie mystery adventure. You are a pharmacist who, after a long and grueling journey, finally acquires a rare and enigmatic stone; only to have it stolen overnight at Hotel Sowls. Can you recover the stone and uncover the secrets hidden within this strange and unsettling hotel?
Why similar: Adventure 32.3%, Point & Click 28.1%, Mystery 23.7%, Detective 9.3%, Puzzle 6.6%
- #52 Sherlock Holmes - Nemesis
70% matchMostly Positive71% of 755 reviews2008
Dev: Frogwares
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 74%
This new Sherlock Holmes game sends us to 19th Century London where Arséne Lupin, a young French burglar with an impressive track record, has just challenged Scotland Yard and the most famous of detectives - Sherlock Holmes.
Why similar: Adventure 26.5%, Point & Click 25.7%, Detective 22.2%, Mystery 14.2%, Investigation 5.9%
- #53 Follow the meaning
66% matchVery Positive94% of 998 reviews2024
Dev: HiKing Mind StudioPub: Second Maze
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 28.3%, Mystery 16.4%, Adventure 14.7%, Detective 13%, Puzzle 8.6%
- #54 Wrongly Accused
69% 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: Point & Click 22.1%, Detective 18.1%, Adventure 16.6%, Mystery 13.5%, Investigation 11.8%
- #55 Dark City: International Intrigue
68% match8 user reviews63% of 8 reviews2023
Dev: Friendly FoxPub: BFG Entertainment
Windows
A magical mystery across three of the world's largest cities!
Why similar: Point & Click 29.9%, Adventure 21.3%, Detective 13.2%, Mystery 12.4%, Investigation 9%
- #56 The Detective's Apprentice
68% 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: Point & Click 21.3%, Detective 20.9%, Mystery 19%, Investigation 13.6%, Adventure 12.5%
- #57 Signal & Echo: Iris is Missing (demo)
67% 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: Point & Click 26.8%, Detective 17.2%, Mystery 16.6%, Adventure 12.4%, Investigation 12.3%
- #58 Marcella Moon: Curse of the Black Cat
67% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2021
Dev: Hidden Ocean Games
Windows
Play as amateur sleuth Marcella Moon to investigate a cursed black cat statue that has been terrorizing a local theater.
Why similar: Point & Click 23.4%, Mystery 18%, Detective 14.6%, Adventure 10.6%, Investigation 10.3%
- #59 Blackwell Unbound
67% matchVery Positive94% of 776 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 44.9%, Adventure 17.4%, Mystery 15.4%, Detective 11.6%, Story Rich 4.6%
- #60 Sherlock Holmes versus Jack the Ripper
67% matchVery Positive81% of 1,336 reviews2009
Dev: Frogwares
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Recognized as one of the best licenses in gaming and lauded by the press, Sherlock Holmes is back with an investigation that is sure to be the most horrifying of the series. The famous detective stands against the most dangerous serial killer England has ever known - Jack the Ripper.
Why similar: Adventure 26.9%, Point & Click 24.6%, Detective 19.5%, Mystery 14.5%, Investigation 7.2%