Games Like The Samaritan Paradox

A steampunk-ish detective adventure from the creator of A Golden Wake and Shardlight! Can you help private investigator Miles Fordham find justice for his clients and track down his partner's killer before his entire world comes apart?

Why similar: Point & Click 40.8%, Detective 27.9%, Adventure 13%, Mystery 10.2%, Indie 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: A steampunk detective adventure that emphasizes investigation and player choice in solving crimes.

A new kind of detective game that allows you to think and investigate freely. Discover clues surrounding 12 strange and gruesome deaths and build your own theory. Pick your suspect, deduce the motive, unmask the awful truth.

Why similar: Point & Click 35.8%, Detective 31.8%, Mystery 12.3%, Adventure 9.2%, Puzzle 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: A brilliant deduction-based mystery game that requires piecing together clues to solve complex scenarios.

When a brilliant particle physicist dies unexpectedly, the race is on to secure his terrible new technology before it falls into the wrong hands. The lives of four playable characters become entangled as they fight against the clock to find the dead scientist’s secret vault.

Why similar: Point & Click 66.5%, Adventure 22.4%, Indie 7.6%, Mystery 3.5%

Why You'll Like It: A classic-style point-and-click adventure with a gripping mystery and innovative puzzle mechanics.

Whispers of a Machine is a Sci-Fi Nordic Noir that tells the story of Vera, a cybernetically augmented detective in a post-AI world, who investigates a string of murders and unravels a dark conflict over forbidden technology.

Why similar: Point & Click 43%, Detective 24.9%, Adventure 19%, Mystery 6.5%, Puzzle 4.4%

Why You'll Like It: Features a cybernetic detective protagonist in a sci-fi setting that mirrors the investigative depth of the seed game.

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 98.3%, Detective 0.6%, Adventure 0.5%, Mystery 0.3%, Indie 0.1%

Why You'll Like It: A pixel-art mystery adventure that captures the same investigative spirit and small-town secrets as the seed game.

A demon has possessed you and used your body to tear a swath of bloodshed through New York. You are now free, but life as you knew it is over. Your only path forward is joining the Unavowed - an ancient society dedicated to stopping evil. No matter what the cost.

Why similar: Point & Click 49.8%, Adventure 17.4%, Detective 17.3%, Mystery 7.3%, Indie 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-heavy adventure with deep character interactions and a dark, supernatural mystery to solve.

When 3 NYU students kill themselves, nobody thinks that a sinister force is at work. Nobody but fledgling medium Rosa Blackwell & her new spirit guide Joey Mallone.

Why similar: Point & Click 55.5%, Adventure 16.8%, Detective 12.8%, Mystery 7.6%, Indie 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: The start of a beloved series focusing on a medium and her spirit guide solving supernatural mysteries.

Discover a world where life is cheap, identities are bought & sold, & a quest for redemption can change the fate of a whole galaxy.

Why similar: Point & Click 59.8%, Adventure 18.5%, Detective 15.8%, Indie 4.8%, 2D 1.1%

Why You'll Like It: A gritty, noir-inspired point-and-click game that excels at atmosphere and investigative storytelling.

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 61.6%, Adventure 28.7%, Mystery 7.2%, Puzzle 2.5%

Why You'll Like It: A supernatural mystery adventure created by Jane Jensen that focuses on puzzle-solving and character-driven drama.

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 68.2%, Adventure 22.3%, Indie 6.5%, Mystery 2.2%, 2D 0.8%

Why You'll Like It: A high-quality sci-fi detective story that balances complex puzzles with a compelling, futuristic narrative.

Paradise Island, a world outside reality. There’s been a murder that only "investigation freak" Lady Love Dies can solve. Gather evidence and interrogate suspects in this open world adventure. You can accuse anyone, but you’ll have to prove your case in trial. It’s up to you to decide who’s guilty.

Why similar: Point & Click 48.7%, Detective 36.2%, Mystery 13%, Adventure 2.1%

Why You'll Like It: An open-world investigation game that allows players to gather evidence and solve a complex murder mystery at their own pace.

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: Point & Click 52.9%, Adventure 19.4%, Detective 17.6%, Indie 6%, Mystery 4.2%

Why You'll Like It: A hard-boiled detective story set in 1930s New York that captures the classic noir atmosphere perfectly.

Still Life 2 also now available!

Why similar: Point & Click 50.2%, Detective 18.6%, Adventure 18.4%, Mystery 8.5%, Puzzle 4.3%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, mature detective story that involves tracking a serial killer across two different time periods.

FBI agent Erica Reed has an uncanny talent: she can see the past and piece together how a crime unfolded. But not even this sixth sense could save her younger brother, Scott, from a brutal serial killer. Three years later, the investigation into Scott’s murder has gone cold -- but Erica’s work has only just begun.

Why similar: Point & Click 40.8%, Detective 26%, Adventure 13.2%, Mystery 10.2%, Indie 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: Follows an FBI agent with supernatural abilities as she investigates a series of complex murder cases.

Detective Grimoire has been called to investigate a murder. The owner of a small tourist attraction, seemingly killed by the mythical creature his attraction is based around... Explore the area, inspect the crime scene, grill suspects, solve puzzles, hunt for clues & uncover the secret of the swamp!

Why similar: Point & Click 41.2%, Detective 29%, Puzzle 8.2%, Adventure 7.9%, Mystery 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: A charming, puzzle-focused detective game that emphasizes gathering clues and interrogating suspects.

Russell Stone is a Jewish Rabbi at a poor synagogue in New York City. He is a devout man with a problem. Membership is way down and he lacks the funds to keep his synagogue open. Things are looking very bleak, and he has grown progressively more cynical and bitter with the passage of time.

Why similar: Point & Click 63.5%, Adventure 20.4%, Indie 7%, Detective 5.3%, Mystery 2.7%

Why You'll Like It: A concise, noir-themed adventure that focuses on a rabbi investigating a mysterious death in his community.

Street psychics. Their blinking neon signs are everywhere, promising love and wealth and happiness. They make a fortune preying on the gullible and milking them dry. So when these victims begin dying and leaving confused spirits behind, it can only take a genuine psychic (and her wayward spirit guide) to clean up the mess.

Why similar: Point & Click 57.5%, Adventure 16.8%, Detective 13.4%, Mystery 6%, Indie 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: Continues the investigative journey of the Blackwell series with refined point-and-click mechanics and ghost-hunting puzzles.

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 54%, Adventure 17.2%, Detective 15.2%, Mystery 6.8%, Indie 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: A prequel in the series that offers a gritty look at 1970s New York through the eyes of a supernatural investigator.

A post-apocalyptic adventure game from the publisher that brought you Primordia, Gemini Rue and Technobabylon! A young woman stricken with a deadly plague searches for a cure in a hostile world.

Why similar: Point & Click 60.1%, Adventure 21%, Indie 7.5%, Mystery 6.1%, Puzzle 3%

Why You'll Like It: A post-apocalyptic point-and-click adventure that features a strong central mystery and classic inventory puzzles.

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 70.2%, Adventure 19.3%, Indie 6.5%, Puzzle 2.3%, 2D 1.6%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric, post-apocalyptic adventure that emphasizes exploration and logical puzzle-solving.

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 54.5%, Adventure 19.9%, Detective 12.5%, Mystery 10.2%, Puzzle 2.9%

Why You'll Like It: A definitive classic of the mystery adventure genre that balances historical research with occult investigation.

Step into the mind of John Morley, a 1940s detective on his final case. Explore shadowed places long forgotten by time, and piece together crime scenes in a narrative adventure steeped in mystery, unexpected twists, and a truth buried for decades.

Why similar: Detective 46%, Adventure 23.8%, Mystery 15.2%, Puzzle 12.6%, Indie 2.3%

Why You'll Like It: A noir-inspired detective game that focuses on exploration and piecing together a dark, personal mystery.

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 58.1%, Adventure 26.7%, Indie 7%, Mystery 4.2%, Puzzle 4%

Why You'll Like It: A modern take on the classic adventure genre featuring a protagonist who can analyze people's pasts.

Why Am I Dead At Sea is an adventure game where you solve the mystery of your own murder. As a ghost, you will have to possess people and use them to investigate your surroundings. But in this place no one is who they seem...and everyone has a secret.

Why similar: Adventure 48.4%, Mystery 28.9%, Indie 22.7%

Why You'll Like It: A unique mystery game where you possess other characters to uncover the truth behind your own death.

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 44.8%, Adventure 28.3%, Detective 19.2%, Mystery 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: A detective game from the creator of Syberia that focuses on interviewing suspects and finding contradictions.

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 38.7%, Detective 17.1%, Adventure 15.6%, Mystery 11.7%, Drama 6.9%

Richard and Alice are prisoners. Both their cells have a leather sofa and a state-of-the-art computer. But only Richard’s has a TV. Outside, the snow falls. It has done for some time. Elsewhere, they say, parts of the world have been rendered an inhospitable desert, the earth parched and cracked. People live in the zones now.

Why similar: Point & Click 51.5%, Adventure 29.4%, Indie 9.6%, Mystery 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: A somber, story-driven adventure that explores a mystery within a dystopian prison setting.

Join Kate Walker as she travels to remote locations and time periods in this timeless voyage to discover her true destiny.

Why similar: Point & Click 56.5%, Adventure 28.8%, Puzzle 8.3%, Mystery 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: A beautiful, atmospheric adventure that focuses on a journey of discovery and intricate mechanical puzzles.

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 50.2%, Adventure 19.7%, Detective 19.4%, Mystery 7.7%, Puzzle 3%

Why You'll Like It: A classic detective mystery that features multiple dialogue choices and a focus on uncovering hidden truths.

Become Nicole Bonnet: a young female FBI agent and accept the challenge! Who is the murderer? A psychopath or maybe a meticulous and intelligent man? To solve the mystery you have to start thinking like the felon.

Why similar: Point & Click 38.9%, Adventure 36.9%, Detective 24.2%

Why You'll Like It: A straightforward, gritty detective procedural that tasks the player with solving a series of ritualistic murders.

Erin Myers is dead. But how did she die? And why did she die? Find out as you step back into her life and uncover her darkest secrets.

Why similar: Point & Click 45.4%, Adventure 30.1%, Indie 14.4%, Mystery 10.1%

It's a mystery game that reveals the truth through an autopsy. Be a forensic doctor and find out why the dead died.

Why similar: Point & Click 38.1%, Detective 29.4%, Adventure 12.4%, Mystery 10.6%, Indie 7.2%

Mystery of Silence is a point-and-click adventure where William, a young writer in search of inspiration, enters an abbey shrouded in silence. What William finds within those walls is not just a story to tell, but a secret that should never be discovered.

Why similar: Point & Click 66%, Adventure 26.6%, Indie 4.1%, 2D 3.3%

When Ana receives an unexpected gift from her missing father, she is catapulted headlong into a mystery that will take her on a journey through time. At last she must decide if a perfectly predictable world is a curse on humanity or a triumph for mankind.

Why similar: Point & Click 51.8%, Adventure 34.3%, Indie 13.8%

A young woman died near the White Oak Inn. Now, her spirit is roaming around, and an employee is receiving strange letters. What dark secrets wait to be found? The clock is ticking and you, as Alex Hill, must uncover the truth before it’s too late.

Why similar: Point & Click 36.6%, Detective 27.3%, Mystery 10.7%, Adventure 9.9%, Drama 6.5%

The third game in the Blackwell series

Why similar: Point & Click 73.5%, Adventure 19.2%, Indie 3.9%, Mystery 3.4%

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 51.2%, Adventure 33.9%, Mystery 9.1%, Puzzle 5.7%

A woman mysteriously disappears. The cops find nothing. Sam struggles to wrap his head around the tragedy of his lost wife.

Why similar: Adventure 45.1%, Point & Click 30.9%, Mystery 11.7%, Puzzle 8.8%, 2D 3.5%

Penelope Barker and Aaron S. Reid are agents of the extra-governmental Pandora Global Corp, which works in parallel with the CIA. Unbeknown to them, they are also guinea pigs in an ambitious and dangerous project...

Why similar: Point & Click 45%, Adventure 32.3%, Indie 13.9%, Puzzle 6.1%, 2D 2.8%

The last game in the Blackwell series.

Why similar: Point & Click 59.3%, Adventure 21%, Indie 6.7%, Detective 6.1%, Mystery 5.9%

Hotel Sowls is a mysterious adventure game with unique and appealing 2D graphics. As an pharmacologist, you managed to get a valuable and mysterious stone after a hard journey and you decided to take a break at the Hotel Sowls. But the next morning, someone in the hotel stole the stone!

Why similar: Point & Click 30.2%, Adventure 28.5%, Indie 14.2%, Detective 10.9%, Mystery 9.4%

On a cold November night in a desolate estate deep in the mountains an innocent life has prematurely perished and its up to the player to find out who did it.

Why similar: Indie 41.8%, Adventure 31.4%, Detective 26.8%

Jack Beckham is found dead, hanging in his apartment alone. Police rule it a suicide. His father, refusing to accept the conclusion, hires you to investigate. Delve into the clues left behind in his apartment to discover what really happened.

Why similar: Detective 47.8%, Mystery 17%, Adventure 13.1%, Puzzle 12.5%, Indie 9.6%

You are a journalist in search of your breakthrough story. A promising lead takes you to the abandoned island of Mythargia where you have to discover its buried history connecting two different dimensions.

Why similar: Adventure 43.9%, Mystery 20.4%, Puzzle 20.3%, 2D 8.7%, Indie 6.7%

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 62.4%, Adventure 19.1%, Mystery 13.4%, Puzzle 5.2%

The Detail, a crime noir adventure in a modern American city. This is a city where cases matter, clearance rates matter, and on a good day even justice matters.

Why similar: Point & Click 63.7%, Adventure 23.3%, Detective 8.4%, 2D 4.5%

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 34.2%, Detective 33.7%, Mystery 12.2%, Puzzle 9.1%, Adventure 7.6%

Intruder In Antiquonia is a narrative mystery adventure that will immerse you in the Internet-hostile town of Antiquonia. Sarah does not remember who she is and how she got there. Help her solve the mysteries of her past while exploring beautiful hand-drawn environments.

Why similar: Point & Click 37%, Detective 25.1%, Adventure 12.5%, Mystery 9.6%, Puzzle 7.3%

A Pulp Adventure Thriller - A murdered drifter awakens. Alive again, seconds before his death. Hunted and haunted, help him untangle a mad web of conspiracy in this fast-paced point 'n click thrill-ride.

Why similar: Point & Click 64.1%, Mystery 15.9%, Adventure 15.5%, 2D 4.5%

Lost and alone after a terrible landslide, Yandi must find his way home in this old-school point and click adventure set deep in the Sumatran jungle! Will he make it out alive?

Why similar: Point & Click 53.6%, Drama 12.8%, Puzzle 10%, Mystery 9.4%, Adventure 8%

Our beloved princess is missing… What happened? Discover the world of Escape Lala 2, solve mysteries, uncover secrets and bring back peace and order to the world.

Why similar: Point & Click 46.7%, Adventure 24.5%, Indie 11.8%, Puzzle 7.5%, Mystery 6.8%

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 56.4%, Adventure 20.6%, Detective 8.4%, Puzzle 4.9%, Indie 4.7%

After their mother's suicide, Lazarus returns home to his sister Lyudmila. But unexplained events make the world and even reality collapse around him. Looming death, a spreading malediction and the supernatural threaten his sanity, yet Lazarus pushes forward to find the truth about his family.

Why similar: Adventure 41.5%, Mystery 33.2%, Drama 25.3%

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: Detective 45.6%, Adventure 18.7%, Mystery 15.2%, Puzzle 12%, Indie 8.5%

Discover what connects a lost ship’s disappearance with Devil’s Island and a local family’s unsolved murder.

Why similar: Point & Click 46.9%, Adventure 25.8%, Mystery 13.3%, Puzzle 9.5%, Indie 2.7%

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 39.2%, Detective 19.6%, Adventure 16.7%, Mystery 8.3%, Puzzle 8.2%

"Hold Me Still" is a point-and-click puzzle mystery game where you investigate your friend's disappearance by exploring their house, collecting clues, solving puzzles, and uncovering the truth.

Why similar: Point & Click 48.7%, Adventure 20.1%, Puzzle 9.4%, Drama 9.1%, Mystery 5.8%

Become an investigator in Keyword, a narrative thriller where you’ll depend on skills of logical deduction, hacking, and social engineering to solve challenging puzzles as the only means of finding your missing daughter.

Why similar: Detective 49.5%, Puzzle 14.3%, Mystery 13.3%, Adventure 12.6%, Indie 10.3%

Tourists disappearing and blood-curdling screams from a mysterious island out to sea...What secrets does this holiday paradise hold? Perhaps it's time to find out...

Why similar: Point & Click 62.3%, Adventure 28.7%, Indie 9%

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 38.7%, Detective 27.2%, Adventure 14.7%, Mystery 8.8%, Puzzle 7.1%