- #1 Mirrored - Chapter 1
97% matchMixed62% of 117 reviews2015
Dev: Kelkafa Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 96%
3D Point-and-click adventure puzzle game wrapped in cinematic 2D cut-scenes. After a concerning message left on Rob's answer-phone from his panicked-sounding twin, Nick, he rushes to his brother's office to try and find a hidden mask. Not long into the search, things take a very dangerous turn...
Why similar: Adventure 39.4%, Indie 26.5%, Mystery 22.4%, Puzzle 11.7%
- #2 The True Tales of Bloodstreet 13 - Chapter 1
96% matchMostly Positive77% of 60 reviews2019
Dev: Alterego Games
Windows · Mac
Replay the crime scene from multiple perspectives as you follow detective Deacon Darnell in this mysterious case! A die-hard social puzzle game.
Why similar: Adventure 31.8%, Detective 27.2%, Indie 22.1%, Mystery 18.8%
- #3 Aurora Hills: Chapter 1
94% 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: Mystery 39.5%, Adventure 34.1%, Puzzle 26.4%
- #4 The Samaritan Paradox
96% 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: Adventure 35.6%, Detective 27.4%, Indie 16.3%, Mystery 11.8%, Puzzle 9%
- #5 Mr. Maze
95% matchVery Positive84% of 61 reviews2019
Dev: Mark J. LovegrovePub: Screen 7
Windows
When his daughter is captured by the formidable Maze Meister, a fast-thinking father finds himself on an unexpected journey through many maddening mazes to save her!
Why similar: Adventure 28.5%, Detective 25.7%, Indie 19.1%, Mystery 14.4%, Puzzle 12.3%
- #6 The Dark Side of the Moon: An Interactive FMV Thriller
94% matchMixed67% of 168 reviews2021
Dev: Tayanna Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 78%
When his 2 young children vanish mysteriously throughout the night, it's up to single-dad Dean Hamilton to do what any good dad would do: Go to the end of the universe and bring them back home in this thrilling FMV/Interactive Movie.
Why similar: Detective 32.4%, Mystery 29.6%, Adventure 21.9%, Puzzle 16.1%
- #7 Keyword: A Spider's Thread
93% matchVery Positive82% of 277 reviews2021
Dev: City From Naught Inc.
Windows
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 40.8%, Mystery 19.1%, Puzzle 16.6%, Indie 13%, Adventure 10.6%
- #8 Greyhat - A Digital Detective Adventure
92% matchVery Positive91% of 247 reviews2020
Dev: Limited Games
Windows
How far would you go to save your daughter? As an infamous hacker-for-hire you have the skills to steal almost any secret. But when your daughter is taken, will you be able to use these skills to uncover a dark conspiracy that goes further than you could ever imagine?
Why similar: Detective 35.9%, Mystery 21.4%, Adventure 17.4%, Puzzle 13.6%, Indie 11.7%
- #9 Cions of Vega
91% matchMostly Positive75% of 91 reviews2021
Dev: Tonguç Bodur
Windows
Your daughter Leila ran away from home, so you're going after her to find where she's hiding. Your brother, Logan, accompanies you throughout your journey.
Why similar: Adventure 48.9%, Mystery 40.2%, Indie 10.9%
- #10 Meridian 157: Chapter 1
91% matchVery Positive94% of 344 reviews2020
Dev: NovaSoft Interactive Ltd.
Windows · Mac
While searching for the anomaly, you find yourself trapped inside a facility on a remote sub-Arctic island. What is this place? Who built it? Why was it left abandoned? Explore the uninhabited complex you now find yourself trapped in, but be warned: you might not be as alone as you think...
Why similar: Adventure 50.5%, Puzzle 37.5%, Indie 12%
- #11 Hotel Sowls
90% 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 34.4%, Indie 25.5%, Mystery 19.2%, Detective 12.9%, Puzzle 8.1%
- #12 Mind Diver
89% matchVery Positive96% of 327 reviews2025
Dev: Indoor SunglassesPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Investigate a broken mind to unravel a twisted case. Deduce the truth. Restore lost memories. Listen to private conversations. Draw your own conclusions. Mind Diver is a murder mystery, where the victim is love.
Why similar: Detective 36.8%, Mystery 24.4%, Adventure 14.1%, Puzzle 13.8%, Indie 10.8%
- #13 Abnormal1999:Sector 49
87% matchVery Positive96% of 140 reviews2024
Dev: QZQ Studio
Windows
Abnormal1999: Sector 49 is a challenging mystery puzzle game. You play as Sam, searching for your daughter in the abandoned Sector 49. Collect 10 consciousnesses to open the portal and escape.
Why similar: Adventure 50.6%, Puzzle 27.1%, Mystery 22.3%
- #14 The Butterfly Sign
89% matchMixed64% of 198 reviews2016
Dev: Quantum Phoenix Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 97%
The Butterfly Sign is a detective story putting players into the role of the survivor of a disastrous incident. The protagonist takes an experimental drug which immerses him in the depths of his mind. In his memories, he will discover the ones responsible for the disaster, little by little, step by step…
Why similar: Adventure 56.2%, Detective 23.6%, Indie 20.1%
- #15 Sherlock Holmes Chapter One
86% matchMostly Positive78% of 4,330 reviews2021
Dev: Frogwares
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 11.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
In this story-driven detective thriller, a young Sherlock Holmes struggles to prove himself as he navigates an exotic, dangerous island in the Mediterranean to investigate the mystery of his mother’s death.
Why similar: Detective 49.9%, Mystery 26.6%, Adventure 17%, Puzzle 6.5%
- #16 The Agency: Chapter 1
88% matchMixed64% of 56 reviews2016
Dev: Sapphire Dragon Productions
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
“The Agency” is an episodic mystery kinetic novel. In a fictional dystopic sci-fi steampunk world still recovering from the destruction of a recent global war; a young man travels to the Imperial capital city to seek better fortunes for himself.
Why similar: Detective 34.3%, Adventure 30%, Mystery 22.2%, Puzzle 13.5%
- #17 Detective Dotson
84% matchVery Positive85% of 157 reviews2025
Dev: Masala Games Private Limited
Windows · Mac · Linux
A mystery adventure game about an aspiring actor turned detective. Dotson comes across a case where each clue unravels new details about his father’s sudden passing. Engage in a riveting story, explore vibrant modern India, and use your wits to uncover the truth.
Why similar: Detective 53.1%, Mystery 27.1%, Adventure 19.8%
- #18 Sanity of Morris
86% matchMixed67% of 60 reviews2021
Dev: Alterego GamesPub: StickyLock Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Sanity of Morris: a psychological horror adventure game. Your flashlight reveals the clues you need to stay sane in the search for your father. Discover the truth. Could aliens be real?
Why similar: Detective 51.8%, Mystery 25.4%, Adventure 15.5%, Indie 7.3%
- #19 Behind The Door
85% matchMixed58% of 99 reviews2017
Dev: Dio Alias Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 30 minMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 39%
It's a story about a skeptical detective John who's investigating the abandoned's house massacre where group of teenagers were killed. On early night Detective John arriving to the abandoned house to find out what has happened there but suddenly he realized that he is not alone...
Why similar: Adventure 38.8%, Indie 33.4%, Puzzle 27.8%
- #20 Beyond This Side
84% matchMixed60% of 55 reviews2020
Dev: Glim GamesPub: Crescent Moon Games
Windows
A woman mysteriously disappears. The cops find nothing. Sam struggles to wrap his head around the tragedy of his lost wife.
Why similar: Adventure 58.6%, Mystery 25.7%, Puzzle 15.7%
- #21 Krystopia: A Puzzle Journey
83% matchVery Positive88% of 59 reviews2019
Dev: Antler Interactive
Windows
Follow Nova Dune, a space explorer in her quest to find out about the unfamiliar distress signal she received aboard her ship. Determined to investigate it, she finds herself on a desolated planet where all civilization has vanished.
Why similar: Mystery 32.6%, Adventure 30%, Puzzle 21%, Indie 16.4%
- #22 Tatari: The Arrival
81% matchMixed66% of 307 reviews2023
Dev: Hidden Tower StudiosPub: TheGamesFortress
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 24%
Take the role of a detective from Tokyo who tries to solve the mysterious case of the disappearance of a young camper. You will try to follow the trail of evidence to guide you through an enigmatic and paranormal case connected with a Japanese urban legend. Can you help until the end?
Why similar: Mystery 31.9%, Adventure 26.1%, Puzzle 25.7%, Indie 16.3%
- #23 Aurora Hills: Chapter 2
78% 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: Adventure 31.4%, Mystery 28.9%, Puzzle 22%, Detective 17.7%
- #24 Signal & Echo: Iris is Missing (demo)
81% 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 39.6%, Mystery 22.3%, Adventure 21.9%, Puzzle 14.6%, Indie 1.7%
- #25 Through Abandoned: The Refuge
82% matchMixed51% of 240 reviews2019
Dev: Igor KrutovPub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 61%
It’s the new game of Through Abandoned series, classical point and click game. You try to find your twin-brother who disappeared in a huge and mysterious place called Abandoned.
Why similar: Narration 29.6%, Adventure 22.5%, Mystery 17.4%, Puzzle 15.8%, Indie 14.7%
- #26 Obsessed : Trace
79% matchVery Positive84% of 67 reviews2025
Dev: arydkPub: Akhir Hayat Studio
Windows
Haunted by loss and guilt, Arya is lost between reality and delusion as he tries to uncover the truth behind the disappearance of Valeria, the daughter of his late friend that worked at his shop
Why similar: Adventure 69.4%, Indie 30.6%
- #27 Joy Land
80% matchMixed67% of 58 reviews2024
Dev: MK Creations
Windows
Lewis, an intelligent detective, finds himself on a mission to uncover the truth behind the many disappearances including his sister's. With the help of Joy, Lewis is going to explore what lies behind these walls. only to realize that there's much more to discover than he initially thought.
Why similar: Detective 41.4%, Mystery 21.7%, Puzzle 15.6%, Adventure 14.9%, Indie 6.5%
- #28 Subject 13
82% matchMixed58% of 320 reviews2015
Dev: Paul CuissetPub: Microids
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Play as Franklin Fargo, a quiet physics professor who has led a bitter existence ever since his fiancée died in a holdup in which he was supposed to be the victim. One morning, he wakes up in the middle of an abandoned scientific facility. His only link with the outside world is a voice that calls him "Subject 13".
Why similar: Adventure 46.2%, Puzzle 27.9%, Indie 25.8%
- #29 Faefever
78% matchVery Positive87% of 429 reviews2020
Dev: Monkey Wizard Entertainment
Windows
Faefever tells the story of a troubled journalist trying to uncover the mystery of a missing brother and sister in the small town of Glenroch, where not all things are as they seem.
Why similar: Adventure 51.2%, Indie 36%, Puzzle 12.8%
- #30 The Séance of Blake Manor
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,226 reviews2025
Dev: Spooky DoorwayPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Linux
Median: 8.5 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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 37.9%, Mystery 21.9%, Adventure 15.6%, Puzzle 13.9%, Indie 10.7%
- #31 Tiny Room Stories: Town Mystery
76% matchVery Positive88% of 842 reviews2021
Dev: Kiary Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Everybody are missing in a town. Find the answers of town mystery in a point and click adventure game with escape the room mechanics
Why similar: Detective 36.8%, Mystery 25.2%, Adventure 18.1%, Puzzle 17.5%, Indie 2.3%
- #32 Darkness Ahead
79% matchMixed52% of 108 reviews2016
Dev: Useless MachinesPub: SA Industry
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Darkness Ahead is an adventure game about a man searching for his little brother. A plateau between mountains holds a dark secret about its past. You have to stay alive and collect everything you need to complete your quest.
Why similar: Adventure 39.3%, Indie 33.4%, Mystery 17%, Puzzle 10.3%
- #33 Curious Cases
77% matchMostly Positive70% of 388 reviews2019
Dev: OnSkull Games
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 72%
For Desktop or VR! In this 3 chapter story, you play as a modern day legend, Detective Thomas Moore. He has solved more cases than one can count, where others hit dead-ends, he gets to work.
Why similar: Detective 35.3%, Mystery 31%, Puzzle 19.9%, Adventure 13.8%
- #34 Who is Abby
75% matchVery Positive81% of 79 reviews2024
Dev: CyberFlux GamesPub: Rate My Funeral
Windows
Search for your missing sister in this stunning first-person adventure. A thrilling story where you unravel a mystery through exploration and puzzle-solving.
Why similar: Detective 61.5%, Puzzle 27.2%, Adventure 11.3%
- #35 Prominence
77% matchVery Positive85% of 155 reviews2015
Dev: Digital Media Workshop
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
When the interstellar mission to colonize a new world goes terribly awry, the fate of the Letarri people falls into the hands of a lone adventurer. Now it's up to you to unravel the mystery of what happened. Can you save them and their mission, or is it already too late?
Why similar: Adventure 36.4%, Indie 24.4%, Mystery 23.6%, Puzzle 15.6%
- #36 EXIT - The Curse of Ophir
75% matchVery Positive84% of 83 reviews2022
Dev: Nementic GamesPub: USM
Windows · Mac
An exciting Escape Room experience awaits you! A famous writer has disappeared at the Hotel Ophir and you've been hired to find him! Rumors of gold, unexplained phenomena, and a curse surround this remote place. Can you solve the disappearance of Tory Harlene and escape from the hotel?
Why similar: Detective 27.5%, Narration 23.3%, Adventure 19.5%, Puzzle 14.2%, Mystery 14%
- #37 Gordian Rooms 1: A curious heritage
73% matchVery Positive86% of 522 reviews2020
Dev: Crimsonite Games
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
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 32.3%, Adventure 22.1%, Puzzle 18.2%, Detective 14.1%, Indie 13.3%
- #38 Paranormal Detective: Escape from the 80's
74% matchVery Positive92% of 91 reviews2019
Dev: LunaBeat
Windows
A nostalgic 80's VR escape room puzzle adventure! You're a detective searching for a kid who went missing in 1987. Explore the kid's game room, play with retro toys, figure out puzzles and find the kid to solve the case!
Why similar: Detective 30.9%, Mystery 21.7%, Adventure 19.2%, Puzzle 17.6%, Indie 10.5%
- #39 TRESPASS - Episode 1
76% matchMostly Positive75% of 59 reviews2016
Dev: VRotein
Windows
A room escape adventure, Having lost his memories and without knowing his whereabouts, assist the protagonist in escaping locations related to his past through searching for clues and solving for puzzles. Along the way, find old memories that will shed more light on his mysterious past.
Why similar: Adventure 100%
- #40 The Last Case of John Morley
71% matchVery Positive84% of 289 reviews2025
Dev: Indigo Studios - Interactive StoriesPub: JanduSoft
Windows
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 38.9%, Mystery 22.4%, Adventure 20.7%, Puzzle 15%, Indie 2.9%
- #41 MAELSTROM LEGACY: The Tesla Mystery
71% matchVery Positive82% of 61 reviews2025
Dev: Wistfulware
Windows · Mac
The Tesla Mystery is a puzzle-driven adventure game. Join the journey of investigation in a Paris infused with steampunk and Art Nouveau styles. Nikola Tesla, mastermind behind the Science Conference, has vanished under mysterious circumstances. Now, and uncover the truth hidden in the city...
Why similar: Detective 49.6%, Mystery 30.3%, Puzzle 20.2%
- #42 Reversion - The Escape (1st Chapter)
74% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,554 reviews2014
Dev: 3f Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
It’s 2035 in Buenos Aires, or where Buenos Aires used to be. You’ve just woken up in a hospital, and you can’t remember anything. All you know is you have to escape and find out what happened to the city. And how to save it.
Why similar: Adventure 92.6%, Indie 3.4%, Puzzle 1.8%, Detective 1.3%, Mystery 0.9%
- #43 LAN Party Adventures
70% matchVery Positive91% of 108 reviews2025
Dev: LEAP Game Studios
Windows
Okay, Pedro is AWOL, and you have to get this LAN Party set up at the Game Store for the session later. Connect cables, install software, and solve puzzles all while you and the gang uncover the mystery of your missing friend.
Why similar: Detective 35.5%, Mystery 26.8%, Adventure 20.7%, Puzzle 17%
- #44 Meridian 157: Prologue
72% matchVery Positive81% of 338 reviews2020
Dev: NovaSoft Interactive Ltd.
Windows · Mac
Meridian 157: Prologue is the first in a series of point-and-click puzzle adventure games. Play as David Zander, a meteorologist who is investigating a mysterious weather signal on a remote island south of Alaska. Venture toward the remote island to discover the mystery behind the 157th meridian!
Why similar: Adventure 29.1%, Mystery 24.3%, Puzzle 20.3%, Detective 19.2%, Indie 7%
- #45 Gumshoe Detective Agency: The First Case
70% matchMostly Positive78% of 58 reviews2025
Dev: Birdy Interactive
Windows
A missing person case straight out of 1995. Search the early internet, dig through emails and dusty floppy discs, and uncover the secrets behind the disappearance of Victoria Mason.
Why similar: Detective 40.6%, Mystery 27.2%, Adventure 16.7%, Puzzle 15.4%
- #46 A Detective's Novel
73% matchMixed68% of 891 reviews2016
Dev: Amaterasu Software
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 96%
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 52%, Adventure 26.2%, Detective 21.8%
- #47 Hold Me Still
70% matchVery Positive83% of 58 reviews2025
Dev: Zeroshade123
Windows
"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: Adventure 41%, Puzzle 26.3%, Mystery 20%, Indie 12.7%
- #48 Between Horizons – A Sci-Fi Detective Adventure
69% matchVery Positive88% of 502 reviews2024
Dev: DigiTales InteractivePub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Between Horizons is a narrative 2.5D sci-fi detective adventure. 33 years into the Zephyr's journey, its mission is suddenly jeopardized. Can you find the culprit before it's too late? Experience an enthralling story set in a semi-open world that branches and ends based on your choices.
Why similar: Detective 68.9%, Adventure 31.1%
- #49 Scarlett Mysteries: Cursed Child
72% matchVery Positive90% of 292 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: Adventure 47.3%, Mystery 31%, Puzzle 14%, Indie 7.7%
- #50 Elroy and the Aliens
67% matchVery Positive97% of 451 reviews2025
Dev: Motiviti
Windows · Mac · Linux
Slope City, 1993. Talking robots, ancient alien secrets, and a mysterious message from the past. Follow Elroy and Peggie through a portal to find Elroy's father, missing for 18 years. A heartfelt point & click adventure where the puzzles make sense and the story stays with you.
Why similar: Detective 35.7%, Mystery 26.4%, Adventure 21.1%, Puzzle 16.8%
- #51 Missing Hiker
67% matchVery Positive85% of 3,664 reviews2023
Dev: Gemezl
Windows
Missing Hiker is a short indie horror game, where your brother Ethan went missing while hiking and you need to find him.
Why similar: Adventure 52.4%, Mystery 47.6%
- #52 Down in Bermuda
68% matchVery Positive89% of 1,592 reviews2021
Dev: Yak & Co
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 14.8 hrs≥1hr: 68%
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: Detective 30.9%, Mystery 24.7%, Adventure 19.4%, Puzzle 18.3%, Indie 6.7%
- #53 Through The Fragmentation
68% matchVery Positive97% of 229 reviews2021
Dev: Máté PribelszkyPub: Crow Bar
Windows
Atmospheric first person adventure game focusing on immersion and exploration. Meet strange characters, discover secrets and try to unfold the mystery of the Fragmentation.
Why similar: Mystery 48.4%, Adventure 43.4%, Indie 8.2%
- #54 Mystery of Mortlake Mansion
69% matchVery Positive88% of 94 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: Adventure 59.2%, Puzzle 27.1%, Indie 13.7%
- #55 The USB Stick Found in the Grass
71% matchMostly Negative38% of 207 reviews2021
Dev: Marcin BorkowskiPub: BPP
Windows
A forensic challenge – find out who the owner of the USB stick was and reconstruct their story.
Why similar: Narration 51.1%, Detective 26.3%, Indie 13.1%, Puzzle 9.4%
- #56 Estranged: The Departure
67% matchVery Positive86% of 2,329 reviews2020
Dev: Alan Edwardes
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Estranged: The Departure follows the story of a fisherman, stranded on a mysterious island during a violent storm. Little does he know his adventure has just begun, and the island is home to more than it first seems.
Why similar: Adventure 60.2%, Indie 39.8%
- #57 Anthology of Fear
67% matchMostly Positive76% of 290 reviews2023
Dev: OhDeer StudioPub: 100 GAMES
Windows
Take part in a one-man investigation and solve the mystery of your brother’s disappearance. Find out the truth by exploring unsettling liminal locations. Discover the story chapter by chapter, with each one unveiling their common tragedy.
- #58 Radiolight
64% matchVery Positive92% of 411 reviews2025
Dev: Krystof KneslPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Ashwood Creek, 1985. A child disappears without a trace. A local policeman is drawn into a national park, seeking the truth. Mysterious radio signals beckon him further and further. Investigate, survive and face the unknown in Radiolight— an '80s thriller by solo dev Krystof Knesl.
Why similar: Detective 50.6%, Mystery 32.6%, Adventure 16.9%
- #59 Mystery of the Malign
65% matchVery Positive94% of 80 reviews2025
Dev: Gameplay Supremacy
Windows
Investigate. Interrogate. Descend into a world of intrigue to untangle the Mystery of the Malign.
Why similar: Mystery 40.2%, Puzzle 22.9%, Indie 14.6%, Adventure 11.5%, Detective 10.7%
- #60 Detective Hayseed - Hollywood
68% matchVery Positive95% of 174 reviews2016
Dev: Zima software
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
The list of Oscar winners has been stolen as part of a nefarious plot to overturn the established Hollywood order. Our hero has to struggle through a series of tests and tasks in order to uncover the clues as to who has done it. And, of course, to stop him carrying out his threat.
Why similar: Adventure 62.7%, Indie 37.3%