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  1. #1 Through Abandoned: The Refuge
    97% matchMixed50% of 236 reviews2019
    Dev: Igor KrutovPub: Conglomerate 5
    Windows
    Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 62%

    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: Time Travel 29.3%, Point & Click 21.2%, Mystery 10.5%, Sci-fi 9.7%, Exploration 8.2%

  2. #2 BEAUTIFUL DESOLATION
    96% matchMostly Positive77% of 684 reviews2020
    Dev: THE BROTHERHOOD
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    BEAUTIFUL DESOLATION is an isometric, point & click adventure game set in a post-apocalyptic future. Explore an unscene landscape, solve puzzles, meet new friends and make powerful enemies, mediate conflicts and fight for your life as you unravel the secrets of the desolate world around you.

    Why similar: FMV 25%, Point & Click 13.8%, Investigation 9.7%, Cinematic 9.3%, Multiple Endings 8.1%

  3. #3 The Drifter
    95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 4,092 reviews2025
    Dev: Powerhoof
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    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: Time Manipulation 26.6%, Investigation 20.1%, Point & Click 18.1%, Mystery 12.9%, Sci-fi 10.4%

  4. #4 VirtuaVerse
    96% matchVery Positive83% of 1,098 reviews2020
    Dev: Theta DivisionPub: Blood Music
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 63%

    VirtuaVerse is a challenging old school cyberpunk point & click adventure set in a future not so far away narrating tales of technomancers, AVR graffiti writers, hacker groups, tribes of cryptoshamans, digital archeology, epic cyberwars and virtual reality debauchery.

    Why similar: Point & Click 29.4%, Old School 20.7%, Mystery 12.7%, Sci-fi 12.5%, Story Rich 6.9%

  5. #5 The End of the Sun
    94% matchVery Positive98% of 257 reviews2025
    Dev: The End of the Sun TeamPub: The End of the Sun Forge
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    You are the Ashter – a Slavic fire mage and tracker of mythical beings. Following a legendary creature, you reach a village caught in a time rift. Embark on a magical investigation – travel through time, explore the ancient land, and bond with fire to shape villagers’ fate and uncover the mystery.

    Why similar: Investigation 24.1%, Point & Click 21.4%, Mystery 19.4%, Exploration 10.9%, Story Rich 7.2%

  6. #6 SIMULACRA
    94% matchVery Positive90% of 4,596 reviews2017
    Dev: Kaigan Games OÜ
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 71%

    An interactive horror experience of exploring a missing woman’s phone.

    Why similar: FMV 38%, Point & Click 15.5%, Multiple Endings 9.2%, Mystery 8.7%, Sci-fi 7.8%

  7. #7 Rue Valley
    92% matchMixed65% of 1,543 reviews2025
    Dev: Emotion Spark StudioPub: Owlcat Games
    Windows
    Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    Rue Valley is a narrative adventure about a man trapped in a time loop, surrounded by a colorful cast with complex emotional stories, each hiding unexpected secrets. Dealing with mental challenges, the main character must delve into the anomaly to uncover its enigmatic origins.

    Why similar: Time Travel 29.9%, Point & Click 16.7%, Interactive Fiction 13%, Mystery 11.1%, Visual Novel 8%

  8. #8 The Silent Age
    93% matchVery Positive93% of 7,165 reviews2015
    Dev: House On Fire
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    Experience a post-apocalyptic world like never before in The Silent Age, a thrilling point-and-click adventure game. Use time travel to unravel the mystery behind humanity's disappearance and save the world from extinction. Start your journey now!

    Why similar: Time Manipulation 36.8%, Point & Click 24.3%, Sci-fi 12.7%, Exploration 8.5%, Story Rich 6.7%

  9. #9 Once Alive
    91% matchVery Positive85% of 441 reviews2024
    Dev: Cem Boray YıldırımPub: GameDev.ist
    Windows
    Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 78%

    A story-driven, first-person adventure game offering a cinematic experience. Embark on a journey to HaustVille, an abandoned settlement in a post-apocalyptic world. Explore your surroundings and uncover the mystery behind the disappearance of the last survivors.

    Why similar: Investigation 26.5%, Mystery 22.3%, Cinematic 16.5%, Exploration 11.5%, Story Rich 8.6%

  10. #10 The Great Perhaps
    91% matchVery Positive81% of 838 reviews2019
    Dev: Caligari GamesPub: Daedalic Entertainment
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 71%

    The Great Perhaps is a time travel puzzle game about an astronaut returning to Earth destroyed by natural cataclysms. There, among the ruins he finds an unusual artifact — an old lantern, in the light of which you can see glimpses of another time and travel to the past.

    Why similar: Time Travel 43.9%, Sci-fi 11.9%, Mystery 11%, Exploration 7.4%, Adventure 5.9%

  11. #11 Broken Pieces
    90% matchMostly Positive74% of 511 reviews2022
    Dev: Elseware ExperiencePub: indie.io
    Windows
    Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 72%

    Broken Pieces is a psychological thriller taking place in a french coastal village somehow outside the flow of time. Solve the mysteries by putting the pieces of the story back together by figuring out the enigma behind this mystical place.

    Why similar: Time Travel 23.2%, Investigation 14.4%, Point & Click 11.6%, Mystery 11.3%, Cinematic 10.2%

  12. #12 The End of the Sun: Prologue
    87% matchVery Positive94% of 54 reviews2025
    Dev: The End of the Sun TeamPub: The End of the Sun Forge
    Windows

    The End of the Sun: Prologue is a first-person, story-driven mystery adventure set in a Slavic fantasy world. As the ashter, a sage sorcerer gifted with the ability to travel in time, you come to a mysterious village where the line between myth and reality begins to fade perilously.

    Why similar: Mystery 25.8%, Point & Click 25.2%, Exploration 14.1%, Story Rich 10%, Puzzle 8.9%

  13. #13 Attentat 1942
    89% matchVery Positive93% of 479 reviews2017
    Dev: Charles Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 78%

    Attentat 1942 is a historically-accurate adventure about World War 2. Face moral dilemmas and existential struggles as you uncover the troubled past of your family.

    Why similar: FMV 32.2%, Investigation 13.3%, Cinematic 11%, Realistic 7.6%, Point & Click 7.2%

  14. #14 Three Minutes To Eight
    88% matchMostly Positive74% of 189 reviews2023
    Dev: Chaosmonger StudioPub: Assemble Entertainment
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 67%

    Three Minutes To Eight is a mind bending pixel art adventure. A gaming experience threading the edge of consciousness, where everything is possible and yet remains elusive. Players will find themselves in ███ ██ █ ▓ ▒ ░ ¿⊕ξד¶¶¶ Error 0x80070570.

    Why similar: Time Travel 26.2%, Point & Click 15.7%, Mystery 12.7%, Interactive Fiction 10.8%, Multiple Endings 10.5%

  15. #15 Time Trap - Hidden Objects Puzzle Game
    89% matchMixed69% of 173 reviews2017
    Dev: Crisp App Studio
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 95%

    A hidden object mystery set in a haunting post-apocalyptic town. Search detailed scenes, solve puzzles, and uncover the truth behind a journalist’s disappearance. Every shadow hides a clue.

    Why similar: Point & Click 28.4%, Mystery 20.4%, Sci-fi 18.3%, Puzzle 9.3%, Adventure 8.6%

  16. #16 Au Revoir
    85% matchVery Positive96% of 106 reviews2025
    Dev: Invisible StudioPub: Nuntius Games
    Windows

    Play as Tristan and solve puzzles to recover human consciousnesses in the year 2071. Investigate environments, uncover secrets, and make choices that affect the ending. Explore a neon-noir world with a low poly aesthetic inspired by the 90s.

    Why similar: Point & Click 19.1%, Cinematic 13.7%, Investigation 12.4%, Interactive Fiction 10.8%, Sci-fi 10.4%

  17. #17 The Plane Effect
    86% matchMixed62% of 77 reviews2021
    Dev: Innovina/StudioKikuPub: PQube
    Windows

    Embark on a dark, dystopian isometric adventure as 'Solo,' seeking to reunite with your wife and daughter after an otherworldly, life-changing event. Solve intricate puzzles and evade an everwatching sinister presence...

    Why similar: Point & Click 35.8%, Cinematic 33%, Atmospheric 12.9%, Puzzle 9.3%, Adventure 5.9%

  18. #18 Dead Synchronicity: Tomorrow Comes Today
    86% matchVery Positive84% of 1,573 reviews2015
    Dev: Fictiorama StudiosPub: Daedalic Entertainment
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    A dying reality, a universe that’s fading away. A merciless world thatgets sick and vanishes. No past, no present, no future; only the impending moment of “dead synchronicity” ahead. Will you be able to stop it?Because, otherwise... what will you do when Time dissolves itself?

    Why similar: Point & Click 61.4%, Adventure 13.2%, Mystery 11.1%, Story Rich 6.5%, Atmospheric 5.2%

  19. #19 Eternal Threads
    84% matchVery Positive86% of 817 reviews2022
    Dev: Cosmonaut StudiosPub: Secret Mode
    Windows
    Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 58%

    Eternal Threads is a single-player, first-person story-driven puzzle game of time manipulation, choice and consequence.

    Why similar: Time Manipulation 24.6%, Time Travel 21.9%, Investigation 12.7%, Interactive Fiction 9.2%, Mystery 8.4%

  20. #20 Tesla Effect: A Tex Murphy Adventure
    84% matchVery Positive87% of 1,309 reviews2014
    Dev: Big Finish Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    Tex Murphy is the last of the hard-boiled gumshoe detectives living in dystopian post-World War III San Francisco in the 2050s. Tex is an honest and good-natured private investigator with a penchant for bourbon, cigarettes and getting himself into trouble.

    Why similar: FMV 65.2%, Mystery 10.7%, Multiple Endings 5.8%, Cinematic 5.7%, Adventure 3.4%

  21. #21 Kona II: Brume
    81% matchVery Positive83% of 491 reviews2023
    Dev: ParabolePub: Ravenscourt
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 73%

    Northern Québec, 1970. A bizarre mist —the Brume— is disconnecting a rural mining village from its quiet reality. Step into the shoes of Detective Carl Faubert as he unfolds the mysteries haunting the region while battling for his own survival.

    Why similar: Investigation 29.1%, Mystery 18.9%, Interactive Fiction 16%, Exploration 11.8%, Sci-fi 10.6%

  22. #22 Who Pressed Mute on Uncle Marcus?
    82% matchMixed66% of 1,161 reviews2022
    Dev: Wales Interactive
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 69%

    An eccentric FMV murder mystery with a twist: someone has poisoned Uncle Marcus. Uncover the truth in the yearly family quiz and try to save him before it is too late.

    Why similar: FMV 44%, Mystery 9.5%, Multiple Endings 8.1%, Realistic 8%, Point & Click 7.9%

  23. #23 Through The Fragmentation
    82% matchVery Positive96% of 223 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 23.8%, Investigation 23%, Exploration 16.6%, Multiple Endings 15.1%, Atmospheric 10.1%

  24. #24 Through Abandoned: The Forest
    83% matchMostly Positive76% of 455 reviews2016
    Dev: Igor KrutovPub: Conglomerate 5
    Windows
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 96%

    You continue your journey in worlds of Abandoned.

    Why similar: Time Travel 38.4%, Point & Click 15.1%, Mystery 14%, Sci-fi 6.6%, Exploration 6%

  25. #25 Neoproxima
    79% matchVery Positive97% of 68 reviews2024
    Dev: Lonestone Studio
    Windows

    Investigating a time-loop during the Cold War, light years away from Earth. Neoproxima is a text-based adventure game that combines exploration and simple RPG and survival mechanics. Plan your next loop carefully, and go as far as possible before time catches up with you.

    Why similar: Point & Click 21.7%, Investigation 19.3%, Mystery 16.5%, Sci-fi 14.2%, Exploration 8.3%

  26. #26 Apocalipsis
    81% matchMostly Positive72% of 513 reviews2018
    Dev: Punch Punk GamesPub: Wildlands Interactive
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 65%

    Apocalipsis is a point-and-click adventure game, in the vain of Samorost and Machinarium, where all puzzles have a hidden meaning. With a unique artstyle inspired by 15th century engravings it tells a story about heartbreak, redemption and, quite literally, the end of the world.

    Why similar: Point & Click 40.9%, Exploration 13.4%, Story Rich 12.4%, Atmospheric 11.2%, Puzzle 10.8%

  27. #27 The Dark Side of the Moon: An Interactive FMV Thriller
    80% 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: FMV 36.2%, Investigation 14.1%, Point & Click 13.1%, Cinematic 11.7%, Mystery 10.2%

  28. #28 Neyyah
    76% matchVery Positive85% of 205 reviews2025
    Dev: Defy Reality EntertainmentPub: MicroProse Software
    Windows

    Neyyah is a first-person point-and-click adventure game from Defy Reality Entertainment. You are thrown into a strange secretive world called Neyyah. Use careful observation and logic to uncover the mysteries entwined within Neyyah's peculiar landscapes and bizarre cultures.

    Why similar: FMV 29%, Point & Click 15.2%, Mystery 11.2%, Cinematic 9.7%, Sci-fi 6.8%

  29. #29 Through Abandoned: The Underground City
    79% matchMostly Positive78% of 978 reviews2015
    Dev: Igor KrutovPub: Conglomerate 5
    Windows
    Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 95%

    It’s the first 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: Time Travel 27.1%, Point & Click 21.1%, Mystery 12.8%, Sci-fi 9%, Exploration 8.4%

  30. #30 Paradise Lost
    78% matchMixed64% of 2,474 reviews2021
    Dev: PolyAmorousPub: Walkabout
    Windows
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 68%

    It's winter, 1980. Szymon, a boy raised in a post-apocalyptic wasteland, finds an abandoned Nazi bunker. Will he find what he’s looking for? Play Paradise Lost and explore an underground world, where Slavic mythology mixes with retrofuturistic technology. Discover the last story on Earth.

    Why similar: Mystery 26.3%, Multiple Endings 23.5%, Exploration 17.9%, Story Rich 11.2%, Atmospheric 10.8%

  31. #31 Twelve Minutes
    76% matchMostly Positive73% of 7,850 reviews2021
    Dev: Luis AntonioPub: Annapurna Interactive
    Windows
    Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    An interactive thriller about a man trapped in a time loop. Featuring James McAvoy, Daisy Ridley, and Willem Dafoe.

    Why similar: Time Travel 30%, Time Manipulation 23.2%, Mystery 13.6%, Point & Click 12.6%, Puzzle 5.2%

  32. #32 The Whisperer | Le murmureur
    77% matchMixed68% of 121 reviews2021
    Dev: Studio Chien d'Or
    Windows · Mac

    Investigate an abandoned trading post, explore its surroundings and solve the terrible mystery it holds. The Whisperer is a short story-driven point & click game set in Lower Canada at the beginning of the 19th century.

    Why similar: Mystery 19.8%, Point & Click 18.9%, Realistic 14.7%, Exploration 13%, Story Rich 10.9%

  33. #33 Whispers of a Machine
    75% matchVery Positive93% of 1,957 reviews2019
    Dev: Clifftop GamesPub: Raw Fury
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%

    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 36.5%, Sci-fi 18.8%, Mystery 15.7%, Adventure 6.9%, Puzzle 5.6%

  34. #34 Syberia: The World Before
    74% matchVery Positive90% of 4,837 reviews2022
    Dev: Microids Studio ParisPub: Microids
    Windows
    Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    Embark on a quest for identity through time, as you piece together the puzzle of two lives.

    Why similar: Point & Click 19.2%, Investigation 15.9%, Cinematic 14.2%, Mystery 13.3%, Realistic 9.2%

  35. #35 Tex Murphy: The Pandora Directive
    77% matchVery Positive89% of 90 reviews2014
    Dev: Access SoftwarePub: Nightdive Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 52%

    It's April 2043 and you- as Tex Murphy, the last of the old-style gumshoes- find yourself racing against time in the most dangerous game of your life. What is the truth behind the rumored UFO crash at Roswell, New Mexico? Why did the military suddenly shut down and seal off the Roswell complex?

    Why similar: FMV 57.2%, Point & Click 14.6%, Mystery 6.2%, Multiple Endings 5.8%, Sci-fi 5.7%

  36. #36 The Uncertain: Last Quiet Day
    74% matchMostly Positive76% of 5,880 reviews2016
    Dev: ComonGames
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 77%

    The Uncertain is an story-driven adventure game set in a post-apocalyptic world. Experience the mysterious vibe of each of carefully explored locations, solve diverse puzzles, make fateful decisions and discuss intriguing matters to find out the whole truth being kept from you.

    Why similar: Point & Click 30.3%, Sci-fi 24.4%, Atmospheric 11.7%, Puzzle 10.6%, Story Rich 9.6%

  37. #37 The Descendant
    73% matchVery Positive89% of 7,313 reviews2016
    Dev: Gaming Corps ABPub: Microids Indie
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    In THE DESCENDANT, the end of the world is only the start. With what remains of humanity protected in underground Ark facilities, your mission is to keep survivors alive, while discovering a far greater conspiracy buried within Ark-01.

    Why similar: Adventure 87.2%, Point & Click 8.2%, Story Rich 2.2%, Sci-fi 2%, Indie 0.2%

  38. #38 The Bunker
    75% matchMostly Positive70% of 1,859 reviews2016
    Dev: Splendy InteractivePub: Wales Interactive
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    The Bunker is an award-winning interactive psychological horror movie. You are John, born underground the day the bombs fell, now alone and trying to survive. But when an alarm goes off, a catastrophic chain of events begins. Unlock the dark secrets of your past as you try to escape The Bunker.

    Why similar: FMV 72.1%, Mystery 7.8%, Story Rich 7.2%, Atmospheric 6.3%, Adventure 4.7%

  39. #39 The Whispering Valley | La vallée qui murmure
    72% matchVery Positive90% of 167 reviews2022
    Dev: Studio Chien d'Or
    Windows · Mac

    Explore a remote village and solve complex puzzles in The Whispering Valley, a folk horror point & click game. Delve into guilt and depression to investigate the village's deepest secret.

    Why similar: Point & Click 27.4%, Mystery 17.8%, Realistic 13%, Exploration 12%, Atmospheric 10%

  40. #40 Aftermath
    71% matchVery Positive100% of 57 reviews2024
    Dev: Deeppink manPub: PsychoFlux Entertainment
    Windows

    The story of a soldier left alone in a bunker.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 48.5%, Realistic 30.2%, Atmospheric 12.5%, Adventure 4.6%, Singleplayer 2.5%

  41. #41 The Shopkeeper
    78% matchVery Negative13% of 149 reviews2014
    Dev: Tom De RoeckPub: Mastertronic
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 48 minMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 34%

    A desperate man needs to find the right antique to impress a rich relative, but his choice will have dreadful consequences. The Shopkeeper is a point-and-click narrative game set in a space between the Twilight Zone, classic Lucasarts adventures, and Antiques Roadshow.

    Why similar: Point & Click 62.4%, Adventure 24.8%, Indie 12.8%

  42. #42 The Gap
    70% matchVery Positive95% of 171 reviews2023
    Dev: Label ThisPub: Crunching Koalas
    Windows

    Driven by a rare neurological affliction plaguing his family, Joshua has to recover his memories by exploring parallel realities through déjà vu. Facing the innermost depths of his past – moments both joyous and painful – seems to be the only way to get his life and family back together.

    Why similar: Time Manipulation 28.5%, Interactive Fiction 14.8%, Cinematic 13.7%, Sci-fi 10.8%, Multiple Endings 9.7%

  43. #43 Verne: The Shape of Fantasy
    71% matchVery Positive82% of 299 reviews2023
    Dev: GametopiaPub: Assemble Entertainment
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 60%

    Become Jules Verne and adventure into the dangers that hide in Hemera, a fantastic parallel world built from his own imagination. Explore, solve puzzles and unlock the most coveted secret of the mighty Atlantis.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.8%, Old School 18.3%, Point & Click 13%, Exploration 11.9%, Atmospheric 8.9%

  44. #44 Another Tomorrow
    71% matchVery Positive90% of 50 reviews2022
    Dev: Glitch Games
    Windows · Mac

    Another Tomorrow is a first-person point and click game. Trapped without your memories you’ll explore abandoned apartments, airfields, temples, and underground facilities to search for clues, solve puzzles, and unlock secrets to answer the question; who are you?

    Why similar: Point & Click 35.8%, Mystery 16.7%, Exploration 12.1%, Atmospheric 10.2%, Puzzle 9.7%

  45. #45 Prominence
    73% 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: Point & Click 18.5%, Investigation 16.5%, Sci-fi 13.3%, Mystery 12%, Old School 10.4%

  46. #46 Leviathan: The Last Day of the Decade
    73% matchMostly Positive79% of 689 reviews2014
    Dev: Lostwood
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 94%

    "Leviathan: The Last Day of the Decade" is a detective story told by a dweller of a cruel dark fantasy world affected by the pandemic. The world ruled by a five noble-born kins under the suzerainty of the undead Plague King.

    Why similar: Point & Click 36.4%, Visual Novel 28.4%, Story Rich 14.3%, Atmospheric 8.8%, Adventure 7%

  47. #47 Radiolight
    67% matchVery Positive92% of 368 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: Time Travel 25.8%, Investigation 19.1%, Cinematic 13%, Interactive Fiction 12%, Mystery 11.7%

  48. #48 Haven Moon
    72% matchMostly Positive79% of 677 reviews2016
    Dev: Francois Roussel
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 61%

    Haven Moon will transport you to a mysterious world where you have to explore abandoned islands and solve their secrets to find a treasure. In this Myst-like game inspired by Jules Verne’s universe, use your senses and intelligence to find your way through secret passages and curious machinery.

    Why similar: Point & Click 20.7%, Investigation 18.6%, Mystery 15.8%, Sci-fi 11.7%, Realistic 11.1%

  49. #49 The Rewinder
    68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 7,243 reviews2021
    Dev: MistyMountainStudioPub: Gamirror Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 79%

    The Rewinder is an adventure puzzle game based on Chinese mythology. You play as Yun, the last known Rewinder, who can communicate with spirits and explore other people's memories to alter the past.

    Why similar: Point & Click 30.2%, Mystery 29.3%, Puzzle 11.3%, Atmospheric 9.5%, Story Rich 8.8%

  50. #50 TEMPUS
    69% matchMostly Positive75% of 79 reviews2022
    Dev: k148 Game Studio
    Windows

    TEMPUS is a puzzle adventure game with time travel. Each time you advance, you will see the island where you live change over thousands of years. You can only travel forward so it is a one way trip, how far will you go?

    Why similar: Point & Click 27.9%, Investigation 24.2%, Sci-fi 13.9%, Exploration 13.9%, Story Rich 7.2%

  51. #51 Markus Ritter - The Lost Family
    69% matchVery Positive85% of 176 reviews2021
    Dev: Flimmersoft
    Windows · Linux

    Play as Markus Ritter in this short full motion video game in the style of the famous 90's point-and-click adventures.

    Why similar: FMV 39%, Point & Click 14.6%, Interactive Fiction 11%, Cinematic 8.3%, Old School 7.4%

  52. #52 Your Future Self
    70% matchVery Positive81% of 95 reviews2019
    Dev: Contortionist Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Your Future Self is a 1-2 hour long story-driven experimental text adventure with unique conversational mechanics, time loop based gameplay, and an emotionally gripping time travel mystery set against the backdrop of a darkly realistic vision of our world ravaged by climate change.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.8%, Mystery 19.4%, Sci-fi 16.2%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Adventure 9.7%

  53. #53 Joyville 2
    66% matchMostly Positive74% of 200 reviews2024
    Dev: KudPlay Games
    Windows

    Joyville 2 is a first-person horror puzzle-adventure game set in an abandoned children's camp. Explore two parallel worlds where the joy of the past meets present horrors. Uncover the camp's dark secrets, face magical yet dangerous creatures, and discover the truth behind events from decades ago.

    Why similar: Time Travel 39.4%, Mystery 12%, Investigation 11.9%, Realistic 9.9%, Puzzle 6.3%

  54. #54 The Inner Darkness
    70% matchMostly Positive73% of 107 reviews2017
    Dev: Nauris Amatnieks
    Windows
    Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    A lone man's journey through a strange world. Dimension switching mechanic - switch between the dimensions to traverse the world and solve puzzles.

    Why similar: Time Manipulation 60.1%, Mystery 19%, Puzzle 8.8%, Atmospheric 7.2%, Adventure 2.1%

  55. #55 TAPE: Unveil the Memories
    67% matchVery Positive99% of 77 reviews2022
    Dev: BlackChiliGoat StudioPub: Meridiem Games
    Windows

    Use a special video camera that can rewind time to explore memories of the past in TAPE: Unveil the Memories, a first-person narrative mystery adventure set in 1990s Northern Spain.

    Why similar: FMV 66.5%, Visual Novel 13%, Story Rich 7.8%, Atmospheric 6.9%, Adventure 3%

  56. #56 Primordia
    67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,387 reviews2012
    Dev: Wormwood StudiosPub: Wadjet Eye Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    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 44.2%, Sci-fi 22.4%, Multiple Endings 11%, Atmospheric 6.1%, Story Rich 6.1%

  57. #57 Terraformental
    62% matchVery Positive98% of 251 reviews2026
    Dev: Shady Games
    Windows · Mac

    Waking up alone in a derelict terraforming facility on an unknown (and distinctly not terraformed) planet, it's up to you to find a way to survive, learn what happened to the people who lived here and why you were abandoned in this narrative-driven incremental game.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.7%, Exploration 18%, Sci-fi 16.2%, Mystery 14.2%, Story Rich 10.8%

  58. #58 RECORD_DrowsyVortex
    65% matchVery Positive100% of 51 reviews2024
    Dev: LunarHillz
    Windows

    RECORD_DrowsyVortex is a post-apocalyptic exploration-focused RPG set in the future era of Space Immigration. It is one piece of recorded data transmitted from Planet Drowsy Vortex centuries later, offering an immersive experience of a local post-disaster survivor's weird and memorable story.

    Why similar: Sci-fi 26.9%, Mystery 21.4%, Exploration 18.4%, Visual Novel 17.9%, Story Rich 10.1%

  59. #59 Family Mysteries 2: Echoes of Tomorrow
    68% matchMostly Positive73% of 197 reviews2020
    Dev: Brave Giant LTDPub: Artifex Mundi
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 93%

    Framed scientist travels through time to save his beloved wife and reveal kidnapper's identity. Find hidden objects in the post-apocalyptic world, solve cyberpunk puzzles and embrace the future full of adventures!

    Why similar: Time Travel 38.4%, Point & Click 25%, Mystery 13.7%, Sci-fi 13.3%, Story Rich 6.6%

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