Games Like Through Abandoned: The Underground City

Submachine is a hand-drawn puzzle adventure game. You find yourself in a vast network of desolate locations containing puzzles, secrets, notes and items to collect to help you along the way. Follow the story of a banished lighthouse keeper to discover his descent into ruins.

Why similar: Point & Click 24.9%, Hand-drawn 17.9%, Puzzle 12.4%, Mystery 10.3%, Exploration 10%

Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in atmospheric, puzzle-focused exploration that rewards curiosity in a vast, mysterious world.

You continue your journey in worlds of Abandoned.

Why similar: Time Travel 27.6% ★, Point & Click 13.8%, Mystery 11%, Puzzle 7.8%, Hand-drawn 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: As a direct entry in the same series, it maintains the exact art style, mechanics, and mysterious tone.

Machinarium is the award-winning independent adventure game developed by the makers of Samorost series, Botanicula and CHUCHEL. Help Josef the robot save his girlfriend Berta kidnapped by the Black Cap Brotherhood gang!

Why similar: Point & Click 25.3%, Hand-drawn 16.9%, Puzzle 12.4%, Sci-fi 8.8%, Surreal 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: This is the gold standard for hand-drawn, wordless, surreal point-and-click adventures with intricate puzzle design.

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 20% ★, Point & Click 18.4%, Hand-drawn 10.8%, Puzzle 8.8%, Mystery 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: Another essential entry in the series that continues the tradition of surreal point-and-click puzzle exploration.

Samorost 3 is an exploration adventure and puzzle game from the award-winning creators of Machinarium and Botanicula. Travel across space to nine unique worlds teeming with colorful challenges, creatures and surprises to discover, brought to life with beautiful artwork, sound and music.

Why similar: Point & Click 26.7%, Hand-drawn 19.1%, Puzzle 9.6%, Surreal 9.2%, Mystery 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a deeply surreal, exploration-heavy experience that perfectly mirrors the mysterious atmosphere of the seed game.

Humor-filled indie adventure game created by the makers of Machinarium and Samorost.

Why similar: Point & Click 23.7%, Hand-drawn 14.8%, Puzzle 10.3%, Exploration 10.1%, Surreal 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: Features a whimsical, hand-drawn art style and surreal point-and-click gameplay that feels very similar to the seed game's charm.

Are you ready to serve the guests in the Rusty Lake Hotel? Solve all mysteries in this dark and eerie puzzle game. Rusty Lake Hotel is a point-and-click adventure by the creators of the Rusty Lake & Cube Escape series.

Why similar: Point & Click 30.8%, Puzzle 17.6%, Mystery 9.1%, Hand-drawn 8.6%, Surreal 7%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, dark mystery that utilizes point-and-click mechanics to explore a bizarre and atmospheric setting.

This is a story of Shapik, traveling through magic forest in search of his missing sister. Explore a beautiful world, full of mystery, magic and danger and find your missing sister, solving puzzles on your way.

Why similar: Point & Click 30.9%, Hand-drawn 14.2%, Adventure 13.1%, Exploration 11.6%, Mystery 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: Shares the wordless, hand-drawn visual style and focus on environmental puzzle-solving found in the seed game.

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 28%, Puzzle 12.3%, Adventure 11.7%, Mystery 11.2%, Atmospheric 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on atmospheric exploration and logical puzzle-solving within a mysterious, isolated environment.

The Dream Machine is an award-winning point & click adventure game about exploring other people's dreams. It's built by hand using materials such as clay, cardboard and broccoli.

Why similar: Point & Click 20.9%, Hand-drawn 15.2%, Puzzle 9.8%, Mystery 8.8%, Exploration 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: Utilizes a unique, hand-crafted art style and deep puzzle-focused gameplay that aligns well with the seed game's aesthetic.

Fran Bow is a creepy adventure game that tells the story of Fran, a young girl struggling with a mental disorder and an unfair destiny.

Why similar: Point & Click 31.9%, Puzzle 15%, Psychological Horror 10.3%, Story Rich 9.6%, Hand-drawn 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: Combines a dark, surreal mystery with a strong hand-drawn aesthetic and classic point-and-click gameplay.

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 27.9%, Mystery 17.9%, Hand-drawn 11.5%, Puzzle 11.2%, Atmospheric 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi point-and-click adventure with a distinct, colorful art style and clever puzzle mechanics.

The ground starts shaking, light bulbs are breaking - and something rather unusual is happening right behind the walls of your very room. Equipped with nothing but wit and courage, you slowly descend into a world inhabited by avian folk and seemingly deadly furniture monsters.

Why similar: Hand-drawn 22.5%, Mystery 15.9%, Puzzle 15.8%, Surreal 12.3%, Atmospheric 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric, hand-drawn puzzle game that emphasizes exploration and navigating strange, subterranean environments.

What do you do if you are the only one left aboard a spaceship? Your team has embarked on a mysterious expedition a few years ago, the ship’s machinery has started acting up and it seems there are ghosts wandering about. Luckily, the black hole above you doesn’t pose any problems…yet.

Why similar: Point & Click 21.4%, Time Travel 20.1% ★, Hand-drawn 9.1%, Puzzle 8.6%, Sci-fi 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi point-and-click adventure that balances humor with classic puzzle-solving mechanics.

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 24.8%, Hand-drawn 15%, Mystery 13%, Puzzle 12.8%, Adventure 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: Features a hand-drawn aesthetic with a focus on surreal, atmospheric puzzle exploration.

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: Point & Click 31.4%, Mystery 19.7%, Puzzle 16.9%, Exploration 11.2%, Adventure 8%

Why You'll Like It: Offers isometric puzzle-solving with a strong focus on uncovering secrets in a mysterious, abandoned setting.

Unique events transport you to the halls of a long-forgotten crypt. The only means of escape lies locked within a stone pedestal, along with a note from your mysterious ally. His words promise assistance, but only serve to entice you into a compelling world of mystery and exploration.

Why similar: Puzzle 27.7%, Point & Click 26.9%, Mystery 20.8%, Atmospheric 8.4%, Adventure 5%

Why You'll Like It: Provides excellent tactile puzzle-solving and a thick, atmospheric mystery that keeps players engaged.

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 27.9%, Puzzle 18.5%, Adventure 13.9%, Mystery 11.1%, Indie 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, minimalist point-and-click adventure that uses a unique visual style to tell a compelling, mysterious story.

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 32.1% ★, Adventure 10.4%, Mystery 8.8%, Sci-fi 8.4%, Puzzle 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: A time-travel mystery with a melancholic, hand-drawn atmosphere that feels very similar to the seed game.

TSIOQUE (pronounced: "chiock") is a dark but playful Point & Click adventure, hand-animated in meticulous, frame-by-frame 2D. Escape the clutches of an Evil Wizard and discover the secrets hidden within the spellbound castle of your ancestors.

Why similar: Point & Click 26.4%, Hand-drawn 18.7%, Puzzle 11.7%, Mystery 11.7%, Atmospheric 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: Features beautiful hand-drawn animation and classic point-and-click adventure mechanics in a mysterious setting.

[The Paradixion: Son's Room] is a point-and-click adventure game with a mysterious atmosphere.Solve various puzzles with a unique atmosphere and find the hidden elements in the game to gather clues about the story.

Why similar: Point & Click 26.4%, Mystery 14%, Puzzle 13.5%, Hand-drawn 13.2%, Adventure 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, atmospheric mystery that relies on point-and-click mechanics to solve environmental puzzles.

After a big earthquake in the city, ruins of an old building collapse and you end up trapped inside an abandoned house. Find a way out and unravel the mystery of inexplicable tremors, revealing ancient secrets and a mystical artifact, before the city is destroyed.

Why similar: Point & Click 25.1%, Hand-drawn 17.1%, Mystery 12.8%, Puzzle 12.3%, Adventure 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: A point-and-click adventure that emphasizes hidden-object puzzles and exploration in a mysterious setting.

“Love You to Bits” is a crazy cute, purely visual, puzzle-filled, point-and-click, sci-fi adventure spanning all around the universe.

Why similar: Puzzle 24.8%, Sci-fi 19.7%, Adventure 14.4%, Exploration 14%, Comedy 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi themed puzzle-adventure that captures the same sense of exploration and charming visual design.

The BAFTA award winning handmade puzzle adventure game made entirely by hand. Explore the city and use your ingenuity to piece together puzzling mechanisms and bring back power to this unique world. Three years in the making, it's handmade entirely out of paper, card, miniature lights and motors.

Why similar: Point & Click 50.5%, Puzzle 21.2%, Adventure 14.5%, Indie 3.7%, Story Rich 3.4%

Why You'll Like It: Its unique hand-crafted aesthetic and tactile puzzle-solving mirror the artisanal feel of the seed game.

Midnight Swamp is a dark point-and-click adventure where you will dive into a world of eerie fairy tales. Play as a tourist who must find a way out of a mysterious swamp, where every corner hides a riddle.

Why similar: Point & Click 21.1%, Hand-drawn 16.6%, Mystery 13%, Puzzle 9.5%, Surreal 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: Its dark, surreal, and hand-drawn aesthetic perfectly matches the mysterious tone of the seed game.

Gorogoa is an elegant evolution of the puzzle genre, told through a beautifully hand-drawn story designed and illustrated by Jason Roberts. Winner of Debut Game at the 2018 BAFTA Games Awards, as well as Best Mobile Game and the Innovation Award at the GDC 2018 Choice Awards.

Why similar: Puzzle 23.2%, Hand-drawn 21%, Point & Click 16.5%, Mystery 7.8%, Atmospheric 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: Features unique hand-drawn puzzle mechanics that emphasize exploration and discovery through visual manipulation.

Enjoy an adventurous vacation to a 1960's parallel universe! A Sci-Fi-Mystery Adventure Game with handmade scenery.

Why similar: Point & Click 35.5%, Adventure 17.3%, Time Travel 10.5% ★, Puzzle 8.7%, Exploration 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric, hand-crafted point-and-click adventure with a strong focus on exploration and mystery.

Kelvin and the Infamous Machine is a hilarious point-and-click adventure in which you stumble irresponsibly through history to help legendary geniuses complete their masterworks!

Why similar: Time Travel 31.7% ★, Point & Click 20.8%, Hand-drawn 12.1%, Puzzle 9.2%, Adventure 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: A humorous point-and-click adventure that relies on clever puzzle-solving and exploration.

Paradigm is a surreal adventure game set in the strange and post apocalyptic Eastern European country of Krusz. Play as the handsome mutant, Paradigm, whose past comes back to haunt him in the form of a genetically engineered sloth that vomits candy.

Why similar: Point & Click 44.4%, Adventure 14.1%, Surreal 13.6%, Comedy 8.8%, Indie 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, sci-fi point-and-click adventure with a quirky, hand-drawn art style and deep world-building.

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 39%, Adventure 16.4%, Puzzle 14.2%, Mystery 10.9%, Atmospheric 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: A classic atmospheric point-and-click adventure that excels at world-building and exploration.

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 28.3%, Mystery 19.7%, Puzzle 16.2%, Exploration 10.1%, Adventure 9.6%

In this paranormal point-and-click adventure, a traveling salesman races to stop a string of horrific deaths in a quiet seaside town—before he’s next.

Why similar: Point & Click 29.1%, Adventure 12.8%, Hand-drawn 10.9%, Puzzle 10.2%, Indie 8.2%

Disappearing cows, strange visitors, talking trees... What is going on here...? Is the end of the world, the cowpocalypse really here? Discover the mysteries trough this puzzle filled, 2,5D, point & click style adventure game.

Why similar: Point & Click 31.3%, Adventure 14%, Sci-fi 10.4%, Puzzle 9.2%, Indie 8.7%

You’ve escaped the guarded hospital holding you prisoner to find Buenos Aires in ruins. Memories still missing, you must beat puzzles and collect clues to find a mysterious stranger who may hold the truth to what happened 20 years ago.

Why similar: Point & Click 29.5%, Adventure 18.5%, Indie 10.9%, Hand-drawn 9.6%, Mystery 7.8%

Wander through intricate maze under the bed, and discover the secrets hidden in the long, dark tunnels. Document the existence of monsters. Retrieve the stolen treasures and memories.

Why similar: Point & Click 19.6%, Mystery 16.1%, Exploration 11.7%, Surreal 11.1%, Atmospheric 7.9%

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: Point & Click 23.4%, Mystery 15.5%, Adventure 15.5%, Puzzle 10%, Indie 9.9%

Mr. Pumpkin's Adventure is a point-and-click puzzle game. The main character of this game is Mr. Pumpkin who lost his memories. During the adventure, you will help him solve all the puzzles, which will eventually unveil an evil plot.

Why similar: Point & Click 29.3%, Puzzle 15.1%, Exploration 13.5%, Surreal 10.3%, Story Rich 6.7%

A throw-back, retro-inspired, point and click adventure with chunky and beautiful pixel art

Why similar: Point & Click 31.4%, Puzzle 15.7%, Exploration 14.2%, Sci-fi 10.9%, Story Rich 7.4%

Solve puzzles, riddles, and embark on an exciting journey of discovery! Join Toto and Gal as they explore dreamscapes and befriend magical creatures. Lost in their imagination, the brother and sister must stick together and solve puzzles to find their way home.

Why similar: Point & Click 20.9%, Hand-drawn 15.1%, Mystery 12.7%, Puzzle 10.5%, Surreal 9%

An emotional point-and-click hard sci-fi adventure game about exploring an abandoned space station. Follow messages left by the long-gone staff to learn the outcome of the research team and the secrets they left behind.

Why similar: Point & Click 22.4%, Mystery 16.1%, Puzzle 12.3%, Sci-fi 11.7%, Exploration 10.7%

Make your way through this thrilling old school style point and click adventure game and try to solve the mysterious circumstances plaguing Bayou Island.

Why similar: Point & Click 39.1%, Mystery 10.1%, Puzzle 9.4%, Adventure 9.3%, Casual 5.7%

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 34.1%, Adventure 20.1%, Sci-fi 15.7%, Indie 12.3%, Puzzle 11.3%

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 28.1%, Exploration 21.4%, Atmospheric 16%, Adventure 14.3%, First-Person 10%

FIRE is an exploration-adventure with intuitive puzzle design. Without losing many words it tells a savagely hilarious story. Journey into the Stone Age and face the most challenging task of this era: The search for fire!

Why similar: Point & Click 40.2%, Adventure 21.1%, Puzzle 18.5%, Indie 9.1%, Casual 8.7%

THIEF’S SHELTER is a 3D Point and Click Psychological Adventure where the world mirrors a crumbling mind. Nothing stays still, and even your own thoughts can’t be trusted.

Why similar: Point & Click 29.6%, Puzzle 14%, Exploration 11.9%, Atmospheric 9.6%, Story Rich 8.6%

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 76.5%, Point & Click 12%, Puzzle 3.1%, Indie 2.7%, Hand-drawn 1.5%

Lost Brothers is a single-player first-person adventure, taking place in an abandoned mine. All you have is a walkie-talkie and a map. Explore a mysterious forest and a labyrinth of underground passages to rescue a mysterious lady.

Why similar: Atmospheric 18.2%, Mystery 18.2%, Adventure 13%, Exploration 11.5%, First-Person 11.3%

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: Point & Click 31.6%, Puzzle 13.3%, Sci-fi 12.5%, Exploration 10.4%, Story Rich 8.3%

A mysterious invitation leads to the attic of an abandoned house. In the room is a cast-iron safe laced with strange carvings and on top, a note from your distant companion. It promises something ancient and astonishing concealed in the iron chamber - you need only find a way in.

Why similar: Puzzle 31%, Point & Click 27.8%, Mystery 20.2%, Atmospheric 7.5%, Adventure 4.4%

The Mansion, a grim yet fascinating building you’re facing, doesn’t exist.

Why similar: Point & Click 23.4%, Puzzle 13.6%, Adventure 12.1%, Mystery 10.1%, Exploration 9.1%

Gnomdom is a point & click puzzle game where you find little gnomes stuck in various places and help them return to their home.

Why similar: Point & Click 36.5%, Hand-drawn 25.3%, Puzzle 15.9%, Adventure 7.6%, Exploration 5.1%

On a task to find your sister, you find yourself exploring an old abandoned house. But you soon find out that things are not as they seem.

Why similar: Adventure 19.6%, Puzzle 16.3%, Mystery 15.7%, Exploration 15.4%, Atmospheric 9.5%

A short narrative-driven psychological horror game about a trainee metro driver trapped in the dampest subway east of anything that matters.

Why similar: Point & Click 30.2%, Mystery 14.6%, Exploration 14.6%, Atmospheric 11.8%, Psychological Horror 9.3%

Uncover the lies. Free your mind. Veritas is a compact narrative puzzle game that asks: what is truth, and does it even matter?

Why similar: Point & Click 23.9%, Mystery 13%, Puzzle 11.6%, Sci-fi 10.9%, Exploration 7.9%

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: Point & Click 36.2%, Puzzle 21.1%, Adventure 13.1%, Exploration 11.9%, Story Rich 4%

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 20.1%, Indie 16.2%, Mystery 15.3%, Puzzle 11.5%, Exploration 10.9%

The Journey Down is a point-and-click series with an Afro-Caribbean twist. Get ready to embark on a journey of exploration, mystery and grave danger - but also a journey of warmth, friendship and love.

Why similar: Point & Click 45.9%, Atmospheric 15.9%, Adventure 14.4%, Surreal 11.2%, Comedy 6.4%

It has been two days since the once vibrant Air City went completely silent and now it seems to be flying on its own

Why similar: Point & Click 31.4%, Puzzle 17.7%, Mystery 13.2%, Adventure 12.5%, Atmospheric 8.3%

Mummy Sandbox is a first person digging simulator meets point & click adventure. Traverse forgotten sandboxes and dig up corpses to learn their secrets!

Why similar: Point & Click 31.4%, Puzzle 28.3%, Adventure 20.8%, First-Person 9.5%, Indie 5.8%

A short 70–90 minute hand-drawn cozy-gothic puzzle adventure with easy, relaxing puzzles, where color slowly returns to a cursed town as you uncover its secrets.

Why similar: Point & Click 25.5%, Mystery 16%, Hand-drawn 14.9%, Puzzle 13.3%, Atmospheric 8.2%