- #1 Little Misfortune
97% matchVery Positive92% of 13,542 reviews2019
Dev: Killmonday Games AB
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Led by her new friend, Mr. Voice, Misfortune ventures into the woods, where mysteries are unraveled and a little bad luck unfolds.
Why similar: Point & Click 23.5%, Female Protagonist 12.3%, Story Rich 11%, Horror 10.7%, Dark Fantasy 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: Shares a dark, story-rich narrative style and a unique, hand-drawn aesthetic that feels like a twisted fairy tale.
- #2 Fran Bow
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 21,826 reviews2015
Dev: Killmonday Games AB
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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 21.9%, Horror 10.5%, Story Rich 10.4%, Puzzle 10.1%, Dark 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, surreal, and hand-drawn adventure that captures the same unsettling yet whimsical atmosphere as TSIOQUE.
- #3 Children of Silentown
96% matchVery Positive87% of 1,485 reviews2023
Dev: Elf GamesPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Children of Silentown is a dark adventure game that tells the story of Lucy, a girl growing up in a village deep in a forest inhabited by monsters. People disappearing is nothing uncommon here, but this time, Lucy is old enough to investigate on her own. Or so she thinks.
Why similar: Point & Click 16%, Hand-drawn 11.4%, Female Protagonist 10.8%, Dark 9.5%, Mystery 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, hand-drawn point-and-click adventure centered on a young protagonist uncovering mysteries in a strange, isolated village.
- #4 Creaks
95% matchVery Positive95% of 5,721 reviews2020
Dev: Amanita Design
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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 19.9%, Cartoon 14.2%, Puzzle 12.3%, Mystery 12%, Stylized 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: Features stunning, hand-drawn art and intricate puzzle-platforming mechanics that emphasize atmosphere and environmental interaction.
- #5 LUNA The Shadow Dust
94% matchVery Positive90% of 1,643 reviews2020
Dev: Lantern StudioPub: Coconut Island Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%
LUNA The Shadow Dust is a fully hand-animated Point&Click puzzle adventure, brought to life through wordless storytelling, beautiful cinematics and a breathtaking original soundtrack.
Why similar: Point & Click 23.7%, Hand-drawn 18%, Adventure 10.6%, Puzzle 9.6%, Casual 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: A beautiful, wordless, hand-animated puzzle adventure that mirrors the visual charm and silent storytelling of TSIOQUE.
- #6 Anna's Quest
94% matchVery Positive88% of 2,480 reviews2015
Dev: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 93%
With her telekinesis, unorthodox use of torture instruments, a knack for improvisation and the help of a shady fox she makes her way from the peaks of Glass Mountain to the deepest dungeon.
Why similar: Point & Click 38.3%, Female Protagonist 18.2%, Adventure 11.1%, Fantasy 8.1%, Dark 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: A dark fantasy point-and-click adventure that features a strong female protagonist and a charming, hand-drawn art style.
- #7 Machinarium
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 19,289 reviews2009
Dev: Amanita Design
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 18.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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 26.4%, Hand-drawn 19.6%, Puzzle 12.7%, Story Rich 9.9%, Stylized 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: A classic of the genre that relies on wordless, hand-drawn environmental storytelling and clever puzzle design.
- #8 Gibbous - A Cthulhu Adventure
92% matchVery Positive90% of 2,272 reviews2019
Dev: Stuck In Attic
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Crazy cultists. Cthulhu. A talking cat. Gibbous takes you on an expansive, traditionally animated, hand-painted adventure. Play as three protagonists and explore a lushly rendered Lovecraft-inspired world, unraveling ancient conspiracies. A comedy cosmic horror adventure made in Transylvania!
Why similar: Point & Click 18.7%, Dark Fantasy 15.3%, Dark 11.4%, Story Rich 9.3%, Puzzle 9%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, humorous, and beautifully hand-drawn adventure that captures the essence of classic point-and-click design.
- #9 The Night of the Rabbit
91% matchVery Positive90% of 3,344 reviews2013
Dev: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Lose yourself in a tale of magic and wonder, where anything is possible and where nothing is quite as it seems: join young Jerry and follow a peculiar white rabbit to the wondrous realm of Mousewood, a land where critters can speak and where mystery abounds.
Why similar: Point & Click 46.1%, Adventure 15.4%, Fantasy 7.7%, Puzzle 7.1%, Story Rich 7%
Why You'll Like It: A magical, hand-drawn adventure that excels at world-building and classic point-and-click puzzle mechanics.
- #10 Unavowed
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,539 reviews2018
Dev: Wadjet Eye Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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 31.6%, Story Rich 11.1%, Mystery 10.9%, Dark Fantasy 10.1%, Adventure 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a rich, supernatural narrative and classic point-and-click gameplay with meaningful character interactions.
- #11 The Dark Eye: Memoria
90% matchVery Positive89% of 2,452 reviews2013
Dev: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%
In Memoria, players travel through different time periods, following two distinct protagonists: Sadja, a southern princess who wants to be a war hero, and Geron, a bird catcher who wants to lift a curse from his girlfriend.
Why similar: Point & Click 39.8%, Adventure 13.4%, Puzzle 12.4%, Story Rich 12.2%, Fantasy 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: A deep, story-rich fantasy adventure that provides the same level of polish and puzzle complexity found in top-tier point-and-click games.
- #12 Lost in Play
88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 8,176 reviews2022
Dev: Happy Juice GamesPub: Joystick Ventures
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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 17.5%, Hand-drawn 12.5%, Cartoon 10.6%, Mystery 10.1%, Female Protagonist 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: A charming, hand-drawn puzzle-adventure that captures the sense of childhood wonder and imaginative exploration.
- #13 Goetia
89% matchMostly Positive77% of 776 reviews2016
Dev: SusheePub: Forever Entertainment S. A.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Goetia is a point & click adventure where you play the ghost of a young lady. You are Abigail. Abigail Blackwood.
Why similar: Point & Click 32.2%, Puzzle 14%, Female Protagonist 12.5%, Adventure 9.1%, Mystery 8%
Why You'll Like It: A gothic, atmospheric point-and-click game that focuses on exploration and uncovering dark secrets in a decaying mansion.
- #14 Broken Age
89% matchVery Positive84% of 8,134 reviews2014
Dev: Double Fine Productions
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
A family friendly, hand-animated, puzzle-filled adventure game with an all-star cast, including Elijah Wood, Jack Black and Masasa Moyo. Funded by a record breaking crowdfunding campaign and designed by industry legend Tim Schafer, Broken Age is a timeless coming-of-age story.
Why similar: Point & Click 49.9%, Adventure 11.7%, Story Rich 10.9%, Funny 8.5%, Female Protagonist 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: Renowned for its gorgeous hand-drawn art and dual-protagonist narrative that feels like a high-budget animated film.
- #15 The Excavation of Hob's Barrow
86% matchVery Positive92% of 3,008 reviews2022
Dev: Cloak and Dagger GamesPub: Wadjet Eye Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%
The Excavation of Hob's Barrow is a folk horror narrative-driven adventure. Explore the isolated moors of rural Victorian England as you uncover the mysteries of Hob's Barrow. The answers lie in the soil...
Why similar: Point & Click 24.8%, Female Protagonist 14.2%, Horror 11.8%, Dark 10.6%, Puzzle 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, atmospheric point-and-click game that excels at building tension through its narrative and setting.
- #16 The Inner World
87% matchVery Positive89% of 1,488 reviews2013
Dev: Studio FizbinPub: Headup
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
The Inner World – A 2D-Point’n’Click Adventure Together with the help of the mysterious thief Laura, his best intentions and no clue whatsoever, Robert sets off on his adventure to discover the secret of the wind's disappearance. Will the young adventurer be able to save his world?
Why similar: Point & Click 55%, Adventure 17.7%, Puzzle 12%, Story Rich 6.6%, Funny 4.9%
Why You'll Like It: A whimsical, hand-drawn puzzle-adventure that balances humor with a deep, engaging fantasy world.
- #17 Sally Face - Episode One
85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 26,081 reviews2016
Dev: Portable Moose
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Delve into a dark adventure following the boy with a prosthetic face and a tragic past. Unravel the sinister mysteries of Sally's world to find the truth that lies hidden beneath the shadows.
Why similar: Point & Click 13.9%, Dark 11.2%, Hand-drawn 10.5%, Story Rich 10.4%, Horror 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, surreal, and story-driven adventure that uses a distinct art style to tell a haunting, memorable tale.
- #18 Tiny Echo
86% matchVery Positive87% of 778 reviews2017
Dev: Might and Delight
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Explore a lovingly crafted world with all its odd inhabitants as you experience the ethereal realm and deliver messages to the spirits. Make your mark in the wordless narrative - with a Tiny Echo.
Why similar: Point & Click 23.5%, Hand-drawn 17.3%, Female Protagonist 10.1%, Puzzle 9.4%, Atmospheric 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: A gentle, hand-drawn adventure that focuses on atmosphere and quiet, environmental storytelling.
- #19 Creepy Tale 2
84% matchVery Positive86% of 1,498 reviews2021
Dev: Creepy Brothers
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Experience the creepy tension of a brothers Grimm fairy tale in this puzzle adventure game. Follow the young and brave Lars as he embarks on a dangerous journey to save his sisters mind from the clutches of a mysterious evil.
Why similar: Point & Click 21.7%, Hand-drawn 16.1%, Lore-Rich 12.9%, Puzzle 11.4%, Story Rich 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, fairy-tale-inspired puzzle game that features a young protagonist and a sinister, hand-drawn world.
- #20 Botanicula
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 6,554 reviews2012
Dev: Amanita Design
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Humor-filled indie adventure game created by the makers of Machinarium and Samorost.
Why similar: Point & Click 23.2%, Hand-drawn 16.1%, Funny 11.3%, Stylized 10.6%, Story Rich 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: A whimsical, hand-drawn experience that focuses on environmental exploration and creative puzzle-solving.
- #21 Silence
83% matchVery Positive84% of 2,695 reviews2016
Dev: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Can you save Silence, the grim, but also serene world between life and death? Can you help Noah find his little sister Renie in this suffering world? Can you bring her home? Explore Silence and join the siblings on their adventurous journey.
Why similar: Point & Click 52%, Adventure 19.6%, Story Rich 13.6%, Female Protagonist 6.2%, Puzzle 5%
Why You'll Like It: A visually breathtaking adventure that blends 2D and 3D elements to tell an emotional, high-stakes story.
- #22 Beyond the Wall
81% matchVery Positive90% of 110 reviews2023
Dev: Rocking Toy
Windows · Mac · Linux
Classic point-and-click adventure with a magical atmosphere. Discover what happens one night Beyond the Wall of the garden. Immerse yourself into a mysterious world where fantasy meets reality with a pinch of humor. Solve puzzles, collect items, and overcome obstacles that await you on your journey.
Why similar: Point & Click 27.1%, Hand-drawn 19.1%, Cartoon 18.1%, Atmospheric 8.3%, Adventure 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal, hand-drawn puzzle-adventure that feels like a short, mysterious storybook come to life.
- #23 TOHU
82% matchVery Positive84% of 712 reviews2021
Dev: Fireart Games
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Experience a brand new adventure game set amongst a world of weird and wonderful fish planets. Explore beautiful environments, solve intricate puzzles and discover the truth about a mysterious little girl and her mechanical alter-ego, Cubus.
Why similar: Point & Click 21.7%, Female Protagonist 14.8%, Hand-drawn 14.4%, Puzzle 9%, Story Rich 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A cute, puzzle-heavy, and hand-drawn adventure that focuses on switching between forms to solve environmental challenges.
- #24 Whispering Willows
82% matchVery Positive82% of 1,862 reviews2014
Dev: Night Light InteractivePub: Akupara Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Interact with the spirits of the dead, solve the puzzles of the mysterious mansion and help Elena find her missing father in the horror/adventure puzzle game: Whispering Willows.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 13.3%, Point & Click 11.7%, Mystery 10.2%, Story Rich 10.1%, Lore-Rich 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric, ghost-themed adventure that features a female protagonist and a strong focus on narrative discovery.
- #25 Iris.Fall
81% matchVery Positive88% of 2,853 reviews2018
Dev: NEXT Studios
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Iris.Fall is a puzzle adventure game featuring striking visuals and a spellbinding theme of "light and shadow".
Why similar: Puzzle 27.2%, Adventure 15.6%, Female Protagonist 14.2%, Horror 11.3%, Casual 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-heavy game that uses light and shadow mechanics to create a unique, surreal, and atmospheric experience.
- #26 Samorost 3
80% matchVery Positive94% of 5,364 reviews2016
Dev: Amanita Design
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 21.7%, Hand-drawn 17.3%, Stylized 9.1%, Story Rich 9%, Puzzle 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal, wordless, and visually unique puzzle-adventure that emphasizes exploration and environmental interaction.
- #27 Midnight Swamp
77% matchVery Positive95% of 64 reviews2025
Dev: WildOmul
Windows
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 14.5%, Hand-drawn 12.7%, Dark Fantasy 11.5%, Dark 10.5%, Mystery 8.6%
- #28 Kathy Rain
79% matchVery Positive92% of 3,928 reviews2016
Dev: Clifftop GamesPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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 97.2%, Female Protagonist 0.8%, Mystery 0.6%, Adventure 0.4%, Hand-drawn 0.3%
Why You'll Like It: A strong, narrative-driven point-and-click mystery that features a compelling protagonist and classic adventure mechanics.
- #29 URLate
76% matchVery Positive94% of 113 reviews2025
Dev: NoSepoGames
Windows
URLate is a short and free point & click adventure that immerses you in a hand-drawn world filled with puzzles and mysteries to solve.
Why similar: Point & Click 25.4%, Dark Fantasy 19.5%, Hand-drawn 9.8%, Story Rich 6.9%, Adventure 6.9%
- #30 Primordia
79% 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 52.6%, Adventure 11%, Story Rich 10.9%, Atmospheric 9.6%, Indie 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: A deeply atmospheric point-and-click game with a unique art style and challenging, logic-based puzzles.
- #31 Castle of Secrets
77% matchMixed63% of 56 reviews2025
Dev: Serene Questworks StudiosPub: Wandering Wizard
Windows
Castle of Secrets is a dark psychological adventure with horror elements. Uncover the mystery behind your family's murder as you journey through the world of the dead, meet strange beings, solve puzzles, and make choices that shape the story.
Why similar: Point & Click 18%, Female Protagonist 12.2%, Hand-drawn 11.8%, Dark Fantasy 9%, Horror 9%
- #32 Technobabylon
78% matchVery Positive94% of 1,607 reviews2015
Dev: Technocrat GamesPub: Wadjet Eye Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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 49.3%, Adventure 12.2%, Female Protagonist 12%, Story Rich 10.8%, Indie 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: A dense, story-rich point-and-click adventure that offers complex puzzles and a deep, immersive setting.
- #33 Tales from Candleforth
76% matchVery Positive86% of 164 reviews2024
Dev: Under the Bed GamesPub: Feardemic
Windows
Tales from Candleforth is a folk horror 2D point and click game with puzzles and escape room mechanics, that narrates the fairy tales from the village. The text contained in this ancient and evil book is now bleeding out, mixing the world of nightmares with the real one through handmade 2D graphics.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 15.3%, Dark Fantasy 14%, Point & Click 12.7%, Lore-Rich 11.8%, Horror 10%
- #34 Children of Silentown: Prologue
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,048 reviews2020
Dev: Elf GamesPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 30 minMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 22%
Prologue to Children of Silentown, a dark adventure game that tells the story of Lucy, a young girl growing up in a village deep into a forest inhabited by monsters. People disappearing is nothing uncommon in the village, but this time, Lucy is old enough to investigate on her own. Or so she thinks.
Why similar: Point & Click 19%, Female Protagonist 13.2%, Horror 11.4%, Dark Fantasy 10.9%, Hand-drawn 10.3%
- #35 Resonance
78% matchVery Positive89% of 570 reviews2012
Dev: XII GamesPub: Wadjet Eye Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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 64.8%, Adventure 16.5%, Indie 8.5%, Mystery 8.1%, Singleplayer 2.1%
Why You'll Like It: A classic-style adventure game with a strong, multi-character narrative and innovative puzzle mechanics.
- #36 PRIM
73% matchVery Positive95% of 562 reviews2024
Dev: Common ColorsPub: Application Systems Heidelberg
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%
PRIM is a creepy-but-cute point’n’click adventure game full of dark humor. When her mother dies, Prim finds out she’s Death’s daughter and now has to live with her father. But the Grim Reaper has strict rules and when Prim breaks them, things take a fatal turn. Can you breathe life into her misery?
Why similar: Point & Click 31.4%, Hand-drawn 19.4%, Cartoon 17%, Adventure 10.8%, Fantasy 8.4%
- #37 Lunar Axe
75% matchVery Positive89% of 146 reviews2022
Dev: Ops Game Studio
Windows · Linux
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 17.8%, Lore-Rich 16.1%, Hand-drawn 13.4%, Dark Fantasy 8.8%, Mystery 8.6%
- #38 Creepy Tale 3: Ingrid Penance
71% matchVery Positive90% of 988 reviews2023
Dev: Creepy Brothers
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 95%
As punishment for her transgressions, Ingrid is sent to hell. As she struggles through the darkness that hungers to consume her heart, she makes her way toward redemption. Her fate is in your hands.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 16%, Point & Click 15.3%, Hand-drawn 12.6%, Female Protagonist 11.3%, Dark 9.6%
- #39 Creepy Tale: Some Other Place
69% matchVery Positive94% of 616 reviews2024
Dev: Creepy Brothers
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Creepy Tale is a mysterious adventure rich in riddles and eerie atmosphere. An autumn morning promised a quiet fishing trip, but events took Martin to "some other place." Find the way home, uncover loads of secrets, and save everyone that you can.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 19.1%, Point & Click 16.2%, Hand-drawn 13.9%, Dark 10.9%, Puzzle 9.3%
- #40 Rusty Lake Paradise
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 6,942 reviews2018
Dev: Rusty Lake
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Rusty Lake Paradise is set on a small remote island which is cursed by the ten plagues of Egypt. Solve all the mysteries of this dark, macabre puzzle adventure. Paradise builds upon the distinctive atmosphere and excitement from the Rusty Lake series.
Why similar: Point & Click 32.1%, Puzzle 19.3%, Horror 8.9%, Mystery 7.8%, Atmospheric 6.2%
- #41 9 Clues 2: The Ward
73% matchVery Positive91% of 982 reviews2015
Dev: Tap It GamesPub: Artifex Mundi
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Solve the mystery of Mnemosyne Asylum!
Why similar: Point & Click 24%, Female Protagonist 11%, Horror 10.9%, Adventure 9.7%, Puzzle 9.6%
- #42 Tibetan Quest: Beyond the World's End
74% matchMixed64% of 246 reviews2016
Dev: Brave Giant LTDPub: Artifex Mundi
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Delve into a mystical world of Tibetan legends!
Why similar: Point & Click 19.8%, Adventure 12.7%, Female Protagonist 12%, Puzzle 10.1%, Mystery 8.2%
- #43 Bathory - The Bloody Countess
74% matchMixed67% of 58 reviews2016
Dev: Absolutist Ltd.
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Stop the blood rite before something darker than the myth itself comes to live in Bathory: The Bloody Countess, a haunted hidden object adventure game.
Why similar: Point & Click 17.2%, Dark Fantasy 15.5%, Mystery 10.6%, Female Protagonist 10.1%, Horror 8.4%
- #44 Queen's Quest 2: Stories of Forgotten Past
72% matchVery Positive91% of 256 reviews2017
Dev: Brave Giant LTDPub: Artifex Mundi
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Conduct an investigation as shapeshifter!
Why similar: Point & Click 20.6%, Female Protagonist 14.7%, Adventure 9.4%, Fantasy 9.3%, Story Rich 9.1%
- #45 Whateverland
70% matchVery Positive89% of 178 reviews2022
Dev: Caligari Games
Windows
Find your way out of a magical prison in this non-linear point'n'click adventure full of mini games and challenges. Get to meet the charismatic Whateverlanders, steal and deceive or be a good boy to discover all the different endings of Vincent's story.
Why similar: Point & Click 23.4%, Dark Fantasy 19.5%, Hand-drawn 16.4%, Story Rich 12.1%, Puzzle 9.9%
- #46 The Secret Order 2: Masked Intent
72% matchVery Positive81% of 503 reviews2015
Dev: Sunward GamesPub: Artifex Mundi
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Become the wayfarer through the past to force back the evil power!
Why similar: Point & Click 23.8%, Female Protagonist 12.4%, Adventure 11.9%, Mystery 9.3%, Casual 8.7%
- #47 Queen's Quest: Tower of Darkness
73% matchMixed65% of 340 reviews2015
Dev: Brave Giant LTDPub: Artifex Mundi
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Defeat the sorcerer and save your daughter!
Why similar: Point & Click 24.7%, Female Protagonist 17.1%, Adventure 10.1%, Fantasy 9.1%, Mystery 6.8%
- #48 Lucid Dream Adventure
71% matchVery Positive83% of 231 reviews2018
Dev: Dali Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Lucid Dream is the story of little Lucy, who goes on an adventure into the world of dreams with the mission to save her mother.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 13.8%, Point & Click 13.7%, Female Protagonist 12.9%, Dark 10.1%, Hand-drawn 9.7%
- #49 Crowns and Pawns: Kingdom of Deceit
68% matchVery Positive81% of 472 reviews2022
Dev: Tag of JoyPub: Headup
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Legends of the past come back to life in this charming point-and-click adventure. Pack your bags and journey with Crowns and Pawns: Kingdom of Deceit through modern day Europe to uncover the conspiracy behind a cursed relic and the secrets of the King who was never crowned.
Why similar: Point & Click 23.7%, Mystery 12.6%, Female Protagonist 12.4%, Hand-drawn 10.6%, Story Rich 9.6%
- #50 Riddlewood Manor
65% matchVery Positive93% of 132 reviews2025
Dev: Peanut Button
Windows · Mac
Riddlewood Manor is a point & click adventure set in a haunted house that will try to kill you each step of your way. Overcome eerie logic puzzles to uncover a maze of mysterious rooms filled with dark secrets, spooky encounters, and hidden pathways. Optional jump scare warning is available.
Why similar: Point & Click 18.7%, Mystery 11.1%, Demons 10.8%, Horror 10.8%, Puzzle 9.7%
- #51 Foolish Mortals
62% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 526 reviews2025
Dev: Inklingwood Studios
Windows · Mac
Louisiana, 1933. Thirty years ago an entire wedding suddenly & mysteriously vanished on the island of Devil's Rock, and with it went the location of the lost treasure of Bellemore Manor. To find it, you might need to die too. A cozy, story-driven, point & click adventure game of the merry & macabre.
Why similar: Point & Click 19.3%, Dark Fantasy 16.1%, Hand-drawn 15.1%, Cartoon 11.1%, Puzzle 9.1%
- #52 The Paradixion: Son's Room
67% matchVery Positive85% of 53 reviews2023
Dev: GomPangGames
Windows
[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 22.5%, Hand-drawn 12.5%, Horror 11.8%, Mystery 11.4%, Puzzle 11.3%
- #53 Follow the meaning
63% matchVery Positive94% of 980 reviews2024
Dev: HiKing Mind StudioPub: Second Maze
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 23.6%, Hand-drawn 15.8%, Puzzle 11.9%, Mystery 11.8%, Adventure 7.6%
- #54 Tangle Tower
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 5,973 reviews2019
Dev: SFB Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Unravel a thrilling mystery by exploring a strange and twisted mansion, discovering curious clues, interrogating peculiar suspects and solving unique puzzles. Will you be able to uncover the secrets of Tangle Tower?
Why similar: Point & Click 29.1%, Mystery 13.2%, Puzzle 12%, Story Rich 10.6%, Funny 10.5%
- #55 Oknytt
69% matchVery Positive91% of 599 reviews2014
Dev: Nemoria Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Oknytt is an old school point-and-click adventure game where the player takes the role of a small, seemingly insignificant creature, leading it through a dark world filled with beings and areas inspired by Swedish folklore, in search of a place to belong.
Why similar: Point & Click 23.6%, Dark Fantasy 17.2%, Puzzle 10.6%, Story Rich 8.2%, Stylized 7.6%
- #56 Bye Sweet Carole
63% matchMostly Positive72% of 1,067 reviews2025
Dev: Little Sewing MachinePub: Maximum Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Bye Sweet Carole is a narrative-horror adventure game completely hand-drawn in the style of classic animated films. Follow the trail of missing Carole Simmons and uncover the dark secrets hidden behind her disappearance from Bunny Hall orphanage.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 24.2%, Female Protagonist 15.8%, Horror 13.6%, Dark 11.9%, Cartoon 10.6%
- #57 The Secret Order 4: Beyond Time
70% matchMixed66% of 265 reviews2016
Dev: Sunward GamesPub: Artifex Mundi
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Escape from a time trap!
Why similar: Point & Click 18.4%, Adventure 12.5%, Puzzle 11.9%, Female Protagonist 11.7%, Casual 8.8%
- #58 Darkestville Castle
67% matchVery Positive94% of 699 reviews2017
Dev: Epic Llama GamesPub: ESDigital Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Like any decent demon Cid spends his nights performing all kind of evil deeds to the peaceful people of Darkestville. Little does he know that his old arch enemy is about to change his life forever.
Why similar: Point & Click 24.3%, Hand-drawn 17.1%, Demons 14.7%, Funny 9.7%, Puzzle 8.9%
- #59 Forgotton Anne
66% matchVery Positive90% of 1,988 reviews2018
Dev: Throughline Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Step into a hand-animated realm of wonder in which everyday objects take on a life of their own. Uncover the Forgotlings’ mysteries & harness magical forces as you embark upon a quest to return home.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 21.9%, Female Protagonist 18.8%, Story Rich 13.2%, Atmospheric 10.9%, Stylized 10.2%