- #1 MysteryOS
97% matchMixed42% of 12 reviews2026
Dev: Clermont Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
You wake up at a terminal you've never seen before. The language is alien. The interface is hostile. Every wrong click has consequences. Decode constructed languages, navigate unfamiliar operating systems, and survive the unknown in this puzzle-survival experience.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 25.4%, Interactive Fiction 18.8%, Point & Click 12%, Text-Based 11.2%, Exploration 10.3%
- #2 Project NexOS
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Centricode Creations
Windows · Mac · Linux
A modern-day narrative mystery where you explore a seemingly ordinary laptop to uncover hidden layers of conspiracy, surveillance, and stolen data, blending investigative gameplay with branching choices and a grounded tech-thriller tone.
Why similar: Hacking 19.2% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.8%, Hidden Object 12.1%, Interactive Fiction 9.8%, Text-Based 9.6%
- #3 Antim Yatra
96% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: DSY Studio
Windows
You came to debunk a viral ghost hoax at a railway station sealed since 1942. The hoax is real. The rest isn't. First-person psychological horror, present-day India. Only your torch. Only the dark.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 22.4%, Hidden Object 19.8%, Interactive Fiction 16.9%, Exploration 11%, Point & Click 9.9%
- #4 Grim Tales: The Time Traveler
95% matchMixed62% of 13 reviews2023
Dev: Elephant ARPub: BFG Entertainment
Windows · Mac
A time-traveling killer is taking out the Gray family, one by one.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.3%, Hidden Object 18.4%, Point & Click 16.2%, Investigation 12.9%, Puzzle 8.4%
- #5 Yolo Space Hacker
94% matchVery Positive95% of 214 reviews2020
Dev: BKNLab
Windows
Welcome to our ethical hacker's organisation: we will teach you how to use actual hacker tools (terminal, proxy, reverse shells...) to scan the network, crack passwords, bypass server security and solve the mystery of the Bikini-72 space station.
Why similar: Hacking 38.7% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.3%, Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Point & Click 9.1%, Puzzle 7.1%
- #6 13:ORIGIN - Prologue
94% matchMostly Positive78% of 216 reviews2021
Dev: Corvus Studio Yazilim Anonim Sirketi
Windows · Mac
13: Origin is a web of clues that you must follow and not miss, as in most room escape/puzzle games. As you untie each knotted loop, you will realize how long and endless the thread you hold on to the end is.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 21.2%, Hidden Object 19%, Interactive Fiction 18.6%, Investigation 15.3%, Exploration 8.5%
- #7 Mystery Case Files: Incident at Pendle Tower
93% matchMostly Positive79% of 14 reviews2023
Dev: Grandma StudiosPub: BFG Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Pendle Tower was once a lavish high-rise hotel, but a new renovation has awakened a long-dormant secret within its foreboding halls.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.4%, Hidden Object 17.2%, Point & Click 15.1%, Investigation 13.3%, Puzzle 8.2%
- #8 Chimeras: Blinding Love
92% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2023
Dev: Elephant ArPub: BFG Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Something dangerous prowls the streets... Can you find out what's targeting young men in Paris?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22%, Hidden Object 15.6%, Point & Click 15.4%, Investigation 13.3%, Puzzle 8.4%
- #9 Tales In Text: Multiplayer Immersive Adventures
91% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Synthetic Mind Corp.
Windows
A co-op, text- and audio-driven collection of stories. Lead expeditions into uncharted cold waters, hiding a presence older than the Earth. Coordinate via proximity voice chat. More stories come after the release.
Why similar: Text-Based 19.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.6%, Interactive Fiction 17.6%, Point & Click 11.6%, Investigation 11.1%
- #10 Please Insert Disc
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Night Signal Entertainment
Windows
Please Insert Disc is a horror game about navigating the underbelly of a 2000's era gaming console to restore its functionality, but awakening something in the process. From the creators of Home Safety Hotline.
Why similar: Hacking 24.3% ★, Interactive Fiction 17.2%, Point & Click 11.6%, Text-Based 11.5%, Investigation 11.3%
- #11 Discovery Yard Investigation
89% match6 user reviews33% of 6 reviews2020
Dev: BRUNOARTS Entertainment
Windows
Discovery Yard Investigation is an investigation game. You will be a detective and will have to solve the mysteries, puzzles and explore the scenarios to try to find the clues and solve the cases.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19.6%, Puzzle Platformer 19%, Interactive Fiction 18.5%, Investigation 16%, Exploration 11.1%
- #12 三九
88% matchPositive81% of 32 reviews2024
Dev: 暗极工坊
Windows
《三九》是一款包含中式恐怖元素的第一人称悬疑解谜游戏。 玩家将以第一视角经历主角身上发生的神秘案件,在游戏中以图案搜查,平面迷宫, 思维解谜小游戏等不同形式破解案件剧情发现游戏真相,并通关故事结局。
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 22.3%, Interactive Fiction 19.6%, Hidden Object 18.6%, Text-Based 13.6%, Exploration 9.5%
- #13 Scarlet Enigma
89% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Braveforge
Windows
Investigate a chilling birthday murder in a branching mystery filled with secrets, suspects, and puzzles. Uncover the truth, bend time, and stop the killer before reality begins to unravel.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.3%, Puzzle Platformer 18.6%, Hidden Object 16.3%, Puzzle 10.3%
- #14 Exploring Friscott
86% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2025
Dev: WolfBite Interactive LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
You're an adventurer going into Friscott Castle to see what treasures you can find within. Explore, meet the residents, find treasure & more. Be mindful though, as the castle isn't normal, & there are things about it that might drive a person to madness. That, or it might spell your demise.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.9%, Point & Click 15.9%, Text-Based 13%, Puzzle 8.8%
- #15 Beach Cafe: Caribbean Sand
87% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2023
Dev: Killbug StudioPub: Cooking and Publishing
Windows
Where is Grandpa? and why has his beach bar been closed for more than 2 years? An adventure full of puzzles and mystery begins! Explore, discover all the clues and read them correctly in order to advance. Let yourself be enveloped by a story of intrigue set on a beach.
Why similar: Investigation 23.7%, Interactive Fiction 21.8%, Puzzle 13.4%, Point & Click 12.7%, Mystery 12.3%
- #16 Sherlock Mysteries: Victorian Investigations
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Socrates Games Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Book-style murder investigation game set in Victorian London. Logic, Deduction and Attention to Details - use this to solve game mysteries. Unfold story chapters, investigate clues, visit London historical locations - and help to get murder into jail.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 29.3%, Interactive Fiction 22.9%, Text-Based 13%, Investigation 12.3%, Puzzle 9.3%
- #17 Elegant Sleuth:Mystic Family
84% match1 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: TAPROMANCE
Windows
Agent Allison received an unexpected dinner invitation from the head of the Johnson dynasty, controllers of a sprawling business empire. What required her presence? The story's curtain began lifting...
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.4%, Hidden Object 16.7%, Puzzle Platformer 15.7%, Point & Click 15.1%, Investigation 10.8%
- #18 Beach Cafe II: The Escape Room
85% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2023
Dev: Killbug StudioPub: Cooking and Publishing
Windows
Grandpa is still missing. It's time to find out what's hidden in this beach cafe. Continue the adventure of puzzles and mystery with Cafe Beach II: The Escape Room! Explore, discover all the clues and interpret them correctly to advance.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.9%, Point & Click 17.5%, Investigation 16.2%, Exploration 10%, Puzzle 9.6%
- #19 The Mansion of Campanillas
84% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Lacinia Estudio
Windows
Campanillas, 1963. A stranger leaves you a ruined house and a district hiding its disappearances. You don't solve a crime: you learn to read a place. Weigh every account —Trust, Doubt, Dismiss. Andalusian rural horror.
Why similar: Investigation 24.6%, Text-Based 20.8%, Exploration 11.8%, Mystery 9.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.1%
- #20 Good Bones
83% matchMostly Positive78% of 41 reviews2023
Dev: RETCON Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Your new house has old secrets in this haunting point-and-click mystery, where you'll search for clues about a mysterious death, solve narrative puzzles, and make heartbreaking choices to navigate amnesia, grief, and revenge.
Why similar: Investigation 17.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.4%, Hidden Object 15.9%, Interactive Fiction 15.9%, Point & Click 12.7%
- #21 Night Shift: Something Is Wrong
82% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: bigesPub: SZD
Windows
Your night shift was supposed to be simple. Watch the cameras, patrol the building, and report anything that changes. But the longer you stay, the less certain you become of what is real. Follow procedure. Pay attention. Something is wrong. Endless Mode and Speed Run Mode included.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.5%, Point & Click 16.2%, Investigation 9.8%, Puzzle 8.9%
- #22 Beach Cafe III: The Escape Room
82% matchNo user reviews2023
Dev: Killbug StudioPub: Cooking and Publishing
Windows
Grandpa is still missing and as you dive deeper into the investigation, everything becomes stranger and more enigmatic. The adventure of puzzles and mysteries continues with Beach Café III: The Escape Room. Investigate, discover all the clues and interpret them properly in order to advance.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26%, Point & Click 18.3%, Investigation 15.4%, Puzzle 10%, Exploration 8.4%
- #23 Escape Hospital-脫出 失憶病棟
81% matchPositive100% of 27 reviews2021
Dev: 白袍恐懼症
Windows · Mac
“My IV stings…who can I trust?” Created independently by Morning Drizzle M.D., artist behind the acclaimed Iatrophobia Facebook page, this game features a brand new storyline with familiar characters and art from the comic.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 24.9%, Interactive Fiction 19.6%, Investigation 15.5%, Point & Click 13.5%, Puzzle 8.9%
- #24 Hotel Hermes
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Adjective Noun Studios
Windows · Linux
Become a mailroom operator at Hotel Hermes and navigate an ancient mail system to deliver parcels on time. Learn about the hotel's guests and staff in this puzzle role-playing game, where your actions can alter the world. Hopefully for the best!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21%, Point & Click 16.3%, Text-Based 12.4%, Puzzle 8.9%
- #25 Mystery in the Office
80% matchPositive89% of 44 reviews2023
Dev: 314 Bytes
Windows · Linux
Escape from a mysteriously locked office in this immersive and humorous text-based game. Experience the consequences of terrible management as you investigate interactive rooms, unlock the exit, and unravel the mystery of why the office was abandoned.
Why similar: Hidden Object 18.5%, Text-Based 14.6%, Interactive Fiction 13.6%, Investigation 11.9%, Mystery 10.3%
- #26 Dark Romance: Sleepy Hollow Collector's Edition
79% matchPositive88% of 32 reviews2021
Dev: Domini GamesPub: BFG Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Can you save your hometown from the Headless Horseman?
Why similar: Hidden Object 24.6%, Interactive Fiction 20.8%, Point & Click 15.1%, Investigation 12.2%, Exploration 8.3%
- #27 Goetia 2
79% matchMixed54% of 35 reviews2022
Dev: MoeityPub: Forever Entertainment
Windows
Explore a dark & unknown Venice in this point-and-click adventure. Your goal? Find a way to reunite your soul & body. Gather information & solve puzzles in your spectral form to make your way into this world despite the shenanigans of a troublesome demon!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 20.5%, Interactive Fiction 19.1%, Investigation 16.2%, Point & Click 14.3%, Exploration 9%
- #28 Parina's Demon Lair Adventure
78% match5 user reviews20% of 5 reviews2024
Dev: Scripting Ventures
Windows
Step into the fantastical world of Parina and embark on an exhilarating journey through realms of magic and mystery! Sharpen your senses as you delve into this captivating hidden object adventure, where every scene is brimming with treasures waiting to be discovered.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22%, Hidden Object 18%, Point & Click 15.4%, Investigation 12.4%, Simulation 10%
- #29 False Testimony
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Bizi Games
Windows
Explore different locations, talk to characters, collect evidence, and draw your own conclusions about who, how, and why is behind what happened.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.2%, Point & Click 18.3%, Exploration 10.9%, Hidden Object 10.5%, Puzzle 10.1%
- #30 Hidden Expedition: The Price of Paradise Collector's Edition
78% match9 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2020
Dev: Domini GamesPub: BFG Entertainment
Windows
Your first expedition was going great until someone awakened an Aztec goddess of nature with one thing on her mind – Revenge!
Why similar: Hidden Object 27.7%, Investigation 16%, Puzzle Platformer 15%, Point & Click 14.3%, Puzzle 9.7%
- #31 Hornet the Vanguard
76% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2024
Dev: Chiptune,Inc.
Windows · Mac
"Reveal all, deceive all." Hornet the Vanguard, a mystery-solving adventure game. Solve mysteries and gather information in the exploration part, and uncover the truth in the deduction part! …The key to the case is always with buddy.
Why similar: Hidden Object 15.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.9%, Point & Click 13.1%, Investigation 12.5%, Escape Room 12.4% ★
- #32 PuppetShow: Fatal Mistake Collector's Edition
77% matchMostly Positive70% of 10 reviews2020
Dev: AMAX InteractivePub: BFG Entertainment
Windows
Can you stop a new monster brought to life before it’s too late?
Why similar: Hidden Object 28.4%, Puzzle Platformer 18%, Point & Click 14.6%, Investigation 12.2%, Puzzle 9.9%
- #33 It Happened Here: Streaming Lives
76% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2023
Dev: Elephant ArPub: BFG Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Are you ready, detective? Step into a tale of mystery, intrigue, deceit, and murder!
Why similar: Hidden Object 29%, Interactive Fiction 22.9%, Point & Click 15%, Investigation 12%, Puzzle 9.5%
- #34 3100: Far from Earth
75% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Jason Nguyen
Windows · Mac
Stranded far from Earth in the year 3100, repair your ship, solve environmental puzzles, and uncover what waits beyond the stars in a hand-drawn sci-fi point-and-click adventure.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 23.7%, Hidden Object 18.6%, Point & Click 18%, Puzzle 9.9%, Exploration 9.2%
- #35 Case Analyst
75% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Luca PanteghiniPub: Nurale srl
Windows · Mac
A retro-terminal detective game. Crack cases, analyze evidence, unmask a conspiracy. Step into the chair of an FDI forensic data analyst. Case Analyst is an investigative OS-sim where you crack cases from a retro CRT terminal -- issuing commands, analyzing evidence.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.7%, Puzzle Platformer 16%, Hidden Object 15.8%, Point & Click 14.8%, Hacking 12.5% ★
- #36 Kindaichi Mystery Series: The Honjin Murders
73% matchMostly Positive72% of 185 reviews2025
Dev: coly Inc.
Windows · Mac
Famous detective Kosuke Kindaichi's first case, the Honjin Murder Mystery. Honjin descendant Kenzo Ichiyanagi and his new wife Katsuko Kubo lay dead in a bed of blood on the night of their wedding. Kosuke Kindaichi searches for the truth about this locked room murder mystery. However...
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.3%, Investigation 19.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.6%, Text-Based 12.9%, Mystery 10.5%
- #37 My Adventure Book
72% matchPositive81% of 31 reviews2025
Dev: Kaser Studio
Windows
Join the amazing adventure! Explore a magical world, solve puzzles, find objects and help local creatures. You will complete this game in 5 minutes!
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 20.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.3%, Hidden Object 18.8%, Point & Click 14.2%, Puzzle 8.1%
- #38 Mystical Riddles: Ship From Beyond Collector's Edition
73% matchMixed57% of 14 reviews2023
Dev: Do Games Limited
Windows
All hands on deck! A strange, oily fog has enveloped the waterfront of the port town of Quietcape, where local fishermen go, never to return again... Can you solve this mystery?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 21.3%, Hidden Object 20.3%, Interactive Fiction 18.1%, Point & Click 13%, Investigation 11.4%
- #39 Mystery Trackers: Paxton Creek Avenger Collector's Edition
74% matchPositive80% of 10 reviews2021
Dev: Elephant GamesPub: BFG Entertainment
Windows
Someone's made it their personal vendetta to bring down the Mystery Trackers.
Why similar: Hidden Object 30.5%, Investigation 19.8%, Point & Click 15.8%, Puzzle 11.1%, Mystery 9.1%
- #40 Zly.ii: The Hacked Station
72% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2024
Dev: Simon Says: Play!
Windows
Zly.ii The Hacked Station is a first-person sci-fi adventure game made for the 10th anniversary of the Black Cube series (ASA, Myha...). Visit an abandoned space station, and try to get a Black Cube while searching for your lost friend...
Why similar: Hacking 38.4% ★, Point & Click 14.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.1%, Exploration 10.3%, Puzzle 9.1%
- #41 Recontact London: Cyber Puzzle
73% matchMixed48% of 23 reviews2021
Dev: Recontact Games
Windows
Cinema-based detective puzzle game based on real images and open world. Beyond the interactive cinema, it is a multi-layered detective adventure where you can solve the secrets with your detective skills and deepen the investigation by doing research.
Why similar: Hidden Object 19.4%, Investigation 18.2%, Puzzle Platformer 17.7%, Interactive Fiction 17.2%, Exploration 8.5%
- #42 BeyondHelix
70% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Bruno Vale Barbosa Eiterer
Windows · Linux
Another day, another data retrieval job. Or is it? Using a linux-like terminal, explore BeyondHelix's systems and uncover what led to the company's demise.
Why similar: Hacking 37.5% ★, Hidden Object 20.6%, Text-Based 14.2%, Exploration 10.8%, Puzzle 7.9%
- #43 The Button Witch
71% matchVery Positive100% of 53 reviews2020
Dev: DDreams Games
Windows
Adventure game full of magic, puzzles and cute characters, featuring a young witch-in-training and a talking ghost-squirrel!
Why similar: Hidden Object 16%, Investigation 16%, Puzzle Platformer 15.6%, Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Point & Click 12%
- #44 K-Drama Game 1
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: H999 Games
Windows
Step into a dramatic K-drama mystery where nothing is quite what it seems. Investigate suspicious behavior, uncover hidden evidence, compare contradictions, and piece together the lies that reveal what really happened.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 28.8%, Interactive Fiction 20.2%, Point & Click 11.8%, Exploration 11.7%, Investigation 9%
- #45 The Terrible Persistence of Memory
71% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2021
Dev: Pixels and Pins Studio
Windows
When you wake from a deep sleep, the first thing the goblin doctor asks is "What's your name?" The problem is: you don't know. Retrace your steps. Find what you've lost. Piece together who you are from the strange and incredible things you can do
Why similar: Investigation 19.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.7%, Hidden Object 17.2%, Point & Click 13.1%, Text-Based 9.9%
- #46 Kosmonavtes: Academy Escape
70% match8 user reviews75% of 8 reviews2021
Dev: LKMAD
Windows · Mac · Linux
A Room Escape and puzzle / adventure game! Help Vala graduate from the Space Academy!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.2%, Hidden Object 21%, Investigation 15.9%, Point & Click 15.6%, Puzzle 8.8%
- #47 Meridian 157: Chapter 1
69% matchVery Positive93% of 373 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: Hidden Object 23.2%, Point & Click 20.4%, Investigation 19.7%, Puzzle 14%, Exploration 10.6%
- #48 Hidden Object - Sweet Home
71% matchMostly Negative31% of 160 reviews2017
Dev: Sabrina Aridi
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Help a pretty woman search for lost objects in this hidden object game.
Why similar: Investigation 23.8%, Puzzle Platformer 22.8%, Hidden Object 20.4%, Point & Click 13.4%, Puzzle 6.4%
- #49 Christmas Stories: The Christmas Tree Forest Collector's Edition
69% matchPositive95% of 22 reviews2020
Dev: Elephant GamesPub: BFG Entertainment
Windows
Only you can save Christmas!
Why similar: Hidden Object 28%, Investigation 24.6%, Interactive Fiction 22.5%, Puzzle 11.7%, Casual 6.8%
- #50 R.A.T.T.Z. Maze
69% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2023
Dev: G.W.O.Y.T. Games
Windows
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be a Mouse? Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be inside of a Maze? Wonder no more! In R.A.T.T.Z. Maze you will have to rely on the mouse to smell, and your brain to remember! Welcome to the Maze, Good luck!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.4%, Hidden Object 19.9%, Investigation 14%, Exploration 11.1%, Simulation 10.7%
- #51 Halloween Stories: Black Book Collector's Edition
68% matchPositive83% of 12 reviews2023
Dev: ElephantPub: BFG Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Your plans to have a fun Halloween night in with your little sister quickly turn dark when she’s kidnapped by a nightmarish specter! With the line between your home and the supernatural world blurred, can you save her in time?
Why similar: Hidden Object 22%, Point & Click 20%, Investigation 15.9%, Puzzle 11%, Exploration 10.9%
- #52 YinYang Street: Separate Ways
67% matchVery Positive83% of 59 reviews2025
Dev: 彼云工作室Pub: 方块游戏(CubeGame)
Windows
Street Li Fang Zhuan is a Chinese micro horror game set in 1980s China, combining the story of understanding puzzles and text adventures. In the game, the scroll scene that can be moved by four axes is applied to bring different game experience to the player.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 19.7%, Interactive Fiction 18.4%, Hidden Object 17.5%, Text-Based 13.8%, Exploration 8.4%
- #53 墨心:波云诡船
67% matchVery Positive90% of 1,395 reviews2020
Dev: 1001 Studio
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 69%
《墨心》是一款将古代中国幻想元素和悬疑科幻相融合的国产视觉小说。男主(你)从昏迷中醒来丧失了记忆,发现自己和另外两女一男困于巨轮密室中。面对匪夷所思的船体变异,恐怖致命的巨型怪物,你们能否成功逃脱?而这超自然的现象,似乎跟一件千年前的战国墨家宝物有关......
Why similar: Investigation 19.7%, Puzzle Platformer 19.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17%, Text-Based 13.9%, Interactive Fiction 11.5%
- #54 These Nights Alone
68% matchPositive82% of 39 reviews2020
Dev: ryArt
Windows
Follow Alice during the investigation about her husband
Why similar: Investigation 19.8%, Hidden Object 17.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17%, Point & Click 14.9%, Mystery 9%
- #55 Orange Wiki
67% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Clusion Games
Windows
You wake on the last train at an unfamiliar terminus. Only one app opens on your phone: Orange Wiki, a guide to this place, its entities, and your escape. Explore, compare clues with wiki entries, and find a way out in this first-person horror adventure.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26%, Choose Your Own Adventure 25.4%, Investigation 15.3%, Exploration 10.8%, Puzzle 10.6%
- #56 1 Moment Of Time: Silentville
68% matchMostly Positive77% of 767 reviews2016
Dev: 2 MonkeysPub: Jetdogs Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
This is the story of Silentville - a town with no future, no past and no present. A town lost to forever - unless someone can solve the mystery and release Silentville from its cursed non-existence. But should that someone fail, they will be trapped in Silentville... forever!
Why similar: Hidden Object 41.3%, Point & Click 19.3%, Investigation 12%, Puzzle 9.1%, Mystery 7.1%
- #57 Chimeras: Price of Greed Collector's Edition
67% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2023
Dev: Elephant GamesPub: BFG Entertainment
Windows · Mac
People are disappearing left and right in the Carrington Mansion. But who’s behind it, how are they doing it, and most importantly, what are they hiding?
Why similar: Hidden Object 21.4%, Point & Click 19.6%, Investigation 16.8%, Exploration 11.3%, Puzzle 10.5%
- #58 Rabbits Hunt 2
66% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Usagi Lab
Windows
Rabbits Hunt 2 is a point-and-click exploration horror game set in an old Japanese house. With your partner Roppy, investigate a home tied to a family tragedy and follow strange traces toward the truth. No combat, only observation, unease, and quiet J-horror.
Why similar: Point & Click 19.4%, Investigation 19.3%, Hidden Object 14.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.7%, Text-Based 7.3%