- #1 The Corruption Within
97% matchVery Positive94% of 168 reviews2021
Dev: Cosmic Void
Windows
The Corruption Within is a psychological thriller first-person point & click adventure game set in the Victorian era, with an emphasis on strong narrative, intriguing characters and puzzle-solving.
Why similar: Point & Click 22.5%, Mystery 14.7%, Investigation 12.8%, Story Rich 9.6%, Thriller 9.3%
- #2 Abscission
96% matchVery Positive94% of 122 reviews2023
Dev: Beyond Booleans
Windows
Abscission is a Lovecraftian, story-driven horror point-and-click investigation game. It involves searching crime scenes for evidence, combining clues and questioning suspects. Puzzles can have multiple solutions as you guide the protagonist - Detective Will Stanhope - through the story.
Why similar: Point & Click 29.3%, Choices Matter 18%, Horror 11.2%, Investigation 10.5%, Mystery 9.6%
- #3 The Silver Crow
96% matchVery Positive98% of 85 reviews2026
Dev: Dreamagination
Windows · Mac
Play as Conrad, the town's executioner. Investigate a mysterious death, gather clues, question suspects and solve puzzles in this classic point-and-click mystery where witchcraft and superstition conceal a far darker truth.
Why similar: Point & Click 28.9%, Investigation 16.9%, Mystery 14.7%, Dark 10%, Story Rich 9.8%
- #4 The Whisperer | Le murmureur
95% matchMixed68% of 124 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 18.5%, Point & Click 17.9%, Story Rich 15.7%, Horror 13.5%, Dark 13.4%
- #5 The Dark Rites of Arkham
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 655 reviews2026
Dev: Postmodern AdventuresPub: enComplot
Windows
A macabre ritual murder puts Arkham PD detectives Jack Foster and Harvey Whitman to the test. As the investigation progresses, they will unveil a disturbing connection between the Salem witch trials of the 17th century and the end of humankind.
Why similar: Point & Click 24.6%, Investigation 15.1%, Mystery 14.7%, Exploration 9.1%, Dark 9%
- #6 The Whispering Valley | La vallée qui murmure
94% matchVery Positive89% of 174 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 26%, Mystery 16.6%, Story Rich 13.5%, Horror 13.1%, Dark 12.3%
- #7 Inspector Schmidt - The Ebbing
92% matchVery Positive88% of 95 reviews2025
Dev: Active Fungus Studios
Windows · Linux
In this detective RPG, you untangle a thick web of intrigues, lies, and secrets that surround a mysterious death. Find the origin of eerie telegraph signals, question the villagers, decipher the strange symbols that are suddenly appearing all over town - and hide from the danger lurking in the moor.
Why similar: Nonlinear 22.4%, Mystery 15.4%, Investigation 14.7%, Choices Matter 14.5%, Dark 9.8%
- #8 The Lost Crown
93% matchVery Positive83% of 523 reviews2014
Dev: Darkling Room
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Embark on an eerie ghost-hunting adventure, featuring real evidence of paranormal activity, to solve the mystery of the Lost Crown. Be warned, to seek advice from the dead can have bitter consequences.
Why similar: Point & Click 39.6%, Adventure 24.9%, Horror 16.1%, Mystery 10.6%, Story Rich 7.3%
- #9 The Excavation of Hob's Barrow
91% matchVery Positive92% of 3,259 reviews2022
Dev: Cloak and Dagger GamesPub: Wadjet Eye Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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 31.4%, Mystery 12.7%, Horror 11.2%, Dark 10.5%, Investigation 8.4%
- #10 Whispers of a Machine
91% matchVery Positive93% of 2,011 reviews2019
Dev: Clifftop GamesPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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 36.7%, Mystery 15.7%, Choices Matter 15.5%, Adventure 14.7%, Story Rich 8%
- #11 Upstairs
90% matchVery Positive94% of 64 reviews2026
Dev: Karellen Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short classic point-and-click adventure with a verb-based interface and dialogue choices, where you explore a strange building, meet unsettling characters, and slowly uncover a dark, ancient secret.
Why similar: Point & Click 25.5%, Mystery 13.4%, Thriller 11.3%, Story Rich 9.5%, Horror 9.4%
- #12 Cult Vacui
88% matchVery Positive98% of 56 reviews2026
Dev: LBRTY gamesPub: Dionous Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Cult Vacui is a horror point-and-click adventure with survival and time management elements where your choices could keep you alive... or not.
Why similar: Point & Click 20.9%, Choices Matter 14.5%, Mystery 13.3%, Investigation 13.1%, Story Rich 9.6%
- #13 Apocalipsis
89% matchMostly Positive72% of 521 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 25%, Hand-drawn 16.8%, Choices Matter 12.5%, Story Rich 11.5%, Horror 11%
- #14 Post Mortem
89% matchMixed57% of 449 reviews2011
Dev: MC2Pub: Microids
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 42%
After returning to the quiet streets of Paris to pursue a life of painting, Gus Macpherson could not escape his true art…
Why similar: Point & Click 38.8%, Mystery 16.9%, Adventure 13.8%, Choices Matter 7.3%, Horror 6.3%
- #15 The Case of the Golden Idol
85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 10,922 reviews2022
Dev: Color Gray GamesPub: Playstack
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
A new kind of detective game that allows you to think and investigate freely. Discover clues surrounding 12 strange and gruesome deaths and build your own theory. Pick your suspect, deduce the motive, unmask the awful truth.
Why similar: Point & Click 17.7%, Mystery 16.8%, Investigation 15.9%, Choices Matter 10.2%, Thriller 8.3%
- #16 DESOLATIUM: Prologue
87% matchMostly Positive78% of 121 reviews2021
Dev: SUPERLUMEN
Windows · Mac
Median: 48 minMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 41%
DESOLATIUM: PROLOGUE is a first-person point & click Graphic Adventure based on Lovecraft Mythos. Live this horror story where you will have to visit mysterious locations, face lovecraftian creatures, find clues and combine objects to solve puzzles.
Why similar: Point & Click 24.2%, Mystery 18.9%, Exploration 10.2%, Horror 9.1%, Investigation 9%
- #17 Neon Hearts City
86% matchVery Positive84% of 56 reviews2025
Dev: Cosmic VoidPub: Dionous Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A private investigator, tracking a missing person, uncovers a conspiracy between humans and androids and a secret that could change everything. Neon Hearts City is a retro point-and-click adventure that thrusts you into a grungy cyberpunk city of the future.
Why similar: Point & Click 28.4%, Investigation 18.6%, Mystery 11.5%, Story Rich 10.7%, Exploration 10.1%
- #18 Scratches - Director's Cut
86% matchVery Positive83% of 436 reviews2011
Dev: Nucleosys
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 40%
Dark Legends surround the old abandoned Blackwood house, secluded far away in the northern wastelands. For writer Michael Arthate, this cold, solitary atmosphere is fodder for his restless imagination. But Michael soon becomes distracted by the mysteries offered up, as he follows a trail exploring and delving into the secrets of the past.
Why similar: Point & Click 34.9%, Horror 14.9%, Mystery 12.3%, Adventure 11.1%, Nonlinear 7.5%
- #19 The Apocalypse Sacrifice
84% matchVery Positive95% of 248 reviews2024
Dev: FOG GAMESPub: INDIECN
Windows
As an adventurer, you have unintentionally uncovered a horrifying secret hidden in the town for years. Every choice you make will shape the story and become part of your personality test. Will you be the hero who saves the villagers, or will you sacrifice them to create your own legend?
Why similar: Point & Click 23.6%, Choices Matter 13.9%, Mystery 12.9%, Hand-drawn 11.2%, Story Rich 10.7%
- #20 Exiled
82% matchVery Positive90% of 249 reviews2024
Dev: John Szymanski
Windows · Mac · Linux
Charlotte is missing. Decode an ancient language, investigate a mystery, and stay away from ancient monsters in this compact puzzle thriller.
Why similar: Point & Click 24.2%, Mystery 17.7%, Choices Matter 15.3%, Horror 12.1%, Dark 11.4%
- #21 Desktop Explorer
80% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,696 reviews2026
Dev: Recurring Dream
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Rummage through the abandoned profiles of an old PC to unravel an inherited mystery. What secrets hide in this eerie adventure of cryptic games and outdated software? Who was using this computer? And what happened to them?
Why similar: Point & Click 29.5%, Investigation 21.7%, Mystery 19.7%, Exploration 9.7%, Adventure 7.8%
- #22 Bohemian Killing
84% matchMixed63% of 206 reviews2016
Dev: The MoonwallsPub: Libredia Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Paris, 1894. Class differences and pervasive racism finally lead to a tragedy. A year later you find yourself on trial, accused of a brutal murder. How far will you go to exonerate yourself? Will you lie? Manipulate the evidence? Frame others? Act insane? Confess? Your imagination is the limit.
Why similar: Choices Matter 23.2%, Mystery 22.2%, Adventure 15.1%, Thriller 14.2%, Story Rich 11.3%
- #23 The Crimson Maid
81% matchVery Positive88% of 113 reviews2026
Dev: GrimTalinPub: Wales Interactive
Windows
A marriage between first person exploration and visual novel, blessed with a sprinkle of puzzle gameplay. Immerse yourself in a period drama that intertwines romance with murder mystery, as a young cleric who must resist or give in to the charms of a strikingly beautiful maid.
Why similar: Mystery 20.1%, Romance 14.3%, Investigation 13.5%, Story Rich 12.4%, Thriller 12.2%
- #24 Classified Stories: The Tome of Myrkah
83% matchMostly Positive76% of 55 reviews2021
Dev: RVL Games
Windows
Classified Stories: The Tome of Myrkah is a first-person, micro-adventure game that tells the story of P.I. Jim Morrison's encounters with the occult and the extraordinary. Explore your surroundings and solve puzzles in order to uncover the harrowing story of your friend's descent into insanity.
Why similar: Mystery 23.6%, Adventure 19.2%, Dark 16.4%, Story Rich 14.2%, Horror 13.4%
- #25 Detective Di: The Silk Rose Murders
82% matchVery Positive89% of 1,287 reviews2019
Dev: Nupixo Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 96%
A thrilling point-and-click adventure game where you play as Di Renjie, ancient China's most famous and gifted investigator, as he tracks a serial killer in the heart of the Tang Dynasty's capital city.
Why similar: Point & Click 26%, Investigation 16.8%, Mystery 12.2%, Story Rich 11.2%, Dialogue Heavy 9.3%
- #26 The Gravedigger
79% matchVery Positive85% of 123 reviews2024
Dev: Authogin
Windows
You're hired to dig up graves at a local church, looting valuables while demonic activity escalates. You must find and return all the burnt bones to stop the demonic activity. Each night you will dig for valuables to find bones, fend off growing corruption, and survive to solve the mystery.
Why similar: Nonlinear 30.8%, Mystery 22.9%, Dark 15.1%, Horror 14.6%, Exploration 10.3%
- #27 Insight
79% matchVery Positive88% of 72 reviews2024
Dev: GravelRoadPub: PaperPixel Games
Windows
Insight is a single-player horror story game shrouded in mystery. You'll take control of different characters to solve crimes and unveil the dark secrets behind them.
Why similar: Thriller 26.7%, Story Rich 25%, Dark 23.7%, Horror 21.4%, Adventure 3%
- #28 Bahnsen Knights
78% matchVery Positive96% of 90 reviews2023
Dev: LCB Game StudioPub: Chorus Worldwide Games
Windows · Mac
1986, Tornado Alley, USA… Go undercover as Boulder, an agent infiltrating the notorious religious cult known as the Bahnsen Knights. Face off against occultists, biblical storms, and an enigmatic car salesman turned preacher as you investigate the disappearance of a fellow agent and close friend.
Why similar: Choices Matter 16.9%, Thriller 14.4%, Investigation 12.8%, Mystery 12.5%, Story Rich 12.4%
- #29 Casebook 1899 - The Leipzig Murders
78% matchVery Positive85% of 109 reviews2025
Dev: Homo Narrans Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Play as a sharp-witted detective in late 19th-century Leipzig, Germany, in this retro pixel-art point & click adventure. Search for clues, question suspects, and piece together evidence on your deduction board to solve four gripping murder cases.
Why similar: Point & Click 33.9%, Investigation 20.4%, Choices Matter 17.8%, Adventure 10.4%, Story Rich 9.9%
- #30 Postmortem: One Must Die (Extended Cut)
81% matchMostly Negative40% of 187 reviews2013
Dev: Unbound Creations
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 20%
Narrative-adventure playing an Agent of Death who must take ONE life that could change the fate of a conflict-torn Nation
Why similar: Point & Click 22.3%, Adventure 21%, Choices Matter 19.3%, Story Rich 11.5%, Dark 8.6%
- #31 The Last Door - Collector's Edition
77% matchVery Positive95% of 2,465 reviews2014
Dev: The Game KitchenPub: Phoenix Online Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Something ancient and evil is stirring in Victorian England. Only you can stop it. Journey to the brink of madness and beyond as you set forth alone into the dark.
Why similar: Point & Click 49.6%, Story Rich 20.7%, Horror 17.1%, Adventure 8.8%, 2D 2.7%
- #32 The Last Case of John Morley
76% matchVery Positive82% of 329 reviews2025
Dev: Indigo Studios - Interactive StoriesPub: JanduSoft
Windows
Step into the mind of John Morley, a 1940s detective on his final case. Explore shadowed places long forgotten by time, and piece together crime scenes in a narrative adventure steeped in mystery, unexpected twists, and a truth buried for decades.
Why similar: Mystery 26.6%, Story Rich 17.4%, Dark 16.9%, Exploration 15.7%, Adventure 13.4%
- #33 LEGIE
77% matchVery Positive89% of 212 reviews2017
Dev: Spytihněv
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 46%
A hybrid of adventure game and classic grid-based dungeon crawler, set in the medieval Czech town of Jilemnice and its hilly surroundings.
Why similar: Point & Click 38.7%, Story Rich 19.1%, Adventure 14.7%, Dark 13.6%, Exploration 12.1%
- #34 Cursed Enigma - Priest and Prayers
76% matchMixed69% of 114 reviews2023
Dev: TheLaba
Windows
Father Giovanni, a devout priest, becomes entangled in mysteries and secrets while overseeing his local church. Explore the dark truths and menacing events behind the serene facade of the parish in the first episode of CURSED ENIGMA: Priest and Prayers
Why similar: Point & Click 40.5%, Horror 15%, Story Rich 12.6%, Exploration 11.1%, Adventure 10.6%
- #35 Care
73% matchVery Positive95% of 74 reviews2024
Dev: The Pocket Dimension
Windows
Care is an atmospheric first person horror game with puzzle elements, where your choices have consequences. Be observant with your surroundings and unravel the horrific secrets that hide within these walls.
Why similar: Mystery 18.4%, Choices Matter 16.2%, Investigation 15.8%, Dark 12.1%, Horror 11.6%
- #36 Chronicle of Innsmouth
75% matchMostly Positive77% of 261 reviews2017
Dev: PsychoDevPub: AtomicHorde
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Chronicle of Innsmouth is a point'n'click adventure inspired by Lucas' retro classics from the 90s and H.P. Lovecraft's works. Investigate, gather info and solve enigmas to unveil the secrets of the cursed town of Innsmouth, a forsaken place surrounded by horrifying rumors.
Why similar: Point & Click 64.5%, Adventure 35.5%
- #37 Saint Kotar
74% matchMostly Positive74% of 289 reviews2021
Dev: The-Mark EntertainmentPub: SOEDESCO
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Saint Kotar is a psychological horror detective game set in a cursed valley in rural Croatia. Investigate the disappearance of your relative in the occult-ridden town of Sveti Kotar as you switch between conflicting realities through the eyes of two godly men.
Why similar: Point & Click 22.1%, Choices Matter 17.2%, Mystery 13.8%, Story Rich 9.8%, Dark 9.6%
- #38 Scholar Adventure: Mystery of Silence
71% matchVery Positive96% of 103 reviews2025
Dev: Making EnemiesPub: DevilishGames
Windows · Mac
Mystery of Silence is a point-and-click adventure where William, a young writer in search of inspiration, enters an abbey shrouded in silence. What William finds within those walls is not just a story to tell, but a secret that should never be discovered.
Why similar: Point & Click 28.6%, Investigation 21%, Dark 13.4%, Adventure 9.2%, Story Rich 9%
- #39 Heaven Does Not Respond
70% matchVery Positive91% of 529 reviews2026
Dev: Rise Studios
Windows
Heaven Does Not Respond is a psychological and analog horror game set in an alternate 2005 timeline. Play as an intelligence agent, exploring a retro computer interface to decipher secret files, watch mysterious videos, and uncover the dark secrets behind a young man's death.
Why similar: Point & Click 22.5%, Investigation 17.8%, Choices Matter 16.4%, Horror 10.3%, Story Rich 10.2%
- #40 The Occultist
71% matchMostly Positive76% of 357 reviews2026
Dev: DALOARPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
The Occultist is a first-person narrative thriller. You play as Alan Rebels, a paranormal investigator who travels to an abandoned British island after his father's disappearance. Explore Godstone island, face supernatural entities, and uncover long-buried occult rituals.
Why similar: Investigation 35.4%, Mystery 21.1%, Story Rich 14.5%, Adventure 14.1%, Horror 13.8%
- #41 Kathy Rain 2: Soothsayer
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,354 reviews2025
Dev: Clifftop GamesPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.9 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
In this point-and-click urban thriller, down-and-out private eye Kathy Rain will embark on her most dangerous case yet — the pursuit of the notorious serial killer known as the Soothsayer. Find clues, gather evidence, connect the dots, and confront the murderer before the hunter becomes the hunted…
Why similar: Point & Click 21.3%, Investigation 16.6%, Mystery 16.2%, Story Rich 9%, Horror 8.2%
- #42 The Devilry Reservation
72% matchVery Positive93% of 89 reviews2023
Dev: GentFish
Windows · Mac · Linux
Step into the role of a faceless detective investigating creatures from Slavic folklore. Explore dialogue-driven mysteries, solve puzzles, and uncover post-Soviet occult secrets in a pixel art housing block full of bizarre residents and hidden truths
Why similar: Story Rich 28.5%, Dark 26.6%, Adventure 16.3%, Exploration 13%, 2D 10.4%
- #43 The Slaughter: Act One
74% matchVery Positive84% of 145 reviews2016
Dev: Alex FrancoisPub: Brainchild
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 97%
The Slaughter is a noir point-and-click adventure set in Victorian London, laced with adult themes and dark humour. Follow the trail of a killer through atmospheric London locations and surreal dream worlds, meeting a cast of interesting, insane and eccentrically British characters along the way.
Why similar: Mystery 41%, Point & Click 19.2%, Dark 16.1%, Adventure 12.9%, Horror 3.9%
- #44 Transient: Extended Edition
73% matchMostly Positive71% of 348 reviews2020
Dev: Stormling StudiosPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
H.P. Lovecraft meets Cyberpunk. Delve deep into a dystopian world and investigate what is happening to you and your friends in a domed city. Solve puzzles, hack systems and plug in to explore other dimensions. Discover a truth that might tear apart your sanity and question your very existence.
Why similar: Mystery 19.8%, Investigation 17.4%, Story Rich 16.2%, Dark 14.5%, Dialogue Heavy 11.1%
- #45 UnderDread
75% matchMixed57% of 138 reviews2016
Dev: Bigzur Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 96%
A first-person horror adventure game that will take you on a journey through an ancient castle and that lies beneath. Dangers and forgotten horrors await in the dark...
Why similar: Mystery 25.4%, Adventure 23.9%, Horror 20.8%, Exploration 14.8%, Story Rich 13.1%
- #46 Castle of Secrets
72% matchMixed58% of 65 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 29.3%, Hand-drawn 15.4%, Exploration 12.5%, Story Rich 11.4%, Horror 11%
- #47 Endacopia
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 4,841 reviews2026
Dev: Andyland
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Endacopia is a Point-and-Click Puzzle Adventure that is visually reminiscent of early computer edutainment games... with underlying horrors.
Why similar: Point & Click 23.4%, Nonlinear 21.6%, Choices Matter 11.7%, Dark 10.3%, Horror 9.7%
- #48 The Inheritance of Crimson Manor
70% matchVery Positive88% of 940 reviews2022
Dev: MediaCity Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Explore a beautiful and Enigmatic Victorian Manor with a dark secret, In this gothic horror story first person exploration puzzle game filled with fine art, secret passages and mysterious mechanical puzzles playing as the executor of the last will from the enigmatic Railroad Magnate Hadley Strange.
Why similar: Nonlinear 28.3%, Mystery 18.9%, Exploration 11.4%, Story Rich 11.2%, Horror 10.7%
- #49 1428: Shadows over Silesia
70% matchMostly Positive78% of 279 reviews2022
Dev: KUBI Games
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Medieval Europe is in the middle of religious upheaval and many a preacher predict the imminent end of the world. Immerse yourself in a dark fantasy story with true historical events in the background. You'll be facing intricate puzzles, challenging battles and cunning stealth.
Why similar: Point & Click 38.3%, Mystery 29.3%, Story Rich 19%, Adventure 12.3%, Indie 1%
- #50 Necronomicon: The Dawning of Darkness
73% matchMixed44% of 209 reviews2014
Dev: Cryo InteractivePub: Microids
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 43%
In this thrilling point-and-click adventure based on the works of H.P Lovecraft, you’ll traverse the haunting world of Gothic New England, solving puzzles and acquiring information to help Stanton solve the mystery of the Necronomicon.
Why similar: Point & Click 56.1%, Adventure 23.4%, Horror 20.5%
- #51 Darkness Within 1: In Pursuit of Loath Nolder
71% matchMostly Positive73% of 633 reviews2014
Dev: Stormling StudiosPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Explore disturbing corners of the human psyche. Delve into a dimension of nightmares, the occult and a tense psychological world created in classic Lovecraftian style. As police detective Howard E. Loreid, you are tasked to solve the murder of Clark Field, a wealthy man involved in the occult.
Why similar: Point & Click 51.3%, Horror 24.1%, Adventure 18.7%, Dark 4.8%, Indie 1%
- #52 Carnival
66% matchVery Positive100% of 74 reviews2025
Dev: Beyond Booleans
Windows
Carnival is an atmospheric folk horror point-&-click featuring low-resolution pixel art graphics, locations drawn from Venice itself, and developing relationships with NPCs, allowing the player to influence events in the game and achieve multiple different endings.
Why similar: Point & Click 35.4%, Adventure 16.3%, Mystery 15.9%, Choices Matter 11.6%, Horror 10.3%
- #53 The Thaumaturge
66% matchVery Positive83% of 5,876 reviews2024
Dev: Fool's TheoryPub: 11 bit studios
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
The Thaumaturge is a character-driven RPG with a rich story, morally ambiguous choices, and turn-based combat. In a city on the brink of change, use your mystical powers to read emotions, uncover motives, and command folklore-inspired demons — while resisting the temptation of your own pride.
Why similar: Point & Click 21%, Choices Matter 18.3%, Investigation 16.2%, Mystery 15.3%, Story Rich 12.7%
- #54 Caput Mortum
65% matchVery Positive95% of 415 reviews2025
Dev: WildArts GamesPub: Black Lantern Collective
Windows
Travel back to 16th-century France and delve into the mysterious depths of a seemingly abandoned alchemist's tower. Do you dare brave the horrors that beckon you below... deeper still?
Why similar: Horror 24.4%, Exploration 23.5%, Mystery 17.7%, Dark 17.6%, Adventure 15.6%
- #55 Trust No One
69% matchMixed61% of 61 reviews2024
Dev: Triomatica Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
You'll need to think outside more than just the box. In "Trust No One,” a point-and-click detective adventure, you play as a journalist who tries to unravel a web of secrets about a mysterious AI-company. Explore the nooks and alleyways of Kyiv to discover the identity of your informant.
Why similar: Point & Click 26.4%, Investigation 17.5%, Hand-drawn 16.9%, Story Rich 12.4%, Exploration 10.6%
- #56 Markus Ritter - Ghosts Of The Past
67% matchVery Positive93% of 55 reviews2023
Dev: Flimmersoft
Windows · Mac · Linux
In front of you lies a classic FMV point and click adventure game. Can you stop a serial killer who is murdering his way through Vienna? Experience a week in the life of Markus Ritter, who really just wants to lie on the couch at home, but suddenly has to juggle a job, love and the supernatural.
Why similar: Point & Click 32.4%, Mystery 18.1%, Investigation 17.2%, Thriller 13.7%, Exploration 13.3%
- #57 Saint Kotar: The Yellow Mask
69% matchMostly Positive73% of 345 reviews2020
Dev: The-Mark Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Follow the fear of Benedek Dohnany and Nikolay Kalyakin and play the onset of a dark and chilling narrative adventure. Make decisions and affect the events that precede a macabre series of murders, allegedly related to devil worship and witchcraft.
Why similar: Point & Click 24.7%, Mystery 18.2%, Dark 11.2%, Hand-drawn 10.6%, Story Rich 10.4%
- #58 The Signifier Director's Cut
68% matchMostly Positive79% of 350 reviews2020
Dev: PlaymestudioPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
This story-driven adventure follows a mystery of death and despair from reality into the surreal realms of objective memories and subjective experiences. Search the mind, solve puzzles, and unravel the dark truth in this psychological thriller.
Why similar: Investigation 18.9%, Choices Matter 17%, Mystery 14.7%, Thriller 13.2%, Dark 12.4%
- #59 The Wild Case
68% matchVery Positive86% of 257 reviews2021
Dev: Specialbit Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
The Wild Case is a 2D first-person point-and-click adventure. In this story-focused adventure, players meet a cast of colorful characters, experience mysterious encounters, and solve puzzles to progress through the game.
Why similar: Point & Click 25.5%, Investigation 12.3%, Mystery 12.2%, Hand-drawn 11.6%, Story Rich 11%
- #60 Tangle Tower
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 6,631 reviews2019
Dev: SFB Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.6 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 15.7%, Story Rich 10.7%, Exploration 9.5%, Investigation 8.8%