Games like Rusty Lake: Roots
by Rusty Lake
Experience the beginning and end of characters' lives and build your own family tree! Rusty Lake: Roots is the second premium point-and-click adventure by the creators of the Cube Escape series and Rusty Lake Hotel.
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Both: Puzzle · Point & Click · Horror
Underground Blossom is a new adventure game by Rusty Lake. Fulfil various tasks at every station to find the metro that will take you through each important event from Laura Vanderboom's life.
Escape RoomAdventurePuzzlePoint & ClickIndieMysterySingleplayerHorrorStory RichMultiplayer👍 6,768
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Both: Puzzle · Point & Click · Hidden Object
As a legendary thief, your next assignment lures you into a grand and lavish mansion. There you find a series of puzzle boxes, designed for an unknown purpose. What should have been a quick in-and-out, gradually turns into your own harrowing struggle for freedom and answers.
PuzzleMysteryPoint & ClickAdventureCasual3DAtmosphericHidden ObjectIndieStory Rich👍 3,245
$19.99The Roottrees are Dead
Jan 15 · Evil Trout Inc.
Both: Puzzle · Point & Click
A genealogical mystery straight out of 1998. Scour the early Internet for clues, uncover hidden connections, and piece together the family tree behind the secretive Roottree Corporation.
DetectivePuzzleMysteryPoint & ClickInvestigationStory RichAtmosphericSingleplayer1990'sLogic👍 9,716
$5.99Odd Machines: Mechanical Boxes
Jan 2 · XSGames
Both: Point & Click · Puzzle · Hidden Object
You are a legendary treasure hunter, looking for the Stone of Silence, a powerful artifact hidden in a lost temple. Enjoy this 3D mechanical puzzle box adventure, a Victorian-style steampunk game that will put your brain to work with tons of intricate puzzles to solve
AdventureStrategySoftwareGrand StrategyPoint & ClickPuzzleIncrementalExplorationHidden ObjectImmersive Sim
$4.99Follow the meaning
Nov 22 · HiKing Mind Studio
Both: Puzzle · Point & Click
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…
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$3.99The Lost Tape - Cellar
Jan 23 · Sardos, Turélie
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · Hidden Object
A psychological horror game in which you wake up in an unknown cellar with a VHS camera and a journal. In the narrated journal, the main character will be recording their thoughts. Your task will be to get out of the cellar.
HorrorPsychological HorrorAtmosphericExplorationHidden ObjectPuzzlePoint & ClickAction-Adventure3DFirst-Person
$0.99SOS (Save Our Sandwiches)
May 8 · Jleger91
Both: Point & Click · Puzzle · Hidden Object
Point & click aboard a private luxury yacht on a dark and stormy night with funny evil witches and sandwiches Features rain effects, exploration of an entire ship, puzzles, and monsters
AdventureSingleplayerPoint & ClickPuzzleLinearChoose Your Own AdventureIncrementalExplorationHidden Object2D
$2.99Malware
Jul 31 · Odd Games
Both: Puzzle · Point & Click · Hidden Object
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SimulationPuzzleSingleplayerStrategyPoint & ClickHidden ObjectIncremental1990'sLife Sim2D👍 1,141
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Dec 6 · CreepyToad
Both: Horror · Hidden Object · Puzzle
This is a creepy co-op horror game. In which you find yourself locked in a crazy Granny's house. But Granny is not the only danger that awaits you in the house, someone else creepy lives in the basement. You have five days to get out of the house!
HorrorSurvival HorrorMultiplayerAtmosphericHidden ObjectPuzzlePvPStealthLogic3D👍 1,666
$24.99Submachine: Legacy
Oct 13 · Mateusz Skutnik
Both: Puzzle · Point & Click
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PuzzlePoint & ClickAdventureHand-drawnExploration2DIndieAtmosphericColorfulDystopian 👍 1,281
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Nov 26 · Roof Cut Media
Both: Point & Click · Puzzle · Psychological Horror
Colin’s apartment maze has puzzles, dialogues, and some dry humor waiting for you. A surreal adventure of a special kind.
Point & ClickAdventureDark HumorPuzzleDialogue HeavyStory Rich2DPsychological HorrorDark ComedyLinear👍 629
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Both: Hidden Object · Puzzle · Point & Click
What is the price of eternal life? Stop the atrocious ritual! Don't let evil prevail! The soul hunter will spare no one. Can you master the willpower to win?
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May 16 · Simogo
Both: Puzzle · Horror
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Both: Point & Click · Puzzle · Hidden Object
Follow a mysterious girl into a hidden underground city built centuries ago by a secret order of Alchemists. Reveal a dangerous conspiracy, search for clues and items, solve puzzles and mini-games, and uncover the secrets of a forgotten world. Will you bring truth to the light?
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Both: Hidden Object · Puzzle · Point & Click
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Both: Puzzle
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Both: Puzzle · Hidden Object · Horror
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Both: Hidden Object · Puzzle · Point & Click
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Both: Hidden Object · Puzzle · Psychological Horror
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Both: Puzzle
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Both: Hidden Object · Puzzle
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Both: Horror · Psychological Horror
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HorrorMultiplayerOnline Co-OpPsychological HorrorCo-opSurvival HorrorFirst-PersonEscape RoomExplorationAdventure👍 137,469
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Both: Horror · Hidden Object · Puzzle
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IndieHorrorLovecraftianHidden ObjectSpace3DFantasyMagicMultiple EndingsPuzzle
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Both: Point & Click · Horror
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Point & ClickFemale ProtagonistDarkVisual NovelInteractive FictionHand-drawnAtmosphericExplorationThrillerHorror
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Both: Hidden Object · Puzzle · Horror
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Both: Horror · Puzzle · Psychological Horror
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HorrorSingleplayerFirst-PersonPuzzleCartoonyPsychological HorrorDark3DSurvival HorrorAction👍 1,271
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Both: Hidden Object · Puzzle · Horror
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StrategyExplorationHidden ObjectPuzzleHorrorActionMultiple EndingsColorfulStylizedSurvival
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Both: Horror · Puzzle
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Both: Horror · Psychological Horror
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Both: Horror · Hidden Object · Puzzle
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Both: Puzzle · Point & Click
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Both: Horror · Puzzle
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Both: Psychological Horror · Puzzle · Horror
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Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · Puzzle
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Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · Puzzle
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Both: Horror · Puzzle · Psychological Horror
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Both: Horror · Psychological Horror
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Both: Puzzle · Horror
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