Games like The Artifact
by Colin Wren, Sean Scaplehorn, Wayne Jackson, Jason Mallett
Woken from a hypersleep, you find yourself alone on a drifting star cruiser, light years from home. The crew has disappeared, leaving behind nothing but a few scattered records and a strange artifact that seems to hold the key to an alien civilisation.
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$14.99Odysseus Kosmos and his Robot Quest (Complete Season)
Dec 1 · Pavel Kostin
Both: Point & Click · Puzzle · Space
What do you do if you are the only one left aboard a spaceship? Your team has embarked on a mysterious expedition a few years ago, the ship’s machinery has started acting up and it seems there are ghosts wandering about. Luckily, the black hole above you doesn’t pose any problems…yet.
Point & ClickAtmosphericPixel GraphicsIndiePuzzleAdventureSci-fiSpaceFunnySingleplayer👍 121
$11.99Machinika: Atlas
Sep 17 · Littlefield Studio
Both: Puzzle · Point & Click · Space
Machinika: Atlas is an indie puzzle game and is the direct sequel to Machinika: Museum, you play as a museum researcher who just land on Atlas. Will you unravel the mysteries of the alien vessel? Solve cryptic puzzles to find out what happened!
CasualPuzzleAdventurePoint & ClickHidden ObjectSci-fiFirst-PersonMysterySpace3D👍 575
$14.99Still There
Nov 20 · GhostShark
Both: Point & Click · Space · Puzzle
Every day is the same on the faraway Bento space-lighthouse - until a mysterious radio message breaks through. Evade the past, welcome oblivion, make the perfect Italian coffee. Still There is a psychological adventure game about grief, technical puzzles, wacky AIs and dark humour. How far is far enough?
Point & ClickAdventureEmotionalStory RichSpacePsychologicalSci-fiAtmosphericPuzzleSingleplayer👍 771
$7.99Machinika: Museum
Mar 23 · Littlefield Studio
Both: Puzzle · Point & Click
Welcome to the Museum! Machinika Museum is a mystery game where you discover beautiful and mysterious machines of extra-terrestrial origins in an atmospheric galaxy-spanning 3D puzzle game. Will you be able to understand their stories and discover what happened to their previous owner?
PuzzleMysteryPoint & ClickSci-fiAtmosphericIndieHidden ObjectFirst-PersonAdventureInvestigation👍 1,183
$9.99Morningstar: Descent to Deadrock
Feb 17 · Red Herring Labs
Both: Point & Click · Space · Puzzle
Crash-landed on a desolate, alien planet, what should've been a routine work-for-hire job for Powell has become a deadly mission to save the merchant vessel Morningstar and her crew.
AdventurePoint & ClickSci-fiIndieSpaceShortSingleplayerPuzzle👍 282
FreeOdysseus Kosmos and his Robot Quest: Episode 1
Jan 12 · Pavel Kostin
Both: Point & Click · Space · Puzzle
What do you do if you are the only one left aboard a spaceship? Your team has embarked on a mysterious expedition a few years ago, the ship’s machinery has started acting up and it seems there are ghosts wandering about. Luckily, the black hole above you doesn’t pose any problems…yet.
IndieSci-fiPoint & ClickSpace2DPixel GraphicsAdventureRetroAtmosphericPuzzle
$14.99Boxes: Lost Fragments
Feb 1 · Big Loop Studios
Both: Puzzle · Point & Click
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
$4.99The Tiny Bang Story
Apr 22 · Colibri Games
Both: Point & Click · Puzzle
Life on Tiny Planet was calm and carefree until a great disaster occurred - Tiny Planet was hit by a meteor! The world fell apart and now its future depends only on you! Use your imagination and creativity: in order to restore Tiny Planet and help its inhabitants you will have to fix a variety of machines and mechanisms as well as solve...
Point & ClickPuzzleHand-drawnSteampunkRetroAtmospheric2DStory RichCasualFamily Friendly👍 3,809
$7.99Return to Mysterious Island
Mar 6 · Kheops Studio
Both: Point & Click · Puzzle
Join intrepid sailor and recent island castaway Mina as she explores the hidden secrets within the Jules Verne classic inspired Mysterious Island. Gather key articles left from the island’s previous inhabitants and combine them in unique and interesting ways to stay alive and stay hopeful for rescue.
AdventurePoint & ClickCasualPuzzleFemale ProtagonistFirst-PersonExplorationSingleplayerEscape Room👍 404
$9.99Palindrome Syndrome: Escape Room
Oct 14 · mc2games
Both: Point & Click · Puzzle
You wake up in a spaceship with no memories. In this escape room with a sci-fi setting you will have to investigate your past solving different puzzles. Will you be able to discover what happened to you and how did you get there?
Escape RoomHidden ObjectPoint & ClickAdventurePuzzleInvestigationSci-fiMysteryCasualCinematic👍 498
$4.99Escape Rosecliff Island
Apr 15 · SpinTop Games
Both: Puzzle · Point & Click
An unexpected storm has left you shipwrecked on a mysterious and remote private island. Seek & find cleverly hidden objects and solve puzzles to find a way off the island! Find over 2100 hidden objects in 25 intriguing and mysterious locations to find items that will help you escape!
CasualHidden ObjectPuzzleAdventurePoint & Click👍 195
$4.99Raster Prime [REMIX]
Sep 13 · Punk Labs LLC
Both: Puzzle · Point & Click
Your mind will short-circuit in this atmospheric pixel sci-fi puzzler with eight (8) levels of increasing difficulty. Decipher each binary sequence to travel further into the unknown, and unearth a deeper mystery that may never be fully understood.
PuzzlePoint & ClickRelaxingPixel GraphicsMinimalistAtmosphericSci-fiRetroAliensMystery
$11.99Small Radios Big Televisions
Nov 8 · Fire Face Corporation
Both: Puzzle · Point & Click
Explore the inner workings of deserted factories in search of data cassettes that contain boundless virtual worlds. Collect more tapes and explore more worlds and you'll soon discover new methods of traversal and control that will take you farther than you'd ever expect.
IndieAdventurePuzzleSurrealPoint & ClickGreat Soundtrack
$14.99Left in the Dark: No One on Board
Oct 2 · Moonrise Interactive
Both: Puzzle · Point & Click
Discover what connects a lost ship’s disappearance with Devil’s Island and a local family’s unsolved murder.
Hidden ObjectCasualAdventureMysteryPuzzlePoint & ClickFemale ProtagonistHorrorSingleplayerFantasy👍 481



