Games like The Dig®
by LucasArts
An asteroid the size of a small moon is on a crash course toward Earth. Once the wayward asteroid is nuked into a safe orbit, a trio conducts a routine examination of the rocky surface. What they uncover is anything but routine.
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$5.99Indiana Jones® and the Fate of Atlantis™
Jul 8 · LucasArts
Both: Point & Click · Classic · 1990's
The Man With The Hat Is Back In His Greatest Adventure Yet! 1939 - The eve of World War II. Nazi agents are about to get their hands on a weapon more dangerous than the atom bomb. Only Indy can stop them before they unleash the deadly secret that sank Atlantis.
Point & ClickAdventureClassic1990'sSingleplayerPixel GraphicsRetroGreat SoundtrackStory RichPuzzle👍 1,385
$9.99Lost Horizon
Sep 24 · Animation Arts
Both: Point & Click · 1990's · Retro
1936: Soldiers of the Third Reich roam the world seeking occult weapons for their insane plans of conquest. When Fenton Paddock, a former British soldier and hapless smuggler, is asked to look for his friend Richard, who went missing in Tibet, he has no idea that this search will lead him across three continents to a secret that could...
AdventurePoint & ClickStory RichWarStylized1990'sGreat SoundtrackRetro2DClassic👍 460
$9.99Tex Murphy: Under a Killing Moon
Jun 12 · Access Software
Both: Point & Click · Sci-fi · 1990's
Enter the virtual world of Under A Killing Moon, where it is December 2042, and you, as Tex Murphy, must stop the forces of evil before they destroy mankind and rob you of your next unemployment check. This thrilling and hilarious adventure is unlike anything you've seen before.
AdventureFMVNoirPoint & ClickDetectiveComedySci-fi1990'sCyberpunkClassic👍 134
$19.99Star Trek™ : 25th Anniversary
May 7 · Interplay Entertainment Corp.
Both: Sci-fi · Point & Click · Classic
Beam aboard the USS Enterprise to join Captain Kirk and his intrepid crew in this classic adventure game. Eight original missions, each styled as episodes of an imagined fourth season of Star Trek: the Original Series, featuring the voice talents of the original actors!
AdventureSci-fiPoint & ClickSimulationClassicActionSpaceSingleplayerRetro👍 149
$9.99Morningstar: Descent to Deadrock
Feb 17 · Red Herring Labs
Both: Point & Click · Sci-fi · 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
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$5.99Master of Orion 1
Feb 25 · SimTex
Both: Classic · Sci-fi · 1990's
Forge an empire in a universe where population growth is stripping away planetary resources. Colonize unknown planets and trade with other races for their knowledge.
Strategy4XTurn-BasedSpaceClassicSci-fiSingleplayerTurn-Based Strategy2D1990's👍 441
$14.99Still There
Nov 20 · GhostShark
Both: Point & Click · Sci-fi · 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?
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$19.99J.U.L.I.A.: Among the Stars
Sep 12 · CBE software
Both: Point & Click · Sci-fi · Puzzle
J.U.L.I.A.: Among the Stars is an innovative narrative driven adventure game. The story centers on Rachel Manners, a 35 year old astrobiologist. She is a member of an elite group of scientists, chosen to embark on one of the most critical missions ever conceived on Earth. Now Rachel is alone, orbiting an unknown planet.
AdventurePoint & ClickIndieSci-fiFemale ProtagonistSpacePuzzleSingleplayerExplorationStory Rich👍 822
$19.99Justin Wack and the Big Time Hack
Aug 23 · Warm Kitten
Both: Point & Click · 1990's
A cozy 2D Point & Click adventure featuring multiple playable characters and plenty of silliness. Oh, and there's time travel and relationship stuff going down too. And robots – lots of robots...
Point & ClickAdventureSingleplayer2DComedyTime TravelCartoonyHand-drawn1990'sDialogue Heavy👍 134
$4.99Raster Prime [REMIX]
Sep 13 · Punk Labs LLC
Both: Puzzle · Point & Click · Sci-fi
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
$9.99Out There Somewhere
Mar 14 · MiniBoss
Both: Puzzle · Retro · Sci-fi
You play an explorer stranded on a dangerous alien planet. Low on fuel, your only hope for escape is to find the planet’s core in this incredibly clever action-puzzle-platformer.
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$14.99OPUS: The Day We Found Earth
Apr 22 · SIGONO INC.
Both: Puzzle · Point & Click
Dive into the boundless galaxy and embark on an emotional adventure! Help little robot Emeth to fulfill a century-old promise by finding Earth in order to save Mankind—so step into the spaceship, operate a deep space telescope, and find out what’s out there in the unknown.
Story RichAtmosphericVisual NovelSingleplayerPuzzleSpaceAdventureFemale Protagonist2DPoint & Click👍 1,404
$9.99Earth 2150 Trilogy
Nov 1 · Reality Pump Studios
Both: Sci-fi · Classic
Your heroes and your armies will need strong leadership to take them on a spellbinding odyssey that has everything a gamer’s heart could wish for breathtaking worlds in space, battles against cunning enemies and even downright treason from your own government faction - are you up to it?
StrategyRTSSci-fiClassicSpaceBase BuildingMultiplayerSingleplayer👍 452
$29.99The Talos Principle
Dec 11 · Croteam
Both: Puzzle · Sci-fi
The Talos Principle is a first-person puzzle game in the tradition of philosophical science fiction. Made by Croteam and written by Tom Jubert (FTL, The Swapper) and Jonas Kyratzes (The Sea Will Claim Everything).
PuzzlePhilosophicalFirst-PersonSci-fiStory RichAtmosphericSingleplayerGreat SoundtrackRobotsExploration👍 29,240
FreeOdysseus Kosmos and his Robot Quest: Episode 1
Jan 12 · Pavel Kostin
Both: Sci-fi · Point & Click · Retro
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.
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