Games like Cosmic Osmo and the Worlds Beyond the Mackerel
by Cyan Worlds, Inc.
Cosmic Osmo is a game about exploration and discovery, not winning or challenges. Children and adults will both find something to enjoy in this early gem from the creators of Myst.
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$29.99Obduction
Aug 24 · Cyan, Inc.
Both: First-Person · Surreal · Walking Simulator
A new sci-fi adventure from Cyan, the creators of Myst. Abducted far across the universe, you find yourself on a broken alien landscape with odd pieces of Earth. Explore, uncover, solve, and find a way to make it home.
AdventurePuzzleExplorationIndieFirst-PersonMysterySurrealVRWalking SimulatorAtmospheric👍 3,032
-70%$1.79Myst: Masterpiece Edition
Feb 2 · Cyan Worlds, Inc.
Both: Point & Click · First-Person
The classic Myst experience with point and click controls, released as a remaster to the original in 2000. Enter a world where nothing is as it seems... and adventure knows no bounds!
AdventureCasualPoint & ClickPuzzleClassicAtmosphericExploration1990'sMysteryFirst-Person👍 990
-70%$1.79Riven (1997)
Aug 4 · Cyan Worlds, Inc.
Both: Point & Click · First-Person
Released in 1997 as the original sequel to Myst, one of the best-selling puzzle adventure games of all time. Prepare to enter a world "torn asunder" by timeless, unresolved conflicts -- a world of incomparable beauty, intrigue, and betrayal.
AdventurePuzzlePoint & ClickExplorationClassicStory RichDifficultFirst-PersonCasualAtmospheric👍 1,317
-60%$3.99Myst V: End of Ages
Mar 16 · Cyan Worlds, Inc.
Both: Point & Click · First-Person
The Grand Finale of the greatest adventure! Decide the fate of a civilization in this triumphant final chapter to the Myst saga. Embark on an epic journey into the heart of a shattered empire as the only explorer who can still save it— or destroy it with the wrong choices.
AdventurePuzzlePoint & ClickCasualExplorationFirst-PersonAtmosphericStory RichMysteryClassic👍 251
-70%$5.39realMyst: Masterpiece Edition
Feb 5 · Cyan Worlds, Inc.
Both: Point & Click · First-Person
Released in 2014, experience one of the first 3D adaptations of the renowned puzzle-adventure game Myst! Each discovery you make, every puzzle you solve, will bring you closer to reversing a wrong that has gone unchecked for ages.
AdventurePuzzlePoint & ClickExplorationMysteryClassicFirst-PersonIndieRemakeStory Rich👍 1,388
$2.99Windosill
Sep 25 · Vectorpark
Both: Point & Click · Surreal · Family Friendly
A short, surprising, toy-like puzzle game.
CasualPoint & ClickIndieShortPuzzleAdventureSurrealFamily FriendlyAtmosphericSingleplayer👍 680
$34.99Myst
Aug 26 · Cyan Worlds, Inc.
Both: First-Person · Point & Click
Welcome to Myst: a starkly beautiful island, eerily tinged with mystery and shrouded in intrigue. Built from the ground up to play in 2D & VR, explore Myst in a whole new dimension! Journey to the Ages, unravel puzzles, and be a part of the surrealistic adventure that will become your own.
AdventurePuzzleExplorationFirst-PersonVRStory RichSingleplayerMultiple EndingsPoint & ClickIndie👍 2,003
$14.99Myst III: Exile
Sep 24 · Presto Studios, Cyan Worlds, Inc.
Both: Point & Click · First-Person
The story of Myst continues in this third entry of the series, originally released in 2001. Return to this strange and wondrous universe, where books become portals into worlds, and where the lessons of the past may yet hold meaning for today...
AdventurePuzzleCasualPoint & ClickStory RichExplorationAtmosphericSingleplayerFirst-PersonFMV👍 474
$4.990°N 0°W
Mar 1 · Colorfiction
Both: Surreal · Walking Simulator · First-Person
Ready for a wild trip of psychedelic sights and sounds? 0°N 0°W is a chill, first-person walking sim for everyone, where each run is a fresh adventure!
ColorfulSurrealExplorationPsychedelicOpen WorldPlatformerWalking SimulatorFirst-Person3DRelaxing👍 363
$4.99Gomo
Dec 6 · Fishcow Studio
Both: Point & Click
How far would you go to save your best friend?For Gomo, the answer to this question is clear: To the end of the world and further, if necessary.Join him on his journey through the bizarre 2D landscapes of this dreamlike Point & Click Adventure!
AdventureIndiePoint & ClickPuzzleShortCasualSingleplayerHand-drawnFunny2D👍 1,596
$4.99Samorost 2
Dec 10 · Amanita Design
Both: Point & Click · Surreal
Samorost 2 tells a surreal story of a space gnome whose dog just got kidnapped by mischievous aliens. Set out on a short expedition to rescue the pup, deal with curious strangers and relax to the soothing music by Tomáš "Floex" Dvořák.
DogsPoint & ClickCasual2DExplorationSurrealSpaceStylizedFunnyPuzzle👍 2,483
$3.99The Search
Apr 13 · Jason Godbey
Both: Point & Click · First-Person · Surreal
Embark on a journey of discovery and inspiration in The Search - a story-driven puzzle-adventure set in a mysterious world where art comes to life!
ExplorationPuzzleHidden ObjectPoint & ClickFemale ProtagonistFirst-PersonSurrealRelaxingStory RichCasual👍 356
$19.99Justin Wack and the Big Time Hack
Aug 23 · Warm Kitten
Both: Point & Click · Cartoony
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
$19.99Samorost 3
Mar 24 · Amanita Design
Both: Point & Click · Surreal
Samorost 3 is an exploration adventure and puzzle game from the award-winning creators of Machinarium and Botanicula. Travel across space to nine unique worlds teeming with colorful challenges, creatures and surprises to discover, brought to life with beautiful artwork, sound and music.
Point & ClickHand-drawnRelaxingStory RichStylizedPsychedelicSurrealAtmospheric2DPuzzle👍 4,386
$14.99Broken Reality
Nov 29 · Dynamic Media Triad
Both: Surreal · Walking Simulator
A humorous adventure set in a 3D parody of the internet. Diverse puzzles, beautiful worlds, friends, experiences, upgrades and more, await those who 'log on'!
IndieAdventureSurrealRetroWalking SimulatorMemesExplorationColorfulGreat SoundtrackAtmospheric👍 2,153
$4.99The Tiny Bang Story
Apr 22 · Colibri Games
Both: Point & Click · Family Friendly
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
$14.99Genesis Noir
Mar 26 · Feral Cat Den
Both: Point & Click · Surreal
A noir adventure spanning time and space. When a love triangle between cosmic beings becomes a bitter confrontation, you'll witness a gunshot fired by a jealous god—otherwise known as The Big Bang. Jump into the expanding universe and search for a way to destroy creation and save your love.
NoirPoint & ClickStory RichExplorationPuzzleSurrealAtmosphericStylizedHand-drawnSpace👍 1,696
$4.99Crossroad OS
Dec 8 · Guy, Daisy Games
Both: Cartoony · Family Friendly · Pixel Graphics
Explore the mysterious operating system Crossʀoad OS. Adventure through its decaying programs, solve puzzles, collect items and meet strange creatures.
CartoonyFamily FriendlyMysteryFunnyColorful2DStylizedPixel GraphicsSingleplayerHorror👍 302
-40%$5.99OneShot
Dec 8 · Future Cat LLC
Both: Pixel Graphics
OneShot is a surreal top down Puzzle/Adventure game with unique gameplay capabilities. You are to guide a child through a mysterious world on a mission to restore its long-dead sun. The world knows you exist.
Story RichPixel GraphicsIndieGreat SoundtrackCuteAtmosphericPuzzleSingleplayerChoices MatterAdventure👍 59,257
$4.99Cat Museum
Mar 17 · 751 Games
Both: Surreal · Point & Click
Immerse yourself in the bizarre art style and the surreal world of Cat Museum, a 2D side-scrolling puzzle-adventure game. Solve the strange puzzles with your mischievous cat, and unveil the truth behind the mysterious museum.
PuzzleSurrealPsychedelicPoint & ClickHand-drawnHorrorStylized2DCatsSide Scroller👍 835
$14.99Still There
Nov 20 · GhostShark
Both: Point & Click
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
$6.99Fractal Block World
Oct 18 · Dan Hathaway
Both: Surreal · First-Person
This is a surreal exploration game. Explore a massive fractal with great complexities. You can shrink infinitely to go deeper into the fractal. Or you can become larger by growing. Inner space awaits you in this infinite world.
ExplorationOpen WorldSurrealFPSVoxelIndiePsychedelicFirst-PersonAdventureNonlinear👍 1,490
$9.99GravNewton
Jul 26 · JOZGamer, Hatus Quemuel
Both: Cartoony · Family Friendly
Challenge all your skill and quick thinking ability in this precision platform game, where you are a bitrom who controller over gravity called Newton, who is trying to escape from a deformed creature that relentlessly follows him in subspace.
Precision PlatformerDifficultPlatformer2DActionCartoonyFamily FriendlySingleplayerIndieReplay Value👍 378
FreeUnread
3 days ago · Panimu
Both: Point & Click · Surreal · Pixel Graphics
Explore a simulated 1990s computer left running by someone who never came back. Search its files, uncover hidden games, and piece together their story.
Immersive SimCasualPoint & ClickSimulationRPGSurreal1990's2DPixel GraphicsSingleplayer
-60%$5.99DEEEER Simulator: Your Average Everyday Deer Game
Nov 23 · Gibier Games
Both: Surreal
Put simply, DEEEER Simulator is a “Slow-Life Town Destruction Game”. You can spend your days enjoying a nice, relaxed frolic here and there together with the other animals around town, or you can choose to relieve some stress and absolutely destroy the town and everything in it.
ExplorationSandboxFunnyPhysicsThird PersonCuteParody SurrealOpen WorldHorses👍 4,446
$14.99Odysseus Kosmos and his Robot Quest (Complete Season)
Dec 1 · Pavel Kostin
Both: Point & Click · Pixel Graphics
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
FreeMissing Translation
Sep 24 · AlPixel Games, Luis Diaz, Gustavo Santos, Albert Fernandez, Tice Thomason
Both: Pixel Graphics · Point & Click
Lost in a weird city in the middle of the desert and surrounded by strange creatures that keep staring at you. This is a game about exploring the unknown and solving puzzles... lots of them! Don't be fooled by the looks, this isn't a point & click adventure.
Free to PlayPixel GraphicsPuzzleIndieAdventureCasualGreat SoundtrackPoint & ClickSingleplayer2D👍 111
$14.99OPUS: The Day We Found Earth
Apr 22 · SIGONO INC.
Both: 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
$1.99Antihorror
Jul 27 · HFM Games
Both: Walking Simulator · First-Person
Strange coincidence brought traveler in unfamiliar places. It would be fine, except sinister desolation is starting to embrace the surroundings. There is no another soul around for the tens of kilometers. Or that’s what it seems like? I should probably go deal with that.
ActionIndieHorrorComedyFunnyWalking SimulatorFirst-PersonPsychological HorrorSingleplayerAdventure👍 212
$6.99Journey of a Roach
Nov 4 · Koboldgames, Daedalic Entertainment
Both: Point & Click
Nuclear war, post apocalypse, barren and lifeless wastelands.Lifeless? Not so much!Mutated insects have made their home in a bomb shelter and they're set on exploring the world.Let this point&click adventure welcome you to a hilariously bizarre end time world and join the roaches Jim and Bud on their journey to the surface.
AdventureIndiePoint & ClickPuzzleComedySingleplayerPost-apocalypticShortCasualCute👍 1,564
$5.99The Feeble Files
Jun 14 · Adventure Soft, MojoTouch
Both: Point & Click · Cartoony
An epic space adventure which sees our hero Feeble undertaking acts of betrayal, intrigue, revolution, and even a bit of cross dressing, in an attempt to right his previous wrongs and save the universe from a fate worse than life.
AdventurePoint & ClickExploration2.5D2DCartoonyCinematicColorfulRealisticThird Person
$9.99Out There Somewhere
Mar 14 · MiniBoss
Both: Pixel Graphics
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.
PlatformerPixel GraphicsIndiePuzzleAdventure2DGreat SoundtrackRetroActionSci-fi👍 6,161
$9.99Lost Lands: Dark Overlord Collector's Edition
Jun 26 · FIVE-BN GAMES
Both: Point & Click
Susan had just stepped away to answer the phone, but when she returned she saw something pulling her son Jimmy through a shimmering portal. It closed before she could pull him back. To save him, she must find a way to this other world. Before Susan lies a world that no one else has ever seen before...
AdventureCasualHidden ObjectPuzzlePoint & ClickFemale ProtagonistFantasy👍 214
-50%$4.9960 Seconds! Reatomized
Jul 25 · Robot Gentleman
Both: Point & Click
The post-apocalyptic dark comedy is back - remastered and even more radioactive than before! Scavenge supplies, rescue your family, and stay alive in your fallout shelter. Make difficult decisions, hunt mutant roaches... and maybe survive. Or not.
2DChoose Your Own AdventureDark HumorTurn-Based TacticsStrategyExplorationPoint & ClickOutbreak SimImmersive SimText-Based👍 18,370
$5.99Creatures Village
Dec 20 · Creature Labs
Both: Family Friendly · Cartoony
This is a special world, inhabited by the amazing virtual life forms known as Norns. These cuddly little creatures have their own Digital DNA, brains and biochemistry. They learn and think for themselves but they need you to love them, care for them and play with them.
CasualFamily FriendlyAdventureExplorationScienceCartoonyColorful2DEducationSimulation
$29.99The Talos Principle
Dec 11 · Croteam
Both: First-Person
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
$9.99FEZ
May 1 · Polytron Corporation
Both: Pixel Graphics
Gomez is a 2D creature living in a 2D world. Or is he? When the existence of a mysterious 3rd dimension is revealed to him, Gomez is sent out on a journey that will take him to the very end of time and space. Use your ability to navigate 3D structures from 4 distinct classic 2D perspectives.
PlatformerPuzzleIndiePixel GraphicsExplorationGreat SoundtrackSingleplayerAdventureCasualMystery👍 11,664
-20%$7.99OneShot: World Machine Edition
Sep 30 · Future Cat LLC
Both: Pixel Graphics
A completely self-contained portable version of one of the highest user-rated games. Built on an entirely new engine with new UI, support for Steam Deck, & more. Features world-bending puzzles, intriguing denizens, surreal environments, and a captivating story about the truth of the game's reality.
PuzzleStory RichIndiePixel GraphicsChoices MatterMultiple EndingsCuteExploration2DAdventure👍 5,353
$7.99Am I?
Mar 24 · Pixel Quail, Gamera Interactive
Both: Point & Click · Cartoony
After being sent into space, Laika find herself exploring some asteroids, meeting weird characters and solving puzzles to figure out what the hell is happening to her. She will lose herself in time, space and even in herself, if that makes some sense for you. The big question is: is she dead?
AdventurePoint & ClickSpace2DIncrementalLogicPuzzleEmotionalCasualCartoony
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ActionHorrorFMVFirst-PersonFPSAdventureRetroClassicPoint & Click1990's👍 188
$4.99Aura: Fate of the Ages
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Both: Point & Click
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AdventurePoint & ClickPuzzleSingleplayerEscape Room👍 153
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Both: Point & Click · Pixel Graphics
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PuzzlePoint & ClickRelaxingPixel GraphicsMinimalistAtmosphericSci-fiRetroAliensMystery
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IndieCasualPuzzleRelaxingSingleplayerPhysicsGreat SoundtrackAtmospheric2DDifficult👍 693
$6.99Vangers
Apr 24 · K-D Lab
Both: Surreal
Mind-altering sandbox game that can be described as a racing role-playing adventure game with a complicated storyline. You’ll find a unique atmosphere, complete freedom and lots of gameplay hours to figure out what’s the game is all about.
RacingAdventurePsychedelicActionAtmosphericClassicIndieVoxelSurrealStory Rich👍 1,168
$19.99Owlboy
Nov 1 · D-Pad Studio
Both: Pixel Graphics
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Pixel GraphicsAdventureIndiePlatformerMetroidvania2DStory RichAtmosphericFantasyAction👍 3,680
$7.99Gato Roboto
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Both: Pixel Graphics
Pounce inside of your cozy armored mech and set off on a dangerous trek through an alien underworld full of irritable creatures and treacherous obstacles in a valiant effort to save your stranded captain and his crashed spaceship.
IndieMetroidvaniaActionPixel GraphicsAdventure2DCatsPlatformerRetroSingleplayer👍 4,364







