Myst
Myst is a graphic adventure puzzle video game published by Cyan Worlds. It takes the players to the gameplay containing colorful scenery and puzzle elements. The game allows the player to be a stranger who uses a magical and special book to travel to the island, where he solves enigmas and travels to loads of other worlds known as “The Ages.” The player travels to the new worlds, searching for clues that help him proceed to the advanced levels.
As the game progresses, the player finds out about the backstory of all the characters in the game. It offers multiple endings of the game all based upon the actions that the player character performs. The game offers an adult-centered and entirely non-linear story, realistic characters and appearances, twisted gameplay with an ethical dilemma. It gives you the First-person perspective, beautiful visuals, plenty of room for both the character and gameplay, great stories, and exploration.
#1 Myst III: Exile
Myst III: Exile combines the Graphic Adventure and Puzzle elements developed by Presto Studios and published by Ubisoft. The game has Single-player mode only and it is the third installment in the series of Myst. It takes place in the fantasy-themed world and puts the player in the role of the stranger, who is a friend of Atrus. According to the gameplay, Atrus is capable of creating links to other mysterious worlds known as Ages by writing a book. The game offers the similar gameplay to its predecessors and allows the player to explore engaging, pre-rendered worlds called as Ages by using either the space bar or mouse clicks for movement around the world. It uses point and click interface to interact with environment and non-player characters. The player needs to explore the world from first-person perspective and struggle to complete a variety of objectives to progress through the game. With well-written story, superb mechanics, and brilliant controls, Myst III: Exile is the best game to play and enjoy.
#2 The Last Express: Gold Edition
The Last Express: Gold Edition, developed by DotEmu is a fascinatingly addictive and quite engaging Action-Adventure, Thriller and Interactive Drama video game. The game is set in the year 1914 and takes you to the mysterious adventures of Orient Express. Being one of the best Adventure game of all time, The Last Express: Gold Edition won a lot of awards and is globally appreciated. The game tells the story of Robert Cath who on the eve of World War I starts off his journey from Paris to Constantinople. Robert Cath is an American Doctor with a mysterious past and tries to get rid of the law enforcing authorities chasing him wherever he goes. He gets on the train and receives an urgent telegram from his lifelong friend (Unnamed) and falls into the turmoil of conspiracy, romance and murder. You as the protagonist will star in the game and by following the storyline you’ll be able to solve different puzzles that will eventually help you get out of this bizarre situation. The Last Express: Gold Edition is an amazingly addictive video game and it will amalgamate your brain deep into the game-play for sure. For a great Mystery and thrill filled Adventure and Drama gaming experience, try this game and you’ll be stunned by what this twisted game has to offer.
#3 The 11th Hour
The 11th Hour is a wonderful addition to the series of The 7th Guest. This wonderful Puzzle Adventure video game will once again take you to an abandoned mansion, lock you up good and will let you escape by solving the challenging puzzles. The game allows you to be the famous Carl Denning Jr. who works a T.V to host a Mystery show named as Case Unsolved. After the sudden disappearance of your girlfriend and the producer, it is now your duty to solve the mystery and finally know about the truth. The 11th Hour takes you to the abandoned mansion and tasks you to solve some really interesting and challenging puzzles in order to know the real thing. Interaction with objects, collecting them and solving puzzles by combining them or by using them individually are the trickiest parts of the game, so you better be good at that. With a whole bunch of amazing puzzles, the creepiest setting of the game, brilliant visuals, a good story and a wonderfully immersive game-play, The 11th Hour is a great game Adventure and Puzzle video game to play and enjoy.
#4 Aura: Fate of the Ages
Aura: Fate of the Ages is another great addition to the Action-Adventure, Point-and-Click Puzzle and Exploration genres. The game offers an immersive game-play from a First-person perspective and lets you experience one of the most engaging experience ever. Aura: Fate of the Ages offers lot of amazing puzzles to solve and investigative aesthetics and allows you to immerse yourself deeply into the core game-play. The story of the game tells about an ancient legend that involves four rings that bear great power and the one who is able to collect them and wear them, can have immense powers. Following the legend, you as the protagonist will have to embark on four amazing adventures to find the Sacred rings and have all the great powers. Each and every adventure is set in a different game world and offers different puzzles, objects, NPCs etc. to interact with and to collect all the clues. The Point-and-Click element of the game allows you to move to places, interact with the environment, objects and NPCs, get directions, or collect relics etc. and finally find out all four of the rings. Aura: Fate of the Ages offers a great story, brilliant graphics and a challenging game-play to enjoy.
#5 Quern: Undying Thoughts
Quern: Undying Thoughts is an Adventure and Single-player video game created by Zadbox Entertainment for multiple platforms. The game takes place on the mysterious island and the storyline involves the player reaching through a huge gateway, which destructs as the player arrive. According to the plot, the player loses his memory about the past and must struggle to find a way out. There are plenty of challenging puzzles to solve that unlock more than fifty doors. The player must find a way to escape from each door and find clues to recover his memory. In the game, the player needs to clear his vision when he hears the sound of portal closing behind as the player take a step forward. The player is trapped on the strange island and must find a way to go back. He explores the world from a first-person perspective, solve tricky challenges, and uncover the mysteries of the island. The player can engage himself in beautiful scenery of the islands. With immersive gameplay, addictive graphics, and brilliant mechanics, Quern: Undying Thoughts is the best game to enjoy.
#6 Haven Moon
Haven Moon is an Adventure, Exploration, Puzzle, Point-and-Click, and Single-player video game developed and published by Francois Roussel for multiple platforms. The game takes place in the steampunk-themed environment and transports the player to the mysterious world where he has to navigate the abandoned Islands to solve mind-bending puzzles, solve secrets to find treasure. It offers the similar gameplay to Must, inspired by Jules Verne’s Universe. During the gameplay, the player needs to use his intelligence and senses to locate his way through the passage and curious machinery. It comes with a heart-pumping story, in which the player is teleported to Seleos, the planet Menra’s moon. As the story advances, the metal box opens in front of the player, and inside, the player discovers a note from Ektor Turren. The gameplay mainly focuses on observation, exploration, problem solving and listening. With the help of the story, the player needs to solve tricky puzzles that are integrated into the environment to reach the end of each adventure. Haven Moon includes prominent features such as Intuitive Controls, High-Quality Graphics, and more.
#7 Syberia 3
Syberia 3 is an Adventure, Point and Click, Third-person Perspective and Single-player video game developed by Microids and published by Anuman. It is the third marvelous installment in the series of Syberia which consists of steampunk elements and revolves around the adventures of the protagonist named as Kate Walker, who is an American lawyer as she traverse around Siberia. The protagonist finds herself helpless on a boat, saved by the Youkol people, after abandoning the Syberia Island. She decides to assist the nomads to fulfill their ancestral tradition. The player can get into the role of the female protagonist and the game takes him/her through the stunning town known as Valsembor, through an abandoned park, destroyed by a nuclear attack. The primary task of the player is to assist the Youkols to locate their lost temple. The player can explore the environment from third-person perspective and can interact with NPCs and objects to progress through the game. As the player advanced or complete the levels, the game becomes challenging to play. With cool features, addictive mechanics, and brilliant gameplay with exciting story, Syberia 3 is the best game to play.
#8 Echo: Secrets of the Lost Cavern
Echo: Secrets of the Lost Cavern is an Adventure video game by Kheops Studio. It is available to play on Microsoft Windows and Mac platforms and supports Single-player mode. The game puts you into the role of the protagonist named Arok who is a fifteen-year-old boy from the Paleolithic times. It takes place in the prehistoric time, 15000 BC. At the time, the people were able to communicate with each other, cook food, make weapons for the hunt, burn fire, and cut flint. The game embarks you on a fruitless adventure during the Stone Age where the protagonist discovers a cavern having a strange symbol. The cavern tells the protagonist about a charismatic traveler named Klem who is a painter and can communicate with the spirits through painting that he creates. In the game, the ultimate task is to gather many items that you need and survive as long as possible. You must learn how to create a spear, and traverse through exciting locations, navigate overcome obstacles and face deadly enemies. The game combines the elements of Puzzles, Exploration, and Survival. Echo: Secrets of the Lost Cavern is the best game to play and enjoy.
#9 Myst: Masterpiece Edition
Myst: Masterpiece Edition is an Adventure, Point and Click, Puzzle, First-person Perspective and Single-player video game developed and published by Cyan Worlds. The game takes place in the beautiful world centered on an Island where every paper, rock, sound, etc. holds a clue. You assume the role of the protagonist, and your primary objective is to manipulate the world, interact with objects and environment and discover clues to solve mysteries. Challenge wits, explore the world of reality and fantasy and complete a series of puzzles to progress in the game. Earn points and use them to unlock further content and have fun. The game increases its level difficulty as you advanced through the game and can unlock additional features, mysteries, and other items. Exploring the world with point and click interface and find out dark secrets behind the beautiful world. With impressive soundtracks, engaging graphics and superb mechanics, Myst: Masterpiece Edition is the best game to play.
#10 Dark Fall: Lost Souls
Dark Fall: Lost Souls is a great Action and Adventure, Point-and-Click and Horror video game. If you are a fan of horror games with adventure elements, this one’s definitely a good one to try. The game blends in Puzzle solving with the core game-play and offers a truly new experience of adventure gaming. Dark Fall: Lost Souls is set on the eerie locations of Dowertown Hotel and The Train Station where you in the Character of a Disgraced police officer will have to follow the story. Evidence Tempering in Amy Haven disappearance case leads to Protagonist’s expulsion from the force and now after half a decade, crimes are being committed in a same manner as Amy Heavens. The protagonist finds this opportunity a investigate Amy’s case again on his own and regain his dignity. You are required to get into the character of the protagonist, explore the places of interest, gather up the clues and objects that will eventually lead you to the murderer, help the police arrest the Killer, regain your dignity and conclude the game by finally sending the responsible behind bars. Dark Fall: Lost Souls offers a wonderful story, great visuals and an immersive game-play to enjoy.
#11 Nancy Drew
Nancy Drew is a Series of games that offers various Action-Adventure and Point-and-Click exploits of the character of Nancy Drew. The series features over a dozen games and is one of the longest running series of mysteries that tends to provide you with quality entertainment and immerses you deeply with the brilliant stories. Available on various gaming platforms such as PC, Mac, Linux, Nintendo and Smart phones, Nancy Drew offers Interactive and Visual Novel style aesthetics and allows you to solve puzzles, talk to NPCs, Collect items, and solve crimes and Mysteries. Being a fantastic video game series, Nancy Drew offers some of the most amazing Video games in the series and some of them are big hits such as Nancy Drew Adventures, Nancy Drew Dossier and Nancy Drew Mobile Mysteries etc. Throughout the series Nancy Drew offers a number of different environments, stories, characters and various gameplay experiences etc. With all the fantastic story-driven gameplays, Nancy Drew lets you enjoy both exploration and Detective aesthetics and that is what makes the whole series a marvelous creation of all time.
#12 The Dig
The Dig is an Adventure, Point and Click and Single-player video game developed and published by LucasArts. The game offers exciting gameplay and lets the player get into the role of the protagonist who is a commander named Boston Low and a member of the five-man team. According to the plot, an asteroid coming toward the earth’s direction and the player along his team must plant explosives on an asteroid to change its direction. During the mission, the team discovers an asteroid in the hollow and his team transported to a complex, a strange alien world full of advanced technology. There are a set of levels, and each level has its unique tasks and gameplay. The player uses the cursor of the mouse to point to objects, people and other parts of the environment and interact with them. Talk to NPCs, gather items and use them during gameplay. With the superb story, point and click gameplay and brilliant controls, The Dig is the best game to play and enjoy.
#13 Titanic: Adventure Out of Time
Titanic: Adventure Out of Time is an Adventure, Point and Click and Single-player video game developed by CyberFlix and published by GTE Entertainment. The game takes place in the virtual Titanic Ship and cast the player in the role of the former British spy, who sent back in the time to accomplish the failed mission to fend off WWI, WWII and the Russian Revolution. It is a mix of manipulating the ship, solving a variety of puzzles, etc. elements. The game features multiple endings depend on the decision taken by the player during the gameplay. The ultimate task is to control the character and navigate the environment from first-person perspective and engage himself in point and click experience. Navigate the environment, collect useful items and clear the set of levels to progress through the game. With superb addictive gameplay, brilliant mechanics, and attractive sounds, Titanic: Adventure Out of Time is the best game to play and enjoy.
#14 The Journeyman Project 2: Buried in Time
The Journeyman Project 2: Buried in Time is an Adventure and Single-player video game developed by Presto Studios and published by Sanctuary Woods for Windows and Mac OS. It is the 2nd title in the series of The Journeyman Project of an adventure game. The game offers an exciting story, which takes place in the year 2318, six months after the original game, where the protagonist named as Gage Blackwood is meet by himself from ten years in the future. The primary task of the player is to explore the landscapes to find the clue and effort to remove the false accusation. There are a variety of levels, and each level needs a completion of individual objectives to progress the game. The world is explored from the first-person perspective, where the player has to solve a variety of puzzles in the sci-fi landscapes. With well-written storyline, prominent features, smooth controls, and brilliant mechanics, The Journeyman Project 2: Buried in Time is the best game to play.
#15 The Walking Dead: The Telltale Series: A New Frontier
The Walking Dead: The Telltale Series: A New Frontier (also known as The Walking Dead: Season Three) is an Adventure, Episodic and Single-player video game, developed and published by Telltale Games. The game comes with an exciting gameplay based on The Walking Dead comic book series and it serves as the third title in the series of The Walking Dead. The game uses the similar narrative structures to the past seasons, where the player decision in one season will have permanent impact on further story. It takes place in the fictional world like comic, populated by zombies. It offers the similar gameplay to previous titles and offers two playable characters named as Javier and Clementine. During the gameplay, the player controls the character around the environment to examine and interact with various objects and elements to gather and use the items to progress through the story. The player can interact with non-player characters and can get information about the mission to complete. With improved graphics, addictive gameplay, and smooth controls, The Walking Dead: The Telltale Series: A New Frontier is the wonderful game to play.
#16 Pneuma: Breath of Life
Pneuma: Breath of Life is a Graphic Adventure, First-person Perspective, and Single-player Puzzle video game created and published by Deco Digital for Multiple Platforms. The game makes use of narrated story based on self-discovery and the fundamental nature of reality. It intends the player to think outside the box in order to solve an array of complex environmental challenges. The game provides the player with a relentless determination and a sense of awe to solve each puzzle to proceed through the narrated story, navigating the nature of being. The player moves across the world from a first-person perspective with an objective to reveal the secrets of the world. He assumes the role of Pneuma and embarks on a journey of travelling and exploration of his puzzle world in the story that can be told through an interactive medium of games. Pneuma: Breath of Life includes prominent features such as unleash the Power, Become the part of Pneuma’s Story, Solve Challenging Puzzles, and more. Try it out, if you love playing Puzzle games.
#17 Return of the Obra Dinn
Return of the Obra Dinn is an Adventure, Puzzle, and Single-player video game developed by 3909 LLC for Multiple Platforms. The game takes place abroad a fictional ship whose passengers and crew have died mysteriously. As an agent, the player must explore the world to uncover the truth behind the scenes. During the investigation, the player needs to find clues, analyze them, and solve the mysteries to advance through the game. Using a Memento Mortem stopwatch, the player the stop the moment of the crew member’s death to see the identity of each member, how and where they died. The player moves across the world from a first-person perspective uses the graphical-style inspired by games on Mac systems. To complete the task the game provides the player with a book that includes a drawing of each member, the crew roster, and the layouts of the ship. Return of the Obra Dinn includes core features such as First-person Perspective Exploration, Find Objects, challenging Puzzles, etc.
#18 Atlantis: The Lost Tales
Atlantis: The Lost Tales takes you to an amazingly addictive Fantasy-based Action-Adventure and Point and Click experience and leaves you right in the middle of the lost City of Atlantis. The game allows you to be the unnamed protagonist who works as the Special protective guard of the Queen of Atlantis and upon the sudden disappearance of the queen, takes the responsibility to uncover the mysteries and finally find the Queen. As you start off your journey, you’ll find the clues about Queen’s Guards leader’s involvement in Queen’s disappearance and after knowing about that, you’ll have to act quickly because the Guards leader Creon intends to conquer the world with the help of an ancient Power and a new weapon. You must stop Creon from doing that by jumping to different in world and out world locations, finding the clues and objects and by finding the light equal to the power of the weapon that Creon has. After you have acquired the Power, go hunt down Creon and all his minions, free the queen and conclude the game. Atlantis: The Lost Tales is a one amazing game that offers a brilliant story and a wonderfully immersive game-play along with great visuals.
#19 Resonance
Resonance, Developed by XII Games is an Action-Adventure and Interactive Drama video game. The game is about the death of a Physicist in a lab accident and the pursuit for his hidden Legacy (Resonance Tech) between the people of a specific group. Resonance lets you control four main characters of the game and allows you to switch between them according to the scenario. You as the detective have to find out a deadly Technology named Resonance in order to save the humanity. Resonance is the technology that professor Morales working on when the accident happened. The tech is now stolen by some dangerous terrorist organization and you have to find it before its to late. In order to find out Resonance you will have to go to lab to collect clues and object that can help you with your investigation. Resonance is a super thriller Action-Adventure and Interactive Drama video game presented in a cinematic and Film Noir style. You’ll be provided with a best story and amazing graphic details in this game. Try out this masterpiece and you’ll definitely be a fan.
#20 Sinking Island
Sinking Island is a Third-person, Point, and Click, Adventure-based and Single-player video game created by White Birds Productions and published by Microids. It is a fantastic game that allows the player to solve a number of puzzles and immerse himself into the beautiful game world. In this game the player can take on the role of a police officer named as Jack Norm and the ultimate task of the player is investigate the mystery of the murder of Walter Jones. The game allows the player to explore the fictional Island and Art Deco tower, where the player interacts with the environment, gather all the useful clues and solve the puzzle in order to progress. Sinking Island includes core features such as Explore different locations, upgrades, unlock more Levels, NPCs, and lots of other things, etc. With brilliant game setting, fantastic game mechanics, a content rich game story and an actually very interesting and quite engaging gameplay with excellent graphics
#21 Monkey Island
Monkey Island is an Adventure, Point and Click and Single-player series of five video games developed and published by LucasArts. The Secret of Monkey Island is the first entry in this series released by the same developers. The story follows the series protagonist named as Guybrush Threepwood as he attempts to become the ultimate pirate in the fictional Caribbean, defeat the evil and destroy their plans to win the heart of the Queen named as Elaine Marley. It offers the fictional Island is the Caribbean where the game takes place in the 17th and 18th centuries. Take on the role of the protagonist and start exploring the world to fulfill your objectives and become the ultimate pirate to dominate the world. The game uses side-scrolling to navigate the environment and includes a variety of NPCs to interact. The series contains different games such as The Secret of Monkey Island, Monkey Island 2: LeChuck’s Revenge, The Curse of Monkey Island, and more. With superb mechanics, smooth gameplay, attractive sounds, and brilliant story, Monkey Island is the wonderful video game series to play.
#22 Return to Mysterious Island
Return to Mysterious Island is a Puzzle, Adventure, Point and Click and Single-player video game developed by Kheops Studios and published by The Adventure Company. The story of the game revolve around the protagonist named as Mina alone on an unknown island, and the main task of the player explores the whole island, discover different technologies and try to live in the island. The game allows the player to gather some use things and build his own house improve his survival skills that will help the player to against the deadly enemy creatures. The game also allows the player to complete number task and find the way where the player can escape the dangerous island. Return to Mysterious Island includes core features such as collect all the useful items, Exploration, Unlockable Achievements, Upgrades, Wild Animals and much more. With stunning gameplay, well-written storyline, fantastic visuals, and dynamic background music. Do try it out, you’ll surely enjoy it.
#23 Anna’s Quest
Anna’s Quest is an Adventure, Point and Click, Fantasy-based and Single-player video game developed and published by Daedalic Entertainment for multiple platforms. The game puts you in the role of the female protagonist named as Anna. The story centers on the little girl, who has been captured by an evil witch and kept under lock. The witch has a mysterious machines and she wants to do cruel experiments with the protagonist. You must assists Anna to locate a way out and find a cure for her ailing grandma to save her life. Explore the world, interact with NPCs, and unearth the secrets behind the scenes. The game offers the similar gameplay to The Brother Grimm and Hans Christian Andersen with Sci-fi element. Manipulate the world, complete a variety of levels and earn points to progress through the game. Anna’s Quest includes core features such as Awesome Ending, Black Magic, lots of Levels, and more. Try it out, and you’ll enjoy it.
#24 The Bunker
The Bunker is an Adventure, Psychological Horror and Single-player video game developed by Splendy Games and published by Wales Interactive. The story revolves around the protagonist, who has been lost his memory. It takes place in the fictional world and puts you in the role of John, the protagonist. Your ultimate task is to follow the daily routine of the protagonist when an alarm is triggered. Explore the area around the bunker and attempts to recover the memories of the protagonist and unearth the mysteries of the Bunker. The game is a mix of Adventure and Point and Click elements and using the first and third-person perspective while manipulating the world. It offers the protagonist with live action throughout a variety of levels and allows you engage yourself in adventure gameplay experience. The Bunker offers prominent features such as an Incredible Cast, Hidden Secrets, Live Action, fantastic Soundtrack and more. Try it out, and you’ll enjoy it.
#25 Shadowgate
Shadowgate is a Graphic Adventure, Point and Click and Single-player video game developed by Icom Simulations, Inc. and published by Mindscape. The game takes place in the castle known as Shadowgate, the residence of an evil lord named as Warlord. The player assumes the role of the protagonist, a warrior, and his primary objective is to rescue the world by defeating the lord, who is struggling to release the demons from hell. The game has a variety of puzzles, and the player must solve throughout a series of levels to progress through the match. The player explores the environment from a first-person perspective and can interact with objects and environment using point and click interface. During the gameplay, the player can collect different objects and can use them when needed. It features classic soundtracks with old school graphics and lets the player immerse himself in puzzle gameplay experience. With cool mechanics, exciting gameplay, and brilliant visuals, Shadowgate is the best game to play.
#26 Tacoma
Tacoma is an Adventure, Exploration and Single-player video game published and developed by Fullbright for cross-platform. The game takes place in the space station in the future distance and puts the player in the role of the protagonist named as Amy, who equips with an Augmented Reality device. Using the device, the player can see the actions and conversation of NPCs that were part of the team. The device enables the player to either follow the character through the space station or watch non-player characters move in and out of different rooms. The ultimate job of the player is to manipulate the space station, find clues to progress and identify the code to unlock the doors. Tacoma includes prominent features such as unique Story Experience, Interactive Game World, Narrative Gameplay, a variety of Objectives, and more. With the breathtaking environment, superb mechanics, and wonderful graphics, Tacoma is the incredible game to play.
#27 Monkey Island 2: Special Edition LeChuck’s Revenge
Monkey Island 2: Special Edition LeChuck’s Revenge is a Single-player and Graphic Adventure video game created and published by LucasArts. The game serves as the 2nd title in the series of Monkey Island and offers an exciting story, in which the protagonist who set out himself on an epic quest to find the mysterious treasure known as Big Whoop after defeating the ghost pirate named LeChuck in the previous title. The game mixes the Graphic Adventure and Point-and-Click elements and puts the player in the role of the playable character named as Guybrush Threepwood. Dialogues and actions appear in an animation window which covers the top part of the playfield, and inventory icons show as icons on the right corner while the verbal command lists in the left corner. During the game, the player needs to solve mind-bending puzzles manipulate the fictional environment known as the Caribbean and unlock further. High detailed Graphics, Classic Modes and Special Edition, Hint System, etc. are core features in the game.
#28 One Chance
One Chance is an Adventure, Puzzle, Point-and-Click, and Single-player Role-playing video game developed by Dean Moynihan for the Browser. The story revolves around the protagonist, who is a scientist named as John Pilgrim, who created a cancer cure. It releases in the form of gas and starts to cause extinction of humanity by targeting unwanted human cells. There are six days for the player to create an antibiotic and save the world. The game outcome of the game depends on the actions of the player or choices made by the player while playing. It revolves around simple adventure element where the player can walk around, interact with people, drive vehicles, and open doors. Every day in the game brings the change in the scenario and reinforce the message about the remaining time. The game features multiple endings and the player must make the right choices to save the day and become the hero. One Chance offers prominent features such as Pixel-Graphics, Role-playing Gameplay, NPCs, and more. Try it out, and you’ll love it.
#29 Calm Waters
Calm Waters is an Adventure, Point-and-Click and Single-player video game published and developed by Tayanna Studios. The game takes place in the beautiful world and offers the story of the protagonist named as Peter Taylor, who the wife is dead. One day, the protagonist decides to take an exciting vocation abroad. After that, he reaches to the small town, where tourist knows each other. After few days, he notices people are going missing, and all the clues point to a dark and mysterious island out to sea. The player assumes the role of the protagonist, who decides to team up with a local journalist named as Michelle to go on the dark Island to investigate the case. It offers 3D exploration gameplay where the player can interact with non-player characters and objects to find the clue and combine them to solve the tricky puzzles to reveal the secret behind the scene. The player explores the land from a third-person viewpoint, explore rooms of the hotel, and engage himself in the breath-taking gameplay experience. Calm Waters includes prominent features such as Pre-rendered Backgrounds, Challenging Puzzles, Intriguing Characters, Adventure and Mystery Gameplay, Immersive Story and more.
#30 Largo Winch: Empire Under Threat
Largo Winch: Empire Under Threat is an Adventure, Detective, Mystery-based Third-person Point-and-Click, and Single-player video game developed by Ubisoft Entertainment Software. The game offers exciting gameplay based on the popular comic book character of the same name. The storyline focuses on the protagonist named as Largo, who is an orphan and was adopted by the wealthiest person, who was looking for an heir. After the death of his adopted father, the player inherits the winch corporation. There are a series of challenging levels, and the player needs to accomplish each one to advance through the story. The player explores the world from a third-person perspective, interact with non-player characters, and fulfil the requirements of each goal while earning points to unlock further stuff. As the game progresses, it becomes difficult to play. Each level is full of challenging puzzles which the player has to solve to show off his detective skills to become the master. With addictive gameplay, superb mechanics, and stunning graphics, Largo Winch: Empire Under Threat is the best game to play and enjoy.
#31 Broken Sword: The Angel of Death
Broken Sword: The Angel of Death is a Point-and-Click, Adventure, and Single-player video game developed by Revolution Software and published by THQ. In the game, the player steps into the shoes of the protagonist named as George Stobbart, a patent lawyer, who are looking for a massive treasure. During the gameplay, the player controls the movement of the protagonist using the point-and-click interface, while interacting with non-player characters. In the game, the player gather objects and include in his inventory to use when needed. The player can combine two objects to solve the puzzles and advance through the game. He can engage in dialogue with NPCs through conversation tree to collect hints. There are several levels and each level has a set of objectives that the player must complete at any cost to find the treasure. Broken Sword: The Angel of Death includes core features such as Puzzle-solving Gameplay, set of Dialogues, Interaction with NPCs, and more. Try it out, if you love playing Point-and-Click games.
#32 Donnie Darko: The Adventure Game
Donnie Darko: The Adventure Game is an Adventure, Puzzle, and Single-player video game for Microsoft Windows. The game offers exciting gameplay based on the movie of the same name, released in 2001. The player takes on the role of the protagonist named Donnie Darko, who wakes up at night by Frank, which the player only see in his dream. According to the story, the protagonist is a disturbed teenager, who, after a brutal accident with a jet engine that came down in his room, interrogates a warning from the man equipped with a funny suit named Frank. As the story advances, Frank informs the player, there are three epic quests to finish before he can get back to sleep. During the gameplay, the player uses the point-and-click interface, and the game comes with a menu from which the player selects his actions to advance through the game. With addictive gameplay, superb mechanics, and cool graphics, Donnie Darko: The Adventure Game is the best game to play.
#33 The Da Vinci Code
The Da Vinci Code is an Adventure, Puzzle and Single-player video game developed by The Collective, Inc. and published by 2K Games. It offers an exciting gameplay that players have never experienced before. The game was released on the same day the movie of the same name was released in theatres based on the novel by Dan Brown. The game is perfect blend of Puzzle and Action-Adventure elements and the player can explore the environment from a third-person perspective. The game’s aim, as with both the movie and the book, is to find the Holy Grail. To complete the goal, the player must collect clues, solve tricky puzzles and evade or take down enemies to advance through the story. In the game, the player can control both Sophie Neveu and Robert Langdon. The majority of the gameplay incorporates one of three main aspects such as puzzle, melee combat, and searching. When exploring the locations, the player can move the character around the 3D environment from a third-person viewpoint. With immersive gameplay, superb graphics, and stunning visuals, The Da Vinci Code is the best game to play.
#34 Unavowed
Unavowed is a Point-and-Click, Adventure, and Single-player video game developed and published by Wadjet Eye Games for Microsoft Windows. The game mixes the classic adventure with an interactive system, featured in advanced Adventure games. In the game, the player selects to command a female or a male protagonist who after the set of supernatural events teams up with the group, an old team of investigators. On their epic quest to discover what incident happened to them they need to solve the series of puzzles and quests in different locations of New York City. The game uses the point-and-click style interface, reminiscent of the Monkey Island video game series. It introduces the advanced elements, including selecting the teammates for specific missions and the story, influenced by the choices of the player. There are several levels, and each level requires the completion of specific objectives. In the game, the player needs to command the character using the point-and-click interface while struggling to solve tricky puzzles to proceed through the storyline.
#35 Strangers in a Strange Land
Strangers in a Strange Land is an Adventure, Role-playing, and Single-player Point-and-Click video game developed and published by SOMG. The game offers the thriller adventure gameplay with the focus on the protagonist named Billy. According to the plot, the character named Billy, who is 18-year-old, goes with his step-family to the farm that his step-father has bought. From the first day that they reach there, strange things begin to appear. As the protagonist, the ultimate objective of the player is to find out what is going on, rescue his family and survive in the strange environment as long as possible while fining a way out. The game enables the player to dive into the adventure style game of the 90s to 20s with High-Quality Graphics. The game looks easy to play but hard to master. There are several levels, and each level comes with a set of puzzles that the player needs to complete at any cost. Strangers in a Strange Land includes prominent features such as Animated Scenes, Click to Progress Option, Tricky Puzzles, Find Clues, and more.
#36 Nancy Drew: Message in a Haunted Mansion
Nancy Drew: Message in a Haunted Mansion is an Adventure and Single-player video game developed by Her Interactive and published by DreamCatcher for Microsoft Windows in 2000. The game is the perfect blend of Point-and-Click and Adventure elements, serving as the third title in the series of Nancy Drew video games. In the game, the player assumes the first-person perspective of the fictional amateur sleuth character named Nancy Drew with an aim to solve the challenging mysteries through finding clues, interrogating the suspects, solving complex puzzles, and more. The game has two modes such as Senior and Junior Detective modes, and each offers a unique set of puzzles and hints with increasing level difficulty. The story of the game is loosely based on the book of the name, The Message in the Haunted Mansion. According to the storyline, the character is helping Rose Green, the friend of the protagonist’s housekeeper, with some renovation work in the old mansion situated in San Francisco. There are several levels that the player needs to complete at any cost while playing the game to advance.
#37 Nancy Drew: The Secret of Shadow Ranch
Nancy Drew: The Secret of Shadow Ranch is an Adventure, Point-and-Click, and Single-player video game developed by Her Interactive and published by DreamCatcher for Microsoft Windows. The title is the 10th spectacular game in the series of Nancy Drew and comes with better graphics, mechanics and controls. The player takes on the protagonist’s role, an amateur sleuth named Nancy Drew and must embark on an adventure to solve the complex mystery through interrogation of solving puzzles, suspects, and discovering clues. The game contains two level of gameplay such as Senior and Junior Detective modes, and each mode comes with a different difficulty level of puzzles and hints. According to the plot, the female protagonist is invited to Shadow Ranch in fictional Arizona for the vocation. On the first of vocation, she finds out that the owners of the ranch named as Bet and Ed Rawley, are gone. Nancy Drew, Dave Gregory, Tex Britten, Shorty Thurmond, Mary Yazzie, etc. are prominent characters in the game.
#38 Bucket Detective
Bucket Detective is an Adventure, Story Rich, and Single-player First-person Perspective video game developed and published by The Whale Husband for Microsoft Windows and Mac OS. The game offers unique gameplay, in which the player needs to help a cult accomplish a ritual in exchange for inspiration to complete the writing his thrilling novel. It comes with a story-based experience where the decisions the player make will determine which of the five different endings the player received. The player can play several times to unlock other parts of the storyline and can take over forty-five minutes to complete the story. The game takes place in the detailed home where the player can move from a first-person perspective, interact with objects and the environment to find the truth behind the scene. He has to complete several objectives to find clues and use them to solve the puzzles. Bucket Detective includes prominent features such as Story-focused Gameplay, First-person Exploration, Play Multiple Times, and more. Check it out.
#39 Nancy Drew: The Deadly Device
Nancy Drew: The Deadly Device is an Adventure, Point-and-Click, and Single-player video game, serving as the 27th title in the long-running series of Nancy Drew video games, developed by Her Interactive. The game is available to play on Mac OS X and Microsoft Windows platforms. In the game, the player assumes the first-person perspective of fictional amateur sleuth name Nancy Drew, a female character. During the gameplay, the player needs to solve complex mysteries through finding clues, interrogating suspects, and solving puzzles. The game features two levels of gameplay such as Amateur and Master Sleuth modes, and each comes with a different difficulty setting of puzzles and hints. The gameplay is loosely based on two books such as In and Out of Love and the Crime Lab Case. The game offers a thrilling storyline, revolving around a theoretical physicist named Niko Jovic who discovered fatally electrocuted in the laboratory. The work of Niko Jovic could sell for millions of market. The owner of the lab called the protagonist to go undercover to investigate the murder. Nancy Drew: The Deadly Device lets to become a detective and test his skills.
#40 Scooby-Doo: Showdown in Ghost Town
Scooby-Doo: Showdown in Ghost Town is an Adventure, Detective, Puzzle, and Single-player video game published by The Learning Company for Microsoft Windows. The game brings challenging gameplay, revolving around a gang which is stopped for a snack at Los Burritos. Soon they find out that town is haunted by a phantom called the Faceless Rider, a mysterious creature with glowing eyes. The main part of the game starts after the gang have reached the town where they found something strange. After that, they decide to find the truth behind the scene and solve the mystery by completing a set of levels. The game is played from a third-person perspective, and the player can interact with non-player characters to explore the event and then find clues to solve the mystery by capturing the mysterious being. During the gameplay, the player will encounter new screens and characters that will provide clues and information. At different points, the player will encounter puzzles, including a tapped character. Several mini-games are also featured that the player can enjoy while playing the game.
#41 Nancy Drew: The Final Scene
Nancy Drew: The Final Scene is an Adventure, Point-and-Click, and Single-player video game developed by Her Interactive and published by DreamCatcher for Microsoft Windows. The game acts as the fifth title in the adventure series of Nancy Drew, and it comes with improved graphics and new elements. Similar to previous titles, the story revolves around the female protagonist, a fictional amateur sleuth Nancy Drew who explores the world from a first-person viewpoint. The main job of the player is to solve the complex mystery through finding clues, solving mind-blowing puzzles, and interrogating of suspects. Two different modes are available such as Junior and Senior Detective. Each mode provides the player with a different difficulty level of puzzles, and it features a hint system which the player uses when stuck anywhere. The storyline of the game is loosely based on a book of the same name. This time, the protagonist and her friend are at the theater for a premiere of a new movie known as Vanishing Destiny. In the game, Maya is set to interview the star of the movie named Brady Armstrong, for the newspaper of her school, but Maya goes missing as she enters into the dressing room. Now, Nancy must race against time to find his friend and the kidnapper before it’s too late.
#42 Midnight Nowhere
Midnight Nowhere is an Adventure, Puzzle, Point-and-Click, and Single-player video game created by Saturn Plus and published by Tri Synergy, Inc. The game puts the player in the role of a man, who is suffering from amnesia. As the gets into the world, he finds half-naked dead bodies and blood everywhere. Something went wrong, but the player hasn’t any clue that what actually happened here, where he is or even who he is. The game takes place in the fictional world of Black Lake, Russia, a state of panic where no one has any idea what are the dark secrets behind the horrific murders. The player can control the protagonist using a point-and-click interface from a third-person viewpoint. The game introduces animated characters, a blend of 2D and 3D graphical backgrounds and offers enhanced soundtrack. To progress through the storyline, the player needs to find and use inventory objects, manipulate different kinds of documents, solve challenging puzzles and interact with several NPCs. There are many levels that the player needs to complete at any cost while playing the game to become the best detective.
#43 Nancy Drew Danger by Design
Nancy Drew Danger by Design is an Adventure, Detective, and Single-player video game developed and published by Her Interactive for Microsoft Windows. The game is the fourteen instalment in the series of Point-and-Click Nancy Drew video games. It throws the player into the role of an amateur sleuth Nancy Drew, who must struggle to solve the complex mystery throw interrogation of suspects, finding clues, and solving puzzles. Two different gameplay types are available such as Junior and Senior Detective modes. Each mode offers a different difficulty level of hints and puzzles. However, neither of these modifications affect the actual story of the game. Moreover, the game is based on a book Death by Design, released in 1988. During the gameplay, the player traverses to Paris to do her job. The game is played from a first-person viewpoint and control the character using the point-and-click interface. Nancy Drew: Danger by Design offers prominent features such as Solving-puzzle Gameplay, Erase Mistakes, Discover the Haggle with Merchant, Developing Photos, Completing Circuit Boards, and more. Check it out, and have fun.
#44 Arkhangel: The House of the Seven Stars
Arkhangel: The House of the Seven Stars developed by Winter Night Games for Windows is an Adventure, Point-and-click, and Single-player video game. Throughout the gameplay, the player controls a character who has come to the town of Heaven under challenging circumstances. As the family started to move through, they come to discover that everything is not fine as it seems to be.
The game has three family members as Michael, Lily, and Gabrielle, with unique classes and abilities. In solo mode, the player gets control over one character from these three, whereas, in the multiplayer mode, three players control three characters.
Michael saw that evil lies under the cold waves of water, so the player has to explore the complete house to reveal the truth. It all depends on the player’s examination that it is a dream or premonition of things. The core features of the game are Three Characters, First-person, Exploration, and Dark Environment.
#45 Amerzone: The Explorer’s Legacy
Amerzone: The Explorer’s Legacy takes you to amazing First-person Point-and-Click Adventures of a journalist and explorer who struggles to save a mysterious species of a Bird. The game offers a resembling game-play and story to Syberia and allows you to embark on a journey in the drawbacks of the year 1990. As the stories told by a renowned explorer named Alexander Valemboise about giant white birds started to fade away, you as the young journalist took the challenge of investigating the matter and embarked on the journey. Following the story-line, you’ll have to go through the harsh and unforgiving environment of Amerzone and find out the clues about the stories told by Alexander Valemboise, get back with the relevant and strong proof of his stories being true and help him regain his dignity. Amerzone: The Explorer’s Legacy offers a wonderful gaming atmosphere and allows you to enjoy an amazing and quite fascinating Adventure experience. With marvelous game setting, great visual details, well-written story and an engaging game-play, Amerzone: The Explorer’s Legacy is one of the best Action-Adventure and Point and Click puzzle video game to enjoy .
#46 A Vampyre Story
A Vampyre Story is one of the most liked and played Point-and-Click Action-Adventure and Puzzle video game by Autumn Moon. The game is set in 1892 in an Apocalyptic Era and allows you to go against the hordes of undead (Vampires) in order to survive and to save the ones depending on you. The story follows the character of Mona De Lafitte who after being converted into a vampire starts off the journey to go back home in Paris, France in search of a normal life, but she gets kidnapped and the game tasks you to find out the truth about her disappearance. In order to find her, you’ll have to go through the Dark Castle, explore the premises, find different clues and objects, plan your further strategies, solve some challenging puzzles and find her out. The Point-and-Click element of the game allows you to interact with NPCs, Objects etc. solve the puzzles with the help of collected objects and clues and finally find Mona to conclude the game. A Vampyre Story offers an impressive game-play, brilliant visuals and a lot of other great things to discover.
#47 Tesla Effect: A Tex Murphy Adventure
Tesla Effect: A Tex Murphy Adventure is one of the best games of Adventure, Film Noir and Interactive drama genre. The game is developed by Big Finish Games and takes you to a Quasi Dystopian setting of Post-World War III Era in the year 2050. You get to play as the protagonist Tex Murphy, an honest and good nature private investigator who loves to smoke cigarettes, drink a lot of bourbon” and get into trouble a lot. The story of the game kicks off with Tex’s disoriented awakening at his office in Ritz Hotel with a lot of markings and strange writings all over his body but no memory of his past. He remembers after a huge amount of struggle that Chelsea, His friend is missing since the brutal attack and is presumed dead. He sets out to investigate about what really happened to him, where is he now and to regain his lost memories. In his quest, Tex opens up a Pandora box of countless murders, double crosses and lost inventions of Nikola Tesla. You as the protagonist will have to investigate all the cases by solving various puzzles, interrogate the suspects, collect clues and evidence and find the lost and hidden inventions of Tesla. Tesla Effect: A Tex Murphy Adventure is a great Action-Adventure, Film Noir and an intriguing video game to play and enjoy. This wonderful game offers amazingly ultra-realistic graphics, First person 3D environment, Cyberpunk theme, multiple and Unique game endings, great stories and a lot of other exciting things. Do try it out, Tesla Effect: A Tex Murphy Adventure is a fun game to play and enjoy.
#48 Gemini Rue
Gemini Rue is a Graphic-Adventure, Interactive Drama and Cyberpunk video game developed by Wadjet Eye Games. The story of the game bases on point-and-Click Puzzles and investigations and lets you explore the game world, interact with NPCs, collect clues and objects and engage in quite exciting Gun-play. The game takes place in the Gemini Star System in 23rd century and allows you to get into the character of Azriel Odin a gangster turned Law Enforcer. You must ride in your ship and travel to Barracus in search of your brother Daniel kidnapped by Boryokudan a terrorist organization. You must also collect the clues and objects pointing in the direction of your brother’s current location. You will be required to get information from the NPCs and solve some puzzles in order to find answers to the questions you have. As Matthius Howard will be your companion throughout your journeys, you can get help from him on specific points in the game by exchanging your place with him. You must eliminate the Syndicate too and save the whole universe along with your brother. Gemini Rue is a great Graphic-Adventure and interactive Drama based video game to play and enjoy. You should totally give it a try.
#49 Primordia
Primordia is a Point and Click, Action-Adventure, Interactive Drama and an Episodic video game developed by Wormwood Studios. The game is set in a Post-Apocalyptic era, features a Robot named Horatio Nullbuilt as the main protagonist of the game and lets you get into the role to play the game. Horatio loves to know more about the humanity and keeps on reading The Book of Man until another unknown robot attacks Horatio’s UNNIIC airship, steals the only power source and vanishes without a trace. Horatio contacts his droid companion Crispin and starts off to his journey to investigate about that unknown robot and his whereabouts to make him pay for what he did. Horatio wants to recover their only power source too. During the search, you must also solve unique and quite twisted puzzles that will help you being a few more steps closer to your target. You must interact with objects by the use of Point and Click interface and collect the clues. Primordia is an awesomely built video game to play and enjoy. Do try it out for a best ever gaming experience of this specific genre.
#50 The Blackwell Epiphany
The Blackwell Epiphany developed by Wadjet Eye Games offers a wonderful blend Action-Adventure and Interactive Drama elements. The game is about a strange force that if catches onto someone, tears him/her apart and the person vanishes into the thin air without a trace. Because of being a paranormal entity, the strange force remains hidden from the eyes of local police and that’s when you get into the play as the protagonist Rosa Blackwell along with your spiritual companion Joey Mallone. The responsibility to solve this strange case of a strange, malevolent and Powerful entity now rests on your shoulders. You must start getting the clues and task Joey to do the same by using his supernatural powers. The Blackwell Epiphany is an amazing and quite engaging video game to play and enjoy. Some really great features of the game are Two main switchable game characters (Rosa & Joey), fully voiced over, A well written story, state of the art graphics etc.