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Penelope Pendrick and the Art of Deceit
Games like Penelope Pendrick and the Art of Deceit

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Games like Penelope Pendrick and the Art of Deceit

A cozy first-person point-and-click mystery where a writer-turned-detective investigates three disappearances in a sleepy town, with satisfying puzzles and a ~17-hour playtime.

Slender Threads: Prologue
A compact paranormal point-and-click mystery in a seaside town, where a traveling salesman investigates horrific deaths over roughly three hours.
2021-09-15

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Alex Hill: Whispers at White Oak Inn

A compact, fully voiced paranormal mystery adventure starring a female detective investigating a haunting at an inn.

2025-03-07

First person
Adventure
Indie
Mystery
Point-and-click

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Scarlett Mysteries: Cursed Child

A casual single-player hidden-object adventure in a Victorian mansion where you search for clues to your father's disappearance, with well-received puzzles and a lengthy playtime among reviewers.

2017-06-08

Puzzle
Adventure
Point-and-click
Kids

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Aurora Hills: Chapter 2

A nature-set point-and-click mystery about a ranger investigating disappearances, with mentally engaging puzzles and a relaxed, non-horror tone; reviewers' median playtime is about 7.5 hours.

2026-03-06

First person
Puzzle
Adventure
Indie
Mystery
Point-and-click

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Kathy Rain: Director's Cut

A roughly eight-hour 1990s point-and-click detective tale with a dark occult mystery, a small-town setting, and logical puzzles.

2021-10-26

Puzzle
Adventure
Indie
Side view
Mystery
Point-and-click

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Ghost Files 2: Memory of a Crime

A compact hidden-object detective adventure with a noir tone, featuring ex-cop Arthur Christie and well-designed puzzles with many secret rooms.

2019-11-14

First person
Puzzle
Adventure
Mystery
Point-and-click
Kids

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Paper Perjury

A single-player detective adventure in the Ace Attorney vein, with a well-crafted mystery and a roughly 18-hour campaign.

2024-12-09

Indie

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An English Haunting

A roughly seven-hour point-and-click adventure following a 1907 haunted-manor investigation with pixel art and balanced puzzles.

2024-05-22

Puzzle
Adventure
Side view
Point-and-click

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Mystery Case Files: Ravenhearst®

A single-player hidden-object puzzle adventure in Ravenhearst Manor, with an eerie diary-driven story and a roughly 24-hour campaign (per reviewer playtimes).

2010-04-21

First person
Puzzle
Adventure
Horror
Mystery
Point-and-click

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The Painscreek Killings

A detective adventure in an eerie abandoned town where players investigate a cold case through semi-open exploration and evidence gathering, offering a challenging, atmospheric mystery that takes about 14 hours to complete.

2017-09-27

First person
Puzzle
Thriller
Adventure
Horror
Indie
Simulator
Open world
Mystery
Drama

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Strange Antiquities

An occult shopkeeper adventure focused on identifying arcane artefacts and solving townsfolk's puzzles in a gloomy, mysterious town.

2025-09-17

Puzzle
Adventure
Fantasy
Indie
Simulator
Role-playing (RPG)
Mystery
Point-and-click

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Mystery of the Malign

A single-player indie detective adventure of investigation and interrogation, with thorough logical deduction but an abrupt ending and a ~13.6-hour median reviewer playtime.

2025-09-22

Adventure
Indie