Underrated Point & Click indie games you missed
These are underrated point & click indie games: titles with strong reviews but not yet the audience they deserve. indielist surfaces 43 point & click games that each hold at least 80% positive Steam reviews while staying under 5,000 total ratings : the sweet spot where a game has proven itself with real players but hasn't broken out yet. Together they hold 92,202 reviews at an average of 91% positive. They are ranked by review count, so the most-validated picks lead, and each links to a white-box sales estimate you can open and check rather than a black-box number. The most reviewed here is Scarlet Hollow with 4,794 reviews. Review counts and ratings are from Steam; sales figures are estimates, not official sales data.
Hidden gems
43
Avg positive %
91%
Total reviews
92,202
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Scarlet Hollow
2021 · Adventure
4,794 reviews · 98% positive
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Mr. Prepper
2021 · Action
4,790 reviews · 80% positive
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That's not my Neighbor
2025 · Adventure
4,703 reviews · 89% positive
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Beholder: Conductor
2025 · Adventure
4,469 reviews · 91% positive
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Samorost 3
2016 · Adventure
4,365 reviews · 94% positive
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Birth
2023 · Adventure
3,990 reviews · 96% positive
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The Rise of the Golden Idol
2024 · Adventure
3,774 reviews · 93% positive
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Paradise Killer
2020 · Adventure
3,292 reviews · 93% positive
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At Dead Of Night
2020 · Action
3,281 reviews · 94% positive
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Kentucky Route Zero: PC Edition
2013 · Adventure
3,235 reviews · 80% positive
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Boxes: Lost Fragments
2024 · Adventure
3,232 reviews · 93% positive
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American Arcadia
2023 · Adventure
3,108 reviews · 94% positive
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Beacon Pines
2022 · Adventure
3,029 reviews · 98% positive
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The Sexy Brutale
2017 · Adventure
2,887 reviews · 92% positive
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NORCO
2022 · Adventure
2,764 reviews · 92% positive
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Duck Detective: The Ghost of Glamping
2025 · Adventure
2,564 reviews · 97% positive
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Don't Escape: 4 Days to Survive
2019 · Adventure
2,162 reviews · 98% positive
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In Other Waters
2020 · Adventure
2,088 reviews · 87% positive
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The House of Da Vinci 2
2020 · Adventure
2,050 reviews · 91% positive
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Myst
2021 · Adventure
2,000 reviews · 88% positive
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Cabernet
2025 · Adventure
1,992 reviews · 95% positive
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Heaven's Vault
2019 · Adventure
1,957 reviews · 84% positive
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Critters for Sale
2021 · Action
1,796 reviews · 94% positive
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Timelie
2020 · Adventure
1,782 reviews · 94% positive
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Sam & Max Save the World
2020 · Adventure
1,743 reviews · 94% positive
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Tyrion Cuthbert: Attorney of the Arcane
2023 · Casual
1,625 reviews · 97% positive
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Doors: Paradox
2022 · Adventure
1,567 reviews · 91% positive
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Amanda the Adventurer 2
2024 · Adventure
1,431 reviews · 83% positive
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JudgeSim
2024 · Casual
1,370 reviews · 85% positive
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The House of Da Vinci 3
2022 · Adventure
1,298 reviews · 89% positive
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Passpartout 2: The Lost Artist
2023 · Casual
1,227 reviews · 95% positive
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Loco Motive
2024 · Adventure
1,184 reviews · 93% positive
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Children of Silentown
2023 · Adventure
999 reviews · 87% positive
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Escape From Mystwood Mansion
2023 · Action
876 reviews · 93% positive
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The Black Grimoire: Cursebreaker
2024 · Adventure
871 reviews · 84% positive
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Don't Escape Trilogy
2019 · Adventure
736 reviews · 99% positive
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Hellslave
2022 · Adventure
698 reviews · 85% positive
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Bloobs Adventure Idle
2026 · Adventure
661 reviews · 89% positive
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Urban Jungle
2025 · Casual
658 reviews · 91% positive
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Sam & Max: Beyond Time and Space
2021 · Adventure
491 reviews · 99% positive
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Alex Hill: Whispers at White Oak Inn
2025 · Adventure
372 reviews · 93% positive
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Milling machine simulator
2022 · Action
180 reviews · 89% positive
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Sorting Inc
2025 · Casual
111 reviews · 94% positive
Frequently asked questions
- What are some underrated point & click indie games?
- indielist lists 43 underrated point & click indie games, each with 80%+ Steam reviews but under 5,000 ratings, led by Scarlet Hollow (4,794 reviews).
- How are these "hidden gem" point & click games chosen?
- By a data filter, not opinion: a game qualifies if it holds at least 80% positive Steam reviews and has between 50 and 5,000 total ratings, enough to be validated by players but not yet mainstream. The list updates as the catalog grows.