Mobile games like The Darkside Detective

12 games in this list

Rank 01
Tangle Tower
iPhone
- Pay once
- SFB Games
Why it's here
Shared: point-and-click, mystery, comedy · IGDB lists it as similar
Recommended in 48 Reddit threads
96% positive on Steam (2,661 reviews)
App Store Editors' Choice
App Store · $4.99
Store labels (2) · checked 2026-11-05
No In-App Purchases listed on the App Store (checked 2026-11-05, source)
App Store privacy label: no "Data Used to Track You" (checked 2026-11-05, source)
Rank 02
Kathy Rain
iPhoneAndroid
- Pay once
- Raw Fury
Why it's here
People who play The Darkside Detective on PC play it too · Shared: point-and-click, mystery, puzzle
Recommended in 46 Reddit threads
93% positive on Steam (1,259 reviews)
Critics 81/100 (3 reviews, IGDB)
Google Play · $2.99 App Store · $2.99
Store labels (4) · checked 2026-11-04
No ads declared on Google Play (checked 2026-11-04, source)
No in-app purchases declared on Google Play (checked 2026-11-04, source)
No In-App Purchases listed on the App Store (checked 2026-11-04, source)
App Store privacy label: no "Data Used to Track You" (checked 2026-11-04, source)
Rank 03
Whispers of a Machine
iPhoneAndroid
- Pay once
- Raw Fury
Why it's here
People who play The Darkside Detective on PC play it too · Shared: point-and-click, mystery, puzzle
Recommended in 27 Reddit threads
94% positive on Steam (995 reviews)
Critics 65/100 (2 reviews, IGDB)
Google Play · $3.99 App Store · $3.99
Store labels (4) · checked 2026-11-05
No ads declared on Google Play (checked 2026-11-05, source)
No in-app purchases declared on Google Play (checked 2026-11-05, source)
No In-App Purchases listed on the App Store (checked 2026-11-05, source)
App Store privacy label: no "Data Used to Track You" (checked 2026-11-05, source)
Rank 04
Demetrios: The Big Cynical Adventure
iPhone
- Fabrice Breton
Why it's here:
Shared: point-and-click, mystery, comedy · IGDB lists it as similar
App Store · Free
Store labels (2) · checked 2026-11-07
App Store in-app purchases: (checked 2026-11-07, source)
App Store privacy label: Data Used to Track You (checked 2026-11-07, source)
Rank 05
Sally Face
iPhone
- Pay once
- Portable Moose LLC
Why it's here:
Shared: point-and-click, mystery, puzzle · IGDB lists it as similar
97% positive on Steam (8,932 reviews)
Players 80/100 on IGDB (63 ratings)
App Store · $9.99
Store labels (2) · checked 2026-11-05
No In-App Purchases listed on the App Store (checked 2026-11-05, source)
App Store privacy label: no "Data Used to Track You" (checked 2026-11-05, source)
Rank 06
Thimbleweed Park
iPhoneAndroid
- Pay once
- Terrible Toybox, Inc.
Why it's here:
People who play The Darkside Detective on PC play it too · Shared: point-and-click, mystery, comedy
Recommended in 99 Reddit threads
Critics 83/100 (13 reviews, IGDB)
91% positive on Steam (2,210 reviews)
Google Play · $9.99 App Store · $9.99
Store labels (4) · checked 2026-11-04
No ads declared on Google Play (checked 2026-11-04, source)
No in-app purchases declared on Google Play (checked 2026-11-04, source)
No In-App Purchases listed on the App Store (checked 2026-11-04, source)
App Store privacy label: no "Data Used to Track You" (checked 2026-11-04, source)
Rank 07
The Case of the Golden Idol
iPhoneAndroid
- Playstack Ltd
Why it's here:
People who play The Darkside Detective on PC play it too · Shared: point-and-click, mystery, puzzle
98% positive on Steam (6,283 reviews)
Recommended in 23 Reddit threads
App Store Editors' Choice
Google Play · Free App Store · Free
Store labels (4) · checked 2026-11-05
No ads declared on Google Play (checked 2026-11-05, source)
Google Play: In-app purchases ($6.99 per item) (checked 2026-11-05, source)
App Store in-app purchases: (checked 2026-11-05, source)
App Store privacy label: Data Used to Track You (checked 2026-11-05, source)
Rank 08
Tohu
iPhone
- Pay once
- Fireart Sp. z o.o.
Why it's here:
Shared: point-and-click, puzzle, indie · IGDB lists it as similar
Critics 72/100 (4 reviews, IGDB)
App Store · $7.99
Store labels (2) · checked 2026-11-06
No In-App Purchases listed on the App Store (checked 2026-11-06, source)
App Store privacy label: no "Data Used to Track You" (checked 2026-11-06, source)
Rank 09
Lumino City
iPhoneAndroid
- Pay once
- State of Play Games
Why it's here:
Shared: point-and-click, puzzle, indie
Recommended in 33 Reddit threads
App Store Editors' Choice
86% positive on Steam (346 reviews)
Google Play · $4.99 App Store · $4.99
Store labels (4) · checked 2026-11-04
No ads declared on Google Play (checked 2026-11-04, source)
No in-app purchases declared on Google Play (checked 2026-11-04, source)
No In-App Purchases listed on the App Store (checked 2026-11-04, source)
App Store privacy label: no "Data Used to Track You" (checked 2026-11-04, source)
Rank 10
Grim Fandango Remastered
iPhone
- Pay once
- Double Fine Productions, Inc.
Why it's here:
People who play The Darkside Detective on PC play it too · Shared: point-and-click, comedy, puzzle
Critics 82/100 (12 reviews, IGDB)
89% positive on Steam (3,723 reviews)
App Store Editors' Choice
App Store · $4.99
Store labels (2) · checked 2026-11-04
No In-App Purchases listed on the App Store (checked 2026-11-04, source)
App Store privacy label: no "Data Used to Track You" (checked 2026-11-04, source)
Rank 11
Return to Monkey Island
iPhoneAndroid
- Pay once
- Free and fair
- Devolver
Why it's here:
Shared: point-and-click, comedy, puzzle
Critics 92/100 (8 reviews, IGDB)
Recommended in 30 Reddit threads
90% positive on Steam (4,837 reviews)
Google Play · $9.99 App Store · Free
Store labels (4) · checked 2026-11-05
No ads declared on Google Play (checked 2026-11-05, source)
No in-app purchases declared on Google Play (checked 2026-11-05, source)
App Store in-app purchases: (checked 2026-11-05, source)
App Store privacy label: no "Data Used to Track You" (checked 2026-11-05, source)
Rank 12
The Journey Down: Chapter One
iPhone
- Pay once
- SkyGoblin AB
Why it's here:
Shared: point-and-click, comedy, puzzle · IGDB lists it as similar
87% positive on Steam (520 reviews)
App Store · $4.99
Store labels (2) · checked 2026-11-04
No In-App Purchases listed on the App Store (checked 2026-11-04, source)
App Store privacy label: no "Data Used to Track You" (checked 2026-11-04, source)

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The Darkside Detective
iPhone
- Pay once
- Akupara Games
Why it's here:
94% positive on Steam (1,987 reviews)
App Store Editors' Choice
Players 74/100 on IGDB (49 ratings)
App Store · $6.99
Store labels (2) · checked 2026-11-05
No In-App Purchases listed on the App Store (checked 2026-11-05, source)
App Store privacy label: no "Data Used to Track You" (checked 2026-11-05, source)

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