- #1 Chicken Police - Paint it RED!
79% matchVery Positive95% of 2,486 reviews2020
Dev: The Wild GentlemenPub: HandyGames
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A wild tale of love, death, chickens, and redemption! Chicken Police is a buddy-cop noir adventure with a carefully crafted world, a gritty story, and absurd humor. The game mixes classic adventure games with visual novel-style storytelling, presented in a beak-droppingly unique art style.
Why similar: Noir 27.5%, Crime 19.4%, Detective 16.3%, Cats 14.1%, Point & Click 9.3%
- #2 Tangle Tower
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 5,958 reviews2019
Dev: SFB Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Unravel a thrilling mystery by exploring a strange and twisted mansion, discovering curious clues, interrogating peculiar suspects and solving unique puzzles. Will you be able to uncover the secrets of Tangle Tower?
Why similar: Noir 19.9%, Detective 19.4%, Crime 15.3%, Point & Click 10.9%, Mystery 5.9%
- #3 The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,919 reviews2021
Dev: Spooky DoorwayPub: Akupara Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Delouse your room with sage and pack up your travel-sized ouija board, it’s time to re-enter Twin Lakes - America’s 34th most haunted city. Join Detective McQueen as he puzzles his way through 9 chilling cases, risking life and pixelated limb to solve the macabre mysteries that plague the poor town.
Why similar: Detective 21.2%, Point & Click 13.2%, Investigation 11.5%, Mystery 9.2%, Comedy 8.7%
- #4 Detective Bass in Fish out of Water
74% matchPositive100% of 12 reviews2026
Dev: Team Grouper
Windows
A luxury cruise takes an unexpected turn when a passenger is gruesomely turned into fillet - and it's up to Detective Bass to deliver some justice in this short narrative-driven detective game!
Why similar: Noir 21.8%, Detective 17%, Crime 16.6%, Investigation 8.9%, Comedy 6.9%
- #5 Unavowed
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,535 reviews2018
Dev: Wadjet Eye Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
A demon has possessed you and used your body to tear a swath of bloodshed through New York. You are now free, but life as you knew it is over. Your only path forward is joining the Unavowed - an ancient society dedicated to stopping evil. No matter what the cost.
Why similar: Point & Click 25.3%, Detective 19.5%, Noir 13.6%, Mystery 10.3%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%
- #6 The Shivah
75% matchVery Positive81% of 873 reviews2013
Pub: Wadjet Eye Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Russell Stone is a Jewish Rabbi at a poor synagogue in New York City. He is a devout man with a problem. Membership is way down and he lacks the funds to keep his synagogue open. Things are looking very bleak, and he has grown progressively more cynical and bitter with the passage of time.
Why similar: Noir 42.7%, Point & Click 29.4%, Adventure 5.5%, Detective 5.5%, Story Rich 4.1%
- #7 Detective Di: The Silk Rose Murders
73% matchVery Positive89% of 1,264 reviews2019
Dev: Nupixo Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 96%
A thrilling point-and-click adventure game where you play as Di Renjie, ancient China's most famous and gifted investigator, as he tracks a serial killer in the heart of the Tang Dynasty's capital city.
Why similar: Detective 22.5%, Investigation 15.9%, Point & Click 15.4%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%, Thriller 9.2%
- #8 Cats in Time
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,369 reviews2021
Dev: Pine Studio
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
A relaxing puzzle game in which you explore 3D dioramas, solve puzzles and save cats lost in time! Crazy, right?!
Why similar: Cats 52.5%, Point & Click 23.7%, Puzzle 15.1%, Adventure 4.5%, Indie 2.6%
- #9 The Darkside Detective
72% matchVery Positive94% of 5,070 reviews2017
Dev: Spooky DoorwayPub: Akupara Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Grab your trench coat, tune your sixth sense and join the Darkside Division as they investigate the outright bizarre, the downright dangerous and the confusing cases of Twin Lakes. Flesh-hungry tentacles, mafian zombies, and the occasional missing sock are no match for The Darkside Detective.
Why similar: Detective 24%, Point & Click 15.3%, Mystery 9.6%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%, Comedy 8.4%
- #10 The Case of the Golden Idol
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 10,122 reviews2022
Dev: Color Gray GamesPub: Playstack
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
A new kind of detective game that allows you to think and investigate freely. Discover clues surrounding 12 strange and gruesome deaths and build your own theory. Pick your suspect, deduce the motive, unmask the awful truth.
Why similar: Detective 19.5%, Crime 16%, Investigation 14.5%, Point & Click 9.9%, Thriller 9.5%
- #11 The Blackwell Legacy
72% matchVery Positive90% of 1,614 reviews2012
Dev: Wadjet Eye Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 70%
When 3 NYU students kill themselves, nobody thinks that a sinister force is at work. Nobody but fledgling medium Rosa Blackwell & her new spirit guide Joey Mallone.
Why similar: Point & Click 28.7%, Noir 20.2%, Detective 14.7%, Mystery 11%, Pixel Graphics 7.5%
- #12 Murder at the Birch Tree Theater
68% matchVery Positive100% of 51 reviews2026
Dev: Crucible Juice Games
Windows · Mac
Uncover high drama in this whodunnit set in a small-town community theater. Gather clues by investigating the sets, casts and backstage crews of 10 theatrical productions, and piece together the story of each deadly crime.
Why similar: Noir 21.9%, Crime 13.9%, Cats 11.6%, Detective 11.5%, Point & Click 9.6%
- #13 Whispers of a Machine
70% matchVery Positive93% of 1,953 reviews2019
Dev: Clifftop GamesPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Whispers of a Machine is a Sci-Fi Nordic Noir that tells the story of Vera, a cybernetically augmented detective in a post-AI world, who investigates a string of murders and unravels a dark conflict over forbidden technology.
Why similar: Noir 22.8%, Detective 22.7%, Point & Click 17.7%, Pixel Graphics 7.7%, Mystery 7.3%
- #14 Blackwell Unbound
71% matchVery Positive94% of 765 reviews2012
Dev: Wadjet Eye Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 76%
The year is 1973. The sound of a lone, ethereal saxophone drifts over the Roosevelt Island promenade, while a series of accidents plague a midtown construction site. The citizens of Manhattan take no notice of these events, let alone think they are connected.
Why similar: Point & Click 29.3%, Noir 20.4%, Detective 18.3%, Mystery 10.3%, Pixel Graphics 5.8%
- #15 Detective Bass 2: The Case of the Stolen Pearls
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Team Grouper
Windows · Mac · Linux
Crime never rests... but thankfully, neither does Detective Bass! Put on your detective hat and help Detective Bass get to the bottom of a robbery, in this witty, narrative-driven detective game!
Why similar: Noir 27.3%, Crime 20%, Detective 16.9%, Investigation 10.6%, Mystery 7.2%
- #16 Blackwell Deception
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 634 reviews2012
Dev: Wadjet Eye Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Street psychics. Their blinking neon signs are everywhere, promising love and wealth and happiness. They make a fortune preying on the gullible and milking them dry. So when these victims begin dying and leaving confused spirits behind, it can only take a genuine psychic (and her wayward spirit guide) to clean up the mess.
Why similar: Point & Click 32.4%, Noir 23%, Detective 16.8%, Mystery 9.4%, Adventure 5.5%
- #17 Duck Detective: The Secret Salami
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 6,344 reviews2024
Dev: Happy Broccoli Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Solving crime is no walk in the pond. You are a down-on-his-luck detective who also happens to be a duck. Use your powers of de-duck-tion to inspect evidence, fill in the blanks, and bust the case wide open! This is a short but twisty detective case.
Why similar: Noir 27.1%, Detective 24.8%, Investigation 15.4%, Point & Click 8.7%, Mystery 7.2%
- #18 House
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,096 reviews2020
Dev: Bark Bark Games
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Try to survive through the night in a house that's trying its best to kill you and your family.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 51.9%, 2D 15.1%, Adventure 10.3%, Puzzle 9.6%, Singleplayer 6.8%
- #19 Disordered
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Lumas Studio
Windows · Linux
A detective wakes up beside a corpse, and with no memories. The evidence points to him. Everyone thinks he’s the killer. Unravel the truth before time runs out in this hand-drawn detective mystery adventure set in 1990s Thailand, where every memory hides a lie.
Why similar: Crime 16.9%, Noir 16.5%, Detective 15.2%, Narration 10.7%, Investigation 9.8%
- #20 Man of Nollyn
66% matchPositive100% of 17 reviews2026
Dev: Slater Chae
Windows
A noir detective game where you can bribe or intimidate suspects for extra clues.
Why similar: Noir 29.1%, Crime 21.2%, Detective 18.1%, Investigation 13.2%, Mystery 7.7%
- #21 Nine Noir Lives
67% matchVery Positive88% of 151 reviews2022
Dev: Silvernode Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Stretch your legs, clean your whiskers, and dive into Nine Noir Lives. Enjoy a "point-and-lick" comedy-noir adventure, full of humour, crazy characters, and intriguing locations. Solve challenging puzzles and answer the immortal question: how many things need to be licked to solve a murder in this town?
Why similar: Noir 28.3%, Detective 15.8%, Cats 12.6%, Point & Click 10.9%, Comedy 7.2%
- #22 Criminal Archives: City on Fire Collector's Edition
68% matchPositive87% of 39 reviews2021
Dev: Do Games Limited
Windows
San Francisco is shaken by a chain of horrible murders. You are the only one that can bring to justice a masked arsonist calling himself the Plague Doctor. Are you strong enough to face the challenge?
Why similar: Noir 22%, Crime 18.1%, Detective 14%, Narration 11.3%, Point & Click 8.3%
- #23 Cold Case: The Red Dress Murder
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nessie Games
Windows
A point-and-click mystery where you’re tasked with investigating an unsolved murder. Scour case files to piece together a thrilling story of deception and drama. Learn about the victim and the people closest to them, and uncover their secrets to discover what really happened.
Why similar: Detective 21.3%, Noir 17.9%, Crime 16.4%, Investigation 14.2%, Point & Click 9.7%
- #24 Virgo Versus The Zodiac
67% matchVery Positive92% of 947 reviews2019
Dev: Moonana
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Dethrone the Zodiacs, revive the Golden Age and purge the Heretics that swarm the galaxy as Virgo, the queen of Purity, in this unforgiving timed actions turn-based JRPG.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 29.9%, Funny 19.3%, Story Rich 19.3%, 2D 13.3%, Indie 7.8%
- #25 Loco Motive
65% matchVery Positive93% of 1,107 reviews2024
Dev: Robust GamesPub: Chucklefish
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 74%
There's been a murder aboard the Reuss Express, and you're the suspects! Prove your innocence in this comedy 'point n' click' murder mystery - packed with twists, laughs, and larger-than-life characters!
Why similar: Noir 20.4%, Crime 15.7%, Detective 12.8%, Investigation 10%, Point & Click 8.5%
- #26 Gemini Rue
69% matchVery Positive88% of 1,871 reviews2011
Dev: Joshua NuernbergerPub: Wadjet Eye Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Discover a world where life is cheap, identities are bought & sold, & a quest for redemption can change the fate of a whole galaxy.
Why similar: Noir 43.8%, Point & Click 22.3%, Detective 13.1%, Pixel Graphics 5.9%, Story Rich 4.4%
- #27 Ittle Dew 2+
68% matchVery Positive86% of 433 reviews2016
Dev: Ludosity
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Ittle and Tippsie crash onto yet another island filled with loot, puzzles and mysterious inhabitants! With the help of a magical map, they set out to steal eight pieces of a raft from increasingly improbable locations including beaches, prairies, an art exhibit and some dude's basement.
Why similar: Adventure 30.2%, Puzzle 28.8%, Funny 22%, Indie 18.9%
- #28 Save Room - Organization Puzzle
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,425 reviews2022
Dev: Fractal Projects
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%
When you enter a save room you know you are safe, no danger can come to you, you can relax. Take advantage of this short period of time to organize your inventory, heal your wounds and reload your weapons. Can you make all the items fit in your inventory?
Why similar: Puzzle 79.2%, Singleplayer 11%, Indie 9.8%
- #29 Criminal Archives: Alphabetic Murders Collector's Edition
67% matchMixed60% of 20 reviews2023
Dev: Do Games Limited
Windows
Are the murders of three different people connected? Or are we dealing with three different incidents? Cunning and logic are your best weapons in solving this case!
Why similar: Noir 22.8%, Crime 15.2%, Detective 13.1%, Narration 11.2%, Investigation 8.4%
- #30 Silhouette: Chapter One
69% matchPositive81% of 16 reviews2016
Dev: Apeirogon Games
Windows
Explore Silhouette: Chapter One - A First-Person, Story-Driven Mystery Adventure. Assume the role of Jim Grayson, an unwavering homicide detective hot on the trail of a disturbing serial killer with confusing motives.
Why similar: Crime 19.5%, Detective 17.6%, Noir 15.7%, Investigation 11.2%, Narration 10.4%
- #31 Murder by Numbers
67% matchVery Positive84% of 1,649 reviews2020
Dev: MediatonicPub: The Irregular Corporation
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 12.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Solve Pixel Puzzles to find clues. Use those clues to interrogate witnesses. Work your way to the truth... ...and uncover the mystery of Murder by Numbers!
Why similar: Crime 26.2%, Detective 24.2%, Investigation 20.1%, Mystery 8.5%, Puzzle 7%
- #32 MindSeize
67% matchMostly Positive75% of 305 reviews2020
Dev: Kamina Dimension
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 80%
MindSeize is a 2D Metroidvania game set in a Sci-Fi-universe. Transfer your mind to a robot and rescue your beloved one!
Why similar: Adventure 21.3%, Pixel Graphics 21.2%, Indie 16.6%, Retro 14.9%, Story Rich 11.9%
- #33 Word of the Law: Death Mask Collector's Edition
67% matchMostly Positive76% of 33 reviews2022
Dev: Do Games Limited
Windows
Investigate serial crimes and city government secrets! You're the only one who can get on the trail and break the chain of murders. Are you up for the challenge?
Why similar: Noir 23.3%, Crime 15.9%, Detective 14%, Narration 11.4%, Investigation 8.8%
- #34 System Crash
68% matchVery Positive80% of 320 reviews2016
Dev: Rogue Moon Studios
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 94%
System Crash is a story-driven cyberpunk collectible card game inspired by Blade Runner and Neuromancer. When corporations own everything and the line between man and machine is blurred, your only option is to fight to survive!
Why similar: Noir 57.7%, Story Rich 22.1%, 2D 9%, Singleplayer 5.8%, Indie 5.4%
- #35 Critical Interrogator: Messiah Hunt
65% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Benedict King
Windows
Seven murders in motion by a killer calling himself the Messiah. Interrogate witnesses, spot contradictions in their testimonies, and build a criminal profile piece by piece in this detective thriller where every word is evidence.
Why similar: Noir 25.9%, Detective 14.5%, Crime 12.1%, Point & Click 10.2%, Thriller 7.7%
- #36 Criminal Archives: Blade of Deceit Collector's Edition
66% matchMixed64% of 11 reviews2024
Dev: Do Games Limited
Windows
A judge's body is discovered with a clean cut across his jugular, setting the stage for an intense puzzle of motives and clues.
Why similar: Noir 26.9%, Detective 16.7%, Crime 11.3%, Point & Click 10.9%, Investigation 8.2%
- #37 City Legends: The Witness in the Rye Collector's Edition
66% matchPositive85% of 13 reviews2024
Dev: Do Games Limited
Windows
The line between life and death is as thin as the autumn breeze. Will you escape, or will Darkwood claim you as another victim of its harvest?
Why similar: Noir 24.9%, Detective 16.7%, Crime 14.7%, Point & Click 11%, Investigation 7.4%
- #38 Midnight Files
64% matchPositive81% of 31 reviews2025
Dev: Paper Lynx Games
Windows
The camera doesn’t lie, but the truth isn’t always obvious. Photograph traces, gather evidence, link clues on the board, search police databases for key info, and identify the culprit and the next attack site. Each case is a standalone mystery waiting to be solved.
Why similar: Crime 21.8%, Noir 21.4%, Detective 16.9%, Investigation 13.5%, Narration 12.6%
- #39 SUPER CHICKEN JUMPER
64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 5,305 reviews2021
Dev: Sewer Cat
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 76%
A spy-chicken tries to save the world from doom in this runner/shooter game that has a little bit of everything with a touch of chicken and anime girls on top. Run for your life in 6 different worlds and shoot your way through tons of enemies until you become a legend.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 31.5%, Funny 30.9%, 2D 17.3%, Adventure 8.2%, Indie 6.3%
- #40 Wayward Souls
67% matchMostly Positive75% of 232 reviews2019
Dev: Rocketcat Games
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Wayward Souls is a randomly generated action-RPG with a heavy focus on story. Play as seven different heroes, all with their own sets of abilities. Fight through steadily greater hordes of enemies.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 60.2%, Indie 39.8%
- #41 Songs for a Hero - Definitive Edition
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 4,343 reviews2016
Dev: Dumativa
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
A classic platform with a twist: A dynamic soundtrack and funny lyrics that sings the player's actions and responds to what is happening during the adventure.
Why similar: Narration 40.3%, Funny 17.9%, Pixel Graphics 13.1%, Story Rich 11.8%, 2D 7.8%
- #42 Crash Drive 3
65% matchVery Positive91% of 440 reviews2021
Dev: M2H
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Are you ready for THE car stunting playground? Experience ridiculous fun in this cross-platform multiplayer, free-roaming game! Drive monster trucks, tanks and more amazing vehicles across a huge open world. Level up, play events, earn cash, unlock new cars and discover secrets....
Why similar: Indie 100%
- #43 Criminal Archives: Murder in the Pages Collector's Edition
66% matchMixed64% of 11 reviews2024
Dev: Do Games Limited
Windows
There's no such thing as a perfect crime! You have to solve a series of mysterious murders in San Francisco. It turns out that this bright city has its own dark side...
Why similar: Noir 25%, Detective 16.8%, Crime 14.7%, Point & Click 11%, Investigation 7.3%
- #44 Hauma - A Detective Noir Story - Prologue
65% matchPositive96% of 23 reviews2023
Dev: SenAm GamesPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows
Hauma is a deduction visual novel set in Munich. Discover a conspiracy amongst the upper echelons of society alongside former detective Judith, while visiting real locations in a comic-inspired look.
Why similar: Noir 21.2%, Crime 17.4%, Detective 14.8%, Narration 10.7%, Investigation 9.9%
- #45 Detective Dana
64% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Vice Beast
Windows
Detective Dana is a 2D story-rich game about an Arabic police officer investigating murder cases. Investigate the crime scene, interrogate the witnesses, solve the mysteries and uncover the secrets until you catch the criminal!
Why similar: Noir 21.5%, Detective 18.4%, Crime 15.8%, Point & Click 11.1%, Funny 6.6%
- #46 Sunblaze
65% matchVery Positive91% of 458 reviews2021
Dev: Games From EarthPub: Bonus Stage Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Sunblaze is a brain-twisting precision platformer with hundreds of challenging, handcrafted levels to keep you dying for hours and hours.
Why similar: Retro 24.9%, Pixel Graphics 19.4%, Funny 17.3%, Puzzle 12.6%, Story Rich 12.5%
- #47 Neurodeck : Psychological Deckbuilder
67% matchMixed60% of 263 reviews2021
Dev: TavroxGamesPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Neurodeck is a psychological deckbuilding card game to challenge your fears. Build your deck & capacities by answering personality tests, visiting rooms or meditating. Face your phobia and defeat them through the power of life-inspired cards.
Why similar: 2D 52.4%, Singleplayer 24.2%, Indie 23.5%
- #48 26 Moves: The Queen's Plot
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Danari Games
Windows
Silence is a luxury you don't have. Unravel a dark noir point-and-click mystery where justice and revenge blur. You have exactly 26 moves to reach the end. In this psychological duel, are you the master of your own fate, or just a pawn in someone else’s game?
Why similar: Noir 29.5%, Crime 16.6%, Detective 13.6%, Point & Click 11.5%, Investigation 10%
- #49 Thimbleweed Park™
65% matchVery Positive93% of 4,125 reviews2017
Dev: Terrible Toybox
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
In Thimbleweed Park, a dead body is the least of your problems. Switch between five playable characters to uncover the surreal secrets of this strange town in a modern mystery adventure game from the creators of Monkey Island and Maniac Mansion. The deeper you go, the weirder it gets.
Why similar: Point & Click 28.5%, Pixel Graphics 10.8%, Detective 9.4%, Comedy 6.9%, Noir 6.6%
- #50 The Barker & Mustard Files
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Yes Yes Very Good Productions
Windows
A 2D/3D Mystery-Adventure Game set in a lavish hotel with a cast full of suspicious sweeties and dubious degenerates... and everyone has something to hide.
Why similar: Dog 26.1% ★, Noir 16.3%, Detective 15.1%, Point & Click 9.8%, Mystery 7.2%
- #51 Mystical Riddles: Haunted Portraits Collector's Edition
65% match5 user reviews60% of 5 reviews2024
Dev: Do Games Limited
Windows
Can you solve the riddle of the disappearing visitors before you lose yourself in the gallery’s macabre beauty?
Why similar: Noir 27.5%, Detective 14.8%, Crime 14%, Point & Click 11%, Thriller 7.4%
- #52 OPUS: Rocket of Whispers
65% matchVery Positive92% of 1,649 reviews2018
Dev: SIGONO INC.
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Rocket of Whispers is an award-winning post-apocalyptic adventure that follows two survivors on a journey to launch a space burial for the lost souls of their desolate world. Help them search the snowy wasteland for supplies and the courage to say goodbye.
Why similar: Narration 45.1%, Story Rich 17.4%, Puzzle 12.6%, 2D 9.7%, Adventure 5.9%
- #53 Finch & Archie
63% matchPositive93% of 28 reviews2026
Dev: Octarine Arts
Windows
An episodic co-op noir murder mystery. Play as one half of a crime-fighting duo: the detective Jack Finch and his police dog, Archie. Use your deduction skills and sense of smell to find evidence, interrogate suspects, and catch the culprit in a gritty story set in the Great Depression.
Why similar: Dog 28.2% ★, Noir 24.7%, Detective 11.9%, Investigation 11.6%, Narration 9%
- #54 L.A. Noire
66% matchVery Positive86% of 35,862 reviews2011
Dev: Team BondiPub: Rockstar Games
Windows
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 19.3 hrs≥1hr: 81%
In his fight to climb the ranks and do what's right, LAPD detective Cole Phelps must unravel the truth behind a string of arson attacks, conspiracies, and brutal murders, battling the L.A. underworld and even members of his own department.
Why similar: Noir 28.3%, Detective 25.1%, Crime 23.6%, Investigation 8.2%, Mystery 5.3%
- #55 A Hole New World
67% matchMostly Positive76% of 103 reviews2017
Dev: MadGearGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 93%
The city is being invaded by monsters from the Upside Down World! You, the Potion Master, must defeat evil all alone, with no tutorials or "Easy Mode" to assist you. You'll have to rely on the help of Fäy, your companion fairy, and your potions!
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 38.5%, Retro 29.6%, Funny 14.4%, Indie 9.6%, Singleplayer 4%
- #56 There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension
63% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 25,043 reviews2020
Dev: Draw Me A Pixel
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
There is no game. So don't go messing things up by clicking everywhere. You don’t want to be kicked out of your video game world, do you? Of course not!
Why similar: Point & Click 18.9%, Narration 16.9%, Pixel Graphics 12%, Comedy 11.9%, Funny 11.9%
- #57 Cross Country Case
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Space Cat StudioPub: Microwavebread
Windows
You are a detective on a rogue manhunt through the beautiful country of Italy. Gather clues, interview witnesses and uncover dark secrets to solve the case. Follow your own path to the solution in this 1970's noir crime road-trip.
Why similar: Noir 28.9%, Detective 20.1%, Investigation 13.6%, Mystery 8.9%, Puzzle 5.1%
- #58 The Battle of Polytopia
63% matchVery Positive94% of 5,731 reviews2020
Dev: Midjiwan AB
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Welcome to the unique, turn-based strategy game set in the strange, flat world of the Square. Lead one of 16 distinct civilizations to victory by expanding your empire, researching technologies, and ultimately become ruler of the world! Play in single-player or multiplayer mode for up to 16 players.
Why similar: Singleplayer 100%
- #59 Shardlight
65% matchVery Positive90% of 783 reviews2016
Dev: Wadjet Eye Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
A post-apocalyptic adventure game from the publisher that brought you Primordia, Gemini Rue and Technobabylon! A young woman stricken with a deadly plague searches for a cure in a hostile world.
Why similar: Point & Click 39%, Pixel Graphics 17%, Mystery 11.1%, Adventure 8%, Story Rich 7.9%
- #60 Healer's Quest
65% matchVery Positive84% of 317 reviews2018
Dev: Rablo Games
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Healer’s Quest is a comedy RPG where you play as the most underappreciated party member in any fantasy realm: the Healer. As per usual, your teammates are a band of inept jerks.
Why similar: Story Rich 30.2%, Funny 28.7%, Comedy 27.5%, Singleplayer 6.8%, Indie 6.7%