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  1. #1 26 Moves: The Queen's Plot
    97% 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: Point & Click 14.5%, Detective 14.3%, Noir 14.1%, Crime 12.7%, Hand-drawn 11.2%

  2. #2 Death Trick: Double Blind
    96% matchVery Positive88% of 269 reviews2024
    Dev: Misty Mountain StudioPub: Neon Doctrine
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%

    The star magician of Morgan’s Traveling Circus is missing, but the show must go on! In this non-linear detective visual novel, unravel the mystery from two different perspectives as you learn the varying stories of an entire circus of performers, each with their own lives... and their own secrets.

    Why similar: Historical 15%, Detective 14.5%, Crime 12.1%, Point & Click 11.1%, Visual Novel 9.4%

  3. #3 Chronique des Silencieux
    96% matchMostly Positive74% of 35 reviews2024
    Dev: Pierre Feuille StudioPub: Zugalu Entertainment
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Set in 1970s southern France, you play a rookie private eye tasked to dig out the secrets of a stubborn old man. Think on your feet while you follow your leads : ask questions to witnesses, detect their lies, hypothesize why and finally confront the silent ones running from their past.

    Why similar: Detective 14.8%, Historical 13.6%, Crime 12.3%, Point & Click 10.6%, Investigation 9.7%

  4. #4 Tangle Tower
    95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 5,973 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: Detective 22.2%, Point & Click 14.9%, Crime 12.7%, Noir 10.4%, Visual Novel 9.8%

  5. #5 Hawkins & Sons Detective Agency
    94% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Vera Florentine
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A detective visual novel set in Victorian London. Play as a veteran detective and his young daughter, investigate scenes through point-and-click gameplay, question suspects, and make tough choices that shape the story.

    Why similar: Historical 23.2%, Detective 20.4%, Point & Click 18%, Hand-drawn 12.3%, Mystery 6.7%

  6. #6 A Lost Man
    94% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Studio Arkos
    Windows

    1916. Somewhere deep in the night. War. Death. Play as a lost man, stuck between two front lines. Traverse a desolate countryside, facing unusual encounters, bursts of violence, and mystical surges. A fully hand-drawn Point & Click adventure game.

    Why similar: World War I 34%, Point & Click 12.6%, Hand-drawn 11.1%, Investigation 10.5%, Detective 10.2%

  7. #7 Beware of the Cartographer!
    93% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Tohu Bohu Games
    Windows

    Map a mysterious land during the Age of Enlightenment. Draw the border between two warring kingdoms. Meet the locals. Juggle their demands with the requirements of your mission. Ethical dilemmas, secret plots, strange phenomena… will you be able to bring peace back to the land?

    Why similar: Detective 16%, Historical 15.8%, Point & Click 14.6%, Hand-drawn 12.5%, Investigation 12.4%

  8. #8 Arsene Lupin - Once a Thief
    92% matchMostly Positive70% of 74 reviews2024
    Dev: Blazing GriffinPub: Microids
    Windows

    Discover the youth of a legend - Experience the transformation of Arsene Lupin, from whimsical thief to legendary hero, in 'Arsene Lupin - Once a Thief', an adventure and investigation game freely adapted from the works of Maurice Leblanc, with its events unfolding in the early 20th century.

    Why similar: Point & Click 16.3%, Crime 15.8%, Detective 15.6%, Historical 14.4%, Visual Novel 13.1%

  9. #9 Yoram - Question Arc
    91% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Team Yoram
    Windows

    A mansion drenched in heavy rain. Heirs gathered, each eyeing the family fortune. And you—who committed a murder in their midst. As a chain of killings begins, YORAM follows Irene Lindbergh, a murderer hiding her crime, as she searches for the truth buried deep within the estate.

    Why similar: Detective 19.6%, Noir 16.2%, Hand-drawn 15.6%, Visual Novel 15%, Investigation 9.6%

  10. #10 Dragon Detective: A Friend from the Shadows
    90% matchPositive98% of 44 reviews2025
    Dev: Sungazer Software LLC
    Windows

    A thrilling detective mystery adventure set in a historical fantasy world. As a dragon detective, use your six senses to find evidence and hunt down the culprit.

    Why similar: Detective 19.6%, Crime 15.3%, Point & Click 14.9%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Hand-drawn 11.3%

  11. #11 Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments
    91% matchVery Positive89% of 7,723 reviews2014
    Dev: Frogwares
    Windows
    Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    Become the most celebrated detective of all time: Sherlock Holmes! Use your impressive talents as a detective to solve six thrilling and varied cases: murders, missing persons, spectacular thefts and numerous investigations that sometimes lead you into the realms of the fantastic.

    Why similar: Detective 33.4%, Crime 16.5%, Investigation 11.8%, Point & Click 7.8%, Mystery 7.5%

  12. #12 The Posthumous Investigation
    89% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2026
    Dev: Mother Gaia StudioPub: CriticalLeap
    Windows · Mac

    Brás Cubas is dead, and he wants you to find out why. Explore a noir-drenched 1937 Rio de Janeiro in this time-loop murder mystery. Relive the same day, manipulate characters, and uncover secrets in a game where death is the client and time is your only weapon.

    Why similar: Detective 15.8%, Historical 13.8%, Noir 11.4%, Investigation 9.8%, Hand-drawn 9.3%

  13. #13 Between sky and earth
    89% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: menschen eternity
    Windows

    Germany, 1933, a hypnotist's performance fails, leading him to swap fates with an audience member. Realizing he has less than ten hours to live, he must solve riddles and harness his hypnosis and mind-reading abilities to restore things. Can he gain time in his battle against death?

    Why similar: World War I 31.7%, Point & Click 18.6%, Detective 15.4%, Hand-drawn 11.5%, Adventure 8.5%

  14. #14 Man of Nollyn
    87% matchPositive100% of 17 reviews2026
    Dev: Slater Chae
    Windows

    A noir detective game where you can bribe or intimidate suspects for extra clues.

    Why similar: Detective 20.2%, Crime 17.2%, Noir 14.8%, Investigation 13%, Hand-drawn 10.7%

  15. #15 L'Agence - The Hearts of Paris
    88% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: 1888 Studio
    Windows

    Paris, 1888. In this detective visual novel inspired by Ace Attorney and Golden Idol, play as a matchmaker-detective striving to keep her marriage agency open. Meet colourful characters, uncover their secrets, and spread love throughout the city!

    Why similar: Historical 18.8%, Detective 15.9%, Point & Click 13.7%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Investigation 11%

  16. #16 Detective tales: A Study in Scarlet
    86% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2022
    Dev: Escape Pod
    Windows

    Step in the shoes of Mr. Holmes or Dr. Watson and venture on a journey filled with intrigue and mystery. Use your logic and teamwork skills in order to solve the mysterious murder which shocked the 19th century London. Play it with a friend on 2 devices with an open voice connection.

    Why similar: Crime 16.2%, Point & Click 15.9%, Detective 15.8%, Hand-drawn 13.1%, Investigation 9.9%

  17. #17 Murder Mystery Mayhem AI
    86% matchPositive100% of 12 reviews2024
    Dev: AI Media Design
    Windows

    Murder Mystery Mayhem AI is a single-player detective game set in a stylish 1920s world of secrets, suspicion, and social intrigue. Talk freely to a colorful cast of cunning suspects, gather clues, uncover motives, and deduce who among them is the killer.

    Why similar: Detective 17.9%, Historical 14.9%, Crime 13.4%, Point & Click 11.9%, Investigation 11.3%

  18. #18 Laura Bow and the Mechanical Codex
    85% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: NineZyme OÜ
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    LAURA BOW IS BACK, in an all new point-and-click adventure! Get ready for lots of wonderful nostalgia, in this third installment of the Laura Bow franchise, originally created by Sierra Online and designed by Roberta Williams & Bruce Balfour.

    Why similar: Crime 16.9%, Detective 16.2%, Point & Click 15.9%, Historical 15%, Stylized 9.1%

  19. #19 Disordered
    84% 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: Detective 18%, Crime 14.6%, Point & Click 11.7%, Visual Novel 10.7%, Investigation 10.2%

  20. #20 Detective Dana
    84% 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: Detective 20.2%, Point & Click 14.7%, Crime 12.6%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Noir 10.8%

  21. #21 Casebook 1899 - The Leipzig Murders
    82% matchVery Positive86% of 100 reviews2025
    Dev: Homo Narrans Studio
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Play as a sharp-witted detective in late 19th-century Leipzig, Germany, in this retro pixel-art point & click adventure. Search for clues, question suspects, and piece together evidence on your deduction board to solve four gripping murder cases.

    Why similar: Detective 19%, Historical 18.5%, Point & Click 16.6%, Crime 16.2%, Investigation 11.8%

  22. #22 SEMMELWEIS
    82% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: N130
    Windows

    Narrative game about the life of Ignace Semmelweis, a visionary doctor who has saved thousand of lives of mothers in the 19e century.

    Why similar: Point & Click 20.1%, Historical 20.1%, Investigation 16.5%, Drama 11.8%, Adventure 10.2%

  23. #23 Paradise Lofts
    83% matchVery Positive83% of 54 reviews2020
    Dev: BaMa Media
    Windows

    PARADISE LOFTS is a slow-burning, noir, hardcore sex romp, set in the fictitious city of Paradise in 1958. A visual novel, point-and-click journey, with loads of mini-games, crazy characters, and multiple solutions to challenges. 8 - 12 hrs.

    Why similar: Point & Click 16.7%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Detective 14.4%, Noir 13.5%, Hand-drawn 13.2%

  24. #24 The Czar is Dead
    81% matchVery Positive91% of 111 reviews2024
    Dev: Машина РадостьPub: Grable Team
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    The Czar is Dead is a visual novel in the setting of the Russian Empire. Help the last russian emperor save his soul, life and country.

    Why similar: World War I 53.4%, Visual Novel 19%, Hand-drawn 17.5%, Atmospheric 6.6%, Multiple Endings 2.2%

  25. #25 The Shell Part II: Purgatorio
    81% matchVery Positive95% of 590 reviews2024
    Dev: Innocent GreyPub: Shiravune
    Windows
    Median: 20.4 hrsMean: 157.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    Detective Reiji Tokisaka is back to face down a mystery that spans decades, if not centuries. With the aftermath of his last case weighing on his soul and a long-silent cult resurgent, can he solve the crime—or will it become his curse?

    Why similar: Historical 17%, Detective 16.7%, Crime 11.8%, Noir 11.6%, Investigation 10.9%

  26. #26 Mistmoon Falls
    80% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: portmantoga
    Windows · Mac

    Mistmoon Falls is an open world murder mystery set in a farm-sim town that's now sans farmer. Question the locals, use tools to uncover clues, form hypotheses, and sift through some sinister goings-on to find the killer.

    Why similar: Detective 18.5%, Crime 14.2%, Noir 11.5%, Point & Click 11.4%, Investigation 10.1%

  27. #27 The Shell Part III: Paradiso
    78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 567 reviews2025
    Dev: Innocent GreyPub: Shiravune
    Windows
    Median: 13.2 hrsMean: 184.7 hrs≥1hr: 79%

    The coiling chains of obsession that began with The Shell now threaten to strangle Detective Reiji Tokisaka in the third and final entry in the trilogy. As old friends and foes rise up for one last confrontation, can anyone break the cycle—and can Reiji's heart ever be set free?

    Why similar: Historical 17.8%, Detective 15.9%, Crime 13.1%, Noir 12.7%, Investigation 10.2%

  28. #28 11-11 Memories Retold
    79% matchVery Positive86% of 2,085 reviews2018
    Dev: Aardman AnimationsPub: BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Europe
    Windows
    Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    11th November 1916, a young photographer leaves Canada to join the western front in Europe. The same day, a German technician is told that his son is missing in action. Both want to preserve their humanity and come back alive to their loved ones.

    Why similar: World War I 62.6%, Historical 19.3%, Adventure 6.3%, Story Rich 5%, Stylized 3.3%

  29. #29 Chicken Police: Into the HIVE!
    77% matchVery Positive82% of 360 reviews2024
    Dev: The Wild GentlemenPub: Joystick Ventures
    Windows

    A wild tale of conspiracy, loss, friendship, and... chickens?! Two rooster detectives are about to venture into the insect underworld to uncover a worldwide conspiracy, while also battling their inherent demons in this animal noir adventure satire.

    Why similar: Detective 14.7%, Crime 13.2%, Point & Click 11.2%, Noir 11.2%, Visual Novel 9.6%

  30. #30 The Raven - Legacy of a Master Thief
    79% matchMostly Positive75% of 810 reviews
    Dev: KING ArtPub: THQ Nordic
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 63%

    'The Raven - Legacy of a Master Thief' is a thrilling crime adventure in three chapters from the creators of 'The Book of Unwritten Tales'. Full of twists and turns, it immerses you in both sides of the story, combining thrill-of-the-chase whodunit with the risk and reward of a heist story. Paris, 1960.

    Why similar: Point & Click 27.6%, Detective 23.7%, Crime 16.7%, Adventure 9.2%, Mystery 8.2%

  31. #31 毛蟹穴
    77% matchMixed63% of 41 reviews2021
    Dev: 紀曲峰Pub: 僑光科技大學多媒體與遊戲設計系
    Windows

    毛蟹穴是僑光科技大學2021年畢業生的畢業專題,遊戲是改編自清朝嘉慶年間臺中沙鹿地區活人陪葬真實事件,結合臺灣傳統技藝皮影戲作為美術風格,遊戲為2D橫向捲軸解謎遊戲,中間加入煎藥及抓雞的小遊戲。遊戲共分為五個章節,作為學生專題,我們把第一章的故事完整開發完成,遊戲時間約為40分鐘。

    Why similar: Detective 15.3%, Point & Click 13.5%, Historical 13.5%, Hand-drawn 12.1%, Investigation 9.8%

  32. #32 To Burn in Memory (Anniversary Edition)
    78% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2018
    Dev: Orihaus
    Windows · Mac

    To Burn in Memory. Ahistorical and atemporal Interactive Fiction. Explore a city that never existed, and uncover its secret history through the memories of those caught in the chaos of a Europe spiraling ever faster into war.

    Why similar: World War I 46.1%, Historical 22.1%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Adventure 8.7%, Story Rich 6.1%

  33. #33 The Final Print
    75% matchPositive87% of 39 reviews2025
    Dev: Dummy DetectivesPub: Breda University of Applied Sciences
    Windows

    You're a journalist investigating a suspicious case during the Harlem riots. Take pictures of evidence, gather information by interrogating people, and put it all together in an article to show people the truth.

    Why similar: Historical 19.9%, Detective 19.4%, Crime 16.2%, Noir 11.8%, Investigation 8.5%

  34. #34 Mohism: Battle of Words
    75% matchMostly Positive78% of 606 reviews2023
    Dev: 玄镜工作室Pub: Yooreka Studio
    Windows

    Mohism: Battle of Words is a detective game set in the world of wuxia. The game follows Zhang Xiaochen, investigates unsolved cases and comes into his own as a hero. He must rely on his wits and razor-sharp tongue to best his opponents, find the culprit and ensure justice prevails!

    Why similar: Detective 23.2%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Crime 15.8%, Investigation 13.2%, Mystery 7.3%

  35. #35 Valiant Hearts: The Great War™ / Soldats Inconnus : Mémoires de la Grande Guerre™
    76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 27,120 reviews2014
    Dev: Ubisoft MontpellierPub: Ubisoft
    Windows
    Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    Valiant Hearts : The Great War is the story of 4 crossed destinies and a broken love in a world torn apart. Dive into a 2D animated comic book adventure, mixing exploration, action and puzzles. Lost in the middle of the trenches, play as each of the 4 strangers, relive the War and help a young German soldier find his love.

    Why similar: World War I 51.5%, Historical 24.5%, Drama 7.1%, Atmospheric 6.8%, Story Rich 5.2%

  36. #36 Detective Kobayashi - A Visual Novel
    76% matchPositive87% of 31 reviews2019
    Dev: GenuinePub: Giiku Games
    Windows

    Take on the role of Detective Kobayashi, the one and only genius detective who has a reputation for solving any case, however dark or difficult...if he isn't playing games at the office or awkwardly hitting on girls, that is.

    Why similar: Detective 22%, Crime 20.8%, Point & Click 14.7%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Investigation 9.6%

  37. #37 For Your Tranquility
    74% matchMixed68% of 190 reviews2023
    Dev: Gamesung Games
    Windows · Mac

    It's a mystery game that reveals the truth through an autopsy. Be a forensic doctor and find out why the dead died.

    Why similar: Detective 22.8%, Crime 19.3%, Point & Click 16%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Mystery 7.8%

  38. #38 WHODUNNIT
    74% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Don Attico
    Windows

    WHODUNNIT is a mystery visual novel following a man who must answer a burning question: who the hell did he hook up with last night?

    Why similar: Detective 28.9%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Investigation 14.9%, Point & Click 10%, Mystery 7.3%

  39. #39 Grégoire Lefèbvre Investigations : The Vow of Hate
    73% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: TcherryPub: Viridis Cosmos Games
    Windows

    1799. Play as Captain Grégoire Lefèbvre in this historical murder mystery based on the novel by Catherine Lheureux. A classic Point & Click adventure featuring an all-star French voice cast (Martial Le Minoux, Patrick Borg…) with english subtitles.

    Why similar: Detective 16.8%, Point & Click 16.4%, Historical 15.6%, Crime 15.4%, Investigation 12.9%

  40. #40 Mystical Riddles: Snowy Peak Hotel Collector's Edition
    73% matchMixed58% of 19 reviews2021
    Dev: Do Games Limited
    Windows

    Your journalist friend went missing while investigating weird happenings in a mysterious hotel. You are the only one who can save her and uncover the truth before it’s too late. Are you up for the challenge?

    Why similar: Detective 15%, Crime 13.1%, Noir 12%, Point & Click 12%, Visual Novel 10%

  41. #41 Word of the Law: Death Mask Collector's Edition
    73% 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: Detective 17%, Crime 14.1%, Point & Click 12.9%, Noir 12.9%, Hand-drawn 10.6%

  42. #42 Pentiment
    71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 9,036 reviews2022
    Dev: Obsidian EntertainmentPub: Xbox Game Studios
    Windows
    Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 72%

    Step into a living illustrated world in a time when Europe is at a crossroads of great religious and political change. Walk in the footsteps of Andreas Maler, a master artist who finds himself in the middle of murders, scandals, and intrigue in the Bavarian Alps.

    Why similar: Historical 21.8%, Detective 14.7%, Investigation 12.7%, Hand-drawn 12.3%, Point & Click 9.3%

  43. #43 Impirical Evidence
    71% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Match Head Studio
    Windows

    A comedy adventure game featuring classic inventory based puzzles. Arthur is a skeptic who dedicated his life to denying the paranormal. Murray is the electric Imp he accidentally summoned. Now Arthur must solve mysteries while bound to the very evidence of the supernatural itself.

    Why similar: Point & Click 15.7%, Investigation 12.6%, Detective 12.5%, Crime 10.9%, Visual Novel 10.4%

  44. #44 Return of the Phantom
    72% matchPositive94% of 36 reviews2020
    Dev: MPS LabsPub: Ziggurat
    Windows

    The legendary Phantom of the Opera has returned! As Inspector Raoul Montand, you are the only one who can pursue the Red Death into the past and prevent him from terrorizing the present in this point and click mystery.

    Why similar: Detective 23.4%, Point & Click 19.7%, Historical 17.3%, Investigation 11.8%, Adventure 7.7%

  45. #45 Tokyo Detectives
    72% matchMixed70% of 57 reviews2021
    Dev: Rincho Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Detective Game. Murder Investigation. Interrogate witnesses. Rebut with evidence.

    Why similar: Detective 25.2%, Crime 19.2%, Investigation 15.7%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Point & Click 10.1%

  46. #46 Police Detective: Tokyo Beat
    71% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Dr. Cyril Splutterworth
    Windows

    Gather evidence, interview suspects and send your case to trial. Have you got what it takes to be Tokyo's top detective?

    Why similar: Detective 28.2%, Crime 20%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Mystery 7.7%, Story Rich 6.9%

  47. #47 Casey Noir and Carved Pumpkin's Latte
    69% matchPositive88% of 23 reviews2025
    Dev: Nik Rouz and Friends
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    What's this? A Point and Click, "Who Done It?", Murder Mystery Visual Novel, set in a Gothic Hotel on top of a lonely hill, during the Night of Halloween?

    Why similar: Detective 14.9%, Point & Click 13%, Crime 12%, Hand-drawn 11%, Visual Novel 10.6%

  48. #48 Orient on the Murder Express
    70% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
    Dev: Connor Atkins
    Windows · Mac

    This is a murder mystery visual novel where you take the role of the detective. Search for clues, make discoveries, and talk to other characters to find out what is truly going on on the Murder Express.

    Why similar: Detective 33.3%, Visual Novel 17%, Hand-drawn 10.9%, Point & Click 10.3%, Mystery 9%

  49. #49 Grayton the Detective
    70% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Incidental Minds
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Grayton the Detective is a narrative adventure game about a homeless man who once lived in wealth and comfort, now showers with a kettle, and solves petty mysteries on the streets of Cleveland. However, with the disappearance of mysterious Golden Spoon, everything may change.

    Why similar: Detective 20.8%, Point & Click 16.8%, Hand-drawn 15.5%, Investigation 14.7%, Stylized 6.4%

  50. #50 Button Man
    69% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Styrax Studios Inc.
    Windows

    Button Man is a side-scrolling adventure game set in a fictional Nova Scotia during prohibition. After years of being the henchmen to the local bootlegging kingpin your job now is to find who killed him and protect the town from what’s coming to it. Explore Kingsport and learn the truth!

    Why similar: World War I 31.9%, Detective 14%, Noir 11.2%, Crime 9.5%, Hand-drawn 7.3%

  51. #51 Blood On The Thames
    69% matchPositive94% of 16 reviews2024
    Dev: Team Firestorm
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A murder mystery puzzle game with visual novel elements in a Gothic, Lovecraftian world. Collect clues, solve puzzles, interrogate suspects, and uncover the mystery surrounding the death of Mini’s husband.

    Why similar: Detective 18%, Historical 17.5%, Point & Click 13%, Investigation 11.9%, Visual Novel 8.7%

  52. #52 The Murder of Ava Monroe
    68% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: BUNKWORKS
    Windows · Mac

    A gripping detective noir mystery that blends investigation and deduction with a rich, character-driven story. The Murder of Ava Monroe is cozy, twisty, and oozing with atmosphere.

    Why similar: Point & Click 21.5%, Detective 17.8%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Noir 15%, Investigation 11%

  53. #53 Inquiry Counsel逆转茶食人
    68% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: ZHENG YUFENG
    Windows

    "Hold on!" A court battle game set in ancient China's Song Dynasty! In the government office of Lin'an County during the Song Dynasty of ancient China, many bizarre murder cases occurred! The protagonist engages in intense court battles with the county captain of Lin'an to find the real culprit!

    Why similar: Detective 22%, Historical 19.2%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Investigation 12.5%, Drama 8.9%

  54. #54 Wrongly Accused
    68% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Elomelo GamesPub: SwopBots Ltd.
    Windows

    Explore historical locations, find and analyse evidence. Unmask the real perpetrator so that justice can be served and the Wrongly Accused can be found innocent. Use problem solving, deduction and critical thinking skills to uncover the truth and maybe even expose a conspiracy in your own time.

    Why similar: Detective 26.2%, Point & Click 15.8%, Investigation 15.5%, Historical 13.4%, Adventure 8.2%

  55. #55 Ezrebeth
    67% matchPositive86% of 14 reviews2025
    Dev: Tymedust Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Ezrebeth is an old, bitter recluse who finds herself constantly invaded by her peculiar relatives during the winter holidays. Oh, and she's stuck in a time loop! Investigate, interview and cross-reference as you attempt to figure out what's going on in this surreal visual novel.

    Why similar: Detective 22%, Point & Click 17.2%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Drama 11.5%, Hand-drawn 9.7%

  56. #56 Gloomy Clues: The Broken Mirror
    67% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2024
    Dev: Pixel Paradise ®
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A noir graphic adventure where your mind is your greatest enemy. Investigate crimes, interrogate suspects, and survive in this point-and-click remake, rebuilt from the ground up. Solve the mystery before your demons consume you. Play the free demo and wishlist now!

    Why similar: Detective 17.3%, Crime 13.4%, Noir 13%, Point & Click 12.8%, Investigation 11.3%

  57. #57 Echoes of Ash
    67% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Ash Studio
    Windows

    Detective agency management × superpowered mystery. Former operative Lin Mo rebuilds the Ash Detective Agency in Collins City. Investigate crime scenes, use “Echoes” to recover memory fragments, rebut lies with evidence, dispatch partners for intel, and uncover conspiracy behind your mentor’s death.

    Why similar: Detective 27.6%, Crime 15.5%, Investigation 15.4%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Mystery 7%

  58. #58 Grief like a stray dog
    66% matchVery Positive98% of 100 reviews2025
    Dev: Rayonist
    Windows

    An isolated village during the war. Men leave one by one, along the winding forest path painted crimson by distant fires, and do not return. Young Nadia becomes a part-time postwoman filling in for her sick mother. She is now a messenger of hope and of trouble.

    Why similar: Historical 19.7%, Point & Click 15.3%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Hand-drawn 13.1%, Stylized 8.3%

  59. #59 Mata Hari
    70% matchMixed58% of 142 reviews2009
    Dev: 4Head StudiosPub: Viva Media
    Windows
    Median: 18 minMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 40%

    TRUST NO ONE BUT YOURSELF as you adventure into the dark world of espionage amidst the volatile atmosphere of impending war. As a double agent, you must find clever ways to pit enemy factions against each other while eluding pursuers in each of your increasingly dangerous missions.

    Why similar: World War I 45.7%, Point & Click 29.8%, Historical 13.7%, Adventure 10.8%

  60. #60 Funeral for the Sun
    66% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Nicolás Cid Delgado
    Windows

    Search the ashes of an abandoned Latin American town and uncover 500 years of love, death and revolutions. A non-linear mystery where you travel back in time and untangle the complex history of a community cursed by supernatural forces.

    Why similar: Detective 28%, Historical 18.5%, Hand-drawn 15.1%, Political 11.2%, Adventure 7.1%

Based on tag similarity + player behavior
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