- #1 Read Only Memories: NEURODIVER
97% matchMostly Positive72% of 215 reviews2024
Dev: MidBoss, LLC.Pub: Chorus Worldwide Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Read Only Memories: NEURODIVER is a story-rich adventure and the sequel to 2064: Read Only Memories. Explore the rich world with an intuitive point-and-click interface as you take on the role of a young psychic agent tasked with tracking down a mysterious antagonist hiding in people's memories.
Why similar: Noir 14.7%, Cyberpunk 12.9%, Interactive Fiction 8.4%, Conversation 7.8%, Comic Book 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: This is the direct sequel that continues the story and expands upon the unique world and characters of the original game.
- #2 VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 37,969 reviews2016
Dev: Sukeban GamesPub: Ysbryd Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 31.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
VA-11 HALL-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action is a booze em' up about waifus, technology, and post-dystopia life.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 28.7%, LGBTQ+ 13.8%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Point & Click 10.9%, Choices Matter 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: It captures the intimate, character-focused atmosphere of a cyberpunk city through the lens of a service-based narrative experience.
- #3 The Red Strings Club
96% matchVery Positive94% of 13,842 reviews2018
Dev: DeconstructeamPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
The Red Strings Club is a cyberpunk narrative experience about fate and happiness featuring the extensive use of pottery, bartending and impersonating people on the phone to take down a corporate conspiracy.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 35.8%, Choices Matter 11.4%, Story Rich 9.3%, LGBTQ+ 9.1%, Point & Click 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-heavy cyberpunk experience that focuses on conversation, moral choices, and the manipulation of information.
- #4 Technobabylon
95% matchVery Positive94% of 1,607 reviews2015
Dev: Technocrat GamesPub: Wadjet Eye Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
A cyberpunk adventure game from the studio that brought you Gemini Rue and Blackwell! The year is 2087. Genetic engineering is the norm, and an omnipresent AI powers the city. Take control of three citizens of this world as they struggle to understand a deadly conspiracy.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 40.2%, Point & Click 24.2%, Sci-fi 9.5%, Story Rich 6.2%, Pixel Graphics 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: A quintessential cyberpunk point-and-click adventure that features complex world-building and multiple playable characters investigating a dystopian future.
- #5 Citizen Sleeper
94% matchVery Positive93% of 9,761 reviews2022
Dev: Jump Over The AgePub: Fellow Traveller
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Roleplaying in the ruins of interplanetary capitalism. Live the life of an escaped worker, washed-up on a lawless station at the edge of an interstellar society. Inspired by the flexibility and freedom of TTRPGs, explore the station, choose your friends, escape your past and change your future.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 24.3%, Interactive Fiction 15.5%, Conversation 15.1%, Multiple Endings 10.4%, Futuristic 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: This game shares the deep, empathetic exploration of AI consciousness and survival within a gritty, futuristic society.
- #6 Neo Cab
94% matchMostly Positive80% of 2,781 reviews2019
Dev: Chance AgencyPub: Fellow Traveller
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 66%
A visual novel about emotional survival in an automated world. Play as Lina, the last human cab driver. It’s your first night driving the lonely streets of Los Ojos, and your best friend has just disappeared. Stay on the road. Stay on the search. Stay human.
Why similar: Noir 14.5%, Cyberpunk 12.5%, Conversation 8.6%, Interactive Fiction 8.3%, Comic Book 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: A visual novel that explores the human cost of automation and corporate control in a near-future cyberpunk city.
- #7 Lacuna – A Sci-Fi Noir Adventure
93% matchVery Positive92% of 2,791 reviews2021
Dev: DigiTales InteractivePub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%
A murder. A hack. A bombing. All it takes to plunge the solar system into war – unless you do something about it. Help CDI agent Neil Conrad make a string of increasingly difficult decisions in this modern dialog-driven adventure set in a gorgeous 2D sci-fi noir universe.
Why similar: Noir 21%, Cyberpunk 16.1%, Conversation 12.2%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%, Multiple Endings 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: A detective-focused narrative game that emphasizes investigation and the weight of moral choices in a sci-fi setting.
- #8 Silicon Dreams | cyberpunk interrogation
92% matchVery Positive94% of 253 reviews2021
Dev: James PattonPub: Clockwork Bird
Windows · Mac · Linux
It’s 2065, and you are an interrogator-model android tasked with rooting out deviants among your own kind. You must probe for lies, monitor and exploit emotional spikes, earn the trust of your subjects, and make the final call: release, or destroy?
Why similar: Cyberpunk 19.7%, Conversation 15%, Choices Matter 10.1%, Multiple Endings 9.2%, Emotional 8%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses heavily on the conversation and interrogation mechanics that define the investigative feel of the seed game.
- #9 NORCO
91% matchVery Positive93% of 3,013 reviews2022
Dev: Geography of RobotsPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 65%
NORCO is a dialogue-focused point & click adventure that immerses the player in the sinking suburbs and industrial swamplands of an increasingly surreal and distorted South Louisiana.
Why similar: Noir 41%, Point & Click 21.2%, Story Rich 11.5%, Atmospheric 10.1%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal, narrative-driven point-and-click adventure that mirrors the atmospheric, story-rich quality of the seed game.
- #10 Subsurface Circular
91% matchVery Positive94% of 1,925 reviews2017
Dev: Bithell Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 69%
When the truth is buried, go underground. Step into this new take on text-based adventure from the award-winning team behind Thomas Was Alone and Volume. A short story that hands you the fate of the world above, as a detective looking for answers on the Subsurface Circular.
Why similar: Noir 22%, Conversation 14.9%, Cyberpunk 13.5%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Choices Matter 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: A text-based, choice-driven mystery that centers on an AI protagonist navigating complex social dynamics.
- #11 Disco Elysium - The Final Cut
89% matchVery Positive93% of 124,984 reviews2019
Dev: ZA/UM
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 22.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Disco Elysium - The Final Cut is a groundbreaking role playing game. You’re a detective with a unique skill system at your disposal and a whole city to carve your path across. Interrogate unforgettable characters, crack murders or take bribes. Become a hero or an absolute disaster of a human being.
Why similar: Noir 27.3%, Choices Matter 21%, Story Rich 15.8%, Point & Click 13.8%, Visual Novel 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: While not strictly cyberpunk, it is the gold standard for dialogue-heavy, choice-driven investigation and deep philosophical world-building.
- #12 Minds Beneath Us
88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 5,416 reviews2024
Dev: BearBoneStudio
Windows
Median: 11.0 hrsMean: 12.9 hrs≥1hr: 81%
MINDS BENEATH US is an emotional sci-fi narrative game. Through the eyes of a humble individual, experience a mad world where humans are exploited as computing devices for AI. Listen to the concerns of those you meet and offer guidance. Together, face challenges and confront an uncertain destiny.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 25%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Choices Matter 11.3%, Point & Click 11.1%, Multiple Endings 11%
Why You'll Like It: A cinematic, story-rich adventure that explores the intersection of human consciousness and technology in a dystopian future.
- #13 Gemini Rue
90% matchVery Positive88% of 1,873 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 31.5%, Cyberpunk 24.1%, Point & Click 19.7%, Sci-fi 9.2%, Story Rich 4.4%
Why You'll Like It: A classic noir-inspired point-and-click adventure that perfectly captures the gritty, rain-slicked cyberpunk aesthetic.
- #14 Whispers of a Machine
89% matchVery Positive93% of 1,957 reviews2019
Dev: Clifftop GamesPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
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: Cyberpunk 21.8%, Noir 18.2%, Point & Click 17.3%, Sci-fi 9%, Choices Matter 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi detective adventure that features a protagonist with unique abilities, focusing on investigation and narrative branching.
- #15 Tales of the Neon Sea
87% matchVery Positive86% of 4,825 reviews2019
Dev: YiTi GamesPub: Thermite Games
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Welcome to a world of intrigue and suspicion. Where humans and robots contend with escalating tensions and mutual distrust. And where gangster felines scheme their way to the top of the food chain. Welcome to the Tales of the Neon Sea!
Why similar: Cyberpunk 25.4%, Noir 23.6%, Point & Click 13.6%, Emotional 10.3%, Story Rich 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: A beautiful pixel-art adventure that combines detective work with a vibrant, lived-in cyberpunk city.
- #16 Gamedec - Definitive Edition
86% matchVery Positive80% of 1,687 reviews2021
Dev: Anshar StudiosPub: Anshar Publishing
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Gamedec is a single-player cyberpunk isometric RPG. You are a game detective, who solves crimes inside virtual worlds. Use your wits to gather info from your witnesses and suspects, getting to the bottom of deceptive schemes. The game continually adapts to your decisions and never judges.
Why similar: Noir 24.2%, Cyberpunk 21.9%, Visual Novel 10%, Multiple Endings 9.6%, Choices Matter 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: An isometric RPG that emphasizes investigation and player choice over combat, set in a futuristic virtual world.
- #17 Primordia
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,387 reviews2012
Dev: Wormwood StudiosPub: Wadjet Eye Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Life has ceased. Man is but a myth. And now, even the machines have begun to fail. Lead Horatio Nullbuilt and his sarcastic sidekick Crispin on a journey through the crumbling world of Primordia, facing malfunctioning robots, ancient secrets, and an implacable, power-hungry foe.
Why similar: Point & Click 24%, Noir 16.3%, Cyberpunk 15.7%, Sci-fi 12.3%, Multiple Endings 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: A post-apocalyptic adventure featuring robot protagonists that captures the same sense of mystery and technological decay.
- #18 Beyond a Steel Sky
85% matchVery Positive88% of 1,598 reviews2020
Dev: Revolution Software Ltd
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
From multi-award winning Revolution comes ‘Beyond a Steel Sky’, a groundbreaking 3D adventure thriller, set in an AI-driven future. Subvert the world, hack the systems and solve dark conspiracies to uncover the devastating truth.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 30.5%, Point & Click 18%, Choices Matter 11.7%, Sci-fi 10.1%, Futuristic 10%
Why You'll Like It: A modern 3D adventure that continues the legacy of classic cyberpunk point-and-click games with a focus on hacking and social puzzles.
- #19 VirtuaVerse
84% matchVery Positive83% of 1,098 reviews2020
Dev: Theta DivisionPub: Blood Music
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 63%
VirtuaVerse is a challenging old school cyberpunk point & click adventure set in a future not so far away narrating tales of technomancers, AVR graffiti writers, hacker groups, tribes of cryptoshamans, digital archeology, epic cyberwars and virtual reality debauchery.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 35.5%, Point & Click 18.6%, Futuristic 10.1%, Sci-fi 8%, Story Rich 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: A classic-style point-and-click adventure set in a neon-drenched future that pays homage to the genre's roots.
- #20 Observer: System Redux
83% matchVery Positive85% of 2,866 reviews2020
Dev: Bloober TeamPub: Bloober Team SA
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 69%
A first‑person cyberpunk horror detective story set in a decaying, neon‑scarred future. As an Observer who invades minds to hunt for clues, you will sift through corrupted memories to track down a mysterious killer and confront your own dark past.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 37.8%, Conversation 19.7%, Choices Matter 12.1%, Multiple Endings 11.8%, Story Rich 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, atmospheric cyberpunk horror game that focuses on detective work and diving into the minds of others.
- #21 Neofeud
82% matchVery Positive85% of 276 reviews2017
Dev: Silver Spook Games
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Neofeud is a Dystopic Cyberpunk adventure game in the vein of Blade Runner, but with an overlay of Game of Thrones-like political intrigue, and 1366x768, hand-painted, stylized visuals.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 45.7%, Point & Click 22.2%, Sci-fi 10.6%, Story Rich 9.5%, Adventure 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: A unique, hand-painted cyberpunk adventure that explores class struggle and dystopian themes through a narrative-heavy lens.
- #22 Dex
81% matchVery Positive87% of 3,498 reviews2015
Dev: Dreadlocks Ltd.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Dex is a 2D, side-scrolling, open-world cyberpunk RPG with a focus on exploration and non-linear gameplay.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 62.5%, Sci-fi 9.7%, Story Rich 7.3%, Atmospheric 6.5%, 2D 5%
Why You'll Like It: A side-scrolling cyberpunk RPG that offers a deep, open-world experience with a strong emphasis on narrative and hacking.
- #23 Kathy Rain
80% matchVery Positive92% of 3,928 reviews2016
Dev: Clifftop GamesPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Set in the '90s, Kathy Rain tells the story of a strong-willed journalism major who has to come to terms with her troubled past as she investigates the mysterious death of her recently deceased grandfather.
Why similar: Point & Click 97.7%, Noir 0.9%, Pixel Graphics 0.4%, Adventure 0.3%, Story Rich 0.3%
Why You'll Like It: A compelling detective story that excels at atmosphere and narrative-driven investigation in a classic adventure format.
- #24 Cyber City 2157: The Visual Novel
82% matchMixed53% of 222 reviews2016
Dev: HarotobiraPub: Sometimes You
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Feel the mysterious world of Molds and the City where the sun never sets. Look for clues, make decisions and follow your own path in the Cyber City 2157.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 34.2%, Visual Novel 20.3%, Adventure 10.2%, Stylized 8.9%, Story Rich 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: A straightforward visual novel experience that focuses on the classic tropes and aesthetics of the cyberpunk genre.
- #25 Au Revoir
78% matchVery Positive96% of 106 reviews2025
Dev: Invisible StudioPub: Nuntius Games
Windows
Play as Tristan and solve puzzles to recover human consciousnesses in the year 2071. Investigate environments, uncover secrets, and make choices that affect the ending. Explore a neon-noir world with a low poly aesthetic inspired by the 90s.
Why similar: Noir 25%, Cyberpunk 20.3%, Point & Click 12.1%, Interactive Fiction 10.2%, Sci-fi 6.7%
- #26 Bionic Heart
81% matchMostly Positive73% of 132 reviews2014
Dev: Winter Wolves
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 65%
London, 2099. The earth isn't what it used to be anymore. Incredible climate changes have corrupted the weather, causing a permanent rain on most of the Earth's surface. You play the role of Luke Black, a 36-year-old bio-informatic engineer. He is one of the lead programmers at Nanotech, a big nanotechnology research company.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 28.1%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Multiple Endings 13.5%, Choices Matter 9.8%, Futuristic 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: A visual novel that leans into the romance and mystery elements often found in cyberpunk settings.
- #27 Chinatown Detective Agency
79% matchMostly Positive72% of 156 reviews2022
Dev: General Interactive Co.Pub: Balor Games
Windows · Mac
Chinatown Detective Agency is a cybernoir point and click adventure blending stunning retro design with innovative mechanics. Play as Amira Darma, an ex-cop who has just opened her own detective agency. Choose your clients, travel around the world and solve dangerous cases using real world research.
Why similar: Noir 29%, Cyberpunk 21.8%, Point & Click 13.7%, Multiple Endings 9.6%, Choices Matter 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: A detective game that requires real-world research and logical deduction to solve cases in a cyberpunk future.
- #28 Shardlight
78% matchVery Positive90% of 786 reviews2016
Dev: Wadjet Eye Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.0 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 43.6%, Atmospheric 11.3%, Pixel Graphics 11%, Story Rich 10.2%, Adventure 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: A dystopian point-and-click adventure that features a strong narrative and a focus on uncovering a larger conspiracy.
- #29 Neon Hearts City
76% matchVery Positive84% of 50 reviews2025
Dev: Cosmic VoidPub: Dionous Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A private investigator, tracking a missing person, uncovers a conspiracy between humans and androids and a secret that could change everything. Neon Hearts City is a retro point-and-click adventure that thrusts you into a grungy cyberpunk city of the future.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.7%, Cyberpunk 21.5%, Point & Click 20%, Story Rich 8.7%, Pixel Graphics 7.4%
- #30 Dreamfall Chapters
77% matchVery Positive82% of 4,509 reviews2017
Dev: Red Thread Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
The Final Cut is the ultimate collector's edition of Dreamfall Chapters, a story-driven 3D adventure about choice and consequence, set in parallel worlds: a cyberpunk vision of the future and a magical fantasy realm.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 30.7%, Choices Matter 14.5%, Story Rich 13.3%, Point & Click 11.3%, Futuristic 8.7%
- #31 Love Shore
77% matchMixed70% of 76 reviews2023
Dev: Perfect Garbage
Windows · Mac · Linux
Play as Sam or Farah as they attempt to navigate the neon thrills of their cyberpunk city Love Shore, solve murders, fight gods and maybe fall in love.
Why similar: Noir 30.4%, Cyberpunk 26.3%, Interactive Fiction 16.2%, Choices Matter 11.5%, Stylized 7.5%
- #32 BatteryNote
73% matchVery Positive100% of 186 reviews2025
Dev: 72studioPub: room6
Windows · Mac
BatteryNote is a multi-ending sci-fi adventure visual novel game. You can recharge three robots with limited lifespans, bringing them back to life. Interact with them through conversations or experiment by applying high voltage. How they spend their final moments is entirely up to you.
Why similar: Conversation 23.4%, Emotional 15.7%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Multiple Endings 10.5%, Story Rich 8.8%
- #33 NeuroNet: Mendax Proxy
76% matchVery Positive82% of 66 reviews2023
Dev: Dream Harvest
Windows
You are Arc, a city management AI. Designed to manage a city-wide AR metaverse known as the NeuroNet. Meet its many users, build relationships and help or hinder their lives while trying to balance the wider needs of the city. Find your humanity in a world losing theirs to technology.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 18.9%, Conversation 16.6%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%, Visual Novel 10.3%, Futuristic 9.4%
- #34 Blake: The Visual Novel
75% matchVery Positive90% of 62 reviews2021
Dev: Ori MeesPub: LegendOri Productions
Windows · Mac
Graphic Novel meets Visual Novel in this story-rich, choice-driven thriller. Experience Blake’s journey as he encounters a clandestine nemesis, sparking a series of events that force him to choose between losing his sanity or rising to the challenge. Make the right decisions and save New Stone.
Why similar: Noir 22.2%, Comic Book 14.4%, Interactive Fiction 12.9%, Conversation 12.1%, Visual Novel 9.6%
- #35 Friendsim 2
74% matchVery Positive88% of 102 reviews2022
Dev: Studio June
Windows · Mac
In this episodic visual novel, follow the adventures of MSPA Reader as they return to Alternia once more to save their friends... and realize that nothing is as it seems.
Why similar: Conversation 13.8%, LGBTQ+ 13.1%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Cyberpunk 12.3%, Multiple Endings 11.7%
- #36 Let Bions Be Bygones
74% matchMostly Positive72% of 117 reviews2024
Dev: Bohemian PulpPub: Microprose Software
Windows
Having lost everything, a retired, hardboiled detective, John Cooper, must take his last case to find a missing upper-class girl among the lowest parts of the dystopian city-planet Terrahive. Choose your unique path in this atmospheric narrative future-noir thriller.
Why similar: Noir 23.7%, Cyberpunk 18.9%, Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Point & Click 10.7%, Multiple Endings 8.3%
- #37 FORECLOSED
75% matchMixed69% of 133 reviews2021
Dev: Antab StudioPub: Silver Lining Interactive
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 61%
FORECLOSED is a narrative-driven action-adventure set in a Cyberpunk world filled with action, suspense, and experimental augmentations. Follow the story of Evan Kapnos in this sleek comic book styled game as he unravels the conspiracy behind his identity foreclosure. Who is responsible and why?
Why similar: Noir 24%, Comic Book 17.5%, Interactive Fiction 13.6%, Futuristic 12.6%, Sci-fi 9%
- #38 AI: The Somnium Files
73% matchVery Positive92% of 9,101 reviews2019
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Play as detective Kaname Date on the case of an elusive serial killer in this thrilling, sci-fi murder mystery.
Why similar: Visual Novel 31.4%, Story Rich 16.2%, Multiple Endings 13%, Choices Matter 11.5%, Sci-fi 11%
- #39 Don't Let Me Fade
71% matchVery Positive99% of 127 reviews2025
Dev: AinkOink
Windows
Don't Let Me Fade is an interactive adventure about memory, identity, and loss. Piece together fragments of a life - even if a simple teddy bear is the last symbol of connection to oneself in a world without time.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.8%, Point & Click 18.2%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Emotional 10.4%, Adventure 6.5%
- #40 Until Then
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 15,382 reviews2024
Dev: Polychroma GamesPub: Maximum Entertainment
Windows · Linux
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 80%
A fateful meeting sets off a chain reaction, upending Mark's life. People disappear and memories prove unreliable. Uncover a hidden truth with Mark and his friends in this narrative adventure and race to unravel the mystery before it's too late.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.2%, Interactive Fiction 19.1%, Emotional 18.1%, Story Rich 10%, LGBTQ+ 9.5%
- #41 DIVINATION
73% matchVery Positive90% of 202 reviews2019
Dev: Mojiken
Windows · Mac
"What if you're born into this world without your permission?" DIVINATION is a very short visual novel where you act as a fortune teller in a futuristic world. Talk and listen to people's stories, then foresee their future using the runes they had drawn.
Why similar: Noir 22.1%, Cyberpunk 19.4%, Conversation 12.1%, Visual Novel 10%, Point & Click 9.9%
- #42 Born Punk
71% matchMostly Positive78% of 153 reviews2022
Dev: Insert Disk 22
Windows · Mac · Linux
A former combat hacker, a corporate CEO and a malfunctioning android get possessed by mysterious, otherworldly entities and must band together to save themselves and uncover the entities' origins. Talk, puzzle and explore your way through this (often humorous) cyberpunk thriller.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 29.4%, Point & Click 16%, Futuristic 12%, Multiple Endings 8.8%, Sci-fi 8.6%
- #43 Tesla Effect: A Tex Murphy Adventure
72% matchVery Positive87% of 1,309 reviews2014
Dev: Big Finish Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Tex Murphy is the last of the hard-boiled gumshoe detectives living in dystopian post-World War III San Francisco in the 2050s. Tex is an honest and good-natured private investigator with a penchant for bourbon, cigarettes and getting himself into trouble.
Why similar: Noir 46%, Cyberpunk 32%, Multiple Endings 7.5%, Adventure 4.7%, Atmospheric 4.5%
- #44 Lacuna: Prologue
71% matchVery Positive91% of 169 reviews2021
Dev: DigiTales InteractivePub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 17.6 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Lacuna: Prologue tasks you – CDI agent Neil Conrad – with investigating the murder of a high-profile victim whose death could plunge the solar system into war. Solve the first in a series of cases that lead you ever deeper into the conspiracy at the core of this captivating 2D sci-fi noir adventure.
Why similar: Noir 27%, Cyberpunk 18.4%, Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Multiple Endings 10%, Choices Matter 7.2%
- #45 Sentience: The Android's Tale
72% matchVery Positive89% of 177 reviews2017
Dev: Pilgrim AdventuresPub: GrabTheGames
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 97%
You can remember nothing before this moment. Your existence begins with a keystroke followed by the flick of a switch. Electrical power streams into your neural network, and you are alive.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 19.7%, Multiple Endings 13.7%, Futuristic 13.3%, Sci-fi 10.8%, Point & Click 9.7%
- #46 No More Future
69% matchVery Positive99% of 122 reviews2022
Dev: Sedge
Windows
In the last days of their life, a dying person takes one final gamble... No More Future is a linear Sci-Fi Visual Novel, where you explore a futuristic world as an android trying to rebuild their old life. In this strange journey, they'll question the very foundations of their life and their world.
Why similar: Comic Book 22.4%, Visual Novel 21.7%, Cyberpunk 17.3%, Futuristic 11.9%, Story Rich 11%
- #47 Tron: Identity
70% matchMostly Positive79% of 290 reviews2023
Dev: Bithell Games
Windows · Mac
Something has been taken. Enter a new Grid and forge alliances via visual novel gameplay, uncovering truths through Identity Disc puzzles. Make critical decisions and plot your own course in a world without a creator.
Why similar: Noir 27.8%, Visual Novel 17.6%, Choices Matter 14.6%, Multiple Endings 11.4%, Sci-fi 9.9%
- #48 Andromeda Six
67% matchVery Positive97% of 63 reviews2025
Dev: Wanderlust Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Andromeda Six is a sci-fi inspired visual novel, with romance elements and an immersive, choice based story. Take on the role of a lost Traveler and uncover the truth of your past. Fight for a future for both yourself, and those you grow close to throughout your journey.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 29%, Visual Novel 19.2%, Choices Matter 12.6%, Multiple Endings 12.1%, Story Rich 7.5%
- #49 Tails Noir Preludes
68% matchVery Positive92% of 297 reviews2023
Dev: EggnutPub: Raw Fury
Windows
Tails Noir Preludes is a post-noir narrative adventure with branching choices. It is an intertwined series of vignettes about change, circumstance, and consequence. Guide four characters through formative moments in their lives in a dystopian Vancouver inhabited by anthropomorphic animals.
Why similar: Conversation 25.5%, Visual Novel 18.6%, Interactive Fiction 16.8%, Emotional 12.6%, Story Rich 7.5%
- #50 Dry Drowning
70% matchVery Positive81% of 507 reviews2019
Dev: Studio VPub: Leonardo Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Dry Drowning is a psychological investigative visual novel set in a futuristic dystopian city. Follow the story of Mordred Foley, unscrupulous private detective haunted by his dark past, and look into a series of macabre serial killings inspired by Greek mythology.
Why similar: Noir 25.2%, Cyberpunk 17.8%, Futuristic 14.9%, Interactive Fiction 11.9%, Visual Novel 10.6%
- #51 Solstice
70% matchMostly Positive76% of 190 reviews2016
Dev: MoaCube
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Solstice is a dystopian mystery visual novel about small personal disasters that turn into great catastrophes.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 19.4%, Visual Novel 18.4%, Multiple Endings 15.6%, Choices Matter 15.4%, Interactive Fiction 11.6%
- #52 Coffee Talk
66% matchVery Positive95% of 12,156 reviews2020
Dev: Toge Productions
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Coffee Talk is a coffee brewing and heart-to-heart talking simulator about listening to fantasy-inspired modern peoples’ problems, and helping them by serving up a warm drink or two.
Why similar: Conversation 18.9%, Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Visual Novel 12.3%, LGBTQ+ 11.9%, Emotional 8.6%
- #53 No Longer Home
68% matchMixed64% of 426 reviews2021
Dev: Humble GrovePub: Fellow Traveller
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 50%
No Longer Home is a game about letting go of the life you've built due to circumstances beyond your control. Immerse yourself in the lives of Bo and Ao and learn about their dreams, frustrations and fears. Welcome the magic of the everyday and somewhat extraordinary.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.6%, LGBTQ+ 15.2%, Point & Click 12.6%, Conversation 11.6%, Emotional 11.5%
- #54 Murder by Numbers
67% matchVery Positive84% of 1,650 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: Comic Book 19.6%, Interactive Fiction 18.1%, Conversation 17.4%, LGBTQ+ 17.1%, Visual Novel 14.7%
- #55 UNMEMORY
68% matchVery Positive84% of 98 reviews2020
Dev: PATRONES & ESCONDITES
Windows · Mac · Linux
Unravel a mystery: A game you can read, a book you can play.
Why similar: Noir 31.6%, Interactive Fiction 16.7%, LGBTQ+ 14.3%, Point & Click 12.9%, Visual Novel 11.6%
- #56 Justice.exe
67% matchMostly Positive71% of 102 reviews2022
Dev: Late Game ClutchPub: Gameclaw Studio
Windows · Mac
Justice.exe is a dialogue-heavy dystopian legal drama in which you defend sentient AI in court. Discover key story elements in dialogue, build your case by studying arguments, and engage the opposing counsel in wits, charisma and skullduggery. Small choices might alter the fate of your clients.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 22.2%, Interactive Fiction 16.3%, Point & Click 13.5%, Choices Matter 11.1%, Multiple Endings 10.7%
- #57 Mars Vice
64% matchVery Positive97% of 72 reviews2025
Dev: Rho Labyrinths GmbH
Windows
Mars Vice is a narrative adventure game set on a distant and futuristic Mars. Follow two civil investigators, Dax and Anaya, as they root out deep-seated corruption in the Martian city of Pavonis in this biopunk-infused story.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.6%, LGBTQ+ 21.5%, Cyberpunk 19%, Futuristic 8.7%, Sci-fi 8.5%
- #58 of the Devil
62% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 2,193 reviews2025
Dev: nth Circle Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 14.1 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Immerse yourself in neon, smoke, and high-stakes legal gambles as a Defense Attorney with uniquely Killer insights in this episodic, diabolically stylish visual novel adventure game.
Why similar: Noir 23.8%, Cyberpunk 19.1%, Comic Book 14.6%, Conversation 12.2%, Visual Novel 10.4%