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60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Adventure, Detective, Point & Click, Mystery.

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The client is drop-dead gorgeous. Her father is just plain dead—of an apparent suicide. She's certain he was murdered and is willing to do anything to prove it.

Reviews: Mixed — 54% — of 64 reviews
Released: 2014-06-12
Developer: Access Software
Publisher: Nightdive Studios
Genres: Adventure
Platforms: Windows
Median playtime: 18 min
Mean playtime: 9.6 hrs
Players ≥ 1 hr: 36%

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    97% matchMostly Positive71% of 104 reviews2014
    Dev: Access SoftwarePub: Nightdive Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 18 minMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 34%

    The year is 2033. Your name is Tex Murphy, Private Investigator in San Francisco. You've been hired by the beautiful daughter of a university professor to uncover the facts about his death. As you begin your investigation you uncover the deaths of several prominent members of the scientific community.

    Why similar: Detective 23.7%, Noir 23.6%, Classic 18.2%, Adventure 13.9%, Cyberpunk 9.1%

  2. #2 Tex Murphy: The Pandora Directive
    96% matchVery Positive87% of 92 reviews2014
    Dev: Access SoftwarePub: Nightdive Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 52%

    It's April 2043 and you- as Tex Murphy, the last of the old-style gumshoes- find yourself racing against time in the most dangerous game of your life. What is the truth behind the rumored UFO crash at Roswell, New Mexico? Why did the military suddenly shut down and seal off the Roswell complex?

    Why similar: FMV 34.1%, Noir 14.3%, Detective 13.6%, Classic 12.2%, Adventure 8.4%

  3. #3 Tex Murphy: Martian Memorandum
    96% matchMixed70% of 59 reviews2014
    Dev: Access SoftwarePub: Nightdive Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 12 minMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 33%

    The year is 2033. Your name is Tex Murphy, Private Investigator in San Francisco.

    Why similar: FMV 24.2%, Classic 15.3%, Noir 13.9%, Detective 13.7%, Adventure 9.4%

  4. #4 Tex Murphy: Under a Killing Moon
    95% matchVery Positive96% of 168 reviews2014
    Dev: Access SoftwarePub: Nightdive Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 36 minMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 46%

    Enter the virtual world of Under A Killing Moon, where it is December 2042, and you, as Tex Murphy, must stop the forces of evil before they destroy mankind and rob you of your next unemployment check. This thrilling and hilarious adventure is unlike anything you've seen before.

    Why similar: FMV 33.9%, Noir 18.4%, Detective 12.6%, Classic 8.1%, Adventure 6.9%

  5. #5 Tesla Effect: A Tex Murphy Adventure
    94% matchVery Positive87% of 1,316 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: FMV 41.8%, Noir 19.9%, Detective 17.1%, Cyberpunk 7.5%, Adventure 6.4%

  6. #6 Sinking Island
    94% matchMixed70% of 276 reviews2014
    Dev: White Birds ProductionsPub: Microids
    Windows
    Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 55%

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    Why similar: Adventure 37.9%, Detective 34.3%, Point & Click 27.8%

  7. #7 Post Mortem
    93% matchMixed57% of 441 reviews2011
    Dev: MC2Pub: Microids
    Windows
    Median: 30 minMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 43%

    After returning to the quiet streets of Paris to pursue a life of painting, Gus Macpherson could not escape his true art…

    Why similar: Detective 26.7%, Noir 26%, Point & Click 24%, Adventure 20.3%, First-Person 3%

  8. #8 Blade Runner: Enhanced Edition
    91% matchMostly Positive74% of 634 reviews2022
    Dev: Nightdive Studios
    Windows
    Median: 48 minMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 45%

    Armed with your investigative skills and the tools of the Blade Runner trade, you'll be immersed in a world that lives and breathes around you with breakthrough lighting and visual effects. Your ability to survive will be put to the test in the richest game environment ever created.

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  9. #9 Kathy Rain 2: Soothsayer
    89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,292 reviews2025
    Dev: Clifftop GamesPub: Raw Fury
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 9.0 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    In this point-and-click urban thriller, down-and-out private eye Kathy Rain will embark on her most dangerous case yet — the pursuit of the notorious serial killer known as the Soothsayer. Find clues, gather evidence, connect the dots, and confront the murderer before the hunter becomes the hunted…

    Why similar: Noir 33.2%, Detective 30.5%, Point & Click 15.1%, 1990's 12.2%, Adventure 9%

  10. #10 Sherlock Holmes: The Silver Earring
    92% matchMixed59% of 796 reviews2009
    Dev: Frogwares
    Windows
    Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 20.1 hrs≥1hr: 54%

    Melvyn Bromsby, a rich tycoon, is about to make a statement, when suddenly a shot rings out. Sir Bromsby collapses - a mortal wound to the heart... A baffling murder, dozens of witnesses and no suspects! You, Sherlock Holmes, must use all your skills to shed light on this mysterious case.

    Why similar: Detective 41.9%, Adventure 35.6%, Point & Click 22.5%

  11. #11 Jessika
    91% matchMixed68% of 238 reviews2020
    Dev: Tritrie GamesPub: Assemble Entertainment
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 71%

    Jessika committed suicide, and it’s up to you to find out why she did what she did by prying into her digital past. What at first seems to be a job like any other quickly develops into a dark drama with twists and turns.

    Why similar: FMV 62.7%, Detective 21.8%, Adventure 15.5%

  12. #12 Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: The Case of the Mystified Murderess
    90% matchMostly Positive71% of 56 reviews2015
    Dev: Zojoi
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 18 minMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 32%

    An unassuming woman has been charged with the death of a scoundrel, a fortune-squandering bounder. She was found over the body, pistol in hand but there are other avenues in this case that even the Yard refuses to set foot upon. I have the feeling that there is more to the case than meets the eye.

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  13. #13 Thimbleweed Park™
    88% matchVery Positive93% of 4,172 reviews2017
    Dev: Terrible Toybox
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%

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    Why similar: Point & Click 29.4%, Adventure 23.1%, Classic 19.6%, Detective 12.4%, 1990's 8.7%

  14. #14 Still Life
    89% matchVery Positive82% of 1,094 reviews2011
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    Windows
    Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 51%

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  15. #15 The Beast Within: A Gabriel Knight® Mystery
    86% matchVery Positive92% of 307 reviews2016
    Dev: Sierra On-LinePub: Activision
    Windows
    Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 51%

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    Why similar: FMV 47.4%, Classic 18.5%, Adventure 10.7%, Point & Click 8.6%, Detective 8.3%

  16. #16 Face Noir
    87% matchMixed65% of 339 reviews2013
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    Windows
    Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 96%

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  17. #17 Kathy Rain
    84% matchVery Positive92% of 3,973 reviews2016
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    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%

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  18. #18 Murder Is Game Over
    83% matchVery Positive96% of 57 reviews2022
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    Windows

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  19. #19 The 11th Hour
    85% matchMixed41% of 270 reviews2013
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    Windows · Mac
    Median: 12 minMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 29%

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  20. #20 Detective Grimoire
    82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,386 reviews2014
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    Windows
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 93%

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  21. #21 Whispers of a Machine
    81% matchVery Positive93% of 1,993 reviews2019
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    Windows · Mac
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%

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  22. #22 Blackwell Deception
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    Windows · Mac · Linux
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    Why similar: Point & Click 33.7%, Detective 22.6%, Noir 22.5%, Adventure 21.2%

  23. #23 Sherlock Holmes: The Mystery of the Mummy
    84% matchMostly Negative28% of 537 reviews2009
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    Windows
    Median: 36 minMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 42%

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  24. #24 The Samaritan Paradox
    82% matchMostly Positive71% of 270 reviews2014
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    Windows
    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 97%

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  25. #25 Chinatown Detective Agency
    79% matchMostly Positive72% of 158 reviews2022
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    Windows · Mac

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  26. #26 Metaphobia
    79% matchVery Positive85% of 497 reviews2020
    Dev: Digital Mosaic Games
    Windows

    Metaphobia is an investigative mystery game in the style of classic 1990’s point-and-click adventures. Take control of Richard Elmstat in his journey to solve his father's murder.

    Why similar: Noir 40%, Point & Click 32.5%, Adventure 27.5%

  27. #27 Culpa Innata
    80% matchMostly Positive74% of 117 reviews2008
    Dev: Momentum Digital Media TechnologiesPub: Strategy First
    Windows
    Median: 24 minMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 36%

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  28. #28 Paradise Killer
    76% matchVery Positive93% of 4,463 reviews2020
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    Windows
    Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%

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  29. #29 Lamplight City
    77% matchVery Positive89% of 853 reviews2018
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    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%

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    78% matchMostly Positive72% of 163 reviews2018
    Dev: City Interactive S.A.
    Windows
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    70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 9,122 reviews2025
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    Windows · Mac · Linux
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    75% matchMixed68% of 192 reviews2023
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    Windows · Mac

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    76% matchVery Positive84% of 266 reviews2014
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    Windows
    Median: 24 minMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 33%

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  34. #34 Still Life 2
    78% matchMixed44% of 568 reviews2011
    Dev: Microids
    Windows
    Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 55%

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  35. #35 The Tragedy at Deer Creek
    72% matchVery Positive95% of 56 reviews2026
    Dev: Sparrowland
    Windows

    A cinematic point-and-click adventure where you step into the shoes of photographer Charlotte Gray as she explores the abandoned camp of Deer Creek and uncovers the tragedy that befell the camp and its people.

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  36. #36 Mind's Eye: Secrets of the Forgotten
    77% matchMostly Negative31% of 50 reviews2019
    Dev: Anino GamesPub: Alawar Casual
    Windows

    Follow an enterprising journalist who smells murderous intent behind what everyone assumes was a suicide.

    Why similar: Adventure 74.5%, Point & Click 25.5%

  37. #37 Detective Case and Clown Bot in: Murder in the Hotel Lisbon
    75% matchMostly Positive78% of 262 reviews2014
    Dev: Nerd Monkeys
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 94%

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    Why similar: Detective 38.1%, Adventure 32.9%, Point & Click 29%

  38. #38 The Drifter
    68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 4,585 reviews2025
    Dev: Powerhoof
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%

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    Why similar: Noir 42.9%, Point & Click 20.9%, 1990's 15.9%, Adventure 10.7%, Sci-fi 9.7%

  39. #39 Art of Murder - FBI Confidential
    74% matchMostly Positive73% of 251 reviews2018
    Dev: City Interactive S.A.
    Windows
    Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 57%

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    Why similar: Adventure 42.2%, Detective 37%, Point & Click 20.7%

  40. #40 [Redacted] The Safehouse
    69% matchVery Positive100% of 121 reviews2026
    Dev: Heartbeast
    Windows · Linux

    You're a detective. Investigate the haunting events surrounding the murder of Ann Peterson and her boyfriend. Explore an old safehouse for clues, deduce keywords and reveal redacted words as you search Ann's digital journal, and piece together your case report as this unfortunate story unfolds.

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    73% matchMixed69% of 59 reviews2021
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    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    74% matchMixed55% of 176 reviews2021
    Dev: Blazing GriffinPub: Microids
    Windows
    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 64%

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  43. #43 The Death of Erin Myers
    73% matchVery Positive81% of 151 reviews2019
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    Windows

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    72% matchVery Positive80% of 105 reviews2021
    Dev: Dan Trimble
    Windows

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    Windows

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  47. #47 Black Mirror I
    71% matchVery Positive84% of 1,471 reviews2014
    Dev: Future GamesPub: THQ Nordic
    Windows
    Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 52%

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    66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 2,442 reviews2025
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    Windows · Mac
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    Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 93%

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    70% matchVery Positive90% of 1,636 reviews2012
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  51. #51 Nancy Drew®: The Deadly Device
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  52. #52 Confidential Killings - A Detective Game
    66% matchMostly Positive78% of 701 reviews2026
    Dev: BRANEPub: Surefire.Games
    Windows · Mac

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    Why similar: Detective 33.2%, Noir 32.9%, Point & Click 14.9%, Adventure 14.8%, First-Person 4.1%

  53. #53 Nancy Drew®: The Shattered Medallion
    73% matchMixed51% of 115 reviews2017
    Dev: HeR Interactive
    Windows · Mac

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    71% matchMostly Positive78% of 177 reviews2015
    Dev: Prologue Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 93%

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    68% matchVery Positive95% of 208 reviews2020
    Dev: Madit Entertainment
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 96%

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    67% matchVery Positive95% of 292 reviews2021
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    Windows
    Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%

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    65% matchVery Positive85% of 54 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: Detective 36%, Point & Click 19.4%, Adventure 15.3%, Cyberpunk 13.2%, 1990's 12.7%

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    67% matchMixed46% of 71 reviews2025
    Dev: Azikton Studio
    Windows

    Doomed Detective Game is a game in which you will play the role of a detective who has arrived in the city of Redrock to figure out a very mysterious crime. Your task is to explore the city, find clues, talk to the residents of the city and find the killer! P.S: Every city resident is an AI...

    Why similar: Noir 45.8%, Detective 31.7%, Adventure 14.9%, First-Person 7.6%

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