60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Detective, Adventure, Story Rich, Mystery.
Amsterdam, 1988. A dead body in the Red Light District, the Dutch capital of sex and drugs, is a washed-up detective’s one shot at redemption. Explore the seedy underbelly of Europe’s most notorious city, solve complex puzzles, and crack the case while experiencing Amsterdam at its worst.
The Case of the Golden Idol
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.
Confidential Killings - A Detective Game
A series of murders is shocking Hollywood! Use your detective skills: search the crime scene, find clues, solve the mystery. Who is pulling the strings behind these Confidential Killings?
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 18.5%, Conspiracy 17.2% ★, Investigation 16.4%, Mystery 10.8%, Crime 8.8%
A series of murders is shocking Hollywood! Use your detective skills: search the crime scene, find clues, solve the mystery. Who is pulling the strings behind these Confidential Killings?
Why similar: Conspiracy 19.2% ★, Detective 14.8%, Noir 13.5%, Investigation 12.9%, Interactive Fiction 8.4%
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 20.1%, Investigation 17.6%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Crime 11.7%, Point & Click 10.1%
Murder. Nothin’ nice about it. In this old school detective adventure, step into the boots of whip-smart Inspector Waffles and travel the city to track hidden clues, interrogate shady suspects, and unravel a dangerous mystery. But be warned: curiosity killed the cat...
Why similar: Noir 24.8%, Detective 17.8%, Crime 15%, Investigation 13%, Mystery 8.4%
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 20.5%, Detective 20%, Investigation 17.4%, Crime 13.9%, Mystery 9.8%
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 17.2%, Detective 14.1%, Conspiracy 11.5% ★, Investigation 11.4%, Crime 9.7%
A genealogical mystery straight out of 1998. Scour the early Internet for clues, uncover hidden connections, and piece together the family tree behind the secretive Roottree Corporation.
Why similar: Detective 29%, Investigation 18%, Mystery 15.1%, Point & Click 9.1%, Puzzle 8.9%
A steampunk-ish detective adventure from the creator of A Golden Wake and Shardlight! Can you help private investigator Miles Fordham find justice for his clients and track down his partner's killer before his entire world comes apart?
Why similar: Detective 26.1%, Noir 20.2%, Mystery 14.4%, Point & Click 12.5%, Interactive Fiction 10.1%
The Award-winning detective saga returns in this standalone sequel to The Case of the Golden Idol. Uncover the truth behind 20 strange cases of crime, death and depravity in the 1970s. The world has changed dramatically - the sins of humanity have not.
Why similar: Conspiracy 20.4% ★, Detective 19.3%, Investigation 18%, Mystery 11.6%, Crime 10.5%
Untangle a gripping conspiracy in this noir-influenced mystery, laced with classic RPG elements. Navigate seedy streets to collect clues, upgrade skills and customize weapons. Brawl in turn-based combat with timed hits & combos, to reveal the dark truth that plagues the city’s core and your sanity.
Why similar: Noir 27.4%, Detective 25.1%, Crime 19.5%, Mystery 13.2%, Story Rich 7.6%
Lose yourself in the dystopian world of New York, 2329; immortality comes at a price that someone has to pay. In this interactive noir story, lead the investigation using advanced technology, as Detective James Karra who risks it all in pursuit of a serial killer targeting the city’s elite.
Why similar: Noir 29.9%, Detective 26.9%, Investigation 20.7%, Interactive Fiction 15.3%, Story Rich 7.2%
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 22.8%, Investigation 14.7%, Dark Comedy 12.8%, Mystery 12%, Point & Click 10.2%
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 14.7%, Conspiracy 13.3% ★, Detective 13.3%, Investigation 11.3%, Comic Book 9.5%
BLACKSAD: Under the Skin - A dark corruption scandal in the heart of the New York City's underworld for charismatic detective John Blacksad!
Why similar: Noir 18.9%, Detective 16%, Investigation 13.3%, Comic Book 12.1%, Crime 12%
Investigate a broken mind to unravel a twisted case. Deduce the truth. Restore lost memories. Listen to private conversations. Draw your own conclusions. Mind Diver is a murder mystery, where the victim is love.
Why similar: Noir 19%, Detective 18.4%, Investigation 16.3%, Crime 12.9%, Mystery 10.6%
Take on the role of a private investigator in this immersive detective simulator. Solve murders and other crimes in a procedurally generated and persistent city where every NPC lives and breathes their own independent lives. Find the killer quickly… or they will kill again!
Why similar: Detective 45%, Noir 40.8%, Puzzle 8.4%, Open World 5.1%, Adventure 0.8%
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 29.2%, Crime 20.1%, Mystery 16%, Investigation 12.5%, Point & Click 12.3%
Join the District Crime Agency in this isometric, modern noir deduction thriller. Explore crime scenes in complex dioramas, organize your evidence effectively, and blur the lines between right and wrong to present your case. Do you have what it takes to be a real detective?
Why similar: Detective 27.1%, Noir 25%, Crime 18.8%, Mystery 11.4%, Point & Click 9.4%
Detective Grimoire has been called to investigate a murder. The owner of a small tourist attraction, seemingly killed by the mythical creature his attraction is based around... Explore the area, inspect the crime scene, grill suspects, solve puzzles, hunt for clues & uncover the secret of the swamp!
Why similar: Detective 25.3%, Investigation 16.2%, Crime 14.9%, Point & Click 11.8%, Mystery 10.4%
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 24.1%, Detective 21.4%, Crime 16.1%, Investigation 15.6%, Interactive Fiction 13%
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 33.3%, Detective 25.3%, Investigation 18.3%, Puzzle 10.7%, Stylized 9.4%
A murdered priest. A secret list. Hunt Nazi fugitives across the globe in this gritty 1971 detective thriller. Analyze evidence, follow leads, and make sharp deductions before the trail goes cold. From the creators of Family, Rivals, Conspiracy, Echo Beach and Riley & Rochelle.
Why similar: Detective 25.2%, Investigation 21.5%, Conspiracy 15.8% ★, Noir 14.4%, Mystery 11.5%
Play as Conrad, the town's executioner. Investigate a mysterious death, gather clues, question suspects and solve puzzles in this classic point-and-click mystery where witchcraft and superstition conceal a far darker truth.
Why similar: Detective 20.5%, Conspiracy 17.7% ★, Investigation 16%, Crime 11.2%, Point & Click 10.3%
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 27.8%, Investigation 23.3%, Crime 19.3%, Point & Click 14.6%, Story Rich 5.9%
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 23.2%, Investigation 18.1%, Detective 17.4%, Mystery 11.9%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%
Step into the mind of John Morley, a 1940s detective on his final case. Explore shadowed places long forgotten by time, and piece together crime scenes in a narrative adventure steeped in mystery, unexpected twists, and a truth buried for decades.
Why similar: Noir 27.9%, Detective 25.5%, Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Mystery 12.8%, Puzzle 8.1%
Step into the shoes of Alfred Fox, a private eye with a knack for getting into trouble, and confront the danger looming over your old flame, Barbara Le Purr. Using your own intuition and wide investigation techniques you will follow the intrigue and face many, sometimes deadly, consequences.
Why similar: Noir 26.2%, Detective 22.9%, Crime 15.9%, Mystery 11%, Point & Click 10.3%
Read the evidence. Run the forensics. Question suspects in your own words, they lie, crack, or lawyer up. Accuse the wrong person, and Internal Affairs comes after you.
Why similar: Detective 16.4%, Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Investigation 14.3%, Crime 13.6%, Point & Click 10.3%
LumineNight is a story-driven detective adventure. Play as Detective Foster and his daughter to solve a series of murders spanning a decade. Interrogate suspects, infiltrate locations, solve puzzles, and gather evidence from crime scenes. Uncover the dark truth behind these killings.
Why similar: Detective 26.5%, Noir 20.5%, Mystery 14.2%, Investigation 13.2%, Point & Click 8.5%
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 26.1%, Detective 23.1%, Crime 16.3%, Point & Click 9.6%, Dark Comedy 9.3%
Do what it takes to make your fledgling security agency thrive in this 80s noir crime bustin', dirty crossing, vengeance-seeking board game inspired strategy game with dice and cards.
Why similar: Noir 19.7%, Investigation 19.6%, Detective 16.9%, Conspiracy 15.8% ★, Interactive Fiction 8.9%
In this detective RPG, you untangle a thick web of intrigues, lies, and secrets that surround a mysterious death. Find the origin of eerie telegraph signals, question the villagers, decipher the strange symbols that are suddenly appearing all over town - and hide from the danger lurking in the moor.
Why similar: Detective 31.7%, Investigation 26.9%, Mystery 17.6%, Nonlinear 11.8%, Story Rich 9.1%
A dead man hired you to solve his own murder. You have one day. Fourteen suspects. And as many attempts as it takes. A hand-drawn noir mystery set in 1937 Rio de Janeiro, where every suspect has a life, a schedule, and something to hide.
Why similar: Noir 20.8%, Detective 19.5%, Investigation 15.2%, Crime 13.6%, Mystery 10.1%
Jack Beckham is found dead, hanging in his apartment alone. Police rule it a suicide. His father, refusing to accept the conclusion, hires you to investigate. Delve into the clues left behind in his apartment to discover what really happened.
Why similar: Noir 23.5%, Detective 22.3%, Investigation 18%, Mystery 12.1%, Puzzle 6.8%
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 24.3%, Detective 21.6%, Crime 15.4%, Interactive Fiction 13%, Investigation 12%
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: Detective 16%, Noir 16%, Investigation 15.2%, Conspiracy 14.9% ★, Mystery 9.3%
A mysterious murder has shocked the inner city, and as the lead detective, it is your job to catch the real killer. Armed with words and wits, you uncover the secrets and capture the murderer, and make sure justice will be served.
Why similar: Detective 26.1%, Investigation 25.8%, Mystery 13.7%, Noir 8.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 7%
ROMANCE AFTER DARK is a noir blend of visual novel and adventure game experience. Play as Trevor, once successful private investigator and help him put his miserable life on the right track again. Use your detective hunch and interact with characters and objects.
Why similar: Detective 19.2%, Crime 17%, Interactive Fiction 15.9%, Investigation 13.5%, Point & Click 12.3%
You are a private eye in Free City. Your latest client has found himself dead. As for how, many suspect suicide, though you're smarter than that. But poking around may get you in some hot water, but then again why would you be a private eye if you couldn't take the heat?
Can you commit the perfect murder? Outside a brothel in 1930s Paris, a man recognises one of the orderlies who had cruelly abused him while he was in a mental asylum. Some deeds cannot be forgiven ...
Why similar: Detective 30.6%, Crime 30.2%, Mystery 13.2%, Story Rich 12.4%, Nonlinear 11.4%
This Bed We Made is a third-person mystery game in which you play as a maid in a 1950s hotel and snoop around strangers' rooms to uncover their deadly secrets. Discover what links guests together in this tale of love, heartbreak and murder!
Why similar: Noir 20.5%, Investigation 16.8%, Detective 15.8%, Mystery 13.8%, Crime 13.5%
Tails Noir is a post-noir narrative adventure. Become raccoon private eye Howard Lotor and explore dystopian Vancouver inhabited by animals as you uncover a deeply personal story of change and transformation.
Why similar: Conspiracy 17.9% ★, Noir 17.8%, Detective 17.8%, Investigation 14.6%, Interactive Fiction 10.2%
Welcome to the FDI. As our newest Operator, your role is to use your detective skills to assist our field agents and investigate mysterious crimes. Use cutting-edge FDI software to dig for clues, solve puzzles, and uncover the truth.
Why similar: Conspiracy 20.1% ★, Detective 19.9%, Investigation 17.5%, Crime 11%, Mystery 9.4%
An anime-inspired supernatural detective game. Uncover the identities and powers of your adversaries using a conspiracy board full of evidence.
Why similar: Detective 18.2%, Investigation 15.6%, Conspiracy 14.6% ★, Comic Book 12%, Dark Comedy 9.6%
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 23.1%, Detective 19.4%, Interactive Fiction 12.9%, Point & Click 9.2%, Crime 9.1%
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: Noir 18.3%, Detective 16.2%, Investigation 14.4%, Crime 12.5%, Mystery 8.9%
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.
Why similar: Detective 32.8%, Investigation 27.9%, Interactive Fiction 22.9%, Story Rich 8.6%, Mystery 7.6%
Birmingham, England: 1993. A shocking ritual murder compels a world-weary forensic investigator to discover a hidden realm of witchcraft, gods and demons. Follow clues and use magic to solve the case, with moral choices leading to multiple possible endings.
Why similar: Detective 40.2%, Crime 25.9%, Mystery 21.9%, Story Rich 9.7%, Adventure 2.4%
A keenly dark twist on the traditional murder mystery setting, The Deed is an Adventure/RPG game about getting away with murder. Arran Bruce, the rightful heir to Dunshiel House, returns home to settle a score with his estranged family.
Why similar: Detective 29.8%, Crime 25.7%, Mystery 14.2%, Point & Click 9.8%, Story Rich 8.6%
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: Detective 17.1%, Investigation 17%, Conspiracy 11.7% ★, Comic Book 11.4%, Crime 11%
Renoir is a story-driven puzzle platformer that draws inspiration from classic 1940s film noir. Detective James Renoir has but a single shot to crack one hell of a case: his own murder!
Detective Red July must stop a serial killer who patterns his murders after optical illusions in this mystery visual novel set in the world of Methods.
Why similar: Detective 21.8%, Investigation 15.8%, Interactive Fiction 15.2%, Crime 14.9%, Mystery 11.1%
Join the investigation in Murder Is Game Over, a pixel art point-and-click game where you and Cleo try to solve the murder of a famous game designer. Can you uncover the clues and catch the killer before it's game over?
Why similar: Detective 22.3%, Dark Comedy 17.8%, Interactive Fiction 17.1%, Point & Click 11.2%, Mystery 10.4%
Connected Clue is a quarter-view detective adventure game inspired by the atmosphere of 19th-century mystery novels. Gather clues, see through lies, and uncover the identity of the culprit shrouded in secrecy!
Why similar: Detective 21.2%, Investigation 16.8%, Crime 16.6%, Noir 16.2%, Mystery 10.1%
Ashwood Creek, 1985. A child disappears without a trace. A local policeman is drawn into a national park, seeking the truth. Mysterious radio signals beckon him further and further. Investigate, survive and face the unknown in Radiolight— an '80s thriller by solo dev Krystof Knesl.
Why similar: Noir 19.6%, Detective 17.5%, Investigation 17.1%, Conspiracy 14% ★, Interactive Fiction 10.2%
A detective noir puzzle deduction game. Explore a non-linear timeline as a clairvoyant investigator in 1941 Borneo. Jump between time and locations to uncover motives and discover what truly happened in the Goodwill tobacco plantation that fateful night on the eve of the WW2 Japanese invasion.
Why similar: Detective 38.5%, Interactive Fiction 21.1%, Puzzle 13.2%, Story Rich 8.8%, Nonlinear 7.4%
The King Mere is dead. Once the leader of diplomacy in the Dog Empyre, now a bloodstain on snow. You are the Apprentice, sent by the Master Detective to the City of Ink, to uncover who really murdered the King at the edge of the world.
Why similar: Noir 31.5%, Detective 27.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.9%, Story Rich 9.6%, Nonlinear 9.5%
A dark comedy RPG set in streets and psyches.
Why similar: Investigation 33%, Dark Comedy 20.2%, Detective 15.5%, Comic Book 14.4%, Story Rich 9.4%
In 1921: a kidnapping, a revolution... Investigate and uncover the truth behind a dark, mysterious story.
Why similar: Detective 30%, Investigation 18.9%, Mystery 15.8%, Noir 10.2%, Puzzle 9%
To Hell with the Ugly is an adventure game where you play as Rock Bailey, a gorgeous yet shallow young man, who must investigate and fight his way to freedom after being kidnapped. Alternate between turn-based combats and investigation in this film noir adaptation of the novel by Boris Vian.
Why similar: Noir 19.8%, Detective 17.7%, Conspiracy 13.1% ★, Investigation 11.8%, Interactive Fiction 9.7%
