60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Investigation, Story Rich, Detective, 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.
Hauma - A Detective Noir Story
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.
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?
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 14.8%, Conspiracy 13.6% ★, Detective 13.4%, Investigation 11.6%, Crime 9.7%
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 19.8% ★, Detective 15.1%, Noir 13.8%, Investigation 13.3%, Interactive Fiction 8.6%
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 20.2% ★, Detective 19.5%, Investigation 17.5%, Crime 11.3%, Mystery 9.5%
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 25.5%, Crime 20%, Investigation 15.3%, Mystery 13.6%, Point & Click 10.2%
Methods: The Canada Files is a mystery visual novel. You play as a team of eccentric detectives in a mysterious crime-solving competition. To solve each mystery, you must use your team member’s unique detective methods, refute faulty theories with evidence, and find out the truth!
Why similar: Investigation 21.9%, Detective 19%, Crime 14.7%, Comic Book 12%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%
A noir adventure beyond time and space. The city of cosmic beings is under threat in two parallel realities - one where the Big Bang was never fired, the other exploding in color and sin. It’s up to you to solve the mysteries of the Bigger Bang in this follow up to the award-winning Genesis Noir.
Why similar: Noir 17.6%, Detective 14.9%, Conspiracy 14.4% ★, Investigation 12.6%, Crime 10.1%
A short Golden Idol-like deduction game about a young girl who is catapulted from her suburban life into the mysterious world of the ancient Maya. Investigate a series of moments frozen in time. Examine clues and solve puzzles to uncover a story full of twists and turns.
Why similar: Conspiracy 21.6% ★, Detective 20.5%, Investigation 18%, Mystery 11.4%, Interactive Fiction 7.5%
A noir detective game where you can bribe or intimidate suspects for extra clues.
Why similar: Noir 20.5%, Detective 19%, Investigation 16.9%, Crime 13.5%, Mystery 9.9%
The first short story from PolyCity. A point and click adventure delving into the dark and dirty polygonated corners of the City of angles... mostly right angles. The Affair follows a soft boiled/over easy private detective as he unpicks an organised crime syndicate operating across the city.
Why similar: Noir 19.6%, Investigation 15%, Dark Comedy 11.9%, Interactive Fiction 9.9%, Crime 8.6%
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 19.7%, Detective 17.5%, Conspiracy 13.2% ★, Investigation 11.9%, Interactive Fiction 9.7%
A short non-linear detective adventure where every clue is hidden in plain sight. Carefully read and cross-reference documents to unravel a CEO’s disappearance and expose a case of fraud.
Why similar: Detective 22.5%, Investigation 19.2%, Crime 13%, Mystery 11.2%, Conspiracy 8.6% ★
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: Detective 15.8%, Noir 15.1%, Investigation 12.9%, Crime 11.3%, Comic Book 11.1%
The Big Hollow: 1982 is a tightly focused 2D animated murder mystery. A serial killer’s dumping ground is exposed in a small truck stop town. Find details in the evidence, interpret criminal behaviors and prove your worth to the FBI’s new Behavioral Science Unit as new detective Desmond.
Why similar: Detective 24.3%, Investigation 20.1%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Crime 9.9%, Comic Book 9.9%
A noir first-person murder mystery set in a gloomy 1947 Pacific Northwest city. Play as the renowned Detective D.W. Dagger to help solve his latest case. A violent murder, a possible suicide, and a handful of suspects. Can you deduce what happened?
Why similar: Noir 21.1%, Detective 19.1%, Investigation 16.6%, Crime 11.5%, Comic Book 8.8%
Silence is a luxury you don't have. Unravel a dark noir point-and-click mystery where justice and revenge blur. You have exactly 26 moves to reach the end. In this psychological duel, are you the master of your own fate, or just a pawn in someone else’s game?
Why similar: Noir 21.7%, Detective 15%, Investigation 13.4%, Crime 11%, Mystery 10.4%
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 15.9%, Detective 15.9%, Investigation 15.4%, Conspiracy 15.1% ★, Mystery 9.3%
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 20.5% ★, Detective 19.1%, Investigation 18%, Mystery 11.6%, Crime 10.7%
A young man is interviewed by the police only to turn up dead a week later. 3 years have passed, a special agent from Santa Fe navigates the police database in order to solve the mystery.
Why similar: Detective 15.9%, Conspiracy 13.6% ★, Noir 12.9%, Investigation 10.3%, Crime 9.9%
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 20.9%, Conspiracy 15.7% ★, Noir 14.7%, Mystery 11.9%
A desktop-detective mystery where you’re tasked with investigating an unsolved murder. Scour case files and use logic and deduction to discover the truth of a thrilling story.
Why similar: Detective 24.6%, Investigation 19.9%, Noir 13.8%, Mystery 11.5%, Crime 11.4%
There's been a murder aboard the Reuss Express, and you're the suspects! Prove your innocence in this comedy 'point n' click' murder mystery - packed with twists, laughs, and larger-than-life characters!
Why similar: Noir 19.9%, Detective 18.7%, Investigation 17.7%, Crime 13.9%, Mystery 11.3%
GRAYWOOD is a 1950s crime comic-inspired graphic adventure. Investigate crime scenes, craft your own lines of questioning, and organize your findings on your corkboard all while navigating a morally-testing narrative. Respect the law, follow your conscience, or abuse your power to save your family.
Why similar: Noir 20.5%, Detective 19.2%, Crime 12.9%, Investigation 12.6%, Point & Click 5.8%
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 18.2%, Conspiracy 17.4% ★, Investigation 16.4%, Mystery 10.8%, Crime 9%
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: Noir 17.6%, Detective 15.9%, Investigation 14.3%, Crime 10.3%, Comic Book 9.6%
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: Detective 19%, Noir 16.9%, Crime 13.1%, Investigation 11.5%, Interactive Fiction 11.1%
Joe Kowalski Chronicles: Murder in a flat is a dark neo noir point and click adventure game where you start as a police detective Joe Kowalski and try to solve a murder that happened in Joe's neighborhood.
Why similar: Noir 19.8%, Detective 16.9%, Investigation 13.2%, Crime 12.6%, Conspiracy 9.3% ★
A videogame about being a real estate salesman in the 80s
Why similar: Noir 20%, Conspiracy 15.7% ★, Investigation 13.4%, Detective 13.1%, Crime 12.8%
Seven murders in motion by a killer calling himself the Messiah. Interrogate witnesses, spot contradictions in their testimonies, and build a criminal profile piece by piece in this detective thriller where every word is evidence.
Why similar: Noir 19.7%, Detective 16.5%, Interactive Fiction 12%, Investigation 9%, Crime 8.3%
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 18.5%, Investigation 16.1%, Noir 13.6%, Crime 11.5%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%
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 23.4%, Detective 22.2%, Investigation 18.2%, Mystery 12.2%, Puzzle 6.6%
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 27.4%, Investigation 18%, Mystery 15.2%, Point & Click 9.1%, Puzzle 8.4%
In his fight to climb the ranks and do what's right, LAPD detective Cole Phelps must unravel the truth behind a string of arson attacks, conspiracies, and brutal murders, battling the L.A. underworld and even members of his own department.
Why similar: Detective 30.2%, Noir 22.8%, Crime 17.2%, Investigation 11.9%, Mystery 7.8%
A disappearance in a secluded mountain. A village hiding its secrets. A detective running out of time. Hillthorn's investigation system encourages you to use logic and imagination. Combine actions, clues and characters to uncover the mystery.
Why similar: Detective 18%, Investigation 17.3%, Noir 15.9%, Conspiracy 11.5% ★, Crime 9.1%
You are the one and only Duck Detective, a depressed and recently divorced duck who must quack the case. Inspect evidence, make de-duck-tions, and solve this no-murder mystery!
Why similar: Detective 23.6%, Noir 21.5%, Investigation 20.7%, Mystery 10.3%, Interactive Fiction 8.4%
Private Eye is a detective game where you play as Hakeem trying to solve the murder case of Amir. The wealthy heir Amir kept strange company, is one of them his murderer? Explore, investigate, solve puzzles, and find discrepancies to unravel his mysterious death.
Why similar: Detective 19.7%, Investigation 17.1%, Noir 12.7%, Crime 12.4%, Mystery 10.9%
A luxury cruise takes an unexpected turn when a passenger is gruesomely turned into fillet - and it's up to Detective Bass to deliver some justice in this short narrative-driven detective game!
Why similar: Detective 22.7%, Noir 19.5%, Investigation 14.5%, Crime 13.4%, Mystery 10.5%
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 17.9%, Detective 14.2%, Conspiracy 12.2% ★, Investigation 11.7%, Crime 10.3%
Crimson Seer is a fantasy detective puzzle game. Investigate murder scenes frozen in time, gather clues, and deduce motive, method, and location. Use your prophetic visions to uncover sinister elven plots, ancient mysteries, and dark rituals in an underground world.
Why similar: Detective 21.2%, Investigation 18.5%, Conspiracy 14.9% ★, Mystery 13.5%, Crime 12%
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 36.7%, Investigation 17.8%, Crime 15.1%, Mystery 13.4%, Puzzle 5.2%
You are a detective on a rogue manhunt through the beautiful country of Italy. Gather clues, interview witnesses and uncover dark secrets to solve the case. Follow your own path to the solution in this 1970's noir crime road-trip.
Why similar: Detective 23.7%, Noir 22.8%, Investigation 19.5%, Mystery 12.9%, Puzzle 7%
"Your job is to write the death certificate." Investigate a mysterious death in a grand British manor, 1959. Explore eerie scenes and complete forensic documents like death certificates and medical reports. Stylish 1960s detective comic art. Perfect for fans of vintage whodunits.
Why similar: Conspiracy 17% ★, Detective 16.9%, Investigation 16.1%, Crime 13.2%, Noir 9.5%
A narrative puzzle-thriller that blurs the lines between games and books, reality and fiction, puzzles and storytelling.
Why similar: Detective 17.6%, Noir 15.6%, Investigation 15.6%, Comic Book 9.8%, Interactive Fiction 8.9%
A Geoguessr-inspired detective game set on an alien planet. Pinpoint the exact locations of photos to track down missing archeologist Abigail Lidari. Cross-reference journal entries, decipher cryptic symbols, and uncover the mysteries of an ancient civilization.
Why similar: Conspiracy 20.4% ★, Investigation 18.9%, Detective 18.4%, Mystery 12.6%, Crime 11.7%
Explore a wikipedia-like database and solve a small town mystery in Eastern Europe. Step into the shoes of a journalist in the 90s as you sprawl through articles and uncover the secrets that have been laid in front of you.
Why similar: Conspiracy 22.5% ★, Detective 22.4%, Investigation 19.8%, Mystery 14.8%, Interactive Fiction 9.7%
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 19.2%, Noir 17.6%, Investigation 14.4%, Crime 12.2%, Mystery 10.5%
Play as Lloyd Arch, the young private detective known for being total dick, and unravel the mystery of the Black Scar Serial Killer in this visual novel adventure, but remember that the truth tends to hurt the most.
Why similar: Detective 17.8%, Investigation 16.2%, Noir 15.5%, Conspiracy 14% ★, Crime 13.8%
Step into the shoes of Clementine "Cleo" Ace, an apprentice to her aunt, the world renowned detective, Maya Lynch. From heists to murders, use your deduction skills to solve cases that are too tough for the local police to crack.
Why similar: Detective 29.6%, Investigation 24%, Mystery 13.8%, Point & Click 9%, Crime 8.9%
Mysteries of Perception is a detective game where you will see the same scene through the eyes of different characters. Uncover their secrets by analyzing all the clues. Switch perspectives and learn everything about the artifacts of the Distant and the deaths in their wake. Glory to the Stars!
Why similar: Conspiracy 21.3% ★, Detective 19.6%, Investigation 16.8%, Crime 11.2%, Mystery 10.9%
A man has fallen to his death in Metro City. Mysterious circumstances. Luckily, hardcore detective Jason Maxx is on the case. The city is dark, the suspects are weirdos, and the graphics party like it’s 1999. Explore, interrogate. Can Jason solve the mystery, even when absurdity takes over?
Why similar: Noir 18.6%, Conspiracy 18.4% ★, Detective 16.7%, Investigation 15.2%, Dark Comedy 13%
The duke is dead! Collect clues, solve puzzles, and use deduction to find the killer. Put your detective skills to the test to unravel the trail of crimes and uncover the truth!
Why similar: Detective 30.6%, Investigation 16.4%, Mystery 15.4%, Conspiracy 13.2% ★, Crime 11.5%
A point and click noir mystery, set in a grim and corrupt Wonderland. Alice is Dead: Hearts and Diamonds is a complete remake of the classic Flash game trilogy, including all new art, added puzzles, expanded lore, and plenty of secrets for old and new fans alike.
Why similar: Noir 22%, Detective 16%, Investigation 11.5%, Mystery 10.8%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%
A short interlude from the world of The Slaughter.
Why similar: Noir 22.2%, Detective 18.9%, Crime 12.5%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Point & Click 9%
Ironic point & click adventure where a once brilliant detective quits his trade and lands a job in IT to make a living. But even in the seemingly mundane world of office life, there are secrets to be uncovered. Navigate through puzzles, quirky colleagues, and intrigues to crack corporate mysteries.
Why similar: Detective 23.1%, Investigation 19%, Mystery 10.6%, Point & Click 10%, Comic Book 8.9%
Your friend is missing in the Australian outback and you must find her. Search the Internet for clues, solve mysterious puzzles and uncover the conspiracy of the vanishing hikers of Golden Valley.
Why similar: Conspiracy 17.9% ★, Detective 17.7%, Investigation 14.9%, Mystery 12.6%, Interactive Fiction 9.4%
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 19.9%, Investigation 17.8%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Crime 11.9%, Point & Click 10%
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 25.7%, Noir 17.6%, Crime 12.3%, Point & Click 10.4%, Mystery 9.5%
Echoes is a 2D narrative game where you play as Ricky Fox, a detective haunted by the death of his best friend, Arthur. Step into Greenhearth, a small town full of secrets, and make choices that will shape your investigation. Will you crack the case with your sanity intact?
Why similar: Noir 17.7%, Conspiracy 16.7% ★, Detective 13.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Comic Book 12%
Acolyte is a narrative ARG/Detective game that gives you your own Acolyte; a digital assistant you can talk to freely with unlimited dialogue options. Just like a real conversation.
Why similar: Detective 21.2%, Conspiracy 19.5% ★, Investigation 18%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Mystery 10.5%
Five Day Detective is a point and click style adventure game featuring multiple murder cases and a twisted sense of humour.
Why similar: Detective 23.2%, Dark Comedy 14%, Investigation 13.8%, Point & Click 10.9%, Noir 7%
Detectives Cheese and Chalk are on the case in this story-driven, puzzle noir. Pick a lock, outline a “corpse,” and shoot at flying hell-rats as the plot thickens and twists more sickeningly than gas-station nacho cheese. I’m not crazy. You’re crazy.
Why similar: Noir 19.3%, Conspiracy 14.7% ★, Dark Comedy 13.7%, Detective 11.6%, Investigation 10.7%
