- #1 The Last Case of John Morley
97% matchVery Positive82% of 337 reviews2025
Dev: Indigo Studios - Interactive StoriesPub: JanduSoft
Windows
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 34.5%, Detective 33.1%, Mystery 14%, Atmospheric 7.7%, Adventure 7%
- #2 The Darkest Files
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 761 reviews2025
Dev: Paintbucket Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Germany, 1956. The war is over, but justice is not served. Former Nazis walk free, while their victims lie in unmarked graves. As a prosecutor, you'll unearth long-buried evidence, confront witnesses and hunt down perpetrators. Will you have the courage to bring these "ordinary men" to court?
Why similar: Detective 30.9%, Historical 28%, Noir 18.7%, Mystery 7.2%, Atmospheric 7%
- #3 The Atlas Mystery: A VR Puzzle Game
96% matchVery Positive86% of 64 reviews2022
Dev: Top Right CornerPub: TRC DMI
Windows
Explore the haunted halls of the infamous Atlas Theater, a 1940’s era movie palace that played host to a shocking Hollywood tragedy. Solve intricate puzzles, discover startling artifacts, and evade sinister forces to uncover the twisted truth behind the theater’s dark history.
Why similar: Noir 30.7%, Historical 23.9%, Mystery 16.9%, Atmospheric 9.6%, Multiple Endings 8.6%
- #4 Betrayal At Club Low
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 587 reviews2022
Dev: Cosmo D Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Tonight you're on a rescue mission, infiltrating a nightclub that was once a coffin factory. Will you succeed? Will you fail? Or will your night take an unexpected detour? Roll the Pizza Dice and find out!
Why similar: Noir 39.2%, Detective 35.4%, Multiple Endings 12.8%, Atmospheric 9%, 3D 3.5%
- #5 The Berlin Apartment
94% matchVery Positive92% of 462 reviews2025
Dev: Blue Backpack
Windows
One apartment, many stories: Witness turning points in the lives of the inhabitants of an apartment in Berlin over the course of a whole century.
Why similar: Historical 37%, Mystery 27.5%, Atmospheric 16.9%, Adventure 10.6%, 3D 5.9%
- #6 Lacuna: Prologue
94% matchVery Positive91% of 174 reviews2021
Dev: DigiTales InteractivePub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 17.1 hrs≥1hr: 50%
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 38.4%, Detective 36%, Multiple Endings 14%, Adventure 6.7%, Atmospheric 4.9%
- #7 The Council
93% matchVery Positive84% of 5,731 reviews2018
Dev: Big Bad WolfPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 17.1 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Experience a Narrative Adventure where your choices and character growth truly matter. As a member of a 1793 secret society, live a tale of intrigue and manipulation on the hunt for your missing mother.
Why similar: Detective 40.1%, Historical 21.1%, Mystery 14%, Adventure 10.9%, Multiple Endings 6.2%
- #8 Krypta FM
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,064 reviews2024
Dev: Under The Sink Studio
Windows
Can you solve the mystery of the Beast of Gozdary?
Why similar: Detective 46.4%, Mystery 20.4%, Atmospheric 19.2%, Adventure 11.9%, 3D 1.2%
- #9 Inspector Schmidt - The Ebbing
91% matchVery Positive88% of 95 reviews2025
Dev: Active Fungus Studios
Windows · Linux
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 33.9%, Historical 28.4%, Mystery 15.9%, Multiple Endings 12%, Adventure 5.5%
- #10 Noir Chronicles: City of Crime
92% matchMixed60% of 237 reviews2018
Dev: Brave Giant LTDPub: Artifex Mundi
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 96%
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 35.8%, Detective 32.9%, Mystery 13.3%, Adventure 8.5%, Violent 5.8%
- #11 Tatari: The Arrival
90% matchMixed66% of 309 reviews2023
Dev: Hidden Tower StudiosPub: TheGamesFortress
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 24%
Take the role of a detective from Tokyo who tries to solve the mysterious case of the disappearance of a young camper. You will try to follow the trail of evidence to guide you through an enigmatic and paranormal case connected with a Japanese urban legend. Can you help until the end?
Why similar: Mystery 58.4%, Adventure 25.4%, 3D 12.6%, Singleplayer 3.6%
- #12 Casebook 1899 - The Leipzig Murders
88% matchVery Positive85% of 111 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 43%, Historical 36.3%, Adventure 9.5%, Multiple Endings 7.7%, Atmospheric 3%
- #13 Attentat 1942
89% matchVery Positive93% of 508 reviews2017
Dev: Charles Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Attentat 1942 is a historically-accurate adventure about World War 2. Face moral dilemmas and existential struggles as you uncover the troubled past of your family.
Why similar: Historical 56.5%, Multiple Endings 19.6%, Atmospheric 14.9%, Adventure 7.5%, Singleplayer 1.5%
- #14 Cyber City 2157: The Visual Novel
89% 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: Adventure 68.7%, Atmospheric 27.5%, Singleplayer 3.8%
- #15 The Bird of the North
86% matchVery Positive97% of 78 reviews2026
Dev: Uvost
Windows
In 1921: a kidnapping, a revolution... Investigate and uncover the truth behind a dark, mysterious story.
Why similar: Detective 35.3%, Historical 22.9%, Mystery 15.7%, Noir 11.4%, Atmospheric 8.1%
- #16 Murder Mystery Machine
87% matchMixed55% of 179 reviews2021
Dev: Blazing GriffinPub: Microids
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 63%
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 38.9%, Noir 34.1%, Mystery 13.8%, Adventure 8.2%, Atmospheric 4.4%
- #17 DETECTIVE - Rainy night
85% matchMostly Positive74% of 97 reviews2025
Dev: k148 Game StudioPub: JanduSoft
Windows
Detective Rainy Night is a narrative adventure with elements of deduction. Violent crimes, mature stories, and a touch of psychological horror await you at the Motel Holiday. Grab a pencil and paper because solving this case won’t be easy.
Why similar: Detective 51.7%, Mystery 25.2%, Atmospheric 13%, Adventure 8.3%, Singleplayer 1.8%
- #18 Mystery Hotel: Hidden Objects
86% matchMostly Positive79% of 82 reviews2020
Dev: Crisp App Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 93%
🔍 Solve the mystery behind a shocking murder at Hotel Noir! 🕵️♂️ Search for hidden objects, uncover clues, and piece together the truth. But remember... trust no one!
Why similar: Noir 42.5%, Detective 37.5%, Mystery 9.5%, Atmospheric 6.4%, Adventure 3.9%
- #19 The Red Pearls Of Borneo
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 4,537 reviews2026
Dev: Bushmonkey Games
Windows · Mac
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 53.2%, Historical 21.6%, Adventure 11.2%, Atmospheric 8.8%, Multiple Endings 5.3%
- #20 The Case of the Golden Idol
83% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 11,013 reviews2022
Dev: Color Gray GamesPub: Playstack
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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 41.4%, Historical 24.6%, Mystery 20.5%, Atmospheric 7.7%, Adventure 4.8%
- #21 The Séance of Blake Manor
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 4,052 reviews2025
Dev: Spooky DoorwayPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Linux
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 79%
The Séance of Blake Manor is a supernatural detective mystery, set in 1897 Ireland, where you investigate the disappearance of Evelyn Deane in a remote hotel full of secrets and other-worldly occurrences.
Why similar: Detective 28.8%, Noir 25.9%, Historical 20.6%, Mystery 12.3%, Atmospheric 6.9%
- #22 A Case of Distrust
84% matchVery Positive82% of 614 reviews2018
Dev: An Open Ben
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A Case of Distrust is a narrative mystery from 1924 San Francisco. Play as private investigator Phyllis Cadence Malone in this historical 2D adventure game.
Why similar: Detective 29.2%, Noir 28.3%, Historical 22.8%, Mystery 13.7%, Atmospheric 5.5%
- #23 Bohemian Killing
84% matchMixed63% of 207 reviews2016
Dev: The MoonwallsPub: Libredia Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Paris, 1894. Class differences and pervasive racism finally lead to a tragedy. A year later you find yourself on trial, accused of a brutal murder. How far will you go to exonerate yourself? Will you lie? Manipulate the evidence? Frame others? Act insane? Confess? Your imagination is the limit.
Why similar: Detective 39.1%, Historical 23.5%, Mystery 18%, Adventure 12%, Atmospheric 6.5%
- #24 The Riese Project - Prologue
81% matchMostly Positive75% of 197 reviews2023
Dev: MasashigeDevPub: Real Invented Studio
Windows
Some stories are better left in the dark. But some will find you. In Riese, echoes don’t always answer the same. A narrative FPP/VR experience about a past that refuses to stay silent.
Why similar: Detective 44.3%, Mystery 28.4%, Atmospheric 16.5%, Adventure 10.8%
- #25 Tales of Fear - Episode Zero
77% matchVery Positive96% of 467 reviews2026
Dev: MediaTale
Windows
Can you tell the difference between truth and tale? Experience three short horror stories and gather clues as to which are true and which are just part of our imagination. Immerse yourself in the protagonist's perspective and discover eerie tales from around the world.
Why similar: Mystery 47.6%, Atmospheric 24.3%, Adventure 23.6%, 3D 3%, Singleplayer 1.6%
- #26 My Hotel
81% matchMixed44% of 98 reviews2024
Dev: BrainSwapperPub: CreativeForge Games
Windows
Step into the 1950s with My Hotel. As the new owner of a mysterious hotel, revive its glory through stylish renovations, solve hidden secrets, and master faction intrigues. A captivating blend of history and adventure awaits.
Why similar: Noir 50.2%, Mystery 22.2%, Atmospheric 11.7%, Adventure 9.6%, 3D 4%
- #27 A Night In Berlin
80% matchVery Positive83% of 538 reviews2020
Dev: Unlimina SoftwarePub: Bad Smile Media
Windows
A Night in Berlin is a narrative-driven third-person shooter featuring brutal fast-paced gameplay in a dark and atmospheric world.
Why similar: Atmospheric 46.9%, Gore 25.6%, Violent 23%, Singleplayer 4.5%
- #28 Masquerade
78% matchVery Positive98% of 105 reviews2025
Dev: DEUS EX MACHINA TROUPEPub: ARTFX - GAME
Windows
Inspired by Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, explore a mysterious 3D theater in this immersive, fully voiced adventure. Follow Romeo and the Narrator on a quest to save Juliet—but beware of the lights…
Why similar: Adventure 72.3%, 3D 17.7%, Singleplayer 10.1%
- #29 Alfred Hitchcock - Vertigo
79% matchVery Positive82% of 1,066 reviews2021
Dev: Pendulo StudiosPub: Microids
Windows
Median: 9.1 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Can you trust your own mind? Immerse yourself in a psychological thriller of a new kind, playing with the limits between reality and fantasy. Freely inspired by Alfred Hitchcock’s universe.
Why similar: Detective 74.9%, Adventure 21.3%, Singleplayer 2.2%, 3D 1.7%
- #30 Nobody Wants to Die
76% matchVery Positive83% of 7,520 reviews2024
Dev: Critical Hit GamesPub: PLAION
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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 38.6%, Detective 36.5%, Multiple Endings 13.1%, Atmospheric 8.4%, 3D 3.4%
- #31 Homicide Desk
77% matchMixed67% of 85 reviews2026
Dev: Shu'la Lab LLC
Windows
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 49.7%, Mystery 21.2%, Atmospheric 14.1%, Adventure 13.5%, Singleplayer 1.5%
- #32 The True Tales of Bloodstreet 13 - Chapter 1
79% matchMostly Positive77% of 60 reviews2019
Dev: Alterego Games
Windows · Mac
Replay the crime scene from multiple perspectives as you follow detective Deacon Darnell in this mysterious case! A die-hard social puzzle game.
Why similar: Detective 50.6%, Mystery 25.9%, Adventure 23.5%
- #33 Omen Exitio: Hunger
74% matchVery Positive89% of 168 reviews2026
Dev: Tiny Bull StudiosPub: 2P Games
Windows · Mac
A Lovecraftian investigative gamebook. New York, 1927. A case pulled from real history, wrapped in cosmic horror. His name was Billy Gaffney. The man who took him was real. But his purpose was from another plane of existence. You play a journalist. You make choices. The story remembers all of them.
Why similar: Detective 25.4%, Noir 25.3%, Historical 22.8%, Mystery 12.4%, Multiple Endings 8.8%
- #34 Techno Banter
75% matchVery Positive92% of 134 reviews2025
Dev: Dexai ArtsPub: Crunching Koalas
Windows
You're the bouncer of the Green Door club, where every decision matters. Reject the unworthy of partying with clever retorts, explore a neon-lit city, and immerse yourself in the Berlin-like city's underground techno scene. The beat is pumping—are you in?
Why similar: Multiple Endings 55%, Atmospheric 26.2%, Adventure 18.8%
- #35 Long Knives
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 634 reviews2025
Dev: Jade Hex
Windows · Mac
Role-play as an ancient Chinese constable. Solving cases and bringing criminals to justice is only part of your duty. Every choice leads the story down a different path, and the world itself evolves in response to your actions.
Why similar: Detective 43.5%, Historical 38.4%, Multiple Endings 11.5%, Adventure 6.1%, Singleplayer 0.6%
- #36 Chinatown Detective Agency
76% matchMostly Positive73% of 163 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: Detective 34.8%, Noir 34%, Mystery 14.3%, Multiple Endings 11.1%, Adventure 5%
- #37 KOBOLD: Chapter I
75% matchVery Positive82% of 296 reviews2018
Dev: anotherworld GmbH
Windows
KOBOLD is a new kind of horror experience that blurs the line between cinema and VR gaming. Step into the shoes of an urban explorer investigating the mysterious case of a missing boy. Pick up your flashlight and discover the secrets of an abandoned villa in the middle of a dark forest in Germany.
Why similar: Adventure 50.9%, Mystery 49.1%
- #38 Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments
73% matchVery Positive89% of 8,060 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 57.1%, Mystery 17.3%, Historical 11.1%, Adventure 8.4%, Atmospheric 5.4%
- #39 "I Know This Place..?" chapter I (prologue)
73% matchVery Positive90% of 175 reviews2023
Dev: SameFramePub: RBL LABS
Windows
The 1st chapter of mystic trans-media adventure with the atmosphere of Eastern Europe of the last century. After completing the 1st chapter, each player can influence the further plot of the game chapters/short films/visual novel.The plot in your hands...
Why similar: Detective 66.8%, Atmospheric 17.4%, Multiple Endings 11%, 3D 4.8%
- #40 If On A Winter's Night, Four Travelers
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,845 reviews2021
Dev: Dead Idle Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 76%
If On A Winter's Night, Four Travelers is a narrative-driven point-and-click adventure with horror elements that explores the stories of four characters in a masked ball taking place aboard a train in the late 1920s.
Why similar: Mystery 43.8%, Atmospheric 31.9%, Adventure 15.7%, Gore 5.9%, Singleplayer 2.7%
- #41 The Testament of Sherlock Holmes
74% matchVery Positive80% of 3,965 reviews2012
Dev: Frogwares
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Become the greatest detective of all time in The Testament of Sherlock Holmes, a twisting, turning investigation game set in a faithfully-reproduced London of 1898. As Sherlock Holmes, you must find clues, interrogate suspects and unveil a mystery in a story full of twists!
Why similar: Detective 64.9%, Mystery 17.6%, Adventure 14.2%, Atmospheric 2.4%, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #42 Sherlock Holmes: The Mystery of the Mummy
78% matchMostly Negative28% of 542 reviews2009
Dev: Frogwares
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 43%
Take on the role of the famous detective Sherlock Holmes and get ready to avoid numerous traps and to solve riddles. A mysterious murder, numerous suspects, and the famous mummy for a case that appears to be not that easy...
Why similar: Detective 59.3%, Adventure 25.1%, Mystery 15.6%
- #43 No Results Found
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 3,027 reviews2026
Dev: Zzangdol GamesPub: Jungle Game Lab
Windows · Mac
Search, dig deeper, and search again. Can you reach the end of the truth?
Why similar: Multiple Endings 59.3%, Adventure 19.2%, 3D 15.4%, Singleplayer 6.1%
- #44 Inspector Schmidt - A Bavarian Tale
73% matchMostly Positive78% of 414 reviews2023
Dev: Active Fungus Studios
Windows · Linux
In a third-person RPG detective story, set in Bavaria in 1866, the medical student Valentin Schmidt travels to Wolpertshofen, when a sudden death causes turmoil in the village. Use your skills, find clues and question the villagers to stop the murders.
Why similar: Detective 33.6%, Historical 22.7%, Mystery 16%, Atmospheric 10.6%, Multiple Endings 9.7%
- #45 Keep the Lights On
71% matchVery Positive90% of 52 reviews2023
Dev: Light the Lantern Studios
Windows
Keep the Lights On is an atmospheric horror game where you step in the shoes of Edmund Rosental, a private detective, who is tasked with investigating an old abbey and the mystery surrounding it. Will he be able to keep the lights on or will he succumb to the darkness
Why similar: Adventure 35.8%, Mystery 35.5%, Atmospheric 26.8%, Singleplayer 2%
- #46 12 Memory Lane
68% matchVery Positive94% of 289 reviews2025
Dev: Forget-Me-Not StudioPub: Rubika Supinfogame
Windows
Explore the shifting manor of the enigmatic Henri Villemaine and uncover the truth behind his family’s sudden disappearance. Bend reality to recreate the scenes from his diary and expose long-buried secrets. What if your role in this case went beyond that of a simple investigator?
Why similar: Mystery 72.3%, Atmospheric 12.6%, 3D 7.5%, Adventure 6.5%, Singleplayer 1.1%
- #47 Ghostwire: Tokyo - Prelude
71% matchMixed61% of 453 reviews2022
Dev: Tango GameworksPub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 28%
Join KK and his gang of supernatural detectives as they investigate a strange disappearance, only to stumble upon something more sinister. Build relationships with your team and piece together their stories.
Why similar: Mystery 40.4%, Multiple Endings 29.6%, Adventure 14.5%, Atmospheric 13.7%, Singleplayer 1.9%
- #48 The Centennial Case : A Shijima Story
70% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,133 reviews2022
Dev: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Unravel the mysteries of death, and find the answers to life.A unique Mystery-Adventure Game:The Centennial Case: A Shijima Story
Why similar: Historical 36.7%, Detective 24.4%, Mystery 18.3%, Adventure 7%, Atmospheric 6.2%
- #49 With Shining Eyes
69% matchVery Positive93% of 107 reviews2024
Dev: Lucas Fisher
Windows
Uncover secrets, experience history, solve puzzles and understand one another. Immerse yourself and explore a surreal and colorful world in this short, first-person adventure.
Why similar: Adventure 50.3%, Atmospheric 31.2%, 3D 17.3%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #50 Through The Fragmentation
69% matchVery Positive97% of 238 reviews2021
Dev: Máté PribelszkyPub: Crow Bar
Windows
Atmospheric first person adventure game focusing on immersion and exploration. Meet strange characters, discover secrets and try to unfold the mystery of the Fragmentation.
Why similar: Mystery 34.6%, Multiple Endings 22.3%, Atmospheric 20.9%, Adventure 16.7%, 3D 4.9%
- #51 First Session
71% matchVery Positive81% of 90 reviews2021
Dev: Lappi Soft
Windows
First Person Psychological Horror. Addicted to virtual ecstasy, trapped in digital hell. Navigate glitchy dreamscapes and a city that never sleeps. Every mission brings you closer to your next dose, but will you follow your protective AI, or the man behind a liberating new drug?
Why similar: Mystery 34.5%, Atmospheric 30.8%, Gore 23.1%, Adventure 9%, Singleplayer 2.6%
- #52 Night Call
70% matchMostly Positive74% of 752 reviews2019
Dev: Monkey MoonPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Friend. Confidant. Therapist. Voyeur. As a cab driver working the Paris night shift, you are many things to different people. Your gift is getting people to talk; and in order to catch the serial killer who left you for dead, that’s exactly what you’ll need to do.
Why similar: Noir 55.2%, Detective 23.5%, Mystery 15.3%, Atmospheric 5.1%, Singleplayer 1%
- #53 Burn Me Twice
70% matchVery Positive81% of 270 reviews2020
Dev: Null Reference Studio
Windows
A narrative adventure that combines the exploration and investigation of the enigmatic town of Düstenburg and its people, with trials that test your knowledge about the case.
Why similar: Detective 60.2%, Mystery 26.3%, Adventure 12.1%, Singleplayer 1.4%
- #54 Retropolis 2: Never Say Goodbye
68% matchVery Positive92% of 53 reviews2024
Dev: Peanut Button
Windows
Immerse yourself in the shadows, where danger lurks and every step leads you further to the edge of madness. Navigate the neon-lit streets as robo-detective Philip Log and search for Jenny Montage, the automated femme fatale, in this gritty post-apocalyptic saga.
Why similar: Noir 43.5%, Detective 41.9%, Adventure 9.1%, Atmospheric 5%, Singleplayer 0.5%
- #55 Case #1472
69% matchMixed57% of 68 reviews2025
Dev: Broken at Release Game Studio
Windows
A mysterious woman is sitting in front of you. Who is she? And who are you? And why are you both there? Case #1472 is mystery information digging interrogation thriller game where there are more things going on than what meets the eye, but are you able to unravel what has happened?
Why similar: Detective 58.2%, Mystery 20.8%, Adventure 15.6%, 3D 3.8%, Singleplayer 1.6%
- #56 Mexico, 1921. A Deep Slumber.
67% matchVery Positive87% of 60 reviews2024
Dev: Mácula Interactive
Windows
Immerse yourself in an emotional and intriguing narrative adventure video game about the awakening of a country.
Why similar: Detective 45.1%, Historical 41%, Atmospheric 9.5%, 3D 4.4%
- #57 Palm Cracker
65% matchVery Positive96% of 104 reviews2025
Dev: Petter Malmehed
Windows
Delve into a gripping world of puzzles, true ciphers on an old PalmPilot system. Will you uncover the Crypt Killer’s confession and bring him to justice, or will he escape the law?
Why similar: Detective 62.5%, Mystery 17.2%, Atmospheric 10.6%, Adventure 9%, Singleplayer 0.7%
- #58 The Secret of Retropolis
67% matchVery Positive93% of 189 reviews2021
Dev: Peanut Button
Windows
The Secret of Retropolis is a VR narrative game of a new kind, a blend of classic point-and-click adventure with immersive cinematography. Embody the witty protagonist of a film noir plot. Meet unforgettable characters. Solve puzzles. Lose yourself in the retro-futuristic atmosphere.
Why similar: Noir 43%, Detective 40.6%, Multiple Endings 9.2%, Adventure 7.2%
- #59 [Redacted] The Safehouse
63% matchVery Positive97% of 155 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.
Why similar: Detective 71.5%, Mystery 14%, Atmospheric 9.5%, Adventure 2.7%, 3D 1.6%
- #60 3D Escape Room: Detective Story
66% matchMixed70% of 136 reviews2025
Dev: Shenzhen Zhonglian Interactive Technology Co.,Ltd
Windows
3D Escape Room: Detective Story is an immersive 3D puzzle game that takes you to 1930s London. In the game, you play as an insightful private detective, searching for clues in realistic 3D environments, solving intricate puzzles and mini-games, and cracking bizarre cases.
Why similar: Mystery 48.8%, Atmospheric 19.8%, Adventure 19.1%, 3D 10%, Singleplayer 2.4%