- #1 Man of Nollyn
97% matchPositive100% of 19 reviews2026
Dev: Slater Chae
Windows
A noir detective game where you can bribe or intimidate suspects for extra clues.
Why similar: Noir 24.3%, Detective 15.5%, Crime 12.5%, Investigation 10.9%, Mystery 9.2%
- #2 Who Killed Mr. White?
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: notagamestudio
Windows
A turn-based Clue-inspired detective game where you get to solve a murder mystery by interrogating paintings.
Why similar: Noir 22.1%, Detective 12.7%, Interactive Fiction 11.7%, Point & Click 11.6%, Visual Novel 9.2%
- #3 Tangle Tower
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 6,076 reviews2019
Dev: SFB Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 19.8%, Noir 19.7%, Point & Click 14.7%, Crime 10.7%, Visual Novel 8.9%
- #4 Inspector Pug: The Furrious Murder Case
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Wardrobe Entertainment
Windows
A dark noir detective story starring a not-so-bright pug. Combine clues, build chains of deductions, and solve a murder — even if your reasoning isn’t always… impressive.
Why similar: Detective 24.4%, Noir 23.3%, Mystery 13%, Visual Novel 10.7%, Point & Click 9.4%
- #5 Hauma - A Detective Noir Story - Prologue
94% matchPositive96% of 23 reviews2023
Dev: SenAm GamesPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows
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 20.1%, Detective 14.4%, Crime 11.7%, Interactive Fiction 9.5%, Point & Click 9.3%
- #6 Nirvana Noir
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Feral Cat DenPub: Fellow Traveller
Windows
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 23.6%, Detective 13.7%, Psychedelic 13.7%, Point & Click 10.7%, Crime 10.5%
- #7 26 Moves: The Queen's Plot
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Danari Games
Windows
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 27.9%, Point & Click 14.5%, Detective 13.2%, Crime 11.1%, Mystery 10.5%
- #8 Dragon Detective: A Friend from the Shadows
91% matchPositive98% of 45 reviews2025
Dev: Sungazer Software LLC
Windows
A thrilling detective mystery adventure set in a historical fantasy world. As a dragon detective, use your six senses to find evidence and hunt down the culprit.
Why similar: Detective 17.7%, Point & Click 14.8%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Crime 13%, Visual Novel 10.7%
- #9 雾尽时分
92% matchPositive83% of 18 reviews2022
Dev: 济沧海工作室Pub: Pujia8 Studio
Windows
戏班内扑朔迷离的死亡,步步紧逼的幕后黑手,封闭剧场内的死亡倒计时,案件主角的生命和救赎都取决于你的决断。当第一桩案件尘埃落定,你以为可以回到现实世界时,轮回之路才刚刚开始……
Why similar: Detective 16.3%, Crime 14.7%, Interactive Fiction 13.5%, Point & Click 11.7%, Investigation 10.9%
- #10 Ashes of Holloway Bay
90% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: Cold Case Inc
Windows
Immerse yourself in a chilling, interactive cold-case investigation. Review crime scene photos, decrypt restricted hard drives, compare evidence, and deliver your final report in Ashes of Holloway Bay, a dark, atmospheric detective experience where every detail matters.
Why similar: Detective 20%, Crime 14.8%, Noir 13.6%, Investigation 12.3%, Mystery 11.7%
- #11 Word of the Law: Death Mask Collector's Edition
91% matchMostly Positive76% of 33 reviews2022
Dev: Do Games Limited
Windows
Investigate serial crimes and city government secrets! You're the only one who can get on the trail and break the chain of murders. Are you up for the challenge?
Why similar: Noir 23%, Detective 14.2%, Point & Click 11.8%, Crime 11.1%, Investigation 8.6%
- #12 Hauma - A Detective Noir Story
89% matchMostly Positive71% of 129 reviews2023
Dev: SenAm GamesPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows
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 22.1%, Detective 13.8%, Crime 11.3%, Point & Click 9.6%, Investigation 9.4%
- #13 The Murder of Ava Monroe
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BUNKWORKS
Windows · Mac
A gripping detective noir mystery that blends investigation and deduction with a rich, character-driven story. The Murder of Ava Monroe is cozy, twisty, and oozing with atmosphere.
Why similar: Detective 23.9%, Noir 20.2%, Investigation 16.1%, Mystery 12.9%, Point & Click 9.4%
- #14 A Death in the Red Light
88% matchMixed68% of 47 reviews2024
Dev: Mystery City Games BV
Windows
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.
Why similar: Noir 22%, Detective 16.1%, Investigation 11.5%, Mystery 10.7%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%
- #15 Acrônimo Tupiniquim
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cigarras & Cigarros
Windows
The greatest detective in São Paolo is dead, and you are the prime suspect in his death. Investigate the detective's past cases, unravel the web of mysteries that binds the great city, and prove your innocence. Enigmatic letters, hidden secrets, and one certainty: Every story has two sides.
Why similar: Noir 30.6%, Detective 20.7%, Investigation 12.8%, Visual Novel 8.7%, Point & Click 8.2%
- #16 Mystical Riddles: Snowy Peak Hotel Collector's Edition
86% matchMixed60% of 20 reviews2021
Dev: Do Games Limited
Windows
Your journalist friend went missing while investigating weird happenings in a mysterious hotel. You are the only one who can save her and uncover the truth before it’s too late. Are you up for the challenge?
Why similar: Noir 22.5%, Detective 13.2%, Point & Click 11.5%, Crime 10.9%, Mystery 9.4%
- #17 The Missing Threads
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Wynd_devPub: wysg
Windows
[DEMO available now!] Erased memories, scattered clues. What will you uncover, and what will you leave buried?As an amnesiac detective, investigate crime scenes with limited focus. You can't analyze everything. Strategically choose your leads to shape the case and reclaim your lost past.
Why similar: Detective 21.8%, Point & Click 14.9%, Investigation 14.7%, Crime 14.3%, Mystery 12.6%
- #18 Green Mist over Portland
85% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Bushmonkey GamesPub: Surefire.Games
Windows · Mac
A detective noir puzzle deduction game. Explore a non-linear timeline during the cold war on a globe-trotting adventure following a trail of spies from a quiet English harbour town to a frozen Finnish fishing village and the corridors of an intelligence service rotten at its core.
Why similar: Noir 18.5%, Detective 15.8%, Point & Click 12%, Investigation 11.3%, Crime 10.1%
- #19 Detective Dana
84% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Vice Beast
Windows
Detective Dana is a 2D story-rich game about an Arabic police officer investigating murder cases. Investigate the crime scene, interrogate the witnesses, solve the mysteries and uncover the secrets until you catch the criminal!
Why similar: Noir 20.8%, Detective 18.3%, Point & Click 14.6%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Crime 10.8%
- #20 Gloomy Clues: The Broken Mirror
83% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Pixel Paradise ®
Windows · Mac · Linux
A noir graphic adventure where your mind is your greatest enemy. Investigate crimes from the slums of Saltmire to the heights of Greyledge. Interrogate suspects and manage your clues in this 1980s cinematic remake. Play the free demo and wishlist now!
Why similar: Noir 23.1%, Detective 14.4%, Point & Click 11.7%, Crime 10.6%, Investigation 10.2%
- #21 Disordered
84% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Lumas Studio
Windows · Linux
A detective wakes up beside a corpse, and with no memories. The evidence points to him. Everyone thinks he’s the killer. Unravel the truth before time runs out in this hand-drawn detective mystery adventure set in 1990s Thailand, where every memory hides a lie.
Why similar: Noir 17.7%, Detective 16.7%, Crime 12.8%, Point & Click 11.9%, Investigation 10.3%
- #22 Twin Mind: Nobody's Here Collector's Edition
82% matchPositive81% of 16 reviews2022
Dev: Do Games Limited
Windows
Science has never been more dangerous! Death is in the air... Sounds pretty ominous, doesn't it? Help the twin detectives solve a new case!
Why similar: Noir 22.8%, Detective 13.4%, Point & Click 11.7%, Interactive Fiction 11%, Crime 9.9%
- #23 Trials of Innocence
80% matchVery Positive93% of 1,658 reviews2025
Dev: 猫龙游戏
Windows
Median: 19.4 hrsMean: 21.9 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Trials of Innocence is an indie courtroom detective game. Step into the shoes of the main character, rookie lawyer Luna Ray, and navigate her journey through the legal world. Unravel a shocking conspiracy that changes the fate of many, including herself, and confront her inner choices.
Why similar: Detective 17.4%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Crime 12.3%, Visual Novel 10.6%, Point & Click 10%
- #24 Critical Interrogator: Messiah Hunt
81% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Benedict King
Windows
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 25.6%, Detective 14.7%, Point & Click 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Crime 8.5%
- #25 D.W. Dagger: Chapter One
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Team Lime Interactive
Windows
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 29.3%, Detective 18.2%, Investigation 12.5%, Crime 12.5%, Point & Click 12.2%
- #26 Duck Detective: The Ghost of Glamping
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,574 reviews2025
Dev: Happy Broccoli Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 94%
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: Noir 27.5%, Detective 20.9%, Investigation 14.4%, Point & Click 11.2%, Mystery 10.3%
- #27 City Legends: The Curse of the Crimson Shadow Collector's Edition
82% matchPositive82% of 22 reviews2021
Dev: Do Games Limited
Windows
You are not afraid of ghost stories, so your pursuit of inspiration leads you to the strangest of places. But this time something truly sinister is in the air. Can you survive the encounter with a real spirit?
Why similar: Noir 21%, Detective 13.6%, Point & Click 12.5%, Interactive Fiction 9.8%, Mystery 9.5%
- #28 Mindcop
79% matchVery Positive94% of 420 reviews2024
Dev: Andre GareisPub: Dear Villagers
Windows
Mindcop is a non-linear „whodunnit“ detective game. It mixes a story driven adventure with real-time puzzle gaming. As the infamous Mindcop, you can dive into the minds of your suspects to uncover their secrets and unravel their lies.
Why similar: Noir 21.1%, Detective 15.9%, Psychedelic 11%, Mystery 9.8%, Point & Click 9.3%
- #29 Detective Bass in Fish out of Water
78% matchPositive100% of 12 reviews2026
Dev: Team Grouper
Windows
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: Noir 25.1%, Detective 20.1%, Crime 13.5%, Mystery 10.6%, Investigation 10.1%
- #30 Chicken Police: Into the HIVE!
76% matchVery Positive81% of 385 reviews2024
Dev: The Wild GentlemenPub: Joystick Ventures
Windows
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 21.5%, Detective 13.3%, Crime 11.2%, Point & Click 11.1%, Investigation 9.1%
- #31 Neon Noir
78% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2023
Dev: Borzon Studios
Windows
Neon Noir is a cyberpunk visual novel with interactive mechanics. It is set in the megalopolis of New Devon in the year 2169, where large private corporations have more power than the government. The player follows the crimes investigated by Colden, a Snatcher.
Why similar: Noir 28.1%, Detective 14.8%, Point & Click 12.5%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Crime 10.4%
- #32 Murder at the Cat Show
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: AppleHead Games
Windows · Mac
After a cat show competition, three contestants, Claudette, Aberdeen, and Illia, head back to their hotel rooms to decompress and unwind. The next day, Claudette's body is found floating in the hotel's pool. Did Claudette take her own life, or was she murdered by cutthroat competition?
Why similar: Noir 19.9%, Detective 14%, Interactive Fiction 13.5%, Point & Click 12.4%, Visual Novel 11.3%
- #33 No Sleep For Kaname Date - From AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES
74% matchVery Positive82% of 874 reviews2025
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 12.9 hrsMean: 13.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Iris has been abducted by aliens?! Finding herself on board a mysterious UFO and tasked with completing a bizarre escape game, Iris knows there's one person who she can always count on for help: Kaname Date, Psyncer!
Why similar: Noir 25.7%, Psychedelic 16.4%, Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Detective 10.9%
- #34 Mistmoon Falls
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: portmantoga
Windows · Mac
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: Noir 22.7%, Detective 17.1%, Crime 12.4%, Point & Click 11.5%, Mystery 10.6%
- #35 The Raven - Legacy of a Master Thief
77% matchMostly Positive75% of 812 reviews
Dev: KING ArtPub: THQ Nordic
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 63%
'The Raven - Legacy of a Master Thief' is a thrilling crime adventure in three chapters from the creators of 'The Book of Unwritten Tales'. Full of twists and turns, it immerses you in both sides of the story, combining thrill-of-the-chase whodunit with the risk and reward of a heist story. Paris, 1960.
Why similar: Point & Click 27.8%, Detective 21.8%, Crime 14.6%, Noir 14.4%, Mystery 13.9%
- #36 YOUR HOUSE
73% matchVery Positive87% of 69 reviews2025
Dev: PATRONES & ESCONDITES
Windows · Mac
A narrative puzzle-thriller that blurs the lines between games and books, reality and fiction, puzzles and storytelling.
Why similar: Noir 21%, Detective 16.3%, Investigation 11.4%, Interactive Fiction 10.1%, Point & Click 9.8%
- #37 AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES - nirvanA Initiative
74% matchVery Positive86% of 3,657 reviews2022
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 16.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Special Agents Mizuki and Ryuki, along with their AI partners Aiba and Tama, are tasked to solve the bizarre Half Body serial killings in this sequel to the critically acclaimed AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES.
Why similar: Noir 21.5%, Detective 15.8%, Psychedelic 12.7%, Mystery 11.2%, Visual Novel 11.1%
- #38 City Legends: Trapped In Mirror Collector's Edition
75% matchPositive86% of 21 reviews2022
Dev: Do Games Limited
Windows
On your way to writing the perfect supernatural novel, be prepared to face danger. Are you ready for such desperate measures?
Why similar: Noir 23.3%, Detective 13.6%, Point & Click 12.2%, Investigation 11.4%, Visual Novel 9.4%
- #39 Paradise Lofts
75% matchVery Positive82% of 55 reviews2020
Dev: BaMa Media
Windows
PARADISE LOFTS is a slow-burning, noir, hardcore sex romp, set in the fictitious city of Paradise in 1958. A visual novel, point-and-click journey, with loads of mini-games, crazy characters, and multiple solutions to challenges. 8 - 12 hrs.
Why similar: Noir 27.1%, Point & Click 17.2%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Detective 13.5%, Investigation 10.1%
- #40 Mystery Island:Missing Amy
73% matchMostly Positive75% of 12 reviews2025
Dev: TAPROMANCE
Windows
The adventure begins when Ada, a young explorer, receives a mysterious selfie from her sister, who in fact disappeared months ago. ...... The background of the selfie is a mysterious island with blood-red sea water. Ada decides to go out on the sea to look for her sister……
Why similar: Point & Click 16.1%, Detective 15%, Interactive Fiction 11.8%, Investigation 11.4%, Mystery 11.2%
- #41 Arcane Investigations
72% matchPositive100% of 44 reviews2025
Dev: What's All That Racket
Windows · Mac · Linux
It's after midnight on the Quartzway Express, and there's been a MAGICAL CRIME! Investigate the crime scene, question suspects, and defend the accused through unique cross-examination puzzles in this "Phoenix Wright" inspired mystery comedy.
Why similar: Noir 22.8%, Detective 17.4%, Point & Click 14%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%
- #42 Truth Beneath the Shadows
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Eros Game Studio 79
Windows
Truth Beneath the Shadows – A detective game where players unravel hidden mysteries by connecting clues to expose a secret organization. Every piece of evidence brings you closer to the dark truth lurking in the shadows.
Why similar: Noir 26.6%, Detective 15%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Crime 9.6%, Mystery 8.7%
- #43 Noir Storm
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Diskeletton Studios
Windows
Take on the role of a private detective who, intercepted by a MOSSAD spy on the city of Buenos Aires in 1952, is drawn into a dangerous odyssey against exiles from the Third Reich and the inminent threat of a new and unprecedented weapon of mass destruction.
Why similar: Noir 27.1%, Detective 17.1%, Assassins 15.2% ★, Point & Click 11.4%, Mystery 10.9%
- #44 Voodoo Detective
71% matchVery Positive95% of 369 reviews2022
Dev: Short Sleeve Studio, LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Do you like adventure, comedy, and dime store detective novels? Then boy have we got the game for you! Join Voodoo Detective in a hand-drawn, point-and-click noir where you’ll pit your wits and hoodoo know-how against a sinister evil that’s taken root on beautiful Zo Wanga Isle.
Why similar: Noir 27.7%, Detective 16.7%, Point & Click 14.4%, Investigation 11.2%, Mystery 10.3%
- #45 The Sinner of the Closed Set
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Kai DeJesusPub: Sky Brew Studios
Windows
A new mystery arises from the collision of narrative puzzle games and film noir. Investigate a film set full of catty cast and crew in order to deduce and connect their relationships. Debunk or prove those connections using evidence to unravel the mystery of what occurred and who is responsible!
Why similar: Noir 22.3%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Detective 12.5%, Mystery 9.7%, Visual Novel 9.6%
- #46 Murder Mystery Mayhem AI
69% matchPositive100% of 12 reviews2026
Dev: AI Media Design
Windows
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: Noir 18.3%, Detective 17.1%, Point & Click 12.4%, Crime 12.1%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%
- #47 Roman's Christmas / 罗曼圣诞探案集
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,495 reviews2020
Dev: SelfCrop StudioPub: FawnGame
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Roman, the wolf detective plans to spend his Christmas vacation in his favorite tavern, but murder cases happened in the tavern put him to work again.
Why similar: Noir 22.8%, Detective 14.3%, Point & Click 11.6%, Crime 11.2%, Investigation 9.9%
- #48 M.S. Salmon
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SoybloQ
Windows · Mac · Linux
M.S. Salmon is an interactive 2D story adventure. Help Ben Hearnden and Ranieri solve a murder on a luxury liner. As they gather more evidence, they uncover not only the truth about the murder but also their own dark past.
Why similar: Noir 24.6%, Point & Click 16.1%, Interactive Fiction 15.5%, Detective 13.4%, Mystery 8.8%
- #49 The Roottrees are Dead
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 8,392 reviews2025
Dev: Evil Trout Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 26%, Mystery 16.2%, Point & Click 15.3%, Investigation 13.3%, Noir 8.5%
- #50 The Next Stop
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Paranoid Delusion
Windows
Embark on a mysterious ride. Solve puzzles, make choices, and uncover the truth behind a hidden crime in this point & click with the depth of a visual novel, all set in a haunting subway filled with secrets.
Why similar: Detective 16.4%, Crime 15.5%, Point & Click 12.7%, Investigation 11.6%, Visual Novel 10.9%
- #51 The List
70% matchVery Positive80% of 105 reviews2021
Dev: Dan Trimble
Windows
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: Noir 18.8%, Detective 15.9%, Crime 11.3%, Mystery 10.8%, Interactive Fiction 10.6%
- #52 Deep Focus
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Vitamins
Windows
Play as a camera-headed detective and partner with a superpowered girl to solve memory manipulation crimes. Gather clues, piece together the truth, and shatter fabricated lies in this unique mystery game.
Why similar: Detective 25.9%, Investigation 17.5%, Point & Click 16.7%, Mystery 14.8%, Visual Novel 11.8%
- #53 To Hell With The Ugly
68% matchVery Positive87% of 153 reviews2023
Dev: La Poule NoirePub: ARTE France
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 29.3%, Detective 17.9%, Point & Click 12.4%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Investigation 9.6%
- #54 Whodunnit: the Midnight Murder Mystery Files
68% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Sandalfoot Games
Windows
Puzzle out the who, what, where, and why of an imminent murder in this casual mystery title!
Why similar: Detective 20.3%, Noir 18.8%, Investigation 13.2%, Assassins 12.9% ★, Mystery 12.5%
- #55 The Monster Inside
69% matchVery Positive88% of 2,079 reviews2017
Dev: Random Seed Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12 minMean: 1.5 hrs≥1hr: 10%
A film noir style audio-visual novella. A mysterious woman... a string of murders... and a man with a hidden past.
Why similar: Noir 42%, Detective 25.8%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Mystery 15.5%
- #56 The Mermaid Mask
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: SFB Games
Windows · Mac
An impossible locked-room murder: Captain Mortuga lies dead beside an ancient cauldron aboard the world’s strangest submarine, crewed by sketchy suspects. A handcrafted point-and-click with sharp humour and tricky puzzles. Dive into the next mystery from the creators of Tangle Tower & Crow Country.
Why similar: Detective 15.3%, Interactive Fiction 11.5%, Point & Click 11.4%, Crime 10.4%, Investigation 10.2%
- #57 Mary
67% matchPositive86% of 14 reviews2024
Dev: Pinster Games
Windows
Mary is a mystery and investigation game, in which you are a private detective who has been called to solve a case of a massacre in a bar. Collect all the clues and find an answer to all the mysteries of this case!
Why similar: Noir 25.4%, Detective 18.3%, Crime 15.7%, Mystery 13.2%, Investigation 12.9%
- #58 Duck Detective: The Secret Salami
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 6,476 reviews2024
Dev: Happy Broccoli Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Solving crime is no walk in the pond. You are a down-on-his-luck detective who also happens to be a duck. Use your powers of de-duck-tion to inspect evidence, fill in the blanks, and bust the case wide open! This is a short but twisty detective case.
Why similar: Noir 25.6%, Detective 24.1%, Investigation 14.3%, Point & Click 11.2%, Mystery 9.8%
- #59 LumineNight
66% matchVery Positive89% of 510 reviews2024
Dev: Spickasoft
Windows
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: Noir 23.6%, Detective 20.9%, Mystery 12.9%, Point & Click 12.1%, Visual Novel 11.3%