- #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 15.6%, 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%, Point & Click 11.6%, Interactive Fiction 11.6%, Visual Novel 9.2%
- #3 Tangle Tower
96% matchVery Positive95% of 6,230 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 19.9%, Noir 19.6%, Point & Click 14.7%, Crime 10.6%, Visual Novel 8.8%
- #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 11.6%, Interactive Fiction 9.5%, Point & Click 9.3%
- #6 Getting Away With Murder
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Indie Remix Studios
Windows
1954. You killed a man. Now cover your tracks. Getting Away With Murder is a noir point-and-click mystery where every decision is about what you leave behind and whether anyone will find it.
Why similar: Noir 32.4%, Point & Click 19.3%, Detective 17.8%, Mystery 13.6%, Crime 11.1%
- #7 26 Moves: The Queen's Plot
93% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Danari Games
Windows
A point-and-click mystery game. Search for the truth in 26 days, playing as two different characters, in a town during 1907.
Why similar: Noir 27.9%, Point & Click 14.5%, Detective 13.2%, Crime 11%, Mystery 10.5%
- #8 Nirvana Noir
92% 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 23.2%, Psychedelic 13.7%, Detective 13.6%, Point & Click 10.7%, Crime 10.6%
- #9 Dragon Detective: A Friend from the Shadows
91% matchPositive98% of 47 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%
- #10 雾尽时分
91% 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 14.6%, Interactive Fiction 13.5%, Point & Click 11.8%, Investigation 10.9%
- #11 Ashes of Holloway Bay
89% match5 user reviews100% of 5 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 14.7%, Noir 13.6%, Investigation 12.3%, Mystery 11.7%
- #12 Word of the Law: Death Mask Collector's Edition
90% 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%
- #13 The Wolf Among Us Remastered
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Telltale
Windows
A dark detective thriller where folklore is real, violence is chilling, and every choice has consequences.
Why similar: Noir 21.3%, Detective 17.9%, Investigation 11.8%, Interactive Fiction 9.3%, Point & Click 9.1%
- #14 Hauma - A Detective Noir Story
88% matchMostly Positive70% of 130 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 11.2%, Point & Click 9.6%, Investigation 9.4%
- #15 The Murder of Ava Monroe
87% 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%, Mystery 12.9%, Point & Click 9.4%
- #16 Grimtrace
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: HoodaThunk Games
Windows
A monster-themed deduction game focused on solving brutal murders. Investigate crime scenes by uncovering hidden evidence, analyzing fingerprints, and testing blood samples. Identify the killer, determine the creature responsible, and solve seven thrilling cases
Why similar: Noir 29.4%, Detective 21.5%, Crime 13.4%, Investigation 13.4%, Mystery 13%
- #17 UnQuollified
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: EgnazolPub: A Few Dragons
Windows · Mac · Linux
A charming Australian point & click detective mystery about a struggling artist investigating the mysterious death of his childhood best friend. Explore the small town of Bridgegully, interrogate quirky locals, & sketch clues to expose the truth. Are you ready to solve a crime years in the making?
Why similar: Noir 22.8%, Detective 14.7%, Point & Click 12.2%, Nostalgia 11.1% ★, Investigation 10.5%
- #18 A Death in the Red Light
85% matchMixed69% of 48 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%
- #19 Acrônimo Tupiniquim
84% 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 20.8%, Investigation 12.8%, Visual Novel 8.7%, Point & Click 8.2%
- #20 The Missing Threads
83% 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%
- #21 Mystical Riddles: Snowy Peak Hotel Collector's Edition
84% matchMixed62% of 21 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 10.8%, Mystery 9.4%
- #22 Green Mist over Portland
82% 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 15.9%, Point & Click 12.1%, Investigation 11.2%, Crime 10.1%
- #23 Detective Dana
82% match3 user reviews67% of 3 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%
- #24 Disordered
81% 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 16.8%, Crime 12.8%, Point & Click 11.9%, Investigation 10.3%
- #25 Gloomy Clues: The Broken Mirror
80% match2 user reviews50% of 2 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 23.2%, Detective 14.4%, Point & Click 11.7%, Crime 10.5%, Investigation 10.2%
- #26 Enoch
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Evil Pug Games
Windows
A murder investigation. Teenagers vanishing for years. On Enoch Space Station, detectives, suspects, and killers each follow their own path, only to uncover a conspiracy that has been hiding in plain sight for generations. A sci-fi noir point-and-click adventure.
Why similar: Noir 22%, Assassins 12.9% ★, Point & Click 12.8%, Detective 12.6%, Interactive Fiction 10.4%
- #27 Twin Mind: Nobody's Here Collector's Edition
79% 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 9.8%
- #28 Critical Interrogator: Messiah Hunt
78% 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 14.8%, Point & Click 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 13.1%, Crime 8.4%
- #29 D.W. Dagger: Chapter One
78% 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 12.4%, Point & Click 12.2%
- #30 Mindcop
77% matchVery Positive94% of 445 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 21.2%, Detective 16%, Psychedelic 11%, Mystery 9.8%, Point & Click 9.3%
- #31 Trials of Innocence
77% matchVery Positive92% of 1,723 reviews2025
Dev: 猫龙游戏
Windows
Median: 18.7 hrsMean: 21.5 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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 17.5%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Crime 12.2%, Visual Novel 10.6%, Point & Click 10%
- #32 Duck Detective: The Ghost of Glamping
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,718 reviews2025
Dev: Happy Broccoli Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 93%
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 27.3%, Detective 21%, Investigation 14.4%, Point & Click 11.3%, Mystery 10.3%
- #33 City Legends: The Curse of the Crimson Shadow Collector's Edition
79% 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 9.7%, Mystery 9.5%
- #34 Mini Murder Mysteries
76% matchVery Positive93% of 67 reviews2026
Dev: BUNKWORKS
Windows · Mac
Solve cozy, crafty whodunits. Puzzle your way through nine unique investigations – and use your noggin to make intelligent deductions. Explore the evidence, scrutinize statements, and connect the dots.
Why similar: Noir 21.5%, Detective 21.4%, Investigation 14.5%, Point & Click 12.8%, Crime 12.8%
- #35 Detective Bass in Fish out of Water
75% matchPositive100% of 14 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 13.4%, Mystery 10.6%, Investigation 10.1%
- #36 The Golden Girl Case
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: StickyLabs
Windows · Mac
As a young private investigator trainee in 2006, you dive into the early internet - social profiles, websites, photos, and archived news - to uncover the truth behind Emily Parker’s death, ruled as an accident after a late-night gathering
Why similar: Detective 22.8%, Point & Click 13.2%, Mystery 13.2%, Investigation 12.9%, Crime 12.2%
- #37 Chicken Police: Into the HIVE!
74% matchVery Positive81% of 392 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%
- #38 Neon Noir
74% 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%
- #39 Murder at the Cat Show
73% 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%
- #40 Mistmoon Falls
73% 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 12.3%, Point & Click 11.5%, Mystery 10.6%
- #41 AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES - nirvanA Initiative
72% matchVery Positive86% of 3,714 reviews2022
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 16.0 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 21.4%, Detective 15.7%, Psychedelic 12.6%, Mystery 11.1%, Visual Novel 11%
- #42 No Sleep For Kaname Date - From AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES
71% matchVery Positive82% of 910 reviews2025
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 12.7 hrsMean: 12.9 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 16.5%, Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Detective 10.9%
- #43 Detective Turner: If Looks Could Kill
72% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: RikerPub: ALL DAY ALL NIGHT
Windows · Mac
A text-driven noir murder mystery where you literally read the room. Search for clues in the text, photograph evidence, and interrogate suspects to solve the murder of fashion icon Margot Voss.
Why similar: Detective 22.3%, Noir 21.6%, Investigation 14.4%, Point & Click 13.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%
- #44 YOUR HOUSE
70% matchVery Positive84% of 74 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 16.4%, Investigation 11.4%, Interactive Fiction 10.1%, Point & Click 9.8%
- #45 Mystery Island:Missing Amy
70% 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%
- #46 The Raven - Legacy of a Master Thief
73% matchMostly Positive75% of 813 reviews
Dev: KING ArtPub: THQ Nordic
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 62%
'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 27.9%, Detective 21.8%, Crime 14.5%, Noir 14.4%, Mystery 13.9%
- #47 City Legends: Trapped In Mirror Collector's Edition
71% matchPositive86% of 22 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%
- #48 Paradise Lofts
71% 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%
- #49 Arcane Investigations
69% matchPositive98% of 46 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 13.9%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%
- #50 Ring of Fire
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: de FaultPub: Far Few Giants
Windows · Mac
Scour police records. Antagonize your suspects. Comb through a disturbing crime scene. You'll stop at nothing to expose the truth. Ring of Fire is a search-based detective noir puzzler with a mature narrative set in the hyper-stylized streets of New London.
Why similar: Noir 23.2%, Detective 14.2%, Investigation 10.9%, Crime 10.4%, Interactive Fiction 9.3%
- #51 Truth Beneath the Shadows
69% 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 9.5%, Mystery 8.7%
- #52 Noir Storm
69% 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 15.3% ★, Point & Click 11.4%, Mystery 10.8%
- #53 Grégoire Lefèbvre Investigations : The Vow of Hate
68% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: TcherryPub: Viridis Cosmos Games
Windows
Play as Captain Grégoire Lefèbvre and investigate the murder of a controversial country priest in this gripping historical detective thriller.
Why similar: Noir 23.9%, Detective 15.8%, Point & Click 15.6%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Crime 11.9%
- #54 Voodoo Detective
68% matchVery Positive95% of 370 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 27.6%, Detective 16.7%, Point & Click 14.4%, Investigation 11.1%, Mystery 10.3%
- #55 SideEye High
68% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Fundamental Studios
Windows
A grounded detective mystery set in the most dangerous place in America: a 1997 public high school.
Why similar: Noir 21.6%, Detective 17.7%, Point & Click 13.1%, Investigation 12%, Mystery 11%
- #56 Time O'Clock: The Mask of Crime
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Fractal Pop Games
Windows
The mask of a legendary thief has been stolen. Follow Detective Time in a point-and-click investigation using her watch to witness key moments and uncover who is behind this new wave of robberies. Observe the past. Investigate the present. Uncover the truth.
Why similar: Detective 21.9%, Point & Click 20.3%, Investigation 14.6%, Crime 14.3%, Mystery 10.8%
- #57 The Sinner of the Closed Set
67% 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%, Detective 12.5%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Mystery 9.7%, Visual Novel 9.6%
- #58 Murder Mystery Mayhem AI
65% matchPositive92% 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 17.2%, Point & Click 12.4%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Crime 12.1%
- #59 The Next Stop
66% 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 15.4%, Point & Click 12.7%, Investigation 11.5%, Visual Novel 10.9%
- #60 Roman's Christmas / 罗曼圣诞探案集
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,500 reviews2020
Dev: SelfCrop StudioPub: FawnGame
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 6.6 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%