60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Detective, Atmospheric, Adventure, Dark.
A noir pixel-art adventure where you explore the city, engage in dialogues with choices and skill checks, face tough moral decisions, and shape the story’s outcome.
Lamplight City
A steampunk-ish detective adventure from the creator of A Golden Wake and Shardlight! Can you help private investigator Miles Fordham find justice for his clients and track down his partner's killer before his entire world comes apart?
《未解之谜2：桥师》
一款在架空世界中进行逻辑推理的游戏，玩家只需要使用鼠标进行点击，即可完成所有操作。 游戏采用二次元动漫风格，玩法和逆转系列相似。
A steampunk-ish detective adventure from the creator of A Golden Wake and Shardlight! Can you help private investigator Miles Fordham find justice for his clients and track down his partner's killer before his entire world comes apart?
Why similar: Gothic 26.9% ★, Alternate History 20.8%, Detective 16.2%, Noir 11.5%, Dark 7.2%
一款在架空世界中进行逻辑推理的游戏，玩家只需要使用鼠标进行点击，即可完成所有操作。 游戏采用二次元动漫风格，玩法和逆转系列相似。
Why similar: Alternate History 24.6%, Detective 22.5%, Interactive Fiction 14.7%, CRPG 13.8%, Conspiracy 12.3% ★
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: Conspiracy 23.9% ★, Detective 19.5%, Noir 18%, Interactive Fiction 9.8%, Thriller 8.8%
Participate in a mysterious show, taking place far from civilization. The visual novel Roll of Fate gives you the opportunity to make decisions that affect the lives of the other show participants. Don’t try to save everyone – there’s no guarantee you can even save yourself.
Why similar: Conspiracy 27.7% ★, Detective 21.4%, CRPG 14.4%, Interactive Fiction 9.9%, Visual Novel 9%
A cyberpunk narrative adventure about protecting someone who doesn't trust you, in a city that wants her dead. Build trust, navigate hazard zones, make hard choices, and discover how deep the conspiracy goes. Every ending costs something.
Why similar: Conspiracy 27.4% ★, Detective 22.9%, Noir 22.7%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Thriller 8%
"Scorpion's Tail" is a AVG set in an alternate historical timeline. In the war-born nation of SouthXi, a conspiracy involving girls begins to surface.Investigator Zhang Cheng meets a mysterious girl. After accepting request, he is drawn into a web of secrets.
Why similar: Alternate History 36.7%, Detective 30.7%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Atmospheric 7%, Adventure 4.2%
Immerse yourself in the winter forest and help a lost soul to find a piece of itself. What is awaiting you there.. or who?
Why similar: Detective 20.3%, Noir 19.3%, Thriller 13.3%, Side Scroller 10.4%, Dark 9.7%
A kingdom enslaved by dark magic. Green altars control the people. Escape captivity, break the curse, and defeat the traitor who seized the throne in this retro-styled dark fantasy adventure.
Why similar: Gothic 38.5% ★, Conspiracy 27.3% ★, CRPG 14.3%, RPG 6.8%, Pixel Graphics 5.9%
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 32.4%, Conspiracy 25.9% ★, Noir 17.4%, Dark 6.4%, Atmospheric 5.8%
After receiving a letter from a wealthy and powerful benefactor, you journey into the depths of an abandoned mansion to recover a mysterious artifact. But soon you will learn the reason this place has been abandoned.
Why similar: Gothic 34.9% ★, Alternate History 22.7%, Conspiracy 22.4% ★, Dark 6.6%, Atmospheric 5.4%
The Soul is a story about a hunter of monsters that hide among humans. This project confidently erases the line between the player and the protagonist.
Why similar: Conspiracy 23.4% ★, Alternate History 22.3%, Detective 16.2%, Thriller 13.5%, Demons 10.8%
Cosmic horror meets dark comedy in this pixel art nightmare where you'll investigate techno-religious zealots and chat with a god of rot who chose to be a raccoon. Turn-based combat. Existential dread. Questionable life choices.
Why similar: Conspiracy 26% ★, Gothic 25.2% ★, Detective 16.9%, Demons 8.9%, Atmospheric 6.2%
Shore of Jord is a story-driven cRPG set in an alternate world of Europa, where you take on the role of a retired military officer trying to resolve mysterious events from your past and survive the longest winter in history: strengthen or break friendships, find your love, and discover who you are.
Why similar: Alternate History 23.2%, Noir 19.5%, Detective 19.4%, CRPG 17%, Visual Novel 7.6%
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: Conspiracy 21.7% ★, Detective 21.5%, Noir 17.2%, Dark 9.6%, Visual Novel 9.3%
Victoria Kopernik, an occult influencer, uncovers the dark history of a haunted mansion in a short horror point-and-click adventure video game.
Why similar: Gothic 29.6% ★, Detective 17.7%, Noir 11.7%, Minimalist 11.3%, Dark 8.7%
Unravel the mystery behind the disappearance of Druhyus' favorite celebrity playboy, Walker Kahmenos. Join investigative journalist Verity Lux, in this interactive fiction title and follow leads, conduct interviews, and submit your findings as you seek out the truth - before it's too late.
Why similar: Conspiracy 20.9% ★, Alternate History 20.4%, Noir 16.7%, Detective 12.8%, Interactive Fiction 9.9%
A first-person Gothic fiction set in interwar Cornwall, where players rewrite the story as they go. The patriarch of a once-respected house is dead, survived only by his late sister's children. Left to them are his worldly and unworldly belongings, and the fate of their family.
Why similar: Gothic 52.6% ★, Interactive Fiction 16.7%, Dark 14.9%, Atmospheric 8.7%, Exploration 7%
Noir visual novel set in 1950s New York. Infiltrate a prison, build a smuggling network, and shape fates through tough choices across branching paths.
Why similar: Conspiracy 25.4% ★, Noir 24.8%, Detective 19.4%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Atmospheric 6%
Bind spirits. Weigh their pain. Each client arrives by appointment haunted, broken, or dangerous. In this gothic occult visual novel, you use protective accessories, read signs, and choose bindings that alter fate. Some seek redemption. Others hide darker truths. Your rituals may awaken the dead.
Why similar: Gothic 34.6% ★, Interactive Fiction 17.1%, Visual Novel 12%, Thriller 10%, Dark 9.5%
Congratulations, you've found Dingir OS — an operating system that lets you glimpse into the darkest corners of the internet. Browse forbidden websites, investigate lethal files, and immerse yourself in the world of digital legends. (We are not responsible for anything that may happen to you.)
Why similar: Conspiracy 26.7% ★, Detective 19%, Noir 17.2%, Interactive Fiction 10.2%, Dark 8.5%
Elara is a dark, narrative-driven visual novel where players investigate a corporate death, navigate manipulation and power dynamics, and make choices that lead to multiple endings.
Why similar: Conspiracy 27.4% ★, Noir 17.5%, Detective 14.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Visual Novel 9.5%
A mysterious letter calls you back to your abandoned family mansion. Explore its dark rooms, uncover the bloody rituals buried in your family’s past, and escape the presence lurking in the shadows. Shadow Mansion is a story-driven horror game of atmosphere, exploration, and survival.
Why similar: Gothic 33.5% ★, Detective 24%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%, Dark 9.4%, Thriller 8.7%
Curvid Nurntine and the Black Vaccine is a gritty cyber-noir point and click adventure. A degenerate private investigator, a missing girl and a suspiciously mandatory vaccine all coalesce in this unfathomably horrific conspiracy.
Why similar: Conspiracy 35.1% ★, Noir 21.8%, Detective 18.3%, Thriller 7.4%, Adventure 5.9%
These monsters aren’t just in the movies! Will you hunt the vampires, werewolves and others stalking Hollywood, or will you become a monster instead? An interactive, text-based game set in the World of Darkness shared story universe.
Why similar: Gothic 29.1% ★, Interactive Fiction 14.8%, Noir 13.8%, Demons 11.5%, RPG 9.5%
Misericorde: Volume One is the first part of a series of mystery visual novels set in a convent in 1482.
Why similar: Gothic 34% ★, Noir 21.6%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Minimalist 9.5%, Dark 9%
Arthur thinks he’s a smart guy. He isn’t. Help him solve puzzles, investigate the town, and uncover the mystery of his friends disappearance in this quirky adventure game inspired by classic cartoons.
Why similar: Conspiracy 32.4% ★, Detective 23.4%, Thriller 13%, Interactive Fiction 10.4%, Visual Novel 8.2%
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: Conspiracy 29.7% ★, Detective 24.2%, Thriller 11.8%, Interactive Fiction 10.2%, Dark 7.9%
An indie horror game from a first-person perspective where the player explores a mansion through the use of puzzle-solving, finding specific items and trying to avoid unknown dangers. The particular focus of the game is atmosphere, mystery and scares as well as continual story development.
Why similar: Gothic 38.2% ★, Detective 19.6%, Demons 11.1%, Visual Novel 8.5%, Dark 8.1%
Unravel 50 codes, unlock the Cryptex, and escape the room!
Why similar: Gothic 27.7% ★, Alternate History 22.9%, Noir 17.4%, Detective 15.7%, Dark 7.3%
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 35.7% ★, Detective 27.7%, Thriller 11.4%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%, Dark 4.7%
A visual novel in the setting of Slavic folklore in which you will walk through the forest at night when the line between the world of the living and the dead is thinner than ever. Look carefully at your feet and, perhaps, you will see the dawn.
Why similar: Alternate History 25.2%, CRPG 19.7%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Visual Novel 10.5%, Dark 6.9%
Mothmen 1966 is a 'Pixel Pulp' - a visual novel fusing exceptional writing and stunning illustration, inspired by mid-20th century pulp fiction and 80s home computer graphics - set amongst the strange occurrences of the Leonid meteor shower of 1966.
Why similar: Conspiracy 23.9% ★, Noir 20.1%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Thriller 11.4%, Visual Novel 9.1%
NORCO is a dialogue-focused point & click adventure that immerses the player in the sinking suburbs and industrial swamplands of an increasingly surreal and distorted South Louisiana.
Why similar: Gothic 31.4% ★, Conspiracy 23.6% ★, Noir 20.6%, Dark 8.4%, Atmospheric 6.5%
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: Conspiracy 30.7% ★, Noir 22.6%, Detective 20.1%, Visual Novel 9.9%, Interactive Fiction 7%
As a legendary detective, the disappearance of a former mentor provokes a return to your humble beginnings. Every clue reveals the dark secrets that haunt the town. What should have been a quick investigation gradually became a struggle for your life and freedom. Who or what is responsible?
Why similar: Alternate History 27.6%, Conspiracy 25.6% ★, Noir 14%, Visual Novel 10.5%, Thriller 7.5%
A story-rich gothic RPG. Master the rituals of an ancient spellbook. Raise an undead army to march against your enemies. Commune with the realm of the dead & struggle with your descent into madness. Progress through secrecy, diplomacy, blackmail, coercion & seduction until ready to reveal yourself.
Why similar: Gothic 31.2% ★, Alternate History 25.5%, CRPG 17.2%, Detective 14.7%, Atmospheric 5.2%
A story-driven mystery visual novel about chasing the past of a phantom thief. As you investigate the old cases of a Phantom Thief - Raven, new murder incidents unfold one after another. With every case solved, the hidden truth behind the past slowly comes to light.
Why similar: Gothic 32.9% ★, Alternate History 24.9%, Detective 21.7%, Visual Novel 10%, Cute 5.4%
This is the story of a family living in a haunted house in New Hampshire. And you're the one haunting them.
Why similar: Gothic 64.8% ★, Interactive Fiction 14%, RPG 10.4%, Adventure 6%, Atmospheric 4.8%
A rose love game with a thriller and suspense theme. You sensed that your adoptive father was elegant yet strangely sinister. Later, you are invited to Stellan Manor, where you meet various guests with murderous intentions... They all seem to know you.
Why similar: Gothic 31.2% ★, Alternate History 27.3%, Interactive Fiction 13.1%, Thriller 11.1%, Visual Novel 9.3%
Father Giovanni, a devout priest, becomes entangled in mysteries and secrets while overseeing his local church. Explore the dark truths and menacing events behind the serene facade of the parish in the first episode of CURSED ENIGMA: Priest and Prayers
Why similar: Gothic 29.3% ★, Detective 23.1%, Noir 20.7%, Interactive Fiction 11.5%, Visual Novel 9.3%
A group of young people decides to find out why they are seeing mysterious symbols. As they unravel the mystery, they travel through other worlds that are indistinguishable from those seen in dreams. One can only hope that this will not turn into a nightmare for them...
Why similar: CRPG 20.9%, Detective 14.5%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Dark 10.9%, Visual Novel 10.8%
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: Conspiracy 27.3% ★, Noir 21.3%, Detective 21%, Interactive Fiction 9.8%, Visual Novel 9%
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 24.4%, Detective 24.4%, Alternate History 20.8%, Interactive Fiction 9.8%, Pixel Graphics 5.7%
Into the Harmony is a psychological quest set in a post-apocalyptic world after an AI uprising. Awakening with amnesia, Sophia must piece together her forgotten past to uncover a secret that ties her own fate to the destiny of humanity.
Why similar: Alternate History 26%, Detective 18.2%, Side Scroller 12.4%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%, Thriller 10.3%
Push the limits of what’s possible with physics in Physics World: Evolution!
Why similar: Conspiracy 28.2% ★, Alternate History 28%, Demons 12.2%, Minimalist 8.8%, Dark 8.7%
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 37.6% ★, Detective 22.3%, Noir 18.7%, Interactive Fiction 11.5%, Adventure 3.9%
Detective Penguin is the first and only physics-and-penguin-based detective game on the market. Solve cases in your own way. Interrogate suspects, find clues, or use your flippers to punch your way to the answers.
Why similar: Conspiracy 25.6% ★, Detective 20.7%, Noir 19.5%, Interactive Fiction 10.8%, Dark 7.2%
GOLOD is an atmospheric visual novel about survival in the pixel-art style, where you will have to fight not only with a lack of food, but also with panic, suffocating idleness, secrets of the past, betrayal and difficult moral choices in a confined space.
Why similar: Alternate History 25.4%, Thriller 16.7%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Dark 9.3%, Interactive Fiction 9%
Sovietpunk is a cyberpunk story set in the setting of the Soviet Union after a global nuclear war. You have to guide the main character through the gloomy tunnels, in which the struggle for life is in full swing.
Why similar: Alternate History 29.8%, Interactive Fiction 16.1%, Visual Novel 10.4%, Dark 8.4%, Atmospheric 7.7%
Are the murders of three different people connected? Or are we dealing with three different incidents? Cunning and logic are your best weapons in solving this case!
Why similar: Gothic 33.3% ★, Noir 22.1%, Detective 20.6%, Thriller 11.9%, Dark 7%
Harness the phenomenal abilities of an unliving wraith to preserve liberty—or to subvert it. Will you use your powers over quintessence to save your nation, or will you profit from its broken shell?
Why similar: Alternate History 31.5%, Conspiracy 25.8% ★, Interactive Fiction 16%, RPG 10.7%, Thriller 8.4%
One of Arima Lodge's bellhops rides the elevator for his usual shift, but, after a man rushes into the elevator and compels him to get to the rooftop instead, he starts to realize something very serious is amiss.
Why similar: Alternate History 25.5%, Conspiracy 24.6% ★, Noir 21.3%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Visual Novel 10.7%
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 37.8% ★, Detective 27.5%, Dark 8%, Interactive Fiction 7.8%, Atmospheric 6.2%
In a reality stuck in a technologically unadvanced society stricken with the negative impacts of a worldwide climate disaster, you are a uniquely powered private investigator tasked with uncovering advanced technology from another reality with the potential to save your whole world.
Why similar: Noir 25.7%, Detective 25.1%, Alternate History 20.1%, Interactive Fiction 11.9%, RPG 5.7%
When renowned P.I. Clair V. Is called to a Louisiana town on reports of a ghost, what they find is a mystery cloaked in a nightly calamity. With spirit abilities and the gift of foresight, Clair must loop through futures to uncover the roots of the haunting and stop a curse.
Why similar: Gothic 44.2% ★, Noir 19.8%, Detective 17.6%, Atmospheric 5.4%, Exploration 4.7%
A dark atmospheric test that asks you to see things in new ways, including the experience of playing itself. In this love letter to flash horror, explore 60 ending permutations and reactivity to your answers, as the game not only allows but implores you to play and break it how you see fit.
Why similar: Gothic 41.7% ★, Noir 18.9%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Minimalist 9.3%, Dark 7.4%
The return of a 2014 classic now fully remastered for modern platforms! Can you resolve a family squabble before the gates to the realm of the dead swing open in this collector’s edition of The Other Side: Tower of Souls?
Why similar: Gothic 39.5% ★, Detective 20.3%, Dark 7.4%, Exploration 7%, Atmospheric 7%
Investigate the mysterious death of an unidentified young woman, in this shocking psychological thriller kinetic novel.
Why similar: Detective 29.1%, Noir 22.7%, Thriller 16.9%, Dark 12.9%, Visual Novel 12.9%
"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 29.1% ★, Detective 22.5%, Thriller 13.1%, Noir 11.7%, Interactive Fiction 9.6%
You fell asleep on the train... Now a strange town, fully voice-acted characters, and choices that reshape the mystery stand between you and home.
Why similar: Alternate History 24.9%, Noir 19.9%, Detective 19.6%, Interactive Fiction 11.2%, Dark 8.2%
