- #1 Crimepunk Detective
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CyberPsychosPub: GameHunters
Windows
Step into the shoes of an old-school detective in a neon-lit Victorian city, where ornate buildings conceal dark secrets and the depths of human depravity. Connect the dots and unravel the mystery. Is there any truth to the legends of notorious technovampires? Trust no one. Question everything.
Why similar: Noir 19%, Detective 14.7%, Cyberpunk 14%, Futuristic 10%, Hidden Object 9.9%
- #2 Mind Diver
96% matchVery Positive96% of 327 reviews2025
Dev: Indoor SunglassesPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Investigate a broken mind to unravel a twisted case. Deduce the truth. Restore lost memories. Listen to private conversations. Draw your own conclusions. Mind Diver is a murder mystery, where the victim is love.
Why similar: Noir 17.6%, Detective 14.4%, Crime 14%, Thriller 10.2%, Emotional 8.2%
- #3 Criminal Archives: Murder in the Pages Collector's Edition
96% matchMixed69% of 13 reviews2024
Dev: Do Games Limited
Windows
There's no such thing as a perfect crime! You have to solve a series of mysterious murders in San Francisco. It turns out that this bright city has its own dark side...
Why similar: Noir 20.4%, Detective 17.4%, Hidden Object 14.1%, Crime 12.4%, Thriller 8.9%
- #4 City Legends: The Witness in the Rye Collector's Edition
95% matchPositive85% of 13 reviews2024
Dev: Do Games Limited
Windows
The line between life and death is as thin as the autumn breeze. Will you escape, or will Darkwood claim you as another victim of its harvest?
Why similar: Noir 20.3%, Detective 17.3%, Hidden Object 14.1%, Crime 12.4%, Thriller 8.9%
- #5 Criminal Archives: City on Fire Collector's Edition
94% matchPositive88% of 40 reviews2021
Dev: Do Games Limited
Windows
San Francisco is shaken by a chain of horrible murders. You are the only one that can bring to justice a masked arsonist calling himself the Plague Doctor. Are you strong enough to face the challenge?
Why similar: Noir 19.5%, Crime 16.6%, Detective 15.7%, Hidden Object 11.3%, Thriller 9.5%
- #6 Mystical Riddles: Haunted Portraits Collector's Edition
94% match6 user reviews50% of 6 reviews2024
Dev: Do Games Limited
Windows
Can you solve the riddle of the disappearing visitors before you lose yourself in the gallery’s macabre beauty?
Why similar: Noir 22.4%, Detective 15.3%, Hidden Object 14%, Crime 11.9%, Thriller 9.2%
- #7 Apestin Explorer
93% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: SAND Games
Windows
In the early 2000s, a series of horrifying incidents shattered countless lives across the world. No one truly understood the purpose behind them. Some called it corruption, others called it power beyond humanity. The real monsters were never demons, but humans with absolute control over others.
Why similar: Noir 19.5%, Crime 15.2%, Detective 15.2%, Hidden Object 10.8%, Thriller 10.6%
- #8 Criminal Archives: Blade of Deceit Collector's Edition
92% matchMixed69% of 13 reviews2024
Dev: Do Games Limited
Windows
A judge's body is discovered with a clean cut across his jugular, setting the stage for an intense puzzle of motives and clues.
Why similar: Noir 22.4%, Detective 17.6%, Hidden Object 14.3%, Crime 9.7%, Thriller 9.1%
- #9 Neon Noir
91% 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 23.3%, Cyberpunk 15.9%, Detective 15.1%, Crime 12.6%, Dystopian 11.4%
- #10 Lacuna – A Sci-Fi Noir Adventure
91% matchVery Positive92% of 2,845 reviews2021
Dev: DigiTales InteractivePub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%
A murder. A hack. A bombing. All it takes to plunge the solar system into war – unless you do something about it. Help CDI agent Neil Conrad make a string of increasingly difficult decisions in this modern dialog-driven adventure set in a gorgeous 2D sci-fi noir universe.
Why similar: Noir 20%, Crime 15.6%, Detective 15.1%, Cyberpunk 12.9%, Thriller 10.4%
- #11 N1NE: The Splintered Mind Part 1
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: OD1N Studios
Windows
N1NE: The Splintered Mind is a Cyberpunk narrative-driven game, designed for VR. In the year 2099 you play a resourceful detective as you explore, interact, investigate and interrogate your way to the bottom of a suspicious murder that will take you through the real world as well as Nu.Real.
Why similar: Noir 20.4%, Detective 15.5%, Cyberpunk 14.1%, Crime 13.9%, Dystopian 13%
- #12 Word of the Law: Death Mask Collector's Edition
89% 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 21.8%, Detective 16.6%, Crime 15.5%, Hidden Object 12%, Logic 9.3%
- #13 Lacuna: Prologue
89% matchVery Positive91% of 170 reviews2021
Dev: DigiTales InteractivePub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 17.4 hrs≥1hr: 48%
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 25.1%, Detective 19%, Crime 18.6%, Cyberpunk 14.3%, Multiple Endings 9%
- #14 Kindergarten secret
88% match9 user reviews67% of 9 reviews2023
Dev: DeilRoXEntertainment
Windows
Kindergarten secret - detective, horror and puzzle in one game. You will be able to play as several characters in the frame of one game, complete twenty unique quests and uncover the main secret of the story.
Why similar: Detective 19.3%, Time Travel 17.7% ★, Hidden Object 12.2%, Psychological Horror 9.5%, Dark 8.6%
- #15 Project Titan: The Redacted Files
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: GJD-Lodestar
Windows
Join Special Agent Detective Trevor Vanguard as he uncovers a world ending threat in the downtrodden mega city of Dynawatch. Explore, shoot and survive in this Action Adventure Sci-fi thriller and uncover the truth!
Why similar: Noir 29.5%, Cyberpunk 16%, Thriller 10.6%, Exploration 9.3%, Puzzle 8.3%
- #16 L.A. Noire
86% matchVery Positive86% of 36,273 reviews2011
Dev: Team BondiPub: Rockstar Games
Windows
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 19.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
In his fight to climb the ranks and do what's right, LAPD detective Cole Phelps must unravel the truth behind a string of arson attacks, conspiracies, and brutal murders, battling the L.A. underworld and even members of his own department.
Why similar: Detective 30%, Noir 26.6%, Crime 23.1%, Open World 10.9%, Story Rich 5.3%
- #17 Shadows of Truth VR
85% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: Irusu Studios
Windows
As a detective you need to find clues and plotted them in your mind and got close to the answers, but things took different turn someone is chasing you in your nightmares and it keeps coming! Back in reality someone else is also trying to reach to John. You need to escape and get to the answers!
Why similar: Noir 20.3%, Crime 18.8%, Hidden Object 14.4%, Futuristic 8.8%, Logic 7.7%
- #18 Transient: Extended Edition
86% matchMostly Positive70% of 340 reviews2020
Dev: Stormling StudiosPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
H.P. Lovecraft meets Cyberpunk. Delve deep into a dystopian world and investigate what is happening to you and your friends in a domed city. Solve puzzles, hack systems and plug in to explore other dimensions. Discover a truth that might tear apart your sanity and question your very existence.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 15.8%, Dystopian 15.3%, Crime 12.7%, Detective 11.2%, Psychological Horror 9.5%
- #19 Biocybernetic Trap
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pavel Kopylov
Windows
Biocybernetic Trap — an interactive cyberpunk detective. You are given the quantum diary of a long-dead detective, where reality fractures into parallel versions of the investigation.
Why similar: Noir 17.8%, Crime 15.2%, Detective 15.1%, Cyberpunk 14.4%, Thriller 10.5%
- #20 Escape2088
84% matchMixed43% of 54 reviews2020
Dev: OnSkull Games
Windows
Escape2088 is an old-school escape room game set in a futuristic, cyberpunk world.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 24%, Detective 16.4%, Hidden Object 14.9%, Puzzle 9.6%, Logic 9.3%
- #21 >observer_
83% matchMostly Positive78% of 5,906 reviews2017
Dev: Bloober Team SAPub: Bloober Team
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 84%
The original first‑person cyberpunk horror detective tale set in a decaying, neon‑scarred future. As an Observer who invades minds to hunt for clues, you will sift through corrupted memories to track down a mysterious killer and confront your own dark past.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 31.1%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Detective 13.2%, Dystopian 12.8%, Sci-fi 8.1%
- #22 Criminal Archives: Alphabetic Murders Collector's Edition
82% matchMixed62% of 21 reviews2023
Dev: Do Games Limited
Windows
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: Noir 22.8%, Detective 16.6%, Crime 15.8%, Hidden Object 12.8%, Thriller 11.5%
- #23 Chinatown Detective Agency
82% matchMostly Positive72% of 156 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: Noir 20.2%, Detective 16.7%, Crime 15.9%, Cyberpunk 12.7%, Dystopian 11.7%
- #24 Let Bions Be Bygones
80% matchMostly Positive73% of 122 reviews2024
Dev: Bohemian PulpPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Having lost everything, a retired, hardboiled detective, John Cooper, must take his last case to find a missing upper-class girl among the lowest parts of the dystopian city-planet Terrahive. Choose your unique path in this atmospheric narrative future-noir thriller.
Why similar: Noir 24.2%, Detective 17.3%, Cyberpunk 16.2%, Dystopian 11.6%, Crime 11.2%
- #25 NeonCode
81% matchMostly Positive78% of 244 reviews2018
Dev: Fubenalvo
Windows · Mac · Linux
NeonCode is a one hour long cyberpunk-retro adventure game made by one developer. It was inspired by classics such as the Blade Runner-movies, Miami Vice, Grim Fandango and the games of Telltale.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 20.3%, Crime 20.1%, Detective 19.4%, Noir 17.7%, Open World 11.1%
- #26 Beyond the Invisible: Evening
81% matchMixed59% of 31 reviews2017
Dev: Graphium Studio
Windows
At the edge of the forest lies a small Woodville town. One day the town became shrouded in mist and no one could pass through. Citizens began to disappear, one by one and fear gripped the town. Unravel the mystery of the Shadows and free the town from their dreadful fears!
Why similar: Noir 25.9%, Crime 19%, Hidden Object 16.6%, Detective 9.4%, Dark 7.6%
- #27 Blacksad: Under the Skin
79% matchVery Positive83% of 6,816 reviews2019
Dev: Pendulo StudiosPub: Microids
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 73%
BLACKSAD: Under the Skin - A dark corruption scandal in the heart of the New York City's underworld for charismatic detective John Blacksad!
Why similar: Noir 21.6%, Crime 16.1%, Detective 15.5%, Logic 9.4%, Emotional 8.9%
- #28 Keyword 2: Nightfall
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: City From Naught Inc.
Windows
Play detective in this heart-gripping cyberpunk adventure where every dark corner of this intricate vertical city is yours to explore. Interrogate witnesses, investigate murders and even enjoy hotpots! Every choice shapes the outcome, leading you closer to the truth, or deeper into the shadows.
Why similar: Noir 21.9%, Detective 17.9%, Cyberpunk 15.7%, Open World 10.1%, Multiple Endings 7.9%
- #29 Aegis Protocol
77% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Reliq
Windows · Linux
Unravel a conspiracy starting with a single murder in a modern point-and-click adventure, playing as a meme-able duo with questionable methods.
Why similar: Noir 22.4%, Crime 19.7%, Detective 14.2%, Hidden Object 12.8%, Cyberpunk 9.9%
- #30 Neopunk
78% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2023
Dev: Solohack3r Studios
Windows
An open world cyberpunk retro RPG. Start a new life as an agender mercenary who moves to the dark and neon lit streets of Kaanalos City. Freedom awaits you in Neopunk. Solve a murder. Buy apartments. Deliver pizza. Who will you be?
Why similar: Noir 20%, Crime 16.2%, Cyberpunk 15.2%, Detective 14.1%, Dystopian 13.6%
- #31 Twin Mind: Nobody's Here Collector's Edition
78% 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 22.1%, Detective 16%, Crime 14.1%, Hidden Object 12.9%, Thriller 10.4%
- #32 Corporate Board
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: PHANTOM PRODUCTIONS YAZILIM LIMITED SIRKETI
Windows
As Kiran Deshmukh, survive a decaying monolith in this classic survival horror. Uncover the psychological rot of a corrupt mega-corp and the grisly crimes of its Board. In this dystopian thriller, the bottom line is written in blood. Profit is temporary. Pain is eternal.
Why similar: Noir 19.6%, Crime 16.9%, Dystopian 15.5%, Detective 14.1%, Cyberpunk 12.7%
- #33 Unsolved Case: Whispers of Elderwick Collector’s Edition
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Do Games Limited
Windows · Mac
A killer hides behind familiar faces. Solve puzzles, uncover hidden clues, and expose the conspiracy tearing the village apart before fear consumes it whole.
Why similar: Crime 22.5%, Detective 21.9%, Hidden Object 20.7%, Logic 9.1%, Thriller 8.1%
- #34 Unsolved Case: Ash and Secrets Collector's Edition
76% match6 user reviews50% of 6 reviews2024
Dev: Do Games Limited
Windows
Follow the trail of a mysterious amulet, expose deep-rooted corruption, and confront powerful adversaries who will stop at nothing to protect their secrets!
Why similar: Detective 21.2%, Hidden Object 17.4%, Crime 16.2%, Thriller 12.4%, Logic 10.8%
- #35 Synther
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: NeofuturismPub: No Gravity Games
Windows
Synther is an FPP simulation game with adventure-like, detective elements set in a futuristic, open world. The game is innovative and reminiscent of early 3D games and DOS applications.
Why similar: Noir 32.3%, Cyberpunk 25.4%, Detective 24.6%, Sci-fi 10.6%, Story Rich 7.1%
- #36 Curvid Nurntine and the Black Vaccine
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: JigglyPig Games
Windows · Linux
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: Noir 23.7%, Detective 15.6%, Cyberpunk 14.9%, Futuristic 9.6%, Thriller 7.6%
- #37 Unsolved Case: Above the Law Collector's Edition
75% match9 user reviews22% of 9 reviews2023
Dev: Do Games Limited
Windows
Nothing brings people together as well as a common grief or crime! Can you bravely confront a criminal puppeteer with no legal defense?
Why similar: Noir 19.5%, Detective 18.4%, Hidden Object 16.4%, Crime 12.8%, Thriller 10.2%
- #38 Do You Want More!?
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Reno GT Young
Windows
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: Crime 19.8%, Noir 19.4%, Detective 18.9%, Dystopian 13.7%, Dark 9%
- #39 The Tragedy of Ezekiel Asmerom
73% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: Jawhar Tazi
Windows
A first-person psychological horror adventure where you explore a cursed mansion, solve puzzles, and uncover dark family secrets to escape eternal damnation.
Why similar: Crime 17.4%, Psychological Horror 16.4%, Detective 14.9%, Dark 12.5%, Emotional 9.3%
- #40 Night at the Office
73% matchVery Positive81% of 53 reviews2024
Dev: Stanislaw TruchowskiPub: TurnVex
Windows
You work late at the office not long after the death of a colleague. Throughout the night, all sorts of phenomenon begin to terrorize you, slowly uncovering the death of a fellow colleague. Who killed Joseph Anadam and why must you go through this trial to find out?
Why similar: Crime 21.8%, Hidden Object 15.3%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Thriller 13.5%, Multiple Endings 11.5%
- #41 Dahlia View
73% matchVery Positive85% of 361 reviews2021
Dev: White Paper Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 60%
A child is missing. The police are failing. And you're a retired detective with a bit too much time on your hands. Time to throw out the rules & do whatever it takes to bring the child home. From the developers of I AM RIPPER, The Occupation & Ether One.
Why similar: Noir 23%, Detective 18.9%, Crime 14.7%, Thriller 12.8%, Emotional 8.6%
- #42 Murder Avenue
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Bazura Games
Windows
Murder Avenue is a detective game crafted for true crime aficionados. Immerse yourself in detailed crime scenes, hunt for clues, interrogate suspects, analyze motives, and unearth the truth behind each case.
Why similar: Noir 23.6%, Detective 18.5%, Crime 17.4%, Hidden Object 11.6%, Multiple Endings 7%
- #43 Tell Some Story: Foz
72% matchVery Positive92% of 204 reviews2023
Dev: Camelot.TDM
Windows
Action-adventure + Third person shooter. The year is 2042, the near future, the gloomy world of cyberpunk will offer you the role of detective Foz. Random circumstances drag the hero into a showdown between gangs and corporations, where he has to make a choice on whose side he is.
Why similar: Noir 28.7%, Dystopian 19.6%, Crime 17%, Cyberpunk 16.3%, Futuristic 7.5%
- #44 Ghost Frequency
71% matchMixed68% of 154 reviews2025
Dev: PIT GAMES
Windows
In Ghost Frequency, you are a ghost hunter from PIT - Paranormal Investigation Team. Your mission is to locate a sinister spirit using the EMF Ghost Detector to track paranormal activity, the IR Thermal Camera to reveal hidden entities, and the EVP Digital Recorder to capture eerie voices.
Why similar: Noir 23.7%, Detective 18.3%, Thriller 15.9%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Hidden Object 10.8%
- #45 The Paracelsian Project
71% matchMostly Positive73% of 11 reviews2023
Dev: Sixkilla Gaming
Windows · Mac · Linux
You awaken in an unfamiliar location with unfamiliar people and are surrounded by mystery. Will you be able to solve the puzzle and uncover why you are here in this sci-fi/mystery/puzzle visual novel? The future hangs in the balance.
Why similar: Detective 16.7%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, Multiple Endings 10.7%, Thriller 10.6%, Emotional 10.6%
- #46 Mistmoon Falls
70% 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 22.3%, Detective 20.7%, Crime 17.8%, Multiple Endings 7.7%, Open World 7.6%
- #47 Unsorted Horror
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 3,414 reviews2023
Dev: Mike Klubnika
Windows
A collection of 5 short first-person horror games, that revolve around detailed machinery and dread.
Why similar: Dystopian 21.2%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Dark 10%, Emotional 9.5%, Futuristic 9.3%
- #48 FISSURE
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: LlamaLoosh
Windows
Your two best friends just broke up, its up to you to figure out why and whose fault it is. Good thing you’re a detective!
Why similar: Thriller 21%, Crime 18.2%, Psychological Horror 17.3%, Dark 12.4%, Emotional 11.6%
- #49 Chicago 4th of July
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Clumsy Boy Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Chicago 4th of July is an open-world, action-adventure RPG set in a near-future Chicago — a glamorous yet oppressive megacity wrapped in a mysterious Veil. Uncover the truth behind the Veil, navigate a world ruled by power and rise against a system built to keep you blind.
Why similar: Noir 26.5%, Cyberpunk 17.3%, Detective 17%, Futuristic 10.5%, Open World 10.2%
- #50 The Lighthouse
71% matchMostly Positive74% of 46 reviews2019
Dev: Shadow Knights Studio
Windows
The Lighthouse is a uniquely crafted thriller with glimpses into psychotic, alternate dimensions. Private Investigator James Irvine finds himself lured into a haunting, neo-noir world in search of a missing young woman, named Lily Beaumont.
Why similar: Noir 22.1%, Detective 16.1%, Thriller 15.8%, Emotional 12.1%, Psychological Horror 11%
- #51 Detective Dana
68% 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: Detective 23.3%, Noir 21.5%, Crime 16.4%, Hidden Object 15.1%, Exploration 7.1%
- #52 Grimtrace
69% 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 35%, Hidden Object 25.6%, Detective 23.6%, Puzzle 9.6%, Story Rich 6.2%
- #53 Dry Drowning
70% matchVery Positive81% of 512 reviews2019
Dev: Studio VPub: Leonardo Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Dry Drowning is a psychological investigative visual novel set in a futuristic dystopian city. Follow the story of Mordred Foley, unscrupulous private detective haunted by his dark past, and look into a series of macabre serial killings inspired by Greek mythology.
Why similar: Noir 23%, Futuristic 17%, Detective 14.5%, Cyberpunk 13.6%, Thriller 12%
- #54 Crosstalk
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Illumina Studios LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
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: Noir 28.1%, Detective 22.1%, Cyberpunk 17.5%, Dystopian 12.8%, Thriller 9.3%
- #55 Murder On Space Station 52
67% matchPositive98% of 47 reviews2024
Dev: Made From StringsPub: Dionous Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Trapped on a space station with the Keychain Killer you must unravel this mystery, or it will be your last. Collect evidence, interrogate suspects and solve puzzles to stand a chance.
Why similar: Noir 26.9%, Detective 19.8%, Cyberpunk 16.9%, Thriller 9.1%, Sci-fi 8.8%
- #56 The Empty Desk
67% matchPositive88% of 26 reviews2025
Dev: CheesecakeGames
Windows
Immerse yourself in a psychological thriller with narrative adventure elements and unsettling details. Join Detective Bennett on his final case and uncover dark secrets in a world where reality bends and sanity wavers.
Why similar: Crime 20.5%, Detective 19.6%, Thriller 12.1%, Emotional 10.1%, Hidden Object 9.5%
- #57 Judgement Day
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Valor Studios
Windows
Judgment Day is a psychological horror puzzle-adventure game. Detective Roger Morgan is trapped in a twisted version of his partner Jack Clark’s home. Each puzzle he solves unravels dark secrets, distorting reality and blurring the line between friend and foe, forcing him to question everything.
Why similar: Noir 26.8%, Detective 19.1%, Psychological Horror 13%, Logic 9.4%, Puzzle 7.6%
- #58 Au Revoir
66% matchVery Positive95% of 118 reviews2025
Dev: Invisible StudioPub: Nuntius Games
Windows
Play as Tristan and solve puzzles to recover human consciousnesses in the year 2071. Investigate environments, uncover secrets, and make choices that affect the ending. Explore a neon-noir world with a low poly aesthetic inspired by the 90s.
Why similar: Noir 26.1%, Cyberpunk 17.8%, Detective 11.4%, Sci-fi 8.1%, Hidden Object 6.6%
- #59 Crime or Punishment
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Scale Issue
Windows
Play as a corrupt detective on the mob’s payroll, and cover up their crimes. Read files, collect information and obscure evidence to frame an innocent bystander, who was at the wrong place, at the wrong time. After all, crime pays.
Why similar: Noir 34.8%, Detective 20.8%, Crime 12.8%, Puzzle 9.4%, Multiple Endings 9%
- #60 Robot Detective
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Atreyu Games
Windows
Investigate the grisly murder of Philip Cartel in this dazzling sci-fi post-apocalyptic visual novel. You play an android detective piecing together their past while meeting strange and exotic characters, traveling a brutal world and unraveling the many mysteries it holds.
Why similar: Noir 22.4%, Crime 18.1%, Cyberpunk 14.7%, Emotional 11.3%, Futuristic 10.7%