- #1 Gemini Rue
97% matchVery Positive88% of 1,884 reviews2011
Dev: Joshua NuernbergerPub: Wadjet Eye Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Discover a world where life is cheap, identities are bought & sold, & a quest for redemption can change the fate of a whole galaxy.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 22.8%, Point & Click 22.5%, Noir 20%, Dystopian 9.8%, Detective 9.8%
- #2 Beyond a Steel Sky
96% matchVery Positive88% of 1,649 reviews2020
Dev: Revolution Software Ltd
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
From multi-award winning Revolution comes ‘Beyond a Steel Sky’, a groundbreaking 3D adventure thriller, set in an AI-driven future. Subvert the world, hack the systems and solve dark conspiracies to uncover the devastating truth.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 29.3%, Point & Click 20.8%, Dystopian 20.1%, Futuristic 10.4%, Mystery 7.3%
- #3 Observer: System Redux
96% matchVery Positive85% of 2,998 reviews2020
Dev: Bloober TeamPub: Bloober Team SA
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 69%
A first‑person cyberpunk horror detective story 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 24.4%, Alternate History 23.9%, Detective 16.8%, Investigation 14.8%, Dystopian 12.3%
- #4 Technobabylon
95% matchVery Positive94% of 1,635 reviews2015
Dev: Technocrat GamesPub: Wadjet Eye Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
A cyberpunk adventure game from the studio that brought you Gemini Rue and Blackwell! The year is 2087. Genetic engineering is the norm, and an omnipresent AI powers the city. Take control of three citizens of this world as they struggle to understand a deadly conspiracy.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 46.8%, Point & Click 33.5%, Adventure 9.3%, Sci-fi 6.2%, Atmospheric 2.2%
- #5 Nobody Wants to Die
94% matchVery Positive83% of 7,373 reviews2024
Dev: Critical Hit GamesPub: PLAION
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Lose yourself in the dystopian world of New York, 2329; immortality comes at a price that someone has to pay. In this interactive noir story, lead the investigation using advanced technology, as Detective James Karra who risks it all in pursuit of a serial killer targeting the city’s elite.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 21.8%, Noir 18.7%, Detective 18.3%, Dystopian 18.2%, Investigation 11.6%
- #6 VirtuaVerse
94% matchVery Positive82% of 1,115 reviews2020
Dev: Theta DivisionPub: Blood Music
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 62%
VirtuaVerse is a challenging old school cyberpunk point & click adventure set in a future not so far away narrating tales of technomancers, AVR graffiti writers, hacker groups, tribes of cryptoshamans, digital archeology, epic cyberwars and virtual reality debauchery.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 26.5%, Dystopian 19.5%, Point & Click 16.7%, Old School 9.3%, Futuristic 8.2%
- #7 Tales of the Neon Sea
93% matchVery Positive85% of 5,073 reviews2019
Dev: YiTi GamesPub: Thermite Games
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Welcome to a world of intrigue and suspicion. Where humans and robots contend with escalating tensions and mutual distrust. And where gangster felines scheme their way to the top of the food chain. Welcome to the Tales of the Neon Sea!
Why similar: Cyberpunk 20.8%, Dystopian 14.3%, Detective 14%, Point & Click 13.3%, Noir 12.9%
- #8 Lamplight City
92% matchVery Positive90% of 868 reviews2018
Dev: Grundislav GamesPub: Application Systems Heidelberg
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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: Alternate History 23%, Detective 18.1%, Point & Click 16.1%, Noir 12.9%, Dark 9.6%
- #9 Whispers of a Machine
91% matchVery Positive93% of 2,011 reviews2019
Dev: Clifftop GamesPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Whispers of a Machine is a Sci-Fi Nordic Noir that tells the story of Vera, a cybernetically augmented detective in a post-AI world, who investigates a string of murders and unravels a dark conflict over forbidden technology.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 20.4%, Point & Click 19.5%, Detective 18.5%, Noir 11.5%, Adventure 7.3%
- #10 Au Revoir
91% matchVery Positive95% of 125 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: Cyberpunk 19.2%, Noir 15.8%, Cinematic 15%, Point & Click 13.8%, Detective 8.9%
- #11 System Shock: Enhanced Edition
90% matchVery Positive89% of 2,359 reviews2015
Dev: Looking Glass StudiosPub: Nightdive Studios
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Re-discover what made System Shock the first of it's kind, a ground breaking immersive sim that would inspire a generation of games to come....
Why similar: Cyberpunk 68.6%, Sci-fi 10.3%, Retro 7.2%, Atmospheric 7%, Adventure 6.8%
- #12 Kathy Rain: Director's Cut
89% matchVery Positive93% of 1,530 reviews2021
Dev: Clifftop GamesPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 73%
The award-winning point-and-click adventure returns in the Director's Cut with an extended story, additional puzzles, and new areas to explore. Witness the rise of an iconic detective as you uncover a dark and sinister truth hiding behind the calm exterior of a small rural town.
Why similar: Detective 26.2%, Point & Click 23.7%, Investigation 17.8%, Mystery 10.6%, Dark 9.8%
- #13 Transient: Extended Edition
89% matchMostly Positive71% of 348 reviews2020
Dev: Stormling StudiosPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 22.9%, Dystopian 16.4%, Detective 11.6%, Investigation 8.7%, Futuristic 7.9%
- #14 Chinatown Detective Agency
88% matchMostly Positive72% of 159 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: Cyberpunk 15.6%, Detective 14.7%, Noir 13.9%, Point & Click 11.8%, Dystopian 10.6%
- #15 BEAUTIFUL DESOLATION
87% matchMostly Positive77% of 695 reviews2020
Dev: THE BROTHERHOOD
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
BEAUTIFUL DESOLATION is an isometric, point & click adventure game set in a post-apocalyptic future. Explore an unscene landscape, solve puzzles, meet new friends and make powerful enemies, mediate conflicts and fight for your life as you unravel the secrets of the desolate world around you.
Why similar: FMV 23.6% ★, Alternate History 14.6%, Cinematic 14.3%, Point & Click 13.9%, Investigation 7.5%
- #16 Silicon Dreams | cyberpunk interrogation
86% matchVery Positive94% of 256 reviews2021
Dev: James PattonPub: Clockwork Bird
Windows · Mac · Linux
It’s 2065, and you are an interrogator-model android tasked with rooting out deviants among your own kind. You must probe for lies, monitor and exploit emotional spikes, earn the trust of your subjects, and make the final call: release, or destroy?
Why similar: Cyberpunk 23%, Investigation 14.1%, Detective 13.6%, Dystopian 13.4%, Point & Click 9%
- #17 Lacuna – A Sci-Fi Noir Adventure
86% matchVery Positive92% of 2,943 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: Cyberpunk 22.9%, Noir 20%, Detective 19.3%, Investigation 11.5%, Futuristic 10.5%
- #18 NORCO
85% matchVery Positive92% of 3,226 reviews2022
Dev: Geography of RobotsPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 65%
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: Dystopian 18.9%, Noir 17.4%, Point & Click 16.3%, Investigation 12.2%, Dark 8.6%
- #19 Planescape: Torment: Enhanced Edition
84% matchVery Positive95% of 5,612 reviews2017
Dev: Beamdog
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 23.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Uncover secrets of past lives in this story-rich, tactical roleplaying game set in Sigil, a dark fantasy city at the heart of the Dungeons & Dragons multiverse. Explore the planes, survive combat alongside a party of bizarre companions, and solve puzzles unlike any ever seen in the genre.
Why similar: Atmospheric 41.6%, Retro 29.9%, Adventure 28.5%
- #20 Neon Hearts City
84% matchVery Positive84% of 56 reviews2025
Dev: Cosmic VoidPub: Dionous Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A private investigator, tracking a missing person, uncovers a conspiracy between humans and androids and a secret that could change everything. Neon Hearts City is a retro point-and-click adventure that thrusts you into a grungy cyberpunk city of the future.
Why similar: Detective 21.9%, Point & Click 20.7%, Cyberpunk 18.7%, Investigation 15.8%, Adventure 6.4%
- #21 Tesla Effect: A Tex Murphy Adventure
83% matchVery Positive87% of 1,323 reviews2014
Dev: Big Finish Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Tex Murphy is the last of the hard-boiled gumshoe detectives living in dystopian post-World War III San Francisco in the 2050s. Tex is an honest and good-natured private investigator with a penchant for bourbon, cigarettes and getting himself into trouble.
Why similar: FMV 33.5% ★, Cyberpunk 14.9%, Detective 14.6%, Noir 14.4%, Dystopian 5.7%
- #22 Primordia
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,432 reviews2012
Dev: Wormwood StudiosPub: Wadjet Eye Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Life has ceased. Man is but a myth. And now, even the machines have begun to fail. Lead Horatio Nullbuilt and his sarcastic sidekick Crispin on a journey through the crumbling world of Primordia, facing malfunctioning robots, ancient secrets, and an implacable, power-hungry foe.
Why similar: Point & Click 33.1%, Cyberpunk 18%, Noir 12.5%, Dystopian 10.5%, Sci-fi 8.1%
- #23 REPLACED
79% matchVery Positive85% of 9,395 reviews2026
Dev: Sad Cat StudiosPub: Thunderful Publishing
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Follow R.E.A.C.H., an AI trapped in a human body, on a cinematic adventure through an alternate 1980s America. Explore an atmospheric cyberpunk world full of high-stakes action wrapped in a unique 2.5D pixel art style.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 17.8%, Alternate History 17.4%, Cinematic 16.5%, Dystopian 13%, Artificial Intelligence 10.8%
- #24 Gamedec - Definitive Edition
82% matchMostly Positive80% of 1,735 reviews2021
Dev: Anshar StudiosPub: Anshar Publishing
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Gamedec is a single-player cyberpunk isometric RPG. You are a game detective, who solves crimes inside virtual worlds. Use your wits to gather info from your witnesses and suspects, getting to the bottom of deceptive schemes. The game continually adapts to your decisions and never judges.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 27.8%, Detective 20.8%, Noir 19%, Investigation 12%, Mystery 8.6%
- #25 Retropolis 2: Never Say Goodbye
80% matchVery Positive92% of 53 reviews2024
Dev: Peanut Button
Windows
Immerse yourself in the shadows, where danger lurks and every step leads you further to the edge of madness. Navigate the neon-lit streets as robo-detective Philip Log and search for Jenny Montage, the automated femme fatale, in this gritty post-apocalyptic saga.
Why similar: Noir 23%, Detective 22.9%, Cinematic 20.4%, Point & Click 18.7%, Adventure 6.3%
- #26 2064: Read Only Memories
81% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,676 reviews2015
Dev: MidBoss, LLC.Pub: Chorus Worldwide Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
2064: Read Only Memories is a cyberpunk point-and-click adventure set in Neo-San Francisco. Team up with Turing, the world's first sapient machine, to unravel a conspiracy that threatens to shake an entire society
Why similar: Cyberpunk 26.6%, Noir 20.6%, Point & Click 15.7%, Dialogue Heavy 13.4%, Futuristic 9.5%
- #27 Tex Murphy: The Pandora Directive
81% matchVery Positive87% of 92 reviews2014
Dev: Access SoftwarePub: Nightdive Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 51%
It's April 2043 and you- as Tex Murphy, the last of the old-style gumshoes- find yourself racing against time in the most dangerous game of your life. What is the truth behind the rumored UFO crash at Roswell, New Mexico? Why did the military suddenly shut down and seal off the Roswell complex?
Why similar: FMV 35.2% ★, Detective 14.9%, Noir 13.3%, Cyberpunk 10%, Point & Click 9.7%
- #28 Neofeud
78% matchVery Positive85% of 289 reviews2017
Dev: Silver Spook Games
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Neofeud is a Dystopic Cyberpunk adventure game in the vein of Blade Runner, but with an overlay of Game of Thrones-like political intrigue, and 1366x768, hand-painted, stylized visuals.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 35.9%, Dystopian 23.7%, Point & Click 21%, Adventure 9.3%, Retro 5.3%
- #29 >observer_
77% matchMostly Positive78% of 5,924 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 44.6%, Detective 13.9%, Dystopian 13.7%, Futuristic 7.6%, Atmospheric 7.1%
- #30 Tex Murphy: Mean Streets
79% matchMostly Positive71% of 105 reviews2014
Dev: Access SoftwarePub: Nightdive Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 18 minMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 33%
The year is 2033. Your name is Tex Murphy, Private Investigator in San Francisco. You've been hired by the beautiful daughter of a university professor to uncover the facts about his death. As you begin your investigation you uncover the deaths of several prominent members of the scientific community.
Why similar: Detective 21.6%, Cyberpunk 19.3%, Noir 18.2%, 1980s 14.3%, Dystopian 9.7%
- #31 STASIS: BONE TOTEM
74% matchVery Positive93% of 2,654 reviews2023
Dev: THE BROTHERHOOD
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Get ready for a thrilling underwater adventure with classic point-and-click gameplay. Explore with three characters simultaneously. Featuring atmospheric isometric graphics, rendered video, and a soundtrack by Mark Morgan, BONE TOTEM takes you on a journey to hidden places deep below the waves...
Why similar: FMV 27.8% ★, Point & Click 14.7%, Cinematic 13.2%, 1980s 12.7%, Dialogue Heavy 9.9%
- #32 Read Only Memories: NEURODIVER
76% matchMostly Positive72% of 223 reviews2024
Dev: MidBoss, LLC.Pub: Chorus Worldwide Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Read Only Memories: NEURODIVER is a story-rich adventure and the sequel to 2064: Read Only Memories. Explore the rich world with an intuitive point-and-click interface as you take on the role of a young psychic agent tasked with tracking down a mysterious antagonist hiding in people's memories.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 27.1%, Noir 20.8%, Point & Click 15.8%, Dialogue Heavy 13.4%, Futuristic 9.1%
- #33 Justice.exe
76% matchMixed69% of 103 reviews2022
Dev: Late Game ClutchPub: Gameclaw Studio
Windows · Mac
Justice.exe is a dialogue-heavy dystopian legal drama in which you defend sentient AI in court. Discover key story elements in dialogue, build your case by studying arguments, and engage the opposing counsel in wits, charisma and skullduggery. Small choices might alter the fate of your clients.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 21.7%, Dystopian 20.7%, Detective 18.7%, Point & Click 15.9%, Mystery 7.4%
- #34 Cyber City 2157: The Visual Novel
78% matchMixed53% of 222 reviews2016
Dev: HarotobiraPub: Sometimes You
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Feel the mysterious world of Molds and the City where the sun never sets. Look for clues, make decisions and follow your own path in the Cyber City 2157.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 49.9%, Adventure 25.3%, Dark 15.1%, Atmospheric 9.7%
- #35 Murder On Space Station 52
74% matchVery Positive98% of 50 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: Cyberpunk 20.6%, Noir 18.6%, Detective 17.4%, Point & Click 14.1%, Mystery 6.7%
- #36 Tails Noir
75% matchMixed67% of 3,467 reviews2021
Dev: EggnutPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Tails Noir is a post-noir narrative adventure. Become raccoon private eye Howard Lotor and explore dystopian Vancouver inhabited by animals as you uncover a deeply personal story of change and transformation.
Why similar: Detective 15.5%, Cinematic 14.6%, Noir 14.3%, Dystopian 13.6%, Point & Click 11.9%
- #37 Shadows of Doubt
72% matchVery Positive82% of 17,722 reviews2024
Dev: ColePowered GamesPub: Fireshine Games
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 15.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Take on the role of a private investigator in this immersive detective simulator. Solve murders and other crimes in a procedurally generated and persistent city where every NPC lives and breathes their own independent lives. Find the killer quickly… or they will kill again!
Why similar: Detective 36.1%, Noir 30.2%, Cyberpunk 25%, Atmospheric 4.4%, Adventure 4.4%
- #38 The Sundew
75% matchVery Positive86% of 107 reviews2021
Dev: 2054
Windows · Linux
You are Anna Isobe, a cyborg cop abandoned by progress and thrust into the midst of a global conspiracy. Experience classic point and click gameplay as you travel across the dark future, and make choices that will seal the fate of the world.
Why similar: Alternate History 22.5%, Cyberpunk 15.7%, Dystopian 15%, Point & Click 14.8%, Old School 7.3%
- #39 Syberia: The World Before
73% matchVery Positive90% of 5,031 reviews2022
Dev: Microids Studio ParisPub: Microids
Windows
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Embark on a quest for identity through time, as you piece together the puzzle of two lives.
Why similar: Cinematic 23.4%, Point & Click 20.9%, Detective 20.6%, Investigation 13.1%, Mystery 9.7%
- #40 Tex Murphy: Martian Memorandum
77% matchMixed69% of 60 reviews2014
Dev: Access SoftwarePub: Nightdive Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12 minMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 33%
The year is 2033. Your name is Tex Murphy, Private Investigator in San Francisco.
Why similar: FMV 25.1% ★, Detective 15.2%, Noir 13%, Point & Click 12.8%, Cyberpunk 11.7%
- #41 Kathy Rain 2: Soothsayer
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,354 reviews2025
Dev: Clifftop GamesPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.9 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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: Detective 19.5%, Noir 18%, Point & Click 16.9%, Investigation 15.3%, Mystery 8.7%
- #42 Subsurface Circular
73% matchVery Positive94% of 1,940 reviews2017
Dev: Bithell Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 70%
When the truth is buried, go underground. Step into this new take on text-based adventure from the award-winning team behind Thomas Was Alone and Volume. A short story that hands you the fate of the world above, as a detective looking for answers on the Subsurface Circular.
Why similar: Detective 15.9%, Noir 13.9%, Cyberpunk 12.7%, Investigation 11.9%, Cinematic 11.4%
- #43 The Operator
71% matchVery Positive92% of 8,818 reviews2024
Dev: Bureau 81
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Welcome to the FDI. As our newest Operator, your role is to use your detective skills to assist our field agents and investigate mysterious crimes. Use cutting-edge FDI software to dig for clues, solve puzzles, and uncover the truth.
Why similar: FMV 29.9% ★, Detective 23.4%, Investigation 16.9%, Point & Click 12.7%, Mystery 8.5%
- #44 Casebook 1899 - The Leipzig Murders
72% matchVery Positive85% of 109 reviews2025
Dev: Homo Narrans Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Play as a sharp-witted detective in late 19th-century Leipzig, Germany, in this retro pixel-art point & click adventure. Search for clues, question suspects, and piece together evidence on your deduction board to solve four gripping murder cases.
Why similar: Detective 27.8%, Point & Click 27.3%, Investigation 19.1%, Old School 13.7%, Adventure 7.8%
- #45 Let Bions Be Bygones
73% matchMixed70% of 133 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: Cyberpunk 22.6%, Noir 19%, Detective 17.3%, Point & Click 15.3%, Dystopian 11.9%
- #46 BROK the InvestiGator - Prologue
70% matchVery Positive97% of 306 reviews2020
Dev: COWCAT
Windows
The very first PUNCH & CLICK! Brok is an innovative adventure mixed with beat 'em up and RPG elements. In a grim world where animals have replaced mankind, what kind of detective will you be?
Why similar: Detective 21.5%, Point & Click 20.3%, Investigation 17.8%, Dystopian 15.9%, 1980s 10.1%
- #47 Cyber Manhunt 2: New World - The Hacking Simulator
67% matchVery Positive93% of 5,660 reviews2025
Dev: Aluba Van+Pub: Spiral Up Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.1 hrsMean: 21.8 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Discover a digital realm shrouded in mystery. Sequel to an award-winning narrative driven hacking simulator puzzle game. Play as an AI assistant in a major corporation. Deploy intricate social engineering tactics and expose hidden truths in a world of ambition and high-tech deception.
Why similar: Detective 24.7%, Dystopian 20.2%, Point & Click 19.9%, Investigation 17.4%, Mystery 10.4%
- #48 Phoenix Springs
68% matchVery Positive88% of 274 reviews2024
Dev: Calligram Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Lose yourself in Phoenix Springs – a modern point-and-click set in a mysterious neo-noir world. It begins with an investigation: find your brother Leo. You already know where it ends.
Why similar: Noir 18.4%, Detective 17.7%, Cinematic 17.1%, Point & Click 12.7%, Investigation 10%
- #49 Song of Farca
70% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,676 reviews2021
Dev: Wooden MonkeysPub: Alawar
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Hack into crime scenes, look for evidence, analyze data, interrogate criminals, track suspects and deal with the consequences of your decisions. This is a dark and brutal detective story with a Black Mirror-esque atmosphere of digital dominance and the narrative structure of a US crime procedural.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 21.1%, Dystopian 19.5%, Detective 19%, Point & Click 15.2%, Futuristic 8.7%
- #50 Black Mirror II
70% matchVery Positive90% of 720 reviews2014
Dev: Cranberry ProductionPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 11.3 hrsMean: 13.3 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Enter a dark, captivating world as the massive evil of Black Mirror Castle is reincarnated with over 100 atmospheric locations to explore and 40 different characters to interact with. Will Darren's search lead him to redemption or the hell of insanity?
Why similar: Point & Click 60.3%, Adventure 24.2%, Mystery 10.2%, Atmospheric 5.3%
- #51 Escape2088
71% 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 32.3%, Point & Click 20.8%, Detective 16%, Cinematic 11.7%, Futuristic 6.2%
- #52 System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster
65% matchVery Positive88% of 2,234 reviews2025
Dev: Nightdive Studios
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 72%
System Shock® 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster is a genre defining experience that established innovative game-play mechanics that are a staple of the FPS and RPG genre today. Survive the wretched corridors of the Von Braun. Your training has prepared you for this.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 51.5%, Dark 17%, Atmospheric 12.2%, Sci-fi 10.8%, Adventure 8.5%
- #53 Alfred Hitchcock - Vertigo
68% matchVery Positive82% of 1,052 reviews2021
Dev: Pendulo StudiosPub: Microids
Windows
Median: 8.6 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Can you trust your own mind? Immerse yourself in a psychological thriller of a new kind, playing with the limits between reality and fantasy. Freely inspired by Alfred Hitchcock’s universe.
Why similar: Cinematic 31.1%, Detective 23.8%, Investigation 23%, Dark 13.6%, Adventure 8.6%
- #54 逆光迷途 Lost in Darklight
69% matchMixed52% of 83 reviews2023
Dev: Beijing Changyou Chuangxiang Software Technology Co., Ltd.Pub: Changyou.com HK Limited
Windows
Themed on urban suspense, Lost in Darklight is a live action interactive game. A retired ace soldier, four girls, a hidden chamber at home, genetic cloning tech... Experience interactive VR panoramic evidence searching with this game and decide your own ending. Every choice you make is crucial!
Why similar: FMV 45% ★, Cinematic 21.6%, Investigation 11.5%, Point & Click 10.8%, Mystery 7.9%
- #55 Trust No One
68% matchMixed61% of 61 reviews2024
Dev: Triomatica Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
You'll need to think outside more than just the box. In "Trust No One,” a point-and-click detective adventure, you play as a journalist who tries to unravel a web of secrets about a mysterious AI-company. Explore the nooks and alleyways of Kyiv to discover the identity of your informant.
Why similar: Detective 21.3%, Point & Click 19.2%, Investigation 14.8%, Dystopian 14.6%, Futuristic 8.7%
- #56 BROK the InvestiGator
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,287 reviews2022
Dev: COWCAT
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
An innovative adventure mixed with beat 'em up and RPG elements. In a grim world where animals have replaced mankind, what kind of detective will you be?
Why similar: Detective 22.3%, Dystopian 21.8%, Point & Click 20.4%, Investigation 14.6%, Mystery 9%
- #57 of the Devil
63% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 2,569 reviews2025
Dev: nth Circle Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 13.3 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Immerse yourself in neon, smoke, and high-stakes legal gambles as a Defense Attorney with uniquely Killer insights in this episodic, diabolically stylish visual novel adventure game.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 26.5%, Noir 22.2%, Detective 20.7%, Dystopian 15.9%, Dialogue Heavy 6.9%
- #58 The Narcotic Operation
65% matchVery Positive88% of 519 reviews2025
Dev: Beijing Kuailai Technology Co., Ltd.
Windows
Step into the role of a shadowed undercover police officer in Dark Eyes, brave an area dominated by vice and crime, where allies and enemies blur. Every smirk, tear, and lie tightens the web of deceit—will you destroy the empire or lose yourself in its shadows?
Why similar: FMV 59.5% ★, Cinematic 26.2%, Mystery 10.8%, Adventure 3.6%
- #59 Zarathustra - Cybergeddon
67% matchMostly Positive79% of 70 reviews2024
Dev: Tim Rachor
Windows
Take on the role of Agent Amy Tanner and solve a case in a cyberpunk future, where technology and religion have become one - A classic pixel art point&click adventure.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 23.3%, Point & Click 16.4%, Detective 15.7%, Dystopian 12.1%, Futuristic 6.8%
- #60 The Maker's Eden
69% matchMixed69% of 119 reviews2014
Dev: Screwy Lightbulb
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 61%
The Maker's Eden is a first-person hypertext adventure game presented in the style of a motion comic. You play a character trying to discover what their predefined purpose is, in a science fiction/noir inspired world filled with androids, flying cars and an early 20th century vibe.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 61.1%, Adventure 29.8%, Sci-fi 9.1%