- #1 Sinheritance
97% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: STIM GAMES
Windows
Sinheritance is a terrifying and mind-bending puzzle game. Explore every corner in an intensely oppressive atmosphere to piece together a chilling story. Every step must be taken with caution, for the deepest fears often stem from your own choices and your gradually crumbling sanity.
Why similar: Detective 28.2%, Point & Click 15%, Noir 10.6%, Logic 8.9%, Story Rich 7.4%
- #2 Inspector Pug: The Furrious Murder Case
96% 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 36.9%, Noir 16.5%, Visual Novel 13%, Point & Click 10.1%, Puzzle 8.4%
- #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 30.2%, Point & Click 16%, Noir 13.9%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Story Rich 6.7%
- #4 Detective Dana
95% 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: Detective 26%, Point & Click 14.9%, Noir 13.9%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Story Rich 6.9%
- #5 Acrônimo Tupiniquim
94% 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: Detective 29.9%, Noir 20.6%, Visual Novel 10.1%, Story Rich 8.9%, Point & Click 8.4%
- #6 Jim's Nightmare: Chapter 1
94% matchPositive81% of 26 reviews2024
Dev: Pumpkiny GamesPub: Sky Den Games
Windows
Go ahead and take on this psychological point and click puzzle adventure. Uncover the truth behind Jim’s shady past, his current mental illness and his peerless journey to vanquish a madman!
Why similar: Detective 21.7%, Noir 15.9%, Point & Click 12.9%, Visual Novel 9.3%, Story Rich 7.7%
- #7 Graywood: Noir Detective
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Bobby & Jeni
Windows
GRAYWOOD is a 1950s crime comic-inspired graphic adventure. Investigate crime scenes, craft your own lines of questioning, and organize your findings on your corkboard all while navigating a morally-testing narrative. Respect the law, follow your conscience, or abuse your power to save your family.
Why similar: Detective 25.2%, Narrative 18.5% ★, Noir 18.4%, Point & Click 10%, Story Rich 6.9%
- #8 Disco Elysium - The Final Cut
92% matchVery Positive93% of 128,412 reviews2019
Dev: ZA/UM
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 22.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Disco Elysium - The Final Cut is a groundbreaking role playing game. You’re a detective with a unique skill system at your disposal and a whole city to carve your path across. Interrogate unforgettable characters, crack murders or take bribes. Become a hero or an absolute disaster of a human being.
Why similar: Detective 27.2%, Noir 11.5%, Story Rich 11.1%, Point & Click 9.9%, Choices Matter 9.9%
- #9 Pandorex
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lost Dog Games
Windows
PANDOREX invites you on a mind-bending adventure with an unlikely duo—a sarcastic dodo and his human buddy Harry—on a mission to save the universe. This narrative-driven point-and-click adventure is packed with intriguing puzzles, challenging riddles, and impactful choices that shape your journey.
Why similar: Detective 22%, Narrative 18.7% ★, Noir 15.5%, Point & Click 12%, Visual Novel 10.2%
- #10 Call the Tune
91% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2024
Dev: St☆rletPub: Elephant Shrew Crew
Windows · Mac · Linux
In this detective/idol game fusion, every decision you make will influence the narrative. Your choices will shape relationships, uncover secrets, and determine the fate of the characters and the school itself.
Why similar: Detective 23.1%, Narrative 19.6% ★, Visual Novel 15.4%, Point & Click 10.2%, Choices Matter 8.9%
- #11 LumineNight
90% matchVery Positive89% of 534 reviews2024
Dev: Spickasoft
Windows
LumineNight is a story-driven detective adventure. Play as Detective Foster and his daughter to solve a series of murders spanning a decade. Interrogate suspects, infiltrate locations, solve puzzles, and gather evidence from crime scenes. Uncover the dark truth behind these killings.
Why similar: Detective 28.4%, Noir 15%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Point & Click 11.7%, Story Rich 8.9%
- #12 KRAMPEN
89% matchVery Positive91% of 443 reviews2023
Dev: GMD13
Windows
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 22.1%, Noir 15.5%, Point & Click 12.3%, Visual Novel 11%, Story Rich 7.6%
- #13 Shepherd's Plan
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Laborastory 604
Windows
An office point-and-click puzzle game mixed with visual novel-style storytelling set in a noir-fabled world. As you are fired from the job, to save yourself from a collapsing dream, it’s time to investigate, discover the black company’s secrets, and take sweet revenge for the money you deserve.
Why similar: Detective 21%, Narrative 20.1% ★, Noir 15.4%, Point & Click 12.5%, Visual Novel 10.6%
- #14 Tron: Identity
88% matchMostly Positive79% of 292 reviews2023
Dev: Bithell Games
Windows · Mac
Something has been taken. Enter a new Grid and forge alliances via visual novel gameplay, uncovering truths through Identity Disc puzzles. Make critical decisions and plot your own course in a world without a creator.
Why similar: Detective 28.5%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Noir 15.1%, Choices Matter 8.8%, Sci-fi 7.5%
- #15 White Cat Town Mystery
87% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2024
Dev: Cozy Creative Games
Windows · Mac
White Cat Town Mystery is a visual novel/adventure game about an anthropomorphic cat named Lumi. Help him explore atmospheric and magical town, meet old friends again, make hard choices, and go through supernatural challenges. What you choose decides the fate of the town—and Lumi himself!
Why similar: Narrative 20.5% ★, Detective 18.3%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Point & Click 11.1%, Cozy 10.4%
- #16 Ezrebeth
86% matchPositive86% of 14 reviews2025
Dev: Tymedust Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Ezrebeth is an old, bitter recluse who finds herself constantly invaded by her peculiar relatives during the winter holidays. Oh, and she's stuck in a time loop! Investigate, interview and cross-reference as you attempt to figure out what's going on in this surreal visual novel.
Why similar: Detective 29.1%, Point & Click 17.8%, Visual Novel 16%, Multiple Endings 8.4%, Story Rich 7.1%
- #17 Sky of Tides
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lofty Sky Entertainment Inc.Pub: ESDigital Games
Windows
Sky of Tides is a choice-driven isometric sci-fi adventure following Rin D’Lorah as she searches for her missing father in a shattered world where oceans float in the sky. Shape her through decisions, balance who she is becoming, and uncover a mystery where every choice quietly rewrites the future.
Why similar: Narrative 28.1% ★, Point & Click 16.6%, Story Rich 9.5%, Visual Novel 9.3%, Character Customization 8.7%
- #18 Whispers of a Machine
85% matchVery Positive93% of 1,993 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: Detective 27.2%, Point & Click 20%, Noir 12.5%, Sci-fi 8.6%, Adventure 6.2%
- #19 Conscience
84% matchVery Positive93% of 172 reviews2024
Dev: Bowker Studios
Windows
Jack Beckham is found dead, hanging in his apartment alone. Police rule it a suicide. His father, refusing to accept the conclusion, hires you to investigate. Delve into the clues left behind in his apartment to discover what really happened.
Why similar: Detective 29.8%, Noir 21.4%, Narrative 18.4% ★, Puzzle 7.2%, Story Rich 6.4%
- #20 I Am The Prosecutor: No Evidence? No Problem!
84% matchMostly Positive76% of 50 reviews2021
Dev: Sigyaad Team
Windows
I Am The Prosecutor is a non-linear Visual Novel about defending a cute Tomboy named Sophie where you're given just 30 seconds to make the right choice each time. Help make Sophie's case against her abusive mother and give her much needed closure.
Why similar: Detective 33.3%, Visual Novel 17.9%, Story Rich 10.5%, Logic 10.1%, Choices Matter 9.6%
- #21 Defective Detectives
82% matchPositive100% of 25 reviews2026
Dev: Reanim GamesPub: STuNT
Windows
This city fears me. I saw its true face... And it smelled like sawdust. Welcome to the world of pretentious film noir, where it rains even indoors, and cool guys don't look at explosions (because they forgot to wear sunglasses).
Why similar: Detective 24.6%, Visual Novel 18.5%, Point & Click 18.4%, Exploration 9.1%, Puzzle 8.7%
- #22 Getting Away With Murder
83% 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: Detective 29.2%, Noir 24.8%, Point & Click 22.6%, Story Rich 8.6%, Atmospheric 5.4%
- #23 Cthulhu Mysteries: Veins of Arkham
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: W&W Innovations sp. z o.o.
Windows · Mac
Cthulu Mysteries: The Veins of Arkham is Lovecraftian narrative mystery, where staying sane is the greatest challenge. Interview the witnesses, gather clues and draw conclusions to solve the most unusual case. Will you be able to handle the truth?
Why similar: Detective 22.4%, Noir 15%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Narrative 11.2% ★, Point & Click 8%
- #24 Soulscape: Shadows of The Past (Episode 1)
81% match2 user reviews0% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: Hexonine Games Inc.
Windows
A former agent. A past that won't stay buried. Your choices shape Blake Turner's mood and his mood reshapes the story, the world, and even the music itself. A psychological, choice-driven adventure of betrayal, identity, and redemption.
Why similar: Detective 19.3%, Point & Click 15.7%, Noir 15.6%, Narrative 15.5% ★, Story Rich 9%
- #25 Man Without Organs
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: NaviPub: MWO
Windows
“Man Without organs” is a 2D detective adventure game. The player assumes control of “Man Without organs”, whose body is hollow inside, on his journey through a ruined Hong Kong.
Why similar: Noir 25%, Narrative 16.2% ★, Point & Click 15.4%, Story Rich 9.4%, Puzzle 8.7%
- #26 Mistmoon Falls
80% 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: Detective 25.7%, Noir 16%, Point & Click 12.4%, Visual Novel 9.4%, Choices Matter 6.1%
- #27 HOLLOW MIRE
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mowlo Games
Windows
A war hero returns to a shattered England, searching for his missing family while confronting nightmares that defy reality. A choice-driven, narrative thriller with 8 unique endings.
Why similar: Narrative 20.6% ★, Detective 20.3%, Noir 13.3%, Point & Click 10.2%, Visual Novel 8%
- #28 Detective INNA DUKE
78% matchPositive100% of 44 reviews2026
Dev: HmarkaTeam
Windows · Mac · Linux
Detective Inna Duke is a noir story-driven visual novel where you team up with lieutenant Inna Duke and her partner corporal Fernal to investigate the mysterious abduction of the popular streamer Oleh Hamston. But will you manage to track down the poor hamster in rainy city?
Why similar: Detective 27.2%, Noir 20.4%, Narrative 18.8% ★, Visual Novel 14.8%, Puzzle 5.7%
- #29 Grayton the Detective
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Incidental Minds
Windows · Mac · Linux
Grayton the Detective is a narrative adventure game about a homeless man who once lived in wealth and comfort, now showers with a kettle, and solves petty mysteries on the streets of Cleveland. However, with the disappearance of mysterious Golden Spoon, everything may change.
Why similar: Detective 27.7%, Point & Click 17.5%, Narrative 16.3% ★, Choices Matter 9.1%, Story Rich 9.1%
- #30 The Hand of Glory - The Blowtorch Files
78% matchPositive84% of 25 reviews2022
Dev: Madit Entertainment
Windows
A young girl, Erica Thimber, vanishes into thin air overnight. Is it a classic teen runaway? That's not what Lazarus Bundy, renowned serial killer hunter in charge of the case, believes.
Why similar: Detective 32.9%, Point & Click 24.3%, Adventure 9.6%, Exploration 9.1%, Choices Matter 8.4%
- #31 Orient on the Murder Express
77% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: Connor Atkins
Windows · Mac
This is a murder mystery visual novel where you take the role of the detective. Search for clues, make discoveries, and talk to other characters to find out what is truly going on on the Murder Express.
Why similar: Detective 43.8%, Visual Novel 18.4%, Point & Click 10.6%, Story Rich 10%, Exploration 5.4%
- #32 她杀 - The Suspected Murder
76% matchVery Positive84% of 68 reviews2025
Dev: 麻辣工作室 Spicy GamesPub: INDIECN
Windows
Deep night, famous suspense novelist fell from the balcony, leaving his young wife an enormous heritage. Accident, or calculated murder?Novelist's nephew secretly began investigation.He found a hidden manuscript, which contains a creep story, as well as the key clues concerning its author's death.
Why similar: Detective 26.8%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Noir 14.2%, Story Rich 9%, Puzzle 7.6%
- #33 Thief's Roulette
76% matchMixed60% of 15 reviews2026
Dev: hirogame
Windows
Lady Luck has selected 15 'thieves' to compete in Thief's Roulette. A new world of puzzles and deception.
Why similar: Narrative 21.9% ★, Point & Click 14.7%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Sci-fi 8.3%, Story Rich 7.9%
- #34 Guilty Parade
77% matchVery Positive92% of 292 reviews2021
Dev: Nozori Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 93%
One war. Two sides of a military conflict. Which side will you choose if you take a look at the world from both sides of the conflict? Whom will you support and whom will you destroy if some are fighting for an uncertain future, while others are for a peaceful present?
Why similar: Detective 30.9%, Point & Click 18.6%, Visual Novel 18.5%, Story Rich 8.6%, Choices Matter 7.4%
- #35 Crime or Punishment
75% 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: Detective 25.8%, Noir 25%, Puzzle 9.6%, Choices Matter 7.3%, Story Rich 6.8%
- #36 Private Eye: The Young Heir
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lucky 7 Studios
Windows
Private Eye is a detective game where you play as Hakeem trying to solve the murder case of Amir. The wealthy heir Amir kept strange company, is one of them his murderer? Explore, investigate, solve puzzles, and find discrepancies to unravel his mysterious death.
Why similar: Detective 26.9%, Narrative 14.7% ★, Noir 11.8%, Logic 8.2%, Story Rich 8%
- #37 The Wolf Among Us
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 39,720 reviews2013
Dev: Telltale
Windows
Median: 9.3 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
From the makers of the 2012 Game of the Year: The Walking Dead, comes a thriller based on the award-winning Fables comic books. As Bigby Wolf you will discover that a brutal, bloody murder is just a taste of things to come in a game series where your every decision can have enormous consequences.
Why similar: Detective 26.9%, Noir 15.1%, Point & Click 12.9%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Story Rich 8.7%
- #38 ECHO RAILWAY
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: tramdrey
Windows
Step into the role of a tram conductor robot in a future where humanity is preparing to leave Earth. Are you suited for something greater than being scrapped?
Why similar: Narrative 27.5% ★, Detective 22.8%, Point & Click 14.6%, Choices Matter 8.1%, Multiple Endings 6.9%
- #39 Paper Perjury
73% matchVery Positive89% of 209 reviews2024
Dev: Paper Cat Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
It all started with a simple robbery. When that thread was pulled, a tapestry of mysteries was revealed. Solve cases and outsmart criminals in a detective story full of lies, confessions, and maybe even a murder or two.
Why similar: Detective 33.9%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Point & Click 15.8%, Story Rich 8.2%, Logic 8.1%
- #40 The Thaumaturge
73% matchVery Positive83% of 5,754 reviews2024
Dev: Fool's TheoryPub: 11 bit studios
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
The Thaumaturge is a character-driven RPG with a rich story, morally ambiguous choices, and turn-based combat. In a city on the brink of change, use your mystical powers to read emotions, uncover motives, and command folklore-inspired demons — while resisting the temptation of your own pride.
Why similar: Detective 21.9%, Narrative 20.8% ★, Point & Click 10.9%, Visual Novel 8.8%, Story Rich 7.5%
- #41 THIEF'S SHELTER
72% matchVery Positive95% of 61 reviews2025
Dev: Geo GamesPub: Restless Corp.
Windows
THIEF’S SHELTER is a 3D Point and Click Psychological Adventure where the world mirrors a crumbling mind. Nothing stays still, and even your own thoughts can’t be trusted.
Why similar: Detective 25.2%, Narrative 25% ★, Point & Click 14.4%, Story Rich 7.6%, Puzzle 6.1%
- #42 The Last Case of John Morley
71% matchVery Positive83% of 310 reviews2025
Dev: Indigo Studios - Interactive StoriesPub: JanduSoft
Windows
Step into the mind of John Morley, a 1940s detective on his final case. Explore shadowed places long forgotten by time, and piece together crime scenes in a narrative adventure steeped in mystery, unexpected twists, and a truth buried for decades.
Why similar: Detective 25.6%, Narrative 23.3% ★, Noir 19.3%, Story Rich 7.6%, Puzzle 6.5%
- #43 Unavowed
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,583 reviews2018
Dev: Wadjet Eye Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
A demon has possessed you and used your body to tear a swath of bloodshed through New York. You are now free, but life as you knew it is over. Your only path forward is joining the Unavowed - an ancient society dedicated to stopping evil. No matter what the cost.
Why similar: Point & Click 26.2%, Detective 21.4%, Story Rich 10.5%, Choices Matter 6.9%, Noir 6.8%
- #44 Emma Riley: Dream Detective
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Star Fort Games
Windows
Emma Riley: Dream Detective is a detective game where you must unravel an occult conspiracy spanning the real and dream worlds. Use keen observation to gather clues, carefully interrogate suspects for information, and use your logic and deduction skills to unravel the mystery!
Why similar: Detective 33.2%, Point & Click 14.3%, Story Rich 9.6%, Puzzle 7%, Logic 6.9%
- #45 Type-NOISE: Shonen Shojo
71% matchMostly Positive80% of 138 reviews2025
Dev: DankHeartsPub: WhisperGames
Windows
Type-NOISE: Shonen Shojo is a multi-ending mystery adventure game. A group of boys and girls who have lost their memories gather in a “Tokyo” that is both familiar and unfamiliar. They must trace their lost memories to escape the bizarre labyrinths. Are they prepared to confront their “true selves”?
Why similar: Detective 27%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Point & Click 12.6%, Sci-fi 9.3%, Story Rich 8.8%
- #46 The Roottrees are Dead
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 9,122 reviews2025
Dev: Evil Trout Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A genealogical mystery straight out of 1998. Scour the early Internet for clues, uncover hidden connections, and piece together the family tree behind the secretive Roottree Corporation.
Why similar: Detective 40%, Point & Click 16.4%, Puzzle 9.8%, Logic 7.8%, Story Rich 7.7%
- #47 The End of the Sun: Prologue
69% matchVery Positive95% of 55 reviews2025
Dev: The End of the Sun TeamPub: The End of the Sun Forge
Windows
The End of the Sun: Prologue is a first-person, story-driven mystery adventure set in a Slavic fantasy world. As the ashter, a sage sorcerer gifted with the ability to travel in time, you come to a mysterious village where the line between myth and reality begins to fade perilously.
Why similar: Detective 28%, Narrative 25.3% ★, Point & Click 12.8%, Story Rich 8.9%, Puzzle 6.5%
- #48 Nine in Flight
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Shook Loose
Windows
An absurdist mystery for only the most hard-boiled interim junior detectives.
Why similar: Detective 28.9%, Point & Click 14.1%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Story Rich 8.8%, Logic 8.5%
- #49 Criminal Archives: City on Fire Collector's Edition
71% 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: Detective 24.6%, Noir 17.6%, Point & Click 13.7%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Logic 8%
- #50 The Murder of Ava Monroe
68% 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 40%, Noir 15.8%, Point & Click 11.3%, Story Rich 11.2%, Visual Novel 9%
- #51 Edge on Truth
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ViGuselt
Windows · Mac
Explore the settlement, gather clues, interact with its inhabitants, and uncover a conspiracy. Your actions shape your relationships with the locals – will they help you, or deceive you? Your choices will determine whether the protagonist can escape, or if his tragic fate will repeat itself again.
Why similar: Detective 27.4%, Narrative 20.6% ★, Noir 13.4%, Story Rich 8.6%, Choices Matter 7.2%
- #52 The Incident at Galley House
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: William RousPub: Evil Trout Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
In 1936, something terrible happened at Galley House. Decades later, with a strange contraption that reveals echoes of the past, you must uncover the truth behind this grisly mystery.
Why similar: Detective 35.9%, Visual Novel 19%, Story Rich 10.6%, Puzzle 10.4%, Logic 10.1%
- #53 Unmasked Truths: Shattered Dreams
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SuperPROTEIN Studios Inc.
Windows
10 world-renowned experts are trapped together and must cooperate to survive... until conflicts arise, and they discover the greatest threat to their lives isn't the system they're resisting: it's each other! Discover the truth of who's living a lie in this fully voiced murder mystery adventure.
Why similar: Detective 26.6%, Point & Click 14.9%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Story Rich 9.1%, Choices Matter 7.8%
- #54 The Island: Into The Mist
69% matchMixed66% of 225 reviews2019
Dev: BADA Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
'The Island: In To The Mist' is an adventure game. It includes basic features of adventure genre and add some new systems to interest you. You have been given a chance to experience a group of university students, who confined in the island. There is a terrific but interesting story you will see.
Why similar: Detective 24.1%, Noir 16.5%, Point & Click 12.9%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Choices Matter 8.4%
- #55 Post Mortem
70% matchMixed57% of 441 reviews2011
Dev: MC2Pub: Microids
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 43%
After returning to the quiet streets of Paris to pursue a life of painting, Gus Macpherson could not escape his true art…
Why similar: Point & Click 31.9%, Detective 29%, Noir 17.7%, Adventure 8.8%, Choices Matter 4.3%
- #56 The Raven - Legacy of a Master Thief
70% 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: Detective 34.2%, Point & Click 31.2%, Noir 10.6%, Adventure 8.7%, Story Rich 8%
- #57 The Missing Threads
66% 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 36.3%, Point & Click 17.8%, Visual Novel 15%, Story Rich 8.6%, Choices Matter 7.8%
- #58 The Wolf Among Us Remastered
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Telltale
Windows
A dark detective thriller where folklore is real, violence is chilling, and every choice has consequences.
Why similar: Detective 30.6%, Noir 17.1%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Point & Click 11.2%, Story Rich 11.1%
- #59 Clean Slate
67% matchPositive96% of 23 reviews2021
Dev: Mariano JarPub: Time Ajar
Windows · Linux
A suspense visual novel replete with life-or-death situations, puzzles and six different endings. Make your own decisions, solve riddles and reach the truth about the disappearance of the world's leading geneticist - and your best friend.
Why similar: Detective 26.1%, Noir 15.1%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Choices Matter 9.3%, Sci-fi 9.1%
- #60 James Peris 2: The fountain of eternal drunkenness
67% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2023
Dev: Pavo EntertainmentPub: Erbe Software
Windows
The long awaited new adventure by James Peris, after No License, No Control, Much more of everything! A point-and-click adventure with adult humor and a touch of hooliganism. Totally open gameplay and non-linear puzzles.
Why similar: Detective 23.9%, Point & Click 23.8%, Visual Novel 19.1%, Puzzle 9.1%, Adventure 7.5%