- #1 KRAMPEN
97% 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 20.3%, Noir 14.1%, Point & Click 11.5%, Visual Novel 10.2%, Thriller 7.8%
- #2 Last Night Last Call
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Rogueside
Windows · Mac
Can you solve a murder with nothing but your wits, your cocktail shaker, and your silver tongue? In this bartending mystery game, your customers are the key. So long as the liquor flows, so does the conversation - but who has the answers you seek, and who has blood on their hands?
Why similar: Detective 20.2%, Narrative 17% ★, Noir 12.6%, Point & Click 10.1%, Visual Novel 9.8%
- #3 Disco Elysium - The Final Cut
96% matchVery Positive93% of 130,397 reviews2019
Dev: ZA/UM
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 22.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 27.1%, Noir 11.3%, Story Rich 11.1%, Point & Click 10%, Choices Matter 9.8%
- #4 Inspector Pug: The Furrious Murder Case
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Wardrobe Entertainment
Windows
A dark noir detective story starring a not-so-bright pug. Combine clues, build chains of deductions, and solve a murder — even if your reasoning isn’t always… impressive.
Why similar: Detective 36.6%, Noir 16.2%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Point & Click 10.2%, Puzzle 8.7%
- #5 Tangle Tower
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 6,631 reviews2019
Dev: SFB Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.6 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%, Point & Click 16%, Noir 13.7%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Story Rich 6.6%
- #6 HOLLOW MIRE
94% 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 19% ★, Detective 18.6%, Noir 12%, Point & Click 9.4%, Thriller 8.2%
- #7 Jim's Nightmare: Chapter 1
93% 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 21.6%, Noir 15.6%, Point & Click 13%, Visual Novel 9.3%, Story Rich 7.7%
- #8 Detective Dana
92% 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 26.5%, Point & Click 15.3%, Noir 14%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Story Rich 7.1%
- #9 Graywood: Noir Detective
91% 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 25.1%, Narrative 18.5% ★, Noir 18.1%, Point & Click 10.1%, Story Rich 6.9%
- #10 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 21.9%, Narrative 18.7% ★, Noir 15.3%, Point & Click 12.1%, Visual Novel 10.2%
- #11 Call the Tune
90% 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%, Narrative 19.5% ★, Visual Novel 15.4%, Point & Click 10.2%, Choices Matter 8.8%
- #12 LumineNight
89% matchVery Positive88% of 562 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 28.2%, Noir 14.7%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Point & Click 11.9%, Story Rich 8.8%
- #13 Sinheritance
89% matchVery Positive96% of 54 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 26.2%, Point & Click 14.2%, Noir 12.8%, Visual Novel 7.3%, Story Rich 7.2%
- #14 Shepherd's Plan
88% 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 20.9%, Narrative 20% ★, Noir 15.1%, Point & Click 12.7%, Visual Novel 10.6%
- #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 20.6% ★, Detective 18.3%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Point & Click 11.3%, Cozy 9.6%
- #16 Tron: Identity
86% 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 28.4%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Noir 14.9%, Choices Matter 8.7%, Sci-fi 7.5%
- #17 SOLDA
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nullbyte Works
Windows
In AUREX, a city where every citizen's emotions are controlled, you are SOLDA, a rookie special investigator. Armed with an emotion scanner that reads what suspects try to hide, catch the tremor behind every lie, piece the clues together, and uncover the truth.
Why similar: Detective 30.4%, Visual Novel 18.9%, Noir 12.6%, Story Rich 9.1%, Point & Click 8.4%
- #18 Ezrebeth
85% 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 28.8%, Point & Click 17.9%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Multiple Endings 8.3%, Story Rich 7%
- #19 Sky of Tides
84% 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 27.9% ★, Point & Click 16.7%, Story Rich 9.4%, Visual Novel 9.3%, Character Customization 8.7%
- #20 The End of the Sun: Prologue
83% matchVery Positive95% of 56 reviews2025
Dev: 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 26%, Narrative 23.5% ★, Point & Click 12%, Story Rich 8.2%, Thriller 6.4%
- #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 24.2%, Point & Click 18.4%, Visual Novel 18.4%, Exploration 9.5%, Puzzle 8.9%
- #22 Whispers of a Machine
84% 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: Detective 27.1%, Point & Click 20.1%, Noir 12.3%, Sci-fi 8.5%, Adventure 6.2%
- #23 Conscience
82% matchVery Positive93% of 173 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 29.6%, Noir 21.1%, Narrative 18.3% ★, Puzzle 7.5%, Story Rich 6.4%
- #24 Acrônimo Tupiniquim
81% 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 32.2%, Noir 22%, Visual Novel 11%, Story Rich 9.6%, Point & Click 9.2%
- #25 Getting Away With Murder
81% 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 24.5%, Point & Click 22.9%, Story Rich 8.6%, Atmospheric 5.3%
- #26 Man Without Organs
80% 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 24.5%, Narrative 16.1% ★, Point & Click 15.5%, Story Rich 9.3%, Puzzle 9%
- #27 Soulscape: Shadows of The Past (Episode 1)
79% match3 user reviews33% of 3 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 15.9%, Narrative 15.5% ★, Noir 15.4%, Story Rich 9%
- #28 Crimson Silk
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Swirling Pentapod
Windows
Crimson Silk is a political detective thriller with a mind-controlling villain. Investigate the assassination of your grandfather. Plunge into a world of complicated law and wild ESP powers. Gather clues, choose sides, jump timelines, and try not to get stuffed with lead.
Why similar: Detective 24.3%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Story Rich 10.6%, Choices Matter 9.8%, Point & Click 8.6%
- #29 Grayton the Detective
78% 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 27.4%, Point & Click 17.6%, Narrative 16.2% ★, Story Rich 9%, Choices Matter 9%
- #30 Mistmoon Falls
77% 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 25.6%, Noir 15.7%, Point & Click 12.5%, Visual Novel 9.4%, Puzzle 6.1%
- #31 The Hand of Glory - The Blowtorch Files
77% 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 32.6%, Point & Click 24.3%, Adventure 9.6%, Exploration 9.4%, Choices Matter 8.2%
- #32 Sanitecty
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Magonol-a
Windows
"A detective’s intuition alone cannot solve a case. Examine the scene carefully." Sanitecty is a 2D detective adventure set across various locations, from high-speed trains to hotels. Carefully investigate scenes and connect evidence to reveal the truth.
Why similar: Detective 41.1%, Point & Click 21.1%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Puzzle 9.2%, Story Rich 6.8%
- #33 Post Mortem
78% matchMixed57% of 449 reviews2011
Dev: MC2Pub: Microids
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 42%
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 30.5%, Detective 27.7%, Noir 16.9%, Adventure 8.4%, Thriller 4.5%
- #34 Detective INNA DUKE
74% matchVery Positive100% of 60 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%, Noir 20%, Narrative 18.8% ★, Visual Novel 14.8%, Puzzle 5.9%
- #35 Phantom
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Prioplot Games
Windows
As an independent police consultant, you're pulled into the hunt for a serial killer leaving cryptographic ciphers. Play as a detective, analyze crime scenes, and master real decryption methods. Your choices determine if you catch the killer and how many lives are saved.
Why similar: Detective 33.8%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Noir 13%, Story Rich 9.1%, Choices Matter 8.2%
- #36 Thief's Roulette
75% 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 21.7% ★, Point & Click 14.7%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Sci-fi 8.2%, Story Rich 7.8%
- #37 Saloon Sleuth
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Misc Metaphors
Windows · Mac · Linux
Welcome to the world of Saloon Sleuth, a 1-bit murder mystery horror social deduction visual novel. Serve drinks and gather clues, both of the recent murder and the deeper conspiracy deep in the washed up boomtown of Quicksand Town.
Why similar: Detective 34.5%, Visual Novel 20.3%, Noir 10.8%, Choices Matter 10%, Multiple Endings 8.8%
- #38 她杀 - The Suspected Murder
73% 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 26.5%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Noir 13.9%, Story Rich 8.9%, Puzzle 7.9%
- #39 Orient on the Murder Express
74% 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 43.5%, Visual Novel 18.4%, Point & Click 10.6%, Story Rich 9.9%, Exploration 5.6%
- #40 The Bookwalker: Thief of Tales
73% matchVery Positive92% of 2,804 reviews2023
Dev: DO MY BESTPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
The Bookwalker is a narrative adventure in which you play as Etienne Quist, a writer-turned-thief with the ability to dive into books. Use your powers to journey between reality and book worlds, and steal legendary items like Thor's Hammer and Excalibur to restore your ability to write.
Why similar: Detective 20.3%, Noir 16.8%, Point & Click 12.2%, Visual Novel 9.5%, Thriller 7.4%
- #41 Unsolved Case: Above the Law Collector's Edition
73% 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: Detective 23.5%, Point & Click 15.7%, Noir 14.3%, Visual Novel 14%, Choices Matter 7.6%
- #42 Murder On Space Station 52
71% 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: Detective 24.6%, Noir 19.2%, Point & Click 14.1%, Sci-fi 7.6%, Story Rich 7.2%
- #43 Again!? Yakuza: Reclaim Power, Interrogate Bodies, Subjugate
71% match6 user reviews33% of 6 reviews2026
Dev: Myriad
Windows · Mac · Linux
A point-and-click detective visual novel with a noir atmosphere, where everyone has their own interests! 5 girls, over 120 images, and complete freedom of action! Every playthrough is unique! The clan Boss was kicked out of his usual place? Well, it's just reason to remind everyone why he's the Boss
Why similar: Detective 32.1%, Noir 19.6%, Point & Click 16.7%, Visual Novel 9%, Thriller 7.7%
- #44 Guilty Parade
72% matchVery Positive92% of 297 reviews2021
Dev: Nozori Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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 30.7%, Point & Click 18.7%, Visual Novel 18.7%, Story Rich 8.5%, Choices Matter 7.3%
- #45 ECHO RAILWAY
71% 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 27.4% ★, Detective 22.7%, Point & Click 14.8%, Choices Matter 8%, Multiple Endings 6.9%
- #46 THIEF'S SHELTER
70% 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%, Narrative 24.8% ★, Point & Click 14.5%, Story Rich 7.5%, Puzzle 6.3%
- #47 Unavowed
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,607 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 21.6%, Story Rich 10.4%, Noir 6.9%, Choices Matter 6.7%
- #48 The Dismissed Case: Black Hollow
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Skunkworks Studios
Windows
An old case closed due to lack of evidence resurfaces in 1993. Play as a dismissed detective, investigate the case, gather evidence, solve the mystery, and uncover the truth. Bringing justice to the town of Ridgemour and ending the uncertainty is in your hands.
Why similar: Detective 34.7%, Noir 16.4%, Story Rich 10.1%, Point & Click 9.4%, Puzzle 7%
- #49 The Last Case of John Morley
69% matchVery Positive82% of 329 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 23.2% ★, Noir 18.9%, Story Rich 7.5%, Puzzle 6.8%
- #50 The Thaumaturge
69% matchVery Positive83% of 5,876 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 21.8%, Narrative 20.7% ★, Point & Click 11%, Visual Novel 8.8%, Story Rich 7.5%
- #51 Type-NOISE: Shonen Shojo
68% matchMostly Positive80% of 139 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 26.8%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Point & Click 12.6%, Sci-fi 9.2%, Story Rich 8.8%
- #52 Reflection Link
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Secretive Sheep Games
Windows
Locked inside a facility that erases memory, seven people must recover what they've forgotten to earn their freedom. Explore escape-room puzzles, piece together broken relationships, and uncover the truth behind the sins none of them remember committing in this branching path visual novel.
Why similar: Detective 21.4%, Point & Click 16.7%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Story Rich 9.6%, Sci-fi 7.5%
- #53 The Wolf Among Us
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 40,122 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%, Point & Click 13.1%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Story Rich 8.7%
- #54 As The Leaves Fall
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Clay Crown Games
Windows · Mac
Point-and-click adventure game with a thrilling, Native American-inspired narrative. Use your wit to solve fun and challenging puzzles as you explore and interact with the townsfolk of Birchwood Hollow and the Native reservation. Secrets will be uncovered, and truths revealed, as the leaves fall.
Why similar: Detective 24.6%, Narrative 19.7% ★, Point & Click 17.5%, Story Rich 8.7%, Thriller 8.1%
- #55 Disordered
67% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Lumas Studio
Windows · Linux
A detective wakes up beside a corpse, and with no memories. The evidence points to him. Everyone thinks he’s the killer. Unravel the truth before time runs out in this hand-drawn detective mystery adventure set in 1990s Thailand, where every memory hides a lie.
Why similar: Detective 27.1%, Point & Click 14%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Noir 13.2%, Story Rich 8.2%
- #56 The Attic: A Mystery Puzzle Game
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Tortita Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Help Jess to organize, repair and restore retro objects - cassettes, cartridges, cameras - while you solve riddles and puzzles hidden in an attic full of memories. A cozy story with hints of mystery where you'll unveil who Matt really was and who Destiny was.
Why similar: Detective 21.8%, Point & Click 17.3%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Cozy 10.4%, Exploration 9.6%
- #57 SIMULACRA
68% matchVery Positive90% of 4,678 reviews2017
Dev: Kaigan Games OÜ
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 71%
An interactive horror experience of exploring a missing woman’s phone.
Why similar: Detective 25.5%, Point & Click 14.7%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Thriller 7.3%, Choices Matter 7.1%
- #58 Veils of the Past
66% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: TangoScarMike Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A cinematic mystery visual novel about a vanished woman. You're the detective on the case. Twelve years ago, your sister disappeared the same way. Four investigations lead to four different answers about what really happened — and none of them is the wrong one. The truth is whichever one you find.
Why similar: Detective 21.2%, Narrative 20% ★, Noir 16.7%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Story Rich 7.1%
- #59 Cthulhu Mysteries: Veins of Arkham
66% 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 23.5%, Noir 15.5%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Narrative 11.8% ★, Point & Click 8.5%
- #60 Criminal Archives: City on Fire Collector's Edition
67% matchPositive88% of 41 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 24.7%, Noir 17.5%, Point & Click 13.9%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Thriller 7.3%