Games Like Blues and Bullets

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: Episodic 26% ★, Noir 15.7%, Detective 15.6%, Mature 6%, Choices Matter 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: This episodic noir adventure perfectly captures the gritty, mature detective atmosphere and choice-driven storytelling found in Blues and Bullets.

Enter the fractured psyche of Bruce Wayne and discover the powerful and far-reaching consequences of your choices as the Dark Knight.

Why similar: Episodic 33.9% ★, Quick-Time Events 12.7% ★, Choices Matter 10.5%, Noir 8.7%, Detective 8%

Why You'll Like It: It utilizes the same episodic, choice-heavy structure to deliver a mature, narrative-focused experience centered on investigation and moral dilemmas.

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 30.6%, Detective 21.5%, Choices Matter 9%, Cinematic 7.9%, Mystery 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: This game features a classic noir aesthetic and a heavy focus on investigation, dialogue choices, and uncovering dark conspiracies.

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 36.4%, Noir 33.6%, Cinematic 7%, Mature 5.7%, Mystery 5.5%

Why You'll Like It: As the quintessential detective noir game, it offers deep investigative gameplay and a dark, historical crime-solving experience.

Become the most celebrated detective of all time: Sherlock Holmes! Use your impressive talents as a detective to solve six thrilling and varied cases: murders, missing persons, spectacular thefts and numerous investigations that sometimes lead you into the realms of the fantastic.

Why similar: Detective 57.8%, Mystery 12.2%, Adventure 7.8%, Story Rich 6.3%, Choices Matter 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: This title excels at the investigative aspect of detective work, requiring players to piece together clues and make critical moral judgments.

Experience a Narrative Adventure where your choices and character growth truly matter. As a member of a 1793 secret society, live a tale of intrigue and manipulation on the hunt for your missing mother.

Why similar: Detective 26.7%, Episodic 25.1% ★, Choices Matter 17.1%, Story Rich 7.6%, Adventure 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: This narrative-heavy game focuses on social manipulation and investigative choices that significantly impact the branching story.

Experience a gripping psychological thriller filled with innumerable twists and turns. The hunt is on for a murderer known only as the Origami Killer. Four characters, each following their own leads, must take part in a desperate attempt to prevent the killer from claiming a new victim.

Why similar: Detective 21.5%, Choices Matter 17.6%, Quick-Time Events 16.9% ★, Cinematic 12.9%, Multiple Endings 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: A cinematic, choice-driven thriller that shares the dark, mature tone and interactive storytelling style of Blues and Bullets.

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 33.2%, Noir 25.2%, Choices Matter 16.1%, Story Rich 11.1%, Atmospheric 4.6%

Why You'll Like It: It provides an unparalleled detective narrative where your choices and internal monologue define the outcome of a complex, dark investigation.

This is the story of a man with a very strange fate. His name is David Young. Two years ago, his wife was murdered by an unknown assailant, and Young suffered a blow to the head that cost him his memory. His wife's final words: “Look for D.”

Why similar: Detective 23.4%, Quick-Time Events 22.7% ★, Episodic 14.1% ★, Great Soundtrack 10%, Cinematic 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: An episodic, quirky detective mystery that shares the stylized, narrative-first approach of Blues and Bullets.

Fahrenheit (known as Indigo Prophecy in North America) was a breakthrough in interactive narrative. This newly remastered edition features updated textures in HD, expanded controller support, and is based on the uncut and uncensored international version of the game.

Why similar: Quick-Time Events 25.3% ★, Detective 13.7%, Noir 10.3%, Story Rich 9.5%, Choices Matter 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: A cinematic, supernatural thriller that pioneered the interactive, choice-heavy gameplay style seen in modern episodic adventures.

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: Detective 24.9%, Noir 23.5%, Alternate History 13.1%, Dark 9.4%, Mystery 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: A steampunk-inspired detective adventure that focuses on investigation and the consequences of your choices.

Detroit: Become Human puts the destiny of both mankind and androids in your hands, taking you to a near future where machines have become more intelligent than humans. Every choice you make affects the outcome of the game, with one of the most intricately branching narratives ever created.

Why similar: Choices Matter 28.8%, Cinematic 23.5%, Multiple Endings 15.4%, Story Rich 15.2%, Great Soundtrack 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a highly polished, cinematic experience where every choice leads to drastically different narrative paths.

1924. Private Investigator Pierce is sent to look into the tragic death of the Hawkins family. Plunge into a world of creeping madness and cosmic horror. Cryptic clues, shadowy figures, and pure terror bar your way as you fight to retain your sanity and solve an otherworldly mystery.

Why similar: Detective 44.1%, Story Rich 10.7%, Mystery 10.6%, Atmospheric 8.2%, Adventure 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: It combines a dark, atmospheric mystery with detective mechanics and psychological horror elements.

Powered by Unreal Engine 5, The Sinking City Remastered brings the eerie, atmospheric world of Oakmont back to life with enhanced gameplay and fully relit environments, perfect for both newcomers and returning players.

Why similar: Detective 53.1%, Choices Matter 18.9%, Story Rich 13.9%, Atmospheric 7.6%, Adventure 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: This open-world detective game features a heavy, oppressive atmosphere and requires players to use their own deduction skills to solve crimes.

Paradise Island, a world outside reality. There’s been a murder that only "investigation freak" Lady Love Dies can solve. Gather evidence and interrogate suspects in this open world adventure. You can accuse anyone, but you’ll have to prove your case in trial. It’s up to you to decide who’s guilty.

Why similar: Detective 39.1%, Choices Matter 16%, Mystery 12.5%, Multiple Endings 10.6%, Story Rich 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: A unique open-world detective game that gives players total freedom to investigate a crime and build their own case.

The Slaughter is a noir point-and-click adventure set in Victorian London, laced with adult themes and dark humour. Follow the trail of a killer through atmospheric London locations and surreal dream worlds, meeting a cast of interesting, insane and eccentrically British characters along the way.

Why similar: Noir 42.1%, Detective 28.6%, Mystery 10.2%, Dark 6.8%, Atmospheric 5.1%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, atmospheric noir adventure that focuses on a gritty investigation in a Victorian-era setting.

A moody tale that combines the intrigue and atmosphere of a Raymond Chandler novel or Humphrey Bogart film with classic point-and-click adventure gameplay, Face Noir follows private eye Jack Del Nero as he’s falsely accused of murdering the man who left a little girl in his protection.

Why similar: Noir 60%, Detective 23%, Adventure 9.5%, Mystery 4.8%, Indie 2.7%

Why You'll Like It: A classic-style noir adventure that leans heavily into the detective tropes and dark, moody aesthetic.

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: Detective 41.3%, Alternate History 24.5%, Choices Matter 14.2%, Story Rich 11.3%, Multiple Endings 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: This cyberpunk noir game focuses on atmospheric investigation and dark, mature themes within a dystopian setting.

1979 Revolution: Black Friday is a choice driven, narrative game that brings players into the brooding world of a nation on the verge of collapse. Play as Reza, an aspiring photojournalist, and make life and death decisions as you survive the gritty streets of Iran in the late 1970’s.

Why similar: Choices Matter 27.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.4%, Story Rich 11.6%, Adventure 11.5%, Multiple Endings 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: A choice-driven, historical narrative game that captures the tension and moral complexity of a volatile political environment.

Play as detective Kaname Date on the case of an elusive serial killer in this thrilling, sci-fi murder mystery.

Why similar: Detective 34.4%, Mystery 11.7%, Visual Novel 10.7%, Story Rich 9.3%, Gore 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: A complex, story-rich detective mystery that uses unique investigative mechanics to explore dark themes.

'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 40.7%, Noir 22.5%, Mystery 13.2%, Adventure 13%, Story Rich 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: A classic detective mystery that focuses on puzzle-solving and a compelling, narrative-driven plot.

A unique psychological action thriller delivered by A-list Hollywood performances by Elliot Page and Willem Dafoe, Beyond: Two Souls takes you on a thrilling journey across the globe as you play out the remarkable life of Jodie Holmes.

Why similar: Choices Matter 25.1%, Cinematic 20.8%, Quick-Time Events 18.8% ★, Story Rich 14.3%, Adventure 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: A cinematic, story-rich experience that emphasizes emotional narrative and character-driven choices.

This Is the Police is a strategy/adventure game set in a city spiraling the drain. Taking the role of gritty Police Chief Jack Boyd, you'll dive into a deep story of crime and intrigue. Will Jack reach his retirement with a nice stack of bills, or will he end up broken ... or worse?

Why similar: Noir 28.8%, Detective 21.4%, Choices Matter 13.6%, Story Rich 9.3%, Mature 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: A strategy-management game that forces players to make difficult moral choices while managing a corrupt police department.

When a washed-up actor hangs himself on location, a spotlight is cast on the backwater Florida town of Cypress Knee. Your screen becomes a stage on which you investigate this mysterious death as three distinct characters.

Why similar: Noir 33.6%, Choices Matter 12.1%, Mystery 11.6%, Mature 9.2%, Great Soundtrack 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: A theatrical, choice-driven mystery that plays out like a stage production with a dark, investigative focus.

MURDERED: SOUL SUSPECT™ takes players into a whole new realm of mystery where the case is personal and the clues just out of reach, challenging gamers to solve the hardest case of all… their own murder.

Why similar: Detective 51.2%, Noir 20%, Mystery 9.3%, Adventure 6%, Story Rich 4.9%

Why You'll Like It: This supernatural detective game tasks players with solving their own murder through investigation and environmental puzzles.

Late Shift is a high stakes FMV crime thriller. Forced into a brutal London heist, your choices matter in this interactive cinematic experience with adaptable storylines that lead to one of seven conclusions. Your decisions are you.

Why similar: Choices Matter 36.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 25.3%, Multiple Endings 13%, Story Rich 11.1%, Adventure 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: An interactive FMV crime thriller where your split-second decisions determine the fate of the protagonist.

The Vanishing of Ethan Carter is a first-person story-driven mystery. Purchase this game to get both the original and the Unreal Engine 4 remaster called The Vanishing of Ethan Carter Redux.

Why similar: Detective 49.2%, Mystery 16.6%, Atmospheric 9.8%, Great Soundtrack 8.3%, Story Rich 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric, narrative-driven mystery that relies on environmental storytelling and investigative deduction.

Experience a fantastic adventure with unique gameplay that blends investigation, action and exploration in a breath-taking thriller that will test the limits of your nerves and intelligence. Play as the great detective and track down evil in the darkest corners of London and the human soul…

Why similar: Detective 47.1%, Mystery 13.2%, Choices Matter 12.1%, Story Rich 10.6%, Adventure 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: It continues the investigative tradition of the series with a focus on complex crime-solving and narrative depth.

Paris, 1894. Class differences and pervasive racism finally lead to a tragedy. A year later you find yourself on trial, accused of a brutal murder. How far will you go to exonerate yourself? Will you lie? Manipulate the evidence? Frame others? Act insane? Confess? Your imagination is the limit.

Why similar: Detective 29.6%, Alternate History 15.8%, Choices Matter 12.4%, Great Soundtrack 9.7%, Mystery 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: A unique courtroom-based detective game where you must defend yourself against murder charges through your choices and testimony.

She Sees Red is a mature, hard-boiled interactive thriller. When someone is killed inside a nightclub, an experienced detective vows to put the murderer behind bars. Make choices that affect the narrative and experience several different endings in this blood-red interactive movie.

Why similar: Choices Matter 21.5%, Mature 16.3%, Detective 15.4%, Cinematic 14.5%, Multiple Endings 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: A mature, choice-driven interactive movie that focuses on a dark, violent crime narrative.

The Detail, a crime noir adventure in a modern American city. This is a city where cases matter, clearance rates matter, and on a good day even justice matters.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 30.2%, Noir 20.7%, Adventure 16.8%, Detective 16.1%, Story Rich 10.6%

Graphic Novel meets Visual Novel in this story-rich, choice-driven thriller. Experience Blake’s journey as he encounters a clandestine nemesis, sparking a series of events that force him to choose between losing his sanity or rising to the challenge. Make the right decisions and save New Stone.

Why similar: Noir 34%, Detective 23.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.3%, Choices Matter 9.6%, Visual Novel 6.6%

Chapter Two of The Journey Down, a classic point-and-click saga with an Afro-Caribbean vibe. Get ready to embark on an epic journey of brain-teasing adventure!

Why similar: Noir 51.4%, Detective 20.6%, Atmospheric 7.5%, Great Soundtrack 6.9%, Dark 5.2%

In this latest chapter from the award-winning studio behind Batman - The Telltale Series, both Bruce Wayne and Batman will be forced into precarious new roles. The Riddler has returned to terrorize Gotham City, but his gruesome puzzles merely foreshadow an even greater crisis.

Why similar: Episodic 30.1% ★, Choices Matter 15.2%, Detective 12.2%, Quick-Time Events 10.3% ★, Story Rich 9.6%

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: Noir 37.1%, Detective 27.4%, Dark 8.7%, Mystery 8.1%, Story Rich 6.7%

Noir Syndrome is a procedurally generated Detective Murder-Mystery with a new story every time! Featuring slick pixel art animations and a jazzy soundtrack, the player is thrown right in to a highly stylized vision of film noir.

Why similar: Noir 53.9%, Detective 26.8%, Adventure 9.5%, Mystery 5.5%, Indie 4.4%

Step into the shoes of Alfred Fox, a private eye with a knack for getting into trouble, and confront the danger looming over your old flame, Barbara Le Purr. Using your own intuition and wide investigation techniques you will follow the intrigue and face many, sometimes deadly, consequences.

Why similar: Noir 34%, Detective 24.3%, Mature 10.9%, Great Soundtrack 7.7%, Mystery 6.8%

A wild tale of love, death, chickens, and redemption! Chicken Police is a buddy-cop noir adventure with a carefully crafted world, a gritty story, and absurd humor. The game mixes classic adventure games with visual novel-style storytelling, presented in a beak-droppingly unique art style.

Why similar: Noir 38.1%, Detective 27.7%, Cinematic 9%, Visual Novel 7.2%, Story Rich 7.1%

"Leviathan: The Last Day of the Decade" is a detective story told by a dweller of a cruel dark fantasy world affected by the pandemic. The world ruled by a five noble-born kins under the suzerainty of the undead Plague King.

Why similar: Visual Novel 19.6%, Great Soundtrack 18.3%, Story Rich 15.5%, Choices Matter 13.7%, Adventure 10.9%

Unravel a string of gruesome murders terrorizing Tokyo in this mystery-thriller visual novel. The secrets of a case from six years prior may just be the key to the current unending cycle of tragedy—and the thing that cracks this woeful world’s shell may be one girl’s smile.

Why similar: Detective 28.5%, Choices Matter 10.7%, Mystery 9.3%, Visual Novel 8.4%, Dark 8.1%

Lost at sea 1803 ~ The good ship Obra Dinn.

Why similar: Detective 46%, Mystery 14%, Great Soundtrack 9.3%, Noir 8.9%, Story Rich 7.8%

A film noir style audio-visual novella. A mysterious woman... a string of murders... and a man with a hidden past.

Why similar: Noir 43.7%, Detective 32.1%, Mystery 9.8%, Visual Novel 8.5%, Indie 2.8%

The samurai detective visual novel! Solve crimes and pass judgment on vigilantes, officials, inventors, and brigands to protect a city of eternal cherry blossoms.

Why similar: Detective 36.8%, Gore 12%, Mystery 10.3%, Visual Novel 10.3%, Great Soundtrack 9.3%

Join the District Crime Agency in this isometric, modern noir deduction thriller. Explore crime scenes in complex dioramas, organize your evidence effectively, and blur the lines between right and wrong to present your case. Do you have what it takes to be a real detective?

Why similar: Noir 41.1%, Detective 35.3%, Mystery 8.6%, Adventure 7%, Indie 4%

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 33.1%, Detective 26.4%, Dark 8.3%, Choices Matter 7.9%, Mystery 7.5%

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 35.1%, Detective 27.7%, Mystery 9.4%, Dark 8.5%, Story Rich 7%

Mothmen 1966 is a 'Pixel Pulp' - a visual novel fusing exceptional writing and stunning illustration, inspired by mid-20th century pulp fiction and 80s home computer graphics - set amongst the strange occurrences of the Leonid meteor shower of 1966.

Why similar: Noir 35%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.6%, Choices Matter 10.9%, Dark 9.2%, Mystery 7.4%

Tails Noir: Prologue is the first act of 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: Noir 35.6%, Detective 23.1%, Adventure 10.3%, Great Soundtrack 6%, Story Rich 5.6%

A murdered priest. A secret list. Hunt Nazi fugitives across the globe in this gritty 1971 detective thriller. Analyze evidence, follow leads, and make sharp deductions before the trail goes cold. From the creators of Family, Rivals, Conspiracy, Echo Beach and Riley & Rochelle.

Why similar: Detective 38.2%, Noir 27.3%, Mystery 10.4%, Adventure 7.6%, Dark 6.4%

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 35.4%, Noir 29.6%, Mystery 7.6%, Visual Novel 6.5%, Story Rich 6.4%

The Walking Dead: Michonne - A Telltale Miniseries stars the iconic, blade-wielding character from Robert Kirkman's best-selling comic books.

Why similar: Episodic 43.6% ★, Choices Matter 14.7%, Story Rich 9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.8%, Gore 8%

As a detective tasked with bringing down a dangerous terrorist group, you fight on two fronts: interrogating suspects & managing your team and its reputation. With time running out, how far will you go to stop these criminals? Manipulation, threats or even torture? Does the end justify the means?

Why similar: Noir 31.8%, Detective 23.3%, Mature 11%, Choices Matter 9.4%, Dark 8.3%

CONTRAST is a puzzle/platform game where you can move between a fantastic 3D world and a mysterious shadowy universe in 2D in the blink of an eye. Delve into a dreamlike and surreal 1920s world, inspired by the performance art world of vaudeville and film noir, and cradled by a smooth and sultry jazz ambiance.

Why similar: Noir 54.6%, Great Soundtrack 12.4%, Detective 9.6%, Adventure 6.7%, Atmospheric 5.3%

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: Noir 41.8%, Detective 29.1%, Choices Matter 10.7%, Visual Novel 8.2%, Story Rich 6.5%

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: Noir 54.8%, Detective 20.1%, Adventure 8.8%, Story Rich 5.9%, Great Soundtrack 4.3%

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 34.2%, Noir 28%, Choices Matter 9.9%, Adventure 9.8%, Mystery 8%

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 31.6%, Noir 30.3%, Mystery 10%, Story Rich 8.2%, Visual Novel 7.1%

Armed with your investigative skills and the tools of the Blade Runner trade, you'll be immersed in a world that lives and breathes around you with breakthrough lighting and visual effects. Your ability to survive will be put to the test in the richest game environment ever created.

Why similar: Noir 23.6%, Detective 22.3%, Cinematic 14.8%, Alternate History 14.6%, Dark 8.8%

Barcelona, 1977. An ex-cop in a wheelchair witnesses a murder, and teams up with a young ambitious journalist to bring the truth to light. With camera, binoculars and transmitter in hand, uncover the town’s secrets from your balcony in this soul-searching detective mystery.

Why similar: Noir 30.1%, Detective 25.6%, Adventure 12%, Great Soundtrack 9.7%, Mystery 7.4%