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A mansion drenched in heavy rain. Heirs gathered, each eyeing the family fortune. And you—who committed a murder in their midst. As a chain of killings begins, YORAM follows Irene Lindbergh, a murderer hiding her crime, as she searches for the truth buried deep within the estate.

Why similar: Noir 31.4%, Detective 18.2%, Hand-drawn 15.4%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Investigation 14.9%

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: Noir 27.5%, Idler 20.9%, Detective 19.1%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Narration 5.8%

From the creators of the popular mystery adventure game series “Silver Creek Falls” and the film-noir detective visual novel series “The Agency” comes a new horror-mystery series that will surely keep you at the edge of your seat! Sapphire Dragon Productions proudly presents “The Ghosts of Hackney Mills”

Why similar: Experimental 24.4% ★, Noir 21.2%, Investigation 17.4%, Detective 14.1%, Visual Novel 10%

PARADISE LOFTS is a slow-burning, noir, hardcore sex romp, set in the fictitious city of Paradise in 1958. A visual novel, point-and-click journey, with loads of mini-games, crazy characters, and multiple solutions to challenges. 8 - 12 hrs.

Why similar: Noir 26.6%, Investigation 15.5%, Visual Novel 15%, Detective 13.6%, Hand-drawn 13.2%

You fell asleep on the train... Now a strange town, fully voice-acted characters, and choices that reshape the mystery stand between you and home.

Why similar: Noir 20.9%, Investigation 14.6%, Detective 13.4%, Dark Humor 10.4%, Visual Novel 8.8%

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: Noir 22.8%, Detective 16.9%, Investigation 14.5%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Stylized 9%

A noir detective game where you can bribe or intimidate suspects for extra clues.

Why similar: Noir 29.9%, Investigation 21%, Detective 19.6%, Hand-drawn 11%, Visual Novel 9.6%

The Zodiac Trial has begun, and everybody's life is on the line! Will these 12 jurors be able to solve the mysteries and cooperate, or will they resort to betrayal, deception, and violence? Get out alive or die, die again!

Why similar: Experimental 26.4% ★, Investigation 16.4%, Detective 12.7%, Dark Humor 10.9%, Visual Novel 10.4%

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: Noir 22.5%, Detective 20.5%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Investigation 10.8%, Hand-drawn 9%

A wild tale of conspiracy, loss, friendship, and... chickens?! Two rooster detectives are about to venture into the insect underworld to uncover a worldwide conspiracy, while also battling their inherent demons in this animal noir adventure satire.

Why similar: Noir 21.8%, Investigation 14.5%, Detective 13.8%, Visual Novel 9.9%, Stylized 9.4%

Who could possibly spook the spooker? Feign your bravery as you uncover the secrets that lie in the haunted Manor; on an ultimate quest to help two boys.

Why similar: Noir 19.7%, Dark Humor 14%, Hand-drawn 13.3%, Investigation 12.3%, Comedy 10.1%

"Stella: into the Shadow" is a dark mystical story. When Stella's friend disappears, her life transforms into a detective mystery. Working at a nightclub, forging new connections, and uncovering the city's secrets will force her to reevaluate everything: from those around her to her very self.

Why similar: Investigation 19.4%, Noir 18.5%, Detective 17.8%, Visual Novel 13%, Dark 8.2%

Step into the shoes of Frank Sockowski, private detective, and explore the gritty world of New Drawer, a wolly unsettling and corrupt city.

Why similar: Noir 27.4%, Detective 17.3%, Investigation 16.1%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Dark Humor 10.3%

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: Noir 32.2%, Detective 21.5%, Investigation 21.3%, Stylized 8.2%, Atmospheric 5.8%

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: Noir 20.8%, Investigation 18.5%, Detective 17.2%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Hand-drawn 10.1%

Brás Cubas is dead, and he wants you to find out why. Explore a noir-drenched 1937 Rio de Janeiro in this time-loop murder mystery. Relive the same day, manipulate characters, and uncover secrets in a game where death is the client and time is your only weapon.

Why similar: Noir 24%, Investigation 16.6%, Detective 16%, Hand-drawn 10%, Visual Novel 8.8%

Investigate serial crimes and city government secrets! You're the only one who can get on the trail and break the chain of murders. Are you up for the challenge?

Why similar: Noir 25.3%, Detective 16%, Investigation 14.9%, Hand-drawn 10.5%, Visual Novel 10.3%

Байкал зовёт. Прошлое возвращается в форме теней, и Андрей должен решить - играть по чужим правилам или переписать сценарий судьбы.

Why similar: Noir 21.9%, Investigation 17.5%, Detective 17.3%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Dark 8.2%

To Hell with the Ugly is an adventure game where you play as Rock Bailey, a gorgeous yet shallow young man, who must investigate and fight his way to freedom after being kidnapped. Alternate between turn-based combats and investigation in this film noir adaptation of the novel by Boris Vian.

Why similar: Noir 29.6%, Detective 18.5%, Investigation 15.1%, Dark Humor 9.5%, Narration 7.1%

Silence is a luxury you don't have. Unravel a dark noir point-and-click mystery where justice and revenge blur. You have exactly 26 moves to reach the end. In this psychological duel, are you the master of your own fate, or just a pawn in someone else’s game?

Why similar: Noir 32.3%, Investigation 16.9%, Detective 15.7%, Hand-drawn 13%, Stylized 6.7%

You are a real estate agent whose job is to determine which elderly woman is an ordinary seller and which one is a scammer granny.

Why similar: Detective 24%, Investigation 22.7%, Satire 14.4% ★, Visual Novel 10.5%, Comedy 7.9%

It seems that there can be no more boring profession in the world than a pawnshop appraiser. But a meeting with a mysterious but pretty stranger changes Dan's idea of his job.

Why similar: Experimental 27.9% ★, Noir 17.5%, Investigation 16.3%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Detective 9%

A narrative puzzle-thriller that blurs the lines between games and books, reality and fiction, puzzles and storytelling.

Why similar: Noir 21.4%, Investigation 18.1%, Detective 17%, Hand-drawn 11.8%, Visual Novel 9.1%

When alcoholic Roman Bottle stumbles upon a corpse in the middle of the street, he decides it’s his chance to become a detective. Help him and his buddy Eggsy crack a ridiculous case in this satirical adventure inspired by the golden age of classic point-and-click games!

Why similar: Noir 31.2%, Satire 20.1% ★, Investigation 17.7%, Detective 9.3%, Narration 8.1%

You are Legion, a secret agent who can change his appearance at will. Use your investigative and chameleon skills to infiltrate enemy ranks!

Why similar: Investigation 23.3%, Detective 20.1%, Dark Humor 14%, Noir 12.6%, Narration 10.4%

Do you like adventure, comedy, and dime store detective novels? Then boy have we got the game for you! Join Voodoo Detective in a hand-drawn, point-and-click noir where you’ll pit your wits and hoodoo know-how against a sinister evil that’s taken root on beautiful Zo Wanga Isle.

Why similar: Noir 29.2%, Investigation 18.4%, Detective 18%, Hand-drawn 13.5%, Comedy 8.7%

A forensic challenge – find out who the owner of the USB stick was and reconstruct their story.

Why similar: Investigation 35.4%, Experimental 25.1% ★, Detective 18.5%, Narration 18.3%, Puzzle 2.7%

"No men in this house" is a visual novel set in Thailand. This edge-of-your-seat detective story about mysterious deaths on a touristy island will make you suspect everyone, including yourself!

Why similar: Detective 20.4%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Investigation 16%, Dark Humor 15%, Idler 8.7%

Step into a noir-inspired world of mystery, humor, and the supernatural in 9 Lives, a visual novel where your choices shape the story. Solve puzzles, uncover secrets, and navigate branching dialogue in a stunning black-and-white art style. Will you crack the case or get lost in the shadows?

Why similar: Noir 28.6%, Investigation 13.3%, Detective 13.2%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Dark Humor 11.5%

The life of an ordinary freelance programmer Romero, whose existence is swallowed up by darkness. Not the fairy tail, but a dark part of humanity.

Why similar: Noir 24.8%, Investigation 19.8%, Detective 18%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Hand-drawn 11.5%

Friend. Confidant. Therapist. Voyeur. As a cab driver working the Paris night shift, you are many things to different people. Your gift is getting people to talk; and in order to catch the serial killer who left you for dead, that’s exactly what you’ll need to do.

Why similar: Noir 39.8%, Investigation 19.4%, Visual Novel 15%, Detective 11.7%, Story Rich 8.1%

You're a home care nurse who visits an elderly patient. On each run, your tasks, problems and threats are selected randomly. A Sinister horror game without jumpscares or gore.

Why similar: Experimental 33.9% ★, Noir 21.9%, Investigation 15.2%, Narration 9%, Dark 8.5%

Why did the chicken cross the road? Only one squirrel can solve a murder most... fowl. Join Detective Cox as he encounters quirky characters, challenging puzzles, countless mini-games, and a town in disrepair where choices matter but morals don't. Will you be leaving... No Stone Unturned?

Why similar: Noir 32.8%, Detective 22%, Investigation 17.9%, Comedy 11.3%, Choices Matter 7.9%

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: Noir 19.8%, Detective 19.2%, Investigation 18%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Narration 9.6%

There's only one detective to unravel this murder turned museum heist... and they're the cat's meow. Interrogate a "colorful" cast of suspects until they cough up hairballs... and the truth. Will you wrap up the case in time for an afternoon nap, and make injustice knead its last biscuit?

Why similar: Noir 27.1%, Detective 19.4%, Hand-drawn 13.4%, Visual Novel 10.7%, Investigation 10.5%

WHODUNNIT is a mystery visual novel following a man who must answer a burning question: who the hell did he hook up with last night?

Why similar: Detective 29.4%, Investigation 25.2%, Visual Novel 17.6%, Story Rich 8.5%, Comedy 8.3%

Noir visual novel set in 1950s New York. Infiltrate a prison, build a smuggling network, and shape fates through tough choices across branching paths.

Why similar: Noir 32%, Detective 16.2%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Hand-drawn 13.8%, Stylized 9%

A man has fallen to his death in Metro City. Mysterious circumstances. Luckily, hardcore detective Jason Maxx is on the case. The city is dark, the suspects are weirdos, and the graphics party like it’s 1999. Explore, interrogate. Can Jason solve the mystery, even when absurdity takes over?

Why similar: Noir 26.4%, Investigation 18.4%, Detective 16.7%, Satire 10.4% ★, Comedy 9.1%

Bear With Me is an episodic noir adventure game. Amber is trying to find her missing brother while being aided by her trusty teddy, Ted E. Bear.

Why similar: Noir 46.8%, Detective 15%, Dark 11.9%, Dark Humor 7.3%, Atmospheric 6%

Your journalist friend went missing while investigating weird happenings in a mysterious hotel. You are the only one who can save her and uncover the truth before it’s too late. Are you up for the challenge?

Why similar: Noir 25.3%, Detective 15.2%, Investigation 14.7%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Hand-drawn 10.3%

On your way to writing the perfect supernatural novel, be prepared to face danger. Are you ready for such desperate measures?

Why similar: Noir 25.8%, Investigation 19.8%, Detective 15.5%, Visual Novel 11.5%, Hand-drawn 10%

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: Noir 31%, Investigation 18.2%, Detective 17.7%, Visual Novel 17%, Narration 7.9%

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: Investigation 24.5%, Detective 20.8%, Hand-drawn 16.3%, Choices Matter 9.3%, Story Rich 7.4%

An original visual novel about the dark secrets of a Soviet asylum, inspired by real events. Here, you do not control the story — you watch as it slowly breaks the main character… and you along with him.

Why similar: Noir 31.9%, Detective 18.4%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Investigation 13.6%, Choices Matter 6.7%

Join the ultimate expedition and enter Cormo's mind as he embarks on a gruelling mission to chart a mysterious island shrouded in mind-bending fog. Put your persuasion skills to the test and direct his fate with every word, but be prepared for unexpected consequences...

Why similar: Experimental 27.2% ★, Detective 17.5%, Hand-drawn 8.8%, Narration 8.6%, Visual Novel 8.3%

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 25.8%, Noir 25.1%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Investigation 10.1%, Comedy 7.1%

Part travel journal, part visual novel with a hint of psychological horror, Melbourne: Route 96 is an experimental game about catching a tram in the wrong direction - and a polaroid camera.

Why similar: Experimental 37.6% ★, Hand-drawn 14.7%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Surreal 9.2%, Dark 9%

An absurdist mystery for only the most hard-boiled interim junior detectives.

Why similar: Detective 21.6%, Dark Humor 13.5%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Comedy 11.5%, Noir 11.2%

The camera doesn’t lie, but the truth isn’t always obvious. Photograph traces, gather evidence, link clues on the board, search police databases for key info, and identify the culprit and the next attack site. Each case is a standalone mystery waiting to be solved.

Why similar: Noir 24.5%, Investigation 23.8%, Detective 20.3%, Narration 10.8%, Stylized 7.6%

God is dead. He was killed. I need to find out which of these filthy horned bastards did it. And I will dig to the truth, no matter what it costs me... A brutal visual novel in a noir style about a detective investigating the murder of a god in hell.

Why similar: Noir 35.4%, Detective 19%, Visual Novel 17.7%, Hand-drawn 17%, Narration 10.9%

You are a detective on a rogue manhunt through the beautiful country of Italy. Gather clues, interview witnesses and uncover dark secrets to solve the case. Follow your own path to the solution in this 1970's noir crime road-trip.

Why similar: Noir 33.8%, Detective 24.8%, Investigation 24.6%, Story Rich 6.6%, Atmospheric 6.5%

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 30.1%, Detective 18.8%, Investigation 15.8%, Hand-drawn 9.9%, Stylized 9.3%

Adventures in the Light & Dark is a short novel that you read in VR, surrounded by atmospheric sound and scenery.

Why similar: Experimental 34% ★, Noir 25.3%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Dark Humor 9%, Comedy 7.7%

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: Investigation 28.7%, Detective 28.5%, Noir 23.7%, Dark 6.6%, Atmospheric 5.6%

An original puzzle/adventure game inspired by the writings of Franz Kafka.

Why similar: Experimental 39.9% ★, Surreal 15.4%, Noir 13.4%, Hand-drawn 8.2%, Dark Humor 7.8%

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 46.6%, Detective 16%, Atmospheric 9.7%, Dark Humor 9.3%, Surreal 7.7%

San Francisco is shaken by a chain of horrible murders. You are the only one that can bring to justice a masked arsonist calling himself the Plague Doctor. Are you strong enough to face the challenge?

Why similar: Noir 26.7%, Detective 17.9%, Investigation 14.7%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Narration 10.3%

After a cat show competition, three contestants, Claudette, Aberdeen, and Illia, head back to their hotel rooms to decompress and unwind. The next day, Claudette's body is found floating in the hotel's pool. Did Claudette take her own life, or was she murdered by cutthroat competition?

Why similar: Noir 22.8%, Detective 16.5%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Dark Humor 12.9%, Hand-drawn 10.9%

Solve 3 increasingly intricate murders by examining the evidence -- find the motive, the means, and the opportunity. Use testimonies of the suspects as evidence by examining every detail for contradictions... and signs of sin. Purify the possessed. Purge the daemons.

Why similar: Experimental 27.9% ★, Noir 23.1%, Investigation 18.6%, Detective 16.3%, Dark 7.9%