60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Detective, Noir, Adventure, Mystery.
A noir narrative puzzle adventure where you manipulate time to investigate a space filled with physically identical characters. Pause, rewind, and fast-forward individual lives, connect fragmented pasts and futures, and uncover the single truth needed to avert impending tragedy.
Thomas Ireham in Crimson Spotlight
A complete time-loop detective story set in the 1940s — solve a case before it even happens in a single, self-contained sitting.
Who Killed Mr. White?
A turn-based Clue-inspired detective game where you get to solve a murder mystery by interrogating paintings.
A complete time-loop detective story set in the 1940s — solve a case before it even happens in a single, self-contained sitting.
Why similar: Detective 24%, Time Manipulation 21.2% ★, Noir 19.2%, Crime 10.2%, Logic 7.5%
A turn-based Clue-inspired detective game where you get to solve a murder mystery by interrogating paintings.
Why similar: Noir 25.3%, Detective 19.4%, Abstract 12.5%, Surreal 12.3%, Interactive Fiction 7.6%
A monster-themed deduction game focused on solving brutal murders. Investigate crime scenes by uncovering hidden evidence, analyzing fingerprints, and testing blood samples. Identify the killer, determine the creature responsible, and solve seven thrilling cases
Why similar: Noir 31.7%, Detective 30.9%, Crime 13.4%, Mystery 9.7%, Story Rich 5.4%
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 36.8%, Noir 30.5%, Crime 16.5%, Mystery 5.7%, Story Rich 5%
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: Noir 38%, Detective 27.8%, Crime 12.1%, Mystery 11.1%, Story Rich 6.4%
Body found. Two missing. Detective Malinowski hears what others miss. Noir adventure where sound reveals clues and sketches tell the story. A short case you can finish tonight. Start now.
Why similar: Noir 28.4%, Detective 21.9%, Time Manipulation 20.5% ★, Interactive Fiction 7.6%, Mystery 5.8%
You're a journalist investigating a suspicious case during the Harlem riots. Take pictures of evidence, gather information by interrogating people, and put it all together in an article to show people the truth.
Why similar: Detective 25.3%, Noir 24.7%, Crime 13.8%, Interactive Fiction 7.8%, Mystery 7.8%
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 25.1%, Noir 17.7%, Crime 12.5%, Mystery 8.3%, Logic 7.7%
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 25.2%, Detective 22.3%, Crime 12.6%, Mystery 7.8%, Logic 7.7%
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: Noir 35.1%, Detective 31.7%, Logic 7.9%, Story Rich 7.4%, Crime 6.9%
Figure out what happened, explore fascinating yet almost surreal landscapes and enjoy the thrilling storytelling. Collect pieces of the story while freely floating through related environments and immerse yourself into an intriguing story filled with blood and murder unlike you have ever seen before
Why similar: Detective 27.5%, Crime 18%, Surreal 16.4%, Noir 13.5%, Mystery 9.1%
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 40%, Noir 28.6%, Mystery 11.1%, Crime 8.4%, Story Rich 5.3%
A noir detective game where you can bribe or intimidate suspects for extra clues.
Why similar: Noir 33.1%, Detective 28.1%, Crime 15.7%, Mystery 8.7%, Interactive Fiction 6.2%
A narrative game set in 1943 Belém, legends are vanishing, and the river’s secrets need a detective. Pink, if you will. As a shapeshifting river dolphin detective that turns into human (almost), uncover a noir mystery where folklore, memory, and conspiracy flow beneath the city.
Why similar: Detective 32.9%, Noir 32.5%, Crime 12.5%, Mystery 10%, Story Rich 4.6%
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 47.9%, Noir 17.1%, Crime 11.7%, Mystery 8.9%, Story Rich 4.3%
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 45.9%, Detective 20.5%, Surreal 12.5%, Crime 8.9%, Atmospheric 6.7%
Something is wrong in the ward. As a detective investigating a serious crime, navigate the ruins of an abandoned psychiatric hospital, gather evidence, and follow a trail that leads deeper into madness
Why similar: Noir 33.1%, Detective 30.9%, Crime 17.9%, Interactive Fiction 5.3%, Story Rich 4.9%
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 38.8%, Detective 29.4%, Mystery 10.8%, Crime 6.6%, Dark 4.7%
Seven murders in motion by a killer calling himself the Messiah. Interrogate witnesses, spot contradictions in their testimonies, and build a criminal profile piece by piece in this detective thriller where every word is evidence.
Why similar: Noir 29.7%, Detective 22.8%, Crime 9.1%, Interactive Fiction 8.7%, Logic 7.4%
A film noir style audio-visual novella. A mysterious woman... a string of murders... and a man with a hidden past.
Why similar: Noir 46.1%, Detective 37.7%, Mystery 11.9%, Atmospheric 2.3%, Indie 1.7%
The real world no longer exists! I was trapped in this cursed Village made of inkblots on parchment. Every day I'm stalked by an assasin and stuck in a time loop. None of the residents remember me, although I myself have memories. I need to get out of here ASAP
Why similar: Detective 23.9%, Noir 21.8%, Time Manipulation 21.7% ★, Abstract 15.4%, Mystery 6.2%
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 35.6%, Detective 30.9%, Mystery 10.1%, Crime 6.3%, Story Rich 5.2%
A dead man hired you to solve his own murder. You have one day. Fourteen suspects. And as many attempts as it takes. A hand-drawn noir mystery set in 1937 Rio de Janeiro, where every suspect has a life, a schedule, and something to hide.
Why similar: Noir 25%, Time Manipulation 23.5% ★, Detective 21.4%, Crime 12%, Mystery 6.7%
A noir adventure beyond time and space. The city of cosmic beings is under threat in two parallel realities - one where the Big Bang was never fired, the other exploding in color and sin. It’s up to you to solve the mysteries of the Bigger Bang in this follow up to the award-winning Genesis Noir.
Why similar: Noir 29.5%, Detective 23%, Abstract 15.5%, Crime 12.5%, Mystery 7.2%
Crime never rests... but thankfully, neither does Detective Bass! Put on your detective hat and help Detective Bass get to the bottom of a robbery, in this witty, narrative-driven detective game!
Why similar: Noir 34.9%, Detective 29.5%, Crime 16.7%, Mystery 9.2%, Logic 3.9%
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: Noir 40.9%, Detective 26.3%, Crime 9.5%, Logic 6.3%, Story Rich 5.4%
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 26.1%, Detective 21.1%, Surreal 13.9%, Crime 13.1%, Story Rich 7.2%
Abyss Archives is a detective mystery game with elements of horror. You play as an investigator sent to a construction site shut down after a supernatural incident. Using old photographs, you trace the memories of the dead and piece together the truth hidden beneath the abyss.
Why similar: Detective 33.7%, Time Manipulation 31.2% ★, Mystery 10.8%, Story Rich 7.8%, Crime 5%
A short interlude from the world of The Slaughter.
Why similar: Noir 33.2%, Detective 25.8%, Crime 13.4%, Interactive Fiction 8.8%, Story Rich 4.7%
Driven by a rare neurological affliction plaguing his family, Joshua has to recover his memories by exploring parallel realities through déjà vu. Facing the innermost depths of his past – moments both joyous and painful – seems to be the only way to get his life and family back together.
Why similar: Noir 25.9%, Time Manipulation 20.3% ★, Detective 18.9%, Surreal 13.4%, Interactive Fiction 8%
A child is missing. The police are failing. And you're a retired detective with a bit too much time on your hands. Time to throw out the rules & do whatever it takes to bring the child home. From the developers of I AM RIPPER, The Occupation & Ether One.
Why similar: Noir 27.8%, Detective 24.9%, Crime 12.7%, Mystery 8.3%, Interactive Fiction 7.7%
Find notes and clues that will lead to memories. Change the present by manipulating your past. You must save your childhood friend in order to escape the mansion of memories.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 31.6% ★, Detective 28.4%, Mystery 10.6%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%, Story Rich 8.5%
Truth hides in the details. Investigate crime scenes, photograph evidence, analyze case files, and search the police database. Connect clues on the detective board, return to locations when something does not add up, and identify the culprit in each standalone case.
Why similar: Detective 29%, Noir 26.9%, Crime 17.9%, Logic 8.5%, Mystery 5.7%
Immerse yourself in a chilling, interactive cold-case investigation. Review crime scene photos, decrypt restricted hard drives, compare evidence, and deliver your final report in Ashes of Holloway Bay, a dark, atmospheric detective experience where every detail matters.
Why similar: Detective 34.6%, Crime 17.7%, Noir 17.6%, Mystery 10.6%, Interactive Fiction 6.5%
The Eyes of Dr Kautzmann is a first-person point-and-click detective game inspired by German expressionist cinema. Solve environmental puzzles to uncover the tragic history and secrets of a doomed town.
Why similar: Abstract 24.7%, Detective 19.6%, Surreal 18.5%, Logic 9.2%, Mystery 8.3%
Mary is a mystery and investigation game, in which you are a private detective who has been called to solve a case of a massacre in a bar. Collect all the clues and find an answer to all the mysteries of this case!
Why similar: Noir 29.3%, Detective 28.2%, Crime 16.8%, Mystery 10.6%, Dark 5.5%
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 32.9%, Detective 32.5%, Crime 18.2%, Mystery 8.2%, Puzzle 3.6%
A judge's body is discovered with a clean cut across his jugular, setting the stage for an intense puzzle of motives and clues.
Why similar: Noir 33.2%, Detective 28.1%, Crime 9.1%, Logic 8.3%, Story Rich 6.2%
A point-and-click mystery game. Search for the truth in 26 days, playing as two different characters, in a town during 1907.
Why similar: Noir 37.4%, Detective 23.5%, Crime 13.7%, Mystery 9.8%, Story Rich 7%
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 36%, Detective 34.2%, Mystery 11%, Story Rich 6.6%, Atmospheric 4.8%
Experience a race against time written by a former forensic investigation expert. As detective JACK, you are the last hope to rescue the US President's kidnapped daughter. With only 1% battery left on her phone, use authentic detective techniques to find her before the screen goes black.
Why similar: Noir 37.9%, Detective 26.2%, Crime 15.2%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%, Mystery 7.8%
There's no such thing as a perfect crime! You have to solve a series of mysterious murders in San Francisco. It turns out that this bright city has its own dark side...
Why similar: Noir 31%, Detective 28.4%, Crime 11.9%, Logic 8.4%, Story Rich 5.9%
The line between life and death is as thin as the autumn breeze. Will you escape, or will Darkwood claim you as another victim of its harvest?
Why similar: Noir 30.9%, Detective 28.4%, Crime 11.9%, Logic 8.4%, Story Rich 5.9%
Investigate a replayable Hollywood murder mystery where everyone has something to hide. Question guests, uncover contradictions, and identify the killer before they escape justice.
Why similar: Detective 30.4%, Noir 19.1%, Crime 17.4%, Mystery 11.5%, Logic 7.6%
A noir first-person murder mystery set in a gloomy 1947 Pacific Northwest city. Play as the renowned Detective D.W. Dagger to help solve his latest case. A violent murder, a possible suicide, and a handful of suspects. Can you deduce what happened?
Why similar: Noir 36.6%, Detective 30.2%, Crime 14.4%, Dark 6.3%, Interactive Fiction 4.9%
Broken Voyage is a detective-focused horror game that takes place on an whaling boat gone silent where the player will solve murders, unweave the strings behind a grander mystery, and resist the allure of a lovecraftian monster!
Why similar: Detective 39.6%, Time Manipulation 34.4% ★, Mystery 7.1%, Interactive Fiction 5.9%, Logic 4.3%
A luxury cruise takes an unexpected turn when a passenger is gruesomely turned into fillet - and it's up to Detective Bass to deliver some justice in this short narrative-driven detective game!
Why similar: Detective 33.6%, Noir 31.5%, Crime 15.6%, Mystery 9.3%, Interactive Fiction 5.3%
A story-driven deduction game set in Okayama, Japan, where everyone has an answer—but you need evidence. Examine evidence and records, cross-reference witness accounts, reconstruct timelines, and separate plausible theories from provable facts across six murder investigations.
Why similar: Detective 38%, Crime 20.9%, Mystery 14.8%, Interactive Fiction 7.4%, Logic 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 29.7%, Detective 25.8%, Crime 15.9%, Logic 8.4%, Story Rich 5.7%
In this game you abstractly follow the narration of a murderer and a joung detective through their lifes and thoughts. This leads you straight into the middle of an exciting murder case and a murder mystery unlike you have ever seen before unfolds.
Why similar: Detective 27.5%, Noir 25.9%, Crime 18.2%, Mystery 9.9%, Abstract 5.1%
In 1921: a kidnapping, a revolution... Investigate and uncover the truth behind a dark, mysterious story.
Why similar: Detective 35.6%, Noir 21.5%, Mystery 13%, Story Rich 7.1%, Lore-Rich 6.6%
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 36.7%, Noir 27.1%, Crime 13.6%, Mystery 8%, Story Rich 6.4%
Noir gamebook, now fully in English. A magnate vanishes from an office locked from the inside: 4 trails, 780 choices, 11 endings, and no luck to save you. 85% of runs end in death or arrest. You die; the case goes on — the dossier doesn't forget.
Why similar: Noir 33.2%, Detective 27.2%, Crime 11.3%, Interactive Fiction 9.6%, Mystery 8.7%
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: Detective 40.2%, Noir 25.2%, Mystery 11%, Logic 6.3%, Dark 4.7%
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 33.4%, Detective 27.8%, Interactive Fiction 8.5%, Mystery 8.4%, Story Rich 6.4%
Can you solve the riddle of the disappearing visitors before you lose yourself in the gallery’s macabre beauty?
Why similar: Noir 34.5%, Detective 25.4%, Crime 11.5%, Logic 8.1%, Story Rich 6.7%
Istanbul, after midnight. Black File is a noir detective game: investigate crime scenes, examine evidence in 3D — rotate it, zoom in, read the back — then use what you find to break a suspect's story.
Why similar: Detective 34.3%, Noir 28.2%, Mystery 10%, Crime 9.4%, Interactive Fiction 5.2%
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 30.8%, Detective 25.3%, Crime 13.7%, Logic 9.2%, Mystery 6.9%
Murder Avenue is a detective game crafted for true crime aficionados. Immerse yourself in detailed crime scenes, hunt for clues, interrogate suspects, analyze motives, and unearth the truth behind each case.
Why similar: Noir 30.3%, Detective 25.5%, Time Manipulation 20.3% ★, Crime 14%, Story Rich 6.2%
Experience how people with autism see, feel and interact with the world around them in this thrilling detective adventure, taking place near the Belgian coast and in the woods around a local nature reserve.
Why similar: Detective 34.9%, Noir 33%, Crime 14%, Mystery 6.6%, Interactive Fiction 5.3%
