- #1 Legacy Of The Depths
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: KALINKA GAMES
Windows · Linux
A dark narrative adventure in the spirit of Northern Noir, set in an alternate Russia of 1929. Explore forgotten places, uncover fragments of lost coordinates, and follow a family mystery beyond the Barents Sea.
Why similar: Noir 41.9%, Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Detective 11.3%, Adventure 10.8%, Puzzle 6.9%
- #2 MoriA.I.RTy
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Red Meat Games
Windows
In the not-so-distant future, a robot witnesses a shocking event and stores the last image it sees in an encrypted memory bank. The player assigned to this robot must scroll through its memories to piece together a visual story and solve the mystery of what happened.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.8%, Noir 26.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.1%, Puzzle 10.4%, Detective 8.2%
- #3 Demand Dial Exorcist
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tvejzer Games
Windows
In Demand-Dial Exorcist, you play a demon hunter solving eerie puzzles. Investigate clues, place ritual items on the pentagram, and banish demons before they claim you as their next victim.
Why similar: Noir 47.9%, Adventure 24.3%, Puzzle 17%, Exploration 10.7%
- #4 Beyond The Mist
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: YliaderPub: RAWRLAB Games
Windows
M. Webb, the I.S.C. requests your immediate presence. Our previous keeper has vanished without explanation. A replacement is needed at once for the offshore lighthouse under our care. Report to the local office of the company as soon as possible. Do not be late.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.5%, Noir 26.2%, Adventure 14%, Puzzle 10.8%, 1980s 9.5%
- #5 Echoes of Madness - The Hawthorne Case
94% match8 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2024
Dev: Mr.Bane Games
Windows
Detective Norman faces one of the longest nights of his career. Alone, he searches for the missing girl, Felicia, only to discover that this case runs far deeper than he ever imagined.
Why similar: Noir 35.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.6%, Adventure 15.3%, Detective 10.3%, Narration 6.7%
- #6 Perfore the pré-adventure
94% match2 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: Triolet noire
Windows
Groi Marito meets Princess Carolanne because he wants to build a mine to help him achieve his goals.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 31.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.1%, Adventure 19.1%, Puzzle 14.6%, Pixel Graphics 5.2%
- #7 Fragment
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Omaj
Windows
Join a boy named Timothy and his alien friend Gus on a journey of self discovery as they explore the colorful world of Fragment.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 31.6%, Adventure 19.6%, Puzzle 14.8%, 1980s 13.7%, Exploration 8.7%
- #8 The Gate
92% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: Nexus Media
Windows
The Gate is an interactive science fiction graphic novel. At various points in the story, you will be asked to make a choice, these choices will take you down different paths in the story. Your objective as you guide the story is to return back to earth. The game features 3 possible story endings.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 37.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 25.3%, Adventure 22.4%, 2D 5.2%, Choices Matter 4.8%
- #9 A Study in Blue
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Relate Games
Windows
Play as Kenneth, a private detective, and Blue, a runaway searching for answers. Explore the megacity of Republica in a semi-open world, solve criminal cases, make decisive moral choices, and uncover the truth behind Blue’s past.
Why similar: Noir 25.3%, Interactive Fiction 19.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.9%, Detective 12.9%, Exploration 6.5%
- #10 Skool Days
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cocodrolo Games
Windows · Mac
A narrative social simulator set in a high school. Study, make friends, and live unforgettable moments where every decision matters.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 20.9%, Detective 19.4%, Interactive Fiction 18.6%, Isometric 10.5%, Puzzle 10.1%
- #11 Lavender Field
90% match2 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: KamilaFoxGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
An atmospheric visual novel with puzzle elements and a nonlinear storyline.
Why similar: Noir 45.7%, Adventure 11.2%, Narration 10.9%, Interactive Fiction 8.6%, 1980s 5.3%
- #12 Imperial Bureaucracy Hero
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Munitions Mori
Windows · Mac · Linux
IBH is a rich role playing game at the end of time. You're a mid-level official in a dying sci-fi regime, given the impossible task of fixing a faltering machine; explore a vast world, define your mind, flex your authority, and become a sinner or a savior in countless other stories.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28%, Noir 26.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.1%, Exploration 6.8%, Adventure 4.2%
- #13 Scarlet Enigma
89% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Braveforge
Windows
Investigate a chilling birthday murder in a branching mystery filled with secrets, suspects, and puzzles. Uncover the truth, bend time, and stop the killer before reality begins to unravel.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 30%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.9%, Adventure 17.8%, Puzzle 13.9%, Detective 8%
- #14 Lacuna: Prologue
88% matchVery Positive91% of 172 reviews2021
Dev: DigiTales InteractivePub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 17.5 hrs≥1hr: 48%
Lacuna: Prologue tasks you – CDI agent Neil Conrad – with investigating the murder of a high-profile victim whose death could plunge the solar system into war. Solve the first in a series of cases that lead you ever deeper into the conspiracy at the core of this captivating 2D sci-fi noir adventure.
Why similar: Noir 35.3%, Interactive Fiction 21.1%, Detective 13.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13%, Adventure 7.8%
- #15 THE 13th Digit
87% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Uesho Co., Ltd.
Windows
In a rain-soaked megacity, one law remains: cross one trillion dollars in hidden wealth and you forfeit your right to live. You are K, the executioner who enforces it — until the numbers start to lie. A branching cyberpunk noir with 5 endings, where every choice is remembered.
Why similar: Noir 29.8%, Interactive Fiction 25.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.6%, Detective 10.4%, Adventure 4.7%
- #16 Next of Kin: Epiphany
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Spelkväll Games
Windows
Become private detective Dennis Monroe, a relentless investigator driven to catch the infamous "Epiphany Killer," a shadowy figure who has haunted the city for over twenty years. Every clue draws you closer to the truth, but danger lurks behind every revelation.
Why similar: Noir 22.5%, Interactive Fiction 18.6%, Detective 16.3%, Adventure 10.4%, Pixel Graphics 7.6%
- #17 DDD: Demons Double Down
84% matchPositive94% of 32 reviews2026
Dev: WirionPub: ST SInovar
Windows · Mac
Sometimes loneliness pushes us into strange, risky choices. A nightclub that wasn’t here yesterday. Mysterious strangers—each leaving more questions than answers. Just one short night that simply won’t end. What could possibly go wrong?
Why similar: Noir 42.4%, Interactive Fiction 22.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.7%, Adventure 7.1%, Story Rich 5%
- #18 DnD Adventure: Rogue's Choice
86% matchPositive91% of 11 reviews2022
Dev: CCSPub: Delight Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
With debts to pay to the underworld, you need to make a lot of coin fast! Perhaps worse, you're wanted by the King's men for desertion. Survival is your first priority...
Why similar: Noir 29%, Interactive Fiction 28.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.2%, Adventure 7.5%, 2D 3.7%
- #19 Strange Investigations: Two for Solitaire Collector's Edition
85% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2022
Dev: ElephantPub: BFG Entertainment
Windows
An investigation into a fellow detective’s death uncovers details of his last case – and now Dana may be the next target!
Why similar: Noir 33.1%, Interactive Fiction 28.5%, Adventure 17.3%, Detective 10.9%, Narration 6.7%
- #20 The Final Print
83% matchPositive88% of 43 reviews2025
Dev: Dummy DetectivesPub: Breda University of Applied Sciences
Windows
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: Noir 29.6%, Interactive Fiction 21.6%, Detective 14%, Puzzle 9.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9%
- #21 Who Killed Mr. White?
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: notagamestudio
Windows
A turn-based Clue-inspired detective game where you get to solve a murder mystery by interrogating paintings.
Why similar: Noir 32.2%, Interactive Fiction 22.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.9%, Detective 11.4%, Puzzle 9.6%
- #22 Crime or Punishment
82% 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: Noir 45.1%, Puzzle 13.8%, Detective 13.4%, Adventure 10.6%, 2D 4.7%
- #23 Man I Just Wanna Go Home
81% matchVery Positive95% of 765 reviews2024
Dev: JZPS Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 1.2 hrs≥1hr: 39%
Man I Just Wanna Go Home is an "MSPaint-noir" visual novel with 13 endings, a unique visual style and a killer 80s inspired soundtrack. The story revolves around a delivery person stranded in an unfamiliar part of the city under the devastating rain. All he wants is to get home. Help him!
Why similar: Noir 37.1%, Interactive Fiction 26.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.9%, Choices Matter 4.5%, Pixel Graphics 4.2%
- #24 Searchbar Detective
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ohana Studio
Windows
Searchbar Detective is a 2D Mystery Game set in a virtual world in which you use your searchbar to solve crimes and uncover conspiracies.
Why similar: Noir 26%, Interactive Fiction 22%, Detective 12.8%, Puzzle 9.4%, Exploration 6.6%
- #25 Sunset High
79% matchPositive93% of 27 reviews2025
Dev: Turnip Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Your crush is missing. They texted you last night. And now you’re reliving the same day over and over. Welcome to Sunset High — where drama, dilemmas, and time loops collide in this narrative-driven, 2D adventure.
Why similar: Noir 31.7%, Interactive Fiction 22%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.7%, Detective 10.8%, Puzzle 9.4%
- #26 Tales of Shandar
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Nexus Media
Windows
Embark on a tabletop-inspired fantasy adventure. Battle monsters, pass dice-roll skill checks, solve ancient puzzles, and uncover the lost Tomb of Mithras in this narrative-driven RPG-lite where every choice matters.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 37.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 25.2%, Adventure 24%, 2D 5.1%, Choices Matter 4.9%
- #27 Inexplicable Deaths In Damipolis: Inner Thoughts
81% match8 user reviews0% of 8 reviews2020
Dev: TiesoftPub: Badland Publishing
Windows
One tragic night, the power dome of Damipolis died during dinner under strange circumstances... What were they doing there? What really happened that night? And... who is the culprit? Solve the mystery in this first-person 3D graphic adventure, inspired by classic film noir.
Why similar: Noir 40.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.7%, Detective 12.7%, Narration 9.2%, Exploration 6.7%
- #28 The Last Case of John Morley
77% 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: Noir 34.8%, Interactive Fiction 20.5%, Detective 13.4%, Puzzle 9.4%, Adventure 8.9%
- #29 Popular Kids
78% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Peter Newing
Windows
Navigate school life, build friendships, survive rumours, and climb the social ladder through natural conversations with students who remember your choices. Every interaction shapes your reputation in this AI-powered social simulation.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 39%, Choose Your Own Adventure 26.4%, Adventure 16%, 2D 5.4%, Choices Matter 5.3%
- #30 PataNoir
80% matchPositive88% of 16 reviews2016
Dev: Simon ChristiansenPub: SiChris Productions
Windows
The Baron's daughter is missing, and you are the man to find her. No problem. With your inexhaustible arsenal of hard-boiled similes, there is nothing you can't handle.
Why similar: Noir 33.1%, Interactive Fiction 23%, Puzzle 8.8%, Detective 8.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.2%
- #31 The Farm of the Living
78% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: PlayBook
Windows
A grim, choice-driven interactive gamebook. As the First Ranger of a fortified homestead, you must defend the last survivors from the infected, manage critical resources, and investigate a dangerous internal conspiracy. Every decision shapes the survival of the living.
Why similar: Noir 30%, Interactive Fiction 27.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.9%, Adventure 5.7%, Choices Matter 5.2%
- #32 Death in the Manor
77% match2 user reviews0% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Active Dog Studio
Windows
Death in the Manor is a casual isometric point and click murder mystery game. You have 1 hour to discover the killer and weapon before the police arrives. Every game is procedurally generated: rooms change place, suspects are never the same, and there are 22 potential murder weapons.
Why similar: Noir 33.1%, Interactive Fiction 28.4%, Isometric 16.4%, Puzzle 11.7%, Adventure 5.4%
- #33 Whispers of Kelsden
76% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Sunwake Games
Windows
Solve five carefully crafted detective cases as Andrew Bell, a private investigator haunted by loss. In the fictional city of Kelsden, every decision matters in this linear, puzzle driven mystery game where time is important.
Why similar: Noir 32.7%, Adventure 20.3%, Puzzle 15.5%, Detective 13.1%, Pixel Graphics 7.2%
- #34 Carcelera
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Benjamin Grosse
Windows · Linux
Carcelera is an exploration and light puzzle game. You are in prison, and so is the Moon. Forge your own destiny, you can repent later.
Why similar: Noir 32%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.7%, Adventure 15.1%, Puzzle 13.3%, Exploration 6.9%
- #35 Bunny Mazes
75% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: DillyFrame
Windows
Bunny Mazes is a 2D maze game where you need to make your way through 50 levels, consisting of 500 mazes, within time limit. Collect time bonuses, avoid dangers and decide what path to go to complete all the mazes.
Why similar: Noir 53.2%, Puzzle 20.9%, Adventure 12.6%, 2D 6.8%, Singleplayer 3.8%
- #36 Rolando The Majestic
75% matchMixed68% of 47 reviews2022
Dev: Purple Hat Games
Windows
Become Rolando the Majestic and find out how he became the most powerful wizard to ever live! Explore parallel levels using magic and time-travel in a stealth based narrative adventure in order to take vengance against the men who took everything from him as a child.
Why similar: Noir 35.4%, Interactive Fiction 24.2%, Puzzle 11.9%, Adventure 7.4%, Pixel Graphics 5.7%
- #37 Detective Turtletop: Who Killed Harambe?
73% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Turtletop Software
Windows
The first AI detective game that doesn't cheat. Developed by a former Meta AI Engineer. Interrogate suspects using your own words to solve the murder of Harambe. Features procedurally generated cases, consistent hard logic, and a unique stress mechanic. You have 3 hours to find the truth.
Why similar: Noir 39.3%, Interactive Fiction 34.5%, Detective 10.2%, Adventure 9%, 2D 3.2%
- #38 Where the City Ends
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: M. P. Studio
Windows
A melancholic atmospheric game about energy management, introversion, and finding peace in an overwhelming modern city. Every decision costs energy. Nature helps you survive.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 34%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.7%, Adventure 18.7%, Puzzle 13.8%, Exploration 8.2%
- #39 The Last Night of Olivia Harrow
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cipher & Clue
Windows
Olivia Harrow was found dead in her Harborview Tower apartment. The police ruled it an accident. A slip, a fall, a tragic head injury. Case closed. But not everyone is convinced... You've been hired as a private investigator to find out the truth. Can you crack the case?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.6%, Noir 16.3%, Adventure 14.4%, Detective 13.6%
- #40 Critical Interrogator: Messiah Hunt
72% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Benedict King
Windows
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 34.6%, Interactive Fiction 23.6%, Detective 12.3%, Puzzle 10.7%, Pixel Graphics 4.5%
- #41 Suas Escolhas - O Caso do Magnata Desaparecido
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Firma Game
Windows
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 35.3%, Interactive Fiction 23.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.7%, Detective 13.4%, Choices Matter 4.1%
- #42 Man of Nollyn
71% matchPositive100% of 20 reviews2026
Dev: Slater Chae
Windows
A noir detective game where you can bribe or intimidate suspects for extra clues.
Why similar: Noir 39.7%, Interactive Fiction 17.2%, Detective 15.6%, Puzzle 6.8%, Adventure 5.9%
- #43 Jim's Nightmare: Chapter 1
72% 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: Noir 32.3%, Isometric 15.3%, Detective 12.7%, Puzzle 8.9%, Adventure 6.4%
- #44 BUGFIXER INO
71% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: cyberspace8bit
Windows
PC-98Like command-select adventure/visual novel Witness bugfixer Ino's quest with realistic FM sound
Why similar: Noir 35.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.2%, Adventure 20.1%, Detective 11.9%, 2D 4.8%
- #45 A MANSION on the HILL
70% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2026
Dev: DIRIGO GAMES
Windows
ATMOSPHERIC UNDERGROUND ADVENTURE. You seek revenge against the oligarch who destroyed your family. Is killing ever justified?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 43.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.1%, Adventure 20.6%, Story Rich 5.6%, 2D 3.7%
- #46 PRAVDA(concept25)
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Floating Stone Studio
Windows
Pravda is a narrative stealth-puzzle about journalism under a totalitarian regime. You play Saga, a state-branded “Liar” working for the Resistance to bring down the Party. Your task is clear: Collect information. Craft the truth. Change the world. But in Abil-Gudit, every truth has a cost.
Why similar: Noir 33.9%, Interactive Fiction 30.1%, Puzzle 12.3%, Detective 11.1%, Adventure 5.7%
- #47 Noir Syndrome
73% matchMixed67% of 183 reviews2014
Dev: Glass Knuckle Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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 57.3%, Adventure 17.8%, Detective 14.7%, Pixel Graphics 6.2%, Indie 4%
- #48 Black File
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Simurg Software and Games
Windows
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: Noir 30.3%, Detective 17%, Interactive Fiction 12.9%, Isometric 12.5%, Adventure 10.8%
- #49 Encounter: A 8-Bit Noir Adventure...
69% matchPositive100% of 23 reviews2024
Dev: Defence Force
Windows
Race against time to save a kidnapped teen in 2 hours! Play as a cunning PI, diving into a thrilling mystery. Type commands for retro vibes or use arrow keys to pick actions, crafting solutions to conquer obstacles in this classic-meets-modern adventure. Can you crack the case?
Why similar: Noir 20.5%, Interactive Fiction 19.6%, Detective 13.6%, Adventure 8.4%, Puzzle 8.1%
- #50 The Shadow
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: PlayBook
Windows
What starts as a simple, highly-paid night shoot in an abandoned marble quarry descends into a psychological nightmare. You are Stefano Caldara, a photographer caught in a web of dark rituals and dangerous secrets. Every choice shapes your morality, your sanity, and your survival...
Why similar: Noir 31.1%, Interactive Fiction 27.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.4%, Adventure 5.3%, Choices Matter 5.2%
- #51 Noir Storm
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Diskeletton Studios
Windows
Take on the role of a private detective who, intercepted by a MOSSAD spy on the city of Buenos Aires in 1952, is drawn into a dangerous odyssey against exiles from the Third Reich and the inminent threat of a new and unprecedented weapon of mass destruction.
Why similar: Noir 35.6%, Interactive Fiction 16.2%, Detective 13.8%, Adventure 7.1%, Puzzle 6.4%
- #52 The Incident Room
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ludotronics
Windows
A 2–4 player cooperative supernatural horror investigation about intervening in recorded tragedies. The opening chapter unfolds in a fog-shrouded 1700s coastal town, where players inhabit different townsfolk and act within a relentless final hour before the outcome becomes irreversible.
Why similar: Noir 33.9%, Interactive Fiction 23.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.6%, Detective 11%, Adventure 8.7%
- #53 Subway Story
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Spawn Cube
Windows · Mac
A narrative-driven exploration game set in the New York City subway, where you ride trains, interact with strangers, and make choices that shape how the city's underbelly responds.
Why similar: Noir 29.4%, Interactive Fiction 29.2%, Adventure 17.2%, Puzzle 11.9%, Exploration 7.1%
- #54 Cross Country Case
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Space Cat StudioPub: Microwavebread
Windows
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 40.2%, Detective 17.7%, Puzzle 11.7%, Adventure 11.1%, Exploration 6.3%
- #55 Let Bions Be Bygones
67% matchMixed70% of 133 reviews2024
Dev: Bohemian PulpPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Having lost everything, a retired, hardboiled detective, John Cooper, must take his last case to find a missing upper-class girl among the lowest parts of the dystopian city-planet Terrahive. Choose your unique path in this atmospheric narrative future-noir thriller.
Why similar: Noir 35.2%, Interactive Fiction 22%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.4%, Detective 12.5%, Choices Matter 4.3%
- #56 Tex Murphy: Killing Moon Rising
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lunar Phoenix
Windows
Enter the virtual REMADE world of Under a Killing Moon, where it is December 2042, and you, as Tex Murphy, must stop the forces of evil before they destroy mankind and rob you of your next unemployment check. This thrilling and hilarious adventure is unlike anything you've seen before.
Why similar: Noir 38.9%, Interactive Fiction 21.4%, Adventure 11.8%, Detective 11.7%, Puzzle 7.3%
- #57 Duck Detective: The Ghost of Glamping
64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,781 reviews2025
Dev: Happy Broccoli Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
You are the one and only Duck Detective, a depressed and recently divorced duck who must quack the case. Inspect evidence, make de-duck-tions, and solve this no-murder mystery!
Why similar: Noir 37.9%, Detective 17.9%, Interactive Fiction 16.6%, Adventure 10.3%, Puzzle 6.5%
- #58 Domum
68% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2022
Dev: Forgotten Code
Windows
Unravel the dark past of a once beautiful estate in this disturbing top-down adventure game. Solve puzzles, unlock multiple endings, and experience imagery you will never forget as you determine the fate of those that tormented you.
Why similar: Noir 36.5%, Interactive Fiction 29.8%, Adventure 12.4%, Exploration 8.1%, 2D 4.1%
- #59 Detective Stories (Logical hardcore)
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: KreizLand Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Hardcode logical detective game. Only a few clues will help finding murderer. Was it just an accident or a murder? Thief broke in to steal something? Money? Or was it just a broken heart revenge? Well, you`ve got a chance to solve this case...
Why similar: Noir 31.7%, Interactive Fiction 24.3%, Puzzle 12.9%, Adventure 11.2%, Exploration 7.5%
- #60 Operation Blackfox
68% matchNo user reviews2024
Dev: Nexus Media
Windows
Operation Blackfox is an interactive graphic novel. At various points in the story, you will be asked to make a choice, these choices will take you down different paths in the story. Your objective is to rescue as many characters as possible. The game features 3 possible story endings.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 37.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 25.3%, Adventure 22.4%, 2D 5.2%, Choices Matter 4.8%