- #1 The Energy Case
97% matchNo user reviews2028
Dev: Novak Studios
Windows
Explore the world of the dieselpunk society of robot-bugs in The Energy Case. Follow Detective "Dec" in solving the murder of a scientist, who was working on cleaner energy sources, and maybe join the energy transition for a cleaner, greener future!
Why similar: Noir 26.6%, Third-Person Shooter 19.6%, Detective 17.4%, Investigation 11.2%, Action-Adventure 7.3%
- #2 Frustration
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: My Little StudioPub: That Crazy Game Studio
Windows
Can you catch a serial killer when your own mind betrays you? A detective with dementia hunts a murderer, blurring the line between truth and paranoia.
Why similar: Noir 31.7%, Immersive Sim 20%, Detective 13.3%, 1990's 12.7%, Adventure 8.5%
- #3 Chrysalis: Chrome Butterfly
96% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Gravity Vector Studio
Windows
«Chrysalis: Chrome Butterfly» – a cyberpunk neo-noir thriller. Play as Wendy, an agent with memory gaps investigating a disappearance in Neo-Kyoto. Switch between choreographed combat and detective work to uncover a conspiracy where reality is an illusion. But is the truth worth knowing?
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 24%, Noir 23.9%, Detective 12.5%, Cyberpunk 12.2%, Action-Adventure 11.5%
- #4 Keyword 2: Nightfall
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: City From Naught Inc.
Windows
Play detective in this heart-gripping cyberpunk adventure where every dark corner of this intricate vertical city is yours to explore. Interrogate witnesses, investigate murders and even enjoy hotpots! Every choice shapes the outcome, leading you closer to the truth, or deeper into the shadows.
Why similar: Noir 23%, Cyberpunk 16.7%, Detective 16.2%, Investigation 11.9%, Immersive Sim 11.5%
- #5 Crimepunk Detective
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CyberPsychosPub: GameHunters
Windows
Step into the shoes of an old-school detective in a neon-lit Victorian city, where ornate buildings conceal dark secrets and the depths of human depravity. Connect the dots and unravel the mystery. Is there any truth to the legends of notorious technovampires? Trust no one. Question everything.
Why similar: Noir 24.7%, Cyberpunk 18.3%, Detective 16.5%, Immersive Sim 10.7%, Investigation 10.7%
- #6 captain midnight
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tim OxtonPub: oxblud
Windows
the tide always wins
Why similar: Noir 26.2%, Detective 17.1%, Immersive Sim 15.5%, Investigation 9.8%, Horror 7.9%
- #7 Ghostpunk
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: James Suret
Windows · Linux
A cyberpunk paranormal detective sim played entirely through a CRT terminal. Analyze evidence, expose hoaxes, and survive faction politics before rent is due.
Why similar: Immersive Sim 19.9%, Cyberpunk 16.3%, 1990's 15.7%, Noir 13.4%, Detective 12.4%
- #8 The Raptured
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: L4S Games
Windows
The Raptured is a TPS horror survival video game that follows Fletcher in Still Pines, overrun by apparitions that stalk the player. Find out what happened to the town, and try not to be consumed by the treacherous hordes of the apparitions.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 20.5%, Detective 15.4%, 1990's 14.4%, Investigation 11.6%, Action-Adventure 9.6%
- #9 Synther
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: NeofuturismPub: No Gravity Games
Windows
Synther is an FPP simulation game with adventure-like, detective elements set in a futuristic, open world. The game is innovative and reminiscent of early 3D games and DOS applications.
Why similar: Noir 35.3%, Cyberpunk 28%, Detective 23.2%, Sci-fi 7.6%, Action 5.8%
- #10 Cursed Enigma - Priest and Prayers
91% matchMixed70% of 112 reviews2023
Dev: TheLaba
Windows
Father Giovanni, a devout priest, becomes entangled in mysteries and secrets while overseeing his local church. Explore the dark truths and menacing events behind the serene facade of the parish in the first episode of CURSED ENIGMA: Priest and Prayers
Why similar: Noir 24.4%, Gothic 19.5% ★, Detective 18.3%, 1990's 16.4%, Action-Adventure 8.4%
- #11 Something Took Her
89% matchMostly Positive75% of 20 reviews2025
Dev: Retrobot
Windows
Within the rural town of Oakview, students are vanishing. One is Amy Morrison, a troubled friend of yours. People say she made a pact with something in the vents of the school. Unravel the mysteries surrounding the town's past, survive the supernatural trauma, and search for traces of your friend.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 27.5%, 1990's 20.2%, Old School 11.5%, Action-Adventure 10.3%, Horror 10.3%
- #12 HEAVY AS STONE
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: jøyPub: CRITICAL REFLEX
Windows
You’re sick. So is the city. Explore a crumbling Terminal that loops when you die. Solve cursed investigations. Weaponize your symptoms. Find the truth, or spiral with it.
Why similar: Noir 22.3%, Detective 19.2%, Investigation 15.3%, Immersive Sim 14.8%, Horror 8%
- #13 Tex Murphy: Mean Streets
90% matchMostly Positive72% of 102 reviews2014
Dev: Access SoftwarePub: Nightdive Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 18 minMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 34%
The year is 2033. Your name is Tex Murphy, Private Investigator in San Francisco. You've been hired by the beautiful daughter of a university professor to uncover the facts about his death. As you begin your investigation you uncover the deaths of several prominent members of the scientific community.
Why similar: Noir 31.7%, Detective 25.3%, Cyberpunk 19.2%, Adventure 9.2%, Post-apocalyptic 8.3%
- #14 Datura Time
88% matchMixed65% of 17 reviews2025
Dev: Vladeta Stojanovic
Windows
Step into the enigmatic world of Datura Time and uncover the alluring lore behind the mysterious "Zone", while battling sinister forces in the style of 90s fifth generation 3D action adventure games - with a distinctive post-Soviet and Eastern European inspired aesthetic.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 26.9%, 1990's 19.4%, Action-Adventure 11.1%, Horror 8.1%, Stylized 7.2%
- #15 Dark Investigation : Experiment
87% matchPositive100% of 11 reviews2025
Dev: TheLittleGames
Windows
Play as a private detective sent on the trail of a missing person. What seemed like a simple case quickly turns into a nightmare. Will you be the one to solve the case... or just another victim of this mystery?
Why similar: Detective 18.8%, 1990's 16.9%, Investigation 15.2%, Post-apocalyptic 11.1%, Zombies 9.7%
- #16 DOOMED Detective Game
86% matchMixed46% of 71 reviews2025
Dev: Azikton Studio
Windows
Doomed Detective Game is a game in which you will play the role of a detective who has arrived in the city of Redrock to figure out a very mysterious crime. Your task is to explore the city, find clues, talk to the residents of the city and find the killer! P.S: Every city resident is an AI...
Why similar: Noir 27.6%, Immersive Sim 15.5%, Detective 15.2%, Investigation 10.1%, Action-Adventure 9.6%
- #17 Flesh Made Fear
85% matchVery Positive95% of 332 reviews2025
Dev: Tainted PactPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows
Tank controls. Fixed cameras. Pure Terror. Set in a haunting world of twisted experiments and occult nightmares, this game brings back the survival horror mechanics you know and love while pushing the genre into terrifying new depths.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 22.8%, 1990's 17.9%, Zombies 14.1%, Action-Adventure 10.5%, Old School 10%
- #18 Secrets Of Suburbia
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: coolmysterydev
Windows · Linux
Investigate a disappearance in a quiet American suburb in 1997. Spend the night exploring the early internet and following a digital trail in this first-person mystery-horror experience.
Why similar: Noir 30.5%, 1990's 16.3%, Investigation 14.4%, Immersive Sim 13.3%, Detective 13.1%
- #19 After Corruption
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: THORSDAYORIGIN
Windows
A retro survival horror game where you dive into fragmented procedural levels to try and save the world from the corruption that destroyed it
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 21.3%, 1990's 15.4%, Old School 12%, Post-apocalyptic 11%, Action-Adventure 9.7%
- #20 Hill Agency: PURITYdecay
84% matchPositive100% of 17 reviews2023
Dev: Achimostawinan Games
Windows
Murdered sisters, mind altering drugs and flying cities, to a case that goes way further than the banks of this one detective's little neighbourhood in this Indigenous cybernoir detective narrative adventure set in a post-post-apocalyptical future.
Why similar: Noir 29.1%, Investigation 16.8%, Cyberpunk 16.6%, Detective 15.4%, Stylized 8.6%
- #21 Chicago 4th of July
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Clumsy Boy Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Chicago 4th of July is an open-world, action-adventure RPG set in a near-future Chicago — a glamorous yet oppressive megacity wrapped in a mysterious Veil. Uncover the truth behind the Veil, navigate a world ruled by power and rise against a system built to keep you blind.
Why similar: Noir 30.5%, Third-Person Shooter 20.6%, Cyberpunk 20.1%, Detective 16.9%, Stylized 9.1%
- #22 The Night Walkers
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Horrora Studio
Windows
This third-person game is inspired by the horror classics of the 90's. Intense and terrifying pace, survive the endless night and stay sane. Reveal through dramas and tragedies the hidden truth about the night walkers and figure out what lurks after death.
Why similar: 1990's 16.4%, Post-apocalyptic 13.6%, Third-Person Shooter 13.5%, Zombies 12.7%, Old School 11.8%
- #23 Souls That Wait: Penunggu
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Starpixel Studios
Windows
Step into the shoes of a new security guard at a Malaysian school with a dark history in this first-person, realistic supernatural thriller. Encounter spirits rooted in Malaysian folklore, make critical choices to free trapped souls, and uncover the truth behind the eerie manifestations.
Why similar: Immersive Sim 17.2%, 1990's 17.1%, Detective 16.4%, Investigation 12.4%, Action-Adventure 11%
- #24 Neon Noir
81% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2023
Dev: Borzon Studios
Windows
Neon Noir is a cyberpunk visual novel with interactive mechanics. It is set in the megalopolis of New Devon in the year 2169, where large private corporations have more power than the government. The player follows the crimes investigated by Colden, a Snatcher.
Why similar: Noir 32.9%, Cyberpunk 22.7%, Detective 18.4%, Investigation 13.6%, Sci-fi 7.1%
- #25 4 days in ***
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tobi Torba Games
Windows · Linux
4 Days in *** is a non-linear 2D horror adventure game in which the player chooses how the story unfolds. You play as a girl who has stopped at a hotel for a conference on health innovations. The hotel administrator warned her not to go up to the 4th floor, but what really happens there?
Why similar: Noir 29.1%, Immersive Sim 17.9%, Detective 17.8%, Action-Adventure 10.1%, Horror 7.3%
- #26 Rise of Deads
79% match2 user reviews0% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: M CHETIN
Windows
Experience the amazing adventure with full of actions and puzzles with growing abilities system
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 31.4%, Action-Adventure 14.1%, Post-apocalyptic 11.6%, Adventure 10%, Action 9.1%
- #27 Tail Trail
81% matchMostly Positive71% of 21 reviews2021
Dev: Bold Statement Games
Windows
Follow the story of a Private investigator hired to find a missing person on a mysterious island.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 28.1%, Investigation 20.5%, Detective 20.3%, Action-Adventure 11.3%, Stylized 7.2%
- #28 Project Titan: The Redacted Files
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: GJD-Lodestar
Windows
Join Special Agent Detective Trevor Vanguard as he uncovers a world ending threat in the downtrodden mega city of Dynawatch. Explore, shoot and survive in this Action Adventure Sci-fi thriller and uncover the truth!
Why similar: Noir 37.4%, Cyberpunk 20.5%, Action-Adventure 13.5%, 3D 6.9%, Action 5.9%
- #29 Whispers of a Machine
79% matchVery Positive93% of 1,957 reviews2019
Dev: Clifftop GamesPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
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 23.3%, Cyberpunk 21.6%, Noir 21.3%, Adventure 8.2%, Sci-fi 8.1%
- #30 Chrono The Nightmare Begins
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Retro Innovators Studios
Windows
Investigate a mysterious family disappearance as Charlie and Annie, skilled supernatural hunters. Explore, solve puzzles, and uncover hidden truths in a mystery-driven adventure.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 24.4%, Detective 18.6%, 1990's 13.7%, Post-apocalyptic 12.4%, Investigation 12.3%
- #31 Terminal 81R
77% matchPositive95% of 43 reviews2025
Dev: David Pateti
Windows · Linux
In 2016, a young Uruguayan travels to the neighborhood of 'Terminal 81' a place marked by violence, inequality, and vice, where a dangerous human trafficking network operates. Determined to find his sister, the young man ventures into the perilous and dark world of Terminal 81.
Why similar: Noir 28%, Detective 16.3%, Immersive Sim 16%, Old School 10.5%, Action-Adventure 9.9%
- #32 Crosstalk
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Illumina Studios LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
A cyberpunk narrative adventure about protecting someone who doesn't trust you, in a city that wants her dead. Build trust, navigate hazard zones, make hard choices, and discover how deep the conspiracy goes. Every ending costs something.
Why similar: Noir 32.8%, Detective 22.3%, Cyberpunk 20.7%, Investigation 12.9%, Choices Matter 4.6%
- #33 Fear Effect
76% matchVery Positive80% of 82 reviews2025
Dev: Implicit ConversionsPub: Limited Run Games
Windows
Fear Effect, the pioneering cel-shaded cinematic action game, returns!
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 24.6%, Cyberpunk 21.4%, 1990's 16.5%, Action-Adventure 10.9%, Retro 7.8%
- #34 Deus Ex Remastered
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Aspyr
Windows
This is Deus Ex Remastered – the definitive version of Ion Storm’s legendary cyberpunk immersive sim, modernized with visual upgrades, modern enhancements, and quality-of-life improvements for a new generation of operatives.
Why similar: Noir 25%, Cyberpunk 17.6%, Immersive Sim 14.2%, 1990's 13.2%, Old School 10.9%
- #35 DAY OF THE RISING DEAD
75% match7 user reviews29% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: JOHNNY TSUNAMIPub: UNDEAD HORSE PRODUCTIONS
Windows
Step into a gritty, analog film-style world where three survivors must battle their way through a planet overrun by the undead. From the dark alleys of a crumbling city to eerie forests, an abandoned military outpost, and a blood-soaked shopping mall, every step is a fight for survival.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 30.7%, Action-Adventure 13.9%, Stylized 10.8%, Horror 8.5%, Zombies 8.3%
- #36 One Way Mirror: AI
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pigi the Wizard and the Feral Yellow Sheep
Windows
Neon lights. Cold coffee. One case at a time. In One Way Mirror: AI, each investigation is AI generated and every suspect can talk back. Interrogate, connect the clues, break alibis, and expose the killer before the truth slips away into the night. Every question matters. Every lie has a tell.
Why similar: Noir 31.3%, Detective 22.6%, Investigation 17.8%, Immersive Sim 13.6%, 1990's 10.6%
- #37 Aeternum Infecti
74% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: BeyonDivision Studios
Windows
Aethernum Infecti is a third-person, open-world survival game set in a haunting post-apocalyptic world. Scavenge cities and wilderness for food, medicine, and weapons while evading relentless infected. Explore a vast, desolate land where silence is deadly and survival is everything.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 19.6%, Post-apocalyptic 17.9%, Action-Adventure 15.3%, Zombies 13.3%, Horror 12.1%
- #38 Tell Some Story: Foz
73% matchVery Positive92% of 202 reviews2023
Dev: Camelot.TDM
Windows
Action-adventure + Third person shooter. The year is 2042, the near future, the gloomy world of cyberpunk will offer you the role of detective Foz. Random circumstances drag the hero into a showdown between gangs and corporations, where he has to make a choice on whose side he is.
Why similar: Noir 35.2%, Cyberpunk 20.1%, Third-Person Shooter 19%, Action-Adventure 7.8%, Stylized 6.4%
- #39 Nexus PI
73% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: Lion Sized Studios
Windows
In a reality stuck in a technologically unadvanced society stricken with the negative impacts of a worldwide climate disaster, you are a uniquely powered private investigator tasked with uncovering advanced technology from another reality with the potential to save your whole world.
Why similar: Noir 32.6%, Cyberpunk 22.2%, Detective 21.4%, Investigation 15.3%, Adventure 4.5%
- #40 BANNED TAPES
71% matchPositive94% of 34 reviews2025
Dev: NickNickolas
Windows
VHS found footage horror experience. You have purchased a box of VHS tapes and now you have to select those tapes on which horrifying, violent, shocking events take place.
Why similar: Noir 23.6%, 1990's 19.5%, Detective 13.3%, Investigation 10.6%, Horror 10.3%
- #41 Gemini Rue
75% matchVery Positive88% of 1,873 reviews2011
Dev: Joshua NuernbergerPub: Wadjet Eye Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 40.8%, Cyberpunk 26.5%, Detective 13.4%, Sci-fi 9.1%, Adventure 7.2%
- #42 Project Retrograde: The Becoming
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Invercity Game Works
Windows
Project Retrograde: The becoming is a narrative-driven action adventure set in an underground world devastated by the ancient parasite L.U.C.A. As a bounty hunter symbiotic with a mysterious parasite. Explore ruined civilizations and uncover the truth behind cataclysm.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 33.8%, 1990's 19.6%, Adventure 8.3%, 3D 7.1%, Post-apocalyptic 6.8%
- #43 Above The Law
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pixel Forest Games
Windows
Take to the skies in your VTOL Police vehicle. Use your radar to track speeders and chase them down, scan for contraband and stop heavily armed street gangs from taking over in this Sci-fi open world action game
Why similar: Noir 23.1%, Third-Person Shooter 18.3%, Cyberpunk 16.7%, Immersive Sim 13.5%, Detective 12.8%
- #44 Town of Machine
73% matchMostly Positive72% of 36 reviews2021
Dev: BlueEagle ProductionsPub: Paul Schneider
Windows
700 years from now, Agent Silverman is a renowned Exorcist on the case of a missing person. His investigation leads him to a small ghost town called "Town of Machine". Uncover unspeakable horrors and fight the grotesque monstrosities that lurk in this forsaken place.
Why similar: Noir 24.9%, Cyberpunk 16%, Detective 14.7%, 1990's 13.4%, Action-Adventure 9.5%
- #45 Kafkaesque: The Nightmare Trial
70% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: Dawn Fades
Windows
Survive a twisted bureaucratic nightmare where every resource counts. Battle corrupted officials and solve psychological puzzles. Your choices shape multiple endings as you fight to prove your innocence.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 28.8%, 1990's 18.7%, Action-Adventure 13.1%, Stylized 11.6%, Old School 8.8%
- #46 Departure of Darkness
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Red Vault Interactive
Windows
Pure determination to save her brother keeps Emma in this parasite-infected airport. Scavenge, unravel, and slaughter your way through Departure of Darkness, a 90s survival-horror throwback. Tread lightly when rescuing the survivors or you’ll succumb to the hive mind…
Why similar: 1990's 18.8%, Old School 15.9%, Zombies 14.4%, Action-Adventure 12.9%, Post-apocalyptic 11.3%
- #47 The Shadow Syndicate
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: KillaSoft
Windows · Mac · Linux
The Shadow Syndicate is a stylized noir stealth-action game set in 1930s Brooklyn. Sneak, fight, and uncover a dark conspiracy using supernatural powers. Explore a vibrant city, play mini-games, and solve mysteries in this thrilling cinematic experience.
Why similar: Noir 29.1%, Third-Person Shooter 20.8%, Detective 18.5%, Action-Adventure 8.6%, Stylized 6.3%
- #48 Lacuna: Prologue
71% matchVery Positive91% of 169 reviews2021
Dev: DigiTales InteractivePub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 17.6 hrs≥1hr: 49%
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 32.1%, Detective 20.9%, Cyberpunk 18.5%, Investigation 10.6%, Stylized 5.8%
- #49 Hotel Investigation 09
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Squeaks D'CorgehPub: Cogware Games
Windows
An archival of a strange game that cropped up online. Play as Howlz, explore the hotel's halls, and rescue the captive under the building.
Why similar: 1990's 14.6%, Detective 13.5%, Horror 11.2%, Action-Adventure 10.2%, Retro 10.1%
- #50 Office Nightmare
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hot Seat, Ltd
Windows
Work sucks, and then you die... and apparently become a zombie. A fast-paced third person shooter with some unconventional weapons.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 28.5%, 1990's 22.5%, Zombies 15.4%, Old School 10.7%, Retro 7.6%
- #51 Wormhole: Battle for Planet Earth
70% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2023
Dev: Andrei UvarovPub: SchizoID Games
Windows
Wormhole: Battle for Planet Earth - This is a fantastic third-person action game. In the game you are waiting for aliens, teleporters, dark matter and hurricane action.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 42%, Cyberpunk 21.1%, Action-Adventure 14.3%, 3D 7.3%, Action 6.7%
- #52 SPIRITUS
69% matchMostly Negative21% of 33 reviews2023
Dev: Spacefarer Games Ltd
Windows
Albert and Rose investigate a manor with miscreants and broken souls. Stay together and survive the horror.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 27.1%, Detective 17.2%, Action-Adventure 12.4%, Investigation 11.9%, Old School 7.1%
- #53 Wheels Echo: The Winter Chronicle
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Frostbyte Studio
Windows
Wheels Echo is a winter survival story where your thoughts shape the journey. As Fred Walker, explore a silent frozen world, write down clues in your notebook, uncover mysteries, survive the cold, and piece together what happened to everyone — and to you.
Why similar: Detective 20.3%, Third-Person Shooter 20.1%, Investigation 16.4%, Action-Adventure 13.3%, Stylized 11.3%
- #54 Neighbors
68% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Max BarsanaPub: Oddlybeast
Windows · Mac
A folk noir detective horror game. An old time detective trying to find out the truth behind a missing girl in a mysterious place.
Why similar: Noir 32.5%, Detective 20.4%, Investigation 15.9%, Immersive Sim 11.5%, Horror 8.6%
- #55 Victorian Dread
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Grimcat Games
Windows · Mac
In this gothic point-and-click adventure, Eleanor Rosewood must confront a vampire haunting Victorian London. Gather evidence and seek help from the city’s diverse populace, each hiding their own secrets, in this atmospheric mystery.
Why similar: Noir 27.1%, Detective 20.9%, Gothic 19.6% ★, Investigation 18.6%, Horror 8.1%
- #56 None Left To Hear It
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CalakaStudio
Windows
Imagine waking up and being the last human on earth, the world is no longer yours... now, it belongs to them...
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 22.4%, Post-apocalyptic 17.6%, Action-Adventure 15.8%, Horror 15.5%, Retro 8.5%
- #57 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 36.6%, Detective 27.8%, Investigation 20.5%, Retro 7.4%, Adventure 6.3%
- #58 Fear Effect 2: Retro Helix
65% matchPositive92% of 13 reviews2026
Dev: Implicit ConversionsPub: Limited Run Games
Windows
The fear is back.Return to 2048 Hong Kong in the groundbreaking survival-horror that defined style and mature storytelling for a generation.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 30.1%, Action-Adventure 14.1%, 1990's 13.6%, Cyberpunk 13.1%, Action 9.8%
- #59 Combustion
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Retro DungeonPub: 3D Realms
Windows
From the bygone days of 1997, Combustion is a dieselpunk Action RPG inspired by classics of the PSX-era. As rookie cop Calico, you must restore order as a mastermind serial-killer sends a wave of terror across the city.
Why similar: Noir 33.5%, Detective 22%, 1990's 14.5%, Investigation 10.8%, Action-Adventure 9.9%
- #60 Serra de Deus
64% matchVery Positive94% of 51 reviews2025
Dev: David Pateti
Windows · Linux
High up in a Rio de Janeiro favela, a young man lives a quiet life running a hot dog stand. But his routine takes a dark turn when a series of murders—linked to a mysterious cult—begins to shake the community.
Why similar: Noir 30.4%, Immersive Sim 17.9%, Investigation 13.9%, Action-Adventure 11.1%, Adventure 9.5%