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  1. #1 Saving Princess Of Mars
    97% matchPositive100% of 16 reviews2025
    Dev: Hrtz GamesPub: Ocean Media
    Windows

    Saving Princess of Mars is an Old School Pixel Art Humoristic Story Driven Light Platformer. Main protagonist is lumberjack Jack from Earth who spawns on Mars where he finds locked up beautiful Princess of Mars and chooses to save her... But that is just the beginning of his journey!

    Why similar: 2D Platformer 22%, Detective 21.3%, Comedy 12.5%, Action 12.2%, Pixel Graphics 11.2%

  2. #2 No Stone Unturned
    96% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Wise Monkey Entertainment Ltd.
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    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: Detective 27.5%, Noir 24.7%, Comedy 13.8%, Mystery 11.2%, Pixel Graphics 9.3%

  3. #3 XELAN FORCE
    96% matchPositive95% of 20 reviews2024
    Dev: PIXEL CO., LTD
    Windows

    8BIT style vertical scrolling shooting game Zelan Force.We aimed to create a game that you can enjoy over and over again, such as the feeling of play that changes between offensive and defensive types, and the ability to search for hidden items.

    Why similar: 1980s 26.7%, Shooter 21.6%, 2D Platformer 20.9%, Pixel Graphics 17.9%, Action 9.3%

  4. #4 Safe Climbing
    95% matchPositive81% of 16 reviews2020
    Dev: Flat Cat Games
    Windows

    Your goal is to reach the end by dodging all the deadly traps that you will encounter along the way. Are you ready?

    Why similar: Dark Comedy 31%, 2D Platformer 21.1%, Comedy 13.9%, Pixel Graphics 12.4%, Action 7.3%

  5. #5 The Phantom Fellows
    94% matchVery Positive88% of 64 reviews2024
    Dev: The Phantom FellowsPub: Strummer Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    The Phantom Fellows is about two best friends who start a paranormal investigation business together, since one of them is already dead.

    Why similar: Detective 22.1%, Dark Comedy 19.8%, 1980s 18.1%, Comedy 12.8%, Mystery 8.9%

  6. #6 Quietus Allurement
    94% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Asylum Corporation
    Windows

    Follows a captured man trapped in a facility that is doing illegal tests on him. Things go awry when the head of the facility began creating creatures and releasing them on the scientists and test subjects. The facility was overrun. Now he must fight his way out to gain his freedom

    Why similar: 2D Platformer 23.3%, Shooter 20.6%, Action 14.5%, Comedy 13%, Platformer 10.6%

  7. #7 8-Bit Jump 4
    93% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: 8-Bit Resurrection
    Windows

    An 8-bit styled platform game.

    Why similar: 2D Platformer 32.8%, 1980s 27.9%, Pixel Graphics 13.7%, Platformer 11.1%, Action 10.1%

  8. #8 Frankie Freako
    91% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: FreakZone Games
    Windows

    A Freaky Retro Platform Game

    Why similar: Dark Comedy 23.8%, 1980s 21.4%, 2D Platformer 17.3%, Pixel Graphics 9.1%, Comedy 8.4%

  9. #9 Detective Bass in Fish out of Water
    91% matchPositive100% of 12 reviews2026
    Dev: Team Grouper
    Windows

    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 30.7%, Noir 22.6%, Comedy 15.5%, Mystery 13.2%, Funny 8.8%

  10. #10 Tex Murphy: Mean Streets
    92% 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: Detective 32.6%, Noir 25.6%, 1980s 15.3%, Mystery 9.7%, Action 8.5%

  11. #11 The Rocky Horror Show Video Game
    90% matchVery Positive87% of 122 reviews2024
    Dev: FreakZone Games
    Windows

    A strange journey

    Why similar: Dark Comedy 20.2%, 2D Platformer 18.9%, 1980s 18.5%, Comedy 11%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%

  12. #12 Jack The Reaper : Vagrants in the Mist
    89% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Team.ChasingFox
    Windows

    A 2D noir action game of 'Reaper' seeking revenge for his partner 'Robellia'. Fight through mafia threats with a modified gun, record in a journal, and interrogate suspects to uncover the truth in the mist and punish the true culprit who murdered 'Robellia'.

    Why similar: Noir 30.6%, Detective 16.1%, 2D Platformer 15.8%, Pixel Graphics 11.1%, Action 8.8%

  13. #13 Five Day Detective
    89% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Krunchy Fried Games
    Windows

    Five Day Detective is a point and click style adventure game featuring multiple murder cases and a twisted sense of humour.

    Why similar: Detective 30.3%, Dark Comedy 24.8%, Comedy 10.9%, Funny 9.1%, Mystery 8.2%

  14. #14 いるかにうろこがないわけ
    88% matchVery Positive91% of 187 reviews2023
    Dev: 月刊湿地帯Pub: Waku Waku Games
    Windows

    こんな時間まで起きているわがままハニーマスタードちゃんには特別に、いるかにうろこがないわけを教えてあげようかねえ。

    Why similar: 2D Platformer 23.7%, Shooter 22.8%, 1980s 20.9%, Action 14%, Pixel Graphics 10.8%

  15. #15 Pet Shit Billy
    86% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
    Dev: Tarmo TammistuPub: Stargate Max
    Windows

    A wild zoo party turned into a poopocalypse! Help Billy clean up 86 absurd screens of retro platforming chaos before his boss returns. Funny, weird, and packed with pixelated surprises.

    Why similar: 2D Platformer 23.9%, 1980s 20.3%, Action 14.4%, Comedy 11.9%, Platformer 10%

  16. #16 Retro Golden Age - Livingstone I Presume
    87% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2023
    Dev: Zerouno Games
    Windows

    In this platform and puzzle game, David Livingstone, famous English missionary and explorer, went to Africa on a sanitary and cartographic mission to establish the Zambeza and Nile river basins when he disappeared...

    Why similar: 2D Platformer 37.4%, 1980s 30%, Pixel Graphics 16.9%, Platformer 12.6%, Singleplayer 3.1%

  17. #17 Napolitan Hotel(2D)
    85% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
    Dev: TM_TURTLENECK
    Windows

    Welcome to the Napolitan Hotel. Please show us your reasoning, patience, and survival skills.

    Why similar: Detective 27%, Dark Comedy 23.1%, 2D Platformer 19.6%, 1980s 14.1%, Pixel Graphics 7%

  18. #18 Death Bowl
    86% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2022
    Dev: Hard Six Studios
    Windows

    Death Bowl is a 2D precision platformer where you race through a deadly obstacle course to compete for the fastest time. The odds are against you, but with the help of experimental drugs, you just might live to see another day.

    Why similar: Dark Comedy 31.2%, 2D Platformer 27.2%, Pixel Graphics 11.9%, Action 10.9%, 1980s 10.9%

  19. #19 Crowpoint Manor
    84% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: MayMoodPub: MayMood Games
    Windows

    Step inside Crowpoint Manor, where every guest harbours a dark secret. As an undercover detective, you’ll solve bizarre puzzles, navigate dangerous traps, and witness hilariously tragic accidents. Can you uncover the “truth” before you become the next victim?

    Why similar: Dark Comedy 29.7%, Detective 25.8%, Comedy 11.7%, Mystery 11.1%, Pixel Graphics 8.7%

  20. #20 The Darkside Detective
    84% matchVery Positive94% of 5,075 reviews2017
    Dev: Spooky DoorwayPub: Akupara Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    Grab your trench coat, tune your sixth sense and join the Darkside Division as they investigate the outright bizarre, the downright dangerous and the confusing cases of Twin Lakes. Flesh-hungry tentacles, mafian zombies, and the occasional missing sock are no match for The Darkside Detective.

    Why similar: Detective 31.8%, Mystery 14.5%, Comedy 13.8%, Pixel Graphics 11.7%, 1980s 10.7%

  21. #21 Frankie and Suede Private Detectives
    83% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: HurlingGames
    Windows

    Get big laughs while you point and click to search for clues and solve mysteries with Hollywood's most deranged private investigators, Frankie and Suede. Be immersed into a cinematic experience with slapstick characters in this film noir comedy adventure.

    Why similar: Detective 24.2%, Noir 22.9%, Dark Comedy 22.6%, Comedy 13.3%, Mystery 6%

  22. #22 Cold Steel: Shadow Saga
    82% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: NoName
    Windows

    Jack Rain is a private detective working with the police drug squad. A girl comes to him and asks for help with her inheritance. Jack agrees, and during the mission it turns out that the girl set him up. Now there is a reward for his head and all the criminals in the city, including the drug mafia.

    Why similar: Noir 24.3%, Detective 23.7%, 2D Platformer 18.5%, Shooter 15.5%, Platformer 7.5%

  23. #23 The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark
    82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,922 reviews2021
    Dev: Spooky DoorwayPub: Akupara Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%

    Delouse your room with sage and pack up your travel-sized ouija board, it’s time to re-enter Twin Lakes - America’s 34th most haunted city. Join Detective McQueen as he puzzles his way through 9 chilling cases, risking life and pixelated limb to solve the macabre mysteries that plague the poor town.

    Why similar: Detective 27.8%, Dark Comedy 21.6%, Comedy 14.1%, Mystery 13.7%, Pixel Graphics 10.4%

  24. #24 Twilight Syndicate
    81% matchPositive83% of 23 reviews2025
    Dev: Game NacionalPub: Game Nacional Publisher
    Windows

    Uncover global crimes as an Interpol rookie in this thrilling detective adventure. Chase clues, and expose the Twilight Syndicate!

    Why similar: Detective 43.4%, 1980s 17.8%, 2D Platformer 16.3%, Action 11.5%, Mystery 9.4%

  25. #25 Detective Bass 2: The Case of the Stolen Pearls
    81% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Team Grouper
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    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: Detective 30.4%, Noir 28.1%, Comedy 15.6%, Mystery 14.7%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%

  26. #26 Light Infantry
    79% matchPositive86% of 35 reviews2021
    Dev: isonosuke
    Windows

    Play with Glitch

    Why similar: 2D Platformer 32.6%, Comedy 21.2%, Action 19.1%, Pixel Graphics 17.6%, Story Rich 6.4%

  27. #27 The Monster Inside
    79% matchVery Positive88% of 2,060 reviews2017
    Dev: Random Seed Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 12 minMean: 1.5 hrs≥1hr: 10%

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

    Why similar: Detective 40.1%, Noir 38.3%, Mystery 19.6%, Singleplayer 2%

  28. #28 Door To Door
    80% matchMixed55% of 49 reviews2016
    Dev: CD Jones
    Windows
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 98%

    You are Bixby, an agent within the bureaucratic metropolis known as the Ministry Of Order. As Lounge District's go-to detective, take a stroll through a retro-future so analog it'll make your head spin.

    Why similar: Detective 36.7%, Dark Comedy 31.8%, Noir 31.5%

  29. #29 Retro Golden Age - Operation Alexandra
    78% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2023
    Dev: 4MhzPub: Zerouno Games
    Windows

    An arcade video game with adventure elements for the Amstrad CPC, which takes place in an abandoned Nazi base from WWII.

    Why similar: 2D Platformer 38.2%, 1980s 24.9%, Pixel Graphics 15.5%, Platformer 12.9%, Action 5.6%

  30. #30 The Detective
    77% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Particle Software
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Detective vintage game. Ask questions, search for clues, and items. Objects can tell stories too. In your notebook, you will mark who is lying and who is telling the truth.

    Why similar: Detective 41.1%, 1980s 25.2%, Pixel Graphics 14.2%, Noir 11.4%, Story Rich 4.1%

  31. #31 Phantom Gear
    77% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Bits Rule GamesPub: Mega Cat Studios
    Windows

    Gear up in your battle armor and take on the sinister Ocular Force! Become Josephine and put a stop to the power-mad cult and the mysterious phantom force behind their spree of carnage!

    Why similar: 1980s 32.6%, 2D Platformer 30.7%, Action 18.3%, Platformer 13%, Singleplayer 3.2%

  32. #32 KARSUS
    78% matchNo user reviews2024
    Dev: 3T Games
    Windows

    Guide Karsus the Magician through the caves to search for his magic book, challenge the pumpkin monsters, skeletons, bats, spiders.

    Why similar: 2D Platformer 36.2%, 1980s 22.6%, Action 13.3%, Platformer 12.2%, Pixel Graphics 11%

  33. #33 GimmickHeart
    76% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2023
    Dev: Yasakasaku
    Windows

    コピペで簡単ギミッククラフト どんなギミックもだいたいコピー可能 ワンボタンで世界を自分好みに作り変えよう!

    Why similar: 2D Platformer 31.3%, Action 18.9%, Comedy 16.6%, Pixel Graphics 14.8%, Platformer 13.2%

  34. #34 XXXX
    76% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: mo_do_ki
    Windows

    This game is a 2D shooting action title focused solely on boss battles. You cannot attack on your own! Enemies fire both “red” and “blue” bullets. You must instantly identify the “blue” bullets, catch them, and fire them back. Can you defeat the monsters?

    Why similar: Shooter 22.9%, Pixel Graphics 21.4%, 2D Platformer 20.3%, Action 15.7%, Mystery 13.8%

  35. #35 Brain Freeze
    75% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
    Dev: ggidk
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Detectives Cheese and Chalk are on the case in this story-driven, puzzle noir. Pick a lock, outline a “corpse,” and shoot at flying hell-rats as the plot thickens and twists more sickeningly than gas-station nacho cheese. I’m not crazy. You’re crazy.

    Why similar: Dark Comedy 25.9%, Noir 22.9%, Detective 16.2%, 2D Platformer 13.2%, Pixel Graphics 8.4%

  36. #36 JOHN FURY'S FIRST FURY
    75% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Wyatt Everett
    Windows

    JOHN FURY'S FIRST FURY is a 2d adventure game. Your adventure will bring you across the landscapes of Russia to make it to a secret communist lab where they're conducting dangerous experiments. You'll have use what you find to help you along your journey against many different enemies and bosses.

    Why similar: 2D Platformer 23.1%, Shooter 20.5%, 1980s 18%, Action 15.1%, Platformer 10.5%

  37. #37 FLEA!2
    74% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
    Dev: Lowtek Games
    Windows

    FLEA!2 is a challenging platformer with an intriguing back story. Play once again as Henry the Hyperactive Flea who just can’t stop jumping! Navigate the beasts, collect blood and rescue all the fleas.

    Why similar: 1980s 33%, 2D Platformer 31.4%, Action 19.2%, Platformer 13.3%, Singleplayer 3.1%

  38. #38 Jason Maxx
    73% matchPositive96% of 23 reviews2025
    Dev: Nabos StudiosPub: Let's Talk Media
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    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: Dark Comedy 25.4%, Detective 24%, Noir 22.9%, Comedy 12.9%, Mystery 5.9%

  39. #39 SKELOST
    74% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Casey Atkins
    Windows · Linux

    SKELOST is a yokai shooter built for the Game Boy Color, now on Steam. Immerse yourself in Japanese folklore and uncover the fate of your lost family.

    Why similar: 2D Platformer 38.3%, Shooter 27.1%, Pixel Graphics 16%, Action 15.7%, Singleplayer 2.9%

  40. #40 Dance Dance Detective
    73% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Blue Tango Street
    Windows

    Go undercover as a ballroom dance teacher on a cruise ship full of wacky murder suspects. Create dance routines to uncover their dark secrets, follow the leads, and combine clues to find who killed the head scientist of the Bolero Chocolate Company.

    Why similar: Detective 37.7%, Mystery 18.2%, Comedy 12.8%, Funny 9.7%, 1980s 7.3%

  41. #41 Cross Country Case
    73% 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: Detective 35%, Noir 28.9%, Mystery 17.6%, Pixel Graphics 8%, Story Rich 5.4%

  42. #42 INPUT AI
    71% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews
    Dev: GAMSTERS Inc.
    Windows

    That Time I Got Isekai'd After Yapping With an AI A 100% pure rage-bait control game that will absolutely destroy your sanity! Mash up system commands to dodge troll traps and monsters. Experience a +1000 IQ brain blast and mental breakdown at the same time!

    Why similar: 2D Platformer 32.9%, Action 20.1%, Pixel Graphics 17.1%, Platformer 14%, Funny 12.7%

  43. #43 The Energy Case
    72% 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: Detective 30.7%, Noir 29.4%, Mystery 15.3%, Shooter 12.2%, Action 6.6%

  44. #44 Butt Naked & Big Guns
    71% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Mopp4studiosPub: Disturbing Excitement
    Windows

    Big Guns just got fired and had all her money stolen from her account. She now has to work for a slave driver of a boss, the psychopathic Butt Naked. She must kill monsters and pests or end up on skid row.

    Why similar: 2D Platformer 24.9%, Shooter 22%, Action 15.9%, Platformer 11.6%, Pixel Graphics 10.6%

  45. #45 Nine Noir Lives
    71% matchVery Positive88% of 151 reviews2022
    Dev: Silvernode Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Stretch your legs, clean your whiskers, and dive into Nine Noir Lives. Enjoy a "point-and-lick" comedy-noir adventure, full of humour, crazy characters, and intriguing locations. Solve challenging puzzles and answer the immortal question: how many things need to be licked to solve a murder in this town?

    Why similar: Noir 29.1%, Detective 28.3%, Comedy 15.9%, Mystery 10%, Funny 8%

  46. #46 Outlaws vs Aliens
    72% matchNo user reviews2024
    Dev: Outlaws vs Aliens
    Windows

    "Outlaws vs Aliens" is an innovative puzzle-shooter game that cleverly blends the rugged charm of the Wild West with sci-fi elements, creating an uniquely entertaining gaming experience.

    Why similar: 1980s 31.8%, 2D Platformer 30.1%, Shooter 26.7%, Action 6%, Singleplayer 3.1%

  47. #47 Deep Night Detective - Chapter One
    70% matchVery Positive80% of 60 reviews2021
    Dev: Wilson TaylorPub: Trainwreck Studios
    Windows

    Deep Night Detective, the monochromatic mystery metroidvania! Created by Wilson Taylor with music by Lewmoth!

    Why similar: Noir 28.2%, Dark Comedy 23%, 2D Platformer 16.9%, Mystery 14.4%, Funny 6.4%

  48. #48 JumpPower
    70% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2023
    Dev: 回衝就是現炮
    Windows · Linux

    A Alien(maybe) Want Broke Fuse. It need jump and jump to touch the fuse to broke it. Every Jump Will Have Some Risk Of Falling. If no adapt the jump range, every jump and pray is same.

    Why similar: 2D Platformer 31%, Pixel Graphics 23.6%, Action 23.5%, Platformer 13.4%, Singleplayer 6.4%

  49. #49 Don't Get Caught!
    69% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Turlututu Games
    Windows · Linux

    A stealth platformer where you control both the hero and the cameras. Evade security systems, manipulate switches and keycards, and outsmart the surveillance to escape a high-security lab.

    Why similar: 1980s 27.9%, Pixel Graphics 20.7%, 2D Platformer 18.5%, Action 15.8%, Platformer 7.9%

  50. #50 Slime In Abysm
    68% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
    Dev: ZatoMeisis
    Windows

    A little slime got trapped deep in the abysm. can you help it reach the surface?

    Why similar: 2D Platformer 34.5%, Pixel Graphics 13%, Platformer 12.2%, Comedy 11.4%, Action 10.9%

  51. #51 Chinchillas Attack Again
    69% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Kerblerus Studio
    Windows

    Go on a crazy adventure with quirky protagonists, use your water weapons and kill evil chinchillas who want to dominate the world. explore, roll, find secrets, unlock weapons and skills, meet incredible and charismatic characters in an adventure with metroidvania elements.

    Why similar: Dark Comedy 27%, 2D Platformer 20.3%, Shooter 15.6%, Funny 8.2%, Platformer 7.7%

  52. #52 BUBBLE NIGHT
    70% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2022
    Dev: norazuma
    Windows

    Let's run through the quiet night sky through the forest of buildings with the little girl.

    Why similar: 2D Platformer 31.1%, Mystery 23%, Pixel Graphics 17.1%, Platformer 12.6%, Action 11.5%

  53. #53 KOKORONULL
    68% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
    Dev: Ryuheidou
    Windows

    "KOKORONULL" is a hardcore action game that adds the element of "slipperiness" to the usual platform action gameplay. Conquering all 20 stages is an impressive achievement.

    Why similar: 2D Platformer 37.1%, 1980s 17.6%, Pixel Graphics 15.3%, Platformer 13.3%, Action 9.8%

  54. #54 Miracle Detective
    68% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: TAKA's factory
    Windows · Mac

    A high school detective story where an unlikely duo tackles mysterious incidents on campus. Solve strange cases with logic and courage in this suspenseful visual novel.

    Why similar: Detective 30.5%, 2D Platformer 24.2%, Comedy 14.7%, Mystery 12.7%, Funny 9.1%

  55. #55 A Death in the Red Light
    67% matchMixed68% of 47 reviews2024
    Dev: Mystery City Games BVPub: indie.io
    Windows

    Amsterdam, 1988. A dead body in the Red Light District, the Dutch capital of sex and drugs, is a washed-up detective’s one shot at redemption. Explore the seedy underbelly of Europe’s most notorious city, solve complex puzzles, and crack the case while experiencing Amsterdam at its worst.

    Why similar: Detective 28.6%, Noir 23%, Dark Comedy 17.5%, Mystery 15.6%, 1980s 8.7%

  56. #56 The Slaughter: Act One
    69% matchVery Positive85% of 143 reviews2016
    Dev: Alex FrancoisPub: Brainchild
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 96%

    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 34.3%, Detective 33.1%, Mystery 18.9%, Pixel Graphics 9.9%, Singleplayer 2.4%

  57. #57 Payasos & Balazos
    67% matchNo user reviews2025
    Dev: JokkerDevPub: Dead Clown Studio
    Windows

    A 2D action platformer focused on bosses and comedy. Join Chiclón and his bubblegum gun on a colorful adventure to rebuild a circus and defeat the fearsome Magnum Risum on the chaotic Laughter Island.

    Why similar: 2D Platformer 21.7%, Action 14.6%, Comedy 14.1%, Mystery 11.9%, Shooter 9.7%

  58. #58 Golden Jetpackman
    67% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2022
    Dev: andré luis bradacz
    Windows

    help Golden Jetpackman go through the levels and defeat his enemy that is setting everything on fire. Atari 2600 style platformer 14 different stages. Includes achievements. Ajude Golden Jetpackman a vencer o inimigo que pôs fogo em tudo. Jogo estilo atari 2600 Com 14 fases diferentes

    Why similar: 2D Platformer 36.5%, 1980s 17.4%, Pixel Graphics 14.2%, Platformer 12.3%, Action 10.9%

  59. #59 Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved
    63% matchVery Positive95% of 385 reviews2025
    Dev: Armonica LLC
    Windows

    A woman vanishes without a trace on a cross-country train. The catch? Nobody on board remembers her ever existing in the first place - nobody, except for you. Uncover the story in this mystery adventure game!

    Why similar: Detective 44.2%, Mystery 19.5%, Noir 14.7%, Pixel Graphics 12.9%, Story Rich 5.4%

  60. #60 G-MODEアーカイブス+ 探偵・癸生川凌介事件譚 Vol.6「対交錯事件」
    67% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2023
    Dev: G-MODE
    Windows

    Serial Murder x Disappearance of a female secretary Uncover the hidden truth from these two intersecting perspectives.

    Why similar: Detective 53.6%, Mystery 24.6%, Pixel Graphics 13.3%, Story Rich 5.6%, Singleplayer 2.9%

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