
This city fears me. I saw its true face... And it smelled like sawdust. Welcome to the world of pretentious film noir, where it rains even indoors, and cool guys don't look at explosions (because they forgot to wear sunglasses).
60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Detective, Story Rich, Exploration, Visual Novel.

This city fears me. I saw its true face... And it smelled like sawdust. Welcome to the world of pretentious film noir, where it rains even indoors, and cool guys don't look at explosions (because they forgot to wear sunglasses).

Visual novel: Dashing 90s
Andrey comes to the city to enroll in college and moves into a communal apartment. Neighbors, alcoholics, cult members, and gangsters test his mettle. Every decision is a choice between morality and survival. A visual novel where one wrong move turns a college applicant into a criminal.

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Instead of sunny days, carefree relaxation, and dates, he has a “responsible” task ahead of him — to look after the sinister but seemingly empty mansion of the mysterious, absent owner whom everyone calls Bluebeard. Denis thought it would be easy, watering flowers and bored in silence...
Andrey comes to the city to enroll in college and moves into a communal apartment. Neighbors, alcoholics, cult members, and gangsters test his mettle. Every decision is a choice between morality and survival. A visual novel where one wrong move turns a college applicant into a criminal.
Why similar: Detective 19.8%, Visual Novel 19.5%, Text-Based 19.4%, Exploration 14.1%, Multiple Endings 6.6%
Instead of sunny days, carefree relaxation, and dates, he has a “responsible” task ahead of him — to look after the sinister but seemingly empty mansion of the mysterious, absent owner whom everyone calls Bluebeard. Denis thought it would be easy, watering flowers and bored in silence...
Why similar: Point & Click 17.4%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Text-Based 15.1%, Detective 13.3%, Exploration 9.9%
A trashy adventure about the wooden idiot Pinochet and the wolf Gloomy, who decide to rob a post office. Crazy characters, idiotic choices, dark humor, and epilogues that are one more ridiculous than the other. One wrong click and you're dead. Welcome to the bottom.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.6%, Detective 15.2%, Exploration 11.7%, Puzzle 11.1%, Cute 7.9%
You'd think that after 20+ cases, there'd be no crime left in Twin Lakes - but that's not how crime works, rookie. Six new mind-melting mysteries await Detective McQueen and Officer Dooley - just as soon as they get the mustard out of Dooley's gun.
Why similar: Point & Click 16.9%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Text-Based 14.7%, Exploration 13.5%, Detective 13.5%
It's after midnight on the Quartzway Express, and there's been a MAGICAL CRIME! Investigate the crime scene, question suspects, and defend the accused through unique cross-examination puzzles in this "Phoenix Wright" inspired mystery comedy.
Why similar: Detective 18.4%, Visual Novel 15%, Point & Click 15%, Text-Based 12.4%, Puzzle 8.4%
The Mask of Agnosia is a surreal 3D narrative RPG. Navigate and map a shifting network of waterways to recover a boat keeper’s memories. Solve matching puzzles to reveal a fallen kingdom, confront specters of time, and collect sacred masks to rebuild an ancient tower before the light fades.
Why similar: Point & Click 23.5%, Visual Novel 20.2%, Puzzle 12.5%, Exploration 12.1%, Text-Based 11.2%
For Nikita, time stood still long ago. His life has become an endless, exhausting marathon of anxiety, where night brings no rest. Trying to find some peace and escape the haunting nightmares, he suddenly discovers that reality has cracked.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.2%, Text-Based 18.9%, Detective 17%, Exploration 13.8%, Funny 6.2%
Your beard has been stolen! You and your loyal dog Leo must investigate the people and places of Beardsville to solve the crime. Uncover conspiracies, find new beards, and remember to pick up the groceries in this charming town of bearded intrigue.
Why similar: Detective 17.4%, Point & Click 14%, Exploration 12.9%, Relaxing 9.2%, Puzzle 8.4%
A visual short novel about a girl who wakes up in an empty apartment and tries to figure out what happened. In front of her are four boxes filled with different items from her past. Touching them, she recalls pieces of memories, but one of the items is cursed.
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.7%, Point & Click 20%, Text-Based 16.3%, Puzzle 11.9%, Cute 7.3%
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.3%, Detective 22.6%, Point & Click 20.7%, Text-Based 15.7%, Funny 5.7%
Ironic point & click adventure where a once brilliant detective quits his trade and lands a job in IT to make a living. But even in the seemingly mundane world of office life, there are secrets to be uncovered. Navigate through puzzles, quirky colleagues, and intrigues to crack corporate mysteries.
Why similar: Detective 22.1%, Point & Click 17.7%, Text-Based 14.9%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Puzzle 9.4%
A comedic detective visual novel in a noir style. Try on an old raincoat, arm yourself with a half-eaten éclair, and set out to find the Mayor's stolen wig! Read dialogue, make choices, and try not to lead the investigation down a dead end before the Sausage Baron takes over the city.
Why similar: Detective 21.9%, Visual Novel 20.2%, Exploration 14.2%, Puzzle 10.7%, Cute 6.9%
Wax Heads is a cozy-punk narrative sim about working in a struggling record store. Chat to quirky customers with unique tastes, explore a handcrafted record collection, fall in love with bands (and their drama!), or just slack off with your colleagues - whatever gets everyone’s groove back!
Why similar: Point & Click 13.9%, Detective 13.6%, Text-Based 13.3%, Exploration 12.2%, Visual Novel 12.1%
Enter a magical world filled with legendary Fairy Tale characters. Become the greatest wizard. Help a young witch break an evil curse and save the Fairy Tale kingdoms!
Why similar: Point & Click 19.2%, Visual Novel 17.9%, Detective 17.9%, Text-Based 13.6%, Exploration 10.5%
Harold Rabbit : Finder of Lost Things is a fully hand-drawn point & click game for all ages. Join Harold and his sidekick Maud on a quest to recover Harold's stolen trumpet!
Why similar: Point & Click 23.2%, Detective 18.3%, Exploration 12.8%, Puzzle 12.3%, Casual 8.5%
A fully hand-drawn adventure game about the rabbit detective Harold and his sidekick, the bumblebee Maud. Join Harold and Maud on a new and exciting case, the case of the pastry pirate!
Why similar: Point & Click 22.5%, Detective 16.7%, Exploration 13.2%, Puzzle 12.2%, Cute 7.5%
Discover the youth of a legend - Experience the transformation of Arsene Lupin, from whimsical thief to legendary hero, in 'Arsene Lupin - Once a Thief', an adventure and investigation game freely adapted from the works of Maurice Leblanc, with its events unfolding in the early 20th century.
Why similar: Text-Based 20.1%, Point & Click 20.1%, Visual Novel 18.8%, Detective 17.3%, Exploration 11.8%
Step into the shoes of Bjorn, a man with a troubled past. One day, he meets a woman who resembles one of Bjorn's childhood friends who disappeared, and also shares the same name - Leyla. Is she his long-lost friend or someone else?
Why similar: Point & Click 19.2%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Text-Based 13.8%, Exploration 10.4%, Puzzle 10.4%
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 20.7%, Point & Click 17.2%, Text-Based 15.6%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Puzzle 8.5%
This is a murder mystery visual novel where you take the role of the detective. Search for clues, make discoveries, and talk to other characters to find out what is truly going on on the Murder Express.
Why similar: Detective 34.1%, Visual Novel 22.6%, Point & Click 11.7%, Exploration 9.4%, Casual 6.6%
The long awaited new adventure by James Peris, after No License, No Control, Much more of everything! A point-and-click adventure with adult humor and a touch of hooliganism. Totally open gameplay and non-linear puzzles.
Why similar: Point & Click 25.3%, Visual Novel 22.6%, Detective 17.9%, Puzzle 12.2%, Funny 6.4%
A top-down 3D hidden object game.
Why similar: Point & Click 18.6%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Exploration 10.6%, Puzzle 10.2%, Cute 8.5%
A visual novel and point-and-click puzzle adventure game with challenging puzzles, a touching story, and multiple endings. In a world that deviates from reality, it's up to you to discover the truth and Ailsa's forgotten memory. Her fate is in your hands!
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.5%, Point & Click 17.9%, Text-Based 15.1%, Puzzle 10.1%, Exploration 8.9%
Embark on a mysterious ride. Solve puzzles, make choices, and uncover the truth behind a hidden crime in this point & click with the depth of a visual novel, all set in a haunting subway filled with secrets.
Why similar: Detective 19%, Visual Novel 16%, Text-Based 15.7%, Point & Click 14.9%, Exploration 10.5%
Turn on your ghost detector and join your new pals in a funny, thrilling, and lovingly-presented interactive text adventure. Brain-teasing puzzles, a cartoon visual style, and engaging audio design - Delete After Reading weaves a delightful interactive tale.
Why similar: Detective 17.9%, Text-Based 16.2%, Point & Click 15.3%, Visual Novel 14%, Puzzle 8.8%
Take on the role of a historian who, along with a friend, has arrived in an abandoned village in search of easy money. You've unleashed an ancient evil from a sealed chest. Now the fog is closing in, the dead are rising from their beds, and your own mind is becoming your greatest enemy.
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.3%, Detective 16.4%, Exploration 13.1%, Cute 8.2%, RPG 7.5%
Wake up from a never-ending slumber and find your lost dreams in the shadows of the Peacock House, in this short narrative game that combines simple text adventure mechanics, point-and-click puzzles, and visual novel segments.
Why similar: Point & Click 24.8%, Text-Based 23.9%, Visual Novel 21.9%, Exploration 7.7%, Story Rich 6.5%
A young girl, Erica Thimber, vanishes into thin air overnight. Is it a classic teen runaway? That's not what Lazarus Bundy, renowned serial killer hunter in charge of the case, believes.
Why similar: Point & Click 27.2%, Detective 26%, Text-Based 16.5%, Exploration 16.1%, Adventure 7.7%
Detective Grimoire has been called to investigate a murder. The owner of a small tourist attraction, seemingly killed by the mythical creature his attraction is based around... Explore the area, inspect the crime scene, grill suspects, solve puzzles, hunt for clues & uncover the secret of the swamp!
Why similar: Detective 21.4%, Point & Click 18.4%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Exploration 11.5%, Puzzle 10%
Death on the Nile is an adventure-detective game, offering a fresh twist on Agatha Christie’s famous story. Set in the lively 1970s, play as Hercule Poirot and detective Jane Royce as they solve two connected mysteries. Dive into a journey filled with intrigue, deception, and unexpected revelations.
Why similar: Detective 16.3%, Text-Based 15.5%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Point & Click 14.9%, Exploration 10.2%
What remains after you lose the one you love? REM is an atmospheric, choice-driven 2D point & click experience exploring a grieving man’s bond with the AI he created, and this consciousness's questioning of reality.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.2%, Point & Click 19.7%, Text-Based 13.7%, Multiple Endings 10.7%, Casual 8.4%
30 Days: The Last Melody invites you into the journey of a young man living out his final 30 days. Experience a warm and emotional journey brought to life through beautiful hand-painted visuals, soothing music, and engaging mini-games as you reflect on love, hope, and the value of every moment.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.9%, Point & Click 22.6%, Exploration 17.4%, Cute 7.7%, RPG 6.7%
A group of adventurers have gone missing and it’s up to Flibbius McDoogle to find them! Solve puzzles, meet quirky characters and go on a grand adventure with our intrepid, goofy, tortoisey inventor.
Why similar: Point & Click 27.1%, Exploration 15%, Puzzle 14.3%, Cute 9.3%, Adventure 7.6%
Conquering of the Royal Keep is a choice-driven visual novel where a squire braves deadly trials, unravels dark mysteries, and endures each fatal loop until the secrets of the keep are finally conquered.
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.5%, Point & Click 23.8%, Exploration 14.1%, Text-Based 9.5%, Casual 7.6%
Blue Book is a sci-fi detective quest with point'n'click elements, where there are no hints, there are false clues and only your conclusion. Analyze testimonies, find inconsistencies, follow the logic. Become an FBI agent and unravel a chain of mysterious disappearances in a quiet American town.
Why similar: Detective 24.6%, Visual Novel 18.5%, Point & Click 18.4%, Exploration 9.1%, Puzzle 8.7%
You're an adventurer going into Friscott Castle to see what treasures you can find within. Explore, meet the residents, find treasure & more. Be mindful though, as the castle isn't normal, & there are things about it that might drive a person to madness. That, or it might spell your demise.
Why similar: Point & Click 22.7%, Visual Novel 19.7%, Text-Based 16.8%, Puzzle 12.2%, Exploration 11.3%
Take on the role of Detective Kobayashi, the one and only genius detective who has a reputation for solving any case, however dark or difficult...if he isn't playing games at the office or awkwardly hitting on girls, that is.
Why similar: Detective 24.3%, Point & Click 18.1%, Visual Novel 18%, Text-Based 13.2%, Puzzle 9.7%
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 27.2%, Point & Click 20.4%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Exploration 10.6%, Puzzle 9.5%
Twelve years after Senior Inspector Jeon Gyeong's retirement, she is visited by a young police officer: a woman who pleads with her to reexamine Seowon's case. But with each uncovered memory, only one thing becomes clear: everyone in Seowon's vicinity was lying.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.4%, Point & Click 17.8%, Text-Based 16.6%, Detective 16.5%, Puzzle 10.8%
Detective Dana is a 2D story-rich game about an Arabic police officer investigating murder cases. Investigate the crime scene, interrogate the witnesses, solve the mysteries and uncover the secrets until you catch the criminal!
Why similar: Detective 23.5%, Point & Click 19.1%, Visual Novel 17.9%, Exploration 11.7%, Puzzle 10%
《栖云异梦》是一款由叙事驱动的指向点击冒险解谜游戏。在一次午后,主角方哲收到了一个包裹,其中的线索竟指向失踪多年的母亲。循环的梦魇、惊悚的哨音、多年前的来信...方哲为了解开真相踏上了一段奇异的冒险。剧场中的魅影、不为人知的密室、诡异的古村,梦境与现实交错,指引他步步逼近真相......
Why similar: Detective 20.9%, Point & Click 19.8%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Exploration 11.8%, Puzzle 11.3%
Tokyo Stranger is an aerial genre of text horror game inspired by the opening ceremony of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. You play as a tourist from an exotic country, looking for any possibility to escape Tokyo in a static world.
Why similar: Point & Click 18.2%, Text-Based 18%, Visual Novel 17%, Detective 13.7%, Exploration 10.8%
一日中夕暮れに染まっている「黄昏ホテル」。そこは、生と死の狭間を彷徨う魂たちが羽を休めるために存在する場所。ある日、ホテルに迷い込んだ少女が、出会いと事件をきっかけに、自らの運命を大きく切り開くことに。生死の狭間で謎解きに挑む、世にも奇妙な異世界脱出アドベンチャーが登場!
Why similar: Point & Click 19.7%, Visual Novel 19.5%, Text-Based 17.9%, Exploration 10.9%, Cute 9.3%
The Wild Case is a 2D first-person point-and-click adventure. In this story-focused adventure, players meet a cast of colorful characters, experience mysterious encounters, and solve puzzles to progress through the game.
Why similar: Detective 21.7%, Point & Click 19.3%, Text-Based 17.2%, Exploration 10.4%, Puzzle 10.3%
Dr. Watson experiences in the new part of the successful "3D Hidden Object" games exciting adventures at amazing destinations. NEW: The Gameplay of the famous Hidden Object Games will be ported to 3rd dimension.
Why similar: Point & Click 24.5%, Detective 17.8%, Exploration 13.5%, Puzzle 12.9%, Casual 9.7%
Ezrebeth is an old, bitter recluse who finds herself constantly invaded by her peculiar relatives during the winter holidays. Oh, and she's stuck in a time loop! Investigate, interview and cross-reference as you attempt to figure out what's going on in this surreal visual novel.
Why similar: Detective 25.1%, Visual Novel 21.9%, Point & Click 21.9%, Exploration 11%, Multiple Endings 10.2%
《栖云异梦3:溯源》:当过去敲响黎明的门,谁能陪你走过至暗时刻? 这不仅是一个悬疑故事,更是一个关于爱与告别的温柔叙事。 在这里,十七年前轰动一时的考古队疑案将被重新揭开;瑶山传说、赤乌神话与“隐世”的秘密将逐一浮出水面。而你,准备好推开那扇门了吗?
Why similar: Detective 26%, Text-Based 17.3%, Puzzle 12.8%, Exploration 10.9%, Casual 9%
A novel in the genre of searching for objects, in which you will plunge into the memories of a lonely astronaut stuck in orbit. Overcome the endless expanses of space, time and memory together with the hero and try to return home.
Why similar: Point & Click 27.3%, Visual Novel 25.2%, Exploration 15.1%, Cute 8.5%, Adventure 7.3%
Under the Carpet is a classic point-and-click adventure set in the high stakes, adrenaline-fuelled world of discount consumer flooring — where the deals are cheap, but the secrets run deep-pile.
Why similar: Point & Click 31%, Text-Based 17.4%, Puzzle 14.3%, Funny 10%, Multiple Endings 8.9%
The Spirit Weaver is a narrative-driven visual novel where you use the power of Tarot to guide lost spirits through their grief, and maybe figure out your own. Explore a mystical spirit realm, help its denizens, and restore balance in a bittersweet story of love, loss, and empathy.
Why similar: Point & Click 21.3%, Visual Novel 19.8%, Detective 15%, Text-Based 12.2%, Casual 8%
The consul has been brutally murdered and you are the quaestor, a detective who must find the murderer! Interrogate suspects in this challenging, yet lively, dialogue-based adventure. Become a detective of days-old in this Ancient Roman Whodunit Tale.
Why similar: Point & Click 21.2%, Visual Novel 19.9%, Detective 17.3%, Exploration 11.6%, Casual 5.9%
A casual puzzle game. Go to the toilet, one must also strategize.
Why similar: Detective 30.7%, Point & Click 23.8%, Puzzle 16.4%, Relaxing 9.9%, Funny 7.5%
Available today for every citizen of Feagu, a new operating system - built for both your professional and personal use. Browse your email, visit the world wide web, do office tasks, and much more!
Why similar: Detective 27.2%, Visual Novel 20.3%, Point & Click 17.6%, Puzzle 9.3%, Story Rich 7%
Hidden object puzzler about time-traveling detective. Somebody really messed up with time-travel machine..
Why similar: Point & Click 26.9%, Exploration 15.1%, Detective 15%, Puzzle 7.3%, Cute 6.3%
Solve your own murder in this thrilling true crime adventure game. You've come face-to-face with your fate and someone close to you is going to kill you...unless you find out who it is before the time runs out!
Why similar: Detective 21.3%, Point & Click 19.7%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Text-Based 14.7%, Puzzle 8.8%
An exploration adventure set in St. Dorothia Academy, a magical educational institution hidden deep within a forest. A story that begins with an encounter with a girl named Lulunya, and unfolds through mysterious phenomena and dream worlds.
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.7%, Point & Click 23.1%, Puzzle 14.9%, Exploration 12.5%, Detective 12.4%
"Piano at 5 a.m." is a short text adventure game. A girl who is the main character wanders in a fog forest while adjusting the four factors of "drowsiness," "thirst," "madness," and "recharge," which increase or decrease depending on the choices she makes.
Why similar: Visual Novel 36.2%, Exploration 20.6%, Cute 14.8%, Adventure 9.7%, Story Rich 7.5%
ミステリー×ラヴコメ!プレイヤーは、シュークリームマンとなって、カヌレ探偵の助手的存在として、事件解決のサポートを行います。シリアスな展開もありますが、日常はコメディータッチで描かれています。時より挿入される選択肢を選ぶことで、周回プレイを楽しむことができます。
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.5%, Point & Click 23.1%, Text-Based 16.7%, Detective 12.6%, Cute 7.8%
Join the investigation in Murder Is Game Over, a pixel art point-and-click game where you and Cleo try to solve the murder of a famous game designer. Can you uncover the clues and catch the killer before it's game over?
Why similar: Detective 16.3%, Text-Based 16%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Point & Click 15.2%, Exploration 11.4%