
Body found. Two missing. Detective Malinowski hears what others miss. Noir adventure where sound reveals clues and sketches tell the story. A short case you can finish tonight. Start now.
60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Noir, Detective, Mystery, Story Rich.

Body found. Two missing. Detective Malinowski hears what others miss. Noir adventure where sound reveals clues and sketches tell the story. A short case you can finish tonight. Start now.

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Listen closely. With hand-drawn visuals and the help of a cat named Blinky, escape Dr. Lazarus’s trap and uncover the truth buried in an audio-visual journey through the past.

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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?
Listen closely. With hand-drawn visuals and the help of a cat named Blinky, escape Dr. Lazarus’s trap and uncover the truth buried in an audio-visual journey through the past.
Why similar: Noir 21.1%, Time Manipulation 19.5% ★, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Visual Novel 9.1%, Minimalist 7.6%
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 28.6%, Psychological 15.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Story Rich 7.8%
Байкал зовёт. Прошлое возвращается в форме теней, и Андрей должен решить - играть по чужим правилам или переписать сценарий судьбы.
Why similar: Noir 18.3%, Detective 16.2%, Investigation 10.6%, Visual Novel 10.3%, Interactive Fiction 9.2%
"Stella: into the Shadow" is a dark mystical story. When Stella's friend disappears, her life transforms into a detective mystery. Working at a nightclub, forging new connections, and uncovering the city's secrets will force her to reevaluate everything: from those around her to her very self.
Why similar: Detective 18.1%, Noir 16.6%, Psychological 12.8%, Investigation 12.6%, Visual Novel 11.8%
The real world no longer exists! I was trapped in this cursed Village made of inkblots on parchment. Every day I'm stalked by an assasin and stuck in a time loop. None of the residents remember me, although I myself have memories. I need to get out of here ASAP
Why similar: Time Manipulation 20.8% ★, Noir 17.5%, Detective 16.7%, Investigation 10.8%, Visual Novel 7.1%
17-year-old Hope Song returns home from school to find her parents missing. Use Hope’s observant eye as an artist to investigate, piece together clues, and uncover dark secrets beneath her peaceful urban life in this non-linear narrative mystery game.
Why similar: Noir 20.6%, Detective 14.6%, Interactive Fiction 11.2%, Investigation 11%, Psychological 10.7%
There's only one detective to unravel this murder turned museum heist... and they're the cat's meow. Interrogate a "colorful" cast of suspects until they cough up hairballs... and the truth. Will you wrap up the case in time for an afternoon nap, and make injustice knead its last biscuit?
Why similar: Noir 22.5%, Detective 18.3%, Interactive Fiction 11.9%, Visual Novel 8.9%, Mystery 6.9%
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 25.1%, Detective 17.2%, Interactive Fiction 11.7%, Psychological 11.6%, Investigation 11.5%
A gripping detective noir mystery that blends investigation and deduction with a rich, character-driven story. The Murder of Ava Monroe is cozy, twisty, and oozing with atmosphere.
Why similar: Detective 27.7%, Noir 20.2%, Investigation 18.2%, Mystery 10%, Story Rich 7.8%
A dead man hired you to solve his own murder. You have one day. Fourteen suspects. And as many attempts as it takes. A hand-drawn noir mystery set in 1937 Rio de Janeiro, where every suspect has a life, a schedule, and something to hide.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 22.7% ★, Noir 20.3%, Detective 15.1%, Investigation 9.3%, Visual Novel 8.2%
A child is missing. The police are failing. And you're a retired detective with a bit too much time on your hands. Time to throw out the rules & do whatever it takes to bring the child home. From the developers of I AM RIPPER, The Occupation & Ether One.
Why similar: Noir 22.4%, Detective 17.3%, Interactive Fiction 12.8%, Psychological 8.6%, Investigation 8.6%
A noir narrative puzzle adventure where you manipulate time to investigate a space filled with physically identical characters. Pause, rewind, and fast-forward individual lives, connect fragmented pasts and futures, and uncover the single truth needed to avert impending tragedy.
Why similar: Noir 28.4%, Detective 21.9%, Time Manipulation 20.4% ★, Interactive Fiction 7.7%, Mystery 5.8%
A noir detective game where you can bribe or intimidate suspects for extra clues.
Why similar: Noir 28.5%, Detective 21.1%, Investigation 14.5%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%, Visual Novel 9.2%
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 28.6%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Noir 14%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%, Mystery 10.3%
Experience a race against time written by a former forensic investigation expert. As detective JACK, you are the last hope to rescue the US President's kidnapped daughter. With only 1% battery left on her phone, use authentic detective techniques to find her before the screen goes black.
Why similar: Noir 29.8%, Detective 17.9%, Interactive Fiction 17.4%, Minimalist 12.2%, Mystery 6.8%
In this detective horror visual novel, investigate a seabound anomaly. Explore areas of interest, uncover clues, and piece together evidence before time runs out — and before this mission becomes your last. Choose a side; don't look back.
Why similar: Detective 22%, Investigation 14%, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Visual Novel 10.5%, Mystery 9%
The greatest detective in São Paolo is dead, and you are the prime suspect in his death. Investigate the detective's past cases, unravel the web of mysteries that binds the great city, and prove your innocence. Enigmatic letters, hidden secrets, and one certainty: Every story has two sides.
Why similar: Noir 30.9%, Detective 24.3%, Investigation 14.6%, Visual Novel 9.7%, Story Rich 7.3%
A film noir style audio-visual novella. A mysterious woman... a string of murders... and a man with a hidden past.
Why similar: Noir 39.1%, Detective 27.8%, Visual Novel 17.3%, Mystery 11.1%, Atmospheric 2.5%
Silence is a luxury you don't have. Unravel a dark noir point-and-click mystery where justice and revenge blur. You have exactly 26 moves to reach the end. In this psychological duel, are you the master of your own fate, or just a pawn in someone else’s game?
Why similar: Noir 29.9%, Detective 16.4%, Psychological 12.6%, Investigation 11.3%, Mystery 8.7%
Investigate a broken mind to unravel a twisted case. Deduce the truth. Restore lost memories. Listen to private conversations. Draw your own conclusions. Mind Diver is a murder mystery, where the victim is love.
Why similar: Noir 22.8%, Detective 17.5%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Investigation 12.2%, Emotional 9.2%
The Locked Room - is a psychological horror with detective elements, where you’ll navigate an bizarre motel. The linear storyline, investigation mechanics, and survival elements immerse you in an atmosphere where every action brings you closer to the truth.
Why similar: Noir 22.9%, Detective 20.8%, Supernatural 9%, Psychological 8.9%, Minimalist 8.8%
The Ritual is what so many are afraid of, it is not known where it came from, but is it really so? What is his secret, why people take actions because of him, exhausting themselves and, in the end, dying. Can't no one be able to overcome this attack?
Why similar: Noir 26.2%, Visual Novel 19.6%, Minimalist 14.7%, Story Rich 9.3%, Stylized 9.2%
Jack Beckham is found dead, hanging in his apartment alone. Police rule it a suicide. His father, refusing to accept the conclusion, hires you to investigate. Delve into the clues left behind in his apartment to discover what really happened.
Why similar: Noir 30.6%, Detective 23.1%, Investigation 14.7%, Mystery 9.6%, Stylized 6.7%
A complete time-loop detective story set in the 1940s — solve a case before it even happens in a single, self-contained sitting.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 24.7% ★, Detective 20.4%, Noir 18.8%, Investigation 13.2%, Mystery 7.7%
Find notes and clues that will lead to memories. Change the present by manipulating your past. You must save your childhood friend in order to escape the mansion of memories.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 31.5% ★, Detective 20.7%, Interactive Fiction 18.1%, Mystery 9.8%, Story Rich 8%
A murder-mystery visual novel about a young man who inherits a charming English hotel. Some would say he’s fortunate, but with a growing list of unexplained disasters and murder, has his luck finally run out?
Why similar: Detective 17.7%, Investigation 16.3%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Supernatural 11%
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 30.1%, Interactive Fiction 23.4%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Detective 14.7%, Mystery 9.8%
What happens when a video game character is self-aware? Cadulium is a mystery science fiction adventure video game.
Why similar: Noir 22.2%, Detective 16.9%, Interactive Fiction 15.8%, Investigation 9.9%, Psychological 9.6%
A mansion drenched in heavy rain. Heirs gathered, each eyeing the family fortune. And you—who committed a murder in their midst. As a chain of killings begins, YORAM follows Irene Lindbergh, a murderer hiding her crime, as she searches for the truth buried deep within the estate.
Why similar: Noir 32.9%, Detective 21.6%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Investigation 11.3%, Mystery 6.3%
The camera doesn’t lie, but the truth isn’t always obvious. Photograph traces, gather evidence, link clues on the board, search police databases for key info, and identify the culprit and the next attack site. Each case is a standalone mystery waiting to be solved.
Why similar: Noir 22.9%, Detective 21.5%, Investigation 16.1%, Psychological 14.9%, Stylized 6.1%
A new mystery arises from the collision of narrative puzzle games and film noir. Investigate a film set full of catty cast and crew in order to deduce and connect their relationships. Debunk or prove those connections using evidence to unravel the mystery of what occurred and who is responsible!
Why similar: Noir 22.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Detective 14.4%, Visual Novel 10.7%, Investigation 10.1%
A dark noir detective story starring a not-so-bright pug. Combine clues, build chains of deductions, and solve a murder — even if your reasoning isn’t always… impressive.
Why similar: Detective 32.2%, Noir 26.5%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Mystery 11.4%, Linear 5.8%
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 26.7%, Detective 17.8%, Interactive Fiction 16.1%, Linear 7.9%, Investigation 7.5%
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 28.7%, Detective 25.2%, Investigation 17.1%, Interactive Fiction 11.1%, Mystery 8.3%
A Week in Paradise is a narrative mystery where you find yourself in a bar called Paradise. Have a drink each night with its mysterious regular and discover how deeply your stories connect. Hunt down clues in your dreams to find out why you end up here every day, and what keeps you coming back.
Why similar: Noir 28.3%, Interactive Fiction 16.6%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Supernatural 9.8%, Psychological 8.9%
"All Songs are from the King," a haunting psychological horror experience that transcends traditional gaming boundaries.
Why similar: Noir 22.3%, Interactive Fiction 14%, Psychological 13.7%, Detective 11%, Visual Novel 10.4%
A very special challenge: people. Deal with the darkest parts of our modern day society in a story with elements of a film noir. Don't let the humorous dialogue or the seducing smile of a stranger fool you - your choices decide the fate of Jack Hayes, his partner and every other person!
Why similar: Noir 26%, Detective 16%, Interactive Fiction 15.2%, Investigation 14.6%, Psychological 10.2%
You were hired to watch. Not to ask questions. Night shift. Corporate building. Cameras, reports, anomalies. Your predecessor left no final report. Now you're going to find out why. Please proceed.
Why similar: Noir 15.9%, Psychological 14.7%, Detective 13.2%, Investigation 11.7%, Interactive Fiction 9.7%
A Little Time is a first-person interactive story. You play as a young but determined detective investigating a man's disappearance. You will travel to a variety of locations and pick up clues while experiencing the story, dialogue, and atmospheric visuals.
Why similar: Detective 22.9%, Noir 16.3%, Investigation 15.6%, Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Linear 9.7%
Driven by a rare neurological affliction plaguing his family, Joshua has to recover his memories by exploring parallel realities through déjà vu. Facing the innermost depths of his past – moments both joyous and painful – seems to be the only way to get his life and family back together.
Why similar: Noir 22.6%, Time Manipulation 21.1% ★, Interactive Fiction 14.4%, Detective 14.3%, Emotional 10.4%
A noir graphic adventure where your mind is your greatest enemy. Investigate crimes from the slums of Saltmire to the heights of Greyledge. Interrogate suspects and manage your clues in this 1980s cinematic remake. Play the free demo and wishlist now!
Why similar: Noir 24.7%, Detective 17.8%, Investigation 12.4%, Interactive Fiction 12.2%, Visual Novel 10.1%
A weaponless psychological thriller. Become trapped in the dark simulation within Gabriel’s mind after surviving a deadly plane crash. Run, hide, and piece together your memories to wake from this dystopian nightmare before Protocol 66 is activated.
Why similar: Detective 21.5%, Investigation 14.6%, Interactive Fiction 11.9%, Supernatural 10.6%, Emotional 10.4%
You fell asleep on the train... Now a strange town, fully voice-acted characters, and choices that reshape the mystery stand between you and home.
Why similar: Noir 21.7%, Detective 15.7%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Investigation 11%, Visual Novel 9.2%
Broken Voyage is a detective-focused horror game that takes place on an whaling boat gone silent where the player will solve murders, unweave the strings behind a grander mystery, and resist the allure of a lovecraftian monster!
Why similar: Time Manipulation 34.7% ★, Detective 29.1%, Interactive Fiction 10.2%, Investigation 10.2%, Mystery 6.7%
The Lighthouse is a uniquely crafted thriller with glimpses into psychotic, alternate dimensions. Private Investigator James Irvine finds himself lured into a haunting, neo-noir world in search of a missing young woman, named Lily Beaumont.
Why similar: Noir 23.4%, Detective 16%, Psychological 13.1%, Investigation 12%, Emotional 11%
Step into a chilling mystery and peel back the ominous veil shrouding a peaceful southern Russian town.
Why similar: Noir 26.5%, Psychological 17.1%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Linear 12.1%, Mystery 9.3%
A war hero returns to a shattered England, searching for his missing family while confronting nightmares that defy reality. A choice-driven, narrative thriller with 8 unique endings.
Why similar: Noir 19.5%, Detective 16.1%, Supernatural 10.9%, Emotional 9.7%, Psychological 9.6%
An intricate mystery visual novel. Search text, piece together clues, and jump around the story to unravel the tangled events within the sealed tower.
Why similar: Detective 22.4%, Visual Novel 14%, Investigation 12.8%, Psychological 12.8%, Supernatural 11.6%
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 24%, Detective 21.3%, Interactive Fiction 15.5%, Investigation 10%, Mystery 8.3%
Lose yourself in Phoenix Springs – a modern point-and-click set in a mysterious neo-noir world. It begins with an investigation: find your brother Leo. You already know where it ends.
Why similar: Noir 27.7%, Detective 19.5%, Investigation 10.6%, Psychological 9.7%, Mystery 9.1%
Investigate the mysterious death of an unidentified young woman, in this shocking psychological thriller kinetic novel.
Why similar: Noir 25%, Detective 23.4%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Investigation 11.5%, Mystery 9.6%
A murder mystery visual novel about catharsis.
Why similar: Detective 24.4%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Supernatural 13.3%, Linear 9%, Mystery 8.8%
Friend. Confidant. Therapist. Voyeur. As a cab driver working the Paris night shift, you are many things to different people. Your gift is getting people to talk; and in order to catch the serial killer who left you for dead, that’s exactly what you’ll need to do.
Why similar: Noir 38.1%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Investigation 13.4%, Detective 12.7%, Story Rich 8.1%
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 31.3%, Detective 25.8%, Investigation 16.4%, Mystery 10.6%, Story Rich 6.4%
Every story ever written has an alternate world that coexists with ours. When a large number of parallel universes are suddenly destroyed, Billie Beetleneck sets off on his hardest case yet in this interactive visual novel.
Why similar: Detective 23.3%, Interactive Fiction 17.1%, Investigation 16.2%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Mystery 8.7%
Meet devils, diviners, bootleggers, and showstoppers in this 1920s whodunit adventure. Grim and macabre, yet darkly humorous. The Ravendree Oracle mixes 1920’s toon style art with a morbid murder mystery, all while exploring the eccentric characters that inhabit a supernatural speakeasy.
Why similar: Noir 27.2%, Detective 15.6%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Supernatural 11.6%, Linear 8.3%
Hauma is a deduction visual novel set in Munich. Discover a conspiracy amongst the upper echelons of society alongside former detective Judith, while visiting real locations in a comic-inspired look.
Why similar: Noir 23.5%, Detective 19.5%, Interactive Fiction 13%, Investigation 12.3%, Visual Novel 11.7%
Play as Lloyd Arch, the young private detective known for being total dick, and unravel the mystery of the Black Scar Serial Killer in this visual novel adventure, but remember that the truth tends to hurt the most.
Why similar: Noir 21.2%, Detective 19.4%, Investigation 13.7%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Minimalist 9.3%
A murdered priest. A secret list. Hunt Nazi fugitives across the globe in this gritty 1971 detective thriller. Analyze evidence, follow leads, and make sharp deductions before the trail goes cold. From the creators of Family, Rivals, Conspiracy, Echo Beach and Riley & Rochelle.
Why similar: Detective 29.7%, Noir 21.4%, Investigation 20%, Mystery 10.4%, Dark 5.3%
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 26%, Detective 19.2%, Psychological 15.2%, Visual Novel 9.7%, Mystery 7.4%