- #1 Hauma - A Detective Noir Story - Prologue
97% matchPositive96% of 24 reviews2023
Dev: SenAm GamesPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows
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: Crime 19.7%, Comic Book 14%, Noir 12.3%, Interactive Fiction 11.7%, Visual Novel 10.4%
- #2 Would you sell your soul
96% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: COMINO Inc.
Windows
Choose Your Story: Choices & Decisions game, Mystery visual novel adventure game
Why similar: Crime 19.6%, Interactive Fiction 18.9%, Noir 17.3%, Visual Novel 17.3%, Dialogue Heavy 7.9%
- #3 Hank: Straightjacket
96% matchVery Positive80% of 50 reviews2023
Dev: My Next Games
Windows
The time-traveling vigilante Hank has been captured by the devious Unraveler. However, before the crime genius gets rid of the hero, he must satisfy his curiosity - How has this pathetic drunk so easily thwarted so many of his plans?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.1%, Comic Book 15.3%, Noir 15%, Crime 14.6%, Point & Click 14.1%
- #4 A Game You Can Afford In This Economy
95% match9 user reviews67% of 9 reviews2023
Dev: NS Game Studio
Windows
Everything is getting unaffordably expensive. Groceries. Bills. How long is this even sustainable? Enter the world of the protagonist, and find out if you have what it takes to turn your life around. A point-and-click, choice-driven adventure of modern survival.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15.8%, Capitalism 15.5%, Dystopian 14.1%, Point & Click 12.1%, Dialogue Heavy 8.2%
- #5 Hauma - A Detective Noir Story
94% matchMixed68% of 136 reviews2023
Dev: SenAm GamesPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows
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: Crime 19.6%, Noir 13.9%, Comic Book 13.9%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%, Visual Novel 10.5%
- #6 Blake: The Visual Novel
94% matchVery Positive91% of 64 reviews2021
Dev: Ori MeesPub: LegendOri Productions
Windows · Mac
Graphic Novel meets Visual Novel in this story-rich, choice-driven thriller. Experience Blake’s journey as he encounters a clandestine nemesis, sparking a series of events that force him to choose between losing his sanity or rising to the challenge. Make the right decisions and save New Stone.
Why similar: Noir 15%, Comic Book 14.8%, Crime 14.7%, Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Visual Novel 11.4%
- #7 Lilac Prose
93% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Ardaceus
Windows · Mac
A raw, cruel story about addiction, abuse, and recovery. A young man, bound by a vial of morphine, and a world that gives him just that, so long as there's a drop of him worth taking. It has to get worse before it gets better.
Why similar: Dystopian 14.6%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Philosophical 12.8%, Point & Click 9.9%
- #8 Gloomy Clues: The Broken Mirror
92% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Pixel Paradise
Windows · Mac · Linux
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: Crime 18.2%, Noir 14.4%, Comic Book 12.3%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Point & Click 10.8%
- #9 DOPROS
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: The Witches Circle
Windows · Mac · Linux
DOPROS is a dark, Orwellian interrogation experience. Will you break and give it all away, or will you try to get free? It's only up to you, but keep in mind, your every word may and will be used against you…
Why similar: Dystopian 16.7%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.2%, Noir 12%, Crime 11.8%
- #10 Loretta
91% matchVery Positive92% of 453 reviews2023
Dev: BonereadersPub: DANGEN Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Loretta is a psychological thriller that makes the player an accessory to the heroine’s crimes, leading her through a self-crafted nightmare. Loretta’s story revolves around a woman handling betrayal, her husband’s infidelity, and reclaiming her agency during the socially tumultuous 1940s.
Why similar: Crime 21.8%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Noir 14.1%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Point & Click 11.1%
- #11 Interrogation: You will be deceived
90% matchMostly Positive78% of 383 reviews2019
Dev: Critique GamingPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%
As a detective tasked with bringing down a dangerous terrorist group, you fight on two fronts: interrogating suspects & managing your team and its reputation. With time running out, how far will you go to stop these criminals? Manipulation, threats or even torture? Does the end justify the means?
Why similar: Crime 22.5%, Noir 14.8%, Interactive Fiction 10.6%, Comic Book 10.4%, Psychological 9.6%
- #12 The Money Man
89% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Fenyx Digital Pub: Fenyx Digital
Windows
In a speakeasy backroom, you verify cash paid to a crime family, using tools and guides to spot counterfeits and expose liars. A century ago, the wealthy fled to Mars. Earth is rotting, and the underworld owns New York. With someone you love on the line, there's no room for mistakes
Why similar: Dystopian 22.6%, Crime 19.3%, Noir 14.4%, Point & Click 14.3%, Simulation 8.4%
- #13 Debt of Life
89% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: RedWolf Games
Windows
You have money. You have a home. You have a family. And you're dying. You have very little time left. Make impossible choices and decide what you're willing to sacrifice for one more week of life.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15.6%, Capitalism 15.6%, Philosophical 13.9%, Psychological 9.6%, Economy 9.5%
- #14 Keylogger: A Sci-Fi Visual Novel
88% match9 user reviews78% of 9 reviews2023
Dev: Isaac BirchmierPub: If the clouds are full of rain, they empty themselves upon the earth, LLC
Windows · Mac
Each person’s family name in the Continuum is given a debt which they must pay back, or they risk being wiped by the Grid.
Why similar: Crime 20.9%, Capitalism 17.9%, Interactive Fiction 16.5%, Dystopian 14.4%, Visual Novel 12.6%
- #15 The Passing Bell
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Scenesterium
Windows · Mac
You awaken in an ever-shifting manor with no memory of who you are. As you explore its corridors, you encounter a disfigured man, an arrogant scientist, and a faceless doll waiting for someone in a greenhouse. Uncover the tragic link between them.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.8%, Philosophical 17.4%, Point & Click 13.6%, Dialogue Heavy 12%, Noir 10.5%
- #16 BLACKMIND: Psychic Social Simulator
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Too Many Teeth Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Use your psychic powers to read minds and catch an elusive serial killer!
Why similar: Crime 22.9%, Interactive Fiction 19.4%, Visual Novel 17.9%, Noir 15.8%, Story Rich 8.3%
- #17 Last Night Last Call
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Rogueside
Windows · Mac
Can you solve a murder with only your wits, cocktail shaker, and silver tongue? Last Night Last Call is a narrative detective game where you mix cocktails, interrogate suspects, gather clues, and shape relationships to solve five murders. Every customer has something to hide.
Why similar: Crime 21.5%, Interactive Fiction 13.6%, Noir 13.2%, Dialogue Heavy 11.4%, Visual Novel 10.9%
- #18 Meridian Archive
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 環浩寺
Windows · Mac
Meridian Archive is a neo-noir crime visual novel set in the sealed world of Notus in 2008. After the disaster known as Saltification, those immune to the disease begin losing their memories—and themselves. Follow a band of Nomads through a violent, surreal world to uncover what went wrong.
Why similar: Crime 21.6%, Dystopian 20.4%, Noir 18.3%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Story Rich 7.7%
- #19 Justice.exe
84% matchMixed69% of 103 reviews2022
Dev: Late Game ClutchPub: Gameclaw Studio
Windows · Mac
Justice.exe is a dialogue-heavy dystopian legal drama in which you defend sentient AI in court. Discover key story elements in dialogue, build your case by studying arguments, and engage the opposing counsel in wits, charisma and skullduggery. Small choices might alter the fate of your clients.
Why similar: Crime 21.7%, Dystopian 21.1%, Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Point & Click 12.2%, Simulation 6.9%
- #20 Grégoire Lefèbvre Investigations : The Vow of Hate
84% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: TcherryPub: Viridis Cosmos Games
Windows
Play as Captain Grégoire Lefèbvre and investigate the murder of a controversial country priest in this gripping historical detective thriller.
Why similar: Crime 19.7%, Interactive Fiction 16.6%, Point & Click 14.3%, Noir 14.2%, Visual Novel 11.4%
- #21 HOPE LEFT ME
83% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 935 reviews2023
Dev: AstrophysicsPub: .orphans
Windows · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 1.9 hrs≥1hr: 31%
You wake up in a mysterious place, alone and freezing to death, the only person around seems to be a weird girl with a long sleeve soviet jersey.
Why similar: Dystopian 23%, Philosophical 21.3%, Noir 20.6%, Visual Novel 18.4%, Atmospheric 8.3%
- #22 Tidal Therapy
82% matchVery Positive94% of 136 reviews2024
Dev: veryOK
Windows
Tidal Therapy is a travel novel game for tired adults. A tired office worker heads to the sea. The setting is a quiet and beautiful sea town with a seaside park, warehouse district, and tower condominiums.
Why similar: Comic Book 16.1%, Interactive Fiction 16.1%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Philosophical 12.2%, Capitalism 12.2%
- #23 All Time High
81% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: 3Cats Studio
Windows · Mac
You wire home theaters for people richer than you. Then you buy your first coin with $200 of grocery money, and every gain after it is paid for by someone: the partner who catches your first lie, the friend who trusts you with seven years of savings. A thriller told on your phone. Six endings.
Why similar: Capitalism 15.5%, Noir 14.8%, Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Psychological 9.3%
- #24 2064: Read Only Memories
82% matchMostly Positive80% of 1,682 reviews2015
Dev: MidBoss, LLC.Pub: Chorus Worldwide Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
2064: Read Only Memories is a cyberpunk point-and-click adventure set in Neo-San Francisco. Team up with Turing, the world's first sapient machine, to unravel a conspiracy that threatens to shake an entire society
Why similar: Noir 16.2%, Interactive Fiction 15.5%, Comic Book 12.7%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Dialogue Heavy 11.4%
- #25 The Cold Cases: Remembering Jory
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: JasperMarie
Windows
The Cold Cases: Remembering Jory is a story rich, investigative mystery game where your only tools are your contacts and the people you can find and get to talk to you. Read through old internet archives, pick out what is important, and solve the mystery of the 10 year old cold case.
Why similar: Crime 22.2%, Interactive Fiction 16.1%, Dialogue Heavy 11.6%, Visual Novel 10%, Point & Click 9.7%
- #26 Russian Prison Tattoo Simulator
80% matchPositive91% of 23 reviews2022
Dev: Talentless Person Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Become a tattoo artist in Russian Prison. Get introduced to tattoo iconography and special meanings of Russian Prison tattoos
Why similar: Crime 30.3%, Interactive Fiction 17.2%, Point & Click 12.9%, Noir 12.6%, Dialogue Heavy 10.7%
- #27 Cold Verdict 2
79% matchPositive100% of 11 reviews2023
Dev: Astronomic Games
Windows
A direct sequel to 'Cold Verdict'. Another group of people wake up in a strange abandoned location, trying to find a way out and understand why they were put there. What is the killer's endgame in all this? A short interactive story with choices.
Why similar: Crime 29.3%, Interactive Fiction 18.6%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Psychological 11.2%, Dark 6.8%
- #28 REARVIEW MIRROR
79% matchPositive85% of 12 reviews2024
Dev: CUBUS GAMES SL
Windows · Mac
Rearview Mirror is a narrative videogame in which most of the events take place inside a car. From a first-person perspective, the player interacts with the passengers through the rearview mirror.
Why similar: Noir 17.2%, Comic Book 15.9%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Crime 12.7%
- #29 Read Only Memories: NEURODIVER
78% matchMostly Positive72% of 226 reviews2024
Dev: MidBoss, LLC.Pub: Chorus Worldwide Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Read Only Memories: NEURODIVER is a story-rich adventure and the sequel to 2064: Read Only Memories. Explore the rich world with an intuitive point-and-click interface as you take on the role of a young psychic agent tasked with tracking down a mysterious antagonist hiding in people's memories.
Why similar: Noir 16.2%, Interactive Fiction 15.6%, Comic Book 13%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Point & Click 11.4%
- #30 QUIET DAN
76% matchVery Positive94% of 1,513 reviews2025
Dev: ВСЖ
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 74%
His name is Dan. He is an ordinary guy who works as a floor washer. However, soon in his life there are events that forever change his fate and push him on the path of crime... A chilling thriller in visual novel format.
Why similar: Crime 22.4%, Noir 15.6%, Philosophical 13.4%, Interactive Fiction 13%, Visual Novel 11.5%
- #31 CENSOR
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Quack Duck Games
Windows · Mac
A sci-fi interrogation game. No more than ten people in the galaxy can do your job. The person across the table is already convicted. Find out why they did it, then decide what the truth will cost them.
Why similar: Crime 20.2%, Dystopian 17.4%, Dialogue Heavy 12.4%, Psychological 10.5%, Point & Click 8.8%
- #32 A Sketchbook About Her Sun
78% matchPositive89% of 19 reviews2021
Dev: Team SolEtude
Windows
Through a narrative based on Red Ribbon’s new album “Planet X”, experience a broken-heart girl’s journey through thoughts, daydreams and music.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.9%, Comic Book 17%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Point & Click 15%, Dialogue Heavy 11.8%
- #33 Here's My Target
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mug Logic
Windows
Contract killing is just another public service. As a regulator, it's your job to review the documents, listen to the client, and decide the fate of every target, then hope you made the right call.
Why similar: Crime 30.1%, Dystopian 25.8%, Point & Click 13.3%, Interactive Fiction 9.2%, Choices Matter 6.4%
- #34 Primate Signal
77% matchPositive93% of 15 reviews2020
Dev: bankbankPub: Wainstop James
Windows · Mac · Linux
Embark on an insane journey with Comer Sintra through MMOs, hacking, the financial markets, love, and a philosophical understanding of how absolutely everything works.
Why similar: Capitalism 17.5%, Philosophical 17.4%, Dialogue Heavy 12.6%, Crime 12.1%, Visual Novel 11.9%
- #35 Man I Just Wanna Go Home
74% matchVery Positive95% of 786 reviews2024
Dev: JZPS Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 1.2 hrs≥1hr: 38%
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: Interactive Fiction 20.4%, Comic Book 19.3%, Noir 18.9%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Crime 9.6%
- #36 Crow's Requiem
75% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Ex Ignorantia
Windows
A narrative-heavy, comic-infused survival visual novel & puzzle game where you are a licensed body collector navigating a dystopian world of moral dilemmas and resource management; where belief, rebellion, or control will prevail through your choices.
Why similar: Dystopian 16.1%, Comic Book 14.6%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Point & Click 11.6%, Psychological 9.2%
- #37 My Room Philosopher
73% matchMixed69% of 13 reviews2026
Dev: SEO MINJAE
Windows
My Room Philosopher is a text-based game where a boy asks questions many people face during adolescence. Answer his questions and explore his thoughts while reflecting on your own values and life.
Why similar: Philosophical 24.9%, Visual Novel 19.7%, Point & Click 14.4%, Psychological 11.2%, Story Rich 9.4%
- #38 Prescription of Throes
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 格雷去冰无糖
Windows
Prescription of Throes is a narrative adventure game. An experimental drug that can erase all psychological pain is circulating underground. You will meet companions, face their struggles alongside them, and gradually uncover the truth behind the drug through exploration and choice.
Why similar: Psychological 20.3%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Interactive Fiction 15%, Philosophical 15%, Choices Matter 9.5%
- #39 Headliner: NoviNews
75% matchVery Positive89% of 817 reviews2018
Dev: Unbound Creations
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Award-winning adventure where you control the news and its impact on society, your friends and career. Different choices lead to unique combinations of endings. Share your story with the community, and see what the players before you did.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.4%, Dystopian 16.4%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Point & Click 12.8%, Dialogue Heavy 12.5%
- #40 The Vigilante Diaries
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Out of the Blue Games
Windows
The Vigilante Diaries is a narrative-driven role-playing game where you assume the role of a masked vigilante. Experience his life journey through his diaries spanning years, navigate the changes within his hideout, and make every decision that shapes his destiny.
Why similar: Crime 20.5%, Interactive Fiction 19.8%, Comic Book 16.8%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Choices Matter 9.2%
- #41 nothing_matters
73% matchVery Positive84% of 230 reviews2023
Dev: Ka Hin Yuen
Windows
A short point & click narrative adventure inspired by the real life experience of a struggling solo indie game developer. A story about everything and hence nothing at all. Discover what truly matters to you.
Why similar: Capitalism 18.5%, Interactive Fiction 15.5%, Philosophical 13.1%, Point & Click 12.3%, Psychological 11.4%
- #42 False Hope
72% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Head On Mars Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
One winter. Four survivors, and a wounded stranger who won't last the night without you. To the east lies a missile, the one chance left to end the war for good, if you can hold the camp together long enough to reach it. Every choice may costs someone.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.6%, Point & Click 16.3%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Dystopian 15.3%, Comic Book 15.1%
- #43 The Walking Dead: The Telltale Definitive Series
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 47,413 reviews2020
Dev: Skybound Games
Windows
Median: 8.7 hrsMean: 29.7 hrs≥1hr: 80%
The Walking Dead: The Telltale Definitive Series contains all 4 Seasons, 400 Days, and The Walking Dead: Michonne, which includes over 50 hours of gameplay across 23 unique episodes.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.5%, Comic Book 15.4%, Choices Matter 11.5%, Story Rich 10.2%, Visual Novel 10.2%
- #44 Cadulium
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Osgoode Media
Windows
What happens when a video game character is self-aware? Cadulium is a mystery science fiction adventure video game.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.9%, Noir 14.6%, Philosophical 12.6%, Point & Click 10.8%, Comic Book 9.6%
- #45 Twilight Array
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Humble Grove
Windows · Mac · Linux
A narrative-driven sci-fi exploration game that sees a couple being torn apart by invisible forces whilst trying to salvage an abandoned spaceship and uncover its mysteries.
Why similar: Capitalism 22.1%, Interactive Fiction 19.7%, Point & Click 15.4%, Story Rich 7.6%, Dialogue Heavy 7.6%
- #46 刑死のためのカウンセル
70% matchPositive97% of 30 reviews2025
Dev: 薬草神話
Windows
―――よい後悔を。 看守のあなたは死刑囚2名のカウンセリングを任される。 死刑までの一ヶ月、彼らと語らい信頼を深めよう。 彼らの死刑を少しでも有意義なものにするためにも。 live2Dで動く面会劇ビジュアルノベル。
Why similar: Noir 23%, Psychological 17.9%, Dialogue Heavy 15.7%, Crime 13.6%, Visual Novel 10.9%
- #47 Replicant
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Nexus Media
Windows
Track down four rogue replicants in a narrative-driven cyberpunk adventure. Investigate crime scenes, interrogate suspects, uncover clues, solve classic point-and-click puzzles, and hack your way through a unique cyberpunk card game.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25%, Comic Book 22.5%, Noir 18.3%, Point & Click 18%, Adventure 9%
- #48 October
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: outwinder
Windows · Linux
A quiet room. A window. Thirty one days spent watching strangers and inventing their lives. October is a minimalist, atmospheric story about isolation, building slowly toward the day you finally step outside.
Why similar: Point & Click 18%, Philosophical 14.4%, Psychological 12.8%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%, Story Rich 11.2%
- #49 Koko's Cafe
68% matchPositive100% of 17 reviews2026
Dev: PluviiArt
Windows
Serve coffee and befriend customers as you learn their story in this coming-of-age visual novel.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.6%, Dialogue Heavy 18.4%, Interactive Fiction 16.1%, Philosophical 9.2%, Simulation 8.3%
- #50 供犠層 KYOGI STRATUM 操作員を募集しています
69% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: 旧東京Pub: DEEP KIOSK
Windows · Mac
エネルギーが枯渇した日本社会。あなたは本日から操作手となる。 マウス操作で発電を行い、レバーを操作し、送電先を決める。時間制限が迫るなか、社会と自分に責任を持って供給先を判断しよう。謎の巨大装置を操作し、電力を供給するディストピア発電管理スリラー。
Why similar: Dystopian 23.9%, Philosophical 17.1%, Point & Click 15.7%, Simulation 10.8%, Interactive Fiction 8.6%
- #51 Mortal Advocate
69% matchPositive93% of 14 reviews2025
Dev: aliumfungusPub: FungalWorks
Windows
A haunting 3D adventure set in a world of servitude, decay, and forgotten futures. Will you accept your fate—or defy the inevitable?
Why similar: Dystopian 16.7%, Philosophical 16.5%, Noir 16.3%, Interactive Fiction 16%, Visual Novel 12.4%
- #52 Neo Cab
70% matchMostly Positive79% of 2,901 reviews2019
Dev: Chance AgencyPub: Fellow Traveller
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 66%
A visual novel about emotional survival in an automated world. Play as Lina, the last human cab driver. It’s your first night driving the lonely streets of Los Ojos, and your best friend has just disappeared. Stay on the road. Stay on the search. Stay human.
Why similar: Noir 15.7%, Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Comic Book 13%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Dialogue Heavy 12.1%
- #53 End of Lines
68% matchVery Positive93% of 73 reviews2023
Dev: Nova-box
Windows · Mac · Linux
Travel across landscapes devastated by a catastrophic climate meltdown, following a small family in search of somewhere habitable. With limited supplies and facing potential death at every turn, your choices will decide their fate. Will they manage to settle down?
Why similar: Dystopian 20.5%, Visual Novel 16%, Comic Book 13.4%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Psychological 8.7%
- #54 Trails and Traces: The Tomb of Thomas Tew
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Because Because Games
Windows
A classic point-and-click adventure game full of puzzles and humor!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.4%, Crime 19.3%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Point & Click 13.9%, Dialogue Heavy 13.6%
- #55 The Wolf Among Us Remastered
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Telltale
Windows
A dark detective thriller where folklore is real, violence is chilling, and every choice has consequences.
Why similar: Noir 16%, Crime 15.6%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Visual Novel 12%, Comic Book 11.3%
- #56 Fragments
69% matchPositive81% of 31 reviews2021
Dev: codapill
Windows · Mac
Evan faces a frustrating battle with his conscience. It's one he cannot afford to lose, or he'll spend the rest of his life behind bars. Under intense scrutiny and questioning from two savvy detectives, how will he fare? That, is entirely up to you.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.3%, Dialogue Heavy 15.4%, Psychological 13.9%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Point & Click 12.3%
- #57 Death Trick: Double Blind
67% matchVery Positive87% of 291 reviews2024
Dev: Citreat StudioPub: Neon Doctrine
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%
The star magician of Morgan’s Traveling Circus is missing, but the show must go on! In this non-linear detective visual novel, unravel the mystery from two different perspectives as you learn the varying stories of an entire circus of performers, each with their own lives... and their own secrets.
Why similar: Crime 22.1%, Interactive Fiction 16.4%, Dialogue Heavy 12.7%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Point & Click 12.6%
- #58 Naomi’s End
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: emagnetic
Windows
Naomi wakes decades older in a house she does not recognize, and discovers that escape may cost the future.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.8%, Philosophical 19%, Visual Novel 17.2%, Comic Book 13.7%, Psychological 13%
- #59 Fishbowl Kid
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hoo Cares
Windows
Fishbowl Kid is an uplifting interactive story about coping with depression.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 29.9%, Comic Book 25.5%, Visual Novel 20.2%, Psychological 9.4%, Story Rich 8.2%