60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Detective, Mystery, Story Rich, Adventure.
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?
Arcane Investigations
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.
Puzzle Spy International
Pursue diamond thieves and a trail of cryptic puzzles in this short ‘60s spy adventure. As Agent Epsilon you’ll choose your path as you chat with (or chat up!) suspicious contacts. Deduce the puzzle rules, decode cryptograms and decipher clues as you solve wordplay & logic puzzles across the globe!
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 18.2%, Noir 17.1%, Hand-drawn 10.4%, Interactive Fiction 9.3%, Conversation 8.7%
Pursue diamond thieves and a trail of cryptic puzzles in this short ‘60s spy adventure. As Agent Epsilon you’ll choose your path as you chat with (or chat up!) suspicious contacts. Deduce the puzzle rules, decode cryptograms and decipher clues as you solve wordplay & logic puzzles across the globe!
Why similar: Detective 20.4%, Conversation 12.7%, Mystery 9.6%, Interactive Fiction 9.5%, Hand-drawn 8.2%
A noir detective game where you can bribe or intimidate suspects for extra clues.
Why similar: Noir 24.2%, Detective 21.5%, Hand-drawn 9.9%, Investigation 9.5%, Mystery 9.4%
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 24.1%, Detective 19.2%, Cats 15.4%, Hand-drawn 8.7%, Funny 7.3%
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 25.4%, Noir 18.3%, Conversation 10.6%, Visual Novel 8.1%, Mystery 8%
Do you like adventure, comedy, and dime store detective novels? Then boy have we got the game for you! Join Voodoo Detective in a hand-drawn, point-and-click noir where you’ll pit your wits and hoodoo know-how against a sinister evil that’s taken root on beautiful Zo Wanga Isle.
Why similar: Noir 22.8%, Detective 19.1%, Hand-drawn 11.8%, Conversation 10.1%, Mystery 8.8%
Brás Cubas is dead, and he wants you to find out why. Explore a noir-drenched 1937 Rio de Janeiro in this time-loop murder mystery. Relive the same day, manipulate characters, and uncover secrets in a game where death is the client and time is your only weapon.
Why similar: Noir 19.4%, Detective 17.5%, Conversation 10.2%, Hand-drawn 9%, Mystery 7.9%
A comedy adventure game featuring classic inventory based puzzles. Arthur is a skeptic who dedicated his life to denying the paranormal. Murray is the electric Imp he accidentally summoned. Now Arthur must solve mysteries while bound to the very evidence of the supernatural itself.
Why similar: Noir 16.2%, Detective 13%, Conversation 11.5%, Interactive Fiction 9.9%, Investigation 8.9%
An episodic co-op noir murder mystery. Play as one half of a crime-fighting duo: the detective Jack Finch and his police dog, Archie. Use your deduction skills and sense of smell to find evidence, interrogate suspects, and catch the culprit in a gritty story set in the Great Depression.
Why similar: Noir 20.9%, Detective 14.4%, Interactive Fiction 11.3%, Conversation 9.5%, Mystery 9.1%
A secret recipe has been stolen and you’re charged with finding the culprit…trouble is, you’re the one whodunnit. Investigate, interrogate and manipulate your way to framing the perfect scapegoat in this reverse detective visual novel.
Why similar: Cats 20.3%, Detective 17.4%, Interactive Fiction 14%, Hand-drawn 11.6%, Visual Novel 9.8%
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 24.7%, Noir 22.2%, Conversation 10%, Mystery 9.7%, Funny 9.4%
An absurdist mystery for only the most hard-boiled interim junior detectives.
Why similar: Detective 22.8%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Conversation 10.8%, Mystery 10.2%, Noir 8.7%
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 29.1%, Detective 22.9%, Hand-drawn 15.9%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Investigation 7.7%
Something has been taken. Enter a new Grid and forge alliances via visual novel gameplay, uncovering truths through Identity Disc puzzles. Make critical decisions and plot your own course in a world without a creator.
Why similar: Detective 24.4%, Noir 19.9%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Mystery 11%, Hand-drawn 8.9%
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 23.4%, Noir 19.2%, Conversation 11.8%, Visual Novel 9.8%, Mystery 8.6%
Welcome to this graphic adventure! You become in a little hámter 🐹 called Tofu. You will live together a lot of adventures from de university nights, clearly a city full of party and mistery, a lot of humor and bad jokes, but above all..... Dru.... i mean, SUGAR!
Why similar: Conversation 19.2%, Detective 15.7%, Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Visual Novel 13%, Hand-drawn 11.9%
In a world of fairies, a childhood friend suddenly calls Beatrice back to her old hometown. Yet when she arrives, her friend is mysteriously missing.
Why similar: Detective 24.4%, Mystery 13%, Conversation 11.4%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Investigation 9.7%
Trapped on a space station with the Keychain Killer you must unravel this mystery, or it will be your last. Collect evidence, interrogate suspects and solve puzzles to stand a chance.
Why similar: Noir 24.7%, Detective 20.3%, Hand-drawn 11.7%, Conversation 11%, Mystery 8.8%
"What's the Password?" is a minimalistic puzzle game where you decode 4-digit passwords. Featuring over 100 puzzles!
Why similar: Noir 21.4%, Detective 20.4%, Minimalist 11.8%, Puzzle 10.9%, Linear 10%
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 24.3%, Noir 14.4%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Mystery 11.5%, Investigation 10.7%
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: Detective 27.1%, Noir 25.8%, Investigation 11.8%, Mystery 10%, Interactive Fiction 9.6%
Rain City is a point-and-click adventure game. The player is taking the role of a cat who comes to the Rain City - where it rains all year round - to find his missing sister. During the journey, the player will meet different people and witness various, bizarre stories.
Why similar: Cats 21.1%, Detective 13%, Hand-drawn 12.1%, Investigation 9.9%, Interactive Fiction 9.5%
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 19.9%, Detective 19.8%, Conversation 11.2%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%, Visual Novel 8.7%
A film noir style audio-visual novella. A mysterious woman... a string of murders... and a man with a hidden past.
Why similar: Noir 37.3%, Detective 31.9%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Mystery 14.2%, Atmospheric 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 28.5%, Detective 25.8%, Mystery 12%, Investigation 10.5%, Puzzle 7.8%
Live your Capybara Detective dream in Animal Mystery Crew! Crack every quirky case through peculiar problems and absurdist intrigue. Use evidence and interrogation to solve the different mysteries in the park!
Why similar: Detective 25.8%, Noir 19.6%, Investigation 11%, Funny 10.1%, Mystery 9.5%
Dr. Von Bösenstein is plotting to take over the world and you’re the only one that can stop her! Ensure she can’t complete any of the “world domination”-inators by navigating your way through intricate puzzle rooms. Avoid traps, don’t get stuck, solve the rooms and most important of all… a cat?
Why similar: Detective 21.5%, Cats 19%, Mystery 10.7%, Funny 9.9%, Conversation 9%
The chart-topping itch.io and Newgrounds indie hit comes to Steam, with a slew of enhancements and new features! Step into court as Nina Aquila, rookie defense attorney in this thrilling VN/adventure game hybrid, and fight for justice in a world where all anime genres exist at once!
Why similar: Detective 23.7%, Visual Novel 10.7%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%, Mystery 10.6%, Conversation 10.4%
A narrative puzzle-thriller that blurs the lines between games and books, reality and fiction, puzzles and storytelling.
Why similar: Detective 20.3%, Noir 18.8%, Hand-drawn 11.6%, Interactive Fiction 10.3%, Investigation 8.9%
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 33.7%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Noir 13.8%, Mystery 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 10.4%
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 27.7%, Detective 27.5%, Mystery 12.6%, Investigation 11.2%, Puzzle 8.2%
Everyone in town has their version of what happened at Timmons Manor. None of them were there. Everyone has their theories about why a Timmons relative has not set foot on the property in 100 years. None of them are correct...
Why similar: Detective 21.6%, Noir 20.3%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Investigation 9.8%, Mystery 9.7%
A point and click noir mystery, set in a grim and corrupt Wonderland. Alice is Dead: Hearts and Diamonds is a complete remake of the classic Flash game trilogy, including all new art, added puzzles, expanded lore, and plenty of secrets for old and new fans alike.
Why similar: Noir 26.1%, Detective 18.1%, Interactive Fiction 11.9%, Mystery 10.3%, Visual Novel 9.3%
A narrative-driven cat detective game set some time during the 20th century in a city rattled by the resurgence of mysterious murders. As head detective of the Mew York Police Department, it is your duty to put a stop to these killings and exhume the secrets buried deep in the shadows of the city…
Why similar: Detective 31.2%, Cats 30.7%, Visual Novel 10.2%, Puzzle 8.4%, Mystery 6.7%
A Week in Paradise is an interactive narrative mystery. Discover the unusual circumstances of your arrival to a bar called Paradise, and drink through the night with the bar's charismatic regular. Each night, unravel the threads holding back memories in your dreams.
Why similar: Noir 22.4%, Conversation 17.5%, Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Mystery 11.5%, Visual Novel 9.9%
Solving crime is no walk in the pond. You are a down-on-his-luck detective who also happens to be a duck. Use your powers of de-duck-tion to inspect evidence, fill in the blanks, and bust the case wide open! This is a short but twisty detective case.
Why similar: Detective 30.5%, Noir 23.4%, Investigation 11.4%, Mystery 9.2%, Interactive Fiction 8.5%
Prove that you are a smart detective. Determine the course of the story with interactive dialogues. Bring together the pieces of the case with a detective board based on multiple choices and decision-making. Solve the mystery behind the evidence you find. Interrogate people. Close the case.
Why similar: Noir 22.3%, Detective 19.8%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%, Mystery 9.4%, Investigation 8.3%
A detective noir puzzle deduction game. Explore a non-linear timeline as a clairvoyant investigator in 1941 Borneo. Jump between time and locations to uncover motives and discover what truly happened in the Goodwill tobacco plantation that fateful night on the eve of the WW2 Japanese invasion.
Why similar: Detective 30.3%, Interactive Fiction 17.9%, Puzzle 11%, Hand-drawn 9.9%, Visual Novel 8.9%
Arthur thinks he’s a smart guy. He isn’t. Help him solve puzzles, investigate the town, and uncover the mystery of his friends disappearance in this quirky adventure game inspired by classic cartoons.
Why similar: Detective 22%, Mystery 11.2%, Conversation 11.1%, Interactive Fiction 10.8%, Investigation 9.8%
Mystery adventure where no one dies. Use your “ability to see too much” to uncover an inconvenient truth.
Why similar: Cats 31.1%, Detective 25.4%, Mystery 16.1%, Interactive Fiction 9%, Stylized 6.6%
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 22.3%, Detective 19.3%, Interactive Fiction 9.9%, Conversation 9.4%, Mystery 8.8%
A School Prefect has been pushed out of a window, and everyone's blaming YOU. Can you find the culprit - or someone to take the fall - before you get EXPELLED? Mystery with a wicked twist, from the creators of Overboard!, 80 Days, Heaven's Vault and A Highland Song.
Why similar: Detective 15.1%, Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Conversation 14.3%, Hand-drawn 13.3%, Investigation 10.8%
In this classic Investigative Mystery game, you are hired to find the truth behind Mr. Grady's untimely death. Explore 40+ areas, compile a multitude of evidence, and interview over 30 unique characters to assist you in your search for answers. Do YOU have what it takes to crack the case?
Why similar: Detective 21.1%, Noir 20.6%, Conversation 11.6%, Mystery 10.8%, Visual Novel 9.1%
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 29.7%, Detective 19.5%, Hand-drawn 13.3%, Mystery 11.5%, Investigation 8.6%
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: Noir 29%, Detective 25.6%, Conversation 13.1%, Mystery 11.3%, Investigation 9.6%
Murder Mystery Mayhem AI is a single-player detective game set in a stylish 1920s world of secrets, suspicion, and social intrigue. Talk freely to a colorful cast of cunning suspects, gather clues, uncover motives, and deduce who among them is the killer.
Why similar: Detective 22.7%, Noir 17.4%, Interactive Fiction 13.1%, Conversation 13%, Mystery 10.6%
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 25.3%, Detective 20.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Puzzle 8%, Linear 6.9%
Under the Counter is a narrative simulation in which you run a bar on a local market. Your task is to solve the mystery of missing people while serving food and moonshine to local fellows and demonic forces from a parallel world.
Why similar: Noir 23.6%, Detective 18.4%, Hand-drawn 13.5%, Conversation 10.5%, Mystery 10%
A genealogical mystery straight out of 1998. Scour the early Internet for clues, uncover hidden connections, and piece together the family tree behind the secretive Roottree Corporation.
Why similar: Detective 33.4%, Mystery 15.7%, Investigation 10.9%, Puzzle 10.4%, Noir 8.1%
Detective novelist MEL Gideon, whose career is facing difficulties, receives a strange letter claiming someone is in trouble and needs her help. Intrigued, she decides to investigate. As she digs deeper, she starts to realize that her past is far more complicated than she ever imagined...
Why similar: Detective 23.6%, Interactive Fiction 16.1%, Hand-drawn 13.2%, Mystery 11.9%, Conversation 9.9%
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 20.4%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Mystery 13.6%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Investigation 12.1%
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: Noir 28.9%, Detective 26.2%, Funny 10.4%, Mystery 9.7%, Investigation 8.8%
Mistmoon Falls is an open world murder mystery set in a farm-sim town that's now sans farmer. Question the locals, use tools to uncover clues, form hypotheses, and sift through some sinister goings-on to find the killer.
Why similar: Detective 23%, Noir 22.1%, Conversation 14.4%, Mystery 10.6%, Investigation 8.6%
A wild tale of love, death, chickens, and redemption! Chicken Police is a buddy-cop noir adventure with a carefully crafted world, a gritty story, and absurd humor. The game mixes classic adventure games with visual novel-style storytelling, presented in a beak-droppingly unique art style.
Why similar: Noir 24.8%, Detective 20.9%, Cats 18.3%, Conversation 11.9%, Visual Novel 9.4%
Investigate the country of Vera Cruz in this journalistic first-person adventure! Solve puzzles, take photos of clues and report news exposing the horrific truths behind General Galba and his bizarre government!
Why similar: Detective 26.4%, Conversation 11.3%, Interactive Fiction 11%, Mystery 10.9%, Investigation 10.7%
To Hell with the Ugly is an adventure game where you play as Rock Bailey, a gorgeous yet shallow young man, who must investigate and fight his way to freedom after being kidnapped. Alternate between turn-based combats and investigation in this film noir adaptation of the novel by Boris Vian.
Why similar: Noir 27.7%, Detective 23.5%, Interactive Fiction 12.9%, Investigation 7.9%, Mystery 6.4%
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 20.7%, Detective 17.9%, Conversation 11.6%, Interactive Fiction 11.3%, Mystery 8.8%
No criminal has ever been a match for you, and everybody is looking forward to a description of your brilliant deductions. There is just one small problem. One tiny detail that makes it different this time. A mere trifle, really. This time you have no idea who did it.
Why similar: Detective 21.5%, Interactive Fiction 15.8%, Conversation 13.7%, Visual Novel 9.8%, Investigation 9.5%
A turn-based Clue-inspired detective game where you get to solve a murder mystery by interrogating paintings.
Why similar: Noir 24.1%, Detective 19.3%, Interactive Fiction 14.4%, Conversation 12.2%, Visual Novel 9.9%
A classic point-and-click adventure game full of puzzles and humor!
Why similar: Detective 21.4%, Interactive Fiction 15.8%, Conversation 14.4%, Visual Novel 10.6%, Hand-drawn 10%
