Games Like Genesis Noir

Samorost 3 is an exploration adventure and puzzle game from the award-winning creators of Machinarium and Botanicula. Travel across space to nine unique worlds teeming with colorful challenges, creatures and surprises to discover, brought to life with beautiful artwork, sound and music.

Why similar: Point & Click 19.9%, Surreal 18.1%, Hand-drawn 16.4%, Space 10.3%, Stylized 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: Like Genesis Noir, this game features surreal, hand-drawn environments and non-verbal puzzle-solving that rewards exploration.

In this award-winning puzzle adventure game, play as the Traveler on a quest to reunite the Peoples of the Tower. Observe, listen, and decipher ancient languages in a fascinating universe inspired by the Myth of Babel.

Why similar: Puzzle 25.5%, Point & Click 23.6%, Stylized 9.3%, Great Soundtrack 8.2%, Atmospheric 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: The game's highly stylized art and puzzle-driven exploration of a mysterious world resonate with the aesthetic and mechanical feel of the seed game.

Gorogoa is an elegant evolution of the puzzle genre, told through a beautifully hand-drawn story designed and illustrated by Jason Roberts. Winner of Debut Game at the 2018 BAFTA Games Awards, as well as Best Mobile Game and the Innovation Award at the GDC 2018 Choice Awards.

Why similar: Beautiful 21.4% ★, Hand-drawn 17.4%, Puzzle 16.6%, Point & Click 11.9%, Stylized 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: Its intricate, hand-drawn art style and unique perspective-shifting puzzle mechanics mirror the surreal, dreamlike quality of Genesis Noir.

Named Game of the Year 2019 by Giant Bomb, Polygon, Eurogamer, and The Guardian, Outer Wilds is a critically-acclaimed and award-winning open world mystery about a solar system trapped in an endless time loop.

Why similar: Space 22.7%, Beautiful 17.1% ★, Great Soundtrack 12.6%, Exploration 12.6%, Story Rich 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: It shares the cosmic mystery and sense of wonder found in Genesis Noir, focusing on uncovering the secrets of an expanding universe.

KENTUCKY ROUTE ZERO is a magical realist adventure game about a secret highway running through the caves beneath Kentucky, and the mysterious folks who travel it.

Why similar: Surreal 25.5%, Point & Click 25%, Atmospheric 11.7%, Beautiful 9.7% ★, Story Rich 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: This game captures a similar atmospheric, surreal, and narrative-heavy tone that feels like a journey through a strange, dreamlike reality.

NORCO is a dialogue-focused point & click adventure that immerses the player in the sinking suburbs and industrial swamplands of an increasingly surreal and distorted South Louisiana.

Why similar: Noir 40.3%, Point & Click 20.5%, Surreal 16.9%, Story Rich 10%, Atmospheric 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: This title offers a similarly atmospheric, narrative-rich experience with a distinct, moody, and surreal noir-adjacent setting.

Paradise Island, a world outside reality. There’s been a murder that only "investigation freak" Lady Love Dies can solve. Gather evidence and interrogate suspects in this open world adventure. You can accuse anyone, but you’ll have to prove your case in trial. It’s up to you to decide who’s guilty.

Why similar: Surreal 26.8%, Point & Click 23.3%, Stylized 14%, Story Rich 12.2%, Exploration 11.2%

Why You'll Like It: A vibrant, noir-inspired investigation game that shares the surreal, stylized aesthetic and focus on uncovering deep, cosmic-scale mysteries.

A teenage guitar prodigy sets out on a psychedelic journey to inspire his stage persona and confront the legacy of a dead folk legend. Starring voice performances by Michael Johnston, Caroline Kinley, Lena Headey, Jason Schwartzman, Mark Strong, and Carl Weathers.

Why similar: Stylized 22.5%, Story Rich 20.8%, Atmospheric 13.4%, Exploration 11.8%, Sci-fi 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: A deeply stylized, musical, and cosmic journey that captures the same sense of artistic wonder and surrealism.

Rediscover gravity and explore an Escher-esque world of impossible architecture. Witness infinity in first-person and master its rules to solve physics-defying puzzles. Cultivate a garden to open new paths forward, where an eternal expanse awaits.

Why similar: Surreal 37%, Puzzle 17.9%, Puzzle Platformer 13.7%, Exploration 13.5%, Atmospheric 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: Its surreal, perspective-shifting puzzles and cosmic, infinite environments evoke the same sense of scale and wonder found in Genesis Noir.

An archaeologist uncovers a lost history in an ancient space Nebula. Award-winning narrative adventure game with hieroglyphic language puzzles, from the creators of 80 DAYS.

Why similar: Point & Click 25.6%, Puzzle 12.3%, Space 11.5%, Exploration 11%, Atmospheric 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-heavy adventure that focuses on deciphering a lost language, matching the intellectual and atmospheric depth of the seed game.

Play as an Artificial Intelligence guiding a stranded xenobiologist through a beautiful and mysterious alien ocean. A non-violent sci-fi story, enter a world of wonder, fear and vulnerability, unraveling the history and ecology of an impossible planet. What will you discover together?

Why similar: Beautiful 18% ★, Point & Click 14.8%, Space 12.5%, Great Soundtrack 8.6%, Stylized 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: This game provides a unique, atmospheric exploration experience with a minimalist, abstract visual style that emphasizes discovery.

The Red Strings Club is a cyberpunk narrative experience about fate and happiness featuring the extensive use of pottery, bartending and impersonating people on the phone to take down a corporate conspiracy.

Why similar: Story Rich 23.5%, Great Soundtrack 23.5%, Point & Click 23.2%, Atmospheric 13.3%, Adventure 4.8%

Why You'll Like It: This game delivers a deep, narrative-driven cyberpunk noir experience that prioritizes dialogue and atmosphere over traditional gameplay.

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: Noir 32.5%, Point & Click 21.6%, Puzzle 8.9%, Exploration 8.4%, Story Rich 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: A stylized, detective-themed point-and-click game that features beautiful art and a focus on unraveling a complex mystery.

Humor-filled indie adventure game created by the makers of Machinarium and Samorost.

Why similar: Surreal 19.8%, Point & Click 19.3%, Hand-drawn 13.9%, Stylized 10.6%, Story Rich 9%

Why You'll Like It: Developed by the creators of Samorost, this game features a surreal, organic world that rewards curiosity and point-and-click exploration.

Greetings Enforcer, and thank you for enlisting in the Hypnospace Patrol Department! As the world falls into its slumber, Hypnospace becomes a bustling global village. These virtual streets aren't going to police themselves!

Why similar: Surreal 30.7%, Point & Click 27.9%, Great Soundtrack 13.9%, Story Rich 8.5%, Puzzle 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: Its surreal, atmospheric, and UI-based exploration of a digital dreamscape captures a similarly unique and experimental design philosophy.

Discover a world where life is cheap, identities are bought & sold, & a quest for redemption can change the fate of a whole galaxy.

Why similar: Noir 46.8%, Point & Click 28.6%, Story Rich 5.8%, Adventure 5.3%, Sci-fi 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: A gritty, noir-inspired point-and-click adventure that captures the classic detective atmosphere in a sci-fi setting.

A space station nestled in the clouds of Jupiter. A bizarre bazaar where a young, worried woman crafts entire universes in the palm of her hand. A mysterious cultist who's stripped the flesh from his bones in order to reach enlightenment. Here, there's a universe for sale. You buying?

Why similar: Point & Click 31.7%, Hand-drawn 26%, Atmospheric 13.3%, Exploration 12.4%, Sci-fi 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: This game features a hand-drawn, atmospheric, and narrative-heavy experience set in a surreal, space-faring environment.

Every day is the same on the faraway Bento space-lighthouse - until a mysterious radio message breaks through. Evade the past, welcome oblivion, make the perfect Italian coffee. Still There is a psychological adventure game about grief, technical puzzles, wacky AIs and dark humour. How far is far enough?

Why similar: Point & Click 17.3%, Space 15.6%, Beautiful 15.5% ★, Surreal 13.3%, Great Soundtrack 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: A space-based, emotional, and narrative-driven point-and-click game that captures the isolation and wonder of cosmic exploration.

Challenge perception, redefine reality, and reshape the world around you with an instant camera. Viewfinder is a new single player game offering gamers hours of interesting and fun experiences while uncovering the mysteries left behind.

Why similar: Surreal 26.5%, Puzzle Platformer 14%, Puzzle 13%, Exploration 10.1%, Stylized 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: This game features surreal, perspective-based puzzle mechanics that challenge the player's perception of reality in a way similar to Genesis Noir.

Sayonara Wild Hearts is a dreamy arcade game about riding motorcycles, skateboarding, dance battling, shooting lasers, wielding swords, and breaking hearts at 200 mph.

Why similar: Beautiful 42.1% ★, Great Soundtrack 28.9%, Stylized 12.9%, Atmospheric 5.8%, Story Rich 5.5%

Why You'll Like It: A highly stylized, musical, and surreal experience that feels like a fast-paced, interactive dream sequence.

Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.

Why similar: Beautiful 41.5% ★, Great Soundtrack 12.9%, Hand-drawn 9.4%, Atmospheric 9.3%, Surreal 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: A highly stylized, atmospheric, and emotional narrative experience that relies on visual storytelling rather than dialogue.

Machinarium is the award-winning independent adventure game developed by the makers of Samorost series, Botanicula and CHUCHEL. Help Josef the robot save his girlfriend Berta kidnapped by the Black Cap Brotherhood gang!

Why similar: Point & Click 20%, Surreal 16.5%, Hand-drawn 15.2%, Puzzle 9.7%, Stylized 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: A classic point-and-click adventure with a distinct, hand-drawn art style and a focus on environmental storytelling.

Perception is reality. In this mind-bending first-person puzzler, you escape a surreal dream world through solving impossible puzzles using the ambiguity of depth and perspective.

Why similar: Surreal 34.3%, Puzzle 19.1%, Story Rich 11.7%, Puzzle Platformer 9.7%, Exploration 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: Its surreal, perspective-based puzzles create a dreamlike atmosphere that feels very much in line with the experimental nature of Genesis Noir.

CONTRAST is a puzzle/platform game where you can move between a fantastic 3D world and a mysterious shadowy universe in 2D in the blink of an eye. Delve into a dreamlike and surreal 1920s world, inspired by the performance art world of vaudeville and film noir, and cradled by a smooth and sultry jazz ambiance.

Why similar: Noir 52.8%, Puzzle 11%, Great Soundtrack 9.6%, Atmospheric 6.5%, Platformer 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: This game features a noir-inspired aesthetic and unique shadow-based puzzle mechanics that feel stylistically aligned with Genesis Noir.

Welcome to a world of intrigue and suspicion. Where humans and robots contend with escalating tensions and mutual distrust. And where gangster felines scheme their way to the top of the food chain. Welcome to the Tales of the Neon Sea!

Why similar: Noir 31%, Surreal 17.5%, Point & Click 17.4%, Story Rich 8.7%, Puzzle 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: A cyberpunk noir investigation game that uses pixel art to create a moody, atmospheric, and narrative-focused experience.

Carto is a charming adventure game wrapped around a unique, world-altering puzzle mechanic. Use this power to explore mysterious lands, help a quirky cast of characters, and guide Carto on her journey back to her family.

Why similar: Hand-drawn 24.4%, Puzzle 15%, Stylized 13.8%, Exploration 13.4%, Story Rich 13.1%

Why You'll Like It: Its puzzle-based exploration and charming, unique art style make it a great fit for fans of non-traditional adventure games.

What Remains of Edith Finch is a collection of strange tales about a family in Washington state. As Edith, you’ll explore the colossal Finch house, searching for stories as she explores her family history and tries to figure out why she's the last one in her family left alive.

Why similar: Story Rich 32.3%, Atmospheric 18.7%, Great Soundtrack 14.9%, Exploration 14.8%, Puzzle 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, narrative-driven exploration game that uses unique mechanics to tell a deeply emotional and atmospheric story.

Unpacking is a zen puzzle game about the familiar experience of pulling possessions out of boxes and fitting them into a new home. Part block-fitting puzzle, part home decoration, you are invited to create a satisfying living space while learning clues about the life you’re unpacking.

Why similar: Point & Click 33.8%, Puzzle 24.6%, Story Rich 21.7%, Atmospheric 13.4%, Indie 3.6%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven, puzzle-focused game that uses environmental storytelling to convey a deep, personal history.

Life on Tiny Planet was calm and carefree until a great disaster occurred - Tiny Planet was hit by a meteor! The world fell apart and now its future depends only on you! Use your imagination and creativity: in order to restore Tiny Planet and help its inhabitants you will have to fix a variety of machines and mechanisms as well as solve...

Why similar: Point & Click 40%, Hand-drawn 34.5%, Puzzle 19.6%, Surreal 2.2%, Stylized 1.2%

Why You'll Like It: A beautiful, hand-drawn, point-and-click puzzle game that focuses on restoring a world through exploration and discovery.

Donut County is a story-based physics puzzle game where you play as an ever-growing hole in the ground. Meet cute characters, steal their trash, and throw them in a hole.

Why similar: Puzzle 27.3%, Great Soundtrack 26.6%, Story Rich 14.4%, Stylized 14%, Adventure 9%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, physics-based puzzle game that uses humor and a unique premise to create a memorable, stylized experience.

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 31.2%, Point & Click 12.9%, Space 11.9%, Hand-drawn 11%, Puzzle 6.5%

Play as Gregor, turned into a tiny bug, and set out on an extraordinary journey to unravel the mystery of your transformation. Metamorphosis is a first person adventure set in a surrealist world where your newfound abilities are your last and only hope for redemption.

Why similar: Noir 36.1%, Beautiful 15% ★, Great Soundtrack 10.2%, Story Rich 9.1%, Puzzle 8.6%

Play as Tristan and solve puzzles to recover human consciousnesses in the year 2071. Investigate environments, uncover secrets, and make choices that affect the ending. Explore a neon-noir world with a low poly aesthetic inspired by the 90s.

Why similar: Noir 40.8%, Point & Click 19.4%, Story Rich 9.3%, Puzzle 7.9%, Exploration 7.1%

Experience a brand new adventure game set amongst a world of weird and wonderful fish planets. Explore beautiful environments, solve intricate puzzles and discover the truth about a mysterious little girl and her mechanical alter-ego, Cubus.

Why similar: Point & Click 20.3%, Surreal 19.3%, Hand-drawn 13.9%, Soundtrack 10.2% ★, Stylized 9.5%

An adventure about a robot saving her home from a dark crystalline force. Set upon a biopunk space station bursting with fantastic plants and aliens.

Why similar: Point & Click 27.5%, Great Soundtrack 12.8%, Adventure 10.5%, Puzzle 10.4%, Hand-drawn 9.5%

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 48.6%, Point & Click 19.7%, Story Rich 10.5%, Puzzle 8.1%, Atmospheric 7.7%

Embark on a pixel adventure with Ponchee the bunny in "Bunny Space Odyssey: FlopHop". Solve puzzles, protect plants, and uncover deep mysteries with Usagi-01 on an uninhabited planet.

Why similar: Space 20.9%, Point & Click 20.7%, Puzzle Platformer 15.3%, Story Rich 12.2%, Puzzle 9.9%

Inked is a narrative-driven puzzle game set in a world of beautiful ballpoint pen-drawn landscapes. Playing as the Nameless Hero, you will solve intriguing puzzles while searching for your love Aiko.

Why similar: Hand-drawn 29.8%, Great Soundtrack 19.1%, Puzzle 14.6%, Puzzle Platformer 13.9%, Story Rich 13.9%

This multi-award winning adventure game explores a love story between two beautiful souls through ingenious humour, mind bending puzzles and a bizarre, hand-drawn, frame-by-frame animation style.

Why similar: Point & Click 37%, Hand-drawn 21.3%, Puzzle 13.5%, Great Soundtrack 12.6%, Adventure 10.4%

Maquette is a first-person recursive puzzle game that takes you into a world where every building, plant, and object are simultaneously tiny and staggeringly huge.

Why similar: Beautiful 25% ★, Puzzle 15.9%, Puzzle Platformer 11.8%, Adventure 8.2%, Great Soundtrack 8.1%

In the heart of Verice Bay, a brilliant idea takes shape in the hands of an eccentric inventor and an eclectic artist. Follow Margaret and Hector in a point-and-click graphic adventure that will take you to the edge of space and time to help them avert imminent danger.

Why similar: Point & Click 23.7%, Hand-drawn 19.1%, Surreal 11.5%, Story Rich 10.8%, Puzzle 10.3%

Enjoy an adventurous vacation to a 1960's parallel universe! A Sci-Fi-Mystery Adventure Game with handmade scenery.

Why similar: Point & Click 37.4%, Adventure 13.2%, Great Soundtrack 11.1%, Story Rich 10.5%, Exploration 9.9%

Renoir is a story-driven puzzle platformer that draws inspiration from classic 1940s film noir. Detective James Renoir has but a single shot to crack one hell of a case: his own murder!

Why similar: Noir 58.1%, Adventure 13.6%, Puzzle Platformer 9.3%, Puzzle 8.9%, Indie 5.7%

Rearrange the panels of an animated comic book to craft the story of a noir-styled spy adventure in the FRAMED Collection--a compilation of the multi-award winning puzzle games FRAMED and FRAMED 2.

Why similar: Noir 55.3%, Puzzle 15.5%, Point & Click 10.5%, Great Soundtrack 6.5%, Adventure 4.7%

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 40.9%, Point & Click 15.4%, Hand-drawn 11.2%, Stylized 10.8%, Story Rich 9.2%

From the creators of What Remains of Edith Finch. Enter the surreal world of The Unfinished Swan and explore a mysterious, hidden kingdom by splatting paint to reveal the world around you.

Why similar: Surreal 25.9%, Puzzle 13.6%, Exploration 12.9%, Puzzle Platformer 12.4%, Beautiful 10.8% ★

Chapter Two of The Journey Down, a classic point-and-click saga with an Afro-Caribbean vibe. Get ready to embark on an epic journey of brain-teasing adventure!

Why similar: Noir 51.4%, Point & Click 14.6%, Surreal 13.1%, Atmospheric 9.6%, Great Soundtrack 5.5%

A fast-paced Point-and-Click adventure AND an indie platfomer in one! Join adventurer Ben and wannabe indie darling Dan in a race against time to stop all the Apocalypses happening at the same time.

Why similar: Point & Click 30.7%, Adventure 21.4%, Great Soundtrack 10%, Indie 9.7%, Puzzle 9.3%

From Jeppe Carlsen, the lead gameplay designer of LIMBO and INSIDE — COCOON takes you on an adventure across worlds within worlds. Master world-leaping mechanics and solve intricate puzzles to unravel a cosmic mystery.

Why similar: Puzzle 18%, Beautiful 12.7% ★, Stylized 11.8%, Space 11.6%, Exploration 11.2%

Tails Noir: Prologue is the first act of a post-noir narrative adventure. Become raccoon private eye Howard Lotor and explore dystopian Vancouver inhabited by animals as you uncover a deeply personal story of change and transformation.

Why similar: Noir 49.5%, Point & Click 12.7%, Adventure 10.2%, Story Rich 8.9%, Great Soundtrack 6.7%

Tales of Cosmos is an old-school point-and-click adventure game set in a huge open world planetary system. Pilot your rocket across space, land on planets and moons, solve puzzles, and unravel a cosmic mystery with the help of a genius monkey and a wondrous talking dog.

Why similar: Point & Click 21.4%, Space 19.8%, Hand-drawn 14.1%, Great Soundtrack 9.8%, Adventure 9.3%

A strange signal... an alien craft... an interplanetary, gravity-defying journey through space and time.

Why similar: Space 37.7%, Exploration 17.9%, Atmospheric 16.9%, Story Rich 13.3%, Adventure 7.1%

A wild tale of conspiracy, loss, friendship, and... chickens?! Two rooster detectives are about to venture into the insect underworld to uncover a worldwide conspiracy, while also battling their inherent demons in this animal noir adventure satire.

Why similar: Noir 27.9%, Surreal 13.9%, Point & Click 12.5%, Soundtrack 10.9% ★, Stylized 10%

Dive into the boundless galaxy and embark on an emotional adventure! Help little robot Emeth to fulfill a century-old promise by finding Earth in order to save Mankind—so step into the spaceship, operate a deep space telescope, and find out what’s out there in the unknown.

Why similar: Space 22.9%, Point & Click 20.1%, Story Rich 13.5%, Puzzle 12.1%, Atmospheric 10.6%

Join Ludovik in a 2D Stealth Platformer and Graphic Adventure, as he explores the jungles of a futuristic Babylon to discover the secret behind the Library of Babel’s sudden lockdown and the mysteries behind their mythical creators.

Why similar: Noir 39.6%, Surreal 18.2%, Hand-drawn 12.9%, Puzzle Platformer 9.5%, Atmospheric 4.8%

MirrorMoon EP is a game about mystery and exploration set in outer space. These space travels begin on a red planet and its unique moon and extend across galaxies. The single player part of MirrorMoon EP blends adventure and exploration with navigation-based puzzle solving.

Why similar: Space 20.9%, Surreal 15.4%, Exploration 13.3%, Beautiful 13.3% ★, Puzzle 12.3%

Journey into the forgotten world of Helix, where ancient powers awaken within you. Unlock and combine embodied abilities to unravel the mysteries of a lost civilization. Descend into a tale that will challenge your mind and soul, solving intricate puzzles as you ascend to the light of a new day.

Why similar: Beautiful 16.9% ★, Puzzle 14.7%, Hand-drawn 13.7%, Atmospheric 10.5%, Stylized 9.3%

In the wake of catastrophe find the means to make your family whole again.

Why similar: Story Rich 21.8%, Atmospheric 20.7%, Puzzle 20.3%, Beautiful 15% ★, Adventure 8.9%

When the interstellar mission to colonize a new world goes terribly awry, the fate of the Letarri people falls into the hands of a lone adventurer. Now it's up to you to unravel the mystery of what happened. Can you save them and their mission, or is it already too late?

Why similar: Point & Click 20.9%, Space 17.4%, Great Soundtrack 11.4%, Puzzle 9.5%, Story Rich 8.4%

Can you save Silence, the grim, but also serene world between life and death? Can you help Noah find his little sister Renie in this suffering world? Can you bring her home? Explore Silence and join the siblings on their adventurous journey.

Why similar: Point & Click 49.5%, Adventure 14.8%, Story Rich 13.5%, Great Soundtrack 12.2%, Puzzle 4.8%