- #1 Joe Kowalski Chronicles: Murder in a flat
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Iron Noir Soft
Windows · Mac · Linux
Joe Kowalski Chronicles: Murder in a flat is a dark neo noir point and click adventure game where you start as a police detective Joe Kowalski and try to solve a murder that happened in Joe's neighborhood.
Why similar: Noir 18.1%, Detective 13.2%, Crime 12%, Investigation 10.2%, Point & Click 9.2%
- #2 Hauma - A Detective Noir Story - Prologue
96% matchPositive96% of 23 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: Noir 15.4%, Detective 13.7%, Comic Book 12.7%, Crime 12%, Investigation 11%
- #3 Blacksad: Under the Skin
96% matchVery Positive83% of 6,816 reviews2019
Dev: Pendulo StudiosPub: Microids
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 73%
BLACKSAD: Under the Skin - A dark corruption scandal in the heart of the New York City's underworld for charismatic detective John Blacksad!
Why similar: Noir 16.2%, Detective 11.7%, Comic Book 11.5%, Crime 10.9%, Investigation 9.8%
- #4 D.W. Dagger: Chapter One
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Team Lime Interactive
Windows
A noir first-person murder mystery set in a gloomy 1947 Pacific Northwest city. Play as the renowned Detective D.W. Dagger to help solve his latest case. A violent murder, a possible suicide, and a handful of suspects. Can you deduce what happened?
Why similar: Noir 21.2%, Detective 16.4%, Investigation 14.1%, Crime 12.1%, Comic Book 9.9%
- #5 Hauma - A Detective Noir Story
94% matchMostly Positive71% of 129 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: Noir 17%, Detective 13.2%, Comic Book 12.2%, Crime 11.6%, Investigation 11.2%
- #6 Misadventures of Laura Silver
94% matchVery Positive84% of 269 reviews2019
Dev: Studio Attic Salt
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Need more stress in your life? Meet Laura Silver, a paranoid and insomniac detective tasked with researching Slavic mythology. Do you know anything about the Vodnik? Neither does she. Unfortunately, her incompetence won't be your biggest problem in Czechoslovakia.
Why similar: Noir 13.2%, Comic Book 11.9%, Detective 11.3%, Interactive Fiction 9.4%, Point & Click 8.8%
- #7 Cadulium
93% 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: Noir 15.8%, Detective 12.9%, Interactive Fiction 10.2%, Cinematic 9.8%, Investigation 9.7%
- #8 Man of Nollyn
92% matchPositive100% of 19 reviews2026
Dev: Slater Chae
Windows
A noir detective game where you can bribe or intimidate suspects for extra clues.
Why similar: Noir 21.7%, Detective 17.2%, Investigation 15.1%, Crime 14.9%, Mystery 7.8%
- #9 Private Eye: The Young Heir
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lucky 7 Studios
Windows
Private Eye is a detective game where you play as Hakeem trying to solve the murder case of Amir. The wealthy heir Amir kept strange company, is one of them his murderer? Explore, investigate, solve puzzles, and find discrepancies to unravel his mysterious death.
Why similar: Detective 15.9%, Investigation 13.6%, Crime 12.2%, Noir 12%, Interactive Fiction 8.9%
- #10 Mistmoon Falls
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: portmantoga
Windows · Mac
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: Noir 16.7%, Detective 15.6%, Crime 12.1%, Investigation 11.5%, Point & Click 8.2%
- #11 Обо: Шоу Теней
89% matchPositive88% of 24 reviews2025
Dev: Julliet Pub: Julliet Tales
Windows · Mac · Linux
Байкал зовёт. Прошлое возвращается в форме теней, и Андрей должен решить - играть по чужим правилам или переписать сценарий судьбы.
Why similar: Noir 15.6%, Detective 14.9%, Investigation 12.4%, Visual Novel 8%, Psychological Horror 8%
- #12 Word of the Law: Death Mask Collector's Edition
90% matchMostly Positive76% of 33 reviews2022
Dev: Do Games Limited
Windows
Investigate serial crimes and city government secrets! You're the only one who can get on the trail and break the chain of murders. Are you up for the challenge?
Why similar: Noir 18.3%, Detective 14%, Crime 11.8%, Investigation 10.6%, Point & Click 9.2%
- #13 Ashes of Holloway Bay
89% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: Cold Case Inc
Windows
Immerse yourself in a chilling, interactive cold-case investigation. Review crime scene photos, decrypt restricted hard drives, compare evidence, and deliver your final report in Ashes of Holloway Bay, a dark, atmospheric detective experience where every detail matters.
Why similar: Detective 19.8%, Crime 15.7%, Investigation 15.3%, Noir 10.8%, Mystery 8.9%
- #14 遥かなる円形世界
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ONIMUSHI HyogoPub: TABINOMICHI
Windows
The sequel to “Return to Shironagasu Island.” Two stories unfold simultaneously, occasionally intersecting. Advance both stories to avert a major crisis!
Why similar: Comic Book 16.9%, Detective 16.8%, Crime 13.8%, Investigation 12.2%, Visual Novel 10.1%
- #15 Graywood: Noir Detective
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Bobby & Jeni
Windows
GRAYWOOD is a 1950s crime comic-inspired graphic adventure. Investigate crime scenes, craft your own lines of questioning, and organize your findings on your corkboard all while navigating a morally-testing narrative. Respect the law, follow your conscience, or abuse your power to save your family.
Why similar: Noir 21%, Detective 16.7%, Crime 13.7%, Investigation 10.8%, Point & Click 7.3%
- #16 泥舟と罪人
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: NONALCOHOL.
Windows · Mac
A closed-off ghost town, and the unsolved bizarre serial murders that once occurred there. A “daily life collapse” suspense × death game novel ADV that depicts the obsessive love and revenge of 11 people whose lives were irrevocably shattered by that horrific incident.
Why similar: Detective 16.6%, Crime 12%, Investigation 10.7%, Visual Novel 9%, Psychological Horror 8.5%
- #17 A Death in the Red Light
85% matchMixed68% of 47 reviews2024
Dev: Mystery City Games BV
Windows
Amsterdam, 1988. A dead body in the Red Light District, the Dutch capital of sex and drugs, is a washed-up detective’s one shot at redemption. Explore the seedy underbelly of Europe’s most notorious city, solve complex puzzles, and crack the case while experiencing Amsterdam at its worst.
Why similar: Noir 17.6%, Detective 16%, Investigation 14.3%, Crime 10.2%, Comic Book 9.6%
- #18 The Wolf Among Us
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 39,110 reviews2013
Dev: Telltale
Windows
Median: 9.3 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
From the makers of the 2012 Game of the Year: The Walking Dead, comes a thriller based on the award-winning Fables comic books. As Bigby Wolf you will discover that a brutal, bloody murder is just a taste of things to come in a game series where your every decision can have enormous consequences.
Why similar: Detective 16.6%, Noir 16%, Comic Book 8.9%, Point & Click 8.7%, Visual Novel 7.3%
- #19 The Big Hollow: 1982
84% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Krams DesignPub: DANGEN Entertainment
Windows
The Big Hollow: 1982 is a tightly focused 2D animated murder mystery. A serial killer’s dumping ground is exposed in a small truck stop town. Find details in the evidence, interpret criminal behaviors and prove your worth to the FBI’s new Behavioral Science Unit as new detective Desmond.
Why similar: Detective 22.4%, Investigation 18.3%, Comic Book 12%, Point & Click 11.9%, Interactive Fiction 11.5%
- #20 The Missing Threads
84% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Wynd_devPub: wysg
Windows
[DEMO available now!] Erased memories, scattered clues. What will you uncover, and what will you leave buried?As an amnesiac detective, investigate crime scenes with limited focus. You can't analyze everything. Strategically choose your leads to shape the case and reclaim your lost past.
Why similar: Detective 21.7%, Investigation 18.3%, Crime 15.4%, Point & Click 11.7%, Mystery 9.6%
- #21 她杀 - The Suspected Murder
83% matchVery Positive85% of 67 reviews2025
Dev: 麻辣工作室 Spicy GamesPub: INDIECN
Windows
Deep night, famous suspense novelist fell from the balcony, leaving his young wife an enormous heritage. Accident, or calculated murder?Novelist's nephew secretly began investigation.He found a hidden manuscript, which contains a creep story, as well as the key clues concerning its author's death.
Why similar: Detective 16.8%, Noir 15.3%, Comic Book 15.2%, Investigation 14.5%, Visual Novel 9.1%
- #22 The Final Print
82% matchPositive88% of 40 reviews2025
Dev: Dummy DetectivesPub: Breda University of Applied Sciences
Windows
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 17.8%, Detective 17.1%, Crime 14.4%, Interactive Fiction 10.3%, Investigation 10.2%
- #23 PolyCity Stories - The Affair
82% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2023
Dev: Andi Liddell
Windows
The first short story from PolyCity. A point and click adventure delving into the dark and dirty polygonated corners of the City of angles... mostly right angles. The Affair follows a soft boiled/over easy private detective as he unpicks an organised crime syndicate operating across the city.
Why similar: Noir 21.8%, Investigation 14.1%, Point & Click 11.5%, Crime 10%, Interactive Fiction 9.7%
- #24 Disordered
81% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Lumas Studio
Windows · Linux
A detective wakes up beside a corpse, and with no memories. The evidence points to him. Everyone thinks he’s the killer. Unravel the truth before time runs out in this hand-drawn detective mystery adventure set in 1990s Thailand, where every memory hides a lie.
Why similar: Detective 16.9%, Noir 14.3%, Crime 13.9%, Investigation 13%, Point & Click 9.4%
- #25 Blake: The Visual Novel
81% matchVery Positive90% of 62 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 19.8%, Detective 14.1%, Comic Book 14.1%, Interactive Fiction 10.1%, Crime 9.4%
- #26 Acrônimo Tupiniquim
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cigarras & Cigarros
Windows
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 25.1%, Detective 21.1%, Investigation 16.3%, Visual Novel 7.2%, Crime 7.1%
- #27 The Empty Desk
79% matchPositive88% of 26 reviews2025
Dev: CheesecakeGames
Windows
Immerse yourself in a psychological thriller with narrative adventure elements and unsettling details. Join Detective Bennett on his final case and uncover dark secrets in a world where reality bends and sanity wavers.
Why similar: Detective 15.6%, Crime 14.8%, Investigation 12.8%, Interactive Fiction 9.9%, Cinematic 9.8%
- #28 Tron: Identity
79% matchMostly Positive79% of 292 reviews2023
Dev: Bithell Games
Windows · Mac
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 19.4%, Noir 17.6%, Visual Novel 10.5%, Choices Matter 9.1%, Mystery 9%
- #29 This Bed We Made
77% matchVery Positive91% of 3,051 reviews2023
Dev: Lowbirth Games
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
This Bed We Made is a third-person mystery game in which you play as a maid in a 1950s hotel and snoop around strangers' rooms to uncover their deadly secrets. Discover what links guests together in this tale of love, heartbreak and murder!
Why similar: Noir 19%, Crime 13.3%, Investigation 13%, Detective 12.4%, Cinematic 11.3%
- #30 Let Bions Be Bygones
77% matchMostly Positive73% of 122 reviews2024
Dev: Bohemian PulpPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Having lost everything, a retired, hardboiled detective, John Cooper, must take his last case to find a missing upper-class girl among the lowest parts of the dystopian city-planet Terrahive. Choose your unique path in this atmospheric narrative future-noir thriller.
Why similar: Noir 20.6%, Detective 14.8%, Interactive Fiction 10.2%, Point & Click 10%, Crime 8.7%
- #31 The Island: Into The Mist
78% matchMixed66% of 225 reviews2019
Dev: BADA Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
'The Island: In To The Mist' is an adventure game. It includes basic features of adventure genre and add some new systems to interest you. You have been given a chance to experience a group of university students, who confined in the island. There is a terrific but interesting story you will see.
Why similar: Noir 17.7%, Detective 15%, Point & Click 8.8%, Choices Matter 8%, Mystery 7.8%
- #32 Phoenix Springs
76% matchVery Positive89% of 255 reviews2024
Dev: Calligram Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 21.3%, Detective 16.1%, Investigation 11.1%, Comic Book 11%, Cinematic 10.8%
- #33 L.A. Noire
78% matchVery Positive86% of 36,273 reviews2011
Dev: Team BondiPub: Rockstar Games
Windows
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 19.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
In his fight to climb the ranks and do what's right, LAPD detective Cole Phelps must unravel the truth behind a string of arson attacks, conspiracies, and brutal murders, battling the L.A. underworld and even members of his own department.
Why similar: Detective 26.2%, Noir 23.2%, Crime 18.3%, Investigation 10.3%, Cinematic 7.3%
- #34 26 Moves: The Queen's Plot
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Danari Games
Windows
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 24.9%, Detective 14.6%, Crime 13.2%, Investigation 12.9%, Point & Click 12.7%
- #35 Apestin Explorer
75% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: SAND Games
Windows
In the early 2000s, a series of horrifying incidents shattered countless lives across the world. No one truly understood the purpose behind them. Some called it corruption, others called it power beyond humanity. The real monsters were never demons, but humans with absolute control over others.
Why similar: Noir 19.5%, Detective 15.3%, Crime 13.9%, Investigation 12.1%, Cinematic 8.6%
- #36 A Study in Blue
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Relate Games
Windows
Play as Kenneth, a private detective, and Blue, a runaway searching for answers. Explore the megacity of Republica in a semi-open world, solve criminal cases, make decisive moral choices, and uncover the truth behind Blue’s past.
Why similar: Detective 17.1%, Noir 16.5%, Investigation 13.4%, Interactive Fiction 10%, Choices Matter 8%
- #37 Echoes of Ash
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ash Studio
Windows
Detective agency management × superpowered mystery. Former operative Lin Mo rebuilds the Ash Detective Agency in Collins City. Investigate crime scenes, use “Echoes” to recover memory fragments, rebut lies with evidence, dispatch partners for intel, and uncover conspiracy behind your mentor’s death.
Why similar: Detective 24%, Investigation 18.2%, Crime 13.7%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Mystery 8.6%
- #38 Man I Just Wanna Go Home
73% matchVery Positive95% of 720 reviews2024
Dev: JZPS Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 1.3 hrs≥1hr: 40%
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: Noir 23.5%, Comic Book 17.3%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Visual Novel 10.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.6%
- #39 Ring of Fire
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: de FaultPub: Far Few Giants
Windows · Mac
Scour police records. Antagonize your suspects. Comb through a disturbing crime scene. You'll stop at nothing to expose the truth. Ring of Fire is a search-based detective noir puzzler with a mature narrative set in the hyper-stylized streets of New London.
Why similar: Noir 17.8%, Detective 15.3%, Investigation 14.4%, Cinematic 10%, Point & Click 7.9%
- #40 Lacuna: Prologue
74% matchVery Positive91% of 170 reviews2021
Dev: DigiTales InteractivePub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 17.4 hrs≥1hr: 48%
Lacuna: Prologue tasks you – CDI agent Neil Conrad – with investigating the murder of a high-profile victim whose death could plunge the solar system into war. Solve the first in a series of cases that lead you ever deeper into the conspiracy at the core of this captivating 2D sci-fi noir adventure.
Why similar: Noir 22.9%, Detective 17.4%, Crime 15.5%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%, Investigation 9.7%
- #41 The Murder of Ava Monroe
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BUNKWORKS
Windows · Mac
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 25.9%, Investigation 21.7%, Noir 17.6%, Mystery 10.7%, Point & Click 8%
- #42 YOUR HOUSE
72% matchVery Positive87% of 69 reviews2025
Dev: PATRONES & ESCONDITES
Windows · Mac
A narrative puzzle-thriller that blurs the lines between games and books, reality and fiction, puzzles and storytelling.
Why similar: Noir 17%, Detective 16.4%, Investigation 14.3%, Comic Book 12.1%, Interactive Fiction 8.6%
- #43 9 Lives
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Stefano BianchiPub: Rising Tide
Windows
Step into a noir-inspired world of mystery, humor, and the supernatural in 9 Lives, a visual novel where your choices shape the story. Solve puzzles, uncover secrets, and navigate branching dialogue in a stunning black-and-white art style. Will you crack the case or get lost in the shadows?
Why similar: Noir 21.8%, Comic Book 15.8%, Crime 13.6%, Detective 12.1%, Investigation 10.1%
- #44 Abscission
71% matchVery Positive94% of 113 reviews2023
Dev: Beyond Booleans
Windows
Abscission is a Lovecraftian, story-driven horror point-and-click investigation game. It involves searching crime scenes for evidence, combining clues and questioning suspects. Puzzles can have multiple solutions as you guide the protagonist - Detective Will Stanhope - through the story.
Why similar: Detective 21.8%, Point & Click 17%, Crime 13.5%, Investigation 11.3%, Choices Matter 10.2%
- #45 Critical Interrogator: Messiah Hunt
71% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Benedict King
Windows
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 21.5%, Detective 15.4%, Interactive Fiction 11.7%, Point & Click 11.2%, Crime 9.5%
- #46 The Next Stop
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Paranoid Delusion
Windows
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: Crime 16.6%, Detective 16.3%, Investigation 14.4%, Comic Book 13.1%, Point & Click 9.9%
- #47 Rumor Reporter
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Greyhaven Craft
Windows
Rumor Reporter is a Golden Age whodunit mystery. Play as senior reporter Veronica Chase as you explore Greyhaven Island in the Celtic Sea, 1920s. Choose where to investigate, who to question, and what to publish. Your report shapes public opinion, drives arrests, and changes the island’s future.
Why similar: Detective 20.8%, Investigation 17.4%, Mystery 10.9%, Interactive Fiction 8.6%, Choices Matter 8.4%
- #48 For Your Tranquility
70% matchMixed68% of 191 reviews2023
Dev: Gamesung Games
Windows · Mac
It's a mystery game that reveals the truth through an autopsy. Be a forensic doctor and find out why the dead died.
Why similar: Detective 20.8%, Crime 17.9%, Point & Click 12.6%, Mystery 10.1%, Choices Matter 9%
- #49 Kingfisher: An Autism Tale
69% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Possibly Pixels
Windows
Experience how people with autism see, feel and interact with the world around them in this thrilling detective adventure, taking place near the Belgian coast and in the woods around a local nature reserve.
Why similar: Noir 21.8%, Detective 21.6%, Cinematic 13.5%, Crime 13.4%, Point & Click 11.6%
- #50 Tangle Tower
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 6,076 reviews2019
Dev: SFB Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 22.8%, Noir 18.2%, Point & Click 13.2%, Crime 13.2%, Visual Novel 8.3%
- #51 Detective: Ritual of the Sea
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: InterStudioPub: Awaken Realms
Windows
Step into the shoes of an experienced detective and uncover dark secrets while solving criminal cases. In this thrilling detective world, you'll face stressful decision-making moments, reconstruct crime scenes, and utilize cutting-edge technology for evidence analysis.
Why similar: Crime 17.4%, Noir 15.7%, Detective 15.7%, Cinematic 14.2%, Investigation 13.1%
- #52 Big Ear Detective
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Fabula Improviso
Windows · Mac
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 20.4%, Investigation 16.5%, Point & Click 12.6%, Comic Book 10.4%, Visual Novel 8.7%
- #53 Alice is Dead: Hearts and Diamonds
68% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: LorestromePub: 2 Left Thumbs
Windows
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 23.1%, Detective 14.4%, Point & Click 11.7%, Crime 10.6%, Investigation 10.2%
- #54 FAKEBOOK
67% matchVery Positive91% of 747 reviews2024
Dev: banjihagames
Windows · Mac
Point-and-click mystery adventure on the virtual SNS! Find secrets hidden by family, friends, companies, and idols.
Why similar: Investigation 17.1%, Interactive Fiction 11.3%, Mystery 10.3%, Visual Novel 9.7%, Psychological Horror 9.4%
- #55 The Posthumous Investigation
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 521 reviews2026
Dev: Mother Gaia StudioPub: CriticalLeap
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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: Noir 18.1%, Detective 14.5%, Crime 12.6%, Investigation 11.4%, Point & Click 8.4%
- #56 Who Killed Mr. White?
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: notagamestudio
Windows
A turn-based Clue-inspired detective game where you get to solve a murder mystery by interrogating paintings.
Why similar: Noir 21%, Detective 15.1%, Interactive Fiction 11.7%, Point & Click 10.8%, Visual Novel 8.9%
- #57 Ezrebeth
67% matchPositive86% of 14 reviews2025
Dev: Tymedust Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 20.9%, Point & Click 14.1%, Interactive Fiction 12%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Mystery 9.6%
- #58 Chronique des Silencieux
67% matchMostly Positive72% of 36 reviews2024
Dev: Pierre Feuille StudioPub: Zugalu Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Set in 1970s southern France, you play a rookie private eye tasked to dig out the secrets of a stubborn old man. Think on your feet while you follow your leads : ask questions to witnesses, detect their lies, hypothesize why and finally confront the silent ones running from their past.
Why similar: Detective 15.4%, Investigation 13.7%, Crime 13%, Point & Click 9.5%, Cinematic 9.4%
- #59 Inspector Pug: The Furrious Murder Case
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Wardrobe Entertainment
Windows
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 28.4%, Noir 21.8%, Mystery 11.5%, Visual Novel 10.1%, Crime 9.2%
- #60 Lilith Was Dead
68% matchPositive85% of 20 reviews2021
Dev: Heat Wave Games
Windows · Mac
After being away at college, you meet up with two of your friends at a local movie theatre. What starts out as a simple reunion, quickly unravels to be a gruesome murder mystery with your friend as the victim. It is now your mission to find out who did it, and how in this visual novel style game.
Why similar: Crime 17%, Detective 16.6%, Investigation 16.5%, Interactive Fiction 9.7%, Visual Novel 8.9%