- #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 Blacksad: Under the Skin
96% matchVery Positive84% of 6,719 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%, Detective 11.7%, Comic Book 11.3%, Crime 11.1%, Investigation 10%
- #3 D.W. Dagger: Chapter One
96% 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 16.3%, Investigation 14.1%, Crime 12.1%, Comic Book 9.9%
- #4 Hauma - A Detective Noir Story - Prologue
95% 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 11.1%
- #5 Private Eye: The Young Heir
94% 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 15.8%, Investigation 13.6%, Crime 12.2%, Noir 12%, Interactive Fiction 8.9%
- #6 Misadventures of Laura Silver
94% matchVery Positive84% of 269 reviews2019
Dev: Studio Attic Salt
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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 11.8%, 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 17 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 Hauma - A Detective Noir Story
91% matchMostly Positive73% of 124 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%
- #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 15.5%, Crime 12.1%, Investigation 11.6%, Point & Click 8.2%
- #11 Graywood: Noir Detective
90% 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 20.9%, Detective 16.7%, Crime 13.7%, Investigation 10.8%, Point & Click 7.3%
- #12 Word of the Law: Death Mask Collector's Edition
89% 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 18.2%, Detective 13.9%, Crime 11.8%, Investigation 10.6%, Point & Click 9.1%
- #13 泥舟と罪人
89% 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 16.3%, Crime 12%, Investigation 9.9%, Visual Novel 8.6%, Psychological Horror 8.4%
- #14 A Death in the Red Light
88% matchMixed68% of 47 reviews2024
Dev: Mystery City Games BVPub: indie.io
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 15.9%, Investigation 14.3%, Crime 10.3%, Comic Book 9.6%
- #15 The Big Hollow: 1982
87% 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 11.6%
- #16 Blake: The Visual Novel
86% 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 19.7%, Detective 14.1%, Comic Book 14%, Interactive Fiction 10.1%, Crime 9.4%
- #17 Обо: Шоу Теней
85% matchPositive90% of 20 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 16.4%, Detective 15.6%, Investigation 13%, Psychological Horror 8.4%, Visual Novel 8.4%
- #18 PolyCity Stories - The Affair
86% 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%
- #19 Cold Case: The Red Dress Murder
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nessie Games
Windows
A desktop-detective mystery where you’re tasked with investigating an unsolved murder. Scour case files and use logic and deduction to discover the truth of a thrilling story.
Why similar: Detective 22.9%, Investigation 18.4%, Noir 15.1%, Crime 13.1%, Point & Click 10.8%
- #20 The Final Print
83% matchPositive87% of 39 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%, Crime 14.4%, Interactive Fiction 10.4%, Investigation 10.2%
- #21 Tron: Identity
84% matchMostly Positive79% of 290 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 19.3%, Noir 17.6%, Visual Novel 10.4%, Choices Matter 9.2%, Mystery 9%
- #22 Disordered
82% matchNo user reviews2026
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 16.8%, Noir 14.3%, Crime 13.9%, Investigation 13%, Point & Click 9.4%
- #23 The Island: Into The Mist
82% 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 17.6%, Detective 15%, Point & Click 8.8%, Choices Matter 8%, Mystery 7.8%
- #24 Phoenix Springs
80% matchVery Positive89% of 253 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 10.9%
- #25 26 Moves: The Queen's Plot
81% 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 24.8%, Detective 14.6%, Crime 13.2%, Investigation 12.9%, Point & Click 12.8%
- #26 L.A. Noire
81% matchVery Positive86% of 35,916 reviews2011
Dev: Team BondiPub: Rockstar Games
Windows
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 19.3 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%
- #27 Echoes of Ash
79% 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 23.9%, Investigation 18.2%, Crime 13.7%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Mystery 8.6%
- #28 她杀 - The Suspected Murder
78% 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 17.4%, Noir 15.9%, Comic Book 15.8%, Investigation 15.1%, Visual Novel 9.4%
- #29 Ring of Fire
79% 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%
- #30 The Unclosed Case: Pike
78% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: CazimG
Windows
A narrative-driven detective thriller. Reed and partner Grant investigate a murder case that resets through a time loop. Gather clues, interrogate witnesses, build timelines in the mind palace, and uncover the truth through deduction and multiple endings.
Why similar: Detective 19.8%, Crime 18.9%, Investigation 13.3%, Cinematic 12.2%, Choices Matter 8.9%
- #31 Man I Just Wanna Go Home
77% matchVery Positive95% of 685 reviews2024
Dev: JZPS Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 1.3 hrs≥1hr: 37%
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 17.2%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Visual Novel 10.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.6%
- #32 Big Ear Detective
77% 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 20.3%, Investigation 16.6%, Point & Click 12.6%, Comic Book 10.3%, Visual Novel 8.7%
- #33 This Bed We Made
76% matchVery Positive91% of 2,983 reviews2023
Dev: Lowbirth Games
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 19.5%, Crime 13.7%, Investigation 13.4%, Detective 12.7%, Cinematic 11.8%
- #34 9 Lives
76% 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 15.7%, Crime 13.6%, Detective 12.1%, Investigation 10.1%
- #35 Abscission
75% matchVery Positive94% of 109 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 21.7%, Point & Click 17%, Crime 13.5%, Investigation 11.4%, Choices Matter 10.3%
- #36 Critical Interrogator: Messiah Hunt
74% 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 11.1%, Crime 9.5%
- #37 The Next Stop
75% 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%
- #38 Rumor Reporter
73% 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 20.7%, Investigation 17.4%, Mystery 10.9%, Interactive Fiction 8.6%, Choices Matter 8.5%
- #39 For Your Tranquility
74% matchMixed68% of 190 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 20.7%, Crime 17.9%, Point & Click 12.5%, Mystery 10.1%, Choices Matter 9.1%
- #40 Let Bions Be Bygones
73% matchMostly Positive72% of 117 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 10.3%, Point & Click 10%, Crime 8.7%
- #41 Tangle Tower
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 5,973 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 22.7%, Noir 18.3%, Crime 13.3%, Point & Click 13.2%, Visual Novel 8.3%
- #42 Kingfisher: An Autism Tale
72% 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 21.5%, Cinematic 13.6%, Crime 13.4%, Point & Click 11.6%
- #43 A Study in Blue
72% 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%, Noir 16.5%, Investigation 13.4%, Interactive Fiction 10%, Choices Matter 8.1%
- #44 M.S. Salmon
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SoybloQ
Windows · Mac · Linux
M.S. Salmon is an interactive 2D story adventure. Help Ben Hearnden and Ranieri solve a murder on a luxury liner. As they gather more evidence, they uncover not only the truth about the murder but also their own dark past.
Why similar: Noir 20.1%, Detective 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Point & Click 12.9%, Cinematic 12.6%
- #45 Alice is Dead: Hearts and Diamonds
71% 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 10.3%
- #46 Chronique des Silencieux
70% matchMostly Positive74% of 35 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 15.3%, Investigation 13.7%, Crime 13%, Point & Click 9.5%, Cinematic 9.4%
- #47 Chinatown Detective Agency
71% matchMostly Positive72% of 156 reviews2022
Dev: General Interactive Co.Pub: Balor Games
Windows · Mac
Chinatown Detective Agency is a cybernoir point and click adventure blending stunning retro design with innovative mechanics. Play as Amira Darma, an ex-cop who has just opened her own detective agency. Choose your clients, travel around the world and solve dangerous cases using real world research.
Why similar: Noir 18.8%, Detective 15.5%, Investigation 13.7%, Crime 13.5%, Point & Click 9.6%
- #48 Duck Detective: The Ghost of Glamping
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,506 reviews2025
Dev: Happy Broccoli Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 93%
You are the one and only Duck Detective, a depressed and recently divorced duck who must quack the case. Inspect evidence, make de-duck-tions, and solve this no-murder mystery!
Why similar: Noir 23.8%, Detective 22.3%, Investigation 19.4%, Point & Click 9.4%, Mystery 8.5%
- #49 One Night: Burlesque
69% matchPositive85% of 39 reviews2023
Dev: RedDeer.Games
Windows
Step into the smoky, seductive world of the Angels Den, a luxurious burlesque club. Get into the high heels of Holly, a talented dancer graced with a unique gift of telepathy. Help her on a desperate mission to save a friend from certain doom.
Why similar: Noir 23.4%, Detective 12.9%, Comic Book 12%, Interactive Fiction 8.8%, Point & Click 8.6%
- #50 YOUR HOUSE
68% matchVery Positive86% of 66 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 14.4%, Comic Book 12%, Interactive Fiction 8.6%
- #51 Lilith Was Dead
70% 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 8.8%
- #52 The Breakfast Serial Club
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lucian Gallacane
Windows
Join a serial killer enthusiast group to solve the town's recent murders in this mystery visual novel adventure, featuring point-and-click and text-based investigation and a detailed story.
Why similar: Investigation 15.8%, Detective 14%, Interactive Fiction 13.6%, Crime 12.4%, Visual Novel 11.9%
- #53 A Case of the Crabs: Rehash
70% matchVery Positive94% of 84 reviews2020
Dev: Pinhead Games
Windows
A complete remake/remaster/rehash of the award winning Flash game: A Case of the Crabs! Play as smart-ass detective, Nick Bounty, in this hilarious point & click adventure and hunt down a nefarious counterfeit crab ringleader!
Why similar: Noir 23.1%, Investigation 19.5%, Point & Click 15.1%, Cinematic 12.6%, Detective 12.5%
- #54 The Incident Room
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ludotronics
Windows
A 2–4 player cooperative supernatural horror investigation about intervening in recorded tragedies. The opening chapter unfolds in a fog-shrouded 1700s coastal town, where players inhabit different townsfolk and act within a relentless final hour before the outcome becomes irreversible.
Why similar: Noir 21.2%, Detective 13.9%, Cinematic 12.5%, Interactive Fiction 11.6%, Investigation 10.8%
- #55 The Slaughter: Magdalene
69% matchPositive96% of 25 reviews2021
Dev: Alex FrancoisPub: Brainchild
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short interlude from the world of The Slaughter.
Why similar: Noir 23.8%, Detective 17.3%, Crime 14%, Point & Click 11.9%, Interactive Fiction 11.7%
- #56 Kindred [High Tide]
66% matchPositive100% of 18 reviews2026
Dev: Victoria RafaelianPub: Captain Edge Studios
Windows
In this detective horror visual novel, investigate a seabound anomaly. Explore areas of interest, uncover clues, and piece together evidence before time runs out — and before this mission becomes your last. Choose a side; don't look back.
Why similar: Detective 20.9%, Investigation 16.9%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%, Mystery 9.8%, Visual Novel 8.4%
- #57 Echoes
67% matchPositive94% of 32 reviews2024
Dev: Nova-box
Windows · Mac · Linux
Echoes is a 2D narrative game where you play as Ricky Fox, a detective haunted by the death of his best friend, Arthur. Step into Greenhearth, a small town full of secrets, and make choices that will shape your investigation. Will you crack the case with your sanity intact?
Why similar: Noir 18.7%, Comic Book 14.2%, Detective 12.5%, Interactive Fiction 11.8%, Investigation 9.9%
- #58 Murder Mystery Mayhem AI
67% matchPositive100% of 12 reviews2024
Dev: AI Media Design
Windows
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 17.9%, Investigation 15.4%, Noir 15.3%, Crime 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%
- #59 Death Trick: Double Blind
66% matchVery Positive88% of 269 reviews2024
Dev: Misty Mountain StudioPub: Neon Doctrine
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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: Detective 15.6%, Crime 13.2%, Investigation 12%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%, Point & Click 10.3%
- #60 TOKYO PSYCHODEMIC
66% matchMostly Negative32% of 104 reviews2024
Dev: GRAVITY GAME ARISEPub: GRAVITY
Windows
5% of murder cases remain unsolved... it's time to open up these cases and confront the supernatural with forensic science! Solve cases by analyzing evidence and consulting with specialists. Enter a world that artfully blends 2D illustration and real-life visuals!
Why similar: Detective 14.6%, Crime 14%, Investigation 12.9%, Cinematic 12.5%, Point & Click 8.7%