60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Adventure, Mystery, Noir, Visual Novel.
Spend a week on the microplanet of Archalh, cut off from the wider universe until the next macrocosmic pulse. Through the eyes of the planet's inhabitants and visitors, each with conflicting agendas; unearth what’s emerging within its confines before the next pulse frees it to spread beyond.
Chords
Chords is an authentic retro 16-bit cyberpunk visual novel. Dive into a twisting, deceptive story packed with pixel art, chiptune energy, and classic adventure vibes where nothing is quite what it seems.
Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved
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!
Chords is an authentic retro 16-bit cyberpunk visual novel. Dive into a twisting, deceptive story packed with pixel art, chiptune energy, and classic adventure vibes where nothing is quite what it seems.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.9%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Conspiracy 11.8% ★, Adventure 10.4%, 1990's 8.5%
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: Visual Novel 17.9%, Mystery 16.7%, Detective 13.3%, Adventure 11.3%, Noir 11%
NeoTokyo, 2099. The man who sold immortality is dead in a penthouse sealed from the inside. You are detective Kade Katano: scan the scene, read people, roll the dice and decide which truth closes the file. A noir visual novel — one complete case, three endings.
Why similar: Noir 19.2%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Mystery 12.5%, Interactive Fiction 11%, Cyberpunk 10.7%
Special Agents Mizuki and Ryuki, along with their AI partners Aiba and Tama, are tasked to solve the bizarre Half Body serial killings in this sequel to the critically acclaimed AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES.
Why similar: Noir 16.4%, Mystery 13.6%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Conspiracy 11.9% ★, Detective 8.3%
Play as Lloyd Arch, the young private detective known for being total dick, and unravel the mystery of the Black Scar Serial Killer in this visual novel adventure, but remember that the truth tends to hurt the most.
Why similar: Noir 15.6%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Crime 12.1%, Mystery 12%, Conspiracy 11.7% ★
Choose Your Story: Choices & Decisions game, Mystery visual novel adventure game
Why similar: Noir 23.9%, Visual Novel 19.6%, Interactive Fiction 16.6%, Crime 10.9%, Adventure 10.3%
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 18.7%, Conspiracy 14.3% ★, Visual Novel 11.5%, Mystery 11.4%, Crime 10.6%
Seoul, 2035. A first-person noir text adventure. Step into the shoes of Park Eunkyul, an investigator who verifies what no one else wants verified. Read the scene, question the witness, follow erased traces — and watch every certainty you started with quietly fall apart.
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.8%, Noir 16.6%, Mystery 15.1%, Interactive Fiction 11.6%, Simulation 8.7%
In this point-and-click urban thriller, down-and-out private eye Kathy Rain will embark on her most dangerous case yet — the pursuit of the notorious serial killer known as the Soothsayer. Find clues, gather evidence, connect the dots, and confront the murderer before the hunter becomes the hunted…
Why similar: Noir 18.3%, Conspiracy 14.4% ★, Mystery 13.5%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%, Detective 8.7%
In AUREX, a city where every citizen's emotions are controlled, you are SOLDA, a rookie special investigator. Armed with an emotion scanner that reads what suspects try to hide, catch the tremor behind every lie, piece the clues together, and uncover the truth.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.3%, Mystery 19.1%, Noir 15.3%, Detective 11.8%, Investigation 8.4%
Use your psychic powers to read minds and catch an elusive serial killer!
Why similar: Noir 20.7%, Visual Novel 19.2%, Interactive Fiction 16.2%, Crime 12.1%, Mystery 10%
A noir detective game where you can bribe or intimidate suspects for extra clues.
Why similar: Noir 24.6%, Mystery 14.8%, Crime 14.1%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Detective 10.8%
The first AI detective game that doesn't cheat. Developed by a former Meta AI Engineer. Interrogate suspects using your own words to solve the murder of Harambe. Features procedurally generated cases, consistent hard logic, and a unique stress mechanic. You have 3 hours to find the truth.
Why similar: Noir 24.7%, Interactive Fiction 20.9%, Visual Novel 17.1%, Mystery 16.7%, Detective 7.2%
Friend. Confidant. Therapist. Voyeur. As a cab driver working the Paris night shift, you are many things to different people. Your gift is getting people to talk; and in order to catch the serial killer who left you for dead, that’s exactly what you’ll need to do.
Why similar: Noir 30.9%, Simulation 22.1%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Mystery 12.1%, Investigation 7.6%
Iris has been abducted by aliens?! Finding herself on board a mysterious UFO and tasked with completing a bizarre escape game, Iris knows there's one person who she can always count on for help: Kaname Date, Psyncer!
Why similar: Noir 21.1%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Interactive Fiction 15%, Mystery 10.5%, Anime 7.2%
Istanbul, after midnight. Black File is a noir detective game: investigate crime scenes, examine evidence in 3D — rotate it, zoom in, read the back — then use what you find to break a suspect's story.
Why similar: Noir 19.1%, Mystery 15.4%, Detective 12%, Conspiracy 10.2% ★, Investigation 8.9%
A mystery psychological thriller visual novel set in 2000. Follow a serial murder case through the eyes of three characters: the woman, the man, and the detective. With live-action backgrounds and silhouetted characters, every choice branches the story, and one wrong move means game over.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.1%, Crime 15%, Noir 13.6%, Mystery 12%, Detective 10.5%
This game is a text based simulation that focuses on the life of a detective. You must read many different crime stories and find the real criminal in them. An old-school game genre is coming back with modern mechanics and clean graphics.
Why similar: Simulation 18.1%, Noir 16.7%, Crime 10.3%, Violent 10.1%, Interactive Fiction 9.8%
Truth Beneath the Shadows – A detective game where players unravel hidden mysteries by connecting clues to expose a secret organization. Every piece of evidence brings you closer to the dark truth lurking in the shadows.
Why similar: Noir 21.9%, Conspiracy 17.7% ★, Visual Novel 14%, Mystery 11.4%, Crime 8.8%
Murdered sisters, mind altering drugs and flying cities, to a case that goes way further than the banks of this one detective's little neighbourhood in this Indigenous cybernoir detective narrative adventure set in a post-post-apocalyptical future.
Why similar: Noir 22%, Interactive Fiction 14.4%, Crime 11.8%, Cyberpunk 8.6%, Mystery 8.2%
Neon Noir is a cyberpunk visual novel with interactive mechanics. It is set in the megalopolis of New Devon in the year 2169, where large private corporations have more power than the government. The player follows the crimes investigated by Colden, a Snatcher.
Why similar: Noir 24.3%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Cyberpunk 11.6%, Mystery 11.1%, Crime 10%
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: Visual Novel 18.8%, Interactive Fiction 16.8%, Mystery 16.8%, Crime 10.6%, Investigation 8.1%
A young man is interviewed by the police only to turn up dead a week later. 3 years have passed, a special agent from Santa Fe navigates the police database in order to solve the mystery.
Why similar: Noir 16.4%, Mystery 15.1%, Conspiracy 14.3% ★, Interactive Fiction 11.8%, Visual Novel 11.3%
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 19.5%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Mystery 12.9%, Crime 12.6%, Interactive Fiction 11.8%
You make every interaction with her feel like coincidence. You know her far more than she could ever imagine. But you don't seem to realize, a butterfliy don't usually fly into the net on their own.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.4%, Interactive Fiction 17.4%, Mystery 17.4%, Crime 11.7%, Simulation 9.4%
A police artist is plunged into a life shattering conspiracy when his missing brother returns.
Why similar: Noir 20.2%, Conspiracy 15.5% ★, Adventure 12%, Mystery 11.7%, Crime 11.6%
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: Noir 16.3%, Mystery 14.8%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Crime 13.1%, Detective 10.6%
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 25%, Interactive Fiction 14.4%, Crime 14.1%, Detective 10.5%, Cyberpunk 9.9%
Linework is a story about a broken grieving detective set in 1990s Gui Dou, a town full of mysteries. Solve each murder with clues they left behind, and discover the truth behind your wife’s death
Why similar: Mystery 18.4%, Interactive Fiction 14.9%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Detective 13%, Investigation 9.8%
Explore a wikipedia-like database and solve a small town mystery in Eastern Europe. Step into the shoes of a journalist in the 90s as you sprawl through articles and uncover the secrets that have been laid in front of you.
Why similar: Mystery 21.3%, Conspiracy 21% ★, Detective 12.8%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Investigation 9.8%
Gather evidence, interview suspects and send your case to trial. Have you got what it takes to be Tokyo's top detective?
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.8%, Mystery 17.4%, Crime 16.1%, Detective 14.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%
Take the night shift as a judge in Meridian. Examine evidence, manage pressure, issue reasoned rulings, and create precedents that reshape the cases—and consequences—still to come.
Why similar: Mystery 18.8%, Simulation 14.1%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Noir 12.2%, Visual Novel 11.9%
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: Noir 23.3%, Mystery 20.7%, Detective 16.8%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Adventure 11.6%
This choices-matter visual novel is narrative-heavy, filled with beautifully illustrated characters, intricate stories, and two distinct endings.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.1%, Visual Novel 18.8%, Adventure 13.4%, Crime 11.5%, Mystery 8.9%
Miles Edgeworth's dramatic turnabouts take center stage! Experience both Ace Attorney Investigations games in one gorgeous collection! Investigate crime scenes and solve tough, intriguing cases through logic and deduction. When Edgeworth's past and present collide, his future begins!
Why similar: Mystery 18.1%, Visual Novel 17.3%, Crime 16.3%, Investigation 11.6%, Detective 11.4%
A noir detective game played at your desk. Read evidence photos, CCTV footage and records, compare fingerprints and voices, and fill in the suspect matrix yourself before you accuse anyone. Juggle action points, fees and deadlines across eight cases as a criminal organization closes in.
Why similar: Noir 19.4%, Mystery 17.2%, Detective 13.6%, Crime 12.7%, Conspiracy 12.1% ★
A private investigator, tracking a missing person, uncovers a conspiracy between humans and androids and a secret that could change everything. Neon Hearts City is a retro point-and-click adventure that thrusts you into a grungy cyberpunk city of the future.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.1%, Pixel Graphics 12.3%, Crime 11.7%, Detective 10.6%, Mystery 9.6%
Uncover Sabotage, Conspiracy and Counter-Revolution in this cyberpunk detective mystery. Using a mind-probing interface, you explore and act within memories, collect facts, meet agents of change and enormous corporations. Build your case against a person torn between idealism and turmoil.
Why similar: Conspiracy 18.5% ★, Noir 16.9%, Mystery 13.4%, Cyberpunk 11.5%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%
The Award-winning detective saga returns in this standalone sequel to The Case of the Golden Idol. Uncover the truth behind 20 strange cases of crime, death and depravity in the 1970s. The world has changed dramatically - the sins of humanity have not.
Why similar: Conspiracy 21.7% ★, Mystery 18.5%, Crime 11.9%, Detective 11.5%, Investigation 9.8%
Step into the role of a federal investigator and uncover the truth behind every disaster. Recover black boxes, cross-reference evidence, expose contradictions, and name the real cause before an innocent takes the fall. Every conclusion matters in this tense investigation sim full of twists.
Why similar: Noir 19.2%, Mystery 17.2%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Detective 11.9%, Simulation 9.6%
Tails Noir is 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 18.2%, Conspiracy 15.3% ★, Visual Novel 11.8%, Mystery 11.3%, Interactive Fiction 11.2%
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 21%, Mystery 16.4%, Conspiracy 15.7% ★, Interactive Fiction 12.8%, Detective 10.6%
Rummage through the abandoned profiles of an old PC to unravel an inherited mystery. What secrets hide in this eerie adventure of cryptic games and outdated software? Who was using this computer? And what happened to them?
Why similar: Mystery 14.3%, Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Visual Novel 11.7%, 1990's 11.3%, Detective 10%
A quiet piano guides players through a Japanese-style mystery adventure centered on memories and the lingering regrets of Oda Nobunaga. Players explore a mysterious world, uncover hidden truths, and piece together a forgotten trust.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.2%, Visual Novel 20.6%, Mystery 20.1%, Adventure 14.8%, Detective 12.2%
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: Mystery 18.5%, Crime 16.3%, Detective 13.7%, Noir 13.5%, Interactive Fiction 11.2%
A short sci-fi visual novel about four scientists trapped in an underground lab. Explore their chat records to uncover the mysteries of Inturg Technologies. How can they escape their doom?
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.3%, Mystery 23.1%, Interactive Fiction 17.7%, Pixel Graphics 15.1%, Adventure 7.8%
A British detective has vanished in Kyoto. Step into Detective Bennett's shoes and uncover a mystery that reaches far beyond the Yakuza.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.3%, Mystery 17.5%, Crime 16.3%, Simulation 14%, Detective 11.3%
An aging encrypted terminal. A past deliberately erased. Follow the guidance, solve puzzles one by one, and close in on a buried truth. Who used this computer before you? What happened to them? And now, it is your turn.
Why similar: Mystery 17.3%, Simulation 12.9%, 1990's 11.6%, Pixel Graphics 11%, Visual Novel 10.1%
A serial killer is on the loose and only you can stop the Phantom! Story of Koyama Kazuki, a young detective working for the Igrasil. While working on several, seemingly unrelated cases, you find clues pointing to the person who killed your parents. Can you stop this new cycle of death before it's too late?
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.5%, Mystery 23.4%, Simulation 15%, Anime 12.7%, Adventure 10.1%
A murdered priest. A secret list. Hunt Nazi fugitives across the globe in this gritty 1971 detective thriller. Analyze evidence, follow leads, and make sharp deductions before the trail goes cold. From the creators of Family, Rivals, Conspiracy, Echo Beach and Riley & Rochelle.
Why similar: Mystery 18.7%, Noir 18.6%, Conspiracy 17.1% ★, Detective 15.4%, Investigation 11.9%
Elara is a dark, narrative-driven visual novel where players investigate a corporate death, navigate manipulation and power dynamics, and make choices that lead to multiple endings.
Why similar: Noir 18.7%, Conspiracy 17.4% ★, Mystery 15.3%, Interactive Fiction 14.8%, Visual Novel 14.6%
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: Visual Novel 16.9%, Mystery 16.2%, Crime 14.7%, Interactive Fiction 12%, Detective 11.7%
A cyberpunk narrative adventure about protecting someone who doesn't trust you, in a city that wants her dead. Build trust, navigate hazard zones, make hard choices, and discover how deep the conspiracy goes. Every ending costs something.
Why similar: Noir 26.3%, Conspiracy 18.9% ★, Interactive Fiction 18.4%, Detective 11.5%, Cyberpunk 11.4%
Mothmen 1966 is a 'Pixel Pulp' - a visual novel fusing exceptional writing and stunning illustration, inspired by mid-20th century pulp fiction and 80s home computer graphics - set amongst the strange occurrences of the Leonid meteor shower of 1966.
Why similar: Noir 21.5%, Conspiracy 15.2% ★, Interactive Fiction 14.4%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Mystery 11.9%
A kidnapped woman. A dying phone. One detective. Investigate clues, track her location and find her before the battery reaches zero.
Why similar: Noir 29.2%, Interactive Fiction 18.5%, Crime 14.2%, Mystery 13.7%, Detective 10.4%
Can you solve a murder with only your wits, cocktail shaker, and silver tongue? Last Night Last Call is a narrative detective game where you mix cocktails, interrogate suspects, gather clues, and shape relationships to solve five murders. Every customer has something to hide.
Why similar: Noir 19.5%, Mystery 13.6%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Interactive Fiction 12.8%, Crime 12.8%
Join Connor O'Ryan and his inseparable friend Brian Moloney in a classic Point & Click thriller that will take them from the gloomy streets of Dublin to the sweltering heat of Kenya, where they will become embroiled in a conspiracy hidden in time.
Why similar: Conspiracy 20.5% ★, Mystery 19.3%, Crime 14.8%, Detective 12.3%, Pixel Graphics 11.7%
A series of murders is shocking Hollywood! Use your detective skills: search the crime scene, find clues, solve the mystery. Who is pulling the strings behind these Confidential Killings?
Why similar: Conspiracy 22.9% ★, Noir 19.2%, Mystery 14.1%, Interactive Fiction 12.9%, Detective 10%
Noir visual novel set in 1950s New York. Infiltrate a prison, build a smuggling network, and shape fates through tough choices across branching paths.
Why similar: Noir 27.6%, Visual Novel 19.3%, Conspiracy 16.8% ★, Detective 9.4%, Adventure 8.3%
A monster-themed deduction game focused on solving brutal murders. Investigate crime scenes by uncovering hidden evidence, analyzing fingerprints, and testing blood samples. Identify the killer, determine the creature responsible, and solve seven thrilling cases
Why similar: Noir 29.2%, Mystery 20.6%, Crime 14.9%, Detective 14.7%, Investigation 10.4%
