60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Detective, Mystery, Investigation, Adventure.
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.
Private Eye: The Young Heir
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.
Crime or Punishment
Play as a corrupt detective on the mob’s payroll, and cover up their crimes. Read files, collect information and obscure evidence to frame an innocent bystander, who was at the wrong place, at the wrong time. After all, crime pays.
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 17.6%, Crime 14.1%, Noir 12.9%, Narrative 11.3% ★, Investigation 11%
Play as a corrupt detective on the mob’s payroll, and cover up their crimes. Read files, collect information and obscure evidence to frame an innocent bystander, who was at the wrong place, at the wrong time. After all, crime pays.
Why similar: Noir 28.6%, Detective 17.7%, Crime 10.3%, Nonlinear 8.7%, Puzzle 7.6%
Jack Beckham is found dead, hanging in his apartment alone. Police rule it a suicide. His father, refusing to accept the conclusion, hires you to investigate. Delve into the clues left behind in his apartment to discover what really happened.
Why similar: Noir 25.6%, Detective 21.4%, Narrative 15.5% ★, Investigation 12.6%, Crime 7.1%
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 19.1%, Detective 18.4%, Crime 14.9%, Investigation 9.9%, Nonlinear 7.9%
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 26.5%, Detective 16.1%, Crime 15.1%, Investigation 10.3%, Point & Click 9.5%
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 24%, Crime 19.9%, Investigation 13.5%, Noir 12.7%, Nonlinear 7%
A noir graphic adventure where your mind is your greatest enemy. Investigate crimes from the slums of Saltmire to the heights of Greyledge. Interrogate suspects and manage your clues in this 1980s cinematic remake. Play the free demo and wishlist now!
Why similar: Noir 21%, Detective 16.7%, Crime 13.7%, Investigation 10.8%, Point & Click 7.3%
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 26.4%, Detective 21%, Crime 16.1%, Investigation 13.1%, Point & Click 7.6%
A noir detective game where you can bribe or intimidate suspects for extra clues.
Why similar: Noir 26.4%, Detective 21.6%, Crime 19.5%, Investigation 13.8%, Story Rich 5%
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 20.5%, Detective 19.2%, Crime 12.8%, Investigation 12.6%, Point & Click 5.8%
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 21%, Detective 15.6%, Crime 15.2%, Investigation 9.5%, Point & Click 7.3%
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 24.4%, Detective 18.4%, Crime 17.4%, Investigation 10.3%, Point & Click 8.8%
After a mysterious and anonymous phone call to the police, Sonia's body was found in an abandoned public toilet. The more we learn about her, the more mysterious this case becomes. Become the detective, investigate her murder and find out who killed Sonia Verninac.
Why similar: Detective 30.6%, Crime 13.7%, Investigation 12%, Narrative 11.3% ★, Multiple Endings 8.8%
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 31.1%, Noir 26.7%, Crime 22.7%, Investigation 8.9%, Story Rich 4.8%
[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 27%, Crime 19.9%, Investigation 16.6%, Point & Click 10%, Choices Matter 7.3%
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 21.3%, Detective 21%, Crime 18.5%, Investigation 9.2%, Puzzle 6.2%
It’s the 1920s and the world’s foremost detective is about to embark on his most challenging case yet. Thankfully, in this world that’s not quite like our own, there’s nobody better to crack the case than the great detective and gentleman giraffe, Lord Winklebottom.
Why similar: Narrative 23.5% ★, Detective 20.4%, Crime 18.6%, Investigation 11.7%, Point & Click 9.9%
This is an original orthodox detective mystery game. The player suddenly takes possession of Roran, who hopes to report to the academy. You must investigate and deduce the truth behind a series of bizarre incidents that obstruct his journey, helping him successfully reach the academy.
Why similar: Detective 28.3%, Crime 17.7%, Investigation 14.6%, Drama 12.8%, Puzzle 7.5%
A short non-linear detective adventure where every clue is hidden in plain sight. Carefully read and cross-reference documents to unravel a CEO’s disappearance and expose a case of fraud.
Why similar: Detective 26.5%, Crime 19.8%, Investigation 16.3%, Nonlinear 10.6%, Point & Click 9.3%
Dust, blood, and lies. Salvation’s Edge, 1899 — a dying town where you’re a killer, a thief, and a fraud — handed a dead man’s badge and told to solve a murder. Do they deserve redemption? Do you? Or will everyone forever be MARKED?
Why similar: Noir 25.1%, Detective 17.9%, Investigation 12.6%, Crime 11.5%, Point & Click 8.6%
There's been a murder aboard the Reuss Express, and you're the suspects! Prove your innocence in this comedy 'point n' click' murder mystery - packed with twists, laughs, and larger-than-life characters!
Why similar: Noir 19.7%, Narrative 18.5% ★, Detective 16.2%, Crime 15.3%, Investigation 11%
A videogame about being a real estate salesman in the 80s
Why similar: Noir 25.5%, Crime 18.3%, Detective 14.7%, Investigation 10.8%, Point & Click 8.3%
Unravel a thrilling mystery by exploring a strange and twisted mansion, discovering curious clues, interrogating peculiar suspects and solving unique puzzles. Will you be able to uncover the secrets of Tangle Tower?
Why similar: Detective 27.1%, Noir 20.9%, Crime 16.3%, Point & Click 10.8%, Investigation 6.4%
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 26.9%, Detective 21.1%, Crime 19.5%, Investigation 8.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.4%
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 33.4%, Noir 24.9%, Crime 11.3%, Puzzle 8.8%, Point & Click 6.9%
Become the most celebrated detective of all time: Sherlock Holmes! Use your impressive talents as a detective to solve six thrilling and varied cases: murders, missing persons, spectacular thefts and numerous investigations that sometimes lead you into the realms of the fantastic.
Why similar: Detective 38.9%, Crime 20.4%, Investigation 13.6%, Point & Click 5.4%, Puzzle 5.2%
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 30.8%, Detective 26.8%, Investigation 15%, Crime 9.4%, Story Rich 7.1%
Lu Yan has 9 days to find the truth and bring five strangers back alive. Hours of cinematic video — surveillance, dashcam, interrogations — are the evidence you study; a punishing board demands you connect 130+ clues and 70+ deductions by hand. Stuck? Spend Intuition. 6–8 hours.
Why similar: Detective 23.9%, Crime 23.8%, Drama 16.9%, Investigation 14.6%, Mystery 4.6%
Hauma is a deduction visual novel set in Munich. Discover a conspiracy amongst the upper echelons of society alongside former detective Judith, while visiting real locations in a comic-inspired look.
Why similar: Noir 21.4%, Detective 19.7%, Crime 17.9%, Investigation 11.6%, Point & Click 6.9%
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 21.5%, Crime 18.4%, Noir 17.7%, Investigation 12.1%, Point & Click 8.3%
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 29.6%, Crime 17.6%, Investigation 16.4%, Noir 9.3%, Story Rich 6.6%
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 25.3%, Detective 18.7%, Crime 11.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10%, Point & Click 8.7%
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 31.8%, Noir 21%, Investigation 19.5%, Story Rich 7.9%, Point & Click 6.7%
Crime never rests... but thankfully, neither does Detective Bass! Put on your detective hat and help Detective Bass get to the bottom of a robbery, in this witty, narrative-driven detective game!
Why similar: Noir 29.3%, Detective 23.8%, Crime 21.8%, Investigation 13%, Puzzle 4.6%
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: Detective 30.3%, Noir 19.7%, Investigation 19%, Narrative 9.6% ★, Puzzle 6.5%
You are a detective on a rogue manhunt through the beautiful country of Italy. Gather clues, interview witnesses and uncover dark secrets to solve the case. Follow your own path to the solution in this 1970's noir crime road-trip.
Why similar: Noir 29.1%, Detective 26.6%, Investigation 15.8%, Puzzle 7.4%, Story Rich 5.8%
Something has been taken. Enter a new Grid and forge alliances via visual novel gameplay, uncovering truths through Identity Disc puzzles. Make critical decisions and plot your own course in a world without a creator.
Why similar: Detective 24.9%, Noir 21.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.4%, Choices Matter 9.6%, Investigation 7.9%
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 26.8%, Crime 17.2%, Point & Click 14.4%, Choices Matter 10.3%, Investigation 10.2%
Join the District Crime Agency in this isometric, modern noir deduction thriller. Explore crime scenes in complex dioramas, organize your evidence effectively, and blur the lines between right and wrong to present your case. Do you have what it takes to be a real detective?
Why similar: Noir 27.4%, Detective 25.2%, Crime 22.7%, Point & Click 8.9%, Puzzle 6.6%
A luxury cruise takes an unexpected turn when a passenger is gruesomely turned into fillet - and it's up to Detective Bass to deliver some justice in this short narrative-driven detective game!
Why similar: Detective 25.8%, Noir 25.1%, Crime 19.4%, Investigation 11.9%, Point & Click 5.2%
Investigate your way in a branching noir horror detective game inspired by Lovecraftian horror and ancient Minoan myth. Analyze evidence, connect clues, and uncover dark secrets through genre-bending deduction mechanics. Face a sinister plot—and an ultimate choice.
Why similar: Noir 19.4%, Crime 18.7%, Detective 15.6%, Investigation 10.1%, Point & Click 7.1%
'The Raven - Legacy of a Master Thief' is a thrilling crime adventure in three chapters from the creators of 'The Book of Unwritten Tales'. Full of twists and turns, it immerses you in both sides of the story, combining thrill-of-the-chase whodunit with the risk and reward of a heist story. Paris, 1960.
Why similar: Detective 27.3%, Crime 20.4%, Point & Click 18.8%, Noir 14.1%, Story Rich 5.7%
Solve a series of tough cases, full of personal drama! In the new game series, you have to unravel some of the hardest mysteries using both logic and your intuition!
Why similar: Detective 18.8%, Crime 16.6%, Point & Click 11.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.2%, Drama 10.9%
A judge's body is discovered with a clean cut across his jugular, setting the stage for an intense puzzle of motives and clues.
Why similar: Noir 27.3%, Detective 22.2%, Crime 11.6%, Point & Click 10.3%, Investigation 9.6%
There's no such thing as a perfect crime! You have to solve a series of mysterious murders in San Francisco. It turns out that this bright city has its own dark side...
Why similar: Noir 25.3%, Detective 22.4%, Crime 15.1%, Point & Click 10.4%, Investigation 8.6%
Seven murders in motion by a killer calling himself the Messiah. Interrogate witnesses, spot contradictions in their testimonies, and build a criminal profile piece by piece in this detective thriller where every word is evidence.
Why similar: Noir 26%, Detective 19.2%, Crime 12.4%, Point & Click 9.5%, Investigation 7.5%
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 21.6%, Detective 17.8%, Crime 16.2%, Investigation 10.2%, Point & Click 7.1%
The line between life and death is as thin as the autumn breeze. Will you escape, or will Darkwood claim you as another victim of its harvest?
Why similar: Noir 25.2%, Detective 22.3%, Crime 15.1%, Point & Click 10.4%, Investigation 8.6%
Hauma is a deduction visual novel set in Munich. Discover a conspiracy amongst the upper echelons of society alongside former detective Judith, while visiting real locations in a comic-inspired look.
Why similar: Noir 23.5%, Detective 18.7%, Crime 17.1%, Investigation 11.6%, Point & Click 7%
The camera doesn’t lie, but the truth isn’t always obvious. Photograph traces, gather evidence, link clues on the board, search police databases for key info, and identify the culprit and the next attack site. Each case is a standalone mystery waiting to be solved.
Why similar: Detective 23.4%, Crime 23.3%, Noir 22.6%, Investigation 16.3%, Point & Click 3.3%
A complete time-loop detective story set in the 1940s — solve a case before it even happens in a single, self-contained sitting.
Why similar: Detective 23%, Noir 19.2%, Crime 15.8%, Investigation 13.9%, Nonlinear 10.5%
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 24.8%, Detective 19.6%, Crime 17.2%, Investigation 10.8%, Point & Click 8.8%
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 21.8%, Detective 18.7%, Crime 16.8%, Investigation 11.9%, Point & Click 7.9%
A noir adventure beyond time and space. The city of cosmic beings is under threat in two parallel realities - one where the Big Bang was never fired, the other exploding in color and sin. It’s up to you to solve the mysteries of the Bigger Bang in this follow up to the award-winning Genesis Noir.
Why similar: Noir 26.3%, Detective 19.6%, Crime 16.8%, Investigation 11.9%, Point & Click 8.2%
Detective Inna Duke is a noir story-driven visual novel where you team up with lieutenant Inna Duke and her partner corporal Fernal to investigate the mysterious abduction of the popular streamer Oleh Hamston. But will you manage to track down the poor hamster in rainy city?
Why similar: Noir 29%, Detective 23%, Narrative 18.6% ★, Crime 13.9%, Investigation 5.9%
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: Detective 24.1%, Crime 17.2%, Investigation 16.5%, Narrative 12.8% ★, Choices Matter 6.5%
Can you solve the riddle of the disappearing visitors before you lose yourself in the gallery’s macabre beauty?
Why similar: Noir 28%, Detective 19.9%, Crime 14.5%, Point & Click 10.5%, Investigation 8.2%
Biocybernetic Trap — an interactive cyberpunk detective. You are given the quantum diary of a long-dead detective, where reality fractures into parallel versions of the investigation.
Why similar: Noir 19.5%, Detective 17.1%, Crime 16.2%, Nonlinear 10.1%, Investigation 9.4%
San Francisco is shaken by a chain of horrible murders. You are the only one that can bring to justice a masked arsonist calling himself the Plague Doctor. Are you strong enough to face the challenge?
Why similar: Noir 24.4%, Detective 20.5%, Crime 20.3%, Investigation 10%, Point & Click 8.6%
Detective Dana is a 2D story-rich game about an Arabic police officer investigating murder cases. Investigate the crime scene, interrogate the witnesses, solve the mysteries and uncover the secrets until you catch the criminal!
Why similar: Detective 24.9%, Noir 22.2%, Crime 16.5%, Point & Click 10.7%, Puzzle 6.9%
