- #1 Legion Was Here
97% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Geoffroy MondePub: Surefire.Games
Windows
Steal a face. Study a life. Survive the conversation.
Why similar: Espionage 41.9% ★, Detective 12.5%, Noir 11.1%, Stealth 11%, Dark Humor 10.4%
- #2 Oleander-X
96% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Jason Nguyen
Windows · Mac
Oleander-X is a stealth action game about classified missions, buried evidence, and a cure that should never have existed. Infiltrate guarded facilities, gather proof, plant explosives, and escape before the truth turns against you.
Why similar: Espionage 68.3% ★, Action 5.4%, Action-Adventure 5.1%, Stealth 4.8%, Mystery 4.7%
- #3 Project Chameleon
95% matchPositive100% of 20 reviews2026
Dev: Anonymous King
Windows
Shape-shift into objects to go unnoticed by your enemies while carrying out stealth missions around the world. Manipulate environmental objects, set traps, and use gadgets like a true spy.
Why similar: Espionage 52% ★, Noir 18.2%, Stealth 16.4%, Pixel Graphics 3.9%, Crime 3.6%
- #4 Code: 9
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Riding Turtles
Windows
To save your life, an underground resistance group fused you with a hostile entity. Now as 'partners', you need to work as investigators to pay off your debt… and find out what truly happened to you.
Why similar: Espionage 43.5% ★, Noir 17.5%, Detective 11.8%, Thriller 6.4%, Crime 5.9%
- #5 Saving San Martino
94% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: SideQuestsOnly
Windows · Mac
A stealth adventure where you spray graffiti to reclaim Sicily from the mafia. Pick locks, tag turf, and build your base on the Mediterranean coast.
Why similar: Espionage 51.3% ★, Stealth 23.5%, Crime 6.1%, Story Rich 4.7%, Action-Adventure 4.2%
- #6 Rustown
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Plotrick
Windows
A story-driven action-adventure set in a slum inhabited by infected outcasts suffering from cognitive decline. Receiving a letter from her missing father after three years of silence, can she find him in this lawless zone? 'Rustown': A tender dystopia dedicated to those weary of hatred.
Why similar: Espionage 57.2% ★, Stealth 15.7%, Noir 15.2%, Story Rich 4.3%, Action-Adventure 3.3%
- #7 Sage: Psychic Spy
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Infinite Evil Studios
Windows
A stealth action-adventure game where your mind is your weapon. Play as Sage, a psychic spy investigating a new drug cartel in Krad City. Sneak deep into enemy territory, read minds to gain intel, and use telekinesis to manipulate your enemies and environment.
Why similar: Espionage 62% ★, Stealth 18.7%, Crime 4.3%, Action 3.7%, Action-Adventure 3.7%
- #8 O.M.E.N. | Synthetic Genesis
92% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: The Observable Multiverse
Windows
A top-down survival horror game where genetic experiments escape containment. Run, hide, solve mazes to prove you are human, collect keycards, uncover the truth behind a corporation favoring profits over ethical experimentation, and discover why O.M.E.N. is making mysterious use of his new powers.
Why similar: Espionage 70.5% ★, Action-Adventure 5.2%, Action 5.2%, Adventure 4.2%, Pixel Graphics 4%
- #9 METAL GEAR SOLID MASTER COLLECTION Vol.2 BONUS CONTENT
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: KONAMI
Windows
As purchase bonuses for the collection edition, it includes Metal Gear: Ghost Babel—the series first title for handheld consoles, released in 2000—and Digital Soundtrack Vol.2, featuring numerous iconic tracks that enhanced Snake's missions, ranging from BGM used in the games to vocal songs.
Why similar: Espionage 72.3% ★, Stealth 12.7%, Action 4.4%, Exploration 3.7%, Pixel Graphics 3.6%
- #10 Stealth Operative Syn: Virtual Training
91% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: Kosimo
Windows
Synthia “Syn” is training to become a Stealth Operative. In order to do so, she trains in the Virtual Simulation Room. Use different tactics and techniques to sneak past the guards and obstacles. Finish every level to complete your virtual training to become a Stealth Operative!
Why similar: Espionage 61% ★, Stealth 25.4%, Pixel Graphics 5.6%, Action-Adventure 3.8%, Action 3.7%
- #11 Dead Saints Parade
90% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Jhorro Productions
Windows · Linux
A third-person stealth immersive sim set inside a Gothic-Victorian cathedral that should not still be standing. Observe patrols, hide in shadow, and piece together the truth behind the Maestro's sermons. Combat will kill you in two hits. Information keeps you alive.
Why similar: Espionage 57.9% ★, Noir 20.5%, Stealth 10.4%, Action-Adventure 3.9%, Story Rich 2.9%
- #12 Standard Procedure
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: build at one
Windows
A 1–4 player co-op espionage experience where you and your friends do dirty jobs for the government.
Why similar: Espionage 55.7% ★, Noir 25.5%, Thriller 7.1%, Action-Adventure 4.5%, Exploration 2.5%
- #13 Last Seen
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Red Ash Studios
Windows · Mac
Reopen your late father's phone repair shop to survive. But every device holds someone's secrets — and the deeper you dig, the closer you get to the sister who vanished. Repair. Extract. Investigate. The truth has a price, and so does staying clean.
Why similar: Espionage 70.3% ★, Detective 13.9%, Mystery 4.5%, Story Rich 4.3%, Exploration 3.1%
- #14 Alpha Protocol™
88% matchVery Positive81% of 5,102 reviews2010
Dev: Obsidian EntertainmentPub: SEGA
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Loyalty carries a price and no one knows this more than agent Michael Thorton. A talented young agent cast out by his government, Thorton is the only one with the information needed to stop an impending international catastrophe.
Why similar: Espionage 67.1% ★, Stealth 26.7%, Action 3.3%, Story Rich 2.1%, Adventure 0.5%
- #15 Homicide Desk
87% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Shu'la Lab LLC
Windows
Read the evidence. Run the forensics. Question suspects in your own words, they lie, crack, or lawyer up. Accuse the wrong person, and Internal Affairs comes after you.
Why similar: Espionage 52.7% ★, Noir 19.7%, Detective 10.8%, Crime 5.8%, Mystery 3.8%
- #16 I, Spy
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Oni Games
Windows · Mac
A social deduction spy-hunting game where you blend into crowds of NPCs to track your assigned target while avoiding your own pursuer.
Why similar: Espionage 58.8% ★, Noir 15.3%, Stealth 11.5%, Detective 8.9%, Action 4.6%
- #17 SOULMINE
85% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Umbrae Corporation
Windows
Explore an abandoned mine, escape two entities working together and find a way out. Use your flashlight, search the tunnels and survive the dangers lurking in the depths.
Why similar: Espionage 65.9% ★, Stealth 23.4%, Action-Adventure 3.7%, Exploration 3%, Mystery 2.3%
- #18 Agent of Veil
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hellion Red
Windows
Spies. Secrets. Puzzles. Office gossip? Puzzle your way into the covert world of espionage as a potential recruit for an elusive spy agency in Agent of Veil, a puzzle adventure. Pass an unconventional spy interview, solve puzzles, answer quirky questions and uncover the agency's secrets.
Why similar: Espionage 47.8% ★, Noir 23.8%, Detective 17.3%, Mystery 5.8%, Story Rich 2%
- #19 GONZO VR
84% matchPositive93% of 14 reviews2024
Dev: studiopirat
Windows
Sneak or fight your way through an absurd conspiracy involving cults, aliens, nukes and more in a rich stealth sandbox. Avoid, kill or knock out enemies and hide their bodies, find and modify weapons, crack safes, explore vents and gather evidence as you choose the best path to avoid detection.
Why similar: Espionage 56.1% ★, Stealth 16.7%, Detective 14.3%, Mystery 5.3%, Action-Adventure 3.6%
- #20 Signal Drift
84% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: Alcove Research LLC Pub: Alcove Research LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Break into fictional networks with real-feeling shell commands. Scan hosts, crack credentials, trace logs, steal evidence, and survive the fallout in a CRT-noir thriller where Signal Ghost's local AI characters remember what you do - and what you say.
Why similar: Espionage 54.2% ★, Noir 17.9%, Detective 13.5%, Stealth 8.1%, Story Rich 3.9%
- #21 Gamedec - Definitive Edition
83% matchMostly Positive80% of 1,731 reviews2021
Dev: Anshar StudiosPub: Anshar Publishing
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Gamedec is a single-player cyberpunk isometric RPG. You are a game detective, who solves crimes inside virtual worlds. Use your wits to gather info from your witnesses and suspects, getting to the bottom of deceptive schemes. The game continually adapts to your decisions and never judges.
Why similar: Espionage 52.2% ★, Noir 18.9%, Detective 14.7%, Mystery 5.2%, Story Rich 4%
- #22 Warfare Marionettes
82% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Ultra Max 60 Games
Windows
Warfare Marionettes combines high-speed third-person combat, exploration, and progression-driven gameplay in a Sci-Fi conspiracy thriller. Traverse dangerous environments, unlock new abilities, defeat enemies, and uncover the truth behind TSAR Genomics and the government’s deadly cloudburst weapon.
Why similar: Espionage 74.6% ★, Dark Humor 9.3%, Action 5.3%, Thriller 4.3%, Mystery 3.6%
- #23 SeverLink
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Chosen Bun
Windows · Linux
SeverLink is a retro stealth action, inspired by the console classics of the early 2000s like Splinter Cell, MGS2-3 and Hitman Contracts. With the art direction emulating the distinct look of the Playstation 2 library of games.
Why similar: Espionage 64.6% ★, Stealth 19.3%, Action-Adventure 4.6%, Story Rich 3.8%, Action 3.1%
- #24 METAL GEAR SOLID 4: Guns of the Patriots - Master Collection Version
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: KONAMI
Windows
Solid Snake's final mission. Five years after the Big Shell incident, in an era where war has become a business due to the rise of PMCs (Private Military Contractors). To stop Liquid Ocelot's uprising, the legendary hero Solid Snake faces his final battle.
Why similar: Espionage 72.9% ★, Stealth 11.9%, Exploration 3.4%, Action 3.3%, Story Rich 3.3%
- #25 The Slaughter: Act One
82% matchVery Positive84% of 145 reviews2016
Dev: Alex FrancoisPub: Brainchild
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 97%
The Slaughter is a noir point-and-click adventure set in Victorian London, laced with adult themes and dark humour. Follow the trail of a killer through atmospheric London locations and surreal dream worlds, meeting a cast of interesting, insane and eccentrically British characters along the way.
Why similar: Noir 35.2%, Detective 22.5%, Dark Humor 17%, Mystery 9.1%, Pixel Graphics 4.9%
- #26 My Life as a Spy
80% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Rather Clever StudiosPub: Salas Games
Windows
Enter a persistent online espionage RPG set in an alternate-reality 1987. Hack systems, infiltrate guarded sites, deploy traps, master disguises and deception, and outmaneuver rival player-spies in a multiplayer shadow war.
Why similar: Espionage 71.2% ★, Noir 16.6%, Stealth 7.7%, Action 2.7%, Adventure 1.8%
- #27 The Last Night of Olivia Harrow
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cipher & Clue
Windows
Olivia Harrow was found dead in her Harborview Tower apartment. The police ruled it an accident. A slip, a fall, a tragic head injury. Case closed. But not everyone is convinced... You've been hired as a private investigator to find out the truth. Can you crack the case?
Why similar: Espionage 48.9% ★, Detective 19.7%, Noir 12.9%, Mystery 6%, Adventure 5%
- #28 Spyder: Agent 8
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sumo DigitalPub: PQube
Windows
Save the world as Agent 8, a robot spider superspy! Crawl across walls, ceilings, and floors, and use built-in gadgets to solve fun environmental puzzles in this brand-new, family-friendly adventure from the BAFTA Award-winning studio Sumo Digital.
Why similar: Espionage 69.4% ★, Stealth 20.3%, Action-Adventure 4.7%, Exploration 2.6%, Adventure 2.5%
- #29 Ghost Node
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Breixo Games
Windows
Play as a freelance hacker breaking into high-security facilities to steal corporate secrets in this stealth game. Use your drone to scout ahead, hack and rewire systems to slip past security, grab the data and get out unseen.
Why similar: Espionage 48.3% ★, Stealth 14.9%, Noir 11.7%, Dark Comedy 9%, Crime 6.4%
- #30 The Silent Front: World War Ⅱ
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Oceanwave Technology Limited
Windows · Mac · Linux
In 1939, just before graduating from a German military academy, your true infiltration begins. You are Britain's hidden asset codenamed DEEP. Spying, deciphering, and moving through the shadows, you navigate rival factions, where every choice shapes your fate, your homeland, and peace.
Why similar: Espionage 77.8% ★, Detective 8.7%, Mystery 7.6%, Story Rich 5.7%, Singleplayer 0.1%
- #31 Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You
77% matchVery Positive90% of 15,545 reviews2016
Dev: Osmotic StudiosPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Big Brother has arrived - and it’s you. Investigate the lives of citizens to find those responsible for a series of terror attacks. Information from the internet, personal communications and private files are all accessible to you. But, be warned, the information you supply will have consequences.
Why similar: Espionage 96.1% ★, Detective 2.2%, Mystery 0.8%, Story Rich 0.6%, Adventure 0.2%
- #32 Brain Freeze
77% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: ggidk
Windows · Mac · Linux
Detectives Cheese and Chalk are on the case in this story-driven, puzzle noir. Pick a lock, outline a “corpse,” and shoot at flying hell-rats as the plot thickens and twists more sickeningly than gas-station nacho cheese. I’m not crazy. You’re crazy.
Why similar: Noir 25.5%, Dark Humor 14.4%, Dark Comedy 12.9%, Detective 11.9%, 2D Platformer 7.8%
- #33 Entities Detected
76% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Blackjard Games
Windows
Your shift as janitor involves mopping spills and serving coffee to "hard working" scientists. Finish your chores, keep the entities from creating chaos and survive the night using every tool and gadget at your disposal.
Why similar: Espionage 72.5% ★, Detective 12.2%, Stealth 6.8%, Action 5.8%, Dark 2.6%
- #34 From Basement with Love
75% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: BIG SMALL GAMES
Windows
Conduct a high-stakes espionage operation at the height of the Cold War. Intercept and decipher classified intelligence to uncover a hidden threat. Break codes, cover your tracks, and escape before it’s too late.
Why similar: Espionage 64.5% ★, Detective 19.4%, Mystery 8.3%, Story Rich 3.9%, 2D 2.2%
- #35 180 Files: The Aegis Project
76% matchPositive92% of 38 reviews2020
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Uncover a web of evil as a superspy! Break rules, break hearts–don't break cover.
Why similar: Espionage 89.9% ★, Adventure 3.2%, Story Rich 3.1%, Crime 1.8%, 2D 1.6%
- #36 METAL GEAR SOLID: Peace Walker - Master Collection Version
74% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: KONAMI
Windows
From Naked Snake to Big Boss. Ten years after Operation Snake Eater. While commanding a private military force in Colombia, guests from Costa Rica visit Snake. Accepting their request, Snake leads his men into confronting the conspiracy behind the East-West Cold War.
Why similar: Espionage 74.3% ★, Stealth 11.2%, Exploration 3.5%, Action 3.1%, Story Rich 3.1%
- #37 Veillombre
74% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: ValakeyPub: Fuki-Studio
Windows
Multiplayer pixel-art horror for 1-16 players. A manor drowned in darkness, a candle as your only ally, a monster on the prowl — and maybe traitors among you. Scavenge, barricade, hide, vote… and survive the night.
Why similar: Espionage 69.1% ★, Stealth 9.4%, 2D Platformer 8.6%, Action-Adventure 5.7%, Pixel Graphics 5.1%
- #38 PROTOCOL BOUND
73% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Pixel Team RED
Windows
BOUND is a psychological thriller where you search through private conversations, hidden files, and recordings on devices that aren't your own. Manipulate others, uncover dark secrets, and shape the outcome through the choices you make.
Why similar: Espionage 50.4% ★, Detective 21.9%, Thriller 9.7%, Mystery 6.5%, Crime 4.7%
- #39 Undercover Agent
75% matchMixed60% of 10 reviews2018
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Think fast and lie faster! When you go undercover to retrieve a deadly new bio-weapon, can you pull off the mission and escape with your life?
Why similar: Espionage 94.4% ★, Adventure 3.2%, Story Rich 2.2%, Singleplayer 0.2%
- #40 Death by Refund
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pseudobug
Windows
When you hire private detective Frederick Ugarte for a job, be sure you don't change your mind, or you might get a refund you couldn't even begin to imagine.
Why similar: Noir 24.1%, Detective 23.1%, 2D Platformer 14.3%, Dark Comedy 13.1%, Mystery 8.3%
- #41 Orwell: Ignorance is Strength
73% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,911 reviews2018
Dev: Osmotic StudiosPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Step into the shoes of a government official in a top-secret department of the Orwell surveillance program. Given the power to both uncover and fabricate "the truth", how far will you go in the service of your country? Season 2 of Orwell, the award-winning surveillance thriller.
Why similar: Espionage 72.9% ★, Detective 14.7%, Mystery 5.1%, Story Rich 3.9%, Adventure 2.1%
- #42 Susuki Kaidan
71% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Odyssey Cocktail LLC
Windows
A first-person survival horror set in the dying fields of Sengoku Japan. To reach Kyoto and escape the war, a lone survivor must cross endless fields of susuki grass while the White Ghost watches from within.
Why similar: Espionage 63.6% ★, Stealth 19.2%, Story Rich 6.2%, Adventure 4.8%, Exploration 3.9%
- #43 The Happyhills Homicide 2: Out For Blood
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 759 reviews2025
Dev: Copperbolt
Windows
He is back. Once again take control of mass serial killer John Wade. Six years later, the infamous Pale Grin resurrects from the grave to terrorize the broken town of Happyhills. This time he has more on his mind than simple killing.
Why similar: Detective 20.9%, Stealth 17.4%, Dark Humor 15%, Action-Adventure 7%, Pixel Graphics 6.5%
- #44 Getting Away With Murder
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Indie Remix Studios
Windows
1954. You killed a man. Now cover your tracks. Getting Away With Murder is a noir point-and-click mystery where every decision is about what you leave behind and whether anyone will find it.
Why similar: Noir 41.6%, Detective 25.7%, Mystery 11.4%, Crime 8.7%, Story Rich 5.9%
- #45 The Flower Collectors
72% matchVery Positive82% of 163 reviews2020
Dev: Mi'pu'mi Games GmbH
Windows
Barcelona, 1977. An ex-cop in a wheelchair witnesses a murder, and teams up with a young ambitious journalist to bring the truth to light. With camera, binoculars and transmitter in hand, uncover the town’s secrets from your balcony in this soul-searching detective mystery.
Why similar: Noir 26%, Detective 20.9%, Stealth 15.5%, Crime 8.7%, Thriller 8.4%
- #46 The Citadel Project
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Reliquary Software
Windows
The Citadel Project is a first-person stealth game with strong horror elements, heavily inspired by the Thief series and set in a dark fantasy world. Use your tools and surroundings wisely, stay hidden in the shadows, and uncover the dark secrets behind the Citadel's downfall.
Why similar: Espionage 59.2% ★, Stealth 33.6%, Mystery 3.6%, Adventure 3%, Singleplayer 0.6%
- #47 The Slaughter: Magdalene
71% matchPositive96% of 25 reviews2021
Dev: Alex FrancoisPub: Brainchild
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short interlude from the world of The Slaughter.
Why similar: Noir 32.4%, Detective 21.3%, Dark Comedy 9.1%, Dark Humor 9%, Crime 8.6%
- #48 Sid Meier's Covert Action (Classic)
72% matchVery Positive90% of 167 reviews2014
Dev: MicroProse Software, IncPub: Atari
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12 minMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 35%
Sid Meier's Covert Action - A Techno-Thriller From the Case Files of Max Remington.
Why similar: Espionage 93.6% ★, Adventure 6.4%
- #49 Spade Investigations
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Little Grim Entertainment
Windows
Use your investigating skills to solve Zephyr City’s most heinous crimes through the eyes of infamous detective Nick Spade. This steampunk noir city is a rats nest of secrets and lies. Do you have what it takes to earn the title The Ace of Spades?
Why similar: Noir 25.7%, Stealth 19.9%, Detective 18.7%, Crime 8.9%, Mystery 6.8%
- #50 Runaway Cheater
70% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: 170Denier
Windows
You just got caught by the husband of the girl you were cheating with! Run away, cheater!!
Why similar: Espionage 54.3% ★, Stealth 18.5%, Dark Humor 13.7%, Dark Comedy 11.9%, Action 1.5%
- #51 Evidence Officer
69% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: KAISOU GAMING
Windows
A mystery adventure game where you investigate 3D evidence and uncover the truth behind each case through the clues left behind.
Why similar: Espionage 40% ★, Detective 26.1%, Crime 12.1%, Mystery 12%, Adventure 4.9%
- #52 Stamp of Fate
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: One Dev Studio
Windows
You are a passport control officer at a busy international airport. Inspect documents, catch wanted criminals, and choose whether to resist or accept bribery. Every stamp shapes your rank and your fate.
Why similar: Espionage 93% ★, Dark 3.4%, 2D 3.1%, Singleplayer 0.4%
- #53 Undercover Fools
67% matchMostly Positive74% of 27 reviews2025
Dev: XDice
Windows
Infiltrate a secure building, cleverly bypass guards and traps, complete tasks with the help of cool spy gadgets. Play alone or with friends, upgrade your spy skills and plan excellent missions, and most importantly... Don't screw up!
Why similar: Espionage 72.5% ★, Stealth 21.5%, Action 3.1%, Action-Adventure 2.9%
- #54 Puzzle Spy International
66% matchVery Positive92% of 147 reviews2026
Dev: Travel-Friendly Cake
Windows · Mac · Linux
Pursue diamond thieves and a trail of cryptic puzzles in this short ‘60s spy adventure. As Agent Epsilon you’ll choose your path as you chat with (or chat up!) suspicious contacts. Deduce the puzzle rules, decode cryptograms and decipher clues as you solve wordplay & logic puzzles across the globe!
Why similar: Espionage 65.4% ★, Detective 18.2%, Mystery 4.8%, Crime 4.6%, Story Rich 4%
- #55 L.A. Noire
69% matchVery Positive86% of 36,782 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 35.1%, Noir 34.5%, Crime 12.2%, Mystery 6%, Story Rich 4.8%
- #56 There's Always a Madman: The MacGuffin
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Sunny Demeanor Games
Windows
Secret agent Franklin Benjamin's former mentor has resurfaced to take from you that which you hold most dear. In this singleplayer interactive spy novel, use your particular set of skills to save Virginia from the clutches of the madman Dustin MacGuffin. Which means - you’d better get the MacGuffin!
Why similar: Espionage 69.7% ★, Dark Humor 11.2%, Thriller 7.1%, Crime 5.4%, Story Rich 3.5%
- #57 Suas Escolhas - O Caso do Magnata Desaparecido
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Firma Game
Windows
Noir gamebook. A magnate vanishes from an office locked from the inside: 4 trails, 780 choices, 11 endings, and no luck to save you. 85% of runs end in death or arrest. You die; the case goes on — the dossier doesn't forget. Originally written in Brazilian Portuguese.
Why similar: Noir 31.7%, Detective 22%, Espionage 21.7% ★, Mystery 7.8%, Crime 7.1%
- #58 The Black Shift
67% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Vortexon Studios
Windows
In this AI-powered thriller, your phone is the gateway to a dark past. As a mine chief, you receive messages from a mysterious stranger demanding you put your workers in danger in exchange for uncovering forgotten historical secrets. Who will pay the price for the truth?
Why similar: Espionage 65.5% ★, Noir 19%, Thriller 5.3%, Exploration 2.9%, Story Rich 2.8%
- #59 Orbital Code: 2044
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Megatrip Games
Windows
Become a top secret agent in VR and embark on a continent-spanning stealth action adventure. After Corp One's plan to seize New York City by force is leaked, a covert international taskforce of former special operations members sends you to infiltrate the megacorp's heavily guarded downtown HQ.
Why similar: Espionage 49.6% ★, Stealth 26.2%, Thriller 10.2%, Action-Adventure 6%, Exploration 3.1%
- #60 Calvino Noir
68% matchMixed65% of 388 reviews2015
Dev: Calvino Noir
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 93%
The film noir stealth game. Calvino Noir is the exploratory, sneaking adventure through the 1930s European criminal underworld. Architecture meets Noir as you become unwillingly entangled in a revolutionist plot.
Why similar: Noir 48.7%, Stealth 43.3%, Adventure 8%