60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Detective, Crime, Investigation, Interactive Fiction.
Experience a race against time written by a former forensic investigation expert. As detective JACK, you are the last hope to rescue the US President's kidnapped daughter. With only 1% battery left on her phone, use authentic detective techniques to find her before the screen goes black.
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The Baron's daughter is missing, and you are the man to find her. No problem. With your inexhaustible arsenal of hard-boiled similes, there is nothing you can't handle.
Lacuna: Prologue
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.
The Baron's daughter is missing, and you are the man to find her. No problem. With your inexhaustible arsenal of hard-boiled similes, there is nothing you can't handle.
Why similar: Noir 22.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.4%, Text-Based 13.8%, Crime 13%, Detective 9.5%
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 25.6%, Crime 16.5%, Detective 16.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Text-Based 11.1%
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 21.6%, Crime 19.7%, Noir 14.2%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%, Mystery 9.4%
A noir detective game where you can bribe or intimidate suspects for extra clues.
Why similar: Noir 29%, Detective 19.2%, Crime 19.1%, Interactive Fiction 11.8%, Investigation 8.6%
A murder. A hack. A bombing. All it takes to plunge the solar system into war – unless you do something about it. Help CDI agent Neil Conrad make a string of increasingly difficult decisions in this modern dialog-driven adventure set in a gorgeous 2D sci-fi noir universe.
Why similar: Noir 23.5%, Crime 16%, Detective 14.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Text-Based 12.3%
Pour a coffee, light a match, and crack the case. Micro Mystery Investigator offers infinite procedural logic puzzles in a stylish noir setting. Sift through clues, cross-reference alibis, and deduce the culprit before the trail goes cold. Pure deduction, zero guessing.
Why similar: Noir 31.8%, Text-Based 16.7%, Minimalist 16.4%, Detective 15.4%, Mystery 7%
Confined to a woodland cabin in the 1906 Rockies, your only way to solve a family massacre is by letters. The one responsible is already on the move — silence and madness claim your contacts, and you may be next. He will find you, and death resets the world; only your notebook carries on.
Why similar: Noir 18.5%, Crime 17.8%, Detective 15.3%, Interactive Fiction 12%, Text-Based 11.1%
A text adventure mystery with a modern parser.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.6%, Crime 22.9%, Text-Based 22.8%, Detective 15.9%, Adventure 9.3%
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 30.6%, Interactive Fiction 25.1%, Detective 13.4%, Text-Based 13.3%, Mystery 10%
Investigate a broken mind to unravel a twisted case. Deduce the truth. Restore lost memories. Listen to private conversations. Draw your own conclusions. Mind Diver is a murder mystery, where the victim is love.
Why similar: Noir 24%, Crime 16.6%, Detective 16.4%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Mystery 8.2%
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 23.6%, Detective 18.8%, Crime 18.3%, Interactive Fiction 16.1%, Mystery 8.2%
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: Noir 18.5%, Detective 18%, Crime 15.7%, Interactive Fiction 15.2%, Text-Based 9.3%
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: Noir 30.4%, Detective 28.6%, Crime 23%, Mystery 6.3%, Investigation 5.7%
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 20.2%, Interactive Fiction 16%, Text-Based 15.1%, Crime 15%, Detective 14.3%
A child is missing. The police are failing. And you're a retired detective with a bit too much time on your hands. Time to throw out the rules & do whatever it takes to bring the child home. From the developers of I AM RIPPER, The Occupation & Ether One.
Why similar: Noir 24.9%, Detective 17.2%, Interactive Fiction 15%, Crime 13.9%, Mystery 8.1%
DETECTIVE The Motel is a deduction game where, to advance, you must take a pencil and a piece of paper and write down everything that seems like evidence in order to answer all the questions that arise. Solving the case will depend only on you.
Why similar: Crime 24.6%, Detective 22.9%, Noir 19.4%, Interactive Fiction 17.2%, Investigation 7.5%
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: Noir 27%, Detective 22.4%, Crime 18.6%, Interactive Fiction 9.9%, Mystery 8.8%
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: Noir 24%, Crime 22%, Detective 20.1%, Investigation 9.8%, Text-Based 6.1%
Reflections in Amber is a mystical detective visual novel. Investigate a mysterious death in a remote village alongside Detective Redbreast, who battles the weight of depression. Use an old supernatural camera to uncover hidden paths. Shape the course of the story with your choices!
Why similar: Noir 24.8%, Interactive Fiction 15.3%, Text-Based 14.5%, Detective 14.4%, Crime 12.7%
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 19.3%, Noir 17.6%, Crime 17.1%, Interactive Fiction 15.3%, Mystery 9.1%
After a cat show competition, three contestants, Claudette, Aberdeen, and Illia, head back to their hotel rooms to decompress and unwind. The next day, Claudette's body is found floating in the hotel's pool. Did Claudette take her own life, or was she murdered by cutthroat competition?
Why similar: Noir 21.6%, Interactive Fiction 18.1%, Detective 15.7%, Text-Based 11.3%, Mystery 9.3%
Take part in one of the most complex interactive adventure stories ever written! What if the sun inexplicably vanished only to return hours later? Investigate with your AI companion, Moti. Uncover conspiracies. Discover ancient religions. Travel the globe.
Why similar: Noir 28.4%, Interactive Fiction 19.5%, Text-Based 17.5%, Detective 14.6%, Mystery 7.6%
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 24.7%, Detective 18.3%, Crime 17.5%, Adventure 11.6%, Mystery 7.7%
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 28.1%, Interactive Fiction 17.8%, Crime 17.3%, Detective 14.4%, Investigation 8.9%
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 32.8%, Detective 21%, Crime 17.8%, Interactive Fiction 9.6%, Investigation 9.3%
A new kind of detective game where you uncover cases entirely represented with cards. Interrogate any character about ANY other card. Dissect the events that lead to Eliott Brown's demise... Then write your own thrilling investigation stories and share them to fellow detectives around the world.
Why similar: Noir 24.8%, Detective 15.5%, Interactive Fiction 13.1%, Crime 11.6%, Text-Based 9.8%
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 26.6%, Detective 17.1%, Crime 15.5%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Investigation 7.8%
Unravel a mystery: A game you can read, a book you can play.
Why similar: Noir 22.3%, Text-Based 13.3%, Detective 13.1%, Interactive Fiction 12.2%, Minimalist 10%
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 29.1%, Interactive Fiction 18.5%, Detective 17.3%, Crime 12.3%, Thriller 5.9%
Body found. Two missing. Detective Malinowski hears what others miss. Noir adventure where sound reveals clues and sketches tell the story. A short case you can finish tonight. Start now.
Why similar: Noir 29.8%, Detective 17.9%, Interactive Fiction 17.4%, Minimalist 12.2%, Mystery 6.8%
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 31.8%, Detective 24.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.9%, Investigation 11%, Mystery 9.2%
Noir Syndrome is a procedurally generated Detective Murder-Mystery with a new story every time! Featuring slick pixel art animations and a jazzy soundtrack, the player is thrown right in to a highly stylized vision of film noir.
Why similar: Noir 48.4%, Detective 20.9%, Adventure 10%, RPG 10%, Mystery 6.3%
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 34.1%, Crime 22.5%, Detective 22.4%, Mystery 9.9%, Investigation 8.6%
When a murder is committed under mysterious and supernatural circumstances, the Inspector arrives on the scene, ready to interrogate witnesses, decipher riddles, and fend off attackers seeking their next victim. Ready your spyglass and sword as you take on these two murder mystery RPGs.
Why similar: Text-Based 16.5%, Detective 16.1%, Interactive Fiction 15.2%, Crime 14.9%, Minimalist 11.7%
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 22.8%, Crime 20.3%, Detective 18.6%, Minimalist 12.3%, Investigation 8.6%
Relive the original MacVenture Series version of Déjà Vu! Play through the Mac and Apple IIGS versions and discover a classic detective mystery adventure.
Why similar: Noir 34.2%, Detective 22.6%, Crime 19.4%, Adventure 12.1%, Mystery 8.2%
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 25.5%, Detective 18.9%, Crime 18.9%, Interactive Fiction 14.9%, Mystery 8.2%
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 35.3%, Crime 17.9%, Detective 17.3%, Mystery 10.2%, Investigation 7.8%
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: Interactive Fiction 21.9%, Crime 16.3%, Detective 16%, Text-Based 11.3%, Mystery 10.9%
Angels That Kill - The Final Cut is a dark, first person adventure game that tells the story of two men as they uncover the truth behind a murder that has shaken the city. Play through both sides of the story and discover the truth behind the murder.
Why similar: Noir 44.8%, Crime 26.5%, Adventure 11.8%, Choices Matter 4.6%, Multiple Endings 4.2%
A short interlude from the world of The Slaughter.
Why similar: Noir 32.6%, Detective 19.7%, Interactive Fiction 18.9%, Crime 18.2%, Adventure 5.4%
Explore Silhouette: Chapter One - A First-Person, Story-Driven Mystery Adventure. Assume the role of Jim Grayson, an unwavering homicide detective hot on the trail of a disturbing serial killer with confusing motives.
Why similar: Detective 23.5%, Crime 22.2%, Noir 19.7%, Mystery 10%, Investigation 9.2%
NodeGame，原版游戏名为：脱出ゲーム | Nodes，由岩崎、はとむね开发，并在日本举办的GAMEJAM上首次亮相。 诡雅异俗，出自。原意为：与雅正相悖与长俗相违，也指异端邪说。 之所以选定这个名字，是因为我感觉他更有神秘感，也代表了很强的创作能力！！
Why similar: Noir 20.3%, Detective 19.4%, Text-Based 18.6%, Interactive Fiction 17.5%, Minimalist 9.9%
To unlock ancient spells needed to defend the galaxy, can you navigate fantasy quests, noir cases, heroic competitions, dystopian worlds & space heists?
Why similar: Noir 33.7%, Interactive Fiction 22.3%, Text-Based 17%, RPG 10%, Mystery 7.3%
Play as Sam or Farah as they attempt to navigate the neon thrills of their cyberpunk city Love Shore, solve murders, fight gods and maybe fall in love.
Why similar: Noir 34.7%, Interactive Fiction 19.2%, Text-Based 13.5%, Crime 13.5%, RPG 6.1%
Mary is a mystery and investigation game, in which you are a private detective who has been called to solve a case of a massacre in a bar. Collect all the clues and find an answer to all the mysteries of this case!
Why similar: Noir 28.3%, Crime 22.4%, Detective 21.1%, Mystery 11.4%, Investigation 9.5%
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 28%, Crime 18.7%, Detective 15.2%, Mystery 11.3%, Interactive Fiction 11%
A narrative puzzle-thriller that blurs the lines between games and books, reality and fiction, puzzles and storytelling.
Why similar: Noir 24.3%, Detective 19.5%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Text-Based 13.7%, Investigation 8.7%
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 32.6%, Detective 24.3%, Crime 24%, Mystery 8.6%, Adventure 6.6%
Discover a world where magic and science, chaos and order, are two sides of the same coin.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.3%, Crime 19.7%, Detective 16.3%, Text-Based 11.5%, Mystery 10.1%
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 30.4%, Detective 18.2%, Interactive Fiction 17.8%, Crime 12.3%, RPG 5%
Follow amateur sleuth Marcella Moon to Ireland to investigate the disappearance of a famous writer.
Why similar: Detective 21.6%, Interactive Fiction 18.9%, Crime 14.5%, Text-Based 13.6%, Mystery 11.5%
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 31%, Detective 25.5%, Crime 18.2%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%, Mystery 6.9%
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 33.3%, Interactive Fiction 22.6%, Detective 22%, Investigation 7.2%, Thriller 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 27.3%, Detective 20.7%, Interactive Fiction 16.1%, Crime 15.2%, Mystery 10.3%
Choose Your Story: Choices & Decisions game, Mystery visual novel adventure game
Why similar: Noir 36.1%, Interactive Fiction 23.8%, Crime 18.9%, Adventure 9.2%, Thriller 5.9%
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 29.9%, Interactive Fiction 18%, Detective 17.8%, Crime 13.6%, Thriller 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 28.1%, Crime 18.3%, Detective 18.1%, Interactive Fiction 13.6%, Mystery 8.3%
