- #1 Stella: into the Shadow
97% matchPositive83% of 29 reviews2025
Dev: Shadow games
Windows
"Stella: into the Shadow" is a dark mystical story. When Stella's friend disappears, her life transforms into a detective mystery. Working at a nightclub, forging new connections, and uncovering the city's secrets will force her to reevaluate everything: from those around her to her very self.
Why similar: Investigation 18%, Noir 15.6%, Detective 15.5%, Psychological 11.7%, Romance 11.3%
- #2 Обо: Шоу Теней
96% matchPositive88% of 24 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 18.6%, Investigation 16.5%, Detective 15.2%, Romance 11.3%, Interactive Fiction 9.9%
- #3 Stella: into the Shadow
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Shadow games
Windows
Blackwood knows how to keep secrets: beneath the neon, behind polite smiles, in offices with no nameplates. Stella is searching for a missing friend and realizes too late that she was let in for a reason.
Why similar: Noir 32.9%, Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Psychological 9.8%, Romance 9.6%, RPG 9.1%
- #4 Next of Kin: Epiphany
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Spelkväll Games
Windows
Become private detective Dennis Monroe, a relentless investigator driven to catch the infamous "Epiphany Killer," a shadowy figure who has haunted the city for over twenty years. Every clue draws you closer to the truth, but danger lurks behind every revelation.
Why similar: Detective 20.9%, Noir 16.8%, Investigation 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 13%, Romance 8.9%
- #5 Cross Country Case
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Space Cat StudioPub: Microwavebread
Windows
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 28.5%, Investigation 22.9%, Detective 21.6%, Retro 6%, Story Rich 5.3%
- #6 Death & Faeology
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mushroomallow
Windows
In a world where the fae-touched fall prey to a sinister killer, only a Faeologist can uncover the truth. A dark academia murder mystery visual novel with supernatural cases, interactive investigation, romanceable characters, and multiple endings, set in the roaring 1920s New York.
Why similar: Noir 21.6%, Investigation 16.9%, Detective 16.5%, Interactive Fiction 15.3%, Romance 12.6%
- #7 Duck Detective: The Ghost of Glamping
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,718 reviews2025
Dev: Happy Broccoli Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 2.6 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 27.2%, Investigation 24.9%, Detective 22.2%, Interactive Fiction 11.2%, Casual 4.7%
- #8 A Study in Blue
93% 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: Noir 20%, Investigation 18.1%, Detective 17.6%, Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Multiple Endings 10.5%
- #9 Detective Malinowski The Truth Will Be Revealed
91% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: Game The Same
Windows
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 26%, Detective 16%, Interactive Fiction 15.2%, Investigation 14.5%, Psychological 10.2%
- #10 夏日的回忆
91% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2021
Dev: Shao Lei
Windows
这是一款传统的AVG的文字游戏!讲述的是……青春……校园……您的选择会影响主人公命运,引领这他走若干不同的结局……没有暴力,也没有色情。这关于……爱……友情……亲情的故事!还有……疑惑……不解……和全体通过后的一丝丝的奇怪的感觉。
Why similar: Noir 25.3%, Interactive Fiction 15.9%, Investigation 11.8%, Psychological 11.5%, Multiple Endings 11.5%
- #11 To Hell With The Ugly
90% matchVery Positive86% of 160 reviews2023
Dev: La Poule NoirePub: ARTE France
Windows · Mac · Linux
To Hell with the Ugly is an adventure game where you play as Rock Bailey, a gorgeous yet shallow young man, who must investigate and fight his way to freedom after being kidnapped. Alternate between turn-based combats and investigation in this film noir adaptation of the novel by Boris Vian.
Why similar: Noir 27.8%, Detective 18%, Investigation 15.8%, Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Dark Humor 10.7%
- #12 Sockpuppet Noire
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: LizardFactory
Windows
Step into the shoes of Frank Sockowski, private detective, and explore the gritty world of New Drawer, a wolly unsettling and corrupt city.
Why similar: Noir 27.4%, Detective 17.9%, Investigation 17.8%, Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Dark Humor 12.3%
- #13 Nexus PI
89% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: Lion Sized Studios
Windows
In a reality stuck in a technologically unadvanced society stricken with the negative impacts of a worldwide climate disaster, you are a uniquely powered private investigator tasked with uncovering advanced technology from another reality with the potential to save your whole world.
Why similar: Noir 27.8%, Investigation 18.8%, Detective 18.2%, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Multiple Endings 7.1%
- #14 Hope in the City
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lofty Sky Entertainment Inc.
Windows
17-year-old Hope Song returns home from school to find her parents missing. Use Hope’s observant eye as an artist to investigate, piece together clues, and uncover dark secrets beneath her peaceful urban life in this non-linear narrative mystery game.
Why similar: Noir 22.8%, Investigation 18.6%, Detective 14.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Psychological 11.6%
- #15 Detective Penguin
87% matchVery Positive88% of 58 reviews2025
Dev: That Other Fish
Windows · Mac · Linux
Detective Penguin is the first and only physics-and-penguin-based detective game on the market. Solve cases in your own way. Interrogate suspects, find clues, or use your flippers to punch your way to the answers.
Why similar: Noir 21.3%, Investigation 17.4%, Detective 15.1%, Dark Humor 13%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%
- #16 Let Bions Be Bygones
86% matchMostly Positive72% of 126 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 26.4%, Detective 16.2%, Interactive Fiction 15.5%, Multiple Endings 9.5%, Investigation 9.1%
- #17 Last Night Last Call
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Rogueside
Windows · Mac
Can you solve a murder with nothing but your wits, your cocktail shaker, and your silver tongue? In this bartending mystery game, your customers are the key. So long as the liquor flows, so does the conversation - but who has the answers you seek, and who has blood on their hands?
Why similar: Noir 18.7%, Detective 16%, Investigation 15.9%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Romance 11.5%
- #18 Duck Detective: The Secret Salami
84% matchVery Positive95% of 6,616 reviews2024
Dev: Happy Broccoli Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Solving crime is no walk in the pond. You are a down-on-his-luck detective who also happens to be a duck. Use your powers of de-duck-tion to inspect evidence, fill in the blanks, and bust the case wide open! This is a short but twisty detective case.
Why similar: Detective 25.1%, Noir 25%, Investigation 24.4%, Interactive Fiction 10.1%, Funny 4.8%
- #19 Sunset High
84% matchPositive93% of 27 reviews2025
Dev: Turnip Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Your crush is missing. They texted you last night. And now you’re reliving the same day over and over. Welcome to Sunset High — where drama, dilemmas, and time loops collide in this narrative-driven, 2D adventure.
Why similar: Noir 25.2%, Interactive Fiction 16.4%, Detective 14.8%, Dark Humor 14.4%, Multiple Endings 6.8%
- #20 The Slaughter: Magdalene
85% matchPositive96% of 25 reviews2021
Dev: Alex FrancoisPub: Brainchild
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short interlude from the world of The Slaughter.
Why similar: Noir 29.2%, Detective 18.1%, Interactive Fiction 17%, Investigation 9.6%, Dark Humor 8.9%
- #21 Case Sealed
83% match7 user reviews71% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: Mergen Games
Windows
You found a new opportunity to save your daughter. The authorities who learned about your situation gave you a job opportunity. You have to be successful in this job, which is your last chance, and save up for your daughter's surgery. Remember, you only have 30 days.
Why similar: Investigation 22.6%, Detective 19.6%, Interactive Fiction 16.9%, Multiple Endings 11.5%, Emotional 7%
- #22 Detective Bass in Fish out of Water
82% matchPositive100% of 14 reviews2026
Dev: Team Grouper
Windows
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 26.5%, Detective 22.5%, Investigation 18.6%, Interactive Fiction 9.7%, Funny 9.6%
- #23 Crosstalk
82% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Illumina Studios LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 29.6%, Interactive Fiction 20.2%, Detective 20.1%, Investigation 16.7%, Multiple Endings 7.8%
- #24 Finding Paradise
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 20,162 reviews2017
Dev: Freebird Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Two doctors traverse backwards through a dying man's memories to fulfill his last wish. This is To the Moon's standalone sequel, but can also be played first.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15.9%, Psychological 14%, Emotional 13.2%, Romance 12.3%, Funny 8.3%
- #25 Sinheritance
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: STIM GAMES
Windows
Sinheritance is a terrifying and mind-bending puzzle game. Explore every corner in an intensely oppressive atmosphere to piece together a chilling story. Every step must be taken with caution, for the deepest fears often stem from your own choices and your gradually crumbling sanity.
Why similar: Investigation 24.6%, Detective 23.4%, Noir 17.7%, Multiple Endings 9.5%, Story Rich 6.2%
- #26 Kathy Rain 2: Soothsayer
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,292 reviews2025
Dev: Clifftop GamesPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 9.0 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 23.8%, Investigation 21.7%, Detective 17.3%, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Story Rich 5%
- #27 JACK: 1 % BATTERY - A Detective Thriller
79% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: JD Detective Thrillers Studio
Windows
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.
Why similar: Noir 32.9%, Interactive Fiction 20.3%, Detective 18.1%, Investigation 10.7%, RPG 5.7%
- #28 Lacuna: Prologue
80% matchVery Positive91% of 172 reviews2021
Dev: DigiTales InteractivePub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 17.4 hrs≥1hr: 48%
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 29.6%, Detective 19.2%, Interactive Fiction 16.7%, Investigation 14%, Multiple Endings 11.2%
- #29 UnQuollified
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: EgnazolPub: A Few Dragons
Windows · Mac · Linux
A charming Australian point & click detective mystery about a struggling artist investigating the mysterious death of his childhood best friend. Explore the small town of Bridgegully, interrogate quirky locals, & sketch clues to expose the truth. Are you ready to solve a crime years in the making?
Why similar: Noir 25.5%, Investigation 20.4%, Detective 17.5%, Interactive Fiction 14.4%, Multiple Endings 9.3%
- #30 Homeward
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Team Super Panda
Windows
Step into the shoes of a rookie police officer. Complete missions, solve mysteries, and rise through the ranks, all while using your detective skills to help your neighbor find her missing cat. Explore an open world full of quests, mini-games, and career choices that lead to multiple endings.
Why similar: Detective 23.7%, Investigation 15.2%, Multiple Endings 12.7%, RPG 10.5%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%
- #31 The Last Hospital
77% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: Reve Realm
Windows
Every decision made influences humanity's fate, with USMLE level medical questions woven into patient care, revealing the mysteries of a dying world.
Why similar: Investigation 20.7%, Interactive Fiction 19.6%, Detective 18.4%, Dark Humor 18.2%, RPG 9.4%
- #32 Midnight Therapy
77% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Cointinue Games
Windows
A fake therapist loses her magic and must face real patients with nothing but words. Manage appointments, money, and emotional collapse in a narrative RPG about lies, deduction, and cognitive dissonance. Are lies your weapon... or your redemption?
Why similar: Investigation 18%, Detective 16.7%, Psychological 14.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Multiple Endings 11.1%
- #33 Lewd Mod: Noir
75% matchPositive100% of 21 reviews2025
Dev: HH Richards
Windows
This is a game where you work as a spy, looking through sexy surveillance photos to identify Red Hat agents. Get close to your boss, get her to send you lewd selfies, & uncover a sexy spy mystery.
Why similar: Noir 33.1%, Interactive Fiction 17.3%, Investigation 15.4%, Romance 14.6%, Multiple Endings 9.8%
- #34 Man of Nollyn
74% matchPositive100% of 19 reviews2026
Dev: Slater Chae
Windows
A noir detective game where you can bribe or intimidate suspects for extra clues.
Why similar: Noir 32.2%, Investigation 25%, Detective 21.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.1%, Story Rich 5.7%
- #35 Lenin - The Lion
76% matchVery Positive91% of 129 reviews2019
Dev: Lornyon
Windows
Lenin – The Lion is a Puzzle RPG game about overcoming fears. Walk into chaos and find the claws of loneliness or carefully build your path and find the benefits of understanding and acceptance.
Why similar: Psychological 18.5%, Interactive Fiction 18.2%, Emotional 14.5%, Multiple Endings 13.7%, Retro 6.3%
- #36 Orion Everton: Mysteries of Metrosomia
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Arada Games
Windows
Prove that you are a smart detective. Determine the course of the story with interactive dialogues. Bring together the pieces of the case with a detective board based on multiple choices and decision-making. Solve the mystery behind the evidence you find. Interrogate people. Close the case.
Why similar: Noir 25.2%, Investigation 18.7%, Detective 17.1%, Interactive Fiction 13.6%, Funny 7.5%
- #37 The Wolf Among Us Remastered
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Telltale
Windows
A dark detective thriller where folklore is real, violence is chilling, and every choice has consequences.
Why similar: Noir 24.6%, Investigation 23.7%, Detective 21.9%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Story Rich 8%
- #38 The Slaughter: Act One
76% 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 37.1%, Detective 22.4%, Dark Humor 19.7%, Retro 6.3%, Pixel Graphics 5.6%
- #39 Отделение 38
73% matchVery Positive93% of 243 reviews2024
Dev: The Three Windmills
Windows
После неожиданной смерти студент Александр попадает в "Отделение 38", где бюрократия переплетается с мистикой. Раскройте тайны этого потустороннего мира и найдите ответы, которые изменят всё.
Why similar: Investigation 23.2%, Detective 19.8%, Interactive Fiction 17.9%, Romance 15.5%, Multiple Endings 9.3%
- #40 Londoleon: not a single penny
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Kovcibe
Windows · Mac · Linux
Many people dream of visiting London, but few ever stop to think about what would happen if they lost all their money in a foreign country. Unfortunately, Max's friend not only finds himself without any cash, but also discovers that it has been replaced with counterfeit banknotes.
Why similar: Detective 20.2%, Interactive Fiction 19.4%, Investigation 19.1%, Romance 10.8%, RPG 9.1%
- #41 Freud's Bones-the game
73% matchVery Positive82% of 84 reviews2022
Dev: Katabasi StudioPub: Fortuna Imperatore AxelFox
Windows
Infiltrate, rule and rescue the mind of the father of Psychoanalysis: Sigmund Freud, in this surreal and obscure adventure. Take control of his inner voice, choose his destiny, solve clinical cases, save or condemn your patients, all whilst trying to save Freud from himself.
Why similar: Detective 20.1%, Investigation 19.3%, Noir 15.5%, Psychological 12.4%, Multiple Endings 12.3%
- #42 Grimtrace
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: HoodaThunk Games
Windows
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 33.5%, Investigation 26.5%, Detective 26%, Story Rich 5.9%, Atmospheric 5.9%
- #43 Mind Diver
70% matchVery Positive95% of 350 reviews2025
Dev: Indoor SunglassesPub: PLAYISM
Windows
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 25.1%, Investigation 20.6%, Detective 17.7%, Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Emotional 9.9%
- #44 No Questions Asked
71% matchVery Positive94% of 83 reviews2023
Dev: Troubadour Collective
Windows
A neo-noir point&click thriller about a delivery service for illegal goods. Play as a Courier who—after hours—has to solve the mystery of his friend's disappearance. Visit various locations, collect clues, navigate branching dialogue options, and hurry as time is not on your side.
Why similar: Noir 28.5%, Investigation 19.6%, Detective 17.4%, Multiple Endings 10.7%, Interactive Fiction 8.7%
- #45 Xochi's Apothecary
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Single Effect Studios
Windows · Mac
A deceptively cozy narrative game about an alchemist that immigrates to a new country and opens an apothecary. Get to know your weird and wonderful community, brew the potions your customers need, and use your words to stir up a country on the brink of change.
Why similar: Investigation 29%, Interactive Fiction 20.5%, Detective 20.4%, Multiple Endings 11.8%, Emotional 9.1%
- #46 Coalescence
72% matchPositive92% of 12 reviews2022
Dev: Black Banshee Studios
Windows · Mac
Coalescence is a visual novel that takes you deep within Moniker Labs to explore its secrets. Play as one of three characters, each with their own storyline and dialogue options. Form relationships with the companions you encounter and try to make it out alive!
Why similar: Noir 27.1%, Interactive Fiction 20.4%, Romance 13.1%, Investigation 10%, Multiple Endings 8.9%
- #47 她杀 - The Suspected Murder
70% matchVery Positive84% of 68 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: Investigation 22.8%, Noir 21.6%, Detective 20.2%, Emotional 9%, Multiple Endings 8.9%
- #48 Dahlia View
71% matchVery Positive84% of 367 reviews2021
Dev: White Paper Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 59%
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 17.8%, Investigation 15.8%, Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Psychological 9.6%
- #49 AN IOU
70% matchPositive100% of 27 reviews2022
Dev: Red Room Games
Windows · Mac
AN IOU is the debut visual novel by Davey Cadaver. The music, backgrounds, & characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. The user takes the POV of the protagonist to experience a memorable story with an incredible soundtrack and multiple endings.
Why similar: Soundtrack 17.7% ★, Interactive Fiction 17.3%, Emotional 13.1%, Dark Humor 11.1%, Multiple Endings 11.1%
- #50 GRUNND
69% matchMixed62% of 47 reviews2023
Dev: SEKTAHOUSE
Windows
You fell asleep on the train... Now a strange town, fully voice-acted characters, and choices that reshape the mystery stand between you and home.
Why similar: Noir 22.9%, Investigation 17.7%, Detective 15.1%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Dark Humor 13.6%
- #51 Mythargia
69% matchVery Positive90% of 63 reviews2023
Dev: RunByCoffeePub: Bonus Stage Publishing
Windows · Linux
You are a journalist in search of your breakthrough story. A promising lead takes you to the abandoned island of Mythargia where you have to discover its buried history connecting two different dimensions.
Why similar: Noir 34.3%, Investigation 26.9%, Psychological 11%, RPG 8.9%, Pixel Graphics 5.5%
- #52 Yoko Redux: Dreams of a Blue Planet
69% matchPositive89% of 19 reviews2022
Dev: Missing Sentinel SoftwarePub: RedTigerPro
Windows · Mac · Linux
"Who is Yoko?" Unlock the mystery as you control Locke, Jeanne and Primus to discover the secrets of their existence in this point and click, cyberpunk noir adventure.
Why similar: Noir 27%, Investigation 18.4%, Detective 16.3%, Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Funny 7.4%
- #53 Porcelain Dolls
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Iron Tiger
Windows
Porcelain Dolls is a visual novel aimed at a mature audience, set in the detective genre. As players progress through the game, they will develop relationships with other characters and unravel the secrets of the criminal underworld.
Why similar: Noir 24.8%, Investigation 17.4%, Detective 13.9%, Interactive Fiction 13.5%, Multiple Endings 8.7%
- #54 Pandorex
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lost Dog Games
Windows
PANDOREX invites you on a mind-bending adventure with an unlikely duo—a sarcastic dodo and his human buddy Harry—on a mission to save the universe. This narrative-driven point-and-click adventure is packed with intriguing puzzles, challenging riddles, and impactful choices that shape your journey.
Why similar: Noir 25.9%, Detective 18.2%, Dark Humor 13.4%, Emotional 10.9%, Funny 7.2%
- #55 Pasajeros
68% matchPositive86% of 21 reviews2022
Dev: GameLoop
Windows
Pasajeros is developed through a collection of urban and surreal stories collected in a taxi in Bogotá . It’s a four-night adventure packed with micro-stories of vampires, mariachis, and thugs. In addition to the opportunity to find love or madness in the night magic of a city.
Why similar: Noir 34.4%, Interactive Fiction 19.1%, Multiple Endings 11.7%, Romance 10.9%, Emotional 9.5%
- #56 Acrônimo Tupiniquim
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cigarras & Cigarros
Windows
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 35.2%, Investigation 25.4%, Detective 25.3%, Story Rich 7.6%, Atmospheric 5%
- #57 The Apple Tree
68% matchPositive92% of 24 reviews2022
Dev: Remnants of mosaic
Windows
The Apple Tree is an interactive story in the genre of a visual novel. Investigate a series of murders together with police Captain Christian Tyler and try not to fall into the trap of criminals!
Why similar: Detective 22.4%, Investigation 20%, Psychological 16.4%, Romance 15.4%, Story Rich 5.5%
- #58 Midnight Files: THE NOIR CUT
66% matchMostly Positive74% of 38 reviews2025
Dev: Paper Lynx Games
Windows
Truth hides in the details. Investigate crime scenes, photograph evidence, analyze case files, and search the police database. Connect clues on the detective board, return to locations when something does not add up, and identify the culprit in each standalone case.
Why similar: Investigation 26.5%, Noir 24.7%, Detective 21.2%, Psychological 15.8%, Retro 5.9%
- #59 Kindred [High Tide]
65% matchPositive91% of 22 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: Investigation 24.4%, Detective 23.1%, Interactive Fiction 16.7%, Multiple Endings 10%, Psychological 9.5%
- #60 Detective Turner: If Looks Could Kill
66% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: RikerPub: ALL DAY ALL NIGHT
Windows · Mac
A text-driven noir murder mystery where you literally read the room. Search for clues in the text, photograph evidence, and interrogate suspects to solve the murder of fashion icon Margot Voss.
Why similar: Investigation 27.5%, Detective 25.9%, Noir 23.7%, Interactive Fiction 17%, Story Rich 4.6%