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  1. #1 VSCS-II
    97% matchPositive91% of 23 reviews2024
    Dev: Oliver MorrishPub: Skullbutton Interactive
    Windows

    VSCS-II is a retro-styled narrative game about privacy and security. Using an upgraded '80s operating system, navigate an underground network to make connections, unearth conspiracies, and ultimately decide the fate of the dark web.

    Why similar: Hacking 28.4%, Political Sim 20.8%, Crime 13.6%, Choices Matter 6.6%, Visual Novel 6.4%

  2. #2 This Is the Peace
    96% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Nokwite Games
    Windows

    When The President fails to win the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize, he vows to get it next year — by ending every world conflict himself. A darkly funny political strategy inspired by This Is the Police.

    Why similar: Political Sim 28.7%, Noir 16.1%, Choices Matter 11.6%, Story Rich 8.3%, Strategy 8.1%

  3. #3 ANONYMOUS;CODE
    96% matchMostly Positive80% of 513 reviews2023
    Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
    Windows
    Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    Hack Into God

    Why similar: Hacking 48.9%, Visual Novel 21.6%, Choices Matter 11.7%, Investigation 10%, Story Rich 7.9%

  4. #4 Liar-for-hire
    95% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Neo Vulgate Cycle
    Windows

    Follow the new worker of the disinformation agency day by day. Decide how to oppose news and people through the use of fake scandals and redirections. Ensure a win for your employers - or find some conscience after all.

    Why similar: Political Sim 30.3%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Choices Matter 12.4%, RPG 9.7%, Life Sim 7.6%

  5. #5 Would you sell your soul
    94% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2024
    Dev: COMINO Inc.
    Windows

    Choose Your Story: Choices & Decisions game, Mystery visual novel adventure game

    Why similar: Noir 31.2%, Visual Novel 20.5%, Crime 16.8%, Thriller 11.7%, Choices Matter 6.5%

  6. #6 HACK_IT
    94% matchMostly Negative25% of 145 reviews2016
    Dev: Dan_D
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    HACK_IT presents players with a fully immersive hacking experience, you’ll meet characters and find out things you never imagined. Including interactive apps that will give you the power to shutdown servers and retrieve passwords.

    Why similar: Hacking 52.6%, Crime 13.7%, Visual Novel 8.8%, Simulation 8.2%, RPG 7.9%

  7. #7 We. The Revolution
    93% matchMostly Positive75% of 2,370 reviews2019
    Dev: PolyslashPub: Valkyrie Initiative
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%

    As a judge of the Revolutionary Tribunal, preside over complicated cases of ordinary citizens, dangerous criminals, and enemies of the revolution in revolutionary Paris. Make judgments, plot political intrigue, and try to not lose your own head!

    Why similar: Political Sim 26.3%, Crime 16.7%, Thriller 13%, Choices Matter 11.4%, Visual Novel 9.5%

  8. #8 Cyber Manhunt
    92% matchVery Positive93% of 15,410 reviews2021
    Dev: Aluba Van+
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    Cyber Manhunt is a story-oriented puzzle game focusing on big data, hacking, citizen privacy, and social workers. It focuses on social issues such as cyber violence and privacy breaches.

    Why similar: Hacking 55.6%, Crime 13.3%, RPG 13%, Simulation 10.8%, Story Rich 4.3%

  9. #9 Man I Just Wanna Go Home
    91% matchVery Positive95% of 685 reviews2024
    Dev: JZPS Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 48 minMean: 1.3 hrs≥1hr: 37%

    Man I Just Wanna Go Home is an "MSPaint-noir" visual novel with 13 endings, a unique visual style and a killer 80s inspired soundtrack. The story revolves around a delivery person stranded in an unfamiliar part of the city under the devastating rain. All he wants is to get home. Help him!

    Why similar: Noir 30.9%, Visual Novel 17%, Choices Matter 12.8%, Thriller 9.9%, Multiple Endings 8.4%

  10. #10 This Is the Police
    91% matchVery Positive82% of 11,036 reviews2016
    Dev: Weappy StudioPub: THQ Nordic
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    This Is the Police is a strategy/adventure game set in a city spiraling the drain. Taking the role of gritty Police Chief Jack Boyd, you'll dive into a deep story of crime and intrigue. Will Jack reach his retirement with a nice stack of bills, or will he end up broken ... or worse?

    Why similar: Crime 26.6%, Noir 22.3%, Choices Matter 15.3%, Story Rich 10.3%, Management 9.5%

  11. #11 My Hotel
    90% matchMixed44% of 95 reviews2024
    Dev: BrainSwapperPub: CreativeForge Games
    Windows

    Step into the 1950s with My Hotel. As the new owner of a mysterious hotel, revive its glory through stylish renovations, solve hidden secrets, and master faction intrigues. A captivating blend of history and adventure awaits.

    Why similar: Noir 26.7%, Crime 20.4%, Choices Matter 12.5%, Life Sim 9%, RPG 7.1%

  12. #12 Up All Night
    89% matchPositive91% of 35 reviews2021
    Dev: Fiendish Fiction
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Unearth secrets hidden between the trees. Solve a murder. Confront what awaits in the darkness. Whatever transpires, you’re guaranteed to be up all night.

    Why similar: Noir 19.4%, Crime 15.5%, Thriller 14.7%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Choices Matter 9.9%

  13. #13 Detective Hunt - Crownston City PD
    89% matchMixed63% of 24 reviews2016
    Dev: pixepob
    Windows

    You are Damien Hunt, a junior detective of the Crownston City Police Department. Together with your partner, you are to investigate criminal activities around the city.

    Why similar: Noir 39%, Crime 26.5%, Visual Novel 18.4%, RPG 16.1%

  14. #14 Hacknet
    88% matchVery Positive94% of 25,824 reviews2015
    Dev: Team Fractal AlligatorPub: Fellow Traveller
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 79%

    Hacknet is an immersive, terminal-based hacking simulator for PC. Dive down a rabbit hoIe as you follow the instructions of a recently deceased hacker, whose death may not have been the accident the media reports.

    Why similar: Hacking 87.4%, Crime 5.1%, Choices Matter 3.1%, Story Rich 2%, Simulation 1.9%

  15. #15 QUIET DAN
    86% matchVery Positive95% of 1,320 reviews2025
    Dev: ВСЖ
    Windows
    Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 72%

    His name is Dan. He is an ordinary guy who works as a floor washer. However, soon in his life there are events that forever change his fate and push him on the path of crime... A chilling thriller in visual novel format.

    Why similar: Noir 26.2%, Crime 17.9%, Dark Comedy 15.7%, Thriller 15.4%, Visual Novel 12.7%

  16. #16 Tech Support: Error Unknown
    87% matchMostly Positive74% of 635 reviews2019
    Dev: Dragon SlumberPub: Iceberg Interactive
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 80%

    Things are not what they seem at your new tech support specialist job. While resolving customer issues, you soon find yourself in the middle of a conspiracy. Will you side with your employer, join a rogue hacktivist group bent on destroying them, assist the police or stand alone?

    Why similar: Hacking 74.5%, Simulation 12.9%, Story Rich 10%, Management 2.7%

  17. #17 Disordered
    86% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Lumas Studio
    Windows · Linux

    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 19.7%, Crime 18.8%, Thriller 14.9%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Choices Matter 9.9%

  18. #18 City Eye
    85% matchMostly Negative36% of 92 reviews2022
    Pub: SIG Publishing
    Windows

    In the world of City Eye, you’ll become an operator of the Central Monitoring System, who will try to prevent the effects of every single transgression in the game. Use city maps to track dangerous areas and don’t let the suspects run away from the Police.

    Why similar: Political Sim 28.7%, Hacking 27.3%, Crime 17.1%, Choices Matter 10.2%, Management 6.5%

  19. #19 For the People
    84% matchMostly Positive74% of 788 reviews2020
    Dev: Brezg StudioPub: 101XP
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 72%

    For the People is a mix of a political management sim and a visual novel, putting players in the shoes of an idealistic young state official tasked with shaping the future of a communist factory town. Will the party provide for the people, or are the people just cogs in its machine?..

    Why similar: Political Sim 27.5%, Noir 22.5%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Choices Matter 10.4%, Multiple Endings 6.8%

  20. #20 Orwell: Ignorance is Strength
    84% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,845 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: Political Sim 37.3%, Hacking 21.7%, Choices Matter 16.3%, Story Rich 7.8%, Simulation 7.6%

  21. #21 Under His Eyes
    83% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: HAS Games
    Windows

    Build a criminal empire. Every choice shapes your rise - or your fall. A crime strategy and management game: make tough dialogue decisions, manage your crew, collect protection money, buy businesses, send operators on missions, and defend your territory from rival gangs.

    Why similar: Noir 26.9%, Crime 24.6%, Choices Matter 13.6%, Management 6.9%, Investigation 6.1%

  22. #22 Ogasm Simulator
    82% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: OG Interactive
    Windows

    From broke donor to city powerbroker earn money through unconventional private clinics, expand your influence, and shape population growth as the city shifts between love, fear, and chaos.

    Why similar: Crime 28.3%, Dark Comedy 21.4%, Simulation 11.5%, Choices Matter 11.5%, Strategy 10.2%

  23. #23 UNCULT
    82% matchMostly Negative31% of 16 reviews2024
    Dev: STUDIO EORARI
    Windows

    'UNCULT' is a Adventure where the protagonist, the daughter of a cult leader, suffers from amnesia after an accident in a fanatical pseudo-religious group. Now, she must piece together her obscured past, facing numerous challenges and uncovering the truth. Your decisions will shape her destiny.

    Why similar: Crime 17.8%, Thriller 17.7%, Choices Matter 13.6%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Multiple Endings 9.6%

  24. #24 Loretta
    81% matchVery Positive93% of 414 reviews2023
    Dev: BonereadersPub: DANGEN Entertainment
    Windows
    Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    Loretta is a psychological thriller that makes the player an accessory to the heroine’s crimes, leading her through a self-crafted nightmare. Loretta’s story revolves around a woman handling betrayal, her husband’s infidelity, and reclaiming her agency during the socially tumultuous 1940s.

    Why similar: Noir 24.1%, Crime 17.7%, Thriller 16.1%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Choices Matter 9.8%

  25. #25 Night Call
    81% matchMostly Positive75% of 725 reviews2019
    Dev: Monkey MoonPub: Raw Fury
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 58%

    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 41.2%, Visual Novel 17.5%, Simulation 15.7%, Story Rich 10.5%, Investigation 9.4%

  26. #26 Infant God
    79% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: colsalley
    Windows

    You are the guardian of an infant god. Guide Aistalt through the toxic ruins of the internet. Debate with random users, harvest their ideologies, and sculpt her personality matrix. Will you raise a benevolent savior or a tyrant who deletes humanity?

    Why similar: Political Sim 33.4%, Choices Matter 18.4%, RPG 14.9%, Visual Novel 6.4%, Story Rich 6%

  27. #27 Torrent Empire
    78% matchMixed64% of 25 reviews2025
    Dev: Steel Games
    Windows

    Are you ready to build your own torrent empire? Crack software, manage servers, dive into shady deals, and outsmart the authorities—all in the shadow of the 2000s. Balance risk and reward in this terminal-based strategy sim. Become a digital legend or lose it all!

    Why similar: Hacking 45.7%, Crime 18.7%, Life Sim 7.4%, Simulation 7%, RPG 7%

  28. #28 Interrogation: You will be deceived
    80% matchMostly Positive78% of 369 reviews2019
    Dev: Critique GamingPub: Assemble Entertainment
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    As a detective tasked with bringing down a dangerous terrorist group, you fight on two fronts: interrogating suspects & managing your team and its reputation. With time running out, how far will you go to stop these criminals? Manipulation, threats or even torture? Does the end justify the means?

    Why similar: Noir 25.4%, Political Sim 22.1%, Crime 18.4%, Choices Matter 10.9%, Visual Novel 10.3%

  29. #29 Bharat Police
    79% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: BharatPoliceGroup
    Windows

    Lead a police force in noir India. Manage officers, respond to emergencies, and upgrade your team. Navigate crime, corruption, and deep-rooted social tensions. Every decision has consequences.

    Why similar: Noir 27%, Crime 26%, Choices Matter 14.4%, Political Sim 9.5%, Management 8.7%

  30. #30 DotSec
    78% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Alterhook
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    DotSec is a modern hacking simulator where you can choose your path as a Black Hat, White Hat, or Gray Hat hacker. The choices you make will directly impact your journey through the hacking world while also guiding you through complex puzzles and challenges.

    Why similar: Hacking 44.3%, Crime 23.1%, Simulation 18.8%, Choices Matter 13.9%

  31. #31 Galaxy Princess Zorana
    75% matchVery Positive91% of 161 reviews2025
    Dev: Hanako Games
    Windows · Linux

    You are the Evil Emperor's only daughter, but can you claim the throne? Raise stats, make deals, appoint advisors, and scheme your way through the Imperial Election - unless an assassin gets you first. Rule the galaxy or die trying!

    Why similar: Political Sim 34.8%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Choices Matter 12.6%, Life Sim 10%, RPG 7.5%

  32. #32 Lightracer: For Judge
    75% matchVery Positive94% of 467 reviews2025
    Dev: Smartmelon Games
    Windows

    In a dystopian future, as The Judge with immense power, you journey through space to find hope in a divided society. This sci-fi adventure explores hope amidst adversity.

    Why similar: Political Sim 28.5%, Noir 22.6%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Choices Matter 11.4%, RPG 9.1%

  33. #33 Is There a Way?
    76% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: SS GC Omnipotens
    Windows

    An original visual novel about the dark secrets of a Soviet asylum, inspired by real events. Here, you do not control the story — you watch as it slowly breaks the main character… and you along with him.

    Why similar: Noir 32.6%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Thriller 12.7%, Choices Matter 11.4%, Story Rich 7.5%

  34. #34 Botnet of Ares
    76% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Tiniuc
    Windows · Linux

    Botnet of Ares is an incremental hacking roguelite set in a cyberpunk world where everything is connected. Unlock upgrades, expand your botnet, exploit millions of devices, optimize your network & decide the future of humanity.

    Why similar: Hacking 45.2%, Crime 15.2%, Choices Matter 13.7%, Multiple Endings 7.6%, Simulation 7%

  35. #35 Red Spider3: A Heroine Never Dies
    77% matchPositive86% of 14 reviews2018
    Dev: studio wasp
    Windows · Mac

    Red Spider 3: A Heroine Never Dies is a Kong Noir style Visual Novel.ボイス総収録時間12.9時間!同人ゲームオブ・ザ・イヤーにて【主演女優部門】【熱部門】【泣き部門】【作曲部門】の4部門にノミネート!

    Why similar: Noir 38.4%, Crime 22.1%, Visual Novel 19.8%, Story Rich 8.6%, Thriller 7.2%

  36. #36 Bouncer Story
    77% matchMixed47% of 17 reviews2020
    Dev: Helmi GamesPub: Plug In Digital
    Windows · Mac

    Bouncer Story, a retro-inspired film-noir featuring a protagonist working as a bouncer to pay off a gambling debt to the underground mafia controlling the city. As a bouncer you are seeing, hearing and experiencing all kinds of events in the your daily work controlling the entrance to a bar.

    Why similar: Crime 25%, Choices Matter 16.1%, RPG 11.4%, Multiple Endings 10.9%, Life Sim 9.6%

  37. #37 Bar Soviet
    74% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Labour Battalion Games
    Windows

    Bar Soviet is a narrative-driven bar management sim set in a dystopian republic. Mix drinks, talk to patrons, and manage your finances while navigating life under an authoritarian regime.

    Why similar: Political Sim 29.7%, Dark Comedy 20.3%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Choices Matter 9.3%, Story Rich 7.9%

  38. #38 Lavender Field
    73% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
    Dev: KamilaFoxGames
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    An atmospheric visual novel with puzzle elements and a nonlinear storyline.

    Why similar: Noir 45.2%, Visual Novel 22.9%, Multiple Endings 11.6%, Story Rich 11.5%, Thriller 6%

  39. #39 NITE Team 4 - Military Hacking Division
    73% matchVery Positive92% of 1,253 reviews2019
    Dev: Alice & Smith
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 23.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    NITE Team 4 is a military hacking simulation game that explores the world of cyberwarfare and features realistic mission scenarios.

    Why similar: Hacking 83.1%, Simulation 10.1%, Strategy 6.7%

  40. #40 Arsenic & Absinthe
    73% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Laborastory 604
    Windows

    A Bartender point-and-click simulator game mixed with visual novel-style storytelling set in a noir-fabled world. As you have only 7 days to live, to save yourself from a collapsing life, it’s time to investigate, mix the drink and discover the secret recipe of success you deserve all along.

    Why similar: Noir 38.9%, Crime 16.8%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Story Rich 8.4%, Simulation 7.6%

  41. #41 White Shirts Red Blood
    72% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Rocket Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    The life story of mobster Michael del Conte – with everything except peace of mind and hope for tomorrow.

    Why similar: Noir 28.1%, Crime 25.6%, Choices Matter 14.1%, Multiple Endings 10.7%, Pixel Graphics 8%

  42. #42 Angels That Kill - The Final Cut
    74% matchMixed45% of 33 reviews2015
    Dev: Rising Sun Interactive
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 96%

    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 46.1%, Crime 28.1%, Choices Matter 15.7%, Multiple Endings 10.1%

  43. #43 The Shadows of Fallen City
    71% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: IKINAGAMES
    Windows

    The Shadows of Fallen City is a reality mystery drama that tracks a violent incident caused by someone's fall, as people who have fallen with different stories gathering in a city where common sense and human relationships have fallen.

    Why similar: Noir 31.5%, Crime 26.3%, Visual Novel 18.8%, Story Rich 11.2%, Investigation 6.9%

  44. #44 Crime Union
    71% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: 54k Games
    Windows

    Build your criminal empire from the shadows. Manage global networks, launder black money, hire specialists, and crush rival gangs in tactical card battles. In Crime Union, staying alive while the law watches your every move is just as hard as reaching the top. Don't get busted.

    Why similar: Political Sim 29.8%, Noir 25.4%, Crime 22.8%, Choices Matter 9.1%, Management 6.6%

  45. #45 Reflections in Amber
    71% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Frog Croaked Team
    Windows · Mac

    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 27.5%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Crime 14.6%, Thriller 12.5%, Choices Matter 10.9%

  46. #46 Back to the Dawn
    68% matchVery Positive95% of 9,819 reviews2025
    Dev: Metal Head GamesPub: Spiral Up Games
    Windows
    Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 22.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    Back to the Dawn is a story-rich RPG set in a high-security prison ruled by factions and buried secrets. Investigate two conspiracies from the inside, gather evidence, and outsmart a system designed to silence you. Make friends (or foes) with fellow inmates and with their help, break out of prison.

    Why similar: Crime 20.9%, Choices Matter 17.2%, RPG 15.2%, Story Rich 12.4%, Pixel Graphics 10%

  47. #47 Archon
    70% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Tome & Blade
    Windows

    In this story-rich interstellar political drama, ascend as humanity's next leader. Rebuild a broken empire in a war-torn galaxy through might, diplomacy, or espionage. Every choice has a consequence. What will you choose, Your Eminence?

    Why similar: Political Sim 38.6%, Choices Matter 15.2%, Visual Novel 14.5%, RPG 13%, Multiple Endings 8.8%

  48. #48 Dissent
    70% matchMixed58% of 24 reviews2022
    Dev: Black Banshee Studios
    Windows

    A visual novel with mild choice-based progression. In this prologue story, follow an inquisitve college student into the depths of deceptive corporate lab: Moniker Innovation. Begin to unravel a mystery larger than the young journalist looking for answers and even this game itself.

    Why similar: Noir 41.9%, Visual Novel 23.8%, Choices Matter 16.7%, RPG 13.4%, Emotional 3%

  49. #49 Hacker Evolution Duality
    72% matchMostly Negative34% of 540 reviews2011
    Dev: exosyphen studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 12 minMean: 13.3 hrs≥1hr: 20%

    Hacker Evolution Duality is the hacking simulation game, developed by exosyphen studios. Based on the successful Hacker Evolution game series, it has been completely redesigned to offer an impressive and new gaming experience.

    Why similar: Hacking 84.7%, Simulation 15.3%

  50. #50 My Cashy Side Job at Lost&Found in the Subway of Million-Person City
    70% matchMostly Positive72% of 47 reviews2021
    Dev: Unusual MeaningPub: Imakiya Q0
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Noir adventure for an unlucky subway's lost and found worker!

    Why similar: Noir 42.5%, Visual Novel 23.1%, Crime 18.3%, Choices Matter 7.7%, Multiple Endings 6.4%

  51. #51 KRAMPEN
    68% matchVery Positive90% of 437 reviews2023
    Dev: GMD13
    Windows

    Immerse yourself in the winter forest and help a lost soul to find a piece of itself. What is awaiting you there.. or who?

    Why similar: Noir 28.2%, Thriller 18.9%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Choices Matter 12.2%, Multiple Endings 10.2%

  52. #52 Lacuna – A Sci-Fi Noir Adventure
    68% matchVery Positive92% of 2,791 reviews2021
    Dev: DigiTales InteractivePub: Assemble Entertainment
    Windows
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%

    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 27%, Crime 18.9%, Thriller 14.6%, Choices Matter 11.3%, Multiple Endings 8%

  53. #53 Long Live The Queen
    69% matchVery Positive95% of 7,115 reviews2013
    Dev: Hanako Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    Rule the world or die trying!Being a Princess is not an easy job. Being a Queen is even harder. Especially when you're only fourteen years old, and the reason you've inherited the throne is that your royal mother has just met an untimely end.Now power is up for grabs.

    Why similar: Political Sim 49.3%, Visual Novel 23.4%, RPG 5.9%, Simulation 5.8%, Choices Matter 4.7%

  54. #54 Hack RUN
    69% matchVery Positive84% of 230 reviews2015
    Dev: i273 LLC
    Windows
    Median: 42 minMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 39%

    Ever wanted to be a hacker? Hack your way into the heart of a mysterious organization to uncover their secrets. Hack RUN® is a game which uses 'old school' command prompts (like DOS or UNIX) that simulate a real operating system. Learn the commands of each system to help you navigate through your adventure.

    Why similar: Hacking 71.5%, Simulation 16.5%, Strategy 12%

  55. #55 Untrusted: hackers at large
    66% matchPositive100% of 13 reviews2026
    Dev: playuntrusted.comPub: Evolved Labs
    Windows · Linux

    A single player hacking adventure set in the Untrusted world where you'll be playing as various hackers getting into computer systems to hack, steal and sabotage. Manage your crew, manage your risks, threaten or kill your targets. Investigate. Hack. Don't Die.

    Why similar: Hacking 49.6%, Crime 21.1%, RPG 9%, Story Rich 6.9%, Retro 4.9%

  56. #56 Biocybernetic Trap
    67% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Pavel Kopylov
    Windows

    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 23%, Crime 17.7%, Thriller 14%, Choices Matter 13%, Visual Novel 9.6%

  57. #57 Song of Farca: Prologue
    67% matchVery Positive89% of 199 reviews2021
    Dev: Wooden MonkeysPub: Alawar
    Windows
    Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 14.0 hrs≥1hr: 55%

    You are Isabella Song – a hacker PI. Your job is to hack cameras, phones, and computers, as well as question suspects, analyze evidence and draw conclusions. But don't forget that in Farca city, even criminals can end up victims.

    Why similar: Hacking 47.3%, Choices Matter 13%, Investigation 10.1%, Crime 9.4%, Simulation 7.6%

  58. #58 Proxy - Ultimate Hacker
    69% matchPositive93% of 15 reviews2016
    Dev: Ready Play Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 96%

    Out there is a world of corporate corruption and government lies. You are a lone hacker armed with a terminal and a personal proxy. Break in. Cause damage. Get paid.

    Why similar: Hacking 80.6%, Simulation 19.4%

  59. #59 The Great Farce
    67% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Auxilio Games
    Windows

    The Great Farce is a non-linear mystery game that follows Claudia Marcó, journalist and former First Lady, during a series of attacks targeting the recently democratized country of Castela's politicians and their families, having to unveil the deepest secrets of their young democracy.

    Why similar: Noir 27.7%, Visual Novel 14%, Crime 11%, Choices Matter 10.6%, Thriller 9.9%

  60. #60 Crime or Punishment
    67% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Scale Issue
    Windows

    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 42.6%, Crime 14.1%, Choices Matter 13.5%, Multiple Endings 8.8%, Story Rich 7.6%

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