- #1 Frankie and Suede Private Detectives
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: HurlingGames
Windows
Get big laughs while you point and click to search for clues and solve mysteries with Hollywood's most deranged private investigators, Frankie and Suede. Be immersed into a cinematic experience with slapstick characters in this film noir comedy adventure.
Why similar: Noir 18.5%, Dark Comedy 16.8%, Detective 14.2%, Point & Click 9.9%, Comedy 8.8%
- #2 Impirical Evidence
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Match Head Studio
Windows
A comedy adventure game featuring classic inventory based puzzles. Arthur is a skeptic who dedicated his life to denying the paranormal. Murray is the electric Imp he accidentally summoned. Now Arthur must solve mysteries while bound to the very evidence of the supernatural itself.
Why similar: Noir 17.9%, Investigation 15%, Detective 12.8%, Point & Click 11.6%, Comedy 10%
- #3 Roots in the Sky - The Hand of Glory 2
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Madit Entertainment
Windows
After five years in hiding, former Miami detective Lazarus “Lars” Bundy is swept up in another globe-trotting supernatural mystery whose origins trace back to a legend about the creation of Earth itself.
Why similar: Conspiracy 16.5% ★, Dark Comedy 15.3%, Detective 13.6%, Investigation 13.1%, Point & Click 11.3%
- #4 Five Day Detective
95% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Krunchy Fried Games
Windows
Five Day Detective is a point and click style adventure game featuring multiple murder cases and a twisted sense of humour.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 19.6%, Detective 18.9%, Point & Click 12.8%, Investigation 11.3%, Dark Humor 8%
- #5 Alien Function
94% matchPositive92% of 12 reviews2021
Dev: Stand Off Software
Windows · Linux
A suspenseful surreal comedy in the depths of space. Typhil and his companions set out to unravel the many mysteries of this enigmatic starship, facing aliens, killer robots, and more on a quest for the truth about their mission, and their lives.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 15.1%, Detective 14.2%, Investigation 13.6%, Point & Click 11.2%, Comedy 9.7%
- #6 To Hell With The Ugly
94% matchVery Positive87% of 153 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 22.4%, Detective 16.8%, Conspiracy 16.4% ★, Investigation 11.4%, Point & Click 9.2%
- #7 A Death in the Red Light
93% matchMixed68% of 47 reviews2024
Dev: Mystery City Games BV
Windows
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 18.7%, Conspiracy 18.3% ★, Detective 16.8%, Investigation 15.2%, Dark Comedy 13%
- #8 Voodoo Detective
92% matchVery Positive95% of 369 reviews2022
Dev: Short Sleeve Studio, LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Do you like adventure, comedy, and dime store detective novels? Then boy have we got the game for you! Join Voodoo Detective in a hand-drawn, point-and-click noir where you’ll pit your wits and hoodoo know-how against a sinister evil that’s taken root on beautiful Zo Wanga Isle.
Why similar: Noir 22.3%, Detective 16.5%, Investigation 14%, Point & Click 11.3%, Comedy 8.8%
- #9 Confidential Killings - A Detective Game
91% matchMostly Positive79% of 660 reviews2026
Dev: BRANEPub: Surefire.Games
Windows · Mac
A series of murders is shocking Hollywood! Use your detective skills: search the crime scene, find clues, solve the mystery. Who is pulling the strings behind these Confidential Killings?
Why similar: Conspiracy 26.7% ★, Noir 16.9%, Detective 15.6%, Investigation 13.8%, Point & Click 9.5%
- #10 The Biggleboss Incident
91% matchVery Positive94% of 170 reviews2025
Dev: BUNKWORKS
Windows · Mac
A pointy-clicky comedy corporate thriller. Solve puzzles, get to know your colleagues, and unravel a sinister global conspiracy. All in a day's work.
Why similar: Conspiracy 23.7% ★, Dark Comedy 20.8%, Point & Click 13.9%, Comedy 11.2%, Satire 10.5% ★
- #11 The Ratline
90% matchVery Positive90% of 252 reviews2026
Dev: Owlskip Games
Windows · Mac
A murdered priest. A secret list. Hunt Nazi fugitives across the globe in this gritty 1971 detective thriller. Analyze evidence, follow leads, and make sharp deductions before the trail goes cold. From the creators of Family, Rivals, Conspiracy, Echo Beach and Riley & Rochelle.
Why similar: Detective 24.6%, Investigation 21.4%, Conspiracy 20.3% ★, Noir 16.7%, Mystery 5.1%
- #12 Curvid Nurntine and the Black Vaccine
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: JigglyPig Games
Windows · Linux
Curvid Nurntine and the Black Vaccine is a gritty cyber-noir point and click adventure. A degenerate private investigator, a missing girl and a suspiciously mandatory vaccine all coalesce in this unfathomably horrific conspiracy.
Why similar: Conspiracy 26.2% ★, Noir 20.7%, Point & Click 14%, Detective 13.5%, Story Rich 6.4%
- #13 Dirty Land
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Naturally Intelligent
Windows · Mac · Linux
A videogame about being a real estate salesman in the 80s
Why similar: Noir 22.6%, Conspiracy 19.5% ★, Investigation 12.8%, Detective 12.5%, Point & Click 10.4%
- #14 The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark
88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,947 reviews2021
Dev: Spooky DoorwayPub: Akupara Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Delouse your room with sage and pack up your travel-sized ouija board, it’s time to re-enter Twin Lakes - America’s 34th most haunted city. Join Detective McQueen as he puzzles his way through 9 chilling cases, risking life and pixelated limb to solve the macabre mysteries that plague the poor town.
Why similar: Detective 18.3%, Dark Comedy 18%, Investigation 12%, Point & Click 11.9%, Comedy 10.4%
- #15 Inspector Detective: Private Eye
87% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2022
Dev: Michael GilmourPub: A Winter's Night Games
Windows · Mac
Everyone in town has their version of what happened at Timmons Manor. None of them were there. Everyone has their theories about why a Timmons relative has not set foot on the property in 100 years. None of them are correct...
Why similar: Noir 18.5%, Detective 17.4%, Investigation 15.8%, Dark Comedy 14.5%, Walking Simulator 13%
- #16 Sockpuppet Noire
86% 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 23.4%, Dark Comedy 18.2%, Detective 17.7%, Investigation 13.6%, Parody 13.5% ★
- #17 The Slaughter: Magdalene
86% matchPositive96% of 25 reviews2021
Dev: Alex FrancoisPub: Brainchild
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short interlude from the world of The Slaughter.
Why similar: Noir 24.1%, Detective 17.3%, Dark Comedy 13.8%, Point & Click 12%, Third Person 7.6%
- #18 Hauma - A Detective Noir Story
85% matchMostly Positive71% of 129 reviews2023
Dev: SenAm GamesPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows
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: Conspiracy 20.3% ★, Noir 20.2%, Detective 15.4%, Investigation 13.3%, Point & Click 8.5%
- #19 A Case of the Crabs: Rehash
84% matchVery Positive94% of 84 reviews2020
Dev: Pinhead Games
Windows
A complete remake/remaster/rehash of the award winning Flash game: A Case of the Crabs! Play as smart-ass detective, Nick Bounty, in this hilarious point & click adventure and hunt down a nefarious counterfeit crab ringleader!
Why similar: Noir 23.4%, Investigation 19.7%, Point & Click 15.2%, Detective 12.5%, Comedy 7.8%
- #20 Tangle Tower
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 6,076 reviews2019
Dev: SFB Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Unravel a thrilling mystery by exploring a strange and twisted mansion, discovering curious clues, interrogating peculiar suspects and solving unique puzzles. Will you be able to uncover the secrets of Tangle Tower?
Why similar: Detective 23.3%, Noir 18.8%, Point & Click 13.6%, Investigation 7.6%, Dialogue Heavy 7.6%
- #21 Acrônimo Tupiniquim
83% 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 27.7%, Detective 23.1%, Investigation 18%, Story Rich 7.2%, Point & Click 7.2%
- #22 The Phantom Fellows
82% matchVery Positive86% of 66 reviews2024
Dev: The Phantom FellowsPub: Strummer Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
The Phantom Fellows is about two best friends who start a paranormal investigation business together, since one of them is already dead.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 18.2%, Detective 16.1%, Investigation 16%, Point & Click 11.7%, Comedy 10.5%
- #23 Kathy Rain 2: Soothsayer
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,243 reviews2025
Dev: Clifftop GamesPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 9.1 hrsMean: 9.6 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: Conspiracy 20.3% ★, Noir 19.6%, Detective 16.5%, Investigation 15.9%, Point & Click 10.8%
- #24 Reports from Vera Cruz
82% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Monkey Suits
Windows
Investigate the country of Vera Cruz in this journalistic first-person adventure! Solve puzzles, take photos of clues and report news exposing the horrific truths behind General Galba and his bizarre government!
Why similar: Detective 20.7%, Investigation 16.9%, Walking Simulator 15.1%, Comedy 9.9%, Point & Click 9.6%
- #25 Detective Penguin
80% matchVery Positive89% of 55 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: Conspiracy 18.9% ★, Noir 18.3%, Detective 15.1%, Investigation 13.4%, Dark Humor 7.7%
- #26 Nirvana Noir
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Feral Cat DenPub: Fellow Traveller
Windows
A noir adventure beyond time and space. The city of cosmic beings is under threat in two parallel realities - one where the Big Bang was never fired, the other exploding in color and sin. It’s up to you to solve the mysteries of the Bigger Bang in this follow up to the award-winning Genesis Noir.
Why similar: Noir 22.8%, Conspiracy 20.3% ★, Detective 16.2%, Investigation 13.7%, Point & Click 10%
- #27 Brain Freeze
79% 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: Dark Comedy 21.8%, Noir 21.1%, Conspiracy 17.5% ★, Detective 10.7%, Investigation 9.8%
- #28 Call of the Golden Valley
78% matchPositive88% of 42 reviews2025
Dev: O'Saurus Studios
Windows · Mac
Your friend is missing in the Australian outback and you must find her. Search the Internet for clues, solve mysterious puzzles and uncover the conspiracy of the vanishing hikers of Golden Valley.
Why similar: Conspiracy 22.6% ★, Detective 17.2%, Investigation 14.5%, Walking Simulator 12.6%, Point & Click 8.3%
- #29 GRUNND
79% 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 18.7%, Conspiracy 15.5% ★, Detective 14.3%, Investigation 13%, Point & Click 9.2%
- #30 Crowpoint Manor
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MayMoodPub: MayMood Games
Windows
Step inside Crowpoint Manor, where every guest harbours a dark secret. As an undercover detective, you’ll solve bizarre puzzles, navigate dangerous traps, and witness hilariously tragic accidents. Can you uncover the “truth” before you become the next victim?
Why similar: Dark Comedy 26.6%, Detective 18.2%, Point & Click 13.8%, Dark Humor 10.7%, Comedy 9.3%
- #31 Detective Bass in Fish out of Water
76% matchPositive100% of 12 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 22.8%, Detective 22.4%, Investigation 14.3%, Comedy 12.7%, Dialogue Heavy 7.1%
- #32 City of Voices
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Kini Games
Windows
A short Golden Idol-like deduction game about a young girl who is catapulted from her suburban life into the mysterious world of the ancient Maya. Investigate a series of moments frozen in time. Examine clues and solve puzzles to uncover a story full of twists and turns.
Why similar: Conspiracy 31.1% ★, Detective 22.8%, Investigation 20%, Point & Click 10.9%, Story Rich 6%
- #33 A Town Called Happenstance
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sole Rebel Soul
Windows
Save the programmer, save the world! Help freelance detective Carter Montague by pointing & clicking (or rather pointing & dragging) to track down a missing developer and stop an evil corporation from holding the entire world hostage!
Why similar: Detective 18.8%, Conspiracy 17% ★, Investigation 15.7%, Point & Click 14.3%, Walking Simulator 7.1%
- #34 Yuletide Regicide
75% matchPositive100% of 17 reviews2025
Dev: Valtteri TavastPub: Instant Million
Windows
A dead Santa Claus right before Christmas is never a good sign. Interrogate the North Pole suspects to solve the murder and figure out how to save the festive season in this short dark comedy visual novel whodunnit.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 21.8%, Conspiracy 19.9% ★, Detective 15.4%, Investigation 10.8%, Satire 10.8% ★
- #35 The Stepfather Remake
75% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2025
Dev: Mideas Game Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
A classic point-and-click adventure full of mystery, humor, and clumsy mobsters. Solve puzzles, talk to quirky characters, and uncover the truth in this fully remastered detective story!
Why similar: Conspiracy 20.1% ★, Detective 17.8%, Investigation 16.1%, Point & Click 12.7%, Comedy 9.2%
- #36 Radiolight
74% matchVery Positive92% of 411 reviews2025
Dev: Krystof KneslPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Ashwood Creek, 1985. A child disappears without a trace. A local policeman is drawn into a national park, seeking the truth. Mysterious radio signals beckon him further and further. Investigate, survive and face the unknown in Radiolight— an '80s thriller by solo dev Krystof Knesl.
Why similar: Noir 19.4%, Conspiracy 15.3% ★, Detective 14.5%, Investigation 14.4%, Walking Simulator 12.4%
- #37 D.W. Dagger: Chapter One
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Team Lime Interactive
Windows
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 27.1%, Detective 20.6%, Investigation 17.9%, Walking Simulator 14%, Point & Click 10.9%
- #38 The Journey Down: Chapter Two
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 557 reviews2014
Dev: SkyGoblin
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Chapter Two of The Journey Down, a classic point-and-click saga with an Afro-Caribbean vibe. Get ready to embark on an epic journey of brain-teasing adventure!
Why similar: Noir 36.8%, Detective 15.2%, Dark Comedy 12.2%, Point & Click 11.4%, Atmospheric 8.4%
- #39 26 Moves: The Queen's Plot
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Danari Games
Windows
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 28.1%, Detective 16.4%, Investigation 14.6%, Point & Click 14.3%, Conspiracy 8.3% ★
- #40 Crosstalk
73% 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 26%, Conspiracy 24.6% ★, Detective 20.3%, Investigation 13.1%, Dialogue Heavy 5.5%
- #41 The Murder of Ava Monroe
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BUNKWORKS
Windows · Mac
A gripping detective noir mystery that blends investigation and deduction with a rich, character-driven story. The Murder of Ava Monroe is cozy, twisty, and oozing with atmosphere.
Why similar: Detective 28.7%, Investigation 24.5%, Noir 19.8%, Point & Click 9%, Story Rich 8.5%
- #42 Joe Kowalski Chronicles: Murder in a flat
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Iron Noir Soft
Windows · Mac · Linux
Joe Kowalski Chronicles: Murder in a flat is a dark neo noir point and click adventure game where you start as a police detective Joe Kowalski and try to solve a murder that happened in Joe's neighborhood.
Why similar: Noir 24.9%, Detective 18%, Investigation 14%, Conspiracy 12.8% ★, Point & Click 12.6%
- #43 The Honeypot Murders
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Supernormal Games
Windows
Arthur thinks he’s a smart guy. He isn’t. Help him solve puzzles, investigate the town, and uncover the mystery of his friends disappearance in this quirky adventure game inspired by classic cartoons.
Why similar: Conspiracy 26.9% ★, Detective 19.2%, Investigation 17.3%, Point & Click 9.6%, Dialogue Heavy 7.7%
- #44 Duck Detective: The Ghost of Glamping
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,574 reviews2025
Dev: Happy Broccoli Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 94%
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 26.4%, Detective 24.6%, Investigation 21.5%, Point & Click 10.4%, Mystery 4.8%
- #45 Nancy Drew®: Mystery of the Seven Keys™
71% matchMixed56% of 333 reviews2024
Dev: HeR Interactive
Windows · Mac
A thrilling blend of adventure, mystery, and history! Play as Nancy Drew to uncover the truth behind the theft of a client's heirloom necklace. Solve challenging puzzles, uncover a sinister web of cyber crime, and sleuth through Prague's mysterious streets entwined with medieval legends and alchemy.
Why similar: Detective 21.8%, Investigation 19.1%, Conspiracy 18.5% ★, Point & Click 13.7%, Mystery 5.8%
- #46 Tails Noir
71% matchMixed67% of 3,409 reviews2021
Dev: EggnutPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Tails Noir is a post-noir narrative adventure. Become raccoon private eye Howard Lotor and explore dystopian Vancouver inhabited by animals as you uncover a deeply personal story of change and transformation.
Why similar: Conspiracy 20.6% ★, Noir 18.5%, Detective 15.6%, Investigation 13%, Point & Click 9.2%
- #47 Dinocop
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 702 reviews2025
Dev: Pieces Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
When dinosaurs were brought back to life, none wanted to be a cop, so humans made you: Dinocop. Investigate the guests of the Cretaceous hotel to crack a meaty case that will confront you with your most profound existential dilemma. Who brought human meat to the dinosaur rights convention ?
Why similar: Detective 20.4%, Dark Comedy 19.9%, Satire 10.3% ★, Investigation 10.1%, Comedy 9.3%
- #48 The Silver Crow
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dreamagination
Windows · Mac
You play Conrad - executioner, outcast, and the last man anyone would trust to solve a murder. A handcrafted adventure steeped in Renaissance atmosphere, occult shadows and moral ambiguity. A point & click mystery in a city where truth is buried, power decides guilt, and someone is always watching.
Why similar: Conspiracy 23.5% ★, Detective 20.7%, Investigation 16.5%, Point & Click 15.1%, Third Person 6.1%
- #49 Bite Night: Dine or Die
69% matchVery Positive92% of 73 reviews2026
Dev: MyGrandfather Games
Windows
Bite Night: Dine or Die is a First-Person horror thriller where you play as a diner worker trying to solve the murders of your customers along side your best friend Vamp.
Why similar: Noir 26.1%, Dark Comedy 22.8%, Walking Simulator 18%, Investigation 8.2%, Dialogue Heavy 7.9%
- #50 Cat Detective Albert Wilde
69% matchVery Positive94% of 162 reviews2025
Dev: beyondthosehills
Windows
Play as the Cat Detective Albert Wilde. Walk, talk, interrogate, joke, solve a mystery, and experience an old film noir setting with humanoid animal characters. A story of quantum theory and parallel universes served with a lot of humour.
Why similar: Noir 17.6%, Detective 14.7%, Walking Simulator 13.4%, Investigation 13%, Third Person 9.8%
- #51 Conspiracy Simulator
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Daniel JosephPub: Subconscious Games
Windows
Investigate like it's 1993. Hunt clues on VHS tapes, shortwave radio, and the early internet. Pin evidence to your board, connect the strings, and publish theories for cash and followers. Just try not to lose your mind.
Why similar: Conspiracy 31.5% ★, Investigation 17.6%, Detective 13.3%, Dark Humor 9.9%, Satire 7.9% ★
- #52 PolyCity Stories - The Affair
70% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2023
Dev: Andi Liddell
Windows
The first short story from PolyCity. A point and click adventure delving into the dark and dirty polygonated corners of the City of angles... mostly right angles. The Affair follows a soft boiled/over easy private detective as he unpicks an organised crime syndicate operating across the city.
Why similar: Noir 26.5%, Dark Comedy 23.3%, Investigation 17.1%, Point & Click 13.9%, Story Rich 6.8%
- #53 Animal Mystery Crew
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Digital Umami
Windows
Live your Capybara Detective dream in Animal Mystery Crew! Crack every quirky case through peculiar problems and absurdist intrigue. Use evidence and interrogation to solve the different mysteries in the park!
Why similar: Detective 23.5%, Noir 20.2%, Investigation 20.2%, Comedy 11.5%, Third Person 5.9%
- #54 Murder at the Birch Tree Theater
66% matchVery Positive97% of 99 reviews2026
Dev: Crucible Juice Games
Windows · Mac
Uncover high drama in this whodunnit set in a small-town community theater. Gather clues by investigating the sets, casts and backstage crews of 10 theatrical productions, and piece together the story of each deadly crime.
Why similar: Noir 22.6%, Conspiracy 16.8% ★, Detective 15.2%, Point & Click 13.1%, Investigation 12.5%
- #55 Cross Country Case
67% 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%, Detective 24.9%, Investigation 20.5%, Story Rich 6.4%, Mystery 6.1%
- #56 Whodunnit: the Midnight Murder Mystery Files
67% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Sandalfoot Games
Windows
Puzzle out the who, what, where, and why of an imminent murder in this casual mystery title!
Why similar: Detective 23.1%, Investigation 19%, Noir 17.4%, Conspiracy 14% ★, Point & Click 10.7%
- #57 The Space Bar
68% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2023
Dev: Boffo Intergalactic Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Play as Alias Node, a human detective working on planet, Armpit VI. Your assignment? Catch a shifty criminal, wanted for grand theft and murder, before whatever it is, escapes to another world!
Why similar: Noir 23.8%, Detective 17.2%, Conspiracy 16.3% ★, Investigation 14.1%, Point & Click 11.5%
- #58 Detective Bass 2: The Case of the Stolen Pearls
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Team Grouper
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 28.8%, Detective 22.5%, Investigation 17.1%, Comedy 12.9%, Dialogue Heavy 9%
- #59 Claire Detective 1 : The Monster of Flavoria Lake
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Shiropopi Works
Windows
A monster has been spotted at Flavoria lake ! Hoax or truth ? Start your detective career with panache by solving this mystery... not so complicated... but hey ! First time for everything, right ?
Why similar: Detective 19.8%, Investigation 17.3%, Walking Simulator 15%, Comedy 13.2%, Dialogue Heavy 6.2%
- #60 Conscience
66% matchVery Positive94% of 171 reviews2024
Dev: Bowker Studios
Windows
Jack Beckham is found dead, hanging in his apartment alone. Police rule it a suicide. His father, refusing to accept the conclusion, hires you to investigate. Delve into the clues left behind in his apartment to discover what really happened.
Why similar: Noir 30.1%, Detective 24.1%, Investigation 19.8%, Atmospheric 6%, Mystery 5.9%