- #1 Legion Was Here
97% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Geoffroy MondePub: Surefire.Games
Windows
Steal a face. Study a life. Survive the conversation.
Why similar: Espionage 27.4% ★, Detective 12.1%, Dark Humor 11.7%, Noir 10.9%, Investigation 9.3%
- #2 Misadventures of Laura Silver
96% matchVery Positive84% of 269 reviews2019
Dev: Studio Attic Salt
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Need more stress in your life? Meet Laura Silver, a paranoid and insomniac detective tasked with researching Slavic mythology. Do you know anything about the Vodnik? Neither does she. Unfortunately, her incompetence won't be your biggest problem in Czechoslovakia.
Why similar: Comic Book 14.5%, Noir 13.8%, Interactive Fiction 11.2%, Dark Humor 10.5%, Detective 10.5%
- #3 Hauma - A Detective Noir Story
96% matchMixed68% of 136 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: Noir 18.1%, Comic Book 15.2%, Conspiracy 14% ★, Detective 12.4%, Interactive Fiction 8.5%
- #4 A Death in the Red Light
95% matchMostly Positive70% of 50 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 18.8%, Detective 15.1%, Conspiracy 14.2% ★, Comic Book 12.1%, Investigation 10.8%
- #5 Confidential Killings - A Detective Game
94% matchMostly Positive78% of 788 reviews2026
Dev: BRANEPub: Surefire.Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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 20.3% ★, Noir 16.7%, Detective 13.9%, Interactive Fiction 10.6%, Point & Click 10.1%
- #6 To Hell With The Ugly
94% matchVery Positive87% of 166 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 23.8%, Detective 16%, Conspiracy 13.4% ★, Interactive Fiction 11.8%, Point & Click 10.4%
- #7 Hauma - A Detective Noir Story - Prologue
93% matchPositive96% of 24 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: Noir 18.8%, Comic Book 18.2%, Detective 14.9%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%, Investigation 9.6%
- #8 Detective Turner: If Looks Could Kill
92% 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: Detective 21%, Noir 18.5%, Investigation 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.8%, Comic Book 12.4%
- #9 A Peculiar Adventure On Bast
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Clockwork Pepper
Windows · Mac · Linux
Join two colorful heroes from opposite sides of the continent as they stumble into the adventure of their lives. Crazy gadgets, charismatic characters, a hint of the uncanny - you'll find it all in the beautifully hand-drawn steampunk world of Bast!
Why similar: Steampunk 27.1% ★, Cats 20.4%, Point & Click 14%, Hand-drawn 10.1%, Conspiracy 9.9% ★
- #10 Jason Maxx
91% matchPositive94% of 33 reviews2025
Dev: Nabos StudiosPub: Let's Talk Media
Windows · Mac · Linux
A man has fallen to his death in Metro City. Mysterious circumstances. Luckily, hardcore detective Jason Maxx is on the case. The city is dark, the suspects are weirdos, and the graphics party like it’s 1999. Explore, interrogate. Can Jason solve the mystery, even when absurdity takes over?
Why similar: Noir 20.2%, Conspiracy 16.8% ★, Detective 13.7%, Dark Comedy 11.1%, Point & Click 10.6%
- #11 Expelled!
89% matchVery Positive94% of 254 reviews2025
Dev: inkle Ltd
Windows · Mac
A School Prefect has been pushed out of a window, and everyone's blaming YOU. Can you find the culprit - or someone to take the fall - before you get EXPELLED? Mystery with a wicked twist, from the creators of Overboard!, 80 Days, Heaven's Vault and A Highland Song.
Why similar: Comic Book 20.7%, Interactive Fiction 14%, Investigation 12.7%, Detective 11.1%, Hand-drawn 10.1%
- #12 Blacksad: Under the Skin
90% matchVery Positive83% of 6,984 reviews2019
Dev: Pendulo StudiosPub: Microids
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 73%
BLACKSAD: Under the Skin - A dark corruption scandal in the heart of the New York City's underworld for charismatic detective John Blacksad!
Why similar: Noir 20.2%, Comic Book 16.8%, Cats 14.7%, Detective 12.9%, Point & Click 10.5%
- #13 Jackie Hart: Headhunter
89% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: Studio Hazy
Windows · Mac · Linux
An urban fantasy 2D point & click adventure set in Taipei, where the supernatural lurks beneath reality. You play as a paranormal investigator with abilities of her own. Unravel a brutal case of human sacrifice, piece together the clues, interview witnesses and try to keep your head—literally.
Why similar: Comic Book 17.1%, Point & Click 15.2%, Interactive Fiction 15%, Detective 15%, Female Protagonist 11.1%
- #14 YOUR HOUSE
88% matchVery Positive84% of 74 reviews2025
Dev: PATRONES & ESCONDITES
Windows · Mac
A narrative puzzle-thriller that blurs the lines between games and books, reality and fiction, puzzles and storytelling.
Why similar: Noir 18.3%, Detective 15.7%, Comic Book 15.3%, Investigation 10.9%, Interactive Fiction 10.6%
- #15 SideEye High
87% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Fundamental Studios
Windows
A grounded detective mystery set in the most dangerous place in America: a 1997 public high school.
Why similar: Noir 18.7%, Detective 16.9%, Point & Click 11.8%, Investigation 11.5%, Dark Comedy 11.4%
- #16 Crosstalk
86% 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 25.2%, Conspiracy 18.4% ★, Detective 17.7%, Interactive Fiction 16.6%, Investigation 9%
- #17 Feline Forensics and the Meowseum Mystery
84% matchVery Positive94% of 112 reviews2026
Dev: Nobody Crown
Windows
There's only one detective to unravel this murder turned museum heist... and they're the cat's meow. Interrogate a "colorful" cast of suspects until they cough up hairballs... and the truth. Will you wrap up the case in time for an afternoon nap, and make injustice knead its last biscuit?
Why similar: Noir 21.9%, Cats 19.2%, Detective 17%, Interactive Fiction 11.9%, Hand-drawn 9.8%
- #18 Echoes
85% matchPositive95% of 38 reviews2024
Dev: Nova-box
Windows · Mac · Linux
Echoes is a 2D narrative game where you play as Ricky Fox, a detective haunted by the death of his best friend, Arthur. Step into Greenhearth, a small town full of secrets, and make choices that will shape your investigation. Will you crack the case with your sanity intact?
Why similar: Noir 19.7%, Comic Book 17.6%, Conspiracy 15.7% ★, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Detective 11.7%
- #19 Unforeseen Incidents
86% matchVery Positive88% of 1,075 reviews2018
Dev: Backwoods EntertainmentPub: Application Systems Heidelberg
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Unforeseen Incidents is a classical style interactive mystery set in a beautifully hand-painted world. Join Harper Pendrell and experience a challenging investigation, smart dialog and a rich cast of characters in this thrilling new adventure game.
Why similar: Comic Book 16.2%, Conspiracy 15.7% ★, Point & Click 13.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Dark Humor 11.3%
- #20 9 Lives
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: DehumanizedPub: Rising Tide
Windows
Step into a noir-inspired world of mystery, humor, and the supernatural in 9 Lives, a visual novel where your choices shape the story. Solve puzzles, uncover secrets, and navigate branching dialogue in a stunning black-and-white art style. Will you crack the case or get lost in the shadows?
Why similar: Noir 23.8%, Comic Book 20.2%, Cats 17.2%, Dark Humor 11.9%, Detective 11.8%
- #21 Space Detective 14
82% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Videogame Collective
Windows · Mac · Linux
Space Detective 14 is a visual novel set in the Space Station 14 universe. Giovanni Mariotti is a hardboiled detective investigating on a serial-killer. Popular Space Station 14’s player characters make an appearance as either friend or foe of the protagonist: Nilk the Narf, Sister Niima, Smudge.
Why similar: Comic Book 19.5%, Interactive Fiction 18%, Point & Click 13.8%, Dark Humor 11.6%, Detective 10.8%
- #22 The Wolf Among Us Remastered
83% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Telltale
Windows
A dark detective thriller where folklore is real, violence is chilling, and every choice has consequences.
Why similar: Noir 20.9%, Detective 19%, Investigation 12.7%, Comic Book 12.5%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%
- #23 Kathy Rain 2: Soothsayer
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,386 reviews2025
Dev: Clifftop GamesPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 9.0 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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 20.5%, Conspiracy 16.4% ★, Detective 15.5%, Point & Click 12.4%, Investigation 11.9%
- #24 The Stepfather Remake
82% 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: Detective 16.2%, Conspiracy 15.7% ★, Point & Click 13.8%, Dark Humor 11.6%, Investigation 11.6%
- #25 Frankie and Suede Private Detectives
81% 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 22.6%, Detective 15.5%, Point & Click 12.9%, Dark Humor 12.4%, Dark Comedy 11.1%
- #26 Cat Meoir: Feline Detective
80% matchMixed59% of 28 reviews2024
Dev: Scratch and Claw Studios
Windows
Cat Meoir: Feline Detective is an open world exploration game based in the heart of New York City during the early 1950's. The player must use their cat-like skills to solve puzzles, string together clues, and navigate the city to solve the case of their owners murder.
Why similar: Noir 24.7%, Cats 19.9%, Comic Book 13.1%, Interactive Fiction 13%, Investigation 11.1%
- #27 Adverse Action
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Quiet Machines
Windows
A model denied four thousand people this morning. The law says a human has to explain why. Read the file, work out what the machine saw, write the reason, and decide whether to sign your name to it. Sixty cases before the deadline.
Why similar: Espionage 39.8% ★, Detective 14.1%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Investigation 9.7%, Point & Click 8.7%
- #28 Murder at the Cat Show
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: AppleHead Games
Windows · Mac
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 18.4%, Interactive Fiction 15%, Detective 14.3%, Dark Humor 12.9%, Point & Click 11.9%
- #29 One Night: Burlesque
78% matchPositive85% of 40 reviews2023
Dev: RedDeer.Games
Windows
Step into the smoky, seductive world of the Angels Den, a luxurious burlesque club. Get into the high heels of Holly, a talented dancer graced with a unique gift of telepathy. Help her on a desperate mission to save a friend from certain doom.
Why similar: Noir 25.8%, Comic Book 15.6%, Detective 12.6%, Interactive Fiction 11%, Point & Click 10%
- #30 Black File
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Simurg Software and Games
Windows
Istanbul, after midnight. Black File is a noir detective game: investigate crime scenes, examine evidence in 3D — rotate it, zoom in, read the back — then use what you find to break a suspect's story.
Why similar: Detective 21.4%, Noir 21.2%, Investigation 14.1%, Point & Click 13%, Conspiracy 11.6% ★
- #31 The Slaughter: Magdalene
78% matchPositive96% of 25 reviews2021
Dev: Alex FrancoisPub: Brainchild
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short interlude from the world of The Slaughter.
Why similar: Noir 26.3%, Detective 16.9%, Interactive Fiction 14.8%, Point & Click 14%, Dark Humor 8.4%
- #32 GRUNND
77% 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 19.7%, Detective 13.5%, Conspiracy 12.6% ★, Dark Humor 12.1%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%
- #33 Shadow City Mysteries: A Clockwork Noir
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Play On Words Studios
Windows
Shadow City Mysteries is a narrative adventure game in which players take on the role of a detective investigating a Mystery. Or is it a Conspiracy? Or is it a Supernatural Thriller? Experience the story multiple times to discover a story and world bigger than they suspected existed.
Why similar: Noir 20.3%, Steampunk 18.3% ★, Interactive Fiction 13.6%, Detective 12.6%, Point & Click 12.2%
- #34 From Basement with Love
76% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: BIG SMALL GAMES
Windows
Conduct a high-stakes espionage operation at the height of the Cold War. Intercept and decipher classified intelligence to uncover a hidden threat. Break codes, cover your tracks, and escape before it’s too late.
Why similar: Espionage 37.3% ★, Detective 16.6%, Investigation 12.5%, Point & Click 11.1%, Conspiracy 8.5% ★
- #35 Gloomy Clues: The Broken Mirror
75% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Pixel Paradise
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 22.7%, Comic Book 16.4%, Detective 15.6%, Point & Click 11.9%, Interactive Fiction 11.5%
- #36 Death Comes Skiing
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Valtteri TavastPub: Instant Million
Windows
When a retired cross-country ski team meets to celebrate their past victories, the past soon catches up to them. It's up to you to make sense of the slaughter that follows in this comedic point-and-click murder mystery.
Why similar: Detective 15.8%, Point & Click 13.4%, Dark Comedy 13.3%, Dark Humor 12.8%, Comic Book 12.4%
- #37 Victorian Dread
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Grimcat Games
Windows · Mac
In this gothic point-and-click adventure, Eleanor Rosewood must confront a vampire haunting Victorian London. Gather evidence and seek help from the city’s diverse populace, each hiding their own secrets, in this atmospheric mystery.
Why similar: Noir 21%, Comic Book 18.1%, Detective 16.7%, Investigation 13.2%, Point & Click 12.1%
- #38 The Museum of Everything
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: The Wonder Room
Windows · Linux
The Mona Lisa is missing! Sleuth through a sprawling space museum, read the past through psychic abilities and unravel an interstellar art caper in this cosy, gas‑lamp mystery.
Why similar: Steampunk 21.3% ★, Detective 14.6%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Point & Click 12.5%, Female Protagonist 9.4%
- #39 D.W. Dagger: Chapter One
73% 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 28.6%, Detective 19.5%, Comic Book 15.7%, Investigation 13.4%, Point & Click 12.4%
- #40 Nine in Flight
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Shook Loose
Windows
An absurdist mystery for only the most hard-boiled interim junior detectives.
Why similar: Detective 19.6%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Dark Humor 14.1%, Point & Click 12.6%, Noir 9.5%
- #41 Chicken Police - Paint it RED!
73% matchVery Positive94% of 2,550 reviews2020
Dev: The Wild GentlemenPub: THQ Nordic Mobile
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
A wild tale of love, death, chickens, and redemption! Chicken Police is a buddy-cop noir adventure with a carefully crafted world, a gritty story, and absurd humor. The game mixes classic adventure games with visual novel-style storytelling, presented in a beak-droppingly unique art style.
Why similar: Noir 24.6%, Detective 16.5%, Cats 15.4%, Dark Humor 12.7%, Point & Click 11.7%
- #42 Detective Penguin
71% matchVery Positive88% of 60 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 20.4%, Conspiracy 16.2% ★, Detective 15.1%, Dark Humor 12.9%, Interactive Fiction 11.6%
- #43 Replicant
72% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Nexus Media
Windows
Track down four rogue replicants in a narrative-driven cyberpunk adventure. Investigate crime scenes, interrogate suspects, uncover clues, solve classic point-and-click puzzles, and hack your way through a unique cyberpunk card game.
Why similar: Comic Book 27.2%, Noir 26.2%, Interactive Fiction 21.3%, Point & Click 18%, Adventure 3.9%
- #44 Acrônimo Tupiniquim
72% 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 31.3%, Detective 23.4%, Investigation 14.4%, Point & Click 8.7%, Logic 7.5%
- #45 Agent of Veil
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hellion Red
Windows
Spies. Secrets. Puzzles. Office gossip? Puzzle your way into the covert world of espionage as a potential recruit for an elusive spy agency in Agent of Veil, a puzzle adventure. Pass an unconventional spy interview, solve puzzles, answer quirky questions and uncover the agency's secrets.
Why similar: Espionage 32% ★, Noir 23.9%, Detective 17%, Investigation 9.5%, Point & Click 8%
- #46 Joe Kowalski Chronicles: Murder in a flat
71% 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 26.2%, Detective 17%, Point & Click 14.1%, Comic Book 11%, Investigation 10.4%
- #47 The Big Hollow: 1982
69% matchPositive80% of 45 reviews2026
Dev: Krams DesignPub: DANGEN Entertainment
Windows
Can you think like a killer? In this short murder mystery find details in evidence, interpret criminal behaviors and prove your worth to the FBI as new detective Desmond.
Why similar: Detective 25.8%, Comic Book 18.6%, Interactive Fiction 17.2%, Investigation 16.9%, Point & Click 16.5%
- #48 Nine Noir Lives
70% matchVery Positive89% of 160 reviews2022
Dev: Silvernode Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Stretch your legs, clean your whiskers, and dive into Nine Noir Lives. Enjoy a "point-and-lick" comedy-noir adventure, full of humour, crazy characters, and intriguing locations. Solve challenging puzzles and answer the immortal question: how many things need to be licked to solve a murder in this town?
Why similar: Noir 29%, Detective 18.3%, Cats 15.8%, Point & Click 15.7%, Hand-drawn 8.6%
- #49 Embers Of Spiritflame
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Simon Hytte
Windows
Embers of Spiritflame is an Emotional Point & Click detective adventure about the exploration of an old abandoned house. Inside, you go through comic book-inspired levels and begin to uncover why everyone is missing. View events and memories of the place and piece the story together.
Why similar: Comic Book 19%, Detective 17.7%, Conspiracy 16.3% ★, Point & Click 13.4%, Investigation 11.7%
- #50 Overboard!
70% matchVery Positive90% of 678 reviews2021
Dev: inkle Ltd
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 68%
GET AWAY WITH MURDER. Highly replayable detective game where you're the one whodunnit. From the creators of 80 Days and Heaven's Vault.
Why similar: Detective 17.2%, Comic Book 14.5%, Interactive Fiction 14.4%, Dark Comedy 12.5%, Hand-drawn 10%
- #51 The Eventide
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Studio Reset Ltd.
Windows
A supernatural mystery where perspective informs reality. Guide agents from the Eventide Agency through paranormal investigations across a neon-soaked cityscape. Explore, collect clues, and interpret the evidence to uncover the facts of each case and expose a deeper truth.
Why similar: Noir 25.2%, Detective 19.4%, Point & Click 15.9%, Investigation 12.6%, Conspiracy 8.4% ★
- #52 a permanent echo
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Three More Years
Windows · Mac
Uncover Sabotage, Conspiracy and Counter-Revolution in this cyberpunk detective mystery. Using a mind-probing interface, you explore and act within memories, collect facts, meet agents of change and enormous corporations. Build your case against a person torn between idealism and turmoil.
Why similar: Conspiracy 20.6% ★, Noir 18.4%, Detective 13.1%, Investigation 12.4%, Interactive Fiction 10.8%
- #53 Sockpuppet Noir
67% matchPositive89% of 19 reviews2026
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. Three delicious cases await your sleuthing skills, each with unique roster of colorful socks and murderous plots.
Why similar: Noir 24.2%, Detective 17.3%, Dark Humor 12.7%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Dark Comedy 11.1%
- #54 Cadulium
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Osgoode Media
Windows
What happens when a video game character is self-aware? Cadulium is a mystery science fiction adventure video game.
Why similar: Noir 21.8%, Interactive Fiction 16%, Detective 15.8%, Comic Book 12.1%, Point & Click 11.3%
- #55 Voodoo Detective
68% matchVery Positive96% of 377 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 27%, Detective 17.9%, Point & Click 14.7%, Investigation 12%, Hand-drawn 11.5%
- #56 Murder by Numbers
68% matchVery Positive84% of 1,692 reviews2020
Dev: MediatonicPub: The Irregular Corporation
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Solve Pixel Puzzles to find clues. Use those clues to interrogate witnesses. Work your way to the truth... ...and uncover the mystery of Murder by Numbers!
Why similar: Comic Book 18.2%, Detective 15.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Investigation 12.7%, Conspiracy 12.2% ★
- #57 Crowns and Pawns: Amber Road
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tag of JoyPub: Headup
Windows
Embark on a thrilling point-and-click road adventure across Europe. Travel through mesmerizing locations, solve puzzles and survive chilling threats while following the legendary Amber Road. Will you have the wits to uncover the mystery behind the enigmatic artifact – the Sun stone?
Why similar: Point & Click 22.9%, Detective 17.2%, Investigation 15.7%, Female Protagonist 14.1%, Conspiracy 9.6% ★
- #58 Yuletide Regicide
66% matchPositive100% of 19 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: Conspiracy 17.1% ★, Detective 15.4%, Dark Humor 13.5%, Dark Comedy 13.1%, Interactive Fiction 9.7%
- #59 Shepherd's Plan
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Laborastory 604
Windows
An office point-and-click puzzle game mixed with visual novel-style storytelling set in a noir-fabled world. As you are fired from the job, to save yourself from a collapsing dream, it’s time to investigate, discover the black company’s secrets, and take sweet revenge for the money you deserve.
Why similar: Noir 22.9%, Detective 16.1%, Dark Humor 14.1%, Point & Click 12.7%, Interactive Fiction 12%
- #60 Five Day Detective
66% 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: Detective 22%, Point & Click 17.8%, Dark Humor 15.5%, Dark Comedy 13.7%, Investigation 10.4%