- #1 Crimepunk Detective
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CyberPsychosPub: GameHunters
Windows
Step into the shoes of an old-school detective in a neon-lit Victorian city, where ornate buildings conceal dark secrets and the depths of human depravity. Connect the dots and unravel the mystery. Is there any truth to the legends of notorious technovampires? Trust no one. Question everything.
Why similar: Noir 18%, Cyberpunk 15.6%, Detective 14.9%, Investigation 9.7%, Immersive Sim 6.8%
- #2 a permanent echo
96% 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 17.6% ★, Cyberpunk 14.8%, Investigation 13.1%, Noir 12.5%, Detective 11.3%
- #3 The Ratline
96% 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 23.4%, Investigation 18.4%, Conspiracy 17.3% ★, Noir 14.8%, Mystery 12.5%
- #4 Crosstalk
95% 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 21.3%, Conspiracy 19.5% ★, Detective 17.9%, Cyberpunk 15.7%, Investigation 10.5%
- #5 Eye 4 Eye
94% matchVery Positive98% of 82 reviews2023
Dev: Team Eye 4 EyePub: Yi Dai
Windows
Embark on a mission to unveil the truth behind a missing daughter case. Utilize the search engine to gather clues and uncover the dark secrets of TempleTech. Experience a suspenseful journey through the eyes of Hazel.
Why similar: Detective 19.7%, Investigation 15.1%, Conspiracy 13.3% ★, Mystery 12.9%, Cyberpunk 8.5%
- #6 Curvid Nurntine and the Black Vaccine
94% 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 23.9% ★, Noir 19.5%, Cyberpunk 14.5%, Detective 13.7%, Puzzle 6.1%
- #7 Conscience
93% 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 25%, Detective 21.6%, Investigation 16%, Mystery 13.7%, Puzzle 6%
- #8 No Stone Unturned
92% matchPositive97% of 33 reviews2026
Dev: Wise Monkey Entertainment Ltd.
Windows · Mac
Why DID The Chicken Cross The Road? A Murder Most... Fowl. Join the one and only Detective Cox on adventures through countless mini-games, references, a fully-voice-acted cast, and endless British humour. Be careful. You won't want to leave... No Stone Unturned. (Hey! That's the name of the game!)
Why similar: Detective 20.2%, Noir 18.9%, Investigation 13.2%, Open World 11.8%, Mystery 10.8%
- #9 Cross Country Case
91% 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 24.2%, Detective 22.8%, Investigation 17%, Mystery 14.3%, Puzzle 6.2%
- #10 Nexus PI
91% 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 22.4%, Detective 18.3%, Cyberpunk 17.8%, Investigation 13.2%, Multiple Endings 5.5%
- #11 Welcome to Lightford
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: NightInk Games
Windows · Mac
Dive into Welcome to Lightford, a captivating mystery detective sim set in 1998. Unravel the town's secrets with unique solutions for each challenge, pushing your wits beyond the ordinary. Can you crack the mysteries and navigate the small town of Lightford?
Why similar: Conspiracy 18.9% ★, Detective 16%, Investigation 12.2%, Mystery 10.5%, Immersive Sim 9.7%
- #12 City of Voices
89% 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 27.6% ★, Detective 22.5%, Investigation 17.9%, Mystery 14.5%, Puzzle 5.7%
- #13 Tron: Identity
89% matchMostly Positive79% of 292 reviews2023
Dev: Bithell Games
Windows · Mac
Something has been taken. Enter a new Grid and forge alliances via visual novel gameplay, uncovering truths through Identity Disc puzzles. Make critical decisions and plot your own course in a world without a creator.
Why similar: Detective 21.6%, Noir 18.5%, Mystery 13.3%, Investigation 8.6%, Choices Matter 8.4%
- #14 Project: Z3R0 Chapter 1&2
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Kitticat Games Ltd
Windows
The "Chip" was humanity’s evolution; Now, it’s a silent weapon. Navigate a web of conspiracy in Vesper City as Detective Richard Apocryphal, alongside your Android partner E.M.R.S, as your investigation outcomes ripple through a fractured society. Can you solve the case before it’s too late?
Why similar: Cyberpunk 25.1%, Detective 21.4%, Mystery 13.3%, Investigation 11.6%, Choices Matter 7.5%
- #15 The Remnants
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Team7 Studios
Windows
You, a supernatural detective, are sent to investigate Hawthorne Residences on the Cunningham property. Something isn’t right. Observe carefully, solve puzzles, and uncover the truth before the building begins to distort around you.
Why similar: Noir 25.4%, Detective 19.4%, Investigation 11.8%, Immersive Sim 11%, Mystery 10.4%
- #16 FORKLIFT FLOWERPOT: Botanical Investigator
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Michael Mato
Windows
An exploration game about knowledge and discovery. Change between seasons, investigate plants, and discover secrets about the world to stop an ecological disaster.
Why similar: Conspiracy 24.4% ★, Detective 19.4%, Investigation 16.6%, Mystery 12.5%, Open World 10.4%
- #17 Mistmoon Falls
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: portmantoga
Windows · Mac
Mistmoon Falls is an open world murder mystery set in a farm-sim town that's now sans farmer. Question the locals, use tools to uncover clues, form hypotheses, and sift through some sinister goings-on to find the killer.
Why similar: Noir 19%, Detective 18.9%, Investigation 12.8%, Mystery 11.9%, Open World 8.1%
- #18 A Death in the Red Light
85% 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 19.4%, Detective 18.7%, Conspiracy 18.4% ★, Investigation 15.4%, Mystery 12.7%
- #19 The Murder of Ava Monroe
84% 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 28.2%, Investigation 21.7%, Noir 18.1%, Mystery 15.5%, Story Rich 7.5%
- #20 Confidential Killings - A Detective Game
83% 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 26.3% ★, Noir 17.3%, Detective 17.2%, Investigation 13.7%, Mystery 10.7%
- #21 Nightfall Berlin
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: heartcase
Windows · Mac
Nightfall Berlin is an occult detective RPG with a focus on exploration, case-solving and our relationship to the places where we live and die, set in the dynamic, seductive and violent history of 90s Berlin.
Why similar: Conspiracy 19.4% ★, Detective 16.5%, Noir 16.3%, Investigation 11.6%, Mystery 10.8%
- #22 NeonCode
84% matchMostly Positive78% of 244 reviews2018
Dev: Fubenalvo
Windows · Mac · Linux
NeonCode is a one hour long cyberpunk-retro adventure game made by one developer. It was inspired by classics such as the Blade Runner-movies, Miami Vice, Grim Fandango and the games of Telltale.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 21.7%, Detective 18.7%, Noir 16%, Open World 12.4%, Mystery 10.8%
- #23 The Outer Islands
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Slapstick Games
Windows
An exploration-driven mystery set on quarantined Scottish islands, where you investigate abandoned settlements, uncover hidden clues, and reveal the truth behind a decades-old government seal.
Why similar: Detective 19.9%, Mystery 19.3%, Investigation 15.6%, Exploration 8.3%, Story Rich 7.8%
- #24 The Rise of the Golden Idol
80% matchVery Positive93% of 3,925 reviews2024
Dev: Color Gray GamesPub: Playstack
Windows · Mac
Median: 13.4 hrsMean: 16.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
The Award-winning detective saga returns in this standalone sequel to The Case of the Golden Idol. Uncover the truth behind 20 strange cases of crime, death and depravity in the 1970s. The world has changed dramatically - the sins of humanity have not.
Why similar: Conspiracy 26.3% ★, Detective 21%, Investigation 18%, Mystery 14.8%, Choices Matter 5.7%
- #25 The bird of the North
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Uvost
Windows
In 1921, in another world. Explore and solve a dark and mysterious story.
Why similar: Mystery 19.1%, Detective 19.1%, Noir 13.6%, Investigation 13.5%, Puzzle 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 22.6%, Conspiracy 19.5% ★, Detective 17.3%, Investigation 13.2%, Mystery 10.4%
- #27 Tangerine Antarctic
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dark Math Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Welcome, detective, to World’s End’s most luxurious hotel: the Tangerine Antarctic at Mt. Hope. The ultimate comfort for the powerful elites past, present and future. No desire is off-limits, privacy is absolute and nothing is certain. Except: you shouldn't be here. And the murders are very real.
Why similar: Noir 19.8%, Detective 16.1%, Investigation 11.6%, Open World 9.5%, Mystery 9.4%
- #28 Do You Want More!?
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Reno GT Young
Windows
Play as Lloyd Arch, the young private detective known for being total dick, and unravel the mystery of the Black Scar Serial Killer in this visual novel adventure, but remember that the truth tends to hurt the most.
Why similar: Detective 18.2%, Noir 17.5%, Conspiracy 16.7% ★, Investigation 15%, Mystery 11.3%
- #29 Dry Drowning
79% matchVery Positive81% of 512 reviews2019
Dev: Studio VPub: Leonardo Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Dry Drowning is a psychological investigative visual novel set in a futuristic dystopian city. Follow the story of Mordred Foley, unscrupulous private detective haunted by his dark past, and look into a series of macabre serial killings inspired by Greek mythology.
Why similar: Noir 20.3%, Cyberpunk 14.3%, Detective 13.7%, Investigation 13.2%, Mystery 11%
- #30 Impirical Evidence
77% 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 20.9%, Investigation 17%, Detective 16%, Mystery 12.2%, Conspiracy 11.1% ★
- #31 The World Ends in Ohio
76% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: PDS Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Explore the depths of Ohio and uncover a mystery in the Midwest!
Why similar: Conspiracy 20.9% ★, Noir 20.9%, Detective 14.9%, Mystery 9.3%, Open World 5.8%
- #32 Synther
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: NeofuturismPub: No Gravity Games
Windows
Synther is an FPP simulation game with adventure-like, detective elements set in a futuristic, open world. The game is innovative and reminiscent of early 3D games and DOS applications.
Why similar: Noir 29.6%, Cyberpunk 27.5%, Detective 24.1%, Sci-fi 7.8%, Story Rich 6.5%
- #33 L.A. Noire
78% matchVery Positive86% of 36,273 reviews2011
Dev: Team BondiPub: Rockstar Games
Windows
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 19.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
In his fight to climb the ranks and do what's right, LAPD detective Cole Phelps must unravel the truth behind a string of arson attacks, conspiracies, and brutal murders, battling the L.A. underworld and even members of his own department.
Why similar: Detective 30.8%, Noir 25.6%, Open World 13%, Investigation 11%, Mystery 9.3%
- #34 Kathy Rain 2: Soothsayer
74% 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% ★, Noir 19.9%, Detective 18.1%, Investigation 15.8%, Mystery 12.3%
- #35 Hauma - A Detective Noir Story
76% 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: Noir 20.8%, Conspiracy 20.2% ★, Detective 17.1%, Investigation 13.3%, Mystery 10.7%
- #36 Truth Beneath the Shadows
75% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Eros Game Studio 79
Windows
Truth Beneath the Shadows – A detective game where players unravel hidden mysteries by connecting clues to expose a secret organization. Every piece of evidence brings you closer to the dark truth lurking in the shadows.
Why similar: Conspiracy 23.8% ★, Noir 23.1%, Detective 17.2%, Mystery 10.1%, Investigation 8.2%
- #37 Nancy Drew®: Mystery of the Seven Keys™
75% 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 22.2%, Investigation 17.6%, Conspiracy 16.9% ★, Mystery 15.1%, Puzzle 6.7%
- #38 Black Layer
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Montego
Windows
You take part in testing a next-generation experimental android on a restricted floor of a research complex. But soon it becomes clear that the experiment is far more complicated, and you'll have to uncover what’s really happening here.
Why similar: Detective 25.4%, Investigation 23.1%, Story Rich 9.8%, Puzzle 8.8%, Choices Matter 7.1%
- #39 Marked
73% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Fun Waffle Game Studios
Windows
Dust, blood, and lies. Salvation’s Edge, 1899 — a dying town where you’re a killer, a thief, and a fraud — handed a dead man’s badge and told to solve a murder. Do they deserve redemption? Do you? Or will everyone forever be MARKED?
Why similar: Noir 23.6%, Detective 17.3%, Investigation 15.3%, Multiple Endings 6.2%, Conspiracy 6% ★
- #40 Inkblood
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Hey Bird!Pub: CRITICAL REFLEX
Windows
You're an Inquisitor following a trail of death. A cult is at work, your predecessor has vanished, and the region teeters on the edge of chaos. Find the truth. Uphold the Inquisition. Do not fail.
Why similar: Conspiracy 22.2% ★, Detective 20.3%, Investigation 15.1%, Mystery 11.5%, Choices Matter 7.6%
- #41 Crime or Punishment
73% 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 31.2%, Detective 19.9%, Investigation 8.8%, Puzzle 8.5%, Multiple Endings 8.1%
- #42 Vivian Wade: Danger Down The Aisle
72% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Michelley Studio
Windows
The night before the wedding, the altar burns down and the wedding planner is injured. The family blames a curse, but she suspects foul play. Play as a college student who goes undercover as her replacement. Can you solve the mystery before the wedding?
Why similar: Investigation 20.9%, Mystery 19.9%, Detective 17.6%, Puzzle 8%, Exploration 7.1%
- #43 Sherlock Holmes Chapter One
72% matchMostly Positive78% of 4,330 reviews2021
Dev: Frogwares
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 11.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
In this story-driven detective thriller, a young Sherlock Holmes struggles to prove himself as he navigates an exotic, dangerous island in the Mediterranean to investigate the mystery of his mother’s death.
Why similar: Detective 24%, Investigation 14.1%, Open World 13.2%, Mystery 13.1%, Choices Matter 7.2%
- #44 Emma Riley: Dream Detective
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Star Fort Games
Windows
Emma Riley: Dream Detective is a detective game where you must unravel an occult conspiracy spanning the real and dream worlds. Use keen observation to gather clues, carefully interrogate suspects for information, and use your logic and deduction skills to unravel the mystery!
Why similar: Detective 25.4%, Investigation 20.6%, Mystery 16%, Story Rich 7%, Conspiracy 6.9% ★
- #45 Locator
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Empty Exhibit
Windows
A Geoguessr-inspired detective game set on an alien planet. Pinpoint the exact locations of photos to track down missing archeologist Abigail Lidari. Cross-reference journal entries, decipher cryptic symbols, and uncover the mysteries of an ancient civilization.
Why similar: Conspiracy 25% ★, Detective 19.4%, Investigation 18%, Mystery 15.3%, Puzzle 6.1%
- #46 Mystery of the Malign
69% matchVery Positive94% of 80 reviews2025
Dev: Gameplay Supremacy
Windows
Investigate. Interrogate. Descend into a world of intrigue to untangle the Mystery of the Malign.
Why similar: Mystery 21.6%, Investigation 21.2%, Conspiracy 12.8% ★, Puzzle 9.1%, Story Rich 8.9%
- #47 她杀 - The Suspected Murder
70% matchVery Positive85% of 67 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: Detective 20.8%, Noir 17.8%, Investigation 16.4%, Mystery 10%, Multiple Endings 7.1%
- #48 Soul Tolerance: Prologue
71% matchMixed65% of 23 reviews2023
Dev: Chaosmonger Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
In a world where artificial intelligence is all that remains, be a robo-detective, and investigate a mind-bending case. Explore a futuristic Japan brought to life in detailed voxel art, and uncover a philosophical lore through tons of characters. Become AI and dive into the mystery of consciousness.
Why similar: Noir 18.4%, Cyberpunk 15.9%, Detective 15.4%, Investigation 14.1%, Open World 8.3%
- #49 The Energy Case
70% matchNo user reviews2028
Dev: Novak Studios
Windows
Explore the world of the dieselpunk society of robot-bugs in The Energy Case. Follow Detective "Dec" in solving the murder of a scientist, who was working on cleaner energy sources, and maybe join the energy transition for a cleaner, greener future!
Why similar: Noir 27%, Detective 21.9%, Investigation 14.3%, Mystery 13.6%, Story Rich 5.5%
- #50 The Painscreek Killings
70% matchVery Positive91% of 6,095 reviews2017
Dev: EQ Studios
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Investigate an infamous cold case in the eerie, abandoned town of Painscreek. Search for evidence, connect the dots and uncover who killed Vivian Roberts. Can you expose the truth behind this town’s dark secrets?
Why similar: Detective 22.9%, Investigation 21.3%, Mystery 16.3%, Open World 10%, Exploration 6.6%
- #51 Lost Wiki: Kozlovka
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,076 reviews2026
Dev: yattytheman
Windows · Linux
Explore a wikipedia-like database and solve a small town mystery in Eastern Europe. Step into the shoes of a journalist in the 90s as you sprawl through articles and uncover the secrets that have been laid in front of you.
Why similar: Conspiracy 27.5% ★, Detective 23.9%, Investigation 18.8%, Mystery 17.9%, Story Rich 5.9%
- #52 The Adventures of Detective Bron
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Viktor Kyslyi
Windows
The Adventures of Detective Bron is a detective-adventure game in which you have to investigate all kinds of crimes: from murders and missing people to robberies. Solve all the mysteries and test your deductive skills!
Why similar: Detective 25%, Noir 19.9%, Investigation 19.8%, Mystery 15.2%, Choices Matter 7%
- #53 The Restricted Index
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ursa Minus
Windows
Read between the lies in this first-person mystery puzzle game. You are the last librarian in Britain. Identify books. Recommend them. Ban them. Burn them. Uncover a catalogue of secrets and lost stories buried between the pages.
Why similar: Investigation 19.5%, Mystery 17.6%, Detective 17.6%, Puzzle 8.8%, Story Rich 6.7%
- #54 Whispers of a Machine
69% matchVery Positive93% of 1,977 reviews2019
Dev: Clifftop GamesPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Whispers of a Machine is a Sci-Fi Nordic Noir that tells the story of Vera, a cybernetically augmented detective in a post-AI world, who investigates a string of murders and unravels a dark conflict over forbidden technology.
Why similar: Detective 22.1%, Cyberpunk 19.4%, Noir 16.5%, Mystery 10.3%, Sci-fi 7.6%
- #55 Blackhall
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: André ÅkessonPub: Anton Segovia Lundh
Windows
Blackhall takes place in the 1970s and lets you explore a remote underground shelter that became home to an isolated community. The facility, long abandoned and left to deteriorate, still shows traces of the people who lived there and the society they built.
Why similar: Conspiracy 21.9% ★, Detective 17.7%, Mystery 9.3%, Investigation 8.7%, Puzzle 8.2%
- #56 Call of the Golden Valley
66% 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 22.3% ★, Detective 18.9%, Mystery 15.6%, Investigation 14.5%, Story Rich 6.7%
- #57 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 29.1%, Detective 26.1%, Investigation 18.4%, Mystery 9.4%, Story Rich 7.4%
- #58 Murder On Space Station 52
67% matchPositive98% of 47 reviews2024
Dev: Made From StringsPub: Dionous Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Trapped on a space station with the Keychain Killer you must unravel this mystery, or it will be your last. Collect evidence, interrogate suspects and solve puzzles to stand a chance.
Why similar: Noir 24.6%, Detective 19.3%, Cyberpunk 18.2%, Mystery 11.4%, Sci-fi 6.5%
- #59 Duck Detective: The Ghost of Glamping
65% 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: Detective 25.6%, Noir 25.5%, Investigation 20.2%, Mystery 12.8%, Story Rich 4.4%
- #60 Man of Nollyn
65% 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 27.2%, Detective 23%, Investigation 18.5%, Mystery 13.8%, Story Rich 5.7%