60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Adventure, Mystery, Story Rich, Singleplayer.
When a washed-up actor hangs himself on location, a spotlight is cast on the backwater Florida town of Cypress Knee. Your screen becomes a stage on which you investigate this mysterious death as three distinct characters.
Bohemian Killing
Paris, 1894. Class differences and pervasive racism finally lead to a tragedy. A year later you find yourself on trial, accused of a brutal murder. How far will you go to exonerate yourself? Will you lie? Manipulate the evidence? Frame others? Act insane? Confess? Your imagination is the limit.
The Hand of Glory
The challenge of a dangerous serial killer plummets detective Lazarus Bundy’s career into a chasm with no way out. In a desperate attempt at a comeback, Lazarus decides to secretly investigate the disappearance of Kathrin Mulzberg.
Paris, 1894. Class differences and pervasive racism finally lead to a tragedy. A year later you find yourself on trial, accused of a brutal murder. How far will you go to exonerate yourself? Will you lie? Manipulate the evidence? Frame others? Act insane? Confess? Your imagination is the limit.
Why similar: Crime 21.9%, Mystery 17.2%, Thriller 14.1%, Choices Matter 13.8%, Adventure 9.5%
The challenge of a dangerous serial killer plummets detective Lazarus Bundy’s career into a chasm with no way out. In a desperate attempt at a comeback, Lazarus decides to secretly investigate the disappearance of Kathrin Mulzberg.
Why similar: Mystery 19.4%, Thriller 16.8%, Great Soundtrack 13.9%, Female Protagonist 11.2%, Third Person 10.2%
The Slaughter is a noir point-and-click adventure set in Victorian London, laced with adult themes and dark humour. Follow the trail of a killer through atmospheric London locations and surreal dream worlds, meeting a cast of interesting, insane and eccentrically British characters along the way.
Why similar: Noir 31.4%, Mystery 18.5%, Dark Humor 17.9%, Crime 8%, Female Protagonist 6.7%
This Bed We Made is a third-person mystery game in which you play as a maid in a 1950s hotel and snoop around strangers' rooms to uncover their deadly secrets. Discover what links guests together in this tale of love, heartbreak and murder!
Why similar: Noir 24.7%, Mystery 19.2%, Crime 18%, Female Protagonist 10.3%, Third Person 8.9%
Jessika committed suicide, and it’s up to you to find out why she did what she did by prying into her digital past. What at first seems to be a job like any other quickly develops into a dark drama with twists and turns.
Why similar: Crime 23.3%, Mystery 20.7%, Thriller 14.4%, Adventure 11.7%, Female Protagonist 10.9%
In Thimbleweed Park, a dead body is the least of your problems. Switch between five playable characters to uncover the surreal secrets of this strange town in a modern mystery adventure game from the creators of Monkey Island and Maniac Mansion. The deeper you go, the weirder it gets.
Why similar: Adventure 26.7%, Mystery 17%, Great Soundtrack 15.1%, Noir 11.7%, Funny 8.4%
In this detective RPG, you untangle a thick web of intrigues, lies, and secrets that surround a mysterious death. Find the origin of eerie telegraph signals, question the villagers, decipher the strange symbols that are suddenly appearing all over town - and hide from the danger lurking in the moor.
Why similar: Mystery 25.8%, Dark Humor 25.5%, Choices Matter 18.9%, Dark 12.2%, Story Rich 8.4%
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 33.5%, Crime 20.8%, Mystery 20.8%, Dark 7.1%, Funny 7%
Barcelona, 1977. An ex-cop in a wheelchair witnesses a murder, and teams up with a young ambitious journalist to bring the truth to light. With camera, binoculars and transmitter in hand, uncover the town’s secrets from your balcony in this soul-searching detective mystery.
Why similar: Noir 21.1%, Crime 16.1%, Adventure 12.8%, Mystery 12.6%, Thriller 9.6%
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: Mystery 43.2%, Thriller 15.3%, Story Rich 11.9%, Female Protagonist 10.1%, Atmospheric 9%
Pick up your magnifying glass as writer-turned-detective Penelope Pendrick in this first-person point and click mystery adventure! Three people have suddenly vanished from the sleepy town of Carlisle. Follow the clues, interrogate suspects, and solve puzzles to end this case - before it ends you.
Why similar: Mystery 42.2%, Adventure 14.8%, Story Rich 11.2%, Choices Matter 9.8%, Female Protagonist 9.1%
Dead Secret is a first-person horror mystery set in rural Kansas in 1965. A reclusive professor is dead and it’s up to you to crack the case before you become the next victim. Investigate the murder and explore the story Time Magazine called “captivating” and “deeply creepy” .
Why similar: Mystery 29%, VR 15.4%, Adventure 12.3%, Dark 11.3%, Story Rich 10.4%
Paradise Island, a world outside reality. There’s been a murder that only "investigation freak" Lady Love Dies can solve. Gather evidence and interrogate suspects in this open world adventure. You can accuse anyone, but you’ll have to prove your case in trial. It’s up to you to decide who’s guilty.
Why similar: Crime 28.9%, Mystery 21.8%, Choices Matter 17.1%, Female Protagonist 14.8%, Story Rich 7.8%
Erin Myers is dead. But how did she die? And why did she die? Find out as you step back into her life and uncover her darkest secrets.
Why similar: Mystery 30.2%, Adventure 23.6%, Female Protagonist 21%, Indie 15%, Story Rich 10.1%
You, a normal working Joe, decide to try to solve the mystery of the missing girl... Will you make it out alive? A horror game filled with mystery!
Why similar: Adventure 27.1%, Mystery 23.5%, Funny 21.2%, Female Protagonist 11.3%, Atmospheric 8.3%
CONTRAST is a puzzle/platform game where you can move between a fantastic 3D world and a mysterious shadowy universe in 2D in the blink of an eye. Delve into a dreamlike and surreal 1920s world, inspired by the performance art world of vaudeville and film noir, and cradled by a smooth and sultry jazz ambiance.
Why similar: Noir 39.8%, Female Protagonist 16%, Great Soundtrack 10.7%, Adventure 7.4%, Third Person 6.6%
Set in the '90s, Kathy Rain tells the story of a strong-willed journalism major who has to come to terms with her troubled past as she investigates the mysterious death of her recently deceased grandfather.
Why similar: Mystery 26.9%, Female Protagonist 18.8%, Noir 18.4%, Adventure 13.7%, Choices Matter 5%
A thrilling Western adventure in the alternate 19th century world of Lamplight City! Embark on a harrowing journey across the frontier with Harley Leger and her ragtag posse, encountering bandits, rebels, visionaries, eccentrics, and many more friends and foes on your quest for fame and riches.
Why similar: Dark Humor 20.3%, Mystery 20%, Choices Matter 15.4%, Female Protagonist 11.6%, Third Person 10%
Investigate a broken mind to unravel a twisted case. Deduce the truth. Restore lost memories. Listen to private conversations. Draw your own conclusions. Mind Diver is a murder mystery, where the victim is love.
Why similar: Noir 25.8%, Crime 19.3%, Mystery 16.9%, Thriller 13.4%, Dark 6.6%
A cinematic point-and-click adventure where you step into the shoes of photographer Charlotte Gray as she explores the abandoned camp of Deer Creek and uncovers the tragedy that befell the camp and its people.
Why similar: Mystery 37.7%, Female Protagonist 20.4%, Dark 11.9%, Adventure 10.4%, Atmospheric 10.3%
A gruesome murder interrupts an evening party at a secluded mansion and you are the prime suspect! Explore the mansion, search for clues, and interrogate the other guests as you strive to unmask the killer in this open-ended mystery.
Why similar: Mystery 32.8%, Adventure 23.7%, Indie 14.7%, Story Rich 10.3%, Casual 8.6%
Virginia is a single-player first-person thriller set in a small town with a secret. Experience a missing person investigation through the eyes of graduate FBI agent Anne Tarver.
Why similar: Mystery 27.2%, Female Protagonist 19.3%, Thriller 18.5%, Adventure 9.7%, Story Rich 8%
You're a detective, and a frog, and it's time to solve a mystery.
Why similar: Mystery 40.4%, Funny 18.4%, Great Soundtrack 12.9%, Adventure 9.9%, Casual 6%
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 36.8%, Mystery 21.9%, Thriller 17.2%, Choices Matter 11.6%, Adventure 7.1%
In a creaky old tavern, in a forgotten corner of the video-game universe, a storm is raging. An anonymous caller suggests that there is a murder plot. Six video game protagonists are the only plausible suspects...
Why similar: Mystery 30.2%, Great Soundtrack 15%, Indie 11.2%, Story Rich 11%, Dark 10.1%
Point-and-click mystery adventure on the virtual SNS! Find secrets hidden by family, friends, companies, and idols.
Why similar: Mystery 27.5%, Dark Humor 23.4%, Choices Matter 16%, Story Rich 8.8%, Dark 8.5%
It's a mystery game that reveals the truth through an autopsy. Be a forensic doctor and find out why the dead died.
Why similar: Crime 30.9%, Mystery 26.2%, Choices Matter 18.9%, Adventure 8%, Indie 6.2%
Detective Grimoire has been called to investigate a murder. The owner of a small tourist attraction, seemingly killed by the mythical creature his attraction is based around... Explore the area, inspect the crime scene, grill suspects, solve puzzles, hunt for clues & uncover the secret of the swamp!
Why similar: Crime 37.1%, Mystery 27.5%, Funny 13.6%, Story Rich 10.7%, Adventure 7.1%
A moody tale that combines the intrigue and atmosphere of a Raymond Chandler novel or Humphrey Bogart film with classic point-and-click adventure gameplay, Face Noir follows private eye Jack Del Nero as he’s falsely accused of murdering the man who left a little girl in his protection.
Why similar: Noir 61.2%, Adventure 14.7%, Mystery 12%, Third Person 6.1%, Indie 6%
Last Stop is a single-player third-person adventure set in present day London, where you play as three separate characters whose worlds collide in the midst of a supernatural crisis.
Why similar: Adventure 24.5%, Mystery 22%, Indie 13.8%, Story Rich 11.8%, Thriller 11.8%
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 40.1%, Mystery 24.1%, Crime 10.6%, Atmospheric 5.9%, Story Rich 5.6%
A creepy-cozy 3D adventure game about rebuilding a haunted ghost town, meeting weird creatures, and listening to ridiculous music!
Why similar: Mystery 22.8%, Female Protagonist 22.2%, Third Person 18.1%, Story Rich 9.2%, Atmospheric 7.4%
You're a detective, and a frog, and it's time to solve a mystery in the wild west.
Why similar: Mystery 57%, Funny 24.4%, Casual 7.7%, Adventure 5.3%, Indie 4.6%
True stories told by real people. Welcome to Elk transforms the weird, wonderful, dark and desperate tales of the road less-traveled into an inventive, biographical adventure. This is an island like no other where drama, trauma, love and laughter hide around every corner.
Why similar: Dark Humor 26.9%, Mystery 25.4%, Female Protagonist 13.3%, Story Rich 9.2%, Adventure 7.9%
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 26.1%, Crime 22.7%, Third Person 13.6%, Mystery 10.6%, Adventure 8%
A new cast of 16 characters find themselves kidnapped and imprisoned in a school. Inside, some will kill, some will die, and some will be punished. Reimagine what you thought high-stakes, fast-paced investigation was as you investigate twisted murder cases and condemn your new friends to death.
Why similar: Mystery 26.6%, Female Protagonist 19%, Great Soundtrack 16.9%, Dark Humor 13.7%, Story Rich 9.5%
This is the story of a man with a very strange fate. His name is David Young. Two years ago, his wife was murdered by an unknown assailant, and Young suffered a blow to the head that cost him his memory. His wife's final words: “Look for D.”
Why similar: Mystery 35.1%, Great Soundtrack 21.9%, Adventure 11.8%, Story Rich 9.4%, Funny 7.7%
Atmospheric first person adventure game focusing on immersion and exploration. Meet strange characters, discover secrets and try to unfold the mystery of the Fragmentation.
Why similar: Mystery 39.1%, Choices Matter 24%, Adventure 15.6%, Atmospheric 11.7%, Story Rich 6.1%
In a third-person RPG detective story, set in Bavaria in 1866, the medical student Valentin Schmidt travels to Wolpertshofen, when a sudden death causes turmoil in the village. Use your skills, find clues and question the villagers to stop the murders.
Why similar: Crime 35.8%, Mystery 19.9%, Dark Humor 15.6%, Third Person 8.9%, Atmospheric 6.5%
Why Am I Dead At Sea is an adventure game where you solve the mystery of your own murder. As a ghost, you will have to possess people and use them to investigate your surroundings. But in this place no one is who they seem...and everyone has a secret.
Why similar: Mystery 49.4%, Adventure 21.7%, Indie 13.5%, Story Rich 12.5%, Singleplayer 2.8%
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 30.3%, Mystery 20.6%, Thriller 12.4%, Female Protagonist 11%, Dark 6.6%
An exploration game about emotional ties that transcend even death. Riley is faced with a headstrong ghost, urging her on an adventure across atmospheric shores, uncovering the island's tragic secret. Choices in dialogue shape the bond between the two, ultimately deciding Riley's fate.
Why similar: Mystery 23%, Great Soundtrack 15.1%, Female Protagonist 13.8%, Choices Matter 12.1%, Adventure 11%
Deep Beyond Is a first-person interactive thriller about a sea explorer and the mystery behind her father’s disappearance.
Why similar: Thriller 28.3%, Mystery 26%, Adventure 14.9%, Story Rich 13.7%, Atmospheric 9.4%
Chinatown Detective Agency is a cybernoir point and click adventure blending stunning retro design with innovative mechanics. Play as Amira Darma, an ex-cop who has just opened her own detective agency. Choose your clients, travel around the world and solve dangerous cases using real world research.
Why similar: Noir 27.8%, Crime 20.6%, Mystery 15.4%, Choices Matter 9.9%, Female Protagonist 9%
Explore your surroundings as the protagonist of your own horror story as you immerse yourself in this tense VR thriller set in America’s Deep South. Navigate your way through your memories, piecing together the clues and puzzles, to solve the mystery of how you have awoken in the sinister Greenwater Institute, known only as Patient No.
Why similar: VR 35.8%, Great Soundtrack 24%, Adventure 15.2%, Story Rich 10.2%, Indie 9.4%
Step into the mind of John Morley, a 1940s detective on his final case. Explore shadowed places long forgotten by time, and piece together crime scenes in a narrative adventure steeped in mystery, unexpected twists, and a truth buried for decades.
Why similar: Noir 41.7%, Mystery 22.1%, Dark 10.4%, Adventure 9.1%, Story Rich 7.7%
On the corner of July Avenue and Yam Street, all is not what it seems. What role will you play in a city's fate?
Why similar: Noir 36.6%, Mystery 20.9%, Great Soundtrack 19.7%, Adventure 8.8%, Atmospheric 7.5%
A new kind of detective game that allows you to think and investigate freely. Discover clues surrounding 12 strange and gruesome deaths and build your own theory. Pick your suspect, deduce the motive, unmask the awful truth.
Why similar: Mystery 25.5%, Crime 19.7%, Thriller 16.3%, Choices Matter 12%, Dark 8.9%
Intruder In Antiquonia is a narrative mystery adventure that will immerse you in the Internet-hostile town of Antiquonia. Sarah does not remember who she is and how she got there. Help her solve the mysteries of her past while exploring beautiful hand-drawn environments.
Why similar: Mystery 31.3%, Female Protagonist 18.5%, Third Person 12.1%, Story Rich 10.7%, Adventure 10.6%
Murder. Nothin’ nice about it. In this old school detective adventure, step into the boots of whip-smart Inspector Waffles and travel the city to track hidden clues, interrogate shady suspects, and unravel a dangerous mystery. But be warned: curiosity killed the cat...
Why similar: Noir 34.9%, Crime 23.1%, Mystery 13.7%, Thriller 9.8%, Funny 6%
THE RIG is an immersive, story-driven, space-noir ADVENTURE GAME developed exclusively for VR. Explore a fully-interactive light freighter as you attempt to land, find your brother, and uncover a tightly-woven mystery of murder and broken romance.
Why similar: Noir 26.6%, Adventure 20.8%, VR 16.5%, Mystery 15.3%, Indie 12.9%
A dead man hired you to solve his own murder. You have one day. Fourteen suspects. And as many attempts as it takes. A hand-drawn noir mystery set in 1937 Rio de Janeiro, where every suspect has a life, a schedule, and something to hide.
Why similar: Noir 29.8%, Crime 21.4%, Mystery 16.9%, Choices Matter 14%, Story Rich 5.9%
A keenly dark twist on the traditional murder mystery setting, The Deed is an Adventure/RPG game about getting away with murder. Arran Bruce, the rightful heir to Dunshiel House, returns home to settle a score with his estranged family.
Why similar: Crime 32.1%, Mystery 18.9%, Choices Matter 10.1%, Dark 8.3%, Adventure 8%
Hack into crime scenes, look for evidence, analyze data, interrogate criminals, track suspects and deal with the consequences of your decisions. This is a dark and brutal detective story with a Black Mirror-esque atmosphere of digital dominance and the narrative structure of a US crime procedural.
Why similar: Choices Matter 29.1%, Female Protagonist 20.6%, Story Rich 12.1%, Dark 12.1%, Atmospheric 9.2%
Filled with mystery, humor, and suspense, and brought to life in rich 3D-animation, AR-K is a point-and-click story game with a twist
Why similar: Dark Humor 32.9%, Mystery 20.4%, Third Person 16.9%, Female Protagonist 12.1%, Adventure 9.2%
NORCO is a dialogue-focused point & click adventure that immerses the player in the sinking suburbs and industrial swamplands of an increasingly surreal and distorted South Louisiana.
Why similar: Noir 39.4%, Mystery 25.6%, Dark 11.1%, Story Rich 8.6%, Atmospheric 7.3%
The stage is set. Imagine an old baroque manor, perhaps a hotel or a museum, somewhere in central Europe. A woman wanders in search of answers.
Why similar: Mystery 35.1%, Adventure 19.1%, Female Protagonist 15.2%, Noir 14.4%, Story Rich 8.3%
Play as Gregor, turned into a tiny bug, and set out on an extraordinary journey to unravel the mystery of your transformation. Metamorphosis is a first person adventure set in a surrealist world where your newfound abilities are your last and only hope for redemption.
Why similar: Noir 32.2%, Mystery 18.7%, Great Soundtrack 13.4%, Dark 10%, Adventure 7.3%
Oxenfree is a supernatural thriller about a group of friends who unwittingly open a ghostly rift. You are Alex, and you’ve just brought your new stepbrother Jonas to an overnight island party gone horribly wrong.
Why similar: Choices Matter 20.1%, Mystery 19.2%, Female Protagonist 13.4%, Great Soundtrack 10.9%, Story Rich 10.5%
