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.
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.
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 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 19.6%, Thriller 17.1%, Great Soundtrack 13.5%, Female Protagonist 11.2%, Third Person 10.2%
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 22%, Mystery 17.2%, Thriller 14.2%, Choices Matter 14%, Adventure 9.3%
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 23.4%, Mystery 20.7%, Thriller 14.5%, Adventure 11.5%, Female Protagonist 10.9%
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 42.4%, Adventure 14.5%, Story Rich 11.2%, Choices Matter 9.9%, Female Protagonist 9.1%
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 8.1%, Female Protagonist 6.6%
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 26.1%, Mystery 20.2%, Crime 18.9%, Female Protagonist 10.7%, Third Person 9.3%
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 16.3%, Mystery 12.7%, Adventure 12.6%, Thriller 9.7%
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 37.7%, Thriller 13.6%, Narration 12.4%, Story Rich 10.3%, Female Protagonist 8.8%
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 25.4%, Choices Matter 19.1%, 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 20.9%, Mystery 20.8%, Dark 7.1%, Funny 6.9%
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 30.4%, Adventure 23.3%, Female Protagonist 21%, Indie 15.2%, Story Rich 10.1%
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 40.1%, Female Protagonist 16%, Great Soundtrack 10.4%, Adventure 7.3%, Third Person 6.5%
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 21.1%, Mystery 19.9%, Choices Matter 15.2%, Female Protagonist 11.9%, Third Person 9.6%
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 27.1%, Female Protagonist 18.8%, Noir 18.5%, Adventure 13.4%, Choices Matter 5.1%
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 29%, Mystery 21.8%, Choices Matter 17.3%, Female Protagonist 14.7%, Story Rich 7.8%
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 19.5%, Narration 15.7%, Great Soundtrack 12.3%, Female Protagonist 11.6%, Choices Matter 10.4%
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 30.6%, Crime 20.4%, Narration 12.2%, Mystery 12.1%, Thriller 8.7%
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 32.9%, Adventure 23.4%, Indie 14.8%, Story Rich 10.3%, Casual 8.6%
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 26.8%, Mystery 23.7%, Funny 21.3%, Female Protagonist 11.2%, Atmospheric 8.4%
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 49.6%, Adventure 21.4%, Indie 13.6%, Story Rich 12.5%, Singleplayer 2.9%
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 19.1%, Adventure 7.9%, Indie 6.2%
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 31.4%, Female Protagonist 18.5%, Third Person 12%, Story Rich 10.7%, Adventure 10.5%
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 12.5%, Female Protagonist 10.9%, Dark 6.6%
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 27.4%, Crime 20.5%, Mystery 15.2%, Choices Matter 9.9%, Female Protagonist 8.8%
You're a detective, and a frog, and it's time to solve a mystery.
Why similar: Mystery 40.7%, Funny 18.4%, Great Soundtrack 12.5%, Adventure 9.8%, Casual 6%
Step into the shoes of Alfred Fox, a private eye with a knack for getting into trouble, and confront the danger looming over your old flame, Barbara Le Purr. Using your own intuition and wide investigation techniques you will follow the intrigue and face many, sometimes deadly, consequences.
Why similar: Noir 29.4%, Crime 19.8%, Mystery 14.4%, Mature 10.2%, Great Soundtrack 7.6%
You're a detective, and a frog, and it's time to solve a mystery in the wild west.
Why similar: Mystery 57.1%, Funny 24.4%, Casual 7.7%, Adventure 5.2%, Indie 4.6%
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 29.9%, Great Soundtrack 14.5%, Indie 11.3%, Story Rich 11%, Dark 10.2%
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 24.2%, Mystery 22.2%, Indie 13.9%, Thriller 11.9%, Story Rich 11.8%
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 19.4%, Mystery 16.8%, Thriller 13.5%, Dark 6.6%
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 61.3%, Adventure 14.4%, Mystery 12.1%, Third Person 6.1%, Indie 6.1%
Firewatch is a single-player first-person mystery set in the Wyoming wilderness, where your only emotional lifeline is the person on the other end of a handheld radio.
Why similar: Mystery 28.3%, Great Soundtrack 12.5%, Story Rich 12.1%, Adventure 11.7%, Atmospheric 10.2%
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 24.2%, Adventure 15.3%, Atmospheric 11.7%, Story Rich 6.1%
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 36.7%, Mystery 21.9%, Thriller 17.3%, Choices Matter 11.7%, Adventure 7%
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 19.2%, Thriller 18.6%, Adventure 9.5%, Story Rich 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 24.2%, Crime 10.7%, Atmospheric 5.9%, Story Rich 5.6%
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 33%, Mystery 20.5%, Third Person 16.8%, Female Protagonist 12.1%, Adventure 9%
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 25.5%, Female Protagonist 13.2%, Story Rich 9.2%, Adventure 7.8%
Discover what connects a lost ship’s disappearance with Devil’s Island and a local family’s unsolved murder.
Why similar: Mystery 35.9%, Female Protagonist 18.5%, Adventure 17.9%, Great Soundtrack 8.1%, Casual 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 20.3%, Mystery 19.3%, Female Protagonist 13.3%, Great Soundtrack 10.6%, Story Rich 10.5%
Led by her new friend, Mr. Voice, Misfortune ventures into the woods, where mysteries are unraveled and a little bad luck unfolds.
Why similar: Dark Humor 20.6%, Choices Matter 20.1%, Female Protagonist 12.9%, Story Rich 8.9%, Adventure 7.6%
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 24.1%, Crime 21.4%, Narration 16.5%, Third Person 12.6%, Story Rich 7.5%
Wayward Strand is a heartfelt story told in a curious way. Hop aboard an airborne hospital and meet its fully-voiced cast of eclectic characters. As time passes for everyone on board, explore the interwoven lives of the patients and staff; discover something new on each and every playthrough.
Why similar: Mystery 25%, Choices Matter 21%, Female Protagonist 16.7%, Story Rich 9.2%, Funny 8.8%
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 24%, Narration 18.4%, Female Protagonist 16.6%, Dark 9.9%, Story Rich 9.9%
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 25.2%, Crime 19.7%, Thriller 16.3%, Choices Matter 12.2%, Dark 9%
Bizarre Earthquake is a third-person point & click adventure game. The story is about a seismologist and her assistant who try to uncover the mysteries behind a bizarre earthquake they encounter.
Why similar: Adventure 53%, Mystery 18.9%, Female Protagonist 14.6%, Indie 13.6%
Narrative-adventure playing an Agent of Death who must take ONE life that could change the fate of a conflict-torn Nation
Why similar: Adventure 23.6%, Choices Matter 21.3%, Indie 13.5%, Female Protagonist 13.3%, Dark 9.1%
The award-winning point-and-click adventure returns in the Director's Cut with an extended story, additional puzzles, and new areas to explore. Witness the rise of an iconic detective as you uncover a dark and sinister truth hiding behind the calm exterior of a small rural town.
Why similar: Mystery 33.9%, Female Protagonist 23.4%, Dark 12.8%, Story Rich 10.6%, Adventure 9.7%
Join the District Crime Agency in this isometric, modern noir deduction thriller. Explore crime scenes in complex dioramas, organize your evidence effectively, and blur the lines between right and wrong to present your case. Do you have what it takes to be a real detective?
Why similar: Noir 32.5%, Crime 26%, Mystery 16.5%, Adventure 8.3%, Indie 6.8%
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 22.2%, Dark 10.4%, Adventure 8.9%, Story Rich 7.7%
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 36%, Mystery 20%, Dark Humor 15.6%, Third Person 8.8%, Atmospheric 6.5%
Survive a macabre world conjured up by the tortured memories of Angelica.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 27%, Adventure 16.1%, Mystery 15.3%, Indie 10.5%, Great Soundtrack 9.6%
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 37.2%, Mystery 27.1%, Funny 13.7%, Story Rich 10.9%, Adventure 7.1%
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%, Adventure 19.3%, Female Protagonist 15.5%, Noir 13.9%, Story Rich 8%
Point-and-click mystery adventure on the virtual SNS! Find secrets hidden by family, friends, companies, and idols.
Why similar: Mystery 27.6%, Dark Humor 23.7%, Choices Matter 16.3%, Story Rich 8.9%, Dark 8.6%
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 26.3%, Mystery 17.3%, Great Soundtrack 14.7%, Noir 11.8%, Funny 8.5%
A writer has died. His daughter seeks the help of you, Ord Salamon, to find his secret last novel. During the search, questions will emerge. Did her father really kill himself? What is the secret novel all about? What is going on at the island of Fardo?
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 35.5%, Great Soundtrack 21.3%, Adventure 11.7%, Story Rich 9.4%, Funny 7.8%
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 44.1%, Mystery 24.5%, Adventure 10.1%, Story Rich 6%, Indie 5.4%
