Games Like Lacuna: Prologue

A murder. A hack. A bombing. All it takes to plunge the solar system into war – unless you do something about it. Help CDI agent Neil Conrad make a string of increasingly difficult decisions in this modern dialog-driven adventure set in a gorgeous 2D sci-fi noir universe.

Why similar: Noir 15%, Crime 11.9%, Detective 11.1%, Cyberpunk 9.1%, Narration 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: This is the full-length continuation of the prologue, offering the complete experience of the gripping sci-fi detective narrative.

Between Horizons is a narrative 2.5D sci-fi detective adventure. 33 years into the Zephyr's journey, its mission is suddenly jeopardized. Can you find the culprit before it's too late? Experience an enthralling story set in a semi-open world that branches and ends based on your choices.

Why similar: Detective 20.8%, Narration 15.6%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Multiple Endings 11.9%, Investigation 11.6%

Why You'll Like It: It mirrors the sci-fi investigation gameplay of the seed game, requiring players to piece together clues in a complex, branching mystery.

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: Noir 30.7%, Detective 25.6%, Interactive Fiction 16.8%, Investigation 13.3%, Pixel Graphics 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: This game perfectly captures the gritty noir aesthetic and detective investigation mechanics within a unique, anthropomorphic cyberpunk world.

Having lost everything, a retired, hardboiled detective, John Cooper, must take his last case to find a missing upper-class girl among the lowest parts of the dystopian city-planet Terrahive. Choose your unique path in this atmospheric narrative future-noir thriller.

Why similar: Noir 18.7%, Detective 13.1%, Cyberpunk 11.7%, Interactive Fiction 10%, Narration 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: This noir detective game features a heavy emphasis on player choice and branching paths within a gritty, futuristic setting.

The Red Strings Club is a cyberpunk narrative experience about fate and happiness featuring the extensive use of pottery, bartending and impersonating people on the phone to take down a corporate conspiracy.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 53.4%, Choices Matter 16.7%, Pixel Graphics 14.5%, Atmospheric 5.4%, Adventure 4.4%

Why You'll Like It: It shares the deep cyberpunk atmosphere and focuses on dialogue-based choices that significantly alter the story's outcome.

When the truth is buried, go underground. Step into this new take on text-based adventure from the award-winning team behind Thomas Was Alone and Volume. A short story that hands you the fate of the world above, as a detective looking for answers on the Subsurface Circular.

Why similar: Noir 23.7%, Detective 20.9%, Text-Based 13.6%, Investigation 12.1%, Cyberpunk 11.5%

Why You'll Like It: It is a compact, dialogue-driven investigation game that focuses on uncovering a conspiracy through clever conversation.

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 26.2%, Noir 21%, Cyberpunk 19.8%, Adventure 7.3%, Choices Matter 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi point-and-click adventure that features a detective protagonist solving crimes in a post-technological world.

Disco Elysium - The Final Cut is a groundbreaking role playing game. You’re a detective with a unique skill system at your disposal and a whole city to carve your path across. Interrogate unforgettable characters, crack murders or take bribes. Become a hero or an absolute disaster of a human being.

Why similar: Detective 42.2%, Noir 31.4%, Choices Matter 18.6%, Atmospheric 4.5%, Adventure 3.3%

Why You'll Like It: It is the gold standard for choice-driven detective RPGs, offering unparalleled depth in narrative and character interaction.

Roleplaying in the ruins of interplanetary capitalism. Live the life of an escaped worker, washed-up on a lawless station at the edge of an interstellar society. Inspired by the flexibility and freedom of TTRPGs, explore the station, choose your friends, escape your past and change your future.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 25.7%, Interactive Fiction 19.8%, Text-Based 18.3%, Multiple Endings 14%, Futuristic 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: This title excels at delivering a poignant, choice-heavy narrative set in a decaying, atmospheric cyberpunk space station.

It’s 2065, and you are an interrogator-model android tasked with rooting out deviants among your own kind. You must probe for lies, monitor and exploit emotional spikes, earn the trust of your subjects, and make the final call: release, or destroy?

Why similar: Cyberpunk 22.9%, Detective 19.9%, Investigation 15.9%, Multiple Endings 13.5%, Choices Matter 11.4%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses specifically on the interrogation mechanics and moral dilemmas inherent in a cyberpunk detective story.

Discover a world where life is cheap, identities are bought & sold, & a quest for redemption can change the fate of a whole galaxy.

Why similar: Noir 40.9%, Cyberpunk 24.6%, Detective 15.3%, Adventure 6.5%, Sci-fi 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: This classic point-and-click adventure features a dark, rainy cyberpunk aesthetic and a compelling detective-led mystery.

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 22%, Detective 17.9%, Crime 17.6%, Cyberpunk 13%, Investigation 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: This game combines traditional point-and-click investigation with real-world research to solve complex detective cases.

Lose yourself in the dystopian world of New York, 2329; immortality comes at a price that someone has to pay. In this interactive noir story, lead the investigation using advanced technology, as Detective James Karra who risks it all in pursuit of a serial killer targeting the city’s elite.

Why similar: Noir 22.3%, Detective 16.7%, Cyberpunk 13.6%, Narration 12.7%, Interactive Fiction 11%

Why You'll Like It: This game delivers a high-fidelity noir detective experience set in a futuristic city where death is no longer permanent.

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: Detective 28.5%, Crime 19.7%, Investigation 16.1%, Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Choices Matter 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a brilliant, deduction-based investigative experience that rewards careful observation and logical thinking.

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 23.2%, Detective 14.5%, Cyberpunk 12.9%, Interactive Fiction 10.4%, Investigation 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological detective thriller that emphasizes branching narratives and moral consequences in a futuristic city.

2064: Read Only Memories is a cyberpunk point-and-click adventure set in Neo-San Francisco. Team up with Turing, the world's first sapient machine, to unravel a conspiracy that threatens to shake an entire society

Why similar: Noir 27%, Cyberpunk 18.4%, Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Multiple Endings 10%, Choices Matter 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a rich cyberpunk narrative filled with investigation, colorful characters, and meaningful player choices.

A cyberpunk adventure game from the studio that brought you Gemini Rue and Blackwell! The year is 2087. Genetic engineering is the norm, and an omnipresent AI powers the city. Take control of three citizens of this world as they struggle to understand a deadly conspiracy.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 62.5%, Adventure 12.9%, Pixel Graphics 12.5%, Sci-fi 9%, Atmospheric 2%

Why You'll Like It: This cyberpunk adventure features multiple protagonists and deep investigative gameplay set in a high-tech, dystopian future.

A steampunk-ish detective adventure from the creator of A Golden Wake and Shardlight! Can you help private investigator Miles Fordham find justice for his clients and track down his partner's killer before his entire world comes apart?

Why similar: Detective 30.9%, Noir 28.6%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.3%, Pixel Graphics 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: A detective adventure that allows players to solve cases in multiple ways, emphasizing the investigation process over traditional puzzles.

Gamedec is a single-player cyberpunk isometric RPG. You are a game detective, who solves crimes inside virtual worlds. Use your wits to gather info from your witnesses and suspects, getting to the bottom of deceptive schemes. The game continually adapts to your decisions and never judges.

Why similar: Noir 24.9%, Cyberpunk 17.7%, Detective 14.1%, Text-Based 10.3%, Multiple Endings 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: This isometric RPG focuses entirely on detective work and decision-making within various virtual cyberpunk worlds.

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 29.6%, Crime 21.2%, Detective 17.6%, Narration 13.8%, Investigation 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: Despite its charming pixel art, it is a serious noir detective game that focuses on gathering clues and solving a central mystery.

From the makers of the 2012 Game of the Year: The Walking Dead, comes a thriller based on the award-winning Fables comic books. As Bigby Wolf you will discover that a brutal, bloody murder is just a taste of things to come in a game series where your every decision can have enormous consequences.

Why similar: Detective 27.6%, Noir 27.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.4%, Multiple Endings 14%, Choices Matter 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: A definitive noir detective story that relies heavily on player choices and consequences within a dark, stylized world.

A demon has possessed you and used your body to tear a swath of bloodshed through New York. You are now free, but life as you knew it is over. Your only path forward is joining the Unavowed - an ancient society dedicated to stopping evil. No matter what the cost.

Why similar: Detective 31.1%, Noir 17.4%, Choices Matter 12.1%, Multiple Endings 12%, Adventure 11.4%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-heavy adventure game that features a strong focus on character-driven choices and investigative storytelling.

A first‑person cyberpunk horror detective story set in a decaying, neon‑scarred future. As an Observer who invades minds to hunt for clues, you will sift through corrupted memories to track down a mysterious killer and confront your own dark past.

Why similar: Detective 24.1%, Cyberpunk 24%, Investigation 16.3%, Narration 14.4%, Multiple Endings 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: This atmospheric horror game puts you in the role of a neural detective investigating crimes within the minds of suspects.

A neon-noir story in a rain-drenched cyberpunk metropolis. It’s your first night on the job working for the Cloudpunk delivery service. Two rules: Don’t miss a delivery and don’t ask what’s in the package.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 60.5%, Futuristic 15.9%, Sci-fi 9.6%, Atmospheric 8%, Adventure 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: It offers an immersive, atmospheric cyberpunk world where the narrative is driven by the stories you uncover while delivering packages.

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: Detective 41.5%, Noir 25.9%, Pixel Graphics 13.7%, Adventure 12.5%, Choices Matter 4.4%

Why You'll Like It: A classic-style detective adventure that features a strong protagonist and a compelling, mystery-filled narrative.

Life has ceased. Man is but a myth. And now, even the machines have begun to fail. Lead Horatio Nullbuilt and his sarcastic sidekick Crispin on a journey through the crumbling world of Primordia, facing malfunctioning robots, ancient secrets, and an implacable, power-hungry foe.

Why similar: Noir 28%, Cyberpunk 21.3%, Multiple Endings 13.3%, Sci-fi 10.1%, Adventure 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: This sci-fi adventure features a desolate, atmospheric world and a focus on uncovering the truth behind a forgotten past.

Play as Tristan and solve puzzles to recover human consciousnesses in the year 2071. Investigate environments, uncover secrets, and make choices that affect the ending. Explore a neon-noir world with a low poly aesthetic inspired by the 90s.

Why similar: Noir 26.2%, Cyberpunk 16.8%, Detective 11.3%, Text-Based 10.2%, Interactive Fiction 10.1%

Tails Noir: Prologue is the first act of 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: Noir 44.7%, Detective 29.6%, Adventure 12.8%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%, Atmospheric 2.9%

MURDERED: SOUL SUSPECT™ takes players into a whole new realm of mystery where the case is personal and the clues just out of reach, challenging gamers to solve the hardest case of all… their own murder.

Why similar: Detective 50.2%, Crime 21.4%, Noir 19.2%, Adventure 5.7%, Atmospheric 3.5%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a unique perspective on detective work by having the player solve their own murder as a ghost.

A post-apocalyptic adventure game from the publisher that brought you Primordia, Gemini Rue and Technobabylon! A young woman stricken with a deadly plague searches for a cure in a hostile world.

Why similar: Adventure 30%, Pixel Graphics 28.5%, Multiple Endings 19.6%, Atmospheric 13.7%, 2D 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: This game presents a grim, post-apocalyptic world where investigation and narrative choices are key to survival.

A private investigator, tracking a missing person, uncovers a conspiracy between humans and androids and a secret that could change everything. Neon Hearts City is a retro point-and-click adventure that thrusts you into a grungy cyberpunk city of the future.

Why similar: Detective 22.2%, Crime 18.4%, Interactive Fiction 17.8%, Cyberpunk 12.9%, Investigation 12.3%

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 23.6%, Detective 19%, Crime 19%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Investigation 10.7%

Dex is a 2D, side-scrolling, open-world cyberpunk RPG with a focus on exploration and non-linear gameplay.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 70.1%, Pixel Graphics 6.6%, Sci-fi 6.6%, Adventure 6%, 2D 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: A 2D open-world cyberpunk RPG that incorporates detective elements and a branching story into its action-oriented gameplay.

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: Noir 21.8%, Detective 20%, Interactive Fiction 13%, Investigation 11%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.7%

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 25.4%, Noir 23.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.9%, Multiple Endings 9.7%, Choices Matter 9.5%

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 35.5%, Detective 28.2%, Investigation 14.4%, Crime 10.1%, Stylized 5.4%

You are Isabella Song – a hacker PI. Your job is to hack cameras, phones, and computers, as well as question suspects, analyze evidence and draw conclusions. But don't forget that in Farca city, even criminals can end up victims.

Why similar: Detective 29.7%, Cyberpunk 23.8%, Investigation 15.5%, Crime 12.5%, Choices Matter 9.7%

In Nemesis: Mysterious Journey III Prologue you will take part in an adventure that will introduce you to the story of Nemesis: Mysterious Journey III. Take on the role of Amia and begin your holiday adventure on the planet Regilus!

Why similar: Detective 49.5%, Investigation 32.6%, Adventure 9.7%, Atmospheric 8.2%

Play as a sharp-witted detective in late 19th-century Leipzig, Germany, in this retro pixel-art point & click adventure. Search for clues, question suspects, and piece together evidence on your deduction board to solve four gripping murder cases.

Why similar: Detective 24.7%, Crime 24.3%, Investigation 13.1%, Narration 9.1%, Choices Matter 7.6%

A neo-noir point&click thriller about a delivery service for illegal goods. Play as a Courier who—after hours—has to solve the mystery of his friend's disappearance. Visit various locations, collect clues, navigate branching dialogue options, and hurry as time is not on your side.

Why similar: Noir 30.7%, Detective 21.6%, Investigation 11.7%, Multiple Endings 11.2%, Interactive Fiction 8.6%

Play as Sam or Farah as they attempt to navigate the neon thrills of their cyberpunk city Love Shore, solve murders, fight gods and maybe fall in love.

Why similar: Noir 23.8%, Cyberpunk 16.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Crime 10.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.1%

Welcome to the FDI. As our newest Operator, your role is to use your detective skills to assist our field agents and investigate mysterious crimes. Use cutting-edge FDI software to dig for clues, solve puzzles, and uncover the truth.

Why similar: Detective 27.7%, Crime 22.3%, Investigation 15.5%, Narration 14.7%, Interactive Fiction 8.1%

After being abducted by brutal soldiers and his kinfolk butchered, Robert Foster finds himself in Union City - a vast metropolis under the tyranny of a fascist AI. Alone, save for the circuit board of his best friend, Foster must discover the sinister truth - and why they specifically came for him.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 34.3%, Narration 28.8%, Futuristic 10.6%, Pixel Graphics 8.5%, Adventure 7.1%

Acolyte: Prologue is the first act in a dynamic narrative detective/puzzle game that gives you your own Acolyte; a digital assistant you can talk to freely without pre-defined dialogue options. Just like a real conversation.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.9%, Investigation 18.8%, Narration 17.1%, Text-Based 9.5%, Choices Matter 8.3%

Graphic Novel meets Visual Novel in this story-rich, choice-driven thriller. Experience Blake’s journey as he encounters a clandestine nemesis, sparking a series of events that force him to choose between losing his sanity or rising to the challenge. Make the right decisions and save New Stone.

Why similar: Noir 25.8%, Detective 18%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Crime 13.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.3%

Connected Clue is a quarter-view detective adventure game inspired by the atmosphere of 19th-century mystery novels. Gather clues, see through lies, and uncover the identity of the culprit shrouded in secrecy!

Why similar: Crime 22.3%, Detective 20.1%, Noir 18.4%, Text-Based 10.1%, Investigation 10.1%

Welcome to a world of intrigue and suspicion. Where humans and robots contend with escalating tensions and mutual distrust. And where gangster felines scheme their way to the top of the food chain. Welcome to the Tales of the Neon Sea!

Why similar: Noir 22.8%, Cyberpunk 19.3%, Detective 19%, Narration 12.9%, Investigation 12.1%

Take on the role of Agent Amy Tanner and solve a case in a cyberpunk future, where technology and religion have become one - A classic pixel art point&click adventure.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 30.9%, Detective 30.2%, Narration 11.4%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%, Adventure 7%

Detective Game. Murder Investigation. Interrogate witnesses. Rebut with evidence.

Why similar: Detective 34.5%, Crime 30.4%, Investigation 18.4%, Text-Based 12.4%, Adventure 4.3%

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 33.1%, Text-Based 17.9%, Interactive Fiction 16%, Investigation 13.6%, Pixel Graphics 8.3%

Join KK and his gang of supernatural detectives as they investigate a strange disappearance, only to stumble upon something more sinister. Build relationships with your team and piece together their stories.

Why similar: Multiple Endings 50.8%, Adventure 17.5%, Stylized 15.1%, Atmospheric 10.4%, 2D 6.2%

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: Detective 28.5%, Crime 27.8%, Text-Based 11.2%, Choices Matter 9.8%, Investigation 7.7%

LumineNight is a story-driven detective adventure. Play as Detective Foster and his daughter to solve a series of murders spanning a decade. Interrogate suspects, infiltrate locations, solve puzzles, and gather evidence from crime scenes. Uncover the dark truth behind these killings.

Why similar: Detective 38.2%, Noir 35.8%, Investigation 12.2%, Adventure 6.4%, Atmospheric 5.6%

Investigating a time-loop during the Cold War, light years away from Earth. Neoproxima is a text-based adventure game that combines exploration and simple RPG and survival mechanics. Plan your next loop carefully, and go as far as possible before time catches up with you.

Why similar: Investigation 36.6%, Text-Based 26%, Sci-fi 16%, Atmospheric 11.6%, Adventure 9.7%

Untangle a gripping conspiracy in this noir-influenced mystery, laced with classic RPG elements. Navigate seedy streets to collect clues, upgrade skills and customize weapons. Brawl in turn-based combat with timed hits & combos, to reveal the dark truth that plagues the city’s core and your sanity.

Why similar: Noir 29.2%, Crime 24.6%, Detective 22.4%, Multiple Endings 10.6%, Pixel Graphics 6.6%

Viridis, year 2053. Growing inequality drives Bright City and Blind City further and further apart until idealistic detective Axel McCoin starts a revolution to change the world in this fast-paced cyberpunk adventure.

Why similar: Noir 21.8%, Crime 18.6%, Detective 17.8%, Cyberpunk 17.6%, Investigation 9.8%

这是一款以中式校园为背景的推理类文字游戏，你将扮演一名高中生司空茂，在开学第一天目击密室杀人事件的现场，并经过调查和推理解决案件，找出真正的犯人和真相背后更深的阴谋。但在享受侦探游戏的同时，请千万不要忽视学习。保持情绪稳定，尽量维持活下去的念头...记住，你的成绩，永远比案件要更重要。

Why similar: Detective 27.5%, Interactive Fiction 18.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.9%, Text-Based 13.9%, Crime 13.1%

A Pulp Adventure Thriller - A murdered drifter awakens. Alive again, seconds before his death. Hunted and haunted, help him untangle a mad web of conspiracy in this fast-paced point 'n click thrill-ride.

Why similar: Noir 46.5%, Investigation 23.1%, Pixel Graphics 10.5%, Sci-fi 7.1%, Adventure 5.1%

Read Only Memories: NEURODIVER is a story-rich adventure and the sequel to 2064: Read Only Memories. Explore the rich world with an intuitive point-and-click interface as you take on the role of a young psychic agent tasked with tracking down a mysterious antagonist hiding in people's memories.

Why similar: Noir 28.2%, Cyberpunk 19.4%, Interactive Fiction 15.2%, Multiple Endings 10.3%, Choices Matter 7.1%

A mysterious murder has shocked the inner city, and as the lead detective, it is your job to catch the real killer. Armed with words and wits, you uncover the secrets and capture the murderer, and make sure justice will be served.

Why similar: Detective 30%, Investigation 18.8%, Text-Based 15.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.9%, Noir 11.3%