- #1 What's the Password?
97% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: TrampolineTales
Windows · Mac · Linux
"What's the Password?" is a minimalistic puzzle game where you decode 4-digit passwords. Featuring over 100 puzzles!
Why similar: Noir 23.7%, Minimalist 18.5%, Detective 15.1%, Puzzle 12.4%, Logic 12.4%
- #2 JACK: 1 % BATTERY - A Detective Thriller
96% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: JD Detective Thrillers Studio
Windows
Experience a race against time written by a former forensic investigation expert. As detective JACK, you are the last hope to rescue the US President's kidnapped daughter. With only 1% battery left on her phone, use authentic detective techniques to find her before the screen goes black.
Why similar: Noir 31.8%, Text-Based 16.7%, Minimalist 16.4%, Detective 15.4%, Mystery 7%
- #3 Logic Grid Puzzle
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: RapidAnt
Windows
Logic Grid Puzzle is a multilingual story-driven logical deduction game in which you have to discover the whole story by using partially given facts.A pleasant yet challenging recreation for lovers of logical games and mystery-solving games.Are you ready for the challenge?
Why similar: Detective 19.1%, Text-Based 17.4%, Investigation 15.2%, Minimalist 12.4%, Logic 11.5%
- #4 Crime or Punishment
95% 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 38.5%, Detective 17.3%, Puzzle 12.4%, Nonlinear 9.8%, Investigation 7.5%
- #5 Max Sterling PI: The Grady Case
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Saint Cloud Studios
Windows
In this classic Investigative Mystery game, you are hired to find the truth behind Mr. Grady's untimely death. Explore 40+ areas, compile a multitude of evidence, and interview over 30 unique characters to assist you in your search for answers. Do YOU have what it takes to crack the case?
Why similar: Noir 23.9%, Detective 16.5%, Text-Based 14.4%, Investigation 12.3%, Mystery 9.1%
- #6 The Ratline
92% 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 25.7%, Noir 23%, Investigation 19.8%, Mystery 10.8%, Puzzle 9.1%
- #7 PataNoir
94% matchPositive88% of 16 reviews2016
Dev: Simon ChristiansenPub: SiChris Productions
Windows
The Baron's daughter is missing, and you are the man to find her. No problem. With your inexhaustible arsenal of hard-boiled similes, there is nothing you can't handle.
Why similar: Noir 28.9%, Text-Based 18.6%, Minimalist 12.7%, Detective 11.1%, Investigation 8.2%
- #8 Dr. What & Detective Son
93% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: VILQ
Windows · Mac · Linux
Join Dr. What and Detective Son on an exhilarating journey through mind-bending puzzles and perplexing mysteries in this immersive logic game! With multiple levels to conquer, sharpen your deductive skills and unravel intricate cases.
Why similar: Text-Based 28.6%, Detective 21.3%, Puzzle 15.3%, Logic 14%, Casual 10.9%
- #9 Gravity Block 2
91% matchPositive100% of 13 reviews2024
Dev: Atthus Games
Windows
Gravity Block 2 is a minimalist puzzle game where the player must control the environment to make the Block reach the end.
Why similar: Noir 45.2%, Puzzle 16.1%, Minimalist 14.8%, Casual 12.6%, Logic 8.9%
- #10 The Marsh Manor Mystery
91% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: castergrams
Windows · Mac
Something strange happened in the old manor, but the Pond's premier puzzle-solver is here to uncover the truth. In this ribbiting and cozy mystery, explore the grounds, journey into the past, and unearth the secrets buried at Marsh Manor.
Why similar: Detective 28.9%, Investigation 21.5%, Casual 19.5%, Puzzle 15.6%, Mystery 12.3%
- #11 Gravity Block
90% matchVery Positive93% of 57 reviews2021
Dev: Atthus Games
Windows
Gravity Block is a minimalist game. Rotate screen so that the block reaches portal.
Why similar: Noir 42.5%, Minimalist 19.1%, Casual 14.4%, Puzzle 12.9%, Logic 8.8%
- #12 Cross Country Case
89% 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 34.4%, Detective 22.9%, Investigation 16.7%, Mystery 11.3%, Puzzle 10.5%
- #13 Conscience
89% 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 36.3%, Detective 22.1%, Investigation 16.1%, Mystery 11%, Puzzle 10.3%
- #14 Duck Detective: The Ghost of Glamping
87% 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: Noir 32.9%, Detective 23.3%, Investigation 18.1%, Mystery 9.2%, Casual 8.5%
- #15 Maze Endless
88% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: Hancel.Lin
Windows · Mac · Linux
"Maze Endless" is a challenging adventure casual game that tests your wit and luck. In this endless maze journey, players will experience an unprecedented adventure. Starting from the simplest maze, gradually challenge more complex levels, unravel their mysteries, and find the exit.
Why similar: Noir 44.3%, Minimalist 23.7%, Casual 14.4%, Procedural Generation 8%, Puzzle 5.7%
- #16 Antero Sudoku
86% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Zodiac Fox Oy
Windows
Antero Sudoku is a true random Sudoku puzzle game featuring a challenge mode and cool tunes. Challenge mode progress is saved on device. No ads, no in-app purchases or DLCs. You can play this game offline and it's got some easter egg effects if you click on things. I hope you enjoy the music!
Why similar: Noir 28.6%, Minimalist 12%, Logic 11.3%, Puzzle 11.1%, Detective 9.5%
- #17 Landline
86% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2023
Dev: Jungwoo Yom
Windows · Mac
Prevent murder cases with the telephone.
Why similar: Noir 48.4%, Minimalist 21.9%, Puzzle 15.2%, Casual 12.2%, Indie 1.5%
- #18 REWIND
85% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Damian_Zhao
Windows
《REWIND》 is a hardcore text-based detective puzzle game containing nearly a hundred clues. Players need to carefully examine and deduce the clues to find the answer to the case.
Why similar: Detective 23.3%, Text-Based 17.7%, Investigation 17.7%, Puzzle 14%, Mystery 12.9%
- #19 Epigraph
84% matchVery Positive91% of 278 reviews2024
Dev: Matthew Brown
Windows
Epigraph is a short, challenging, language decipherment puzzle game.
Why similar: Detective 25.9%, Investigation 18.1%, Text-Based 15.6%, Puzzle 14.6%, Logic 13.7%
- #20 Detective Bass 2: The Case of the Stolen Pearls
84% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Team Grouper
Windows · Mac · Linux
Crime never rests... but thankfully, neither does Detective Bass! Put on your detective hat and help Detective Bass get to the bottom of a robbery, in this witty, narrative-driven detective game!
Why similar: Noir 36.1%, Detective 21.4%, Investigation 14.4%, Mystery 10.2%, Casual 6.9%
- #21 Prove You Can Win
83% matchVery Positive85% of 52 reviews2025
Dev: zqh games
Windows · Mac
This is a puzzle game like a mathematical book, based on logic and deduction. In this game, you don't need to beat the level, but need to prove it is beatable. Your goal is not to win, but to prove you can win.
Why similar: Text-Based 34.1%, Minimalist 24.7%, Logic 19.5%, Puzzle 19.2%, Indie 1.5%
- #22 GRIDBUSTERS
82% matchNo user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Jion Interactive
Windows
A logic deduction game. Read the grid. Deduce, don't guess. Bust the case.
Why similar: Detective 25.7%, Investigation 17.2%, Text-Based 17.1%, Logic 13.2%, Puzzle 10.9%
- #23 Death at Sycamore Hall
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hesperus Games
Windows · Mac
An arcane detective game set in an ill-fated magical academy. Find traces of magic and deduce the meaning of incantations. Examine scenes for clues to help you piece together the story, and determine the identity and fate of each former resident.
Why similar: Detective 27.7%, Investigation 21%, Noir 16.7%, Mystery 12.8%, Logic 11.5%
- #24 Mary
81% matchPositive86% of 14 reviews2024
Dev: Pinster Games
Windows
Mary is a mystery and investigation game, in which you are a private detective who has been called to solve a case of a massacre in a bar. Collect all the clues and find an answer to all the mysteries of this case!
Why similar: Noir 29.8%, Detective 20.1%, Investigation 15.8%, Mystery 11.6%, Puzzle 8.5%
- #25 Midnight Files
81% matchMostly Positive76% of 37 reviews2025
Dev: Paper Lynx Games
Windows
The camera doesn’t lie, but the truth isn’t always obvious. Photograph traces, gather evidence, link clues on the board, search police databases for key info, and identify the culprit and the next attack site. Each case is a standalone mystery waiting to be solved.
Why similar: Noir 27.5%, Detective 20.8%, Investigation 17.8%, Logic 8.3%, Text-Based 7.2%
- #26 TellTale - Casino Murder Case
80% matchMostly Positive73% of 26 reviews2024
Dev: NeruyaPub: Team Detective
Windows
[Telltale - Casino Murder] is a full-voice indie mystery game with the youngest lawyer, Kang Ho-yeon, who reveals the truth of the casino murder case and achieves innocence at trial.
Why similar: Detective 23.2%, Investigation 17.5%, Mystery 16%, Text-Based 15.3%, Puzzle 12.4%
- #27 The Sinner of the Closed Set
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Kai DeJesusPub: Sky Brew Studios
Windows
A new mystery arises from the collision of narrative puzzle games and film noir. Investigate a film set full of catty cast and crew in order to deduce and connect their relationships. Debunk or prove those connections using evidence to unravel the mystery of what occurred and who is responsible!
Why similar: Noir 27%, Text-Based 14.4%, Detective 14.2%, Investigation 11.4%, Nonlinear 9%
- #28 Criminal Archives: Blade of Deceit Collector's Edition
79% matchMixed69% of 13 reviews2024
Dev: Do Games Limited
Windows
A judge's body is discovered with a clean cut across his jugular, setting the stage for an intense puzzle of motives and clues.
Why similar: Noir 34.2%, Detective 20.3%, Puzzle 10.9%, Investigation 10.8%, Logic 8.1%
- #29 Duck Detective: The Secret Salami
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 6,476 reviews2024
Dev: Happy Broccoli Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Solving crime is no walk in the pond. You are a down-on-his-luck detective who also happens to be a duck. Use your powers of de-duck-tion to inspect evidence, fill in the blanks, and bust the case wide open! This is a short but twisty detective case.
Why similar: Noir 30.7%, Detective 27%, Investigation 18%, Mystery 8.7%, Casual 7.7%
- #30 Thomas Ireham in Crimson Spotlight
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Rebecca AhmedPub: Sagewing Studio
Windows
A complete time-loop detective story set in the 1940s — solve a case before it even happens in a single, self-contained sitting.
Why similar: Noir 23.8%, Detective 20.9%, Investigation 15.5%, Nonlinear 10.9%, Puzzle 9.7%
- #31 Acrônimo Tupiniquim
78% 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 40.1%, Detective 25.4%, Investigation 17.5%, Logic 8.6%, Mystery 7.2%
- #32 The Murder of Ava Monroe
77% 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 29.6%, Noir 26.8%, Investigation 22.3%, Mystery 12.8%, Puzzle 8%
- #33 The Final Print
75% matchPositive88% of 40 reviews2025
Dev: Dummy DetectivesPub: Breda University of Applied Sciences
Windows
You're a journalist investigating a suspicious case during the Harlem riots. Take pictures of evidence, gather information by interrogating people, and put it all together in an article to show people the truth.
Why similar: Noir 28.8%, Detective 20.7%, Investigation 11.1%, Puzzle 10%, Mystery 9.7%
- #34 Hope in the City
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lofty Sky Entertainment Inc.
Windows
17-year-old Hope Song returns home from school to find her parents missing. Use Hope’s observant eye as an artist to investigate, piece together clues, and uncover dark secrets beneath her peaceful urban life in this non-linear narrative mystery game.
Why similar: Noir 28.2%, Detective 16.1%, Investigation 13.8%, Nonlinear 11.4%, Mystery 8.9%
- #35 Connected Clue
74% matchVery Positive88% of 112 reviews2026
Dev: Alpheratz Games Pub: CFK Co., Ltd.
Windows · Mac
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: Noir 22.4%, Detective 18.8%, Text-Based 14.9%, Investigation 13.4%, Puzzle 8.9%
- #36 KanjiFlash
76% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: JellyTeacher
Windows
KanjiFlash is a focused flashcard/mini-game/quiz trainer that teaches Kyōiku kanji, hiragana, and katakana, giving you the foundation for Japanese literacy and early JLPT success.
Why similar: Minimalist 25.2%, Text-Based 21.5%, Casual 20.3%, Puzzle 16.6%, Logic 14.2%
- #37 Edgar Poe: Hidden Objects
75% matchMostly Positive70% of 64 reviews2022
Dev: Crisp App Studio
Windows · Mac
Uncover secrets in a mysterious mansion inspired by Edgar Allan Poe’s The Fall of the House of Usher. Play as a curious detective in a hidden-object adventure filled with puzzles, surprises, and a story full of twists!
Why similar: Noir 39.1%, Detective 18.9%, Puzzle 10.6%, Mystery 8.4%, Investigation 8.3%
- #38 Graywood: Noir Detective
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Bobby & Jeni
Windows
GRAYWOOD is a 1950s crime comic-inspired graphic adventure. Investigate crime scenes, craft your own lines of questioning, and organize your findings on your corkboard all while navigating a morally-testing narrative. Respect the law, follow your conscience, or abuse your power to save your family.
Why similar: Noir 35.6%, Detective 21.4%, Investigation 12.4%, Puzzle 9.4%, Nonlinear 9%
- #39 FILENDS
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MFI GAMES
Windows
FILENDS is a dark multiplayer riddle-solving game for 2-7 players. Work together to solve levels filled with murder mysteries and tragic tales. Use environmental clues and real-time chat to uncover the truth. Will you solve the riddles or become a part of them?
Why similar: Detective 25.1%, Investigation 16.7%, Puzzle 14%, Mystery 12.2%, Logic 12.2%
- #40 Finch & Archie
72% matchPositive93% of 30 reviews2026
Dev: Octarine Arts
Windows
An episodic co-op noir murder mystery. Play as one half of a crime-fighting duo: the detective Jack Finch and his police dog, Archie. Use your deduction skills and sense of smell to find evidence, interrogate suspects, and catch the culprit in a gritty story set in the Great Depression.
Why similar: Noir 31.5%, Investigation 15.3%, Detective 14.6%, Text-Based 11.6%, Mystery 9.9%
- #41 Devastated Path
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: boopkaPub: Cuberaine Studios LLC
Windows
The life of an ordinary freelance programmer Romero, whose existence is swallowed up by darkness. Not the fairy tail, but a dark part of humanity.
Why similar: Noir 29.4%, Detective 19.4%, Text-Based 18.4%, Investigation 15.7%, Puzzle 9%
- #42 Number Fields
73% matchPositive92% of 13 reviews2024
Dev: Lesley Vaden
Windows · Mac
Number Fields is a logic game where players uncover tiles indicating the proximity of hidden bombs and treasures. Choose your difficulty, customize grid sizes, and enjoy. Provides a way to stay fully engaged while calming nervous energy discreetly.
Why similar: Noir 33.8%, Minimalist 25%, Casual 15.4%, Puzzle 12.9%, Logic 4.7%
- #43 Ashes of Holloway Bay
71% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: Cold Case Inc
Windows
Immerse yourself in a chilling, interactive cold-case investigation. Review crime scene photos, decrypt restricted hard drives, compare evidence, and deliver your final report in Ashes of Holloway Bay, a dark, atmospheric detective experience where every detail matters.
Why similar: Detective 25.7%, Noir 18.7%, Investigation 17.8%, Mystery 12%, Nonlinear 8.6%
- #44 Word of the Law: Death Mask Collector's Edition
72% matchMostly Positive76% of 33 reviews2022
Dev: Do Games Limited
Windows
Investigate serial crimes and city government secrets! You're the only one who can get on the trail and break the chain of murders. Are you up for the challenge?
Why similar: Noir 31.8%, Detective 18.3%, Investigation 12.4%, Logic 9%, Puzzle 8.9%
- #45 Mind Diver
69% matchVery Positive96% of 327 reviews2025
Dev: Indoor SunglassesPub: PLAYISM
Windows
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 30.3%, Detective 18.7%, Investigation 14.9%, Mystery 9.9%, Puzzle 8.8%
- #46 Private Eye: The Young Heir
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lucky 7 Studios
Windows
Private Eye is a detective game where you play as Hakeem trying to solve the murder case of Amir. The wealthy heir Amir kept strange company, is one of them his murderer? Explore, investigate, solve puzzles, and find discrepancies to unravel his mysterious death.
Why similar: Noir 21.1%, Detective 20.9%, Investigation 16.1%, Mystery 10.6%, Puzzle 9.5%
- #47 Sudoku Vacation 2
71% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2023
Dev: Seven Sails Games
Windows
Play through more than 400 levels of Sudoku in 3 variants. Asterisk, Girandola and Center dot!
Why similar: Text-Based 23.2%, Minimalist 21.1%, Casual 20.8%, Puzzle 18.7%, Logic 11.2%
- #48 On Air! Taxi Detective Casebook
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 373 Studio
Windows
On Air! Taxi Detective Casebook is a pixel-art, dialogue-driven mystery game. You’re an AI in a taxi, teaming up with a talkative driver on late-night runs to hear bizarre passenger stories, solve cases in secret, and let him play the “great detective.”
Why similar: Detective 26.8%, Text-Based 20.6%, Investigation 19.1%, Puzzle 12.1%, Logic 7.7%
- #49 The Roottrees are Dead
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 8,392 reviews2025
Dev: Evil Trout Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
A genealogical mystery straight out of 1998. Scour the early Internet for clues, uncover hidden connections, and piece together the family tree behind the secretive Roottree Corporation.
Why similar: Detective 30.4%, Investigation 17.4%, Mystery 15.1%, Puzzle 14.4%, Noir 10.6%
- #50 UNMEMORY
70% matchVery Positive84% of 99 reviews2020
Dev: PATRONES & ESCONDITES
Windows · Mac · Linux
Unravel a mystery: A game you can read, a book you can play.
Why similar: Noir 26%, Text-Based 16.1%, Detective 13.8%, Investigation 12.3%, Minimalist 12.1%
- #51 Murder Mystery Mayhem AI
67% matchPositive100% of 12 reviews2026
Dev: AI Media Design
Windows
Murder Mystery Mayhem AI is a single-player detective game set in a stylish 1920s world of secrets, suspicion, and social intrigue. Talk freely to a colorful cast of cunning suspects, gather clues, uncover motives, and deduce who among them is the killer.
Why similar: Noir 23%, Detective 20.2%, Investigation 15.5%, Text-Based 12%, Mystery 10.1%
- #52 Criminal Archives: Murder in the Pages Collector's Edition
69% matchMixed69% of 13 reviews2024
Dev: Do Games Limited
Windows
There's no such thing as a perfect crime! You have to solve a series of mysterious murders in San Francisco. It turns out that this bright city has its own dark side...
Why similar: Noir 33.2%, Detective 21.3%, Puzzle 11.4%, Investigation 10%, Logic 8.6%
- #53 Clean Slate
70% matchPositive96% of 23 reviews2021
Dev: Mariano JarPub: Time Ajar
Windows · Linux
A suspense visual novel replete with life-or-death situations, puzzles and six different endings. Make your own decisions, solve riddles and reach the truth about the disappearance of the world's leading geneticist - and your best friend.
Why similar: Noir 26.3%, Detective 19.8%, Investigation 15.7%, Puzzle 10.6%, Dark 6.5%
- #54 The Monster Inside
69% matchVery Positive88% of 2,079 reviews2017
Dev: Random Seed Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12 minMean: 1.5 hrs≥1hr: 10%
A film noir style audio-visual novella. A mysterious woman... a string of murders... and a man with a hidden past.
Why similar: Noir 52.4%, Detective 30%, Mystery 14.4%, Indie 2.6%, Singleplayer 0.6%
- #55 City Legends: The Witness in the Rye Collector's Edition
68% matchPositive85% of 13 reviews2024
Dev: Do Games Limited
Windows
The line between life and death is as thin as the autumn breeze. Will you escape, or will Darkwood claim you as another victim of its harvest?
Why similar: Noir 33.1%, Detective 21.3%, Puzzle 11.4%, Investigation 10.1%, Logic 8.6%
- #56 Man of Nollyn
67% 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 39%, Detective 23.3%, Investigation 18.3%, Mystery 11%, Puzzle 7%
- #57 Subsurface Circular
68% matchVery Positive94% of 1,931 reviews2017
Dev: Bithell Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 69%
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 27.7%, Text-Based 19.2%, Detective 18.8%, Investigation 15.4%, Mystery 8.7%
- #58 YOUR HOUSE
66% matchVery Positive87% of 69 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 27.2%, Detective 19.7%, Text-Based 15.9%, Investigation 15.4%, Puzzle 9.4%
- #59 The Remnants
67% 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 39.9%, Detective 21.5%, Investigation 12.8%, Puzzle 9.8%, Mystery 9%
- #60 Confidential Killings - A Detective Game
64% 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: Noir 26.8%, Detective 18.9%, Investigation 14.8%, Text-Based 12.8%, Mystery 9.2%