- #1 Gemini Rue
97% matchVery Positive88% of 1,873 reviews2011
Dev: Joshua NuernbergerPub: Wadjet Eye Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 28.7%, Cyberpunk 20.7%, Point & Click 17.1%, Sci-fi 9.6%, Detective 9.2%
- #2 Disordered
96% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Lumas Studio
Windows · Linux
A detective wakes up beside a corpse, and with no memories. The evidence points to him. Everyone thinks he’s the killer. Unravel the truth before time runs out in this hand-drawn detective mystery adventure set in 1990s Thailand, where every memory hides a lie.
Why similar: Noir 15.2%, Detective 15.1%, Crime 12%, Thriller 11%, Investigation 10.7%
- #3 Murder On Space Station 52
96% matchPositive98% of 46 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 23.6%, Cyberpunk 16.6%, Detective 14.7%, Point & Click 9.5%, Thriller 7.9%
- #4 Cold Case: The Red Dress Murder
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nessie Games
Windows
A desktop-detective mystery where you’re tasked with investigating an unsolved murder. Scour case files and use logic and deduction to discover the truth of a thrilling story.
Why similar: Detective 21.8%, Noir 17%, Investigation 16%, Crime 12%, Point & Click 10.8%
- #5 The Murder of Ava Monroe
94% 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: Noir 24.6%, Point & Click 15.6%, Detective 14.4%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Investigation 11.1%
- #6 The Grant Grover Anthology
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Bit Storm Games
Windows
In Neo Naarm in the 22nd century, augmentation technology has run amok. Combining deduction, visual novel and point and click gameplay, play as Grant Grover, private detective, one of the only remaining citizens without augmentations, as he solves crimes across the city.
Why similar: Noir 23.5%, Cyberpunk 18.8%, Detective 14.2%, Dystopian 10.3%, Investigation 8.8%
- #7 Chinatown Detective Agency
93% matchMostly Positive72% of 156 reviews2022
Dev: General Interactive Co.Pub: Balor Games
Windows · Mac
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 20.2%, Cyberpunk 14.3%, Detective 14.1%, Crime 11.8%, Investigation 11.4%
- #8 Man of Nollyn
92% matchPositive100% of 17 reviews2026
Dev: Slater Chae
Windows
A noir detective game where you can bribe or intimidate suspects for extra clues.
Why similar: Noir 27%, Detective 18.1%, Crime 15.1%, Investigation 14.6%, Visual Novel 8.5%
- #9 Hill Agency: PURITYdecay
91% matchPositive100% of 17 reviews2023
Dev: Achimostawinan Games
Windows
Murdered sisters, mind altering drugs and flying cities, to a case that goes way further than the banks of this one detective's little neighbourhood in this Indigenous cybernoir detective narrative adventure set in a post-post-apocalyptical future.
Why similar: Noir 23.1%, Cyberpunk 14.6%, Investigation 13.3%, Crime 12.1%, Detective 12%
- #10 Dry Drowning
91% matchVery Positive81% of 507 reviews2019
Dev: Studio VPub: Leonardo Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 9.0 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 21.5%, Cyberpunk 14.3%, Detective 11.5%, Thriller 11.2%, Investigation 11.1%
- #11 Drawn Down
90% matchPositive81% of 16 reviews2019
Dev: Studio Hazy
Windows · Mac
A police artist is plunged into a life shattering conspiracy when his missing brother returns.
Why similar: Noir 22%, Cyberpunk 15.3%, Detective 12.8%, Crime 12.3%, Thriller 11.7%
- #12 26 Moves: The Queen's Plot
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Danari Games
Windows
Silence is a luxury you don't have. Unravel a dark noir point-and-click mystery where justice and revenge blur. You have exactly 26 moves to reach the end. In this psychological duel, are you the master of your own fate, or just a pawn in someone else’s game?
Why similar: Noir 29%, Detective 14.4%, Point & Click 13.2%, Crime 12.6%, Investigation 11.7%
- #13 Tangle Tower
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 5,973 reviews2019
Dev: SFB Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Unravel a thrilling mystery by exploring a strange and twisted mansion, discovering curious clues, interrogating peculiar suspects and solving unique puzzles. Will you be able to uncover the secrets of Tangle Tower?
Why similar: Detective 21.9%, Noir 20.9%, Point & Click 13.3%, Crime 12.4%, Visual Novel 10.2%
- #14 Criminal Archives: City on Fire Collector's Edition
88% matchPositive87% of 39 reviews2021
Dev: Do Games Limited
Windows
San Francisco is shaken by a chain of horrible murders. You are the only one that can bring to justice a masked arsonist calling himself the Plague Doctor. Are you strong enough to face the challenge?
Why similar: Noir 22.1%, Detective 15.2%, Crime 14%, Thriller 10.8%, Point & Click 9.7%
- #15 Criminal Archives: Blade of Deceit Collector's Edition
87% matchMixed64% of 11 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 26.2%, Detective 17.4%, Point & Click 12.4%, Thriller 10.5%, Investigation 9.5%
- #16 Yoram - Question Arc
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Team Yoram
Windows
A mansion drenched in heavy rain. Heirs gathered, each eyeing the family fortune. And you—who committed a murder in their midst. As a chain of killings begins, YORAM follows Irene Lindbergh, a murderer hiding her crime, as she searches for the truth buried deep within the estate.
Why similar: Noir 31.2%, Detective 18.5%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Investigation 11.4%, Adventure 8.2%
- #17 Lacuna – A Sci-Fi Noir Adventure
86% matchVery Positive92% of 2,791 reviews2021
Dev: DigiTales InteractivePub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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 21.3%, Cyberpunk 15.4%, Detective 13.6%, Crime 12.3%, Thriller 11%
- #18 Criminal Archives: Murder in the Pages Collector's Edition
85% matchMixed64% of 11 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 24.5%, Detective 17.7%, Point & Click 12.6%, Crime 11.1%, Thriller 10.6%
- #19 City Legends: The Witness in the Rye Collector's Edition
84% 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 24.4%, Detective 17.7%, Point & Click 12.6%, Crime 11.1%, Thriller 10.7%
- #20 Paradise Lofts
84% matchVery Positive83% of 54 reviews2020
Dev: BaMa Media
Windows
PARADISE LOFTS is a slow-burning, noir, hardcore sex romp, set in the fictitious city of Paradise in 1958. A visual novel, point-and-click journey, with loads of mini-games, crazy characters, and multiple solutions to challenges. 8 - 12 hrs.
Why similar: Noir 26.1%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Point & Click 14.2%, Detective 13.6%, Investigation 11.7%
- #21 Whispers of a Machine
83% matchVery Positive93% of 1,957 reviews2019
Dev: Clifftop GamesPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
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: Cyberpunk 19.9%, Detective 18.9%, Noir 17.7%, Point & Click 16%, Sci-fi 10.1%
- #22 Look Inside
82% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: Bitwise Games
Windows
Investigate the mysterious death of an unidentified young woman, in this shocking psychological thriller kinetic novel.
Why similar: Noir 23.4%, Detective 19.9%, Thriller 16.2%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Investigation 11.5%
- #23 Crimepunk Detective
82% 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 24.1%, Cyberpunk 19.8%, Detective 15.8%, Investigation 10.4%, Thriller 10.3%
- #24 Mystical Riddles: Haunted Portraits Collector's Edition
81% match5 user reviews60% of 5 reviews2024
Dev: Do Games Limited
Windows
Can you solve the riddle of the disappearing visitors before you lose yourself in the gallery’s macabre beauty?
Why similar: Noir 27.2%, Detective 15.8%, Point & Click 12.7%, Thriller 11.1%, Crime 10.7%
- #25 City Legends: Trapped In Mirror Collector's Edition
81% matchPositive89% of 19 reviews2022
Dev: Do Games Limited
Windows
On your way to writing the perfect supernatural novel, be prepared to face danger. Are you ready for such desperate measures?
Why similar: Noir 22.6%, Thriller 14.9%, Detective 13.9%, Investigation 13.3%, Point & Click 10.2%
- #26 Subsurface Circular
80% matchVery Positive94% of 1,925 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 21%, Detective 15.9%, Investigation 13.4%, Cyberpunk 12.2%, Visual Novel 10.9%
- #27 Crosstalk
78% matchNo user reviews
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 27.8%, Cyberpunk 19.5%, Detective 18.6%, Investigation 10.9%, Thriller 9.1%
- #28 Word of the Law: Death Mask Collector's Edition
79% 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 24.1%, Detective 15.6%, Crime 12.7%, Investigation 10.9%, Point & Click 10.7%
- #29 Mind Diver
76% matchVery Positive97% of 307 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 23.4%, Detective 16.2%, Crime 13.7%, Thriller 13.4%, Investigation 13.2%
- #30 Curvid Nurntine and the Black Vaccine
78% 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: Noir 24.6%, Cyberpunk 17.4%, Point & Click 14.8%, Detective 13.7%, Thriller 7.8%
- #31 Post Mortem
79% matchMixed57% of 436 reviews2011
Dev: MC2Pub: Microids
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 43%
After returning to the quiet streets of Paris to pursue a life of painting, Gus Macpherson could not escape his true art…
Why similar: Point & Click 24.4%, Noir 24%, Detective 19.3%, Mystery 9.5%, Adventure 9.5%
- #32 Do You Want More!?
77% 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: Noir 20.1%, Detective 16.6%, Crime 15.2%, Investigation 13.8%, Visual Novel 10.9%
- #33 NeonCode
77% 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 24.6%, Noir 19.1%, Detective 17.7%, Crime 16.1%, Mystery 7.2%
- #34 Marcella Moon: Four Are Watching
75% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2024
Dev: Hidden Ocean Games
Windows
Play as amateur sleuth Marcella Moon to solve the cold case of her father's murder.
Why similar: Noir 17.9%, Detective 17%, Investigation 13.7%, Point & Click 12.9%, Thriller 12.9%
- #35 Tales of the Neon Sea
75% matchVery Positive86% of 4,825 reviews2019
Dev: YiTi GamesPub: Thermite Games
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 62%
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: Cyberpunk 19.9%, Noir 19.6%, Detective 14.1%, Investigation 13.1%, Dystopian 11.8%
- #36 L.A. Noire
76% matchVery Positive86% of 35,916 reviews2011
Dev: Team BondiPub: Rockstar Games
Windows
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 19.3 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: Noir 29.3%, Detective 27.9%, Crime 18.8%, Investigation 10%, Mystery 5.9%
- #37 Joe Kowalski Chronicles: Murder in a flat
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Iron Noir Soft
Windows · Mac · Linux
Joe Kowalski Chronicles: Murder in a flat is a dark neo noir point and click adventure game where you start as a police detective Joe Kowalski and try to solve a murder that happened in Joe's neighborhood.
Why similar: Noir 27.1%, Detective 16.7%, Crime 14.6%, Point & Click 12.1%, Investigation 11.8%
- #38 Alice is Dead: Hearts and Diamonds
73% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: LorestromePub: 2 Left Thumbs
Windows
A point and click noir mystery, set in a grim and corrupt Wonderland. Alice is Dead: Hearts and Diamonds is a complete remake of the classic Flash game trilogy, including all new art, added puzzles, expanded lore, and plenty of secrets for old and new fans alike.
Why similar: Noir 28.1%, Detective 14.7%, Point & Click 12.5%, Visual Novel 11%, Crime 10.4%
- #39 Synther
73% 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 34.1%, Cyberpunk 30.1%, Detective 22.1%, Sci-fi 11.1%, Story Rich 1.8%
- #40 Silhouette: Chapter One
74% matchPositive81% of 16 reviews2016
Dev: Apeirogon Games
Windows
Explore Silhouette: Chapter One - A First-Person, Story-Driven Mystery Adventure. Assume the role of Jim Grayson, an unwavering homicide detective hot on the trail of a disturbing serial killer with confusing motives.
Why similar: Detective 20.5%, Noir 16.9%, Crime 16.2%, Investigation 14.4%, Thriller 13.8%
- #41 Detective Dana
71% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Vice Beast
Windows
Detective Dana is a 2D story-rich game about an Arabic police officer investigating murder cases. Investigate the crime scene, interrogate the witnesses, solve the mysteries and uncover the secrets until you catch the criminal!
Why similar: Noir 22%, Detective 20.2%, Point & Click 13.3%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Crime 12.4%
- #42 What have you done, Father?
71% matchVery Positive91% of 140 reviews2024
Dev: Darkania Works
Windows
A dark murder mistery game combined with a visual novel revolving around a disturbing plot. Embark on the frightening adventure of a young priest entangled in a forbidden affair with a beautiful lady who meets a gruesome end. Lust, wrath, murder, despair.
Why similar: Noir 29%, Thriller 17%, Detective 13.8%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Mystery 8.4%
- #43 Biocybernetic Trap
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pavel Kopylov
Windows
Biocybernetic Trap — an interactive cyberpunk detective. You are given the quantum diary of a long-dead detective, where reality fractures into parallel versions of the investigation.
Why similar: Noir 19.3%, Cyberpunk 17.5%, Detective 13.8%, Crime 12.2%, Thriller 11.3%
- #44 Critical Interrogator: Messiah Hunt
70% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Benedict King
Windows
Seven murders in motion by a killer calling himself the Messiah. Interrogate witnesses, spot contradictions in their testimonies, and build a criminal profile piece by piece in this detective thriller where every word is evidence.
Why similar: Noir 26.7%, Detective 16.1%, Point & Click 12.2%, Thriller 12%, Crime 9.6%
- #45 The Raven - Legacy of a Master Thief
73% matchMostly Positive75% of 810 reviews
Dev: KING ArtPub: THQ Nordic
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 63%
'The Raven - Legacy of a Master Thief' is a thrilling crime adventure in three chapters from the creators of 'The Book of Unwritten Tales'. Full of twists and turns, it immerses you in both sides of the story, combining thrill-of-the-chase whodunit with the risk and reward of a heist story. Paris, 1960.
Why similar: Point & Click 24.3%, Detective 23.2%, Crime 16.1%, Noir 14.6%, Mystery 10.5%
- #46 Still Life
72% matchVery Positive82% of 1,081 reviews2011
Dev: Microids
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Still Life 2 also now available!
Why similar: Point & Click 24.5%, Detective 18.6%, Crime 16.4%, Noir 11.7%, Mystery 10.6%
- #47 Let Bions Be Bygones
70% matchMostly Positive72% of 117 reviews2024
Dev: Bohemian PulpPub: Microprose Software
Windows
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 25.6%, Cyberpunk 19.2%, Detective 15.5%, Point & Click 10.9%, Crime 8.8%
- #48 Murder In Tehran's Alleys 1933
72% matchMixed48% of 21 reviews2017
Dev: RSK EntertainmentPub: Strategy First
Windows
This is a series about brutal murders and innocent children killed by cruel and vicious devils riddled with terrifying violence and a mystery for which no end seems to exist. In such gloomy despair, detective Afshar is the only one who has to try to solve this serial killing case in one of the most loyal adventure games to the classic...
Why similar: Noir 38.7%, Crime 21.8%, Point & Click 20.7%, Mystery 9.8%, Adventure 8.7%
- #49 Soul Tolerance: Prologue
69% 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 21.1%, Cyberpunk 17.4%, Detective 14%, Investigation 12.9%, Point & Click 10.1%
- #50 The Breakfast Serial Club
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lucian Gallacane
Windows
Join a serial killer enthusiast group to solve the town's recent murders in this mystery visual novel adventure, featuring point-and-click and text-based investigation and a detailed story.
Why similar: Thriller 17.3%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Investigation 14.9%, Detective 14.5%, Crime 12.3%
- #51 Mistmoon Falls
68% 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 23.6%, Detective 18.6%, Crime 14%, Investigation 12.7%, Point & Click 10.3%
- #52 La Jetée
69% matchPositive85% of 13 reviews2022
Dev: Arthouse indie Games
Windows
‘This is the story of a man marked by an image from his childhood.’ An 30minute black noire game, with an deep story, 30 beautiful images and stunning backroundsound.
Why similar: Noir 34.1%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Dystopian 16.5%, Thriller 13.5%, Adventure 9%
- #53 Face Noir
70% matchMixed65% of 338 reviews2013
Dev: Mad OrangePub: Phoenix Online Publishing
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 96%
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 47.1%, Point & Click 23.3%, Detective 15.9%, Adventure 8.5%, Mystery 4.7%
- #54 D.W. Dagger: Chapter One
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Team Lime Interactive
Windows
A noir first-person murder mystery set in a gloomy 1947 Pacific Northwest city. Play as the renowned Detective D.W. Dagger to help solve his latest case. A violent murder, a possible suicide, and a handful of suspects. Can you deduce what happened?
Why similar: Noir 31.1%, Detective 20.2%, Investigation 16%, Crime 14.4%, Point & Click 11.1%
- #55 Unsolved Case: Above the Law Collector's Edition
68% match9 user reviews22% of 9 reviews2023
Dev: Do Games Limited
Windows
Nothing brings people together as well as a common grief or crime! Can you bravely confront a criminal puppeteer with no legal defense?
Why similar: Noir 21.1%, Detective 16.8%, Point & Click 12.8%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Thriller 10.9%
- #56 Hauma - A Detective Noir Story - Prologue
67% matchPositive96% of 23 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 22.5%, Detective 16.9%, Crime 14.2%, Investigation 12.5%, Visual Novel 10.9%
- #57 Déjà Vu: MacVenture Series
69% matchMixed64% of 73 reviews2015
Dev: Zojoi
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Relive the original MacVenture Series version of Déjà Vu! Play through the Mac and Apple IIGS versions and discover a classic detective mystery adventure.
Why similar: Noir 31%, Detective 20.7%, Crime 15%, Point & Click 14.8%, Adventure 10.7%
- #58 Enoch
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Evil Pug Games
Windows
Step into the world of Enoch: Children of Fate, a sci-fi noir point-and-click adventure set in 2279. Take command of multiple characters with connected storylines as they seek the truth behind the mysteries of Enoch Space Station.
Why similar: Noir 25.5%, Point & Click 15.7%, Detective 14.1%, Sci-fi 10.2%, Mystery 9.4%
- #59 Detective Hindsight
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Broccoli Bunny Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Solve a variety of perplexing cases in the sleuthing shoes of Detective Hindsight - who gets help from Phoebe: a young orphaned girl with dreams of being a storyteller and powers to look into the past. Uncover the truth with her sketches done in crayon. The catch? She can't draw very well.
Why similar: Detective 28.3%, Investigation 18.4%, Mystery 11.7%, Thriller 11.7%, Point & Click 9.7%
- #60 The Monster Inside
67% matchVery Positive88% of 2,060 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 42.2%, Detective 27.2%, Visual Novel 18.2%, Mystery 11.7%, Indie 0.5%