Games Like Night Call

A visual novel about emotional survival in an automated world. Play as Lina, the last human cab driver. It’s your first night driving the lonely streets of Los Ojos, and your best friend has just disappeared. Stay on the road. Stay on the search. Stay human.

Why similar: Noir 54.2%, Visual Novel 21.1%, Story Rich 12.6%, Choices Matter 6.4%, Atmospheric 4.3%

Why You'll Like It: Shares the core premise of being a gig-economy driver who must manage emotional connections and information gathering with passengers.

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: Noir 32.7%, Detective 20.7%, Story Rich 17.3%, Visual Novel 11%, Choices Matter 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: Offers unparalleled depth in dialogue-driven investigation and moral complexity that mirrors the introspective nature of Night Call.

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: Story Rich 35.5%, Visual Novel 20.8%, Indie 17.3%, Choices Matter 15.3%, Atmospheric 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: A cyberpunk narrative experience that uses conversation and manipulation as the primary tools for uncovering a corporate mystery.

Take on the role of a private investigator in this immersive detective simulator. Solve murders and other crimes in a procedurally generated and persistent city where every NPC lives and breathes their own independent lives. Find the killer quickly… or they will kill again!

Why similar: Noir 62.1%, Detective 26.6%, Indie 7.3%, Atmospheric 2.3%, Singleplayer 1.8%

Why You'll Like It: A procedural detective game that captures the gritty, noir atmosphere of urban investigation and surveillance.

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: Investigation 32.5%, Detective 22.9%, Mystery 16.2%, Story Rich 15.5%, Choices Matter 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: An open-world investigation game that rewards players for piecing together clues through deep conversations with eccentric suspects.

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: Noir 38.1%, Detective 18.2%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Story Rich 12%, Mystery 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: A quintessential noir detective story where your choices significantly impact the narrative and character relationships.

Four private lives. One big lie. Search through secretly recorded video conversations to discover the truth. The successor to the acclaimed Her Story.

Why similar: Investigation 23.4%, Simulation 18.7%, Detective 18.4%, Mystery 14.1%, Story Rich 11.8%

Why You'll Like It: A non-linear investigation game that requires you to analyze video footage to uncover a complex conspiracy.

What if you could hear every word spoken at the scene of a crime? “Acoustic Detectives” wanted for testing our new device! Return aurally to crime scenes and use the voices you hear to identify potential suspects and solve the mysteries. What is it that’s connecting these seemingly unrelated cases?

Why similar: Detective 34%, Simulation 19.6%, Mystery 15.3%, Indie 10.7%, Story Rich 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: A clever audio-based detective game where you listen to past conversations to piece together a crime scene.

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: Story Rich 49.3%, Indie 36.4%, Atmospheric 14.3%

Why You'll Like It: Features a strong focus on narrative survival and character interaction in a moody, atmospheric urban setting.

Killer Frequency is a first-person horror puzzle game set in 1987, that puts you in the role of a late-night radio talk show host in small town America whose callers are being stalked by a mysterious killer.

Why similar: Investigation 34.1%, Simulation 32.6%, Story Rich 16.6%, Choices Matter 8.1%, Atmospheric 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven mystery that uses a unique communication mechanic to solve crimes in real-time.

As a detective tasked with bringing down a dangerous terrorist group, you fight on two fronts: interrogating suspects & managing your team and its reputation. With time running out, how far will you go to stop these criminals? Manipulation, threats or even torture? Does the end justify the means?

Why similar: Noir 47.7%, Detective 16.8%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Story Rich 10.5%, Choices Matter 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the high-stakes tension of questioning suspects, echoing the interrogation elements of the seed game.

NORCO is a dialogue-focused point & click adventure that immerses the player in the sinking suburbs and industrial swamplands of an increasingly surreal and distorted South Louisiana.

Why similar: Noir 46.8%, Investigation 22.1%, Mystery 13.3%, Story Rich 12.1%, Atmospheric 4.2%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, atmospheric point-and-click adventure that excels in world-building and narrative-heavy mystery.

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 32.3%, Indie 19.9%, Investigation 16.6%, Detective 13.2%, Mystery 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: An indie mystery game that emphasizes observation and dialogue from a fixed, atmospheric perspective.

Coffee Talk is a coffee brewing and heart-to-heart talking simulator about listening to fantasy-inspired modern peoples’ problems, and helping them by serving up a warm drink or two.

Why similar: Visual Novel 31.2%, Simulation 24.1%, Story Rich 17.7%, Indie 10.7%, Choices Matter 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: While more relaxed, it captures the essence of being a listener and confidant to a diverse cast of characters in a night-time setting.

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: Investigation 28.4%, Detective 21%, Simulation 19.3%, Mystery 13.2%, Visual Novel 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: A modern investigation game where you act as a remote support agent uncovering a conspiracy through digital tools.

A retro, pixel art style adventure in New York, inspired by ’80s cop shows. You are Jack Kelly and you’ve been framed for murder. Now as a regular beat cop you have to find out, who did that. Expect thick crime story, a lot of black humour and all the other things you can find on the streets of Brooklyn.

Why similar: Simulation 41%, Indie 25.8%, Detective 17.7%, Story Rich 7.9%, Choices Matter 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: Combines a gritty noir aesthetic with the daily grind of a law enforcement job in a busy city.

YOU are a psychiatrist, trying to solve a murder whilst treating the unusual patients of the recently deceased Doctor Dekker. Type a question - patients reply in full screen video and have questions for you too but be careful what you say. Your words determine their eventual fates, and your own!

Why similar: Detective 20.3%, Simulation 18.4%, Mystery 14.5%, Story Rich 13.5%, Indie 11.5%

Why You'll Like It: An FMV-based investigation game where you must type questions to uncover the truth behind a patient's secrets.

Game about the difficult work of people that manage emergency lines and services. Answer incoming calls and react properly - give first aid instructions, advise, dispatch correct number of firemen / police / ambulances, or sometimes - just ignore the call. Play on ANY CITY in the world!

Why similar: Simulation 70.2%, Indie 16.7%, Choices Matter 6.5%, Singleplayer 3.8%, Atmospheric 2.8%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a high-pressure simulation experience that captures the urgency of responding to urban emergencies.

Lost at sea 1803 ~ The good ship Obra Dinn.

Why similar: Detective 33.5%, Mystery 22.5%, Story Rich 14.1%, Noir 13.5%, Indie 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in deductive reasoning that challenges players to solve a mystery through careful observation.

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 36.8%, Investigation 18.9%, Detective 14%, Mystery 10.5%, Story Rich 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: A short, atmospheric mystery game that tasks you with diving into memories to solve a crime.

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: Investigation 31.9%, Detective 16.6%, Story Rich 15.8%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Choices Matter 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: Centers on the tension of interrogating androids to determine their truthfulness through dialogue.

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: Detective 27.2%, Indie 24.4%, Mystery 19.3%, Story Rich 13.8%, Choices Matter 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: A unique courtroom-based detective game where you must defend yourself against murder charges using your own narrative choices.

Can you mix a cocktail while eye-to-eye with a criminal? Find out in Best Served Cold, a murder mystery set in a bustling speakeasy where you serve customers, make friends and enemies, and solve crimes. At the Nightcap bar, prohibition is a killer… and so are some of your customers!

Why similar: Investigation 21%, Visual Novel 20.2%, Detective 19%, Simulation 13.2%, Story Rich 11.8%

Why You'll Like It: A visual novel that emphasizes the importance of conversation and choices in a detective-themed setting.

Congratulations. The October labor lottery is complete. Your name was pulled. For immediate placement, report to the Ministry of Admission at Grestin Border Checkpoint. An apartment will be provided for you and your family in East Grestin. Expect a Class-8 dwelling.

Why similar: Simulation 46.5%, Indie 32.6%, Story Rich 13.2%, Atmospheric 3.8%, Singleplayer 3.8%

Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in job-based narrative simulation where moral choices and attention to detail are paramount.

Hitchhiker is a mystery game set along lost highways, where your goal is to solve the puzzle of your own backstory.

Why similar: Mystery 27.5%, Story Rich 26.3%, Visual Novel 17.8%, Indie 15.8%, Atmospheric 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the surreal, dialogue-heavy encounters one has while traveling on the road.

Memories are malleable and changing them will modify the present. Tackle mind-bending puzzles that rely on altering your own recollections to shape the future.

Why similar: Detective 41.2%, Investigation 36%, Choices Matter 13.6%, Atmospheric 6.8%, Singleplayer 2.4%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-heavy detective game that uses time-manipulation mechanics to uncover the truth.

Bite Night: Dine or Die is a First-Person horror thriller where you play as a diner worker trying to solve the murders of your customers along side your best friend Vamp.

Why similar: Noir 66.8%, Investigation 14.8%, Story Rich 10.7%, Indie 7%, Singleplayer 0.7%

The Detail, a crime noir adventure in a modern American city. This is a city where cases matter, clearance rates matter, and on a good day even justice matters.

Why similar: Noir 47.6%, Story Rich 29.5%, Detective 17.9%, Choices Matter 5%

Why You'll Like It: A gritty, choice-driven crime drama that feels like an interactive graphic novel.

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 31.2%, Investigation 18.1%, Visual Novel 14%, Detective 13%, Mystery 8.5%

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 34.5%, Investigation 17.1%, Detective 13.6%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Mystery 8.7%

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 49.7%, Detective 17.1%, Mystery 10.6%, Visual Novel 7.6%, Story Rich 7.2%

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: Noir 31%, Detective 15.6%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Investigation 12%, Mystery 10.9%

Big Brother has arrived - and it’s you. Investigate the lives of citizens to find those responsible for a series of terror attacks. Information from the internet, personal communications and private files are all accessible to you. But, be warned, the information you supply will have consequences.

Why similar: Choices Matter 52.3%, Simulation 11.3%, Detective 10.7%, Story Rich 8.5%, Indie 6%

The Shapeshifting Detective is a supernatural murder mystery FMV game where you play as a detective who can shapeshift into other characters, allowing you to unlock secret conversations and private encounters.

Why similar: Detective 38%, Indie 22.9%, Mystery 16.4%, Story Rich 12%, Choices Matter 10.6%

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 46.3%, Investigation 19.4%, Detective 16.3%, Story Rich 9.7%, Choices Matter 5%

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 35.1%, Investigation 15.6%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Detective 9.4%, Story Rich 9.2%

ROMANCE AFTER DARK is a noir blend of visual novel and adventure game experience. Play as Trevor, once successful private investigator and help him put his miserable life on the right track again. Use your detective hunch and interact with characters and objects.

Why similar: Visual Novel 34.5%, Investigation 24.6%, Detective 23%, Mystery 11.8%, Atmospheric 6.1%

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: Noir 42.3%, Detective 24.8%, Mystery 12.8%, Story Rich 9.3%, Choices Matter 5.8%

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: Story Rich 47.2%, Indie 26.7%, Atmospheric 18.7%, Singleplayer 7.3%

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 21.9%, Visual Novel 17.7%, Mystery 15.7%, Investigation 14.3%, Indie 13.2%

Interrogate suspects, search for clues, & uncover a dastardly plot, as you solve a string of mystifying murders to help reluctant detective Ilmarinen escape the foreboding Fafnir Hotel.

Why similar: Visual Novel 31.3%, Detective 27.8%, Mystery 21.2%, Story Rich 17.5%, Singleplayer 2.2%

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 49.2%, Investigation 19.1%, Detective 17.2%, Story Rich 9%, Choices Matter 5.4%

In this 2D, short narrative-based game, you assume the role of the Grim Reaper... on an office job. Your job is to decide which people are going to live or die. The consequences of your choices are yours to bear, while the mystery of your incarnation awaits revelation!

Why similar: Simulation 41%, Story Rich 23.9%, Indie 14%, Choices Matter 12.7%, Atmospheric 5.8%

Detective Rainy Night is a narrative adventure with elements of deduction. Violent crimes, mature stories, and a touch of psychological horror await you at the Motel Holiday. Grab a pencil and paper because solving this case won’t be easy.

Why similar: Simulation 34.2%, Detective 31.7%, Mystery 23.8%, Atmospheric 6.8%, Singleplayer 3.5%

Inspired by JCS videos and similar Interrogation analysis. Match evidence with statements. Play good cop/bad cop. Make choices. Learn what makes people tick. Unravel the mystery.

Why similar: Investigation 35.3%, Visual Novel 27.5%, Simulation 22.9%, Story Rich 14.3%

"Curtain Call" is a visual novel about (literally) breaking through social masks by forming meaningful connections with incredibly deep personalities. Whether you’re looking to make new friends or something more, there’s a whole cast of characters just dying to meet you!

Why similar: Visual Novel 50.3%, Simulation 35.1%, Choices Matter 14.6%

It's not what you say, it's how you say it. We should talk is a short-form narrative game that will make you think carefully about the words you choose. Can your relationship survive the night?

Why similar: Visual Novel 29.7%, Simulation 19.8%, Story Rich 18.6%, Indie 15.9%, Choices Matter 9.5%

Play as detective Kaname Date on the case of an elusive serial killer in this thrilling, sci-fi murder mystery.

Why similar: Visual Novel 31.8%, Detective 25.7%, Mystery 19.4%, Story Rich 17.4%, Choices Matter 4.3%

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 45.9%, Investigation 20%, Detective 15.2%, Mystery 10.2%, Story Rich 7.9%

A thrilling point-and-click adventure game where you play as Di Renjie, ancient China's most famous and gifted investigator, as he tracks a serial killer in the heart of the Tang Dynasty's capital city.

Why similar: Investigation 31.3%, Detective 24.2%, Story Rich 15.7%, Mystery 12.1%, Indie 10.2%

Tails Noir Preludes is a post-noir narrative adventure with branching choices. It is an intertwined series of vignettes about change, circumstance, and consequence. Guide four characters through formative moments in their lives in a dystopian Vancouver inhabited by anthropomorphic animals.

Why similar: Visual Novel 39.7%, Detective 22.7%, Story Rich 16.9%, Mystery 12%, Atmospheric 5.9%

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 67.4%, Detective 11.9%, Indie 8.9%, Story Rich 8.7%, Atmospheric 2.3%

As a private detective, you’ll crack word clues left by a mysterious informant, gather evidence, and uncover the truth hidden in the shadows.

Why similar: Noir 64.8%, Detective 19.8%, Indie 9.4%, Choices Matter 4.7%, Singleplayer 1.2%

Late Shift is a high stakes FMV crime thriller. Forced into a brutal London heist, your choices matter in this interactive cinematic experience with adaptable storylines that lead to one of seven conclusions. Your decisions are you.

Why similar: Choices Matter 39%, Story Rich 36.8%, Indie 19.9%, Singleplayer 3.1%, Atmospheric 1.2%

An interactive horror experience of exploring a missing woman’s phone.

Why similar: Detective 22.4%, Visual Novel 21.9%, Simulation 20.9%, Story Rich 12.7%, Mystery 11.7%

A Case of Distrust is a narrative mystery from 1924 San Francisco. Play as private investigator Phyllis Cadence Malone in this historical 2D adventure game.

Why similar: Noir 34%, Investigation 17.1%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Detective 13.1%, Mystery 9.4%

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: Visual Novel 23.9%, Detective 23.1%, Investigation 22.3%, Story Rich 13.1%, Mystery 12.1%

A short exploration game about poking around a convenience store and finding a gift with the help of its owner. But sometimes the perfect gift finds you.

Why similar: Noir 83.3%, Choices Matter 8.9%, Indie 5.9%, Atmospheric 1.8%

The French government entrusts citizens to solve criminal cases over the internet. French Crime is a realistic and immersive criminal investigation game.

Why similar: Noir 41%, Investigation 20.9%, Detective 14.8%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Story Rich 9.1%