- #1 Signal & Echo: Iris is Missing (demo)
97% matchVery Positive95% of 58 reviews2022
Dev: Kini Games
Windows
A point-and-click adventure with innovative detective mechanics. Help Ollie, a fledgling reporter on his first day at the Signal & Echo newspaper, to solve the mystery behind a schoolgirl's disappearance. Developed by an ex-journalist.
Why similar: Detective 26.7%, Investigation 22.9%, Point & Click 14.4%, Mystery 11.8%, Pixel Graphics 5.8%
- #2 Lacuna – A Sci-Fi Noir Adventure
96% matchVery Positive92% of 2,845 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 25.8%, Detective 18.1%, Thriller 13.3%, Investigation 12.8%, Multiple Endings 9.6%
- #3 Neon Hearts City
96% matchVery Positive85% of 53 reviews2025
Dev: Cosmic VoidPub: Dionous Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 24.7%, Investigation 21.1%, Point & Click 14.5%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%, Pixel Graphics 8%
- #4 Lacuna: Prologue
95% matchVery Positive91% of 170 reviews2021
Dev: DigiTales InteractivePub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 17.4 hrs≥1hr: 48%
Lacuna: Prologue tasks you – CDI agent Neil Conrad – with investigating the murder of a high-profile victim whose death could plunge the solar system into war. Solve the first in a series of cases that lead you ever deeper into the conspiracy at the core of this captivating 2D sci-fi noir adventure.
Why similar: Noir 31.3%, Detective 22%, Investigation 11.9%, Multiple Endings 11.4%, Interactive Fiction 8.7%
- #5 YOUR HOUSE
94% 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 21.5%, Detective 19.2%, Investigation 16.3%, Thriller 15.5%, Point & Click 7.4%
- #6 A Case of Fraud
93% matchVery Positive98% of 404 reviews2025
Dev: Hesperus Games
Windows · Mac
A short non-linear detective adventure where every clue is hidden in plain sight. Carefully read and cross-reference documents to unravel a CEO’s disappearance and expose a case of fraud.
Why similar: Detective 31.7%, Investigation 25.9%, Mystery 14%, Point & Click 13.2%, Modern 7.4%
- #7 Chinatown Detective Agency
94% 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 25.1%, Detective 19.3%, Investigation 16.4%, Point & Click 9.6%, Mystery 8.4%
- #8 Inspector Waffles
92% matchVery Positive95% of 291 reviews2021
Dev: Goloso Games
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Murder. Nothin’ nice about it. In this old school detective adventure, step into the boots of whip-smart Inspector Waffles and travel the city to track hidden clues, interrogate shady suspects, and unravel a dangerous mystery. But be warned: curiosity killed the cat...
Why similar: Noir 30.4%, Detective 17.1%, Investigation 12.3%, Thriller 9.5%, Point & Click 8.5%
- #9 The Drifter
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 4,432 reviews2025
Dev: Powerhoof
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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 22.4%, Investigation 16.3%, Thriller 14.7%, Modern 12.6%, Point & Click 10.1%
- #10 Hold Me Still
91% matchVery Positive83% of 58 reviews2025
Dev: Zeroshade123
Windows
"Hold Me Still" is a point-and-click puzzle mystery game where you investigate your friend's disappearance by exploring their house, collecting clues, solving puzzles, and uncovering the truth.
Why similar: Point & Click 29.3%, Drama 23.9%, Mystery 12.2%, Pixel Graphics 9.5%, Casual 7.2%
- #11 Trust No One
91% matchMixed59% of 59 reviews2024
Dev: Triomatica Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
You'll need to think outside more than just the box. In "Trust No One,” a point-and-click detective adventure, you play as a journalist who tries to unravel a web of secrets about a mysterious AI-company. Explore the nooks and alleyways of Kyiv to discover the identity of your informant.
Why similar: Detective 36.3%, Investigation 30%, Point & Click 20.3%, Story Rich 10%, Adventure 3.3%
- #12 Phoenix Springs
89% matchVery Positive89% of 255 reviews2024
Dev: Calligram Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Lose yourself in Phoenix Springs – a modern point-and-click set in a mysterious neo-noir world. It begins with an investigation: find your brother Leo. You already know where it ends.
Why similar: Noir 29.9%, Detective 20.9%, Investigation 14%, Mystery 11.5%, Point & Click 9.2%
- #13 Turlock Holmes
89% matchMostly Positive80% of 937 reviews2024
Dev: Find the Lamp GamesPub: Neverland Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
A detective narrative puzzler without pre-set options! Raise your questions at will, and an AI-host will answer only with 'yes' or 'no.' Drive the investigation with your curiosity; the path to solving the mystery lies in questions you ask. Can you dig out the truth through your questions?
Why similar: Detective 44.5%, Mystery 19.9%, Point & Click 15.8%, Story Rich 9.3%, 2D 5%
- #14 Confidential Killings - A Detective Game
88% 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 24.3%, Detective 21%, Investigation 17.8%, Point & Click 10.3%, Mystery 10.1%
- #15 The Case of the Golden Idol
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 10,351 reviews2022
Dev: Color Gray GamesPub: Playstack
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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 22.9%, Investigation 19.8%, Thriller 14.1%, Mystery 12.1%, Point & Click 9.8%
- #16 Connected Clue
84% 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: Detective 23.9%, Noir 23.1%, Investigation 18.5%, Point & Click 11.6%, Mystery 10.2%
- #17 Noir Syndrome
87% matchMixed67% of 183 reviews2014
Dev: Glass Knuckle Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Noir Syndrome is a procedurally generated Detective Murder-Mystery with a new story every time! Featuring slick pixel art animations and a jazzy soundtrack, the player is thrown right in to a highly stylized vision of film noir.
Why similar: Noir 53.9%, Detective 25.9%, Mystery 8.2%, Pixel Graphics 7.7%, Adventure 4.4%
- #18 UNMEMORY
86% 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 23.6%, Detective 15.4%, Investigation 14.8%, Thriller 13.5%, Mystery 11.6%
- #19 A Case of Distrust
85% matchVery Positive82% of 607 reviews2018
Dev: An Open Ben
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 26.6%, Detective 20.6%, Investigation 17.1%, Mystery 10.2%, Point & Click 9.9%
- #20 Dahlia View
84% matchVery Positive85% of 361 reviews2021
Dev: White Paper Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 60%
A child is missing. The police are failing. And you're a retired detective with a bit too much time on your hands. Time to throw out the rules & do whatever it takes to bring the child home. From the developers of I AM RIPPER, The Occupation & Ether One.
Why similar: Noir 27.3%, Detective 20.9%, Thriller 15.1%, Investigation 12.9%, Mystery 10.4%
- #21 Subsurface Circular
83% 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 28.2%, Detective 23.6%, Investigation 21%, Mystery 10.7%, Point & Click 8.5%
- #22 NORCO
82% matchVery Positive93% of 3,080 reviews2022
Dev: Geography of RobotsPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 65%
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 33%, Investigation 19.9%, Point & Click 13.9%, Mystery 13.1%, Pixel Graphics 7.7%
- #23 Duck Detective: The Ghost of Glamping
80% 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 26.7%, Detective 23.3%, Investigation 19.6%, Mystery 9%, Point & Click 8%
- #24 The Wild Case
82% matchVery Positive87% of 252 reviews2021
Dev: Specialbit Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
The Wild Case is a 2D first-person point-and-click adventure. In this story-focused adventure, players meet a cast of colorful characters, experience mysterious encounters, and solve puzzles to progress through the game.
Why similar: Detective 22.5%, Noir 19.9%, Investigation 13.5%, Thriller 13.1%, Point & Click 12.6%
- #25 The Roottrees are Dead
78% 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 31.2%, Investigation 19.4%, Mystery 15.2%, Point & Click 11.7%, Noir 8.8%
- #26 Flower in Us
79% matchVery Positive94% of 420 reviews2025
Dev: ChalkseagullPub: PsychoFlux Entertainment
Windows
Flower in Us is a short, story-driven mystery adventure that invites players to unravel hidden secrets.
Why similar: Conversation 26.9% ★, Investigation 17.4%, Thriller 11.2%, Drama 9.9%, Multiple Endings 9.3%
- #27 Tron: Identity
81% matchMostly Positive79% of 292 reviews2023
Dev: Bithell Games
Windows · Mac
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 27.5%, Noir 27%, Mystery 13%, Investigation 11.6%, Multiple Endings 10.9%
- #28 Face Noir
81% 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 50.4%, Point & Click 21.3%, Detective 18.6%, Mystery 6%, Adventure 3.7%
- #29 Au Revoir
77% matchVery Positive95% of 118 reviews2025
Dev: Invisible StudioPub: Nuntius Games
Windows
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 34.5%, Detective 14%, Point & Click 13.6%, Investigation 12.9%, Multiple Endings 8.3%
- #30 LumineNight
76% matchVery Positive89% of 510 reviews2024
Dev: Spickasoft
Windows
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 26.8%, Noir 26.2%, Investigation 13%, Mystery 12.9%, Point & Click 9.9%
- #31 Mystery Hotel: Hidden Objects
79% matchMostly Positive80% of 79 reviews2020
Dev: Crisp App Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 93%
🔍 Solve the mystery behind a shocking murder at Hotel Noir! 🕵️♂️ Search for hidden objects, uncover clues, and piece together the truth. But remember... trust no one!
Why similar: Noir 32.4%, Investigation 24.1%, Detective 21.4%, Point & Click 12.8%, Mystery 5.7%
- #32 Tails Noir
78% matchMixed67% of 3,409 reviews2021
Dev: EggnutPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 62%
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 24.8%, Detective 19.6%, Investigation 15.7%, Point & Click 9.4%, Mystery 8.7%
- #33 Kathy Rain 2: Soothsayer
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,243 reviews2025
Dev: Clifftop GamesPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 9.1 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
In this point-and-click urban thriller, down-and-out private eye Kathy Rain will embark on her most dangerous case yet — the pursuit of the notorious serial killer known as the Soothsayer. Find clues, gather evidence, connect the dots, and confront the murderer before the hunter becomes the hunted…
Why similar: Noir 21.4%, Detective 17%, Investigation 15.7%, Thriller 9.7%, Point & Click 9%
- #34 Radiolight
74% matchVery Positive92% of 411 reviews2025
Dev: Krystof KneslPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Ashwood Creek, 1985. A child disappears without a trace. A local policeman is drawn into a national park, seeking the truth. Mysterious radio signals beckon him further and further. Investigate, survive and face the unknown in Radiolight— an '80s thriller by solo dev Krystof Knesl.
Why similar: Noir 26%, Detective 18.2%, Investigation 17.4%, Thriller 16.1%, Mystery 9.2%
- #35 Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved
72% matchVery Positive94% of 412 reviews2025
Dev: Armonica LLC
Windows
A woman vanishes without a trace on a cross-country train. The catch? Nobody on board remembers her ever existing in the first place - nobody, except for you. Uncover the story in this mystery adventure game!
Why similar: Detective 32.8%, Noir 16.1%, Mystery 13.8%, Investigation 11.5%, Pixel Graphics 7.5%
- #36 Conscience
73% 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 34.5%, Detective 25.9%, Investigation 20.4%, Mystery 12.6%, Story Rich 4.6%
- #37 For Your Tranquility
76% matchMixed68% of 191 reviews2023
Dev: Gamesung Games
Windows · Mac
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 32.9%, Mystery 16.2%, Point & Click 16.1%, Investigation 13.7%, Multiple Endings 6.7%
- #38 Detective Di: The Silk Rose Murders
75% matchVery Positive89% of 1,277 reviews2019
Dev: Nupixo Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 96%
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: Detective 22.2%, Investigation 18.3%, Point & Click 12.8%, Thriller 11.5%, Interactive Fiction 9.2%
- #39 Tell Me Everything
77% matchMixed61% of 72 reviews2018
Dev: LizardFactory
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12 minMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 34%
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 29.2%, Investigation 28.2%, Mystery 13.8%, Noir 11.6%, Point & Click 5.8%
- #40 Casebook 1899 - The Leipzig Murders
72% matchVery Positive87% of 104 reviews2025
Dev: Homo Narrans Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 23.3%, Conversation 19.3% ★, Investigation 19.1%, Point & Click 14.2%, Pixel Graphics 7.3%
- #41 Tokyo Detectives
75% matchMixed69% of 57 reviews2021
Dev: Rincho Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Detective Game. Murder Investigation. Interrogate witnesses. Rebut with evidence.
Why similar: Detective 36.6%, Investigation 30.1%, Mystery 15.4%, Point & Click 10.2%, Story Rich 4.9%
- #42 The Posthumous Investigation
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 521 reviews2026
Dev: Mother Gaia StudioPub: CriticalLeap
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%
A dead man hired you to solve his own murder. You have one day. Fourteen suspects. And as many attempts as it takes. A hand-drawn noir mystery set in 1937 Rio de Janeiro, where every suspect has a life, a schedule, and something to hide.
Why similar: Noir 27.4%, Detective 20.3%, Investigation 15.5%, Multiple Endings 10.4%, Point & Click 9.5%
- #43 Deluded I
74% matchMostly Positive75% of 54 reviews2021
Dev: New IDEA Games
Windows
A worn out detective with his demons to fight and a homicide case to solve. Deluded is an interactive crime thriller movie with point-and-click investigation and adrenaline pumped quick time events.
Why similar: Detective 24.1%, Investigation 20.9%, Thriller 19.3%, Point & Click 10.6%, Interactive Fiction 8.9%
- #44 Penelope Pendrick and the Art of Deceit
69% matchVery Positive98% of 480 reviews2025
Dev: Default Cube Games
Windows · Mac
Pick up your magnifying glass as writer-turned-detective Penelope Pendrick in this first-person point and click mystery adventure! Three people have suddenly vanished from the sleepy town of Carlisle. Follow the clues, interrogate suspects, and solve puzzles to end this case - before it ends you.
Why similar: Detective 20.5%, Mystery 19.1%, Point & Click 17.6%, Investigation 15.2%, Drama 14%
- #45 Tails Noir: Prologue
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 4,115 reviews2019
Dev: EggNutPub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 45.8 hrs≥1hr: 47%
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 39.8%, Detective 25%, Pixel Graphics 9.5%, Point & Click 8.5%, Story Rich 6%
- #46 Duck Detective: The Secret Salami
69% 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: Detective 27%, Noir 24.8%, Investigation 19.4%, Mystery 8.5%, Point & Click 8%
- #47 Metaphobia
73% matchVery Positive85% of 493 reviews2020
Dev: Digital Mosaic Games
Windows
Metaphobia is an investigative mystery game in the style of classic 1990’s point-and-click adventures. Take control of Richard Elmstat in his journey to solve his father's murder.
Why similar: Noir 28.5%, Investigation 24.1%, Point & Click 21.7%, Mystery 17.2%, Pixel Graphics 4.5%
- #48 Bahnsen Knights
71% matchVery Positive97% of 89 reviews2023
Dev: LCB Game StudioPub: Chorus Worldwide Games
Windows · Mac
1986, Tornado Alley, USA… Go undercover as Boulder, an agent infiltrating the notorious religious cult known as the Bahnsen Knights. Face off against occultists, biblical storms, and an enigmatic car salesman turned preacher as you investigate the disappearance of a fellow agent and close friend.
Why similar: Detective 22.7%, Thriller 22.2%, Investigation 14.7%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%, Mystery 8.3%
- #49 Nobody Wants to Die
68% matchVery Positive84% of 6,806 reviews2024
Dev: Critical Hit GamesPub: PLAION
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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 28%, Detective 19.9%, Thriller 15.3%, Investigation 15.1%, Multiple Endings 9.5%
- #50 Karisvale
71% matchVery Positive94% of 193 reviews2022
Dev: Brendan Tighe
Windows
Your next job awaits in Karisvale, detective. Will you fulfill your duty? Or become lost in the mystery... Explore a retro top-down world, question its citizens, and collect hidden items to uncover Karisvale's dark secret.
Why similar: Detective 39.1%, Interactive Fiction 16.6%, Pixel Graphics 14%, Mystery 11.5%, Story Rich 7.9%
- #51 Lost Wiki: Kozlovka
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,076 reviews2026
Dev: yattytheman
Windows · Linux
Explore a wikipedia-like database and solve a small town mystery in Eastern Europe. Step into the shoes of a journalist in the 90s as you sprawl through articles and uncover the secrets that have been laid in front of you.
Why similar: Detective 28%, Investigation 23.4%, Mystery 16.1%, Thriller 14.4%, Interactive Fiction 7.8%
- #52 Follow the meaning
67% matchVery Positive94% of 998 reviews2024
Dev: HiKing Mind StudioPub: Second Maze
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Follow the meaning is a surreal point-and-click puzzle adventure. Join detective Paul Trilby as he works to unravel the mysteries of a peculiar town, seemingly ruled by the local Hospital. Over the wall and behind tightly shut gates, a dark secret lies in wait…
Why similar: Detective 23.4%, Point & Click 17.7%, Investigation 15.9%, Multiple Endings 14%, Mystery 13.6%
- #53 Man I Just Wanna Go Home
67% matchVery Positive95% of 720 reviews2024
Dev: JZPS Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 1.3 hrs≥1hr: 40%
Man I Just Wanna Go Home is an "MSPaint-noir" visual novel with 13 endings, a unique visual style and a killer 80s inspired soundtrack. The story revolves around a delivery person stranded in an unfamiliar part of the city under the devastating rain. All he wants is to get home. Help him!
Why similar: Noir 38.8%, Multiple Endings 13.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.8%, Thriller 11.9%, Pixel Graphics 5.8%
- #54 Night Call
70% matchMostly Positive75% of 736 reviews2019
Dev: Monkey MoonPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Friend. Confidant. Therapist. Voyeur. As a cab driver working the Paris night shift, you are many things to different people. Your gift is getting people to talk; and in order to catch the serial killer who left you for dead, that’s exactly what you’ll need to do.
Why similar: Noir 45.9%, Investigation 19.9%, Detective 15.2%, Mystery 10.2%, Story Rich 7.9%
- #55 Pixel Noir
69% matchMostly Positive71% of 91 reviews2024
Dev: SWDTech Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 32.3%, Detective 23.4%, Multiple Endings 11.5%, Mystery 11%, Pixel Graphics 8.1%
- #56 MAKOTO WAKAIDO’s Case Files TRILOGY DELUXE
68% matchVery Positive81% of 278 reviews2023
Dev: HakababunkoPub: room6
Windows · Mac
A game based on a simple concept: a mystery puzzle you can complete in an hour. Can you solve the cases narrated in this beautiful pixel-art adventure?
Why similar: Investigation 30.5%, Mystery 18.4%, Point & Click 16.7%, Pixel Graphics 10.7%, Story Rich 9.8%
- #57 Stillwater
68% matchVery Positive95% of 227 reviews2022
Dev: Studio Clump
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short visual novel where a private investigator gets reeled into a murky mystery, entangled in lies, secrets, and a family curse.
Why similar: Drama 21.2%, Mystery 19.7%, Noir 16.4%, Detective 15.1%, Multiple Endings 9.3%
- #58 The Ratline
65% 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 28.9%, Investigation 24.1%, Noir 21%, Mystery 11.9%, Thriller 6%
- #59 nothing_matters
67% matchVery Positive83% of 229 reviews2023
Dev: Ka Hin Yuen
Windows
A short point & click narrative adventure inspired by the real life experience of a struggling solo indie game developer. A story about everything and hence nothing at all. Discover what truly matters to you.
Why similar: Point & Click 41.5%, Interactive Fiction 32.5%, 2D 11.8%, Adventure 7.1%, Casual 7.1%
- #60 Tangle Tower
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 6,076 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 30%, Noir 25.8%, Point & Click 14.1%, Mystery 9.8%, Investigation 9.4%