- #1 Cross Country Case
97% 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 26.3%, Detective 24.4%, Investigation 15%, Mystery 9.9%, Story Rich 5.4%
- #2 Detective Bass in Fish out of Water
96% matchPositive100% of 12 reviews2026
Dev: Team Grouper
Windows
A luxury cruise takes an unexpected turn when a passenger is gruesomely turned into fillet - and it's up to Detective Bass to deliver some justice in this short narrative-driven detective game!
Why similar: Detective 23.6%, Noir 22.6%, Comedy 12.6%, Investigation 11.2%, Funny 9.5%
- #3 Crime or Punishment
96% 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 31.3%, Detective 19.6%, Choices Matter 7.8%, Investigation 7.1%, Multiple Endings 7.1%
- #4 Animal Mystery Crew
95% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Digital Umami
Windows
Live your Capybara Detective dream in Animal Mystery Crew! Crack every quirky case through peculiar problems and absurdist intrigue. Use evidence and interrogation to solve the different mysteries in the park!
Why similar: Detective 23.9%, Noir 19.4%, Investigation 15.3%, Comedy 11%, Funny 9.9%
- #5 Orion Everton: Mysteries of Metrosomia
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Arada Games
Windows
Prove that you are a smart detective. Determine the course of the story with interactive dialogues. Bring together the pieces of the case with a detective board based on multiple choices and decision-making. Solve the mystery behind the evidence you find. Interrogate people. Close the case.
Why similar: Noir 21.6%, Detective 17.9%, Investigation 11.3%, Comedy 9.6%, Mystery 7.5%
- #6 A Study in Blue
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Relate Games
Windows
Play as Kenneth, a private detective, and Blue, a runaway searching for answers. Explore the megacity of Republica in a semi-open world, solve criminal cases, make decisive moral choices, and uncover the truth behind Blue’s past.
Why similar: Detective 20.5%, Noir 19%, Investigation 12.2%, Choices Matter 8.9%, Multiple Endings 8.3%
- #7 Detective Bass 2: The Case of the Stolen Pearls
93% 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 28.7%, Detective 23.7%, Investigation 13.4%, Comedy 12.8%, Mystery 9.3%
- #8 Keyword 2: Nightfall
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: City From Naught Inc.
Windows
Play detective in this heart-gripping cyberpunk adventure where every dark corner of this intricate vertical city is yours to explore. Interrogate witnesses, investigate murders and even enjoy hotpots! Every choice shapes the outcome, leading you closer to the truth, or deeper into the shadows.
Why similar: Noir 22.4%, Detective 19.3%, Investigation 11.9%, Mystery 9.8%, Multiple Endings 7.1%
- #9 Voodoo Detective
91% matchVery Positive96% of 365 reviews2022
Dev: Short Sleeve Studio, LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Do you like adventure, comedy, and dime store detective novels? Then boy have we got the game for you! Join Voodoo Detective in a hand-drawn, point-and-click noir where you’ll pit your wits and hoodoo know-how against a sinister evil that’s taken root on beautiful Zo Wanga Isle.
Why similar: Noir 26.2%, Detective 20.5%, Investigation 12.9%, Comedy 10.3%, Mystery 8.3%
- #10 Mistmoon Falls
91% 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 22.2%, Detective 21.7%, Investigation 12.1%, Mystery 8.8%, Choices Matter 7.2%
- #11 Duck Detective: The Ghost of Glamping
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,506 reviews2025
Dev: Happy Broccoli Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 93%
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 27.5%, Detective 27.1%, Investigation 17.7%, Mystery 8.8%, Story Rich 4.4%
- #12 Reports from Vera Cruz
90% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Monkey Suits
Windows
Investigate the country of Vera Cruz in this journalistic first-person adventure! Solve puzzles, take photos of clues and report news exposing the horrific truths behind General Galba and his bizarre government!
Why similar: Detective 24.7%, Investigation 15%, Comedy 11.1%, Funny 9.8%, Mystery 9%
- #13 Man of Nollyn
88% 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 29.9%, Detective 24.9%, Investigation 16.5%, Mystery 9.6%, Story Rich 5.8%
- #14 On Air! Taxi Detective Casebook
89% 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 28.9%, Investigation 17.4%, Comedy 9.2%, Choices Matter 8.8%, Multiple Endings 7.9%
- #15 Dance Dance Detective
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Blue Tango Street
Windows
Go undercover as a ballroom dance teacher on a cruise ship full of wacky murder suspects. Create dance routines to uncover their dark secrets, follow the leads, and combine clues to find who killed the head scientist of the Bolero Chocolate Company.
Why similar: Detective 29.8%, Investigation 17.8%, Mystery 11.6%, Funny 10.8%, Comedy 10.7%
- #16 Nut City Blues
86% matchVery Positive98% of 377 reviews2023
Dev: looking4stupid
Windows
A comedy-mystery visual novel about Captain Fox, Detective Raccoon and the danger of pineapple pizza.
Why similar: Detective 25.1%, Comedy 13.7%, Investigation 13.4%, Funny 9.3%, Mystery 8.8%
- #17 Tangle Tower
86% 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 29%, Noir 22.2%, Funny 8.4%, Comedy 8.3%, Mystery 8%
- #18 Conscience
84% matchVery Positive93% of 168 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 31.4%, Detective 26.6%, Investigation 16.3%, Mystery 10.9%, Story Rich 5.1%
- #19 Dead Detective: Zombie Conspiracy
85% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Interactales
Windows · Mac
Step into the shoes of Margh, an undead private detective, in this hilarious and bizarre adventure that combines classic point-and-click gameplay with an elaborate “deaduction” system. Use your brain (or what’s left of it) to solve strange and unconventional mysteries in a world ruled by zombies.
Why similar: Detective 30.9%, Comedy 15.9%, Investigation 14.7%, Funny 10.5%, Pixel Graphics 8%
- #20 Duck Detective: The Secret Salami
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 6,358 reviews2024
Dev: Happy Broccoli Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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 30.4%, Noir 24.9%, Investigation 17.1%, Mystery 8.1%, Funny 5.3%
- #21 Tron: Identity
83% matchMostly Positive79% of 290 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 26.3%, Noir 22.9%, Choices Matter 11.5%, Mystery 10.5%, Investigation 8.6%
- #22 To Hell With The Ugly
82% matchVery Positive88% of 146 reviews2023
Dev: La Poule NoirePub: ARTE France
Windows · Mac · Linux
To Hell with the Ugly is an adventure game where you play as Rock Bailey, a gorgeous yet shallow young man, who must investigate and fight his way to freedom after being kidnapped. Alternate between turn-based combats and investigation in this film noir adaptation of the novel by Boris Vian.
Why similar: Noir 29.1%, Detective 23%, Investigation 11.6%, Comedy 8%, Funny 5.8%
- #23 No Questions Asked
82% matchVery Positive94% of 82 reviews2023
Dev: Troubadour Collective
Windows
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 29.2%, Detective 21.9%, Investigation 14.3%, Multiple Endings 9.2%, Mystery 8.6%
- #24 Private Eye: The Young Heir
81% 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: Detective 23.9%, Noir 17.3%, Investigation 15.5%, Mystery 9.9%, Choices Matter 9.3%
- #25 The Posthumous Investigation
79% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2026
Dev: Mother Gaia StudioPub: CriticalLeap
Windows · Mac
Brás Cubas is dead, and he wants you to find out why. Explore a noir-drenched 1937 Rio de Janeiro in this time-loop murder mystery. Relive the same day, manipulate characters, and uncover secrets in a game where death is the client and time is your only weapon.
Why similar: Noir 24.2%, Detective 20.4%, Investigation 13%, Mystery 8.2%, Choices Matter 8.1%
- #26 The Ratline
78% matchVery Positive92% of 157 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 33.3%, Noir 21.8%, Investigation 20.7%, Mystery 11.7%, Adventure 4.4%
- #27 Shadow Seeker
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Amir AbdullahPub: 2 Left Thumbs
Windows
Shadow Seeker is a 2D survival-horror action game with a noir detective story. You are Carlos Ramirez, a detective from the Amorita Police Department. You must solve a mysterious case while braving the looming evil that awaits you at every turn.
Why similar: Noir 31.1%, Detective 27.2%, Mystery 11%, Choices Matter 8.8%, Multiple Endings 7.5%
- #28 Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved
78% matchVery Positive95% of 385 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 36%, Noir 15.7%, Mystery 12.8%, Investigation 9.8%, Pixel Graphics 8.8%
- #29 L.A. Noire
81% 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: Detective 35.6%, Noir 30.1%, Investigation 10.5%, Open World 8.3%, Mystery 6.9%
- #30 The Energy Case
79% matchNo user reviews2028
Dev: Novak Studios
Windows
Explore the world of the dieselpunk society of robot-bugs in The Energy Case. Follow Detective "Dec" in solving the murder of a scientist, who was working on cleaner energy sources, and maybe join the energy transition for a cleaner, greener future!
Why similar: Noir 31.8%, Detective 25.4%, Investigation 13.6%, Mystery 10.2%, Story Rich 6%
- #31 Kid Detective
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: JollyFranchers
Windows · Mac
The Kid Detective! The Murder Mystery RPG game that asks the question,"What's so great about the truth anyway?!?"
Why similar: Detective 27.5%, Choices Matter 11.4%, Multiple Endings 11.2%, Funny 10.8%, Mystery 9%
- #32 Vivian Wade: Danger Down The Aisle
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Michelley Studio
Windows
The night before the wedding, the altar burns down and the wedding planner is injured. The family blames a curse, but she suspects foul play. Play as a college student who goes undercover as her replacement. Can you solve the mystery before the wedding?
Why similar: Detective 20.9%, Investigation 20.5%, Mystery 15.3%, Choices Matter 8.5%, Story Rich 7.6%
- #33 Unattached: City of Shadows
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Fahlawa Studio
Windows
Freshly-graduated detective James Arnold is sent on a mission to investigate the death of the mayor of New Eastbrook, a little-known city where corruption is tradition. Investigate crime scenes, interrogate suspects, and fight criminals in a city where every choice pulls you deeper into the shadows.
Why similar: Noir 22.4%, Detective 18.3%, Investigation 12.7%, Choices Matter 8.4%, Multiple Endings 7.6%
- #34 Jim's Nightmare: Chapter 1
76% matchPositive81% of 26 reviews2024
Dev: Pumpkiny GamesPub: Sky Den Games
Windows
Go ahead and take on this psychological point and click puzzle adventure. Uncover the truth behind Jim’s shady past, his current mental illness and his peerless journey to vanquish a madman!
Why similar: Noir 26.5%, Detective 22%, Choices Matter 10.7%, Mystery 8.4%, Funny 8.3%
- #35 The Case of Arcadia Springs
74% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: K-20 Studios
Windows · Mac
A short, story-driven, detective-mystery game where you are tasked with solving a deceptively simple break-in case. Meet the citizens of Arcadia Springs, find and follow the clues, make the right choices, and you may unlock a dark secret kept under lock and key.
Why similar: Detective 38.4%, Story Rich 12.6%, Pixel Graphics 11.3%, Mystery 10.7%, Choices Matter 8.7%
- #36 Nine Noir Lives
75% matchVery Positive88% of 151 reviews2022
Dev: Silvernode Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Stretch your legs, clean your whiskers, and dive into Nine Noir Lives. Enjoy a "point-and-lick" comedy-noir adventure, full of humour, crazy characters, and intriguing locations. Solve challenging puzzles and answer the immortal question: how many things need to be licked to solve a murder in this town?
Why similar: Noir 32.3%, Detective 24%, Comedy 14.2%, Funny 9.6%, Mystery 6.8%
- #37 Chinatown Detective Agency
75% 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 24.5%, Detective 21.2%, Investigation 14.1%, Mystery 7.8%, Multiple Endings 6.9%
- #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 30.8%, Detective 25.7%, Investigation 12.6%, Choices Matter 8.6%, Multiple Endings 6.8%
- #39 Detective Mane
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: One Frog Games
Windows · Linux
When items go missing and mysterious occurrences disrupt every day life, Detective Leonardo Mane is on the scene. Investigate, interrogate, accuse and solve the case.
Why similar: Detective 31.5%, Comedy 17.1%, Investigation 12.4%, Mystery 12.2%, Pixel Graphics 7%
- #40 A Little Time
73% matchMixed57% of 23 reviews2022
Dev: Michael Thorson
Windows
A Little Time is a first-person interactive story. You play as a young but determined detective investigating a man's disappearance. You will travel to a variety of locations and pick up clues while experiencing the story, dialogue, and atmospheric visuals.
Why similar: Detective 27.2%, Investigation 17.9%, Noir 17.3%, Mystery 11.3%, Story Rich 7.3%
- #41 Echoes of Ash
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ash Studio
Windows
Detective agency management × superpowered mystery. Former operative Lin Mo rebuilds the Ash Detective Agency in Collins City. Investigate crime scenes, use “Echoes” to recover memory fragments, rebut lies with evidence, dispatch partners for intel, and uncover conspiracy behind your mentor’s death.
Why similar: Detective 33.7%, Investigation 19.3%, Noir 10.4%, Mystery 10.4%, Story Rich 7.6%
- #42 In a Detective's Mind
72% matchMostly Positive79% of 14 reviews2024
Dev: Justo DiasPub: Justo Dias
Windows
In a Detective's Mind is an investigation game that seeks to put you in the role of a detective, who needs to solve cases and deal with obscure problems from his past.
Why similar: Detective 40.6%, Investigation 22.6%, Story Rich 10.2%, Pixel Graphics 9.5%, Mystery 8.9%
- #43 Jack Hayes: The Lazarus Sign
73% matchPositive82% of 11 reviews2020
Dev: Stefan OrtelbachPub: Iphigenia Games
Windows
A very special challenge: people. Deal with the darkest parts of our modern day society in a story with elements of a film noir. Don't let the humorous dialogue or the seducing smile of a stranger fool you - your choices decide the fate of Jack Hayes, his partner and every other person!
Why similar: Noir 27.7%, Detective 19.1%, Investigation 16.8%, Multiple Endings 9.1%, Funny 8.5%
- #44 Inspector Waffles
71% matchVery Positive95% of 289 reviews2021
Dev: Goloso Games
Windows
Median: 2.3 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 30.2%, Detective 19.2%, Investigation 10.7%, Comedy 7.8%, Funny 7.7%
- #45 Death & Faeology
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mushroomallow
Windows
In a world where the fae-touched fall prey to a sinister killer, only a Faeologist can uncover the truth. A dark academia murder mystery visual novel with supernatural cases, interactive investigation, romanceable characters, and multiple endings, set in the roaring 1920s New York.
Why similar: Noir 24.4%, Detective 22.8%, Investigation 13.5%, Mystery 9.5%, Multiple Endings 8.5%
- #46 머준이의 사건파일 ~쌍둥이 저택의 비밀~
71% matchMostly Positive80% of 60 reviews2022
Dev: Sandbox Network, Inc.
Windows
Mystery detective with eye-catching pixel art graphics. Gather clues, solve riddles, and collect unexpected and interesting game endings!
Why similar: Investigation 19.3%, Detective 18.1%, Comedy 16.5%, Mystery 12.3%, Multiple Endings 9%
- #47 Critical Interrogator: Messiah Hunt
69% 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 28.9%, Detective 21.7%, Investigation 8.8%, Choices Matter 8.8%, Interactive Fiction 6.6%
- #48 Cold Case: The Red Dress Murder
70% 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 33.7%, Noir 21.2%, Investigation 20.3%, Mystery 11.8%, Story Rich 6.7%
- #49 Dirty Land
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Naturally Intelligent
Windows · Mac · Linux
A videogame about being a real estate salesman in the 80s
Why similar: Noir 29.3%, Detective 17.2%, Investigation 13.1%, Comedy 8.7%, Pixel Graphics 7.1%
- #50 Tangerine Antarctic
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dark Math Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Welcome, detective, to World’s End’s most luxurious hotel: the Tangerine Antarctic at Mt. Hope. The ultimate comfort for the powerful elites past, present and future. No desire is off-limits, privacy is absolute and nothing is certain. Except: you shouldn't be here. And the murders are very real.
Why similar: Noir 25.1%, Detective 20.1%, Investigation 11.9%, Choices Matter 8.3%, Multiple Endings 8.1%
- #51 A Case of the Crabs: Rehash
70% matchVery Positive94% of 84 reviews2020
Dev: Pinhead Games
Windows
A complete remake/remaster/rehash of the award winning Flash game: A Case of the Crabs! Play as smart-ass detective, Nick Bounty, in this hilarious point & click adventure and hunt down a nefarious counterfeit crab ringleader!
Why similar: Noir 30.3%, Investigation 20.2%, Detective 17.2%, Comedy 10%, Funny 6.8%
- #52 Ghostkin Capers
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: PetrifiedApple
Windows
Who could possibly spook the spooker? Feign your bravery as you uncover the secrets that lie in the haunted Manor; on an ultimate quest to help two boys.
Why similar: Noir 21.4%, Comedy 14.3%, Mystery 11.3%, Funny 10.4%, Investigation 10.4%
- #53 Impirical Evidence
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Match Head Studio
Windows
A comedy adventure game featuring classic inventory based puzzles. Arthur is a skeptic who dedicated his life to denying the paranormal. Murray is the electric Imp he accidentally summoned. Now Arthur must solve mysteries while bound to the very evidence of the supernatural itself.
Why similar: Noir 20.9%, Investigation 16.3%, Detective 15.8%, Comedy 13.7%, Funny 8.9%
- #54 Loco Motive
67% matchVery Positive93% of 1,115 reviews2024
Dev: Robust GamesPub: Chucklefish
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 74%
There's been a murder aboard the Reuss Express, and you're the suspects! Prove your innocence in this comedy 'point n' click' murder mystery - packed with twists, laughs, and larger-than-life characters!
Why similar: Noir 23.1%, Detective 19.4%, Investigation 13.7%, Comedy 11.3%, Mystery 8.7%
- #55 The Dismissed Case: Black Hollow
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Skunkworks Studios
Windows
An old case closed due to lack of evidence resurfaces in 1993. Play as a dismissed detective, investigate the case, gather evidence, solve the mystery, and uncover the truth. Bringing justice to the town of Ridgemour and ending the uncertainty is in your hands.
Why similar: Detective 32.9%, Noir 25.8%, Investigation 14.6%, Story Rich 8.5%, Mystery 5.7%
- #56 Xochi's Apothecary
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Single Effect Studios
Windows · Mac
A deceptively cozy narrative game about an alchemist that immigrates to a new country and opens an apothecary. Get to know your weird and wonderful community, brew the potions your customers need, and use your words to stir up a country on the brink of change.
Why similar: Detective 25.8%, Investigation 21.1%, Choices Matter 12.3%, Multiple Endings 10.1%, Mystery 8.5%
- #57 Frog Detective 3: Corruption at Cowboy County
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 2,041 reviews2022
Dev: Grace BruxnerPub: worm club
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 94%
You're a detective, and a frog, and it's time to solve a mystery in the wild west.
Why similar: Detective 28%, Comedy 19%, Investigation 16.8%, Funny 14.2%, Mystery 12.8%
- #58 她杀 - The Suspected Murder
66% matchVery Positive85% of 67 reviews2025
Dev: 麻辣工作室 Spicy GamesPub: INDIECN
Windows
Deep night, famous suspense novelist fell from the balcony, leaving his young wife an enormous heritage. Accident, or calculated murder?Novelist's nephew secretly began investigation.He found a hidden manuscript, which contains a creep story, as well as the key clues concerning its author's death.
Why similar: Detective 25.2%, Noir 22%, Investigation 16.4%, Mystery 7.9%, Story Rich 7.5%
- #59 Inspector Detective: Private Eye
67% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2022
Dev: Michael GilmourPub: A Winter's Night Games
Windows · Mac
Everyone in town has their version of what happened at Timmons Manor. None of them were there. Everyone has their theories about why a Timmons relative has not set foot on the property in 100 years. None of them are correct...
Why similar: Noir 24.3%, Detective 24.2%, Investigation 16.4%, Mystery 9.5%, Comedy 9.1%
- #60 The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,922 reviews2021
Dev: Spooky DoorwayPub: Akupara Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Delouse your room with sage and pack up your travel-sized ouija board, it’s time to re-enter Twin Lakes - America’s 34th most haunted city. Join Detective McQueen as he puzzles his way through 9 chilling cases, risking life and pixelated limb to solve the macabre mysteries that plague the poor town.
Why similar: Detective 25.5%, Comedy 13.6%, Investigation 12.5%, Mystery 10.2%, Pixel Graphics 8.1%