- #1 Hired Eye
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nightdesk
Windows
A noir detective game played at your desk. Read evidence photos, CCTV footage and records, compare fingerprints and voices, and fill in the suspect matrix yourself before you accuse anyone. Juggle action points, fees and deadlines across eight cases as a criminal organization closes in.
Why similar: Detective 19.7%, Noir 16.6%, Investigation 13.8%, Point & Click 10.2%, Conspiracy 9.9% ★
- #2 The Eventide
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Studio Reset Ltd.
Windows
A supernatural mystery where perspective informs reality. Guide agents from the Eventide Agency through paranormal investigations across a neon-soaked cityscape. Explore, collect clues, and interpret the evidence to uncover the facts of each case and expose a deeper truth.
Why similar: Noir 20.4%, Detective 16.6%, Point & Click 12.3%, Supernatural 12%, Investigation 11.6%
- #3 Impirical Evidence
96% 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: Detective 14.2%, Noir 14.2%, Point & Click 11.4%, Investigation 11.3%, Supernatural 10.5%
- #4 Black File
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Simurg Software and Games
Windows
Istanbul, after midnight. Black File is a noir detective game: investigate crime scenes, examine evidence in 3D — rotate it, zoom in, read the back — then use what you find to break a suspect's story.
Why similar: Detective 19.4%, Noir 18.3%, Investigation 13.8%, Point & Click 10.8%, Conspiracy 9.3% ★
- #5 Inkblood
94% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Hey Bird!Pub: CRITICAL REFLEX
Windows
You're an Inquisitor following a trail of death. A cult is at work, your predecessor has vanished, and the region teeters on the edge of chaos. Find the truth. Uphold the Inquisition. Do not fail.
Why similar: Detective 16.3%, Conspiracy 15.1% ★, Investigation 11.4%, Supernatural 8.5%, Mystery 7.6%
- #6 Nirvana Noir
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Feral Cat DenPub: Fellow Traveller
Windows
A noir adventure beyond time and space. The city of cosmic beings is under threat in two parallel realities - one where the Big Bang was never fired, the other exploding in color and sin. It’s up to you to solve the mysteries of the Bigger Bang in this follow up to the award-winning Genesis Noir.
Why similar: Noir 21.4%, Detective 14.5%, Conspiracy 14.3% ★, Investigation 10.7%, Point & Click 9.8%
- #7 Getting Away With Murder
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Indie Remix Studios
Windows
1954. You killed a man. Now cover your tracks. Getting Away With Murder is a noir point-and-click mystery where every decision is about what you leave behind and whether anyone will find it.
Why similar: Noir 30%, Detective 19.2%, Point & Click 18%, Mystery 12.2%, Crime 9.8%
- #8 Green Mist over Portland
92% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Bushmonkey GamesPub: Surefire.Games
Windows · Mac
A detective noir puzzle deduction game. Explore a non-linear timeline during the cold war on a globe-trotting adventure following a trail of spies from a quiet English harbour town to a frozen Finnish fishing village and the corridors of an intelligence service rotten at its core.
Why similar: Noir 16.3%, Detective 16.3%, Investigation 12.5%, Point & Click 10.6%, Crime 8.5%
- #9 26 Moves: The Queen's Plot
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Danari Games
Windows
A point-and-click mystery game. Search for the truth in 26 days, playing as two different characters, in a town during 1907.
Why similar: Noir 26%, Detective 14.4%, Point & Click 13.6%, Investigation 10.9%, Crime 9.8%
- #10 Grimtrace
91% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: HoodaThunk Games
Windows
A monster-themed deduction game focused on solving brutal murders. Investigate crime scenes by uncovering hidden evidence, analyzing fingerprints, and testing blood samples. Identify the killer, determine the creature responsible, and solve seven thrilling cases
Why similar: Noir 26.6%, Detective 22.7%, Investigation 15.2%, Crime 11.6%, Mystery 11.3%
- #11 The Ratline
89% matchVery Positive83% of 339 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 24%, Investigation 17.8%, Noir 17.2%, Conspiracy 15% ★, Mystery 10.4%
- #12 Hauma - A Detective Noir Story
90% matchMixed68% of 136 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 20.3%, Detective 14.7%, Conspiracy 14.7% ★, Investigation 10.8%, Crime 9.8%
- #13 The Case of the Golden Idol
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 11,013 reviews2022
Dev: Color Gray GamesPub: Playstack
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.9 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 17.4%, Conspiracy 16.2% ★, Investigation 13.4%, Point & Click 10.1%, Mystery 9.7%
- #14 Ashes of Holloway Bay
88% match4 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: Cold Case Inc
Windows
Immerse yourself in a chilling, interactive cold-case investigation. Review crime scene photos, decrypt restricted hard drives, compare evidence, and deliver your final report in Ashes of Holloway Bay, a dark, atmospheric detective experience where every detail matters.
Why similar: Detective 21.7%, Investigation 14.5%, Crime 13.1%, Noir 12.7%, Mystery 10.5%
- #15 Locator: The Search for Abigail Lidari
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Empty ExhibitPub: Playstack
Windows
A Geoguessr-inspired narrative detective puzzle game set on an alien planet. As the Cartographer, you must gather and examine clues to locate missing archaeologist Abigail Lidari and uncover the fate of an ancient alien civilization.
Why similar: Conspiracy 18.2% ★, Detective 16.6%, Investigation 14.5%, Mystery 10.7%, Crime 9.8%
- #16 Kathy Rain 2: Soothsayer
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,386 reviews2025
Dev: Clifftop GamesPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 9.0 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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 19.6%, Detective 15.7%, Conspiracy 14.7% ★, Investigation 13%, Point & Click 11.4%
- #17 Joe Kowalski Chronicles: Murder in a flat
86% 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 23.4%, Detective 16%, Point & Click 12.2%, Crime 11%, Investigation 10.6%
- #18 Sanguine Thread
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pouet Games
Windows
A 3D psychological detective thriller in a radical film noir style. Explore immersive environments, examine clues from every angle, and connect your evidence on a deduction board to solve a dark conspiracy. Use your pure logic to untangle the truth.
Why similar: Noir 22.5%, Detective 17.4%, Investigation 13%, Crime 10%, Mystery 8.7%
- #19 A Death in the Red Light
84% matchMostly Positive70% of 50 reviews2024
Dev: Mystery City Games BV
Windows
Amsterdam, 1988. A dead body in the Red Light District, the Dutch capital of sex and drugs, is a washed-up detective’s one shot at redemption. Explore the seedy underbelly of Europe’s most notorious city, solve complex puzzles, and crack the case while experiencing Amsterdam at its worst.
Why similar: Noir 20.3%, Detective 17.3%, Conspiracy 14.4% ★, Investigation 13.4%, Mystery 9.5%
- #20 The Rise of the Golden Idol
83% matchVery Positive93% of 4,156 reviews2024
Dev: Color Gray GamesPub: Playstack
Windows · Mac
Median: 13.8 hrsMean: 16.8 hrs≥1hr: 92%
The Award-winning detective saga returns in this standalone sequel to The Case of the Golden Idol. Uncover the truth behind 20 strange cases of crime, death and depravity in the 1970s. The world has changed dramatically - the sins of humanity have not.
Why similar: Conspiracy 20.1% ★, Detective 19%, Investigation 15.4%, Mystery 10.9%, Crime 9.9%
- #21 Acrônimo Tupiniquim
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cigarras & Cigarros
Windows
The greatest detective in São Paolo is dead, and you are the prime suspect in his death. Investigate the detective's past cases, unravel the web of mysteries that binds the great city, and prove your innocence. Enigmatic letters, hidden secrets, and one certainty: Every story has two sides.
Why similar: Noir 28.3%, Detective 22.4%, Investigation 14.8%, Point & Click 7.6%, Mystery 6.5%
- #22 The Golden Girl Case
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: StickyLabs
Windows · Mac
As a young private investigator trainee in 2006, you dive into the early internet - social profiles, websites, photos, and archived news - to uncover the truth behind Emily Parker’s death, ruled as an accident after a late-night gathering
Why similar: Detective 23.8%, Investigation 14.6%, Point & Click 11.9%, Mystery 11.4%, Conspiracy 10.7% ★
- #23 Criminal Archives: Alphabetic Murders Collector's Edition
82% matchMixed62% of 21 reviews2023
Dev: Do Games Limited
Windows
Are the murders of three different people connected? Or are we dealing with three different incidents? Cunning and logic are your best weapons in solving this case!
Why similar: Noir 21.9%, Detective 15.1%, Point & Click 10.9%, Investigation 10%, Crime 9.8%
- #24 Cross Country Case
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Space Cat Studio
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 26.7%, Detective 22.2%, Investigation 15.6%, Mystery 11.3%, Exploration 4.2%
- #25 The Price of Grief
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Zero Budget Mystery
Windows · Mac
Dive into a decade of secrets, mysterious characters and their inexplicable deaths - in the shadow of the darkest time in human history. Investigate crimes, decode documents, collect clues and solve riddles - one word at a time. The deeper you read, the less any of it seems to be an accident.
Why similar: Detective 22.7%, Conspiracy 16.6% ★, Investigation 15.4%, Point & Click 14.3%, Crime 9.6%
- #26 Murder at the Birch Tree Theater
79% matchVery Positive95% of 133 reviews2026
Dev: Crucible Juice Games
Windows · Mac
Uncover high drama in this whodunnit set in a small-town community theater. Gather clues by investigating the sets, casts and backstage crews of 10 theatrical productions, and piece together the story of each deadly crime.
Why similar: Noir 21.1%, Detective 13.8%, Point & Click 12.9%, Conspiracy 11.3% ★, Investigation 9.7%
- #27 Tangle Tower
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 6,826 reviews2019
Dev: SFB Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 6.6 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 23.4%, Noir 19.7%, Point & Click 15%, Crime 10.2%, Mystery 8.1%
- #28 The Raven - Legacy of a Master Thief
80% matchMostly Positive75% of 816 reviews
Dev: KING ArtPub: THQ Nordic
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 62%
'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 25.2%, Detective 23%, Noir 13%, Crime 12.5%, Mystery 12%
- #29 Mini Murder Mysteries
76% matchVery Positive96% of 154 reviews2026
Dev: BUNKWORKS
Windows · Mac
Solve cozy, crafty whodunits. Puzzle your way through nine unique investigations – and use your noggin to make intelligent deductions. Explore the evidence, scrutinize statements, and connect the dots.
Why similar: Detective 23.5%, Noir 20.2%, Investigation 17.2%, Point & Click 12.1%, Crime 11.5%
- #30 MurderAt
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Studio Agata
Windows
London, 1889. Step into the shoes of a young detective in this hand-drawn, point-and-click mystery. Explore the dark halls of Seraphim House, illuminate the shadows, and interrogate suspects to solve a complex locked-room murder. Will you accuse the right person?
Why similar: Noir 23.7%, Investigation 15.9%, Point & Click 15.1%, Detective 13.7%, Historical 7.7%
- #31 GRUNND
78% matchMixed62% of 47 reviews2023
Dev: SEKTAHOUSE
Windows
You fell asleep on the train... Now a strange town, fully voice-acted characters, and choices that reshape the mystery stand between you and home.
Why similar: Noir 19.2%, Detective 13.9%, Conspiracy 11.5% ★, Investigation 10.8%, Point & Click 9.8%
- #32 Detective Boto: Belle Memoir
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ludus Studio
Windows
A narrative game set in 1943 Belém, legends are vanishing, and the river’s secrets need a detective. Pink, if you will. As a shapeshifting river dolphin detective that turns into human (almost), uncover a noir mystery where folklore, memory, and conspiracy flow beneath the city.
Why similar: Noir 26.7%, Detective 23.3%, Investigation 15.7%, Mystery 11.4%, Crime 10.6%
- #33 Wild East: The Straw Man
76% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: David Zacik
Windows · Mac
1993, just after Czechoslovakia split in two. Play as reporter Marek and investigate the death of a company director in name only. In Prague, journalist Eva pursues a case of her own. Explore locations, read documents, and uncover where their cases meet in a classic 2D point-and-click mystery.
Why similar: Detective 19.3%, Conspiracy 14.8% ★, Investigation 14.7%, Point & Click 14.5%, Crime 10.9%
- #34 Post Mortem
78% matchMixed57% of 449 reviews2011
Dev: MC2Pub: Microids
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 6.4 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 25.7%, Noir 22.3%, Detective 19.7%, Mystery 11.2%, Adventure 6.9%
- #35 Curvid Nurntine and the Black Vaccine
75% 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 22.6%, Conspiracy 20.6% ★, Point & Click 15.8%, Detective 14%, Investigation 5.5%
- #36 The Murder of Ava Monroe
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BUNKWORKS
Windows · Mac
A gripping detective noir mystery that blends investigation and deduction with a rich, character-driven story. The Murder of Ava Monroe is cozy, twisty, and oozing with atmosphere.
Why similar: Detective 27.2%, Noir 19.7%, Investigation 19.7%, Mystery 12.1%, Point & Click 9.2%
- #37 Mysteries of Perception
74% matchPositive86% of 29 reviews2025
Dev: 50 Rats Games
Windows · Mac
Mysteries of Perception is a detective game where you will see the same scene through the eyes of different characters. Uncover their secrets by analyzing all the clues. Switch perspectives and learn everything about the artifacts of the Distant and the deaths in their wake. Glory to the Stars!
Why similar: Conspiracy 20.4% ★, Detective 19.1%, Investigation 13.9%, Crime 10.1%, Mystery 9.9%
- #38 Conscience
73% matchVery Positive93% of 174 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 28.7%, Detective 21.8%, Investigation 15.2%, Mystery 11.2%, Crime 5.2%
- #39 Confidential Killings - A Detective Game
73% matchMostly Positive78% of 788 reviews2026
Dev: BRANEPub: Surefire.Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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: Conspiracy 21.6% ★, Noir 19%, Detective 16.7%, Investigation 12.5%, Point & Click 11%
- #40 Where is Starlingdive
74% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Studio N
Windows · Mac
A college radio DJ has vanished, but the school says she withdrew. Search forum posts and confidential records to uncover the people behind anonymous handles. Piece together what happened to Starlingdive in a deduction mystery spanning three connected cases, from college radio to the music industry.
Why similar: Detective 26.3%, Conspiracy 15.6% ★, Investigation 14.8%, Point & Click 14.3%, Mystery 11.7%
- #41 D.W. Dagger: Chapter One
73% 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 27.8%, Detective 20.1%, Investigation 14.9%, Point & Click 11.6%, Crime 11.2%
- #42 Grégoire Lefèbvre Investigations : The Vow of Hate
72% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: TcherryPub: Viridis Cosmos Games
Windows
Play as Captain Grégoire Lefèbvre and investigate the murder of a controversial country priest in this gripping historical detective thriller.
Why similar: Noir 20.8%, Detective 17.3%, Point & Click 14.1%, Crime 9.9%, Investigation 9.7%
- #43 Truth Beneath the Shadows
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Eros Game Studio 79
Windows
Truth Beneath the Shadows – A detective game where players unravel hidden mysteries by connecting clues to expose a secret organization. Every piece of evidence brings you closer to the dark truth lurking in the shadows.
Why similar: Noir 24%, Conspiracy 18.5% ★, Detective 15.8%, Crime 8.2%, Mystery 7.5%
- #44 Man of Nollyn
70% matchPositive100% of 20 reviews2026
Dev: Slater Chae
Windows
A noir detective game where you can bribe or intimidate suspects for extra clues.
Why similar: Noir 28.1%, Detective 20.9%, Investigation 15.8%, Crime 13.7%, Mystery 10.2%
- #45 Hillthorn
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Fool MoonPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac · Linux
A disappearance in a secluded community. A mountain hiding its secrets. A detective running out of time. Welcome to Hillthorn, a dark investigation game that invites you to uncover the mystery without a single word spoken, using your skills of logic and intuition through cards.
Why similar: Noir 19.9%, Detective 18%, Investigation 14.7%, Conspiracy 11.3% ★, Point & Click 11.1%
- #46 Dean Archer Stories: The Missing Detective
68% matchPositive97% of 29 reviews2026
Dev: Sneaky Peek
Windows
A detective vanished. An office locked from the inside. You were his last appointment. Investigate every corner and uncover what Dean Archer hid. A noir point & click adventure in a city that prefers not to look.
Why similar: Noir 27%, Detective 21.1%, Point & Click 10.6%, Investigation 10.3%, Crime 9.3%
- #47 The List
71% matchVery Positive80% of 106 reviews2021
Dev: Dan Trimble
Windows
A young man is interviewed by the police only to turn up dead a week later. 3 years have passed, a special agent from Santa Fe navigates the police database in order to solve the mystery.
Why similar: Noir 17.8%, Detective 17.6%, Conspiracy 14.8% ★, Crime 10.2%, Mystery 9.9%
- #48 Still Life
72% matchVery Positive82% of 1,111 reviews2011
Dev: Microids
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Still Life 2 also now available!
Why similar: Point & Click 26%, Detective 19.2%, Crime 13.1%, Mystery 12.4%, Noir 10.5%
- #49 Victorian Dread
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Grimcat Games
Windows · Mac
In this gothic point-and-click adventure, Eleanor Rosewood must confront a vampire haunting Victorian London. Gather evidence and seek help from the city’s diverse populace, each hiding their own secrets, in this atmospheric mystery.
Why similar: Noir 20.8%, Detective 17.5%, Investigation 14.9%, Point & Click 11.6%, Mystery 9.6%
- #50 Crimson Seer
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Meridian Malice
Windows
Crimson Seer is a fantasy detective puzzle game. Investigate murder scenes frozen in time, gather clues, and deduce motive, method, and location. Use your prophetic visions to uncover sinister elven plots, ancient mysteries, and dark rituals in an underground world.
Why similar: Detective 21%, Investigation 15.6%, Conspiracy 14.5% ★, Mystery 12.5%, Crime 10.9%
- #51 Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments
70% matchVery Positive89% of 8,060 reviews2014
Dev: Frogwares
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Become the most celebrated detective of all time: Sherlock Holmes! Use your impressive talents as a detective to solve six thrilling and varied cases: murders, missing persons, spectacular thefts and numerous investigations that sometimes lead you into the realms of the fantastic.
Why similar: Detective 34.7%, Investigation 14.3%, Crime 13.2%, Mystery 11.8%, Point & Click 7.6%
- #52 SideEye High
69% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Fundamental Studios
Windows
A grounded detective mystery set in the most dangerous place in America: a 1997 public high school.
Why similar: Noir 19.9%, Detective 19%, Investigation 14%, Point & Click 12.1%, Mystery 9.8%
- #53 Mind Diver
67% matchVery Positive95% of 383 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 22.1%, Detective 17.1%, Investigation 13.1%, Crime 11.3%, Mystery 9.4%
- #54 City of Voices
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Kini Games
Windows
A short Golden Idol-like deduction game about a young girl who is catapulted from her suburban life into the mysterious world of the ancient Maya. Investigate a series of moments frozen in time. Examine clues and solve puzzles to uncover a story full of twists and turns.
Why similar: Conspiracy 23.7% ★, Detective 22.9%, Investigation 17.1%, Point & Click 11.9%, Mystery 11.9%
- #55 L.A. Noire
70% matchVery Positive86% of 36,979 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 29.1%, Noir 27.6%, Crime 15.4%, Investigation 9.9%, Mystery 7.1%
- #56 A Case of Fraud
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 573 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 24.2%, Investigation 17.6%, Point & Click 13.8%, Crime 13.1%, Mystery 11.4%
- #57 Set the Record Straight
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Anja Remic
Windows · Mac
A 1998-set deduction game. Trawl a period internet for documents, photographs, and dead ends, then correct the official record: who really wrote, played, drew, or built it. An anthology of credit fraud, set straight one careful search at a time.
Why similar: Detective 22.2%, Investigation 16.5%, Point & Click 13.6%, Crime 13.1%, Mystery 11%
- #58 Inspector Pug: The Furrious Murder Case
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Wardrobe Entertainment
Windows
A dark noir detective story starring a not-so-bright pug. Combine clues, build chains of deductions, and solve a murder — even if your reasoning isn’t always… impressive.
Why similar: Detective 30%, Noir 24.6%, Mystery 13.1%, Point & Click 9.9%, Crime 7.4%
- #59 Mistmoon Falls
67% 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 21.6%, Detective 18.9%, Investigation 12.1%, Crime 11.1%, Point & Click 10.9%
- #60 Mystical Riddles: Snowy Peak Hotel Collector's Edition
68% matchMixed59% of 21 reviews2021
Dev: Do Games Limited
Windows
Your journalist friend went missing while investigating weird happenings in a mysterious hotel. You are the only one who can save her and uncover the truth before it’s too late. Are you up for the challenge?
Why similar: Noir 22.3%, Detective 15.2%, Supernatural 12%, Point & Click 11.4%, Investigation 10.4%