- #1 Choose Cthulhu Files: The Call of Cthulhu
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Wildspell Games
Windows · Linux
What if the choices you make during your investigation awaken ancient beings older than existence itself. Explore the official Choose Cthulhu gamebook adaptation, every decision you take seals the fate of mankind. Will the creeping madness consume you as you uncover the darkest secrets?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 16.6%, Supernatural 11.3%, Lore-Rich 11.2%, Detective 9.2%, Point & Click 8.2%
- #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 16.5%, Supernatural 14.7%, Detective 14.6%, Investigation 11.6%, Point & Click 10.3%
- #3 Hillthorn
96% matchNo user reviews
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: Lovecraftian 16.9%, Noir 13.9%, Detective 13.7%, Investigation 12.8%, Crime 12.1%
- #4 The Wolf Among Us Remastered
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Telltale
Windows
A dark detective thriller where folklore is real, violence is chilling, and every choice has consequences.
Why similar: Detective 16.1%, Noir 15.2%, Investigation 13%, Crime 10.4%, Choices Matter 9.6%
- #5 Let Bions Be Bygones
94% matchMixed70% of 133 reviews2024
Dev: Bohemian PulpPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Having lost everything, a retired, hardboiled detective, John Cooper, must take his last case to find a missing upper-class girl among the lowest parts of the dystopian city-planet Terrahive. Choose your unique path in this atmospheric narrative future-noir thriller.
Why similar: Noir 17.2%, Lore-Rich 12.7%, Detective 12.5%, Crime 10.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.2%
- #6 The Yellow Sign
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: WeAreWild
Windows
Worlds brought to life by H.P. Lovecraft and R.W. Chambers combined in the form of a pixelart point&click game. As Solomon Hill, investigate the mysterious death of your twin brother and an ancient plot to bring back the lost city of Carcosa and its resident Hastur, known as the King in Yellow.
Why similar: Noir 16.9%, Lore-Rich 12.5%, Lovecraftian 11.9%, Detective 11.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.3%
- #7 Suas Escolhas - O Caso do Magnata Desaparecido
93% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Firma Game
Windows
Noir gamebook, now fully in English. A magnate vanishes from an office locked from the inside: 4 trails, 780 choices, 11 endings, and no luck to save you. 85% of runs end in death or arrest. You die; the case goes on — the dossier doesn't forget.
Why similar: Noir 17.9%, Detective 13.9%, Crime 12.9%, Lore-Rich 11.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.7%
- #8 The Casting of Frank Stone™
92% matchMixed62% of 5,963 reviews2024
Dev: Supermassive GamesPub: Behaviour Interactive Inc.
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
The shadow of Frank Stone looms over Cedar Hills, a town forever altered by his violent past. As a group of young friends are about to discover, Stone’s blood-soaked legacy cuts deep, leaving scars across families, generations, and the very fabric of reality itself.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 12.1%, Lore-Rich 12.1%, Choices Matter 10.4%, Multiple Endings 10%, Crime 9.1%
- #9 Omen Exitio: Hunger
91% matchVery Positive91% of 160 reviews2026
Dev: Tiny Bull StudiosPub: 2P Games
Windows · Mac
A Lovecraftian investigative gamebook. New York, 1927. A case pulled from real history, wrapped in cosmic horror. His name was Billy Gaffney. The man who took him was real. But his purpose was from another plane of existence. You play a journalist. You make choices. The story remembers all of them.
Why similar: Crime 16.1%, Lovecraftian 14.5%, Noir 13.5%, Detective 11.2%, Investigation 9.8%
- #10 Abscission
91% matchVery Positive94% of 122 reviews2023
Dev: Beyond Booleans
Windows
Abscission is a Lovecraftian, story-driven horror point-and-click investigation game. It involves searching crime scenes for evidence, combining clues and questioning suspects. Puzzles can have multiple solutions as you guide the protagonist - Detective Will Stanhope - through the story.
Why similar: Detective 18.3%, Crime 16.2%, Point & Click 14.9%, Choices Matter 10.1%, Multiple Endings 9.6%
- #11 Green Mist over Portland
90% 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: Detective 14.3%, Crime 14.1%, Noir 13.2%, Investigation 12.5%, Immersive Sim 9.9%
- #12 Detective Boto: Belle Memoir
89% 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 20.1%, Detective 19.3%, Crime 16.3%, Investigation 14.5%, Mystery 9.4%
- #13 Graywood: Noir Detective
89% 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 19.4%, Crime 18.5%, Detective 15.7%, Investigation 10%, Point & Click 7.2%
- #14 The Sleeping Sickness
88% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2024
Dev: Paper Scrap LLC
Windows
The Sleeping Sickness is an interactive short story that allows the player to guide the main character's actions. The player’s choices will lock and unlock future locations, change dialogue, and alter the story. Choices matter in The Sleeping Sickness. It is an excellent choice for horror fans.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 12%, Investigation 10.5%, Lore-Rich 10.4%, Detective 10.3%, Supernatural 10.3%
- #15 Last Night Last Call
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Rogueside
Windows · Mac
Can you solve a murder with nothing but your wits, your cocktail shaker, and your silver tongue? In this bartending mystery game, your customers are the key. So long as the liquor flows, so does the conversation - but who has the answers you seek, and who has blood on their hands?
Why similar: Crime 16.4%, Noir 14.3%, Detective 13.4%, Investigation 11.5%, Point & Click 7.6%
- #16 The Posthumous Investigation
86% matchVery Positive95% of 682 reviews2026
Dev: Mother Gaia StudioPub: CriticalLeap
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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: Crime 15.4%, Noir 15.2%, Detective 12.3%, Supernatural 10.8%, Investigation 9.5%
- #17 Hollow Warden
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Shades of Play
Windows
Something is wrong in the ward. As a detective investigating a serious crime, navigate the ruins of an abandoned psychiatric hospital, gather evidence, and follow a trail that leads deeper into madness
Why similar: Crime 23.6%, Noir 20.6%, Detective 18.3%, Investigation 9.1%, Supernatural 8.8%
- #18 Getting Away With Murder
85% 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 25.3%, Detective 17.6%, Crime 17%, Point & Click 15.6%, Mystery 11.3%
- #19 26 Moves: The Queen's Plot
84% 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 21.9%, Crime 16.9%, Detective 13.1%, Point & Click 11.8%, Investigation 11.4%
- #20 Gloomy Clues: The Broken Mirror
84% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Pixel Paradise
Windows · Mac · Linux
A noir graphic adventure where your mind is your greatest enemy. Investigate crimes from the slums of Saltmire to the heights of Greyledge. Interrogate suspects and manage your clues in this 1980s cinematic remake. Play the free demo and wishlist now!
Why similar: Noir 17%, Crime 15.1%, Detective 13.4%, Investigation 11.7%, Point & Click 8.9%
- #21 For Your Tranquility
83% matchMixed68% of 193 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: Crime 22.5%, Detective 18.3%, Point & Click 11.5%, Mystery 9.6%, Choices Matter 9.4%
- #22 Grimtrace
82% matchNo user reviews
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 22.2%, Detective 20.5%, Crime 19.8%, Investigation 15.7%, Mystery 10.3%
- #23 Necropolis Suite
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Freesphere
Windows
Necropolis Suite, is an immersive narrative-driven cosmic horror game about discovery, knowledge, and the meaning of transcendence. Can you escape the terror that lurks in the suite?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 21.4%, Detective 17.9%, Noir 16.1%, Lore-Rich 10%, Investigation 9.7%
- #24 SideEye High
81% 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: Detective 15.6%, Noir 15.1%, Crime 14.8%, Investigation 13.1%, Point & Click 9.5%
- #25 Black File
81% 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 18.8%, Noir 16.3%, Investigation 15.2%, Crime 11.5%, Point & Click 9.9%
- #26 Kindred [High Tide]
79% matchPositive91% of 22 reviews2026
Dev: Victoria RafaelianPub: Captain Edge Studios
Windows
In this detective horror visual novel, investigate a seabound anomaly. Explore areas of interest, uncover clues, and piece together evidence before time runs out — and before this mission becomes your last. Choose a side; don't look back.
Why similar: Detective 17.9%, Investigation 14.3%, Lore-Rich 10.6%, Mystery 9.2%, Supernatural 8.8%
- #27 Accident Investigator Simulator: Black Box
79% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: Cottondream Studio
Windows
Step into the role of a federal investigator and uncover the truth behind every disaster. Recover black boxes, cross-reference evidence, expose contradictions, and name the real cause before an innocent takes the fall. Every conclusion matters in this tense investigation sim full of twists.
Why similar: Detective 17.4%, Noir 15.3%, Investigation 14.4%, Crime 11.3%, Mystery 9%
- #28 Murdered: Soul Suspect
80% matchVery Positive86% of 17,385 reviews2014
Dev: Airtight GamesPub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
MURDERED: SOUL SUSPECT™ takes players into a whole new realm of mystery where the case is personal and the clues just out of reach, challenging gamers to solve the hardest case of all… their own murder.
Why similar: Detective 29.2%, Supernatural 16.3%, Crime 15.9%, Noir 11%, Mystery 8.7%
- #29 Private Eye: The Young Heir
78% 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: Crime 17.6%, Detective 16%, Investigation 13.5%, Noir 11.9%, Mystery 8.4%
- #30 Mistmoon Falls
78% 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: Crime 17.5%, Noir 16.6%, Detective 15.7%, Investigation 11.5%, Point & Click 8.7%
- #31 Ashes of Holloway Bay
77% 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: Crime 22.6%, Detective 19.8%, Investigation 15.1%, Noir 10.7%, Mystery 9.7%
- #32 4 days in ***
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tobi Torba Games
Windows · Linux
4 Days in *** is a non-linear 2D horror adventure game in which the player chooses how the story unfolds. You play as a girl who has stopped at a hotel for a conference on health innovations. The hotel administrator warned her not to go up to the 4th floor, but what really happens there?
Why similar: Noir 18.6%, Detective 13.5%, Immersive Sim 12.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.3%, Lovecraftian 10.4%
- #33 MurderAt
76% 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 19%, Investigation 15.8%, Point & Click 12.5%, Detective 12%, Crime 10.7%
- #34 Under His Eyes
75% matchMostly Negative28% of 18 reviews2026
Dev: HAS Games
Windows
Step into the shoes of a rising crime boss in this gritty strategy and management game. Extort local businesses, manage a crew of specialized operatives, and outsmart rival gangs in high-stakes dialogue. Will you build your empire in the shadows, or let the streets run red?
Why similar: Crime 24.4%, Noir 18.9%, Choices Matter 9.4%, Multiple Endings 8.8%, Investigation 8.6%
- #35 Arkham Mysteries: Chapter One
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Squidbit Works
Windows
Uncover the secrets of Arkham in a dark cosmic horror adventure. Solve puzzles, cross hidden dimensions, and use the Eye of Kadath to reveal the impossible. Knowledge comes at a price... are you willing to pay it?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 19.4%, Detective 12%, Lore-Rich 11.9%, Investigation 10.5%, Point & Click 10%
- #36 Strange Antiquities
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,487 reviews2025
Dev: Bad VikingPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Become the custodian of a store dealing in occult antiquities. Explore the quaint and gloomy town of Undermere, where strange goings-on and dark mysteries abound. Find and identify arcane artefacts, use your collection to aid the townsfolk with their unusual problems — and remember to pet your cat!
Why similar: Lovecraftian 15.7%, Detective 13.4%, Lore-Rich 13.4%, Investigation 11.7%, Point & Click 8.9%
- #37 DETECTIVE - The Motel
75% matchMixed47% of 17 reviews2024
Dev: k148 Game StudioPub: JanduSoft
Windows
DETECTIVE The Motel is a deduction game where, to advance, you must take a pencil and a piece of paper and write down everything that seems like evidence in order to answer all the questions that arise. Solving the case will depend only on you.
Why similar: Crime 25.9%, Detective 19.2%, Immersive Sim 13.8%, Noir 13.4%, Investigation 12.2%
- #38 Impirical Evidence
74% 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 17.5%, Investigation 14.6%, Detective 12.8%, Point & Click 12.1%, Supernatural 9.4%
- #39 Chicken Police: Into the HIVE!
73% matchVery Positive81% of 415 reviews2024
Dev: The Wild GentlemenPub: Joystick Ventures
Windows
A wild tale of conspiracy, loss, friendship, and... chickens?! Two rooster detectives are about to venture into the insect underworld to uncover a worldwide conspiracy, while also battling their inherent demons in this animal noir adventure satire.
Why similar: Crime 17.4%, Noir 16.4%, Detective 12.6%, Investigation 11.1%, Point & Click 8.6%
- #40 Strange Horticulture
73% matchVery Positive94% of 16,007 reviews2022
Dev: Bad VikingPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Strange Horticulture is an occult puzzle game in which you play as the proprietor of a local plant store. Find and identify new plants, pet your cat, speak to a coven, or join a cult. Use your collection of powerful plants to influence the story and unravel Undermere’s dark mysteries.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 14.2%, Detective 14.1%, Lore-Rich 12.8%, Investigation 12.2%, Point & Click 9.3%
- #41 Lacuna: Prologue
74% matchVery Positive91% of 172 reviews2021
Dev: DigiTales InteractivePub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 17.5 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 20.9%, Crime 20.5%, Detective 16.1%, Multiple Endings 9%, Investigation 8.8%
- #42 No Results Found
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,559 reviews2026
Dev: Zzangdol GamesPub: Jungle Game Lab
Windows · Mac
Search, dig deeper, and search again. Can you reach the end of the truth?
Why similar: Crime 23.5%, Investigation 19.8%, Immersive Sim 13.3%, Lore-Rich 13.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.5%
- #43 The Missing Threads
72% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Wynd_devPub: wysg
Windows
[DEMO available now!] Erased memories, scattered clues. What will you uncover, and what will you leave buried?As an amnesiac detective, investigate crime scenes with limited focus. You can't analyze everything. Strategically choose your leads to shape the case and reclaim your lost past.
Why similar: Crime 21.8%, Detective 21.5%, Investigation 17.8%, Point & Click 12%, Mystery 10.4%
- #44 Man of Nollyn
71% matchPositive100% of 20 reviews2026
Dev: Slater Chae
Windows
A noir detective game where you can bribe or intimidate suspects for extra clues.
Why similar: Crime 22.5%, Noir 22.4%, Detective 18.1%, Investigation 15.6%, Mystery 8.9%
- #45 Dunwich Horror
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Atom Brain Games
Windows
Explore the dreaded town of Dunwich, uncover the dark legacy of the Whateley family, and stop the Dunwich Horror if you can. A Lovecraftian monster hunt adventure with point-and-click gameplay and light RPG elements.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 22.7%, Investigation 13.6%, Point & Click 13.2%, Lore-Rich 10.3%, Multiple Endings 8.2%
- #46 Disordered
71% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Lumas Studio
Windows · Linux
A detective wakes up beside a corpse, and with no memories. The evidence points to him. Everyone thinks he’s the killer. Unravel the truth before time runs out in this hand-drawn detective mystery adventure set in 1990s Thailand, where every memory hides a lie.
Why similar: Crime 19.4%, Detective 16.4%, Noir 13.8%, Investigation 12.4%, Point & Click 9.6%
- #47 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 20.1%, Crime 19.5%, Detective 11.4%, Investigation 11.3%, Point & Click 9.8%
- #48 Sinheritance
68% matchVery Positive96% of 54 reviews2026
Dev: STIM GAMES
Windows
Sinheritance is a terrifying and mind-bending puzzle game. Explore every corner in an intensely oppressive atmosphere to piece together a chilling story. Every step must be taken with caution, for the deepest fears often stem from your own choices and your gradually crumbling sanity.
Why similar: Detective 17.9%, Investigation 15.6%, Noir 14.9%, Point & Click 10.9%, Mystery 10%
- #49 Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments
71% matchVery Positive89% of 7,986 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 30%, Crime 21.6%, Investigation 14.1%, Mystery 10.4%, Point & Click 6.3%
- #50 Sanguine Thread
69% 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 19.5%, Crime 17.8%, Detective 16.3%, Investigation 13.9%, Lore-Rich 10.5%
- #51 Joe Kowalski Chronicles: Murder in a flat
69% 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 20.4%, Crime 19.6%, Detective 15.1%, Investigation 11.4%, Point & Click 10.9%
- #52 Marked
68% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Fun Waffle Game Studios
Windows
Dust, blood, and lies. Salvation’s Edge, 1899 — a dying town where you’re a killer, a thief, and a fraud — handed a dead man’s badge and told to solve a murder. Do they deserve redemption? Do you? Or will everyone forever be MARKED?
Why similar: Noir 20.4%, Detective 14.3%, Investigation 13.6%, Crime 12.7%, Point & Click 10.5%
- #53 The Final Print
67% matchPositive88% of 43 reviews2025
Dev: Dummy DetectivesPub: Breda University of Applied Sciences
Windows
You're a journalist investigating a suspicious case during the Harlem riots. Take pictures of evidence, gather information by interrogating people, and put it all together in an article to show people the truth.
Why similar: Crime 20.8%, Noir 17.6%, Detective 17.1%, Investigation 10.1%, Mystery 8.4%
- #54 Cthulhu Mysteries: Veins of Arkham
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: W&W Innovations sp. z o.o.
Windows · Mac
Cthulu Mysteries: The Veins of Arkham is Lovecraftian narrative mystery, where staying sane is the greatest challenge. Interview the witnesses, gather clues and draw conclusions to solve the most unusual case. Will you be able to handle the truth?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 17.7%, Noir 16.5%, Detective 14.6%, Investigation 10.3%, Stylized 7.6%
- #55 D.W. Dagger: Chapter One
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Team Lime Interactive
Windows
A noir first-person murder mystery set in a gloomy 1947 Pacific Northwest city. Play as the renowned Detective D.W. Dagger to help solve his latest case. A violent murder, a possible suicide, and a handful of suspects. Can you deduce what happened?
Why similar: Noir 23%, Crime 19%, Detective 18%, Investigation 15.2%, Point & Click 9.9%
- #56 L.A. Noire
69% matchVery Positive86% of 36,805 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 25.6%, Crime 25.6%, Noir 22.4%, Investigation 9.9%, Mystery 6.4%
- #57 BLACKMIND: Psychic Social Simulator
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Too Many Teeth Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Use your psychic powers to read minds and catch an elusive serial killer!
Why similar: Crime 19.8%, Noir 19.4%, Detective 13%, Investigation 11%, Choices Matter 10.4%
- #58 The Raven - Legacy of a Master Thief
70% matchMostly Positive75% of 814 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 21.8%, Crime 21.5%, Detective 20.8%, Mystery 11.1%, Noir 10.9%
- #59 Midnight Files: THE NOIR CUT
65% matchMostly Positive75% of 40 reviews2025
Dev: Paper Lynx Games
Windows
Truth hides in the details. Investigate crime scenes, photograph evidence, analyze case files, and search the police database. Connect clues on the detective board, return to locations when something does not add up, and identify the culprit in each standalone case.
Why similar: Crime 24.4%, Detective 17.8%, Noir 17.4%, Investigation 16.8%, Stylized 6.2%
- #60 The Cold Cases: Remembering Jory
66% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: JasperMarie
Windows
The Cold Cases: Remembering Jory is a story rich, investigative mystery game where your only tools are your contacts and the people you can find and get to talk to you. Read through old internet archives, pick out what is important, and solve the mystery of the 10 year old cold case.
Why similar: Crime 18.7%, Investigation 14.8%, Detective 14.7%, Mystery 8.4%, Multiple Endings 8.1%