60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Story Rich, Mystery, Detective, Investigation.
Investigate your way in a branching noir horror detective game inspired by Lovecraftian horror and ancient Minoan myth. Analyze evidence, connect clues, and uncover dark secrets through genre-bending deduction mechanics. Face a sinister plot—and an ultimate choice.
Choose Cthulhu Files: The Call of Cthulhu
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?
Hillthorn
A disappearance in a secluded mountain. A village hiding its secrets. A detective running out of time. Hillthorn's investigation system encourages you to use logic and imagination. Combine actions, clues and characters to uncover the mystery.
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 16.5%, Lore-Rich 11.3%, Supernatural 11.3%, Detective 9.2%, Point & Click 8.2%
A disappearance in a secluded mountain. A village hiding its secrets. A detective running out of time. Hillthorn's investigation system encourages you to use logic and imagination. Combine actions, clues and characters to uncover the mystery.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 16.8%, Noir 13.9%, Detective 13.6%, Investigation 12.8%, Crime 12.2%
A dark detective thriller where folklore is real, violence is chilling, and every choice has consequences.
Why similar: Detective 15.9%, Noir 15.1%, Investigation 13.1%, Crime 10.5%, Choices Matter 9.5%
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 17.1%, Lore-Rich 12.8%, Detective 12.5%, Crime 10.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.2%
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 12.6%, Lovecraftian 11.8%, Detective 11.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.3%
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: Lore-Rich 12.2%, Lovecraftian 12.1%, Choices Matter 10.4%, Multiple Endings 10%, Crime 9.2%
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 18.2%, Crime 16.3%, Point & Click 14.8%, Choices Matter 10.2%, Multiple Endings 9.6%
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 16.2%, Lovecraftian 14.4%, Noir 13.5%, Detective 11.2%, Investigation 9.9%
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 14.2%, Noir 13.2%, Investigation 12.5%, Immersive Sim 9.9%
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 18.6%, Detective 15.7%, Investigation 10.1%, Point & Click 7.1%
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 15.5%, Noir 15.1%, Detective 12.2%, Supernatural 10.8%, Investigation 9.5%
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 11.9%, Investigation 10.6%, Lore-Rich 10.5%, Supernatural 10.3%, Detective 10.3%
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 17.1%, Point & Click 15.6%, Mystery 11.3%
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 21.8%, Crime 17%, Detective 13%, Point & Click 11.7%, Investigation 11.4%
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 15.2%, Detective 13.4%, Investigation 11.7%, Point & Click 8.8%
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 22.6%, Detective 18.2%, Point & Click 11.4%, Mystery 9.6%, Choices Matter 9.4%
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 20.4%, Crime 19.9%, Investigation 15.7%, Mystery 10.3%
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 21.3%, Detective 17.9%, Noir 16.1%, Lore-Rich 10.1%, Investigation 9.8%
A grounded detective mystery set in the most dangerous place in America: a 1997 public high school.
Why similar: Detective 15.5%, Noir 15%, Crime 14.9%, Investigation 13.1%, Point & Click 9.4%
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 10.7%, Mystery 9.2%, Supernatural 8.8%
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 29.1%, Supernatural 16.4%, Crime 16%, Noir 11%, Mystery 8.7%
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 17.7%, Detective 15.9%, Investigation 13.5%, Noir 11.9%, Mystery 8.4%
A 2D point-and-click mystery set in the wild 1990s of Slovakia and Czechia. As two young reporters, follow a dead straw man, missing files, locked doors, and paper trails into a case that was never meant to be opened.
Why similar: Detective 19.5%, Crime 18.3%, Investigation 16.5%, Point & Click 14.7%, Mystery 9.3%
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 17.6%, Noir 16.5%, Detective 15.7%, Investigation 11.5%, Point & Click 8.6%
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 22.7%, Detective 19.8%, Investigation 15.1%, Noir 10.6%, Mystery 9.7%
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 11.2%, Lovecraftian 10.4%
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 26.1%, Detective 19.2%, Immersive Sim 13.7%, Noir 13.3%, Investigation 12.2%
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 15.6%, Lore-Rich 13.5%, Detective 13.4%, Investigation 11.8%, Point & Click 8.8%
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 19.3%, Lore-Rich 12%, Detective 12%, Investigation 10.5%, Point & Click 10%
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 9.5%
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 20.8%, Crime 20.6%, Detective 16%, Multiple Endings 9%, Investigation 8.8%
[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 21.9%, Detective 21.4%, Investigation 17.8%, Point & Click 12%, Mystery 10.3%
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 22.5%, Investigation 13.7%, Point & Click 13.2%, Lore-Rich 10.4%, Multiple Endings 8.2%
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 19.5%, Detective 16.4%, Noir 13.7%, Investigation 12.5%, Point & Click 9.5%
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 19.8%, Investigation 15.8%, Noir 12.6%, Point & Click 12%, Mystery 10%
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: Detective 14.1%, Lovecraftian 14%, Lore-Rich 12.9%, Investigation 12.2%, Point & Click 9.3%
A noir detective game where you can bribe or intimidate suspects for extra clues.
Why similar: Crime 22.6%, Noir 22.4%, Detective 18%, Investigation 15.6%, Mystery 8.9%
A videogame about being a real estate salesman in the 80s
Why similar: Noir 20%, Crime 19.7%, Detective 11.4%, Investigation 11.3%, Point & Click 9.8%
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 11.9%, Crime 10.8%
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 29.9%, Crime 21.8%, Investigation 14.2%, Mystery 10.4%, Point & Click 6.3%
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 16.8%, Noir 16.4%, Detective 12.8%, Investigation 10.8%, Lore-Rich 10.2%
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 20.3%, Crime 19.8%, Detective 15.1%, Investigation 11.5%, Point & Click 10.9%
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 20.9%, Noir 17.6%, Detective 17%, Investigation 10.1%, Mystery 8.4%
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 20.3%, Detective 14.2%, Investigation 13.6%, Crime 12.8%, Point & Click 10.4%
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 17.6%, Noir 16.5%, Detective 14.5%, Investigation 10.3%, Stylized 7.7%
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 19.1%, Detective 18%, Investigation 15.3%, Point & Click 9.9%
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: Crime 25.8%, Detective 25.6%, Noir 22.4%, Investigation 9.9%, Mystery 6.3%
Play as Captain Grégoire Lefèbvre and investigate the murder of a controversial country priest in this gripping historical detective thriller.
Why similar: Noir 17.9%, Crime 17.6%, Detective 14.9%, Point & Click 12.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.5%
'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 21.7%, Crime 21.6%, Detective 20.8%, Mystery 11.1%, Noir 10.9%
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 24.5%, Detective 17.7%, Noir 17.4%, Investigation 16.8%, Stylized 6.3%
Investigate a replayable Hollywood murder mystery where everyone has something to hide. Question guests, uncover contradictions, and identify the killer before they escape justice.
Why similar: Crime 23.4%, Detective 18.3%, Investigation 15.5%, Noir 12.1%, Mystery 11.1%
BLACKSAD: Under the Skin - A dark corruption scandal in the heart of the New York City's underworld for charismatic detective John Blacksad!
Why similar: Noir 17.8%, Crime 17.6%, Detective 13%, Investigation 10.8%, Point & Click 9.2%
A short, choose your own adventure detective experience, where your choices matter.
Why similar: Crime 22.8%, Detective 17.1%, Investigation 14.6%, Immersive Sim 9%, Mystery 9%
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 24.9%, Detective 21.3%, Investigation 16.2%, Crime 10.4%, Story Rich 7.3%
A Master murdered. A dying wish: "Kill La." Nine suspects. One killer. All named 「La」. Valhalla hunts the truth by diving into their memories — in a world beautiful and cruel as a doll. Which 「La」 pulled the strings?
Why similar: Detective 13.8%, Lore-Rich 13.4%, Investigation 13.4%, Point & Click 9.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.8%
Arkham Detective is an immersive and captivating psychological thriller that unfolds within the eerie and otherworldly universe crafted by the master of cosmic horror, H.P. Lovecraft.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 24.2%, Crime 23.6%, Detective 18.8%, Investigation 7.1%, Story Rich 6.3%
You have been appointed to take care of a lighthouse in the Arctic Circle. Clean out the snow, take out the trash, and do your happy job on this happy and lovely island. Everything is so peaceful and delightful... except there is someone in the basement :D
Why similar: Lovecraftian 15%, Lore-Rich 14.5%, Multiple Endings 13.2%, Choices Matter 11.9%, Horror 10.8%
An FMV murder mystery, police interrogation, detective experience.
Why similar: Crime 22.6%, Detective 17.6%, Investigation 14.6%, Mystery 9.1%, Choices Matter 8.4%
A troubling missing persons case soon snowballs into an investigation of a shadowy criminal enterprise and vast conspiracies that even affect your own family. Will you be able to solve the mystery while protecting those dear to you? Will your fledgling romance survive full knowledge of your past?
Why similar: Crime 25.3%, Lore-Rich 16.9%, Investigation 15.1%, Mystery 10.1%, Immersive Sim 9.5%
The first short story from PolyCity. A point and click adventure delving into the dark and dirty polygonated corners of the City of angles... mostly right angles. The Affair follows a soft boiled/over easy private detective as he unpicks an organised crime syndicate operating across the city.
Why similar: Noir 22%, Crime 14.8%, Investigation 14.3%, Point & Click 12.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.4%
