60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Noir, Visual Novel, Conspiracy, Mystery.
Noir visual novel set in 1950s New York. Infiltrate a prison, build a smuggling network, and shape fates through tough choices across branching paths.
The Reluctant Redemption of Verity Lux
Unravel the mystery behind the disappearance of Druhyus' favorite celebrity playboy, Walker Kahmenos. Join investigative journalist Verity Lux, in this interactive fiction title and follow leads, conduct interviews, and submit your findings as you seek out the truth - before it's too late.
Red Spider: Vengeance Remastered donation ver.
【Demo version includes all routes and endings】A cinematic crime noir. A former assassin seeks vengeance in this hardboiled VN, scored by Yasunori Shiono (Lufia series). (This paid edition supports Steam Achievements and the creators.)
Unravel the mystery behind the disappearance of Druhyus' favorite celebrity playboy, Walker Kahmenos. Join investigative journalist Verity Lux, in this interactive fiction title and follow leads, conduct interviews, and submit your findings as you seek out the truth - before it's too late.
Why similar: Noir 18.5%, Cinematic 13.7%, Conspiracy 13.4% ★, Visual Novel 12.1%, Crime 10.4%
【Demo version includes all routes and endings】A cinematic crime noir. A former assassin seeks vengeance in this hardboiled VN, scored by Yasunori Shiono (Lufia series). (This paid edition supports Steam Achievements and the creators.)
Why similar: Noir 28%, Conspiracy 18.7% ★, Cinematic 17.3%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Crime 11%
Elara is a dark, narrative-driven visual novel where players investigate a corporate death, navigate manipulation and power dynamics, and make choices that lead to multiple endings.
Why similar: Noir 20.1%, Conspiracy 18.3% ★, Cinematic 17.8%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Detective 10.7%
Red Spider 3: A Heroine Never Dies is a Kong Noir style Visual Novel.ボイス総収録時間12.9時間！同人ゲームオブ・ザ・イヤーにて【主演女優部門】【熱部門】【泣き部門】【作曲部門】の4部門にノミネート！
Why similar: Noir 32.5%, Cinematic 21.7%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Crime 10.9%, Conspiracy 5.6% ★
A cinematic Hong Kong Noir visual novel. In 2007, an assassin defies orders to kill her savior and becomes a fugitive. Explore her fate through 1,300+ visual cuts and 6 branching routes.(Full story is free via the demo version. This paid edition supports Steam Achievements and the creators.)
Why similar: Noir 29.6%, Cinematic 17.4%, Conspiracy 16.1% ★, Visual Novel 12%, Crime 11.7%
*A remastered version of this game with enhanced graphics has been released. * "Red Spider" is a Hong Kong Noir-themed Visual Novel. There are 6 story routes with the different characters(approximately 105,000 words in total).
Why similar: Noir 32%, Cinematic 17.4%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Crime 11%, Conspiracy 10.4% ★
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 32.6%, Detective 15.2%, Hand-drawn 12.8%, Crime 9.9%, Conspiracy 7.1% ★
"Red Spider2" is a Hong Kong Noir-themed Visual Novel. There are 6 story routes with the different characters(approximately 200,000 words in total).
Why similar: Noir 28.9%, Cinematic 18.7%, Conspiracy 14.8% ★, Visual Novel 14.7%, Crime 9.6%
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 27.2%, Conspiracy 21.5% ★, Detective 15.1%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Crime 7.5%
Detective Reiji Tokisaka is back to face down a mystery that spans decades, if not centuries. With the aftermath of his last case weighing on his soul and a long-silent cult resurgent, can he solve the crime—or will it become his curse?
Why similar: Noir 21.8%, Conspiracy 15.3% ★, Detective 14.9%, Cinematic 14.6%, Visual Novel 11.3%
A mansion drenched in heavy rain. Heirs gathered, each eyeing the family fortune. And you—who committed a murder in their midst. As a chain of killings begins, YORAM follows Irene Lindbergh, a murderer hiding her crime, as she searches for the truth buried deep within the estate.
Why similar: Noir 34.3%, Detective 19.2%, Visual Novel 18.8%, Hand-drawn 16.4%, Adventure 9.8%
The coiling chains of obsession that began with The Shell now threaten to strangle Detective Reiji Tokisaka in the third and final entry in the trilogy. As old friends and foes rise up for one last confrontation, can anyone break the cycle—and can Reiji's heart ever be set free?
Why similar: Noir 23.2%, Conspiracy 15.6% ★, Detective 13.5%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Hand-drawn 8.6%
PARADISE LOFTS is a slow-burning, noir, hardcore sex romp, set in the fictitious city of Paradise in 1958. A visual novel, point-and-click journey, with loads of mini-games, crazy characters, and multiple solutions to challenges. 8 - 12 hrs.
Why similar: Noir 28.9%, Visual Novel 18.4%, Detective 14.2%, Hand-drawn 14%, Adventure 6.6%
A Bartender point-and-click simulator game mixed with visual novel-style storytelling set in a noir-fabled world. As you have only 7 days to live, to save yourself from a collapsing life, it’s time to investigate, mix the drink and discover the secret recipe of success you deserve all along.
Why similar: Noir 35.6%, Cinematic 18.9%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Detective 11%, Crime 8.9%
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 29%, Detective 16.9%, Cinematic 15.7%, Conspiracy 11% ★, Crime 11%
Play as Lloyd Arch, the young private detective known for being total dick, and unravel the mystery of the Black Scar Serial Killer in this visual novel adventure, but remember that the truth tends to hurt the most.
Why similar: Noir 21.7%, Detective 16.9%, Conspiracy 15.9% ★, Visual Novel 13.5%, Crime 11.6%
The latest in the “Red Spider” series of Hong Kong noir visual novel with full japanese voice acting, “Red Spider Anecdote: The Longest Nite” is now available with all-new graphics. The hard-boiled story of two female protagonists is set in Thailand in 2009. Play time: 2-4 hours
Why similar: Noir 28.4%, Cinematic 18.1%, Conspiracy 18% ★, Visual Novel 11.8%, Crime 11.5%
Marlon's Mystery will test your skills as an investigator. Join Abby Marlon to solve the riddles in this captivating mystery and hidden object game. Embark on an enigmatic adventure and discover the darkest secrets of the Taylor family.
Why similar: Noir 22%, Conspiracy 17.3% ★, Detective 14.5%, Visual Novel 12%, Hand-drawn 10.2%
"Atropos" is a visual novel in which you will learn about the story of Atropos, the prince of Capernaum.
Why similar: Conspiracy 39.4% ★, Hand-drawn 15.3%, Stylized 11.6%, Visual Novel 10.5%, Casual 8.6%
A slipstream magical realist visual novella about an outsider, a borrowed camera, and a city that no longer matches its own photographs—told through literary prose and ever-shifting, textured cinematic presentation.
Why similar: Cinematic 22.8%, Conspiracy 20.2% ★, Noir 20.1%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Hand-drawn 6.2%
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: Noir 24.6%, Detective 21.6%, Visual Novel 18%, Hand-drawn 9.7%, Cinematic 7.8%
Step into the shoes of an experienced detective and uncover dark secrets while solving criminal cases. In this thrilling detective world, you'll face stressful decision-making moments, reconstruct crime scenes, and utilize cutting-edge technology for evidence analysis.
Why similar: Cinematic 23%, Noir 21%, Detective 16.6%, Crime 13.3%, Adventure 6.4%
A noir detective game where you can bribe or intimidate suspects for extra clues.
Why similar: Noir 33.2%, Detective 21%, Crime 13.1%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Hand-drawn 11.9%
紅蜘蛛外伝：暗戦(Red Spider Anecdote: Triangle) is a Hong Kong Noir style Visual Novel.ボイス総収録時間3時間！黒社会を舞台としたハードボイルドなノベルゲーム
Why similar: Noir 40.9%, Cinematic 26.3%, Visual Novel 21.5%, Adventure 5%, 2D 3.3%
Xenologia is a fully illustrated linear visual novel set in the near future. Follow Cory, a young man who's life is falling apart, as he tries to help a stranded alien girl return home.
Why similar: Cinematic 28.3%, Conspiracy 22.6% ★, Visual Novel 20.3%, Hand-drawn 16.4%, Adventure 10.4%
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 26.3%, Conspiracy 19.6% ★, Detective 16.2%, Visual Novel 13%, Crime 10.3%
I wish this moment could be forever. Yuto Habu, the hero with nothing to show for it, met the camera-toting heroine He meets the heroine, Nazuna Fukamachi, who has a camera, on a bridge with a beautiful view by chance.
Why similar: Cinematic 40.8%, Visual Novel 31.1%, Casual 12.7%, Adventure 12.2%, Indie 2%
Experience how people with autism see, feel and interact with the world around them in this thrilling detective adventure, taking place near the Belgian coast and in the woods around a local nature reserve.
Why similar: Noir 29.4%, Detective 23.1%, Cinematic 22.1%, Crime 10.3%, Adventure 5%
Drive the night shift through a cursed city where every passenger hides a secret—and some of them died long ago. Uncover the truth behind each fare, make irreversible choices, and decide who deserves to be saved before your final shift ends.
Why similar: Noir 25.5%, Cinematic 21.4%, Visual Novel 15%, Detective 12.9%, Crime 10.1%
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: Noir 32.9%, Detective 29.4%, Crime 14.8%, Cinematic 12.5%, Adventure 4.3%
God is dead. He was killed. I need to find out which of these filthy horned bastards did it. And I will dig to the truth, no matter what it costs me... A brutal visual novel in a noir style about a detective investigating the murder of a god in hell.
Why similar: Noir 34.4%, Visual Novel 19.4%, Detective 17.8%, Hand-drawn 16.1%, Nonlinear 7.2%
A storm-lashed island, a nursery rhyme that foretells death, seven prodigies, serial murders, modern locked-room mysteries, classic locked-room mysteries, astrology, a jigsaw of flesh and blood, a survivor—and one lie told only so you would see this story.
Why similar: Cinematic 26.3%, Detective 24.7%, Visual Novel 21.8%, Crime 7.7%, Stylized 5.9%
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 30.6%, Noir 29.6%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Adventure 9.1%, Crime 7.2%
Men are mysteriously vanishing in a small, provincial town. A newly arrived guy finds himself trapped in the center of eerie events when someone he believed was gone forever suddenly reappears. What kind of ruthless system is behind this, and who can be trusted?
Why similar: Noir 21.9%, Visual Novel 18.6%, Cinematic 17.9%, Detective 12.5%, Casual 9.5%
Work is boring if you are the only employee in your department with no cases ever. But when work appears, life immediately rises upside down! Forever. Immerse yourself in a dramatic yet charming world of evidence-gathering, deduction and dramatic events on the reverse side of our world.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.9%, Noir 17.8%, Detective 15.3%, Hand-drawn 14.6%, Stylized 8.7%
A wild tale of love, death, chickens, and redemption! Chicken Police is a buddy-cop noir adventure with a carefully crafted world, a gritty story, and absurd humor. The game mixes classic adventure games with visual novel-style storytelling, presented in a beak-droppingly unique art style.
Why similar: Noir 29.3%, Detective 17.6%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Cinematic 12.7%, Crime 11.2%
A short visual novel about an endless shift at a garment factory. Wonder what gets you liquidated faster: corruption, naivety, or immorality? Industrial melancholy, where nothing goes unpunished.
Why similar: Cinematic 30.7%, Visual Novel 23.6%, Noir 16.1%, Atmospheric 7%, Dark 6.4%
GAZE IN SHADOWS is a narrative detective adventure. In Prohibition-era Ashford, PI Zack Brennan solves five deadly cases shrouded in greed and lies. Search crime scenes, interrogate suspects, and confront corruption with hard evidence. A murder can be closed... but who will put this city on trial?
Why similar: Detective 24.3%, Noir 24%, Cinematic 21.8%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Adventure 5.9%
Investigate serial crimes and city government secrets! You're the only one who can get on the trail and break the chain of murders. Are you up for the challenge?
Why similar: Noir 28.7%, Detective 17.4%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Hand-drawn 11.7%, Crime 10.6%
Tails Noir is a post-noir narrative adventure. Become raccoon private eye Howard Lotor and explore dystopian Vancouver inhabited by animals as you uncover a deeply personal story of change and transformation.
Why similar: Noir 23.1%, Conspiracy 19% ★, Cinematic 15.7%, Detective 15.6%, Visual Novel 12.1%
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 27.9%, Cinematic 17.8%, Detective 17.2%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Crime 9.8%
NeoTokyo, 2099. The man who sold immortality is dead in a penthouse sealed from the inside. You are detective Kade Katano: scan the scene, read people, roll the dice and decide which truth closes the file. A noir visual novel — one complete case, three endings.
Why similar: Noir 29.3%, Detective 19.8%, Visual Novel 18.5%, Cinematic 16.2%, Adventure 5.6%
N1NE: The Splintered Mind is a Cyberpunk narrative-driven game, designed for VR. In the year 2099 you play a resourceful detective as you explore, interact, investigate and interrogate your way to the bottom of a suspicious murder that will take you through the real world as well as Nu.Real.
Why similar: Noir 27.4%, Conspiracy 19.5% ★, Detective 16.6%, Cinematic 14.2%, Crime 9.7%
Lose yourself in Phoenix Springs – a modern point-and-click set in a mysterious neo-noir world. It begins with an investigation: find your brother Leo. You already know where it ends.
Why similar: Noir 30.7%, Cinematic 19%, Detective 18.5%, Hand-drawn 9.8%, Stylized 8.5%
Explore the settlement, gather clues, interact with its inhabitants, and uncover a conspiracy. Your actions shape your relationships with the locals – will they help you, or deceive you? Your choices will determine whether the protagonist can escape, or if his tragic fate will repeat itself again.
Why similar: Noir 21.2%, Detective 20.1%, Conspiracy 19.8% ★, Hand-drawn 10.4%, Nonlinear 7.8%
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 29.9%, Conspiracy 20.5% ★, Detective 17.3%, Crime 10.5%, Stylized 7.2%
Sometimes loneliness pushes us into strange, risky choices. A nightclub that wasn’t here yesterday. Mysterious strangers—each leaving more questions than answers. Just one short night that simply won’t end. What could possibly go wrong?
Why similar: Noir 39.7%, Visual Novel 17.8%, Hand-drawn 11.9%, Detective 6.4%, Casual 5.7%
An atmospheric visual novel with puzzle elements and a nonlinear storyline.
Why similar: Noir 48.9%, Visual Novel 24.6%, Adventure 7.6%, 2D 7.1%, Story Rich 4.3%
The Ritual is what so many are afraid of, it is not known where it came from, but is it really so? What is his secret, why people take actions because of him, exhausting themselves and, in the end, dying. Can't no one be able to overcome this attack?
Why similar: Noir 31.5%, Visual Novel 26.4%, Stylized 11.6%, Adventure 7.5%, Dark 7%
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: Noir 25.4%, Visual Novel 17.6%, Detective 17.5%, Stylized 9.1%, Adventure 6.5%
Noir adventure for an unlucky subway's lost and found worker!
Why similar: Noir 39.5%, Visual Novel 21.4%, Hand-drawn 11%, Crime 9.9%, Adventure 8%
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 22.4%, Conspiracy 19% ★, Detective 18.7%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Crime 10.3%
A noir detective game where every clue is hidden in data. Play a night-shift technician who cracks murder cases by asking the city's databases the right questions. No typing, no syntax: build every query from readable blocks, and watch the real SQL write itself.
Why similar: Noir 34.9%, Detective 17.5%, Hand-drawn 10.7%, Conspiracy 7.9% ★, Crime 7.2%
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 26%, Noir 25.8%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Crime 10.8%, Hand-drawn 5.7%
Achi ran away from the orphanage and he found himself surrounded by concrete, indifference, and violence. He was saved by a mysterious creature that came from within, and by a peculiar detective. He had no way of knowing that darker, more disturbing voices were about to reach him.
Why similar: Noir 27%, Visual Novel 23.3%, Hand-drawn 19.5%, Detective 13.9%, Dark 5.4%
Detective Inna Duke is a noir story-driven visual novel where you team up with lieutenant Inna Duke and her partner corporal Fernal to investigate the mysterious abduction of the popular streamer Oleh Hamston. But will you manage to track down the poor hamster in rainy city?
Why similar: Noir 34.6%, Detective 21.4%, Visual Novel 18%, Crime 8.8%, Stylized 6.7%
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 38.6%, Detective 25.9%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Atmospheric 6.3%, Crime 6.3%
Spend a week on the microplanet of Archalh, cut off from the wider universe until the next macrocosmic pulse. Through the eyes of the planet's inhabitants and visitors, each with conflicting agendas; unearth what’s emerging within its confines before the next pulse frees it to spread beyond.
Why similar: Noir 27.6%, Visual Novel 19.3%, Conspiracy 16.8% ★, Detective 9.4%, Adventure 8.3%
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 28.9% ★, Noir 24.8%, Detective 18.5%, Hand-drawn 8.3%, Adventure 6.1%
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 43.3%, Detective 23.6%, Crime 11.4%, Adventure 6.9%, Atmospheric 5.4%
