- #1 Vaudeville
97% matchMixed52% of 326 reviews2025
Dev: Bumblebee Studios
Windows · Linux
Vaudeville is an experimental whodunit game based on the latest AI technologies to generate dialogues in real time. This tale of murder, suspense and absurdity unfolds as you play, and you are the protagonist.
Why similar: Noir 18.9%, Detective 15.8%, Artificial Intelligence 13.3%, Investigation 11.6%, Crime 11.4%
- #2 Detective Bass 2: The Case of the Stolen Pearls
96% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Team Grouper
Windows · Mac · Linux
Crime never rests... but thankfully, neither does Detective Bass! Put on your detective hat and help Detective Bass get to the bottom of a robbery, in this witty, narrative-driven detective game!
Why similar: Noir 27.8%, Detective 23.9%, Investigation 17.5%, Crime 16.5%, Dialogue Heavy 11.9%
- #3 Last Guest at Sunset
96% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Blackglass Interactive
Windows
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: Detective 23.9%, Investigation 20.1%, Crime 16.6%, Noir 14.8%, Dialogue Heavy 11.6%
- #4 Verbal Verdict
95% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2024
Dev: Savanna Developments
Windows
In Verbal Verdict you're a novice investigator in 1950's Brooklyn, solving crimes and climbing the ranks by interrogating suspects and solving problems in a detective game powered by artificial intelligence.
Why similar: Noir 22.9%, Detective 19.5%, Artificial Intelligence 16.9%, Investigation 15%, Crime 14.1%
- #5 Grimtrace
94% 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 29.8%, Detective 29.5%, Investigation 22.5%, Crime 15.6%, Indie 1.8%
- #6 L.A. Noire
94% matchVery Positive86% of 36,495 reviews2011
Dev: Team BondiPub: Rockstar Games
Windows
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 19.2 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 34.5%, Noir 28.1%, Crime 18.9%, Investigation 13.2%, Third Person 2.9%
- #7 DETECTIVE - The Motel
93% 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: Detective 27.3%, Crime 20.1%, Noir 17.6%, Investigation 17.1%, Immersive Sim 12.5%
- #8 The Sworn
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ironkeel Studios
Windows
A deep US police precinct management simulation. You are the Captain. Hire officers, manage your fleet, respond to a living city, and carry responsibility for every officer under your command. The job has a cost. So does ignoring it.
Why similar: Detective 22.9%, Crime 19.2%, Investigation 18.8%, Sandbox 16.2%, Immersive Sim 14.9%
- #9 Detective Bass in Fish out of Water
91% matchPositive100% of 14 reviews2026
Dev: Team Grouper
Windows
A luxury cruise takes an unexpected turn when a passenger is gruesomely turned into fillet - and it's up to Detective Bass to deliver some justice in this short narrative-driven detective game!
Why similar: Detective 27.4%, Noir 25.2%, Investigation 16.8%, Crime 15.5%, Dialogue Heavy 10.7%
- #10 Man of Nollyn
91% matchPositive100% of 19 reviews2026
Dev: Slater Chae
Windows
A noir detective game where you can bribe or intimidate suspects for extra clues.
Why similar: Noir 30%, Detective 26%, Investigation 22.2%, Crime 17.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 2.5%
- #11 AI Schoolgirls Murder Mystery
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cogoo
Windows · Mac
Step into a suspenseful murder mystery at a prestigious boarding school. As a new student, you must question AI-driven suspects, uncover secrets, and solve the murder before the police arrive. Your choices determine the outcome—can you find the real killer before it’s too late?
Why similar: Detective 21.2%, Artificial Intelligence 19.1%, Investigation 17%, Crime 11.9%, Procedural Generation 11.9%
- #12 D.W. Dagger: Chapter One
89% 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 30%, Detective 25.2%, Investigation 21.1%, Crime 14.6%, Immersive Sim 5.2%
- #13 Shadows of Doubt
88% matchVery Positive82% of 17,459 reviews2024
Dev: ColePowered GamesPub: Fireshine Games
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Take on the role of a private investigator in this immersive detective simulator. Solve murders and other crimes in a procedurally generated and persistent city where every NPC lives and breathes their own independent lives. Find the killer quickly… or they will kill again!
Why similar: Detective 26.3%, Noir 25.7%, Sandbox 13.2%, Immersive Sim 12.3%, Procedural Generation 11.2%
- #14 Acrônimo Tupiniquim
89% 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 32.3%, Detective 29.7%, Investigation 22.3%, Crime 7.8%, Dialogue Heavy 5.2%
- #15 The Precinct
87% matchVery Positive87% of 8,973 reviews2025
Dev: Fallen Tree Games LtdPub: Kwalee
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Averno City, 1983. Gangs rule the streets and your father lies restless in his grave. Clean up the city, uncover the truth, and embark on thrilling vehicle chases through destructible environments in this neon-noir action sandbox police game.
Why similar: Noir 21.3%, Detective 18.9%, Investigation 15.4%, Crime 14.8%, Sandbox 11.3%
- #16 Noire Police Detective: Gangster Drama Simulator
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Meraki Tech
Windows
Investigate a deadly conspiracy in Noire Police Detective: Gangster Drama Simulator. Search for clues, sneak through dangerous locations, solve environmental puzzles, and make choices that shape the fate of a corrupt 1950s border city.
Why similar: Detective 26.3%, Investigation 22%, Crime 14.8%, Noir 14.3%, Immersive Sim 13.9%
- #17 Grégoire Lefèbvre Investigations : The Vow of Hate
86% matchNo user reviews2027
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 24.6%, Detective 22%, Investigation 15%, Crime 14%, Dialogue Heavy 12.8%
- #18 Dirty Land
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Naturally Intelligent
Windows · Mac · Linux
A videogame about being a real estate salesman in the 80s
Why similar: Noir 28.1%, Detective 17.2%, Investigation 16.9%, Crime 16.1%, Dialogue Heavy 7.7%
- #19 Murder Mystery Mayhem AI
84% matchPositive92% of 12 reviews2026
Dev: AI Media Design
Windows
Murder Mystery Mayhem AI is a single-player detective game set in a stylish 1920s world of secrets, suspicion, and social intrigue. Talk freely to a colorful cast of cunning suspects, gather clues, uncover motives, and deduce who among them is the killer.
Why similar: Detective 23.7%, Investigation 19.8%, Noir 18.6%, Crime 14.1%, Dialogue Heavy 13.1%
- #20 DOOMED Detective Game
84% matchMixed46% of 71 reviews2025
Dev: Azikton Studio
Windows
Doomed Detective Game is a game in which you will play the role of a detective who has arrived in the city of Redrock to figure out a very mysterious crime. Your task is to explore the city, find clues, talk to the residents of the city and find the killer! P.S: Every city resident is an AI...
Why similar: Noir 25.6%, Detective 18%, Artificial Intelligence 14.6%, Investigation 12.8%, Action RPG 11.5%
- #21 Midnight Files: THE NOIR CUT
82% matchMostly Positive74% of 38 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: Detective 26%, Investigation 24.2%, Noir 23.7%, Crime 19.5%, First-Person 3.2%
- #22 Cross Country Case
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Space Cat StudioPub: Microwavebread
Windows
You are a detective on a rogue manhunt through the beautiful country of Italy. Gather clues, interview witnesses and uncover dark secrets to solve the case. Follow your own path to the solution in this 1970's noir crime road-trip.
Why similar: Noir 31.3%, Detective 30.3%, Investigation 24%, Action RPG 8.3%, Crime 2.9%
- #23 Mini Murder Mysteries
81% matchVery Positive93% of 67 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 31.1%, Investigation 25.7%, Noir 23%, Crime 15.7%, Indie 1.8%
- #24 Combustion
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Retro DungeonPub: 3D Realms
Windows
From the bygone days of 1997, Combustion is a dieselpunk Action RPG inspired by classics of the PSX-era. As rookie cop Calico, you must restore order as a mastermind serial-killer sends a wave of terror across the city.
Why similar: Noir 28.8%, Detective 24.1%, Crime 13.2%, Investigation 12.7%, Action RPG 12.5%
- #25 Green Mist over Portland
80% 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 23.8%, Investigation 20.7%, Noir 20.5%, Crime 12.9%, Immersive Sim 10.6%
- #26 Yoko Redux: Dreams of a Blue Planet
81% matchPositive89% of 19 reviews2022
Dev: Missing Sentinel SoftwarePub: RedTigerPro
Windows · Mac · Linux
"Who is Yoko?" Unlock the mystery as you control Locke, Jeanne and Primus to discover the secrets of their existence in this point and click, cyberpunk noir adventure.
Why similar: Noir 26.4%, Detective 20.3%, Investigation 17.1%, Artificial Intelligence 17.1%, Dialogue Heavy 13.3%
- #27 Conscience
79% matchVery Positive93% of 172 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 33.4%, Detective 29.5%, Investigation 23.3%, Crime 7.3%, Indie 2.8%
- #28 AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES - nirvanA Initiative
79% matchVery Positive86% of 3,714 reviews2022
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 16.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Special Agents Mizuki and Ryuki, along with their AI partners Aiba and Tama, are tasked to solve the bizarre Half Body serial killings in this sequel to the critically acclaimed AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES.
Why similar: Noir 23%, Detective 22.9%, Investigation 18.7%, Artificial Intelligence 15.6%, Crime 11.5%
- #29 Graywood: Noir Detective
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Bobby & Jeni
Windows
GRAYWOOD is a 1950s crime comic-inspired graphic adventure. Investigate crime scenes, craft your own lines of questioning, and organize your findings on your corkboard all while navigating a morally-testing narrative. Respect the law, follow your conscience, or abuse your power to save your family.
Why similar: Noir 30.4%, Detective 26.4%, Crime 17%, Investigation 16.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 6.6%
- #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: Detective 25.2%, Noir 24.7%, Investigation 18.2%, Crime 15.4%, Dialogue Heavy 15.3%
- #31 Detective - The Test
77% matchMixed47% of 15 reviews2025
Dev: k148 Game StudioPub: JanduSoft
Windows
Test your detective instincts across three challenging cases. No hints, no help—just you, your intuition, and your ability to piece together the truth. Can you solve the mystery?
Why similar: Investigation 25.9%, Detective 22.9%, Crime 22.1%, Noir 13.4%, Immersive Sim 9.5%
- #32 Thomas Ireham in Crimson Spotlight
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Rebecca AhmedPub: Sagewing Studio
Windows
A complete time-loop detective story set in the 1940s — solve a case before it even happens in a single, self-contained sitting.
Why similar: Detective 26.6%, Investigation 21.5%, Noir 21%, Crime 13.7%, Dialogue Heavy 12.2%
- #33 Hauma - A Detective Noir Story - Prologue
76% matchPositive96% of 23 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 24.5%, Detective 23.8%, Investigation 18.6%, Crime 16.2%, Dialogue Heavy 13%
- #34 Dahlia View
76% matchVery Positive84% of 367 reviews2021
Dev: White Paper Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 59%
A child is missing. The police are failing. And you're a retired detective with a bit too much time on your hands. Time to throw out the rules & do whatever it takes to bring the child home. From the developers of I AM RIPPER, The Occupation & Ether One.
Why similar: Noir 25.4%, Detective 23.1%, Investigation 15.3%, Crime 14.3%, Dialogue Heavy 13.4%
- #35 Mary
74% matchPositive86% of 14 reviews2024
Dev: Pinster Games
Windows
Mary is a mystery and investigation game, in which you are a private detective who has been called to solve a case of a massacre in a bar. Collect all the clues and find an answer to all the mysteries of this case!
Why similar: Noir 26.9%, Detective 26.3%, Investigation 22.5%, Crime 19.1%, First-Person 2.8%
- #36 Disordered
74% 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: Detective 26.2%, Noir 20.4%, Investigation 19.6%, Crime 16.9%, 1990's 7.8%
- #37 The Flower Collectors
75% matchVery Positive82% of 163 reviews2020
Dev: Mi'pu'mi Games GmbH
Windows
Barcelona, 1977. An ex-cop in a wheelchair witnesses a murder, and teams up with a young ambitious journalist to bring the truth to light. With camera, binoculars and transmitter in hand, uncover the town’s secrets from your balcony in this soul-searching detective mystery.
Why similar: Noir 25.1%, Detective 24.3%, Investigation 19.5%, Crime 15.9%, Indie 6.9%
- #38 Detective Simulator
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: DRAGO entertainment
Windows
Assume the role of a modern detective and solve fascinating cases using lots of gadgets and your own skills. Let a sophisticated narrative help you uncover clues and secrets that might not be apparent right away and become a star detective.
Why similar: Detective 42.7%, Investigation 23.7%, Crime 17.5%, Indie 3.9%, Casual 3.6%
- #39 Tangle Tower
73% matchVery Positive95% of 6,230 reviews2019
Dev: SFB Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Unravel a thrilling mystery by exploring a strange and twisted mansion, discovering curious clues, interrogating peculiar suspects and solving unique puzzles. Will you be able to uncover the secrets of Tangle Tower?
Why similar: Detective 33.4%, Noir 24.3%, Crime 15.1%, Dialogue Heavy 13.5%, Investigation 10.7%
- #40 The Wolf Among Us Remastered
73% 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 28.9%, Noir 25.5%, Investigation 23.4%, Crime 10.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.3%
- #41 Marked
72% 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 29.8%, Detective 22.4%, Investigation 21.1%, Dialogue Heavy 11.9%, Crime 10.9%
- #42 Lacuna: Prologue
72% matchVery Positive91% of 172 reviews2021
Dev: DigiTales InteractivePub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 17.4 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 31.5%, Detective 26.1%, Crime 18.2%, Investigation 14.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 7.9%
- #43 Artificial: Proxy Bar
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: HinaGames
Windows
Within a universe dominated by Artificial Intelligences, you step into the shoes of an AI detective to solve the mystery hidden within the Proxy Bar, a jazz club. You can ask the suspects ANYTHING, but will you ask the right questions?
Why similar: Detective 32.3%, Artificial Intelligence 24.7%, Investigation 22.9%, Dialogue Heavy 15%, First-Person 2.6%
- #44 Duck Detective: The Ghost of Glamping
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,718 reviews2025
Dev: Happy Broccoli Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 93%
You are the one and only Duck Detective, a depressed and recently divorced duck who must quack the case. Inspect evidence, make de-duck-tions, and solve this no-murder mystery!
Why similar: Detective 32.8%, Noir 31.5%, Investigation 27.5%, Casual 2.9%, Indie 2.7%
- #45 Detective Bureau
70% matchNo user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Endless Thyme
Windows
Play as a detective and solve multiple cases by interrogating individuals tied to the case through voice-based conversations. Powered by generative AI, every individual responds with unique, context-driven replies, helping you piece together the evidence to crack the case.
Why similar: Detective 27%, Investigation 22.7%, Artificial Intelligence 18.2%, Crime 10.8%, Immersive Sim 9%
- #46 Stories Terminal
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: OddlyGames
Windows
Stories Terminal is a detective text adventure inspired by classic parser games. Type your own commands, explore pixel-art locations, collect evidence, and solve a murder case on a midnight university campus.
Why similar: Noir 30.1%, Artificial Intelligence 19%, Detective 16%, Investigation 13.3%, Dialogue Heavy 8.2%
- #47 Joe Kowalski Chronicles: Murder in a flat
70% 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 30.2%, Detective 24.1%, Investigation 18.1%, Crime 17.1%, Dialogue Heavy 9%
- #48 Detective Turner: If Looks Could Kill
70% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: RikerPub: ALL DAY ALL NIGHT
Windows · Mac
A text-driven noir murder mystery where you literally read the room. Search for clues in the text, photograph evidence, and interrogate suspects to solve the murder of fashion icon Margot Voss.
Why similar: Detective 34%, Investigation 26.9%, Noir 24.4%, Dialogue Heavy 11.7%, Adventure 1.8%
- #49 Marcella Moon: Four Are Watching
69% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2024
Dev: Hidden Ocean Games
Windows
Play as amateur sleuth Marcella Moon to solve the cold case of her father's murder.
Why similar: Detective 24.6%, Investigation 21.1%, Noir 20.1%, Dialogue Heavy 14.6%, Crime 11.5%
- #50 The Unsolved
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Abdulaziz
Windows
The Unsolved is a detective story-driven game where you step into the shoes of an investigator, gathering clues, interrogating suspects, and connecting evidence to solve complex murder cases. Your goal is to uncover the identity of a serial killer who has left a trail of destruction in your life.
Why similar: Noir 31.3%, Detective 19.5%, Crime 16.9%, Investigation 12.9%, 1990's 9.9%
- #51 Silhouette: Chapter One
71% matchPositive81% of 16 reviews2016
Dev: Apeirogon Games
Windows
Explore Silhouette: Chapter One - A First-Person, Story-Driven Mystery Adventure. Assume the role of Jim Grayson, an unwavering homicide detective hot on the trail of a disturbing serial killer with confusing motives.
Why similar: Detective 30.1%, Investigation 22.5%, Crime 19.4%, Noir 19.3%, First-Person 3.7%
- #52 BlackBox
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sujay Noronha
Windows
Uncover the truth behind a 1982 air crash in Blackbox. Use audio recordings and investigation documents to solve the mystery. A story-rich, suspenseful detective experience that puts your skills to the test.
Why similar: Detective 23.7%, Investigation 20.4%, Crime 16.8%, Noir 16.4%, Dialogue Heavy 11.4%
- #53 Ashes of Holloway Bay
67% match5 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 33.6%, Investigation 25.3%, Crime 20.9%, Noir 16.9%, Adventure 2.2%
- #54 Dead Meat
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Meaning Machine
Windows · Mac
A murder mystery interrogation game - where you can ask the suspects literally ANYTHING! Dive into a macabre conspiracy of burgers and billionaires, getting up-close and personal with an eccentric cast of cold-blooded killers - using voice or keyboard.
Why similar: Noir 27.2%, Detective 22.5%, Investigation 19.2%, Crime 17.1%, Dialogue Heavy 13.9%
- #55 REPO MAN
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ACHARA STUDIOSPub: Games Box
Windows
In this quirky first-person RPG you are a debt collector. Track down debtors, claim their assets, strike deals, deceive, seduce, intimidate. Solve mysteries, uncover conspiracies and dabble in the occult.
Why similar: Noir 23.8%, Detective 19.9%, Investigation 17%, Crime 14.6%, Immersive Sim 10.1%
- #56 The Wolf Is Dead
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Fat Toad Games
Windows · Linux
The Wolf is Dead is a murder mystery game. When the Big Bad Wolf is found murdered at a party for his biopic, you're called in. Interrogate suspects, investigate the scene of the crime and use this to travel back in time and reconstruct the events of the evening. Who killed Alexander Wolff?
Why similar: Detective 33.9%, Crime 22.3%, Dialogue Heavy 19.9%, Investigation 17%, First-Person 3.8%
- #57 Private Eye: The Young Heir
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lucky 7 Studios
Windows
Private Eye is a detective game where you play as Hakeem trying to solve the murder case of Amir. The wealthy heir Amir kept strange company, is one of them his murderer? Explore, investigate, solve puzzles, and find discrepancies to unravel his mysterious death.
Why similar: Detective 27.3%, Investigation 22.8%, Noir 18.9%, Crime 16.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 6.6%
- #58 Inspector Schmidt - A Bavarian Tale
67% matchMostly Positive78% of 408 reviews2023
Dev: Active Fungus Studios
Windows · Linux
In a third-person RPG detective story, set in Bavaria in 1866, the medical student Valentin Schmidt travels to Wolpertshofen, when a sudden death causes turmoil in the village. Use your skills, find clues and question the villagers to stop the murders.
Why similar: Crime 26%, Detective 24.7%, Investigation 16.7%, Dialogue Heavy 16.3%, Action RPG 9.4%
- #59 Hauma - A Detective Noir Story
66% matchMostly Positive70% of 130 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 27.3%, Detective 23%, Investigation 19.1%, Crime 15.9%, Dialogue Heavy 10.9%