- #1 No Stone Unturned
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Wise Monkey Entertainment Ltd.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Why did the chicken cross the road? Only one squirrel can solve a murder most... fowl. Join Detective Cox as he encounters quirky characters, challenging puzzles, countless mini-games, and a town in disrepair where choices matter but morals don't. Will you be leaving... No Stone Unturned?
Why similar: Noir 21.6%, Detective 17.9%, Investigation 11.3%, Comedy 9.6%, Mystery 7.5%
- #2 Secret Agent Puzzle
96% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: Giant Axe Games
Windows
Dr. Von Bösenstein is plotting to take over the world and you’re the only one that can stop her! Ensure she can’t complete any of the “world domination”-inators by navigating your way through intricate puzzle rooms. Avoid traps, don’t get stuck, solve the rooms and most important of all… a cat?
Why similar: Detective 16.3%, 1990's 13.1%, Parody 11.9% ★, Comedy 9.9%, Investigation 9.4%
- #3 Man of Nollyn
96% matchPositive100% of 17 reviews2026
Dev: Slater Chae
Windows
A noir detective game where you can bribe or intimidate suspects for extra clues.
Why similar: Noir 23.3%, Detective 19%, Investigation 15.7%, Mystery 9.4%, Interactive Fiction 8.2%
- #4 The Dismissed Case: Black Hollow
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Skunkworks Studios
Windows
An old case closed due to lack of evidence resurfaces in 1993. Play as a dismissed detective, investigate the case, gather evidence, solve the mystery, and uncover the truth. Bringing justice to the town of Ridgemour and ending the uncertainty is in your hands.
Why similar: Detective 22.7%, Noir 18.1%, Investigation 12.6%, Side Scroller 12.5%, 1990's 10.9%
- #5 Animal Mystery Crew
94% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Digital Umami
Windows
Live your Capybara Detective dream in Animal Mystery Crew! Crack every quirky case through peculiar problems and absurdist intrigue. Use evidence and interrogation to solve the different mysteries in the park!
Why similar: Detective 20.4%, Noir 16.9%, Investigation 16.3%, Comedy 9.5%, Mystery 8.4%
- #6 Detective Bass in Fish out of Water
94% matchPositive100% of 12 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 21%, Noir 20.6%, Investigation 12.5%, Comedy 11.4%, Mystery 9.3%
- #7 Voodoo Detective
93% matchVery Positive96% of 365 reviews2022
Dev: Short Sleeve Studio, LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Do you like adventure, comedy, and dime store detective novels? Then boy have we got the game for you! Join Voodoo Detective in a hand-drawn, point-and-click noir where you’ll pit your wits and hoodoo know-how against a sinister evil that’s taken root on beautiful Zo Wanga Isle.
Why similar: Noir 22.4%, Detective 17.1%, Investigation 13.5%, Mystery 8.9%, Comedy 8.7%
- #8 Wildwood Down
92% matchVery Positive95% of 113 reviews2025
Dev: Crashable Studios
Windows · Mac
Step into the hilariously twisted world of Wildwood Down, a side-splitting comedy thriller. Featuring a protagonist with Down Syndrome. (Inspired by and voice acted by the Dev's childhood friend!) Perfect for fans of the P-n-C adventure genre and new comers looking for a wild heartfelt ride!
Why similar: Detective 16.5%, Interactive Fiction 11.8%, Comedy 11.2%, Mystery 9.7%, Funny 8.2%
- #9 Sockpuppet Noire
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: LizardFactory
Windows
Step into the shoes of Frank Sockowski, private detective, and explore the gritty world of New Drawer, a wolly unsettling and corrupt city.
Why similar: Parody 22.9% ★, Noir 22.1%, Detective 17.3%, Investigation 12.4%, Interactive Fiction 10.2%
- #10 Cross Country Case
91% 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 25%, Detective 22.7%, Investigation 17.4%, Mystery 11.7%, Story Rich 5.3%
- #11 Buy Me Some Soup
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: weekend
Windows
Heya! Long time no see. I just have a small -tiny- little favor to ask of you, could you buy me some soup? ...How? Well, that's for you to find out!
Why similar: Detective 17.7%, Investigation 15.8%, 1990's 13.6%, Parody 13.1% ★, Interactive Fiction 12.7%
- #12 Duck Detective: The Ghost of Glamping
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,506 reviews2025
Dev: Happy Broccoli Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 2.5 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: Noir 24%, Detective 23.1%, Investigation 18.9%, Mystery 9.6%, Interactive Fiction 8.5%
- #13 Detective Bass 2: The Case of the Stolen Pearls
89% 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 25.6%, Detective 20.7%, Investigation 14.7%, Comedy 11.4%, Mystery 10.4%
- #14 The Roottrees are Dead
88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 7,749 reviews2025
Dev: Evil Trout Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
A genealogical mystery straight out of 1998. Scour the early Internet for clues, uncover hidden connections, and piece together the family tree behind the secretive Roottree Corporation.
Why similar: Detective 27.3%, Investigation 16.8%, Mystery 14.5%, 1990's 12.5%, Noir 7.2%
- #15 Puzzle Spy International
87% matchPositive95% of 19 reviews2026
Dev: Travel-Friendly Cake
Windows · Mac · Linux
Pursue diamond thieves and a trail of cryptic puzzles in this short ‘60s spy adventure. As Agent Epsilon you’ll choose your path as you chat with (or chat up!) suspicious contacts. Deduce the puzzle rules, decode cryptograms and decipher clues as you solve wordplay & logic puzzles across the globe!
Why similar: Detective 20.3%, Investigation 15.3%, Mystery 10.8%, Interactive Fiction 9.8%, Comedy 9.7%
- #16 Kathy Rain 2: Soothsayer
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,163 reviews2025
Dev: Clifftop GamesPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 9.1 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 19.7%, Detective 17.2%, Investigation 15.5%, 1990's 12%, Interactive Fiction 9.9%
- #17 Duck Detective: The Secret Salami
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 6,358 reviews2024
Dev: Happy Broccoli Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Solving crime is no walk in the pond. You are a down-on-his-luck detective who also happens to be a duck. Use your powers of de-duck-tion to inspect evidence, fill in the blanks, and bust the case wide open! This is a short but twisty detective case.
Why similar: Detective 26.2%, Noir 21.9%, Investigation 18.5%, Mystery 8.9%, Interactive Fiction 7.5%
- #18 Inspector Detective: Private Eye
86% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2022
Dev: Michael GilmourPub: A Winter's Night Games
Windows · Mac
Everyone in town has their version of what happened at Timmons Manor. None of them were there. Everyone has their theories about why a Timmons relative has not set foot on the property in 100 years. None of them are correct...
Why similar: Noir 19.2%, Detective 18.7%, Investigation 15.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Mystery 9.4%
- #19 To Hell With The Ugly
85% matchVery Positive88% of 146 reviews2023
Dev: La Poule NoirePub: ARTE France
Windows · Mac · Linux
To Hell with the Ugly is an adventure game where you play as Rock Bailey, a gorgeous yet shallow young man, who must investigate and fight his way to freedom after being kidnapped. Alternate between turn-based combats and investigation in this film noir adaptation of the novel by Boris Vian.
Why similar: Noir 24.9%, Detective 19.4%, Investigation 12.2%, Interactive Fiction 11.1%, Comedy 6.9%
- #20 Nine Noir Lives
84% matchVery Positive88% of 151 reviews2022
Dev: Silvernode Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Stretch your legs, clean your whiskers, and dive into Nine Noir Lives. Enjoy a "point-and-lick" comedy-noir adventure, full of humour, crazy characters, and intriguing locations. Solve challenging puzzles and answer the immortal question: how many things need to be licked to solve a murder in this town?
Why similar: Noir 26.7%, Detective 19.4%, Comedy 11.7%, Funny 7.7%, Cartoony 7.6%
- #21 LumineNight
82% matchVery Positive90% of 479 reviews2024
Dev: Spickasoft
Windows
LumineNight is a story-driven detective adventure. Play as Detective Foster and his daughter to solve a series of murders spanning a decade. Interrogate suspects, infiltrate locations, solve puzzles, and gather evidence from crime scenes. Uncover the dark truth behind these killings.
Why similar: Detective 23.1%, Noir 20.7%, Mystery 12%, Investigation 11%, Side Scroller 10.7%
- #22 Dance Dance Detective
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Blue Tango Street
Windows
Go undercover as a ballroom dance teacher on a cruise ship full of wacky murder suspects. Create dance routines to uncover their dark secrets, follow the leads, and combine clues to find who killed the head scientist of the Bolero Chocolate Company.
Why similar: Detective 26.4%, Investigation 19.8%, Mystery 13.1%, Comedy 9.6%, Funny 9.5%
- #23 Mindcop
81% matchVery Positive95% of 408 reviews2024
Dev: Andre GareisPub: Dear Villagers
Windows
Mindcop is a non-linear „whodunnit“ detective game. It mixes a story driven adventure with real-time puzzle gaming. As the infamous Mindcop, you can dive into the minds of your suspects to uncover their secrets and unravel their lies.
Why similar: Noir 19.5%, Detective 18.8%, Investigation 11.2%, Mystery 9.7%, Interactive Fiction 8.9%
- #24 Feline Forensics and the Meowseum Mystery
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nobody Crown
Windows
There's only one detective to unravel this murder turned museum heist... and they're the cat's meow. Interrogate a "colorful" cast of suspects until they cough up hairballs... and the truth. Will you wrap up the case in time for an afternoon nap, and make injustice knead its last biscuit?
Why similar: Noir 22.3%, Detective 19.8%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%, Mystery 9.4%, Investigation 8.3%
- #25 YOUR HOUSE
80% matchVery Positive86% of 66 reviews2025
Dev: PATRONES & ESCONDITES
Windows · Mac
A narrative puzzle-thriller that blurs the lines between games and books, reality and fiction, puzzles and storytelling.
Why similar: Noir 18.7%, Detective 18.5%, Investigation 15.2%, 1990's 11.4%, Interactive Fiction 9.7%
- #26 A Study in Blue
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Relate Games
Windows
Play as Kenneth, a private detective, and Blue, a runaway searching for answers. Explore the megacity of Republica in a semi-open world, solve criminal cases, make decisive moral choices, and uncover the truth behind Blue’s past.
Why similar: Detective 19.5%, Noir 18.5%, Investigation 14.5%, Interactive Fiction 11.5%, Mystery 9.1%
- #27 Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved
79% matchVery Positive95% of 385 reviews2025
Dev: Armonica LLC
Windows
A woman vanishes without a trace on a cross-country train. The catch? Nobody on board remembers her ever existing in the first place - nobody, except for you. Uncover the story in this mystery adventure game!
Why similar: Detective 30.5%, Mystery 13.9%, Noir 13.6%, Investigation 10.4%, Interactive Fiction 9.7%
- #28 Not Another Weekend
79% matchVery Positive94% of 118 reviews2021
Dev: Animatic VisionPub: Dionous Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
A hilariously madcap point-and-click adventure as a determined bellboy tasked with clearing out a bustling hotel in just one wild weekend! Can he manage the chaos and evict all the guests? The clock is ticking!
Why similar: Detective 18.1%, 1990's 15.9%, Parody 14.1% ★, Comedy 11.7%, Mystery 9.3%
- #29 Crowns and Pawns: Kingdom of Deceit
78% matchVery Positive81% of 472 reviews2022
Dev: Tag of JoyPub: Headup
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Legends of the past come back to life in this charming point-and-click adventure. Pack your bags and journey with Crowns and Pawns: Kingdom of Deceit through modern day Europe to uncover the conspiracy behind a cursed relic and the secrets of the King who was never crowned.
Why similar: Detective 19.4%, Mystery 12.7%, Investigation 10%, 1990's 9.1%, Choices Matter 8.5%
- #30 Dead Detective: Zombie Conspiracy
78% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Interactales
Windows · Mac
Step into the shoes of Margh, an undead private detective, in this hilarious and bizarre adventure that combines classic point-and-click gameplay with an elaborate “deaduction” system. Use your brain (or what’s left of it) to solve strange and unconventional mysteries in a world ruled by zombies.
Why similar: Detective 27.8%, Investigation 16.6%, Comedy 14.5%, Funny 9.4%, Pixel Graphics 8.3%
- #31 Arthur & Susan: Almost Detectives
77% matchPositive96% of 27 reviews2023
Dev: Apexchimps
Windows · Mac · Linux
Arthur and Susan, two inseparable friends solving mysteries together. Fun and cozy indie point&click. Don't miss it!
Why similar: Detective 23.4%, Investigation 18.2%, Comedy 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%, Cartoony 8.9%
- #32 Grayton the Detective
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Incidental Minds
Windows · Mac · Linux
Grayton the Detective is a narrative adventure game about a homeless man who once lived in wealth and comfort, now showers with a kettle, and solves petty mysteries on the streets of Cleveland. However, with the disappearance of mysterious Golden Spoon, everything may change.
Why similar: Detective 21.4%, Investigation 19.5%, Hand-drawn 10.1%, Choices Matter 9.6%, Comedy 7.8%
- #33 ha-ha-ho-ho-horror
76% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Ironbellys Crew
Windows
An indie horror game with a comedic twist about a girl with asthma, imaginary cartoons, and a voice in her head. She ends up in a strange yard and tries to escape. The antagonist? A clown. Scary? At times. Funny? A little.
Why similar: Parody 23.9% ★, Detective 17.9%, Investigation 15.2%, Comedy 11.6%, Mystery 8.4%
- #34 Bent Oak Island
76% matchPositive100% of 18 reviews2024
Dev: Banefire Games
Windows
Bent Oak Island is a 1990's point and click adventure set on a mysterious island! Join twins Archer and Sam as they delve into the secrets of both the island and their own heritage, and maybe save the world!
Why similar: 1990's 18.6%, Investigation 11.6%, Mystery 11.1%, Funny 9.4%, Comedy 9.2%
- #35 Secrets Of Suburbia
75% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: coolmysterydev
Windows · Linux
Investigate a disappearance in a quiet American suburb in 1997. Spend the night exploring the early internet and following a digital trail in this first-person mystery-horror experience.
Why similar: Noir 25.2%, 1990's 15.3%, Investigation 14.8%, Detective 13%, Mystery 10.8%
- #36 Midnight Saturn
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cosmic Void
Windows
A grizzled private eye in a sci-fi adventure takes a murder case no one else will touch. He’s seen it all before, but nothing’s prepared him for a conspiracy that leads off-world. Something big is about to happen. Whatever it is... it goes live at midnight.
Why similar: Detective 24.2%, Interactive Fiction 13.1%, Investigation 11.9%, 1990's 10.1%, Pixel Graphics 9.9%
- #37 Private Eye: The Young Heir
74% 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 21.2%, Investigation 17.2%, Noir 15.7%, Interactive Fiction 11.9%, Mystery 11.3%
- #38 Neon Hearts City
73% matchVery Positive84% of 50 reviews2025
Dev: Cosmic VoidPub: Dionous Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A private investigator, tracking a missing person, uncovers a conspiracy between humans and androids and a secret that could change everything. Neon Hearts City is a retro point-and-click adventure that thrusts you into a grungy cyberpunk city of the future.
Why similar: Detective 20.7%, Investigation 17.2%, Interactive Fiction 15.2%, 1990's 12.8%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%
- #39 Detective Boiled-Hard / Case File - Death of the Space Dino Hunter
75% matchPositive82% of 11 reviews2020
Dev: Because Because Games
Windows
A dialogue focused comedy point and click adventure game
Why similar: Parody 30.3% ★, Detective 23.5%, Comedy 13%, Cartoony 7.6%, Pixel Graphics 7.5%
- #40 Yoram - Question Arc
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Team Yoram
Windows
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 31.1%, Detective 22.4%, Investigation 14.2%, Hand-drawn 11.4%, Mystery 8.3%
- #41 Murder Mystery Mayhem AI
73% matchPositive100% of 12 reviews2024
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 20.4%, Noir 17.1%, Investigation 16.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.2%, Mystery 10.7%
- #42 Loco Motive
72% matchVery Positive93% of 1,115 reviews2024
Dev: Robust GamesPub: Chucklefish
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 74%
There's been a murder aboard the Reuss Express, and you're the suspects! Prove your innocence in this comedy 'point n' click' murder mystery - packed with twists, laughs, and larger-than-life characters!
Why similar: Noir 19.7%, Detective 16.2%, Investigation 14.3%, Comedy 9.6%, Mystery 9.3%
- #43 Conscience
71% matchVery Positive93% of 168 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 29.7%, Detective 24.7%, Investigation 18.9%, Mystery 12.9%, Puzzle 5.6%
- #44 The Barker & Mustard Files
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Yes Yes Very Good Productions
Windows
A 2D/3D Mystery-Adventure Game set in a lavish hotel with a cast full of suspicious sweeties and dubious degenerates... and everyone has something to hide.
Why similar: Detective 19.5%, Noir 16.2%, Mystery 10.9%, 1990's 9.4%, Comedy 9.1%
- #45 The Ratline
69% matchVery Positive92% of 157 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 29.7%, Investigation 23.1%, Noir 19.9%, Mystery 13.4%, Puzzle 5.2%
- #46 Reports from Vera Cruz
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Monkey Suits
Windows
Investigate the country of Vera Cruz in this journalistic first-person adventure! Solve puzzles, take photos of clues and report news exposing the horrific truths behind General Galba and his bizarre government!
Why similar: Detective 23.8%, Investigation 18.1%, Mystery 11.1%, Comedy 10.8%, Interactive Fiction 10.3%
- #47 Tron: Identity
71% matchMostly Positive79% of 290 reviews2023
Dev: Bithell Games
Windows · Mac
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: Detective 24.3%, Noir 21.5%, Mystery 12.3%, Choices Matter 10.2%, Investigation 10%
- #48 Mythargia
70% matchVery Positive90% of 61 reviews2023
Dev: RunByCoffeePub: Bonus Stage Publishing
Windows · Linux
You are a journalist in search of your breakthrough story. A promising lead takes you to the abandoned island of Mythargia where you have to discover its buried history connecting two different dimensions.
Why similar: Noir 30.4%, Investigation 20.7%, Side Scroller 13.2%, Mystery 8.7%, RPG 7.8%
- #49 Impirical Evidence
69% 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 18.3%, Investigation 17.4%, Detective 13.5%, Comedy 11.9%, Interactive Fiction 10.6%
- #50 Critical Interrogator: Messiah Hunt
67% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Benedict King
Windows
Seven murders in motion by a killer calling himself the Messiah. Interrogate witnesses, spot contradictions in their testimonies, and build a criminal profile piece by piece in this detective thriller where every word is evidence.
Why similar: Noir 25.4%, Detective 18.7%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Investigation 9.5%, Choices Matter 7.3%
- #51 A Little Time
70% matchMixed57% of 23 reviews2022
Dev: Michael Thorson
Windows
A Little Time is a first-person interactive story. You play as a young but determined detective investigating a man's disappearance. You will travel to a variety of locations and pick up clues while experiencing the story, dialogue, and atmospheric visuals.
Why similar: Detective 23.7%, Investigation 19.5%, Noir 15.3%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Mystery 12.6%
- #52 Alien Function
70% matchPositive92% of 12 reviews2021
Dev: Stand Off Software
Windows · Linux
A suspenseful surreal comedy in the depths of space. Typhil and his companions set out to unravel the many mysteries of this enigmatic starship, facing aliens, killer robots, and more on a quest for the truth about their mission, and their lives.
Why similar: Parody 20.9% ★, Detective 17.7%, Investigation 15.9%, Comedy 11.6%, Mystery 9.2%
- #53 Crime or Punishment
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Scale Issue
Windows
Play as a corrupt detective on the mob’s payroll, and cover up their crimes. Read files, collect information and obscure evidence to frame an innocent bystander, who was at the wrong place, at the wrong time. After all, crime pays.
Why similar: Noir 33.9%, Detective 20.8%, Investigation 9.5%, Choices Matter 8%, Puzzle 7.3%
- #54 Tangle Tower
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 5,973 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 27.4%, Noir 21.5%, Mystery 9.7%, Investigation 8.3%, Comedy 7.9%
- #55 Five Day Detective
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Krunchy Fried Games
Windows
Five Day Detective is a point and click style adventure game featuring multiple murder cases and a twisted sense of humour.
Why similar: Detective 24.5%, Investigation 13.6%, Funny 10.2%, Comedy 9.4%, Noir 8.5%
- #56 Lost Wiki: Kozlovka
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 513 reviews2026
Dev: yattytheman
Windows · Linux
Explore a wikipedia-like database and solve a small town mystery in Eastern Europe. Step into the shoes of a journalist in the 90s as you sprawl through articles and uncover the secrets that have been laid in front of you.
Why similar: Detective 24.6%, Investigation 20.3%, Mystery 15.5%, Interactive Fiction 11.1%, 1990's 10.3%
- #57 Noir Storm
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Diskeletton Studios
Windows
Take on the role of a private detective who, intercepted by a MOSSAD spy on the city of Buenos Aires in 1952, is drawn into a dangerous odyssey against exiles from the Third Reich and the inminent threat of a new and unprecedented weapon of mass destruction.
Why similar: Noir 25.9%, Detective 20.8%, 1990's 11.4%, Mystery 11.1%, Interactive Fiction 9.6%
- #58 The Final Print
66% matchPositive87% of 39 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: Noir 22.3%, Detective 21.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Investigation 12.4%, Mystery 10.7%
- #59 Spooky Crew: Mask of the Mysterium
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Matt Sanderson
Windows
Join the Spooky Crew and uncover the secret of the Mask of the Mysterium in this point and click adventure game. An encounter with a masked figure leads the crew to investigate the secrets of a local museum.
Why similar: Detective 16.9%, Investigation 15.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.5%, Comedy 10.3%, Mystery 9.6%
- #60 The Case of Arcadia Springs
65% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: K-20 Studios
Windows · Mac
A short, story-driven, detective-mystery game where you are tasked with solving a deceptively simple break-in case. Meet the citizens of Arcadia Springs, find and follow the clues, make the right choices, and you may unlock a dark secret kept under lock and key.
Why similar: Detective 34.1%, Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Mystery 12.1%, Story Rich 11.9%, Pixel Graphics 11.5%