- #1 A Death in the Red Light
97% matchMixed69% of 48 reviews2024
Dev: Mystery City Games BV
Windows
Amsterdam, 1988. A dead body in the Red Light District, the Dutch capital of sex and drugs, is a washed-up detective’s one shot at redemption. Explore the seedy underbelly of Europe’s most notorious city, solve complex puzzles, and crack the case while experiencing Amsterdam at its worst.
Why similar: Noir 19.7%, Investigation 15%, Dark Comedy 11.8%, Interactive Fiction 9.9%, Crime 8.6%
- #2 SideEye High
96% 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: Noir 18.7%, Dark Comedy 18.4%, Investigation 15.2%, Point & Click 11.9%, Crime 9.5%
- #3 Gloomy Clues: The Broken Mirror
96% 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 21.8%, Investigation 14.1%, Point & Click 11.5%, Crime 9.9%, Interactive Fiction 9.7%
- #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: Noir 21%, Investigation 17%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.2%, Interactive Fiction 9.6%, Point & Click 9.4%
- #5 Grégoire Lefèbvre Investigations : The Vow of Hate
94% 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 21.5%, Point & Click 14.7%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12%, Investigation 11.6%
- #6 Ashes of Holloway Bay
94% 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: Investigation 18.5%, Crime 15.2%, Noir 14%, Point & Click 11.1%, Interactive Fiction 9.6%
- #7 The Slaughter: Magdalene
93% matchPositive96% of 25 reviews2021
Dev: Alex FrancoisPub: Brainchild
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short interlude from the world of The Slaughter.
Why similar: Noir 27.1%, Point & Click 14.5%, Dark Comedy 13.4%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Crime 11.9%
- #8 A Case of the Crabs: Rehash
92% matchVery Positive94% of 87 reviews2020
Dev: Pinhead Games
Windows
A complete remake/remaster/rehash of the award winning Flash game: A Case of the Crabs! Play as smart-ass detective, Nick Bounty, in this hilarious point & click adventure and hunt down a nefarious counterfeit crab ringleader!
Why similar: Noir 26.4%, Investigation 20.9%, Point & Click 18.5%, Cinematic 12%, Adventure 8.3%
- #9 M.S. Salmon
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SoybloQ
Windows · Mac · Linux
M.S. Salmon is an interactive 2D story adventure. Help Ben Hearnden and Ranieri solve a murder on a luxury liner. As they gather more evidence, they uncover not only the truth about the murder but also their own dark past.
Why similar: Noir 23.2%, Point & Click 15.9%, Interactive Fiction 15.4%, Cinematic 12%, Investigation 10.4%
- #10 Ring of Fire
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: de FaultPub: Far Few Giants
Windows · Mac
Scour police records. Antagonize your suspects. Comb through a disturbing crime scene. You'll stop at nothing to expose the truth. Ring of Fire is a search-based detective noir puzzler with a mature narrative set in the hyper-stylized streets of New London.
Why similar: Noir 22.2%, Investigation 15.2%, Crime 10%, Interactive Fiction 9.4%, Cinematic 8.3%
- #11 26 Moves: The Queen's Plot
90% 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 30.2%, Point & Click 16.5%, Investigation 14.7%, Crime 12%, Story Rich 6.9%
- #12 Mouseman: Point and Click RPG Adventure - Chapter 1
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Leech Games
Windows
Noir-themed Point and Click RPG Adventure with Turn-based battles! Pickpocket innocent people, eat cheese, rumble with the C.A.T.S., uncover secrets and rise to the top of the criminal underworld to become Top G!
Why similar: Noir 30.8%, Point & Click 19.6%, Dark Comedy 19.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.1%, Crime 6.6%
- #13 Tex Murphy: Killing Moon Rising
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lunar Phoenix
Windows
Enter the virtual REMADE world of Under a Killing Moon, where it is December 2042, and you, as Tex Murphy, must stop the forces of evil before they destroy mankind and rob you of your next unemployment check. This thrilling and hilarious adventure is unlike anything you've seen before.
Why similar: Noir 28.3%, Point & Click 14%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Investigation 9.5%, Crime 8.7%
- #14 Au Revoir
87% matchVery Positive95% of 123 reviews2025
Dev: Invisible StudioPub: Nuntius Games
Windows
Play as Tristan and solve puzzles to recover human consciousnesses in the year 2071. Investigate environments, uncover secrets, and make choices that affect the ending. Explore a neon-noir world with a low poly aesthetic inspired by the 90s.
Why similar: Noir 25.8%, Point & Click 14.5%, Cinematic 11.2%, Investigation 10%, Interactive Fiction 9.3%
- #15 Frankie and Suede Private Detectives
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: HurlingGames
Windows
Get big laughs while you point and click to search for clues and solve mysteries with Hollywood's most deranged private investigators, Frankie and Suede. Be immersed into a cinematic experience with slapstick characters in this film noir comedy adventure.
Why similar: Noir 24.6%, Dark Comedy 19.3%, Point & Click 14.2%, Investigation 8.7%, Crime 8.5%
- #16 The Final Print
85% matchPositive88% of 42 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 23.1%, Crime 13.9%, Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Investigation 12.4%, Puzzle 7.4%
- #17 These Nights Alone
86% matchPositive82% of 39 reviews2020
Dev: ryArt
Windows
Follow Alice during the investigation about her husband
Why similar: Noir 23.2%, Investigation 18.1%, Point & Click 16.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.2%, Puzzle 8.6%
- #18 Man of Nollyn
84% 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 30.1%, Investigation 19.7%, Crime 15.5%, Interactive Fiction 10.4%, Story Rich 6.4%
- #19 Case Analyst
84% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Luca PanteghiniPub: Nurale srl
Windows · Mac
A retro-terminal detective game. Crack cases, analyze evidence, unmask a conspiracy. Step into the chair of an FDI forensic data analyst. Case Analyst is an investigative OS-sim where you crack cases from a retro CRT terminal -- issuing commands, analyzing evidence.
Why similar: Noir 20.8%, Point & Click 17%, Dark Comedy 14.8%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Crime 8.1%
- #20 MoriA.I.RTy
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Red Meat Games
Windows
In the not-so-distant future, a robot witnesses a shocking event and stores the last image it sees in an encrypted memory bank. The player assigned to this robot must scroll through its memories to piece together a visual story and solve the mystery of what happened.
Why similar: Noir 23.2%, Interactive Fiction 19.3%, Point & Click 19.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.1%, Crime 11.9%
- #21 Private Eye: The Young Heir
82% 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: Investigation 17.7%, Noir 16.6%, Crime 12.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.4%
- #22 Critical Interrogator: Messiah Hunt
82% 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 26.4%, Point & Click 14.7%, Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Investigation 9.5%, Crime 8.7%
- #23 Subway Story
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Spawn Cube
Windows · Mac
A narrative-driven exploration game set in the New York City subway, where you ride trains, interact with strangers, and make choices that shape how the city's underbelly responds.
Why similar: Noir 22.1%, Interactive Fiction 17.4%, Dark Comedy 12.7%, Cinematic 12.1%, Puzzle 8.7%
- #24 Sammy Jukes: Twin Lakes
81% matchPositive94% of 17 reviews2024
Dev: Wamill
Windows
Detective Sammy Jukes is the man on the job when an anti-oil activist is reported missing in a small town on the new oil pipeline route. Talk to witnesses, shovel through evidence, wrestle with the wolves and chase after chickens to find the truth in this first-person open-world adventure game.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 17%, Point & Click 13%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12%, Investigation 11.9%
- #25 Who Killed Mr. White?
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: notagamestudio
Windows
A turn-based Clue-inspired detective game where you get to solve a murder mystery by interrogating paintings.
Why similar: Noir 25.6%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Point & Click 14.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.4%, Crime 8%
- #26 Hill Agency: PURITYdecay
79% matchPositive100% of 17 reviews2023
Dev: Achimostawinan Games
Windows
Murdered sisters, mind altering drugs and flying cities, to a case that goes way further than the banks of this one detective's little neighbourhood in this Indigenous cybernoir detective narrative adventure set in a post-post-apocalyptical future.
Why similar: Noir 26.2%, Investigation 18.3%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Crime 12.6%, Point & Click 8.7%
- #27 PataNoir
80% matchPositive88% of 16 reviews2016
Dev: Simon ChristiansenPub: SiChris Productions
Windows
The Baron's daughter is missing, and you are the man to find her. No problem. With your inexhaustible arsenal of hard-boiled similes, there is nothing you can't handle.
Why similar: Noir 26%, Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Crime 11.9%, Investigation 10.3%, Story Rich 6.9%
- #28 Nick Bounty - The Goat in the Grey Fedora: Remastered
78% matchPositive85% of 34 reviews2022
Dev: Pinhead Games
Windows
A complete modern remaster of the award winning Point & Click detective comedy adventure game.
Why similar: Noir 39%, Point & Click 26.1%, Cinematic 13.1%, Story Rich 10.7%, Adventure 7.8%
- #29 This Bed We Made
77% matchVery Positive91% of 3,132 reviews2023
Dev: Lowbirth Games
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
This Bed We Made is a third-person mystery game in which you play as a maid in a 1950s hotel and snoop around strangers' rooms to uncover their deadly secrets. Discover what links guests together in this tale of love, heartbreak and murder!
Why similar: Noir 24.5%, Investigation 15.8%, Crime 12.9%, Cinematic 12.1%, Interactive Fiction 8.2%
- #30 Confidential Killings - A Detective Game
76% matchMostly Positive78% of 701 reviews2026
Dev: BRANEPub: Surefire.Games
Windows · Mac
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: Noir 21.2%, Investigation 16.3%, Point & Click 12.9%, Interactive Fiction 11.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.6%
- #31 The Dragon Blossom
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 3SkullsInteractive
Windows
Beat reporter Birdie Malone goes undercover as Hollywood star Clara Bow to stop a masked culprit from stealing The Dragon Blossom in this 1930's point and click whodunnit.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 19.5%, Investigation 14.2%, Crime 12.4%, Point & Click 12.2%, Interactive Fiction 10.6%
- #32 Universe 25
77% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2021
Dev: The Northern Bureau
Windows
A Pythonesque Indie point and click adventure game set in the year 2035. Follow the journey of a bureaucrat as he tracks down a malevolent force running experiments on citizens. Armed with a government issue briefcase and a pet mouse, he tracks down an evil agent only to find more than he expected
Why similar: Noir 23.6%, Dark Comedy 16.1%, Point & Click 14.3%, Interactive Fiction 13.6%, Investigation 10%
- #33 Murder In Tehran's Alleys 1933
78% matchMixed48% of 21 reviews2017
Dev: RSK EntertainmentPub: Strategy First
Windows
This is a series about brutal murders and innocent children killed by cruel and vicious devils riddled with terrifying violence and a mystery for which no end seems to exist. In such gloomy despair, detective Afshar is the only one who has to try to solve this serial killing case in one of the most loyal adventure games to the classic...
Why similar: Noir 38.8%, Point & Click 25.2%, Crime 20.1%, Adventure 8.7%, Mystery 7.3%
- #34 Among Us Story: On Guard
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Innersloth
Windows · Mac
Live life as a Crewmate in this dangerous narrative adventure through space. As Guard, you're in charge of shipwide security and everything is fine. Until there's a MURDER?! Prove your innocence before the Impostor gets to the rest of the crew... and you.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.3%, Investigation 18.9%, Point & Click 15.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.6%, Story Rich 9.1%
- #35 Good Bones
74% matchMostly Positive77% of 39 reviews2023
Dev: RETCON Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Your new house has old secrets in this haunting point-and-click mystery, where you'll search for clues about a mysterious death, solve narrative puzzles, and make heartbreaking choices to navigate amnesia, grief, and revenge.
Why similar: Investigation 17.4%, Point & Click 15.5%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.5%, Noir 11.5%
- #36 Ring of Fire: Prologue
75% matchPositive89% of 28 reviews2020
Dev: de FaultPub: Far Few Giants
Windows · Mac
Ring of Fire: Prologue is the first case in a search-based detective noir puzzler with a mature narrative set in the hyper-stylized streets of New London. Scour police records. Antagonize your suspects. Comb through a disturbing crime scene. You'll stop at nothing to expose the truth.
Why similar: Noir 20.9%, Investigation 13.4%, Crime 11%, Point & Click 9.9%, Interactive Fiction 9.7%
- #37 Graywood: Noir Detective
73% 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 29.4%, Crime 14.4%, Investigation 14.3%, Point & Click 11%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.4%
- #38 Getting Away With Murder
73% 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 37.6%, Point & Click 23.5%, Crime 13%, Mystery 8.8%, Story Rich 7.8%
- #39 Metaphobia
74% matchVery Positive85% of 497 reviews2020
Dev: Digital Mosaic Games
Windows
Metaphobia is an investigative mystery game in the style of classic 1990’s point-and-click adventures. Take control of Richard Elmstat in his journey to solve his father's murder.
Why similar: Point & Click 29.4%, Noir 27.1%, Investigation 24%, Mystery 10.1%, Adventure 9.4%
- #40 Robot Detective
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Atreyu Games
Windows
Investigate the grisly murder of Philip Cartel in this dazzling sci-fi post-apocalyptic visual novel. You play an android detective piecing together their past while meeting strange and exotic characters, traveling a brutal world and unraveling the many mysteries it holds.
Why similar: Noir 23.5%, Investigation 14%, Crime 12.9%, Point & Click 12.5%, Interactive Fiction 11.9%
- #41 Let Bions Be Bygones
72% matchMostly Positive72% of 126 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 27.3%, Point & Click 14.2%, Interactive Fiction 13.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.7%, Crime 8.6%
- #42 Hauma - A Detective Noir Story - Prologue
72% 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 23.4%, Investigation 15.8%, Crime 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 11.6%, Point & Click 11.3%
- #43 Kingfisher: An Autism Tale
71% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Possibly Pixels
Windows
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 27.8%, Point & Click 15.9%, Cinematic 14.3%, Crime 12.7%, Interactive Fiction 8.2%
- #44 D.W. Dagger: Chapter One
71% 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 31.7%, Investigation 19.7%, Point & Click 13.8%, Crime 13.4%, Interactive Fiction 7.8%
- #45 Grimtrace
71% 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 33%, Investigation 21.9%, Crime 15.1%, Mystery 8.1%, Puzzle 7.7%
- #46 FMV - Full Motion Voyeur
70% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Ten Thousand Hearts Ltd.
Windows
Full Motion Voyeur is a dark FMV thriller where you're trapped in a nightmare of surveillance, obedience, and sacrifice. Guided by the mysterious ADMIN, Claire is ordered to investigate targets, uncover their secrets, and feed them to a Demon or her lover Mona pays the price.
Why similar: Noir 19.1%, Investigation 16%, Crime 13.3%, Interactive Fiction 11.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.1%
- #47 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: Noir 23.2%, Investigation 22.6%, Point & Click 15.6%, Interactive Fiction 14%, Mystery 7.2%
- #48 Lacuna: Prologue
70% 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 29.9%, Crime 15.1%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Investigation 11.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11%
- #49 Feeding The Velociraptors
68% matchNo user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: workHate Inc
Windows
Explore a raptor-infested compound in classic retro horror style. Gather "evidence" to shift blame of your crimes. Survive in the courtroom of your few remaining peers. Do not accept any responsibility. Do not try to escape.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 31.8%, Point & Click 17.9%, Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.9%, Story Rich 6.9%
- #50 Inspector Detective: Private Eye
69% 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 23.4%, Investigation 18.7%, Dark Comedy 15.9%, Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Puzzle 7.2%
- #51 Kathy Rain 2: Soothsayer
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,292 reviews2025
Dev: Clifftop GamesPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 9.0 hrsMean: 9.4 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 24.4%, Investigation 18.7%, Point & Click 14.8%, Interactive Fiction 11.9%, Puzzle 6.6%
- #52 Blacksad: Under the Skin
68% matchVery Positive83% of 6,884 reviews2019
Dev: Pendulo StudiosPub: Microids
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 73%
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 24.9%, Investigation 14.2%, Point & Click 13.1%, Crime 12.6%, Cinematic 8%
- #53 Beach Cafe: Caribbean Sand
69% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2023
Dev: Killbug StudioPub: Cooking and Publishing
Windows
Where is Grandpa? and why has his beach bar been closed for more than 2 years? An adventure full of puzzles and mystery begins! Explore, discover all the clues and read them correctly in order to advance. Let yourself be enveloped by a story of intrigue set on a beach.
Why similar: Investigation 24.9%, Interactive Fiction 20%, Point & Click 16.3%, Puzzle 15%, Adventure 10.6%
- #54 Hauma - A Detective Noir Story
68% 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 25.6%, Investigation 15.8%, Crime 13%, Point & Click 11.6%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%
- #55 Dirty Land
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Naturally Intelligent
Windows · Mac · Linux
A videogame about being a real estate salesman in the 80s
Why similar: Noir 29%, Investigation 15.3%, Crime 14.5%, Point & Click 14.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.9%
- #56 Joe Kowalski Chronicles: Murder in a flat
67% 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 29%, Point & Click 15.8%, Investigation 15.3%, Crime 14.4%, Cinematic 10.8%
- #57 Impirical Evidence
67% 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 25.8%, Investigation 20.2%, Point & Click 18.1%, Story Rich 8%, Puzzle 7.2%
- #58 Marked
67% 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 28.9%, Investigation 18.1%, Point & Click 15%, Crime 9.2%, Story Rich 6.9%
- #59 Duck Detective: The Ghost of Glamping
64% 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: Noir 30.5%, Investigation 23.5%, Point & Click 13.1%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%, Mystery 6.4%