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Games Like Ring of Fire: Prologue

60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Detective, Mystery, Story Rich, Point & Click.

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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.

Reviews: Positive — 89% — of 28 reviews
Released: 2020-12-15
Developer: de Fault
Publisher: Far Few Giants
Genres: Adventure, Casual, Free To Play, Indie, Simulation
Platforms: Windows, Mac

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    97% 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: Villain Protagonist 30%, Noir 13.6%, Detective 11.8%, Typing 11.1%, Point & Click 5.8%

  2. #2 Hauma - A Detective Noir Story - Prologue
    96% 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 16.2%, Comic Book 15.6%, Detective 14.6%, Interactive Fiction 9.3%, Visual Novel 7.8%

  3. #3 Hauma - A Detective Noir Story
    96% matchMostly Positive71% of 129 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 18%, Comic Book 15.1%, Detective 14.1%, Interactive Fiction 8.5%, Visual Novel 7.6%

  4. #4 Detective Dana
    95% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
    Dev: Vice Beast
    Windows

    Detective Dana is a 2D story-rich game about an Arabic police officer investigating murder cases. Investigate the crime scene, interrogate the witnesses, solve the mysteries and uncover the secrets until you catch the criminal!

    Why similar: Detective 19.3%, Noir 17.5%, Hidden Object 11.7%, Point & Click 11.6%, Visual Novel 9.8%

  5. #5 Black Lily's Tale
    94% matchVery Positive88% of 485 reviews2023
    Dev: 1000-REKA
    Windows

    Perhaps it was the curse of a black lily that bloomed too early in the winter...Before graduation, a girl falls in love with another girl... But her pure feelings are torn apart by a "loop of tragedy."By [interrupting choices] and [typing in words], you will weave her feelings into the story.

    Why similar: Typing 29.9%, LGBTQ+ 17.7%, Visual Novel 11.5%, Female Protagonist 9.7%, Mystery 9.6%

  6. #6 Nancy Drew® Dossier: Resorting to Danger!
    94% matchVery Positive83% of 114 reviews2009
    Dev: HeR Interactive
    Windows

    Defuse an Explosive Situation at an Exclusive Resort!

    Why similar: Detective 20.9%, Hidden Object 16.4%, Point & Click 15.6%, Female Protagonist 12.2%, Mystery 9.8%

  7. #7 Cadulium
    93% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Osgoode Media
    Windows

    What happens when a video game character is self-aware? Cadulium is a mystery science fiction adventure video game.

    Why similar: Noir 18.1%, Detective 14.9%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Comic Book 10%, Mystery 9.5%

  8. #8 Gumshoe Detective Agency: The First Case
    92% matchMostly Positive78% of 58 reviews2025
    Dev: Birdy Interactive
    Windows

    A missing person case straight out of 1995. Search the early internet, dig through emails and dusty floppy discs, and uncover the secrets behind the disappearance of Victoria Mason.

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  9. #9 她杀 - The Suspected Murder
    91% matchVery Positive85% of 67 reviews2025
    Dev: 麻辣工作室 Spicy GamesPub: INDIECN
    Windows

    Deep night, famous suspense novelist fell from the balcony, leaving his young wife an enormous heritage. Accident, or calculated murder?Novelist's nephew secretly began investigation.He found a hidden manuscript, which contains a creep story, as well as the key clues concerning its author's death.

    Why similar: Comic Book 19.3%, Detective 18.4%, Noir 16.7%, Visual Novel 10.4%, Mystery 7.4%

  10. #10 a permanent echo
    91% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Three More Years
    Windows · Mac

    Uncover Sabotage, Conspiracy and Counter-Revolution in this cyberpunk detective mystery. Using a mind-probing interface, you explore and act within memories, collect facts, meet agents of change and enormous corporations. Build your case against a person torn between idealism and turmoil.

    Why similar: Political 19.3%, Noir 14.6%, Detective 12.5%, LGBTQ+ 9.3%, Interactive Fiction 9%

  11. #11 Finding Fate
    90% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2023
    Dev: Superpog ApSPub: Playtopia.com
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A hidden object game following the journalist Fate, in her quest to uncover the truth and her own past.

    Why similar: Detective 19.7%, Hidden Object 17.3%, Comic Book 11.9%, Female Protagonist 11.4%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%

  12. #12 Derail: Sacrifice
    89% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Langgo
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    “Derail” is a horror puzzle game similar to Rusty Lake and Fran Bow, with an optional non-scary mode. The once peaceful town was thrown into chaos when a coffin falls from the sky. The villagers vanished all of sudden. Only things left are embryos scattered on the empty streets.

    Why similar: Villain Protagonist 44.1%, Comic Book 10.2%, Visual Novel 9.1%, Female Protagonist 7.5%, Point & Click 7%

  13. #13 Misadventures of Laura Silver
    89% matchVery Positive84% of 269 reviews2019
    Dev: Studio Attic Salt
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 77%

    Need more stress in your life? Meet Laura Silver, a paranoid and insomniac detective tasked with researching Slavic mythology. Do you know anything about the Vodnik? Neither does she. Unfortunately, her incompetence won't be your biggest problem in Czechoslovakia.

    Why similar: Comic Book 16.4%, Noir 15.6%, Detective 13.5%, Interactive Fiction 12.8%, Point & Click 10.1%

  14. #14 Trick Eight
    88% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: White Babel StudioPub: WhisperGames
    Windows · Mac

    On a remote village shrouded in bloody tradition, a centuries-old ritual endures. You are a detective with unique skills, yet branded as a traitor. Will you surrender your limbs to ascend like an immortal? Or risk everything at the edge of science and plunge into the abyss of truth?

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  15. #15 Treasure at Thornhill Academy
    87% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Birdy Interactive
    Windows

    A point-and-click mystery set in 1998. Explore the early Internet for clues, connect overlooked details, and uncover what really happened at Thornhill Academy. Come for the mystery, stay for the cozy New England private school vibes.

    Why similar: Typing 29.5%, Detective 19.5%, Point & Click 13.1%, Mystery 9.6%, Interactive Fiction 9.4%

  16. #16 Good Bones
    86% matchMostly Positive76% of 34 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: Interactive Fiction 13.1%, Point & Click 11.5%, Hidden Object 11.2%, Mystery 10.2%, Noir 9.5%

  17. #17 Mystery Island:Enigmatic Painting
    86% match4 user reviews50% of 4 reviews2025
    Dev: TAPROMANCE
    Windows

    After a difficult journey, Ada officially became a detective. This disappearance commission seemed extraordinary. During the exploration of the ancient castle, it seemed that a series of strange events also surfaced...

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  18. #18 Grimtrace
    85% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: HoodaThunk Games
    Windows

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    84% matchPositive100% of 21 reviews2024
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    Windows

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    Median: 12 minMean: 1.5 hrs≥1hr: 10%

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    Windows · Mac
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  22. #22 Victorian Dread
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    79% matchNo user reviews
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  27. #27 Cursed Enigma - Priest and Prayers
    79% matchMixed69% of 112 reviews2023
    Dev: TheLaba
    Windows

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  28. #28 The Island: Into The Mist
    80% matchMixed66% of 225 reviews2019
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    Windows
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%

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  29. #29 Unmasked Truths: Shattered Dreams
    78% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: SuperPROTEIN Studios Inc.
    Windows

    10 world-renowned experts are trapped together and must cooperate to survive... until conflicts arise, and they discover the greatest threat to their lives isn't the system they're resisting: it's each other! Discover the truth of who's living a lie in this fully voiced murder mystery adventure.

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  30. #30 True Fear: Forsaken Souls Part 2
    78% matchVery Positive93% of 817 reviews2018
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    Windows · Mac
    Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    True Fear: Forsaken Souls Part 2 is the sequel to one of the best rated horror escape games, acclaimed for its story and the atmosphere of horror mystery.

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  31. #31 PRAVDA(concept25)
    77% matchNo user reviews
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    Windows

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    76% matchVery Positive97% of 121 reviews2023
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  33. #33 The Remnants
    76% matchNo user reviews
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    Windows

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    77% matchMixed53% of 15 reviews2021
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    Windows

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  35. #35 Thelma Fantastic
    74% matchPositive91% of 11 reviews2026
    Dev: Weird Pumpkins Studios
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    73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,243 reviews2025
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    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 9.1 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%

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  37. #37 Quirky Museum
    75% matchNo user reviews
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    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    75% matchNo user reviews
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    Windows

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  39. #39 Andromeda Acolytes
    74% matchNo user reviews
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    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    73% matchVery Positive87% of 1,007 reviews2016
    Dev: Exordium GamesPub: Miyagi Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%

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    73% matchPositive90% of 10 reviews2021
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    Windows

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    70% matchVery Positive89% of 510 reviews2024
    Dev: Spickasoft
    Windows

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    72% matchMostly Positive79% of 14 reviews2021
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    Windows

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    70% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2026
    Dev: Pixel Paradise ®
    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    71% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2023
    Dev: Elephant ArPub: BFG Entertainment
    Windows · Mac

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    Why similar: Hidden Object 20.9%, Interactive Fiction 19.4%, Detective 16.1%, Point & Click 14%, Female Protagonist 10.4%

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    71% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Open Arcana
    Windows

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    69% matchVery Positive96% of 92 reviews2025
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    72% matchMostly Positive70% of 80 reviews2009
    Dev: HeR Interactive
    Windows

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    68% matchVery Positive83% of 58 reviews2025
    Dev: SpoocleMacBoogle
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    Congratulations, you've found Dingir OS — an operating system that lets you glimpse into the darkest corners of the internet. Browse forbidden websites, investigate lethal files, and immerse yourself in the world of digital legends. (We are not responsible for anything that may happen to you.)

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    69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 6,076 reviews2019
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    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?

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  52. #52 Echoes
    68% matchPositive94% of 35 reviews2024
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    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Echoes is a 2D narrative game where you play as Ricky Fox, a detective haunted by the death of his best friend, Arthur. Step into Greenhearth, a small town full of secrets, and make choices that will shape your investigation. Will you crack the case with your sanity intact?

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  53. #53 Floor 13: Deep State
    70% matchMostly Negative36% of 39 reviews2020
    Dev: Oversight ProductionsPub: Balor Games
    Windows · Mac

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    69% matchMixed65% of 17 reviews2021
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  55. #55 Ezrebeth
    67% matchPositive86% of 14 reviews2025
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    Windows · Mac · Linux

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  56. #56 Hank: Straightjacket
    68% matchMostly Positive78% of 46 reviews2023
    Dev: My Next Games
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    The time-traveling vigilante Hank has been captured by the devious Unraveler. However, before the crime genius gets rid of the hero, he must satisfy his curiosity - How has this pathetic drunk so easily thwarted so many of his plans?

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  57. #57 Shepherd's Plan
    67% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Laborastory 604
    Windows

    An office point-and-click puzzle game mixed with visual novel-style storytelling set in a noir-fabled world. As you are fired from the job, to save yourself from a collapsing dream, it’s time to investigate, discover the black company’s secrets, and take sweet revenge for the money you deserve.

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  58. #58 CaseCracker2
    65% matchVery Positive91% of 791 reviews2024
    Dev: BlackRobePub: NPC Entertainment
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    Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    Officer Jia has vanished, leaving a classified message pointing to the CaseCracker 2.0 system. Tear through suspects' alibis, look beyond the text, and extract hidden threads from seemingly unrelated intel. Will you find the ultimate truth, or a trap?

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  59. #59 False Testimony
    67% matchNo user reviews
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    Windows

    Explore different locations, talk to characters, collect evidence, and draw your own conclusions about who, how, and why is behind what happened.

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  60. #60 Truth Beneath the Shadows
    66% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Eros Game Studio 79
    Windows

    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 24%, Detective 16.9%, Hidden Object 12.6%, Visual Novel 10.5%, Mystery 8.3%

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