60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Detective, Singleplayer, Story Rich, Noir.
Do what it takes to make your fledgling security agency thrive in this 80s noir crime bustin', dirty crossing, vengeance-seeking board game inspired strategy game with dice and cards.
Murder Mystery Machine
Join the District Crime Agency in this isometric, modern noir deduction thriller. Explore crime scenes in complex dioramas, organize your evidence effectively, and blur the lines between right and wrong to present your case. Do you have what it takes to be a real detective?
Interrogation: You will be deceived
As a detective tasked with bringing down a dangerous terrorist group, you fight on two fronts: interrogating suspects & managing your team and its reputation. With time running out, how far will you go to stop these criminals? Manipulation, threats or even torture? Does the end justify the means?
Join the District Crime Agency in this isometric, modern noir deduction thriller. Explore crime scenes in complex dioramas, organize your evidence effectively, and blur the lines between right and wrong to present your case. Do you have what it takes to be a real detective?
Why similar: Noir 30.8%, Detective 26%, Isometric 21%, Strategy 8.8%, Indie 4.7%
As a detective tasked with bringing down a dangerous terrorist group, you fight on two fronts: interrogating suspects & managing your team and its reputation. With time running out, how far will you go to stop these criminals? Manipulation, threats or even torture? Does the end justify the means?
Why similar: Noir 26.8%, Detective 19.3%, Management 10.8%, Interactive Fiction 9.1%, Dark 8%
Inspired by JCS videos and similar Interrogation analysis. Match evidence with statements. Play good cop/bad cop. Make choices. Learn what makes people tick. Unravel the mystery.
Why similar: Investigation 38.2%, Interactive Fiction 21.6%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Strategy 9.3%, Story Rich 8.8%
You are local mafia kingpin, Jeffrey Koch. Your empire in New Kandinski is in total chaos because an unknown Mastermind has decided to take your place. And they’ve planted a sleeper Mole inside your operation. It’s time to act, but you need to act smart.
Why similar: Detective 32.1%, Strategy 15.1%, Simulation 12.8%, Story Rich 10.9%, Management 9.2%
Connected Clue is a quarter-view detective adventure game inspired by the atmosphere of 19th-century mystery novels. Gather clues, see through lies, and uncover the identity of the culprit shrouded in secrecy!
Why similar: Investigation 23.2%, Detective 22.2%, Noir 21%, Isometric 19%, Dark 6.3%
Untangle a gripping conspiracy in this noir-influenced mystery, laced with classic RPG elements. Navigate seedy streets to collect clues, upgrade skills and customize weapons. Brawl in turn-based combat with timed hits & combos, to reveal the dark truth that plagues the city’s core and your sanity.
Why similar: Noir 33.7%, Detective 24.9%, Isometric 23.8%, Story Rich 8.1%, Adventure 3.9%
In this management tycoon game, you’ll start a criminal operation from nothing and grow it into a well-oiled money machine! Build speakeasies and illegal distilleries. Manage production chains and resource distribution. Leverage favors, chase down debtors, and bribe the police to look the other way.
Why similar: Management 36.4%, Noir 35.4%, Strategy 18.6%, Simulation 7.8%, Singleplayer 1.9%
Uncover high drama in this whodunnit set in a small-town community theater. Gather clues by investigating the sets, casts and backstage crews of 10 theatrical productions, and piece together the story of each deadly crime.
Why similar: Noir 21.2%, Isometric 15.5%, Investigation 14.5%, Detective 13.6%, Conspiracy 13% ★
This Is the Police is a strategy/adventure game set in a city spiraling the drain. Taking the role of gritty Police Chief Jack Boyd, you'll dive into a deep story of crime and intrigue. Will Jack reach his retirement with a nice stack of bills, or will he end up broken ... or worse?
Why similar: Noir 23.7%, Management 21.3%, Detective 17.3%, Strategy 11.1%, Story Rich 9.2%
As a judge of the Revolutionary Tribunal, preside over complicated cases of ordinary citizens, dangerous criminals, and enemies of the revolution in revolutionary Paris. Make judgments, plot political intrigue, and try to not lose your own head!
Why similar: Investigation 43.3%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Story Rich 11.7%, Strategy 11.3%, Simulation 10.1%
As a private detective, you’ll crack word clues left by a mysterious informant, gather evidence, and uncover the truth hidden in the shadows.
Why similar: Noir 33.3%, 1980s 23.3%, Detective 20.8%, Strategy 19.3%, Indie 2.2%
Crime O'Clock is a hidden objects investigation and time exploration game with a deep storyline. Investigate cases through time and evolving maps by unveiling a multi-eras linked story. Will you be observant enough to solve the mysteries? Crime waits for no man!
Why similar: Investigation 45.3%, Detective 36.4%, Story Rich 9.9%, Adventure 5.5%, Singleplayer 2.9%
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: Investigation 26.3%, Detective 23.4%, Noir 16.6%, Conspiracy 16.6% ★, Dark 4.7%
Thrilling business tycoon sim where you step into the shoes of a drug dealer in 1980s USA. Your main goal is simple: BUY LOW and SELL HIGH. Get ready for a experience where you'll combine strategy, risk-taking, and decision-making to build your criminal empire.
Why similar: Time Management 34.1%, 1980s 24.1%, Management 18.5%, Simulation 8.9%, Strategy 5.9%
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 27.3%, Detective 22.6%, Investigation 13%, Interactive Fiction 11.7%, Visual Novel 8.4%
A steampunk-ish detective adventure from the creator of A Golden Wake and Shardlight! Can you help private investigator Miles Fordham find justice for his clients and track down his partner's killer before his entire world comes apart?
Why similar: Detective 28.2%, Noir 27.1%, Dark 12.4%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%, Story Rich 7.1%
Welcome to the FDI. As our newest Operator, your role is to use your detective skills to assist our field agents and investigate mysterious crimes. Use cutting-edge FDI software to dig for clues, solve puzzles, and uncover the truth.
Why similar: Investigation 26.6%, Conspiracy 26.2% ★, Detective 22.7%, Interactive Fiction 5.9%, Atmospheric 5.2%
A unique combination of a business management game and detective novel with elegant graphics in a noir comic-book art style. Experience an advanced business management simulation along with intriguing story set in alternative future of Neo-London.
Why similar: Management 22.3%, Detective 19.7%, Noir 16.2%, Strategy 14%, Simulation 10.5%
Interpret the law as you see fit! Run the sheriff’s department, manage your cops, make tough decisions – and try to keep out of prison yourself – in this story-driven mixture of adventure, strategy, and turn-based tactical combat.
Why similar: Management 24.1%, Strategy 20.4%, Story Rich 14.7%, Noir 11.6%, Detective 9.3%
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 26.3%, Noir 25.3%, Investigation 17.3%, Visual Novel 10.5%, Story Rich 8.2%
Counter Terrorist Agency lets you fight international terrorism and prevent attacks all over the world. Use modern invigilation techniques, discover connections, interrogate suspects, eliminate threats and dismantle terrorist networks.
Why similar: Management 32.2%, Strategy 24.6%, Simulation 20.7%, Indie 9.3%, Atmospheric 8.9%
Gamedec is a single-player cyberpunk isometric RPG. You are a game detective, who solves crimes inside virtual worlds. Use your wits to gather info from your witnesses and suspects, getting to the bottom of deceptive schemes. The game continually adapts to your decisions and never judges.
Why similar: Noir 23.5%, Detective 19.1%, Investigation 17.8%, Isometric 14.7%, Visual Novel 8.1%
Dream Sketcher is a 1-4 player investigative adventure game. As an investigator of the special agency Dreamland Security, you will form a team and enter the weirdest dreams to conduct brain-diving investigation. Danger is imminent, investigate, make choices, roll the dice, and fight!
Why similar: Isometric 44.2%, Story Rich 18.5%, Strategy 17.3%, Adventure 9%, Indie 6%
RogueJack21 is a Blackjack-inspired deckbuilder where you build and upgrade your deck to battle your opponents. Navigate through procedurally generated casinos and take revenge on The House, the ruthless mafia ruling Noir City that stole everything from you.
Why similar: Noir 64.5%, Strategy 24.6%, Indie 5.8%, Singleplayer 5.2%
“Dead By Murder”, is a murder mystery strategy game, where the user plays as a police detective and must solve a series of homicide cases.
Why similar: Noir 56.6%, Strategy 21.1%, Adventure 14.3%, Indie 8%
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 22.8%, Time Management 21.8%, Detective 20.2%, Investigation 16.8%, Interactive Fiction 9.1%
Be the tax collector of a shady city hall in this narrative-driven resource management game. Talk to debtors, manage a team, make difficult choices, and challenge the city's moral decay. It's their money, but it's your job.
Why similar: Management 33.8%, Story Rich 17.2%, Strategy 16.2%, Simulation 13.9%, Adventure 7.9%
Use various cards to solve randomly generated murder cases in this roguelite deduction adventure game. The culprit always lies, and the innocent always tell the truth. Make too many mistakes, and it's back to square one. Put your wits to the test and solve as many cases as you can!
Why similar: Investigation 37.3%, Detective 32.1%, Story Rich 9.6%, Adventure 7.1%, Strategy 6.5%
Command your minions to solve mysteries and cover up scandals in a high-class boarding school, where the competition is cut-throat and image is everything. But be careful - one of your minions is a traitor.
Why similar: Noir 27.5%, Detective 22.4%, Investigation 19.7%, Management 9.3%, Strategy 6.4%
Nobodies: After Death is a puzzling point-and-click adventure in cleaning up dirty work. After your agency takes out a target, you make the evidence disappear without a trace. Find a way to get in, get out, and leave no bodies behind.
Why similar: Conspiracy 23.2% ★, Investigation 22.1%, 1980s 18.2%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%, Dark 7.8%
A new kind of detective game that allows you to think and investigate freely. Discover clues surrounding 12 strange and gruesome deaths and build your own theory. Pick your suspect, deduce the motive, unmask the awful truth.
Why similar: Investigation 25.4%, Conspiracy 23% ★, Detective 21.7%, Interactive Fiction 10%, Dark 7%
Justice.exe is a dialogue-heavy dystopian legal drama in which you defend sentient AI in court. Discover key story elements in dialogue, build your case by studying arguments, and engage the opposing counsel in wits, charisma and skullduggery. Small choices might alter the fate of your clients.
Why similar: Detective 34.6%, Interactive Fiction 21.3%, Story Rich 12%, Simulation 9.8%, Atmospheric 9%
Spot the lie and beat the liars in 'Contradiction' - the all-video murder mystery adventure!
Why similar: Investigation 25.7%, Detective 23.2%, Conspiracy 18.8% ★, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Story Rich 5.4%
Vigilantes is a combat focused, turn-based tactical RPG set in the crime riddled city of Reiker. The game offers hardcore squad-level combat in a gritty neo-noir setting, intel gathering through surveillance and interrogation, a detailed character system, base facilities, crafting, and more.
Why similar: Noir 52.2%, Isometric 28.1%, Strategy 14.3%, Indie 4.1%, Singleplayer 1.4%
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: Noir 46.7%, Detective 41.3%, Atmospheric 4%, Adventure 3.3%, Indie 2.5%
Dive into a wild story of gangsters and criminals where you decide the fate of the peculiar customers of a luxurious nightclub in a never-ending race against the clock.
Why similar: Management 27.5%, Dark 23.1%, Strategy 14.1%, Simulation 14.1%, Adventure 8.4%
Basement is a strategy game, where you start doing illegal business to fund the development of your dream video game. It won't be easy, so get ready to deal with other gangs, cops, crazy junkies, mysterious investor and even ghosts from the past.
Why similar: Management 48.7%, Strategy 22.9%, Simulation 18.4%, Indie 5.4%, Singleplayer 4.5%
Profession Investigator is an immersive simulator with a text-based interface in which you have to deal with real criminal cases. The game uses materials from court archives and specialized literature.
Why similar: Detective 34.3%, Interactive Fiction 17.3%, Investigation 17.1%, Simulation 13.6%, Adventure 8.8%
An anime-inspired supernatural detective game. Uncover the identities and powers of your adversaries using a conspiracy board full of evidence.
Why similar: Investigation 27.3%, Detective 24.1%, Conspiracy 22.1% ★, Stylized 9.3%, Visual Novel 8.7%
It's a mystery game that reveals the truth through an autopsy. Be a forensic doctor and find out why the dead died.
Why similar: Detective 37.1%, Investigation 20.9%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Story Rich 6.3%, 1980s 5.4%
Hack into crime scenes, look for evidence, analyze data, interrogate criminals, track suspects and deal with the consequences of your decisions. This is a dark and brutal detective story with a Black Mirror-esque atmosphere of digital dominance and the narrative structure of a US crime procedural.
Why similar: Detective 30.8%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Stylized 10.9%, Story Rich 10.5%, Dark 9.6%
Tonight you're on a rescue mission, infiltrating a nightclub that was once a coffin factory. Will you succeed? Will you fail? Or will your night take an unexpected detour? Roll the Pizza Dice and find out!
Why similar: Noir 53.7%, Detective 37.1%, Atmospheric 9.2%
Dice Eater is a mystery card game based around supernatural powers where players must use their power to uncover the other player's tricks. Use your opponent's tricks against them to turn the tables and win.
Why similar: Detective 28.3%, Board Game 23.4%, Dark 14.1%, Visual Novel 9.4%, Strategy 7.5%
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 25.5%, Detective 18.3%, Investigation 16%, Conspiracy 15.3% ★, Interactive Fiction 10%
Chinatown Detective Agency is a cybernoir point and click adventure blending stunning retro design with innovative mechanics. Play as Amira Darma, an ex-cop who has just opened her own detective agency. Choose your clients, travel around the world and solve dangerous cases using real world research.
Why similar: Noir 30.3%, Investigation 27.3%, Detective 23.8%, Dark 8.7%, Story Rich 7.1%
Are you ready to solve the case and bring a criminal to justice?
Why similar: Detective 67.2%, Simulation 20.2%, Adventure 12.6%
A series of murders is shocking Hollywood! Use your detective skills: search the crime scene, find clues, solve the mystery. Who is pulling the strings behind these Confidential Killings?
Why similar: Conspiracy 24% ★, Investigation 18.8%, Noir 18.5%, Detective 16.4%, Interactive Fiction 9.3%
A murder. A hack. A bombing. All it takes to plunge the solar system into war – unless you do something about it. Help CDI agent Neil Conrad make a string of increasingly difficult decisions in this modern dialog-driven adventure set in a gorgeous 2D sci-fi noir universe.
Why similar: Noir 32.1%, Detective 22.9%, Investigation 21.9%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Story Rich 5.9%
A fast-paced single-player card battler with tactical choices, quick rounds, and upgradeable cards. Build your deck and outsmart the city’s crime lords.
Why similar: Noir 64.2%, Stylized 15.6%, Strategy 11.6%, Indie 5.1%, Singleplayer 3.5%
A retro, pixel art style adventure in New York, inspired by ’80s cop shows. You are Jack Kelly and you’ve been framed for murder. Now as a regular beat cop you have to find out, who did that. Expect thick crime story, a lot of black humour and all the other things you can find on the streets of Brooklyn.
Why similar: 1980s 44.4%, Detective 22.3%, Simulation 11.7%, Indie 7.4%, Adventure 7.3%
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: Investigation 32.5%, Detective 28.2%, Interactive Fiction 19.7%, Story Rich 8%, Adventure 5.4%
Take over the duties of a border guard inspector in a communist country of the 80's. Smuggling, corruption and forgery are the order of the day here. Be vigilant and earn the respect of your superiors.
Why similar: 1980s 32.2%, Detective 24.6%, Management 16%, Simulation 9%, Story Rich 8.1%
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 27.9%, Investigation 23.5%, Detective 21.3%, 1980s 20.3%, Simulation 5.1%
This is a turn-based strategy game. You'll assume the role of the Special Investigations Division Chief at the Bureau of Crisis Response (BCR), leading agents deep into Bleak Mountains City, a metropolis steeped in retro 1980s charm, to investigate and contain various supernatural “Visions”.
Why similar: Board Game 48.7%, Strategy 18.7%, Story Rich 15.3%, Simulation 14.1%, Singleplayer 3.3%
1986, Tornado Alley, USA… Go undercover as Boulder, an agent infiltrating the notorious religious cult known as the Bahnsen Knights. Face off against occultists, biblical storms, and an enigmatic car salesman turned preacher as you investigate the disappearance of a fellow agent and close friend.
Why similar: 1980s 24.4%, Detective 19.4%, Investigation 17%, Interactive Fiction 14.8%, Visual Novel 10.9%
In the world of City Eye, you’ll become an operator of the Central Monitoring System, who will try to prevent the effects of every single transgression in the game. Use city maps to track dangerous areas and don’t let the suspects run away from the Police.
Why similar: Investigation 28.6%, Detective 26.6%, Management 25%, Story Rich 6.7%, Atmospheric 6%
A retro mini-roguelike inside a slot machine. Steady your blade - and spin!
Why similar: Noir 46.7%, Strategy 30.4%, Atmospheric 9.3%, Simulation 6.4%, Indie 4.8%
Cartel Tycoon is a survival business sim inspired by the ‘80s and '90s narco trade. Expand and conquer, fight off rival thugs and evade the authorities. Earn people's loyalty and strive to overcome the doomed fate of a power-hungry drug lord.
Why similar: Management 42.3%, Strategy 18.9%, Atmospheric 18.1%, Simulation 15.6%, Singleplayer 5.1%
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: Investigation 20.3%, Noir 20.1%, Conspiracy 17.2% ★, Detective 16.2%, Interactive Fiction 8.9%
Company of Crime places you in the heart of 1960s London. Will you build an influential criminal empire, or head up an elite Scotland Yard task force and crack down on the rising tide of corruption? Case out targets, then dive into the melee with your hand-picked team of gangsters or detectives.
Why similar: Detective 27.6%, Isometric 26.5%, Management 17.5%, Strategy 9.2%, Story Rich 8.7%
