60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Story Rich, Crime, Noir, Adventure.
Scarecrow: 90s Crime Story blends narrative adventure with brutal top-down action. In a crime-ridden town of humans and animals, you're a resident by day and a hitman by night. Uncover your buried past before it catches up with you.
Meridian Archive
Meridian Archive is a neo-noir crime visual novel set in the sealed world of Notus in 2008. After the disaster known as Saltification, those immune to the disease begin losing their memories—and themselves. Follow a band of Nomads through a violent, surreal world to uncover what went wrong.
The Dark Field
After receiving a strange message, Ahmed Raked finds himself at a remote farm with nothing but his phone to guide him. What starts as a simple job slowly twists into a dark, personal mystery—one that may be rooted deep in his past. Some jobs are more than they seem.
Meridian Archive is a neo-noir crime visual novel set in the sealed world of Notus in 2008. After the disaster known as Saltification, those immune to the disease begin losing their memories—and themselves. Follow a band of Nomads through a violent, surreal world to uncover what went wrong.
Why similar: Noir 23.6%, Crime 17.1%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Dark Humor 10.7%, Psychological Horror 9.5%
After receiving a strange message, Ahmed Raked finds himself at a remote farm with nothing but his phone to guide him. What starts as a simple job slowly twists into a dark, personal mystery—one that may be rooted deep in his past. Some jobs are more than they seem.
Why similar: Crime 26.2%, Noir 18.2%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, 1990's 9.4%, Gore 6.8%
Play as a detective who suffers from borderline personality disorder. Be prepared to fight the mob, confront your nightmares and hallucinations as you chase after the murder suspect.
Why similar: Noir 21.6%, Top-Down Shooter 16.6%, Crime 12.8%, Gore 10.6%, Violent 9%
A wild tale of love, death, chickens, and redemption! Chicken Police is a buddy-cop noir adventure with a carefully crafted world, a gritty story, and absurd humor. The game mixes classic adventure games with visual novel-style storytelling, presented in a beak-droppingly unique art style.
Why similar: Noir 21.4%, Crime 18.2%, Cats 12.9%, Dialogue Heavy 12.9%, Dark Humor 12.6%
The life story of mobster Michael del Conte – with everything except peace of mind and hope for tomorrow.
Why similar: Crime 23.4%, Noir 19.8%, Dark Humor 13.1%, Violent 8.9%, Multiple Endings 8.9%
Control the body of Kiyo, a feline ex-predator trapped in a neon-lit, dystopian city dominated by smartphone-addicted bunnies. Grab your bow, infiltrate the bunnies' facilities, discover their deepest secrets, and free everyone from their tyrannical grip in this stealthy platform adventure.
Why similar: Assassins 28% ★, Noir 16.6%, Crime 16%, Cats 12.6%, Dark Humor 12.2%
A cinematic Hong Kong Noir visual novel. In 2007, an assassin defies orders to kill her savior and becomes a fugitive. Explore her fate through 1,000+ visual cuts and 6 branching routes.(Full story is free via the demo version. This paid edition supports Steam Achievements and the creators.)
Why similar: Assassins 26.2% ★, Noir 25.2%, Crime 22.3%, Visual Novel 8.7%, Story Rich 6%
Discover secrets, solve puzzles and survive the serial-killer in this pixelated topdown. You are Akin, an exterminator, who bought a house in a rural area, but the past of this house will affect your present.
Why similar: Assassins 46.1% ★, Gore 13.7%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Multiple Endings 8.7%, Violent 6.7%
America, 1925. A simple errand for an old friend pulls ex-gang leader Dan into a violent smuggler war on the border. A narrative-driven, adrenaline-pumping top-down shooter, set in the 1920s Old West.
Why similar: Noir 20.2%, Crime 19.6%, Top-Down Shooter 15.7%, Violent 11.4%, Gore 9.3%
Two friends fall into the criminal world of cyberpunk in 1988 megacity. Drowning deeper into violent mafia showdowns, politics and corporate affairs, they are trying not to lose themselves. FADING HAVEN is a dark comedy neo-noir story-driven top-down action shooter with stealth elements.
Why similar: Noir 19.9%, Top-Down Shooter 17.7%, Crime 16.3%, Violent 11.2%, Dark Humor 10.7%
Step into a noir-inspired world of mystery, humor, and the supernatural in 9 Lives, a visual novel where your choices shape the story. Solve puzzles, uncover secrets, and navigate branching dialogue in a stunning black-and-white art style. Will you crack the case or get lost in the shadows?
Why similar: Noir 24.1%, Crime 19.2%, Cats 16.7%, Dark Humor 13.7%, Visual Novel 10.3%
Execute ultra-violent raids in 1970s casino hotels. Take down the Las Vegas mob as a drug super-powered hitman in physics-fueled top-down close combat
Why similar: Noir 19%, Top-Down Shooter 17%, Dark Humor 15.5%, Crime 14.8%, Violent 12.5%
Escape the London Ripper while you work as a night girl.
Why similar: Assassins 32.6% ★, Crime 22.7%, Psychological Horror 10.1%, Multiple Endings 8.8%, 1990's 7%
NITRO ORIGIN's debut title, Phantom PHANTOM OF INFERNO, is coming to Steam! A web of swirling conspiracies. A whirlwind of bullets. Amidst it all, a poignant tale of a boy and a girl unfolds...
Why similar: Assassins 24.8% ★, Noir 20.7%, Crime 15.4%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Violent 11%
في لعبة تملؤها التحديات والألغاز "شاغر" العب كموظف يطمح لترقية في شركة "البيض الذهبي" استكشف المكاتب الغامضة وحل الألغاز وتفاعل مع زملائك وسط أجواء من الكوميديا السوداء، قراراتك تحدد مصيرك فهل ستصل لغايتك أم ستسقط ضحية لأسرار الشركة؟
Why similar: Dark Humor 25.1%, Crime 22.5%, Dialogue Heavy 21.3%, Psychological Horror 16.5%, Multiple Endings 7.8%
―――よい後悔を。 看守のあなたは死刑囚2名のカウンセリングを任される。 死刑までの一ヶ月、彼らと語らい信頼を深めよう。 彼らの死刑を少しでも有意義なものにするためにも。 live2Dで動く面会劇ビジュアルノベル。
Why similar: Noir 32.5%, Dialogue Heavy 20.2%, Crime 11.9%, Dark Humor 10%, Visual Novel 8.5%
Get ready to kill drug dealers, crime bosses and anyone who stands in your way as you seek revenge for your father’s murder. The Slater is a story-driven first-person stealth-action-puzzle game that puts you in the shoes of a former cop Mark Slater.
Why similar: Assassins 41.5% ★, Violent 18.7%, Crime 17.4%, Gore 14.2%, Story Rich 3.9%
Spanning five years, this episode concludes the prequel arc, and focuses more on Grendel Jinx and her dysfunctional family, whilst 'The Council Of The Unseen' slowly unravels
Why similar: Assassins 35.2% ★, Dark Humor 17.6%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Dialogue Heavy 11.8%, Violent 8.8%
In the vengeance business, you leave no loose ends. Four characters scour the city, searching for their mentor's murderer in a brutal ballet of bullets. Stylish neo-noir top-down shooter with one-hit-one-kill mechanics.
Why similar: Crime 24.4%, Noir 18.2%, Top-Down Shooter 16.1%, Violent 11.6%, Gore 11.6%
Choose Your Story: Choices & Decisions game, Mystery visual novel adventure game
Why similar: Noir 30%, Crime 20.9%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Dialogue Heavy 12.5%, Adventure 5.9%
Trapped inside a snowbound mansion, you must eliminate the five employees responsible for your parents’ deaths and their plot to seize the family fortune. Combine household objects to create deadly traps, protect what is yours, make sure not a single one of them leaves the mansion alive.
Why similar: Assassins 32.3% ★, Crime 24.5%, 1990's 17.8%, Retro 8.9%, Pixel Graphics 7.8%
A pixel game that tells the story of bad elementary school students in the 1990s. The game is full of nostalgic elements of the 90s, while adding light puzzle solving and platform jumping elements.
Why similar: Dark Humor 21.2%, Crime 20.1%, Dialogue Heavy 17.5%, 1990's 13.1%, Pixel Graphics 9.1%
Death Drive is a road trip visual novel inspired by classic American Gothic fiction.
Why similar: Noir 30.1%, Dark Humor 19.6%, Dialogue Heavy 15.8%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Psychological Horror 9.4%
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: Noir 22.6%, Crime 20.9%, Dialogue Heavy 18.4%, Visual Novel 8.1%, Multiple Endings 7.4%
Be a heist driver, smuggle drugs, avoid police, gamble at illegal fight club, meet disgusting people and look for a lost cargo in the middle of nowhere in an open-world neo-noir adventure that tells a story of two thugs working for an Eastern European crime syndicate. The night roads of Kargo await.
Why similar: Crime 31.4%, Noir 30.9%, Top-Down Shooter 15.1%, Story Rich 8.4%, Atmospheric 4.8%
Winchester, 1906. Arabella Ravencroft is dead, and nine suspects are trapped inside a mansion. You are Inspector Hartwell. Combine clues to forge facts, break their lies, and solve the case. The story doesn't unlock with keys or puzzles. It unlocks through what you can prove.
Why similar: Noir 32.6%, Dialogue Heavy 16.5%, Crime 16.5%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Top-Down 9.6%
As an independent police consultant, you're pulled into the hunt for a serial killer leaving cryptographic ciphers. Play as a detective, analyze crime scenes, and master real decryption methods. Your choices determine if you catch the killer and how many lives are saved.
Why similar: Assassins 22.6% ★, Crime 22%, Noir 19%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Story Rich 8.3%
In this horror game, you play as a young woman returning from work. Running low on gas, you pull into a gas station, but there's no gas to be found. Something feels off, and a sense of unease creeps in as you realize you might not be alone.
Why similar: Assassins 29.1% ★, Crime 25%, 1990's 15%, Retro 9.6%, Pixel Graphics 7.4%
Weed Runner is a drug dealing, crime fueled, story driven, point and click adventure.
Why similar: Crime 30.3%, Dark Humor 18.8%, 1990's 15%, Story Rich 8.1%, Violent 8%
Immerse yourself in this grotesque visual novel. Unspeakable secrets, sinister crimes, and a macabre obsession weave this tale, where sanity crumbles beneath the tide of perversion and human cruelty. The first chapter in a new independent anthology of visual novels.
Why similar: Assassins 33% ★, Crime 22.1%, Dark Humor 12.6%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Psychological Horror 10.1%
Solve puzzles while uncover two points of view of a story. The serial killer known as Mantis commits crimes freely while Sergei, his adopted brother, is in charge of preventing his mysterious objective from being completed.
Why similar: Assassins 34.9% ★, Psychological Horror 10.4%, Gore 10.2%, Violent 9.4%, Multiple Endings 9.3%
Spend a week on the microplanet of Archalh, cut off from the wider universe until the next macrocosmic pulse. Through the eyes of the planet's inhabitants and visitors, each with conflicting agendas; unearth what’s emerging within its confines before the next pulse frees it to spread beyond.
Why similar: Noir 23.5%, Crime 15.5%, Visual Novel 13.9%, 1990's 11.8%, Pixel Graphics 10.6%
Serial Cleaners is a top-down stealth-action game, where you get to experience being a murder scene cleaner for the mob in 1990s New York. Alternate between four cleaners, each with their own unique style, and live their stories.
Why similar: Noir 24.3%, Crime 23.8%, 1990's 15.2%, Dark Humor 13.2%, Gore 12%
First-person horror game where you work the night shift at a Mexican convenience store, handling daily tasks while facing eerie and unexpected events.
Why similar: Assassins 34.3% ★, Crime 22.6%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Dialogue Heavy 12.1%, Retro 10.7%
Teeth-clenching stealth, followed by tactical hardcore gunplay for those not looking for a quiet way in. Intravenous redefines challenging stealth-action and will keep you on the edge of your seat!
Why similar: Assassins 47% ★, Top-Down Shooter 12.6%, Crime 11%, Noir 10.3%, Violent 5.9%
Experience death from the comfort of your seat.
Why similar: Noir 16.8%, Gore 16.1%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Dark Humor 11.4%, Psychological Horror 10.5%
POSTAL 2 VR lets you loose in the most chaotic sandbox shooter ever, fully reimagined for VR. Survive a week in Paradise, Arizona—buy milk, return books, or go completely POSTAL with an arsenal of absurd weapons and unpredictable NPCs. The choice is yours…but good luck staying out of trouble.
Why similar: Crime 18.9%, Dark Humor 18.3%, Cats 16.5%, 1990's 14.3%, Gore 14.2%
A very simple visual novel about a simple man, in a simple world, with simple problems. That's all, thank you for your attention and have a good day.
Why similar: Gore 27.1%, Violent 25.8%, Dark Humor 15.5%, Visual Novel 8.6%, Multiple Endings 6.6%
The latest in the “Red Spider” series of Hong Kong noir visual novel with full japanese voice acting, “Red Spider Anecdote: The Longest Nite” is now available with all-new graphics. The hard-boiled story of two female protagonists is set in Thailand in 2009. Play time: 2-4 hours
Why similar: Noir 27.4%, Crime 24.7%, Assassins 21.1% ★, Visual Novel 9.6%, Violent 8.6%
Mr. Fast is a top-down shooting game with a bullet time twist! Enemy's time moves more slowly than yours. You're fast enough and you can kill others with one shot.
Why similar: Noir 24.8%, Crime 21.6%, Assassins 14.5% ★, Top-Down Shooter 14.5%, Violent 12.6%
SKINFACE is a gruesome horror-thriller where you skin strangers alive to create the perfect disguise. Evade the police, earn your target’s trust and carry out the hit. Knock knock!
Why similar: Assassins 38.3% ★, Crime 24.1%, Dark Humor 17.7%, Violent 11.5%, Gore 7.7%
ONE GAME, TWO COLOURS. ONE ADVENTURE, MANY PUZZLES. A short story-based 2-D Puzzle-Adventurer with a 1-Bit Pixel art style.
Why similar: Assassins 30.8% ★, Crime 18.4%, Cats 13.7%, Retro 9%, Top-Down 8.6%
A Week in Paradise is a narrative mystery where you find yourself in a bar called Paradise. Have a drink each night with its mysterious regular and discover how deeply your stories connect. Hunt down clues in your dreams to find out why you end up here every day, and what keeps you coming back.
Why similar: Noir 29.2%, Dialogue Heavy 19.8%, Visual Novel 12%, Multiple Endings 9.2%, Story Rich 6.6%
MAFIA: Family's Secret is a top-down shooting game. Kill your enemies, go through all the missions and discover the secrets of Guidice mafia family.
Why similar: Noir 25.1%, Crime 24.5%, Top-Down Shooter 18%, Visual Novel 9.7%, Top-Down 8.1%
In this brand new take on the top-down shooter formula, you'll utilize guns, gadgets, and upgrades to create your own path. Shoot, steal, and betray as you take on many different types of jobs. Completing or failing them has wide-spread effects on the world, and you're stuck with the outcome.
Why similar: Assassins 41% ★, Top-Down Shooter 28.6%, Crime 26%, Multiple Endings 3.7%, Singleplayer 0.6%
Welcome to the late ’90s. Explore the fully open-world of Pavilion City, a former paradise now consumed by corruption and violence. The anarchic hooligans, the devious guerrillas and the far-right legion are all vying for control of the city and everybody seems to want you dead.
Why similar: Crime 23.9%, Top-Down Shooter 17.6%, 1990's 15.1%, Gore 11.1%, Violent 10.2%
Can you survive the return of the legend? A relentless killer is stalking you, and no one believes your story. The only way out? Perform the ritual… or become the next victim. Run, hide, and fight for your life in this brutal PS1-inspired slasher horror experience!
Why similar: Assassins 42.5% ★, 1990's 17.2%, Retro 8.4%, Psychological Horror 7.9%, Atmospheric 7.4%
Azurael's Circle is a horror-mystery adventure game. Navigate the manor and piece together the real reason why you're here. Combine items in your inventory to get into locked areas of the house and find other useful tools that can help you uncover the truth while meeting a few familiar faces.
Why similar: Noir 34%, Dialogue Heavy 20.4%, Top-Down 11.3%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Multiple Endings 9.5%
Take contracts from sinister megacorporations in this isometric stealth action shooter with RPG elements. Choose your approach: hack defenses, take down the guards, or blow a new entrance with explosives. Use your credits to buy weapons, cyberlimbs, hack software, and ninja gear.
Why similar: Assassins 33.6% ★, Crime 21.6%, Top-Down Shooter 18.3%, Noir 16.1%, Pixel Graphics 6.3%
If you're ready to run and play a deadly game of hide-and-seek, then come on in and make yourself at home. Behind the door, endless oppressive corridors, filthy walls, deadly traps, and a ravenous creature eagerly waiting to get up close and personal with you await.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 19.5%, Violent 18.3%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Visual Novel 14%, Multiple Endings 11.5%
A fantasy Souls-like and CUTE~ top-down action game. Step into the despised Lands of Sinners as Mickesh, where lovely cats enjoy fast-paced battles, family friendly interactions, and the most adorable ?sUfF3r1nG? imaginable!
Why similar: Dark Humor 18.7%, Cats 17.9%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Gore 11.7%, Psychological Horror 10.2%
Use your psychic powers to read minds and catch an elusive serial killer!
Why similar: Noir 26.8%, Crime 23.9%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Multiple Endings 11.2%, Story Rich 10%
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 28.1%, Assassins 28% ★, 1990's 12%, Pixel Graphics 7.8%, Retro 7.2%
To get a "Ticket to Paradise" while being in Hell. A ticket that’s obviously worth it. A ticket that sends you to the obstacle path. What kind of road from Hell to Heaven could it be? What difficulties are awaiting you on this road? Are you worthy of a chance at redemption?
Why similar: Crime 22.2%, Dark Humor 20.6%, Cats 18.9%, Psychological Horror 10.6%, Multiple Endings 10.2%
Welcome to Happyhills, the town where you can indulge your deepest desires, make your wildest dreams come true, and slaughter anyone in your path. In this case, all three of these are the same. Welcome the citizens of Happyhills in your way!
Why similar: Assassins 32.5% ★, Gore 16.9%, Dark Humor 16.6%, Violent 14%, Pixel Graphics 8.8%
A visual novel in the "noir story" genre, where the grit of Sin City meets the humor of The Naked Gun, the madness of Archer, and a dose of Italian brainrot!
Why similar: Crime 23.8%, Noir 23.7%, Dialogue Heavy 21.5%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Story Rich 7%
Your real smartphone is your only weapon... Sync your phone with the game and pray it doesn't ring while you're hiding in the closet.
Why similar: Crime 25%, Noir 20.7%, Dialogue Heavy 18.5%, Psychological Horror 12%, Atmospheric 7.1%
Just another night in your apartment soon transforms into a tense game of choices. Answer the door, trust no one, and survive the night. Every choice changes the outcome.
Why similar: Crime 22.8%, Dialogue Heavy 19.8%, 1990's 15.3%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Multiple Endings 12.4%
Escape The Ayurok is a first person horror-adventure videogame, in which you need to escape from a haunted mansion as quiet as possible, to evade the hideous creature called "The Ayurok". Stealth Mode will be your ally!
Why similar: Assassins 37.7% ★, Gore 16.1%, Violent 16%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Story Rich 6.8%
3 days, 3 dreams, and 3 worlds.
Why similar: Noir 34%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Multiple Endings 9%, Story Rich 7.5%
