Games Like Shadows of Doubt

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: Detective 69.5%, Puzzle 11.7%, Pixel Graphics 7.1%, Atmospheric 5.2%, Adventure 3.8%

Why You'll Like It: Offers the same pure, unguided detective work where you must piece together clues and solve complex mysteries using your own deduction skills.

In his fight to climb the ranks and do what's right, LAPD detective Cole Phelps must unravel the truth behind a string of arson attacks, conspiracies, and brutal murders, battling the L.A. underworld and even members of his own department.

Why similar: Detective 46.2%, Noir 33.8%, Open World 12.4%, Adventure 2.3%, Atmospheric 1.6%

Why You'll Like It: Immerses you in a cinematic 1940s noir setting where interviewing suspects and gathering evidence are central to solving cases.

Lost at sea 1803 ~ The good ship Obra Dinn.

Why similar: Detective 66.2%, Noir 10%, Puzzle 9.4%, First-Person 4.5%, Atmospheric 4.4%

Why You'll Like It: Challenges you to act as an investigator using a logbook and keen observation to solve the fates of a doomed crew.

Trapped in a dark, Victorian city consumed by an ancient curse, you must plan your survival and daring escape using nothing but stealth, an arsenal of eccentric weapons, and your wit in this haunting adventure inspired by the immersive sims and survival horror greats of the late 90s and early 2000s.

Why similar: Immersive Sim 42.4%, Stealth 38.7%, First-Person 9.6%, Atmospheric 4.9%, Action 2.2%

Why You'll Like It: Captures the gritty, atmospheric stealth and immersive sim DNA found in Shadows of Doubt's navigation of dangerous spaces.

Disco Elysium - The Final Cut is a groundbreaking role playing game. You’re a detective with a unique skill system at your disposal and a whole city to carve your path across. Interrogate unforgettable characters, crack murders or take bribes. Become a hero or an absolute disaster of a human being.

Why similar: Detective 46.5%, Noir 27.7%, RPG 9.5%, Open World 7.7%, Atmospheric 3.6%

Why You'll Like It: Delivers an unmatched gritty detective RPG experience driven by deep psychological introspection and open-ended investigation.

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 24.9%, Detective 24.7%, Immersive Sim 13.2%, Sandbox 12.9%, Procedural Generation 11.7%

Why You'll Like It: Puts you on the other side of the law in an open-world sandbox city tackling crimes and maintaining order.

Become the best thief. Gather intel, steal things and sell them to buy hi-tech equipment. Do everything that a real thief does.

Why similar: Stealth 34.6%, Open World 14.9%, Immersive Sim 13.4%, Sandbox 12.6%, First-Person 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: Shares the illicit trespassing, casing houses, and stealthy item-gathering loops central to an investigator's daily hustle.

You are Marie, a cyborg mercenary dropped into the rot of a post-Soviet city of corruption and opportunity. Shoot, sneak, hack, climb or talk your way through alt-history cyberpunk Poland in an immersive sim where every problem has multiple solutions and every rooftop is reachable.

Why similar: Immersive Sim 24.8%, Stealth 21.3%, Cyberpunk 19.7%, Hacking 9.9% ★, Action RPG 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a complex immersive sim experience with deep systemic gameplay and a dark, gritty atmosphere.

A first‑person cyberpunk horror detective story set in a decaying, neon‑scarred future. As an Observer who invades minds to hunt for clues, you will sift through corrupted memories to track down a mysterious killer and confront your own dark past.

Why similar: Detective 32.5%, Stealth 23.9%, Cyberpunk 21.5%, Hacking 14.5% ★, First-Person 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: Blends a dark, dystopian cyberpunk setting with first-person detective investigation and mind-hacking mechanics.

Lose yourself in the dystopian world of New York, 2329; immortality comes at a price that someone has to pay. In this interactive noir story, lead the investigation using advanced technology, as Detective James Karra who risks it all in pursuit of a serial killer targeting the city’s elite.

Why similar: Noir 36.9%, Detective 34.4%, Cyberpunk 18.6%, First-Person 6.9%, Atmospheric 3.2%

Why You'll Like It: Explores a gorgeous dystopian noir future where you utilize advanced forensic tools to investigate high-stakes murders.

A neon-noir story in a rain-drenched cyberpunk metropolis. It’s your first night on the job working for the Cloudpunk delivery service. Two rules: Don’t miss a delivery and don’t ask what’s in the package.

Why similar: Voxel 36.2% ★, Cyberpunk 28.7%, Open World 15.3%, First-Person 5.1%, Atmospheric 4.1%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a sprawling, atmospheric cyberpunk city to explore at your own pace while taking on odd jobs and soaking in the rain-slicked noir vibe.

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: Detective 52.5%, Immersive Sim 29.1%, Puzzle 9%, Atmospheric 4.9%, RPG 2.1%

Why You'll Like It: Puts you behind a terminal to guide field agents through complex investigations and criminal puzzles.

MURDERED: SOUL SUSPECT™ takes players into a whole new realm of mystery where the case is personal and the clues just out of reach, challenging gamers to solve the hardest case of all… their own murder.

Why similar: Detective 58.6%, Noir 18.6%, Stealth 5.4%, Open World 4.1%, Adventure 3.5%

Why You'll Like It: Enables a supernatural detective investigation where you solve your own murder using ghost abilities.

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: Detective 36.1%, Immersive Sim 22.6%, Open World 20.5%, First-Person 10.2%, Action 3.4%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a watchful, inspection-heavy gameplay loop where attention to detail is vital for catching criminals.

Become an investigator in Keyword, a narrative thriller where you’ll depend on skills of logical deduction, hacking, and social engineering to solve challenging puzzles as the only means of finding your missing daughter.

Why similar: Detective 34.5%, Immersive Sim 21.7%, Cyberpunk 14.4%, Hacking 10.3% ★, Puzzle 7%

Why You'll Like It: Leverages digital hacking and cyber-investigation techniques to solve a sprawling conspiracy.

Marissa Marcel was a film star. She made three movies. But none of the movies were ever released. And Marissa Marcel disappeared. An interactive trilogy from Sam Barlow, creator of Her Story.

Why similar: Noir 33.8%, Detective 28.5%, Immersive Sim 18.3%, Open World 10.9%, Puzzle 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: Engages your inner investigator by tasking you with scrubbing through footage of lost films to uncover a dark mystery.

Take on a role of a hardened PMC fighter in a dark turn-based cyberpunk RPG. Engage in unforgiving combat, manage your ship and pile up the bodies of your clones to unravel the dark mystery behind threat to all life.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 36.7%, Procedural Generation 32.9%, RPG 11.8%, Pixel Graphics 9.5%, Action 5%

Why You'll Like It: Features gritty, tactical extraction gameplay with deep procedural mechanics and item management.

Vaudeville is an experimental whodunit game based on the latest AI technologies to generate dialogues in real time. This tale of murder, suspense and absurdity unfolds as you play, and you are the protagonist.

Why similar: Noir 29.7%, Detective 27.6%, Sandbox 15.1%, Procedural Generation 12.3%, Open World 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: Features procedural sandbox detective mechanics where every playthrough presents a fresh mystery to crack.

Step into a living illustrated world in a time when Europe is at a crossroads of great religious and political change. Walk in the footsteps of Andreas Maler, a master artist who finds himself in the middle of murders, scandals, and intrigue in the Bavarian Alps.

Why similar: Detective 85.9%, Adventure 9.2%, Singleplayer 4.9%

Why You'll Like It: Combines historical atmosphere with deep investigative mechanics as you track down a killer in a living, breathing village.

A woman is interviewed seven times by the police. Search the video database and explore hundreds of authentic clips to discover her story in this groundbreaking and award winning narrative game.

Why similar: Detective 81.3%, Puzzle 15.3%, Singleplayer 3.4%

Why You'll Like It: Presents an open-ended database investigation where you watch police interview clips to piece together a fragmented truth.

Face the supernatural dangers of the Olympic Exclusion Zone with a car as your only lifeline in this driving survival adventure! Scavenge resources, load up your trusty station wagon, and drive like hell to make it through alive.

Why similar: Sandbox 46.4%, First-Person 23.3%, Atmospheric 12.6%, Adventure 9.6%, Action 8%

Why You'll Like It: Offers an isolated, immersive first-person survival-exploration loop set in a bizarrely shifting exclusion zone.

The year is 2052. The world's economies are close to collapse and the gap between the insanely wealthy and the desperately poor grows ever wider. Worst of all, an ages old conspiracy bent on world domination has decided that the time is right to emerge from the shadows and take control.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 30.7%, Stealth 25.7%, Immersive Sim 25.1%, RPG 7%, First-Person 3.5%

Why You'll Like It: Sets the gold standard for immersive sims, rewarding player creativity, stealth, and environmental exploration.

Dishonored is an immersive first-person action game that casts you as a supernatural assassin driven by revenge. With Dishonored’s flexible combat system, creatively eliminate your targets as you combine the supernatural abilities, weapons and unusual gadgets at your disposal.

Why similar: Stealth 55.7%, Immersive Sim 12.2%, First-Person 11.7%, Atmospheric 4.4%, Open World 4.2%

Why You'll Like It: Combines tight first-person stealth, immersive world design, and sandbox problem-solving.

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: Detective 51.7%, Pixel Graphics 27.5%, Adventure 9.8%, Indie 8.1%, Singleplayer 3%

Why You'll Like It: Captures a gritty street-level detective life dealing with local crime, corruption, and daily policing.

Fight, sneak, and hack your way through randomly generated cities. It's like Nuclear Throne meets Deus Ex, mixed with the anarchy of GTA. Rogue-lite meets immersive sim, and goes completely insane.

Why similar: Stealth 23.2%, Immersive Sim 21.5%, Procedural Generation 17.8%, RPG 12%, Pixel Graphics 11.9%

Why You'll Like It: Embraces chaotic sandbox emergent gameplay where you can tackle missions using any tool or playstyle you choose.

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: Detective 33.5%, Noir 32%, Cyberpunk 20.3%, RPG 5.5%, Atmospheric 3.7%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses entirely on pure cyberpunk detective work, gathering evidence and making deductions without combat.

Prepare the perfect heist in a fully destructible, simulated voxel world. Tear down walls with vehicles or use explosives to create your own shortcuts. Shape the environment to your advantage in the most creative ways you can imagine. Play solo or with up to 12 players in multiplayer.

Why similar: Voxel 52.4% ★, Sandbox 26.6%, First-Person 7.9%, Puzzle 6.3%, Action 2.7%

Why You'll Like It: Shares the voxel-based engine aesthetic and fully destructible environment philosophy.

In Prey, you awaken aboard Talos I, a space station orbiting the moon in the year 2032. You are the key subject of an experiment meant to alter humanity forever – but things have gone terribly wrong. The space station has been overrun by hostile aliens and you are now being hunted.

Why similar: Immersive Sim 40.6%, Stealth 19.6%, First-Person 10.5%, Open World 10.5%, Atmospheric 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: Delivers a rich immersive sim experience where every room and object can be interacted with to survive a hostile environment.

In a city driven by corruption, three hardened citizens rise to uncover a conspiracy threatening its fate. Define your playstyle and engage in lethal high-octane combat, or keep out of sight in gripping stealth action.

Why similar: Detective 36.9%, Cyberpunk 19%, Stealth 17.2%, Action RPG 9.6%, RPG 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: Blends a cyberpunk noir aesthetic with stealth and detective-driven conspiracy plots.

Step into the shoes of a skilled Anonymous hacker and embark on a mission to unveil the truth hidden behind a sinister organization's plans to monitor civilian data and enforce mass surveillance.

Why similar: Detective 21.4%, Immersive Sim 20.6%, Hacking 15.8% ★, Sandbox 14.7%, Stealth 13.7%

FPS/mecha hybrid europolice sim with emphasis on interacting with NPCs and different gameplay systems.

Why similar: Immersive Sim 31.2%, Stealth 25.4%, Noir 24.3%, Open World 8.1%, First-Person 5.9%

An atmospheric management RPG about life on the open road. Pick up hitchhikers, work odd jobs, customize and repair your car, and map your route across the country. Use upgrades, skills and items to overcome challenges. And remember to take it easy. You’re young. You have time.

Why similar: Procedural Generation 27.3%, Open World 19%, Pixel Graphics 15.2%, RPG 13.4%, Atmospheric 10.6%

Every character remembers, watches, tests, and may deceive you like a living person. They have emotions, voices, expressions, and buried secrets. Break them with words or evidence — or realize too late that you were only a pawn in their game. A detective game built around truly lifelike NPCs.

Why similar: Detective 61.7%, Puzzle 11.1%, First-Person 11.1%, RPG 8.1%, Adventure 5.2%

Doomed Detective Game is a game in which you will play the role of a detective who has arrived in the city of Redrock to figure out a very mysterious crime. Your task is to explore the city, find clues, talk to the residents of the city and find the killer! P.S: Every city resident is an AI...

Why similar: Noir 29.9%, Detective 23.5%, Immersive Sim 18.5%, Action RPG 8.4%, Puzzle 5.9%

Read the evidence. Run the forensics. Question suspects in your own words, they lie, crack, or lawyer up. Accuse the wrong person, and Internal Affairs comes after you.

Why similar: Detective 47.6%, Immersive Sim 38.5%, Adventure 6.1%, Atmospheric 5.5%, Singleplayer 2.3%

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: Detective 43.4%, Noir 38.6%, Puzzle 7.1%, Adventure 4.3%, Indie 3.6%

Why You'll Like It: Presents a classic isometric detective puzzle experience focused on connecting evidence boards.

Filcher is a first-person 2.5D noir stealth game. As Sporey the master thief, break into guarded buildings to steal from the wealthy and corrupt, using only your senses, your wits, and a handful of tools and gadgets.

Why similar: Noir 33.4%, Stealth 27.6%, Immersive Sim 26.6%, First-Person 8.1%, Singleplayer 2.1%

Skin Deep is an immersive first-person shooter. We got sneezing. We got things getting stuck in your feet. Stalk through a vast non-linear starship and sneak, subvert, and sabotage to survive in this stellar sandbox. You're outnumbered, outgunned, and have no shoes. Welcome to Skin Deep!

Why similar: Immersive Sim 31.9%, Stealth 30.6%, Sandbox 21.4%, First-Person 7.5%, Atmospheric 2.8%

A police detective returns to his abandoned hometown, where he must confront his past and an unsolved case draped in shadows. Follow Peter Bennet through a first-person, puzzle-solving game with mild horror elements, and explore the mystery and heavy atmosphere of Westwood Shadows.

Why similar: Detective 54.2%, First-Person 15.5%, Puzzle 11.8%, Atmospheric 7.4%, Adventure 5.1%

Noir Syndrome is a procedurally generated Detective Murder-Mystery with a new story every time! Featuring slick pixel art animations and a jazzy soundtrack, the player is thrown right in to a highly stylized vision of film noir.

Why similar: Noir 43.4%, Detective 27.3%, Procedural Generation 9.2%, RPG 7.8%, Adventure 4.9%

Enter the world of the ultimate assassin. HITMAN World of Assassination delivers the definitive stealth action experience, putting you in the shoes of Agent 47, a master assassin. Explore immersive locations, uncover hidden secrets, and eliminate targets with complete freedom of approach.

Why similar: Stealth 41%, Sandbox 21.3%, Immersive Sim 13.7%, Open World 10.9%, Puzzle 5%

Paradise Island, a world outside reality. There’s been a murder that only "investigation freak" Lady Love Dies can solve. Gather evidence and interrogate suspects in this open world adventure. You can accuse anyone, but you’ll have to prove your case in trial. It’s up to you to decide who’s guilty.

Why similar: Detective 52.9%, Open World 21.2%, First-Person 11.4%, RPG 8%, Atmospheric 5.6%

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 40.2%, Detective 38.2%, RPG 7%, Pixel Graphics 6.5%, Adventure 3.4%

Build a fortress and try to help your dwarves survive against a deeply generated world. Keep your dwarves happy, grow their community and beware of digging too deeply. The deepest, most intricate simulation of a world that's ever been created.

Why similar: Sandbox 74.4%, Procedural Generation 14.7%, Open World 11%

A hardcore deductive reasoning game for fans of the “true crime” genre. Only by unraveling the logic and grasping at the motivations behind each case can the crimes be completely solved. Perfect as a social-style mystery fiction.

Why similar: Detective 49.9%, Immersive Sim 24.2%, Puzzle 9.4%, First-Person 7.2%, Atmospheric 3.9%

Dread Delusion is an open world RPG brimming with strange places and dark perils. Carve your own path through the flying continents of a shattered land. Discover curious towns, unearth occult secrets, master powerful magic - and change the world through your choices.

Why similar: Open World 38%, First-Person 18.9%, RPG 16.7%, Action RPG 9.7%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%

Kill the Shadow is a detective game with multiple endings, featuring 2.5D pixel art and semi-open exploration and investigation. Play as Lucas, a former police officer, alongside a mysterious Shadow who can see the “past.” Remember—every choice you make will change the fate of countless characters!

Why similar: Detective 61%, Puzzle 11.9%, RPG 9.8%, Pixel Graphics 8.8%, Adventure 5.6%

Whispers of a Machine is a Sci-Fi Nordic Noir that tells the story of Vera, a cybernetically augmented detective in a post-AI world, who investigates a string of murders and unravels a dark conflict over forbidden technology.

Why similar: Detective 37.7%, Noir 25%, Cyberpunk 18.9%, Adventure 5.5%, Puzzle 4.7%

Action-adventure + Third person shooter. The year is 2042, the near future, the gloomy world of cyberpunk will offer you the role of detective Foz. Random circumstances drag the hero into a showdown between gangs and corporations, where he has to make a choice on whose side he is.

Why similar: Noir 41.9%, Voxel 29% ★, Cyberpunk 18.3%, Atmospheric 4.1%, Action 2.8%

Investigate an infamous cold case in the eerie, abandoned town of Painscreek. Search for evidence, connect the dots and uncover who killed Vivian Roberts. Can you expose the truth behind this town’s dark secrets?

Why similar: Detective 57.1%, Open World 15.4%, Puzzle 9.7%, First-Person 7.6%, Atmospheric 5%

Step into the shoes of a skilled Anonymous hacker and embark on a mission to unveil the truth hidden behind a sinister organization's plans to monitor civilian data and enforce mass surveillance.

Why similar: Detective 27%, Immersive Sim 21.8%, Hacking 14.7% ★, Cyberpunk 11.4%, Stealth 10.1%

A private-eye must deceive a rich family into revealing their darkest secrets, before the killer amongst them silences everyone.

Why similar: Noir 45.2%, Detective 40.5%, RPG 7.1%, Pixel Graphics 5.3%, Atmospheric 1.9%

Navigate your scrappy ship through the boneyard in search of valuable parts in abandoned vessels. Use salvage to upgrade your ship, or sell it for cash to pay down your mounting debt, or restock fuel, air, or food. Fly and role-play aboard your dream spaceship in this hardcore noir space-sim.

Why similar: Sandbox 28.9%, Immersive Sim 20.1%, Procedural Generation 17.2%, Cyberpunk 16.8%, Open World 12.1%

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: Detective 42.3%, Noir 37.2%, Puzzle 7.9%, First-Person 5.4%, Adventure 4.8%

The year is 2033. Your name is Tex Murphy, Private Investigator in San Francisco. You've been hired by the beautiful daughter of a university professor to uncover the facts about his death. As you begin your investigation you uncover the deaths of several prominent members of the scientific community.

Why similar: Detective 34.8%, Noir 30.8%, Cyberpunk 14.2%, Open World 7.8%, Adventure 5.3%

Weird west legends meet eldritch horror in BLOOD WEST, an immersive stealth FPS. Become the Undead Gunslinger, doomed to roam the barren lands until he manages to purge their curse, freeing his soul. 3 varied scenarios, perk-based character progression, and 20+ hours of gameplay await you!

Why similar: Stealth 30.8%, Immersive Sim 28%, Open World 20%, First-Person 9.1%, RPG 7.1%

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 38%, Detective 35%, Cyberpunk 18.9%, Pixel Graphics 5.1%, Adventure 2.8%

Explore, fight, survive and unravel mysteries in this unique and unforgiving 3D isometric RPG set in an original dark, low fantasy world. Exanima's exceptional attention to detail and realistic simulation of all things aim to provide a deeply immersive and dynamic gameplay experience.

Why similar: RPG 43.9%, Adventure 15.1%, Atmospheric 13.6%, Action 13.2%, Singleplayer 7.3%

In this detective RPG, you untangle a thick web of intrigues, lies, and secrets that surround a mysterious death. Find the origin of eerie telegraph signals, question the villagers, decipher the strange symbols that are suddenly appearing all over town - and hide from the danger lurking in the moor.

Why similar: Detective 50.6%, Stealth 27.4%, First-Person 9.7%, RPG 6.3%, Adventure 3.9%

Become the most celebrated detective of all time: Sherlock Holmes! Use your impressive talents as a detective to solve six thrilling and varied cases: murders, missing persons, spectacular thefts and numerous investigations that sometimes lead you into the realms of the fantastic.

Why similar: Detective 75.3%, Puzzle 6.6%, Open World 5.5%, Adventure 5.2%, Atmospheric 2.9%