- #1 Disco Elysium - The Final Cut
97% matchVery Positive93% of 130,397 reviews2019
Dev: ZA/UM
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 22.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 15.6%, CRPG 11.7%, Noir 11.2%, Isometric 11.1%, Choices Matter 9.3%
- #2 Savior Syndrome
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Half-Price Punk Spiders
Windows · Linux
Is a psychological dialogue-based RPG set in a world where genetic experiments coexist with occult practices.
Why similar: Detective 17.8%, Isometric 15.7%, CRPG 14.7%, Noir 14.1%, Choices Matter 9.7%
- #3 Revolution's Eternal Debt
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Trokhi Games
Windows
Revolution is not an easy task. It takes a lot of blood sweat and tears. What price are you willing to pay to stop it? Find your missing sister in the chaos of the uprising. Unravel the occult conspiracies. Lead the masses from the shadows. Every choice you make changes the course of history.
Why similar: CRPG 20.4%, Isometric 14.3%, Alternate History 12.7%, Detective 11.3%, Point & Click 10.8%
- #4 Gamedec - Definitive Edition
95% matchMostly Positive80% of 1,735 reviews2021
Dev: Anshar StudiosPub: Anshar Publishing
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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 15.1%, Detective 13.1%, CRPG 12.8%, Cyberpunk 11.8%, Isometric 10.2%
- #5 Jim's Nightmare: Chapter 1
94% matchPositive81% of 26 reviews2024
Dev: Pumpkiny GamesPub: Sky Den Games
Windows
Go ahead and take on this psychological point and click puzzle adventure. Uncover the truth behind Jim’s shady past, his current mental illness and his peerless journey to vanquish a madman!
Why similar: Noir 19.9%, Detective 16%, Isometric 14.4%, Point & Click 9.5%, Choices Matter 9%
- #6 Can't Even See the Sky
94% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Meshock Games
Windows
Your character is a man with a troubled past who finds himself trapped in a city on the brink of civil war. Look for ways to get out of the city and make peace with the past. Will you pull yourself together or drown in the abyss of despair?
Why similar: CRPG 18.3%, Alternate History 14.5%, Detective 13.2%, Isometric 11.3%, Point & Click 8.6%
- #7 The Red Weight
93% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Alsakin Games
Windows
A story-rich mystery on Mars where your choices matter. You play as a geologist in a Martian habitat investigating a secret that has been ten thousand years patient.
Why similar: CRPG 24.2%, Noir 22.1%, Detective 14.6%, Cyberpunk 13.3%, Point & Click 10.6%
- #8 The Bookwalker: Thief of Tales
92% matchVery Positive92% of 2,804 reviews2023
Dev: DO MY BESTPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
The Bookwalker is a narrative adventure in which you play as Etienne Quist, a writer-turned-thief with the ability to dive into books. Use your powers to journey between reality and book worlds, and steal legendary items like Thor's Hammer and Excalibur to restore your ability to write.
Why similar: Noir 20.2%, Isometric 15%, Detective 14.2%, Lore-Rich 10.2%, Surreal 8.7%
- #9 Travelling At Night
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Weather Factory
Windows · Mac · Linux
CONJURE. CONFESS. DISAPPEAR. Be an exorcist, a stage magician, or - worse yet - a writer, in this globe-trotting choices-matter CRPG. In a very alternate 1940s Europe, choose sides; choose motives; choose your History.
Why similar: CRPG 18.6%, Alternate History 12.4%, Isometric 11.6%, Detective 11.2%, Lore-Rich 9.3%
- #10 Feline Fever Dream
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Napcat StudioPub: Craftmos Games
Windows
Feline Fever Dream is a cat-themed RPG. On a sweltering island night, you awaken beside an incinerator to find… you're a cat?! Step out on unfamiliar paws, journey across Rosadol, unravel the mysteries of this bizarre summer, and uncover the fate that binds you to this island.
Why similar: Noir 19.9%, Detective 15.2%, Isometric 13%, Character Customization 8.7%, Point & Click 8.6%
- #11 Clam Man 2: Open Mic
90% matchVery Positive97% of 460 reviews2020
Dev: Sideby Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
OPEN MIC is the free prologue to the upcoming Clam Man 2: Headliner - a narrative adventure RPG where you escape your boring desk job to become a comedian!
Why similar: CRPG 26.8%, Isometric 16.9%, Point & Click 10.7%, Choices Matter 10.6%, Visual Novel 8.7%
- #12 Chaos Chain
89% matchVery Positive93% of 70 reviews2022
Dev: Corrosive Studios LLC
Windows
A dark cyberpunk RPG in a bleak dystopian future. Become a "freelancer" in the heart of Slade City, a sprawling urban nightmare of grimy asphalt and broken dreams where crime and disorder run rampant. - Stay Alert. Stay Armed. Stay Alive. Don't lose your humanity.
Why similar: CRPG 22.1%, Cyberpunk 15.2%, Post-apocalyptic 12.3%, Character Customization 9.4%, Lore-Rich 9.4%
- #13 西渡记
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 了草工作室Pub: 噪点游戏 SERICA GAMES
Windows
一款生存角色扮演游戏——中原大乱,你将扮演一介寒门书生,从长安出发,远赴西北凉州。一路上,你将结交形形色色的伙伴,与他们共同面对战争和死亡。
Why similar: CRPG 34.8%, Detective 18%, Choices Matter 12.5%, RPG 10.2%, Character Customization 8.9%
- #14 Blue Book
88% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Next Genium
Windows
Blue Book is a sci-fi detective quest with point'n'click elements, where there are no hints, there are false clues and only your conclusion. Analyze testimonies, find inconsistencies, follow the logic. Become an FBI agent and unravel a chain of mysterious disappearances in a quiet American town.
Why similar: Detective 22.7%, Noir 16.7%, Point & Click 12.1%, Visual Novel 10.7%, Character Customization 10.3%
- #15 Soulscape2 Fragments of The Present
87% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Hexonine Games Inc.
Windows
Dive into a dark cyber noir conspiracy in this solo developed, story rich CRPG. Set in a dystopian near future, guide Blake Turner and his squad through isometric exploration, deeply strategic turn-based combat, branching dialogue, and infinite post game progression.
Why similar: CRPG 23.2%, Noir 17.6%, Cyberpunk 14.6%, Point & Click 10.3%, Character Customization 9%
- #16 Let Bions Be Bygones
86% matchMixed70% of 133 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 23.6%, Detective 17.1%, Cyberpunk 14.9%, Lore-Rich 11.8%, Point & Click 10.5%
- #17 .curator
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: STRTL LIMITED
Windows · Mac · Linux
In a world imagined by acclaimed SF writer Richard K. Morgan, you are The .Curator. Use C.R.I.S.S.I. to glimpse the future — and rewrite it! In this episode-based detective adventure, choose your path, decide who lives or dies, and turn enemies into stepping stones toward saving the world.
Why similar: CRPG 21.1%, Noir 19.2%, Alternate History 14.3%, Detective 14.3%, Lore-Rich 9.9%
- #18 Shadow City Mysteries: Case Files - Rise of the Rat King
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Play On Words Studios
Windows
Shadow City Mysteries: Case Files – Rise of the Rat King is a narrative game set in Shadow City’s underbelly. Assume the role of the Rat King, an underworld mastermind fighting for absolute power. Shape your legend by forging alliances, crushing rivals, and leaving a trail of consequences.
Why similar: Noir 24.1%, Alternate History 15.5%, Detective 13.9%, Cyberpunk 11.9%, Visual Novel 9.7%
- #19 Sovereign Syndicate
84% matchMostly Positive80% of 642 reviews2024
Dev: Crimson Herring StudiosPub: Zugalu Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 60%
A Victorian steampunk RPG with tarot cards instead of dice. Investigate the disappearance of society’s most vulnerable to uncover a mysterious cult. Play as three characters, each with their own skills and motivations. Customize your characters with narrative choices to unlock new tarot cards.
Why similar: CRPG 24.1%, Isometric 17.5%, Alternate History 9.1%, Choices Matter 8.9%, Character Customization 7.6%
- #20 Death Trash
84% matchVery Positive92% of 3,720 reviews2021
Dev: Crafting Legends
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Death Trash features a post-apocalyptic world where cosmic horrors long for humanity but meet punks with shotguns. It combines old-school role-playing, modern action gameplay and player freedom. Create your own character and explore a handcrafted world.
Why similar: CRPG 17.7%, Isometric 15.1%, Post-apocalyptic 13.9%, Cyberpunk 12.4%, Character Customization 8.2%
- #21 Esoteric Ebb
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 9,245 reviews2026
Dev: Christoffer BodegårdPub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 10.9 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Esoteric Ebb is a single-player CRPG inspired by the freedom of tabletop adventures. Unravel a political conspiracy with your goblin sidekick. Roll dice in tense encounters. Become a cleric of legends or completely ruin the campaign.
Why similar: CRPG 24.6%, Isometric 18.4%, Choices Matter 11.7%, Point & Click 8.1%, Story Rich 8%
- #22 The Thaumaturge
82% matchVery Positive83% of 5,876 reviews2024
Dev: Fool's TheoryPub: 11 bit studios
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
The Thaumaturge is a character-driven RPG with a rich story, morally ambiguous choices, and turn-based combat. In a city on the brink of change, use your mystical powers to read emotions, uncover motives, and command folklore-inspired demons — while resisting the temptation of your own pride.
Why similar: CRPG 22.3%, Isometric 17%, Detective 16.7%, Choices Matter 8.4%, Point & Click 8.3%
- #23 Encased: A Sci-Fi Post-Apocalyptic RPG
83% matchMostly Positive77% of 4,794 reviews2021
Dev: Dark Crystal GamesPub: Prime Matter
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A tactical sci-fi RPG set in an alternative 1970's, where an enormous and inexplicable artifact –the Dome– is discovered in a remote desert. Fight enemies, explore the anomalous wasteland, level up your character, join one of the forces in the ruined world.
Why similar: CRPG 30.3%, Post-apocalyptic 16.5%, Isometric 16%, Alternate History 8.5%, RPG 8%
- #24 Sinesperia
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ocram Ratte
Windows
Someone lived a life here. You just can't remember it yet.
Why similar: Isometric 19.5%, CRPG 16.7%, Post-apocalyptic 16.4%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Alternate History 9.6%
- #25 Acrônimo Tupiniquim
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cigarras & Cigarros
Windows
The greatest detective in São Paolo is dead, and you are the prime suspect in his death. Investigate the detective's past cases, unravel the web of mysteries that binds the great city, and prove your innocence. Enigmatic letters, hidden secrets, and one certainty: Every story has two sides.
Why similar: Noir 30.8%, Detective 26.3%, Isometric 8.9%, Visual Novel 8.8%, Story Rich 8.3%
- #26 SunSet Diffusion
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: RinGames
Windows
With the sun on the verge of burning out, embark on an isometric single-player RPG adventure in a magical realist world. Explore, converse, enhance stats, and make choices. Focus solely on your survival or uncover the secrets of the apocalypse; it all depends on your decisions.
Why similar: CRPG 25.4%, Isometric 18%, Choices Matter 12%, Alternate History 10.6%, RPG 10.2%
- #27 Apple Pie Bueno
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Jeebus
Windows
Sci-Fi adventure! Run from the law through the remnants of the US, centuries after the ice caps melt. America is a flooded, war-ravaged shell of its former self... and it's doing GREAT!
Why similar: Alternate History 19.5%, Cyberpunk 13.6%, Post-apocalyptic 10.9%, Choices Matter 9.8%, Open World 9%
- #28 Whispers of a Machine
79% matchVery Positive93% of 2,011 reviews2019
Dev: Clifftop GamesPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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 23%, Noir 18%, Cyberpunk 17%, Point & Click 16.8%, Choices Matter 8.3%
- #29 ATOM RPG: Post-apocalyptic indie game
78% matchVery Positive85% of 10,540 reviews2018
Dev: AtomTeam
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 27.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
ATOM RPG is a post-apocalyptic indie game, inspired by classic CRPGs: Fallout, Wasteland, Deus Ex, Baldur's Gate and many others.
Why similar: CRPG 26.7%, Alternate History 18.2%, Isometric 16.9%, Post-apocalyptic 13.8%, RPG 6.7%
- #30 Tangle Tower
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 6,631 reviews2019
Dev: SFB Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.6 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?
Why similar: Detective 27.5%, Noir 21.5%, Point & Click 14.5%, Visual Novel 9.8%, Story Rich 6.5%
- #31 Hollow Home
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Twigames Inc.Pub: Crunchy Leaf Games
Windows
Hollow Home is a narrative survival RPG set in a city under siege. Learn to adapt, choose who to trust and make decisions that carry real weight. No weapons, no battles and no easy answers.
Why similar: CRPG 23%, Isometric 18%, Point & Click 10.7%, Choices Matter 9.9%, Character Customization 8.8%
- #32 Synther
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: NeofuturismPub: No Gravity Games
Windows
Synther is an FPP simulation game with adventure-like, detective elements set in a futuristic, open world. The game is innovative and reminiscent of early 3D games and DOS applications.
Why similar: Noir 33.5%, Detective 26%, Cyberpunk 24.9%, Story Rich 7.9%, RPG 7.8%
- #33 Vampire: The Masquerade — ETERNAL WHISPERS
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: FlyosPub: Kwalee
Windows
Vampire: The Masquerade — ETERNAL WHISPERS is a narrative-driven CRPG set in the World of Darkness. Awaken from decades of torpor into a dark-modern Montreal consumed by political intrigue, buried secrets and personal horror.
Why similar: CRPG 31%, Isometric 18.6%, Lore-Rich 12.8%, Detective 10.6%, RPG 10.1%
- #34 Vampire: The Masquerade - Heartless Lullaby
76% matchVery Positive81% of 390 reviews2022
Dev: Entalto Studios
Windows
Experience Vampire: The Masquerade in a new way through this isometric cRPG. Change perspectives as you travel through the Heartless Club as a Human and a Vampire. Roll the dice, take your choices, and embrace the night in this narrative prologue.
Why similar: CRPG 23.2%, Isometric 19.3%, Lore-Rich 11.9%, Choices Matter 11%, Point & Click 10.4%
- #35 SOLDA
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nullbyte Works
Windows
In AUREX, a city where every citizen's emotions are controlled, you are SOLDA, a rookie special investigator. Armed with an emotion scanner that reads what suspects try to hide, catch the tremor behind every lie, piece the clues together, and uncover the truth.
Why similar: Detective 26.8%, Noir 19%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Cyberpunk 13%, Story Rich 8.5%
- #36 Lightracer: For Judge
74% matchVery Positive93% of 499 reviews2025
Dev: Smartmelon Games
Windows
In a dystopian future, as The Judge with immense power, you journey through space to find hope in a divided society. This sci-fi adventure explores hope amidst adversity.
Why similar: Noir 20.2%, Detective 14.3%, Cyberpunk 11.8%, Visual Novel 10.4%, Point & Click 9.1%
- #37 Eastwynne
75% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: WTS₂Pub: DaBest Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
A narrative-focused CRPG set in the grandiose city of Eastwynne, where magic is commonplace. It's 2021, and the start of a new college year. Follow the stories of a group of magical university students; how will your choices alter their lives?
Why similar: CRPG 26.3%, Isometric 14.1%, Choices Matter 11.4%, Lore-Rich 10.3%, Character Customization 10%
- #38 Cathouse Club
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cathouse Club LLC
Windows
Cathouse Club is a top down, point and-click RPG that blends detective storytelling with emotional skill checks and D20 style dice rolls. Explore a flooded, climate-ravaged New York City through the eyes of an AI reliving human memories.
Why similar: Isometric 25.6%, Detective 18.4%, Choices Matter 13.5%, Point & Click 11.1%, RPG 10%
- #39 Saturn
73% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,226 reviews2024
Dev: Ninsar Games
Windows
Saturn is a tactical RPG set on the moons of Saturn and on Earth. The protagonist controls robots on the moons of Saturn and explores an underground city where one can find keys to the secrets of deep space.
Why similar: Isometric 23.4%, CRPG 16.2%, Cyberpunk 12.6%, Choices Matter 11.4%, Point & Click 9.3%
- #40 Nexus PI
73% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: Lion Sized Studios
Windows
In a reality stuck in a technologically unadvanced society stricken with the negative impacts of a worldwide climate disaster, you are a uniquely powered private investigator tasked with uncovering advanced technology from another reality with the potential to save your whole world.
Why similar: Noir 27.9%, Detective 21.6%, Cyberpunk 17.8%, Alternate History 13%, RPG 6.7%
- #41 Tangerine Antarctic
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dark Math Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Welcome, detective, to World’s End’s most luxurious hotel: the Tangerine Antarctic at Mt. Hope. The ultimate comfort for the powerful elites past, present and future. No desire is off-limits, privacy is absolute and nothing is certain. Except: you shouldn't be here. And the murders are very real.
Why similar: Noir 23.2%, CRPG 22%, Detective 18%, Character Customization 9.3%, Choices Matter 8.7%
- #42 Soulscape: Shadows of The Past (Episode 1)
73% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: Hexonine Games Inc.
Windows
A former agent. A past that won't stay buried. Your choices shape Blake Turner's mood and his mood reshapes the story, the world, and even the music itself. A psychological, choice-driven adventure of betrayal, identity, and redemption.
Why similar: Noir 22.8%, Cyberpunk 17.6%, Detective 16.7%, Point & Click 13.5%, Choices Matter 11.6%
- #43 The Necromancer's Tale
70% matchVery Positive92% of 935 reviews2025
Dev: Psychic Software
Windows · Mac
A story-rich gothic RPG. Master the rituals of an ancient spellbook. Commune with the realm of the dead and struggle with your descent into madness. Build the power to raise an undead army and march against your enemies. Progress through secrecy, diplomacy, blackmail, coercion and seduction.
Why similar: CRPG 22.5%, Alternate History 17.3%, Detective 13.4%, Lore-Rich 10.6%, Choices Matter 7.8%
- #44 Mithra
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Seventh Disorder
Windows · Mac · Linux
Investigate the world's first cult in a cryptic mystery adventure that blurs the lines between fiction and reality. We've been keeping an eye on you. Follow us further down the rabbit hole...
Why similar: Noir 21.5%, Alternate History 17.6%, Detective 16.9%, Lore-Rich 11.5%, Post-apocalyptic 10.8%
- #45 Further Education
71% matchMixed42% of 12 reviews2024
Dev: Kvitravn Tales
Windows · Mac · Linux
Further Education is a visual novel set in 80s inspired world, mainly in a divided USA where choices matter. Take on mind bending cases, collide with world powers and combat your inner demons - in hopes of becoming a better son, a better friend and ultimately - a better person.
Why similar: Noir 25.7%, Alternate History 18.8%, Cyberpunk 17.8%, Detective 16.4%, Choices Matter 10.8%
- #46 Sovietpunk: Chapter one
71% matchMixed69% of 192 reviews2021
Dev: Hot Chill
Windows
Sovietpunk is a cyberpunk story set in the setting of the Soviet Union after a global nuclear war. You have to guide the main character through the gloomy tunnels, in which the struggle for life is in full swing.
Why similar: Alternate History 19.1%, Cyberpunk 16.4%, Post-apocalyptic 15.1%, Point & Click 13.6%, Visual Novel 10.5%
- #47 Precinct 2099
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: ThinkingLiteSoft
Windows
NeoTokyo, 2099. The man who sold immortality is dead in a penthouse sealed from the inside. You are detective Kade Katano: scan the scene, read people, roll the dice and decide which truth closes the file. A noir visual novel — one complete case, three endings.
Why similar: Noir 26%, Detective 22.4%, Cyberpunk 19.7%, Visual Novel 13.3%, RPG 8.2%
- #48 HOLLOW MIRE
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mowlo Games
Windows
A war hero returns to a shattered England, searching for his missing family while confronting nightmares that defy reality. A choice-driven, narrative thriller with 8 unique endings.
Why similar: Noir 19.4%, Detective 17.5%, Isometric 15.3%, Choices Matter 9.7%, Point & Click 8.7%
- #49 Celestial Return
67% matchVery Positive88% of 159 reviews2026
Dev: Metaphor GamesPub: Shoreline Games
Windows
Loot, bribe, gamble, survive. The dice will be your savior or your downfall in this story-driven RPG. Every roll matters when trying to uncover cosmic horrors and outwit megacorps. Pray your next roll won’t be your last.
Why similar: CRPG 22.3%, Isometric 15.2%, Cyberpunk 14.2%, Choices Matter 8.9%, Point & Click 8.1%
- #50 Artificial Detective
69% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: VIVIX Inc.
Windows
Artificial Detective is an action-adventure where you step into the shoes of a robodetective in a dystopian city overrun by rogue robots. Lead your underdog team of a military robodog and a human girl as you fight, hack, and outsmart your enemies to uncover why humans are gone.
Why similar: Noir 23.3%, Alternate History 20.1%, Detective 18.1%, Cyberpunk 15.2%, Post-apocalyptic 12.6%
- #51 Paradigm Island
68% matchMostly Positive79% of 24 reviews2025
Dev: End-all Entertainment
Windows · Linux
Step into the shoes of a young mercenary in the midst of an identity crisis. Explore a surreal world on the edge of collapse, shape your identity through choice, and navigate a web of shifting loyalties, hidden agendas, and uncomfortable truths.
Why similar: CRPG 22%, Isometric 18.3%, Choices Matter 11.3%, Point & Click 9.9%, Visual Novel 8.1%
- #52 Gemini Rue
71% matchVery Positive88% of 1,884 reviews2011
Dev: Joshua NuernbergerPub: Wadjet Eye Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Discover a world where life is cheap, identities are bought & sold, & a quest for redemption can change the fate of a whole galaxy.
Why similar: Noir 35.4%, Point & Click 21.9%, Cyberpunk 21.5%, Detective 13.7%, Story Rich 5.2%
- #53 UnderRail
70% matchVery Positive86% of 7,229 reviews2015
Dev: Stygian Software
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 39.2 hrs≥1hr: 68%
UnderRail is an old-school turn-based isometric role-playing game that features a large open post-apocalyptic world, deep and challenging combat and an intricate storyline.
Why similar: CRPG 26.9%, Isometric 23.9%, Post-apocalyptic 19.4%, RPG 13.9%, Cyberpunk 6.8%
- #54 Dicefall
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: DropC Gamestudio
Windows
Immerse yourself in a 2D action RPG where you explore the metropolis of Dicefall and let the roll of the dice decide victory or defeat. Craft powerful dice, upgrade your abilities, make crucial decisions, and survive the city’s political power struggles to find your missing brother.
Why similar: CRPG 25.3%, RPG 15.1%, Open World 11.4%, Lore-Rich 11.2%, Exploration 9.2%
- #55 Betrayal At Club Low
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 584 reviews2022
Dev: Cosmo D Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 66%
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 21.3%, Detective 15.8%, Lore-Rich 10.8%, Point & Click 10.7%, Surreal 9.8%
- #56 Hopetown
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Longdue Games
Windows
Designed by some of the team behind the groundbreaking Disco Elysium, Hopetown is a narrative-first RPG with resonant storytelling and seismic conversations. Things will change under your nose and under your heel. Words will be your weapons, and you'll make your own truth.
Why similar: CRPG 21.8%, Isometric 15.2%, Alternate History 13.3%, Detective 12.9%, Choices Matter 8.8%
- #57 Laws of Nadragia
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Fuzzy Pixel Game Studio
Windows · Linux
Become a prosecutor in the totalitarian Nadragia. Convict criminals: use the laws and facts of court cases to get a verdict at any cost... But can you keep your conscience?
Why similar: CRPG 23.6%, Detective 18.3%, Isometric 15.1%, Point & Click 9.9%, Visual Novel 9.3%
- #58 Yoko Redux: Dreams of a Blue Planet
67% matchPositive89% of 19 reviews2022
Dev: Missing Sentinel SoftwarePub: RedTigerPro
Windows · Mac · Linux
"Who is Yoko?" Unlock the mystery as you control Locke, Jeanne and Primus to discover the secrets of their existence in this point and click, cyberpunk noir adventure.
Why similar: Noir 25.9%, Detective 18.5%, Cyberpunk 17.4%, Point & Click 11.8%, Visual Novel 8.7%
- #59 鸳鸯风云录——白中悬案(Phoenix sword: The Hidden Scroll)
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Rex Studio
Windows
In 1630, Ming Dynasty collapses—famine, war, and rebellion plague the land. When a tyrant is murdered in "utopian" Baichu County, detectives Yue Wuxi and Feng Shengjue investigate, unwittingly uncovering a conspiracy that will shake both court and martial world...
Why similar: Noir 23.5%, Alternate History 20.2%, Detective 18.4%, Lore-Rich 13.7%, Visual Novel 12%