- #1 Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You
97% matchVery Positive90% of 15,558 reviews2016
Dev: Osmotic StudiosPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Big Brother has arrived - and it’s you. Investigate the lives of citizens to find those responsible for a series of terror attacks. Information from the internet, personal communications and private files are all accessible to you. But, be warned, the information you supply will have consequences.
Why similar: Choices Matter 44.4%, Simulation 22.2%, Dystopian 8.9%, Detective 6.7%, Hacking 6.4% ★
Why You'll Like It: This game perfectly mirrors the surveillance and digital investigation mechanics found in the seed game.
- #2 Silicon Dreams | cyberpunk interrogation
96% matchVery Positive94% of 256 reviews2021
Dev: James PattonPub: Clockwork Bird
Windows · Mac · Linux
It’s 2065, and you are an interrogator-model android tasked with rooting out deviants among your own kind. You must probe for lies, monitor and exploit emotional spikes, earn the trust of your subjects, and make the final call: release, or destroy?
Why similar: Cyberpunk 16.6%, Dystopian 14.4%, Detective 13.6%, Choices Matter 11.6%, Multiple Endings 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses heavily on the interrogation and dialogue-based investigation mechanics central to the seed game.
- #3 The Red Strings Club
96% matchVery Positive93% of 14,255 reviews2018
Dev: DeconstructeamPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
The Red Strings Club is a cyberpunk narrative experience about fate and happiness featuring the extensive use of pottery, bartending and impersonating people on the phone to take down a corporate conspiracy.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 34.4%, Choices Matter 15.3%, Story Rich 11.3%, Dystopian 10.2%, Point & Click 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: It shares the cyberpunk setting and the heavy emphasis on moral choices and narrative-driven investigation.
- #4 Cyber Manhunt
95% matchVery Positive92% of 15,668 reviews2021
Dev: Aluba Van+Pub: 摸鱼游戏
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Cyber Manhunt is a story-oriented puzzle game focusing on big data, hacking, citizen privacy, and social workers. It focuses on social issues such as cyber violence and privacy breaches.
Why similar: Hacking 45.1% ★, Detective 17.4%, Simulation 13.4%, Cyberpunk 10.8%, Story Rich 5%
Why You'll Like It: This simulator captures the hacking and data-mining aspects of detective work in a modern digital setting.
- #5 Orwell: Ignorance is Strength
94% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,911 reviews2018
Dev: Osmotic StudiosPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Step into the shoes of a government official in a top-secret department of the Orwell surveillance program. Given the power to both uncover and fabricate "the truth", how far will you go in the service of your country? Season 2 of Orwell, the award-winning surveillance thriller.
Why similar: Hacking 19% ★, Dystopian 18.5%, Detective 15.5%, Choices Matter 10.6%, Point & Click 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: The sequel expands on the surveillance themes and moral dilemmas of the original, fitting the seed game's atmosphere.
- #6 Lacuna – A Sci-Fi Noir Adventure
94% matchVery Positive92% of 2,943 reviews2021
Dev: DigiTales InteractivePub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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: Detective 26.4%, Cyberpunk 22.7%, Choices Matter 14%, Futuristic 11.3%, Multiple Endings 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: A strong detective narrative set in a sci-fi world that requires careful deduction and decision-making.
- #7 Whispers of a Machine
93% 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 22.7%, Cyberpunk 18%, Point & Click 17.6%, Female Protagonist 10.5%, Choices Matter 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi detective story featuring a female protagonist and a focus on investigation and moral choices.
- #8 Gamedec - Definitive Edition
92% 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: Detective 23.3%, Cyberpunk 22.5%, Choices Matter 13.4%, Visual Novel 10.6%, Multiple Endings 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: An isometric RPG that focuses on investigation and choices without traditional combat, much like the seed game.
- #9 Chinatown Detective Agency
91% matchMostly Positive72% of 159 reviews2022
Dev: General Interactive Co.Pub: Balor Games
Windows · Mac
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: Detective 19.6%, Dystopian 15.3%, Cyberpunk 15%, Point & Click 11.6%, Choices Matter 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: A detective game that requires real-world research and investigation to solve complex cases.
- #10 Replica
91% matchVery Positive86% of 3,527 reviews2016
Dev: Somi
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 36.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Replica is an interactive novel game played through a cellphone and social media. The insane experience of peeping into someone's private life through a cellphone will transform you into the state's greatest patriot.
Why similar: Hacking 41.8% ★, Dystopian 30.5%, Story Rich 8.3%, Choices Matter 6.1%, Indie 4.4%
Why You'll Like It: This game centers entirely on hacking into a phone to uncover secrets, closely matching the seed game's core loop.
- #11 Technobabylon
90% matchVery Positive94% of 1,635 reviews2015
Dev: Technocrat GamesPub: Wadjet Eye Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
A cyberpunk adventure game from the studio that brought you Gemini Rue and Blackwell! The year is 2087. Genetic engineering is the norm, and an omnipresent AI powers the city. Take control of three citizens of this world as they struggle to understand a deadly conspiracy.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 40.5%, Point & Click 29.7%, Female Protagonist 7.9%, Story Rich 7.8%, Adventure 6%
Why You'll Like It: A classic cyberpunk detective adventure that explores themes of digital dominance and AI.
- #12 Beholder
89% matchVery Positive92% of 31,023 reviews2016
Dev: Alawar Stargaze (Warm Lamp Games)Pub: Alawar
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 14.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
You’re a state-installed landlord in a totalitarian country. Place listening devices, steal and sneak into your tenants’ apartments. Use what you uncovered to report anyone capable of plotting against the state. You MUST! But WILL you?
Why similar: Dystopian 28%, Choices Matter 14.3%, Point & Click 12.5%, Multiple Endings 9.7%, Dark 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: A dystopian simulation that forces you to monitor others and make difficult moral choices to survive.
- #13 Citizen Sleeper
88% matchVery Positive92% of 10,481 reviews2022
Dev: Jump Over The AgePub: Fellow Traveller
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Roleplaying in the ruins of interplanetary capitalism. Live the life of an escaped worker, washed-up on a lawless station at the edge of an interstellar society. Inspired by the flexibility and freedom of TTRPGs, explore the station, choose your friends, escape your past and change your future.
Why similar: Dystopian 24.6%, Cyberpunk 22.5%, Point & Click 12.4%, Futuristic 11.2%, Multiple Endings 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: A deep, narrative-heavy dystopian experience that focuses on survival and choices in a high-tech environment.
- #14 Interrogation: You will be deceived
89% matchMostly Positive78% of 382 reviews2019
Dev: Critique GamingPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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: Detective 30.3%, Choices Matter 16.3%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Dark 10.3%, Story Rich 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the high-stakes pressure of interrogating suspects and managing the consequences of your actions.
- #15 Headliner: NoviNews
87% matchVery Positive89% of 817 reviews2018
Dev: Unbound Creations
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Award-winning adventure where you control the news and its impact on society, your friends and career. Different choices lead to unique combinations of endings. Share your story with the community, and see what the players before you did.
Why similar: Dystopian 20.3%, Point & Click 14.5%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Choices Matter 13.4%, Multiple Endings 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the power of information and how your choices influence a dystopian society.
- #16 SIMULACRA
86% matchVery Positive90% of 4,678 reviews2017
Dev: Kaigan Games OÜ
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 71%
An interactive horror experience of exploring a missing woman’s phone.
Why similar: Detective 24.9%, Point & Click 14.9%, Choices Matter 12.5%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Multiple Endings 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: Uses a phone-based interface to conduct a digital investigation into a missing person's life.
- #17 Hacknet
86% matchVery Positive94% of 26,067 reviews2015
Dev: Team Fractal AlligatorPub: Fellow Traveller
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Hacknet is an immersive, terminal-based hacking simulator for PC. Dive down a rabbit hoIe as you follow the instructions of a recently deceased hacker, whose death may not have been the accident the media reports.
Why similar: Hacking 70.2% ★, Dystopian 6.1%, Detective 6%, Cyberpunk 5.3%, Choices Matter 3.4%
Why You'll Like It: A terminal-based hacking simulator that provides a realistic feel for digital intrusion and data theft.
- #18 Beyond a Steel Sky
85% matchVery Positive88% of 1,649 reviews2020
Dev: Revolution Software Ltd
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
From multi-award winning Revolution comes ‘Beyond a Steel Sky’, a groundbreaking 3D adventure thriller, set in an AI-driven future. Subvert the world, hack the systems and solve dark conspiracies to uncover the devastating truth.
Why similar: Hacking 19.3% ★, Dystopian 18.2%, Cyberpunk 17.8%, Point & Click 12.9%, Choices Matter 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: A point-and-click adventure set in a high-tech city that requires hacking and investigation to progress.
- #19 State of Mind
84% matchMostly Positive78% of 2,296 reviews2018
Dev: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%
State of Mind is a futuristic thriller game delving into transhumanism. The game explores themes of separation, disjuncture and reunification, in a world that is torn between a dystopian material reality and a utopian virtual future.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 25.7%, Dystopian 23%, Futuristic 15.6%, Story Rich 11.2%, Dark 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi thriller that explores themes of digital consciousness and dystopian control.
- #20 Neo Cab
84% matchMostly Positive79% of 2,886 reviews2019
Dev: Chance AgencyPub: Fellow Traveller
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 66%
A visual novel about emotional survival in an automated world. Play as Lina, the last human cab driver. It’s your first night driving the lonely streets of Los Ojos, and your best friend has just disappeared. Stay on the road. Stay on the search. Stay human.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 21.3%, Point & Click 13%, Choices Matter 12.4%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Multiple Endings 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven game about human connection and survival in a world dominated by automation.
- #21 Synergia
83% matchVery Positive87% of 819 reviews2020
Dev: Radi ArtPub: Top Hat Studios, Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Synergia is a yuri thriller visual novel that takes place in a cyberpunk future, wrapped up in a beautifully unique, vibrant neon aesthetic. At the end of the world, sometimes love is the ultimate crime.
Why similar: Dystopian 25.1%, Cyberpunk 22.2%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Female Protagonist 8.9%, Choices Matter 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: A visual novel that explores the relationship between humans and androids in a dystopian cyberpunk future.
- #22 Beat Cop
82% matchVery Positive82% of 6,185 reviews2017
Dev: Pixel CrowPub: 11 bit studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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 26.5%, Simulation 14.8%, Choices Matter 13.9%, Point & Click 13.7%, Adventure 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: A detective-themed game that emphasizes the gritty reality of police work and moral compromise.
- #23 Observer: System Redux
82% matchVery Positive85% of 2,998 reviews2020
Dev: Bloober TeamPub: Bloober Team SA
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 69%
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: Hacking 25.9% ★, Cyberpunk 18.4%, Detective 17.6%, Dystopian 13.9%, Choices Matter 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, dystopian detective game that involves hacking into the minds of victims and suspects.
- #24 VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 38,654 reviews2016
Dev: Sukeban GamesPub: Ysbryd Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 31.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
VA-11 HALL-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action is a booze em' up about waifus, technology, and post-dystopia life.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 22%, Dystopian 21%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Point & Click 10.2%, Choices Matter 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: While a bartending sim, it captures the dystopian atmosphere and character-driven storytelling of the seed game.
- #25 Gemini Rue
81% 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: Point & Click 25.4%, Cyberpunk 25.2%, Dystopian 16.2%, Detective 14.9%, Story Rich 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: A gritty, noir-inspired cyberpunk detective game with a strong focus on narrative and atmosphere.
- #26 Cyber Manhunt 2: New World - The Hacking Simulator
77% matchVery Positive93% of 5,660 reviews2025
Dev: Aluba Van+Pub: Spiral Up Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.1 hrsMean: 21.8 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Discover a digital realm shrouded in mystery. Sequel to an award-winning narrative driven hacking simulator puzzle game. Play as an AI assistant in a major corporation. Deploy intricate social engineering tactics and expose hidden truths in a world of ambition and high-tech deception.
Why similar: Hacking 23.4% ★, Detective 20.2%, Dystopian 17.8%, Point & Click 12%, Choices Matter 8.7%
- #27 Saint Kotar
80% matchMostly Positive74% of 289 reviews2021
Dev: The-Mark EntertainmentPub: SOEDESCO
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Saint Kotar is a psychological horror detective game set in a cursed valley in rural Croatia. Investigate the disappearance of your relative in the occult-ridden town of Sveti Kotar as you switch between conflicting realities through the eyes of two godly men.
Why similar: Detective 23.8%, Point & Click 14.6%, Choices Matter 13.5%, Visual Novel 8.9%, Multiple Endings 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological detective game that features complex choices and a dark, atmospheric setting.
- #28 VirtuaVerse
79% matchVery Positive82% of 1,115 reviews2020
Dev: Theta DivisionPub: Blood Music
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 62%
VirtuaVerse is a challenging old school cyberpunk point & click adventure set in a future not so far away narrating tales of technomancers, AVR graffiti writers, hacker groups, tribes of cryptoshamans, digital archeology, epic cyberwars and virtual reality debauchery.
Why similar: Dystopian 28.1%, Cyberpunk 25.6%, Point & Click 16.5%, Futuristic 8.6%, Story Rich 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: A classic point-and-click adventure set in a cyberpunk world filled with digital decay.
- #29 Shadowrun: Dragonfall - Director's Cut
79% matchVery Positive89% of 6,565 reviews2014
Dev: Harebrained SchemesPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Harebrained Schemes' biggest Shadowrun game to date, and the definitive Shadowrun RPG experience available on PC. Now a standalone title with tons of new content & improvements!
Why similar: Cyberpunk 68.2%, Story Rich 14.1%, Atmospheric 5.3%, Female Protagonist 4.5%, Adventure 2.9%
Why You'll Like It: Combines a cyberpunk setting with deep detective work and complex narrative choices.
- #30 Read Only Memories: NEURODIVER
78% matchMostly Positive72% of 223 reviews2024
Dev: MidBoss, LLC.Pub: Chorus Worldwide Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Read Only Memories: NEURODIVER is a story-rich adventure and the sequel to 2064: Read Only Memories. Explore the rich world with an intuitive point-and-click interface as you take on the role of a young psychic agent tasked with tracking down a mysterious antagonist hiding in people's memories.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 21.7%, Point & Click 13%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Choices Matter 11.2%, Multiple Endings 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: A cyberpunk detective adventure that involves diving into memories to solve crimes.
- #31 of the Devil
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 2,569 reviews2025
Dev: nth Circle Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 13.3 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Immerse yourself in neon, smoke, and high-stakes legal gambles as a Defense Attorney with uniquely Killer insights in this episodic, diabolically stylish visual novel adventure game.
Why similar: Detective 20.9%, Cyberpunk 19.3%, Dystopian 17.3%, Visual Novel 11.5%, Female Protagonist 10.8%
- #32 Song of Farca: Prologue
78% matchVery Positive89% of 209 reviews2021
Dev: Wooden MonkeysPub: Alawar
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 13.6 hrs≥1hr: 55%
You are Isabella Song – a hacker PI. Your job is to hack cameras, phones, and computers, as well as question suspects, analyze evidence and draw conclusions. But don't forget that in Farca city, even criminals can end up victims.
Why similar: Hacking 28% ★, Detective 22.1%, Cyberpunk 18.6%, Choices Matter 10.7%, Simulation 6.9%
- #33 The Operator
73% matchVery Positive92% of 8,818 reviews2024
Dev: Bureau 81
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 44.2%, Point & Click 17.7%, Atmospheric 10.7%, Simulation 9.7%, Visual Novel 7.8%
- #34 HEADLINER
77% matchMostly Positive77% of 937 reviews2017
Dev: Unbound Creations
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Short, thought-provoking adventure where you are a News Editor and decide what stories get published, set in a fictional city where most people are genetically modified. Multiple unique endings let you share your story and see what the Headliner before you did.
Why similar: Dystopian 25.3%, Choices Matter 19.3%, Multiple Endings 12.9%, Story Rich 7.2%, Female Protagonist 6%
- #35 Justice.exe
76% matchMixed69% of 103 reviews2022
Dev: Late Game ClutchPub: Gameclaw Studio
Windows · Mac
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: Dystopian 19.6%, Detective 16.5%, Cyberpunk 13.8%, Point & Click 10.3%, Choices Matter 9.5%
- #36 Zarathustra - Cybergeddon
75% matchMostly Positive79% of 70 reviews2024
Dev: Tim Rachor
Windows
Take on the role of Agent Amy Tanner and solve a case in a cyberpunk future, where technology and religion have become one - A classic pixel art point&click adventure.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 20.2%, Detective 18.8%, Dystopian 15.7%, Point & Click 14.6%, Female Protagonist 9.5%
- #37 Minds Beneath Us
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 6,307 reviews2024
Dev: BearBoneStudio
Windows
Median: 11.1 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%
MINDS BENEATH US is an emotional sci-fi narrative game. Through the eyes of a humble individual, experience a mad world where humans are exploited as computing devices for AI. Listen to the concerns of those you meet and offer guidance. Together, face challenges and confront an uncertain destiny.
Why similar: Dystopian 21.7%, Cyberpunk 18.5%, Choices Matter 11.5%, Visual Novel 10.2%, Point & Click 10%
- #38 Beholder 2
74% matchVery Positive87% of 8,130 reviews2018
Dev: Alawar Stargaze (Warm Lamp Games)Pub: Alawar
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 20.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
You are an intern at the central ministry of a totalitarian state with your whole career ahead of you. Work your way up the ladder by scheming against employees, spying on your boss, and completing paperwork. Or do you turn against the state and expose corruption. The choice is still yours to make!
Why similar: Dystopian 28.4%, Choices Matter 14.3%, Point & Click 11%, Multiple Endings 9.4%, Story Rich 8.1%
- #39 The Sundew
74% matchVery Positive86% of 107 reviews2021
Dev: 2054
Windows · Linux
You are Anna Isobe, a cyborg cop abandoned by progress and thrust into the midst of a global conspiracy. Experience classic point and click gameplay as you travel across the dark future, and make choices that will seal the fate of the world.
Why similar: Dystopian 20.3%, Cyberpunk 14.2%, Point & Click 13.8%, Choices Matter 12.2%, Female Protagonist 10.1%
- #40 Let Bions Be Bygones
72% 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: Detective 20.6%, Cyberpunk 19.4%, Dystopian 15.2%, Point & Click 13.4%, Choices Matter 11.3%
- #41 Tokyo Dark
72% matchVery Positive84% of 1,344 reviews2017
Dev: CherrymochiPub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Legend tells of a door deep below Tokyo's sewers. All who enter are lost forever. Detective Ito's partner is missing. Explore Tokyo & uncover the darkness that lays beneath the streets in this Point & Click - meets Visual Novel - narrative adventure that questions the very core of Ito's sanity.
Why similar: Detective 27.1%, Point & Click 16.5%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Female Protagonist 12.8%, Choices Matter 9.3%
- #42 Unavowed
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,607 reviews2018
Dev: Wadjet Eye Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
A demon has possessed you and used your body to tear a swath of bloodshed through New York. You are now free, but life as you knew it is over. Your only path forward is joining the Unavowed - an ancient society dedicated to stopping evil. No matter what the cost.
Why similar: Point & Click 24.3%, Detective 19.2%, Choices Matter 10.8%, Story Rich 10.2%, Female Protagonist 7%
- #43 Paradise Killer
70% matchVery Positive93% of 4,509 reviews2020
Dev: Kaizen Game WorksPub: Fellow Traveller
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 24.9%, Point & Click 15%, Choices Matter 13.6%, Female Protagonist 12.1%, Multiple Endings 10.6%
- #44 Solstice
73% matchMostly Positive76% of 191 reviews2016
Dev: MoaCube
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Solstice is a dystopian mystery visual novel about small personal disasters that turn into great catastrophes.
Why similar: Dystopian 20%, Choices Matter 13.9%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Female Protagonist 10.5%, Multiple Endings 10.3%
- #45 Telling Lies
73% matchMixed63% of 1,323 reviews2019
Dev: Sam BarlowPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Four private lives. One big lie. Search through secretly recorded video conversations to discover the truth. The successor to the acclaimed Her Story.
Why similar: Detective 33.6%, Point & Click 17.9%, Choices Matter 12.9%, Story Rich 11.5%, Simulation 8.3%
- #46 The Case of the Golden Idol
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 10,922 reviews2022
Dev: Color Gray GamesPub: Playstack
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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 35%, Point & Click 17.9%, Choices Matter 12.3%, Story Rich 9.9%, Dark 9.2%
- #47 Blacksad: Under the Skin
70% matchVery Positive83% of 6,950 reviews2019
Dev: Pendulo StudiosPub: Microids
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 73%
BLACKSAD: Under the Skin - A dark corruption scandal in the heart of the New York City's underworld for charismatic detective John Blacksad!
Why similar: Detective 27.6%, Point & Click 18%, Choices Matter 15.4%, Multiple Endings 12%, Story Rich 9.7%
- #48 Neofeud
71% matchVery Positive85% of 289 reviews2017
Dev: Silver Spook Games
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Neofeud is a Dystopic Cyberpunk adventure game in the vein of Blade Runner, but with an overlay of Game of Thrones-like political intrigue, and 1366x768, hand-painted, stylized visuals.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 30%, Dystopian 29.5%, Point & Click 17.9%, Story Rich 7.9%, Adventure 5.8%
- #49 SIMULACRA 2
69% matchVery Positive87% of 1,688 reviews2020
Dev: Kaigan GamesPub: Soft Source
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 75%
A dead influencer. An obsessed detective. Three suspects. Piece the truth together by going through the victim’s phone messages, videos, and social media in the follow up to the critically acclaimed SIMULACRA.
Why similar: Hacking 27.2% ★, Detective 21.1%, Point & Click 11.9%, Visual Novel 10.2%, Choices Matter 9.4%
- #50 She Sees Red - Interactive Movie
70% matchMostly Positive78% of 3,168 reviews2019
Dev: Rhinotales
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 75%
She Sees Red is a mature, hard-boiled interactive thriller. When someone is killed inside a nightclub, an experienced detective vows to put the murderer behind bars. Make choices that affect the narrative and experience several different endings in this blood-red interactive movie.
Why similar: Choices Matter 31.3%, Detective 16.8%, Multiple Endings 13.5%, Female Protagonist 12.4%, Story Rich 9.3%
- #51 ANONYMOUS;CODE
67% matchMostly Positive80% of 554 reviews2023
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 12.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Hack Into God
Why similar: Hacking 43.5% ★, Visual Novel 22.2%, Choices Matter 14.4%, Story Rich 10.3%, Adventure 7.9%
- #52 For Your Tranquility
69% matchMixed68% of 193 reviews2023
Dev: Gamesung Games
Windows · Mac
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 30.1%, Point & Click 17.5%, Choices Matter 15.3%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Story Rich 5.6%
- #53 Far Away
66% matchVery Positive95% of 8,179 reviews2021
Dev: Gratesca
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Far Away is a visual novel full of dark humor depicting immersive storylines rather than romantic drama. You will play as Krosa, a typical girl who experiences gang conflicts, crimes, conspiracies, and family grudges in the port city of Bedjan.
Why similar: Choices Matter 22.3%, Visual Novel 20.3%, Female Protagonist 17.2%, Story Rich 13%, Multiple Endings 12.1%
- #54 Kathy Rain: Director's Cut
67% matchVery Positive93% of 1,530 reviews2021
Dev: Clifftop GamesPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 73%
The award-winning point-and-click adventure returns in the Director's Cut with an extended story, additional puzzles, and new areas to explore. Witness the rise of an iconic detective as you uncover a dark and sinister truth hiding behind the calm exterior of a small rural town.
Why similar: Detective 28.4%, Point & Click 19%, Female Protagonist 13.6%, Visual Novel 9.6%, Story Rich 8.8%
- #55 Lightracer: For Judge
65% 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: Dystopian 18.8%, Detective 14.8%, Cyberpunk 13.1%, Visual Novel 10.7%, Choices Matter 10.2%
- #56 Dreamfall Chapters
68% matchVery Positive82% of 4,524 reviews2017
Dev: Red Thread Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
The Final Cut is the ultimate collector's edition of Dreamfall Chapters, a story-driven 3D adventure about choice and consequence, set in parallel worlds: a cyberpunk vision of the future and a magical fantasy realm.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 23%, Choices Matter 14.9%, Female Protagonist 12.7%, Story Rich 12.5%, Point & Click 11.8%
- #57 The Narcotic Operation
65% matchVery Positive88% of 519 reviews2025
Dev: Beijing Kuailai Technology Co., Ltd.
Windows
Step into the role of a shadowed undercover police officer in Dark Eyes, brave an area dominated by vice and crime, where allies and enemies blur. Every smirk, tear, and lie tightens the web of deceit—will you destroy the empire or lose yourself in its shadows?
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.8%, Multiple Endings 26.4%, Story Rich 20.5%, Choices Matter 16.9%, Adventure 4%
- #58 2064: Read Only Memories
68% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,676 reviews2015
Dev: MidBoss, LLC.Pub: Chorus Worldwide Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
2064: Read Only Memories is a cyberpunk point-and-click adventure set in Neo-San Francisco. Team up with Turing, the world's first sapient machine, to unravel a conspiracy that threatens to shake an entire society
Why similar: Cyberpunk 21.2%, Point & Click 12.8%, Choices Matter 11.6%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Multiple Endings 9.2%
- #59 MINDHACK
65% matchVery Positive93% of 745 reviews2023
Dev: VODKAdemo?
Windows · Mac
Change the minds of evildoers…for good! MINDHACK is a text adventure game where you meet unique evildoers, hack their minds, and rewrite them into happy people!
Why similar: Hacking 30.4% ★, Dystopian 27.2%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Futuristic 9.9%, Story Rich 8.8%