
Use your investigating skills to solve Zephyr City’s most heinous crimes through the eyes of infamous detective Nick Spade. This steampunk noir city is a rats nest of secrets and lies. Do you have what it takes to earn the title The Ace of Spades?
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Use your investigating skills to solve Zephyr City’s most heinous crimes through the eyes of infamous detective Nick Spade. This steampunk noir city is a rats nest of secrets and lies. Do you have what it takes to earn the title The Ace of Spades?

L.A. Noire
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.

Silhouette: Chapter One
Explore Silhouette: Chapter One - A First-Person, Story-Driven Mystery Adventure. Assume the role of Jim Grayson, an unwavering homicide detective hot on the trail of a disturbing serial killer with confusing motives.
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 22.9%, Noir 19.5%, Crime 19.4%, Investigation 8.7%, Open World 8.6%
Explore Silhouette: Chapter One - A First-Person, Story-Driven Mystery Adventure. Assume the role of Jim Grayson, an unwavering homicide detective hot on the trail of a disturbing serial killer with confusing motives.
Why similar: Detective 17.4%, Crime 17.3%, Investigation 12.9%, Noir 11.7%, Narration 9.6%
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: Noir 20.5%, Crime 20.5%, Narration 11.9%, Stealth 11.3%, Open World 9.3%
In this story-driven detective thriller, a young Sherlock Holmes struggles to prove himself as he navigates an exotic, dangerous island in the Mediterranean to investigate the mystery of his mother’s death.
Why similar: Detective 18.1%, Crime 16.4%, Investigation 11.3%, Open World 8.9%, Narration 8.8%
Jack Beckham is found dead, hanging in his apartment alone. Police rule it a suicide. His father, refusing to accept the conclusion, hires you to investigate. Delve into the clues left behind in his apartment to discover what really happened.
Why similar: Noir 22.6%, Detective 19%, Investigation 15%, Mystery 9.8%, Crime 7.3%
You are a detective on a rogue manhunt through the beautiful country of Italy. Gather clues, interview witnesses and uncover dark secrets to solve the case. Follow your own path to the solution in this 1970's noir crime road-trip.
Why similar: Noir 22.2%, Detective 20.4%, Investigation 16.1%, Mystery 10.4%, Puzzle 5.6%
The camera doesn’t lie, but the truth isn’t always obvious. Photograph traces, gather evidence, link clues on the board, search police databases for key info, and identify the culprit and the next attack site. Each case is a standalone mystery waiting to be solved.
Why similar: Crime 19.8%, Detective 17.1%, Noir 16.4%, Investigation 15.9%, Narration 11.9%
In a third-person RPG detective story, set in Bavaria in 1866, the medical student Valentin Schmidt travels to Wolpertshofen, when a sudden death causes turmoil in the village. Use your skills, find clues and question the villagers to stop the murders.
Why similar: Crime 26.4%, Detective 16.2%, Investigation 10.9%, Mystery 8.7%, Action-Adventure 7%
A noir detective game where you can bribe or intimidate suspects for extra clues.
Why similar: Noir 22.9%, Crime 19.8%, Detective 18.9%, Investigation 16.1%, Mystery 9.2%
Discover an untold crime story from the mysterious youth of the famous detective Hercule Poirot.
Why similar: Detective 23.6%, Investigation 15.2%, Narration 12.2%, Mystery 10.9%, Crime 9.2%
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 31.6%, Crime 19.2%, Investigation 14.7%, Mystery 10.8%, Story Rich 4.4%
You are Legion, a secret agent who can change his appearance at will. Use your investigative and chameleon skills to infiltrate enemy ranks!
Why similar: Detective 18.5%, Investigation 17%, Stealth 16.3%, Narration 12.5%, Noir 9.2%
The Wolf is Dead is a murder mystery game. When the Big Bad Wolf is found murdered at a party for his biopic, you're called in. Interrogate suspects, investigate the scene of the crime and use this to travel back in time and reconstruct the events of the evening. Who killed Alexander Wolff?
Why similar: Crime 25.1%, Detective 24.9%, Narration 14.7%, Mystery 12.4%, Story Rich 6.7%
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 32.7%, Crime 14.9%, Noir 11.8%, Mystery 9.7%, Third Person 5.1%
You play as a tourist trapped in a scam compound. fight to survive, sneak around and seize escape chances. Gather hidden clues, master scam skills reluctantly to survive, meet captives stuck here for various reasons, dig out its dark secrets, and choose between escaping the den or ruling it.
Why similar: Detective 20.9%, Crime 19%, Investigation 17.4%, RPG 9.1%, Mystery 8%
Experience a fantastic adventure with unique gameplay that blends investigation, action and exploration in a breath-taking thriller that will test the limits of your nerves and intelligence. Play as the great detective and track down evil in the darkest corners of London and the human soul…
Why similar: Detective 21.4%, Crime 19.9%, Investigation 11.9%, Mystery 9.8%, Action-Adventure 7.1%
Slip into the role of a detective and find out why a seemingly peaceful village suddenly has to hold a funeral every other day. To solve the mysteries, act as the perpetrator and simulate the crimes. Left completely to your own devices, it’s up to you to prove your ingenuity and wit.
Why similar: Crime 24.3%, Detective 21.5%, Investigation 15.3%, Mystery 11.1%, Action-Adventure 7.4%
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 18.1%, Detective 17.6%, Crime 16.6%, Investigation 12.7%, Mystery 9%
Barcelona, 1977. An ex-cop in a wheelchair witnesses a murder, and teams up with a young ambitious journalist to bring the truth to light. With camera, binoculars and transmitter in hand, uncover the town’s secrets from your balcony in this soul-searching detective mystery.
Why similar: Noir 17.7%, Crime 16.6%, Detective 16.3%, Investigation 13.1%, Stealth 11%
Explore the world of the dieselpunk society of robot-bugs in The Energy Case. Follow Detective "Dec" in solving the murder of a scientist, who was working on cleaner energy sources, and maybe join the energy transition for a cleaner, greener future!
Why similar: Noir 24.1%, Detective 19.1%, Investigation 13.2%, Mystery 9.7%, Action-Adventure 9.3%
Hauma is a deduction visual novel set in Munich. Discover a conspiracy amongst the upper echelons of society alongside former detective Judith, while visiting real locations in a comic-inspired look.
Why similar: Noir 17.4%, Crime 17%, Detective 16.1%, Investigation 12.6%, Narration 11%
You're a journalist investigating a suspicious case during the Harlem riots. Take pictures of evidence, gather information by interrogating people, and put it all together in an article to show people the truth.
Why similar: Crime 18.7%, Noir 18.3%, Detective 18.2%, Investigation 10.6%, Mystery 8.8%
Silence is a luxury you don't have. Unravel a dark noir point-and-click mystery where justice and revenge blur. You have exactly 26 moves to reach the end. In this psychological duel, are you the master of your own fate, or just a pawn in someone else’s game?
Why similar: Noir 24.9%, Crime 16.7%, Detective 15.2%, Investigation 13%, Mystery 10%
Private Eye is a detective game where you play as Hakeem trying to solve the murder case of Amir. The wealthy heir Amir kept strange company, is one of them his murderer? Explore, investigate, solve puzzles, and find discrepancies to unravel his mysterious death.
Why similar: Detective 18.6%, Crime 17.4%, Investigation 15.5%, Noir 13.6%, Mystery 9.7%
A noir adventure beyond time and space. The city of cosmic beings is under threat in two parallel realities - one where the Big Bang was never fired, the other exploding in color and sin. It’s up to you to solve the mysteries of the Bigger Bang in this follow up to the award-winning Genesis Noir.
Why similar: Noir 21.3%, Crime 16%, Detective 16%, Investigation 12.9%, Mystery 7.8%
Crime never rests... but thankfully, neither does Detective Bass! Put on your detective hat and help Detective Bass get to the bottom of a robbery, in this witty, narrative-driven detective game!
Why similar: Noir 24.8%, Crime 21.6%, Detective 20.3%, Investigation 14.8%, Mystery 10%
Mary is a mystery and investigation game, in which you are a private detective who has been called to solve a case of a massacre in a bar. Collect all the clues and find an answer to all the mysteries of this case!
Why similar: Crime 20.9%, Noir 20.1%, Detective 18.7%, Investigation 15.9%, Mystery 11.2%
Embark on a quest for identity through time, as you piece together the puzzle of two lives.
Why similar: Steampunk 24.8% ★, Detective 14.8%, Narration 11.8%, Investigation 11.2%, Mystery 8.6%
Hauma is a deduction visual novel set in Munich. Discover a conspiracy amongst the upper echelons of society alongside former detective Judith, while visiting real locations in a comic-inspired look.
Why similar: Noir 19.5%, Crime 16.7%, Detective 15.7%, Investigation 13%, Narration 8.2%
A complete time-loop detective story set in the 1940s — solve a case before it even happens in a single, self-contained sitting.
Why similar: Detective 19.1%, Noir 15.8%, Investigation 15.4%, Crime 15.3%, Mystery 9%
A wild tale of conspiracy, loss, friendship, and... chickens?! Two rooster detectives are about to venture into the insect underworld to uncover a worldwide conspiracy, while also battling their inherent demons in this animal noir adventure satire.
Why similar: Noir 18.3%, Crime 16.1%, Detective 14.6%, Investigation 12.2%, Stylized 7.7%
Take on the role of a detective immune cell named Dan Dendrick in this neo-noir narrative. Track down and uncover the murderer of the mayor of Lymph City using your sleuthing prowess and bring justice back to Lymph City...for no one is immune to justice.
Why similar: Noir 26.1%, Detective 18.6%, Crime 13.7%, Narration 12.3%, Investigation 9.1%
Step into the shoes of an old-school detective in a neon-lit Victorian city, where ornate buildings conceal dark secrets and the depths of human depravity. Connect the dots and unravel the mystery. Is there any truth to the legends of notorious technovampires? Trust no one. Question everything.
Why similar: Noir 20.8%, Detective 16.7%, Narration 11.7%, Investigation 11.6%, Action-Adventure 8.7%
Investigate a broken mind to unravel a twisted case. Deduce the truth. Restore lost memories. Listen to private conversations. Draw your own conclusions. Mind Diver is a murder mystery, where the victim is love.
Why similar: Noir 19.7%, Crime 18%, Detective 16.8%, Investigation 14.5%, Mystery 9.3%
Investigate a murder inside a building as a detective. Interrogate AI-powered residents, uncover hidden evidence, and analyze clues with your team. Every case is unique, with randomized stories and dynamic suspects. Can you catch the real killer?
Why similar: Crime 24%, Detective 21.2%, Investigation 18%, Narration 12%, Mystery 10.3%
Amsterdam, 1988. A dead body in the Red Light District, the Dutch capital of sex and drugs, is a washed-up detective’s one shot at redemption. Explore the seedy underbelly of Europe’s most notorious city, solve complex puzzles, and crack the case while experiencing Amsterdam at its worst.
Why similar: Noir 19.7%, Detective 18.5%, Investigation 16.1%, Crime 14.4%, Mystery 10.3%
Someone committed murder in the village. The detective arrives at the crime scene. Help him find the murderer.
Why similar: Detective 21.7%, Crime 19.1%, Open World 12.9%, Investigation 12.8%, Third Person 11.2%
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 24.4%, Noir 18.9%, Crime 17.3%, Mystery 8.5%, Investigation 7.6%
Play as the Cat Detective Albert Wilde. Walk, talk, interrogate, joke, solve a mystery, and experience an old film noir setting with humanoid animal characters. A story of quantum theory and parallel universes served with a lot of humour.
Why similar: Crime 16.7%, Noir 15.4%, Narration 13.9%, Detective 13.6%, Investigation 11.5%
Sneak past guards, follow the cheese, find evidence in this isometric stealth adventure. Play as Brie Parmesan, a master detective and a rat working to undermine the criminal underworld of Chicatgo. Can you find enough evidence to solve case and bring the Cat Meowfia to justice?
Why similar: Detective 18.6%, Noir 18.3%, Investigation 13.9%, Crime 12.7%, Action-Adventure 11.1%
LumineNight is a story-driven detective adventure. Play as Detective Foster and his daughter to solve a series of murders spanning a decade. Interrogate suspects, infiltrate locations, solve puzzles, and gather evidence from crime scenes. Uncover the dark truth behind these killings.
Why similar: Detective 22.1%, Noir 19.6%, Mystery 11.4%, Investigation 10.9%, Stealth 9.1%
TVhead is a stealth adventure where you play as a TV that can control people in a fading steampunk world.
Why similar: Steampunk 28% ★, Noir 22%, Stealth 17.5%, Action-Adventure 9.6%, Third Person 8.1%
Follow Alex Kryze as he investigates a mysterious murder in Fortem Dominion. Confront the criminal organization Circle in a gripping action adventure blending Soulslike combat, stealth gameplay, and ferocious zombies. Every battle pulls you deeper into an inescapable spiral of sin.
Why similar: Crime 21.1%, Stealth 17.6%, Detective 15.5%, Investigation 11.2%, Open World 8.5%
Investigate serial crimes and city government secrets! You're the only one who can get on the trail and break the chain of murders. Are you up for the challenge?
Why similar: Noir 20.9%, Crime 17%, Detective 16.6%, Narration 12.8%, Investigation 12.3%
The Curse of Grimsey Island is a futuristic detective game in two parts. Collect evidence, find motives, construct a timeline, and solve one of the greatest mysteries in modern times. Why are so many notable individuals disappearing across the world?
Why similar: Crime 22.8%, Detective 19.3%, Investigation 16.2%, Narration 12.2%, Third Person 6.8%
A desktop-detective mystery where you’re tasked with investigating an unsolved murder. Scour case files and use logic and deduction to discover the truth of a thrilling story.
Why similar: Detective 26.3%, Investigation 20.4%, Crime 18.2%, Noir 16.7%, Mystery 11.6%
This Bed We Made is a third-person mystery game in which you play as a maid in a 1950s hotel and snoop around strangers' rooms to uncover their deadly secrets. Discover what links guests together in this tale of love, heartbreak and murder!
Why similar: Noir 20.8%, Crime 18.3%, Investigation 14.3%, Detective 14%, Mystery 11.6%
A noir first-person murder mystery set in a gloomy 1947 Pacific Northwest city. Play as the renowned Detective D.W. Dagger to help solve his latest case. A violent murder, a possible suicide, and a handful of suspects. Can you deduce what happened?
Why similar: Noir 26%, Detective 20.8%, Crime 18.6%, Investigation 17.4%, Exploration 5.3%
Infiltrate a hardboiled, rain-slicked city of taboo, where ritual magic and cursed artefacts set apart those with power from those without. Sleight of Hand is a 3rd-person Stealth Action Card-Sim about taking down the coven you used to run with.
Why similar: Noir 21.2%, Stealth 18.2%, Crime 16.1%, Detective 15.8%, Action-Adventure 9.7%
A murdered priest. A secret list. Hunt Nazi fugitives across the globe in this gritty 1971 detective thriller. Analyze evidence, follow leads, and make sharp deductions before the trail goes cold. From the creators of Family, Rivals, Conspiracy, Echo Beach and Riley & Rochelle.
Why similar: Detective 27.6%, Investigation 22%, Noir 18.2%, Mystery 12.2%, Puzzle 6%
Murder. Nothin’ nice about it. In this old school detective adventure, step into the boots of whip-smart Inspector Waffles and travel the city to track hidden clues, interrogate shady suspects, and unravel a dangerous mystery. But be warned: curiosity killed the cat...
Why similar: Noir 24%, Crime 19.4%, Detective 15.1%, Narration 12.5%, Investigation 10.8%
An old case closed due to lack of evidence resurfaces in 1993. Play as a dismissed detective, investigate the case, gather evidence, solve the mystery, and uncover the truth. Bringing justice to the town of Ridgemour and ending the uncertainty is in your hands.
Why similar: Detective 25.7%, Noir 20.3%, Investigation 14.6%, Story Rich 7.7%, Puzzle 5.7%
Joe Kowalski Chronicles: Murder in a flat is a dark neo noir point and click adventure game where you start as a police detective Joe Kowalski and try to solve a murder that happened in Joe's neighborhood.
Why similar: Noir 23.5%, Crime 19.6%, Detective 17.8%, Investigation 13.3%, Action-Adventure 10.4%
A luxury cruise takes an unexpected turn when a passenger is gruesomely turned into fillet - and it's up to Detective Bass to deliver some justice in this short narrative-driven detective game!
Why similar: Detective 23.3%, Noir 22.6%, Crime 20.4%, Investigation 14.3%, Mystery 10.2%
Why did the chicken cross the road? Only one squirrel can solve a murder most... fowl. Join Detective Cox as he encounters quirky characters, challenging puzzles, countless mini-games, and a town in disrepair where choices matter but morals don't. Will you be leaving... No Stone Unturned?
Why similar: Noir 26.2%, Detective 22%, Investigation 14.3%, Mystery 9.1%, Open World 7.2%
DETECTIVE The Motel is a deduction game where, to advance, you must take a pencil and a piece of paper and write down everything that seems like evidence in order to answer all the questions that arise. Solving the case will depend only on you.
Why similar: Crime 27%, Detective 23.7%, Noir 16.1%, Investigation 14.8%, Story Rich 6.3%
A detective wakes up beside a corpse, and with no memories. The evidence points to him. Everyone thinks he’s the killer. Unravel the truth before time runs out in this hand-drawn detective mystery adventure set in 1990s Thailand, where every memory hides a lie.
Why similar: Detective 19.3%, Crime 19.3%, Noir 15.8%, Investigation 14.4%, Narration 12.8%
Detective agency management × superpowered mystery. Former operative Lin Mo rebuilds the Ash Detective Agency in Collins City. Investigate crime scenes, use “Echoes” to recover memory fragments, rebut lies with evidence, dispatch partners for intel, and uncover conspiracy behind your mentor’s death.
Why similar: Detective 27%, Investigation 19.9%, Crime 18.7%, Mystery 10.5%, Noir 8.4%
Play detective in this heart-gripping cyberpunk adventure where every dark corner of this intricate vertical city is yours to explore. Interrogate witnesses, investigate murders and even enjoy hotpots! Every choice shapes the outcome, leading you closer to the truth, or deeper into the shadows.
Why similar: Noir 20.7%, Detective 17.7%, Investigation 14%, Mystery 11.4%, Open World 10.4%
Wheels Echo is a winter survival story where your thoughts shape the journey. As Fred Walker, explore a silent frozen world, write down clues in your notebook, uncover mysteries, survive the cold, and piece together what happened to everyone — and to you.
Why similar: Detective 17.8%, Investigation 15.4%, Action-Adventure 13.5%, Open World 9.5%, Third Person 8.6%