- #1 Pyrrhic Paradise: Dissemble
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pyrrhic Dreamer
Windows
Pyrrhic Paradise: Dissemble is a story focused action RPG that gives you the choice to build out the narrative, or destroy it.
Why similar: Action RPG 16.5%, Platformer 11.9%, RPG 10.5%, Action-Adventure 9.8%, Hand-drawn 8.9%
- #2 Cross Country Case
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Space Cat StudioPub: Microwavebread
Windows
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 32.9%, Detective 18.6%, Action RPG 8.6%, Puzzle 7.7%, Atmospheric 6.6%
- #3 R.A.T.: Human Error – Episode One
96% matchPositive91% of 35 reviews2026
Dev: CH3RZY
Windows
The world ended. Now the real nightmare begins. Deep underground, a child wakes in a infected facility. Minds are breaking. Bodies are changing. Crawl through vents, follow echoes, and escape before it’s too late. Your mother is waiting.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15.9%, Dystopian 15.1%, Hand-drawn 10%, Side Scroller 8.9%, RPG 8.6%
- #4 Re:Be
95% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2023
Dev: Re:Be Space
Windows
Re:Be is a story-based action RPG 2D platformer game. In Re:Be, you become the protagonist and embark on a lengthy adventure to find the people who suddenly disappeared in an increasingly contaminated Earth.
Why similar: Action RPG 17.1%, Side Scroller 16.8%, Platformer 12.7%, Hand-drawn 10.4%, Action-Adventure 10.2%
- #5 Tell Some Story: Foz
94% matchVery Positive92% of 204 reviews2023
Dev: Camelot.TDM
Windows
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 34.5%, Dystopian 18.6%, Voxel 18.3% ★, Atmospheric 7.1%, Action-Adventure 6%
- #6 Man of Nollyn
94% matchPositive100% of 19 reviews2026
Dev: Slater Chae
Windows
A noir detective game where you can bribe or intimidate suspects for extra clues.
Why similar: Noir 35.2%, Detective 17.7%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%, Side Scroller 9.9%, Hand-drawn 9.3%
- #7 The Dismissed Case: Black Hollow
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Skunkworks Studios
Windows
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: Noir 27.2%, Detective 21.1%, Side Scroller 16.9%, Puzzle 7%, RPG 6.6%
- #8 Flame On Sire
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: PLAY Mephistowaltz
Windows
When the flame dies, so does the king. Reawakened by the god’s final ember, the dead king must harvest souls and cleanse a cursed world. A stylish hack-and-slash action RPG — Flame On, Sire!
Why similar: Action RPG 18.7%, Side Scroller 15.3%, RPG 13.6%, Platformer 10.3%, Action-Adventure 9.6%
- #9 Tails Noir: Prologue
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 4,115 reviews2019
Dev: EggNutPub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 45.8 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Tails Noir: Prologue is the first act of a post-noir narrative adventure. Become raccoon private eye Howard Lotor and explore dystopian Vancouver inhabited by animals as you uncover a deeply personal story of change and transformation.
Why similar: Noir 35.9%, RPG 17.4%, Detective 15.5%, Adventure 10.6%, Dystopian 8.3%
- #10 Jack The Reaper : Vagrants in the Mist
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Team.ChasingFox
Windows
A 2D noir action game of 'Reaper' seeking revenge for his partner 'Robellia'. Fight through mafia threats with a modified gun, record in a journal, and interrogate suspects to uncover the truth in the mist and punish the true culprit who murdered 'Robellia'.
Why similar: Noir 40.6%, Side Scroller 13.2%, Platformer 10.4%, Detective 9.9%, Action 6.2%
- #11 Street Life - Hollow Earth
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: OblivionEdge Studios
Windows · Mac
Street Life Hollow Earth is a 2D RPG where you're the unseen guide for a party-loving survivor in a neon-lit underworld. Direct his every move as he takes on missions, uncovers conspiracies, and faces monsters. NPCs can’t see you, but he can’t survive without you. Will you save him or let him fall?
Why similar: Noir 22.7%, Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Action RPG 13.4%, Side Scroller 11.8%, RPG 8.3%
- #12 Visceratum
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Michael Rfdshir
Windows
Biohacker Krimson challenges Visceratum, a biological singularity brewing in the depths of the Soft City. How are the secrets of one's childhood, the rebellion of consciousness, and the plots of deranged corporations intertwined? You are here to unravel this mystery. Or forge a new one?
Why similar: Noir 29.7%, Side Scroller 15.4%, Dystopian 12.1%, Atmospheric 7.7%, Hand-drawn 7.1%
- #13 Shadows of Doubt
88% matchVery Positive82% of 17,348 reviews2024
Dev: ColePowered GamesPub: Fireshine Games
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 14.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Take on the role of a private investigator in this immersive detective simulator. Solve murders and other crimes in a procedurally generated and persistent city where every NPC lives and breathes their own independent lives. Find the killer quickly… or they will kill again!
Why similar: Noir 30.8%, Voxel 27.3% ★, Detective 18.3%, Action RPG 6.6%, Puzzle 4.8%
- #14 Chrome Shadow
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Indie Eagle
Windows
A 2D pixel-art detective adventure where you investigate a brutal murder in a city drowning in corruption, secrets, and political tension. Search locations, question suspects, collect evidence, and uncover a truth that was never meant to surface.
Why similar: Noir 30.5%, Side Scroller 19.2%, Interactive Fiction 17.2%, Detective 12.9%, Exploration 8.8%
- #15 Soul Tolerance: Prologue
86% matchMixed65% of 23 reviews2023
Dev: Chaosmonger Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
In a world where artificial intelligence is all that remains, be a robo-detective, and investigate a mind-bending case. Explore a futuristic Japan brought to life in detailed voxel art, and uncover a philosophical lore through tons of characters. Become AI and dive into the mystery of consciousness.
Why similar: Noir 25%, Voxel 22.9% ★, Detective 12.5%, Dystopian 12.3%, Interactive Fiction 10.8%
- #16 Greetings from El Rey
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Empty Shells
Windows
A noir 2.5D platformer in which Satrapo explores a sealed city through a rotating 2D perspective, engaged in an obsessive hunt for the mysterious R. A paranoid tale about desire, featuring eccentric characters and complex three-dimensional labyrinths.
Why similar: Noir 33.3%, Detective 11.6%, Platformer 9.1%, Hand-drawn 7.5%, Action-Adventure 6.4%
- #17 Anoxemia
87% matchMixed63% of 435 reviews2015
Dev: BSK GamesPub: Mandragora
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Anoxemia is a story-driven exploration game that puts you in control of the scientist Dr. Bailey and his operations drone, ATMA. Search the ocean floor as you discover and extract samples from the bowels of the underwater caves. Danger lurks in each passageway.
Why similar: Noir 29.5%, Side Scroller 14.3%, Platformer 10%, Dark 8.2%, Action-Adventure 7.4%
- #18 Mythargia
85% matchVery Positive90% of 62 reviews2023
Dev: RunByCoffeePub: Bonus Stage Publishing
Windows · Linux
You are a journalist in search of your breakthrough story. A promising lead takes you to the abandoned island of Mythargia where you have to discover its buried history connecting two different dimensions.
Why similar: Noir 38.4%, Side Scroller 15.1%, RPG 9.7%, Exploration 7.5%, Puzzle 7.4%
- #19 Searchbar Detective
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ohana Studio
Windows
Searchbar Detective is a 2D Mystery Game set in a virtual world in which you use your searchbar to solve crimes and uncover conspiracies.
Why similar: Noir 24.5%, Dystopian 15.6%, Detective 15.5%, Interactive Fiction 15.4%, Puzzle 7.1%
- #20 PRAVDA(concept25)
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Floating Stone Studio
Windows
Pravda is a narrative stealth-puzzle about journalism under a totalitarian regime. You play Saga, a state-branded “Liar” working for the Resistance to bring down the Party. Your task is clear: Collect information. Craft the truth. Change the world. But in Abil-Gudit, every truth has a cost.
Why similar: Noir 31%, Interactive Fiction 20.5%, Detective 13.1%, RPG 11.4%, Dystopian 9.3%
- #21 Beyond The Mist
83% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: YliaderPub: RAWRLAB Games
Windows
M. Webb, the I.S.C. requests your immediate presence. Our previous keeper has vanished without explanation. A replacement is needed at once for the offshore lighthouse under our care. Report to the local office of the company as soon as possible. Do not be late.
Why similar: Noir 28%, Interactive Fiction 21%, Side Scroller 14%, Puzzle 9.2%, Adventure 8.6%
- #22 Thistledown: Marrowroot
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hermit Gamesmiths
Windows · Mac · Linux
In a world riddled with dangerous magic, a half-dead opossum has to find the source of a toxic fungus that is threatening his family. Digging into dark, forbidden houses and dodging a murderous fairy named Barker, he discovers the problem is deeper than he ever would have dreamed.
Why similar: Action RPG 16.7%, Hand-drawn 11.2%, Action-Adventure 10.7%, RPG 10.4%, Nonlinear 8.2%
- #23 Furious Revenge of Bolo
82% matchMixed52% of 21 reviews2021
Dev: Dnovel
Windows
Find the answers to the main questions and learn the whole story of the lone Bolo.
Why similar: Noir 42%, Side Scroller 21.2%, Puzzle 11.7%, Adventure 11%, Atmospheric 6%
- #24 Crime or Punishment
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Scale Issue
Windows
Play as a corrupt detective on the mob’s payroll, and cover up their crimes. Read files, collect information and obscure evidence to frame an innocent bystander, who was at the wrong place, at the wrong time. After all, crime pays.
Why similar: Noir 43.3%, Detective 16.5%, Nonlinear 11.6%, Puzzle 10.6%, Adventure 5.9%
- #25 The Last Case of John Morley
79% matchVery Positive84% of 289 reviews2025
Dev: Indigo Studios - Interactive StoriesPub: JanduSoft
Windows
Step into the mind of John Morley, a 1940s detective on his final case. Explore shadowed places long forgotten by time, and piece together crime scenes in a narrative adventure steeped in mystery, unexpected twists, and a truth buried for decades.
Why similar: Noir 33.3%, Detective 16.3%, Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Puzzle 7.1%, Dark 6.7%
- #26 Croak and Solve
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BeyondTales Interactive
Windows
Join Burst as he sorts out the chaos in Sorrentine. With your hips to the beat of jazz and a whole lot of bad luck, you'll have to dive into this fun pixel art world with RPG elements, to solve your adventures in the purest style of the best detectives who are now legends.
Why similar: Noir 40%, Interactive Fiction 21.1%, Detective 9.7%, Puzzle 9.1%, Adventure 8.9%
- #27 Crowd
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: StarGazer
Windows
Explore and discover the depths of the sewer pipes, where a civilization lives on the brink of collapse. Learn about life stories that are about to vanish in a world submerged in conflicts.
Why similar: Noir 20.4%, Interactive Fiction 20%, Side Scroller 18.3%, Platformer 13.5%, Hand-drawn 9.1%
- #28 Legion of Judgment: Fallen Angel
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Theremin Interactive
Windows
Legion of Judgment is a Noir action-RPG Metroidvania game that offers a new and deeper player experience. Explore forgotten memories to become stronger, manage a hotel in reality to create a powerful legion and win the war against werewolf guild.
Why similar: Noir 23.8%, Side Scroller 14%, Action RPG 11.3%, Nonlinear 10.4%, Platformer 9.7%
- #29 Detective Stories (Logical hardcore)
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: KreizLand Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Hardcode logical detective game. Only a few clues will help finding murderer. Was it just an accident or a murder? Thief broke in to steal something? Money? Or was it just a broken heart revenge? Well, you`ve got a chance to solve this case...
Why similar: Noir 29.4%, Interactive Fiction 16.8%, RPG 10.9%, Puzzle 9.6%, Nonlinear 8.4%
- #30 Mithra
78% matchNo user reviews2026
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 26.4%, Dystopian 16.3%, Detective 13.2%, Interactive Fiction 13.1%, Hand-drawn 9.2%
- #31 Flaming Trails - Lost Ember
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: PiepsSoft
Windows
At the end of time, an ancient, familiar evil awakens, threatening the remaining life in the universe.
Why similar: Platformer 16.7%, Side Scroller 16.6%, Action-Adventure 14.2%, Adventure 12.3%, Action 10.6%
- #32 FORECLOSED
77% matchMixed69% of 137 reviews2021
Dev: Antab StudioPub: Silver Lining Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 63%
FORECLOSED is a narrative-driven action-adventure set in a Cyberpunk world filled with action, suspense, and experimental augmentations. Follow the story of Evan Kapnos in this sleek comic book styled game as he unravels the conspiracy behind his identity foreclosure. Who is responsible and why?
Why similar: Noir 31.4%, Dystopian 15%, Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Atmospheric 8.7%, Hand-drawn 8%
- #33 Neighbors
76% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Max BarsanaPub: Oddlybeast
Windows · Mac
A folk noir detective horror game. An old time detective trying to find out the truth behind a missing girl in a mysterious place.
Why similar: Noir 34.1%, Detective 15.9%, Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Side Scroller 9.3%, Puzzle 7%
- #34 YTBB
75% matchMixed58% of 1,848 reviews2022
Dev: 套鹿工作室Pub: 波克城市
Windows
一款横版平台动作游戏,通过跳跃和攻击来达到终点,并体验形形色色“有味道”的环境和敌人们
Why similar: Noir 47.9%, Platformer 19.5%, Action-Adventure 15.3%, Action 13.3%, 2D 4.1%
- #35 倘若你想见到明天
75% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: AppleSeeds Studio - Juvia
Windows
Welcome, Test Subject 0216. The collar on your neck will explode in one hour. To survive, you must quickly raise your scores in Appearance, Wealth, and Power to over 85. If not, you’ll be disposed of. Don't be nervous - This girl, Tomorrow, will guide you. Yet, surviving might come at a cost.
Why similar: Noir 32.7%, Dystopian 21.2%, RPG 10.4%, Puzzle 6.7%, Exploration 6.5%
- #36 Noir Syndrome
76% matchMixed67% of 183 reviews2014
Dev: Glass Knuckle Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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 55.6%, Detective 18.3%, RPG 16.2%, Adventure 9.9%
- #37 Kanun 1919
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Noxtell Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
An action-adventure game set in a dieselpunk world. You are an imperial courier tasked with investigating the disappearance of a special cargo in the sealed-off city of Turov. Uncover its dark secrets and face the unknown. The fate of the city—and perhaps the entire world—rests on your shoulders!
Why similar: Side Scroller 16.9%, Dystopian 15.5%, Dark 10.4%, Puzzle 9.7%, Atmospheric 9.5%
- #38 Pecaminosa
74% matchMostly Positive79% of 48 reviews2021
Dev: Cereal GamesPub: 2Awesome Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Activate your detective skills in this noir-influenced police action RPG. Grab your gun and prepare to face the strangest case of John Souza's career by helping the ghost of a dead mobster get "justice". Hit the streets in search of intel, befriend the scum and beat those who will try to stop you.
Why similar: Noir 36%, Detective 19.1%, Action RPG 17.3%, RPG 14.1%, Nonlinear 6.7%
- #39 Allelon
72% match5 user reviews60% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: Driftwood Studios
Windows
Play as Ollie and Spade, a rebel and detective, on both sides of a high-profile murder case, in a dual-character investigative-stealth experience. Discover the secrets plaguing the citizens of Andropolis.
Why similar: Noir 24.9%, Dystopian 15.1%, Detective 13.4%, Interactive Fiction 13.1%, Action-Adventure 9.5%
- #40 Timeshift Detective
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Neox Games
Windows · Mac
Don the trenchcoat of private eye Harrison Steel and dive deep into a futuristic crime-noir story sprawling with clues to track down. Crime and corruption run rampant in the city and above all looms the mysterious phenomenon known as "Timeshifts". Can you rise to the challenge and crack the case?
Why similar: Noir 28%, Interactive Fiction 16.2%, Dystopian 14.3%, Detective 12.1%, Puzzle 7.1%
- #41 1964 Operation Velvet Twins
71% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2026
Dev: SEEP
Windows · Linux
A retro-style action-platformer that blends the stealth shootouts of Rolling Thunder with the raw brawling of Double Dragon. The result? A thrilling 2D spy adventure set in the 1960s — packed with fists, bullets, and classic arcade energy!!
Why similar: Noir 28%, Side Scroller 15.9%, Platformer 13.3%, Action-Adventure 10.7%, Adventure 9.1%
- #42 Contrast
74% matchVery Positive91% of 5,654 reviews2013
Dev: Compulsion GamesPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
CONTRAST is a puzzle/platform game where you can move between a fantastic 3D world and a mysterious shadowy universe in 2D in the blink of an eye. Delve into a dreamlike and surreal 1920s world, inspired by the performance art world of vaudeville and film noir, and cradled by a smooth and sultry jazz ambiance.
Why similar: Noir 51.7%, Platformer 15.4%, Puzzle 10.7%, Atmospheric 7.4%, Adventure 6.5%
- #43 FORFEIT
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: LossdeadPub: TBD
Windows
Forfeit is inspired by real events that are tried to be hidden; It is a game of thrill, adventure and mystery. In this game, you may find yourself in Nevada's mysterious Area 51 or jump to another dimension. Come on, start the game! This story is yours.
Why similar: Noir 17.2%, Platformer 13.9%, Detective 10.9%, Puzzle 10%, Atmospheric 9.7%
- #44 Man Without Organs
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: NaviPub: MWO
Windows
“Man Without organs” is a 2D detective adventure game. The player assumes control of “Man Without organs”, whose body is hollow inside, on his journey through a ruined Hong Kong.
Why similar: Noir 46.7%, Dark 10.9%, Puzzle 10.4%, Atmospheric 7.6%, Adventure 7%
- #45 The Sinner of the Closed Set
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Kai DeJesusPub: Sky Brew Studios
Windows
A new mystery arises from the collision of narrative puzzle games and film noir. Investigate a film set full of catty cast and crew in order to deduce and connect their relationships. Debunk or prove those connections using evidence to unravel the mystery of what occurred and who is responsible!
Why similar: Noir 28.4%, Interactive Fiction 15.8%, Detective 12.6%, Nonlinear 9.9%, Hand-drawn 7.3%
- #46 The Fabric of the Mind
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Jacob GrafPub: Cimex
Windows · Linux
The Fabric of the Mind is a fast, atmospheric platformer focused on fluid wall-walking movement, environmental puzzles, and an interconnected world where you uncover a dark, optional story through exploration and environment-driven gameplay.
Why similar: Noir 32.8%, Side Scroller 16%, Action-Adventure 10.3%, Atmospheric 8.4%, Dark 8.3%
- #47 Pentaquin: Deeds Of Twilight
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Terovania
Windows · Mac · Linux
Save your sister from your father's dark fate and plunge into a hand-painted 2D adventure with exciting battles and a deep, captivating story in "Pentaquin: Deeds Of Twilight". Master various skills and discover a fantastic world.
Why similar: Side Scroller 20.7%, Hand-drawn 13.7%, Platformer 12.5%, RPG 11.2%, Action-Adventure 9.2%
- #48 血姬:双生 (Vampiress: Eternal Duet)
67% matchVery Positive88% of 88 reviews2025
Dev: 织界者 (Realm Weaver Studio)
Windows
Vampiress: Eternal Duet is a noir-style 3D side-scrolling action game. You play as Miss Vampire who switches between vampire/human form and uses blood to fight in high-speed battles. To find your sister in this conflicted world, bloodshed is the last thing to worry about...
Why similar: Noir 28.8%, Side Scroller 18.3%, Action RPG 14.6%, Platformer 11.9%, Action-Adventure 8.6%
- #49 From Ruins – A Detective Adventure
69% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: DigiTales Interactive
Windows
A new-gen detective adventure combining deduction gameplay with a gripping story full of twists and turns. Gather clues, establish connections, and solve a series of increasingly challenging cases. Will you uncover the feud that began at the end of the world?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.3%, Side Scroller 16.2%, Dystopian 15.3%, Detective 14.3%, Adventure 9.7%
- #50 Martial Fire
70% matchPositive90% of 10 reviews2023
Dev: Alex Loman
Windows
Martial Fire is a classic 2D adventure game. Explore dungeons, ancient forests and deadly wastelands; fight enemies and solve riddles!
Why similar: RPG 19.2%, Side Scroller 16.1%, Platformer 15.7%, Action-Adventure 11.4%, Adventure 11.1%
- #51 Hill Agency: PURITYdecay
70% matchPositive100% of 17 reviews2023
Dev: Achimostawinan Games
Windows
Murdered sisters, mind altering drugs and flying cities, to a case that goes way further than the banks of this one detective's little neighbourhood in this Indigenous cybernoir detective narrative adventure set in a post-post-apocalyptical future.
Why similar: Noir 33.7%, Interactive Fiction 17%, Side Scroller 16.1%, Detective 13.2%, Atmospheric 6.3%
- #52 M.S. Salmon
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SoybloQ
Windows · Mac · Linux
M.S. Salmon is an interactive 2D story adventure. Help Ben Hearnden and Ranieri solve a murder on a luxury liner. As they gather more evidence, they uncover not only the truth about the murder but also their own dark past.
Why similar: Noir 31.4%, Interactive Fiction 19.5%, Detective 13.5%, Action-Adventure 11%, Puzzle 8.3%
- #53 Combustion
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Retro DungeonPub: 3D Realms
Windows
From the bygone days of 1997, Combustion is a dieselpunk Action RPG inspired by classics of the PSX-era. As rookie cop Calico, you must restore order as a mastermind serial-killer sends a wave of terror across the city.
Why similar: Noir 35.8%, Detective 17.5%, Action RPG 15.3%, Dystopian 14.1%, Action-Adventure 8.3%
- #54 The Tale of Oath
67% matchMostly Positive80% of 15 reviews2025
Dev: Team QuessantPub: Sherpherd Games
Windows
Uncover ancient magic in The Tale of Oath, a student-built action-adventure where you wield elemental spells, solve puzzles, and battle dark druids in a mystical, atmospheric world.
Why similar: Noir 27%, Action RPG 20.7%, RPG 12.5%, Exploration 10.6%, Action-Adventure 10.3%
- #55 Orion Everton: Mysteries of Metrosomia
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Arada Games
Windows
Prove that you are a smart detective. Determine the course of the story with interactive dialogues. Bring together the pieces of the case with a detective board based on multiple choices and decision-making. Solve the mystery behind the evidence you find. Interrogate people. Close the case.
Why similar: Noir 31%, Detective 15.6%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Side Scroller 12.8%, RPG 7.6%
- #56 LumineNight
66% matchVery Positive89% of 510 reviews2024
Dev: Spickasoft
Windows
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: Noir 30%, Detective 21%, Side Scroller 14%, Atmospheric 8.9%, Exploration 6.9%
- #57 The Red Pearls Of Borneo
63% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 2,382 reviews2026
Dev: Bushmonkey Games
Windows · Mac
A detective noir puzzle deduction game. Explore a non-linear timeline as a clairvoyant investigator in 1941 Borneo. Jump between time and locations to uncover motives and discover what truly happened in the Goodwill tobacco plantation that fateful night on the eve of the WW2 Japanese invasion.
Why similar: Detective 24.5%, Interactive Fiction 21.8%, Puzzle 12%, Nonlinear 9.4%, Hand-drawn 8.6%
- #58 Nexus PI
68% 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 36.2%, Detective 17.6%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, RPG 7.8%, Puzzle 6.1%
- #59 The Energy Case
67% matchNo user reviews2028
Dev: Novak Studios
Windows
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 39.9%, Detective 19.3%, Dystopian 12.8%, Action-Adventure 8.6%, Atmospheric 5.1%
- #60 开路先锋S:Open Road First Front S
68% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2022
Dev: 开路先锋工作室
Windows
Be sure to read the Pioneer Handbook first! Hold the blade in your hand! Whether it is all the way through, or incarnated as a trial running man, as long as you reach the [recasting capsule]! Well, you'll be officially authorized as a Pioneer!
Why similar: Noir 29.2%, Action RPG 18.8%, RPG 18.7%, Action-Adventure 12.5%, Adventure 11.1%