- #1 Tex Murphy: Under a Killing Moon
97% matchVery Positive96% of 167 reviews2014
Dev: Access SoftwarePub: Nightdive Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 36 minMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 46%
Enter the virtual world of Under A Killing Moon, where it is December 2042, and you, as Tex Murphy, must stop the forces of evil before they destroy mankind and rob you of your next unemployment check. This thrilling and hilarious adventure is unlike anything you've seen before.
Why similar: FMV 34.3% ★, Noir 25.2%, Detective 12.7%, Point & Click 10.3%, Adventure 5.8%
- #2 Tex Murphy: The Pandora Directive
96% matchVery Positive87% of 92 reviews2014
Dev: Access SoftwarePub: Nightdive Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 52%
It's April 2043 and you- as Tex Murphy, the last of the old-style gumshoes- find yourself racing against time in the most dangerous game of your life. What is the truth behind the rumored UFO crash at Roswell, New Mexico? Why did the military suddenly shut down and seal off the Roswell complex?
Why similar: FMV 36.5% ★, Noir 20.8%, Detective 14.5%, Point & Click 8.5%, Adventure 7.4%
- #3 Tesla Effect: A Tex Murphy Adventure
96% matchVery Positive87% of 1,316 reviews2014
Dev: Big Finish Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Tex Murphy is the last of the hard-boiled gumshoe detectives living in dystopian post-World War III San Francisco in the 2050s. Tex is an honest and good-natured private investigator with a penchant for bourbon, cigarettes and getting himself into trouble.
Why similar: FMV 39.9% ★, Noir 25.8%, Detective 16.2%, Adventure 5%, Mystery 3.4%
- #4 Tex Murphy: Overseer
95% matchMixed54% of 64 reviews2014
Dev: Access SoftwarePub: Nightdive Studios
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 36%
The client is drop-dead gorgeous. Her father is just plain dead—of an apparent suicide. She's certain he was murdered and is willing to do anything to prove it.
Why similar: FMV 40.4% ★, Noir 22.2%, Detective 14.6%, Adventure 8.5%, Point & Click 8.2%
- #5 Contradiction: Spot The Liar
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,235 reviews2015
Dev: Baggy Cat Ltd.
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Spot the lie and beat the liars in 'Contradiction' - the all-video murder mystery adventure!
Why similar: FMV 30.2% ★, Detective 14.8%, Crime 12.2%, Interactive Fiction 10%, Point & Click 9.1%
- #6 The List
94% matchVery Positive80% of 105 reviews2021
Dev: Dan Trimble
Windows
A young man is interviewed by the police only to turn up dead a week later. 3 years have passed, a special agent from Santa Fe navigates the police database in order to solve the mystery.
Why similar: FMV 25.8% ★, Noir 16.8%, Detective 14%, Interactive Fiction 9.8%, Crime 9.1%
- #7 Telling Lies
93% matchMixed63% of 1,302 reviews2019
Dev: Sam BarlowPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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: FMV 30.7% ★, Detective 13.7%, Crime 10.4%, Interactive Fiction 9.7%, Point & Click 8.9%
- #8 D.W. Dagger: Chapter One
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Team Lime Interactive
Windows
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 28%, Detective 17%, Crime 10.7%, Point & Click 10.6%, Investigation 9.7%
- #9 Case Files: Internal Affairs
91% match9 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2026
Dev: Think Ten Media Group
Windows
The 3rd installment in the Case Files series. An FMV murder mystery, police interrogation, detective experience.
Why similar: FMV 34.5% ★, Detective 16.5%, Crime 13%, Interactive Fiction 10.2%, Investigation 9.7%
- #10 Ashes of Holloway Bay
91% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: Cold Case Inc
Windows
Immerse yourself in a chilling, interactive cold-case investigation. Review crime scene photos, decrypt restricted hard drives, compare evidence, and deliver your final report in Ashes of Holloway Bay, a dark, atmospheric detective experience where every detail matters.
Why similar: Detective 20.1%, Noir 13.9%, Crime 13.6%, Investigation 10.2%, Point & Click 9.6%
- #11 Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: The Case of the Banker's Final Debt
90% matchPositive94% of 17 reviews2023
Dev: Zojoi
Windows
This mysterious case involves the murder of Oswald Mason, found dead at home. Lestrad and Scotland Yard believe that the murder was a result of Mason disturbing a burglar. I have my doubts. The Treasury wants us to investigate the case as Mason was dealing with sensitive Treasury work at the time.
Why similar: FMV 49.9% ★, Point & Click 17.3%, Detective 14.2%, Adventure 11.2%, Mystery 6.7%
- #12 Criminal Expert
89% matchMostly Negative38% of 23 reviews2023
Dev: Forever Entertainment S. A.
Windows
Criminal Expert is a detective video game that puts you under the pressure of inexorably passing time. The story contains multiple selection paths, and you ultimately decide how it ends.
Why similar: FMV 35% ★, Detective 17.5%, Crime 13.9%, Investigation 10.1%, Point & Click 8.8%
- #13 Getting Away With Murder
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Indie Remix Studios
Windows
1954. You killed a man. Now cover your tracks. Getting Away With Murder is a noir point-and-click mystery where every decision is about what you leave behind and whether anyone will find it.
Why similar: Noir 34.2%, Point & Click 18.6%, Detective 18.5%, Crime 10.6%, Mystery 7.3%
- #14 Kingfisher: An Autism Tale
88% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Possibly Pixels
Windows
Experience how people with autism see, feel and interact with the world around them in this thrilling detective adventure, taking place near the Belgian coast and in the woods around a local nature reserve.
Why similar: Noir 25.3%, Detective 19.7%, Point & Click 12.5%, Crime 10.5%, Cinematic 8%
- #15 Detective Bass in Fish out of Water
86% matchPositive100% of 14 reviews2026
Dev: Team Grouper
Windows
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: Noir 24.7%, Detective 19.4%, Crime 12%, Investigation 8.1%, Comedy 7.8%
- #16 Myst III: Exile
87% matchVery Positive93% of 540 reviews2018
Dev: Presto StudiosPub: Cyan Worlds, Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 64%
The story of Myst continues in this third entry of the series, originally released in 2001. Return to this strange and wondrous universe, where books become portals into worlds, and where the lessons of the past may yet hold meaning for today...
Why similar: FMV 36.4% ★, Point & Click 17.4%, Adventure 10.8%, Puzzle 7.9%, Sci-fi 6.2%
- #17 Cradlemoor
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: TallHead
Windows · Mac
Cradlemoor is a cinematic multi-layered narrative game, which casts you as Journalist William Marlowe as he journeys to the Dartmoor village of Cradlemoor to investigate a missing film crew. Cradlemoor features a persistent story across multiple playthroughs and hours of film, files and documents.
Why similar: FMV 35% ★, Detective 15.3%, Interactive Fiction 13%, Investigation 9.4%, Cinematic 5.7%
- #18 Man of Nollyn
84% 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 29.2%, Detective 18.3%, Crime 13.6%, Investigation 10.6%, Interactive Fiction 9.9%
- #19 Hill Agency: PURITYdecay
85% 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 25.1%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Detective 12.2%, Crime 10.9%, Investigation 9.7%
- #20 The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker 2
84% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: D'Avekki Studios Ltd
Windows · Mac
An FMV game where YOU are a psychiatrist trying to solve a double murder whilst treating the unusual patients of the recently deceased Doctor Dekker. Ask questions and link answers to determine their fates, and your own!
Why similar: FMV 36.2% ★, Noir 18.4%, Detective 17.8%, Cinematic 7.1%, Interactive Fiction 6.8%
- #21 Mind Diver
82% matchVery Positive95% of 346 reviews2025
Dev: Indoor SunglassesPub: PLAYISM
Windows
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 23.1%, Detective 15.1%, Crime 11.3%, Interactive Fiction 11.2%, Investigation 8.9%
- #22 M.S. Salmon
83% 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 23.6%, Interactive Fiction 15.3%, Point & Click 14.1%, Detective 12.6%, Cinematic 7.5%
- #23 Tangle Tower
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 6,170 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: Noir 21.8%, Detective 21.7%, Point & Click 14.9%, Crime 10.7%, Puzzle 4.8%
- #24 The Murder of Jessica Channing
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Murder OnePub: Tayanna Studios
Windows
1 isolated hotel. 1 dead body. 16 suspects. A dormant, cold case reopens. Will YOU be the one to solve The Murder of Jessica Channing?
Why similar: FMV 43.5% ★, Point & Click 13.2%, Detective 11.7%, Crime 10.6%, Cinematic 7.3%
- #25 The Raven - Legacy of a Master Thief
81% matchMostly Positive75% of 813 reviews
Dev: KING ArtPub: THQ Nordic
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 62%
'The Raven - Legacy of a Master Thief' is a thrilling crime adventure in three chapters from the creators of 'The Book of Unwritten Tales'. Full of twists and turns, it immerses you in both sides of the story, combining thrill-of-the-chase whodunit with the risk and reward of a heist story. Paris, 1960.
Why similar: Point & Click 25.4%, Detective 21.4%, Noir 14.4%, Crime 13.2%, Adventure 11.3%
- #26 Duck Detective: The Ghost of Glamping
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,666 reviews2025
Dev: Happy Broccoli Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
You are the one and only Duck Detective, a depressed and recently divorced duck who must quack the case. Inspect evidence, make de-duck-tions, and solve this no-murder mystery!
Why similar: Noir 28%, Detective 21%, Investigation 11.9%, Point & Click 10.4%, Interactive Fiction 9.5%
- #27 Recontact London: Cyber Puzzle
80% matchMixed48% of 23 reviews2021
Dev: Recontact Games
Windows
Cinema-based detective puzzle game based on real images and open world. Beyond the interactive cinema, it is a multi-layered detective adventure where you can solve the secrets with your detective skills and deepen the investigation by doing research.
Why similar: FMV 32.1% ★, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Detective 11.1%, Investigation 9.3%, Crime 6.9%
- #28 A Case of the Crabs: Rehash
79% matchVery Positive94% of 87 reviews2020
Dev: Pinhead Games
Windows
A complete remake/remaster/rehash of the award winning Flash game: A Case of the Crabs! Play as smart-ass detective, Nick Bounty, in this hilarious point & click adventure and hunt down a nefarious counterfeit crab ringleader!
Why similar: Noir 27.4%, Point & Click 16.7%, Investigation 12%, Detective 11.7%, Adventure 10.3%
- #29 Case Files: Behind Closed Doors
78% matchPositive90% of 48 reviews2024
Dev: Think Ten Media Group
Windows
An FMV murder mystery, police interrogation, detective experience.
Why similar: FMV 37.5% ★, Detective 17.6%, Crime 13.4%, Investigation 9.8%, Interactive Fiction 7.7%
- #30 PolyCity Stories - The Affair
79% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2023
Dev: Andi Liddell
Windows
The first short story from PolyCity. A point and click adventure delving into the dark and dirty polygonated corners of the City of angles... mostly right angles. The Affair follows a soft boiled/over easy private detective as he unpicks an organised crime syndicate operating across the city.
Why similar: Noir 28.3%, Point & Click 13.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Investigation 9.5%, Crime 8.7%
- #31 Cadulium
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Osgoode Media
Windows
What happens when a video game character is self-aware? Cadulium is a mystery science fiction adventure video game.
Why similar: Noir 22.1%, Detective 14.2%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Point & Click 10%, Sci-fi 7.4%
- #32 DETECTIVE - The Motel
76% matchMixed47% of 17 reviews2024
Dev: k148 Game StudioPub: JanduSoft
Windows
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: Detective 20.7%, Noir 18.5%, Crime 16.7%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Investigation 8.8%
- #33 Hauma - A Detective Noir Story - Prologue
75% matchPositive96% of 23 reviews2023
Dev: SenAm GamesPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows
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 22.7%, Detective 16%, Crime 11.9%, Interactive Fiction 11.1%, Point & Click 9.6%
- #34 IMMORTALITY
75% matchVery Positive84% of 1,935 reviews2022
Dev: Sam BarlowPub: Half Mermaid
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Marissa Marcel was a film star. She made three movies. But none of the movies were ever released. And Marissa Marcel disappeared. An interactive trilogy from Sam Barlow, creator of Her Story.
Why similar: FMV 27.8% ★, Noir 21.5%, Detective 11.8%, Interactive Fiction 10.1%, Point & Click 9.2%
- #35 Voyeur
76% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2020
Dev: Philips P.O.V. Entertainment GroupPub: Pixel Games UK
Windows
In Voyeur, you take on the role of a private investigator hired to collect evidence of wealthy CEO Reed Hawke’s corruption by a member of his family. Originally released on the Phillips CD-i back in 1993, it was one of the first games to fully utilize Full-Motion-Video as an integral game mechanic.
Why similar: FMV 37.1% ★, Detective 15.7%, Point & Click 10.5%, Interactive Fiction 10.2%, Investigation 9.2%
- #36 Tex Murphy: Martian Memorandum
77% matchMixed70% of 59 reviews2014
Dev: Access SoftwarePub: Nightdive Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12 minMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 33%
The year is 2033. Your name is Tex Murphy, Private Investigator in San Francisco.
Why similar: FMV 31.2% ★, Noir 24.3%, Detective 17.6%, Point & Click 13.4%, Adventure 10%
- #37 MoriA.I.RTy
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Red Meat Games
Windows
In the not-so-distant future, a robot witnesses a shocking event and stores the last image it sees in an encrypted memory bank. The player assigned to this robot must scroll through its memories to piece together a visual story and solve the mystery of what happened.
Why similar: Noir 23.6%, Interactive Fiction 19.2%, Point & Click 16.9%, Detective 11.6%, Crime 10.9%
- #38 ROUGH KUTS: Night of the Living Dead
74% matchMostly Positive76% of 25 reviews2021
Dev: ROUGH KUTS
Windows
Interactive Film: NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD
Why similar: FMV 33.4% ★, Noir 24.1%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Point & Click 13.1%, Cinematic 7.8%
- #39 The Case of the Golden Night Apartment
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Buddy Studio
Windows
A bizarre murder breaks the peace of Jin Xiao Apartment. As the new night guard, your only tools are the surveillance cameras and the residents' passing words. Everyone here has a secret. The truth is hidden between your screens and your deduction notes.
Why similar: FMV 25.8% ★, Detective 14.4%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Crime 11.8%, Point & Click 10.2%
- #40 The Isle Tide Hotel
73% matchMixed65% of 269 reviews2023
Dev: Wales Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Explore a mysterious hotel and infiltrate a cult in this FMV detective game, featuring a cast from GoT, The Witcher, and more. Every decision counts as you gather clues and question guests. Can you unearth the ominous secrets at The Isle Tide Hotel before it's too late to save your missing daughter?
Why similar: FMV 36.1% ★, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Detective 12.1%, Point & Click 11.3%, Crime 8.6%
- #41 Memory Ember
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Echofall StudioPub: Sing Lan Ltd.
Windows · Mac
A cinematic interactive narrative game. Follow a memory investigator as he uncovers the hidden consequences of implanted experiences and confronts a question that could redefine humanity: what separates a life truly lived from a memory merely copied?
Why similar: FMV 40.2% ★, Interactive Fiction 18.4%, Adventure 10%, Cinematic 7.7%, Exploration 5.7%
- #42 Face Noir
73% matchMixed65% of 338 reviews2013
Dev: Mad OrangePub: Phoenix Online Publishing
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 96%
A moody tale that combines the intrigue and atmosphere of a Raymond Chandler novel or Humphrey Bogart film with classic point-and-click adventure gameplay, Face Noir follows private eye Jack Del Nero as he’s falsely accused of murdering the man who left a little girl in his protection.
Why similar: Noir 47.1%, Point & Click 24.7%, Detective 14.9%, Adventure 10.2%, Mystery 3.2%
- #43 Gloomy Clues: The Broken Mirror
70% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Pixel Paradise ®
Windows · Mac · Linux
A noir graphic adventure where your mind is your greatest enemy. Investigate crimes from the slums of Saltmire to the heights of Greyledge. Interrogate suspects and manage your clues in this 1980s cinematic remake. Play the free demo and wishlist now!
Why similar: Noir 24.6%, Detective 15.1%, Point & Click 11.3%, Interactive Fiction 10.8%, Crime 10.1%
- #44 The Dark Side of the Moon: An Interactive FMV Thriller
72% matchMixed67% of 168 reviews2021
Dev: Tayanna Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 78%
When his 2 young children vanish mysteriously throughout the night, it's up to single-dad Dean Hamilton to do what any good dad would do: Go to the end of the universe and bring them back home in this thrilling FMV/Interactive Movie.
Why similar: FMV 35.9% ★, Point & Click 11.8%, Detective 11.1%, Investigation 8.7%, Cinematic 8%
- #45 Dismal Reverie
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: LEMAPub: InnerSelf Games
Windows · Linux
A short FMV puzzle about a woman trying to escape from her reality. Or is it just a dream?
Why similar: FMV 45.9% ★, Interactive Fiction 14.4%, Point & Click 12.3%, Cinematic 9.4%, Puzzle 5.7%
- #46 The Slaughter: Magdalene
71% matchPositive96% of 25 reviews2021
Dev: Alex FrancoisPub: Brainchild
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short interlude from the world of The Slaughter.
Why similar: Noir 29.2%, Detective 16.7%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Point & Click 13.6%, Crime 11.5%
- #47 Case Files: The Death of Paulette Williams
71% matchMostly Positive72% of 39 reviews2022
Dev: Think Ten Media Group
Windows · Mac
A short, choose your own adventure detective experience, where your choices matter.
Why similar: FMV 35.2% ★, Detective 17.8%, Crime 14%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%, Investigation 10.1%
- #48 The Wolf Among Us Remastered
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Telltale
Windows
A dark detective thriller where folklore is real, violence is chilling, and every choice has consequences.
Why similar: Noir 23.7%, Detective 19.3%, Investigation 10.7%, Interactive Fiction 10.6%, Point & Click 9.3%
- #49 Inspector Pug: The Furrious Murder Case
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Wardrobe Entertainment
Windows
A dark noir detective story starring a not-so-bright pug. Combine clues, build chains of deductions, and solve a murder — even if your reasoning isn’t always… impressive.
Why similar: Detective 27.6%, Noir 26.9%, Point & Click 9.9%, Adventure 9.1%, Crime 7.7%
- #50 Au Revoir
68% matchVery Positive95% of 122 reviews2025
Dev: Invisible StudioPub: Nuntius Games
Windows
Play as Tristan and solve puzzles to recover human consciousnesses in the year 2071. Investigate environments, uncover secrets, and make choices that affect the ending. Explore a neon-noir world with a low poly aesthetic inspired by the 90s.
Why similar: Noir 27.1%, Point & Click 13.3%, Interactive Fiction 9.6%, Detective 9.5%, Cinematic 7.2%
- #51 Erica
69% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,727 reviews2021
Dev: Flavourworks
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Erica is a live-action, FMV thriller that puts you directly at the heart of the mystery. Your choices, your consequences.
Why similar: FMV 39.4% ★, Interactive Fiction 13.6%, Point & Click 11.8%, Detective 11.3%, Crime 7.5%
- #52 The Final Print
67% matchPositive88% of 42 reviews2025
Dev: Dummy DetectivesPub: Breda University of Applied Sciences
Windows
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: Noir 24%, Detective 18.1%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Crime 13.1%, Investigation 7.2%
- #53 A Little Time
69% matchMixed57% of 23 reviews2022
Dev: Michael Thorson
Windows
A Little Time is a first-person interactive story. You play as a young but determined detective investigating a man's disappearance. You will travel to a variety of locations and pick up clues while experiencing the story, dialogue, and atmospheric visuals.
Why similar: Detective 19.5%, Noir 16.4%, Interactive Fiction 13.1%, Investigation 11.2%, Cinematic 8.9%
- #54 Grimtrace
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: HoodaThunk Games
Windows
A monster-themed deduction game focused on solving brutal murders. Investigate crime scenes by uncovering hidden evidence, analyzing fingerprints, and testing blood samples. Identify the killer, determine the creature responsible, and solve seven thrilling cases
Why similar: Noir 32.4%, Detective 23.3%, Crime 13.4%, Investigation 12%, Mystery 7.3%
- #55 The Space Bar
68% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2023
Dev: Boffo Intergalactic Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Play as Alias Node, a human detective working on planet, Armpit VI. Your assignment? Catch a shifty criminal, wanted for grand theft and murder, before whatever it is, escapes to another world!
Why similar: Noir 26%, FMV 15.1% ★, Detective 15%, Point & Click 11.7%, Crime 11.7%
- #56 26 Moves: The Queen's Plot
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Danari Games
Windows
A point-and-click mystery game. Search for the truth in 26 days, playing as two different characters, in a town during 1907.
Why similar: Noir 32.3%, Point & Click 15.3%, Detective 15%, Crime 11.6%, Investigation 8.7%
- #57 Cat Detective Albert Wilde
66% matchVery Positive93% of 168 reviews2025
Dev: beyondthosehills
Windows
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: Noir 19.7%, Detective 13.1%, Crime 11.3%, Interactive Fiction 9.4%, Cinematic 9.2%
- #58 To Hell With The Ugly
67% matchVery Positive87% of 156 reviews2023
Dev: La Poule NoirePub: ARTE France
Windows · Mac · Linux
To Hell with the Ugly is an adventure game where you play as Rock Bailey, a gorgeous yet shallow young man, who must investigate and fight his way to freedom after being kidnapped. Alternate between turn-based combats and investigation in this film noir adaptation of the novel by Boris Vian.
Why similar: Noir 29.6%, Detective 17.7%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Point & Click 11.4%, Investigation 7.8%
- #59 Post Mortem
69% matchMixed57% of 440 reviews2011
Dev: MC2Pub: Microids
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 43%
After returning to the quiet streets of Paris to pursue a life of painting, Gus Macpherson could not escape his true art…
Why similar: Point & Click 27%, Noir 25.1%, Detective 18.9%, Adventure 11.9%, Mystery 6.8%
- #60 L.A. Noire
67% matchVery Positive86% of 36,396 reviews2011
Dev: Team BondiPub: Rockstar Games
Windows
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 19.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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: Noir 30.6%, Detective 27.3%, Crime 16.3%, Investigation 7%, Cinematic 4.9%