60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Detective, Adventure, Story Rich, Noir.
In The Beat you take on the role of Leo, a closeted cop investigating a murder in the gay community. Each choice you make has a meaningful effect on the story and the more drama you create the higher your score.
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What's it like to be queer in a totalitarian regime? Explore your identity as a wolf detective working for the state. Sniff for clues. Interrogate or date other characters. Make lasting choices. Will you fight your instincts or embrace who you really are and face the consequences?
Frustration
Can you catch a serial killer when your own mind betrays you? A detective with dementia hunts a murderer, blurring the line between truth and paranoia.
What's it like to be queer in a totalitarian regime? Explore your identity as a wolf detective working for the state. Sniff for clues. Interrogate or date other characters. Make lasting choices. Will you fight your instincts or embrace who you really are and face the consequences?
Why similar: Noir 21%, LGBTQ+ 20.9%, Detective 16.9%, Investigation 9.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.4%
Can you catch a serial killer when your own mind betrays you? A detective with dementia hunts a murderer, blurring the line between truth and paranoia.
Why similar: Noir 39.5%, Immersive Sim 17.5%, Detective 15.2%, Adventure 9%, Stylized 6.6%
When a famous Human Rights Lawyer dies under mysterious circumstances in her Sevenoaks mansion, Detective Inspector Rosie Morgan and her team of indefatigable investigators are called on the scene to find out who murdered the barrister and why.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 23.7%, Noir 21.7%, Detective 19%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.6%, Sexual Content 8.3%
A neo-noir point&click thriller about a delivery service for illegal goods. Play as a Courier who—after hours—has to solve the mystery of his friend's disappearance. Visit various locations, collect clues, navigate branching dialogue options, and hurry as time is not on your side.
Why similar: Noir 34.3%, Detective 19.3%, Modern 17.1%, Investigation 10.8%, Thriller 9%
the tide always wins
Why similar: Noir 31.9%, Detective 19.1%, Immersive Sim 13.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.4%, Investigation 7.8%
Lydia Collier has been charged with the murder of her billionaire husband after he mysteriously vanished, and it is your job to prove her innocence. Find evidence, follow leads, make decisions and crack the case, and whilst you do it date and find love in London as a newly single, wealthy lawyer.
Why similar: Detective 15.6%, Modern 15%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.1%, Immersive Sim 11.3%, Sexual Content 9%
A murder mystery visual novel where you play a fish-out-of-water college student who must face the best and worst traits animalkind has to offer. Solve the mystery of this school as you develop close bonds, get intimate, and uncover shocking secrets with alluring, yet deeply flawed, ordinary men.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 30.3%, Detective 25.9%, Drama 11.4%, Thriller 10.2%, Investigation 6.8%
A mansion drenched in heavy rain. Heirs gathered, each eyeing the family fortune. And you—who committed a murder in their midst. As a chain of killings begins, YORAM follows Irene Lindbergh, a murderer hiding her crime, as she searches for the truth buried deep within the estate.
Why similar: Noir 42.1%, Detective 23.3%, Investigation 10.1%, Drama 9.7%, Adventure 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 28.6%, Detective 20%, Investigation 10.6%, Adventure 10.6%, Indie 9%
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 30.5%, LGBTQ+ 24.2%, Detective 15.6%, Investigation 10.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.7%
One tragic night, the power dome of Damipolis died during dinner under strange circumstances... What were they doing there? What really happened that night? And... who is the culprit? Solve the mystery in this first-person 3D graphic adventure, inspired by classic film noir.
Why similar: Noir 41.1%, Detective 20.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.2%, First-Person 6.1%, 3D 4.8%
The best college / undercover investigation game is back with Taboo University - Book Two. Make new alliances, prove your worth, and get deeper into your relationships and your investigation. The missing girls are out there and its up to you to unravel the mystery.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 21.6%, Sexual Content 15.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.1%, Nudity 9.4%, Immersive Sim 8.4%
A point-and-click detective visual novel with a noir atmosphere, where everyone has their own interests! 5 girls, over 140 images, and complete freedom of action! Every playthrough is unique! The clan Boss was kicked out of his usual place? Well, it's just reason to remind everyone why he's the Boss
Why similar: Noir 34.6%, Detective 25.7%, Sexual Content 9.3%, Nudity 9.1%, Thriller 8.8%
A walk in the woods has never been a problem before, but this time will lead Daphne into an alternate realm of existence. The fairy glade, but can she find her way back out again and if she does what adventures will she have along the way, your choices will determine her path and what may come.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 32.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 24.6%, Modern 15.7%, Drama 7.2%, Sexual Content 6.6%
The Adventures of Detective Bron is a detective-adventure game in which you have to investigate all kinds of crimes: from murders and missing people to robberies. Solve all the mysteries and test your deductive skills!
Why similar: Noir 28.8%, Detective 26.8%, Investigation 14.9%, Thriller 8.6%, First-Person 6.1%
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: Noir 28%, LGBTQ+ 20%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.6%, Detective 15.3%, Immersive Sim 9.7%
Embark on an enthralling journey into the corporate world with "Heartless Corporation," a visual novel dating sim. Immerse yourself in a gripping narrative filled with drama, romance, and ethical dilemmas as you guide Liam through the twists and turns of corporate life.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 32.4%, Modern 26.7%, Dynamic Narration 14.2% ★, Drama 12.3%, Choices Matter 5.8%
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 41.1%, Detective 26.2%, Investigation 13.7%, Stylized 7.3%, First-Person 4%
オカルト研究会の先輩と後輩がオバケを見つけるべく深夜徘徊して大変な目に遭うエロコメディ。フルボイス＆目パチ・口パクアニメーションのBLゲーム。
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 33%, Modern 23.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.8%, Sexual Content 11.3%, Nudity 10.5%
A city forgotten by everyone, two women trying to unravel its secrets, and a dismal silence of war. Is it possible to create without the hope of being heard? Is it possible to mourn for someone obliterated in memories? And what horrors are hidden in the shadows of forgotten town?
Why similar: Noir 33.6%, LGBTQ+ 25.7%, Detective 19.3%, Drama 9.5%, Stylized 4.9%
GRAYWOOD is a 1950s crime comic-inspired graphic adventure. Investigate crime scenes, craft your own lines of questioning, and organize your findings on your corkboard all while navigating a morally-testing narrative. Respect the law, follow your conscience, or abuse your power to save your family.
Why similar: Noir 37.9%, Detective 23.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.5%, Investigation 10%, Drama 7.2%
Neon lights. Cold coffee. One case at a time. In One Way Mirror: AI, each investigation is AI generated and every suspect can talk back. Interrogate, connect the clues, break alibis, and expose the killer before the truth slips away into the night. Every question matters. Every lie has a tell.
Why similar: Noir 35.4%, Detective 23.4%, Investigation 13.2%, Immersive Sim 10.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.6%
High up in a Rio de Janeiro favela, a young man lives a quiet life running a hot dog stand. But his routine takes a dark turn when a series of murders—linked to a mysterious cult—begins to shake the community.
Why similar: Noir 33.2%, LGBTQ+ 19.4%, Immersive Sim 13.7%, Investigation 10%, Adventure 8.7%
Tentacle BL x training simulation. After being toyed with by mysterious tentacles, the main character ends up in a nursery or a bride.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 50.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.9%, Adventure 9.5%, Sexual Content 8.1%, Nudity 6.4%
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 58.4%, Detective 23.8%, Adventure 9.5%, Indie 8.2%
Angel's Awakening is an Interactive Erotic Story about the amazing SEXUAL AWAKENING of a shy, reserved young librarian in the 1940s. In classic NOIR style, follow Angel's journey as she transforms from a repressed young woman into an uninhibited, lustful goddess with an insatiable appetite for SEX.
Why similar: Noir 29.9%, LGBTQ+ 21.5%, Detective 16.4%, Sexual Content 10.2%, Nudity 8.9%
Command your minions to solve mysteries and cover up scandals in a high-class boarding school, where the competition is cut-throat and image is everything. But be careful - one of your minions is a traitor.
Why similar: Noir 34.2%, LGBTQ+ 26.2%, Detective 23.2%, Investigation 10%, Choices Matter 4.5%
The newly appointed priest Mior, sent to a desolate village, encounters a mysterious boy named Fei deep in the forest. White hair, red eyes. Smiling in solitude, he felt cold to the touch, yet terrifyingly captivating.
Why similar: Noir 31.2%, LGBTQ+ 22.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14%, Immersive Sim 12.6%, Drama 8.9%
4 Days in *** is a non-linear 2D horror adventure game in which the player chooses how the story unfolds. You play as a girl who has stopped at a hotel for a conference on health innovations. The hotel administrator warned her not to go up to the 4th floor, but what really happens there?
Why similar: Noir 34.3%, Detective 19.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.2%, Immersive Sim 14.8%, Investigation 5.2%
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: Detective 28%, Noir 25.1%, Immersive Sim 16.6%, Investigation 11.6%, First-Person 4.9%
A rookie investigator's first case leads them to four sexy girls. It can stop them... or make them even more determined to find the solution.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 25%, Modern 21.7%, Detective 18.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.9%, First-Person 6.6%
Something has been taken. Enter a new Grid and forge alliances via visual novel gameplay, uncovering truths through Identity Disc puzzles. Make critical decisions and plot your own course in a world without a creator.
Why similar: Noir 30.9%, Detective 26.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.4%, Investigation 7.5%, Choices Matter 6.7%
Lacuna: Prologue tasks you – CDI agent Neil Conrad – with investigating the murder of a high-profile victim whose death could plunge the solar system into war. Solve the first in a series of cases that lead you ever deeper into the conspiracy at the core of this captivating 2D sci-fi noir adventure.
Why similar: Noir 36.8%, Detective 22%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.9%, Investigation 7.9%, Drama 7.5%
Maintaining a healthy Work-Life balance is pretty tricky on a good day but it’s damn near impossible when your boss threatens foreclosure on your mortal existence. As the new bartender at DEAD-END, you’ll make new friends, mix weird drinks, all while navigating Life, Death and everything in between.
Why similar: Noir 34.9%, Detective 19.2%, Dynamic Narration 13.1% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.8%, Immersive Sim 8.4%
Rearview Mirror is a narrative videogame in which most of the events take place inside a car. From a first-person perspective, the player interacts with the passengers through the rearview mirror.
Why similar: Noir 36.4%, Dynamic Narration 12.7% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.7%, Thriller 11.2%, Detective 9.9%
PC-98Like command-select adventure/visual novel Witness bugfixer Ino's quest with realistic FM sound
Why similar: Noir 37.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.5%, Detective 20.1%, Adventure 11.2%, Sexual Content 7.9%
Set before all the events of Fetish Locator, something strange happened and three girls went missing! Now you must immerse yourself in a prestigious university's depths to learn more about it. Meet new people, meet new sexy girls, and discover all the secrets hidden in this big university!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 24%, Sexual Content 13.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.6%, Nudity 10.7%, Detective 9.3%
Noir adventure for an unlucky subway's lost and found worker!
Why similar: Noir 49.4%, Modern 24.6%, Drama 13.2%, Adventure 7.5%, Choices Matter 3.1%
Welcome to the world of intrigue and incredible adventures in PIMP Life: Sex Simulator 🔞, a visual novel for adults that takes you to a mysterious and magical club where the true faces of mystery are revealed.
Why similar: Modern 23.2%, LGBTQ+ 22.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.1%, Immersive Sim 11.3%, Sexual Content 9.1%
This ported edition of Baroque Syndrome presents the visual novel depicting the events before the main Baroque story. Play as Kitsune, owner of the Baroque Shop, and experience a branching narrative shaped by your choices. Fonts, stills, animations, and UI have been remastered for smoother play.
Why similar: Noir 47.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.1%, Thriller 11.8%, Adventure 10.9%, 3D 7.1%
Cameras and heads are rolling in this noir inspired RPGmaker horror game. Save the spectral starlets trapped in the deadly director's mansion, and escape without joining them in their fate.
Why similar: Noir 44.5%, LGBTQ+ 27.3%, Investigation 17.5%, Drama 5.7%, Adventure 2.7%
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 64.9%, Detective 20.4%, Adventure 9.5%, Indie 5.1%
Step into the role of a judge and decide the fate of every case. Listen to witnesses, examine evidence, uncover contradictions, and deliver verdicts that will change lives. Every decision matters in this tense courtroom simulation full of twists.
Why similar: Noir 25.5%, Detective 22%, Immersive Sim 14.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12%, Investigation 8.4%
Infiltrate, rule and rescue the mind of the father of Psychoanalysis: Sigmund Freud, in this surreal and obscure adventure. Take control of his inner voice, choose his destiny, solve clinical cases, save or condemn your patients, all whilst trying to save Freud from himself.
Why similar: Detective 23.6%, Noir 19.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.4%, Dynamic Narration 14.8% ★, Investigation 11.2%
Jock Studio is a gay dating simulator following the story of Ace Anderson, an indecisive & aimless freshman at the prestigious all-boys sports campus, Olympus University. Living his life without purpose, Ace discovers it in the most unlikely of places—the secret erotic filming club: Jock Studio!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 52%, Sexual Content 16.4%, Nudity 11.5%, Immersive Sim 7.4%, Drama 5.1%
Detective Norman faces one of the longest nights of his career. Alone, he searches for the missing girl, Felicia, only to discover that this case runs far deeper than he ever imagined.
Why similar: Noir 44%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.8%, Detective 20%, Adventure 9.8%, Choices Matter 4.4%
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 26.7%, Noir 23.7%, Investigation 13.2%, Thriller 10.7%, First-Person 6.8%
Camp Buddy: Scoutmaster Season is a Gay Adult / Yaoi Visual Novel that features the adventures of Scoutmaster Yoshinori Nagira after the events of ‘Camp Buddy’ during the off-season. Help Yoshinori with his decisions and create a special bond with your chosen partner. Forever it’s our Buddy Oath!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 62.2%, Sexual Content 17%, Nudity 9.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 5.6%, Drama 3.3%
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 33.5%, Detective 21.7%, Immersive Sim 11.8%, Investigation 11.4%, First-Person 5.6%
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 33.6%, Detective 21.8%, Investigation 12.5%, Thriller 10.8%, Drama 8.8%
A suspense visual novel replete with life-or-death situations, puzzles and six different endings. Make your own decisions, solve riddles and reach the truth about the disappearance of the world's leading geneticist - and your best friend.
Why similar: Noir 28.7%, Detective 22.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.3%, Investigation 12.9%, Drama 7.9%
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 32.7%, Detective 24.6%, Investigation 9.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.5%, Stylized 6.8%
Nightfall Berlin is an occult detective RPG with a focus on exploration, case-solving and our relationship to the places where we live and die, set in the dynamic, seductive and violent history of 90s Berlin.
Why similar: Noir 27.5%, Detective 20.6%, Modern 19.9%, Immersive Sim 12.2%, Investigation 10.2%
The Puppetmaster Pose-Viewer is the next, new 3DX innovation from the team that brought you Sensual Adventures! This PC-only software application will let you watch and play with Brittany, Trinity, Jasmine, Marcia, Livia and Alexandra in almost any way you like.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 36.7%, Sexual Content 22.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.1%, Immersive Sim 10.5%, First-Person 8.1%
A film noir style audio-visual novella. A mysterious woman... a string of murders... and a man with a hidden past.
A 2–4 player cooperative supernatural horror investigation about intervening in recorded tragedies. The opening chapter unfolds in a fog-shrouded 1700s coastal town, where players inhabit different townsfolk and act within a relentless final hour before the outcome becomes irreversible.
Why similar: Noir 36.2%, Detective 18.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.9%, Investigation 9.4%, Thriller 5.5%
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 43.3%, Detective 26.3%, Investigation 14.6%, Immersive Sim 6.9%, First-Person 4.8%
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 43.7%, Detective 26.2%, Investigation 12.1%, Stylized 6.4%, Adventure 4.9%
In 2016, a young Uruguayan travels to the neighborhood of 'Terminal 81' a place marked by violence, inequality, and vice, where a dangerous human trafficking network operates. Determined to find his sister, the young man ventures into the perilous and dark world of Terminal 81.
Why similar: Noir 34.7%, Detective 18.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.3%, Immersive Sim 13.9%, First-Person 6.6%
