- #1 How Little We Wait
97% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: NoisyNixxPub: Trapped By Static
Windows
In this classic point-and-click adventure you will collect and combine items scattered around an otherworldly room you find yourself trapped in. You only have one minute to escape before the man counts down to zero and the room resets itself.
Why similar: Noir 23.9%, Time Management 16.4%, Point & Click 13.5%, 2.5D 11.8%, Mystery 10%
- #2 Mistmoon Falls
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: portmantoga
Windows · Mac
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 20.4%, Dialogue Heavy 10.9%, Mystery 10.6%, Point & Click 10.4%, Crime 9.8%
- #3 Disordered
96% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Lumas Studio
Windows · Linux
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: Noir 17.2%, Point & Click 11.7%, Crime 11%, Visual Novel 11%, Mystery 10.9%
- #4 Headliner: NoviNews
95% matchVery Positive89% of 807 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: Politics 29.8% ★, Political 20.4% ★, Point & Click 10.3%, Visual Novel 10%, Dialogue Heavy 8.9%
- #5 Loretta
94% matchVery Positive93% of 421 reviews2023
Dev: BonereadersPub: DANGEN Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Loretta is a psychological thriller that makes the player an accessory to the heroine’s crimes, leading her through a self-crafted nightmare. Loretta’s story revolves around a woman handling betrayal, her husband’s infidelity, and reclaiming her agency during the socially tumultuous 1940s.
Why similar: Noir 22.4%, Point & Click 12%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Crime 11.1%, Thriller 10.3%
- #6 Acrônimo Tupiniquim
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cigarras & Cigarros
Windows
The greatest detective in São Paolo is dead, and you are the prime suspect in his death. Investigate the detective's past cases, unravel the web of mysteries that binds the great city, and prove your innocence. Enigmatic letters, hidden secrets, and one certainty: Every story has two sides.
Why similar: Noir 31.5%, Visual Novel 10%, Investigation 9.8%, 2.5D 8.5%, Point & Click 8.5%
- #7 Voices of Freedom
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Jellyworld
Windows
The stories of five women intertwine in a classic point-and-click adventure, shedding light on the inequality women face in Tehran. This narrative puzzle game is about the Woman, Life, Freedom movement.
Why similar: Politics 35.3% ★, Political 23.8% ★, Point & Click 14.7%, Female Protagonist 11.2%, Multiple Endings 7.5%
- #8 Good Morning, A.I.
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Critique Gaming
Windows · Mac · Linux
Destroy (or save) Future Amsterdam in 2 hours. Discover over 60 ending variations this Visual Novel has to offer as you discuss your life philosophies with your Artificial Intelligence pupil -Amsterdam's new mayor- and your cast of friends. Replay, try different teachings & further new friendships.
Why similar: Politics 34.2% ★, Political 14.9% ★, Visual Novel 10.3%, Point & Click 8.8%, Dialogue Heavy 8.2%
- #9 Joe Kowalski Chronicles: Murder in a flat
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Iron Noir Soft
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 26.6%, Point & Click 14%, Crime 11.7%, Mystery 10.9%, Action-Adventure 8%
- #10 Keepers: Fractured Realities
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Rivertune Games
Windows
When it's mice, you call an exterminator. When it's criminals, you call the police. When it's a gaping fracture in reality, you don't call anyone; the Keepers are already there, and you've seen too much.
Why similar: Politics 28.5% ★, Political 18.4% ★, 2.5D 11.5%, Point & Click 9.3%, Emotional 9.1%
- #11 Marcella Moon: Four Are Watching
90% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2024
Dev: Hidden Ocean Games
Windows
Play as amateur sleuth Marcella Moon to solve the cold case of her father's murder.
Why similar: Noir 17.7%, Point & Click 15%, Mystery 13.4%, Dialogue Heavy 11.1%, Female Protagonist 9.7%
- #12 One Night: Burlesque
89% matchPositive85% of 39 reviews2023
Dev: RedDeer.Games
Windows
Step into the smoky, seductive world of the Angels Den, a luxurious burlesque club. Get into the high heels of Holly, a talented dancer graced with a unique gift of telepathy. Help her on a desperate mission to save a friend from certain doom.
Why similar: Noir 25.2%, Dialogue Heavy 20.1%, Point & Click 9.5%, Mystery 8.4%, Visual Novel 8.2%
- #13 Hauma - A Detective Noir Story - Prologue
89% 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%, Crime 11.7%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Point & Click 10.6%, Mystery 10.5%
- #14 The List
88% 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: Noir 18.7%, Political 15.7% ★, Mystery 12%, Crime 9.9%, Visual Novel 9.2%
- #15 Chinatown Detective Agency
87% matchMostly Positive72% of 156 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: Noir 22.2%, Point & Click 11.7%, Crime 10.6%, Dialogue Heavy 10.5%, Mystery 9.3%
- #16 Arsenic & Absinthe
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Laborastory 604
Windows
A Bartender point-and-click simulator game mixed with visual novel-style storytelling set in a noir-fabled world. As you have only 7 days to live, to save yourself from a collapsing life, it’s time to investigate, mix the drink and discover the secret recipe of success you deserve all along.
Why similar: Noir 33.8%, Point & Click 14.9%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Crime 9.8%, 2.5D 9.5%
- #17 Blood Lily Ghoststories
84% matchVery Positive95% of 112 reviews2025
Dev: Sounding Stone / 老奉毊
Windows
A horror game about a needy female ghost. A trio of close-knit occult club girls gather late at night to enjoy telling ghost stories. Little do they know that Miss Choker, a ghost that targets girls, is just dying to appear...
Why similar: 2.5D 16.8%, Female Protagonist 13.7%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Choices Matter 10.5%, Emotional 9.7%
- #18 THE EDITOR
85% matchVery Positive90% of 68 reviews2023
Dev: DECATREE GAMES
Windows
NEWSPAPER EDITING ADVENTURE. "In 1996, a congressman was murdered...The prime suspect is a congressman's aide. As the suspicious article was published the story begins" Play the role of editor-in-chief of a newspaper. You become the editor of a newspaper and write a front-page article every day.
Why similar: Noir 29%, Point & Click 15.2%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Dialogue Heavy 12%, Mystery 9%
- #19 These Nights Alone
86% matchPositive82% of 39 reviews2020
Dev: ryArt
Windows
Follow Alice during the investigation about her husband
Why similar: Noir 23.9%, Point & Click 16.6%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Mystery 13.2%, Multiple Endings 10%
- #20 Good Bones
84% matchMostly Positive76% of 34 reviews2023
Dev: RETCON Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Your new house has old secrets in this haunting point-and-click mystery, where you'll search for clues about a mysterious death, solve narrative puzzles, and make heartbreaking choices to navigate amnesia, grief, and revenge.
Why similar: Point & Click 15%, Mystery 12.9%, Female Protagonist 11.5%, Noir 11.5%, Visual Novel 10.7%
- #21 Employee A
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: cross_couloir
Windows · Mac
A pixel art point-and-click adventure set in the heart of the modern-day high tech industry, which will test your logic and deductive reasoning skills as you investigate the murder mystery that's upturned your life.
Why similar: Mystery 12.9%, Thriller 12.1%, Emotional 12%, Female Protagonist 11.7%, Dialogue Heavy 10.5%
- #22 Undercover Love - Where Shadows Meet
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MIKATRON-GAMES
Windows
A dark noir visual novel following Alex, a former police officer drawn into the mafia’s world. In a world where trust can get you killed and everyone has something to hide, two women with buried secrets are pulled into a story of revenge, power, and slow-burn romance shaped by your choices.
Why similar: Noir 24.2%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Choices Matter 10.9%, Female Protagonist 10.3%, Emotional 9.7%
- #23 A Week in Paradise
82% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: EtrikiaPub: Soft Serve Games
Windows
A Week in Paradise is a narrative mystery where you find yourself in a bar called Paradise. Have a drink each night with its mysterious regular and discover how deeply your stories connect. Hunt down clues in your dreams to find out why you end up here every day, and what keeps you coming back.
Why similar: Noir 29.1%, Dialogue Heavy 13%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Emotional 9.4%, Choices Matter 9.1%
- #24 Hauma - A Detective Noir Story
81% matchMostly Positive71% of 129 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 24.9%, Crime 11.2%, Visual Novel 11%, Point & Click 10.9%, Mystery 10.6%
- #25 Marked
81% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Fun Waffle Game Studios
Windows
Dust, blood, and lies. Salvation’s Edge, 1899 — a dying town where you’re a killer, a thief, and a fraud — handed a dead man’s badge and told to solve a murder. Do they deserve redemption? Do you? Or will everyone forever be MARKED?
Why similar: Noir 28.1%, Point & Click 14.1%, Dialogue Heavy 9.7%, Investigation 8.9%, Crime 7.9%
- #26 The Posthumous Investigation
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 521 reviews2026
Dev: Mother Gaia StudioPub: CriticalLeap
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%
A dead man hired you to solve his own murder. You have one day. Fourteen suspects. And as many attempts as it takes. A hand-drawn noir mystery set in 1937 Rio de Janeiro, where every suspect has a life, a schedule, and something to hide.
Why similar: Noir 22.8%, Point & Click 10.9%, Crime 10.5%, Dialogue Heavy 9.9%, Mystery 9.7%
- #27 Neo Cab
80% matchMostly Positive79% of 2,815 reviews2019
Dev: Chance AgencyPub: Fellow Traveller
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.8 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: Noir 22.2%, Dialogue Heavy 19.6%, Point & Click 10.6%, Visual Novel 10.3%, 2.5D 10.1%
- #28 Murder at the Cat Show
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: AppleHead Games
Windows · Mac
After a cat show competition, three contestants, Claudette, Aberdeen, and Illia, head back to their hotel rooms to decompress and unwind. The next day, Claudette's body is found floating in the hotel's pool. Did Claudette take her own life, or was she murdered by cutthroat competition?
Why similar: Noir 21.1%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Point & Click 13.2%, Mystery 13.1%, Female Protagonist 12%
- #29 My fair damnation
78% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Jorge Velasco
Windows
You are a nurse trapped in a decaying hospital, surrounded by grotesque patients you must care for… for your own sake. Step into this psychological horror, uncover the reason for your punishment, and survive the darkness born from within yourself. But above all… stay away from him.
Why similar: Time Management 20.8%, Dialogue Heavy 14%, Female Protagonist 11.5%, Choices Matter 10%, Thriller 9.8%
- #30 London: Echoes of the Past
76% matchMostly Positive76% of 266 reviews2025
Dev: Stellar Artificer Games
Windows · Mac
A mysterious woman comes back from the dead, and the dusty past surfaces. Between a gloomy student girl and a glamorous ex-girlfriend, the clues are intertwined, who is the mastermind behind the scene? Play as a detective heroine in 1935 London, embark on a journey of love and growth.
Why similar: Mystery 12.2%, Point & Click 12%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Female Protagonist 11.6%, Crime 9.7%
- #31 rodina.doc
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: pain department
Windows
USSR, August 1991. Perestroika, glasnost, an attempted military coup. Soon the world will change forever. The USSR will cease to exist, and a new country will appear – Russia. Go out to the square, become a free person, and try to keep your freedom in this new country. Sorry, but you already failed
Why similar: Politics 31.2% ★, Political 19.3% ★, Point & Click 17.1%, Emotional 9.4%, Dialogue Heavy 9%
- #32 Postmortem: One Must Die (Extended Cut)
79% matchMostly Negative40% of 187 reviews2013
Dev: Unbound Creations
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 20%
Narrative-adventure playing an Agent of Death who must take ONE life that could change the fate of a conflict-torn Nation
Why similar: Politics 24.7% ★, Political 20.1% ★, Point & Click 11.4%, Choices Matter 8.4%, Dialogue Heavy 8%
- #33 Would you sell your soul
76% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: COMINO Inc.
Windows
Choose Your Story: Choices & Decisions game, Mystery visual novel adventure game
Why similar: Noir 32.8%, Visual Novel 19.3%, Crime 11.9%, Dialogue Heavy 9%, Thriller 8.5%
- #34 Marlon’s Mystery: The darkside of crime
75% matchVery Positive88% of 73 reviews2023
Dev: Made in Mavis
Windows · Mac · Linux
Marlon's Mystery will test your skills as an investigator. Join Abby Marlon to solve the riddles in this captivating mystery and hidden object game. Embark on an enigmatic adventure and discover the darkest secrets of the Taylor family.
Why similar: Noir 20.8%, Dialogue Heavy 15.2%, Crime 11.1%, Point & Click 10.5%, Mystery 10.4%
- #35 紅蜘蛛外伝:暗花
75% matchPositive92% of 12 reviews2024
Dev: studio wasp
Windows · Mac
The latest in the “Red Spider” series of Hong Kong noir visual novel with full japanese voice acting, “Red Spider Anecdote: The Longest Nite” is now available with all-new graphics. The hard-boiled story of two female protagonists is set in Thailand in 2009. Play time: 2-4 hours
Why similar: Noir 29%, Political 21.1% ★, Crime 13.6%, Visual Novel 10.8%, Female Protagonist 9.1%
- #36 Murder In Tehran's Alleys 1933
77% matchMixed48% of 21 reviews2017
Dev: RSK EntertainmentPub: Strategy First
Windows
This is a series about brutal murders and innocent children killed by cruel and vicious devils riddled with terrifying violence and a mystery for which no end seems to exist. In such gloomy despair, detective Afshar is the only one who has to try to solve this serial killing case in one of the most loyal adventure games to the classic...
Why similar: Noir 40.6%, Point & Click 25.5%, Crime 18.6%, Mystery 15.3%
- #37 The Wreck
74% matchVery Positive89% of 279 reviews2023
Dev: The Pixel Hunt
Windows · Mac
In this 3D visual novel, follow failed screenwriter Junon as she attempts to make it through the most pivotal day in her life. Relive the past, alter the present, and embrace the future, or without your help, Junon’s story might end in a wreck.
Why similar: Point & Click 14.2%, Choices Matter 12.8%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Mystery 12.3%, Dialogue Heavy 11.3%
- #38 Detective Dana
73% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Vice Beast
Windows
Detective Dana is a 2D story-rich game about an Arabic police officer investigating murder cases. Investigate the crime scene, interrogate the witnesses, solve the mysteries and uncover the secrets until you catch the criminal!
Why similar: Noir 23.5%, Point & Click 16.7%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Dialogue Heavy 11.8%, Mystery 11.4%
- #39 Tropical
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Robert Welz
Windows
Congratulations Dominica! You have been chosen to test the first virtual aquapark in history! Ten days in a tropical paradise where every detail is simulated to be perfect – what could possibly go wrong?
Why similar: Visual Novel 13.4%, Dialogue Heavy 12.6%, Female Protagonist 11.1%, Point & Click 10.4%, Choices Matter 10.2%
- #40 Red Spider:Vengeance
74% matchPositive83% of 41 reviews2016
Dev: studio wasp
Windows · Mac
*A remastered version of this game with enhanced graphics has been released. * "Red Spider" is a Hong Kong Noir-themed Visual Novel. There are 6 story routes with the different characters(approximately 105,000 words in total).
Why similar: Noir 33.6%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Female Protagonist 13.5%, Crime 13.3%, Multiple Endings 10.3%
- #41 Secret Files: Tunguska - Remastered
72% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Animation Arts
Windows
The award-winning adventure classic returns as a remaster with modernized visuals and updated technology. Join Nina and Max on a globe-spanning investigation filled with puzzles, conspiracies, and danger – and uncover the secret of Tunguska that changes everything!
Why similar: 2.5D 28.7%, Point & Click 25.9%, Mystery 18.5%, Female Protagonist 15.6%, Thriller 11.3%
- #42 Gloomy Clues: The Broken Mirror
71% 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 26.3%, Point & Click 13.4%, Visual Novel 10.8%, Mystery 10.7%, Crime 10.6%
- #43 Enoch
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Evil Pug Games
Windows
Step into the world of Enoch: Children of Fate, a sci-fi noir point-and-click adventure set in 2279. Take command of multiple characters with connected storylines as they seek the truth behind the mysteries of Enoch Space Station.
Why similar: Noir 28.4%, Point & Click 20.4%, Mystery 15.6%, Female Protagonist 12.7%, Nonlinear 8.9%
- #44 2064: Read Only Memories
73% matchMostly Positive80% of 1,665 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: Noir 24.7%, Dialogue Heavy 20.3%, Point & Click 11.7%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Emotional 8.5%
- #45 For the People
72% matchMostly Positive73% of 798 reviews2020
Dev: Brezg StudioPub: 101XP
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 70%
For the People is a mix of a political management sim and a visual novel, putting players in the shoes of an idealistic young state official tasked with shaping the future of a communist factory town. Will the party provide for the people, or are the people just cogs in its machine?..
Why similar: Noir 22.1%, Political 20.7% ★, Time Management 16.5%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Point & Click 10.2%
- #46 GRUNND
71% matchMixed62% of 47 reviews2023
Dev: SEKTAHOUSE
Windows
You fell asleep on the train... Now a strange town, fully voice-acted characters, and choices that reshape the mystery stand between you and home.
Why similar: Noir 23.1%, 2.5D 14.3%, Point & Click 11.9%, Mystery 10.6%, Dialogue Heavy 10.6%
- #47 Tangle Tower
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 6,076 reviews2019
Dev: SFB Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.5 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 24.2%, Point & Click 18.2%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Crime 11.6%, Dialogue Heavy 11.5%
- #48 Pasajeros
70% matchPositive86% of 21 reviews2022
Dev: GameLoop
Windows
Pasajeros is developed through a collection of urban and surreal stories collected in a taxi in Bogotá . It’s a four-night adventure packed with micro-stories of vampires, mariachis, and thugs. In addition to the opportunity to find love or madness in the night magic of a city.
Why similar: Noir 34.7%, Dialogue Heavy 14.6%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Emotional 10.4%, Multiple Endings 9.5%
- #49 Kamilia
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: RQ play
Windows · Mac
Kamilia is a story-driven, choices-matter detective mystery. Follow a talented painter who finds himself wrapped up in an unsolved case, as he tries to unveil a hidden truth that has been buried for years.
Why similar: Mystery 16.4%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Emotional 13.5%, Dialogue Heavy 12.7%, Choices Matter 11.5%
- #50 Book Smugglers
67% matchPositive93% of 28 reviews2026
Dev: FLUXO GAMES
Windows
Smuggle banned books to save the Nation! Make tough choices, manage resources, and decipher secret messages in this narrative adventure based on true events. Help preserve a forbidden language - one dangerous mission at a time.
Why similar: Politics 34.2% ★, Point & Click 14.3%, Visual Novel 13%, Choices Matter 11.6%, Investigation 8.5%
- #51 HOLLOW MIRE
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mowlo Games
Windows
A war hero returns to a shattered England, searching for his missing family while confronting nightmares that defy reality. A choice-driven, narrative thriller with 8 unique endings.
Why similar: Noir 20.9%, Thriller 11.9%, Emotional 10.8%, Point & Click 10.6%, Mystery 9.6%
- #52 Red Spider: Vengeance Remastered donation ver.
67% matchPositive100% of 13 reviews2025
Dev: studio wasp
Windows · Mac
Homage to Hong Kong Noir cinema. A former assassin seeks vengeance in this hardboiled VN, scored by Yasunori Shiono (Lufia series). (Full story is free via the demo version. This paid edition supports Steam Achievements and the creators.)
Why similar: Noir 31.8%, Crime 14.5%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Mystery 11.4%, Female Protagonist 9.9%
- #53 Up All Night
69% matchPositive91% of 35 reviews2021
Dev: Fiendish Fiction
Windows · Mac · Linux
Unearth secrets hidden between the trees. Solve a murder. Confront what awaits in the darkness. Whatever transpires, you’re guaranteed to be up all night.
Why similar: Noir 19.6%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Mystery 11.1%, Crime 10.5%, Thriller 10.3%
- #54 Последнее желание
68% matchMostly Positive76% of 85 reviews2023
Dev: YePlay
Windows
An adventure game in the genre of mystical detective. Student Kris is on the trail of the killer. Every decision has consequences, and every wish may be the last.
Why similar: Visual Novel 13.3%, Dialogue Heavy 12.8%, Female Protagonist 12.1%, Mystery 10%, Emotional 9.9%
- #55 The Havoc Channel
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: TRY500Pub: Ralphie Fan Club
Windows · Mac
A mystery comedy visual novel game told strictly through the eyes of a news anchor. Learn about the city of Brookside, report the news as best you can, and guide the citizens toward a happy ending.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.8%, Mystery 15.8%, 2.5D 14.2%, Investigation 13.5%, Point & Click 11.9%
- #56 Gray Skies, Dark Waters
70% matchPositive86% of 37 reviews2017
Dev: Green Willow Games, LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
What does it mean to truly disappear without a trace? This modern interpretation of centuries-old folktales drops you into a world of secrets, unanswered questions, and (just maybe) the supernatural. Search to reveal the truth—or, at least, your version of it.
Why similar: 2.5D 16.2%, Point & Click 13%, Dialogue Heavy 11.9%, Female Protagonist 11.1%, Mystery 9.2%
- #57 Neon Noir
68% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2023
Dev: Borzon Studios
Windows
Neon Noir is a cyberpunk visual novel with interactive mechanics. It is set in the megalopolis of New Devon in the year 2169, where large private corporations have more power than the government. The player follows the crimes investigated by Colden, a Snatcher.
Why similar: Noir 31.4%, Point & Click 14.1%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Thriller 10.7%, Crime 10.3%
- #58 Green Mist over Portland
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Bushmonkey GamesPub: Surefire.Games
Windows · Mac
A detective noir puzzle deduction game. Explore a non-linear timeline during the cold war on a globe-trotting adventure following a trail of spies from a quiet English harbour town to a frozen Finnish fishing village and the corridors of an intelligence service rotten at its core.
Why similar: Noir 21.5%, Point & Click 14.1%, Mystery 12.6%, Crime 10.4%, Investigation 9.7%
- #59 Voodoo Detective
67% matchVery Positive95% of 369 reviews2022
Dev: Short Sleeve Studio, LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Do you like adventure, comedy, and dime store detective novels? Then boy have we got the game for you! Join Voodoo Detective in a hand-drawn, point-and-click noir where you’ll pit your wits and hoodoo know-how against a sinister evil that’s taken root on beautiful Zo Wanga Isle.
Why similar: Noir 30.1%, Point & Click 15.9%, 2.5D 14.9%, Mystery 12.5%, Dialogue Heavy 10.9%
- #60 CINEMA
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Trinity Team
Windows
"CINEMA" is an immersive investigative thriller game where player wields control over time and the intricate interplay of cause and effect within the storyline inspired by silent films.
Why similar: Noir 24.1%, Time Management 16.9%, Point & Click 12.3%, Mystery 11.2%, Dialogue Heavy 10.8%