- #1 Seraph's Kiss
97% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Domino
Windows
Winchester, 1906. Arabella Ravencroft is dead, and nine suspects are trapped inside a mansion. You are Inspector Hartwell. Combine clues to forge facts, break their lies, and solve the case. The story doesn't unlock with keys or puzzles. It unlocks through what you can prove.
Why similar: Noir 28.1%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Emotional 11.4%, Point & Click 10.2%, Dialogue Heavy 9.2%
- #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 20.3%, Dialogue Heavy 10.7%, Mystery 10.5%, Point & Click 10.4%, Crime 9.6%
- #3 How Little We Wait
96% 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 24.1%, Time Management 16.2%, Point & Click 13.6%, 2.5D 11.8%, Mystery 10%
- #4 Disordered
95% 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 17.1%, Point & Click 11.7%, Visual Novel 11%, Mystery 10.8%, Crime 10.8%
- #5 One Night: Burlesque
94% matchPositive85% of 40 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 25.9%, Dialogue Heavy 11.9%, Point & Click 9.8%, Mystery 8.6%, Visual Novel 8.4%
- #6 Loretta
94% matchVery Positive91% of 447 reviews2023
Dev: BonereadersPub: DANGEN Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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 22.2%, Point & Click 11.9%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Crime 10.8%, Female Protagonist 10.3%
- #7 SESTRY
93% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Industrial Miracle
Windows
A detective horror about twin sisters and the mirrors between them. Search crime scenes by flashlight, gather evidence, interrogate suspects - and survive the nights. Accusations need proof. The truth needs more. 7 endings; your choices decide who the monster is.
Why similar: Noir 28.1%, Point & Click 15.8%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Crime 9.4%, Mystery 9%
- #8 Acrônimo Tupiniquim
92% 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 31.3%, Visual Novel 9.9%, Investigation 9.6%, Point & Click 8.5%, 2.5D 8.4%
- #9 BLACKMIND: Psychic Social Simulator
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Too Many Teeth Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Use your psychic powers to read minds and catch an elusive serial killer!
Why similar: Noir 24.7%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Crime 11.3%, Choices Matter 9.8%, Multiple Endings 9.1%
- #10 Undercover Love - Where Shadows Meet
91% 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 city where trust can get you killed and everyone has something to hide, Alex and a mafia leader with buried secrets are pulled into revenge, power, and slow-burn romance shaped by your choices.
Why similar: Noir 21.6%, Visual Novel 19.8%, Choices Matter 13.2%, Female Protagonist 9.5%, Story Rich 9.4%
- #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 17.5%, Point & Click 14.8%, Mystery 13.3%, Dialogue Heavy 10.9%, Female Protagonist 9.7%
- #12 Joe Kowalski Chronicles: Murder in a flat
89% 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 26.5%, Point & Click 13.9%, Crime 11.5%, Mystery 10.8%, Action-Adventure 8.1%
- #13 Last Night Last Call
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Rogueside
Windows · Mac
Can you solve a murder with nothing but your wits, your cocktail shaker, and your silver tongue? In this bartending mystery game, your customers are the key. So long as the liquor flows, so does the conversation - but who has the answers you seek, and who has blood on their hands?
Why similar: Noir 20.4%, Point & Click 10.7%, Crime 10.5%, Dialogue Heavy 10.2%, Visual Novel 10.1%
- #14 Hauma - A Detective Noir Story - Prologue
88% 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 22.5%, Crime 11.4%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Point & Click 10.5%, Mystery 10.4%
- #15 Veils of the Past
87% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: TangoScarMike Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A cinematic mystery visual novel about a vanished woman. You're the detective on the case. Twelve years ago, your sister disappeared the same way. Four investigations lead to four different answers about what really happened — and none of them is the wrong one. The truth is whichever one you find.
Why similar: Noir 23.4%, Visual Novel 10.5%, Mystery 9.7%, Dialogue Heavy 9.2%, Crime 8.1%
- #16 The Wolf Among Us Remastered
86% 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 23.4%, Choices Matter 11%, Mystery 10.7%, Visual Novel 10.4%, Point & Click 10.2%
- #17 These Nights Alone
86% matchPositive82% of 39 reviews2020
Dev: ryArt
Windows
Follow Alice during the investigation about her husband
Why similar: Noir 23.5%, Point & Click 16.4%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Mystery 13%, Multiple Endings 9.8%
- #18 GRUNND
85% 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 21.5%, 2.5D 13.2%, Point & Click 11%, Mystery 9.8%, Dialogue Heavy 9.7%
- #19 Chinatown Detective Agency
84% matchMostly Positive72% of 159 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 22.1%, Point & Click 11.7%, Crime 10.4%, Dialogue Heavy 10.3%, Mystery 9.2%
- #20 THE EDITOR
84% matchVery Positive90% of 69 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 28.7%, Point & Click 15%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Dialogue Heavy 11.7%, Mystery 8.9%
- #21 Arsenic & Absinthe
83% 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 12.2%, Crime 9.7%, 2.5D 9.5%
- #22 Blood Lily Ghoststories
82% matchVery Positive94% of 124 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 16.6%, Female Protagonist 13.8%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Choices Matter 10.3%, Emotional 9.6%
- #23 Good Bones
82% matchMostly Positive78% of 41 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 14.8%, Mystery 12.8%, Female Protagonist 11.5%, Noir 11.4%, Visual Novel 10.6%
- #24 Employee A
81% 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 12.7%, Thriller 11.9%, Emotional 11.8%, Female Protagonist 11.7%, Dialogue Heavy 10.2%
- #25 CINEMA
80% 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 22.6%, Time Management 15.5%, Point & Click 11.5%, Mystery 10.5%, Dialogue Heavy 9.9%
- #26 Night and the City
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Suminell Studios
Windows
Become Nick Night, detective for hire, as he embarks on his toughest case yet in this noir, open world RPG.
Why similar: Noir 24.6%, Point & Click 13.6%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Dialogue Heavy 10%, Action-Adventure 8.2%
- #27 Hauma - A Detective Noir Story
79% matchMixed69% of 135 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 24.7%, Visual Novel 11%, Crime 11%, Point & Click 10.9%, Mystery 10.5%
- #28 Murder In Tehran's Alleys 1933
81% 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 39.6%, Point & Click 24.9%, Crime 17.9%, Mystery 14.9%, Adventure 2.7%
- #29 A Week in Paradise
77% matchPositive100% of 20 reviews2026
Dev: EtrikiaPub: Soft Serve Games
Windows · Linux
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 29.2%, Dialogue Heavy 12.8%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Emotional 9.4%, Choices Matter 9%
- #30 Would you sell your soul
78% 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%, Visual Novel 18.9%, Crime 11.4%, Dialogue Heavy 8.6%, Thriller 8.3%
- #31 Grégoire Lefèbvre Investigations : The Vow of Hate
77% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: TcherryPub: Viridis Cosmos Games
Windows
Play as Captain Grégoire Lefèbvre and investigate the murder of a controversial country priest in this gripping historical detective thriller.
Why similar: Noir 23.4%, Point & Click 16%, Visual Novel 11%, Dialogue Heavy 10.4%, Crime 10.2%
- #32 Neo Cab
78% matchMostly Positive79% of 2,886 reviews2019
Dev: Chance AgencyPub: Fellow Traveller
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 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 22.1%, Dialogue Heavy 19.3%, Point & Click 10.6%, Visual Novel 10.3%, 2.5D 10.1%
- #33 The Posthumous Investigation
75% matchVery Positive95% of 682 reviews2026
Dev: Mother Gaia StudioPub: CriticalLeap
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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 22.7%, Point & Click 10.9%, Crime 10.3%, Dialogue Heavy 9.7%, Mystery 9.6%
- #34 Marked
76% 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%, Point & Click 14.1%, Dialogue Heavy 9.5%, Investigation 8.9%, Crime 7.8%
- #35 Secret Files: Tunguska - Remastered
76% 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 27.6%, Point & Click 25%, Mystery 17.8%, Female Protagonist 15.2%, Thriller 10.9%
- #36 MoonStreet: The Playable Movie
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Christopher LeePub: LastMinuteWorks
Windows
EXPLORE A 2.5D CINEMATIC WORLD. As the doomed city of Astro deals with civil unrest, climate-catastrophes and power-outages, you play a scientist-robot duo who must solve the mysteries of this world. The classic Point & Click system has been reinvented for a new type of action-packed storytelling.
Why similar: Noir 27.4%, 2.5D 18.5%, Point & Click 14.5%, Mystery 11.4%, Action-Adventure 8.6%
- #37 Murder at the Cat Show
74% 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 13.3%, Mystery 13%, Female Protagonist 12.1%
- #38 My fair damnation
73% 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 20.5%, Dialogue Heavy 13.8%, Female Protagonist 11.6%, Choices Matter 9.9%, Thriller 9.7%
- #39 Prison Chain: The Unredeemed Thought
74% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 落梅序
Windows
A text-driven psychological horror visual novel. You wake up in a strange living room. Two silent men stand beside you. On the wall, blood writes: “Confess your sins, and you shall be redeemed.” Every choice changes the ending. Over 80,000 words in the base game, plus 4 standalone character DLCs.
Why similar: Noir 21.5%, Visual Novel 18.5%, Mystery 16%, Thriller 10.1%, Choices Matter 8.8%
- #40 London: Echoes of the Past
72% matchMostly Positive78% of 317 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%, Female Protagonist 11.8%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Crime 9.6%
- #41 The Wreck
73% matchVery Positive88% of 283 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 14.1%, Choices Matter 12.5%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Mystery 12.1%, Dialogue Heavy 11%
- #42 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 13.3%, Dialogue Heavy 12.3%, Female Protagonist 11.1%, Point & Click 10.3%, Choices Matter 9.9%
- #43 Getting Away With Murder
71% 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 38.4%, Point & Click 23.2%, Mystery 18%, Crime 11.6%, Story Rich 7%
- #44 Detective Dana
70% match3 user reviews67% of 3 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 23.4%, Point & Click 16.6%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Dialogue Heavy 11.6%, Mystery 11.2%
- #45 Phantom
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Prioplot Games
Windows
As an independent police consultant, you're pulled into the hunt for a serial killer leaving cryptographic ciphers. Play as a detective, analyze crime scenes, and master real decryption methods. Your choices determine if you catch the killer and how many lives are saved.
Why similar: Noir 20.1%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Crime 11.9%, Choices Matter 10%, Thriller 9.5%
- #46 Marlon’s Mystery: The darkside of crime
71% matchVery Positive88% of 75 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 21.8%, Crime 11.5%, Point & Click 11%, Mystery 10.8%, Visual Novel 10.7%
- #47 Red Spider:Vengeance
72% 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 33.3%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Female Protagonist 13.5%, Crime 13%, Multiple Endings 10.2%
- #48 Detective Boto: Belle Memoir
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ludus Studio
Windows
A narrative game set in 1943 Belém, legends are vanishing, and the river’s secrets need a detective. Pink, if you will. As a shapeshifting river dolphin detective that turns into human (almost), uncover a noir mystery where folklore, memory, and conspiracy flow beneath the city.
Why similar: Noir 31.5%, Mystery 15.5%, Crime 11.5%, Investigation 10.8%, Dialogue Heavy 9.7%
- #49 Gloomy Clues: The Broken Mirror
69% match2 user reviews50% of 2 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 26.1%, Point & Click 13.3%, Visual Novel 10.7%, Mystery 10.5%, Crime 10.4%
- #50 Max Sterling PI: The Grady Case
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Saint Cloud Studios
Windows
In this classic Investigative Mystery game, you are hired to find the truth behind Mr. Grady's untimely death. Explore 40+ areas, compile a multitude of evidence, and interview over 30 unique characters to assist you in your search for answers. Do YOU have what it takes to crack the case?
Why similar: Noir 23.3%, Point & Click 13.3%, Mystery 13.1%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Dialogue Heavy 10.6%
- #51 Kamilia
67% match7 user reviews88% of 7 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 16.2%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Emotional 13.4%, Dialogue Heavy 12.4%, Choices Matter 11.3%
- #52 SideEye High
69% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Fundamental Studios
Windows
A grounded detective mystery set in the most dangerous place in America: a 1997 public high school.
Why similar: Noir 23%, Point & Click 14.2%, Mystery 13%, Crime 10.2%, Investigation 9.5%
- #53 2064: Read Only Memories
70% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,676 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 24.6%, Dialogue Heavy 20%, Point & Click 11.7%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Emotional 8.5%
- #54 Tangle Tower
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 6,631 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 24%, Point & Click 18.2%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Crime 11.4%, Mystery 11.3%
- #55 HOLLOW MIRE
68% 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 20.6%, Thriller 11.7%, Emotional 10.7%, Point & Click 10.5%, Mystery 9.5%
- #56 Red Spider: Vengeance Remastered donation ver.
67% matchPositive100% of 15 reviews2025
Dev: studio wasp
Windows · Mac
A cinematic crime noir. 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 31.7%, Crime 14.3%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Mystery 11.3%, Female Protagonist 10%
- #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%, Point & Click 14%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Thriller 10.5%, Crime 10%
- #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 21.3%, Point & Click 14.1%, Mystery 12.4%, Crime 10.2%, Investigation 9.6%
- #59 The Havoc Channel
66% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: TRY500Pub: Ralphie & Cohort Fan Club
Windows
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 19.9%, Mystery 15.7%, 2.5D 14.1%, Investigation 13.4%, Point & Click 11.9%
- #60 Pasajeros
67% 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 34.8%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Dialogue Heavy 14.5%, Emotional 10.4%, Multiple Endings 9.5%