- #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 16.5%, Point & Click 13.5%, 2.5D 11.7%, Mystery 10%
- #2 Disordered
96% matchNo user reviews2026
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 16.3%, Point & Click 11.1%, Crime 10.5%, Visual Novel 10.4%, Mystery 10.4%
- #3 A Week in Paradise
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: EtrikiaPub: Soft Serve Games
Windows
A Week in Paradise is an interactive narrative mystery. Discover the unusual circumstances of your arrival to a bar called Paradise, and drink through the night with the bar's charismatic regular. Each night, unravel the threads holding back memories in your dreams.
Why similar: Noir 22.3%, Conversation 13.5%, Mystery 12.4%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Emotional 10.7%
- #4 Headliner: NoviNews
95% matchVery Positive89% of 806 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 30% ★, Political 20.6% ★, Point & Click 10.3%, Visual Novel 10%, Conversation 8.3%
- #5 Mistmoon Falls
94% 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 21.7%, Mystery 11.3%, Point & Click 11.1%, Conversation 11%, Crime 10.4%
- #6 Hauma - A Detective Noir Story - Prologue
94% 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 20.6%, Crime 10.6%, Visual Novel 10.2%, Narration 10%, Point & Click 9.6%
- #7 Loretta
93% matchVery Positive93% of 414 reviews2023
Dev: BonereadersPub: DANGEN Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.1 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 20.4%, Point & Click 10.9%, Visual Novel 10.8%, Crime 10.1%, Thriller 9.5%
- #8 Voices of Freedom
92% 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 7.6%
- #9 GRUNND
91% 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 20.8%, 2.5D 12.8%, Point & Click 10.7%, Narration 10.3%, Mystery 9.6%
- #10 My fair damnation
91% 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 18.5%, Narration 12%, Conversation 11.8%, Female Protagonist 10.1%, Choices Matter 8.9%
- #11 The Wreck
90% matchVery Positive89% of 273 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 12.7%, Choices Matter 11.6%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Mystery 11%, Narration 10.6%
- #12 Hauma - A Detective Noir Story
89% matchMostly Positive73% of 124 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 23.2%, Crime 10.5%, Visual Novel 10.2%, Point & Click 10.2%, Mystery 9.9%
- #13 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 27.7%, Conversation 12.2%, Point & Click 10.5%, Mystery 9.3%, Visual Novel 9%
- #14 Marcella Moon: Four Are Watching
88% 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 13.5%, Conversation 10.6%, Female Protagonist 9.7%
- #15 Lavender Field
86% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: KamilaFoxGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
An atmospheric visual novel with puzzle elements and a nonlinear storyline.
Why similar: Noir 38.5%, Visual Novel 17.4%, Narration 15.1%, Multiple Endings 10.4%, Story Rich 7.9%
- #16 These Nights Alone
87% matchPositive82% of 38 reviews2020
Dev: ryArt
Windows
Follow Alice during the investigation about her husband
Why similar: Noir 22.7%, Point & Click 15.8%, Visual Novel 14%, Mystery 12.6%, Multiple Endings 9.6%
- #17 The Darkest Dusk
85% matchPositive96% of 24 reviews2025
Dev: Flavio Valenzi
Windows
Classic Point-and-Click Adventure Game to experience the feeling from the 80's and 90's | Tech-Noir | Pixel Art and Retro Style | Interactive visual novel
Why similar: Noir 33.4%, Point & Click 19.3%, Visual Novel 18.3%, Conversation 13.7%, Narration 11.8%
- #18 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%
- #19 DIGGERGUN
84% matchPositive90% of 41 reviews2025
Dev: Kabloop
Windows · Mac · Linux
Blast through Bal Island, collecting lithium in this oppressive platformer about corporate exploitation and pushing back.
Why similar: Politics 33.4% ★, Political 21.5% ★, Time Management 16.7%, Choices Matter 8.4%, Multiple Endings 8.1%
- #20 Joe Kowalski Chronicles: Murder in a flat
84% 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 27.9%, Point & Click 14.7%, Crime 12.3%, Mystery 11.4%, Action-Adventure 8.4%
- #21 Murder at the Cat Show
83% 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 13.3%, Point & Click 13.3%, Mystery 13.1%, Female Protagonist 12%
- #22 rodina.doc
82% 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 30.4% ★, Political 18.9% ★, Point & Click 16.6%, Emotional 9.2%, Conversation 8.3%
- #23 No Questions Asked
82% matchVery Positive94% of 82 reviews2023
Dev: Troubadour Collective
Windows
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 29.8%, Mystery 11.4%, Point & Click 11.4%, Thriller 10.2%, Conversation 9.9%
- #24 Neo Cab
81% matchMostly Positive80% of 2,781 reviews2019
Dev: Chance AgencyPub: Fellow Traveller
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 7.4 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 24.6%, Point & Click 11.8%, Visual Novel 11.4%, 2.5D 11.2%, Conversation 10.8%
- #25 Good Bones
81% matchMostly Positive78% of 32 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 14.9%, Mystery 12.9%, Female Protagonist 11.4%, Noir 11.4%, Visual Novel 10.6%
- #26 The Man Came Around
79% matchVery Positive84% of 63 reviews2023
Dev: Thierry Brim
Windows · Mac
The Man Came Around is a survival game with narrative choices. Play five activists fleeing a police state. Cross the border. Evade the cops. Scavenge resources. Survive the elements. Will you put your group at risk to help others along the way, or betray your principles to survive?
Why similar: Noir 27.1%, Political 19.4% ★, Point & Click 13.2%, Thriller 11.6%, Narration 10.3%
- #27 Good Morning, A.I.
79% 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 37.1% ★, Political 16.2% ★, Visual Novel 11.1%, Point & Click 9.5%, Conversation 8.4%
- #28 Postmortem: One Must Die (Extended Cut)
80% 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 24.8% ★, Political 20.2% ★, Point & Click 11.5%, Choices Matter 8.6%, Female Protagonist 7.8%
- #29 A Study in Blue
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Relate Games
Windows
Play as Kenneth, a private detective, and Blue, a runaway searching for answers. Explore the megacity of Republica in a semi-open world, solve criminal cases, make decisive moral choices, and uncover the truth behind Blue’s past.
Why similar: Noir 21.3%, Narration 12.3%, Mystery 10.9%, Choices Matter 9.4%, Multiple Endings 9.1%
- #30 Keepers: Fractured Realities
77% 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 9.2%, Emotional 9.2%
- #31 Murder In Tehran's Alleys 1933
78% 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%
- #32 Employee A
76% 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 13%, Emotional 12.2%, Thriller 12.2%, Female Protagonist 11.7%, Conversation 10%
- #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 32.9%, Visual Novel 19.3%, Crime 11.9%, Thriller 8.6%, Conversation 8.5%
- #34 Knee Deep
77% matchMostly Positive78% of 177 reviews2015
Dev: Prologue Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 93%
When a washed-up actor hangs himself on location, a spotlight is cast on the backwater Florida town of Cypress Knee. Your screen becomes a stage on which you investigate this mysterious death as three distinct characters.
Why similar: Noir 27.1%, Mystery 17.1%, Crime 11.3%, Choices Matter 10.6%, Female Protagonist 10.6%
- #35 The Murder of Ava Monroe
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BUNKWORKS
Windows · Mac
A gripping detective noir mystery that blends investigation and deduction with a rich, character-driven story. The Murder of Ava Monroe is cozy, twisty, and oozing with atmosphere.
Why similar: Noir 29.7%, Point & Click 22.1%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Mystery 10.1%, Narration 9.7%
- #36 Let Bions Be Bygones
74% matchMostly Positive72% of 117 reviews2024
Dev: Bohemian PulpPub: Microprose Software
Windows
Having lost everything, a retired, hardboiled detective, John Cooper, must take his last case to find a missing upper-class girl among the lowest parts of the dystopian city-planet Terrahive. Choose your unique path in this atmospheric narrative future-noir thriller.
Why similar: Noir 27%, Point & Click 13.6%, Narration 12.3%, Choices Matter 8.2%, Multiple Endings 7.9%
- #37 CINEMA
75% 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 23.1%, Time Management 16.3%, Point & Click 11.8%, Narration 10.9%, Mystery 10.8%
- #38 Marlon’s Mystery: The darkside of crime
74% 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 22.1%, Crime 11.8%, Point & Click 11.2%, Mystery 11%, Visual Novel 10.7%
- #39 Secret Files: Tunguska - Remastered
73% matchNo user reviews
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 28.6%, Point & Click 25.9%, Mystery 18.5%, Female Protagonist 15.6%, Thriller 11.4%
- #40 For the People
73% matchMostly Positive74% of 788 reviews2020
Dev: Brezg StudioPub: 101XP
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 72%
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%, Political 20.7% ★, Time Management 16.6%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Point & Click 10.2%
- #41 From Basement with Love
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: BIG SMALL GAMES
Windows
Conduct a high-stakes espionage operation at the peak of the Cold War. Intercept and decipher encrypted communications to uncover a hidden threat. Break codes, manipulate targets through social engineering, connect the dots, and escape before it’s too late.
Why similar: Political 20.4% ★, Point & Click 17%, Mystery 13.5%, Narration 13.1%, Conversation 11.9%
- #42 紅蜘蛛外伝:暗花
72% 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 29.4%, Political 21.2% ★, Crime 13.8%, Visual Novel 10.8%, Female Protagonist 8.5%
- #43 Gloomy Clues: The Broken Mirror
71% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: Pixel Paradise ®
Windows · Mac · Linux
A noir graphic adventure where your mind is your greatest enemy. Investigate crimes, interrogate suspects, and survive in this point-and-click remake, rebuilt from the ground up. Solve the mystery before your demons consume you. Play the free demo and wishlist now!
Why similar: Noir 26.3%, Point & Click 13.4%, Visual Novel 10.7%, Mystery 10.7%, Crime 10.6%
- #44 2064: Read Only Memories
72% 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 27.6%, Point & Click 13%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Conversation 11%, Emotional 9.6%
- #45 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 27%, Point & Click 19.4%, Narration 15.8%, Mystery 14.8%, Female Protagonist 12%
- #46 Up All Night
71% 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 19.5%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Mystery 11.1%, Crime 10.5%, Thriller 10.3%
- #47 Book Smugglers
68% 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 11.7%, Investigation 8.5%
- #48 The List
70% matchVery Positive80% of 104 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 20.2%, Political 17% ★, Mystery 12.9%, Crime 10.7%, Visual Novel 9.9%
- #49 Chinatown Detective Agency
70% 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 24.8%, Point & Click 13.1%, Crime 11.8%, Mystery 10.4%, Investigation 8.6%
- #50 Tangle Tower
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 5,973 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 24.5%, Point & Click 18.3%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Crime 11.8%, Mystery 11.5%
- #51 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 34.9%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Conversation 14%, Emotional 10.5%, Multiple Endings 9.6%
- #52 Reflections in Amber
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Frog Croaked Team
Windows · Mac
Reflections in Amber is a mystical detective visual novel. Investigate a mysterious death in a remote village alongside Detective Redbreast, who battles the weight of depression. Use an old supernatural camera to uncover hidden paths. Shape the course of the story with your choices!
Why similar: Noir 25.3%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Female Protagonist 10.5%, Narration 10.3%, Crime 9%
- #53 Inspector Waffles
69% matchVery Positive95% of 289 reviews2021
Dev: Goloso Games
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Murder. Nothin’ nice about it. In this old school detective adventure, step into the boots of whip-smart Inspector Waffles and travel the city to track hidden clues, interrogate shady suspects, and unravel a dangerous mystery. But be warned: curiosity killed the cat...
Why similar: Noir 30.5%, Crime 13%, Narration 12.2%, Point & Click 11.8%, Mystery 9.1%
- #54 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 20.9%, Thriller 12%, Emotional 11%, Point & Click 10.6%, Mystery 9.7%
- #55 Neon Noir
68% match4 user reviews75% of 4 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 10.8%, Crime 10.3%
- #56 Velistra: Failed State
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: VoltekPlay
Windows · Mac · Linux
Assume the presidency of Velistra, a nation teetering on collapse. Every choice reshapes destiny amid ruthless factions, moral dilemmas, and global pressures. A careful balance must be struck in both economics and politics. How will you lead?
Why similar: Political 26.4% ★, Politics 16.4% ★, Choices Matter 14.1%, Point & Click 12.1%, Multiple Endings 11.3%
- #57 Detective Firefly
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: AMETZ STUDIO
Windows
In Detective Firefly, your job is to solve cases by meticulously filling in the report with the locations and actions of all suspects at the time of the murder. Interrogate all witnesses, search for evidence, and form hypotheses to uncover the identity of the criminal and bring them to justice.
Why similar: Politics 22% ★, Point & Click 15.8%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Narration 11.2%, Multiple Endings 8%
- #58 Voodoo Detective
66% matchVery Positive96% of 365 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 30.3%, Point & Click 15.9%, 2.5D 14.9%, Mystery 12.6%, Conversation 10.4%
- #59 The Shadows of Fallen City
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: IKINAGAMES
Windows
The Shadows of Fallen City is a reality mystery drama that tracks a violent incident caused by someone's fall, as people who have fallen with different stories gathering in a city where common sense and human relationships have fallen.
Why similar: Noir 29.5%, Crime 16.6%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Mystery 13.6%, Story Rich 8.5%
- #60 Detective Dana
65% 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 24.2%, Point & Click 17.2%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Mystery 11.7%, Conversation 11.5%