- #1 The Pigment
97% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: PlayBook
Windows
Milan, 1963. Inherit your uncle's mysterious studio and discover a color that shouldn't exist. In this cosmic horror gamebook, you must balance your Sanity and Lucidity as you uncover the secret of the 12th canvas. Will you finish the work, or let the pigment consume your mind?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 21.3%, Noir 19.1%, Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.9%, Visual Novel 9.3%
- #2 Omen Exitio: Hunger
96% matchVery Positive89% of 168 reviews2026
Dev: Tiny Bull StudiosPub: 2P Games
Windows · Mac
A Lovecraftian investigative gamebook. New York, 1927. A case pulled from real history, wrapped in cosmic horror. His name was Billy Gaffney. The man who took him was real. But his purpose was from another plane of existence. You play a journalist. You make choices. The story remembers all of them.
Why similar: Noir 17%, Lovecraftian 15.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.5%, Dynamic Narration 9.1% ★, Interactive Fiction 8%
- #3 Avalon Gates: 1 Million D
95% match5 user reviews40% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: KingsAvalon Studio
Windows
One million dollars. Two sisters. Countless consequences. Experience everyday life in modern Vietnam while uncovering the truth behind a mysterious one-million-dollar debt.
Why similar: Visual Novel 14.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.2%, Dynamic Narration 11.7% ★, Interactive Fiction 11.1%, Dialogue Heavy 8.9%
- #4 At Eve’s Wake Definitive Edition
96% matchPositive84% of 45 reviews2021
Dev: Sugar Rush Studios
Windows
An interactive Lovecraftian horror story about surviving a family you never knew and their servitude to a dark patron. True to the genre, you retain all knowledge from every play-through. Shape your fate and that of the family. Will you embrace this gift or rid humanity of their taint?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 19.3%, Noir 15.9%, Dynamic Narration 13.1% ★, Interactive Fiction 12%, Visual Novel 9.3%
- #5 HPL: Nyarlathotep Rising
94% matchMixed54% of 12 reviews2025
Dev: Touched by GracePub: Plug In Digital
Windows · Mac
Dive deep into the twisted HP Lovecraft universe with this oversized narrative RPG. Slip into the intertwined souls of Mark, Anna, and Victor, surrounded by cult worshippers, as Nyarlathotep, the cosmic horror, strives to enslave humanity in 1929.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 19.9%, Noir 19.5%, Interactive Fiction 12.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.6%, Visual Novel 8.3%
- #6 Echoes
94% matchPositive95% of 38 reviews2024
Dev: Nova-box
Windows · Mac · Linux
Echoes is a 2D narrative game where you play as Ricky Fox, a detective haunted by the death of his best friend, Arthur. Step into Greenhearth, a small town full of secrets, and make choices that will shape your investigation. Will you crack the case with your sanity intact?
Why similar: Noir 21.1%, Interactive Fiction 14.8%, Lovecraftian 13.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.2%, Visual Novel 9.7%
- #7 Fork in the Road
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pigeon in the Booth
Windows · Mac
In this hand-drawn RPG, you play as Joe, a young man attending a dinner party with his new girlfriend. What he doesn't know is that every decision he makes, no matter how small, will have its consequence...
Why similar: Noir 25.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.7%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Hand-drawn 10.6%, Visual Novel 7.9%
- #8 Mothmen 1966
92% matchVery Positive91% of 329 reviews2022
Dev: LCB Game StudioPub: Chorus Worldwide Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Mothmen 1966 is a 'Pixel Pulp' - a visual novel fusing exceptional writing and stunning illustration, inspired by mid-20th century pulp fiction and 80s home computer graphics - set amongst the strange occurrences of the Leonid meteor shower of 1966.
Why similar: Noir 22.8%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13%, Visual Novel 9.6%, Dialogue Heavy 7.6%
- #9 A Trans-Siberian Tea
91% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Black Veil Games
Windows
Snowbound for decades, a Trans-Siberian train holds its passengers exactly as they died. Talk to the frozen dead. Uncover the identity of a legendary thief. Decide how far you're willing to go for the truth.
Why similar: Noir 19.5%, Interactive Fiction 11.5%, Visual Novel 10.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.9%, Investigation 9.2%
- #10 Judge SIM
91% match8 user reviews38% of 8 reviews2026
Dev: sunsistudiosPub: sunsixstudios
Windows
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 18.3%, Interactive Fiction 14.4%, Dynamic Narration 13.4% ★, Investigation 11.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.4%
- #11 Shadow City Mysteries: Case Files - Rise of the Rat King
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Play On Words Studios
Windows
Shadow City Mysteries: Case Files – Rise of the Rat King is a narrative game set in Shadow City’s underbelly. Assume the role of the Rat King, an underworld mastermind fighting for absolute power. Shape your legend by forging alliances, crushing rivals, and leaving a trail of consequences.
Why similar: Noir 26.1%, Interactive Fiction 12.9%, Lovecraftian 11.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.8%, Dynamic Narration 11.3% ★
- #12 The Farm of the Living
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: PlayBook
Windows
A grim, choice-driven interactive gamebook. As the First Ranger of a fortified homestead, you must defend the last survivors from the infected, manage critical resources, and investigate a dangerous internal conspiracy. Every decision shapes the survival of the living.
Why similar: Noir 23%, Interactive Fiction 19.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Choices Matter 7.4%
- #13 The Allure Of Wanton Cove
89% matchMostly Positive79% of 123 reviews2024
Dev: Ktulhu Solutions
Windows · Mac · Linux
An adult tale of lust and horror in the vein of HP Lovecraft. Take on the part of a former detective who could never let go of the last terrible case he worked. One day his old partner comes knocking, begging for help.
Why similar: Noir 20.3%, Lovecraftian 18.1%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.2%, Investigation 8.7%
- #14 THE DAY THAT WASN'T
87% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: MAD Tribe Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Relive the same day without remembering it. Your choices feed four inner alter egos (Shadow, Mad, Alex, and Bully) — shaping reality, glitches, and one of 16 possible endings. The day repeats. Your mind doesn’t. Or does it?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.4%, Noir 18.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.1%, Visual Novel 15%, Choices Matter 7.5%
- #15 Pasajeros
88% 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 31.8%, Interactive Fiction 16.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.9%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Dialogue Heavy 9.2%
- #16 BLACKMIND: Psychic Social Simulator
86% 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 25.6%, Interactive Fiction 18.5%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Investigation 8.7%, Choices Matter 7.6%
- #17 Streams Upon Memories : Dawn of the Fractured Mind
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Kashi Maadsen
Windows · Mac · Linux
Awaken in a world plunged into uncertainty. You must navigate hidden truths and make crucial choices. Will you uncover the secrets of your existence? Your path will determine your fate in this journey.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.1%, Visual Novel 17.6%, Noir 12.8%, Choices Matter 7.6%
- #18 Last Night Last Call
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Rogueside
Windows · Mac
Can you solve a murder with only your wits, cocktail shaker, and silver tongue? Last Night Last Call is a narrative detective game where you mix cocktails, interrogate suspects, gather clues, and shape relationships to solve five murders. Every customer has something to hide.
Why similar: Noir 21.4%, Interactive Fiction 13%, Investigation 10.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.1%, Visual Novel 9.2%
- #19 Maximilien — A Psychological Horror Interactive Novel
84% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Yohan Dupuy
Windows · Linux
A psychological horror interactive novel, Boston 1926. Explore, investigate, lose your footing. Your choices shape a branching story where your mental state governs what you see and which paths open to you. 4 intersecting routes, 12 possible endings, 15 to 20 hours of play.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 25.9%, Interactive Fiction 20.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.2%, Mystery 7.3%, Choices Matter 6.6%
- #20 The Shadow
84% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: PlayBook
Windows
What starts as a simple, highly-paid night shoot in an abandoned marble quarry descends into a psychological nightmare. You are Stefano Caldara, a photographer caught in a web of dark rituals and dangerous secrets. Every choice shapes your morality, your sanity, and your survival...
Why similar: Noir 23.9%, Interactive Fiction 18.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.6%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Choices Matter 7.4%
- #21 THE 13th Digit
83% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Uesho Co., Ltd.
Windows
In a rain-soaked megacity, one law remains: cross one trillion dollars in hidden wealth and you forfeit your right to live. You are K, the executioner who enforces it — until the numbers start to lie. A branching cyberpunk noir with 5 endings, where every choice is remembered.
Why similar: Noir 24.4%, Interactive Fiction 18.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.2%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Dialogue Heavy 6.2%
- #22 Care
82% matchVery Positive95% of 74 reviews2024
Dev: The Pocket Dimension
Windows
Care is an atmospheric first person horror game with puzzle elements, where your choices have consequences. Be observant with your surroundings and unravel the horrific secrets that hide within these walls.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 18.7%, Interactive Fiction 15.2%, Investigation 9.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.8%, Visual Novel 8.4%
- #23 NEUROBROOD
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Enrei Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
«NEUROBROOD» is a visual novel in the cyberpunk‑horror genre. Those touched by the abyss of neurodream never wake up the same.
Why similar: Noir 19.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Hand-drawn 11.3%, Dynamic Narration 7.8% ★
- #24 A Week in Paradise
80% 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 28.9%, Interactive Fiction 17.1%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Dialogue Heavy 8.8%, Hand-drawn 7.9%
- #25 Five Biggest Accomplishments
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Assembling Chickens GamesPub: Fennonauts
Windows · Mac · Linux
Five Biggest Accomplishments is a short Visual Novel where you play as someone who has held the same job for 30 years: push a button every 8 hours or the world will end. Suddenly, you get an email asking you to list your five biggest accomplishments for the week, or risk being fired.
Why similar: Noir 28.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.1%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Interactive Fiction 9.5%, Choices Matter 6.4%
- #26 REARVIEW MIRROR
81% matchPositive85% of 12 reviews2024
Dev: CUBUS GAMES SL
Windows · Mac
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 27.4%, Dynamic Narration 14.2% ★, Interactive Fiction 13%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.9%
- #27 Man I Just Wanna Go Home
78% matchVery Positive95% of 786 reviews2024
Dev: JZPS Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 1.2 hrs≥1hr: 38%
Man I Just Wanna Go Home is an "MSPaint-noir" visual novel with 13 endings, a unique visual style and a killer 80s inspired soundtrack. The story revolves around a delivery person stranded in an unfamiliar part of the city under the devastating rain. All he wants is to get home. Help him!
Why similar: Noir 30%, Interactive Fiction 18.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.3%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Choices Matter 6.7%
- #28 Обо: Шоу Теней
77% matchPositive90% of 29 reviews2025
Dev: Julliet Pub: Julliet Tales
Windows · Mac · Linux
Байкал зовёт. Прошлое возвращается в форме теней, и Андрей должен решить - играть по чужим правилам или переписать сценарий судьбы.
Why similar: Noir 22.2%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Interactive Fiction 11.2%, Investigation 10.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.5%
- #29 Echoes of Madness - The Hawthorne Case
78% match8 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2024
Dev: Mr.Bane Games
Windows
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 31.6%, Lovecraftian 18.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.7%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Adventure 8.5%
- #30 Omen Exitio: Plague
79% matchVery Positive85% of 641 reviews2018
Dev: Tiny Bull Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Investigate a paranormal disease that threatens to eradicate humanity in this unsettling Lovecraftian adventure, inspired by the choose-your-own-adventure gamebooks of the 80s and 90s. Your choices will determine the story, your character’s destiny… and the future of humanity.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 39.1%, Interactive Fiction 19.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.7%, Visual Novel 11%, Choices Matter 8%
- #31 A Case of Distrust
79% matchVery Positive82% of 614 reviews2018
Dev: An Open Ben
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A Case of Distrust is a narrative mystery from 1924 San Francisco. Play as private investigator Phyllis Cadence Malone in this historical 2D adventure game.
Why similar: Noir 22.3%, Interactive Fiction 14%, Dynamic Narration 12.8% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.7%, Visual Novel 9.6%
- #32 Whispers of Gold
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Falling Raven
Windows
In pursuit of coin, hired dagger Arthur finds himself embroiled in conspiracy involving the daughter of a noble House. Who is really pulling the strings behind the scenes?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 15.2%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.4%, Mystery 11.4%, Hand-drawn 11.3%
- #33 南海饥年志
76% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Framea Studios
Windows
乱世饥年,岭南盐沼中的丰浦仍有热饭与灯火。你是账房执笔者江砚:翻名册、核份额,把「添丰」与「归丰」一笔一笔记清楚。供期临近,潮路、闭门规矩与人们过分周全的好意,让熟悉的日常渐渐显出不对劲。
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.5%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Hand-drawn 9.8%, Adventure 8.5%
- #34 The Incident Room
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ludotronics
Windows
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 26.5%, Interactive Fiction 16.2%, Lovecraftian 15.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14%, Investigation 8.1%
- #35 Coalescence
76% matchPositive92% of 12 reviews2022
Dev: Black Banshee Studios
Windows · Mac
Coalescence is a visual novel that takes you deep within Moniker Labs to explore its secrets. Play as one of three characters, each with their own storyline and dialogue options. Form relationships with the companions you encounter and try to make it out alive!
Why similar: Noir 26.5%, Interactive Fiction 18.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.9%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Choices Matter 5.3%
- #36 The Wolf Among Us Remastered
75% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Telltale
Windows
A dark detective thriller where folklore is real, violence is chilling, and every choice has consequences.
Why similar: Noir 24.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.7%, Investigation 12.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Visual Novel 9.7%
- #37 Echoes
74% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Red Torii Studio
Windows
Immerse yourself in a first-person psychological horror experience where every choice matters. Confront the echoes of a forgotten past and uncover the truth behind your lost identity.
Why similar: Noir 21.9%, Dynamic Narration 17.6% ★, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.8%, Dark 7.8%
- #38 Lavender Field
73% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: KamilaFoxGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
An atmospheric visual novel with puzzle elements and a nonlinear storyline.
Why similar: Noir 44.6%, Visual Novel 18%, Multiple Endings 7.5%, Interactive Fiction 6.9%, Adventure 6.3%
- #39 Would you sell your soul
74% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: COMINO Inc.
Windows
Choose Your Story: Choices & Decisions game, Mystery visual novel adventure game
Why similar: Noir 32.5%, Interactive Fiction 20.9%, Visual Novel 17%, Adventure 7.8%, Dialogue Heavy 6.1%
- #40 Witch Hunter: Our Secret
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: artbakeries
Windows
Play as Erwin, a witch hunter navigating a fantasy world of magic and suspicion. Your decisions in this visual novel affect friendships, trust, and multiple story outcomes. Choose wisely—the fate of your journey rests with you.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 24.1%, Interactive Fiction 24%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Hand-drawn 8%, Choices Matter 7%
- #41 Man of Nollyn
71% matchPositive100% of 20 reviews2026
Dev: Slater Chae
Windows
A noir detective game where you can bribe or intimidate suspects for extra clues.
Why similar: Noir 32.5%, Investigation 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Visual Novel 9.5%, Mystery 9.4%
- #42 Death Drive
71% matchVery Positive97% of 106 reviews2025
Dev: LunaticMoon
Windows
Death Drive is a road trip visual novel inspired by classic American Gothic fiction.
Why similar: Noir 32.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.5%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Lovecraftian 11.1%, Dialogue Heavy 7.7%
- #43 Imperial Bureaucracy Hero
72% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Munitions Mori
Windows · Mac · Linux
IBH is a rich role playing game at the end of time. You're a mid-level official in a dying sci-fi regime, given the impossible task of fixing a faltering machine; explore a vast world, define your mind, flex your authority, and become a sinner or a savior in countless other stories.
Why similar: Noir 22.9%, Interactive Fiction 21.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.6%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Choices Matter 6.7%
- #44 Direct Investigation
72% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Socopus Interactive
Windows
Seoul, 2035. A first-person noir text adventure. Step into the shoes of Park Eunkyul, an investigator who verifies what no one else wants verified. Read the scene, question the witness, follow erased traces — and watch every certainty you started with quietly fall apart.
Why similar: Noir 22.2%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Investigation 12.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12%
- #45 The King's Whisperer
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Demian Vrij Games
Windows
You are the Whisperer, hooded advisor to King Alric the Uncertain. Forty days. Twenty-five court crises. Four pillar-leaders pulling the realm in four directions. The King hears you last before every decision. Twenty-one endings. No correct path.
Why similar: Noir 20.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.4%, Interactive Fiction 13%, Visual Novel 10.6%, Dynamic Narration 10.1% ★
- #46 Reigns: The Witcher
69% matchMostly Positive79% of 191 reviews2026
Dev: NerialPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 48 minMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Adventure as Geralt through the ballads of Dandelion. Swipe right, swipe left, seek glory, find death! Will you hunt monsters, upset the locals, or run a hot bath? Compose an inspiring epic to claim immortality.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.8%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Choices Matter 9.2%, Adventure 8.3%
- #47 Misadventures of Laura Silver
73% matchVery Positive84% of 269 reviews2019
Dev: Studio Attic Salt
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Need more stress in your life? Meet Laura Silver, a paranoid and insomniac detective tasked with researching Slavic mythology. Do you know anything about the Vodnik? Neither does she. Unfortunately, her incompetence won't be your biggest problem in Czechoslovakia.
Why similar: Noir 19.6%, Interactive Fiction 15.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.1%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Hand-drawn 8.2%
- #48 Dark Coffee
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: TwoArtist
Windows
Welcome to Mursvinch - a town where secrets are brewed into every cup. In this comic - and Lovecraft-inspired cozy café management sim, listen to strange visitors, brew drinks that change their fates, and either bring the town back to life - or plunge it into madness.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 16.6%, Interactive Fiction 16.3%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.6%, Choices Matter 8.8%
- #49 Tron: Identity
70% matchMostly Positive79% of 293 reviews2023
Dev: Bithell Games
Windows · Mac
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 24.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.7%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Mystery 10.1%, Choices Matter 8.4%
- #50 DDD: Demons Double Down
67% matchPositive88% of 43 reviews2026
Dev: WirionPub: ST SInovar
Windows · Mac
Sometimes loneliness pushes us into strange, risky choices. A nightclub that wasn’t here yesterday. Mysterious strangers—each leaving more questions than answers. Just one short night that simply won’t end. What could possibly go wrong?
Why similar: Noir 36.9%, Interactive Fiction 17.3%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.9%, Hand-drawn 8.5%
- #51 The Zoo
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: R ButtonPub: Hierarch Games
Windows · Mac
You've had the same dream all week: a school field trip to a zoo you can't leave, where the lions always find you in the end. Wander the zoo exhibits, make your choices, and search for the way out. A short, hand-painted interactive story about a recurring dream, and finally resolving it.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.6%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Choices Matter 8.7%, Hand-drawn 7.8%
- #52 Precinct 2099
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: ThinkingLiteSoft
Windows
NeoTokyo, 2099. The man who sold immortality is dead in a penthouse sealed from the inside. You are detective Kade Katano: scan the scene, read people, roll the dice and decide which truth closes the file. A noir visual novel — one complete case, three endings.
Why similar: Noir 27.6%, Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Visual Novel 14%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12%, Mystery 8.7%
- #53 Gloomy Clues: The Broken Mirror
68% 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 26.4%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Investigation 10.8%, Visual Novel 9.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.1%
- #54 Accident Investigator Simulator: Black Box
67% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: Cottondream Studio
Windows
Step into the role of a federal investigator and uncover the truth behind every disaster. Recover black boxes, cross-reference evidence, expose contradictions, and name the real cause before an innocent takes the fall. Every conclusion matters in this tense investigation sim full of twists.
Why similar: Noir 23.3%, Investigation 13.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.7%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Dynamic Narration 11.1% ★
- #55 Echoes of Hanau
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MAKERS e.V.Pub: MAKERS e.V. & JG Hanau
Windows
Echoes of Hanau is a historical third-person mystery adventure. Explore Hanau around 1900, investigate clues, solve puzzles and uncover a story in which rumors, propaganda and growing social tensions become increasingly intertwined.
Why similar: Dynamic Narration 21.7% ★, Noir 21.1%, Interactive Fiction 20.3%, Dialogue Heavy 10%, Choices Matter 7.9%
- #56 Clean Slate
70% matchPositive96% of 23 reviews2021
Dev: Mariano JarPub: Time Ajar
Windows · Linux
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 22.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.5%, Investigation 11.8%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Choices Matter 8.2%
- #57 Cthulhu Mysteries: Veins of Arkham
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: W&W Innovations sp. z o.o.
Windows · Mac
Cthulu Mysteries: The Veins of Arkham is Lovecraftian narrative mystery, where staying sane is the greatest challenge. Interview the witnesses, gather clues and draw conclusions to solve the most unusual case. Will you be able to handle the truth?
Why similar: Noir 23.8%, Lovecraftian 21.6%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Investigation 8.8%, Mystery 6.8%
- #58 Kamilia
66% 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: Visual Novel 14.1%, Interactive Fiction 14%, Mystery 11.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.5%, Investigation 10.8%
- #59 Detective Turtletop: Who Killed Harambe?
66% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Turtletop Software
Windows
The first AI detective game that doesn't cheat. Developed by a former Meta AI Engineer. Interrogate suspects using your own words to solve the murder of Harambe. Features procedurally generated cases, consistent hard logic, and a unique stress mechanic. You have 3 hours to find the truth.
Why similar: Noir 33.5%, Interactive Fiction 26.2%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Mystery 10.9%, Adventure 4.8%
- #60 Deep Under
67% matchVery Positive93% of 57 reviews2024
Dev: WildOmul
Windows
DEEP UNDER is a grim visual novel about how an ordinary camping trip with friends can turn into a real nightmare.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15.5%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13%, Investigation 10.3%, Dark 9.1%