- #1 Raw April Day
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Headless Human Limited
Windows
Raw April Day is a hand-drawn Mystery Point-And-Click game where you solve enigmatic puzzles, engage in soul-searching branching dialogue with colorful characters and piece together the clues for why your husband went missing in a surreal and mystifying Victorian complex.
Why similar: Noir 18%, Dark Humor 17.8%, Point & Click 15.8%, Surreal 15.5%, Cinematic 13.9%
- #2 Dinner with an Owl
96% matchVery Positive95% of 853 reviews2021
Dev: BoringSuburbanDad
Windows
Break the puzzling spell of your eccentric host! Dinner with an Owl: A short surreal point and click adventure.
Why similar: Noir 20.7%, Gothic 20.2% ★, Dark Humor 16.1%, Surreal 14.4%, Point & Click 13.7%
- #3 Dinner with an Owl: Owl Observatory
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BoringSuburbanDad
Windows
A surreal point-and-click adventure about time loops, perception, and a dinner you can never leave.
Why similar: Gothic 27% ★, Point & Click 16.7%, Time Manipulation 16.5% ★, Dark Humor 16%, Surreal 13.3%
- #4 The Glued
95% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Nimavoha Interactive
Windows
The peg doll faces from your childhood bedroom reappear at every turn. Struggle to find a path forward through your own personal hell in this bleak visual novel with light puzzles and point-and-click elements.
Why similar: Noir 25.8%, Gothic 21.1% ★, Cinematic 20.4%, Point & Click 16.1%, Puzzle 8.5%
- #5 Doctor Arcana and The Secret of Shadowspire
94% matchPositive100% of 18 reviews2024
Dev: Monolith Graphics
Windows
Doctor Arcana's second adventure takes you to a legendary castle on a mysterious island where new puzzling challenges await and dark secrets are guarded by deadly traps. Can you complete the Trials of the Elders?
Why similar: Gothic 29.4% ★, Noir 18%, Cinematic 13.8%, Point & Click 13.7%, Mystery 9.2%
- #6 The Cabinets of Doctor Arcana
94% matchVery Positive92% of 59 reviews2018
Dev: Monolith Graphics
Windows · Mac
The Cabinets of Doctor Arcana is a dark adventure game set inside the haunted mansion of a mysterious magician who vanished several years ago. Resolve a maze of riddles and perplexing puzzles to unlock doors and secret passages, or be doomed to spend eternity trapped inside the inescapable mansion.
Why similar: Gothic 25% ★, Noir 20.1%, Cinematic 15.9%, Point & Click 13.8%, Mystery 13.1%
- #7 The Journey Down: Chapter One
93% matchVery Positive87% of 1,296 reviews2013
Dev: SkyGoblin
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 95%
The Journey Down is a point-and-click series with an Afro-Caribbean twist. Get ready to embark on a journey of exploration, mystery and grave danger - but also a journey of warmth, friendship and love.
Why similar: Noir 38%, Point & Click 21.5%, Surreal 14.8%, Dark Humor 11.6%, Dynamic Narration 9.6% ★
- #8 Nick Bounty - The Goat in the Grey Fedora: Remastered
92% matchPositive85% of 33 reviews2022
Dev: Pinhead Games
Windows
A complete modern remaster of the award winning Point & Click detective comedy adventure game.
Why similar: Noir 41.2%, Point & Click 29.7%, Cinematic 21.5%, Casual 6.7%, Singleplayer 0.6%
- #9 Gnosis
91% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: So Ro
Windows
A dark atmospheric test that asks you to see things in new ways, including the experience of playing itself. In this love letter to flash horror, explore 60 ending permutations and reactivity to your answers, as the game not only allows but implores you to play and break it how you see fit.
Why similar: Gothic 30% ★, Noir 21.8%, Point & Click 15.9%, Mystery 11.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.6%
- #10 KIDDO
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Grasita Games
Windows
KIDDO is a point-and-click adventure game packed with clever puzzles, a striking hand-drawn art style, and an ironic sense of humor... because if you’re going to hit rock bottom, you might as well do it with style.
Why similar: Noir 27.6%, Dark Humor 18.1%, Point & Click 18%, Surreal 15.4%, Puzzle 8.9%
- #11 Molitva
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sara Eshard
Windows · Mac · Linux
Molitva – a brutal, nonlinear visual novel about sins committed and the final chance for redemption. Are you worthy of forgiveness?
Why similar: Noir 35.1%, Surreal 22.3%, Point & Click 20.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15%, Choices Matter 6.7%
- #12 The Bell of Time
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Gloxa Games
Windows · Mac
The Bell of Time is an action and horror game but you can return to the past, as much as you can to resolve difficult puzzles and outsmart Xylaris pawns! A sweet mix between Outer Wilds and Portal 2. Developed by a solo indie creator with a haunting atmosphere and original music.
Why similar: Noir 26.3%, Time Manipulation 24.1% ★, Gothic 23.7% ★, Mystery 11.4%, Puzzle 8.5%
- #13 NORCO
89% matchVery Positive93% of 3,013 reviews2022
Dev: Geography of RobotsPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 65%
NORCO is a dialogue-focused point & click adventure that immerses the player in the sinking suburbs and industrial swamplands of an increasingly surreal and distorted South Louisiana.
Why similar: Noir 26.1%, Gothic 24.9% ★, Point & Click 16.8%, Surreal 14.9%, Mystery 12.9%
- #14 Isolomus
88% matchVery Positive95% of 397 reviews2020
Dev: Michael Rfdshir
Windows · Linux
Bite-sized surreal horror with multiple choices. Make your own way through the claymation madness!
Why similar: Dark Humor 31.3%, Surreal 28.2%, Point & Click 18.3%, Puzzle 11.1%, Mystery 5.4%
- #15 Scenic
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Inblue games
Windows
A relaxing pixel-art escape room game where you uncover hidden secrets and solve reality-bending puzzles. Interact with the environment and get lost in its liminal beauty.
Why similar: Surreal 28.7%, Point & Click 26%, Cinematic 18.1%, Mystery 15.4%, Puzzle 8.9%
- #16 CINEMA
86% 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 24.8%, Time Manipulation 22.5% ★, Dynamic Narration 14.3% ★, Point & Click 14%, Mystery 11.6%
- #17 Gloomy Juncture
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Filipe Rodrigues
Windows
A neo-noir psychological thriller with a point & click core. Set in the 90s, the story unfolds in a decaying and morally bankrupt urban setting. Step into the shoes of a mundane janitor on the verge of a breakdown and find yourself entangled in the aftermath of a pivotal gunshot.
Why similar: Noir 26.2%, Point & Click 17.4%, Surreal 17.1%, Dynamic Narration 14.6% ★, Mystery 14.3%
- #18 The Night is Grey
85% matchVery Positive82% of 262 reviews2024
Dev: Whalestork Interactive
Windows · Mac
Graham’s alone in a forest filled with strange wolves. While he’s fleeing for his life he finds a lost girl in an abandoned lodge that won’t survive without his help. Try to find their way to safety in this slow-burning cinematic thriller filled with puzzles, hand-drawn animation and lots of mystery
Why similar: Cinematic 23.4%, Dark Humor 21.7%, Point & Click 20.3%, Mystery 14.1%, Puzzle 9.5%
- #19 ROUGH KUTS: Night of the Living Dead
84% matchMostly Positive76% of 25 reviews2021
Dev: ROUGH KUTS
Windows
Interactive Film: NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD
Why similar: Noir 27.1%, Cinematic 22.4%, Point & Click 18.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.2%, Mystery 9%
- #20 PolyCity Stories - The Affair
84% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2023
Dev: Andi Liddell
Windows
The first short story from PolyCity. A point and click adventure delving into the dark and dirty polygonated corners of the City of angles... mostly right angles. The Affair follows a soft boiled/over easy private detective as he unpicks an organised crime syndicate operating across the city.
Why similar: Noir 33%, Point & Click 20%, Cinematic 18.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.4%, Puzzle 10.1%
- #21 Chicken Police: Into the HIVE!
82% matchVery Positive82% of 360 reviews2024
Dev: The Wild GentlemenPub: Joystick Ventures
Windows
A wild tale of conspiracy, loss, friendship, and... chickens?! Two rooster detectives are about to venture into the insect underworld to uncover a worldwide conspiracy, while also battling their inherent demons in this animal noir adventure satire.
Why similar: Noir 25.4%, Surreal 17.3%, Dark Humor 16%, Point & Click 14.7%, Puzzle 11.7%
- #22 Frank and Drake
83% matchVery Positive84% of 56 reviews2023
Dev: Appnormals TeamPub: Chorus Worldwide Games
Windows
Frank and Drake is a modern gothic tale that puts players at the heart of a supernatural mystery through its non-linear branching paths, mini-games and puzzles, and unique rotoscoped art. Take your time, explore, and soak up every word.
Why similar: Point & Click 22.7%, Cinematic 19.1%, Mystery 19%, Gothic 13.9% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.8%
- #23 The Remission of Sins
82% matchMixed50% of 12 reviews2020
Dev: KaminGamesPub: Tsukiakari Studios
Windows · Mac
The Remission of Sins is a fully-voiced, multi-ending short horror visual novel. Depending on the player’s choice, it branches to 12 different endings.
Why similar: Noir 25.7%, Gothic 19% ★, Dark Humor 18.4%, Surreal 14.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.6%
- #24 DESOLUS
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mark J. MayersPub: The Quantum Astrophysicists Guild
Windows
Explore a city of Gothic architecture torn between past and future in Desolus, a first person puzzle game. Solve Escher-like puzzles through the use of black holes, traveling back and forth through time to make architecture whole again. Prevent a cataclysm which fractures reality, and save the city.
Why similar: Gothic 35.5% ★, Surreal 22%, Cinematic 19.1%, Mystery 11.4%, Puzzle 11.3%
- #25 Rusty Lake Hotel
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 10,008 reviews2016
Dev: Rusty Lake
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Are you ready to serve the guests in the Rusty Lake Hotel? Solve all mysteries in this dark and eerie puzzle game. Rusty Lake Hotel is a point-and-click adventure by the creators of the Rusty Lake & Cube Escape series.
Why similar: Point & Click 33.2%, Surreal 21.5%, Puzzle 20.1%, Mystery 11.9%, Dark Humor 10.8%
- #26 Bomb Squad
79% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: International HeadquartersPub: International Headquarters
Windows · Mac
You and your closest frenemies must work together on a common goal – to diffuse a ticking time bomb! 2-4 Players will face a series of challenges at a pace that you cannot control.Your responses to these challenges determines if your team goes home alive.
Why similar: Cinematic 25.1%, Dark Humor 23.8%, Noir 21.6%, Mystery 10.4%, Puzzle 9.9%
- #27 YUMEGIDO
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: トロヤマイバッテリーズフライド
Windows
YUMEGIDO urges the termination of YUMEGIDO.
Why similar: Noir 30.4%, Dark Humor 20.8%, Surreal 20.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.1%, Puzzle 9%
- #28 Goetia
80% matchMostly Positive77% of 776 reviews2016
Dev: SusheePub: Forever Entertainment S. A.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Goetia is a point & click adventure where you play the ghost of a young lady. You are Abigail. Abigail Blackwood.
Why similar: Gothic 36.4% ★, Point & Click 35%, Puzzle 16.6%, Mystery 10.9%, Indie 0.8%
- #29 The 7th Guest VR
78% matchVery Positive93% of 560 reviews2023
Dev: Vertigo Games
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 67%
The iconic supernatural mystery, The 7th Guest, has been brought back to life with cutting-edge VR technology, that delivers an atmospheric story like no other. Explore the foreboding mansion, solve challenging puzzles, and uncover its dark secrets.
Why similar: Gothic 34.7% ★, Noir 20.3%, Cinematic 17.1%, Mystery 16.3%, Puzzle 11.1%
- #30 Arsenic & Absinthe
77% 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 39.5%, Cinematic 22.4%, Point & Click 19.3%, Mystery 9.4%, Puzzle 6.4%
- #31 The Slaughter: Act One
78% matchVery Positive85% of 143 reviews2016
Dev: Alex FrancoisPub: Brainchild
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 96%
The Slaughter is a noir point-and-click adventure set in Victorian London, laced with adult themes and dark humour. Follow the trail of a killer through atmospheric London locations and surreal dream worlds, meeting a cast of interesting, insane and eccentrically British characters along the way.
Why similar: Noir 41.3%, Dark Humor 27.2%, Mystery 18.5%, Point & Click 8.3%, Surreal 4%
- #32 Casey Noir and Carved Pumpkin's Latte
75% matchPositive88% of 23 reviews2025
Dev: Nik Rouz and Friends
Windows · Mac · Linux
What's this? A Point and Click, "Who Done It?", Murder Mystery Visual Novel, set in a Gothic Hotel on top of a lonely hill, during the Night of Halloween?
Why similar: Gothic 29.4% ★, Cinematic 20%, Point & Click 16.9%, Surreal 16.2%, Mystery 13.9%
- #33 Burial of Shortcake
75% matchPositive92% of 26 reviews2025
Dev: NANTEDOW
Windows · Mac
"The Burial of Shortcake" is an unpredictable story. It is a new visual novel with characters which are created/designed by voice actor Nozomi Sasaki, whose "expressiveness" shines throughout her career as a performer.
Why similar: Noir 32.5%, Cinematic 29.7%, Mystery 20.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.8%, Realistic 7.9%
- #34 Coffee Coffin
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Three Old PalsPub: indie
Windows
Coffee Coffin is a gothic narrative café simulation game.Seven lost souls, seven deadly sins, seven obsessions — you will talk with the dead, listen to their stories, and brew coffees that symbolize redemption, guiding them to let go and move on. All dialogue is generated by AI in real time.
Why similar: Cinematic 24.8%, Gothic 24.5% ★, Point & Click 24%, Surreal 10.5%, Mystery 8.5%
- #35 The Curse We Made
73% matchPositive94% of 49 reviews2025
Dev: Potion Pixel
Windows
A short ride into a cursed town — a hand-drawn puzzle adventure where ghouls and monsters haunt every corner, and gentle, relaxing puzzles slowly bring life back to the world and uncover the truth.
Why similar: Gothic 39.6% ★, Point & Click 25.8%, Mystery 19.4%, Puzzle 14.4%, Singleplayer 0.5%
- #36 The Journey Down: Chapter Two
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 553 reviews2014
Dev: SkyGoblin
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Chapter Two of The Journey Down, a classic point-and-click saga with an Afro-Caribbean vibe. Get ready to embark on an epic journey of brain-teasing adventure!
Why similar: Noir 49.4%, Point & Click 17.7%, Surreal 17.2%, Dark Humor 14.6%, Singleplayer 0.7%
- #37 Face Noir
77% matchMixed65% of 338 reviews2013
Dev: Mad OrangePub: Phoenix Online Publishing
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 96%
A moody tale that combines the intrigue and atmosphere of a Raymond Chandler novel or Humphrey Bogart film with classic point-and-click adventure gameplay, Face Noir follows private eye Jack Del Nero as he’s falsely accused of murdering the man who left a little girl in his protection.
Why similar: Noir 55.5%, Point & Click 35.8%, Mystery 8.3%, Indie 0.5%
- #38 Crimson Rain
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Square Zero
Windows
A noir narrative puzzle adventure where you manipulate time to investigate a space filled with physically identical characters. Pause, rewind, and fast-forward individual lives, connect fragmented pasts and futures, and uncover the single truth needed to avert impending tragedy.
Why similar: Noir 36.5%, Time Manipulation 25.7% ★, Surreal 21.9%, Mystery 10.9%, Puzzle 4.5%
- #39 A Case of the Crabs: Rehash
74% matchVery Positive94% of 84 reviews2020
Dev: Pinhead Games
Windows
A complete remake/remaster/rehash of the award winning Flash game: A Case of the Crabs! Play as smart-ass detective, Nick Bounty, in this hilarious point & click adventure and hunt down a nefarious counterfeit crab ringleader!
Why similar: Noir 33.9%, Point & Click 25.5%, Cinematic 23.9%, Mystery 9.4%, Casual 6.9%
- #40 Dreaminal
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Danche
Windows
DREAMINAL is a deeply immersive horror experience for 1-4 players. Sent from a megacorp to be the "pioneer" of solving a global problem, but you quickly discover things aren't as they promised. Survive and find your way out of the Backrooms... if escape is even possible.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 28% ★, Surreal 27.5%, Puzzle 11.2%, Dynamic Narration 9.6% ★, Realistic 8.4%
- #41 The Franz Kafka Videogame
74% matchMixed65% of 877 reviews2017
Dev: Denis Galanin (mif2000)Pub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
An original puzzle/adventure game inspired by the writings of Franz Kafka.
Why similar: Surreal 35%, Dynamic Narration 14.6% ★, Noir 14.5%, Point & Click 13.7%, Dark Humor 12.4%
- #42 Moratorium: Don’t Beat This Game
71% matchPositive90% of 29 reviews2025
Dev: O'chu
Windows
クリアしてはいけないゲームを、プレイしたことはありますか?Moratorium: Don’t Beat This Gameは、「クリアしてはいけない」一風変わった謎解きADVゲーム。頭を最大限までやわらかくしてパズルを解き、エンディングを回避し続けてください。
Why similar: Dark Humor 43.6%, Point & Click 25.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.3%, Puzzle 8.3%, Casual 4.9%
- #43 M.S. Salmon
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SoybloQ
Windows · Mac · Linux
M.S. Salmon is an interactive 2D story adventure. Help Ben Hearnden and Ranieri solve a murder on a luxury liner. As they gather more evidence, they uncover not only the truth about the murder but also their own dark past.
Why similar: Noir 30.2%, Cinematic 24.3%, Point & Click 22.1%, Mystery 12.1%, Puzzle 11.1%
- #44 Crowded Mysteries
71% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2024
Dev: Brave GiantPub: Silesia Games
Windows
There's a lot of trouble and intrigue in Mystery City... And where there's trouble and intrigue, there has to be a detective capable of tracking down the most elusive of wrongdoers. That's you! You're the detective, I mean. Go and solve some crimes, point-and-click analogue puzzle style!
Why similar: Noir 30.7%, Point & Click 28.2%, Dark Humor 18.7%, Puzzle 13.6%, Casual 8.4%
- #45 Lamplight City
72% matchVery Positive90% of 828 reviews2018
Dev: Grundislav GamesPub: Application Systems Heidelberg
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 93%
A steampunk-ish detective adventure from the creator of A Golden Wake and Shardlight! Can you help private investigator Miles Fordham find justice for his clients and track down his partner's killer before his entire world comes apart?
Why similar: Gothic 33.8% ★, Noir 23.2%, Point & Click 20%, Mystery 14.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 7.2%
- #46 FOTR
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Matěj HložánekPub: Herdek
Windows · Mac
A quasi-documentary trip that leads to a phone booth in 2002, where feelings of nostalgia and pain from broken parental relationships intertwine.
Why similar: Cinematic 22.2%, Surreal 20.7%, Dark Humor 17.7%, Dynamic Narration 17.3% ★, Point & Click 13.3%
- #47 The Shivah
72% matchVery Positive81% of 876 reviews2013
Pub: Wadjet Eye Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Russell Stone is a Jewish Rabbi at a poor synagogue in New York City. He is a devout man with a problem. Membership is way down and he lacks the funds to keep his synagogue open. Things are looking very bleak, and he has grown progressively more cynical and bitter with the passage of time.
Why similar: Point & Click 47.4%, Noir 45.3%, Mystery 5.9%, Singleplayer 0.8%, Indie 0.6%
- #48 The Inn at Nightfall
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Birbhouse Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Manage an inn for travelers seeking refuge before nightfall. Interact with diverse guests, each harboring their own secrets. Your choices can forge or fracture relationships, uncovering hidden truths along the way. But beware – the real threat may be hiding among your guests.
Why similar: Gothic 36.2% ★, Dark Humor 19%, Mystery 14.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.8%, Puzzle 9.1%
- #49 Kingfisher: An Autism Tale
69% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Possibly Pixels
Windows
Experience how people with autism see, feel and interact with the world around them in this thrilling detective adventure, taking place near the Belgian coast and in the woods around a local nature reserve.
Why similar: Noir 33.1%, Cinematic 26.5%, Point & Click 20.2%, Mystery 10.7%, Puzzle 5.5%
- #50 Away from the light
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 7Lives
Windows
You find yourself in a critical situation on the brink of departure, without awareness indicating whether you have departed from the world of the living. In this surreal and mysterious dimension, your actions dictate the fate of this event, whether it's the end or a new beginning.
Why similar: Surreal 26.5%, Point & Click 23.1%, Dynamic Narration 19.5% ★, Puzzle 12.6%, Choices Matter 8.7%
- #51 Crowded Mysteries 2: Winter Romance
70% matchNo user reviews2024
Dev: BRAVEGIANT LTD
Windows
Unleash your inner detective in Crowded Mysteries 2 Winter Romance, an icy sequel where winter's chill adds a thrilling twist to crime-solving. Have fun as you unravel mysteries, collect clues, and find out what love and broken hearts can make people do, in the snow-covered Mystery City!
Why similar: Noir 31.8%, Point & Click 28.1%, Dark Humor 17%, Puzzle 14.3%, Casual 8.4%
- #52 Mitoza
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 3,719 reviews2021
Dev: Gal MamalyaPub: Second Maze
Windows · Mac
Median: 36 minMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 17%
It's not a game, it's a toy. Explore all cycles and prepare yourself to accept the inevitable effects of Mitoza.
Why similar: Surreal 31.4%, Point & Click 22.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.8%, Mystery 15.8%, Choices Matter 10.5%
- #53 Sunset High
66% matchPositive93% of 27 reviews2025
Dev: Turnip Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Your crush is missing. They texted you last night. And now you’re reliving the same day over and over. Welcome to Sunset High — where drama, dilemmas, and time loops collide in this narrative-driven, 2D adventure.
Why similar: Noir 31.1%, Dark Humor 22.1%, Surreal 17.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.9%, Puzzle 10.2%
- #54 Bloodlust
67% matchMixed52% of 23 reviews2024
Dev: Laela RussellPub: Ringling College of Art and Design
Windows
Bloodlust is a dark gothic short narrative exploration game in which you play as Vandor, a vampire desperately trying to survive in the daytime. Your only goal is to quench your bloodlust by taking down the plagued townspeople to give yourself enough strength to reach the safety of your castle.
Why similar: Noir 29.8%, Gothic 25.5% ★, Cinematic 24.9%, Puzzle 10.7%, Realistic 9.1%
- #55 Arq Of The Abyss
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ShiftWave Games
Windows
In "Arq of the Abyss," step into the life of a scientist who invents a device to solve the energy crisis of 2050. As his invention creates a paradox, explore a 2D adventure filled with comic-style storytelling and situational puzzles. Your choices lead to unique scenarios and endings.
Why similar: Cinematic 27.1%, Point & Click 23.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.1%, Mystery 12.2%, Puzzle 12.2%
- #56 The Eyes of Dr Kautzmann
68% matchMixed67% of 36 reviews2022
Dev: Fintan Devenney
Windows
The Eyes of Dr Kautzmann is a first-person point-and-click detective game inspired by German expressionist cinema. Solve environmental puzzles to uncover the tragic history and secrets of a doomed town.
Why similar: Cinematic 27.3%, Surreal 24.8%, Point & Click 19.9%, Mystery 14%, Puzzle 10.2%
- #57 Scary Shadow Spot - All In
65% matchPositive97% of 30 reviews2025
Dev: Daniele Doesn't MatterPub: Doesn't Matter Games
Windows
An Anomaly Game that reads you from the inside. Manage a hellish 1950s agency: hire, fire, and hunt anomalies to repay a $500,000 debt. Roguelite, Management, and Psychological Horror blend together. Every choice matters: the game will create your real psychological profile. Who are you really?
Why similar: Noir 30.5%, Cinematic 21.8%, Surreal 20%, Mystery 13.5%, Puzzle 7.8%
- #58 Optico
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Onur KalkanPub: Beyond Stories
Windows
Optico is a 2D point and click puzzle adventure game with hand drawn art in noir aesthetics. You need to solve the puzzles to discover the secret, a treasure far beyond your expectations.
Why similar: Noir 37.5%, Point & Click 23.5%, Surreal 18.9%, Puzzle 14%, Mystery 6.1%
- #59 HENPRI
64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 3,596 reviews2025
Dev: QruppoPub: Shiravune
Windows
Median: 22.0 hrsMean: 37.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Thrown into prison for an act of self-expression, protagonist Shuichiro must confront both a violent system and his own actions—or else try to find happiness on the inside in this visual novel from the makers of NUKITASHI.
Why similar: Noir 31%, Gothic 27.8% ★, Dark Humor 27.4%, Mystery 10%, Casual 3.7%
- #60 GRUNND
67% 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 26.8%, Dark Humor 19.7%, Surreal 17.7%, Point & Click 15.2%, Mystery 12.4%