- #1 Retropolis 2: Never Say Goodbye
97% matchVery Positive94% of 52 reviews2024
Dev: Peanut Button
Windows
Immerse yourself in the shadows, where danger lurks and every step leads you further to the edge of madness. Navigate the neon-lit streets as robo-detective Philip Log and search for Jenny Montage, the automated femme fatale, in this gritty post-apocalyptic saga.
Why similar: Noir 20.6%, VR 16.2%, Detective 15.9%, Point & Click 10.4%, Dynamic Narration 7.3% ★
- #2 Voodoo Detective
96% matchVery Positive95% of 369 reviews2022
Dev: Short Sleeve Studio, LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Do you like adventure, comedy, and dime store detective novels? Then boy have we got the game for you! Join Voodoo Detective in a hand-drawn, point-and-click noir where you’ll pit your wits and hoodoo know-how against a sinister evil that’s taken root on beautiful Zo Wanga Isle.
Why similar: Noir 30%, Detective 22.2%, Point & Click 15.7%, Hand-drawn 7.3%, Story Rich 7.2%
- #3 Mutropolis
96% matchVery Positive88% of 209 reviews2021
Dev: Pirita StudioPub: Application Systems Heidelberg
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
MUTROPOLIS is a lovely sci-fi adventure set on the abandoned Planet Earth. Play as Henry Dijon (hero, nerd, detective) in search of a legendary lost city. Uncover weird ancient artifacts. And PLEASE don’t get obliterated by an ageless evil. You’ve been warned.
Why similar: Detective 38.4%, Point & Click 25.7%, Puzzle 9.6%, Hand-drawn 6.7%, Adventure 6.1%
- #4 Neon Hearts City
95% matchVery Positive85% of 53 reviews2025
Dev: Cosmic VoidPub: Dionous Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A private investigator, tracking a missing person, uncovers a conspiracy between humans and androids and a secret that could change everything. Neon Hearts City is a retro point-and-click adventure that thrusts you into a grungy cyberpunk city of the future.
Why similar: Detective 28.3%, Point & Click 21.3%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Puzzle 9.3%, Cyberpunk 8.5%
- #5 Au Revoir
94% matchVery Positive95% of 118 reviews2025
Dev: Invisible StudioPub: Nuntius Games
Windows
Play as Tristan and solve puzzles to recover human consciousnesses in the year 2071. Investigate environments, uncover secrets, and make choices that affect the ending. Explore a neon-noir world with a low poly aesthetic inspired by the 90s.
Why similar: Noir 29.1%, Point & Click 15.7%, Detective 12.7%, Cyberpunk 9.7%, Story Rich 7.1%
- #6 The 7th Guest VR
94% matchVery Positive93% of 573 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: VR 36.6%, Noir 20.9%, 6DOF 18.1% ★, Puzzle 8.9%, Adventure 7.1%
- #7 Floor Plan: Hands-On Edition
93% matchVery Positive88% of 120 reviews2017
Dev: Turbo Button
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Floor Plan is a short form puzzle adventure game that takes place entirely inside an elevator, re-imagining classic point-and-click gameplay for fully immersive VR.
Why similar: 6DOF 25.3% ★, VR 21.7%, Point & Click 17.2%, Puzzle 8.1%, Funny 5.4%
- #8 Nine Noir Lives
92% matchVery Positive88% of 153 reviews2022
Dev: Silvernode Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Stretch your legs, clean your whiskers, and dive into Nine Noir Lives. Enjoy a "point-and-lick" comedy-noir adventure, full of humour, crazy characters, and intriguing locations. Solve challenging puzzles and answer the immortal question: how many things need to be licked to solve a murder in this town?
Why similar: Noir 32%, Detective 22.4%, Point & Click 16.7%, Story Rich 6.5%, Puzzle 6.1%
- #9 The Wild Case
91% matchVery Positive87% of 252 reviews2021
Dev: Specialbit Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
The Wild Case is a 2D first-person point-and-click adventure. In this story-focused adventure, players meet a cast of colorful characters, experience mysterious encounters, and solve puzzles to progress through the game.
Why similar: Detective 27.1%, Noir 22.5%, Point & Click 19.4%, Puzzle 8.6%, Story Rich 8.3%
- #10 Chicken Police - Paint it RED!
91% matchVery Positive94% of 2,509 reviews2020
Dev: The Wild GentlemenPub: HandyGames
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A wild tale of love, death, chickens, and redemption! Chicken Police is a buddy-cop noir adventure with a carefully crafted world, a gritty story, and absurd humor. The game mixes classic adventure games with visual novel-style storytelling, presented in a beak-droppingly unique art style.
Why similar: Noir 36.6%, Detective 27.3%, Point & Click 16.9%, Story Rich 8.5%, Puzzle 6.5%
- #11 Whispers of a Machine
90% matchVery Positive93% of 1,977 reviews2019
Dev: Clifftop GamesPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Whispers of a Machine is a Sci-Fi Nordic Noir that tells the story of Vera, a cybernetically augmented detective in a post-AI world, who investigates a string of murders and unravels a dark conflict over forbidden technology.
Why similar: Detective 26.1%, Point & Click 21.9%, Noir 20.9%, Cyberpunk 10.2%, Adventure 6.8%
- #12 Tangle Tower
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 6,076 reviews2019
Dev: SFB Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Unravel a thrilling mystery by exploring a strange and twisted mansion, discovering curious clues, interrogating peculiar suspects and solving unique puzzles. Will you be able to uncover the secrets of Tangle Tower?
Why similar: Detective 31.4%, Noir 25.3%, Point & Click 19%, Puzzle 7.4%, Story Rich 6.9%
- #13 Chinatown Detective Agency
89% 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 29.7%, Detective 24.3%, Point & Click 15.6%, Cyberpunk 9.1%, Story Rich 7.2%
- #14 Tails Noir: Prologue
88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 4,115 reviews2019
Dev: EggNutPub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 45.8 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Tails Noir: Prologue is the first act of a post-noir narrative adventure. Become raccoon private eye Howard Lotor and explore dystopian Vancouver inhabited by animals as you uncover a deeply personal story of change and transformation.
Why similar: Noir 39.7%, Detective 26.5%, Point & Click 11.6%, Adventure 10.9%, Story Rich 7.7%
- #15 Mindcop
86% matchVery Positive94% of 420 reviews2024
Dev: Andre GareisPub: Dear Villagers
Windows
Mindcop is a non-linear „whodunnit“ detective game. It mixes a story driven adventure with real-time puzzle gaming. As the infamous Mindcop, you can dive into the minds of your suspects to uncover their secrets and unravel their lies.
Why similar: Noir 27%, Detective 25%, Point & Click 11.9%, Interactive Fiction 7.8%, Hand-drawn 7.7%
- #16 Unforeseen Incidents
87% matchVery Positive88% of 1,051 reviews2018
Dev: Backwoods EntertainmentPub: Application Systems Heidelberg
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Unforeseen Incidents is a classical style interactive mystery set in a beautifully hand-painted world. Join Harper Pendrell and experience a challenging investigation, smart dialog and a rich cast of characters in this thrilling new adventure game.
Why similar: Point & Click 18.9%, Detective 17.2%, Interactive Fiction 10.8%, Comic Book 10.2%, Story Rich 8.6%
- #17 Noir Punk
86% matchVery Positive89% of 70 reviews2021
Dev: Milpitians
Windows
2D sidescrolling adventure narrative game with puzzle solving and platforming elements.
Why similar: Detective 37.9%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Puzzle 11.1%, Cyberpunk 10.4%, Story Rich 10%
- #18 YOUR HOUSE
83% matchVery Positive87% of 69 reviews2025
Dev: PATRONES & ESCONDITES
Windows · Mac
A narrative puzzle-thriller that blurs the lines between games and books, reality and fiction, puzzles and storytelling.
Why similar: Noir 23.8%, Detective 22.7%, Point & Click 11.1%, Comic Book 8.7%, Interactive Fiction 7.9%
- #19 VirtuaVerse
84% matchVery Positive83% of 1,107 reviews2020
Dev: Theta DivisionPub: Blood Music
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 63%
VirtuaVerse is a challenging old school cyberpunk point & click adventure set in a future not so far away narrating tales of technomancers, AVR graffiti writers, hacker groups, tribes of cryptoshamans, digital archeology, epic cyberwars and virtual reality debauchery.
Why similar: Point & Click 36%, Cyberpunk 25.3%, Story Rich 12.6%, Retro 11%, Puzzle 10.6%
- #20 Face Noir
85% 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 47.1%, Point & Click 27.2%, Detective 18.6%, Adventure 7.1%
- #21 I Expect You To Die
82% matchVery Positive94% of 2,753 reviews2017
Dev: Schell Games
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Test your problem-solving skills in this virtual reality escape-the-room puzzle game. Play as a secret agent armed with telekinetic abilities on a mission to stop Zoraxis, an evil corporation with plans for world domination.
Why similar: VR 47%, Puzzle 14.8%, Retro 10.4%, Funny 8.4%, Stylized 6.8%
- #22 Noir Syndrome
84% matchMixed67% of 183 reviews2014
Dev: Glass Knuckle Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Noir Syndrome is a procedurally generated Detective Murder-Mystery with a new story every time! Featuring slick pixel art animations and a jazzy soundtrack, the player is thrown right in to a highly stylized vision of film noir.
Why similar: Noir 59.6%, Detective 30.5%, Adventure 9.9%
- #23 Bear With Me: The Lost Robots
82% matchVery Positive89% of 132 reviews2019
Dev: Exordium GamesPub: Miyagi Games
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Bear With Me: The Lost Robots is an all new prequel chapter featuring Amber’s brother Flint and the callous detective Ted E. Bear. Take to the gritty and bustling undergrounds of Paper City, discovering new characters and rich lore leading up to the events of the first 3 episodes of Bear With Me.
Why similar: Noir 39.6%, Point & Click 20.1%, Detective 12.5%, Story Rich 8.8%, Hand-drawn 7.9%
- #24 The Room VR: A Dark Matter
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 3,961 reviews2020
Dev: Fireproof Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%
The British Institute of Archaeology, London, 1908: The disappearance of an esteemed Egyptologist prompts a Police investigation into the unknown. Explore cryptic locations, examine fantastic gadgets and uncover an otherworldly discovery which blurs the line between reality and illusion.
Why similar: VR 60.5%, Puzzle 22.9%, Adventure 16.7%
- #25 Phoenix Springs
79% matchVery Positive89% of 255 reviews2024
Dev: Calligram Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Lose yourself in Phoenix Springs – a modern point-and-click set in a mysterious neo-noir world. It begins with an investigation: find your brother Leo. You already know where it ends.
Why similar: Noir 32.5%, Detective 24.3%, Point & Click 13.6%, Comic Book 8.7%, Story Rich 7.9%
- #26 2064: Read Only Memories
81% 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 32%, Point & Click 15.1%, Cyberpunk 11.3%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%, Comic Book 9.4%
- #27 The Roottrees are Dead
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 8,392 reviews2025
Dev: Evil Trout Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
A genealogical mystery straight out of 1998. Scour the early Internet for clues, uncover hidden connections, and piece together the family tree behind the secretive Roottree Corporation.
Why similar: Detective 38.4%, Point & Click 18.5%, Puzzle 11.4%, Noir 10.2%, Story Rich 7.5%
- #28 The Last Case of John Morley
77% matchVery Positive84% of 289 reviews2025
Dev: Indigo Studios - Interactive StoriesPub: JanduSoft
Windows
Step into the mind of John Morley, a 1940s detective on his final case. Explore shadowed places long forgotten by time, and piece together crime scenes in a narrative adventure steeped in mystery, unexpected twists, and a truth buried for decades.
Why similar: Noir 35.8%, Detective 27.1%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%, Puzzle 8.2%, Story Rich 8%
- #29 Emerald City Confidential™
80% matchVery Positive95% of 148 reviews2009
Dev: Wadjet Eye GamesPub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Work with the world's most cunning detective in the shadowy underbelly of the Emerald City of Oz! As Petra, you'll be lured deep into mysteries involving new foes and familiar faces; Scarecrow, Lion, and Toto included. This is Oz as you've never seen it before!
Why similar: Noir 40.9%, Point & Click 29.7%, Detective 17.7%, Adventure 11.7%
- #30 AR-K
81% matchMixed54% of 484 reviews2014
Dev: GATO STUDIO
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Filled with mystery, humor, and suspense, and brought to life in rich 3D-animation, AR-K is a point-and-click story game with a twist
Why similar: Point & Click 33.1%, Detective 26.7%, Dynamic Narration 15.6% ★, Adventure 8.5%, Puzzle 6.3%
- #31 The Journey Down: Chapter Two
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 557 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 52.5%, Detective 21.6%, Point & Click 16.9%, Adventure 5%, Retro 4%
- #32 The Last Secret
77% matchVery Positive84% of 67 reviews2022
Dev: TBF
Windows · Mac · Linux
Award winning visual novel adventure. An epic, upbeat tale with challenging and fun puzzles, humorous storyline and quirky characters. Solve the "last secret", save your friends and maybe find true love on the way, too...
Why similar: Point & Click 29.2%, Interactive Fiction 19%, Puzzle 13.3%, Romance 11.8%, Story Rich 10.8%
- #33 The Secret of Tremendous Corporation
78% matchVery Positive82% of 356 reviews2015
Dev: Sebastian KrzyszkowiakPub: dosowisko.net
Windows · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 39.0 hrs≥1hr: 44%
Explore the deepest SECRETs™ of the Tremendous Corporation®. Find out what happened to indie devs and save the gaming industry!
Why similar: Point & Click 50.5%, Hand-drawn 12.7%, Adventure 12.1%, Puzzle 11.6%, Funny 7.5%
- #34 3D Escape Room: Detective Story
76% matchMostly Positive70% of 125 reviews2025
Dev: Shenzhen Zhonglian Interactive Technology Co.,Ltd
Windows
3D Escape Room: Detective Story is an immersive 3D puzzle game that takes you to 1930s London. In the game, you play as an insightful private detective, searching for clues in realistic 3D environments, solving intricate puzzles and mini-games, and cracking bizarre cases.
Why similar: Point & Click 51.1%, Puzzle 25.2%, Adventure 12.5%, First-Person 7.9%, Retro 3.3%
- #35 Casebook 1899 - The Leipzig Murders
74% matchVery Positive87% of 104 reviews2025
Dev: Homo Narrans Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Play as a sharp-witted detective in late 19th-century Leipzig, Germany, in this retro pixel-art point & click adventure. Search for clues, question suspects, and piece together evidence on your deduction board to solve four gripping murder cases.
Why similar: Detective 40.2%, Point & Click 31.6%, Story Rich 9.1%, Adventure 7.5%, Multiple Endings 5.3%
- #36 Psychonauts in the Rhombus of Ruin
76% matchVery Positive87% of 631 reviews2018
Dev: Double Fine Productions
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Psychonauts in the Rhombus of Ruin is an all-new Virtual Reality adventure that takes players back into the mysterious and paranormal world of the Psychonauts for the first time in over ten years!
Why similar: VR 81%, Adventure 19%
- #37 Moss
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,400 reviews2018
Dev: Polyarc
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Moss is an action-adventure puzzle game from Polyarc tailor-made for the VR platform. It combines classic components of a great game—compelling characters, gripping combat, and captivating world exploration—with the exciting opportunities of VR.
Why similar: VR 52.9%, Story Rich 17.2%, Puzzle 17%, Adventure 8.8%, First-Person 4.2%
- #38 Myst
73% matchVery Positive89% of 2,127 reviews2021
Dev: Cyan Worlds, Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Welcome to Myst: a starkly beautiful island, eerily tinged with mystery and shrouded in intrigue. Built from the ground up to play in 2D & VR, explore Myst in a whole new dimension! Journey to the Ages, unravel puzzles, and be a part of the surrealistic adventure that will become your own.
Why similar: VR 32.2%, Puzzle 19.3%, Point & Click 14.4%, Adventure 10.8%, Story Rich 9.4%
- #39 The House of Da Vinci VR
72% matchVery Positive93% of 123 reviews2024
Dev: Blue Brain Games
Windows
As Leonardo's apprentice, you will solve puzzles, uncover inventions, and search for hidden objects in 16th-century Florence. Use a unique device to glimpse the past and unravel mysteries. Encounter war machines, intricate lockboxes, and immersive room escapes inspired by Da Vinci's genius.
Why similar: Detective 30.8%, VR 28.3%, Point & Click 11.5%, Puzzle 10.6%, Story Rich 8.7%
- #40 Soul Axiom Rebooted
74% matchMostly Positive77% of 87 reviews2020
Dev: Wales Interactive
Windows · Mac
The new enhanced edition of Soul Axiom - a first-person story-driven adventure puzzle game, set in the beautiful, haunting cyber-world of Elysia. Collect unique hand powers, discover multiple endings and choose your own destiny as you unravel the mystery of your digital afterlife.
Why similar: Adventure 33.7%, VR 32.8%, Cyberpunk 13.5%, Puzzle 10.3%, Story Rich 9.7%
- #41 Puzzle Agent
73% matchVery Positive89% of 2,805 reviews2010
Dev: Telltale
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Created with indie comic artist Graham Annable's unique narrative and visual sensibilities, delivered with the distinctive Telltale storytelling style, Puzzle Agent is sure to challenge, thrill and engage in more ways than you can shake a cryptogram at!
Why similar: Detective 33.6%, Point & Click 23.2%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Puzzle 12.3%, Story Rich 6.6%
- #42 The Darkside Detective
71% matchVery Positive94% of 5,121 reviews2017
Dev: Spooky DoorwayPub: Akupara Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Grab your trench coat, tune your sixth sense and join the Darkside Division as they investigate the outright bizarre, the downright dangerous and the confusing cases of Twin Lakes. Flesh-hungry tentacles, mafian zombies, and the occasional missing sock are no match for The Darkside Detective.
Why similar: Detective 35.9%, Point & Click 24.9%, Story Rich 10.6%, Puzzle 7.1%, Retro 6.6%
- #43 Elroy and the Aliens
69% matchVery Positive97% of 451 reviews2025
Dev: Motiviti
Windows · Mac · Linux
Slope City, 1993. Talking robots, ancient alien secrets, and a mysterious message from the past. Follow Elroy and Peggie through a portal to find Elroy's father, missing for 18 years. A heartfelt point & click adventure where the puzzles make sense and the story stays with you.
Why similar: Detective 28.2%, Point & Click 23.2%, Puzzle 10.4%, Story Rich 8.7%, Multiple Endings 7.3%
- #44 Tron: Identity
71% matchMostly Positive79% of 292 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: Detective 31.9%, Noir 29.4%, Puzzle 8.8%, Story Rich 7.8%, Multiple Endings 7%
- #45 Penelope Pendrick and the Art of Deceit
67% matchVery Positive98% of 480 reviews2025
Dev: Default Cube Games
Windows · Mac
Pick up your magnifying glass as writer-turned-detective Penelope Pendrick in this first-person point and click mystery adventure! Three people have suddenly vanished from the sleepy town of Carlisle. Follow the clues, interrogate suspects, and solve puzzles to end this case - before it ends you.
Why similar: Point & Click 32.1%, Detective 29%, Story Rich 13.4%, Puzzle 9.8%, Adventure 9.2%
- #46 Thimbleweed Park™
71% matchVery Positive93% of 4,161 reviews2017
Dev: Terrible Toybox
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
In Thimbleweed Park, a dead body is the least of your problems. Switch between five playable characters to uncover the surreal secrets of this strange town in a modern mystery adventure game from the creators of Monkey Island and Maniac Mansion. The deeper you go, the weirder it gets.
Why similar: Point & Click 42.9%, Detective 13%, Adventure 11.1%, Puzzle 8.5%, Noir 7.8%
- #47 Paradise Lofts
72% matchVery Positive82% of 55 reviews2020
Dev: BaMa Media
Windows
PARADISE LOFTS is a slow-burning, noir, hardcore sex romp, set in the fictitious city of Paradise in 1958. A visual novel, point-and-click journey, with loads of mini-games, crazy characters, and multiple solutions to challenges. 8 - 12 hrs.
Why similar: Noir 36%, Point & Click 22.9%, Detective 22%, Hand-drawn 9.4%, Adventure 6.4%
- #48 Red Matter
70% matchVery Positive90% of 1,169 reviews2018
Dev: Vertical Robot
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Red Matter is a story-driven VR puzzle adventure game set during a dystopian sci-fi Cold War. Take on the role of Agent Epsilon, an astronaut of the Atlantic Union dispatched to an abandoned Volgravian moon base on a faraway planet. Your mission: to investigate a shady top secret research project.
Why similar: VR 53.7%, Puzzle 16.8%, Story Rich 15.5%, Adventure 8.4%, First-Person 5.5%
- #49 Inspector Waffles
69% matchVery Positive95% of 291 reviews2021
Dev: Goloso Games
Windows
Median: 2.4 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 38.2%, Detective 23%, Point & Click 14.7%, Story Rich 6.6%, Puzzle 5.8%
- #50 Noir Chronicles: City of Crime
73% matchMixed60% of 234 reviews2018
Dev: Brave Giant LTDPub: Artifex Mundi
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Step into the shoes of Alfred Fox, a private eye with a knack for getting into trouble, and confront the danger looming over your old flame, Barbara Le Purr. Using your own intuition and wide investigation techniques you will follow the intrigue and face many, sometimes deadly, consequences.
Why similar: Noir 37.3%, Detective 27.4%, Point & Click 18.4%, Adventure 6%, Story Rich 5.6%
- #51 Intruder In Antiquonia
69% matchVery Positive90% of 113 reviews2022
Dev: Aruma Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Intruder In Antiquonia is a narrative mystery adventure that will immerse you in the Internet-hostile town of Antiquonia. Sarah does not remember who she is and how she got there. Help her solve the mysteries of her past while exploring beautiful hand-drawn environments.
Why similar: Detective 29.5%, Point & Click 21.2%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%, Story Rich 9.9%, Puzzle 9.5%
- #52 The Red Strings Club
68% matchVery Positive94% of 13,919 reviews2018
Dev: DeconstructeamPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
The Red Strings Club is a cyberpunk narrative experience about fate and happiness featuring the extensive use of pottery, bartending and impersonating people on the phone to take down a corporate conspiracy.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 39.8%, Point & Click 24.8%, Story Rich 24%, Adventure 6.1%, Puzzle 3%
- #53 UNMEMORY
70% matchVery Positive84% of 99 reviews2020
Dev: PATRONES & ESCONDITES
Windows · Mac · Linux
Unravel a mystery: A game you can read, a book you can play.
Why similar: Noir 30.6%, Detective 21.3%, Point & Click 13.8%, Interactive Fiction 9.3%, Story Rich 7.3%
- #54 BEAUTIFUL DESOLATION
70% matchMostly Positive77% of 688 reviews2020
Dev: THE BROTHERHOOD
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
BEAUTIFUL DESOLATION is an isometric, point & click adventure game set in a post-apocalyptic future. Explore an unscene landscape, solve puzzles, meet new friends and make powerful enemies, mediate conflicts and fight for your life as you unravel the secrets of the desolate world around you.
Why similar: Point & Click 37.2%, Story Rich 16.2%, Multiple Endings 14.9%, Retro 11.7%, Puzzle 11.6%
- #55 Freud's Bones-the game
68% matchVery Positive82% of 84 reviews2022
Dev: Katabasi StudioPub: Fortuna Imperatore AxelFox
Windows
Infiltrate, rule and rescue the mind of the father of Psychoanalysis: Sigmund Freud, in this surreal and obscure adventure. Take control of his inner voice, choose his destiny, solve clinical cases, save or condemn your patients, all whilst trying to save Freud from himself.
Why similar: Detective 25%, Dynamic Narration 17.9% ★, Point & Click 17.7%, Noir 16.7%, Multiple Endings 7.5%
- #56 Detective Hayseed - The Cloning Madness
66% matchVery Positive98% of 237 reviews2023
Dev: Zima software
Windows · Mac
Join the crazy police detective Francis in his search for a kidnapped cloned beauty and go through countless escapades with him in this classic point & click adventure full of comedy.
Why similar: Detective 26.1%, Point & Click 23.7%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Comic Book 13.2%, Hand-drawn 9.1%
- #57 Wanderer
67% matchVery Positive84% of 1,061 reviews2022
Dev: Mighty Eyes
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Built from the ground up for VR, Wanderer has a unique blend of escape room style puzzles, tactile hands on interactions and action arcade sequences to bring you the ultimate time travel adventure. Are you ready to walk in the footsteps of those who have gone before you?
Why similar: VR 65.5%, Puzzle 20.7%, Adventure 13.8%
- #58 The House of Da Vinci
67% matchVery Positive87% of 7,021 reviews2017
Dev: Blue Brain Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Enter The House of Da Vinci, a new must-try 3D puzzle adventure game. Solve mechanical puzzles, discover hidden objects, escape from rooms and dive into the authentic atmosphere of the Renaissance. Use all your wits to find out what's behind your master's disappearance.
Why similar: Point & Click 36.1%, Detective 24.6%, Puzzle 19.4%, Story Rich 8.8%, Adventure 7.7%
- #59 Tesla Effect: A Tex Murphy Adventure
68% matchVery Positive87% of 1,313 reviews2014
Dev: Big Finish Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Tex Murphy is the last of the hard-boiled gumshoe detectives living in dystopian post-World War III San Francisco in the 2050s. Tex is an honest and good-natured private investigator with a penchant for bourbon, cigarettes and getting himself into trouble.
Why similar: Noir 38.1%, Detective 29.9%, Cyberpunk 10.8%, Dynamic Narration 6.6% ★, Adventure 5.1%
- #60 Read Only Memories: NEURODIVER
66% matchMostly Positive72% of 217 reviews2024
Dev: MidBoss, LLC.Pub: Chorus Worldwide Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Read Only Memories: NEURODIVER is a story-rich adventure and the sequel to 2064: Read Only Memories. Explore the rich world with an intuitive point-and-click interface as you take on the role of a young psychic agent tasked with tracking down a mysterious antagonist hiding in people's memories.
Why similar: Noir 32%, Point & Click 15.1%, Cyberpunk 11.5%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%, Comic Book 9.6%