- #1 Batman - The Telltale Series
97% matchVery Positive87% of 17,573 reviews2016
Dev: Telltale
Windows
Median: 8.7 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Enter the fractured psyche of Bruce Wayne and discover the powerful and far-reaching consequences of your choices as the Dark Knight.
Why similar: Episodic 33.9% ★, Choices Matter 11.3%, Detective 7.7%, Story Rich 7.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: It is the closest overall match in structure and feel, with Telltale’s episodic choice-driven formula, interrogation scenes, detective work, and a dark comic-book world.
- #2 Batman: The Enemy Within - The Telltale Series
96% matchVery Positive92% of 10,238 reviews2017
Dev: Telltale
Windows
Median: 10.6 hrsMean: 12.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
In this latest chapter from the award-winning studio behind Batman - The Telltale Series, both Bruce Wayne and Batman will be forced into precarious new roles. The Riddler has returned to terrorize Gotham City, but his gruesome puzzles merely foreshadow an even greater crisis.
Why similar: Episodic 26.8% ★, Choices Matter 14.6%, Story Rich 10.5%, Detective 10.4%, Point & Click 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: This sharpens the detective elements and branching character drama even further, making it one of the best fits for players who loved Bigby’s morally messy investigations.
- #3 The Walking Dead
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 78,947 reviews2012
Dev: Telltale GamesPub: Skybound Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 17.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
A five-part adventure horror series set in the same universe as Robert Kirkman’s award-winning comic book series.
Why similar: Episodic 42.9% ★, Point & Click 11.6%, Story Rich 9.3%, Choices Matter 9.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: From the same studio and era, it delivers the same tense dialogue choices, episodic pacing, and emphasis on relationships under pressure.
- #4 Blacksad: Under the Skin
95% matchVery Positive84% of 6,719 reviews2019
Dev: Pendulo StudiosPub: Microids
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 73%
BLACKSAD: Under the Skin - A dark corruption scandal in the heart of the New York City's underworld for charismatic detective John Blacksad!
Why similar: Noir 18.5%, Detective 18.1%, Comic Book 11.8%, Point & Click 10%, Multiple Endings 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: Its comic-book source, anthropomorphic noir setting, murder mystery focus, and choice-heavy investigation make it one of the strongest thematic matches to The Wolf Among Us.
- #5 Tales from the Borderlands
94% matchVery Positive94% of 19,293 reviews2021
Dev: Telltale GamesPub: 2K
Windows
Median: 10.8 hrsMean: 12.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Tales from the Borderlands is a five-part episodic game set on the unforgiving world of Pandora between the events of Borderlands 2 and Borderlands 3. This is a story full of Borderlands' trademark humor, following two adventurers on their quest for greatness.
Why similar: Episodic 42.8% ★, Choices Matter 13%, Point & Click 10.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.3%, Story Rich 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: Although lighter in tone, it shares Telltale’s fast-paced cinematic presentation, branching conversations, and strong character writing.
- #6 The Walking Dead: Season Two
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 33,493 reviews2013
Dev: Telltale GamesPub: Skybound Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 9.9 hrsMean: 21.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
The Walking Dead: Season Two continues the story of Clementine, a young girl orphaned by the undead apocalypse. Left to fend for herself, she has been forced to learn how to survive in a world gone mad.
Why similar: Episodic 41.2% ★, Point & Click 10.4%, Story Rich 8.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.3%, Comic Book 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: It keeps the same Telltale decision-making style while doubling down on difficult moral choices and emotionally charged consequences.
- #7 The Walking Dead: The Final Season
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 21,013 reviews2018
Dev: Telltale GamesPub: Skybound Games
Windows
Median: 11.3 hrsMean: 37.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
A secluded school might finally be Clementine’s chance for a home, but protecting it will mean sacrifice.
Why similar: Episodic 25.3% ★, Choices Matter 17.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.4%, Story Rich 13.2%, Comic Book 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: This is one of Telltale’s strongest later narrative games, with the same intimate choice-driven scenes and polished episodic storytelling.
- #8 The Expanse: A Telltale Series
92% matchMostly Positive76% of 2,659 reviews2023
Dev: Deck NinePub: Telltale
Windows
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Take on the role of Camina Drummer and explore the dangerous, uncharted edges of the Belt. From scavenging wrecked ships in a zero-g environment, to combating fearsome pirates, you make the difficult choices in this latest Telltale adventure. All five episodes playable at launch!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 32%, Choices Matter 22%, Multiple Endings 14.5%, Adventure 11.6%, Story Rich 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: It recreates the modern Telltale format with cinematic dialogue choices, episodic storytelling, and a mystery-driven narrative full of political tension.
- #9 The Council
91% matchVery Positive84% of 5,581 reviews2018
Dev: Big Bad WolfPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 17.4 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Experience a Narrative Adventure where your choices and character growth truly matter. As a member of a 1793 secret society, live a tale of intrigue and manipulation on the hunt for your missing mother.
Why similar: Detective 23.9%, Episodic 23.3% ★, Choices Matter 17.2%, Story Rich 8.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: It mixes branching narrative, social manipulation, and investigative deduction in a supernatural-tinged mystery full of political secrets.
- #10 Heavy Rain
91% matchVery Positive85% of 27,203 reviews2020
Dev: Quantic Dream
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Experience a gripping psychological thriller filled with innumerable twists and turns. The hunt is on for a murderer known only as the Origami Killer. Four characters, each following their own leads, must take part in a desperate attempt to prevent the killer from claiming a new victim.
Why similar: Detective 23.4%, Choices Matter 21.6%, Multiple Endings 20.5%, Story Rich 12.8%, Cinematic 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: Its cinematic presentation, multiple protagonists, branching outcomes, and murder-investigation focus make it a natural pick for fans of narrative suspense.
- #11 The Walking Dead: A New Frontier
90% matchVery Positive83% of 18,174 reviews2016
Dev: Telltale GamesPub: Skybound Games
Windows
Median: 8.4 hrsMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
After society was ripped apart by undead hands, pockets of civilization emerge from the chaos. But at what cost? Can the living be trusted on this new frontier?
Why similar: Episodic 40.7% ★, Choices Matter 14.8%, Story Rich 11.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.4%, Point & Click 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: It keeps the familiar Telltale rhythm of quick decisions, character tension, and serialized storytelling that Wolf fans usually enjoy.
- #12 Tell Me Why
89% matchVery Positive82% of 15,326 reviews2020
Dev: DONTNOD EntertainmentPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 16.0 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Tell Me Why is the multi-award winning episodic adventure game from Dontnod Entertainment in which twins use their supernatural bond to discover the truth of their troubled past.
Why similar: Episodic 42.6% ★, Choices Matter 14.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.8%, Story Rich 8.9%, Multiple Endings 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: This is a grounded mystery adventure built around dialogue choices, episodic storytelling, and uncovering hidden truths through character-driven scenes.
- #13 As Dusk Falls
89% matchVery Positive91% of 4,052 reviews2022
Dev: INTERIOR/NIGHTPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Explore the entangled lives of two families across thirty years in an original interactive drama from INTERIOR/NIGHT. Starting in 1998 with a robbery-gone-wrong, the character's lives depend on the choices you make.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 21.1%, Choices Matter 18.8%, Multiple Endings 15.7%, Cinematic 12.7%, Story Rich 12.2%
Why You'll Like It: It captures the same feeling of tense, scene-to-scene decision making where even small choices can reshape relationships and outcomes.
- #14 Murdered: Soul Suspect
88% matchVery Positive86% of 17,132 reviews2014
Dev: Airtight GamesPub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
MURDERED: SOUL SUSPECT™ takes players into a whole new realm of mystery where the case is personal and the clues just out of reach, challenging gamers to solve the hardest case of all… their own murder.
Why similar: Detective 52.8%, Noir 14.8%, Mystery 7.9%, Adventure 6.4%, Story Rich 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: Its supernatural murder mystery and detective-led structure strongly echo The Wolf Among Us even though it plays more like an exploration adventure.
- #15 Detroit: Become Human
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 236,046 reviews2020
Dev: Quantic Dream
Windows
Median: 11.3 hrsMean: 18.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Detroit: Become Human puts the destiny of both mankind and androids in your hands, taking you to a near future where machines have become more intelligent than humans. Every choice you make affects the outcome of the game, with one of the most intricately branching narratives ever created.
Why similar: Choices Matter 30.6%, Multiple Endings 28.1%, Story Rich 18.2%, Cinematic 15.4%, Adventure 3.2%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a bigger-budget version of consequence-heavy interactive drama, with frequent branching scenes and choices that radically alter the story.
- #16 The Walking Dead: Michonne - A Telltale Miniseries
87% matchVery Positive80% of 8,093 reviews2016
Dev: Telltale GamesPub: Skybound Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
The Walking Dead: Michonne - A Telltale Miniseries stars the iconic, blade-wielding character from Robert Kirkman's best-selling comic books.
Why similar: Episodic 36.1% ★, Choices Matter 13.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.5%, Point & Click 10.9%, Story Rich 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: It is a shorter but very familiar Telltale experience built around hard choices, tense conversations, and a grim serialized tone.
- #17 Twin Mirror
85% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,604 reviews2021
Dev: DON'T NOD
Windows
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 79%
The small town of Basswood will be changed forever by ex-investigative journalist Sam Higgs in this thrilling narrative experience from award-winning studio DON'T NOD. Will you find the truth – no matter the cost?
Why similar: Detective 31.6%, Choices Matter 16.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.3%, Story Rich 11.4%, Cinematic 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: This is a moody mystery adventure centered on investigation, dialogue choices, and piecing together the truth in a troubled modern setting.
- #18 Blues and Bullets
86% matchMixed62% of 1,373 reviews2015
Dev: A Crowd of Monsters
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Blues and Bullets is a dark and violent crime thriller. Set in an alternative Eliot Ness & Al Capone story, Blues and Bullets blends a stunning script with detective work to deliver an amazing interactive experience.
Why similar: Episodic 26% ★, Noir 15.7%, Detective 15.6%, Mature 6%, Choices Matter 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: Its black-and-white noir presentation, detective premise, episodic structure, and dialogue choices make it an especially good mood match.
- #19 Chicken Police - Paint it RED!
84% matchVery Positive95% of 2,490 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: Detective 25.8%, Noir 25.5%, Point & Click 12.7%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Story Rich 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: This is a stylish anthropomorphic noir detective story with interrogations, sharp writing, and a seedy underworld very much in Wolf’s lane.
- #20 Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments
84% matchVery Positive89% of 7,723 reviews2014
Dev: Frogwares
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Become the most celebrated detective of all time: Sherlock Holmes! Use your impressive talents as a detective to solve six thrilling and varied cases: murders, missing persons, spectacular thefts and numerous investigations that sometimes lead you into the realms of the fantastic.
Why similar: Detective 52.2%, Mystery 9.1%, Point & Click 8.7%, Adventure 7.3%, Story Rich 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: It leans more into deduction than branching drama, but its case-based investigations and morally gray conclusions suit Wolf’s detective side well.
- #21 Tron: Identity
82% matchMostly Positive79% of 290 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 22.7%, Noir 15.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.3%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Choices Matter 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: This is a sleek narrative mystery with consequential choices, interrogations, and visual-novel pacing that scratches a similar investigative itch.
- #22 Fahrenheit: Indigo Prophecy Remastered
83% matchMostly Positive79% of 8,198 reviews2015
Dev: Quantic Dream
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Fahrenheit (known as Indigo Prophecy in North America) was a breakthrough in interactive narrative. This newly remastered edition features updated textures in HD, expanded controller support, and is based on the uncut and uncensored international version of the game.
Why similar: Detective 19.8%, Story Rich 17.5%, Choices Matter 13.3%, Noir 10.8%, Cinematic 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: It blends supernatural thriller storytelling with cinematic choices, investigation, and a dark urban tone that feels very close to Bigby’s world.
- #23 Unavowed
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,539 reviews2018
Dev: Wadjet Eye Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
A demon has possessed you and used your body to tear a swath of bloodshed through New York. You are now free, but life as you knew it is over. Your only path forward is joining the Unavowed - an ancient society dedicated to stopping evil. No matter what the cost.
Why similar: Point & Click 22.4%, Detective 20%, Story Rich 10.3%, Choices Matter 9.7%, Noir 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: Its supernatural urban setting, ensemble cast, and focus on solving occult cases make it a great pick for players who loved Wolf’s fantasy-noir worldbuilding.
- #24 Life is Strange: Before the Storm
81% matchVery Positive93% of 37,673 reviews2017
Dev: Deck NinePub: Square Enix
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 10.3 hrsMean: 26.5 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Life is Strange: Before the Storm is a new three part standalone story adventure set three years before the events of the first game. This time play as Chloe Price, a rebel who forms an unlikely friendship with Rachel Amber in a dramatic new story in the BAFTA award winning franchise.
Why similar: Episodic 40.3% ★, Choices Matter 15.8%, Story Rich 12.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10%, Multiple Endings 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: Its episodic structure, conversation-driven choices, and emotionally charged mystery storytelling will appeal if you mainly loved Wolf for its narrative flow.
- #25 Lacuna – A Sci-Fi Noir Adventure
80% matchVery Positive92% of 2,791 reviews2021
Dev: DigiTales InteractivePub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%
A murder. A hack. A bombing. All it takes to plunge the solar system into war – unless you do something about it. Help CDI agent Neil Conrad make a string of increasingly difficult decisions in this modern dialog-driven adventure set in a gorgeous 2D sci-fi noir universe.
Why similar: Detective 29.5%, Noir 29.3%, Multiple Endings 15.4%, Choices Matter 13.1%, Story Rich 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: It delivers a tightly written noir investigation where your choices shape both the case and the protagonist’s moral path.
- #26 Vampire: The Masquerade – Swansong
81% matchMixed65% of 644 reviews2023
Dev: Big Bad WolfPub: Nacon
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Play as 3 vampires, wield their powers wisely, and strike the right balance between your human and animal side in a heart-pounding story in which your choices will decide the fate of Boston.
Why similar: Choices Matter 20.7%, Mature 18.7%, Multiple Endings 16.7%, Story Rich 15.6%, Adventure 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: Its supernatural politics, dialogue-heavy roleplaying, and emphasis on navigating hidden factions make it a strong fit for fans of urban fantasy intrigue.
- #27 Beyond: Two Souls
78% matchVery Positive88% of 39,194 reviews2020
Dev: Quantic Dream
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
A unique psychological action thriller delivered by A-list Hollywood performances by Elliot Page and Willem Dafoe, Beyond: Two Souls takes you on a thrilling journey across the globe as you play out the remarkable life of Jodie Holmes.
Why similar: Choices Matter 37.8%, Story Rich 24.2%, Cinematic 19.3%, Adventure 12.7%, Atmospheric 3.6%
Why You'll Like It: It offers another cinematic interactive drama built around supernatural powers, major decisions, and a strong emphasis on character-driven scenes.
- #28 Werewolf: The Apocalypse — Heart of the Forest
79% matchVery Positive82% of 1,095 reviews2020
Dev: Different Tales
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Explore the myths and monsters of Europe’s last primeval wilderness. Play as Maia, who arrives at the ancient Białowieża Forest looking to explore her family history. Discover Rage in an adventure game inspired by the experience of the legendary tabletop roleplaying game Werewolf: The Apocalypse.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22.7%, Multiple Endings 19.4%, Visual Novel 17.2%, Choices Matter 17.2%, Story Rich 14.7%
Why You'll Like It: This choice-heavy supernatural narrative explores secret factions, identity, and consequence in a dark modern fantasy setting reminiscent of Fables’ hidden world.
- #29 Dispatch
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 168,604 reviews2025
Dev: AdHoc Studio
Windows
Median: 9.5 hrsMean: 11.6 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Dispatch is a superhero workplace comedy where choices matter. Manage a dysfunctional team of misfit heroes and strategize who to send to emergencies around the city, all while balancing office politics, personal relationships, and your own quest to become a hero. All episodes out now!
Why similar: Episodic 33.5% ★, Choices Matter 18.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.6%, Story Rich 10.7%, Cinematic 5.9%
- #30 The Walking Dead: The Telltale Definitive Series
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 43,453 reviews2020
Dev: Skybound Games
Windows
Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 28.6 hrs≥1hr: 79%
The Walking Dead: The Telltale Definitive Series contains all 4 Seasons, 400 Days, and The Walking Dead: Michonne, which includes over 50 hours of gameplay across 23 unique episodes.
Why similar: Choices Matter 18.4%, Multiple Endings 14.6%, Comic Book 13.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.5%, Story Rich 12.2%
- #31 Oxenfree
79% matchVery Positive91% of 12,023 reviews2016
Dev: Night School Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Oxenfree is a supernatural thriller about a group of friends who unwittingly open a ghostly rift. You are Alex, and you’ve just brought your new stepbrother Jonas to an overnight island party gone horribly wrong.
Why similar: Choices Matter 28.5%, Story Rich 24.5%, Multiple Endings 16.4%, Mystery 12.2%, Atmospheric 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: It captures a comparable supernatural mystery vibe through naturalistic dialogue choices, tense atmosphere, and a story that reacts to how you play conversations.
- #32 YOUR HOUSE
76% matchVery Positive86% of 66 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: Detective 24.5%, Noir 19%, Comic Book 12.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.4%, Point & Click 9.6%
- #33 Blake: The Visual Novel
76% matchVery Positive90% of 62 reviews2021
Dev: Ori MeesPub: LegendOri Productions
Windows · Mac
Graphic Novel meets Visual Novel in this story-rich, choice-driven thriller. Experience Blake’s journey as he encounters a clandestine nemesis, sparking a series of events that force him to choose between losing his sanity or rising to the challenge. Make the right decisions and save New Stone.
Why similar: Noir 21%, Detective 20%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.6%, Comic Book 13.4%, Visual Novel 10.4%
- #34 Darkway: Murder of King Mere
73% matchVery Positive95% of 62 reviews2025
Dev: IM/MORTAL Studios
Windows · Mac
The King Mere is dead. Once the leader of diplomacy in the Dog Empyre, now a bloodstain on snow. You are the Apprentice, sent by the Master Detective to the City of Ink, to uncover who really murdered the King at the edge of the world.
Why similar: Noir 25.9%, Detective 25.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.5%, Multiple Endings 11.4%, Choices Matter 10.3%
- #35 Werewolf: The Apocalypse — Purgatory
73% matchMostly Positive79% of 101 reviews2024
Dev: Different Tales
Windows · Mac · Linux
A choice-driven RPG thriller set in the World of Darkness universe. Step into the shoes of Samira, a young werewolf refugee in Poland, as she battles dark forces and loneliness, caught between rage and despair. How will your story unfold?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 20.7%, Multiple Endings 19.4%, Choices Matter 17.9%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Story Rich 12.3%
- #36 Puzzle Agent
75% matchVery Positive89% of 2,783 reviews2010
Dev: Telltale
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.1 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 43%, Point & Click 23.8%, Mystery 11.1%, Story Rich 9%, Adventure 7.1%
- #37 New Tales from the Borderlands
77% matchMostly Negative32% of 2,051 reviews2022
Dev: Gearbox SoftwarePub: 2K
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 20.8 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Decide the fates of altruistic scientist Anu, her ambitious, "streetwise" brother Octavio, and the fierce, frogurt-slinging Fran. Claw and con your way through five thrilling chapters!
Why similar: Episodic 35.3% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.8%, Multiple Endings 10.5%, Mature 10%, Choices Matter 9.7%
- #38 L.A. Noire
74% matchVery Positive86% of 35,916 reviews2011
Dev: Team BondiPub: Rockstar Games
Windows
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 19.3 hrs≥1hr: 81%
In his fight to climb the ranks and do what's right, LAPD detective Cole Phelps must unravel the truth behind a string of arson attacks, conspiracies, and brutal murders, battling the L.A. underworld and even members of his own department.
Why similar: Detective 40.1%, Noir 26.6%, Story Rich 7.3%, Mature 6.8%, Cinematic 5.4%
- #39 Noir Chronicles: City of Crime
75% matchMixed61% of 231 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 25%, Detective 24.9%, Point & Click 13.3%, Mature 12.2%, Adventure 6.1%
- #40 Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter
73% matchMostly Positive80% of 14,245 reviews2016
Dev: Frogwares
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Experience a fantastic adventure with unique gameplay that blends investigation, action and exploration in a breath-taking thriller that will test the limits of your nerves and intelligence. Play as the great detective and track down evil in the darkest corners of London and the human soul…
Why similar: Detective 38.8%, Point & Click 12.8%, Choices Matter 11.2%, Story Rich 11.1%, Mystery 9%
- #41 AI: The Somnium Files
71% matchVery Positive92% of 9,101 reviews2019
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Play as detective Kaname Date on the case of an elusive serial killer in this thrilling, sci-fi murder mystery.
Why similar: Detective 33.5%, Visual Novel 19%, Story Rich 11.5%, Multiple Endings 9.5%, Mystery 9.4%
- #42 Tails Noir Preludes
70% matchVery Positive92% of 297 reviews2023
Dev: EggnutPub: Raw Fury
Windows
Tails Noir Preludes is a post-noir narrative adventure with branching choices. It is an intertwined series of vignettes about change, circumstance, and consequence. Guide four characters through formative moments in their lives in a dystopian Vancouver inhabited by anthropomorphic animals.
Why similar: Detective 33.5%, Visual Novel 26.8%, Story Rich 12.7%, Adventure 6.6%, Mystery 6.6%
- #43 Erica
71% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,713 reviews2021
Dev: Flavourworks
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Erica is a live-action, FMV thriller that puts you directly at the heart of the mystery. Your choices, your consequences.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19.7%, Detective 19.2%, Point & Click 14.2%, Choices Matter 12.7%, Multiple Endings 12.4%
- #44 BEAST CRIMES
72% matchMixed63% of 63 reviews2022
Dev: LINK
Windows
Crimes across the times. Are you able to solve them all?
Why similar: Detective 22.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.8%, Point & Click 12.9%, Visual Novel 12%, Multiple Endings 10.8%
- #45 FAKEBOOK
67% matchVery Positive91% of 732 reviews2024
Dev: banjihagames
Windows · Mac
Point-and-click mystery adventure on the virtual SNS! Find secrets hidden by family, friends, companies, and idols.
Why similar: Well-Written 50.9% ★, Detective 8.4%, Visual Novel 8.2%, Point & Click 7.1%, Choices Matter 6.7%
- #46 The Case of the Golden Idol
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 10,171 reviews2022
Dev: Color Gray GamesPub: Playstack
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
A new kind of detective game that allows you to think and investigate freely. Discover clues surrounding 12 strange and gruesome deaths and build your own theory. Pick your suspect, deduce the motive, unmask the awful truth.
Why similar: Detective 36.8%, Point & Click 16%, Choices Matter 11.1%, Mystery 10.5%, Story Rich 10%
- #47 The Deed
70% matchVery Positive90% of 3,680 reviews2015
Dev: Pilgrim AdventuresPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 78%
A keenly dark twist on the traditional murder mystery setting, The Deed is an Adventure/RPG game about getting away with murder. Arran Bruce, the rightful heir to Dunshiel House, returns home to settle a score with his estranged family.
Why similar: Detective 27.1%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Point & Click 10.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.5%, Story Rich 8.9%
- #48 Tails Noir
70% matchMixed67% of 3,357 reviews2021
Dev: EggnutPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Tails Noir is 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: Detective 24.6%, Noir 21.6%, Point & Click 12%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Story Rich 7.9%
- #49 The Detail
71% matchMostly Positive73% of 682 reviews2014
Dev: Rival Games Ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 93%
The Detail, a crime noir adventure in a modern American city. This is a city where cases matter, clearance rates matter, and on a good day even justice matters.
Why similar: Point & Click 40.9%, Adventure 15.1%, Detective 13.9%, Noir 12.9%, Story Rich 11.7%
- #50 The Witcher: Enhanced Edition Director's Cut
68% matchVery Positive89% of 85,602 reviews2008
Dev: CD PROJEKT RED
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 25.3 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Become The Witcher, Geralt of Rivia, a legendary monster slayer caught in a web of intrigue woven by forces vying for control of the world. Make difficult decisions and live with the consequences in a game that will immerse you in an extraordinary tale like no other.
Why similar: Mature 26.3%, Choices Matter 20.4%, Story Rich 17.2%, Multiple Endings 11.1%, Fantasy 6.4%
- #51 Dark Nights with Poe and Munro
69% matchMostly Positive76% of 483 reviews2020
Dev: D'Avekki Studios Ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Guide local radio hosts Poe and Munro through six TV-like episodes of supernatural strangeness and sizzling on-screen chemistry. From the creators of The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker and The Shapeshifting Detective.
Why similar: Detective 29.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20%, Multiple Endings 15.4%, Point & Click 14.6%, Choices Matter 10.3%
- #52 Inspector Waffles
67% 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 35.7%, Detective 29%, Point & Click 14.7%, Story Rich 8.7%, Mystery 6.6%
- #53 Late Shift
68% matchVery Positive86% of 9,107 reviews2017
Dev: CtrlMoviePub: Wales Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Late Shift is a high stakes FMV crime thriller. Forced into a brutal London heist, your choices matter in this interactive cinematic experience with adaptable storylines that lead to one of seven conclusions. Your decisions are you.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 31.5%, Choices Matter 31%, Multiple Endings 18.9%, Story Rich 10.6%, Adventure 4.6%
- #54 Bear With Me - Episode One
68% matchVery Positive87% of 1,003 reviews2016
Dev: Exordium GamesPub: Miyagi Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Bear With Me is an episodic noir adventure game. Amber is trying to find her missing brother while being aided by her trusty teddy, Ted E. Bear.
Why similar: Noir 33%, Episodic 18.2% ★, Detective 17.2%, Point & Click 11.1%, Dark 5.5%
- #55 The Outcast Lovers
69% matchMixed66% of 85 reviews2020
Dev: ChardPub: Far Few Giants
Windows · Mac
Driving home late one night you encounter a refugee in distress. They are looking for salvation. Do you hand them over to violent authorities? Or risk sheltering them yourself?
Why similar: Episodic 32.9% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.4%, Comic Book 9%, Mature 8.9%, Point & Click 8.7%
- #56 Life is Strange - Episode 1
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 172,233 reviews2015
Dev: DONTNOD EntertainmentPub: Square Enix
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 21.0 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Why similar: Episodic 42.5% ★, Choices Matter 16.4%, Story Rich 14.1%, Multiple Endings 9%, Point & Click 4.8%
- #57 Forgotten Fables: Wolves on the Westwind
66% matchVery Positive89% of 80 reviews2022
Dev: Owned by GravityPub: Ulisses Digital
Windows
Forge your own path and embark on a perilous journey on board a ship of Thorwal raiders in this epic tale set in the award-winning world of The Dark Eye RPG.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 25.6%, Multiple Endings 19.2%, Choices Matter 18.4%, Visual Novel 17.6%, Story Rich 11%
- #58 KRAMPEN
64% matchVery Positive90% of 437 reviews2023
Dev: GMD13
Windows
Immerse yourself in the winter forest and help a lost soul to find a piece of itself. What is awaiting you there.. or who?
Why similar: Detective 20.7%, Noir 18.8%, Multiple Endings 12%, Point & Click 10.5%, Visual Novel 9.5%