- #1 Tangle Tower
97% 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 27%, Noir 21.9%, Point & Click 13.4%, Investigation 6.6%, Puzzle 5.5%
- #2 The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,947 reviews2021
Dev: Spooky DoorwayPub: Akupara Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Delouse your room with sage and pack up your travel-sized ouija board, it’s time to re-enter Twin Lakes - America’s 34th most haunted city. Join Detective McQueen as he puzzles his way through 9 chilling cases, risking life and pixelated limb to solve the macabre mysteries that plague the poor town.
Why similar: Detective 22.6%, Point & Click 12.4%, Investigation 11%, Interactive Fiction 9.9%, Dark Humor 9.5%
- #3 The Darkside Detective
95% 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 29.8%, Point & Click 16.9%, Dark Humor 9.4%, Comedy 8.9%, Mystery 7.9%
- #4 The Case of the Golden Idol
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 10,351 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 22.4%, Conspiracy 18.8% ★, Investigation 15%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%, Point & Click 10%
- #5 Face Noir
96% 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 48%, Point & Click 22.6%, Detective 18.8%, Adventure 7%, Mystery 3.7%
- #6 Inspector Waffles
94% 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 31.6%, Detective 18.8%, Investigation 10.4%, Point & Click 9.9%, Comedy 5%
- #7 Duck Detective: The Ghost of Glamping
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,574 reviews2025
Dev: Happy Broccoli Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 94%
You are the one and only Duck Detective, a depressed and recently divorced duck who must quack the case. Inspect evidence, make de-duck-tions, and solve this no-murder mystery!
Why similar: Noir 25.1%, Detective 23.2%, Investigation 15.1%, Interactive Fiction 8.5%, Point & Click 8.3%
- #8 Unforeseen Incidents
93% 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: Conspiracy 15.2% ★, Detective 13.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Point & Click 11.9%, Dark Humor 9.1%
- #9 Voodoo Detective
91% 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 26%, Detective 19.1%, Investigation 12%, Point & Click 11.1%, Comedy 6.3%
- #10 Pixel Noir
91% matchMostly Positive71% of 91 reviews2024
Dev: SWDTech Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Untangle a gripping conspiracy in this noir-influenced mystery, laced with classic RPG elements. Navigate seedy streets to collect clues, upgrade skills and customize weapons. Brawl in turn-based combat with timed hits & combos, to reveal the dark truth that plagues the city’s core and your sanity.
Why similar: Noir 32.3%, Detective 24.7%, Turn-Based Combat 19.5%, Mystery 7.1%, Story Rich 6.5%
- #11 Duck Detective: The Secret Salami
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 6,476 reviews2024
Dev: Happy Broccoli Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Solving crime is no walk in the pond. You are a down-on-his-luck detective who also happens to be a duck. Use your powers of de-duck-tion to inspect evidence, fill in the blanks, and bust the case wide open! This is a short but twisty detective case.
Why similar: Detective 26.5%, Noir 23.1%, Investigation 14.8%, Point & Click 8.2%, Interactive Fiction 7.6%
- #12 Blacksad: Under the Skin
90% matchVery Positive83% of 6,816 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 30.9%, Detective 21.8%, Investigation 13.8%, Point & Click 12.7%, Puzzle 6.3%
- #13 Chicken Police - Paint it RED!
89% 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 32.8%, Detective 24.3%, Dark Humor 12.4%, Point & Click 12.3%, Story Rich 6.1%
- #14 Detective Grimoire
88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,355 reviews2014
Dev: SFB Games
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Detective Grimoire has been called to investigate a murder. The owner of a small tourist attraction, seemingly killed by the mythical creature his attraction is based around... Explore the area, inspect the crime scene, grill suspects, solve puzzles, hunt for clues & uncover the secret of the swamp!
Why similar: Detective 26.9%, Point & Click 15.2%, Investigation 12.9%, Comedy 7.4%, Puzzle 7.3%
- #15 Neon Hearts City
86% 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 22.9%, Interactive Fiction 16.7%, Investigation 15.2%, Point & Click 14.1%, Puzzle 6.5%
- #16 Tails Noir
87% matchMixed67% of 3,409 reviews2021
Dev: EggnutPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 62%
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: Noir 21.6%, Detective 18%, Conspiracy 16.2% ★, Investigation 11.2%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%
- #17 Chicken Police: Into the HIVE!
86% matchVery Positive81% of 385 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 23.8%, Detective 17.9%, Investigation 11.6%, Point & Click 10.1%, Dark Humor 9.1%
- #18 Ugly
85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 603 reviews2023
Dev: Team UglyPub: Graffiti Games
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Unravel the dark secrets hidden throughout this stirring puzzle platformer about a tormented nobleman confronting the traumas of his past. Use an innovative mirror mechanic to solve challenging puzzle rooms and defeat towering bosses as you strive to piece together the ugly truth.
Why similar: Dark Humor 35.3%, Puzzle 16.3%, Stylized 16.2%, Story Rich 14.1%, 2D 8.5%
- #19 Detective Hayseed - The Cloning Madness
84% 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 26.4%, Interactive Fiction 22.1%, Point & Click 19.6%, Dark Humor 9.5%, Comedy 8.9%
- #20 Polda
83% matchVery Positive94% of 125 reviews2024
Dev: SleepTeam
Windows · Mac
Pancras is a neurotic cop investigating a case of mysterious kidnapping in the town of Lupany. Help him find out, who’s behind the abduction of two orderly citizens!
Why similar: Point & Click 18.3%, Detective 17.8%, Dark Humor 12.4%, Investigation 10.8%, Puzzle 8.8%
- #21 Rough Justice: '84
84% matchMostly Positive75% of 108 reviews2023
Dev: Gamma MinusPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Do what it takes to make your fledgling security agency thrive in this 80s noir crime bustin', dirty crossing, vengeance-seeking board game inspired strategy game with dice and cards.
Why similar: Noir 25.5%, Detective 18.3%, Investigation 16%, Conspiracy 15.3% ★, Interactive Fiction 10%
- #22 Tourist Trap
82% matchVery Positive96% of 83 reviews2023
Dev: Tragico Media
Windows
Face an evil corporation™ with the help of a talking monkey in Tourist Trap, a surrealist dark comedy point and click adventure set in a South American coastal city.
Why similar: Point & Click 21.5%, Dark Humor 18.8%, Interactive Fiction 16.8%, Capitalism 11.4%, Funny 8%
- #23 Nine Noir Lives
82% 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 30.4%, Detective 21.1%, Point & Click 12.9%, Comedy 8.2%, Funny 5%
- #24 The Murder Hotel
81% matchVery Positive95% of 64 reviews2025
Dev: Wegenbartho Games
Windows
Interrogate suspects, search for clues, & uncover a dastardly plot, as you solve a string of mystifying murders to help reluctant detective Ilmarinen escape the foreboding Fafnir Hotel.
Why similar: Detective 44.9%, Interactive Fiction 18.8%, Mystery 14.4%, Story Rich 10.9%, Adventure 4.7%
- #25 Život Není Krásný: Poslední Exekuce
78% matchVery Positive98% of 445 reviews2026
Dev: ZNK Studio
Windows
A hand‑drawn, old‑school point‑and‑click adventure filled with dark humor and unapologetically over‑the‑top violence. Step into the shoes of the degenerate bailiff Vladimír Brehowski and follow him through his final day on the job.
Why similar: Point & Click 25.1%, Dark Humor 23.8%, Capitalism 17.7%, Adventure 10.5%, Comedy 7.9%
- #26 Not Another Weekend
81% matchVery Positive94% of 121 reviews2021
Dev: Animatic VisionPub: Dionous Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
A hilariously madcap point-and-click adventure as a determined bellboy tasked with clearing out a bustling hotel in just one wild weekend! Can he manage the chaos and evict all the guests? The clock is ticking!
Why similar: Detective 24%, Point & Click 15.8%, Dark Humor 13.1%, Comedy 10.1%, Puzzle 7.5%
- #27 Dangeresque: The Roomisode Triungulate
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 584 reviews2023
Dev: Videlectrix
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Join Dangeresque, (Strong Bad from Homestar Runner) the world's greatest private eye/crooked cop, as he puzzles his way through 3 bite-sized roomisodes in this classic-style point n' click adventure.
Why similar: Noir 22.5%, Detective 22.1%, Point & Click 22%, Comedy 10.2%, Adventure 8.5%
- #28 Thimbleweed Park™
80% 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 34.7%, Detective 12.9%, Adventure 10.8%, Comedy 8.1%, Noir 7.8%
- #29 Au Revoir
78% 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 32.6%, Point & Click 14.3%, Detective 14.1%, Interactive Fiction 11.6%, Investigation 10%
- #30 Whateverland
79% matchVery Positive88% of 179 reviews2022
Dev: Caligari Games
Windows
Find your way out of a magical prison in this non-linear point'n'click adventure full of mini games and challenges. Get to meet the charismatic Whateverlanders, steal and deceive or be a good boy to discover all the different endings of Vincent's story.
Why similar: Dark Humor 27.4%, Point & Click 21.7%, Comedy 14.8%, Story Rich 11%, Mystery 9.7%
- #31 Sunday Gold
76% matchMostly Positive79% of 782 reviews2022
Dev: BKOM StudiosPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 12.2 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Sunday Gold is a point-and-click, turn-based adventure game set in grim, dystopian future. Play as a ragtag trio of criminals to hunt down and expose the dark secrets of an evil mega-corporation and the malevolent billionaire behind it.
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 26.8%, Point & Click 20.9%, Investigation 16.6%, Puzzle 9.9%, Story Rich 9.3%
- #32 Blacklist Mafia
75% matchVery Positive82% of 73 reviews2024
Dev: VICTORIA Games
Windows
Blacklist Mafia - is not only a struggle for power and money, but also a dangerous game of survival. Who will be blacklisted, and who will become the new boss? Find out with us!
Why similar: Noir 28.6%, Detective 24.2%, Interactive Fiction 21.3%, Investigation 11.9%, Adventure 5.8%
- #33 Demetrios - The BIG Cynical Adventure
77% matchVery Positive83% of 446 reviews2016
Dev: COWCAT
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 93%
A comedic point-and-click adventure where a hungover antique dealer must solve his own robbery in Paris, dragging himself and his friends into a wildly idiotic journey!
Why similar: Point & Click 20.6%, Dark Humor 17.6%, Comedy 13.2%, Mystery 10.1%, Funny 9.4%
- #34 Afterparty
77% matchMixed68% of 952 reviews2020
Dev: Night School Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 65%
In Afterparty, you are Milo and Lola, recently deceased best buds who suddenly find themselves staring down an eternity in Hell. But there's a loophole: outdrink Satan and he'll grant you re-entry to Earth.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.1%, Dark Humor 20.7%, Point & Click 18.7%, Comedy 14.4%, Story Rich 9.2%
- #35 Loco Motive
73% matchVery Positive93% of 1,162 reviews2024
Dev: Robust GamesPub: Chucklefish
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 74%
There's been a murder aboard the Reuss Express, and you're the suspects! Prove your innocence in this comedy 'point n' click' murder mystery - packed with twists, laughs, and larger-than-life characters!
Why similar: Noir 23.9%, Detective 18.8%, Investigation 13.1%, Point & Click 11%, Comedy 7.1%
- #36 RESTLESS SOUL
74% matchVery Positive92% of 321 reviews2022
Dev: Fuz GamesPub: Graffiti Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Laugh in the face of death in this hauntingly humorous comedy adventure about a wayward soul trying to make it back to the land of the living. Engage in bullet-hell lite battles, solve puzzles, and communicate with the dead as you navigate this “colorful” world. Death is just the beginning.
Why similar: Comedy 33%, Adventure 14.4%, Funny 14.2%, Story Rich 10.7%, Combat 10.4%
- #37 Interrogation: You will be deceived
76% matchMostly Positive78% of 375 reviews2019
Dev: Critique GamingPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%
As a detective tasked with bringing down a dangerous terrorist group, you fight on two fronts: interrogating suspects & managing your team and its reputation. With time running out, how far will you go to stop these criminals? Manipulation, threats or even torture? Does the end justify the means?
Why similar: Noir 38.5%, Detective 28.8%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Story Rich 7%, Stylized 6.1%
- #38 The Deed
75% matchVery Positive90% of 3,717 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 40%, Point & Click 16%, Mystery 10.4%, Story Rich 10%, Comedy 9.2%
- #39 Follow the meaning
71% matchVery Positive94% of 998 reviews2024
Dev: HiKing Mind StudioPub: Second Maze
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Follow the meaning is a surreal point-and-click puzzle adventure. Join detective Paul Trilby as he works to unravel the mysteries of a peculiar town, seemingly ruled by the local Hospital. Over the wall and behind tightly shut gates, a dark secret lies in wait…
Why similar: Detective 25.8%, Point & Click 20.6%, Investigation 13.6%, Puzzle 10.4%, Mystery 9.2%
- #40 To Hell With It
74% matchVery Positive87% of 204 reviews2021
Dev: Wimpy Imp Games
Windows
Hack ‘n’ Slash your way up Hell's corporate ladder in this “down the rabbit hole” adventure to retrieve your stolen cat from the Underworld!
Why similar: Comedy 33.3%, Adventure 22.7%, Colorful 21.6%, Combat 17.4%, Singleplayer 4.9%
- #41 Murder Is Game Over
73% matchVery Positive96% of 56 reviews2022
Dev: HitherYon Games
Windows
Join the investigation in Murder Is Game Over, a pixel art point-and-click game where you and Cleo try to solve the murder of a famous game designer. Can you uncover the clues and catch the killer before it's game over?
Why similar: Detective 24.7%, Interactive Fiction 20%, Dark Humor 15.8%, Point & Click 15.2%, Puzzle 8.1%
- #42 Darkestville Castle
73% matchVery Positive93% of 707 reviews2017
Dev: Epic Llama GamesPub: ESDigital Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Darkestville Castle — a darkly comedic point-and-click adventure where you play as a sarcastic demon. Solve clever puzzles, manipulate idiots, and bring chaos back to Darkestville, because being evil is just more fun.
Why similar: Point & Click 26.4%, Dark Humor 17.7%, Comedy 12.1%, Funny 10.2%, Puzzle 9.8%
- #43 Hermit and Pig
69% matchVery Positive100% of 148 reviews2026
Dev: Heavy Lunch Studio LLC
Windows · Mac
Battle a sinister corporation in this story-rich RPG! Survive fast-paced, turn-based battles and conversations where cringe damage can be deadly. Fight the evils of capitalism with your trusty pig sidekick and join the revolution, old man!
Why similar: Conspiracy 26.5% ★, Turn-Based Combat 22.1%, Comedy 9.5%, Story Rich 7.3%, Mystery 6.8%
- #44 Lockheart Indigo
72% matchVery Positive97% of 138 reviews2020
Dev: Fangsoft
Windows
A private-eye must deceive a rich family into revealing their darkest secrets, before the killer amongst them silences everyone.
Why similar: Noir 33.3%, Detective 24%, Turn-Based Combat 17.1%, Investigation 10.9%, Stylized 6.2%
- #45 BEAUTIFUL DESOLATION
72% 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 29.4%, Investigation 22.2%, Story Rich 12.7%, Mystery 12.5%, Puzzle 9.7%
- #46 Crime O'Clock
71% matchMixed69% of 505 reviews2023
Dev: Bad SeedPub: Maximum Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Crime O'Clock is a hidden objects investigation and time exploration game with a deep storyline. Investigate cases through time and evolving maps by unveiling a multi-eras linked story. Will you be observant enough to solve the mysteries? Crime waits for no man!
Why similar: Detective 25.8%, Investigation 18.4%, Point & Click 13%, Comedy 7.5%, Mystery 7.4%
- #47 The Bookwalker: Thief of Tales
68% matchVery Positive92% of 2,699 reviews2023
Dev: DO MY BESTPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
The Bookwalker is a narrative adventure in which you play as Etienne Quist, a writer-turned-thief with the ability to dive into books. Use your powers to journey between reality and book worlds, and steal legendary items like Thor's Hammer and Excalibur to restore your ability to write.
Why similar: Noir 33.5%, Detective 22.9%, Point & Click 12.7%, Mystery 7.3%, Story Rich 6.4%
- #48 Frog Detective 1: The Haunted Island
70% matchVery Positive92% of 5,473 reviews2018
Dev: Grace BruxnerPub: worm club
Windows · Mac
Median: 42 minMean: 1.7 hrs≥1hr: 29%
You're a detective, and a frog, and it's time to solve a mystery.
Why similar: Detective 26.3%, Investigation 14.6%, Interactive Fiction 11.8%, Comedy 10.7%, Point & Click 10.6%
- #49 Beat Cop
70% matchVery Positive82% of 6,094 reviews2017
Dev: Pixel CrowPub: 11 bit studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A retro, pixel art style adventure in New York, inspired by ’80s cop shows. You are Jack Kelly and you’ve been framed for murder. Now as a regular beat cop you have to find out, who did that. Expect thick crime story, a lot of black humour and all the other things you can find on the streets of Brooklyn.
Why similar: Detective 39.4%, Point & Click 18%, Comedy 14.5%, Adventure 13.1%, Story Rich 6.9%
- #50 Lamplight City
70% matchVery Positive90% of 844 reviews2018
Dev: Grundislav GamesPub: Application Systems Heidelberg
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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: Detective 26.7%, Noir 24.7%, Point & Click 15.5%, Interactive Fiction 10.8%, Mystery 8.1%
- #51 MY ADAPTATION IN(TO) HUMAN
69% matchMixed65% of 57 reviews2024
Dev: SpoocleMacBoogle
Windows
You are a body snatching creature. Capture the body, explore the environment, reproduce.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.6%, Point & Click 25.6%, Dark Humor 12.8%, Stylized 10.5%, Adventure 7.8%
- #52 Detective Gallo
71% matchVery Positive83% of 182 reviews2018
Dev: Footprints Games
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Detective Gallo is a point&click comic-noir adventure that is entirely hand-illustrated and hand-animated, and whose protagonist is a feathered and grumpy private eye struggling with a very tricky case, bizarre characters, and puzzles that will put his insight and patience to the test.
Why similar: Point & Click 36.7%, Detective 30.8%, Comedy 17%, Adventure 15.5%
- #53 Hauma - A Detective Noir Story
69% matchMostly Positive71% of 129 reviews2023
Dev: SenAm GamesPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows
Hauma is a deduction visual novel set in Munich. Discover a conspiracy amongst the upper echelons of society alongside former detective Judith, while visiting real locations in a comic-inspired look.
Why similar: Noir 22.5%, Detective 17%, Conspiracy 15.3% ★, Investigation 10.9%, Interactive Fiction 9%
- #54 The Thaumaturge
66% matchVery Positive83% of 5,600 reviews2024
Dev: Fool's TheoryPub: 11 bit studios
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
The Thaumaturge is a character-driven RPG with a rich story, morally ambiguous choices, and turn-based combat. In a city on the brink of change, use your mystical powers to read emotions, uncover motives, and command folklore-inspired demons — while resisting the temptation of your own pride.
Why similar: Detective 28.6%, Turn-Based Combat 20.5%, Investigation 16.8%, Point & Click 13.4%, Story Rich 7.8%
- #55 The Wild Case
67% 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 24.8%, Noir 20.7%, Point & Click 14.6%, Investigation 11.5%, Puzzle 6.9%
- #56 Red Tape
66% matchVery Positive85% of 286 reviews2023
Dev: Pollaris StudiosPub: DreadXP
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Explore 9 levels of corporate hell as you work to clear your name with the Devil and restore balance between Heaven and Hell.
Why similar: Dark Humor 52%, Story Rich 18.5%, Adventure 13.4%, Stylized 11.5%, Singleplayer 4.7%
- #57 Retropolis 2: Never Say Goodbye
65% 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 29.2%, Detective 22.4%, Point & Click 12%, Interactive Fiction 9.2%, Stylized 7.3%
- #58 Girlfriend from Hell
65% matchVery Positive81% of 193 reviews2024
Dev: That Guy's Games
Windows
Manage your strange romance with a demonic girlfriend and experience total chaos! Laugh, be surprised, and unravel absurd situations in this crazy comedic adventure game.
Why similar: Point & Click 24.2%, Dark Humor 17.1%, Comedy 14.8%, Puzzle 11.5%, Funny 9.9%
- #59 12 Hours to Die
67% matchMostly Positive73% of 226 reviews2020
Dev: Wesley ReitsmaPub: Westeford
Windows · Mac · Linux
A mystery visual novel about six students forced to play a 12-hour long killing game.
Why similar: Detective 46.1%, Mystery 13.2%, Puzzle 11.4%, Stylized 7.8%, Adventure 7.3%
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66% 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 25.4%, Detective 17.5%, Investigation 13.1%, Interactive Fiction 11.6%, Point & Click 9.4%