- #1 My Hotel
97% matchMixed44% of 98 reviews2024
Dev: BrainSwapperPub: CreativeForge Games
Windows
Step into the 1950s with My Hotel. As the new owner of a mysterious hotel, revive its glory through stylish renovations, solve hidden secrets, and master faction intrigues. A captivating blend of history and adventure awaits.
Why similar: Crime 21%, Noir 18.8%, Management 11.3%, Choices Matter 8.6%, Strategy 7.7%
- #2 This Is the Police
96% matchVery Positive82% of 11,217 reviews2016
Dev: Weappy StudioPub: THQ Nordic
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%
This Is the Police is a strategy/adventure game set in a city spiraling the drain. Taking the role of gritty Police Chief Jack Boyd, you'll dive into a deep story of crime and intrigue. Will Jack reach his retirement with a nice stack of bills, or will he end up broken ... or worse?
Why similar: Crime 28.5%, Management 18.5%, Noir 16.6%, Choices Matter 11.2%, Strategy 9.8%
- #3 When Wolf Fades
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: HoolignomesPub: Watt Studio
Windows
A pulp crime drama where you are The Big Bad Wolf, the underworld boss of Black City. Every kind of illegal activity, two decks of psychos, six rivals, and one month to survive await you. Run your empire and keep your true identity hidden.
Why similar: Crime 24.6%, Management 16.9%, Noir 16.8%, Choices Matter 10.8%, Resource Management 9%
- #4 Bharat Police
95% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: BharatPoliceGroup
Windows
Lead a police force in noir India. Manage officers, respond to emergencies, and upgrade your team. Navigate crime, corruption, and deep-rooted social tensions. Every decision has consequences.
Why similar: Crime 28.1%, Noir 20%, Management 16.8%, Choices Matter 10.5%, Strategy 7.6%
- #5 Ogasm Simulator
94% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: OG Interactive
Windows
From broke donor to city powerbroker earn money through unconventional private clinics, expand your influence, and shape population growth as the city shifts between love, fear, and chaos.
Why similar: Crime 32.6%, Management 20.3%, Strategy 14%, Simulation 10.1%, Choices Matter 8.9%
- #6 Your Murder Is Served
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Christian Hubel
Windows
Build a flawless murder plan, then savor the mistake. Plan every detail. Choose the time, place, method, alibi and frame. But no plan is perfect. Serve your murder with style, then watch a brilliant detective find the one tiny detail you missed. Every murder leaves an aftertaste.
Why similar: Crime 38.1%, Choices Matter 13.6%, Multiple Endings 10.7%, Mystery 9.5%, Story Rich 7.6%
- #7 BLACKMIND: Psychic Social Simulator
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Too Many Teeth Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Use your psychic powers to read minds and catch an elusive serial killer!
Why similar: Crime 22.9%, Noir 22.7%, Choices Matter 12.2%, Multiple Endings 11%, Story Rich 8.8%
- #8 Detective Boto: Belle Memoir
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ludus Studio
Windows
A narrative game set in 1943 Belém, legends are vanishing, and the river’s secrets need a detective. Pink, if you will. As a shapeshifting river dolphin detective that turns into human (almost), uncover a noir mystery where folklore, memory, and conspiracy flow beneath the city.
Why similar: Noir 26.9%, Crime 21.5%, Investigation 12.9%, Mystery 9.7%, Choices Matter 7.1%
- #9 Claim Denied!
91% match5 user reviews40% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: SunsixStudios
Windows
You're an insurance investigator. Review evidence, spot fraud, make decisions. Every case is a puzzle — approve, reject, or negotiate. Limited energy, a ticking clock, and your reputation on the line
Why similar: Crime 25.4%, Dialogue Heavy 10.1%, Resource Management 9.8%, Investigation 9.7%, Mystery 8.6%
- #10 Angels That Kill - The Final Cut
91% matchMixed45% of 33 reviews2015
Dev: Rising Sun Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Angels That Kill - The Final Cut is a dark, first person adventure game that tells the story of two men as they uncover the truth behind a murder that has shaken the city. Play through both sides of the story and discover the truth behind the murder.
Why similar: Noir 36.2%, Crime 32.2%, Choices Matter 12.1%, Multiple Endings 10.8%, Dark 4.5%
- #11 Private Eye: The Young Heir
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lucky 7 Studios
Windows
Private Eye is a detective game where you play as Hakeem trying to solve the murder case of Amir. The wealthy heir Amir kept strange company, is one of them his murderer? Explore, investigate, solve puzzles, and find discrepancies to unravel his mysterious death.
Why similar: Crime 22.9%, Noir 15.7%, Investigation 11.8%, Choices Matter 10.5%, Mystery 8.6%
- #12 Bouncer Story
90% matchMixed47% of 17 reviews2020
Dev: Helmi GamesPub: Plug In Digital
Windows · Mac
Bouncer Story, a retro-inspired film-noir featuring a protagonist working as a bouncer to pay off a gambling debt to the underground mafia controlling the city. As a bouncer you are seeing, hearing and experiencing all kinds of events in the your daily work controlling the entrance to a bar.
Why similar: Crime 30.3%, Management 17.8%, Choices Matter 13%, Multiple Endings 12.3%, Resource Management 12.1%
- #13 Last Night Last Call
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Rogueside
Windows · Mac
Can you solve a murder with nothing but your wits, your cocktail shaker, and your silver tongue? In this bartending mystery game, your customers are the key. So long as the liquor flows, so does the conversation - but who has the answers you seek, and who has blood on their hands?
Why similar: Crime 22%, Noir 19.4%, Investigation 10.4%, Choices Matter 10%, Multiple Endings 8.1%
- #14 Obsidian Moon
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lost Cabinet Games
Windows
Investigate your way in a branching noir horror detective game inspired by Lovecraftian horror and ancient Minoan myth. Analyze evidence, connect clues, and uncover dark secrets through genre-bending deduction mechanics. Face a sinister plot—and an ultimate choice.
Why similar: Crime 24.4%, Noir 18.9%, Choices Matter 9.4%, Multiple Endings 8.8%, Investigation 8.6%
- #15 Data Trader
87% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Kinetic Sparks
Windows · Mac · Linux
Data Trader is a cyberpunk strategy game where information has become the world's most valuable resource. Buy archives, trade classified data, command agents, and uncover the truth about who you really were.
Why similar: Crime 32%, Management 19.2%, Strategy 13.7%, Choices Matter 12%, Story Rich 8.8%
- #16 Row Hard
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Surreal Overflow
Windows · Mac
Paddles, splashing of water and hard racing. Build your team, coach, mentor and lead them through tough choices to Olympic gold. Learn the price of victory! Deep story with resource management and rhythm sports races. What are you willing to sacrifice to win?
Why similar: Crime 28.6%, Management 15.4%, Choices Matter 12.3%, Resource Management 10.3%, Multiple Endings 9.1%
- #17 🧠 OUT OF THE BOX
86% matchVery Positive84% of 295 reviews2018
Dev: Nuclear TalesPub: 🚀 Raiser Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Dive into a wild story of gangsters and criminals where you decide the fate of the peculiar customers of a luxurious nightclub in a never-ending race against the clock.
Why similar: Crime 24.9%, Management 12.1%, Choices Matter 11.4%, Multiple Endings 10.7%, Resource Management 9.5%
- #18 Mary
85% matchPositive86% of 14 reviews2024
Dev: Pinster Games
Windows
Mary is a mystery and investigation game, in which you are a private detective who has been called to solve a case of a massacre in a bar. Collect all the clues and find an answer to all the mysteries of this case!
Why similar: Crime 28.2%, Noir 23.7%, Investigation 12.4%, Mystery 10.1%, Strategy 8.1%
- #19 Marked
84% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Fun Waffle Game Studios
Windows
Dust, blood, and lies. Salvation’s Edge, 1899 — a dying town where you’re a killer, a thief, and a fraud — handed a dead man’s badge and told to solve a murder. Do they deserve redemption? Do you? Or will everyone forever be MARKED?
Why similar: Noir 25.9%, Crime 15.9%, Investigation 11.5%, Choices Matter 9%, Multiple Endings 7.4%
- #20 Graywood: Noir Detective
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Bobby & Jeni
Windows
GRAYWOOD is a 1950s crime comic-inspired graphic adventure. Investigate crime scenes, craft your own lines of questioning, and organize your findings on your corkboard all while navigating a morally-testing narrative. Respect the law, follow your conscience, or abuse your power to save your family.
Why similar: Noir 27.3%, Crime 25.7%, Choices Matter 9.5%, Investigation 9.4%, Multiple Endings 7.5%
- #21 Russian Prison Tattoo Simulator
83% matchPositive91% of 23 reviews2022
Dev: Talentless Person Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Become a tattoo artist in Russian Prison. Get introduced to tattoo iconography and special meanings of Russian Prison tattoos
Why similar: Crime 31.5%, Noir 18.9%, Choices Matter 10%, Multiple Endings 9.2%, Strategy 8.4%
- #22 The Final Print
81% matchPositive88% of 43 reviews2025
Dev: Dummy DetectivesPub: Breda University of Applied Sciences
Windows
You're a journalist investigating a suspicious case during the Harlem riots. Take pictures of evidence, gather information by interrogating people, and put it all together in an article to show people the truth.
Why similar: Crime 26.3%, Noir 22.6%, Choices Matter 8.7%, Investigation 8.6%, Mystery 8.3%
- #23 Dark Money
82% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Polyvale Studios
Windows
Try to survive as you build your network from petty crime to global empire in this money laundering automation game. Dark Money is based on real reporting with journalist-inspired investigation mechanics. Will you struggle for justice in the shadows, or embrace corruption and face the consequences?
Why similar: Crime 31.2%, Investigation 12.3%, Management 11.5%, Multiple Endings 10.5%, Strategy 8.3%
- #24 Gangster Empire: Vendetta
82% match8 user reviews50% of 8 reviews2020
Dev: SimProse Studios
Windows
Ever secretly wanted to run your own Mafia organization, playing the role of a ruthless mob leader? Now you can with Gangster Empire: Vendetta!
Why similar: Crime 36.4%, Management 23.8%, Strategy 18.4%, Resource Management 11.5%, Choices Matter 4.7%
- #25 Lying Thieves: Amsterdam
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Sitix
Windows
Build a drug empire across Amsterdam in a single-player open-world crime game. Exploit volatile markets, buy and stash merchandise, and manage your couriers. Tail targets, steal cars and evade the police. When a job goes wrong, get behind the wheel and finish it yourself.
Why similar: Crime 33.2%, Management 16.2%, Resource Management 13.3%, Dialogue Heavy 8.2%, Story Rich 6.7%
- #26 Mistmoon Falls
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: portmantoga
Windows · Mac
Mistmoon Falls is an open world murder mystery set in a farm-sim town that's now sans farmer. Question the locals, use tools to uncover clues, form hypotheses, and sift through some sinister goings-on to find the killer.
Why similar: Crime 23.5%, Noir 22.4%, Investigation 10.3%, Dialogue Heavy 9.9%, Choices Matter 9.1%
- #27 City of Gangsters
79% matchMostly Positive73% of 1,559 reviews2021
Dev: SomaSimPub: Kasedo Games
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 76%
In this management tycoon game, you’ll start a criminal operation from nothing and grow it into a well-oiled money machine! Build speakeasies and illegal distilleries. Manage production chains and resource distribution. Leverage favors, chase down debtors, and bribe the police to look the other way.
Why similar: Crime 38.4%, Management 16.3%, Resource Management 15.1%, Noir 12.8%, Strategy 8.4%
- #28 Walls of Fate
79% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: elevel
Windows
Rule a fortress on the brink of collapse: listen to the residents’ requests, manage limited resources and time, strengthen relationships with key characters in the fortress, and move closer to solving the mystery of the ruler’s disappearance.
Why similar: Management 16.7%, Resource Management 14.3%, Choices Matter 13.2%, Investigation 11.6%, Multiple Endings 8.8%
- #29 The Wolf Among Us Remastered
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Telltale
Windows
A dark detective thriller where folklore is real, violence is chilling, and every choice has consequences.
Why similar: Noir 23%, Crime 15.5%, Choices Matter 14.5%, Investigation 13.1%, Story Rich 9.7%
- #30 False Fortune
78% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Forgeborn Studios
Windows
False Fortune is a modern crime CRPG where you investigate the conspiracy that framed you, rebuild your fortune, buy businesses and homes, find love, marry, take honeymoons and vacations in a living, breathing world, and shape Adrian Vale’s future through evidence, leverage, redemption, or revenge.
Why similar: Crime 27.5%, Choices Matter 12.4%, Management 9.5%, Investigation 8.5%, Resource Management 8%
- #31 Lord of Metal
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Horns Up Games
Windows
🤘Lord of Metal is a single player story-driven management simulator about organizing 🎸Rock music festivals, bringing a dystopian world back to life. 🎤 Gather your crew 🥁 book bands 🎧 sign sponsors 🔊 claim festival grounds and bring some 🔥Rock to the masses! \m/
Why similar: Management 21.5%, Choices Matter 14.9%, Multiple Endings 12.8%, Resource Management 12%, Story Rich 10.2%
- #32 Midnight Files: THE NOIR CUT
76% matchMostly Positive75% of 40 reviews2025
Dev: Paper Lynx Games
Windows
Truth hides in the details. Investigate crime scenes, photograph evidence, analyze case files, and search the police database. Connect clues on the detective board, return to locations when something does not add up, and identify the culprit in each standalone case.
Why similar: Crime 31.9%, Noir 23%, Investigation 14.7%, Stylized 6.1%, Mystery 5.8%
- #33 This Is the Peace
76% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Nokwite Games
Windows
When The President fails to win the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize, he vows to get it next year — by ending every world conflict himself. A darkly funny political strategy inspired by This Is the Police.
Why similar: Management 20.5%, Noir 17.7%, Strategy 15.7%, Choices Matter 12.5%, Crime 10.3%
- #34 Gloomy Clues: The Broken Mirror
75% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Pixel Paradise
Windows · Mac · Linux
A noir graphic adventure where your mind is your greatest enemy. Investigate crimes from the slums of Saltmire to the heights of Greyledge. Interrogate suspects and manage your clues in this 1980s cinematic remake. Play the free demo and wishlist now!
Why similar: Noir 24.7%, Crime 21.6%, Investigation 11.3%, Choices Matter 10.1%, Multiple Endings 7.8%
- #35 Grimtrace
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: HoodaThunk Games
Windows
A monster-themed deduction game focused on solving brutal murders. Investigate crime scenes by uncovering hidden evidence, analyzing fingerprints, and testing blood samples. Identify the killer, determine the creature responsible, and solve seven thrilling cases
Why similar: Noir 32.1%, Crime 28.2%, Investigation 15.1%, Mystery 11.6%, Story Rich 7.5%
- #36 Omerta - City of Gangsters
77% matchMixed67% of 2,397 reviews2013
Dev: Haemimont GamesPub: Kalypso Media Digital
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Omerta - City of Gangsters is a simulation game with tactical turn-based combat. Taking the role of a fresh-from-the-boat immigrant, with dreams of the big life, the player will work his way up the criminal hierarchy of 1920’s Atlantic City.
Why similar: Crime 58.5%, Management 20.3%, Strategy 13.5%, Simulation 6.7%, Singleplayer 0.7%
- #37 Accident Investigator Simulator: Black Box
73% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: Cottondream Studio
Windows
Step into the role of a federal investigator and uncover the truth behind every disaster. Recover black boxes, cross-reference evidence, expose contradictions, and name the real cause before an innocent takes the fall. Every conclusion matters in this tense investigation sim full of twists.
Why similar: Noir 21.8%, Crime 16%, Investigation 13.7%, Mystery 10%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.5%
- #38 Black Market Dealer
74% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Decompression Interactive
Windows
A real-time crime management sim where you build a black market empire from a single hustle to a global operation. Buy fronts, launder money, smuggle contraband, set prices, and outrun the Police, FBI, and INTERPOL as your heat rises. Every deal is a gamble between profit and prison.
Why similar: Crime 45.4%, Strategy 15.3%, Noir 11.3%, Choices Matter 8.1%, Story Rich 5.7%
- #39 Lacuna: Prologue
74% matchVery Positive91% of 172 reviews2021
Dev: DigiTales InteractivePub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 17.5 hrs≥1hr: 48%
Lacuna: Prologue tasks you – CDI agent Neil Conrad – with investigating the murder of a high-profile victim whose death could plunge the solar system into war. Solve the first in a series of cases that lead you ever deeper into the conspiracy at the core of this captivating 2D sci-fi noir adventure.
Why similar: Noir 29.1%, Crime 28.3%, Multiple Endings 11.5%, Choices Matter 9.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.3%
- #40 Detective: Ritual of the Sea
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: InterStudioPub: Awaken Realms
Windows
Step into the shoes of an experienced detective and uncover dark secrets while solving criminal cases. In this thrilling detective world, you'll face stressful decision-making moments, reconstruct crime scenes, and utilize cutting-edge technology for evidence analysis.
Why similar: Crime 31.3%, Noir 19.7%, Investigation 10.9%, Strategy 10.4%, Simulation 8.5%
- #41 Blackwater Exchange
72% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Blackwater Gator Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Run a basement black market pawn shop in a gritty 1990s city. Inspect questionable goods, negotiate with desperate sellers, resell through shady contacts, manage heat, survive raids, and decide whether each item is a payday, a fake, a trap, or a liability.
Why similar: Noir 24.3%, Crime 21.1%, Strategy 13.9%, Simulation 12.2%, Management 9.5%
- #42 Empire of Sin
73% matchMixed48% of 6,278 reviews2020
Dev: Romero GamesPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 15.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Empire of Sin is a new strategy game brought to you by Romero Games and Paradox Interactive that puts you at the heart of the ruthless criminal underworld of 1920s Prohibition-era Chicago.
Why similar: Crime 42.5%, Noir 21.7%, Management 21.5%, Strategy 10.6%, Simulation 2.3%
- #43 The Fixer
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Pixel Stratégie
Windows
Football star on Saturday, match fixer the rest of the week. Rig games for the syndicate, launder dirty money and keep your suspicion gauge under control in this narrative career sim. How far will you go before it all comes crashing down?
Why similar: Crime 27.4%, Noir 20.7%, Management 13%, Choices Matter 10.4%, Story Rich 6.9%
- #44 Man of Nollyn
70% matchPositive100% of 20 reviews2026
Dev: Slater Chae
Windows
A noir detective game where you can bribe or intimidate suspects for extra clues.
Why similar: Noir 31.4%, Crime 31%, Investigation 14.5%, Mystery 9.7%, Story Rich 7.4%
- #45 Suas Escolhas - O Caso do Magnata Desaparecido
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Firma Game
Windows
Noir gamebook, now fully in English. A magnate vanishes from an office locked from the inside: 4 trails, 780 choices, 11 endings, and no luck to save you. 85% of runs end in death or arrest. You die; the case goes on — the dossier doesn't forget.
Why similar: Noir 27.9%, Crime 19.9%, Choices Matter 10.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.2%, Multiple Endings 10.1%
- #46 Last Guest at Sunset
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Blackglass Interactive
Windows
Investigate a replayable Hollywood murder mystery where everyone has something to hide. Question guests, uncover contradictions, and identify the killer before they escape justice.
Why similar: Crime 31.1%, Noir 16.4%, Investigation 13.9%, Mystery 11.6%, Dialogue Heavy 9.2%
- #47 Mafia Tycoon
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: El Pedro Z
Windows
Build a criminal empire in a stylized 1930s city. Capture territory, hire dealers and muscle, manage product, money, and heat, then fight rival gangs and police in a third-person action-management game.
Why similar: Crime 41.1%, Management 19.6%, Resource Management 12.1%, Strategy 11.9%, Choices Matter 7.6%
- #48 Silhouette: Chapter One
72% matchPositive81% of 16 reviews2016
Dev: Apeirogon Games
Windows
Explore Silhouette: Chapter One - A First-Person, Story-Driven Mystery Adventure. Assume the role of Jim Grayson, an unwavering homicide detective hot on the trail of a disturbing serial killer with confusing motives.
Why similar: Crime 30.4%, Noir 17.9%, Investigation 13%, Mystery 9.7%, Story Rich 9%
- #49 Drug Dealer Manager
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Exiles StudioPub: Movie Games S.A.
Windows
Build your drug empire in an isometric crime tycoon game. Hire dealers and create supply chains. Avoid or bribe the officials. Spy and fight your competition to take over city districts. Command in real-time with active pause. Be the cartel king!
Why similar: Crime 48.5%, Resource Management 17.4%, Strategy 14.5%, Management 10.8%, Stylized 4%
- #50 Red Spider: Vengeance Remastered donation ver.
68% matchPositive100% of 15 reviews2025
Dev: studio wasp
Windows · Mac
A cinematic crime noir. A former assassin seeks vengeance in this hardboiled VN, scored by Yasunori Shiono (Lufia series). (Full story is free via the demo version. This paid edition supports Steam Achievements and the creators.)
Why similar: Noir 30.3%, Crime 30%, Multiple Endings 9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.1%, Mystery 7.9%
- #51 Night Call
70% matchMostly Positive75% of 747 reviews2019
Dev: Monkey MoonPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Friend. Confidant. Therapist. Voyeur. As a cab driver working the Paris night shift, you are many things to different people. Your gift is getting people to talk; and in order to catch the serial killer who left you for dead, that’s exactly what you’ll need to do.
Why similar: Noir 39.1%, Simulation 15.9%, Investigation 12.7%, Story Rich 9.9%, Mystery 7.8%
- #52 Phantom
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Prioplot Games
Windows
As an independent police consultant, you're pulled into the hunt for a serial killer leaving cryptographic ciphers. Play as a detective, analyze crime scenes, and master real decryption methods. Your choices determine if you catch the killer and how many lives are saved.
Why similar: Crime 25.7%, Noir 19.7%, Choices Matter 13.2%, Investigation 12.8%, Story Rich 9%
- #53 The Cold Cases: Remembering Jory
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: JasperMarie
Windows
The Cold Cases: Remembering Jory is a story rich, investigative mystery game where your only tools are your contacts and the people you can find and get to talk to you. Read through old internet archives, pick out what is important, and solve the mystery of the 10 year old cold case.
Why similar: Crime 25.2%, Investigation 13.4%, Choices Matter 10.7%, Multiple Endings 10.1%, Dialogue Heavy 9.3%
- #54 The Posthumous Investigation
65% matchVery Positive95% of 682 reviews2026
Dev: Mother Gaia StudioPub: CriticalLeap
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 77%
A dead man hired you to solve his own murder. You have one day. Fourteen suspects. And as many attempts as it takes. A hand-drawn noir mystery set in 1937 Rio de Janeiro, where every suspect has a life, a schedule, and something to hide.
Why similar: Crime 23%, Noir 22.9%, Choices Matter 10.3%, Investigation 9.5%, Multiple Endings 9.5%
- #55 The Rug Racket
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ioStudios
Windows
Inherit a rundown rug-cleaning shop and master a satisfying craft. Dust, wash, rinse and revive rugs one stain at a time. Build a reputation, keep the lights on, and squirm out from under the mob family that owns your debt. Every rug's a small win, and every tribute payment says you're not free yet.
Why similar: Crime 28.9%, Management 15.9%, Noir 9.6%, Resource Management 8.7%, Simulation 8.5%
- #56 Chinatown Detective Agency
68% matchMostly Positive72% of 159 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: Crime 23.7%, Noir 23%, Investigation 11.1%, Dialogue Heavy 8.9%, Multiple Endings 8.1%
- #57 Throne & Conquest: King Arthur
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Last Man Smiling
Windows
Rule as King Arthur and unite a fractured kingdom. Make difficult decisions, conquer rival lands, and balance your kingdom in this strategy adventure.
Why similar: Choices Matter 17.2%, Strategy 17%, Resource Management 16.7%, Management 14.4%, Multiple Endings 9.9%
- #58 Detective Bass 2: The Case of the Stolen Pearls
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Team Grouper
Windows · Mac · Linux
Crime never rests... but thankfully, neither does Detective Bass! Put on your detective hat and help Detective Bass get to the bottom of a robbery, in this witty, narrative-driven detective game!
Why similar: Noir 31.8%, Crime 31.7%, Investigation 12.5%, Mystery 9.8%, Dialogue Heavy 9.7%
- #59 FMV - Full Motion Voyeur
67% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Ten Thousand Hearts Ltd.
Windows
Full Motion Voyeur is a dark FMV thriller where you're trapped in a nightmare of surveillance, obedience, and sacrifice. Guided by the mysterious ADMIN, Claire is ordered to investigate targets, uncover their secrets, and feed them to a Demon or her lover Mona pays the price.
Why similar: Crime 25.4%, Noir 19%, Investigation 11.3%, Choices Matter 10.1%, Multiple Endings 8.5%
- #60 26 Moves: The Queen's Plot
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Danari Games
Windows
A point-and-click mystery game. Search for the truth in 26 days, playing as two different characters, in a town during 1907.
Why similar: Noir 32.8%, Crime 25.1%, Investigation 11.3%, Mystery 10.1%, Story Rich 8.3%