60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Detective, Investigation, Noir, Story Rich.
A cinematic mystery visual novel about a vanished woman. You're the detective on the case. Twelve years ago, your sister disappeared the same way. Four investigations lead to four different answers about what really happened — and none of them is the wrong one. The truth is whichever one you find.
Last Night Last Call
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?
BLACKMIND: Psychic Social Simulator
Use your psychic powers to read minds and catch an elusive serial killer!
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: Narrative 13.7% ★, Noir 12.5%, Detective 11%, Crime 8.5%, Investigation 8.2%
Use your psychic powers to read minds and catch an elusive serial killer!
Why similar: Noir 17.1%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Detective 10.7%, Crime 10.3%
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: Detective 15.6%, Crime 12.5%, Investigation 11.4%, Noir 11%, Dialogue Heavy 9.5%
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: Noir 16.2%, Detective 14.4%, Dialogue Heavy 11%, Crime 10.1%, Nonlinear 9.2%
Байкал зовёт. Прошлое возвращается в форме теней, и Андрей должен решить - играть по чужим правилам или переписать сценарий судьбы.
Why similar: Noir 15.3%, Detective 13.9%, Investigation 9.8%, Nonlinear 9%, Visual Novel 8.7%
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 20.5%, Narrative 17% ★, Detective 15.5%, Crime 11.5%, Investigation 8.6%
In a world where the fae-touched fall prey to a sinister killer, only a Faeologist can uncover the truth. A dark academia murder mystery visual novel with supernatural cases, interactive investigation, romanceable characters, and multiple endings, set in the roaring 1920s New York.
Why similar: Noir 16.2%, Detective 13.7%, Narrative 13.5% ★, Interactive Fiction 10.8%, Investigation 9.2%
Immerse yourself in a chilling, interactive cold-case investigation. Review crime scene photos, decrypt restricted hard drives, compare evidence, and deliver your final report in Ashes of Holloway Bay, a dark, atmospheric detective experience where every detail matters.
Why similar: Detective 18.8%, Crime 13.5%, Investigation 12.4%, Noir 10.8%, Mystery 9%
Rearview Mirror is a narrative videogame in which most of the events take place inside a car. From a first-person perspective, the player interacts with the passengers through the rearview mirror.
Why similar: Noir 19.5%, Thriller 10%, Dialogue Heavy 9.5%, Interactive Fiction 9.3%, Narrative 8.9% ★
A dark detective thriller where folklore is real, violence is chilling, and every choice has consequences.
Why similar: Noir 17.1%, Detective 17%, Investigation 11.9%, Choices Matter 8.7%, Interactive Fiction 8.6%
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: Detective 15.3%, Narrative 12.6% ★, Noir 12.2%, Investigation 11.2%, Crime 10.7%
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: Detective 19.7%, Noir 13.9%, Investigation 11%, Crime 10.8%, Visual Novel 10.3%
A child is missing. The police are failing. And you're a retired detective with a bit too much time on your hands. Time to throw out the rules & do whatever it takes to bring the child home. From the developers of I AM RIPPER, The Occupation & Ether One.
Why similar: Noir 17.7%, Detective 14%, Interactive Fiction 10.1%, Crime 10%, Thriller 9.1%
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 20.2%, Detective 14.7%, Interactive Fiction 12%, Lore-Rich 9.8%, Crime 8.6%
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 22.1%, Detective 19.8%, Investigation 12.9%, Crime 10.5%, Mystery 9.5%
Ashwood Creek, 1985. A child disappears without a trace. A local policeman is drawn into a national park, seeking the truth. Mysterious radio signals beckon him further and further. Investigate, survive and face the unknown in Radiolight— an '80s thriller by solo dev Krystof Knesl.
Why similar: Noir 16.3%, Narrative 16.1% ★, Detective 11.7%, Investigation 9.8%, Thriller 9.3%
A war hero returns to a shattered England, searching for his missing family while confronting nightmares that defy reality. A choice-driven, narrative thriller with 8 unique endings.
Why similar: Narrative 18.3% ★, Noir 14.3%, Detective 12.1%, Thriller 10.4%, Dialogue Heavy 6.9%
A detective wakes up beside a corpse, and with no memories. The evidence points to him. Everyone thinks he’s the killer. Unravel the truth before time runs out in this hand-drawn detective mystery adventure set in 1990s Thailand, where every memory hides a lie.
Why similar: Detective 15.8%, Noir 14.2%, Crime 11.8%, Investigation 10.4%, Thriller 9.4%
Play as Captain Grégoire Lefèbvre and investigate the murder of a controversial country priest in this gripping historical detective thriller.
Why similar: Noir 17.2%, Detective 14.5%, Interactive Fiction 11.8%, Crime 9.9%, Dialogue Heavy 9.8%
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 18.5%, Detective 13.6%, Investigation 10.3%, Crime 9.7%, Interactive Fiction 9.2%
A noir detective game where you can bribe or intimidate suspects for extra clues.
Why similar: Noir 23.3%, Detective 17.5%, Crime 13.7%, Investigation 13.1%, Interactive Fiction 9%
A Week in Paradise is a narrative mystery where you find yourself in a bar called Paradise. Have a drink each night with its mysterious regular and discover how deeply your stories connect. Hunt down clues in your dreams to find out why you end up here every day, and what keeps you coming back.
Why similar: Noir 21.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Dialogue Heavy 12.2%, Narrative 12.1% ★, Visual Novel 9.3%
Biocybernetic Trap — an interactive cyberpunk detective. You are given the quantum diary of a long-dead detective, where reality fractures into parallel versions of the investigation.
Why similar: Noir 15%, Detective 12.1%, Interactive Fiction 11.3%, Nonlinear 10.7%, Crime 10%
You make every interaction with her feel like coincidence. You know her far more than she could ever imagine. But you don't seem to realize, a butterfliy don't usually fly into the net on their own.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Thriller 11.5%, Detective 11.1%, Crime 10.7%
Porcelain Dolls is a visual novel aimed at a mature audience, set in the detective genre. As players progress through the game, they will develop relationships with other characters and unravel the secrets of the criminal underworld.
Why similar: Noir 17.8%, Detective 11.1%, Crime 10.6%, Nonlinear 9.7%, Interactive Fiction 9.2%
1986, Tornado Alley, USA… Go undercover as Boulder, an agent infiltrating the notorious religious cult known as the Bahnsen Knights. Face off against occultists, biblical storms, and an enigmatic car salesman turned preacher as you investigate the disappearance of a fellow agent and close friend.
Why similar: Narrative 22.4% ★, Detective 12.5%, Interactive Fiction 11.8%, Thriller 11%, Dialogue Heavy 9.8%
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: Detective 14%, Investigation 12.2%, Interactive Fiction 11.5%, Crime 11.2%, Dialogue Heavy 10.7%
An evidence-based detective game set in rural India. Investigate your friend's disappearance by searching crime scenes, interrogating suspects, and presenting proof to break through lies. Race against time to expose a conspiracy before the 9:45 PM train leaves.
Why similar: Detective 16.3%, Crime 12.6%, Investigation 12.1%, Dialogue Heavy 10.8%, Thriller 10.7%
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 20%, Detective 13.5%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%, Dialogue Heavy 10.8%, Visual Novel 8.8%
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: Narrative 16.4% ★, Noir 15.8%, Detective 12.7%, Dialogue Heavy 10.4%, Investigation 9%
A mystery psychological thriller visual novel set in 2000. Follow a serial murder case through the eyes of three characters: the woman, the man, and the detective. With live-action backgrounds and silhouetted characters, every choice branches the story, and one wrong move means game over.
Why similar: Detective 16.7%, Crime 14.4%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Noir 12.7%, Thriller 10.9%
17-year-old Hope Song thought the national exams were her biggest worry... until she got home to a ransacked apartment and two missing parents. Investigate through the eyes of an artist, turn sketches into evidence, and watch her family's mystery grow stranger and darker with every answer.
Why similar: Noir 17.9%, Detective 12.9%, Nonlinear 11.9%, Investigation 10.5%, Interactive Fiction 9.7%
Trials of Innocence is an indie courtroom detective game. Step into the shoes of the main character, rookie lawyer Luna Ray, and navigate her journey through the legal world. Unravel a shocking conspiracy that changes the fate of many, including herself, and confront her inner choices.
Why similar: Detective 16.7%, Lore-Rich 12.4%, Interactive Fiction 12%, Crime 11.4%, Visual Novel 9.5%
The third and final part of the 'Cold Verdict' trilogy. Claire has spent two years tracking down the elusive masked man who puts people through psychological games. Now she has to get through another of his ordeals if she wants to bring him to justice. Make choices and decide the final outcome!
Why similar: Thriller 14.4%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Psychological 11%, Detective 10.8%, Crime 10.4%
Step into a suspenseful murder mystery at a prestigious boarding school. As a new student, you must question AI-driven suspects, uncover secrets, and solve the murder before the police arrive. Your choices determine the outcome—can you find the real killer before it’s too late?
Why similar: Detective 14.7%, Narrative 12.7% ★, Investigation 10.3%, Crime 9.5%, Dialogue Heavy 9.4%
A young man is interviewed by the police only to turn up dead a week later. 3 years have passed, a special agent from Santa Fe navigates the police database in order to solve the mystery.
Why similar: Detective 15.2%, Noir 15.2%, Nonlinear 12.5%, Crime 10.5%, Interactive Fiction 10%
Follow the story of Blanca Silverurn—a strix entangled in a murder mystery. Explore the Grimstrand campus and learn about its unique magic. Delve into the secrets of students and faculty members. Affect their relationships, including a spicy romance between Blanca and her enigmatic mentor.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Dialogue Heavy 12.4%, Investigation 11.9%, Detective 11.1%, Mystery 8.4%
Detective Trent is a narrative-driven mystery game inspired by Trent’s Last Case. Investigate crime scenes, interrogate suspects, and uncover the truth through evidence and dialogue. Your reasoning shapes the case, leading to multiple outcomes and endings.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Detective 13.9%, Crime 13%, Visual Novel 10.8%, Investigation 10.4%
Joe Kowalski Chronicles: Murder in a flat is a dark neo noir point and click adventure game where you start as a police detective Joe Kowalski and try to solve a murder that happened in Joe's neighborhood.
Why similar: Noir 21.4%, Detective 14.9%, Crime 12.2%, Investigation 9.7%, Mystery 7.6%
A deceptively cozy narrative game about an alchemist that immigrates to a new country and opens an apothecary. Get to know your weird and wonderful community, brew the potions your customers need, and use your words to stir up a country on the brink of change.
Why similar: Narrative 18.1% ★, Detective 16.9%, Investigation 15.7%, Interactive Fiction 14.4%, Choices Matter 8.9%
A thriller and mystery visual novel about broken trust and the search for truth, when a high-school student is accused of his parents’ brutal murder. Every choice might bring you closer to the truth... or end in tragedy.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 15.7%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Crime 11.2%, Thriller 10.2%, Mystery 9.5%
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: Detective 18.1%, Noir 17%, Investigation 13%, Visual Novel 9.7%, Mystery 9.2%
The Sleeping Sickness is an interactive short story that allows the player to guide the main character's actions. The player’s choices will lock and unlock future locations, change dialogue, and alter the story. Choices matter in The Sleeping Sickness. It is an excellent choice for horror fans.
Why similar: Narrative 22.3% ★, Detective 11%, Investigation 9.8%, Interactive Fiction 9.4%, Lore-Rich 9%
A detective noir puzzle deduction game. Explore a non-linear timeline during the cold war on a globe-trotting adventure following a trail of spies from a quiet English harbour town to a frozen Finnish fishing village and the corridors of an intelligence service rotten at its core.
Why similar: Detective 15.7%, Noir 15.5%, Investigation 11.9%, Crime 9.8%, Lore-Rich 8.5%
A psychological detective thriller. Everyone has already decided who did it. You don't have to. Investigate a double death, question everyone who loved them, and discover how much you can trust your own mind.
Why similar: Detective 17.7%, Investigation 12.4%, Crime 11.6%, Thriller 9.3%, Mystery 8.8%
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: Noir 18.9%, Detective 13.6%, Crime 11.5%, Dialogue Heavy 10.8%, Interactive Fiction 10.2%
Explore the settlement, gather clues, interact with its inhabitants, and uncover a conspiracy. Your actions shape your relationships with the locals – will they help you, or deceive you? Your choices will determine whether the protagonist can escape, or if his tragic fate will repeat itself again.
Why similar: Narrative 18.6% ★, Detective 16.6%, Noir 14.6%, Nonlinear 12.1%, Investigation 11.9%
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 17.9%, Detective 15.2%, Crime 11.9%, Dialogue Heavy 10.4%, Investigation 10.4%
Jack Beckham is found dead, hanging in his apartment alone. Police rule it a suicide. His father, refusing to accept the conclusion, hires you to investigate. Delve into the clues left behind in his apartment to discover what really happened.
Why similar: Noir 25.2%, Detective 19.4%, Narrative 17.8% ★, Investigation 13.4%, Mystery 9.9%
A grounded detective mystery set in the most dangerous place in America: a 1997 public high school.
Why similar: Noir 17.1%, Detective 16.5%, Investigation 12%, Crime 9.9%, Mystery 8.4%
После неожиданной смерти студент Александр попадает в "Отделение 38", где бюрократия переплетается с мистикой. Раскройте тайны этого потустороннего мира и найдите ответы, которые изменят всё.
Why similar: Detective 16.7%, Interactive Fiction 12.8%, Investigation 12.8%, Nonlinear 12.1%, Visual Novel 10.2%
Six witnesses, six suspects, and thousands of discoverable lines of dialog. You're the fantasy detective on the case of a stolen magical artifact, and in order to determine the truth you'll have to cross examine, interrogate, and reference all your resources to catch the thief before time runs out.
Why similar: Detective 21%, Investigation 13.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Mystery 10.1%, Lore-Rich 8.6%
DOPROS is a dark, Orwellian interrogation experience. Will you break and give it all away, or will you try to get free? It's only up to you, but keep in mind, your every word may and will be used against you…
Why similar: Narrative 21.8% ★, Noir 16.2%, Visual Novel 10.1%, Interactive Fiction 9.6%, Lore-Rich 8.3%
Uncover the truth behind an idol's disappearance, weeks before her debut. Whispers of the Luminaries is a narrative-driven game that blends a classic detective story with the dark side of the idol entertainment industry.
Why similar: Narrative 19.3% ★, Detective 15.4%, Crime 12.3%, Investigation 10.4%, Visual Novel 9.5%
In this detective horror visual novel, investigate a seabound anomaly. Explore areas of interest, uncover clues, and piece together evidence before time runs out — and before this mission becomes your last. Choose a side; don't look back.
Why similar: Detective 19.2%, Investigation 13.3%, Interactive Fiction 11.8%, Mystery 9.7%, Lore-Rich 9.2%
A narrative adventure blending point-and-click and visual novel elements. Play as a young FBI agent in New Orleans, investigate crime scenes, profile suspects, and make choices that shape a branching story mixing offbeat humor with a gripping crime thriller.
Why similar: Detective 13.9%, Crime 11.3%, Dialogue Heavy 11.3%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%, Investigation 10.7%
Kamilia is a story-driven, choices-matter detective mystery. Follow a talented painter who finds himself wrapped up in an unsolved case, as he tries to unveil a hidden truth that has been buried for years.
Why similar: Detective 14.5%, Dialogue Heavy 12%, Visual Novel 11.5%, Investigation 10.8%, Mystery 10.7%
Choose Your Story: Choices & Decisions game, Mystery visual novel adventure game
Why similar: Noir 24.9%, Interactive Fiction 15.9%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Crime 11.7%, Dialogue Heavy 8.6%
A narrative detective game about solving mysteries through investigation, evidence, and conversation. Question suspects in your own words, photograph clues, and piece together the truth in a town full of secrets. Who is lying, and what are they hiding?
Why similar: Detective 18.7%, Dialogue Heavy 13.9%, Investigation 13.2%, Crime 11.1%, Nonlinear 10.3%
Istanbul, after midnight. Black File is a noir detective game: investigate crime scenes, examine evidence in 3D — rotate it, zoom in, read the back — then use what you find to break a suspect's story.
Why similar: Detective 20.2%, Noir 18.7%, Investigation 14.2%, Mystery 9.2%, Dialogue Heavy 9%
