October 11, 2013
Adventure, A Fairy Tale, Detective, Episodic, Fantasy, Comics, Noir, Point-and-click, Singleplayer, Urban Fantasy.
An episodic adventure game based on the popular Fables comic book series. The Wolf Among Us was developed by Telltale Games, studio that used the same mechanics as in its previous title, The Walking Dead. The protagonists are fairy creatures that were forced to look for a safe haven in the human world where they must hide their true nature. During the game the player can encounter many characters known from the comic books – including the Big Bad Wolf, Snow White or Ichabod Crane. The gameplay is focused mostly on visiting locations, conversing with NPCs, solving riddles and making hard decisions. The Wolf Among Us employs comic book-like visuals and, as usual, cel-shading.
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May 13, 2025
Action, Detective, Simulation Elements, 80s, Noir, Police, Cars, Sandbox, Singleplayer.
An action game, in which we play as a rookie cop. The Precinct tasks us with maintaining order in the city of Averno, foiling procedurally generated crimes while investigating the death of the protagonist's father. We'll get to traverse the city on foot, in a police car or a helicopter.
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May 17, 2011
Adventure, Detective, Gangster, 40s and 50s, Noir, Police, Action Adventure, Remaster/remake, Singleplayer, TPP.
A noir detective action adventure game developed by the Australian studio Team Bondi in cooperation with the veterans from Rockstar Games. The game invites you into Los Angeles of the 1940’s, a city filled with corruption and drug dealing organizations. You assume the role of Cole Phelps, an ex-soldier who becomes a police officer after the war. The game lets you experience the key moments of Cole’s career, starting from the traffic police all the way through murder and drugs department. Gameplay is mainly about examining crime scenes in search of clues and evidence, as well as interrogating witnesses and suspects. The game also offers multiple action sequences, including pursuits (either on foot or by car), fist fights, and spectacular shootouts. When it comes to graphics, the most noteworthy feature are the realistic face expressions that allow you to judge the reactions of interogatees. The game overflows with a noir atmosphere characteristic of the 1940’ and 50’ movies.
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September 26, 2024
Adventure, Detective, FPP, Indie Games, Noir, Action Adventure, Sandbox, Singleplayer, Stealth.
Shadows of Doubt is an FPP combination of a detective adventure game and a stealth game. It's set in a bustling city, its buildings all fully explorable and its citizens all unique, with distinctive personalities and daily schedules.
2025
Adventure, A Fairy Tale, Detective, Epic Store Exclusive, Comics, Noir, Singleplayer, Urban Fantasy.
Second season of The Wolf Among Us: A Telltale Games Series. During the game we get to know the fate of fairy tale characters hiding in our world.
2025
Action, FPP, FPS, Indie Games, Noir, Polish, Singleplayer, Shooters.
An FPS reminiscent of black-and-white cartoons from the early 20th century. Mouse has us play as John Mouston, a detective fighting criminals dwelling in a corrupt city.
June 23, 2022
Adventure, Cyberpunk, Detective, Movies, Books, Noir, Remaster/remake, Singleplayer, TPP.
A remastered version of a cult adventure game from 1997, based on the motifs of the Blade Runner movie. In Blade Runner: The Enhanced Edition we take on the role of detective Ray McCoy, who chases rebellious androids in an alternative, cyberpunk version of Los Angeles from 2019.
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November 5, 2020
Adventure, Detective, Indie Games, Noir, Point-and-click, Singleplayer, Visual Novel.
Original adventure game with elements from the visual novel genre, maintained in a noir style. At Chicken Police we take control of a duo of rooster detectives trying to solve a strange and dark case that shook the city of Clawville.
February 8, 2024
RPG, 2D, Crowdfunding, Detective, Adventure Elements, Indie Games, Classic RPG, Noir, Singleplayer, Turn-based, Isometric View.
An independent retro RPG, which combines elements of a detective game and a horror. The main protagonist of Pixel Noir is trying to solve a mystery of the tragic events from a decade ago when his partner died, leading to him quitting work as a police officer, as he unjustly was sentenced to jail. After being released, he begins to work as a private detective and tries to solve minor cases, until finally, he finds a lead that might help him get the answers that have been taunting him for years. As befits a true RPG, in Pixel Noir, the players get to explore numerous locations, interact with NPCs, find clues, collect valuable items, and fight enemies. Combat is turn-based, nonetheless, it features certain arcade elements. The main protagonist is accompanied by other characters, each one exhibiting unique skills and utilized weapons. Pixel Noir delivers neutral and grim pixel-art visuals.
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October 26, 2011
Strategy, Internet, MMO, Noir, Browser.
The Godfather: Five Families is a free-to-play, browser-based MMO strategy in gangster climates. The action was set in New York from the second half of the 1930s, where a war takes place between five great mafia families. By joining Stracci, Cuneo, Barzini, Tattaglia and Corleone, players build a gangster empire and try to get rid of the competition. The game was developed by Kabam studio specializing in this kind of productions.
October 17, 2015
Adventure, Historical, Indie Games, Noir, Action Adventure, Singleplayer, TPP.
An action-adventure game developed by RSK Entertainment, based on authentic events from Iran’s history. The plot of Dark Years takes us to 1950s, where, as a result of a secret pact between Great Britain and USA, a democratically chosen government led by Mohammad Mosaddegh is overthrown, resulting in a serious political crisis as well as destabilization and violence among local communities. The game intertwines the fates of two people: Major Afshar, who is ordered to reveal the mystery behind a series of murders that shocked Tehran, and an Iranian journalist based in London, who falls onto a trail of a conspiracy aimed at his country. When it comes to mechanics, the title is a third-person perspective adventure game with action elements, focusing mainly on exploration and puzzle solving; however,a huge emphasis was placed on conversations with encountered characters. Aside from that, the game contains numerous arcade sections, including spectacular shootouts and car chases.
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June 2, 2020
Action, 2.5D, Dystopia, Games for Impact, Indie Games, Noir, Platformers, Polish, Action Adventure, Side-scroll, Singleplayer, Stealth.
Platform action game with sneaky elements developed by Atomic Wolf studio. In Liberated, we find ourselves in a dystopian reality in which the authorities subject the citizens to extensive surveillance. In the course of the game, we follow the fate of four characters, among whom we will find both allies of the government and members of the resistance movement - the Liberated people in the title.
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May 20, 2021
Adventure, 2D, Detective, Indie Games, Noir, Science Fiction, Side-scroll, Singleplayer, Thriller.
Lacuna - A Sci-Fi Noir Adventure is a futuristic noir adventure game in which we investigate a murder. The game departs from the schemes of classic adventure games, leading us through a non-linear story without unintuitive puzzles and repetitive dialogues.
February 8, 2018
Adventure, Interwar Period, 2D, Detective, Indie Games, Crime, Noir, Singleplayer, Text.
A Case of Distrust is a text noir adventure game set in San Francisco in the 1920s. In the production of the independent studio The Wandering Ben, we play the role of a young woman, Phyllis, who decided to become a private detective.
July 17, 2024
Adventure, Detective, Dystopia, FPP, Time Manipulation, Noir, Polish, Science Fiction, Singleplayer, Thriller.
A neo-noir adventure game, using an FPP camera and Unreal Engine 5. Nobody Wants to Die is set in dystopian New York in 2329. We play as detective James Karr and use futuristic gadgets to manipulate time and solve crimes. We must track the person killing the city's elite.
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November 1, 2023
Adventure, Detective, Indie Games, Crime, Noir, Singleplayer, TPP.
A third-person noir adventure game. This Bed We Made stars Sophie, a hotel maid investigating a dark secret by browsing through her visitors' belongings.
October 11, 2017
Puzzle, 2D, Gangster, Noir, Combine Three Elements, Singleplayer, Visual Novel.
Combining the visual novel adventure with a "combine three elements" logic game. The hero of the game is Jon Lockhart, who immediately after leaving prison starts looking for people responsible for framing him into murder and arrest. The production draws inspiration from comics and noir crime films.
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June 8, 2021
Adventure, 2D, Detective, Dystopia, Arcade Elements, Indie Games, Crime, Noir, Side-scroll, Singleplayer.
Adventure with elements of a sneaky and action game, in which we get to the retrofuturistic version of Vancouver inhabited by anthropomorphic animals. While playing in Backbone we play Howard Lotor's shed, which is a private detective who undertakes various tasks.
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November 5, 2019
Adventure, Detective, Comics, Crime, Noir, Point-and-click, Singleplayer.
An adventure point-and-click game by the award-winning Pendulo Studios. The hero of Blacksad: Under the Skin is an anthropomorphic black cat who is a detective by profession. The character originally debuted in the comic book Blacksad by the French publisher Dargaud.
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August 25, 2015
Arcade, 2.5D, Noir, Platformers, Singleplayer, Stealth.
A platformer game with stealth elements, inspired by hard-boiled fiction. The action of Calvino Noir takes us to the 30s of the 20th century where we assume control of a team of thieves that commit audacious robberies. Our team involves a wide range of original characters, each having their unique skills and equipment. While playing, we take on a number of robberies that we have to carefully plan before going on the mission. Since our thieves are far from killing machines, the key to success is to compose the team well so that characters of different abilities cooperate properly. We are forced to avoid guards, evade security measures, and solve various puzzles. Should we make a mistake, even the strongest thief won’t be able to handle several armed guards.
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February 28, 1998
Adventure, Detective, 40s and 50s, Noir, Singleplayer.
Black Dahlia is a detective adventure game, maintained in the noir convention. The player takes on the role of an agent of the governmental COI organisation, who encounters the trail of the dangerous organisation "Brotherhood of Thule". The plot of the game produced by Take 2 Interactive is a blend of fictional and authentic events from the 1940s.
November 30, 1998
Adventure, Humorous, Noir, Singleplayer, TPP.
An excellent adventure game that takes us to the posthumous world, where we play the role of an agent working for death, who solves the mystery of the problems digesting this land. The game consists mainly in conducting conversations, exploring the location and searching for objects and solving puzzles.
August 14, 2013
Adventure, RPG Elements, Indie Games, Noir, Singleplayer.
A narrative adventure game by Jakub Kasztalski. We play the role of the Death agent, and our task is to take the life of one of the people who, on the basis of information gathered during the game, may have the greatest impact on the fate of the conflict-torn land called Galicia.
September 12, 2012
Adventure, Detective, Noir, Point-and-click, PS Plus Premium, Singleplayer.
Red Johnson's Chronicles: One Against All is the second part of a series of adventures by the French development studio Lexis Numerique. The player gets to know further adventures of private detective Red Johnson and tries to solve dark criminal riddles. The game is distinguished by unconventional styling of the visual setting and an interesting plot with humorous elements.
May 28, 2013
Arcade, Detective, Adventure Elements, Noir, PlayStation Move, Augmented Reality, Singleplayer, PlayStation Exclusive.
An interactive story about the detective Diggs Nightcrawler - a book pier, who has to solve the mystery of the murder of his friend, Humpy's egg. This is a parody of noir movies for children, created by Moontbot using the PlayStation Eye camera and the PlayStation Move controller.
March 3, 2015
Adventure, Experimental/artistic, Indie Games, Noir, Action Adventure, Singleplayer, Survival Horror, TPP.
A third-person survival horror from the independent French studio OSome, inspired by the Alone in the Dark series. White Night takes place in 1930’s, following a hero trapped in an old family mansion that hides a dark secret of the past. Our main enemy are the dark and mysterious creatures that dwell in it, forcing us to solve many puzzles based on light and dark mechanics. Using various sources of light somewhat resembles Alan Wake, with plot and storytelling inspired by works of people like Alfred Hitchcock, David Lynch and Roman Polanski. Visuals are the most outstanding part of the game, using only black and white with many symbolic elements, referring to classic works of German expressionism.
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July 23, 2015
Adventure, Alternative History, Detective, Episodic, 40s and 50s, Noir, Action Adventure, Singleplayer, TPP.
A noir mix of an action and adventure game developed by the team at A Crowd of Monsters. We play as a former detective, Patton, who wants to face the wave of crime that plagues the city of Santa Esperanza, as well as the demons from his past. He must solve the case of a series of brutal murders, either by interrogating and speaking with key characters or through scenes straight from an action movie. Interestingly, the plot changes depending on our decisions. What make Blues and Bullets stand out are its visuals, with black and white dominating, with an addition of some distinctive red. It also serves as a narrative feature, as the city changes and some objects provide crucial information.
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Action, Adventure Elements, Indie Games, Crime, Noir, Action Adventure, Singleplayer, TPP.
A noir action adventure game. My Eyes on You is a title developed by independent Ukrainian studio Storymind Entertainment, members of which previously worked on games like Metro: Last Light, The Witcher 3 and the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. series. In the game the player assumes the role of an FBI detective Jordan Adalien who attempts to catch a murderer known as the Man in the Red Mask. The killer is acting in Chicago during a carnival. The story is non-linear and the player’s decisions can impact not only in which direction the plot will go, but how it will end as well. When it comes to mechanics, My Eyes on You is a third-person perspective action game in which the player is exploring mysterious streets and suburbs of a neo-noir Chicago. The game features stealth elements – Jordan must hide from enemies and sneak past them. What’s interesting, the protagonist has various illnesses – in stressful situations his mind can create hallucinations.
May 24, 2019
Adventure, FPP, Horror, Indie Games, Internet, Multiplayer, Noir, Action Adventure, Singleplayer, Survival Horror.
First person survival horror inspired by noir films. During the game, we follow the fate of Maria, a detective trying to regain lost memories. However, her footsteps are followed by an unspeakable horror, from which the heroine can only flee. We have at our disposal more than 40 unique abilities and the ability to look through the eyes of the torturer.
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July 17, 2019
Adventure, Detective, Indie Games, Crime, Noir, Singleplayer.
An adventure game in which we play the role of a Parisian taxi driver. The hero has to make ends meet and at the same time help the police in the investigation of serial murders. During the game, our task is to get as much information as possible from our clients, which is useful for law enforcement officers, as well as to take care of the wallet's condition.
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May 30, 2018
Adventure, 2D, Humorous, Indie Games, Crime, Noir, Point-and-click, Singleplayer.
A point-and-click adventure game, in which we assume control of the eponymous Detective Gallo – an anthropomorphic bird that attempts to solve the mystery behind the murder of five exotic plants. During the game, we often solve puzzles and conduct conversations with neutral characters in order to shed new light on the case. When it comes to visuals, we are dealing with hand-drawn 2D graphics.
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January 30, 2025
Adventure, Cyberpunk, Detective, Indie Games, Noir, Point-and-click, Science Fiction, Singleplayer.
A point & click adventure game with many similarities to Blade Runner. Au Revoir takes us to the future where transferring consciousness to synthetic brains become possible. The protagonist of the game discovers that his own brain may have serious errors. We talk to NPCs, explore locations and solve puzzles.
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March 26, 2021
Adventure, 2D, Crowdfunding, Experimental/artistic, Game Pass, Indie Games, Music, Noir, Singleplayer.
Genesis Noir is an artistic noir adventure game in which the player explores the universe and tries to influence it in such a way as to prevent a tragedy in the form of death of a person close to him.
August 2, 2019
Adventure, Cyberpunk, Detective, Noir, Science Fiction, Singleplayer, Thriller, Visual Novel.
Detective visual novel game with noir and cyberpunk atmosphere. As a private investigator, Mordred Foley, we move to a futuristic metropolis to solve the mystery of murders based on Greek myths.
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December 5, 2019
Adventure, Detective, Strategic Elements, Indie Games, Noir, Police, Singleplayer.
Interrogation is an adventure game with elements of management in which we play the role of a detective dealing with the case of a terrorist group calling for the destruction of existing social norms. Our task is to interview its members and decide their fate.
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July 31, 2019
Adventure, 2D, Detective, Noir, Point-and-click, Singleplayer.
Bear With Me: The Lost Robots is an adventure game by Exordium Games. It tells the story of Flint and Ted E. Bear, who investigate a series of mysterious events that take place in Paper City.
April 21, 2020
Adventure, FPP, Indie Games, Crime, 60s and 70s, Noir, Singleplayer.
FPP adventure game, in which we find ourselves in 1977 Barcelona inhabited by anthropomorphic animals. In The Flower Collectors, we play the role of a former police officer chained to a wheelchair, who is investigating in cooperation with a journalist.
September 30, 2021
Strategy, 2D, Alternative History, Detective, Economic, Adventure Elements, Indie Games, Crime, Noir, Polish, Science Fiction, Singleplayer, Visual Novel.
Coffee Noir is a mix of economic strategy and noir visual novel with the action set in Neo-London, where we manage a coffee company. It is the debut of the Polish studio DOJI.
June 14, 2024, Early Access
Action, FPP, FPS, Gangster, Immersive Sim, Indie Games, Noir, Singleplayer, Shooters.
The FPP action game kept in the noir style. Fallen Aces takes us to Switchblade City where we eliminate gangsters. As an immersive sim, the game has an open structure. There are several ways to reach each target and we get rid of our enemies in different ways.
October 13, 2020
Adventure, 2D, Crowdfunding, Experimental/artistic, Puzzle Elements, Indie Games, Crime, Noir, Singleplayer, Text, Visual Novel.
The original noir adventure game realized in the form of a text-visual novel. In Unmemory we play the role of a hero trying to find the killer of his girlfriend. To do this, we have to go through a journal and solve a number of puzzles.
November 7, 2024
Adventure, Detective, Indie Games, Crime, Noir, Point-and-click, Singleplayer, Visual Novel.
The second installment in a series of adventure games starring a pair of chicken detectives. Chicken Police: Into the HIVE! is a noir crime story, featuring elements of a point & click game and a visual novel.
April 30, 2024
Adventure, 2D, Cyberpunk, Detective, RPG Elements, Indie Games, Noir, Science Fiction, Side-scroll, Singleplayer.
A detective adventure game with RPG elements. Let Bions Be Bygons puts the player in the role of a detective, attempting to find a missing upper-class girl. His search takes him to the very bottom of the futuristic city-planet known as Terrahive.
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February 2, 2023
Adventure, 2D, Dystopia, Indie Games, Noir, Side-scroll, Singleplayer.
A narrative adventure game and a prequel to Backbone. Tails: The Backbone Preludes takes place in Vancouver inhabited by anthropomorphic animals and tells the story of four different characters, all of which need to make changes in their lives.
January 24, 2025
Adventure, FPP, Humorous, Indie Games, Cats, Noir, Singleplayer, Animals.
A noir point&click adventure game filled with a lot of humour. Cat Detective Albert Wilde has us playing as the titular character, trying to solve the strangest murder mystery of his career. We meet a bunch of other interesting human-animal characters, examine locations and push the investigation forward.
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January 29, 2025
Action, Cyberpunk, Indie Games, Internet, Co-op, LAN, Multiplayer, Noir, Action Adventure, Science Fiction, Singleplayer, Isometric View.
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RPG, Alternative History, Detective, Adventure Elements, Crime, Noir, Action RPG, Singleplayer, TPP, Animals.
A noir action RPG set in the city of Norrune, inhabited by anthropomorphic animals. Combustion has us playing as a rookie cop, hunting down a serial killer terrorizing the metropolis.
November 15, 2023
Adventure, 2D, Indie Games, Noir, Singleplayer.
An adventure game about running a cafe, set in the same world as the Chicken Police series. Zipp's Cafe tasks the player with servicing customers and establishing relationships with them, learning what connects them.
November 3, 2023
Adventure, 2D, Indie Games, Crime, Noir, Polish, Singleplayer, Visual Novel.
An independent noir visual novel. One Night: Burlesque stars Holly, a dancer capable of reading minds, conducting an investigation to prevent an impending crime.
October 2025
Adventure, 2D, Crowdfunding, Detective, Experimental/artistic, Indie Games, Music, Noir, Singleplayer, Surrealism.
A detective adventure game and a sequel to the critically acclaimed Genesis Noir. Nirvana Noir stars No Man, dealing with the consequences of his actions and opposing the threat of the mysterious Bigger Bang.
May 17, 2018
Puzzle, Experimental/artistic, Arcade Elements, Indie Games, Comics, Noir, Singleplayer.
A set of two logic games previously released for mobile devices. The player is tasked with placing the individual stills of an interactive comic in a way that enables the hero to safely escape the area.
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