Games Like Lacuna – A Sci-Fi Noir Adventure

Lacuna – A Sci-Fi Noir Adventure

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.

★ LACUNA: PROLOGUE ★ WE. THE REFUGEES: TICKET TO EUROPE ★ LEGAL DUNGEON ★ CITIZEN SLEEPER ★ CITIZEN SLEEPER 2: STARWARD VECTOR ★ [REDACTED] THE SAFEHOUSE ★ KATHY RAIN ★ THE DARKSIDE DETECTIVE: A FUMBLE IN THE DARK ★ BACK TO THE DAWN ★ THE DARKSIDE DETECTIVE ★ MERCURY ABBEY ★ THE REWINDER ★ WE ♥ IT 
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Lacuna: Prologue

91% 👍 OF 174
About This Game

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.

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We. The Refugees: Ticket to Europe

89% 👍 OF 162
About This Game

‘We. The Refugees: Ticket to Europe’ is a socially engaged, text-based RPG about a journalist looking for his big break by uncovering the plights of refugees travelling from Africa to Europe. It is a story inspired by true events.

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Legal Dungeon

78% 👍 OF 594
About This Game

Legal Dungeon is a game about organizing Police Investigation Documents. The player must review and provide an Investigation Verdict on reports ranging from petty theft to murder, in eight different criminal cases. Weigh the value of people’s lives to unlock all the collectables.

Player reviews say you can…

  • …Sort Police Case Files
  • …Build Legal Arguments
  • …Question Suspects
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Citizen Sleeper

92% 👍 OF 10K
About This Game

Roleplaying in the ruins of interplanetary capitalism. Live the life of an escaped worker, washed-up on a lawless station at the edge of an interstellar society. Inspired by the flexibility and freedom of TTRPGs, explore the station, choose your friends, escape your past and change your future.

Player reviews say you can…

  • …talk your way into a full storyline with a vending machine.
  • …trigger an ending, watch the credits, then keep playing and reach more endings in the same run.
  • …chase a deadly security program through the station's networks while a stranded spacefarer still needs help repairing her sabotaged ship.
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Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector

91% 👍 OF 2.7K
About This Game

A dice-driven RPG, in a human and heartfelt sci-fi world. You are an escaped android, with a malfunctioning body, a price on your head and no memory of your past. Get a ship, find a crew, and take on contracts while you navigate across the Starward Belt.

Player reviews say you can…

  • …commandeer a stolen ship and rebuild it into a moving home base, upgrading it until it can reach farther into the Belt and unlock new places.
  • …take contracts that pull you away from safe hubs into derelict exploration, risky heists, asteroid surveys, and emergency ship repair jobs.
  • …get swept into escalating Belt-wide trouble that can jump from trade deals to a manhunt to a three-way standoff over a corporate asset.
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[Redacted] The Safehouse

97% 👍 OF 155
About This Game

You're a detective. Investigate the haunting events surrounding the murder of Ann Peterson and her boyfriend. Explore an old safehouse for clues, deduce keywords and reveal redacted words as you search Ann's digital journal, and piece together your case report as this unfortunate story unfolds.

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Kathy Rain

92% 👍 OF 4.0K
About This Game

Set in the '90s, Kathy Rain tells the story of a strong-willed journalism major who has to come to terms with her troubled past as she investigates the mysterious death of her recently deceased grandfather.

Player reviews say you can…

  • …Probe Grandpa’s Past
  • …Question Small-Town Locals
  • …Connect Clues to Objects
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The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark

96% 👍 OF 2.0K
About This Game

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.

Player reviews say you can…

  • …Solve Paranormal Cases
  • …Combine Oddball Items
  • …Explore Haunted Locations
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Back to the Dawn

94% 👍 OF 10K
About This Game

Back to the Dawn is a story-rich RPG set in a high-security prison ruled by factions and buried secrets. Investigate two conspiracies from the inside, gather evidence, and outsmart a system designed to silence you. Make friends (or foes) with fellow inmates and with their help, break out of prison.

Player reviews say you can…

  • …manage a 21-day escape deadline where time only moves when you take an action.
  • …find secret escape routes by poking around the prison, including paths that introduce entirely new characters.
  • …get sent to segregation where the game goes silent for six in-game hours with no music or ambience at all.
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The Darkside Detective

94% 👍 OF 5.3K
About This Game

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.

Player reviews say you can…

  • …Investigate Paranormal Cases
  • …Combine Found Items
  • …Question Twin Lakes Locals
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Mercury Abbey

91% 👍 OF 1.0K
About This Game

In a mansion surrounded by mist, as the curse made by the Alchemist and Fairy reappears, the danger is quietly lurking in the darkness, awaiting its visitors.Follow Harrod and Willie to unravel an incredible story in Mercury Abbey, and go on an adventure that you would only find in mystery novels.

Player reviews say you can…

  • …Investigate the Alchemist’s Curse
  • …Inspect Rooms for Clues
  • …Solve Environmental Puzzles
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The Rewinder

96% 👍 OF 7.4K
About This Game

The Rewinder is an adventure puzzle game based on Chinese mythology. You play as Yun, the last known Rewinder, who can communicate with spirits and explore other people's memories to alter the past.

Player reviews say you can…

  • …Change Past Decisions
  • …Explore Haunted Memories
  • …Question Village Spirits