The Noir Zone
Games with crime, shadows, moral ambiguity, hardboiled narration, and smoky mood.
Latest Standouts
Recent releases that landed well, newest first, filtered to games with enough reviews to trust the score.
Cyberpunk SFX - Cyberpunk SFX is a third-person sci-fi action game set in a world where artificial intelligence has been outlawed. Fight with futuristic weapons, shields, invisibility, and time manipulation to defend synthetic life's right to exist.
Aug 8, 2026
The 7th Guest Remake - The iconic game The 7th Guest has been brought back to life with modern technology, delivering an atmospheric story like no other. Explore a foreboding mansion, solve mind-bending puzzles, and uncover its dark secrets. The 7th Guest is the ultimate mystery adventure, reimagined for modern platforms.
Jun 3, 2026
How Much for the Body in the Freezer - Short visual novel. An all-too-familiar story, born from an all-too-familiar motive, on an all-too-familiar street.
May 28, 2026
Better Than Dead - A brutal bodycam revenge FPS set in Hong Kong. Slide into bullet time, fight up close, learn each environment's rhythm, and turn every run into a faster, bloodier revenge scene.
May 12, 2026
Police Chief Simulator: Prologue - Early Days - Free introduction to the full Police Chief Simulator game takes you to Winston Springs Police Station! Handle incoming reports, renovate and expand the station, solve cases, and fight crime!
Apr 20, 2026
Mercury Elopement Syndrome - Short visual novel. A 24-hour romance at its worst; a 24-hour escape at its sweetest.
Mar 31, 2026
The Ratline - A murdered priest. A secret list. Hunt Nazi fugitives across the globe in this gritty 1971 detective thriller. Analyze evidence, follow leads, and make sharp deductions before the trail goes cold. From the creators of Family, Rivals, Conspiracy, Echo Beach and Riley & Rochelle.
Mar 17, 2026
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TTV2 - TTV2 is an arcade retro hardcore maze wanderer minigame, sequel to Trip to Vinelands.
Sep 11, 2017
Kathy Rain - 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.
May 5, 2016
Mafia: Definitive Edition - An inadvertent brush with the mob thrusts cabdriver Tommy Angelo into the world of organized crime. Initially uneasy about falling in with the Salieri family, the rewards become too big to ignore.
Sep 24, 2020
The Last Case of Benedict Fox Definitive Edition - Take on the last case of Benedict Fox and dive into a twisted world of secret organizations, forbidden rituals, and cold-blooded murders. Explore the memories of deceased victims as you search for clues and fight demons in this fantastical Lovecraftian Metroidvania.
Apr 27, 2023
Mafia II: Definitive Edition - War hero Vito Scaletta becomes entangled with the mob in hopes of paying his father’s debts. Vito works to prove himself, climbing the family ladder with crimes of larger reward and consequence.
May 19, 2020
Disco Elysium - The Final Cut - Disco Elysium - The Final Cut is a groundbreaking role playing game. You’re a detective with a unique skill system at your disposal and a whole city to carve your path across. Interrogate unforgettable characters, crack murders or take bribes. Become a hero or an absolute disaster of a human being.
Oct 15, 2019
Menace from the Deep - Menace from the Deep is an enthralling Roguelike Deckbuilding card game that unfolds in a dark world, drawing inspiration from Howard Lovecraft and the Cthulhu Mythos.Set against the backdrop of 1920s USA, the narrative revolves around a clandestine occult society.
Nov 11, 2024
Heading Out - Flee your fear and carve your story. Blaze a trail across mythic American highways, where choices twist your tale and danger’s always in the rearview mirror. With roguelike routes, limited resources, and breakneck chases, this isn’t just a drive—it’s your legend in the making.
May 7, 2024
INDIKA - Play a third-person, story-driven game set in alternative Russia at the turn of the XIX century where religious visions clash with harsh reality. INDIKA tells the story of a young nun who sets off on a journey of self-discovery with the most unusual companion by her side, the devil himself.
May 2, 2024
Chicken Police - Paint it RED! - 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.
Nov 5, 2020
This Bed We Made - This Bed We Made is a third-person mystery game in which you play as a maid in a 1950s hotel and snoop around strangers' rooms to uncover their deadly secrets. Discover what links guests together in this tale of love, heartbreak and murder!
Nov 1, 2023
Kathy Rain 2: Soothsayer - In this point-and-click urban thriller, down-and-out private eye Kathy Rain will embark on her most dangerous case yet — the pursuit of the notorious serial killer known as the Soothsayer. Find clues, gather evidence, connect the dots, and confront the murderer before the hunter becomes the hunted…
May 20, 2025
Top Rated
Defining examples of the genre, all rated 85%+ across 1,000+ reviews.
of the Devil - Immerse yourself in neon, smoke, and high-stakes legal gambles as a Defense Attorney with uniquely Killer insights in this episodic, diabolically stylish visual novel adventure game.
Feb 6, 2025
The Wolf Among Us - From the makers of the 2012 Game of the Year: The Walking Dead, comes a thriller based on the award-winning Fables comic books. As Bigby Wolf you will discover that a brutal, bloody murder is just a taste of things to come in a game series where your every decision can have enormous consequences.
Oct 11, 2013
Gunpoint - Gunpoint is a stealth puzzle game that lets you rewire its levels to trick people. You play a freelance spy who takes jobs from his clients to break into high security buildings and steal sensitive data.
Jun 3, 2013
The Drifter - A Pulp Adventure Thriller - A murdered drifter awakens. Alive again, seconds before his death. Hunted and haunted, help him untangle a mad web of conspiracy in this fast-paced point 'n click thrill-ride.
Jul 17, 2025
Fallen Aces - The A.C.E.S. Once the watchful guardians of Switchblade City - are being taken down, one by one. Now it's up to one man, with two fists, to get to the bottom of it all. Fallen Aces is a crime noir FPS that plays right out of the '90s and looks like it's right outta the comics.
Jun 14, 2024
Tails Noir: Prologue - Tails Noir: Prologue is the first act of 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.
Apr 24, 2019
Primordia - Life has ceased. Man is but a myth. And now, even the machines have begun to fail. Lead Horatio Nullbuilt and his sarcastic sidekick Crispin on a journey through the crumbling world of Primordia, facing malfunctioning robots, ancient secrets, and an implacable, power-hungry foe.
Dec 5, 2012
Duck Detective: The Ghost of Glamping - 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!
May 22, 2025
Dystopika - A city-building sandbox for futuristic cities. No goals, no management, just creativity and dark cozy vibes.
Jun 21, 2024
Roman's Christmas / 罗曼圣诞探案集 - Roman, the wolf detective plans to spend his Christmas vacation in his favorite tavern, but murder cases happened in the tavern put him to work again.
Feb 19, 2020
