Games like Tails Noir: Prologue

Narrative adventure game. Explore dystopian Vancouver as a raccoon detective, shaping identity through dialogue.

97% positive from 4,106 · 2019 · Steam Deck Playable

Free to PlayIndieAdventureRPGPixel GraphicsNoir

Six games like Tails Noir: Prologue

92% positive from 2,877 reviews202124% finish itDeck Verified

This is a narrative-driven sci-fi noir point-and-click adventure game where player choices have permanent consequences. Players investigate a murder, gather evidence, and make difficult moral decisions that shape the story's outcome.

What players likedPlayers praise Lacuna as an engaging visual novel with a good story, thoughtful characters, and effective pixel art.

The catchThe story and characters lean on stale noir tropes and rarely become interesting.

Both are tagged Noir, Pixel Graphics and Adventure.

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The Monster Inside

88% positive from 2,090 reviews201745% finish itDeck Unsupported

This is a text adventure game with a film noir feel, featuring a private investigator uncovering mysteries. Players click through dioramas while managing the protagonist's illness and vices.

What players likedThis short, stylish noir visual novel with a unique diorama art style and semi-interactive sections is praised for its intriguing story and unique traits.

The catchDialogue choices change nothing, so it plays as a short story you click through.

Both are tagged Noir, Free to Play and Indie.

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FRAMED Collection

93% positive from 3,366 reviews201817% finish itDeck Verified

This is a noir puzzle game where players rearrange comic panels to alter animated narratives. It offers a stylish spy adventure with logic-based storytelling and a jazz soundtrack.

What players likedPlayers praise this unique, clever, and relaxing comic-style puzzle game for its innovative panel-rearranging gameplay and enjoyable fails.

The catchPanel logic is inconsistent, so puzzles become trial and error rather than deduction.

Both are tagged Noir, Adventure and Indie.

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The Bookwalker: Thief of Tales

91% positive from 2,737 reviews202328% finish itDeck Playable

Adventure game where you steal artifacts from books, solving puzzles by manipulating fiction and reality. You partner with a sentient page to navigate unique book worlds.

What players likedPlayers praise its excellent puzzle/mystery gameplay, fantastic music, and engaging concept of entering books for detective work.

The catchThe turn based combat is shallow and feels bolted on, breaking the story's flow.

Both are tagged Noir, Adventure and Indie.

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Chicken Police - Paint it RED!

95% positive from 2,516 reviews202026% finish itDeck Verified

This is a narrative-driven noir adventure game featuring a complex interrogation system and detective gameplay. It offers a rich story with fully voiced characters and a unique, colorful world.

What players likedPlayers praise its engaging noir detective story, jazzy soundtrack, and humorous characters, reminiscent of classic film noir.

The catchIt plays as an on rails visual novel with almost no real detective work.

Both are tagged Noir, Adventure and Indie.

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IMMORTALITY

84% positive from 1,942 reviews202234% finish itDeck Verified

An interactive film trilogy where players match cut through footage to solve a mystery, featuring a cinematic teleportation mechanic and a dark, investigative feel.

What players likedPlayers praise its satisfying mystery-solving and discovery, comparing it to Sam Barlow's "Her Story" but with a focus on film reels.

The catchFinding clips means clicking objects at random, which becomes repetitive busywork.

Both are tagged Noir, Adventure and Indie.

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More about Tails Noir: Prologue

What players liked

Players praise its engaging narrative, strong atmosphere, and enjoyable investigations, reminiscent of classic point-and-click adventures.

The catch

Story feels rushed and unravels in the second half

Reviews: 97% positive from 4,106
Released: 2019
Steam Deck: Steam Deck Playable
Play: Single-playerFull controller support

It is here because it sits in the band this site looks at: well reviewed at 97% positive, but with 4,106 reviews, far fewer than the household names carry.

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