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2013PC68 % positive9.99 €

A classic point-and-click adventure steeped in film noir, where you play private eye Jack Del Nero solving puzzles in a corrupt city while clearing your name of a murder charge.

  • Historical setting
  • Strong, story-driven narrative
  • Dark, serious atmosphere
  • Puzzles and brain teasers

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In short: Games like Face Noir

Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Face Noir special. The reasons are listed right on each game.

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The Rise of the Golden Idol

98 %Match

2024USK 12PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, Steam Deck verified92 % positive19.50 €

Brings what grabs you about Face Noir: a historical setting, puzzles to figure out and a strong story.

A deduction-driven detective puzzler where you solve 20 bizarre crime scenes in 1970s America by gathering clues, identifying people and piecing together events yourself. There is no hand-holding, only your own logic and observation.

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A Case of Distrust

Dark, serious atmosphere

A noir detective adventure set in 1920s San Francisco where you play a private investigator who catches suspects in lies using evidence and statements. Its bold black, white and red art style and themes of prejudice and self-doubt set it apart.

The Raven Remastered

Historical setting

A classic point-and-click crime adventure set in 1960s Europe, where you experience the same jewel-theft story from both the detective's and the master thief's perspectives. Clever puzzles and plenty of twists deliver old-school whodunit suspense.

Circle of Blood

Historical setting

A classic point-and-click adventure (known as Broken Sword) in which American tourist George Stobbart gets caught up in a Paris bombing and uncovers a Knights Templar conspiracy. Clever inventory puzzles, dry humor and a gripping conspiracy plot define the experience.

Agatha Christie: Murder on the Orient Express

Historical setting

A classic point-and-click detective adventure aboard the Orient Express: as the new character Antoinette you assist Hercule Poirot in solving a murder through interviews and puzzles, with an ending that departs from the novel.

The Case of the Golden Idol

Dark, serious atmosphere

You investigate twelve baffling deaths spanning centuries, gathering clues in pixel-art crime scenes and piecing together names, motives and sequences into your own theory. Pure deduction with little hand-holding makes it feel like genuine detective work.

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