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Deep Night Detective - Chapter One
Games like Deep Night Detective - Chapter One

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Games like Deep Night Detective - Chapter One

A short, mystery-driven metroidvania where investigation and dialogue outshine its underdeveloped platforming.

Hargrave
A short, mysterious metroidvania adventure through a robot-filled labyrinth with satisfying movement and fair level design.
2020-10-12
- Science fiction
- Platform
- Adventure
- Indie
- Side view

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Metaphobia

A short single-player 1990s-style point-and-click mystery about investigating a father's murder, with a meta narrative that some find deep and others find slow.

2020-02-10

Adventure
Third person
Indie
Mystery
Point-and-click

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Conscience

A free-to-play detective mystery that has you scouring an apartment for clues to uncover the truth behind a suspicious death.

2024-12-30

First person
Indie
Mystery

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The Last Case of John Morley

A 1940s detective adventure where you explore atmospheric crime scenes and unravel a twisty mystery in a compact 3–5 hour playthrough.

2025-11-27

Action
First person
Puzzle
Thriller
Adventure
Indie
Simulator
Mystery

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Mythargia

A 2D side-scrolling noir adventure-RPG where a journalist explores an abandoned island to uncover a dimensional mystery in about three and a half hours.

2023-02-20

Action
Platform
Adventure
Horror
Indie
Side view
Role-playing (RPG)
Arcade

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The Monster Inside

A very brief film-noir visual novella about a mysterious woman, murders, and a hidden past, with a diorama-like interactive presentation.

2017-08-01

Indie
Music

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Hot Tin Roof: The Cat That Wore A Fedora

A charming but technically shaky noir detective adventure in a 3D side-scrolling world, where a PI and her cat partner investigate murders in a short ~4-hour campaign.

2015-02-20

Action
Adventure
Indie
Role-playing (RPG)
Mystery

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Dollhouse

A film noir horror adventure where detective Marie recovers memories while being hunted, though a blurry tutorial and vision damage sour the early experience.

2019-05-24

Action
First person
Puzzle
Adventure
Horror
Survival
Indie

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Defective Detectives

A short, absurd noir-comedy adventure where you solve a missing-hamster case through dialogue choices across multiple endings.

2026-02-24

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Detective Malinowski The Truth Will Be Revealed

A compact noir adventure driven by sound-based clue hunting, told through pencil sketches and narrated menus, finishable in about an hour and a half.

2025-11-18

Adventure

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Man of Nollyn

A ~4-hour noir detective adventure about ordinary people, where you gather clues, type deductions, and can bribe or intimidate suspects for an edge.

2026-01-15

Puzzle
Indie
Side view
Mystery
Visual Novel

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Mr.Moon

A short, free Metroidvania with permadeath and quirky moon-cheese humor, drawing mixed early reviews.

2026-02-26

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