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

Inspector Waffles
A single-player, ~7-hour detective adventure where a cat inspector cracks a murder case by tracking clues and interrogating suspects across an anthropomorphic city.
2021-03-23
- Puzzle

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Games like Defective Detectives

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

Inspector Waffles
A single-player, ~7-hour detective adventure where a cat inspector cracks a murder case by tracking clues and interrogating suspects across an anthropomorphic city.
2021-03-23
- Puzzle

Adventure

Indie

Side view

Mystery

Point-and-click

Cat Detective Albert Wilde

A short, humorous noir adventure where a cat detective investigates a quantum conspiracy through conversation and clues.

2025-01-24

First person
Comedy
Science fiction
Adventure
Indie
Mystery
Point-and-click
Visual Novel

The Darkside Detective

A lighthearted pixel-art supernatural detective adventure with easy puzzles and a short six-to-seven-hour story.

2017-07-27

Comedy
Puzzle
Adventure
Third person
Indie
Mystery
Point-and-click

Chicken Police - Paint it RED!

A buddy-cop noir adventure mixing classic adventure gameplay with visual novel storytelling, set in a gritty, absurd chicken world; roughly nine hours long.

2020-11-05

Action
First person
Puzzle
Adventure
Indie
Mystery
Point-and-click
Visual Novel

Duck Detective: The Secret Salami

A short, whimsical single-player adventure where you play a duck detective using evidence inspection and fill-in-the-blank deductions to solve a twisty case.

2024-05-23

Puzzle
Thriller
Adventure
Bird view / Isometric
Indie
Mystery
Point-and-click

Feline Forensics and the Meowseum Mystery

A short, casual noir murder mystery starring a cat detective who investigates a museum heist, with hand-drawn visuals and interrogation-based gameplay.

2026-05-13

Comedy
Puzzle
Strategy
Bird view / Isometric
Indie
Role-playing (RPG)
Mystery
Visual Novel

Nick Bounty and the Dame with the Blue Chewed Shoe

A short comedy noir adventure with a wisecracking detective, light puzzles, and a murder mystery to solve in about three hours.

2020-03-31

Comedy
Adventure

Detective INNA DUKE

A charming, short noir visual novel about investigating a streamer's abduction in a rainy city, with light detective mystery and sharp humor.

2026-06-09

Adventure
Indie

Detective Gallo

A hand-illustrated comic-noir point-and-click adventure starring a grumpy feathered private eye, with funny, brief puzzles that can feel slow and random at times.

2018-05-30

Comedy
Puzzle
Adventure
Side view
Mystery
Point-and-click

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

Defective Detectives 2

A short comedic noir visual novel where you investigate a stolen wig through dialogue and choices, blending gritty mystery with absurd humor.

2026-04-29

A Case of the Crabs: Rehash

A short, comedic point-and-click detective adventure with a silly film-noir tone and an absurd counterfeit-crab case.

2020-09-21

Comedy
Adventure
Third person
Mystery
Point-and-click
Drama

Inspector Waffles